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'.-1 1 . sssW 1 - .. ."it.. t !- 4 : -VMS . ' 4 ThASTORlAN has ths lrBes.t LOCAL p TODAY'S WEATHEB. ji clltylitlml Wurget uhHLnnLcircai- Tt tlon, and the largest TOTAL circulation of 4 ill papirt published In Astoria. ? 4 Ia Hmitm Mil Wuhlnirton. W EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. . ASTORIA, OREGON, TUtBSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1895. NO. 210. VOL XLIV. . kfc ; , , i . m ' ' " , " " "' " "' I . . . . . . I . - . . . . I ,H nh HAywna DM VAfV IMPMttV. Ill LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP " " INTfCH (TT . This will hold good in any phase of life, and more especially so in buying your clothing and such nec essary articles that come in fo many different grade?, jand in which a person is easi'y faked. Go to a first-class one-price cash store which marks all its goods in plain figures and you will know where you land while buying Men's and Boys' Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Mack intoshes, etc. WANTS TO WITHDRAW Detroit Dry Deck Company Looking for Loopholes. ' RAISES QUESTION OF TREATY Position Not Tenable-Treaty With Great Britain Does Wot Bear on the Snbjeet. tag and praying for. No law can restrain Uia expression . of our natural feeling of sympathy, nor should It restrain, In my opinion, auctt an expression from fnte country." 1. U OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. 506 and 608 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR. ALDERBROOK. SUNNYflEAD. w Htm ui u fhey are all delight- Take vour choice of the three properties. fully Iooated, and the rich and poor alike can find choice lots In any one of them on which to build a home. We have numerous other pieces of property all of which are bargains, .HAMLIN'S EXTN. ASTORIA LAND INVESTMENT CO., 4 Bond Street, School Books! School Supplies! fit Greatly Reduced Prices. Tablets Erasers A FULL LINK OF nretron Books Slates Pencils Pens Sponges Everything Necessary fo School Use. Griffin & Reed. THREE LOTS. In a desirable location, 2 blocks from High School. A BARGAIN. CHOICE LOTS IN HILLS FIRST ADDITION. On the new Pip Line BoulevurJ-Jiwt the plaoe for a cheap borne. A Block IN ALDERBROOK. STREET CAR LINE will be eitendeJ this summer to within 5 minutes walk of this property "Will pell at decided bargain. Special to Una Aatorfan. WaeMngton, Oct. 23. The Detroit iry Dook Company, to Which the naval bu reau chiefa iwommenaeil swoura do Warded (foe contract for building two ot the. six new gunboats, now wishes to JtWdraiw that par of Its proposition which looked to tlb aaerabClna of parte ol Uhle rihlps cut 9eattle. The tward of bureiu chiefs toave, bow- ever, under he belief that the company In'tenaeU to asemfbia the vesete ort the Pacific coaat, recommondeo 'that the in spector be at to Seattle, where this work Iwaa to be done according to whe omlgiinali iprogrom. The purpose of the Detroit company in estalWl rihlng the SeafJe branch was not only Ha ovoid any posntible objeoUons thbit ml$'hit Aiuse unaer tne wwny, qui au eecure controots from th-3 Russian gov eminent for supplying a number of big ice breakers, Mitch as thy have buiat for Lake mse, o keep Russian hairtjons on the BaKtlflo open iln winter. ' Now tthiut the company has abandoned the Pacific, the question of vlofcutlng the trealty stlpuOEutlcma bas been again brought forward. Once before the nvy depart' teent we obOlged to rejeot the loweot proipoaal for butUJlng the MtUe practice ship Bancroft, miniature man of war, on the ground flna any navat construe' tton on 'the takes was stopped by the treaty, but It is heffld that this decision is not now binding. As 'a matter of fact prohibition Is oot contained In the treaty, but an Informal agreemont entered into In 1817 .between Mr. Bagw, for Great Brftain, and Seeret'iry Bush, for the Unit- ed States, and It appears tram the cor respondence as printed that It was our position that was accepted by Great Brit' lain. The agreement, acordlng to Its terms, was terminated after six months' notice from either party. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS. Cleveland Ohflimbar of Comatnrce Wants Them Shortened Cleveland. OCL 23. The Cleveland Oham'ber of Conwnerce wf.l within a few dttva send to Hhe chambers of comierce of 900 cities 1n the United States a circu lor giving the action of the OieveSairid body in requesting the Republican end Deimocratfc notional committers to ehort- en the time of the presidential campaigns from six months to three months. The reason given for making the re quest is that these campaign im-ariably unaut'Ue buimeas and do an actual amount of dsknage to commerce and manuftictur tng. The chambers to which 'the clrcuCara vU be sent wtl be auked to Itake sim- Unr action. . -CAiRTSU'S CALL. '"V BapobUcan 'NaiUoaal Oomralttee to Meet , , December 10th. ' . New York, Oct, H.-Ssnator Thomas H. Carter, of IMontana, chairman of the Re publican MtoMonejl Oommitteev tonight fe uod the fcfltorw&ng callr "The ReputbUcan National CommlUfe is hereby caRedi to. meet at the Arlington Hotel, Wastiingtlon, on December 10th, 1896, to dedlgnate the .time and place for the meeting of tine national convention in 189$, and to kronsacit such other business as may demand consideration. (Signed) THOMAS H. CARTER, Chairman. J. H. Mtuey, Sooreftary. ACREAGE. In 5 or 10 acre tracts inside the mty limits also adjoining Fluvel. GEORGE HILL,. 471 BondSt, Occident Block, ' HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. IDAHO CONFIRMS. Burleigh and Dickinson's Authority E tended in that Btaite. Moscow, Tdaho, Oct. a. The atter ot the resignations of Receivers oaxes, Payne and Rouse, of the Northern Part' lie. came up before Judge beatty in the United States court this afternoon as PRIZE' TIGHT LAW. Sustained by' the Arkansas Court. Supreme Special to the Astorlan. Dttfle Rock, Ark., Oct 23. The supreme court today rendered its decision In the Oonbett case. Judge Leatherman's de eWlon was reversed and the prise flgtvt toiw euStolned. IMORE BOAT3 FOR CUBA. ' Madrid,' Oot 21 Threa additional boats have been ordered to Cuba and another consignment of 1600 Mauser rlflea has been forwarded to Havona r 'REV. T. DE WITT TALMAGE. WashlnAon, Oct. ia.-In the preser.ee of a gaithertng that nuea me eaince, Rev. T. DeWltt Tojinage was tonight Instated co-pastor of the First Presby. tertart churdh of this city. Shakes Hands With 103 Per Minute. THE RECEPTION AT ATLANTA gain. The rooms are very pretty, in deed, and win be much admired by' visit ors to the state house." WE ARE OFFERING Salvation. ..Army Leader Rides - 7 ' a Lbcomotive. Mrs. Balllnjton Booth Wants to Learn the Technical Side of a Railroad Han's Life. The following account In the New York Tribune of the method employed by the SaOvaltkm Army people to get informs-, 'tlon rwia be founkl of interest: A emaO woman, dressed quietly In black, boarded the Southwestern Limited at the Cknand Central station at 1 o'clock yes terday afternoon and took a seat In the paV.or car. She was accompanied by an other woman, even more quietly dressed. The car was fuCI, but nobody recognised tn the lltte woman Mrs. Balllngton BocWhv the great Salvation Army leader. Mrs. Bcouh expects to go c.exr through to an Fnanctoco In the course of her work. There wua no display Incident to twnvortinra. by the Salvation Army, and oW.y a few friends came to see her Booth ie a woman of original Ideas, and dhe startled the offlclaCs of the New York Central during the week by ask Ing porrrtlwflon to ride, at least rart ot the way to Buifoio, on the engine. It wa granted, and when she got on the tram yesterday ehe had a paes In her pocketbook which emitted her to boaro the engnie at any stopping place and ride on It far as she wished. She said, In speaking of ttiia whim to ride on the en- "1 know (halt some women have ridden upon engines to report their experiences In a newepalper. Others have done it for nntnrirtv but I have .a more distant ...-,ttv. Why does the Saivatlon Army . J. - n4 Int.. JIM. to aown mio roe Most Elaborate Social Function Eter Undertaken in the South-The President Fattened. Afnita, Oct. S3.-At the concCuslon ot ithe exercloes In honor of the president, he heM an InformaC reception. Lines formed aoOng the froxit of the stand, and a squad! of police kept It open. Pres ident devcHand took a position on on aOle of the steps and began shaking hand with) alt who could reaechi htm. For Ave minutes he grasped the hands of American eltlaens alt the rats of 103 per minute, Mien the limit was graduaUy towered unfit he was shaking at the ralte of one a second. For flfteeen minutes the president's face was covered with perspiration and he was tiring. (For thirty-three minutes he continued to sftake hands with the throng, and had. a pCeaaant word (or many. He finally said he was fatigued and the line rwas closed. Carriages for the party rwere driven to iPledmont Oluto where a co'.d luncheon with champagne was) served to a com pany of 300 people, after which the pres. ident began a tour of the grounds. The series of courtesies extended to the presi dent and party was concluded tonight wQth a reception at the Capital City CJb which put Itself on record ae the most elaborate social function ever under' taken in the South. President CCeveCamd reached the cVub ac companied by the cabinet and the ladles of the cabinet, Ibetweeen S and 10 o'clock etnd spent an hour or more receiving 1500 people. After the reception the pres ident and party boarded their epeclel train and left f or -"Washington. ALASKA BOUNDARY QUESTION. American Residents Again Take Up Its 'Agitation. SeatUe, Oct. S3.-The agitation oft he AOaska boundary question has been taken up by the American residents of Junaeu and a move Is now being malde to form boundary ctubw at 'that pClaoe to keep the people and the govern-nert fuDy alive to the danger of losing the valuable Yu kon mines. As already tadtouKed the war cry "ten marine leagues or light," to being sounded. Ths situation la oVaiity given by O. B. Swinehart, editor of the Alaska Mining Record, at Juneau, who Is now tn tWe city. . , 'It England can sfltaH an entrance to the Yukon country." he says, "she wilt be satisfied end sh hopes to acconupJlsh' that object by securing Dyea Inlet' as 4 port ot entry. She wdl also try to ob tain Annette Island, but Witt waive that and act other considerations In order to control the rich mines of the norths She would "undoubtedly relinquish a'A' claim to the rest ot the territory to gain her end, and If she succeeds! we might as weU give nip any claim on Alaska." RAILROAD HELPS A STATE. Corporations Sometimes Are Charltablo. The IHmoks Central has done the hand' some thing by the State of Htnots. Ths compainy pays the state l per cent or nt gross earnings to tlsu ot taxes. The next paryment doea not fan due until Decern. ber 1, 1896. The state treasurer informed bhe company a short thne ego that the state's finances were in a crippled condl. tlon. ami it would afford great retfef to him it the money due December 1 could be valid now. The matter was laid before the sitockhotders, and it was decided to heOp the State out of its dilemma. So the company forwarded yesterday to the state treasurer a check amounting to 1X0,000, the fun amount due December 1, Tells of Mis Flans., for the is ..- A -torla Road. THEY WERE THUNDERSTRUCK. Lady Sholto Douglass and the Theater Managers Have a Rumpus. Los Angeles, Oct. 23. There appears to be every prospect of a flgtot over the IKxvtc-aBlon of Lady ShoCto Dougttaas, 'be tween itwo theatre managers of this city. One of them, Ceo. C. Thompson and Ed. Bhea, of Boston, signed a three months' contraiot with her ladyship sit $23 weekly end expenses. The contract was to ex pire on iDeoemiber 14th. Thompson and Shietai oomntenced making arrangements for a tour through adjacent cities. Yes teriday they wore thunderstruck to (earn that the Fraiwley Company had Signed her ladyship for the remainder of the soanon ait a darger figure, eKeged to be $300 a week, but really about $100. Road Will be Completed b j Next Sep tember Plana Now All Perfected -NoRnsh This Winter. MARRIED IN TAO0MA wen as the appllc;!onas of different par ties) Interested for the appointment ot j oncelvaWe ptajcirt It ! became we war their cceor - ; ' to ..e o- I T..a. nMir sairissntsWTa n TrsHa B"flsa.T sssTUI . TL. d: 4. rv-:.o in IW rSocl ' ""T " I men suffer mat we wn- 1 lie UljCSk uiivo ill i J viu of the oua receive wiu a rannuira Ever Known in This City. CALL AND SEE THEfl. See Those Ladles' All-Wool Hose at I toe a Pair. I We Hvc Marked Dowi? Our- Mlsses' All-Wool Underwear 50c. a Qarment (Ctait Ms action aho-Kd in no way operate to prevent inquiry Into their c$s as re ceivers nor relieve thaim from any jespin efbuty conencted with such acts. The Judge then appointed Andrew F. BuiCelgh, receiver for Idaho, Mr. Bur- Celgh VumiEhied a $50,000 bond and enter ed lupon hie duties. He immediately ex tended the JurtoHctlon of General Man- Whole Stock to the Very Bottono pigur- ager DCckinson over Into Idaino. See Those Infants' Wool Underwear I See Those Ladles' Grey Woolen Vest joc. Eacn. i 75c -n. W Hav Many an Item That Will Inteiest You. Tieeci and Embroideries at Half Price. Get Trimmings at Ha'f Price. OREGON TRADING CO. 6oo Commercial Street. SMASHING THE RECORD. San Jose, Oal., Oct. 23. This afternoon at the Gatvltti CKy CyclesT track, Vice Benson and Hardy Downing, roe Tiber of that dub, under o flic til' sanction, made a try for the mile unpaced flying tart for tandem, and dipped four and two-flfthe seconds oft the world's Class A record, making the mile in 2:03. LAW OF HUMANITY. Ia Higher ttian the Laws of Neutrality. g, i Mm ii'i(am uma " Detroit. Oct 23.-The Newa tuday prints an extended Interview with Hon. Don M. Dickinson, on the Cuban question, Mr. Dickinson's expressions ehow bfcn to hove been at dose student of Cuban fats- facte to teave them at home, she said: I brr and flnin'a oooresslons. and bis "I aO nh them, but they under- ooocluatona are regarded to be to some mMtt hm! mAm. wev enjoy - m may rejoice wt-lUiem: what thlr tabor Ca that we may be with them la their work. The life of an engnieesr -clnating one. It is free and untranimeCed. I think that In ruling wth an engineer, mm .nrirw aolrw Its regular run, 1 nra aee much that ,wt be of benefit to me tn my work. I art sea the technical aide of a railroad mil's life. Thurt Is the reason Una I rwamt to ride upon an T MrMwntattlvs of the New York Cen- trat Railroad rode a part of the way nrrttn Mrs. Boothv She asked him about w. iwwtf inrt at ttw road that the tn glne wouUl go over, and he advised her . us on din a at Pouchlteepsie and 4do to flynaceee. ie eild: that he itUought she would do this. When some one suggested that riding on an engine smacked somawhnt of the new woman, Ur. RooHh railed "I don't know aWout that. I am, bow- v.r deaolte reoorta to the contrary, the dhaimpion of the new woman. I mean by tfrufc the advanced, the educaited, the uDarvatd and nroe-resalve woman. What I object to 4a that the type of new worn, an Is built upon -the lines of the chame ters in modern novate, wbers women are depicted and cartooned as minnlt So me ld mes they are met in actual life. That 1m not the rest new woman." Mr. Booth has a beautiful home In MontcCalr, N. i., and twe intereatlng &m Uren. Whn asked If 1 OKI not Wedding of Lortd Bennet and iMtes Van Marter Solemnised Yestentay, Taoorna, Oct. 23. The wedding of Lord Bennet, ot EngllUh peerage, and Mist Leonard VanMarter, of this city, iwas aolemnized this afterenoon at the home of the bride's retatlvee. The ceremony was oerTormed by Brltteh Vive-Consul Alexander, an Episcopal clergyman. The decorations were limited lo Amer ican and EngOIah flags draped across the bay window of the draining room. After luncheon Lord and Lady Bennet departed for British Cotumtola. They will epent two months In the West before going to Bnf.and to live alt Chllllnghaim caatle on a '"Jar go est alt e of the groom's father, the Eart ot Tankervllle, in the north ot England. The groom Is 43 yeans oM and bis bride 30. They met two year ago at a reception in New York given by dene rut and Mrs. McAlpin. Forfteal Life degree Indicative of the sentiment of the natrbaai taVimliristfiulou. Ia the course of ths sntenriew Mr. Dickinson says; "WhCie nre coust maintain the laws ol tfonld wihy I leave them I leave rhem wtth the same trustfulness dlspLayed by he nvrttaer of Samuel long ago, I go to 6an Fraccrsco direct, and in returning wtf stop at sfl the principal cltlea to meet and get acquainted wtth the officers of the Army. I feel confident that my neukraXty, yet the law of humanity ia chBdrsa wta be earn! for, and when my tiswr. and whether or not the United work esCU me elsewhere I hare to wake I Suites rMsTtf befilrertn-y. for the In- MARKET REPORTS. Uvtrpoo), Oct, 23. Wheat Spt. quiet, steady; demand, poor) No. 2 rod winter, 6s id; Not ( red Spring, rtocks exhausted No 1 hard Manitoba, b id; No. 1 Call fornia, 6s 6d. London, Oat. 23. Hops, fl, 16s. New York, Oct. 23.-Hopj, du'.l. PortCamt, Obt 23.-Wheat-Va:iey, 500 6014; Wt Wafla, 4TC. rrxsT oics mzmrm a bxj sinks kuucation. Maay r siiaiia eaa spaad bet one er tws years at school-why aet take a "ownka t eaa ke eemBtot la that tlnxT The eonesjs lacredes a short 1TNOUBH COTJR8H as sides a BUeTNXsa aad 8HORTHAKD COUR8. Tor eatalegaea address. (14 TiXZOi ST. - - EOLKES BUSINESS COLLEGE. - - miLiTA W dependence of C-jbi, this country shou oerteCnty tnterveoe m the lntsrsst Ol dvTCaation to murMn the atrocities upon Demons sol property dally perpetrated oa . Vim kCand. Tt4 is wvKtt Cubsm are hop- It's in town. I-s ths best; Won't bvra nor roughen the skin; , Won't "yellow your tkxhea" You w! be agreeably surprised,' Sorry you 4khvt know It sooner. Totmvm'i Bocp FwsJ, large package The SaOcni Statesman thus doOcribes the workshop of our hronyhanded and overworked secretary of state: "Secre tary of State Kmoatt fa now most hand- sjonely and convenient'ly domiciled so far as o faces are concerned. His own work romm and semirrrate office Is in the northeast corner of the building back ot the senate chamber. This has Just been ilnlehed by the painters and ie done in the hlglrest style of art, the shades be ing blenided to perfection and producing a rich, magnificent effect. The carpet is In harmony with the colors of the mw.la, and U very handsome. The fur niture, easy chairs and kmngs are of fine eo'.ld oak, heavily upholstered1 and covered with eSllsator leather. A solid oak desk, convenient'y arranged, tonv ptetea the fur nl strings of the room In wWMi Mr. KlncaCd nfli work and receive his cai:nt, ami mm of this fMta ts one somewiMt .nTar except in furniture, i wthlch hi conAdeotial clerk, C. M. L .ckiwooJ, M rnoCd his efflcs. Each w be Clotted by a beautiful rVetroller and Oaolier combined, two of which, Mr. Klncaid succeeded In obtaining at bar- In the Tacomtt, Ledger of Tuesday was published a short Inter view with. Mr. Haimmond, which was repuUCIshed in yes terday' Oregontan and also In last night's Evening Newa. As It la of some Interest tt Is copied toeCowr A. B. Hanunonid, ot Missoula, woe a 'the city yesterday en route to Mew York, where he goes on business con nected with his Actorla-aobCe railroad sdheme. At the depot Mr. Hammond a seen by a reporter of the Ledger, and when questioned regarding the pro posed road; maniftated no Indisposition to be conununlcative. To a question as to whether active work had begun, he re- ffted tn the affirmative, stating that two catmps had aOrealdy been eatabllshed, the farces of wfmlchi amregated about 100 men, entt that before the expiration of the present week am additional force ot 200 men woutd be put Ho work by Corey Bros, k 'Watlffls, tine contractor. It Is not tine intention," Mr. Hammond aaild, "to rudhi work during the winter months. There le no good object in doing so, and I shaU be perfectly satisfied to compOete the road by next faill The f acfl- 4tlea for the transportation of supplies are euth What no difficulty wU be encounter ed in prontabty keeping ait work a force of .600 or 709 men, and when the spring season arrives aa targe a force as may be necessary to complete the road by September wtt be engage All matters ot ddiall are perfected now, and' there will be no occasion-for my presence in As toria for some tnonrUhs to come." Mr. Haimmond wU spend a couple ot weeks tn New York, beforo returning to iMtssoutia, where he will remain during the Whiter. In con vers Ulan wtth Mr. Ooestln terlliy he stated to an Astorlan rrpre- sentatlve that he expected Mr. Hammond would return to Astoria ia about three weeks' thna Mr. Eddy, who was here few days ago, also said that Mr. Ham mond woifld be here for the winter, TESTIMONY ILL IN Arguments in Durrant's Case Commence Today. j I i : J DEFENSE MUCH WEAKENED Alibi Not Sustained -Attempt to Prove Defendant Innocent Fell ' Flat-Roll Call Only Hope. San Francisco, Oct. 23.-After a hitter legal struggle Oaetlng three monthta, the testimony In the trial of Theodore Dur rani ts all tn, and! tomorrow the argu ment of the case will begin. When court adjourned th'la afternoon District Attorney Barnes announced that while he would not formally dose the case for the peopCe, be woutd undoubted ly to so the first thing tomorrow morn, taig. Mr. Bamea notified the attorneys) tfor the defense that at most he wouia have out one more witness Whose exam- . i rait km wouQd last but a few minutes. The Evening Poet in commenting on . the cltee of the oase, says: "Now t'hvst the evidence in behalf ot 'the man charged wtth the Bmonue? church murders is aCi in, it is fair to compare what haa been proved with - the promisee made in the opening sUte menJt of Deuprey to lb Jury when he etaiM he rwouCd prove beyond a doubt the Innocence 'of the accused. "How the defense has failed Is a matter of record, ithe promised alibi hoe not been estaJbufelheVl. The roll cam kept by Dr. Cheney a aa.Uhalt stands between the prisoner and the scaffold. The prose cution has shown, ho.vever, that tt la a mere copy, tond an erroneous one at bait.. It can be easily shown 'thut the. document caroles little weight especial y aa It Is Impeached by the negative teati- : momy of 74 a-tiudeata and Dr. Cheney, who hare ewom they have no ramcm- brance of Durrant's attendance at the" hctiure. "The effort of the defense to Impeach tthe testtlmony of the leading witnesses for 'the prosecution amounted to nothing. The attempt to prove Durrant Innocent fat flat, as not a vestige of evidence that was presented points to such a con ctaston. In fact, the case of the prisoner waa stronger alt the dose of the ieop".e's cane. 'So far an Rev. Gibson Is concerned, not a fact has been proved to connect itihn with the case in any manner.' BRAYTON IVES 'RE-ELECTED. Stirring A(Mre&ee Predicting Better - Times for the Northern Pacific. THRBK INSTANTLY KILLED. Herd of Cat tie Wreck a Train in Vlr gin La. Bast Bradford, Va., Oct 23. The fast through freight on the Norfolk and West ern road waa wrecked by a herd of cat tls three mHea nrest of Waxmeadowa this morning. The engineer, Geo.' O'Neill, C. M. tandemore, fireman. Front (Brake man Bd. Houston. sXC of Brunei, Tenn., were instantly kIBed and Conductor Lew's Moore and two other bnakenen were ser iously injured. An Eastern corespondent says: The Drayton Ives board of directors, beaded ' by Auguat Belmont, waa re-elected unan imously at the annual meeting of the Nor them Pacific stockholders here today. President Ives read the following adreas to the atockihioMens of the Norehitm Pa cific : It la plNiiant to be able to report decid ed Improvement in co.nllttons of the com pany during bast year. The net earnings were greater by $1,381,204 than those of the previous year, atud Increase to date ot preeent Asoal year ia $876,148. More over, abundant crops eJn'd reviving business give grounds for believing that the improve- tment iwltt continue. NVtw that the old receivers have been removed renewed effort rwt:i be made to have the suit against Henry VUCard for $500,000 pressed. The cost of the " receivership la aXus- itrated by the recent report of MtBBrs. Oakes, Payne ainld Rouse, who state What in tiwo years they paid $462,470 for legal expenses aCone. In addition they, paid In 1894-'96 for ealarleu $052,143, making a totall for administration expenses ot $1, 766,238 during the two years of the re ceivership, which probably is a record ot extravagance without parallel. The etockhotUera are to be congratulat ed on the tfutture of the plan formulolted by the Adams committee which under the guise of reorganisation was intended to eecure tfhe absorption of the Northern Pa. elite by the Great Northern, and its H)lm tnatlon as an independent orgmiaatlon. Fortunately the plan was open to so many objections of a financial, legaE, and moral nature that It barely survived its birth. It Is rumored that the same par ries are striving to reach the tame end by different mesne, but there is little rrc.g pei of success. Resolution! were passed lnkn?ln strongly the Ives administration. A great He is like a great fish cn dry land; it may fret and fling, amd make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt you. You have only to keep still and It wft die of ltself.-Crabba. It 1s eittlmjattdd Uruit the KatTlrs tn the diamond mines at Khnberly, South Afri ca, steal (1,200,000 worth of diamonds a year. Highest of til to Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report s-1 rrr n o V" A 1 ; ' A atMf ft PflWr,- f f sataa-aBaee 'V 4s) a4