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ASTORIA wiuCUBBMlBSMMW1 WARRENTON CENTER HOME-SITE CO. WARRENTON CENTER TIM vry hurt of th Warrtnten-FleveJ Taw 5IU. Beautiful Lscatloa. Largs, Double Lot, , sosloe feet. Eicetdlag ly Law Prlc. Tali lb Opportunity. Llbaral T.rais, Everybody Suit. owl. ... toni iu Astoria. Or. Cuplliil Stock, IW,(MM1 Nliui'fN, $1 I. itch, DAYAItl If ii tr r.nl SHtftilily M Hi fHir monitii. Ailut.iy if lnv.iettnl. lUnikum. i.tmni In i v.iy ilMai Urns, Call ra ef Address 471 Bond St., Astoria, Or. ICXCLUSIVIJ -TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL ASTORIA, OKEUON, SUNDAY MOKNINO, MAY 21, 18'JO. NO. 121 TRUSTEE SALE Of the Fine Lines of Men's and Boy's Cloth ins:, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps. Boots and Shoes. Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Blankets, Quilts, etc., at one price to all alike. C. S. JACOBSON TUUHTI2I3 COMMERCIAL ST.. ASTORIA. OR. D 0 YOU NEED ANYTHING In Office WE CAN HUPPLY TOU A New Lot of Playing Cards' Just Received GRIFFIN ..ANCHORS.. Boat Stores... Set Everything In the Fisherman's Supply Line ...(Dast Be Sold in the flext Sixty Days... UROARDLGNH OP COST ' SOLr OPPENHEIMER Trustee fop M. C.CR08BY Ladies... Why wear fuctory.inudc clonk, cout Htnl cape, when tuilor iiihJo vnpn coat no more, (It this fliuirc perfectly, mid look Juunty unJ stylUh. Gut a wrap mudo to order once, and you will wenr no other. Ooata to order, with material furnlehod. from 7 to 1100 Capes from 13.00 to $100 We Can Do As We Advertise. S. 'Ki:i!M AN, let at Prrtmaa Holais. COLUHBIA IRON WORKS Foundrymen, Blacksmiths. Machinists, and Boiler Makers Manufacturing' Repairing' of all Kinds of Machinery. Iron and Brass Castings. , General Blacksmlth.Work SPECIALTIES - Wakh Pit.nl Whatl, Ship Srallhlair ana Stsasiboat Wurk, Cannery an4 Mill Mxliltnry. Marina and Stationary Boll tr, Built to UrJ.r. . y Specially equipped for Loggers Work. Bay Foundry). Phone 78. Correspondence .SNAP A KODAK. at any man coming out ol our aiora and you'll net portrait of a man brimming oTer with pleasant thought. Such quality In the llquori we nave tonr are enough to pleas any nun. -OMR AND THY THEM HUGHES & CO. factory prices for tash, at I For the One-Price Clotbltrs, Hatters and Furnishers Supplies? LETTER PRESSES, COPT1NO BOOKS. INKSTANDM. TABLETS. INKS, BLANK BOOKS. BLUB PRINT PA PER, WASTE BASKETS. DttK TRAYS, PEN RACKS, TYPE WltlT INU PAPER. RIBBONS AND C Alt BON PAPER. & RliED ...City Hook Store C. A. LE VERE & CO. R. T. EARLE, lata of Stockton, Cal, Located on i8th and Franklin (Scow solicited. IS THERE? Ia thare a man with heart ao cold, That from hla family would withhold The oomftru which they all oould find In artlolea of FURNITURE of the right kind. And we would suggest at thta leaion a nloe Sideboard, Extension Table, or et of Dining Chain. We have the largest and Uncut line ever ehown In the city and at prices that cannot fall to please the closest buyer. HEILBORN & SON HOLD A MEETING I'lshcr'n Hull Crowded Last Xlijht to Hear .luilyc Stutt and Mr. Clccton. ELLIS .MEN INO.M I'KINCII'LK fklieve ( Slhcr oa 1 rarity Will Gold, bat riaclitally Solid Jloic fli -lyaiiat Xnrtaap tkcaaat He la "Abo Kla firry." Lul night's Republican meeting at the Flehrr Opera House railed out a large crowd. Gathered In a seml-clrrl on iIm iImo ware the Republican candi date on the county and leglitailv tick eta. Ir. J. A. Fululn called the meeting to order and Introduced the first speaker of the evening. Judge Halelgh "tot I, ot Port land Mr. Htolt expressed great pleasure In having in honor of addressing such a large roncourae of Astortan. because he held A.torla and Clatsop county In high eaUwrn. The Judg spoke at soma lngtb on the recant political "war dance" In the melropoll which resulted In two Hi ptilitlcnn tlcksta. Of one of Ihoae fac tions ha waa a nomlwr, and, tar from IM-Inar limr,l, he waa pruud ot It. " alltrhrll l(o)ulillcana.' " (lactam the (rukrr. "mum 'antl-ttlmon and anil-orra-onlan Itrpuhllcana.' While the alt tint ion in I'ortUml dura not wrtolly alTrct Ihe (x.lo of Clateop county. It nrverlhe lta has grvat brartrui on Ihe coruffta lonal ranllilulm (roro this county. The rrgonlan and Hltnon wltMt haa put down the canillilate of Clatsop county for gov rrnor and I know the people of the city I. y ihe ra and vicinity will retaliate in June." Jiid 8loit then revlrwrI the corrup tion of thi Tortland "machine." I-arry Hulllvun. ilrlaml be, waa one of the Iradrra r the Oreffonbui-Hlmon rtne. The MMt,lr of Aatorta. (Hantlnurd the apaker. wl no acquaintance with Mr. Bulllvan: he had formerly rrsldcl In thta cliy. Judgx Htutt apoke of Ihe "noble" action of the drli'iatlon from thta county at the recent atate convention In I'ortland, when the deiegatea "came with a ChiDwk aitlmon aa an emblem of peace. C'lalaop county la entitled 10 great credit for be liter In a position 10 claim aucb cltlarna. "There la not Ihe aliahtest rmaon lor the opKMttlon to the re-eleiMlon of Messrs. Kills and Hermann," said Judge 8iott. "They are both sound on Ihe tariff, which ta Ihe cardinal principle ot Ih llepubllcan party today. Kree trade," he said, "haa brought disaster upon Ihe country." tie read a prophecy published In Ike Ureaonlan November , 1141, and which waa reproduced In the Aslorlan a few iluys later, of the effects of Ihe system of free trade. The prophecy had but come true. The speaker wanted pro tectionprotection all along the line; pro tection 10 commerce, protection to In dustries, protection to everyone; If need be, protection from Chlneae and japanea laborers. He waa Interrupted at this point by wild applause. "Kor a considerable time," continued tho speaker, "after Mr. Cleveland's elec tion In IMC, and with It the Inauguration ot a free trade pollf, our Ilia were laid 10 ttj system. Now, however, the Ore gonliul haa discovered that something else than free trade la Ihe cause. That 'something else' la the money question. I am not In favor of the free and on limited coinage of silver; neither am 1 afraid OT It. The whole matter la but a bnsaboo. Start Ihe fires of the furnaces; five the laborer employment, and see how quickly tills money talk will quiet down." JudKe Slot! then dwelt upon Mr. Mitch ell'a qualification for the aenate, and explained that the aenator'a actions were wholly consistent with the Kepubllcan platform upon which he waa elected. The platform of 1890, continued the apeaker, declared tor the free ooltugre of silver, and upon this platform Mr. Mitchell wao pledged to atand. "The opposition ac cuses him of eupportltig free silver prop ositions. When did they come to a point when 'gold' or 'sound money were pass words Into the Republican puny? it the slnte convention declares for free sil ver. I am ready and willing to atand by II, although I am not so radically In fa vor of the white metal. The attempt to read thoae who believe In free silver out of the party cannot too strongly be de nounced. Senator Mitchell haa followed hla platform. "1 do not wish to say anything against Judge Northup, because he'la a personal friend of mine: but he haa gotten above tho party. I am positive he will not be elected. Why. listen 10 the men who are backing him! (Heads) Ijirry Hulll vun you all know him Tom Williams, a thug; Hilly Acock, another lawbreaker; Bum Ooodwln, H. W. DuVoIley, who re cently served a term In San Uuentln, and who lost his privilege of suffrage through failure to secure a pardon. Ilia number In prison was 11,711. Ho wan arrested April l lS'J, In Portland for larceny, tind since haa been convicted of other crimes. These are the men who are backing Judire. Northup." The apeaker then stated hla position on the financial question. Ho said ha waa In favor of the coinage of both met als to that extent to which a partly could be maintained. He concluded by touching upon the strike situation, and said; "Labor always hus a right and It Is Ita duty to protect this. On the other hand, I say thnt capital has a right and It always looks out for Its own Interest to take cure of Itself. Hut I say to cap ital, don't bear down upon labor. I say to you fishermen here, meet the cannerymen: I say to the cannerymen, meet the fishermen: for you can adjust this matter on tho lines of right. You may both have to concede. I do not pre tend to sny which Is right or wrong, but you don't want to stnnd here Idle while the salmon go to the Rocky moun tains. The fishermen are entitled to a share of the profit In this concern eo ate the cannerymen. "I say It Is your tlaty not to break tho law la'cauKu that hurts your cause. You have a rlirht. and It Is your duty to stand up for tills rlKht In n lawful man ner until you secure what Is rltrht. And so the rannerymon have their rlKhts, but don't allow yourselves to get Into such a passion aa to lose the opportunity to make something ror next winter." Hon. P. J. Clccton, of St. Helens, can didate for district attorney, followed Judk'o Stott iinrt confined himself prin cipally to an explosion of the Populists' Ideas. He spoke briefly on the tariff, and miulo an excellent address. A Fopultst In the audli tic attempted to answer Mr. I'lrelon a lul succeeded In causing; the au dience to roar with lauarhter at his fool leh replica, Mr. Cbwion Tittlcl th audi ance In rloae attention, and waa fre quently Interrupted by appluuae. He la an eloquent speaker and dwelt at some length on th money question, declaring himself for b-metalllam to the egtent Um l silver can b maintained on a parity with , d. lie waa an Kills man and stood pat with Judge Htott on the prin cipal Issues. RAILROAD MATTERS. More Contract Hoon to lie Let Work I'roKreKHjng. The mailer of Ihe railroad contracts for construction work above Tongue Point, the depot, and the Klavel deck, are still In abeyance. Mr. Hammond lift for Ihe Kast laat night, and turned eveiy Itilng over to the engineer In charge. It la amlrliNttnd that the delalla of theeo different matters can be worked out now In a few days' time. 80 far aa ihe con struction of the grade east of Tongue point la concerned. It la now a matu-r ot furnishing IkhmIs on the part or the con tractors. The Klavel dock will probably be let at the beginning of I be week and the depot question will come up later as soon aa tho architect's and engineers' plans are completed. President Curtis, of the Northwest Con struction Company, stated laat night that he bad Just received a telegram from Mr. Uoafi. dated at Tacoma, In which he said that he bad chipped hla pllwlrlver to Aatorta. and expected that It would ar rive here today. Ha will be here him self at once, and proceed with toe work between the and of the bridge and 7th street. Messrs Hamilton aV Wolfe wired Mr. Curtis yesterday that they were con ndent they would be able to satisfy him aa to bonds, on their tad for the grade work between Tongue Point and Ooble, and that they would send a messenger to Astoria today to communicate further with Mr. Curtis upon the subject The Young's bay bridge will be ftnlah d by Ute middle of thla week except the machinery for turning the draw, and ITealdent Curtis thinks that will be In place and In running order by the Aral of the month. He la confident that the entire bridge will be In shape not later than the nflh of June. Corey Orothera are g ruling the spur for the track which will lead out from the main line at Klavel to Use new wharL, The work will be eempleted lit few days' time, and It would seem that all matters arc being rapidly ahaped for bus iness on the west side of the bay. With all theeo Improvements nearlng completion and active work beginning on others, the liveliest kind of times are promised In Astoria for the summer. It the town does not tuke advantage of the situation no one can be blamed but the cltlaens themselves. Krora Indication now apparent, the wide-awake business mn of the city are not going to low any opportunity for advancing their own Interest and the Interests of the greater Astoria. Many schemes and projects are on foot looking to lite establishment ot various manufacturing and business en terprises. Work on these llnca certainly c.innot fall to bring about the desired results. One prominent properly owner and business man said yesterday that It wua extremely gratifying to note that even In the rue of general businesa de pression and stagnation usually present during a national political campaign, and In the lace ot local depression caused by the cessation of work In Astoria's larg est business, that of Ashing, still all were uniting In an effort to develop new busi ness and start new enterprises which would bring money into the country and city and distribute large sums amongst hundred of skilled workmen. Soon As toria will not be dependent upon a single Industry, but having a large diversity ol manufacturing enterprises. It will at all times be In a position to carry on busi ness In one line If not In another. "The railroad I what has brought about thta satisfactory state ot affairs. The lull realisation of this condition of things will be had within the next year or two." CAPITALISTS HERE. A Trip to the Jetty and l'p Voting's River Yesterday. Yesterday afternoon a party of busi ness men and capitalists made a trip to Klavel and up Young's river on an In spection tour. The guest of the occasion waa Mr. M. J. Connell, one ot the largest merchants In the stale of Montana, and who I Interested In businesa with Mr. Hammond, aa well al being the owner of a large lumbering plant near Ana cond.i. Those In the party were I. It. Sevley, J. M. Turnry, Col. John Adair, Mrs. Dr. Adair, M. J. Connell. D. M. Stuart, D. Stuart, D. K. Warren, Dr. M. M. Walker, und Mr. Hugh Means, of Lawrence, Kansas. Tho run was first made to Fort Ste vens, ' where the entire party left the lwat and walked up tho railroad grade through Klavel to Warnvnton. At War renton the bout was taken again and a trip made several miles up Young's riv er, returning to Astoria about 8 o'clock In the evening. The day was a delhtht ful one and afforded greut pleasure to all. particularly tho visiting strangers, who do not always so such fine weath er as Astoria con produce on occasion. In conversation with Mr. Connell that gentleman stated to an Astorlan repre sentative that ho waa more than pleased with the outlook hero. "You will re member that I visited your city about a year ago with Mr. Hammond and looked over the ground then. You or commenc ing to realise some of the results which I clearly saw were surely to follow It work waa dona on proper lines. 1 cannot now say In stronger language than I did at that time that the future of your city la a great one. There I everything here to make a commercial center ranking among the larget In the world. Kor the present It la an established fact that businesa Is rather slow and will be for some weeks or months to come. The presidential campaign is coming on, and there la no reason to expect a different atate of affair thla year than always pre vail during these campaigns. Capitalists are chary about planting money In new enterprises until political matter ore set tled. They want to know what la going to be done with the tariff and money qucHttov: but there Is plenty of money In the country and It will soon be utllla- Led In general business. "Yea, I am looking over the situation here and may become Interested person ally In business In your city. You will have sawmills. Hour mills, elevators, and nil manner of manufacturing Industrie They will come In time and the time will not be very long either. I do not anticipate doing anything Immediately, but hope to become Idcntliled with you after a while." Th best chemical compound for wash ing; powder la "Sonp Konin," us It will not "yellow tho clothes," nor burn the hands. It' the finest thing In the world for the bath. One trial will convince you. Milli iilUU IN U. S. COURT i'lea or Not Guilty Eatcred and All Kcleascd I'pun Furnish ing Ball. CASES WILL UK TRIED IX JUNE ladlctaeit Charge Tkat Dcleidait Did I'lUktilly i4 KsoKiagly kid aid abet it Udig CbittK Troa Sign! aid Islaidcr. Portland, May tt-Of the thirteen prominent Astorlans arrested on Indict ment charging thm with aiding and abetting the unlawful landing ot Chinese, W. W. Parker, N. Clinton, Sr., W. B. Boss, T. E. Coe, C. A. May, C. H. Stork ton, R. Humphrey, H. B. Ferguson and John W. Welch were arraigned before Judge Bellinger In tho United State dis trict court today. J. N. Dolph appeared aa counsel for all the accused except Humphrey, who was represented by John Ditch burn. Mr. C. W. Fulton waa also In court In behalf of tho defendant. A pies, of not guilty waa entered for all the defendant and on motion pf Dolph the bail In each case waa fixed at tM, which waa furnished. Judge Bellinger stated ha would be ready to try the cases aome time In June. Dr. Alfred Kinney will appear In court for arraignment Monday. William Beasley, William Chad wick and A. B. Thompson bav not yet been apprehended. Tho Indictment charge that the de fendant did unlawfully and knowingly aid and abet th landing ot Chlneae Into tho United St a tea from the steamers la lander and Signal from British Colum bia. Each defendant Is accused ot con spiring to land but one Chinese, whoaa nam la given, as thla la sufficient for ail of the purposes of conviction; but It la claimed that the landing of over forty Chine can be traced directly to them, and tbat th businesa of landing Chlneae at Astoria from the steamer Islander and Signal haa been carried on at a wholesale rate during the past two years. The Indictment charge that Ihe offense were committed during the years liot and USo. During these two year A Chinese were landed aa merchant. It la given out that the object of the landing of ao many Chinese, and the reason why so many prominent cltlxen are mixed up In the scheme. Is that the Chinese are wanted to work as laborer In the fish canneries. Nat BLEW OUT HIS BRAINS? Despondency Cause a Eugene Man to Take HI Lire. Eugene, Or., May 3 C. H. Cottle this evening shot and killed himself at his home near here. Cottle lived on a small farm about two miles northeast of Eu gene and hod been to town with ills buggy. after bis daughter and had re turned home a little after 7 o'clock. Af ter being homd half an hour the daugh ter and Mrs. Cottle beard a report of a gun In the work shop back of Hie house and upon going to investigate, the daugh ter found her fatherr prostrate upon the floor. She Immediately alarmed the neighbors and several men were quickly present, but not until the unfortunate man waa a corpse. He had undoubtedly deliberately taken his own life, the In strument being a 52 -calibre rifle, which he held In hla tiands. The evidence showed that he had laid down upon the floor, with hi head upon some sacks, and holding the musxle of the rifle with his left hand against hi forehead over the rlirht eye, pulled the trigger with hi right band. The bullet crashed through hi head and shattered the skull In a horrible manner, and passing out back ot the left ear. Death came almost Instantaneously and without a struggle. The only cause tor the act so for aa can be known, waa mel ancholy and despondency. He wa a severe sufferer at times, when he would be despondent His family had noticed him particularly to today. He had no family troubles or any description, living most happily with his wife and grown daughter. Neither had he any business trouble, and he Is said not to have owed any person anything. He was a member In good standing of the Odd Fellows and of the A. O. U. W. lodge ot this city. He was a brother of H. W. Cottle, of the 8tate Insurance Company, of Salem. RAILROAD RATE WAR. Now Thought Probable that Satisfactory Settlement Will Be made. San Francisco, May O. The return ot vice-president J. C. Stubbs, of the South ern Pacific Company, from Denver, It I thought, will occasion the Immediate consideration of the strained relations be tween that company and the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, on the Portland passenger business. Stubbs, who has ben attending a meeting ot the Trana-Mtssourl Association, Is expected to arrive from the East on Monday, and If the Instructions of the trans-continental association are carried out, he will Im mediately place himself In correspond ence with Receiver McNeill, of the O. R. and N. Co., with a view to advancing the rate between here and Portland. The transcontinental association, before it adjourned, figured out that the only way to remedy the discrepancy in the rates to 8L Paul via Portland and via the Missouri river gateway was to re move the cause of the discrepancy, and the Union Pacific, Rio Grande, Burling ton, Rock Island and other line which want businesa to go by the way ot Op den, are now anxiously' watting to see what effort will be made by the South ern Pacific, and the O. R. and N. to bring1 their rate war to a close. It la understood that Vice-President Stubbs, In order to prevent the demor alisation of trans-continental rates, will endeavor to reach a settlement with the O. R. and N. Co. without much further delay. If this Is not done a cut In rates to Minnesota and common points. It Is announced on good authority, will be made by probably all the central lines Interested In the business. Prospects ot a satisfactory settlement or the Portlord rate war are not regarded as being uny better now than they were six months ago. Low rates to I'ortland by rail and steamer lines have been In effect since October last, and both lines claim an advantage In respect to the amount ot businesa handled during that time. As the proportion of business handled by the warring line during th progress of the rate war Is a factor which must deter mine tho term ot tho settlement. It I not deemed very probable that a settle ment of the difficulty can be accomplish ed without difficulty. EXCELLENT BICYCLE RIDINO. Finishes So Close aa to Maka th De cision Unsatisfactory. San Francisco, May a The National Bicycle Circuit race took place at Cen tral Park today. Tho finishes In the pro fessional beat and final were terrific and aroused much enthusiasm. The fea ture of tne day were 'the riding of Ter rill brother. H. E. McCrea, of Lo An geles, and the defeat of C. 8. Well In hi beat for two-third of a mile by J. E. Edward. In th fast time of L&i J. M. Campbell, tho Spokane flyer, rode In grand form, winning his beat, getting second place In the semi-final and third place In the final. In 00 of the closest finishes over seen here between four men. Th finish waa so close that it took the Judge fifteen minutes to reach a decision, which, when given, left proba bly ball the audience In doubt a to, who actually won, many claiming H. F. Ter- rill ahould hav had first place. Th time waa LSI. FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE. River and Harbor Bill Finally Adopted OT th Senata. Washington. May H. The time of tha house again today waa devoted wboily to consideration of the conference re ports. The final report of th river and harbor bill, carrying: the compromise proposition relative to the rival Santa Monica and Son Pedro harbor. Califor nia, wa adopted without division. The bill now goo to the president, Aa final ly passed It carries I12.U0.uM In direct ap propriation, and authorises contracts to the extent of K.3.0u0. The final report of the executive, legis lative and Judicial Mil was also adopted. The bill a It goes to the president car ries t3.UO.000. The sundry clvu and In dian appropriation bill wero sent back to conference. By a vote of 1M to 22. th house Insisted on lta provision In tho latter bill relating to sectarian schools. Eleven Republicans, ten Democrats and one Populist voted against lnslatinc. TO REORGANIZE CHINESE ARMY. Well Known German Expert Offered the Position ot Generailasfmo. (Copyrighted. 18S. by Associated Press.) Berlin, May 23. Colonel Von Llebst, ot Frankfurt-on-the-Eder. wa offered sev eral months ago the position or reorgan laer of the Chinese army. Negotiation then collapsed, aa Colonel Llebst wanted greater freedom In the choice ot his as sistants, but It Is now learned that after the Moscow fetes LI Hung Chang will personally discus the matter with Colon el Von Llebst. who is a great authority on military technique. If the colonel ac cept he will be appointed generalissimo of the Chinese army. While In Germany Li Hung Chang intends to visit the Krupp works it Essen, where he will place orders for guns, etc. RUSSIAN CRITICISM. Persistent Series of Attacks on the Unit ed States by Its Newspaper. St. Petersburg, May a Of late there seem to be a persistent aerie ot attack by the Russian pre against the United States. Here Is one of the mot recent. In the Novosti. It says: "There is an analogy In the relation of the United States to Cuba and of Eng land to the Transvaal In both Instances the Anglo-Saxon race ha shown much energy, but Utile delicacy, In Its choice of means." POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN CHILE. Valparaiso, Chile, via Galveston, Tex., May H It Is assured that Senor Os woldo RenfUo, minister of the Interior, will be appointed aa minister to France land 'SKitxeriand. The conservative and liberals having formed a coalition the fall of the min istry Is regarded as certain, those par ties v having a majority in both houses. Federlco Erraxurlx. candidate for the presidency has begun hi political tour througb the country. The election will take place on June 25. Until after that date there will be no further movement or Instructions ot the National Guard. INDIAN AFFAIR. Washington. May .23. Commissioner ot Indian Affairs Browning has returned from New York City where he superin tended the opening of bids for contracts for supplying the Indian service. He re gards the range of contract prices there as satisfactory, most of the bids, notably for coffee, being materially lower than those of last year, sugar being the only one showing Increase In price. MURDER AND SUICIDE. Chlco, Cal., May a-Thls arternoon Richard Little, aged 5S years, shot hi wire with a Winchester rifle and then, placing the weapon to his own throat, fired a bullet through his head, uslnpr a stick to spring the trigger. Both died instantly. The wire waa only 19 years old. Little had been Insane ror some time, and a constable wo on his way to arrest him for Insanity when the crime was committed. WANTS TO TALK WITH HIM. New Haven, Conn., May a The Even ing Leader today prints the following. Asta A. Stamford, a gentleman, is au thority for the statement that Hon. Sam uel Fee send en, a member of the Repub lican national committee, and who Is a firm friend onr supporter of Thomas B. Reed, has been Invited to go to Canton and make a "social call" on Major Mo Klnley. ARGENTINA INDEPENDENCE DAY. Buenos Ayres, Argentina, May a The United States cruiser Lancaster has ar rived here and all her officers have been Invited to attend a "Te Deum" and a gala night at the opera. May 25, Inde pendence Day In Argentina. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report U NaV W SILVER MEN WILL NOT BOLT ! Reported Tbat They Will Sit Quietly Through the Kcpnblicsa Na tional Coritrtntloa. STRANGE ACTION IS PLANNED Slher Coasuttccaca Will Eideavor to Torce tke Coauitioa to Declart Stroigljr Agiiitt Whit Hetil. Bopiig Tkis t Aid tkt Cum. Chicago, May 22. A Washington special to the Post soya: Tho free silver delegate to the fit, Louis convention will not bolt Such at least Is the present Intent The present purpose la for the sllvtrltes to mass their fight eo the platform, take no part la the nomination of the ticket (being muss when It comes to balloting) and thea moke such combines and alliances after ward as will give the greatest promise of f'Jturo Influence. It Is barely possible that they will amend the secound clause of the proposition and Instead of ballot ing. "plung" on Senator Don Cameron and make a fight for hlra In their respect ive atate. But the most Interesting feature of the program remains to be told. Tha sliver deiegotes will have a representation of eight or nine on the committee on resolu tions. Including such fighter aa Teller, Dubois, Carter and Cannon. These mea will make as big a fight aa they can bx the committee and will of course be out votsd overwhelmingly. They wUI thea proceed to formulate a minority report, but It will not declare for free diver. It will be an out-and-out gold platform. It will pronounce for gold monometallism In the most specific terms and In th strongest language that can be employed. If the silver delegates cannot secure the recognition ot sliver they propose to force the convention to go on record squarely for or against a plain gold standard. FOREIGN CROP CONDITIONS. I Summary of the Statistics Gathered bjr I the Agricultural Department ; Washington, D. C May 21 The for eign statistic gathered by th agricul tural department show the crop condi tions throughout the year. The summary follows: Great Britain The crop outlook every where r good and promises a harvest two weeks earlier than usual Thta would diminish the Import for the re mainder of the current cereal year by about 5.WO.000 pushels. France With normal weather until harvest the wheat crop will more than suffloe for home consumption. A ur- , plu for export Is confidently expected. I by French agricultural Journals and sta- ' tisticlona. some expecting that It will : amount to tu.0u0.00u. This quantity would affect prices, especially It the French r government should pay a bounty on ex- ; ports. i Austria-Hungary The weather has been favorable and .the crop promises , well. Roumanla Cold weather In April re , tarded the crops, but the outlook Is gen ' orally promising. Russia Excellent prospects of a crop ' above the average In quantity and qual ity are generally reported. The unla- : vorable March weather In the South ts ! found to have done no serious damage. I Spring sowings have been completed un ' der good conditions. RULES OF THE ROAD AT SEA. English Shipowners Divided a to the Washington Regulations. London, May a Delegates from the ahlp owners of the United Kingdom ore holding private conferences with the 1 president and leading officiate of the ', board of trade on the rules of the road ' at sea, aa fixed by the Washington con ference. The shipowners themselves are : divided on the regulations of the oonfer ' ence, which the board of trade wishes to enforce, I- One session opposes sny alteration In ( the old rules. Another desire to abide ! by the International agreement. Their dls ' puts about the use of sound signals In togs to Indicate a ship towing or for a vessel not under control haa been re ferred to the board of trade, which ap proves simply of adhesion to the line ot the Washington conference. BIG STRIKE IN ROTTERDAM. Rotterdam, May a Six thousand dock laborers In this city have gone on strike I because of a reduction In their wages, ! and four battalions of the national guard have been called out as a precautionary ; measure against any riotous demonstra- 't Hon, 1 Three gunboats are also lying opposite ' the city to protect the shipping. Mr. Joseph Havelock, member of the British house of commons, for Muldes bo rough, who is now In Rotterdam, escorted by a ' detachment of soldiers, had an Interview I with the mayor and chief ot police. I The seamen on board the British ves sels lying at this port last evening re solved that they would refuse to comply with the demand that they perform the work of the strikers in loading and dis charging cargo, and the consequence la htat fifty steamers are detained here. PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY. Saratoga, May a The report of the representative on ministerial relief was taken up at the Presbyterian general as sembly today. The report showed 79t beneficiaries under the board, and In crease of 93, and a decrease through death of about 60. Receipts tor the year showed a alight decrease, reaching $171, 667. Expenses of the year were Jlti6,":t5. It was recommended that the sum at 1200.000 be contributed to the uses ot th board during the coming year. PUKE