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ASTORIA PUBLIC ASSOCIATION if 1 TODAV'lWCATHER. J 4 Fortuit far MVahln(lai m Off', W A nla, aluaseiil, Ik I5 4 ' ' 2K-:'jW2m ThiUTOIIM k tfc hrrwt LOCAL t)reU()tlifif4 6r.Nl(Aldrt.l. ? , U4 flw lsiet TOTAl tlrtnlitlM sf f M rl eMuM M After1, EXCL,U9IVB TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XLV. ASTOUIA, OKEOOX, Fill DAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1890. cy w i,yj' JLry i y v . i 1 j v v rr rr - r NT Nr -r NX" V-. SiFa A TRUSTEE'S SALE. rf ( Boots, Shoos. Trunks, The One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers. I. L. OSGOOD, Mutineer. 60 n. BOH COMMKHCUL STREET. ASTORIA. Ott. Blank Books School Books Aliscellaneoiis Books Novels, io Cents Sheet Music, 10 Cents PACIFIC COAST SomvciiIph Griffin 'PUREE LOTS. Ill a d-'sirahle location, 'J Mocks from High School. A UAHGAIN. (MOICE LOTH IN HILLS FIRST ADDITION. On the uew Pl Linn D I'llonr 1 -Jni the phice fur rlioap tome. A Block IN ALDERHUOOK. BTRKET CAR LINK will Im riten.lr-1 tliU atirumar to within 5 tnintit." walk of tliis properly -Will ell nt ,WIM Urvftin. ACREAGE. In 5 or 10 pre tnii'l i.nl.le th, wily limit., nln a.ljmnlui; FUvtl. GKOKGft I IIIL. 171 IWlSt., Occident Mock, HILL'S KUAL ESTATfi EXCHANGE. Big Dry and Commencing January 1, 18QG, otid for 30 cloys only. Great Reductions in All Lines I Prices Smashed to Atoms I All wool ladies' cloth ;i inches wide. All-wool Kcarlet llanurl l.ailles' (IttceC lined gloves Lndles' wool hose V j Ladles' wool hose Ladles' wool hose Men1 Mack wool socks Men's witnr.il wool underwear Men's rllihed underwear Men's Jersey overbhlrts, extra heavy.'.!' " $' Men's fun) l-edora hats formerly $1.75 to jj $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, AT THE OREGON TRADING GO. Coo Commercial Street. Nmv clothing jtwt oi'cncd di rect from tlio iniuiufacturcr now ollVri'il in h Trustee's Sale, At factory piici'M, in Moil's Black and Grey Clay Worsted Suits, In Sacks aud Frocks; nU, pluiu uml fancy mixed. ('innimcrcN, which for limited and nic unox- eelledj iiUo nil kind of Men's and Boys', Clothing, Fur nishing Goods.Hata.Caps, valises, Umbrellas, Etc. TIHIC TAHLICS of Awtorln &. Reed. Goods Clothing Sale ! ..formerly ti.oo now soc ysrj 2K 16 a-jc 50c 25c JSC 40c f 1.00 85c 20c 6 2-JC 10c 25c p.iir IOC 60c each " 4SC " fee " 65c I1.00 25 ,00 FOR THE DEPOT SITE Orlijlnrtl Committee of Twenty-one Tahcs a Hand, WII.I. HE SETTLED SATURDAY Sub-Conmlttee Doing Coo Wnrk--Ei- plaiitioat id l idcrstaidiigs Rcckcd VI All Side. Th original eommltu of twenty-on. met yMl.riUy morning In th. Chamlwr of C'ommoir. ruom. Th. mrclln aa Mill. l by Dr. Alfred Kinney, chairman, lo ronalilt r th. guraOun f a drot alt. fur lha railroad. Nearly all or th. mrinlx-ra rraMmlrd lo Hi. rail. Mr. Hammond waa prant liy Invitation. II. Haled that h waa anxloua to tiav. (It. location of th dtpot aettlivl, aa early aa polblr; that It. waa ready, to li t III. contract for th. Iinmeaiiat. construction of th. balane. of th. road aa Boon aa tlila and aom. tin aettled rlaht-of-way matter. wr. dla IHwrd of. Th. atatimnt wa. ma J. that III. rltlten generally drolied the dxit to Ih loratxl at or near II,. Clataop Mill It. Inil that tho Clataop Mill company a a. not Inclined to dlKa. of lis prop erty at a leu amount than l0w. Mr. W'lnitat. apeaklna; for th. commit. lev. In the aliavnc of Juila:. liowlhy, aald that h. did nut bellevo thl amount of money could . ralacd for th ourpoe. Jud Taylor and othrri who wr. pres ent, ofTered fre altea In other lovalltlva, ml a (eneral dlacuealon .naued. Mr. J. W. Welch and eeveral other. atifd for ward and eald IhAt they wcr. wllllmr to auhaerllw their porlloi lowarda aecurlng an. vnerevrr th. depot mlcht l o- catcl. iv. Kinney, then madi th. .la'o mrnt that ao far aa he knew, no member of th. commit tea had ever apolcen to the prnildent of the Daiaop Mill Company on Iho aubjecl. COMMITTKK Af-POINTED. On motion of Mr. Welch. Ol Wln-at, 1. i. A. llowlby. Dr. i. A. Fulton. E. A. Tuylor, and It. Van Duiwn. wer. appoint, rd a committee to thorouiihly Inveatlcat. me aiinjert. examine mapa, and malt, a report aa to th. llis!t!llty of th. varlou. Ilea offered or proponed, and III. fraalbll Ity of ai-curlna; them. At 1 o'clock In th. afternoon th. com mute named held a aeaalon In Mr. Per Ruaon' ornce. and einvaaaed tie whole matter. After the nieetlna Mr. Wlncato, chairman, reported that they had mat tera well In hand, and txpeMcd to be ready to make dcnnlte recommendation, to th. meeting railed for Patunlay of tho committee, of twenty-one. II. aald that Mr. llowlby and Mr. Goaalln. had called a number of time, on Mr. W. a Kinney durlnir the paat two month, con oernloar'th aenierrenl of matt. with i He t-iataop till I Company, and Clat Dr. Kinney waa moat rertalnlv mlaiak.n ,J he statement made In the meeitne nf!""" br various partlea. The oommunl the committee of twentywine In th. morn. Ii'g. A fair undrratanrling haa been hd with the Taylors at Smith' Point, and the property owner at Alderbrook. aa to the donation of a depot alt, at either one of thorn place. Further commenting on Ih CUta.in Mill elte. Mr. Wlnirat said that the actual frontage on the channel owned bv the Clataop Mill was twelve feet, that the property la triangular in ehape. and that lor thl piece of froniaae thev wanted for which sum he wa of the opinion that their entire plant. Including machinery, foundation and everything, could be duplicated. 'There are many peoide. who are giving more waterfront age without a whimper, and the benefit a that would accrue to the Clataop Mill company by the construction of th. rail road would retmpiirsn th."m ten time. over. Furthermore, th. mill company ran get in. privilege ol loading at thMr pres ent dock for a period of five to teu year to come." Dr. Kinney waa seen In the afternoon. ami stated that Iho meeting of the old twenty-one committee In the morning had bevi on. of the moat pleasant and agreeable ever held by that body. Every- noiiy seemed to tie In th beat of humor. and Mr. Hammond waa moat cheerful. When qiicMloncd about the ateel rallj for the Ooble rond, ho made the emphatic atatement that they were for the Colum bia river road, and for no other mtroote. The doctor said that ho old committee had signed a rontract to furnteh the right of way. and were under obligations to ere that clear title was had to the entire length of road. The guarantee, committee lid almply agreed to see that he old con inlltee carried out It nntlcr- iiklnga. It la vhdrrntood that WOO will complete matter ro far a tho right of way in conrernen. kiul 11 mlKht he a good Idea for the guarantee committee to push the other people along a little, faaler. There armed to be a little too much red tunc In connection with all bene transaction 1. hut he thought that all parties concei ud would very oon have the outstanding rlRht of wuy mai lers eaiiaincioruy aettled. AN EXPLANATION. Dr. Kinney snld that lnc the Ixatie of ei-terdny evening' paper he had learn- d Hint, unwittingly, he had made an error In the statement to the committee n the morning. In explanation ha of- fcrrred the following; a To the Editor: I mai'e a atatement to;Uy at the com mittee meeting "that the ettlsena' com mittee had never Interviewed the presi dent of the Clatsop Mill Company." I now learn that In thle statement I waa mistaken. W. S. Kinney has several Imes sold to me that no member of the mmlttee had ever spoken to him In re- isaiiI to the depot site at any time: and drew the conclusion that he. being the president of the Clatsop Mill Company, nan reference to tne company' property. learned irom mm tonlcht that Juiliro llowlby did call upon him Severn I times regard to the frontnge of the mill property: but that. In speaking to me he (W, 8. Kinney) referred to b,ts own In dividual frontage, lorn ted on the west aide of the Clatsop Mill, and within the space as Ken tor a nepoL site. II eirt fully, ALFRED KINNEY. From all of Ihe above prooaedlnza and explanations. It appears that there Is a prospect of an Immediate settlement of tho two great questions at Issue so far as the present status of the railroad con traction I concerned, and a ono ten- tlenutn remarked yesterday, when all par ies get together witn a determinations to do bustneaa, minor matters must give way and questions of importance are easily and quickly adjusted. Mr. Hammond expect to leave Satur day for a few doy' business In Portland, ml the committee of twenty-one will hold another meeting that morning at which h Is expected to llnatly settle the depot question. Beet Washing Powder on earth. Large six, 10 cent. Soap Foam. ra.aca Away from tha ghock Troductd by an Optratloa. Kmll 0, T. Wfurhi died ye.tcnlay mornln at Bt. Mary'. Hoapltal from th. hock of a .urglcal operation performed upon him. Mr. Weach. had been auffer In for th. paat two year, from a chron- lo dlaeaa. brouaht about by an attack tyimold fever. Th. operation performed eonalated In tho removal of th. spleen, which waa abnormally devloed aa a mult of th. attack of fever. Th. spleen, which ordi narily weighs flv. or fix ounces, hid crown until, at th. tlm. of his death. It weighed twelv. pounds or about thlr-ty-alx time, as much aa It should. This abnormal growth crowded th. other or cans of th. body, and th. sufferer waa alowlr atarvlng to death. Dr. J. A. Kulton. th. attending nhval. clan, acquainted Mr. Weach with th. facta In th caa. At th. very moat h. had but two weeks to live, and If h. submitted to a surgical operation h. had aiiout on. rhanc. In forty of surviving. If h. had th. strength to wlthaund th. removal of th. spleen, n might poaalbly llv.; but It waa by no means certain. Mr. Weache Insisted upon th. operation, and yesterday morning I. Kulton, with Ilia aaalaunc of aeveral other phyal clana, removed th. organ. Weach. how ever, could not wlthatand th. shock, and i he died about two hours later. Mr. Weach. waa about K year of age: and well known In this city. II. waa a mall carrier for some tlm. past, but of late was unabl. to do th. work. H. had a boat of friend In Astoria, who wer. grief stricken at the sudden news of his death. H. leave a wife and four rhlldrn.to mourn his Voaa, Weache waa a mem'-r of Seaalda Lodge, No. 12, A. O. U. W., and will be buried under the auspices of that order, Th. date of th. funeral ha not aa yet been fixed, but It will likely occur on Sunday. EXPLANATION MADE Mr. Hammond Qualifies the Reports in Regard to 0. R. ft X. Vis Hisiadcrstood Coaccniij Reorgniit tioi riaas el Tkat Coapiajr aa tke Dec Water Ckiaael lo fortlaal Soma comment having been caused by the report. In yesterday'. Issue of va rious statements mad. concerning the daetlnatlon of th. ateel rails for th. As toria and Columbia River Railroad, and the re-organlaatlon pUn of th O. R. and N. Company, tho following communl cation waa handed In to th. Aatorlan ofllc In explanation of certain state' ments reported aa oorolng-from Mr. Ham mond. There aeems to have been some ! confusion engendered In tl remark cation below speaks for Itself: To the Editor: In the purported Interview with me pub- llahed In this, Thursday morning Aato rlan. I am represented aa laying In reply to certain rumors alleged to have been set afloat In this city on Wednesday, by Mr. II. Campbell, that I am acquainted with th. plana formed for the re-organ Isatlon of the O. R. and N. Co.. and that I am positive aueh re-organization will not be made on the Unea hoped for by the Portland people. I wish to deny having made aueh a atatement Neither did I make the reflection Imputed to me on the aubject of the poaaibilily or pro priety of maintaining a deep water chan nel to Portland. Your reporter totally misunderstood me, or haa confused what I aald In hi presence with statements derived from other sources. In both these particulars I wish to be understood a having expressed no opinion, and I regret very much having been placed In a false position concerning' them. A. B. HAMMOND. Astoria, Or., Jan. tJ. 18S&, . A FOST-PRANDIAL 8TORT. It Draws Upon a Man's Credulity Swallow It to Chicago News. "Colonel, did you read about the man who was picked up by an Atlantic steam er yeeterdny after being afloat thlrty reven daya?" "No, I failed to note the Item," said the colonel, reaching for another cigar. "Waa he very hungry when picked upT" "Hungry? Why, colonel, when they found him he was sitting on the edge nt hi raft and was dangling one of hi feet It the water. II. wa trying to attract !hark In hoDes of being able to null tl.e- nh on board, when It grabbed his toe." The colonel drew a long puff. "That" 'M he, "isn't a circumstance to a horl We ense that I remember In 1S77. There was a young fellow named Jackson, who went on a trading schooner to the West Indies. The ship was wrecked on a coral reef, and he managed to climb aihore on the edge of the reef. Well, sir, he sat on that coral reef for forty-fo,ur days without a bite to eat There was a spring of fresh water on the reef ajid he did not suffer from thirst, but h. was, very naturally- atarvlng. On the evening of the forty-second day he made up hi mind to suffer no longer. In hi pocket waa a burning glass On the reef waa plenty of wood from the wreck of the schooner. He took some wood and built a very neat little pyramid of It. Then he turned his burning glasa on the wood and had a roaring fire going. Then ha drew his long sailor' knife, and with one blow chopped off hi left hand. Thl he held over the blase till It wa thoroughly fricasseed. Then he ate It. "The young man had a large hand he was one of those generous fellows and waa saving and economical with hi ra tion. 80 the hand lasted him for a week, after which he withstood the panga of hunger for ten day. Then, growing desperate again, he cut off hi right foot and lived on that . Eight daya went by while he waa eating the foot, and then. Just aa he waa meditating dining off an ear, a vessel hove In sight. He Uvea over on the west side now, and the bones of his hand and foot, mounted and pol ished, serve a paper weights uiwn his desk." The brick 150,000 In number for the new woolen mill la being hauled In from the penitentiary kiln and placed on the grounds surrounding the site for the new structure. Contractor Gray I arranging the preliminaries, and will begin work on the foundation Just aa soon aa the weather will permit. A goodly portion of the Iron, composing the mini of the machinery In th former mill, ha hen removed by the Junk dealer and will be shipped away at some time In the future. Journal. Having Hoe Coke Soap In your kitchen or bath one meana always. TURKEY AND RUSSIA Reported Treaty Between Them the Source of Much Interest. of ! A MOST IMPORTANT EVENT Tie Retilt of Sack Diplomacy Voild Be the laacdiatt Settle! of tkc AraeaUi Qaestioa. Washington, Jan. B. The Associated Press dlapatch giving the detail of th treaty reported to have been perfected between Russia, and Turkey wa circu lated on th floor of the senate today and read with expression of general Interest, ana peciaiiy vy memoe.-v or the Cora mlttee on foreign relation. Senator Da. via expressed th. sentiments of a major. ity of tn committee when he aald: "If true, thl I th moat Important dip lomatic event which haa occurred In th pt fifty year. It mean that Rusal can move her armle across Turkey' borders. Such a treaty would result in th Immediate settlement of the Arme nian question, and If Franca ha also en. lered Into the alliance, as appear prob- aoie, in. result woum tm that the fleet of those two rountrlea would virtually control in. sienuerranean, and that meana mora than any one can now fore see. I also mean that England will have something to do besides bullying Uncle Dam. Th. French ambassador wa seen, but saia ne naa no new on the cuhlect and apparently waa disinclined to credit the Pall Mall Gazette' atatement Other Diplomat saia tney were also without new. Th. three aubject mot prominently be- rore tne pumic are the Monroe doctrine, finance and the tariff, of which each cam. In for consideration during th. day In the senate. Daniel (poke for two noun in aupport of a vlgorou unholdlnv of the Monroe doctrine aa applicable to enexueia; dudou, or Idaho, dealt with in ailver phase of the financial oueailon and warren, of Wyoming, pointed out the dtsastrou effects of the tariff legis lation 01 in last congresa on farm Drod ucta hi general and on wool In nartlcui.r Aald from these speeches, the day de veloped utue 01 importance. Th house resumed the oonaideratloa of the rules and dlspoced of the last amendment offered by tha committee. It was aubslltuted' for the rule of tha lit congress, and the method of compelling ine auamiance 01 a quorum, proposed in the 46th congress by J. Randolph Tucker, wn some roouincation. it waa not un til the rule of the Slat congresa Hood adopted that something Ilk. excitement wa engendered by an eloquent speech from Dolllver. He taunted the Democrat witn at least acquiescing In the adonttan of all the principle adopted In the rules or tn. Gist congress, against which they naa raised their voice In 1SW. Thl speech drew forth an Indignant reply from ex-Speaker Crisp, In th. course of which he reviewed the whole history of the controversy and charged the other ioe witn trying to make political cap- r isise pretense. THE BANNOCK INDIANS. It I Feared Another Uprising Will Bnortly Take Place. Denver, Jan. 3. A special from Helena, sioniana, says: Private advice recelvel today br let. ter are that the Indian in Jackson' Hole are commencing to grow restless and trouble f a serious nature Is dailr ex Pected. The Bannock Indian ringleaders nave oeen medo to believe by a man named Jackson, the husband of a half breed wife, that If Agent Teter could be gotten out of the way, he would suc ceed him. With thl Idea In mind, they attacked Teter'a house, attempting to carry him off bodily, but faibd. The Indiana are said to be well armed and a general uprising I looked for any day. The Indian leaders are Big Neck, Sag awane, Big Horse and Red B-iar. THE WOMEN IN SESSION". Washington. Jan. ii-The twenty-eighth annual session of the National Women' Suffrage Association began here today. Three hundred delegates are present The report of the corresponding secretary. Miss Rachael Foster Avery, of Phila delphia, aald that the work has been hindered by the general misconception of the relation of th. so-called "woman's bible" to the association. As an organ isation, the body has been held responsi ble for the action of an Individual, In IssuInK a volume with a pretentious ti tle, covering a Jumble of comment with out literary value, let forth in a spirit neither reverent nor Inquiring. She urg ed that the association by resolution dis avow th responsibility for thl publi cation. A number of personal colloquies result ed, and the report finally wa tabled by a vote of 5 to 16. In the course of the .report Mrs. Avery urged that the success of the cause In Utah clearly demonstrates the advisability of securing the aid of the political parties through plank In their respective platforms. "We now have," she said, six senator and representative from three states on the floor of congresa, all of whom stand there with an ever present sense that an Important part of their constituent are of the female sex." NAVAL STANDARDS. New York. Jan. VS. The board of stand ard samples for the use of the navy. which held a meeting in the Navy Yard a short time ago, -has opened permanent quarters In the Stewart Building, at Chamber street, and P.roadway, and Is ready for business. Tho board, which consists of Chief Engineer Albert W. Morley, Commander Timothy A. Lyons, Lieutenant J. A. H. Nickels and Assistant Naval Constructor Lloyd Bankson, was organised for the purpose of facilitating the purchase of suppllea for the navy, to obtain the widest competition in the supplying of goods, and to establish standards of all commercial article re quired in the navy. The board will in vite competition among merchants and manufacturer throughout the country, who desire to bid for the government' trade, and the magnitude of the Job the members have on hand may be Judged from the fact that there are more than IiKjO articles of various description which must be purchased for the navy at different time, outside of ordnance suppllea but at the erquest of President Kruger have been debarred from competing by the old-time rule of the navy, which required that article, should meet cer tain test before they were available for if. These tests, it has been ahown, ar of no further use aa showing the superior ity of one article over another, owing to change In method of manufacture. Na val men consider tn board an Important step in aavanc, ana on that wul b. of great benefit, not only to manufacturer and dealer., but to th. government and th. service. Th board Invite the sub mlaaton of Mtlmatea and catalogues ef all articles required to tn. nary, together with peclAe Information regarding th material or manufacturer offered. LORENZO DUPUT. Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. Jl-Promlnent Ciibane her will represent to th state department that Lorenxo Dupuy, reeaou ly arreatea at uatabano, Cuba, and now confined in Morra Castle, on th chart that he ki Jo. Loreto Cepero, aa Insur gent omce, is really Dupuy. as he claim, and a naturalized American itlsea. Dts patches atat. that th prisoner speak Engllah fluently. Person who know both men ay that la true of Dupuy, while Cep.ro doea not speak English. Dupuy Is a mechanical engineer, waa educated In thl country, married here, and haa been In charge of augar estate near t'lenfugoe. THE MARKETS. Liverpool. Jan. XL Wheat moot am- demand, mod era La: No. I red winter. la "d; No, 2 red aprlng. atocka exhausted; No. 1 hard Manitoba, t d; No. I Cail- iomia, m. Hop. U tm. Portland. Jan. Wheat Arm. active Valley, Walla. Walla, t:&4 cents. PERMISSION NOT TET O RANTED. Constantinople, Jan. S. In spit of the urgent representation of United atatea Minuter Terrell, th Turkish government till hesitates to accord perm la ton to tne American Red Croe Society to dls- triDute relief to nifferers In Anatolia. A weaver In Morocco makes from cent to M cents a day. A SMOOTHSWINDLER Arrested bj Portland Authorities ot a Charge of Larcciy. He rose as aa Eaeiaecr th SikerUi Railroai aea livitca . rroa. ttt roptt to rartjr. Portland. Jan. t3.-Gutv Lauraer. alias Dr. Hornoch, alia Dr. Onnand de Chaaoelle. & mining engineer, who ha swindled people la different part of th country, waa arrested her today charged with the larceny of a shotgun, valued at sua, and a quantity of gold nuing from in mo c vr. Hibbard. eat. - La guay cam to Portland from Seattle, where be ngured aa Dr. L. M. Henoch. an engineer of the Siberian railroad. His mot notable exploit waa butting a nms- ner t prominent aaea to small punch party. H. aalrped town a ad th punch party never aaaterlaUsed. He auw figured at Denver, Bait Lak City and Butt, be- lor coming to Seattle. Laguey, aa n. called himself, arrived her tea daya aJto. He said confidentially that be cam from New Orleans and waa quietly looking up a lawyer who had been intrusted with some of his business, bat h. wa fearful that he waa being beat out 01 some money due him. Among th guests Invited to th Be at tie punch party war Judg Hanford ana Mayor Phelps. IN THE TRANSVAAL. Charles De Garmo Killed Burinsr tha Trouble In South Africa. Cincinnati. Jan. a Charles De Oaruov at one tune a residentof Covington. Ky, is irponev zo nave oeen auiea aunng the engagement between th Dr. Jame son force and tha Boer troop near Jo hannesburg, South Africa, Mr. Da Garmo waa bora In Covington In 186L His family la weil known, and haa a high social standing. He (pent meet of hi tlm In New York and Eu rope. He waa largely Intereeteed In pur food exhibits, and waa manager of a large company that made a apec laity of aueh displays. For th paat lx year Mr. De Garma had been giving exhibi tion In London. Part. Berlin, Amater dam and other European center. He be came lntereated In Transvaal after seeing that country' exhibit at the Amsterdam exhibition. Early test year he put him self In communication with Dr. Leyda. secretary of th Transvaal Republic, and President Kruger. Th result of thl correspondence was that he waa Invited to pay Johannesburg and Pretoria a visit and. If possible, give an exhibition In Johannesburg. Mr. De Garmo sailed from Amsterdam for South Africa last May. taking his wife with him. President Kruger, on his arrival at Pretoria, gar him and bis wife a warm reception. An exhibition on large seal waa proposed. This wa scheduled for Chriatma and New Year eek. but on account of th trouble then brewing among the foreign element at Johannesburg, It wa poatponed. Preiident Kruger, who had come to re gard Charlea De Garmo aa an Intimate friend, urged him to remain In the Trana- sal. It waa Mr. De Garmo a Intention to go over to Alexandria, Port Bald, and Ishmnlla, Egypt and give exhibitions. but at the request of President Kruger he remained at Pretoria. When th Jameson invasion took place De Garmo offered hi service, to th Boer government, and thy were accept ed. During the engagement at Krukers- dorp he Is reported to have been killed, persumably by one of the Jameson forces. Mr. l Garmo leaves a widow but no children. His father and mother, also a brother, are now residents of Covington, where they have always lived. TREA8URY STATEMENT. Washington. Jan. 23. Today's date- ment of the condition ot th treasury shows: Available cask balance, $18,774,113; gold reserve, tSa,77S,li7. Th Record aaya: "Thomas Quirk, an old gentleman aged 70, residing near Ash land, Jackson county, waa crushed to death Saturday by a lot ot tie falling on him." Highest of aU to Leavi n Power. Latest U. S. Got Report v wai A ew. aWeaf sel'im aW WILL BE CAPTURED Murderer Sra Brows Reported Cor mered Hear Dora, Ore. THOUGHT HE IS WOUNDED Vka 9et Be Vit Vitk t Coapaaioi, Vko, Vka Icqacstta. rroatptly Can liastll l t Hi Captor. Roseburg, Jan. 22,-Word come from Dors, Coo county, forty-two mile die tant, that Samuel O. Brown, the mur derer who escaped from th. county Jail her last month. I surrounded near there and that hi capture wUI soon be effected. Yesterday mornln two auspicious look ing men were Men near th nineteen-mlle-house on th old Coo Bar stare road. Aa soon a observed, the on car rying a rifle and bundle on his ahoni.i.r Jumped down a tow grade and disappear ed In the timber, while th other came to th house, at breakfast and boua-ht lunch to carry with him. Jim Laird, Jim Moss and two others kept the man In sight He went slowly, presumably to allow his companion to keep near him, aa he appeared much fatigued. He would whistle at Interval to warn hta com panion, who remained under cover of the timber. At 11 o'clock last night aU reach ed a point near Dora. Laird and Moss mad a detour and hid In a barn. When th two euapects appeared In company, they were allowed to paaa th barn, and wer then ordered to throw up their hand. On of them promptly did ao. He was taken In custody, and proved to be Andy Foot Th other man. who proved to be Brown, Jumped over the fence when ordered to bold up hi hands. Roe fired twice and Brown fell, but be for hi pursuers reached htm he disap peared in a thick clump of brush, where ha ks yet supposed to be, poaalbly wound ed. Owing to th darkness It was unpoe ibl to determine. Pool lays h wa on his way to Coo county to see his brother and that Brown overtook him on the road. Further news la expscted tomor- DELEGATES APPORTIONED. Washington, Jan. a At th silver eon. ferenc today delegate wer apportioned to th Pacific coaat aa follows: Arizona, I; California. ; Idaho, K; Nevada, t: Oregon, 17: Washington, IT; Wyoming, 13; New Mexico, I; Utah. 20. Resolutions were adopted calling on the people of tne United States to leave In abeyance for the moment all other ques tion. However Important or even no- -santwa they Buy appear, and sunder ing, if need be. all former party affilia tions, and unit In a lupreme effort to fro themselves and their children from th domination - of th money power a power mor destructive than any which haa ever been fastened upon civilised peo ple of any race or In any age. FEAR8 FOR THE HOMER. San Francisco, Jan. 21 The steamer Homer, from Coo Bay and Coqutlle river, with freight and paaaengera. la overdue twenty-four hour, and the newa brought by th ateamer Areata, from Yaquina Bay today, 1 not very promising for the vessel. Th Areata sighted th Homer Jan. 21, making slow headway against heavy aeaa. Th Homer port propeller shaft was broken, but the ves sel was making about three knots with her starboard engine. Th sea was very heavy, and It la feared some accident of serious nature may have overtaken th coaster. Th 8precklea are prepar ing to send a tug to tha Homer's assist ance If ah does not com tn tonight ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Astoria. Council, Y. M. L. elected the following officer last evening: President Patrick Shea: lint vlce-pre., J.M. Feely; second vlce-pre., Jaa. Lawler; secretary, C E. Foster; treasurer, Tho. P. Cor- bett: marshal. Jaa. I. Robinson; sentinels, R. Wills and T. Kearney: executive com mittee. R. Will. M. J. Mearra. and J. F. Kearney: hall committee, Thoe, Kearney. P. Shea and C. E. Foster; medical ex aminer. Dr. J. A. Fulton. Th officer were then duly installed oy . Deputy Grand President Foater. The council will give an entertainment on T. M, I. day, Feb. 22, at their bait Th aealera of this city, says the Call, ar not satisfied with the a nape in which the regulations for 1196 have come to tne custom house from the treasury depart ment Broker W. H. Thornley, wno at- i.nria to the entire sealing buainess 01 th city, explained why yesterday after noon. He said: "If you remember, the shape In which the regulations-have come ta simDlv this: On one side ot the print ed she la a blank special license and on the other the regulation. Now, tne aealera want something on which they can aafely rely. How do we know that no aooner than some of our vessel have started out the treasury department will change tha regulatlona In some way or other? What we want la regulation signed by the secretary of the treasury a a guarantee that they are complete and trustworthy. 1 have been trying to urge Deputy Collector of Custom N. 8. Farley to write to the department lor such, and we think It ought to bo done. Thla aealln; business la a pretty respon sible one. and when a man Is under I15.0OO or 220.000 bond he like to be sure of every step ha take. Our vessels are all tied up here yet, with the exception ot three, awaiting satisfactory regulations. Th Washington authorities ought to consider the sealing Interest of thl port aa worthy of timely and proper atten tion." The three sealing schooner which have already put to sea which sailed, for that matter, before the regulatlona came are th Epplnger, the Alton and tha Kate and Anna, COTJLD FURNI8H THEM. Erie Messenger. A clergyman on a recent sultry Sunday afternoon paused In hla sermon and said: I aaw an advertisement last week for (00 sleepers for a railway. I think I miiM .......I.. N .. A . , 1w ... v ..nii, j, " v icvvuimciHi mem aa tried and sound." U 'ftni !easw- nO i -. :Xj : &r VA