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&STOKIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION r sr. 4 " - ' I'.'l'ArS WEATHER. Pr Washington, fair wc.Tt!'f;r i:i northern por tions; Growers In southern portions; cooler; For Oreyon fVTj'erP, cooler. W-mm riieASTORIANhasthela ; tst LOCAL circulation, the I e't GENERAL circulation and largest TOTAL circulation of all papers published in Astoria. s TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XUV, NO. 8. ASTORIA. OREGON', SUNDAY MOkXIXC, APKiL 2s, 1895. PRICE, FIVE CI N'IF. ....... -fifl..iV KM M if . ,. ;;rvv Lubricating TZJe-U OILS ! 1Sl?er A Specialty. , Brothers. I Sell ASTORIA, i I Ship Chandelery, -I Hardware, ! Iron fePtel, i Coal. ; Gfooriei & Provisions, I Flour & Mill Feed, j Paints, Oils. Varnishes, ! Loggors Supplies, N Fiiirh.ink s Scales, Do'ns & Windows, Ag'idiltural Implements Wagons & Vehicles. NEW GOODS B F. ALLEN, . j6; Commercial Street. New lines f.r 18;;. J ipin-S; tfugs and Matting Bamboo Furniture, etc. (Direct from Japans.) I Housi Lining, Building Paper and Glass. Wall Paper of 1895 no.v in with a stock Japanese Leaihers, Wholes ile in Chicago from f9 to i8 per roll of 12 yards. It K. ALLEN 8, 565 Comnvrcial Street. Snap A iodak ,it uuy 111:1 1 ruining mil l our mo 0 mimI you'll not a portrait of h 111 n brliuiiiiUK ner nil 1 ile.usiiil lh iiila. 4 h 11 It iim!iiY In til - liqnin wv li ve to utf- r;n- lmutili to lL!iSE ANY MAN. Coroe anl Try Them. hughes & CO. IS THERE? T-O- " Is'there & man with Heart so cold, That from his family would withhold ' The comforts which they all could find In articles of FURNITURE of th right kind. And we would suggest at this season, nice ISldoboard, Extension Table, or se pf Dining Chairs. We have the larges and finest line ever shown In the city and at prices that cannot fall to pleas the closest buyers. HE1LBORN & SON. ASTORIA IRON WORKS Crwimly St.. foot ol Jackson. Astoria General Machinists and Boiler Makers Land and jytarlne Engines. Boiler work, Steam boat and Cannery Work a Specialty. Castings of All Descriptions Made to Order on Short Notlcs. John Fox. President and Superintendent A.. L. Fox Vice President O. a Prael Secretarr They Lack Life There are twines sold to fishermen on the Columbia river that stand in the same relationship to Marshall's Twine as a wooden image does to the human being they lack strength life evenness and lasting qualities. Don't fool yourself Into the belief that other twines besides Marshall's will do "Just he well." They won't. They cannot. For Flowers and Floral Decora tions Call at Grunlund & Brix. ' Cor. 8th and Exchange sts. Palms and Decorative Plants For Rent "The Astoria Loan Office." Money to Loan on W TCHES. DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, Guns, Pistols, CUhing and all Articles of Value. 56 oth Street, Between Astor and Bond. t.io..: i MOaKO, ": t ! iMacksmith hoso shop U oppos I'e Cu-.ins cannery, is now prepared to do fucn odd Jnhs an making new 1 a: r.t-r..' cJnrn, repairing old ones, p aKir g new fishln boat irons, and re pairing !'i ines, and -alt ether biick fnilihing that requires first-clans workmanship. - Carpenter Shop. Tour mind is on repairing your house , this sprltig; possibly on building a new one. If so. remember we are carpen-j ters and builders with a shop full ofj tools always willing to do sucn jobs and want your work. MILLER GOSXET. Shop on Tlwar-o Dock. Good Measure lij jfjtjf I. Iv. OSGOOD, fho- One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. , 606 and 503 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA. OR. That there is no I'tii' r slock in the city so larg.' as ours in 'h! wav of Fishing Tackle, Cr qw t Se's Lawn Tennis ets, Bird Cge, Feather IHisters and all oilif-r Spring (Iondf YOU Wllili FIND GRIFFIN SEE Wjlfll mE flftE 0FFEM&. Fine figured silks SOcts a yard. ; N Dress goods frorr 15c to 75c ' . ' . Large and select stock to choose, from. I l.inn -'s, Velvets and plushes, very .low. prices. Fringe and livss trimniii gs aft t-ttdre 38 "Variety. Laces, Embroideries and Ribbons from lc to 25c a yd. Belding Bros. Embroidery silks, floss and rope silk 5c skeins for 25c per doz. Aresene and Chinelle for 10c Fine line Ladies Kid Gloves 75c and $1.00 a pair. Zephyrs 1 5c a package. Ladies li03 supporters 10 and 15c a pair. Misses " ' 8c a pair Towels 5c each. ''.. Heavy silk cord 5c a yard. Spool silk 100 yds bast quality 5c a spool . Pins 2c a paper. Thimbles lc each. Ladies and Mi-ses gloves 15c a pair. v Scrime 5c a yard Ladhs white rkirts 25c each Gnod hankerchiefs 2j iieh. ' Corset covers in to 2rc each Chemise 25 to 50c each. ' ' - 200 yd spool linen threw 1 5c a npol. and an emlless variety of goods to ; numerous to mention. Do nn fall t call at the new Drv Goo 's. depa tment of th Oregon Trading Co. 00 Com mercl Street. The CASINO. 7tli & Entire Change of Program, Monday Evening, April 29th. Engagemmt Eat-adlnary of Jin RYAN. Champion middleweight of Australia who will appear oiahtly with JIMMY BYAS of Astoria in bi tpecialt; "Fnn in the Oymnasiam" BAKER & HOWARD, The,wo Ferformaace opening New York Middle Act Barnums Baby Elephant. LYDIA PURDY, I CAD W LSON. LULU ORO. I CHAS. ORO. Admission 10 Children Cry for Is not the only kind if meas ure I gi ' :my cus'omer.J. I carry in stock an infinite num ber of sizes in all styles 'and kind of ciothes. I meusrre you as close'y as d es .s tailor, and then Irora my we. I ussnrt ed stock I giw you tlie exnet size. Its all the san e us cus tom made except tie pr c ThreV '.he difference. ITFullline of Mens' an I Bova' Cloihintr Furuis- hing Goods, Hats. Caps,! Boots. Bnoes, t . . Our line or tis'iing rod start in with the common baml'O ) poles for h f-v cen's and urn up into the $. $. tor those that are lot- better. So you see we can suit every body. & REED. BOND STREETS. Ameri,D'Mleb"tfd ,ketc'' with the drama by Gas Light r BELLE BROWN, ABLELIVInGSTOX- and 20 cents Pitcher's Castorta NICARAGUAN -TROUBLE The British Indemnity May Be l..li)"ifficnlL to Collect.' SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS ARISE. -j 0 BeliefShatItMay.be Found Neces sary to Extend the Blockade .. and Of 'iiipy Other Ports. - AHunclated Press. Washington, April 27. The Bnlltlsh have oooupled C3rrtnlto and the Brl'tlsh flagr Waa been " raised over the city. The landing was made ait 1 o'clock this momtiiK. All rovernimonit oRlclals as well aa the NlctLfaffuan population of Cbrtn'to have vacated the town, leaving it completely In jjosseeslltm of tlhs Brk. Ish troops. It la understood that Com mander Trench o the Royal Arthur has been ccmMfiitulted mlUtary governor of Oorlnifio. The fact that caWe ad vices do not speak of trouble Is ac cepted a ahlDwln? the Jareilng of the British forces was peaieeaWe and un oipDcd. Rt'poaits yeflterdwiy Indicated fiat 8 0C0 Nloai-agruan troops had con o?:tiiJJtetl ait Corln'to and forcca from UontdiKiu. war expected, but the fiot thit all NlcrMuan aiithorltle wiith drow leaving the Brkirih complete mas ters of Mie aTtuwrttm lnHcta'tes the local soldiery were not called upon. U Is stated, however, thbt the evacuattlon of Cortnto doB blA mean a gmrretnd'er by Ntcaragiia. Troopi aire believed to be In tne nelshhrftbad ot Opll'o ready to resWt. NWtiwltihsitiand'ins the an nouncemenlt tn cialblegrams to the Nl cairiJtfuan mliilslter. In aiimlnisitmtion circles the opinion is firmly expressed that Admiral Steipihn"'' Wa not limb ed troops. It Is stated that the adimin. istriaiUon has been advised that the real cause wihy a psaiceful settlement has not been effected already is be cause Ntoanragnia Was been uraaiblo. to raise the lnflemraMy wlthi nth three days allowed. Washington, April Zt.-qhe vents of the dlay In dtptomaJtlo olrdes here were the landing of the Brttlsih troops' at Corinto, the abartdonmerut of the town by the nartive oftldals and popu lation, nid the shrewd move of the Nlcaratruans In decJarlng Cortn'to a closed pont. The first nws of the event came In the afternoon. Dr. Guz man had been waiting several hours at the state department to see. Secre tary Oreahiam. He was In a fever of anxiety, and Jn tjis .absence of news from his own gqfveirnimeint, came to learn what the department had re ceived as to the BrlMsfti movements at Oorln'to. r At noon life minister returned to his home for lundhtvyn and found there two telegrams from his government for warded from San Jose del Bur, 'a Nl oairagua cable port abouit 215 miles south of Corimto. The flrwt telegram sbajted that the British troops had landed at Cortnto and Ohat the British flag was ftoaang over the town, which had been deserted by the Nloaraguan olltoials and the native Inhabitants. The second cablegram showed that the authorities had goneto San Juan del Sur, cutting the wires connecting the cable port with Oorlnto so that the Brltlflh forces at the latter place could not comnKumlcaite wish their home gov ernment except by sending a boat to the cable station. . The main body of Xloaraguiains who had abandoned Oo rinto had crossed the lagoon which separates the town from the mainland and had strongly entrenched them selves. . This Information was prompt ly communicated to the tate dap'art ment. The intonmlaiUon readhtng liere Is to the effeot that they Nilrjariaguans may funther isolate the British at Corlnto by burning the bridges across the la gjon setaritilng the town from the rrainland. The Btr-Uirfh position Ij said to be very bad from strategic stand point. Ths town la praclUoaHy on an isUind, being separated from the main land by a stretdh of march y ground. This Is traversed by "bridges and with out tnem Oorintto Is cut off from snore. The NHoaraguans hare retired to the ihori, end of the bridge fluid those well informed on the situation believe Chat if the British make any move ment' to cross the lagoon the bridges will be burned amd the hUtle band ot Nloaraguan troops will make a stand agakMt funtfier. encroachments. The British are evldmrtly apprehen sive of trouble on 'this score, as lndt oatied by oaiilegnams from Colon show ing that three vessels of the royal fleet, ,tfae Soverie,, Wild Swan and Satellite, have been so pjsoed as to command th town with their guns, ft it proUable that this disposition has been made so as to Insure the occupy ing forces, numbering aibout 400 armed men. from at tack from the Nioira guans, ratlier flaan fnrtrn any deliber ate purpose of booibarcErrg the town, for there is no evidence that the Brit ish desire to advance Into the Interior at present, and It was certainly not a part of the original program of op erations as made known to our got emrnent, to bombard the place. Sariously eoratorrapiated, U is a most troiiMesrHne question, and even If there is no resort to hostilities at present, It opens the prospeat of alarming events in the future, whldh may, and in fiaot are even regarded as likely, to Involve the United States directly In the affair In spite of the earnest dis position of the ailmilrulatraitlon to avoid entanglement. Thla action moans that no gooda cam now bi enter ed at Oonlnito, a port wihlch his here tofore received , over half of ,the Im ports of the country, wWhout violaltlng the naitUxnal law of Nleamaffua. The Brlitlsh may collect dutlos If' any goods enter the place, ' bat the latter would be HaiWe to selzuer the momi?nt they crossed the Brttlati lines hito the In terior. ,The flrtft effeot of tiie decree dosing the port, therefore, will prdbalily be to divert nearly all if not the eniWre Im port tnaafe of the place to San Jyan del Sur, or perhaps Realajo, a seaport near by. In' this oase he length, $ the stay of 'the British, at Corlinto piroilillen1a.tliciaJ,. condltlaiiqi, as It ' k, upon oollaatlng enousli revenue fron the customs to make good Uie lndcmni: ty demanded. But aiuntiher coneldora tton arises at this point, for our gov ernment has' been assured that the ocouijiaitilon will not bs rermanent, a.nd, indeed, the first panagrawi of the Oiayton-Btflwer treaty exiireasly pledges Great Brlteln against tie occu paition of Nlaaraguian territory. , So the problem will arise, how to collect the lnmnKy wtohln a reasoniahle time. This may te settled summarily by simply extending the occupancy and hlocklaie beyond OorOmto, so -as to li.i olude all the pacific ports of Nicara gua. From Who dtspssjUon shown by tlho NiaamaiTUiains ait pre3ent thlB can be Aone only by force, and la likely to add very' largely to the expense . In curred In the collection of the indem nity, Which ttms will surety be added bv the BraUkih to ths original sum. This course, moreowir, will seriously embarraMS t!he commerce of the Unitec! Sfcaites, and on this point Great Britain has given eecre'liairy OPsJ.'.am rt ir asaui'anices of the mianner In which the Bnltilsh may be sure of attaining their ends by a promipt dectanatihrn of war and an Invasion of Nicaragua, Involv ing the capture of the capital, Mana gua, and tiho IrrsposHtlOn upon the Nl Aanasfuans of the Bi'lUsli teiTns as tho price of peace. EUROPEAN POLITICS. . For the First Time In Years Germany and Fnan.ce are Arm-tn-Anm. Berlin, Alprll 27. The curious spec tacle of Germany arm-in-arm political ly with France and Russia In respect to the far East has completely taken 'Ihe Germans aback. Germany has never been in suoh a poaSitlrtn sln-e te war of 1870. According to trustworthy iafprmiaitlouvttie. emperor himself is re sponsible for this turn of events, and It must be admitted that he has made i score In the (tame of politics In view if the rau that France Is acting in poiyPt wlitih Germany against her nat ural Inclination. whl-h Is amply shown n the comments of the French news papers, in Whtoh dlssiDtloiJaatlon Is ex pretFed at the Frendh government In "mental? Into a combination wii'lh Ger imany. The Imiportant part wh'ch the lemperor took In bringing about this ituaiblon is quite equal to his pre vious exploits oin auitocraitio lines. Up i-o the ir&tldle of lat week Germany's roHcy was non-Intervention In the af alm of the far Fart, unless her Inter ns were directly lr.teregted, and an official Statement at the end of the pant week was to the effeot that Ger many would not interfere. A sudden hiairoge, however, occurred, for as a rwtult of an Interchange or te"eirriinn otween the Czar and Fmperor W ll'am "hrougih the iiiitep-nptliarv of tlha Rui ilan charge d'affalrs ait Berlin, his -"lajeity took the reins in his own Hands and tn view of certain exre "lons and h'alf-lrprl1ed iromlFes made Sv the Czar, directed a change In the tiplomiatic action in consonance with he views of Russia. This was done l-lhinut the fV'1ce o' rlhn ovii"cellor. "rin- Hmhemlloihe, or Frleiherr Marshal tron Blelieirrfteiln, Ir-nortal secretary ot 'tate for foreign affairs. THEY WANT DAMAGES. imertoan CMIzmis Who Were Arrested and Jallcl at Honolulu. Warihi nation, Ai!rtl 27.-4Tn1tpd States 'rvqf,er winds at Honolulu has tmnB iltted to Secretary Gre?(ham a rum' er ? statements sworn to before Consul Toncral Mills, of Amenloian citizens 'ho were arneslld by the Hawaiian ivernment for comipHcl'ty In the re Dillon and were permitted , to leave 'T'awail- only under promise not to re 'irn during their Hfetlme. Claims for amages are made In each case, and re Included In the statements. The -ames of the Americans are P. M. looney. bom In B-udhefts county, New Tork, laite manager of the Dilly Hnl nna, In Honolulu, Who claims tM.OOO lamagHs; H. A. TuA, born in rftam 'crd, Obnneotlou' painter, customs mo. )n.,.-,t.f,r n i of-ift' n po'l"e 'rider the pnwislointtl government, who laims V per day during his Imprison neeit and exemplary damages; Henry ron WoHI(hin, born in Now Orlpans, -sneral Imnlnnwi' agent, claims $35 per "onth during 13 days' confinement; "harlos V. Muto, Hawallm, natur x'.laed in Han Francisco in 178. barber, lamages tl per day during cmrlnemept; Tames Diiret-l, born In'New O-lnma In V8, shop keetpr, damage t2r,,nK); John ohs, brn rn Scotland, naturalized Jn Mew York, planter, rlamage 110,000. RACING! IN CALIFORNIA. San Fvanr-vo, April 27. One mile Outright, 1:19. Beiv-n furkrsvgs Royal Flush, 1.J0. Five furlonrs, bamUoap, 2-year-olds Wm. llnkerton, 1:04 1-2. Five furVmgs Centurion, 1:03 1-4." Two mllp, nundre Bell Rlngfr, 1:6J. Five and one half furlongs Realiza. 'Im, 1:03. STEAMER FOUNDERED. Toledo, Ohio, April r?. Th H'ttlf "teamr Baflie Bhetiherd foundered off -he Turtle light m Mkume bay tcrnMit. Five men went down with her. MEMPHIS RACES. Memphis, April 27. Sister Mary to- lay won the Mmtgomw-y Ftakes from I Malwln's Ray El Santa Anita; time. 1:57 1-2. OUT IN THE FIRST. Galveston, April 27 MTartliy was knocked out In ttve flrst round in 45 seconrts by C'r1on tonight. A Woman Kills Herself rind Two Children. DLED OCCURS NEAR BAKER. Mrs. Maywaidt Throws Herself and Children Into Powder River Be cunse of a Cr. tl Husband. Associated Press. Baker City, Or., April 27. The news of an aiwiful murder and suilolde reach ed the city this evening, the tragedy being enacted neair the town of Sump ter, 25 miles from the oily, and the principles being a woman and her two children. Alt an early hour thla morning the dead bodies of Mrs. Ear nest Maywaidt and her two children asrsd two and elgihteen months respec tively, were found In Powder river. Thuy ware last seen yesterday after, noon, and were missed at 7 last even ing, ' A searching party was organized intl remained out afl night, the hor rible discovery being made this morn 'iig. It Is "aid the woman wis driven 'o dfKipenAitlon from 111 trealnjent frem her - hurthand, Who drank to excess, and w'hlile in his cups was crueb and abusive. She chose deaith to such a life, and took her two babes with her ,'o a watery grave. The coroner left to hold an Inquest on the bodies. COMMISSION HOUSE FAILS. . . San Francisco, AiprM 27. Rumble & Co., p-it and call operators . on the rrod?uce exchange, suspended payment tottiy on the sharp advance In the Chicago market. The most of their red'Htonj are women, who gamble on imall margins. The prison officials are confldenit that Dari-ant's ' visitors bring him drugs which enaible him to sleep 12 hours a Jay. To the use of these opiates his Increasing hrlltabllity is ascribed. He i fast bjramilng whiait Is known asan urrreasoniabb and troublesome prisoner. ?hief Crowley Was ardwred that no vntlee shall be ttaikem of anything the -rrlsoner says, the minor prison offi lals having comiJilatined of Durrani's ulrmiera. Durnanit Is trended wltn jrait consHlerallon. He occupies the "oat comfortialbbe cell In the prison, taS'tnoeas to the adjoining bathroom. Is permitted to receive vlsltOTS at all wurs, and is not thrown into contact vlth other prUoniers. A few friends of Dunrant still affect to believe In his Innocence, even prom 'ilng to solve the mystery of the real nurdrer, hinting that the murders vere the work of a mldklle-iaged mar led resident of Mls'.illon, who has slnoe lisappeared. The pltan of Dlstrlot At '.rnoy Eairn'es to try Durrant for the Tjmonit murdeir first is generally commended,- Considered alone the Wil lams ease , is . deemed weak for the .iroHecutlon, and with anotther case to be tried a Jury verdict of gul'ty would 'e doubtful. The prosecution fears the noral effect of acqul'ttal in one oase. The evidence In the Lamomt crime is :n&ldered much more conclusive. THE LOST FOUND. Settle, April 27. A special to the Post IntetUgencer from Port Angeles, Washington, says: Aniwl White, the man referred to In he dispatch of April 28th from Santa Iruz as being heir to an esra'e valued it $1,000,000, Was been traced to this 'ounty, where he died In Bay, 1888, in his' ranch looalbed between this city lnd Dungeness. As was stated In the rnn Frainoisco papers, It was supposed "hat Ansel White was one of those unknown bodies found floating In San Franolst-o hay, yet during the past two ears W. Plerportt White, son of An lei White's nephew, advertised m the an Francisco papers and In the Post nteHigfinKVT, and from the desorlp. 'ton contialned on the tatter paper, C. C'i-i i). of Peaittle, reaoignlzed In An el Wiite ths rancher of Dun're-os vaove i-H-e-wus next to that owned sy Hon. Smith Troy. He ImmeJlatply '"lesrrtaphed this Infonmatirm to Mr. "Virile at San Francisco, and that gen 'Icman came to Pont Angeles for the virr-ose of meetinrr Oounltv Auditor T.ihn W. Troy, who for many years vas a neighbor of Ansel White. The Minitvv of the dead man was fully eslablrstied. THH WAOBS OF SIN. SainU Rosa, Clal., April 27. Chris tubenxiorf and M'auuel Pacflieoo. aged 5 and 14 respectively, metjvtth an ac ivt nwar Powder this aDternoon that Till result faitally. The boys had tak n a ketr of powder a few days ag3 from a car and hid It. 'lihis afternoon tlhev built a fire and ailed their hate nd pockets with powdw and then began to throw the explosive Into the fire so as to watch the explosions. Suddenly a spark iginlted the powder In their cloOhlng and they were envel oped In flame, and in their agony they ran along the railroad track to their homes, over a mile distant. Hsrtily a stlt(h of clothing was on their bod ies and their hair was burned off, and they were literally being burned alive. SHubendorf mnnnt llfo ra,.h. k... sllgiht thanoes for life. , SHIPPING NEWS. 'San Francisco, April 27. Arrived Costa Jtloa, from Departure Bay; bark Rlohard III, from Comox; schooner rurkersourg, from OoquOte; schooner Swlle, from Gray's JSartJor: s-ihooner TitilUe Fjord, from Oray's Harbor; Cyrus Wakefield, from Narwimo. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report Departed U. 8. 8. Bear; U. S. a Rush; Auatrailla, for Honolulu; bar kentine Qhehalls, for Vlallvotock. TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED. An Unsuccessful Attempt Made to Hold Up a Northern Pacific Train. Taoama, April 27.Flv-a masked men attempted to hold up the Northern Pacific eadt-Jboumd passenger train laftt evening about g o'clock, about six miles this side of Cle Elum station, which is about 90 miles east of Taeoma. The plot miscarried because the train ran fourteen hundred feet after being six nailed to stop. Instead of one hundred, whloh the rolbbers had calculated up on. Tne railroad ofllelMs had knowl edge that an attempt was to be made and had planned a warm reception Ten men were sOaltloned where the ex press car was to be robbed of 30 000 sent to pay oft the Roslyn miners 'for MKrdH. When the engine stopped, the two robbers who were to boa'-d It. were to soared to run 100 feet and get on. The train aoconlllnTly went ahead. Thews two men tfJarted across the hrldvt.. ruin tnltt Ifia r..-a& . tured and taken to Etlendbtun. Their names are Hank Kaninrton and Jack Harrison. The others escaped, THE FIRST CLUE. Ex -Sheriff Smith Known to Have BoartJed a Norltlhern Paclflo Train. PorlBland, April 27. It Is now learned that ex-Siheriff Smitah. of Aetorla, who has been mlesilng for about two weks, was seen to leave Portland on n Nor Hheim Pacific train on- the morning of April 13th. A TE;RR!'3LB CALAMITY. Eqnail, France, Atmil 27. An er.or- ,ni'l -"-nffli.r nflli- Vtata V.tt,w. Idl-v ' lr.ll nlHl-tln( mn. .r ..ttlll - , ..(...' tiruin.iiui8 ni'jijr vri't'tuxtTB in ims aip trlcit and drwvnilng many people. So far 38 eorps.es have been recovered. The c"1irri3re to propeiNty is tremendous. The great Bouaey dyke of the Eolnal dlstr'lcit of Vosges, It now appears, bu-rt ei'. 6 o'olock this morning. The cubic area of the dyke Is 800 ooi metres. A gi'iint rush of waiter followed. It is lrrTiw-iib1e ait this hour to get an ac curate estimate of the dumaifi' done or the nurrlber of Uvea lost, but from the nuimlber of bodies already found, ti'ie Indllral'.lons aire that the loss of life wM be very heavy. Railways In all directions are imterrup'e'l, and a l3irsre number of villa.s entirely flood ed. In some pla-ies enitire houses were sworlt away, and ltafnjre trees torn up bv tfne roots. The rewrvolr wlas cloee to the village of Powey and cmnnPiTted wlt-h Canal de Leslie. The breuidh oaimed by the rush of water Is over 100 metres broad. Everylthilnig possrlMe Is be'imr ire to rwnoiie thu irripenilied perrns. Mrny fimtU'CIng arc in clanger. The authori ties are ao taking steps tn p-ovide mlief fur the home'e'S. AWtanine tnd siinrlles wuil be sent from the nearest p-lnlt. Thi vllilUsoes . .whVh u"ired rrwtit are Booiwenlte,. LfHAirgtis, BmiT"(( ney, and Domeyrei. M iny housoj have oorrlideltely dlsialppdaired. , WORSE THAN REPORTED. Bptoal, France, April 27. lAter re ports of the dlFiifrter caused by the bursting of the dike at Housey phow it is more serious than was at frat supposed. In a single commune, that of Uxogeney, seven l1!impt-ei from ilhe scene of disaster, 23 persons wero drowned. At Nomnxy eight bodies have been found. Wherever the water flowed It destroyed everylhipg in Its paith. The vlltege of Bousey has dis appeared. HumlredH of fa-"lll have been renldered homeless. The damage done by the flood Was tmmenB, and It is believed will amount to 110,000,000, ' HIGH PRICE FOR NOTORIETY, BakJersfleld, Oat, April 27. Loretto Addis, the pretty actress who capti vated Lord Sholto Douglass, left to night for San Fnaw4oo, wh-ve she oes to acceiit a position In a theatre. Sevenall managers wen after he-, and bl:Wlng for her serVtcea was lively. ConriMnnaJMe over $100 pr wek will be paid Miss Adfclls. Phe his Lord Douglass' addlness In San Francisco, and will proWalbly meet Wm there. THE STORY IS TRUE. New York, April 27.-A Trov dTspaleh to the Evening World says: It Is true that Miss Julia Murphy, daughter of ''enator Burphy, will be married next Tuesday to Ex-Mayor Grant SENTENCED FOR LIFE. Portland, April 27.-Judge Stevens to lay sentenced Gin Yin to life lm nrisrmimienit for the murder of Gin ?uey on February 2Stlh. , AN EVENING IN VIENNA. Joseph MuitfJer, who will appear In rifheir's Hall next Tuesday evening, In "An Evening In Vienna," will be sup ported by stmie of the best talent on the loajit. Mr. Mueller comes highly rec j.rjmonided by the press, esjiectally of Chl'dago and other P3a?ltern oltlwi. lie will rerAlrfir his cjmb seletillinm In different languages. You iwiU miss a rare treat, and the on:y ojiponunity to see ei.-i evening In Vienna, if you fall to be at FUHner" Mall Tuesday nlgfilt. See Tueaday Arftorlian and the program for full parttteufars. Tlokets 50 and 75 cents. For sale at Griffin Reed's. For years the Astoria Wood Yard has given our citizens only the very best of wood and coal. They are still doing It. In fact, they are taking the lead. Why? Because they know what the public wants, and the public knows them. If you want a bicycle repaired or a lock fixed,, or any other first-dns work done, call on C. H. Orkwttz, next door to Martin OUen'i Auction House.