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ICXCLUSIVtt TICI.ICGHAPIIIC PHIJSS RE POUT.
ASTORIA, OltMiON, HATt'KDAY MOIt.NI.Vi, Al'KIL 11, ISM.
NO. 84.
VOL XLY.
Time, Tide and Creditors
ets, Quilts. Etc., at Factory
The One Price Clothiers,
C. S. JACOBSON;
(OA and 60H roMMKKCUL
lo you nenl itiivtliing in Ofliw BuiliV, Itttt-r
rn-MM'H, Copying 15ookn, InkvtamlH, TuMftH, Ink, JUii.k
Hook .-, Iiluf Trint Tapir, WuMo Haikfln, I)k Trayp, Iii
Haiku, Typu Writing Pupi'i, ...Mioiitf ui.d C'arlt-n Vv.
If 8 ), va ran Hii'Jly ym.
A new lot of Ploying Corel
jitnt received.
Griffin & Reed,
Citv Book Store.
Bargains!
Such Never Been Offered Before In
Hardware. Granite Wire. Rope. Stove. Iron
Pipe. Terr Cotu Pipes. Bar Iron. Steel.
Cannery Supplier Lot few' Tools
PLUMBING, TIN WORK
wanil
At price that defy competition.
Done by experienced workmen.
Oata PIxtMreet rtt Coil.
Sol Oppenheimer,
S. FREEMAN, 11 l Prwinan Holme. R. T. EARLB, Ut f Stockton, Cl
-,COLUnBIA IRON WORKS,-
Foundrymen, Blacksmiths, Machinists and Boiler Makers.
MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING
OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY.
lrop and Brass Costing. General Blacksmith Work,
SPECIALTIE81
Welch Patent Wheel, Ship Smithing: and Steamboat Work,
Cannery and mil Machinery, Marine and Stationary
Boilers Built to Order.
tySpeclally equipped for Loggers' Work. Located on 18th and Franklin (Scow
Bay Foundry). Phone 78. Correspondence solicited.
EXTENDED BTMPATHY.
'Do unto other you would havt
other do unto you," 1 ympathetlcally
hown m th following line. th pre
emption belnt that aympathjr I born,
or akin to pain or aorrow:
"Gentlmen:-rieoe end Kraua'
Ileadacha Capaulu aa follow: Two
box to Flora Beay, Havanna, N. Dak.
Two box to Llllle Wlloox, IJrookland,
N. Dak. I have alway ben a rea.t
ufferer from headaoh and your Cap
aule are th only thing that relieve
me." Tour vary truly,
FLORA 8EAY,
Havanna, N. Dak.
For aala by Chaa, Roger, Aatorla. Or.,
aol agent
Will wnit for no nmn. Thcr
fore, tliv
TRUSTEE'S SALE
saXVa""
of ncn'3 and Boys' Cloth
Injf.Purnlshlng Goods, Mats,
Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks,
VaJiscs, Umbrellas, Blank
PriwH, at the
Hatters and Furnisheis.
Tnmtee.
8TUKKT. ASTORIA, OR.
JOB WORK,
Coll find Be) Convinced
Trustee for M. C. CROSBY.
Cheap
Clothing
Tha Hop Lm Clothing Faotory and
mwohant tailor, at OS Bond atraet,
makea underclothing to order. Suit
and troueer mad to fit perfectly.
Every order punctually on Um and
aatlifaotlon guaranteed, Good good
sold cheap. Call and b convlnoed.
EM) IS
NOW IX SIGHT
Committee of Ten Make further Pro
gress and Arc Confident of
the Kcitult.
I IMi: I OK VK.OHOL S ACTION
Dtpiil Site Sali.crlpiim Shosld Pe Closes
li N llavs-Kttjaidless of Oikcr
lm;1trtUi. r reseat losdi
tiuss licensed Uosisg.
Nulwltliatamtlng (he almenrr of num
Ikt of the m.'tnlM-r of th commute of
ten on clrl alia wllff, those who
were In lli Hiy yesterday succeed.d In
making considerable progress luwurd
raising liuUnra of III tUW fund
nnessiiry XI close III depot alt" deal.
In another column appear ihs additional
imnirs ami itmouiita. Reside Ihcao. sev
ml iluniilona pri niRilo hy irll who
rniurtril thlr imnir k'Pl ou of prtnl.
TlirMr arvrral urnouuia rt ijjIIo Inrijr,
Htl llm luiiimlil) lint nlk'M fill ttiut
tliry roiilil aalrly iwy llwt lh rml 1 In
awhl ll I" conlln. inly rpi-lrl thul
lutlay or rnrly nail rr'k al III Ut.al,
the bulimic of (ho lirt-.iry amount will
la In hand.
1.011km ui ih lumilo.i from an n.
Itlrrl)' iltlnii'rril atnnlHilnt. and uicn
u coll-'iluiJt'l bualnraa Irn I a. rrarJIfna
it n)thlii Itial haa Ixi-n .lour in Ih
m(, t'libi'r on llm di'i"! iroioltlon,
inlit of ay or ubally. oiw run lut
coniv 10 Hi run -luahin that llio only
thine to Im itwif la to lrul ui tha clrMit
mnllrr til lmlr. r root, and that quick
ly. Only a mull umoiint la now neura
aury 10 Ih r.ilnil. and Uioa who are
all ran irrtalnly mk" no Iwtur In
vxatnixnl than to t thrir hamta In
thalr n k.ta and rtnlali up th drul. Tha
flralri il rrwl will m Mrlu J and rvrry on
familiar wtih Iho ailuailon, la (onn.lrnl
that It will lw dun toon. Hut Ihrro
almuld l no furilirr drlay. and tlioa
who mal proml a or partial promlaea,
oucht not to han( hark any lonttrr, wait-
1 Inir on Mim--oni Iim to at lh pari. It
I la not a iiuratinn. thi opinion ol a ( w
I moaa-laii ka And hnlMnformrd nlltora to
I the rontr.iry, of thi ultlniatt- rnmplftlnn
j of lh- r.illr.a.l pru)p nor la It a qura
I tlon of I ha futum tcrowih of thla iK-aHrt.
; or tht dr'il(ftmint of thn unpnrallrlrd
raourrra of t'lulanp county and thp lm
I mrllut ronlliuoua trrtitnry. but It la
, almply a quratlnn of whi lhT or not
I tha rltlarna of Aatnliu want to ar ai'tlv
j work within ih rlty limit now-thw
I aumtnrr. thla month, or wall anothrr
1 yiar. and auff-r tin coniMiirnt loaa of
' liualnru mid lurai rrvt.nura now ao much
I nmlrd wlih which to pay lama, and
mako nmlil Iniprovcmi-nla In prox-rty
It) onlrr that inln run Im made, bulld
' Intcw iTrctrd bihI other cnlnrprlaa for-
wanlid No onr douhta that Rood liual
I ra aa )ulminl and horao arna will pre
vail, and prrnt proaiwrliy Iw acurd.
vrn ut a a,irrllU-,t of pri'arnt mcana.
THK ilYI'BV KANTABI A.
I'rof. Ilrgaa'.rnqiuilinrd Buccw In Ll
Night' 1'rraentailon.
At Klahi-r'a (lwr llouae liiat nlg'nt the
"tlypay Knntaala" wa pivwnted to the
moat fuahlonuhle amllcnr ever aaacm
hM In thla cliy. Thoae who wore not In
attendance mlaaed nn amateur production
that far ecllpard the work of many pro-(,-iu.lon.ila.
and one which kcpl the U
llea and gi'ntlcmin preaent In a lte of
continual apptauae. Utrk of apace pre
vanta giving the entertainment what It
really deacrvca, anil, aa the play will be
prevented naaln till evening, a full ac
count will appear In Sunday' laaue.
Hy far the cutrat thing ver en In
Aatorla wa the l.lllpullan minuet by
four llllle boya and four little glrla
Mnalera Iiwri-nce Kogera, Freddy New
ell. Wllaon Blelne. and Jamie Robb;
Mlaae Ada Kendall, Fay Delimiter. Nan
ette Adam and Haael Uobh. Thoe little
peraon executed a done which was alm
ply wonderful, conalderlng their age
Such a buret of npplauae followed tholr
dnnre they were for-ed to again appear.
Th other feature of the flrt part
were excellent and reflected the groateet
credit upon I'ro'- IWir.
In the llypay Fantaala Mli Oute Orniit,
na Arllne, a. tiypay counleaa.. won th
heart of all. Never wna an nudlenc
more thoroughly captured than by Mlaa
Ornnt' beautiful feature and rhurmlni
wa liint evening. Several oo ren
1ler.1l by thl young lady were gr.ete1
with voclferou applauae. Mr. .Will Hel
cher. na Thadvua, a Oypay prince, waa
exceptionally good, ami, although ho wit
quite III, hU oioa were excellent and
were greatly appreciated by the audience.
Mlaa Rebn Hobeon appeared to good nd
vantnge a the fortune teller, and ren
dered a aolo which brought down the
huuae. Mr. Terry McKean wa all that
could be dealred a the king' Jeater, aa
wua nlao. Mis Nellie I'talnger. a Auro
ra, a Oypay queen. Mix Madge Sovfy
aial Mlaa Kay I.elernmii, aa Tltunla and
Starlight, two Oypay maiden, looked
very pretty, and executed ecveral dance
In a mot artlatlc manner. In the cloalng
cene of th play thru llllle ladlra were
charming In a pretty dance, calcium
light making the effect perfect Miasea
Jennl Curtla, and lone lluwea, a Bun
beam and MlRl. danced prettily, their ef
fort receiving much applauae.
The entertainment wa a grand auccea,
not a hitch occurring1 to mar the beauti
ful cenea, nnd Profeaaor ilegg la to be
congratulated. The Oypay Fantnata will
be preaented again thla evening, and, a
all thoae who had reaerved aent lat
evening held them over for tonight,
landing room will be nt a premium.
TUB GENERAL TRADK.
No Large Increaae, but 8everal Encour
aging Feature.
New York, April 10. nrailatreef to
morrow will ny:
While there I no general Increase In
hualnea, there are eeveral encouraging
feature. Klrat, the advance In price of
flour, wheat, corn, oat, pork and sugar,
together with that for teel billot and
ben ma and other Iron and leel product.
Th advance In wheat ha continued ao
much longer than expected that trade I
again dlaouaalng the likelihood of thl
being the beginning of the long-looked-for
advance for cereal, which they be
lieve muat como after the extreme de
pression of the paat few yeara."
The unfavorable crop report from the
Central, nnd Western state, and the
confirmation of the previous short crop
reports from Argentina and Auetrlulla,
and III small cupplle In F.urope and
allimt, therefore; but, above all, th re.
vlval of apeculatlon In wlwal. are un
derneath III price. Hr'ltreef enhlhlt
of infiltrative price of i atapl
artli lea, Including llv atock, ahow high
er quulatlim for Z prodiK ta on April I,
lai, compared with M Which are lower
and II which ar unchanged In contrail
with quotation on January 1. Controll
ed with on year ago, titer ar Increuaea
of quotations for M ltma, while flv ar
uwhanged and ar lowar.
DUN'S RBIfiRT.
New Tork. April Ift-R. O. Dun Co.'
Weekly Review of Trade, whl'-h lasue
lomorow, will say:
Th volume of bualnea ha not. on th
whole, lncreaae.1, nor liv prke aisire
rlulily advanced Blue April I, when the
range for all rornmodltt wa th lowest
ever known In thl country Ilreadatuff
and Iron product have rlen allKhily.
hut om other article have declined,
ami Ihe root ot th matter la thai th
demund for consumption la atlll tielow
eiiuvtatlon. Th weather ha not fa
vored the actlv dletriuutlon of sjning
gool. Th Injury don to winter wheat
by storm nd frol at Ihe Weal wmilfl
appear, from tha report of int omrem.
to hv been conalderable. Remark ibly
low estimates of th condltlima are re
xrled by atat authorllle, which tenda
to b-saen th purchase of farmer and
of dealer In farming dudrlct.
Hut Ihe reimria ar mora gloomy than
a year ago. Failure for th paat week
have been In th t'nlled State agalnx
Inst year, and il In Canada against
T7 last yr.
Rl'BfllAN NORLKS RI INKI).
Deaplte Government Aid. Their Katatca
Ar Heavily Mortgaged.
Kuronean Kdltlcn N. Te Herald. '
Mr. John Mitchell, Rmiah conaul at
St. Petersburg. In the course of his an
nual renprt to Lord Salisbury upn th
lorullllon of the rounlry, ny: 'Ten
year ot strenuoa aupoprt of a ilnanrla)
rharacler on Ihe part of lh government
of the tnmllord clna ha failed to yield
Ihe desired results. Th Nobility I -and
bank haa proved uneqaai lo lh task of
arresting the aure but gradual decay of
the clua In question. Mortgaged es
tate were rviwatedly. by hundred and
even ttiouaanila. wire tJcs'.Uied to be
dealt with liv the auctioneer's hammer,
but at the critical moment th govern
ment ha alway Intervened with new
act of grace which postpone th evil
day.
"At Ihe preaent time more than on
hundred thousand estates, or 41 per cent
of the whole area of the land owned
by nobles, are mortgaged to various gov
ernment ami private land credit instltu
tiona, and lh amount of money ad
vanced on theo estates ha reached
l.at.a.0aO roubles (f l.5i.ftan). of which
sum l.i;4.0(.i ruble !!i;.0.uuO (till
remain owing. In the course of the
Inst Ave year OVO-1J04I. Ihe Indebtednesa
of landed estate to private land bank
Incre-.sed by M,twu.n rublr lO0.'Mi.
ami the bank last year reaped a profit
of nor Than 7.5W.) ruble (C7.(K) on
the oM ration.
"Of the enormou capital of the Nobil
ity Land bank, exceeding CM.SOo.OcO. ere.
aled by the government for th express
purpose of making money advance to
lundlorda, hut little haa been paid back,
ami but little Improvement has been
made In the cultivation of estates ' It
I asserted by those well acquainted with
provincial life that the million advanced
lo the noble landlord rlas have not been
expended In the Improvement of their
estates, but were spent on amusement,
luxury, travels, . payment of old debt
and unprofitable enterprise.
"On of th chief cauaes that threaten
th Almost complete extinction of the
noble land owning class la to be found
In ahsenteeiam. Th cultivation of land
unfortunately does not afford th nobility
those attraction that are preaented by
life In town ami by careers In various
branche of th government service, th
latter being, moreover, accompanied by
the acqulaltlon of rank and social dis
tinction." DEATH IN THE PENCIL.
How Diphtheria May lie Spread In the
City Schools.
Chicago Record.
Slate pencils have usually borne a good
character. They hav modestly attended
to their own affairs, and have avoided
caualng trouble. Ileneath thl coy and
retiring exterior Health Commissioner
Kerr haa discovered ways that are dark
and baleful. He haa accused th slate
pencil of acting aa an agent In the spread
of diphtheria. He has roundly de
nounced It, and It la In disgrace.
The commissioner. In his quest for the
elusive bacteria, has found that In the
city schools slate pencils are distributed
among the pupils. They are gathered
Into one box at the close of recitations
and redistributed next morning. It Is
by the merest chance that the same
pencil will go twice to the same pupil.
While the pupil Is punllng his brain
over knotty points of study he puts the
pencil In his mouth. This Is considered
an aid to clear thinking.
Now, the commissioners claims that if
a pupil has any stray germs of diph
theria lurking about hla system one of
them will climb onto the point of the
slate pencil and roost there until the
pencil Is placed between the teeth of an
other pupil. Then II slips gleefully down
to the mucous membrane of the unsus
pecting child's throat and seta about
founding a diphtheria factory on Its own
account.
Commissioner Kerr thinks this Indis
criminate Interchange of slate pencils
may become a prolific source of spread
ing contagion, and he has recommended
that the board of education take steps
to prevent Jimmy Jonea chewing Charley
Smith's pencil
HOW TO HANDLE A GUN.
New York Times.
The sad shooting accident In Astoria,
In which a Utile boy of I years was acci
dentally shot by his brother of II. and
died soon after, should not be forgoten
by boys who own and use guns. A part
cf a soldier's training Is the enre with
which he uses the dangerous tool he
handles. He knows that It Is Impossible
to be too careful. Not long ago an old
officer visiting In a home where there
ware several boys, was eagerly consulted
by them as to the relative merits of their
different rifles. It wss noticeable that
this trained veteran, though he knew
not one of the guna wns loaded (he took
nobody's word for that, by the way. but
looked himself), never let Ihe muisle of1
a gun point for a moment In any direc
tion where If, by chance, It had been
loaded and accidentally discharged, It
could have done any Injury. It was
Instinctive with him through long years
of service to handle a gun for the thing
It was a deadly weapon and to take
no chances.
DeWltt's Sarsaparllla Is prepared for
cleansing the blood. It builds up and
strengthen constitutions Impaired by
disease. Chag. Rogers.
FREE SILVER
IS DEFEATED
S iund Money Delegates and Presi
dential Electors Cfcosca by
the Republicans.
MI L! NOMA II FACTIONS AGREE
.IcKislry EidorMS lor r reside it -rrotcc
tios ssd JasKs li. PUist Reciprocity
rrostlstsf restarts of ike
rUlforsi.
Portland. April Id. Th Republican
state convent'on thl afternoon declared
In favor of th use of both gold and allver
as standard money, with such restric
tions as will secure a maintenance of th
parity of both metal. Delegate to the
national committee were Instructed to
vole for McKlnley for president
The financial plank of the platform In
full la as follow:
"The American people from tradition
and Interest favor bimetallism, and the
Republican party demands th use of
both gold and silver as standard money,
with such restrictions and under such
provisions, to be determined by legisla
tion, as will secure a maintenance of the
parity of the values of the two metals.
so that the purchasing and debt-paying
power of th dollar, whether of allver.
gold or paper, (ball lie at aU times squat
"The Intereata of Ihe producer of the
country It farmer and Its worklngmen
demand that every dollar -paper or
coin Issued by the government shall be
us good aa any other dollar."
A resolution against the free and unlim
ited coinage of sliver at a ratio of IS to
I, and declaring for International agree
ment, was defeated by a vote of 13 to
1UH
The platform favors protection and re
ciprocitythe ikjIIi y of James G. Blaine;
favors the construction of the Nicaragua
canal by the general government and
Ihe election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people. On the fisheries
It says:
"We realise the Importance and magni
tude of Ihe Ashing Industry on the Col
umbia river and would recommend that
some provision be made for a state
hatchery for artificial propagation, and
that the laws regulating the close season
be rigidly enforced."
Judge R. B. Uean waa re-nomlnated for
aupreme Judge by acclamation.
The following were nominated (or pres
idential electors: K. L. Smith, of Wasco:
John F. Caplea, of Multnomah: 8. M.
Yoran, of Lane: and T. T. Geer. of Ma
rion: and the following were elected dele
gates at large to th St Lout conven
tion: H A. Boothe. of Josephine: C. H.
Dodd, of Multnomah: Charle Hilton, of
Ollllam: J. W. Meldrum. of Clackamas,
sll sound money men.
T. J. Cleeton, of Columbia county, was
nominated for district attorney for the
Fifth Judicial district. The Simon and
antl-Slmon delegatea settled their differ
ences by dividing the district nomina
tions. Alfred F. Sears, a Simon man, was
nominated for circuit Judge.
C. F. Lord and D. P. Thompson, both
anti-Simon men. were nominated for dis
trict attorney and member of the board
of equalisation respectively.
Sot Hlrsch. of Portland, was elected
chairman of the state central committee,
by a vote of IS to U cast for K. P. Mo
Cornack, of Salem. This places the con
trol of the state committee In the hand
of the antl-Slmon men.
F. L. Parker wa chosen committeeman
from Clatsop county.
The Republican convention adjourned
sine die at I p. m.
DEMOCRATS ARB THROUGH.
Jefferson Meyers, of Linn County, Nom
inated for Congressman From the
First District
Special to the Astorian.
Portland, April W. The Democratic
state convention completed Its work this
afternoon and adjourned.
A. S. Bennett of The Dalles, was nom
inated for congressman from th Second
District, and Jefferson Meyers, of Linn
county, congressman from the First Dis
trict. For supreme Judge, John Burnett
of Benton County, was selected, and for
district attorney, from the Fifth district,
J. E. Hedges.
The presidential electors are: Dr. Oglls
bee, of Wasco: Edward Kilfeather, of
Multnomah: J. M. Carroll, of Union; and
J. J. Whitney, of Linn county.
F. A. E. Starr, of Portland, was elected
chairman ot the state central committee.
ALL THAT GLITTERS 13 NOT GOLD.
Washington Democrats Declare for the
White Metal in Large Quantities,
Spoken. April M The 8iokane county
Democratic convention today elected 21
delegates to the state convention, to be
held at Tacoma April 14. Without op
position. It adopted a platform with only
one plank for the free coinage of silver,
and pledged the delegation to support th
free silver plank In the state convention,
nnd Instructed It to vote for J. E. Fen
ton, a pronounced free silver Democrat
as a delegut to the national convention.
There was a large sprinkling ot adminis
tration Democrats In the convention, blit
they offered no opposition to the free
silver sentiment
SAME IN SEATTLE.
Seattle. April 10. The King county
Democratic convention, held lo elect 37
delegates to thi state convention, which
sends a delegate to the national conven
tion, met today. A resolution demanding
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at a ratio ot IS to 1, received nearly a
unanimous vote.
INSURGENTS VICTORIOUS.
Nicaragua Rebelllonlsts Threatening the
City of Managua,
(Copyrighted, 188S, by Associated Press.)
Corinto, Nicaragua, April , via Galves
ton, April 10. Kor several hours on April
S and 7 Insurgent troops, under the com
mand ot Gen, Boca, president of the rev
olutionary government of Nicaragua,
cannonaded the troops sent by the gov
ernment ot Honduras, at Chinojidega,
The bombardment, however, did not dis
lodge the soldiers, who were sent by Hon
duras to the assistance ot President Ze
laya. At El Vl?go nn Insurgent force from
Leon la flanking Nagarote and threaten
ing to attack Managua, the capltol ot Nl-
caragua. The government troops hav
twice engaged with III force of th
Leonlata. Few men hav been killed on
both sides, but 'resident Zelaya's forces
wer not strong enough to drive back the
enemy, and returned to Managua unsuccessful.
INTO AN AMBI.BCADE.
.
Spanish Troops Neatly Enticed by th
Struggling Patriot.
Havana, April 10.--General Oliver, near
Camajunl. Santa Clara, had a sever n
gagement with l Insurgent!, under Jom
Gonssle. the colored leader, vaulting
In the defeat of th Insurgents, with
thirty killed and many wounded. The
troop lost fifteen killed, and twenty-sit
wounded. The Insurgent drew the troop
Into an ambuacada In a densely wooded
ravine, behind earthworks completely
masked with brush, the Insurgents
awaited the troop.
Scouts sent forward by the Spanish
commander wer allowed to pas, but
when the troop wer well Inside th
ambuscade, a dynamlt bomb wa sud
denly hurled Into their ranks, killing
several men and wounding a number of
other, besides almost causing a panic
At first the Spanish infantry gave way,
being taken so completely by surprise,
and seeing many soldiers falling, without
being able to do more than fire apparent
ly Into th thick bushes, from which
earn flashes of flam which told of th
presence of the Insurgents. Later, how
ever, the -troop were rallied, and made
a splendid dash forward ever th earth
works, driving the Insurgents before
them at the point of the bayonet and
shooting them down as they fled. Thus
the enemy was quickly silenced and the
troops captured and raxed the Insur
gents' breastworks on both side of the
ambuscade.
A column of gendarme and volunteers
hss been engaged with a detachment of
about 1.M0 Insurgents under the leader
ship of Capltole, at the farm of Fermln.
in Matanxas. The Insurgents left eight
killed and the government force cap
tured a quantity of arms.
Later the Spaniards pursued the Insur
gent and killed eighteen more.
REBELS KEPT MOVING.
No Rest for the Spanish Troops Under
Captain General Weylers Regime.
Havana. Cuba. April t. via. Tampa, Fla..
April 10. Army operation hav been
pushed with great vigor for th last
month. General Weyler ha riven ofll-
cer and men no rest His orders have i
been peremptory, and many a general
has Incurred his displeasure by tardi
ness. The insurgents hnve been kept
moving, their camps have been destroyed
and a dosen of their hospitals have been
burned, but the government has not
forced a battle upon the rebels.
A Spanish officer tars that the fosses
of the army through fevers and other
causes since September have been li.
and more than S.0W during the year
ending Murch L - .
THEY FOUGHT A DUEL.
And. a la Not Cutsomary. One Was
Seriously WoundcL
Berlin. April 10. -There was a sensation
ln court and military circles hers ;hla
morning when It was announced that
another duel, growing out or the great
court anonymous letter scandals, had
taken place in the woods near Potsdam.
and that Baron Von Schroder, master
of ceremonies of the Prussian court bod
been snot by Count VonVotxe, formerly j six hundred time. Of course each vibra
court chamberlain, who waS acquitted on ' tlon of the film or the apparatus which'
a charge of being the author of the anon- ' revolves It is magnified In Ilk Dronortioa.
ymou communications. Count VonKots
ana Baron on cchrader used pistols,
The latter was severely wounded in the
abdomen.
TO PATROL CUBA'S COAST.
This Is Spain's Object In Equipping Addi
tional Ships.
Madrid, April 10.-Admlral Beranger,
the Soanlsh minister of mrln said to.
day that Spain Is fitting out extra ships
for the purpose only ot patrolling the
Cuban coast
A correspondent had a long Interview
with him In the building of the mlnUtry
of marine. He was extremely courteous,
and expressed anything but hostlU feel-
Ings toward the United States. "No I
communication has been received from
the government at Washington," said he,
"relating to the sending of warship to
Cuba by Spain."
RUSSIA CRITICISES FRANCE.
Her Ally Blundered In Refusing Money
for the Soudan Expedition.
St. Petersburg, April 10. In keeping
with court official opinion, which holds
that Russia's policy in the Egyptian '
question has been forced by overhasty '
action on the part of the French gov- ,
eminent, the Vledomostl says: i
"It was a wrong policy to refuse money 1
to England, as It tempted the danger
of England's making a conquest of the i
Soudan for herself with her own money.
whereas If it were carried out with
Egyptian money the conquest must be
effected lor Egypt"
ENGLAND AND VENEZUELA.
Laguayra, Venexuela, April 10. A Brit-
Ish expedition has left Georgetown, Dem-
eraru, to esiaousn new stations on me i
Cuyuni, west of the Bchomburgk line and I
to open a new road to the Yuruan as a
protest against Veneiuela's big grant to
American capitalists In the gold country
at the mouth of the Orinoco. This arrant
also Includes Important naglvatlon and
commercial privileges. Several engineers
have arrived her from New York to ex.
plore th grant.
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool April 10. Wheat Spot
steady; demand, poor: No. 1 red winter,
5s 7d; No. S red spring, stocks exhaused:
No. 1 bard Manitoba, 6s SSfed; No. 1 Cal
ifornia, Ss 7Hd.
l In 1890, serving until he took the office
Rudyard Kipling has written to friends ! of governor. In 1895. He was elected gov
In England th.it he Is growing tired of I ernor by the silver party. He will bo
Vermont and contemplates a return to 1 succeeded by Lieut Gov. Retnhold Sad
his native land, ler. now acting governor. -
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report
II w
EDISON'S LATEST
A stored Pew Treated to aa Exhi
bition of the Inventor's Mast
Recent Production.
CALLS IT THE VITASCOPE
Spectators Vitsess s Skin Daece astt a
Derby Race Vita Life Sits rigtres
Iks Ilsctoscope rertected--ros-tibilities
tor tke fitsre.
New York, April . A sew Invention
by Thomas A. Edison was shown to a.
few favored persons at th West Orange)
laboratory last night. Th new machine
Is really a grown up kinetescope, and It
la a success. '
Mr. Edison calls his latest invention the
Vitaacope, which he say means a ma
chine showing life, and that Is exactly
what the new apparatus doe.
The Vitaacope, which has been In pro
cess of perfection at the Llewellyn lab
oratory for the lost seven or right
months, under Mr: Edison's direction.
Is th Meal he had In mind, h says,
when he began work on th kinetescope
machine, with which he has never beets
satisfied.
Th Vitaacope is an Improvement of
th kinetlscope. by which moving life
stxed figures of men. women and animals
are thrown upon a screen by means of
bright lights and powerful lenses. The
trial of th new machine waa made lass
night In cold corner of the big foun
dry at the works, and Mr. Edison, wtth
Richard N. Dwyer. William J. Ollmonr.
manager of the phonograph works; RaJt.
Jt Gammen. of New York, and a few In
vited guests huddled around a red hot
stove and gaxed at and admired the mar
vellous figures thrown upon the big white
screen at one end of the room. . .
The first picture shown was a colored
panorama of a serpentine dance by Ana,-
He, 0 wrnt OIIt t0 Wet Orange to
poe on day last summer The dim roll
cn which the photographs were attached
was aranged over a half dosen spools)
and pulleys, and the machine set In mo-'
tton. . ;
Even the inventor himself was star- .
nrluJ . th PMitil, IlKnn.-h with hU
..,..i k,
the mm which he declared most he dls-
poeed of before the vttaacop would com
up to his Ideal. i -
i Anabete danced for five minutes, and
then a panorama of the latest English
Derby was thrown upon the creen.
, Th feature ot th new machine whieav. ,
i astonished all who saw last night's views
j was the almost entire absence of vibrav-
I tlon In the pictures as they appeared ot
j the screen, and which had been th haraV
' est obstacle to surmount in pertecllns;
; the apparatus.
The original photographs as by tha
, kinetescope and developed on the film
: roll are about the slxe ot a special cleUv-
i ery postage sump, and to produce a,
: life slse picture they are magnified about
t and every previous attempt to do away
with the vibration had been unsuccessful
Mr. Edison expects to be able soon to
lmprov the phonograph so he will b
i able to take records double the length
of these which the present cylinders win
j contain, and the vttascope and phono-'
' graph will then be so combined that It
will be possible for an audience to watch
I a photographic -reproduction of a grand
I 0T and 5ear ,ln "nd
I acting with aa much distinctness or
! 8und nd vt,,on " " h' the
! .
! JOHN A. COCKRELL DEAD.
!
. The Well Known Correspondent Patsea
I Away In Cairo, Egypt
New York, April 10. A special cable
from Cairo. Egypt ssys CoL John A.
CockreR, the well known correspondent,'
died tonight of apoplexy. In Shepherd's
Hotel
Itoionel tockreu was the special war
i correspondent of the New York Herald.-
auu ii am mau. uauvusi iYruutuun. lour
ing the International difficulties of the
past two years Mr. Cockrell has been
abroad continually. He was recently hs
the Orient, from whence he went to
Cairo. In his death the New York Her
ald loses Its brightest correspondent
Ed. NOT GUILTY.
. . . rT , .t .
Cubans Charged with Being Filibuster.
' Released.
w . , .
. " au.k, aiiiii w. mier uiii jia
eight minutes, the jury In the case
against the Cubans, charged with being
nuiivmMl In tho Hspminl, nill.ii.lAn
i Tnedition Mmriudn v.ntio. .r
' guilty."
NEVADA'S GOVERNOR.
' . ... , . , '
D,ed at the Palace Hotel In Sun Fran-
San Francisco. April 10. Gov. Joha K. .
Jones, of Nevada, died at the Palaca)
Hotel In thla city this evening. He was
born In Wales December S. 1840. He cam
to the United State with his parents and
settled In Iowa In 1868. He waa a school
teacher In hi early manhood and aftr-i
wards followed mining, and such avoca
tions as came to his hand, In Colorado,
Wyoming, and Nevada. In 1S8S he was
elected urveyor-general of the tate by
the Republican party. He was re-elected
I , e.