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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, M-JPlt 0.Yr 7 4 TODAY'lWtATMlH. 4 rartcait for W.iMhiIot and OrtfM. i: i Th ASTORIA" kit Ik. larMt IOCAI j circuiauoni uis larger! ur.ntnsLcirc.ii- T( Dm. at tha !! TOTAL circulation f i ill lap tri igblitM I Aiterli. KXCUUSIVIS TttMCGKAPHlC PRESS HEPORT. "Tm'Ti'v " ASTORIA, OltKliON, Fill MY MORNING. MARCH 27. IBM. f NO. 71. . ' 1 - r ( Time, Tide and Creditors ets, Quilts. Etc., nt Factory The One Price Clothiers, C. S. ACOBSON, S06 and BOH COMMERCIAL Io you imi anything in Office Suppl'iiu, Letter I'rowvs, Copying Hooks, InkstHmiH, Tablet, Inkn, Wank KotOcs, llluu Trint Taper, Wute Iiai-kHn, Ik-rk Trnys, Ten Racks, Typo Writing l'ui-ei, Kibhona mid Carton Paiei. If h i, wo can xupply you. A new lot of PUiying Cnrtlw juHt received. Griffin & Reed, Citv Hook Store. UP TO DATE New Stock OXFORDS. BLACK. TAN, DUCK. CAJNYAS. New Needle and Narrow Square Toe. KOUTHEHN TIKI. SCHOOL SHOES OUR HOBBY. We put more genuine service for the none Into our School Shoes thin Into any class of shoes we sell. Give them atrial; you won't re ret It. Copelatid Bars ains! Such M Never Been Hardware. Granite Ware, Rope. Stoves. Iron Pipe, Terra Cotta Pipes, Bar Iron. Steel. Cannery Supplies. Loggers' Tools PLUMBING, TIN WORK wontl At prices that defy competition. Done by experienced workmen. Oam Fixture at CohI. Sol Oppenheimer, Will wnit for no innn. There" fore, tho TRUSTEE'S SALE VW" "a" of flen'5 and Boys' Cloth ing.Purnlshlnjs: Goods, Mats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Blank Priws, at tho Hatters and Furnishers. Tnmtee. 8TKKKT. ASTORIA. OR. FOOTWEAR New Stock SLIPPERS ALL KINDS. Kid and Cloth Top, Widths A to EE. FISHERMEN'S BOOTS, Hand Made. LOGGERS' SHOES that hold calks. FARMERS' SHOES, all kinds. SL? Thorsen, Offered Before In JOB WORK, Cettl and Be Convinced. Trustee for M. C. CROSBY. MUCH INTEREST IS EXPRESSED The Mum Ma-ting of Kcpublltans This Kvcninfi Will Uc Larycly Attended. EVr.KV OTIIMf MAN HAS A LIST 01 Name in Ik Scleited it Ike rrlrie Uclctjato n ttie Cosity Co-titlm--a Licly necting In anticipated Vp and flown lh street". In lti hotel corridors, and In Ih. cluU yesterday were Man groups of business turn In an lmatel discussion. Thn busy mn left hi work and Ihe nut of leisure went U wurk. IMch and poor, foreign .ml native born cltlsen. mot together on fh. common plan, of politic The bum and the wire puller laid preliminary Hn for future work. Groups were gathered al every corner. ami the all-lortlng topic waa the com ing Republican prlmarlr for the election of delegte to Ih. county convention 10 be held April end. Each and every man had a string of namea, which w.r. hi. choice to be presented at the prl marlM. Efforts were made In all direc tion., to make three different string harmonica thai they might be woven In to one harmoojoua whol, but the more the weaver worked, the more hole there wore discovered In the pattern to cover. All waa evidence that more than ordinary Internet waa being manifested In county affair, and tt to without saying that Carruther' bail tonight wlU not be able to aeoommodate the crowd.. No doubt there will be apeaker galore, cocked and primed with the Deeda and nece. ill) of the hour In not only county, but tate and national affair There baa been In the paat much talk about "ring.." "ring rule," and "party Jobbery,'' but It ha been noted, a a mailer of fact, that many wbo are loud ni la accusation In chanfea of thl. kind never at lend a maa meetlna or a prl mary. I' l In theie meetlnra that Ihr viil e of the ple can make llaelf heard. and It I. hrr? atwve all other place, where thf patriotic rttlarn of the lowe.t or hlKlit walk of life hould ralr hi. vol. fur purity, hone.ty and .lability of tin party. If the bu.lneu man, the nun who ran .uccrenfully carry on hi own affair., the man of rood judgment and the man of charai'lor. habitually ab ami hlm.elf from fli preliminary meet Ins of the political party, to which he Ifivr. hi. adlier',me how can ho expect lo the prliulplr which he practice In hi. own bu.lne maintained In the government? A wave of ununual entlment ha pae4 over Clat.op county and men of every color In the Hepubllcan party will be oa hand tonight. It I one of the good lgn of the time that the bualnena men have been awakened to the duty reeling upon them ai member of the civil or ganisation, and It la only at the prima rle and preliminary party gathering, tliat the Mm can be laid for the maJnto naJiov of purer, better, and more effective political method. Let him who crle fraud .mil Jobbery go to the mail meet ing tonight and do hi. part toward pre VeaUlKf the catutrophle which he de plore. The way to get a fair deal tn the next polltloal game In Clataop county la to go to the meeting tonight and pick out none but trump card. NEW SE1NINO GROUND. Thought to He Detrimental to the River Channel. For vveral days past Meaars. W. K. Warren .and Dan Welch have had men at work driving pllea on the aands op polite the O. R. and N. dock. Their purpoae is to erect a flahlng atatlon there for seining during the coming season, and In a. few days will have a com mo dioli house built on th pllea for the accommodation of men and horses. Th Chamber of Commerce at It meet ing Wednesday, thought the driving of these 4lle would have the effect of tilling up tha river channel and obstructing the traffic on the river. It waa atated that several years ago It wa discovered that tha channel oppoalte the city waa contracting, and a survey waa made by a government engineer, which aubstan tlated this supposition. Major Poat sub mitted a report to the government, and made suggestions which would cost J121. irno to carry out These recommendattona were Incorporated In a bill to Improve the river, from Its mouth to the mouth of the Willamette. Th bill was prepared by the Port of Portland commission, and, It Is stated, whatever portion of that amount wa grandHl by congress, was used to drag .vessels up to Portland, without making any Improvement. In the channel In front of Astoria. The Astoria Chamber of Commerce, being dlssatlsll d with what had been done, requested the representatives In congress to place the amount necessary for the Improvement of the channel here In a separate Item In the river and harbor bill this year. Yes terday Secretary Holden received a let ter from Senator Mitchell stating that this had been done, and while he did not think the entire amount would be re ceived, yet enough would be secured to inaugurate the work. Th Chamber of Commerce, purposing to see that no fur ther obstructions were placed In the channel, and believing that the seining grounds commenced by Messrs. Warren and Welch would be a detriment, sent the following telegram yesterday: "Capt. W. L. Flk, U. 8. Engineers, Port land: "Piles are being driven In the sands op posite the coal bunkers In Astoria. The Chamber Of Commerce believes that It will bo an ob.trtittlon to navigation and rtangerou to the harbor at that point. We rwiiwt fully requent you lo Investi gate the inattT and have M piling removed at on... (1 WIN'JATK, ITnel'li nt rhaiiiber or .mmerce," Tlio.n who are wll po.t'd In river mt ler. ay that wherever fl.h Iioiwhi have been built on I he aand., th naiul. hav gradually piled up around them, and have continued to (row rrum year to year. Neither Meear. w. r. warr'n nor u. II. Welch rnuld l aeen laat night, but Mr. Jame W. Welch ald In conversation Upon the aubjerl. that h con.ld'r'd the whole think mere child' play and a hubbub In k teapot. I. M Welrh and W. K. Warren had perfect title to the land from the atate of Oregon and could do with them what they pleaded. Further more, he "aid the) the pile, had be n driven, mnr than loo feet away from the main channel; that the now or the wat. r waa toward the ahore, and that if anything wa going to cause, the piling op of the .and. In the channel, the pro pneed eitenalnn of the city dock to the channel line would do mor In that di rection tm to one than the few plli they had driven lit the middle of the river, llr.ldea that, he thought It wa no one'a bu.lne what the owner of th .and did with their own property, 1'p to a late hour la.l night Mr. Win gate had received 00 reply to hi te. gram. The imu convention la the ptare wh-re the good Republican can eaercl.e the greateet Influence In hi party. CALIPOIIKIA WINE. The Industry 1 Growing Very Rapidly at PreeenL Mr. M. I.. Reynold, repreentlng I. De Turk' vineyard. Sonoma county, Cal ifornia, la In the city vltlting old friend. It le hi flrat vl.lt to A.toria in ten year. He aay that he nor- many Im provement III and about the city alnc hla la.t vl.lt. and that It -haa an air of healthy bualneea poeed by but few plane on the roa.t. , In (peaking of the prospect of the wine-grower In Califor nia, Mr. Reynold aald to an Aitotian reiartr: "The wine bu.lne, particu larly In the line of tabr wine, ha In rread fifty per cent the laat year In California. The grower received good price for their grape, and vlneyardoien are thl prlng planting out large quan tltlea of new .tock In my opinion the buelneu will continue to Increate on rood baal. There la a better feeling amorurnt all rlaiwee. engaged In the trade, and there la dcldedly a better market for home grown good than there haa been for thr-e year pant. Our Eaalern and Central American trade ha very lr -ly tncreaaed. and w think It. ha taken auch a Mart a will Inaure It contin uance. A wine are more or leu of a luiury. the very great Improvement In thla line of trade would indicate to me that there ha been' a decided advance In other line throughout the country." McKlXLKY'fl NOMINATION. A Prominent Slateeman In Iowa. Predicts the Third Itallot Will Settle It. Kx-Senator E. O. Miller. Waterloo, la., a brother of W. C. Miller, of thl city, writing lo the Luverne. Minn., Herald, says: I note a point In your leader f the Sth that I don't quite agree with. As to "rrpfatlng the Windom fiasco," you say that "no such risk need be Incurred." You cannot give Senator Davis "earnest and loyal support" without giving him your ballots more than once: less than three times cannot be called earnest support T'nless there I a notable change fn the situation I belli-ve Mc Klnley will he nominated on thf third ballot. In that event you will have re prated "the Windom fiasco ". If your man is your first choice: If he I a bona fide candidate, well and good etlck to him: but it doe aeem to me there I too much at stake to Justify the party of a great state In wasting compliments on a favorite .on. With us the situation I different: our candidate (Allison! Is In perfect good faith. He haa many times all over the country been mentioned In connection with the presidency: of halt a score of leader he Is one. he has as many strong points as a candidate as any man named. Is It true that the boeses hope to beat the Ohio man by ad mitting contesting delegates from the south? If Piatt and Quay and Clarkson are a party to any such scheme, they on Kb t to be hot They are the worst possible enemies of the party. If it Is true, all the "favorite sons" should at once take themeslves out of the fl?ld and let the people at one swoop wipe out the Infernal political combination. TWO WOMEN AT A LCJfCH. They Monopolised The Room and Ob tained Their Money's Worth. Exchange. In lower Broadway there are "quick lunch" rooms where busy men resort at midday for a light meal. At these place men, without removing hats or outer coats. 1t on high stools at higher counter a, or stand In (rent of buffets and help themselves to the food arranged for their convenience. Wvmen are aeldom aeen In these rooms, but occasionally a alight a( neat Ion Is caused among patrons and waiter by their appearance. While I waa .ejLted al one of the counters the other day two women with aeven packages of various sixes entered, and while five score or more of eyes were on them, stepped up to the counter and askea what the menu was. A polite waiter anewered the question by rattling off the names of a couple of doaen dishes. "We will have coffee," answered one of the women, aa they climbed onto stools that didn't allow their feet to touch the floor and spread out their packages on the counter. "I have changed my mind and will take chnculale instead of coffee," said one, when tho waiter came with the eoff With a smile on his averted face the waiter r traced his steps, and when he returned with the chocolate found the women had opened one of the sevea package and displayed six home-made sandwiches. "Will you give us a plate and a knife?" asked one. "Kni some butter," requested the other. The plate, knife and butter were set before them. "Do you furnish pickles with coffee?" asked one. The answer waa a dish of small choice pickles set in front of them. "Some water, please," came from the same woman. "And napkins." sold the other. They received both water and napkins, and all for five cents apiece. Fur will be used In conjunction with chiffon on the dressy summer capes. Best Washing Powder on earth. Large size, 20 cents. Soap Foam. ALMOST A RIOT IN TACOMA Two Aliened Oregon Burglars Cause Kuitcmcnl in the Su perior Court. LAWYERS GRASP EACH OTHER Bloat OcBaoijed, bit Ni Daaage Doc icl Relcavi oi HabeK Corp. t RtqaUitiot riper Soot Ar rhe ffo" Oregot. Tacoma. March K An ezoltlng acene which approached a rp.t, occurred In the uperior court thl afternoon. Charlea Barrett and William Morrliaey, who are wanted In Portland. Oregon, for burglary, had been rei-aed on habeaa corpua proceeding. A aquad of police men waa present to re-arreat them, but Judge Parker hld that they could be re taken only after the luuance of new warrant. Being free, Ihe men ruahd for Ih talrway, when Prosecutor Davl houted to the police to ! them. He waa oppod by Frank Smaller, their atorney. The lawyera grappled and used their flta but were finally separated. Chief of Police Smith ordered hi men to charge on the alleged burglar which they did, though thla wa In conflict with the court' Instruction. An officer soon arrived with warrant from the munici pal court charging them with being fu gitives from Juatlce. The police u.ed their revolver and aoon had the men at bay. though neither wa hit. They were caught several block from the court hou.e. Governor Lord, of Oregon, haa signed requisition paper and It Is expected the men will go to Portland tomorrow. ELATED IN CAIRO. At the Prospect of War General Gor don's Companion. Cairo, March M. While the natives are all disconsolate ai the prospect of war. the English In Cairo are elated. Score of young men In civil places are striving for permission to Join the forcea and sev eral Enkllsb women have volunteered for hospital service. The prospect of fighting creates much enthusiasm among the British. Mr. Constance Knowles has issued an apeal to Englishmen here on behalf of a fund for prospective widows and or phans. Many serious minded observer prertlrt that the attempt to carry out England's long matured policy in the Soudan will provoke a European war. Inasmuch as It will afford France and Russia th? u re- text which they have been yearning for. The war correspondents of the London press are rapidly concentrating heie The troops in Cairo are taken by raU to Ghlrheh. where the Cook st'amert receive and carry them to Asouan. The North Staffordshire regiraeut I hooked to make Ihe trip at once. One cannot meet an English officer wbo does not heartily approve the coming conflict The young khedlve la said to be tlat-d over the prospect A brief Interview was had with Slatln Paha. the companion of Ueneral Gordon, who ha had seventeen years of lire and Imprisonment In the Soudan, and who now holds the rank of colonel In the Egyptian army. Ho Is suffering from Injuries received through a recent fall from his horse. He said: "Although I am still lame, t shall go to the front with Sirdar at one. By reeson of my knowledge of the country and my information as to the forcea In the Held and to be brought Into it, and my ability to speak the dialects of the Soudan region, I ought to be able to render good service." CUBAN RESOLUTIONS. Of the Senate Accepted by th Conferees Yesterday. Washington. March 28 The conferees on the Cuban resolutions have agreed to accept the resolutions as passed by the senate. The resolutions are aa fol low: Resolved, By the senate, the house of representatives concurring therein, that In the opinion of congress a condition of publlo war exists between the govern ment of 8paln and the government pro claimed and for aome time maintained by force of arms by the people of Cuba, and that the United 8tates should main tain a strict neutrality between th con tending power, according to each all th rights of belligerents In th porta and territory of the United Btatee. , Reeorved. Further. That the friendly offices of the United State be offered by th president to th Spanish govern ment toward the recognition of the In deoeodeame of Cuba. BT. PETERSBURG'S VIEWS. St. Petersburg. March 2. The Mar quia dl Rudlnl's speech has given rise to a variety of opinions' in the prves here. The Novostl says it shows the prime minister In an unworthy light, lacking In astuteness. Italy should have chosen open war or honest peace. She is now negotiating merely to gain time. The Novo Vremya la full of praise for him. It saya the prim minister's speech shows that the end will he peace, without a thought of revenge. The Vtedlraosti says: "If Italy now refuses to conclude peace It will be a proof of a grand plot between Italy and England against Abyssinia. In these days It seems as no kingdom nor any native "ower In Africa will be allowed to exist by bloodthirsty clvlltiers." ONE OF GOD'S ARMY. Grant's Pass, Or., March 26. James Wilson, a member of God's Regular Ar my, of this place, had a hearing today before Justice Fldler, on a charge of assault with Intent to commit rape upon Winifred Purdy, the S year old child of William Purdy, commander of God's Regular Army here. Wilson is 65 years of age and was acting quartermaster of God's Regular Army up to a week ago, when he Is al leged to have committed the crime. He left here and went to California, but was brought back last night for examina tion. Wilson was held to answer the charge before the grand Jury. Having Hoe Cake Soap in your kitchen or bath once means always. Mt'CH CONTESTED. Flv Claim. Against th Will of A. J. Davis, of Montana. Butt. Mont., March . Five eontesU of alleged wills of Andrew J. Davla are now on trial. Tomorrow la the last day for th filing of contests. The contestant so far on record are Kllxahets Bowdorn, of Hpringfle4. Ma.; and Diana Davla, of Bomeravlll., Conn.; Calvin V. Davis, of Sebaatopot, Cal.; Elis abeth A. Smith, of Berkeley, and Hulda Snail, of Kern county, California, th. latter claiming to be th widow of the dead millionaire. The moat formidable contest Is that of Elisabeth A. Smith, Instituted today. Bli alleges that tbs will of MM was ft forgery, and that It was contested by Henry A. Hoot, Harriet Sheffield, of Mas sachusetts, Henry A. Davis, of New York, snd Harsh Maria Cummlngs, of Ware, Mas. Tha case resulted in ft inlM-tiial. after which the petitioner slate th contestants entered Into conspiracy with lb heirs of John A. Davis to divide the estate among them selves and defraud the other petitioner. The petitioner want on twnty-second of th estate. The good Republlcsn who does not get in his work tonight bad better stay away from the polls next Juno, or go there reconciled to voting a scratched ticket SCHOONERS COLLIDE. Accident on the Ocean Sinks the Helen aferrlam. San Francisco, Match W. The schooner Helen Meniam waa run down and com pletely wrecked by the schooner Christi na Steffena. but Sunday morning, about 22 miles off Point Reyes. Captain Grug gel and three men, who composed the crew of th Merrlam, were taken off by the Steffena. The Meniam drifted along the ocean and s now perhaps at tha bot tom. Captain Gruggel lays all the blame of the accident on Steffens. The latter, he aav had no lbzhta out and could not b discerned until she wss on top of his I el. To make matters worse, accord- Ing to hla story, th master of tha Stef fena refuted to atand by and assist In saving hla vessel. Both schooners were bound north, th Meniam to Nehalem river, and the ther to Timber Cave, which la about thirty miles north of whore the accident oc curred. The place to defeat bad candidates Is at the mas conventions and party pri maries, and not at tho poll except In exceptional NAVAL BILL PA88ED. House Make No Amendment to the Original Bill. Washington. March M.-The naval ap- j of a negro. Thtwo men proprlation bill wa. passed today by the r for ten econ.W. "hen both house without substantial amendment. ' down before the bowling crowi An effort wa. made by the advocates of ' that waa swaying around them. I- a a larger Increase of naval strength than j natant the platform was a scene of wM waa authorised by the bill, to Increase chao. Excited negroes m"tii, the number of battleship from four to ' the battle for twenty mirmte be slx. This Increase was supported on the t for sn ermed force of P"mJ floor by Hanley. Cummlngs. and John- , the riot It "Je a-" son. and opposed by Boutelle. chalrma. that no one waa darerouly of the committee. Lick and Robinson. ' though one or two oftlM i white dele- The house by a large majority .too ' f'- " well a. a negro ori twv were by the recommendation of the commtr.ee. , bru ed cfderably the proposition for six battleship mus- I eouM be obtained, the conventJon. aftar terlng but S vote, abainst 134. ' Varlou : disposing of a few minor other amendments were offered, but all ' Journed sine die. without Issuing any tn fallei , structlons to the delegates to Bt Louis. The bill, as passed, carries t31.fll.Mt. ! Immediately after thhe regular con- snd authoriu th construction nf four battleships and fifteen torpedo boats, the total cost of which will be In the neigh borhood of 3S, 000,000. Every Republican can have his say and make hla influence felt by attending the meeting tonight. ' RESULT OF RASH WORDS. Fresno, Cal.. March . An attempt was made tonight to lynch Johnson, the minister who last night charged from the pulpit that two-thirds of the girls or Fresno were ruined before they reached the age of It. Officers rescutd him from the angry mob and he is now under the protection of the sheriff. He was called before a mass meeting of business men and made to sign a complete apology. He was then told that his presence In town would not be needed. He strenuously objected to leaving town, but when the pastor of the church Joined the committee in ad vising him to go, he became more pacific and at a late hour tonight the evangelist left town. WOULDN'T LET HIM GO. Portland. March 2S. The members of th First Baptist church tonight refused to accept the resignation of the Rev. Roland D. Grant pastor, which he pre sented some time ago. The vote stood 91 against and JS for. The Rev. Grant asked until Sunday to reconsider the matter. CCANNERYMEN ADJOURN. Portland. March JS. The salmon can nerymen have adjourned the meeting In this city without accomplishing anything definite looking to the realisation of a combination schema The meeting will be resumed In Astoria tomorrow. NOT GUILTY. Roeeburg, March 26. After fourteen hours' deliberation the jury returned a verdict of "not guilty" In the case of the state vs. Andy Pool, for complicity In Murderer Brown's escape last De cember. HE WAS GUILTY. McMlnnvllle, Or., March 38. Peter Laf ferty was convicted of manslaughter to day for the murder of Jonas Short He will be sentenced on Saturday. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, March !6. Wheat, spot, dull; demand, poor: No. 2 red winter, 3s 5d; No. I hard Manitoba, Ss 3U.d; No. 1 Cali fornia, (s 5Mrd. ortland, March Wheat Valley, 60; Walla Walla. 7557V4. Liverpool, March 26. Hops Pacific Coast, 1 IBs. Highest of all in Leavening AOSOWTEI.Y PURE' IT WAS A SPLIT State of Tcias Further Distinguishes Herself by Xarrowly Escap ing a funeral. TVS BEGAN WITH A WHOOP "cKisley r actio Skit Oat j Ike CkahT if. kit Held Scsmm of Its 01 liter the Trnihlt aid li st rioted Delegates. Austin, Tex., March X. Th Republic; state convention, which ha been lo sev slon in this city since Tuesdsy. adjourned sine die thl afternoon after having gala sd the distinction of narrowly avoiding a funeral, and having the not unusual thing, now-a-dayi in Texas, of a spilt convention. The situation looked threatening at taw very start thla morning. Tho McKlnlsr men worked all night among the negroes I a 10: sncceeoea in pnmini n-i number of tnern, so ins uu murm when the hour for convening arrived. It found tha McKlnley men an organise fore occupying the center of tha hall, with a vry determined look oa their faces, and an air of fight surrounding them. Th first work of the convention, wa th receiving and adoption of th credential committee report. ItrfUntro duction Immediately precipitated a row, and whUe tha McKlnley faction made a determined stand to get some showing. Chairman Cuney. with his arbitrary rat ings, shut them out entirely and organis ed, the convention with the Reed.Alllom men In exclusive charge. Tho convention adopted resolutions favoring the gold standard. The convention then electeg delegate to th St Lonis convenuow and elector. Hardly had the vots on the selection of lector been announced when a long anticipated row wa In force. Am tho chair declared the men elected, a wild whoop from th very center of th Mc Klnley delegation proclaimed that trou ble had begun. On hurley negro can I through th Jam. passing tn men aa front of htm aside as If they were aw I much chaff, and In his wak came a ntra j dred follower wild with excitement They gave every evidence that they In tended to capture th grand stand. Tag I first negro to reach th stage made a 1 lunge at Cuney head with his fist White '. he struck at Cuney. he found himself enn fronted br a big revolver In th hands , veniion acjuurneu. in .trv..,.r, took charge of the ball and organised their convention In due form, electing delegates to 8t. Louis. This convention did not consider a plat form, but adopted a resolution endorsing McKlnley for president and Instructing the delegates sent from here to vote for him a long as his name waa before th convention. Let all those wbo have been so ready ! to cry ling rule after conventions in the paat, go to the meeting tonight, or for ! ever after hold their peace. TO SELL THE SOUTHERN. ' Asked for the Sinking Fund by the Joint Committee Important Resolution., Cincinnati. March M. At a meeting yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce of the committees appointed by the Chamber of Commerce, the Freight Bu reau, the Commercial Club, the Manu facturers'. Club and the Optimist' Club to consider the proposed sale of the Cin cinnati Southern: Mr. Thomas Morri son, aa chairman of the, Joint commm It tee, presided, and after considerable dis cussion a resolution was adopted which will be submitted to the various appoint ing bodies, and If approved by them will then be presented to the special commit- ' tee from the board of legislation. The resolution 1s as follow: "To the Special Commlttee-of th Board of Legislation on Cincinnati Southern Railroad: The resolution which brought your committee Into existence seems ta have been timely, as there Is- no question but that the conditions which now sur round the Cincinnati Southern railroad problem call for wise and careful consid eration. "It must be plain to an wbo Have given the question any thought that If the present condition of uncertainty is per mitted to continue Cincinnati wtll he handicapped tn efforts to control the Southern trade. "The remedy would seem to be In tti permanent disposal of the roul, that th question of its future control may bt settled, nnd the road enter upon a perloil of development and prcspTlty. "In view, therefore, of th? facts above stated we are of the opinion that the board of legislation of the city of Cin cinnati should promptly pass the resolu tion suggested by the sinking fund trustees, in order that the necessary legal steps under act of March 12. ISS7. may at once be taken to determine whether or not acceptable bids tor the control of the Southern railroad will be submitted." Tho resolution that the Joint commit tee asks to be passed by th board of legislation Is the one suggested by the sinking fund trustees, by which the board of legislation will declare It neces sary to sell the road. When this la done the matter wtll thereby be placed in such a shape that the sinking fund trustees may act. Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report ms ft! '2H 4 If , 4 i I J. .:... : . . A ( J-:1 '. - - T. 'ZJ J.V. -v. t I 4 ..V-e r .-..j