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C HAMS,
BACON,
CAN ACCOMPLISH
One Kay to Let Uastcrn l'ciplc Know
About the Mouth of " '
the Columbia.
ASTORIA'S WICALTM SET OUT
The Stury Tuld it tke 8.U like TribiM ky
t J. 9lik-0tfcer Tnultr fliflfct
Do ttic hi me tor tke do4 of
Tkeir HoBcCity.
Tim followlim liitwvlcw In 0 lat lue
of Ih. Hall ljk llria. lu.t nrrlved.
howl that lom. effort li Imlliv rouilt to
Milvnilm A.unlit:
K. J Hmlih. (ornn-rly of Oil rlty, but
i.ow rmalilmt of tha poioroii cllf of
A.torla. Or.. pni ihrouKh tho city Yf.
i.nly on hi way horn, from a irlu to
Nrw York cliy. Mr. Hmlth h much
to my ronrriiln- th future terrain.!
of Aiiorla. and from hla mmarlt It la
ImrnrU thnt crrlaln iroJcia wlitih aro
r.ow uniltr ay In Im tHx In lha way
of railroad bulldlnc. man much lo thli
rliy. ina.murh a a nw roui will im
oiM-nwl lo lh .mlxjuril from ttnll lke
ihfiWiy.
Ailoria. aa U well known, la alluatrd
at thit mouth of Ihn Columbia rlv.r.
Homo yrwra ano If qna vnturl tho a
mtiIuii that It would nver b"com ono of
lh Indlmr w-aiKirta of tho oajtt h
would havo Ix-rn lauihrd at fur tm alati!
mmt. Th mouin of tho tram culnil
natrd III bar, which waa almoat Im
l.a.ubln and rwi'lrrtil Ih mlranoa of
.hliiplnc nmrly ltno.lblr. Hut of lata
I he (overnmni baa aapMidad arrai
dral of noiuy ImtitovllK tho condition..
and now lha rlty ha. aa tin a harbor aa
ih.ra la on tho WwMwn ahora. It re-
qulrrd an outlay of nrarly 3.ou0.otn. but
lh tuh waa nxprndrd and a aar harbor
ha. brrn rovtdt.
A.torln haa twn rnlnu. railroad conn?
lion, with baa amily mllltatatl aaalnt
lira place: but all till I to b ovm-omr.
and in arcurina; Ihi-in tho rlty will b
rnalilrd 10 alvo thla rlty and county a
ahortrr route lo the araloard by tw-nty-four
honr. and brlna; u thrro daya;
nrar-r to Japan and other A.t.llc conn-
Irlr. I
A la well known. th routs lo the!
norlhweal at praanl la by tho Urnrom
Hhort Una and the O. It. A N. The
former Hue takea ona lo IlunllnRton. dr.,
and the latter from thero to J'ortUnd.
From l'ortlaod lo Taooma frelxht and
pa.eeniter are taken by tha Northern l"a-
rlllr, via Uobel. I'p tu date, all ahtp-
I'lng enicrlna the Columbia river haa had
to be towed from Atorla 110 mllea up
the river to Portland. Thla la an mor
mon, exixnue when It la ron.ldered that
Iowk charm-, are Co centa a ton. If a
railroad were built from Aatorla to con
nat'llona with the line referred to. Oil
charge would Im obviated and A.torta
made the recrlvliw olnt. In.tead of til.
rapllal.
And tills I exactly what I bclnc done.
A company ountoiel of New York and
Montana rapltall.t I engaged In build
ing a line from Uohcl, tha point men
tioned on the Northern raclilc, down Ihe
rlvrr to A.tcrla. The contract la being
carried out by Cori'y lira., of Oailen,
and will be complcltd otn time In Svp
trmlM'r. Thl line la tlfty-eiKht inline In
briRth and la on a watir irrade the en
tln dl.tance. When completed. It be
lieved the whnrt room at Aatorla will
have to be cnlargi-d, aa the ehlp. will
dl.cliarge Ihelr r.ncof there In.tead of
paying towime rharKi'i In I'ortlund. Thl
line I got nit lo hurt Tai'oma il.o. for
now hlie have to be lowed up the Hound
a dl.tance of U0 mile In order to reach
that iwlnt. liy unloading at Aatorla,
thl. can be almoat entirely paved, aa the
rullroad charm", the co.t of loading and
thlppliiK per rara, will not equal that
charged fur the tug which haul the
hip..
Hut there I atlll another line which
will reach the pluce, and It la the latter
In which the people of the city are he
mo.t IntereHlcd. Itunnlng aouth from
A.torta down the roam la a ahort line,
which recently purcha.ed by A. It.
Hammond, who la .aid to have behind
him the mm of II. I.'. Clattlln A Co., ot
New ork. for the aum of tu.ttio. It I
called the Sca.hnro road. It I proK.ed
now to extend thl. lino ee.tn.nl . far
Ontari . ronnectlng with the Hhort
Line and iiutlnic out Tortland with her
Oregon Itnllrund and Navigation. Thl:
new. line pn.ee through CorvAllla, ami
penetrate the richest portion of Central;
Oregon, a region where there are no rail-1
road, at present. The country I rlol-1
in valuable Umber, and la a mineral an
agricultural country combined. Kant o.
t'orvallla, the I: 'c pa.ae near linker
Clly, where there are aome rich mine.
Hun. llelier J. tlrant, of thl city, and
other Suit Lake parllea being heavily In-!
tenwtrd there. The building of thl line
will open up a new field for the meller
here, and will place at the dl.po.al of
thl aeotlon Immen.e amount of timber
which now cornea In a roundabout courae
and at tlguree greatly In advance of what
they .hould be.
That the road will be built Is evidenced
by the fact that In all the mountain
paaera where oppoatton might have been
expected, Iron 1. already laid, the lime
having been hauled In by mule team.
There waa an object In thla, aa may be
Imagined. it li caay enough to get a
right-of-way through an open country.
but difficult In narrow passe through
mountain range, where other line have
alrady a footing. ,
Thl line will be constructed aa soon
aa possible, and In a few short month
the whltle of the engine will be heard
In Aatorla.
When completed, thla city will have
direct route to the coast hy th way of
the Short Line and the Oregon Central
A Eastern; will have a direct route to a
seaboard town and will have a competing
line with the Sunt hern Pacific A has
been atated, thla line will bring us three
day nearer Japan and other Aslntlc
countries. This Is accounted for by rea
son of the fact that the railroad will
beat the Pacific's time to the coast by
at leat twenty-four hours, while all
steamers which leave 8nn Krnnclsco
have to go as fur north aa Astoria along
the coast In order to rejeh the route
traveled by ocean vessels. The trip re
quires about forty-eight hour.
Inasmuch aa there are regular lines
from Astoria to Aslutlc ports. Mouth and
Central American porta and Australia, It
will he seen that the construction of the
lines mentioned are of the gravest Im
portance to this section. Instead of
landing goods and merchandise at the
port of San Francisco and paying heavy
freight charge to the Southern Pacific
company from there to here, or unload
ing them at Portland where the towage
charge, are added to tha eoit of freight,
the Hull I lobbor will have the ad
vantage of a shorter and cheaper route.
Mr. Hmlth saye tha people of hla town
are very enlhuslaetlc over the proapecta.
and believe they are going to become a
great rlty In a short lpa of time. In
asmuch a they have Urn. canning In
ure!., the value of Ihe R.h product last
year bring over U.OMi.OKi, and that the
lumber Interest are aucri a to attract
Ihe attention of the entire West, a
shorter and quicker outlet for Ihe prod
ui-ts, combined with th.apnesa, nwana
much for the wtlfare of Ihe place.
Halt laka people wUI rejoice at Ihe
prcwiiect lo. There I good ground,
for believing those Interested mean busi
ness, aa offers from the Southern Pacific
"octopus," as It Is termed by the mayor
of Han Francisco, havs been refused.
Thla company realise, that with thla
road finished It would have atrong
competitor, and for that reason desire
to .lop the project. If poaalble. The
Northern Pacific, too, would like to con
trol the bu.lne... but th.re la every rea
son for having faith that the new ventnre
will be aold to no one; that It will be
carried to a uccesful Issue.
lute from the coast to thla city have
been too high ever since the road across
the continent was first built. Recently
appeala have been mad by the bulna
men of this city, who want to make a
wholixale center of Ball Lake, to have
rales made so this could be accomplished,
but all effort, have been adroitly re
pulsed. With a connecting link of this
kind between here and Astoria, bu.lnes
would be wonderfully Improved In both
place..
It would open up t this rlty a new
wheat country, In the heart of Oregon:
a new mlnlnr country. In the same place,
and would give this section a nrw mar
ket for good., which la now enjoyed by
Han Francisco exclusively. It would
doubtlrae have a tendency to cheapen
values on lumber and oilier products re
reived from that section, which Is a con
dition greatly to be desired.
CONSTRUCTION
. WILL NOT STOP
but Delay It Locating Depot May
Keep Back Work 01
City Trout.
Rest ot Work Hast Go rorttiri la O.icf t
Cone Vt'ltkia tke Teras of tkt Cos
trtct Tke lailra Vaata tke
1806 Crtia Crap.
Construction will not .tor, even If the
depot la ncl Immediately located. It la
not probable that a delay of two years
will be made In building the line of road
because the citizens of Astoria cannot
make up their minds as to where they
wlali to place the main ata'.lon. Work
through the rlty, along the water front,
may possibly be delayed until the but,
aa no railroad company will undertake
extensive construction of Hits nature un
til Ihry know exactly what they are go
ing to Ua But this ddea not necessarily
Interfere with the main -imposition, and
In thla particular case It Is quite certain
that It will not.
While Mr. Hammond haa until the fell
of lfeft under his contract. In which to
complete Hie Uoblc road, yet hla words
are fresh In the mind, of all, only recent
ly spuken, declaring II to be hla Inten
tion to compute the road by the fall of
ISM. He not only stated this determina
tion while here personally, but the fact
was also tilegrsplied by the Associated
Press from the East and from Portland.
Many new enterprise are already book
ed to bo established In Astoria, and It Is
not probable that the bulldlig of the road
will be stopped after the completion
of the first ten miles. Mr. Hammond haa
never been known to break a contract or
an agreement, and It la certain that In
the face of the assertion made as to
the completion of the. road, he will
not make any breach of contract, or
understanding. From what he aald Just
before leaving Astoria the other night,
It may be positively stated that he hat
not gone East to lie absent several
months. He is attending to the business
of the Oregon Central and Eastern, and
may perh&pa b eomelled to go to San
Francisco for a fow drys before return
ing to Astoria. The Qoble road Is anxious
lo hsmlle the wheat crop of 'M. and no
doubt Mr. Hammond will use every ef
fort to accomplish this object. The con
struction of the line through the city
muy and probably will be left until the
'ist. unless the depot site Is decided by
he cl I liens.
TJ OPEN LANDS IN MINNESOTA.
cd Lake Indian Holding to he Offered
to Settlers on May i.
Washington, Feb. 11 The secretary of
the Interior today decided upon May 1
next aa the date of the opening for set
tlement of the agricultural lands of the
Red Idke Indians In Minnesota, which
embraces about ttnO.OM aer?, which will
be aold at tl 35 per acre.
It look, aa though the re-iueat of the
Chippewa delegation of Indiana In Minne
sota to reduce the cmppewa intiian com'
mission to one member would be com
oiled with.
Secretary Hoke 8mllh will recommend
to congress that It pass a law to this
efect.
STILL HOP1NO FOR HARRISON.
Soma Indiana Republicans Think He May
Yet Be the Candidate.
Indianapolis. Feb. lt-The more the
political friends of General Harrison here
ponder the comments brought out by his
letter of withdrawal from the presiden
tial race, the more disposed they are to
believe he Is stronger than ever before
in the country.
After Uencrnl Hnrrlron had written his
letter there waa a disposition among the
pnrty leaders to accept It as the last
word on the subject, and It was under
stood the district delegate to the na
tional convention would probably be in
structed for some candidate, but now
there seems to be a disposition to take
the ground that Indiana should not go
into the convention so tied up as to be
unable lo support Harrlsjn if there
seemed to be the least Indication that
the convention wanted him.
The Impression prevails among those
who still cling to Harrison that the East
would rather go to him than to Allison.
Those Republicans say Oeneral Harrison
would not decline the nomination if It
should come to him In the way it must
com now If It comos at all. He would
be under obligations to no one.
Having Hos Caita Boap la your kltohea
or bath once means always.
HAS REACHED
THE NORTH POLE
Dr. Pridzof Jausea, the Great Xorwe
gtai Explorer, Finds Land at
Extreme of the Earth.
.
IIE IS NOW RETURNING HOME
Sailed la ia tsptciilly Coistricted Vessel.
Vkick Wo.ld Siecessfalljr aitkstaid
tke Ice Does of Arctic Itcgisa
- Dcscriptioa of Boat.
Special to the Astorian.
Bt. ePtersburg, Feb. 1.1 A Hegrnn re
ceived from Irkutsk, Hibena., says a Si
berian trader named Kouchnarrff, the
agent ot Dr. Frldtjof Nansen, the Nor
wegian explorer, who sailed In the Fram
June U, 1W. for the Arctic regions, has
received Information that Nansen arrived
at the north pole, found land there, and
la returning towards civilization.
London, Feb. U.-lr. Frltdjef Nansen
Is a distinguished scientist ol Norway
and an enthusiastic believer in the possi
bility of reaching, the north pole. He Is
about IS year of age. He entered the
University of Chrln'inla in I", and "wo
years later went on a SMling trip to
Denmark Btralts. on the rat coast or
Greenland, In the Viking. Later, In iKO,
Nansen was appointed curator of the mu
seum at Itergen. which position he re
tained until lix, when he led a .mall
expedition to Greenland, crossing the
southern part of that portion of the globe.
It waa probable that during thl. trip
Nansen conceived tlie plan of making an
effort to reach the north pole in a vessel
constructed especially for such an under
taking. The Fram waa plannel und con
iructeJ. Bhe Is generally classed a. a
three-masted sailing schooner, but she
had a ID-horse power steam engine In ad
dition to her sails. Her displacement
waa WO tons, and her sides were so con
structed aa to force all Ice meeting the
veaael to pass undern.rttn her. thus pre
venting "pinching an t screwing The
Norwegian parliament allowed Nansen
about K.300 to Ot out his craft, and, in
addition, he waa assist! In his work by
many private subscriptions. Including rnc
of ti.000 from King Oncnr. The Fram
waa launched October 3, 11. at Laurwlk.
near Chrtetlania. A Norwegian, dMcrib
Ing the fitting out of the Fram. raid:
"Bread Is the principal nourishment of
Nansen, and his people. The bread is
a kind of biscuit, laree and round, white
and very compact- The ration of eah
man is lo conisist of four blscul'.s a day.
The cabin of Nansen' .hip. the Fram,
(forward) la heated by mean of an Eng
lish petroleum stove, which consumes
three litres of petroleum per day. As the
explorer has taken along vlth him a
sufficient supply of this fuel to last him
eight or nine years, there will be no lack
of heating material. The library of the
exiiedltlon consists of l.Wtt look. one
half of which are sclemtdc works and
the other half novels, etc. The creer-mnw-bers
twelve men, and all occupy a cubtn
which measures only 1J feet squire."
WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE?
Doctor Csrleton Smith, of New Tor. Has
Photographed His Own Brain.
New York. Feb. 11 The human brain
has been photographed. Dr. Carlelon
Blnion, of 114 East SSth street, exhibit
a picture of his own brain, obtained from
a process In which the cathode rays are
not a factor. He has been nearly three
years In completing his experiments, Hf
tells the story of his efforts as follows:
"I first sought to accomplish my pur
poso by passing n continuous current of
electricity throuSi the brain. Illuminat
ing It by a spark: nil ihen I tried an in
terrupted current. Inn this produced par
alysis of the brain rendering senseless
the subjects. The prlnelnle l Illustrated
by a Mash of lichtnliu on a dark night,
which carries Images through which it
travels to the eye. From this Index It
was sugaested to mo tH ame Idea might
be applied to ;h brain Of course the
more solid structuna aro rrle?ted on the
plates, and I founi Miat th; less exposure
I gave to the j..nror;i4apliic plate the eas
ier 1 apparently wa able tj photograph
tmiisluceiit inniter.'
'1 he expel imenter ntlelted himself as 1.1
subject, that no oilier nle miant : en
dangered. New York. Feb, ll-In th laboratory
at Columbia college Pmf. Pupln. the pro
fessor of physics ot the Institution, Is
continuing his experiments In the photo
graphing of Invisible objects on the lines
land down by Prof. Roentgen, already
exnlalned. and obtained very grntlfylng
results. There were many atudents of the
college present while the professo.- made
his experiments and explained the various
phenomena as fast as they developed, and
all were most deeply Interested In them.
The first photograph taken by the pro
fessor was of tho hand of one of the
attendanta of tho college. The picture
was excelent and showed the bones and
Joints of the fingers and of the body of
the hand very clearly, the flesh apiwar
Ing on the plate like a filmy shadow.
Next, the professor put some nails In
an aluminum box. focused the rays from
the Crookes tube upon it, and In a snort
while had a picture of the nails In all
their details nearly as faithful to tlio
originals as if they hid not been en
clcsed in a box.
The students were greatly surprised and
intereeted. but more so when the pro
fessor photographed the cog wheels In
the works of an aluminum coveroi watcn.
Many other objects were photographed
with equally gratifying results, and while
the professor was engaged In maklm; his
later pictures he noticed a iaci tnai
struck him as very queer, and that was
that an underexposed picture of a hand
did not show the bones at all. Ihe ex.
plnnatlon of this phenomena the profes
sor will try to study out.
In sneaking later of his experiments
and of the use of Crookes tub in the
photographing of Invisible objects, Pror.
Pupln said that the whole thing was very
slmiile. and that the only uitncuny lay
in getting the correct apparatus and In
making the pictures undtr favorable con
d It Ions. Crookes tubes are very expen-
alve, and for that matter they are very
scarce also, so scarce, In fact, since sci
en lists began photographing the Invisible
wltli them, that dealers In the tubes have
been forced to cable to Europe for a full
supply of them.
Test Washing rowder oa earth. Large
aloe, IS rents. Boap Foam.
ENOL1HII NEWBPAPEn VIEWS.
Various Comments Made on tha Success
Attending the New Loan.
Londnn, Feb. !J.-The St. James Oa
iwtte, In Its comment upon the l.'nlted
Htatrs bond Issue, regards the success of
the new loan ns a useful reminder to the
people of Great ltrltnin that Ihe Jnlted
States 1 a very rich country, and haa
among its people a great store of wealth.
In spite of the financial disturbances and
disagreements and the vagaries of the
federal administration. The auccess. how
ever. Is not altogether to be regarded as
a basis of br.pe of the settlement of the
Venezuela affair, and Is not unlikely to
be made a pretext for additional Ameri
can bumptiousness and aggressi vre.
While endeavoring to be optimistic, the
Gazette says it falls to find any Indica
tion on tho part of the L'nlled Htatea to
make any concessions, and to England
la left the alternative of submitting the
entire claim of Vrneuexla to arbitration,
or making an enemy of the United State.
In the circumstances the situation is still
very unsatisfactory, not to say danger
ous. The Westminster Gazette believe that
the president's derision in favor of a
popular loan has been Justified. Its suc
cess, the paper says, cannot fall to have
a good Influence at home and aborod.
POPE AND CARDINAL RAMP3LLA.
Report of Friction and the Resignation
of the Secretary of State Deniid.
Rome, Feh. 11 Several newspapers of
this city assert that the Pope has had
serious differences with Cardinal Ram
polls, Papal secretary of state, and that
the latter has been obliged to tend-r hla
resignation.
Thla assertion Is denied, however, by
persona inside the Vatican, who declare
that r.o friction whatever has arisen be
tween Hi tidiness and his secretary of
state, '
THE LATE MS
FROM WASHINGTON
Senate Free Coinage Amendment to
the Bond Bill Kas
Rejected.
roaisest Newspaper Corresposdeat to Be
Expelled rroa Csba Military Ap
poistee to Be tasiised
Tariff Bill's Itepilsc
Washington. Feb. IX After a ten days'
debate the house today, by a vote) of as
to ISO, In committee of the whole, .rejected
the senate free coinage amendment to
the bond bill and reported It back to the
.iouse with a recommendation to non
concur and to Insist upon the house bill.
Tne strength developed by the sllva
jien was disappointing. They had been
ocfldently counting on over HsJ voter.
After a two hours' debate tomorrow thl
inal vote will be taken, Dingley wlli
.oee for the majority and Crisp for
a.tnorlty.
Propositions were offered during the
day to concur, with amendments aa fol
lows: To coin the American allver pro
duct, for the retention of the selgnoroge
y tl.e government, and to open the mints
to the free coinage of silver at the ratio
to IS1 to 1. when Germany and France
should have agreed upon similar action.
All were defeated by a large majority.
The last proposition, offered by Towne.
mustered hi voles, the largest number of
any. Towne had stated to the house
that similar propositions would be sub
mitted to the relchstag and the French
parliament at the present sessions. Th.
most significant statement today came
in the form of an Intimation from Ding-,
ley that a bill might be reported from the
ways and meana committee looking to
the Initiation by this country of the pro
ject of another International monetary
conference to meet within the year. While
Dingley said he waa expressing his per
sonal position in the matter. It was gen
erally understood, from the manner in
which he said it. that the suggestion has
already matured Into a well-defined in
tention on the part of the Republican
leaden of the house.
Washington, Feb. 11 Although William
1 Mannix, a newspaper correspondent,
who is about to be expelled from Cuba
'iy the Spanish officials, haa lodged a
orotest with the state department,
through Consul General Williams, he wKl
certainly not command any sympathy
In his case, in view of the record of the
proceedings of Mannix, which la now in
the possession of the state department
This record. In bis own handwriting. Is It
the shape of letters addressed by him' to
certain officials, and ahowa clearly that
he proposed to the Spanish authorities to
act as a spy upon the Cuban Insurgents,
that he offered to betray the Cuban offi
cer with whom he slept, and that hi
offered to cultivate a feeling of friendship
toward the rlpanlsh cause In the United
States through the medium of letters to
many newspapers in the United States,
and all of this for a consideration. He
was negotiating with both sides In Cuba.
Washington, Feh. 11 The friends of the
tariff bill met an unexpected repulse this
afternoon when a vote of 21 years and 3
noes in the senate defeated the motion of
Morrill to take up the tariff bill.
The negative vote which defeated the
motion was given by the Democrats. Pop
ulists and four Republican senators, Tel
ler. Mantle, Dubois and Carter. The af
firmative vote was entirely republican.
but Its total of 21 is less than half of the
aggregate Republican strength.
Tho urgent deficiency bill was passed
today. It carries about rS.000.tlty), a con
ridable Increase over the bill passed In
the house.
Washington, Feb. 11 Numerous boards
of officers have been appointed by the
secretary of war to meet March 2 for the
examination of appoit.tees to the military
academy, including those at Fort Houston
Texas: Jefferson Harracks, Fort Leaven
worth, Fort Douglass, Fort D. A. Rus
sell, Pre-ddlo, San Francisco, and Van
couver Jlurrncks.
Highest of all in Leavening
AC5QiU)TES.Y PURE
THE BIG FIGHT
ISP0STP0NED
Owing to the Conditio! of .Mahtr's
Eyes, Which Are Swollen So
He Cannot See.
FITZSIMMONS' KIND ACTION
Voald fat Cilia Teter's forfeit lader tke
Coaditlsss Daa Stsirt's Sckeaie to
Brisj Off tfci rigkt-.liker
Sadly Afflicted.
Et Paso, Feb. 11 The big fight hi post
poned until Monday at 'he earliest: and.
when that day arrives the future of the
matter will be determined.
It is the eyes of Maher that th.-eatrn
to stop the event. Buck Connelly, one of
Maher'a seconds, said Maher's eyes had
been so badly Inflamed by sind blowing
In them during his training that be cou.U
scarcely see.
Stuart at once set to work to secure
a postponement for the fight ao enable
Maher to get Into condition. According
to the conditions of the match. Maher
and Fltzslmmons each posted a forfeit of
ll.(M to Insure their appearance In the
ring. Maher came to the city at l:30 to
night. His eyes were tightly cloaed and
he wore a green shade over them' Over
the green abode waa a travelling cap,
with the visor pulled down close upon the
noae to prevent the light from striking
the eyes.
Newspaper representatives were sent
for by Connelly, and Maher's eyes were
Inspected. They were swollen almost
shut, and water exuded from the cor-'
ners. A raising of the lids showed that
'he eyeballs were greatly Inflamed and
natterated. Maher has been training in
an old adobe rink at Las Cruces. The
dust was so thick when he waa going
through his exercises that visitors com
plained ot It and warned Maher against
-wntlnulrur work in an atmosphere of
lust. Sunday, one of his eyes began to
pain. It was decided that he had sand
In them, but it would only temporarily
Inconvenience bim. Tuesday both eyes
were affected, and the condition of the
fighter had become worse, and yesterday
he could not se. Maher's trouble Is not
n common In this region.
Dr. YandelL the city health officer, who
looked at the sufferer, aald Maher would
not bo able to enter the ring for a week.
Martin Julian and Fltxstmmons were sent
or as soon as Maher was placed In his
room. Both examined the sufferer's eye.
x pressing their sympathy for him, and
I 'iinounead that they would not. under .
e circumstances, claim the , forfeit.
They will give Maher ample time to re--over.
The following was posted abjut town
"night:
"Owing to the temporary affliction of
Peter Maher's eyes, the contest will have
to be postponed for a few days."
The thing upon which Dan Stuart has
all along been basing his confidence has
just become public Months ago. Stuart
secured a concession from the Mexican
uthoritlea for a tract of land near thl
Ity. Everything was understood, but
he formal papers were not made out.
eneral Roleceo Rublo, a relative of Pres-
dent Dias. was secretary of the Interior
of the Mexican government Jlefore the
lose of the deal. Rubio died. That de
eyed the sending of the papers to Stu-
)rt, and during that time the promoter
sought Dallas and then Hot Springs.
After that failure he determblned to try
M Mexican schmie. In November, Gen
eral Gonzales Cozio was appointed to the
cabinet position made vacant by the
death of Secretary Rublo. Stuart has
ill along been working upon the belief
that in proper time the formal papers
would be made out and his carnival thus
be an assured fact They are not here
today, and, unless they should come in
before the day set, he must run the
gauntlet of the soldiery If he pulls off the
fight
SOCIAL PURITY.
New York. Feb. 11 A special commit
ee of the National Christian League for
the Promotion of Social Purity la holding
tself In readiness to start for Albany
it the first intimation that the legislature
has finished up all the work on hand and
i sitting around waiting for another Job
at teaching New York city morals.
The delegation would go even earlier.
The news that there was a chance to
Mp In the bill for protection of the mar
iage relation would be sufficient tnvita
Ion for them to start at once and try
to lobby It through.
The bill, which has spent four years In
(he legislature will be presented this year.
By this act the violation of the com
nandment by either a husband or a wife
a punishable In each party to the viola
Ion "both by a fine ot not less than tluoo
r more than 15,000, and by imprisonment
'or not less than one year nor more than
five years," .
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool. Feb. 11 Wheat, spot, steady;
demand, poor: No. 2 red winter, Ss 8d;
No. t hard Manitoba. 6s TVd: No. 1 Cal
ifornia, 5s 8Kjd.
Portland, Feb. 11 Wheat, unchanged,
ed.
a inrrrER arrangement.
h uBgt: -Hello, Klssam, had your hair
?t.t;
Klssam Yes, dear boy; I fom l a place,
where they cut your hair while you wait.
Ilucn:m TUat'a gooel A bvber chip
's usually a place where they cut some
other man's hair while you wait.
A MATTER OF MONEY.
Tessa Sifter.
A couple of Dallas geiHIem?n met, anl
one of tbem remained:
"You lock down in tat moiph. Wat
Is the matter? Is It love or business that
l. tiiiuhll'ig you.''
"IiiKliie-s. That rich (,-lrl ti whom t
have txen engaged for tho last six
months has shook ire."
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