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VOL XLV.
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SALE
Of the Fine Lines of Men's and Boy's Cloth
Ins:, Furnishing Goods. Hats. Caps, Boots and
Shoes. Trunks, Yallses, Umbrellas. Blankets,
Quilts, etc., at factory prices for cash, at
one price to all alike.
C. S. JACOBSON
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COMMERCIAL ST., ASTORIA. OR.
Do you iutcI anything in Oflicc Piiij)lk-H, litter
rrwwH, Copying Hook, InkMuml, Tullffx, Inks. Manic
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Hack. Typo Writing riu, KinUii hi ti (uritn !'fli.
If m, wt can niipjily yu.
A new lot of Playing Cnnln
Jimt received.
Griffin & Reed,
City Book Store.
ANCHORS
Boat Stores... &t Everything
In the Fisherman's Supply Line
Must Be Sold in the Next 60 Days
REGARDLESS OF COST
SOL. OPPENHEIMER
Trufloo for M. C. CROSHY
Le Vere & Co.
JUHT RECEIVED
New Nollle In t'ollra and 4rjrt
rattern Jaehu
I.aU.l liaalgne In t'p
full l.lna of Ladl' llk WUI
Wrni)r,
...TMIM WKKK'I UPKCUL MLE... ,
LndlcH' Pull Blnzer Suits
Luteal Kngllah Nlyl. Ill All Wool Mlxd floods.
REGULAR PRICE. $15. THIS WEEK. ONLY $9.85.
UNIQUE" 367 COMMERCIAL ST.
t. PKEGM AN. lata ol Fraaman A tlnlmaa.
COLUHBIA IRON WORKS.--Foundrymen,
Blacksmiths, Machinists and Boiler' Makers.
MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING
OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY.
ror? and Brass Casting, h General Blacksmith Work,
i . SPECIALTIES i
Welch Patent Wheel, Ship Smithing and Stearhboat Work,
Cannery and mil Machinery, Marin and Stationary
Boiler Built to Order. . . ' . .
HTSpeclally equipped for Loggers' Work.' Located on i8th and Franklin (Scow
Bay Foundry). Phone 78. Correspondence solicited. '.
STEAMERS
Telephone & Bailey Catzert
"Telephone" Uave Astoria at T p. m.
dally (except Sunday),
Leave Portland at T a. tn. dally., ex
cept Sunday.
"Bailey Qatsert" leave Aatorla Tua
day, Wadncaday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday morning at 1:41 a. m.; Sunday
vnlng at f p. in.
Leavaa Portland dally at I p. m., x
eapt Sunday, On aaturday at 11 p. m.
WALLACE MAUZERT.
, . Aa-aot
ffiiii fllrtt ifiti
For the One-Price
Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers
NHiar
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8 to 93.00
A.so np
.at.t5 wp
4.110 up
I. US to 0
R. T. CARLE, lata of StcxMofl, Cal
Cheap
Clothing
Tha Hop Lm Clothlac faotory and
marchant tallora, at Ot Bond atraat,
makaa underolothlnt to order. Sulta
and trouoara made to lit perreotly.
Brary ordar punctually on time and
aatlaraotloa suaraataod, Oood foodi
add okaap. Call aai ba ooavtnoaa.
EXCLUSIVE TKLBGHAPHIC PRESS REPORT.
ASTOKIA, OJtlXJON. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 5, Wic.
HER GREAT
OPPORTUNITY
AsitoriM's. Womlcrful Timlitr Kcour
its Compared With Other
Points, ,
MOKE VAU'AHI.K "I'll AN ;)LI
latcreatlafl rii)f Coanplltd The Jtarltu
of ike Viirld Opca in the Kckatta
Valley -Oreia' I'fodid
la Sipcrlur.
Ocnral attention la brln raJIrd lo
tha wrallh ol ClaUop founiy'a foraala.
Tha provldlna of maana fur rarhui( tha
dommtlo markaia baa rvlvd laiaraat In
tha arrat tlmlr prrvra ot thla part
of tha atata of Oroi. Krom a rommar
clal point of vlw th fiiia of tha
I'nltnt Stalra prant tha mwl valualils
rrop or pniduct ralawl on AomrU-an aulK
Th national fTl'ul''"l dpartmnt aaya
Th valua of tho product of tha (old
and allvar mliwa of tht fnltr.1 Btataa for
thi yrar 1K4 la: fiold. i.PMX. allvar,
Jl.a.': loil, rn.K!.). Th moat r
rnt and rnnrful atlmia, aa tha aama
authority aaya, of tha alua of tha .rod
urta of tha natlon'a forrata durln tha
aaroe r, I li.oMl.CM.Ono, or. nftwn tlma
that of aold ami allvar. Tha aanx au
thortiy alao aawii (hi I If to tha gold
aikl allvar prcluct. of Ihit year tha val
ua of all othw nilnarala. Inrludlna Iron,
roppfT. Irad. stiK-. .-oi I. lime, natural ua.
rn-tmb-um. a.ili. alnt and l.ull.lmit alona
1 addrd, would hava olitaltwd fur
th valua of all our mineral product
for the yar IMX. tho aum o? tUI.vj.om,
or, pnly about on-half of tha valua or
our forrat produi'ta for tha aama yrar."
That unrtcallrd opportunltlra for tha
aatalillahmant of a numlnf of modern
aaamillla at tha mouth of tha Columbia
ar (irrarntrd. umWr axlatlna; condlilona,
nrl. but llttl arcumanL An "zprtoncad
tlmlicr man, who vlaitrd the NrhalMn
valley hll on a proaprctlna- tour a lunar
tha Paclflr coaat aoma yir o, atalad
thul after ha1i aiamlnrd tha famoua
r.-.loo.1 realona of California, and hav
ing ml. a thoruu(h Invrailanttnn of the
Inimeua tlmU-r aer iluna tributary to Pu
get Pound, thitl lh.-r wa Inuneaauraably
more and belter limber mora raally ao
relt.W to mnrket In tha Nehal..m valley
thiin In any other taction nf tha I'acltlg
r"ot. The toiiogrnphy of thl Im
menae Nrhalem timber region, In
Ita relation to tha Nehak-m river,
anl the atreama emptying there
in, admlta of the marketing at tha
emnlleat expenw. of nearly every eiand
Ing piece of merchantable timber. With
the compk-tlon of the railroad down the
fiilumbla river, and tha location of mod
ern anwmlll at Aatniia and the mouth
of the rivet, thla N'ehalem timber will
be Immediately available for market.
Eapcrteneed conet maiinera aay that
there mill be no difficulty or rlaka what
ever In towing loan from tha Nehalem
river up the few mllea of oaat and Into
the mouth of the Columbia, there being
aeaaon In both aummer and winter,
whan the aeit ta ao flncld that revemJ
trlpa with rafu of loga can le made dur
ing daylight each day from the Nrhalem
to Aatorla. If the attention of Knatern
lumbermen wero railed to' the eltuatlon
hara and the near completion of the Aa
torla and Columbia river railroad which
will "furnlah eaay and cheap arceaa to
tha domeetic markela of the .nlddle weat
ern atatea, they would flock here In num
ber and mnke ahort work of arranging
for the placing of thla timber upon the
mnrket. The China and other Oriental
mnrketa alao offer unlimited poaalbllltlea.
The alae quality of the Ncbnlem tim
ber, which haa already been ahlpped In
email qtiantlilea to thoae pulnta, have bivn
viewed with amaaement both by Kuro
penna and native In the different Aatatlc
marketa. Oregon timber la gaining a
world-wide reputation. A little mora ac
tivity and puah on tha part of the home
people will develop an Induatry greater
than tha enlmon finning or any Other
product of the atate.
The Port Rliikrley Mllla on Tuget
Sound are now getting their lea from
the territory bnck of Olympla, They
recently cloaed a ten year contrnct with
logger for ,.o0u feet per year. The
lugger own their own rnllrond Into th
timber belt, ami undoubtedly hnve a
fat thing. It 1 conceded that the timber
of thl aectlon la auperlor to that con
tracted for by the Port Illiikeley people,
and that It la equally AcceoalMe. l'liget
Round territory vertiilnly haa no monop
oly of the lumlneiui, either for foreign
or domcMIe market. The mouth of th
Columbia river l In everv reK'ct a au
perlor harbor, nnil mnny hundred of
mile nearer to foreign port, while with
th railroad completed. It will have a
much ahorter and better line to Vtah,
Colorado, Nebraska, Knnxn nnd Missou
ri than haa the S.mnd country. Port
Plnkeloy 1 not on tha line of any rnll
rond, and Ita lumber product mutt of
neeoaalty be handled by boat and re
loaded Into railroad car or ocean veaaeR
AnUirla mill will be able to load their
product direct upon through car for
any point In tho United rttate or they
can 'ond it dlr"t Into occun atr.tmern or
Railing veaael for all aeaport ot the
world. They will have th double d
vantag of being able to thlp lumber or
hlnRles to nil point without breaking
bulk.
There are perhnp few who reallie th
enormovia ronautnptlon nf lumlwr and
timber In thla country alone. On Item
I worthy of conaldrntlon: Mine, both
gold nnd allver or coal, uao large quanti
ties of timber every year. It I stated
on good authority that th Butt and
Anaconda mine of Montana alone use
100,000,000 feet per fear. Last year the
South African mine consumed a large
portion of the output of th Port Hake
ley Mllla. Aatorla ran reach all of these
market on as good term as can Puget
Sound.
In view of all tha facts nnd considering
the Immense possibilities there I not tne
slightest excuse for th people of Oregon
and particularly the people of th West
ern portion of the state contiguous to
th mouth of th Columbia, longer re
maining Idle upon this ubect. Thl on
resource can no mad to return million
to th itat tvary year. Shall not As
torlnna take the lead?
TUB 8HIVELT 8CHOOL
For ome time past the teacher and
th pupils of the Slilvely School have
been preparing to give an evening" en
tertainment. This will he the first time
this year that th school has given an
exhibition with th pupil participating.
An escellenl program Is being ;irepar4
run lM entirely new In school work Will
be given and It la certain that the pa
rent and all other will u hlrhly enter
tained. Th Apollo Club haa complimented th
echonl very highly by accepting an In
vltntl'in to render two rhoruae. Other
Intereitlng numix-n from outstd sources
wilt be. given.
Th program will l concluded I f a
light and moat attractlv llttl drama.
Mr. John (Iraikn Jia charg of thl
portion of th perfurmawA, ,
TOOK CAKUOMC ACID.
Sad Pal ot Maiid Haydan, a Woman of
tho Town.
Vearday evening courtesan known
a Maud llayden, oomml'ted sulcld by
Inking carbolic acid. r)h evidently died
nluiut o'clock and bar body was found
In her brothel on Ator trt between
Seventh and Klghth about midnight
from what could be learned last night
the woman's right nam b) Annla Ilroem-.-r.
and her hutnd-Charl Hroemaer,
now live In Cripple Creek, Col. It ap
p..r ah had a quaml with her lovr,
whk h prompted har to Wat her lit. Sha
a alwut M year of ag. and had barn
on th town but a short tiro. 8b left
three letter-on to hr lover, one to her
roommate. Ml Nellie Swan, and en
to her (later, Mrs. A Ilea Harden, of
Chadwell, thla county. Th last letter
la very and. and Is as follows, written
on a common piece of not paper and In
lead pencil:
AatorM. May 4.
"Dear Slater and All: I am writing my
last to you all and hope vou won't think
nan! at me for what I hive done; but
I have nothing more to live for. so now
I take by own life, and bid you all a
last gowlliye. Kin all the little one for
me and father nnd mother. lvo to you
all and lot of klase.
"Tour loving sister,
"ALICE."
To her lover sh wrote In part: "B
rtw I am down on my luck you quit
me. Tou will find no one to think of
you a much as t did. You lrov m
to thl. I have nothing mors to llvo for.
I hoe you will always think of me.
Oood bye. four loving Alloa."
Th letter wero found on a tablg near
the bed on which the poor girl lay.
Th body wag removed to th morgu.
Iter husband, Cba. Hroemser, who lives
In Cripple Creek, was much attached
to her. ami will be notified of her death.
UEKOftE JVDCJE ORAT.
Considerable Ruslneas Traneted In th
County Court.
Th county court was In sesalon yes
terday, ami continued the matter of the
application of the Astoria Saving Pnnk,
trustee, to cancel the taxes asxessed
agalnat th railroad subsidy rroperty till
Wednesday. An allowance of K per
month waa continued for May to William
Koch.
A petition from W. K. ". Steele, pray-,
lug that the road Ins oll.wtd In the
vicinity of eclon and 2H. townslilp
north, rang weal, be expended upon
th road running through those sections,
was referred to the supervisor nf Itoad
District No. t. who was orler-d to report
lo tha court whether or not th expendi
ture would be exp"dlrnt.
It waa ordered that th supervtwr of
Koml District No. 1! be authorised to
purchase a scraper for work on th
county road. In the mttter of the peti
tion of Oua. Oronnell et alfor the es
tablishment of a county -oad near Elsie,
it wa ordered that W. O. lreacott. Cor
nellu Rtenton and Nathan .'nderxon be
appointed viewers, who, with N. D. Ray
mond, surveyor, are to meet at Klsle
school house, Tuesday, May !. to con
sider tha advlaablllty of establishing such
rond.
M. Kinney, supervisor of Road District
No. 9. reported that the bridge on th
county road In Section 33, township (
north, rang J wast, had broken down.
The supervisor was authorised to ad
vertise for bids for making repairs to
said bridge. It was ordered that th
county treiiurer forward to the state
treasurer $S,000 on account of taxes du
from 1SSH and ISM.
A Froyseth, a native of Norway, was
admitted to sltlsenshlp.
A GRAND PLT.
To Ho Given by tho Astoria Football
Club Next Week.
The grand military melodrama "At tha
Ticket I.lne" whb-h hns been under prep
aration by the members of the Astoria
Koothal Club, will l played at F"her's
Oiiera House on Friday, the i3th Inat.
The performance will be worth going a
long way to see nnd will surpass any
thing In the amateur dramatic line ever
witnessed In this city. Th play has
not a dull line In It. and very act Is
full of stirring situations and beautiful
scenlo pictures. A well known looaj
electrician Is in charg of the !lme light
effects, and every detail of the erform
nnce Is being carefully studied. Every
thing, down to th most minute matters
of uniform and camp connection with
th latter Is being rendered the club by
the officer and men of Fort Cnnby.
Most of the scenes are. laid In the vi
cinity of some of the most stirring com
bats of th civil war, and the whole per
formance bristles with patriotism and
military ardor. It Is bound to draw a
crowded house. Tickets are now on sale
and can be obtained from Secretary
Gunn, or any member of the club. The
box plan will be opened at the New Tork
Novelty Store next Monday morning.
ALMOST MURDER,
Two tough characters became'lnvolved
In an altercation In Paradise Alley early
this morning, during the course of which
one drew a gun and pointed It at the
other's abdomen. The man whose life
wa In danger quickly threw down nls
hand and knocked the revolver out of
the other's hand thue continuing exist
ence. He then picked up the weapon and
put It in his pocket. There are a great
number of bold, bad men In Astoria at
present, and It la Indeed a wonder no
killings have been reported. Probably
Officer 8eafeldt'a eagle eye has some
thing to do with the small crime record.
It I now definitely stated that Lord
Dufferln, th Hrltlsh ambassador to
France, will retire from dlplomatlo life
about the middle of July.
The best chemical compound for wash
ing powder Is "Soap Foam,'1 ns'it will
not "yellow the clothes," nor burn the
hands- It's tho nnest thing In the world
for the bath. One trial will convince
you. , ;
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PROCEEDINGS
CoBililcration of the Kiver and Hur
lior Aiiroprlatlnn Kill I'rt
vested tiy Turple.
RIGHT OF GIVIX; SHKLTKR
Sfstc Drpsrtsuil Defiac tke Listilatioas
ot Isited State .liaittcrs Aaotkcr
, K evils tine to Rtcogsite Ca
ts Bclllgcrascjr.
Washington, May t Ti outline of the
program for senat-i procedure this week
waa ehattered early In today's selon
tly two unexpected aotl'ms. Whan tb
Intended agtlon to consider tha river
and harbor bill wa attempt jd It was an
tagonised by a motion by TurpK lo con
alder the Dupont election case. Mitchell,
of Oregon, with considerable display of
feeling, sought lo prevent thla course,
by by an aye and no vote, resulting
B to 11. th senate decided to tsk up
the Dupont case.
Later an agreement was effected to
postpone the matter until th river and
harbor bill was passed, the final vote In
the election case to be taken two days
after the consideration waa begun. At
1 o'clock unfinished, business time up In
the form of th bond Investigation reso
lution. Peffer refused to further delay
the matter and hla motion to proceed
with th resolutlona waa upheld by a
vote of t to J, thus displacing the
river and harbor NIL Hill thereupon took
th door and spoke until adjournment.
He will proceed tomorrow.
R10HT OF AFFORDI.VO SHKLTER.
Washington. May 4 The state depart
ment haa taken an advanced position
relative to the limitation f th right of
asylum aa Is exhibited In the corres
pondence between the lepartment and
United State Minister Tillman respecting
the sheltering by the latter of an officer
of th overthrown government of Ecqua
dor last September. While approving
the course of the minister. Secretory Ol
ney took the ground that, although asy
lum might be afforded In the rase of a
member of an overthrown titular govern
ment while chaos reigned, and until the
empire ot law was restored, when the
authority of atate la re-estahllthed on an
orderly footing, no llsparagement can
le countenanced on the "art of repre
sentative of thi government. In this
th members of each government are
therefore placed upon .in equality with
unsuccessful revolutionists who cannot
find In the T'nlted Slat's legations an
asylum against operations ot local law.
ANOTHER CUBAN MEASURE.
Wsshlngton. May 4. -Representative
Woodman, of Illinois. Introduced a reso
lution today providing that ih hou
direct the president to make a piocla
mntlon that th condition of war in
Cuba I recognised, and that It I the
purpose of this government to preserve
a position of neutrally, and that th
t'nlted State will look with especial
dlifnvor on the continuance of any meth
ods of warfare not recognised In the
rales of war as practiced by the leading
nations nf the civilised worll.
In tha preamble It I recited that th
executive department of the government
has not seen tit to art on the almost
universal recommendation of the people
as expressed by both branch of con
gress, and that "the situation In that
most unhappy Island Is becoming a
stench In the nostrels of Christendom."
FOR MORE BATTLESHIPS.
Washington. May 4 The first skirmish
over the senate amendnvnt to the naval
appropriation Mil. reducing the number
of battlesh'ps provided In thit bill from
four to Iwo, occurred In the house today
when Boutelle, chairman of the naval
committee, moved to non-concur In all
th senate amendments and request a
conference of the senate. Sayers moved
fo concur In the senate Amendment, but,
by consent, the motion went over for
action until tomorrow, when It Is likely
that the whole question of large appro
priations at this time for strengthening
the nnvy will be re-opened and venti
lated. SURPRISE AT JACKSON'S TRIAL.
Possibility that Some One Else Murdered
Pearl Hryin.
Newport, Ky., May 4. A surprise was
sprung In the Jackson trial today when
William R. Trusty, a cabman, took the
stand. Trusty testified that, on January
31, he drove an old nun, whom he sup
posed waa a doctor, and the .-orpse of a
woman out to the Fort Thomas region,
where tho body of the murdered girl.
Pearl Bryan, was found. This witness
only knew the Identity of one person
whom he met In this connection, nnd that
was a woman whom lie had been ac
quainted with six years, and whose name
was Oeorgle Baker, alias VJmma Evana.
He knew nothing as to the Identity of
the old "doctor." He did not know the
name of the house from which the corpse
was taken. He knew the house was on
the south side of George street near Elm,
The other testimony was Insignificant
compared with this.
NIAGARA FALLS POWER.
Great Electrical Exhibition Appropriate
ly Opened by Governor Morton.
San Francisco. May 4. -Governor Mor
ton sat In New York City tonight, and
by an almost Imperceptible touch of his
finger on a golden telegraph key, sent
whirling across tht continent an electric
current generated by Niagara Falls that
discharged a cannon . Union Square In
thla city. The cannon's roar marked
the opening of tile great electrical ex
hibition In New York, and the harnessing
ot Niagara Falls by elaborate machinery.
The gun used was a SH-lnch breech-loading
steel rifle, one of the plecei ot light
Battery D, Fifty Artillery, V. S. A.
WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
Cleveland, May 4. -The advocates and
opponents of the proposition to admit
women delegates were pitted against
each other In the Methodist conference
today In what will probably be a de
cisive battle. A committee of thirty-one
on eligibility sent a majority report In
favor of women and a minority report
These were debated warmly and will be
further considered tomorrow. Each side
claims success. The supporters cf the
women delegates' cause claim tonight
that they have certainly won a victory.
Their opponents, while thay conceded
that th other aid had a larg majority
of th delegate, assert their belief to
b that th tide was turned by the
apeeches today. The debate will be rw
aumed tomorrow.
ANTONIO MACEO WRITES.
To Prevent the Grinding of Sugar Cane
Ha Again Invades Western Cuba.
New Tork. May 4.-A letter from An
tonio Macco, one of th chief Insurgent
leader In th flekl. haa been received at
the Cuban revolutionary headquarter
her. The letter waa written at El
KuM. Plnar del Rio, la dated April 14,
and I addressed to T. Estrada Palma.
The writer aays:
"With us everything goes on very well,
and there Is no doubt of our ability to
triumph. If by no other mean, by ex
hausting Spain. However, as an early
termination of the war la what must be
sought for, and as I read In the pepers
that tt la diecuned whether th United
State should Intervene or not, and 1
hare no doubt that. Impelled by your
patriotism, you make every effort to ob
tain whatever may be beneficial for Cu
ba, 1 take th liberty of remarking that
the aureat way of bringing the war to
a termination would ba to place here
some twenty thousand rifles and four
million cartridges. If th United States,
observing their own laws, would not In
let fere with th shipment of arms and
ammunition for us. It would be a great
ervtce rendered to Cuba without pro
voking any complications with Spain, for.
as I understand It, these shipments
would be perfectly Irgal.
"I have been compelled, by circum
stance, to resort to extreme measure.
General Weyler, In hi desire of gaining
glory, and of obstructing th recognition
of our belligerency, went In hi procla
mations so far as to promise the planter
that they would be able to grind their
sugar cane, while to th government he
gave the assurance that the elections
would be peaceably held, and to the
country at large he declared that Plnar
del Rio and some other province would
be soon paif!rd. Some of the planters,
showing themselves willing to believe
thst the general would keep his promise.
negsn to get ready for grinding the cane.'
Under the circumstance I mad up my
mind to Invade Plnar del Rio again In
order to abow that we ere fully able to
compel obedience to the order of our
government.
I am perfectly satisfied with the auc-
ces which ha attended all my opera
tions during thl second Invasion, which
shall last as long aa there is anything
to destroy from which Spain may derive
any revenue. As you will see, the dis
credits which the proclamations of
Weyler were Intended to "throw on our
revolution hss, through what we have
accomplished, fallen on Spain, whose In
capacity to control our movements haa
been again plainly shown.
NEW GUNS FOR GERMAN ARMY.
Frances' Preparation Ukeh to Cause
Her Neighbor Considerable
Military Expense.
Berlin. May 4. It haa been learned by
the German war office that the French
minis; tt some time before Its fall hsd
decided to ask the chamber for a credit
of 47Q.Oflu.0AO franc for the purpose of
supplying the army with raptd-flring
guns of a pattern superior to any that
has yet been produced. I'tie German
war office had already provided designs
for a new rapid-firing gun, supposed to
be a great deal more effective than the
French weapon, but the 'nven'.ion waa
kept a complete secret, the government
being reluctant to order the construction
of the guns, as It would involve the out-
Isy of iw.000.ona marks Now that
France la likely to obtain a new and
formidable gun It ta Imperative that the
relchstag must be asked for the neces
sary credits to strengthen the artillery
equipment of Germany. .
TO FIGHT URJBURI.
Argentine Deputies Displeased Because
He 8lgned the Chilean Protocol.
Buenos Ayres, Argentina, via Galves
ton, Tex.. May 4 An Important meet
ing of the national deputies have been
held here. Several of those who were
present stated that the object of tha
meeting was organisation. One or two
deputies were candid enough to admit
that they were prepared to Institute an
active campaign against President Uri
burl for his action in signing the Chlleau
boundary protocol before submitting it to
congress.
It Is now stated on the highest au
thority that the protocol la not definite
In terms. There Is great anxiety In the
public mind as to the final outcome.
This Is emphasised by the bellicose tone
adopted by certain Chilean newspapers.
MORE ARMS FOR REBELS.
Cuban Sympathisers in Havana Hear ot
the Arrival of a Big Filibuster
ing Expedition.
lknarui. Cuba, May 4. The Cuban
sympathisers in this city are secretly
rejoicing over the receipt of trustworthy
Intelligence that further aid for the in
surgents has arrived.-' An expedition,
with a large quantity of arms and am
munition, has safely landed on the coast
of Pinar del Rio, and the tutpplles are
now safe In the hands of the reliels.
The xpedltlnn comprised a large num
ber of men, all well armed nnd equipped
for Instant service. No details are given
as to wher . the expedition was from,
but there Is no doubt of Its having safely
evaded the Spanish warships and troops.
PORTUGAL ASKED RIGHT OF WAY.
England Permitted to Transport .War
Supplies Into Matabeleland
by Way of Belra.
Lisbon, May 4.-The British government
recently asked the Portuguese govern
ment for permission, to transport arms
and ammunition from Belra, on the In
dian ocean, through Portuguese terri
tory to British South Africa. The gov
ernment has granted the request
Belra lies some 150 miles to th east
ward of Matabeleland. and by using this
route the llrittsh will be able to get sup
plies to that country much more rapidly
than by sending them by way of Natal.
Mr. H. C. Heemans, of Hoqulam,' Wn.,
wag at the Occident yesterday.
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THE PRESIDENT
WAS CAUTIOUS
Kragcr Did Not Approtepf the Mass
lag of British Troops ,
Near Mafeklog. .
CORRESPONDENCE PUBLISHED
Soatfe Africa txecilitrc Vis Sot Vlllisg ta
Believe tke lateat Via Sot Oat ot . ,
, Boitilitjr Viatet aa '
laqair.
(Copyrighted, UM, by Associated Press.)
Cape town. May 1 A long telegraphic,
eorrpondenc between Blr Hercule
Robinson, Dr. W, I. Leyda, secretary of
state of th South African Republic, and
Sir Jacobua A. DeWItt, British agent at
Pretoria, covering th period between
April and April 16. baa been published.'
In brief It show th extreme disquietude
prevailing In tn Transvaal at tha tins
In regard to the alleged niaawlng of
troops on tha western border of tha
Transvaal Republic, or In the vicinity of
Mafekmg. It appear that President
Kruger waa not Inclined to accept too
assurance of Blr Hercule Robinson that
the gathering waa not ona of hostile In
tent, and that th troop wee not being
held at Mafeklag, but were being started
aa promptly as possible for Buluwaya
and elsewhere.
Sir Jacobua A. DeWItt finally proposed,
with the approval of President Kragsr,
th sending of a Joint commute of Boer
and English to Inquire Into the reported
gathering of British troop at Matching.
At this Blr Hercules Robinson replied
that be trusted ha would hava aa, such
"preposterous proposal. .
CHINESE FOR CUDC
Four Carloads of Laborers Under Bond'
to the Six Companies. : -
Ogden. Utah, May 4. Four carload of
Chinese laborers passed through here
today on their way to Havana. They
are "In bond" and travelling under tn
auspice of the Chine Six Companies.,
which have contracted to send them to
Havana to work. They were met at
San Francisco by sped illy authorized
deputy United State murshaU. whose
duty it Is to see them transported across
the continent without setting foot on
American soiL
SCHOONER ASHORE.
Tacoma. May 4. The American schoon
er American Girl. Captain Weltkanat.
from San Francisco, April 11 ,'or Bal
lard, to load lumber, went ashore early
yesterday morning, half way between
Port Townsend and Point No Point The
vessel was trying to beat up the Sound
against a strong southeast gale, which
carried her on the beach at low water.
She Is In a well sheltered place and not
liable to suffer much Injury, accept tt
be a slight straining. Tha captain ex
pect she will float with the next high
tide.
McKINLEY'S CHANCES.
Utah and California Republicans Favor
the Tariff Champion.
Salt lake. Hay 4. A special to the
Tribune from Cheyenne, Wyo.. sr.ys:
Reports were received here today from
Fremont Crook, Albany and Sheridan
counties of Republican county conven
tions held Saturday and today. In all
of the coutntles Instructions favorable to
McKlnley were adopted.
. IN CALIFORNIA.
Sacramento. May 4. That California
will Join the McKlnley procession seems
to .be the settled fact The 3tate Re
publican convention will meet here to
morrow and a majority of the delegatea
are wearing McKlnley badges and shout
ing for the Ohio man. There seems to be
a disposition among the delegates to Ig
nore the silver question entirely, or at
most, to give free coinage but half
hearted endorsement.
THESE WOMEN ARE PLUCKY.
Spokane, May 4. Mrs. H. Estby and
her daughter Clara, will start from Spo
kane tomorrow to walk to New York.
They live on a farm near here and hope
to make enough money tn the venture to
lift the mortgage on their home. They
are under contract with the nanufac
turer of a health costume. Their route
la Walla Walla, Pendleton. Boise, Salt
Lake. Cheyenne, Denver, Lincoln, Oma
ha, Burlington, Chicago, iluflalo. and
Niagara. They have a letter from Mayor
Belt vouching for their good .-hamcter.
GOLD SHIPMENTS.
New York, May 4. The total amount of
gold thus far engaged for shipment to
morrow Is 12,150.000. All of this gold
goes to Germany, and la expected to be
trans-shipped to Russia. It Is nil In
mostly IS and 110 pieces. Legal tenders
have been deposited with the sub-treasury
tn each case. Indications point to
further shipment this week by Russian
account of from two to throe million
dollars. .. .
STRIKE-IN NEWARK.
Newark. N. J., May 1 About 100 car
penters In this city went on a strike for
an Increase of pay to tB.75 a day. The
bosses want to pay only 25 cents an hour
for ten hours' work. About 30 masons
laborers also went o a strike today for
an Increase of two cents an hour or
sixteen cents a day. They soon gained
their point and went back to work.
, TO VIEW THE LOCKS.
Pendleton, Or., May 4. Governor Lord,
Becretary Klncald, and Treasurer Met
schan leave tonight to Inspect the state
portage road at Cascade locks. They ex
pect to return to Salem Tuesday.
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