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IS THERE?
la there a man with heart ao oold.
That from hla family would withhold
The comforts which they all could And
In artlolee of FURNITURE of the right
kind.
And we would suggest at thli eeaaon a
nloe Sideboard, Extension Table, or let
of Dining Chain. We have the largeat
and finest line ever ah own In the oity
and at prlcea that oannot fall to please
the closest buyer.
HEILBORN & SON
FORWARD MARCH
IS THE WORD
Tne Time fur Activity on the I 'art of
All Astorlnfis Is Now.
Here.
CONTRACTS AWARDED SOON
Vko Are Ike Ones to Be Dcseflttd by Ike
Sea Order 0! Thiani 7-Tai Ato
rlaai Vbo Get I tke dost
ot tke I'rncessloa.
Sine the Inroriwrailon of the Flavet
Hotel Company, the calling lor bids
for the construction of the I Ig MMoot
dock and warehouse at Kin vet, and the
letting of the comrade for the building
of Die railway through the city, (he d
ol and the completion of the line to
(lotile, rumors are revived (tat one or two
rlovaliirs and a flouring mill will soon
be arranged for Jin the west slue of the
hay. I'eavey Brothers, of Mlnneaolle, It
Is well known, long since guaranteed
that as aoun as the railway was aaaurrd
they would build a large elevator In A
turia for the handling of wheat. Co
incident with the establishment of an
elrvutor, a flour mill will follow aa a
necessity. There Is no better point In
the stale of Oregon for a large mill than
Astoria. Tne proflta which might be
derived from the aale of the refuse ot
the mill alone would more than pay It
running expenses! In the counties ot
I'aclllr, Wahkiakum. In Washington, and
Clatsop and Tillamook. Oregon, scarcely
a pound uf feed of any description Is pro
duced. These counties remain many
thousand domestic animals, and bran,
shorts and middlings would hnd ready
aula at good price.
Within two or three days the railroad
contracts will be tot, and probably at
the same lime contracts will be made for
the construction of the Flavel hotel and
the Astoria depot, Fifteen hundred ad
ditional workmen will he employed. Who
will furnish the lumber, sash, doora and
blinds (or these various enterprise?
Where Is the hardware to coma from; the
tools, groceries and provisions for the
laborers?
Astotlana have now been at work more
than a year In an effort to aerure the right
of way and dit grounds In the city.
11m results of their labors, at a conser
vative estimate, amounts to about lao.ouo.
From the amount of talk and energy ex
pended, II might have bran thought that
half a million was bring raised. In ten
days' time two-thirds of the property
owners on the weel side ot the bay. Ig
noring th opposition of the other one
third, put their tirade together In a bus
iness manner, and raised t&,0uo for the
new hotel. The namee of subscribers to
the enterprise hevs been published, and
they Include, for a large part, tne wide
awake and energetic men of Astoria
There Is not a modern sawmill of large
capacity at the mouth of the Columbia
liver. There Is not an Institution here
that-tan furnsh dry lumber or sash and
doors In any quantity. It la asserted
that there la not a strictly wholesale gro
cery or dry goods establishment that can
sell In carload lota at lowest market
rates. The prices of Inxlde property in
the city, are also In a measure prohib
itive. It la plainly evident, therefore.
that thj tlma has come for Astorbina to
take their place In the front of the pro
cession. I'p-to-dnte methods must be
employed and the competition of general
markets must he met. The time Is here
when large advances must ami will
come. A revolution In every branch ot
business Is Imminent or newcomers will
get the cream of the business, contractor
who purchase In large quantities will be
compelled tomorrow to seek other 'Mar
kets In which to buy. Capitalists contem
plating the erection of business Mocks,
will surely not pay fancy prices. It I
satisfactory to note that movements are
on foot by the largest property owners
and leading business firms, to conform to
th trend of the times. No doubt all
these matter will be rectified in the Im
mediate future, and the renter of busi
ness maintained as at present establish
ed. In a few short .nonths the Astoria
and Columbia River Railroad will be a
matter of material existence. Docks,
warehouses, large business blocks and
public, buildings will line the city water
front. Thero can scarcely be a question
as t where will bo the renter ot outli
nes. There can be little doubt but
what all will stand together with the
foremost und leading spirits In main
taining a fiilr-mlmlcd policy In all future
transact Ions. Hy unity of action on broud
lines, equitable alike to the mnnuafctur
er, capitalist, business man and property
owner, tho grandest results will be
achieved. Hut If there Is not such n
broad policy pursued, only one result can
bo exiierlod the center of business will
move either up or down the river. Little
time remains for palavering. Homebody
will put In tho capita! and business
houses; the buslnesa will be done, but
by whom and where la the question for
Astorlans 10 deolde. Who need the bene
fit of the railroad, and who will get It?
Most assuredly the cltlsena, property
owners and business men of Astoria
ought to have the first fruits resulting
from the new condition of affairs, but
whether they will secure them, or let
foreigners come In and carry off the
plums, Is a question which only Astorlans
can determine.
The coming week will undoubtedly lie
a very busy and Important one. An
nouncements will lie made of the success
ful bidders for the railroad work, the
Flavol hotel and the Flavel docks. Con
tractors will commence making their ar
rangements for the purchase or Immense
numbers of piles, large quantities of lum
ber, and groceries and supplies by the
wholesale. Busy men and teams will be
engaged along the entire city front, at
Flavol and out on the railroad grade.
There will be work for all, and enough
important matter for business men to
consider, to occupy their entire time.
The real estate oilier which loom up on
every corner, If properly managed, will
no doubt be fully occupied In forward
ing manufacturing Industries. Large pay
rolls are needed In this city, and
must be had In order to gnln the full
benefits to be derived from the comple
tion of the railroad. To wait until the
rood Is tlnlHhed before taking up these
questions Is only a suicidal policy that
will lose two or three years of Astoria's
best business opportunity. All these mat
ters should lie bandit d simultaneously ard
with the most liberal policy. Let such a
course be pt riued St: 1 no pci'er caj.
stop t.ie stead; an. I evi r-wvUrfiing prog
ress of the city by the e.
HritUK.it IN SECOND HKUHKI&.
Iloy Train Wreckers ' Convicted After
Trial and th Others' Confess Their
Oullt.
J. Wutaon Hlldreth. son of J. Homer
lloldreth, of New York; Theodore Mb
burd and Hurlxrt Plain were convicted
In Rome, N. V., of train wrecking May
the th, asys th New York Herald.
Their companion In crime. "Fred" Rria
lol, dli-d In jail while awaiting trial.
From th time th Jury In HlldretH's
case retired, at 7 o'clock In the evening,
until ten minute after 12 In the morn
ing, nothing was heard from It. Then
tlm Juror entered th court room for
further Instructions to different de
grees of murder. They were Instructs
by Justice Mctjennan, who also explained
the different degrees of manslaughter.
Hlldreth wa present, his eye red from
weeping. He understood, as did other
IH-rsent. from the questions asked, that
th verdict would not be murder In th
first uugre.
There wua another rap on th door at
1 o'clock thl morning, and twenty min
ute later Justice McLennan, th attor
neys for lllldreth and his father were
In the court room. Th Jury tiled In
and Clerk Mason asked If a verdict had
been agreed upon. To thl Foreman
Richards replied: "W find th defend
ant guilty of murder tn th second de
gree, and recommend that the court ex
ercise such clemeacy aa I within It
Jurisdiction."
W hen th verdict wag announced the
defendant put hi hand to his forehead,
and when he took It down hi eve were
wet with tear. His father, when the
Jury entered, grasped the boy' left hand,
which wa resting on an arm of hi chair,
and clutched It tightly. As his son was
led back to Jail Mr Hldlreth wept bit
terly. "lie doe not feel on Iota a badly a
I do," th father aald. "Th boy doesn't
realise hi position. No on knows how
I have uffred."
Judge McLennan thanked the Jurors,
discharged them and adjourned court un
til t o'clock.
Toung Hlldreth wa brought Into court
flv minute before that hour. He aeld
he had nothing to aay before sentence
waa passed upon him and Justice Mc
Lennan aald Impressively:
"I feel, Hlklrelh, that the Jury ha
dealt leniently with you. They might,
under the circumstance, found a much
more sever verdict. I would not ear
word at thl time to add to your trouble
or sorrow. There are other nearer and
dearer to you who ra give you belter
advice than the court as to your future
life.
The crime of which yo.i hav been
convicted la the moat terrible thnt ran
be committed under our clvllUatlon . Tou
might almost as well have poisoned a
stream that coma from th hillside, so
far us society Is concerned. The court
has only one duty to perform that la,
to pronounc the sentence of law. That
sent, nee It that you be conhned In the
state prison In Auburn at hard lahjr
during the term of your ruitural life."
Hlldreth bowed, thanked the court and
resumed his seat. A he did so his lip
quivered, but he made no further de
monstration. Two minutes later the
father and son shook hands and the
prisoner waa taken bark to his cell.
Theodore HlbbarJ and Herbert I'lato,
who had been Jointly Indicted with Hll
dreth. were brought Into court a few
minute later. I'lato wa directed to
stand up. and the indictment for murder
In the first degree was read to him. He
waa asked If he wished to change his
plea of not guilty previously made to
some other plea.
He aald he did. and Mr. Btayles, for
him. pleaded guilty to manslaughter In
the first degree. Hlbbard's plea wa
also changed to manslaughter in the first
degree, and the pleas of both were ac
cepted by the district attorney.
Mr. Say lea made an appeal for leniency.
He spoke ot the previous good character
of the boy, thl being their Hrst wiou
offense, and asked the court to Impose
the lowest entenc which. In It opinion,
would serve to protect society and vindi
cate the law."
"It does not eem to me It I th time
or plice, under all the circumstance."
said Justice McLennan to th prisoners,
"for the court to Impose a less sentence
than the maximum sentence of the law.
The crime to which you have pleaded
guilty, aa ha been stld before. Is the
most terrible thnt a person can commit
In our civilisation. It strike at the very
root and organisation of society. When
we remember and think of the myriads
of pooplo that nre being carried on rail
road trains, as part ot thalr dally lite,
being put In Jeopardy by such crimes.
It Is almost too horrible to contemplate."
Justice McLennan gave the boys some
good advice as to their future conduct
and then sentenced each of them to Au
burn prison for twenty years lor caus
ing tho death of Nathan Hagar and an
additional twenty years (or the death of
Robert Hond.
Hlbbard's father and his sister, Miss
Maliel H. Hlbabrd. of L'tlca, sat behind
the prisoner as hey stood up to re- I
ceive meir seniemv, 1 up ,m-
up under the strain, but Miss Hlhbard
broke down, and her tears flowed freely.
None of Plato's relatives were In the
courtroom. His father waa In Rome
Inst summer, and It la reported this was
tho only time the boy ever saw him to
know him.
After Hibbard and Plato had been
taken back to their cells the court made
an allowance of ll.OOD to Mr. Sayles and
M0 to Mr. Searle for their services In
defending tho prisoners, they having
been assigned by the court
For good behavior, the commutation
on a twenty years' sentence is seven
years and eight months, leaving twelve
years and four months to serve. On
two terms of twenty years each. Plato
and Hibbard will serve twenty-four years
and eight months. If they behave them
selves. Young Plato Is 19 years old. and Hib
bard Is one year younger. Hlldreth Is
only 17 years old.
The boys will be taken to Auburn.
Hlhhard'a relatives and Plato's grand
mother visited the boys in the afternoon.
The prisoners refuse to talk, further
than to say they believe their counsel
did all In their power to free them. They
say they Intend to follow the Instruc
tion of the court and obey th prison
rules. In hope of pardon. Miss Cella
Pcrryn. young Hlklreth's sweetheart, ac
companied by her mother, saw her lover
In the afternoon for the laat time. They
remained together for two hours.
"I love that girl." aald Hlldreth, "and
thl la a terrible blow to her, as well aa
to me, to be compelled to leave her. In
thl way. We were strongly tied, and
I 'fear this will break the poor girl's
heart."
There's more clothing destroyed by poor
soap than by actual wear. "Hoe Cake"
soap contains no free alkali and will not
Injure the finest lace. Try It and notice
the dlfferenc In quality. Ross, Hlgglna
Co.
DUBOIS" MEN
CARRY THE DAY
Muho Republican is Convention Art
Harmosios!) is the Support -,
of bimetallism.
THE DELEGATUS INSTRUCTED
Ma it 1st All floaorililc .teaas to Secare
.Viniaatins ol a Caadidate Hedged
for RctaststesHit ot Sitter
a a flostjr .letal.
Poratrllo, Idaho, May U.-Th Republi
can slate convention met here today and
proved a harmonious gathering. Th Du
bois men were tn control by about lMi
to 79. A substitute for that portion ot
the resolution especially endorsing Du
bois wa lost by a vote of CI to 114. A
resolution to pledge the delegate to
stand by th national ticket wa tabled
lul to S4. The resolution strongly sup
ported bimetallism, protection and reci
procity. Th financial plank is a fol
lows: Resolved, That we heartily endorse th
action of Senator Dubois In Joining with
hi associates. Teller, Mantle, Carter and
Cannon, In their fearless position In be
half of th free coinage of stiver, and
protection to American Industrie and
reciprocity, one and Inseparable; and, be
It further
Resolved, That acting upder th neces
sity of the trade condition of our coast,
wa ramestly present to our fellow Repub
lican of th East the fact that great
commercial possibilities are within th
grasp of th people of the United State
If w can but utilise the market ot
China and Japan, which now open their
door to us and which we can fully con
trol If placed In a position to accept
the only money with which they hav
to purchase our product. Thl new con
dition strengthens our demand for the
reason that the United States, Independ
ent of any other nation on earth, can
Immediately reinstate stiver to all Its
rights, powers and privileges as money
at tbe ratio ot 11 to L
R solved. Thst we hereby Instruct our
delegate to tbe St. Louis convention to
use every honorable means to secure the
nomination of a political candidate
whose policy and conviction shall be
fully In line with the effort recently
made by the five gallant senators from
th Inter-mountain states In favor or
re-lnataling silver as a money metal ot
the United States, and we hereby declare
the re-Ins tatement of silver to be the
paramount Issue on the poitcle of the
United Btates.
The following delegates were elected:
Senator Dubois. ex-Congressman Willis
Sweet. A. B. CsmpbelL of Shoshone,
Lutluton Price, of Blaine; M. B. Owynn.
ot Canyon, and Ben. E. Rich, of Fre
mont APPEAL FOR RELIEF.
Aid Asked for the Many Person Left
Destitute In Texas.
Sherman, Tex.. May IS. The following
appeal has been Issued by the relief com
mittee: "The loss of life and property by the
cyclone yesterday Is much greater than
waa supposed last night and the number
Injured Is much larger, the dead and
wounded exceeding 9M. The loss of prop
erty Is over 1250.000. Sherman Is taking
good care ot the wounded, but many
families have lost their all and are left
destitute. All contributions will be thank
fully received, aa they will help us to
give aid to those who will have to begin
life over again."
Mc KIN LEY'S RECEPTION
Cleveland. May 16. Ex-Oovernor SIc
Ktnley was given an enthusiastic recep
tion at the Central Armory tonight when
he appeared to deliver an address on
Washington. The hall wag filled with
an audience of between 6,000 and 7,'JOO peo
ple. When Major MeKlnley entered the
hall he was loudly applauded but when
he was Introduced the enthusiasm could
not be controlled. Men stamped their
feet and swung canes and umbrellas In
the air, while every woman waved a
handkerchief. The applause continued
for fully Ave minutes and at Its conclu
sion the famous Chautauqua salute was
given with a will. Major McKlnley's
address was entirely devoted to his sub
ject BASEBALL SCORES.
Cincinnati, May IS. Cincinnati, 2;
"Moklyn. I.
' -..tttaburg. May 16. Boston, 6; Pitts
burg, 4.
St. Louis, May 16. Washington, 7; St.
Louis, 1.
Cleveland, May It-Cleveland, 8; New
York. 2.
Chicago, May 16. Baltimore, ; Chica
go 7.
Seattle, May. 16. Portion!, 8: Seattle, 1
HANDSPRING THE WINNER.
New York, May 16. It Is many a day
since there has been such enthusiasm at
Morris Park as was displayed this after
noon aa Handspring and Hastings came
down the stretch together lighting for
the Withers stakes over the Withers
mile and amid a roar of 10,000 voices.
Handspring carried off the victory by a
head. Time, 1:41.
PATRIOTIC OBSERVANCil
Appropriate Celebration of the Unity ot
Norway and Sweden.
Fisher's opera house was packed lat
evening, the occasion being the eight
second anniversary of th union between
Norway and Sweden an event as dear
to the hearts of the natives of (those
countries as America's grand Independ
ence day. That the commemoration was
enjoyable all who were present will at
test The stage was most tastefully dec
orated, and standing upon it were three
young ladies holding the colors of Nor
way, the United States and Sweden, the
stars and stripes occupying a central
position.
President Jensen made an opening ad
dress. In which he briefly related the
historical events leading up to the con
summation of the Norwegian-Swedish al
liance, While the two classes of people
differed In many respects, the speaker
explained, they were nevertheless closely
related, and the union between them
was for mutual protection. The great
est blessing which could possibly be be
stowed upon a man, comirued Mr Jrrt
sn, waa liberty: hence, "W must hav)
live cent a pound for salmon." Mr.
Jensen's remark were heartily applaud
ed. A male chorus, consisting of fourteen
Swedish gentlemxi, then rendered the
Swedish national hymn, and tn demon
stration of patriotism which followed
told of the feeling within th breasts
of the tudlenc. Mr. A. A. Cleveland,
the well known orator, waa called to the
front and made an excellent address. He
depicted th relationship of th United
States and the united government of
Norway and Sweden, telling of th dis
covery of America by th Norsemen. Th
latter, said th speaker, really furnished
th Information by which Columbus was
enabled many years later to visit the
Vew World and plant the Spanish color.
Th map of the Norsemen wer In th
possession of th explorer. Columbut, and
so accurate were they that, when the
crew mutinied and threatened to end th
existence of the hardr Genoese. If th
ships were not headed for home, he asked
only for another day. knowing full well
that the nromlsed land wa near. Mr.
Cleveland' remarks were armrectated
very much.
The tug-of-wjr between a team from
the Astoria Football Club and on com
posed of stalwart Scandinavians was won
by th Istter. after on and ona-halr
minute tugging. Thl number was fol
lowed by the rendition by the glee club
of "America." The wildcat enthusiasm
followed.
Then the Hon. C. W. Fulton addressed
th people. He said he fully appreciated
th object for whtch the multitude had
assembled and wa overjoyed at th pa
triotism llsplayed. Th people had not
gathered as Swedish-Americans OA. Norwegian-Americana,
but as cltlsens of the
United State to celebrate the grandest
day In the hltaory of th United northern
nations. While sit wer Americas cltl
sens, continued the speaker, msny born
here, the fact remained thst our ances
tors came from across the waters: and a
fitting celebration of a mother country
glory was Indeed an honor to tho of
urh nativity. No man could b a good
American who would not celebrate any
stroke for freedom on the part of another
country, while such commemoration Is
what gladdens the hearts of the people
of the United State. Th Swedish and
Norwegian peoole had assembled not
because they did not love their native
land, but because they loved the land
o'er which float the stars and stripes
the more. The speaker said he felt high
ly honored to be called upon to address
so patriotic a gathering.
At the conclusion of Mr. Fulton's re
marks a tug-of-war between a Swedish
snd a Finnish team took place. Never
before was such a contest witnessed. For
the first forty-five minutes the rope mov
ed hardly one Inch, and even after thm
time It was anybody's victory. Those
strong men tugged snd pulled and strain
ed for on hour and fifteen mlnues. at
th and of which time the contest was
awarded to the Finns. Persons who hsve
never participated In a tug-of-war do not
know of the great exertion. A contest
of fifteen minutes Is considered very long,
snd how the men last evening ever kept
It up for the time Is truly a wonder.
Th audience then repaired to the hall
upstairs, where a pleasant dance was
enjoyed by ss many couples ss could
comfortably be upon the floor. Altogeth
er the occasion was one long to be remembered.
ABLE ARGUMENT.
Representative Gtllett Shows Why th
Involuntary Feature la Essential
to the National Bankruptcy
Law.
In th United States house of repre
sentatives Mr. Gillett. of Massachusetts,
directed his argument to the point that
the only opposition to the bill which was
formidable la by those who favor a bill
that allows a debtor to go into bank
ruptcy voluntarily, but does not allow
creditors any right to begin proceedings.
Tbe onl7 ground on which men can
with Justice be relieved from their debts
Is not sympathy, but Is the advantage
to the community which will result from
relieving them ot obligations, which
weigh them down and stifle their enter
prise and Industry and activity. But
there Is another advantage to the com
munity which can be accomplished by a
bankruptcy law whtch Is quite as valu
able. This Is to Increase the confidence
between debtors and creditors through
out the United Statea and make freer
large mercantile transactions.
One of the greatest developments ot
this age of development la the credit
system. It Is at the bottom of our
great industrial success. Anything
which Improves It Is of national Im
portance, and few things would Improve
It more than a law which would put all
creditors on an equal footing. One ot
the great drawbacks today to business
between the states Is the fear of distant
creditors that they will be discriminated
against. If there was a uniform law by
which they knew that In case of fraud
or failure their percentage of loss woula
be the same as all other creditors, it
would greatly Increase confidence and
credits, and this is for the advantage ot
the debtor Just as much as of the cred
itor, for It means lower prices to the
debtor In return for the better security,
and it Is of greater Importance to the
whole country than It is to either debtor
or creditor, for the traders whom this
bill affects directly constitute but a
small portion ot country, while the uni
formity and lower prices resulting from
a business where credit Is good would
help all Interests.
YALE WIN'S.
New Haven, Conn.. May 16. The flr3t
annual Yale-Princeton track contest was
held at the Yale field today. Yale won
handily by a score of 67 to 26, making
It one of the most crushing defeats ad
ministered by any team since the first
Yale-Harvard meet It was not a record
breaking day, and the only record to go
down waa that held by Illckok. Yale's
great weight thrower. Harry Cross,
Yale's present champion, threw a 16
pound hammer ISO feet i Inches, thus
breaking the record. The feature of the
day was the running of Klnkley, of Yale,
In the half mile, who won In 1:01 from
Bryant of Princteton. Princeton only
won the 440 yard run and the 2J0 yard
dash.
"Billy" Wright of the Hotel Astoria,
has gone to Portland on a vacalton
Highest of all in Leavening Poweiv Latest U. S. Gov't Report
a a -s
GERMAN EMPEROR
IS IN DISREPUTE
Protestant and Catholic Clergy Great
It Eierclsed Over Recent
Actios of Court.
"CLERGY MIST NOT MEDDLE"
rolitica So Coactra of tke Clotk Uadisj
Clerical Orgass Deplore tke Tibli.
eatloa of tke Estperor
Telegrasj.
(Copyrighted, UK, by Associated Pre I
Berlin, May 11 The German clergy,
Protestant and Catholic, ar thoroughly
aroused In consequence of Emperor Wit
Ham's telegram to th OebJmrath Hlnspar
regarding Dr. Btecker, ex -court chapaUq.
and a christian soclanim leader, whscfa
was published with his majesty's consent.
This message waa almost brutally
brusque and read: "The clergy must
not medcTI with politics, because h la
no concern of their."
Thl angered the clergymen and th
whole clerical pre ha been expresatnc
Indignation. Dr. Stoecker ha made aa
outspoken protest In bis organ, th Kvajs
geiical Church Gasette, In which he says
th emperor, when still Prince William,
himself characterised th Chrlctlan-80-clal
activity of the clergy as a means of
vanquishing socialism.
Two of th leading clerical organs se
verely condemn and deplore the pubtlcar
tloo of the telegram, classing It aa
constderat" and "unjust" and polnUosr
out that clergymen, by the constitution. .
ar granted th same rights ss other cl
tlsens. The Roman Catholic organs, th Oexw
mania and Cologne Vols Zeitung, pub
lish articles of a similar ton.
THE CONTEST A WARM ONE.
, Methodist General Conference Endeavor
ing to Elect Two Bishops.
Cleveland, May M. The Methodist Epis
copal General Conference spent all of
today session in a vain aitteaapt la eke,
one of th two bishops who ar tn bs
chosen. Flv ballots were taken today,
making eight In all since the voting be-
I gan yesterday.
I The only result has been to narrow .
th contest down to practically three
j candidates. Dr. Butts, president of thai
! Drew Theological Seminary: Dr. C G
! McCable. missionary secretary, and Dc ,
Earl Cranston, senior sgent of the book
concern at Cincinnati. Dr. Butts and
Dr. McCable are now the leading eandt-
dates and both might be elected but.
for the feeling which Is growing that both
bishops should not come from the East
The two bishops who were retired came,
one from the East and the other fro
I th West.
THE BEEBE CAMPAIGN.
Portland, May 1. General C. F. Beeb. -the
Independent Republican candidal
for mayor, opened his campaign tonight
at the Marquam theatre before a largo
audience. The principal speaker waa Mr.
George H. Williams.
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool. Msy 1C Wheat spot, quiet;
demand, poor; No. 2 red winter, S IPd;
No. 1 hard Manitoba. Ss W. No. 1 Cal
ifornia, 5s
New York, May It. Hops Heavy; Pa
cific Coast 2t4: 1Kk crop t4?,'.
THE TWO TENDENC1E&
Two forces are noted In the business
world one tending to revive and tba
other to suppress trade. The one. says
the Detroit News, Is manifested in th
moat universal depression of prices anal
the other In the fact that we are doing,
a good deal ot business after all. Th
great force that tends to Improve trad
takes rise from the universal need of
man's subsistence. Tariffs and currency
conditions can never give total paralysis
to business, because we all must llvw
and we can only live by doing buslnesa.
On th other hand, nobody dares to do.
business in the better sense ot the word
speculative, because nobody knows what
a day may bring forth. Hanging In the
air are the two commercial contingencies
which affect Industry and commerce. -a
nation's finance and a nation's foreign
trade relatione. The whole thing, more
over. Is aggravated by the presidential
j campaign. We have gotten our politic
I into such a shape that under the most
unfavorable conditions, we nave to spend
a whole year of life and social force In
determining the men and measures that,
shall rule for the other three years.
Away In the remote beginning of this
presidential campaign, the business In
terests of the country made formal and
pathetic appeal to the politicians to steo
aside for the common good and permit
the bread earners to use the social foroa
of the nation in the paramount work ot
supporting life. It was represented
truly to the office mongers that a brief
time la Just as good and profitable as a
long time for the conduct of a ruce for
the presidency. The politician's ear
were deaf, for they proceeded to make a
larger draft than ever before on the
energy of the nation tn making their
president
Through all these and other causes It
Is not surprising to find that the weekly
statement of the business situation shows
no sign of general Improvement' In
general trade, everybody is holding off.
one class for new revelations on the di
rection the currency movement Is likely
to take and another to see what tlm
tariff Is going to do.
The Bowery was lively last night, and
a large number of people were taking la
th sights and other things.
"Frank." of Ross, Hlgglns Co, bj
learning French.