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I . -' i ASTORIA POBUC UBRARY ASSOCLMiC. Tin ASTORIA sat l.'fsrt lOCAt ft j cirellll thala-geit 6f.NtHAl lrtl- a, Don, mi the ivgnt TOTAL ilrcuUtlM tf r ID iipen fMnhti Is Aattrta. B ICXCUUSIVIC TKMC(UAPIIIC I'RKSS KKPORT. VOL XLV. ASTORIA, OKWJO.V, NlfiDAY MORNING, MAKCII 15, 18. NO. 61. ,.. 6'. Sweeping The One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers. C. S. JACOBSON, Tnmtee. 106 m4 108 COMMERCIAL HTKKKT, A8TOKU, OB. lo you ihmsI anything in Oflioe Sulie, Letter Proem's, Copying Kook, Inkstand, Tablets, Inks, Blank .Books, Blue Print Taper, Wnsto Uiukets, Perk Trays, Ten Rucks, Type Writing Tapci, Ribbons, and Carton Papci. If so, wo cun supply you. A new lot of Playing Cordu Junt received. Griffin & Reed, City Book Store. UP TO DATE New Stock OXFORDS, BLACK, TAN. DUCK. CANVAS. New Needle and Narrow Square MOUTHKHN SCHOOL SHOES OUR HOBBY. We put more renulne service for the mone" Into our School Shoes than Into any class of shoes we sell. Give them trial; you won't regret It. Cope la rid 6c Toe. Vs. Bargains! Such a Never Been Hardware. Granite Wire. Rope, Stoves, Iron Pipe. Terra Cotta Pipes, Bar Iron, Steel, Caanery Supplies. Loggers' Tools PLUMBING, TIN WORK. At prices that defy competition. Done by experienced workmen. Gai Fixture tt Cost. Call and Be Convinced. Sol Oppenheimer, Reductions! In our Trustee Sale of Men's and Boy's Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Gaps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Etc., at pricoH that will (juickly eell them. FOOTWEAR New Stock SLIPPERS ALL KINDS. Kid and Cloth Top, Widths A to EE. TIP. at. FISHERMEN'S BOOTS. Hand Made. LOGGERS' SHOES that hold calks. FARMERS' SHOES, all kinds. Thorseti. Offered Before la .JOB WORK, Trustee for M. C. CROSBY. DEMOCRACY OF I) I'ntcrriricd Comity Comctitlua Elect Dclcfjatcs tu the State Orgaflliatlun. A I K tIC MLVI.K I.OVE FEAST fleet lag Broke Ip It Diagr.celal Sceie Drlcgiic lo Suit Coivcitioi U tractcd It Vol fur free Silver t.idia.ie. Aa for call, th D-morralln county con vention convened yvaterday morning .1 11 o'clock, all delegates tefng present, either In person or by proxy. Chairman lh-aly, of tha Democratic county com mit to, railed tho mMIni to older. The money line waa cliy drawn throuah out tha aeaalun, but, up to within few minutes of adjournment, all tranaac tluna wr with good will. A dlsiracrful ao-rea closed up tha day'a proceeding. Th aln'tlon of a temporary chairman being m order. Ir. Alfred Kinney awl I I. Mulllnlx r nominated. Tha Drat ballot resulted In a draw It 10 II. On tha mend ballot Mulllnll waa elected by a voir of l to 11 On motion of lr. Kinney, I. Mulllnll waa dwlarvd unan Imoualy elected. In a brief addraaa Chairmen Mullln'x thanked th convention for tha honor conferred on him and look occasion to rrnt hla compliment to Dr. Kinney, whom, ha aaJd. waa Juat aa good a man aa ha, aa tha vol would ahow. Tha name of Thoa. Dealey and Wm. Pohl wer plarrd In nomination for tha office of secretary, lha former withdraw In, un motion, Mr. font waa declared elected by acclamation Messrs. John K. (Iraika and J M. Hughes wrr a ap pointed lo art aa assistant secretaries. Tha chairman lhej stated that any and all courtesies war extended to tha news paper r-poclere prcwent. Mr. Mulllnll mad a brief addraaa to tha assembly, uralng harmony In all mattara which muxtil aria.. "It per aonal (rlpvan.'m b laid aalda." aald lha chairman." and M ua arttla all dlf frrrnca honorably. I aak that all ac. Uoiia Im In aorordanc with that funda mental prlnrlpl of Ixmorrary the tha irratrat (km1 for tha urnatrat num. brt " Th followlnc rommlttoaa wcra then appointed: nn credml lata. Oaoraa No land, Dr. Klmwy. and Thoa. lrlry: onlr of bu.lnraa, Dr. Kinney. A. M. Kinlili. and John t"hrltrnn. Tha com mit tcea wrra Inatmrtad to report Im mrtllalely aflrr tha afternoon aeaalon hotild convena. A. M. Kmlth, who Beam ed to be tha leader of the allver men, then moved that a commute on plat form ha aiKintr1. Thla lead to a Inn argument. Hmllh atailn that ha thnnaht It loral (tolli-y to feel the local pulaa. fleora Johnaon maila a vliroroua objec tion to the motion, rlatmtnir that the lima waa not yet at hand when the !morrai-y of flatxop county ihould de rlara Itaelf on national topic. At thla Jum-lur of tha prnreidlnra Mr Tony Noltner. lltor of th Tort land Dlapatch. and atromj Democrat, waa Intrmlurnl and Invited to arat iwr tha i-haJr. Mr. Koltner remained till tha ronclualon of tha morning aeanlon. T. IeaJey argued atronKly In favor of tha motion to appoint a commute on platform, and wanted aurh a report to be both emphatic and lrmocratle. Dr. Kin nay thought It a batter ld to defer tha appointment until tha report of tha ot li ar commute. Mr. Johnaon thrn moved an amendment to tha motion, rratrlctlnic the commltte to an asprewlon of coun ty alTalra only. A motion to lay th amrndmrnt on th table waa carried, which poMpom-d th appointment of th committee. Th platform commute Idea waa th work of th fre allvrrltea, who mere daalroua of committing tha convention to an exprvaHlon on th money queation. Then, at 11:45, th convention adjourned to meet at 1:30. AFTERNOON BKSSION. Th cnnvantlon waa railed to order at 1 10 The rNrt of tha committee on crodt-ntlala. ahowlna: that twenty-eight driaaatra from Aatorla ami eight from outald dlatiicta were entitled to aeata, waa adopted. Tha ommlllea on organl- ant Ion then reported on maltera of a for. mat character. The committee a I bo auR- g'll that, when an adjournment waa taken, It be until aorn time In April, when a county ticket ahnuld be aelected Th temporary otllivra were, by unani mous vole, made ormanent. Herman W'l.e axked nernilalwt to reprraent hy proxy 11 Kate nllllama, of Knappa Mr. Wllllama la a sound money man, and thla fact rauacri much oppoaltion to granting the reqiieet. Th committee on credential reported, aa Mr. Wllllnma had no rmlentlala from the illatrlct which h purported to rrpreeent, that he be not allowed a proxy. Accordingly, Knappa waa not represented. The chair then apimlnte.1 A. M. Smith, Wm. Ohadwlck. and Dr. Kinney a com mittee on resolution. Tha .election of eeven delegate, to at tend tha atale convention waa In order. Tha following nomination were made: N. D. Bain, Dr. Kinney, Thoa. DeaJey, Den J. Young, Isaac Hergman, I. P. Mul llnlx, John Uratke, Oeorga Johnaon, b. B. Roberta, Perry lYulllnarer, George No land, John Chrlatenaon, John H. Bmlth, John Kopp. and K. M. Crimea. The voto wna aa follow: llaln, : Kinney, 12; Deailey, 53; Toting, It; lleritman, 13: Mulllnlx, S3: Oratke, 1: Johnaon, 12; Roberts, SO;' Trulllnger, 33; Noland, 23: rhrlatenacn, 1!: Smith, IS; Kopp, It Orlmea, 8. Acconllngly, the following were declared elected: Tho. Donley. Dr. Mullltiix. 8. 8. Rob. ert, P, Trtilllnger, George Noland, J. H. Smllh, and John Kopp. The following nominations for seven alternates were made; John Oratke. J. M. llughea, C. A. Klmtmll, A. M. Bmlth.. John Miller, C. Vejena, and John Reld. On motion of Mr. Bovry, tho nominations were closed and the nominees declared eleotrd by acclamation. The chair clld on the committee on resolution for a report. The chairman of the committee asked for a few min ute, for the consideration of the resolu- Uona, and a receaa of two and one-half minute, waa taken. When tho meeting waa again called to order, the chairman of th com mil toe aubmltted tha follow ing resolution, algned by two members, and being a majority report; Resolved, First, Tht the Democratic party of Clataop county favor the free, Independent and unlimited coinage of allver at the ratio of It to 1; second. "That, as the laaue overshadows all otliari btfore the American people at tlit. limr, and Ha Immediate- ant lb men l a mailer of th moat extreme lm poriaiK. w h.lleve that ill" platform to lie adopted at our slate ronvenilon thu b onnnn.l lo It entirely; third. "That w h-reby Instruct our del galea to the atata convention lo vol for diltaatna to lha national oooventlun who fetor such rolnag of allver The r'purt waa signed by A. M. Hmli and Wm. Chadwlrk. Mr. Urnlih, In glv lug his raasona why the reaolutlun should lie adopted, made a lotig spch, pl tur Ina gold men who hava gold aa gra n eyed monslrra, and closing with lha re. mark that th adoption of ewh a ola lorrn would show to the world the Infill gene of th Clatsop county Demwricy Dr. Kinney made a verbal minority re. port, slating hla reason for not signing the resolution. II made an axcellrn !--h, which waa listened to with tb closest attention. 11 waa followed by IMegatr 1-oasn, who did not favor the Instruction of delegates, as euch In strut lions were merely fetter. Isaac Hergman, In oppoaing the resolu lion, said: "Mr. Chairman, I am a Democrat, and an administration Democrat, beccuee of th head of the party, Orovcr Cl'v land. I will not aay I am a gold Iran, but I will stand by tha administration Memhera coma Into Ihl convention call lug themsrlvea Democrat, but acting vary much like Popullsta. I do not favor aurh action. I am oppoaed to Instruct Ing th delegate. Iietmua lo do ao would bind them. 1 shall vote against tha adop tion of the resolution." Mr. Vejena followed Mr. Hergman and mail a moat elaborate a VI re against lha Instruction of the stala dHrgatee. Uorge Johnaon vigorously oppoaed th resolutions and atated that. In tha even of It paasage, the goddeaa of liberty of lmorrary would die of all overdose of l lo I. "If the Democrat, of Urrgon fir the first free silver gun." aald Mr. Johnson, "lha party will go down Into lha depth of oblivion. There Is but one way lo put money Into circulation, and that la to Issue money of a fixed Intrinsic value. Like every ctaxe, lha allver crate ha. awept over the country, carrying many good men with It. Ex ponenta of the allver Idea should beer In mind that over SO tier cent of our Import and exiiort trad la carried on with gold standard country. Ureal llritaln while lesa than ten per rent of our trade la with free allver countrlsa. 'War, pea- llletir and famine are evil.' but they are not to be compared with tha dire re u Its of an Inflated currency. Th year 1 will the extinction of this fal lacy." Mr. Oeorga Koland, In eupportlng th. resolution, mad an excellent plea, for free allver. If was very earnest. murh so. In faot, that he addressed the assembly. "Oentlemen of th Jury." He aald that, under existing conditions, the nation waa compelled to go to Wall and l.ombard aire for any gold It might need, and that thoae banker alone were In a position to supply this demand More money waa what we needed was Impossible to transact the business of this great country on the present Urn Ileal supply of coin. He did not state aa a delegate remarked aflr the con vent Ion. that. In the event of a greater Issuance of currency. It would be posal hie for the ehylorks of Hall atreet to accumulate thla as Ihry had accumulated the nation', gold In the peat. Mr. No- land'a aprech received rioae atetntton, and a burst of applause followed hi cloa Ing words. Th resolution waa then put and adopted, the vote being 1 ayes and noea. April 30 waa aelerled aa the date on which Hie convention will meet and nom inate a county Urkei. Mr. Alex Sutton Introduced a resolu tion, declaring against fusion In any form with any party, and Instructing the delegate to the atate convention that no such action should bo sanctioned by them. In explaining hla resolution. Mr. Button called lo mind the fualon act of two years ago. The bill waa killed by a motion to lay on the table, the vote being 14 ayes and noes. A motion to adjourn was then made and aeconded, but the ohalr allowed Mr. l Vejena to move a vole of thanks and apprvrlatoln of services to Mr. Thomaa Logan, the oldest delegate preaenl, and who has attended Democratic county conventions for the paat tlilrty-eix years. The motion was unanimously carried. Mr. O. Bovey then. Jokingly, moved a vote of thanks to every Democrat In Clatsop county for being a Democrat, and the motion was carried amid the cheer of the dclrgalca. I'p to thla time, some minutes before adjournment, everything that cam. up for consideration had been argued In a friendly manner, although the. line of the money question were drawn cloeely Mr. Alex Sutton asked the chair If. aa similar courtealea had been extended to other delegates, he might Introduce resolution before the motion to adjourn was put. The chair readily consented to the request, and Mr. Button's resolu Hon was handed to the secretary for reading. The Import of the Instrument was that the action of certain "sore' head" politicians, who. disappointed In application for federal offices. Joined the ranks or the allver iarty merely to op pose the administration, be condemned and that they be placed under the ban of the party. The resolution, It la thought, was a blow at Thomaa Dealcy who la reported to have made applica tion for the poatottlce In 1SS3. The chair ruled that, owing to the personal nature or th resolution, he would refuse to entertain any consideration of It Air. Button then walked to ttie secretary's desk ami, pickttur up the ofrwislve meju tiro, was about lo put It Into hi. pocket when Mr. DeaJey made a Jump at him, exclaiming: "You have no right, air, to take that paper!" Mr. Button evidently thought he had. for he refused to aurrender It- Mr. Dealey men cioseu upon mm and endeavored io iao me paper Dy roroe. in a mo ment every delegate In the house was upon hi. feet and It looked very much ua mere would n a free-for-all fight. After considerable difficulty the two del egates were stparated. but the fate of the resolution la unknown. Mr. Button Is a sound money Democrat. while Mr. Dealey Is unconditionally for tree stiver, it la claimed by some that me latter, railing to receive the post olllce appointment, Joined the free silver movement merely In opposition to the administration. How true thla may be la not known; but tha resolution, al though an Insinuation, made the point very plain. The moat disgraceful part of the whole affair was the action of a deieeate who threatened to punch the head of every man In the room If needs be. Fortunately, this aotion was not necessary. The scene broke up th meeting, the motion to adjourn never being put. The delogatet to the state convention, with on excel Hon Hon. John Kopp are free .liver men. Best Washing Powder on earth. Larp-e size. 20 cents. Soap Foam. OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE Vi.slt of tbe Austriaa Minister of Affairs to Gcrmaay's Capital Kegarded as Such. SIIOWKD GREATEST RESPECT Enptror Villlaaa Treated Hia Vltk flack Coi.itftr.tloi iattria Ctraiay to eiiat kjf rorcc of ktmt t Treick or I.sii.f attack. llTlln. March 14 All th eurroundlng. of tha vlalt of Count Ooluachowakl. tho Austrian minister of foreign affairs, to ihl city, testified to Its significance. Kmperor William personally showed him the greatest consideration and th. clos est attention, of which the fact that he bestowed upon the count aa a decoration the dlamond-etudded cross of the red eaglr, waa only on proof. There la little doubt that the Italian crista waa also discussed and a number of Important dlspalehee were exrhanged between Iter lln and Rome during the atay of Count Uoluchowskl In thla city. The count refused to b interviewed during hla stay here, but the Associated press corres pondent learn upon reliable authority that the main object, of hla visit were attained; that In view of the weakening or Italy, tne Auatiian-uermany under. standing ha been widened ao a. to em- trace armed asslstanco from Austria In the event of French or Russian attack upon Germany. Italy's share In such an event win he a passive one. Count Oolurhowskl. It la learned, ha. receiver! promisee that Oermany will In future adopt a more friendly attitude toward Great Britain, whoa entente with the drrlbund Austria regards as an Important factor In tha situation. There has been no formal written ex pression of thla readjustment and none will no made. Both Austria and Germany regard the fall of Hignor Ciiapl as an Irreparable lose, and it I admitted that the new Italian premier. Marquis Di Rudtnl. I only paaevely favorable to the dreibund. WA8HINOTON CITT NOTES. Secretary Lamont Doe. No Favor Re vival of Lleuteoant-General Rank In the Army. Washington, March 14. Secretary La. mont haa written a letter to Senator Its w ley, chairman of the senate com mittee on military affalra, advising agalnal the revival of the rank of lieutenant-general In the army at the pres ent lime. The letter was called out by sending to the secretary the bill reviv ing thla grade In General Mile.' Inter est, and asking hi. opinion upon it. a. Is customary In matter, pertaining to thl. department. Without making any direct refernce to General Miles, the secretary aay. he does not see any rea son for such leartslatlon at this tlm. He also glee It as hla opinion that the passage of the bill would be opposed to the best Interest, of the army. Washington. March 14. A statement ! aued by the bureau of statistic of lm port and export of the United State for the month of February, and for the eight month, ended February S, show. tne exports or domestic merchandl dur ing the month amounted to t7a.36a.13S, against ,!W.44 during February. 1H. for tne eight months the exports ag gregated troo.JtS.SSO, or about St0.000.00o in excess of the same period In 1SS6. Imports of merchandise during Feb ruary amounted to tta.4S7.JSs. of which Ks.C4.ow was free of duty. For the etirht monin imports, dutiable and free, were ai.4Vi.aji leas ihaa the export. ANOTHER RATTLE. Th Revolution In Nicaragua May De a ixm ana Bloody One. I'amims. Columbia, via Galveston. Tex , Murch 14. The authorities here have received advices from Nicaragua that another battle is Imminent. The government la preparing for an attack with the combined Honduranean and Nlraraguan forces. It la nosslble that Palvador may also lend Its aid to Presi dent Zelaya, in accordance with a pact recently signed between the president, of the three republic, at Amapalo. Ac cording to present Indication, the revo lution will be a long and bloody one. A cable message from tho provisional government of the revolutionist. In Nica ragua has bene received here, stating that the rebels have possession of the port or (.orinto and tnat it would be open to all steamers. They have declared San Ji:sn del Bur closed. BUSINESS THE PAST WEEK. Lance Hope, but Little Actual Trade, explains tne strength and Weak ness of Markets. New York. March 14.-R. G. Dun A t o. 8 Review tomorrow will say: Walt. Ing la still the rule. Large hope but little actual business explains the strength of some markets and the weak ness of other. The feeling that the spring of 1 ought to bring larger bual nes. will not s utiles to meet expenses all season If larger business doe. not come. H 1. especially noteworthy that the price, of material, hava varied Quite differently from the prices of manufac tured products, although in most cases the advance last fall wa. commenced by an extraordinary uplifting of prices for materials. Thus, cotton la 29.3 per cent higher than a year ago, but cotton goods average only 10.7 per cent. Wool Is but 5.3 per cent higher than a year ago, but woolen gods are. on the whole, about 4 per cent lower. Pig Iron Is only IS per cent higher than a year ago, while tin Ished product, of Iron and steel average 45 per cent higher. These comparisons are Important because they disclose something of grave dislocation of price., which Inadequate consumption and cora blratlona have produced. The failure, of the week have amount ed to 32.1117,775, against tl.33,"o2 last year. and H,76.22 In ISiH. ha failures for the week have been In the United States, against 206 last year, and 60 In Canada, against 57 last year. New York, March 13. Bradatreet'a to morrow will say: The only conspicu ously favorable feature of the general Having Hoe Cake Soap in your kitchen or bath once means alwayg. altuatlon la lha report of February of th gtoee railway earnings throughout tho country. The receipt of 12rf com panita last monin were larger, with a alngle exception, than In any preceding month for more than three years, the February total for 1Mb) being 114, 44.0 , a gain over that total last tear of nearly 14 per cent These rr.ult. are due In part to favorable weather condition, the large grain traffic and thi Inclusion of on more business day Cen-rol trad ahow. no marked change. Tb dlstrlbu. Hon of merchandise Is most uctlvs fur dry goods, hardware, ahoea and millinery, paints, oils, and heavy chemical, but haa been unsatisfactory. Jobbers re port spring trad of waiting character due to belated anowatorme and the -un usually cold weather. Collections, with few exceptions, are no better, and in many Instance. lea. satisfactory, which teida to retard the movement of mer chandise. New York, March 11-Th New York Financier aaya thl. weak: The atatement of th associated bank, of New York city for th week ending March 14, .how. further expansion In loan, and a decrease In th reserve, two factors that have always operated to produce a firmer money market. On year ago with the reserve down to tl7. K,7TS, money was loaning on call at but little over 2 per cent, and It did not go above that figure except for a few days, although the reserve aunk to about tl3.,ou on March 3. Twelve months ago, however, apecle waa being Importer! at an averag rat of J1.Wju.im) a week. In connection with the ayndlcate bond loan. Th present atatement Indicates It would take but little to advance tho present money rata The banks lost last week, accord ing to th statement, tl.M.40t In cash, and an outward flow of funds to th West, and In some cases to th South, continues. POINTS IN ENGLAND'S CASE, Blue Book on th. Venezuelan Dispute Laid Before Parliament London. March 14. It ta held that In the Venexuela blue book, issued by the government, th following conclusion hav been clearly established: First That prior to Ut the Dutch had established themselves on th roast of Guiana. Second That prior to UK the Spanlah had established no settlement in Gut ana, Third That by K48 the Dutch settle menu In Guiana extended along th rout the whole way from th river Ma roni to the Barlma and Inland to various polnta In th Interior upon th rivers lOaaequlbo, Luyuni, Pomeroon, Wainl and Barlma and their tribute tie. Fourth That up to 1723 the only settle ment of Spaniard in Guiana was San Thome de Guayana, on the south bank of th Orinoco, originally founded In Ifje) at a site shown on the sketch map. Fifth That between 1723 - and 17 the only additional settlements fuunded by Rpaniarda In Guiana were thore estab lished by the Capuchin missions, south of the Orinoco In the direction of the river Yuruarl, and two villages on the upper Orinoco several hundrcl miles .bov Ban Thome de Guayana. BUth The Dutch occupation to the ex tent above indicated wa. perfectly well known In Spain, and that the attempt. of the Spaniard to dispossess the Dutch bed wholly failed. Seventh That subsequent to 1TM Great Britain haa continuously remained In pos session and her subjects have occupied further portiona of the territory to which the Dutch established their title. The Dally Graphic, In its comment, to morrow on the Venexuela blue book, aay. that the British case is simply overwhelming. The Morning Post says "Unless Venexuela possesses evidence which has been carefully suppressed and quite un known to Great Britain, the fact Is now placed beyond doubt that the true history of the case Is opposite of that assumed gratuitously assumed by Secretary of Stale Olney. Venexuela has been try ing to annex British territory, and traded for that purpose on the sense of fair play that Is as characteristic of American, as It Is of Englishmen." The Dally New. eay: "81ne Decem ber. 1S95, the question haa assumed a totally different aspect. A great friend ly power has Interposed in the Interests of peaoe. What will be the next step? We must have either a court acknowl edged by both parties or a Joint com mission. The latter Is probably the most hopeful course" The btandard says: "The Vene- inelan experts are entitled to submit their reply. It will be awaited on our part with strong confidence. In any event, every Intelligent American must, after mastering the British contention. divest himself of any lingering suspicion that we are touching even the fringe. of th Monroe doctrlneT" The Time, says: "Stated shortly. our case rests upon effective possession by the Dutch and ourselves, exercised for considerably over two centuries. The case of Venexuela r?sts upon the vague pretensions of the Spaniards. Now that this Is made clear It Is to be hopd that diplomacy will once more begin to move actively In the matter." PATRIOTIC ITALIANS. Raising Funds In Peru for Relief of Their Countrymen. (Copyrighted. IS, by Associated Press.) Lima, Peru, March 14. via Galveston. The Italian colony of this city ia raising funds for the relief of the Italian. wounded and for the assltance of those who are suffering from loss of father. or others killed, during the Abyssinian campaign. The Italians have already cabled to the Italian minister for for eign affairs that they have deposited tha sum of 15, two francs in tha Italian bank here, subject to his orders, and tney are taking steps to raise mora money as soon as possible. WAGES EQUALIZED. Seattle. March 14. The Great Northern Railway has made another reduction in the wages of Its employes, the men af fected being agents, teleghaph operators, cashiers and engine wipers. The change is not called a out, but an equalisation, because some salaries have been raised. Tho entire coast line in Washington suf fers from the change. Highest of all in Leavening Power, Latest U. S. Gov't Report MM IN THE LAND OF T11EPMRA011S British Army Rejoices at tbe Pros pect of Another Campalga ia Sooth Africa. MAIIDI'S POWER THE CAUSE Tke rroaost' C.apaigi las tttt lapc4 la; for Tear Tut. .ad Is tke Direct nilt of tke Criskiif Defeat at ados. (Copyrighted. MM, by Associated Press.) London. March 14. Thar la much re joicing in th British army at th pros pect of another campaign in th South. In spit of th past experience with th fierce) and tireless troop of th Mahdl and tb defeat of th Italians by th Abyaslnian. That British Egyptian ad vance on th Nil from Wady Haifa, on th Dongola, has been determined up on is po longer hi doubt. All th British officers of th Egyptian army who bar been absent on leav bar been ordered to their poets. , A dlpatch from Cairo announce that the) Cnnaught Ranger hav already bee) ordered to Wady Haifa. Th pro posed campaign has been Impending for a year past, although It was undoubtedly rrtcipltated by th crushing defeat of General Baraterl at Adowa, which, ft hi believed, must have a depressing ffot upon th prestige of European arms, and may consequently, lead to an ad vance northward of th Dervishes. But th real reason for th campaign now being prepared at tb British war office may be found In the fact that Egypt will never be secure from attack and I dtaaste in th. u.Kr. remain', una hat tared. The plan of campaign aa aubmltted at th cabinet meeting yesterday is that nv : black infantry tsaotalloas, sevro Egyptian battaltoo. and a large fore of artillery and cavalry with about 10 Brit ish officers, wilt compose th expedition ary fore. Owing to th low water la th Nil at this aeason. th transport of ammunition and supplies must be by camels, of which a very large number would be required. It Is proposed to re-conquer th Soudan, province by province. SOUND MONEY KAN8ANS. Delegates to the National Convention Opposed to Free Silver. Kansas City, March 14. Under the cap tion. "Republican delegates from Kanaa Want Sound Money." th Star thi. even ing prints Interview, on th currency queation had with thoae delegate, al ready elected to th national convention at St. Louis. Six are reported as bavins; declared themselves unalterably oppoaed to free coinage of silver, three favor It, while one. ex-Mayor Nat Barnes, of Kansas City, aaya be will stand on any platform the Republican convention may adopt DISASTROUS EXPLOSION. Four Men Los Their Live In a British Columbia Mine. Spokane. March 14. A special to tb Spokesman-Review from Rossland, B. C, says: One of the most disastrous accidents in th history of British Columbia mining occurred at tha Center Star mine her this afternoon. Aa a result of the explo sion ot two boxes of giant powder, four men are dead, and two mora are so se verely hurt that they will probably die. Two boxes of giant powder wer being thawed in hot water. The only man who knows how it became Ignited lie at the point of death in the hospital. He came running out of th. tunnel, say ing "Tho powder la on fire;" but before he could reach a place of safety the ex plosion came. Eight men were working in tho mine. The dead sre Thomas Gibbons, married: Joe Dolan. single: Dan Lynch, single: Mike Ravigan, single. Tbe Injured are Ed. Shanahan, .ingle, not expected to live; Mike Brooks, sin gle. . The saved wer M. McClement. and Collins. REACHED NO VERDICT. San Francisco. March 14. The Congre gational council before which Rer. Dr. Brown has been on trail, charged with Immorality and unmlntsterial conduct has adjourned until Tuesday, without finding a verdict. From several Informal notes taken on various minor charges. It Is believed the council will find that Dr. Brown has not been proven guilty of Immorality, but will condemn him for unmlnlsterial behavior. Such a verdict would cost him his present pastorate, but would not debar him from any other pulpit which might be open to him. NEVER TOUCHED US. San Francisco, March 14. Tho Perrln comet, which was scheduled to strike tha earth today, failed to arrive.' As tronomers at the Lick observatory say that the comet last night waa 6O,00O,0uu miles away, with no prospect of coming any closer. CHESS BY CABLE. New York, March 14. The great chess team match by cable, eight on a side, between American and England, began today. Baron Rothschild is refere here. No results were reached today. AMERICAN3 VICTORIOUS. New York, March 14. Amid a scene ot wild excitement the American chess team beat the British team by 44 to 3Vi game, this evening, and thla In spite of the fact that the American games did not look promising this morning when play was resumed. Interesting women ara rarely pretty. 'O'l ri'i; , v.. '. f i 5 1 i t i i i f