TUESDAY, MARCH ao, igoO. THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. 5 JUST A WORD TO INFORM YOU ABOUT OUR SALE OF BASKETS WE HAVK AM, KINDS AND ARE CLOSING THEM OUT REGARD LESS OF COST, COME AND MAKE YOUR SELECTION. ROSS, HIGGINS & Co. RELIABLE GROCERS. A, K. A. A. M. MEETING NOTICE. H(,Miliii Lodge, So 7 'illllUllir,ll ion ill Tempi A. f. , Will In- hch ill Milslltlic II. ill till MjivIi Uu, it; 7:. I" l A A ! C Dr.f Mli'it- I ( II. Tuesday evening,. link. Hoik ill lly older W, Sim 1 .1 III V M. i TERSE m Of I UN 1'ilr ttrnxi.tkt.aiKC. I. ml,, ,m lrl, y llli'. I ,1 lrllliilo.il .III. f Willi till' lit nidlloi ,i;-.ilii I I'lr in. nl mi III, .iii. Ill (mi (III' I I. II"! i ii. 1 1.. n i. l!ir tn,,ui ,-n-i' ,.'i I .! .-,-ri ! !i tii-t ltuild KlrfMlr Plant. liii. I I.. I i i ;. I M ;j lo I.e. !nrll,.!i. iii, 11 I i.f Si-,i . I l. I ,ll ,H I I ,li I. Ii , e l:i...c. A Ur!, !l l, I i i .,1 ,,l,lll! llll I'll' llll,! MC-t ,, If l II l,,ll(ill In .it-- v ill ,r tl-ril I'.l ,111 I lr I I I,' ll-hl ,.,l,l Debating Sofiuty, Ite.i.icnu ni iln-, l, itll, I I'l.llk ,'iililll IliHC lolllll'.l ,1 .rlnllill M-jc. '1 , nlli.rl, ii( Hie -n inlv lire: l'rriilriil, S. Uilliiill; w reiury, Mm KOiel l.nMim. The m.etingai I., . ur twice ii'liool lioiinr lliiillln 111 the I'.t.i- Will Build Wharf. ni...i Kulji-. .,i rlllloll, hlln (he ilr. i, ii Ih,, "1iiii iil, will MMin roltlluellie Him tillllillll' of il li ye whiirf mi (lo- iiopeity ir.cnily pun luii., from U S . Mrljiin The wli.ilf will Im' (KIiHI, mth in-! i,u U on I In- Illi r mile alld ,l l.ltye w,iiiiuu-e t'limniii!.' the iiiilioii.l i.-.-cniiiM t,i timi lor minion will ,iK.i lie en-, tel. Hunting a Cougar. illimu l!c,ili'v. nliile nut on the pipe line Sundiiv Willi hi. 'In,", ill - in . n-, it nilljcl, illi (.llt n ill plirmilt, tlttlliy to the hll.iliM will,! I, lowing, Iln' ii.j.'a wi-i.. unil. I.' lo M'tiiin the villi. Tlml the i-oiirjei i-, luikilli; in lliiit xiiiiuly ii nil.iiii .iinl Mi, !r, i lev Will -lull out .I-nil lod.iy ,l!!, ell lr. mir I, i nipture him. For a good shave go. to the Occident Hinder Shop, 1'ne ihiiii. o long w ,i il , Candidate For State Senator, lion. I (, Menhir of Itronkllcld. anil who h,c:iki I of the holi-e ill lie- 111 - Hi'Hion of the U'lMhilielon h'jii-liit lire, will he ii ciindiilnte fur uliite -cimtnl' lit the (dee tion which nrriirh in thut otiite in N'u-M-mlier The xi'iiittoiiiil ili-llict i,on,'iit of Piuifii- nu. I Wiihkiiikiim cuiinlv, the fofiiicr hiivinj; the liiruer nitmher of ilelenll'ii to the coin ent ion. Mr. Mcyhit ii popuhir in d'lth cmintii" and hope to hcciiiV a HlllVlcicliI IIUUlliCI' of delej!illi'i to cunt rid the nmniiiiit ion. Inquire of the Elks about the event of the season March at). ooooooooooeoo" Hills Bros. Java And Mocha Coffee HILLS BROS. SAN FRANCISCO in a npeciiil Helwtion of fnney Juvn and fjentiino AialiiuiiMoi'lia.WemU'il green, hrwI togellier, ami m'ientill iiully rouHied, prodtieiiiK tlio rich, mellow, full flavor-oil cup which nothing in thin world will ever duplicate, or take tin; place of. Try it. JOHNSON BROS. GOOD GOODS. 118-122 Twelfth St. Astoria, Ore. XJ Jl AND For County Coinrniiuioner, luu Ic ', M.i-lcu, I In' Sveiuen logger, yi-nli-nliiy llli'il hi ii.iiiiini nu ii candidate lor J county fOllllnlssi'ltlcr Oil till) Republican ,j( .(,,., Mr,.M,i,., make, Iciliini ..,. .,1 .,. in. nil.-, in- lilil fin in (ml I i II ; ' ollr ol (III (slip lllllllly' !IIOl Mice, us III I 'iil-llic. nti'll, 111" intent ioll no ilolllll is In llll llir i. Hi. e i (In' inti're-U ol J ll' I ,i . . i v r o (liii nniilty. Demorratir Candidate. Vr I n iln v ni In noon, Ii. I'. I i, (fry, of cw loi ia. III., I ilia j x 4 1 1 i sl ;i I It' r in HI il I I,' I'.ill .liil.il I,. i county i Min in i- i'lii'-1 . A ( 1 1 -1 III,- llll,ll "l.lli'llH llt, Ml. i.i' .HI II., llll. r Iii. pl.it tiilll in l.illoo. " l I mil IMilliili.il - t .III, I lint' I, I will dill' iii' mi' 1.-11,1 ill iilluc ,ii-, ,,. 1 1 nu, I liy i. 'I. I c. I'll- I'ii- ii.lini'n -Ii itmii ol - 1 1 1 1 1 I itlt.ll 111 ill) ll,.Hr-t ,llt CMlllllNl,l! HI. HI h. I in 1. 1 iii 1 !i " nit rir. 1 1 n I lie I ii v ,,u t I I.f I ,t-,.jl l'l Ml l I V , ,lf, Ull! l',,M,!lfl t In Ill! iill ,in. o I lie i o,,:itv ill :i Im-i Iii" ll'.c In.lllll. l llutl4trtie Co m piled 'I!,. . s. I'.cil liuililiii, i.iiiiir ol 1.1. vi-nt 'i ,iii, I lliiiini' tnii Iii. In rn i oini. i at ii iii-i ol :iil.(MKi. It j. ni modem -tyle. with ,i complete "ti illll In-.ltill j.llillt tllltilljll - out, Tlicie in u,i tui.- Iiiiildin'i ' ""' in' mi I' li-M-m ii nu, i f. i r kfrotiii unil thinl toiic will Ii.- ii"'. fur oll'irc nnd ' looming liou-e. Noil.- of l. diiildiliv Ii.ii dr. 'II leiileil, nlHioili'li there h,'ie j Im'ch i i-i ii iipplic.'it i,,i Architecl jSiliiilt i. cH-,, in tin- i'y tud.iy to I I ! ni e I lie duildilli.'. Eire trie Light Plant. I;. ', St. eiii of of ii lol l ije NoIhiiiI. 'I1I,IIV. I ltd Si.llde, colicllllli'd til tl. Se,lile, liehillt-in to I., I Hie In-W chilli.' lliiit lln v will couiin.-ii. i- tlci eiM'tinn of thr iirw pliiiil liv the lit-! if the month The l.itr-i mi, I luu-t impict'd iiiiichill civ will he in-l.illc.l wi'li "ii'ti.'ielit ci to hiiinh tr.- hjiiU to the town, il Will ,1- ll.'lll- to til - -I.Ti - .iii.I puv- iite I ,-iih in i'-. Ilif --u-iit will Ii,, e lni.li-,1 old into l';e ;'i,a,' ,y the linn Hie eunn up, II", I ill' !H".V colllpmir h,le 1 i-li i - i on, - I . i I .1 III,- cllriiimiC im-lit mnl me rmili.li n (ini 'he new en tcipii-e will l,e ii p.n in.' in. I .--t mm! . Inquire of the F.Iks about the event of the season- March if). W'll Withdraw Hon. Howell l.ewi, ,,l lolui Hiiv, who leii'iitiy tiled his peti tion n- ,i i mnliiliitc I'm' , oiiul y roiiiinis siotiei', will, it i- reported, withdraw the mime upon liline tie- petiliun of ( '. I'. Mil-ten, who hu roti-rnli'il to di-come a ciindiilnte. Lewis did not jesire the ollicc hut w.i. of the opinion that the east end of the county wiw entitled to the roiiimi-ionei llii- year, and a- no one seemed ie-irioi- of aspiring to the posi tion, he concluded to lit'i'ome a candi date. However, when Mr. Aliisten con sented to liecuniM a candidate, Mr. Lewis was willing to withdraw in his favor. Mr, Lewis was county ronitiiis-ioner one term and made a good record and i popular with the taxpayers of the count v Warrenton Saw Mill. The Waneulon saw mill, recently piiichased dy eastern capitalists, will rumnienvc active opera tions today. The machinery and mill have been completely overhauled during the past two weekH. The present inten tion is to employ about fifty men and cut lumber for the contemplated im provements which consist of enlarging the mill to nearly double ils present capacity; building a large wharf mid in creasing the size of the log boom, When these improvements are completed, the mill will bo run to its full capacity and will give, employment to about' 250 men. The starting up of the mill has given an impetus to btiRiness in Wiir reiiit'qu,, anil nimiy nnw families are coining in, a large portion of whom. will be employed in the mill. Hotel Irving European plan. The only steam-heated hotel in Astoria; large and airy rooms; prices from 50 cents to $1.50; well prepared and daintily served meals at 25 cents. Special rates per week or month for room and board to permanent guests. Our bus meets all trains and steamboats. The very best board to be obtained in the city is at "The Occident Hotel." Rates very reasonable. Renounced Allegiance, - In the county clerk V nlllce yesterday, Yrjo Kuri, a na tive of I'lnhind renounced nil u )) Ki" In the Kmperor of liii-in and declared hi intention of becoming u citizen of tin- lulled Stale. Mm, Morrison's Funeral. The funeral of Mi, Minnie .Moiiiioii, wife of .ii per Mm rison, formerly of Ki'imiili', was lirlil yesterday morning from her lull ii-iilciiii' in Alilci brook, iiml tin; re llllllll- Were taken lo till' olil Clatsop I'i'iiii'l .1 y lor interment. Leave For Other Partit. Two hobor . 1 1, ,i 1 1 I on (In. Iiilr I ruin Sun, by niyhl (loin I'orll.ilnl Wcic ill rested li,V till' ioliri illllnrili.ill'lv oil llli'il "I I'ppiflg oil till' ll.lill nil. I lorkl'll 1 1 1 J ill llll' I'itV jnil n ci night. Vcti'ivliiy inoi ning I licy wen- nlni-ril with onli'iH lo dpal'f. In Improving, l.ny Fuiicll, ol Olncy, w liii in (In- SI, M,ii' hospital iii llii. city. In-ill;.' IH'illi',1 (ol injuries leecjvril Siil in iii y from being kicked by ii horse, i icpoilcd (o lie g'Miiig ii loii" ii' ii run li- expected. 'Ill- young well !u.ly ,ii l.nl in llir month, iiml iii'iu'Iv ci i-i tool Ii w ii I, nocked mil . New Launch. Tlie .Miller Snnd Seiii hi;,. oiiii,niy !ii.' iiwunlcd ,i cunt i ih-I to C. l, 1,1-llt Ill-l In lillllil II new J.'.'1-o- Iiih' t.iiiiicli, wlii.li when i-oiniili'lc.l will j Ii.- i lni-le I Iln- " Teddy lloo-ewlt ." I 'I lie in u I.iiiikIi will In- of I hi- following ; dlitii-ii'iiiti: I. instil. I 'it feel lic.iin, i l.'li In I; ,.,l,l III) Inl It Will lie i ,jiiiipe. Willi ii :',' Iio.i-iow I engine, iiml will lie n-i-.l diiiiny (lie Ji liiny "'n on ji ,i tin, iii t,.i the ciiiiii( nniiiiN. Rev. S.indstrom'a Funeral. Tin- fun cm! o (lie lute .'rv. I'. Sllllll-I loin of i;ny' l!n.r, wlm .lied In-t S.-iturdiiy. w.i- In-ld yi-li-nl.iy itltcriiiioii linin the Klniore iliiipcl in t iiiuntortti. The acr ice w cie i oiului led liy 'cv. Mr. Kullk koiieii, u t ii of the Finiii-li Lutheran church mid wii, attend. dy the tun ny (l iellil" of (he ii-reiicii. The intei incut ill iieciiwoud. Hold Examinations. On April 4 the local liumd of rh il service examiner will hold an eiiminiitiun for the M.-itiin of topographic draughsinan for the I'muiiiiii ( iin,i I. On April H'th an i xatni nation for a-si-tuni luuidei imni fur for-e-t service in the department of agriculture-.' April llth, an examination for engineer nnd surveyor for the Navajo agency nnd tor inlerprclci in Italian mid either (iteck, Tllll.ish ol Syrian for iuiinigiiil ion service. Extra Freight Service. The Astoria mnl Ciiluinliiit Unci Ilitilroad Company have li-cn compelled to double their Height -ci in- lii iwerii .A-toi iii and I',, ill. hi, I in older to meet I In- fust in- leasing demands of the Hade. Here to!. He only 1 luce trains a week have I n inn bet werii -toiia nnd Cortland mnl the miiii' li. t ween Cortland and A-tmi.i. In. In' tin' new si-heilule, a fn-iihi ti. nu will he 1 1111 each way every day. The iiiiiea-ing lumber orders from the local mills me in pait lv-pon-idlc Im the iin-l i-ii-ci! service. To Dredge Channel. 1'or the pa-t two 01 three yet-, tin- channel between Sand Island and llwaro ha- been sluialing lo such an extent, that it has been almost iiiipo-sibli- Im flic T. I. Cotter or other boats In Vieh tin. ninth -hole, except mi extreme high tide-. Captain Conway of the O. II. & X. Co.. visited llwaeo last week and investigated the condition of nlTaii-. He has reported to the coin pain, that in order to facilitate tratlic between Astoria and llwiteo, it will be necrssmv to dredge the channel, and the company has decided to act upon hi- report mid a dredger will soon be put in operation and an effort made to dredge the channel to allow the Cotter, as well ns the Astoria boats to reach llwaeo on ordinary high tide without imnercssnrv ilclavs. Resolutions Rescinded. About two months ago, 15ev, Luther 1). Mahone. formerly pastor of the Congregational church of this city, left for N'orth Yakima, taking with him resolutions of the church in effect, that his services as pastor had been satisfactory. It -ffiii that the resolutions were not passed nt a regular meeting of the church director ate, and after Mr. Mahone hud gone to North Yiikimii, he sent a request to the church for a verification of the resolu tions. The matter came up before the church Sunday, nnd it refused to in dorse the resolutions previously passed. At the meeting, there wits considerable opposition to the resolutions, and sonic things not. complimentary were discuss ed. After discussing the matter, the ehiti'eh adopted 11 series of resolutions, but the uncomplimentary remarks were not embodied therein. The church is now without a pastor, but it is ex pected that a- call will be extended to someone in the near future. N. A. Ackennun, 421 Bond St.. doesaP manner of texldermy, furniture uphol j and they banquet the crowd. And all sterlng, carpet cleaning and laying, mat , on the same plane of excellence. Com tresa making a specialty and all work I mercial street, opposite the Page build guaranteed. I ng. OpcnoJ an Office. - ir, Kathryn Hue trr, ii gi-ulmite of the Osteopathic col lege of Lo Angelc arrived in the city yesterday ami doing favorably impress ed1 with Astoria iiml its opiortiinit, cciirei mi ollicc on tin- third floor of tin- lien Mivc building mid decided to liM'iitc here permanently. The doctor coiiick highly recommended iiml will no dmilil liiiild up n lucriitive practice. Blew in Yesterday. - Timothy Wood, ivprcsenfiiig , . Corlhind Flouring .Mills, arrived in Ihe city yesterday mi his monthly lour, J'.eforc he left, his wife pie-cnted him with 11 1oiincing baby boy, mid he eeh-bniti-d the event wiih hi many fiiend-i, ICvcrydody works but fut her. Was Drunk J!ccmi,(, xhe had imbibed loo many mixtuie. of mi alcoholic na line, ;un! loudly imagined every house ill Aslolia was "home, swe-t home," Mabel , hailing from Cortland, wils (iiie-leil In- ,e police mnl chlllyed with bring ij,oi,ei ly , Mabel hud evi -i denlly- K.-i-n tl,,, i.ji. i, ,-jy jailj tcfo.. ami ii. jl was not lo her liking j she gan' bail lor her appearance in J Codec Coin'!, mi,! di-appi-urcfl. A- -die j did iio show up ye-leidiiy afternoon! tor tiial, her money was turned over to the eit v f i-tiin v. Will Resume Operations. It i, n ported, tliul. the Central Mmiufaet tiring Company of Cmtliied ui purchased the I plant ol iln- I'niveisal Sash and Door) I'arloiy. located at Smith's Coint and! will takr immediate possession of the) .ime. 'I hi- company ha- secured uj n ber of plants in Oregon, mid the acre-. ion ii, ..t,,ria plant means ihe simting up of the factory, and pon ilily mi increase in output. The build ing ol the new road to Hie factory will 1 liable the owner- to bring their pro ilurt. market, and the fact that a spur of the railroad has been built to the fac tory will enable it to supply the increas ing eastern demands. Water Commission Meets. At one o'rlork yesterday afternoon the water eoinmi-.ion met in the city hall to con sider the propo-al of Alf Kinney and the liuilding it Loan Association to sutnbit the eoiil im eisy over the -clliug price of certain laud owned dy them, and wanted dy the water eommi-sion. to a lionrd of arbitrators. The land in question is located almut a mile east of the city resor ..ii .ite, and i- adjoining the land lec-ntly hmcjlit by the commission from A. II. 1 l.i in nu 'inl l or '."rfi nu ac e. The i-iiiiiim--!' .1- been living to secure 1 Ihe 1 1 eliiit Hung I w cut -one ai-re- owner! In Mr. kinncv. and the liuilding A' i Loan Association but could not agree j on a satisfactory price. The board offer- j ed to pay .,"iO an acre for the land, but j the owner- hold mil for a higher price.' No agieenient seemed possible and the city was about to institute eondemna-j tion proc edings ngatn-t the property, j when the owners submitted the propn- ' sal to have the di-pute arbitrated, each j partv to elec one mm!, and thus,, two I to silnt n Ihinl in the event that Ihey ciiiihl not reach an adjustment of the matter. This -ecuied i( fair proposition to (he hoard and o yeterilny afternoon they met, and selected T. S. Cornelius s i).,,!. ii,m,i!mi- ,,t llm n t-liil i im I boanl. TV Van Du-en was chosen by the owners of (be land as their represen tative. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Tl four masted schooner , Mabel Jn It, in ballast from San Pedro arrived in yesterday afternoon, having sailed from the Southern port on March 7th, The schooner came up the river last evening and anchored in the channel, and will proceed today to Portland where she will take 011 lumber at the liiiuan Poulseii mills. The steamer Despatch which sailed last Friday from San Francisco, arrived in yesterday afternoon and proceeded up the river. The tlcvenue Cutter Commodore Perry is in Portland, for a Tew days. The steamer F. A. Kilbtirn which left Sun Francisco Friday, and was expected to arrive here yesterday, bad not been reported Inst evening, but it is thought that sin- will arrive in this morning. STATEMENT NO. The statement is frequently, and freely, made that the best meal in As toria is always served at the Palace Restaurant. The reason for this broad and general declaration, is that it is so. What better predicate can there be for so important announcement? The man who doubts it has only to call there and prove it for himself. If he can't go by day, ho can go at night; the house is never closed. They feed the individual PERSONAL MESTION. Louis JfaulTe the Chinook trapper is in the city. F, V. Ceterson wn up from Warren ton yesterday, las. (iobl, of llwaeo registered at the, Occident yesterday. j Henry Metlouiin of Mi'tiowans, was! at the Cmkei house. j Fred lieilT of Chinook watt a visitor ' in the city yesterday, .1, S. Heskeft of Cortland was a gtie-t in the city yesterday, j Hon. Howell I.ej, of .John I)av was. in the, city yesterday, j ('. K. Lewis of Salem visited friends ! in the city yesterday. j ('rank lionhiirt left for ,i business trip 1 to Seattle a-t evening. I Tho-. Holtou. of Kniippa was in the city yesterday 011 bnines. j V. C, llanlie of Warrenton was in the j city yesterday on business, If. A. Soderlimil of Chinook was a visi-1 tor in the city yesterday. I Jan W. Kvans of Cortland registered i at the Occident yesterday, T. Ci. Coleiiuin of Cortland registered I at the Occident yesterday. J August Lar-cii and wife of Altoona I were in the city ye-fenlay. Mi-s Fredrick-on of Frankfort visited! friend, in the city yesterday. ! Charles Kchluiid of Chinook, was a vi-itor ill the city yesterday, linis Hansen of Chinorsk, vi-ised friend- in the city yesterday, Ii. F. Stevens, the Seaside real e-tate agent, was in the city yesterday, K. K. Kilis and wife of Seaside visit ed friends in the city yesterday. I. O. Xiinihurg. the Young's River dairyman, was in the city yesterday. I!. I!. Warren of Taeonia is in tht city and registered at the Occident. Mrs. Dubinin John-on of Chinook was in the city yesterday visiting friends. Adolph jieterson, a prominent trapper of Chinook, was in the city yesterday. Hon. J. ('.. Meglar and wife of Brook field visited friends in A-toria yester day. 1. C. Ileierson of Klie who has been vi-iting friends in the city has returned home. C. ('. Hall, a prominent merchant of Ilosfon registered at the Occident yes terday. I hi v id Hood, the popular commercial traveler of Portland was in the city yes terday. I. A. Merrill, the Skamokawa mill man. is in the city and registered at the Parker. Oeorgp Hibbert, editor of the Chinook Oli-erver was in the city yesterday on business. Karl A. TxaiNon. of the De-demonia Sands lighthouse, was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. liimle, one of the owners of the Warrenton mills was jn the eitv vester-) day on business. Win. Swi-eney. a prominent politicin uf 'Portland i in the eitv looking over the political situation. 0. Y. Shelly, a prominent commercial travekr of San Franeico. was register ed at the Occident veterdav. THE OLD GOVERNMENT. The perfection of whisky used in the medical department of the United States military and naval service. Also in hospitals. Recommended by the high est authorities as the purest stimulant for family use. Sold exclusively b Win, Bock. THE PICTURE WORLD. When you are in need of anything in the photographic line in the amateur way, kodaks, films, plates, cards, mounts, and all the technical detaili of the business, and want the best and last in the way of artistic development just go to Frank Hart, the druggist, and tell him so. That is all. LEST YOU FORGET. Is it not about time you were getting that buggy fixed up? It may need new rubber tires or perhaps some other n piir. Tf so. take it to Andrew Asr Company. They also do all kinrV blacksmithing and repair work. We are sole agents in Astoria for the Niagara Stove Works of Buffalo, , Celebrated Stoves and Ranges till Iral TRAIN IS HELD OP Passenger on the A &C. Claims He Had Been Touched. HAS OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION Prominent Citizens of Astoria Are Ac cused of Participating in the Hold-up, But Succeeded in Proving an Alleged Alibi. Saturday evening, a number a promi nent Astorians were passengers to Port land on the 0:10 train which loft As toria. Among the passengers in the chair ear, where passengers who 'have money usually ride, were Hon. Harrison Allen, district attorney of the Fifth judicial district of Oregon; Jack Mayo, general freight and passenger agent; (miie- Wallace, secretary to Mr. Mayo, a gentleman, whoe name could not be learned, but who had officiated as watch man on the Sargent, prior to her cross ing out on a trip to .Alaska, and a log ger. The watchman measured over six foot in hi stocking feet, and carried a considerable load of liquid ozone which listed to starboard shortly after the train pulled out from the station. The logger had been in the city two days and was feeling quite gay. In fact, the conductor, fieorge Burchard, was satis fied that none of the gentlemen named were out on a temperance lecturing tour. After discussing the political situa tion; the price of logs, and the duties of watchman on a foreign bound ship, the watchman suddenly discovered that be had been " touched " for $80, gold coin of the realm. He went to the chair car, where he had previously been introduced to the politician and railroad magnates, and told of his loss. He looked at Mayo, Wallace and Allen with suspicion, and pulled out a gun that resembled a moun tain howitzer, loaded to the muzzle, and threatened to hold up all politicians, railroad men and the entire crew of the train, unless hi- money was forthcoming. At the sight of the gun. Wallace sud denly remembered that he had import ant business in the baggage car; Jack Mayo want"d to see the conductor. While Harrison Allen sudil"nly remem bered that he had left his grip and some soda water in the smoker. The only person left was the logger, agd he was a small, unsophisticated young man, w ithout guile in his heart, and the watch man started in to pay his compliments to him. . Xot getting any satisfaction, nor any due to hi- Eighty Samolians. he started out after the politician, rail road magnate and private secretary. Mr. Wallace was appointed by the rail road company to make an investigation and also to relieve the watchman of his gun. but was unable, with his persua sive eloquence and winning ways, to make any impression on the man. Finally Jack Mayo gathered what coinage he could possess together, and started in on an investigation, backed by the dignity of the law, who always carries it with him when he leaves the city. After a few moments, the watch man was shook down, and the $80 dis covered in his watch pocked, with some private papers. The watchman apologized to Mayo, Allen nnd Wallace, who were willing to accept anything, as soon as the gun was placed away in the hip pocket of the watchman. Mr. Allen started, in o impanel a grand jury to investigate the violation of the law in pulling a gun, but the logger refused to prosecute, and,' the muter was dropped. Although Wallace, Mayo and Allen were badly seared, it had a good effect upon them and taught them a lesson in sobriety that they will probably pro fit bv. New Popular Song Books Svenson'i. THE ZENITH AND THE STAR Every one guaranteed. Will let yon tand or ait on the oven door if yov wish. Prices reduced on all stoves aotl ranges till after the Holidays. W, J. Scully 470-472 COMMERCIAL STREET .0000000000000