-y THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1892. ASTORIA PROSPECTS. Tlie Old Town Fully Awale to a Sense - " of tne Sitnation. REACHING THE FINAL FOCUS. Will Have a Railroad on a Contract Which May be Signed Today. SECRECY NEEDFUL IO 8UCCKS. Mistaken E. L. as to Portland Influence Dwyer Complimented Minor Mention. Portland, March 8. It is now believ ed and firmly settled that "Astoria is to have a railroad." Don't qnote this and put it under the heading "chestnuts." Astoria must now be recognized, and she will be. If one proposition does not go through, the next will; The people of that city have become worked up to the fact that a railroad will make a great city of the place. A Telegram repre sentative visited the town yesterday and learned these facts in Astoria. .The peo ple, confidently believe that it is to take the place of Puget souud, or rather be to Portland what the sound now is to Port land. They, or some of them, think that were a railroad built the wheat would, instead of going to Tacoma and Seattle, be shipped from Astoria, and not only that this would be shipped, but that now coming to Portland would come to Astoria and be shipped from her docks. The capitalists believe, as well as the general public of that city, that it is the mutual wheat-shipping port of the Northwest. The committee of ten recently appointed is working in a quiet way, but its work will tell when made public. The chairman is working indefatigably for a road. Besides tliKv the trustees are moving in harmony THK COMMITTEE OF TEN. Something will come of it. That is one thing which is very certain. There are now several propositions to build a road from Portland to the city on the Lower Columbia, one of which is occu pying the attention of the committee and trustees. It is expected that a con tract will be signed in a few days. The Telegram is in possession of the exact stipulations of the subsidy and contract, but cannot at present make them public. Both the committee and the trustees are pledged to secrecy.- Other propositions have failed to come to a head and it may be thought that it was on account of un due publicity. In' this case no such matter will interfere. It has been said that the Dwyer proposition failed on this account. At any rate, the proposition now being considered will not fail for the same reason. Astoria has a most magnificent harbor. The people want to utilize it. They do not see what can keep the wheat of the valley from coming directly into their port. They say, and it has been the be lief of every railroad man who has looked into the matter, that it can be done. One of the most confident of Astoria's wealthy citizens is EX-MAVOB SAM ELMORE. He is sure of all these things and has believed them for years. He has given time and property to the work. A great .percentage of his land both within and without the town has gone toward a subsidy. There is one belief which is 'prevalent among the people of that city. It is that to E. L. Dwyer is due the pres ent situation. Nearly every railroad proposition, and there are several ; that has been made to Astorians has come at least indirectly, if not directly, through his efforts. It was said yesterday by many of the prominent men that were Mr. Dwyer to come in at the last moment with cash to build a road, that is, just at the signing of a contract, everything would be dropped and his matter would be considered.' The As torians fully appreciate the services Mr. firmly believe, and they probably are much mistaken in the belief, that Port land is at present not in sympathy with a road to Astoria. It was explained to them that this was the position of some well-known bankers here some years ago, and, in fact, may yet be their be lief. They seem to think that because this city has not interested itself finan cially in the attempt to raise funds for me roaa mat it is antagonistic 10 one. Should this contract, as expected, be signed, great developments may be looked for iu the future. Diaagreable and Dictatorial. Chicago, March 7. Dr. Henery M. Scudder, who is charged with murdering his inoiber-in-law, and who ip confined in the detention hospital pending exam ination as to his sanity, seized a heavy chair yesterday afternoon and witha powerful swing brought it down on the defenseless head of a lunatic. The victim dropped as though he had been shot, and the doctor was proceeding to kill him when the attendants rushed up and seized him. It required the com- bined streneth of three men to disarm the physician and put him in his cell When asked why he assaulted the luna tic he said, "Voices told me to do it, be cause the man was in league with my wife and the others against me." His eon and father called to see him this morning.; He . seemed pleased to see his son. but would not speak to his father, who, he said, was in league with the people who were trying to ruia him. From the doctor's conversation it seems that-he considers that he is a victim of a hugb conspiracy which began with his arrest for irregularities in the insurance matter. He appears to class the Dun ton family as the chief conspirators. A young woman who has done considerable work as a typewriter for Dr. Scudder, says : "I have had plenty of opportun ities to study him, and 1 believe he is perfectly sane. - He is a smart man, but inclined to be disagreeable and dicta torial." : -' Tne First Battle. Washington-, March 7. The first bat tle over the silver bill today. A resolu tion to set apart three days for it con sideration was read, when the silver men and antis locked horns over the ruling . . . 1 . " A 1 . j - N oi tne speaser; mai, notwuusuuiuiug the journal had not been read, business could be done. Some warm language was used, but the Speaker was sustained by a vote of 194 yeas, nays 81. Tracy moved to recommit the resolution with instructions to the committee on rules to chance the date of consideration of the silver bill from March 22 to December 12. The motion to recommit was de feated yeas 70, nays 202. The previous question was then ordered on the resolu tion without further objection. A Will Contest Settled. Bridgeport, Conn., March 8. The suit begun in April, 1888, contesting the will of the late Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss, the widely-known inventor of the Hotchkiss rifle and cannon, has been settled, and the case has been with drawn from court. In the amount in volved and in 'complications resulting the case was perhaps one of the greatest of the kind ever brought in this state The litigants are the brothers and sisters of the dead inventor. By agreement the terms of the settlement are withheld from the public. Foster Made a Bad Break. London, March 8. Some of the Eng lish papers have' reproduced the sub stance of the interview, with Secretary Foster, cabled to New York, in which the expression "clam-mouthed" as applied to Irish emmigrants created much dis cussion. Mr. foster reiterated his state ment that the expression was not his "I used," said he, "the familiar phrase 'flannel-mouthed' to denote araweinmi grant, whose children become assimilat ed with good American type. A Mew Comet Discovered. Rochester, N. Y., March 7. Professor Swift, of tne observatory here discovered a bright telescope comet this morning at daylight. As read from the circles it was in right ascension 183 :59 deg., de gree of declination south 31 :20. It is large and for a telescope comet very bright, it can be seen with an opera glass moving slowly in an easterly direc tion. No tail is visible "with the big telescope. - "Jonah and the Whale." Olvmpia, Wash., March 8. C. B. Reynolds, secretary of the Washington secular union, has applied to state super intendent Bryan to reinstate in the pub lic' school at Davenport, a boy who was suspended because he recited a sacrili geous poem entitled "Jonah and the Whale." Supt. Bryan replies that he can only act in such cases upon appeals from decisions of county superintend ents taken within the statutory time, and that the parties interested must look to the courts for redress. Why Teller Opposes. Denver, Colo., March 8. Senator Teller's opposition to the renomination of President Harrison, he says is simply because he don't agree with him on his financial policy as applied to silver, and not because of any personal feelings. He trusts that Colorado will send a delega tion to Minneapolis who will vote for a candidate favoring the free and unlim ited coinage of silver. Sunday Law Fight. Pittsburg, March 7. Robert McClure, agent of the law and order league, who has been waging a war on the newsdeal ers, carriers and newsboys for selling newspapers on Sunday, was arrested today for perjury. He has given bail for a hearing. Flashes of Lightning. A Washington dispatch says that Mr. Springer rested easy last night. The spread of erysipelas has been checked and his condition very much improved last night. The English house of commons' de bate yesterday was upon a measure for the defense of Esquimau harbor, Vic toria. The motion was defeated with out division. - The Linn county, Or., democracy, and the prohibition delegates are in session today, in Albany. Both will put tickets in the field. The county farmers' al liance met at Lebanon Saturday and nominated a full ticket. These tickets threaten to make politics of Linn rather mixed this year. The republican con vention meets March 30. : POLITICAL MATTERS. 'V Li: JDleydand Credited witt Unalterable " Hostility to HE ; ' ' THE PROTESTING MAY CONVENTION, Will Not Refuse the Nomination, But is Not a ' Candidate. THE SILVER BILL ALL THE TALK Alger Is Willing Democratic Upheaval In Maine Other Mews. Buffalo, March 7. It is asserted by Francis D. Locke, that Grover Cleveland expresses himself as unalterably' opposed to the methods employed by the Hill faction, and while he is careful not express his leelings to any one connected with the press, he does not hesitate denounce the February convention in no uncertain language, to his - intimate friends. Mr. Locke said tonight the ex- president not long ago said to him he was in thorough sympathy with the pro testing May convention to be held in Syracuse, and asserted that in his opin ion it was tho only wav in which the democrats of New York could properly manifest their opposition to the methods eraploved by Hill's friends. - "Mr Cleveland said to me- a few days ago, said Mr. Locke, "I am not, a candidate For the presidential nomination, but the' convention sees fit to take action in my favor, I cannot refuse to accept This statement, coming as it does from a bosom friend of the Ex-President, is re garded as correctly representing his position. ' Significance of the Silver Issue. Washington, March 8. The eilver men made a great inning yesterday, and men in both parties who have been hop ing it would be postponed - until after the elections are convinced the issue must be disposed of by the house before the date oi the national convention The free-coinage men of both parties are, of course, highly elated. The gold men in the democratic party are filled with dismal forebodings, while the anti-free coinage republicans, who comprise 85 per cent of the republican membership in the house, are disposed to view the situation with complacency. It is now possible that the presidential election will turn upon the question of free coin age of silver. The issue was squarely made by the vote to fix a day for a vote on the Bland bill. The eastern demo ciats mustered all their strength against the report of the committee on rules and could command only 84 votes. Ten of these were republicans. The vote to fix a day to consider the bill was 190, five sixths of it democratic. Portland Upside Down. i Portland, Maine, March 7. The elec tion here was a great triumph for the democrats. They gained control of the city government by electing a ma jority of the city council and a mayor. The common council gives the democrats 15 out of 28 votes and practically turns out all the city officers. The city is turned upside down tonight and the democrats are parading the streets with bands and torches. This is the first time in years the democrats have gained control of the city government, electing a majority council on joint ballot, and the mayor. -- . Cen. Alger Coming. Detroit, March 8. Gen. Alger will leave for California this evening on purely private business. Being asked to say something in regard to his atti tude towards the suggestion of bis name for the republican presidential nomina tion, he said: "Until recently I have been undecided as to whether I would enter the contest for the nomination, but in view of the expressions from earnest ' republicans throughout the country, I have concluded to enter the Held." Stock Breeders Association. Walla Walla, March 9. A call has beep issued for a convention of stock breeders, to be held at Ellensburg on on the 22d to perfect a state organization of live stock breeders. There are many matters of importance to be considered, j One member from the Big Bend country i says he will endeavor to have the .asso ciation take measures to prevent the cattle stealing from which so many breeders have suffered in-eastern Wash ington of late years. ' This is only one of the many subjects that will need atten tion. Timothy Hopkins Withdraws. Salem, Mass., March 7. Judge Eiidi cott, of counsel for contestant in the Searles will case, this morning filed a formal waiver in behalf of Timothy Hopkins and wife, of an appeal from the decree allowing the will of Mary Searles. - Shoe Factories all Closed. San Francisco, March 7. All the shoe factories in the city are closed this morning, employ eis having locked out their employes because of a refusal to raise the boycott on several firms. " - A High Stepping Duehess. - London, March 8. There is a decided .-. (-disagreement of the most intense' char acter just at present between the Duch ess of Edinburgh and the queen.: The duchess was delighted to hold draVing rooma this season in place of the - queen and the Princess of .Wales. The usual presentation lists were submitted to the queen, and were found to contain sev eral Americans. Suddenly the duchess declined to preside at the receptions un less the lists were also submitted to her for approval, and she positively refused to accept any Americans except those who . belong to the diplomatic circle. This determination caused much' sur prise, and an explanation will probably be demanded. The duchess is also fur ious against her hushand, who favors the suggested union of their eldest daughter, Marie, with the Marquis of Blandford, the Duke of Marlborough's heir. She says that no child of a niece of the Russian emperor shall mate with the beggarly descendant of Jack Church hill. The duke, on the contrary, thinks it is an excellent match for bis daughter, in view of the English dukedom and the superb heirlooms at . Blenheim palace. The Duchess of Marlborough is delighted at the prospect of becoming stepmother to a niece of the -czar. She says she will leave all her savings to the Marquis of Blandford if a marriage occurs. When this declaration was made to the Duchess of Edinburgh, she exclaimed: "The insolent woman ! One thing is certain, my daughter shall never know her." Prim-ess Marie inherits one-third of her mother's great fortune. Vmatilla Democracy. Pendleton, March 9. Tfie democratic county convention yesterday nominated the following ticket for Umatilla county : For representatives, Michiel Toner, J. M. Stone, Henry J. Taylor; for county judge, Thos. J. Tweedy; for commis sioner, A. L. Gordon ; for sheriff, W. J. Furnish; for clerk, Walter M. Pierce; for treasurer, William H. Jones; for Assessor, W. W. Brannin; for school superintendent, D. W. Jarvis ; for cor oner, Vr Plimell. The usual platform was adopted, with additions endorsing the administration of Gov. Pennoyer, and urging upon our senators and repre sentatives in congress tne great impor tance of a speedy completion of the iui prove m en ts of the Columbia river: also, demanding the passage of the legisla ture of a memorial to congress asking the submission of an amendment to the constitution providing for the election of the United States senators bv a direct vote of the people. The following gen tlemen were elected as delegates to the state convention : Clark Walier, J. - II Clifford. T. B. Wells, Donald McRae, L. B. Blants, J.' L. Killian. E. DeFeatt, N. H. Sitton, R. G. Thompson, W. F. Mat lock, R. B. Beatie, H. R. Sibley, J. H. Raley, Chas. H.' Carter. Exciting Election In Sacramento. Sacramento, Cal., March 8. The mu nicipal election took place today and was close and exciting. The new ballot re ceived another trial, and the people were pleased with it. It worked to perfection, and the political workers had little op portunity for the usual methods of cor ruption. The principal fight was for chief of police. John S. Rodgers, an independent, was elected over D. W Higgans, republican, with a plurality of 112. Just after the polls closed a San Francisco politician called "Big Neck' Smith shot and killed Patrick Brannigan, a plasterer, during a quarrel about the election. Smith shot Brannigan twice, and as the latter fell Smith placed the pistol to his head and fired the third shot. Brannigan died instantly-. A Banquet for Claggett. Boisb Citt, March 8. There is talk of tendering Hon. W. M. Claggett a ban quet when he returns to Idaho. He may pass through Boise, and if he does his friends in this city will give him a wel come. While Claggett has been de feated in the senatorial contest, he is still a verv prominent man in Idaho politics. Claggett men here say that, now the contest has been settled they will join with Dubois' supporters for the good of the party. Is Chandler "Loyal?" Washington, March 7. Senator Chan dler is somewhat pronounced in the matter of the candidacy of Ex-Senator Blair. He says: "New Hampshire will be found in earnest in presenting his name at the convention, if the strength we expect from the south be forthcoming. Ex-Senator Blair is our candidate, and we expect he will prove formidable candidate. Becoming an Old Story. ; Chicago, March 9. A letter was re ceived by the sheriff today from Juneau, Alaska, from J. C. Howard, informing him that Tascott, the alleged murderer of Millionaire Snell, is now in the Yukon river country ..- Boundary Dispute. St. Paul, Minn., March 9. A dispute is threatened between North Dakota and South Dakota as to the boundary line between the two states. The trouble arises through the seventh standard be ing a crooked line to the Eastern bound-' ary of the states, which makes one tier of townships in Roberts county north of the seventh standard parallel. . Ed. Wilson, son of the ferry boat man at Arlington, has been arrested on sus picion of burning the opposition ferry boat Lizzie Linn.. - JAY, GOULD'S CHARITY. Mr. Imw no Longer Chairman of His . Committee. IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO ATTEND. Location or the proposed Gun Factory for the Pacific Coast APPROPRIATION BILL REPORTED. Claims of Otegon for the Factory at Astoria, Or On the Columbia KWer Other News. Nw York, March 8. Jay Gould has given $25,000 to the university of the city of New York. The gift was made a few days after he gave his check for $10,000 to the Presbyterian church, extension committee. It was Jay Gould's .desire thatthe gift should be kept a secret. The Rev. Dr. John Paxton, the pastor of the church which Mr. Gould and his family attend, let out the fact last night unin tentionally to a reporter." When pressed for further information concerning it, he said the matter was a secret. Chancellor McCracuen confirmed later the fact that the gift had been made. Mr. Springer's Illness. Washington, March 8. Mr. Springer's important chairraanship'of the ways and means committee is practically at an end. Dr. Vincent, who came from Springfield, 111., to take charge of Mr.- Springer's case, said today that, even should his patient begin to rally at once and contine to improve from this time on, it would De impossible tor turn to attend to any business for the next two months. - Dr, Vincent says that under the most favor able circumstances Mr. Springer could not leave the house within the next thre weeks. After that the doctor will insist that Mr. Springer go to Fortress Monroe, or some other health resort, for a stay of four or five weeks. According to Dr. Vincents program, therefore, Mr. Spring er has practically concluded his services as chairman of the ways and means com mittee for this session of congress, for the tariff bills will be entirely disposed of by the end of April. - - . The Big Can Factory. Washington, March 8. The senate committee on coast defenses has made a report to accompany the bill reported last week. The committee says that, in view of the difference of opinion exist ing as to the exact place on the Pacific coast where the factory should be lo cated, the committee is of the opinion that its location should be left to the de cision of a board of competent experts, to be appointed by the president, as provided for in thejbill. It appears from the statement of the chief of ordinance that if there be no large establishment of this kind on the Pacific coast there will be heed of two small establishments for repairs, one to be located, at Benicia, and the other further north, on the Columbia river, or on Puget sound. The bill appropriates $1,000,000 for the erec tion of suitable buildings, the purchase of suitable machinery and other mater ials. The making of a big gun requires the beet kind of steel, and the material has to be very carefully made. It can be made on this coast by converting fuel into gas. Oregon has the metal frae from sulphur and phosphorus, and as soon as a market for 'billets' is created such as the government has sought we shall have no difficulty in handling all the crude product that comes. Two Sources of Power. Indianapolis, March 9. The Jenne Eleotric company today shipped to Mich igan a fifty horse-power motor to be used in the submarine torpedo-boat which is being built for the United States by Chicago capitalists. It will be tested by the government in about three weeks. It is cigar-shaped, and has two sources of motive power, steam and electricity, the first generating the power for the second. In case of emergency, a storage-battery system will operate the motor when the vessel wishes to submerge. The failure of nearly eleven submarine torpedo-boats has been- due to the inability bf the in ventor to keep the cigar point from fast ening in the bottom, but in this point the submersion is accomplished by.water ballast, and, so far, the horizontal po sition of the vessel has been maintained in several experiments. Chill's New Cabinet. . Valparaiso, March 9. It is expected that arrangements will ' be perfected today for forming a new cabinet. A meeting of the liberal members of con gress was held Monday night to disenss the situation. It is probable that Eduardo Matte will be minister of for eign afiairs and Augustine Edwards minister of finance, as Valder Vergera, who held the latter office, will not accept the portfolio again. Something new Pabsts Bohemian Milwaukee Beer only one bit a bottle. Hot clam broth after 5 p. m. at J. O. Mack's. Call and try them, 2-23tf Imprisoned His Saeeeeser. City or Mexico, March . Advices from Guatemala state that Gen. Reyna Barrios,, who was recently declared elected president of Guatemala, has been made a prisoner by order of Presi dent Barrillas. There is great excite ment in the Altos district and the peo ple are arming. It is rumored thsU oenor m jnnesta, wno was announced some time ago as having been chosen president, will be arrested, as Barrillas is determined to occupy the presidency or to give it to L. Larent, one of -his henchmen. - WUl go to an Asylum. San FsANCisco.Slarch 9. Judge Levy today issued a warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Sarah' Althea-Sharon-Terry, and she was taken to court, where she will be examined by the commissioners of insanity, who will pass upon the ques tion of confining her at some asylum. The warrant was issued on the applica tion of Mamie Plesance, Mrs. Terry's friend and nurse. England's Naval Condition. London, March 9. Lord Hamilton, first lord of the admiralty, made his an nual naval statement in commons last evening. The statement shows an In crease of $125,000 over the estimated ex penditures. Hamilton admits the an nuity of nearly $7,500",000, which was granted under the naval defense act on the distinct pledge that it would only be for seven yers, will become a perma nent charge. Masoow Just Escaped. Moscow, Idaho, March 9. Fire broke out last night in a building which was completely consumed and others with it. The fire is believed to have been the work of an incendiary.. The total loss amounts' to $8,500.- But for the fire de partment the town would have been destroved. Sol Hirsch Heard From. London, March 9. The Daily Newt today prints articles praising the ener getic action of Mr. Hirsch, American minister to Turkey, in prof eating to the porte against the decree ordering all schools to procure a license from, the government or elBe close. To Fill Deoobaln's Seat. Dublin, March 9. The election to fill the seat for East Belfast, made vacant by the recent expulsion from the house of commons of Edward H. Decobain, on a charge of gross immorality, has re sulted in a victory for Wolff, the dissent ing candidate. Some Fnnny Business. Knoxville, Tenn., March 9. The Cherokee Land company has gone intft. the hands of a receiver with assets of $600,000 and liabilities less than $40,000. The assets are so much in excess of the liabilities that the receivership will be only temporary. Cost Against the Co-Kespondent. ' London, March 9. In the divorce court today in the case of Gilroy against Gil- roy, Mr. -Gilroy was granted a. decree with costs against the co-respondents. Gilroy formerly owned a ranch near San Francisco, Cal., and while there married Miss Ella Frances Kellogg, -v. - Sentenced to Hard Labor. London, March 9. Mrs. Osborne to day in the central criminal court was sentenced to nine months' imprison ment at hard labor in connection with the jewel robbery from her cousin, Mrs. Hargreaves. . - . Official Slaughter of Cattle. Glasgow, March-9. The market is closed against cattle, sheep and pigs in consequence of the prevalence of the mouth and foot disease. A number of cattle and swine have been slaughtered at Paisley by the authority of officials. Crossaeks Massing. . Bkblin,. March 9. The Thorner Zeitung, published at Thorn, in West Prussia, says an extensive movement is in progress among the Russian troops on the frontier, and every place 'of im portance is filling with soldiers, chiefly Cossacks. Between Mew York and Brooklyn. Albany, N. Y., March 9. The gov ernor has signed a bill incorporating the East River Bridge company, to build, two bridges between New' York and Brooklyn. . Lost With Her Crew. London. March 9. A telegram ttumj." Port Said says the German steamer Meesena foundered off the Sicilly islands during a gale February 19. It is believed that the crew, twenty-four in number, are lost. Rioting la Montevideo. Montevideo, March 9. A serious riot took place during the recent carnival. The police are making arrests of the ringleaders. The United States war ships Chicago, Bennington and Atlanta have sailed for La Plata. A Counterfeiter Captured. CkF.cB d'Alene, Idaho, March 9. Dep uty United States Marshal R. M. Dryden and Deputy Sheriff Joe Warren made another haul of a counterfeiter at Sucker Lake, Kootenai county, today. Held for Trial. Philadelphia, March 9. N. F. Evans, ex-director of the Spring Garden National - bank, was arrested Monday for embei- Element, and today held for trial.