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' "TOr.IA PUDLIC LIBSABY ASSOCIATXOM. TODAY'! wCATrWI. 9 j FwmmI hi WaiMnilsa and Oimi J 1 OcuiIomI ulm cMlir. f 1 :2??HcC77f Tti. ASTORIA N hi) th larreal LOCAL iircsiainmi ma largvir ur. ntnaL CIKSIS- a. tto, id w Iff l TOTAL aire alalia f r till pn pvMiuwd In Aitoria, ICXCLUSIVK TELEGRAPHIC PWESS KKPOUT. VOL XLV. ASTOKIA. ORWJON, (:NOAY MOliVl.VJ, APttIL 5, 1801 NO. 79. IB 'V f V -MaK-aW Time, Tide ets, Quilts. Etc., at Factory The One Price Clothiers, C . S. JACOBSON, &U Slid 508 COMMERCIAL Do you ihhmI anything in Oflioe HupplifH, Letter rreiiHi'8, Copying IlookH, Inkotumlo, Tablet, Ink, Ulnnk Hook, Itluo Print Paper, Waste Market, DrtkTrayF, P n Kiuk, Typo Writing Papi, Ribbon aid Carton Pnpri. If h , wv can Hiipjily yon. A new lot of Playing CorclH Jtmt received. Griffin & Reed, City Fiook Store. Bargains! Such a Never Ben Offend Before In Hardware, Granite Ware. Hope. Stoves. Iron Pipe. Terra Cotta Pipes. Bar Iron, Steel. Cannery Supplies, Logge ' Tools. . . . . PLUMBING, TIN WORK. wand At prices that defy competition. Done by experienced workmen. On Fixture) eat Coat. Sol Oppenheimer, S. I'UnCMAN. lata al Freer 4 Milais. -COLUHBIA IRON WORKS. Foundrymen, Blacksmiths, Machinists and Boiler Makers. MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY. Iror? and Brass Casting. General Blacksmith Work, SPECIALTIES Welch Patent Wheel, Ship Smithing and Steamboat Work, Cannery and mil Machinery, Marina and Stationary Boilers Built to Order. ........ tySpeclally equipped for Logcers Work. Bay Foundry). Phone 78, Correspondence PRQVKN A BOON. Gentlemen: I have always reco" . mended Krauae'a Headaun Capij wherever I have had a ohanoe. The have proven a veritable boon In my family against any and all kind of headache. Toura truly. J. H. WALTER, Leavenworth, Kanaae. For sal by Chaa. Roger. Astoria, Ore (on. aole agent AN ENIGMATICAL BILL OP FARE. For a dinner, earved on the Dining; earn of the Chicago, Milwaukee and Bt. l'aiil Railway, will be aent to any addre on receipt of a two-cent poatag atamp. Apply to Qm. . Hftafford, General Paa aonger Aitnt, Old Colony Building, Chi cago, Illinois. and Creditors Will wait for no man. foro, tho Thorn TRUSTEE'S SALE MHWW" of ricn'5 and Boys' Cloth lnjf,I:urnlshint Goods, Mats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Blank Priccc, at tin Hatters and Furnisher s. Trustee. HTitKKT. ASTOttU, OR. JOB WORK, Cnll nnd De Convinced Trustee for M. C. CROSBY. R. T. EARLE. lata ol Stockton, Cal Located on i8th and Franklin (Scow solicited. Cheap Clothing The Hop Le Clothing Factory and merchant tailor, at 418 Bond street, make underclothing to order. Suit and trouier mad to fit perfootly. Every order punctually on Urn and aatUfaotlon guaranteed, Good good old cheap. Call and be convlnoed. The playful Bt. Bernard dog I not the ort of pet one want Indoor. EASTER SUNDAY Hiiw the Day Was Obscricd Years Aijo Hnil Its Ciltlira tlna Now. WAY TO I.KAKN TIIK ILVIE (Iriijia nf the f!ier tire aid ihr Literal toi radio I he r.aslrti I'ilijtims Cat na HiMnr) Oilitr la , tttMlinij rcl. St-w York llf rulil. Km! it la oni of the (rrat festival of the Christian yar, the other Win it t'hrlalmaa and Whitsuntide, From the rarllMt parlod of r'hrtatlanlty down to tho prcanit day It liaa alwaya bcn rel -lrtl by Christiana with the grcalcat )y. In primitive tlma It aai uaual for Chrlatlan lo aaluie rarh other en I'll day by ricUlmlug, "C'hrlat la rleflK lu at hu h the ptreon aaluted r-iill J. "ChrUi la rUKii liid-rd," or clar, "Alid haih app'iirrl unto Hlraon." ThotiKh ihrra ha ncvr bn any dlf- frrmin of opinion In lh Chrlallan church lo hy Kutrr la kepi, th re li hrrn a (immI iW lo vhi'ii It out'lit to Im- k'l It la una of th mutahl leaau; that la. It la not ni'd to one parlli-uiar day. Ilk Chrl.imaa day. whlrn la al- a lr. iiiU r a. Th rule ivhi al the iM'Cinmne' of th prayer Unik to I'tid yuiir la thla; tm-r Llay la alai tiin nrat Huhday aftar the full moon. whlrh happma uiwn or nut after March HI, and. If tin full moon happeua upon a BuikI. I.uli la lit Hunday aft.r. It la wall known that tire ha In tho Infancy of muat natlona Iwvn held In high wi'm, and amoim auma nt them evn accountM worthy of veni-ratlon. Klrr and watrr harliur brrn looked upon aa th moat i-nVlrnt mana of purlllra- tion. are not at a Ion to account for tho origin and d-atcn of th Ilaatrr nrr. It would b curtoua to trace In how far the holy laniu uaed In Catholic churchra la the offaprlng of vreul fir-; noajrvrr, thla ai Iraat apiwar rvldint. that tht Utnooua auwramion rominun to axanlam linpf rceitlby crept Into Chil- tlan otHH-rjira. Anil tbae UDertl tlona muat hate' made violent Inroad anion our t'hrtatlan predocraaura, alnc It twvame necemry for the Hlaih Iten- Aaamhly of tha rhurch, which wa held In the year ft", under Conelantlna 1'iwonatua, to prohibit "the practice of HkIiiiii 1r- In front of the houa t or alni an.l jumping ovt them at the time of the new moon." The Kater fire In particular, which hna nut fallen Into dlaute even In our own tlmea In a.mie par la of thf aouth ot (Jermany. la probably of panan urliiln. ami Ita liii!tultun.llke that of o many other of tha corruptlona which dlaHgured the primitive churchee, Mrmi not to hate brn altoiielher forelen lo aound policy, for the. moat reaprctable blahoa had prreuuded Ihemaelvea that tl.a IB norant ruatu-a would more ch'rr'ully re nounce tho auperatlllon of patfanlam If they found aom raaeniblance, acme romtienaatlon. In the boaom of Chrtrtlan Ity. The old chronlclca re-ord tnolold celebration of the Kaeter tire, the one held within nd the other outride the awrred rdinc. On Kaater Kve It wa uaual for the Jew a to make a bonfire In the open air. Into which all leavened bread wa raat. In Jeruaalom at the preaent Jay a cere mony la performed which la railed I he "Miracle of the Kier Fire." The Latin rhurrhea have not taken part In thl ceremony for the lat three hundred yeur. The Itoman Catholic proleat xalnat It, and it I now managed en llrrly by th Oreck and other rhurvhe of the orient. WITH THE ORKEK8. , The Urvek eay that th miracle ha been celebrated ever alnc the day of the Apoatle. Moat of the pilgrim ot the Kaatern churche .bell-ve that the Mre acually come down from heaven, and that they are bl to Ignite IVIr cnndlea from tliimca ent by (iwl. Thla holy lire appear pm'laely at 1 o'clock In the aft'Tiioon every Kantir Sulurday In the tomb of the Holy 8 pulchre. All the IlKhl of the church hvc been put out beforehand, and the people aland for hour and for tlie holy lire. There ai hole In the walla of the aepulchre llx if. and Ihrouiih thine cundli are paaaed to the patrlurvh of Joruaalcm, who la Inalde. He lit; Ilia tlicin with the aacreil dame and hand thein out burn ing. Other i-anilb are ItKhted from tlarae, and nieaaeiiKem. running, carry the holy lire all over 1'alcatme, to lteth b hem and to Xnxtvielh, to Hie Hea ot Qallilee and to the ilirTcrrnt parta of the earth from which the pilgrim come. The tnlereet In thla ceremony Is a great na that which aurrounda the I'asalon I'lay at OtwranuiKrgau. The night he fore the miracle hundred Pci In the different ehupela and In tho rotunda, In order to hold good place for tho morrow, and during the duy the churchea are thronged to auch an extent that people are often Injured by the cruah. EASTER fU'NDAT IN ROME. In Rome, aa might be expected. Easter Sunday 1 celebrated with elaborate cere monies. The day Is ushered In by th firing of cannon from the castle of St. Angelo, and about ? o'clock carriages with ladle and gentlemen are begin ning to pour toward St. IVler'. That magnificent haalllca I richly decorated for the occasion, the altar are freshly ornamented and the light around th? tomb and figure of Bt. l'eter are biasing after their temporary extinction.' Ac cording to usage, the pope officiates this day at mass In St Feter's, und he do so with every Imposing accessory that can be devised. From a hall In the ad joining pnlnoe ot the Vatican he 1 borne Into the church, under circumstance of the utmost splendor. Seated In Ms Scdla Oestatorla, hi vestmont blase with gold: on his head he wear the tlarn, a tall round glided enp rep resenting a triple crown, which 1 under stood to lgnlfy spiritual power, tem poral power and the union of both. Be side him are borne the "flab-'lll," or large fan, composed of ostrich feather. In which are set the eye-like part of peacock' feather, to signify the eyes or vigilance of the rhurch. Over him I borne a allk canopy richly fringed. liet-t Waphing Powder on earth. Larce size. 20 cents Soap Foam. After officiating at m at th high altar thn pope la with the aam'- cere tunny and to the artiind of music born luu'k through Hie crowded rlmrrh to th balcony over th central dwrway. Thitre, rtalng from hla chair of atai and environed by hi principal uftVera, hr pronounce a bidlcttf,n, with Indul genca and absolution. Thla la the moat Imposing of all the cremonl at Rom at this aeawsn. Th crowd la mr( den Immediately under the balcony at which the pope appcara, for th r paper ar thrown down containing a copy of the prayer that have bn uttjred. and or dinarily tliere I a crmle to rntch them. On th evening of Kairr Kunday III .1 - ,t Oh ..t.rln, i U. I i ter's are beautifully Illuminated wllb lanipa. If Ihere b any country which has m raiml th Invasion of civ Hum Ion and revolution In manner Il Is auredly th Vnrarlberg, In the Tyrol. This primitive merlon bKln where the ordinary trav eler Hops, wearied with th beautl'e of Hwllserland. and hesitating whether h' should abandon th high roada to tough It In tile difficult pae of th'ae mount alna. O.V MONDAT EVKNIXCJ The Astoria Football Club' Entertain ment Will Tak I'lc. Th spring Indoor handicap game of the Astoria Football Club occur tomor row avenlng, when Hie brawn of Asto ria' aon will meet In mortal combat. That th entertnlnmenl will he a aucccs goce without aaylng: the fact that It la lo tie given by the moat popular organi sation In the city guarantee Ita excel lence. Much Interest ho been manl fcaled by the young ladle, each of whom tin a champion: and, aa It la leap year, the person who win Ihe forty-yard dash and quarter and half-mile race will probably receive a rupoaal. Another attraction, ami one which will be worth the while Beelng. ha been added. Ity special arrangement with that gentleman, I'rofeiMur Tyndall will give some exhibit of hi wonderful power. It I needle lo tell of Ihe myaterloua workings of thl gentlemen, a nearly every person In Astoria ha consulted : ed to the (anllary condition of the town him and the number of French soldier there; It I aald there will be aom too. I but I did also describe Htm of the bar reiiJItlons by well known songster of t'ie j barltle 1 witnessed, particularly th rav el un, on of whom la Dick Carruthers i Ishlng of Hova women by French sol lie will sing "A Hide of Twenty Mile dlera I'pon a Wheel" Mr. Oeorge Ralaion has "On March 1 I wa arrested at Tama Bskd to br allowed to render a vocal lave. I isked for wltneaaea and to know ola, but th committee, with an eye to bualnea. has not granted the request. He feela very much put out over the matter, but not nearly so much so aa If he were allowed lo warble. Following la a list of the events, officers of the evening and name of the con- lestanl: Judge. Hon. John Fox, II. F. Prael and K. C. Hughe. Announcer and hundl.-apper, o. C. Fulton. Starter. P. (Iran. The member of the "ommlttee have worked hard to give the public a good evening's exhibition, nnd will charge everyone H cents for admlolon, which should meet with the approval of all. They have enlarged the uvmnasljm and erected new rooms, and the reason th club charges for Monday Is to help pay for the Improvements. The hurdle races and boxing will be "'orth going miles to ace. PROGRAMME. No. I. Exhibition drill by the juniors. No. t Fat man's race, two In pa. No. I liar performance by clasa. No. 4. Half-mile race, handicap. R. Olbson (scratch)' A. Dslglty SO rsrds. K. W'roshy K yard. It, Caaell a ynrd. IV Campbell M yard. No. 5. Tumbling by the Juvenile. No. I Forty-yard dnh First heat. W. Elgner I4 yards D. Mcl-ean 114 yama. (leorge.Ohler IV, yard. 11. Plant lug S yarda. . Second heat. Stone 2 , yards. A Dalglty 1U yards, D. Kinsle ' cratch, R. K. Carruthers scratch. Third heat. R. Gibson 1 yard. E. Iwis t yards, R. Morton yards, R. McLean '4 yards. No. t. Three-round boxltg eontest J. Carter and W. Elgner. NO. 10. High .tnd broad Jump En- trie. A. Dalglty, R. Olbson. George . Ohler, R. E Carruthers. No. 11. Relay race, three laps and 1 five men a side-Cant lns. C. Hellborn and D. McLean. No, It Quarter-mile dash-R. Gibson scratch D. Campbell 11 yards. E. Lewis , yards, W. Elgner yards. R. Mc Ix-an yards. R. CasMell 20 yards, E. W. Crosby SO yards, C. Stone SO yards, J. Oeardlna M yard. No. 11 Obstacle ruce-A. Dalellv. W. Elgner, H. Planting and D. M?Letn. Na K Tug-of-war A. F. C. va Ship' Crew. No. 15. Forty-yard dash over six hurdles First heat. D. Klnile scratch, i I. McIaMtn 3 yards. R. Illbson acrati-h. ; rond hc.it, . Elgner 4 yards. Geonre Ohler yards. M. K. Carruthers hcratch. ' tivardlna 1 yards. I EASTER MCSIC. Sweet Strains will lie rendered Tomor row Evening at the Presbyterian Church. The musical committee of the Pre byterlun church has arranged an excep. tlonnlly line program for this evenlnr. all nt K. ...I.... 1 w v boicmiuil rt, paiticuiuriy adapted to the Easter season, and will be rendered by some of the liest known musician of the city. The organ from the odd Fellows' hall has been secured for the occasion, and was placed In the churoh yesterday, after much hard la bor. The service will open by an organ voluntary, and during the evening the male quaitet. composed of Messrs. Ross. Johnson, Vldnlen, nnd Garner, will sing lt-TK, jtork. My Soul;" Mrs. J. T. Rose will render a solo. "The Christ Has Ris en." Her well known musical abilities need no comment Perhap the gem of tho musical ; service will be the duet, "Love Divine." rendered by Madame Flnck and Mr. Jeurghens. A quartet will also be sung by Mesdiunes Flnck and Ross, and Messrs Ross and Garnor. The church has been most beautifully decorated with the flowers of the season, and the pastor has prep red a discourse appropriate to the occasion. THREE WERE KILLED. Another Successful Explosion of Giant Powder In Colorido. Denver, April 4. A special to the News from Ward, Colo., says: A terrible ex plosion occurred about noon today In Olle mine, in which three men were In stantly killed and two others bndly hurt. When tha men went to vork this afternoon they took about fifty pounds of glnnt powder down in the mine with them, and shortly after they reached the bottom of tho shaft and went to work the powder exploded. Having Hoe Cake Soap in your kitchen or bath once means always. STATEMENT FROM ' MINISTER WALLER Tells of the (iross Iniliynities Mcancd I ptm Kim by the Kablilc of Prcnch Cities. unl'TII tlll AFRICAN SITUATION Disitilactim Over Ckaatbcrlia's Tolicy I hick I Claimed to Be ol a Trifling atare thus Regarding Moitc Carlo. (Copyrighted. , by Associated l'rJ Ixindon, April 4 John L. Waller, for merly Cnlted State consul at Tamtave, Moluguacar. arrived In thl city a abort lime ago. after hi release from the French prison. In which he had been con fined under a twenty years' sentence. Imposed upon him by court martial, for having corresponded with the Hova. He ha been living In retirement alnc hi arrival, and. upon the advice of hi agont, who are formulating a claim agalnat the French government, hue not received any report of the ICngllab pre. However, Waller, who a I led for New York today, made the following state ment to the Associated Pre. It I the flrat time he ha told his story to a reiioru-r: "You will remember that Tamatave waa bombarded by the French In De cember. 191," he began. "I waa then living at Tamatnve. Shortly after the bombardment I wrote to my wife, who waa living up the country. In my letter I I merely described the event, and rvferr- what the charge against mc were. 1 was told th-y were two In number. First for violation of the order of January t, lfM, regarding the tending ot any letter except through the French port: second, a violation of one of the article of the French military de, and corre- ' ponding with the enemy regarding French operation In Tamatave. 1 wa I condemned o twenty years' solitary con- flnement." "On the 241 of March t wa placed on I a it-imer bound for Marseille. The rab ble ot Tematave tiad followed me from Jail to the steamer. They came on board .ind, standing on the deck, iAt upon me. I whs soon covered completely with thl saliva. I appealed to my guard and to several of the French oldler. but they only lauirlied at me. A night came on It began to mm, and I lay, powerless to j move, with a tropical rain beating down upon me. ! "At Marseille I waa conducted to a ! dirty, filthy prison. I only remained there I a few days, and then, handcuffed to two other prisoners, was taken to the military pris in at Claravaux. Here the food was so bad I could not retain It on my stom ach. I appealed to the governor of the ' prison and he cent a doctor to examine me. I "From Claravaux I was transferred to I a prison at Nimes. On February 30, lw, a prison official arrived and told me that ' my pardon had been received. With It came a message from Mr. Rustls. In Paris, directing me to draw on him for money." CONDITION IS SERIOV8. Much DlasattsfacUon In I-ondon Over Secretary Chamberlain's Policy. ,rw,-rt,rht.l 1SS he Associated Pre. 1 r inrn innii oil nsiH.i mmilmni,, ataiments to tha con- 1. 1. .unun,nv ..imiit.i that ih. .i,uiinn in Rnulh Afrlen la linaAtlHfuctlv ry. Even the reassuring statements made by the secretary of state for the col- onlMi Mr. chamberlain, ha not changed public opinion on the subject, and today he I op?nly accused of trifling with the situation and pretending that the scunty forces theri are able to cope with the rebellion of the Matabelvs and Its possi ble optcome. It seems beyond question that B.iluwayo and Gwelo are the only two stations In Matabeleland which are l .. . I . . f .. i . nnn,llllnn on4 thnM la a .,.,, noaihititv tW commcnlcatlon ".in .k,i ..,ii. .... chamberlain's disinclination to have ,,.,, reinforcements of British troous sent to South Africa Is said to arise ! from his desire to do nothing which may I give color to the French and German ' charge that the real object of sending reinforcements to South Africa Is to co erce the Boers. Then, again, the scope of the Soudan expedition appears to tie widening, and there is considerable fear In many quarters that the government does not roallxe the extent of the under' .,., taking. Experts In Dervish warfare say that the Anglo-Egyptian force Is Inadequate to cope with the situation, and there Is acute danger that communication with the advance guard of the Egyptian troops may be cut off, and the latter be anni hilated, before It Is possible for the sup port of British troops to arrive. It Is urged that reinforcements of at least 10.000 troops should be promptly sent to Africa from India alone, And It Is point ed out that, according to reliable Infor mation. Ehllofl'a force are pouring Into the Dongola district, with the evident Intention of getting behind the advanc ing force. Advice received here from Monte Carlo show that there Is a hitch In regard to the renewing of gambling concessions. According to the terms of the present contract, the Prince of Monaco receives 50,000 yearly for the exclusive right to maintain a gambling establishment with in the borders of his dominions (the area of the principality of Monaco Is six square miles). In addition to $100,000. which are the expenses of the principal ity, whose population is about 12,000. The prince now demands 1500,000 for the ex penses of the principality alone, In addi tion to large sums which the Casino an nually spends In the maintenance ot roads, buildings, etc. The receipts from the gambling table for the year ending March SI were S2t0,00O under those of the previous year. It Is explained that there Is much less plunging than usual, and that people who frequent the Casino are a much less desirable class than for merly. THfl KEW: TORK BANKS. New Tork. April t-Tha New Tork Fi nancier saya thla week: Th statement of tha clearhy boua bank of New York City for the week ending April i Is unimportant In It a gen eral feature, the operation of the week being shown In the decrease in th re serve, b-avlhg the exce of cah In the banks at !",0jC,!;s for the same week lust year. The reserves of many of the New York banks are already down to the required limit, and despite the comparison with last year, the situation doe not wem to favor easier rates at present. Th ex planation of thl lie In the fact that condition are more normal and the lock ing up of a great deal of money by bond transaction has counteracted the Infla tion from which the country has been suffering since 12. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. Reported to the House-Debate on th Cuban Resolutions. Washington, April t Chairman Hook er, of the river and harbor committee, today submitted to the !fvu a report on the river and harbor bill, made public yesterday. It show that the aggregate amount recommended la I10.33n.340. and ia based on estimates by the chief of en gineers, amounting to t2X.r,0. and by the engineer In charge at H8,Ka,027, be i'lr th estimate of the Mississippi and Missouri communions. The urgent demands and pressure of commercial ne- . .. . . ,. in. icrv.v, inu ins strong sppeals made by member of both brunches of congress, and by large dele- La.1?r 'ZZ l"dlnf rrrnUve i1- sen of numeroua localities, have been deemed fuiir anmeUnr h ih. .wmmi. - lee lo warrant It adoDllon of twentv. two new projects of improvement. In view of the large savings In the com pletion of projects throughout the coun- try, by carrying on Improvements her- I ta couW be heard. Finally th crowd tofore mad under continuous contracts, i rushed on to the stage and both Simon the committee has recommended more : nd Crejr wtn knocked down and shov projects to be placed under this system. ed to th back of tha platform. Several and there la given In the bill authority I Wow ere struck In the crowd, but no to Secretary of War Lament to enter ! on w" seriously Injured. Into contracts for the completion of thlr- A,te-" Um minute quiet waa restored, tv-two different nroWta .mmintin, , I and an attempt was mad to compromlaa SU.S1.2M. The policy of continuing the contract aystem Is recommended by th cruet oi engineer and the ecretry ot war. MOVDAT win nrcmr , WILL DECIDE. Washington. April 4. The house decid - ed today to vote on the Cuban resolutions Monday next, immediately after the read- tng of the Journal: This agreement was The state senators are: O. F. Pax ton, accompanied by the understanding that ! Donald McKay. Benjamin Belling and today's debate on the resolutions should : Daniel McLaughlin. Nino representa be continued Into the evening. With the ' tlves were then nominated and the city exception of th hour given over to mis- cellaneou business at the beginning of the session, the entire day and night sessions were devoted to a discussion of the wisdom, expediency, and justice of adopting the resolutions recognising Cu- ; ban belligerency, and tendering the friendly om.s or the United States (or a settlement of the trouble. On th on hand It waa contended that the United : Stat? should lake a position In favor ot Cuba because the Cubans were entitled to our sympathy and support, and on the other hand. It had not been demonstrated . that the had made sufficient progress In the war to Justify, under the practice t of nation, recognition aa belligerent. OBSTACLES REMOVED. Re-Organlxatlon Pl-n of the Northern Pacific Will Be Carried Out. Milwaukee, April 4. Johnson Living ston, representing the general second mortgage bondholders of the Northern Pacific, has tiled an amended answer In , the I'nlted State court admitting all or the allegation of the complaint filed or iginally by the Farmers' Loan and Trust : Co. This action shows that almost every ! obstacle in the way of the re-organisation plan has been removed, aa the gen era! mortgage bondholders were among . those from whom the trouble was most : feared. ' Livingston' first answer was filed on March 2. and caused consternation amnnv Knrth.m PaflA aamrllw hnlHM ' because It claimed priority for second - mortgage bond over not only third mart- gages, but consolidated mortgage deben- lures, and attacked the validity of the receiver' certificates. These claims are now abandoned. All that now stands In the way of the re-organixation plan Is the objection of the third mortgage bondholders, and the claim of the Wis consin Central that all bonds of the Northern Pacific are void tor neglect In complying with the terms of the charter In their Issuance. DISASTROUS CLOUDBURST. Sixteen Persons Reported to Have Been Drowned In Kentucky. Special to the Astorlan. Cincinnati. April 4. A special from Roonevtlle, Ky., says: A cloudburst ot the Little Sexton and Buffslo creeks is reported, which .lid gr-'at damage to property, and it Is thought probably six teen persons were drowned. Sexton creek flows in some places through deep gorges. Through these gorges the stream rushes, .vheii in flood tide, with the speed of a race horse, and, striking the bottom lands below, spreads out with wonderful rapidity. The cloud burst occurred up In the gorges. The water gathered in a moment and the wild flood poured down in a solid wall, 1 carrying death and destruction In Its path, r.uffalo creek Is even more crook ed and tortuous than Little Sexton, and by Its actions after the burst eleven people arc believed to have lost their lives. REED ENDORSED. Waltham. Mass., April 4. The Fourth Congressional Republican convention to day passed resolutions endorsing Reed for president FOR QUAY. Pottsvllle, Pa.. April 4. Two delegates wore elected to the St. Louis convention today. The delegates favor Senator Quay for president with McKlnley as second choice. Smaller One Why don't you pick out ' feller n' vor alae? Tar .Inunnll tji,. t - - .,... .ur- kuio w i no mum oi Aaiona ai lar ger One Don t give me no back talk, ruthers' Hall next Monday, April 6, at or 1 11 knock such a draft through you i t o'clock p. m., on the object and bene that you'll have fever and ague for the I fits of the Order of Ladle of the Mac rest o' yer Ufel-Truth. cabees. All are cordially Invited. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Govt Report REPUBLICANS IN HEATED SESSION Portland Politicians Pight and Yell and Shout, and Kind I'p the I Day by Splittino. MAYOR SYLVESTER PENNOYER Cs-Goveraor Will frokakty Be Elected, is He Bs tke Sipport of Tkre r actio, . With a hide Bread ia tke ie aiblicaa Firty Kaiks. Special to tha Astorlaa, , Portland, April 4. Th Republican city and county convention apllt wid open to day and as a result two Republican tick eta will undoubtedly b In th Held. Wilti th convention met thl morning the Si mon faction endeavored to organise th convention by the election of Joseph 1 ! Blmon chairman. The opposition, lead br District Attorney Hum, out forward j Judg. C H. Car ay, and endeavored to 1 elect hi chairman. I B00 gentlemen were oa tha platform at the same time, calling for order, but the delegate and their followers broke looe, shouting and yelling, so that notb- bjp electing General George H. William I chairman, but this attempt failed, and fc iwcuun aojuunwi ana ! left th halL They will hold another convention Monday. The Simon dele- j fte, went on an, th mmm ! Inatlona a slated, ; Geo. C. Beam waa nominated for shur- t Iff and D. Soils Cohen for mayor. . and county ticket completed. . Delegates : to the state convention were also elected. - j Th letjUlatlve ticket aa mads up by . ' this convention la agalnat J. H. Mitchell tor United State senator. It I under tood that at the convention a full ticket will be nominated. With two Republican tickets In the Held many pretne; that the next mayor of Portland will b e Covernor Peaiuryer, who has already re- . eelved the nomination of the Populbua . and the Taxpayers" League, and on Mon day he will receive the Democratic nom ination. UMATILLA DEMOCRATS. Pendelton, April 4. The Democratic county convention today nominated coun ty and legislative tickets. The nominations were: Sheriff. Win. Blakeley, of Eastland: county clerk, John Vert, of Pendleton: recorder of convey ances, Jas. A. Howard, of Pendleton; county Judge. Wm. Scott of Helix: com missioner. Hepry Frasler. of Milton; treasurer, Chas. Bowling, of Adams: as sessor, D. W. McDannald, of Valley; school superintendent. F. J VanWlnksV, of Weston; surveyor, G I. Ladow, of Pendleton; coroner, Chas. Beale, of Pen dleton; representative, 8. P. Purdy, of Athena: M. Toner, of Cottonwood; J. B. Baylor, of Echo. ' MORE POPULISTS. Baker City, Or.. April 4. Th Demo cratic county convention, which met her today, passed resolution In favor of tha free and unlimited coinage of silver at . the ratio of It to L . , 8HE IS A BIGAMIST. Has Eight Living Husbands and Is Look ing for More. Bait Lake. April 4. A special to the , Tribune from Butte, Mont., says: ! John Green, who la trying to have his ' marriage annulled, told a remarkable ' story about his wife's matrimonial ad ; ventures. The woman was known In : Butte about a year ago as Gladys South ; ward, and was a devout member ot tho ; Baptist church when Green met her. , They were married last September. On I the 12th of last month Green saya ahe i deserted him. taking all his cash. Upon investigation. Green finds that tha wom an has eight living husbands and ha : never been divorced. Her first husband. ' whom she married when she was 14. la a farmer named Amerman, living near Desmotnes, Iowa. Later she married Gossuge, in Des Moines: Lassel, In Hel ; ena; Dayton, Davenport and Nelson In Portland, Oregon, and Ryan, at Albany, Or. She Is now supposed to be in Port land. RUSSIAN EYES ON FRANCE. What 8t. Petersburg Is Saying About Present Condition of French Politics. St. Petersburg. April 4. The action and votes of the French chamber have been most eagerly followed here, the tear being entertained that another gov ernment is about to be upset. The Novostl says that, seeing the ur gent political questions now pending In the sphere of foreign affairs. It Is better inai tna Bourgeois ministry should re main In power. The Vledomostl. which has alt along been bitterly opposed to the present French ministry, says that France la drifting Into a revolution. LECTURE. Mrs, Nellie H. Lamson, state organiser of the Lsutlps nf th VanhiIm. nt rt. gon. will deliver a very Interesting free i . .i ,,, - . . , ?