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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. J- 4 forttnl fur WMn(tM and Orf(Mi rr J Mini gll 0 Call, b Th. ASTORIA Km Mi Itrrsit LOCAL h drtalitloai th largest Gr.NE.RAL elrtul.- Z (Jo, and tti lirrut TOTAL circulation of til papr publnhtd la Aitsrta, LV EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. ASTORIA, OUEMOX, BATUJIDAY JIORXING, JANUARY 18, !!(!. VOL ,UV. NO. 15. 91 1 P HI Art I a& fifi f -i J. A TRUSTEE'S SALE. T Boots, Shoos. Trunks, Valises, Uinbrolla3, Etc. Tho One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. I. L. OSGOOD, MiHinjjer. M)H ami (Oh COMNKUC'UL HTKRKT, ASTHMA. Oil. Souvenir Havo yon H" n it? A containing twinty pagon a itl vicinilv. Price, M cent. Diaries for 1896. New Year Cards. Would yon like a nice nt of books ly standard author? We will Kctlthcm t you from now until .lunuary Ut at -'5 per cent discount. Griffin & Reed. THREE LOTS. In a deHiraldo location, 'J blocks from IUljIi School. A HA KG A IN. CHOICE I)TS IN HILLS FIRST ADDITION. Oil lb ntiw I'll l.itia UouloT.rJ - J tho plane fur cluvfip Lome. A Mock IN ALDKRHROOK. HTIIKKT C.Vll I.INK will Iw .iien.Kvl thin aiiminer lo within S minute walk of this pmperljr Will wll nt iUhLIo! bargain. ACHKACiK. In R or 10 tore tr.,ol. itmi U the city limit, ! ljiiiliiK Hel. G ICO It G IC II I U L. - -1 7 1 R. nl St., Occident Mock, HILL'S HEAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. """"'"mBM.ma Big Dry Goods and Clothing Sale ! Commencing JniiMnry 1, 189G, find for 30 ck.yw only. Great Reductions in All Lines ! Prices Smashed to Atoms! All wool InJir' cloth 51 incliM wide All-wool St.inrt nation 2ec. I. miles' tlcrcei". lined" rIovcs " oc I fldlcs' wool hose ' 2SC l adles' wool hose " 35c I .idles' wool hose 40c Men's llaik wool socks 25c Men's natural wool underwear " t 00 Men's rlhl-ed underwe.ir $K Men's Jersey overshhts ". " $1,00 Men's Jersey overshlits, extra heavy.'... ' " t,2j Men's line I cdofa hats formerly $1.75 to f j.oo $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 ceat during this sale. Do not forget to make your purchases now, AT THK OREGON TRADING CO., (mo Commcrclnl Street. Now clothing juat oj'CihmI di rect innn tho inunufacliin'r now olTcreil in ii Trustee's Sale, At factory priccH, in Moil's Black and Oroy Clay Worsted Suits, in Backs and Frocks; uU, j.l.uu nnl fancy mixed (,iiniiiiii"t'( u )ii lor iuaki'8 aiul aim nr iine.v. cellfil; uIko all kind of Men's and Boys' Clothing, Fur nishing Goods.Hats.Caps, of Astoria! Wnutiful aiiul'iirtihtic l oi-kli-t, nUml lifiy views of Astoria mid formerly fi.oo now soc now soc yarj " lt 2 JC " " 20c pair " 6 2-JC " . " I'K " 2SC " IOC " bX f.lih " ' rs "cM5 A Very Intcrc.tlmj (Juotion Now 15c forc the I'ubllc. imi:kstati: :ommi:kci: act A OppnKil to AuMiclallos for Ike .Halite aaact ot Kauaishiria Soot Kill It latcrc'ttil it Trallic Ratet. To n Altln rprrwnl.llv. yralrnlay imiiuliirht liaiikxr atatiKl lliat It w Ihiiii inn. Orrcon at lr, ami Aatorla In inliulr, ltn lo llilnk about llm olutlmi ot I ho trral railroad irollm or llm .lay. Collar liaa for numln-r ot yt aitomiili d lo ronliol Inirr.tai lrf. n.-. All know that Hi. Inlwaiai. fom m'rr. art liaa xtry nearly prov.n m fare, o tar aa th rranlia ailalnrd ar roll rrnd. "Aa tar aa AMorla la concernl. ah. will um l Irrminu. 01 a numtwr of irai, onilnrnll railroad., and the qti Uo n of ih iirolllalila oprrallon of thi-aa llm. will b. a paramount on. lot only lo I hla city, but lo or.-.n, and wa ran -ll afTtird to atudy th. autijrt t In Ita varlnu. detail.." KXI'KltIM KNTS Were tried liefur the Inlcratata rom merre art. wer. paaml, and thmie who am familiar with traffic hl.tory. rccollrct the fallun of tha old Iowa Trunk I. In. A'wxiatlon tripartite agreement of the Mln.mirl river rallrtMd. and tlx I'nlnn I'at lllc Itallroad. the Kimtcrn Trunk Line nm), and the varlnu. paMiwnacr a.octa tlnna Their nbjrrt aa ih. maintenance of fuir ruii-e. and their fallurra re.uitett from the lark of authority lo enforce tli.'lr rule, and iftrlfTa. Many rrrura and Irrenularltlea, a. well aa over-rharkea and lnriiialltlt'a In rate., prevailed undir thee varloua aa.oclatlona. TUB HKMErV Waa thouxhl tu have been fniind when Hi-nator Cullom, of llllnota, Intrutluretl hi. ramou. "Interalate Commerce Act, but practical experience under that act ha. proven that It could not meet the ! rviuiremnta of th. altuatlon. brcaiiM Dure waa no real power to enforce all ui hm pru. iRittie, aim ueraune ilic prill ripnt aim tu at the ranroao. to prevent dl.rrlmlnallun airaln.t the public, while provlillnt no mean, for the protection of the. railroad In It. revenue enrnlra ra p.ciiy. ItallriMd. mul earn a fair llv I Ing. or go to piece.. They have a rich! j i ,irf aiui aiiuuiu naif tome legal pro- lertlon. Th. only way Ihnl rat.a can be maintained 1 by mutual axr.tmient and comtrfnatlun, Th. laat combination of thl. kind la the on. leeently formed In New Vork by Ih. prveldoMa of the thirty- I one Ka.tern trunk line.. Their poaltlon ' I. ettackrd by th. eourta In New Vork, and th. following pertlhcnt remark. In j the ta.t Hallway Ag. glv. aomethlng ot an Idea of the poaltlon taken by the au- thorHlea: 18 THE AOREKXItNT 1U,E1AI.? The rxpwted attack upon th. Joint Tialtlc awwlatlun aiidgeetetl by the Inier alale coinmerc. ronnuiaelun wna Inaugu tatil on January n, when the l imed Ktatea dl.lricl attorney lilid a clicult court In New Vork .ig.m.t the tho aaeuclallon tu enjoin them frumac ling i under tlio ..rifiiKut. Nullre waa aiiw glvrn that on lh 17th an Injunction would be aaketl rctriilning the abooiatl in j ftuui opri'ttiing uinlif ita ugre-ment. The lull thaiKca that the agreement betwtvn i Hi- conipuuua la liiienilrd to comhiiM) I or pool all combination In traittc within' lla httiliM. lli.l II Mi'.r. all (limiih i name of the Kr.111 trunk liiu.-w lilch com 1 prlitr. a lame purl of the imer-aiate railroad tralllu of the I'nltcd HUWa. '1 hi iiKivruieiit. It la alleKetl, la unlawful ill that it tMitabllahca net only a Irutttc pool but likewlM a pool of taming. In vio lation of Hcctlun 6 of the Interatat. com- inerve act, and lhat it ia a contractor combination In uatrulnt of Inler-ataio j lnR Br01,n) where th pleaaure. of boat trad, and commerce, and unlawful under , m , form, csn inj.jij-ed In. the anti-tru.t ait of July 1. ID, known I ,, ,he ,Knt of ,.,, Mllg over ,, a th Sherman antl-truat net. In generMl t.,,lltif(1 .leet of water will b one of the aa-remrnl I characlvrlaed a. art un-; ,h. .,i,ii,0nal attraction to the nark." lawful contract, axrecmcnt, combination, and conspiracy," to do away with com- petition in t lie frcUht and pnsacnerr traf- tic of lb. defendant corporal Ion, and the j form ln additional attraction and like the Immediate Injunction la akcd on th. j netting of a gem In a ring, would prove ground that the railroad companl.-a nr. , crowning piece at the entrance of Aa now preparing to put Into operation that torla." agrei nic nt. Thia foiMnl awertlon of Illegality ia uccr.rtr' 10 bring the question Into court, but tt proven nothing, and It la very doiititful whether cither the prose cuting atotrnry or the Intei.tute com merce ci.mmla.lon believe. It The de- j llberRte opinion of tho counnel of all the rompanl". Ih:it hav. algned the agree n.cnt la Unit II I legal and In every wn con.l.tetit with puhlle Intereet. and there 1 I. reason for tu lli vlng that the courts i will ro hold. Hut It I well to havo the question settled at the outset, and mean time If the Injunction should be gi anted, which at thla writing la no assured, the work of the association will probably be conlined to maintaining rate, which cer tainly Ih not unlawful. A meetlnir of Ihe heard of control, consisting of the presi dents, will be held next week to consider the situation. The concensus of opinion Is, that con gress vhnuld legalise Ihe pooling of rate., frnmo u law, aa an adjunct to the inter state act, to enforce pool agreement, and let the whole be aupervlaod by the com mission. This would then give the rail roads a fair chance for life and insure tho public protection. England with Its !"."'tnlllcent clearing house, h.i solved Ihe problem, much on these same Unea, and the entire eubject la well worthy the careful atudy of state and national representatives, as well a the people of large. ATTEMPTED 8UIC1D13. Nina Wilson, an Inmnte ot the County Jail, Btaba Herself. Nit. a Wilson, an inmate, of the county Jail, mad an unsuccessful attempt to end her existence yesterday afternoon. Miss Wilson Is In jail awaiting the action of the grand Jury, having been arrested soma time ago on a charge of lurceny. The woman haa been a source of consid erable annoyance ever alnce her arrest. When first committed to Jail she was a confirmed morphine fiend, but was broken of thla habit by Jailer Clinton, who. In giving her her dally allowance, made It weaker each day, until her craving for tho drug had been overcome. It appears that Daniel O'Neill, who la also confined In the county bastlle, hav ing leen Jailed by a clever ruso of Sher iff Hare, was tho companion of the Wil son woman before she waa locked up. Some time Thursday the two had a quar rel in Jail, and this, It 1 supposed, waa th cause of th attempted suicide. About rati o'clock Miss Wilson obtained a knife from Ihe Jailor on Ihe pretext of wanllnir It for tin piinvw. Cl eutllnt up aorna vKotahli. Aftr clvln hr ttia knlfit Ih. )nilr want bark Into hi. room, rnlllni O'Neill to lh front of hla cell, that lia mlKht wllnoa th pcrformane., th. woman took a hat ptn anl .i.l.lwd lit.rt.nlf in Ih. aMomrn; th.n. raiiln th. knifa, ah. alabbMl hrrwJf lhrw tlm.a In th. vlilnliy of th. hrt U'hrn th. other prlaonmi aaw what hatl h.in(l, iht-y called Ih. Jailor, who, with th. aml.lanc. of Daputy Hhnrilt Itlt'liant I'raH, afW a dMpcrl. atruir le, aucrnnlMl In dlurmlnK hir. Hhcrlff Kara waa Immndlately ummon.'d, arrlv Inn atMin aft.r with Dr. . A. Kulion. who mad. an axamlnatlon of Hi. wound.. TIiom mad. with th. knlfn ar. qulie il1, but It la not tlioiahl Ufy will prove falal. Th. elTiwt of th wound Inflicted with tha hat pin may b. very arrtoua, owlnit lo Ih. poaltlon of th. Injury. The nuarrH with hr lovxr . un- l douhtMlly th. raiiM of hr .flfort lo tak. j her nr., aa It la almwrt certain that ah. will m rrltwd from Jail whn th. vraml I Jury miwu. Ih. woman who preferred j th. chance, a courtaaan. havlna left the city aom. llm. aao. Whll. addlslnl to ! tho nut. of morphlnti, ah. mad. an al- IihimI .ffort to tak. her llf. with a pair 1 of arl.r.. but afterward adinlllrd to Ih. I Jailor that It waa .Imply a rua to recur : th. dru. When ae.n by aa A.torlan re i porter laat .venln. ah waa reatln , e.lly, and It la thouKht ah haa every enanc or a iiwly recovery. Th. rreat t fear la that blood-poLomil will act In In th. wound Inflicted with th. hat pin. In thl event, ah. will probably die. I.ATK 1.ITERAKY NOTK No one over thought of Introducing ao expen.lv. a feature aa llthorranhle color work In th. daya when th leading mnt fclntva Kitil tnp ti M a VM mnA U t.j.rt,a m copy. Hut time chance, and th. maira ! unea chang. with them. !f haa remain i rd for th. Coamopntltan, aold at one dul ; lar a year, to put In an axtennlv. lltho ' graphic plant capable of printing io.Ofl j pag.-n per day ton. colorl. Th. January ! Iua preaent. aa a frontl.plec a water ! color drawing by Brlc Pape. Illuatratlng th. laat alory by P.olrt loula fttevennon. which ha. probably never been excellej even In th. pagea of th. lineal dollar French perlodlrala. Th cover of th. Cosmopolitan la alao changed, a drawing of page length by the famoua Parla artl.t ltoaal. in lithographic color on whit, paper takea tha place of th. manllla back with It. red .tripe, Hereafter th. cover It to I a fre.h aurprla. each month. FURTHER OPINIONS .1r. DCttj. I Oltng UtfCfS suggestion of Great Yalae. Tke City That Rat Tibllc Tarkt is .Ihtv4 Noted is a Leadiag City Katsas City's History. A number of prumlnent bualne. men yeaterday were ulacumilns th. queatlon ! of a city park, and commantinit upon the varloua new.paper article and com I munlcaliona from clllxen beariiiK upon j th. aubjert. Th. concenaua of opinion nA Anlu In .uunB n. - ,n . 1. ,.,, n T " " lr'"Y.: arveral, that tho city could not too aoon tak. action In the matter. HKNJ. TOt'NQ Paid that at th. breakfast table th. re mark. In yeaterday'a Astorian, by "one of the klckem," occupied their attention. "The gentleman la perfectly right. Ther. could not poa.ibly be a bettor alte leole,! Cnr Aatnrli.'. nulillc nmrk th.n Tonfll. rolm. rrom on, of ,h, l n. etl Hiatea 10 Ih. other, nature haa never made a better or mora tightly place for public amuaement and recreation within the limlta of any city. Utile money will tie required beyond ltJ porchaa. price. to beautify thla lovely aivot. Cathlamet i,. ,. lh v.t forma lumral vaeht. II la not beyond the poaalbllltlea that a college or aemlnary will be erected on the height, of Tongue Point, which would I W. D. OOSSL1N. j Latnd agent of the Astoria and Columbia Klver Kallroad, expressed a hearty con- currence In the various opinions for a iMiblic pnrk in th city, and particularly i.ivored the Tongue Point location, fcv- h M , ,ta nl0 ,' ' , . 1,. .,.,, , hai,h and In- annt from a atandpolnt of health, and public moral. FRANK PATTON, i he well-known binker, who la largely li'ieroited In Astoria's welfare, says that he could think of nothing which would so materially advance the tnteraeta of the city aa the establishment of a park in a prominent location. "I most certainly favor Tongue Point. It Is prei'mlnently the place for our park. We cannot too soon put the matter In tangible shape. 1 think the public Is a unit on the question, now, for a practical solution ot it." R. U EOTI.E. "The board of trade of Astoria ought to tak up the question of a park at once. A body of business men, associated to gether aa thl one Is. can do more. In a practical way .than all Individuals working in a disconnected manner. Let them adopt some measure ami refer it to the city council with a proper recom mendation. This, I think, would give the matter a good lift In a practical way." J. A. Dl'FFT. "I have heard a great deal of com question and ita location. Personally question the past few days. Personally 1 am heartily In favor of the project, ar.d will do all in my power to further It. Wherever you aee a town or city that Is progressive and a leader In commerce, you will always find that place well sup plied with parka. I-iok at Kansas City. Yearly she acta aside a certain sum for paik purposea Ijirge tracts ot land have been purchased and Improved during tho past few years by that city, and to day everybody knowa where she stands commercially and financially. I say, let the good work go on." Aunt Matilda-How many students t.re there ar at your academy. Th Btu-denl-About 0. Aunt Matllda-lndeed: All studying for the ministry? The Stu dentWell, some for tha ministry and some for the police force. New Vork World. A plasterer In Rome receives from .'! to l IT a week. Tlest Washing Powder on earth, size, 20 cents. 8oap Foam. Largo A L0ND0X BANKER Eijilalns the Source of foreign Dis trust of American Sccnritic. GOLD llOMS AH E THE REMEDY fositive issaraace of the .trtintcnuce of tke Cold Suadud is Vk.t Cirope U'jst--Siler Basis reared. Nw Yoric. Jan. 17. Th London cor respondent of Ihe Herald haa cabled the following Interview with the eminent banker, Mr. ftaphal: "Why are Uritlah Investors selling their American bonds? What Is th source of their dltrutr' I put these two questions to Mr. Ra phael today, as h. stood toasting hla back at a soft co.il dr. In th. parbtr of the banking house In Throgmorton street. The old gmtleman ca.t a qulilral glance at hi. won, who wa. seated In another part of the room, and then replied, Yan kee fashion, by asking a question him aelf, and a queatlon which go, to the heart of the mater namely. "What Is a dollar?" He continued: "If your eonreas would only declare In explicit term, that a dol lar shall consist of so many gralna 01 gold, and of that ilone, th. financial crisis In th. I'nlted Rtatea would be over In twenty-four hours." "In other words, could they assure (he world that they are determined to main tain their currency on a gold haaia. the selling of American securltls would cease, and a large part of th money now lying her urlnvested. would be tent to th. I'nlted State... thus turning the exchanges In your favjr." "You don't seem to lay much stress on th. frar of war over V;n'xuela? I re marked. "No, I don't." said Mr. Rapliaid. "The scare, It I true. stimula:d the tu-ll.ng movement, and hd a hvp etTect upon aperulattors In shares, but I am now sneaking of Influence, at work uion the mlnda of Investors, and these, for the most part, gold bori-K not atovks. 1 don't think war between tCntrland and the States over Venezuela Is po.ihl, and I believe this view Is held by most Intel ligent mn In both countries." "Th Incident has, of course, created some disquiet, but the selling of bonds had begun before It occurred." 'The trouble, then, I. mainiy financial, not political?" "Precisely," replied Mr. Raphael. "In ventors here were carrying a vast amount of bonds at price, wjiich yielded only from three to four per cent on tlwir cat. Their holder, argue that no ma terial advance war possible, while on the other hand there was room for a eertous decline. If the I'nlted States should ulti mately go to a silver bails. Hence, they are selling at every opportunity. There ia no pitr.tr, no forced sale, but merely a cautloua liquidation. Orders are zlven to sell at certain prices whenever these can be obtained. "At this moment there is no demand, and these selling orders remain In adv ance. Hence the prevailing stagnation in the market." NARROW ESCAPE. Steamer Homer Has a Close Call at Marshlleld, Oregon. Marshfleld. Or., Jan. 17. The steamer Homer had a close call from being wreck ed today whil crossing tho bar. She had made her way all right, until the last breaker, which struck her with such terrific fotc as to break in tho forward eabln and flood the dining room and kitchen, utterlv demolishing chairs, ta bles, etc. So furious was the force of ! the breakers that Iron bars two inches In diameter were snapped in two like strings, the tarpaulin was washed off the forward hatch and the binnlcle and compass on top of the pilot house wash ed aft. A foot of water had aecumultt-?t tn the fire room, and had another sea struck her. It would have put out the fire and probably resulted In the loss of the ship. After getting outside Captain Drlsko put back to port, and now has a force of carpenters repairing the dam ages. Mate Hyde, who was In Ihe forward rigging heaving the lead, was knocked from his position by the breaker asalnst the cabin. He recovered consciousness and crawled up on the hurricane deck. PACIFIC CABLE CO. Washington, Jan. 17. Edward E .Ray llsa, of New York, one of the projectors of the Pacific Cable Co., which recently was given a heating by Ihe senate com mittee on foreign relations, today ap peared before the house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce 10 ex plain the plana of this company, which he did at length. The raclrte Cable Com pany was opposed liy L L Spalding, of the Hawaiian Islands, who Is Interestt .1 in a rival company, and which, as pro jected. In to connect the United States and the Hawaiian Islands. Th're Is a well developed rivalry between the two house committees of foreign affairs and interstate and foreign commerce, for the honor of bringing the Hawaiian cable scheme before congress. It is iusilile that each of the committees will ttport a bill to the house. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED. New Yosfe Jan. ri.-Kx-rrcsldcnt Har rison today announced that he and Mrs. Dlmmli'k are engaged to be marrl-d. The marriage will not take place until after Lent. GOLD EXPORTS. Washington, Jan. 17. The treasury lost $1,105,000 In gold today, principally for ex port, which lenve the reserve nt $'d.7G!, 678. CAMPOS' SUCCESSOR. Madrid, Jan. 17. The cabinet has de-1 elded to appoint General roialevnja to replace Martinez de Campos, who Is 111, as captain general of the Spanish forces ' lr. Cuba, and governor general of the j Island. BRADSTREET'S REVIEWS). New York. Jan. 17. Bradstreel's Finan- ; rial Review tomorrow will ay: i Waiting and narrow conditions have prevailed In the Block market all this; week. The assurance lhat the govern- j ment issue will be fully subscrllied does! not prevent the existence of a feeling of ' susH-nse, pending the opening of bids, j A shoemaker In Rome earns from I1.S0 ; to 12.40 a week. Having Hoa Cake Soap In your kitchen j or bath once means always. I UVNH WEKKI.Y. The Situation In New Vrrk Very Perplex ing for liu.lneaa M' n. New York, Jan. 17.-R. O. Dun It Co.' Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: The attua'lHi cot. id hardly be more per plexing for business men. praulical mer chants and bankers can have little sym pathy for those who minimize thlr dlf-llcultk-a. No doubt the government will raise money to meet it obligations, but how far th money market will be dis turbed, or the treasury reserve further diminished, no on can say. The busl mi. world cannot know as yet how far Ih forelien queittl.n may upaet calcula tion., OioiiKh there seem, .very reisjn lo expect a peaceful aettlement. It can not be known what may be the duties on any of the important Imports a month henc; whether Imports are llkrljr to exceed export, and draw away gold: whether the deficit of revenue will con tinue, or what taxation will be levied. The failure of the senat to act upon any financial measures proposed by he president, or those pased by the house,! affects unffivoraMy all branca of imsl-j n-.s. 1'nder such odv-rie' lirciimstilre. II Is actually eneourafrtng lhat the shrink- age In tran-artlons and resulting com- i mcrcl.'.l disasters have not leen greater, j Rut the failures within a day or two in- J Plicate, that Ihe condition cannot continu without m'tch embarrassment. The failure for the wee have been j much larcer in magnitude, numbering 13 , in the l'nite-1 Stales against 173 last year and 1 In Canad-i, against 0 last year. SNOW SLIDE. IN IDAHO. Halley, Idaho. Jan. 17. A mow slide near the Star group of mints today rar rli a blacksmith shop, together with two men, half a irllp tlowa the guleh. One of the men, O.o. Hagie, is stilt missing, and it Is ln-llcvcd lie has been killed. PENSION DILI. PASSED. iiini.ion, jan. 11. 1 ne no'jse lotiay j passed the pension appropriation hill, to ; the consideration of which It has dvoted the entire week, anJ adjourned till Mon day. The pension bill as passed carries 1141. CS.dSt, about less than th. esti mate. Th'j bill was passed fifty days ahead of any previous pension apprtpria lion bill. A Frijhtful Collision of Railway Cars at Victor, Colorado. Kudo ay Cox Car Daises Into 1 I'asseager. Ujariaq fiftce. Two of V'kotg Vi I frobahlv Die Victor, Col" Jan. 17. A frightful acci dent occurred on the Midland Terminal Itallroad thia evening. A train was en route to Denver and Colorado Springs, and was Just above the city limits of Victor. Fifteen passengers were Injured, six seriously, two of whom will prob ably die. The train for Colorado Springs, was backing out of the main track onto a switch, and had reached a point on the main track In the cut when It was met by an empty runaway box car, which broke loose near Independence station, about three-quarters of a mile above where the collision occurred. It struck thi first coach on the pasjenger train with terrlllc force, and threw .the latter from the track. The box car and coach were telescoped for abcut fifteen fe?t. AFFAIRS IN THE TRANSVAAL Pretoria. Jan. 17. It is officially stated that Dr. Jamescn and others who are In prison with him will be released condi tionally by the Transvaal government and that the Uitlandcrs, lr. due course of lime will lie enabled to ninke their demands clearly understood. It is added, how ever, that the government and burghers will resist any form of foreign protection, either on the part of Great Britain or any othor country. They are firmly resolved to maintain the Independence of the re public ard the grievance of those of rank will be settled when the excitement has abated. The trial of the members of the reform committee of Johannesburg, who nre now In custody, will begin next week. THE REPORT WAS FAL3K. London, Jen. 17. Reuter's Telegram Co. announced thla evening that, after having investigated the matter, they are in a position to stafb definitely that there is no truth In the story, which has reach ed here from Caracas, via New York, that nnoiher British expedition, with two ennnon. has left Georgetown, British Guiana, for Cuynlnl station, on the Gui ana frontier. Tho statement Is reiterated that the small police force on the fron tier has not even been reinforced, and that lo steps have been taken to send troops to the frontier, and that no such steps ure contemplated. GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. Vancouver, Nn.. Jan. 17. Thomas D. Moran, charged with the murder of John Wilson, an ex-soldier, .was found guilty of manslaughter today. Moran stahld Wilson In Vancouver in December. 1SS9. and escaped and was not heard of till No vember, ISM, when he was arrested In El Taso, Texas. It Is generally suppose that Moron mistook Wilson for MoCarty, whom he quarrelled with during the day of the killing. The discharged soldier met Moran In California, and recognized him. Hi informed the innrorliles. . who traced him to Colorado and from there to Texas, where he was apprehended in November at El Paso. MARKET REPORT. Liverpool. Jan. 17. Wheat, spot, firm: demand, moderate: No. 2 red winter, fts 4d; No. 2 red spring, stocks exhausted; No. 1 him! Manitoba, 5s 5d; No. 1 Cali fornia. 6 td. Hops, unchang 1. I" Highest of aU in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report ASOiWlTEiLV PURE NOT TREATED ALIKE Discrimination Against Americans In South African Prisons. UNITED STATES TO INTERFERE flamtnotd't frieids it Sit fraicisco Be lieve Soae Especial Grieviace U tke Caise of His Cotlitetiett. San Francisco, Jan. fT. General JJ. H. Harris today received a cable from Mrs. K. A. Wilts., of London, which was aa follows: "Hammond Is In solitary confinement; the position Ur most critical. The others are all right. A strong demand on the United Stat, government in his behalf Is necessary forthwith." From a cablegram from John Hays. Hammond's friends here believe th South African Republic has soma special griev ance against Hamomnd. The following dispatch was received la ter by William Alvord, president of the Bank of California, from United States Senator Perkins, dated Washington: "Our government Is using every effort to protect Hammond. Main and other Americans In Johannesburg. I have sub mitted your telegram to Secretary Ol- ney." Further telegrams have been sent from here, asking that prompt notification of the latest action of the government In this matter he promptly telegraphed. The greatest Indignation is felt amongst Ham mond's friends In view of the discrim ination shown by the Boer government In the treatment of American and, English prisoners. They aay that most of th. prominent English offenders have been turned over to the custody of the Eng lish government, which stands In marked contrast to the manner In which Amer ican prisoners are being; handled. SMOOTH ROBBERS. San Francisco Chinamen Get Away with About U.M. San Francisco, Jan. 17. A series of poctoffica robberies has Just been dis covered by the government by which three Chinese firms will lose H'. The postal Inspectors state that seven China men are Implicated In the robberies, which have been going on for a month. One of the thieves, Sam Ytck, has been caught and has confessed, explaining that the methods of the gang were to go open ly to the boxes of merchants, open the boxes with keys which they had secured and take the letters which they believed contained money or checks. The names of the payees were forged to check and postal orders by members ot the gang. Ylck Is a bright young Chinee, and haa been well educated In the schools of thla city, where he was born. STATE NEWS. Interesting Items Called From Oregon's Leading Newspapers, Sherman county did not send a convict to the penitentiary at Salem during the past year. A freight train, numbering fifty cars, from Umatilla, arrived in The Dalles Wednesday evening. The cars contained wheat, which waa shipped from near Pendleton. . Coyote scalps In Wasco county are worth S3, as two local unions pay U each and the county $1. Already VU have bet n brought to the county clerk In the past two months. Except S.O0O pounds ot hops owned by Frants Bros., together with the product of the Wilson Cump yard, all the hops in King's valley, Benton county, have been sold, and they went at the uniform price of cents, about the highest figure reached during the season, says th Cor vallls Time. A 13-year-old girl, Elsie Hughes, was fearfully burned by her clothing catch ing "fire last Friday at her home near this city. Cn discovering that her cloth ing was afire, she made a rush for the door, but was caught and held by her sister until her brother arrived with a quilt and extinguished the flames. How ever, one arm and one of her lower limbs was almost burned to a crisp, and her recovery from her fearful injuries is very doubtful. Enterprise. "The Lance Mining Company, which has purchased 700 acres of George Lance at the outlet of Foots creek, is rushing work In putting the mine In working order. They are cutting a raceway SsjO feet long and 12 feet wide to reach Rogue river with the tilings. Thy have let the contract for 6.000 blocks and 90,000 feet of lumber for flumes. They have also let the contract to build a reservoir covering six acres, and for ditches and about six miles for slulelnjt and piping rurposes. They have an order for tOOO feet of 15-Inch pipe, expecting to be pip ing in February. This famous mining claim is believed to be one of the richest In Oregon. Wm. Penter Is foreman of the work, while the president of the. com pany, H. A. bhorey, is giving U tils' per sonal attention." , O. C. Millet, one of the leading farmers of Junction precinct was in town today. In a talk with a reporter he said that yesterday he sold his crop of wheat of 1895, 6.000 bushels, for W cents per bushel. He was in excellent spirits, and said that he would sow 450 acres of wheat this year. Notwithstanding the low price that have prevailed for this product he has made money right along. H say he makes his stock, etc., pay the running expenses of his entire form, and thinks that first-class farming pays better than any other business in the state. He figures that he will clear over $2,500 this year. Again he says that wheat at 50 cents per busnel yields more profit than it used to a few years since at 65 cents, as labor Is cheaper, and as Is also every thing that must be purchased. Such farmers as Mr. Millet are what will make our county and state prosper. Eugene Guard, January 6. &wari!aTi