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tos'lA PUClid iillRARlf ASOCf At WH, r r. TODAY! wlATMl., I J Th ASTORIA ku Mi lirrait LOCAL 2 (IrcalatlMi Mtbvgtfl 6F.NlRAltlmlc f Dm, u4 th li'gMt TOTAL cIkdIiUm f f A FarMl)! fcf WitM(tM n4 OttfM, W J rini airman (tlx to isait, h) j ill iistr, iiibhilHaJ la Aitarlt, ICXCLUSIVIi TISM5GWAPHIC PUKSS' RETORT. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY 310RNING, MA Kill , 18. Villi. XLV. NO. 64. It's Winter at Last! the the The One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnisher s. I. U OSGOOD, Manager. U ami Klfl COMMERCIAL HTKKKT. AKTORIA, OK. Io you iitfd anything in Office StipliiH, Utter PrcPHUH, C'ojiyinK .Wlcs, Inkstunils, Tablets', Inks, Wank lWk, Ulno Print Pujr, Waste Barkftn, ltV frnys, Ten .tuck, Type Writing PajH'i, Kiblwna and Carton Parni. If h , w can Hiryply you. A new lot of Playing CnrdH jimt received. Griffin & Reed, City Book Store. Snap A Kodak at any man earning out ( our uaie anil you'll l a portrait i4 a man brlamln uver alU pleasant tUouxhte. Hurk quality In tlx liquor. w hstaloo'erireeiiouxhle PLtASI ANY MAN.. Corr and Try Them HUCIIKH CO. ROSS HIGGINSl CO Qroccrs, : and : Butchers A starts aad Upper Aim Fill Tmi ml CoMt. T.Na r(arM. Pwbm lee Ttofl r'rwlti. Vegalaklei, Sugar Cam Hm, rUu. rK. Cholca Freah and Salt MeaU. Pebble Goat Best eyer brought to the city Handsome fitters Every pair warranted Width, C, D, E and E E Made by P. Cox Shoe VIfg. Co., Hoc. .enter, N. Y. Copeland & Thorsen. Ask yoMr grocer for unMiurnwn JlfleJTleJTlUJlU HAAlSNatural Flavor, lianiUT d d . , And you tan buy Overcoat and good warm Men's and Boy's Clothing, Furnishing Goods; also, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Va lises, Etc., at Factory l'ric at Trustee Bale now on for U'ticfit of creditors Few fieri Would Ask for a Finer Dinner than those w serve. W'r trying la every wy to mak them in moat an Joyehl In lawn. All the "good thine" tf the aeaaon conked l.r our excellent puok-ln lha moai deltcloue style. IVr feel servlrs. ir you Invlla a friend to tha Pain- Restaurant tha place la a sufficient guar antra that ta receive good nrl. The Palace Restaurant BREMNER & HOLMES. IllaokumithtA. Special at tan Una paid to taaroboat ra pairing, first -olas horeeehoetna. at a LOCCIRG CAIRP OQOKK A SPECIALTY UT Olny trt between Third and and Fourth. Astoria. Or. School Shoes! I'C HAMS, BACON, CANNED HEAT5. THE ASTORIA WATER SYSTEM Kepurt of the Chamber of Commerce on the Completed I'lant. KILL DESCRIPTION GIVEN IttaliH Hltttawat af Ill Ceit of tkt Work - Wittr Coaalstloa ltd taijUccrf Co allHt4 lava It Siccim ol lie laatrttklig Now of Wmr larger Tkit tstlattcd. Through lh eourtaay of Secretary Hoi dan. ol lha Aitorla Chamber of Com merce, tha Aaturian la Hi la morning abl to preeent Ita rratiara with lha fallowlnc rrtHiri on lit nw watrr work! arlam, from tha a4vanra ahnta pranarnl for Ilia annual rrurl of Hi C'hamlwr of '"oio mar.'. Tha Hiy uf Aatrta hai durlna Iht yaar 1 unlaralkan tha ronatructlnn or and haa al lha iraanl tlma practlillx com lilrtnt a atrm of water workt In ahlch ttw rltlima ft.l a hmh djrra of Ju.ll fladla r1l- Tha w rka tra of much mora than paaa true IniaiMt. lMh by raa.on of their aiw,lnal romvilatrraa. ohlrh an In lalllirnt uao of Ilia natural arivantiaoa haa mail.. ihm.iIiIp. ami hy lraan ol tha unuaual maaniliiile of th raaulta whlrvad ly a vary mixtrrata outlay. Iiirlly out llnnl. Ihr ! m rulialala of a dlvarllrur oalr of maanry cunatrurilon loratnl on Iirar rr.fk. al lha haad of hat la la Iwally known a. "lha fori a," with antry rhamlr. haail aa. ate.; a aal (lira; twain, alao of maaonry oori.lrur lion, luvatn frat from lha haad worka. with n laana, maaaurlni wirlr, and anrlualnic liullillng. wrhara lha a.illmi-nt rarrlril by ihr itrtam In llmra of hlh watar la prarlpnatM Iwfora lha water paaat Into lha main la line laaillnf to lha rlty. and from whUh It ran U flu. had out and tha baaln thorouahly rlaananl by tha anion of lha waiar. A iii Una romKMd of aaven and ona. half milai of Inch oiodarn wood alava lilpa, hulll of lha baat aalrclrd. parfarlly -lrar-ralru-il yrllow Or. and limlal with round mild alaH Imndi: thraa mil l uf ll-lnrh Nu. I and No. tt-arvontlnc lo prraaur rtvtal ataal pla( and ona mtla of II-1 neb No. 11 rlvatad atl plrf; a marvnlr of all and a quartar million! of gallona ranai'lty, from wfckh tha watar la con-ayal tn lha 4llatrlbullin on tha Columbia M. uf lha Iwiiinaula by an 1" Inrh tla; a iminal iwrHa bundrtO (-l lima paaalruc )uoua;h Iba r1a iKiwean lha ri.frMiii ami lha rlty al a ilrpth of una hunlrr1 and llftaan ft la-low lha aurfai-r. and a rumplrta dlatrlbutltur ayatm. TIh alaailnn atiova Ihla watr of tha ilivariiiiK mlnt on Hrar cra'k la nva hunilrtl ami Hirhly-nlna fwi' lha ataa plia I. uaad u'u1r a mixlmum praaaura of ona hunlra1 and ility-Ova yrH, and lina a yradlnl fall of two ft In a ihouaand: lha Marl plw la uaad un ir tha hawvy praaaurra. whli-h raah a manlmum ol two humlml and ninaty 1r-l. anl haa a fall In lha hydraullr iradlaiil of nv fral In a Ihouaand for lha l-lnrh pla Tho main Una conduit larmlnaira a nilla rial of lha naw rai.-r-volr at tha haad of tha II-Inch pla. at an rlavatlon of four hundp-d and twenty ill fat. I'rictlcally all of tha panln aula balow Ihla alrvatlnn Ii daalanad to ha avantually auppllnl by gravity, whl-h will liicliKlr all of lha larrllory rxc,itlna tha hlkh Klnt of Coiromh hill and tha aiirama aummlt or Ihr HilK aili-mllnic to tha aaat of Ihla point. In tha 11 Inch plpr Iradlna fmm lha four hun dred arul twi-nty-alx fnit rlavallon to lha rtarrvolr, which la Imlll at a flow Una HrWIon f two hundml and flyhly two and a half frot. I a rrarrva haad of alvhly-lhrrr faal. which It to ba uard at tha raarrvolr for thr davrlopmanl of IMiwrr. Alwut nfty nat hnraa wr la tha raault Tlili powar Ii lo b tin ployr.1 for thr oprratlnn of an elwtrlc llghllna plant for tha ua of tha mun)l-l-pallty In Unhung tha mrorta and public hullillnga. Wlirn lha rtamand for waiar In lha aactloni not oipahlr of hrtng mp pllrd dlractly by gravity ihall Joatlfy lha Inatallatlon of Ihn neraaaary plant, tha power will he Hard In tha day tlma for pumping water lo a amall reaervolr 10 ba located on a high elevation for Ihr iupplylng of Ihla extramr hlifh aervlcr. Tha building for Ih orvupam-y of Ihla water power. Ilafht and pumping plant haa hern reevtril, and all llxturea are In readlnraa for Ihr placing of tha ma chinery. Thr hulldlmt haa bean com bined with lha galnhoua for tha reaer volr. la built of rut alona. and preaenia a vary pleaalna and appropriate archl tertural rffecl. II will br thui iren that Ihr enllra ayalem la 10 dealgnad thai rvary part of Ihr city, prearnt aa wall aa fu I ii re, ran lie iuppllrd with water, though thr elevation oovtr a rang of alx tin ml rail feet, wilhout Ihr eipcndlturr of onr dollar for furl. Tha completed plan rontomplataa tha ron atructlnn of a amall aloraite dam on Hear ere. k, where fifty million! of gallon! ran lie reaar-ad fur conaumptlun during lha dryer week! of lha year, thui brlng Ing a minimum available aupply up to thai dralgnrd cnnclly of tha pip line. Thli waa expected lo hava a carrying capacity of four nilllUmi and flfty llioua and gallon! In twenty-four houra, and by actual measurement aim1 ronltlin carrlea four nilllloni ona hundratl and fifteen Ihouiand, all rxceM of a llltle Iraa than two per cut. over the rxiecti.l dlacliarav. Tha nai-rvolr la a aubalHii tlally (lnelmvcl atruciurc. huvlng a IIiiIuk of ill liicliei of concrete un itnpea ami bottom flnlahrd n l Hie bottom with two coat a uf aaplmlt, and mi the elopi with a (out of Hfl'linlt, on- Juyer of brick laid III hot aephall and a llnlHliIng aurface of anolh.r cimt uf aaphalt. Thla ronatruntloli aecurca a nut wholly iimmiI condition In Hint tin. reamvolr 1 pritcll rally water tluht. Tha ilnpo lining 11 iiirmuiinti'd wllh a nuiaonry lrii.t wall, which lupiioila a nHl Inm plkcl fitice flva fe,l In hclKht. The alnp -l of Ihr reaervofr emlniiiktiH in. when iPraMCd la Ilia hnlahad lurface, will lie vdil In graaa A rather novel fialur of the reaervolr oonnlniolliin la the placlmr of concrela lining III !iiirei ai'puMIrd by an rxpanalun Joint of anphall, tlma vf fajotually avoiding thr almoai tuilvoranl rxiierlriica of later cracking and breaking from lha exiiauilon and contraction dua 10 change! of trmperaltiro. Tha power devrkiiMxl at lha rraervolr, when not am- ployail to do useful work, may ha ax- pended In lha formal Ion of a Iwautlful foiintnln, riling lo a lirlglil of alxty-flv fet, and Hauling forth nearly thr hun dred Jala. The tunn.l la driven through two hundred and fifty feel of nil Id uaaalt rock, and the ranialnder of Hi I'lufth la In Ihr argllaevnua ahil peculiar to Ihla lixullty, through which material la final ruotr, a aolld roncratf lining. Tha dlatrllmtlon, ai now rniialrtt' ied, conilata of tha two low- of tha four aerv ea which will avantually le laatallnl. Tha lowar of Ihaaai two la tot Im ordinarily aiiHilla.1 from tha old raaarvolr and Ih1 higher from lha new. Tha lower raaer voir lialng Inaufnclenl In alavallon to af ford a really auerlor fir protection di rectly from tha hydranta, fir gti ara hialalla.1 batwaan tha two aarvkwi. which, whan opanad, mak tham practically on, Ihua aerurtng lha prainjr fnrni lha up, par reaervolr, whlla tha lower la auto matically cul out by lha back preaaure. Thaaa fate ir Iwth ope tied and cloa4 from Ih fir nation by Hi almpl open ing and cloalng of a nop oock In a imall aarvlca. plpr. through tha agamy of iperially deaigneo nynraunr gata gov ernor Tha city will through ihla xneana, and through airect nuln. of ample ili'j and an atmnivance ot nynrant!, nava a fir protertlun not lurjiaaaad anywhere. Thr tree malui In lha low aarvlca 1 rra of caal Iron on Ih around and of "kalamelna" ileal on lha treat ld it r Ita, In tha high aerv Ice, Ih pipe ramoved from lha old work after being cleaned, radlpped and tea ted under hydroatalle proeeure, will b uaad. In all Ihora will ba atut tight mile of treat malna, ranaina; In Ha from ill to algli'aen IrK-hea, laid In Ih new dlftrtbutlng aya lem. Work waa commenced on tha naw lya l.m In Jiay. lutt: la now completed rx ceipiln tha high aenrh-a, which will ha nnlahed in leaa lhan a year from the tlma of commencing conitructlon. Coi aid ring tha lateneaa of tb a-aaon be rura work wai actually begun, tha pro greea made may ba roflaldered vary com ineaxlabla 1 re ntlr woik waa ex, cutad under the management, on the part of the city, of Ita water commiaalon. conipoard of th following wrll-kniwn cltlawi!: W. W. I'arkrr, ffamu'l El more, J. Q A. Howlby. II. J Van Duaen. K A. Plaher. W. K. taitil and C. a Wright. The method! and labon of i thoaa gentleman, though often mlaundrr itood and not plain to an war praaent 1 element who ar or Ih "blind that will ' twl are," hav led to a termination which liiaplrea to lha mind of every honeit rill ( un a high degnea of iwrdonabla prl-te, ' and may Ita pointed lo without other ! comment a a complete (indication of ! their round bualneaa aenM, good judg- ment and itrrllng Integrity. Tha work I of tha eommtaaloQ baa ixaa aeronded by ! (Continued on Fourth Pace-) TARE IS THE SNAPS Sonic (itioil I'olatcr. I'r.scntcd by Strantjer. ', . .- . . ! rl l tkt Dirt oa tktCoaiaq Trtdc Viik ike (Iritit - "Hide ia tirriigr." "Tako up the !na." wai th xwrtlnent remark made yesterday by Mr Wamb,dd. prt ,nrt entitled, he gave utterance, of Neliraaka. who la In the city for the.,. cMr tmiln , tnte unfoundd purpua of Invretigatlng Ita resource! for ; IlandH. .in,t those cltlsens and state manufacturing plant a, Mr. Wamlwld wai' peeking of some or nil experlencci in the r.aet. and ai.i mat one oi ma rem-1 ions why I tah was iuch a prosperous atste. waa that they never loan an oppor-, unity to gain a real advantage. That Ihey manufactured within their own bor dera almoai everything coniumed by their people. And what had lo be purchased abroad was bought In lance quantities for m,n interrupting him. caah at low ngures. "1 hav only been, .-rhe porni of order. Mr. Chairman." In Oregon a few days, but from my ober- continued Powers, "Is that It Is not ner vations In and around Astoria, I believe. mlaalW here to reflect upon a co-ordlnat your opportunities here are unexcelled i branch of the government." for I he upbuilding of a large and prosper- - km not reflecting upon th prel oui community. You want people here ,,,nu aahf, Hartman: "I am reflecting on whs can rule In carrlagee-in other wonla, ,he fc.ntimenui which the president utters you w ant men with money, to do some- j arul t hyt ,he rltnt to d Ihlng Your railroad will bring them, Hepburn, who was In the chair, said but there are other factors which ihould lmU , not Mi fallM upon to say pot lie overlooked that are often aa Im portant. It Ii noticeable that there Ii not a carriage or buggy to be seen upon your streets. I am told that there are no streets or boulevards fit to drive a carriage upon-, and that there are no park, or plaree of public amusement. People who hava money look upon all these I thing and are Intluenced by thm when j they are Investigating location! In which to ealabllah a Dullness. And while it Is of the utmoat Importance to have your railroad matters fixed up soon, other point! ihould not he lost light of. "There la one other thing that forcibly strike! a itrangrr, and that Ii the tre mendous advantage to be gained by your rlty by the construction of a seawall, and the tearing down of some of these hllli; all of these thing have their wi-liiht and importance, and you ran scarcely realise what a change there would be in your city If the front was framed In by a handsome aeawall. You will have It some day; why not soow? "In extending the commerce of thli coast, tha trail with Japan will be a moat Important feature. Traffic with thli country Is but In Iti Infancy, and I know that It will have lo be looked after very carefully. Kaatern capitalists are al ready giving much attention to the sub ject. Iahor Ii very rhtap In Japan, and It would appear that our only lafeguard Is In putting up the bars of a protective tariff that will prevent ruinous competi tion with our own workmen. Let ui ship everything we can to thoen countries., and Import nothing that we can make our saves. The coming presidential campaign will no doubt be a popular ratification of Hie principal of protection. Astoria might make capital by taking a hand In the matter of trade with Japan and work to thli end cannot commence too soon. Dure Is the natural port for handling the the business. Nature has touched the button; you do the rest." NAVY AKKAI1W. Washington, March It-Mr. Hale, of Miilne, has announced In the senate his hill to establish experimental engineer ing si a lions in connection with the stuff collides now receiving aid from the gov ernment In the establishment and mntn tonnnc of agricultural experimental sta tions. Tho objects of the exitcrimental Htntloni are to promote Investigation and research In the various branches uf the ach'iice of iinglm-orlng and naval archi tecture; In afford facilities fur post-grad- uste courses to graduates to technolog leal schools, and to co-operate with 1 lie navy detriment In experiments and re. la 10 lie manufactured and discharge them aimrch. The detail of engineer officer! of , when their eervlcea are no longer requlr Iha navy In these stations I authorised. ; ed. 8uch artlllcen are commonly able not iiiviiiiiuia wun ma uacaj year isa,, iiu.uu , per annum la given each Hat establish ing auch a department In Its college, the sum to be Increased ll.ouu yearly for fif teen years. Uiivinp Hoe Cake Soap in your latch' n or both once means aJwuji. IN THE HOUSE I Hartman, of Montana, .Makes I'cr tKiial Attack tpoi Tresl dent Cleveland. RELIGIOUS VIEWS THE CAUSE ajr0,lfi t( (he leKa of tkt rrtiidcat I iprcccdcatcd Vnagla ia tkt flilla of Coagrttt Notlret af tkt rrtai dcil'i Rcaiark Attacked. I Waihlngton, March I Th nouae today wrangled aliout four houra over tha aal arlea of L'nlted Btatei marahili and oth er feature of th amendment to the legtalatlv appropriation bill to abolbui th fa lyitem In caara of t'nlted State! manhala. Intareat In th debate, how ever, waa completely overihadowad by Ih ae relational attack mad upon Presi dent Cleveland by Hartman, of Montana, who felt hlmaelf peraonally aggrieved by Mr. Cleveland ! utterance! at tha Preaby tertan horn mluloa meeting In Kew Turk Turnlay, and who Milled the opportunity allowed by the latitude of the debate on the appropriation to repel the Idea that th Weatrrn Ultra were the horn of evil Influences. Hartman nt to the clerk' deak and had read the following extract from Mr. Cleveland'! addreai: "Th toleration or evlli and the Indif ference to Chrlatlanlilnc and elevating Influence! In elate In the Weal, which If unchecked, develop! Into badly regu later munlclitalttlea, will corrupt and make them unaafe territories and unde alrable Btatei." "Whatever may be my Individual opin ion of tha president," said Hartman, "matter not It would not be proper for me to state It here. For tha high offlce of president of th T'nlted But tea I have a lupreme regard. The legitimate function of that office ar limited to those enumerated In our conatltutlon. Under the conetltutton and lawi I deny th right of tha chief executive to wil fully and wantonly, In a public address or otherwise. Insult any of th cltlxan or any stats of the republic over whom h ha been called to preside. I deny the oonntMutlonal authority of th president lo give utterance In a public address la senttmanta favorable or adverse to protMMed legtelatton pending In our houses of congress. When th president made the foregoing remarks he knew there was pending In congress bills for the ad mleakm of certain territories Into the I'nlon of states. Nl had neea advised that the majority of th cltlsens of tho territories were antagonistic to hli finan cial and economic views, and under the cloak of a supposed religious address, before a religious organization and with groa Impropriety, and for the purposes of preventing tha arhlevem. nt of the pi h t nf II . I.h ruvt I n Wrtilch Ihev aa of the republic whoae Interests h Is ,worn l0 pro,,, and uphold. p,,..,,, jumped to his feet and called Hartman to order. "If there is nobody on ,., floor.. 1(i ... addressing the Democratic ildr. "who is related to the preeldent by ties of affinity or consan guinity, social or political" "Htala vour nolnf." demanded Hart- whether th remarjts came within th rule, whereupon Miles came to the sup port of the president, but he was prompt ly overruled, whereupon he appealed from the decision of the chair, adding that Hartman had taken a liberty which had never been countenanced In an American consreaa before. Tha rhale hnw-eieer auatalnml. and Hartman proceeded. "The percontag of crime In those states and territories will not exceed that found In the slate of New Tork. where the president seems to think all virtue resides. The per capita of wealth of the cHlsena of our state exceeds that of any tate In the union save on." In conclu sion he said: "Un behalf of the cltlsens of the states and territories thus slander ed and maligned by the chief executive, I here and now repel the Insult and re spectfully suggest that the greatest need of this ouuntry for the work of tha mis sionary, tha schoolmaster and th states man, will be found at the White House." THK ARMOR MILL. Secretary Herbert Opposes th Creation of a Government Plant. Washington, March (.The senate com mittee on naval affairs recently asked Secretary Hetbert for an expression of his views on the bill Introduced by Sen tor Smith providing for the establishment of a government plant for making armor In the District of Columbia. He has just sent to the committee the following let ter on the subject: "It would not. In my opinion, he advis able, aa a business proposition, for the government to establish and maintain such a plant as that contemplated by the bill referred to. for various reasons, th most Important of which are deemed to be th following: "Flnt It would be necessary to haul from long distances and at comldtrable expense the rviulsitn coal. Iron ore, or cruilo Iron and other materials used tn the manufacture of armor. "Second An establishment large rnoiigh to handle the heaviest class of plates would have an output If k'pt at work reg ularly throtiKhout the year, of a much larger quantity of armor than Ihe govern ment would be likely to need. It would not pay to erect inch a plant and then allow It to remain Idle the larger part of the year. "Third Workers In st of sufficient kill and knowledge to be employed In the manufacture of armor platei receive vry high wages, and It would not be practicable to hire iuch men when armor only to command high waarta, hut to llnd conunuoua employment. "Fourth To keep the plant In order merely would require th continued main- Beet Washing Powder on earth. Large size, 20 cents. Soap Foam, tanance In th pay of th government of a eonalderibl fore of aktlled me- ehanlcs. j "Th department haa not undertaken to enter Into detail concerning tha objec-. Hon Juat mentioned for ths reasoa thai I It la believed that your committee has already had before It expert who hav doubtless given it such Information on the I subject and such that Is not In th pos-1 seaalon of the department. i "In view of th foregoing, th depart-1 marrt doa not recommend favorable ac-i tlon upon th bill under consideration." Tha approximate coat of an armor plant such aa proposed by tb Smith bill, ex elusive of grounds, a estimated by Cap tain Sampson, chief of ths bureau of ordnano. would ba t2.2u9.0u0. D1SCTS8INO EUTPTIAN QUESTIOK. No Definite Proposals Yet Put Forward for Evacuation of the Country. London. March (.In th housf- of com mons today. In reply lo a question from Sir Kllu. Kihmead-Hartlett, Mr. Curson, stated that bo proposals had been made by any European power that Great Brit ain evacuate Egypt Th Pall Mall Uasett says that If the tentatlv negotiations now In progress become tangible Franc will offer to abandon her Interests In Newfoundland in exchange for concessions In Egypt Pari!. March t. Th Solell and th Eclair assert that Great Britain's Isola tion and ths rebuff to which she has lately been subjected ar likely to lead to a ettlement of th Egyptian question, England accepting- guarantees for th neutralisation of the Suea Canal. RAID ON GAMBLERS IN CAIRO. Police Surprise a Party of Bacarrat Players In a Private Club. Cairo. Egypt. March (.-Early thli morning the police raided a private club, located In the Gealreh Pallc Hotel and Cailno. About a doaen members were playing baccarat. Including a wall known London Jeweler. An American ball was In progress at the tlma In another part of th Casino. WHEN HOLMES WILL HANG. Harrisburg. Pa., March l Th data for the execution of H. H. Holmes, th con victed murderer, was fixed by Governor Hastings today for May t SPANISH TROUBLES Barcelona Universities Closed to Pre vent Farther Trouble. Disorder Das aqaia Drokca 0t Disgrace fal Actios af rriicetoi Stideats la mecdiij Ciba. Barcelona, March (.The universities here, at Valencia, and at Grenada are closed to prevent tha students from mak ing demonstrations agalnit the United Btatei. The excitement, however, has considerably abated, and there Is a be lief prevailing that Great Britain and France will support Spain against th United States. Barcelona. March (.The disorders which were prevalent here when th news was first received of the action of '.he United States senate broke out afresh to day and there were renewed demonstra tion! toward! the United States. A mob made Its way to the United States consul ate, which wii itoned and the wlndowi mashed by the Infuriated populace. Princeton, N. J., March ( Th under graduates of Princeton tonight burned In effigy th king of Spain, In a demonstra tion In which several hundred took part The flag of 8 pain was dragged through the main street and later was torn to piece In the center of the campus. THE CAUSE OF IT. Havana, March (.The reopening- of tel. earraphic communication with the region of Plnar del Rio brings the first detailed Information of affalts In that province for several weeks. The condition of affairs disclosed la lit tle less than appalling. The rich Vuelta Abejo district seem to have been put to the torch and Is apparently reduced to a wilderness. Whole towns hav been obliterated, and the Inhabitants are wan dering helpless over th country, many of them starving. THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS. Agreement Reached Between the House and Senate Conferees, Washington. March (.The conferee of the two house on th Cuban resolution, consisting of Senators Sherman, Morgan and Lodge, on the part of the senate, and of Hltt, Adams and McCreary, of th house, reached a conclusion more speedily and with lesa difficulty In their conference today than had been antlcl pated. The consultation was of about forty minutes duration and It became apparent Immediately that the represen tatives of the senate would be satisfied wiih the house substitute. RUSSIA IN COREA. A New Government Formed In Sympathy wun tne Muscovite Dictators. Sac Francisco, March (The steamer China arrived today from Yokohama bringing news of another roup d'etat on an extensive scale at Seoul, Cores. February 10 a detachment of Russian marines numbering 127 arrived In Seoul from Jlnsen. The Corean king and crown prince went Into th Russian legation and formed a new government, dismiss ing all the former cabinet ministers. Premier Kim Hong Tste and seven oth er cabinet ministers known as pro-Jitp-anese statesmen were beheaded and their corp-e"a drugired throuirh the streets. A decree, said to have been signed by th? king at the Russian legation, ordered that the heads of five of the murdered minis ters be fixed on spikes and publicly exposed. Highest of all ia Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report I, YlV tit It Jill ITALIAN CABINET HASJtESICNED As Result or lt Kespanslblllt It the Defeat of That Nation's Arm la Abyssinia. EXCITEMENT REIGNS SUPREME Dtaoatcratioa Ui kjr Voata ui Ckilatta aid Hiijr flatt Btta Killed I'al versal Cry for Veagciica Cpoa tka niaistry. Special to tb Astorian. Kama, March (.-Th Italian cabins re signed today, as a mult of the defeat of th army In Abyssinia, aad King Hum bert has accepted their resignations. Tha excitement throughout Italy, eausw d by tb defeat of General Baraiert, at Adowa, on Sunday last, by the Abysstn tans, with a loss of from (,) to lo,) man killed and wounded, according t generally credited reports, shows llttl signs of abatement tonight It la tru. however, that th disturbance caused by tb news of th great disaster, and the consequent display of Indignation aaalnst tb government, has been greatly increas ed by the calling out of th army re serve of tb class of 172. which calls K.WM additional mm Into active service. A rreat majority of tbos reserve ar married men. whose families will thus be deprived of their chief or only support for an indefinite period. Thus, ai Milan and other places, aerioua rl-MIng has oc curred when the reserve! were preparins; to obey orders, and In many cases they hav been prevented by fore. Women and children lead In th trouble. Kail road cars hava been demolished, rails torn up. and telegraph wires cut, and th police hav been beaten and stoned lata be I pi aa arm a. Soldiers hav been attack ad. bayonets hav been freely used, ana men and women, frenzied with wrath, hav thrown themselves on th nak4 steel of the troop. Lara; numbers of arrests hav beea made, and th troop everywhere ar cither confined to barrack or occupying th streets. Night haa been turned Into day by torchlight procreations. Indignation meetings, and riotous demonstrations In public square and in front of many of the government buildings. This Is a sum mary of what has occurred, in a greater or leaser decree, at Milan, Florence, Tu rin, Comot Terrera, Beluna, Lodi, Verona. Parma. Bergarmo. Naples. B reels, Ten Ice, Paxara, Palermo, Cremona, Catania, and almost any other town, mentlonabl. Th agitation baa been spread to th country districts, and from all " sides come accounts of rioting and indignant protest, of bitter denunciation and kmd cries for vensreanoe upon those who hav been responsible for the terrible revere to th Italian armH. "ROGUES IN BUCKRAM." London, March (.Thing ar looking decidedly ticklish for the nng of finan cial adventurers whose supposed leader Is Cecil Rhodes, when a conservatlvs hardhead ed paper Ilk th Saturday Re view bluntly calls Dr. Jameson and his merry men "rogues in buckram.". In fact th volume of English opinion which Is ranaina; itself on lb aids of stern In quiry is ominously Increasing. Frantic on the other aide, ar th ef forts mad by the suspected to escape from the meshes which threaten to cir cumvent their little game. Hardly a day passe but some cabled sensational news Is made public, with tho evident aim of drawing public opinion oft the scent or exciting the jingo sentiment against those wicked Boers. A deal of curiosity Is con centrated round th question "Win Mr. Rhodes disavow Dr. Jameson, or will he 'own up? " If he persists tn protesting his Innocence, he ia ruined, say tb Review. In any case the spectacle of one at th most wily financial jugglers of the agt In a "tight corner" Is likely to be "good for sport" In the meantime It Is calcu lated that the spirited "opening up" of South African gold fields, which haa cre ated a choice number of mushroom mil lionaires, has, also at present prices, al ready cost the British land the Continent) Investing- public something between flfty and on hundred million pounds sterling. NORTHERN PACIFIC CASE. . Supreme Court Justices Refuse to Fur- -ther Disc usi th Matter. Washington, March (.The supreme court Justice who participated In the -recognition of the circuit court for he Eastern district of Wisconsin, aa the -court of primary jurisdiction In the Nor- -them Pacific case, decline to discus th refusal of Judge Gilbert to recognlx the order tn his district. There Is no doubt -however, on the part of those familiar with the proceedings that these Justices considered the order as explicit and In tended that It should affect the consolida tion of the Northern Pacific receivership in Messrs. Blgelow and McHenry. who were appointed by the Milwaukee court It la presumed here that the matter will now be appealed to the circuit court of appeal!. ,M RUSH TO ALASKA. 4 Many Persons Leaving Port Townsend Without a Dollar in Their Pockets. Port Townsend, March (.The steamer City of Topeka left here today for Alaska having on board 0 passengers, 110 dogs and a full .cargo of freight Many of the passengers, having paid their tare, are going- to the Yukon country without a dollar In their pockets. The steamer WU lapa left here day before yesterday for Alaska with a cargo of humanity, dogs and freight, similar to that carried by the Topeka. The steamer Al-Ki, with ac commodations for 410 passengers, arrived today from Sun Francisco and will leave Monduy for Alaska. Passengers from the Topeka were ashore here this morn ing, offering as high as K0 apiece for dogs of large slxe, to use In hauling sledges to the gold fields after reaching Jnueau. n rm i 'a!'a w aa M gyJ V ' A 'put..