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.iii '' J 10DAY'lWtATHlll. F " forstirt for Waahtnglnn HI") 0'(ci". r J IM Uililljf (M M (M,, h THsMTORIAN kit th largs! 10CAI drtiUtlMi tflirHt Gr.NtRAUIrculf S Dm, tad the largait TOTAL clrcslatlM f 9 ill p apn puMnM I Aittrla. ft. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. Vol .UV. ASTOIUA, OKEUON, THtKSDAY MOItMN'6, JANUARY 16, 1890. NO. 13. ft A I Well Pleased I; 7 Uses, Umbrellas, Etc. a. 1 I. L. OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. Mill and ton COM MKItCI Al, STKKKT. ASTORIA. OK. Souvenir llav vmi K'n it? A fon'!iinin- (winly pat-n a in I vininly, I riff, ! tTiilii. Diaries for New WdiiIiI vmi liko a n co it We will H'l! llifiii 1 1 you (ruin jut t t'tu (ii'i-miin. Griffin THREE LOTS. Ill a tli'siruMi' locution, 'J Murk Iroin lliijh Si-hool. A HA KG A IN. IIHOICK Um IX HIILS FJKST ADDITION. Or llio 'I'Iimi I. inn 11 niK-v.tr J Jint tli ils.i for a i-liwip liom. A Hl.uk IN AI.DKRiJKOOK. HI lir.KT UAK I. INK will I aitrn,!, walkottliia prupcrly-W ill pull nt Jii..v ACHKACiK. IqBor lOaoru Iruil. ini In lli.toity GICOUC.IC 1I1LL.--171 HILL'S HEAL ESTA Big Dry Goods and Commencing Jnnunry I, tSDOt ond for 30 clnyH only. Great Reductions in All Lines ! Prices Smashed to Atoms ! All wool ladies' t loth 5 J inches wide All-wool scarlet II iniu'l j.iiitlrs' llrfiei'. lined Rloves I ndles' wool hose l.iidlfs' wool hose idles' wool hose ; , Men's Mailt wool soi'Us Aen' natural wont underwear Mrn's rlhhrd underwear Men's Jersey yvershlits Men's Jersey nverMilits, extra hens v.... U...d I'M. 1.1, ll'lld I.. mm b iiiic i i ui $1.25 - - Men's Shoes - - $1.25 Space forbids the mentioning: of only a few articles. But every piece of goods In our large and well-assorted stock has been reduced in price from 25 to 40 per cent during this sale. Do not forget to make your purchases now, OREGON TRADING CO., (kki Commereiul Street. With the War Mon's Imported Clay Worsted Wool Suits, now at $9 60. Men's Che viot and California Cassi moro Suits, at $750. Mon'a Wool Suits and Wool Mackintosh Coats, at $5.00. The choapost place and boat valuo in tho city foi Men's Clothing-, Furnish ing Goods, Hats, Caps. Boots, Shoes. Trunks, Va- of Astoria! lumitilul ami nrtti- lnokli't loiit lifiy vifws of Ahtoriii inn 1896. Year Cards. nfl-Mks lv HtiiiuJnrtl autlior? i,tv until .Iiiiiiinry Ut at. 25 & Reed. I tnU aiimituT tu williin 5 rniiiutt-a l.nrirnin. limit, ula ilj titiir lhr. r.omlSt.. (Vci.lent Ulork, Tl: bXCHANl.E. Clothing Sale ! now soc yard " 16 i'iC " " 21X pair 6 2-)C " " iqc " IOC " 60c each " c :; ' lioc " " (K " f i.4f 2;: w 35C 40c Jl.OO Use l.CX) 1.2S foimerly f 1.75 to Ij.oo FOR ARBITRATION In lli. target, allowed Coleman to ar - rang, thn Hill, black ball on hi. head, .... i .. u i "! Hi1') stood tltll. awaiting result. Nuilijcstlun .Miuic li) 'lustkc nuNim, Mai.' .nd M ,ur. a was that or as tu Veniiiiilii, Appruu'd. JOINT COMMISSION OF JITK.IS Sir licorgc S. I'Lrke. tonnsaditij Kayllsh aw.. I M.I,. M.rf. . Similar rorcc it "alia. ..de l Similar Siiji.tiua la IK04. N,w Vork. Jan 13.-A upr.-lal t thn II. ruld from Ixjiidon aaya that lli Writ- ; niliii-r iaxli. allrara ihat a niv.-n,i.nl j In on fool In liiidon to put Into rftrt III. uu"ll"ii alp'd lo haw ln inadu I y J u.l ire llurtan. of lh I'nllrd Hiati-a iiprvmo court, ll'at dlforMiwa lM-tw-n ; iJrrat liiiialn and th. t'nlird Hlai.'a l i eiilnl by a eummlo.lon .vmpwv of an iiuul nuinlr of lu.lm " of H r :.:). my. tiiith rourt of Ju:l-i. anl pi th I'nll.d Hiai'a auiirnno rjiirt. Alira ly a rlal. nwrilim- i-ompiwd "I i:nllii,irn and Aim-rli ana haa l"-ii held lo romldi r -ht turibrr arilon .lull l.o lakm. Th. .ti.rlo.urc. mad., In th. Dully Chrouli'lo'a Wanhlnaion dlapatrhra rim cpmlng lh. Vrn, aortal! dl.put. have i-n-i-ouruntd the leader of till" niov.-nient lo ti lit I (i thrlr ptnKitali, nhhh amount lo advtMaey of th. elaMIhment of a ; tH-rmnnent rourt of arbitration. ! Willi ri'ferenr. to lh. mrt'lng h.-ld to ronnldir what furthrr lrp vh..il I. Ink. ; en romt-rnlnaj Ihe ui-kiII in thai differ, rlirea IM-Iweef, th. I'nllrd 'ItHl.-a and , Ureal lirliafn r ttled 'y a tommiailon -oiniH,aeit of an eipial numlier of JudttHN of Her MmP'IMv'. blah i-ou.t f Ju.ile. and of Ihe I'mied Hlntea auii-t-m" 'ou'-l, ; th Daily rhrnnlel. tomorrow lll av: "W'k arc dellrrhled thn a pruetlr,,! ; movement haa been brcun. It will bl atantly ereate a reeKine In lh l':lted rlial.a. That tb. present frt-llnn ean only Im ended by Impartial arbttralbin la rer- : tain. Iird HalKlmry rould not Mailiy far. tiarllanienl wlih the ata'ement that ' h. had refuael to Hint tho 1'nltrd Kliilen on llit. around. "The drat movement In Ihla artl.?ular luati. tietween the two ountrle. nhniild Prhapa romii from our aovernmrni, a. i mm aa Heeretary of Htat. Olney'a dl- ! paten I handed to lird HalMmry. Our! ronvlrllnn l that when Ixird nllbiiry hall have replied It will be for the Kn. ' Hh ix-opl. to apeak tourhlnR the it-re.. ally for what Kant railed perpetual : pmr.. Thla would Involv. lh. etnblh ment of a permanent rourt of arbitra tion between th. two rnunlrlea to dla rima, advl.e tion and adtudlrat. all 01. putea that may arlan. That rourt. we are able to ay, thn American Rovrrn nienl dealrta." Th. preaer.t (1liTn.lon aa to fle pr.. blllty of the eatabllahnvnl of a eniirl of arbllrntlon between th. I'nlted Ktalea and tirtat Itrltaln conipoa.d of Aniert- ran and T-ngllahmen. to whlh all iue. lion, bctw.en Gnat llrllaln and tho mil- rd Htatea would b rrtulsrly ulmltte tor actilement, apiMara to hav taken Its i rl.e In a suggestion recently mail,, by JiiMh-e llartun, of the United Biutra sti. preut. court. Just Ire Harlan, however, was not the first to make a sturKeatlun of this kind. blr George 8. Clarke, who command, tha Kngllsh forces In HUIU. In dlarti.alna th. po.Hlhlllty of a naval union betsrrn Great llrllaln and thn Unlt-d Stale. In March. ISM, In the North American Kc vlew, made a similar aungcallon In the following term: "An AnRlo-Amrrlcan rounrll rould ef fectively deal with most question likely lo arlae. Four member on either aide Including thn respective high.! leEal aiithorltlrs, a pr.e'ilent npp.liite.1 tor rive year, frctn each nntlon nlt.rniitely, roniinuoiia renewal of me"ilwr on th. principle of the United dates senate and i romplet dlssoiiution frm party poliitlc i ar. the nerva-nry ci.n.lltlotia of the con- ! stlt'iiion of a Hell trlbiinul, will h would ronimnnil 'inlv.rsal ronfldcnce. To auch IhhI.v, meeting once u yrr, wool I tie referred by Joint concent .nil ttiiestlons not nrceasarlly routioversial. but cfr tnu- tunl nrnngement: and the misunderstand- logs w bli h the Inierchang. of dlploninilc notes Inevitably promotes, together with the frlcllon on the i)iHtiiifei;ir. of which some nrwspnpera thrive, wru'd reaae. In the ln -enort arbitration would "till be avnllablo. The substiturlon of personal conference for smart dispatch writing would mink an era In the rcultljn or tho two nations." CUlOSrOS I'OUHAGK GltKAT. Stood Surli a Test a William Toll's nnd D'd Not Flinch. New York, Jan. IS. A special eorrrs. pondent iiom Oarncit, Vrnexuelii, wrilca hat General Joauuln Crspo, president of he republic. Is noted Tor hi during. II, tulcnred him elf to hi solill-ra In bnltl by keeping In the front rank whenever there wna iUiumt. refusing to h"i d th. rnutlona warnliur of bis friends tin t Ills life was too vuluiible to hla country to risk unnecessarily. II. believes, 1 nm told. In predestination, and that he will not die until his mlaalon on earth lias been accomplished. An AmiTliun variety company came to 'arums recently, tinder th mnnneemrnt of Caballoa A Tatalll. It Included aeverul Rood arrohullc and gymnastic perfO;mi rs, and two sharpshooters, a man and wife, uilvertl-cd as Colvmnn and Mexls, whose work ion became the talk of the town. The malinger. Caballoa, who had a long experience with Itnrnum and nalley'a c!r- iia in tno united States, thought that It would Increase the prestige of his show If he could have a prlvatn exhibition of shooting In the presence of the prraldent. Ti e ihlng was arranged, and on Sunday morning Mr. Col. man decked his long. lean body In a dresa ult, with a string of medals In the lapel of hla ronl. Mlsa Mexls donned a pretty dress, with a .k'rt reaching to her knees, a pair of ton hoots and a military cap. Mr. Caliallos, wear ing a diamond pin as larce aa an acorn, escorted them to tho yard back of Santa Inex. the presidential mnnl n. where the target were all put up and all details attended to before tho president and th person who happened to be visiting him were called out to see the shooting. The exhibition began with fr.ney shot at glass ba'l. The woman, Miss Mexls, broke balls her husband held In hi hands She grai ped her rltle in all aorl of posi tion. She stretched backward, forwnrd, up and down and at each crack a ba'l waa shattered. Coleman put a ball on hla head and posed before the target. Then Miss Mexla turned to General Crespo and told him that she would deem It the greatest honor of her life If he would place the ball on hla head. The president was amused by the proposition. Ho turn ed to tho manager and aaked: "Is It a safe thing to do?" "I will answer for her with my life," dramatically replfrd Caballoa. "Very well," said General Crespn, "I'll try It, Just to show what conlblence 1 hnvo In North Americans." Mrs. Crespo did not seem to feel the samn ronflilenc In th woman, at the retired without awing any mar of the shooting. Tlia pr,-Wwil walked forward in. iraniiionai William Tall. Her rina wan directed toward th. ball for a mo ment: linn crark! and ahalteerd parti ! of (lima Ml about thn president. Tha i r"1 "rh" "h'K,,ln " ot wnvart- tlnrml rliaratrer. "1 only coneenlcd to place th. ball on in head," aald General Crspo to m.. - "berau. my confldenra In North Amerl- lon " "b"nd.d. and I waa willing to j ,,,,., a,,m0n,int It." j TWENTY-NINE lOHT. I llrltli-h Htcumtr Mating Our. on a Ltdge In a Terrible Storm. Halifax. N. R , Jan. IB -It la feared that Hit, i Mil o itpw of th. Ilrlllsh ilnmer Killing. conrlMIng of Iwenty-nin mm, of all lunka, bav. Ixn lorn. Tiny may liav. rti'h th. New Foundland roa.t. hut th1 chancca ara n,i ih,.y frorr to d-ath In thi-lr boat., or w-r lout durlnx th. t.rrlulo lorni on ' Mondty nlirhl. Th. Kalln la th. .hip reported lmre on (irrrn Island, near !' Ilailwr. The .tearm-Tr Kaitik t I rturnrd hem from th airandrd ahlp. fhr n porta that II will ! a Iota) wreck. The K.IIiir Ilea Ph her bow well up on th. Iidae, four mllea from (Irene la land, limed at an and. of & degreea to turlmnrd Th. water la romnlf up to the after part of th. brtdK. deck. Kvldenlly III. erew were terror alrlrken Inetead of taklnc lo Ihe lUcxInir, wlilrh la till dry. the men put to aea In their bona. Clothing la atrewn on th. deck, Indlrailna that the rr.rn left Ihe ahlp In great liaate When Ihe Kallnir atrurk th. rorka, th. th-rini meter renletered ten degreef below ir. ro, and the wind blowing a heavy aale off iihore. Th. men could not have reached ahore, and It la equally Improb able flint their boat, could live In auch a ea or that lh. men rould exlut In open boa I ii In aurh Intent, rold. There la not the KllKhtrat doubt Ihat the rrew wer. either froaon to death In their boat, or w,r. rapjlird and drowned aoon after abandoning the ahlp. The steamer I'ortla, from ft. Juhna for New Yurk. haa put Into thla port and report having paaaed th. gunwal. of a hip', boat. It waa painted brown, and waa Been off Oreen I'land. Thla la aup-mim-1 to U-long to the Ealing. The wrecked ateam.r rarrlit a erew of twpnty-nln men. Had the ateamer pa-meil fifty yard .at or weat of her prenent poaltlon he would likely have gone clear. A dh-patrh from St. Johns. N. F.. aaya the Knllng pnaited on Frldny night, bound for New York, with a load of copper ore. Th. Ka'lng I. of 1024 lona gro, and I owmd by Watta, Var1 A Co.. of Ixindon, and waa built In ISM In Klyth. She waa mm nm ruled by Captain Meek. TII? DfiDIlI ID I A I V 1 III l 11111 I. All I 11,4 1 llU 1 V1 JIialV liVa4l Uonil Syndicate Huh Gone Out of llusincss. J. ricrpont .Morgm Savs That There is So (Jacstioi as to the Sicccss ol the fopalar Loal. Speelu! to the Astorlan. New York. Jan. li. Member of the bind syndicate received thla morning a circular lettir from J. P. Morgan A Co., releasing them from commitment to fur nish their prorata of tl'O.OOO.iM) In gold, and a second ll0U.iW.uiO If desirable, tak ing payment In t-per-cent government bonds. The circular conclude: "I feet perfectly satlstltd that there ia no pirstlon aa to the success of the pop ular loan." New York. Jan. 15,-Wall street wa avrerably urprled today to find that the formal announcement of the dlssolu lion of tho world-famous government bond syndicate was not followed by any sensational developments. Aa to the loan Itself no doubt is expressed aa to Ha being fully subscribed, or even largely over subscribed, and Ihe Increases! competition for th. bnnd.s. owing to the apiiearance of members of the syndicate as Individ ual bidder. I expected lo make a very satisfactory rise In Ihe prospects of the treasury department. Washington, Jan. l.V Tho announce--eenl thill the bond syndicate had been .i ssoImh! whs received hero with some . rprlso. ' rim's purpose In releasing his asso :t j. it is believed. Is to gl ' them an pull chance with other banks nnd flnan al Institutions to secure whatever part v the loan they may desire. The onl rr"!elsm so fur heard, of Morgan's public stiiteii'ont. I that his assertion that he was "Invited to Washington for a confer ence" Is misleading, as the natural infer ence Is that this Invitation came from the president, or by hla sanction, from some member of the cabinet. This, It Is said, Is not a fact. When Morgan came to Washington, the president declined to see him: nor. It Is added, did he confer with any member of the cabinet at the president's suggestion. A SMOOTH SWINDLER. Denver, Col.. Jan. 15.-C. C. Davis, pro prietor of the I.enilvllle Herald-Democrat, believes himself tho victim of a (.windier, whom ho thinks has been victimising newspaper men In all parts of the Unltrd States. The man gave his name as R. VniiBorger, claiming to realile In Japan. Davis agreed to act as his agent In plac ing newspaper correspondence In this country, Vanllerger showing contract he had made with Eastern and Western papers. He then borrowed a small sum from Davis and left. VanBerger is known to have been In Tacoma and other Pacific coast cities before coming here. TIE ON THE TARIFF DILL. Washington. Jan. 15. The senate finance committee had a brief me-MIng today for th. consideration of the revenue tariff. Tho vo:e iloveloped a tie on the bill. Sen ator Jones, of Nevada, waa absent and r.ot paired. When he returns it la un derstood the bill will be reported favora bly or adversely, depending uion his vote. SUCCESS ASSURED. Washington, Jan. 16. -Secretary Car lisle this aftfrnoon. In speaking of th dissolution of the syndicate, said he could be quoted as aalylng that "the success of the loan waa assured." Cent Washing powder on earth. Large slio. 30 rents. Soap Foam. I BY HIS OWN HAND 'Trench Charlie" Scads Bullet Crashing Tbruonh His Brain. A WOMAN IN THE CASE The Detertlui of nit Vile rreyed I'poa Bit "ltd litll It Betilted ii Deter littioa to Kill Biaself. Portland. Jan. IS Charlee Glradct, bet ter known aa "French Charlie, " thla morning mail, good tha often expreaaed threat to kill himself, by tending bullet through nl brain. Ulradet waa employed at tb Portland Stove Work., aa Itov mounter, and waa addicted to drink. Several year ago, he anol and killed a man at the corner of rront and Madlaon atreeta. Tha trou ble arose over the wife of Glradet, of wnom no waa extremely Joaloua. Th woman left him. taking her two children to California, and on his trial Glradet escaped punlnhment. The desertion of but wife and children had alwaya preyed upon th mind of ulradrt, and recently he haa remarket several timee that he Intended to kill hlmaelf. AGAINST HARRISON. Congressman Johnson Would Lose Ills Own Head. Rather Chicago, Jan. 15, Tb Post's Washing ton apeclal aaya: Congressman Henry V. Johnson, of the Sixth Indiana District, has caused some thing of a sensation by coming out flat footed agalnat General Harrison for the prealdentlal nomination. He aaya h. baa carefully considered the position of hit declaration upon his onwn chances for re-nomlnatlon and re-election to con greaa, and has concluded that he would rather be defeated for congress than sac rifice hla self-respect by Joining the Har rison chorus under coercion. UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. Washington. Jan. 15- At a meeting of the aenate committee on foreign relations today, a resolution prepared by Senatir Davis, defining the legislative action and attitude of thla country toward foreign encroarhment on the western hemisphere In accordance with the Monroe doctrine, was discussed, but Anal eonaMeration wa postponed until Friday. Tb com mittee waa almost unanimous In Its ad vocacy of auch a declaration. Th text of the resolution was not given out. but It Is understood that It Is a strong and concise declaration, asserting tb Amer ican doctrine In no unmistakable terms. WILL BE TRIED IN ENGLAND. Pretoria. Jan. Ur-Th final agreement between President Kruger and Sir Her cules Robinson, governor of Cap Colony, regarding th disposition of th prison ers captured as a result of Dr. Jamie son's raid into the Transvaal was com pleted yesterday. Jamleaon and hla offi cer will be tried In England. The rank and file of the feebooters ar now n the way to Natalia, where they will be handed over to the British authorities, who will decide what treatment they are to receive. WHAT SHUSTER SAID. London, Jan. 15. At the half-yearly meeting today of the Union Bank of London, the new governor of that Insti tution, F. O. Schuater. said that the pre vailing Impression that a large Increase In the stock of gold wa due to Increased production wa Partly true. It waa from the United 8tatea. he added, that the In crease was chiefly obtained. Imports from the United 8tates, continued Schus ter, were dmr lo th currency troubles, and the want of confidence arising there from. But, In hla opinion, tho troubles would not continue much longer, and when these difficulties were overcome, as he could not but hope they would be sooner or later, the tide might turn the current Into the opposite direction, and It mltiht set In with great rapidity and force. MILLS ON FINANCE. Washington, Jan. 15 Senator Mill's speech on finance, with frequent direct criticisms of the president and secretary of the treasury, was the main feature of today's session. There waa added In terest In the speech from th fact that Mill had been prominent In the senate as the champion of the presidential pol icy. His criticism today were tempos ate and dignified, the senator expressing hi high personal regard for the exeau tlve. although differing from him rad ically on the question of financial policy. Pugh gave notice that Monday next he would press to a vote, without debate, the e olutlon that all government obligations should be paid In either silver or gold. WINDY DAY IN THE HOUSE. Washington, Jan. 15. Another day was consumed by the house in oratory upon the pensions appropriation bill. In the course of which the policy of the present administration towards veterans was cored by both Republicans and Demo crats, and defended by two or three Dem ocrats. The most notable Incident of the debate was the attack made by Grow upon what be termed an extraordinary attempt by the president and his clerk to encroach upon th prerogative of the legislative branch of the government. ALLISON A CANDIDATE. Washington. Jan. 13. The Iowa con gressional delegation met today and took action formally announcing the candi dacy of Senator Allison for the Republi can presidential nomination. MARKET REPORTS. Liverpool. Jan. 15. Wheat, apot, steady: demand, poor: No. X red winter, 5a 4d: No. 1 red spring, stock exhausted: No. 1 hard Manitoba, 5s td; No. 1 California, 5s SVjd. Hops Pacific Coast. 12 5s. Portland, Jan. 15. Wheat, unchanged. UNSURPASSED IN ONE RESPECT. Somervllle Journal. First Little Girl How many teeth har your baby got? Second Llttl Girl Four. First Llttl Girl Our ha got seven. 8eoond Little Girl Well, your baby haan't had tha ammonia, anyway, and or had it when ahe was only two intha old. Hnvlng Ho Cake Soap In your kitchen or batti one means always. STATE OF HAWAII. Resolution Read In Congress Recognizing in new mat. Washington, Jan. 11 Th following Joint resolution relating to th Hawaiian Island, offered by Representative Snald Ing, Republican, of Michigan, wa read In th bouse today, and referred to th commute on foreign affairs: "That congress doth consent that th territory Included within and rightfully Belonging to in government et Hawaii, and commonly known a th Sandwich Islands, may be erected Into a new tut. to b. called th Stat of Hawaii, with a republican form of government to be adopted by th people of aald govern. ment. in order that th same may admitted as on of th slate of th Un ion. Further, that th foregoing consent of congress 1 given upon th following eon. ditlont and with th following guaran tee, to-wit: Said state to be formed subject to the adjustment by this government of all questions of boundary or Jurisdiction tha may arts witn otnr government, or former governments of Hawaii; and th ronatltulota thereof, with th proper evi dence of lit adoption by tb people of the government of Hawaii, ahal! be trans mitted to th president of th United States, to be laid before congress for lit final action on or before January 1. UM. "Further, that If tb president of th united states shall In his Judgment deem It most advisable. Instead of proceeding to suomit th foregoing resolution to tb government of Hawaii a an overture on th part of th united Bute for admis sion, to negotiate with that government, then, resolved that stale to be formed out of th present government of Ha. wall, with one representative in congress. shall be admitted Into tb Union by vir tu of this act. as soon as tb term snd conditions of such admission shall be agreed upon by tb government of Hawaii and the United States, and that tl 00.000 be appropriated to defray th ex penses of mission and negotiations either by treaty or articles, as th president may direct." MELVILLE APPOINTED. Washington. Jan. 15. The president to day nominated Chief Engineer George w. Melville, of th United State navy. to be engineer In chief and chief of the bureau of steam engineering, with tb rank of commodore. STAGE HELD UP. Uklah, CaL, Jan. 15. Th north bound overland atage running between this city and Eureka. Humboldt county, waa held up seven miles north of there this af ternoon by a Ion highwayman. Th Wells-Fargo treasure box was taken and tb driver searched. Th mail was not molested. A fanner driving along In a buggy Immediately after th hold-up waa also atopped, but tb bandit aecut-id no money. fILLARD TO ACCOUNT Xorthcn Piciflc. Alleges Hypothecs- tloi of Bonds to Himself. Charge That Be Has Xot lccoaite tor Ball a Hillioi Dollars leilixed Troai Sale ol Bold. New York, Jan. IS. Complaint wa fil ed today hi tb United States circuit court In a tult brought by the Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railroad Co. against Henry VUlard tor an accounting. Th complaint alleges that the plaintiff company entered Into an agreement with Henry VUlard for the sal of first mort gage and Winnipeg Terminal bonds. The defendant, who was president of the Ore gon and Transcontinental Railroad Co., caused the delivery of 11.975, ora worth of mortgage bonds to the Oregon and Trans continental Co., and th remaining first mortgage and Winnipeg Terminal bond wer delivered to himself. Tb total value of all the bonds delivered Is given as U.75,700. which. It Is alleged, th de fendant has sold and received payment for. Of thla um he haa accounted for U.130.J1S, and It Is charged that the de fendant hat realised from the sal of th bond 1545.933. over and above all Just charges and disbursements. PORTLAND REPUBLICAN CLUB. Portland, Jan. 16. The Toung Men's Republican Club waa organised In thla city tonight by about JOfl young men of the city. L. A McNeary. formerly of Salem, was elected president The club will be a permanent organisa tion, and It Is the Intention to enter Into active work st toon at th nominations are made In th coming campaign. SITUATION CRITICAL. Madrid, Jan. 15. Captain General Cam pot haa aaked for cavalry re-inforuementt to he sent to Cuba, and It la officially reported that th situation there Is re garded aa being of the most critical sort. THE BITER BIT. Tlt-Blts. Walters have grievance at well at waitresses. In some London restaurants, where the customers' tips pay th wait ers' wages, th proprietors put a tax on these tips by compelling th waiters to pay td In th pound on th value of all food sold. In the case of a large party, where the waiters receive only on tip for serving a number of people, he Is out of pocket, aa he doe not get at much as the tax which hit employer demands from him. In one large establishment th waiters have to provide 2 working capital, to pay Is for tha pas3 In and pass out of the premises and 2s td for the cutlery and pewter used at th meals. Of course, the amount of each day't tips more than covert thee sundry Items which the employers exact aa their share of the "petqulaltes," But la not thit another striking In stance of the rotten system of "tipping," and of the way In which fool and their money ar toon parted? Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Got't Report dSOWrS.V PURE OPINIONS OF OTHERS Kkat Portland Business iMan Has to Say Jo Regard to Parks. LARGE PLANS FOR FUTURE Toagit roiit fre-ttiiaettly the Silastic -- Baitroa. Depot cad Alderbrooh Dctelopaett Toachtd I'poa. A prominent Portland buslneaj man who visited Astoria yesterday. In commenting upon in article in yesterday t Issue, con cerning city parks In Astoria, aald that h was something of a property holder In this city and that he thoroughly be lieved In th park proposition, and that befor very long the city would not only need one park, but several. Th objection railed by some peop'e. that other question wer paramount to that of a park, he did not consider of any eight. "There ar alwayt thote who cannot see very far ahead. Th history of th building of .cities how that the most prevalent error Is tb failure to pro vide in the early existence of a town for proper public placet of amusement and recreation." LOCATION. At to th location of a park, from my entire familiarity with tha tituatlon In your city. I should say that Tongue Point by far I the moat eligible and best situated lte for a city park from very point of view. It ttands at tha head of the city, at It were; Is moat beautiful In Itself, and possesses all the natural advantage of land and water necessary to meet th requirements of th object In view. The city will surely grow In that direction, and the place will b easy of access, either by water, street car or steam car, or vehicle, from any part of the city. The location on Cox comb hill would make another imaller park, and, while It possess a little more extended view. It will tack the advantage of water, which always forms a very ne cessary part of a public park. "SOME OF THE REASON8 Why Tongue Point is th place for a park may be summarised in th fact that that portion of th city known as Alder brook Is sure to advance rapi-lly. Mr. Hammond owns thirty per cent of the Tongu Point property in hla subsidy. wenty per cent of the Van Duaen tract. twenty per cent of tbe Alderbrook tract and twenty per cent f Powell's addl'lon. Th Union Real Estate Company, J. o. Han thorn, and th Tongu Point syndi cate are largely Interested In that portion of th city, and have offered the railroad company for a DEPOT SITE " An of th waterfrontare from the Eagle cannery to the buoy depot, extending out to the pierhead line, free of charge. Th controversy over a depot tit at Clatsop Milt teemt to have about run Its course and th property owners not only cannot agree among themselves, but are asking gooa. rouna prices for their land. It stands to reason that since the railroad company cannot proceed with construc tion of the line through the city until the depot question It settled, and tbat they naturally are not Inclined to pay much money for a location, they will not wait much longer on the Clatsop Mill people. Whether or not the depot Is located at the Clatsop Mill, or Alderbrook. Aider brook property wilt be rushed to the front and a large addition to th city built at mat point, because the railroad must de velop their own property. In fact, there will be A NEW TOWN. With It business blocks. mercantile houses, factories, hotels, eto. A proposi tion Is also on foot to donate the Droo-rtv from Tongue Point to John Day's to the railroad company for the location of docks, warehouses, etc Along this front age there is a deep channsl. suitable for the accommodation of large ships alon- tide the railroad warehouses. 'Considering all these facts, the argu ments, to my mind, are convincing in favor of Tongue Point at the first loca tion for a city park. Astoria is destined to be a large city, and there will be room for the development of all Inter est; but it would teem that on the line suggested nature herself had laid down the law, and that while there should, and probably will be. numerous other park and beauty spots, the natural advantages. extent of territory, beauty of situation, and accessibility of Tongue Point will al waya make it the LEADING OBJECT OF INTEREST. Should It be selected for park purposes. The city cannot afford to be slow In thla matter, even if It does nothing more than to secure a bond for a deed on thla property. It would not be necessary to make any large expenditures in Improve ment! for years to come, further than to clean up the underbrush and open a place where the people might gather for recreation." THE ENGLISHMAN SAW IT. At a private dinner In England," Chauncey M. Depew says, "I toll the very best ttory I could think of. It was greeted with a little laughter. Next day met my host on the Strand. He ad vanced to me smiling, began to laugh as he grasped my hand, and said: 'Do you know, Depew, that was a capital thing you got off last night capital ? And do you know I have Just this minute been thinking what a capital thing it was? The point of the Joke has Just come to me.' I said, 'Why, It must have traveled to you on a freight train.' My dear Mr. Depew, I assure you I haven't seen any freight train. I assure you I haven t, 'pon honor. " . An Englishman who had been In Amer ica a long time was among a group of gentlemen to whom Mr. Depew related the atory. He gave a pianissimo laugh Its conclusion, and then when Mr. De pew turned Into his private office the Englishman walked over to Horace Du val, Mr. Depew't private secretary, and, with a puttied air, asked, "Oh, I say, what the devil did Depew mean by that freight train?" An English carpenter receives a weekly average pay of S9.U. Wow FvPSrh mm W th.