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! O Tfc ASTORIAN hw !h ltr(t 10CAI I - circslatlosi tttalargnl 6F.NRAL drt.li- S ties, Ma tht largnt TOTAL clrcuUtloa f f d ill riper, siialiiM I Aitarla. .i ICXCLUSIVK TICLKGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XLV. ASTORIA, OREGON, Sa'ITKDAY MORNING, MAKCH 7, 18!0. NO. 64. It's Winter at Last! . the the The One Price Clothiers, I. U OSGOOD, Monotjcr. 06 and U8 COMMERCIAL 8TKKET. AMT0R1A. OR. Do you ikihI anything in Oflice Supplies, Litter PrtWB, Copying Iltioks, Inkstanda, TabletB, Inks, Blank Btxiki, Uluo Print Puper, Waste Bafkets, Perk Trays, Pen Hacks, Typo Writing Papei, If s i, we can supply you. A new lot of Ploying Cards jimt received. Griffin Si Reed, City Hook Store. Snap A Kodak at any man eomliig out ol our stor and you'll get portrait ot a man brimming over with pleasant liioiiglils. Burl) quality In Ihe liquors have to effrr are enough lo PLEAS! ANY MAN.. Corrja and Try Them HUOHKH AY CO. ROSS HIGGINS & CO Grocers, : and : Butchers A.iorla aad Upper Astarl Flas Teas an Co... T.M. relkecies. Doaisitk ss Tropical t-rulis, VtraM.i. Sugar Cure Haas. Bacon. He. Choke Fresh and -.Salt Meat. Pebble Goat Best ever brought to the city Handsome fitters Every pair warranted Width, C, D, E and E E Made by P. Cox Shoe jMfg. Co., Rochester, N. Y. Copeland & Ask your grocer for HAMMOND 11 a hi c M1,d ,n Cure (not saIw 1 a d n H AAlSNatural Flavor, LAKL. Tender and Juicy. canned heats. a . i rv . i And you can buy Ovcrcoata nnd ' ' u,-l wurm Mon'a onf) "RnTr'a (jWU 11 i . VW 0 Usx-tV aVTW J Clothing, Furnishing Goods; also, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Va lises, Etc., Ht Factory Trie 8 at ( a. al. r lTUStee OaiO nOW On for Itcneflt of creditor. Hatters and Furnishers. Ribbon, and Carton Pajei. Few nen Would Ask for a Finer Dinner than those we serve. Wo'ro trying In I very way to make them th most en Joyahl In town. All th "good thing," e,k-n,hOn-O0l',1 by 0l". ""r11 feet service. " i rr-1 it you invite a friend to the Paia-a iimiiiim.i , - - I T. .aT. k R . ,u mi trnx ante mat he will receive a good meal. The Palace Restaurant BREMNER & HOLMES. Hlacktsmlthas. Special att.ntlon paid to tuaboat r pairing, first -das horaeahoolng. to. LOGGING CfljlP (QORK A SPECIALTY 117 Olnoy itrot, botwoon Third and and fourth Astoria. Or. School Shoes!! Thorsen. i'C HAM5, D BACON, COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS: Ofricia Report Comn d by I. . )un .... . , ' . . ' ' . Ir, lounty Clerk, by Order I of the Court. koai and tax matters!!;; I Laric XiaUrol Bill tiddtd-neport oa w. u u-i.i. m ... fke H. I. Saltk Hatter Rottce of Sal la ikt Matter of tke Esiitc of NUkael Tknnpwa. I. tk. . .... I . v, , n Orton. In and for I ha county of rut - ur, ui in- .lam 01 ""' rrn j. iw. nrat nay, I uiZ. a H" " (,r,y' Ju0l,; K I M. oodn and Chrta l'trun, con.mU. i lonar; y. . Uunbar, dark, and Jam.! n 1 Court mat and wa duly opened at I: ... p m' ' Application of Mary E. t'.tle to cancl' jol ' block 7. (X-an . i!l?V t a,""'un, for yr IMI. him M a rtouhle aaeoaament; rnied and ao ordered. , Application of Mary K. Bltew to cancel of one-o.urt.r acre of land In lion I. Tp N, K JO W. aold for drlln- querit lac for year l. aanic being a ilculil. aaavaameni; granted and e or- drred. Application of N. C. Meiy to rnr. ... pan 01 nr. one-quarirr arcuun To N. It W. aold foe delinquent tale nouoia aaaeaament; granird and to ord.re I'eiltlon of K. Hanka. uiervlaor of road dlalrlct No 10. for plrer of lumber to rebuild brlda In aald ill.lrl.t: allot H ret I Hon of Aaron l'earaon to cancel tax eat of mortgage aaeeaaed to Kdwari telknap for N H of HW S of eclion iKf., n. n. mr uriinqurni taira for yrar 12. earn batng erroneously as- eeeed; granted and ao ord.ril. Petition of C H. flhl.-l.la to cancel tax ale of lot 90, bio. k , In Oarhrart Park, old for delinquent taxea for yar 14, on arcnint of lax having ben paid: taken under adilaemrnt. H.'IKirt. of road supervisors of duitrl.'ta No S. & and . rrad and eiamlne.1: or dered siiproveil and placed on nie. Ord.red that an allaa warrant lie la sued fur the collection of Ihe drllnqjent tax.-. ae.rd to II, ('. Otrailon. tru.tee, for year lst. and I. Ii.ritinan and M J. Klnnry for year iwl nr.l.ri.l that ciurt do now adjourn un til tomorrow morning at W o'clock. Tue.lay, March t. 1C. secoml day: same pree.nt a. yeelenlay. Court nut and was duly opened at 10 o'clock a. m Aiillrallon of John Stcphrnaon lo can cl tan sale of und t of lot &, block J, Blilvrly' Aimrl. ae.cad to Abraham . . . ..,r ur.mqurm .ax .or yrar lvi. iL'l..r.l uKn paynunt of taxea on fira. .7,1 hatam- of tax and coat. will lw remitted. In Ihr nmitrr of the brldg across Stanley'a lake; orilere,! that sttp-rvUor have me nialrel bv contr.rt not in ex.wl W. Itt Hi nuillrr of Ihe county road from bri.lxr acro.s Necanlcum to t Wan H.-ach: r,,',''r"1 J r; r:" "amine and tri'i . ui..iiit ..ill ioi ia i.u.i I v mud. llahed or not. i'..n.n...ni...n.,n t.nm 11...11 A. John- " n. requeatltw a reiluetlon for year read, and onlered that the clerk Inform her thst no changes In th. assessment from his beat. When Ihe latter came; "The only new and seemingly warlike ran I mad under the law. along, Mr. Thompson acquainted him t preparations yt made by Spain are made Appllrallon of W. C. Cassell to cancel with the conditions, and together '.hey; simply with a view to equipping a fleet tax sale f property assessed to the ea. entered the building. When they mad ' of war ships and trans-Atlantic steamers late of Mary K. Konner, and sold for their mission known lo the desperadoes to chase flllbusterers and to guard the ilellnqueni taxea for yrar ISSM: ordered they wero pounced upon by th four men coasts of Cuba. That is th sole object referred to J. E. Kakln to examine and and about fifteen compsnlons, and the In view." report. ' battle royal began. I . Application of George Gardner to ran- The officers drew their clubs and wield-' THAT MOCK MARRIAGE, eel tax sale of block 11. Koatdale addition ed thm freely, but, owing to th num-' to Astoria, for delinquent taxes for year bcr of their opponents. It was a hard Witnesses Arrested. Charged with Per 111. same being a double assessment tight. Several of the ruftUn drew knives, I Jury In the Matter, and tax paid; granted and so ordered. j and used their best and most earnest en- ! n the matter of tho allowance of 110 per month to Mrs. Pise: ordered that said allowane be continued for March. April and May. In the matter of the allowance of li p,r month to Wllllarr. Koch: same, as ahov. In th. matter of the builtlliig of lii lilgea tetween Olney anil Jewell- now comes Messrs. Urav and Hot lorn and report that they have completed the seven bridges on county rosd between Olney nd Jewell In accordance with the con- root heretofore msde; ordered that this matter he referred to Commissioner Wooden and O. A. Cole, to examine and report ir sattt contract na been fully compiled with, and upon their favorable report th. clerk be Instructed to draw; a warrant for Illxl.M In favor of Messrs.; Gray and Itottom. i Application of Mrs. Griihe. an Indigent person, fur relief, recommended by F. J. Taylor: granted and allowed provisions to the amount of I per month for March and April. I Appllrallon of Alx. Holden to cancel tax sale of K K of NK ,,. E H of SIS V. known, but It may be safely said there; Transferred to th professional class, section J6, Tp I N. R 10 W, and assessed are a number of very painful heads. j at their own request. Earl H. Klaer, 8yr lo C. I.. Dennis, and sold for delinquent Th four men were up before Judg Nel- j acuse. N. Y.; J. M. Campbell. Spokane, taxes forbear 1MI1, same being govern-' son yesterday afternoon on the simple. Wash.; M. M. Randall, Rochester, N. T.: ment latiu ana patented to Alx. Pol- man; allowed. j Kllls on general fund examined and al-l lowed as follows: I J. W. Hare, sheriff, board of nrl&onera 1 tor reoruary. wj4.11; j. w. Hate, allot Iff, 1 aummonlng Jury and lectlon notices and. open, and, not having any money, pro postage, in. 96; W. H. Twilight, serving! ceeded to help themslvea. which was eon- Jury polices. 12: N. F.. Foster, servlns-. ury notices. M: F. Wlckman. noatlna-i election notices, A; John Hahn & Co., pair shoe for prisoners, II. 50; Astoria Gas Light Company, gas for. January and February, l0.!: Astoria Street Kullway. Company. olctiic light for Jauua.y and February, 16.60; Charlea Hellborn A Hon.' repair to window shades, i,S5; telephone for March, 13: P. K. Hickman, drafting plats recorder's office. M: Astoria Trans-i fer Company, horso hli, shsrlff serving 1 papers, PJ.26; Irwin Ilodson Co., tax col- lection register 111; Cllnss & Prudhomme, blanks for sheriff's oflice, 12.90; J. W. Stiprenatit, repairs to court house, 1.11.20; II. K. Klnrnl'1, certltlod cony of Hill's Code, I3.T6; F. W . Frgtison, printing election notices, 13. W; Orlflin & Reed, sta- tlonery for January and Ftbrttai v sundry olllcrs, ll.:i; It. Strauss, stationery, tl 15; W. W. Parker, rent of oflice for school glimpse of Astoria under the most fa stiperlntendent four months, 10; M. C. vorabl circumstances. At his feet h Croeby, plumbing courthotiro, 16.40: J. 8. would see th city and all Its surround Dollinger, l. gul blanks, I13.li; Astoria 'hlle In the distance the great Col- wood and coal yard, wood for Mr. Sel-1 umbla rlvr and the picturesque shorn of deck, 14.25; J. C. Jones, exporting county 1 Washington would frame a most attract books, 135: Foard A Stokes, candle and; lv pcture and have f tendency to favor matchei for Jail, 15.15; Herald Publishing; ably mpres a new dmer on first setting Company, printing court proceedings. I toot In the city. IK.75; Clatsop Mill Company, lumber OI-. ney bridge, tl .25; K. Kstoos, labor, r pairing Olney hrldg. 4U5; Astoria Iron "ttvlu(l liu V'K" 0"P 1" M'&ZiTSZWgy0 kich or bath once brldg. 112; Mrs. C. Aw Garhrt. lit: R. UieaDS aiW8y8. n MKni .it, ii. b. i.yrnsn ,u, i.arners , PSPOLITE, BUT I .Humiliation: A. V. All , Messrs. Mskka, Wrsllierg, ... ion and Mu kk. 76 NrJHi.lt & Nauba on and Hulkka, Xi.;; BrolflHd ft Hauke, ratesr January and February, a); Mr". A. KiMi)i, rare of frDonnrll thro month., i f2Z.a; Mrs. ftchroder lie. Mn. Sandy 110.. NtrV'owTS 8ur-iund. iiu; charie ward, car of (f burn. Do: Hiate vs. Nl.'k l-emon, cost I.'.; Stat va. Carl Nelnderf, coata 11166; State vs. J. p. Merrttteld, coal $27 Jf; Stat va. W. McDonald, coata ll5: i rllate va. Harry Manaer, coat II4.V,; at va. Nol rterterson, roata 111.06: Slate v. John McClay, roata 113.70: Stat va. Jame Hlgley, coal a H j . """on ro'1 tuni "1'1 i M aiiowwi a follow: J. H. Johanaon, I , tl.&O: Carl John on, labor, IT. roal tfldtir't No. I: J. N. llM-karl. labor road dlttrtrt No. I. i; Chaa. lv4ron, labor road dlalrlct No. , u Mm, praaant a yMlerday. aaina praaant a yMlerday. ' ,.'0urt mat and w duly opnl at 1 o rlork . m. I Application of Joa. 8lnr.itt to rar.ctl tai aal. of moriaa oa lot U, block 11.' Bhlvaly- A.iorla, ad for dollnqutnt ta for lwu. on account of havlne paldi taxea on tha lot. Th Him waa not al- '"wed, and o ordered. i m th matter of th coata of H. A.i Bmllh. fonn.r ahnrlff. rollfcted by th ! county clerk and paid to th traaaurer: now at thl tlm la read th report of j. y. a. Howlby and John H. Smith tat-l in that In their opinion no mora than! M ran be chanted by a hriff for inak-j in a return of delinquent tax a pro-l vxlnl by aectlona l and ail. Hilt's Code' anl A nla4 ni. i I Vnnmunlrtli.in I mm I V S.... I A r.,ueaiing a reduction In anaeaament for. year lute, belnr aaaeaaeri hien.e ih.n' neighboring property, erdrreil that the clerk notify aild 1. N. Toiler that th .w ,m Mt permit any chang to b made In hi. .ifn.m.ni a, ihi. ,!.. Application of II. B. Woralry to par' the lax. coat and penalty for an aaalgn-, mrnt of the Ui rale certliicate of prop-. .riy aea.-raed to tha Oregon I-ind Com- pany for th year H ordered that the! nerk notify the Oregon ltnd Company (Continued on Fourth Page.) FIGHT WITH THUGS Officers Thompson and Seafcldt 1'ar tlclpate in Desperate Encounter. roliccnei Were Seterelv Destea, kit Maa aged to Eltect tke Arrtit of roar Thieve Trial ia Cnsrt. Alwut I o'clock yesterday mo. nlng Offl- . . , . , , rer Thompson, while patrolling hi b.at In East Astoria, saw several men force ,n wlrnw , tne niobe saloon. Th '""""V recognl.H them a. a gang of tough characters, and. not wish- init to attempt to arrest them alone, he , , om e g,ffMl c.m(. home rr 1 .nir num. from his night beat in Taradlr. alley, j When the mm broke Into the building. ; .Mr. Thompson contrived to reach the window and make out the Identity of the, n,.n I niv Mw.n Mn.rf.i rmm tna ra- loon, carrying several bottles and a ouan- tity of cigars. The officer followed thm 1 ..if u. i.. . " u'iiiti iunuwr.1 inriii 1 to their lodging houw. and oulaide It , awaited the arrival of Officer 8ro.fel.lt davor to exterminate the policemen. I On. was nearly successful, having made : a lunge at Officer 8fafel.lt. cutting a severe gash in his head. : M.osrs. Thompson and S.-sf el.lt ar two husky men, and It takes a cast-iron con-; stltutlon and head to withstand th. j operations of a cluh tn the hands of I either. Though tho law-breakers fought desirately. the police finally got th ad-', vantage, ajnl following it up. soon had the crowd pleading for mercy. Three of the four who broke Into the saloon were taken in charge, th. fourth not being! in the melee, lodging some distance from the scene of the encounter. Th guilty men wero taken to the city Jail, without further trouble, and locked up. The other man, Chris. Knutsen. was arrested later In th day by Captain Hallock. without difficulty. The three man gave tho names; of Louis Rohne, Martin Dahl, and Chaa. 1 Greene. J The twliremen were nrtty badlv beaten. but not injured sufficiently to prevent them attending to their duties. Of the I other parties to the fight, nothing la charge of resisting an officer and dlsor-i derly oonduct, th former chargo being against th. man Greene, who has caused tha polios much trouble In the past. After! listening to tho ivtdenc. that of the de-i fandanti being they round tho saloon; tradlcted bv Officer Thompson. Ju.lire Nelson did the best h. could and fined' Green 140 and the others ISO each. Greene paid his fine, but It is not known j whether or not the others did. 1 There is no doubt but that the men1 should be tried on a charge of burglary, ! but the charges made against them were minor ones, rendering Judge Nelson pow- erless to give them their Just deserts. It Is thought a charge of burglary will msde against them by th. state, i CAPT. HOWES' DEPOT. Captain Howes, of th tug Esoort, It was said yesterday, hail a new suggestion for a depot site. According to his ida. Coxoombe Hill is the place of all others for the railroad station. Hero th lncom- lK passenger would obtain his first 1 TT 1 TT O TO THE POINT A"" Statement as the Policy of Spain Toward Cuba and the ., ... iBitCU Ma ICS. . uiti'itiav vrm. a ' " " 'n DELICATE Accordiag to Ike rriaie Minister. Spait Will .. ... . . . . Make Eery COort to rretene Afca- kle lelatUat Vltk lilted State, kit if tke Wont Coatei iora. jaarcn i na world will Prim tomorrow an auth-ntle iatrmnt of th policy or Hpaln a to Cuba and conerea. from Prima MlnUtr Canova. l accompanied by a peraonal nawii, o Joaeph Pullltaer. from th pmidmi ot ' council of date at Madrid. The ltemnl I dated at Madrid and uya: "W have a yet no official notification of Intention of tha American gov- emment. and cannot, therefore, lake coenlianca of, or proteat by note agalnat n' ot proceedln of tha aenate and boua "of repreaentailve ot the L'nlted Blatea. W have taken no official notice whatever of th proceeding! and pa'che In Waahlngton during th paat week, "Nor hava we aounded th European Dowera or eourta r.MIn ih.l. ' Dort. In Inf form All w kmvm .1 a. - how to th American government and to M nlater TiT or thai we h.v. deavored to enforc reaped for the Amer- "can legation and th consulate, reprra 'n o aternly th dlaturbancea that w . hava ordered the Madrid rir.n.. u... nd Valencia unlvenitlea cloaed ' ' doaa all unlvenitlea. achoolt nd eaiabllahmenta tf the atud.nt dare mka demon. traUona boatlle to the l'nlted State. Wo will aend to priaon , ond prompt trial all author and pro- ; motors of such dlaturbancea. W bell.ve they are prompted by advanced Republi cans. Nothing will be omitted on our SS: our desire to preaerve cor- wlth America I am con- possess sufficient means to quell any hoatlle decnonatraUona Th ; government of Bpaln regrets, and has j made all amends poaslbl for the man j Ifeatatlon of Indignation which the . speeches at Waahington naturally excited j among the ever loyal people of Spain. 1 "Th situation ia now on of extreme I delicacy. Indeed, I cannot define how j far It Is possible for the government of j Bpaln to permit the amicable and careful i mediation of a foreign power, however ! honorable and disinterested It may be, I without Incurring the grave rl.k of being accused of submitting to outride Inter- ,!TTnr d Prsure and dictation In . the midst of civil war. The United ...... i. , ,,, .H ...ii recognise the object and encourag the lm Insurrectionists tn Cubs, they are friendly to Soaln After the recognllTon ot th. bVlflgr'nt. in Cub by the United States It would be impoa- slble for the government of Spain to ac- mt the good office, of President Cleve- ... , . ",l"'rr"" "I am fully alive to the significance and possible consequences of tha vote of the United Slates congress to recognlx the rerw. . . o i i- . with the United State, and .n.i.n In connection with th rieht of .rh nr m ironurviiun wun tne rignt 01 search or the hurt, s.as and In the matter of private and filibustering exuedltlona San Francisco. March & William Is- aacs waa today Indicted by the grand Jury for perjury, alleged to have been committed while he was on the witness stand during tho trial of the matter of the annullment of the marriage of Ines M.'r- cr to R. B. Weatcott. At that trial Isaacs testified that he was present when Miss Mercer was married to Westoott In Portland, Oregon. May 14. ISS5. and tht tho marriage was merely mock one. Upon the strength of his testlm.i.iv and that of Miss Mercer. Judxe Slack. before whom the proceedings were had. granted an annulment. Some time after Ihe proceedings in Slack's court, the sute "nt was given out that at the time Isaacs said he was In Portland, h was 'n San Francisco. Miss Mercer is also under arrest nn a charge of perjury. AMATEURS TRANSFERRED, San Francisco, March R. M. Welch. California representative of th racing board, ot the League of American Wheel- men. haa issued a bulletin, as follows: -ari o. uoDDins. Ventura, Cal.: Burton D- Parker, Los Angeles, Cal.; Ell Wlne- sett, Portland. Or.; W. J. Edwards. San Jose; W. W. Hatton. Los Angeles; Roma K- Do. San Jose.: John F. Staver. Port- "; scnercki. salt Lake. No amateur resident in one division will be allowed to complete In another, at a greater distance than 100 miles from bis home, except In closed collesra or aa. soclation championships, or by special permit of the racing board. SO VERY JUST! iers Proclamation Concerning All Arrests Made In Cuba. (Copyrighted, 196, by Associated Presj.) Havana, March 8. Captain General of Cuba, Varelrano Weyler, has issued an othtr important proclamation, of which the following is a translation: "My attention has been drawn to the frequency with which civil and military authorities and army officers In the coun try and towns proceed to arrest cltlxens, who ar afterwards placed at my dis posal to be deported from the island, without reasonable cause for such meas- , urea: and. having pointed out in my pre- 1 vlous circulars the charges pertaining to 1 war. th Jurisdiction and formalities for the trials, I have decided to exact. In ac- , cordanre with said circulars, that ar- j rests must be Justified with all reasons and proofs possible, so as to proceed ! with all Justice against prisoners. There- ; Best Washing Powder en earth. Large size, 20 cents. Soap Foam. for, authorities and army offlccra will to ordfr In aver y can of avry on who la arreted without proof anoufh to taWl.h hi guilt." HOI.BB PROCEEDINGS. Amendment Adopted Which Abollahea th . re Bytem. Waahington, March, I The houa todiy paaaed the leglalatlva appropriation bill, which haa been under consideration for a week. Moat of th time, however, waa consumed In th consideration of th amendment to abollah th fea lystem In cases of l'nlted States attorneys and marshals. This amendment wag prfct- eo ana accepted. The houa then entered upon the consideration of th poetofflc appropriation Mil, th largest of the reg ular aupply bills, which carries l.M3,Tt7. Th bill was paaaed to abolish th cash payment of pnslons, tha purpoae of which waa to protect old veterans who squandered or were swindled out of pen sions on quarterly pay day. Waahington. March C In th houa- tn. day Mull aaked unanimous consent for th consideration of a bill to reUeva Gen eral Carlln of liability for tl.UO. expended by Capt. J. M. Chyde. In th rcscu of th party of students who wera anow bound In tha Bitter Root mountains in 14. Wilson, of Idaho, objected, saying that tb party had deserted a citizen of Ida ho and left him to dl. TO DE8TROT SQUIRRELS. Spokane, March . Letter wero gent by th Spokane county commissioners to day lo ail county boards of Eaatern Washington, inviting them to attend an anti-squlrrl contest hers May li. The purpose Is to secure uniform action and for legislative help In stamping out this pest, which annually destroys grain to Ihe value of several hundred thouaand dollars. HIGH RATES. New York. March C Trans-Atlantic steamship companies have Increased their rales for third -class or steerage prepaid tlcketa. The German linen have a new rate at tM.50 from Bremen or Hamburg. This Is tb hlgheat ngur vr had, vet eran steamship men say. THE WEEK IN TRADE Cuban Resolutions ia Congress Affect Business Generally. RKeiverskip of tke Baltimore aad Okio Bad Sot tke Bearish Effect iaticipated ia tke Loido Market. New York. March . R. O. Dun tc Co.'a Weekly Reviw of Trad will say: The Cuban resolutions and the appoint ment of receivers for the Baltimore and Ohio were events of sufficient Importance to affect almost any genuine market, es pecially for securities. It. therefore, so augured other remarkable atrength of conditions, or entire want of life and gen ulnneas In the market, that the prices of sixty of the most active railroad stocks, which averaged tl.74 per ahar reoruary i, have fallen since that date lower than WH.J6, nor risen above $.V).SS per share. Industries all report a slight ly lower rang, of prices, except for Iron and steel products. The demand for no class of Iron prod ucts Is at this tlma brisk, but a largo structural business Is expected In the spring and there Is still much hopeful ness about raMroad orders, as earnings continue to Improve. -. The failures for tho week have been 2S5 In the United States against 234 last year, and 68 In Canada, against 58 last year. New York, March t Bradstreet'a Fi nancial Review tomorrow will say: Speculation has been more or less un settled all week by the action of the executive and th senate on tho Cuban resolutions, and the tact that acute com plications between our own and the Span ish government might result. This sup plemented the effect of tho Baltimore, and Ohio receivership, though the latter event failed to have the bearish Influence upon th London market that was ex pected by th trading element in Wall street. It Is true th. collapse of an Im portant trunk line has given a blow to the growth of foreign Investment buying on our own securities, but It has not caused active European selling, and, at worst, the London market remains In different to Americans. ARRESTED FOR COMPLICITY. Pendleton. March . The officials at the Umatilla Indian Agency have loiged a complaint against Jack Weetsoot con cerning the death of Dick Pond, th In dian ran over by th train Wednesday night Jack Weetsoo Is an Indian whose hair waa cut by tho Indian court on the reservation, who brought the damage suit securing 1300, and caused the decision by the courts that Indians are cltlsens. The coroner made an examination but found no evl.ienc of Pond having met a violent death, but Weetsoot was ar rested, and Is now in Jail. ACCIDENT AT BROOKFIELD. Mr. O. 8. Miller, foreman of Fink Bros.' stave factory at Brookfield, yesterday met with a very severe accident. While managing a piece of work, he was un fortunate nough to have his right hand thrown against a 28-Inch equalising saw. The bones of the two middle fingers and all four fingers were badly cut. He took the first boat to Astoria to secure proper treatment for his wounded hand. On ar riving here the Drs. Fulton were visited end succeeded in putting him in a fairly comfortable condition. Mr. Miller will be laid up for five or six weeks, so that h cannot perform his customary duties, j 11 was oiiij. a mimi-ie wniun prevemea i the entire loss of his hand, and he Is congratulating himself that the accident ! was no worse. The matinee maiden has a penchant for romantic plays. Highest of all iu Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report o4CS0LUTEI.Y PURE MINISTER BROWN ON THE STAND Testified in His 0 Behalf Before the Congregational Church Inquiry Council. LETTERS PRODUCED IN COURT Tke Doctor Loaacd Mr. Davidson Mom;.. kit Mereli Oat of tke Kiidiesa of lis fleart Car Miss Owaaa Mora Tkaa Bait Bit Salary. Ban Francisco. March (.-Rot. C. a Brown resumed bis testimony In his own defens. beforo th Congregations oooa cll today. He admitted that ha had as. changed letters with Mis Overman whd tho latter was absent In Taeoma. Tho letters were produced. Dr. Browe explaining- that Mlas Overman bad sent to her homo In Taeoma for them. All tha let tars wero proaaio tplatlea, eoocerrUnc matters la th church and books which Miss Overman wa reading. "A sweet lov letter, k. It notr an. gested Dr. Brown, when th first of tit ary ana colorless pleils was read. Dr. Brown then referred to his oontne tlon with Mrs. Davidson, recounting how ah had waited for him after prayar meetlng when Mrs. Brown was absent and asking him to walk towards home wits her. Mrs. Davidson aaked hlaa It he did not miss Mat 11 Overman, and ho linoeeaitly replied that ho had. H said that Mrs. Davidson, on various pro texts, had Induced bin to accompany her to see many people, and had aaked him to show her throuah tha Tmin. if..-. Christian Association building. Dr. Brown said these Interviews and vfolta wro aU a part of Mr. Davidson's schema of blackmailing, to which hs bv noceotly fall a victim. Continuing. Dr. Brown said that, to tha last week In August. Mrs. Davidson had come to his offlco la th church and had asked him to lend her a tittle money. Ho loaned her at that tlm tso. and later 14 and again tSe. Dr. Brown, much moved, said that ho bad alwaya believed In not letting his right band know what bia Wft hand did, but h had ao eholo now but to explain thoso matters. Ho said that sine h had hewn pastor of bis present charge, he had glva away mora than half of his salary. Mrs. Da vidson told him how a well known nUnas. tr had visited a lodging houa In com pany with a young woman, concluding with the statement tkt ho bad been identified aa th. minister and Mlas Over man aa th woman- HS irfmiii-l . v. . 1. - was afraid to meet such an accusation at a time when the city waa greatly excited over the arrest of several old men for debauching girls. He feared that th accusation would be accepted as guilt when the populace was in such an angry mood. Brown then told how be bad paid Mrs. Davidson $5u and had taken her receipt for th money In order to pro tect himself. GREAT BRITAIN'S PO8ITI0N. Bluebook Submitted In Evidence In tha Venesuelan Question. London. March 1-Th British bluebook on th Venesuelan boundary dispute waa laid on the table ot th house of com mons today. Th position of Great Brit ain from 1641 Is set forth. Great Britain claims neither Spsln nor Venexuela. after the latter declared her Independence, at any time bad dominion over th territory in question. The bluebook says, further, tn.i Great Britain, while maintaining her just neb, hss consistently shown a desire to mak a fair a-rangement wltn Venexuela In regard to th boundary. WITH HIS OWN MEDICINE. Port Townsend, March C Peter l'e carty, who came here from San Fran cisco to superintend the blowing up of the hull of the old steamer Idaho, which was sunk in Port Townsend bay several years ago, was himself blown up by giant powder. Pecarty dived to a depth of forty feet and placed 76 sticks of giant powder under the steamer and returned to the surface, telling all hands to pull away In a small boat, but he stayed to watch the explosion. Spectators sar Pe carty, who was standing on a scow, was blown forty feet Into the air. landing bt the water. Thl body was not recovered. THE ASTORIAN'8 GUESTS. Were Interested In the Working of tho New Machinery Last Night Early last evening several hundred d tlsens accepted the general invitation of the Asotrlan to visit its new press room. The room was brilliantly lighted with electrio lamps, and the new machinery glistened In the bright glare. Both press and folder were run at full speed, and ail of the visitors were much interested In the sight. Pressman Hilton Dunsetb was at horn and kept th big machine fully supplied with paper, while Pressman Morrison manipulated the folder. The eight-page weekly was run off and Mr. A. J. Wherry, of Elsie, got the first paper out of the new "mill." The ques tion Is now, what will he do with It on of his friends says he can't rad. The quality of the 'ork done must have been very satisfactory to Agent Boynton, who superintended the erection of the press. The clear and distinct Im pression fully demonstrated the merits of his machine, and the compliment of the many visitors were not only greatly ap preciated by that gentleman, but by tne Astorian as well. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, March 6. Close wheat, spot. quiet: demand, poor; No. I red winter. as bu; no. I naru Ai&miooo, ue iftu. riu. 1 California, 5s 84d. Hops Pacific Coast, C Portland, March 6. Whes unchanged. The narrow foot is regarded as the tras type of pedal elegance.