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THIS. MORNIM ASTORIA N FMUAi. MAY 4, VHX). Wash Dress Goods A most varied lino of richest patterns and effective varieties. Wo mention only some of the latest arrivals Jacqunrd Madras, Lace Stripe Zephyrs, Embroidered Mulls, in dots and figure.-, and Crepon ctte, satin striped or checked. Dainty Dimities In charming color efl'ects, every one mv and desir able, at 8c, 10c, and loc a yard. Headquarter for Pry Goods on the Lower Columbia. MR. FORMAT'S COPPER. How a Spanish Commission Continued to Draw Salaries In Manila. (Correspondence of Associated Press.) MANILA. March 25. When the rep resentatlves of Spanish sovereignty In " the Philippines officially departed from Manila a year ago they left be hind them 6.718 Spanish prisoners In the power of th insurgents and much war material consisting largely of old cannon, ammunition and condemned Implements of various jorts. A com mission of Spanish officers was ap pointed from Madrid to remain in Ma nllft to receive their fellow country' men as they escape from the rebels and to dispose of or ship back to Sraln this material of war. The greater part of this commission has Just sailed for Madrid. It was composed of Ihlrty five officers from colonels down, head cd by General Nicolas Jaramlllo. Tlielr. duties being to receive and provide for the Spanish prisoners in rebel hands as fast as the Spaniards F" away and drifted into Manila, and to dispose of Spain's property remain ing In the Philippine, they conse quently had little to do. The work In regard to the prisoners could have been done by six officers. The Spanish government in August last offered for sale a great quantity of old metal, being practically "the war material" which it Was the duty of this commission to dispose. The greater part of this metal was bought by the representative of an American firm end the payment therefori was mads directly to the Spanish minis ter of war in Madrid. As fast as the material was paid for the minister of war notified the com mission that such material could be delivered to the Manila representa tive of the American buyers, where upon the commission here would In form this gentleman, who may be call ed Mr. Forman, that he was at liberty to remov; his property. He procured charters on vessel!) to the United States and slowly this old metal was started on its voyage to the Atlantic coast. The last payment of 130,000 pesetas for copper was made to the Spanish government In Madrid about the mid dle of December, 18i9, and Mr Forman. Ir. Manila, set about providing trans portation for this last lot of metal. He went frequently to the office of the Spnnish commission, asking them if Madrid had sent hem instructions to deliver the copper. Now as this copper was the last of the war material. Its delivery would bring an end to the commission's ex cuse for remaining In the Philippines and the whole commission agreed that they did not then want to return home and as their hope of remaining was dependent upon the non-delivery of the copper, it was understood that Mr. Forman should not get the property one minute before it was necessary. Aa a matter of fact, Mr. Forman did not want the copper at that time, but he went every day to see the commis sion and they always told him; "Not yet, Mr. Forman; Madrid has not sent Instructions." On February 8, he finally arranged for the transportation of this copper and all delay after that date was a loss of time and money to his firm. His persistent demands upon the com mission for the delivery of his goods always brought the same answer. "No instructions from Madrid." On February 16, he cabled the Spanish minister of war that he could not ob tain the delivery of his goods paid for in December as the commission de clared they had received no Instruc tions. Three days after sending the cable to Madrid, Mr. Forman hap pened to be at the Spanish arsenal In Manila. He drove to the commis sion's office and was handed a paper trderlng the Immediate delivery of his property. There are yet some 2,555 Spanish prisoners in the hands of the rebels and a commission of six members, with General Jaramlllo at Its head, re mains in Manila to care for them as they come In. When the Spanish sol diers arrive In Manila their govern ment gives them each two suits of underclothing, two uniforms, a hat, a pair of shoes and a cape. They are sent to the barracks at Malate to await a steamer sailing for Spain. They are also given one month's pay which for sergeants is I3S, for corporals $27, and for privates $21. These amounts are in Mexican cur rency and their gold equpivalents are determined by halving them. The American government pays their pas sage back to Spain. Before they so on the shlD they are given a further supply of clothes, and upon landing in Spain they are handed seven months pay. t'f the 6.4 16 Spaniards among the Filipino prisoners in April of 1S99, 197 obtained their liberty between April and October, 222 got away in Novem ber, and when the American troops made their advance Into the northern provinces of Luzon In December of last year the movement brought about the release of 2,629 Spaniards in thaf month alone. During January and February, 1900, K3 of these prisoners escaped and gnl into Manila and the Spanish commission has been Informed of the death of 485. while still prisoners. Of the original 6,716 captives there yet remain prisoners 45 officers and 2,510 men. The former Includes one lieutenant-colonel, one major, three captains, sixteen first lieutenants, twenty-two second lieutenants, one chaplain and one doctor.' Among the total of 4,161 Spanish prisoners who have gained thlr liberty there are 354 gained. peared In the newspapers on the day thut the magatlne containing the arti cle was Issued. The department Investigated the matter and found that Captain Chad vtlck was to blame. He escaped with a reprimand, and the fact that he was in fault and had been punished was never male public. The fuel that Chadwick committed the same offense has evidently decided the department to try the efficiency of giving his act and punishment the widest publicity. The correspondence which Chadwick turned over included all the official correspondence on the subject of the Samson-Sehley controversy, and it was afterward printed by the senate as part of an official document. The papers were sent to the senate Feb ruary 6, 1SJS, in response to a resolu tion calling for Information regarding the promotions of Sampson and Schley. They were Intended to Justify the de partment's action In recommending the advancement by eight numbers of Sampson and by six numbers of Schley, and they Included the now famous letter of Sampson to Long, dated July 10, 1S9S. In which he used the expres sion, "reprehensible conJuvt," in re gard to Schley. , As Chadwick was chief of staff, the correspondence was In his hands, and his Indiscretion In giving out papers of such Importance for publication was regarded by the department as very great. The correspondence given by him, however. Included not only the documents relating to the Sampson Schley controversy, but all the corre spondence relating to the operations of the fleet before Santiago and the recommendations for promotion made after the battle. about 18.000 tons of steel. The bids will b opened on the 31st. Inst. In connection with these lmHrtant mat ters, the fact may be noted that heavy quantities of pig Iron for ex port are under negotiation. It Is as serted that possibly 100,000 tons may shortly be covered for foreign ship ment, as a result of the negotiations now under way. Sales of finished products have also been made for export to a consider able extent during the week. Prices are now approaching a level which Is offering opportunities for the renewal of export business on dimensions which make the movement appear consider able. The situation of the domestic market generally Is a little less favorable than last week. Prices are yielding under the strain of the recent unfavorable developments and a lower range of values seems to be assured. The epUielulc of strikes now pu-va-lent throughout the country Is not cal culated to be reassuring and this nit uallon must certainly dear up btfore much Improvement can be made. I PtSCOl'NT CANADIAN COIN. TACOMA. May 3.- The Tucoma Clearing House Ass.Kiatlun today de ckled to make a discount on nil Cana dian eoin of Ave per cent. Quarters and half dollars will he discounted five cents and coins of Uirg.T denomina tion than Jl will be subje t to a dls count of five per cent. Nlekles and dimes will be taken at par. WILL v5 Maid win's aparkllmr, effet went Celory Soda Is a harm 1ms and positive cure for headache, neuralgia, nausea, nervousneai. mental fatigue, sour stomach and sea sickness. Trial bottle lOO. Alameda, Onl., July . 1S99, Krfward I. lUMwln iv: My wlfn hiui for niiiy year Iwn a ter r'fclo sulTerer fnmt mrvoim headache, Hh ha tried evervthtmr. whether tMleitt medtiiu or phvslelan's tuvwrlpllon, ree- oiun en.iiM -to nor. wiin.uK rviii-i. 1 in di erd h lu try your Celery tda. Here after we shall Out te wUhout (Vlerv rVnla Inour house. KDWAItlt II KISM, Prop, "Official llulletliu" ltu'.ilwln's Remedies are sold by FRANK HART, Successor to Th. Otaen. SOO-J Com. 8t, t CHADWICK'S "OTHER" OFFENSE. Clave Out Information Relating to the Sampson-Schley Controversy to a Magazine Writer. NEW YORK, May 3. A special to the Times from Washington says: The previous indiscretion of Captain Chadwick, to which Secretary Long refers In his letter to that officer, was committed a long time ago, although it did not come to the notice of the department for some months after it was committed. It was not a criticism of a superior officer, and in referring to It as "a similar misconduct," Secre tary Long did not mean to indicate any resemblance between It and the insult to Admiral Schley. The department considers the case similar to the first one as in that as in the present case Captain Chadwick re posed In a newspaper man confidence of which the newspaper man proved hitnstlf unworthy. After leaving San tiago Captain Chadwick allowed a number of Important dispatches to be seen by this newspaper man. In fact he left them In the man's possession for inme time. The newspaper man cop ied the dispatches. He did not publish them in any newspaper, but prepared them for use In a magazine article which he Intended to write. He did write the article; it was accepted by 1 he magazine, and it was only on the ev of publication that the navy de partment learned of the fact. I: was Impossible to prevent the pub lication, but the department destroyed the value of the publication to the magazine and the author by immedi ately giving out to the newspapers copies of the dispatches. They ap- READY FOR Bl'SINESS. Merchants and Producers of Puerto Rico Will Begin Immense Ship, ments to This Country. A TROOPER'S PfNISHMKNT. Severe Example Made Hy the Hrltlsh In South Africa to Deter Lootings. NEW YORK. Mav 3.-A Mtt.'t'llll til the World from Ottawa, says: j Colonel McClellan has presented form of punishment Is not provided for In the army laws of England and the government was asked to give the house some Information on the subject. The report of Colonel Otter received here, does not state the kind of pun ishment meted out to the trooper, but adds-. 1 "No doubt the provocation was great, considering the lack of food for the , preelom three weks, yet the offense, ! from a military alut of view could 1 not bo palliated." BL'RLEY WHIPS CURLKY. in' eriTTf i ir.... vi, .t TI11.-1..U j ... vuiutu.au House or commons a pe- knocked out Jack Curley at West He- (Correspondence Associated Press.) tltlon from his constituency usklng the altle tonight In th fourth round. s.v jl a., rueno ttieo. April i'o. government to inquire Into the report that a soldier of the First Canadian REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. Total Number of Names on the Roll to Date. The merchants, planters, farmers all men engaged in Puerto Rican Indus- , contingent had been punished for loot tries who have been withholding op- Ing. eratlons pending congressional action, J It appears that after a long arduous are now ready to Invade the commer- march, and having fought In the bat clal Held, and the shiploads of sugar j t Paard-burg. the Canudluna were and tobacco will soon be dispatched to exhausted and half starvinr. hnvin subsisted on auart -r rations fur ihr.. I Astoria Precinct N'T. u weeks. The Canadian in tiutttlon. a i Aa.,,,r! AT'"" ' . . I nnn-l 14 I in Hill I. driven frantic by hunger. John Dav !reeinei the United States. It is interesting to note, In this con nection, that the retail price of cigars ' private, Astoria Precinct No. I.. Aslorlj. Precinct No. 'S.. Astoria Precinct No. 3... Asrla Precinct No. 4.. 196 1S9 193 217 148 130 will probably soon be raised, the retail j 'commandeered' a Boer farmer s chick- ( Hvensen Irevlnct dealers claiming that this step will be ( en whlch he hareJ ,vn hg un, com, jValluskl necessary on account 01 tne large minions shipments to the United States. I 54 BUSINESS CARDS NEW YORK. May 3. Bishop Potter, speaking last night at the annual din ner of the New York Oommandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, at Delmonlco's said that his mind had not undergone any radical change concerning the Philippines since his return to the United States. He thus illustrated his views: If my son should come to me and j COPPER PLATE PRINTERS fay he proposed to marry a Creole wo man with seven children, I would call him a great big p.ss. Rut if he came to me and said he had already con tracted such a marriage I would still try to maintain Intimate relations with him. No, gentlemen, what we have done has established just euch a relation as that, and it would be a source of na tional mortification if we gave up our responsibilities because we find them difficult." Preflnct K New Astoria Precinct 101 I Wurrenton Precinct 33 Clatsop Precinct , 39 Seaside Precinct M Precinct 25 Precinct 41 gs River Precinct 33 punishment. This was carried out by ' olney Precinct 35 i being bound with outstretched arms ' 'IpLTl. I n,i 1.,.. tk. ..., . . ,. . IHfton Precinct 63 - ' D " -n-vi ui hciu son j wstport Precinct 21 carriage In the face of the blaxlng sun Vespar Precinct 11 for twj hours each day. The agony is Jew-ell Precinct 25 , said to have been Intense. The minis- Mlshawaki Precinct 17 id, mltltln 1, 1 ,t . . r.iM" union ......,.,........ q v.. uiii4.4 vvuiu uvv i-uuurui ur ueny . pyH Precinct 18 the correspondent's dispatch. I It was shown that such a barbaroas Total to date 20O4 He was subsequently court-martini,', I Three steamers leaving here within ... iln,ino .. . ... the next few days will carry over , reportt that tne Brittah ' j 6000 tons of sugar and about 1500 tenoed hm tQ M (ayi confinement as I Vongs It uuies vi louaeco. UUHOP POTTER UNCHANGED. Stands By His Original Declaration Concerning the Philippines. KOPP'S BEST A Delicious and Palatable Drink Absolutely Pure The North Paoluo Drowory, of which Ikittlotl beer Mr family " or it Mr.Jobu Kopp is prtirMetor, nmkes beer beer supplied at any time, ilnllwy ln (or dorucVlo ami iKrt trade. lbs tiity (roe. North Pacific Brewerg Best Boat Paint IN THE MARKET Specially Prepared for Fishing Boats Durability Guaranteed FISHER BROS. PacificNayigationCompany Stctimcm-,'K. I. Flmoro," "W. II. HiutInuii" Only llno-Astoiiu to Tllluinook, (inrlhaldl, liny City, llobsunvillo. 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