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NOTIOrt! ?t, Periodic'! 'r., Wpi?!.ltic. r,., r.t-iia lifi luknn From 'H'u ..a L prvcution. iSTOSIA POBUfi LIBRARY ASSOCIATION i ....... fsi TIE ASTORIAN hil tfi. UrfCit clrcuUtloa of aoy pipti oa th ColumfeU Rlvti THE DAILY ASTORIA!! U t- fclgjest gal test paper oa tts Columbia Ktvo lit- -r; .. j'rZ'' --1- kull' asbociatkd press report, r ASTOUIA. 0JJK0ON, FU1DAY Ji')iiMNG. AFK1L 14. im. 112 , UII. AlllAi "M "" I - I ... I OUR Stoves Tinware Aro not iiimlit from Urn Mcrnp-pilo or in K kiixlTgarteti Mchool. Eclipse Hardware WuCilvo Trmllnu Htmtipw. Co. T? 4 5 o'.i V 'rr--- 3) BOOKS... SWISS WATCH REPAIR SHOP Victor Rost Chronometers (Hatches and Nautical Instruments Promptly flirt and rplr4. Alarm Clocks Irom f 1 up. WftrruntHl. 110 Eleventh St. Km to Poetal T- DEMOCRATS BANQUETED Jefferson's Birthday General ly Observed Throughout the Country. 'TT fiOS i.r ' v. Ui-iu-,- Blank nnd Miscellaneous. PAPER... New Crape and j Type-writing. j ! Waterman Fountain Pens, Hox llccornlcfl 1 'riper nml Kiivclopcwioc. BIG TIME IN NEW YORK 9 11 i "1 t A ! Eighteen Hundred Guests Sat Down to tbe Democratic Club's Banquet. A SWELL DINNER AT TACOMA Tbe First Step lo Alljlof tbe Silver Forces Under the Mme of Demo cracy The Portland Banquet. t.iiv desired bv Ih administration Ther It a disposition on ine prt or torn officer lo believe that the a: lark- mad tor the Insurgents oa onrr Whesfon' command fu to draw General Lewton from the vicinity lit snla Crui. -h. h U oirtlnir. It Ik plrni. howvr. thKt th-y f'unt th AmTlcn in trontT frc thn w exit"l. Om''ll r twomlng conylncfl tht AirulnM'i prop to maintain gwr ill. rfre which win k'1 th tInJ of teuton In c)nlnt turmoil anrt nC"l- talc lh malnti-tmnc of atronic lAmri- -.n rm thtre. The approach of th rainy n, now only a fw w-k dl. t.nt ratly mbarrai Amf-rcan oiM-ratlona and) -will, of courn, bnni tha lnurgnt forc. A rat dal la nfcfd from tn work of thi Bchurman cnmtnlMlon. but lb fTl f it "cent proclamation h.vi. nnt lrfn a r-at a t! authorltlen i,,.n1 fnr. ni-Dort rwlvd h"c are not vry .nrnuraiflnf . pflally In vl'-w of ih tatvmtnt thin momlnir that mo"' troopn would ht r'Ulr4 to rruih th rrl1llon. li mm Ktatfd at th war dpar m-ni (hat fleni-ral Otla baa not called for mnr. iddltlonal tro om and lnlta tni Irta prM.nt forc. re-lnforrd by thf ail additional r-lmenU ot!T ordirn to prwM to Manila, trill be ample. No aHInt h yet been taken by ih' m,.. ii.t,irimmi looking to the muclor inr out of the volunteer, and nothlnx will lo- ilone until after the arrival of the reaularn. (Jereral Otl will then t authorl.'d to re-enlCt uh of the vol. unteera f'r wis month a may dulre to -rve for that length of time NEW LINE OF STEAMSHIPS President Hammond In Con ference With San Francis co Easiness Men. THE PROJECT ASSURED NKW YORK. April II. The dinner 01 1 1 ha I IrRliUTB iir iMuh in honor of the an. WE BTANU BACK OK EVEHV PAIH tiiv. ri.ary i.f the Wnh of Thnmaa Jeffer, .11. ..i..i.. tnt Minrilliar or ttiiots. GRIFFIN & REED MWwaa-a a r i ,!aat liwo ai i Juat twit ...Red Cross Savon Soap...;3ff rumiiirt In MINI. NT. MCEXSES fori thk NOKTiiwtarr tekbitobv. Order ImuH Krom Department of In terloi-TJritlnh Veael Only to Navi gate the Canadian Yckoo. VHTORIA. It. C. April IJ.-At the UK K'tlon i.f Collector of Cuatoma Mllin', of tlie denartmrnt of thr Interior P ar rare"! fr the lfunnre of mlnlr.K llcerfi for the Xurthweat Territory at Atlln City. ITh,. rulle -tor ha alo .rraned difncul il. . n White I'a.o trail tan the Ih Hie lloMt. ccntH o box .on a held tonlitht at the Metropolitan ooira hoime. looking from the tier lo Hon,, peep;, ar. hard.r upon thr .boai . tloor of the va.t dining hall. th Than othera. I ul.l,. .e,.med like Kreat bed. of roaee. 1 8om. ar. w..r..,;y hardy upon tfc.. S.. l.uJ.i re ""'n"m" Thai", when th. .ho. baa omUHW W f the ,e. . ere hardly able tu ,ee do with it. Ifi to b. hard oo a, poor,... t. other over the floral b.nki. . ' a .ood ona. The aue.la la.n to arrlva at o clo. k How much lontef wUI on. ihoa ood ! l.ut the dinner did not be In f..r an h ur j ,..,..,! r-.il.- ami th, i... ik. .iv,ih.r (ba)T nnd a hair alter mat. v.r tn utiioern. Juat twit la moat caaw. That parnapa i tn Teiio-nom. ami r" you, I mid urounii tne ouiKiinh. EIUMENT. TBT OCkb ; Ju.t Iwforo tn isuista were other, you on rt In town. 1 order, ltd hard crker. i rr i.e ne...i. r.,mBra tn otber rpeota-U r.apacu , omimiMimer .nn.-.i ati too. Bay City Merchants Desirous of Extending Their Jofcfcta Ter ritory la the WortUwest. OPPOSITION TO THE0.R.4N. Tbat Company Has Failed to Make Reasonable Fates and the Whole salers Will Estatllsb a Line- a baat that would tnabla flan rranclac Jobber to oompef for oume in port- land and other dlatrlbutlnr canter in tn northweit, and determined to put on (line of atcamera that would wrura low rate, of tranaoortatlon to tha lobblnr point In the northwest, or aeeur th tame mult by concelons from th tx latlna; Una. : .' :j WATCH MANfFACTUREBS TO FOBM A COMBINE. Plan to I'nlte the Leading Manufacture er of Watch Caaea and Movainanta Object of th Consolidation. BW YORK, April tt-The Tribune aayi: It la learned that a new truat. which will embrace nearly all tho bl( watch rae and watch movement manu. factorle In this country, will aoon b organized. Plan for brltKClnj the In- duetrles under one common board of management have been under way for fome time. Elliott Burrla 1 tha promoter of the propeaed trout Mr. Burrla had little to aay about tha plana of formation of th truat, further than '.hat the propeaed organization would hav a capital of not lea than I3MXJO.00Q, and that It might reach the aum of X).0W.OM). Stock will be lued to each company In th com bination in proportion to tha value of Its aaaets. It I. aald that each company la tn re ceive the full marketable value of Its plant and buslnes. In stock. Nona of the took will be Hated for speculative pur. pose. The Tribuive Informant said that a central company will be organized with headquarters In New York and a large dl.tributlng houae will be established In Chicago and prdbably in San Francisco. "What do you expect to (tain by con solidation?" was asked. He replied that the method of compe tition in tne watcn case ana watcn move. American cm- Petersen & Brown. ul Foard & Stokes Co Lt H "o'r. BUCKWHEAT HcHt N.O. MoInnwcH, Money and Maple Syrup. Etc A. V. AaLL-ElVS Grocery Store. iTHE PROOF i of tbe pudding ie la the eating I and the proof of liquor !lS IN SAMPLING That' as argum.nt that's con-clu.lv.-a demoa.tratlon. Our will atand th teal. HUGHES & CO. ... tnereil a box. There were i full)' W more guenri. than the planne i j for. but all fund aeat. Thin I .old t be !be lark'-st number I ev-r aceonimodated at i hlntory of the city Arrangement have aleo been made to allow nonr tut IlrltUh bottom carryl.g none but Hrlllth ..rtlcer to carry frelKht ltween Liawnon urn! t-o!nt on the uilr Yukon from Ihe Canadian Iwundary 1" li.nnett. The same rule will also apply on ail tiavkahle Canadian water In the gold l .f,n.v Tt government will riKn e- bnn.ttiet In the j f(,r,v tn,. r-KUlationn to thi effect. So Atneriiaii vesnel. will ! aiiouro "' iwiory ot tne oo. rtro'iinn ltait to the Chief" ! ,..iui,i ,.r iim.eni!. m l-tween river points it - i orlock and Bi- tmrd Crok.r. rm- ,x ,,. -ana.lin Yukon. Jloota'.lnqua i.,m lih John Stanchfleld. mar, hed ; trl. jvny. l-ke TeMIn or other lakes h. .i.i. i in c.tm.li.n territory. IJesldes the mas- AN FRAXC1SCO. April 13.-(Spedal to tht Astorlan.) The Chronicle today pub llfhea (he following: A. H. nimniuuu, one ui " " : itii"ii m ii.u 1 e mu itaiuil uiuve. capitalUts of tte Pacific northwest and ment Industrie were costly anu the president and principal owner of the methods of consolidated capital econ Astoria It Columbia River railroad, la j omlcal. He further said that nearly all her in connection with a steamship pro-j the big watch case' and watch Jcct whkh Is designed to secure fr San j movement manufacturer would enter Francisco a competitive route to Astoria, i the new organization ir they had not and by greatly cheapening the cost of ; Jotnel already,, and that those who rrtt msTinria '!nrv . uir iu rinx- iv . n.v. ncr.ma liieni mm vim m. rrt nvr. jobtx-rs a wider market for their ware ment tr not told when asked to Join In me norinweai. me t.ui.i.iir Irlw4s being backed by some of the larg est wholesale houses In San Francisco and Mr. Hammond has c"m here, is unJe-rstood. at the Invitation of the mer ithinu to make arrangements for t& operation of the proposed steamship line In connection with his railroad between Astoria and Portland. A movement has ben on foot for . eral weeks past among the wholesale menhants to secure relief from the ac ! tlons of the existing rail and ocean ear ners by the establishment of a compe. L. LEBECK Carpenter nnd Bultclor Ocncrnl Contractor HOUSE RAISINU AND rtOVINU A SPECIALTY HFPraelTransferCo. Tetephsoe XL DRAYING AND EXPRESSING All Oood Shipped to Our Care Will Receive Special Attention. Columbian Soups, fine and Palat able, 15c a can. New Made Cream Cheese, Cream ery Butter. Pyramid Washing Powder. Chace & Sanborn's Famous Coffee. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO GET IN LINE! FORWARD, MARCH! to the store of Shan' ahan Bros, for the best values for your money. Ciker h. Id a levee Just tfre the recuUr speti h-maklng l-ian. He shook hard cor.llnlly with everybody and mil.-,l a man af:er man congratulated him tion the success of the dinner. the jt.vxqcirr at taco.ma. First Htep Townrd Cementing the Fusion. 1st as Democrat. TACOMA. April U-The Hate demo crats celebrated Jeffi rson's birthday at a banouet here tonight. The banquet wa ! given under the aupl-e of the demo- cratlc central committee anu is swum. cam In thnt It I the first ste- In the movement toward cementing the fusion forces under a democratic organization. IV.pulIm and silver republicans were a numerous as democrat. Jovernor John R. Roger (populist). In responding to the toast. "Jefferson and r.....i... nnv.rnment." strongly endorsed 'expansion. Kx'ongressmen l.wl and 1 W C Jone. Senator Turner, and II. T. j Jones, chairman of the democratic slate central committee, were caupht In a washout and prevented from tvlng pre. t-r of all Canadian river steamers .aid ing over passengers will b, obliged to carry certified mate holding British na l rs. All will also have to carry certu ed llrlilsh engineers. IXCltBASE OF ABifAMENT DKPI)RED BY HICKS-BEACH. English Budget Carrie the Greatest Amount for Years, causing u. n Concern to OnVlale. LONDON. April ll-The chancellor of ih. ...-h-niier Sir Michael Hlcks-Bearh, presented the budget In the house of com. mons today. He estimated the expendi tures for the coming year at 11I.K7.0W. an Increase of 3.0S.(K over last year, the toial Increase of expenditure during the last four years being no less tlan .07.0. If this increase was to con tlnue. the speaker pointed out. parlia ment must agree to a large taxation i:r discover new and productive source of revenue. The chancellor of ih.. clteoticr then said: hopeful mat what companle are In the scheme. "There are nine different styte of watch case," continued the speaker. In explaining the advantages to be derived from consolidation, and to make ihm requires a many different sets of lathe and other tool. I'nder consolidation, each of the big manufaotorie will hav but one kind, and in this way the busi ness will tte simplified, a iot of machlo : ery used a: present will not be needed. I and It Is also expected that there will be a saving tn manual labor." J ..-...I. ...In. . . ... n In. titlve steamship aine of this poet, ana trt?s( u (J , ,,,u)?lj Tne nn rood authority tnat tnere , .. i. dorinred on good authority that there Is every prospect that the enterprise will J be Kuccessfully launched, u aatistaiory term are made with President Hammond, j the new line of steamers will be run In connection with his road, using the rail road .terminal at the mouth of the Co lumbia river for the transferring of freight from the steamship to rile car, and thereby saving the expense of delay of the long water haul up the river. A subscription list was atarted for tne support of the proposed new line, and a large number of the local business house pledged themselves In writing to con tribute to the support of the undertaking. either by furnishing an agreed amouni of tonnage each month or a cash ub idy In lieu thereof. It was found ad visable to abandon temporarily the under, talcing, for the reasons mentioned, but now the enterprise has been revived and for some weeks past a committee, con. sl-ting of A. C. Rulofson, of Baker & Hamilton; W. R. Wheeler, of Holbrook, Merrill Stetson, and Joseph Sloss, of Miller. Sloss & Scott, have been busily engaged In reorganizing the movement. Mr. Hammond, it is learned, has come to San Francisco at their Invitation and No. (a Duane Bt.. Aiturla, Or. W. J. COOK. Mgr. Re. Tel. Ul. RibbotiB. New ruid Rfobon. with draw airing, In th new .hade; No. I, To; No. 7. Wo yd. Great bargalna In atln and laffetn Ribbon. Lodle Skirts. Ir flounce klrt, trimmed with three row of braid; taffeta lined; color, navy oiue i .mel'a hair erge; full fiounee -. .Mn ribbon round flounce; inre- ""- . - , M An . hlaek only W w tanoia im. - Tie. New Puff Tie. New Btrlnc Nw Bow Tle. In pique na an me i-ii on al t th toweai v" Shirt WaiatB. .e. .howlne the largeit and mot ...,n.h im nf ahirt walt In the city. every on up to dat. from W cent up. Pinue and Welt; nv, ....... .n..n.! vou will want them for .... m.r suiting l&c WBlsia " " Boy Clothing. All wwii ..a fr age 4 to 8; worth 2 M a rUt. at $1.96 r.eiiii! well made, of good qual ity dlnem, from t to 14 year Ro Boy' Knee Tant. all wool, mixed col or. e 4 to 14, year c Ion-estics. i pnt I Jefferson's own Pnrli N.l. which ha 1,. in the ,.ss-sslo of the family or . . ... ..m.....m... i si K C. Cl.iv. an Kinm n"iri.-r, , . .... years, was sent by express to ex.Con greasman Lewis for use at the banquet. t..wls failed to arrive and the punch bowl remained in the express oflloe. ( lav Is a distant relative of Jefferson. TliK M1LW Al'KKE UA.vgt.M-. Mil WAl-KKF.. April ML-Tlie Jnron Club of Milwaukee observed He na.tal . t i... e democracy In a nav or ine i.m..".i - - imost tilting manner by a banquet at the Planklngton house tonight, wm.n aa ..-.. Iv over 400 guest. Colonel V . J. Bryan, of Nebraska, was the guest oi honor and delivered the principal aim- T1IK IORTLAND DINNER. PORTLAND. April W.-TH. honor of Jofferson-s Wrtnday tonight at Watson's restaurant by tne local democracy. Over 500 i were . .-.t them belner from ma- s,a.e. The banq,,. . ! served at l a plate. - l J. KARLY MORNINO ATTACK MADE BY 1XSCRUF.NTS Small Itody of Rebels Swooped Down on the Third Artillery, out was Easily Repulsed. rlble increase In armaments, so wasi.-iui of our ability and money, from whlcti even th,. wealthiest nations ma aei. iray to be delivered." RF.VF.NTF. CI'TTER PATROL Pest Apron Gingham; the het etylc. for .t.x.ir . r.vli 11.-4:06 n. m. At about ty'7J 4 o-clock tills morning a small body erf 6l ,. ., . th. Third r- New Outing Fnneli; In light and dark , .tiu,.ry from the swamp near Paomboan. x-l .t of 'Maloloa. Two A mue - privates were killed and a lieutenant an.. two others wounded. At daylight th American forces eooured the district, driving the rebels north-ward and killing geveral of them. A prlva-te aoldier of the Montana regiment was wounded. natterna 5C 3ft-lnche wide unbleached heavy Mulln at fcc SS-lnche bleached Muilln ie Fruit of the Loom, or Lonsdale Mus lin sc in i-.vi.i wide dolled Swlsa: von will want them for curtain 12e OFKRIU-A WARFARE BEGT'N New Figured Den.ms; new .tyle J0 Z " terng I NEw YORK. April 1.1.-A dispatch to .in,.i,e. lda Sllkallne: new pattern, ,..,. .. w-shincton says: Ii - I tne Iicmm - - The Perry to Assist in Enforcing the Laws Against Pelagic Seallng Asslgnment of Vessels. WASHINGTON. April W-Captain Shoe. m.lier of th revenue service, has per fected arrangements for sending out the Retiring sea patrol fleet In IB n.e linger command of Captain Tut tie. will cruise through the Arctic to Point Barrow, to render any aid to whaiera and Incidentally to aid the civil amhor. itles in enforcing law and order on the northern Arctic coasts. Th tirant. Rush. Perry and Corwln will enforce the laws against pelagic gea'.lng In the North Pacific and In Benrtng sea. The Nunlvall, which will be completed -iihin n next few days, will be as. signed to duty on the Yukon river, to enforce the custom laws. WANT RESERVE THROWN OPEN. nrawTVnTON. April 13.-The commls- .in- eeneral of the land ofllce. Blnger Hermann, said toilay that applications had been received from Washington state i h.ve a nortlon of the Olympic forestry ....-.-.linn thrown open fo settlement. for the reason that It Is properly tnciitn. .a th. e..erve. A number of persons i,... ohieet.d to this course, and the sup nf the reserve has oeen or- ci in ii-..,.. ... a a .-. -.v. an Investwatlon. Hermann said that there was not at this time any derided Intention to throw It open to set. f.ir in nv event tne sueprin tendent' report must be first eonsld. ered. Wo irost however, be the approaching conference ot u.e . lnt0 ome tramc arrangements . . ..I u .1if filP : . . . ers wiiioi are amoii.-u ... -lih the promoters or me mrcnm peace may devise a check for the ter- h, line before his departure for the norih. Mr. Hammond, when seen at the Pal ace hotel last evening, was unwilling to discuss the matter and referred the inter ,n th merchants. He evinced no . ... i ..iwiT . nf hi. rail- TO SF.E SERVICE IN MAY. lh" ha . in tlv beTn completed from Portland to Astoria, a distance of 100 ml.es. He ays he expect his road some day to assume the Importance oi a i, im ih.t will enable the various railroads centering in Portland and on. Puget sound to get o tne uvea... This Is the road which President Hunt neton. of rhe Southern Pacific Company, wa credited with having a great dealre ... -nr,.h.w a vear ago. Huntington made a trip over the then uncompleted road on his way east, after attenomg ine annual meeting of the Southern "Pacific Company. and the road was expected to Become a part of the Southern Pacific system. It still remains In Hammond's control, how. ever, and It is now being operated tne entire distance between Portland and Astoria. The new steamship enterprise is notning nr less Jhan a revival of the pro ject undertaken by the wholesale mer chants of the city a year ago ana ieu.- porarily abandoned for a variety ot rea sons. Such houses as Miller. Sloss ocott, j. Hamilton. Holbrook. Merrill & Ein . - -- - Stetson, and others are back of the enter prise, and they intend to see tnat tne pro posed new line la established and suc cessfully maintained. A year ago the In- terested merchants perfected an organ- i-unn nd would have cameo out ineir plain but for tbe fact that the Klondike firms mentioned In connection with the possible consolidation are the Elgin Na tional Watch Company, the American Waltham Watch Company and the Hampden Watch Company, all manu. facrurersi of movement, and t;-n mak er of cases, the Deuber Watch Caa Manufacturing Company, the Crtcent Watch Case Company. Joseph Fahy Company, and the Keystone Watch Com pany. REVOLUTIONARY ARMY DEFEATS ALONZO"S FORCES Battle Fought Near Oruro In Which V6 Men Were KlBed-Vlctortous Army Occupies the Town. NEW YORK. April 13. A dispatch to the Herald from Lima aays: Tho battle between the revolutionist or federalist under General Pando and the force of President Alonxo near Oruro. in Bolivia, lasted oven an hour, during which time. 2iH) men were killed. General Pando commanded the victor Ion federalists and or-Minled. Oruro wl h out the slightest disorder. President Alonxo. with a body guard consisting of only 30. has arrived at Autofasrasta. on the bay ot Morena. Chile. The ChPean forces are at present en gaged in disarming the fugitives, who have passed over the frontier. DISTILLERY COMBINB. TXriSVTU.E. April 1J.-The R. B. Lancaster distillery In Nelson rounty has been acquired by the Kentucky Distil! er ip. Warehouse Company. The plant was owned by R. B. Lancaster and Is one of the best houses In the state. It has a capacity of WO bushels per day. T. P. Rlppy. of Lawreneeburg. has re. celved pay from the combine for his tw distilleries In Anderson county. The Rtippy distilleries are widely known and are valuable properties. C. H. Still and Alfred Austrian have been at work on the deal for some weeks. The formal transfer was delayed by ! several little techntcaUtlea. An officer of the Kentucky company ..v. ih.t all the properties would not te acquired ty the comhlne before July 1. There are several plants wnicn may oe on the outside even until fall. The of ficers In the company are working hard to put all the plants acquired In operation as quickly as possible. Five iHstlllerles are now being run at their full cap l!y. ELEVEN VESSEI-I TCE-BOUND. SEATTLE April 13.-A detailed report of th, situation of the Yukon river fleet between Russian Mission and Dawson has been received from S. S. Mahoney. who has just completed a trip from the .v th. Yukon river. According plan mil ",l.r . ' . . w.... . 11 vessel in a excitement ana tne ruan oi to Manoney ue-.e - ... ... . ' ... , TVi v nee lving In t "l"""r"' " . !..." . .i..,.,in. Thev are lying In th th north Pla-ru UIJ JJ1b h '- niuv.ai "'"'""" ' . . charters. The merchants felt aggrieved middle of the stream. When j1 at the Oregon Railroad & Navigation out they are liable to be carried down and Company for refusing to make rates on I wrecked on sandbars. for , 10c For bargain ee our Remnant of Mull Cord; thl 1 wnr you get Wg- lues. j s becoming evident to the oHcials of the administration mat tne i""" In the Philippines Is apt to drag a'ong for a considerable time. rj...i.h.. received from General Otis .v. iv.t th. natives retreat when at- liuw n.. .- - . tacked by American troop In force, ami th continuance of these tactics show .. i ..inii.i,-. ha determined not to MODI'S VENDT ACCEPTED. iOTiTvnrnV Anrll IS i hen the United States government recently pro posed a modus vlvendl on tne Aitisgan tn overcome the possioiuty or a lawless outbreak pending a final ad justment, the British authority rererrcci th. -rnnn.iHnn to the canauian omcm at Ottawa. Tha Ottawa government nns responded with an acceptance or tne .-.i m.. nf th. modus vivendl. Thl Kkkes the food more delicious end whelesome i n 1 1 Shanahan Bros. Ul.l . " . . . i... th. Americans an opportunity or amt tutma ww ee i-w " . crufcttlne Mi rmr t e blow, la o, lo. -' must now go t the British forelga of-