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HAS APPEALED ' TOCOfMESS VAZStSQli W2StS Help A02l3t the Rallfczd Frost . fiEET SUGAR PRODUCING COUN TRIES HAVE PERFECTED AN IMPORTANT AGREEMENT. The Ship Subsidy Bill Not Debated in the Senate 4etsrday NeWlsnd's Arid Landand Irrigation Measure la Reported to the Housed Chinese Coaliaa Wanted in the Philippine I eland a. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Mar. 7At torney General Djouglas hss appealed to Congress, in the Northern Securities case. With the backing of the Minne sota delegation in both ' branches at Washington, ha hopes for an'amend ment to, the judicial acts, which will change the anomalous position in which Minnesota is now placed. The decision h the Northern Securi ties case shut out the state complete ly from redrew in the FedeRil court. In the' belief -.of- most attorneys the Northern Securities Company cannot be reached in state court :Z- Minne sota. ' . A Sugar Argument. Washington, ' Mhr. 7.. Minister ITownsend, at Ilrussel. haa informal .'the Dewrtment of State that he is able to certify a official the statement of the agreement reach! by the be-t sugar producing countries, namely, the abolition of all bounties on sugttr, ami the provision for' a-uniform "custom tariff of sis franca pW 100 kilogram. The facta -have been' made known to the Trewsury Department, and the of ficials murt take step to remove, the ountervulling. duties now levied on 1iounty.-lded eng-irs, thus conalder'aMy affecting the revenue. - 8hip Bubsidy Bill. -'.AVaahlngton, M;ir. 7. On account of the JiulUiXMilHon of Vext and Mullory, who expected t'i Hpejik im the iM-riillriK rtilp anbrtidy- bill, thsit meanure wia nt corMidrel by the r?iale to1;iy.i The Iilploirwitlif inwl (onauIar appro irhitkiii bill .wiit piiMHl utul the Hun- ale ttk up the nvti mire for he pro tection of the I'reKMi-irt of the Upieed, fltiitex. ; Iku-on contlnueil hU speech, btjcun . yewtenliiy. In opHaitioh to the bill, insiklnj; un extenlid roiiKtltutlorv.il aiKUtment sr.iltint ItJ-L The i Hemute agreed' tin make the blll-unfloUhed bun lfi4wii at the iHriu tuxlon of 1tir cunMiil- onitiiin nt the uKin hiiIimLIv hill. Tha Arid Lands. Waahlnglon; Mar. 7. Newl.ind's ir- rlttlort bill wtia reMrled to the ilcue today, by Mondell. of VVyotnlng, In te- half of, the Irrigatloit Cominittee. The report mij the territory affet-ted by. the Mil In neurly 'on-hnlf th-nrv of the 1'nlt.xl ttbUea. - nnd'that' In ' six-' teen rarid land states there ore over !iar,ii0OO,OOO ocrcH of public land subject to entry. Of Ihl viiM tract only 10,- OoO.OOO u-ra will pnxluce crjps whh' o irt irrigation, showing the extent of the arid dlatrlcts. Mondell pointed out that with such; a wide domain, no agencyother 'than the Government can UmiT adetftuately with the problem of Irrigation. The tIll prores no tax ation to carry out the-irrlgiitlon pro- ject, the entire exense . being deriveiH from the mtle of public lands in ' the state to be irrlgUt'!. Opposed to Reciprocity. Vaahlngton, 'Mar. T. A. large num ber of Republican Repreaerrtetlveu pp f.md -to the ay'and Mram Comniit- t plan, or cabttit iteiproeity. heui a privute meeting today, and Inter It was ascertained that a majority could 'be mustered against: the ways and means j proportion- it waa stated that," as between the Tawney rebate plan and the prtp6nement plan, the latter was gaining strength. Several plane) of compromise wer put forward, but neither Nde fHt disposed to admirthat th" stage of cootpromlse had been reau-hetl. - r - ' To Admit Chinese. - Washington, Mar. 7. Senator Du bois today presented to the Henate a memorial from the American Chamber of Commerce of Manila, urging that the ImmlgmtJon of Chlneee toolles Into the Philippine Inlands be penmi'tit'ed-un der restrictions, 'to-be imposed by the JIUIIpplne Oommtsaion, Mineral Lands. Wuhlngbn, Mar. 7.- A bill was In- troiluceI toxlay, bv HetiiMor Rawlina, prohibiting the teitnfng of -mineral lands. on Indian Reservations. ; Bounty j en Coffee. Washington, Mar. 7. Speaker Hen derson today presented to the "House the request of the IIous x& Delegate of Porto- Rl(xx setting fortti- the de pressed condltloneof the coffee Indus try, and asking- that a bounty of S cents a- pound be paid out of the United Rtatee Treasury for : coffee raised In Porto Riix anl exported. " The Rural Mail. . Washington. Mar. 7. A bill to class ify the Rural Free Delivery Nfn'ice and! lo place earrlera ! under the cvmtnu-t ayatetn held the floor in the House to day. The general dehrtte will be eon- rtu!e! tomorrow, 'and the bttt will be considered under ttie five minute rule on Monday.- - WHAT GERMANY WANTS. The Plan Is to Maintain a Big Fleet In the Caribbean Sea Must Havt Coaling Stations. - NEW YORK, March 7 "I em in formed from a trustworthy-- source," ays the llerlln tvrresptmdent of the! Herald, "that the ultimate object of rrlnee Henry visit to Washington Ja to brinsrabout iin agreement by which Germany will be permitted to maintain - targe fleet in Caribbean waters to serve for the ro tee lion of the German settlers and property lighas Imperiled by the frequent revolutions in .the Houth American republlea. . In ofTifia! oorreKDorxlenre. the fleet German warships edWed at La Commodore, and will be commander of the Houth American fleet, henceforth i flying Ms own eni gn. Although the fleet, was sent to Venezuela only for the enforcement of rights guaranteed to German capital and cUens H al ready consists of five vessels, and it fa intended to steadily Increase this num i ber. A difficult Issue la the acquis! - I tlon of a. repair dock and-coaling- Sta tion, .'-.i -. , -,: - j " t - -The hop' Is entertained here that I no objection will be made to the main- tenance of the fleet in the Weat Indies, because it la Intended to be entl rely for defensive, purposes and not to ac quire territory? , . -Protection la desired-, especially be- i cause the Berlin Government now un dertake the task of directing: the Ger man migratory movement to South America. Heretofore the work has been performed by the Ilansentlc Iugue and the Colonial Society. The bureau Is at the home office, of which Count -Ilulow la ex-offldo presiding offleerl It la mainly intended to induce German emigrants to settle in German colon!, or, if Hhey cannot be induced to go there, to settle in South Amer ica, where the home tits are still pre served. TOUR OF THE PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA HAS fiE TURNED TO NEW YORK ; ..:. ' -:- ' Aftsr His Visit to a Numbs r of Cities of the United States He Issues a Statsmsnt to the People Express ing Appreciation. NEW YOttK, March 7. rrlnce lien ry, of Prussia, today completed bla tour and in once more In New York, where he will remain until Morula si when he will go to Philadelphia. rt He was irreatly pleasl with his trip, ml, tonight litaued a statement express Inx ftatitifactlon at the opportunity -which came to hlm4 arid his gratifica tion -at the cordiality with which he was received throughout the country. Prince Henry's last day on the special train; which tarried him to the South W'eat and East, rivalled In Interest any of the '.othera spent by. the Prince" on the tour, for it began with a visit to Albany, included a run down the west shore of the Hudson river,, and -closed with a- reception at the! United States Military Arademy at West Point. (Tloth 'trespass notices at the States man ollUe. THE LINES COMBINED. Southern Pacifio Has Consolidated Its Varioua Interests. : . SAN FIIANCIHC'O. March 7.The Southern I'aclflc Company filed articles of IncornoraUon today, by which It transferred all its property in Oallfor nla, Arizona and New Mexico to a new corporation, and hereafter Its holdings In the three states will be managed by one company instead of three. The new corporation Is known as the Southern Pacific 'Railway Company. The capital stock la fixed at I1S9.445.000, making It the largest corporation ever organized in California. Trespass notices printed' on cloth at the Htatenman office. Worse Than a Blow. from a hard fist la the buffet of cold wind upon a pair of improperly pro tected lungs. A few minutes of expos ure to cold may be the beginning ot consumption. Loxe neither . time nor courage. Fortify yourelf asgalnst put monary troubles, including ! consump tion., with Allen's Lung Balaam. A few dosea will loosen the cough and .enable you; to get rid of the phlegm that pro duces It. Cure soon follows. ; . CECIL RHODES ILL. . " - LONDON. Mar. 7. Telegram - from Cape Town report the condition of .Ce ell Rhodes as much graver. Cloth trespass notices at the States man office. MANY HOMESEEKERS t ARRIVE IN THE VALLEY Some Hava Already Located In or Near This City A List -of Those Arriving on Yesterdays Trn- Many families are taking advantage of the homeseekers and tourist excur sion rates and are arriving daily' from the East, and. many have already lo cated In Or near thelty; Amongthose who arrived yesterday are the follow ing: A Wililam MlUhauser, of Platte county, Mlchingan. . r.t C. L. FaJk. of Wesley, Io-a. . O. Kwerrle and Frank Dlx. of Rapid River. Michigan. .-;' E. Ames, Lincoln. Nebraska. Albert Wollin and A. 8. Heyland. Ilarrett, Minnesota. " Lewis v. Jordan . Jreque Islands, Maine. : '- ,- I ' Martin Rasmus, Bloomer. Wisconsin. Alex. Coleman, Iiunoea. Nebraska. F. n. llaxter, Chicago, Illinois, i A NEBRASKA TORNADO.; OMAHA. Nebi Mar. 10. -A tornado Is reported to have swept . the country north of here. The.eudden damage to telegraph wire seeina to give the re port confirmation. - 1 , gdaeaf Tee r Bewets With Cseearef, Osadv CMhArtte. ear mwImiim tOo,3, If a&C,lall,dracxturfua4aeay. Legal Planks, Statesman Job Office. Lrgaf HUnks, Statesman Job Office. AVTUL WRECK: r IN TEXAS:??. A Crckeo Rail Caused rrinbiici: loss of Hie N FIFTEEN PEOPLE KNOWN TO BE THAT KILLED AND TWICE MANY INJURED. Running at Full Spetd tha Train on Southarn Pacifio Dropped into the Ditch Cars Caught Fire and Many People Wore,' Cremated Help Sent from the Nearest Points to Aid tha Injurad. SAN ANTONIO, Tox Mar. TV-A broken rail caused a frightful wreck on the Southern Pacific, near : Maxon station, twenty-five miles west of San demon, Tsxas, at 3 o'clock this mom ing. i From tha latest accounts received here fifteen persons were killed out' right, and twenty-sight moro or, less injured. The dead ore: ' Three children of M.art Riddle, Che- topo, Kans. '- ..r ' Ewtavon Contraras, Del Rio, Texas. Andrew C. Shelllck, wife and child. Loiror, Texas. Child of D. K. Housen, Racine, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. White, Manitowoc, Wis. - : Engineer A! Mast, El "Paso, Texas. Fireman II. Bertethost, El Paaq, Texas. I. A. IJoone. newa agent, Doylene, j Ir;- Chris Keel, contractor, San Antonio. W. W. Price, engineer, San Antonio. The ill-fated train at the time of the accident was running at a high rate of speed. When rounding a curve the train left the track, iti 4a said, oti f ac count of a broken rail. The, tender and engine landed 75 feet from wnere they left the rails. The ecra behind plied up agiUnet the engine, caught tire, and all were consumed except the sleepers. All Injured ;ln the. coaches Just behind the express and baggage cars were cretiHUed., The people , in the sleepers were saved. As soon as possible trains with sur geons and physicians were started from El I"Uso. Del Rio. and Sanderson, picking up along the line all the sur geons t hat could be found. All the Injured who were In condition' to be moved were sent to Ki I "mho. THE CANADIAN BOUNDARY. British Foreign Office Is Striving to Effect a Satisfactory Settlement. NEW YORK. Marcn 7. No official Inforrruitlon can be obUUneJ. soya the London oorrespondent of the Tribune, rtsiecrlng iigotlsi.tlons In regard to the Ahiskan lsunlary, but Lord Strath cona, without doubt, h.s presented the Dominion's cuee, and te BrttlAh For- eign Offce Jls striving .to. effect a settle ment. Arbitration, is the solution which Is. probable, since the State De partment ,is not likely to proteose the alienation! of the territory ceded from Russia, and any schema for a Canadian purchase will be vetoed by the Senate at Washington. A ru rt nation oners ar line or least re sistance and -,w1H enable the Unite! States and- the Dominion Governments to for-mutate their cases with precision and to accept whh good grace some equitable compromise of: the frontier question. . Negotiations J have hot rt ached ' their , ftnal st age, but thel r trend Is ifi the direction ,ot arbitration as the' only practicable liiethod of ad Justing this troublesome dispute! HIE, PRINCE LEAVING ilis . WILL SAIL FOR HIS NATIVE LAND today; lie Gave a - Banquet ,on Board the Ocean Liner Deutschland Last Night, to His New York Hosts Thers Wars No Spseches. NEW YORK. March 1.--Pr!nce Hen ry and party arrived from1 Philadelphia this evening, and were taken on to Ho- lHken. whence they were escorted to the steamship Deutschland. on which the Prince is to sail for. Europe tomor row. On the steamshlD the Prince eave a dinner to those who had been hla hosts while. In New York. There were no speeches, ; the Prince simply toast ing the Kaiser and Iresident Roosevelt, and Assistant Secretary Hill toasted the Prince. Forty-six guests were pres ent. . . . . . NEW YORK'S FAMOUS WEDDING. It -was Called the "Diamond Wadding," and etedman Wrote a Poem V About It. ' - '. .. Perhaps the most sensational cere- j rrtony of marriage that has ever been performed la New York was the one known everywhere in the United States aa the "Diamond Wedding." If was the union of ... daughter of Lieu tenant Dartiett, of , the United States I ftavy, to puban gentleman of great weaMh. Don Lstaban Santa Crus del Ovtedo. As generaoas as he was opu- lent. Oviedo lavished upon the bride more than one hundred thousand do!- iui m ivsjii ana uiamunun. i . ..- i . . . . . i ne nupiMi rues were soiemmzea oyiarrivsd. It s cartainhr rrcat. Arcnwmnop i iiugnes; etedman com memorated the event In a poem,. and trorallsts pointed to It as an extraordi nary instance of the evils, of splendor and luxury that were corrupting Amer ican society. Ho great was the curios Ity to witness) this wedding that prob- ably for tho first time, on such an . y . . j raston cards of admission were issued to the church. ; A aquad of policemen was required . simply to protect the bride and grooin from strangera who hk! after them. The magnificent lala. H may te remarket!, had a melancholy se4uel: - the bridegroom wen lle.l; his widow, under the Hpan lh lawn, was entitle.! only to the fight of dower, and all the gifts which he hd sbowrrl uiion her were taken iavay from her on ine grouna tnat ie aily thoy were heirlooms. -ladlea Home Journal. APPUECIATION. Do Tou Alrays Phoxr It? : UseT .Whafg the ' H:w often we hi ar these words: "WYii. wl.nt's the use? I do. the very bM an J jet never h?ar a word of en cou! a cement." They are echoed and re echoed In every wallc of life. How many wives thr 'are in the world who have hung over hot staves until t!wy wre- ha!f coiked In preparing! toman n? nice ror jonn. wr.o gopDieu it down in a' silt nee that was the only proof of how wIl ft pleased him. There are men who have ixn-n toiling .for years that those honored and beloved beings, their wives; might enjoy every I luxury, and yet in return they bear nothing but complainings about the hardness f the life to which tbeyt are condemned. And so it is i on every hand, men and women longing for one kindly expression front a grateful bsart that would mean new life and re doubled effort to the strugglera. Too often we, forget to speak our , feelings until It is too late and the ears that nave been listening so long for one lit tle word of praise are deaf to all earthly sounds. Better one apprecia tive sentence in life than a whole vol ume of eulogies. THE TROUBLES IN CHINA FRENCH AND AMERICAN CON- SULS AT TIEN T8IN Cannot Agree on Which Nation Has Jurisdiction over, a Certain Mission Turkey Must Bring Order Out , of Chaos, LONDON, Mar.' 7. Cabling from Tien Tsln the correspondent of the Standard; reports, a dispute between the French anil American Consuls there, arising from the attempts of the French Consul to include certain mis sion 4ropert!es In the French settle. mentV The American Consul, says the oorresltondeht; hoisted the Anieiican flag on the disptked building1 and the FrtTM'h Consul 'ow threatens to hoist the French! flog above the American.' Only Germans Oppose. " Ijondon, Mar. j 7. "Only - Oermany now oppoaee the reatttution of Tien Tsln to China," saya the correspondent of the Times, cabling from Pekin, The othcriov'ers are ready, to restore the admlnlxtrntlon Of that city to the Chi nese on May l.at." Powers Will Complain. London, Mar. 7.- Under Constanti nople date the correspondent ot the Chronicle says that the representatives of life Powers will meet shortly to dis cuss the sltuaclon In European Turkey, anarchy in Albania, and the condition of Macedonia. . FOR THE HOMESEEKERS. PORTLAND. Or., March The re prcFentative in l'ortland. of the Chica go, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, an nounces that the mad will run tourist cars twice weekly, between Chicago and St. Paul, connecting with all trans continental lines and the pacific North west.. " ' .. ! -v''' -' DEMOCRATS TO ORGANIZE. WASHINGTON, Mar?; .--Represen tative Rk-hftrdsotv Chairman 1 of . the Democratic Congressional Committee, has colled a meeting: of the committee for March 14th, for organization and the transaction of other biudnss. THE KING OFFICIATES. I)NDON, Mar. 7. King- Edward. accompanied, by Queen Alexandra, laid ine lounuaiion sione o uie new jwjtij Naval :College for Cadets, at Dart mouth, today. RockaBye Baby These are sweet words, but hjw much pain and suffering they used to mean.. It's dlfferent now. Sines Mother's Friend has become known sxpectant mothers have been spared much of the anguish of child birth, Mother's friead Is a liniment to bo applied externally. It is rubbed thoroughly Into the muscles of the abdomen. . It gives elasticity and-strength, and when the final rreat f train comes they respond quickly and easily without pain. Mother s Friend Is never taken Internally. Internal remedies at this time do mors harm than food. If wemsa Is supplied wltS this splendid I'sJ ment she need never fear rising or twtllirrr breasts, morning sickness, or any of. ths discomfons which usually accompany pres. Inaaey. Tha ttreorteiar ef a larre hotel In Tamos. pi., writes: "My wife had aa awful time wjh her first child. During her second pregnancy. Mother's Friend was used sni the bate was born easily bsiors ins oacior . . 0et MetfeerV Fries J st the srafster. tiBersettta. TEX ESADflSU) SZCUIAT0K CO. AtlaaU, Cm, WHtee see less Mtmtes sek,IMers 9ht islfe," . - . . -. oc-'For sale at DR. 8TONKfl drug stores, " ' f IfJSTOiJ WAS ENTERTAINED Thr Ceptcr cf Acs!s2!i9 Gatst of Lotos Clcb ' HE CHARGES THE DEATHS OF -, ' SOLDIERS TO THE COUNTRY'S ENEMIES AT HOME. Many Man In tha Unitsd States Have Aided tha Filip:.ias4-Gneral Chaf fee and Acting Pretfdent Wright of Manila, Report on the Recent Die turbancos in Mocdng Province- No Causa for Alarm. . NEW YORK, Mar & Brigadier General Frederick Funston was the guest of honor at the d nner, given to night at. the Lotus Club. Mora than S00 members were present. General Funston, being introduced, gave an in tsresting account of the conditions in tha Philippines, and related many in cidents of the war. Funston said: "All of those men who have fallen i since December, 1900, have bean tha victims of a lot of misinformed - and misguided, people here in tha United SUtss." . ' He told of twenty-four American aol ulers who had Joined thd Filipinos, and who were afterwards captured and ex ecuted aa traitors, and then said: "There are many mew In the United States who did more'wlth their mouths and minds to aid the Insurgents, than did these poor men wltjh their Krag- Jorgensen rifles. I would rather aes those men hanged for treason, than to see one of our soldiers dead on the field of battle. . ; The Oeneral said M talked wlOi Agulnaldo on the way back to Manila, and that Agulnaldo tMd him. that neither Dewey, nor anyone else had pronUsed him anything. .Official Reports. Washington, Mar. 8. Desiring' to as- In the. Province of M inrong. Luzon, Secretary Root recently abled Ihqutr lesi to Commissioner Wright and Oen eral Chaffee, . which have brought the following replies "The facts from Moron are: About a v week ago, the Preside hte of Calnta was kid na tied. The pertetrators Was a new organisation gathered m Mo rong Province, about Mxty strong: They are vigorously searched for; driven to hiding, and will probably be captured in a day or two, They have I nfllc-ted no material daihage, and i no special significance need lor should at tach to this event. (Sighed) Chaf fee." ' , "There . 1 Is no founAttloa for the statement of an lnsurrettlon in My rong; or that the Inltabitints nre fle- Ing. Small fragments of IVulrone bands authered in the 'mountains of Morons: and probably aided by a few others raided a vilkig-e. k idnapin the Presidente. The Iresidenle has been released Without harm So far from this being hostility on thd part of Ue mass of the people to American author ity, -then give us full in ftorfiiation of what is itasKlhg and aid us much as nosiiible. These Ladrones do not in- terfefe with the whites. and confine thelr operations to levying tribut upon, and occasionally kid naping. na- lives In remote localities. They are being rapidly broken up and etcrml- mated by constabulary. There is no political, slgnlficam-e In their opera tions. (Signed) Wright ' . ' ' ' ' GUNNING, Why One Man Quit It. -A Lesiion for Y ' "AH. Al correspondent says: remember once, some three'; or four iears ago, I stocdqn a lonely beach Jurt'at unet. The last of the red rays was setting all the waves on fire and crimsoning the side of the sand hills behind me. There was h&rdly a breath of wind to disturb the waters , of the bay, and everything but the gun on rhy shoulder poke only of peace and quiet. I stood resting, looking out over the water to the other side ef the, bay. where the : hills were fai t changing from sober brown to a rlcd purple. I was completely absorbed In the beauty of the scene, when , all at dnce a , tern sailed slowly in range. I raised the gun and fired. ..the poor tefh. with a broken wing, fell, whirling tjhrough the air to. the water ' Wishing to end its misery, I fired another charge, but that fell short, and then, my ammunition being gone, I shouldered my gun and went slowly back over the sand hills. leaving the poor tern to float bark and forth on the dark water an 1 utter Its mournful cry. In the morning' I went to the beach again and found the poor creature, half alive, half cSead. drag glng itself, up the sand, coiered with blood, and Its broken wink hanging from its body. In . mercy I wrung H neck. Never shall I forget the look 4' those' deep, shining black eyes, thit seemed to ak only for death and relief from suffering; eyes that skn glased over in death, as its pretty head drop ped and the body became limp In my hands. It was murder! From that moment I quit gunning forever AS A RULE People are afraid of home, talent productions. , They srehot to be .blamed. 'The management places the performance of the 11 g Klk7 JMia- streta tonight before the. Haiero7 people with every assurance that thwr will oe highly pleased wHh It and royally en tertained. Halem meets a' gjfod home talent : performance to dispel those clouds which no persistently hover over our neighbor's stage ability. The JSIka have undertaken to dispel this slam on home ability. Tonight wuil prove whether they are the "Ilest 1'eople (m Karth," or -Itest I'eople" dhen Ihey are oT the esrth. forne up and join! the "Anvil Chorus," and bring your I hammer.. J A BREATHING XSPELL. ' If the Consumptive couM only keep from getting wor? it v6uld be some encourage ment..'' !'.. i- Scott's Emulsion at lexst gives tired nature a breathin; spell from the exhausting con flict with disease. Rich nourishment, strength to repair bodily waste, new life for the lungt these arc what Scott's Emulsion brings. j Often it enables nature to gather force enough to th row off the disease altogether. v Scott's Emulsion is valuable at the beginning. ; Then h nhen cure - is most certain. But, in any stage of the disease Scout's Emulsion counteracts thelworU of destruction and reinforces nature. v -Scad (or Free &4ni.t, y CfrTT Xi BtAVNE", Chmit. Pnrl St., , Y ATTEMPr AT MURDER A WHITE TRAMP SHOOTS A NcW " ' CRO AT ALBANY. , . V . Tha Two Man Had a Difficulty Re cently, and the Whits Man Hunted Up the Colored Hobo, Shooting Him on a Frsight Train. ALBA NT. Or., March 7. At 7 oVl k this evening, whlfts the .nttlib..un.l through freight train stood In the y rl in Dtii city, "a shooting affrsy occ-urre.t in one" of , the box cars, when a Avhllv man deliberately aUeuiptcd to niiitUr a negro tramp, who was stealing a rl-liv The ngro was dangerously wounded.--. one bullet Of the two lird taking f- feet !n his b.ick and. pasini; IhtiiKli the right lung.' ltxlged aitaiiui th breast bone. The negro l alive Jn-l may reciver Ilis assailant; who also -tramp, and was a r-tii i pa n.U-ii ity two other men of his ilk,"escael in II" ,' darkness. " .' J ; . Immediately ; after --the- nhnciing the negro was fuund. by tin, .u'lflwrs. a-l turned over to tli .county phyt-U Ian It'waS found that 'the wound was aerl- ous, but wot necssariy Xaial. II was . removed to the Huks llottse,. and at midnight '-is.. resting eay. The n-gro says'lhat at .'J unction. ys- trday, hinuw-If and unotlir y.itrei! tniiip Irn-im Involved iiws .liilli-ulty with two 'while hobos, and in the trouble hi partner cut one; of; the white men in the back, after which the two negroes made themielv-i aroe, tin- woumlwi negro waiting until tliN tnorn- Ing bfore txarIlng the freight to cnn tinue on Msrway to l'ortland akute, rf reaching here, while the fain stood aj the station, some one oH-ne the dr of the car. It develoted t ha t thti' men' were at the ear dour, one .f whom struck a match which showed on f the men to be. the ..-one who was cut in the encounter at Junction. ThU m.in. on seeing by the light of the match that he occupant of-the. car was a n'egro. leveled a revolver '.w the latter unA flr-d twice, the seCortd shot taking ef feet In the. Colored man's back. . The three men then fled. The officers and railroad men at th station saw three men run away front i the train. and when later : the train pulled out, the three were seen to a I tempi to board it. but frM-d. and u-k to "the wockTs, a-here the- oflleers ar. now following their trail, in the hofw of running them down. The negro' describe a his assailant a young man, fairly well dressed, of -r heavy bull! and short In stature, with light hair and a sandy mustac he. I you nr man. answerlns: the descrliition given- oy tne negro or the tatter s aj satlant. called on him today, and sef cured treatment for a bad cut In th back. - The patient reported having beencut by a negro tramp at Junction, yesterday. The youftg man evidently waited her for the negro who assaulted him, and -when he found one, shot hi to. (The Selem police were notified of the murder last night and they- went through the northbound freight at 11, pi m., and searched" for the wouiI le murderer." .They found about fifty tramps on the train, but did not find any one answering the description giv-' en them, The-traln crewwhile at. the Salem station, told the Same story re garding therhootlnt and the troubl preceding, r as that ytel-graphed frorti Albany in the obovf illspatcli). - V hH OPEN RIVER. : - ..' - Senator Turtisr, of Washington, Thinks . , an Appropriation of tha Columbia . , X Is Csctain. fiPOKANE, Wah, Mar. t.Benator O'eo-yfumeejarrllred tcxlay for a brief visit; Senator" Tu rnr -states that h-n th River and Ilarbor bill comes te fore the Commerce Committee of the Senate, of which he Is a tncmlfr, he will endeavor tflf supplement H by an Increased ppreprlatlon which will 5 provide for the opening of the upier r?oiumt,la. 4o navigation, and If Heves he will succeed. DIED IN DETROIT. NBW YORK. Mar. A telegram fremi Detroit today announced the sud den death of Frank Coriger, of this city, from pneumcmla. Conger was born In llt. at Oroton. N. T. He was wl IHy connected with banking and manufac turing Interests, end anas the originator of the American IJrldge (Ufni9nr- Legal Jtlsnks Statesman Job Office. i