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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. J TODAY'S WEATHER. Jj Forecast, Western Washington, Oregon, n t-! - r.i u.Lii. ft t- - r , The AST0R1AN has the largest LOCAL E circulation! the largest GF.NtRAL clrcula- tifJR. and tha IartrA.1 TATll r tmn tdkicrn nasmngion, uregor, Tair, iui- u lowed by showers. r t- , .... v i nL wikuimiun 01 " all papers published In Astoria. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH IC PRESS REPORT. . VOL. XLLY. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1895. NO. 230. rr Lubricating OILS A Specialty. I872 1895 pisfper Brothers, Sell Astoria, Ship Chandelery, Hardware, Iron & Steel, Coal, Groceries & Provisions, Flour & 'Mill Feed, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Loggers Supplies, Fairbank's Scales, Doors & Windows, Agricultural Implements Wagons & Vehicles. B. F. ALLEN, Dealer In Wall Paper, Artist Materials, Paints and Painters Supplies Glass, Mouldings, Japanese Mattings, Rugs and Bamboo Goods Centructor for Fresco Painting, Paper Hanging, Etc, 765 Commercial Street. The Two fequisites- hi suras it Truth With Enterprise Cannot only bu;ld up a business, but can , defend it against all comers and all kinds of schemes in the sale of Men's Or Boys' Clothing:, Furnishing: Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Mackintoshes, Blankets. Quilts, etc. . The Bondsmen Have Decided to Complete the Contract. TROUBLE IS NEARLY OVER A Suggestion Coming- From the As torian That Has Been Heartily Taken Up by the Commissioners. $S?I shall meet any prices for any goods in my lines for same quality, size and value. ann ur 1 i ,u ...f.eateraa'r u-' of interestm de kvvj juj pira uoiuid uujjug ciocnuuic voiopments on the water works and save money. Snap R Kodak at any man coining out ot our sio.o and you'll get a portrait ot a man brimming over with pleasant thoughts. Such quality in th liquor we have to offer are enough to PLEASE ANY MAN.. Conoe and Try Them HUGHES & CO. ASTORIA' IRON WORKS Cooromly St., foot of Jackson, Astoria, General Machinists and Boiler Makers Land and Marine Engines, Boiler work, Steam boat and Cannery Work a Specialty. Castings of All Descriptions Made to Order on Short Notice. John Fox. President and Superintendent A. L. Fox Vice President O. B. Prael Secretary They Lack Life There are twines sold to fishermen on the Columbia river that stand in the same relationship to Marshall's Twine as a wooden Image does to the human being they lack strength life evenness and lasting qualities. Don't fool yourself Into the belief that other twines besides Marshall's will do "Just az well." They won't. They cannot. . I. U OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. 506 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR. chool Books! Ichool At Greatly Reduced Suoolies! i i 'rices. A FULL LINE OF Oregon Books Slatea Pencils Tablets Pens Erasers Sponges Everything Necessary for School Use. Griffin & Reed. THREE LOTS. In a desirable location, 2 blocks from High School. A BARGAIN. CHOICE LOTS IN MILLS FIRST ADDITION. On the new Pipe Line CjulevarJ Juat the plnce for a cheap home. A Block IN ALDER BROOK. STREET CAR LINE will be eitande.i this Rummer to within 5 minutes walk of thia property Will cell nt decMed baruniD. C. J. TRENCH4 RD, Agent Wells, Fargo & Co. and Pacific Express Co. jlOlBE and PHOENIX INSURANCE CO'S. Custom House Broker and Commission Merchant, 50a Bond Street. ACRE AG P.. In 5 or 10 no re tracts inside the mly limit', also adjoining Flavel. GEORGE HILL. - 471 Bond St, Occident Block, HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. $7,500 CASH Kopp's Beer Hall. Choice Wines. Lluuors and Cigar. KENTUCKY WHISKEY Only handed over the tier. The largest giass of N. P. Beer. Half-and-half. jc. Free Lunch. Chas. Wirkkala, Proprietor. Cor. Conromly and Lafayette St. 1riOMA9 MOKKO, . Tw Blacksmith -vhoso shop Is oppos ite Cutting's cannery, Is now prepared to do such odd jobs as making new vannery coolers, repairing old ones, making new fishln boat Irons, and re pairing old ones, and all other black smithing that requires first-class workmanship. MUSIC HAUh. KEATING & CO will open their Music Hall at &9 Alitor street, Saturday the ICth. They will WW keep Dtimberless goo 1 liquors and cigars besides having good music all the time. SEASIDE To le raised from our stock of goods Inslcle of 45 days. Therefore, we will sell at -aPUBLtlC HTJCTIOflt- Commencliiu Saturday, September aiat, 1805, at a p. m.. and continue from day- to duy until tlie amount Is raised, DRESS GOODS, SILKS, PLUSHES, MEN' SUITS, OVERCOATS, UNDERWEAR LADIES' AND GENTS' SHOES, -UMBRELLAS, BLANKETS, etc., etc. Will He Bold atyour own price. Wednesday and Friday afternoons specially reserved for ladica. and every other time for everybody. OntGON I HADING CO 600 Commercial Street. SflWpiiIi. A complete stock of lumber on hand In the rough or dressed. Flooring, rus tle, celling, wid all kinds of finish; mouldings and shingles; also bracket work done to order. Terms reasonable and prices at bedrock. All orders promptly attended to. Office and yard at milL H. w. U LOGAN, Prop'r. oairfd. Oregon. The tieaMng properties of DeWitfs Witrti Hazel Saive are well known. If. iires ectema, skin affections, and Is pim ply a perfect remedy for piles. Chan. Rogers. DivPrlcc's Cream Baking Powder Contain m AsnatofiU or Aloa. ROSS HIGGINS & Cu. Grocers, : and : Butchers Astoria and Upper Astoria ine Teas and Coffees. Table Delicacies D mestlc and Tropical Frulls. Vegetables, Sugar Cured Hams, Bacon. Etc. Choice - Fresh and - Salt - Meats. haTOSlJi PUBLIC MBW! KEADIKG BOOM FliEE TJ ALL. Open every day from 3 o'clock to 6 :30 and 6:30 to 930 p. m. Subscription rates $3 per annum. Southwest cor. Eleventh sud Duane Sts. EVEllT ONB NEEDS A BCTIXE3 S EDUCATION. Many yoonn men an women esn wpn4 tint one or two years at aohool why r.ot take a course that csa hm completed in that time? The collec-e Includes abort ENGLISH COURSES be tide a BUSINESS and SHORTHAND COTJRSFl For eatalosroM address). 114 TASHIli St. - - BULJtthS BU5WE5S COLLEGE, - - mTUTO. OR, nupaflnn mm rrom any morning till Jato at night rumors of all kinds were plentiful. At a Uttlo 'before 9 o'clock word came down to ine city that several tmnuiwi nn rfck wagons haullnir loada un tn thA neaaworKg nau been stonned hv n hann or seventy or rareill's men and forced, wun revoiivers thrust in thlr fa,-oa auanuon tne teams and leava rhm mocKing tranic in the middle of the road way. After this demonstration, the flrHr uumwiui act or which the laborers have been guilty, they marched do svn fn fmvn in a lH)dy. and wera iolnivl nt 'h of the water commission oana numbering about a hundred. They came alone up Commercial strf nn.i when they reached the Astoria National nan muted and formed In a circle. iin 01 tneir number. Antone Gareto. a 1rndr. of the Italian element among the work men, then delivered a Ions- and enrnpsf address. Ho explained that all tho men present were hungry, and said that some or inem were even on the point of star vauon. Addressing himself to a lare number of citizens 'he made a plea for mmiwiiaio assistance. "These laDorera, ne earn, nave been vcrv natlpnt. Th iiuvo nept quiet anu obeyed the law, bu ."cj uib geuing aesnenite. VV lat are you going to do about It?" When he con eluded his speech Gareto ordered the line asain anu marcnea tne men up iu me courmouse. where .ho mad nn. otner. speech, to the same effect. Judge Gray and Sheriff Hare both answered him and both advised him to do nothing tmlt was Illegal or criminal, but to to'i hi. menus to 'be oat ent a llttlo lnn.ror very iew or tne laborers understood what tne county olticiais were calkins aihmir cm umso iiu uiu -were not cheered up very mucli oy the remarks made. There was eviaentiy a very general and mis- taKen idea among them that the countv was partiaMy responsible for their con dition, and that thev KihnnM h n.,i.i.,i oy ine county's representatives. When they found that they could do nothing with the officers they disbanded and euutiereu onto different streets of the ciiy wnere tney remained ail morning A t .. " n. icw Humors got among theai and held forth in their element for some time making a disgraceful exhibition of inemseives and acting in such a mannor as aeserved instant arrest and Imprison ..i. wiib luuu-momnca individual was particularly obnoxious, screaming out his malicious falsehoods and incendiary re- nmrKs rignt under the shadow nf th city jail. rne members of the A. O. U. V. orce more came to the rescue of the hungry Italians and supplied them with nPiHv J00 meals from the Denver Kitchen during mo uuy. -mere is no doubt that tho powerful demonstration made on Com mercial street and the knowledjro that many of the men were armed and be. coming desperate had Its .t(a-t nn a lairge number of storekeepers and others wno Degan to demand some definite action on the part of the cltv council. Tn nh.. dienee to this sentiment, the council con vened at 2 p. m.. the hall belnir crnw,l.,rt with laborers and sympathizers. The mayor in a short speech announced that me meeting wa3 called to consider an emergency that had arisen In the city and which he hoped would be nromDtlv met. Councilman Thomson moved and Councilman Schiebe seconded tho follow ing resolution: That it Is the sense of this eonnrll thnr the 'water commission should n un laborers on tho water works who hav worked under the Pacific Paving Co. the amount due them In all cases where claims have not been transferred to other parties, and we therefore urge the water commission to make these payments." mr. Herman wise, who acted as a sort . spokesman for the men, supported t.ie resolution. He said that It could do no harm and would certainly show tho water commission that the council, as representative of the citizens, wa lend ing its moral support to any movement the commissioners might nnke looking to the amelioration of the condition of the ruurvlng men. The resolution passed after considerable, discussion, Jlessrj. Trulllnger, Thomson, and Welch voting against It. Mr. Trulllnger waa particularly emphatic anj spoke in a very sensible manner. He said that he was in favor of the men being paid, tut the city council had no right to meet and pass such a foolish resolution. Ho belkved In doing work on business principles and by allowing such a motion to prevail lie did not think the council was exhibiting much "common sense. Auditor Ostium, af ter being given permission to speik, nip per ted Mr. Tmldinger'a statements. A committee of three, consisting of Coun cilmen Schlete, Welch and Bergman was appointed to confer with the water com mission on the lines of the resolution, and the meeting then adjourned. The next event th.it set the people talk ing was the arrival of Mr. John Burke, one of the Pacific Paving Co.' bondsmen, who came down from Portland on the Telephone. As soon a he reached the city he went to the circuit court room and filed a satisfactory boni of U,M with Judge McBrido, thus showing that he and hi fellow bondsmen had delinlte ty decided to continue the work. He was interviewed last night by an Astorlan representative, to whom he said: "I came down today with the Inten tion of taking up the work on the water ystem where it was dropped by Mehm c Hamshaw, and continuing it '.1.1 It U completed. Under our bond we have btesr alvlsed that the commission cannot possl t'.y hold 11s, but we have no desire to get out of our obligation and we propose to go right through with, this matter without the loss of a single diy. 'I - bond simply makes us guarantee th it the Pacific Paiving Co. would complete 11 contract and bind o to nothing else. Im mediately our nw Ixirid was h.ed tcd.iy I hunted up tbe sub-cor.tractor. Mr. Lucas, who has charge of the stone work, and Mr. Zaniilo, Mr. i'aroill' partner, were tiotb with, me soon after I got hers. I told Zaniilo that I wanted him to be on hand with aT. his men tomorrow morning, to go right ahead with their work, and that "on the engineer's certifi cate that one mile of the ditch had been completed (about 5 days' labor) I would pay. thorn cash, and for every fresh mile tney dug they would get theii money promptly. Seeing that their contract only calls for payment once a month, I be lieve that the bondsmen are treating the men -very raimy. 1 notified Luc 'is that, on tne completion of every 76 yards of stone work he would get his pay in full. I exhtbited a certified check of sufficient amount to cover the full cost of material and labor for several weeks, and offered to place it in the hands of any prominent citizen they might name. Lucas accepted the proposition and will have all his men on hand, with the exception of about three, 'bright and early tomorrow morn. ing. Zaniilo would not give me anv de cided answer, tout stated that the ma jority of his men, h believed, would not go to work again intll their back wages were paid, and furthermore, he thought they would not allow any new hands to' start work in their places. What these men will decide to do between now ana I tn morning I cannot say, hut with such terma beforo them they certainly should be only too glad to accept. 1 notified Engineer Adams this afcarnoon that I had ordered men to start in on the asphalting at once and that we were ready to begin aill classes ot operations tho moment the laborers chose to set to. It Is not our present Intention to employ a single new man unless we aro com peliCd to. The 'hands who have been working right along are good enough for us, If they will only come out and dig In Messrs. cscroggin ana Juxige mltn, my fellow bondsmen, have let the whole solution of the difficulty to me. I am a contractor and naturally am better able to deal with such things. 'I have thoroughly examined every Inch of the work and am confident thiat I can complete It In good shape before the wet weather seta In If the men . will go to work at once. Indeed, with the appall tus at my command I aim really In a bet ter position to finish the Job satlsfac torny than the Pacific Paving Co. wera, My opinion about the whole muddle Is that It was caused by rank mismanage ment and extravagance. If the contract hnd been JudlclousJy handled It could have been complete! with a small maiv gin of profit. The tunnel ami the power house were certainly botn losing proposi tions but the amount that should have been made on the other parts of the con tract were quite enough to onjt this loss and leave a little prollt besides. Behm and Hamshaw have both skipped out frori Portland and I never expect to gee either or them airaln. We had legltlmato reasons for going cn their bonds. They owed us $1300 from an Oregon City street contract in which they were mixed up and we wanted to get It ba.-k. Besides, the contract, with lfs stipulation for a ten per cent reserve and a a) days' hold off from pay on each month s work was a good guarantee. Both men, have been doing some very shady work down here. They have been draw ing $200 each a month right along. Ham- snaw drew J7UU to go to Portland and buy brick, and when he 'got thera lie had the brick sent down ti this city and gave an order lor it. The reservoir work cost them 17e. They took It themselves at 15c, and had a chance to let It out to perfectly responsible ( contractor for 12c. "The Job Itself Is a most excellent one and I have no hesitation in saying that, tuiklng it all through, It .shows far better workmanship than either of the Portland ewervolr systems." Mr. John Hahn, tho receiver, when in terviewed by an Astorlan representative Mild: "I want the Astorlan to Btate that the laborers should at once file their claims for services rendered the Pacific Paving Co., with me." It seems to 'the Astorlan. Mr. Hahn said the reporter, "that there Is now only one solution of the difficulty with these men. Giving them one meal here and one meal there la only a sliKht teniDorarv relief thait cannot be kept up long. The water commission should collect the '.alms of all laborers, pay them their money In fun after verifying the ac counts, and then assume their place In court as preferred creditors. What do you think of the proposition?" -j. am neartny in 'favor or It." he re plied. "It Is the very best way out ot tho trouble, and I am eertaln that, even if tho commission had to take the funds out of ltd bank account and then failed to recover tho amount it had disbursed, mo puouc woum iOoK on- tne aencit as proper expenditure and justify the com miysioners' action. Hut I don't b.dicve there Is any question but that the labcr- claims can all be easily recovered. This method of settling the matter will satiary the workman and will get the ty out of a very Berloua muddle." Mr. W. W. Parker, chairman of the ater commission, when seen by an As- tcrlan representative, was also greatly In avor or the suggestion. He said: "The expenses aihe now running along at IfTe rate of 12,000 a month, and already dtr Ing the period that the work has been Idle we have lost nearly $700 In this way, 1 Deneve that we should aasuma thess la borers' claims, and I have no djubt that pimnc sentiment will be with us If we do." The commission will meet today to con elder this matter and will no doubt come to a d'eflnlte and asltcfactory conclusion Derore night. Meanwnlle Mr. Burke will anxious.y watch this morning for signs cr activity on the works and the Kenoral In'pressiln will certainly be that the men ouqht to seize tho opportunity to resume their places, and allow the commissioner to find a speedy way of settling wltl inem in fun for past services. The bearding house nt the camp will be open ed again today If the laborers begin oper ations, so that from the moment they start they will be supplied with meal and at the end of each wet will have money beside, in addition to the certain ty of recovering their back pay In full. LONG DISTANCE RACE 40 Miles Per Hour the Average for 1937 Miles ATTORNEY BUNN IN A HURRY The Causa of the Unparalleled Time -Files the K.P. Receivers' Besigr nations In Seattle. Seattle, Sept. 30.-C. W. Bunn. counsel for the Northern Pacific, unexpectedly appeared In this city today and in the afternoon went to the United .States com, where he filed the resignations of Messrs. Oakes, Payne and Rouse. He reached Seattle by special train, In which he reduced the time between St. Paul and Beattlo to 43 hours, as against 72 hours per regular schedule time. The distance la 1937 miles, and the average speed for the entire run, including stop and de-ay?- aggregating Beveral hours, waa 40.25 .miles, per hour. This time Is the fastest yet made, and Is considered by railroad men as an Indication of the prob able rate to be made under the revised schedules. Although Mr. Bunn passed hi oppo nents on the road, his appearance in court was without immediate result for Instead of acting on the resignations Judge Hanford, on hearing from 8. H Piles, , associated1 with Silas W. Pettlt In the fight against the receivers, de ferred action until October 2, the date set nor tne nearlng of the remove the receivers, ed him and then all was quiet. After hanging eight minutes the physicians Pronounced him dead. It Is K by some who wltneed the execution that Hfa wa not entirely extinct when the ft,NJ1 ap,,lle4 ironiedlately ;.T?.C0U navo been resuscitate, L?Ma'nt,pu,lse and resI"ratlon were perl coffin " m bdy p:aci!d ln th L. Graff; K. R. Myers; Mc-' graphed today that city tomorrow. he petition to Mr. Pettlt tele, would be in the iMATH'HVvTS FOR PRESIDENT. Democrats TVant Him tot Their Standard Bearer. . inaianaipoils. Sent. 30. Governor r. thews will spend the last two waaks ot October in Ohio making speeches for the Democmtlo ticket. It Is thought here that about the time the governor goes vino nis political friends wll'l begin to do some work toward securing for him mo nomination ror president nevr une 01 tne governor's intimate friends "u. ine governor's chances are im proving every day, and those who know what la being done wia bo surprised if 1.-0 is not me democratic nimin t jjrwment. RESPOND TO THE CALL. But There Will Hardly Be a Quorum of uie u-exns legislature. Austin. Sept. 30. Onlv fnion(w.n bers of the legislature have arrive,! up to tonight, and Judging from present ln- uiL-uorai 11 is h'ardly Drobable that quorum will arrive to answer roll oai? tomorrow. A Careful poll Of both hnn.oa l- vaa-iies aevexips the fact that from public utterance and well known ifhVT.m' m ,hB membe the anti-prize tight bill will go throuuh thB nt. ,1.1. mo ciiibi iiency crausa with vniu tn The fight to kill thA ftmorifflniif ninl.sn .111. . . viauon r r,, agW utterly in the house by the Dallas people. A committee of busi. noes men wll larrive . tomorrow fenm ness men will arrive tomorrow from " "",ml "J RnocK out the emergency clause, on the sjround that it will confis cate thousand of dollars worth nf J nTT wiuca inas 'Deen outlaid vu ine siigtnt. CORBETT TALKS. SEATTLE GETS THB PLUM. ORANOE-JUDD REPORT. Enormous Crops, but Poor Quality. Chicago, Sept. 30. The October crop re port of the Orange-Judd farmer, basing Its estimate upon county returns and threwhing result, estimate the rate of yield Of wheat at 12.6 bushels and the total crop at 9,W9,0ibuihels. Tho win ter wnei yieios are larger than were expected, but the quality Is poor and a considerable part of tho crop will never enter commercial channel. The yield of oata l phenomenal. The crop la estimated at SiOMKJO.OuO bushels, or 30 bushels to the acre. The q'lality 1 not In keeping with the size of the crop. FIRST SNOW STORM. Appear Before New York Public Prior to uoing to Texas. New York, Sept. 30. Prior to hi. Aa. pwrture to hi training quarters In Tex-ia uBii tuuty cave New Ynrlr. en an exhibition In Madison Square Gar den of how he Is training for hi. n,.hi with Fltzsmimon. At U o'clock Corbett iumnert th,,., th ropes for a a-o wiiw nvim, of Sheepshead Bay. In response to a de mand for a speech, Corbett. Bald: "Ladles and sentlemnn! T nm Texas tomorrow to get myself ready to iiasimmons. i nave the ut most confidence In the Florida A(ki.,.i Club, and from whiat I have seen In the papers, you can easily see that we were wUing to fight, and wo do not nt ,n come back" from Texas without It. For my part I am willing that the Floridi Ath.tlc Club shall pull off tho fight wherever they choose." The champion looked fat. bnf h. o.n '""y reduce the haunche he 1 carrying vni wun steady truinlng. BUWJUEJD BY THE SHERIFF.' A Man Slowly Strangled to Dea'h by a I.,. iviiu.na'p. Wailn Walla. Sent, a Ar r, day Charles Myors was hant-ert f,. . murder committed bv aeMIno- ' i Asotin Hotel at Asotin City over two year ago, when Frank Sherry wa burn- Ascending the Scaffold Ifvar. i . short laddreos, stoutly proclaiming his in- "7 Ul lna "me of which he ha twice been convicted, savinar h .irr.,.m- ftanees were against nlm. To tha 'ast moment he had hope thit Governor Mc Oraw would commuts the sentence to imprisonment for life, but he ... .11.. appointed. He claimed he h,i w, converted to Christianity during his long -...MLC,a.,n Bna naue nil. fr Hurt. 0V...1 bye, saying he Uroillil rvt.ft.ifr tk. 1. ficaven. At 11 o'clock th juMatl , to his neck, the black cap drawn ever his face and the trap sprung. In the faH the knot In the noose hlfted to I a point below the chin. n,l h wtln V , m' lh neek not being, 6. 3d. Irokeq. Beveral turonijdnar arn.n. ,.., ! kt... v.i a.n 50 H ,,n METHODIST CONFERENCE CLOSED. The Rev. J. J. Waller Will Come to A-' toria. 'Portland, Or., Sept. 30.-The annual con terence of tha Methodist Episcopal church closed todiiv. and tha fnn,.- appolntments of ministers were made- Salem Dlstrlct-John Parsons, presid ing elder. AJbany, J. T. Abbett;' 'Amity. v F. H. Callder: Brownsville. .1. w b- gler; Brooks, T. F. Royal; Corvallls. Har old O. Berg: Dallas, a. A. mar. n..-, F. L. (BeJknap: Eturene. iM. c wir- vuL City L. M. Haworth; Halsey, Hiram Gould; Hubbard, W. J. Qardner; Inde- peiruttnce, U. ti. U adSl JerfTertinn V. junction' City, E. C, Lebanon, C. G. Harmon; Lincoln. norner; 'Mehama. W. H. miiuivi.ie, u. 1 . Summerv He- ll,,nm. S. L. 'Lee; Newport. Philomath. 'Miial City and Detroit, to be supplied; Salem. First Church, Q. W. Orannis; Leslie, J.: M. Shuls; Shedd, A. Kershaw; Sheridan. trandall: Sileta ami Tniof. o -or Potter; eilverton, Isaac Peart; Turner,' E. H. Belknano: Woodlmrn. K n ml worthy; L. O. Cochran. iuiu.mur.ee university; I. D. Driver, lec turer on theology In the WIEiamotte Uni versity. W. 8. IHarrlngton waa transferred1 to the Puget Sound Conference, and asalgn ed to Seattle. T. L. Jones h, made pre siding elder of the Grant's Pass district. J. N. Dcnnlson goes to Grant's Pasi. W B. Moore to Jacksonville; G. W. Ken nedy to Roseburg; S. E, Menlnger to Ash.and, and E. Oithlns to Medford. O. W. Ouo was continued as presiding n of 1,18 ,port,l'ni dlatrlct, and J. J. Waller goes to Astoria. A lively debate was precipitated by an attempt to have tho conference endorse , the old management of the Pni-tin,i u Pltal, which would have been a condemna tion of the presont homeopathic manage- menu A motion waa put to endorse the rormer 'management, but was defeated and the hospital will remain under horn eopathle management. WHAT IS AN AMERICAN? ' Question To Be Settled In the San Fran-' Cisco Courts. flan Franclaco, Sept. 30.-The question as to whether a Chinese born on Ameri can soil is a cltizon of the United State Is to toe tested In the courts. Wong Kim Ark came here recently from China, demanding a landing on the ground that he Is a native of California The collector of tho port, while admitting his nativity, refused him a landing, claim ing that he Is not an American cltlxen.' According to the contention of the gov ernment to be an American by birth one must be born in America and ot American parents.. . . THAT NEW INTERVIEW. ., Creates Considerable Feeling Among Har rison's Friends. Washington, Sept. 30. A recent Inter view with General John C. New stating that Mr. llarrljon was not a candidate for the presidency, and that the cx-pres-Ident would not select MeKlnley or Reed, If hi advice were asked, has attracted mainked attention In Washington among those who have been closely and official ly associated with Mr. Harrison. Several of Ihese gentlemen, among them a member of the Harrison cabinet, con ferred today with a view of correcting any misapprehension that may have arisen. As a, result It waa determine,! that General Mlchener. who. with Gen eral Naw, was In Charts Of the Intercuts of Mr. Harrison at the last Republican national convention, would be esked to mako a statement. Mr. iMIchener' state ment Is tonight glvon to the Associated I'ress as follows: I think Mr. New has been mlsnuoted. The public certainly understands by this time that General Harrison 1 In no sense candidate for nomination. Not bnlnir . In the Hold there Is nothing to draw from. That ho would not select Gover nor 'MeKlnley or Mr. Reed, lf hi advice wore asked, Is simply a quotation from ' Mr. New, It correctly quoted, and it should not be taken as expressing the sentiments of the ex-president. Tho making of candidates Is an nrt th'at he never practiced in the past, nor Is he likely to enjrntre In It at this time. The guesses or views of his friends should be treated as such, and for anything defi nite or accurate It would be well to await ' such expressions or actions a Genera: Harrison mny see nroner to alve the nub ile directly." Will Build One of the Torpedo Boats for $100,000. Washington, Sept. 30. The report of Engineer Wilson, who wa sent fro.n San Francisco to Seeltle to Investigate the capacity of Moran Bros., n entire ly satisfactory. Secretary Herbert this afternoon awarded that Arm the contract for the construction of one of the-three torpedo boats to be built for the navy. The price to be paid I $160,000, which 14 $3,500 less than t'h original W I of the firm, which consented to a reduction in order that the department might have sufficient margin h-ft from the appro priation of $175,000 to supply a torpedo outfit and gun for the boat. The senior member of the firm wa at the navy department today closing up the business and he announced It as their Intentcln to build a boat that will compare In every repect with the best In the world and sparo no proper expense. MARKET RETORTS. ' Liverpool, Sept. 30. Wheat, spot, firm; demand, poor; No. t red winter, 6 2d; No 1 spring stocks exhausted; No. 1 hard Manitoba,. f 3d; No. 1 California, Highest of all in Leavening Power- Latest U. S. Cov't Report .Luona, j-a., twpr m.ine unit (now torm of the reason fell here today. Last wc.K tne thermom.-ti-r wee (n th-? s. i 4 WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY. ' t unta, Wept. 30. It wa d.c;d:il by anJ ov 'n.ming vote today to close the ex fos!:!ii on Sunday. w - if t "w n t 1