tut XI0K.N1NU AST01UAN TllnSUAl, SUKCII t, '1HHI New Pulley Belts All colors and sizes 65c, 1.00 and $1.25 cocli. ROYAL WORCESTER CORSETS, Give a good Headquarters for Dry Goods THE CTRREXCT LAW. Secretary of the Treasury Preparing rians to Put It Into Ope ration. NEW YORK. Mar. 5. A rolal to the Herald from Washington says: Plans for complying promptly with the currency law are being consider! In the treasury department, . and will be put Into operation at the earliest p-isslhle moment after Its passage. Secretary Cage will have a new form of the daily treasury statement pre pared, which will separate the funds ' st asldtr for the redemption of gold and silver certificates and legal ten der notes from the funds used In the ordinary fiscal operations. The most Important work to be done Is to prepare the new bonds under the refunding plan. The new two p?r cent bonds will be issued to holders of the old bonds to the face value of the old bonds, but certain premiums will be paid by the treasury in cash. These premiums will be such that the bonds will pay two-and-a-quarter Interest until maturity, with allowan, for the sinking fund. The effect of the premiums paid will be that a man holding a bond for $1,000 will receive a new bond at two per cent for $1,00, will receive a check from the treasury for the premium, amount in? in the case of the fours and fives to something like 2109, and will there after receive Interest at the rate of two per cent. None of the two per rent bonds will be offered for sale by the government. This probably accounts for the report ed premiuum of five or six per cent upon new bonds when issued. If the government were taking up a loan which had matured, some of the new bonds might be offered upon the market and the money received for them used in paying old bonds whose holders desired their redemption. In the present case, however, the only op tion of the holder of the old bonds is to accept the new ones, or retain the eld ones. It Is proposed to issue bonds of as high as $50,000 to meet the needs of the banks, but they will also be issued as low as $100. An apprehension seem? to have grained ground that the pend ing bill calls in large fllver certificates. This is not the case. The treasury will not make any call for large silver certificates, but when they are received in the ordinary courae of business and for re demption only, certificates of $10 and under will be issued In their place. This will tend to put all the silver cer tificate into small notes and there will be a tendency to cancel small legal tender notes and substitute large ones. The high price of the bonds "apable of being refunded and the recent in crease of bank note circulation indi cate that general preparations are be ing made by the banks to exchange the old bonds for the new. It is ex pected that a rush of applications will come to the treasuary when the law is apiroved. The issue of the bonds for the payment of premiums which Scrofula, a Vile Inheritance. Scrofula is the most obstinate of blood troubles, aad is often the result of an Inherited taint in the blood. S. S. S. is the only remedy which goes deep nough to reach Scrofula ; it forces out very trace of the disease, and cures tha worst cases. Mr ton, Ohrlla,wM affllctad from Infancy Vlth Scrofula, and h suffaradso thatll tu tmpoasibla to drett bla tor three years. His sad nd body were s Sims of sores, and his tyefclght also became tfeoled. Mo treatment a . ati.r.rf th&t ve thouitit would rellere h'm. but he grew worse Y onpl hia condition waeV.'-. torlcfd pitiable. 1 bad klmogt despaired of his iter belnif cund,wlien W the advice u( a friend We tnv him 8. S. 8. tiata liuuroYnnien.wai uie iwui,u mim tu Had ULdf.n a dozen bottles, no one who kne t his former dreadful condlUon would hart leeognlwd him. All the son on his body have healed, bin kln Is perfectly clear and Keoth, and he has been restored to prfeot illii. Mas. 8. S. Mabbt. 880 Elm St., Macon, Ga. For real blond troubles it is a waste f time tx (; t a cure from the doe tors. HloSi disease") are beyond their kill. Swift's Specific, km'c reaches nil dp-seated cases which fcthfr rtueditH have no effect upon. It is the limy blood remedy guaranteed surely vegetable, and contains no pot ash, mercury, or other mineral. Book mailed free to any address by wift apeeilic Co., Atlanta, Us. New Elld Gloves tOx Blood. Tans, Whit. Pearl, Gray and Black ; perfect fit and finish... Sil.OO per pair figure and male the drew tit well. on the Lower Columbia. Senator Aldrloh estimated at $$S,?00. 000 and would put this much money in circulation, so far as It Is not al ready In public use thrvmugh govern ment deposits in the banks. It Is not generally expected, however, that all the bonds will be refunded at the pres ent time. The trensury balance will drop nc cordin to the present form of state ment. to about $;:5.00O.O0O, and the set- tin? aside of the new gold reserve of $130,000,000 will leave the fiscal balance according to the new forms of states ment. at about $10,.000,000 a much more manageable fund than the sur nlus of the last few months, which has threatened the surply of the money market and required constant special measures by Secretary Gage to pre vent undue contraction. IMPORTANT LEGAL OPINION. Government's Counsel Holds That Puerto Rico Is Not a Part of the Union. NEW YORK. March 5. A special to the Herald from Washington says: The opinion rendered to the secre tary of war by Charles E. Magoon, law officer of the division of Insular affairs, on the legal status of the ter ritory and the inhabitants of the for tner Spanish islands acquired by the United States Is being very generally used by senators In the preparation of speeches on the Puerto Rlcan tariff bill. "So lone as the political department of this government," Mr. Magoon as serts, "elects to treat said islands as being outside of the territorial boun daries of the United States, the ques tion of excluding objectionable persons or races is of easy solution. The pro ducts of the territory have no greater rights of entry into the United States than have the inhabitants. The laws of the United States reg ulating commerce with that territory have not been altered. Congress has not changed them and certainly the executive, acting alone, cannot do so, and has not made the attempt to per form such .unauthorized functions. The laws regulating navigation and coast trading in the United States have not been extended over said territory and cannot be without appropriate action by congress." lir. Magoon states that the inhabi tants of the islands, not being litizenj of the United States, do not possess the right of free entry into the uni ted States. The rights of immigration into the United States by the inhabi tants of the Islands are no more than those of aliens of the same race com ing from foreign lands. The Chinese residents will be excluded under the provisions of the Chinese exclusion act. "The treaty with Spain," the opinion continues, "did not attempt to natural ize the inhabitants of the islands ac quired by the United States. On the contrary it provided that the civil rights and political status of the Inhab itants shall be determined by con gress. It follows that they can become citizen only by a specific act of con gress." Mr. Magoon says the power to ex- tpnd tit contract the territorial boun daries of the United States is vested In the two houses of congress, acting with the atioroval of the executive and is not to be exercised by the piesl dent, either as chief executive or com mander-in-chief of the military forces. Mr. Maeoon holds that " there can be no question that the territory with out the boundaries of the United States is not bound and privileged by our constitution." Mr. Magoon believes congress and the executive must determine whether the boundaries of the United States shall be extended to include any or all of the islands of Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam. Mr. Magoon denies that the inhabi tants of the islands are citizens of the United States, though he says they are entitled to call upon the govern ment to protect them In their rights of property and person, to preserve the public peace, and maintain law and order, and prevent encroachments up on the territory by foreign nations. Co-relatlvely, the inhabitants owe al legiance to the sovereignty and obe dience to the laws whereby the sover eignty undertakes to discharge the obligation. The sovereignty and jurisdiction of the United States having attached to the islands, persons continuing there in are subject to the laws put in force therelT by the United States without regard to their citizenship, with such exceptions as are In force In other ter ritory subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States. "It seems incontrovertible," contin ues Mr. Magoon, 'that the unorgan ized territory of the United States Is not bound and benefited by the con stitution and laws of the United States until congress has made appropriate provisions therefor. And, if congress by appropriate action extend the territor ial boundaries of the United States to Inclulde the Islands acquired by the nation during the late war with Spain and thereafter continue said Islands In the condition of unorganised tnrltory governed by the sovereign powers of the nation, the exercise of said sover eign powers will not be directed, line ltd or controlled by the expressed pro visions of the constitution." MORE GERMAN RESTRICTION. Curtailment of the Treaty Rights Be longing to Our Consuls. Ni:V YORK, Mar. 5.-A special to the herald from Washington says: Restrictions Imposed by the governor of InssoUlorf, Germany, upon Ameri can consul to prevent them from get ting information of a commercial char acter, may be objected to by this gov eminent In case an o!hVial dispatch re garding them should be received by the state department. Recorts of this character have been current In this country for several months, but an offU-lal of the state ue pnrtment said that no official Informa tlon had as yet reached the state de partment. If the facts are as stated In the press reports, then he said, the de partment would reiulre Germany to live up to the provisions of the treaty of IS.'l respecting consular ottioers. Article two of this convention pro vides that the respective lonsuls-gen .ml o.tnola vliV consuls Or COll- sular agents, as well as their chancel- lois and secretaries, shall enjoy In the two countries oil privileges, exceptions and Immunities which have been granted or may in future be granted to the agents of the same rank of the most favored nations." If It should be ascertained that con suls of other nations accredited to Ger- many are getting the information de sired by the consular representatives of the United States, then ti e claim may be advanced that the latter are not allowed the privileges "accorded to other consuls." In the treaty of 1S28 with Prussia, the two contracting par tits grant each other the liberty of consular representatlonandthe consuls "shall enjoy the same prlvlages and powers as those of the most favored na tion." Other states of the German con federation have treaties with the United States containing provisions of like character. No complaint can be mad to the German government at the action of the authortieg In refusing Information, but if as stated, the re fusal shall be especially directed against the United States then complaint can and will be made. The authori ties are not inclined to the belief that the restrictions Imposed by the gov ernor of Dusseldorf were prompted by the Berlin government, but were rath or the act of an official who desired to make political capital with the Agra rian party . SMOKELESS POWDER FACTORY, The Government Going Into the Busi ness on a Large Scale. NEW YORK, March 5 Manufac tur; of smokeless powder by the gov ernment will now shortly be started at the Indian Head proving grounds. The buildings of the plant are practi cally complete!, the machinery has been delayed but Its placing will be accom plished soon. In order to avoid in jury to the proving grounds, the plant has been established In a tract of land several miles away and the two points are connected by a railroad, the factory and the railroad to be oper ated by an electric plant, which had been established In the power house. The powder plant comprises a r.Urlc acid factory, cotton washing house, cotton dry-house, cotton store house, ether factory, pumping and poaching house, hydrating houuse, mixing house press, nitrating house, solvent recov ery house, four powder dry houuses, packing house, two magazines, a stand plle for water supply with a 510,00" gallons capacity, and acid storing and mining tanks. Rear-Admiral O'Neil, chief of ord nance, asserts that there is no inten tion on the part of the government to enter into competition except as to (jiiality with private manufacturers. Experiments will be made at the factory with a view of improving the quality of the powder. There is a dis position on the part of the private manufacturers to secure a limitation by the specific provision of the amount of powder which the government fac tory shall turn out. EVADING CALIFORNIA'S TAXES. Ships Loading Wheat at Port Costa to Avoid Its Local Assessment. SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 5. During the past forty-eight hours the loading of wheat on British ships in this city and Port' Costa has been pushed with phenomenal speed. In all, eighteen vessels, carrying an aggregate of over 50,000 tons have received nearly all or the whole of their cargoes. The cause of the hurrying in setting the fraln on board Is said to be the fact that today the owners must make a sworn statement of the amount they have on hand for the Information of the assessors. If on foreign vessels tbe taxes on the amount mentioned, amounting to nearly $10,000, cannot b collected in this state. LABORERS NOT SOCIALIST-. NEW YORK, Mar. 5.-The Central Federated Labor Union has adopted resolutions expelling members of the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance from the federated union. The ex pelled members belong to the DeLeon branch of the socialist labor jfarty. CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY. TreABury Pepartment Orders the Navy to Vacate the Dry Toriugns. NEW YORK. Mar. 5.-A special to the Tribune- from Washington says: Naval ollleer have been astounded this week to learn that they have no rights at Ory Tortugas, where a sum of over $500,000 has boon expended In the lust year In establishing 11 coaling station and rendesvous commanding the Kulf coast of the West Indies, and whore there Is now being rapidly pros ecuted the establishment of what Is regarded as tlw most Important strat egic base between the Clieaapeako and Central America. At Tortugas the army had erected the m-st formidable fortifications south of Fort .Monroe, but the station was deemed Insalubrious and several years ago was turned over to the quaran tine service. When Cervera's tleet left S-nln.the president promptly had Fort Jifterson, on Tortugas, garrisoned to held ns a naval base, thereby enabling th blockade of the northern shore of Cub'V to be maintained. Since that time, ihe naval contraet hae been continually engaged In completing the (jivat station which, under naval dis cipline and efficient methods, had been made as healthy as a ship at sen and besides kept in telegraphic communi cation with Washington. Under the eltvum-iunees, Secretary Long was astounded the other day to receive an otlclul communication from the trcusuury department notifying the navy to stop work niul get Its men away from Tortugas by April 1, as Sur geon -'leneral Wyman, of the marine hospital service, was looking for a goo.l d al of yellow fever and bubonic plague this summer and ha I to use Fo; t Jef ferson, whlWi cost $.".iH,(nHi as a pest house. HILL A PF.LKGATK. David B. Will Lead New York IVlegu- tlon to the Convention. NEW YORK, Mar. 5.-The Tribune's Albany correspondent says David B. Hill's friends claim that the cx-senn- tor will head the New York delegation to the national democratic convention. Mr. Hill's fellow delegates at large. It is stated, will be ex-Judge Augustus Van Wick, of the borough of Brooklyn: Richard Oroker, of the borough cf Manhattan, and Edward Murphy, Jr., of Troy. There has been talk of bringing for ward ex-Judge Van Wick for the dem ocratic nomination for vice-president. His presence as a delegate In the democratic national convention might further carry out thli design. AMERICAN VINES TABOOED. French Growers Will Not lie Allowed to Renew Their Vineyards From This Country. STRASBERO, Mar. 5.-The govern ment of Alsace-Lorraine has declined to grant the petition of the vine-grow ers of the Relohland that they be per mitted to Import American grape vines In order to renew their ruined vine yards. Baron Von Bulaeh, secretary of state for 'agriculture, declared on the floor of the landtag that the Amerbun vines brought Into the pountry many worse blights than phylloxera. ATTEMPTED OAKLAND SCICIDE. OAKLAND, Cal.. Mar. 5.-Vith his throat gashed to the windpipe nod both wrists nearly severed by sclf-ln-fllcted wounds. Ethelbert F, Smith, who has wealthy relatives In New York and Japan, was found In New West Oakland street yesterday. He had attempted suicide with an old ra zor. His wounds are serious, but he will recover. He recently returned from the Orient and was en route to his brother's home at St. James, Long Isl and. Dissipation was the caus.; of his act. MRS. STANFORD RETTER. NEW YORK, Mur. 5,-Mrs. Lelund Stanford, who has been 111 at the P'ifth Avenue hotel with symptoms of pneumonia, is somewhat Ivtfr. She was able to sit up for a short time Inst night. Her physicians express tho hope that the turning point In her Ill ness has been reached and pneumo nia Is averted. "SAPHO" OFFENDERS HELD. NEW YORK, March 6. Police Mag istrate Mott today held Olga Nether- sole, Hamilton Revelle, Marquis Mayer and Theodore Moss for trial on the charge of presenting an Immoral play "Sapho." Ball was given at YM. EXCITEMENT IN COTTON. NE WYORiC, March S. There was a great excitement on the cotton ex chance this morning when the call onened with nrkes showing an ad vance of from 11 to 28 points. IDAHO MAN APPOINTED, WASHINGTON, March 5. Among the names of the members of the board of visitors to the naval academy ap pointed by the president today was that of Dr. W. W. Watklns, of Idaho. Ko:ilyn coal lasts longer, U cleaner and mukea lew trouble with atovea and chimney flue than any other. George V. Sanborn, Agent. Telephone 1211. Dr. T. N. Bull DENTIST. 672 Commercial Street, ASTORIA, ORE. Over Schluaael'i Clothing Bton. . . , jrHouscwork is had woAout GoldDusf WASHING CROCKS AND MILK VESSELS A treat seel dt pendt upon Ihe etre of crocti K peae la which mill In hpt Thtr should he wtehed it eooa possible after beief vied. Rlnte lint with cold wiier, thta uh Ihorouihlr lailde aad out with hot wiur, Is which eaoufhol Cold Dust Washing Powder bee bwe dlitclvtd 10 mihe eiuodiudt. Flalih by riailnt with sceldlui wmri wipe dry sad wt out, wlih rlfhl tide up, Is the Irtih air sod tun- ahlee. aad they will he clean end tweet. TV. tKiv I, Lt.it tm t Mfc M 'uomu anus rva Uulttwua kat fr mi twt.Mt to TNI H. K. MiaaaNK OOMPtHT. I Id 4.11 IIOND INSTRUCTIONS 6IVEN. mum Miss Bertha Hartln's Decorative Art Room. Room "HO D.kom Klillillng, 3l C. J TRENCHARD, Commission. Brokerage. insurance and Shipping. M ZEALAND FIRE Of New Zealand W. P. THOMAS, Mgr., San Francisco. UNLIMITED LIABILITY Sutribt' Cii.itaJ, .... $5,000,000 l'liid-uii Capital, .... 1,000,000 Asset, 2,5i:,1114 Assets ia United State, - 300,000 Surplus to Policy Holders, 1,718,702 Has been Underwriting on the SAMUEL ELMORE & CO. Resident AgentH, Astoria, Or. Some Interesting Figures. Cupital Stock of the Four Great Bank of England, Bank of France, Imperial Bank of Germany, Bank of Russia, Total, Funds held toy the Mutual ance Company for the payment of QZZ KQ7 its policies, December 31, 1900, 4j)0Ul,0rT,u0( Or, $125,471,682 more than the VinnWs. The new form of policy of tho New York, Richard A. McCurdy, FirstThe SECURITY of f 301,84437 of assets. Second PROFITABLE INVESTMENT. Third LIBERAL LOANS TO BE INSURED. Extended term insurance in case of lapse. Automatic paid-up insurance without exchange of policy. One month's grace in payment of premiums. ' For further information apply to ciirMWfinil r.ILI.fSPY. funeral Auent. WILLIAM VAN DUSEN, Rcnldent Manager, Astoria, Ore, f X T ,.,,,- ttif aaJ P"la uru tu ki jo t"" r " ti tht Mo, mm r viji" J a nitdjuM, iiA-tifa, iiaitu, . tif.rrne vn.nt. Ourei i.nt Munhona. im SfnfU His Mother's Bread nvs was always so light and well baked. Well, there Is a knack In making it Hut don't forget tha kind of stovo or rnt'ge used makes a difference. Ille mother used a STAR . ESTATE . RANGE W. J. Scully. Agt. HTUKI2T J, OBOE'S SOLICITED' r nit Use ol Ncatut Embrold. cry Materiel. Initials Specially. Choice Selection ol Susipleg Design. Sumplog Vetly Dose. laid M'e.hlngtun la.JI'oillwsd, Ur. CMslorti Mousse Uroktr. ASTORIA, .OREGON amw r. ro.. and raf .mrm c INSURANCE COMPANY OF SHAREHOLDERS Pacific Coast over twenty-two years. Banks of the World. Dec. 31, iwm. $86,045,793 36,050,000 28,560,000 25,714,920 . $176,372,855 Injur combined capital of these famous Mutual Life Insurance Company of President, provides: S. I'OND, State Marnier, Portland, nici'oitT or Tiira condition OP Til IB OP ASTORIA. At Astoria, In the Btate of Oregon, at the close of business, Feb ruary 13, 1900, HKSOl'IICKH. lentils and tllHi'oituls t'JHVIuo ill Ovt'hlralts, teoiired ami turns-. cured lol 4.7 U, M. Ilotids to aeixire illa tion 'i.rilKMX) rrmniuma on V. N. llomls. . . . 1HMI 00 Stocks, si curl! lea, ho P.WM1 04 Ileal rxtato 11,1117 41 I'm) (mm National llanks (not reserve 111,'eiits) I, Nil Ul 1 1 110 from stata banks ma! banker UI.NMHIil I Mia from rtivul ri'eervo Mino.lt l.'O.S:!!) 01 Cheeks niul other cnnIi Ileum. Will M Notes o( other Nittloiutl Imnks 0.1 (It) Nii kels slid wills WH i,nwliil uioney reserve In bunk, vis; Spii le 100,liOl (Ml LfKiil-teliili'i lii'lii irj isj Ml i'ihi ih )looViiitioii (uikI with U. H. treasurer, 5 per retil, clrcii Is) ion M'J ,Vr Toul ''A70i 35 MAMI.ITU. Capital stock uil.l In M'.OCO 00 Hurplinfmid '.'fi.lKAMiO I'llillVlllfd I'MllU, li'KS l'iift slid tuns paid 2"!,i'V2 7(1 NslWuiiil bunk tioltis outstanding- 4.600 00 Dun to sIaIk batik ami Imnk- -rs 1.243 32 1 11 til V ill 11 111 tll'HIS- it auliiit't lo chock 07,W:i 47 lVmand wlill- nitin ofiioMit. ;u,fit;a ra tVrlilli'4 ohtt kei. . 1:7 '.'7 47 M 87 Total .'.'A7uI W HTATK OP ORKOON, County of Ors Bon US: I. B. H. Gordon, cashier of the bovn-nniiird bank, do solemnly wosr ttmt the Above statement I trus 10 the best of my knowldve and belief. 8. H. UUKUON. Caahler. SuliitrllK-d and sworn to brfort m thl I1UI1 day of February. 1900. V. HOELLINO, Correct Attest: Notary public Jacob Kamm, W. P. McOrror, J. O. Ilanthorn, Ilrrctors. 11 t H.F.Prael Transfer Co Telephone; it BRAYING AND EXPRESSING Alt Good Shipped to Our Cr Will Keccivt HpeclaJ AlUnUon. No. U( Duane St., W. J. COOK. Mfr IV TL 111. Aitona, Or. J. A. Fastabend, General Contractor and Builder W. B. Edwards Hvwry VHrlcty of Kmiuh nnJ UrcMHvd Lumber, Door. Windows, MouldliiK t'iJ Cedar SIiIiikIch. llArtH t onuiion Hisb.rMik, r Ir, W UUU HeiiihH'k.Al.lfr.l'oli'OHk Office Seventh Street Dock W. C. A. Pohl, toi ity i or, ii Mr,. Undertaker, Embalmer and Funeral Director. CtivkctM nml Fni'i-ri-l Mijill'a fotininnt- y oil luitiil. Corner 11th nnl Uiiniif 8Ih, Amrlo, Or Women Wanted. Rlxty.aevon women wanted nurferlng from Irn-gulur, painful or atnppage of ....iii.la. 1..iii.nri,hf.fa fwhltpaK and All jiin;lli atrd dlacam-i pertaining to changes ot lire, curea oy om nr. ler, !irnfr Second and Yamhill streets, ...iinn.i n'hrAA Iutnf1ri1 nnrl nftann women called lost month. Consultation froe and private rooms ror laaies. ii can't coll, write, Incloslnn 10 2-cent atumps. Hundreds treated at home by his new sysivm oi nome ireai ment I Scow Bay I Iron and Brass Works, IHth Nt. anil rranklln A. Huffschmidt & Love II, Props SEMI-STtEl, MANCANCSC and MHflt2 1' MIM RKflK 71 IRON and BRASS CASTINGS I'hona 9451, Astoria, Or. BLANCARD'S " -or- IODIDE OF IRON f or A NUM I A ,P0()RNI!55 of I hr BI.OOI), W)in Mil HtNAl. W: ANUhA avKui'iiLA ntc Nouc genuine unl(-M.IKiul "Iilakcaui)" ALL DHtlOlilSTH. . FOUOI2KA CO., N. V. Agt. lor V. 8.