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rift aflkLaflk .atsijaVjIk. A A A at- afj UmASTORIANIui Hi Urnl LOCAL t j nraalatlMi Vwlargnt ef.NLflALelrtiilc ? V tfoe., in th targea! TOTAL elretil.tlo. tf " till tpn) .tibiuhad in Aiterli, b TV WW VV "WWW TOOAVtWE ATHC R. 9 4 ffclt far WllM(lM md OffM J filr.lh, $! e-i.J r-'"."1 ICXCMJS1VE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS HIS FORT. VOL XLV. ASTORIA, OREGON', WKhNKSDAY MOKXINU MAUCil II, 18!)6. NO. 57. Sweeping 0 I i ?. J,;J J i A, ' . -,-. -Ji V .' The One Price Clothiers, I. L. OSGOOD, Manntjer. 10(1 and 508 COMMKBCUL 8TKKET. AHTORU, OK. Iu you riml anything I'rt'HHi'B, Copying Hooks, Inkstnnds, Tablets, Ink. Wank Hooka, Ditto Print Pajwr, Waste Bai-kctH, Dcrk Trnys, Ten Racks, Typo Writing Pajn-i, If so, we can supply you. A new lot of Ploying Cords jimt received. Griffin & Reed, Citv Book Store. Snap A Kodak it any man earning out ol 9 our .tor will you'll oi a portrait ot nut brimming u.er wltb pliwaaul Ihaughis. ftiteb quality In th. liquor w buff I offer ar. .nought. PLIASI ANY MAN. Corpe and Try Them huohrm & CO. ROSS HIGGINS k CO Grocers, : and : Butchers Aal.rla an Upcwr Aeturta FUw Tm, ana Com, Tarl. Pelkia, Doaeatk aa Troykal rrulta. Vgupl. Sugar Cur H.a... Becua, tK. Choke Fresh and Salt Mutt. 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 Aig. Co., Rochester, N. Y. Copeland & Thorsen. Ask your grocer for unwriwrnKin fl . 1IO Mild in Cure (not salty) I ADH HAMSNaturainavor. UAKU, 11 "Tender and Jucy CANNED HEATS. Reductions! In our Trustee Sale of Men's and Boy's Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Capa, Boots, Shoes Trunks, Valises, Etc., at priced thui will quickly sell them Hatters and Furnishers. in Office SiiDpliw, letter UiMoiia ami Carl en Pa pvt. Few rien Would Ask for a Finer Dinner than tho w rrv. W'r trying In I lnyahl In town. All tho "food thine' tf ih. wmoo-rooked by our xrMlrot cook-In th moot dollciou. styl. Per feet ervlc. It you Invito a friend to tho Palace Restaurant tho place la sufficient guar ant, that ha will nwivi a good m.al. The Palace Restaurant BREMNER & HOLMES. Blacknmitha. BpoclaJ attonUoo paJd to ataauDbnat r railing, flrot-claaa horooahoolnc. ate. LOGGING CARP (DORK A SPECIALTY 17 Olnay at root. tKtwaan Third and fcnd Fourth. AatorU, Or. School Shoes! HAMS, BACON, run REPUBLICANS Large Crowd Attends the Convention of the (irand Old Tarty at Columhu. MICH r.Mlll.HUSM SHOWN Tut Miubteat Heatioa nt .Major JkKliley'i Naait Met V lt ViKilcron ipplaiM ladlaaa Kepabtlcaai rvor Hit Cudidacjf, Columl.ua. Ohio. Mar-h In. -Th Orand, 0ra Hou. could not hold half of lhi mhiI wanting admlaalon ihla aftrrnoon to th. lU-nuhllran .tat. ronv.ntlon. I and. th. crowd. In front of th building until th. convention ralll to ordrr at p. m.. and that wa. all many or th vUlior. a., or haart of what la ralM lha MrKlnb-y conren- ... ,. ... i... i. Th nrt damonairaflon wa wnrn. irman KKka -orl-d Hnau-rl-t t'hal Korakrr to tha pr.aldlng olll-r'a (hair, fllowd another on th. Mill, Mc ! '-'"J V "V 'Jl 7"", ' rkh""I,on U.....W. . him I Offletala again iPraj frar that Eng Klnlry'a nam, or rfnrnc to him ttialrman Klrkra tatel at lha .lata! convention In Zanravllle la.t y. ar that i th party entered Into a aa aacred, a th. trinity. That nlxlg marked an, Important eporh In th llatory of Ohio ltriMil.ltraru.nl. it promlaed to niak.i lluehnrll gowrnor. Kuraker aenator, and m. to m.k. ,1. rnd the Be., In ii e every honorable mea MrKlnl.y preaident. Two- nul.ll.-ana ..f (Ihln nnar .u.ml.1,4 In n. ler alnrerely Into th. faithful raecutlon of their part of th. unanlmdu and un quallf)ed aupiKirt of M -Klnhy for the prealdentlal nomination. The remark rauaed uch a demon stration that It waa om tlm before Klrkm could Iniroduo. 8enator- Irct For-! m aker aa temiKirary chairman of lha con -1 vntlnn. Th atate commute waa '',1.,,1.i.u v l t t, . . lecied and th. uaual committer for con-: 1 8PrilU-iPUd Spanlhh StkdcntS at rntlc work wer. appointed, after hrh' the cntmtlon adlournl unlit inmor-i row I TIIF.PE FAVOR LKVI. '(o. N Y . Manh 10 -Th R'puhll- rana of Tioga county. In t-onvemlon to-1 lay. eln'tnl a delegation to th .late' convention, heade.1 by Thomita l. I'latt, ami aM-d reaolutinna emlmlng Oov. ernor MoMon aa th prealdentlal ran.il-' date. ' M. KINl.FYITKS Ani.M.bniM March 10 -Th Kleventh . . " - - Dl.irl.-t Republican convention, the nrat to n"et !he atate. today M.-KI'il.y preal.letit. MA'1. VICT IBM. Produced Without Tul. or Curren, Sh i led Pholoa. IisJtlmore, Mr.-h 10,-Prnf. William C. Ilamm.l. of the .letiartment of phyalcs of the Maryland ante normal rhoool. ; haa made ei'Tlmnt which prove, he s.i rta. that It la not necea.ary In photo-1 arapning niunen ."Mem 1H up an K.j product In the event of Preaident Cli ve trlc rurr-nt or a Crook.-s tube. land amirovln th. rui..n K.ni..nnv Prof. Ilnmmel calls the result of his : e,,m. ni. n,une,Wr..nt he la fhe flpal nn kHa haa irnl ;'atla- 1 - i ie.-..ir rui.R wi.ii me up. in m niaaiiri. . He exhibited three pint-, which .how the result of hla experiment.. One rrault. which Pnf. Ilammrl days has not l-en reached by any one els. Is to photograph light and shade, or. In other i ... ir "."'.t ,....,.., ; inaiea.i oi a mere ouuin as in reauii i of the cathode ray experiment usually I"- i i ne pine wnicn now,i mi. cnniainci , key and a bar Jf Iron. Th edges of i these obj.vta were clearly dertned. and. ill .i.tiiimi. in p. m'a Mnaniutr on in. edge which ahowe I lhe eamf ahadnw that would b? aparent In a photograph. Hut there war, heal.lc tula, n shading In the center of the lUt ring of the key. The Inference from this dUcovory Is that genuine photograph, may now be taken of conceited objects lnt"oil of the unaat- iHfacirrv rhiidow graphs obtained with I the cathmle rays. Another result on-' mined by Prof. Hammcl waa the positive ami n.Kiitlvr on the me nlate, and by the aame exposure. POSSUM 11ANCH. Which Will Rival the Success of the i Skunk Farm. Richmond, Ky.. March 10. Taking a hint rrom the success of th tamous I anting rarm m ciarg county, Mr. H. J. I Twlgg, a young Kiu,-ltahman of White's Station, proposes lo establish a 'possum ranch. Mr. Twlgg. who la a great httnt.r, and who haa had ample oppor tunity to experiment with Ihes animals. reason, mat aa 'poa.tim meat !a such a delicacy, and fat 'pasauma bring such fancy price, money would be mnde In raising them for the market. H al ready haa twenty In his warren, which. considering thel.- fecundity, will, he thinks, by next fall enable him to supply oig aemaua. An orcnani of persim mons, f.aw and halnut trees will be planted near the ranch to furnish food for th. animals, from the .ale of which Mr. Twlgg expects to derive a hand some profit. B. AND O. Reorgtinlxatlon. Place. A Speedy Will Take New Yoik, March 1ft. -The New York directors cf the It. and O. railroad, who have lieen appointed a commutes to look after the reorganisation of the property, neiu a meeting this affrnoon. It was expected that word would he received from London ot th men appointed aa member, of the Joint committee repre senting English bondholders, but no cable ha a. yet h.-cn received. The London committee will be Apoplnted by the Issu ing lioua-t. which floated the Raltlmbre and Ohio bonds In London. Thfs firms are Brown, Shipley A Co., J. 8. Morgan ft Co.. Baring ft Co. and Spcycr ft Co. These banking homes and tno commit tees which they will appoint will. It Is expected, work In unison with lh New York Interests. Cyrus J. Lawrence ft Rons, of 31 Broad street, have Issued a card calling upon the holders of the Pittsburg nnd Western railway first mortgage bonds to com bine for the protection of their Interests. At their office It waa said todav that holder, of fct.Otin.ouO In bonds had signified their willingness to unite for mutual protection should th occasion require It , ...(n........ .uuuni niv in.xw.iun require ll. The bondholders contend that the Baltl- more and Ohio rallroa1 nana a rnntrol ling liilrrcl In Ihi. atwk 'if lha I burg anl wlTn, mil al"0 own. lara Intrrrai In th junior ar"inltlM Thomaa M. King, th reiver, l known to Ih frlrmlly lo Ih ltal(lmir an'l Ohio, aii'l tho far la anprvnad dial If a organlaullun twrornaa vtwariry tha a!mk ami junior amurltlm will favorad aa agnlnat lha nrat niiriiK. IwniHrfildrra, alio ar mainly oulald-'r. Frank Harriott, who haa hn raral freight traffic managar ol tha I'alllmora and Ohio alnr IWM, haa r-tnwl rrom th arvlr of that romi-any In ordr lo avt th poalllofi of n--ril traffic manager of th Krl. Ilia ralgr.atlnn wa tondrrrd aom tlm ago, and n tlraly voluntary, It twing thr rraull of tha afforia of th KM to 'our hla a.tv. Ira. It la unrt-tood (hat In hla nw poaltlon h will racrlv a tr.' aa'aty. tgthr with a honua of prman'nry. II will hav rharg of kll inrric vr th ayatrtn, and will rrnort lo VI- I'rldiHit Torhran, th comtmny'a ,air arntatlva on tha Joint traffic lord of manager. vyKyy,-vi A II A nrirrmrn . KNKZl hLAIlAg BKFl HKO. (,r'-'- V . .k! ?n 'W"" ' h" lh of 'lrr,t Britain thai th. Yuriian lnrwnl may b. " " '"r!2? .m,,, V "",'mn", Th govrnmn: (loclar that to gran r.ngiana a amivl wuu d t a t . . . . ,ro?'"?,n f "r,.""n rU.h, 1n inmwr in ii,nFiit cmwpvn ina two nation. It alao drclnrM that th whole land will try to rnforr payment of ilimiiM. KKAH8 FOR THR rTlF.i? TRADE. Newport. Or.. Uarrh . The tug Ro- . i nana rrturnM from Ala thl morning n'1 r'"oru no,h,n ' - ' ?,,AI!'JM,r '.hr? , - --- w r.wn. r emra ar entertained that ah did not weather iw ui ma .Ten. reara tn rcnt gale. SAME OLD STORY Salamanca HuT Old ClorT. ' ' .Mob Sabdaea by the follce aid lalvenltv CloMd-Dirccloaaaa kilt Sot Sell ieericaa r rod act. geclal to th Astortan. Madrid, March 10. There waa a aertoua K El 1 1 - A m.H.'. rt Hnt ae Wm I. M,,nAa I le-rilay evening, and atuilenta l uir.id '. . " " - American nag amid th ncciamntl.n ai ; American nags amid th acclamnilon ot the crowds. Uendarmea h.rr .1 lha . .-a a. . .l. " tter, .mi oi.perseii mem ti'tniiorarliy. I,. , ,tudenta reassembled .nd Kah- anoiner moo about tnem. The pre- feet "honed the aiirdente to HUp ra . hut they hootnl r . me inerii; i wa. comiftMled to (all upon the noiloe 'for prutrt-tlon. The gendarmes again charged th riotous students, who m-1 ; the onslaught with showers of stones. uui wnier was nnaiiy reioret. rne i ru verslty has been clewed. Madrid. March 10.-A dlanatch from Haroelon aava the merh.n.. nt ,k.. clly h,v, Mrj not lo nrican reoiu,iona. Thv h.v. mimn . .utiecrlptlon toward the fund which la I w ., - t . . . uriu.ru io in purcnaac oi war snip- DECISION REVERSED. eSattl. March 10,-fnlted Rtatew Indira Hanford today, In th case of the Stlin- eon uim comiuiny va. Holllster, re- v.-niel the conclusion huMnfm re.h. d In the same case by th gearaj land commissioner and th. acrelarv nt th. interior. The case, which la a teat one, Involves a number of land enfrlea In ihi. atate. which utxin reiireaenta'lon of . t-lal agent sent out by the land office, the general land commissioner ordered cancelled, and the money which had been paid by entrymen at the local land office In Olympla, has been retained by the l'nlte.1 States aa though it was forfeit ed J.llllTM Ktl.1- Ik., Ik. h I ceedlngs of the land department have been Irregular and unauthorised: that the complaint of the Btlmson Land Com pany, which has Its title from the orig inal entrymen. ia the iwner of the land. Paris, March 10. A letter rlgned by the secertary of the Panama Canal Com pany to M. Br-mon 1 Verragaii.lo. head of the group of Fr.vica capitalists who ma.le th preliminary contract with Mr. Hartlett, refer.-lng lo the dlscuaalon of the talked-of consolidation ot lhe Pana- ma and Nlcaragua canal companies. aya "Verragaude, communication of Febru ary H, addressed lo the president and directors, of the Piinnma Canal Com pany, was diseased by the board, aa was also a certified copy of lhe contract furnished by V.rragaude. The board rejected It mainly on th ground that It looked to the building of the Nicaragua canal, while they wanted to complete the Panama canal. "The contract shows that It was made between Sir. Bartint. .- representing the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua, th Northern Finance Company of New Jersey, and the Nicaragua Canal Com pany, on one side, and Verragaude, rep resenting the French group on the other side. I (, provided that the Nicaragua company pay 8,two,0oo francs In cash for the Panama outfit and give In addition one half the share capital of the Marl tlm Company, namely, riH.OOO.O'iO francs, these shares to be distributed among the present holders of Panama bonds. "The contract, among jther conditions, provided that on notltl.-atlon by the di rectors of Mr. Rartlclt's companies, and fifteen days after such notification, he contracted to deposit In Europe all the bonds to be Issued hy the Marttme f'um pany namely, $150,0(K).POO, and on?-half the share capital. The board of di rectors to bo compose! of an equal num ber of French and Americans. Verra gaude claims to bj n heavy holder of Panama securities, and he Intimated that they will appeal llivctly to the owners of the bond, who are In favor of fusing the two complaints." CRUSHED BY A LOG. Eugene, Or., March 10. Eggert It. Put nam was killed yesterday in a logging ramp fourteen miles east ot here by a heavy log rolling over his body. He leaves a wife and three children. Having Hoe Cake Soap in your kitchen or bath once i HieanS BlWOyS. SIWARH DEBATE ON RECOGNITION Two Very Interesting Features ia the Senate on the Cabaa bellig erency Question. wiirrrii aikei) participants Scaalora Skcraai aa4 Hoar Lock Bora aid Caaat Mack AaiaKBitat Otfcer la tcrcntiag Vitti rroai eke Xatioaal Capital. 8urlal to tha Aatorian. Washington. March 10. The crowds which filled the aenat Tllrl-s tlay In anticipation of an rxcttlng Cuban debate were not disappointed. Today two r.ew phases of th subject mad their appear ance and each afforded a debate which aroused the senators and spectators to a high state of Interest and excitement Lewlge rebuked th Bpanlah minister. Bnor Re IOme. for hla recent c.dtl?Uma of frenatora. Th. Incident waa hardly closed when tha subject came up In another form. Hoar had asked that hi resolution post poning the entire Cuban auhject until April . go over until tomorrow. This aroused Sherman to an enervate and feeling protest He declared that Hoar", resolution was a reflection on the com mittee on foreign relations, and waa an effort to shelve the Cuban resolutions after weeks of discussion and over whelming votea In both houses. The two venerable aenator, Sherman and Hoar, engaged In a rigorous colloquy.. Morgan and other senators were drawn Into a personal conflict, and for half an hour It waged, aome tlmea with deep earnest ne, but more often with imuiemut, caused by the energy of 'he white-haired partlclpanta. Sherman finally withdrew hla objection and Hoar's resolution went over till tomorrow, but not before Hoar had made a brief but telling speech against what he termed ihi meddling policy of congne In foreign question. n aeiiiiiauMi. aim iu. 1 ne auo-com-mlttaa of th commute on way and mean, having under conalderaUDn aer eral bllla relating to reciprocity, and commercial treatle, will hive a Miie of public hearing, commencing March It, to which all persona Interested In the auhJecU an Invited to appear. The committee desire practical Informa tion concerning th operation cf rc!' proclty treaties that were negotiated by tn iat administration and the effect oi mem: aiao concerning me onatacis in 1 . . . . i ia i in w irueiutn rcuiaiuins UI loreign . . .. . un,r,r" "'"" o reiara i.ie enen alon nt nue rrt tr.,l wporttrade. w..hlnton M.reh in Th. h.u d,y wttnl the perennial attempt to cul 0fr the appropriation for ap-clil mail facilities between Boston, via New vort and Washington, to Atlanta and Nrw Orleans. This appropriation has been In the postofTlce Mil since 1S8L This year j It amounted to tltt.OnO, and coupled with It were appropriations for apeclal facil-! Itles between Kansas City and Newton.) Kansas, and Chicago and Coun-.-ll Bluffs,, Iowa. The latter Heme, however, went; down before polnta of order. An at-j tempt was made to rule out :he (Southern' subsidy, also, on a point of order, but1 Payne overruled the point The motion to strike out waa defewted 93 to lit The - iw .in.e QUI waa aeieaiea. 13 O 11. ine: postofrlce bill was not dispaeed of. Washington, March 10 Acting Secre-j tary of State Rockhlll today cabled Con- j sul General Williams, at davana, to in vestigate and report as mh as possible i on the case of Walter Gray Dygart who, It Is uld, I. a citlten of Illinois and ! confined In prison at Oulnes by the Span-) Ish authorities. ; TAKES IT CHEERFULLY. Seattle, March ia-Wllliam Carey, also known as "Liverpool," was convicted ot murder In the first degree today for till ing his kloochman, Lucy Williams, last Christmas, besting her to death with an oar. Carey Is well connected In Eng land, but lift home for tho aea when IS years old. and. since coming to Puget Sound In llvss, has become a squawman. His relatives furnished the money for his defense. Carey anticipated th ver dict, and at noon time, while at lunch, exclaimed to hla attendants: "Well, bring on the rope." , GENERAL BOOTH'S OPINION. Feels 8orry for Balllngton, and Wants i Him to Come to England. I London, Mrrch 10. A representative of! th Associated press asked General ! Booth for an expression ot opinion on ' the trouble In the Salvation Army In th United States. The general said: "Balllngton'. action Is Inexplicable, and Is a heart-breaking blow to me. I still hop the differences may be smooth- I ed over, and I cabled to Balllngton last I evening the assurance that It waa still ! not too lat for forgiveness and begging! him to come to England, that I might I pray with him. He haa, however, not! answered." I General Booth waa asked what effect he thought Balllngton Booth's new I movement would hav on the Salvation Army. He replied: "I don't think the movement will affect tho army, which I hope will unitedly pursue Its work on tha original lines." ROUGH ON THE GOVERNOR. "Keep Your NVw Strictly Out of My Affairs," Said the Sheriff. Moscow, Idaho, March 10. Governor j McConnell was In Moscow last week, and on hi. way home to Boise he telephoned ' Sheriff Campbell from Colfax that he! had heard rumors that a mob was or-' ganlxing to take the murderers. Smith and Gordon, out and hang them, and , that. If the sheriff needed aid, he would ' furnish him a regiment to protect thel prisoners, also holding the sheriff ra! .ponlslble for the same. Sheriff Camp bell Immediately sent the following re-1 ply: I "There Is and haa ben no foundation! for your statement. The sheriff's offcej will be conducted rigidly in accordance; with the law. The unbounded gall youj exhibit in seeking to direct my office Is' no doubt surprising to those unacquaint-l ed with you. Obey the Instructions you i gav Grover Cleveland and mind your I Bept Washing Powder on earth. Large size, 20 cent3. Soap Foam. own business, and hereafter keep your nos strictly out of my affairs. Frank Campbell, sheriff Latah county." Tha Jury In the case agalnat Gordon for tha murder of RmnM Fox returned a verdict thla morning after bairur oat thirteen hours, of guilty In th second 'leg re. Gordon will b sentenced Fri day and Smith on Saturday. DR. BHOWN IS ALL RIGHT. Hla Wife Bays She Think Him an Inno cent Man. Ban Francisco. March 10. Mra. Brown, wife of th accused minister. Dr. Brown, took th. stand this afternoon In ber husband'a defene. Sh said they bad been married thirty years and had al ways lived happily together. Mr. Brown said that Mlaa Overman bad vial ted at ber house, not at Dr. Brown'a request, but at ber own, aa Ml Overman was a great help to ber. Mra. Brown said her husband went to Tacoma with Mis Overman at ber suggestion, and. alne. the exposure of tn acandal, Mlaa Over man haa remained In ber ho us. at ber Invitation. Mrs. Brown said ber husband waa loyal to her and to hla borne, and that ah knew there had been no Im proper relations between Dr. Brown and Mrs. Stockton or any other woman. Mrs. Brown said she attributed all tha Bor rows of herself and ber husband to Mra. Cooper. AGAINST ASTORIA COMPETITION. San Francisco, March IS. At tha rooms of th Ban Francisco Board of Trade today delegates from various com mercial bodies of the city held a on ference aa to the beat means of protect ing the trade of San Francisco to Eure ka and other North Pacific way ports against Astoria's competition. The com mittee was appointed to wait upon the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com pany and ask them to discontinue their service between Astoria and Eureka and Intermediate points. Rose pink cashmere negligee trimmed with fur are admired by dainty women. SOT YET SETTLED Mr. D. H. Keith I'nts ia One of His Deeds. Tkc Baliac to Tollov a ad tkc Clatsop Hill Stilt 0t-Mr. rlaaaoaa Will Be Here Today. From late advices last night th. mat ter of locating th. railroad depot doe not seem to be very much furtti- lng than It wa on Monday. Trae, Mr. D. H. Welch Hied his deed to the 100 feet of ground lying north of the track but did not put In his deed for the 300 foot tract south of th right of way. His action, however, is certainly a good ex ample for others who are holding off. The Clatsop Mill Company Is still stand ing out. and are not willing to accept any modification of their proposition, which waa S4.00Q In cash, and about the aame amount In exchange property. Mr. Welch took property for his deed, and the committee, after exhausting tvery effort, haa found It impossible to raise any money with which to meet ;he Kin ney proposition. If Mr. Kinney would take property of equal value, the mat ter could be arranged In vry short or der, but up to a very late hour last night he had not reached this conclusion, or had at least not so advised tho trustees or the railroad co-xpany. It waa felt yesterdny by th. railroad company that the Welch estate should have arranged amongst themselves for the four lots which wer ncceasary lo be given to D. H. Welch In exchange for his deed. If this had been done It would have left these lots to be used In making settle ment with others: but th. agreement reached la a gain, anyway, and It la hoped by the commute that some sort of a similar arrangement can be ar rived at with the Clatsop Mill Company. It is absolutely certain that Mr. Ham mond will not be satisfied with anything less than the demands h has made. I! can be stated confidently that he feels that while there has been no written agreement to that effect, yet he has the binding promise of the citixens tor this site, and that morally speaking, he la Just aa much entitled to have the verbal agreement carried out, as th citixens of Astoria are to have his verbal agree ments kept, and which so far on his part have been faithfully performed. In fact, more has been done up to date un der existing conditions, than waa agreed to be done by th railroad company. This Is a crucial period for Astoria, and the property owners ought clearly to make sacrifice, now in order that their best in. t crests may be subserved, and that activity commence In the Immediate fu ture for the development of the city and Its commerce. What many people win uo wun their iirop-wty, or how they will even meet the taxes upon It, If a decided advance In general affairs dees not tak place thla aeason, la hard to see. It must be apparent to tnvone tl st the obstructionists are only standing In the way of their own prosp-.iity and de laying actoln which must be ultimately taken. Let th benefits come now and they will be worth a hundred per cent more to the entire community than In two years from no a-. Mr. Hammond was not telegraphed lor yesterday, but he did wire his office here that h would arrive here this morning to attend to aome matters ot business connected with th. line. Th. members of th commute, hop. that today while he Is here, all Interests ran be harmon Ixen and the selection ot tha Scow Bay! site, now so nearly consummated, can be closed up before he leavea again. MISSING RIO JANEIRO. Victoria. March 10 The steamer Em press of India arriving today from th Orient, brings no word of the missing Rio Janeiro, which she neither saw nor heard of during the voyag. One cir cumstance In the missing steamer's fa vor Is, however, the exceptionally quiet weather reported by the Canadian liner. Little trays of all aorta are aeen on tha up-to-date bureau. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Govt Report 11 W Cf w- -v HE WILL NOT DECLINE Dr. liaker Says That If Tendered the Nomiaatloa He Kill Accept It. THE VIEWS OF "REPUBLICAN" is lo Seeds of Astoria fait Cidofstd kf tke Doctor llis 0a laterasts Idea tiesl kith City aid State Sja opsia of Bis leeard. In view of th general Interest exclte4 by th communication published r Wrdajr over tit signature of "A Repub lican." advocating th nomination, ot Dr. W. D. Baker for congressman from th Second Duitrlct of Oregon, an Astortaa representative yesterday called upon tM doctor to ascertain bis view, upon tha subject In reply to questions. Dr. Ba ker said: "Yea, I bav interests not only In Clat eop county, but In th Valley, In Port Land, and In Yamhill county. In fact, aside from property Interests, I am very largely Interested In tha welfar of th. whot atat. As to my past history, I do not ear to go particularly Into details, but will say to you In a general way that I was) born tn Oregon In IMS, and that I grad uated from.- Bellevue Hospital la New York In March. U: and In July of tn same year, entered the regular army. I waa surgeon In the army for eleven year and when I retired from th eenrle, cam back her to live. For four years) under Governor Moody. I waa atata . health officer in Astoria, and served aa city councilman In ISM. "A to th. nomination of myaif for congressman for thla district, I will aay that If that bono Is tendered to me I will accept It. I have not thought of tha matter particularly, although some of try fnrnds have epoken to me concern ing It I can only say that If elected, I will look out for th. Intecema of Astoria. Clatsop county and Oregon to tha best of my ability. I am an Oregonian for Oregon, and believe !n the tutor which la before this great atate. "You ask me concerning the Uv Ismea before tbi community today. I can heartily endorsed all that la contained la th. letter which you published yesterday. Furthermore, it seems to me, that not only I Astoria aa a seaport, and Oregon aa a atate. on the eve of a pheno.nenal growth, but th United 8tates Is about to -enter upon a new -era of commercial ,tr prosperity, under the auspices cf the time-tried Republican party, and among other prominent features In its prosper ity will be th development of the Inter change of commerce with the Orient Where la there a port on the Tactile coast so weU adapted by nature to han dle this great traffic aa At3-'a7 Cer tainly all of the conditions are present here. What la needed Is an Intelligent development of our prio'less possession. Capital to open up the Avenues of trade, and to establish the manuftcturtes) which will give ua th. means of reaching out Into this commerce abroad must aa provided, and. In order to Induce the investment of capital, w. muat hav. cer tain foundations to work upon. As haa been well stated. ne ot the primary re quirements Is a dry -lock, for the han dling ot th largest ship both war ves sels and merchant marine. The town Itself must be remodelod, and the first thing lo be considered la the construction of a aea wall along th waterfront Th. Intervening space must be filled In, and the city constructed upon lines whl?h will enable It to n-.aintain a large population. All of these affairs will need more or less assistance from the general govern ment, and one who Is familiar with th. situation and has at heart the prosperous growth of his home town and state, should not hesitate to enter th. lists, but should use ever eff,t possible to hu man kind to bring about those Ueeirabl. results. "I do sonstder that Portland's Interests In the development of traffic at the Col umbia river arc equal to those of Astoria. She has her particular Meld, and while the establishment of a shipping port at the mouth of the Columbia may with draw from Portland a certain amount ot business, yet It will build that elty In certain other lines and she will always maintain her position aa the tl.iancial center ot the state. If a hundred tlmea the amount of traffic can be handled at the mouth of the river than is nosslbl to do at Portland, one hundred and ten miles Inland and with many difficulties In the way of taking care of even what she has, will not th entire state and Portland as well be ben-rtttrd Our In terests are mutual, and If I am honored . with the nomination, and elected from thla district to represent Its Interest, at Washing-ton. It will certainly be my aim to promote those mutual interests in ev ery possible way. I beltov that Clatsop county Is entitled now to the nomina tion of the congre.man from this dis trict, for several reasonj. tha principal one being that not only do th. local In terests here demand It. but uoon our lo cal advancement in the next few years very larg-iy aepends a greater prosperity for the entire state." QUITE A DISCOUNT. Port Townsend. March 10. Claims of upward of- $30,000 which th. United State. government Had against th steamship Idaho, seised by Collector H. F. Baecher for opium smuggling, hav been settled for fl3M. PURITAN IDEA. Albany, X. Y., March 10. The swnata passed th. Ralnea excise bill today by a vote of 31 to 18. According to Senator Raines, the effects of the .bill will be to prevent corruption In excise boards. to stamp out low ginshop.. nnd to great ly reduce Sunday selling and othr vio lations of the law by saJoo'ikeepera. Al though he expects the number of drink ing places to be reduced from 26 to 4 per cent, he holds that the Increase In the license fee will prevent loss of revenue.