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ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING; DECEMBER 17, 1895.
NO.
Xmas Presents !
coats in the war at $2 50, $3, $3.50, $4 or $5 '
Silk Handkerchiefs, Neckwear, tfusp nders, Fur Top
and other Gloves, ani all kinds-of Furnishing Goods,
Hats, Boots, Shoes, Umbrellas, etc.
1. JU. OSGQOD,
The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher.
606 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR.
The Finest and Host
Complete Line of
Holiday
In
At Prices to Suit the Times.'
Griffin
City Book Store.
THREE LOTS.
In a desirable location, 2 blocks from High School.
ABARGAIN.
CHOICE LOTS IN HULS FIRST ADDITION.
On the new Pipe Lioe Bcmlevwd - I mi ibo place (or a cheap home.
A" Block IN A LDERrtROOK. -
STREET OAR LINE will be eitende I thin summer to within 5 minutes
walk of this property Will eel I at dm-Med bargain.
ACREAGL.
in 5 or 10 aere tr mN inside the nt.y limit', also ailjoi niut; Flavel.
GEORGE HILL. -471 RondSt., Occident Block,
HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.
New
Lines
of
We h iv. receive 1 ah immenK new stock of g md- lu -ing
the past week, and will guarantee! our priiesto ' e a
least 2" per -ent lower tha-i a iy o h-r b ore n thin city.
OREGON TRADING CO,
6oo Commercial Street.
Seal Estate (Den,
'Barkers
and
Easiness JRen
Of Astoria
Gene-ally.
fl POINTER 1
r Mil taw vmm nrnvmamm wntam -'tat
ft aaapts cepics 4 ear f efr
"W Casmital eaiUeaV ; .?
It "Means "Money
in Your Pocket.
Hcccn jto a a o ct, a
One of my Men's Suits in the
war wit $5 ,$7 60' or $10.'
A wool Mackintosh in the
war Dt $5 $6.50 or $10.
A wodI Oveic at for men in
the war, prices at $7.50, $10 or
$12.50.
Boys' wool" Suits in the cloth
ing war at $1.50, $2.50, $3.50
or $4.
Boys' Mackintoshes and Over
Goods
the City!
r
& Reed's
Neckties!
Suspenders!
Silk Handkerchiefs!
Hosiery !
Underwear!
Hats!
Clothing !
Umbrellas! ' -
Blankets, Etc., Etc.
The Rescrt
m ' j
'473 Commercial trtet. is the plaev .
wberr thr- basineMemso and tbe laboring
man go for what W called "BKST "N
THE fnAMT . r.;- j--k
' iilwr Ul 111. VI.
tbe celebrated Gambrinu beer, 8nd
wi.'heo of every kind made to order, nod
uneleirant free Inn. b served every dat.
Ht Boeton Baked Beau served every
other afternoon Yon are welcome.
Grosbauer & Brach
hbTOHlfl PUBLIC IiISWl
UaS 0 tools rklK TO ALL
r 3 m . , , . . . '
' 9I?L?T72?y ,rom 3 oVIock U 6 -0
v-A 6:3l to 9.30 p. m.
NnbscriptioD rates $3 per anoim.
Saasorwaat ear. Etweartli wmm Oaaaw Maw
What's the Use
THE SITUATION
0. R. &r N. Complications From
, All Standpoints.
NO DANGER OF MONOPOLY
New Factor in the Field in the
Great "Barliu&tou" Koad
Local Views.
It was learned yesterday In this city on
what appears to be excellent authority
that the Burlington has pos.tlvely taken a
part In the reorganization scheme of the
O. R. and N. Co., and that the Southern
Pacific, In order to secure possession ot
the Oregon road, will have to fight this
great corporation's Influence. The Bur
lington does not seek to purchase the
Oregon road, and, It Is said, will not make
an effort to control It; but In the ri organi
zation It will play a strong hand, which
will make its Influence felt beyound the
question of doubt. In this case the South
ern Paclflo may And Itself checkmated,
and Mr. Huntington may have to retire
from the field and postpone his efforts to
"bottle" Portland to sortie future time.
President C. E. Perkins, of the Burling
ton system, and Chairman J. M. Forbus,
of the executive board of the Euillngton
system, are heavy stockholders in the O.
R. and N. Mr. Perkins Is the largest in.
dividual holder of the O. R. and N. st ck,
so it is reported and believed, 'and Mr.
Eorbus Is the next larrest indlv Idua a cc '
holder. Mr. Perkins and Mr. Fo bus, to
gether, undoubtedly control enourh Ftock
to make their Influence felt, and It is
claimed that they have more power than
any other faction anion the stockho'ders.
Their Influence, too, with the bond hold
ers, Whose will is almost absolute In these
'panicky times, Is direct and poweful.
So" it can easily be seen whnt Influence
the Burlington will have In the reorgan
lation of the O. R. and N. Co.
The Burlington will not be known in the
O. R. and N. Co. matter as a corporation
railroad or enterprise of gny kind. Bur
Jlngton offlclals,bowever, are expected to
take part; headed by President Perkins.
The Burlington as a corporation, cannot
acquire property detached from the main
system of its road. The corporation has
an iron-clad law In its artlc'es or Incorpo
ration to that effect. So there is no pos
iiyilty of the O. R. and N. being merged
into the Burlington system, because Its
farthest Eastern Terminal Is several hun
dred miles from the farthest Burlington
Western terminal. Hence, the Bu-lington
will do all In Its power to ma'ntain the
Independence of the Oregon road, and It Is
known that Mr. Perkins and Mr. Forbus
have given notice to other roads to this
effect.
The Burlington system extends from
Chicago to Denver, and from Chicago to
Billings, Mont. At Denver It connects
with the Union Pacific for Portland bus
iness, which road transfers to the Ore
gon Short Line at Granger, 1he latter still
being under lease to the Union Pacific,
which in turn connects with the O R. and
N. at Huntington. The Union Pacific
exacts unfair percentages, so It Is con
tended, for all business passing through
the "Ogden gateway," and, In const-
quence, every road connecting with It for
western business has had an ax out
for some time. The Burlington, of all
other lines, would like to get a whack at
the Union Pacific, and force open the
barriers at Ogden. This, it Is now said,
will be done by the reorganizat on o' the
O. R. and N. Co., with the Burlington at
the helm of all deliberations. The Union
Pacific will thus be forced to make con
cessions. Mr. Huntington, meantime, it Is ar
gued, Is not going to sit idly by and let
the Burlington aid In reorgan satlon of
tho Oregon road. Mr. Huntington has
started out to get his grip on the O. R. I
and N., and will not desist very ied ly.
even for so powerful an Influence as the
Burlington officials. Fiars are enterta'n-
ed that he may yet be successful, and j
that It will not be very long before the
Oregon road Is operated at San FrancVco
The Union I'aciflo la still In the m;ln
for control of the O. R. and N., and this
fact must not be overlooked by these who
are Interested In the maintenance of the
Oregon road's Independence. A rail ond
man in this city yesterday said that he
had received Information wh'ch trade him
believe that the Union Pacific stood a b t
ter show than any other outside com
pany to get control of the O. R. and N.
"I know," he said, "for a dead cer
tainty that prominent Union Pacific offi
cials are figuring on the time wh n they
will be operating the O. R. and N. from
this city."
In ar. Interview with Mr. T. H. Cu'tls,
president of the Northwest Construct'on
Company, now building the Act rla-Uohle
road, and an accredited Huntlrg'on man,
that gentleman said that he was satisfied
Mr. Huntington did not want the O. It.
and N., and could not get It if he did.
"From what little I know about ra es,"
he said, "and from what I see In the
newspapers, Mr. Huntington Is cany ing
on the present rate war with the O. R.
and N. for a principle, like many another
1 h , a war hofnr. It T iinHprHtirnrl the O. II.
and N. made the first low ratis and
probably after both companies havf lost
many thousands of dollars they w ll p ten
P the differences between them. I think
""it Is safe to say. however, that it is not
,
n.KoKia that Mr It tint Inirton wants the
O R. and N. property. There seems to
h desire on the nart of others to get
hold of It, and they may succeed, but I
... nn vnrwl reason whv Mai'jr Mc
Neill should not be successful In recr-
I ranizlng the property on an Indep ndrnt !
basis and maintaining It as on inn pena-1
ent line, onen to all connections a'lke.1
Another well posted railroad rran In
the city said yesterday concerning the
same subject, that "It would be a sorry
. day for Oregon should the state fall Into
the hands of a single railroad company,
but that he thought the entire scare was
without foundation In fact, though the
people could not be too careful. As far
as we In Astoria are coneer'ed, It Is a
maner QI mile moment wnirn ui im;
companies, the Q.. Union Pacific, cr Oroit
j Norlliern. gets the O. R. and h.. cr
whether It remains Independcnet, o Imig
, as we get our road to Ooble. As to that
jUne thera need be no fear of Humhurtoni
Of wrestling with that gift problem at home? Come right here and se
lect your Dolls, Toys, Wagons, Drums, etc. -See our ribbons, handker
chiefs, laces, silks and fancy goods. p.,TSSlTSHANAHAN BROS.
getting absolute control, because I know
that Mi. Hammond has thirty per cent
of the stock himself, and Russell Sage,
Morgan and others, besides Huntington,
In New York, are largely interested in
the road."
The development of affairs In the O. R.
and N. will be watched by all with the
greatest of Interest all over the country,
and no where with greater Interest than
here In Oregon. The prevailing opinion
of Oregonlans seems to be In favor of its
independent existence.
. ANOTHER FINANCIAL PLAN.
To the Editor of the New York Herald:
You ask In you comments upon Cleve
lands message In relation to the financial
questions for plans of somethnlg better
than he suggests. I will submit a few
propositions.
Instead of retiring 'the greenbacks
amend the law by making them a legal
tender for all debts, public and private,
and receive them for custom duties: coin
gold, as we now, at Its present world's
value: pay all of the government's In
debtedness in the yellow metal, if de
sired, the government to secure the gold
by the Issue of legal tender greenbacks,
and by so doing we shall divorce our
local currency from our International ex
changes, and the outflow and Inflow of
the metal will not concern us any more
than similar movements In wheat or any
ether commodity.
The fault in our present syptem Is the
promise to pay a paper dollar In a gold
dollar. Practical .redemption Is the ex
change of cuirency for those thlng which
we desire, and under such a system bank
ers and merchants would Becure their
gold In the open market and not by raids
upon the United States treasury.
Money should be Issued In a receivable
form, and should not be a promise to
pay, but a promise to exchange, Its sta
bility alone depending upon tho'solvercy
of the government issuing It. A guaran
tee of leiral ex hange by a government to
Its people of its currency carries wlih It
all of the confidence, all the security
which. cou'd attend a currency rcdem
' able In gold, since the ability to redeem
In gold presupposes a solvent govern
ment, without which no currency Is good.
I W. M.
Syracuse, N. Y., December 6, 1S93.
An Interesting Meeting Hi d
Last Evening.
M,
J. Kinney on the Commercial
Prospects of the Great Yukon
Itiver, Alaska.
The Chamber of Commerce held its reg
ular meeting last evening, Vice-President
James W. Welch, chairman, E. C. Holden
secretary.
Several committee reports were present
ed and deferred for future action.
Mr. M. J. Kinney, who had been ap
pointed a special committee of one to
report on the commercial prospects ot
the Yukon river, Alaska, with a view ot
seeking congressional aid In procuring a
governmental survey and charts made of
the entrance to the river, presented the
'following, which was adopted by the
chamber and the secretary Instructed to
send a copy to each of our congressional
representatives: ..
You are doubtless aware that the Yukon
river In Alaska Is the largest river in
the west even larger than our Co umbla.
During the last year over 1000 miners have
been at work digging gold on the htad
waters, receiving their supplier lr. m lis
mouth. Present prospects promise us
that this country Is said to bo a rich
gold field employing thousands of men
In the near future. DeHldes the mining In
dustry this river Is known to have an
abundant supply of large salmon and
sturgf on. Nit only Ast rla, but thl cra't
should have a large trade with the Yukon.
In a few years the exports rhJt.ld be
very large should amount to millions an-
ually.
Two steamboat lines send boats of sev
en A hundred tonsach, one 1000 miles In
land. In fact. It Is reported rteanrs do
rocetd over 160 miles without encounter
ing a single portage. The gieat obstruc
tion Is the entrance. I understand there
ha' been no government survey or chart
of the mouth of this river. Ocean steam,
ers run from San Francisco, alro Seattle,
to Norton Sound, where freight and pas
sengers are transferred to the river
steamers. The depth of woter at the
entrance is not generally known.
tl . Is not known whether there a
channel sufficient for sea-going vessels.
Some navigators claim there Is a good
south channel; and others claim there is
not. Is not this river of sufficient Im
portance to have a government survey
made and charts printed? We k that
you communicate with the pioper de
partment to have the mouth of this great
river surveyed and chart of tame bsued.
Respectfully submitted,
M. J. KINNEY.
A communication was read from Mr. J.
H. Johannsn, of Staslile, petitioning the
chamber to take steps toward recurlng
connection with the government Hep' one
to Tillamook Roek lighthouse for the
benefit of Ihe resident and summer vis
itors to Seaside.
The communication was re'err'd to the
offieeri of the chamber, they to make ap
plication to the proper aiMhorltlrs.
The following resolution, Intron-iced by
vice - president Jas. W
Welch, was read
and adopted:
Resolved, That the meetings of this
chamber tic held on the serend ard fruith
Wednesday of each month Instead rf the
!rst and third Monday, as now held, crm-
r "'"
e.ii iiiuuuii inv iiitrvunK ini-n aiijourncei.
WANTS A LITERARY "CARiviJR.
"I am undecided whether to enter poll
tics or religion."
"I thought you Intended to devote your
life to literature?"
"So I do: but I thought If I could first
gain a little notoriety as preacher r
president, I would have no difficulty gain
ing admlmlon to the magazine?."
Nashville Joe Robinson and Ozlas Mo
Cahey, negroes, were taken from Jail at
Fayettevllle by a mob and hanged.
11
All of the Principal Committees
Are Named.
MINORITY COMMITTEES NOT
Fixed, Bnt Will be Controlled, by
the Democrats-Mitchell Gets
Privileges and Elections.
Washington, Dec. 16. There was a con
ference of the Republican and Democrat.
lo leaders In the speaker's room th s af
ternoon to discuss the Republican nlun fn.
Increasing the number of committees and
to ueai with election contests.
Reed invited Dingley, Daniels, Hrnder
son, Cannon, Payne, and Dalzell, of the
Republicans, and Crisp, McMillan and
Builey, of the Democrats, to a discus
sion. The plan outlined by the Republi
cans was- ror tnree committees of nine
members, six Republicans and three Dem
ocrats, each committee to be divided into
three Bub-commlttces of two Rxpubllcans
and one Demociat. Wh'le this p an w ubt
give the minority a smaller proportionate
representation than It had formerly, Red
explained that the division was rend. 'red
necessary by tho scheme for sub-co-"r-it-tee?.
With nine sub-committees, r ach one
.......u imvc imicb cuniesia to cops dor, as
out or me as contests four hav been
practically abandoned by the failure of
the contestants to give evidence, and
Moi.ann, of Chicago, has conceded his
seat to tne Republican c'almant. Belkrop
Reed said the Republican Intention wai
to settle the cases strictly uprn legal evi
dence and In a judicial snlrlt.
A difference of opinion was developed
amung me uemorrats. Crisp and Mc
muian declined to assent to the prop
osition and are understood to have heM
that the proper plan If a comm'ttee of the
usual size could not hear all the ev'denen.
would be to Increase the number of the
committeemen.
Pallev took the s.tand that the Demo
crats were bound to accept t ie assu-ances
of their opponents that the m'n'rlty
would be fairly treated, and was dis
posed to accede to the plan. Other Dem
ocrats were Inclined to the opinion that
the scheme was one to unseat the Dem
ocrats with greater facility.
No understanding was reached and It
was by courtesy thnt the Democrats were
consulted, as the Republicans Intend to
carry out their plan.
TENNESSEE'S CENTENNIAL.
Nashville, Tenn., Is making big prepara
tions tor the centennial exposition which
will be open during the full of next year,
Tennessee will be 100 years old on June 1,
lSWi, and It is in lionor ot that event that
the lair will bo held, beginning September
1 and continuing one hunched days. The
city of Nashville, In addition to other
iunds to be used in the construction ol
Ihe exposition, has given HeO.ui.O and pro
vided a park of 200 acres lying in the sub
urbs and entered by the three double
track electric i all ways.
The actual work of construction was
begun three months ago. Tile heavy
grading has been finished. Ihe adminis
tration building Is ready for occupancy,
and the foundation of the filne arts build
ing, which Is to be a reproduction In staft
of the famous I'arethnon, unl wholly flie
proof, has been completed. The designs
for the commerce, machinery, transpor
tation and electricity building havo utcn
accepted and the sites prepared. These
building will be greeted duilr.g the win
ter. Tho plans of tho management call for
twenty buildings altogether of fiom 75,000
to 325,000 square feet area each, and to
cost from (15,000 to $40,100 eoch. All build
ings will be of while .tuff, in either Greek
or Colonial style of architecture. The
walks wilt be constructed of asphalt, and
In all parts of the grounds there will be
statuary and fountains. Two lakes have
been constructed. one of some fifteen acres
extent, and one of two, wlu a water
wheel and cataract at Its outlet, Things
rare and novel are especially sought, and
a surprise In the way of a complete, com
pact, beautiful exposition Is promised by
the management, which Is composed of
the leading business and artistic men of
Tennessee.
STATE NEWS.
Interesting Items Culled l'rom Oregon's
Leudlng Newspapers.
Hulem went. Republican
Only a light vote polled.
last Monday.
Hops are on tho' rl3.
now offered and refused.
Six cents Is
The salmon hatchery on the Clackamas
has been closed down for the seuson.
The telephone line between I'nlan, El
gin ai:d La Grundo will soon bo finished.
'31111am county boasU of a six-legged
hog, nix months old. an1 In good con
dition. Mrs. nizaheth Rabcock, of Eagle val
ley, is the oldest peraon who ever proved
'in on a homesttad claim. She Is ft years
old.
William Calloway has l.j"!i elected
president of the state board of agricul
ture for the ensuing Jear, and C. 11. Ir
vine secretary.
Oeortr Nurse, the founder of Klamath
Fall", died at Yr-ka , Cal., Int ve-ek.
He was well known in that part of Ore-
I Ron, and came to the coast in ltv.
There is talk of an electric light plnut
being installed at some conven'ent ltit
on Yaquina bay, ao as to reach all the
towns willing to patronise such an enter
prise. Four hundred Hghls must be
guaranteed as a starter.
Atimsvllle's rreomery agitation has re
lte eneeeMnllV. 'ri linlM'ng will he
I rear Swanks' .Hour .tiili, en land
d !cl by George II. Turner. It will be
a!x i xi0 feet, and tin capacity will
be sufficient to require the milk from
01?
cows. The power will be furnished by
a 12-horse power water wheel, propelled
by water from Mill creek. '
m
George Stearns, of Oakland, Ore., took
J.500 turkeys down to San l'ranclsco.whloh
were sold in . advanceJo dealers for
Thanksgiving. He says that section la
the best on the coast for turkeys, and
next year he will take down 6,000.
Next Tuesday evening Hon. R. G. Smith
of Grant's Pass and Representative Jef
frey of Medford will meet in political
debate at the courthouse in Jacksonville
on the subject of "The Populist Platform
cn the Financial Question," under the
auspices of the Jacksonville Republican
Club.
The Newburg Independent has enumer
ated the inhabitants of Its . town and
finds 924 souls within the corporate limits
and 1U9 just beyond the coroporate limits,'
but so closely Identified with Ihe town
that they are claimed, making the popu
lation 1,123. Of these Ml are malss and
6S2 females.
The Arlington Record says Paul Mohr
is buying out right-of-way for his portage
around Tumwater and Celilo. He Is re
peatlng the much-worn Btory I,at the
portage will be completed In time to haul
the next crop. This much Is ertain, he
has been buying the right-of-way and
paying cash for it.
ABOUT RAIN.
Rain Is an accumulation of the tiny
particles of the vapor of the atmosphere
Into drops. These drops, first small of
r.lze, attract others of their kind and be
come drops of such magnitude that they
fall to the earth because of their weight
There Is a limit to the quantity of water
which tho air Is capable of absorbing
and retaining as invisible vapor. Warm
air Is able to hold more thun cold air.
Hence, when the air which Is saturated
.vith moisture becomes cold for any rea
son whatever, it can no longer retain Its
Moisture. A portion must, under such
condition, accumulate into drops. These
fall to the earth in thu-shape of rain.
THE 1 0
Itepul)licaii8 invite Democrats
to a Discussion. '
Plan for Committees on Contested
Seats Declined by Democrats
But Will be Carried Out.
Washington, Dee. 16. The Republican
caucus. committee of the senate completed
its work of assigning the majority of the
senate committee. today and will be pre
pared to report to the Republican caucus
tomorrow.
The assignment of chairmanships Is as
follows: Agrlcultuial, Piocto, ; appropria
tions, Allison; auditing contingent ex
penses,' Jones (Nev.); census. Chandler;
civil service, Prltchard; claims, Teller;
coast defenses. Squire; commerce, Frye;
District of Columbia, McMillan; education
and labor, Shoup; enrolled bills, Bewail;
examination ot branches of civil service,
Peffer; finance, Morrill; fisheries, Perkins
foreign relations, Sherman; Immigration,
Lodge; Improvement of the Mississippi
river, Nelson f Indian affairs, 1'ott'g ew;
ndian depredations, Wilson; Interstate
commerce, Ct.Hom; Irrigation, Warren; Ju-
llclary, Hoar; library, Hansbrough: man
ufactures, Wetmore; military affairs,
Hawley; mines and mining, Stewart; na
val affairs, Cameron; organization of the
executive departments, Rutler; Pacific
railroads, Gear; patents, Piatt; pensions,
lalllnger; postofllce, Walcott; printing,
Hale; privileges and elections, Mitchell
'Or.); public buildings, Quay: public lands
lubols; railroads, Clark, relations with
Canada, Carter; revisions of the laws,
Burrows; rules, Aldrlch; territories, Da
vis; transportation routes to sea' oard,
McBrlde; University of the Unltrd Baes,
'ry'e; International ex' os't'ons, Th"rstoi:
to Investigate geological survey, E'klns;
national banking. Mantle: forest reserve-
irns, Allen; trespasses upon Indian lands,
inker; Ford theatre disaster, to be filled
when the Utah senators come In.
This disposes of all but eleven commit
tees. The committees undisposed of are
known as minority committees. The Re
publicans now control them and they will
'all to the Democrats under the new or
ganization. The caucus committee has
made provision for th Populist senators
as the Democrats did In the last con
gress, and have given each of them a
chairmanship, giving each the same posi-
'no ne'd under the Democrats, except
Senator Kyle, who is promoted from the
chairmanship of the committee on educa
tion and labor to that of the University of
the United States.
Tne committee will recommend the en
'argement of all larirer committees. The
Incentive to this change. Is found In the
difficulty of harmonizing a'l the elements
n the party, but It Is justified by the
growth of the senate as a body.
LOSING NO TIME.
The maid was making a fire In the
kitchen stove. As she worked she sang:
"Girl wanted! Girl wanted!"
There was a loud explosion.
And the lady of the house went to the
front door and hung out the sign:
' ' ' i ' OIRL ' ' WANTED I
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't "Report
... '
l i W "vvV . : ...... I . -- -
VJJ''n' w;r a
Discovered in the Chicago
Postofllce
FOR PULLMAN AND ARMOUR
Plot Revealed to Employes by Un
known Aian-The Great Leaders
of Business in Dancer.
Chicago, Dec. 16. A conspiracy to assas
sinate George M, Pullman and Phillip D.
Armour has Just come to light and every
effort 1b being made to apprehend the
perpetrators of the plot.
This morning two packages were re
ceived at' Station L. of which William
H. Hanlon is superintendent,' directed to
P. D. Armour and George M. Pullman,
respectively, and the packages were final
ly turned over to Postofllce In.pactor
Stuart for Inspection.' They proved to be
Infernal machines, which had they reach
ed their destination and been opened with
out suspicion by the men for whom they
were intended, would have blown them
Into eternity.' Ths packages were taken
up to Collector Phillip Klrkwood, Station
L. The postal authorities were a'ready
on the lookout for auspicious packages,
for Mr. Armour, as a stranger had noti
fied the attaches of his office that an
Infernal machine was on Its way t ) Ar
mour through the mall. -He claimed to
' nve. overheard an exposure of the con
spiracy from two men talking In an alley.
A similar visit was paid Pullman last
night, presumably by the same person,
who took the trouble to Inform Armour's
peeple.
The dangerous character of the pack
ages has been established w'thnut a
doubt. A trial test of their contents was
made and this proved that the packages
contained explosives In force akin to dyn
amite. The packuges were about eight
Inches long with four inch ends. They
were wooden boxes, each conta'nlng a
drawer. Matches were so arranged Inside
as to be Ignited by friction with sand
paper, whlck was glued to the box above
the drawer, when the latter was pulled
out.
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Young Lady Attacked in the Darkness
and Stabbed.
Albany, Ore., Dec. 16. A dlspatcb from
HarrlBburg says;
An unknown assassin attempted to mur
der Miss Ethel Riddle here Saturday
night. ' The girl Is aged about 19, and
lives with her uncle George Henderson.
After supper she had washed the d'shes
and stepped out of the back door to
throw out a panful of water,-when sho
was seized by a man In the darkness
He stabbed her in the neck and acioss
the wrists. She broke away and ran
screaming toward the house. Mrs. Hen
derson, hearing the screams, ran to the
door, when the assailant fled.
The physician who was summoned
found the girl's wounds not dangerous,
the gash In her neck having missed the
artery. Twice before, recently. Miss Rid
dle says she has been the victim of at
tempted assassination, having been fired
upon In the darkness, but her relatives
could not believe but that she was only
frightened by some promiscuous shoot
ing. Her assailant was not recognized In
the darkness and the only theory as to
the cause of the attempted murder Is
that the deed was prompted by the Jeal
ousy- of a rejected suitor, i ne young
lady bears an excellent reputation.
"MOSE" GUNST.
San Francisco, Dec. 16. M. A. Ounst,
better known over the country as "Mose"
Gunst, has been confirmed in his position
as police commissioner by the supremo
court. Gunst was appointed police com
missioner, life office, by Governor Mark
ham, Jus't before he retired from office.
The appointment, although relating to
San Francisco alone, created great stir
all over California. Ministers and others
objected to Gunst because of his reputa
tion as a sporting man, although not a
word could be said against his Integrity.
When Governor Budd came Into office he
promptly appointed Stewart Menslrs, a
highly respected citizen, to succeed Ounst.
The latter refused to give up his office
and the case was carried Into the courts.
Gunst won In the lower courts, and a full
bench of the supreme court today sus
tained the decision of the lower court.
LONG RACE ON THE OCEAN.
A long sea race from Tacoma to Aus
tralia was started a few days ago be
tween two clippers. The contestants are
the Hawaiian bark Mauna Ala and the
German bark Bertha, Both are bound
for Adelaide with a cargo of lumber. The
Mauna Ala went to sea a few days ago,
but the Bertha was not expected to leave
for several days after. The bet Is to be
decided on the actiiBl time It takes eaeij
vessel to make port. The captain of the
Mauna Ala laid a big bet that bis boat
will beat the Bertha Into Adelaide by
five sailing days.
EVEN WITH HIM.
(Oakland Times.)
Old Meanfusser Me give you anything?
No, I won't; you're a fraud. You're not
blind at all.
The Indignant One If I wasn't blind
do you think I'd ask such a miserable,
mean-lookln' cove as you fer anything?
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