The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-03
TELEGRAPHIU BRIEFS.

New YORK, March. 2. The Exec
utlve Committee of the Oregon
Transportation Company to. day de-
cided it is advisable to sell the Ore
gon and Navigation Company's stock
belonging to the Oregon Transporta-
ton, provided it could be done in
such a manner as to protect the Joint
interests of the Union Pacific and the
Northern Pacific roads, and to carry
out the purposes of the "arbitration
contract" recently adopted. A com
mlttee of three was appointed to
continue the negotiations.
NEW LINE.
New YORK, Mar. 2.-The Mail and
ETpreSS says: A new railroad line
is to be built from Garrison, on the
maine line of the Northern Pacific,
up Boulder Valley to Boulder, thence
into Butte, parallel part of the way
with the Montana Central. 1t will be
fifty miles shorter than by the way
of Harrison and Helena. The expect
ed line will do heavy business carry
ing Rockford coal into Butte. The
Rockford Company's rights have
been bought by syndicate made up
of Willard, Haggin, Oakes, Houser
and others.
AN IDAHO TOWN JUMPED.
SPOKANE FALLS, Mar. 2.-There
is great excitement at Wallace, Idaho,
over the decision of the secretary
OF the interior in Allen vs.. Morill,
involving the validity of land located
with Sioux half-breed scrip, and a
few minutes after the news was re-
ceived at Wallace of the decision the
entire town was jumped. The Cart
er House, the leading hotel, was the
first property seized. A meeting was
held aud committee appointed to
Investigate the matter, visited the
United States land office in Occur
d. Alene county and found the town
had been located with scrip that had
been cancelled. A second meeting
was held and report submitted and
rules to govern the town adopted. 1t
was agreed that the parties should
retain the lots with the buildings Oh
them, but no one should have more
than four lots. Many persons thought
to be very rich are beggars, while
poor people have jumped into wealth
THE RAILROAD wRECKERs.
, New YORK, Mar. 2.-Lawyer Law
, renee counsel, Chicago, for the For
Wayne and Dayton railroad in it
. civil suits against Ives and Stayner
says they have laid away fortunes a
the result of their unparalleled opera
: tiobs in railroad wrecking. Thi
} money will without doubt be recov
&. cred and applied to the benefit o
those whom Ives and his friend
. brought to ruin. The Mineral Rang
line, which was only twelve mile
: long, and which apparently ofere,
: no inducements for the average pro
:. fessional wrecker, was squeezed to tn
extent of 100000 in the first yeal
y The Vandalia line was taken up b,
Ives only ten weeks before his failur,
was announced, yet he and Stayne
[ have taken 81, 100000 out of its treas
D ury.
NO MORE STAMPS ON OPIUM.
; WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.-The treas
= ury department has issued a circula
to collectors of customs stating tina
as the use of stamps on importe
: and domestic opium tended to &C
! against the operation of the revenu
y laws and in favor OF smugglers, here
after the use of stamps is to be dis
continued. Opium will be delivers
to parties on payment of the dut
simply.
NAsT's CARTOONS.
l CHICAGO, Mar. 2.-Thomas Mast
$ the celebrated cartoonist is in tn
q city on his way to California to es
4 cape the severe March weather o
D New York. He says that during tn,
! last campaign he was offered an al
most incredible sum to get up car
toons for the Republicans, but beini
Of the reform tariff faith he accepted
a commission to sketch cartoons 70
the Democratic party.
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