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jaf w. If i 7 1 1 Jl TODAY'S WIATHU. 1 O'tf, V v fill OMlllWI MdtlMll nil. VOL XLV. Time, Tide and Creditors M fib ets, Quilts. Etc., tit I'Vlory The One Price Clothiers. C. S.JACOBSON, toil aud &0H COMMKUCIAL Do yaw nml anything in Ofluc Hopliw, I.Htvr I'n'HHOH, Copying IIookh, InkhUuflH, TuMcts, Inkn, Wank Honk, llluv Print Paper, Wante IWkfto, IWvIc Tray, l'tn Hacks, Typo Writing Papei, KiMxuiti and Carlon Papn. 1,1 If hi, we can supply you. 7,,, A new lot of I Maying Orvrcln Jimt received. s Griffin & Reed, City Book Store. Bargains! Sued Never Been Hardwire. Granite Wire, Rope, Stoves. Iron Pipe. Terra Cotta Pipes. Bar Iron. Steel. Cannery Supplies, loggers' Tools FLUA1BING, TIN WORK. At prices that defy competition. Done fey experienced workmen. Octet Fixtures nt Coal. Sol Oppenheimer, 8. ritllEMAN, late at Pnutw A Hula. -COLUHBIA IRON WORKS. Foundrymen, Blacksmiths, Machinists and Boiler Makers. MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY. Irop and Brass Casting. SPECIALTIES! Welch Patent Wheel, Ship Smithing and Steamboat Work, Cannery and Hill Machinery, Marine and Stationary Bollera Built to Order. ....... Iff" Specially equipped for LogRers' Work. Bay Foundry). Phone 78. Correspondence PROVJfiN A BOON. Gentlemen : I have aJwaye reoqr . mended Krauae'e Headacne Capu.-J wherever I have hud a ohanoe. The have proven a veritable boon In my family agulmt any and all kinds of beadaoh VoUr Uj. WALTER, Leavenworth, Kansas. Por eale by Chan. Rogers, Aetorla, Oregon, eole agent AN ENIGMATICAL BILL 01' FARE. Tor a dinner, aerved on the Dining cam of the Chicago, Milwaukee and fit. Paul Railway, will be sent to any address on i ... nt . lwn.mnt nrxl a tr itimn. ,DUOIl, w " . .. , ' Apply to Oeo. H. Heafford, General Pas senger Agent, uia vaiony uuuauia, viu caro, Illinois. iM PUBLIC tlBKABy ASSOCIATiO.l. Will wait fur no man. Tlur fore, the TRUSTEES SALE M' ")- of Hcn'5 and .Joys Cloth Injf.Purnlshins: Goods, Mats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Blank Prut, nt tlm Hatters and Furnishei s. Trtmtee. KTKKKT. ASTORIA, OR. Offered Before la JOB WORK, Colin tut lleComlnccd Trustee for At. C. CROSBY. R. T. CAR IT- lstf atocktoa. Cal General Blacksmith Work, Located on i8th and Franklin (Scow solicited. '' Cheap Clothing The Hop Lee Clothing Factory and merchant tailor, at 4J5 Bond street makea underclothing to order. Bulta and trouaera made to lit perfootly. Every order punotually on lime and atlefaotlon guaranteed, Oood goods told cheap. Call and be convinced. Now atbl ornaments combine cande labra and flower standi. - - ICXCLUS1VIC TJiMCOHAf'IIIC PUESS REPORT A COMMITTEE OF TEN CITIZENS Will NilKlt Sulivrlptlnns to the fund fur (,'lusin the Dipnt Site Diaf. IIAMMO.Ml Wil l. IUMN WOKK A, Smii the Site l Taricd Otcr tier aid ccrMiy rUa lee lie 1'iib(iIcu4 bt taijinrrr TU( K. S Hinicy Miner Aruncd. Klwr.llr, Cnl., April I Wm ). lioaalln. Atorl. nr.: If How iwy lln I. utlvtfii Intact and frr frum fiu-umhrniifwii w would a ri n( oni- niul rommoiir work oon ae 'imld Ih- ii k n r. I uiniii. w a lo have tin-pruvi-im in. rru,ly for euitimrr Iiuim; luil mil nr,'-lit (1i ril with cumllilona in In r ilmn ii irivlinl In our hlenk f irm.. Ho miv.rn ynurlf acoordlnaly. A. II. MA MM )NI. Tltn atiovn M.Krnrn Wat fff-vlvd In rily lo in" from Mr (lamlln announc In the at.ttun 'if Ihi (1i,U)t 4lti maltfr, nnil I. a churirttrliitlr ori With hi u.uftl ironiptltu1r in emrr-t-wy riiM, lr Klnm-y rallnl a nwot Intf at te.JO ett r4ny mornlria: In th rhunttM.r of Commr rnoma of thr rvel retntn i1'Hl'rat firlnolnal prf.priy nwnrni anil hu.lhie niin of the city. The oil)) ! of ihr mx ilnr lo drvta wave and m.-nna fnr ralilna the t' whh-h U mM-r.ii.iiy Tor th f urrhKiw el Ihit tntrmit of im.rielil(nta In the 4 hiI alt r"rriy. Without any pulavro liiK. Ihr mrrtlnit ilrrMrd uiun a plan wf union. I'uiuil.ir vulnu-rlptlona will ba Kull-ltl. Iy n .oniniltli-o apwlally ftp pointed tor I In- airiuwi, which will act la miijnnitlcin wan lh rommlttea r n- alrrady In i kiirer of Ihr efl.tir. AU dunntlona will l r made lo Juit I'onlby, who will art n iruMr In he maftrr. Tn mrn wi-r rtn ti-d upon ttilw rommlt tr ta rrvt. in llir ,liltcnnl warda m fol low: Klrt H. II. FVrfiiaon, K. J. Hmlth. II. 8. Woralry, C. W. atone: 'B-ond-W. 1. It.lt, 11 I. Hoyb-. Ovora Nulnml. Third, Iunran BUiart, I. M. Atnu and l T Morton. V. C. CaM.41 waa choaa a chairman at the ri nrnil nvlnK. mid W. L. Knlio ac rriary ilconrc Nolund w . IcctM chnlr maa and tl. It Krrauaa aecrnay oi In committer of ,'n The conimltt,-' of ten will commence It work !hl nun ii. in, niul rTcry bua nrM man. pro,ntty oxn.'t. etore kcrprr B1 rlrrk. will b rillil iip.in. Iwnullori will hr rwlve. uf nytMn ana rvery. 1hln that enn I lnrn.il Int cmh. Ko onr noi-d Iw aftml of alvlmi a Utile. ThniM. who rnn ire ep.-iril to vut up ranh or tawn lut If lh artor" ke p. r cannot give man. y .onMntrntly. ho run put up h few wn ka of potnrnca. it nark of flour, or a bo of Minp; the burner can alve a ahavlna- llcki"!: the tinner -nn do tinte work., or a atove; the printer letter heada, or hill hemla; the retmirnn1eur meal tli ket. and o on down rhe llt. All thi.ae nnlrla will be void at auction by the rommlt fee and the proceeK turn ed In to Judge llnwlhy. The plan la a alinpl one. and every ctllfen ran have the antiafd'-tlon of palmr for a brick, a board or a pile In tti r.ew depot. If the aplrll la ..ihtldleil hen whlrh pre vnllnl In rVnttle, rhl.'tao. nnd ftpokane, not only lM. but double that timotint could be raided within forty el;ht hour. From fh hlalory of the pat. It I a vr Inlnty that Aatortana will not now he found wnuilnc, Ivrinlte conclusion muat be ivached before neat Wedneartay, and the alte mut be accepted hefore tho S(h lnt., a many of the deed now on Hie will be void after thai dale. Tho Wha have already promlaed to rionite property or money, ahotihl make .wttl-mcnt upon re nueat. In order that no .l.dny mny occur In reachlna the dealred end. Mr. nomlln yeaienlay reorlvod a eelter from Ih- Aumiat Kinney, who la wow In rnllfornla. In which he Mated that he would ftonnte aufflclcnt ftmda to relm burw TV. U. Kinney. WILL 8tKN COMB RACK Hundreds Invlng Reai'le for the Frigid North Gold Mlnca. Bent tie, April I Kxcltemrrrt regarding the Cook' Inlet country h li-s'n Tur ning high -today, owing to rhi stilling of the steamers 1'topla nnd Tun k me to morrow mtn-nlng. with henvv lists ol paHsengers. TIcK.'t hive already been sold on the 'ljikme to ml 'iie, nnd be fore she leaves In the t!ie i-nrnlng It Is exiM'Cled Ihe nunilMT vlll r;-nct over rTO Tills Is the largest number that has ever left this port for Al.i..i. Three of the men are taking their wives nlona. These are the first women to go grim here, and their example win ttrolmhly be lol lowed by others. The reason no vcas.'ls wont out todny was because of the sii'wirstttloi anong miners that any enterprise started on Friday I "hoodooed." Steamer I'topia will also get wny tomorrow morning with about 130 iiassengc.-s. The stesmer Wtlliipa nulled for Juneau and Dyea this morning, loaded lo the limit with freight and passenger. Many were refused passage. PROMINENT IN LIFE. Portland, Auril . News waa received In Roseburg Thursday that Captain R. 8. Llttlefleld, United Btntes government en gineer, had dropped dead while entering his offlee at Itunflon, Wednesday. Ho waa a delegate to the Republican con greulonnl convention from Coos county, and one of Cona;resnnn Hermann's strongest supporters. ROBEHl'llO RRPl'ULICANB. nosehurg, Or., April J. The Rotiubll- can oounly convention mis ancrnoon made the following nominations: T. W. Reed, state senator: Geo. W. Rlfldlo J. T. Bridges, A. M. Crawford, teprsenta- tlv-es; R. D. Bhnmbrook, sharlff: J. H. Bhiiiie, clerk. Tho leleautlon of nine to the congressional convention Is said to be In favor of Hermann. MEXICAN NICRVK. American Cattleman Arrested Without Due Process of Inw. El Paso, April 1 Hon. Israel M. King, of Silver City, a member of the New Mexican legislature and a big cattleman Bot Waphing Powder on e rth. Large biz, 20 cent? Soap Foam. i '.' - '. 'saw -..'.:.. . ASTORIA, OUWJON, MATU-PAY MUltXiNU, waa arreated In Juarei today, wilhotil haul viimplaliil or iro-e of law, l,y M, lin police, lie muat Hay In )ll nve day, III" local clly- Judaa MY, until Ida iMind can be approved at Chlhuanua. Hume M'raonal enemy accu d Kina ol lelilllur Melco calve In Jrivpig over the lliw- nl I'nloinaa. The arr-wt la de niiiinced here na an eulrnge. An appeal will lw made lo WaaliltiKton. riKNOH lNCAMNATK. Are Ibe Rpanlah In Cuha-Pollttcal frla onera Rmculad. Tampa, Kl., April l-lllni received from Cuba lo.ty atala that Uat Tumday iM.vcnli.-cii polltl--al prlaoner were ahot In the fonreaa Cabinna. In Havnna. and thai twenty-five were to be excelled Weilncwlny. The plantation F.pe.-ena de I -eefHHlAo. In Hun lu, ('lira, hue been tutnlly destroyed. It wa valued al hall a million. It I rumored that a buttle occurred In IMnar del Itlo Tudnv oelween Ihe force of Macron and Col. Buarrs. In which the Intter waa aerloualy wound.d Ixul Murtlnra Vlgner, nn American clilten, arrealed M-trch M, In Havana, write that he will prouutiiy oe ecnt lo ptiaun at Central Afrk-a HI'ANIHII BRC'TAI.ITT. Clevelnnd. Ohio. April t-The atorle thai have been told eoicernln thr tor- turea inrllctnl by the Bpanlnrd In Cuba are more than connrmrd by V M. Taylor. who haa Juat return4 to Ibl clly. after a rraldenc of threw yea.- In Havana, In anawer to In-lulrV. rrK.rdlng the truth of the circulated rwport. he aald: Tha womt haa not been mid. I have Vnn. ,.r MHuineei hnM alruna1 tin bv the thumb at Moro C'aatle and left for dy at a time at the mrrrr or vtclou niea, which were attracted by molaaaea menred upon the victim' face and cheat for that purpoee." KIOHTINfl NKAR Bl'LOWATO. Mataliela Revolt Inatlgntrd by a Witch Doctor, Who I Now latlng Hunh-d by Trocap. Cane Town. April t-Mr Cecil J - r. " l I" Rhodes, late, prime ratniater of the Ca Colony, ha atarted for ftuluwaya. It U reported that a sharp encounter l.as lak- from acquiring new territory in tms nem- reputation. He and but cabinet will dur en place between party of -mounted ,lphere. why hould we not Interfere to mc the rPar h, the objects of much pop- patrola and a force M MaUtalea at a preyeni ner rrom rei.tnm, .rmr, , ular discontent, and there seems .Ittle , outlook Nat Very Encouraging But Im polnt twenty-flv mllea from Muiuwayo. i subugatlonr u I doubt that the next occupant of the ouuoo inLnt Exnected mr Hercules Roblnwn. aovrrnor of the Cape Colony, haa lelrxraphea ro Mr. Jo- seph Chamberlain, secretary W stale for Ihe colonies, that in th revolt or lb Mataheles In taw Tnscna and FlllbuaU lb.- trlct .even white was klll-d with knl-e. and-ftror wctw-wounieo. Cobmel Napier, with 7M inert. I. rtroceaaltng to Zlnircu to arrest a witch doctor who was the Inatutator tf the rvvoli. Advice received here urc to the ewect that several whites In outlying jSru-fa are reported to hove hern killed ty Ma- I to the seashore and shaking hi fiat at liihele. It I assumed that the outbreak ' John Hull, crying. "Fee. B. fo. fum. I la partly due to the stringent me.tm.rea 1 amell the blood of an Eturlishmnn." recently adopted to stamp out rlndvrpest I "Four days afterward." continued Bou ln Rhodesia. The fondnc-M of ihe plinirs I telle, "Juat as we were preparing to pack for their catlle Is Well known, and the our grip and go home for our Christmas klllltut of them hi attempts to stamp out turkvy. this great warrior, with plume rltiderM-st hua excited nurh discontent. broken and spurs tangled In his trousers, A dispatch from Johannesburg in the 1 dragged himself up the steps of the cap Transvanl. says thut the wlldt-st rumors j Hoi and made his Macedonian appeal: are In circulation thre reifaii'inr the I 'The treasury's bankrupt: for God's Mains. It la hinted that the Hoers stirred up the Mstnls-lrs agwlnst Ihe I'.rlllah. but this rumor Is declared luxe to 1 e WHAT 18 ENGLAND DOING? I,rd Robbery Thlnlcs lie Nation Is Be- ing Fooled Over Boudun Campaign. London. April t-Hr. George N. Cur- son- under secretary for foreign afTalrs, stated that the government did not In- tend to semi a British expedition to Dongola next Autumn. Thl statement wns made In anssrrr tn a y neat Ion by a member of the opposition. He further said thnt the sanction of the advance of the KKyptlnn reserve fund toward the cost of the Nile expedition now under way did not rest -with th pcvra. but with the commission of the Egyptian public debt, who hnd the right to decide whether the advance shoull be made. By a vote of the majority of the com mission, he said, they had so decided. I-ord Ron-bury, speaking nt H udders Arid touched upon foreign relation. He complained that the government had not dlvubred Its reasons for undertaking the Sondnn expedition, and declared that It seemed thnt the country waa being fooled. Kith omens abroad, he added warned Great Britain to voncen'rnte her energies, yet the irovernment was lock- Ing her resources m a desert. ITALY AM) Ml.K Al.LIlJ.S, No Truth In the Statement That She Has Recently liven Approaching Russ'a. .... ; . . Rome, April 1 Inquiry m.ida among mmnbers of the dlpllomntlc world, re gnrdlng the matemems tn The London Times to the effect that tlte Marquis dl r.u a, previous records in volume. The Rudlnl recently tried to ibtal- a guar- aooount. have Just been audited, and nntee from Russia ns t- iisr rut.ire a j- I ,how the rec,,,,, to have aggr.gat Ion In ens, Italy oho-.l.l abandon the . t5T5.71. The domestic money orders ! rlple alliance, were found to be pure sued amounted In round numbera to HS. Inventlons. 1 000,000. a very large Increaso. 'ita net There Is little chance that Sumor Ress- revenue of tTra.000 haa been equalled only will iiualn be employed n itlT service, i TO OBTAIN NEWS OF DR. NANSEN. St. Petersburg, .March 1 A dispatch from Irkutsk. Siberia, amy thnt niessen-. gora were dispatched on February 25 and March 10 from Yakutsk to inquire Into ! tha -nth nf tha Mnne. h.. n W.-, was returning after h.vie, divwe,d I the north nolo. Theaa messenger er ..,,i.ii. i..a . when and bv whom Dr Nanaer. --..' , DO MORE AND TALK LESS. South Americans Disgust,-! at the Jingo- Ism of the United States Senate. 'luenos Ayres, Ar-rontinx. via Gnlves ton, Te. April -The attitude of the United Slates convrcsa on the Cuban question is attracting much attention In Argentina, aa od is in other S.iuth American countries, and Is the subject of much dlscustlon. , '.h ,m T ' 0I""'0Vh"t TV 1.. . ! hnd rt mn; .Th.hr 'J .fin 5 Te.il. bM,n ''I k' XVh South American papers, and they have i7ji ;.- member of the scnaca. The Spanish paimra In South America I.Un.llu t n lu .... . . . o. r.noL.n V Z . .T. ' . . J' trT- h0W u nothing that Is not shown imited 8tat nt. JlT " ,w ln th P""' horoscope, when due al United statea Beanie, and declare that instance i. ..a. . (k. ....... . .h. It 1. indulging in "Yankee blt'lBn," , """nS ' eSf, "L KARL'S CLOVER ROOT will purify your Diooo, clear your complexion, regu late your Bowels, and make your head V0Ur kitchen Or bath 0nC6 " aJ"'. eta, 60 eta. and 10al, ,, , clear -oia Djr j. w. Conn. :.w.v., ..4jb AI'ttIL 4, 18UG. CONGRESSMAN ON THE PRESIDENT Representative Bmitcllc fiives His Idea of Cleveland's Stand on Cuban Kecotjnitiofl. Till: (iKNTI.E.MAN WAS FINNY r. intra ike Etecitite is Bjttle array. V ith flt-nif Slreeatiai) ead Saofd lleekiey.Mukioij flu Tiit it Julia Ball. Washington. April t-The houee today revived the aaiutton of Cubn belllneren. I ry In connection with the conferemx re port on th- Culian molullon. It waa ... m .u... .i ..tA w .h dela.tr, tat lu,u..l.e, by hi. vlgorou, op- i iKMiilon. prevented action today, and j (h ch,nrMI ar4 now the bill will i i , "n all day tomorrow. j Hilt, chairman of the foreign affair j i commlltra. In preaentlng the -wnference J d temperate rpetch. j ) ' 1 In the coure of which he expreaaed the , im.lMt CAfiflilence with the nfceident. al .h-,.-., ,h. reaoiutlona. betne coacurrent. had no binding effect on the executive. he would not "be ao recreant to hb duty to dlarrgard the expreaaea wun ot congre." He. In fact, rvfued lo en tertaia ihe auxiteatlon that Mr. Cleveland mlaht not rccoanUn the belligerency ot Ihe Cubans a a result ef the adoption of the resoluilona In thl connection, 1 Patttirson. who waa recognised as one j aod governmental measures strongly op j of the administration leaders on the Boor, j poaed, but by the aid of hi stanch. . made a slgnincant statement . friends, amona- whom must he included -If the Cubans are united." he asked. i ; - - . "in th. cuM of '.dependence .they are entitled to autonomy. If the Unltrd States would IMTfi-re to d re vent Bpnln iies would Interfere to prevent Bpnln Iloutelle, on Wis other hand, maintain- ed that It wa an open secret thai the administration was opposed 1o granting DeiiiKerency to ine luib, j mare were vi- everal exiTling incioenc " ' peecn. Bwlelle rreated much nmoeement by aarrmmie aejrnpim oi ino pmeieni a i twist of the British tall In his Ven- I esuehin tm-ssaire. He painted Mr. Cleve- land In battle array, with plumes stiram- ing ano awora cianaiog, marning oown j aakr. gentlemen, don't go home until you J j have given us money enwugh to tide over ! i the holidays.' That." he said, ilingusted- I j p""" ' " V,KOOU 'nKa On one occasion, when llr. Erflman l made the point of no quorum, the speak- ' I miwr , ue 1 1 1 1 1 vi nv, vuvrum, llie Blieaa , j . . " " , J . ui Seci.1 nr that ThrC memeri wm a minrum instead of a maiaritv of th. membershuj of ?te raised in the Kentucky senatorial fight) This question had never been absolutely ... seitieo. Tn the Fifty-Act congress Speaker Reed held that a majority of the full house was a quorum. Richardson railed attention to the Importance of the ruling, and asked If the speaker Intended to reverse his derision In the Fifty-first congress. The 3pcaer replied that he did. He added that b's former ruling was made hurriedly, on the side of safe ty. After a thorough examination, he had concluded that a maj-wlty of the living members was a tiuorum. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. Washington, April The river and harbor bill of the Fifty-fourth congress was completed by the committee on riv ers and harbors and reported to the j nouse ny tnairman Hooicer today. The tu,al amount appropriated by the hill " ln round numbers, ten millions, and provision is made for colnltnulng the ' works now under way, the contracts to . oe maue ny tne secretary ot war ror i works which will coat $51,0f),tW), for which appropriations win be made In the ; ! future. , . ' MONEY ORDER INCREASE. i asnington, April The money order , transactions throughout the United States during the last quarter of 1 S5 HOROSCOPE FOR ISM. The Planets Say That There Will Both Trouble and Prosperity ' for America, Be . EXCnang. According to the planets, a momentoue ?ar bet0" u- began on March . when the tun entered the martial of tn8 Ram, tho first tgn ot the j lodlac, twenty-three minutes past I p. I m. (New York time), and It will end about tho same time next year. From I the positions and aspects of the planets I at that nm.nl h ..ImL.-a, .l,w - hl8 con-i.-ion. M to ,w. ., , th. events that will happen during the com ing year. The planetary conflguiatlons at the moment ot the sun's entrance Into the other cardinal signs, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, are also usually noted, but are not Important In this Instance for the reason that a fixed sign, Scorpio, Is on the cusp of the ascendant which horoscope will not transpire very ",lckl'r "n1 th ne horoscope may therefore be considered aa in force an ,,! year. Moreover, a study of the neavens at the moment when the sun ... th. ..h.. jii .. - vi. enters the other cardinal signs, which r taaea place in summer, autumn and win- Having Hoe Cake Soap in ii:cauo oirtnyo. i and for the motion of the other planeta. The outlook, aa a whole, ta not prom Ulnar, though through the gloom glim mer many cheery ray of light The three malefic planet. Herochel, Baturn and Mar, are angular and In evil aapeot, which la a aura token of mlachtrf. There will le many murder and ul"ldea dur ing the year, and many peraona will alao come to their end by drowning. Women and children wUl fare badly. Many of the former will lie brutally uonult'jd by men, and many of the latter will be ant lectrd to ahocklng III treatment Be- I Iween employer and employed there will be little harmony, and In aome quarter there will be ttrlkn, which may be at tended by violence and bloodhd. Rob ber will reap many rich harveat, and will too often eacape with their plunder. Much property, and eapeclally hotel, theater and other place of amuaement will be destroyed by tin. Three fire will moitly occur In the lummer. which eaaon will U dlautrou In other re pecta for pi jure panic ard place of amuiement 1 i.-re will alao be much rah apecutauc-.. roeultlng in loM. I There HI ti- iuj "able cyclone. ' torm ar.d f. jylo.'iua, ilu: ftoutb will ! alao uffr nouiewh' ffm eartbquakea The publl". he.:in, t. e w hr., will be ! aooiL but. tin.i tbr wjl be no epi- i , dimlc, 'here alll i a wl deal U broo- I t Dwflt much Mo.tertn- and Jlnaolwn. t dectlal alruatlon, and preaenie an ex tberi will be no war with any feretga ) hauu.' plan for complete political or-cou-jtn. an I at no time wtll our dlplo-, runixafjoa, from the prtmartea up. me lc relation be really itralned. The . oi.KHioii to th. government wtll be on- I " ,h Hriovm mM r1"MM uroelly trong. and will come to a head i eend their repr;tlvew to the en-' In the autumn. Much of th!a opposition j preme council, whkh meeta next month :l!LPbli : Waahington. pl.ed to mien r-toro. 1 aome tov.rnm.nl rl.mrtm.nl WiwK I oppoaltlon will alio come from tho ' cWmorlng for war. and In thia connection , It may be well to note that the dam of i the Twin, which I on the cuo of the eighth house In this horoscope, rules London. Washington and Armenia. It will be a trying year for the presi dent, but he ought to past through It unscathed. He will auffer somewhat In , health, and will find unr of hia nenierta fc, WDOrt0n of the masse, and bT f iw vivo ui inr Ridwii, ana oy ercl of hie Innate prudence and Kood WW- he will weather all storms , nd e,tr. t. ,.k ...ki ,..u-j . ,na ntin from omc, wlth unbemi.lhed White House will be a Republican. There will certainly be an exciting election. The month In which It takes place will r . " "r VeT,J- , lano, out aa tnta Is the nation s horo- I scope and not hla, t cannot enter Into . aH i yr,, business pfWpect is good, nt least I during the spring and summer Brocks win rise and there will be a marked lm- . proremcnt In our foreign trade. In the . autumn there will be a staarnatfon In business, which will he widely felt, and there will be some commercial failures. This will Indeed be the worst vnann of the entire year. Not only win there be trouble Ir. financial circles, but there will also be exceeHiing excitement on account of strikes and crimes. The strike may h.,.e. ' ". S f between employers and employed will be more bitter than they have been for THE POFCLIST TICKET. I Oonveation In Adjaurned lli.rmo- : ., . ne Populist county convention met tn Journe1 """'"a the eolumbla River M-hermen'. ProtecUve Union roadlror t TOOms yesteslay morning, and nominated tiCk , The ij "eeiing wwa .-not lanrejy atunded, but I L'.""".'.1" " 'ctJ" 1. 'to cause imrtv utaaentintM. 1 - , i "iwie naieuiu reauae uic ceedlngly wnutll chance oUnomlnatlng a -ticket which might be successful, but they were arm In their belief that It -would be am excellent peiicy to nominate, wo that, ha the event isif Republican or Democratic duwentlon. they mli?lit slide in, as Irsrjre. The usual resolutions were adopted, the following being an Intesvstlng clause: " Resolved. That we -are In favor ot hanglng the present tax law so that taxpayers may pay their taxes one-halt aeml-ajraBxlly: also, we are In favor of paying sues directly to the' feasurer. and that we pledge our candidates to the legislature to work for the above change ! In the Ua ." The nomination of candidates was then nmnnMlufl with nnd u ....... I n ., t J Dy acclamation J Representatives N J Svem'seth nnd I John Swajyne - i sheriff r" s tvf Recorder, H. J. Weeks. Treasurer C. A. Hanson. Assessor E. C. JcfTers. Supt of Schools H. S. Lyman. Surveyor lairs Bergs-ik. County Ovrnmissloner Pat O'Hara, Justice of the Peace J. P. Scot nun. .'onstable P. J. JohannsoiL S'he two hitter nomine-fi are for Asto ria precinct and the other precincts will he permitted to name candidates as they deajre. No one could be found to accept the nomination for coroner, s the coun ty committee was authorized as flD this vacancy, as well as any others that may hapten: but they must select only men who are known to be Populist. ALMOST AN INSULT. Exchange. "I see you have several books bv Charles Reade," observed the visitor, who wiavmit i i uurary. . nave you 'Hard Cash' here?' "Of course not. sir." teplled Mr. Boo- delle. the eminent contractor, with cold dignity. "I hare a burglar proof safe. , - BHILC4TS CURE, the great Cousrh and Croup Cure, Is In great demand, Pocket slse contains twenty-five doses only i' cents. Children love It. Sold by J. W. Conn, Smaller One Why don't you pick out a feller o ycr slieT Yer dassent! Big- ger OneDon't give me no back talk. or Til knock such a draft through you that you'll have fever and ague for the rest o' yer life! Truth, Highest of all in ieavenbg Power. Latest U. S. Govt Repoit:i ' !IV'AJ rTh ASTORIAII Imi th li'fttt LOCAL ) .... i . , , . f l Urdu -I I- j, cin;iiiimt in isrieil g.nLflnk ra'a- a, f tioa, ii4 tt UriMl TOTAL clrcnlatl (f a ill tpn gWuhsd I Aitona. NO. 78. THINK THEY HAVE A CINCH Supreme I'residcnt of the America! Protective A.vsotiatioa I'poa the 1'residcntial Situation. EX II A L'STI VE PLAN SL'BM ITTED OppoMd to tie ."areaette Static, aid Dote Mot Vait llaighty Cod RecogilMd is tke Soiree of lit Toner ie Civil Gomaavtat. Detroit, April t.-W. H. J. Trainer, try preme preddent of the American protect ive Aasoctatlon. haa lasued a ctreular to the order at large upon the political ett- uatlon. Preaident Traynor declare thai 'he A. P. A. baa a etneh en th. pre aa fubordlnate members) of the) moat desire, thua avoiding the danger of strong partisans using th order for tlwer own end a " He makea a strong protest against the ' Marquette statue, and esnecialljr warns the order to oppose the resolution or Congressman Morse, of Maasachuawttsv 1 "acknowledging Almighty God as the source of all power and authority ta civil government and our Lord Jesus Christ as the ruler ef all nations, ana HI revealed wiU aa supreme authority , ,,, n mm eeftiarkah'e and a'ffJZLJftZ the affaCS .fatT m thTi ef ?nVchurcb ot u,e " the hangs el tne enurcn. DUN B WEEKLT RtlVRT. New Tork. April t-R. O. Dun Co, 'a , Weekly Review of .Trade, which Issues , tomorrow, will say I v. -,et -t ailment at , .,,,..- .k-,., am with llabllltlea et ' I1" ,h JJ" 11. wtS eS7.4S.lZ, agalnat IMS taut yenr, with liabilities of W7.811. and 4B4 In the same quarter of 1894. with liabilities ef K4.lfT.xa. The average liabilities were , ' tl4.24. against tltS77 last year and I14.a . In 1SS4. . The main Increase over last year haa ' been In the manuiacturtng failures In In New Tork. Pennsylvania. ")hlo and K ntucky. and In the trading failures in T.xas and Minnesota, owing to two re cent large defaults. Other commercial failures are also larger than last year. ' practically all the Increase being being at ,h. south The hanking failure", have been n. against M last year, but with liabilities) of only RTM.371 against 11XS2 i3T hut year. Mo -e than hair of the enure Danc ing defat ;s were In tne northern states, ; west of the Muulsuppt river. Improve- i ment Is expected when spring weather begins, though In somt branchea of but " ' ! it Is x-secelv vlalhlo. As consiun- ' era make .pring pureha. they must loosen stocks and compel buying. Stock taken In advance of "asi summer's i"e- mand, ' have been distributed far morw . slowly than waa expected but the months) ! ' ltlr,g have helped to lessen the load kini. , , i. w . v. himine -1 i i wuiwii i. is uwiu ... i.. j "... clear awav. The backward season nas i been a hindrance. The gigantic steel j combination la expected to have a great Influence In sustaining markets and stim ulating confidence. BUZZARDS Drive Thousands of Buffalo Precipice. Over a Denver Field and Farm. Neu- Cheyenne Wells Is a long stretch of level prairie, which suddenly termi nates In a precipice, making a perpendic ular descent of perhaps fifty feet to an other plain below. In the wlntr of a great blizsard raged for several days. The snow was driven at a ter- ; rifle rate before a hurricane of wind, and the buffalo were obliged. In s If preservatlon, to turn their backs and run with the wind. The result was that ; vast numbers of the buffalo wre carried over the precipice, and their dead bodies were covered with thirty or forty fc?t of I snow. For many years people visited the spot to look at the bonev which lay In piles ten and fifteen fe t high as far aa the eye could reach along the ; precipice, and It was commonly estl ; mated that 100.000 buffaloes found a grave : on that fatal spot. Sandstorms In those days were so de ' structlve that It was uot unusual for ' freighters to lose their entire outfit. Dur- , Ing the prevalence of a storm no at tempt was made to move forward, and 1 drivers cleared the sand out of the nos I trlls of the horses and oxen, as other . wise the animals were threatened with death from suffocation. A sandstorm i usually lasted only two or threw hours, , but its effects were Ht for days by men. mi animais exposed to the fury of .the blast, I A curious phenomenon noticed In dlf- i ....mt piuora on tne plains was tha lm- mense excavating power of the wind i. ' sandstorm. There were areas of thro. : r tour acres where the wind n,a out the sand forty or fifty feet deep and whirled It away In the air. It seemed as If the work bea-an at a ont,i I larger than could be covered wltha j man's hat In an Incredibly short time ! round hole would be excavated. The ! wind then took hold in real earnest and the probabilities were that an entire j mni hl" would be leveM down In the "xt thirty minutes. ' Apple blossoms are expensive floral '""rtes, being used In advance of their ' aeason at luncheon parties. PURE I I..,.