mim io raff
D003 Vol Aooopt Amer
ican Rulo.
?N. MILLER REPLIES TO LOPEZ
Lullnr Huyi I'lilllipliin Ilnvnlti.
Itliniiiry t vnrniiiMt KxUIimI lloforr
ill" 1'nrU I'i'iiiiii Trimly.
Manila, .Ihii. 2'.. President Lopez
lio VlHiiyiiii federation, iiiim replied
iuhlont .MoKIiiIov'h piouliiinittion
in Otli. I lu olut in h tlutt tint luvolu.
Wy government nntodiitoH tho Jitri
y by over two yours. J hi Hays jiu
itivor boon officially notllliKl of tint
i'iico of tliu treaty, and Unit there
ho declines to recognize American
ioi Ity, mill rofusoH to nllow Amorl-
to diHombaik In force, without ox-
m orders from tlio government lit
oIoh. General Miller, tlio corn
ier of tliu American expedition,
It'll Hint tlio Americans cminot roc
zo President Lopoz'H authority, ho.
V tlio Filipino roiiiililii Ih not roo-
ojjtflzcd by tlio powers. Ho also ex
iffcVod regret at tlio ilotoriiilimlloii of
FIIIpiiioH lo resist jtiNt claims.
Milter' Tr(ni' I.itiided.
ow York, Jim. 21. -A special to
World from Wnuli liiKton uayn:
on trul Miller's expedition Iiiih IiiikIuiI
nTGulmaraH iHlaml, tlirou iiiIIoh from
1 01 Ho, without oppoNition, General
8 rubles from .Manila. Landing was
t'cmiry bocaiiHO of tlio crowded con-
on of tlio troops on tliu tiaiiHportn.
Jxperlonco Iiiih provod that soldlcra
spirit ami fighting qualities when
nlinud long on board Hlilp, no tlio war
Ipartini'iit asked General OtlH to iih
riain If It wiih possible for Uunural
Sillier to Inml It Ih expedition intar Ilo
Um Ho cahlod that It wiih, and wan
i instructed to order a landing.
t wan duomod inadvlHablo to advise
expedition to return to Manila'
tout having landed, because it whh
red tlio nativoflof Luzon would think
Filipinos ut Ho Ho repulned tliu
erica iih.
IEVENUE CUTTER ASHORE.
Oinorra mill Crew llnri nil Kxpnrl-
tflietl (III Ull Iallllld.
rptiH Christ!, Tox., Jan. 24. Tho
ted BtatoH rovontiu outter Alma wnx
on on Padro island about 15 miloa
tout 1 1 of horu Wednesday during a
slbrm.and all on board escaped to land,
rljoro were Hovurul rovenuo officers
fiSgqrd. Tho party divided and each
wandered over tho Island looking for ii
mil. JatiieH A. Mchnery, special troas
Irttagont of tho district of Tuxiih, and
iJeufcrd Sharp, of Han Antonio, assist-
l nltod HtatoH diHtriot attorney,
ted a oraft and signalled it and
cjtaken off tho island and brought to
ifhipyard nt CorpiiM Fiuh. 'loony
tla r vessel was sent to l'adro island
ok for tho rest of tho AIiiiu'h pas
TH,
Ailtulriil fervent' Wiitrb,
I'-bita, Kan., Jan. 21. Admiral
ra'fl watch, it ih claimed, Ih owned
Lieutenant Bolts, eompany h,
nty-tlitnl Kansas voltiutuurH, n
ic'firo, who Ih homo from Cuba. It Ihii
Wa gold watcli, tho caaa sot with
ffiffiionds and rubioH. IiihUIo "Puschul
jgfvera" is engraved. Tho watch wiih
uuwruu uy uous, ucconiiiiK io iiih
b", from a Spanish pilot tho man
guided Curvera'H Hlilp out of Ban
ago harbor July U. Ah a rewind Cur-
gavo him tli f h watch. Hulng in
nitened ciroiinifltanceH and wanting
o home, hu Bold it to Holts for $62.
Iteof fur Manila Soldier.
an Fninciflco, Jan. 21. Tlio trnnn-
h Scandia and Morgan City, which
is
t-oou to Hail for Manila, will carry
rgu supply of California moat to
ll tho HoldlorH Htationed in tlio Phil-
ni'H. On tho Morgan City, -1,000
h of canned meatH havu been
ofd, whilo 10,000 pounds of frozen
i will be put on board tho Scandia
wst Sunday morning.
Dyniiniltn.Atluiiipt.
Joiitli Omaha, Jan. 21. About !!
lotl: tli Ih morning an attempt waa
do to blow un with dynamite tlio
lidenco of 1 H. Towlo, tho inaiiagor
: tlio Omaha racking Company, A
tkering light on tho porch attracted
J)anserby, who stamped tho llro out.
jiimination developed that it was n
go connootou with a package contain-
Bi,x Hticks of dynamite.
Anotlitir lllir Tnut,
Milwaukee Wis.. Jan. 21. Tho
ktional Enamolina & Stamnlmr Com.
uy will bo tho namo of tho Granlto-
iro triiBt, which includoa tho Kieck-
lifer Company, of tins eltv. Tho
jnpany will ho organized nndor tho
va of Now Jorsoy. with n canital
Jok of $10,000,000 BQVon nor cent nr.
jred atock and $20,000,000 oommon
JOK,
L'limniliiloiieri Vrutn Aculmililo, .
t. Louia, Jan. 21. Laaodn Maiti
rgoa and J. Lunaa, comniisaloned
rosontatlvoa of AKulnnldo. tho in-
Kent loader of tho Philirinlno
;"id8, pnasod 20 minutes in St. Louis
ny, OH rOUto to Wlishinutnn. 'I'linlr
fHion Is to poiauado Undo Sam to ro-
'luian ma hold on tho Philinnlno
.nnda.
HAULED DOWN A SPANI8H FLAG
I'liplnln KiiIiim, of tlm Itrnoliiln, llo-
nut mi I ii it 1 1 .
Now York, Jan, 2(5 A dispatch from
Havana miyi: Captain Katun, of tho
auxiliary orulnor Itumiluto, captured a
20-foot HpanlHh Hag in tho harbor ami
Incidentally taught tho SpaniardH u lea
boh In uiatiuerH
A K pa u I nh Rchooticr of about 7U,tonH
milled iilongHidc tho Honolulu, where it
hovu to, and with a cheer of defiance
from tliu men aboard, an immutiBo
Bpanlnh (lag was run up to tho miiHt
head, with tlio Cubiin flag beneath it.
Captain Katon whh fotced to recognize
tho iiiHiilt, and ordered Naval Cadet
N'trrant and Marino Oil) cor Thorpe,
with a fllo of murines into a Hteam
launch, which npeedlly overtook tho
Spaniard. The captain rufiidod to obey
tliu order to lower tho flag, whereupon
the marines went aboard and took fore
ihlo poKHCHftioii of the Bpanlah flag,
leaving tho Cuban Hag flying at tho
i uiaHthead.
I Tho occupants of tlio echooncr woro
thou completed to give throe cheers for
tho Cuban and American flags, after
which tliu vesKol was allowed to pro
ceed. Tho captured ling will bo hold
.is a prlzo.
WANTS RECOGNITION.
AbuIiiiiIiIo In Nitxr Hliovrlng 111 Ifurnt
ltriiitt to tlm VittlrBii.
Madrid, Jan. 25. Premier Sagastn
lectures that Agulnnldo has made tlio
liberation of Spanish prisoners in tlio
Philippines conditional upon Spain rec
ognizing tiio Philippine lepuhlic, and
allying hersolf thereto. Agulnnldo, it
is added, has similarly demanded tho
Vatican's recognition of the Philippine
republic. A dispatch from Manila says,
"Tiino in which insurgents have al
lowed Americans to recoguizo their
Independence expires tomorrow, and
himtiliticj uro expected to open."
Agiiinaldo has icquoiiled thu Vatican to
Rend a 'commission to negotiate fur tlio
release of thu clericals.
Mint Act C'ltiilliiiinly.
London, Jan. 25. The Madrid cor-,
resdomlent of tho Standard says:
'"Aguinaldo'H attitude regarding tho
prisoners in tiiu Philippines obliges the
government to act cautiously in order
to avoid a conflict with tho United
States. Whilo endeavoring not to
make tho condition of tho captives
worse, thu authorities do not liko to ,
countenance tliu private direct efforts ,
of tlio families who aro disposed to
jflor ransoms for imprisoned friends." ,
Nortlirru Pnclllc Itcntrll.
Washington, Jan. 25. In tho United
States supremo court today, Justice
MoIConna handed down an opinion in 1
tho cvmi of thu Northern Pacillo Hail-,
way Company vs. tho Tteasuror of ,
Jefferson County, Mont. Tho cmo in-'
volvos thu right of statu authorities to I
tax railroad lauds within tho Northern '
Pacific grant which aro unpatented be
cause their character with reference to ,
mineral has not yet been determined.
Thu railroad company contended that
such right had not existed but thu de
cision of thu circuit court was against
tliu company, and tho supremo court
uphold tliis opinion. Urewor, Shiias, :
Whilo and Pockham dissented.
Allrll Kxrlmloll I.imv.
Victor in, H. C., Jan. 25. At a moot
ing tonight in suppoit of tho govern
ment candidates for parliament, Attorney-General
Hun. Joseph Martin
said thuro was a possibility of tliu Do
minion government disallowing the
alien exclusion law. Ho Intimated
that oven in tliu face of such a disal
lowance, the provincial government
would persist in their right to mako
laws for the host interests of tho piov.
Incu, regardless of what might bo dono
by tho Dominion government in ail at
tempt to gain concessions in tho joint
high commission.
llult-iuo or Civil l'rUoiKira.
Madrid, Jan. 25. A telegram re
ceived hero from Manila says the in
surgent congress at Malolos has author
ized the reioato of all civil prisoners,
and will shortly cause to ho liberated
thu military prisoners held by tho
ruvolutionsts. The Spanish steamer
Stilus Tregul, from Havana, lias ar
rived nt Cadiz with repatriated Span
ish troopa on board.
DUtiirbiiiicfi In llitluliliii.
Brussels, Jan. 26. According to the
Patrioto, sorious disturbances havo
arisen betweon King Leopold and some
of thu ministers on the question of thu
introduction of tho uni-nominal doc
toral system, which tho king advocated.
It ia rumorod that tho premier, M. Do
Smot Do Naoyor, will resign tomorrow,
and that tliu cabinot will be recon
structed. Olumlilownr' Strlku Threatened.
Millvillo, N. J., Jan. 25. An official
of tho Greon Glassblowors' Association,
Btated that 3,000 nonunion South Jor
Boy blowora would strike this week if
tlio 11 rm s ro fused to pay tlio union
wngOB. Meotlngs woro hold in tho dif
ferent towna today, and tho workorg
havo dooldod to1 join tho union.
Hiiwitlliiu Navigation I.nw.
Washington, Jan, 25. Tho sonate
comuiittoo on commoroo today author
ized Sonator Nolson io n a favor-
ablo ropoit on tlio bi'l ..tending our
navigation lows to h , , Tho com
inittoo amended tlio b.n ns to make
it inaludo not only tho hva relating to
navigation, but also those oouooruiiiff
commerce r.nd morohant soamon.
OANAL BILL PASSES SENATE.
I'lioro Wrrn Only 81 V,jto AkiiIoH It
In Tli ut Doily. .
Washington, Jan. 24. Tho Nicara
Ilia canal measure, known as tho Mor
gan bill, has passed tho Henato by n
vote of '18 to 0. An impoitanl ainond
niont was first adopted which is as
follows:
"That if tho president shnll ho un
ahlo to secure from tho governments of
Nicaragua and Costa Kicn such concos
oIoiih aH will onablo tho United States
to build, and perpetually own and
control said canal, tho president is
mithorizcd to negotlato for a control of
or a right to construct, maintain and
perpetually control some other canal
connecting tho Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, and tho president is required to
negotiate for the abrogation or mod Id
eation of any and all treaty obligations,
if such exist, an shall in any way in
teifero with tho construction, owner
fchip and perpetual control ol any such
canal; provided that no payments
uliall be made under tho provisions of
this act to or for tho benefit of tho
stockholder of tho Maritime Canal j
Company, or for any of its property,
unless tho president shall decide to
keep thu eanal under tlio
granted to said company."
concessions
GLOOMY OUTLOOK AT DAWSON
IfonplliiU Flllcil to OvcrUfHrliig With
liiillBolit Nick.
Dawson, via Port TowriHcnd, Jan
Tho situation hero is gloomy,
number of sick is increasing, and
. 24.
Tho
tho
six hospitals aro full.
Tho mounted polico havo donated for
Hie helti of flirt nnnr Hiiinn ft'tO flfin in
cash from their treasury. This leaves!
them with but $4,030 cash on hand.
Commissioner Ogilvio called a meet
ing to decide on ways and means for
relieving tho situation, and a memorial
asking foi aid will be sent to Wash
ington. It is estimated that $0,000 a
month will ho required to pay for tho
treatment of indigent patients. Tho
deatli rato this wintor has been almost
as great as in tho summer.
Several stampedes to now fields havo
recently occurred, but in each caso tho
goldBeekcra weio disappointed.
Or. 1.1 HtiiiKliird lllll.
Washington, Jan. 24. Tho houso
coinage, weights and measures commit
too by strictly a party voto ordered a 1
favorable report on tho substitute forj
house bill to fix tho standard of value
in the United States and for other pur
poses. Tho bill provides in substance,
that tho standard of valuo in tlio
United States shall ho tho gold dollar;
that all contracts existing and in u-'
turo thall bo computed in reference to
tho standard; that thero shall bo estnb-'
lishcd a treasury department of issue
and redemption; that greenbacks shall '
bo retired and that upon their retire-1
munt gold bills shall bo substituted
thorcfor.
Arcliltlaliiip Irnlnml Wlin.
Washington, Jan. 24. The secretary
of the interior lias affirmed tho decision
of tiie coiiimissioner-goneral of tho land
offlco in the famous case of Archbishop
Ireland, involving title to 83,178 acres
of land in Minnesota. Ho holds that
under thu first contract mado with the
St. Paul, Minnesota & Manitoba Hail
road Company, July 17, 1880, Ireland
was not thu puichasor, but that under
tho second contract, adopted Marcli 30,
1883, lie was tliu purchaser. Accord
ingly tiie lauds covered by the first
contract will not go to Ireland, while
ho will receivo tlioso covered by tht
second cent a t.
ltiortMl Murder of Kniiilnh Olllcer.i.
Labium, Island of Labnun, British
Bornoo.Jan. 24. She Bteamor Labaun,
which has returned fiom tliu island ol
Palawan, in tho southwestern pottion
of tlio Philippine nichipelago, reports
that tho Spanish governor of tlio island
and a number of Spanish oflicors wore
murdered by tliu natives while issuing
from church. The natives thon ie
tired to thu hills, taking tlio women
and children and some men as prison
ers. Killed In Mine.
Baker City, Or.. Jan. 24. S. W.
Johnson was instantly killed by a pre
maturo blast of giant powdor in the
May Queen mine, near the Red Boy
in i no, today. Johnson wiih aged 47
years, and lately came from Indiana.
Ilia wifu is at tlio May Queen mine,
and lie left two brothers and other rel
atives in Indiana,
Memorial Tablet to Uiigley.
Annapolis, Md., Jan. 24. The
memorial tablet placed in the naval
academy chapel in momory of Ensign
Worth Bagley, who waa killed on the
Wiualow off Cardonas in the late war,
waa unvoiled today in tho prosonco ol
n largo number of naval oflicors and
otliors.
Cluy ton-lliiler Trenty.
London, Jan. 24. Tho Daily Nowi
editorially today says: "Tho Clayton.
Bulwor treaty is a singular document,
signed by a woak American adminis
tration in peculiar circumstances, and
for Lord Salisbury to insist upon itt
unconditional observance now would be
noithor gracious nor wise."
A Denial From Hume,
Homo, Jan. 24. Tho Tribuno an
nouncqs tliat tho Italian oruisors Elba
and Etna aro shortly going to China,
but that tlio rumor of tho Italian gov
ernment's intontion to soizo a Chinos?
port is premntuio.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE,
Hoiillli) Mitrkot.
Onions, 8500o per 100 pounds.
Potatoes, 20$20.
Hoote, per sack, 75c.
Turnips, per mick, 50 75c.
GurrofH, per Hack, '1300c.
Parsnips, per sack, $1.
Cauliflower, 50200o per doz.
Celery. 85Q40C
Cabbage, native and California
?1.001.50 per 100 pounds.
Apples, 115 50c per box.
Pears, 50e(g$l.r,0 per box.
Prunes, 50c per box.
Hutter Creamery, 27c per pound;
dairy and ranch, 1822c per pound.
Kggs, 27c.
Choose Natlvo, 1212c.
Poultry Old hens, Mc per pound;
spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 10c.
Fresh meats Choice dressed beef
steers, prime, 0j7c; cows, prime,
0c; mutton, 7c; pork, 0g7c; voal,
002 8c.
Wheat Feed wheat, 823.
Oats Choice, per ton, $24.
Hay Paget Sound mixed, $0.00
11; choice Eastern Washington tim
othy, $15.
Corn Whole. $23.50: cracked. 24:
; feed meal. $23.00.
Hurley Moiled or ground, per ton,
ifafjsao; wholo, $22.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.50;
straiuhts, $3.25: California brrnds,
3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.75; graham,
per barrel, $3.00; wholo wheat flour,
$3.75; rye Hour, $1.
MillBtuflH Bran, per ton, $14;
shorts, per ton, $10.
Feed Chopped feed, $20 22 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cako
ulca1' l'or ton ?35'
I'ortlunil Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 59c; Valley,
Glc; Bltioatem, G2o per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham,
$2.05; superfine, $2.15 per barrel.
Oats Choice whito, 4l42c; choice
gray, 3040c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $2224; brow
ing, $23.50 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid
dlings, $22; shorts, $18; chop, $10.00
per ton.
Hay Timothy, $010; clover, $7
(38; Oregon wild hay, $0 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 50 55c;
ecconds, 4550c; dairy, 4045o store,
25 30c.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 12c;
Young America, 15c; new cheese,
10c per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.253
per dozen; hens, $3.50-1.00; springs,
$1.253; geese, $0.007.00 for old.
$4.505 for young; ducks, $5.00
5.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 15
10c per pound.
Potatoes 05 70c per suck; sweets,
2c pur trfjund.
Vegetables Beets, 00c; turnips, 76c
per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab
bage, 11.25 per 100 pounds; cauli
flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, 75c
per sack; beans, 3c per pound; celery
70 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 60c ptr
box; peas, 3(33c per pound.
Onions Oregon, 75c $1 per Back.
Hops 1517c; 1897 crop, 40c.
Wool Valley, 1012o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 812c; mohair,
20c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewos, 4c; dressed mutton, 7c;
spring lambs, 7c per lb.
Hogs Gross, clioico heavy, $4.25;
light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed,
$5.00(35.60 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, 3.50$3.75;
cows, $2. 50 3. 00; dressed beef,
50c per pound.
Veal Large, 0Q7c; small, 78c
por pound.
Situ Francisco Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, 1012c pet
pound; Oregon, Eastern, 1012o; Val
ley, 1517c; Northern, 0llc.
Millstuffs Middlings, $22 24.00;
bran, $20.60(321.60 per 'n
Onions Silverskin,50(5 75cper sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, 24o;
do seconds, 2123c; fancy dairy, 22o;
do soconds, 18 20c por pound.
Eggs Store, 2728o; fancy ranch,
2931o.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia, $3
2.50; Mexican limes, $U0.60; Cali
fornia lomons, $2.00. 800; do choice,
$3.604.50; per box.
II rave Girl.
"It's a drondful thing," ho said,
with a gloomy nir, "that ice cream
makers are getting so unscrupulous
that tiioy put gluo in tho frozon mix
turo to givo it firmness."
Tho pretty girl sot her lips together
for an instant.
"That nioy be true," alio responded,
rubbing the spoon suggestively ovoi
hor empty pinto, "but I do not believo
ono dish of it ovor would mako anybody
stuck up."
And ho had to order a second, allow
ance. N. Y. Recorder.
Strucelei of tho Younc Mind.
Tho following aro extracts from ex
amination papers presented by pupila
nt a prominent privato school in this
neighborhood: In history Q.: "What
was thu olmraotor of Homy VIII?"
A.: "Henry VIII waa a congonial
libertine." In rhotoric Q.: "What
is an epigram I" A.: "An epigram
is a figure of spooch sometimes used in
n joke and somo times on tombstones,"
Definitions "A myth isn lialf fish and
half woman." "Tho vowels aro fivo
u, o, i, o, and u, and sometimes w and
y." Now York Tribune.
ALONG THE COAST
lteina of Gnnnrnl Intni-nut Glontied
From the Thriving 1'iiclfin
Hliitix.
Cruelty on tlm Hlcli Bmtii.
At Portland, Or., on tlio 18th, sailors
on tho German ship Margarctha told
startling stories of alleged cruel treat
ment on tho part of Captain Hasch.
Tho Bailors, to a man, relate a series of
outrages perpetrated since tho vessel
left her homo port somo eight months
ago, that if true, whether committed
with or without cause, aro exceedingly
startling, cruel and inhuman. They
allege that over since thoy Btarted out
they havo been In danger of getting
killed ono way or another, and they as
sert that not for anything could they
bo induced to again go to sea under
command of Captain Hasch. Tho
crow, 25 men all told, havo laid their
complaint beforo tho German vice
consul. I'ortland n Itenervr City.
Portland is now a reserve city, and
thousands of dollars heretofore kept in
San Francisco and New York by the
bankers of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho will como to Portland. Tho con
dition imposed upon national banks in
rese'vo cities is that thoy shall carry
25 per cent of tlioir doposits in avail
able funds, instead of 15 per cent.
Portland banks havo been carrying
from 30 to 00 per cent ever ainco the
panio of 1802 and '93, and tho new
condition will not be a liaiship to
them.
Strelliemt Salmon Scarce.
Steelhead salmon aro becoming
scarcer as vhe season draws to a close.
So fow aro being taken that the cold
storage plants at Astoria havo refused
to receive any more, and tho quantities
delivered of late were eo small that
they did not pay lor tlio trouble of
handling them. Privato buyers are
paying 5 and 0 cents a pound, but
tho supply is only sufficient for local
demand. The season ends Februaiy
15.
I'ucet Sound Unlverdty.
Tho new management of the Puget
Sound university, of Tacoma, proposo
to pay the debts of the university and
endow it under a subscription scheme,
to bo known as the 20th century fund.
All endowment notes givon will be
mado payable within 10 years, and
will draw interest nt the rate of 5 per
cent per annum. It will require but
$50,000 to settle all debts and put the.
college in good financial condition.
Vaterwork for Klein.
II. V. Gates, of Hillaboro, haa con
tracted to put in a gravity water sya
teni and an electric light plant in El
gin, Or., construction soon to com
mence. Tho water will bo carried
through a flume for a distanco of over
two miles. A part of this power will
be used in running a largo flouring
mill. Mr. Gates has contracted to em
ploy local labor in tho construction of
tho plant.
Geo. AV. Dent Dead.
Georgo W. Dent, brother-in-law ot
General U. S. Grant, and uncle of U.
S. Grant, jr., candidate for United
States senator, died at Oakland, Cal.
He was 79 years of ago. For 10 years
Mr. Dent was appraiser of customs at
San Francisco. Ho was appointed by
President Grant, and held office until
retired by. President Cleveland. Mr.
Dent came to California in 1852.
Herring FUIiIhe nt Fort Townsend.
On the 18th the docks of Port Town
Bend were lined with people watching
anglers catching herring, which were
so plentiful in tlio bay that in a singlo
haul of tlio jigger ono to four herring
were landed. Tiie fishermen enjoyed
tlio sport, whilo the onlookers secured
a mess of herring by simply picking
them up off the dock.
A Thief CnuRht.
About a week ago $500 in coin ind
somo valuablo articles woro stolen from
nn old man named John Weaver, near
Cauyonviile, Or. Curtis Hattline, 23
yeara of age, was arrested thero by Con
stablo T. J. Butohor on a charge of
having stolen tlio money. After hia
arrest Hartlino admitted hia guilt and
was held to answer.
Hocus Make Itevelnt Inns.
Ex-Treasurer Bogga testified in court
recently that about $70,000 of tho war
rants involved in tho warrant suit
against tlio city wero not signod by
him whilo ho was troasurer of tho city,
but wore signed tliroo days after his
term expired.
Soldier From Wnll TVnllrt Send.
F. J. Carlylo, of Walla Walla, re
ceived a telegram from Manila, inform
ing him of tho death of Allon Carlyle,
hia brothor. The deceased was a mem
ber of company I, Washington volun
teers, now at Manila, His death waa
ascribed to typhoid fever.
The Aitorla Fuili Club.
Secretary Lyman, of tho Astoria
Push Club, has boon authorized to visit
tho oroamorios at Albany, Hainior and
Skamokawa for tho purpose of making
observations and reporting to tho
creamery coruuiitteo of the association
Flrit Columbia Itlvor Smelt.
The first Columbia river smolt of
the season woro offorod for salo in an
Astoria market on the 18th. Thoy
woro taken at Cathlamet, and tho con
signment did not oxoeed ovor 50
pounds.