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r- -- ir'irf , nmts -ww j-fy. . T" V " 5" 4 ' TKl Tff-1? JtTpSf 0) -rjSWTrrprra-JB-" j . ' PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. XXX IV, ""T ,'1",fMnnJ ' v in i nni ait i iin---jfe ai At furir ifrfitr -fj TNM Jill JV MmSmi vr frJr &JW tq .-rt ASTORTA, OK EG OK, SUNDAY. MARCH t. IS!)1. KINNEY'S ASTORIA! A NEW LAID LAW, LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM THE O. R. & N. DOCK, AND Beautifully Situated. I " Prices Low and Terms Reasonable. KEEN & COOK, AGENTS. SOMETHING NEW. Kenney's Addition! Itauitifiilly situated on the banks of the Columbia, ad joining proposed Public Park and near the newly discovered coal beds. Only $3" per Lot for a lew days. Gel in now and secure first-class Lots. FRANK SPITTLE, Agent Eitenflm tie Potto of Registers aui Receivers. SKA TTIAZ ASH Sl'OKASK IS L VCK. Astoria. Or. FRED SAIZ Saddles and Harness A LARGE STOCK TO SELECT FROM. GOODS AT SAN FRANCISCO PRICES. I inakca-pccialt of good work and --iiarnutce satisfaction. At tin' CM Stand, West Side OIiip.x Street, Near "Wilson & Fislier'.s. ASTORIA, OREGON. Kindred Park! Slate at Mouth of Colmliia Bmr. Future Terminus of the Chicago & North western and S. P. Railroads, Destined to be tho Shipping Center ! oftne Great North. west. I LOTS $100 AND $125 1 ( Buy Now and Secure Choice Lots ! ! TERMS EASY; Prices Will be Advanced to $150 and $200 April 1st. FOR SJLLSi srsr BELL & BOODELL P Cor. I tuft and Genevieve 8b., - Astoria, Oregon. , Special by tho California Assocuim Putss Washington. March 8. -The house this morning after a fow committee reports took up the bill to compel the attendance ot witnesses before regis ters and receivers on public land questions. The law authorizes, regis ters and receivers to i-aue subpienas and give details before trial cases. The mileage and fees shall be paid in ad vance. Should a witness fail to attend he should be reported to the judge of the nearest United States district court, who shall enter a judgment for $100 against the delinquent and in favor of the party on whose side he was subpoenaed". Depositions are allowed where witnesses reside at a distance. Stewart, of Vermont, retried a bill tiring the salaries of United States judges at S7,500. The bill as intro duced provided 89,000. The senate bill appropriating 6,800 to establish telegraphic communica tion between Tattoosli island anil Pert Angeles, "Wash., has been re Iorted favorably in ih house. Tim Railroad SlnlisK l'ucil. Specia.1 to TlIK ASTOKIAX. Washington', March 8. Secretary Wiudom has begun the purchase of Pacific railroad sinking fund bonds and investment of the proceeds in the first mortgage bonds of the subsidized roads. The purchase for the present will be confined to government rt-per cents, of which there are now available about $43,000,000. The amount or these already purchased is 700,000 and the proceeds are well invested in mortage lxmds of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific road. The Dead Arc Alive. Special to Tur. Astokianvj Wilkesbarre, Pa., March 8. MURDEROUS INDIANS. -The gte of the oightmeu, entombed in the A M Ru Suiting ill Ml" Kffliffi Wilkesbarrcshattfivcdaysagohasnot & o am uapre. . t 1-1 ITT 1 .T oeen yet seaieu. orKuien eugujjeu in layiug pipe from the Stanton mine to me nuunuu lunu were huiuitu iuia evening by a loud knocking on the main water pipe which runs all through the mines. Signals from the imprisoned men paid that they were still alive. The news of the knocking on the pipes spread like Avildlire. .Large crowds gathered nlxmt the mine in order to reach the spot where the men are sup'-osed to lie. Two hundred tons of rock and debris will have to be removed in order to reach the men. j If they really do cxir-l their where abouts miiht be on the top lift or the Hillman vein. If there they probably have subsisted on mule llesh and drank mule's blood. A l'nziliist Aided by Hi- 3lther. Special to Tn K Am oki an. "VrLKEsnuu:E.Pa., March 8. Jack HcfFerinin and .Tack Carter, local pugilists, fought 2 L rounds in a prize fight to-day, in which Hefferinin won. Ills mother, Bridget, seconded him in the fight and cheered him on when he attempted to throw up the.sponge. Scon lrlf(s in 3lalr.e. Special toTiiK Astoki X. Bangui:. Maine, March 8. There are snow drifts twenty-live feet deep in this stale, along the line of the Canadian Pacific An express train is stuck in the drift, and the whole line is blocked between Henderson and Maltawamkeag. CALironsiA itirKit rzoons' Special by The California Auocivted Pbess. San Francisco, March 8. The supreme court this morning, decided the long pendiug contest over the railroad taxes. The decision is in favor of the railroad company, the court holding that the mode of col lection under the state constitution, is unconstitutional. Numerous author ities arc cited to show that it is bur densome and unequal; discriminating against roads running throngh two or more counties and in favor of those in one county only, thus making the law unconstitutienal: there were five suits, all ended at onetime. The defendants being the Central Pacific Co., North ern B. K. Co., San Pablo & Tulare Co., Southern Pacific B. B. Co., and Cali fornia Pacific B. B. Co. The decisions were rcudered in the ease first named. HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS To Be Voted ly Congress to Army Pensioners. TlIK STAKVISU COM. ji.v;.4'. Hair a Loir Better tuau no Bread. ,pecial to The Astokiax. "Washington, March 8. The senate committee on public buildings and grounds, to-day, decided to report favorably, tho bills allowing Spokane Falls, Tacoma and Seattle, $100,000 each, for the purchase of a site for public buildings. Bills have lieen in troduced authorizing $300,000 for public buildings in each of the above towns. The Republican Montana Senator. Special to The Astokian.1 Washington, Mar. 8. The senate committee on privileges and elections held a meeting to-day and discussed the question of seatmg the .Montana senators. It is understood the sub committee reported in favor of seat ing the Republican claimants. Another Hi? Cruiser. Special to The Astokian.I "Washington, March 8. Secretary Windom of the trcasnry this afternoon issued a notice that the navy depart ment will, during the present month by public advertisements, invite pro posals, which will be opened on or nbout Juno first next, for tho con struction of a 7,500 ton crniser. To He Fought on Sectional Lines. Special to The astokian. Washington, March 8. Wyoming and Idaho bills will come up in the house next week. The opposition to Idaho will be no party lines, and the Democrats will contend for the pas sage of the Springer omnibus bill for admission of New Mexico and Ari zona with the others. Nit) He Horned the Bof.ks. Special toTiir. astokiaX. CniCAGO, March 8. Michael Cor coran ot Lincoln, Neb., has written a letter to the Inter-Ocean, and ex plains why tho books and checks of tho Irish land leaguers were not pre sented before the 27;jie&'-Parnell com mission in London. Corcoran says that Patrick Egan left these papers with him in the Hibernia bank in 1883. Subsequently Egan left for America, and it seemed left word for him (Corcoran) to have the books and checks burned; though Egan in his note has assured him that there was no treason in them, and Corcoran says it was his own thought to burn them, without any suggestion from anyone else, and if it was a fault to do so it was his alone. Special by Tho California Associ i tki I'urss. Washington, Mar. 8. The sen-ice peusion bill and dependent pension bills are in ossession of the committees and that practically as sures their being reported from the house committee on pensions. The aggregate SWHi.l-UUjUUU. Tiie service pension bill is estimated S1,U1,000.000 annnallv. The defendant billisS26, 000,000 annually. The private bills arc an aggregate of Sll,f00,00i) and arrearage bill ?17JK).),0);) in a lump sum. Hluh Water In Northern California Special to The Astoiu.vnI Map.ysviiiTjK, Cal., March 8. Tho Feather river rose abont a foot last night and is now over 18 feet deep this morning, which is the highest IKiint reached for several years and nbout l1 feet below high water mark. The Yuba is held up here by a height of sixteen and a half feet by back water from tho Feather river, owing to the back water from the Feather river Hooding the track north of Marysville. The Oregon express trains were unable to get through last night. The mails, express matters and passengers were trnnsfered by wagons, this morning across the Feather river on the bridge between Marysville and Yuba city. Word from Comptonville and other parts in the mountains this morning is to tho effect thatthe streams are higher than ever before known. 3Inrderers Captiavd. Wixcox, Arizona, March 8. The Indian murderers of Geo. Herbert wero overtaken yesterday on Salt river, about thirty miles north of Globe, bv the pursuing party, and a fight followed, resulting in the killing of two renegades, and the capture of the remaining three, one of whom was wounded. This capture speaks volnmes for the efficient young officer in commaud of the detachment, Lieutenant Jas. W. Watson, of the 10th cavalry who is recognized as a most vjilnable Indian trailer. His whole command escaped without a scratch. Tho killed were buried where they fell, and the prisoners wero bronght to Globe. To-morrow they will be taken to San Carlos, the murder hav ing occurred in Graham ceunty: the prisoners will be taken in charge by the- civil authorities of that countv. PORTLAND PARAGRAPHS, il Tbemseta. IT STICK DEALT OUT TO 1KISIKLS Landslides la Sierra Foot IIHK Special to The AstortaX. Nevada, Cal., March 8. It will take K& aSTS&fta m W Family Again Disaioisn- Town Talk slide as the earth continues , to slide and. must De buiKneaitea ior a considerable distance. This afternoon there was another slide from a hill a thousand feet beyond the first slide the earth slipping and running fifty yards before reaching the track and then burying it several feet deep. The damage being done to the county wagon roads by the storm is great. Several washouts are reported. Bock Creek bridge on Selby Flat two miles above here is carried away and the wooden bridge across Deer creek at the footof Broad street in this city is undermined so as to be unsafe for teams. Special to The Astoriax. Portland, March 8. It seems as if the Turk family are fated to be con tinually involved in trouble. James, the veteran, has retired from the ring, but ho has left a substitute in the shape of his son, who evidently is tho block of which the father was only chip. William Turner caused the ar rest of Frank Turk and John Bich mond, on the charge of assault and batten, alleged to have been com mitted last Wednesday. When the complainant walked into Justice Wood's court room this morning, his face looked like a mixture of red hot bologna sausages and French mustard. His eyes were bruised, swollen, and shut, and if a piledriver had struck his nose and cheeks, the necessary ad juncts to lus physiognomical sym metry could not have appeared more completely disorganized. Ho claims that he formerly worked for James xnrK as a sailor boarding nouse run ner, and as a professional Salter and secretary of the shanghaier's bureau. Wednesday young Turk and Bich moud, the latter a bartender in Turk's boarding house, prevailed upon him to visit the place under a pretext that a letter awaited him. He went, saw, and wilted. The case will come up before the justice at an early date. Tfca-r Wamt Merl WagM. Special to Thk Astokian. J Omaha, March a All the electric linemen in the city, iniflwflTny men employed by the electric Jignt com pany, Western Union Telegraph com pany and Union Pacific Bailway com pany went out on a strike to-day. The men say all the linemen on the Union Pacific system will join than if the wages are not raised. The elec tric light men now get $2.25 per day; telephone and telegraph men, $2.10. Telegraph and telephone men want $2.50 per day, and the electrio light men $2.65. A ItltACK OF THIEVKS. A Xch (inn Hoal Ijiunched. Special to The Astouian.J CnESTER, Pa., March 8. Tho gun boat Concord was successfully launched this afternoon. She is a steel vessel 230 feet long on the load line, 36 feet beam, extreme draught 14 feet. Load displacement 1,700 tons. WhatT. T. OakesSa-s. Special to The Astouiax.1 Chippewa Falia Wis., ' r. 8. Pres't Oakes of the Northa-. ific is here. He stated that the ' .of the Wisconsin central to the jortheru Pacific will be signed very feon. He denied the report that" the North Pacific was negotiating for the con trol of the Baltimore & Ohio. Oakes and party left this morning for the Pacific slope. Destitution Anion;- Miners. Special to The Xstomax. Si"RNTON, Pa., March S. There is much stuTering among miners in the Lackawanna region. Many families are on the verge of starvation owing to scarcity of food and work in col lieries. They are being relieved by cit izens of the relief committee who have opened a store of supplies and estab lished canvassers to learn the condi tion or the destitute applicants. No such misery was ever known among anthracite miners :is now exists. Their fire checks invariably show them in debt to oerations for rent and other supplies. The miners are not working enough to give them a living. The cold weather adds to their distress, but promises to remove the embargo on coal purchases. Th? Oklahoma llnomen. Sprcial to The Astokian. St. Louis, Mar. 8. Latest advices from Oklahoma territory are lo the effect thai one hundred 'prairie schooners" filled with boomers and hunting for choice claims are moving ovor the Cherokee strip in all direc tions. More than half a dozen boom er's organizations have bean formed in Kansas and Oklahoma and it Ls be lieved thatthe government will find it very difficult to suppress or even control the boomers. It is believed that Indian police who are under orders from chier Mays to clear the strip will le totally un equal to the work. Cheap Traveling. Special to The Astokiax. Kansas City, March 8. -All the St. Louis lines havo made a rate of five dollars from Kansas City to St. Louis. Another Transcontinental Line. Special t Tiik Amt ikiax J St. Paux., March 8. -.1. J. Hill, pres ident of the Great Northern railway, has secured a controlling interest in the sale of the Lake Shore and East ern railway there, giving tho Great Northern tho right of way to terminal facilities at Seattle. The company has a capital of $10,000,000 and will build a line from Seattle to the east ern boundary of Washington. The people of Seattle arc very enthusias tic over the prospects ofanolhertrans continental road. Who Hade Trouble Tor Well, Fargo A Co. Special to The Astokian. San Francisco, March 8. Geo. W. Gregory and John B. Ewing were ar rested to-day and charged with grand larceny, for having robbed Wells, Fargo and Co. of S215. Gregeory was formerly employed with Wells, Fargo -SJ3o.. and when ho left them about ,';lijfo ihontlis ago he took with him 2 1 " Onp f v-1iifli nnnnor" nil money boxes and another which opened all the express cars in the western division. He induced Ewing lo become his confederate and on Jan uarv 5, bv means of one of these keys, he robbed the Wells, Fargo box dur ing the tcmorary adsence of those in charge of it while it was being con veyed on the ferry boat from Oakland to this city. On their arrest he confessed lo hav ing made numerous plans for robbing express cars, which were not carried out owing to their fear of detection. A Stallion Attached. Special to The Astokian.1 OakiiANd, Cal, March 8. Sheriff Hale to-day attached the ten thousand dollar stallion "Memo" by order of the superior court at San Francisco. The horso was owned by James P. Kerr, proprietor Breeder and Sports man, formerly cashier of the Morning Call. Kerr is said to be a partner in the paper with John White, and for 20 years manager of the Call, and re cently lost his position. A MONSTER LONDON MEETING. Mipation at Russia's Treatieit Of Political Prisoners. ZOXDOS STRIKES ISCREASINQ. Special hy The California Associated Press Paris, March 8. The troubles be tween France and Dahomey are re ported settled. It was earlier re ported that the French position in Dahomey was critical and the demand was received from M. BayoL French agent, for 4,000 men to defend the French position. The Jledal Contest. I'onh on a Domller. Special to The Astokian. Lebanon, Ohio, March 8. Ex county auditor Graham pleaded guilty this morning, and was given eighteen years in the penitentiary, mid fined $120,000, for embezzlement ot county lx)nds. THE KEY. GEO. II. TIIAYEK, of Boiirbo-, lnd.. says: ''Uoth myself and wife owe our lives toShiloh's Consunip- tinn l"iiri will fri'i itMtiiiilmtr nliff- -.i.. wu. .. .vr ....... 'u"v I 1 l'riee, 10 cts., 50 cts. anil Si. al .J. U. De-1 " Keller For The Unemployed. Special to The Astokian. San Francisco, March 8. The subscriptions to the fund for tho re lief or the unemployed is now about $,000. Mrs. U.S. Terry's Case In Court. Special to The Astokiax. San Francisco, March 8. Testi mony in the case of Mrs. David S. Terry, charged with contempt of court was concluded in the United States district court to-dav. The case will be argued on Monday next and will probably go to the jury on Tuesday. Hirers Colni; Bonn. Special to The Astokian. 3LitY.sviLLE, Cal., March 8. The Yuba has fallen several inches siuco this morning. The Feather is likewise subsiding. Kidnapped Sailors Found. Special lo The Astokian. Los Angeles, March 8. Harry Kemp and Louis Bush, the two non union sailors who were abducted Feb ruary 13th from the schooner Nettie Lundberij, lying at San Pedro, were found on Catalina island on Friday by officers. Their two kidnappers are in jail and will bo tried. Snowing and Blowing. Special to The Astokian. Cisco, Cal., March 8. It is one of the roughest nights ot the season. It is snowing, and blowing a gale. Tho nilary plow is stalled at Cascade. Thero was a novel and interesting contest at Bescne hall last evening. Tho room was filled to its utmost ca pacity. The exercises wero of more than ordinary interest. W. J. Demorest, of New York furnished a silver medal as a prize to the winner in an elocutionary con test participated in by six young ladies. Three judges were appointed. The first recitation was UA Voice From the Poor House," by Miss Nellie Monteith; tho second, "Selling Bum," by Miss Clara Young; the third, "Two Pictures From Life," by Miss Annie beaborg; the fourth, "A Bum Sellers Night, by Miss Kitty Butter; the fifth, "A Cry of To-day," by Miss Motlie Sherman; the sixth, 'The Demon of Fire." by Miss Lottie Lovings; The judges awarded the handsome silver medal to tho young lady who read the sixth recitation. The programme was interspersed with vocal and instrumental music. Safferlaga of a Crew. Special to The Astokian. London, March 8. The brur Stag- sliau has arrived from Bosario. The stores gave out and the crew ot nine men existed on one meal a day each since March 1st. Couldn't Agree on Religion. LomsvTLiiE, Ky., March G. John Willis, a man highly respected in Mc Lean county, married Mrs. Effie Pink ston a couple of days ago. At the wedding supper a discussion arose be tween them as to religion, and grew very warm. Things grew unpleasant and the company withdrew one by one. Mrs. Willis became furious and refused to retire to the bridal cham ber. Everj entreaty failed, and the womad sat stock still in her chair till daylight. She then set ont for her former home, refusing to be accom panied by auybody. The minister of her church has endeavored to get her to return to her husband, and the lat ter has offered never to mention re ligion again in her presence, but she refuses to entertain any pro)osition looking to reconciliation. A Rape Fiend Gets Seven Yeara. Special to The Astokian. Portland, March 8. This morning W. B. Daniels, convicted yesterday of the crime of rape, was brought before judge Stearns for sentence. As the de fendant and counsel concluded it would bo useless to move for a new trial or lake an appeal to the supreme court. Daniels was hovering between fear and hope when he entered the court room. He was relieved of his suspensevery rapidly though. Alter replying to the court's question if he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon him, judge Stearns sentenced him to seven years, the full extent in the penitentiary. Daniels turned deathly pale and, seemed dazed at what ho considers the severity of the sentence. Upon being taken back to his jailer James, lie said: "My God I This is terrible. He might just as well have given me a life term as seven years Ttto of a Kind. Special to The Astokian. Portland, March 8. To-day Mark Kale and Mrs. Nellie Enright, both having the appearance of having slept in a coal bin for a month, were ar raigned in the police court on the charge of adulter. preferred by the woman's husband, John Enright. The woman is alleged to have been picked out of the gutter at ! o'clock this morn ing and to have been taken to her room, after which she sent after her paramour. The arresting officer's tes timony was strong enough to justify Judge Tanner in binding the twain over to the grand jury with bail fixed at $300 in each case. The Americas Sqaadro. Special to The Astokian. Naples, March 8. The Squadron of evolution has arrived here. Claims $209,000 Damaf ea. Special to The Astokian. Ottawa, March 8. Capt Warren, of Victoria, has been instructed to go to Washington to give evidence for the owners of the British sealers where vessels were seized in Behring sea. He is the owner of the schooner Thorn ton and claims $200,000 damages. Murad, the Nephew of Abdullah, Dead. Special to The Astokian. Constantinople, March 8. Ex Sultan Murad, who succeeded his un cle Sultan Abdullah Aziz on May 29, 1876, and was deposed in favor of hia brother, the present Sultan, August 31, of the same year, is dead. Murad was educated outside the harem. In addition to unusual attainments thus acquired he imbibed bthe disposition to institute reforms entirely at vari ance with the moslem policy and traditions. Catarrh Cured, A clergyman, after years ot suffer ing from that loathsome disease, Ca tarrh, and vainly trying every known remedy, at last found a recipe which completely cured and saved him from death. Any sufferer from this dread ful disoaso sending a self addressed stamped envelope to Prof. J. A. Law rence, 88 Warren St., New York City, willr eceive the recipo free of charge. Boston girl typewriters get $10 a week. Shaken Oat of Gear. San Francisco Wheat Market. Special to The Astorian.1 San Francisco, March 8. Wheat, steady; buyer 90 days, $1.37. -Senator a (art of 82,ooi. Special to The As torian. San Francisco, March 8. Stanford and Mrs. Stanford each con tributed $1,000 to the fundfer relief of the unemployed men of this city to dav. The check for $2,000 was paid Stanford's agent in this city to By malarial disease, the human machinery cannot half perform its oflice. Digestion, secretion, evacuation arc disordered, tin blood becomes watery, the nerves feeble, this countenance f-hastly, sleep disturbed and appetite capricious. Terrible is this dis ease, fell its consequences. There is, how ever, a Known anuuoie to tiie miasmatic Council) Wins in Three Rounds. Special to The Astokiax. Portland, March 8. Connelly and Flarathy fought to-night in the pavil ion. About 2,000 people were present. Dave Campbell was referee. The fight lasted for three rounds, Connelly ap parently having the best of it, Flarathy going down a number ot times in the second and third rounds, although seemingly no hard blows were struck. In the third round Flarathy went down and failed to come to time and the fight was awarded to Connelly. The disgusted nudienco meandered away swearing uever to patronize a like exhibition. Jack Dempsey states that the "Spiders" proposition is only a bluff. He is willing to bet $1,000 that Candia will not put up tho money. California Railroad Blockaded. Special to The Astokiax. Nevada City, Cal.. March 2. The narrow gauge railroad is blockaded by a innusnue at xown xaiic, between here and Grass Valley. Trains to and from Colfax are running below Town Talk. The passengers, mail and ex press are being brought in from that point in wagons. poison, ana a certain safeguard against it In malarious regions of our ioutli and w est in South America, Guatemala and on the Isthmus of Panama, as well as in trans marine countries where the scourge exists, this inimitable preventive and remedy, Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters, has. during the last thirty-five years been constantly widening the area of its usefulness, and demonstrat ing its sovereign value. Liver complaint, dyspepsia, constipation, kidney trouble, rheumatism and debility are all remedied by It. ment's. Mavor Pond. THAT HACKING COUGH can be so quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure. Ve guarantee it. J. C. Dement. 'eus IfotcH from Seattle. Sprcial to The Astokian. Seattle, March 8. -The steamer M. K. Merioin, which arrived from the upper portion of the Sound, brings information that on Thursday the scnooner Uhallenyer ran onto the rocks on Guemes island. Il her crew got safely off. The schooner may be saved. She is valued at $5,000. There seems to be no doubt now but that the Great Northern and Man itoba railroad is going to make Seattle its western terminus. Their common council has cranted them the right of way, 68 feet wide on Bail road avenue, on condition that work is commenced on the road before August 1. It is thoucht that the road will be running into Seattle within 18 months. Meaater ladlgaatloa Xeetlaff Special to The Astokiax. London, Mar. 8. The meeting to express indignation at the recently repeated maltreatment and slaughter of political prisoners in Bussia, which will be held on the Thames embank ment to-morrow, promises to be an enormous affair. In accordance with ar rangements an immense procession will march to the embankment, where stands aro erected, from which speeches will be delivered by John Morley, Prof. James Stuart, John Burns, Labouchere, Prince Krapot- lone, Stepmak, and others. Loadoa Newi. Special to The Astokian. London, March 8. The threatened strike of the employes of the Maxim Nordenfeldt Gun works was averted by an agreement of the company not to employ foreign labor in the future and to dismiss all such laborers now in the employ as rapidly 'as is consis tent with tho business of the company. The strike of the .Liverpool dock- men is gaming strengtn daily. JNow 50,000 men are out. The steamers sailing from that port are delayed to such an extent as to cause a wide spread loss and inconvenience. The naval estimates to be submitted by tho government amount tol4,- 500,000 pounds, an increase of 101,000 pounds over the estimates of the pro ceeding year. Among the improTe ments, alterations and additions con templated by adimralty are 99,000 new men, many of whom are already enlisted. To Defend the Honor of France. Special to The Astokian. Paris, March 8. In the chamber of deputies Etienne stated that the king of Dahomey refused to recognize the French protectorate over the slave coast and invaded that territory, but had been repulsed. He also said if the king refused satisfactory de mands of France it would be neces sary -to take vigorous measures, not with a view to carry-the conquest of Dahomey, but for the purpose of gir ing a salutary lesson to the king and people. Etienne's remark were greeted with cheers. Sore Threat Is particularly favorable to the con traction of Diptheria. Heed the warn ing and use Darbys Prophylatic Fluid. It at once allays the inflammation of the throat, subdues the pain and gives permanent relief. It promptly ana ef fectually destroys all contagion and diptheritic germs. It is a safeguard against Diptheria, and should be used on the first symptoms of sore throat as a gargle- SHILOH'S CATARRH REMEDY a positive cure for Catarrh, Diphtheria and Canker Mouth. At J. C. Deraent's. $125 AND $150 PER LOT TERMS EASY! H A NTHORN'S ASTORIA! awwwMwtwiiiwiiiiiMMiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiMiMiMniniiniiinii Call Early and Take Your Choice ! t KOBB & PARKER, General Ag'ts, Astoria. Astoria Real Estate & Trust Co., Portland Ag'ts.