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Bunch of Grapes Sole Agents & REED Pure m F. & S. Co. Red Cross Savon Suits this man Foard & Stokes Co. REPUTATION REPRESENTS PUBLIC OPINION Reputation represents public opinion. How to get in your fuvor. Make a first-class, re liable article like the Char ter Oak Stove and Range. Every Charter Oak If guar anteed. For aal' In Astoria only by W. J. SCULLY. 431 Bond St., Between Ninth and Tenth. Typewriters. M. ALEXANDER & CO. Exclusive l'Hoitio CuaHt Dealers 245 Stark St., Portland, Ore, IIN1R 1 ocsl Apent. Custom Houae Broker. ASTORIA. ORF. GOVERNMENT MUST FIRST BE FORMED Cubans Wanted Promise of Re ciprocal Trade Relations. GOT LITTLE SATISFACTION Prcaldcal Anurcd Tfcem That II la Impos sible lo Selllc ncoootnlc Queiiloat Bclorc Oovcraacal li UblliBcd. WASHINGTON. 'April 27. The Cu tiiia .).!. 'Kiit . hi i imniMed Its lubur In WiiHhliiicioii to'luy. In tho iii'iniliiK 'In . li lditin iiii-i Kfcri'titry llM,t wh f" cuiIimI thi-m t u tli- While Hou,'. h-r tli'-y hul a flnul an) .li-clniv talk with lh ir-i-nt. Thi-ti lh-y ,a. vlult of i'ourlifiy to i-iu h nt tin-ottli lula w hom thi'v huvf nirt and finally th-y d-art d tr N'-w York at II oclo. k t'ui Klit. hntm-wnrd bound. They will sail f r llavnriu Wt'dinncUy. The iroiiinirn at tiV White Huune were interrmitiK u"d Imixirt int. Henr 'xile acted as Mkemnan f"f the delf if.itlun. H.-nur CaiHile aked the prew libnt to !) nuihethliiK for the Cubatis uiMin itn eeinnml- line and epi-lally in the matter of rwlprocai trade reU ilons. He sail ihot It win eHjK-chilly dinlrible tu have aonn-ttilru of thl kind ciie tirf re the next i rop wu harvent. ed in order that the Cubans might w the advuntaurd to th-in of close illtl rnl and -on mlr relations with the I'nliitl Ht.it.. In reply the president said It wan Im Ihk1IIi to wttle economic gueitt lulls until the pollil'-aJ questions wen. dl imiim'I of. He told the delegate flrxt to form th kr government and then they would be In a poalMon to enter Into ne gotliitlois with th t'liiti'd States as to trade relations. Henor Cupole repinl"d that soin. thing ought to be done while the Cuban government wim fornlng. He thought I hit while ih Cnltel States wi ex enldlng control ihere might be an ar-rangem-r.t perfected slmil.tr to that under c n;eriipl islon bv the secretary of Wiir In IW. vhn the goveriinieni llixt iwiwrd un I T Hie i.nntrl of the Culled Stutex. He told the President that -.he I'utMii .vpubllr did not wish to v born In poverty anil rngo and If It could not b- wealthy it would at leuxt prefer to pave noim-thlng with which to support lt'f and to have lis people see prosperous conditions Imme diately bi fore ihem. The president again reverted to the fact, us the secretary of war had ad vised then), thai he did not pee how It was poselhie to settle any vonoml,. questions b-fore the Cuban government w.is formed. NKtiltO KAIMST LYNCHED. OfTereil to Work for Mother or Victim for Six Months Free If She Would Not Tell. El.UKHTON. Gu., April 27. Wednes day. Miss Rhodn Alexander was as saulted bv a negro workman. Wllllim 'lootghy. Miss Alexander reported the matter to her mother, and later the niirro appeared and offered to work six months for the widowed mother If she would not tell on him. Before he could leave the premises some friends of the family appeared, took charge of him an I left for the river. It was re ported that thev set blin free, but lat er ll developed th it iiootzby was lynched and that his body was thrown Into the Savannah rlvei. Sl'NlUY OI'KNINC. Board of llre."..rs of Tan-American Exposition Decide on a Com promise. BUFFALO. Aviil 27. The question of whether the gates of the Tan-American grounds are to be open Sundays was finally settled today by the board of direct irs. Their deoisJon is a com promise. The gates re lo be opened from 1 p. i)i. until 11 p. m but the midway and all amusement features will be cloned during the twenty-four hours from Saturl.iy until Monday morning. CHANT'S U1KTHDAY. Banquet Clveii by Tni.-t.s of Grant Monument Association at WaU dorf-Astorli. NEW YORK. April 27.-The anniver sary of tho birth of C.oncral Ulysses S. Irani was eelebiiited at a banquet giv en by the trustees of the flrunt Monu ment Association tonight at the Waldorf-Astoria. Among the guests of hon or were Ulysses P. Oram. Jr.. Major Oeneral Joseph Wheeler and Mnjor Oener.il O. O. Howard. deiteral Dnlge presided. He read a letter of regret from President McKin ley and another from Mrs. Julia L. Oram, the latter expressing regret (hat her health woud not permit her to be present. The guests sang national ngs, fill ing th" banquet hall with h voluni" of sound. The menu card contained ikiI'S of leit.-m written In (hit exclleni'-nt of battle on the field by !"iifM Jrant to his wife. The souvenirs were a pyramid of Imi tation cannon 1ml In surmounteij ,y a gross of gun s Willis on whkh w't,. ony ftHgs. The letters In the menu booklet were copies of letters loaned bv Mrs. Until and never before published. BIDIHNO I'ltEHIDENT f ;OortYK. Constant Slrearn of Callers hi White House Yeslerduy. WASHINGTON. April :7-There was a const mi stream of chIIts at the While House tKlny. Most of them called simply to say goodbye to the President, who will leave here Mond.iv for his long trip to the wUU- coast. The longest distance to b traveled without stops Is from San Antonio to El I'aso, Texas, a distance of J miles. The members of the party will r Pres ident ami Mrs. MVKInley: Miss Barber: Serretiry Hay und Mrs. Hay; Post-master-Oenerai Smith and .'.Irs. Smith: Secretary Iiing. who will meet the par ty en route, anil Mrs. Long; Seop-tary Hltchco k; Miss Hitchcock; Secretary Wilson; Miss Wilson, P.ear-Admiral r.eorg. Melville; Secretary Cortelyou: Mr. Cortelyou; Assistant Secretary Barnes: Dr. P. M. RJxey; Mrs. Blxey; Henry Scott, of the I'nlon Iron Works. San Francisco: Lawrence I. S-ott: Charles A M'Mire; M. A. Dlgnan; J. Kruttschltt. fourth vice-president of the Houtliern Piclflc; L. S. Hrown. Ken eral agent of the Southern Hallway; six newspaper men; three representa tives of three Illustrated weeklies and several White House stenographers and attaches. CHEAT CUT IN HATES. War Between Transportation Compan ies Doing Business Between Se attle and Skagway. SEATTLE. April 7.-Th dissolution of the combine of transportation com panies doing business between Seattle and southeastern Alaska which was an nounced yesterday, his led to an olen war In passeng.-r aiul fivight rates. The sl.ish has already gone1 half way Into the rates fix.-d by thjj 'efunct organi zation and the companies are lined up for fear th it It may continue i:!l sum mer. Two companies today announced a passenger rate of $S from Seattle to Sk.igway; other concerns are down to tin and twelve dollars. The associa tion rate wis $!. A proportionate cut has been made in freight rates. BEPoliTS WERE FALSE. No Great Cold Discoveries on Kusk ou in River. WASHINGTON. April 27.-A dispatch was received at the war department to day from General Randall, command ing the department of Alaska, concern IntT rt ports that gold In large quanti ties hnd been discovered at Kuskoum river. Those reort8, says General Ran Jul, are dls 'milted. The place had been prospected and many who have Just returned repirt that false repre sentations have been made. CONGER LEAVES FOR HOME. SAN FRANCISCO. April 27. United States Minister Conger left tonight for Dos Moines In the private car of Presi dent Burt, of the Union Pacific. PRICE OF SILVER. NEW YORK. April 27.-Silver. 60V. UNION SUITS OR Mluianlmz rni triiAair GERMAN FORCE ATTACKED CHINESE Celestials Retired With Heavy Losses. FOUR GERMANS WOUNDED Another Force Seal Alter Minudloi Baadi -Comer Say McKlnley li Satli fled With Hlw-He Lett it Hli Owa Dcilre. BERLIN. April 27.-Fiild Marshal Count Von Waldersee in a dispatch from Ptkln reports that marauding has Increased near Hoslwu and Matu and that Junka used as transports between these places have been attacked. LI-u-tenant-CoIonel Arnstadt has lieen sent from Tien Tsln to the disturbed dis trict In command of a composite col umn. Count Von Walderse also reports, under a Pekin date, as follows: "(Vilonel Hoffmelster, commanding the Fourth Infantry and two companies of mountain artillery, attacked the ene my. April 23. by the great wall and forced them to retire with heavy losses Into Shan SI. We lost four wounded." LEFT CHINA VOLUNTARILY. SAN FRANCISCO. April 27. United States Minister Conger will leave this evening for Council Bluffs. He will go via Denver and expect to reach the Missouri river Wednesday morning1. Regarding his leave of absence from China. Minister Conger said that all the stories to the effect that suggestion of the leave emanated from the state de partment were pure fiction. He said: "I applied for the leave on my ow-n motion with the expectation of return ing to China and Joining In the resump tion of negotiations. No flag was then held higher than ours in China and the story that President McKJnley and the secretary of state were disippolnted Is pur? Invention. If you say anything on this topic publish the fact that the president and secretary of state sent the United States minister a telegram of congratulation. I was advised thu reports might be published that friction existed between the state department and the legitlon and was told by the secretary to nay no heed to such state ments." "I know." remarked Mr. Conger, "that stories are floating stating that Presi dent McKlnley Is not wholly satisfied with my official conduct In China and in order to relieve the situation of em barrassment to myself and the admin istration has hinted to federal office holders that my election to the office of governor of Iowa waa desirable. Noth ing could be further from the truth. The president never would countenance such action. We are friends and served together in congress. He knows me and knows that if I suspected that his con fidence in my Judgment was In the slightest degree impaired that I would Instantly resign." GERMANY TO FIGHT US. London Review Thinks Navy Is Being Increased for That Purpose. LONDON. April 27 The Saturday Review says that the expansion of the Gorman navy is more in prepiration for a contest with the United States than with Great Britain, "because the MADE HATS Are Made by Freemen Are Made by Experienced Men Are Made to Fit Better Are Made to Wear Better Are Made by Fair Labor To Sell at Fair Prices ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF UNITED jm REGISTERED readiest causes for future naval con flicts will be found In the struggle for the partition or exploitation of the great South American continent." Th'; Review devotes a page to the description of th resources of South America and Germany's hundreds of thousands of settlers In Brazil anl Chile and 'he Inability of Germany to pursue her designs !n South America without a conflict with the United States. The article con.iu les with the state ment that It would not be good policy for Great Britain to oppose Germany's legitimate alms, and that an alliance with the United Stat that had for Its purpose, the maintenance of the Monr'ie doctrine "would not only be lu dicrously In opposition to our own In terests but It would rightly oppose every other nation to a death struggle against a genuine Anglo-Saxon menace." LETTER FROM FUNSTON. Before Capturing Aguinildo He Did Not Exct Appointment In Regular Army, IOLA. Kas.. April 27. Brigadier General Funston. writing to a fellow townsman under date of February 26. a month before the capture of Aguin aldo, says he did not expect an appoint ment In the regular army. He says: "Under the operations of the law I must be mustered out of service Julv L as that Is the last day of the volun teer army and from that time all of the work will be turned over to regu lars. I was not disappointed that I was not given anything In the re-organization of the regular army, aa I had no expectations. One so young as myself, who had never been connected with the regular army, could scarcely ex pect a brigadier-generalship In that body over many gallant old men who have been In service some of them forty years." LARGE MINING DEAL. Foreign Syndicate Gets Control of Bear Gulch Mining Company. BUTTE. April 27. A special to the Miner from Hele.ia. ays; Crl Werngren left for Denver yes terday after completing one of the largest miping deals of the year In this state, by which he controls the proper ties of the Bear Gulch Mining Com pany for a foreign syndicate. "The transaction." Mr. Werngren said, "calls for an Investment of near ly $2.0c0.000 and 'ncludes all the min ing property, townsire, mills site and water rights owned and controlled by the company, a total of about 360 acres. The present option has been taken in the interest of a foreign syndicate which proposes at once to make a thorough investigatlji, and. if found as repre sented, to proceed to equip the prop erty with a large modern plant for the treatment of the product." FIVE MEN BURIED AUVE. Are Able to Talk to Rescuing Party But Cannot Survive Much Longer. SPRINGFIELD. Mo.. April 27. The five rren who weretiuried yesterday un der 110 feet of dirt in the Rosebud mine at Aurora were able to converse with their .eseuers today. The men are still burled under twenty-five feet of dirt. They are very thirsty and can not survive much longer. NEW SURVEYOR-GENERAL. WASHINGTON. April 27. The pres ident today appointed Henry Meldrum, of Oregon City, Oregon, surveyor-general of Oregon, to succeed R. A. Habersham. UNION MADE DRESS OR WORKING PANTS a rn CLARK'S FORCES TO BE RESTRAINED Injunction Granted Counsel for Oregon Short Line. PAPERS SERVED TOMORROW Reprcteatilive ol Senator Clark Will B, E joined Fran Interfering With Rail road Coaitractloa of Oregon Short Line. RENO. Nev.. April 27.-C. S. Varlan. a Salt lake attorney, arrived here to day and went to Carson, where he ap plied for an Injunction restraining; Clark et al. from Interfering further wiih the Oregon Short Line In bulldlnr a railroad through Lincoln county. Judge T. H. Hawley. of the United States court, before whom the proceed ings were brought, granted the injunc tion. PAPERS TO BE SERVED. SALT LAK3, April 27.-P. L. Wil liams, general counsel for the Oregon Short Line, received a telegram from Special Counsel C. S. Varian at Car son City today stating that a United States marshal would leave Carson on Monday for Uvada, Utah, where the Injunction papen Issued by the United States circuit court today would be served on the representatives of Sena tor Clark In chirge of the constructioa force at that point. OHIO RIVER FALLING. His Been Highest Flood Ever Known at This Season. CINCINNATI. April 27.-After re maining stationary at 59.7 feet for 29 hours, the Ohio river began falling here at 3 o'clock this afternoon and at 7 o'clock the stage waa 59.5 feet. The weather bureau estimates that the wat er will fall -to 5J-ft-by -Sunday morn. Ing. and get below the danger line on Monday. While floods In seven differ ent Instances had higher water than was registered this year, yet the Hood is the highest ever known go late In the season. TRIAL IN JUNE. Cas of Mrs. Botkln Who Was Convict ed of Sending Poisoned Candy Through Mall. . I SAN FRANCISCO.- April 27.rThe case or Mrs. Cordelia Botkln, who waa convicted of the murder of Mrs. J. P. Dunning and her sister, Ida H. Dean, of Delaware, by sending poisoned candy through the mails, and who was recent ly granted a new trial by the state supreme court, was called in the su perior court today for the purpose of fixing the date for a new trial. June IS was agreed upon as the date. KRUGER REALLY COMING. LONDON. April 27. A dispatch from Amsterdam announces that Mr. Kruger will leave for the United States at the commencement of June. CALLAHAN CASE. OMAHA, April 27. The case of Cal lahan, on trial for kidnapping young ' Cudahy. was given to the Jury tonight. X