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CO i i nt I iff tvmssem- . :-::- if ft i nxl OJIJU ASTORTA, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRJL is. !)(. PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. XXX IV, iQ -'. C. P. Upshur, Shipping and Commission Merchan. aihui -t. Wli.it r. .Wona. On-tfii. SPECIAI.IIIN. Cannery Supplies Barbour's Salmon Net Twines. NICrn'NKltrtu-J tiM:i tnttii. WoruU!U;:Y t"it''i Ijiimr ti f wines SEINES and IfETTING I''.i-"J-r !'t." lWroM W Kir4 Class tNmi.tan.e ! iMt'c si:i.n:n.o:o I'lUKMN. ... H:trt.M. imi liovr. Vu V itk. Irracj ParWc Kxprrss ami Wells. I'nrgnA. I o. F. E. WILLSON, Civil Engineer and Surveyor. liKAl'CIITINK : AND : MAIMMXC 1 o. v-o m:. ov wiih .1. 11. Manscll. next W. I. T'!sraili OllWe. Third Slro-l. - Mri;i. Or. Tbidsei Later & Ancleiseo, CIVk ENGINEERS Surveyors and Architects. Officii !!um !. Ki.avki.'s 15i.i. SECOND STREET P. . llnxKl.7. AVI'OIMA, ok. Magee. Argand and Acorn Stoves a Ranges, Cooking and Heating, EVERYONE FULLY WAltlt ANTED WATKU CI.OSLTS, rLUXBlXI (iOOI)S, rrjirs, sinks, ash bath this. CHEN.VMDS STREET. Magnus 0. Crosby HAM kMMl STEEL. Iron rij- am) Fittings, Sloxtrs. Tin ware, and HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS Miect I.cul.Mrn L:ul, Shert iio. Tin anil (.ijit. n arnahan & Go. va mvi rssous io I. W. CASE, tMrnirrais ani wholesale and KETAIL DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Center Chcnamus and Cass streets. ATCHIA OKEGON J. B. Wyatt, DEALERS IN Hardware and Ship Chandlery, Iur Oil, Bright Vaniislt. Itni.-icltr on. Cotton Canvas, llemn Sail Tuiiio. 1-ard Oil. "Wrought Iron Spiks, Galvanized Cut Nails. cncnltural Implements, Sewing Machines, Taints, Oils, Grrooorlos, JESto. Mr Money's Worth kwiit r.iri'Ar Foard J&JStokes Groceries and Provision. K entiling in a First olass Ston and at Extremely Low Figures. (JooJs Delivered all over Town. t Highest Price raid for Junk. FOARD & STOKES ASTORIA TRANSFER GO. AND "Livery Stables. oawvABces ol any kind, on sliott notice. Traaslerrinc Baggage, etc, a specialty. Telephone o, 12. n. TT- SHERMAN & CO. CCMIHUCIIISHISSUIHIMMIEIMHHEISHIUESMMMI Hanthorn s Astoria, East Astoria, Powell's Addition ! AKlK POWDER Absolutely Pure. liii-. ji.ui.tor never vane.s, A marvel ol .fiiriiv. stivngtli and uholesoiiieness. Mure tvo:i 'r.iiiMl than the ordinary kinds. and can it'll he sold in competition with the multi tude of low test, short weight, alum or phos phate powders. Sold only in cam. Koval r.AKiNd PowurkCo. loc V'all-st.. N. . Lfwis M. Johnson & Co., Agents. Port land. lfgO!l. MARKETS. Washington Market. .Main xrceC, Atilorla, Orrgoa. JilKKTrASKV V CO., I'KOPKIirTOUS. -L-sHXTFUI.LY CALL THE ATTKN iV iion r the public to the fact that the a:n Market w ill always he supplied w 1th a : li v.:i:kty AND P.EST QUALITY OK PHfct,h AK CURED WIEATS ! 1 M:uIi v.il. be sold at lowest tales, whole ale:i:d u-taii. ,2""Spcel:n .tic titii 5v'n t -iii.:.;; ll.f Ji'lr,. STAR MARK K'K Knwh and (lured Meats, FRUITS, SUTTER, and EGGS. ..' 'Sl'I' I". -Mphvi jttttu. Roadway Market. P. O'HftRA, PropV. Opposite Frl .s. Mokes. A first-Class rvieat Shop. Fresh and Salt Wonts. All Purchases Delivered in aiiy part id the City. GKtX I. IWUKKlt CAIJI. A. HA"ON Parker & Hanson St'CCEhSOIW T" C. L. PARKER, I)E.LE11S IN CENERALMEROHANDESE New Goods Arriving Every Stc2me THIS WEEK. Dress - Goods, The Old Stand - Astoria Oreuon. Thompson & Ross Cuii a lull Line ! Choice Staple and Fancy Groceries. Give Us a Call and Be Convinced. LARSON & KfLlBACK rou . GHOOERTKS Oiders Pelivered Tree r Charge. Country Orde Solicited. Third street. next to Tioneer oflice. rial ai ConcomiySt., Iriot f .larksoti. Astnnit 'i fSoMcral Machinists aii Boiler Mate. Land and Marine Engines mm.iAi wo int. Steamboat Work and Cannery W-tk A IKCIAI.T. Castings of ail Descriptions Made to Order at Short Notice. JOHN FOX... President, and Suut A. L. Fox, VIce President J. (i. IIcstxkk. . Sec aud Treas ftQtn rou Ms All Subject WASHIMTOH HEWS. Appropriations for Oregon AnJ Washington to lie Reported. i.V HI V Eli AS J) UAIillOR HILT.. Special, by The Cafiornia Associated Press Washdjotos, April 17. The house river and harbor bill mil be reported to-morrow. The total amount appro priated is a little over 20,000,000, and some of its principal items are as fol lews: Continuing to improve the caunl at the Cascades in Oregon, S400.000. Improving the upper Columbia, including Snake river in Oregon and "Washington, 20,000. Improving the mouth of the Colum bia river, S425,000. Improving the lower "Willamette aud Columbia rivers, in front of and be low Portland, SSO.OOO. Improving the "Willamette river at Portland, S11.000, of which sum S5.000 may be used for the improvement of the river at the Clackamas rapids and lloss Island. Improving the Coquille river, in Ore gon, 30,000. Improving the mouth of the Siuslaw river, iu Oregon, to commence the con struction of a jetty, $50,000. Improving Young's and Klaskaniue rivers, Oregon, S1.G00. Improving the Chehalia river, "Wash ington, $3,000. improving the Cowlitz river, "Wash ington, S4,000. Improving the Skagit, Stillagua mish, Nootsach and Snoliomish rivers, Washington, S12,000. Improving the entrance to the har bor at Coos bay, Oregon, $175,000. Improving the harbor at Yaquina Bay, Oregon, S125,000. Improving the harbor at Tillamook bav, Oregon, S5.000. Improving the entrance to the har bor at Nehalem Bay, Oregon, $10,000. For purposes of commencing the jetty construction, the secretary of treasury is directed at his discretion to secure surveys and ascertain the cost of improvement at the following localities. Tillamook bav and bar at Oregon. For new project for Coos bay, improv ing the upper harbor by removal of shoals. In the "Willamette river, deepening the channel on the west side of Swan island. Improvement of navigation of the Clackamas rapids and Boss island near Corvallis. Lower Columbia river, on the south side, between Astoria and "Wood's .Landing. For snagging the .Lewis and Clarke river. For snagging the Coquille river, deepening the channel from Coquille City to Myrtle point, and ascertaining the depth. For the following improvements of rivers and harbors iu Washington. Nool:sack river, Gray's harbor and bar; for survey of the harbor to Cos mopolis, and Gray's harbor for snag ging. Sundry ISIIlh iu Tlie Convention. Special to THKASTOIUAN.1 WAsniKGTOX, April 17. In the sen ate to-day, Cullom presented petitions from citizens of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Washington, and other states, asking that sugar, lumber, salt and twine be placed on the free list. Among the bills passed, were the follewing: Mak ing an appropriation of S20.00U for im provement at the Fort Walla Walla military reservation, Washington; to place General Fremont on the retired list of the army, with the rank of ma jor general. House Adjourned for One Day. Special to Thk Ahtokiak. Washington, April 17. -The house met at 12 o'clock this morning, but as many leading members were at Ran dall's funeral the house adjourned un til to morrow without transacting any business. The Wreck Mill U- ltcmoved. Special to Til K ASTOKI AN.l Washington, April 17.- In the sen ate to-day, Frye, from the committee on commerce, reported adversely on the bill authorizing the removal of a wreck from Ihe Columbia river near Astoria, Or. This adverse decision is taken lecause the treasury depart ment wtis ready to remove the wreck withont any legislative action. Approved by tbc Secretary. Special to Thk Astokian. Washington, April 17. Secretary Windomhas approved the action of the board of investigation, which ex onerated Captain Healy of the charges of cruelty to sailors, while in Alaskan waters. Oregon Pensioners. Special to Thk Astorian. "Washington, April 17. Oregon pensions granted: Jos. F. Wilson, Fairdale, original; widows, etc Mor ris, father of Chas. W. Merrick, Halsey, This Bill Sbeuld Pass. Special to Thk Astoiiian.1 Washington, April 17. Among the bills introduced in the senate to-day, was one by Beagar, proposing an amendment to the constitution pro viding for the election of senators by a direct vote of the people. ROBB & to Inspection. RANDALL'S FCKERAL. His Remains Taken to Pliilndel vBla for Burial. 8pecial to The Astoeian.1 WQTTTvnmv. Anril 17. The fu- noml nf "Randall took nlace this morn ing, and was largely attended. Thou- sanus oeiug unauie io yet mamc iud nlinwVh. Thp nrftsidenh vice-nresident. cabinet, and nearly every senator and member in the city were present, ai the conclusion ol tlie services, me re mnins xvprn t.ikin to the denot and there placed on a special train and carried to Laurel Hill cemetery, Phil adelphia, for interment. A COSTA RICA HORROR. A Female Ghonl wlio Mnrlere. Girls anj Children. VI, MO STItlKEItS IS A VSTUIA. Special by the California Assocutri Pkess. Vienna, April 17. Employes of the Wiltkovetz Iron Works to the number of 12,000, struck to-day. Russian Palace Rurncd. Special to Tuk astokian.j St. PETEKsmnto, April 17. The im perial palace at Oraniubrum has been bnrned. It is supposed to be the work of Nihilists. Seven persons er ished iu the flames. Six Fciualei Commit Suicide. Social to Tub Astokian. Moscow, Bussia, April 17. An in digent widow of au army oflicer and live of her daughters locked them selves in a. room and committed sui cide by inhaling illuminating gas. A IHURDEROr.S UI'.X. A Colombia Wo in tin Who Killed little Children. Special to Thk Astoiuan.1 San Jose f. Costa Bica, April 17. The press of Varsocia, Colombia, contains a horrible story that in the ruins of the house of a woman named Skohiske, which was destroyed bv fire there, the twlice dis covered more than sixty corpses, forty of which were infants, and the others of young girls, from 12 to 17 years of age. The woman was arrested, and is now m piison, sur rounded by a strong guard, to prevent a threatened lynching. I, oss or n Clritisli Steamer. Special to Thk Ast uiian.J London, April 17. The British steamer Euclid sunk near Hartlepool in a collision with tho British steamer Allyre. The captain and three of the crew of the Euvlid were drowned. The All lire has arrived at Shields. Chinese Can K to Ilcnadcr. Special to Thk Astokian. Panama, April 17. Chinese immi gration to Ecuador, under certain re strictions, is again permitted. The Hanger of Steamboat I'annir. Of course the spirit of rivalry which prompts the master of a steamer io tiio endeavor to excel his competitor is natural enough, and in most instances, it must be confessed, meets with the approval of his patrons, and so far as it keeps within the limits of safety is entirely inno cent, but where racing is per mitted at all it is bound, soueror later, to overstep the limits of safely and imperil the lives of passengers. The question is one which the proper officials might well give their atten tion. We do not want a repetition of the Mississippi river horror on the Sound. -Seattle Journal. Keep Ilnsy. The secret or success in life is to keep busy, to be jierseveriug, patient, and untiring in the pursuit or calling you are following. The busy ones may now and then make mistakes, but it is better to risk these than to be idle and inactive. Keep doing, whether it be at work or seeking recre ation. Motion is life, and the busiest are the happiest. Cheerful, tictive labor is a blessing. An old philoso pher says: "The firelly onh shines when on the wing; so it is with the mind; when once we rest, we darken." Elm ina. Children -ry for Pitcher's Castoria When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. tVhcn she was a Child, sho cried for Castoria, iVhen she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, Vhen she had Children, she gave them Caatorit CATARKU CUBED, health and sweet breatn spcurt'd by JSliilolfs Ca tarrh Remedy. Price, 50 cents. Nasal Injector free. .1. C. DeinunL WILL YOU SUFFER with Dyspep sia and Liver Comnlaint? Shiloh's Vi- talizer is guaranteed to cure you. J. C. jjement. VIGILANTES IN GUTHRIE. St. Lonis Presbyterians Lite tlie Oil Doctrine Best. LAiiet: su.ix rum svsvi:xii:d. Suecl.il bv California .Vasociatko I'kk-js. Gcthiue, I.T.. April 17. The lot jumping craze is again causing excite ment in Guthrie, and 25 lots were jnmiKHl to-day as tht result. A igi lauce committee headed by one of the mayors of the town, has been formed for the purpose of protecting the own ers of property. Thiseommittee did ef fective work lo-day in driving jumpers off of lots. Considerable excitement was occasioned, when chief marshal B. W. Walker, of Kansas, arrived to day and will put a quietus on the maladj. It has been three months since Attorney-General Miller ordered the marshal to maintain a condition of statu quo in Oklahoma, but people are growing nervous and discontented as I a result. Marshal Walker intends to ' utilize all the power of the govern ment to maintain it, however. The Old Faith Cnnil IZjiojiI:. Special to T:zi: Astokian.; St. Louis, April 17. -The Presby tery refused by overwhelming major ity. The voted :i;siin a revision of the faith and say the old doctrine is good enough for them. They refused to allow the minority to submit :i re port. A Ka.tisf.irtorj- Settlement. Speea t- riiK Ast-hm zt. CoiiOiur., Ohio, April 17. A joint meeting of miners and operators this afternoon agreed uion the following scale or prise.-;, to rule from Mav 1st, 1S90, to May l.-t, ISO I: For Hocking valley, 70 cents por ton, and for Pennsylvania, 79 cents per ton. An adjournment was then made to the first Tuesday in April, 1S01, at Pitts burg. This agreement averted an immense strike, which has seemed im minent since the meeting legan. The miners and operators left in the best of spirits and good feeling. She "IVilJ Not Ejcavt' dim. Specia' to Thk istori x.J New Yokx, April 17. Helen Dauvray Ward denies the story that she is about to separate from ''Short Stop ' Ward. A XJcstructive Tire. S;wci il to Tits Astokix;.-. NASiivnLn, Tenn., April 17. Flames m the factory of the Gonbb crockerv companv here to-dav caused a loss of 890,000." s;arncnters Njill Striking. Special t y Tun astokian INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 17, A mass meeting or striking carpenters, to-night showed that 31 boes, em ploying 133 journeymen, had signed tin agreement to pay tlie advance de manded. Left than 30 scabs arc at work. The great opposition to the advance come:; from the builders ex change numbering Go bo--.se.;. and it was these who heretofore gave em ployment to several hundred. They have now backed ostl and tiio ex change still persi.ts in the refusal to advance the wage-. A Doctor Skills a. livuzgi:!. Special t Tin: astokian. Ciievenne, Wyo., April 17. A t ragc- dy occurred to-night at Lander, Frc monl count v. a town on the edge of the Shoshone Indian reservation. Dr. .T. A. Schuelke shot and instantly killed a pharmist named Geo. Sulli van, iu the store of the latter. Schuclke prescribed Tor an Arapahoe brave, and the redskin succumbed. His two brothers and a half a dozen bucks descended on the infirm ary, and were about to attack the proprietor, when Schuclke entered, and Sullivan jiointcd to the doctor and told the Indians that he was the cause of their brother's de mise. Schuclke resented this impu tation on his skill, by using with fatal eflfeet a big gun he "had leen ostcnhi tiously lugging, since be came from the states. The murderer collapsed when jailed, and declared that the Indians killed Sullivan The store is just ofiT the priucipal street of the little town, and nothing was iniown of the trouble until the shot wan heard. TJic Cliurcites Cannot tlleint. Special to Thk Astokian. PnTSBPiio, April 17. Delegates from the old Berormed Presbyterian, and United Presbyterian churches, are holding meetings" here, in order to form, if iossible, a union of these two churches. Prominent foreign church men are here, but they express no hopes that a union will be formed as the churches aro as wide apart as ever and the reformed church will positively not use the revised psalm ody, while the united churches that have adopted the organ music, will not give it up. Cut Rates on Kailronds. Special to Tun Astokian.! Kansas City. April 17. The Bock Island road to-day led the other roads in rescinding Colorado ratej from S7.G0 to SG. The action is a surprise to railway men. PARKER In Thirty Days 2,000 Men go to Work on the Astoria and South Coast Railway. Buy Now, as all Prop erty will then Advance. A IIKAVV FAIL.TJRE. Liabilities Nearly a ?Iilliou Dollars. Special to The Astorian.1 New York, April 17. The silk trade is snrprised at the announce ment of the suspension of the well known firm of Louis Frank & Co., importers of raw silk, in this citv and manufacturers of their own silk at Patterson. N. .T. The partners in the firm, Louis Frank Sc Henry have made a general assignment without preference. The embarrassed concern has always stood well and was sup posed to have a capital of at least $50,000. The liabilities are upward of 900,000, and their nominal assets, $1,200,000. The embarrassment is at tributed to inability to raise money to meet their maturing obligations, stringency of the money markets, stoppage of accommodation by banks, and losses sustained by recent failures in this city and Patterson. It is said that the firm wa3 caught in all the re cent failures in the silk trade, and their outstanding accounts are said to be verv large. ?)cpt. Zliicampniciil, ti. A. It. special to Thk Asroitnx. Denvei:, April 17. -The eleventh annual encampment of tho depart ment of Colorado and Wyoming, G. A. B.. convened in this city this morn inr. Eightv posts were represented, including largo numbers of visiting veterans. General Alger, commander in cliief, with his party, including Mrs. General Logan, arrived in a special car this morning, and were enthusias tically received. The department met in secret session, during tho day. Tho sixth annual encampment of the women's relief corps of Colorado and Nebraska, also commenced here to-day. A Curiosity in Yamhill. One day last week Henry Warden cut down a fir tree that measured be tween five aud six feet through, which turned out to be quite a curiosity. He had sawed off a cut and begun to split it up into wood, when he noticed that one of the inside pieces, which was very pithy, had a large cut in it made with au ax or some other sharp instrument. Tho mark had evidently been made in the tree years ago, and was all grown over. On examination of the growth of the tree it was discovered that the mark had grown into the tree just seventy years. In the same cut was another piece with two anger-holes in it that had the seventy years' growth over them, and had a fire started in them when bored into the tree. This would bring it back to 1820, and if any person can inform us that there wero any white people in this country seventy years ago, wo would be pleased to learn who they were. The trco was cut on tho Anson nenry farm, about one mile and a half from town. The pieces of wood can be seen at this oiWce. -Yamhill Coun ty Lcdyer. Paper Pillow; The latest fad iu England is paper pillows. The paper is torn into very small pieces, not bigger than the fin ger nail, and then put into a pillow sack of drilling or light ticking. They are very cool for hot climates, and much superior to feather pillows. The newspapers are printing appeals for them for hospitals. Newspapers are not nice to use, as they have a dis agreeable odor of printer's ink; but brown or white paper and old letters and envelopes are the best. The finer the paper is cut or torn, the lighter it makes the pillow. A Xeccslty of Health. It b :i prim-' necessity or health that the action ol the bowels should be keot regular. Hut the way to overcome a temporary lit of constipation, or to remedy cnroaic eosttve ness.is nt to delude the stomach anil drench the bowels with purgative; ol violent and naiufiil act on. The hannv medium between au inoperative and violent cathartic is IIos tetter's Stoitru'h Enters, which acts just hiiflleiently upon the bowels to relax them without pain, ami which hein a wholesome tonic, as well as aperient, has the elTect of MreiiKthenini; both then: and tlie stomach, and promoting the well b-ini; of tlie whole internal economy. Tlie removal of bile from the b.oo.l. increased activity of the liver, usually dormant iu cases of costiveness, aud soutnl'digestion follows the use of this be neficent medicine, as thorough and genial in its effects as it is safe and pure in composi tion. KhcuiuaM-uii, fever and auc. Kidney troubles and debililyare aLv remedied by it. All the patent medicines ailvertiscu in this paper, together with the choicest nurruuiery, and toilet articles etc.. can tie bought at the lowest prices at .1. W. Conn's' drug store, opposite Occident hotel, Astoria. JJemcmber the Austin house at the Seaside is open the year 'round. Coffee and cake, ten eents. at tho Cvn'rs! Restaurant. All seasonable kinds of fruits aud vegetables by every steamer at Thomp son & Itoss. THK KEY. GEO. II. THAYER, of Uourbon, liul., says: "Both myself and wife owe our lives toShiloh's Consump tion Cure will give immediate relief. Price. 10 cts Z0 cts. and SI. at .1. C. De- j meat's. WHY WILL YOU cough whenShi loh's Cure will givo immediate relief. Price, 10 c's., 50 cts. and SI. at J. C. l)e- incut's. GREAT STRIKE IN PORTLAND. Hnntinstou Praises Stanford Awl Disclaims Hostility. COXl'ICT KILLED IX ESC IVE. Special by California As;ocivtkd Pkess. Folsom, Cal., AprilJ17. Carl Weber, serving a term of imprisonment for ten years for forgery, was killed while trying to escape, to-day. As the line came out from dinner to work on the canal, he deliberately jumped into the river, about a hundred yards below the dam, and made for tho other side. Two of the guards opened fire upon him. He was seen to rise out of the water and then sink, leaving a trail of blood behind him. The California Races. Special to Thk Astokian. San Francisco, April 17. A driz zling ram kept many from visiting tue third davs' races of the Blood Horse association, though the track was in excellent condition. First raco Fifteen-sixteenths of a mile "Ida Glenn'' finished first; "Kildare," second; "Applause," third; but "Ida Glenn," who finished in liJ7J, was disqualified for fouling "Jvildare, who was given tue race. Second Bace Bacine stakes for two year olds Three-fourths mile "Ho mer" won; "Fairy," second; "Conrad," third; time, 1:154". Tliird race Mile heats "Dave Douglass" won, taking second and third heats; "Coloma" won the first heat; lime, 1:43, 1:45 and 1:J8H- Fourth race Sequel stakes Mile and three-eighths "Alf. Farrow" won; "Abi," second; "Ed. McGninness," third; lime, 233. An Opium Seizure. Special to Thk Astokian. San Francisco. April 17. The cus toms officers to-day confiscated feouU worth of prepared opium, found in the chain locker of the steamer Ilay ticn Republic, which arrived yes terday from Nanaimo. The owner of the drug is not known. Lcland Stanford Commended. Special to The Astokian. San Francisco, April 17. Tho di rectors of the Southern Pacific com pany to-day adopted resolutions thankinc Leland Stanford for the in tegrity and ability with which he has directed the affairs of the company while acting as president. Stanford will start for Washington the early part of next week. THE TACTS IN THE CASE. Huntington's Letter to Senator Stanford. Special to The Astokian.I San Francisco, April 17. Great in terest is manifested regarding the con tents of a letter, written by C.P. Hunt ington to senator Stanford and which is said to have resulted in a reconcili ation between them. So many and various have been the reports regard ing the nature of the contents, that it was thonght advisablo to make pub lic the letter in its entirety. It was written on tue 13tli inst. and is as fol fel fol eows: "Dear Uovernor:So many items mentioning your name have ap peared in the daily papers that some of my friends think it would be well for me to write you, hence this. Although I do not antici pate any danger "that you and I will be put in hostile attitude iu business, or for that matter personal re lations, but intervention of those who do not understand the difference, may tend to separate friends. Our views when at variance, have been freely ex pressed, and it is needless to allude to them, further than to say that each of us have agreed to disagree. The remarks that I recently made at the Southern Pacific board meeting, were intended only as a reasonable expression of my views, on these subjects. My words, and especially the phrase which relates to campaign uses of the company funds, or as I expressed it, 'putting hands into the treasury of the company to defeat tho people's choice,' have been constrned in some quarters as a personal attack on you. Allow me to say that I regret this, since I did not make or intend to make any attack, or charge that you had used money to advance your personal interests, or in any improper way, and I am satisfied that yon have not dono so. Allow me tilso to express the wish that onr relations-may con tinue as friendly hereafter as they have been heretofore." Yours very truly, Signed. C. P. Huntington. Tacoina Es Cirowintr Rapidly. Special to Thk Astorian. Tacoma, April 17. A census of the city, taken to determine the right of the city to form a new charter, was just completed to-day, and shows a total population of 28,481 within the pre3entlimits. The United States cen sus in June will embrace some adjoin ing territory and probably show a total population of 30,981, or an in crease of C,7D1 since lSy. saaisszBsasiaisiMisiiiiuMBaHseaESsaiiisinaiMasaia ANOTHER STRIKE. This Time It is Nearer Heme. Special to The Astobian-J Portland, April 17. It is esti mated at present that no less than 1,500 carpenters, painters, plasterers, bricklayers, tinners, roofers and in fact, workmen of all trades, are now out of employment in this city, by reason of the lockout declared yester day morning by the builder's union. The workmen are simply waiting to learn what the builders intend to do. They say they will fight it out if it takes all the season, and that non un ion men can not be had. The situation is indeed interesting and the longer it lasts the more criti cal it will become. All building will of necessity have to stop, until the matter is settled, hence the blow is at the very Jvitals of the city. Capt. John O'Brien, president of the federal trades, say3 the arrange ment is not yet perfected but in the next 48 hours, a general strike will ocenr. Another New Railroad. Special to The Astoriax. Portland, Or., April 17. Articles of incorporation of tho Oregon Bail road company were filed in the offica of the county clerk to-day by B. Koeh- ler, Geo. H. Andrews and W. A. Gran dahl, with a capital stock of $300,000. The object of the incorporation is to equip a railroad from this city or from East Portland, southerly on the east side of the river, by way of Siiverton, Springfield and the middle fork of the Willamette river, to the boundary line between this state and California; second, from this city southerly on the west side of the river to Airh'e, Polk county, and from thence southerly by the most practicable route to the south boundary of section, etc Accident in Southern California. Special to The Astokian. Tehaciiapi, Cal., April 17. The north-bound passenger express train, consisting of fourteen coaches, was partially derailed near here this morn ing, owing to the failure of the air brakes to work. The engine and ten cars left the track. Mrs. Thompson was seriously and Mrs. Sanford slight ly injured. Trains will be again run ning as usual this evening. Sudden Death of a Pieaeer. Special to The Astorian. San Bernardino. April 17. Gen eral Samuel A. Chapin, one of the New England pioneer excursionists, died of apoplexy to-night at the opera house just after making a short but very feeling speech. General Chapin was one of the heroes in the Black Hawk war, wa3 a California pioneer and served in the war of the rebellion. A Fatal Accident. Special to Thk Astoria. 1 Eugene, Oregon, April 17. A work man named Allen, engaged in rebuild ing the .Eugene bridge, fell to-day about 30 feet, from the bridge timbers. striking among rocks and gravel, and i3 horribly mangled. His head is mashed so that his recovery is not deemed possible. Fatal Fall on an Elevator. Special to The Astorian. SeatttjE, Wash., April 17 This af ternoon Chas. McCallnn, a laborer on the Coleman block, on Front street, was standing on an elevator, when the rope broke. He fell a distance of 30 feet, and was terribly cut in tho back of the head, sustaining internal in- j tines. le will oie. Sprockets' Objections. Special to TnK Astokian.I San Francisco, April 17. A. B. Spreckels, of the well-known sugar firm, in an interview regarding the sugar clause in the proposed tariff bill, says that the proposed changes will virtually kill the beet sugar industry in California, and favors a mainte nance of the present duties. A Binding Agreement. Special to The Astorian San Francisco, April 17. The pas senger agents of the transcontinental hues, to-day made tho following agreement, which it is expected will be ratified to-morrow, and will go into elTect bunday: No commission shall be paid on tickets, and any railroad employe vio lating this agreement, shall be refused recognition as a representative of the road which employes him, and recog nition shall also be refused to all other employes of that road. PERSONAL MENTION. Samuel Elmore and family return to-day from an extended sojourn in California. F. C. Beed and Dr. Jay Tuttle re turned yesterday from participation in the Bepublican state convention. There will be a refined and artistic minstrel performance at the opera house this evening, and one that will be a pleasure to all who attend. The "Venitian Nights" is alone worth the price of admission, the special feat ures of the programme rank it far above the ordinary style of minstrelsy. Beserved seats at the New York Nov elty store. The latest style of Gents' Boots and Shoes at P. J. Goodmas's. ASTORIA, OREGON.