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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION- Cll)J0 C-Jitt iTl-s EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH IC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLU, NO. 05. ASTORIA, OREGOY. TUESDAY MORNIXG, THIS MAGNET Tells a taJe. It snys our meth ods and prices attract atten tion. The methods are honest, the prices are light, and that means patronage. Progress is the wclclnvord. Quality is the prime consideration :md the prices are heyond compe titionfrom 101 to 33 per cent less than elswhere in Men's and Boys' Clotliing, Furnish ing : Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes Trunks, Valises, etc THE TARIFF The Bill to Goto the Full Com mittee To-day. CONCILIATING THE with doctors was sent from Greenville It was found the people were helpless and panic stricken. Over a dozen are dead and dying. Fifty persons were wounded, some very seriously. The storm came from the southwest, and swept the earth of everything In Its track for 60 miles in length and 100 t SUGAR MEN I SUBMITTED Tfi tup rvmn-r Provision to lie Made for Hie Abro . gation of the Treaties Made Under flie McKinley Law The Denver Police Board Question 'Taken Under Advisement. Denver, Col., March 19. Thtf suoreme court room was crowded this afternoon with lawyers, politicians and other In terested citizens while arguments were hftnC TTtArfo nn tha mtnaUnn 1 .1 I o k.iv iucoiiuu nuuuuiieu by the governor to decide whether Orr nnrl Afnftln .. .1 1 1 ...... vii. v, wuuuB uiiu uimies are legally entitled to act as members of Associated Press. important business transacted in the senate today, the entire day being con 'c twtiy, me enure uay Delng con- w v inrmuria 01 sumed in the consideration of bills on tne flre and Pllce boards. The court hn t .1 . . . trmlr t mn ft aw nn4AH nii..u . i"c witJiiutLT. iviosti or these were of utui .u v jaenn-ni. a small- importance, among them being decIslon ls not exPctei until the latter BAvapoi t . . . nart of the wmW Osgood pipimiiE Go. The One Price Clothiers, Hatters find ' Furnishers. 506 and 508 3rd St.. Next to Griffin & Reed's Book Store, Astoria. Henry Ward Beecher- Said of the Strawberry, "God doubtless might have made a better berry but it was doubtful if he ever had." So we r r . . .. . say ot our master Cards and novelties, "somebody might possibly have better, but it was very doubtful if any body aoout Here ever lias. Jt they have, the stock has never put in an appearance in Astoria and the people who have ex amined ours know this to be a fact" Added to this fact comes the further beauty of it, there is none sold for so little money, talk or no talk:. Griffin & Reed. : , CALIFORNIA WINE HOUSE. several of immediate interest to the peo ple In the District of Columbia. A number of bills were taken from th calendar and passed, among them the senate bill to regulate the making of property returns by officers of the eov ernmant. The senate received from the president al message in regard to the occupation of Blueflelds, Nicaragua, and also a message relative to Hawaiian affairs. Washington, March 19. The demo cratic members of the senate finance committee have completed their work on the tariff bill, and will submit, the changes in the draft of the sub-com mittee at a meeting of the full commit tee this afternoon. changes made are In the suear chort ule, which has been mmltflixt an aa n take into consideration color as well ns polarization. The chance made will n.irt part of the week. At the city hall nearly all traces nf the recent bloodless war have vanished A large number of conservative nnllee officers held a secret meeting today and decided they would not aa-ain resort n arms to defend their positions. One of them stated they realized now they were led into a trap when they signed the agreement to stand by the old board regardless of consequences. The officers wno refused ta sign the agreement wbpa discharged from the force. CUSTOMS OFFICERS OUTWITTED. Being Overzealous, They Allow a Quan tity of Opium to Be Smuggled. Fn 11. ,. The principal ""Ka J.-ncal customs e suirar -chert. offlcers today received Information that a quantity of opium would be smug gled into, the city on the steamer rntv of Kine-nton. Wkhino- t cumiiAuimu. i ne cnanee made will nilri w wvuic me one-eighth of a cent per pound on the 8mug&lers thev dld not seize the opium. nnu. .... ...... The smucclpi-a enmn .t nil i . u... L an llgUL, U1I I In a row-boat, and had it off the steam. er into the boat before the officials were aware of what was going on. Then the officers called on the smugglers to sur- Fine fines and Mqcjors. I have made arrangements for supplying any brand of wines in quantities tS suit at the lowest cash figures. The trade and families supplied. All orders delivered free in Astoria. A. W. UTZlHGEfc IWain Street, Astoria, Oregon Str. R. P. ELijVIORE 4 ttlill heave for Tillamook Every four Days as flea as the meather mill permit. the steamer R. P. Elmore connects with Union Pacific steamers for Portland and """"S" .iic usucu mini ruiuanu 10 i niamooK Hay points by the Union Pacific Company. Ship freight by Union Pacific Steamers. ELHORE, SANBORN & CO., - Agents, Astoria. UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO., Agents, Portland. J2 FOR fl?l $80 LOT I BY BECOMING A MEMBER OF HILL'S LOT CLUBS YOU CAN GET A FIRST CLASS LOT IN HILL'S FIRST ADDITION TO ASTORIA. LUIS WILL bh UbLlvhRED WEEKLY. NOW IS THE TIME TO PROCURE A Ilot to Build a Home, for $2 color test, so as to Insure the refiner this much protection. This Is In ao cordance with the original Intention of tne committee, but it has been claimed Ihnl tlm 1.111 . i . ... aa tiL ursi. iporieu to the I "&acT iu our- full committee, would discriminate render- but theV Paid no heed to them, am,in.i and rowefl a.wn.v Tho It Is 2 understoad the bill will be amenoea so as to make a positive dec laratlon tot the abrogation of the reel proclty treaUes made under the McKin ley act. This ls to satisfy (he fears of tne sugar men, though the committee are satlsued the bill as it stands would do so. clause abrogating the Hawaiian treaty will be stricken out. These, with the restoraUon of the present law regarding the tax on do mestic cigars, will be the principal changes made. The lead ore duty, with a tax on whiskey and a duty on coal and Iron ore, remain as placed In the and rowed away. The customs officials tired fully -25 shots, but whether anv took effect cannot be ascertained. Later the offlcers got a boat and started in pursuit. On the offlcers returning thev overtook a rowboat containing Dick Mc- Govern and Jim Williams, who they ar rested on aiisnlrlnn The m . icu me uiu aa il tjtanus WOUla umwio di'ciii It Is also probable that the a" day search'ner for the dope, but they .i - .. failed tn find nnv A GREAT RAINFALL. Tennessee Has a Downpour of Over Five Inches In a Day. Memphis, Tenn., March 19. The storm continues in all tls intensity and the .... u . ,, . uv-yviiiMii uj. rum nus Deen incessant, bill by the democratic members. There ra0i rf . ini-cswiuii, win he few ,hnna . ,h , causlne damage to road8 buildings and overflowing branches and bayous. In the city the water filled the streets will be few change-) In the fruit sched ule, and a few minor articles which were taken from the free list and made "a Zt .L 1? 7 " dutiable w.n he .... , and"e'8. a time stopped all dutiable will be restored to the free list The bill, when it next sees the light, trafflc. The rainfall up to 10 o'clock tn day was 5.5 Inches, which Is second to LEAVING RIO - HAKB01 American War Vessels Detailed for Duty Elswhere SECRETARY HERBERT ORDERS Da Gam a I ft on a Portuguese Ship- Yellow Fever Keachen an Epidemic Stage. Associated Press. Washington, March 19. The Ameri can fleet at Rio, the largest assembled In a foreign port since the war, will be a thing of the past in a few days,- and the ships will go to different points. The San Francisco was the first to go, and went to Blueflelds, with Admiral Ben ham In charge. It was the intention of the navy de partment to. neep the remainder there for a week or two longer, until it can be ascertained that no further trouble will occur, but this programme was changed on receipt of the following j cablegram from Capt. Phillips, com mander of the fleet since Admiral Ben ham's departure: "Rio, March 19. Sec retary of the Navy, Washington: Rio harbor is clear of foreign men-of-war. except- the New York and Charleston. Tha Detroit will sail for Hampton Roads. The Portuguese vessel was the last to leave. It Is- reported that Da Gama was a passenger on board her. The fever Is increasing and has reached an epidemic stage, so that the British steamers coming north will not touch at Rio. It does not appear that there Is any further use for keeping American man-of-war here, aa the insurrection has been put down, and a longer stay of the vessels would be injurious." Immediately upon receipt of this dis patch, Secretary Herbert sept orders for the distribution of the fleets VICTIMS OF THE CYCLONR 1 - t . Long View, Tex.. March 19. Follow ing is a revised list of the dead and wounded at Lansing's Switch, thev cen ter of Sunday morning's cyclone, six miles east of here. The dead number eight, as follows: Alexander Lester. Sarah Lester, Alexander Lester, Jr.,. R. A. Lester, Jasper Collins, Sissy Lester, Dock Simmons, Arthur Lester. Fatally injured: Mollle Collins, Frank Dlsor, Odessa Lester (all colored). There are 10 or 15 others seriously Injured, both white and colored. situation will bo somewhat mixed. The pool was nob Idle this morning, how ever. Soon after the board met $1.09 1-S was bid for May, but before an hour $1.14 1-2 was offered for all the . May wheat to be! sold. Thin nronf that the Pool is able to hold Its own had a rood effect upon the situation. Wheat closed at $1,13 3-8. RAILROAD WAR SETTLED. San Francisco. March 19. W. H. Bis- sell, agent of the Santa Fe, was asked this afternoon If the news was correct that the railroad war la practically over and that In the course of ten days the overland passenger ratea will go back to the figures which prevailed before March 1. "Yes." said he. "thBt Is sub stantially true. The basis of the settle ment ls that the Southern. Pacific shall withdraw Its boycott on the Interchange of passenger business with us at Los Angoies.;' SUICIDE OF A PRINTER. Falrhaven, Wash., March 19. Will iam Webster, a printer, committed sui cide laHt nlt-ht hu ihnr,lln hlmulf through the breast. He had been nn. employed for some time and was with out means. He was a widower, about o years of age. ORDERED HOME. , Denver, March 19. This morning, af ter a conference by telephone with tha adjutant general In charge of the mili tia at Cripple Creek, Gov. Walte issued an order dismissing all the militia there , to their homes, further service not be ing needed. ADJOURNED UNTIL TODAY, Denver, March 19. The heartmr of (h laniwmpi or court case, brouorht hv fho new chief of police and fire commission against the old board and Mayor Van XlUm on Knturrlni, ,11 vkuluu.j, nujuui IIVU iniS morning till tomorrow. v A RUMOR DENIED. ' : Seattle, March 19. The Great North. ern officials say there Is no truth In th . published report" that a freight ti had been carried over an embankment near Skykomlsh. MILL BUILDING BURNED. ,,,, , . , . - I uuij 1.00 u.u niuiieu, wnicn is secona to i:j:::e?!:Bj? ,h? occurs here z z: z:z Bince im- Mi was m m?, nrovlrllmr fnr th. rl nt ., ."." ,m-"ra' lne downpour MMrmw , nas Deen ffeneraJ over West Tennessee, Vflffh T rtt itnlnnn A -I committee this afternoon It was an ....... ,,, huh. munii, wnicn was cenu nounced that the bill, as amended by Lclock ma morn, oyer U ...v.vo djiim: llic lllKKllllg Ufl Saturday, will not be laid before the committee before tomorrow. It Is prob able that In the meantime further changes will be made the gulf storm, which was central at 7 MISS POLLARD TESTIFIES. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. Washington, March 19. The house. In committee of the whole on the sundrv ' ."''cT' ' ParaSra,Ph. aPPni- one actOT 18 rred to the exclusion of Washington. March 19. In the Pni. lard-Breckenridge case today cross-ex amination of the plaintiff was resumed. Her answers gave no comfort tn ti. a rense. The continuous fire of cross-oueatlons ana the trial was like a play, in which .h"T1.VT.L D,,eXPe.nr under a others. Major Ben Eutterworth. ex- Ul ,.,uii nver com- congresBman from Ohio, nlaved .,he mission An attempt was to have been made today by Mr. Josephs, the New Mexi can delegate, to pass the bill for the ndmlsslon of that territory to statehood, under suspension of the rules, but It be ing apparent that the democrats did not have a quorum present, he decided not to make the effort. The Packers of Choice Columbia River Salmon Their Brands and Locations. LOCATION. EKA3TU. A0KKT8. AT AitnrlA Tk'g Co Artorls B,wth A. n't Co 'Woria i Ciilna-.tiUBIverPktfV !ori... ' f .!to'l Pk'gfo.' I '."."''ir-ii - M KinnT- 'Astoria... : Julili A. Uevllu I Wnfk Pinmonil.. . I j i Ovul- - .. Eot!' Son ChlctRO .. Cocktail.. ....Cutling rkgCo. n KfnclMM ' ( VatMinllll rimnm. B.nU I Wliltettar. & Co.... ;,.torl.. Klnmre Smuel Atoria.. ... r.eorge &r.rker Astorls.... j o. nj miicm ft Co. toii.. . J,G McglertCo.. SrnoltBeld j Ug.St Georj?c. J. (5. Mcgler BiookdeU Wo rishrnn u' Pkg Cffl-. Atoii- j IXdemon George ft Barker torla.; . J.O.nanlhomftCo J, O. Haotlium Utotla . 'mrn ir.arlnn I HI 'lll.TIn ... I J-hcfii-a' kec- ori.... minor part aa questioner, all Internal centering about the slender, black-robed Plaintiff, it was the most interesting of sensational trials, und it was made more so by masterful display of intel lectual resource, of quick perception and of telling replies which flashed forth at each turn of the case, as the lawyers followed up every possible trail . i v.' j ivwjiuie trail Without transacting any ruling busl- which mleht in ,imi.i ... . o - uiorfiuii CiUfllflK ness, the house went into committee of any sort of shade cn the life of the the whole, and consideration of the sundry civil bill was resumed. Hermann, republican, of Oregon, eulo- BOYCOTT A CHURCH. New Haven. Conn.. March 19. Twen ty-five Chinamen have declared a bov. cot against the First Methodist Euls- copal church Sunday school. A month ago the opium dens were raided, 66 ar rests made and a fan-tan paraDhamalla confiscated. Mra. Crocker, wife of Po lice Sergeant Crocker, Is a teacher In the Chinese Sunday school class, the mem bers of which allege she gave the police the hint of the gambling. The boycott ls the resulU woman, apart from tho? passage of which mention has been made. Mies Pollard has shown herself to be iitrioeu lo De glzed the contract system for the water- a wonderful woman. Whatever opinions ways of the country, the Inauguration J may have been held by men, most of ui which, lie lauu, waa uhb tii me granu- n i iugn ma niung m the communi est achievements of the 51st congress. : ty, who sat listening all day, as though Loud, of California, criticised the In- to the revelation of a fascinating story Justice of the system to those "who are ' rather than to the woman's recital of no') In on the proposition." No man : sorrow and disgrace, all of them were was better able to defend the system constrained to admit their admiration than f PfllhIiiM tldi" I mnriA It tit hat I n 1 1. 1 11 t.H v........r,"1, ...... n.wiiu .I,"- .- ..i..bi.iii;, uci quicK perception than Mr. Hermann, both of whom hndj and eiTectlve command of words. tneir projects, in wnicn tney were In-1 iseiuom, nas any witness manage to fpreaterl In l.hfk avntpm. Hiit r.hlectlnn sive renlieH tui folllno In . ( - - r uiiAfii ui ner to the river and harbor Improvements own case, and keep within the limits of wna inm iney were nn. muie iu uejieui coun-rwm reguiailons. V -.hr.l. (initntFr Kill in autlfef v mp. RESUMING OPERATIONS. Cripple Creek, Col., March 19. The Independence mine, one of the largest here, started work again this morning with a small force, on a basis of nine hours for day-shift and eight for the night-shift. The miners are to receive $3.25 per shift. This offer was mode the men . several weeks aso and refused. Everything Is quiet this morning. The troops are In camp, and the command. lng officer says he does not exoect to move them today. APPOINTMENTS BY BLACKMAN. Portland. March 19. ColIecinr fiCu. man today appointed John P. Gleason deputy at Seattle: W. C. Pedlar, denu- ty at Juneau, Alaska; D. T. Sears, store keeper at Medford, Oregon. THE WHEAT DEAL. San Francisco, March 19 The wheat market was In a peculiar position this morning, the question a to margins on fu,000 tons of May option, which the Mc Glaughlin pool bought last "Friday, not having been settled. The question which arose this morning was whether the check for $100,000, which was tendered by McGIaughlln last. Saturday, was suf ficient for the margins on their pur chases. Until this question Is settled by the directors of the exchange the wheat Philadelphia, March 19. Tbe large building owned by Crumps & Bro., oc cupied by manufacturers of knit goods, was ourned this morning. Loss, $250, 000. Four hundred hands are thrown out of employment. PORTLAND'S POSTMASTER. Washington, March 19. The president today appointed Eugene C. Protzman postmaster at Portland, Ore. Oscar Rea was also appointed as post master at Everett, Wash. . VALUE OF THE DOLLAR, Counterfeiters Making Silver Dollars at a Good Profit. Omaha, March 19. Treasury depart ment secret service men are working In Omaha and vicinity to unearth a pri vate mint. Which hnja oloH.. out over half a million standard silver uuhcvio, uniiig me same amount of sil ver and alloy aa the government. The profits of the reins rra mu.ia seigniorage, which Is said to give the makers a rake-off of 61 cents on each dollar made. THE COXEY ARMY. - , Indications That the March to Wash ington Will Soon Begin. . MasHlllon. Ohio. March IflTiv, ent Indications the Coxey army will be readv to march f mm ra ....... i - . - " Tues day. Every day's mall brings letters mi iui in me country saylnir that comnanles have huun r and that they will be on hand. ' MR. HARRISON'S LECTURES. ' San Francisco. March io u-t . dent Harrison today delivered his third lecture to the students of Stanford unl. versltv. He snnlte on th luni ... of the controversy between the Ameri can colonics and Great Britain. Gen Harrison hns devised a new plan of copyrighting each lecture before dellv. erlng It. LAVIGN0 QUITS. ' Minneapolis, March 19. Robby Dobbs colored light-weight champion of Amer ica, bested Bill Lavlgne. of Saginaw In the arena of thff Twin City Athletic club tonight, the latter throwing up the sponge at the end of the fifth round. EMBEZZLER KRUQ'S OA8e7 Seattlo, March 19.-The case of ex. City Treasurer A. Knur h.r.a.1 embezzlement, will go to the Jury to morrow morning. . A TERRIFIC STORM. San Francisco, March' 19. Jos. lu. VPnmHrlr 1 ha r.hamr.ln hlk . . i 'tn uiver or Dallas. Tex.. March 19. The cvclone the world. tfA t.(ii ort.m.. .,. - . . 1 1 UI 1 1 IH and Ice storm which devastated Long- bursting of a blood-vessel In the stom vfew nn Hnntia.v Ktruck the IltUe tnwn ' nh wi,r.h i i.. i. - .... , w.., R.v.. ikiuij r.-i?ivea wnen of Emory, ZO miles south ot Greenville, making a 75-f.jot dlv- several days a. C. i . . nl.1,1 r.A .l....li.li.J ... ou.iuiua.jF .,u ur-j.,... c ( one occasion Leu venmark dove from western part of the place. A relief train hdqtit of S3 feet, Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report :J1 ARZnWI2l-l PUP-