ifllB.. J tooY' mmutS' j faratnt far Woiltrn Wahlncton in t O'oi Occnlona! light rslai. r I far (attain Wiihlantos sad Ortfoni 0ailoaal ralai er mm, teotsr. f 7 Tks ASTORIA" kit lirreit LOCAL m cireBiaumu ine isrgeiT ur.SLnsi. areata- & S ties, isd Dm tin nt TOTAL clreiilitlM ef fr ill iisen puWiittad In Ailorli. It KXCIMJSIVIC TICMCORAPIIIC IMiESS REPORT. VOL XLV. ASTHMA, OliKUON, SATI KDAY MOHNJNU. MAKCIl 2l, WM. NO. 72. Time, Tide and Creditors -- ets, Quilts. Etc., nt I'Vtory The One Price Clothiers, C . S. JACOBSON, (04 and 108 OUMttKUOUL Do you uml anything in Office 8ii'rlU'H, Letter PronHOH, Copying Hooks, Inkstandr, Tublets, Inks, Blank Honks, Blue Print l'nper, Wnfte Harki'tp, Dk Trays, Ten Rucks, Typo Writing PaHif RiMnwh it ml Carlon Pajxt. If ho, we can nupply you. A new lot of Ploying CwcIb jtmt received. Griffin Citv Hook Store. UP TO DATE New Stock OXFORDS, BLACK. TAN. DUCK. CANVAS. New Needle and Narrow Square Toe. NOUTHIiHN SCHOOL SHOES OUR HOBBY. We put more genuine service for the jnoDc Into our School Shoes tain Into any class of shoes we sell. Give then atrial; you won't refret It. Copcland & Bargains ! Such a Never Boen 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. Oam Fixtures nt CohI. Sol Oppenheimer, Will wait for no man. Thcr' foir, the TRUSTEE'S SALE of ricn'5 and Boys Cloth Jng.Pumlshlng Quods, Hats, Caps, Hoots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Blank IWh, nt tho Hatters and Furnishers. Trcistee. HTbKKT. ASTORIA, OK. & Reed, FOOTWEAR !ISew Stock SUPPERS ALL KINDS. Kid and ' Cloth Top, Widths A to EE. Tl EM. FISHERMEN'S BOOTS. ttanl Male. I LOGGERS' SHOES that told calks. FARMERS' SHOES. aJI Wads. Thorseti Offered Before In JTOB WORK, Call nncl Be Convinced Trustee for M. C. CROSBY. MASS MEETING OF REPUBLICANS ll Whs (he l.nnjot Contention Held la Great Many Years In This City. mi: i'i:oi'i.i: take the kei.vs Mretiig Split lam Tlirr. Secttnsa. Oae lor Nek VardTlic )elciatci Causes Tu da) V ill Stmt the losat? IMIiter fur l tie Consist Tern. Thn Urgent mass meeting of Ripulill rant that perhaiM ever took plsr In tli my. waa held Ut nlxhl. All through the day there .armed lo k a general fail ing lhat II wan lima thai iha bualmea man. working man, rapltallai ami all nilirra Interi-ated In maintaining purity In pullllca, loTik a hani In Iha primaries. Thn aelretlon of delegates at 'city tfr rotinty prlmartM. la lk Ural step towards securing good afnrlals, and never befor In I'lsteop rounty. hws so much lnteaai ln taken aa was exhibited laat nlghl. (arrllhr Hall roulil not ltn to hold lb Republicans who assembled lo lake part m the formation of the county's affairs. In th crowd could I wn .vary man promlnfni m Iha rank, lrhlla upon rrf al.tf JiHitllnK rllKa wlih Iha kad'ra, arvrt tha rank and rtl. if Iha party. rhalrman Fo rallr.l th mfllnir to onli-r, ami atatcl that th popla wrre aaaMnhIM to 9rect namaa to he volrd upon iixlay aa riHraatra to tha nounly runvanllcm. Tnw Brat lhln In order araa tha iwliwllon of a rhalrman of tha mral Inc. and uMn Iha mollnn of Judira Oray. V. J. Taylor waa unanimoualy alrotrd chairman of 1h Hnrond Ward dlvlalon, and W. V. Mrftrrgor mm mada rhalrman of tha Third Ward ronilnifnt. W. O. Howell waa choaan aarr'tary of tha Sec ond Ward parly. On moilon It waa de rtdad to divide tha meetlm Into three pari a rorrenpondlnx wllh th. differ ent warda. Tha Berond and Third re mained In aeealon In Carruthera' Hall, while the Flrat adjourned lo Iha rmirt hnuae. Thn Thlnl Wanl orranlard In the hai'k room, and wllhnul delay pro reeded lo hallo! for randldatea to rrfire aenl lhat prrlnrl In the rounty ronv n llon. They went about tha hualnaaa with out dlacwaalon. and qulrkly dlanoaed of the mailer hy rlTllnn Iha following nom inee; Then. Bivrrann. l-ar Anderaon. )?: fleo Nelaim. S: W. V. Mrflrefor, SB: W. II Markr. 3. W. Talnler. M: Heo. I.r land. 73; John Knhera. X: C. nivK )4: K. Mauke. y.; KncM-k Jei,.raon. Jd, Tarn-Ir-nlne vmea were raal. and the aurreaa ful ran.Iiilntea received Iha numler art of.M,ite ihelr namea. Thn affalra of the Swond Ward dfil not run quite ao amoothly aa tha Third Ward. Hardly had rhalrman Tay lor railed Ihe me-tlnif lo ord'T when the auh-eiralum of war betwe'n aererwl fartlona hroke out In anary worda. Jitdae dray arured the floor and called upon all rood Hrpuhllrami not to vole for Mr. J W, Welch hecauae he had uacd under handed mcana lo aluff Ihe ticket ty havlna hla rame placed on each of three different tlckela. Mr. Welch at one look up Ihe alove and dlaowned helnir In IcreaiiNl In any particular tick"! pre pared before Ihe mretlnjr. Judtfe I?r.y denlwl the atatemenl and made a few peraonal rrmarka which were hurled hark al Mm wllh tntereat. Matters W- iran to iret warm roaia rame oT and the situation looked serious when Chair- I man Taylor called for order and th main business of hn evening proceeded. On motion of V. K Parker, nominations were made of delegates lo thn rounty convention, the first sixteen receiving thn highest number of votes to be declared the elected candidates. The chair ap pointed If. O. Smith. Messrs. Warr n and Iteverldge as tellers. Thirty one nominations were made, and aft'r the rhalr declared nominal Ions closed, bal lots wetv cast. The 'total number of votes was 107, and aftr one hour's count ing, the tellers declared Ihe following sixteen gentlemen elected as randldatea from the Second Ward to be voted upon today: Martin Foard, 107: O. O. Moen. 107: Chas. I,arsen. ): W. T. Chulter. : CI. Zeigler. W: John Fox, (5: H. I). Thing. : M. J. Meara. : Fred Wlrkman, tS: F. U Tarker, M: F. J. Taylor, M; 8. A. Ko er. Si: A. F. Kragcr, a-, C. A. Powell, 51: August Nelson, SO; J. W. Welch, tl. The Ftrst Ward contingent which ad journed to th court house, gathered numbers on the way and completely filled every noo. and corner of tho district court room, even overflowing Into tho halls and anterooms. ' An Organisation was effected by tho election of J. A. Ful ton aa chairman and F. J. :arney as secretary. F. P. Win ton opined tho hall by tnov. In that twenty-flvo delegates be sele?tfd by acclamation, rlvo voce nominations to be made In the audience. Several amendments were Immediately ofter-d which resulted lit the question being al together lost, and the regular print -d slips containing tho namea previously se lected wens used. There waa no occur rence to mar thn peaceful aerentlv or tho meeting, resulting In the selection of tho following names, by tha adjoined vote to b. voted for at today's nrlmnrv Thfro were two tickets in thn Yield known respectively aa th. Kendall nd risnor iiraeis, oecatisn ndlvldustlv wivnit. ed by gentlemen of these names. Thn Fisher ticket as a whole was defeated. The following aro Ihe names of thos" chosen, all helnjr upon tho "Kendult" ticket : F. P. Kendall, 22!: C. W. Fulton, iil: Frank Patlon, 222: O. F. Hellhorn, 23); Martin Johnson. 2,11: Frank Norberg, 222: II. I'rael. EM; N. Clinton. 225: Alex. Clllbert, 221; J, A. Duffy. 218; C. H. Stock ton, 191; P. J. Goodman, 223; Walter Rlde hiilgh, 226; Frank Cnrnoy, 224: Duncan McLean. 222; J. W. Sttrprenant, 224: An drew nrlngdale. 22tl; John L. Carlson, : i. j. Movickcr. 22r: W. N. Smith. M: Orant Trnlllnger, 221: Thos. I.lnvlllc. 223: A. S. Reed. 223: D. McTavlah. S21: Andrew Henderson, 222. John I Carlson. H. F. Prael and Mnr. tin Johnson, more fortunate than their fellows, were placed upon both tickets. Only a few of the votns were scattering, tho great majority contenting Itself with voting the tickets already prepared. LATJN DRYMEN AT WAR. Think a Portland Institution Haa an Ad vantage Over Them. Yesterday afternoon Cllv Atlnrlnrv Curtis swore to three warrants emoow. erlng Captain Hallock to apprehend Mr. uerg, Air. Bcherterman and Holmaa ft llelnirid, for oiwratlna' laundrl'a with out Itcetiae, It apiara thn laundrymn of thla Hiy Ihlnk th y have a ar'marire In Iha Hty'a a4tltud toward the Model Hnaim laundry, of I'ortlatid. The local mn claim thla Inatlluilon haa an aa-nt In thla rlty who haa ain-reeded In cap turln thn bat trl of Aatorla. The I'oriland oompany paya no llcnae. Tlierwfore, th. Aaiorla peopl. think they ahould fay no tlcenae;. AnroMlnaly, tha Ihrea flrma alova name.1 failed to put up tha requlaita 110 for Ihn coming- uarler, and I ho city twrrtaler raond"I wllh thn warranla. Kach dfiMMltM 11V wllh thn captain of IHillcn. and whan thalr cajwa. aro caUW'd In Jud Kelaon'a court today. In all pnilillliy lhy will fall to appear. Thern ara thirteen laundrk-a In Aato rla, ulna of which v run by Chinamen. Tha Chinamen ara alwaya the flrat to lay their Ilcena'a. It appear, however, thn town la ao cleanly Inclined It had to all for oulald Induatrb-e, ll local Inatl I ii I lima havlnv an Inauflldent. rapaucliy. If Iha Mode! Company haa a right to do bualneaa In Aatoria without a llc'nae, ar gue iha local laundrymen, why ahouhl they pay llc.nar In anawer, thn cliy of Aatorla aava they hav th aamn prlvl lea aa Iha Modal, and may extend opera tlona to Portland. Tha Chinamen nrvr aatd a word. IN THE IIOLSli OP COMMONS. I'roa and Cona Reaanllnir the Advtntur oua Kidillon l p the Mir. Ior,ikn. March T In Ihn houae of rotnmona tmlay Mr. John Morley aakrd If a majority of tha Kityptlan ddit rommls alirn were romueterR to aanr4lon the pro-pei-.l eip'fxllture for the Imnaota ex pedition. Mr. Curson aald that iha com mlaalon win I rolled (wo funda. The largeat of tfw-ae, which waa derived from a -ron-vrralon of th Egyptian debt, r'xjulred the unanlmotia ronaent of the power, to authorlraa expemlllura of thn whol or any part thenof, but lh. amalli-r one. a rerrrva fund, amounting to (t.un,w, ha aald. might be dlauoaeil of by a majority of tha rommlaiion. Mr. Morley aald It waa unfortunate that th. govHrnm'nt ahouM divert Ktryptlan funda rrom th purpoara of Egyptian deeociment ana Ihn appllcatoln of the money i Eng. land's own sanrsuae. Mr. Chamberlain aald that If lh reautl of th. tirlthh expedition shouM In a mnaaur. MIev. Egypt from thn constant menace of attacks by the derrlsies the axpendHura Incurred would be more than compensated for. It would bn tmpos alliM, to fulfil England's duty to Ihn peo ple aa lung aa thf dorvlahee mere vr mllted to threaten peaceful Industry by inn- constant raids. Whatever ih r.gypiian advance mlcht ulllmalely b', ha said. II would only he llmlu-d by th nature and extent of Ihe resistance n cmintared and thn malntenanr. of th swurlty of the rommunltlrs. Mr I-almuchere said the governm-nt should wait oefore uklng action until r.gypt la aitnrurd by the dervlnhrs. Thn reiuoum-e on the part of the ministers to disclose fhclr plans, he declared, con cealed a largo scheme. Mr. Labonrher tinedlrt'M thai Ihe rxpidit.on. unle.a ch-kcd by diaaster, would go to Don go's. Khartoum and Darfur. Mr. Stanley, ihe explorer, anserted that Egypt had a right lo reclaim her form r frontiers, and that Ihe opiwrtunliy to do so had come. The total defeat of the Mahillxts. Mr. Stanley derlared, mut prwle tha- Indrpendenr; of Egypt. Mr. Curm.m. parliamentary secretary of the foreign Oltlc. said that the expedi tion would take a atronxly d.'f.n-lvJ Hartlon at Akasheh, wher It would re main nutll the hot season, when. If It was thouirtit desirable. It would proce to TVngola. The government, he added, posewseil pmofs that there wna a ovnerai firment among Ihe dervlsaes. and that they were threatening KasssJa and the Nile valley. Mr. Hairour said there waa nothing In th expedition to exclt. suspicion r alarm In Franre. The operations hurl "o relation to Ihe Rriilsh occupation of r.g pi. I ne position or Egypt could not be sartsrartory until that country re gained control of a large part of the Soudan. Everything gain! for Errypt would be gained forever. It would not te an advance followed by a retreat. RACE TKACK SCANDALS. Well Known Jockeys and Owners Warn ed Away from the Track. San Francisco, ' March 27 As m. result of today's sensational disclosures In rac ing circles, the stewards of the Califor nia Club made a clean sweep of all those under suspicion of having been mixed up in the scheme to defraud the bookmakera and tho public by means of "tlx so ns ora. Jockeys Chorn, 'Chevalier and Hln rlcka are almost stir to be ruled off for life. H. T. Orlffln, -owner of Sir Vsuaar and half a Itoaen -other horses, win not be allowed to start any more horaea at the Bay district, for refusing to swear to tho ownership of Fond Hop "Uttlo Pete," tho Chhieao pluager, who . la sraid to hare fied Jockeys, by means of which he has won probably a hundred thousand dollars In th last month, will bo warned away from the track, as also will Dan Williams, formerly tranter for Lucky usiuwtn. nut now an owner. Wlllla Is also thought to be mixed up In the "Little IW scandal It la said there are several others Im plicated upon whom the hatchet will soon fall, as th. atewarda are determined lo make a general clean-up and put a atop to an auspicious racing. ITALY'S UNSTABLE MINISTRY. Rome, March 17. Fearing possible de feat, the government is seeking o avoid the motion for a vote of eonfldenoe. The Trlbuna declare that the king Is opposed to a dissolution of the chamber, and Is dissatisfied with th prime minis ter's failure to take action in regard to the anti-dynastic outpourings of social istic orators, and that th ministry in general Is In a doubtful position. A member of the cabinet is authority for the statement that a French occupa tion of Tripoli would lead to Incalculable complications. CAMBRIDGE GAMTS. London, March 27. The Oxford-Cambridge games took place today at Queen's Club. Jordan won the 100-yard dash In 11 seconds. In the quarter mile run Fltiherbert beat Jordan In 49 S-4 seconds. The long Jump was won by Bachelor of Cambridge, with 23 feet 7 Inches. Cam bridge won five events and Oxford four. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, March 27. Wheat, Spot, steady; demand, poor; No. t red winter, Ga 5d; No. 1 hard Manitoba, 5s iW; No. 1 California, 5s 6d. Having Hoe Cake Soap in your kitchen or bath once means always. HILL AND E IN CONTROVERSY Senators I'nijaije in Sharp I'crwinal Encounter Over Assembling of New Mcileo Legislature. IT WAS A POLITICAL DEBATE n il Cksrncd rliticsl Trickery. Vkick Did Not Meet ritor With Clkiis Debate i Ike Itoa oi tfae Saodat Civil Appropriating Dill. Waahlngton, March 27. The senate In dulged In an acrimonious political de bate today, which developed Into much personal politics, and brought on two sharp personal exchanges between Hill and Elklna. Th. controversy arose over Hill's motion to strike from the pending appropriation bill th. proposed cbang. of data of the assembling of th. New Mexico legislature from December to May. Hill vigoroualy denounced the change aa a "political trick." which had bena "sneaked" Into this appropriation in order, as he clalnved, to postpone tb. meeting of the Democratic legislature. In Ihn hop. lhat a Republican preald-nt would be elected and th. political control of thn territory be changed. Elklna pro tested against the words "sneaked In." Th. exchange between th. senator waa vary animated, but HUI persisted In th. nsa of hla adjectives. This Is the Aral time In twelve years," said Clorman, "lhat a purely political question haa been brought Into the dis cussion of an appropriation bllL There ahould be full opportunity for debeje, and there must be." Cullorn opposed adjourning over Sat urday, and demanded a roll call on which thn motion to adjoum over Sat urday prevailed, O to 11 Cullom moved to lay on the table th. motion of Hill to strike out the New Mexico provision. Oorman appealed to Cullum not to seek to rut off thn debate on such a measure. "We are entitled l a full discussion and we will have IL said Gorman. Cullorn said his only pur poso was to secure a test rote and. such, Gorman said ha was ready for It Cullom's motion to table the Hill motion waa defeated, 21 to 28. On lh. announcement of the vote, Cul lom elated that he would not further re sist Hill's motion to strike out the N Mexico provision. Thereupon, the H motion prevailed on a viva voce vote. without division. The legslatlve appro priation aa amended, and Including change of the compensation of district attorneys and marshals, was passed, HOV8E RROCEEDrNGS. Washington, March 27. The appropria tlons committee attempted to take tip th sundry civil appropriations bill today, but the members who are Interested In the bill on thn private calendar defeated them by 112 to 77. Members of the ap propriations committee do not view their defeat as a result of opposition to th hill. The members from the North who are Interested In the pensions legislation. and those from the South Interested war claims, have be-n chafing for some time over their Inability to proceed with the work on th private calendar. Today, by a sort of combination, th appropriations committee was defeated. The victory, however, was completely barren, so far aa the Southern men were concerned, and after the house went into committee the Republicans forced the motion to pass over the claims on the calendar. The Southern men retaliated 1y filibustering against the pension bills so that the result today was less than hsl' a doxen bills passed. It developed during the day that lively fight would be precipitated Mon- hay when the sundry civil bill is caT-d up. on account of the fact that the Idll carries an appropriation for continuous contracts on rtver and harbor work and public bundmgs for only -eight months of the next fiscal year. That would corT the aiproprlatlons up to March 1. 1897. The appropriations committee suffered another reverse Just before the house took a recess. It was Cannon's intention to force the house to sit tomorrow and proceed with th. sundry civil bill, but the members were overwhelmingly In fa vor -of taking a holiday and by a big ma jority voted to adjourn untn Monday, TRADE REMAINS DTLL. Moat Favorable Feature the Advance in th Price of "Wheat New York, March 27. Bradstreefa to morrow will say: The week has brought more favorable weather, which tends to create better feeling. But trade, except at Baltimore, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago, and to a moderate degree at other points, re mains dnll and unsteady. The most encouraging feature Is th advances In tha prices of wheat, Indian corn and Bessemer pig Iron, the latter being based on th higher value placed on lake ores. While there has been larger sales of dry goons, shoes, hardware. Iron and learner, at Chicago, huslness In other lines con tinues slow. San Francisco exports to Asia have fallen off. but those to Mexico and Cen tral America are the heaviest on record. Portland and Astoria, Oregon, are send. Ing large quantltea of lumber to the west coast of South America, and Ta- coma cloth flour and lumber to tha tram Paclno markets. One of the most Im portant features Is the lack of Improve ment in mercantile collections. This week the commercial calm at many more Important trading centers points to some or the effects of the prolonged period of witnurawal or capital from enterprises In tho 1'nlted States, and to Ihe unwilling ness of accumulated domestic capital to see new ventures at present. Only 276 business failures are reported In the United States, compared with 300 last week; but an unusually large pro portion of them are comparatively heavy heavy capitalised concerns There are 44 business failures reported from the Dominion, compared with 40 last week. ITALIANS DEPORTED. Abyssinian Invasion Said to Be the Cause of the Migration. New Tork, March 27.-At least 400 of the 2.000 Italian Immigrants who were land ed on Ellis Island Sunday and Monday will be deported, as they have no means to subsist for thirty days. The law re- Best Washing Powder on earth. Large size, 20 cents. Soap Foam. quire that each Immingrant la to havs at least t-H. or to have some relative in America, before he Is admitted. Com missioner Eenner attributes th. large migration of Italians to th. Italian In vasion k of Abyssinia, to 'which moat Italian peasanla ara averse. They do not wish to be drafted Into tha army, and to avoid conscription, they emlgrat. In many Inatanres they have sold their household goods In order to raise their passage money. Of lh. vast number of Italian Immigrants now on Ellis Inland, but a small proportion are ticketed through to other towns. RUSSIO-CHINA TREATY. Alleged Combination Entered Into for Mutual Protection. Ran Francisco. March 27. Th. North China Dally News prints what la said to be a translation of the treaty entered in to between Russia and China. Th. trea ty allows Russia to use any harbors along the coast of China: to mobilise fleets therein: buy coal and supplies: buy horses: hire coolies: and Russia Is to have the uae of Port Arthur as a winter harbor; but tf complications with other powers should arise, Russia may use any other porta on th. coaata of KUng Bu and Cbeklang. In return. Russia is to help Chlpa In case of war with other powers. Russia will be permitted to build a branch of the Siberian railway through Manchuria, the Una to be controlled Jointly for fifteen years by China and Russia. At the end of that time China Is to be allowed to purchase Russia's share of the branch road. CORPSE SOLD AT AUCTION. Disposed of aa Unclaimed Freight Salt Lake Disclosures. Salt Lake. March 27. Investigation here today developed further facts relating to th box containing the corpse which was sold as unclaimed freight at an -auction sale In Chicago yesterday. The box In question waa dMIvered to the Union Pa cific freight office here February 7. Th man who paid th freight charges. 117.55, signed his name C. M. Morgan, and th package was consigned to G. M. Morgan, No. 16 Jefferson street, Chicago. C. M. Morgan took the train for Chicago on the same date. Railway officials her remember that th man was excited and acted nervous while transacting business at the depot, WILL GO TO THE ARCTIC The Old Brig Hidalgo WUI Try Another Cruise to tha Froxen North. S. F. Call. Th old whaling bark Hidalgo is again going to tempt fate In the froxen north. In years past she has made fortunes for half a doxen owners, and Captain "Lew" Williams is of the opinion that the ves sel Is now as good as ever she was. and that on her return to San Francisco next November she will have the result of a successful season aboard. On her last cruise the brig met with hard luck, ami all she had In her hold was trade In the shape of fox skins tod Ivory. The profit on these, however, paid the expenses of the vessel, so th-re was no loss to her owner. Captain Williams will not go to the Arctic this season, and Captain C. F. Gifford will take the vessel out. Last year he made a most successful voyage In the Cap Hern Pigeon, and expects to repeat It In th brig. The Hidalgo la one of the best known vessels under the United States flag. In her young days she was a privateer, and many a time she ran the blockade In Southern waters. After th. war she waa turned Into a passenger ship, and later carried freight between East-rn points and Europe. When steam super seded sail she was sold and turned Into a whaler. Tear after year she has gone to the Arctic, and year after year she has returned laden with oil and bone. Captain Williams has not made a fortune out of her. but, nevertheless, he has enough to live ashore and keep the wolf from the door. The old Hidalgo could toll many a tale of the sea, if only her timbers could speak. On one occasion she was lifted up onto a cake of Ice and was carried alorg for twenty-four hours in the di rection of the north pole. "If the ice had only held together." said Captain Williams yesterday. "I would have dis covered that north pole sure, and saved Nar.sen all this trouble." On another occasion when the brig was carrying lumber from Eureka to San rranclsco she went on Humboldt bar. Her crew deserted her, but with the next tide the Hidalgo floated off and went to sea, on her own account. Her crew chased after her In a tug and one more taxing possession navigated her to San Francisco. She was docked, but not S5 worth of repairs had to be made, Srfe nas neen asnor. dosens of times In tha Arctic, and "Joe" Spencer says she has had more narrow escapee than any half dssen ships afloat Still today ah is as sound aa a dollar and can make better time under aail than any vessel in th fleet Th Hidalgo la at present In Oakland creric. but thla week aka wilt b brought to San Francisco and after overhauling wffl art on her eight-months' cruise. Th suestlon was raised vnfi. whether or not the Astoria lumber manu facturers had Joined the California com bine, and if so. whether the prices In Astoria would be raised nn lnoi k,,.i Investigation mads yesterday by an As torlan reporter revealed the fact that th two principal InmW ufaeturers here, the Clatsop Mill Company and th. Astoria Box Com pany, are both members of tha r.ne-i. combine. The managers of thiu. tlons atate, however, that nn whatever has been mad In th prices of lumber, box .hooks, or salmon boxes, for the local market. They are only af fected so far as their lntw.. destined for California, Upon this busi ness the combine prices will be observed 8lnce the beelnnlnir o .kl 1 fewer than fifty two vo csnTe"1..",: I have risen out of the sea- ninetJe aT regain ..T. ,ut,mn?. the others " are now '"habited. The sand island opposite the coal bunkers, may not be volcanic, hut if .. "5 correct. It la liable to ba .mJ.h Wong with the new flihtng station. Highest of all in Leavening PowerLatest U.S. Govt Report 1 rW as. if ABSOLUTELY PDn STATE POPULISTS IN CONVENTION ilatform I'ledijes Candidates for the Legislative Vote Against Use less Commissions. TO ABOLISH THE FISH TRAP Deeuad lor tke Speedy Ketiresjeit of ill risk Trips aid Wheels, aid Striageat Itegatatio of Seise aid Gill Met riskiig. Reserved. Special to th. Astorlan. Salem, Or., March 27. Th Populist state convention met her today and mad. nominations for suprem Judge, congressmen, presidential electors, and district officers. The platform adopted reaffirms th. fundamental principles of tb. Omaha platform, and Instructs dale gates to th national convention to re adjust any details, tf possible. In such a form that ail reform dementi can unit, on on platform and on national ticket. It pledges candidates for lbs legislative vote for the abolition of all useless commissions and boards; for s salary system of paying pubtle officers; for a state appropriations Mil. providing only for cocstltutionajr salaries, and eonomlcal support necessary for stats Institutions, and against any appropria tions for sectarian Institutions. It de mands the redaction of fiscal salaries I correspond with the reduction In th wages of th laborer, and th prices of the products of labor. Th demand for th speedy abolition of all flan traps and fish wheels, and ths stringent regu lation of seine and gill net Ashing Is renewed. The following officer were nominated: Suprem Judge Joseph Gas ten, Mult nomah: congressman. First District, W. 8. VanDerburg. Coos; delegates at larg to the national convention, J. C. Lnce, L. A- Ward, J. & McCain.. Nathan Pierce; delegates from Judicial districts Second, R. P. Call (well: Third. H. Wat kins: Fourth, 8. B. Rlggen: delegates from Second congressional district, A, P. Nelson and J. t. SturgilL Judge of tha Fourth district, F. D. Jodon; district attorney. Newton McCoy; district attor ney. Second district, J. M. Upton, of Coos: Third, C. H. Dalrympl. Linn! board of equalisation. Second district, F. Ward, of Douglass county. HEAVY DAMAGES AWARDED. Coats a Physician SSO.OOQ for Disclosing Secrets RevtaJed Inn Professional Confidence, London. March 27. In the libel suit brought by Mrs. Arthur Kltson against Dr. Wm. Payfalr. a yerdlct was rendered today In favor of the plaintiff, awarding her tSO.OOO damages. The verdict was greeted with loud cheering. Ths plaintiff fainted. The case Involved th rlxht of an attending physician to disclose any secret revealed in professional confidence to him. Th doctor. It appears, made , statement to his wife about Mrs. Kltson and she communicated It to Sir James Kltson. the brother of Arthur Kltson, with the result that Sir James, who Is a millionaire, withdrew an allowance of tS.OOU which he was making to Mrs. Kltson after her separation from his brother. CALL TO A HOLT WAR. London. March 27. A dispatch from Cairo to the Glob says: "The Khalifa has proclaimed a holy war against Egypt, calling upon all der vishes capable of bearing arms to enroll themselves under the green banner. It Is asserted that Osmun Dlgna will quit Kasaala and Join the dervish forces around Dongola. The British and Egyptian troop are In a healthy condition and are drilling daily. A number of machine guns have been started for the front The weather Is perfect. FIRST GUN FOR REED. ' Boston Republicans Declare for Protec tion and Gold Standard. Boston. March 27. Tha Republican state convention met here today. Th first gun In the Thomas B. Reed cam paign for the presidency was fired. Tha platform declares tor protection, for th gold standard and against the fret coin age of silver without tb th co-operation of th leading countries of Europe. Tha convention waa largely attended nuch enthusiasm was manifested. and JAPANESE COMMANDERS. San Francisco.' March r.-Among th. passengers on the steamer Cop Us. which arrived tonight from Yokohaha and Hongkong, waa Field Marshal Marquis ' Yaroagata. who commanded the Japan, esa forces during the war with r-hi. Gen. Yamagata la on hla way ta Moscow io aitena the coronation of the Cfar, as th representative of Japan, STORES FOR DR. NANSEN. T Irkutsk, March 27 Two me.. have left Yakutsk, to Inquire Into th ''I"' regaruing vr. Hansen's return, by way of the New Siberian Islands. Orders were given to these messengers to Inspect and replenish the various provis ion stores which had beta placed for Dr. Nansen'i use. Dr. Estes says that it can be mentioned In tfte Interests of antisceptlo purity and u"nK humanity, that a good, stout ! " "f of '"' " m'"rK"V"v uemince, applied morning and night, afford a greater safeguard against more diseases, than many people ara aware. From the Indications at last night's mass meeting, there will be a heavy vote polled today at th. primaries. I7T H 'Mill? ....... - .1 1 sjassj ... .J n V i