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NOTIOtt! Book., Perlodlcali, MoRazIrm &c., Are Hot to be Taken From The , Library without permission. Any on fcjnd Kuilty of such offense, will bo liablo to prosecutipn. ' " ; TIE ASTORUN bit th lirftlt clrculitlOB of lay pipit " oa tn Columtli ftlvu fiSKffliPDBucueRiHnssociAnoa oa ti. CotnntU RJvn 1 1 r-1 '.UMlUUaU-JIH., FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. VOL. XUX. AdTUiUA. OMEOON. SUNDAY U'JIiNlNG. APRIL J, IMW. '4 ..m aw ki v -OUR Stoves - Nio not Hindu or in n kindergarten Eclipse Hardware Wo fllvo Trntlinu HtnttipM. 3 7Tm a ' ftfl, GRIFFIN ...Red Cross Im the 75 ccntH n Foard & Stokes Co Lnrrowc'n Pure H.O. Hclf-RlHhin Mont N. (). MolnHHCH, floriey find Mnple Syrup, Etc A. V. ALraLElN'S Groccrq Store. 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 Attractive Prices. Of Desirable Try a pair of S. 11. CORSETS; they are tho moit perfect fining; corset made; long waist, new Paris model, pair (0o 4 Shanahan Tinware from tho Hcru - i lo riCllOOl Co. BOOKS... Blank and Miscellaneous. PAPER... New Crape and i Type-writing. j Waterman Fountain Pens! ! I lux llecorttlril I'apcr; mill KrivclopCM toe. i & REED Savon Soap... llcMt. box Ml BUCKWHEAT,,SINSAftc Goods at Week. $1.25ppj$1.25 This sjlove stock 1 complete; the plalnslatement means much; It mean that every desirable, new stylo nnd colorings Is included In the assortment; tho prices are also complete In a sense completely economical. Curtains.... SWISS WATCH REPAIR SHOP Victor Rost Chronometers ((latches tod Nautical Instruments Promptly fixed tod repairs. Alarm Clock m from ?1 up. Wurruiitoil 110 Eleventh St. Kail to Postal TisTrtV WE STAND BACK OF EVERT PAIR Of 8H01M. Bom p.vp; are harovr upon thslf hoe than others. Some er apparently hardy upon them. Thai's when lha shoe baa aooialhlnsj to do with it It's easy to be bard on ft poor 'bo bard to bo bard on ft good one. How much lonfrr will ona abos (food) last tbaa another (bad)? Just twice In moat That par ha pa i you. ! TRT OCRS ERIMENT. aralnat any othara you ran ft In town. Compart In other rairprota-ftll raapaota 1 too. Petersen & Brown. iTHE PROOF of tha puddlnx M la tba aatlnj and tba proof of Uquora That' an argument that's con clusive a demonstration. Ours will stand tb test. HUGHES & CO. L. LEBECK Carpenter nnd Builder Ocncrnl Contractor HOUSE RAISING AND riOVIM) A SPECIALTY .... I H F Prael Transfer Co. Teispbftiift B. DRAYING AND EXPRESSING All Goods Shipped to Our Car Will Receive Special Attention. No. ISt Duane St, Astoria. Ore. W. J. COOK. Mgr. Rea. Tel. HI 1 I 1 ! Our Store This Ruined Swiss Curtains, with lace edg ing, the latest thing for window drapory; 3 yards long, to Inches wide L1S Bros. BANQUET OF SILYERITES All Kinds and Colors of Peo pie Attended the Dol lar Dinner. THE AFFAIR A SUCCESS Bryan Thinks It the Best Man Gemini of the Kind That Has Ever Happened. THREE THOUSAND PRESENT Portraits of Jefferson ml Bryan Were Plentiful tni tie Quests Feasted While the Band Played- NEW YORK. April 1J -The uojlgr Jef. fcrson dinner of fhlragn platform demo crat al Central l'aia tonlKht, In point of numlx-rt one of the biKgint fT.ilr rvi-r hrlil in tlil city. Nearly Jf m-n aii-l womn rat down at the lunu tnbli-n In th varlnuii room at the big palac. Tlier cr- all klnOn of people there. drceil In all kln-Jn of rlothi. Wht:e men elbowed with ol"re.l men. and white women with colored women. Thera wer fiiur Ja'i''' and three 'hln.e iri e--nt. but the i'hlnew were merely npietniori1 n 1 i up In th h.-coihI Kailery. Thiy nld that they had come t r Mr. riran. Th. main hull pr.-wnted a dl(T-ren; i- t from thai of the Metropolitan op. t hoo at the ten-di.liur dinner of thn Pemorratlr Cliih. There wera no ! Hunter emlx lilKhtm ntK. but Juki great ! long avetiuw of tahlea covered with plain , whlt plates. The only ornamenta were jbunchea of relery and granltewar roffep pot a. Th hoxea about the hall were- fentnoitej ! wlih !Uk. wltn tiltk'n l.annerti ute!el lH-iwe-n thf nr. Al the bark of the ( Uire were two Anierlian HuBa draped. one iH-arlnc the portrait of Jefferson ano 'the other a pirtrnlt of Rryan. flmnll j portrait of ltryan were Interr-i rwd be j (ween the Murk on the balconies. On the , Matte a an lmmens horeshoe of rar- nations, rose and heliotrope. It haJ worked In Dowers the words. "Women' llryan !eauue." and below In red carna tion on ohiie .rows was the name "Itryan." Surround'ng all were the numera'a. iS to 1." Hack on one of the cane bottom chairs was a magnificent hoquet of roses American beauties; but not even on the iruesta' table waa there a single flower. Looking up from the top tier the hall western barbecues or Rhode Island clam, bakes. A brass band of 35 pieces on the balcony discoursed music throughout the evening. The diners began to arrive at the Grand Central Palace at i o'clock. There were l.'O policemen In and about the place. The women, to the number or t75. illn-a In ft long hall Just off the second gallery. They sat down to the tables at 5:30 o'clock. There was no concerted attempt to sent the diners simultaneously. All were told lo go In and sit down. About 7 o'clock nearly every seat of the men's table was occupied and the service be gan. Over 0 waiters started out imo the ni ii I n hall with soup a few minutes be. foro 7 o'clock. The menu Includ. d aoup flsh. roust beef, turkey, be cream, coffee and cigar. Three thousand bottles of wine were gratuitously served hy a wine company. W. J. Rryan did not arrive until shortly after T o'clock. The crwd on the out side signalled bis appearance by ttvmen- ' I dous cheering. Hc came In a can anil !ws escorted through the tremendous crowd to the waiting-room outside the main hall. Then he was escorted to the guests' table. Among those who sat at the guests' table were: James R. Prown. presid'ng: on hi right. W. J. Rryan; on his left, Charles A. Towne. of Minnesota: O. H. P. llelmont. Wllllnm S. McNary. secre. taiy of the democratic state committee, of Mlnnewpolls; Mayor J. K Rhlmooh. of Covington, Ky.; Rolton Hall. George Ftvd Williams, ex.Congressman William F. Ryan, of Rochester: A. S. Townson. of Virginia; Colonel Thomas Smith, of Vir ginia, and John Clark Rldpath. Bryan spoke for an hour and nine mln ules. When Mr. Rrynn had finished there was a great rush to him on the plat form. He was almost suffocated In the crush. It required five policemen to force away the crowd from him. He shook hands on nil eldes. Of the dinner Bryan said: "This Is the greatest dinner I ever at. tended t think the greatest ever held In the United States. Tho hearts of the people are all rlhl." TI1K SAMOAN QTKSTION MADE A POLITICAL ISSUE. German Press Has Jumped Onto Von Ruelow. Who Is Accused of Frivol. Ity in His Attitude. (Copyrighted. ISM), hy Associated Press.) RKRLIN, April 15. The Samoan ques tion continues to overshadow all otliers during the week, so much so that Interest in the Bubject has even seised the masses. Tha most remarkable feature of the af fair la the united dally onslaught made by the entire agrarian, antl-Semlie and part of the conservative and national liberal press on the cabinet, especially on the minister of foreign affairs. Baron von Buelow. who Is charged with follow. Ing a caviling policy and yielding too much to "British Insolence and Yankee Impudence." A rrular campaign of abuxa baa bn opened agalnat tha Iradera In foralgn poll (leg, many of tba (alter utterancea beirar of unoatial vigor for Oerman pr-f condition!. It a learned on good authority (hat the aim of thla la lo discredit Paron yon Ruelow wlih tha emperor, forra his retirement and prejudir opinion and the relrhstag agalnat tha I'nlted B!ats and thus defeat tha meat Inspection bill, which la considered by th agrarians to ba loo favorable to America and too harmful to Germany. SVC'CEHHWU TEST Or WIRELKSS TKLEORAPHY. Tba United Btates Signal Corps at Wash- Ington Demonstrate tha Practlca. blllty of Marconi gyttem. NBW YORK, April 1S.-A spwlal to tha World from Washington says; Tba first thorough test here of tba Mareonl system at wireless telegraphy waa con ducted under tha supervision of Colonel James Allen and Colonel George O. Squire, of the signal corps. Communication was established beiwetn he state, war and navy drpartim i ts and the naval observatory. The distance traveled by the waves waa mora than a mile. Sa attempt waa made to end formal messagea. but words wer flashed through ., which demonstrated that mea-agea can be transmitted between the two points without the use of wires. The day was perfect and the conditions were all favorable. Colonel Allen, with th assistance of signal corps men, was in change of the transmitter which was placed on top of the atale, war and navy department bulldlnj, wbU Clonel Bqulre vu In chargo of lha receiving InMrtifflftU o" (op of the naval obwrvatory. It took eeveral hours to ndjust the In strumeiiis and to perfect the connection. When thla was done, words were ticket off by Colrel Allen which were repro duced by the receiver and read by Col onel fbjulre. Not all of the words wre successfully reproduced but enouth to demonstrated that with much more per fect adjustment, messages could be trans mitted. "olotnl Allen ald the test was qulie satisfactory for that distance. He ex. 1 peels to be even more ticcefufl In sub- I sequent operations. DRRYFV8 INTENDED TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE. Has Written His Wife Informing Her of His Plans Haa Nothing to Say Regarding His Case. PARIS. April 13.-The Eclair publish-'. written to his wife that he wish.d to commit euicKic. v,nen asKeu to tesury he said he had nothlnc to sav that he - - ,11.1 rint NXni'inTui, ant-lhlnv tin ..nr.. -.1.1 to a physician who was attending him: "They are afraid my family will betray the famous Incrlmlnatlnsr letters; they are afraid the kaiser will get to know of It; but they are not afraid that my wife will take her two children and throw himself at the feet of the emperor and ask him for Justice." Dreyfus told Governor Daniel that he had not anything to say to tbe court of cassation. On November St, 1898. he wrote the governor that when be was tried he asked M. Caslmir-Perler, then president of the French republic, for a public trial, which M. Caslmir.Pcrt.T promised him under conditions which Dreyfus swore to observe; but the pub licity was not granted, though why he does not know. Dreyfus repeatedly said that his defense was In the hands of his w'fe and Lawyer Demagne. TO MUSTER OUT THE OREGON VOLUNTEERS. Oil liens of McMlnnvllle Pas-s Resolutions Asking President McKlnley for Their Immediate Discharge. M'MINN VILLE. Ore.. April 15-A mass meeting held here this afternoon passed resolutions protesting against the de. tention of volunteers in the Philippines. The resolutions ask the president for their immediate return without further pary or delay. They condemn all efforts to make political capital of the question either to hold them or secure their dis charge. They ask that each man In the ranks be permitted free choice about re enllstlng, without pressure from the de partment or the officials. They request oft liens of the localities that sent the companies from this state to send dele gates to Salem next Saturday, the Ed. to confer with the governor and members of congress to secure the return of the Oregon volunteers. Ex-Sheriff Warren. J. C. Cooper. Wyatt Harris and A. V. R. Snyder are delegates appointed fror here. They will be hacked by a heavy petition. THE FILIPINOS DISSATISFIED. SINGAPORE. April U-The latest news received by the local Filipino Junta from Manila describes the proclamation of the United States Philippine commissioners as "vague and unsatisfactory." The Filipinos are reported as repudi ating It. "because their experience Is that American actions belle American promises and because the proclamation contains no tangible guarantees of self government, or that the Islands will not be exploited hy the syndicates, adven. Hirers and carpet baggers." The proclamation of Major General Otis, according to this Junta dispatch, is considered "equally Injudicious." and It Is asserted (hat "no faith can be re. posed In General Oils or Colonel Denby.'' GRANTED WHARF PRIVILEGES. AUSTIN. Tex.. April 14.-The house of the Texas legislature yesterday passed finally the senate Mil confirmtn? the ae. tlon of the Galveston city council In granting to C. P. Huntington ten blcok? of wharf privileges In Galveston bay. There was a strong fight on this bill but It passed by a vote of 68 to 85. A Newfoundland dog was killed by lightning In Passaic. N. J., last week. The bolt came down the chimney, set fire to the house, passed on to the back yard, where It melted the steel chain by which the dog was fastened and killed bint. " - .nuiiunu.r luuney ur ui-'oouoraote trans- . Ci,.Q. - 1.1. ai lM-vli' N:nd nf ih. r. ..... .... ..... ... Skinner for mw momma: ine r.-oor: or iwi-frnn. rtsn. w u-. , "v ciiui re taej ni your owr ymu Wllli.i by Dreyfus . f the news of the revision I ... ....... .... ,i or-lered to V a of his case. Drevfus. it la aald. had u. v.. - dates for the DISCLAIMS ANY GRAFT The Tammany Leader Says That Politics Profits Him Nothing. IS AGAIN ON THE STAND Was Reticent When Moss Maie Inquiries as to Kls Finan cial Standing HE IS NOT WORTH $1,000,000 And Denies mat Me Was Given Stock In the Auto-Truck Company io Return for Influence. NEW YORK. April li-The Maaet in. vesication committee thla morning had Richard R. Foster on the wltnes aland. Foster la In tbe wholesale and retail Ice business. The object in calling; Foster waa apparently to prove alleged drscrjm lnation by the city government In favor of the Consolidated Ice Company. His testimony was uninteresting. Peter F. - ne caitea. Meyer replied to questions regarding hi. auction business, but Imparted no in- formation regarding judicial sales. He .im v. ..i . J U did not, be said, take Croker Into par;ner. ship to get Ibe benefit of the latter" rep- utatlon and Influent. He wa not offl - ciaiiy connected with the organization known aa Tammany Halt Meyer ftdml: 'ted that Croker bad him appointed to the dockyard board, but corrected himself by saying be was appointed by Mayor Van Wyck. Croker was then called. "Ar you will ing to make a proposition that if dls. Croker declined to talk regarding his j financ.al circumstance when he returned e. i.-. ...... in.- . k. t,. from Europe in 17. It wa. he said, his I iivui A. u i u," iu inj,. HC BS.U. DIP I I . . . ' personal anair. The earn reason waj . - given for refusing to answer the question where he nas beva "Hh the if he had given his son Frank H..IM) to g3 Fourth Artillery. Into the Roebllng Construction Company. I The Mendel 1 arrived down today with With warmth Croker added: ,a barge loaded with rock from St. Helen. "If you can destroy that boy and not On board were Major Flsk. Captain Tav--allow him to go Into business, I suppose 'lor and Lieutenant Walker, of the l.'iiled you will do so. Go on and examine Mr. 'Stales engineer corps. The two latter Plait's firm and find out what his boys 'officers are from Seattle, are. If you want to be bonest you go and j Mrs. D. W. Ketcham, daughter of Cap. examine the people who brought you ( ,4n and Mrs. Smith, arrived at the poet here to examine us. Go and examine his I Friday from Fortress Monroe. Va. Her firm. They are the foundation of all ! brother. Cell, accompanied her down the corruption In this city. Bring their books here." "You make matter In any way pertln. ent to this inquiry and I will examine It," said the lawyer. "The committee will throw It off." re torted the witness. "The people put us In charge of the j city departments and we are responsible ! to them. Find anyone In the city de- 1 partments doing wrong and I will be one of the first to get them out." I Croker said there were no state senators present at the Tammany Club dinner Thiie,tinr hecmise their nlace was in Al. bany at, their business. "And you told them so. didn't you?" asked Moss. "Yes," said the witness. "And they obeyed you?" "I think they did," said Croker. "Have you since January 1 been short 7000 shares of Manhattan stock?" asked Moss. Croker declined to answer that or any other questions bearing on that eubject. Croker refused to tell of his relations i with companies. I "We have a rlnht to know how a man I that controls municipal actions Is able j to go ana put nis nanu on ..: and pi't their stocg in nis pocaei lor nothing. Ycu dare not say that you have not done It. do you?" said Moss. "Dare." said Croker. his eyes flashing. Then In quieter tones, he added: "No, I won't tell my private affaire." And Moss said: "You dare not. Is not it a fact. Mr. Croker. that, simply because you are lead er of Tamminy Hall, and because, as such leader, you control the city depart ments, you have been taken Into the auto-truck company and given a large amount of stock to secure your Influ ence?" Croker laughed. "No." he said. "You are away off." Croker said that he was a practical locomotive builder. He was not worth a million dollars. Croker de. cllned to answer when asked if he was not given .140.000 of auto-truck stock without the payment of a dollar. NEW ASTORIA CHURCH HAS BEEN ORGANIZED. Lot for the Building Has Been Donated by Mr. B. C. Kindred-Other News From the West Side. NEW ASTORIA, April 15.-(Special cor respondence.) The new M. E. church at ViteauniyPKtE lldvcs the food more New Astoria has been organlsrd and following persona elected trustees; isaat, Davidson. J. A. Mclntlre, Mrs. Alloe Mar, Mr. Rosle Cunningham and Dr. Oeorga A. Skinner; building committee, Df. George A. Bklnner and Rev. MoPhereon. Mr. n. C. Kindred kindly donated to tha fhurch two lota In front of the school house, executing a deed for the lam. The dimension of the new church win be 32x feel, and the coat la estimated at tmo. Bid will be let next week for building the church and It construction will be started about April 90. The basket social and entertainment given at the flklpanon hall Friday evsnlng wa a grand auceeaa In every particular. The entire program waa very Interesting and waa carried out without a flaw, which reflecta great credit upon Mrs. Mason, who had charge of the affair. The proceed aggregated ).. Mr. Herbert wa auctioneer and knocked the highest priced basket down to himself at UTS. Very few baskets sold for less than tl.. Mlsa Jewett'a rendition of "I'm Trusting Only You." waa highly appreciated, trot she waa unablt to respond to the encore, owing to a severe cold. The "Coon-Town Medley" waa next rendered by the "Star light quartet." which was enthusiastically applauded. They responded bv slnatna- 'Ma High Born Gal" as a base solo attd chorus. After the orocram waa finished the basket were auctioned off and thin proved to be thP chief amusement of th evening. Many- of the people remained In the hall and ate their lunches, but a party of 12 repaired to the home of Mr. Munson. where their lunch was eaten together with much comfort and satisfac tion. The entertainment broke op at 1 a. m. and everyone returned home with the satisfaction of having thoroughly en Joyed himself. Next week the engineer corps will com. roence work on the fortifications at Scar boro head. A gang of Ave men went over yesterday and more will probably go Monday. Private Charles Wright, battery M, I reported a deserter from Chinook Point, he being absent from the poet four days. Private Wright Is a baseball player of j known reputation and his loss is keenly . Mt by tne nne. I ... . 7" of 8" FrancLco. ' " 8even. yesterday ,o visit his son, Dr. George A. Sklnm r. I ' 'haP1al Bateman. the well known lec. "urr and preacher. "arrived at Stevens Wednesday evening and was the guest of Lieutenant George A. Skinner. He lec tured In llwaco Friday evening and re turned to 8tevens Saturday. Mrs. Captain Smith was a visitor In Astoria Thursday. Dr. M. J. Dennv. of Portland, arrived . . ftt veteedav anA will rellVA Hf several days. The latter la ncouver to extmlne ranrti. position of lieutenant, V. S. T A . nnd Witt leave for rhr nlace tills eVenlnsr B'C" "nvfu " from Portland. Her husband. J-ledten-ant Ketcham, of the Sixth artillery, sailed with his regiment from San Fran. Cisco on the 12th instant to take station temporarily at Honolulu. Mrs. Ketcham expects to pass delightful summer at he post. The Eureka Packing Company Is erect. Ing a large fishing rack at the mouth of Sktpanon creek. Several boats were observed fishirK be low Fort Stevens Wednesday and Thurs. "a nigms. Evidently they were rushing 'the season. j At Fort Canby a clvil-an is now em ' ployed in the canteen, and the eale of I beer has been resumed. More than likely j the Stevens canteen will follow the ex ' ample. I PLANS FOK A NEW STEAMER. SAN FRANCISCO. April li-Plans have been prepared for a new steel steamer for the Alaska Packers' Association. It will be 21" feet over ail. 33 feet beam and 18 feet deep, with a displacement of 2100 tons, and will be equipped with every modern Improvement. Bids for Its con. gtrucllon wlll t.aUed for son REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. William B. Knotts to George Llbke, west half of southeast quarter, sec tlon 13, township 7 north, range 10 west too William A. Hart and George Knotts to William B. Knotts. west half of southeast quarter of southeast quar. ter, -section 13, township 7 north, range 10 west lot William Jackson to Peter Mason, lots 1 and S. section t township 7 north, range west 500 Sheriff to Mutual Trust Company, lot 1. block 154, McClure's S Same to same, northeast quarter, sec tion 27, township 5 north, range I west 11 Same to same, lots 9 and 10, tract 1 subdivision of block Tl, Hustler Aiken's t Same to same., lots 6 and 7, block 60. Adair's 7 Same to same, northeast quarter, sec. tion 22. township 7 north, range 8 west 18 Same to same, west half of east half, section 2, township $ north, range 6 west IT BASINS' delicious and wfce!