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TT,-... i . , I .... Jl ASTOr.l.'V PUBLIC MIJRHRY ASS0CIAT10S. aj TV. ASTORtAN hat ttn larsert LOCAL E ji cmniiTioitf mwwfm c.ntnni, .irwa m tlm. m4 tttt !vcMt TOTAL circulation f a all pipcn pubtitw nt Ait-flt, IXCMJS1VK TELEGRAPHIC I WCSSaiaEPORT. ASTOUIA,' UUWiON, Tl'KSIMV MOKMXfi, MAHCJ1 1800. VOL. XLV. NO. 68. J toovijthi.. f rfd . TiT . i . r ... iu.ai... .. m Mtnrm i id a tei jmk. - jls im a a. .. ...r - rw'T x-s : Sweeping The One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers. C. S. JACOBSON, Truaiee. IU an 08 COXMKKCUL tiTKKKT. ASTORIA, OK. Do you nwtl anything in Oflice fcuppliw, letter Prt'BHi8, Copying Hooks, Inkutumlc, TaUetw, Inks, Blank Hooks, Illue Print Paper, Waste Harki-tH, I tele Trays, IVn Racks, Typo Writing PajH'i, Hibhons and Carbon Papoi. If ho, we cau upply you. A new lot of Playing Cards jimt received. Griffin & Reed, Citv Book Store. UP TO DATE New Stock OXFORDS, BLACK. TAN. DUCK, CANVAS. New Needle and Narrow Square Toe. MOUTH KM SCHOOL SHOES OUR HOBBY. I We put more genuine service for the 1 none" into our bcnooi anoes man into any class of shoes we sell. Give them a trial; you won t regret It. Cope land Bar gains Such is Never Been Hardware, Granite Ware, Rope, Stoves, Iron Pipe, Terra Cotta Pipes. Bar Iron, Steel, Cannery Supplies. Loggers' Tools. . . . . PLUMBING, TIN WORK At prices that defy competition. Done by experienced workmen. Gnat Fl.wtwrea at Cost. Sol Oppenheimer, Reductions! In our Trustee Sale of Men's and Boy's Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes. Trunks, Valises, Etc., at priced that will quickly fell them. FOOTWEAR INew Stock SLIPPERS ALL KINDS. Kid and Cloth Top, Widths A to EE. IN TIIZH. FISHERMEN'S BOOTS. Hand Male. LOGGERS' SHOES that hold calks. FARMERS' SHOES, all kinds. & Thorseti. t Offered Before In nnJ JOB WORK, Call and Be Convinced. Trustee for M. C. CROSBY. DID SOT DO Columbia Klvcr Salmon Packers Do a Guiit Deal of "Elo cution." HIT I AIL TO I OHM A COMMNE Tbty Looked, aid Still the Voider brew. Thai O.t Small llc.d Could Carry til He Kick"-Thf rat.tr. VIII .Icet Ajaii Today. Portland. March tZ. IK. Special Corre.pueMlcnce. "Hiey looked, and .Mil th wonder grew. That on. .mall iiral could carry all he knv-w." 1 am nol at all posillv. that III. above rouiM I. correctly quoted. In tad. I am rwthcr Inclined lo I ho contrary npln ton. but .Inc. 11m packer.' conv-nlion In portlajtd It ha. brn running In my hrad. and I feel I can bear th a.aumptlon of tu Incorrerlti.., U-rauee. It I. ao peculiarly apropo. lo the matter whl.ih will follow. Thv line, are not lnlidrd to he asperalv of any of ih. gentlem n who wre In attendance at th. Portland mooting-, which ha. now Iwom. a Matter of hl.tory. but. contra, breath th very an- of admiration. What, In Ih. day. of Hoger Hacon, applied to th. village nh'OI mairr Indlvlilually, now apulloa to th lnmiitni of tha packer.' ..oi.vmtlofl, col In'tlvaly. Th. .v.nln boat, which Wft A.toiia fur Portland la.t Tucaday. carrVd wllh It and ukjii it a mrwoniatlva of near ly rvrry aalmon packlna .ataMUhmant on lbs lowrr Columbia rivr. who, pur suant to call, w.r to mtM In th. par lor of th Portland hoi.l. with ill. In tent of forming a combination anion thxmaolvm, wherahy thi-y could obvlal. a numlwr of th. crVmanot-a which, for a lorur tlm. have tMr.pt them. If svll re port ba tru. him rtlra and dlatrraaad plrll U ov.n now troadlrui uion many at tha aama kind of rxaolullona that h" ona urfor., but of thla mora ali.r a tima. II I. not fermarr u.t now. Th. flrat nam amonc th A.toiia con tingent to lw placed upon the Hotel Port land'. rlier wa. that of C. 8. Norrla. (..Ilownl almost Immediately by that of n F.lmoro. Ueort II. (etnr and wife. (J. W. ManlKiiTi and wife. J. O. Megler anl wife, . () H.nthorn. M J. Kinney, .1 W. CiMik. 11. A. 8-abont, N. Ttllant. K. M. Warren, a. Farrel. R. Wlnier. and P. J. McOowan. the nntkHn'-n of lha party repreaentlng th folloalric wkina- hoiKC of the Columbia river: ("olumhla Itlver Packing: Company. A turla P.ckli.g Company. A. flwh Pack lug Company, Eureka Kplcuns Pai klng Comin', llnmhorn Co, J. W. 4k V. Cut ling. AtKVlern Pai'kinc Company. P. Mciiuwan It Hun. Pillar Ilnrk Packing fomiuuiy. J. (I. Megler Co. . M. Warren Co. Ilapeood A Co. Huckhelt Packing Company, Dalle. Packing Com pan - Having all Iwen aMlgned lo room., my mtf among thr number, and ticome com fortably .ellled for a day or two'. ty. th poat-prandlal cigar found tha mm tni wandering llntleanly arounil tha lo)hy, waiting for the iir4n of Mman, Kinney and Mrflm.n, who had wired that they would b In evidence on the Wvdrday aflrrnonn tKHil. Thoa who were on hand occuple.1 their lime variously, hut principally In telling fl.h .lorte. and making Imaginary pack, of aalmon. A tctwaphlcally outllmd In Ih w col umn, la.t week. th. primary object of the meeting wa. to formulate. If pon Mhle, pome combination, or offviulv. and defenmve alliance, which would not only allow the packer, to fig the price lo b paid fur th raw nh a. they com? from the water, hut al.o to rettulatr the prica of the ItnlKheil product to the whole.al'r, imn'llKT with other matter, of minor Im H,rt, iwnn, of which were rontnlmd with in th- major object, of the meeting. With theno end. In view. C. 8. Norrl., of Chicago, representing the Interest, of Ilia A. Iloolh Packing CiHiiMn, had, upon rrquv.t, pn-pared a acht me of com bination. At 10 o'clock the Aral hard work of the ao.lon commenced. Norrls and Klmore. were everywheri" In evidence, rounding up th. dilatory and recalcitrant one., preparatory to getting; down to liumne... Tt y did not, however, g t together until the afternoon, when they accreted theinseh'a behind the oaken iliKir. of the Portland', pnrlor. ami hung up the 8. It. O. .Ign on the out.lde. Kveryone wa. Ivarrtl except lho.H lm meallately Intermtcd In the olmon pack ing Industry, but a temporary orirmiizti tlon, which w afterwanl made p'rmn nent, wa. effccliMl. In the election of 8. Farrel, of Portland, of tha Kverdlng & KarrH Packing Company, a.i chair man, and 8. Klmore, of A.torla, -cre-lary. Thl. contliutel the work of the day .eaalon, and an adjournment wa. taken unifl after the dinner hour. HileU with urh good thing, a. the Portland, titble afford., the memlerfl, upon the theory that "all work and no play mnkea Jack a dull boy" (thl. may netm turned around, but It I. not, a you will after awhile discover), went after the mutter, confronting them, apparent ly In earnest, about S o'colck, Kinney and Mcilowan having In the meantime put In an api-arance. After eluclriatlnir the term, of hi. con .filiation .rheme, Mr. Korrla gracefully withdrew, and put In his .pare time In conversation with me anient the war In Abyssinia, the prosHcts of rain the) suc ceeding day, and various other weighty subjects, allowing the memlxrs to dis cuss his proposlilon In all lis details among thonisiivea. If anyone ever doubted I ho ability of a salmon park; r to orate ho should have attended that mooting; Wu did nut har any of It on the oulsld, but that II was there In large chunks Is a safe 10 to 1 shot lit any time. Five long, broese-ladon hours the members wrestled with the proiiosltlon and themselves, but nothing came of all tlM travail, and about midnight they adjourned to spit on their hands, take a fresh hold and go at It again In tlif morning. After adjournment I Instituted a still hunt after the Norrls proposition, or at least the proposition as It then stood for consideration before tl packers. It was much harder work than fishing for bass, with some of the excitement and nono of the fun. Each memtier was a.", dumb as a Shoalwater oyster and It was found Impossible to elicit any Informa tion, further than that the proposition had been submitted and that It was still under consideration. None of the pack ers would talk on any subject but the weather, which aptly Illustrates that If a woman cannot keep a secret a man can, particularly when his financial In terests are at atake. The talk of ttw previous day had only ervKd to warm up the member. Their throat, had ow-oro. W'll lubrlcaird with Uim dlvln. gift of eloquence. Although, a. I. .th eu.lom In our house of lord., no premonitory warning, were given that trre wa. to be an oratorical out break, the length of Ih. .ucvullng ses sion and th. paucity of accomplishment yielded vry Indication that It waa at lea.t In contemplation and might tak plar. at any tlm. 0ulweuent .vent, .upportrd thla Idea. Th. ponderoua oaken door whloh concealed tb packers from th. oulslda world allowed no whis per of It lo ..cape, but uMn th. fac of each member a. he left the room, after th. sXMlon of Thursday waa plainly reveal 1 that if any eomMnatlon ol any kind was to b. made, it would not be until he had had his .ay and until th. searchlight of lnve.iig.Uon and Inquiry had ben turned ujwn every poealble point ami view of the much-mooKd and much-discussed question. The packers were txtwe-n Ih devil and th. dWp, devo sea: from Tu-.day until Thursday they hail talked tnd talkJ and talked, and Friday morning found them ready to fight It out on trw .am line, and talk some more, even If the Portland'. commLaarlat did .uirr as a conquncy. Hy thl. Urn th. Norrls combination bad changed lis appimraJio-. A.ld from some modinratlnns male by Mr Norrls himself. It had been so amended arid rsmlfld that It could not even recognise uf, having much Ih. appearan". of a retired prlifflshtT hunt ing a backer. All thla tlm. th. member, were ".lucutlnV as Mrs. Psrtlngton would put II, until they were red In th f- and were compelled to change tbetr collar a. a matter of protection. They were still adrift. They had mat their (tearing and had no Idea of either the latitude or longitude. Th. fervid, staccato rioqurnc of Klmore; th aut. leral, accentuated oratory of Braborg. th. perauavlrrss of H.nthorn, Uaorg. Norii. MegUT and th. other had had no erferL About this tlm. that couplet began to bother me Karly In th session. O. W. 8anlom, comiuillrwr he would have mora tim. to derai. to th. oonvontion If he went to New York and then, first transact his bu.lne.s, ceased to tw a factor in the meeting, so It I difficult to determine Ju.t what elements of elocution there are dormant within him. However, th. other members talked Ju.t the same a. If he had tnn there, so It really did not make much difference. During all this symposium of animated conversation. Wr. Ooorxe had found time to introduce an other consolidation scheme, and for a time the remains of the other one were laid aside. It did not help matter much: every member sren-e-d determined nut to agree with any other member as to what were th. vitalities of the com bination, and It really looked for a time a. If th. top-heavy meeting would fall of It. own weight Tin se.uion of Friday night was a long one. Midnight had almost gone when th member appeared, looking much as t'nele Joh's vllaln did after the old man had thrown him down the skylurht. They were tired. That wa. plainly to be nn. fo wa. I, but norw of them no ticed that. The thought has .omotlme. struck me that they did not car'. How Mi, they wen all soon in bed. dreaming, mayhap, or what they would say the next duy. Salurlay morning's meeting was a lap one. It resulted as the others had. Thla time it was evident that nothing ma terial could eventuate from the labor of the vartou. sessions, unless the nvmbers arbitrarly mended their ways, and I then one mora bethought m of that couplet. How on earth had they, with a primary two-fold object before them and the proKwltlon all prepared before hand, oce-upled five whole days In find ing out that none of the scheme, wer feasible to them? There was not very many In attendance, and It gradually be came a matter of wonderment to me how they made the talk stretch far enough to go around. During the lun cheon time I skirmished around, but was confronted with the same thick veil of alleno as before. However, one Incau tious ntember confidentially told me that If the afternoon session of Saturday brought forth no fruit and noihlntr came of the ev-nlng met ling, they would prob ably ajourn without doing anything ex oept pay their hotel bills. I thtnked him cordially for this, wlih which 1 was erforve content. Strangely, It turned out exactly as lie said. Oblivious of the beauties of the glorious day outside, Saturday afternoon went, with the mem bers of the meeting, as had ail the other afternoons preceding It. They w-et all late at dinner Saturday night, and It was apparent that before boat tlin some thing was to drop. Something did drop the curtain Karly in the evening the weary pa. kers tiled out one at a time and solemnly mad the announcement, suppressing a sigh and a half-formed yawn, thai the Columbia River Packers' Association had finally adiournevl: but even this was not to be th end there was a string attached to the adjourn ment. It was only for the purpose of allowing the members to obtain a f. w draughts of sea breeie that they might return to the Portland Tuesday, the iith, anil take a homeopathic dose of the medicine of the previous week. The fruits of the meeting can be epl tomliod In one word nothing. Many subjects were discussed, many matter not at first contemplated were (riven at tention, but this one word describee the summiim bonum of the session's achieve ment. In as far as anything. tanKlbl. 1 concerned. Aside from the two already mentioned, another proposition for com bination was submitted, meeting the same fate as the others. None of them have hewn discarded, hut are held In abeyance pending the meeting of Tu-.day. Thla Is not by any means the first time the packers have tried to get together upon some basis of mutuality. They have whereased and whereases and re solved many Is the time before, so the talk of this session did not even posses the merit of newness. It sewm to be the individual desire of each packer to have some kind of combination upon which he ran My, hut the difference of opinion as to how that combination can be most easily effected Is so ureal that some of th puckers express the sorrow ful opinion that none can be consum mated; others are more sanguine, and are confldont that the rsult of the meot lnr of Tuesday will be eminently satis factory to all concerned, Including the fishermen and the wholesalers. At all events, they will mske a desperate at tempt to harmonlae the various interests and theories, and find some happy medium. iion which all can settle, SALMONTHA. I.iko clocks, one wheel another on must drive, affair by diligent labor only thrive. Chapman. Errors like straws upon the surface flow: he who would search for pearls must dlv below. Dryden. Beet Washing Powder on earth. Large size, 20 cents. Soap Foam. THE RESOLUTIONS. RECOMMITTED Cuba a .Measures Kcturotd Tsat the Olijcctlonal Clauses Therein May Ik Removed. MILLS' STARTLING MEASURE JUtaorim tkc rrtsidtit fo Deaaid Spa 1st Kecogaltina of Cakaa loaie Covtraaieat aid. If She Dots .lot Ceply. Take rostio of tkc Co.atrr. Special to the Aatorlan. Washington, March 23 -An unexpected climax to th. Cuban debate waa reached In the senate today when, on motion of Sherman, chairman of the committee on foreign relation a, th. Cuban resolution were recommitted to th. committee. Th vote to recommit wa unanimous, rep re acting th. general concensus of opinion. Th. reason for th. re-oommltment. It Is .aid, are that th bill may be so changed as to overcome the opposition that has developed. Simultaneous with thla action. - Mill, reported a resolution which prooosd to go further than has been suggested at any prevloua lime. It directs th president u require Spain to grant local elf government to Cuba, and. In case Spain refuses, the president Is authorised lo oh the military and naval force In taking possession of Cut and holding It until a self government Is established by the Cuban peopt. The recommittal came so quickly that th crowds did not realise what had been don. until the clerk began reading th. Items of the legislative appropriation bill, which had been taken up. Subsequently Piatt offered another phase of the Cuban question by presenting the following con current resolution, which wss referred to the committee on foreign relations: Resolved. That the senate, the house of representative concurring, hereby ex presses Its earnest desire and hope that Cubs, may soon become free. Independent, and a republican government, and the friendly offlcs of the United States should be offered by the president to the Spanish government to secure this result. TO BE BUILT ON THE COAST. Washington. March tt The provision on the naval appropriation for three n-w dry docks to be built at Algiers, I-a.. Mare Island. Cal.. and Portsmouth. N. I! . was reconsidered today by the naval affair, committee of the bouse, the mo tion to drop these projects for the time was made and carried hy a decisive vote 7 to 4. The reason for this step is main ly foeind In the condition of the treasury, which the Republicans believe does not justify the expenditure at this time. It was also decided to have one of the four new battle ships built on the Pacific coast; also one of the fifteen torpedo boats, another on the Gulf of Mexico, and another on the Mississippi river. The five larger torpedo boats. It was d elded, must attain a speed of twenty-rive knots an hour.. while the other must be of th? greatest speed possible, no limit being fixed. HOAR'S NEW RULE. Washington, March a In the senate today Hoar gave notice of a proposed amendment to the rules for the purpose of "enabling the senate to dispose of public business more promptly." It pro poses that, when any bill or resolution shall be in order for any senator to de mand that th. debate thereon be closd. If the demand la seconded by a majority of those present, the resolution Is to be taken up without further debate, and the pending measure is to take precedence of all business. TRIBUTE TO BLACKBURN. Washington, March 21 Blackburn' re turn to the senate today, after an ex citing and fruitless senatorial contest before the Kentucky legislature, was sig nalled by an unusual demonstration by his colleagues. On the senator's desk was the most mammoth and elaborate floral design ever brought to the senate, rising twelve feet from the floor. The main design represented the coat of arms of Kentucky, with two large dolls clasp ing hands a central figures, around which was worked the state motto: "United We Stand: Divided We Fall." The tribute came from Blackburn's sen atorial friends. MAT GRANT LEAVE. Washington, March 21 The secretary of the treasury, after consultation with the president and the law officials of the government, has decided to allow th usual annual leaves of absence to em ployes of the department outside of Washington. Some months ago the sec retary's authority to grant these leaves In the absence of specific, legislation on the subject, was brought Into question, and the present action Is a final settle ment of the matter. TERRIFIC EXPLOSION. Fourteen Miners Mutilated In a Penn sylvania Coal Mine. Special to the Astorlan. Dubois, Pa., March 23.-A terrific ex plosion occurred at the Berwynd-Whlte shaft. In the eastern limits of the city today, and fourteen miners were killed. Eighteen men went on at 7 o'clock this morning. Fourteen were going Into the north head and four Into the west head ing. About 10 o'clock the latter felt a shock, a few minutes later the mine boss warned them to get out as soon as they could, and they were hurriedly takoji up In the cage. As the work, " ,. vecua progressed it was found that the explo sion In the north heading was so terrific that some of the bodies were mutilated almost beyong recognition.. There was another explosion at the Adrian mines located eight miles south of here, caused by fire damp. Two men were, killed. BARK ON FIRE. San Francisco, March 23. The British bark Alexander was towed Into port to day by the tug Fearless In a burning condition. She left Newcastle, N. S. W., December 27 for Tort Los Angeles. March 19 In latitude 34 42 north, longi tude 124 66 west, smoke was discovered Issuing from her hold. She fell In with the schooner Helen N. Kimball, bound Having Hoe Cake Soap in 3'our. kitchen, or bath once means always. from Port Harford for Tacoma. next day. and th captain of th schooner agreed to stay with the burning rm-l If her captain would put Into San Fran cisco. Th. More and beggag. of the burning vessel were transferred to th. schooner and hr head turned toward this port. She was picked up by the K earls, near th. Farallones today and towed lo th, mud flats, wher. she was beached. VISITED THE WRECK. Large Party of Bicyclists and Other Mak. a Trip to Long Beach. Th. steamer Ilwaco and Dwyer car ried about Vti persons to Long Beach Sunday morning, wber. the Brltl.h .Up GInmorig la plied up on th. sand. On th. steamer Oalsert from Portland there arrived a small party of ladies and gen tlemen, who also went to the beach. Th. following composed the bicycl crowd: Frank arker, Tom Bryce, Will F.lgner, Frank Rucker, Horace Thing. Will Hhr man. Prank Curran, O'org. Kellogg, "Casey" Marion. Paul Badollet, Das Campbell. Charlie Hlgglns. Frank Shields Walter Robb, John Gratke, Mike Bever Idg. Charlie Ring, Will Oralk. Will Warren. Ferd Fisher, Austin Small, Roy Stiingham, and Dick CtrroHiwi. About a dosen of the boy rod. on their wheels from the landing at Ilwaco to Ocean Park, four miles south of th. wreck, and arrived nearly half an boor before the train. They started out at K-mlle lick, which was kept up for six miles, after which a ls-mlle pac. was ridden. Th. length of the ride hi seven teen mile, and th. boys those who ar rivedmade excellent time. Dick Carru there played In hard luck. H. rented a broken-down Ice wagon from somebody In town, and vowed h. would keep up with the cracks or bust. H. rode about a mile when the breaa escap ed from his front tlr. and, after much pumping, proceeded on the way. The rest of th boys. In the mean time, had ridden on and when Dick looked up, h. aaw a fw dim speck on th. beach. H. muttered something about being all alone, and cheerfully mounted his wag on and Ht out. The wind, however, would not to say with him. and he was com pelled to get off five or six time and do the pump act. He pumped on an aver age twice in a mile, and wore out his pumping machine. Finally that tired feeling, which often overtakes one under Ilk circumstances, took possession of him and he swore a mighty oath. Thl didn't pump any wind Into the tire, however. Then he came lo th conclusion he didn't need any wind In the tire and rode hi. bike a few mile without any front tire. Riding under such circum stances Is quite tiresome: It give on. a pain In th. neck: and Dick's neck Isn't too strong, anyhow. After considerable difficulty he reached Mr. Loomls' resi dence, where he swore again. Gathering the remnants of his Ice wagon, he threw It Into a small shed, and, going out to th railroad, walked to Ocean Park, a distance of about eight miles. He was the first one to go to dinner at the hotel, and as a consequence the Astorlan re porter didn't get anything to eat. HI appetite was appeased, however, for he chewed the rag with Dick, who could find nobody to carry him down to the wreck, and loafed around the hotel.. The rest of the bicyclists' stopped at SeaJand. where an elegant luncheon was served by Mr. J. H. Turner, who was ad vised Defornand and was In a position to receive his guests. Oyster In five style were served, and when the boys told the hungry Ocean Park crowd about It, the latter threatened to stop the train at Seal and. The hotel people at Ocean Park, not having been advls d of the proportions of the crowd, were not prepared to feed seventy-five or a hun dred persons. However, everything possi ble was done for the hungry creature and nearly all partook of the hotel' hos pitality and clams. On the way to Ilwaco the conductor announced, "Fifteen minute to s1 the wreck of the Point Loma," and the crowd made a rush for the scene, car rying away many piece of wreckage a souvenirs of the disaster. One lady had a spike, and several large pieces of wood, and, when someone told her the boiler and a few planks remained on the beach, she threatened to slap his face. The party reached home at ( o'clock, every body tired but Dick Carruthers yet glad he went. There la practically no change In the Glenmorag's position. She Is lying up and down the beach and is burled about sen-en feet In the sand. She rest as easy as though she wss In a cradle and is as sound as ever, it Is Indeed to be regrett ed the ship cannot easily be floated. In all probability she will not be floated. Her position Is such a to make this al most Impossible. The disaster in Itself Is most mystify ing. Why she should have gone ashore there appears to be no reason. Even though the fog was heavy. Captain Cur rie knew he was somewhere near the west shores of the Pacific, and that land laid in but one direction, as far as any dan ger to his ship was concerned east. Why he should have sailed In this direction, or even northeast, he alone knows. Un fortunately, the ship grounded at high water, which lessens the chance of get ttnif her off. Another strange thing Is why the cap tain should have ordered the weather boats lowered, when the surf was very low. He had time to build a boat and .nake shore, or watt till low water and walk ashore: but nothing would do but th? boats must be lowered. Even though the break was low, a wave was sufficient to crush the small boats against the vessel's Iron side. As a consequence, two poor fellows were killed. Their bod ies were buried Sunday at Ilwaco, the Presbyterian minister conducting the ser vices. About 200 yards north of the Glenmorag lies the boat In which those men met such a cruel death. It Is split in twain as If by the hand of man, and much of the wreck was carried away Sunday by the crowd. The accident Is Indeed a most unfortunate one. Work men were busy removing the boilers of the Point Loma. which Is burled ten feet in the sand. Four wrecks now He within a distance of ten or twelve miles along the beach. They are the Harvest Horn;, the Point Loma, the Glenmorag and the Strathblane. the latter the stranded ves sel's sister ship, which was driven ashore during a living gale on the night of No vember 23, 1SD3. His eyes have all the seeming of a demon that is dreaming. Poe. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report THE BOOTHS ARE DETERMINED They Positively Kill Not Take Com mand of the Salvation Army ia the L'nited States. WILL START KEW MOVEMENT Uadcrt of This Bote Claia tkt loaded Offi cer! Arc Merely riaylaj Trick to r re nal laerlcaf Officer Troti Lear lag Origiial Salvatioa iraiy. ' New York. March B. Balllngton and Mrs. Booth Issued a statement today, through Major Glenn!, that they will under no circumstance take command of th Salvation Army In th. United States. This wss prompted by a report from London that effort were beeng made to Indue th. Booths to accept thr otd command. The staeem-nt Is a fol lows: - i . . "Commander and Mrs. Booth will not for a moment consider any proposition Whatsoever mad. lo them front the inter national neadqaarter of tfe. Salvation Army. While Commander Booth will not refuse to see Ms sleotr a clster, both he and Mrs. Booth are positively and Anally determined to Miter Into no ais ousston and listen to no proposition, con eerning a rsoonatderaUon of their posi tion. Their step wa. taken definitely and prayerfully when they publicly, two weeks ago, committed themselves to starting a new snovewient and no adV W-Ha.-AMW wilt Im' I,Hv them, or th. officers who are at their i side, to depart from the declaration they nave made." . The International headquarter la per fectly aware of th. reason which under Uo the whole question and make It Im-s possibl. for Command r and Mrs. Booth to continue under their orders. The leader of th new movement claim, the London officer are playing a trick. and that they talk reconciliation to pre vent many American officers from leav ing the Salvation Army to join th new movenienL TERRIFIC HURR1CAXE. Thought the Gale Has Devastated th Fijian Islands. i Victoria. March ft The Canadlan-Aos. traltan steamer Warrimoo. which arrived tare last night, reports encountering a J terrific hurricane on th. tth Inst., she then being one day out of Suva. F1JL So ' ,. severe waa the storm that th steamer ', waa forced to slow down for forty con- t secutlve hours, and her officers assert that not only Suva, but every settlement In the Fijian group must have been to tally devastated by the gale, which for ferocity surpassed even the memorable hurricane of three years ago, which laid both the Fijian and Samoan Islands In ruins. Purser Humphreys has communi cated with the Imperial authorities so firmly convinced are be and hi brother thai Suva cannot have escaped desola tion. " - 3 TRAIN WRECKED. Boise, Idaho, March 23. The west bound Oregon 8hort Line train was wrecked near Shoshone this morning by a broken rail. Two deeper and Super intendent Van Hoesen' private car left the track, the latter being smashed. Van . Hoesen escaped with a number of bruises. A number of passenger were slightly Injured. NOW FOR THE REGATTA. General Committee Appointed by the A. F. C. Directors. The executive committee of the Astoria Football Club met last evening, and ap pointed a regatta committee which. Is, with one exception, the same as that of last year. The following gentlemen com pose the committee: Hon. John Kopp. F. P. Kendall. C. J. Trenchard. Sam Harris, Frank L. Par ker, and E. C. Hughe. There Is one vacancy, which is to be filled by this committee. The committee will have full power to act. and will ap point as many sub-committees as may be deemed advisable. The Idea In mak ing the appointments at this early date ia to bring matters to a head, so that those In charge of the firemen's tourns men may work In conjunction with tha regatta committee. There Is quite a balance on hand re maining from last year's festival, and. a the same gentlemen have matters In charge this year. It 1 thought there will be no difficulty in making a large collec tion. With the firemen' tournament and the regatta, Astoria will be the "hot test" town on the coast for a week or two. Uuite a number of th. A. F. C. boy ar. training for the splng game of the Multnomah Athletic Club of Portland, which occurs June &, among them' Robert Gibson. R. Cassell, E. W. Crosb"- Aid Chas. Hellborn, all of whom mil .-Trc-u.. . In the quarter, half and mile ratcS. M Dan Campbell, a runner of no mean abi, Ity, has not as yet signified his lntentioi r of entering for the Multnomah games,' but It Is to be sincerely heped 'he wbV . George Hawes and James Johnson are ) practicing with the hammer. Owing to the date of the Republican convention, the A. F. C. Indoor games have been postponed for one week and , will occur on April 3. All entries close j Friday night The boys have responded quite readily for this entertainment, ,) which will doubtless be a grand success, j' The Improvements to the club room are quite a drawing card, and the build ing was crowded with members last evening. Professor George Kellogg, who sent In his ra gnatlon yesterday morning, has, at the earnest solicitation of nearly every member of the club, withdrawn it, and Is still master of all he survey at the "gym." Every appearance points to a gay season in local athletics. Who makes quick use of the moment. Is a genius of prudence. -Lnvater. ' 'If V- r -4 r 5 r .(I x H ( J 4' r... V... -r " ir .1