if' r 4 Ths ASTORIA hat ft ltrrt LOCAL f . cirtslitlosi tMUrgwt 6F.NF.flAl elreuls- S tiaa, wo ttu larrst! TOTAL (IrulallM f gj tH sisen sgblitlisB la Aslant, J TODAV'I WEATHER. JT fltscnt ff Wliln(lH !' Orrfoai 2 ICXCUUH1VIC TICI.EGKAPIIIC PRESS REPORT. TRUSTEE SALE Of the Fine Lines of Men's anl Boy's Cloth ing, Furnishing Goods, Hats. Caps, Boots and Shoes. Trunks, Valises. Umbrellas. Blankets, Quilts, etc., at factory prices for cash, at one price to all alike. C. S- JACOBSOIN THUHTI2I2 COMMERCIAL ST.. ASTORIA. OR )o you nwl anything in Ottice KunplUa, Ltttir Prt'HHt'H, Copying IkM.kn, i.ktanil, TabltlP, lulu, lilnnk JJcM.ks, Uluo Print lir, W'nMe Iiarktt, Jrk Trny. Ton Huck, Tyjo Writing l'apoi, RiMon anl Carl en Pnpii. If hi, wt'cnn Hupply you. A new lot of Ploylntx Cord Jimt received. Griffin & Reed, City Book Store. Bargains! Such a Never Been ardware, Granite Wire. Rope, Stoves. Iron Pipe. Terra Cotta Pipes. Bar Iron, Steel. Cannery Supplies. Loners' Tools PLUMBING, TIN WORK ndt At prices that defy competition. Done by experience! workmen. irfyVayster,rw Gctst Fixture est Cost. Sol Oppenheimer, . riiHUMAN. lalt ol Freeman Molnwe. ! -COLUHBIA IRON WORKS. Foundrymen, Blacksmiths. Machinists and Boiler! Makers. MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY. iron and Brass Castina. . SPECIALTIES i . Welch Patent Wheel, Ship Smithing and Steamboat Work, . . Cannery and mil Machinery, Marine and Stationary Boiler Built to Order. . . PfTSpeclally equipped for Loggers' Work. Bay Foundry). Phone 78. Correspondence STEAMERS Telephone' & Bailey Catzert. "Telephons" leavea Astoria at T p. as. dally (except Bunday). Leaves Portland at 7 a. m. dally., ax- "tty G.srt" leave. Astoria Tum flay, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning at a. m.; Sunday vanlni at I p. m. Leaves PorUand dally at I p. m., eant Bunday. On aaturday at 11 p. m. Cpi ounuay. j, MaUZKRT, , 1 Afant I 1J - a For the One-Price Clothiers. Hatters and Furnishers Offered Before In JOB WORK, Call and Be Convinced Trustee for M. C. CROSBY. R. T. EARLE, let. ot Stockton. Cat General Blacksmith Work, f Located on 18th and Franklin (Scow solicited. Cheap Clothing The Hop Le Clothing rnotory and marohant tailor, at Ol Bond street. makes undrolothlng to order. Bulla and trouaer made to Ot parfaeUy. Bvery order punotuaily on time and aatlafaatlon (naraataad. Good foodi old ohaap. Call and be eonTtneed. ASTOIUA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MOUNINU. WHERE SHALL WHARVES BE? Property Owners Think They Have a Klijht to Nil lid to the Channel Line. I'Kon sr to coiwcii. denied Tk flsalsesa ul tbc City Ucaaad Cc. tiol ul fmiliah Measrea taijisecra" Chanel Lisc Shoul J (.nun Hiker Oarlia. Thrr ronold. rabl .lrulun yra Irnlay nniuiiK.l liualiio m-'n on llin uratlun of harbor 1 1 n mil lh rxlin lona of utmrvra to ald line from c!ly tiiuiwriy alrrady In u Th lrtfr huh aM-arrd In ynlrrday'a Uu. lanrd by Mr. I. K- Warn-n, rrt many uckiIp In, IhlnkliHT Thu ronronaua or opinion mnrd to b thai the city coun ill iliij noi havn a Irani rlnnl to prrrent Hi" bull. Una of wharvra uut 10 I he har bor II n ralabllahrd by tha t'nllrd Rlalra (ovrrnrrunl. In an Interview upon the aubW'l. Mr. r. A. Flahvr. of KUhrr liroa , wild ' "t ninnot ron'-lvi' of any eood rraaon rllhrr In U, r;uli)r, )u.ilr, rommon wruH' or upon any prlnrlplv ron.'uiiva lo (hp ailvani'rmrnt of Ihr cliy'a Inirr hr Ihr rty coun-!l ahouhl lad lh riirrmr arllnn whli'h It h dona ronrcrnln Ihr lullilli( of 'hriva ou lo the hnrMr lln. I tlo not lrllrvr ,n in nrot plniYi that tha rounrll haa lha lKl rlk'ht la InLTfrro In ihr mallrr or In any way prv-nt property holilera from bulhllna-. ho r.uuln within lh llnra ralabll.hrd by the ovrrnmont an-in.-r. loud laaynra aarra lth in In thla tolllnn. In tha arcond place. II an-ma to mr a vrrr fnollah Idra on the part of thla purtp-ulur council h cau.e It not only nliatrucia the rurrylnir on of Improveomenla wilhln the rliy. but II make an IrmuUr and uitly looking; line of atructurva alone the city water front. One city council pernilte one prop erly holder lo build out to tha water Una while another round! will not allow hla nrxt-dour nrlahbor lo ito within a hundred feet of that line. The water front thua lieconva judged In apenranre. while an Injuatlce la ilona to many prop erly onrr. If rhla aort of Iralalnllon la to continue. wht kind of a water frint.ice Kill Aalorld linv. In a few year from now It la ntmply abaurd for the law-alien of the city to be Interferlnc llh the well eaiubliahrd rltrhte of prip- eriy liol.lcru ami pullinx down the work which other are trying lo do toward bulMIni! up the clt.v. The aovernment aurveya ahould aovern here a elaewhere. and all theoihrr niiill.ru ran lie enally arruna.M afterward. What we want In AMnriu la imlforniliy of i-onairucilon on the water front. anl the erection of auch buatneaa houaea aa will accommoilnte the trafflc aure to follow on the com pletion of the railroad. I-et focondary mnitera take their proper lurn and tie ailjupled when the time cornea for their ronal.lernllon. What we nant now ta the blemllna- of every Intereat and the ahapliur of every enlerpriae to the or.d common ot'Jwt of puahlnar forward the Intereaia of the city now -noat Important to tie ronaldcred. "It la true I am one of tha Inten-ated partlea concerned In the rxtenalon of tha dock In the rear of my More buildlrur. and which the city council haa enjoined. 1 know, however, that the repnliinir. re building; and eitenalon of other ilocua dependa upon the action -which we take here. Although I have not aeen Mr. Flavel recently, I am conndent from pre- tolua talka with Mm that If we extend our dock he will alao fairly repair and build hla large dock out to the harbor line. The city miiat have Increased dock fnrllltlra, and with the railroad running through the middle of the preaent docka there muat be auch facllltica aa will per mit ot the loadlrur and unloading at the whnrvea of deep aea veaaela. Tha action of the city council recently taken, waa baaed upon a purported reao luilon of the Columbia Harbor No. B. That resolution waa an error, In refuta tion of which you enn publish the follow ing communication: To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of tho City of Astoria: Qenllemen: We. members of Columbia lliirbor No. !2. wlah to recall Ihe protest nied with you by the clerk of said hHr bor. protesting nKlnst the building of a wharf to the harbor line by 1. K. War ren and A. C. Fisher. The urotest wiia sent you before a meet I n of the harbor, and when it as sembled the memliera did not ratify the action. At the preaent time we desire to lake no action In the premise. Kespectfully. W. 8TAKR. Captain. EO. MA8NKY. THOS. PARKKR. J. W. BAMHDCIK, WM. HKHFlCI.n. J. K. CAMPHKLU A. C. FISHKH. Columbia Harlior, No. S. "The situation la a serious one. and demand Immediate adjustment. I am not only speaking for our Individual In terests, aa w hav warehouse room enough at preaent, and can get along without the railroad If other can: but. If the verbal agreement made by coun cilman J. W. Welch on behalf of the right of way committee of the railroad at tho time he solicited the deeds for this property are to b arrled out, we are entitled to. and In protection of our business of necessity must, build our wharves out to th harbor line In order to have sufficient accommodation for our business. Even under thes circum stances a large money loss In addition to the loss of property, will be entailed upon us. Thla w hav ufrred In si lence, but do not propose to be hampered In the conduct of our legitimate buslne. Mr. Hammond I expected here hourly, the depot site will be closed up, and con struction upon the railroad through the Ity will shortly commence. We shall ccrtnlnly look to the railroad committee and the council for the protection of our right In this matter." Mr. J. T. Rosa, of Ross, Hlggln Co.. whose store I situated on the same dock with Fisher Brothers, when asked for his views upon the wharf question, snld that he of course thorousrhly coincided with Mr. D. K. Warren and Mr. Fisher. "It seems to me that the prosperity of Astoria, the building up of a large trade here of a general commercial character. depends largely upon the aecuring of ade nmu dorks for the handllnr of business and th transfer of trafllc from car to boata end boata to care, we wer pre - pared a Ion tlma o, and you will retol lect It waa reported a long Mm ago In the Aatorlan, to prosecute tltfi ork on our docks. After tha pur;h of a large amount of auppllaa. piling, etc., w wrra suddenly slopped fr'nn further pioored- i Inga by the action oftha coun II. In my opinion thla haa been or incai-uiaoi aam age to tha city. If otir lock Mad been completed other properly owners would have followed suit, both from Inclination ami aa a matter of neceaslty. a larga number of men would hav been given employment, and considerable sums of money would hav been distributed In the city. It la Imperative that these docka he constructed In the Immediate future. And 1 think that all of Ihe ob jecilima raised by the rtty council lurk foundation and are childish In their na ture. The consider tlona raised acalnat I ha building or extension of docka. can lie eaally adjusted when the necessity arises. We want large docka now and must have them. It will coat Koaa, Hlg glna ft Co. II"" In addition to damage lone to proiwrty. for the elmple tmvlng buck of Ita warehouse, In order to afford room for the railroad tracks along the wnler front. Falrneaa to all should be the principle governing In these maiu-r." REWARDED THE FAITH Fl'I Fualonlsta Far Well at the Hands of T aroma's New Mayor. Tacoma, April 71. Mayor Fawcett took office today and promptly appointed to office a doaen Democrat and I'opttllst fuslonhits who were prominent In secur ing his election. Thomas Doherty. a Pop ulist, waa appointed commlasUner of pub lic work. Th restraining order Isaued last night by Judg Prttrh.rd to prevent the appointment of this jffl-er waa rot served until S o'clock thla morning, while Mayor Fawcett made Ma appointment Just after midnight. Mullen, of the board of public worka, who secured the restraining order, re fused to give up th ottice, and hcth men niled It today, though Dohery will not attempt to assume control pemlln the heating on the order, which Is made re turnable April 10. Other nnpoin:menta Included chief of police. R. It. Hoge. a liemocrstlc lawyer: chief of the flr de partment. J. D. Horrocka, a c-irpenler. Populist; city attorney, W. It. H. Kean, Populist; city librarian. Herbert i:ash ford. Populist, and harbor Master, H. O. Hoflln. Six of th termor patrolmen have been relieved from duty. IN DARKEST AFRICA I'carcd the Matnklcs Kill Captare buluwavo and Kill Many. daisied the frier Arc Acting is Cosccrt With Ike Kcbclliosis s fur UIok at British Saprcmccy. Capetown. April a. Th situation grow darker every day, In spite of the.very ef fective mean token to defend l'.uluwayo. Fully 9UU person have been killed by the Mulala-lea since the uprising began, and men of experience In South African war fare claim to see In the tactic of the native the guiding hand of th leader of the Transvaal burgher. They Insist that the Boers are arming for a struggle with the llrltlsh for maatery In South Africa, and that they are actually en couraged and aaatsted by Germany. The boera hav mustered about ISO men and several gun, according to report, at a convenient distance from Mafeklng, and It la believed that they are more than willing to make a common cauae with the Matabele and strike a blow at IlrtUsn supremacy. Indeed, ev erything I In a volcanic state In South Africa at present, and no person can oor rectly foretell what the result will be. A great deal dependa on Berlin. BICYCLE ROAD RACES. Executive Committee of the A. F. C Take Action In the Matter. The executive committee of tha Astoria Football Club met last evening, and, after the disposal of routine business, took up the matter ot bicycle road race. This subject haa been occupying the at tention of bicyclists for some time past, and the Idea met with much fnvor. There are many bikes In Astoria, and tha lack ot place for racing waa a Mg deficiency. It waa suggested, and wisely, that the level streets extending to Fast Astoria would make excellent g'ound for road races, and the matter was taken up by the Astoria Football Club. At tha meeting of the executive com mittee last evening a delegation, consist true of Meaars. Uunn, Qlbson and Hfvcr Idge, wo appointed to arrange for a series of race, which will occur shortly. Mr. Ounu suggest an excellent Idea, and one which will undoubtedly he put into execution. He recommend that three races be arranged, the person receiving the greatest number of points to be de clared th winner. F'rst place would be ay ten points: second eight; and so on. This scheme would give everyone a chance for a prise. The race will be a handicap one, and I open to all member of th Astoria Football Club. Mr. Gunn I of the opinion that It would be well to handicap the racers after each race, so as to give all a fair chance. The committee will offer trophies for the persona getting places, and that there will be an abundance of contestants got without aylng. The racers will probably tart from the corner of Sixth and Du ane. and run to Fortieth and liond and return, the dltaanc being about five miles. Duane street will be followed to the Clatsop Mills, where riders will turn and take Franklin avenue to the resi dence of Mrs. Lelnenweber. Then they will go down a block to Commercial and down still another block to Bond. From Bond they will rid probably to Fortieth street, and perhaps further. Th rood from McGregor' Mill up Is In splendid condition, and will make a pret ty race. Th finish will also be fine, a Duane street has been reoently rebuilt. There are several hills on the course. which will necessitate training. Ladle are barred. It' too bad, but such I tho case. But What' the matter with ar ranging a road race for ladle? There are many expert In Astoria, and the rare would be more interesting than the gentlemen' run. Altogether the season promlsts to be an enjoyable one for bl cyclist, for the summer season will soon be here and Bunday trips to the beauh will be in vogue. Next Tuesday evening the member of the Astoria Football Club will meet and elect captain for th several team football, baseball, and tennis. A full at tendance ta requested. At last night' J meeting Messrs. Chjnrle Green and Har 1 ry won were eojrauaa to meoMrsaip. A PHIL 22, 18. SAVED THE LIVES OF FOUR PERSONS Heroic Action of an Ordinary Sea man Aboard the Revenue Cutter Commodore I'erry. OXE SEAMAN WAS DROWNED Vkile Atteaptiig to Hcksc Hiaj tkc Otktrs Were TkrukS Isto tkc Water. id Woald Hate Set Death kit fur "oslthropp's HcroiiiS). Port Townsend, April tl.-Th revenue cutter Commodore Perry, which arrived her thla evening from Ban Frarclaco, report on of th rough eat trip ever experienced. On Saturday morning a man was washed overboard and lost, Hla nam waa Alfred Halfell, the boatswain, and he was at work forward when the sea cam that carried bun over. He waa wearing heavy rubber boot and an oil coat, which earned him down quickly and he waa not aeen afterward. A boat was lowered, manned by Gunner Johannsen and Seamen Ja-obsen. Thorp and Dyke, who spent nearly two hour In search for th lost boatswain, without success. Then, when they attempted to board the ship, their boat was capslsed and all four swept Into th sea. It wa Impossible to lower another boat for them, and they were left to be aban doned, when suddenly an ordinary sea man. C. C. Moulthropp, aelaed a line. prang overboard, and, by superhuman effort, soon had th line around the bodies of all four man. They were thu saved, though all wer insensible when hauled up on deck. Moulthropp la a nativa of Springfield. Mas., and shipped on the Perry only two weeks ago. He la deemed worthy of a medal by Captain Smith, who will forward a recommendation to that effect to th llf earing board. PERRT SCOTT DEAD. Well Known Engineer Pa see Away In Portland. Portland, April M Perry Scott, for mora than twenty years one of the beet known marine engineer In the North west, died here last night, uged 78. About three weeks ago he sustained what he thought to be a trifling Injury at the time, by lifting a piece of wood. In a few days he was taken to hla bed and never got up. Perry Scott waa a brother of Captain . B. Scott, manager of the White Collar Line, and I known to every a'.eamboat- man on the Pacific coast. He was rlso well known In the East, having owned and operated many boats on the Ohio and Mississippi rlver.-Ed. MASON MAT WITHDRAW. Portland. April n.-It wa stated to night on what la considered good author ity that Mr. W. 8. Mason, the candidate for mayor on the ami-Simon ticket, would withdraw. No contlrmatlon of the report could be obtained tonight. PIONEER GONE. Roeeburg, Or., April 11 Stephen Ml- Bard, aged St, a pioneer of this (Douglas) oounty, died here thla morning from th effect of an Injury received while en route to San Francisco on board th steamer Queen, which collided with th British sailing vessel Strathdon In Ban Francisco bay, a few month ago. SECTARIAN SCHOOLS. Indian Appropriation Bill Discussed at Length In th Senate. Washington. April H The senate spent today on th Indian appropriation bill, but did not complete It. The sectarian school question was taken up late In the day and brought out an animated de bate, Senators Galllnger, Teller and Thurston opposing and Senator Gray and Pettlgrew supporting the amendment offered by Cockreil extending for two years, the time tor the entire abandon ment of sectarian schools. Final action on the question wa not reached. BASEBALL SCORES. Cincinnati, April a. -Cleveland, 11; Cin cinnati, ID. Pittsburg. April a. nttsburg, 4; Louis ville. S. New York. April B.-Phlladelphla, t; New York. L Washington, April a. Washington, 11; Brooklyn. 10. Baltimore, April a. Baltimore, 14; Bos ton, t 8t Louis, April a. St. Louis, : Chica go, t MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS. Declare for Honest Money and Endorse Ruasell for President, Special to th Aatorlan. Boston, April a. The Democrats In state convention today declared for th gold standard and againat th free coin age of silver. The convention endorsed ex-Governor Russell for president. BAND ISLAND RESERVE. Th Ship Channel Formerly Left It In Oregon. Oregonlan. J Forty-two J x ago this summer, the United Staft steamer Active, which, as the Goldhunter, In 1850, mad a nam In Oregon history a the first steamship to come to Portland, apt several week at the mouth of the Columbia and made extensive soundings between C'vpe Han cock and Tongue Point. IV .' steamer wa In charge of Lieutenant Video, and the reault of her work waa well set forth on a complete map, showing all the chan nels, buoys, sands, etc A copy of that map now yellow with age Is on Ml In Surveyor General Arnold' office, in this city, and In the past few day has at tracted much attention from th fact that It I accompanied by letters which effect ually settle the dispute aa to the govern ment ownership of Sand Island, t prea ent a bone of contention betwe th fishermen of two atatee. Th map chow Sand Island to b almoat on a 11 n with Cap Hanoock and Point Adame, with no marked channel wei oi m inana, but with a well-buoyed channel Into Ba kfs bay, and on up to th east and eaat and north aide of th island, thu leaving it entirely on the Oregon aid of the channel. Th corresponderlfc which accompanies th map ht a fol lows: "Department of th Interior, Washing ton, V. C August 9. IMS-Sir: I have the honor to lay before you the enclosed letter of Ihe tb Inst., and accompanying papers from th secretary of war. asking that '8 and Island.' In th entrance to Columbia livsr, Oregon, be reserved from sale for military purposes, and respect fully recommended tliat said Island be retained, aa requested, for a miliary res ervation. I am, sir. with great respect, your obedient servant, W. T. OTTO, "Acting Secretary ." "To th President of the United States. On th back of this interesting docu ment appears th following: "Executive Mansion, Washington, Au gust 29, 1MJ. Let the reservation of 'Band island,' in Oregon, b made a herein recommended by the secretary of the Interior. A. LINCOLN. "August , li." On the eame date that Lincoln' In dorsement wa made. Acting Secretary Otto transmitted th paper to James M. Edmunds, commissioner of tha gen eral land office, and be In return sent the following letter to Oregon: "General Land Offlce, Washington, D. C. September L lftt Bynon J. Pengra, Esq., Burvey or -General, Eugn City. Oregon Sir: Herewith yon will receive a copy f a letter from the acting secre tary of the Interior, dated 3th ultimo, transmitting a ccpy of the president' order of even date, directing the reserva tion of 'Band bland,' in the entrance to Columbia river, Oregon, for military pur poses. As this Island 1 withdrawn from sale or other disposition for public use other thsn tallttary. you are required. Immediately upon the receipt hereof, to note this reservation upon the connected diagram of your district. You are re quested to acknowledge the receipt of this communication, advising this office that th requisite annotation has been properly made upon the surveying rec ords In your office, so as to secure and protect the reservation for th purpose Intended. 1 am respectfully, your obe dient servant, J. M. EDMUNDS. "Commissioner.' AN ALABAMA KILLING Five Hundred Democrats Witness a Tragedy in Montgomery. .lis Killed lor Relation With Asotker's Vite rrooiaeat Citites of Oakdile. Cel.. Shot sad Killed. Montgomery, Ala., April a Five hun dred Democrats here today, attending the Democratic state convention, wer borrl fled by a tragedy at the depot. The platform wo crowded at 7:30 o'clock this morning when Bob Kennedy, sheriff ot Dallas county, Alabama, stepped uut with a double-barrelled shot gun and cpened Are upon two brothers. Percy and Mardta Wood, both cltixena of Selma. When th brother saw Kennedy they ran for a place ot safety, but before this could be reached, Kennedy shot Percy tore ugh th back. Inflicting a fatal wound. Manila Wood drew his pistol and fired at Kennedy five times, without hitting him. Kennedy re-loaded bis gun twice, firing in all five shots at Mardta Wood, shattering his right shoulder und break ing his left arm. Tha trouble grew out of the relations said to exist between Mardta Wood and the wife of Kennedy, all parties being residents of Selma. Ala. Wood came here to attend the meeting of the Dem ocratic executive state committee, ot which he la a member. Kennedy. It la sold, learned that Wood was her and came over from Selma to kill him. Mardls Wood ha for forty years been a prominent figure In politics and two years ago was the nominee of the Demo cratic party In the Fourth District for congress, but withdrew before the elec tion and Uoston Robhlns, recently un seated, took his place. Kennedy Is In Jail here. TRAGEDY IN CALIFORNIA. Sonora, CaL. April a. CoL Caleb Dor sey. of Oak dale, a wealthy and promi nent mine owner and rancher, was ahot and killed at Dorsey mine, eleven miles from Columbia, In this county today, by hi mining partner, J. T. Newcomer, over a dispute that ensued upon Dorsey charging Newcomer with cleaning up and misappropriating amalgam without the colonel's knowledge. The defendant will claim justifiable homoclde. He alleges that, during the wrangle. Col. Dorsey attempted to draw his gun, with the usual result of being too slow. The matter haa created a moat profound sensation owing to the age and standing of both parties In thla commu nity. Both gentlemen were between 60 and TO. Newcomer left the scene ot th killing before his victim expired and cam to Sonora and surrendered himself to the sheriff. DEMOCRAT UNSEATED. Repraeentatlv Cobb, from the Fifth Ala bama District Washington, April a. The house today unseated James E. Cobb, a Democrat, representing th Fifth Alabama district, and voted m to 45 to (eat Albert T. Good win, Populist, but a point ot no quorum being made, the house adjourned, with the final vote still pending. Five Repub licans voted with the Democrats to re commit the case, with Instructions to tha committee to permit the contestant to offer testimony In rebuttal. Cobb haa been a member of the Fiftieth Fifty-first. Fifty-second and Fifty-third congresses. He was unseated by the Fifty-first house. Highest of all in Leaveoing i . k filial no. n. STILL AFTER DOCTOR BROWN a Congregational Ministers of San Francisco Say Hard Things About Him. HE MAY YET BE SUSPENDED lev. Bitch Sirs He Is Pireiljr Coavisced of Dr. Droirs's Gsilt. asd Tkt Be is ts vortkjr to I" reach Other Hisls ters Thish the Ssae, Oakland, CaL. April X!.-Rr. C. O. Brown I agnin fighting for his ministe rial existence. Today, before he bar conference of th Congregational church. Brown was strongly arraigned by m num ber of minister. Dr. Hatch, minister of th Berkeley church, aald at tha council he bad stood by Brown and had held the council back from condemning Brown too strongly. 1 Now, however, he waa thoroughly convinced of Brow' guilt of untruthfulness and Improper conduct and of his general unworthtnes to preach. Rev. Mr. Free land, of Oakland, said th man who pays blackmail changa the presumption In hi case from innocent to guilty. Hey. Dr. McLean thought Dr. Brown ahould not be allow.id to preach, and Judg Haven moved that Brown be suspended from th ministry to til auch lime as be cleared hla character. A long discussion followed on thla Th minis ters. In overwhelming majority, seem to b opposed to Brown, bat th latter has some friends who are working for him. Rev. Phillip Coomb said th ministers wer trying to set aside their own ver dict, given through th council, because Brown bad not received the verdict la a proper aplrlt. MARYLAND REPUBLICANS. Delegates to the National Convention Will Go Vnlnatruc'ed- ( Baltimore. April a. Th Republican leader of the state art gathering la Baltimore today for th purpose of at tending th state convention, which be gin tomorrow. Th platform which la still under consideration, will probably be built upon th lines laid down In that recently adopted In Maine, and the pres ent program la to send a delegation to St. Louis unlnstructed. Its first vote will be cast for Governor Lown'faa. after which It will be divided between McKln ley and Reed, as the adherents ot both candidate are aure of place In the dele gation. - CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS. Want a Bound Financial Plank und They Will Get It. New Haven, Conn., April U. The tate Republican convention met tonight to nominate delegates to th 8t Louis eogf vention. Hon. Edgar M. Warner, tem porary chairman, made an eloqu. nt a-gu- ment In favor of a protective larifT ana sound money. He said the people de manded a sound financial '.dank in the platform and that there woi'ld i.ot be the slightest question aa to the views of the Republicans of Connc:i-.-ut on this question. PROMINENT IN LIFE. . , Special to th Aatorlan. Vienna. April a. Boron Hlrach died today of heart disease, at his estate near Komorn. LEON. SAY DEAD. Paris, April a. Leon Say, the distin guished political economist, died today. A FOREGONE CONCLUSION. New Orleans. April a Late return Indicate the election ot Foster. Democrat, for governor. The count Is delayed at . most points. HE TIED HER SHOESTRING. Then Ho Waa Inclined to Pride Himself Until the aFll Came. N. Y. Herald. She waa pretty and pert, and as the theater train swayed around the high -curves ot Harlem four men In drees suits glanced at her approvingly. All at once aha made a discovery and her man ner let every one Into her ecret. On of her shoe was unlaced. At first she made a show of stooping to tie It up, but she was uncomfortably adjusted for lacing her own shoes. In fact, it was a physical Impossibility. The four young men In dess suits saw It and soon wer discussing the young woman' dilemma. "I'll make a bluff at It, anyway." said one of them as the train left the Fiftieth street station. Whereupon, to the de light of his companions and to the as tonishment of those who hadn't observed the situation, he arose and, kneeling de liberately at th feet of the fair one, he raised his hat polltey and aald: "May I hav the?" etc. Her red lips parted, showing two row of pearly teeth, while a faint color mounted to her cheeks. "It you will be so kind," she aald. It was a mighty pretty foot, and none too quickly th job was done neatly and deftly. The pretty woman thanked him and he returned to his seat. He was plainly Inclined to plum himself In the eye of hi companions, who mad vari ous remarks about "having her on th string," ate, all of which waa hoard by her, as was evidently intended. At the Forty-second street station aha arose, and, pausing a moment before the young man aa she passed, sweetly inquired: "May I ask where your store IsT" And then she vanished. DeWItt' Bareaparllla la prepared for cleansing tha blood. It builds up and strengthens constitutions impaired by dlseas. Chaa. Roger. Power. - - Latest U.S. Govt Report tliua ' MTV u - ' 1 tat m -m3 1 ' v ) X. i. . '