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iVii .Jr crV it vMt AAy .4; ? TODAV'I wrATiiri. V J TbASTOR!AN u fa laoput LOCAL b 2 clrtiilitloni ttnlirg.it GF.NlflAl. elrttila- I iLllM, o4 th Itrrnt TOTAL clrculatlM tf r H rtrtttil lr WaihU(lM lad Ortio. f rtl,MnilMM(M,, till ea f utlisM l Aitwl. p EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XI.V. ASTORIA, OKEGOS, ' BUJIDAY . MOttSISO, FEBRUARY 2, 1810. AO. 23. c, rm ni Mia h i a a f - 'jv 1. M1 II . H if-i gl .. I !1 a fl ?f . What is One's Jg las, Etc.. NOW ON FOR Tlin BUNHPIT OP CREDITORS. Tlio One Price Clothiers, I. L. OSGOOD, . Mutineer. &08 ami (US COMMERCIAL MTUKKT. ASTORIA. OB. Blank Books School Books Miscellaneous Books Novels, io Cents Sheet Music, 10 Cents PACIFIC COAST Souvenirs Griffin THREE LOTS. In a ilonirublo looaliwii, 2 block from High School. A BARGAIN. 01IOICK LOTS IS HILLS FIKST ADDITION. Oil tii uvw i'itxi Lin OoiilTirJ-Jat lira place for rhtwp bom. A Block IN ALDERnROOK. , BTRKET CAR USE will Ui fitrmWi tliii ammr to within 8 minute lk o( till I'mprrty Will rcll nt (ImMoJ iNtntmo. ACREAGE. Id 5 or 10 u lfr I'icMe tb ..iy limits il", iljinitti( t'lvet. GKOROIC HILL. 171 Hon.lSu. Occident Block, HILL'S HEAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. COPELAND & THORSEN Will put Heel I'Utcs on your rubber free of charge. Will make them . last twice as long. Working Shoes. All Kinds. Best Line School Shoes Ever CarrlcJ In the City. Loss Is Another's Gain! It is your gain to take advantage of tno low prices and high quality goods in the Trustee's Sale, Of Men's and Boys' Cloth ing, Furnistinj Goods flr Jiaia, uaps, xooi3. ouooa i- Trunks, Valises. Umbrel Hatters and Furnishers. TIDE TAI3LES of Astoria & Reed. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Popular Styles AT - Popular Prices I File Footwear A LONG AND TEDIOUS SESSION The fommon loumll Met Last Even ing and Transacted Consld ' criblc business. CASINO TIIEATLK LICENSE rctitlai. bjr 5vcnl fllilMeri of tht City. W. rrcKitcd. rraylag Conicll to Kctrals frnw tiraatiig Lictise to Thli OttblUhneit. Tli. lorninori cuunvll mot lut vi iilnf I aJI pnvnt Lut Mr. Bilirrm-i ku. Thi-re or, uli numlmr of lxtli pr cliur, nu dvubt to tli. fm-l that lo raiiimtiilrllti ( 14 l mt, frnyUm thai m llvn tw not rnirt lo lh '.lno Thralin. I'MIMon. for liquor lliriue from Al. t'nmiiMI unit C, II. Hlnn mt mnM. I("lwrl of Hi. commute of iml. on ruch.iiK. lr-t . rvl, hIoipIkI, una onltfd niint. I'pililofl for Hi" Improvement of Thlr-IX-il.lnl trn.l, from Uuiw to tUrrtwin vmuit, rvfrrml la th tret oommlllM. I'nllilon for tho Improvmirnt of frank lin dvnnuo lim H'-vrtitiwnth lo Klvht mntlt im, n-r.'rml to th lrt rmnmllt. I'm I Ion far III Improvrnimt of La fyn iri. which wan numroily lnl, tkln Ihol tw.niy-foot road b hulli io Younx'1 lay. waa rfrrl to the lrii rommltlMv Thn fol!oin- cHimmunliailon waa lhn rrail, anil fallowtxl liy ono from in W. f. T. t'., whu-h of th Mm. Import, both of which nn rWrrrnt lo Iho com niiitn on hmlth ami ollc: Whrrma. It hu rom to our knowlnlxa that tlio llrn aranlrj lo lh manaRvra of llio Caalno thratrv, loratcd on bond iri npirMi on KVu. I nt: and W'hrrraa. Wa km that It la tha In IMitlnn of tha manacrra of laid thoatr to m.kn piciinn to your honorabla bnly for a rrnrwal of aald lirru: and Whrrxaa, It la lha mmmun rriiort that tlirra la a violation of Hxrilon . of Or nantv U, I'aga 4 City Charter. prrp- Iralnt almott avvry nlcht of tha wnrk In allnwlna; tho admlaalon to minora to aald Ca-lno, and alM Into tha bar-room which la iharato oonnwiMt; and Whwaa. alnca tho Kranttnir of tha I- Utlni llrvna at a !-il mMiin of our rnmorabla rlty ro until. hld on Feb. 11 h. KS. thrra ha hn a continual violation on awry Kabhath day, of tha law of tha atat of tlnRon are HlU'a Code, Brcllon Pjr , which ara auptioaad to. and ahouhl. rrculata all aiu-h matmra within lha City of A.tnrla. and to tha purity ol our Ixiya and lrl; and YVh.rMu, Tha common report la that. dlracily or Imllrcrtly, throuah lha bane ful Innumcmi of thla Caalno Thratr. Him. of the younr prapla of our city hava bwn. and other ara lin led aw ty Into vlra and aln and ahama. which la ca.tln a ol ir tit or aorrow upon many or our othorwlM happy home: Therefore. W, tha undmtjrnod mlnla- lera nt th. rlir of Aatnrta. moat eameatlv proleat Balnt lha rontlmianco of thla! curao and mrnara aitain.t tna puimo muritls of i-T fair i-lty. and we do aarn catly pray your honorable body to conald-i-r tha Importance and ureenry of our plea, and that for lha aak of lha home, mother, boya and slrl of A.iorla, jou will decllna to kranl any further llccnae for aurh variety theatre. The proli-M waa lnevl by tha followlnir ontlemi'n: Itev. Rob, I.lildvll, rreaby. terlan church; Itev. K. W. Oarner, Pre byterlan church: Itev. J. J. Waller. M. K. Church: Itev. U J. Trumbull, Uaptlat church: Itev. K. U llolllnncr, Cotyrreaa- tlnai church. A emm;inlcllon from tho mayor eon- rcrnltic the manner In which the auditor' ottlro .hould Iw comlui'ted. waa read and referred lo the way and mean commit- w. Two conrmunlcailoi from oulslilo firm conctrnlna; Ihe anl" of Ainrla warrant. wera read and rfi rrrd to the waya and tncin ccmmltlcc. Way and mum committee report waa th4t read. Claim of Mini Arq.lt for lit for eluht dny' rervlem not allowed, but the yun lady'p ervlce have been employ,-.!, with a mlnry of IT) er month, he Bbovo metllnnwl elunt i)' work to be paid for at the rnle of $.'i0 per month. Tho recor,"endnlloii that the city book be expert' i wa adopted. The liondmen of J. ft. I .lllraer and Jho Evening New were approved, Health nnd po 1 committee' W'pirt:, Claim of Juilit A: ereromble, II. R. N'nl-, on and . J. Carn-v for drawlnir Ihe ! Jury I lea . were referred to the county, court fr ii'i'icnt. Report on the II rone of the I !'l pooler wa ordered t'Kil , Henort uf the 1 1 'm of M. C. Crwby ot V5I5 w npprov. it and bill ordered paid. Itetiort of the committee on treet and ptihlln way, eoticrrnlnp the John Day road, wn adopted. The lire and water committee reported on the requeat of the water communion Ihnt a telephone he placed In the clerk' i.lllce. The committee reported that the reiiuciit tie granted If the telephone be put In tree of charge. The report waa adopted. lienor! of the mine committee on the re-lorn I Ion of nil telephone In ue by rlty c!!!iinl wa read and ordered (lied, Th comtnlitce reported that the bltla of Clinton & Rima, 131)1.50, and 111 per thoua nnd feet of lumber, and Victor Bander on. :0, nnd 13 for extra lumber, were both too 0k1i, and the report waa adopted. liiwommendntlon of the committee on public: property, cnnoernlna; the Improve ment of Clatsop Cemetery, wa adopted. The regular monthly pay rolls ot the enirlne companies, and the police cepart ment, were rend and ordered (lied. retltlnn of Frederlka reteraon. asklnst! thnt he bo relmhured for work done on j atreet croeelnir, wn ordered lied. . The report of the ulty purveyor nn aev- j ernl atreet untile wa rend and ordered referred to the atreet committee, with lntni''tlona to report their flndlnira, I The pay roll of tho atreet superintend ent. Ill AS, waa referred to the street committee. An ordinance niiproprla;ln.T 17 out ot the Renernl fund for th purchase of 'he tnw of Orearon wn rend flint nnd oo ond times and refrrji to the way and meana commlttea; epproprlntlns lion rut of the Rener.il fund f.jr the benellt tt Frederlka Peter.cin mullou tj retcr to committee on trt und public, waya waa loat; prohibiting women from fre quenting; anloona and rtmbtna; hoium, and ImpoalnR a Ann ( an leaa than Id nor more than ISO for uch offenae mo tion to iiepend rule and plnce the ordi nance on It final paswnfre waa loat: ordl nance (lln lleenae of bill poster at I0 per quarter was read second and third lime and pnssed: ordinance making al lowance for the officers of the Are de partment wn referred to fire and waier committee. A motion waa then mad that lb rule be suspended and the or dinance for lha repaint! of tha crossing at th intersection of Franklin avenue and Thlrty-nrth street he pawd. The ama action was taken In tha matter ol th Improvement of Klghleenth atreat. Tha following ordinances were read the Drat and second times: To repair the rrolng at the Intersection of Thirty first street and Franklin aventie; author laltig the mayor and nixlllor to nroule qclt claim deeds fur prom-ry bought In on IMi taxes: defining the duties of the street superintendent and 11 In hi sal ary at P per month: reglatlnc the taking away of Ucrumenta from the aiidllor'a office: rrgatdlng the absettea of city offi cials from lha elly: concerning lha In ternment of bodies In Clatsop cemetery; rntanllng t! estensicn of ill atroeis to Ihe channel and ordering tlio raniovaj of all olstrurlli.s t lienor, extending the time for the Improvement t4 nuhirti street unit forty day aflr Jrnuarr i, The following reaolullona were Adopted: rt.Bulatlrig the expenditures by oAlcers of the aeveral appropriations: defining Ihe mannnr of tha collection of licensee; stabllhlng tha grada ot Exchanga atreet; for tha construction of tha Four teenth atreet eewer; that th board of BMeaaora make an . men I for tha Imiirovement of Bond, Forty-nfth, Four teenth, Forty-aevnnth and tluan atreeia; ordering th auditor and polk Jtulge to advertlea for bid for the board of city prisoner. The report of the hoard Of assessors on Fourteenth and Duane street wera adopted; report of the water commission was referred to the fir and Water com mittee. Several requisitions war granted and claims referred to th proper commute, after which lha council adjourned at 11 o'clock. SALISBURY'S LONDON SPEECH The Marquis Is Said to Have Greatly Disappointed His Warmest Admirers. rill Mall CiMttt Clot Coaacat tsoi tai DccUiog of the .New Tort Tackt Clab Coajaitlcc la th litt; attioaal Ricts Iiqgiry, (Copyrlgtited. 1(0, by Asaoclatrd Preaa.; London. Feb. L In spite of th social and political gloom, there has been a re vival ot political activity, due to the approach of th reassembling of parti' men!. HeveraJ speeches on politic were delivered during th week, notably that of the Marquis of Salisbury, at th meet ing of th Nonconformist t'nlon!t Fri day night. On the whole, Ui marquis la said to hav disappointed his warmest admirer, and especially In hi exposure of th weakness of Ureal Britain In the East, and In bis explanations of her rea sons for non-tnterferenc lo Armenia. Ills repeated acceptance of tha Monroe doctrine, however, shows that th com mon sens policy advocated by Mr. Glad stone In th treatment ot th Venexuelan question, la finding root In high quar teres, and thla la a most early ahowlng, for public sentiment Is becoming atrongly opposed to the premier attitud towards America, North a well a South. The atand taken by th government In re gard to the YeneaueUui and Armenian questlona was challenged by the Liberals. London, Feb, L-The Pall Uall Gazette and (Hob comment upon the finding ot th New York Yacht Club committee against Ixird Dunraven. In the charges which the latter brought against the Defender's handlers.. Th Olobe heads a somewhat sarcastic article, "Lord Dun raven Justified," and add: 'Th com mute would hav don better to flatly refuse to prosecute th Inquiry, which their action mad ot no value." Th Pall Mall Oasette says: "We hope the Incident will cloee th International cm teste between. England and America; Lately I her has been so much UI feel ing that It would almost be a matter of regret that they should continue." FIRE 1!T OIL TANK Crow of the Rremerhaven Fought Flames for flv Hours. . w New YorK, Feb. 1. Fir In the bunkers of the big tank steamer Bremerhaven. laden with oil, came very near destroy ing the Vessel while eh waa at aeav. 8he rrlved her yesterday, having left Haiti - ore on January 18. with her tanks filled with crude petroleu.i. Bha was bound for Antwerp. One of the stokers saw smoke pouring ci.t of th coal btmkere early last Mon O'ny morning. It waa InkV smoke, too, w!'oh ahowed that the flame beneath It waa fed on oil a well aa coal. Captain Nlnnca, who haa been traveling in oil tanker for years, hastily beat hl crew to tire quarters, and the fight against the tire began. The flame were found de.-p In one ot th starboard bunker, and some petroleum seemed to have seeped out from one of th tanks Into the coal. , Th fire was perilously near the big tanks, which were stowed thousands ot gallons ot liquid which might at any time exp'ode. There waa a still gale blowing, and the Brerqerhaven waa tossed about by a heavy sea. Lines of the hose were run Into the stokehole, and tho water waa poured In until It waa flooded. Tho Area were drawn, and the big steamer was drifting about on the storm tossed seas. The crew deluged the bunk er with water, and prevmetd the air from reaching the fire by meana ot aqiurco of canvas, placed over every aperture. The men worked for five hour before the fir was under control. After It was extlnguthsed It was found that the ves sel was leaking. Captain Nlnnes decldjd to put back to New York. Tho Bremer haven anchored In the bay yesterday afternoon. DUEL IN VENEZUELA. Caracas, Venesucla, Feb. 1. A duel of some Interest lias Just heen fought here between Benors Eunenlo Mendoxe, and Cesar TJrdaneta. Both prlnclpala were wounded, but will recover. The quarrel which led to th affair of honor arose over high words. The seconds of Benor Unlaneta were Oenerals Martin Vegaa and Venanclo Rulgar, members of the military council; Mendosa's seconds were Antonio Ilharra and Armando Blanco. There were three meetings. In the first two encounters Mendosa waa wounded In the hand ar- breast. In the last meeting Vrdnnetu was wounded in the neck. Having Ho Cake Soap In your kitchen, fir balh one means tirwaya. INTERESTING DAY IN THE SENATE Collin P. Huntington Appears for the Pacific KailroarlsKaats to Pay His Debts. COM'INGER IS CONFIRMED JL f. A. 0ppoltlos Die Sot Avail Atytbiig Bat Helped Hit Electlo Keciu tad Xewaat CoaflrsKd is Iidlai Arjcats is Viabisgto. Washington, Feb. 1. Th senate com mittee on Paciflo railroad today gave a hearing to th representatives of th va rious Interests trying to secure a read justment of the Indnbtednes ot th Pa cific railroads to th United State. C. P. Huntington, of th Central Pa cific, waa among tho who appeared. 11 aald th Central Pacific la In better condition than la generally aupposed. That Its road bed and bridge or. In good order, that It had no floating debt and that It bad paid some of Its mortgages. "We went," he said, "to pay l'O cents on the dollar to this government and mean to do ao: we also want to pay as much a wa can from time to time." Senator Frye, of the committee, re marked that thla waa gratifying Informa tion to the committee. Huntington then referred briefly to the attacks - being made upon the company by "our friends, the enemy." referring to Mayor 8utro, of San Francisco, and characterising the printed matter with which congress 1 being flooded as "stuff not worth talking about." Frye remarked. Jocularly, that thla advertising must have cost Hun tington a large amount of money: to this Huntington replied that there was noth ing In this except that Sutro wanted him to extend his riad to hla (flutrn's) place across the sand hills from San Francisco fro eight mile. When he declined Sutro declared he would fight him and he told him to begin, which be did. Washington. Feb. L After a several hours' contest In executive session to day, th senate confirmed the nomination of General J. J. Copplnger, colonel In the army, to be brigadier general, by a de cisive vote of 44 lo IT. The nomination waa sent to congress very soon after the convening of con gress, but had scarcely been made public when protests against the corflrmatlon began to pour In from the A. P. A. so cieties In all parts of the country. After a delay of six weeks, th senate com mittee on military affairs made unani mously a favorabl report to the senate. The opposttoin to the confirmation was led today by Senator Burrow. Gear, Perkins, Teller, Pettlgrew, Squire and Allison, all of whom made speeches dur ing the course of th day's session. Sen ators Hawtey, Bate and Palmer, all mem bers of tha committee, championed the general's cause. The opponents of th confirmation bas ed their course of action almost entirely upon the fsrt that General Copplnger had been promoted over the heads of thir teen colonels who were his seniors In rank, which waa dwelt upon as an un just proceeding. When they were met with the statement that Copplnger was selected because ot his superior military record, they asserted that there were others of eoually mrltorlous records. The opposition did not fall to point out that General Copplnger bad served In the American army for almost thirty years before he took out naturalisation papers, and one senator, at least, said he would not vote for any man who had fought, as it waa admitted Copplnger had, against Italian unity In the Garibaldi wars. The opponents were taunted with being Influ enced by the A. P. A. and with making war on General Copplnger because he was a Catholic In religion, but they re sented the imputation to a man. Some of those who voted for the con firmation declared that they did so in resentment of the Interference of the A. P. A., and declaredthat otherwise they would have opposed the confirmation. It developed that General Copplnger had come to America at the beginning ot the war at Ihe Instance of Archbishop Hughe, and It was asserted that the nomination had be-n made largely at the Instance of Mrs. ftlalne, whose daugh ter wa General Copplnger's wife. Washington. Feb. 1. After tho Cop plnger case was disposed of. there was effort made to take up the nominations of J. C. Keenan, of Indiana, to In In dian agent at Neah Bay, Vah and George H. Newman, of Tennessee, to be agent at Colvllle agency. Wash., who were opposed by the northwestern sen ators, on the ground that their nomina tions are against their home rule prin ciple. A call of th senate developed the ab sence of. a quorum .and the senate pro ceeded with the conflrmr.tlon of the nom inations, to which there was no opposi tion. NEW-YORK BANKS. Loans Filuced and Prepared to Meet the New Government Loan. New Tork. Feb. l.-The New York Fi nancier says this week: There has less change In the statement made by the Associated Banks of New Yortl for Iho week ending February 1 than 'had been exepcted. The decrease In loans was only nominal compared with the heavy liquidations which have been going on without Interruption for weeks past. The bank report a gain of S2.lSl.tHW In cash during the week, al though the Interior movement must have Increased their holdings not much less than 4.tXW.Pa The Increase In specie waa only S5,0tX). It would lie Interesting to know how much of this was gold and what proportion In silver certificates. Th statement. If It Is to be Interpreted in a general sense, meana, more than any thing else, that the banks have made am ple preparations to meet the new loan. They held at the close of th week an excess cash reserve of 115.000,000 as com pared with about I1!.HI0,H0 during the middle of December. They have reduece' their loans over H5,000.0il, and they have 113,000.11110 more In cash holdings than at the time mentioned. DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. Life. Mrs. Wrenkhard (the landlady) How Is It that you are taking your medicine after dinner? I thought the doctor told you to tnke It before meals. Mr.' Oldhonrder He said It didn't make ny difference as U.ng as I took It on an npty stomach. I'st Washing Powder on earth. Large ali. 50 cents. Soap Foam. AS F.XPF.CTED. 8llver Sul.ultut for th Bond BUI Passed by a Small Majority. Hoeclul to tho Asfnrtsn. Washington, Feb. I. The finance com- mumes tre sliver miMtltut for the bond bill wa passed by the senate today-yea, 42; nays, Vi. The detailed you wv Yns Allen, Baron, Bat, Berry, Blan- Chard. Itroarn lltifUi. Call fmAran Cannon, Carter, Chilton, Clark. Cocknll, Danld. George, Harris, Irby, Jone (Ar kansas), Jones (Nevada), Mantle, Mitch ell (Oregon), Pasco, Peffer, Perkins, Pet tlgrew, PiitchardV Pugh, Roach, fchoup. Squire, Stewart, Teller, Tillman. Tur ple. Vest. Voorheea, Waltham, Warren, White, Wllson-C. Noes Allison, Baker. Burrows, Caffrey, Chandler, Davis, Elklns, Faulkner, Frye, Galllnger, Gibson, Gomcn, Gray. Hale. Hawley. Hill, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, Mo Brlde, Lodge, McMillan. Martin, Mitchell (Wisconsin). Mills, Morrow, Murphy. NeJ soi. Palmer. Piatt, Proctor, Sherman. Thurston, Vilas, Wetmore IS. KAIBER WILLIAM AND CUBA. Thinks That Spain Should Come to an Arrangement With th United State. Berlin. Feb. 1. It I atated upon good authority that th emperor. In conver sation with a guest at dinner In the castle Thursday evening, expressed the opinion that the island of Cuba wss lost to Spain. The best course, for Spain to take, the kaiser la alleged to have aald, would be to come to some sort of agreement with th United State whereby sha could ob tain some substantial return for the cession of the Island, but he was of the notion that It wa probably too late for even such a transaction aa that now. INCREASE OF THE mi r Emperor U'illiam Firmly Determined a. i i a ) . . n varry vim rne i rojeci 01 Its Enlargement. If tbe RcicbMig Relases to Appropriate SaCickat Sans, tke Satioa Will Be . Appealed to licrease Essestial to Ceraaaj's Welfare. (Copyrighted. 1K4. by Associated Press.) Berlin. Feb. 1 A high official ot co lonial affairs Informed the correspondent of the Associated Press that Emperor William Is firmly determined to carry out theproject of doubling the slse of the German navy. The official alluded to haa had repeated conversations with Era peror William ou this subject during the past three weeks and he asserted, that during the coming summer tbe plan for the reorganisation of the navy will bo drawn up. Th present program for slowly enlarging the navy must remain In force for the next two years, but In the meanwhile a new plan will be adopt ed, tiie preliminary steps will be taken, and means to execute It will be secured. HI majesty Is convinced that this Is absolutely necessary In order to secure to Germany, permanently, her position as a great power, and especially as a ris ing colonial power.. Hence, all tha em peror's energy will be bent to that end. Something, however, must be don imme diately, and if the present reichstag re fuses to grant large sums for the build ing and equipment of a fleet of fast cruis ers, the nation will be appealed to and an attempt will be mails to raise the money for this purpose by popular sub scription. O. P. CLAIMS SETTLED. Corvallls. Or.. Feb. I. The report of Referee Woodcock In tha matter ot the distribution of the fund created by the sale of the Oregon Pacific read tor A. B. Hammond was filed today. Hadley, receiver, was allowed W.00: the expense of reference, I1SH0, together with the claims of M. O. V llklns. Levi and Ferguson, all aggregating S4.S92, were given priority. Next In priority, the tax claims ot Benton. Lincoln, I.lnn, and Marion counties, aggregating IK.7IS, were allowed In full. The balance of the fund. UO,S71, waa distributed equally among claims aggregatnlg 1339,000, made up as follows: -Labor. $13S,0W; material. $68,000: certl flcatea Issued by Hadley, to pay labor ac counts, HS.0W; certificate for insurance 116.0(H). and miscellaneous. The attorney's fees of Turner, McClure and Balston, I3S.00O, Geo. K. Pendleton. $4,000, and ex pert fees ot E. C. Rand. 112,000. were dis allowed. C. M. Martin, of Crcswell, accidentally shot himself through the body yester day evening, dying Instantly. Ho waa staying with S. C. Smith, at Thurston, and In the afternoon went hunting. As he did not return at a reasonable hour Smith commenced a search, and found h's lifeless body lying near a fence where he had probably dragged the gun after him through the fence. BRIBERY IN PERU. I.lma, Peru, via Galveston, Tex., Feb. 1 The government has promulgated the law ordering an Investigation of the pub lished statement that a Peruvaln corpora tion spnt a large amout of money In securing the approval by congress ot a large contract with a New York firm. A specla committee to conduct the In vestigation has been named. It la the Intention of the government to prosecute the culprits. In an Interview Rlr Tyler, the British representative, says that he Is very much pleased with the treatment accorded him by President Pierola and high officials. He expects a settlement of the pending negotiations In time for him to leave for Europe by steamer on Tuesday. Green and brown is considered a stylish commingling. Velvet incket f everv hue .-ir fa. vored by the fashionables. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report J X . all IllZZ-tbll " ar- " " - ag MaT cyu .row tiE&VUmEXH PURE ANS ARE 4 General Marin is Attempting to Strike the Dcatb Blow Before Keylcr Arrives. BETTER CLASS LEAVING CUBA frovisioss ire Dear Voae fat is lii- fora Vitk tke Hope Tbat Tbey Vifl Imitate Ike Aaaioas of Dakonejr. (Copyrighted. MM, by Associated Press.) Havana, Feb. L Considerable auxiety Is felt bar regarding Ihe result ot th military operation now being conducted against Maximo Gomes and Antonio Ma cao, under the personal direction of Gen eral Marin, acting captain general of Cuba. It Is believed that Marin has been aim ing to sulk tha death blow before the arrival of General Weyler. th successor of Mniinex D Campos, as captain gen eral of Cuba, and it Is understood that he has taken ateps to accomplish this end. But ambition Is not th only spur to ueneraj Marin's activity, it s admitted even in Cuban circles, that th Insurrec tion haa reached a precarious stage from several causes, notably the lack of am munition and arms and want of fresh horses and supplies. The step taksn by the Spanish In gathering In all the borsea and cattle possible have had the effect of weakening the Insurgent con siderably.. Their horse, a a rule, ar almost worn out, and. being kept almost continually on the march for months past, they are not allowed to remunerate The Spaniard seem to be aiming to keep in insurgent constantly moving from place to place, night and day. and to gradually wear them out. There Is lit tle doubt that the Insurgents ar feeling tbe afreet of this, for their trails ara marked by numbers of lam horses. The exodus of the better das of peo ple from Cuba, continues, and the price ot provsions continue to go up. In fact. matters nav almost reached a point where th poorer classes will have lo depend on the authorities for relief. Lux uries are worth their weight In gold, bualneaa Is nearly a thing of the past, and trade with the interior may be said to have ceased, excepting that part o( it which la carried on by vessel. Coun try merchants are either bankrupt or nearly so, and banking firms are being called upon from all sides for assistance. People who eaa do so ar In many cases realising upon their belonging and every thing Increase the feeling of depression. There Is no glimmer of sunshine any where, th best that can be expected be ing a long, tedious struggle with an un satisfactory ending to business men in any case. It is now claimed . that tha wive of negroes will be given uniform and they are now allowed to accompany the insurgent on their raids. Those In command hope that they will Imitate the achievements of tbe Amaxons In Dahomey. CIRCUIT COURT JURORS. A List of Those Drawn to Serve During th Coming Term. , The entire venlr of Jurymen, to serva at the February term of the circuit court commencing February 17, wer drawn this morning by Sheriff liar and Circuit Clerk Dunbar: Barney Gallagher, Olney, former: John W. Buneke, Jewell, farmer; W. T. Chut ter. Astoria, canneryman; D. 11. Cole. Hare, logger; Joslah West, Sklpanon, far mer: W. N. 8mlth, Astoria, plumber; Albert Da kelson. New Astoria, fisher man; Robert Carruthera, Astoria, team ster: W. G. Frescott, Jewell, farmer; X C. Dement. Astoria, capitalist; Michael Kenney, Hare, fanner: H. A. Cameron. Knappa, farmer: C. W. Carnahan, Skip- anon, farmer; M. K. Anderson, Astoria, fisherman; N. D. Bain, Astoria, mlllman: Luther Campbell, Warronton, merchant: J. W. Mineker, Knappa. farmer; John Cbitwood. Olney. logger; M Kronoulst. Astoria, carpenter; Gus. Grunnell. Elsie, farmer; Hans Nyman, Conic, farmer: L. P. Kinney, Astoria, mlllman; Angus Gon, Astoria, merchant; D. B. Howater, Lewis and Clarke, farmer: Fred Bartol- dus, Walluaki. fanner: Hiram Gray. Sklp anon, farmer; Geo. W. George, Astoria, canneryman; Rudolph Basel, Astoria, carpenter; A. J. Wherry. Elsie, farmer; W. H. Lewis, Jewell, farmer; Isaac Co hen, Astoria, merchant. YOUNG WOMAN'S DOWNFALL. Last evening about I o'clock. Chief ot Police I,oughry was notified that a young woman was lying in tbe door ot the postofflce In either a drugged or In toxicated condition. He Immedlattely went to the post office and brought the girl to the city Jail. Whether she was Intoxicated or drugged is a matter of conjecture at this time, but it Is thought she Is the victim of vile scheme. From what could be learned last night and this morning, she has been working up a raffling schema tn this city, soliciting subscriptions for the same. She Is de scribed as being a very attractive young woman about 22 years of age, and has been In Astoria but a short time. Owing to her condition (she was asleep at 1 o'clock this morning, not having recov ered consciousness) it was impossible to learn her name or the city from which she came. It Is thought that she Is the vlotlm of some scoundrels, who took this means to accomplish her ruin. ANOTHER BRUTE. N. Y. Weekly. Mrs. Winks Did you see this article by Labouchere on English and American women? Mr. Winks-No. What Is It? "It says, 'English women do not know how to dress." " "Maybe not." "But American women have a nat'irjl taste for clothes." "That's so and not mttcu else, sonii of "em." r? "'7.Y r -:i