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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION t , TODAY'S WUTHH. 'iFfJ V 4 f'i. ... (tl . . T ThASTORIAM Km e Iirrart tOCAtlk KXCLUSIVK TICLICGRAPIIIC PRESS HICPOUT. VOL XLV. ASTORIA, OttEOON, FRIDAY MOKXINO, MAltCII 20, 18. NO. 63. Sweeping Reductions! The One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers. C. S. JACOBSON, Trustee. 606 tod &08 COMMERCIAL 8TKKKT. ASTORIA. OR. Do you iieoil anything in Ofnce rUijplien, Letter PrePHos, Copying Hook, Inkstands, TulletH, Inks, Blank Hooks, IJluo Print Pnper, Wneto Bucket, Dork Trays, Pen Rucks, Typo Writing Pat'., Ribbons and Carbon Papw. If so, we can nupply you. A new lot of Ploying Cnrds jimt received. Griffin & Reed, City Book Store. UP TO DATE New Stock OXFORDS, BLACK, TAN. DUCK, CANVAS, New Needle and Narrow Square Toe. MOUTHHHN SCHOOL SHOES OUR HOBBY. We tut more if nulne service for the mone" Into our School Shoes than Into any cUss of shoes we sell. Give them a trial: you won't regret It. Copclatid S Bargains! Such m Never Been Offered Before In Hardware. Granite Ware. Rope. Stoves. Iron Pipe, Terra Cotta Pipes. Bar Iron. Steel. Cannery Supplies. Loggers' Tools. . . l . PLUMBING, TIN WORK At prices that defy competition. Done by experienced workmen. Oa Fixture at Coat. Sol Oppenheimer, In our Trustee Sale of Men's and Boy's Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes. Trunks, Valises, Etc., at pritvH that will inckly Hell them. FOOTWEAR New Stock SLIPPERS ALU KINDS. Kid and Cloth Top, Widths A to EE: TIKH. FISHERMEN'S BOOTS, Hand Made. LOGGERS' SHOES that hold calks. FARMERS' SHOES, all kinds. THorseti. JOB WORK, Coll nnd Be Convinced. Trustee for M. C. CROSBY. Optt for Work at the Hotel I'ort In nil and I Attended by All Lower KUcr Packers. the objects of Tin: meeting Tu (id Rid nl Ike Slrlto, Tied to Ike Bul lets ol ike t'acker. kjr ttsten Diyert -lalabclcd lioode Ike rri.cipal ClIM .1 TfOhlC. Tha following preliminary account of the cannerymen'e ronvatitlim no In ees Ion In I'ortland. wa reclvd laat nlirht from Aatorlan't special eorrtapond nl: Portland, March II. UM. Sine the timet, almoat when tha mind or man runneth not to tha contrary, a convention haa barn In. auhjart of feasting and banqueting, apeech-making, oratory, paper read I ii and all klmla of "high Jink,." It haa tnattaratl Utile of what natura waa lha convanllon or by whi.m attwided. II la eufficlent If aoma cull, eocloiy, principle or fad were repre sented for anna to ba opened wide In welcome, and th yielding of kry to lha gate of tlm city wherever lha con vention may bo held, with an alacrity eatonlahlng In municipality alwaya proverbially alow-going. Doctor, law yer, aclura. frmala eurTraglale, politi cians, what not. hava barn thua favored, and II mattered little whether lha wi" ventlon peraonnel were that of poltil rlana xut of a Job or new worn, n looking for one. wh city In lha bailiwick ear nrlly and pereeverlngly used every en deavor to liecom lha favored on, and van to thl day Chicago rejoleee mora hi lha tltla of "Convanllon City" than In that oi "th place of lha winds." i'ortland haa ba bran much favored In IM reaperi, locally, ami on many an orcaalon .lie haa overrearhid lha limit In the ttrm, of hrr hoepltallty, but to day there la a eeealon at tha Hotel fort land a convention, or more correctly and leaa durnllledly. a meeting, the effect of which will Im mora widely felt and the rraulu accrulnc th.r.froin mora harmful or more heneOclal 10 lha people and bualneaa Inlereaia of lha lower Columbia than any other that haa ever bean held within th envlronmenia of Oregon. To dlgreaa. and, for a moment, plagiarise the tyle of an eminent English Journal lt: The salimm caiwervmrn of Hie t'olum Ma river hava a ailetance. They d-alre to produce, oolute or llnd a cure for It. Th-y al.o .ve another rlevanc. They alao dealra to pioduce, rvolutr or find a cur for It, TharHore, the canncrymcn of the Co lumbia liver are In aeaelon. If Ihey auc ceed In effrntlns the oli).-ct for which they have mot there will not only M "treat rejolcinc In Zlon," but there wilt trnaahlna; of lewh and execratlona In "the waillnit place of the Jew." Althouith tha mnmtiera of Ihla conven tion, which haa been unheralded and un uni and of which probably not mora than atx people In I'ortland knew until the laauance of the dally papera, are wll-dreaed, well-irroomed and well-fed. they are analaitoiu, In aoma reelect to a Comanche war party they are after acalpa and the fellowa who are. to be the Immediate reclplenta of whatever may be the trulta of thla convention are the flfthermen. "who o down to the era In ,hlp" after lha Huh. and the whole naler who .handle that aame flnh aft' r It la put In Ita coffin of tin and a ring of miIiI.t run around II. Tha caaua MIL aa haa often bean tru In affaire of like nature of Krcau-r miiir nltude. la money, (old; the aamo kind, pnvumatily. which the children of larail worehlpcd and which haa proverbially been the root of evil tlnce th. day be fore, the rhnnlclana ruled the rominerce of the world. To be plain, the cannerymcn have bo"H IwyliiK cnta per pound for tho raw Man aa It lnya upon tho welnhlnit acalee. After tli-' linn has been cut up, packed and ahlpped, the canntrymen rvallte from the wholesaler alwiit 11.36 per case, with a (trliur attached to the top lid In the nature of a 10-cent rebal.v Thla alrinv la atronx and will stand quite a ccneldeialili' amount of atraln. Cndcr theae fondltlona. the cannerymcn do not think tiny are having an where near an even hala.-e of the proposition, and they are here In convention aaaembled with a three-fold purpo?: lowering; the price of raw salmon, equalising the price of caan salmon and forming a com bine for mutual advancement. Thua we have It In a nutshell. What tha fisher men and wholesalers will think of the proposition la a question entirely of the future. Kvt ry snlmon canning establishment on the lower Columbia Is represented In thla nMeting, those preaent beinjr: Geo. 11 Hoorge, J. O. Hani horn, M. J. Kinney, Hamiml K.lmore, J. V. Cook. H. A. Seaborg, N. Tallant, J. O. Mi-tilcr, F. M. Warren, 8. Farrell. R. Winters, C. 8. N'orrla and P. J. McQowan. Many previous atlempta have been made to form a almllar combine, but they have all died aborning, owing to Individual influences that have clashed and unpropltkHia seasons. The gentle man who has been most largely Influen tial In brliiKing all the diverse ehnents togethvr at thl time la Mr. C. B. Norrls, of Chicago, representative of the A. Ilooth Packing Company, of many placet. Mr. Norrls has been In Astoria almoat two weeks, and the convention of today Is the culmination of his labors there. That be has thoroughly Interested the rannerymen It evidenced by tlw fact that Mr. O. W. Sanborn hat purposely delayed his annual visit East that he may be a factor In the convention. Mr. Norrls Is a pleasant talker, and he snld to your correspondent today: "As the matter now stands In the sal mon Industry, the fishermen have alto gether the brBt of It, and, consequently, the cannerymcn nil tho worst of It. It seems to me to be entirely reasonable to any man that, with the price of the packed fish at Jl.I per case, S cents per pound It too much to pay for tho raw material, particularly when the head and tall go to waste, resulting In a con tlderabl. lost to tha packer In money paid out for material that cannot be used to advening. Arid, from tills, the paok er, at a rule, la the only one who standi to lose, and tha credit side of the fisher man's ledger la the only one he need take Into consideration. For Instance, In hundreds ol caaet a dlalogut almllar 10 tlm following la tif-e.d between packer and nahnrman. Tha former aaya to tha lutter: " 'Wall, what ran f do for youf " 'I am a llahernmn and want lo fish for you.' " 'Have you a boatT " No. air: you can iru.t m for that.' " 'Have you a not? " 'No, air; you'll have lo trust m for that, too.' "And ao It la. Tha 'fellow' la truated for hia apparatus. if he tweara loo mu, h and makee a small catch, be la very Utile out of porkM, and tha ran neryman baa bad his money tied up In hatting paraphernalia, frot.i which ha re celvea no Juatlllabla return, Can't you era how one-aided it IsT "It la probable that a reduction In lha price of ealmon will ba proteefd by the nahermen, but It wlli really be batter for ili.m If they see II the riant way. Aa 11 I now, any one can luh. Although Blany of th flahermen are permanently located, hava bought homra and own their own equipment, the only capital a Columbia river fiaharman absolutely ne.da la water Columbia river watrr. The flah and tha camirymn do lha rest The flah In population of Aatoria la laigety floating, and II la being much augmented each year. Kh (ha raw product at I cents per pound, aalraon fishing la a gold mint, and the love of gold la strong In men, even If they hava lo flati for It. By lowering the plica of lha nah tha unstable portion of the popu lation wdl be In a grtat degree eilml rated, and thua result In mora pleasant and remunerative employment lo those permanently situated, and will further result In many beoaflta all around. I am In hot the combination ran be formed aa we dealra. In order that tha avlle which Infllot ua may be remedied." A aid from the above enumerated oauaee for tha convention, there eeemt to ba a further one, almoat aa cog.nl. Tb wholesaler claim that thy rannot pay atralght piicea for tha Chlnoik eal mon, baoaua they can lot control :he market unleaa Ihe fteh la packed under their own brands, lha rannerymen are not willing lo pack tho salmon In tl.lt way. but kuriat that each can of lha put put ahall bear tlw. packer's brand. The only unlabeled flah from the Colum bia are second, bul Ihla place a dan gerout competitor to tha llrat grade In tha market of tha wholesaler and give htm an opportunity to PMh tha tale of th seconds under nit own brand to th detriment of the UMter grade put up under the Individual label of the packer. UNIONTOWN. Wants to Know Why It Cannot Have Fire Protection. A well known resident of I'nlonlown yeatardoy tompelined bitterly of the tlowneaa of the water commission In fur nishing that end of the city with the new water supply. Investigation of th mailer at the ofnr' of lha commission revealed tbe fact that Cntorrfown wae not getting water be cause th PaclOc Krldge Company had not yet laid the pies there. An officer of the water commission stated that the work should have been done two momhi ago. The pipes to be used for the I'nlon lown mains are the old eight-Inch pipes In the Hear Creek supply line,, for the td reservoir. The I'eclflo Bridge Com pany, under their contract, are to re move these pipes, clean and teat them. and relay them In Unlontown. So far they have only taken up a lot of the tlx- Inch pipe, which It now being cleaned and toated at the corner of Exchange and Fourteenth streets. In th. mean lime I'niontown la absolutely without fire protection, lo say nothing of suffer ing for the want of water for domestic purpose. The water commission think, however, that the bridge company will be able to get at thla work very quickly and finish It up In short order. OH, THAT DEPOT SITE! Even the People of Rhode Island Are Asking; About It The following letter waa received yes terday by Recorder Gunderson: Auburn, R. I., March 11, ISA Mr. C. 8 .Ounderaon, Astoria, Or.: Pear Sir: Will you kindly send in the amount of the tax that Is due on Uit 4. mock 3D, Aldorbrouk. to Qulnc-y McOulre? Will Astoria ever settle her controversy over the depot site? If the newspapers are right I should Judge they have a knotty matter to set tle. New York city was not so long lo cating the Grand Central. Very respectfully, Q. McGCIRE. In reply the recorder gave the gentle man the Information about hia taxes asked for. Regarding the depot site, Mr. Oonderson wrote aa follows: "The depot site haa not been selected. I don't know but what they might ask you for your lot tn Alderbrook, aa the railroad people hava an eye on that part of the city for the location of tha depot' THE REVIVAL.. The Rev. J. J. Walter, la speaking of the revival meottnga now to progress, last evening said: There Is no abatement of the Interest In the revival meetings. The afternoon meetlnga are Increasing In the numbers present and results, while the service at night are full of spiritual power. On two occasions a genuine old-fashioned shout has been heard In the camp. "It Is quite amusing to hear the ex pressions of oplnlona from the staid old seven-day-go-ae-you-pleaae church mem bers who never heard a real rellgloua about In all their Uvea. Indeed, It teem to have frightened tome out of a year's growth. "The meetlnga will continue every af ternoon and evening thla week at the M. E. Church, while th Sabbath after noon and evening meeting will be held In the opera house. Announcement will be made of the nature of these meet ing." The pretty young 'ady representing a baking powder company knocked at a Fifteenth street door. A young gentle man of some a years answ-ired the call. "Good morning," said tho young lady. The young gentleman roturt.ed the salu tation, as he had enough of his own. Not In the least abashed, die younj lady continued: "Do you know the brand of baking powder the lady of the house uses?" A far-away look, such as Is often looked through an opera glass, came Into the young gentleman's eyes, as he re plied: "My folks don't use much baking powder around here. Whenever they wish to make a raise they go gent!y, but firm ly through my pockets. Don't smoke cigarettes? Oh, you have? Complexion? Yet. Good morning." Long gloves will be demanded by the summer costumes. Best Washing Powder on earth. Large size, 20 cents Soap Foam. NEWS FROM THE NATIOySCAPITAL Secretary of Arjrlcultare Advertises for Kids for Several Million Package of Sced.s THOSE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS Argaed for ltd Aqaiist kjr Settton Hit! Vote will Shortly De Take. Settlor deferred to tt Ike "ttttletm rroJ Spaii." Washington March U. -Under an agree ment reached Juat prior to the adjourn ment of lha nous today, tha vote on th .resolution to censure bayard will be taken at I o'clock tomorrow. The debate on the rssolutlona at thl lime drifted Into a diacuaalon of tb merits of oroteotlon aa an economic policy. Tucker, who mad the principal peech In ot position, defended Bayard' utterance and Senator Chandler't Interview waa again brought forward aa a vindication of Bayard' abatement that protection tended to corrupt puMIc life. Thar It no doubt that the resolution will be adopted tomorrow by practically a strict party rot. BIDS FOR SEEDS. Washington. March 11 The secretary of agriculture. In accordance with Ih mandate of con great, bat prepared a cir cular letter to be sent Immediately to ail known reputable grower and dealers In seed throughout the United State, asking them to fumlah at reaotnaMe price to th department ten million packets of garden, field and flower aeeda, beginning with asparagua and ending with wheat Th number of packets will give to each member and delegate In the houaa and to each senator 11,000 pack ages for distribution among hit constit uents, after deducting one third of the whole amount tn accordance with th law, for distribution by th accrelary of agriculture. CUBAN HiOLL'TiOXS. Washington. March 1. Cuba had the entire attention of the senate today, speech. being made by Gray, Chilton and Caffrey. the debate being enlivened by many eplrtted Incident. Gray'a pi -a for Cuba brought on a running cross fire of comment and Inquiry from Hale. The Delaware senator caused much amuse ment by referring to Haie aa the senator from Spain. A fresh and vigorous con tribution to th debate came from Chil ton, who hat seldom addressed the sen ate. He urged that there was abundant work at home to occupy the attention of congTews Instead of enlisting humanita rian crusades abroad, with their possi bilities of war. Caffrey alao opposed the Cuban resolution. HIS LAST HOLD-CP. Two Detective Kill a California Train Robber. Special to the Astorlan. Vlsalla. Cat.. March U.-Dan McCall. a laborer, boarded the Southern Pacific pasienger train at Goshen early this morning and attempted to hold it up. Detectives Vic Reed and Earl Daggett, who had been advised that an attempt would b made td hold up the train, were on the tender waiting for tbe rob bers. McCall appeared on th bander and. coveting the engineer, told him to stop the train. Officers Reed and Daggett opened fire on the robber, who returned the fir. The detectives were both slight ly wounded and the robber killed. THAT EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN Continues to Be the Chief Topic of Con versation In Paris. Paris, March 19 Egypt has continued to be the chief topic of discussion all day In the lobbies of the chamber of deputies, and the statement by the minister of for eign affairs, M. Berthelot, adds abundant fresh material for discussion. The gen eral fetltng Is that M. Berthelot's lan guage was cautious and moderate, and tt has served to dispel the anxiety' o." moderate politicians who were confused with the fear that France was rushing Into an open rupture with Great Britain, and the dreibund, as a result of the teml-offlolal annuoncement of the re monstrance iiich had been conveyed by M. Berthelot to the British ambassador, the Marquis of Duffetin. as me iiuiiuii u nseii, ami ine intention of different parties to ihc Eu ropean balance begins lo emerge. It be come more evident that France Is -.t.t prepared to take any extreme measure to avert the Nile campaign. It would be hard to find a Frenchman who sees In the proncred campaign anything but a plan of aggression on the part of Great Britain. The protest Is that France's Interest In the welfare of Egypt Is equal to or greater than British or other pow ers. ONE EXPEDITION LANDS. Philadelphia, March 19. The vessel which Is said to have left this place for Cuba a week ago today with arms ar.d ammunition la reported to have landed safely at a small bay In the eastern end of tha Island, and within six hours the entire cargo waa placed In the hande of Insurgent agents. One of the Cuban lead era who was instrumental In getting this vessel away. In speaking of it, said: "So far at we have been able to learn. the ship with the munitions of war ar rived in Cuba on Sunday and got away all right. If she had not done so we certainly would have had an elaborate reiwrt of her selsure, or any other circumstance that would affect the on tnrpiise. There were not many men aboard, only enough lo handle the varo and look after It properly. The ship cleared from here for Jamaica, and after stopping at Cuba sailed Immediately for Jamaica, from which place th. will agalj some to Philadelphia with a cargo and be ready again for another trip south with arms. "What about last night's expedition?' "The only thing I can say Is that the ship used Is now on Its way south. Bu aa to who Is tn command or her name. 1 cannot soy. Besides carrying thirty-three men, she carries a number of machine guns, cannon, about a million rounds of ammunition, and a large quantity of Im proved rifles and mochettea. We have Having Hoe Cake Soap in your kitchen or bath once means always. plenty of men down there at pr -aent What we really do need la money and arms, and these are coming along at a i fairly good rata. 'Mhould thla ship escape th United States revenue cutters, acting In concert with th Spanish cutter, and get her load of war material aaf My landed. It will put tha armlet of Gomes and Maceo on a remarkably good fighting basis, ao far aa equipment goes. At to discipline and field and eklrmlah drill, th Cuban soldier have no equal." BOOMINO ALLISON. Party of Iowa Politicians Will Slump Washington Stat. Brescia! to th Astorlan. Portland. March U.-J. I. Clarkaon. of Iowa, and parly arrived her today from San Francisco. In speaking of hi liip, Cltrkaon aald. '1 am on my way to th etat of Washington in Ih Interaet of William B. Albllaon for president" PINED HIMSELF. For Contempt of HI Own Court Then Remitted It Loulavllle, Ky March 1. -Judge Ster ling B. Toner, who I a great ttlckier for punctuality, turned up lata In hit court, th law and equity branch, thla morning. fined himself 3, and subsequently re mitted, with all other Ilk Ansa- Im posed during th week. Thai la prob ably the first butane on record where a Judge fined himself for contempt of hi own court FORTUNE SMI 1X8 ON A PALTER. Cleveland. March 1. Th official of the county Infirmary have received In formation from Kngianl that John Fran cis, a pauper In the Institution, hat fallen beir to nearly CU.;t. Franciac. who la ti year Mi, mme to this country with hit wtf from Kngian.1 a few year ago and waa for a Urn employe! aa a flagman by tb Metal Plata railway, but wat dlmt3ed fir Inattention to hit work. Then hit wif died, and hi nniliy drifted to th poo, house. Franctt aaya he knew that' h wa entitled to money In th eld country, but King ago gave up hop of ever getting It fcPEEDY TIME TO PHILADELPHIA. New York, March U.-An attempt will be made next Monday to begin a train ervlc between t.ils city and Philadel phia with a running time of on hour and forty-five minute. The Reading road, which It to try the (xp-rriment, baa had a monalar locomotive of th ai.igle driver" pattern eonttructed. Th cab tt over the center of the boiler, and the engine' appearja. la much diejerent frjm those now In use. In order to make the schedule time some portions of the road will hav, lo he traveled at th rate of eighty miles an hour. NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS. Omaha, March 19. The administration wing of Democrats tonight replied to the manifesto of th silver Democrat asking that primaries b held to deter mine which element should carry dele gate to the national convention. The proposition It refused, they replying that th 25.000 votes which the administration ticket received but year, aa against 10,000 for the silver ticket, tells th story of their relative standing. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. New York. March 19. A call for a na tional arbitration conference In the In terest of permanent arbitration between tbe United State and Great Britain, to meet In Washington. April 8 and 21 next, ha been leaued by Hon. C. P. Daly, of thla city. Mr. Daly Is chairman of the committee of cltltent appointed by a gathering of leading men of all parts and walks of life recently held In thla city to further the cause of arbitration. CHILD DROWNED. Tacoma. March 19. The ' two-year-old son of John Rlgney, a prominent rancher living near Lakevlew, wat drowned today by falling Into a newly dug well 8 feet deep, in which there wat twelve feet ot water. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, March 19. Wheat. spot. steady; demand, poor: No. 1 red winter, Ss d: No. 1 hard Manitoba, St td: No. 1 California. St 6d. Hops Paclfio Coast O. Prtland, March 19. Wheat, Valley, SSVi tju; Walla Walla, STfjaSU, OREGON BATTLE SHIP; The following contributors to the Ore gon battleship memorial fund, having been sent In direct to the First National Bank, and not reported In time, were omitted from the regular published list few days since: J. G. Nurnberg. A. Num ber. Chas. Rogets, Ellen S. Cherry, Dr. L. P. Mulllnnlx, P. Oilmore, "P. Q. X. M." and W. S. 8hort The contribution In the published list credited to A. J. Metier, should have b,-n credited to Megler and Wright If there are any other names omitted by accident, the contributors will kindly Inform the chairman of the committee, who will see that the proper credits are given. M. M. WALKER, Chairman. BACHELORS. REJOICE. Newark Standard. First Burglar Hello, Jlml Why, you look as If you had ben In a railway accident since I saw you last. What's wrong? Second Burglar I got Into a house where the woman was waltln" up for her husband and she mistook me for him. Some of the new Tells are elaborate enough to be fichus. BUYERS AND SELLERS. The following transfers were filed for record yesterday at the office of County Recorder Gunderson: J. D. Adair and wife to Ole Selms, Lots SS and 37, Merriwether Downs .. $ ico Peter Shistad to Samuel Elmore, southeast quarter of section 14, township ( north, range 8 west, 160 acres, 1 Highest of all iu Leavening nN. Ik - -si, CSOLTEIaV PUKE CHASED BY A SPANISH CRUISER The British Steamer Cthclred Out runs a Gaahoat While Off Cape May. STEAMER WAS THE SWIFTER Ske Haft rifteea Riots to tie asrskia't Site. d Oatraa ike Litter ia Xiietjr ftititc 0c Before rired I poi j i Saaiisk Criiser. Boston. March -Tb British steamer Etbelred, Captain Hopkins, whion arrived from Jamaica today, report that aha waa chased for an hour and a half by a Spanish cruiser Wednesday, March 11. while on her outward paaeag from thla port to Jamaica. Tn Ethelred waa too fast for the cruiser, which could appar ently mak only about Bin knot aa hour to th steamer' fifteen knots. The chase began about S p. m., wheal th Ethel red wa about alg-nt mile off Cap May. Tha Spanish vessel hoisted a flag. Tb Ethelred did likewise, and continuing her voyage, paid no further heed to th warship. Th latter, how aver, at one started la hot pursuit and continued th chas for ninety minute, when th gar. It up, aa th Ethelred had been constantly drawing away from her. as h Increased her speed about a knot an hour. No shots war fired from tha warship. Th passenger on the Ethelred became greatly excited. The officer of the steam er claim they were outsld the thre mil limit and they were Justified ba evading any attempt to delay them. Tha Etbelred It notorious through .havlnc been Bred on last summer by a Bpanlalt cruiser. . HIS MUSCLE SAVED HIM. Southern Pacific Employ Trounced by an Olympic Club Athlete. San Franrlaco Examiner. William E. John, th stockbroker who reside at 73 Oak afreet, waa forcibly ejected from a car of th Post street branch of the Market Street Railroad Company yesterday for presenting a conductor wkh a transfer, tha punch marks of which ahowed that th passen ger had twenty-five minute to spar. Mr. John left his home about 1:31 o'clock to go to the Olympic Club. Ha boarded a Hayes street ear In front of his house and at the corner of Hayes and Polk streets took a transfer lo tha . Post street line. Tbe Hayes street ear arrived at Polk street about and the transfer given to Johns by th con ductor of that car wat punched at S o'clock, showing that the passenger had fully thirty minute In which to use It John stood on the corner of Polk and Hayer streets waiting for th car to come. He waited there for thre or four minute, but th car waa behind time. Becoming; Impatient he walked up the block to Grove atreet lntendliua to jump on the car when it overtook him. Juat as he waa approaching Grova atreet car 708, In charge of Conductor Charles Heady, cam along, and Johns boarded It He presented his transfer to Hraly. but the conductor refund It "That's no good." said Healy. "Why not?" asked Johns. "Well. It no good that why," curtly replied the conductor. "But tt I only twenty-fir minute to 2, and this transfer is punched for t o'clock." "Come, get off, or I'll throw you off." John dared the conductor to carry out his threat claiming that the transfer was good until 2 o'clock. Healy rang to stop the car, and then ordered th gripman to help him eject Johns. The three men began to struggle, and the ladles in the car screamed with fright Healy saw that Johns waa gettiss tha beat of him. and with hia clenched fist struck the passenger In the Jaw, cutting him badly. Then a free fight ensued. Johns Is a powerful man, with a well-developed muscle, and It considered one of the ch&n plon amateur boxers of the Olympla Club. He began letting out right and left on Healy and the erlnman. and In I a few minutes they both aurrendercd. The gripman finally made a aecond at tempt to strike Johns, and Johns landed hard on tbe grlpman's neck, and In the midst of the fracas th latter turned and ran down Grove street leaving th car alone with Ihe conductor. At that point the police arrived on tha scene, and at th Instance of Healy John was placed under arrest. He waa charg ed at the city prison, but waa toon re leased. The car waa attached, to another and went on Its way. Johns had the transfer In hit possession at the city prison. The fact that he pre sented It to Healy before 2 o'clock la well established, at he waa booked at the city prison before that hour. Peter Mullln, Twenty-first atreet and Potrero avenue: Albert Wlndt, 1424 Ne braska street: S. A. O'Hara, 1229 Howard street, and Howard H. MoCaJlahan, 214 Eleventh street were witnesses tn the affair, and saw the conductor strike the first blow. Johns Intends to bring tult against the railroad company for damages. W. E. Johns Is an old Astorlan, a grandson of Mrs. J. W. Conn, and well known and well liked throughout this city.) "TJ AND I." Made a Hit at Fisher's Opera House Last Night "V and I" wat presented to a fair tixed audience at the Fisher lost evening. Tha show was very good, and wot replete throughout wtth specialties' of a most Interesting character. Eddie and Llllle Russell, In an acrobatic specialty, were excellent, and grought down the house. As O'Donovan Inness, James F. Poet made a decided hit his partner "I." Frank 8. Rloe-eharlng the honors. The dancing specialties were loudly ap plauded. Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report (yli -Mnrfm