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ana and Fourth Virginia on the Mo-
bile. Transportations of four regi-
mental headquarters with division hos
pital and Signal Corps divided between
the Michigan and Roumania. Division
and brigade headquarters on the Mo-
bile. Will inspect and report on her as
a transport. General Lees corps head
quarters on the Panama.
ST doubt if you will gain anything by
sending troops from here by way of
Tampa on the Florida and Whitney 1t
will take both boats TO carry one regi-
ment. The time taken in loading regi-
ments here and unloading at Havana
will cause considerable delay. / sug-
gest the shipping of freight, which
might delay the unloading of trans
ports at Havana, by the Florida and
Whitney. Perhaps this would be
cheaper and cause less delay than by
returning the ships from Havana. Gen.
eral Lees entire corps should be trans
ported direct from this point TO Ha-
vana before the Doth. I understand
from General Lee that authority has
been given for landing troops at Ia-
vana docks, instead of at Marianao."
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Resulting In a Loss Of One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars, With No Insurance.
The Fire Due to the Care1essness
OF an Emp1oye of the Company,
Who Threw a Lighted Match
on the Floor, Causing an Explo-
sion, the Flames Being Com
municated to a Large Tank of
Benzine.

LOS ANGELES, Dec THE care
less handling of lighted match by an
employe of the Standard Oil Company
caused fire this afternoon in that
company's works, located on the river
bank in East Los Angeles, which COM
pletely destroyed the company's prop
erty, resulting in a loss of about $780,
O00, with no insurance.
Shortly after loading his wagon from
a tank of benzine, the driver lit his
pipe and carelessly threw the lighted
match on the ground An explosion i'm
mediately followed, the wagon caught
on fire, and the frightened horses
dashed from the place. not, however,
until the flames had been communi-
Gated to the 7000-gallon tank from
which the benzine had been drawn by
the driver.
The entire building was soon ablaze,
a succession of explosions quickly
spreading the flames over the whole
works.
A general fire alarm was sounded,
but the efforts of the firemen were
confined to saving adjacent property,
which they were successful in doing.
For time it looked as though the
Southern Pacific roundhouse and a
row of cottages would be destroyed,
but with the exception of three or four
fiat cars loaded with hay on a side
track, the fire was confined to the
property of the oil company, where it
burned itself out
e. S. Sullivan, local manager of the
oil company, with the prompt assist
ance of the office force, succeeded in
saving most of the books and records
Of the company
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HAS BEEN LIVING AT LONDON.
The Man Whose Failure Started
the Milwaukee Panic of 1893.

MILWAUKEE,, Dec. Information
has been received here showing that
Frank A. Lappen, who in 1893 was the
proprietor of large dry gods store in
this city, and whose failure at that time
precipitated the downfall of the Plank
lngton Bank and started the panic of
1898, has been located in London.
During the panic Lappen disappeared
leaving large number of creditors. and
since that time has never been heard
from. There are seventeen indictments
pending against him in this city. 1t is
now discovered that NE went to the
west End of London and settled in a
place called Acton, under the name of
+. j. Measures. He leased a fashion
able residence from Baron Rothschild
named Gunnesburg Lodge. He cut
quite a figure in the vicinity for some
time, and recently disappeared from
there, leaving a lot of creditors.
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GAME BIRDS FOR FRESNO.
Fields to Be Stocked With Pheas-
ants, Prairie Chickens, Etc.

FRESNO, Dec. THE Fresno Game
Protection Society turned loose about
year ago several broods of Oregon
Mongolian pheasants on the Blasin-
game ranch, near Fresno, and, salts
fed with the experiment, has now sent
on an order for more pheasants In
about another week sixteen hens and
six cocks will be liberated in the Kings
River bottom, which is considered nat
urally adapted to the acclimation of
these gamey birds. because of the
water cover and feed necessary for the
welfare of the birds.
The society has undertaken to stock
the fields and hillsides with game
birds, and has opened correspondence
with sportsmen in Iowa. for the i'm
portation of prairie chickens and bob
white quail.
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EVENTS ON THE TURF.
SIX SELLING RACES AT THE
OAKLAND TRACK.
Clarando, Dunpraise, Crossmo1ina,
Our Climate, Novia and
Alicia the Winners.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7.-Weather
at Oakland fine; track fast. Results:
Five furlongs, selling, Clarando
Gones), 4 to 1, won; Correct (Spencer),
4 to l, second; Tiburon Houck), 80 to
1. third. Time-1:O1b Petal, Bonibel,
Nora Ives, Diara and Ojai also ran.
Seven furlongs, selling, Dunpraise
Beauchamp), 9 to 2, won; Ulm (H.
Martin). even, second; Pat Murphy CIV.
Dean), 8 to /, third. Time-1 :29A. Spry
Lark, Oraibee and Ell Venado also ran
Five furlongs. selling, Crossmolina
Turner), to l, won; Magdalenes
(Spencer), 2 to 1, second; Hemera (Hen-
nessey), 20 to 1, third. Time-1 :O1A.
Faversham, Rio Chico, Anchored and
Jerry Hunt also ran.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling, Our Cli-
mate Rutter), 9 to 10, won; veloz
PowelD. 13 to 5. second; McFarlane
Rullman), 6 to /, third. Time-1 AT.
Una Colorado and Little Cripple also
ran
Six furlongs, selling. Novia PowelD,
5 to 2, won; Chihuahua Piggott), 4 to
5, second; Imperious (H. Martin), 6 to
1, third. Time-1: 13%. Stan Powers,
Bonnie lone and Mocorito also ran.
One mile. selling, Alicia (Jones), 10 to
/, won; Myth (Turner), Z to 10, second;
New Moon PowelD, 40 to 1, third
Time-1:41. Lady Hurst, Highland
Ball and Dolore also ran
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec Weather
clear and track good. Results:
Six furlongs, Daggs won, Bridget
second, Applejack third. Time-1 :16h.
One mile, Harry Preston won, Pell
Nell II. second, Chancery third. Time
-1:47.
One mile, Bishop Reed won, Pinky
Potter second, Can I See EN- third.
Time-1 :46.
Seven furlongs, What Next won,
Timemaker second, Friskal third. Time
II 80.
Mile and a sixteenth, True Light won,
Patrol second, Branch third. Time
1.52
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GIDEON w. MARSH.
Pleads Guilty to Charges Of Misap-
priation of Funds.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7.-Gideon
w. Marsh, President of the keystone
National Bank, which failed in March,
1881, was arraigned in the District
Court to-day. and pleaded guilty to
indictments charging the misapplica-
ton of funds of the institution. and
the making of false reports of the
banks condition to the Comptroller of
the Currency Sentence was deferred
Marsh disappeared in May, 1891, his
bail of $4,000 being forfeited. He re-
turned to the city on November Sd
last, and voluntarily surrendered to
the court.
William Steel, formerly Cashier of
the wrecked Chestnut Street Bank.
was also arraigned to-day and pleaded
not guilty to an indictment charging
him with aiding and abetting Presi-
dent William M. Singerly, now de-
ceased, in the misrepresentation of the
funds of the institution.
After Marsh had entered his plea of
guilty his counsel asked the court, S
permission to present statement of
his client. which would show miti-
eating circumstances connected with
the commission of acts to which he
had pleaded guilty. Counsel informed
the court that this statement would
show that after Mr. Marsh had as
sumed the Presidency of the bank he
found that there existed a deficiency
IN the bank of over a million dollars.
He had no doubt erred in covering
this deficiency, but the load was too
much for the bank to carry, and final
ly resulted in it's failure. Counsel said
the defendant had never profited one
dollar through the banks losses, and
that when he fed over seven years ago
he had not with him one dollar of the
banks money.
The court dismissed the matter by
informing counsel that he would re-
mand the prisoner until Tuesday next,
when he would impose sentence, after
hearing counsel's plea He, however,
would not make this case an exception,
and would not go into an investigation
of the banks affairs. He would merely
listen to counsel's statement relative
to defendants acts, with the object of
determining the extent of punishment
to be imposed.
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LuRfD TO HIS DOOM.
LIGHT THROWN ON A MYsTER-
IoUs SHOOTING.
e. L. Duckworth Mortal1y Wound
ed by an Embezzling Bank
Cashier.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. THE "Post-Dis-
patch to-day throws light on q mys-
terious shooting that occurred in ST.
Louis on January IA, 1897, and resulted
in the death of Elliot L. Duckworth at
Kansas City, Kas., some time after
that.
According to the story, Duckwortl1
came to ST. Louis from Springfield.
Mo-, to meet Edward L. Doling, an In
diana bank cashier, who, in a letter,
had offered the former remunerative
position.
Before meeting Doling, Duckworth,
who had registered at the Planters
Hotel, strolled out to Forest Park.
where he was later found on the same
day badly wounded, with a bullet hole
in his head and a revolver lying beside
him. 1t was apparently a case of
suicide. In the wounded mans pocket
was found card bearing these words
L am Edward L. Doling of Terre
Haute, Ind, in case of accident"
Doing, it appears, was at that time
wanted for embezzling $4,000 from a
bank in a small town near Terre
Haute, Ind. He disappeared about the
time he wrote the letter to Duckworth.
making the ST. Louis appointment
with the latter. Doling and Duckworth,
who were not acquainted personally,
resembled each other to a remarka BILE
degree.
The story goes on to say that Duck
worth was decoyed to this city by Dol
ing and fatally shot, a card put in his
pocket with the latter's name on it,
ana the wounded man passed off on
the police and public as the missing
embezzler. Duckworth was taken
nome by his sister, Mrs Eva c.. Hutch
inson of Hutchinson, Kas., he having
revealed his identity. The wounded
man denied that he had attempted to
commit suicide. and said he remem-
bered nothing of the shooting. Doling.
II is said, is still at large, and the
ponce OF the Indiana town and those
OF St Louis are searching for him.
one on the charge Of embezzlement and
the other of murder.
Mrs. E. w. Texford of Springfield,
Mo-, a sister of E. L. Duckworth.
makes public the following letter.
which forms an important connecting
link in the circumstantial evidence in
the case:
10 Elliot L. Duckworth, Springfield.
Mo-: Terre Haute, Ind, June 26 1897.
Dear Friend: I have good position
Tor young man of your age in ST.
Louis, Mo. You have been recommend
ed to me by a friend. who says he
thinks you will fill this position ad-
mirably. If you think you would like
good position, one in which you will
be given an opportunity to rise, will
talk with you. If you decide to inves-
tigate my offer meet me at the Plant
ers' Hotel ST. Louis, Mo-, at 2 o'clock
on the afternoon Of July 14th. Write
me, addressing me in care of Planters
Hotel st. Louis. Mo. Hoping for a
favorable answer, I remain your sin
eere friend and well-wisher.
EDWARD L DOLING."
Mr.. Duckworth passed away on No
vember 18th at the Bland Institute.
Kansas City, Kas
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Ineendiary Fire at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. IA tenement
house at 1923 Franklin avenue, occu-
pied by eleven families, aggregating
sixty persons, was set on fire by some
one unknown, before sunrise to-day,
and but for the quickness of Claude
Brown, twelve-year-o boy living
next door, who alarmed the occupants.
many lives would have been lost. The
occupants of the building escaped in
their nightclothes. When the flames
were finally extinguished it was discov-
cred that the basement had been sat
urated with coal oil and set on fire.
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Double Tragedy in Tennessee.

CLARKESVILLE (Tenn.). Dec. T.
City Marshal A. d. Bryant of Mckenzie
was shot to-day in the back Of the head
three times and almost instantly killed.
while seated in the telegraph office
there. The murderer was boy named
Hugh Mccall, who fed to his home and
committed suicide by taking morphine.
The cause is supposed to be that the
Marshal arrested the boy last Monday
for drunkenness.
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Sam Jose .sMercury, Changes Hands

SAN JOSE. Dec. THE Mercury. =
the only morning daily here, has been
sold. 1t has been owned by Charles
Shortridge for some years The price
paid is given as 100000. c. NJ
wooster, a local real estate dealer. en-
gineered the deal. He admits that the
negotiations have come to a successful
close. The new owners will take pos
session about the first of the year,
possibly the last week of this month.
The new owners include some local
capitalists and some from San Fran
cisco.
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Fatal Fire in Minnesota.

WADENA CMinn.), Dec THE Cen
tral House has burned, and two men
have lost their lives, while all the
guests in one wing were obliged to
escape through the windows Two bod
les, burned beyond recognition, have
been recovered. They are undoubtedly
those of G. ]. Solquist and Frank Aus
tin, who are missing. Several people
were seriously injured. The property
loss was small.
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Second Trial of Rosser.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. THE Sec
ond trial of Walter Rosser, the Ten
nessee soldier who shot and killed
Henry Hilderbrand a civilian on the
night of September 13th while under
the influence of liquor, commenced to-
day A jury was impaneled and the
case viii go on without delay The
nrst trial resulted in a disagreement
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Attempted Suicide,

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Z. = Gus
Strand, charged with drunkenness. to-
day attempted to end his life by hang
ing himself with his suspenders in a.
cell OF the City Prison. He tied one
end OF the braces to bar and the
other about his neck, and then threw
his weight upon the fabric. When cut
down few moments later he was
taken to the Receiving Hospital and
charged with insanity.
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CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
Four Statues Unveiled at Mont
gomery, Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, Dec. THE four
statues of the Confederate soldiers
monument on Capitol Hill were unveiled
to-day. They represent infantry, cav
airy, artillery and navy.
Imposing ceremonies were he'd. Ad-
dresses were made by Ex-Governor
Thomas G. Jones, as orator of the day;
ex-Secretary of the Navy Herbert, for
the navy; j. A. Falkner, for the cav
airy; ]. A. M. Stanford, infantry, and
Benjamin Screws, artillery.
The thirteen Confederate States were
represented by thirteen young ladies,
and the four branches of the service
by four young ladies. The statues are
impersonal, and represent privates in
the various arms of the service. There
was an immense attendance, as excur-
ton trains came in from all parts of
the State.
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T. C. Walker Innnirx

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. THE T.
c. Walker inquiry was not resumed
this morning by Federal officials. John
Canty, fireman of the Walker. and ].
F. Greenwood, engineer in the light
house service, had been notified to ap-
pear as witnesses, but failed to do so.
Inspector of Hulls and Boilers Bulger
consequently adjourned the inquiry
until tomorrow.
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TRANSPORTATION OF TROOPS.
Arrangements for Sending the
Forces to Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Dec 7.-General
Ludington, Quartermaster General of
the Army, has received telegram from
Major Bellinger, the Quartermaster at
Savannah, Ca, in charge of the trans
portation of the troops from that point
to Cuba, as follows:
The following are the arrangements:
First North Carolina on the Michigan,
Second Illinois on the Roumania and
the One Hundred and Sixty-first Indi-
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Found Dead in Bed.

NEW YORK, Dec. Robert Ferris.
for nineteen years President of the
Westchester County Savings Bank. was
found dead in bed at his home at Tar
rytown to-day. He was "a years DID,
Washington Irving bought Sunnyside
from Mr.. Ferris father.
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Army and Navy Promotions.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Presi-
dent to-day sent these nominations to
the Senate:
To be Major Generals: Brigadier Gem
eral Guy v. Henry, U. S. A; Brigadier
General Leonard Wood, u. S. ".
The nominations to-day include the
officers of the army advanced for emil
nent and conspicuous conduct in battle,
among them being Rear Admirals
Schley and Sampson and officers who
fought in the Spanish war.
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to-day that he is an escape from the
insane asylum at Athens, O. He was
under the care Of DR. E. J. Cook at the
asylum, he says, and escaped because
COOK was Mason. and the Masons
are against him Mr.. Earl is recover
ing from the two knife wounds in
ficted by Curran.
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Shot Her Husband.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Z. Mrs.
EVA Martin fired three shots at her
husband while he was sleeping to-day.
one Of the bullets inflicted slight
wound in the head. The cause of the
trouble cannot be learned. The couple
arrived here from the East recently.
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Absconder Thompson cantured.

Los ANGELES. Dec. 7-According
to a telegram received by Sheriff Burr
this morning, Charles L. THOMPSON.
the absconding clerk of Company A
of the Seventh Regiment. has been
captured at Topeka, Kas.. and is held
there. An officer from the Sherfff,s Of
fee will go after him
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Whiting complimented.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Secretary
Icng has written letter to Captain
Whiting and the officers and men of the
monitor Monadnock, commencing in
warm terms their faithfulness and pa
triotism in taking such craft clear
across the Pacific.
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Train Robbers Sentenced.

Los ANGELES. Dec. THE con-
Victed ORC Grande train robbers, Lo-
fenzo u. Halle and Albert Casner,
were sentenced this afternoon to serve
TWO years each in San Quentin These
Two were not present at the robbery,
but conspired to bring If abo,t
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TRAIN STRUCK THE BRIDGE.
Costly Railway Accident at st. Paul
One Man Seriously Injured.

-One Man Seriously Injured.
ST. PAUL, Dec IA ST. Paul and
Duluth train of forty cars loaded with
wheat struck one of the supporters of
the Sixth-street bridge to-day. About
10O feet Of the bridge fell. A Cohen, a
collector, was on the bridge at the time,
and went down in the wreck, sustaining
internal injuries and a broken leg. It
is feared he may die.
Most of the railroad tracks between
the cities, as well as the telegraph lines,
pass under the bridge and considerable
delay to traffic and telegraph commun-
ication will result. The damage to the
bridge is estimated at $4,000, and to
the train at $1,000 One of the wheat
cars jumped the track as it approached
the bridge.
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Curran an Asylum Escape.

LOS ANGELES Dec. 7.-George T.
Curran, the tramp who murderously
assaulted c.. n. Earl on Monday be-
cause he was refused aims, confessed
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Kitchener Returns to the soudan.

LONDON, Dec. r. General Lord
Kitchener started to-day on his return
to the Soudan. A crowd of friends bade
him farewell at the railroad station.
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ALynching I'm Georgia.

MONTICELLO (Ga-), Dec. Jake
Glover, a negro, was taen from his
home near here last night by a large
party of men and lynched.
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II it wasn't for enthusiasm but little
would ever be accomplished
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Hay Confirmed Secretary Of state.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Senate,
in executive session, to-day confirmed
the appointment of Hon. John Hay as
Secretary of State.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-No business
was transacted by the Senate to-day in
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at Hanthorn's cannery by the railroad
| company.
Empire Corset at DunbAr's.
The launch Elsie will leave Fisher s
dock tomorrow morning at O'Clock for
OIney.
Paxton's photos are on paper Of his
own preparation and are guaranteed not
to fade
The Columblne made a trip 10 the light
ship yesterday morning and returned in
the evening.
WILD BDACKBERRIEs.-Leave your
orders for wild blackberries with Ross,
Higgins & Co.
The 0. r. & n. Idaho excursion prom
ses to be one Of the features Of the
Farmers convention.
New crop dried fruits. new crop raisins,
tigs and assorted nuts-all extra fine quail
Ity. at Ross Higgins & Co.
Mr.. p. sorenson and Miss Florence
Ross Totsie Barth went to Portland yes
terday to spend the Fourth.
Plaid Ribbons at Dunba.'s.
For Rent-A neat Groom cottage, cor
ner Ninth and Harrison streets. Inquire
43l Bond or 4l4 Exchange street.
FINE CHERRIES. RAsPBERRIES
and RED CURRANTS are plentiful and
cheap See Ross, Higgins & Co.
Proposals for building two miles OF
dyke wanted. For particulars address ].
@. A. Bowlby, Astoria, oregon.
The bonds Of j. w. Williams. sheriff
and tax collector, and H. ]. Wherity
were approved by the county court and
filed in the clerks office yesterday.
The Alexander Black on June 10 sighted
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shore have entered protests against the
boats being deprived Of hauling any
mail at all, and II now seems probable
that the service will be divided between
the boats and the railroad They also cx-
press much satisfaction that the boats
are not to go m the river. a. they did
not wish to do their freight business with
the small boats and transfers.
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The wrecked Yukon river steamers
Game Cock and Staghound were llbellcd
yesterday by st. Paul insurance COM
pany for the premiums on a $500 policy.
The captains of the two boats are gtlll
here, but say they do not know what the
company will do. Tho captains offered
to pay on the crews yesterday but they
refused to take the money The captains
then refused 10 any longer stand good
for tho board Of the men at the hotels
here
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| The boxing contest on the night Of the
| Fourth AT Erckson's between Fred Ross
and Seward Smith promises to be an
interesting and lively bout Prelimlnarics
Of four-round bouts will take place before
the main event. The men have records
are In good condition. and each will do
his best to win. The affalr Is under the
management OF Prof Young Duchey.
One OF the most interesting and anus ng
races on the Fourth Of July will
be a Chinese bicycle race. Some Of the
Chinese merchants will put up a purse
and some Of their expert blcycllsts will
represent different Arms. Just watch that
bicycle race, also the unique squad In
the Fourth Of July parade for which the
committee has offered three prizes.
c. A. DeYo's Fourth Of July windows
were the center Of attraction yesterday
particularly 10 young America. They
were filled with all kinds of flags. large
and small, and more 10 the point with
bombs, crackers. and fireworks Of all
kinds In artistic display. To be a boy
again NdA lU' "lNN OF l0e kTDWl-uU5
who viewed tho sight
Seven volunteers for Fort Stevens ar
rived down yesterday from Portland
Among them was a Greek named Gera-
zinc S. VallIano who got left In Astoria
when the others were taken to the fort.
He Is much disappointed and Is anxious
to show his papers 10 the captain at
the fort, but has no means Of reaching
there. He Is redhot against the Span
lards
Several Portland merchants who visited
Astoria during the past few days stated
that they were glad 10 see Astoria take
In the signs Of anImoslty against Port
land: that the iealouses Of the past had
been imaginary and enlarged by the news
papers. The two cities must work to-
gethcr to develop Oregon. Both have their
shipping interests, which will grow as
the state grows.
The residents along the Washington
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The Bailey Gatzcrt viii make an extra
run up Ie river this evening In order to
clean up the accumulation OF freight
She will have scvcn carloads Of salmon,
cans and other freight. Tho Potter ar
rived last evening on her new schedule.
and left FOR Ilwaco She viii leave up
river tonight. making, with tho Lurlinc,
the up-rlver boats. This will be the pot
ter's regular run on Sundays during the
season. All boats will be on time again
tomorrow.