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lCXCLrUSI VIC TICLIiGRAPIIIC I'RIiSS REPORT.
ASTORIA, OUIXJON, TUlvSDAV 'MORNING, MAY 12, 1890.
VOL. XLV.
NO. 110
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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
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COMMERCIAL ST.. ASTORIA. OR
DO YOU NEED ANYTHING
In Officg Supplies?
IF, BO
WE CAN .
SUPPLY YOO
A New Lot of
Playing Cards
Just Received
GRIFFIN
..ANCHORS..
Boat Stores... Everything
In the Fisherman's Supply Line
...Oust Be Sold in the Het Sixty Days...
HHUAHULKMH OP COBT
SOL OPPENHEIMER
TruHleo for M. C. CKOHHV
ATTHOUN,QUE
Suits to
...Duck Hull...
From 92.00 Upwnl
Milk MmIIh, $20 Upward
AIM a Special Sal LADIHB'
value and
-C. A.
8. FKEHMAN, lata ol Pmuin A H.Jmra.
COLUHBIA IRON WORKS
Foundrymen, Blacksmiths, Machinists and Boiler Makers
Manufacturing uid Repairing of all Kind
of Machinery.
Iron and rjrass Castings. General Blacksmith Work
SPrCIM TIFS - Welch Patent Wheel. Ship
Smithing anj Steamboat Work, Cannery ami
Mill Machinery. Marine and Stationary Boll
n Built Order.
HTSpeclally equipped for Loggers' Work.
Bay Foundry). Phone 78. Correspondence
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INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT
The Nut Matter of Importance Ik
fore the Citizens of
Astoria.
a iokc.iiu.p. example ;im;n
01 Udmtrjf Nalifalljr Iklnagiag 10
lorU-Vhjr let VwhI Flip Be Traaa
(Hiried SID Xllci Rtlnrt a
Milpmcil.
Now Ihitt tha iranaftorUtlon qmatlun
haa lMl ilcflliitolx anttlrd, .inJ r.illriwd
cuKrirt'tton will axon Im maia Uim.n
Aaturta anil Ilia rat of In I'mtrd Btatoa,
tha ni-al alMmitorunt aulJc( for con
U.Tittlim by Aalortuna la tha Indua'.rtul
iilmttlun. Klva lruixMlnrntal rail
rmuta will hnvr 4itnnc 10 Oil. city In
a ahorl Umi tha '.'hli.jia, Uurllndua
and yulat y. Nurthi'rn Paiillc Urral Nor
Unrn t'lilim Paolfli', and Boutham
Parlne. With thrlr Iranians mllaaa
I lira roada Twh all guartrM if tha
L'lUtnl Btatva, nl alTord unad'allrd fa
iliai.a for tran.portallua to hia port
In orilr lo dnvtilop a on hunJitdih part
of tln rraourcva of tha arralura part ol
iiri-auri. or avan of Clitaop raunty, It la
nrrcaaary to awira th catuhllahmrnt
of lixluatrlal ont.Tirta-a of vartoua klnda.
Many rp irrntjtlva citlu-na are now at
work on vartotia acbrm.-a (soiling to thraa
rn.la.
Aa It ia rirc-MMl yiwwrlny by cam
of tha hanlml wnrkara far tha Inli-rxt,
of Aatorla. alail alavalofmrnt caui-
not tw mailw on arfih man'a fortyucra
Hurl. Ilualrwaaa loealnc to tha bulMlng
up of a larva elty, cajuiot be cond'i -(l
on villas pnnclplra. 1-opla muat rt-allaa
that rapid Inuialt atravt rara ai nihllata
dlatanrva and tha fMr parta ef a city
rovtirtna; a Innrn tnt of territory, are
miuilly arcaaalbla a tha eantiar ( bilal
nraa. Tha rhW-f rwtulalle at ha com-m-ncTFw(t
of aurh n ora of roapertty
now ilawnlng uroa Aatorla. a the ra
operattoa ef oarh ituui. womaa ami child
In th rommunir tnd tha working to-
grthrr af all tntw-.ia, howr waltirrd
or how.yrr altiktw1, Hir t'UIMIn of a
aaw mltl at wair.nton nlda In tha ron
tmcti.n of an alwator at Brow liny.
Tlx ratfttdtahmmi of a larn- warvhotra
nt AMarhrunk will help to build a hotif
at K"U Tha rrotbtln of a rrr dork at
N..w Aatorla will aid In The rrvcilun of
a alioa fnpttirr nt I'niwrtiwn. ro-H"ra-llon
la 1hr piinrlpla whli'k now muat ov
rrn tha ai tl.m of ,ill. and thua will tx
avaMwt a ufifortunnta (Irlnya In ilr-..
oiimrnt, and thpra will ho no KVtlnn.
hif.nml fotrnlay, fur a hua; aciiw
Irwl of pulp to t lowfll )nt Ihr l wn
nf Aatorla up tha rlvor lo Ort-aon t'ltv
to l mamtTrturxl hllo pnprr for the
Ban l-Vanrhiro KtamlnT. nun. Mid flva
llmra In trrmalt tMfnn iva.-hln the ocvan
and p.taHhig Hik city rwlr.-. With a bint
anwmlll looatml har and a pnpr mill
adjulnlng, thr rr-f uaa tif tha one mhiht be
umal with Uir liswt p-iaallila rxcna and
In the grrntrat admntiixi. In tha other.
Tha promt auparlor advnntiiara of watr
IHiwt-r at Orva-m City would ha more
than mmm by tha nwnv of thr
fnrtory to tha aourc of atii ply and the
point frum which -khlpmrnt 1.1 mada to
tha conaumtr.
Ttila ta but an lllimtrntlon of one of tha
many Indualrli-a that can and will Iw
aatnhllabrd In Astoria by the r-o-op-'ratton
of Ita titliana and tha worklna- out of
Ita own aalvatlon tn tha broadrat llnca
and piinrlpli-a of commarca.
THK OKKMON PIONKKnS.
Annual Meeting- of tha Oregon Tloiavr
nnd HlHtorlonl Boi-lcty.
Tha Oregon TMoneer .ind Illntorlcal So
ciety ield Ita annunl meeting at tha
Chamber of Ctnnm.'ree room yeaterrlay
afternran. I'n-aailrnt J. H. D. lrsy la
the chair. 8. T. M' Kenn reconllng aec
retnry, and aewr.il realdant inembra.
The aecr.eary rend the minutes nf the
lut nnntml martlng tnd of sundry ln
terveiang mcetlnga of the executive cam
mi I tee. nil of wril were oppruv.M. Tlie
pnaldti.t ulmlo..l hla .irm.i.d report or
addreaa. on w-hlch. nt hla requea'., nctlon
waa ilerrt-d as he delrwl to Add sonic
further recoinmiMKlntlon. Juilgo tiray
c.Uled aftinllon no the Whitman Monu
ment fnrvl lna-u(rir-t,Ml some year nxo
by Hit aixiety. .and In conmi'tlon thtre
wlth acwntel tlie (olloKlng letter:
I'orcfcmU, April ath. 1.
Captain J. H. 13. Qray. Aalorln. cr.
My IVur Sir: I have bwomo very much
lntemit.il In the effort to erH-t a monu
ment to the memory of Dr. Marcus Whit
man. Not long aliiw I vlaited the grave
In which am the rvnuilns of thoae who
fell under the mtirtlurotis nttnek of 'the
lmlluna, and 1 wa grlevnl to nee that
aft.'r a Iajim of nearly W yerH, the only
mark to ahnw the r.'atlng place of the
martyr patriot, ami those who died with
hi in. Is a mound crfuNirth, pierced with
IwmIkit holes, alirr jund.il with u plain
white fence, him! covmrod with a rough
sod, and In whlib atuud the remnants of
two tlve-cont I'nltcd Suites Hags. 1
spoke to Mr. Hlmos, ef this city, who
shows so much Interest In the history ot
the early day of Oregon, and Ita pion
eers, and he said thoro wuts a fund rais
ed by your honored father for the pur
pose of erecting a monument, ila thought
tho fund was at Ladd'a bank.
I Inquired, and found that there Is a
small fund on dopo.lt thore. rfor a Whit
man Monument fund, but could not learn
who had control of It, iinNwu It Is the
Oregon Historical Society, of which you
are reported to be a member. I was re
ferred to you for Information.
I nlm to make an effort te erect a
momorlnl stono of some sort, but entirely
worthy of the man, to the memory of
Dr. Whitman. Will you be kind enough
to tell me whether the Oregon Historical
Boclety proposes to go .vhead with Its
former efforts In this direction, or wheth
er It would look with favor upon another
attempt to carry out tho same purpose,
nnd would he willing to allow the money
nlreudy collected, to go for this purpc a
If assured that It would be carried to
completion? The subject has been laid
heforo a meeting of tho Preahvterlnn
clerKymen of this city, and they nil favor
erecting the monument. They also ap
pointed mo to ivpr.wnt them In the
matter, nnd to secure tho co-operation of
nil. frh ndn of tho movement. I may ns
sure you that there will not bo nn nt
ttmpt to m.iko any sectarian movo In
this Important matter, although Pr.
Whitman, as a mumbr of tho Presby
terian church nnd .in ofllcer In It, has
the jidmlratlon of our body. Hut we
have tha patriotic) ileale to sea tha Ufa
and erfuria of I'r. Whitman, who was a
patriot aa well aa Chrlatlnn, commrrn
uruted In auch hoeiruMa wuy as shall
show that ha Is appreciated by u who
enjoy tha blessing for whl'.ii ha gave
his life.
You perhapa rall that IWT will mark
Ih COt h anniversary of the massacre.
Is It not most fitting '.hat a monument
should be completed anil unveiled on tha
day that uahera In the second half-Century
alnea ha dldf
1 ahull be glad to hear from you St
an aarly data, and at lem-th. concerning
your own views. And will hope that tha
way will clear up tiir some ona to push
lo completion tha lnudatile endeavor
made by your father In this Ixdialf.
R-p!irully yours,
W. T. HOI.T.
(YireapoiMPr.g hecretary E. C. flitren
here addressed tha meaning on the sub
let of this fund, slating that far many
years a sura contrlbutajl br member of
this soxiety and other had ben on d
po.lt in Uidd Tllton's bank, on which
tlwt tainktra bsd gen-rvusly allowed I pr
rent inteiist, the amoint to the irdll
of the fund was no something less than
7 dollars.
Kor year this so-lt hv. vulnly tn-
dravored to get other outside of Itself
Interested In the 'jbject and object.
Prom the letter read there seemed now
te Ih a brighter day dawning and he
hoped that the oelry would aend a fa
vorable response to the writer, not only
that It was willing to allow this money
accumulated to be pemlrd for that pur
pose, but that 't would co-operate to
tha full talent or It ability wiid any
organisation having this laudable object
In view. Several other memter endorsed
the sentiments of Mr. llolden, and In
order to secure a larger uttendunce for
tha transaction of this and other Im
liortanl buslneaa to L brought up later,
the meeting wa adjourned till Tuesday,
Use lth lnat., 11 1. m.
TO CeXKHRATII MKMORIAt. DAT.
letter From a Cotamlttee Prom Cunning
Post, Urand Army ot the Republic
The following la avlf -explanatory :
To the Good People of storla. Oreetlng:
Will you allow as te rait your attan
tlon to our annual nattmal holiday, or
"Memorial IT," approaehina. and
aak your co-apermrl aj aad assistance la
duly observing the occasion.
It I mails tit dutv of tha Grand Army
of tha Republic to look after thai matter,
and w wish to make thH a ehlMrens'
day, and to reach them Ih mare leasltly
Is through the lmrllum of use public
ar hoots. T this etid we wish them to
have much te de wttt Ih rxrtvlM-a. both
day and etvenlng. W aak IhU tnvor,
not for th good of the Urand Army ol
the Republic, but for tha rood f the
lisirax grnerattaas, who may revatve aa
object leaaon In love of country, loyally,
and patriotism-, that Ihe Ixiys tnd girl
of our city may hava inatUM Into theh
hrurt uiKling Icjvo lor this glaiio
country of our, ev.-r rememherlng Its
hi p porters knd defend) In the past,
ami te tie ier-reuly to make sacrifice
fur lis maintenance In the future.
Kor these and other reason aak you
on and alt. to lay aM the care of
everyday Hfe ao far It may seem good
to you, an I Join wlt:i us and make the
dav one to be rimrmber.-d In a manner
bent tin the occasion, and enjoyable to
all. Pur which we will be ever grntrfuL
Yours very truly.
TH."Vt. DKA1.ET.
W. C. CASSKLU
Committee irom Cushlng Poet.
Iar4 Astorbt. dp Ron. May lh.
TOMORROW'S ROAD RA.CB..
Lbn erf Contrstants Ents-red and Their
Respective Handicap.
Th aecond of Ihe series of three road
rucea takes place tomorrow evening
promptly at 7 o'clock. During the past
few days there have been eeverui new
emrtaa, and In all probability there will
be at least ten staraera. Th roufl race
has attracted more attearion than any
evirat for a long time, and tomor
row evenlng'a run promises to be very
exrltlng. Following la a Bst of the con
testants and their hnnalnapa:
Cecil Sovey, M seconds; W. A. Klpner,
1 minute. A) aaconds: Teas I-ryco, scratch;
C IjTvett. scratch; J. Small, ti seconJs;
W. Tlmson, 1 minute; Charles Hlggins,
scratch: W. Sherman, 1 minute, iu seo
onte: T. T. Curran, 1 mrnute Wieconds;
Onnrge H.iwe. 1 minute 10 seconds; C.
King, 1 minute JO .aeownds; A. "DalKlty,
scratch: D. Campbell, acratch: 0org
Connor. 1 minute, 30 aaoond; Q. Shield,
scratch.
Ttovcy, Elgner. Dalittty, Brvce, Lovctt,
Hlggins, Ca-npbt'Il and Shields .will make
a isrvtty race, and It I a foregone con
chirtim they will tie well together at
the tlnlsh. The mien -tltn wins tats race
will have to be on the track at 7 o'clock
sharp and ride ns though hi life de
pentfud upon It. Tom Bryoe ha lust re
ceived a new Columbia 2S-pound wheel
whtc he will rVIe tomorrow nl1.t. He
and liovett should be pretty closv t Ihe
flniah.
COMING Tl'Q OK WAR.
Weight of the Men and Those Who Will
' Take Put.
On May H a team from the Aatorla
Vootba'B Club and one from the Srundl
navhui Henevolent Society will engage
In a tug-of-war ot Fisher Openi House.
The following aeenpos ihe A. F. C.
tmm :
James Meachan, weight. 162 pounds;
Rsy Trtorun, 150 peundic; Ttobert tlitison,
lig pounds: J. Cormi. 180 pounds; Uworgo
Havn. 114 K)unil- Georue Hartley,
pounds: total, 10SS pound.
Tho Scandinavian boys line up as Al
low: A. Btenetrom, W8 pound ; C. Tldvotd,
14S; C. Johnon, If pounds: P. Johnson,
196 pounds; 3. K. Johnson, Impounds: W.
Johnson, 200 pounds; total, KM pounds..
If the football club hoy lose they can
attribute their defeat to "too much John
son." lSSCINd OK PASSES MUST CRASH.
Exchanrc.
In direct violation of the Interstate
commerce law many of the Knstern Joint
trnltlc trust lines have been freely grant
ing passes to merchants, shippers nnd
others, with a view of Influencing traffic,
Fenrlng the attention of tho Interstate
commerce commission might be culled to
the matter and prosecutions Instituted
analnst the offending roads, the board of
managers has de?med It expedient to
promulgate the following order to the
Joint traffic trust lines:
"Tho mnnairvrs rule that It Is Incon
sistent with tho articles of onranUatlon
of the Joint Truffle AssQiutlon to Issue
any form of free transportation, or to
grant directly or Indirectly any measure
of reduced fares having the purioae tor
effect) of Influencing paaseigjr nr freight
traffic."
Until further notice tho trust mana
gers say It will be permissible to grant
the free transportation authorised by the
otlltial classification. This means per
sons In charge of horses, cattle, etc.
APPROPRIATION
FOR PORTLAND
SI Hundred and fifty Thousand
Dollars Additional for a rub
He liuildlug.
IILXTIXGTOVS HARBOR PLANS
Sostor Berrjr, ot Loiisisia, Takes a fira
Stsnc) it Oppoiitloi to tke latid
eat lo tke River aid
fiarkor Dill.
Washington, May U. The senate today
passed a plU appropriating .jO,IAO tvldl
tlonal for a public building at Portland,
Or., and fixing this aa the limit of coat.
The river and harbor bill wa then
taken up, the question being on the only
remaining amendment for a deep water
harbor at Santa Monl.-a, Cal. It wa
not finished when the senate adjourned.
Senator Harry, of Lojlat ina, wa rec
ognised and made a forcible argument
against the amendment. After speaking
of the great Importance of the river and
harbor bill. Berry declared that If the
senate amendment wa forced oa the bill.
It would probably defeat th measure for
thl session. The senator reviewed the
recommendation of the array board In
favor of Ban Pedro a the proper place
for a Pad lie Coast harbor, and (poke
of the action of the commerce commit
tee In setting aside these reiwrt and ac
cepting the Judgment of the chairman of
the committee (Pry) who had visited
Santa Monica.
"It would be better to dump this
three million Inte the ocean," exclaimed
Kerry, "rather than that the court
should know thtl this senate I ready to
override the army engineer: overrt'fc
pubis? sentiment In th Interest of pri
vate greed a& private gain."
Iterr said ihit Ihe evidence showed
th Southern Pacific Rnllmid Company
could dictate the terms for an entrance
ts Santa Monica. He did not believe
there wa a man In the United State
ve an excepting C. P. Huntington
who. In the fuc ot the representitlens
of army en-rlne-m, would come to con
gress and ask It to give him three mil
lions To bulll a breakwater. When the
lxulidana senator sooke of the deslrnbll
Ity -nf sustaining the army engineer.
Mitchell, of Oregon, int'rpose-1 a t'Jery
as W th conflict betwvea Vbe army en
irlnears and Captain Rads, concerning th
Msnisaippl river Improvement. The ar
my engineers had m-v.lVie.1 that the
Kads Improvement would be n failure.
slid yet It was orr ot the greniest en.
ginevrlng accomplishment In the coun
try.
TO AID IN OOI.D MINTSrO.
A Huge Canal Now Cnder Construction
In Southern Oregon.
Oranf Pass. Or.. Mav n. The break
ing of ground for the lanre canal took
place today at a point three miles from
Gobi Hlfl. At least ne thousand people
witnessed the ceremony and enjoyed a
barbecue dinner. Short addresses were
made by Governor 'Lord, Judge Bellinger
and General Beebe. The company In
tend to rorratruTt two canals, a lower
and tipper renal.
The lower canal will be for their own
use and the upper one for the sale ot
water to cwmparilr having ground to
work. The com piny expects to hve
the canal completed In two year. Th
ditch win 'be twenty ft wide at the
bottom, thirty feet at the 'top. and six
feet deep. "Water will be taken out of
Rome rtver. and the present objective
point Is FooC CreeK. a tit ranee of ten
mile. It will ultimately be extended a
distance of twenty miles. The object of
the ditch "I to sapply water for th
Immense stretches of gravel bar along
the tme of the ditch which are known to
be Tery lira In gOKI.
J. TT. Korthup, of PorttnnJ, ts presi
dent of the company, which Is capitalised
at (MQ,K0.
TNCKNDI ARIES FOH.ED.
Futile Attempt to Burn a Lance Concen
trator at Warlner, Idaho.
Wardwer. Idaho, May 11. A determined
attempt was made at mltlnlcrht 'last night
to burn down the mammoth Bunker Hill
concentrator at Wariner Junction. The
concentrator wa fired with 'the aid of
bore, sacks and avroseno an at the
same moment a portvm of the large
flume was blown up by a charge of dyn
amite, which shook up the buildings at
Kellogg, nearly a mile tttjtnnt. The dyn
amite was used a few hundred varda
above the mill. The machinery stopped
and the electric nghts were extinguished
two minute later.
The time elected was when most of
the mill hands were tt supper. One man
who had remained saw the fire as soon
as It was trcarted, .ind premptly extin
guished It. The object of the scheme
wa to get the concentrator to burning
and prevent Its extinguishment by cut
ting off the water simply.
The state militia was called out and
remained all night, bat no arrests haae
yet been made.
DECLARED FOR FREE SILVER.
Republican In Convention at Butte Seat
Contesting Antl-A. P. A. Delegate.
Butte. Mont, May 11 -The first fight
In the Republican convention today wa
over the contesting detentions from
Granite county.- The convention by a
note of 100 to WJ. aeat'.-d the ntt-A. P. A.
delegates. The platform contains the
following declaration on silver:
"We reiterate our faith In end devotion
to the great Republican principle of bt
metalllsm, protection and reciprocity, an
nouncing aa our understanding of bi
metallism the free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver at the ratio
of 1 to 1, Independently by the United
State."
Johnson, of Silver Bow, offered a reso
lution that the delegates to St. Louis
walk out of the ?onv.mlon If nothing Is
done for sliver. Tho resolution wa laid
on the table.
TO BOYCOTT ARMOCR.
Strike of a Few Flremn May Assume
International Proportions.
Kansas City, May 11,-Tho ctrlke of
forty-four firemen of tho Armo ir Pack
ing plant has assumed international pro
portions, and there Is no telling where
or how It will end. The strikers have
already petitioned the national council
of the Federation of IjiW to declare
an International boycott against Armour
products, ami It la the belief of 'ahor
men that a boycott will Im declared.
If. C. BUN.VER DEAD.
Th Well Known Hdltor of Puck Pause
Away at HI New Jersey Home.
New York, May 11. -f. C. Ilunner, ed
itor of Puck, died today at hla horn
In NuUey, N. J.
H. C. Runner ha been ldentllled with
Puck for many years past. It I due to
hi effort and those of Mr. Krppler,
deceased, that I hi periodical ha be
come the greatest of all humorou pa
per. Th policy of 'u-rk ha always
been administration Democratic, and a
Ita editor, Mr. Iiunnr ha been Import
ant In aiding the party. Th American
Newspaper Annual, on of the beat au
thor! tie In the u'nlted State, give Puck
a circulation of ,'. so soma Idea may
be formed of th exK-nt of Mr. Bunner1
work. Some time ago the bate editor wa
taken seriously III while on a visit in
California, and hi life wa despaired of.
It was thought he would never live to see
his home, but he recovered somewhat
and wa taken East. Lately h had an
other relapse, from which be never re
covered. By hi death America lose
on of her brightest writer. Bunner
wa not only a humsiist, but a man who
wrote the very deepest of editorial ex
pression a combination seldom found
In writers.
HAS A LOCAL SiaN'IFICAJfCE.
Pendleton, Or.. May 11 The supreme
court today decided that a woman cannot
hold th office of acnool uupertntendent
In Oregon. The case before the court
was that of Carter against Mrs. Nellie
M. Steven. Involving th eligibility of
Mr. Stevens to hold the office of county
superintendent of t'nlon county. Th
court hold that It I unconstitutional for
a woman to hold a county office In Ore
goo. There ar fifteen women candidate ror
school superintendent at the coming (lec
tion. MILWAUKEE STRIKB OVER.
Milwaukee. May a -The street railway
strike Is practically over and th striker
themselves admit that their only hop
Re In Inducing the public to refuse to
patronise the car. Cab and bue will
be operated for the purpose of giving
the sympathizers with the strtaer an
opportunity to make practical display
ot their feelings.
THE OREGON'S TRIAL TRIP.
Santa Barbara. Cal. May lL-The pros
pect for a trial of the cruiser Oregon
ar not promising. A high wind haa
blown all day and the channel la very
rough. If the wind continue the trip
will be postponed.
INDICTED FOR FALSE WEIGHING.
True Bill Against Shipper for Violation
of the Interstate Commerce Law.
CMcaaw Tribune.
Homer 'A. Judd, president, and John
B. Welkins. vke preident. of the Indian
Rice Milling Company, have Just been
Indicted by the federal grand Jury at
Kansas City for violation ol to tenth
sot ion of the Interstate commerce law.
which applies to the reporting of false
mvarht by shipper.
Suwainteodent George L. Carman, I
the Western Railway Weighing Associa
tion and Inspection Bureau, has been
after offenders of this kind for some
time past. A short time agn he secure
th indictment of five member ajf ttxe
firm of Buerger-Relning Co.. of Fond
ji Lac Wis., for a similar offense. Tt
1 learned from reliable authority that
Mr. Carman Is working up cases on two
tber large shipper in Kansas City and
several wartle In Chicago. A coon a
the evidence in these cases ts eompkajed
charge will lie filed wtth the Interstate
mmam commission nnd Drosecntlon
instituted against the oTendlng parties.
The Indian Rice Milling Companjr. of
Kansas City, entered Into an agreement
with Snpertntendent Carsua, of 'the
H extern Railway Welching Association,
on Jarraary L 1?M, wheivby the latter
anut to -mum arrangements so as to al
low all ear load shipments made by the
rmllitn Rice Milling Company i ver roads
ef members of that association to be
transported under cover of a spe.ial
agreement stomp, which wna to be placed
on the way 'bills of the road carrying
the property. This wcaiM secure the
transportation of the car without belr.g
weighed In transit.
The oblect of this agreement was to
prevent errors In weights and over
charge treat -might accrue by reason of
weighing cnrs.on track scales.
On the part of the Indian Rice Milling
Company it -was agreed that It would
open up hs books to the officials or
Hxents of the "Western Joallway Weigh
ing Association: for a check of the actual
content that hnd been furnt.hcd by the
hlppers on their bills of ladlns
Aboat six months ft?r the above
agreement had been entered Into It was
discovered tlx Indian Rice Milling Com
pany was undorbllllng its shipments.
Great difficulty was exp-rl.mc.Hl by the
railroad people 1n discovering the modus
operandi pursnett by the shipper la
swindling the railroads out of a portion
of their freight charges. Several times
the book of the milling company were
checked and compared with the records
and weights funtlhned to the railroads
and no discrepancy could be found.
Finally 8upertnt--nlent Carman had
some of the cars shipped by the firm
weighed and checked In transit nnd this
demonstrated the fact conclusively that
there had been underbilltng. On a de
mand for rochecking of the books and
the showing ot the evidence procured
by Mr. Carman, the discovery was made
that President Homer A. Judd had made
a fictitious Invoice book for the avowed
purpose of deceiving and defrauding the
railroad companies. Collections for vrn
dercharges were made on m. large num
ber of cars, amounting from 118 lo U i
car.
Both the Indicted parties have been
arrested, one at Fort Worth and the
other nt Kansas City, and at last ac
counts were looking for bondsmen. The
penalty for the offense, ir conviction fol
lows. Is a fine of not more than J5,000
and imprisonment of not more than two
years in the penitentiary, at the discre
tion of the court
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
TO VINDICATE
PASTOR BROWN
Chicago Congregational Ministerial
Association Stands Up for
the Doctor.
DEMANDS AX DiVTSTIGATIOS
Doikt tke Visdoa aad rroprletjr ol tkt Bay
issociatio la Saspcadlag Broa Vkta
Be ha roasd Sot Csilty as t
Ckargc f IsaoralitT.
Chicago, May 11. -A surprise waa
sprung at th elos of th regular meet
In; of the Congregational mlnieter to
day, when Rev. J. F. Lobe, secretary,
and chairman of the boslnes committee.
Introduced a resolution asking that a tarn
mlttee of Ave be appointed t review
the action of the association of CUIfcsp
nla. in suspending front the mini try
Rev. Charles O. Srown, TJ. !., of th
First Congregational chtrreh. f Saa
Francisco, after he had been found not
guilty of a charge af immorality by s
(pedally called council. The reaolutloa
brought a storm of obeettofu from a
number of minister present, who em
phatically claimed that the Chicago Con
gregational Ministers' Union was too far
away to review the action of th Bar
Association.
A dosen charo plana of Dr. Brown Imme
diately arose and, after several spirited
speeches, the resolution was carried by
an almost unanimous vote. It wa as
follow: .
"In view of some uncertainly In tha
mind of th brethren of the Chicago
Ministerial Union as to the ecclesiastics
propriety and wisdom of th Kay Asso
ciation of San Francisco In suspendlnc
Rev. C O. Brown, of Ban Frandseo, from
j the ministry, It ts resolved, that th
mailer oe reierreo. i twhibiuw
five member to Investigate and report
to a later meeting of the Union."
AGAINST THS DEATH PENALTY.
State Department Will Take a Hand hi
the Prlsooers Causa, .
Washington. May 11. -The action of thai
state department In insisting upon th)
retrial at lease oi v asMcmo
cr from th st-auor Competitor In Cu
be, I evidently hi mnawer to the con
tention ot the court-martial that th)
Cushlng pretoeol of 177 did not apply
to the present case. Th court held that
It applied only to American cltlxens resi
dent In Spain of Spanish dominions and
a the -captive from the .Competitor
were not In any sense residents of Cubs,
It was decided that they could not claim
any of the privileges accorded by tha
pratocoL
The contention of ihe tate department
ts that. Irreapectlv ot the Cushlng pro
tocol of 177, this treaty give American
I prisoners certain privileges that wera
wrlthheld from ihem by th spamsn
court-martial Notably, they were obU
ed to rest their defense. In the hands
of a Spanish officer detailed for that
purpose, and In ail probability not par-'
ttcuhuiy anxious to clear his clients,
and were prevented from selecting their
own counsel, as guaranteed by the treaty.
Also, it ts said that tha prisoners wera
not accorded an opportunity to procure
testimony in their on behalf. Alto
gether the Indications are that the itaia
department Is preparing to mak a,"
strong legal defense against the execution
of the death penalty In toe case of the
American prisoners.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
How the Teams Played Yesterday and
the Respective Standings.
Chicago and Boston met yesterday In
the Western metropolis, and the former
won by n score of 4 to 1 An enormous
crowd witnessed the game, which waa
very evcitlng all the way through. Phlln
sdelphta beat Cleveland badly, scortr;
ten to the latter two Aa usual Wash
ington came out second In a game with
Cincinnati, and Pittsburg beat New York:
4 to t Two seemed to be the favorite
score for losing teams.
The teams In the National Leagno
played yesterday as follows:
At St. Louis Baltimore, 4: St. Louis, 2;
At Cleveland Philadelphia. 10; Cleve
land, 1
At Chicago Chicago 4: Boston 1
At Cincinnati Cincinnati, ID; Washing
ton, 3.
At Pittsburg-Pltta'junr. 4; New York Z.
The standing of the league Is:
Philadelphia Won, 11; lost, 3; played,
19: per cent, 755.
Pittsburg Won, 12; lost, ; played, IS;
per cent, .6fi7.
Boston Won, 12; lost, 7; played, B;
per cent, .Hi
Cincinnati Won, U: lost, S: played, JO;
per cent. .600.
Baltimore Won, 12; lost, 9: played, JJ;
per cent, .600.
Chicago Won, 11; lost, i: played, 19;
per cent, .679.
Cleveland Won, 9; lost, 8: played. 17;
per cent, .520.
Brooklyn Won, 0; lost, 10; ptayei, 19;
per cent, .471.
Washington Won. 9; lost, 11: played, 20;
per cent, .430.
8t. Louis Won, 7; loet, 14; played, 21;
per cent, .331
New York-Won, S; lost. 12: played, 19;
per cent, .316.
Louisville Won, 2; lost, IS; flayed, 20;
per cent, .100.
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool. May 1L Wheat, steady: de
mand poor; No. 2 red winter, 6s 6d:
No. 1 hard Manitoba, it 4d; No. 1 Califor
nia, 5a M.
Hops, fl, 15.
Portland, May 11. Wheat, unchanged.
Sir Henry Hawkins, the lion. Mm,
Hennlker, and a number of other promi
nent persons are thinking of building la
London an animals' haapltaL
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