5EH3B acOBSTDTG- OBEG025IA3T, StrDAX, JAJsTTABT 11, 1895.
KILLED AND HIDDEN
JA3IES M. BROWVS BODY FOUXD IX
A FENCE CORNER.
Tlie IVillioit Spring Rancher "Wa
Evidently 3Inrdered for the
Sake of Ills Money.
OREGON CTTT. Jan. 10. Nothing has
today been heard from the officers who
left last evening to Investigate the mur
der of James II. Brown, at Wllholt, and
they are not expected to return before
tomorrow. Two men who came to town
from that section report rather meager
details. Brown was first missed a week
ago this ex'enlng, when a man having
some business to transact called at
Brown's house. He found no person
about the premises and noticed that,
though late in the day. the chickens were
trying to get out of the coop in which
they were fastened. He reported the facts
to one of the neighbors of the missing
man, and the next morning the two men
made an Investigation. They found the
chickens nearly starved for want of food
and water. In the house there were blood
stains on the floor, though the place had
been scrubbed for the apparent purpose
of removing the stains. Everything in
dicated that the ranch had bpen deserted
some days.
When these facts became known the
neighborhood was aroused and search
was made for the body of the missing
rancher, the opinion being general that
he had been murdered. No traces of him
were found till yesterday morning, when
the body was discovered about a quarter
of a mile from the house, in the corner
of a "worm" fence, covered with burlaps
and with several fence-rails lying upon
it. The covering was raised sufficiently to
identify the corpse, and then replaced, and
the officers were sent for.
The dead man had, during many years,
received a pension for Injury suffered
while in the army. Some years ago he ap
plied for an increase of his allowance,
which increase was recently granted, and
the back pay since the time of his ap
plication amounted to a considerable sum.
It was pretty well known in the neigh
borhood that Brown had received this
money, and it is supposed that robbery
was the object his murderer had in view.
Brown's nearest neighbor was about half
a mile distant. Brown settled on the
ranch in 1878, coming to this county from
New York state, where it is understood
he had relatives. He was a native of
England, and a bachelor. He was an
Intelligent man, apparently well-educated,
dressed much better than the average
countryman, took some part in politics,
but was not an active partisan, and was
altogether highly esteemed In the com
munity. The people of that section are
reported very much excited over the af
fair. Circuit was occupied all today with the
case of Wadhams & Co. vs. H. A. Vor
pahl, for a claim of 5400. The indebted
ness was incurred by the defendant's
brother, who was formerly In business in
East Portland, upon the written guaran
tee of the defendant that he would be
responsible for goods his brother would
buy. There is a dispute as to the time
this guarantee was withdrawn. In the
trial last spring, the jury awarded the
plaintift $132, which was considered prac
tically a verdict for the defense. On the
discovery of new evidence, a new trial
was granted. The jury went out at 6:30
o'clock, authorized to bring In a sealed
verdict.
SPECIAIi SCHOOL, ELECTION.
Much, Opposition to nn Extra, Tax
Levy in. Itakcr City.
BAKER CITY, Jan. 10. Considerable
Interest is being manifested in a t-pecial
school election, to be held in this city
January 17. The question to be decided at
that time is : Shall an extra tax be levied
for the purpose of conducting the school
for the remainder of the school year?
There seems to be a growing sentiment
against the present school administra
tion, and it is thought that the tax will
be defeated by a large majority.
The following persons were duly In
stalled as officers of Queen City camp No.
4G, Woodmen of the World, by D. B.
Fisk C:
M.L.. Olmsted, C: William Grant, A.
L.; John Wllmott, cashier; M. E. Swan,
clerk; A. Bettner, escort; Charles Burr,
sentinel; Dr. J. P. Hayes, medical ad
viser. Monday evening the following officers
were installed by John A. Payton, D. D.
G. M., at the hall of Baker City lodge
No. 23, I. O. O. F.:
Frank Crontor, N. G.; George H. Foster,
V. G.; Arthur McMurren, secretary; John
Daly. P. S.; J. H. Jett, treasurer. H. J.
Kinnlson, warden; Dr. Hayes, conductor,
E. E. Angell, R. S. N. G.; D. W. C. Nelson.
L. S. N. G.; Andrew Mause. R. S. V. G.;
J. G. Canedy, O. G.; M. D. Abbott, I. G.;
M. F. Bennett, R. S. S.; H. J. Twiss, L.
S. S.
It is understood that several handsome
brick structures will be erected in this
city during 1S95. A five-story hotel, with
opera-house, will be built on the corner of
Auburn avenue and Main street. E. H.
Thompson will erect a two-story brick
on the corner of Main and Barley avenue.
Others are preparing to build, and will
probably do so, but the plans are not yet
completed. With the Increasing interest
in her mines. Baker City certainly is an
Inviting field for people of moderate means
to Invest their money in improved real
estate.
The residence of Edwin Parker, situated
10 miles east of this city, was totally de
stroyed by fire the morning of January
7. The fire occurred early in the morning
while it was bitterly cold. Not a thing
was saved by the family. There Is some
Insurance.
UOX.IV.IV. STEIVER AT THE DALLES.
The Member From Gilllnm Favorable
to Senator Dolph.
THE DALL.ES. Jan. 10. Mr. W. W.
Stclver. member of the legislature from
Gilliam county, is in the city, en route to
Salem. While here, he was consulted with
by a number of cltlxens, relative to mat
ters pertaining to this section. There will
be one or mare schemes to cut off por
tions of Wasco county to aid various vil
lages which aspire to the dignity of being
county seats, and the members from neigh
boring counties will go to Salem fore
warned. Mr. Steiver has expressed him
self as favorable to the re-election 6f Sen
ator Dolph.
The excellent sleighing tempted several
excursions into the country last night. A
large party was given at the residence of
Mr. Floyd, three miles from The Dalles,
I hlch was attended by several sleighs full
of young people from this city. Another
large party drove to the residence of Mr.
Phlrman, several miles below town, where
an old-fashioned dance was given.
The Methodist and Congregational
churches are observing a week of prayer.
Services are being held every evening in
both houses of worship. The Salvation
Army Is very active in holding meetings.
County court began its regular session
this morning. County Judge Blakeley
and Commissioners Darnielle and Blowers
were In attendance. There Is considerable
business to transact, and. as the last
term of the circuit court had a large
criminal docket, a good-sized fee bill will
be presented to the commissioners. The
work of the road supervisors for the year
will also have to lie gone over, besides
other routine business.
Angostura Bitters, the celebrated ap
petizer and Invigorator of the digestive
organs, is now used all over the world.
ASTORIA. Jan. 10. Bids for 5200,000
worth of Astoria's water works bonds
were opened by the commissioners this
afternoon. Only five offers were received,
three of which were from firms having
personal representatives on the ground.
There was a number of other represen
tatives of bond-buying firms present, but,
being unable to wire their house, on ac
count of the lack of telegraphic facilities
up to the hour of opening the bids, they
were not heard from. The best offer made
was that of S. A. Keen, of Chicago,
which was at one-quarter of a cent prem
ium. Three other offers, coming from
Eetern houses whose representatives
were present, were practically similar,
indicating that an understanding had
been reached between the representatives.
An acceptance of Keen's offer was tele
graphed to Chicago this evening.
The bids for the construction of the
water works were also opened, but as
yet It Is impossible to state to whom the
contract will be awarded. There were
between 20 and 30 bids In all, 15 of which
were for the entire work. It was expected
there would have been a much greater
number, but in many instances several
contractors who intended to bid separ
ately on portions of the work. Joined is
sues and bid on the contract as a whole.
The opinion is expressed that the cost
of the work will be considerably below
the estimates, as five or six of the bids,
as well as can be estimated at present,
are not much over $10,000.
Caspar Baltes, an Oregon pioneer, and
the father of F. W. Baltes, of Portland,
died in this city this morning from
Brlght's disease. Mr. Baltes was born
near Frankfort, Germany, In 1S24, and
came to the Pacific coast In 1S56, making
his home at Oak Point, Wash. He resided
there until 18SS, when he moved to this
city. In 1860 he lest his eyesight, and
remained totally blind till he died. Be
sides his son, F. W. Baltes, of Portland,
he left two daughters, Mrs. George Barr,
of La Center, Wash., and Mrs. N. War
neckers, of Fresno, Cal.
TO CULTIVATE HIS GARDEN.
Mr. IJokkr Will Develop the Elliott
Creek Mining Property.
JACKSONVILLE. Or., Jan. 10. George
W. Boggs, who was here last fall and
bought the Elliott Creek mining property
of Terry Brothers, and placed a large
force of men at work developing it, is
here again, and will go to the mine at
once to superintend matters himself. He
will build a ditch, about two miles In
length, of the capacity of 2000 gallons,
with 250 feet pressure. He Intends to run
two or three six-Inch giants. The water
supply will be continuous and the work
can be prosecuted without interruption.
Mr. Boggs has had one six-inch giant In
operation for the past six weeks, and the
gravel shows up far better than was ex
pected. Work will be pushed with the
ditch, and it Is expected It will be com
pleted In 60 days. The property contains
450 acres, with an average depth of 25
feet, and the whole of it has been suf
ficiently prospected to justify putting In
a very large plant.
UMATILLA INDIANS.
Homes May Be Bailt for Them, by the
Department.
PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 10. The Indian
department at Washington is considering
a proposition to devote $100,000 to Improve
the homes of the Indians of the Umatilla
reservation. Agent Harper in his annual
report to the secretary of the interior
showed that the Indians were not self
supporting. The secretary sent for Infor
mation and opinions as to how to make
them more independent. Harper recom
mended that money to the extent of $100,000
from the sale of lands now on deposit to
the Indians' credit at Washington be ap
propriated to build homes. In case it is
done, all the houses will probably be built
under one contract.
OTHER. OREGON TfEWS.
He Only Wanted, to Cripple Him.
HILLSBORO, Jan. 10. John Reltter, of
Alsatian French descent, this morning
shot Jacob Penning, a German farmer
living near Cornelius. The shooting oc
curred not far from Penning"s house. The
wound will not prove fatal unless some
complication sets in. Reltter says he did
not intend to kill Penning, but only
wanted to cripple him. He used a 2
callber Smith & Wesson revolver, and
fired two shots, but only one, how
ever took effect. It entered the right side
of Penning. The shooting was the result
of a quarrel over seme payments on 10
acres of land, which Reltter had pur
chased of Penning. It Is also rumored
that Penning had refused to allow one
of his daughters to marry Reltter. Sheriff
H. P. Ford was Immediately notified and
Reltter was placed under arrest. He is
now lodged in the county jail. His ex
amination has been set for January 19.
In Oregon's Snpremc Court.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 10. In the supreme
court today the following proceedings
were had:
State of Oregon, respondent, vs. H. C.
Wood, appellant; appeal from Multno
mah county. No one appearing for the
appellant and no brief being filed for him,
the judgment was affirmed.
State of Oregon, respondent, vs. T. V.
Van, jointly indicted with Charles A.
White, appellant; appeal from Multno
mah. Upon the suggestion of the at
torney for the respondent that the ap
pellant is dead, the court dismissed the
case.
State of Oregon, respondent, vs. George
White, appeallant; appeal from Multno
mah. At the suggestion of the attorney
for the respondent that the appellant had
been pardoned, and upon his motion the
appeal was dismissed.
The Mnll Sack Wus Lost.
WALDPORT, Or., Jan. 10. Tuesday L.
H. Vader, the mail-carrier from Florence,
In fording the Yahats river on the beach
while the tide was very high, was washed
off his horse, but succeeded in reaching
the shore half-drowned. The mall sack
was lost.
FLOODS AND STORMS.
Heaviest Snow Known In Yenr.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 10. Forecast Of
ficer Wappenhans, of the local weather
bureau, says the snow storm now raging
is the heaviest known for years. The
storm began at 1:30 this afternoon and
the snow now amounts to 10 inches.
Another Flood Predicted.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 10. Forecaster Stew
art tonight predicted another flood, which
will reach the height of Tuesday's rise,
or at least 25 feet, here. The river has
risen six feet at Falrmount and Monon
gahela river points since morning, and
Is still going up. At lock No. 4, 17 feet
Is recorded, and the water Is rising three
inches an hour.
m
Onklnnd'tt Bonrtl of Public Work.
OAKLAND. Cal., Jan. 10. Assessor
Henry P. Dalton Issued a public letter
today in support of the proposed charter
amendments, making a vigorous attack
upon the board of public works. He ac
cuses it of being merely a political ma
chine, subordinating the different de
partments of the city to its partisan ends
and giving only one hour's work a day
In return for a salary of $200 a month.
He says it administers its affairs in the
interest of the railroad corporation, and
appoints men to office to carry out the
political work of the gang. The letter
suggests the creation of a board of pub
lic works composed of the mayor, city en
gineer and city attorney, thus reducing
the expenses JSOO0 a year.
To Exhibit nt Bordeaux.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 18.-Callfornla
vlticulturists will make a small but com
prehensive exhibit at the Bordeaux exposition.
FOJl HEAVY DAMAGES
PORT BLAKELEY 3IILL COMPANY
SUED BY A LOGGER.
Tacomo. Bookkeeper Charged. With
Embezzling- a. Thousand Dollars
From His Employers.
TACOMA, Jan. 10. Alex McLeod. a Shel
ton logger, today sued the Port Blakeley
Mill Company, a California corporation,
in the federal court for $52,803, alleging
that company failed to keep contracts
with him by which he was to log and "haul
to tidewater a large quantity of logs in
Mason county. The largest claim is for
$51,555, and is made up of $16,555 damages,
claimed for defendant's alleged refusal
to receive 8,000,000 feet of logs cut and
placed on cars, and $35,000 of prospective
profits, alleged to have been lost be
cause the company broke the contract
and he should not cut the remaining
4,000,000 feet of timber.
Frederick Sheppard. bookkeeper for Har
ris Brothers, was arrested today charged
with "embezzling $1000, between February
1 and April 1, of last year. Isaac Harris
says there was collusion between Shep
pard, a teamster and a clerk, whereby
they sold goods "on the side" and divided
the receipts, but there is not enough evi
dence to warrant their arrest. Sheppard Is
a member of troop B, N. G. W. He came
here two years ago from Hong Kong,
where his father Is British land commis
sioner. He is in jail. The firm says
Sheppard's peculations were largely re
sponsible for their recent failure.
William M. Taylor, absconding state
treasurer of South Dakota, has many
acquaintances In this state, who knew
him as leader of the Redfleld forces in
the famous Ashton-Redfield contest, over
the location of the county seat of Spink
county, South Dakota, eight years ago.
Taylor invested some money in realty in
this state. Some acquaintances think he
lost money on the New York stock mar
ket, as one of his warmest friends was a
heavy operator there. They say he went
into too many projects to keep his money
together.
W. E. Haller, receiver of the Pacific
Coast Lumber Company, of Tacoma, has
made a report to the court of the condi
tion of the company. He finds the total
liabilities to be $32,2S0 87, a large portion of
which is due for wages. The assets are
given as follows: Personal property,
$383 62; machinery (cost price), $10,576 38;
lumber, logs, eta, $13,470 79; accounts due,
$2.234 81. The receiver of the Navy Coal
Company reports the assets at $155,000 and
the liabilities, in addition to $150,000 cap
ital stock, $5000. The mine is valued at
$130,000.
Sheriff Prince, of Thurston county, was
sued today, in the federal circuit court,
for $7000 damages, by Mrs. F. C. Gill, of
Oregon. She alleges that he attached and
sold her shingle mill, appurtenances and
shingle bolts at Gate City, Wash., in a
suit brought by W. E. Armstrong, vs.
Joseph S. Gill, doing business as the Black
River Cedar Company, though repeatedly
notified that the property belonged to her.
BOOK HELD TO ANSWER.
Ex-President of the Aberdeen Bank
Bound Over to the Court.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Jan. 10. The
courtroom of Justice Arnold was crowded
yesterday during the trial of William P.
Book, ex-prestdent of the Aberdeen bank.
The charge was causing G. S. Thomas,
manager, to list certain real estate, owned
by the West Aberdeen Land & Improve
ment Company, or William P. Book, as
assets for the bank, and swearing that
it was a part of the capital stock of the
bank. The bank had a capital of $50,000,
and at the time the assessment was made
there was but $890 listed as capital stock
and the balance as real estate. As soon
as the assessment was over, the prop
erty In question was transferred to Book.
Book claimed that the property was sold
under mortgage, and was bid in by the
bank, and the title held until an over
draft of the West Aberdeen Land & Im
provement Company was paid. As soon
as that was done, the property was deeded
to Book. Book was bound over to the
superior court under $1000 bonds, which
he refused to furnish, and the court was
asked for a writ of habeas corpus last
night In order to secure an early hearing
In the superior court.
J. J. McDonald, arrested for burglarizing
Anderson & Sumenicht's tailor-shop, was
bound over to the superior court, and, in
default of bonds, was sent to the county
jail.
M. G. Hall, superintendent, and W. H.
Pumphrey, special agent of the western
division of the Northern Pacific Express
Company, were in town yesterday. They
expressed themselves well pleased with
the handsome Increase of business done
at the Aberdeen office, showing an ad
vance of over 300 per cent over the pre
vious year, with bright prospects for a
further increase during the present year.
FORCES GATHERING IX OLYMPIA.
The Senatorial Contest at Present
the Absorbing Topic.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 10. About half
the members of the legislature, which
convenes next Monday, have reached the
city. They have been arriving since the
first of the week, and by Saturday will
be on hand In full force. Olympla hotel
Is the political headquarters, as during
former sessions, and the big lobby is
beginning to present an animated scene.
The senatorial contest is the absorbing
topic, although the organization of both
houses is attracting some attention.
There are six candidates already In the
field for the senatorshlp. They are Rep
resentative Wilson, Levi Ankeny, Amos
F. Shaw, John B. Allen, State Senator
Belknap and Attorney-General Jones. All
except Jones and Allen are in the field.
Wilson and Ankeny, who appear to have
the most strength, have established head
quarters in the hotel. All seem to be at
sea regarding their strength, although
they express confidence of success. The
candidates for speaker and clerk of the
house, secretary of the senate and the
minor offices are more than numerous;
they are as thick as bees In a honey
comb. There Is a general cry of re
trenchment in matters of legislation. The
session promises to be interesting.
SUPREME COURT REPORTS.
The State of Washington Losing
Money Ily Printing Them.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 10. State Sec
retary Price, in his biennial report, makes
the following recommendation: A change
should be made in the price of the su
preme court reports. As now sold, the
state loses from $116 to $154 on each vol
ume. The volumes are sold by the state
for $2 50. while the actual cost ranges from
$3 C6 to $4 01. Also, the number printed
should be increased from 309 to 750. It will
also be necessary to reprint volume 5,
as all tb copies printed are disposed of.
The state land commission held its reg
ular meeting yesterday. The hearing in
the Point Roberts tldeland case has been
completed. This case was before the com
mission on appeal by the state against the
appraisement of the local board, which
the state thinks too low. The values
placed were from $1 25 to $15 per acre. The
case Is now pending.
CHARLES BISHOFF MISSING.
He AVcnt Hunting and Has Not Been
Seen Since Last Saturday.
KELSO. Wash.. Jan. 10. Charles Bish
off, a German, residing In the mountains,
about eight miles northeast of this place,
left home last Saturday for a deer hunt.
He did not return in the evening, and
It was three days before his wife was able
4 to notify any of the neighbors, the near
est one being a mile away. Parties have
been In search of the missing man ever
since, and as yet have found no trace
of him. He was well acquainted with
the mountains, and it is thought that he
was killed or crippled by a falling limb,
the recent storm, making traveling In the
woods dangerous. The snow when he left
was only about 10 Inches deep, and has
been rapidly disappearing.
A LEGAL POINT.
Community Hot Responsible for a
Husband's Liability on a Bond.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 10. The follow
ing opinions have been filed In the su
preme court:
State of Washington, respondent, vs.
Henry M. Cochran, appellant, from Che
balls; reversed.
Benjamin F. Harris, respondent, vs. Ed
win A. Harris, et aL, appellant, from
Whatcom; reversed.
State of Washington, respondent, vs.
Champ Payne, appellant, from Whitman;
affirmed.
Sarah A. Spinning, appellant, vs. H. F.
Allen and C. F. Lewis, respondents, from
Pierce. This case decides a point of in
terest as to whether or not, when a mar
ried man signs a bond, the liability be
comes that of the community, the court
holds that it does not.
The city council decided at its meeting
last night to cut off the street lights,
thus making a saving of $500 per month.
Public-spirited citizens .have resolved to
district the city and maintain the lights
by private subscription, rather than throw
the corporation into total darkness.
Saywnrd's Appeal.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. A trans
cript on appeal was filed in the circuit
court of appeals today in the case of
Dexter Horton & Co., bankers., of Seat
tle, against W. P. Sayward. The action
was brought to recover $227,765 85 on as
signment by Harrington & Andrew, Seat
tle merchants, on a claim of a balance
due on settlement of account with Say
ward. The firm furnished the money to
Sayward, and goods to the Port Madison
mill owneTl by him, and were his agents
for the sale of lumber. July 3, Judge Bel
linger rendered judgment in favor of the
bankers for $192,627 64, and ordered a sale
of the attached property. From this judg
ment Sayward appeals.
Tyler Retained as Receiver.
SEATTLE, Jan. 10. Judge Hanford to
day denied the motion of William M.
Ladd et al.t In the case of Robert Ral
ston, et al. vs. the Washington & Colum
bia River Railway Company, to remove
W. D. Tyler, president of the road, from
the position of receiver. Judge Hanford,
in making this ruling, paid a strong trib
ute to Mr. Tyler's ability and Integrity.
TO EFFECT REFORMS.
Newfoundland Proposes to Econo
mize in Many Ways,
ST. JOHN'S, N. F.,- Jan. 10. There were
no further disturbances in this city to
day. The government is surveying cer
tain sections of land, preparatory to be
ginning new roads; it also contemplates
harbor improvements of considerable
magnitude. There are interesting pro
posals In the legislature, which will effect
a saving to the taxpayers of $250,000, In
cluding proposals for the abolition of the
legislative council, the St. John's munici
pal council, the fisheries commission, a
reduction of the members of the assem
bly by one-third, the abolition of un
necessary offices, the reduction of all
salaries by 20 per cent, and the appoint
ment ot a commission to effect reforms in
every branch of the public service.
Private charity Is doing much to help
those who want for food. Some Amer
ican newspapers telegraphed the Ameri
can consul hero proffering assistance, and
asking in what shape he would prefer It
s-ent. The local relief committee expended
$2500 last week, and relieved o00 famlltes.
Fearful destitution prevails,, ,and hun
dreds will perish unless the situation is
speedily grappled with. A bill passed
the assemDly tonight allowing steamers
to make s- second trip to the seal fisheries
this season. This will largely help to re
lieve the general distress.
THE SICK AND THE DEAD
General Alfred W. Ellcrt.
ELDORADO. Kan., Jan. 10. General
Alfred W. Ellet, a distinguished soldier
of the civil war, died last night.
(Alfred W. Ellet was lieutenant-colonel
of engineers at the beginning of the war,
and was appointed brigadier-general of
volunteers, November 1, 1S63. He or
dered the burning of Austin, Miss., May
24, 1863, In retaliation for Information fur
nished by citizens to the confederates of
General Chalmer's command, which en
abled them to fire upon a federal trans
port. He resigned December 31, 1S64.)
King of Cor en. Reported Dead.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. There Is no
information In possession of the Chinese,
Japanese or Corean legations here re
specting either the reported sickness or
assassination of the king of Corea, as
announced In dispatches from Papan to
day. (The king of Corea is about 43 years of
age, has reigned for 31 years, and is
of the Yo dynasty, which has been the
ruling power for 504 years.)
Naval Constructor Street HI.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. Assistant
Naval Constructor George W. Street, who
came out from the East six months since
to overlook the naval construction work
at the Union iron works, has been se
riously ill for a week past, and today is
in a very critical condition. He took a
cold several weeks ago, and eventually
pleuro-pneumonia was developed.
Marked Out Canada's Boundary.
LONDON, Jan. 10. Hon. Sir John Sum
merfleld Hawkins, royal engineer, C. M.
G., commissioned for marking out the
boundary between the British and United
States territories west of the Rocky moun
tains, from 1S56 to 1863, is dead. He was
born in 1S16.
The Princess Englnltcheff Is Dead.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 10. A special cable
gram to the Enquirer from Paris, France,
states that Princess Englaitcheff died
there suddenly of pneumonia.
Well-Known Stock Broker.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 D. W. Hayes,
treasurer of the stock exchange, Is dead.
He entered the exchange In 1S50.
Only a Chill.
LONDON. Jan. 10. The Prince of Wales
is suffering from the effects of a chill.
His condition is .not serious.
Premier of Quebec Very Low.
MONTREAL, Jan. 10. Premier Taillon,
of Quebec, is very low with inflammation
of the bowels.
ABOUT THINGS POLITICAL
More Frauds Developed.
SAN . FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. The re
count of the vote for sheriff developed
more frauds today, and demonstrated the
necessity for the enactment of a law to
simplify the counting of ballots. The re
sult of the day's labor was a net gain of
39 for McNab, making a total gain to
date of 251.
Vancouver's Next Mayor.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Jan. 10. Ex-Alderman
Collins was elected mayor today
by an overwhelming majority.
Missouri Legislature After Pullman.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Jan. 10. Rep
resentative Phipps, of Ktfnsas City, in
troduced a bill in the house to reduce
Pullman berths to $1 per flight, and $150
for a day and a night; also a general
bill fixing the rate for telf ihones for resi
dences and stores at $20j . year, and $39
a year for public telephc -
LOMAX WAS THERE
UNION PACIFIC REPRESENTED AT
THE CHICAGO MEETING.
The Session. Continued All Day, hut
at Adjournment There Was No
Prospect of an Agreement
CHICAGO, Jan. 10. The Western lines
were in session with the Union Pacific
nearly all day, and when the meeting ad
journed there was no prospect of an
agreement. The boycott against the Union
Pacific was under consideration, and the
old fight between the Atchison & To
peka and the Southern Pacific on Cali
fornia business was also taken up. The
meeting will continue tomorrow. Not
withstanding the declaration of the Union
Pacific that it would attend no more
meetings until the boycott had been re
moved, it was represented today by Gen
eral Passenger Agent Lomax.
Chairman MIdgeley, of the Western
Freight Association, who is at the head
of the passenger agreement, has issued a
circular to all lines calling attention to
the fact that the agreement is being vio
lated by several lines. The particular
abuse to which Mr. MIdgeley calls atten
tion is that some roads have put In ap
plications for passes for land and immi
gration agents, and that the passes are
then given to merchants and other busi
ness men.
TID3 PASSENGER SITUATION.
Things Look Favorable in the East,
If Not in Portland.
It Is evident that the passenger agree
ment recently drawn up in this city for
the governing of eastbound rates will not
have the effect originally intended. The
agreement, it will be remembered, was
signed by all the lines, except the Ca
nadian Pacific. Geoige McL. Brown, dis
trict passenger agent of that road at
Vancouver, not feeling authorized to sign,
it, sent the document to General Passen
ger Agent Kerr. The Canadian Pacific
has decided not to be a party to the
agreement, and the papers are to be re
turned to Chairman Charlton. Mr. Charl
ton has received frcm Mr. Brown the ob
jections raised by his road. Objections
are made to the antl-spllt-tlcket clause;
to the clause permitting the Southern
Pacific to give free sleeper berth privileges
between Portland and Sacramento on
eastbound tickets; to the free-chair-car
service of the Union Pacific, and to the
penalty clause. The objections are looked
upon by local officials as trivial, and
merely an excuse of the Canadian Pa
cific for not entering into the com
pact. The situation is precisely as it was
six weeks ago, so far as the responsibility
of the roads is concerned, and rumors
of rate-cutting are therefore prevalent.
The persons accused of the practice stout
ly deny the charge, and assert that such
accusations are made for the purpose of
realizing capital out of the situation.
At any rate, cutting or no cutting, there
Is scarcely any business being done local
ly, and therefore nothing to fight for.
Every one is holding back, awaiting de
velopments. It is hoped that a western
association will be formed at Chicago,
which will prevent any possible demoral
ization in the future.
In the East the passenger situation ap
pears to be shaping itself for a satisfac
tory conclusion. A circular has been re
ceived from the president of the Trunk
Line Association stating that at the
meeting in the latter part of December
it was agreed that on and after January
1 all commissions, gratuities, allowances,
net rates, side cuts, and every form of
comraislson should be absolutely done
away with. None of the lines, members
of the association, is to pay or share, di
rectly or indirectly, in the payment of any
commission whatsoever .except in connec
tion with lines outside the association,
where the president is allowed to afford
such relief as he may be warranted in
doing. This agreement affects all lines
east of Chicago.
The Western Passenger Association
agreement seems in a fair way of being
signed by all lines. The principal dif
ficulty at present is in the arbitration of
the boycott, which for two years has
been maintained against the Union Pa
cific. The committee appointed to take
up this question consists of Francis, of
the Burlington; Sebastian, of the Rock
Island; Bennett, of the Rio Grande, and
Lomax, of the Union Pacific. After re
viewing the situation, the committee re
ported that the members could not agree,
for the very obvious reason that Francis,
Sebastian and Bennett maintained that
their position was correct, while Mr.
Lomax, decidedly in the minority, In
sisted that the boycott was wrong.
AT UNION PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS.
Officials There Much Exercised Over
Action of Colorado's Legislature.
OMAHA, Jan. 10. The action of Colo
rado's house of representatives in adopt
ing a resolution instructing Colorado's
senators and representatives in congress
to resist any legislation looking to the
reorganization of the Pacific roads, and
demanding an independent receiver, .n
the ground that the present board of
receivers represent the interests that
wrecked the Union Pacific, considerably
exercised the Union Pacific officials at
headquarters today. One of them thought
the Colorado house could do most any
thing, in view of past legislation, but in
timated that back of the innocent reso
lution was the Union Pacific, Denver &
Gulf interests, which naturally fight any
scheme of reorganization that might tend
to the betterment of the property. .
OTHER RAILROAD NEWS.
Western Classification Changes.
The Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
pany will today send to shippers the fol
lowing circular, which refers to changes
in westbound rates, as announced In this
paper Wednesday:
"The attention of agents and others is
called to the changes In Western classifi
cation No. 19, effective January 1. Par
ticularly note the following rules: Rule
No. 6, maximum and minimum carload
weights; rule No. 13, racks used on flat
cars; rule No. 17, minimum change for
articles loaded on open cars; rule No. 24,
small parts of articles loaded on open
cars; and also to the rulings issued by the
chairman under date of December 23.
Rates named in all tariffs applying to
and from stations on this company's lines.
In carloads where no minimum weight is
specified, will be subject to the minimum
carload weights provided in rule No. 6 of
Western classification No. 19."
Foreclosures for a Tear.
The number of roads placed in the hands
of receivers In 1S94, according to the Rail
way Age, was 3S; mileage, 7025; bonds In
volved. $196,247,000; capital stock. $199,144.
000; total bonds and stock, $395,791,000.
This shows a great decrease from the
figures of 1893, when the receiverships
represented 71 roads, aggregating 29,340
miles, with bondo and stock amounting
to $1,731,046,000. The number of roads sold
under foreclosure In 1894 was 42, aggregat
ing 5643 miles, and representing $151,216,000
of bonds, and $154,783,000 of stock, or a
total of $318,999,000 of bonds and stock.
In 1S93 the number of sales was 25, the
mileage 1613, and the capitalization 79,
924,000. That San. Joaquin Valley Road.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 10. The execu
tive committee of the tariff association
tcday adopted a resolution to make a spe
cial and vigorous appeal to the large
holders of San Francisco realty for sub
scriptions to build the San Joaquin val
ley road.
For Nebraska Sufferers.
Five cars of wheat, flour, potatoes
clothing, etc, were sent from La Granda
ytsterday for the Nebraska sufferers. The
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The Astoria Road.
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toward the completion of the Goble road
was taken. A meeting of the directors
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tion Company was held, at which Fred
Strong, attorney for Bonner and Ham
mond, was present. The construction
company transferred to the Montana cap
italists all its rights-of-way, plats, sur
veys, and other property for the cost of
the same, not to exceed $14,500. A contract
was signed for the building of the road
in the time and manner provided in the
contract by the subsidy committee.
The construction company was or
ganized in 1889, and spent considerable
money in having surveyed a line between
Astoria and Goble.
Railrond Notes.
A. B. Calder, traveling agent of the
Canadian Pacific, was in the city yester
day. General Manager McNeill, of the Ore
gon Railway & Navigation Company, re
turned yesterday from the East.
P. Devereaux, lately of the St. Joe &
Grand Island road, Is to be appointed as
sistant roadmaster of the O. R. & N.
Frank A. Gross has been appointed
district passenger agent of the Northern
Pacific at Boston, vice W. N. Mears, re
signed. Alderton station, Wash., has been closed
except for ticket business. Miss Edna
J. Sweeney has been appointed ticket
agent at that point.
B. Campbell, general freight agent of
the O. R. & N., leaves for Chicago today
to attend the meeting of the transconti
nental freight committee.
A San Francisco paper states that the
California stale railroad commissioners
have approved a new freight tariff of the
Southern Pacific, reducing rates on grain
15 per cent. From Fresno to San Fran
circo, where a mule-team freight line has
lately been started, the reduction is from
$3 60 a ton to $3.
The Wenatchee Indians, of Washington,
are protesting against what they regard
as an act of vandalism and sacrilege
committed by the Great Northern. The
workman of the company lately blasted
out some big rocks near the Indian set
tlements, which were covered with hiero
glyphics. The rocks were the sacred
record of the Wenatchee tribe, and the in
scriptions told of their chiefs and bat
tles, and the whole history of the people.
The Indians are naturally intensely in
dignant. To Search for the MIsInR Bicyclist.
BOSTON, Jan. 10. The American board
of foreign missions has decided to grant
the request of one of their missionaries,
who knows the language and the country
about Dell Baba pass, to be permitted to
assist in the search for the missing round-the-world
bicyclist, Frank Lenz, supposed
to have been lost or killed in Turkey.
San Francisco Their Future Home.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, of New York, have
decided in future tomake San Francisco
their home. Oelrichs, who is manager of
the North German Lloyds Steamship Com
pany in New York, announces that he has
made the necessary business arrange
ments for the change.
No Trace of Antone Vital.
STOCKTON, Cal., Jan. 10. No trace of
Antone Vital, the escaped murderer, has
been found, and it is believed that he
had accomplices outside, who were pre
pared to rush him into hiding as soon as
he was free. Neither the time of the es
cape nor direction which he took can
be made out
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