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'I 7 ' AAAAA A AAA ; J ' TODAY! WIATH. f Th ASTORiAH i the lie-"! LOCAL ilrt.litM ttela.-fnt GF.NLH.Ltl-i- tin, i.d lha i.r?tt TOfAL tlrtul.tlwi of S fweuit for WiMtM m. Ortge rKiil for wtihlsstM m4 OrilMi J itill.i.rji Umptnlvrti i!u N colli. II piftn ubluhwl' In Aitorli, . 4 r- , . .. 7 EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC1 PRESS REPORT. ASTORIA, OREGON, 8ATTBDAY i HOUNINQ, FEBUAEY 1, 1896. VOL XLV. NO. J.7. in p w jr--' .jr' j-jr ...aw- -.w aw A.-arv.Tr vj ."usf .. --v What is One's 9 SL-s "C a- nT , jr J$" f NOW ON FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS. Tho One Price Clothiers, I. L. OSGOOD, ' I imager. ftott and n8 COMMERCIAL 8TKKKT, ASTORIA. OB. Blank Books Miscellaneous Books Novels, io Cents Sheet Music, 10 Cents PACI KIC COAST Souvenir. Griffin THREE LOTS. Iii a lo!ru1lo location, 2 blocks from High School. A BARGAIN. 0 HOICK 'LOTS IN IIII.LS FIHST ADDITION. On the n Tip l.in Uotiler,l -Jut lb plaoe for a cheap bom. A Block IN ALDEKUIIOOK. BTUEET CAR LINK will b eilomlol thU tammtr to wiata 5 uIduIm rail tit thU properly Will roll t ilx l l.xl bamm- A CUE AO K.' la 6 or 10 tr Irtnl. nl In tUn mty limits, Nino 1oiiiIuk Fll, OKOHGI5 I I I LL.-471 IJomlSt., Occident Block, HILL'S HEAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. hSTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY! , , IIKAIHKO ltXI.t rilEK TO ALU Oih'U rviry tiny from 3 o'clock to fc:.10 uatt:80to6iIO p. m. rSulMcrlptinn miIm f.1 per nunm. tMihtmt cor. Rlv.mli tut 0n St.. Wall P.p. Arll.ti1 M.lri.i, Patau, 1 1 1 ' Oil. GImi. ttt. J.p.n.t. M.Hli'H. , , , RugiuiJ U.inNw (ioojl 36s Commercial Htrect. cootcppoaaocm Heal Estate Qen, Barkers ' and Easiness don Of Astoria , Ganerally. A POINTER I MTCall Into ih. AMorUn lllc , mtf It Mmphi cfilM o( our rtfu. I.r Camia.rcUil dllloa. it M""s M"y in Your Pocket. Ask your grocer for if . isrAlildinCure(not HAAlSNat0"1 Flavor. " iirti vTender anl Julcy Loss Is Another's Gain! It is your gain to take advantage of the low prices and high quality goods in the Trustee's Sale, Of Men's and Boys' Cloth inff Furnish in j Goods, Hats. Cans. Boots. Shoes. . Trunks, Valises. Umhrel las, Etc., Hatters and Furnishers. School Books TI DK TABLES of Asttorln & Reed. THE RESORT WINES, LIQUORS md CIGARS BEST. ON TUB C0A3T," Tk F.m.u. Oam briny. Vr Alw.y. on Top. . 473 Commercial Sr, - - Astoria, Ore. JOB PRINTING Ml I.I. HEADS, J I.KTTKKllEAIiH, HTATKMENTH, CAHIH,. ENVKI)I'KH, ItKCKUTH, I.FOAL BUNCT, BIHPMNQ TAUB, LABEL, TICKETS, HA.NDHILL8, ETC., ETC. AnythioK in tbe abor line executed . with uoutneBi and diipatoh at the Astorian Job Office. HAMS, BACON, salty) I Ann LAKU, CANNED nEATS. in 1 1 in PUBLIC OPINION . ON THE SCHOOLS 4 ' " BWMI EipciKH OuQbt to lie Kcdoccd IJut tffklc.cy Maintained in Our Prtseat Sjmtent. FEW PERTINENT SUGGESTIONS Tk Old Sptlltr iid Sltti Might Be 14 le Mfiitigeltik Off tU SUte aed Kit Uttoa lno Ike Dojr. The aciUm of tin trhvol boord ThurnUr nlalit In lovyliur a u for kpni( (or tho riMulne yoar, and Ilia rotnark mad by lha number ot clllama ho wora prra. onl, upon lha q'wollon of oooriomy In. mnainptit and lha oalartM of athaol Itarhora, eallad forth miKh comntont yaa lordair, ajnoncot all claaaa of butlneaa man. Tna tnajorliy of lhoa aann upon tho aub)t wncurrtd In lha view taktn by Mr. Welch, that economy waa nrrr aary, and that lha way mlhl bo found lo rodura oxpanara In tha aalary awount. yullo a numlMr aiproaaod lha oplnkm lhal lha and In vt mlahl baitar ba ao complUhMl by havlr.g una man, at a aocd aalary, aa principal of all lha rhoola, airing a portion of lila tlma la tarn, aa c.mral auiwnuMr, and lhal Ih.n a lady mlahl ba amptoyod aa hd loach or In oaeh achuol, at a much leaa aalary Iban would hava lo b paid to a man In lha aama poalllon. Anolhor aontloman In raforrlna- la tha aama aubjont. oald lhal ha did not bllovo Ihkt It waa nrae-Ik-abla la proporly conduct a school In mndm-n tlnr. without a man at tha had of It, and that If you did not hnva aood nwn. lha boat way waa to fin thorn and art olhora who r.tul'1 nil lha bill. Far lil part, ha did nat Mlova In rommonc Ina rolrnchmni wllh lha trachora ur Ihrlr waana. THR OM hTKU-KR. Dr. Eatna Mid (o lh trvorttr. thtt ba thought ovory nublls achool neold a man at lha ho I of It. "I da not b.ilrvo In rhoap t.a.:hm. but wa want aood onca. and enough of th.m. There la one da- partnx.nl, however, of lha puhllo achoil ratom. In which a matorlal reduction of expaaaea can ba made to lha tax payers, and that la In tha mailer of achool booka. Thera ara loo many booka, too many blank booka, exarclee blanks, ate., for pencil use. and while throe da not coat vary much each, yet tha aaamtata ox. Dense la a family of four or flva chil dren ta heavy. A rood .lite la tha beat thin know of on whli-h to trh a" child spoiling and arithmetic.' Cllve him a laoaop. rub It out, and rub It Into hia head. Thera ara mora poor anellerx amongst tha paopla In A.torl generally. not excluding school toachore, than In any other place I recollect of ever being In. "New fangM notlona ara all right enough, and many very valuable Improve. menta hava been maio, both In text booka and In mtthoda, and I am not one to cry down tha advancement of odanra. But tha.ro certainly la not enough oral teaching nowadays, anl the tendency ta to run too much lo ahow, which neither makes acholars or taaonera. I da not be lieve that examination, are atrlct enough for the admittance of teachers In the flrat place. We uaed to hava our old polling booka, McXluffye. a teotament. an arithmetic, and a elate. . And when we left achool, we could at leaal apell worda of three syllables. - . 'No, the place for economy la In books and other Ilka matters, and not In teach, era. Tha truth la, each taacher now has too many pupil, to do Juatlca to. "I think ona remedy for these difficul ties would ba to legislate In auch a way that the slata would supply all of the books neeeaeary for the pupil In each achool. Then you would aae how many tirara books would ba changed, ana how much superfluous paraphernalia would be supplied." THR BCHOOLi BOARD. Mr. B. Van Duarn said that so far aa he had given the matter any thought, he believed that. It waa the duty of the school board to run the achoola, aud to supply thera wllh proper teachers, and lhal the board la responsible to tha people for the conduct of all achoola In the district. Without further InvlsllKatlng the matter Mr. Van Duaen did not care lo exproo.i any opinion aa to tha compe tency of the teachers now employed, oa aa lo the ad lability of making chanjtea In lha ayatem In any partlcuKr. Mr. Wlngate paid that he believed Ir economy, but that ha alao believed In having man for prlncipala, and that he thought the night school waa one of the greateat boons to the city. The nlftlu achool furnish means for education fui bove and glrla vho have to work In the daytime, keepa tha boys oft the atrveta where they would otherwise congregate and amoka cigarettes on the corner. A small charge of say $1 per month, might ba made to cover the additional expenae of the night achool, and It would also be an Inoontlva to boys to become aelf reliant Another gentleman standing by, said that so far aa the general oxpensea of achoola waa concerned, he believed In a aultlclcnt amount of taxes being levied to cover I hem all and not leave a deficit at the end of tha year. PARKHUR8T WAXEB WROTH, If Greater New York Mean the Knd ot Roosevelt He la "Pornlnst" It. New York, Jan. SI Dr. Parkhurst Was one of tha speaker at a large meeting In the Presbyterian church at the corner of Ninth avenue and Thirty-flint street, held under the auaplcee of the City Vigi lant League of the Ninth and Eleventh Asaembly dlatrlcta, Dr. rurkhurat's speech was dovotea mainly to tha Ratnee bill, Greater New York and the employment of children by the police as spies. He said In part: If I had a boy with an earnest desire to crush out tha liquor trafflo I would let him help the police commissioners by se curing evidence against these men who sell liquor to children, because when one Is fighting anything he learns to hats It "An imperfect law perfectly enforced la better than a perfect law Imperfectly en forced. Aa far aa the aaloois are con. earned, I would like to see the whole ca boose of them closed up on Sunday, Mon day, Tuesday. and all the Urns. Give us a police force that will see to the en foroement of the law. But now unfor tunately we have not got It. With all tha magnificent work of that magnificent man Roosevelt those who are accustomed to get In will get In on Sunday, but you and I can't. ' Do you know that although wa de feated Tammany Mall we atlll hava a Tammany police force? I believe that there ara ton ner cent ef tha captains who, with Tammany Hall back Into power, would eat precisely aa thay did prior to November a, we, ' "I said eome time ago we were going to hava Republican governor and a iu pulillcan lagleiature and that wa would get what we wanted jn New fork, but I wa mlstakea." . Hoforrlng lo tha Oroater New York bill. Dr. Parkhurat said:. "I know certsln men will handle this Oreater New Tor bill In such a way and load It with auch a rider that It will become aa bnplament In lha hands ot certain part lea la amaah tho heads of our pollca eommlaalonora. In other wonts, these four men who nave done what they aware before Almighty God they would do hamoly, enforce the law will be punished for It Are you going to eland HT I can conceive ot nothing that would be more disastrous to our city. "I hava seen legislator from tha west, rrn part ot Now York who told me that If the Oroater New York Mil wa for tbe purpose of smashing awn who stood by Ih law they would do their utmost to atop It I hoard It aald It was rumored by aoma politicians la lha Upper part of the atata that That damned Parkhurat wa through lha atato." I like tbe ta pres. Ion; that I the keynote." Riorixa.i PORT-At'-piuNCB. Tbe Government Exorcise 8 trie t Censor, ebip in llayli. Kingston, Jamaica. Jan. a. The .learn er Horde!, haa arrived bare froaa 'Jo ! nalvea, HaytL She waa specially charter ed to bring to this pott a party of Hay. Mens. Tha captain reports continued ser ious rioting In the streets of Port-au-lrlnna, for the last few days. Oonaives la qukt aa yet The government la ex eirlalnf a strict oeneorsolp over news. THE BEAUTIFUL SCHOONER JESSIE Dimeisloas asd Dtscrlpttot, of tbe Trim little Craft or the Kah ioQtoi Pilots. Tbe rasteet Tse-tkcr Eur t appear ta Tat V.tra Bar 0 sacra Heady te Race tier IgalaM lay Teasel f Bet Class Tha arrival of the schooner Jessie the other day and tha visit to her of many hundreds at lovers ef water craft, caus ed a greaU deal of talk among all classes who ara Interested' la nautical matters. The Jeewte left yeatontay at U o'clock In tha moraine for South Band, where aha will ba Inspected by tha board of pilot cammlsaloner of Washington. A tele gram waa received In the evening stating that aha arrived at her destination at I o'clock lo tha afternoon, which speaks well tor the sailing qualities of this bean, tlful craft. While she lay In port hare, aa Astorian representative. In company with Mr. Robert Carruthers, bar manag ing owner, examined the beautiful little Teasel and learned many Interesting points about her. HER DIMENSIONS. The Jessie la 10 test over all. with a beam M feet ( Inchee. Her main maet Is lot feet and tha foremaet loe feet high, and are aa Una a pair of sticks aa were ever planted In a ship. On the trip from Ban Francisco aha drew ten feet and one half of water, and had a three and eight lent ha feet freeboard, carrying in tons ot pig lead, B) tons ef pig Iron, besides the Iron keal, for ballast Her water tank bold Tut gallons, sufficient for all ordl nary purposes The keel la 2x1 and the lower framea Itxll of Oregon pine. The upper frames ara of white, or Port Or ford cedar; tha stanchions are ot black locust: the rail. of teak wood. Through out ehe la finished In hard wood, and there ta not a piece of black Iron In her whole construction. The finishings are of brass. . Below the water Una the trun nels arw ot locust and above tha water line the faJtMilngs are of galvanised Iron. The decks are equal to those ot any man of war, and are polished aa whits as snow. . Below decks Is found a spaoloua saloon, comfortably upholstered, and handsomely finished. There are four com modloua staJerooma, a large room for the boat keeper, and a aall locker. The gal ley and forecastle are ot modern contriv ance, and very spscioua for so small a vessel. She Is ot 14 tons burden, and In ordinary service will carry about seven men. She baa a patent Iron rudder, and diamond screw steering gear. Mr. Carruthers say that the real sail lug time from the hour of leaving the b.ad of San Francisco bay until she lak) o" tha mouth ot the Columbia river, was forty-right hours, and that he I willing t. put her up agalnat any two-atlcker that ever appeared on this coaat The o- nera of the Jessie are tustly proud of It tlr beautiful craft, and extend an in vltation to the press of Oregon to visit her whenever she Is In port; She Is In the service of the Washington pilots to stay, and will make equal rates with the Oregon pilots. THE NEW IXJAN A BUCCEsp. Wsahlngton. Jan. SI. Nothing definite can be learned at the treasury depart ment as to tbe number and amount ot bids already received for the new bond, until next Wednesday, when they will be opened. It la certain, however, that a largo number of bids has been received, and every mall brings considerable addi tions. There scetna to be no doubt that the amount ot the ulils ,11 exceed the fllM.00O.0M to be offered, and It Is expected that foreign offers will be considerably more than waa expected when the loan was announced. The Improved altuatlon abroad. It 1 believed, will contribute to thla end. MAKALI.1! CLOSELY INVESTED. Rome. Ja.v n.Advteea from Maasawah tate that the altuatlon at Makalle la un changed. The Shoana. who are Investing the Italian fortress, have red-mhled their vigilance to prevent the Italians from sending out any news. The Ssoana have out off the hand, ot three reporters whom Ihey captured, and. tney also captured and shot a messenger who . waa endeavoring to get Into the Italian fortress to carry the news to Ma Jor Galliano, tha commandant, ot hi pro motion lo the rank of colonel. TUB MARKETS. Liverpool. Jan. 31. Wheat, spot, firm: demand, moderate: No. t red winter, Ea Kxl: No. 1 hard Manitoba, 6a W; No. 1 California. Sa Hope At London, Paclflo Coaat, O Ss. Ban Francisco, Jan. tL Hops, f 5c Having Hoe Cake Boap la your kitchen or hath onee mean always, IN THE HALLS OFJONCRESS Cxtitlng Times li Both tbe I'ppcr d Lover Legislative . Koases. MR. VILAS AGAINST SILVER for tU rat at tk Brave aad Stardy Ste aler. Be rotate t tk Bloody Ho lock at Slim 5y Vtt ertotrt Are Slates. Washington. Jan. M Ta bowse struck a anaa early In the eeostoa tonUfht. A bill to pension Susan B. Wright, who, prior to bar marriage to Artemua Wright, had been tho widow of James W. Walls, of Company L Tenth Regiment New York V. C, met with opposition on both sides of the house. Oeneral Curtis, of New York, was In charge of the bill and refused to with draw It Tbe result waa that It went to a vote and Mllea made a point of no quorum. "I am aurprlsed that a -nember of the Invalid pensions committee should make a point ef no quorum." aald Plckler, chairman of that committee. , "Yoa may ba surprised very often, re plied Miles, "at what I consider the proper exercise of moral courage." A call of the house followed, and roll call showed exactly MO members present quorum la committee of the whole, un der tho present rule Thereupon the count waa challenged by Miles, who claimed that some one had answered to the name of Fitzgerald, who I 111 In. Nashville. "You have no right to challenge the count' cried Hardin. "Wo have eome rights here, retorted Miles. Tbe situation was becoming exciting, when It waa explained that Fisher bad anawered to Fitzgerald's name by mis take. Another vote and another call of the house followed. A quorum appeared and then disappeared, several Democrat dis appearing Into the cloak room each time a vote waa taken; but Hepburn, who was In the chair, finally counted a quorum and the bill was laid aalde, with a favorable reeommendaUoo. Attar some further filibustering the house adjourned. Washington. Jan. xt In his speech on the .liver hood bill todsy. Senator Vilas declared the people of tna Rocky Moun tains to be subservient to mine holders. 'The veriest despot of story, grand Khan, of Tartary; the great mogul, never bad mora submissive subjects than the .liver king of the Rockies; nor wa ever tyrant mors pitilessly exacting. No in dependence of thought or speech Is tol erated there: no party, no creed, no bus iness can thrive which dares to doubt m tbe realms of that monarch the law of finance as It te In silver. "Business men find It prudent to say nothing, and. a for the politician who dare to flout hia Independence, woe be unto him. "Where," he exclaimed. "Is that stur dy senator, brave, unbending Carey? Whore la Dolph. brave, strong and lnde tatlgabler Look on the bloody Moloch ef silver to learn their fata." 8TORY OF A FAITH CCRE. . Prayer Said to Have Restored a Young Man's Paralysed Arm. . j ' WUkesbarre. Pa., Jan. XL A remark able story of faith cure cornea from West Plttston. The Reva. William T. Mc Arthur and James Bcovtlle, of Scranton, and M. T. Tulfort of Elmtra, began con ducting service there on Wednesday. They went there from Scranton, where they bad been preaching for several weeks. While at the latter place ChaaJ Miller, a son of the lata Rev. Ellkln Miller, of Scranton, became Interested In the faith cure which the ministers taught Young Miller was so Impressed by the stories they told of the wondrous results wrought by faith and prayer that he fol lowed the trio ot minister to West Pltts ton. HI left arm had been paralysed several year ago, and since then he hsd been unable to use It He requested them yesterday to pray for him that K might be God's will to restore his arm to Its former strength and usefulness. They told him they would Immediately do so, and Instructed him to do likewise. This was In the afternoon. - When Miller went home for supper last night be could mrve the finger of his left band. When he again went to :he ministers after supper and shook hands with them he waa able to lift hia left band and p'ace It on his right hand. The arm steadily Improved, and before morn Inge he waa able to whirl It around hi head with the utmost freedom. It I now as sound and useful as before he waa stricken with paralysis. The cure Is a complete and marvellous one, and waa today corroborated by Miller himself and many friend, who had known of his affliction. . Miller says he believe that the paral ysis waa a visitation from the Lord as a punishment for his not entering the min istry. He now intends lo enter the min istry at once. MR, WALKFR'S HANKING UILU Washington, Jsn. 31. Representative Walker saya that the sole purpose of his banking bill la to wholly relieve the treasury from all responsibility for cur rent redemption of a aingle dollar of the people'a money. This Is to be done by having the banks assume the current re demption ot existing legal tender notes. Each bank I to be compensated for do ing thla by being allowed to i.sue Its own notea againat tbe assets of the bank to a sum equal to the sum ot the legal ten der notea that it assume the redemp tion of. A oon as the banks assume the pay ment of the 136,000.0110 n Vnlteil States notes the I100,0w),u00 In gold In the treas ury I to be Immediately set aside to re deem the remaining tlOO.n0.0(Xi. The lim itation of bills banks may Issue against assets are not to exceed one-half of the capital, and in no event to exceed the aum of the re serve held In cash plus the deposit In reserve. This, Mr. Walker contends, will relieve the treasury and the whole financial altu atlon. If commercial bodies and hankers throughout the country will adopt the scheme it will result In a profit- to the bank to the sura of I per cent per an num more on the total circulation they Issue, Including the ore-half of the cir culation of legal tender notes, which the)' esume current redemption of. Cost Washing Pewdsr on earth. Large flTf. ? rent. Boap Foam. ?AID THE PE.VALTlR.t. Montgomery and. Aalmus Hanged Their Awful Crimes. for Bperlal to the Astorian. Albany, Or., Jan. II T.loyl liryson Montgomery, the self-con feosed murderer of his fsther and mother and I. V. Mo Kercher, paid tha penally of bla crime today on the gallows. Life was pro nounced extinct In sixteen minutes after the trap was sprung. He exhltilled won derful pluck and did not f.lnch on the scafTold. Just before the bour of his execution arrived he waa urged not to go to hia Maker with the lie. on hi lips. He broke down and confessed that he had killed both his parents and We Kercher. , The execution passed off without a hitch. HI last worda were: "Oh iod. have meroy upon me, a ainner; take me as 1 am. My friends, farewell, farewell." Ills relative refused to Iske his body and it was turned over to Ihe physicians, who held an autopsy upon It. Kalama, Wn., Jan. SI. With trembling limbs, barely sustaining him, Charles Aslmus, the hunchback, wa hanged here today for the murder of James Green wood last September. Only about thirty people witnessed the ' execution, which went off without unusual Incident. While the deputies were strapping his arm and legs and adjusting the noose, A.lnius began. In a quivering voice,' to make a speech. He said: "I auppose everybody here must die: I must die. I'm all right; the sheriff he good man: one bad man: I must die; I do bad thing." He then hesitated, and said: "I must die; I'm all right" Here the black cap was drawn over his face, and the trap was sprung. The body fell nine feel. Life was extinct In four mlnut . THE REVIEWS OF BUSINESS Reports of .New York Financial Joar aals oa tbe General Condi tion of Trade. Oasiaess Has Coatisicd Brisk. Bat tke fsilarts for tke Week Cave Greatly Excredc' Tkoae ot Lent Tear New Goveraaust Loaa. New York. Jan. 11. Bradttrect' Stock Review says: Tha rise of bullish sentiment In specu lative circle has hem very marked dur ing the past week. .-lot only h.f It l a to a somewhat wider market and greater activity, but also to tho development ot manipulation on the part of large spec ulative Interests, which have found the rank and file of Wall street professionals ready to follow their h;ad srship. While public Interests and participation In the stock market has Licreael somewhat, it Is still upon a limited scale, and tbe advancing tend.-ncle which the prices nave exhibited may be at:rllut.; mainly to the manipulation of particular portions of the list- New York, Jan. H. R. O. Dun A Com pany's Weekly Review of Trade, which issue tomorrow, will ay: Though business hi still waiting, there are some signs of a definite Improvement It Is now believed that the first payment for tbe bonds will cause no further pres sure, and money markets are easier as respect loans on collateral, though the difficulty of making commercial loans still checks operations. But large matur ities at the end of January have been met more satisfactory than waa expected, and merchant and bankers report that the elgns promise a good spring trade. New York. Jan. It Brads!re-ts tomor row will say: The feature of the week are a con tinued enlarged demand for merchandise and checked Industrial operations. The least satisfactory Is the Waiting attitude of some of the more Important Industries. - General trade at the close of January proves disappointing, particularly In the Central, Western and Northwestern states, where the movement of uierch.in dlee from Jobbers has been slow and un satisfactory. It being only fair at a tew points. Business failures throughout the Vnited States this week show another large In crease. DEATH BEFORK DISHONOR. The Cashier of a Rome, N. Y.. Bank Com mits Suicide. Rome. N. Y., Jan. SI. Cashier George Barnard, of the Fort gtunwlx National Bank, has committed sulfide, and the bank la closed .pending an examination ot Its affairs. Barnard has be.n missing since Wednesday forenoon. On thai day the teller of the bank went Into the pri vate office of the bank cashier and said: "Mr. Barnard, I aee a bank examiner Is at the Farmers' National Bank, and suppose he will be here in a day or so." Barnard immediately left his desk, walked from the hank and up , to tlit fourth story ot the building Into V room ured to store old check books, pnp.'rs. eta. and tying a rope to the door knob, fastened the other end around his neck, and the Indications- are that he then pressed hia knees against the door and died by strangulation. Before committing the act he locked the door. His corpse as not found until today, although search had been made since Wednesday night. GOLD IN BAKER. Baker City, Or., Jan. 31. Supt. John McNally Is In from Virtue with several sacks of the richest ore ever taken out of the mine. Fifteen thousand dollars Is said to bo the value. He also brought in a IHW0 gold retort. The B mania toOay sent in a H.KKI gold brick. THE WAY OF .THE BOODLE R. Columbus, Jan. SI. -Three more mem bers f thf. Inst lfrlwlntti tn.llA.. today lor bribery. The names are not Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report l X V-e' a o -se LORD SALISBURY T The Prime .Minister of Her .Majesty's Government Etpressc Himself. TOUCHED MONROE DOCTRINE Be Strosgly Advocate tke Doctrine, bat s .oroe lodcrstood It The Sult.a Hot to blame lor tke Out rages la Armceia. London, Jan. SI. The tampiM of the Nonconformist Unionist Association at Ihe Houl Metropole tonight was the cr eation of an address by the Mar.pila of Salisbury, prime minister snd stcretary of state for foreitrn affairs. In the course of his remarks, he said, with reference to Venexuela: "I have been held up as a denouncer of the Monroe doctrine. As a mailer o( fact although the Monroe docirlnc le n part of international law, my dispatch lo Mr. Olney, secretary r,t suite of the United States, supported It as a rulo ot policy In the strongest and most distinct term. "But when I stated in that dlnpau-li, and reiterate now. that, aa a rule of pol icy. e are advocates of the Monroe doctrine, we mean the Monroe doctrine as President Monroe umlerMood It. ' (Cheers.) In that sense you will not flna any more convinced supporters than we are." Lord Salisbury then turned abruptly to the Armenian question, and he reproach ed the religious communities with tailoring under a mistske when they supposed that England had bound herself In honor to succor the Armenians, which means re go to war with the Sultan. In order to foro him to govern the Armenians well. Tlw Berlin treaty. Lord Salisbury said, merely bound the signatory powers that. If tho Sultan promulgated certain reforms, they would watch over the execution of tho reforms, nothing more. He did not think anyone could Interpret that as sn un derstanding to go to war. The speaker reminded his hearers that the reforms which the sultan had recently accepted, although very good reforms, ccild not. be expected to produce good government In two months. "They require time to work out.'.' the speaker went on to say. "They woulfl require time In clvllUvd communitirs. sn." much more In a savage and fsr.aii al community. I hope they will have a beneficial effect as time passes." Iri Salisbury then continued: . "Meantime, by sprealing among the Turks Ihe feeling thst their dominion was threatened, these reform, have un fortunately led to the perpstratlon or horrors which can only be compared wlh the days of Gonghls, Kahn and Tanur lane. I am aware that many influential people aver that this was done by Hie sultan and his government, with a set purpose. My opinion Is (hat the sul tan's government is weak, wretch-.-l. Impotent and powerless: but It is a dretim to Imagine that he ordered the perpetra tion of those cruelties. "In my Judgment there is no crounl for thinking so. It was race faction and creed faction, driven to the hlKhejt point. in a most co-rupt and most horrible foi m. which brought upon the wretched Arme nians these terrible sufferings." WAR COLLEGE PLANS. Officers Will Be Kept Bury with Strategy, Tactics and W ar Games. Newport. R. I., Jan. 31. The piORram rnr fhA winter course at the Naval War College has been received hore.1 Under "Coast Defence" the course will take In the strategical possibility of the Gulf ot Mexico, the Delaware, and ChKaiake bays, lakes Krle. Ontatrio, and Cham plain: Puget Sound and the Alaskan wa ters; the Pacltic coast from San lYan-ls- co to San Diego, and the Atlantic coa.t from Cape Hatteras to Eastport, Me. In strategy will be Included all gucstlons arising from the developments of const defence. A special study will be made of the strategy of the Gulf of Mexico and lis vicinity, and the Carribean Sea, and als the strategic features of the North At lantic and Aleutian Islands. In naval tactics there will be a search for the most deeirable battle tactics; the best formation of the fleets for such tactics: the types of vessels best suited for the formation: tactical studies for the coast and preparation for the naval defence of important localities as well ox the construction of war charts and the preparation of defence plans. The course will also Include the study ot naval and military history, the use of war games to assist ut determining dis puted questions in strategy and tactical situations, and the exercises with steam launches. During the summer session the olTlcers In attendance will follow these lines ami will. In addition, prepare solutions of spe cial problems in the defence of the coast. There will also be a course of lectures bearing upon naval warfure and Inter national law. by officers and civilians of special knowledge on these subjects. The solutions of these problems In naval war fare and the resulting confidential de tailed plans when completed will be filed at the navy department - BALFOUR'S WISH. Glasgow, Jan. Si. At a meeting of the monetary reform association, a letter wan read from A. J. Balfour, first lord of the treasury, and conservative leader, stal ing the writer's earnest desire was undi minished that the nations of the work! should adopt some means to end the mon etry difficulties. JUSTICK. Truth. Willie I was kept In for throwing a plug of paper at another boy. Mamma And wasn't that perfectly just? Willie I don't think so. ni.imna, when I missed the boy by a foot. 1 1 im tt !i;iifLP.f.AH . a-aaw- We-o Wi 44 Li r W i 1 ! .-e-t f : i !