THE MORNUTe OBEGOJNIASJ, TXJJBSDAX JiMiiixtL.jiiti IS 1895. LAST WEEK BEGUN STOSj THERE IS XO CHA5GE Df THE SEXATORXAI COZTTEST. Failure to Elect a. United States Sen- ator 3Iay Be a. Seriotm Matter for tlte State of Oregon. There was nothing sensational connected with the ballot taken at Salem yesterday for United States senator. It showed practically no change from that of Satur day. Taking- into consideration only those whose names are now before the legis lature, the vote on the opening ballot and those taken during the past two weeks were: W3U4! 16!1718H3t20i212223 Dolph "Williams Hare Haley vVeatherford . Absent 44 33 30 3689 !r33 41C5138 3 10 WHO 0 0 111 9 9 10 24127 sio; 1010J 0 Ol 0 7 0 7 1(6 5)7 M12l 77 111 114( S SALEM, Feb. 18. The senatorial situ ation tonight is practically unchanged, ex cept for the activity manifested during the day by the managers of the minority re publican faction, and their holding con sultation with the populists and demo crats. They have apparently given up hopes of breaking in upon Dolph's ranks, and are using every possible expedient to gain support from the other two par ties. So far no success is manifest. The populists uniformly declare they will keep Jn the middle of the road, and decline to accept any overtures from the bolting re publicans. The democrats have mani fested more interest in the senatorial con test than the populists, and claims of three democratic votes, In an emergency, have been freely made for the antl-Dolph faction. Of course, no such action would be taken by them until enough more votes were in sight to elect a senator, and the other democrats would probably be ready to offset such action by voting for Dolph, in the Interest of the state and good gov ernment. There is a general impression on all sides that a deadlock-will be averted, even if it is accomplished on ballots after the first and regular one of the last day of the session, which is likely to be Sat urday. The Joint Session. SALEM. Feb. 18. The last week of the regular session opened with mysteri ous whispers on the senatorial question numerous In the air, but there were no new developments. The Joint assembly was called to or der by President Simon at 12:06. and the courtesies of the joint assembly were extended to State Senators Dorr and Shaw, of Washington. Pairs announced were: Carter and Cooper; Moorhead and McCIung, Steiwer and Smith of Clatsop, Templeton and Smith of Linn. The antl-Dolph republicans voted as on Saturday, for George H. "Williams. There were no speeches and no changes. The vote In detail on the ballot taken, the 23d, was: For X N. Dolph Bancroft, Beach, Blun dell, Bridges, Brownell, Calbreath, Cal vert. Cardwell, Cleeton, Conn, Daly, David, Dawson, Denny, Gesner, Gowdy, Gowan, Hobson, Long, Maxwell, Mc Craken. McGinn, McGreer, Mintie, Myers, Patterson (Marlon), Paxton, Price, Sehl brede, Shutrum, Smith (Clackamas), Smith (Josephine), Smith (Polk), Stanley, Thompson, Woodard. Mcorcs, Smith 3S. For George II. "Williams Alley. Baker, Barkley, Boothby, Burke, Cole, Coon, Craig, Curtis, Davis, Hofer, Hope, John son, Keyt, Lester, Lyle, Patterson (Grant), JUnearson, Scott, Tigard, Wright, Yates, Gates, Dunn, Hillegas, Guild, Gurdane For W. D. Hare Buckman, Burleigh, Holt, Huffman, Jeffrey, Kirfg. Nealon, Stewart, Vanderburg, Young 10. For J. H. Haley Beckley, Butler, Cogs well. Huston, McAlister, Smith (Sher mnn" 6. For J. K. Wcatherf ord Haley 1. "Try these delicious pop-overs!" Made with Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder. AVhat No Election Means. WASHINGTON1. Feb. 13. (Oregonian office, Corcoran building.) It will be a berlous matter for the state of Oregon if there Is no election of a senator. There is no telling what the loss will be. Esti mated by the damage that Washington, Montana and Wyoming have sustained by reason of failure to elect two years ago, the damage will be considerable. The fact is that any state without its full represen tation in the senate is at a disadvantage. It has not its full strength to trade on nor lias It the votes necessary to secure needed legislation. It has not Its just representa tion on committees, and its interests must Buffer. It is also true that one man cannot be on hand all the time to attend to the needs of the state and watch Its interests. The constitution gave two senators to each fotate, and It ought to have them. Oregon and Idaho will make grave mistakes if thoy are not represented in the senate by two senators. From a party standpoint the case is much more serious. It may possibly lose four senators to the republicans after the next campaign. The populists and demo crats may control the legislature of both t-tatcs as a result of present senatorial deadlocks, in which case the republicans would lose four senators, while if elections wore to occur now It would mean two re publicans sure for the next six years, and possibly would also mean the election of republican senators two years hence. This, phase of the matter has been the cause of serious forebodings among the republicans of the senate, who fear that the perversity of republicans in these states may cost the party the control of the next senate. It Is said by these lead ers that the republicans in the state legis latures of Oregon and Idaho, representing the republican party of these states, owe it to tha party that has done so much for these states in the past, to send republican senator to congress in order that the party might regain control of the govern ment in all Its branches and again bring prosperity to the country. The leaders here also assert that the minority and factional republicans in the legislature have no right to carry their opposition to the desires of the majority to the extent of disrupting their party at home and en dangering the success of the party in na tional affairs. It is hold that the law of nations and of parties is that the majority should rule. A phase of this matter which may not occur to the men who are now preventing the election of republican senators has been discussed among republicans here. The men in the different states who are thwarting the action of the majority of their party are being marked, and their names will be kept in mind. When a re publican president is elected, as Is sure to be the case In ISM, there will be many ap. potatntents made by him. Republican senators wrtl make it their business to see that no ai&n who either bolted caucus action or prevented the majority of his party front selecting a senator shall be confirmed This stand has been so firmly taken that it will soon be made manifest that whatever fitness a man possess if he has stood in the way of party success he has severed his party affiliations, and when his name is presented for an office the republicans will make this a point against him. The eellng is runaing very high here aga!at the men who will not allow repub licans to be elected to the senate, at a time when every vote is needed, and when there will be sUH greater need of them a few years hence, when republican legisla tion Is needed. LEGISLATIVE C03I3IEXT. Tlio Flub. Hill to Come Up In the House, Today. SALBar. Or., Feb. IS. The tight over the fish bill will be carried on on the floor of the house tomorrow morning in the shape of majority and mi nority reports of the committee, and a substitute for Paxton's bill, the measure commonly known as Steiwer's bilL The bill agreed upon follows, on contested points, theagreementof last Sunday's joint conference with tfle Washington commit tee at Portland; that Is, a close season from March 1 to April 20. and from August 1 to October 3. Sunday closing has been stricken out, and the fish commission is left at three members. On these points the senate and house standing fish com mittees are understood to be agreed. The majority of the joint standing committee, that is, four out of eight, the chairman not voting, decided to strike out the last three sections of the substitute bill. These three are those providing, first, for the abolish ment of traps after two years; second, the prevention of building of wheels, and, third, the prohibition of possession of fish weighing less than nine pounds. The mi nority are opposed to striking out these three sections, and will resist the action of the majority on the floor. The only fight made on Senator Gowan's bill was with reference to provisions con cerning the armories, which were subse quently amended to meet objections. The bill failed to pass by one vote, receiving only 15. McGinn gave notice of a motion to reconsider, and the bill, which enacts a new military code without enacting or re pealing appropriations, may yet be passed. The bill of Gesner, which the senate passed this afternoon, appropriates 515,000 for a new sewer for the capitol, peniten tiary, asylum, etc The state is now using the Salem city mains, which are inade quate to the needs of the buildings. The bill provides that labor and material from the penitentiary are to be used in the dis cretion of the state board. If the convicts build the sewer with brick from the peni tentiary, avery large percentage of the ap propriation can be returned unexpended. Haley's medical examiner bill, passed by the senate, provides for the creation of a s:ate board, of five physicians three allo paths, one eclectic, and one hoaieopath ist. The governor signed today the Eastern Oregon insane asylum act and the bill granting corporations rights of -way for logging roads. Treasures to be cherished the world's fair and midwinter fair awards to Dr. Price's Baking Powder. IX TUB TWO HOUSES. Routine Proceedings of the Day at Salem. SALEM, Feb. IS. In the senate today these bills were read: In the senate this afternoon, senate con current resolution by Holt, asking the attorney-general for an opinion as to the constitutionality of the legislature voting copies of annotated code to its members, was referred to judiciary. Price introduced a bill, which -was passed, incorporating Athena. Senate resolution by Brownell, for a committee of two senators to examine the senate journal with per diem the same as the chief clerk, was referred to the ways and means for an amendment reducing the compensation. A resolution by Gesner, for a committee of three on per diem and mileage and mileage on committee work, was adopted, and Gesner, Johnson and Smith of Sher man were appointed. Action was then taken upon various bills as follows: Haley Regulating the practice of med icine and creating a state board of med ical examiners; passed. Bancroft Providing that circuit judges may act in probate during illness or ab sence of the county judge; introduced; read second time and referred to judiciary. Maxwell Concerning the fees of sher iffs and county clerks in certain counties; introduced and passed. , 4 Carter Defining terms "land" apd '"real property" for purposes of taxation; re ferred to assessment. Gowan For a more efficient organiza tion of the Oregon National Guard; re ferred to military. Carter To prevent the production and sale of unwholesome foods, drinks and medicine; to third reading . Denny For a beet sugar factory at the state prison; substitute submitted by Cogs well, which permits the governor to con tract with any person or corporation for the employment of convicts in making sugar. There Is nothing in the substitute concerning the Oregon Beet Sugar Com pany. The substitute was adopted, and the bill ordered to the third reading. Gesner For a sewer for the asylum, penitentiary and capitol; passed. Curtis Amending Astoria's charter; passed. Butler Creating a state board of county assessors: made the special order for 10 A. M. Tuesday. Cogswell Concerning assessment; spe cial order for 11 A. M. tomorrow. Gowsn For the better organization of the Oregon Natloal Guard; failed to pass. In the House. SALEM, Feb. 18. Speaker Moores called the house to order at 9 A. SI., but there was no quorum, and adjournment was taken to 10:30. ITpon reassembling 41 mem bers answered to rollcall, and business proceeded. Third reading of bills was had as fol lows: Dunn Appropriating $1000 to reimburse school district 73, Jackson county, for money lost through the defalcation of the county treasurer. The money was a bond fund placed in his hands by state enact ment after his bonds had been given and his bondsmen were exonerated from lia bility by the courts, hence the loss to the district which the state is asked to make good: made the special order for 2:30. McGreer Regulating the distribution of public land proceeds among the counties according to work actually done by road districts; passed. Baker Introduced a bill providing the manner of assessment and regulating the sale of land for taxes; read first and sec ond time, and referred to assessment and taxation committee. Burke introduced a resolution to provide each member with volumes 20, 21 and 22 of the supreme court reports; referred. Sehlbrede introduced a bill to legalize the act of Governor Pennoyer in the remis sion of the fine and costs imposed on V. L. Arlington; read second time and referred to Douglas delegation. The second reading of house bills fol lowed: Cole Allowing cities of 50,000 to frame charters: corporations. Burleigh Amending section 2S13 of the code relating to taxes; assessment and tax ation. Young For the creation of a fund for the maintenance of a state mining and geological bureau: mining. Craig To prevent livestock running at large; agriculture. David Relating to the establishment of government corners; public lands. Rlnearson Making 16 hours a day's work by street-car operatives; labor. Slintle Prohibiting narrow wagon-tires; roads and highways. Young Establishing a state mining and geological bureau; mining. SlcCraken Appropriating $300 to pay Emma Giltner White, claims. Keyt Repealing the drainage act; agri culture. Cooper Salaries of counts' judges; cor porations. Baker For surveyor of lumber in logs for Lane and Coos counties; alcoholic traffic The committee on Investigation of the penitentiary reported. When the session was resumed In the afternoon Curtis introduced a resolution for sessions of the house as follows: 9 to 12; 2 to 5; 7:30 to 19. This was adopted, and was followed by a resolution from Gates for the final adjournment of the house March 1. Burleigh moved sn amendment for adjournment February 22. He said the legislature bad demonstrated it was a grand failure, so far as the pub- lie good is concerned, and that the sooner an adjournment is had the better. The amendment was lost. Paxton moved an amendment for adjournment Saturday, February 23. This also was lost. An amendment was offered by Hofer that the clerks at desk be paid for the extra time, but no clerks of committee be paid after the 22d, except those actually needed by the committees on engrossed bills, en rolled bills, judiciary and ways and means. The amendment was adopted, but the res olution itself was lost by the following vote: Ayes Baker, Barkley, Boothby, Calvert, Cleeton, Coon, Cooper, Craig, Curtis, Davis, Dunn, Gates, Guild, Gurdane, Hille gas, Hofer, Lester, Lyle, McGreer, Moor head, Patterson, Rincfcrson. Smith of Linn, Smith of Polk, Tigard, Wright, Mr. Speaker 27. Noes Beach, Blundell, Bridges, Buck man, Burke, Burleigh, Cardwell, Cole, Conn, Daly, David. Gowdy, Hope, Huff man, Jeffrey, Keyt, Long, SlcCraken, Slyers, Nealon, Paxton, Scott, Sehlbrede. Shutrum, Stanley, Stewart, Smith of Clackamas, Smith of Josephine, Temple ton, Tnompson, Young 31. Under the special order these resolutions came up: First, by Craig, limiting ap propriations of money for educational purposes to public schools only; second, that the agricultural college, state uni versity, reform school, asylum, etc, be satisfied, with present appropriations, etc Both resolutions were Indefinitely post poned, and then as the special order house bill No. 23 came up and was passed. It appropriates 51000 to reimburse the Ashland school district Senate bill 229, by King, for the organization and government of irrigation districts, also came up on spe cial order and was also passed. The second reading of bills was then ordered, as follows: Sehlbrede For an. additional judge in the second district; judiciary. By request, authorizing Douglas county to audit and allow sheriff's bills for expenses In civil cases: engrossed bills. Requiring con tractors on public buildings to give bonds; engrossed bills. The third reading of bills "followed, and these were read: McGreer Fixing the bounty on wild animals, and making the bounty univer sal; lost, Cleeton For relocation of the Columbia county seat; passed. Beach To purchase the Clifford ballot machines for use in elections. Beach read a statement favoring the bill in the inter est of true economy of honest elections and of accurate and immediate returns. Rinearson also favored the bill, and thought that in 1S96, with two general elections, the total cost of these machines would be saved. Cleeton took a like po sition, while Hofer opposed the measure on general principles. Curtis thought it might be a good thing for Slultnomah county, but not for the thinly-settled regions. Boothby and Baker also opposed the bill, the principal opposition being the appropriation it carries. The bill was de feated, the following voting aye: Beach, Buckman, Cardwell, Cleeton, Cole, Davis, Long, Patterson, Paxton, Rlnearson, Thompson, Young 12. The house then adjourned till 7:30 P. SI. for a night sesison. At the evening session, senate bill No. 1S5, amending the Albany charter, passed, as did Brownell's bill incorporating Ore gon City. Senate bill No. 1, by SIcGinn, creating the office of county recorder and to fix the compensation of other officers, was next taken up. A motion by Cole to in definitely postpone was carried by a vote of 34 to 24. Senate bill No. 101, by Simon, incorporat ing Portland, was next taken up. An amendment was made by Cole to sub mit to ther residents of the city at a special election in June, 1S95. Burke moved to Indefinitely postpone. The motion was lost, and the bill referred to the Slultno mah delegation and made the special or der for Wednesday evening. February 20. Action was also taken., upon these bills: "Calbreath Dundee's incorporation; passed. Long, by request Relating to marriage; lost. House bills Nos. 13, 17, 53, 20S, on as sessment and taxation, made special order at 2 P. M. Tuesday. Boothby Fixing fees of commissioners; referred. For the construction of a port age railway between The Dalles and Ce lllo; committee on railway and transpor tation. Sehlbrede Incorporating the town of Roseburg, read first, second and third times; passed. In its 41st year as a prime household favorite Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder. Still No Choice at Boise. BOISE, Feb. 18. There was one Sweet man absent today, and the vote for sen ator was: Shoup SOiClagett 15 Sweet 1S The indications are now that Shoup will be elected this week. The senate passed a bill fixing the age of consent at IS. The bill now goes to the governor. SALT LAKE, Feb. IS. A special from Boise says: Your correspondent is able to state that there is well-founded belief that Senator Shoup will be elected in two or three days, probably Wednesday. Un less all signs fail or something unlooked for intervenes, it seems such result is in evitable. Effort has again been made during the past 48 hours to induce the populists to vote for Sweet, but as far as ascertainable it has been fruitless. Annexation and Popnlnr Elections. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18. In the as sembly this morning resolutions favoring respectively Hawaiian annexation and the election of United States senators by a popular vote were unanimously adopted. Powers introduced a bill appropriating $15,000 for a monument to the memory of Colonel F. D. Baker, killed at Ball's Bluff. The assembly today passed the bill un animously appropriating $142,233 to pay the National Guard for services during the strike. HIGH AND LOW. Many Reported for Violating: Louis ville's Sunday Law. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Feb. IS. As a result of the police investigation, the names of 2500 violators of the Sunday observance law were reported to Chief of Police Tay lor today. The authorities held a confer ence, and decided to make test cases in the various lines of business next Thursday, the day set for hearing the first batch. Among those for whom warrants will be Issued are Slanager Smith, of the Western Union; D. E. Sullivan, critic on the Louis ville Courier-Journal; Slanager Clifford, of the telephone company, and many others. Sir. Sullivan is also a member of the public safety committee. Mnyor Sntro Explained. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IS. Slayor Su tro. who recently aroused a storm of in dignation among the supervisors by being reported as saying that he thought that they were a band of looters and robbers, today explained to the board that in the interview he had no intention of casting a reflection on their integrity. He had referred to dishonest contractors, profes sional politicians and officeseekers who had annoyed him. The mayor, who had been denounced as an old crank and a windbag by some of the supervisors, was received in silence, and no comment was made on his address. Raided uy the Police. ST. LOUIS, Feb. IS. The Washington Mining Stock Exchange, a concern that does business with a tape marked with quotations, was raided by the police today and considerable money seized. Those in terested were arrested, charged with run ning a gambling resort. E. H. Spear, the manager, declared that he was not run ning a gambling resort, but was conduct ing a mining exchange in a legitimate way. He said that the companies listed were all duly organized and incorporated under the laws of California. THEWMMONETMED FALSE EVIDENCE GXVEX AGAESST A RELATIVE. James Chamberlain Tried for the Larceny of a. Calf, Acquitted, and Another Convicted Instead. BAKER CITY, Feb. 18. A peculiar case was entered in the circuit court today. It was one in which a man by the name of James Chamberlain, who lives on up per Burnt river, in this county, was ac cused of the larceny of a calf. The wit nesses for the state, five in number, were all relatives of the accused, and it was shown by the defense that their testimony was false beyond 'question and given for the purpose of sending Chamberlain to the penitentiary to get rid of him. The case was submitted to the jury without argument and they promptly rendered a verdict of not guilty. It now turns out that Harvey Lancaster and M. Yeagar killed the calf and In the endeavor to mix Chamberlain lip in the matter, convicted themselves. Lancaster pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve 18 months In Salem. It is expected that the grand jury will find a bill against Yeager before it adjourns. Yeager and Lancaster are brothers-in-law to Chamberlain. The grand jury has found true bills against the Glngles boys for complicity in the Warsaauer hotel robbery, which occurred sometime in November last. Emll Webber has also been Indicted for aiding in the escape of prisoners. Work on the Scorpion quartz mine near the Virtue and owned by J. Knox and others, has been .temporarily suspended. The property is making a splendid show ing. It is now demonstrated beyond a reason able doubt that-the secret of working the ore of the Eureka and Excelsior mine, has been discovered at last, and there is now not the least doubt about the property being made a permanently paying proposi tion. There are now something like 100 men employed by the company which is being managed by Henry Longmaid, of Salt Lake City. The recent heavy fall of snow in the adjacent mountains makes a profitable placer season an assured fact. This means that a great many thousands of dollars in gold will find its way into cir culation in this county during the early spring and summer. The creation of the eighth judicial dis trict, comprising Baker, Union and Wal lowa counties, makes the appointment of another judge a Tiecessityi and it is quite probable that H. A. Eakin, of Union, will receive such appointment. A petition asking for his selection was numerously signed here today. The Weiser Flouring Slills Company, of Weiser, Idaho, is looking into the ad visability of removing its plant to this city. It is said that the proposition has been favorably considered and that the mill would be moved here if the citizens will guarantee to buy the product of the mill. There is no better point in the state for the establishment of a flouring mill than this. Powder river valley produces more than enough -wheat to keep a 100 barrel mill running night and day, the year round, and the products of the mill will find ready sale In the adjacent min ing camps and supply points. Some of our legal lights expect a branch term of the supreme court to be held here by an act of the present legis lature. Geographically considered, Baker City is the prpperpiace for the holding of sessions "of thejsupreme' court "for this section of Oregon."' Household circles teem with praises of Dr. Price's Baking Powder. It's a uni versal favorite. THE PASSING PIONEERS. Death, of "William Allen Jack: at Butte Creek. SrARQUASr, Feb. 18. The community at Butte creek lost a very worthy citizen by the death of William. Allen Jack, which occurred February 10, 1895, at his home near Slarquam, Clackamas county. Sir. Jack had been feeble for several years and his death was not unexpected, and by him not unprepared for, as he had di vided his farm among his children and given them deeds some two years ago, reserving to himself and wife life estates In the land. Sir. Jack, though a pioneer of 1S47, did not avail himself of the oppor tunity offered by the donation land law. His parents were aged and rather infirm upon their arrival in the territory, and needed the care and support of their children, which was freely and self-deny-ingly given. The reply of the father, Jeremiah Jack, when asked him why his sons, William and Robert, did not take claims when that beautiful Butte creek country was unoccupied, was: "Oh! we could not bear to be separated. Sly wife and I have taken a section, and Porter has taken a half-section, and don't you think that a section and a half of land is enough for our three boys?" The section and a half was all in one body, lying on both sides of Butte creek, including a large area of splendid creek bottom, and the parents and the three boys, William, Robert and Porter,' lived in the same house. The father was Irish and the mother was Scotch, but it was a happy family. Differences of opinion seemed to weld them more firm ly together. In 1S53 the father desired to have run a line dividing the section from the half section, and passing through the house, so that he could swear to a residence on his section and Porter to a residence on his half section. The problem was satisfac torily solved and the requirements of the land law fully obeyed. William Jack's marriage to Sliss Slary Jane Weddle January 5, 1834, was a for tunate one, and unto them six children were born. Barton, J. E., W. S., A. F., Nettie Albright and Susan Hook. William Allen Jack was born August 2S, ISIS, near Sladlsonville. Slonroe coun ty, East Tennessee, where he lived until March. 1836, when his father and family, consisting of wife, three sons and one daughter, moved to Sedalia, Pettis county, Sllssouri. Here they lived for 11 years, when the family joined an emigrant train bound for Oregon, which they reached in October of the same year, 1S47. The winter of that year the family lived near Oregon City, and In the spring of 184S moved to their claim on Butte creek. He joined a company of volunteers enlisted for the Cayuse war in Eastern Oregon, bore unflinchingly every duty during that rigorous winter and was one of the com pany who buried the bleaching bones of Dr. Whitman and family. Arriving home late in the spring of 1S4S, he and his brother set about preparing for a trip to the California gold mines, which they reached in the fall. But the hardships he had undergone were beginning to tell upon a constitution never strong, and sickness continually interrupted the mining busi ness. Despairing of success, he took pas sage for Oregon on an old sailing vessel, which made the trip in 21 days at a cost of $126 for each passenger. Mr. Jack became a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian, church in 1S42. Death of Albert Gaines. Albert Gaines, a pioneer of 1S45, passed oway on February 12 at the house of Col onel George B. Currey, in Grant's Pass, Or., aged S4. He was born in Virginia, spent his early manhood in Champagne county, O., and in 1S39 married Sarah Barlow in Fulton county. I1L They crossed the plains with the emi gration of 1845 and were with the first wagons that ever crossed the Cascade mountains on what became widely known as the Barlow road. They settled on the Clackamas river for a time and then in Marion county, where he was elected to the first legislature. In 1S49 he crossed the Willamette and took a donation claim, in Yamhill county, where he spent most of his life as a farmer. His wife preceded him to the grave only a few months. He was a relative of Slajor A. P. Gaines, for merly governor of Oregon. Two daughters and two sons survive" him, namely: Mrs. W. V. RInehart. of Seattle; Mrs. G. B. Currey, and S. L. Gaines, of Grant's Pass, Or., and Frank A. Gaines, of Biggs, Cal. FOR ASTORIA'S INTERESTS. A Letter From A. B. Hammond to Mayor Kinney. ASTORIA, Feb. IS. Mayor Kinney re ceived a letter today from A. B. Ham mond, who writes from New York and says he is busily engaged in matters con nected with the Astcria road. Sir. Ham mond also expressed a great Interest in the passage by the present legislature of the Young's bay bridge and sea wall bills, stating that the passage of both measures was indispensable to the future prosper ity of Astoria, E. C. Holden, for the past 17 years sec retary of the Chamber of Commerce of this city, met with a severe accident a few days ago, and is now laid up with a broken rib. He slipped and fell heavily while walking across his yard, but paid no attention whatever to the matter until yesterday, when a physician was called in and discovered that one of the ribs had been fractured. Although recovery will be necessarily slow on account of Sir. Holden's advanced years, no serious conse quences are anticipated. Alexander Davis, late mate of the light ship Columbia, who died recently, was about 60 years of age. He was an old sea captain, formerly of Kennebunk, Me. The flag of the lightship flew at half-mast for three days after his death, and there Is some rather unfavorable criticism, of the lookouts at Fort Canby and Fort Ad ams, on account of them not having no ticed this signal of distress. William Rustad, one of the crew of the lightship and also an old sea captain, has been pro moted to fill the -vacancy caused by the death of Davis. NEURALGIA OF THE HEART. The Death, of Rev. J. H. Roork at Salem. SALESr, Or.. Feb. IS. Rev. J. H. Roork died this morning and will be buried Wednesday at 2 P. M. from the First Methodist Episcopal church. He was stricken with neuralgia of the heart a week ago, but had apparently recovered, and was up and dressed this morning. He was 63 years old. The following proceedings were had in the supreme court: Robert Crawford, appellant, vs. E. G. E. West, respondent, appeal dismissed. Opin ion per curiam. R. L. Sabin et al., appellants, vs. S. Lebenbaum et al., respondents; motion for rehearing denied. John Mayer, respondent, vs. Rebecca J. Slayer, appellant; motion to dismiss ap peal overruled and appellant allowed 20 days to file a rew undertaking. Thomas M. Miller, plaintiff, vs. Slary E. Barlow et al., defendants: judgment of the lower court affirmed without damages. Dividend for the Creditors. WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. The comp troller of the currency has declared a div idend of 10 per cent in favor of the credit ors of the Linn County bank of Albany, Or. SALUTED THE KANG CHI Tribute of the Japanese to the Dead Admiral Tins. CHE-FOO, Feb. 18. The foreigners who were taken prisoners at Wel-Hai-Wei, with the exception, of Howe, have arrived here. The steamship Kang Chi brought the bodies of the Chinese naval officers who committed suicide. The Japanese sa luted the Kang Chi, bidding a solemn and reverent farewell to Admiral Ting's body. The Chinese were greatly impressed. The Japanese will not come to Che-Foo. Junks brought the Chinese soldiers from. Wei-Hai-Wei to this port. The Bombardment of Tenjr Chow. SHANGHAI, Feb. 18. American mis sionaries confirm the report that Teng Chow was defenseless when the Japanese fired on the town. They declare that the Japanese gave no notice of the bombard ment, and the Chinese did not reply to the tire. The camp is some distance from the city. To Protect Foreigners. LONDON, Feb. 18. A Peking dispatch says that marines are arriving at various foreign legations for the purpose of pro tecting them. The Chinese are suspicious of their presence, and trouble is feared. HONG KONG, Feb. 18. The British cruiser Mercury left here today for For mosa to protect foreigners against out rages which are being committed by the Chinese. THE PLACE OF MEETING. China "Will Snggest Tort Arthur for the Peace Envoys. TIEN-TSIN, Feb. IS. The Chinese for eign office has requested Sir. Denby, the United States minister, to suggest to the Jananese that the peace envoys appointed by the two countries meet at Port Arthur or some place near Tien-Tsin in order to suit the convenience of Li Hung Chang, one of the Chinese envoys. The Chinese government has requested John W. Fos ter, selected to assist the Chinese envoys in peace negotiations, to meet LI Hung Chang at Tien-Tsin. Sir. Foster will prob ably leave Shanghai for Tien-Tsin as soon as communication between the two places is opened. Good as government bonds the secur ity for fine cooking results given by Dr. Price's Balling Powder. A SETTLEMENT SOON. Mexico and Guatemala to Reach; an Agreement. CITY OF SIEXICO, Feb. IS. From the best possible source it is learned that a settlement between Slexico and Guate mala will be reached in a few days. The assertion that Sllnister Slariscal had said that the question of Indemnity, being discussed between De Leon and himself, was settled is positively denied. This question has only been touched upon so far and the amount due Slexico Is here after to be settled. Lima Surrounded. LIMA, Peru, Feb. IS. The insurgents have surrounded this city. The govern ment troops are engaged in throwing up breastworks and barricades for the de fense of the capital. An Address by Lanrier. S1QNTREAL, Feb. IS. Hon. Wilfred Laurier. leader of the liberal party in the Dominion, addressed an audience of 10,000 persons at Sohmer Park tonight. He spoke in French, and scored the government for not announcing a decision in regard to the general elections, and challenged the cabinet to make some announcement of its plans. Regarding the Manitoba school question. Sir. Laurier said the government was afraid of it and their only policy seemed to be cne of procrastination. Sir. Laurier said his attitude on this question was that, if he Slanitoba schools were Protestant, as had been represented, it was an outrage on the Catholic minority and justice de'manded that the question be settled as speedily as possible. He promised that, if the liberals returned to power, they would see that justice was done to all. Sir. Laurier also denounced the policy of protection, which, he claimed, had wrought an injury rather than a blessing to the country- His remarks on both questions were received with enthusiasm. HE HAS DISAPPEARED NO TRACE OF A. B. HUNT, SEATTLE'S FIRE CHIEF. As He Is Absent "Without Leave, the Fire Commissioners Have De clared His Office Vacant. SEATTLE, Feb. IS. A. B. Hunt, chief of the fire department, has mysteriously disappeared and no trace of him can be found. He was given oral leave of ab sence last Friday from Slayor Phelps and Fire Commissioner Masei, to go to Tacoma and attend his trial in the United States court on the charge of obtaining naturalization papers by fraud. He was last seen a few minutes after- S o'clock that evening, when he left R, A. Rose in front of the Rainier Grand hotel. His trial was continued by stipulation and he knew this in advance, so that furnishes no reason for him to abscond, and no evi dence can be found that he even left the city. The fire commissioners today de clared his office vacant, on account of his absence without leave, and appointed Alexander Allen, jr., chief, and Assistant Chief Sullivan acting-chief pending Al len s confirmation. Hunt's enemies say he has fled to avoid trial. SEATTLE, Feb. IS. The A P. A today filed articles of Incorporation for a weekly newspaper. The capital stock is $10,000, $500 of which has already been subscribed. It will issue in a week or two. HE READ THE NEWSPAPERS. An Appeal Allowed Because a Jary raan Was Influenced. OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. IS. The supreme court today filed an opinion in the case of the state of Washirgton, respondent, vs. William Wilcox, appellant, from King count-. This case was an appeal taken by the alleged murderer of Charlotte Fet tig, an old German lady, who was killed in Seattle in order to secure a sum of money, amounting to S6S0, secreted in the house of the victim. Wilcox was informed against for murder in the first degree. The case resulted In a conviction for man slaughter, a motion for a new trial being denied. Technical errors in the mode of procedure were alleged, and the supreme court has reversed the judgmnt of the lower court and remanded the case for a new trial, on the ground that one of the jurymen was influenced by his prejudice, arising from leading newspaper reports of the crime. The resignation of John L. Wilson as a member of the house of representatives of the United States was received today, filed and accepted. THE SUMMER SCHEDULES. They Show an Additional Steamer to Hong Kong. TACOSIA, Feb. 18. The summer sched ules of the Northern Pacific Steamship Company, which arrived today from Hong Kong, show that a new steamship will be put on the line this summer, arriving here on her first trip July 21. This will give a steamer each way eery three weeks after Slay 19 between Tacoma, China and Japan, -lie new steamer is not named in the schedule, and is supposed to be the first of the two new modern liners which are said to be building at the Fairfield shipbuilding works, in Scotland, for the Northern Pacific line. The agents here will give out no definite information re garding these steamers, but the news comes from Scotland, via Hong Kong, that they will be larger and better equipped steamers than any that now cross the Pacific Charles Carlson, a Swedish prisoner, 48 years old, committed suicide at the4SIc- Nell's island penitentiary this afternoon by hanging himself. He was sentenced at Walla Walla November 10 to eight months for selling whisky to Indians at Yakima. He had been working as trusty in the laundry on the island, but for sev eral days had been scmewhat out of his head. JUDGE ARTHUR'S CASE. Thought the Investigating Commit tee Will Recommend Action. SPOKANE, Feb. IS. The legislative committee investigating the impeachment charges against Superior Judge Arthur expects to complete its work tomorrow, and leave for Olympia that evening. It is generally believed here that its report will recommend action by the legislature. The mystery of a strange tragedy in Oshkosh, Wis., has been cleared up in Spokane. Last November the body of a strange man was found hanging in a woodshed there, and was buried in the potters field. A week ago the body was exhumed and identified as that of Her man Franke, of Reardon, Wash. Franke and his wife quarreled and lived apart. She caused his arrest for abusive treat ment, and he was fined heavily. Soon thereafter he disappeared, leaving prop erty valued at J5O0O. AN ABERDEEN SUNDAY. All Saloons and Business Houses "Were Closed. ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. IS. Aberdeen was strictly a prohibition town yesterday. Warning was served on all of the saloons; and business houses Saturday that any of them that opened Sunday and tran sacted business would be complained of Slonday morning for violation of the state law. In consequence, all houses were closed yesterday, except restaurants and drug stores, and they would not sell cigars. As a consequence, more liquor was drank during the day than usual, Us "de boys" had prepared themselves for emer gencies and bottles were in use. A man answering the description of John Slaning, wanted at Olympia on a charge of burglary, was arrested in this city Saturday and is being held awaiting the arrival of the sheriff from Thurston county. What star shines so bright as the luster about Dr. Price's Baking Powder? It's fame is fairly won. NO VERDICT. The Jury in the Case of Banker Ed mi.iton Dixngrced. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Feb. IS. The jury in the Edmiston case was brought into court this morning and discharged, having been unable to find a verdict. Rob ert Dunn, foreman, and seven others were for acquittal, and four for conviction, un til the last ballot, when the vote stood 6 to 6. The case .will come up at the next term of court. Edmiston stated today that he should remain in Yakima until the next term, which convenes in April. Attorney Snively today made a motion for a new trial in the Feamster case, Judge Graves withholding his decision un til tomorrow. Feamster was found guilty of assault with intent to commit murder upon trial last week. At an election held in the Armory to night, Slarshall Scudder was chosen cap tain of troop C, First cavalry battalion, to succeed Fred R. Reed, recently pro moted major. That Side Trip to Salt Lake. OSIAHA, Feb. 18. Chairman Caldwell has telegraphed the general officers of the Union Pacific that ho had a thorough un derstanding with Gereral Slanager Dodge and Passenger Agent Bennett, of. the Rio Grande Western, as to the local situation, which was no part of the general agree ment, and that the Union Pacific would be protected under the Western trunk line committee. Sir. Dodge, the Union Pa cific officials think, is trying to make the membership in the trunk line committee consequent upon a new agreement be- Itween the Union Pacific and the Rio Grande Weste.n as to Utah and Colorado business. But the Union Pacific officials will not be drawn into any rjigrcontro versy, they say, over matters- which they claim were settled lat week. Jnstead ot feeling blue over th situation, it?s given out at headquarters that they don't care whether the Rio Grande Western becomes a party to the trunk line committee or not. for the agreement carries with it all the protection they need to go ahead and do what they have been doing for the past 20 years, permitting Pacific coast business to stop at Salt Lake in transit, as the class of tickets purchased indicated. THE NOTED DEAD. Gray's Body at El Paso. EL PASO, Tex., Feb. IS. The remains of Isaac P. Gray, late minister to Mexi co, arrived here this morning. The mili tary 3nd federal officials of Slexico and the United States at Juarez and this city met the remains at the station, and flags are at halfmast in both cities. A "Well-Known Vermonter. MANCHESTER, Vt, Feb. 18.-Colonel Slason S. Colburn, one of the best known men in the state and a member of the re publican national committee, died here today. Archdnkc Albert Demi. VIENNA, Feb. IS. 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