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VOL XLVIII.
ASTORIA, (WKOON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY II, 181)8.
NO. 9.
Tnr.
"Superior"
Stoves and Rang
ARC
J. N. LAWS, AT
Diaries
and
Calendars
For
1898...
GRIFFIN
Klondike
Mlrtcrn' Outfltn
CitmpcrH' UtcnnllH and Prov IhJoiih
W. F. SCHEIBE,
A lull lliw ol Mm. Tobacco,
an fmokttt' Artkln.
474 Coniniorvlnl HI.
l&ar r.alcruipmcit Hall
we
pwWw.
if (M'a tJ'-i' Thtr Floors-Fin Music, (ismraof All Kindt; Tiro
", TTVj MaanlfWiit Ham; Kvrrvllilim Klral t'lnaa; hixM
VasMaru iisad.fciSfrsiW iipirr and Kvrr.vbo.ly a 1(1 hi. Htrlrlly observed.
a.
'"
Mams.
Bacon
ctiicm
RRANH
The Boat, Absolutely Pur. Rye
For Sale at
The Occldont Hotel Bar,
The Ofllo. SaJoon,
AJtd all the leading bora In Astoria.
Sun FrnnciMCo
and rortland ,
criKnitmo
TIH BEST
HAVVES' OLD STAND
Blank
Books and
Office
Supplies
& REED
Supplies
Foard & Stokes
Company
Manulailuror and
Lo n I r In
FINE CIGARS!
a'lnria'l (ierqeni
The
LrOtivre..
Kopp's
"Best"
A DELICIOUS DRINK....
AMD ABSOLUELY PURE
The North l'mnflo Brewery, of which
Mr.Johu Kopp ia proprietor, maktia beer
tor domestic and export trade.
Bottled beer for family tue, or hog
beer anpplied at any time, delivery in
the rity free.
NORTH PACIFIC BREWERY
UNION MEAT COMPANY
and
AM. KINKH
OK CANNED MEATS
1 1 nam n lord
The lli'Kt In the Market
Strictly Pure Lard
Cor. Fourth tnd f.lisnt Streets
Cortland. Oregon.
"Keystone
Monogram"
Whiskey
SHERWOOD
SHERWOOD
PACIFIC COAST AGENTS.
MUCH EXCITEMENT
IN KLONDIKE
The Mother Lode of Gold Discovered
la four Places.
moneV will not buy claims
Ketirolta Niger. Briaj r.rcil Vtaltk aid
Report Kill Yttr'a Oatptt
I i'lfMIO.OIK).
H.ititl.., J. hi. i Tin- si'iinvr Pity of
"Pi""". lil.h iuTlv.il Iw-ro till after-
in. ii fmin JuiKuii, itm'l nmoTiK hi r fxw
iK-ra nil"' ni"1i nli.i l-fi lu'.n i'lly
I nil r 9 Tfi" -rr- W, J, J ru.
INirl Timtiw lid. I I) Si. rt, .Iiiiw-m;
A. "'H.. r. N.iva K. K. Arii'ild, t
Kim n !; W. (I Ht.ii(i-r r'..l-lt,Vti.;
Hurry Mlll.'f 'V.I.ilV: .1 r..rlroy, lK-n.
v.-r; !.ni. ,'i.T,n, T i. . inn. Mini It di-
t-rx J.4ir,i, T.i. .mm. Th.-y -rr 21 diirt
ri romiir fr"in Ku.w in !,
Tl' lr Imiturv mn im'MMl'"l liy ny
rim-lal In.i.l. iKa "jt... w.-u hrr n--
r.ml.Nl .DM H tM.jt.w itf.i Tlw fturiy
.ri,ii .nit rli wim lii! Vtn :i
ip.Ut .ti f.n.l dmfti. Ic tanm wp"
n"l n iimklfi-i i trip.
"Hm imrty l'ti,. no in. Saturn In
r.-f.'r.-n'' ii ih. f.nxl KitiMiil'in ii iaw-
i Th.-y nil nijivf t rial f'Ml h urmw.
lm ilmt tfi.-n. u no d.uiirr .(f itinrvail.in.
If a lurv nunilT tf i-rfm had not
mitif nut .! ihi rlv.r to FVirl Tuk'm
mid Ori'W 1iy in i-imI ihv winter, a
IIIT.r.ni( in .. Kmi. hnv b-n told.
In rvfVn-nco r th inic I B.n-m-
nwii r'1l-f riMlihn. nil ! that
II.. It l iwsl-l av.-rt nrlual
tn,t. It wiMild lw w.-.iin1 nvmhtw.
W. .1. Jonni tiHriiM. n.'ii of In. dlrtv-
rrv M what t aiiol tn l tlhr mlithif
lln mi. I .imrtl iirtmrt of iht- lnoon of
Ihn K K'dlkp dlKiiicl. Tw d)rov.Ty irrt
mado wlilitn fn'.-nty-fonr h.ir m f.xir
llffrr.Tit Tl"l. n rf lh.-m at iom
of a hti nin'minln t th.. .tm of th.
amn. if Rhlimtdo rrk l.y Frni'k Hbi
vln; N'n o xih .in, at N'.i 31 l'l..w.l.).
l.y A. II I.wo and nanr: th tlilrd on"
on Ninrvn On. h M No IS. nnd iw fourth
m.. h.-n- n tfm on tlonar.nn rrwk.
Tw. rr-nd f th northTt l.y
'ot. nivrlv from th il mr. It la found
nt .ili! y f.M l4w tlh. .nirfti'H. and
iin l.T th.- mii'-k ami nll ivlnl dilt. T
V'Iitk U iiIkmii II liV ai.l.. and rnnln-
nli a nnTn n-il'h. It r wm'rmwly
lrlnkl-l Hi ftv iroM Thr srHiti-i .
rtmi'iit .r.-vl and no man will ilntn
m tuny uinrtl Ho lh claim until
fm-thxr .V-vi hl m.-r t havp Wn nind.
.Tim., niyn: "Th utit rf rt1 hi thf
twtia: will 1. from flft.n M wnty-f)T
mllllnna rt mlllkm f dn.t I mw
otor.'.l n I'Htw-win, thnv and onJhnlf mil
flor. of iitvl.'h would haw romr out ti
fiill hn. th. rm.'h.'il Diiwww."
MnrtK ream iv ki"npikf.
Victoria, n. C. Jan. l'l.-Klchanl Mor
nan. Jiwt from P.i.iiii. throwa n'w
ht on ltw fiwd nitiifithm ther and iino
.in the R.-n.'ral condliKvw and inont n-..wltl.-a
of lh camp. Mrat. hf nn, la
no a drutr ntnt wortft but Ji) to 10 cM.
rlilifly hctiiiM largr titrda of inonat and
rarltioo havp lately puod the dlotriat
anil have bcn aluuirhtered by whoJe,
ot iimlnK twty hrlrarln W aa many
aa M.
Hunker crerk, ent,l'nir lno ahe Klon.
dike, I." mllm from Pawwon awl fed by
fJold IVttim, Imat Chanoe, and tevwal
otlwr ta.urlferov ft niimn, la proving quite
aa good aa Eklorndo. while ;te a-old a.p.
pronch.c the Ilonania creek atnmhirvl of
ftneneea. The Hunker U a Ions; ttm
with room for upward of 100 or more
clama, while there are quite aa many
on the newly proapeot'a trtbmarl.v, In
cluding Imm Chmnce and Oold not torn.
The pay dirt of Hiitrker and tlhewe trlhu.
tnr isild to uvcrauv. Sl! to tiho pan,
while culm No. , Wow Dlncovery. In
reportrtl to h.ive tunM out one record
p.in of 1104.
Sulphur ort'.-k .haa not yn nhon-n any
aensivtlonnl ground, but .d 115 to tlhe
pnn U not to be looked upon wlfh dis
dain hy the majority of mint-re.
MRS. NACK Til HK SKXTRNCrciV
Nw York, Jan. 10. Mrs. AuaMwtA nu -k
Willi rV'iN.lve ent'nc lolay fr her com
plicity In the murdor of Wllltim Gulden,
n.ipiw, to which mh confesevd durlns; ttie
trtnl of Miirtln Thorn", now under een.
tewe n lUie prkn nt Sinn Sing. She
will be nrrnil,"nei In the courtro.-im at
IiiK Ulund cly and probably plend
irullty to mnnnliiiiKhter, the punishment
of which In 20 ye.ira. Sentence will be
PHMfd by Judge Oinvtsw. It Is under
Mlood that there hnd leen an '.Ktnvment
iMt.wi-en nintrlet Attornm- Youni? and
Mn. Naek'a couiiAd. rteardn? the plea
Mia. Nack will m.ike .ind ;hnt KftHence
wll be pasiu-d accordingly. It wtia re.
ported 1n.it nk-ht th.it Hermann Nick,
We hualmnd of the womiin. will aa eoon
om he la wntencid o lmprlonment. have
paper nerved n ,i milt for ahlute di
vorce. It Id id 'ilie haa contemplated
dolnff thin before, but by adrleo refrained
from doins; tto until aha had been en
tenced for nhe crlinA Im her confiwlon
Mra. Natk did not make any admlpalon
aMvIng; irroure for dlvor.-e In thin nna.te.
'hilt It a ld that mo objection to the
decree mill be entered by her.
SEALSKINS ARE
BEING SEIZED
I'ecullir Situation at Niagara Nils
oo the Line.
OFFICERS ON BOTH BRIDGES
Directed to Seiie leytbiig That Eookt Like
Seilsiii Twelera ire
Ditcoaaioded.
Slutfra Full. Jn- 10. -Th Vrlod
H'.at.- wHtaini odlciTa ntuWn 1 t ""
i. ,1.1.. I,..v bn nvttflfd to i'li any-
I tfiln tlt k" IlKf ajHklnt. Nxrly
nil of the n.ulliiii W'T" notin.-l to
Irav rtiWr wi'-k.. cltn-m and l th,'c''
If rny did not nt them cotiIVcUmI.
Th aiu.it.in at Mari Fala i prob
iit.ly dlT.-no; from tti: ( any point on
th.- frotul.r. Iloth tiid- of th.. rtv. art.
tliUkly wnhi wtiI th.- ('anadi.in and
AmorU an .o.ulatlin KO "1 f',r!1
dully, (in iIib Canadlm 'I'l- h-i'W fth
tilth iMiiff a nuirtliiT of -.iihy Am rl -an
famlll.it hn .xnimry und .1 urtit
n.iy "t t'lc wn.'n In ,-h fumlll'-a in
..l aa in.IIiin irom -a .-ar tvabkin
riMta. ir, .-r ihp rtwr to th Ami-rciin
.o .hilly. i-ill "lt miklnit .-ularn. 8trv
crul irkn iaJ of aiat;an
r.-ltnl Ix-liMitCltlK to Knllrm-ll inU!d
on lm1ni' o Itti(T.io and NV- York
and many a man n.mt on to hf d.'atlna
tln toeilKfie wfurinit a lrti travWln
in. aft.T haxln .-fl nU nam and mm'
rhin ly Mf.h he rwuld Id-nilfy ht con
flxtt.t.'.l hidtr'ar.
Th law ajrm aff.vla the Capndlan rail
roads runiiins from fil-it.i toward.
Th" lii.-lml.' th. m.ihlM Central, th
iraihl Trunk. he Canadian Pwlfl'. th'
ul :u-li and t8i Iy.'tiuh Val-y.. The vo
kln urmiiia tnkt-n fn.n thr wotvr
er tumrd anT to th a4irna.-n at eua
torn trmi.,ji T-tiT rtic ovn-r. aftr Mine
.in UH'Hi'nttof mu wait until notice him
Ixrn t tJ" w.'tvtary for a decision
! n th.. m.ilter
UK 'ORltS IN DOl'HT.
Th.- U A. W. Cannot Rilabllnh Its
Cenlflca:.1.
i;.Aplmor. Ja.n. 10 - Chairman Molt of
nlie U A. V. ral-.K 1 ar. ha r.-e.ve.l
a letter frjtn Henry t irnrlr of Coventry
vr.-tar' of the ltr.ern'.M'al rycl-H
union. attlnt that there r no onVal
world' nu'lnt re.-jfl. Mr Mott b an
an lnv.-tlKiitlon of '.tie matt.-r ?t the tme
l-Mward McDufne of n.Mion trl.M for rec
onla on the "Willow C.rove iraek at Phlla
de4ifa. McPulTle'a r.-c.ml d.x-nd.ol
Homat on 'Whether he awcfded In
brewkitur or tjimlllnit w5rlJ'i rK-onla. He
did itome remark tbo rWlnR, tlelna; Stocks
of KiiKlimid at l.U'H for the mile. Sev
eral other records er. clipped. Then
McPtiffle H Umed pay for worM't recorlt
Mr. 'Mott Moral the nvordo and re-
conled them v ofllcl.il for the country
or within the JuiinJIctlon of the L. A. YT.
When axk.1 !f he would certify to them
officially. 1lr.it they were world'a recorvli".
he iM he mMtild not do no. He believed
them to be world' record?, but had no
dooumont to miataJn hja belief. Mr.
M.xt Hid that he id that It waa a
hardship for the promoter who went tc
the exne of pr.parln; racera and for
the men who made the records, to hare
the matter left uncertain and he wrote
to Seoretary Sturmclr to Inquire whether
there wa not eome way of settling the
.matter.
Mr. Sturmlr autrirests that each orftanl
xton eid him ita official record on
January 1 t exch year. He .will then
conndlo tlm and fn4 coplce to ruolnn
1xrd halrnin or similar offlcera throua-h-out
trio worfcl. o Unit each may decide for
hlmaolf what are worll't record.
CROKBIt PEN IKS IT.
Now York. Jan. 10. The Herald at
that loth lllehard Ooker ind Lm- C.
Thompwon, part owner ,nd affent for
the nrookiUle tock farm, deny the re
invns that the Tammany lewder ha pur
chased that properly. The Herald, how
ever, .im that t 1 believed some move
of thLs churacter k contemplated. Mr.
Oroker harttur ro-ently iwccted the farm
having discussed mniwlns. turveyort
ciwirtM and price with a local Monmouth
county attorney, and Lewi C. and Wil
liam V. Thomn for family reaeori pre
ferring not to llne at Brookdale. It is
Uso announceid that Mrs. Ra4i Preston.
who wa a Mas 'Thompson. I about to
roturn ifrom Colorado to cotv up her in
terest In the farm before It ohane-es
hnd. RrookdiUe iw-n arranRd and
planned by the iate David Punhnm Wlth
er. who wmmmnd tlhe purchase of the
thoimnd axres in 17S0. Tho nronertv af.
forward paswU Into the hands of the
Thomson, but ance t'he .abandonment
of Monmouth park racetrack It haa not
been w profitable a formerly.
VERDICT OF MCRPER.
Eureka, Kan.. Jan. 10. The Jury In the
New oase returned a verdM of murder
in Che second dostve aijoliiHt OcorK'
Pohbs and Mrs. Emllle New. Jointly
rhanrcd with the murder of tho latter's
hushnnd, Joseoh New, on October 31. Af
ter the Jury retired Mm. New mule a
confrmlon. .A flrwt decree verdict waa
expected. Sentence waa deferred temporarily.
SENATOR HANNA
APPARENTLY SHORT
Thought That He Lacks 0ie of Blec
tloa oa Joiat Ballot.
TDE OPPOSITION CONFIDENT
Rat Tkere la a Tteliag Tktt If Ri la Rat
Defeated aa tka firt Balltt
Rt Vill Wit.
Cblumbua, Ohio, Jan. 10. Senator Hanna
la l-lU!Ved to tw utiort totilKtu one vote
of in)on. Th oiawdliiiio t not awe of
rwiiKti vot. for any on.- man as af iln'
only 72 for Hanna, but th-y foci confl-
rVmt, ut Vtrnl, of r-venUna; Hanna elec.
IjoiH nlirtit Uj d.-mo ratlc Meerlna; com.
niltt'-e demarried i Kuril tout he furni
at !. rlKht afndavtm tonU-ht from the
republican im'mtm that they a-ould
tand with G d.-mx-rai in voqna; acralnst
Hanna. The di-rmx-rtlo eerlnir commit-t-.
reel tonlKht that they .were nt-
flL R4-tn.-wntatlve Oiyman, chairman
of tlhe democratic steering committee,
v-nt n far aa to say that Hanna'a de
feat Is uMimL Thv I no doubt that
Hiuui" Hiinrn nit not tten for th
week previous to Frldiy when Repreaen-
tailve Mnr.uel chanced In his favor. On
Saturday the Hanna men secured Repre-
s.rtative Otlffitli, but ey made no ac
cr1nn yemerday and todny, and it la
the vn.-ra. h.-li.-f thu they or nhort on
vote tonltrht.
It h en nirroed by the conference
committer that ImJVitlna- In the two
h'.orn mill herln at 2 p. m. tomorrow
an.1 thero may H sr-eraj cume In
that time. St. romr work on both aldaa t
l'rur done tonlstu. Worker will not
icot. until after the ballotln; brin.
There a a f.lrar among; many of the
onjonem of Hanm. thruj If he Is not de-
iel on the first, or by separate ballot.
t-morronr. that he ulij not be defeated
at ell.
Am(-Hania "workers say they hod a
majority of Ave auiMt TCuina. . when
tM-y expnwd tre-lr strenjrth In orfrania-
InK th hvlelatune. anl if rhey come down
to t majority of only one aralnt Hanna.
they fear Hhe coolitkm may not hold to
(."ther. WTiile the oppewltlon still Insist
on Kurtx km rtie candhi.te ncainst Han
na, yt they ny that Thinell. Kurtx. or
snv ofVor one n1H be drotvped a soon as .
M Is d.-n-icm sr rated that he ennnot secure
etl of -rTe votw of either the antl-Hanoa
republicans or the democrat. The name
more prominently mentioned today wae
that of Ttmnentatlve Jittww, who repre
sent Stork county, the home of President
MoKney Mr. Jones Is a republican,
and prominent In the miner" iwilon.. He
I for freei silver and I advocated as the
lahcr candidal aculnt capital.
nrPITNHLL IVArorRATKD.
Columrnav Ohjo. Jam. 10. (Special to the
Atorin ) Covernt Biineli wa Inau
irurated tiay. There .wa no disorder.
JOHN LINCOLN'S PENSION.
Mardyvile, O.. Jan. 10,-Jjhn Lincoln,
of Bolshow. Mo., has angled to the Marya
ville board of examination for a pension.
Lincoln and M ukstec, Mne. Washington
iroahor cf itihis cty, wTe second cousins
to Abraham Lincoln- John Lincoln en
listed early in the sixties In the Fourth
Missouri and nerved !n that resflment for
three yere. He Oven enllstej In the ISth
Missouri cavatry and served to the end
of the war. Before no was finally muB
tered In he fought Indians on the plains
for some time, Mr. Lincoln served three
tern as sheriff of Andrew county and
sueprlntended the hanging of the Infa
mous Bateman, the murderer of two little
grtrls in October, 18S3. He Is 5S years oM.
are! as six feet one inch tall and bears a
ntrlklmr family resemblance to the mar
tyred president. He 'mis never drawn a
pension.
VETERAN PTINO.
ChU-RO. Jam. 10. Col. Thomas Hoyer
Motwtory, the veteran fencing master of
OlioViatfo U a pntlont at St. Luke's hosiiitiil
on areount of rtieumatlsm. H hoe been
at CN hospital for Bewrol days and hL?
conlitlon IB oonPldeircd aerlotaa by reason
of his odvunoed age, the vw.ern being- In
ht f&th year. v
Colonel Monsterj'1" ctirver Is replete with
adventuren. It is sakl he has served
urler twelve flas and tn every cane he
declare he foiufit on the nide of freedom.
He first came to (his country at the out
brenk of the -Mexican 'war. Going to New
Orleans, he enlisted but had not been
In the norviee lorn hefofe he wa disabled.
Hs wund kept him out of active service
the rest of the war. He is said to be the
oldest Mexican war veteran living In Chi
caso. HOLP-UP IN ARIZONA.
Preseott, Arlx., Jan. 10. One man haa
.uocoeded n hoHlns; up the Palace sa
loon, a (rambling- place, ami at the point
of. a plstxtf, necurlnp all the money m
.'lirht. Ho terrorize about JO patrons of
the plana and mule Ms escape With
nearly $300. He is believed to have had
an aconvpllce on the outside and both
men ore uipo?d to have escaped an a
north-bound trUn.
OPPONENTS TO
CIVIL SERVICE
Mad the Best of It la Coagress Tes-
terday-Test Case.
SENATE CONFIRMS OFFICERS
Maty Orejotlita lacladid ia tka liat
Cerbett CaM Vill C t. Ike Seaita
itb tiierM lepert.
'Wahinrton. Jan. 10 Th optionenua to
Hie civil ervice law had nw the bet of
KhM rtrt.te in the hoiaw today, so far at
the number of tho enjroired in It were
concerned. Nine of the eleven aajieaJiera
ere of te oppositlon
The foundem of th law ux very anx-
4ou to shut off further debate and In tl"
way have the co-operation of Speaker
Roerf and Dhe rule of the committee.
Moody, -who ha cnre of the bill, t-av
notice that he wouM the aene of the
houm tomorrow on a motion to close the
debate. The opposition sent word to all
in their ranks w be a hand, and they
iy they wiH have no difficulty n dfifeat-
tmr the motion.
SE.VATE OONF1R.MATIOSS.
Washlnicton. Jan. 10. The senate today
made the following confirmations: Z.
Hour. Cttftcl State marshal for Ore
son: O. Summer, appraiser of merohan
dW. Port fa ml. Or.
iPotmi!r-J. C. Ardney. LaOrande;
C. FVll, Pendelton: B. W. Johnson, Cor-
vallrs.
To be surveyor-iceneiral W. K. THstki.
of Quhicj-. III., of Aika: Joseph Per-
rault. of Idaho.
To be reirter of the )and office D. H.
Budlonir. at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho: L. R
Thoma at Blackfoot, I'Who; R. "W. Dud.
ley, of WashlTwfton, D. C. at Sitka; C
B. Moore, at Oreajon City: E. W. Bart.
-H. at IOrande. Or.
TO be Twelver of the land office R.
Shelley, of Portlnnd. Or., at Sitka, Alas
ka: O. B. Roar-r. at Biackfoot. Idaho.
J. U H3!. at IMalhi Walls, Wash.
To toe I'nlted Statew attorneys R.
Coxier, Vllstriot of Idaho; J. H. Hall, dis
trict of Orenon.
THE OORBETT CASE.
Wa.4itnjrUn, Jan. 10. It had been ex
rected that the cominittfe on privileges
and elections ncould meet today to take
up -ph-a claim of H. W. Corbett to a seat
n the semate from Orepim on the ap
pointment of the (rovernor of that state.
but owinsr to the absence of Senator Bur
rows tlhe meeting will not b hl until
next Monday.
Purrawis. of Mlchljpan. kt the only re-
rniblloan on the committee who 'will op
pose rtie deatint; of Corbett. He takes
the positron tint the decteton In the Man
tie case ks at precedent against the ai
polntroent of senator where the lecWa-
twvs Ihnd on opportunity to act. which
cannot be put aside. His vote will thus
thaw the effect of sending one matter to
the senate on an advwne report, as with
out Buotwwbi. the committee is a tie.
NEW ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
New York, Jan. IO.-presldent McKlnley
will appoint three chiefs of ataff of de
partment n the army with the rank of
brigadier-general within a few weeks, aaya
the Washington correspondent of th
Herald. The chol?t plum will be the
last be given that of :ho adjutant
generalship, wihlch is to be given to Col.
H. C. Oarbln. the ranking assistant ad
Jut ant -general!. Colonel Corbln has been
recently transferred to duty at Washing
ton, having for severU years been adju
tant-general of tire department of the
East, with 3iicadqi:art!ir3 at Governor's
Mand. Colonel Corbln Is a personal
frnd of the pmstdent, who in appointing
that ofTV-er to be adjutint-eneral bestows
upon him thfe highest military honor In
hij gift. Hb appointment has the ap
proval of nearly evry public man tn
Washington- Colonel Corbln's anpolnt
ment bi made by the retirement of Adjutant-General
Brecfc, who has held the
office only since kut September, having
been appointed to suoccd Adjutant-General
Ruggks. The c-ommlssary-gonesral
and the quortermastar-general of the
army will both retire within a feiw days
of each otner, Brlgadlr-Gneral Bell, com-mlssary-gieneral,
on January 28, and Brlg-aidler-General
Weeks on February 3. The
president will not observe any rules of
seniority In making the apponltments.
Col. Samuel T. Curfilng. whom he has de
cided to make oommlsnary.gene.ral, ramks
fifth among the officers of his corps, bnd
Colonel Marshal Ludmiron whom he will
appoint quart.Tmaster-Renertl, ranks
nfnth.
SWEEPING DECISION.
Madtaon, Wis., Jan. 10. County Judge
J. II. Carpenter haa rendered u, decision
which If sustained will havo a sweeping
effect. He heAl that a-child cannot be
legally adopted (without the' consent of
both parents f living, and the child haa
not been abandoned. J. H. Rhyder, whose
wife had denerted him, i sent to prison
for forgery from here recently. .A four-year-old
daughter thus left alone was
adopted by a saloon-keeper. Action by
philanthropic parties to have the order
of adoption reminded led tb the decision.
UNIQUE FIGHT
IN DENVER
Xevapaacrs aid Departmeat Stores
Are at Out.
PRESS OBJECTS TO DICTATION
Vill tegalat. In 0a IdvarlUiaa l.ua
Saall Storia Takt Idtailaji pf
tka Sitaatiaa.
Dwnver, Jan. 10. An extraortlnary con
troversy ha otarted in this city wth eh
Jy papers on one aide ami fourteen of
tfhe lanrest dry coodt, clothing and de
partment store on the other. No adver
tisement of any of these Ann appeared
tn today') papen and formal notice has
bnen given that none will appear until
the copers accede to the demands of th
merchants.
Last week the business managwra of the
daiaa .were Informed that the depart
ment wtore mb(tvation had arbitrarily
decided that advertising rate mut be re
duced about pc cent. The firms de
cline.! to enter into a dlscucalon pf the
Justice of tine demand, nlmpiy stating that
they had given their ultimatum. They
control about SO per cent of the regular
city advertMnar and! tetfeve that th pa
per must siJbmK to their dictation. Th
mrwnpopera replied that concession to
she autocratic order waa not only Impos
sible, fur bulnM reooons, but would de
stroy the independence of thcprena
The first result of the content fa the pa.
sage of a resolution by th Trades' As
sembly calling on tho city council to Im
pose a heavy Ham on the department
tores and warnng all members of th
labor untorai against them. The smaller .
merchant are takmg advantage of the
orTrrunrty to Increase their advertising.
In Denver, aa tn other cities, the de
partment stores have been crunhinsr the
smaller storra and the latter ore exceed
ingly gtakl of a chance to cut into the busi
ness of their rlvak. There anas a no
ttceabh) decrease In the atse of th usual '
Monday hargam hunting crwwtlj tn the
department stwrea. J. N." Hufton,' trea-
surer of the Unload State under Presi
dent Harrison, tn on interview sayi he
beilteve that the great department ton
n fell tlh cKles of the country are e
cretly Jornlng to concentrate their power,
in the opinion That udh a trust may be
successfully organ!! to control the re
tail buslnete of tfhe country in every
branch.
, BIKES SCATTERING.
Kew York, Jan. 10. The racing bicy
clist who have ben ceatwM in New York
for the it month or two are beginning
to er&ttar. Some have gone out of train
ing and ore going: to rest while other
have gone or ore preparing to go to milder
dmate to resume training for the next
outdoor season. Jimmy Michael and hs
manager left last night for Chicago, where
they win spend a fortnight superintend
ing the building af new mahlnes for the
midget. 'Michael tes not fully decided
when he will sail for Europe, but ' will
be before the oloae of the month. He haa
gained five pounds In weight since he
went out of training and already feel
the benefit of ifim ohnnge. Last eight
Taylors, accompanied by a number of
his pacemakers, left for Philadelphia,
where he win continue in training for Ma
match with J. F. Starbuck, at 20 miles
m that cfty on Saturday Chase, the
English rider, who has not been really
well el nee the fall he received In tie
match wlht MMioeJ. Is thinking of leav.
ng for England this week In the hope
thit the sea voyagfe and rest will give hint .
a better foundation on which to go Into
tralnittg for outdoor re.?lng. His manager
Watson, say Chase will race n America
next summer.
5Vvmj member of tlhe pace-maklmT
staff employed by Michael left for their
homes for a rest, while other of them
are waiting here to go to Florida with
th party that will all Saturday nfxt.
MRS. LOGAN OITT WEST.
Denver, Jan. 10. ..Mrs. John A. Logan,
of Washington, and Mrs. Geo. M. Pull
man, of Chicago, passed Ihrouijh Denver
stopping over a few hours as the gueste)
of Mrs. Pullman's sister, Mrs. Walter S.
Cheesman, of this city. Mrs. Loym and
Mm. Pullman, ore enroute to the Pacific
coast to visit Mrs. Pullm.vn'a daughter,
Mrs. Frank Carol an. of Burllngame, CaJ.
Royal aaaket the food para,
wholesome and aslldeaa.
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