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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1895)
iSTOM PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOC1AII03. ra 111 Ml l ffl1 r""" vii -1 n "fiii t ' . 1 1 A UL:SVJ 1 1 X 5 TODAY'S WEATHER. Fgr Washington and Ore koii, fair weather, . Thn Aalnrlan turn fhn lrir.f LOCAL circulation; the largem a GENERAL circulation, and the $ largest TOTAL circulation o M all papers published In Aalorla H"W5VS5BC3SS!T"" EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. ASTORIA, OREGON, FKll-AY JlOuNING, JUiNE 7, 181)5. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. V I ft- ' I- - d AY i0M fo4fmtt I & WW & M iu t urt 11 L a : Lubricating OILS A Specialty. I872 1895 Brothers, Sell ASTORIA, Ship Chandelery, IF ml ware, Iron it Ptel, Coal. Groceries & Provisions, Flour & Mill Fetl. Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Loggers Supplies, Fail-hank's Scales, Doors & Windows, X'i ultural Implements Wagons & Vehicles. NEW GOODS B F. ALLEN, 365 Commercial Street. New lines for 1895. Japanese Rugs and Matting Bamboo Furniture, etc. (Direct from Japan.) House Lining, Building Paper and Glass. vVall Paper of 1895 now in with a stock Japanese Leathers, Wholesale in Chicago from ?9 to tiS per roll of 12 yards. 15 F. ALLEN'S, 365 Commr rcial Street. Snap fl ryodak at any man coming out 11 1 our sto a mill you'll net a IKrlralt of h in. 111 brimming ii er with pleasant thoughts. Sin h quality In tlr- liquors we h.ivo toofli'i Krc nimigli lo PLEASE ANY MAN. Conoa and Try Them. HUGHES & CO. IS THERE? . o Is there a man with heart bo 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 Sideboard, Extension Table, or se of Dining Chairs. We have the larges and finest line ever shown In the city and at prices that cannot fall to pleas th closest buyers. HEILBORN & SON. ASTORIA IRON WORKS Covomly St., fool of Jackson, Astorls. General Machinists and Boiler Makers Land And Marine Engines. Boiler work. Steam boil anJ Cannery Work a Specialty. Castings of All Descriptions Made to Order on Short Notice. Jihn Fox. President and Superintendent A- U Tot , ,,.VIce President O B. Prael Secretar WHAT LOW TARIFF HAS DONE! It has caused a tumble in all lines of Men's and Boy's Clothing, Furnishing Goods Hats Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, etc. .And with low rent, lowest insur ance in the city,' lesv salaries and oiher inckuntal expenses, and with noy losses in my Cash and One-Price Business, and buying direct from the manufacturers, in good goods.j 1 ha 'e no tear 01 any compe tition on the Coast. A child buys as -chpapas tno most 1 xper eiiccd b iy.r, Will Start Things in Motion About the Fifteenth. NO TIME FOR ; HESITATION All Should Do Their Part to Finish tho Good Work-Good Story of Ancieut Opposition. 1. iv. OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. 506 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR. That there is 10 thT stock , n the city so argM as ours in 'he way f ;ishing Tackle, r quet Se's awn Tennis Sets, Bird Cdge-t. eather Dusters 1 ana ill oiher ' Spring Good p. YOB Wllili FIfJD GRIFFIN & REED. Our line f fishing rod start in with the com men " bam' 00 poles . for w few cen's and mn up , into the $. $ Jor thoc tha are )ot beMer So yiu Fee we " can suit every bodv SUITS. ..PANTS. IiOTJII(lGl!EHBOYS Men's Suits at $ 8.00 " " " io.oo " " 'V 12.00 They Lack Life There are twines sold to fishermen On e 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 sr. well." They won't. They cannot. Our Sping Stock Has Arrived. They Are Wonders For The Money, Lojk Through Our Stock. Men.s Suits Worth $10.00 for $6.50, " " 6,7 s. " " ' 7.50. Worth nearly double the money. Come and see us Men's Pants i.oo, $1.50, fa.oo, $2.50, $3.00 and 13.50. Large lines to select from Big lines of Underwear, Hats, Shoes. Suspenders. Socks. Rubber Boots and 11 Clothing. Also full stock of Dry Goods. , The Cheapest House In The State. Oregon Trading Co, 600 Commercial Street THREE LOTS. In a desirable locat on, 2 blocks from IIi;li School. A BARGAIN. Parties de?iring 7 Floral Designs and Choice ' Cut Roses and Carnations For DecoraMon Day, should Call at Grunlund & Palmberg. Cor. 8th and Exchange sts. Kopp'a Beer Hall. Choice Wises. Liquors and deal. KENTUCKY WHISKEY Only handed over the Bar, The largest glass ofN. P. Beer. Half-and-half . jt. Frs Lunch. Chas. Wirkkala, Proprietor. Oir. Corn-only yj: ' afayetu Sts. CHOICE LOTS IN HILLS FIRST ADDITION. Ou the new Pipe Line Buulevar 1 Just the place for a cheap hotrc A Bloc k IN ALDER BROOK. STREET CAR LINE will be eitended this summer to within 5 minnU-e walk of this property Will fell at decided bargain. ACRE AG L, In S or 13 sere two la inside the olty limits, also adjoining Flnvel. GEORGE HILL. 471 lfcmdSt., Occident Block, HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. The CASINO. 1 . 1 mi, t tiiPrr'Hrrim 7th & BOND STREETS. THOMAS MOKKO, piarVsmlth whoso shop la oppos tte Cuttings cannery. Is now prepared to do such odd Jobs as making new cannery coolers, repairing old one. making new fishln boat irons, ana re pairing old ones, and all ether blaclc smtthlng that requires flrsUclaas workmanship. Carpenter Shop. Tour mind Is on repairing your house) this spring; possibly on building s new one. If so, remember we are carpen ters and builders with a shop full of tools always willing to do uch Job and want your work. MILLER OOSXET, Shop on Hwfce Dock.! New Novelties andj Attractions THE WEEK. Admission Free. Yesterday Mr. Goslln. Mr.' Hnmmnnii'i agent here, received a letter from that gentleman In which he stated that he .uuiu arrive m Astoria according to schedule and that he expected matters to reauiness so tnat he could com. mence operations at onoe h i,. larly desired that the right of way queg- "v,.. UB m Bucn snape tnat the engineers would not be delayed longer in their work. Now is he time 'when those who art ""iiy auie snouia step forward and as slst the committee in ra.Islnr tho n..j funds-a paltry few thousand dollars- """en to prosecute the (Inlshlng of u worn so wen carried forward up to the present. It is safe to say that per haps a raUroad was never contemplated where the right of way cost so little money. The eeople realized that It was to be a road for the benefit of the peo- o mm mac 10 secure it the people had to furnish the right of vay. The citi zens of Astoria have spent several thous and dollars in securing deeds, and more will have to bo raised. The people along the line have done all they could in glv. ing their deeds. Those who would not donate, of course, will not aid finan cially. There are still some expenses to be met not a very large sum will be required but it must be raised Imme diately and the rich should not throw the greater burden on those not so well able to btand it. The common good of the entire community Is at stake and hesitation should no lonirer rule the hour. Should, this opportunity be lost years woum not repair the loss. Seattle would have finished her fresh water harbor nnrt with hercharacterlstlc snap and enter prise would have gained control of the shipping of the Northwest, before an other railroad scheme could be conceived and put Into operation. A prominent business man ef the cltv in expressing these views of "the situa tion stated that it reminded him of the foil. wing story, which comes from Col umbus, Ohio: Alexander Wells, an old citizen of ' our neighboring town of Wellsville, Ohio, has In his possession a copy of an interesting and novel document Issued by the school board of the town of Lancaster, this state, in 1823. The question of stsain railroads wa3 then in its incipient stages or agitation, and a club of young men had been formed foi the purpose of dis cussing the points at Issue, and desired the use of the school house for the pur poses of debate. I'liu wiiS looked upon ry the members of fojnol bunrd nt an innovation bordering upon sacrilege, as Indicated by the reply of the body to the request, which is the document in the possession of Mr. Wells. It reads as foi lows: "You are welcome to the use of the school house to debate all proper ques tions in, but such thlnss as railroads and telegraphs are Impossibilities and rank infidelity. There is nothing in the word of God about them. If God had designed that his intelligent creatures should travel at the frightful speed of fifteen miles an hour by steam, He would have clearly foretold It through his holy prophets. If Is a device of Satan to lead Immortal souls down to hell." Such sentiments possibly reflected the feeling to some extent In the days of sixty-five years ago, but they sound strangely at the present time when the "device of Satan" is dally carrying peo ple over the land at the rate of sixty or seventy miles an hour. The world has progressed somewhat since 1828. BY NO MEANS HOPELESS. Omaha Bee, ! The advocates of free and unlimited all ver coinage ta 16 to 1 independently by the United States are lust now adopting a new tack. Knowing that the constrva. tlve common people can never ba wou to a scheme so hazardous as the one which they propose,, they are trying- to create the Impression that there Is no possibility of ever securing : action oa the monetary question by international agreement, either' in the near future or at any remoter period. Every opponent wno expresses himself as the least doubtful as to the successful outcome of the present movement for anlnternatlonal monetary conference Is hailed as a far seeing prophet, while the opinions of those who have confidence in the early the present movement for an International ment are waved aside as of no Import ance whatever. This effort on the part of tho free sliver men to make people believe that international bimetallism - Is a hopeless vision is a confession that as agaluai International bimetallism the alleged merits of independent free coinage can make no headway. It is an Admission that the only safe way to secure a larger use of silver as money Is through the combined action of several power ful governments. Only by excluding this promising remedy from the choice do the free sllverltes hope to be able to persuade the people to try the dangerous experiment they are advocating. On the other hand, there are no new obstacles Xo the proposed International conference. Men like Mr. Leech, In a position to survey the situation and known to be competent to form a sound Judgement, Insists that the call forv the conference will be forthcoming In good . time and that the Invitation will be accepted by fevery country whose co-operation is de sired. Hopeful, not hopeless. Is the way, to characterize the prospect for interna tional bimetallism. THE" ENGLISH BELIEVE IN SPORTS. WHAT GOOD ROADS WILL DO. Knock Down the Barriers That Now Iso late the Rural Population. Civilization and culture have always gone Ijand In hand with business rela tion and social intercourse. The more closely men are brought into contact the more tney learn to appreciate the good that is In all and to recognize the com mon bond which should unite them In one great brotherhood. Now, every Impassable road is an un- superawe barrier to local advancement cuiiing on lntercommunlca on . and closing all avenues which lead to social ana intellectual development. For the hisliest good of any community It is quite essential that facilities be estab lished for communication .with the out- s.ae worm, especially with the greit centers of civilization, literature, tmfflo and art. This may be carried on by travel or through the medium of the mail service, preferably bv both, hnr bad roads obstruct both. Good roads will metamorphose the present unfortunate state of affairs In country towns and introduce the advan tages, the polish, refinement and civility now supposed to exist almost exclusively in cities. The quickened Intelligence and stimulated thought which result from the constant watching of political, scien tific and religious movements going on will largely banish the mental vacuity which sooner or later takes possession of those whom circumstances conslan to isolation. It will be found Impracticable, even In so good a cause, to adopt ary revolu tionary measures involving great and unusual expense without the interven tion and assistance of the state. Farm ers will not vote upon their towns high taxes necessary to meet the requirement of establishing and keeping in repair roads good enough to meet the nren. demand. , , Whenever we can secure smooth and permanent highways It will be a posi tive pleasure not merely to ride over them with a light team In a SDrtnc-v buggy, but even to take heavy loads to market, and the worst dreaded and most obnoxious phase of rural life will have become a thing of the past. Thn farmer, lnea4 of being tha mast dis contented, fault-finding and despondent of mortals, will bs the happiest, most Independent eind most envied. W. W. Pendergast la South Oregon Monitor, ' J It may give some idea of the place ol sport In English life to the sedantary American to say that It is difficult to And an Englishman between 16 and 65, in fair health and not supported by poot rates, who is not a performer at some kind of sport or interested in some phase of It. . Of the 673 reviews and magazines of a non-reLglous character printed in England, one in six is largely devoted to some form of out of door sport' or occu pation. Between l&o and lwO there were 078 books printed in England on the one, sports or athletics. This list does not lnciude books on topics germane to the subject, such as those dealing with voy sti, ueob'rapiiy, history, biography and trade, of which there were thousands. In a word, John Bull loves the fresh air. He Is a sportsman, an athlete, a soldier, a sailor, a traveler, a colonist, rather than a student, and all the figures bear one out in making the statement. He finds It necessary to go awuy. from his tight little Island home and come to America to find variety and room. He enjoys our western mountains and plains, The noted London bankers, the Baring Brothers, are yearly visitors to St, .Mary's lake, In Northern Montana, for recreation, fishing and hunting," and they go back to business better for the trip. feople of American cities wou.d prolong their lives by indulging In more outings. Teachers should organize part.es students and go out and study nature. the summers of Oregon, Indeed of the whole norm west, are glorious. Ar. e.sts wni Iliad subjects for canvas and camera. Sportsmen will find fish and game. Invalids will find health. HONEST WOMEN. N Al In San, Francisco of the Co- lima Survivors. ' ' HEART-RENDING NARRATIVES Told by the Survlv6r9 - Soldiers in Rcg-uUir Army Not Pensionable ' '.- Joiuinj of'lfillloiiiJ. A student of human nature Invested a small sum of money last week for the purpose of testing, the honesty of New York people. He bought six small purses, and put In each 42 cents, a door key and a card with his own name and address. He then proceeded to drop these purses In the streets and on the floors of the large dry goods stores, In less than twenty-four hours five of the purses were returned, and in each case by a woman, xnis may or may not prove anything con' cernlng the honesty of women as com' pared with men, but It certainly seems ta show that women are the sharper- sighted. 1 FORTUNE ' FROM A PLOW. While plowing on an Island In Mis. sourl a man recently unearthed a rusty tin box containing (2,700, a diamond ring and a gold watch. The ground ' had lust been cleared and the box was found under a log turned up by the plow. He says the paper currency Is In good con dition and is undoubtedly genuine, and that the dates on the coins show that the box was burled over a quarter of a century ago. DBPBW ON FIELD. Mr. Depew, in a recent after-dinner speech in which he had occasion to eulo gize Cyrus W. Field, made the following clever application. "When In Genoa a year ago," said he, "looking at that splendid statue of Columbus, which Is its chief monument, I noticed upon the base this description: 'There was one world. Let there be two, and there were two.' After four centuries came Mr. Field with his cable and said: 'There are two worlds. Let there be one and there was one.' " ARRESTED BY MISTAKE. San Francisco, June . Prof. Bernard Moses, who occupies the chair of history and political economy In the University of California, while in Mexico recently, was mistaken for a defaulting bank cashier and arrested and kept in jail over night. DENIES TH RUMOR. Omaha, June 6. Lieut. General Scho fleld arrived here today and inspected the Fort Omaha troops. General Bcho fleld denied the rumor that be was a presidential candidate, . MARKET REPORS. Liverpool, June 6. Wheat flpot, quiet; demand, poor; No. 2 red winter, 6s 9Vid; No. t red spring, 6s 3d; No. 1 hard' Man itoba, s 2' VI; So. 1 California, 6s 9VA. Hops at London, Pacific Coast, 12 it. STANFORD ESTATE CONTESTS. San Francisco, June 6. The counsel for the Leland Stanford estate continued the argument In opposition to the gov ernment claim for 15,000,000, in the Unit ed RtAtn omirt tivlHy. CotinHl coritridd that the government should have-commenced Its action within three years af ter the creation of the liability, pro vided try tht et of ISM. San Francisco, June 6. Seventeen sur vivors of the Bteamer Collma arrived her. today on the steamer San Juan, 1 When she docked hundreds of friends and rel atives of those who went down on the Collma were assembled awaiting the landing of the passengers. Groups of women, with tear, stained faces, and knots of anxious' men, implored everyone ou ooara lor tidings of Uiu lost, au nop- ing against hope that there might have been some mistake in the distpacbes and sine name omitted among, the, saved. The Collma survivors " landed tod iy were A. J. Suihenand, C. H. Cusning. Jr., J. M. Thornton, H. H. Boyd, Gustave wowan, Bruno -calda, Jose Antonio ..on, Jose Manuel, Geo. D. Koss, Louis oaiieVe-iie, J, Uriel, Jua.i a'. Kanioa. Crew o. ' Hansen, V. A. Vldes, Aioert Carpenter, Arthur JJ. Richardson, Tom The following were landed at Manzat- an: Thus, bura.btl, Douuusa Albttus, ..ugel Uuiihez, a..d Carlos Kuis. a us nait'Leeii men saved irum a watery grave wnen they all had g.ven up nope ol rescue, were a sorry looaing pally .vlieii they arrived at the aiau dock. Uoaie had their arms in silngs, and tue Heads or others we.e swathed in baa- ;es. They limped as they walked and uieir bruibeS 'were niaimv in tvnim:. .u looKed turn add Weakiy, and snowed un.y too piainiy me elieuut 01 the tern- u.e Btrain ourliig the fearful hours when mey waited succor, imosi of. the sur vivors aree taat Hie cause of toe foun dering was the top-heavy condition o tne 1 ,.v ..v.. uu.nj UA IU.U. 1 jui the beginning of tne voyage soutn uiey say, tue steamer behaved bauiy. and would not answer her helm. Mou- uu.y nignt, may iytn, (he Vessel lost Steerage, way, swung shoreward' la tne nein ot a lurlous souuieasteriy gale, wnen she lay heipiessiy battered. by the ...aiity uuai- waves. Tne steamer , lay le.pitssiy on her side about 16 minutes, and then tipped over and sank. Women and children were drowned in their suue- ,uiiis. ui ine ran wun 1 he passengers were two sailors; one seized a small cask 01 claret, or which uuy drank unta they became drnnk and quarrelsome. , To. save ...a i.ves 01 uie rest pa uie rait the men J w,cj ncio uuugeu iu -iiuuvv ,uuc, Bail or, mad with' dr.nk; into the sea, whete ue drowned. " retary holds that the enlistments In tha loyal states 'after April 13th, lbtio, when recruiting, in' them ceased, would not bs deemed enlistments In or for the war of the rebellion. In other states and terri tories, and the District of Columbia, June 1, lt, will be taken as the final date, as enlistments then ceased in those parts of the country, and July-1, ists, when the blockade of Southern ports was raised,1 will be taken as the final date of wnr enlistments for the navy. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Washington. June 6. Secretary Smith has approved the plan of operations for the coming fiscal year, submitted to him by Dlrecton Wolcott, of tha geological survey. Out of a total appropriation of IH6,4!X for. surveys, 1118,700 is to be de voted ' to geological purposes. In the Rocky Mountain region the Aspen mines of Colorado will .be studied and 'prelim inary surveys made of the mining re. gions of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. This will cost $7,000. , In tha Pacific coast region J. S. Dlller will use $4,0UO on. ths coal and gold mines of Oregon, 18,000 lor coal investigations In Waainlnirfnn nnri ti,6001or work in the gold noids of Alas ka. In the surveying department prelim inary trlangulatlons will be made in Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Indian Territory, ORIENTAL COMMERCE. (Washington, Juno 6. Consul-General Germgan, at Shanghai, has -sent to the stale department h.s observations on tha commerce between Japan and China and Corea, which he ' says will present new pnases as a result of the termination of uuSiliUles, lie says that competition among the Japanese merchants for Ce-. I'emi trade is various and has demoral ised the trade. ' Uernigan cal.s attention ao the fact that there Is not in China or Japan a banking institution conducted ry . American capuai. Great Britain, France and ' Germany have banks in Ch.m t.nd Japan. Not many years ago American interest was ot oonsideratl m at" Shanghai, , and American commerce whitened' the Asiatic seas. Now other nations are pushing ahead, although geo graphically the United States should demirtste. ., MILLIONS JOINED TOGETHER, A Burden and a Vanderbllt Married- Costly Presents, Lenox, Mass., June 0. Two of the rich est families in America were united at noon, at Trinity Church. James Aber romb.e Burden, Jr., .and Miss Fiorenco Adele Sloan, grand-daughter of Mrs. Win vanderbllt, were married. : . Tne - most e.uoe.ra.e preparations had been made for the event, Involving the expenditure i ii.ouo.ooo. The bride Is the daughter of William U. Sloaa The bridegroom. James Aber- cromDie uurden, jr., is a member of the family of Burdens, whose fortune origin. a.ed in the great iron. works at Leroy. in. x,, bearing their name. He is him. self a millionaire. The Curtis, one of tha largest hotels in Lenox, was engaged for tne exclusive use of the wedding guests. for three days. . A special train conveyed ine guests from New York to Lenox and will remain until they are ready to re turn. The item of .expense for trans. porting 180 broughams to Lenox, for tha use of the guests, is estimated at 16,200. The bride's trosseau is said to have cost i 10,000. - The presents have been mostly in tne torm of jewels, ana a conservative estimate has placed the value of the gifts at about $700,000. i DOCTOR GONE WRONG. New York, June . The case of Dr, Alexander Tonner, of West ith street, was before tne judge today. While th. crarge originally preferred against him was that of exhibiting obscene pictures a chance acquaintance . in a public park last Sunday, it transpired that an other, and even more grave accusation has been made against the doctor, li rows out of the tha orgies that are al- icgeu iu nave luaen piaue in ine doctor a. nome, which, it is said, was fitted up 1. a most luxurious manner. The decora- .ions were of an Oriental order, and there, are, it is alleged, many who called to see the doctor. The most of his visitors were said to have, been young men. Tha case threatens to develop a scandal on a par with that of Cleveland street, Lon don. Anthony Comstock, who Is prose cuting the case, said today that Dr. Tonner had made a full confession. When - Comstock i saw tha doctor Ills morning the latter said there was uu'h ing left for him but suicide. ANOTHER PENSIpN DECISION. Washington, June 6. Another decision has been rendered by Assistant Secretary tteynolds bearing on the date of tha ter mination of the war and the pensionable rights of soldiers enlisting In 1806 and 114. The conclusion reached by Rey nolds Is that In all these cases the ques tion to be ascertained Is whether the en listment of soldiers was for xervlce in the war of the rebellion or for tha reg ular army. If .the farmer, ha Is pension, able. If the latter, he is not. The sec- THREE TO HANG TODAY. - San. Francisco, June 6. In tha stats pr.son at San Uuentln three murderers will 'be hanged tomorrow. The condemn, ed men aie Patr.ck Conlns, who stabbed nls wife 28 times because she would not continue to reilnquisn her earnings for the maintenance of her husbands de. oaucn; Anthony Azoff, who shot Detoc. ve Len narris, of the Southern Pacific, to avoid capture for robb.ng'tue rauay ' station at Boulder Creek, , and Amelio Garcia, a Mexican, who slew Janus uull. lmot, of San Bernardino; for the pur pose of robbing him. i ; .1 . i . J DO. NOT, WANT IT. . Atianta, Gal June . A-'Hpsclal from Tuskogee says that about 20 citizens cailed on the Rev. Mr. Kelly, a whits' man of Ohio, last even.ng, and told him to'Uave! town. -Kelfy pretended to be a .u.nlsier,,' claiming that ha was "called" to preach to the negroes of the south, ue has been holding protracted meetings here In the negro' church for ten days, eating, steeping and mingling with tha ' negroes. He la teaching and practicing cial . equality, which will never be submitted to by the people' of tnls sec tion. .. . NORTHWESTERN DIVIDEND. Chicago, Juno 6. The directors of the Chicago and Northwestern Kahway today reduced the annual dlvldeuc on common stock to four per cent, but pa.d seven, the usual amount, on preferred. The ac i.on ' was not expected,' as President Hughltt had declared that -no dividend would be paid unless it. was earned, and even with tha payment of a four per nut dividend, thn road had an apparent Jeflclt for the year of $237,89. The total gross earnings were $28,167,926, a decrease ot $3,628,200 from the gross, eurnlrgs of last year, SPANISH MINISTER TALKS. Washington, June 0. The Bpanish niln .ster, De Lome, lias called the atten ..on of the state department to the alle gations that . filibustering expeditions against the Spanish authorities in Cuba . are being fitted out in th bayous of ' the lower Mlssiss.npl. It Is also stated ihat the citizens of some of tne nou'hern .tales are provided with arms with a view to Joining some :C those expeditions, or at least to rvs encouragement to tin uban insurrectionists. . - . - MEDAL OF HONOR! ' Washington, June 6. The war depart ment has granted a medal of honor to Captain Ciln.on A. Cilly, -of , tho Second Minnesota Volunteer infantry. . now a resident of Hickory, N. C. On Sipfmber -inn, 1863, on the field of Chlcamauga. Captain Cllly saw a regiment, not his own, leaving tho Una jf battle.' Ha dath. cd after It, seized the colors, and rode back Into battle, follow'! by the regi ment, which afterwards did effective work. - . OFF FOR ALASKA. Tacoma, June 6. The. City of ToPika sails for Alaska tomorrow with eviry berth taken and carries the first parties of Eastern excursionists for the season. Ths rates on tha steamers, tha Queen excepted, ara 60 per cent lower than dur- ng previous seasons. GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR. Washington, Juna 6. Tha president hat appointed William J, Coombs, of . New i org, to be the government director ef hs Union Pacific railway, vice Don M. Dickinson. Coombs is ex-men.ber of con gress ana for two terms represented the tsrooKiyn diistrlcts. SHORT LINE IN UTAH. Salt Lake, June The Oretron Short Line and Utah Northern receivership case oame up before Judge Merrltt this morning., . , Highest of all in Leavening PowCT.JLatest U. S. Gov't Report f ) O -vi 1