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' , T TODaY'l WfATHIK, Th AST0RIAN hat Hi lrr.it LOCAL ) . clreiilatimi tMariMt GF.NtRAL elrtu'i- t S tla, iimI th. iarrt TOTAL circulation f a ill wan ubliirnd la Aitorta, It 4 Frwl f Wnhlnaloa ind Oistjos, g tfilr Hlhr looltr, b ICXCI,US1VIC TICUCC.UAIMIIC PHIiSS I IS POUT. VOL. XI.V. ASTORIA, OUWiO.V, WKDXKSDAY MOHXIXO, MARCH n, 18. m oil. Sweeping Pi lAih ,,ri,,( The One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers. C. S. JACOBSON, Trimtce. &08 and 608 (OMMKKcML KTKKKT. AHTOKIA, OB. Io you nwl anything in Office Siipplii-H, Letter I'rt'HHi'H, Copying lWkH, InkBtatxIo, Tablet, Inkn, Ulunk ltNik, Itluc Trint I'ujier, WuMc ItutkttH, Icrk Trnyi, IYii Hark, Typo Writing I"ni . Ki.lonn and Curl on I'ajei. If h , wo can Hiipply you. A new lot of Ploying CortlH jnHt recclveil. Griffin 6c Reed, City Hook Store. UP TO DATE FOOTWEAR New Stock OXFORDS, BLACK. TAN, DUCK, CANVAS. New Needle and Narrow Square Toe. HOlllMliUIN SCHOOL SHOES OUR HOBBY. We put more genuine service for the mone" Into our School Shoes than Into 1 any class of shoes we sell. Give them a trial; you won t regret It. Copcland S; THorscii. Bargains! Such as Never Been Hardware, Granite Ware, Rope, Stoves, Iron Pipe, Terra Cotta Pipes. Bar Iron. Steel, Cannery Supplies. Loggers' Tools PLUMBING, TIN WORK. nd At prices that defy competition. Done by experienced workmen. Onm Fixture nt Co tit. Sol Oppenheimer, Reductions! In our Trustee Sale of Men's and Boy's Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoos. Trunks, Valises, Etc., at icon lli.it will ij'uirkly H th'in. New Stock SLIPPERS ALL KINDS. Kid and Cloth Top, Widths A to EE. tii;h. FISHERMEN'S BOOTS. Hand Male. LOGGERS' SHOES that hold calks, FARMERS' SHOES, all kinds, Offered Before In JOB WORK, Cnlt unci Ho Convinced. Trustee for M. C. CROSBY. ARE I'crNtm. Who I'miiiht for the ConTcil criuy Mii Now Hold I 'oMtlofi In the Army and Ninv. mm.i.i:.ii.mi:i opposition foigtcllc, l Maine. Alone rmibl Ike Meat ire, wlmli I'saaed (lie Nouac With Hi aalhcOnlt Uirniifltj te Other Vdcs 1'tmi Uashinijina. Washington, March 24. - H. riatr Mlll'a Mil lu remove, the r-irt. Iiona agaluat III. appointment aa officer of the army or huvy of rrailia who held cmilila alona it, the fgular army or navy be f.ir" tlir rrlilhin, am) who auharquetitly look Ntrf In the war on the aidr of the i v,nf..Piary, whl h psaard thr amaie during th. liclghlli of Hi' excitement over tin- Wnriurlaii iHiunilary qu'stliMi, paaard Ihr houae (mlay, after a two Ikmihi iM.ale, w t Hi lull our tll.a tiling voir, ihal of llouirlli-. of Malm-. The lliit. rata, x 1-1 1. Cumnilnga, ho iniIh aa h aal.l. ' on of th v.ai Nnrlh rn lirtiimrtu who fouitlil In I hf I'n lofi." an. I Wllaon, who a ilrnwn Into Hi. .l.-lmlp l.y HotiMl", r.ftalnxl rntlr ly from aril lalnii Hull, ilialrman of thf military mm mltlrr, ho ha.l rlialK' of thi. Mil. ail mlitml It would aaarrvr no tira-IK-ml pur pow. ami waa laricly ..nlliii"nlal. Ilou li.r. who lr.1 III.- o.hmIIIoii alliKlr-tiall'l-mi, thouxtit It wuul.l furnUh a lil li jrvi Iraaim fur naal ami mllliary ran. II dat wlro vr- aU.ul rntrrlnx carr ra In the prvlr. of thHr l owinry. and whi n ol airmnl up lo hla aul'Jwt callrl alirnilun to th. 'ail that many ttouthrrn nirn In Kina-rmia In thr iaa1 had ol- t r u. t.-l h vialullon In thr Int. r.-t of I'lilun aoMI-ra. dwi-lllim partliularly up on thr iiiHMltun to Hip rrtlrrminl of ijcnral ttrunl. Urivnor and itow, hownrvir. Biiwrt f.1 thr lull ardrntly. aa a crarWul and gracloua a.-t to th vaniilahr.l. and. when lh vote waa takon. Ilnutrll' alon. votl analtn.1 It. Th Mil ronaldrrrd yraur.lay lu aholuh thi- drwth penalty Itl i-.'tlatn raa-a waa paaatl. Til K CfllAN (jrrTI.iN Waahlnittcm. March !.-Th. i-onf.rwa of thr. Iwo houaa on th Cuban rraotu tluna held a aroolun I'ulay. hut. without r.'ai'hlna: a ron-lualtn. adjouru-d. The tlm of Ihr c.nf.Ti-ttrc waa ap nt In run vanrtni; thr altuallon an.l trvluK to ar rive ai a ronitmm Bnun.l upon wlilrh thr Iwo h'Hirr ran ainn.1 Thr a nalr . on(..r.'. . .lltl..l tin- dllllrultl. a II . v liai. riuvunt. rtl in the a. nut-, nm) itia.l.. H elr-ar In th.1 Itoiia. nnniln-ra thai H wmiiM I..- n.-.'HKary for tin ho.iar to yt.-l.l (.nil IhlniCM l.i prrftit I. ilvltiK the iju a 1 1. .n In th. uli tM-iw-wn the two hmia.a. Ttlr htuia. conferee Hi pi il tllla X tianuiitn. iin.l i xpnatl n wUllnKiiea to tniikr r.'Ha.iuuM' toni",-nloru. lucrrrliig. aa Ihey ani.l. fully with the a.mtiora thai K w-oultl pltitY lioth h.tuae In a ri.llt-ultiua iiiifiu.le lo tittvp the ninller fall In the roiif-Ti-nee, after Imth h.uis.'.. ly aueh ureat m.ij.irln.. hiul mirecd, ea.'h In lia own way. utmn an rxprea alt.n frl.ndly to Cul-a Two altertiailx-ea pere pni. ntetl. wlilrh were thoae of tho houae aerrtpiinu the a-ntite rea.iliiiloda, without ehnnKt1. or thr modifying of the houae roMilotlou lv h-avliiK out the third of the aerl.a providing for Intervenll'in. When the eonfenmee adjourned no d -olalon hud Mi-n renelud aa to what ootirae ahould Ik puraui--l, or whither a.une .iiher rourae nilithl nut be ttik n. If the m-nftte rewMutlona are acO'-pled hy the houae It will not lie neeeiaftry to brum the nui-ailon Into th a. nam iu:iiiu. and aimie aennl.ira think the con ference will dually fault In their ac ceptance. I-MH ALASKA. WaahlriKton. March 54 -Two Mils to null, rl.-illy cluiUKe ihe public bind utl -inlnlairallun of Alaska wi re r purtid to day by she liouaa committee on public Itiu. la. tine of ihem wna to create th clll.e of surveyor Rcncrul fir Alnaka, with A antury t.f $;',.ii.i. The other wa-i lu aiithorlxe lie1 iir.-al,lcnl to niniolnt ft reirl-iler and receiver for inibllc lun.la. f'ONTINfANCi: AdKKP 1 1 y Mr. Puvl.lson ileeau. Prtnclii'il I Witnesses Art' Ab'nt. S.m Franclaoo, March L'4. Th trial of Mra Mary A. I'nvldsoii. chaik'id with havltiK exloriisl l.vni from Ucv. t'. O. Itrown w-.ia betrun In the superior court llila mornltik'. Th' attorney for the tiefena rnovil for a conilnuiince on the tirt'uiitl that Mlsa Mattle Ovcrmnn nnd Mrs. Tunnel!, ncc.vssary witness's to the ilefetia,-, w,Ti. absent, one In Mexico tint! Hi' other near Ihe Mexican bonier. The ciuiisel aald lie intend tl to prove by these witnsae thai a conspiracy was fiu'imsl iM-twcen lr. Hi-own. Maul Over man antl Mrs. Tutm !l lo falsely n, cuse and convict Mrs. l.ivul-,m of blu. kiiuill. He uddial Ihe abscui witncss--a were Ih1 Intt auppllttl with money by lr. Trown to alMcnt th-wselves rrom the city ut this time. All these, suit mcnts w ere supported by nttiilavlis of Mis. Davidson, afterwards Hied. The court denied tho motion for n contlntiuncc. stating the absent witnesses wfro N-yond hla juris diction and would no! probably come wllhUi hla Jurisdiction. Tim defend, i til excepted lo the division nnd the rest of the day wirn occupied with an Rtlempl lo secure n Jury. KKAPY I'l'K KMKIUJKNCIKS. New ('una and Ammunition for th' D'paiiiucnt Secretly I'laoid. N.-vy WaahliiKlon, March i'4 -As a result of secret onlers placed a few months nun with the l'rkKS Orilimiuc Company thero have In- ii iltilvcn d to Ihe navy deparlmenl llilrty-iwo tfuns of the 11 pound r type. The total order was ror Klvly-lour weapons of this c.illi r, an. I ihe rest will be ItUilicoinlH); soon. These Kiins arc diwlKti, tl for Hie battle ships K iirsar;;.' and Kentucky, vessels which will not need them lor at least two years. If any trouble occurred In Ihe Interim, however, the weapons could he placet! on the auxiliary ctulsers and do ctTectln, work Ih re. The action of tho department in this matter has nat urally excited much continent, and Is placd to the credit of "emergency prepa rations." For th-'we guns the department hna Klven onlcra for SO.iuo shells, which ure to be delivered in a few weeks. In ad dition orders for Sl'.rt) C-pounder coses l.avo bevn placed. Tho di par tir.ent Is al.o (ihiiilulriK 3-l'ich ahrupnil: ordrra for UMM of iluae aniiiiiuiitii.ru havo l,.rn plif'e!. MHH. ItKAVToN'H UIVi'lK I.. Uriinlrd Alelul- H'parall'in on thr Urounda of l'aerllnn. Kpc lu I lo thr Aatorlan. Tr-titon, N. i , March 21- r'nanrrllor M.tilll tiled a iln'tw toilay K'anllriK an nliaoliiio dlvor'- lo Mra. Clmrlolln tUtti' man I 'ray Ion fiom J. I'olmiari Jjiayton on Hi. urounda of de-M-riion. Mra. I'raylon la Hi- dauxhlrr of Ihe hue Will Uiin Aalor. In tnr ib-crrr f'lmn'rllor M.-lilll "; "It la Impo.alhp to e-u hm. th. conviction that Ihe il.f.'iioant'a aua plclnna of hla wlfe'a' tun.lelliy wi th not deatltuls of fmjndalli-ll, In questionable clrcunialNlic.. at Paat. but I fad to find any Ju.lliUil .r.-i e. nl which hoida that under the atatutx ainilUr lo Hihi of thia atate th. huabaml may, with Impunity, hi arullly of d-a.-rilon of hla wile, m-r.-ly bwaiiar Iw believe. vr, rvn under Kraely auaplciuua tir. umaiari' ea, to hav. he n Kuiliy of adiilu-ry. "If Ihe defendant would rely upon hla charter of adult ry aa hla d.-feruva ajcainat her clmriie of d-aertlon, ho muat prove It." Kan Kranclai-o. Mar. h M.-Tlif aelnciloo of a Jury lo try Mra. I'avidaon on a rharttF of citortlnic money from Hev. C. O. Jirown waa completed today, and tho tukliuc ut tMtlmony will beatln tomorrow. A I.I. t oil MITCH KLU Muilon (Viunty Kepubllcana Favor the Silver H-nalor a Hrloctlon. HNa-lal lo the Aatorlan. Halem. Marrh M Th warmext con teat In th. hla lory of th. raplUU city pol itic, took place today In th a hap. of a Kepuhllcan county convention. Klv. rep-rm.-ntatlvM were nominal. d, aa followa: lr. J. N. Bmlili. of Halem: llev. H. U Ilarkley, of Woolburn: K. W. Chapman, of llruuka: M, Klnley Mitchell, of Oer vala: David CralK, of Mac). ay. Ilarkley and CralK were anll-llb mrmurra of thr laal b-Klalature. All favor Jorin H. Mitchell for aenaior. Ir:-Kat. w-er. eli-rted lo the atate and conjrreaalonal c-unventlona. Tllman Ford haa a aolld deleacallon for conftreaa. The alatn delea-atva are mixed on the allver queattlon. i r.;.t-w riVEii in mo. Hiieroa Ayr. -a. Amenllna, via Oalvea ton. T x.. March ."I A cor. capondent ir Itlu .'on. Ir.,. I !.-i.i'. rlrap.ii lh:,t y ! luw fever la at; a I n apnadln thrmirhout the city at an alarmlrur rate, (me hun drcd nw caa.w w-re miortcd today. The arourite n iisar. .1 on thr Itullan crutar Umibardla. and It waa reaolvcl lo a.-n.1 h-T to a-a. The vfj.se! atur:ej lor Ihe, Cair Verdi ilan,la. I!V KAIL TO AKA8MKII Cairo, l-Vvpt. Murch :i -The lielrnn ; Inilidaya will end tomorrow, whf n th j public ottlcea will reoixn and an appll- ' catein will h- nia.b. lo the Calse de la ! Iieite. riibllque for Ihe pram of half a i million aterlltiK on ui count or the Nile ! rxp.-ilHltin. Aka.lieh, which waa d.-alitnat d by Mr. Curxon In th' houae of comnioua a the ! preaerit ol.J i'tlr point of the troop, la . probably ni.'ntlon.l la-i-auae .i line ot j railway waa nrnrinally laid aa far as ; I hat tow n prcvioua to th- alinndonlr.tr of i the Houdan. The track Hill remains, itlihoutth lh- let'tera ' have leen de- I amyd, and It will take only a short I lime to m-t It Into workiriit unlit, as much of the nc;ary plant is up the Nile alrradv. NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED. l-ortland, March :4.-The Columbia river ennnerym-n continual their con ference today, but nothing was accom plished toward brlncln-r about the de-alrt-il comhlnailon. The attendance waa not larjr- today, aeveral m.TObers not yet liavln-i returned. The conrerence will be continued tomorrow. HKALY'S COI'HT-M ARTIAL. San Fronclaco, March 24. -It la re ported that ih rlndlnR- of the court-martial which tried Captain Healy, of the revenue cutler Hear, haa been approved at Waahinttion. It la sold Captain II aly hna been reprimanded and will lie trans ferred lo the command or another vessel on th Atlantic coast. NKW MIL1TAKV KESEUVE. Saltlt March 23. -The Sucla islanda, a nr.Hii of lliree or four small Islands In the lcwrr Soun.l. Ii turti the Ce ortilin Kiilf and Presld jit's channel, have b-en lurned over lo tm war department and permanently reserved ror military pur postw. rrcsltbjit Cli veiund makes the crd. r under dnte of March 4. TKXAS RKPri:I.ICANS. Austin, Tex., March 23-Tho Hk'U In Ih- ltepuMlcan suite eonveiition will be McKlnl.y uualnst Field. McKlnley men an' very santtulne today, nnd Alli son and lied men have comhlne.l fore s to oppose McKlnley In tomorrow's titrhl. Th tie two ,1'action.i were thorns 'Ives at outs, and it was not until ihey discov ered McKinley's sireiurtli that tlvy com bined fore--? with tho hope of bcat.ii him and pacifying- themsjves with a divided delegation to St. Louis. Mo Klnlty men my that, while they would prof.T not lo tiKht, they uro r.a.ly If It comes. PHILADELPHIA BLAZE. Philadelphia, March 24. Chestnut street, west of Firttenth, was tonight visited by a destructive tire, which broke out uliout ii o'clock in the six-story build ing of the Thackeray Manufacturing Co.. d.iU.rs In fancy gas iixtures and ct'rdclalua. The lire wus not discov ered until il had eaten Its way from the front cellar through the tltst lloor. '!e. fore the engines arrived the w hole front ot' the liuiltlltitr was on lire. Mean while, the majority of tho workmen made their em ape. About a dozui or mor , however, were hemmed in and bad to bo taken front the windows. The loss is Jlnuw. TACO.MA DEMOCRATS. Titcoma. March 23. The Democratic stuto central committee. In session h re today. Issued n call for th? slate con vention to meet In Tacoma April 14 lo select eight delegates and alternates to tin national convention. The. question of fusing with the Popu.lsls of tho state ticket this full will be determined nt the convention, although the sontlnient of the state central committee. Is almost unanimously In favor of It. Best Washing Powder on earth. Large size, 20 cents. Soup Foam. M YORK FOR LEVI P. MORTON P.niiirc State Kcuublicans Will Vote in the National Convention for This favorite Son. AX K.vrill MASTIC Mt:F.TINC (rand (Ivatioo to Tborm C. flatt. Wko Ei- tcrcd the fljll Willi tire Ksad flayiarj Mail to the thief riatfura De dares for Soaid Moiejr. New York. March W -The rtepubllean convention haa flnlahnl lt latrora. The pretlmlnary aparrinc that haa b n (olntr on for weeks ended In a alunaJ battle tonlk'ht, and the, rrarcea that have been dormant for two yar kfit within th? tajurslarle of the tate the honor of the presidential endorsement or the Kr.-r-at lata In the Union, the atate caatlnu the lartfat numbr ot votea in toe electoral coH.-Ke. Thai IndonMtnent iroea to Levi P. Mor ton. The debate at lartre will be T. C. Piatt, or Tloffa; Warni-r Miller, of HTklmer: Chauncejr M. tepew, ot N-w Tork: and Kdward Lauterhack. The al ternate will 1 Hamilton Flan, of Gar rison. Frank 8. Wltherb. of Port Hen ry; C. H. Habcoek. of Rochester, and iMinlrf McMillan, of Buffalo. Klectora at larire will be OrnrraJ Berr lamln Y. Tracy, of New Tork; and Ed ward Kutl-r, or Buffalo. It waa ":!3 whn Temporary Chairman Parsona called the convention to order tonight. While the secretary was read In, Thomas C. Piatt. entTed th hall, and the delegates arose and cheered him, while the band stopped proceeding to play "Hall to the Chief." Then some body proposed "three eheeri for Thomas C. Piatt." and th'y wore given with a will. It was ten minute before order waa real ore!. Geo. W. Aldrldge, of Rochester, aroa to report the selection of delegates at large, and when they were named, Thoa. F. Ritchie, of Kings county, arose In the iron! row and tried to get recognition, but In minute the convention was In an uproar and the chairman refused to recognlxe him. When the chairman could get the dlscorant element some what straightened out. the Brookyn man was recognixed and he rad a minority report, which was as followa; "To the Kepuhllcan convention: The minority of th? committee on nomina tions disagrees with the majority in the choice of delegates at large to the na tional convention. C. M. Depew and Warner Miller are both willing to cast their votes In the national convention In accordance with the sentlm nts ot stale. It la. therefore, desirable that their associates shall be of a klmlr d spirit, ami a minority of the commltue on nominations respectfully presents as the other two d 4erates Colonel liaker U. Jew-ett of Buffalo (loud cheers and hisses) ami General Samuel Thomas, of New York, with the recommendation that. If It appears after the first ballot that Levi P. Morton cannot be the choice of the convention the deflates at large from this state will use all honorable means to promote the cause of William McKlnley." Th -n pandemonium reigned, over half of the audience arising and shouting for McKlnley as his name waa read. The chairman's gavel waa rapped again and again, but without effect. The hous- waa In uproar. Just over the chairman's head was swung a banner, with this Inscription: "McKlnley, Proa perlty's Advance Agent." The very au dacity of the act seemed to appal th? Morton leaders for a moment, and for a few seconds the McKlnley adhermts had the floor to themselves. Then, from every part of th? house came roars of "Morton! Morton!" and the Albany con tingent, with two banners, took the place of the McKlnley men. The transforma tion was started, and It was a question of lungs against lungs. After ten min utes order was restored. The platform was then read. It de clares for protection and sound money. THE CRIME OF A CENTURY. Supreme Court of California Peebles No Interference Should Have Hi en Made. San Francisco. March 54 The supreme court has dechbd that Judge Murphy erred In restraining V. K. Dally from producing his play. "The Crime of a Century," during the Durrant trial. The court declarer that It was an unwarrant ed int rfir-.ncc with the rtcht of speech guaranteed by the constitution, and or ders an annulment of the order. "Toe Crime of a century" was a play based on the story of the. Durrant murders, and Dally attempted to produce It at one of the local theatre while the Durrant trial was In progress. Judge Murphy or dered the play stopped, and threatemd to send the manager and actors to jail ror contempt If they persisted In pro ducing the play. TEMPERANCE UNION MEETING. Will Not Meet, as Previously Arranged, at San Francisco. Chicago, March 24.-At a meeting of the general officers of the National Wom en's Christian Temperance Union today, it was decided to not hold the next na tional convention at San Francisco, al though that city hud been previously chosen. It Is believed that holding the n.'si convention In or nnr the state of Kansas would better serve the temper ance Interests, ns a crisis la Impending In thut stale. Th? refusal of the railroads to make such concessions as were hoped for Is another reason. It is probable the next convention will b; held at St. Louis in October or Nove-mber, lsMi. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, March 21 Wheat. spot, quli't; demand, rnxir; No. 2 red winter, "s 5d: No. 1 California, 5s 5'id: No. 1 hard Manitoba, 5s S'-jd. O'DON N ELL-STOUT. Dot Sprints, Ark.. March 2-1. -Fully t,2ot sports witnessed the tight at C n tral park this all moon between Wily O'Donne!!. of Memphis. and George Stout, of Omaha, it was a hard-fo'.tght buttle and both men received eo.iR'deia ble punishment. At th? end of the fifteenth round the refer declared the bout a draw. Having Hoe Cake Soap in your kitchen or bath once means always. OHEOON FOR McKI.S'LEY. At Lraal, Joseph Hlmon Think. HoAnd He Ought lo Know. Portland. March 24. Jowiph Hlmon. chairman of th. Republican state com mit!, waa asked by telegraph today by a New York newspaper th. following qoonUons: "How wlli th delegation of your state vol. at th. national K-puhllcan conven tion?" and "Can McKlnley be nominated after the drat ballot?" .To them Mr. Hlmon anawered: "It is my opinion that the d -legation from Or egon to the national Republican conven tion will b. aolld for McKlnley. aa Ore gon I a McKlnley state. I do not think that 11 will hurt McKinley's chance for the nomination If ho doe not get It on the Oral ballot, a many atate that will first present complimentary ballota to their favorite son will afterward fall In to line for McKlnley." CHARGED WITH MURDER. Two Roslyn Coal Miner Arret-d for Killing a Doctor. Tacoma, March 24. A Ledger special from Roslyn aaya: Just before noon today City Marshal J. J. Moore, with a warrant sworn out by himself, arrested two brother. J. J. and Thomas Jon, charging them with the murder or Dr. Lyon, on Thursday night laat. Both are coal miner, but J. J. Junea ha not been employed at hi trade sine the atrika of VM. They were taken before poll Judge Smith and the preliminary hearing waa set for tomor row. It la almost lmpoaalbl now to form an estimate of th. Importance of thai evidence against them, but they are accredited with having made threat agsJnst Dr. Lyon, whose service were employed during th illness of a brother, and which Illness terminated In death. NOT IN THE RACE. Davis Sends His Withdrawal to the Min nesota State Convention. Special to the Aatorlan. Minneapolis. March il. Senator Davis sent a letter to the state convention to day, asking that his name be withdrawn from the presidential race. The con vention then endorsed McKlnley. NO VERDICT. Murray. Idaho. March 24. After being out more" than thirty hours, the Jury' In the case of District Attorney Walter Jone. charged with the murder of Dr. Curtis A. Hughes, came Into court this afternoon and reported that It would be Impossible to reach an agreement. The Judge dismissed the Jury. It is under stood the vote stood ten to two In favor of acquittal. Jones will be held for a erond trial, but will be admitted to ball. 80LDIERS IX SESSION. Fort Sherman, Idaho, March 24.-The retiring board ordered to convene at this post began Its session here today. Captain Geo. O. Wrbber. 4th Infantry. Fort Spokane, and Capt. John J. O'Brien, 4th Infantry, at this post. wUl be ex amined as to their physical ability to perform active duty. CoL Compion, Ma jor Kennedy. Lieut. Stewart, 4th Cav alry, Major Carpenter, and Captain Web ster, arrived here last night. WILL HANG MAY L Moscow, Idaho, March 24. Judg? Piper has fixed the date of execution of Frank Smith for the murder of Emmet Fox May 1. Smith has lost the nerve which he manifested during the trial. NOISOME JOURNALISTS. Astoria Cursed by One of thf Moat Loathsome of the Class. The Oregonlan: "Almost every small town allows some vile publication calling itself a news paper to live by ihreai?ning to make exposure of the peccadilloes, irregularities or private transactions la the lives of cltixens which they A-ould pr-'(er to keep concealed. Portland is not yet larg? enough to be free (om these pests, and Il Is not to be expected, perhaps, that Astoria should bi free from them. Yet the citizens of any town are resMnsible for the existence of such publications among them. Astoria hus one that is particularly noisome. Its elitor is one or the most loathsome of his class. He hns been Indict rd and convicted o( li bel: has been whippet and kicked about the streets till men feel that it is a disgrace to themselves to cudsr l or kick him any more; and .'et there are some' who still nre afraid he might print some-; thing against them. They art very weak. , It Is not necessary cith-r to kick, to horsewhip or to be in the '.east nfrnid of the varlets who print papers of that; class, or to pay them ;"or silence. Just : let them alone." tf di-w A SOFT ANSWER. Harper's Migaxine. I Young Sloe m was ever noted (or his perfect bre-.ding. and thou:;h as a col lege student he was sometimes a trifle the worse for a late supper, he r. ?vir forsot to he true to hi cede. On one such occasion, after a most determined effort to enter a house which he be lieved his own, he vms met at the door by the scantily attired master of the mansion with lnformaUon as to his wherer.liouis. and the added news that the householder had a sick wife and child upstairs, wba h:.d Ke n "isii'rb d. Sloarn rondo a'-'ecr a 'Oloc! s r.l d parted: but his hone '': .1 i,j t! de him, and again the same Irate house holder was brought to his door hy Slonm's knocks' Tor admission. "Didn't I tell you this was my house?" cried the Indignant man. "And don't you remember that my wife a.id child an? ill?" "I remember perfectly," answered Sloam. sobered ror the mo-nrnt. "and I merely returned, sir, to ask how they were getting along. ' Stern duties ne'd not speak sternly. He who stood Jlrm before the thunder worshiped the "still small voice." Do-bell. He grieves more than Is necessary who A docile disposition wlii. with npplloa grleves before It is necessary. Seneca. ! tion, surmount every difficulty. Manllua. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report 31 YXXCS VaV4 ABSOLUTELY PUKE THE RAILROAD DEPOT SITE I Hon. C. K. Fulton, Who Pavoitd Scow Bay, Now Working for Smith's I'oint. MR. HA.MMO.ND DISCOURAGED Nil .low Coae to Sat rraici.tco aid tru Tktlce kill Co Cast mill rrobalily Meet Yalderbilt aid Dcpev i tke . Th Hon. C. W. Fulton retunrrd r terday from Portland where he haa been spending several days in the tranaactlcn of important buslrra. While discussing th. railroad question and the all-lmport-ai.t. ever-present topic of the depot. Mr. Fuitcn said to an Aatorlan representa tiv: "Mr. Hammond left for Ban Francisco last Mght, and will be there for probably two weeks, and will In all probability go from there to Montana. It Is uncertain when he will again be In Astoria, as he seems to be very much discouraged over the outlook for th determination of th location of the depot. I do not think we car expect any very energetic proee cutlor of the work of constructing th rued untU that question haa been dis posed or. Indeed. I took It from Mr. Hammond' conversation that he wa golnr to give hi attention for th pres ent to other matters somewhat, as he haa about exhausted aU of bia resources In endeavoring to secure a depot site. "So far as I am personally concerned, I hav favored the Scow Bay ait for two reasons: First, that It is central and wUl benefit everybody more equally than any other location that Is talked of; sec ond. I have a little property In the bay myself, and believe that It would be very greatly enhanced In value by the location of the depot there, but I hav always been ot the opinion that as a railroad proposition th Smith' Point site 1 preferable. I think there Is no doubt but It can be secured, and it seems to me that there Is nothing left (or the people to do but to unite In a determined effort to secure the grounds at Smith's' Point, say from the Washington cannery west. Thia will not be a advantageous to all th property in th city as the Scow Bay site, but It will be much better than to have the depot located across the bay. which I think will certainly be the result unles some active measures are taken at once in the Interests of th city. I have conclude.) that so tar a I can do any thing In the matter, I will direct my ef forts to securing the Smith' Point site." Knowing Mr. Hammond' clos? rela tions with all of the transcontinental railroads, It Is most reasonable to sup pose) that one of the principal objects of his present visit to San Francisco is to meet Cornelius Vanderbllt and Chauncey M. Depew. or the New York Central Railroad, who are now on their way to that city. In another article in these columns is given the probable explana tion of the New York magnates' visit to San Francisco. Should Mr. Hammond meet theee gentlemen In his present frame of mind and disheart?nrd as he is. it can hardly be expected that h will very vigorously press any arrangements (or the handling of transcontinental bus iness to and from Astoria. Looking at the matter from all sides. It would cer tainly seem to be a cold-blooded business proposition on the part of Astorian to arrang? a depot site at some point In the city that will be satisfactory. THE DEAD SAILORS. Were Laid to Rpst In Ilwaco Last Sunday. On Sunday, March the 22d. there were laid to rest in the cemntery at Ilwaco, Wash., tlx? remains of James Adams and John Reddy, the two young men who met their untimely end on Thursday, March IS, while performing their duties heroically at th? stranding cf the Ill fated ship Glenmorag on the beach abreast of Ocean Park. Adams was a native of Dublin and young Reddle be longed to thr Port of Lelth. Scotland. Both men were members of the crew and were the first to volume r as a landing party when the ship struck on the btaeh. The circumstances und'r which they nt their death, the sudden manner In which they were nfcred into the world beyond, and the fact that young Redely had an elder brother on the ship Into whose kee'plr.g h had been left by his wid owed mother, has cast a gloom over the little community of Ilwaco, and Ocean Park, that speaks volumes In their fa vor. Nor wvn? their ravors hcund'd by mere sympathy. Captain Curry express ed himself in the highest terms o( praise and takes this opportunity of publicly thanking th? ladles and gentlemen and the clergy of Ilwaco. as well a the brethren of the noble crdcr of Foresb-is (rom Fort Cunl y w ho assise tl and who paid th? last respect to a departed brother. Never, we believe, was there as large a concourse of peon' at a burial servloo in the history of Ilwaco as at tended on Sunday last and tartly has there hei?n 3en at this season ot the year such a display of flowers as wea brought by those l '.rl hearted people !"! these r. rangers wl-i !rJ ! e r r .Cup.-n 'he:.- siioi ?. The choicest of calla miles, Li France reaes, -rd here nnd therr a camella, shoved w th t : i.r I's.i 4ard to self greenhouses and window garde s hod been strlrpcl, in o-der tla: v hatcvtr consolation might b? given by these to kens of loving klndnrss to the sorrow ing mothers In (ar away Britain, should not be wanting. Capt. Currle takes this opportunity also to mention that the in jured seamen ar? progressing favorably under the care of Dr. Parks and Mrs. Taylor and her daughter, at Ocean Park, w ho have been unremitting In caring (or them. Tho most certain sign of being born w ith great qualities Is to be born without envy. Rohc. foucauld. aM re ii A i if . 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