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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
Reported Sale Of Astoria -GOble
Road Denied.
N. p. IN NO POSITION TO BUY
The Receivers on the Sound to De-
fend Themselves and Not to Buy
Oregon Railroads.

The following telegram, published in
the San Francisco Examiner, has created
some little comment in town:
Tacoma, Wash, August S.-Today's rail
road sensation concerning the Northern
Pacific property in the northwest is the
statement that the real object of the
trip Of Receiver Payne and Judge Jenkins
to the coast is to look over and arrange
by order of the court, for the purchase
of the right of way and property of the
branch line from Gobie to Astoria, Ore
gon. They will be in tomorrow.
Ex- United States Senators Dolph, OF
Oregon and Spooner, of Wisconsin, are
among the prominent lawyers here to-
night who will represent the receivers
or the Northern Pacific b.fore the Unit
ed States court tomorrow in Ives petit
lHon to oust them. They have agreed to
make no argument. and further time will
be asl0.d and probably granted.
Inquiry at railroad. headquarters last
night -eliclted the statement that so far
as the Astoria and Columbia Rlvsr Rail-
road is concerned, the story Is manufac-
tured out of whole cloth. The proposition
refutes itself. To think for a moment
that the courts would permit bankrupt
railroad corporation to purchase another
railroad at an expense Of several million
IN. d.. all - h.. kta~,
Pacific Railway Company been in a flnan-
clal condition to enter upon such an in
vestmsnt 1t would itself have built the
Astoria-Goble railroad three years ago,
when its engineers examined into the
| proposition and reported favorably upon
1t to the company. That 1t did not do so
was simply from lack of mems; that 1t
wanted to do so is matter Of current
information. True 1t Is that times are
better and that the Northern Pacific
Railway Company under its recelvership
management last ysar cleared up about
So, 900, 900 above operating expenses, yet
that company Is a long ways from being
cut OF the woods, ana recent develop
ments in the action talo,n for the remov-
al of the present receivers would indicate
that there is still considerable work to be
done before the reorganization scheme
can be carried out and the road put on
an Independent paying basis.
Furthermore Mr.. Hammond has enter
ed upon the construction Of the Astoria
ard Columbia River Railroad on purely
business principles. His plans are deep
laid and far reaching and to sell out at
the very inception of the scheme would
frustrate all his future prospects and is
contrary to reason to suppose that ne
would consider such proposition at this
stage of the game.
The only object of the Northern Pacific
receivers in making their hurried trip
across the continent the other day was
to head off the vigorous efforts of Bray
ton Ives to have those same gentlemen
removed from Office at least, so far as
is known by the officials Of the Astoria
and Columbia River Railroad.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
THE RAILROAD BATTLE.
Receivers Gain and Lose a Point
in Seattle.
MOTION TO PRODUCE BOOKS
But Court Overruled it-Republican
League Meeting in Chicago
Valkyrie Sighted.

Seattle, August 14-In the United States
circuit court today the attorneys for the
receivers of the Northern Pacific rail-
road gained point and lost one in the
fight made against them by Silas w. Pet
tic, representing President Brayton Ives
and the American stockholders, as indi-
Gated yesterday. There was filed mo-
ton today that T. f. Oakes, II. c. Payne
and Fl. C. Rouse, receivers, William ".
Cromwell, general counsel, and j. w.
Kendrick, general manager, be cited to
appear in Court August % and produce
the telegrams, books and other documents
necessary to the petitio1sr in order to
sustain his charges of collusion between
the Adams men, the receivers, Judge
Jenkins, und j. j. HILL and also to estab-
llhs the fact that the circuit court for
the eastern district of Wisconsin had no
jurisdiction of the case. Judge Hanford
denied the motion, leaving to the counsel
the privilege of renewing it later in the
case should the circumstances warrant.
Tie other motion was to amend the an
swer filed two years ago. II was granted
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
AS ENGLAND SEES US.
The criticisms on American ,sportsme

The Criticisms on American Sportsmen.
London, August 14-The remarks at
tributed to Michael f. Dwyer, the Amer
lean horse owner, In an interview with
him after he landed at New York yester-
day, In which he is quoted as criticlslng
his treatment in England, have been ca
bled here and are being severely crfti-
cjsed. The Sun says:
Because Dwyer and his horses and his
tailor-made jockey have not had matters
all their own way here he declares he
was swindled, robber and hustled most
abominably. We well know the stuff of
which American sport is made without
mentioning the elements which so to
make it,
The Westminster Gazette says 'If we
take our American cousin at what re-
cent events have shown him to be, 1t is
not unreasonable to estimate that we
should have very poor opinion of his
,sportsnanship. First We found Cornell
unable to take a licking gracefully, and
now the same thing appears in racing.
fortunately we saw last year that Amer
lean athbates are true sportsmen right
through, and we know from long expe-
rlence that American yachtsmen know
how to behave themselves or we might
be inclined to envy Lork Dunraven and
the London Athletic CIuh
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
SILVER CONFERENCES.
Pans Made for the Campaign.

Washington, August 1.-THE proceed
ings of the silver conference developed
some difference as TO the line Of policy
to be recommended but these were not
of a sufficiently radical nature to cause
apprehension of serious delay.
The committee proceedings Indicated
that the report when made will recon-
mend the issuance of an address to the
Democratic party of the country, urging
In very strong terms the maintenance
Of the silver cause In the Democratic
rlnks and also outline plan OF reorgan-
izatlon for the silver forces in the party
with a view to the selection Of delegates
to the next national convention. This
plan will probably embrace the appoint
ment Of a central committee with mem
bsrs from each state and territory which
shall in turn select a member fl om every
county, the latter to have power to ap-
point member for every voting pre-
cinct In his county. The plan includes a
provision for a national headquarters,
probably at Washington.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
SPOKANE BICYCLE RACES.

Spokane, August 14.-At the bicycle
meeting today the two pace northwest
records were broken.
NJ. L. Hill, of Aberdeen, Wash, made
the mile open, Glass B., in 2:OS, and the
two miles la 4:SS 10, breaking the former
record 1I2 is seconds, and the latter 80
seconds.
In the half mile open, Glass b, j. Nj
Campbell, of Spokane, won; Guy c..
Browne, of Spokane, second; time, 1908 As.
In the mile op.n, Glass b, NJ. s. Hill,
OF Aberdeen, won; Guy c. Brown. Sec
end; time. 2:OS
In the two mile open, Glass B, M. f.
Hill, won; j. A. Drain, of Portland, sec
ond time, S5 1-5
In the five mile handicap C.ass A, NJ.
F. Webster. of Spokane. scratch, won;
time, 1911.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
CONVICTED OF MURDER.

San Francisco, August 1.-THE third
trial of Mrs. Louisa Worthington for the
murder of Harry Baddeley ended this
morning. the jury returning a verdict Of
murder in the second degree.
In 1893 Mrs. worthington shot at Fer
rim, her paramour. 1t was said she
had been urged to murder by her hus-
band. Mrs. worthington's defence was
insanity. The jury returned verdict OF
second degree murder with ;scommen-
datton to mercy. The supreme court or
dersd a new trial on the ground of errors
in the charge to the jury, Judge Wallace
having sentenced the prisoner to 25 years.
The present verdict is without iscommen-
dation to mercy.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
KNOWS THE LEADERS.

Tacoma, August 14.-Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Win Graves, of Ellensburg, ar
rived here tonight. He slys he knows
the identity of the leaders and many
members OF The mob that lynche1 the
Winsons, and that upon his return to
Ellensburg he will take immediate steps
to see that they are arrested and punish
ed. He is informed that the lynchers
include many of the most prominent far
mers and business men in and about Ell
lensburg.
He believes that the younger Wlnson
would have been convicted OF murder in
the first degree and hanged, and con-
demns the msthod of punishment adopted
by the mob.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15

the record of 21;SO S-5. Titus got behind
on the start, and this so discouraged
Maddox that he dropped back lap before
the second mile was finished. AT the end
of the third mile Maddox dropped out.
Titus then turned his attention to the
record and he fractured it every mile
after the first. He finished by knocking
ne record down to 2O:5s AS, Gu: of 40
As seconds.
The other features were the half mile
race between James j. Corbett and Har-
vey Wheeler. Corbett handles the wheel
very cleverly. and he and Wheeler made
good sped, Corbett winning by two f5et.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
ppFoRn JupeE osnuRN.
Business Still Continues Lively Ia the Po-
lice Court.

In the police court yesterday James Ri
ley was fined $40 for being out ION a
time" and becoming disorderly
Edward Hunter was fined a like amount
for assaultlng one Johnson, by striking
him in the face with his fist.
H. Meddrick failed to rut in an ap-
peaMnce to answer to a charge OF va
grancy and mis- $50 bail was declared for
feited.
Nick Grebe and Fred Nelson two plain
drunks, were assessed IS each.
Mat Cola and William hagen, for the
same offense, forfeited their bail Of IS
EACH
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
FOREST FIRES.

Tacoma, August 14.-Forest fires are
burning again and doing much damage to
timber. In the woods south of Tacoma
quite fire is burning tonight.
News comes from Shelton that timber
is burning in every part Of Mason coun-
ty and the settlers there are all on guard
Ito keep their property from burning. The
fires are particularly dangerous around
Shelton, where extensive logging opera
tions are carried on and the scattered
refuse burns like finder.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15

gold in exchange for legal tender ana
later in the day another telegram was
received stating that s1,l5O,oO0 in gold had
been withdrawn for export to Europe
This leaves the gold reserve at the close
of business siO2. .481. .oS1. This second de-
.posit by the syndicate confirms the Off
cials in the belief that It fully intends to
see to 1t that the siOO,OOoOoO gold reserve
is not invaded.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
TO REDUCE RATES.

. San Francisco, August 14,-At It r1eeting
missioner Larne introduced a resolution
lowering grain freight rates 10 per cint.
on shipments between San Francisco and
Sacramento, and from Vallejo TO Los
Angeles The reduction ON grain ship
ments to all points in Northern Califor-
MIA is by resolution made 20 per cent be-
low the existing RATES. The resolutions
went over for two weeks.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
INDIANS WILL HUNT.
Prepared to Resist the Efforts OF Set
tiers.

Salt Lake, August 14.-A special to the
Tribune from Pocatello. Idaho, says:
The Bannoclx Indians on the Fort Hail
reservation will yet cause trouble in the
Jacksons Hole country If they persist in
their designs.
Information comes from the agency at
Ross Fork that the Indians are quietly
preparing to return to the hunting
grounds as soon ss the hay harvest is
over and supply themselves with meat
for the winter. claiming that the rations
furnished by the government are not
sufficient. They will go prepared to resist
all efforts made by the settlers to pre-
vent them from hunting.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
THE SEAL CATCH.

Victoria, B. c., August ANAL advlces
from Hakodate estimate the combined
catch of all pelaglc sealers in Asatlc wa
ters this season at 1900 sealskias at the
outside. Last season. the Canadian
schooners alone took 1000. The shrink
age in the catch can hardly fail to affect
the October sales In London.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
MANHATrAN CYCLING.

New York, August A.-The most notabls
achievement Of the day at the Manhattan
Beach cycling events was the smashing
Of the ten mile bicycle record by Fred
Titus He started in ten mile match
race with Harry Maddox. the holder Of
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
BUFFALO RACES.

Buffalo, August H.-The chief interes;
centered today in the match race be-
tween Salisbury's Plow Horse, Azote,
and Hamlins young mare Fantastic. The
former won easily in two straight h.ats.
Time. 209Is.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
HUNTINGTON FREE.

San Francisco, August H.-The indict-
ment against C. P. Huntington for issu-
ing an interstate pass to f. NJ Stone, a
politician and attorney, was dismissed
in the United States district court todiy,
on motion of the district attorney.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
GOLD REsRvE.

Washington. August 14.-Unlted States
Treasurer Morgan today received a tele-
gram from Assistan. Treasurer Jordan,
at New York. stating that the bond syn
dlcate had deposited a,C50,OOO in
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
OMAHA POLICE QUESTION.

Omaha, August H.--chlef Justice Novel.
Of the supreme court, has just announced
that a special session Of the court viii
be held tomorrow to settle the Omaha
police case.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
IN CHINESE WATERS.

Washington. August H.-A cable was
received at the navy department today
Announcing the arrival Of Admiral Car
pester at Chez Foo. with the flagship
Baltimore.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
THE vALKYRIE SIGHTED.

New York, August 1.-THE steamship
Jersey City. which arrived At quarantine
from Bristol and Swansea, reports that
on August 3 she passed cutter yacht.
evidently the Valkyrie III.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
BASE BALL SCORES.

Philadelphia, August H,-Phlladelphla,
10; New York o.
Cincinnati, August 1l,-Clncinnatl, 2;
Plttsburg, 1.
Brooklyn, August H.-Wash.ngton, 0;
Brooklyn, 5.
Cleveland, August 4.-Cleveland, 13; st.
Louis, 7.
Baltimore, August 1i,--Baltlmore, 8;
Boston, 2.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
Superfluous Hair!

Removed by the electric needle. Eye
brows arehed. Cure guaranteed. Con-
sultation free. The NEW YORK AND
PORTLAND ELECTROLYSIS COM
PANY. Room "a, Rucker House. 598
Commercial street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15

The citizens Of the Pendleton school dis
trict have decided to vote on PROPOSE
ton TO bond the district for $4,000 to
care for maturing bonds. hoating Indebt-
edness and to provide for the conStruc-
tion Of two $500 buildings for the use OF
the primary grades. Bonds amounting to
$4,000 are about to mature; inbsrezt
amounting to $500 Is due and The float-
ing indebtedness Of the district Is $3.50.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
THOMAS MoKKo,

The Blacksmith whose shop is oppos.
lta Cuttings cannery, is now prepared
10 do such odd jobs as making new
cannery coolers, repairing old ones,
making new fishin boat irons. and re.
nairfng old ones, and all other black
smithing that requires first-class work
manship.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-04
A Currency Commission.

Mr. McCreary, OF Kentucky, has
pending In the house Of representatives
a bill for the creation OF a currency
commission. He proposes, among
other things, that thecommission shall
Inquire "whether the change which
has taken place In the relative value OF
gold aud silver Is due 10 the deprecia.
ton Of silver or the appreciation Of
gold" We might, with as much
profit, Inquire II the earth goes around
the sun, or the sun goes around the
earth. The general fall OF prices lin.
cludlng the fall OF silver aud the APP
probation Of the value of gold, are one
and the same thing When more
wheat, more cotton, more potatoes are
required 10 buy a gold dollar, It Is Ger
tain that gold has gone up just AS il
would be certain thst gold had gone
down " less silver wheat, cotton, ANA
potatoes We're required 90 buy q gold
dollar The Argument mr the h1ed
'Hfff HfffffH.'f Hf'Nh NNNNtN NA MNiA NH ANNNH
oisely the same as the argument hr tbs
hAedness ~ the earth The earth ap
pesm "a be lmmoyaule aud the sun az
peau 10 80 lround H. 80 gold appears
60 some peopls l0 stand sllll whlls an
other commodities rseadp from il but
shes ls deluslon ln both essss. MsIt
dosn silver dollar aud ths raw bul
Hoo Nlll buy ~ much staple oommodl
liss 80 d ever would The relation ~
lhs mrial lo commodities hss uoi la
suy particular changed. Tbs silver ali
bay lesa " ope lhlps itpill puy lsss
gold Nh1i hs,suse gold has guns
90 20 app9lnl camul sslaa to iu-
lulls lato sueh msllsf ~ thls could
sApla. ipe psilop ~ lhs udleuls of
msnklna, Mhy 400. ~ apll hs,sa
epmmlsslon ~ ipsaln u iEs ,sadsusg
~ sslsF ~ aas dowp hlll s ludssj
apf ~ lhs slilscllqa ~ slsYl,aliaug
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-04
CAN De READ TWO WAYS.

a correspondent of salem paper Il
going 10 cut of All appropriations for
TIE State University because Prof
Meislroy was appointed ~ a chair la
u Just ~ payment fOr political soryl
oea. The writer doesn't know that ID
u talking about The members of the
neat leglnlalufe are ffionds Of Mr. Me.
flfoy, aud u would not be at an sur
pflsing t0 soe them create somo more
lucrative oliloe tof hls benefit Albany
Democrat
la tho hrsl plaos the university is
supported bya special taa levied by
Law that no one 90 hr hAs proposed to
rspeal, fwe do not mlas our guess
shs neat Legislature will not ensage la
eFeaiins lucrative onios or anyone
The pfofeasoIshlp Of English lAisra
tup eFeaied oT pFof Mol'lmy pas lhe
work of lhs Portland boss, aud M bs
ilsye thai gsnllaman sas driven 90 do
shat hs did Ia lhs pfsmisss uuisr
plsdgss nleds lons ago
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-04
sCorT on HOPPER.

The Oregonian's two column dag
nosis Of THE JOURNAL editor reprinted
last evening was the subject Of general
comment all over town. There were
many calls for back number OF TIE
JOURNAL containing diagnosis OF
Scott.
What the anti .DOlph people at Port
land think OF the Ofegonian's ar icle il
shown by the following from the Daily
Sun Of January 3:
"UNTENABLE Attacks.
II must be Calling to our Anglo
financiers advocating the single gold
standard policy to find that they art
rapidly being bereft Of the possibility o.
gaining converts to their policies by the
Establishments OF gold. While gold l.
a powerful magnet, thank God IL is
powerless even Ia the present age Of
corruption and bribery against the feel.
ing Of patriotism and love Of decency
which still fiuds a resting place IN th'
breasts Of many OF our citizens.
The OrpgoniIH yc-'erday morning
published wSat IL evidently supposed
was a severe dlaifiOe on Hon. Il. Hofer,
represent iiive.elect VI Marion county
The SUI prsIicts that Mr., Hofer, hav-
Ing had the manhood to come ou
bravely and announce his position as =
friend Of the people, rather than as b
slave 10 the corporations, or Of that
the ruInouI single gold stand
ard on our country, will long be re-
membered by the prayers aud produc-
ers Of this state, when the O.esonian. If
thought OF at all, will certainly have
10 prayers offered up for It's success.
Mr.. Hofer, judging from his editorials,
Is perfectly able to cope with the Orc
gOnian. 1t Is really anu ing, however,
10 note our contemporary criticism
as to the gentleman's use Of "personal
invectiven or crank vltuperation,u
which certainly, together with mis-
statements and antedeluyian fallacies,
have been the Oregonlan's sole stock In
trade Ia It's own vagarles on the money
question. We use the word vagaries
advlsedly, for certainly any unbiased
readers Of our contemporary editorials
must ooncede that thus far no argu-
menta have been presented in its mer-
curlal treatment Of the money question.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-04
IRANsPORrArION AyD MILEAGE.

The new constitution Of the state Of
New York forbids any public officer to
q ,eept or use, for himself or his friends,
a1y free pass or free transportation,
franking. privilege or discrimination in
passenger, telegraph or telephone rates,
and a person who violates any Of these
or visions shall be deemed guilty of a
misiemeanor and forfeit his Office at
the suit Of the attorney general. super
in,endent Byrnes, Of the New York
city police has issued an order in accor'
dance with the new law warning the
police force that they must pay regular
rates uf fares on all public conveyauces.
This is right. There is no more reason
why public officers should have free
transportation, then that they should
lave free groceries or free clothing. 1t
is contrary to the spirit Of Republican
institutions that the servants Of the
o .op'e, which is what such officers are,
uuder our laws, should be privileged
class.
We believe that the present practice
Of allowing "mleage" to public officers
/, greatly abused Whenever it is
. kind Of broken day" with any Of
lese officers, they may visit some in
st,tu.ion for which they are directors
,r trustees, aud 50 make public business
he occasion for perdiem and mileage
C large upon the state. How far officers
nay charge mileage while using free
importation, no one knows but
themselves. 1t may be dOne,and what
may be, often is done. The mileage is
u sually more, we believe, than the act I
u j cost Of transportation. A better
way would be to abolish the mileage |
$ stem, and if anything in addition to
Il fixed salary or pay per diem. is al /
lowed, to reimburse the officer for act
ual expenses incurred in travelling Il e
usual way to the place of business. We
have large list of trustees, directors
and commissioners who are now loosely
allowed per diem and mileage, Icing
their own judges as to the frequency OF
or the necessity for personal
attendance upon any of their duties.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-04
THE DEAF-MUTE JOB.

A Washington paper says: 1--WE are
very glad TO see that there has been "a
movement set on foot TO prevent the
removal OF the Oregon school from Sa-
lem 10 It's new site. The school ~ IL Is
situated now IL in the midst Of city
bustllng with activity; where the deaf
can learn business ways and come In
contact with hearing and speaking
people, The new site Is situated about
i've miles from Salem and In between a
reform school and au insane asylum;
people with which the deaf are, by no
means, to be classed, for they are neither
feeble-minded nor vicious. Although
the state has gone 10 considerable ex-
pense In erecting these buildings we
think the cause sufficient 10 prevent
the removal. The building could very
easily be turned into "A school for the
faeble-mlnded. Several OF that class
have made application for admission
into the department for feeble-minded
here.n
Whether wlliully or ignorantly ore
gon's state school authorities put an
expensive building out on hundred
acres of land in an isolated place six
miles from the city As above described.
As deAimutes can only learn by seeing,
10 put them wherc they will soc no one
aud see nothing but forest, Is nothing
short OF an outrage, But perhaps II
was job 10 force another "instilutlonn -
upon the people.