ran, :c i.!c;:ary &mm.
SAVE TIME
ExnyiiNO HOW?
and worry lJLL
The Dally Astoria n
oTw Mas a Rkmia
UNO PtBHlT
...Family Circulation...
An "Ad".
.V.t'CH OIi THAN THRFf TIMIIA i
UKi! Aft THAT Of ANY OTMBS PAM
in Astoria.
In f H. Aerom'!
"Weill lalueaa."
ICXCI,USIVIC TKIvKGHAPIIIC PKUSS REPORT.
VOL. XLVI.
ASTORIA, OKWiON, Tl KSOAY MOUNINO, FKHKl'AKY !, 1!7.
NO. 87
NOT THE CHEAPEST. BUT
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A Clu'iiji Slum cud not !m :t otxl hIioo.
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K not, anywhori) ! will ilo.
A flood Mcrvlccnlilo Hlioo for '
A heftcr ui-nila Ini. .
The very Item
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VALENTINES
COMIC
All Kinds
GRIFFIN
City Book Store
WHY
Do We Have
Because our Goods arc
Properly Represented.
Wo Dial Courtoouxly with Our Custoiiu'ra,
Wo ConiMiler Their Want,
And (Jive tho Mont Value for the Lowent I'rice.
FOARD & STOKES CO.
Astoria Roofing and Cornice Co.
NINTH STREET Asr-hl,t Pavinc
4 9,iisii vvsuiig vii i in iiiw ri..ueiv i'wvi.
Repairing of all kinds of Foots
Clarkson & ftlcjrvin
LONG FIR PILING
Promptly Furnished
Astoria Asphalt & Roofing Co. r
All Work
Hoof Vulntinu
and HMlrlni LMky HiHif.
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ARCHITECT
GEO. NICOLL, Assistant.
orncB:
Kopp's Hew Brewery
UNION MEAT CO.
SHIELD BRAND
flAIS, BACON, LARD
CONDENSED MEATS
GUARANTEED THE BEST
.. IN Ttlfi NAKHET...
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PORTLAND OREGON
J. A FASTABEND,
GENERAL CONTRACTOR,
HOUSE, BRIDGE AND EHARF BUILDER
MOUIIIC MOVKH.
Houm Moving Tool for Kant.
ASTORIA ORHOON
SEASIDE SflWBM.
A complete stock of lumber on hand
In the rough or dressed. Flooring-, rus
tic, celling and all kinds of finish; mold
ing! and shingles. Term reasonable
and prices at bedrock. All order
promptly attended to. Office and yard
at mill. H F L. LOGAN,
Seaside, Oregon. - Proprietor.
THE BEST
Thut Im Whnt
Wo Hove'
l.rM
2.00
92, Jt to 2,KO
.
-SENTIMENTAL
and Stees
& REED
The
LARGEST BUSINESS?
Guvtl. Tin and Slate Rooflnr
for Basements. Sidewalks and Streets
Room Company
216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce
Portland. Oregon
l.envo orilera at
J C ominer-
Mtre
Guaranteed
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R. I Boyle & Co.
Estate
LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
COMMERCIAL. ST.
The Palace Cafe
cm the Place for a
Good Meal...
Eastern Ogsters
It tat shell or cat
Served to Order or Sold at Retail
W. VV. WHIPPLE
TUB PALACE
S. FRHHMAN. Ut of Freeman Holmee.
R. T. Eanli, Ut. of Stockton Cl.
FOUNDRYHEN
Blacksmiths, Machinists
and Boiler Maker
"'""'C'.lVo? fll1 Kinds of IBaohinepy
Iron and Brass Castings
General Blacksmith Work
SPECIALTIES Wekh Patent Wheel, Ship
Smlthlnf and Steamboat Work, Canary and
Mill Machinery. Marin, and Stationary Boil
er. Built to Uider.
Specially equipped for loeeera' work
Correspondence solicited
1 8th and Franklin. Phone 78
COLUMBIA IN WORKS
MORE VICTIMS OF
THE COLUMBIA
Cii.tn!n "Charlie," of the Jessie, Misv
Iihj Annthcr .Man Drowned.
'Ill i: SMALL IMIAT ADMIT
A Hlsit Tliii" After II Hturtil from
Hlwrrp for tin" Jnmi--Hurry llan
iltilst the H"tw1 Vloilin.
A loim boat, drifting down str.-om
yi-sCMay afternoon with a strong ebb
tide, ultfwmt tut Kim4Uit, suggested
to lli'Wi- n 'tlur J. It. tttiU N. U" k tliatt
(Hrlui. sntiw an.- wus III dwtr. or
lut1 l,.-n foully JiiUt Uli. Iiiv.Hkii
llon provril tluit trt aJI .rnliaWllty 'up
itn Charlie'" Hwtuem f the sih'm
nr J"M..i, hl l"'n tlnrwtw d while J
UiiitliiK la git aUwjM fruil his siiittll
IkmI yiettenlny atr-tuaii.
HumUy akftTii'Mn tlw pilot sthooiirr
Jul". in i ltargi' of I'lliat MiVlcolm, with
i'u.t,in hwinit iU.d omiw. outu Into
(It luttlxir and sji'-hiv0 Just rUnive
tlw (1 It. and N ilm k tmthe ttutln cluiri-rv-l;
it tK'intr tha m iur Run !
turn to k outiJ'lf. Yetclny titoniilTis
iM H u'rlm k lhr ititv WTW pn 1 .iff (n
full, ati" I tlw catin. tunordliiK to t'tis
I'm,. ilrw hi wi and pnc-rl In
ftium mi Inl. eul hn fct th- wati-tnuati
f 111- x-kmI Mhllr Cif Is 111 airt. At I
n i'lKk lio unit iuwn ( liw. '1'm.k. ami
stiiriiit In istr t( tif wiiaJI tamta of thr
Ji'miIk for his vtmh-I As !) xud th"
Kan Jm h lioil.il cuptuln and
ak-l him to go irl with him and
k a.t his trtin 1H1.. tilp. Thr Siui
J'bmi sklppri- nn'tiil Uutt bv nmlil not
Just l!i'-n, to wt.lrh H-tiiiKn answi-rfd
tiwt Iw would mtum tn Imlf an hour.
Tliat wns tlitr !:ut h'irl f ClilK. Hn itn
son, ait hv t iro on tiward
Crw JmimIs.
(m!y a fi'w niintMei afir tlis tho
nuiail whin lsi "t Hw Jifwli- was swn
ll.Hittni; down rl mnlit (iIhuiiiH In a
llr--l IIiik with tlui Jr, with no one
hi It. ft It .and N. W.timan Krk-kson
ait " e k.wy.11 Ms bout and Went to
c-ttptuiv t.V mtuiwnj-. lty hunJ work vxauiimng vacn ed ut onswers. inis
1 It) K.-uliie: ju.iin l the 1. k inM tv w41l pnJmMy cover the actual
into th.- ilwinn. 1. iuid l.i.t(. the swift .expeieen of the course and nothing fur
.0.1. ttdf cirht th.- jHiJirt.T of the J. s- J t.r is .l.wtnl by th departiniiL
rale's lU mul towed hT l" th- r.nr of i It Is to e no'.ed thut this course Is
the d. k. nh T" It wo d!ivord t!iot ! ojk-;i to all p, nr n h deJr to engage
the Miniiwiiy Insit luul iu wiit.T In her.
iMi.l thu.t tin- row lis Kh ti.i-1 bin taken
douii iuid tln-.xii'w la.iil on tli.its
all ffhlp-liii4e. An liiviwilKattiiK force
won u.t once oi'khiiIiiiI. .ixl iinn.l the
llllilll lxlt buck to the JirJe, here
It wu m' f.xiii.l (hut no eaptiiln. or
ivtu.'htniui iui alMDint.
Wlwn iw.ni uKt tUirhi OaptJiin Car-
nith.-rei. meiwr r thi J sul.l UuU
he only knew his skipper and wateh
inan by iihe najiKi of cluirlli'," and
could only oiiMiuirt for his dlsapp. ar
iin.i' um the theory ttutt aft.T Itwvlng
th.t Sun Jose he pta -l.xl to (lie Jessie,
irot ul.'tiKrii.l.'. tk down ils row -lock,
pliui'l his ours livsld.; bk (he pnlntar
I ii his liiui.l im.l tn uLt'tni'ling to t limb
over (lie roll onto the lck of the Jessie
kist his hold by the rolllnir of the Inint
In the gule and slipped into th swift
oumut of th river.
"tlluirlle" Hwanson was a well known
and populivr pilot, lutvlng h.rsts of
friends 1n Ant. flu. Kor j-oora he wiis In
tho employ of the o, It. and N. t. i.n
the Siin J.we. and liuet night Agent
lAuiieilny said 1h fii one of tho
m.wt falt.liful and skillful mm they h.id
ev.-r hud. His Mend are still hoeful
that there l itne niUtiike and that
he will yet be found Honiewhere n-iliorc
hut up tat a late hour no further tldliifrs
liiul lxon reiiveil,
HAItUY HANgl'IST DUtVNKD.
The Columbia clnlin.sl (x victims
yesterday, the mnnd betng Hurry ltiui-
iltilst, a llsiuTiiian In the- ouiiloy of (he
Sean.lliviiviau cannery. Tli luiildcnt oo-
ourriil alul 7 o'clock hiMt evening.
l-'roin what muld be I.niju.nI int night,
Itiuuiukit had ln llflilng on the river
and was returning hme. All went well
till the boat nrtived off the Snuidlna-
vlan iNiimery, wIumi, In attempting to
ciine about, the burnt viu struck by a
heavy s i mill. The lsnm swung wound
so quickly that HiuiiiuIhi Iuid not (line
to get out of tho way, and he was
struck a terrlllc blow on the head.
knocking him Into tlio ley water. He
was probably n-ndered unconscious and
sank before aslKtaiu, could reach him.
Tlie bixly has not be-n reoovereil. The
weaUuM was vej-y rough all day yes
terday and the uufottiuuite man chanc
ed to Ih, lit'.tilin. It tould ir.it Ih- l.rn
el last night w-hothor or not Banqulst
had a funilly. He va an old-time flsh-
ornuui.
FHEB COUHSES OF STUDY BY COR-
UESI'ON PENCE.
To meet the noeils of lnj-jjo numbers of
people both old o-nd young who live In
remote sections of country or In places
where the school are not advanced,
the university of Oregon lias nuule ar
rj.!igenieiiUi to conduct a four years'
course of study by oomwiKHidonce. The
plan Is to nwike thla course entirely
fiw except a small charge which will
cover the actual expenses. This charge
will be In tlie form of a small sum for
each lesson sent out. It will not exceed
what Is actually paid out for pontage,
oind clerical work In conducting the
luiuraf. HLudifiU will Im cxpwtid to
urd'-r thrlr l xtl)o.M -u(mt throuiJi
I's-.il d :il-t or fptn tin- l'irtlnnd lk
sioros. It Is honl tint i liiiKi- numtc rs
Of MHpi IH JLVivll ttl lll-IVCS of this
opirt unity to do IntMlkntual wrirk un-il.-r
wiiiH-ti-Mt Kulilntw'. It it also
1kiP'I to liitofst tlw tn'-MS tit the ta.tn
In tin tiTi'-ri.ikliiK so tluit It may hi
i.oni'j 1-ry ulji-ly knonn. No nrwiipa
pi'i' can he pitid for publishing tho an-iwMiii'n-iiK-iit
of Uu itmine, since It Is
ii"l. a I'luu fis mukliiK motw-y, hut It
la hopi'd that a sit.-w) put. II': kplf
it ii ut)- U. twikmH said tlxit ttw pr-eia
vlll I.iikI lis pow. rful imliliirn U ard
tlw suu'ws of Uu.- work. The wurse
will m .llvlil"d Into five ui-pat tmi-nts nf
study: ICniclUh lltmitur, Latin, his
tory s'ld (tlvlcs, njttii'(iia.U s. s;iine.
Four y.tn work bwn p!iuin-'d
In fu-h t tluwr diurunriils. Any per
imi inuy tuko up rarvs or nil the d.'
purtiiiontji as li.j chw.
TIm rours.. will h nm.lu-.t-d as fol
l.rw s: Any pr-rson who Mlshes to lake
su. c iiware rf Uie artudli'a may -nd in
lika nrutte t th I'nlvnrstty of Oregon.
Uugiene, lirnpin. The words "Kxten
nil Ift-piu'ittw-rii" sluiuld lie written on
tlie envulup. He cnuutd uue clearly
whit IWh-s of study tie wishes to take
up. I irelon will ti asmt to him at
rtut. f'ir procuring t-l hooks and In-
struoiioiu ooncrming ttie details of the
ou me.
Questions will be mailed to students
roVfrwi? deflnlt purtWns of the text-
books from tlntf to time as th'-y are
iirrlud. Tlx elvmld be carefully an
nirt"l and the answers mallw) to the
i:xtnslim Iirpartment of the I' ni ver
sa y. They will be cyirrwoted and re
turned, together whh a new set of
questions. TIUs Is In brv-f the sclwme of
tlw mum. Tlio univnlty hao Iwei
carrying m this work In a Uinlted way
f.rr lo yt-ars, but It la now hoped to
nuke It much more exutfcalve, aid more
ic'trully ust-ful to the people of the
state. The experience of tlie pax., how.
ever. HiU-oa extrtistjii di-parttneiit
In a MiUan to mimiift' the pruotlcal
di't.iils of the course a.-curntely uid
promptly. The only churKe whJi-h will
ts iiuulo ulll for the lists of ques
tions and, f'ir Tiiorklrui the answers
which are s-nl In. it as tlwught tluut
this ia.n Im- r".luxd to t-n ornta for
'; ea'h r-t of qUurtlioiie um t.n ewnts for
in study, it sill cover the gixiuna ot
the UMI.J goiKl high r'h.al course, and
the qiicHtlons and suggestions which
will wilt out may oft. n bu u.sed with
poult In rvftews and examinations In
chy hlg-h aotioi'ls. No ptsmm should
ttxit a i-ounw of this kind U a com
plete aulwtUute for a g""d soh-Kil. but
If ttie rs-hooi Is not a-ilable for any
rwuem llien muiii advancement in
sound leaning iiuiy be made by taking
a oomnpondiiice course.
full outlines rf the course will be
sent Uxm applicHtlon.
C. H. CHAPMAN.
NOHTHKItN PACIFIC SAKE.
Mllwauktv, Wis., February 15. The
feile of the Northern I'aoitlc llallroad
CoiniMuiy's properly and tlie iransfcr
to the Northern I'aelllc Hallway Com
pany, the purclmser. luis beon fully
i-oinpleled, Judge Jenkins having en
tered an order In the I'nited States
iMuin conllrtnmg the action of Master
Carey In exeotuii.g the dieda transferr
ing tlx propeity aivd eaixjtkming a
dlsilton of tlie pnxw'ds as made by
tho muster. This U the last act In
tlxi dLipoMUon of the property, but
years will ellipse before Oie court Is
done with the litlgiUkm.
SETTl.EltS DKSTITl'TE.
Juliaettii. Idaho, February 13. HancJi
ers Imbxlay fnHii the Nex 1'orce reaor
vati.m report cotuUlerable deatltution
among the settlors. JIany who went on
the new lands with Insulliulent funds
to tide Until oxer to the tlrst crop are
subsisting entirely on xtatxis and us
ing biirmxl barley f.-r oilToe. Neighbors
are doing everything to tide them over
till (lie spring, but seed wheat must
be bpnipht In to enable them to put 111
a crop.
THE MARKETS.
Llverpol, February 15. Wheat, spot,
tlnm: demand poor; No. 2 red, spring, 6s
4d; No, 1 hiu-d Manitoba; not quoted;
No. 1 California, 6a 6liid.
Hops At Londoii. IVoiflc Coast. 3 15s
San Fr.tncl, Fet-uary 15. Hoiw
9llo l fiir to chcv, and 12(iUVi.
for fancy.
Portland, February 15. Wheat Wal
la Walla. 80'uSlc; Valley. SJ'4S3.
MAJOR McKlXLEY ILL.
Canton. Ohio, February 15. Major
McKlnloy wua confined to hks room
tonight and his doctor advised him to
aoo no visitors until tomorrow, or until
he has newvereU from his cold. This
k the first time he bus been Inaccessi
ble to oallora since his return from
CVjlumbus over a year ft1-
Mr. D. Slaughter was in from the Ne-
halem yesterday, and bromrht thirteen
hxl of cttle which will be purchased.
It in said, by Ross. Hlgglns & Co. at
5Mi cents per pound, dressed.
DEMAND MADE
FOR SURRENDER
Startling Turn of Affairs in the Turkish-Grecian
fiijht Our Crete.
'J III-: PEOPLE WILD WITH JOY
I'ownri Have Iandwl Troops Effort
Will lie Mode to l'rwr.t Furfher
llMUUiUm In Candla.
Athons, Felrruary 15 (Monday even.
Ing). .olnel Voswis, aide de camp of
the king of Greeoe, and commander of
the Orwk army corps at Platonics, only
an hour's distance from Canee, has Is
sued a proclamation to the Cretan peo
ple. Hu bus also demanded a surren
der of the Turks.
Troops from foreign men-of-war have
landed svt Canea. Tlie Kusslarui, French
IJngllch and Italians each have furnish
ed a hundred men and tlie Austrian
nfty. With th oorvit of tli Turkish
authorities th whole detachment was
lundeil under the command of an Ital
ian offloer. A similar second detach
ment, aiiimanded by a French offloer,
will bet held In readiness to hand. The
KuaMian, French, English, Italian and
Austrian flags have been hoisted on
the ramparts of the town. The com-
mand.- of the Gre.-k squadron has
been notified of thrrr landing.
GREECE'S POSITION.
Athens, February 15. Replying to a
oollortJve note of the pnwens, the Gre-
otan govemtnent had declared that its
hlrvuntfcm tn affairs In Crete is Jus
tified by the maanacrea there and U
nut due to a desire to disturb the Is
land. The Orw-k government announces
that it is detertiejned to continue to dis
patch troips f the purpose of re
storing order. Great excitement pre
vails here. The reieerves of 1S72-T3 have
beun called upon In order to rejoin their
colors wltuln forty-eight hours. Crowds
continue to throng the room of the
legislature chambers, anxious for news
from Kettmo, Candla and Canea, where
the Christians are in the minority. Two
s'.eaiiKrs full of insurgents started for
Crt-ie at midnight.
PEOPLE WILD WITH JOY.
CaJiea, CnU-, February 15. The peo
ple her are wild with Joy over the
the Uhuid of Crete.
POWERS TO INTERFERE.
(CopyrighteO. '7. by Associated Press.)
Constantinople. February 15. The
opinion in f'tlcial circles here Is that
the (Ie.t of the powers will be instruet
oj to occupy the Island of Candia very
shortly and that pressure will be
brought to bear uion lxth Turkey and
Greece In order that open mtu- may be
avoided. Should actual h.etilities com
mence, Turkey would have little ditll
culty In sendlpg an overwholmiroj force
of trcxps Into Thessaly. But the Turks
fear that the Island of Crete In any
case Is practically lout to the (Xtoman
Empire.
There are already indexations In the
Balkan peninsula that war between
Greece and Turkey would be followed
by a serioiiej conflict there, and it is be
lieved the powers arc not yet ready to
face such a condition of affairs. In the
meantime, Turkey Is preparing for
eveiituaUtiea and the calling out of the
Greek army reserves of the class of
isi.1 and 1SJS will be met by the as
sembling of Turkish troops near the
frontier of Greece. A large Turkish
force at Salonika Is In readiness to
move at any moment. It Is believed,
however, that war will not be declared.
NOW THEY MVST FIGHT.
Stuart Has Completed All Arrange
ments for the Corbett-Fltx. Mill.
Car.son, New, February 15. Dan Stu
art today took out a $1,000 license for
the Corbet t and Fttzsimmons contest to
tako place here March 17. He paid for
it by check and now nothing In a legal
way can prevent the big fight from
taking place. It Is understood the local
railroad has nuule arrangements with
the Southern Pacific to switch all ex
cursions on their track and bring them
straight through without transfer.
Sleepers will be sido-tracked here and
will furnish sleeping apartments for
passengers arriving In them. Stuart
has been busy all day working plans for
the arena, but refuses to take the pub
lic Into his conlldence as to Just what
the seating caaacity of tho arena will
be, or what the exterior of the building
will be like, beyond that it will cover
a piece of ground 300 feet square and
will be octagonal In shape. Carpenters
are expected to start work Wednesday
or Thaursday and seats will be placed
on sale at the same time.
TO REGULATE FISH TRAPS.
Washington Senate Appoints a Com
mittee to Investigate the Matter.
Olympla, February 15. The lower
branch of the legislature oonvenei this
morning at 10 o'clock and the senate at
2 o'clock Uvls afternoon, after a Sun
day recess. The house passed several
bills, none of which are very Import
ant, but devoted most of the day's ses
sion to routine maters. The senate
iivi.wl but one bill. It was a house bill
providing tor tlx apot'tm'nt of coun
ty sbn-p orrmmisMlotinrs, ami It now
iroe to the govit-nor for his approval.
Tlx main feature of the day was the
jH'lmTnerrt on the part of the house
until Wednesday of connlderatkm of the
bill abolleihlng flHh traps, wheels, etc.,
and tlie poswtge of a reH"1utkn In the
fmat providing for the appointment of
three hoi 1 -over senators as a otmmlttee
to toviwtlgfUe 'the fifth traps question
and raiiort at the next session of the
b-glslature.
APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Carries An Enormous Amount No Ac
tion on Arbitration Treaty.
Washington, February 15. The coup
arranged by the house kdra for the
postage of the sunih-y civil appropria
tion bin, under rnuipniekm of the rules,
was a compb success) and this big ap-
proj'rtation bill, carrying 50,,743,
was passed without opposition or
afnendrnent Just as t came from the
oirrcnittee. The main apposition was
directed against the river and harbor
items tn the bill. The house made the
host of the fact that today was sus
pension day, and quite a number of
bills of more or lens importance were
paorMrl. among them the annate bill ap
propriating ,740,090 for dosing the cre
vaeaw at Paasw 1 Outre, on the Mlssts
stppi; to equip the national guard with
unif jrni Hpringfleid rifles. 45 calibre
and the senate resolution to authorise
the secretary of the navy to transport
the contrtbutions of the Pacific coast
ats,tai to the famine sufferers In India.
The report in the contested election
case of Benoit vs. Bo&tner, from Louis
iana, confirming the latter', title to his
seeiit, was unanimously adopted.
Owing to the brief time of thla Ses
sion yet remaining, extra night sessions
will be h"td. hrintw fwri'h. for
aideration of private pension bills, of
which many hundred Hill remain on the
calendar.
AJiBITRATION TREATY.
Washington, February 15. The arbi
tration treary was not pressed In th
legislative session today and it may
not be called up again until Thursday.
Senator Sherman said today that he
would press the treaty against all other
legislation except the appropriation bill.
He did not intend to have it stand In
the way of the appropriation bills.
fcherman will not make a motion to
postpone the trtaty, but it is understood
that such a motion will be made. It
is rierteved by many senators that the
motion will prevail. It Is the desire
of Semator Sherman to have a vote, as
he does nut feel that he should con
sent to put the treaty over without
testing the sense of the senate. No
one now believes there Is any hope of
a direct vote on the treaty at this ses
sion. THE ROBBER'S FRIEND.
Joined a Posse and Successfully Effect
ed the Prisoner's Escape.
Kingman, Arizona, February 15.
Sheriffs Cameron and Ruffner, with a
posse, were following the trail of the
Rovkcut train robber to Grand Canon,
of the Colorado. When the trail got
hot the Intrepid sheriffs sent one man
ahoad. with Indian trailers, while they
rented. The tnkilors found the robber
asleep by a fire and, covering him with
their guns, oaptured him. The white
man's name with the trailers Is Rogers,
w'lio told the Indians to gather wood
to make coffee and to stack theiir guns.
While the Indians were gathering wood
tho robber Jumped for thtir guns,
breaking one over a log, and threw one
In the river and kai tQie two others,
with all the ammunition, ordering the
Indiana to "git." which they lost no
time in d."ing. It Is supposed Rogers
was a friend of Uie robber, as he is
a cowboy of unsavory fame. The whole
posse abandoned the ctuisaand returned
to the railroad.
IDAHO BANK FAILURE.
Salt Lake, UtaJi. February 15. A spe
cial to the Tribune from Blacktoot, Ida
ho, says: The banking house of C.
Bunting & Co, vtis placed in the hands
of a receiver today. There have been
heavy withdrawals from the bank of
late and a receiver was appointed at
the request of tlie principal owners of
the bnk for tlie protection of creditors.
Tho liabilities are estimated at $200,000
and tlie assets will probably be suffi
cient to pay In full. The bank was
one of the oldeat Institutions! of the
kind in the state.
STORM OX THE SOUND.
Tacoma, Wn., February 15. One of
the severest storms of the winter is
prevailing In the Sound country. Dur
ing part of last night and today a gale
has blown from the southwest at a rate
of forty-two miles per hour. During
the twenty-four hours ending at 5 p. m.
one and a tlilrd Inches of rain fell
FOUGHT TWENTY ROUNDS.
New York, February 15. The Dlxon-
Downey fight was declared a draw In
the twentioth round.
Steve CampMl. tho Mill Creek logger,
was in the city yesterday.
Meanv is the leading tailor, and par
the highest cash price for fur skins.
T
MITCHELL FORCE
IS SCATTERING
Scerct Session of His Followers Is
the Cause of Civil Strife.
HE CANNOT NOW BE ELECTED
Part of the fVmator'i Force Want to
Nominate a Compromise Candidate
but the Majority Objects.
Special to the Astori&n,
Salem, Or., Fobruary 15. Thirty-one
members of the Mitchell Joint assem
bly met at the copilot tonight and dis
cussed the senatorial situation at length
and tn all its phases. It was a secret
oonferenoe, but K to known that no
formal action looking either to the con
tinued support of Mkchotl or his with
drawal w as taken. 8ome of the mem
bers advocator supporting Senator
Mitchell to the end. Taylor made sev
eral earnest talks, which seemed to re
flect the sentiment of many of those
present It was to the effect, that the
interests of the Republican party were
higher than those of any one man, but
he added that the members of this con
ference ought to have a right to name
a candidate, if it is seen that Michel!
cannot be teoted. Reed did not be
lieve in allowing the minority to dictate
to the majority. Senator Patterson, f
Marion, thought the thirty-one could
afford to hold out in tberrprescnt atti
tude. There was no attempt whatever
to secure an expression binding mem
ben to keep up the ftght in Mitchell's
behalf. The conference adjourned till
Wednesday night.
A rumor is afloat that Thursday is
the day set for organization, but It can
be definitely stated that no specific time
has been decided on. It is the purpose
of the opposition to organize when it is
felt that Miti-heil is safely beaten.
MET AND ADJOURNED.
Salem, February 15. Only thlrty-thre
members were present at today's sea. -
skin of the Joint convention. Represen
tatives Hudson, Vaughan, and Wagner
tent letters asking to be excused on ac
count of Illness. Senator Reed and
Representatives Mitchell and Veness,
who were also absent, seat no excuses.
After roll was called the convention ad
journed till tomorrow at noon.
It is not likely that Representative
Mitchell, of Marion, will enter the con
vention tomorrow.
There was nothing done In the sen
ate or either of the houses today.
DITTO DAVIS HOUSE.
Salem. Februray 15. The Davis house
met at 11:45 tonight Sixteen members
were present. Adjournment was taken .
till Ave minutes after 12. When that
time arrived the house was again call
ed to order and adjourned till 11:30 a.
m. Wednesday.
THE MARKETS FLUCTUATE.
Probabilities of War in Europe Causes
a Flurry In New York.
New York, February 15. There was a
larger volume of trading on the stock
exchange today than for a good many
days. The activity was practically
confined, too. to the brat feiw minutes
after opening, when the whole list tend
ed downward, and to the last hour,
which saw a smart rally and general
not gains on the day's transactions. The
slump in prices at the opening was
wholly due to the Influence of the pan
k'ky condidon of mind reported on con
tinental bourses and to the fall in con
sols and other securities In London.
American securities were affected along
with the others and option prices were
on a level with London quotations.
FLURRY IN WHEAT.
New York, February 15. The wheat
resporjled to the European war news
this morning with an advance of lc
for Saturday's curb, carrying May to
SIN on tirsit subs. There was no little
excitement among local sbopts until
later cables, bringing; in .more peaceful
accounts, somewhat allayed their fears.
Speculation was larger than it has been
In many weeks.
Ei. McKerrln was arretted last mid
night by OtIUr Obirs- for disorderly
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