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s1 THE DAILY ASTORIAN ll the fclgftst ml best paper on the Columbia Fiver THE ASTORIAW has the Urfest circulation of an car on t) Columbia River FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS RK PORT. VOL XLVIII. ASTORIA, OKKfJOX. TUESDAY MORNING, FfcKRUAUY 15, 18!8. SO. 8t. nw liai i Hid i mi f Klondike Supplies MIiictm' Outfit AND CnmpcrM UtctiHl.M ntid Pi-ovIhIomh Diaries and Calendars For 1898... GRIFFIN W. F. SCHEIBE, an .mod.fi' Aitfcl. 414 Coinnivri Inl HI J. M. THE SISTERS OF THE Convent of the ...Holy Names ASTORIA. OREGON. IUVK OPKSKt) Til Kill IIOAIllUNtJ AND PAY Htlliml, For rat, io., adtiraa th. Superior PUPIL KKCKIVKU IN Till! PKIMAHY. ORAMUAR and: acadrmiu UHADKH SHIELD Hams, Bacon KRANri UIUII1U , a,1 Th. Beat, Absolutely Pur. Ry. Mono Whis rw Sal. at Th. Occident Hotel Bar, Tti. Office Saloon, And all tti. leading ban rn Astoria. 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Mount Angel College MOUNT ANGEL Marian Count'' OREGON This Ii Just tli. plac for your boya, DellKhlful location, Inrge bulKUns and rroundR, good mealit, plenty of healthy oxerolM, irllcnt tachera and careful training- tliln Ii what they all aay of MT. ANdEL. COLLEGE. Bend for Cau alorut and apolal terrna. P, F, PLACIDUS. Director. NEW SPANISH REPRESENTATIVE Scnur bul I'ollo Ikrnobe Named as .Minister De LomtV Suaessor. AT I in in: or I'M iM) m ah:s f I I r t Ihi tiiiterameat Tht Hpiia He -DMiline De Lbsic'a letter, ar TUe Vie Caiodcr it t SpiaiAb Scinncit. Mmlilil. IVIi, l. T ti- ml.ltii-t mrl at Ii o'tliuk llil uflirmxiri mi'l illiiii.i'l lln' pri-aritt n(,ii nf iifTntrii )n ''ijIiji an'1 th Iir liin niHiivr m irrtut l.-natli. it .i ! I.l.'.l l.i 'tiMIh tin !( ti ui ii jMIhk I ti n .ttiiiuilini of M' ii'.r ! I i ii mlic lul'-r HI W ii'MnKI'iii Hint uiiln(lti K"iior IMiiN I 'iilo It.-rnu I.- n t)!n mic'i-Mii'ir. A ill', rn- will II I'll I if l. Ill rlitlVi'lllflK III i hniiil" i Im fori . iiil nf thin inmith, .ii im In rfiiitili llir rU-i'tt'.'i tif u curtin to rn i iir mi il.ip h 9i. Hiimr Diillmi. nilnUirr "f furi'lmi nf fiilm, lnf.irm.il lh.- i.ii.in.l lli.il I'lilicil Hliiln Mlnlntir V...lf .r li.nl Jimt huml' ril him in ii' ri f.-rri rik' !i Hi-nnr Impuy Ix- lmi' i li ll'f mi. I I i !! itii'nnlna ol M'Xrml trKriiiih. In )r WANTH KXI'ltKHSU iN ninM Hl'AIN. Ni T..rV r.'i V - A' r'-li1 in (b llir.ilil from V.i"liin ..i)n; Tli" Ii'- lentil- Im l l' tii In mill uiiM't ll.il. Th" i l.tii r ilU..tth : Iv.-.l frmn Mlnliii r V'MMf..r. urn ni'.lr'ly - lfiiciry. II ua i.ik'-n M lh' iriill"ni dv Aolmnnl Kur'l.irv lay unit nfur ll Imri riinfTfrn"" l.l.n iht-m Mr. liny Ml uii'iltii r li'l'Kruifi to Mlhl.lrr WimhI f.inl. I'ttli hilly ii'ilhlnir will Iw mtlj ubnut lhr Iwo cintmtml''ntliin furtli'T than ITimI I In1 liH'lili-ni l not yri nllri'lx rlnwl. It Ii kuI'I Ihiit Mlnlntrr VooI f'lnl'a utile wna a r "T? of hli Intcrvl. lth tin- Hianlh mlnUiT of fun-licn af fair nml hlh htr l thm no lirn dl.i Inlini-r hail lirrn niajr by Hpnln n( thai f. aturi of th 1 lAmv Iriir which hna lin Inlvrprrted to llnllralr lh In ulnrrrlty of the Himnlnh K"V"rnnii'iit In lt' niniicr of autonomy and In thi- in-an-tlniluna for a innimiT,-i. l ,r-i. Almi iu uf im h tl' l.ilm.r I :int n 1 1 r I y ..iil.fai lory in ih irtlili'iit. Ar rnrlliiKly Mlnimrr V-v.lf(.rt hu )mhi Klvrn furthrr Inmrurlloriii on lh aulijn't. With. ml mukliiK any 'r.nii .ti-in.in.l f,,r a ilUnvoWHl. Mlnimrr Woodford la re-iii.-hi.-J ty hla n'w lti.tr niiin to Im r. tiMin thn Mailrlit nithorlili-. iho liniHirinnr In ull i.ir!i roin itiiihI of aonir .llmlmt rr.iulliitn.n of 8,'nor In Irfinir'a ! larnllona M. h lh in-lili'iu run Ixlli'V forr.-cily r.r-.'r.t lh jol llon of lh 8uinlh ko f-mmrnt. Mr. Mi -Klnhy liilli-vra thai h'n th HrAiilh mlnlntrr of fonlitn affaim fully mnirr rliil th lnliTri'intl..n whlrh h Ixt'n pin iiimii 8.'iior ! I.nmi.' littr In nin iinrt''ra In the t'nlt.! Stnt. ho will hnali'ii to illaavow It. Mlnlatcr Wirnd ford hna tn told In a pomtlv way what th piYnliWnt would Ilk ti hnv don'-: In othrr wi.nla, It l th.it h ua d.'ll.-ati. dlioma'y to ivurr ih. t iul dcalivd and the pri'ald.'iit la alnriT In !h btll.-f that nnolhiT IiiIitvIi tH-twn Mlnlatcr W.Kidfonl and th mliilir for fnrvlKii affalra In Madrid will cud th whole trouble. Aa far na that f.at ir- .f th ca.. the l Iini IrttiT crlil. lung th proal.t.'nt la loni-rrncd. lh In. i.l. nt la rloatl. That waa rmabllnhi'd when tli alal. depart ment rri'ivd Scnor t'-.i Una' na .'hiris .rnrTiilria of th 8p.mli.ri li'Kalloii to m:r rred 8.iior lo Iirni-. Th other phnno of the letter, the premdent ron"lil.r ahould very properly be mad lh auli-Jei-t for further negotlmlona In order that Spulu alioulj hav. au olottunlty to ahow thnt Senor P Lome f.ilaely reprca.nted her poaltlon when he mini th atateineM he did. CAXAI.KJAS TO HAVK I.ETTKlt. W.iahlngtim. Keb. R-Ai'tuated by a aenae of honor lind n atrlct Idea of Jus tice, the atale department hna taken atepa to nine In Hi huml. nt a., nor fimnlejna th letter written by Benor impuy i ijime which led to th reli;nii tlon of the mlnlaler. V. 9. COVHT PKriSION. IVc.on tllven In Favor of the Executor of th Unld Etlt. San Priinclaro, I'eK 14. Jmlgea Itess, Ollliert and Morrow, In the United Sluten c Ircult court of appeals today rendered several decision In cases on rippou! from Oregon. Washington. Montana and oiher parts of the circuit. In the case of Pel hrt lllller nnd Sarah K. Miller, his wife, plaintiff and apprllanta. va. Cnrollno A. I.add et nl., n exeeutora of th Inst vlll and tstanint of William 8. Ijidd. de ceiiaed, of Portland, Judgment waa ren ders! against th appellnnta, afllnnlng the deoreo of th circuit court. IKON I'IPK THUST. Peclded to It Violation of Anil-Trust Act of 1S00. Cincinnati, Feb. 14,-Tbo United States circuit court of appeals today decided th Iron pip trust case. Justice Hurlnml nnd Circuit Judge Tnft nnd Lurlon com posed the court. Th suit was begun In th circuit court nt Chnttnnnngii by a bill In eimlty filed by the attorney-general ot the United States against various cast iron pipe companies, to enjoin them from continuing business under tho contract 01 th association, which as charged was a violation of th federal and nntl-trusf act of 1K90, because II waa In restraint ot the Interstate trade In cast-iron pipe ami an attempt of a monopoly of th atimo. The court dlsmUsed thn bill nnd tho Uni ted 8tnta appealed. The Judgment of the circuit court of appeals reverses the de cree of the circuit court and Instructs that the court enter a decree enjoining the defendant! from attempting to do business under the contract of the asso- elation or from any way maintaining a plea. SPANISH TAMPER WITH OUR MAIL Kcison For the dishing' Trip to Hd-vana No Made Apparent. VESSEL TO ACT AS CAKKIEK Cmliiiy. It t Said kill fly f)etet Key Vent and rUva. Carrying All Ofliul Outline! ol the laitcd Sutev New York. Feb. H.-lt la now known on lb highest authority that the rent p-usnn for ndlng th tori" do boat ('nab. ig to llavanu ( that the uulhirltle have been tiinicrtiic lih mull k nt to the lmltlahli Maine In Hava.ia harlior. an) a thn Wairliit.gton rorr. ap.m l. nt nf th Herald. Thl rrault.d In Captain flgnbetj of lb Main (ending a protest to Wash- Inaton with a suggeml'in :IihI a regular aervlc t established between Key West un.l Havana by means of torpedo tx.at. on lh strength of tbla protest I Ik- Cuah- Ing wh dcspiiUhed tu Havana. Although It hna been fully report' d that orllclal mull has bn tamtu red with In the ii. H'Telury Umg aald luat night thut tin bad r ulved no r'sirla from Captain SIksImi' saying thnt tho Fp.inl.h uuthori- ll. a bad Interfered with hla leti. rs on the way. "Th despatch of the Cuahlng to Ila viinii," he aut.l. "was In line wlih th cl. parini.'iit a action In sending the Main on a friendly visit to that port and th Montgomery lo H.mtUKo d I'ulia. I rx peel she la now on In r way back lo Key Weal." CfSHINU AT KEY WEriT. Washington. Feb. H The torpedo lioat Cushliia has return.! lo Key Writ fri.m lltivnna. The siitiadron at Tortuita lost four ships to.liiy. thut number la-lug detacheil lo r.deein lh president's promise to have wnrshlpa present at th Mai.li Urns at New Orleans. The Texas and Nashville left for (lalveston. lh Marblehend for N'ew Orleans, and the Detroit for Mobile. The remainder of lb sijuartmn will re main near 7oi tugai for about ten days, onllng. ARMS FOR THE CURANS. Philadelphia, Feb. 14 It was nnnounnHt today In Cubun eln-lea In this city thnt a . iirao of arms and ammunillon w.is sue- c. ssfully ahlpiied on a tugboat late Sat urday night from a point on th Dela ware river below WllmiiiKton. The cargo la reported lo have consisted of l'.ni rounds of tnrlrlilKes and alx.ut Ji lilies. CUBA IN THE HOUSE. Washington. Feb. U. i8x-clnl to th Astorlan.) There was considerable x- . Itement among niemlM-rs of the house be fore assembling today owing to th Im perative summons sent out lat last night by one of the sulxirdlnat nrtVem of the house to each principal member. Impress ing on him th urgent necessity of his iresence at the Pension today. All thnt whs definitely known at first was that something In regard to Cuba waa to be brought up In the house, although under the rules this was District of Columbia day. It turned out that Chairman Hltt. of the foreign affairs committee, was merely to call up some resolutions oH-n.M by hla committee, calling upon the state depart ment tor general Information, one ot which related to Cuba, and the notice had been sent out aa a precautionary measure to prevent a possible defeat of the reso lution by the opposition, a proceeding which would be In order If a previous question was voted down. WANT UNITY OF ACTION. Washington, Feb. 14.-Senator Puller and ex-Senator Dubois left today for ,Mlnnenxills to attend a meeting of the Minnesota populists to be held there Wednesday. The purpose of their at tendance Is to try to Induce the meeting to announce In favor of unity of action hv all the silver forces In elections of the future regardless of the political affilia tions of the candidates. This la part ot the general movement Inaugurated here by democrats, populists and silver repub licans, looking to the unification of forces. ItRYAN WIt.1, ATTEND. Lincoln. Neb.. Feb. 14. W. J. Ttrvnn left today for Minneapolis to be present at a conference of th lending silver ad vocates of the northwest. The confer ence will continue three days. ANOTHER WAR IS IMMINENT. Costa Rica nnd Nicaragua Are Ready to Fly at Kach Other. New York, Feb. 14. Tho Herald corres pondent nt Managua say: Two Rrltlsh warships are now In Nica ragua waters and more are expected. One of these now in Nicaragua Is at Corinto and the other nt San Junn del Stir. The Herald's Washington correspond ent pays: There Is a general impression nmong pan-American dlplomnts here that Costa Rica and Nicaragua aro very near war. lloth governments have nssui.ied bellig erent attitudes, according to Information which has reached Washington nnd was printed In the Herald and It Is the, ex pectation of Central Americans In this city thnt President Zelaya will demand a disavowal of Costn Rlcn's rcsp inslblllty In connection with the revolution In San Juan del Sur. Whether the nr.sldeiit of Costa Rica would comply with President Zelnyn's demand nnd whether Nicaragua would have the support of Salvi tor and Honduras In case of war aro questions which pnn-Amerlcnns are asking each other. Those In touch with tho Costa Rica legation In this city oxpress the opinion that the government will not comply with the prospective demand of the Nlcaraguan president, and In this event that war Is likely to follow. ANARCHY REIGNS IN CAY CAPITAL Upshot of the I)ret f us Affair Is Gen eral Discord and Strife. OUTCOMi: IS I'ROHLEJrATICAL Writer Agree Tkat a Grett Vioaij IWs Dee Committed d feif lr tke KcpaMic of Truce. New York. Feb, 11. -A dlspnt.jh to the Herald from Pari aay: What will be th upahot ot th whole biislnesa? I a question that may be asked with soma profit at IhU Jumtu of the Z'.lu trial. The gravest anxiety obtain and the Oaulols goes to fir as to com plain editorially that "inar.hy prevail In the army. In the law and In th tret." and calls U,n M Felix Faure to ex ercise his constitutional power ,ind put a atop to this stnte uf thin.. Following are the view of well knewn Parisian Journ illsi eioeri'iice'i In read ing the sign of th timet: liaston Calnietle. of 'he Figaro, said: "A fault ha been comrx.ttel. n fault which ahould be attrio-jn-d to th courae of affair rather than to :he men who have brought about tills .ainpn'i,n of re vision. The proper poililon to take I a strictly legal on and to aak but one question In the ii;ila.nent which com bine.) against Dreyfus without I ;s know ledge, to the courtmartlal. If he ha been convicted In connection w'lh a docu ment of which h know no hin. to. n the law. no matter what the fault of Drey fus, ha been lolii.-1 nml :h matter ahould b revised. The whole question I wrupiied up In thut Everyone could as sociate himself with th campaign, no Ur as Justice I concerned, but .to one could do . proH-rly before the revision take pine, nor with certainty have set In mo tion th conviction of Vryf.i. If the matter has been viewed In thi light France would have avoided one of the most terrible crisis she has evr gone through since ICT. I speak of the re public and thl 1 ihe first danger to the republic which can involve such Incal culable consequence. I refer to th dan gers of th antagonist now spring) .tg Into rxlstenre between 'he judl.ial system and the army, between the goan an I the sword, the anlagim.-m betweet the tollt Ical world and our a.-my staff " Henri It.H'hefort !!: "Zola will be coni.-t?d. i'hfre 1 o great a ptesxure of pubi c omul in ac.'rg on the Jury that one cannot expec tot convl. tlon. On the other band. Xol does not seem to me to te weil a -fended and his counsel peemed to be draggmg the affair out aa long posslnle. I do not think Zola will go ii prison, ror t'o I think ho will be obll t ,,y fjne. After Ihe trial 1 JVer It conclusiotiR will lie considered by the court of r. anions. Put. supimslng :'.ola is acquitted, he will not be able to show hlmseif In pilule l.t Parts, nor, for that msuer. nrywh.re In France without personal danger to him self. He could not very well .ive "n Paris with a body-guard daily aln.ut him " M. Gudet. of the Petit J.v.irtul. said: "I consider the present ntuatlon very grave, and the gravity is owing to the weakness of the governmc:it.' Ferdinand Xau. of the Cou.'let, Sfcld: "The extreme gravity of the situation doe not lie In the question of ihe cul pability or Ihe Innocence of Dreyfus, but In the passions of the vnr.ous parties. The question tends to separate Into two camps or better yet. Into two sects, the nation whose unity has been In force- ana which less than a century ago proet:iime3 the rights of man that is to say, liberty pf opinion as regards polities and nilgirn. That Is why there Is r'isnn to feel that If some grain of common sense does not enter our homes. If our politicians make use of our divisions, we will be a spring board during the near elections and scat tered hatred Instead of teaching appease ment and conciliation or -ather recon ciliation, that sowed discord In the ccun try. what heart desires to lie left to work In pence and demands the tight to con secrate Itself wholly and for its greater glory to the success of a peaceful mani festation." FIRE AT MARSHFIEI.P. Marshfleld. Or.. Feb. 14,-The fire last night destroyed property vulucd at about 13.1X10. The losses were: The Sangstacken Ai Smith building, Jll, Insurance KX) in the German-American Insurance Com pany; II. Sangstacken, general merchan dise nnd drugs, loss about JftX), covered by Insurance In the same company; Pr. C. AV. Tower, loss JSIXI to 10i1, no Insur ance; O. F. Smith. PX to no Insur ance; Coke & Coke, no Insurance; T. M, Harry, Coast Mall, 1400, no Insurance; J. R. Hnssett and W. H. Douglas, about $100 each, no insurance. CHINESE GIRL MURDERED. San Francisco, Feb. 14. Ylt Sing, a Chinese girl, was murdered at her house at the comer of Pacific street and .in alley this morning by Charles Dean, a half-breed Chinese, who stabbed her to death with a high-binder's knife. Tho murderer escaped. MADE A WORLD'S RECORD. Trinidad. Col., Feb. 14.-Rlchard Pow ers, a member of the Trinidad rifle club, at the regular weekly shoot of the cluh broke the world's record for target shoot off-hand, 200 yards distance. Towers made a csore of M per cent out of a pos sible 100, the world's record being M, held In the east. TO SPEAK IN OREGON. McMlnnvUle. Or., Feb. H.-Charles W. Tallmage received a telegram from ex Congressman Tow-ne, now In California, requesting that his Oregon dates be changed to March 7, 8. . 10. He will speak at Roseburg, Salem, Portland and Pendleton, beginning at Roseburg on the 7th. CLARA NEVADA BURNED AT SEA Kent Dotal ia Lynn Canal, Carrying About Porty Persons. STEAMER'S IIOILEK EXPLODED rkliercd Tkat rteigert d Crew Hut reriabed. Great Stor Wat Rigii tt Ike Use. Vic toria, B. C. Feb. 14.-(Hpotal to the Astorlan.) The steamer Ialander, which arrived here today from Alaskan port, brings new of the loss of the iteamer Clara Nvada, of Seattle. Th dlsaater occurred In Lynn canal, and Ihe forty men who were on board the steamer are thought to have perished. Th Nevada left Blugway for Juneau. February t. and. when the Islander, which reached Comox this morning, ar rived at Juneau, the Nevada had not put In an appearance. The day sh should have reached Juneau fire was seen on the waters of the canal, and It Is gen erally thought the flam were from the burning vessel. Whether the passengers and crew reached land, or whether thy perished. Is not known. It is feared that the forty persons have met with death, as there have been terrible wind and snow storms In the north. In which tt would he impossible for small boats to live. Captain Irving, of the Islander, re ports that the weather has been terrific. The Clara Nevada was In command ot Captain C. H. Lewis. She carried a crew of twenty-eight men. The officers are: Pilot, Edward Kelly; first officer, Mr. Smith; engineer. David Reed; purser, Foster Beck: steward, Mr. O'Donnell; and freight clerk. George Rogers. Pur ser Keck waa a son-in-law of Mrs. H. L. Hawthorne, of Portland, and one of the best known young men In that town. The Nevada was formerly the Hassler, which was built at Camden, N. J., In m. for the United States coast and geodetic survey service. Last summer she was condemned by the government, for the reason that she was out of date, and sold to the Pacific and Alaska Transportation Company, w Mich had her thoroughly over hauled before placing her on the Alaska run. She was considered perfectly sea worthy. REPORT CONFIRMED. Seattle. Feb. 14. News reached here to day that the stenmer Clara Nevada had burned In Lynn canal and that the crew and passengers are lost According to the reports her boiler exploded, after which th vessel caught fire. No confir mation of the, report could be obtained, as the owners had not been notified. THE ROSALIES TREASURE. I J New Whatcom. Wash.. Feb. 14.-The j ftenmer Rosalie, from Skagway. Alaska, put In here today to coal. 8he has Ave Klondlker and a large amount of gold dust aboard. One estimate placed It at 1 123 .000. The Rosalie reports that severe storms are prevailing on the Alaskan roast and nine steamers are anchored at Mary island on account ot the storms. She brings no news of the disaster to the steamer Clara Nevada. HIS LAST HOPE GONE. Chicago Congregational Association Drop Dr. Brown From Membership. Chicago. Feb. 14. Rev. C. O. Brown was today formally dropped from membership In the Chicago Congregational Associa tion. A special meeting was called to take action on his letter of resignation, sent from San Francisco some time ago, and which was also a request to hear him. His letter admitting his guilt ana asking to be released waa read. Then Dr. Brown, who was accompanied by his wife, was given an opportunity to be heard, but was cut short when he re quested that he be allowed to withdraw his letter of resignation. A committee was appointed to report on the advisa bility of accepting Dr. Brown's resigna tion as member of the association. The committee reported to accept by a vote of 3 to 1. TROUBLE IN GUATEMALA. New York, Feb. 14.-Dlsnatches from the Herald correspondent In Guatemala state that anarchy reigns throughout the country as a direct result of the assassi nation of President Barrios and the plot ting of leaders to get Into power in the republic. General Mcndlxabela. who was called upon by the military to assume the presidency. Is now marching on the capital, Guatemala City, with a force or troops. Besides the military, General Mendtxabela has influential leaders, such as General Najera behind him. General Prospero Morales, who with General Fuentes, was at the head of the rebellion In September, has been recalled lo Guatemala City by President Cabrera to take a position In the new cabinet. General Morales has been In the City ot Mexico. Reports received here state that a party of friends of General Morales has started for Guatemala. DUEL WITH KNIVES. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 14.-A desperate duel was fought with knives and pistols between George Voght and Arthur Wnl dron at Fourth avenue and Kost street. A son of Voght waa also drawn Into the encounter. Waldron is at a hospital In a precarious condition and Is not ex- j pected to live. Fred Voght is at the Gray street infirmary, badly wounded, ".ml the , elder Voght Is In Jail charged with the j shooting. The primary cause nf the trouble was a murder case tried m the Jefferson county court about eight years ; ago. BRITISH GOVERNMENT AWAKE. Glasgow, Feb. 14. The British govern ment has Invited tenders for four first class armored orulsers, 21,000 horse power and about 14,000 tons displacement BOLD BURCLARS BEHIND THE BARS Messrs. Miller aad Nichols Did a Gea eral business le Portland. THEY OVERLOOKED NO BETS Took Curytkiarj Tkat Caa Tkeir Way. rroa Costly Catdle-Sticki tp Socks iid Garten. Portland, Or., Feb. 14.-Thl afternoon at the police station th. plunder recovered from Burglars Miller and Nichols, cap tured Sunday night, was opened and claimed by the owner. The scene was a novel one. The detectives' room waa crowded with families who had been vis ited by the robbers. One by one th va rious satchels, trunks and valise con taining stolen goods were opened. Detec tive Snow, mounted on a chair In th. mldd'e of the room, held up each article and as quickly as It was Identified It waa restored to Its rightful owner. A big trunk proved a veritable Klon dike. Delighted erlea "Oh! that's mine," greeted the unearthing of watches and all kinds of jewelry, toilet cases and piles ot underwear. Everybody was In good hum or and the claiming of such articles as shirts, socks and garters was met with roars of laughter. Ethan Allen, the gro cer, recovered considerable stuff, consist ing principally of tobacco, soap and can ned goods, which were Indiscriminately mixed In with bottles of perfumery, neck ties and pillow cases. Seven umbrella were recovered and most of them were j claimed. Nearly two hours were con sumed In going over the plunder and there Is still a good deal of stuff unclaimed. All day long the station was beselged by people who had been robbed and near ly all of them found their goods, or part of them. Miller and Nichols have confessed to th. robbery of every house charged up against them with one exception. They deny burglarising the Lowenatela resi dence, which waa entered January S and j from which, among other thing, two sli ver candlesticks, valued at . p, were ttolen. PORTLAND WHEAT MARKET. Eighty Cents Paid for Fancy Wheat-Th. Steamship Mogul's Cargo. Portland. Or., Feb. 14. There was a slight advance recorded In the eastern I markets today and Liverpool opened I steady. Among local dealers prices still : have a wide range although !5 cents was about the top figure quoted by exporters for Walla Walla. Interior buyers though had apparently taken the limit off, and prices ranging from 76 to 80 cents (Port land basis I were reported paid by millers, and by others who desired fancy wheal for mixing pnrpos. There Is an active demand for flour from the Orient and the steamer Mogul cleared today with one of the largest shipments of the season. The Mogul' cargo is valued at J177.0X). Flour and cot ton were the principal Items on the mani fest, there being IT, 72 barrels of the former and ESS bales of cotton. A thous and bales ot paper and a lot ot machinery, old copper, etc., brought the cargo up to over 4.000 tons. WOMEN HAVE THE FRANCHI8E. Salem, Or., Feb. it (Bpeclal to the As torlan.) The supreme court today handed down a decision in the case of Laura Harris vs. Sherwood Burr et al. from Lane county, Involving the right of wom en to franchise In all election for school purposes. The decision emphatically con cedes their right to the privilege and will have a broad effect In th approaching school elections. WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS MEET. Washington, Feb. 14. Susan B. Antho ny railed the annual convention of the Woman Sufferage Association to order I today. In Miss Anthony's address she spoke of the success so far attained In behalf of woman suffrage and urged all those Identified In the movement to stand together for still better results. AUTONOMY A FAILURE. Washington, Feb. 14. Autonomy Is a failure. This Is the ment of a voluminous report which Consul-General Lee Is said to have forwarded from Havana to the state department; and, as If to prepare the people for action by this government, Senator Foraker, of Ohio, granted an In terview, of which the most Is contained In the following sentence: "The whole chapter, as It is now being written on the Island of Cuba, la one of horror, shocking to civilization, and ot such a nature that intervention should be resorted to If necessary to put an end to It Royal ssake the food pare. wholesome aad dtiiclov. FDVDZn Ab.ulutely Pure novae smum sowota oo., niw wax. In