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VOL. XLV.
ASTORIA, OKKOON, NA'JTHDAY MOUMNtf, DKCEMIiKIl 19, 1800.
NO. 2'JO
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AH Work
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nd Hplr)n L.Uy Hoofo,
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QENERAL CONTRACTOR,
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HOUIC MOVKK.
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ASTORIA OREGON
Emil Schacht
ARCHITECT
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254 Vishlnnto. St.
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ALLEN'S
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Plated Ware. Loggers' Supplies.
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and Children's
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Groceries,
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PAINTS and OILS.
pactal AtUallaa Pal la Supolylof Ship.
SEASIDE SAWMILL.
A oomplata atook of lumbar on hand
In tha rough or draaaad. Floorlnf, rus
tic, celling, and all klnda of finish;
mouldings and ahlnglas; alio bracket
work dona to order. Tanna roaaonabla
and prloaa at bedrock. All ordara
promptly attended to. Offloa and yard
at mill. H. r. L. LOO AN, Prop'r.
Baaalda, Oregon,
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PORTLAND OREGON
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
Coacoatly St.. foot of Jackioa. Astoria.
General Machinists and Boiler Makesr
Land and Marin, Entln.t. Bollor work, StMa
koat ana Cannry Work a Specialty.
Cuttac of All rxKripMan, Mad to Ord.r oa
Short Notlc.
John Fox....Prealdant and Biiparlntondant
A. L. Fox Vloa Prealdent
O. B, Prael Beoretaxy
Flrat National Bank, Treasurer
CASCADE LOCKS
ANDJAILROAD
Kill Jointly Kcvolutlnnlzc Dusincss
In tbc Sttttc of Orcjjon.
TiiKi i; crrii s ake coicntcd
Fruit and drain HuhIiivm llamllid on a
Srw HiJ Harmony Can Work
Muny Wondora.
There U more of Importance to Aa-
torla Involved In' the recent opening erf
the Caacatle ttn kn than the caeual ol
rvtr InlKlil think. Iteeldea the Ire.
mi mli.u. alvanlae which the tlinuiMh
Materwuy will iilvv thin city In the
tthefet alilpplnv bualneaa, conliollliiK aa
It will, the output of the rropa from the
territory rotidituoua to (luldnndale and
The Iullea. It nwana aUo that there w ill
he a revolution In the fruit ahlppliiK
bunlneaa.
Now that the Columbia river la nav.
Klle from The l)uiW to AntirUi, thla
fai t will arrloualy affect the ahlpment
of California fruit to thla alate. The
product of the fertile Hood lilver ctiun
try will find a ready market In Aio
rla. and many other Opffon rltle. For
many yer paat CaJIfornla ha ahlpped
eiiormoua iiuanUtleo of fruit to thla
ta.tr, aupplylna; thl rlty and Portland.
Hereafter Oregonkana will eat Oregon
fruit.
The fruit that la grown In the Hood
lilver Valley la unaurpoaoed by any
ralaed n the coaat, and aa It ran now
lw Inumurted cheaply to market, It
prumlaea to prtve a lively rompetltlnr
fin the Cal-mlo. product.
A ateamer n make tha run from
The Dalle to Aatorla In twenty-four
houra, while It takea forty-etglit and
ftfty hour between Han Franclaco and
Aatorla. The Hood Klver fruit ran thua
be laid down In AatMia In much better
condition than that hlpped from Cal
ifornia. Tha hlpment fron Califor
nia haVe ren hd enormou proporilona
but hereafter home produrera will reap
the benefit of thla trade.
" TTie otwiilhg of the Cancade l(K k will
alwi have a tendency to eatalillah the
oommeri-liil aupremary of Aatorla. In
the Pacific North went. For many year
paat. II la a w-ll known fact, that the
people of The Pullr and Aatorla Imve
Ihiii anything but friendly toward
IVrtlitiiJ becuuee of the belief tliat the
metroMi)i tui done everything poMl
ble to retaol the proKTin of thoee two
cltlea. Whether thin belief hua been
well founded or not I not within the
cope of thin article to denumalrate. One
thing I certain, however, that the com
pletion of the locka and the building of
the railroad to Aatorla have already
greatly cemented the tlea of friendship
and buaineM relation between all
three of the cltlea. It ha been claimed
tlmt but for the hoatlllty and Interposi
tion of Portland The Dalles would long
ago have had ita lock and Aatorla Ita
railroad. However thl may be, these
are now matter of the ut. The time
tut a arrived when the foremont and
most energetic buMlnca men reullie
thru Oregon must be for Oregon. Its
three or four principal cities ciwmot
longer afford to harlxr petty Jeal
ousies, but must work together for the
geiierti! good. Uooh city haa Ita par
ticular functions to perform, and all
can work harmoniously, neither one nor
the ther gaining any special advan-
take or suffering tnny special loos be
cause of Its sister cities.
The metroiKtlls will always remain the
metropolis, but The Dalles, Salem and
ther Interior olnt have their advan-
tngf and will develop on their Seclal
line. In the very nature of affairs As
toria will lie the great shipping port
not only for the entire state of Oregon,
but of the Pacific Northwest. Theae
facta recognised, and all' working to
Ket tier on broad lines, will bring about
results which will make Oregon one of
the trreojteet state In the Cnlon and
her cities must and will grow on their
Individual merits. Each one will' have
Its peculiar bUHlness, Ottid all will be
dependent uKn each other. The open
ing of the locks will open one of the
finest wheat-growing districts In the
world, and will give to the farmer the
benefit of both water and rail transpor
tation to tide water. If Portland loses
the business of loading shls at her
wharve. she will gain In financial Im
portance and the better control of gen
eral business throughout the state. As
toria will gain as a shipping and com
mercial center, and will of course be
come more or less of a distributing
point for the state on account of her
Hdvuntageous situation at the Juncture
of title water and rail. While the Im
porting of fruit from California will be
greatly decreased, there will be a cor-
resMindlng increase In other lines of
business between San Francisco and
Oregon. Much W the wheat from the
Interior, now shipped at high rate by
rail to San Francisco, will ' hereafter
be shipped entirely by water.
The completion of the Astoria and
Columbia Itiver Ilailroad will greatly
Increase the lumber business of the en
tire state. A large belt of forest con
taining millions of feet of lumber will
be opened by the railroad, and ship
ments on a larger scale will be made by
both land and sea. Astoria will nat
urally be the distributing point for this
product, but Portland capital will large-
ly DNtt a Ix'iwllt, it U alix) umlcmtiKxt
tlmt a iifiniwiiy Immi liwn orKanlK'd
W illi lniK- cuiil liil, to oix-rat- a HimukIi
linn t Kt'-iuniT arid ourit.a lM-twn
Aatorla ai)l Tim Dalla. Population In
what Orctfoti nt, ami wtii-n the tm-ployiiK-nt
la mailo for hiIc the In
crfH.. In iMiptilutlon lll tak rare of
llix-lf. It will lf found hi the very nrar
future that the iH-4UnK of the Cfuualn
lock, the IxillilliiK of the Aad.rla and
Columlila Ittver H4lrol. the eatab
llHhment at Aetorla, of a dry dork, ex
iMirt it mill; tin plule fai'tory; flour
mill anil other kiduatrlea. 'will be the
(real factor In bulldnf U th- atate.
KNHII.ACI-: THK TMINO.
iiod Fel for llog and Clatsop the
I Place for Both.
A tin-re ha been aome Inlerst shown L
In Mr. Ri-lth's experiments with nsl-
.aire, ant, aiso some oiwunuersianoing
of some certain details, a few facts
further might be of value. Fodder both
for cattle and hoga Is an Item of Im
portance, and will he still more so.
Kitslluge, or sllugr, aa It It) frequently
called. I grass, or rlover, or cornstalk,
cut green and preserved fresh by
placing into pits, or silos, and pressed
down and covered over and kept much
a fruit oraalmon I. kept-hermetlcally flwlK .,., , agreeing to re
scaled. On top. the grass of clover In , ranKron utu,. rng
silo l,,n., moldy to the depth of a , th, ,ndepMldence , cubs, has nat
few Inches, but If well laid that very urmy w , lnqury M , how ,uch
moldy top help, to keep out the air :mn(nlUin; ,f compiled, would afreet
from below. h(1 p,,,, the ingurgnta.
Silos were first made In the ground inaulrv of romoeient suthori.te.
and walled with atone or brick and
covered, but thla haa been found un
necessary, and they are now built of
lumlM-r. double walled, and made light-
r, -it.. -!"-. ie ue.i -iyw
is after the fashion of a barrel, with
atave. and hoops, or much like a sec.
...mo. ,,w-wen wuermatn. a moa-
erate .11 alio would be about IS feet;th, world thu, obtaJn the ,,,.,
" " "Uin. ucn
a silt, ahnuld bold th product of a flve -
. re ,M.t. h . c,ver .woo. .no. sccora-
Hng to Mr. Keith', experience, should th, lru,urenU to achieve and mata
, furnish lno da-s- feed to one dairy ,h(.lr t., ,h. M k-
animal: or one acre should feed one
such animal atxrut one year.
Home surprise haa been expressed
lluil ...... V. . . I . . ., . . .
" " -" """ fc-iutT ten "r
I twelve tons of silage. , Rut. aa In dry -
,lng bay a4aritiks to nne(tartb Its welghsi
It will be readily seen that land that
j would pmduee two or three ton of dry
! hay would produce eight to twelve tons
! of untlrled fodder, or ensilage. The
ec.tnomv of maklne ennlIiLff-e nr ih.
,' gra.s erne. In In two ways. Flr.t. hay
j lnn altout 20 per cent of Its fcod value
1 in drying, while the loss In ensilage is
only 8 er cent. Second, hay Is harder
to digest than ensilage, so that the
animals do not ge so much out of
It In real nutriment. Ensilage Is easier!
to digest than grans unions at Its best.
Another Doint of economv ta thnt
hay. especially In this country. I. often i""'1'011 of independence would in
wet and must v. while en.llan. mvw.ivolve ,he recognition of a elate of war.
kept entirely sweet
Clover, either red of alsike, la proba
bly the best that can be raised here
for lensllage. Another advantage of
t-tover is uuti 11 maae a nne crop on 1
the uplands, or hills, and after cutting, j
In June or July, makes a second growth,
furnishing late summer pasture.
If the project of raising hay and I
cllt'inir nork In thin cmntv na amr-
.. t 1... .u . . 1 1 1 . ,
gested by the AstorUtn. is undertaken,
clover, pert vine or vetch ensilage will
furnish feed at the least expense Such
ensilage, with plenty of artichoke
patches, and pea meal, or mush, would
turn out the finest pork In the world.
All three nwy be had here, as arti
chokes and peas flourish here as well
ns rlover.
Mr. Keith states thut special care
should be taken not to make a silo
too large. Two or three small silos
are better than one large one, as In
feeding the silage out the air Is let In
and penetrates to some depth, and un
less that part thus alTected by the air
Is fed Immediately It Is likely to spoil.
A silo ten or twelve feet In diameter
Is plenty large enough for the ordinary
dairy. H. 8. LYMAN.
STAGE ROBBERY.
Held Up Second Time In Same Place
Within Twenty-four Hours.
riactrville. Col., December 18. The
stage running from Auburn to George
town was again held up by highway
men this evening. After the robbery of
loot evening Sheriff Hilbert Immedi
ately set watchmen at all the bridges
on the middle and south forks of the
American river, so as to shut oft all
escape from the northern divide of this
county and he and Sheriff Conroy, of
Placer county, have since been search
ing the Intervening country. While so
engaged the stage was again stopped
In the exact spot of last evening's rob
bery and the Wclls-Fargo box was
again taken. Luckily the box contain
ed nothing of value tonight.
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Sppkane, Wn., December 18. Jas. P.
Davis, a well known farmer living at
Trent, nine miles from the city, com
mitted suicide lost night. He swallow
ed arsenic and died in frightful agony.
His child wife had refused to live with
him. and had Instituted divorce pro
ceedings. After the seeulon of Pacific Lodge
K. of P. last night the members ad
journed to Jeff's and partook of a sump
tuous banquet.
THE SENATE ON
CUBAN AFFAIRS
Cameron's Resolution as Adopted by
foreign Kelutlons Committee.
THE EFFECT IT WOULD HAVE
Cula Could Horrow Money and 8uc-
leeafully Kit Out Warahlpa and He
Admitted to Our Porta.
I.
Hpec-lal U the Aatortan.
Washington, December . Camer
on's resolution, as modified, and agreed
upon by the foreign relations commit
tee of the a-nate. la as follows:
; Rmk1ivI hv the aen.l. anH tvi
of representatives in congress assent-
(ult ,,. ,ndrpenu.nr, ot ,h, He.
public of Cuba be. and the anie Is here
by acknowledged by the United States
;of America.
Section J That the United States wilt
use Ita friendly offices to clcse the wsr
between Spain andn Cuba.
The action of the senate committee
to hw that such recognition, from a
legal point of view, would be of greater
v.lu(, to theTn- morally, than the ad.
d,lon of any ,ub,taMlal actual prlvl
PKe, to those they now possess. This
mor, forc. Drob4blv. wouId nif-,
;UM.,f nm , enabMnr the mw repub.
,,c to flimt a loan in the marketl
ot , .bundanoe for wh p,,
jerful i.m, glven by thJs Implied ex-
DT.lon our fallh in th, .N1-
little doubt that capitalists would take
up such an attractive loan.
Then the Cubans would be represent'
ed In Wshlnsum bv a fullv -rdileH
!mlnlst and , p!are of tne
unofficial representation thej- are now
obliged to be content with.
If the Cubans could manage to put
forth w arships, or even privateers, their
ring uould'be admitted to United State
rrt" undrr ,ro,Pctlon ot th neutrality
laws, though It Is true our government,
. having In mind the Geneva award,
could not tolerate the fitting out of such
privateers originally in our own porta.
, However, privateers could bring prizes
Into our ports and would no longer be
, kept from the seas by fear of denuncia
tion as pirates. Furthermore, aa this
..ritiicu- me oiHtnia guvtrruiiM-Di nur me
Cubans would be permitted to equip
warships or military expeditions in the
United States, and this country would
observe a strict neutrality towards both
parties. Just as it did between China
and Japan In their late war.
There would be one 111 effect upon the
United States itself. The proposed ac
tion would be a total lora of all claims
' for Indemnity for American property
1 , , , , . .
ucsiroyeu uuring me insurrection w nicn
now may lie against Spain, for our ac
tion would relieve her at once of the re-
I sponsiblllty. The Spaniards themselves
however, are prepared to prefer large
claims against the United States for
damage wrought by filibustering ex.
pedtttons, and this loss in a measure,
may be offset.
What the insurgents undoubtedly ex
pect and ardently hope for, in the opin
ion of the state department people. Is
the precipitation of war between the
United States and Spain.
The department of Justice has not
yet received ofllclal information of the
reported enlistment of companies of
men in different parts of the country,
with a view of Joining the Insurgent
forces In Cuba, nor can it be authorita
tively Btated Just what course would
be pursued by the government should
these enlistments be brought officially to
Its notice. The position taken by the
government, however. In the Horsa
case, would seem to govern In these
cases. In the Horsa' case the conten
tion of the government was that, under
Section 5262, the enlistment of men in
this country for service In Cuba, either
In behalf of the Spaniards or the insur
gents, was high misdemeanor, punisha
ble by fine, not exceeding $2000, and im
prisonment not more than three years;
nor is it necessary for a man actually
to enlist, Inasmuch as the law Inhibits
the Cubans, undor penalties named
nboe, from enlisting or hiring or re
taining any person to enlist, or to go
beyond the limits or Jurisdiction of the
United States, with the intent to enlist
as a soldier or marine, or seamen, etc.
This act was held In the Horsa case
to be sufficiently comprehensive to war
rant the arrest and punishment of per
sons offending, and it is believed that
should any of the reported movements
reach the point where proof of the
facts could be obtained. The govern
ment would not hesitate to take imme
diate action.
COLORADO VOLUNTEERS.
Denver, December 18. The Rocky
Mountain Cuban Volunteers, of this
city, 1,000 strong, decided today to leave
for the Florida coast December 22 on
foot, provided horses enough are e-1
cured to carry their supplies and ac-1
coutreint-nt. i
MOKE TflOOPg.
Madrid, December IS. Four addition- ,
ai iittaiionarrfBpanu.h,tr.x.ps embark.
ed for the Philippine I.land. yeaterday
and General Polavloja. the new captain
general of that colony, haa asked for.
reinforcement of ten additional bat-i
talluns.
fiOOD ROADS.
The Convention In Portland Does Much
Good Work.
Portland, Or., December IS. The Ore
gon , road convention adjourned, sub-
Ject to the call of the chairman, thls;nlght ,t u o'clock, after an Illness of
arternoo-, after a two days session,
during which the cause of good roads in
Oregon has been greatly advanced.
The result of the convention U a defl-
nlte plan to prepare a bill for the bet-
terment of country roads, to be pre-
onted to the legislature, and the en-!n
llstment of a large number of Oregon's
Influential men In It support. Every
ectlon of the state was represented
In the convention and the delegates will
take home to their constituency ideas
and opinions that cannot fall to arouse
public Interest in this most Important
topic as It has never been aroused be-
fore.
COFFEE DOWN.
' the first to respond and made over nloe
New York. December W.-The report t, lpm.hH ta the nnnzn. Horr
that the Interests Identified with tbejme number ipesches In Oregon
American Sugar Refining Co. have ob- j m campaign of igso.
tamea control or tne wootson epic
Co, of Toledo, Ohio, with a view of re
taliating upon the Arbuckle Coffee
Co, because of their determination to
build a sugar refinery. Is confirmed to
some extent by the fact that the Wool-
son Company, which Is the largest
roaster of coffee In the Unldded States,
reduced the price of Its products.
BRYAN AGAIN.
(line being In groceries, r&odies, fruits
Chicago, December 18. A dispatch I and nuts. The weather Interfered with
from Lincoln, Nebraska, about the con- ! seasonable business which at many ceu
templated visit of Mr. Bryan to this : tern Is smaller than in preceding years,
cltyf was confirmed here. President-; in that the larger proportion of pur
lect MeKinley 111 re In Chicago Mon- Ichavs Is of a xhesp grade of good
day, but It Is not likely that he will The downward tendency of prices point
meet Mr. Bryan. So far as is now ! ed out a foctnight ago Is continued,
known no reception will be given Mr. I There were 159 business failures re
Bryan while here. ported throughout the United States
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool. December 18. Wheat-
quiet: demand, poor; No. 2 red spring.
Ss 9c! ; No. 1 California, 7s lOd.
Futures May, 69 8d.
Hops At London. Pacific Coast, f3 Ss.
Portland, December 18. Wheat, Wal
la Walla, 80c; Valley, 83084.
THE STEEVES CASE.
Portland, December' 18. The case of
X. N. Steeves, on trial at Hlllsboro for
complicity In the murder of Geo. W.
Sayres, went to the Jury today. The
Judge ordered the Jury locked up for
the ulght so the verdict will not be
known before tomorrow.
HARVARD A WINNER.
New York, December 18. Harvard
w ins the debate at Princeton.
FOR A HOLIDAY.
Patrons" of School Dlst. No. 1 Ask for
Thursday.
The foil wing petition, addressed to
the school directors, was circulated In
School District No. 1 last week:
We the undersigned, patrons of School
District No. 1, of the city of Astoria,
County of Clatsop, and State of Oregn,
do hereby moet respectfully petition
the directors of said School District No.
1 to grant Thursday, the 24th-day of
December, 1896, as a holiday for the
teachers and pupils of the said district.
and cause the schools to be dismissed
Wednesday evening, the 23d Inst., as the
beginning of the holidays.
Fifty-eight names all told were signed
to the petition, and among them appear
the twenty-eight names of the follow
ing well known fathers of extensive
families, whose little ones It Is to be
presumed are pupils in the schools:
E. Z. Ferguson, Jno. N. Griffin, A. S.
Reed, Frank L. Parker, A. L. Fulton.
Frank Patton, Albert Dunbar, C. S.
Brown, F. I. Dunbar, H. G. Smith, H. J.
Wherlty, J. H. Smith, S. A. Kozer,
Chas. R. Hlgglns. J. B. Wyatt. A. J.
Megler, E. G. Rogers, S. S. Gordon,
Howell & Ward,' Geo. Hibbert, D. Mc
Lean, M. S. Warren, Chas. McDonald,
Isaac Bergman, E. C. Hughes, J. M.
Hughes, J. A. Fulton, Chas. H. Page.
It is understood that the school di
rectors could not resist the piteous ap
peal of these' parents and an order has
accordingly been made directing the
dismissal of the school on Thursday.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. 8. Gov't Report.
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AGSOLVTEtX PURE
R0SWELLG.I10RR
DIED LAST NIGHT
prominent Republican Speaker and
- . p .
tailor rasses HWay.
HIS WAS AN EVENTFUL LIFE
Lawyer, Btaterman, Editor and Bril
liant Campaign Speaker Will Be -Jfisaed
by Republicans.
PlalnAeld, N. J., December 18. Ex-
.Congressman Roswell Q. Horr died to-
; two weeks with bronchitis and Brlghfs
disease.
Roswell O. Horr isa born November
tth lm n Waltsville. Vermont He
rec(ve ,, education In the public
acbools. He was admitted to the bar
14. in , took op his home
to gaglnaw, Mich, from which district
. .isried to eona-rea. In M7JL In
'ism he moved to Plaiafleld and became
,a member ot the editorial staff on the
: New york Tribune, which position he
; ha held ever since. His Joint debate
; Chicago wtth W. H. Harvey, author
0, Con- Financial School." attracted
nuich ailAntLw Whn tH n.tlMial
'Republican campaign committee call
ed foe nnr krra lat f11 h wrnm An rf
GENERAL BUSINESS.
Bradstreet's Report for the Current
Week.
New York, December 18. Bradstreeu
I tomorrow will say:
The wholesale trade continues ot
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smaller volume than expected, practi
cally the only activity in wholesale
this week. 22 fewer than last week and
26 less than in the corresponding week
one year ago: As compared with the
ilike w eek in 1894 this week's total how
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week in 1893 the gain Is six. In the
third week of December, 1892, there
were 61 fewer failures than this week.
There are 39 business allures reported
from Canada this week, compared with
42 last week and 43 In the week a year
ago.
FINANCIAL.
New York, December 11 The finan
cial community at large, and especially
the Interests on the long side, were
treated to an unpleasant and almost
entirely unexpected reminder of the
Venexuelan episode of a year ago, by
the decision of the foreign relations
committee to report Senator Cameron's
resolution recognising the independence
of Cuba. London prices for American
securities were reported lower and
stress was laid upon the monetary
stringency In London and at other fi
nancial centers, while the continued
firmness of the exchange market caused
renewed discussion of the prospect of
early exports of gold.
The market opened weak and soon de
veloped increased heaviness on the re
ported confidence expressed by certain
senators and congressmen rerardlnsr
the strength of the pro-Cuban sentiment
in the respective bodies. Shortlv h.
fore 1 o'clock disconnected and Incom
plete dispatches from Washington, re
porting the decision of the senate com
mittee on foreign relations to report fa
vorably tO thAt IwTv r.mnn. ..
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Uon recognizing the independence of
Cuba by the United States caused de
moralization In the stock market, the
holders of securities In their uncertain
ty as to the legal scope or meaning of
this action, throwing them over right
and left
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GOLD DEPOSITS INCREASE.
New York, December 18. The deposits
of gold ln the vaults of the clearing
house association increased $785,000 to
day, making the total held $43,000,000, a
gain of $15,000,000 since the national
election.
ALLERTON FOR SENATOR.
Chicago, December IS. The Hon. W.
S. Allerton, who has been urged by hi
friends for the position of secretary of
agriculture In McKlnley's cabinet, an
nounced himself today as a candidate
for United States senator.
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