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JM m 4ST0R1A PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. r rAAAAAAAAAA Tks ASTORIAN hu ft. lsrf.it LOCAL b jl clKKldlmi Ihtltrgnt GF.NtRAL circuit- a 1 tie, tna' th Ur(Mt TOTAL clrca'atfa f fr till piptrt (lubhthed la Astoria, & a,WVWsj. TODAY'! WUTHUt, I ft fanvut for Wnhlnjtoa Hid Orrgom j Oiciiiwil itiowm, r EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PKESS Ii IS POUT. ASTORIA, OKKGO.N, TlKSDAY MOK.NINO, AI'IML 28, JH'.tfl. NO. 1)8. VOL XLV. TRUSTEE SALE Of the Fine Lines of Men's and 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.JACOBSON TKUHTI2I2 COMMERCIAL ST.. ASTORIA. OR I)o you um! imythiiiK in OiTht Bupplit. Letter Preset". Copying Hooks, InkMundn, ThMpIm, Ink, Wank lUn.kH, llluv Print I'nptr, WuHe Pnkit, lk 'frnyn. Pen Hacks, Type Writing PnpH, K.ImViih hmI Curl on Pnpci. If h , wt can tuipply you. A new lot of Ploying Cnrtln jimt received. Griffin & Reed, . Citv Book Store. Bargains! Such Never Been Hardware. Granite Ware. Rope. Stoves. Iron Pipe. Terra Cotta Pipes. Bar Iron. Steel. Cannery Supplies. Loners' Tools PLUMBING, TIN WORK and At prices that defy competition. Done by experienced workmen. Clan Fixture ot Cowl. Sol Oppenheimer, lfiMAN,totolPrinanAM1.ine. R. T. EARI.E, lata ol Stocklsn. Csl COLUHBIA IRON WORKS. Foundrymen, Blacksmiths, Machinists and Boiler? Makers. MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY. Ifor? and Brass Costing. General Blacksmith Work, SPECIALTIES i Welch Patent Wheel, Ship Smithing and Steamboat Work, Cannery and 11111 Machinery, Marine and Stationary Boiler Built to Order l-Speclally equipped for Loggers' Work. Bay Foundry). Phone 78. Correspondence STEAMERS Telephone & Bailey Datzert. "Telephone" leave Aatorla at 7 p. m. dally (except Bunday). Leave Portland at 7 a. m. dally., ex cept Sunday. "Bailey Oatiert" leavea Aatorla Tues day, Wedneaday, Thuraday, Friday and Saturday morning at 1:46 a. m.; Sunday evening at 7 p. m. Leavea Portland dally at I p. m., ex cept Sunday. On aaturday at 11 p. m. WALL AC 81 MAUZERY. Agent For the One-Price Clothiers. Hatters and Furnishers Ottered Before) In JOB WORK, Cnll nncl H Convinced Trustee for M. C. CROSBY. Located on 18th and Franklin (S ow solicited. Cheap Clothing Th Rop Lee Clothing Factory and merchant tailor, at IS Bond afreet, make underclothing to order. Suit and trouatn nada to At perfectly. Bverr order punctually on time and auifaotlon guaranteed, Good goods old aheap. Call d be unidid. DEPOT SITE IS SELECTED! l'riiMcil Slutlun for Astoria Kill He Loralcd In Scow liny, Kitst of 0. K. H N. Dock. I'l.ANSAHi: N'OWIir.lMi DRAWN Fur Vatftnioe Depot. aad TbuM lor lituni Will Itr tneirocntcil la a Trw t).n Yuaa' 11 j s IWirl.jc bill Pc Opracd Juac IV 1h arl.i llun of a ili't att la no lone r a m.Kl. r nr lmit,i . The 1-ki( wl'l I liMBt. d t .w Im'. Batiirdiiy rvrHng Mr. I". W. Hlilvrly lurm-d In III. to four lot. In Hi th'ow Hay dl.lrli.l. i 111. h Mill Ut u.i' In maklii up the .'ert l( raul by 111. UIlrual of iMny diiiiulnl ly uih. n, Mr. Hlilvtly dowrvc critllt for airiiiilna Inlo tho hrMuh, and . II. .11 l rrrlitlMlr a;iprerlat4 li' vrryun. The whcrvwllhal to rlo tin' t-nllro iroMjltion la now In hand, und the iletulla of ef-r.-rlliiK ii'lwaiK-a of drml. an) the coitiililon of th tom.a of earroa. are nil thai now remain to don ao far a ..rurliiK the all la concerned. Mill' elwi wun ulked of OH tht atrevta yeaier dny riniii rnllroud matter, und thvr aa n 'ni-rl fwlln of rrllef imoniil kll rln.iH- lin It iHcumc knon that nnul auorao lu.l altend.M the eff.irt of the rntninlitre In an-urlnc the 8row uy ellr. I Mr. tvlin. the arthltrct. who I. now In the rliy. I urkln on the plana fur the Warrenlon drnot. end will In a few ilnye rumntenc the plan for lh proMrd A'torU di-pot. When the work one romirrnrf. eaeuranre I given at hrilqunruT that It will Ix vluoroully pii.lir.l forvnrtl. M.-r IVter IanM-n and T. ! (irrrnouah. the well known rnllivo.il nmimciiira of Monian.i, tel graprip.1 ht they would arrive on the ( .!( on the rlh I'Hlnr- and will no duuht N In A.torla In a day or two. It la tin Ir Intcnilun to look ov.r the line of llio roud with a view to putttna In hide for construction. It I. K)ellile they may Ih twrome Inlen-mrd In other work which will win be In progree here, if tliry do not rncaae on the line of road Itwlf. I'oth are mntlemen of exiwrl.'nre ami i'illnl. nnd It la hoped that they will lorAle In A.torla for b'j.lne.. While In H.iii FninruH-o Mr Hammond puri'ltuM-d arven milra of rnlla to tie ueed In l.ull.lln the track acroaa Youna'a hay nnd Into the i lly. The rnlla. It la under atom), are now In I'onUnd. and will he .hipped to A.torla . eoon tin the hrhlae l rtmly. Not later than the IMh of June. Iiurrliitf any accldrnt. the irldee will U. I'.inn'l' ii-I, and train In oprntlon N'twecn A.iorln and Seaalde. New equip ment ha ho.n arranned for. and ihero will lie plenty ot irutna to accommodate the linemen. One can live In Warrenmn or oih. r aiituirlia on the penlnaulii. nnd have hi. ortlec or place of Int. Inc. rn the dly. The eu.t and we.t aide nf Toung'a Hay will thue be united Into one family, and can more hourtlly pull luitcthcr for the one paramount object of vital Intcreat to every man, woman nnd child, namely, the development ot the port at the mouth of the Columbia, and the hulldlnc up of uch a ea town and ahlpplng point na will attain In ternational Importance. The pniprrcee of evrnt during (he mt few daya Indlcalea clearly that all mat ter are going forward with a view to Immediate ronelructlon of both the de pot and the bnlance of the line to Ooble. It cannot tie doubted hut what thl de ci.lve move will pave the way Tor the commencement of the building of ninny other enterprise within nnd bout the city. It mean that hundred will lie added to the dinner pall briga-le and thin, every one know. 1 the Indication of the degree of proniierlty of any community. When hundred, or thousand of honeat working men can be een on their way to the factory, machine .hop. or other place of dally employment. uch n city or rotnmunlt) In which these dally event take place can lie put down a a proa lierotia one. It I. eafe to any that there will h n large addition to A.torln' popu lation thl. yenr, which wilt be but the beginning of it nt-udy growth of the city nnd yearly Increase In It people, nnd If noiin.l hulnc. Judgment nnd a careful iritnw'Ml prevail, not only at the, beginning, but throughout the future year. A.tort in cup surely depend upon more than the average prosperity. Hullt upon safe nnd sure foundations, even a "boom" cannot kill the city by the sea. A.torla Is not declined to grow and blos som for a day, nnd then pass out of ex latence as hnve so mnny western towns within recent yenrs. She 1 already an eld city with a well estnhlinhed buslne, nnd needed hut the steel rati connection with the rent of the world to open up to her merchants the avenues ot trade with nil parts ot the globe. As wa pertinently remarked yesterday, by ii n A.torlun. who for years has been working hard on the railroad proposi tion: "We are now only upon the thresh old of the ern of success we have '0 long hoped for. We must not think any of us that the work Is completed, and that wo can now stand by and gather In the shekels by simply reaching out for them. The work of construction has but started. The railroad la only the first nnd ptThnps the smallest step of the lad der. To build a great city, conduct Its HlTnlrn upon modern and enlightened principles, establish a great commerce, and at the same time keep our city a clean one, every business man must knuckle, down to hard work for years to come. We must stand solidly together In the future, upon principles of right nnd Justice. Proud views must govern, and the keenest foresight nnd Judgment must lie exercised In order to secure that class of business enterprise wh will be the backbone of the future city. There I no time for a vacation now, and I say, let everyone strike while the Iron Is hot. If we show a disposition on our own part to forge to the front and lift up our own head, foreign capital and foreign brnln will not be long In coming to our assistance. And with such a spirit shown at home, other will not only be encouraged, but will bo amply repaid by making Investment here. We have every natural advantage to offer, and If we couple with that an Indomitable will, and plrlt of progreislvcness on broad linns, there can be no such word a fall. We have had a long, hard tussle, and In the too ot tremendoug obataolei, hard tlmaa und aenernl hli.lne.. dti.lon, have won u good victory. Now, w inuat ae to It I luil we hold In fori, awl I um I .uilallcd that every one la wltb me on Ihla propoalllon." lllttCK'ir IN AHKANBAS. fyclon f'arrle Off CTiurhea, Col ton (Una, and Flock of Sheep Little Hock. April 17 A cyclone did heavy dania In Faiilkn.-r coiin y y terdny. There wa a clodlurai twr Con way and ml oiher pbu-ea, and hall rov en d me ground to a depth of from three Inchea lo five feet. A church and colton gin were blown half a mile, and many riirm-hoiiu- ami Imma anI other hulld li.Ka totally dcmollahed and stock killed. An entire flock of hnep were blown anuy The detail are not fully In, and U i feared that human live hnve been HAMMOND I'l.KAU OITLTY. i in 111 Own Saying, He I Oullty of High Treaaon at frtorU. Pretoria, April V The Irlftl w re .unci today of the member of the na tional reform commute of Joha-ine. biinr. Jnhn.Haye Hammond, the Amer ican mining engineer, plead cutlty lo the charge of high treaaon, following the tample of other barter, of Ih reform committee. Hammond wa prevented by lllnea from lielng preaent At the time I he olhrr leader made their plea. NKW HALF MILE RKCORD. Havannah, f!., April ST. At the bicycle rai.ee here today Churlc Murphy, pared, made a half mile In KH econd., mtab ll.hlng a new record for that dlnanc. ON THE SCENIC LINE Astoria and Columbia Kixcr Koad riiturcMiitlv Situuted. rft ol Capitalist Vibit tke Liac-Muck Wort Dose (a Most Ssb.isa tial .Maiaer. Bunday morning a party on tb steamer Iwyer, Capt. Rehfeld. visited the grade, now under construction by Corey broth ers, for the railroad abov Tongue Point. The entire distance was covered between Tongue Point and the end of the first t. n mile commit near Knappo, und It was found that a surprising amount of work had been don during the bad weather. Navigation In and out of the narrow alougtas wa very difficult, bat a good view was hud of all the work. In the party were Messrs. A. Ii. Hammond, Samuel llrown. of lloston, Capt. I'. It. Hcott, 1. II. Beeley, J. M. Turney, Walter l Hmlih, U. K. Warren, Dr. Jay Tultle. C. W. Shlvely, Hnglnerr Jamieson. H. VanUiisen. C. C. VanKlten. Dr. Alfrud Kinney ami two sons. The day was a pleasant one for an Astoria April Sunday and the run from the city was made In good lime. None of the camp were working, a the early muriitng had been stormy. The men und boats were busy, however, getting out rock at Tongue Point for tke rlp rupplng of the embankments. Camp No. 1 Is In full working order at Its new location on the east side of Tongue Point and work ha commenced on the cut through the Tongue. The grade work ha. been done In sections all along the ten mile. Because of tne Balure of the ground It could not have been done con tinuously. The earth work In many section. Is completed and the grade be tween Mill Creek and John Day river Is not only finished but completely rip rapped the entire way. The rip-rap work on the skis of the embankments next the river ha been thoroughly don with block of done regularly laid like a Bel glum pavement, la eighteen Inches thick the entire way, and reflects great credit upon the contractor. The entire work I being done In a most substantial manner and It Is evident that rhe road la being constructed for the pureeae of handling the heaviest traffic. The grade la almost a water level all the way, and the curve are easy so a to, permit of the highest speud. When the eeveaity pound steel rails are laid on tho aoltd road bed and the track Is ballasted, K will be the best line of rood on the coaaL A number ot heavy cut through projecting points ot land have been made, and most of them are also cut on the bias. A large amount of trestilng will have to be done to connect the different sections of earth work and this part erf the work will soon bo commenced. This Is said to be the most expensive and dlrncult ten miles on the whole route to construct, and Is well out of the way at the bewinntng. The John Dny tunnel Is a splendid piece of work, and Is cut rhrouirh sand stone that the owner of the land once thought had a conmierclnl value. TJhe experience of the engineers, however, was very dif ferent As soon aa the rock Is exposed to the weather It sooa melts like sugar. The tunnel Is heavily timbered with the best material throughout and la ao large that a man standing on a box car can pass through It without touching his head to the roof. Along the line the different camps, perched on the hillsides, with the blue smoke curling lnally from the chimneys, made a picture most pleasing, and be sHke of the coming noonday repast which the hungry excursionists could al most Imagine was then being served on deal tables and tin dishes. In a most tantalising manner to one unable to get an invitation to -nut to." The Astoria and Columbia River Rail road, when completed, will be one of the scenic line of Oregon. It follow closely along the river bank and from the win dows of the awlftly moving palace cars will be hud glimpses of such scenery a picturesque Swltaeriand might be proud of. The- mighty Columbia, aa tl rolls to the sea, affords an uninterrupted panorama of beautiful pictures seldom equalled anywhere. Upon the return trip, whilst navigating one of the crooked sloughs of Upper Cnthlamet bay, the steamer ran on a sand bar and there she stuck until the midnight high tide floated her. One of the men rowed to Burnslde point a mile or two away, nnd secured Capt. Burnslde and his launch Daisy, who came to the rescue of the shipwrecked excursionists. He landed the party safely at Camp. No. t. from whence they walked Into the city over the line of the road. Upon arrival at the Occident, Sing wa kept buy for an hour removing a large quan tity of the railroad grade from many pair of boot and at the 5 o'clock dinner Mine Host Megler'a larder waa nearly cleaned out On the way In Mr. Warren, Dr. Tuttle, Mr. Hammond and Mr. Jamie eon were In the lead, and the reputation of Clatsop county waa maintained, aa the first two gentlemen woa tho Impromptu sprlotlna; match. r rnvrv ivn i 11. UJALI u ILL DESCEND UPOS US I'smou Holm Commander Kill Help the I'opulht Sweep the Wcbfoot State. BUT THE I'OI'S DON'T LIKE HIM If the EtMcr Teople Reilly 'iah to Help Tkcra. They bhoald Scad Mure .loaejr 4 U Jaw. Sjr Ttnmi' acat fortlaid top. Portland. April IT.-Jacob 8. Coxey, of Moslllon, Ohio, who headed tha famou "Coxey Army" two yar ngo In Its march on Waahlngton, I coming to Ore gon to assist In carrying the stale for tb Populist party. He regards It ot the greatest Importance that Oregon b carried by the Populists. this Stat I the first Western slat to hold an lection this yvtr. It Is understood be made application to the Populist state committee for date on. which to speak, but the com mittee did not take kindly to his scheme a rul refused to ni date. Coxey, how ever, I coming on his own sccount. In the last tssu of Coxer paper, published at Maaallon, there appear the follow ing: "On May li Mr. Coxey will start In on the line of the O. R. and N. Co.. probably at Huntington or Baker City, and continue through to the coast, put ting In two full weeks." A well known Populist, speaking ot Coxey' plans, said: "If our frln1. In the Fast want to really help us csrry Oregon next June they can do better by sending us more money and less law." t'NITKD STATES WiVT. Smuggler Mulkey Re leaned After a Tear of Imprisonment Portland. April 17.-In the United State court today Judge lelllnger h. an! the application of Col. Anderson for the appointment of a receiver for the Port land University, located In thl city. Judge Bellinger ' stated that be would act favorably on the application and would probably appoint a receiver to morrow. C. J. Mulkey. who waa .-onvl-t-d of muggllng opium two years ago, was todny released from the county Jail, having completed his sentene of one year. He was also fined fi.MP. but he swore to being without funds und was relcuwd. under the pauper act WELL KNOWN PRINTER Portland. April 27.-A. Q. Wailing, the well known Job printer Ami ulrm-er ot Oregon, died suddenly tonight. He waa at the Park Theatre attending the Odd Fellows' celebration when he waa taken I1L He waa taken to hi home, where he died In a short time. UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS. Games of Stanford and the V. C. Penult In a Tie Seven New Records. San Francisco. April K. Stanford and the University ef California met today In their annual Meld contests. The score resulted In a tie, each team making M points. The University of California has always won from Stanford on the track, but each year Stanford has cut down tin score until tat time her representative camo out even. Seven records wore broken. J. P. Uernhard, of Stanford, won hte lui-yard dash In HHi' the old score was loV H. R. Torrey, University if California, cut the time far the 191-yard hurdle from ICS to . Shot put R- F. Wilbur, University ot California, f feet 4Vi inches; old record, 37 feet 2 inches: hammer throwing, Julgren, University of California, 136 eel: old score, 121 feet 1 Inch. Pole vault. It IJoyd, University of California, W feet 2 Inches; old score, 10 feet. Two hun dred and twenty yards hurdle. H. B. Torrey. University of California, St sec onds; old record I7H- Two hundred and twenty yaads dash, Bernhard. Stanford, )V. old record, 23S. One-mile run, D. F. Brown. Stanford, 4:47; old record. TERRIBLE DISASTER, filnty-sevun Men Killed In a Northern Mexico Mine. El Paso. Tex., April 25. A special dis patch to the Times tonight from Chi huahua. Mexico, says the most terrible mining disaster that has ever occurred in Northern Mexico hi.ppened Thursday afternoon at the Vleja mine, about twelve Miles from this city, In Santa Kulalln district. The mine Is a very rich silver mine and has been worked for the last hundred years. The reef of the mine had been sup ported by grent pillars of or?, nnd a few weeks ago P. B. Prieto, the owner, ba- irnn taking out these, siipporta, Prieto urged the miners, who are Mexicans, to continue jo work. In spite of protests. It Is said, and the terrible accident re sulted. Eighty - men were at work when the cave-In occurred; of these eighteen escaped, sixty-seven were burled, aad of theae thlrcy-seven have been taken out, seven of whom are dead and thtrty seri ously crushed, and many will not live. There I .little chance of recovering alive the thirty men yet under earth. The governor left here today for the scene. TOWN DESTROYED. Alnsworth. R. C, Did Not Have Fire Protection and was Destroyed. Spokane, April 17. A special to the Spokesman-Review from Nelson, B. C, on the west side of Lake Kootenai, Is a (mouldering heap of ashes and cinder today. A fire broke out last night and found the town absolutory without pro tection. The cltlxens did all they could, but were powerless to chock the flames till every hotel and business house had been burned. Few goods were saved, but In most cases the loss Is believed to be practically total. Dwellings lying north of the business district along the shore of the bike are separated by a consid erable distance from the stores and were saved. The total loss Is about WO.00O. The Insurance Is small. , CHILE'S NEW GUARD ON PARADE. Valparaiso, Chile, via Oatveatoo, Tex April, tl. The newly-enrolled National Guard paraded In full force today. Then wa. great enthusiasm and perfect order on the part of the popular. More than ..) troops were In line In the review. In the rank and file the working men and those of the wealthier clasee were placed indiscriminately side by side or front and rear, a the exigencies of for mation required. The scene wa one of great Impresalvenes. and waa generally regarded a an Indication that Chile could at all time count upon her son In time of peril. Irrespective of rank, wealth or das. In H&mlago, telegr.ipb dispatch date, there waa a parad tqually Imposing and algnlncant In character. In which more than tti.wo troops took part. They wen cheered by the people, women filling every point of vantage whence they shower flower nnd wreath upon the young soldiers. COULD NOT AQREfc. Omaha' Delinquent City Treasurer. Henry Bollln, Not Yet Convicted. Omaha, J ril 27. After a sensational trial, extending over several week, the Jury In the case of ex-City Treasurer Henry Bollln wa discharged, being un able to agree. They stood nine for con viction and three for acquittal. Henry Bollln was charged with mis appropriating nu,aw of Omaha fund. BAD POLITICIAN! New Orleans, April 27. The governor ha ordered two companies of militia from thl city to Nutchlgdoche. Trou ble I threatened there on account of the refusal of the district election, oflMii to proclaim the result ot tha election according to the ballot cast by the populists, but which the Democrat claim were fraudulent OFF FOR BEARING SEA Five Kcieaue Cutters Will Leave Fort Tond for the North. Dear Goes to Toiit ' arrow to Break l a Saagyliij dig Ratie Law ii Effect o Catters. Port Towns od, April fl. The Bering sea fleet has been ordtred to call from this port tomorrow. The fleet, five ves sel In all, la composed of the Bear, Ctptaln Tuttle; Corwin. Captain Roatb; Grant Captain Slamm: Rush, Captain Roberts: Wolcott Capt Phillip. In all the fleet carrie thlrty-flv officer and j Itf men. The Bering sea patrol proper . which ISO.0O0 goes to San Pedro. Tb wlU consist of four cutters, aside from ; remainder goes to WllmlngtQD..,....., the Bear. The latter goe to Point Bar-; , v . , - pPn,-jpRr row. which l tne most northern point ! TILLMAN ON A AL APPROPRIA of the United States' possessions, to tio.-ms. break up a smuggling gang which has Washington. April If. The naval ap long operated at that point proprtatlon bill waa before the renata Tacoma, April 17. A Port Townsend throughout the day. The amendment of speclHl to the Ledger says: fered by Chandler, making It unlawful Instructions came from the treasury t for retired naval officer to enter the aer department this afternoon orlering the vice of contractors furnishing armor, commanders of the revenue cutter of etc, to the government, occasioned an the Bering sea patrol fleet not to take 1 animated debate, which gradually broad-., aboard any splritous liquors. The fleet ened Into a . discussion of the entire was resdv to sail when the ordrs were ! sublect of armor plate. Tillman waa Issued and mess officers were compelled j to laira ineir private liquor supply. The captains themselves, while in the North, must live like prohibitionists, as they will not be allowed to have on board the mildest of intoxicating bever ages. The order Issued caused a wave of disapproval throughout the fleet, but none of the officers expressed their desire ot resigning rather than obey the de partment's Instructions. The belief Is ex pressed here that the order emanated from the scandal and general charge ot drunkenness unearthed In the Haley case at San Francisco lost autumn, when one-third of the officers on duty In Be ring sea were accused ot Intemperance.' EXPLOSION NEAR JUNEAC. Watchman Literally Scattered to Four Winds by Giant Powder. the Port Townsend. Aoril I7.-Ths rteamer j bad. and that the law, therefore, can-Al-KI arrived tonight from funeau and not be stringently enforced. i t, Sitka, with forty passengers. Four tone I The Berlin Neueate Nachrlchter. pro- , of giant powder exploded In the maga- ! fease to know upon good authority that - - . i- i . , nH..lAu .!.. In tha Am-rfeAlt meat sine propeny ol int, iTeuuwen mining i V ' ... - . - - . -Company at 1 o'clock en the morning of packing business that would So disgust the 16th. As only the night watchman, William Cata, was there, he alone wa killed. The most diligent search for particles of the remains of the unfortu nate man resulted in finding one eye, a piece of the skull, with the skin and hair attached, the slie of a halt dollar, and a piece of skin about half as large as the palm of the hand. The explosion occurred on vw,yg!-sa islana, three miles across the bay trom Juneau, but In the latter city many win- dows were broken by the shock. Cata was from Grass Valley, Cal. DEVOURED BY THE TAME BEARS. Berne. April 17. The historic bear pit In this city was the scene of a terribly dramatic incident a few days ago. An unknown person fell Into the pit and was Immediately est upon by the bears, who shockingly mutilated him before he could be rescued from them. Great excitement has been caused In the city by the Incident, especially aa a rumor Is In circulation that the man was first poniarded and then thrown Into the pit. ARGENTINA WILL ARBITRATE. Valparaiso, Chile, via Galveston, Tex, April Tl. A sensation has been caused here today by newa published to the effect that the government of Argentina accept arbitration in Its widest sense In the boundary dispute. Reviews of the National Guard are to take place In all the Important cities ot the republic, following those already held here and at Santiago. LEON DAX'DET A QHALLENUER. London, April 27, A Pari dispatch to the Observer says that Leon Daudst, the son of Alphonse Daudet the novelist and playwright, has challenged an artist named Sctlnlen to fight a duel In con sequence of a caricature recently pub lished In the Echo de Paris. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report Lk XX vrt.. PACIFIC ROADS FUNDING PLAN House Minority Report Does Not Pi rn the Majority Bill for Three Reasons. THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL Appropriate tor Soitkera Califorsi Caase Ceaeril Distioa Tillan Doe Mot Vt Satal Officials to Cater Contracts. Waahlngton. April 17. Tho minority report on the Pacific railroad bill was submitted to the bouse today by Hob bard, of Missouri. It deal exhaustively with the financial condition of the com panies concerned in the proposed fund ing plan. It argue that tho majority bill should not be adopted, for three rea sons: First The committee have not learned enough of the affair ot tho debtor com panies to be able to tell tne bouse what I beat to do. Second The companies mad offer be fore the committee and are undoubtedly ready to concede terms very much better for Lha government than those embodied. In the bill. Third The proposition In tho Mil are neither good nor safe for the govern ment. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. Waahlngton, April 17. Tho senate com mittee Anally concluded Its consideration of the river and harbor bill at t o'clock today. Almost the entire day waa spent In an effort to agree upon n compromise upon the conflicting claims of San Pedrn ami Santa Monica to the proposed deep- I water harbor for Southern California. but without success. The frienda of Ban Pedro used the utmost endeavor to secure a concession that would leave the matter In the band of a commission, but the majority In favor ef Santa. Mon ica manifested no disposition to permit the change. Consequently no vote waa taken upon the proposition and the bill finally passed upon by the eomatitteo carries the figure agreed upon last Fri day. These put the outer harbor at San ta Monica under the continuing contract ay-stem at an ultimate coat of 42,b,OiM., and give Ban reoro ana vtumingioa nractlcallv the same place. I3M.0O0. of among the roost active In support of the amendment speaking of the effort to cheat and rob the government and the tendency of millionaire contractora to "thrust their hands Into the pockets of Uncle Sam." The 'amendment waa not disposed ot when the senate adjourned. AMERICAN MEAT IN OERMANT. Berlin. April r. The United State consuls In Germany have published In the local papers In their respective con sular districts the regulation governing the export of American meat from the United State, with a view of dispelling; the German prejudice against the Ameri- , can product The Strasburg Post. In commetlng on these regulations, says: "The provision of the American law are clear and sufficient : nevertheless official. I examination of American meat made here Drove that the meats Imported are foreign consumer, did they know of them, as to forever deter them from touching American packed meet. In view of these and other expression In spired by commercial Jealousy American meat does grow In favor In Germany. BASEBALL SCORES. Cincinnati, April 27. Cincinnati, f, Chl- cago, J. St Louis, April 77. St. Louis. V, Louis-. vllle. New York, April 17. Boston, 7; New York. 4. Philadelphia, April 27. Brooklyn, 6; Philadelphia, 4. Washington, April 27. Baltimore, 4; j Washington. 1. i Washington fell from third place to ' eighth, while Cincinnati went up from sixth to third. Cleveland fell from fourth I to fifth, St. Louis going up from seventh ' to fourth. Chicago went down from I fifth to ninth, and Baltimore went up j from eighth to sixth. Boston went from I ninth to seventh, Brooklyn, New York, I Louisville, Philadelphia and Pittsburg 1 retaining their places. ENGLAND AND BRAZIL. Buenos Ayrea, Argentina, via Galves ton, Tex., April 27. The government of Braxll expects by the next Clyde steamer documents embodying Great Britain' final surrender of any claim to the Island ot Trinidad. The enrolment of the recruit for the National Guard goes on here. In tha province of Santa Fe more than 1,00 iigtDi citisens nave tailed to respond to the order ot enlistment It Is prob able that all such delinquent persona ! will be dratted Into line regiment for '' two year1 service In the field. ' It 1 not a miracle. It won't cur everything, but It will cure piles. That' what DeWltre witch HaseJ Salve will do, because it haa done It In hundred of case. Cba. Roger. I 1 I t z:; Ttr 7X1