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r. ftt Wtoif t raw. TODAY'S WMTHl. Feracatt for WtiMnittn sad WUm TheASTOWAs! hai Ike largwt LOCAL b a vrasvni mini Klifl 911 . Far iitea Ortgoni fiiroMlaar, f Oreaesi nilni itlti on caul, S flea, and the largest TOTAL clrtultllM ef r a III papers ublnhad la Aitaria, KXCLUSIVIC TKI.ICOHAPIIIC I'KKSS RKPOUT. VOL. XLV. aNTORIA, OHWiUN, K IN PAY MOUXIXO. MAUCJl 2!, . 18. NO. 73. Time, Tide and Creditors m ets, Quilts. Etc., at Factory The One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers. C. S. JACOBSON, Trtmtee. SOt and 608 COMXKKCUL 8TKKET, ASTORIA, OK. Po you iwe any tiling in Office Buppliw, Letter Presses, Copying Hooks, Inkstands, Tablets, Inks, Blank Hooks, IJIuo Print Paper, Waste Ihrkets lrk 'frays, Pen Rucks, TyK Writing Pnjx'i, Kilbons anil Carlon Papci. If s , wo can supply you. A new lot of Ploying Card a jimt received. Griffin & Reed, Citv Hook Store. UP TO DATE New Needle and Narrow Square HOUTHEHN TIB. SCHOOL SHOES OUR HOBBY. We put more cenulne service for tbe none' Into our School Shoes thin Into any class of shoes we sell. Give them 'a trial; you won't ref ret It. Copelatid & Thorsen. Bargains! Such u Never Been Hardware, Granite Ware, Rope. Stoves. Iron Pipe, Terra Cotta Pipes. Bar Iron, Steel. Cannery Supplies, Loggers' Tools PLUMBING, TIN WORK wand At prices that defy competition. Done by experienced workmen. Oai Fixture nt Cost. Sol Oppenheimer, Will wait for no mnn. Tlier fore, the TRUSTEES SALE Hasan iMMHkT of flen'5 and Boys' Cloth ing.Furnishlng Ooods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Blank Prices, nt tho FOOTWEAR NKW STOCK Slippers of All Kinds Oxf rJs, Black, Tan Puck, Canvas Kid and Cloth Top, Widths A to EE. FISHERMEN'S BOOTS. Hand Male. LOGGERS' SHOES that bold calks. FARMERS' SHOES, all kinds. Offered Before la .JOB WORK, Call and Be Convinced Trustee for M. C. CROSBY. COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON PACKERS Articles of Incorporation of the Com blnutlon to Protect Their In tcrests filed. t essaaaaaaaisasa I't KI'OSI S IU.LY Sl-T FORTH They Select (he Stmt. "lolanWa Hirer richer' JhuMxiitioi." aid VIII Uatrul TtM. rronoie int ladsatry, aid fiiild Is ibe Salmoa Ttade. After many daye of bird labor tha ImuQ patkrra of th Columbia rivor yea lord ay afternoon succeeded In coming la an agreement An Incorporation wai made by all of the principal packers, and (ha papers waro Slad at I o'clock yester day afternoon In tha county clerk's of fice. Soma minor 6lala yat remain to bo arranged, but tha main ob)cla of Ilia combination hava bmi atlalnrd. Tha alliance la an ofTanalvo and defensive one; price will be controlled both on tha finished product and tha raw malarial; every possible meana will ba uaM to advene Ilia growth of tha business, and to forward lha Incrraslng of tha flah In lh river; and with It all. It If pro posed thai every possible elift ahull ba taken to make tha Columbia Chinook the leading brand of aalmon In tha world. The full text of Uio arlitlrs of Incorpo ration followa: Know all men by theee preertite that we, J. W. Cook. 8. Farrell. Oao. If. George, J O. Haothurn, H. J. Kinney, J. O. Metier, Chaa. B. Korrta, N. W. Tal lanl. It. H. Winter, and Bamual Klmora, the undersigned, (or tha purpose of form In a corporation under tha lawa of tha auto of Oregon, do hereby adopt the following arlli'lr of Incorporation, that la to eay; Article I The name aeaumed by this corporation and by which tt ahall be known la The Columbia Illver Packers' Association Tha duration of thla corpora tion shall be unlimited. Article II The enlrrprtae, business and 4urau)t and occupation In which thla cor poration propu- lo engage, and the ob Jecta for which It la Incorporated, are and ehall be to take auch etcpa aa may be nwemrr for tha protecttnn and prop agation of aalmon nan, and the forward ing of the aalmtin Industry In tha atata of (r.un. and the atata of Washington, and for the protertli.n and propagatlun or ealmnn nh In the Columbia river and th watrre tributary thereto. To purvhaw, ae, and dlnpon of parted aalmon and to buy anit aell and deal gen erally In tracked aalmon flah and nh pecked and canned on the Columbia river and wajcre tributary thereto, and to do a general commth!lon bualneea; aleo to borrow money on bond, noiee or other wlae, to carry on and aealat In carrying on the general purpoe, ohjecta, bulm-aa and pureiilta of lha corporation, and to mongage Ita property to aeoura the pay. mM thereof To purchaa and acquire land and bulldliiga, lo bold and poeeoea and to Improve landa neceaaary to carry on the buelnrea of the corporation, and aonerally lo do, all thlnga rccenimry and prier for the full acrompllahmrnt of tho ohjecta herein apeclfled. Article III. The principal office and place of bualneaa of thla corporation ahall be at the city of Aatorla, Clatanp county, In the atate of Ortwon. Article lV-The capital atock of thla corporation will be Twenty Jhouaand IXillara. (tM.twi.uO). Thla rapltul atock ahall be divided Into twenty aharea of On Thouaand Dollar each. In wltnesa whereof, we, the above nam ed Incorporator, hare hereunto a)t our hande and aenla thla ISth. day of March, m In triplicate cople. J. W. COOK. CUA8. B NORRISS. N. W. TALL A NT. J. O. MKOI.ER. R. R. WINTER, S. FARREIX, CilXt. H. OKORfJlt, J. O. HANTHORN, M. J. KINNEY. SAMl'KL ELMORE. State of Oregon. County of Oat eon. aa Be It remembered, that on thla nth day of March, IBM, personally appeared be fore me, the undersigned, a notary pub lie In and (or eald county and atate, the witnin named J. w. Cook, & Farrell, Oao. II. Oeorwe, J. a Hanthorn, U. J. Kinney, J, O. Meglar, Chaa. 8. Norrla, N. W. Tallant. R R. Winter, Samuel El more, each well known to ma and well known to me to be the individual named In and who executed tha above and fore going tnatrunwnt, and acknowledged to m that they executed the earn freMy and voluntarily for tha usee and pur pose therein expreeaad. In testimony whereof I hava hereunto et my hand and notarial atal tha day and year In, thla certificate flrst above written. r. L. PARKER, (Seal) Notary Public for Oregon. THE OUTPUT DOUBLED. On Million Dollars of Gold From Bakr County Laat Tear. Dakar City Democrat. At tha request of tha director of the mint at San Francisco, J. T. Donnelly, cashier of tha First National bank, haa collected all tho Information obtainable regarding Baker county's gold output for 1S95. Hla inquiry ahows that $S7i,654 la the amount. Thla la a gain of over loo per cent In the government's report for 1SSM. and the aum named only Includes tha gold shipped through the express companies, the postotllce and the returns made from tho Tacoma and Everett smeltera to (he Eureka and Excelsior, the Balsley-Elkhorn, the Columbia, the Rock Creek and the Robblns-Elkhorn mine. A large number of Baker county mine owners And It convenient to forwnrd their bullion, or placer gold (o Roiae Cilv. and a large proportion of the Chlneae irks tha proceeds of their aeaaon'a work, all placer mining, direct to San Fran. claoo. Owing to these faola, Helena, Mont, Bolae, Idaho, and Ban Francisco, Cal are credited up with a largo ahara of the gold production which properly belongs 14. thla state. Taking all the oondltlona Into consideration, the moat conservative estimate made would give Baker county 11,000,000 for 18P5. new properties are being opened un and operated In all aeollona of thia county, car loada of machinery are be ing (hipped In and Eastern capital Is being fnrely lnvt.1. Vnder (be elr eunialancts It Is n( (no extravagant lo aaaiiinn thai lha end of h'jl will ahow a net lncrin of at leant p p-r cut for Ilia gold output (if linker county. SPANISH HKVKltHKH. That Weyler la Not a- Success In Cuba Seem to be I'roven. K y Waal, Kla., March 2.Oradially the trials of lbs acvrrv revere. Buffered by tha Spanish columna In I'lnur 01 Klo are being dlailnatd. According lo advices received bora from Havana tha government forcea have been defeats thr (Irani by Macro during (he week, and each time with appalling loaata. Colonel HernarM'i'a column, 12.'a atrong, was ambuenwl by Macro on (he Gallop 1 astute. Colonel Im-len a column, l.ue atrong. came (4 llernandei'a aaateUnre, and both wer,eut lo place. Out of the l.ft) Hanlarda engaged, tha loaaei In killed, wounded and mleelng are aald to be over M. Welnmday Ms ceo met tW) Himnlarda under Ocnrral Llnan.i on I MiTcd'a estate. Maceo'a troopers literally rode down (he Spaniards. Tha latt-r form.d Into aquarrs repeatedly, ahlrh were aa repeatedly brokn by the Insurgent charge. In this battle (he Hpanlsh lo are aald to have been over too m"n. Hut the aevereat reverse (or the 8pan Isnbi. considering lha number of men engaged, occurred Thursday. On that day Colonel Franrla. with l.M Spaniards, fought Maceo amid the ruins of Cayabte. Maceo use.! cannon and the Rpanlah col tunn was nearly annihilated. Colonel Krancla hlmsalf being dangerously wounded. Of the l.iO Spaniards It Is aaM only TOO escaped unhurt, the other (Ml being slain or wounded. Among the el a In ware nine captalna and aliteen lieutenants In (he three engagmnla the Inaurgenta raptured l.'.tt) rules, many thousand cartridges and aeveraJ Held plrcea. General . Weyler sent out a apeelal ambulance train and twelve train loada of troops to auccor the harraaeed Spaniards. Weyler la aald to be nearly distracted by the de feat of the troops, and alao by tha out ragea committal by tha Spanish volun teers. It la atated. In spite cf denial from Madrid, that he haa asked to b recalled. M 1 admitted In Havana that Weyler la a failure, and tt la claimed that but for excess's committed since hla appointment the people of the United States would Dot be clamoring for the recognition of the Insurgents. AMERICAN BOAT FIRED UPON. Spanish Gunboat Hoards and Searches the Schooner William Todd. (Copyrighted. 1JC4, by Associated Press.) Klngaton. Jamaica, March 28. -Thar hoorr William Todd, belonging to Calls. Mane. arrived here from Mobile today. Captain Campbell reports that the schooner was fired upon by Spanish gunboats oft the Isle of Ptnoe. He hove lo and the vessel was boarded and searched. The Spaniard did not find any thing contraband and the schooner was allowed to proceed. 8PAIN DESPOTIC. Madrid. March 2S.-8enor ValUa Kloot, the well known federal bader, has just made the following statement: "Although It la absolutely undeniable that the colonial policy of Rpaln In '.'uba haa been disastruua and despotic to the point of fully Justifying the Insurrections which have arisen against various Span ish governments, atill the United S:atea la the very laai nation justified In raising its voice, as the Spanish policy can In no way be compared to sanguinary methods employed in American terrltorle which they have forcibly annexed." It is learned on the beat authority that the boats available lo Spain for naval privateering purposes numb.'r nearly thrao Mind ed. Thla Includes mar.y smuil. almost wcrihleaa boats, lha majority be ing oci-un tr.iuips and coastwiso ir.ijora. YACHT .UNDER SUsFlCION. Fernandlna, Fla., March S8 8lnce the arrival of the steam yacht Black Pearl at this port there have been many rumors afloat In regard to the vessel's destina tion. Her commander haa had frequent consultations with a representative of tha Cuban junta at thla place. It la now reported that lha yacht haa been employed by the Cuhans to carry arms to the Insurgents. T.ie arms are aald to be cached on on of the Florida Keya. The Black Pearl s commander says she will leave here for Palm Beach and thence sail to the Weat Indies. The vessel file the flag of tha New York Yacht Club. WEYLER SATISFIED. Madrid. March 8.-Prlme Minister Ca novaa del Castillo haa received a tele gram from Captain General Weyler, de claring that he la satisfied with the course or lha military ope rati one In Cuba, and that nothing ha hitherto oc curred to Induce him to resign. . HALT AND BLIND. Flocking to Anderson to ba Cured .by Bchrader. Anderson. Ind.. March H People from all sectione begin to arrive In this city to have Bchrader, tha "divine healer," lay hla hands upon them and cure them. He arrived In thla city laat night, hut the cws of hla. coming had preceded him and (ha afflicted were brought In from all directions. Ha began the work of laying his hands upon them today and will continue doing so for aome days. He haa secured a room and It was filled all day. Many claim that they were cured today and tha lame are walking. He accepts no pay for his work and no gifts. Ha makes hla money by selling hi photographs and la by no means get ting wealthy. He la a perfect picture of the present generation conception of Christ and dresses In that fashion. He says that he la directed personally of God, and that hla Instructions were to como to this city post haste. He la Sohla tiers" only rival. TABLED IN VENEZUELA. Caracas, Veneauela, March SS.-A Cu ban belligerency resolution Introduced by Carlos I'ombona Palaclo yesterday was lab rd In the house of deputies by a vote of io (0 18, pending further Wash ington advitcs President Cteapo and the majority ot Senators and deputies favor the recog nition ot (he revolutionists, but are dis posed to await President Cleveland ac tion. The storm waa so heavy yesterday at the bridge at Young's bay that It waa neceaaary to stop work for the time be ing. Having Hoe Cake Soap in your kitchen or bath once means always. HOW OXFORD WON FROM CAMBRIDGE Crew of the Two Great Cnijlih I'ni- ursities Kuw the Kcrjular Annual Contest. A VERY EXCITIMs FINISH Thoaijht fur Tine That Canbridije Vosld til. bat. With Span which Will Co Dos ii Koaiaq ni'torv. Ox lord bailed the Day. Special to tha Astorian. Putney, England, March . Tha Ox ford crew, to the surprise of almost ev erybody, won the fifty-third boat race between the unlveraltle of Oxford and Cambridge by about one-third of a length after a moat exciting Snlah. Thus Ox ford haa won thirty race of tha aeries, to twenty-two won by Cambridge, tbe dead heat of 1177 making up tha total number. This is the eeventh year In succession that Oxford haa defieUd Cambridge. Tha time was K:01. Tbe course was the uaual one, from Putney to lh winning post, a distance of about four and one-quarter mlloa. Cambridge was a hot favorite, at aix to four and frw takers. Cambridge em barked first, won the toss and choe the Surrey aide of the liver, a decided advantage, as half a gale was blowing from ahore, or about southwest, raising lumpy water everywhere, and quite a Utile aea at bad place. Both boat got away sharply, Cam bridge pulling a pretty thirty-six, to Ox ford a slightly more powerful aweep of thirty four. There was little to choose between them until Clasp boathouse a reached when the Cambridge boat's nose ahowed ellghtly In front At the half mile Oxford drew up, and ahoved ahead at Falden's. At this there was great cheering, for It was apparent that a splendid race was to be rowed. But Femie. Cambrldge'e stroke, quickly call ad hla crew together, and. pulling a long, powerful, clean, telling stroke, regained the lead near Crabtree wharf, Hearing tha half mile post. The Oxford boat lapped up to and pasaed the Cambridge craft at the soap works. After pausing the soap works, Oxford kf)t up the pace and lead by nearly a length at one time. Fernle called upon tha light bluea for a apurt and they responded with auch vim I that the Cambridge boat shot under rtameratnlin bridge a short length ahead of Oxford, and. acordlng to Iradl'lon should have on the race. Cambridge at ThorncllfT had a l.d of about three quarters of a length, and both crews were bending down to their work In the 1 grandest manner possible. From ther to the three-mile poet Cambridge auc I ceeded In holding a slight I sd and shot i under the bridge ahead of Oxford. "Cambridge wins!" rang from Barnes to Putney. This, however, was without ! rwkonlng upon tha reserve force of the gold'a gallant men. Cambridge aeemed likely 10 be able to hold (he lead across the finish line, but thla was not to b. Aa the church was passed there was a apurt by the dark blues, which will be recorded In the history of rowing. It was simply magnificent. The men pulled aa If they had Just started In the race. The dark bluea overtook the Canta.be, and for a moment It waa nose and nose, with the winning poet In sight. Th?n. putting still more atem Into their stroke, the dark bluea passed the Cambridge boat and finished winners by a ahort third of a length In KM. SAN FRANCISCO RACES. Classic Evnt of the Winter Season Won by a Twenty-to-One Shot San Francisco, March 28. There was a regular Derby crowd In attendance to day at the Bay District track to witness the classic event of the season, the Burns handicap, with It 17.500 added money. The weather was perfect and the track heavy. The race resulted In an over throw, the winner turning up In Wheel of Fortune, at a twanty-to-one. shot. The 'Australian machine sent tha field away In perfect alignment. At the chad of the stretch Crescendo assumed the lead followed olosely by Lovedal. A fur long from home Griffin, on tha latter horse, took to the whip, and cries of "Crescendo wins." roae above the din. But. while Griffin and Sloan were watch ing ona another. Wheel of Fortune, with Shaw riding Ilka a demon, oame from nowhere with a wonderful bunt of speed, and, before tha Immense crowd could realise what waa being done, tho noree flashed by the wire, winning by a short head from Lovedal, who Juat managed to beat Crescendo for second place by a head. The race waa run In l:0t. wWch la remarkably fast time for a heavy track. The winner Is a four-year-old by Gano. out of Jennie B., and J owned by Joe Harvey. He haa won some good races. He was played well at IS and 10 to 1. Jockey Shaw waa pre sented with $1,000 by Harvey for his ad mirable ride on the winner. MAHDISTS ON THE MOVE. Rome. March IS. A dispatch to the Tribune from Massowah states that Gen eral Baldlsaera, the Italian commander In Africa, haa sent two nattallona ot Infantry and a battery of artillery to Keren to operate against the Mahdlsta. On the 18th Inst, a force of dervishes made four attacks on the Italians In the Sabderat dHlles, near Kassala. They were repulsed each time with losses. A dispatch from Cairo slates (hat Colonel Hunter has occupied Akasheh, south of Wady Haifa, without opposition, He will probably push on toward Suar deh, where the dervishes have their nor thern outposts. During the discussion todav bv the chamber of deputies of the credits asked for by the government, Signor Paolo Ta ronl, radical, member for Lugo, demand ed the .recall of the Italian troops from Africa. He held that the military party, me court ana me Ring were answerable for Italy's fatal colonial policy. Slgnor Taronl was repeatedly called to order, and his arraignment of the gov ernment was greeted with shouts of "EnoBgh" and "Sit down." The hubbub finally became so great that the sitting waa suspended for a time. Upon the resumption of the anting Best Washing Powder on earth. Laree size. 20 cents. Soap Foam. Slgnor Sonnlno, formrly minister of the treasury, denied a alatement that had been made that the followers of ex Prime Minister Crlspl desired to raise a question of confldenca In the govern ment He appealed lo all tha memb ra of the house to vote the credits. , OPINIONS IN PARIS. Paris, March M-Tht Figaro. In a dis patch from London, publishes a report of an Interview with Sir Charles Dllka, M. P., on tlx subject of the Brlilah ex pedition up the Nile valley. In which that statesman aaya: "It would be useless to go to Dongola and It would be superfluous to aaaiat Kaaaala, which place the Italian have decided to abandon. The real motive was to conquer tha Soudan, but Lord Salisbury changed hla mind, owing to the fact that the concensus of opinion In the house of commons was opposed to a fresh war In tha Soudan. Tha govern ment is therefore going to modify the extent and aim of tbe expedition and reduce It tj the simplest proportions." Le Jou'nal aaya: "If Great Britain wishes to be frank and loyal to Egypt ahe would leave the government of tha khedlve free to expreea an opinion which would certainly reject the Dongola ex pedition." Teh Eclair aaya that the whole of France will applaud the .'ourt-oua and firm statements made by M. Bert helot, the French minister of foreign affairs. FINANCIAL CONDITION. Everything Seems to Favor an Early Re sumption of Gold Exports. New Tork. March H.-The New York Financier aaya thla week: The statement of the associated bank of New York city for the week ending March M Is In marked contrast with those made since tha award of tha gov ernment bonds, the loan Item decreasing for the first time In several weeks. The loans, however, are at II I nearly 20.000,000 In excess of tha low record of February I last It Is somewhat difficult to traoe the cause of tha falling off but week, except on the theory that stock exchange busi ness was vary dull and aome banks, whose reserve have fallen too low, are calling in their loan. When tt la stated that twelve bank hold KO,Cna,0f)0 of the cash reported by the Philadelphia clear ing house, and half tbe former number hold two-thirds of the surplus reserve, some Idea of the distribution of cash may be obtained. It Is this fact that has forced a number of banks out of the loan market entirely. Banks are still losing cash, according to report To statement reflects, perhaps, the final pay ment made laat week Into the sub-treasury by the government depository banks. The movement of money hi now toward New York, and everything eetmi to favor an early resumption of gold export. The money market la In a way more normal than for a long time past, and exports of gold will not attract aa mnch attention as they did last winter! OCKLAHOMA REPUBLICANS. Ocklahoma City. March . The Ockla homa territorial Republican conven tion today elected delegate to the St. Louis convention, which brought cn a bitter atruggl between the Reed and McKlnly factions. Tonight the Reed men are claiming a victory. However, Reed waa not endorsed by the platform, and the Reed victory Is limited to voting down the resolutions endorsing McKlnley and the defeat of six McKlnley candidate for delegales to St Louis, and the elec tion of a delearatlon aald to be In favor of Reed. The platform declares for both gold and silver. THESE ARE FOR REED. Boston. March The Ninth Repub lican Congressional District convention which met today to elect two delegate to the national convention, resulted In the setctlon of Reed men. Resolutlona pledging the delegates to Reed were read, but objection being made to Instructing the delegates, the matter waa laid on the table. THESE FAVOR MORTON. I'oughkeepale. N. Y., March !S. Th? Republicans of the Tenth Congressional district today elected delegates to the national convention. Resolutions were passed endorsing Governor Morton for president. WATERBURY BLAZE. Waterbury, Conn., March Fire de stroyed the lumber, coal and buildings In the yards of the City Lumber and Coal Company here today. Seventeen horses perished In the flames. The loss la 12, 000.000. THI8 SETTLES IT. I The following emphatic denial of er taln gold argumenta appeared In yeater day's Oregon Ian. Aa Mr. Fellowa Uvea at Hay Creek, he muat have bad a bully time writing It: -" ' Hay Creek Crook Co Oreg March tt lfflt (To the Editor.) Dear air In your paper I find anartlcle reding thus no man can be a free allverman and a repalb llcan at the same time, now I want to tell you prlvetly and plllckly that the one who wrote that paragraph la a liar I know men who have vote the republican ticket for thirty six years, who are In favor of free coinage ot silver If all those fellowa who believe In free coinage ot silver with draw from the party the republlcana could not elect a cunsable In any pre slnct In Oregon. A. FELLOW3. Applicant for Situs Hon Parkin, i should aay I have a collegiate education. aiercnam u, we ahan't mind thai, you know. You'll Boon aret ever that If only take hold In the right way.. FISHERMAN'S 8UDDEN DEATH. Lowrv PnetBnn hnna. mm T m . ... " u n ii a n snjwn, fisherman, well known here for eighteen J. uicu ai z o clock this morning at George & Barker's bunk house, near McGregor'a Mill, of heart failure. Cor oner Pnhl 'u . . tn. . . v ... i - --- - uy iciepnone. The deceased complained Friday of feel- uu, aim went 10 Dea yesterday, but tt was nnt th,lvi, h. V. i- ei .. - " , - - o . ..j ...a ii 11711 u a that anything eexioua waa tho matter. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Got. Report i t ii in t 1 1 ABSOLUTELY PURE WEEK IN THE GERMAN CAPITAL Gournmcnt's Attitude Is the Egyp tian Question Has Been Froml Bcnt In Public Attention. GERMAN CONCERN FOR ITALY Claiaicd to Be the Beasoi (or the Stsaa TakeaCoYeraaKet Distrists fag la ad fxcitiig Week ii Tolitics it loadoa.tile Cipcditioa. (Copyrighted, ISO, by Associated press.) Berlin. March a Tha attitude of Ger many In the development of tb EgypUaa question has been prominent In publks attention (he past week, and press utUr-' ance In Great Britain, Italy and Aoa trla hava been closely watebed, Ger many action In tha matter Is miscon strued In Groat Britain and Austria, ac cording to tha newspapers, which deny that her object In supporting Great Brit-' ain'a proposition to u tb Egyptian ra-' serve fund for tha Nil expedition, wan In any way to aid tha latter country. They declare that German y'a attitude) was solely determined out of concern for Italy, and add that Austrian statesmen apparently construed her aid aa an Im portant precedent, a Italy' African re serve now constituted the eauaua fcadW rls, as defined In tha tanas of tbe drat bund. Consequently. Germany la held to almllarly aid Austria in her oriental poller. Thla view, however, la flatly repudiated by tha German government and a German statesman, who I thor oughly Qualified to express an opinion on tbe subject, aald: "Germany's policy la not changed la tha least In spite of recent events ear relations with England remain tha aanaa. Germany distrusts England and her am bllioua scheme, and Germany'a aupporl of the proposal to send aa expedition ta Dongola In no way engages us in tha future, THE WEEK IN LONDON. (Copyrighted. 18M, by Associated Press.) London, March Politically tha past week has been the moat exciting one la England. The Matabalea, the speech of Joseph Chamberlain, the Transvaal, and Madagascar, all afford topios of first-. claaa Importance: and th-n the resign- Hon of the French minister of foreign affairs, M. Berthelot, capping tha news) aheaf ot the week. In aome quarter considerable Importance Is attached ta the resignation of U. Berthelot. and I Interpreted a being one outcome ot France abortive action In attempting to prevent the uae of the Egyptian re serve fund for the expenses of the Nil expedition. BATTLESHIP IOWA. launched Successfully at Philadelphia Most Powerful War Vessel Now Afloat Special to the Astorian. Philadelphia, March 28,-The battleship Iowa waa successfully launched from Cramp'a ahlpyard thia afternoon. When aha slipped from her cradle and dipped her virgin keel In the waters of the Del aware, Uncle Sam's new navy boasted of . the most powerful fighting Teasel afloat ' Mfcas Mary Lord Drake, daughter ot the governor ot Iowa, named the big naval vessel. The bottle aha broke on ' Its great Iron prow contained champagne. and no water from either the DesMoinea of the Schuylkill river, which the Hawk ey state prohibitionists wanted, waa used. The Allison boom was brought to the' front Juat before the launch. Intentionally or otherwise. Governor Drake, who was standing on the little christening plat form, called over the heads of the crowd to Senator Gear, woo presently cam along with Senator Allison and Senator Herbert They pushed their way through to the stand, and then, mounted It and : faced tbe throng. As aeon a Senator i Allison appeared on the elevation tho crowd. Irrespective of political creed, i burst Into applause and the Iowana lifted f their hats. -A moment later they wera . down and mingled with the other ocen- panta of tha bit atand. . f MORE FOR AT.AHira Port Townsend, March B. Steamer A3- Ki left thla evening for Alaska, with tf cabin and S steerage passengers, gb alao carried several head of milch cow and nariy 100 Mm hogs, tha Utter being taken aboard here. All tha steerage and half cabin passengers were bound 1 for tha mining region of tha Yukon. oany of tha steerage passengers are iolng north with neither provtalon nor money. On reaching Juneau they expect to ba) hired to ork by the day In tha mines. "FIRE- WATER." Louisville, March . Two three-story warehouaes of tha Pleasure Ridge Park Dhrtlllery Company ware destroyed by fire this morning, with all their contents. Including 10,000 barrels of whiskey. Tha total loss Is about 1460,000; the Insurance) la 1325.000. HOW THEY SETTLED. Exchange, "What's this I hear about the plumber and the paper hanger In the next block? Have they been trading houses." "Not exactly. They did a lot of work for each other, and each had to tak' the other's bouse for bla pay." Busy people have no time, and sensible people have no Inclination to uae a alow remedy. One Minute Cougb Cure acts promptly and gives permanent benefit. Chaa. Rogers. U flWn ft IjaWTof kl' 5 I ;" ' V r-e 1 rr I - -v-'ir:, 1 V-( 1 aJk. 1 1