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- ( tod.-.. tTHti I jftl sr "'-t-VwM. ' r Yill 1 ' A h-astoria" tahmprt local TOOAVI WIATHH, F fZLltf a V frf v Ay '9 . J ''V ' (tV Jf- JsJl4 v AyA J circulate tllirrtt OF.NEHmL clr)a. J I J WJltf JijyJ: EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH IC PRESS REPORT. ASTORIA, OltEHON, SUNDAY MOUXIXO, JANUARY 28, JU'JO. SO. it. VOL XLV. A TRUSTEE'S SALE. , ' -ft Boots, Shoes. Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas. Etc. Tho One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers. I. JL. OSGOOD, MannKor. . auJ &OII ('l)MNKK('IAIi 8TUKKT. ASTOKIA. OK. Blank Books School Books Miscellaneous Books Novels, io Cents Sheet Music, 10 Cents PACIFIC COAST Souvcnlrti Griffin & Reed. THREE LOTS. In a dchiruMe location, Mocks Irom llij;h School. A UAHGAIN. rUOICK LOTS IX HII.LS FIliST ADDITION. Ou the ue Pl I. in lUnilnVAr. liltt III l-liu for a clieup Lome. A Wock IN ALDKRiUtOOK. HTKKET CAK LINK will l MtenJwl tui mimmr to within 5 roitmte walk of till property Will sell at dm-Me-l ImruHiti. ACHKACSE. """" " In & or ID act) train . iu.i.te llm 'iiiy limits al' a.ljomiui: F!.... GEOUOE I IILL.--I71 HnmlSt., Occident Mock, MILL'S HEAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. Big D ry Goods and Clothing Sale ! Commencing Jannnry 1, I895, ond for 30 days only. Great Reductions in All Lines ! Prices Smashed to Atoms 1 All-wool laJies' cloth ?j inches wide. . . . . .formerly t.oo now ?oc All-wool scarlet llmiuel " 25c " 16 2-)C Ladles' lleecett lined Rluves " soc " 20c Ladles' wool hose ' 2K " 16 2-3C Ladles' wool hose 35c " 10c Ladles' wool hose " 40c " 25c Men's black wool socks " 25c " 10c Men's natural wool underwear " fi.oo " 60c Men's rlhbed underwear " 85c " 45C Men's Jersey overshlrts " i.oo " fwc Men's Jersey overslilrts, extra heavy.... " 1.25 " 65c Men's tine Fedora hats formerly ti.75 to Ij.oo " fi-45 $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 OREGON' TRADING C0,: roo Commercial Street. Now clothing jtint ojcn.'.l di rect from tl 10 iiiiunifiicturcr now oUVrod in a Trustee's Sale, At factory tvkw, in Moil's Black and Grey Clay iWorstod Suits, in Sacks and Frocks; I'hiin nnd fancy mixed ('iuMtnrea, wl,ih lor inakfM and uUnt rc unex celled; uUo nil kind -f Men's and Boys' Clothing, Fur nishing Goods.Hats.Caps, TIDE TABLES of AHtorln yird pair 4 I II It rich THE MAIN THE DEPOT luiiimittcc of Twenty-One Krcstlcs Wltb the Subject. TIIEV KT IHIWN TO BUSINESS Steral rrupoaliltma TftHUti and Others DincNsstd Sik-Commltme VIII Ke purt Tdy o Scow B.y. Kariio.1 work h "" ,n ,h iat day or two, anil will no doubt cun tlnun for Km nrt trw day., In Itio mat Uf of iwcurlnir a djt ' rin.l..l.l lUllroad. At lh call of Chair man Kinney yraiwilay flrnoon ouorum of Hi. n.mmllt of J"""1'-"" look uu Itm ubjM-t In all Ha dua l.. i uu ,ii.i.u.icna orrupled almuit the enllr. afterion, metlmr th. aru- m4ita Ulna; ao htate.1 a lo almot vera. on wrwiial alla k. KveryUly w ai- ler Ih. aamo oliject, i " could agn uiKin any on. proration. A on. of the member remarked, how ever. II ha almo.t Invariably been the rule that Utile or nothing could l ac compll.bed without imhi. A the rule . partially complied with. goKl r ult nr. limked for III Ih. near future. DKKINITK rilOI'OHITIONS. t'lan cut. dennli. proK).mon. w.-,--i.,i.i,i in wilting by Ih. owner of prlerty In Ih. vicinity of Ih. propowd rlt.-a In Alderbrook. and at Hmllh'a folnl. in it., i.ml and tiater fronlag" needd by the railroad companv wa fre-ty otfer- ed at either place. Then came on a Ihree-cornered dlctiid"n a lo what roiild, might or ahoiild be done with the prono.llton lo put Ih. I' l""' l ,w Hay. Homo ald lht Hammond de. aired lhat location and none oihrr. Oth- er atate.1 lhat In 1"'',"" mg'heha" h'dlcXTai'refe"ire "or Hiiillh'a I'olnt. After a great deal of talk. Pro ami cro nr.. It waa finally decided lhat more light mut b. had on Ih. ubj-t. and thai tho committee muM mnk. a formal preaentatlon of all pr'!HHln lo Mr. Hammond, and lhal he Iw r.-.iieie.l to Indicate hi choice ond make a llnal de rl.lou. CI.ATBOr MltU After a plrlted argument a reaol-.r.lon waa paed continuing Ih. tectal ul ccmmlltee, and Intruding Ihem lo at once a.certaln and pro.-ur dellnll. prop oeltlona from fnintUK" properly owner al the ('lalnp Mill lte. Jut how mui'h Ihey would lake In exchange properly, or money, to relen.. their holding for th purKe of the itrnoi, anti 10 mw ihelr reuort In writing lo Ihn adjournal ( meeting of the committee of twentyono next Tur.day nl 1 o'rlock p. m. . Thl brought th. whole malte- down ( to a hu.liuwa Ual. and It waa thought , that when Ih. entire commute, knowi j definitely Ju.t what It will lake to rcur , the Clateoti Mill 'te. Ihey can then In tclllgently decide whether the rltlxrn can afTord lo accept Ih. prupnultlon or not. Iietinli. reimrta on all Hire, location can then lie place.! b foio Mr. Hammond In a limine. like manner, ami tne roucn vexed and liing-lnlkcd-of depot localloT can be iiernmnently wiped off thtf late. ritDSPKCTS. Afur the adjournment of Ih. lommlt leo and Inlk with the member of th. piclal ul-commlttee. It eem lhat there I nuw lhe vry lieat propc of securing III. t'lnt.op Mill aite, on a bu.lne. ba.U, rcaJHinable anil fair to all. Ourlng the meeting Bmltn'a Point ngltntcr. while tron In Ihrlr opinion lhat the depot .hould le located al their end of town. .aid that Ihey would unite nn an equal footing with property owner In Aider brook. In .(-curing the Scow li.y location, If that wu con.ldered be! for Iho In- tcre.l of the city at large. Not 10 be outdone In magnanimity, th. Atilerlr-Oc t-rople then aroe In a body and declared that Ihey would do llkemlae, although they would not vote for Iho location at Smith'. Point any more than tho Smith' I'olnt penplo would donate for' Aider- brook. The conren.u of opinion In.t night eemed lo lie Unit the patriotism of Axtorlan .till ha the upper hnnd, and Ihnl vhntever I. be. I for the community at large, nnd whatever more nearly meet the requirement of the railroad, will he accomplished. Amorlan may lake th long road around Kobln lool' Iwrn, but when thev get down to uulnm they are nlnay the-e. KI.KD FROM CfHA. Thr.'O Refugees Cn;ne lo New York to I'.sciipe the hpnnlsh I'rlaon. Now Yoik. .fan. Jf.. The Norwcu-lr fruit steamer Mnrlngcn, which arrived P. this port e -rdny from Hnracoa. brought Yuma , alnngo, wife and son, who lied from their native land In onbr lo escape the punishment which tin1 Rpanlsh authorltlea are Inllictlng on every croon supposed to be In sympathy with tho Insurgent. Pealnngo wa. the pos sessor of large tobacco Interests In the Interior of liaracsa. but after the rebell ion began th. torch was applied lo Ihem by the Insurgent force und ho was ri Incd financially. Then ho engaged In lhe fruit business In Itn'i'i'i.ii. but tho destruction of some of 1 1"' fruit railroad by the Insurgents compelled him to abandon tho business. Tho Ppanlnh government suspected him of alillng the rebels, and tho commandant of th.it port ordered him to ahow con clusively that ha had rendered them no untstiince or leave the Island. The refugee, clnlm lhat tho country pear Haracoa. Is a scene of denotation and ruin, and few of the valuable plantations of a year ago have escaped the torch of lhe rebel force. Tho residents were de serting that section of the Ixlnnd, they said, some men joining tho rebels and other were taking passage on outgoing vowels to escape tho espionage nnd cruel lies practiced by the government ofllclnls. Tho lnsuireetlon started in Harncon, but at present there are no Inrurgents In the vicinity, a all have gone to the province of Santa Clara. Th. Spanish gnrrlson (it the place on this account haa been reduced In number, . .i m.km.i I.. n. i., .1. ........ i and martial low 1ms been dicbn-ed Every day private citizen suswtcd of assisting the Cuban ore arrostel, tried and Imprisoned, So full wcro tho local guard nouses that It was necessary to remove the prisoners to Santiago de Cuba to make room for other placed under ar rest. No person Is permitted, to leave hi home after dark without a permit from the commnnant, and only then when he Is accompanied by a soldier. Seven month ago the Insurgents blew up the water works that supply Rnracoa, and since that the government ha not rebuilt them. Tlcst Washing Powder on earth. Largs slxe, 20 cents. Soap Foam. DII'IMA. rorclinicnl. Uaufcl to I'uplla I'.Mlng from Ortn Orude to Another In In Grammar B.liuol. Th. praollro, not alon In Aataila. hut Ihroimhoiit Ihl. and othrr alalra, of making- much ado ovr children pnn.lnif fnm firammar whoola to lIKh Kohool., ha (aii-il con.ldrrahl. rommvnt of lat. In .wuklnir uon th. aulijKot yraterday. Dr. S. A. Kollon aahl: "it iitini to m, Ihnt It la rarrylnc mall.ra a llttl. far, and that It border on th. rldlnuloti. to (rant ahwpakln to rhlldrm who ha v. acarroly ot their edu lallonnl yr ox-n, In fact, even th. larx. collrgea, are nowwlaya, (tlvln; d. ploniaa In many caaea, wher. they ar. entirely undHurved, and really mean nothlna. ll la Ilk. th. common pracilc of wrltlna aeneral letlera of recommrnda lion. To whom It may concern,' and are not worth the paper upon which they ar. written. A man wl often recom mend In Reiieral term a friend on whoae note he would no go under any conaldcra-tltin." (leneral opinion, a. eiproaed In th. pa- . . ralf.n,iv , ..,.. . , m,n ut prominence and Influence, all ,, , fMt ,hl)t younK pujii( r . millllt too murh o for lMf owa Kood. and lhat the education (Vatem of the day are running very much to the .how order. Thai many Improve ment ar. constantly being made over ancient method of teaching th. young la a well known fact that n-wl no demon trollon. but It la equally a fact that ext-eeae on Ih. line Indicated are to to guarded again!. "DK KltlOIO SHOOK." Trlllh, oilliert-rou i m, ,i m.rbi led me on, and then glv' marble heart. Vnu h.V took Mrndi (loniola Vau.e he' a forrlner. . iwny t f vo tan, dmn rly Agne. i vny did you glv" me de rigid hook7" I akw lhaughtlly)-4lo thy way. Oil- i bert Kltaherberl, or I'll alck my dorg on ! yol). . T) IICCI I IC If CTFD j ( J J A I J Jlil J 1 Lll 1'urms an Offensive nutl Defensive Alliums Kith Turkcv. Tke Sltt rays i Large Sua to the Ctar to Sccare Kcstoratiol of Order Great Dritaii Defeated. (Copyrighted, l&fi, by Aaaoclated Treia) lxindon, Jan. Z&. The most itartllng po litical new of the week waa announced on Thunday, In the dl.palch from Con- . ,L ,, P,n ,m.t i;.,n. mat mn of,,nve an(l defen.lv. alliance had forme between Ruwila and Turkey. Tr10 Qr untrui lhe tlory nal ouaed he kMnMt rtiunjion throughout Great ,,,. ,nil th. Continent, , Constantinople the dlnpalch to the Pall Mail (laxctt. I confirmed tcday from an excellent source, a letter being re ceived from lh Bpeaker'a rorrepondent at Constantinople, in which the writer declare Ih Ru.ao-Turklah treaty I an actual fact, although it does not exl.t on paer. Th. correspondent add: "Husala I absolute master of th. sit uation, and It la believed her. that an enormous bakshls. sent by the Sultan to th. Cxar. valued at 5.1.000, and Includ ing one of the most famous jewel In the Imperial collection, marked th. ecret treaty of alliance by which Russia g-uar-anleV ih. Integrity of th. Ottoman em pire and agree to assist In Ih. restora tion of order In Kurdistan and also th. defense of Ih. Dardanelles. "Franc follows Russia a a blind man follow his dog. Kranc. waa th. first to denounce Ih. treaty of Vnklarskelessl, now sh. I silent. The attitude of Ger many la more despicable than that of Krance: she I trying lo win favor with Russia by out-Herodlng Herod. Th. outcome of the Armenian difficulty has been the triumph of Russia and the hu miliation of Great Britain." Kngllsh newspapers generally accept thl view of the defeat of their diplo macy. WHEAT GOKS VP. Excitement In the Oreat Market Caused by the Bulla. New York, Jan. 25. The wheat market shot upward thl morning, after a weight of shaky long wheat had been unloaded at the opening. The first price were easier because th. foreign new wa more peaceful than expected, but the ill fever speedily asserted llself and : picture of a pit full of shorts, al) r':'-inrlnr 'or wheat, which wn wild vi .. iiv afternoon. wa repeated In all :t ilttnll today. At such a time a ru-.-.cr of any sort. If bullish, always Ba tumi's tremendous proportions, and the r. -ni t from i. nicago inai Armour wbb Iniylng up the wheat crop was taken In gocd faith, both here and at the West. ami causeii no enu oi rmiicmriti mi . while. May wheat aold up to Tl. Chicago. Jan. It was a day of high excitement throughout In the wheat crowd. Quick, nervous flashes of Impa tience marked the varied transactions and the big traders stormed through the turmoil of the pit In their eagnernesa to elxe th. key of the enigma. It was sentiment, apparently, more than news which gave the market the big bulge. The bull sentiment seema to be In the air and needs but little encouragement to keep It going. On the bulge, some of the big buyers began to hesitate, but the crowd had got In line and the momen tum still carried It upward. May reaencu sixty-five and seven-eighths and closed at sixty-five and three-eighths. GOLD RESERVE. Washington. Jan. J5.-The treasury to day lost -V'.i0 In gold coin and S18.00U In bars, leaving the reserve at the close of the week at $,SM,1. MARKET REPORTS. r ... .inn ?.v Wheat, snot, firm: j ,,'., I)0r No. J red winter, tis 5-1 : Illinium. I'" . . . . . , No 2 red spring, stocKS exnnusieo; ssn. i hard Manitoba, R 7d: No. 1 California. Is "d. Hops Pacific coast, tl 5s. Portland, Jan. 25.-Wheot-The selling movement has been cheeked. HoUors want to soli but ask an advance over prevailing figurca which buyers will not grant. Exporter refuse to pay over G for Walla Walla shipping grades, while millers have been buying at KSUj In round lot and on. lot of 100.000 bushels w token at 66 cents. There Is no deman for Valley wheat, which la Quoted at 60 cents. Having Hoe Cake Soap in your kitchen or bath once mean always. PROMINENT BANKERS Miyhty Views Prom Britain's Finan cial Center, Tnreadncedlc Street. I'AVMKXT IX PRECIOUS METAL "To America Assert To lucid to TiJ la Gold. Vhjr the Devil Doesi't Yor Coigrcst Say So?" (lly th. Commercial cable to the New York Herald. London. Jan. M. Th. Herald represen tative bad a talk today with Mr. Albert George Bandeman, governor of th. Hank of Knglwid. Heated In th. governor' room of that historic Institution, Mr. Bandsman dlcued the financial altua tlon at home and abroad and the attitude of Ilrltlsh Investor toward United State iweuritle. Th. deputy governor of th. bank, Mr. Hugh Colin Bmlth, wa In th. room, and presently entered th. Right Hon. William Lldderdale, who won worldwide fame by hi administration while governor of the bank during the trying time, of th. Daring panic. I had a running conversation with these three. They evidently ha no thought of cold type, and spoke off hand In a colloquial way, quite unlike anything they would have said In a formal Inter view. Situated aa they are In th. very center of Great tlrltain' mighty com mercial and financial yiem, their view ought accurately to reflect the senti ment of th. great trading and tnrestlng classes. Governor Sndemn aaid that the mes sage of President Cleveland on the Ven ezuelan dispute had given a dreadful shock to the holder of American secur ities, a shock from which they would require tlmo to recover. It wa not o much the message Itself that astonished Englishmen a th. manner In which It wa received by congress. This Indicated that the notion of war with England wa agreeable to a great number of people In the United State. However, second thought had apparently modined thl Im pression. liefore the Veneiuelan difficulty, how ever, there bad been a serious loss of confidence In American securities. Gov ernor Bandeman said, because of the de fault of so many railway companlea and the continued difficulty with the cur rency. It might not have been expedient to make the bond now ofTered payable on their face In gold, because thl would cause Vlscrlralnalion In their favor against older issue which are payable In coin. The pasage of a Joint resolution by both house of congress declaring that all existing obligations of the government should b. paid In precious metal would probably have rendered any change in the wording of the bonds unnecessary. I ventured to remind the three bank official that all the obligation of the government, even those aold at depre ciated price during th. war, had been paid In gold, and that the Intelligent and Influential masses of the United 8tatea were fully determined that th. credit of lhe country should be main tained on that bail. Deputy Governor 8mlth broke In with the remark: "You Americans all assert you Intend to pay In gold. Then why the devil doesn't your cenpres aay so and have done with all thl trouble?" His colleagues joined In the laugh at this sally. Then Mr. Lldderdale said in accents of profound conviction: "I never entertained the slightest doubt that lhe United States government would pay all obligations In gold. Its conduct In the past gives assurance that It will do this. The great body of Investora, however, do not sludy history, and are not satisfied with the general assurance. They want the specific assurance that they will be paid in as good money aa they lend, and the very fart that your congress declines to Insert the word 'gold' In its bonds raises a doubt in the minds of Investors. "More than lhat," said Mr. Smith, "here is a point raised by Investors. When the treasury In February last rais ed a loan on t.U.0oft.0H of bonds It had th. option to borrow the money at three per cent on gold bonds, or at three and three quartera per cent on coin bonds. Con gress refused to borrow on the gold basis and the treasury took the loan at a higher rate on coin bonds. The country will have to pay llfi.OOO.OiX) more Interest than the loan would have cost If It had been made on the proposed gold basis. "Now, in case of any change In the currency by the time the bonds mature, won't your government be Justified In saying that It paid J1,000.000 for the op tion to pay the bonds In either gold or silver, and that It elects to pay them In silver?" Messrs. Snndeman and Lldderdale con curred In this, but thought that when the bonds came due the United States would be prepared to keep faith with it ce editors, aa haa always been done. The conversation then changed to the depression In Amerlcnn securities Mr. Sandeman remarked lhat the whole world had been passing through a period of depression. Hrltlsh investors have suf fered enormous losses through holding Erie, Reading, Union Pacific and other properties that had gone bankrupt. One trouble was that the fixed charges of railroads had remained substantially un changed, while the traffic rates had been almost cut in half. These facts natural ly brought American railway securities, except the very highest class, into dis favor, Mr. Lldderdale said, with great delib eration, and his colleagues fully concurr ed in his remarks: "The tendency to reduce this country's holdings of American securities com menced before the president's message. The currency question and the numerous defaults of Important railway systems having created dtstruM of all but the very best rnllway obligations, this dis trust was greatly Intensified by the re ception given to Mr. Cleveland's message, which created almost a panic In the American markets here, and time will be required to remove It consequences." "What action In the United State"," 1 asked, "would allay the distrust and en courage the resumption of purchases by Hrltlsh Investors?" "A formal declaration bv congress," remarked Mr. Lldderdale, "that all gov ernment obligations shall be paid In gold would In my opinion, have an excellent effect." Messrs. Sandeman nnd Smith nodded their heads In emphatic asesent. TSETIMONY CLOSED IN THE SEAL CASH. New York, Jan. 25. The hearing on the motion. In the United States circuit .nn.t ,A ......I. . V. n XTnil H A mpf 1 nn Tl Commercial Company from taking seals - the islands of St. Georga and St. Paul v closed yesterday. During the pro c, v 'ngu it has been contended by United 8tats District Attorney McFarlnne that th secertary of th. treasury ha th. right to limit th. number of seal to be taken e:h aeaaon by th company In order that th seal herd may be pro tected from undu. depletion. Jame. C. Carter, for th. company, haa maintained that Iho action of th. ecretary of the treasury wa unwarranted, a tho seal were plentiful, and that by the limiting of the number to be taken to 10,o0 th. contract between the government and the company had been broken, and the bust nes. of the company almost ruined. Tho case will be summed by counsel some time within a fortnight. I.S'CAHAULE OK BLOODSHED. Joseph Chamberlain's Opinion of Prcal , dent Cleveland. London, Jan. 21 The Right Hon. Jo seph Chamberlain, secretary of stat. for th colonies. In speaking at Birmingham tonight. Mid regarding th. Venesuela matter, that he thought there had been much misapprehension on both sides of the water. When Secretary Olney' dispatch and President Cleveland's message were de livered, the feeling wa reluctantly en tertained in England that Americans must have some hostile sentiment which England did not ahare. and that the United Btateae wa bent on picking a quarrel with England. Th. Idea seemed to prevail in America that England waa disposed to Impugn the Monroe doctrine a doctrine to which the people of the United State rightly attached much im portanceand it wa also believed In America, that Oreat Britain was disposed to deal In a harsh and arbitrary manner with Venesuela, but rertecllon had brought about a more favorable under standing, and America would regard with sorrow a war with those of her own blood and kindred. "President Cleveland, whose acquaint ance I hav. th. honor to possess," said Chamberlain, In concluding bis address, "bear a high reputation for rectitude and honorable dealings. He Is Incapable of the wickedness of Inciting two kin dred nations to strife and bloodshed." THE CER5IAN NAVY Emperor William Greatly Concerned as to Its Increase. Icicfctag. Rokever. Vill Sot Appropriate raids for This rrpose The Difficulty Overcome. (Copyrighted, 1SSS, by Associated Press.) Berlin, Jan. 25. A project la now being seriously considered by the emperor and the cabinet of providing for a formidable Increase of th. German navy. It is well known that hi majesty has long wisheo to do this; but the refusal of the relch stag to vote th. necessary funds has rendered the scheme Impossible up to the present time. Recent event, however, es pecially the attitude of Great Britain toward Germany, has ripened the plan to accomplish the extension of the navy, without the grant of large sums by the reichstag. The emperor, during the last fortnight has had a number of conferences wltn authorities on colonial affairs with ref erence to the position and needs of the German colonies aa compared with the naval resources and inadequacy of the German army, particularly In first-class ironclads and cruisers, to maintain Ger many's pretensions as a, colonial power. hlch was generally recognised- mis year's budget shows but a small Item for new battleships, and the present reich stag, which expires In 16, will not vote large aums for the navy. Therefor. In order to overcome the difficulty thus pre sented. It Is now proposed to raise a loan of 300.tM0.0O0 marks, which Is to be obtained by th. conversion of four per cent funds Into three and one-half per cents. His majesty sounded the leaders of parties both in the reichstag and In the diet, during tne recent reies, ana re ceived encouraging replies. PRACTICAL SUGGESTION. How Postmasters Might Help the Gold Reserve. Cleveland. Jan. 25. Postmaster John C. Hutchlns. of this city, has suggested a plan to Secretary of the Treaaury Car lisle, which will probably be acted upon, and In a measure aist the government to maintain the gold reserve. A larcre proportion or the receipts or me postoftico In thla city Is in gold ana Hutchlns suggested that If this gold re ceived at all the postloffices throughout the country, amounting perhaps to mu lions of dollars annually, could be placed in the United States treasury and not deposited with the national banks, as is done In each city unner tne preseni tm. the acheme would result In material ly helnine the maintenance of the gold reserve. The postmaster has received a letter from Secretary Carlisle thanking him for the suggestion and has also had considerable correspondence wltn rost- master General Wilson In reference to the subject. TAKE YOUR CHOICE. Tacoma, Jan. 25. in answer to a circu lar letter sent out by the ledger to mem bers of the last Republican state conven tion to Republican members of the legis lature and other well known members of the party, asking them to name their Hrst. second and third favorites tor pres idential nomination, something like 200 re plies have been received. Of these these sixty seven favor McKinley ana ntty elght favor Reed for first choice, while there are sixty-two votes for each as second choice. Harrison has twenty-four, Allison nineteen, and Lincoln nine for first choice, while the latter la the third choice of fifty-one. Senator Cushman Davis Is named by eighteen, seven ot whom place hi aa their first choice, two as second and nine aa third. Other votes are for a long list of candidates. OFF FOR HAVANA. Barcelona, Jan. 25. General Valerlano Weyler, the newly appointed captain general of the Island of Cuba, sailed to day for Havana, accompanied by 1,000 cavalry, amid wild excitement. Highest of all in Leavening 0 n3) As 11 1 Li Yv C7 THE ST. PAUL ASHORE Big American Liner Grounds Off the Grand View House, X. Y. ALL THE PASSEXGERS SAFE A Vreckiag Coapoy Representative Siiys lie Tkit She Vill Not Get Off for ."aay Days to Come. Special to the Aatorian. !-ong Branch, N. Y.. Jan. 25.-In a heavy fog, with the wind In the north east, and the urf running far up the beach, a few minute after I o'clock thl morning the American liner Bt. Paul, bound In, went ashore In front of th. Grand View House. All of the 700 passen gers were today transferred to land. At no time were the passenger In danger. Btrenuous efforts are being made to pull the Bt. Paul from her dangerous posi tion. She is In twenty feet of water, just on the outside edge of the breakers, about 400 feet from shore. No attempt was made to haul Hie St Paul off up to 11 o'clock tonight, but the wrecking company will probably make an effort at high tide, about i oVjin-k this morning. Captains West and Mulligan said till evening lhat everythlne, wa qulot and r.rierlr est board vnd ih.it the captain blamed the man who was .h-owir.,r ir tad for the mishap, as he claimed the man called out 17 fathoms Immediately before the ship grounded. At midnight the vessel was lying prac tically parallel to the beach, wltb her bow heading south. Messrs. , Chapman and Merrltt, repre senting wrecking companies, are on board the St. Paul, conferring as to the expense and probabilities of getting her off. and late tonight Captain Warden, of the West End life saving station, said h. was pretty sure the steamer would re main In her present position for many days to come. "As long as the wind Is off shore." ho said, "she is all right; but If a gale strikes her In the oppcJte direction. 1 have great fears she will succumb." FOR RAPID-FIIIE GUNS. The War Department Wants JlM.OO to Make Them. Washington, Jan. 25. The speaker he laid before the house the letter from the war department submitting a special esti mate of llLO.'wO for procuring rapid-fire guns at the Sandy Hook proving ground. The war department Is preparing to take up the manufacture of this class of rurs. a consider. bl. number of which will be required for its In fortifications for flank defense, protection of mine fields, etc. TO RAISE WAR MONEY. Madrid. Jan. 25. At a special cabinet meeting Just held it waa resolved to In crease the duties of Imports Into Cuba, especially on foreign goods, la order to meet the war expenses. MISSOURI DEMOCRATS. Excelsior Springs, Mo., Jan. 25. The Democratic state committee met today and decided to hold the convention for selecting delegates to the national con vention at Sedalia, April 15th. The com mittee decided to disobey the Bertie Springs resolution, which named St. Louis as the proper place to hold the convention, on the ground that "St. Louis Is a gold town and they are afraid of Its Influence." TRAIN WRECKED. Delta. Cal.. Jan. 25. The Portland lim ited train struck a rock slide, one and one-half mUea north of here this morn ing. The engine went partly over the bank and was only saved from going Into the river by a point of bedrock sticking out, on which the driving wheels struck. The engineer and fireman stayed at their posts and did not realize their danger. The tender waa taken off and the main track thrown over, delaying the limited and overland Oregon express eight hours. TROUBLE IN THE JOYCE HOUSE HOLD. Chicago Tribune. "And to think," shrilly vociferated Mrs. Absalom Joyce, when the family quarrel had reached its acute stage, "that my wealth once would have brought to my feet many a man worth a dozen of you! But I thought I wanted you and I bought you! I simply bouht you!" "You are right, my dear!" retorted Ab salom, pale with wrath. "You paid your money and you took your Joyce." MORE THAN HER MATCH. Washington Star. "Poor thing," said the young woman with blonde hair and dark eyebrow, "she lives very unhappily since he mar ried a professional pugilist" "Why," replied her friend, "she always seemed able to have the lost word In every argument." "Yes, that's what she finds so hard to , give up now." HOPE FOR HIM. Indianapolis Journal. Mudge There Is no doubt that woman Is losing all those finer Instincts she once had. Wlckw Ire-Well, If that is the case you may find one of them yet who will marry you. A RARITY. Boston Courier. Wanted. paper- printed on or before December 25 which wasn't a Christmas number. HOW HE LIVED. "I have too much respect for mysolf to go to the poorhouse or to apiiy to the county for help," he said, drawing him self up proudly. "Then how do you manage to live?" "Oh, I steal ocaslonally." Power. Latest U. S. 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