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SSCCIAKOlt 2 4 lOOnY'S WlATIItH. F 4 ri4 fcf W-iMtMi mil Orsi. Jj rain, icolm gi'n en tout. Th ASTORIA) ill to, liriMt LOCAL -t cfrcalatie-l Kwtargtrt GF.NLRAl ctrtuU- Km, ad l-gt TOTAL clrc.latlo f ? til Mid I Aiteri. 4 HXCJLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL .UV. ASTORIA, UUEfJON, FIIDAY MOJi.NINU, FEBRUARY 21, WW. SO. 42. y sate . rr .?. a rrk.a The Bottom Has Dropped Out! Aii'l you can buy at innnufuifdiW cost Mt the Trustee's Sale of Men's i4? TriIFaIul Boys' clothinff-FurnisllInS UUUUvi uawi vwi -tvi.-t wuvjvo. Trunks, Valisos, Umbrellas. Blank0t3, Quilts, etc., iinv on for the Wm-fit of rrcflitiTH. ll . Tho One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers. I. L. OSGOOD, Mdi inner. r.Oli ami ftuil COMMKUCIAli STKKI'T. ASTORIA. OR. VALENTINES VALENTINES and VALENTINES All of Very Latest Styles, . Comic, Sentimental. Cupid's Darts, Hit 'Em Hard and Otherwise. From I Cent to $5. Griffin 8i Reed, City Book Store. THRICE LOTS. In a ilii ml ilf locution. 'J block from School. A IIAKGAIN. UlluICK LOTS IN IIII LS FI1W ADDITION. On tlie new I'll1 I.iiiK lltiulevar.l -Juki t lt place fur a i livtp linnm, A T.lock IN ALDKliiUlOOk. KTRKET C.VH I.INI-will lie jteniiV.t this sniutnor to within & minutes walk of tit to properly -Will , ell ut uVci'1' luirnatn. ACUKAGK. In 5 or ID i' (r " in-u.le th -'ity limit., als-i Miljoinlnit Klioel. OICOUCSK HILL.--171 UomlSt.. Occident Hlock, MILL'S RfiM. KSTATR FXCMANGL. ANOTHER C00I) SUGGESTION Cuiinilicr of Commerce Can Largely Add to the City's Manufac turing Industries. ITIMZi: AN Ol.! CANNERY I'futide I'ohcr and Space for Small firms. Who Coald This Make Start i Ussy riraothcitof flaaulacure A Little -icMrigeneit Needed. I'm, nn tho Gulf of Meilno, and hail nome 3,'i mllca completed at I he .ird of lat year, wlih work now actively going on. It will be from MO to 10 mile, shorter Itmn existing lines from tha nm. point to tha gulf, ami when completed In a year or ao will add to tha Interes: In competitive traftlo gulfward. flier wro 12. rnllra of truck litlil lnt yenr. Annlhfr liniiorlant rnlnrprlan I (hi- CluH law, fk lu hernia aV Ciulf, an raat anil wit thrnitKh Indian territory and Okla homa, now 214 mllm lor.c, of which l lnllna wit. lul'l at jrmr, Tha road rt'ni-hca rxtcnulv conl mine, haa lm liortiint ronnrctlona with north and aouih riad, and haa talked of larger extcn lona raalward and wcatward. Aa to tha irowcta for railway build-in- In !:!. It la too i-arly to iv t tailed ratlmnte. but It may ti aald that the outlook I N-tlcr than It waa a year aifo. Our hooka allow bflwrrn J.00J and 4.() nilli of irooav.1 road on whlrli work wua In roicn-a In IWT. or for which I'ontinru haI bi-n lot, and i-.any thoua and mllf morn mlKlit be counted rfpri' rliilnK li Kltlinatff undi rtakln whlrh onn of llii ImillhK mrmlwra of tho ; oom r or lati-r are HkWy to be carrlni t Imniln'r of ( onimi'rrn ymtfrduy wiill lonvfmlnu In a knot of Keiitli'inrn, thrrw (.ut the ruurfiiillon Ihut that Ixxly mlkht bo of kn-al Iwni-m to the city by Intro liii'lnK onn of Ihn ru.loina irvulllnk In l oBl.rn rllb-a. It la a w.ll known fact that manufacturer, are M'irywhrre offrr- out. Jf tho KmersU nnanclnl altuatlon ronilnma to lmtrove, aa now la the com. mon riM-tattn. railway building will rccrhe a decided lmiulv. A atudy of the mn, will ahow thai thi-re I aim room and will Im. need for a vaat addi tion to the railway mllfiucn of America. WASHINGTON LOGGER ! rd Induccnicnl f jr locntlnK In any per- J" ne liKfil or tlieae poaalblllilca It llciilar ton or cliy. It would inobably 'W ' een thut the rate of Inrreaae of not crowd the oMilnllin of Aatorla. or 'he lut two ycata la lc thn umt on-rd iw II btialrcaa ahould a few email which may be eiiwctcd In ordinary llmca. miiinifttcturlnir Inatltutlnna tnuko n Mart " l not probable that the record ot In the city. There are many men of tracklaylnn will fall o Juw aa l.sw) nill.a brlKhl liliaa who might lt Induced to f"r many yra to come. The weekly work aome of them out at a profit to "t of new Incorporation which i to llfmaeive ami the community In which he found In Iheao column. I alone evl- they locate. They iwMibly have little or, ih-nce that railway bulldlna; In the Cnllcd no capital, but. aa baa been di monatrated Stlea la yet very far from completion. In hundrrda ot limtance elaewhere, If Klvrn n DpiHirluiilly, urn .mart enoiiRh to bultd up a profitable bualneaa. Kv- ryihliiK, from the manufacture of ahoe button and ahlrt front to bolter and H''amhli. I an aid to a crowltuc com- mitiitlv flw, iirm.M.llliin ..leanceil nniv la lhnl the ChumlM-r of Commerce, a a SaVS t!lC CflmpS Ar' frcpartll 1 f(JT repreM-niMilvn body of the city, aecun-1 ' ,. . . . by a len or donation, one of the old; spring WorK. rantiery biillillmta, of which there are now i acvcrnl not In urn-, and lit It up with rlic- tile Hier and I it: Inn. dlvldlnc It Into proper apacea for different kind, of ainiill niiiuuriu'tur'-., nnd offer tlieae locution, free of rharue for a klven IcnKth of time i to any onn who will ionic In and atari iinie kind of a factory. The acheme ai- prara to he a almple ahd in net feaalblr one, end the principle of liulMlnr up iiiiinutuciurei and patronlalna and n- euiirulitf all tniinncr of homo Industrie riTiHin y mnnot be lauded too much iii- rr cltlee, 1'ortlauil and ruin Kranrlaco. nntalily, have taken up thla line of work very tiicccenrully, and there la no re. ' aim hy Aatnrla'a t'hamlier of Commerce : rho'tld not follow milt. WILL FIGHT IN OLD MEXICO All Arrangements Have Been Com pleted for Bringing Off the Piti-simmons-Mahcr Contest. . JUST OVER MEXICAN BORDER flack Traojferriag ii Order to Tscape tne Yiijiliaie of the Officer Trail Ha Left for tlie Battlcgroaod Carnieg i Large Crottd. WKYIER MSOfBTED. Th I'tinorallxullon In Cuba Provokaa tha Captain General. Mifdrld. Feb; 20.-A dlapatcb to tha Im parclal from Havana klve report of ao Interview with Captain General Weyler. in which he expn.w with Itreat m phual hi dlu.t at tha condition of affair, which he found upon hi arrival in Cuba. With tho enemy only nine mile from the capital, the coura; of the "panl.h droopln-, the army uaeteaaly pllt into amall aectlon and a powerful foroe of cavalry acattered Into minute detach ment, things he aakl could not nave been moch worae. General Weyler declared that while he might meet with momen tary difficultly, he would, nevertheieaa. conquer by contant work and ceaseteas activity. It was hi Intention, be laid, to close up the Infantry corps with reinforce ment from Spain, and to aupprass all tne small existing detachment. A dliipatch from Havana, states that the mayor of Managua, and other resi dent of that place have Joined the in surgents. C mid Dnatile Output of Logs If There Vis Asolbcr Saktiill is Anuria. Fonrr steamboat passengers DROWNED. llrisliane, Queensland. Feb. . A paa senger (teamer cxp.lxed In the Bit bane river today, and forty of th persons who were on board of h?r were drowned. Special to the AMorian laat evening from Kl I'aao aya that both puglll.ta have left their training quarters and that It haa been practically aettled the flKht will take place on Mexican soil, fifty or one hundred mile from Kl I'aao. El Pao. Feb. W.-The puglllata and crowd bound for th light lift on the east-bound train over the Southern Pa cific, leaving here at I0:!'0 p. m. The Im mediate member of the Maher and Flti almmonj part lea are provided with rail road ticket to Langtry. Teiaa. and aleeplng car bertha to Del Illo. Texnr, the second station cam of I-anipry. The train on which the puglllata left is due at Langtry at 1:32 tomorrow afternoon. It I believed the train which left at 1 o'clock tonight will run south until the northliound train la met. about ITS milet from Kl l'aao, when extra cars will be ttached to the rear train and brought hack to a point rear Kort Hancock, which will be reached about daylight. Fort Hancock is about fifty mile south and near enough to the Klo Grande river to be within walking distance. The crowd will crose tho river and the fight will take placa on the Mexican side. At S o'clock tonight a notice waa posted! In 8turfs office declaring that all per sons who do.ired to wltne. the fight jOae Tortare Was tke Dactiaa rroeeaa. should be at Btuart'a office at 9:45 o'clock. . ' . " " "l U"CI,, " It wa also announced that the railroad fare for the round trip would not be over SENTENCED TO HANG. Union. Or. Feb. .-Kelaay Porter waa today sentenced to be banged April u for the murder of Benjamin Mache, hi wife and son. The defense waa allowed until April 1 to prepare a bill of excep tion for appeal to the supreme court It All. WAV CONSTKirCTIO.V. One of the leading loggers of the North Rhore, Mr. 8. Vaughn, vUltid Asto ia yes terday. He state that much activity is being illaplayed In the various camp, now In their preparations for the eprlng and aummrr work. The prospect are bright, ; he aaya. ror a good bunlnesa this aea.on, : and while- every effort is being made to i Increaae .the trade, not much more can I be done until more market are secured j and transportation com la reduced. in view of the protWetive growth of Cumprehenaiv Figure of work THine In Oie lower Culumbli and Astoria In panic- ivci, and Prospects for 1!1. "r " ne near rutnre, Mr. Vaughn I I of the opinion that It will he an absolute Hallway Ago. I neceanlty to ralabllah a large saw mill In In this laaun Is given the detailed state- Astoria to handle the logs and manufac- nieiit of conatructlon for sholn- ' ture the lumlier for home conaummion every railway In the I'nltcd States on i ,n 'his city, to say nothing of export, which we can barn that any rxtcnalm i Ho says that even now, hi. camp Is raft- r track wua made. The lot U Is l,t ln logs a niimired and tin miles to Port- mllea. which I only 21 mile more than . nu ino lumtier. at least a good ilm fiNiting of lh prellmlimry stntrmenl ' ' shlpptil back to the Aslotla imbllnlu.il in our laaue of L)i-ciinler marge., ror these naon he think. Iut; thus shewing that the returns from , lho "mo come for more saw mllli on the companies at that date had been tin- ",B lower river. uauiillv complete and accurate. A few ' --- aiiinll adilillon. have been illcovcrcl and Ii rorrertiona have Ix-.-n innde. s.i thut the tntoi.iltli.il by atnlea no'.v stum!. a. fnllowa: . PI-AVCD WITH MATCHES. Little Mnry Kotimra Waa Fatally llurned When They Were Ignited. White Plains, N. Y.. Keh. 0.-Playlng with matches roil Uttla Mary Koumsa her Ufa last night. rhe child waa six vears old. and while playing about her home, which la situated In Gmihurgh avenue, she found upon th floor two parlor mutches. Mary hastened to a abed In the retr of tha house and there lighted the matchts. and In doing so set flie to her lotbing. It' was jom time before her screams attracted the atten. Hon of hr mother, and when Mrs. Koum sa rushed to the nid of the child her clothing had been almost entirely turned from hir body. The child died In agony two hours later. THE BRUTAL KEEPER Inhuman Manner in Which Convicts in Georgia Are Treated. thick Catsed the Greatest Saffer- iig to the Victii ji ix;e nelson a scheme. Ofaw-iaw wi-iaiu w.r'r-.-m- -euwaaria -tsu Ah. Fit Wear Finish . V'' J COPELAND Standard Makes Lowest Prices tyle & THORSEN ft TltACK I Alii IN T1IK VK.VIt MCi. Stilt". '-, - Hltttca s I .. .vTiiiiiilua. . h M.l.i Miniii-Kittit 7 Attn, im . i :t t.t..nl MiMtK!iil ,- Arkrtiiii. i S .1.'. i llMiiiiri Cutitiiriilik Miiiitmiii . . .. i i'iimiii1ii,. . :l. u New .lircy l! I luriilil a Tl.ii New Yiuk . II i ti.iiruhi ..la m.::, Nnrtli Cnrnllim! a! Illdliiiiii . ...I 4 M.V! I -lllii , 1 1 1 i ' ill the police court yeatirdsy Itlchurd I Hurry. 1 1 urged with Inhuman tr'-Mmeni I to his wile, furfeitel U bail In tmi'.i- ItieT 01 'he penalty for a ich nil onceee, Juugc Nelson Mild yesterday that he wu Hlriioi-l iwwerlt'ss to act ill l-l.h rase, a: it is very seldom th tto,i.iin will ap- liear Mga.iiat ner hushand. TheJuilge aal-l hi wiu going to adv.Mie a acheire '-ncrtby the city would em n v a Otttni I , CRIMSEUS IN THE BLACK 8C.A. Bruaselr. Feb. 20. -the Solr of Brussels is Informed hy telegram from Scbastopol that the eminent In the Black sea are completing their armament with a view to early mobilisation. The telegram further states that a .-onforence of the highest Importance will shortly take place at hi. i-eteraniirg. at which tlje com- manuer or tne mack sea squadron, Count Bhouvaloff, and the governor of Kleff will be present. The Solr adds the lepon of a quadruple alliance In which Russia and Turkey will take port are gaining ground. and It is believed that In a few months a solution of the Turkish question will Imlliiu Terr .11-1.11 i ikliilo-iim. .. 1'i'S'iiM, whose duty it ulJ Iw to be accomplished altogether Independently I0.IU I ' """"" -euei mi" .-ins. i o or enncr r.ngtanii, Austria or Italy. mnive me acneme worg, ine guuty indl 7S.KI I vlduul would be subjee'ed to the Incon n.:; venlencea of apprehension and then re- icaseii on Hi) or v ball. After 1 la le- lllliioU . i ;i.;t: l't-iiiiM iviiiila. biii II li.m. xHiilt Curolliiu i! K-ilia.ia 17,7i- I'i-xuh 1 1 Keulllckv. J I Club i l.itil.iituu ft v-.k: A'lnrinia 1:1' Milllle . 4 Ni.ll Wii-lllll. bin... II. .liiiyliiud... 2 '.'.;u Weal Virginia I i MIchiKiiii 1 In 7is:m i iMiiiitln j a! T11I11I In HI Himo iiuii Terrltorb-aTIT 'KilTatt 'l 1 llllU-l. l.t 7.1 Mexico 4 7.MV'! 1H!7J ''. the Grand Pugilist would hum him ui ami puncn nts nean, taK'ng cre not to malm him for life or br.ak any Iwnes. After the thumping process, lie tlrand Pugilist would be trrestel and lined In tho sum of fifty cents tor lighting, the remainder of the forfeited ball going to the u. 1 us a recompense for his labors. Tho only trouble with the scheme Is that a woman might stand in with the O. P. and have him pummel her luaband a diuu-n times a da)', the Pugilist dividing the compensation with her. Vhe Judge thlr.ks hi scheme all right. litt ,i.J 111. 41. .l I .'- OPENING OF, THE DARDANELLES. It will lie seen Hint In IS of the 4!) stttti s and territories no track was sddid lnt year, the-,- being New Ilampahlre, Ver mont. .Ma i a- hu-ctts. Rhode Island, Con necticut, Delaware, TennMsie, New Mexico, Ncliiurk.1, N.irlh Dakota, 8outb Dnkotii, Wyoming, Oregon, Ni-vhiI.i nint I1I11I111. The llrat nix uf the. I.-., .t... n atati-s-nre pretty wcil suppllt-d with ti-i '"'"'"'t urt yeeterday. and returneit GRAND JLltY AT WORK. Ask yojjj! grocer for gkalg T31 HfllPP'S H A AlSNstaral Flavor". ""'"Tenderand Juicy. HAMS, BACON, LARD, CANNED HEATS. way facllltlis. but all the others, an-i indeed, 11 1 1 1 1 st all the states and tor -(-ties In Ilm Writ and South, have rovn for llioiiaatiila oi' miles of railway each ar.d tho work of supplying them must Mo on, nltho'wh it continues to he slo.vly. It la Interesting to. observe how closeiy the figures of construction for ImS and IM rulncliK aa ui-pcars In th following table, which Include the total for IMa, completing tho three years of panic and ili'iireaalon: Mile No, No, built llm-s. mates. IS!'." I,R 174 S4 ls:H l.filS 174 Jfi J.BW Jit 4.1 The column "number of lines" of course Involve reiietltlon of roads that continue under const ruction during successive yiars. In a few ens.-s where a line lies In more than on statn there Is also a --petition In liilmlntlng by states. But Ilii- totals give a sulwtnntlRtly accurate comparison of the work of tho successive years. Only ono cf tho Now England states contributed to the mileage of last year. The niMille Atlantic group added 1st miles on 2 lines, the central northern group built -S3 mllce on 37 lines, h 10 Southern states which are credited to the South Atlantic nnd gulf and Mississippi group added 4!7 mllr on M lines, but wcro surpassed by the 7 Southwestern states and territories, which hunt h2i mile on W lines. Only 3 of the 7 North western states are In the list, glilne; ff miles on 10 lines, while In the vast region of the 7 Pacific, sl.ipe ,itntes and terri tories only 171 mile were milled by in lines. Texas leads all with iH miles; Indian territory Is second with 151 miles, nnd Pennsylvania third with H'S miles. No other stutc shows ns much ns vti ml Irs. Referring to the detailed statement It will br. round that most of the work Inst yenr wns In the form of shcrt extensions or branches of old roads, together with 11 Utile triicklaylng on unimportant new roinln. Yet some enterprises of consid erable niiifnltuib will be found In the ll-t. , IVihnrs the moat Important of trcn Is the Kansas Clty-Piltshurg a Gulf, which Is to form a line only 7ia tulles long from Kansas City to S1W110 I Tho grand Jury made It first report to the circuit court VMl.islfltf nt.l -...n.. tiu- true and two not true bills. The tv.0 not true bills release Nina Wilson hum custody, the party who made the cimiplainls having left the city. Nlt.a I s Iwen locked up for several months a: d la sufficiently punlehtd for her crime -larceny from a dwelling house which she ha confessed a having committed. It 1 her intention to go to llolse, Idaho, where her parent reside. The true bills are against Kibe Johnson, on a charge of embeaalement, and Frank Corey, on a charge ot assault with a dangerous writ pon, th oomplalnlr.g witness being Al bert Hunaen. Before Judge Mcliriile In the matter of M. lloft vs. W. V. Sackett, et al, th sale heretofore mnde was con firmed. In the matter of the Astoria In vestment Company vs. 8. W. Wright, a motion was sustained to dismiss the ap peal on account of irregularities In the transcript from the Justice's court. In the matter of Parker Hansen vs. K. M. Block el al, a motion to strike out St. Petersburg, Feb. In -eference to the subject ot the talked-ot treaty be tween Russia and Turkey, the Ht. Peters burg Novostt replies to the ill-natured remarks of the Austrian press by de claring that Russian ran only guarantee the existence of Turkey if retorm such r.s the opening of the Dardanelles to Rus sian warships be oflered. It Is Impossi ble to adduce any utl'.d reason, says the Novostl, why Russia should be forced to keep her lliet locked up In the Black sea. It Is simply an outrageous vio lence to which Russia submits because she loves peace. But the prohibition Is bound to disappear. It Is a contradic tion In Itself. SIR P. OTRRIE-M. DE NEL1DOFF. Constantinople, Feb. 20.-H Is said that at the ambassadors' meeting at Conatnn nople on January !, Kir P. Currle ipoke In rather plain terms ti M. de Nelldorr, practically charKlng him with double dealing, in other words, attending meet Inirs and apparently consulting with his colleagues, while in reality he was play- Ing his gnmt alone. Sir Philip, who wns realty unwell at the time, seemed o get provoked and abruptly left the me-'tlng. The Russian i-bsailor, It Is said, then turned to the oth-rs and asked If he had given occaslcn for tiny such charge. Karon von Cnllce replied he th-iught Sir Philip had autne provocation. Atlanta, Ga, Feb. J0.-The bearing which baa been going on before Governor Atkinson and Attorney Terrell during th past week baa brought out some highly aennatlonal evidence regarding the treat ment of conviota under the ieaae atern in thla atate. While there haa been much to show that at some of the camp con trolled by th leasee the vonvict have received a good treatment oa Ibe law contemplate, there ha (teen much to show that grave Irregularltle exist. Necessary aa It may have been In the day Immediately following the war, when the atate had no money wltb which to erect and equip penitentiaries, the yv 'em ha long outlived it usefulness. Th witnesses who have told of th cruel tie in the penitentiary have not been Ignorant .egroes. but white men. aome of whom are now out under recent pardon. B. F. Smith, a man of Intelligence, wbo a ent up from Savannah for embea- -lenient, described the ducking process. "A man was thrown .1st on hi back. he said, "and a big negro had him by each arm and leg and another had him by the head. Captain Cox. the whipping bos, was atooplng down near him with a bucket In his hand pouring water Into his nose. Another negro came up and placed a fresh bucket of water by Cap lain Cox. taking away the first and re plenishing lu I bad seen all that 1 could stand, and hurried away. The witness said that "Sam" Hiving, a convict, who had reoeived thla Kind of punishment, had died within a few day from it effects. Smith said h had heard the sound ot a strap used by the whipping pos accompanied by the ?Hes of con vict, who was being whipped because ne claimed to be 111. Thla wa "Joe' Dorsey, and the next day he dlel. Dr. Bush, principal physician of the penitentiary, testified that be had ordered this system of ducking stopped. 1. J. Patterson said the Prison fare In Coal City wa unfit for any human being to eat. tie bad seen convicts whlnned until blood flowed down their backs. He aid Sunday work waa frequent, but the men were often ld for. their overtime wncn tney worked on Sunday. The disclosures concerning ih cruelties of the whipping bosses have caused great sensation, becauso thre haa been a trong effort made to make It appear mai me execution or work In the pent tcntlary was In good hands. DR. BROWN WAS VERY NAUGHTY Sensation Sprang in the Notoiloas Brown-Davidson Suit for Damages. SOME PRETTY STEEP CHARGES firm. Stocktoa Say the Hinister Hid Beet lidkljr lstiU Kith tier, aid Had Kissed ad Hagged Her 01 Several Oceisioss. San Francisco, Feb. . Mr. Mary A. Davidson haa Joined Mr. Cooper In pre ferring charge againat tbe Rev. C. O. Brown. Under escort of a deputy sheriff Mr. Davidson today left th county Jail,' cam to church and filed charges, alleging that Dr. Brown bad committed adultery with His Overman and had been guilty of deception and Intimidation. Mr. Da vidson's charge, a formulated under separate headings, are aa follow Adultery with Martha Overman: use of ergot to hide crime: removal of evidence of adultery and crime: deception a to Ml Overman' career in literature at the time when Mr. Davidson allege Mis Overman wa Brown' mistress: deception In seeking prayer for temptation: de ception In guise of called temptation; deception a to penitence and re-consecration; deception coupled by threat. At the evening eeaaion a sensation wa sprung. Mr. Stockton went on th (tand and. while ahe did not aay so In ao many word, intimated that Dr. Brown had been unduly' Intimate with her. and that their relation were known to Mr. Brown. Mr. Stockton sold that Dr. Brown had kissed her and had taken libertie with her. Ther had gone on long walk and had dined at the Matron Rlche, a French restaurant. Once, while she was ick with the grippe. Brown had called and kuned her. Later .he aald that Brown bad wronged her. On croaa-cxamlnation. Rev. William, a member of the council, naked her If their relation had been tho of husband and wife. Mrs. Stock ton started to answer, but her attorney Interrupted ber and told her not to - seer unles the reporter present would agree not to publish the answer. The question waa withdrawn. . M O N A D N'OC K CO M M 1 SS 1 0 N E D. Sun Francisco, Feb. SO. The monitor Mouadnock was formally placed In com mission nt the Mure Island navy yard to day. The Moiittdnock waa roimneiirid twelve years ago and has dragged aluns of the answer wns overruled and the wise at 'ttervals. Navy ctllcet say she Is set for tflal on February J7. A Jl'3T SV-Nri.'Nl'K. Harry Mnneur, belter known as "Hood lum Harry," has been placed where he will be unablo to molest the fishermen during the coming season. It eppcars he waa rmployed by a man named John son, a llshermnn, to watch several tows of smelt, which hn was making arrange ments to sell to a local dealer. During the absence of Johnson, Maneiir sold three boxes of the tlsh and rave a ip-an-t It y away to several friends. He nan arrested and tried yesterday In the Jus tice court. Judge Aborooniile giving him six months In the county Jail. Thla iran has been a source of anno .-art" to the now a most powerful shin and able tn hold her own against anything that tl oats. MRS. FOI.TZ TO HE A LAWYER. New York, FeU i. -General R. F. Tracy before a full bench In the apellate divis ion of the supremo court, today, moved the admission of Mrs. Clara Hhortrhlge I-'uIti to the New York bar. Presiding Judge VnnHruut took the papers, and If they are found to be In order, the motion will lie granted. KATAHDIN COMMISSIONED. New York. Feb. SV-The new harbor defense rum Kntahdin. lUslirmd bv A.I. ponce lor several iears, 1111-1 it is sti.ii ge nittsi Aminon, was formally pl.t 'nlo c -111- Ihat he has not been run otu if the c tv. n Is? Ion today. In the summer lime he has been in the -- habit of !iklng a boat nd a small pb re of weu and ptvtcndln-e to dsh, bet II Is COMMENDABLE ACTION. Thought the 1-nlted State Will Recog nita luoan Belligerency. Washington, Feb. 30. The Cuban ouee. tlon came before the senate todav for ueniine action, ana II 1 expected that votes win ne taken at an early day on several pending proposition requesting Spain to recognise the belligerency of Cuba, and -requesting the recognition of Cuban Independence, There I every Indication also that the debate will lead to more radical and decisive resolutions. Lodge and Morgan were particularly luromie ami direct in tnelr language Morgan expressing the belief that war between the I'nlted States and Spain would result from recognising fie Cuban as belligerents. RAILROADS AT WAR. Chicago, Feb, SOA serious quarrel has oroxen out among tne trans-continental roads over the division of what are known as the circle rates; that Is, rates going by one rout and returning by another. The origin of the dispute la the refusal of the Illinois Central to accept a lower proiKirtlon on tickets reading from Chi cago to San Francisco via New Orleans, and returning Ma Portlaml and Bt. Paul, man on ticaeia returning via the direct routes from San Francisco.,. Ita refusal In this respect leaves little or nothing for the roads from St. Paul or the Mis souri River to Chicago, They declare that the Illinois Certral should not be Unwed to sell Pacific Coast ticket st short line rate via New Orleans, but tt persists In doing so. A rat war may be the final result of the controversy. 1 HOW THE POPULISTS WILL VOTE. Washington. Feb. D.-The Populist sen ators have now decided that, when the motion a renewed for th consideration of the tariff bill, they will east thelr votes In the affirmative. If they adhere to this decision, they will be able to turn th negative to the affirmative aide of th scale, and thus secure considera tion of the measure In tbe senate, pro viding as large a number of Republican senators vote In the affirmative as did on the first occasion. Populist senator say they have never been opposed to the consideration of the bill, but that they were taken by surprise by the first motion. 8HORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS. Seattle, Ftx JO. A Port Angele sre- clal to the Poet-Intelllgencer says: John Brown. Jr., deputy postmaster of thla city, la short 120 in his settlement with the government. A complaint ha been bled with United States Commis sioner Luts. chsrgtng Brown with em beaalement and he la now under surveil lance. Brown informed a Poet-Intelll gencer representative thl afternoon that nia accounts have been short for two Xears. and that he haa endeavored to cover the deficit In his reports from week to week. FU8ED WITH THE POPULISTS. Seattle, Feb, 30. The Democratlo con vention resulted In a fusion with th Populists, th platform endoralno- Dr. Jordan. Populist candidate for mayor, and th Populists giving the Democrat In exchange th nomination for corporation counsel and city treasurer. About forty per cent of the Democratic nartv of the city were opposed to affiliation with th t-opuiists. THE MARKETS. Liverpool. Feb. JO. Wheat, a not at.,lv demand, poor; No. t red winter, t 7Hd; Uo. 1 hard Manitoba, is 7d; No. 1 Cali fornia, ts H. Hop Paciflo Coast. J. Portland, Feb. 30. Wheat, vallev. Walla Walla. 5S58y. VALUE OF WOOD PULP, Paper World. It Is stated that the paper reoiitred In th prlning of the Petit Journal, ot Paris, Is equivalent to the consumption of laQ.OU! trees annually, converted Into wood imln. This require an annual thinning of avxu acres of Umber land. If a single news paper Induces such a slaughter of tree In one year, what must be the destruc tion of tree on paper account In all KurnpeT In Bweden. Austria nd Ger many, th region of greatest supply ot wood pulp. It ts a question s to how to continue annual cuttings without ex hausting th timber. In thl country a Ilk process Is going nn. There teems to b a possibility that pulp timber within a few year will becom aa Important a that for lumber, particularly tn lo calities where there i a large growth ot spruce, aspen leaf poplar, or any other wood adapted to pulp making. 8u.-h timber will soon become in such request that extenalve holding st it will be bought aa eagerly aa the lumber woods bltherto have been, and a value will be placed on It undreamed of a few year ago. Then th newspapers will begin to prate of pulp barons and pulp kings, as they now refer to pine barons and king. Wild stories of pulp wood trusts and combines will be aa rife aa are auch fairy tale about pin trust and combines, whlrh are evolved and Sent broadcast to delude an easily prejudiced public. Restrain thy mind and let mildness ever attend thy tongue. Theognls, PIR JOHN M'LLAIS, Hiapeoted that his obj.ct really was to -,..,,, Jot,n M,a, "II 1" other peoples nets, or cut th - ) r, .,, .,,,,,, of lhe Rival Ac lemv and carry tlum uwuy. The sentence I, . . , twcvnitn ,, the , , ZTZ l-OSI-il cue, yesterday wus a i-lelily-des-rwd Iffhton. e was burn at Southampton, England, Beat Washing Powder on earth, lie, 30 cents. 8oap Foam. Urtr 1 I -viig Ho Ck Boap in your kitchen or Isitn one meant always. Highest of aU in Letrening Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report