ASTORIA PUBLIC I.I2UAI1V A3CIATM r TOOAV'I WCATHdl, tf r AAAAA aha. at A. A Tht ASTORIA hat tha lirrnt 10CU Ik fatCtll (f WllMllflM ltd OuiUfH Octitlaatl ihowm, r a drc.litami Is. lirt;a-t Gf.NtRAl elrculi- S ties, anal tha larrnt TOTAL elrcuiitlM ef r t: all pagan autriuMd la Aitorta, 1CXCI,USIVI TICLICGKAPIIIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XIV. ASTORIA, OUKUO.V, FiiJDAY JIOUXJNU AI'HIL 10, !!(!. NO. 83. Silt CP wiifjtijiiL I Time, Tide and Creditors Will wait for no innn foiv, the TRUSTTOi'S SALT: Thcr of fiei.' nnd Boys Cloth- lnjrJ:u rnishlng Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Blank ets, Quilts. Etc., nt Kuctory 1'rrVen, nt tin The One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishei s. C. S. JACOBSON, Tnmtee. Mitt autl 5UH ('(IMMKHCUL HTKKKT. ASTORIA. OK. I.MUT Blank Io you ml nny thing in Oftiee upliH, Pri'm'B, Co.yiij? aMookn, InkstuiulH, TallHs, J5okH, liluo Print I'ajx-r, AVnMe iUuUtn, Dirk Trny. IVn Iiek, Tyj't) Writing Pnpei, Kill.n aiul Carl en Pajfi. If B-if we can Hiijjly you. STATE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS Absurd Inconsistency of tbe For mer ty Adopting Conflict ing Resolutions. THEY DECLARED FOR FREE SILVER And Commended Presldeat Cleveland for His Courage ind Honesty Is Administering Affairs. M r I.TN M A 1 1 CO r N T v :o N t i:s I Took I i lh Orealrr I'ait ol tha T in. ut III Itepubllran Cost .4,M--'llianrlal (Jue.tlun t.fl ( NaUttftal Hull Jr llem.M-rst. Kleet.d tllrgal. A new lot of Piny 1 rig CorclH jtmt received. Griffin & Reed, Citv Hook Store. Bargains! Such a Never Been Offered Before in Hardware. Granite Ware. Rope, Stoves. Iron Pipe. Terra Cotta ripcs. Bar Iron. Steel. Cannery Supplies. Loggers' Tools PLUMBING, TIN WORK. wand JOB WORK, At prices that defy competition. Done ty experienced workmen. Oris Fixture nt Cot. Ctatt mitt llo Convinced Sol Oppenheimer, Trustee for M. C. CROSBY. S. rVTCMAN, lata at Rrmn tlcAmra. R. T. CARI.r. lata of Stwklon, Csl COLLTtBIA IRON WORKS.; Foundrymcn, Blacksmiths. Machinists and Boiler Makers. MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY. Irop and Brass Casting. General Blacksmith Work, SPECIALTIES Welch Patent Wheel, Ship .Smithing and Steamboat Work, Cannery anil mil Machinery, Marine and Stationary Boilers Built to Order. . . tirSpeclally equipped for Loggers' Work. Located on i8th and Frapklln (Scow Bay Foundry). Phone 78. Correspondence solicited. EXTENDED SYMPATHY. "Do unto others aa you would hevt other, do unto you," If sympathetically shown in tha following llnca, tha pre sumption being that sympathy la born, or akin to pain or Borrow: "Gentlemen: Please (and Krauaa'i Headache Capauloa aa follow! : Two boxea to Flora Sony, tiavanna, N. Dak. Two boxea to Llllla Wlloog, Urookland, N. Dak, I have alwaya boen a great ufferer from headache and your Cap aulas are the only thine that rellevea me." Toura very truly, FLORA SEAY. Havanna, N. Dak. For aala by Chaa. Rug era, Astoria, Or., ola agent Cheap Clothing; Tha Hop Lea Clothing Factory and merchant tailors, at US Bond atreet, make underclothing to order. Bulta and trouaera made to (It perfectly. Every order punctually on time and latiafaotloa guaranteed, Goodcoodi aold cheap. Call and be convlnoed. bpr.iiil to Hi.' A.turtaa Portland. April T lt-moi ratio and It. publican .int.- com mit Ions niel In thla city today. Tim Ivmernt, adopted a pl.it Turin favoring Ihe tree and unlimited toliutiff- ut silver at ratio or It to 1, ailoptrd a resolution commending Prcal drtit Cleveland fur hi eourou iunl hon n1y, nnd .trrtril dnlitutra to th. na- tlonnl ronvmtlon phijfril to vot for a mnn fur prwili nt who favute.1 the (rea lUlnuK' ol mlvrr. Thv It. miI.I. an convention arromplLh rd llttlr, th. rontvat or the Multnomah roumy ilrli nation havinc conaumed the time ut thi' commJUre on crrdrntlala from niK till p. m. Th convention fltully dnldrd to dltldo the dchcatlona. The artunl work of the convrntlon will thrrrforp not Imih until tomorrow. TIIK DKMOCKATB. I'ortlui.d. April -Tke lxinucratlc a nte conv.nllon nit-t tmlay ulul rlvvtrd V. H. H'Arry. t Hil.in. iin"ornry rhnlrmun. Alter thr uiHmtmut of committer, tl:a rotixrntlun look a rvrvM until 1 o'clock. In n tiiv tunvrntlun rrMaombttd nt 2 l in , thu iMniDilttr on crtilmilul mmli- a rport wtih-h waa adopted. To nport. re prrrntil on oriU r of l)Ulin. Tlir dlRereni'e lietween tne too nixirti waa that J hi- majority r, port proul.l lur the . In lion of a ihiilini.m of the Mti.tc central committee by the io int ion, ii ml the mlnollty that the itiitml i-oiiiiuitiiM uln-t him. Another point of ilirrereni'i wan that the mnjoilty niK.it piutlil. d for the fleet Ion of drle- Itatt. in Hi, natloiitil ronentlon und roller. -). n hy the entire convention. In. I, .l ul l,y illmrleia, it. provided (or In the tiiii.ii ity re;ort. 1 he majority report uli-o provided ihnt a platform lie ud'S'teil 1 loiv nny nomliiutloiui were niiide. The minority report provided that thla ahnuhl Iw done after the notnl n.iilun. Weutlu itord, of T.lnn moved the Hilupiliin of the majority report, l.u ley, of t'mutlllu, motwl to auh.tltuto the In the minority report. The mnJoFlty ronnlileralde dl.cua.lua. In which It win develop, it that the (re allwr element favon-j the majority retort. It brine; their Intention to make certain that only free Hher dilrKHteH ahouhl yo to Ihe national convention, a vote on the mo tion waa taken hy coutillen, mid the bal lot re.ulti'd: In tavor or the mnjorlty re port. ISO; in favor of the minority re port, M. The Adoption of the report made D'Arcy liermaJient rhalriuun and Nulan.l per manent necretnry. Mulllnlx. of Clulnop. then prenentml the majority report of the committee on platrorm. Klmiil. of louKlitia, then auhmlttiHl the minority import. 'Mum of Multnomah, moved that the minority n-port be auhatltuted for the tint reaolutlon of the majority report. It waa twenty minute after 5 o'clock before the vote waa reachnd. The voting waa done hy countlca. ilarlon. aye, It noea: I'UitMop, 7 noes. When Multnomah county waa reached Individual name, were callod. Kx-i,)overnor Thayer .aid. while he waa favor of free .liver, he would vole nye, na he thooKht It prvKumpttoua for thla convention to o declnre in advance of the action of the national convention. The total vote cunt waa Hi. The vote atood: Aye., il: noea, UC a mttlorlty or alxly-onp for the free allver .'lenient. A motion to adjourn till :.i0 waa lost, und the platform proceeded with, section by nei'llon. When the plunk In.itriicllnif the deleKiitee to the natlohiil ronrtiniUm to vote for a free silver ninn only vvua reached, J'lpa moved that It he Mtrtclitn, nnd the call of the roll wiim demanded. The vote reaulted, ye.t, 115: nay. U'J. The aii'tlou waa amended by etrikrng out the word "only." The platform waa then tulopted without further ami ail ment, ufti r which t recess waa taken till 7:30 p. in. When tho convention re-nsnemtled, Plpea, of Multnomah, offered a resolu tion commondlnx Prealdent Cleveland for hie cournwe nnd honesty. Daly, of Polk, moved tho revolution be referred to the natlonul Democratic convention. The Duly motion waa lost, and a motion sroa then made to lay Plpoa' motion on the tnhle. The motion was lost by a vote of 171 to 711. Tho question waa then ' received on Pipes' motion, which wits carried, by a vote of IK, to HO. W. K. Iltitcher. J. W. Howard, I,. P. Mulrlnl., Ohn. Nlckell, Pr. J. Welch, J, H. Townseml. M. A. Miller, nnd J. 1. McKlnnon were elected dtlCKatoa to the national convention. A irrcttt many of the anil-free silver delcKiitea voted blank. Thla etibjeoted them to connldcrnhle crit icism from tho victorious silver element The convention adjourned till 10:30 tomorrow. THE TLATFORM. aa they xlt-d prior to IKJ. the silver coin In tin full, leKiil tender, e'limlly with Hold,, fur all ii Ins nnd due., pul.llc and private: miwI Wo denounce nil dlacrlm Inntlon by the aovrrnm-nt aitiilrmt either the (old or .liver urreiw y of ll. mun try. We demand Unit the .eereiary of the tren.tiry shall coin Into .tan Inrd all ver dollnra, na aoon na prneilcnlil", nil the .liver bullion now In im treasury of the t'nited Htnte., which riprriw-Ma .liver selaiKirsK", or rolntwn profit, to the Kovernment: also, all sliver bullion that may hereafter he orfend for coin- UK1." The pin I form further ) muivla the re peal of ul! apei'lllc contrnet laws: favore the construction of the Nlcuriiuuu c.nul to lie cofitrollwl hy the K'neriil Kovern mi'ftt; tarlrT lor revenue only, uivl rhild eiifiircemenl of the Monroe doctrine. It also demiinil. the r.dnctlun of nil nil arle., feilernl find .tiite: the nlMll.huient of the rullrofpl comml..iin, and all other useless rommlneloria, nrnl Ihe re-enact-nient of the mortvuice tax law. It d.noulne. the eiinivaiovin acta of the last le(luture and all wvret polit ical Ixulle ornnle. fnr rfltloua pro wrlptlon. On the flshm qui-atlon. the platform any.: "We favor the preiM-rvatflin of the salmon Industry of the .tale hy nhoi Ishlrur all flahtrn4ia, wheela aixi .mull me.ti er." I'eleantea to Ihe natlorul convention were Instruct, 1 to aupport a rundldate In favor of the free nnd unlimited cotn mr of silver nt rntlo ol is to I. The minority report, which waa voted down, endorsed the natlonnl Democratic platform of Ism. and Ita Interpretation hy President Cleveland. It ulso endorsed Lhe national edmtnUlratlnn. It KPf m.lCA.V CO.VVKNTIOX flpcciul to Ihe A.torlan. Purtlamt. April . The ltepubllcnn elate convention win called to ordiT to day hy Chairman Hteel, of the etale com mittee. uen-rni ueorae H. Williams, of Port THE ASTORIA RAILROAD PLANS Fiilliicy Shnwp of Statements .Miiile Ii) I'eoiitc U'bu Uoo't Know Whereof They Speak. Ii:i'( SITE IN GOOD SIIAI'E Via a (Juoiiuo ot the C9lt Way to Clox lp Matters-Sctcral riaaa Opca larger fr.ipcrtv -. acr Date It Tntir Ok a Vy. The following la uk.n from the Port-lait-l Kvenlnc Telegram of the Mh, and It wuk for Itself : "A rillroad man who has juat returned from A.torla auya :he railroad situation Uown triere has mt chunirwl In two months, and tht thero Is about as much enthusiasm left In the railroad boomers' brrasts aa there la In a denl campaign sheet. Although the bu.lneaa men or ; the town try to put up a bold and ; cheery front, and the real estate mcn diplomatically en?o'jngo one another, yet i l the same time they have no heart In w hut they cay. " 'The w ild dre.ims of spwulutora In real estate, ekyecraper hotels and bual-n.-ks block..- said the visitor, 'have re ceived a rude shock aln.-o they observed the manner In which Mr. Hammond's t' hemes are la'lng puahed. I had a talk with a lew of the people who are In a position tl know whereof fhov inib land, was elected temporary chairman. I and to mr .iirnrfn I fmm.t tha, mi. Judga Williams appointed committees on . to strangers they wouLl any that all criilenlliil. and order of bustni -aa, and ' their prospects were blight, yet on the eu.iveimun iisis a rettws until I other hand there la a feeling- that after t ni. I all the railroad will fall. The convention met at In. m.. but tm- 'Where the fault lies 1 hell.., u ik. mediately took a recess until 7 p. m. lack of Hint entrorlsln snirtt ,h, Hi.. When the hour arrlveil the crrdentlula onmmlttee waa not ready to rcpuit, and me convention listened to a sorech from Thoa. H. Tongue, the Itepubllran nora- tlrutulshes some Oregon communities. Mr. Hammond may not be entirely bUim-lews. He ha aecured great con cessions, and Is asking for more. Some Inee of the First District for congress, rf the mople are complaining; now that Hla reference, in 1ctilnl,.v an , , , ... . His references to McKlnlcy and protec tlon were greeted with wild aipliiuse. At l:u the credentials committee pre sented It report. There were three re reports, a majority, and two minority re- porta. The majority report, signed hy live of the committee, favesra seating the Hlmon delegates from Multnomah coun ty: the tlrst minority report, signed bv Clymer. of Maker, favors seating the iintl-Blmon delegate.: and the second mi nority, signed by Clatsop, favors divid ing the delegations hy giving each fac tion a one-half representation. Kufua Mullory, of Portlnnd. who held a nrosv from Grant county, presented Ihe claim Hammond owns the town, and Is kicking because he cannot secure one small block for that depot that they have talked so much about. Were It not a bread and butter proposition with them, certainly there la one Astoria newspaper that would "let loose" and tell the exact truth about the railway scheme. In which more than Astoria Is rightfully concrnel. It ha hen suggested to me that there la something behind all theae hindrances to the development of the line. " The weather ha not materially Inter fered with construction work. I am told. ana yet progress la painfully slow. Ham- lorlnns know this, anil they also know that It Is to their best Interest to have work go forward Immediately through out the length and breadth of the city water frontage. And to thla end several special committees have been working hard during the past few days, and have met with urilooked for success. Three Thousand dollar In cash has been raised, more necessary, and the moat conservative and stiff-backed cltlsen ac knowledges tonight that the matter can and will be closed up within a day or two. where. In the T'nited States, I any work going on of any consequence In the nature of railroad construction? There Is none. The times have been against the Investment of capital In the enlargement of railroad system or the construction of new lines. Asotrla can congratulate herself that In the face of tremeilous financial obstacles, she ha already accomplished so much. A man like Hammond, possessing so much ex ecutive ability, combined with capital, and the power to Influence capital, can not be found every day. Hla work here speaks for ltaelf. Already nearly a mil lion dollar ha been expended on the Astoria railroad, and yet to tbe casual oturver, work ha only come need. When one commences to criticise enter prises of this kind, and particularly one pretending to be a railroad man. he bad better be sure of his fact before be starts In. There wa a meeting yesterday In the Chamber of Commerce rooms of the various committees, and while there waa little progress to report In the way of actual eubsi-rtptlona to the depot site In addition to the Hat already In print, yet encouragement wa given that the matter of the t3i balance can aoon be adjusted. The means are at hand for rhe accomplishment of the desired re ault in several different ways. Ths spe cial committee is now laboring with the larger property owners on a plan which can be quickly consummated If agreeable to all. It 1 only a question of which I the easiest way to close up the deal. Those who know Aatoria know that the proposition will succeed. If not In one way. In another. SENATORS LOCK HORNS ON WOOL or the Hlmon faction In a speech of an mond left town In anything but a peace hour In length. -ri , ij ,w .u iA C. W. Fulton, of Clatsop, then took the platform and stwke for The second mi nority report, favoring a division Immediately after Fulton's speech, a vote wns taken nnd the second minority report, dividing the delegation and giving each faction one-half representation, was adopted by a vote of 1 to St The com mittee on platrorm waa then selected by the chairman, one member from each county delegation. Hoi. Hlrsch was se lected to represent Multnomah and Claud Ontch. Marion. The platform commit tee will meet tomorrow morning. After It had been announces that the different district convention would meet tomor row morning to nominate district officers, the convention adjourned to meet at the Chamber of Commerce building tomor row morning at 11 o'clock. AN AKSKNai. COMINU. they have not made the Inst -onceaaiona he demands. The promoter has gone to Ban I- ranclacn, and may go Kaat, and nobody knows when he will come bacln He has stated he will not let any more contracts until the depot Mte 1 settled upon, and this means that there will be a long delay or no work done nt all on the road this summer. And of course as long as th-re Is nothing definite the re.il estate shark can manage to do business on attractive promises. In my Judgment, Hammond wants too many as surances to go ahead on every piece ot work on the road. He says the road will be built: but when?" That the statements made by -.he rail road man quoted In the ibove urtlcle, are without foundation In fact, is ap parent to anyone familiar with the situa tion. It would seem that a newspaper of the reputable record of the Telegram, 1 wotiia naruiy permit auch statementa For the Protection of Washington Prop- be made without giving the true name erty from the Btrlklruj Fishermen- of ,he "l" A"0"1- If the man who Trouble Aniicii,t Wro" ,he rtlcle bad stepped out of Trouble Anticipated. hi. office und proceeded a few blocks to Olvmnla Wn Aiirtt a The ... ii. the wnBrf- he wouM have found a doien oiympta. wn.. April .-Thc supplies carloads of hrldge Iron Just arrived In anil ammunition for tbe detachment of Portland, and awaiting transportation to Infanuy ordered to the protection of the Astoria where It la to be Immediately fishing Interests alone, the Washington P'1"1 th! dmW. '"I'1 Hero!w Tong's bank of ,h rhinmhi. . (v,"nl"Kon , bay connecting the Seashore road with tank of the Columbia nver left here to- I the new line now being built between day In charge of Adjutant General Bou- . Ooble and Astoria. If he had examined tell. The rations for the enlisted men ' ,h rworJ of th t'nited States custom of the detachment w, be commuted at ! tVlTht ""hate JyTl fr centa per day. They wlB proceed to England loaded with the- heaviest Maker's Muy. At Chehalls. they transfer ' yvT lttl'I hi a railroad track for South Bend, and will proceed bv wa. ! oa the Pai'lnc Coast, consigned to the ter to Ovaterviile .nswe.il. i. Astoria and Columbia River Railroad, tir to iiyaterv tile, and by rail tu Ilwaco. and that the iw v.-.,i .in ...,ki Hen. Moutell said the trooiw would stny rive here in June. " If he had inquired nt the county recorder's office of Clat- so long us the property of Washington cltliens needs protection from ih. irik. Ittg fishermen. Traps and Ismle will be guarded by means of a steamboat, Which will curry troops and patrol the river outside of tho tlshlng iippllanoes. "l anticipate, " Said the general, "that there may lie serious trouble arising out of this matter." A FI LL WEIGHT SILVER DOLLAR. It Is safe to say that no solution of thA . h n. . silver question Is feasible In this country Tongue Point ?i" V , "k. 0f ""vtP monnietulllsm. If miles of gradi The financial plunk of the platform rends us follows: Whereas, the present depressed con dition of the country und the shrinkage of values are largely due to the llnanclal system which has controlled the nation for more than twenty yeurs past, we. the Democrats of the Btnto of Oregon, hereby declare ourselves aa unalterably opposed to the single gold standard, and demand the Immedlato return to the constitutional standard of gold and stiver by restoration by the general government, independently of any foreign power, of the unrestricted coinage of both gold and allver Into standard money at a ratio of It to L and upon term of exaot equality. sop county, he would Uiere have learned that the right of way for the railroad hud long ago been deeded to the com puny. If he had Inquired also at the same office, und of the committee in charge of affairs, he would have learned I that large donations of land have been made for the depot site In the central , portion of Astoria. &nd that only a few feet of ground remain to be given to complete thut portion of the deal. He I might also have learned that a large j portion of tho grading, two tunnels, nnd vuiiiiig urs. nave been done on on miles of the road alinve well as about five the fia-ht I. r,.r...i ! w ' narrenton. if he the us. of k" ".,u,T"''m- . 'I"" . Aatoria for the . Hi.t.,, .no eiivt-r people profess- to be favorable to this and If they are, any feasible plan for dealing with the aubject on a bimetallic basis should receive tholr hearty sun port. In our Inst Issue we suggested a plan by wrhlch bimetallism could be secured with the unlimited coinage of silver by adopting a flexible ratio, thus adapting the quantity of silver In the dollar to tho value, so that the sliver .Inline i actual circulation will always be worth as much as the gold dollar, either as i.i.iniuii ur as money, tinder such con ditions there could be no tendency of silver to drive out gold, or vice versa, nnd, consequently, no reason for restrict ing the coinage of either. From Qunton's Magailne for April. A STRANGE ACCIDENT. 8hlp Sink In San Francisco Harbor and Six Seamen Were Drowned. Special tp the Aatorlaa. San Francisco, April 1-No stranger disaster ever happened to a vessel than the accident which befell the British ship Blalrmor at T this morning. While riding at anchor In Minion Bay, one mil east of the Union Iron Works, the vessel was struck by a violent squall, which, together with the swift flood tide, threw the craft oa her starboard side, rapsised her completely and sank her In less than five mlnues. Fifteen seamen struggled In the water. Six were confined In the vessel's hold, nnd were probably pinned down by falling dunnage used to holi the ship's ballast In plaxt. -- . - . .- . The imprisoned sextette never reached the deck, as did their comrades engaged with them In handling the ballast below, and their bodies are Imprisoned In the steel hull. The Blab-more' masts lie level with the bay bottom, under seven fathoms of water, and there Is not a ahrht of the sailors. The sunken tomb la visible above the waves. Here and there on the surface of the water near the scene of the calamity Is a piece of drift from the wreck, but beyond this, the vessel and men have been completely swallowed up. The unfortunate men who lost their lives were: T Ludwig, ths first mate; Henry Clark, an able setman: Rol.md Slegle, an apprentice: O. Renebaum. an able seaman: H. Slnstrand, the watch man: and Sam Kerry, the steward. The squall that caused the disaster- the most severe experienced on the south arm of the bay for years. MINERS ARE DOOMED. Six Men Imprisoned In a Burning Mon tana Mine. Butte, Mont.. April .-t'p to the latest report the seven men imprisoned In the burning Hope mine at Basin had not been reached or heard from, and then friends are certain now not one t. alive. All night the entire nonulattnn ..r Basin worked unceasingly and resorted to every known effort to get air down to the entombed miners. After the timber commenced to fall down, the hope of ever Deinar aoie to save the men was given up. Several candles and lanterns were I lowered today, but thev got no fnether I . . - - - - i - , :-v u. num i. n rnni. man iwentv reef before Oi.,t .i. i . . . . . er and go ont. . " "nV.7 " "":.r "-' - : r f-..iw guilty to a, Mills, of Tews, and .Mitchell, of Ore gon, Participate la a Lively Tariff Colloquy. GENTLEMEN WERE SARCASTIC Scathiig Deiaaciatioa of the America- rrs fective Issociatioa by rieprestata tite ritzgerild -- Appro priatioat Hide. Washington, April --ln the senate to day there was a lively tart (if colloquy fol lowing Senator Mantle' speech on re committing the tariff bill to tbe fluanoa committee. Hawley questioned some cat the wool figure which bad been siren, and aooke of tbe idle woolen factorlea and tbe atagnant condition ot Industry in tbe East Hoar declared the Eastern senatori b4 voted here for protection on wool, while the Western states had lent senators here from Kansas, Texas and Oresnat who had voted (or free wool This brought Mill to hi feet, who, declared agalnat the atatement made that tha wool manufacturers bad suffered by IhsT Wilson tariff law. Mills rejoined that every particle ot wool now manufactured was made by American labor. "Then," be added, "a protective tariff la a protective humbug." "Let me ask tbe senator from Texas. Inquired Mitchell, of Oregon, 'if then) has not been a vast decrease in tha num ber of Texas sheep since the Wilson lav went Into force. "I don't believe It" responded Mill. "But tbe statistics of tbe state skew It" Insisted Mitchell. "The statistics are made by tbe wool men In the delusion that they are bene fited." said Mills. "Are your state official of Texas aheepmen?" pursued Mitchell. "The statistics are from sheepmen, uw-hj lam. As he sat down, Mitchell sold: "A Dem ocratic congress favored the free wool otii ana tne people discount'! the Demo cratic party." "Yes," responded Mills, "and someborl-r discounted the Republican party In 119!." IN THE HOUSE. Washington, April 9. The house today. after debating- the hill to abolish com-' pulsory pilotage on sailing vessels en- ' gaged In coastwise trade, defeated tha measure by a large majority. 6s to HZ The District of Columbia approprtatjoat bill, which was recommitted early 1st March, after a protracted light against appropriations for private and sectarian charitable Institutions, wa brought Into the house today with the specific ap propriations stricken out and contain! ns; In lieu thereof the appropriation tt a lump sum for charities, to be expended under the direction of the district com missioners, with the proviso that no part of the appropriation should go to In stitution In ecclesiastical or sectarian control. The feature of the debate waa a vig orous attack on the A. P. A. by Mr. Fltxgerald. "The members of tbe house, said Mr. Fitzgerald, "have been Impor tuned not In the interest of Justice, eX freedom, or of the bruad spirit of Dber allty and Americanism, to oppose thla bill, but because It appropriated money for Cathollo Institutions, I stand upon this floor, born and bred a Roman Cath ollc. and proud of it and I deny the right of any secret, oathbound organisation to come before the legal representatives or the American people, and, by Its dark, deep, underhand methods, seek to de prive me and the members of the religion ' which I profess, from the honest rlghta and privileges and dues of American el- ' tisenshlp." A vote was taken on the amended bin. which was passed, 134 to 21. NOT SUCH A JOKE. AFTER ALL. San Francisco, April '.-Nicholas Claus- Followlng are the name of the men in the mine: John Buckley, Martin Sulli van. Hugh McKowan. Patrick R,,..iri Barney Hall. Will Belden and Ed. M- Arthur. A CROOKED TRANSACTION. Pearson's Weekly. ,hat 'o7 of yours good for any thing?" he asked of a man an he mo tioned to a canine that lay behind the door. , "Is he? You Just lay your band on my shoulder and utter a 'whoo.' " The man did so, and the dog m 'rang up and bit his owner en the leg iPd grace fully retired. "How do you account for that?" aaked tha Inquirer, as a general laugh went round. "Hang itl I had forgotten that he waa cross-eyed, waa tha reply. "I ought to have placed my band on your shoulder and yelled." completion of the railroad between As- lorta and Oohie, within the next two years; that the contract Is valid and binding on both sides; that Mr. Ham mond has the financial ability to carry out his part of the contract: that the money la up, with which to complete the work on his part and that the cltlsen of Astoria have practically completed all conditions on their part to insure the carrying out of the contract. The "I" referred to ought to appear before the public In bis proper person and n.-k. nowledgo that he purposely misled an unsuspecting newspaper editor or else he was entirely misinformed upon .the sub ject about which he was talking. Astoria Is a comparatively Btnall city, but It Is amply able and will carry out Its railroad project. The ends may not be accomplished this year, but the con tract will be fulfilled within the time limit. Astoria has its little troubles, as does nny other town, undergoing radical changes. That the people cannot agree at once upon plans which involve heavy e.peniw iur me location of the depot, does not argue that the main project will miscarry. There Is no such possibility nor does any one dream of such an out come. If the location of the depot is not agreed upon within the next few days, the railroad company may not do any active work within the city limits: but the enterprise as an entirety is al ready assured, and If construction of the principal portion of the line Is tem porarily delayed, It Is certain of com. pletlon In any event by the expiration of the time mentioned In the contract As- QUITE SUCCESSFUL. Texas Father Kills His Daughter, Her Lover, and Himself. charge of murder, changed his plea, and Interposed insanity as his defense, was found guilty of murder in the first de gree today, with a pcnaltv fixed i ! prisonment for life. Five Germans on ! the J""" aved the life of their fellow j countryman. To secure a verdict a com j promise of life imprisonment was agreed upon after twenty-four hours' deliberation. OREGON REPRESENTATIVE. Brenham. Texas. April 9-At 2:10 this I morning, on the denot Dlatform nt mil I llcan. John Brooks shot and killed his s' Francisco, April s.-Tho national daughter. Mollle Rrooks, and her lover, racing- board of the League of American ' A. C. Worrells, as they were about to w-heelmen has appointed' Carrol K. boanl the northbound passenger train ' Hughes, of Portland, as the rapresenta for Bryant to be married. After the tlve of -ht body for the state of Ore shooting Brooks went to a rock auarrv I Kn- . TENNESSEE DERBY. Memphis. April 9. The Tennessee der by, m miles, valued at JS.Ooo, was won today by Dr. McLean's brown gelding; Berclalr, Lady Inei second, and Ben Eb r third: time. 1:55, and It Is the Tennessee Derby record, the best previous perform- ance being that of Fandango, 1:59. ELECTr.OCUTION IsToHia near Milllcan and sat down on of dynamite, which he exploded blew himself to atoms. box and MARCHING ON SUAK1M. The Reported Anglo-French Understand ing Renders Italy Uneasy Re specting Tripoli. Rome, April 9. The rumored under standing between England and France on the subject of Egypt causes alarming suspicions to be entertained hire regard ing Tripoli. The fact that Osman Dlgna has left Kasala and Is now marching on Suaklm Is confirmed. MARKET REPORTS. Liver pool, April 9.-Close-Wheat, spot, Columbus. Ohio, April 9.-The state or Ohio, on and after July L will Inflict capital punishment by electricity, the bin passing today. GREEKS BEST US. 'X Athens, Auril 9 The Americans mrJ. peted In the gymnastlo exhibition on ths rings and parallel bars, horse leaulnar sternly: demand poor; No. 2 red winter! I and team work, which were the featuiea f California. tf'SJ?'"1 68 - N- of tbe olym "me. today, on tj Hops Pacific Coast, a. IBs- Portland, April 9-Wheat, unchanged. and the native audience went wild wiih i enthusiasm. Highest of all in Leavening power.. Latest U. S. Govt Report suns rr