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Time, Tide and Creditors
ets, Quilts. Etc., ut Factory IViwh, nt the
The One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers.
C. S. JACOBSON,
Trimtee.
606 ami BOH niMMKKCUL 8TKKRT. ASTORIA. OH.
l)o you mrd hii tiling in Ofl'ur fculit. l.tttH
PrnwH, ('onyinp lW.kn. InkHtumlH, Tablet, Ink, Wank
Ilonkn, Ulutf Print l'aj' r, Wiibtf Dk 'fnn. I'm
Hacks, Type Writing 1'hihi, HibboiiM ami Cartcn rfi.
If h , vt can aupply yu.
A new lot of Playing Cnrdn
Jimt received.
Griffin & Reed,
Citv Boole Store.
Bargains!
Such Never Been
lariware, Cranltt Wart, Rope, Stovct. Iron
Pipe. Terra Cotta Pipes. Bar Iroa. Steel.
Cannery SuppHei.lof ft rVToola. . . . .
PLUMBING, TIN WORK ,
At prices tbst defy competition.
Don ty experienced workmen.
Omm Fixture at Coat.
Sol Oppenheimer,
FRIiBMAN. 1st. ol Freeman A Holm... R. T. EARLE, Ut. el Stockton, Cal
-COLUHBIA IRON WORKS.
Foundrymen, Blacksmiths. Machinists and Boiler Makers.
MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING
OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY.
Irop and Brass Casting. General Blacksmith Work,
SPECIALTIES i
Welch Patent Wheel; Ship Smithing and Steamboat Work,
Cannery and mil Machinery, Marina and Stationary
Bollera Built to Order.
tar Specially equipped for Loggers Work. Located on 18th and Franklin (Scow
Bay Foundry). Phone 78. Correspondence solicited.
EXTENDED SYMPATHY,
"Do unto othen M you would have
other, do unto you," is sympathetically
shown in the following lines, the pre
sumption being that aympathy Is bora,
or akin to pain or ioirow:
"Gentlemen! Please send Krause's
Headaohe Capsules aa follow.: Two
boxes to Flora Beay, Havanna. N. Dak.
Two box, to Llllla Wilcox, Ilrookland,
N. Dak. I have alwaya been a great
sufferer from headache and your Cap
aulea ara the only thing that relieve,
me." Youra very truly,
FLORA BEAY.
Havanna, N. Dak.
For .ale by Chaa. Roger., Astoria, Or.,
ola stent
Will vviiit for no innn. Ther
forts tin
TRUSTEE'S SALE
WWW" mmmmf
of Hcn'5 and Boys' Cloth-InjjJ-urnlshlng
Goods, Hats,
Caps, Hoots, Shoes, Trunks,
Valises, Umbrellas, Blank
Offend Before la
JOB WORK,
Coll nnd Be Convince!
Trustee for M. C. CROSBY.
Cheap
Clothing
The Bop La Clothing Factory and
marohant tailors, at OS Bond street,
makes underclothing to order. Bulta
and trouaers mads to fit parfaotly.
Every order punctually on Uma and
satisfaction guaranteed, Good goods
sold cheap. Call and be convinced.
AN OPPORTUNITY
Now U the Time to Arrange Per
manent Street tirades for
a Large City.
HOW INVI.SI OKS SEE MATTEKS
City's Kcsicd) a Simple 0c- Incorporate
lidcr (,cetrl La - Capitalists Will .
toaie til lulaatbie. hat tl.tcl
I.tt Ike Pot ol It.
Kvvry Im.ini'M mn I. fmiilllir with
I ho tiri-nt In.ur.iti'o mul trual conipanli.
of the Ka.t. and lliclr mMhol. ut makltiK.
Invalmrnia. 'I'h. Nrw Knibtnd I.Kr In
tirio I'unitutny, th M tchuua
Ur, the Nr Vuik I.lf'. Ih New Turk
Mnuinl, Dm Ktilill" Truat Compuny,
th riilrllt, uiid Ui- I'lilU.lflphl.i Tru.t
( mni'ny. ut rtillail.'liihU, ir liuu-hoM
grU Tin., ar.al rurprtt(lulia have In
llirir tu.M-.tuti tho mi lug ur mlllluna
of fturkuiaint-n .ml the r.Utr. t-t d
craiM'il M-olr which tin)' muiwiit In
truat, b.l'l'-a ihn il-oalta mad,- fur fr
k 'i-'liiaT. ami Ihr futnla rt'hrd from
prrmluma uti life InaurAJii-o p,ll,'lr,
ihl' h aim" ly niual b out when
tliuar i.ill.lra mutur. Thrao ,rompaiim
art a. rx.-cutora, nhiiiniatrtttura( trua
tre, auaroiana, aa.UiiM-., r, v,iv, ra. tr
uniiimi In tha handling of all aorta ot
truat fuiula and the rtit-utlun uf wllla
and thf a'lmltilatratloii uf ratatra. From
Itio rry nut urc uf ttii'lr bualnraa It la
lniM-rati that the larva fuiula In thrir
poaaraalun Im InvratitJ In monc-y rarnllif
ri urltli a till h ar ulaulut ly ! To
thla riul tin t'orutnlra hav In thrlr
eunatiuit rniiloy a for of hlh-alartrd
urhi lala. I..il advlarr. and i1jI aarnt.
who ilrxuto thrlr antlre limp tu thrae
atrial il.'tiarlnirtita and nut only add
tho iM-ru-nt uf Ihitr own lid'-luni:
rlancr. hut th.y utlliaa the rlpcrtrnea
fur a.a utat In III,' um lima uf hul
m.a rorMlut-tral hy KuroH-an .natlluiluna.
KUHMKK INVKHTMIJXT8 '
Tarnty yrara ago th raatvrn truat
and tnauruive roniiMUtli-a lnvtlaj thrlr
fumla. holt) trnat tunda and aurplua
Yuniln.. In rallaay au k and bunda.
The Unit, mar of Ihr arrat alrrl llahwaya
urroaa Ihr nmtlrwnt. Iha prontahlr rarn
lii( mad by tlwar trmoriaUn rom-
pajilr. whrn tlnwa wrrr aooa ana wnrn
rallroiula wvrw x-rniltlid to mnke a pro-
lit, found tht nrl,l a aufr ntul paying i
our. Hut f riM'rnt yrura. aln.-r htflala-
tore har d.mie.1 It adial,li' to i-ut j
don and hrm In thr rallrMda ly llm- j
Itliu: Ihrtr rarnlna caarltlra and aul-
)-. una thrin to all maimer of crangrr
Iralnlatlun, thr Invratliuc truat comanlra
and larar Inauraiii-r- corjKirailun. have i
0.11 cniH-llrd to arrk olhrr tlrl.la In
which to phur thrlr fund.. Huoh ail
vrrar li'Klalutlon nnd di-maaoKtial at
taik. uHn luriKinitlona product .uch
a llurtuKtlon In vnlura that no one wa.
afr in puttltiK monry Into thrlr bond,
ur attM-ka.
rilKilKNT MKTHOD&
fonarqurntly. and In keeping with the
great tniata liniwaed In thrlr hand, and
the ronlldrnr plai-rd In them by myriad,
of eople. Inaurance companlea ami truat
Inatitutlona. In arrklng for other ami
anfi,r nrlda for Inveatmenl at home, have
within the paat few yrnra, lieen placing
large unia of money Into realty. Kven a
ruiaory Inveatlgallun made In the prtn
rlpnl cltlra of the ml.l.lle wrat nnd the
I'ni-irlc alope. will evidence thla fact to
the moat eki-ptlral. In Kanan. city, a
twrlvr-atory, hrown-atone front bulti..
block In the heiirt of the rlty, belong,
to tha New York Life Inaumnoe Com
iwhy. In Omaha a .tmllar structure,
erected about the aiune time on Harney
atreet, la a monument to the forralght
ami bualnea. Judgment of the officer, ot
that Hunt Inaurance compuny. In Bt.
Paul that company alao owna one of the
magnificent modern olflce pnUcca. The
New Kngland I.lfe lnaurance l'omany
own. aeveral .Imllar atrurturea In Ml.
aourl river cltlca. Hpokunn, 'iuile and
Tacoma, are largely built upon capital
furnished by theae great truat companlca.
In Portland, Oregon, they hava large
aum. tnveated In benutlftil hualneaa
hlnrka The magnltlcent )regonlan
building and the Hamilton block were
built upon money loaned by eome of
theae companlra.
The biit.lneea ol Inaurnnce compunlea
and truat compunlea la not r apeculiitlve
one. The fund, ut their command are
truat fumla In the hlgheat aenae,. repre
aentlng In many cuaea the maintenance
ami living of the widow nnd the or
igan. Theae fumla muat lie Invested
In aufe .ecurlllea where they will bring
only a fair Intereat uiMn the principal.
Hufety Ih the wntchword of each nnd all
of them, ltefore Investing even a com
purtlvely amiill nmount In any commu
nity, the apcctal agenia and legal ad
vlaem of the company drat mnke a tight
examination not only na to he title of
j property, but the climate, tuitiiriil re-
aourcea, general clnaa and character of
people: the temleney to atrlkea. rlota, ami
commercial dlaturhnncea: atite, county
and munlclual lawa: city charter: and
method of government. In each Inatance
If all theae affair, are not found to be In
flrat-claaa .tmpe, of any flnwa,
however alight appearing on the aurfaoe,
are dl.oovered which might depreciate
the value of the aecurltte. upon which
loans or Inve.tmenta are demanded,
whatever the Inducement, of preaent
! giiln, all auch appllratlona are declined
with thank
Where Iho Inaur.ince nnd truat com
panle. Inveat, othera follow.
ASTOniA'S ATTKAOTION3.
Aatorla I. a city peculiarly altuated.
Peculiar, becauae of Its unequalled alt
untlon commerclnlly, tho plcturvaqueneaa
of It. aurroundlnga, the unrivalled beau
ty of the great river ceaalcasly flowing
pnat It. doora; peculliir hecuuae of the
wonderful prosperity lying In the near fu
ture for Ita cltl.ena, nnd It I. alao pe
culiar hecuuae of aomc of the old-fuahlon-
ed and bygono methods still In vogue In
I Its Internal government, nnd local leg-
I iMlutlnn It nilu-ht Hlan he atllil to he
peculiar because It la situated partly on
land and partly on water. It has been
rightly culled the Venice ol America.
Astoria, as .has been frequently euld.
In these columns, la about to see the de
velopment of Ita great resources, and the
bringing Into use of the wonderful nat
ural products of the territory aurround
' Ing It. Hut can ahe hope to ever he
I come a city In the true sense of tho
word so long hs some of the present
I methods of butalnea. obtain? What
j trust company or wealthy Individual
would loan a dollar to be used In the
vrrrilon of a tn story lajalnea block In
thla illy when he can olitaln no aaaur
mice that a grade of a single alrret In
the city would Mi malntiiln'-d !r flvr
mlnulea after the completion uf lila
building? Ihere Is no general plan or
i lly orillnunce establishing street grndra
In Aatorla. Kach street I. separate arid
Ind-pendent of Mat fellows. Without too
alilrriitlon of the relation of one street
to another or to the whole, the own
era of prorty, from caprice or other
wise, can through the action uf three
fourths of them, at any time raise
or lower the grade of any street on which
thrlr projirrty abuts. Is it to lie sup
posed that Tha New "York Ufa Inmir
anuee Company, or the Fldrllty, of Phil
adelphia would honor Ihe appll ullon of
a iroriy owner In thla city for monry
to Improve that property, when such a
condition of affairs exl.ts?
The remedy Is an eaay and slmpl" one.
Tha enactment of a general nrillmince
that will remain In force for all time,
or belter yet. Ihe Incorporation if ihe
city umli-r the general law. woil'l arttle
these dinicultle. As a wrll known real
estate man yesterday expressed the mat
ter: "Juat so sura as we iiermlt the
existence of the present state of iiffulrs
we may expoct to see the march of Im
provenint pass lay the door, of old As
toria snd make lis tamp upon the west
able of the bay. The new town will r
reive Ihe full henrfll of the advantage,
to he reaped from the constru"ilon of
the railroad, and we on this die will
have to play second flldle. IMt, from
what 1 know of Asforlans, they Mil not
long allow such a .mall matter to stand
In thrlr way. The remedy Is so simple
and It Is such an easy matter to adjust
this quesilon that I know that If the
rlty authorities do not take It up. of
their own accord, they will be urxrd to
do so by property owners, who like my
self, cannot afford to have such a condi
tion exist."
I NION HO8K COMPANY.
Cart and Material Formally Turned Over
Yeaterday Afternoon.
The deep tone of Ihe lire bell yesterday
afternoon gathered a large crowd at the
corner of Kleventh and Commercial
streets. The occasion wa. the formal
turning over to I'nlon Hose Company No.
4 the cart and material KM) feet of
hoae-apportloned by the common coun
cil. Thrre were about IUI0 people present,
and the member, of Ihe new company,
atuut 3 strong, marched up from West
Astoria headed by a brass band. The
company waa greeted at the Rescue En
gine Company house by the city officials
and many member, of the other Are com
panies of the city, and the occaalon waa
one not soon to be forxotetn.
M.iyor Taylor, from the veranda of
No. r engine bouse), addressed the
mrmla-rs of the new company, briefly
atutlng ihe object of the gathering, and
skrtchlng the history of tha department
from the time Astoria waa a mere vil
lage till now, when Aatorla haa the honor
uf having the best volunteer department
on thr Pacific coast. The mayor act
forth the reason, for Ihe change, which
are being made, the new water aystem
having been the principal cauae.
City Attorney C. J. Curtl. .'olloacd
Mayor Taylor, and welcomed the new
company Into the department. After Mr.
Curtla had concluded, five original mrm
liera of the Astoria tire department drew
thr cart forth from Ihe engine house and
presented It to the new company. Messrs.
J.'Knskt and Qua. Bnugg. who acted a
marshals, formally receiving It. Then,
the band playing gully, the cart was
hauled to It new "home" In West Aa
torla, where the stalwart members of
I'nlon Hose Company No. 4 will protect
the property of that portion of the city.
The member of tho new company are
fine looking fellow, and It la safe to
say West Astoria will have splendid fire
protection. The cart which will grace the
new lire house ha been In active ser
vice since ItiTi, but I In aa good condi
tion today aa when purchased. A It was
drawn away yesterday, from the place
where It had occupied a position for the
past eighteen years, there were many
expressions of regret not that Union
Hose Company fell heir, a It were, to the
cart, but because those who gave voice
to the expressions bad run on the cart
since '77 nnd quite naturally the occur
rence awoke many pleasant recollection
of bygone days, when "the boy" crown
ed themselves with glory In the work of
saving property. The new company Is a.
valuable addition to the fire department,
and the new firemen were the proudest
men In the stnte yeaterday, when they
hauled their cart to Ita new quarter.
COMMiTTETS'S REPORT.
Suggestions Made by the Wharves and
Watcrfroiitage Body.
ThJ following report was made to the
council Wednesday by Mea.rs. Scherncc
kau and Hergman. composing the com
mittee on wharves and water frontage.
The communication from Columbia Har
bor No. S wa published In the Astorlan
some time ago:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Astorln:
' Oentlemen: We, your committee on
whnrves and wntrfrontage, to whom
wits referred the within communication
from Columbia Harbor No. 23. A. A. ot
M. and P. of 8. V., would respectfully
report a follows:
That, while we do not apprehend such
serious results na set forth In the com
munication of Harbor No. 22, from the
present contemplated Improvements out
to the harbor line, we recommend, never
theless, that all driving ot piles on the
waterfront be done only under the super
vision of your committee on wharves and
water frontnge, nnd'wtth the understand
ing that nil piling Is to be removed by
the owner thereof It found detrimental
to the shipping Interests of the harbor.
The former committee on wharves and
water frontage of the council has rec
ommended that the petition of Fisher
Ilros., nied April 14, be grunted,
which report wa adopted by the coun
cil May 15, 1896. We would further rec
ommend that the city attorney be In
structed to prepare an ordinance allow
ing them to drive the piling requested In
the petition, under restrictions as above
et forth.
A freight train of eight flats, bearing
the remainder of the Iron bridge to he
erected over Young's Hay. on the Astoria
nnd Columbia River Rullroud, arrived In
Portlund yeaterday over the Great Nor
thern Railway. It will he remembered
that the first section of this train con
sisting of nine cars, arrived about ten
days ago. The total weight of the metal
for the bridge brought In the two trains,
will aggregate 230 tons.
DeWltt's Baraaparllla la prepared for
clfanslng tho blood. It builds up and
strengthen, constitutions Impaired by
disease. Chaa. Rogers.
Poderewakl playa billiards as a rest
from pluno playing. Ho la not an ex
pert with the cue.
SR. HILL'S DAY
IN THE SENATE
New York Legislator Arraigned the
i'iiulist In Mm-ili-hs Manner
for Their Lack of I'rlnciple.
UOXD ISSUE INVESTIGATION
kit tke Subject l.dcr Diciios. asd Hill
Yi'joroasly Dcicsdcs CirlisleKeid
a Letter hkiib Boosted Hisi
kII for r reddest.
Washington. April M.-The resolution
for an Investigation of the recent bond is
sues was taken up In the senate today,
and Hilt made a sensational and dramatic
speech In opposition. The New York sen
ator defended Secretary Carlisle and bis
administration of the treasury against
the loose Insinuations of Irregularity, and
showed the prevalence of charge of
this character by presenting nnd reading
In full the charge made by Penator
Chandler against McKlnley. that the levy
of money was being made on protected
Industries In behalf of McKlnlcy'a can
didacy for the presidency.
As further evidence of the prevalence
of .uch charge. Mr. Hill spoke of the
sugar Investigation, where ha said one
senator, referring to Quay, had frankly
admitted that he had bought sugar stock
and had a light to buy it. and today
that senator wa a favorite son of a
leading Republican state as a candidate
for the presidency. In the course of his
I spree), Hill disclaimed that he had au
! thoiity to speak for the admlnlstra'ion
1 In opposition to this Investigation,
The farmers of the senate the sen
ators from Kansas (Peffer): from Nebras
ka (Allen): and from South Carolina
(Tillman) these farmers had asserted
that the farmers denied the nuthortty to
Issue bonds. He Insisted the senate
could not go Into the private affairs of
bond bidders and the public transactions
were already known.
"What senator dare rise In hi place."
asked Hilt, "and utter the dander that
the secretary of the treasury or jome of
his subordinates have received compensa
tion, some rewnrd? Thrre I no answer.
This Is a mean, contemptible Insinuation,
not a direct charge."
Hill arraigned the Populist senators In
scathing terms. He described them a
the " Tailor of Toole Street who got
together and solemnly said. 'We. the
people of F.ngland.' " He characterixed
them a "deserters" from the old partlea
"who had pooled their grievances." They
had offered their votes for sale, or rather,
for exchange, on the tariff question when
! It came here. They are men of no fixed
deas. said he. They are advocates of
disorder and scandnl. The Populist par
ty thrives on scandal. Their main pur
pose Is to throw mud at the emoorntlc
and Republican parties: "and the time
has come." declared Hill, "for the old
parties to make a common cause against
these men,"
The senator caused great amusement
by reading a letter he had received from
Mississippi asking him to have the sen
ate Investigate the loss of a silver dollar
sent In the mails. The writer said. In
the course of the letter. "I am In .avor
of you for vresiiletit In 1S9S."
As Hill read this there wis a ripple of
applause In the galleries, and the sen
ator added, particularly, "that the man
haa common sense." The letter pro
ceeded: "Hut I am opposed to the elec
tion of Orover Cleveland In 18:" and
there waa another ripple In the galleries.
Hill exploded a sensation. ie said the
prevalence of charges of Irregularity and
wrong was shown by the recent public
allegations of Senator Chandler, that the
friends of McKlnley were conducting a
"gold campaign." Hill said ho had noth
ing to fay against McKlnley. He ad
mired him for hla courtge. lie says he
Is a candidate instead of saying he la
"In the hands of hla friends."
Hill's experience was. he said that the
man who started 'in the hands of hi
friends" wound up "In the hands ot the
enemy."
RECIPROCITY PLAN.
Washington, April IS In response to
an Invitation, Hon. Edward Farrer. one
of the leader of the Liberal party In
Canada, has submitted to the house sub
committee on way and means on re
ciprocity, a long statement, giving the
the Liberal view of the reclprsclty ar
rangement between thel'nlted States and
Canada. Touching the treaty negotiated
by" Blaine In lSW. to bring about recipro
city between the United Stnte and New
Foundland, which was pigeon-holed by
Lord Salisbury, he alleges, because of
the Jealousy of dominion authorities, Tar
rar holds that It contained principles
upon which the treaty might now be
framed that would be accaptnble to the
Liberals In Canada, seeking, as they do,
to secure the commercial independence
of the dominion, and bereft of the neces
sity of consulting England In treaty mak
ing, and of hampering the requirement
of conceding to England the best term
offered to any foreign country.
CUBAN INTERVENTION.
Rumor of Decisive Action on Cleveland's
Part Soon.
Washington, April 16. It now transpires
that since the senate resolutions have
reached the White House, Mr. Cleveland
and his secretary of state, Mr. Olney,
have had several very earnest and pro
tracted conferences. It la alleged that
the omission of last week's cabinet meet
ing was not due to the fact that the
president's children had been attacked by
the measles, but because Mr. Cleveland
and Mr. Olney wanted to spend the day
In the preparation of some Important
paper, presumably with regard o Cuba.
The general gossip Is now to the effect
that the president and his secretary ot
state have finally decided upon a policy
with regard to Cuba, but that It Is not
likely to be put In force for some time
yet, or at least until more definite In
formation Is secured from Cuba. It Is
reported that the president, through his
secretary of state, has addressed a com
munication to the Spanish minister, ex
pressing a desire that there be a speedy
termination of hostilities In Cuba on
terms that will be honorable to all par
ties concerned. No absolute confirmation
can be had of this rumor, which goes
still further and state, that the presi
dent has offered to mediate between the
two parties, and hopes to effect a settle
ment by Instituting certain political re
forms in Cuba, which will relieve that
Island largely of the oppressive taxation
to which Spain has subjected It, and
which will make the Cuban, while atltl
subject to Bpnln, enjoy tha benefit of
local self-government. It la further stat
ed that If the proposition be rejected,
then the president will go even further
than the course Indicated In the aenal
resolutions, and will Intervene In the af
fair of the islands with arms If neces
sary. In order to put an end to tha
war. As ha already been atated In pre
vious Washington dispatches, the mem
ber of the foreign affairs committee of
tha house have received Information that
lead many of them to believe that this
radical course will be adopted If the be
ginning of the rainy season doe not seo
a settlement of the disturbances In the
island.
HEY, THERE! PLAY BALL!
Opening Oame of the Season Witnessed
by Enormous Crowd.
Cincinnati, April M. Oray'a error and
Rhine's weakness In the fifth and sev
enth Innings lost the game for Cincinnati
today. The attendance was 14,40. Tha
score was: Cincinnati, 1; Pittsburg, .
AT LOUISVILLE.
Loulavllie, April It. The largest crowd
ever at League Park saw Chicago down
the borne team In a brilliantly played
game today. The attendance was lo.ooo.
Score Louisville, j; Chicago, 4.
LEGISLATORS SAW THE OAME.
Washington, April 14. A quorum ot
either house probably might have been
obtained with more readiness at the Na
tional Baseball Park today than at the
capltol. Many other. In official circles
were present. The attendance was t.OuO.
Score Washington, 6: New York, 1
AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, April l(.-Flfteeo thousand
people passed through tbe atile at
Sportsmen's Park today to witness the
opening game of the National League
Season. This was the largest crowd that
ever attended an opening game here. The
score was: St. Louts, i; Cleveland, I
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, April 11 -Over ZS.O0O peo
ple were on tbe grounds when the game
began, and the crush outside was so
great that the doors had to be closed and
locked, and thousands turned away. The
score was: Boston, ; rtiliaoeipnia, I
AT BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, April It The reason was
opened here today before a crowd ot
about 11.000 people. Score Baltimore, ;
Brooklyn I
AN EXCELLENT SHOWING.
England's Finances Are In a. Splendid
Condition, According to Report.
London, April 16,-In the house of com- ; nominations were made:
mons todav Chancellor of the Kxchequer T,fna'orR- D' inm."U. WocA,
Sir Michael Hlck-Beach made a budget Faol Wesslnger. 8. B. Klggen.
statement. He said that the -undue for ! Represenutlvee-Chsrlee E. Ladd, R C.
1-Oi-SS was 4.S10.". and he estimated the ' Johnson. A. E. Reamea, J. W. Shattucsi
expenditure for the current year st 100.- ; R- f- Holmes. C. H -Bauer F. A. Watts.
047.000. The chancellor of the exchequer , P""e! f; F,eT,e' ,
said that this had been a wonderful t Municipal Judge. Alexander Sweek: at
year and one of unexampled revenue, in ! ,,orn,jr- v K- strode: auditor, G. W.
spite of the fact that the expenditure j Holcomb: aurveyor. F. L. Glllam: super
had liren the largest since the great 'ntendent of streets. John McQuInn;
war. The surplus waa the largest ever treasurer, N. J. Bergman,
known, and a larger sum was devoted
to the reduction of the national debt
than ever before known. I
The condition of the working clustes.
he continued. Judging from the consump- '
tlon of tea. tobacco and sugar, had ma
terially Improved, and it was a remark- '
able fact that, while the decrease In ex
ports and Imports for the first six months
amounted to 7.531,000. the increase for
the second half year amounted to t3.ES,- J
000, Tea, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach re- ,
marked, was driving coffee out of the I
market
POPE LEO ON ARBITRATION.
He Addresses the London Dally Chron-
icle on the Subject.
London. April 11 The pope, through ,
Curdlnal Rampolla. papal secretary of .
state, has addressed to the Daily Chron
icle c letter, of which the following Is a
translation: '
"Among the most precious gifts the ,
Divine Redeemer bestowed upon the '
world was that of peace, and no better
desire can exist than that peac should
reign on earth. Justly, therefore, the
sovereign pontiff, as vicar of the eternal
Prince of Peace, desires and co-operates
with every effort toward the maintenance :
of concord and a union of hearts among :
the nations. On this account his holt- '
ness, being Informed by me of the earn-
estness with which you are promoting
the Institution of a permanent tribunal
for the purpose ot deciding International
controversies and safeguarding the peo- I
pks from the perils of war. cannot but j
show his satisfaction and express the ;
wtsh that God will happily crown your
praiseworthy efforts with success.
(Signed) "RAMPOLLA." '
THE DEPOT SITE.
The Committee of Ten Worked Hard Yes
terday, Achieving Some Results.
The special committee having In charge
the raising of the fund for the completion
of the Scow Bay depot site, put in a
hard day's work yesterday, and report
that they were able to accomplish almost
enough to guarantee the success of the
movement within the next few days. Col
lections were made of subscriptions al
ready given, and the chairman ot the
committee Is confident that the balance
of the amount needed will be subscribed
within a day or two.
Mr. Hammond ts still In Portland, but
Just when he will come to Astoria is not
known. Whenever the committee suc
ceeds In finally closing affairs, and has
the money In hand. Mr, Hammond will
no doubt be in Astoria and make ar
rangements for pushing active work on
the depot.
MILITARY ACTIVITY AT MALTA.
Paris, April 11 Le Journal say. that
the English are erecting barracks at
Malta capable of accommodating 30,000
men. This Increase of capacity, the
paper says. Is being made In anticipation
of events In the Mediterranean affecting
English Interests.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report
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eADSOWTEIsV t?unc
HE IS AGAINST
FREE COINAGE
.HcKercher, Iroblhitioalst Candidate
for Congress la Second Dis
trict, Declares Himself.
HE WILL .NOT BE ELECTED
Sajrs a Has Is a Tool to Expect to N 8e
tevifsl os tke rrohibitinslst Ticket
Is s Dye-js-tke-Vtool Re
p.btic.s rr Tariff.
Portland, April li-F. McKercher, the
Prohibition candidate for congress la tho
Second District, today consented to give
his views on the political Issues of thai
day. He said:
"I am a dyed-in-the-wool Republican,
and a Prohibitionist from rehtloo prin
ciple. I am a sound money man, and do
not believe In tbe free coinage of silver,
at II to I. without an International agree-
menL The free coinage of silver na that
basis would, I think, at once carry os "
to a .Ingle .liver standard. We ara now.
It seems to me, using as much silver as -we
can and yet maintain Its parity with
gold. I wish to be understood, though,
as favoring tbe use of both metals.
"On the tariff question, I stand for a
high protective tariff as opposed to free
trade. I am a politician from religions
convictions, with radical Republican an
tecedents, and I have not the slightest
Idea of going to congress. I accepted the)
nomination to please my friends, but I
think a man would be a fool la the)
days to accept the Prohibition nominee
tlon with the expectation of briar elect
ed." PORTLAND DEMOCRATS.
t Pennoyer Heads the City Ticket for the
f Office of Mayor.
I Portland, April IS. The Democrats to
j day nominated full dty and county tlck-
ets. with ex-Governor Pennoyer st tha
head ot the ticket for mayor. Gov. Pee).
! noyer Is now the candidate ot the Pes
j ocrats. Populists and Taxpayers' League,
while there are two Republican candi
dates In the field for mayor. W. 8. Ma
son and D. Soils Cohen. The following;
THAT YOUTHFUL CRIMINAL.
Eugene. Or., April 10. The preliminary
examination of Oral Polndexter. the 13-year-old
boy charged with attempting to
poison the Smith family, near Harris
burg, commenced today. The "ase prom
ises to be somewhat complicated and Is
exciting greet public interest.
McMINNVTLLE FCSIONISTa
McMlnnvifle. Or, April 11 Primaries)
l for the union ticket to be nominated Sat
; urdsy srere held today and full delega
' tlons erected In all tbe precincts heard
' fnun Uan I trra In :,k. M.rvln. nr
, the old parties attended. "Free stiver was)
the rallying cry. .
ALL TOKJriNST SILVER.
Maine; New Jersy. and Kentucky Repub
licans So. Declare.
8pecial to the Astorlan.
Portland, Me., April 11-The Republi
can state convention today Indorsed
Thomas B. Reed for president, and de
clared against the free and unlimited
coinage of stiver, except by International
! agreement
IN NEW JERSEY.
Trenton. N. J.. April 11 The RepubO-
cans today In convention declared against
1 the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
the delegates being almost unanimous la)
' the declaration.
IN KENTUCKY.
Louisville, Ky., April 11 The Republi
can state convention today declared
against the free and unlimited coinage ot
silver.
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS.
! Strongly In Favor of Garrett A. liobart
i for the Vlce-Prealdency.
' Trenton, N. J April 11 The Republt
' cans of New Jersey, in convention this
afternoon, elected national delegates. The
delegates were not instructed regarding
the presidential nomination, but the plat-
form contained a strong recommendation
; of Garrett A. Hobart aa an available
' man for the vice-presidency. Some
: friends of Mr. Hobart, led by Congress
; man McEwen, endeavored to secure the
adoption of a specific endorsement of Mo
; Ktidey, but the leaders regarded such
! hampering as Impolitic and the proposi
tion was ruled out of order.
HE STAYED EIGHT ROUNDS.
Choynskl Frightfully Punished Sharkey,
but the Latter Won.
Saa Francisco, April 11 Tom Sharker
managed to last eight rounds with
Choynskl, and was given the decision.
He was frightfully punished by Choynskl.
In the first round Sharkey fouled Joe and
the police stopped the fight for twenty
minutes. At the end of that time Choyn
skl went on with the contest.
President Cleveland shook hands with
! 1,50 people at his lost reception.
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