m in
The Dally Astortan
SAVE TIME
has RoiiA
f AMD PlKMAHINT
F.xruiiMtf HOW?
Mitd worry "ZJaa
.Family Circulation...
An "Ad'.
Much aos than tmsM yimm a
tAKfH A THAT OF ASV OTHHI fAl
IS ASTORIA.
In Tm AarnsUN'l
"Want Coluinn."
UXCMJHIVIS TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT.
VOL. XLV1.
ANT0K1A, 0UE0ON, HATH. DAY MOBMNO, FEBRUARY 1H. 181)7.
NO. 35
NOT THE CHEAPEST. BUT
BOYS' SHOES
Tlmt 1m Whu t
A Clnil Slum nuiiiot Im ii good fthoo.
If yon wunt a good article, como here;
If not, anywhoro bine will do.
A tloott HorvlcenHIo Mho
A holler urn tie for ,
Tha very ImI ,,
COLUHBIA
VALENTINES
COMIC
All Kinds
GRIFFIN
City Book Store
WHY
Do We Have
Because our Goods are
Properly Represented.
Wo Dial Courteously with Our Cuatomcru,
We Consider Their Vnntn,
And (Jivo tho Most Value for the Iwest Price.
FOARD & STOKES CO.
Astoria Roofing and Cornice Co.
-t Gravel. Tin and Slate RooflDf
nintii cthcpt Asphalt Pivln, for Basement. Sidewalks and Streets
nil! IN OlHCLI i.nhatt rnatlnr nn Tin and Shlnrte Roofs
34 Repalrlnf of all kinds of Roofs
Clarkson & Mclnin
LONG FIR PILING
Promptly Furnished
Astoria Asphalt & Roofing Co. wffi&F-'
All Work
Moor Hmtntinu
nil Mspalrlna Lky Honh,
Emil Scftacht
ARCJUTEGT
GEO. NICOLL, Assistant.
orriCBt
Kopp's New Brewery,
UNION MEAT CO.
SHIELD BRAND
HfliaS, BflGON, IiAHD
CONDENSED MEATS
GUARANTEED THE BEST
...IN TUB MARKET...
Cor. 4th and Gllsan Sts
PORTLAND OREGON
J. A FASTABEND,
GENERAL CONTRACTOR,
HOUSE, BRIDCE AftD EHflRF fiUILDER
MOUtC MOVKR.
Honaa Moving TaeU tor Hast.
ASTORIA OHBOON
SEASIDE SflWfJM.
A oomplets stock of lumber on hand
In ths rough or ore id. Flooring, rus
tic, celling and ail kind of finish; mold
ings and shlngtas. Terms reasonable
and price at bedrock. . All rdra
promptly attended to. Office and yard
at mill. M F I LOGAN,
Ssasids. Oregon. rYoprletOr.
THE BEST
for -
-.
91. BO
3.00
to J, HO
SHOE CO.
and SENTIMENTAL
and Sizes
& REED
The
LARGEST BUSINESS?
i
Boom Company
216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce
Portland. Orefon
Guaranteed .
N. JENSEN and R. 0. HANSEN
R. I- Boyle & Co.
Estate
LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
commercial st.
The Palace Cafe
fa Js the Place for a
Good Meal...
Eastern Oysters
la the shell or cai
Served to Order or Sold at Retail
W. W. WHIPPLE
THE PALACE
S. FrMMAN, lata of Praaman ft Holm.,.
R. T. Earli. UM of Stockton Cl.
FOUNDRYHEN
Blacksmiths, Machinist ,
and Boiler Maker
liU Kinds o! FEaoWneFy
Iron and Brum Castings
. Ueneral Blacksmith Work
f- PECIALTIES - W.kh Patanl Whaal. SM
Smithing ana MtamDoat worn, ijmnwy ana
. imiii Macmnarv. ntnii uu auaowr mw
ni Built to Oraar.
Specially equlppad ltrr' work
Corraaponoance aoUcltad
1 8th and Franklin. Phoaa 78
COLUMBIA w mm
THE TARIFF BILL
IS PROGRESSING
Important Kates I'iud bv the Com
mittee on Ways ami Means.
ou:i:n i.iuuokalani a;ain
Hays Hlw Never AbdbwUid the Throne
-Inaugural IWI IindUilMw init
lAmvInn Hwutue. Draped.
Waahkngt m. February it. Tin- Re
publican of Um ways nl iihkmm n-
ntltlra m(li IihkHi4I prugrrwn im Ihr
uiiff bill iirfUy. Tiu-y ilrtHd-l uir
rtiMi t pulp ium ttttiUilf mt
flxl artml imiMirtiUtt Hnai irf
Tli dutfrai im pulp 'wre rhungfd
frm a1 vaJ'irwm. aut In tiw Wllwm trtll.
wJilcih nxiiini tlnin 10 t vtrt, to
t Iflo dull. minw1ivt lu'low in MrKln-
ly rulr. Tim nnw nateat, marel
wtth th M' Khily nw. fillw:
M4til lly gniutwl wood pulp, nw
rate. 1. AlcKlnlfy r.l. XI
CIhmiiIi'! wkii1 pulp unll,u'hi'l, new
rata. ' twr pound; McKltilry rale,
14 prr (on.
(hmlil pulp. bJuh1. nw
rate. ' -tit I pouinl; MfKtnlry rate.
17 prr tim,
On prtntlng pal-, nutlal'lr mly fiir
txk mu iirjiprr. the WlUnn rl.
hl h U f per mm ttd vnJ.irom In
both niaaukra. unaUa1 and or
glunl. la rellikml. In tho M Klnly law
urwattnt u 15 per rrtrt entl alted 20
LILU'OK AI.ANI
WaiiUMrtun, FnlruJ-y IJ. Jullua A.
INallttrr. niwUl.Uve f t-Jlwn IM
lUi.IaJaiil, til a oard to rh Kvoiing Star
tUy. dtlavi' that tlv alxlliiulon of
thn n-iiunn vma pnn ured umW du
naia aad U Via1 J for thla rxajam, and
tuAua4 of hl infonimlUK. Il naya n a4X.jvnt rnuld have taken plare un
the quwnt nrvrr Una irlv.i legal abdl- j,.r amy cirr umitt amira.
catlm Jfl U atUI tM. lawful rulT, evn -j rertnlnly am atlll of the opinion
If nhe forbrara to eor tu-r legltl- j (nAt tn f,M"- thla port growa to the Irn
niate rlghta i txntniirp It aliould have, you will find
It bt brllr-ved Ulluklanl InMi'lred
the rani.' At the Hnflntf.an lirtl"r.
It waa reavl with lttrvt. bul without
conrwrn. a.ivl Im bore n-ntnl"l aimply iw
an eipmnmhm fnun a royallm etand
ldnl of the eventful eplMli. of Ha
waiian! hbnry. but fee Hot at all likely
to Imve any priu'tit-uJ InlliU'iH-.-. Palm
er, w lui ri'fu- to admit thul Im aika
fit IJIIuokuUkiU by illn-inion, rloxed libt
u-l ly UiM HtatMtnont. crna aigni
fliwnt of future Int- ntl'iiui;
'No qumttoii In ever Ht(liil until It
la Dortlixl rltrlit ajl tlwii Uu whole
Hawaiian nmiiiw nlxniUI l properly re-
i..wet la tti ttiiloii of a trrwt many
Hiplc the Mand."
INAl'tllTRAL HALL.
Vaehlngton, KiHvrumy 12. Invtta-
Uoiim to the IreiUKumJ ball w.-re sent
totlay to the rlKl nUnlMtcra and
tl cJiiurw d' alTiUnw of Uto iiHintrloa
n-preaniitixt ai Wajthtngton. Thirty
two of the Invitation) were bwued only
to the rhiif rvpTrwntiU4vea of the for-
wlgrn awernmentu retMvIng thrm.
t'p to du1e aiMMnntiHlullojin havo
boen provkled by Un public cumfirt
oonunlttiv for 3I.4S8 jxthi nn, and
plaia where niUn would In" rved
l.82.
Tlwre la a probUlty that the 8hen-
andoaUi Valley Iktrlotlr LKkm, ooin-
poaod of alHiut.VH) ex-Ounfidtra,tee, w ill
be In line. One of the feature of tbe
Legion' abbr In the innulo will 'be a
hand of old Stonewnll Jiukmm'H brl-
gutle.
LINCOLN'S UIRT1IDAY.
WuKhltiKt'li. February 12. The ataiue
of Abraham Unroln in the old hall of
repivRint,tlvea draied tmlay In
the Atnea-tctn flaT "d wtthel In
honor of the ssth annlvermiry of his
birthday, but the houev did not sus
pend buaiiu.
The tollloe approprlatlmt bill was
IHijvk",1. The piM-ennial fight m made
to strike out tlu appropriation of 1196.-
ihhi for niH-o&ll iiHkll ftuHlltlcn from Iloa-
ton to New Oilt-iuia, but wna defeatel,
aKboiigh tlvat port hot of the apiropi'ut
lUm providing npeoUU facllltlt for Itoe
ton and New York was stiirken out.
The bill aa panned carries. Ja5.435.714.
TRAr FISHINO. OR NOT?
i
Chamber of Cojiuiktvo of Seatttle to Act
an 'tho Mut'hir.
Soaittl Ptwt-InuMllKoiicer, Feb. 10.
Tile agitation out the abolition of
tlsh tris has arouwxl the bu.s1nies nun
of Soiattlu, and at the mooting of the
ChamlKT of Com mere) thlB afternoon
some reoommendatlmt 'Will be nuulo to
the legislature. From conwrsation
with several members of th chamber,
It eeiia pmlmble that 'these reoom-
iihmkIiU Ions will Ih adverse to the Ed
wards bill, tend In favor of allowing
traps In certain dlstrlots of the Sound,
C. F. lord, 'tlhe onnro-ryman, f Ana
OfM'tt's, recommended to Irldent E,
0. Oraves, of the Clamler of Commerce
that the bunlnewi men of Seattle take
no aotion, as he Aared a ixitltion signed
by business men would find poor favor
In the eyes of the present legislature.
In this President Graves, does not agree.
As an instance of the direct Interests
of Seattle bucrinens men in the defeat
of the bill, A. 18. Kerry, the mill owner,
rull yli-rly thiM b" hai iMf Iiit
I'W.ixki mliiKm faei frvffKiw linn, n.
UiiK'rfil ti til" !' of 'the Kd.
war'U bill.
"If Hw flaati irnpn are Uik-n iiwny the
firm will not want th imvk," anlil Mr.
Kerry; "tliirwl)ai. tlwy will. Tb- rW
aiiKunL' to I'l"). H.lt!.. U nut"l,4
lit fumlfhtiiK f nml.Thil to the
Hipl.. Itat ymr my. huinni with
oH-ru,unt of fluh trta Lftwnt'-l to
IH.'kjo. Aa tin rmluntry hiut bm-n dvsl
uplna; I expected to do a huenfvwti thla
yrar aiiwMiniln; to l',W.
"1'lMt luilnjf men of H.ttl htive
tnorw at vtake tlmn 4liey rll(e. If
tlwy il'l nnwlilw lh luMirr thi-y
would take a more a-t)ve rt In trying
In utiip Ox pa"g 'it Ihta bill."
WIII'.UK VVAJI THK KKAWAtL.?
t'r-vn of Imlla'a KxiHrtenw In the
kiUM-tU ImM N l(rtrt Woa Qukut
Hrrluua.
"Whe ta ytrr nll now?" aJd
Cait4in CVirkhHI, f th Own of Imlla.
yeattMplay. "Iuit night we carried
awvy, or rwmrly cirr1l away, the gua
di k. where we were tied, having the
Mg rt h'l' ttM 1n UN.
"It wa lWw1ng a heavy gate from
tlx rnjthwnait. We had half a dozen
Illy out t ttw wharf, one from amid
khl fuMrw-d to an Iron climt In the
dm. Th clet ve wy and the
ship oncnrrnTifwd to move out Into th
tream In th atorrn. All hand were
piped m deck and worked hard the
gTi-aH'-r part of tlve ntght to prevent the
hip fPtn running away with the dork.
f.irtunat.ly I naa able to thrbw out
wvml mooring rhatna and arucreeded
tn kenln birth veaaH and dork uteady,
hy wrApptng rhaJnn alxiut lh-m. My
men at.xid by In good, faithful etyle.
and UUy we are all right. I pre
aunte the dork will be mvndrd.
"Had the port bej poaweaoted of a
aolld wam-wII vilh modern atiplUutcea.
thrv omld have been no pomtble dan
k to dork or ahlp. Then we would
pnlwily have tm-n Innt.le a allp, with
tlte gitti rUaed blnd u. no that
a Mawall an alolute nerewJty. not
,Mtur7T- niH,l.n of shipping, but
for lh- protection of property behind
it. It will .Ht a large ftim of mon-y to
build, but the lnun'-liute benefits re
Kiiltant v.111 nxiv thiui Justify the out
luy. Stiivte now built on pllen will then
! tn mild ground, the high hills ran
Im- gnulM down without ilanger of flll
hiac up the rh.uinol. jn you get a
Mvwall and drj l" k sliipitiatTs ill
want no Ixtl.T rt in the world, ami
If th-y can gVt rargoec your shipping
will Mam ! quadrupled. Oood an-claa-aKv
ground tlve ! I ever saw-
In plentiful here for the largest ships
,tii.l nteamera and the harbor is one
of the NLfext in the world You will
make a nutake. however, If you do not
get your seawall within a few years.
as It would give Astoria a prantlge
which could never be overcome, by any
American ort."
IMTIW RECITAL.
Tho reottal by Che pupils of Mrs. Th
olsen. given but evening, was an en
joyable affair and demonstrated the
skllfuln.wi the ladles and gentlemen
who took ivut. The following was the
program rendered:
Iart I.
I Mendelsohn WiMding March (two
ptarsw)
Mrs. Higgins. Miss C.llbert. Miss
M. iVnveJI and Miss IH-Yo.
2 -Cioraev Rondeau
MiLst.T Harry Klavel.
3 -Field Nocturn
MIm lu leYo.
4 -'o1ani w'alt
MM Klxle HI more.
S -Ludlc Angels Prvam
Mltw Harriot TalUmt.
6 Llsxt Famjisla (two pianos)
Miss ltura Fox. Slls Martha Gilbert
Piart II.
l--Hunton U Kmerandes
Mbw Alvlna Klrchoff.
2 I-ansgwtr.l March
Mrs. Higgins.
3 ltublnstoln Camnel Ostrel
Mis Mable INwell.
4-Wtlm Polonaise
Ml Martha Ollbert
5 Llsst Rhsodlo
Mba Laum Fox.
FOR THE LIBRARY.
A gay rrttwd was tltat givthored at the
residence of Mr. C. R. Thomson laist
evening, the occasion being a valentine
social giv-n r the tHneftt of the pub
lie library by the liuly managers. Va
rtous gtunea .ud contents took place
during the evening. IVlxiis wore award
ed to Miss Polly MeKean and Mra. F.
M. Ounn. Those In charge of the post
office, TvfreHhment tables and sole of
valentines were the MWes Reed, Hell
horn. Tallant. Nolan. Gray, McKean
Llonbortrer, Sayers, Nlckerson, Carpen
ter and otlions, ably assisted by Mr. R.
Oar.mtihers. To the untiring efforts of
Mis Rmdolieit, Mrs. Vpahur. Mrs. H
rael, and others are due the success.
of the affair. The ladles of the library
deeireato return sincere thanks to Mr.
and Mrs. Thomson for the use of their
elegant residence on tills occasion.
Mearfy Is tha leading tailor, and par
the highest cash prlca for fur aklna.
SENATORSIIIP IS
' STILUS DOUBT
(tinted That Sol Hirstb Kill Get the
I'lum if Mitchell Palls.
AN EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE
Although the; Vmecnx K fuses to
tttato 1 1 Intent km, Arwrther
Hmwion Likely.
Hper-tal to the AifUjrta.
Halem, February 12. It was gt-nerally
circulated yesterday anl today that a
senator would be elected Saturday ; but
tonight it la evbbmt that no serious ef
fort bo do anything will be made until
re-xt Monday. Th fixed attitude of the
two faxttori toward earh other has hi-
creaned the talk of a deadlock and ad-
ourmiant without organisation. The
MttobeU men aay they will not atay
after tlie forty days are up, but the
approar.h of the end of th forty days
will, without doubt, bring th matter
to a crisis and nest week is bound to
nee the problem solved one way or th
other.
Governor Lord has been repeatedly
asked If he will call a special session
in the fail If there is no organization.
He invariably refuses to answer, but
the general Impression is that he will.
It to very likely that new senatorial
oandKlatett will soon onter the field. It
has been whispered for several days
bat Hon. Solomon Hirsoh, chairman of
the Ilepublk:an state centrai commit -
ee, would not try very hard to get
out of the way tf the senatorial light
ning thraattsied to strike htm. There
ts even talk that an understanding be
tween Hlrsoh and Mitchell by Which,
at the proper time, in oase. of course.
it to evident all hope of the Utter s
electkm is gone. Mitchell will throw his
support to II inn -h on terms of mutual
mrttef action.
This has been altogether the dullest
day etnoe the opening of the session.
The senate did little but fix the salaries
of its dtsacharged committee clerks.
raining several of the most Important
to 15 ier day. The rest given $3. It
agat.t rrfuwd to pass bills to third
reading, in the ground that it would
be iw'ltws.
The Himwm hi did nothing at all
The Joint convention was a very 'tame
affair lloth hmmn have adjoui-ned till
Monday.
THE NEOKO QUESTION.
Professor Washington Gives His Ideas
of a F'tanible Solution.
Zanoevtlle, Ohio, February 12. The
opening session of the twelfth annual
convention of the Otuo Republican
League was devoted chiefly to routine
business.
The moKt marked event of the after
noon occurred when Governor A. S.
Itusbnoll euid Hon. iMark A. Hanna,
with other prominent Republicans, en-
tared the hall together. The delegates
Jumped to their feet and cheered and
the audienoe of. ladies and gentlemen
Joined in the applause until It was
deafening. Both were Introduced to the
audienoe and spoke briefly.
At the banquet tonight Booker T.
Washington, principal of the Tusoogee
NnrnuU and Industrial Institute of Tun-
cotreo, AhLbanta, said:
"The negro problem is paasltig from
a question of sentiment into one of In
d trial and commercial business. Lit
tle oan be gained for the negro by
alu?e of the 5Vuth; little ean be gained
for the white nwat by abueae of the ne
gro. The negro who loves the white
mivt la tenfold greater than the white
man who hates the negro. The key to
tho solution of the race problem In the
South is in the commercial and Indus
trial development in tihe negro that
shall !t on the hlgheet and broadest
culture. When the black man has the
best farm hi his county every white
man will respect him. The white man
honors tho negro tltat lives 1n a two-
story house whetlier he wants to or not
In all Iuf"try can you And a race that
possessed property, lmluatry and m
telllgenie that has long been denied its
rlghus? If the poasosskm of these ele
ments do not bring; to the negro every
riglit enjoyed by other citizens, then
the Bible and the teachings Of the Great
Jehovah are wrong.
DO YOl'R KHARE, JOHNNY.
Uncle Sam Has Been Providing Ships
for the Behrtng Sea Patrol.
Port Towwsend, February 12. OPlcial
Information has been received from
Washington to the effect that during
the coming' season the Behrlng sea pa
trol will consist of but three cutters
Instead of six or seven, as in the past
few years. They will be the cutter3
Rush. Grant iM P?rry. The announce-
inont would indkate that after many
expensive years. Uncle Sam has at last
awakened to a reaJlaatlon of having
been successfully "worked," by John
Bull. Ever since the establishment of
the patrol, which was intended to be
tan International safe-guard against pe
lagio sealing, to be provided equally
by the-two nations, Uncle Sam's ves-
axis heve Ix'wn doing none-ttrths of the
iitonotonous, though dang'-roun work.
it U) curlier tit the patrol the
American patrol omtedsted of three of
ur warnlUfis and double that number
spdy revenue cutters, which were
kept constantly on the cruise, while
Iter maj'wty's de;reiit and unseawor-
thy okl tnlrrl-raie gunbocvt Pheasant
lay pHss.-efully att anchor at Kttka.
SPANISH ARE GOOD PENMEN.
I'slng the Quill to Crush the Rebel Ion
in the Philippines.
Vancouver, B. C, February 11. The
loams hip Ivmpows of China arrived to
day from the Orient, having been de
tained alrrxatt a day at the quatantine
station on actwjnt of new regulations.
Hhe brings a large passengor lint and
cargo. The advloes bnMjgbt are as fol
lows:
The Information ootainabie about
the Philtpne n-beltbm is not of a
aatfaory tAture and there is evi
dence of the A-ork of a censor on the
face of all of H. The Spanish troops
are Will pouring' tnto Manilla from
Europe about 1200 per steamer, and
there must be between 12,000 and 20,600
In the Philippines at the present mo
ment. The nKhting has been chiefly m
the province of Bulacan, and nrghlng
bul Spanish uooeases are beard of.
FOR A GIGANTIC TRUST.
Capitalists Will Form a Combine to
Control Iron of the Country.
Chicago, February 12. A special to
toe Post from Pittsburg says:
The reported visit to this city of
President Gates, of the Illinois Steel
Co.. is regarded by iron men as a mat
ter of the very highest Importance and
is confirmatory . of the report which
has been m cirmoarton among the
heavy caprtaliarta) of the iron Industry
for some days past, that a combination
is in progress for the formation of the
greatest trust of modern times. The
story goes that Carnegie, Rockafeler
and J. Ptarpont Morgan have in view
the culmination of a gigantic monopoly
for the control of the iron producing
interests of the United States.
BRADSTREETS REPORT.
New York. February 11.-
-Brad-
street's of Saturday will say:
The Viore favorable features of the
business week Include the sales of 3,-
(JO0 tons of steel rails on the collapse
f the pool, w hich promises work for
the mills for months to come; the ad-j they declined to cut off the club mitia
vanca in the price of print clothed fol- I tion fee of. $2 or alkiw consuls to pass
lowing the sale of 75O.0tiO pieces from I upon racing board suopensiona; they
accumulated stocks, and the starting
up of a number of Umportant metal and
other Industrial establishments in the
Easter . and Middle states.
OHIO ICE BLOCKED.
Evansviile. Ind., Feb. 11. The Ohio
river is one soild gorge of ice from
shore to shore far up and down the
stream as the eye can reach. The
maxe of water is 34 feet and rising. At
Hondiraon the ie is piled against the
Louisville and Nashville railway bridge
for forty feet and the structure will
surely go when the gorge breaks loose.
FIRE NEAR ALBANY.
Albany, Or., February 12. McClaln's
ivory stable at Harrisburg caught Are
and burned to the ground this after
noon. The building ts a total loss, and
twenty tcavs of hay was destroyed. The
horses and buggies were saved. Lose,
51200, insured for 1700.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Dallas, Texas, Febtuary 11. An In
cendiary fire at Piano, Texas, started
at 3 o'clock this morning and burned
nearly thirty buildings tn the business
part of the city. The loss is upwards
of $100,000. with practically no Insur-
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool. February 12. Wheat, spot.
quiet: demand poor; No. 2 red spring,
68 4d ; No, 1 California, 6s 6S.-d.
Hops At Iiondon. Pacific coast, 13 lJs
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Parker House J. C. Woods. Young's
liver; J. B. Park, Portland; W. W.
Barton. Fort Stevens; Charles Stone,
Chicago.
Occident T. M. Coxe. E. A. Palmer,
U. S. A.; N. Poaton, J. B. Barnes. Wm.
Hcmeyman. E. T. Johnson, O. D. Wolfe.
Portland; J. B. ClllTord. H. Harris, J.
A. Morelamd, H. W. Gleaaion, San
Francisco; H. Glenn, The Dalles; Prof,
and Mra. Prince, Vltascope Company.
STS. JOHN CHAPTER NOTICE.
Special Convocation of Sts. John
Chapter. No. 14, Royal Arch Masons,
this evening at 7:30. Work on the
Royal Arch degree. All members are
hereby notified to attend, and sojourn
ing and visiting companions m good
standing are invited.
By order of the M. E. H. P.
E. C. HOLDEN, Secy.
Senator Dubois w ill soon have leisure
to devote aome time to the study of
the various sort of troubla which fol
low going oft half cocked.
GREECE WILL
FIGHT TURKEY
The Sublime Porte Mast Xot Meddle
Kith the Isle of Crete.
ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS
Bolleved In Athens that th Grwek
Wlll Be Allowed to Annex Candia
The Sultan Appeals.
Copyrighted, '99, by Associated Press.)
Athens, February 12. The warlike ex
citement has Increased with th depart
ure of troops for the frontier and tha
equipping of additional war vessels for
serving in Cretan waiter. ' Nobody
seem to doubt that a clatm will occur
Between Greene and Turkey unless tha
powers Intervene, but it is believed
here that Greece will be given free
hand in Crete and that if she succeeds
In annexing that astand, her right to da
so will not be quejrtioned 'by the rest
of Europe.
It is quite certain that King George
haa not acted without cwrwultlng hla
friends in sending th torpedo flotilla
Into Cretan waters wtth Instructions to
prevent at all hazards the landing dt
Turkish troops hi Crete. The port is)
understood to have lappealetf to tb
powers to rest ram Greece In this emer
gency, tut nothing further la knowa
of the policy Turkey ts adopting though
H is reported that a large force of
Turkish troops la aesnnbUng at Salon
ika for embarkation to Crete; that there
is great activity In military circles oa
the Turkish frontier, land that a por
tion of the Turkish fleet Is being pre
pared for active service.
WHAT CONSTITUTES AMATEURS.
Very Important Proceedings of tha
League of American Wheelmen.
Albany, N. Y., February 12. What
the League of Ajnerican Wheelmen tn
annual convention today declined to do
wus of equal Importance, if not greater,
than those things which were done.
Tbey decilned to allow -professkioala, net
matter of what standing, to either full
or associate meraSrship In the League.
They refused to allow the assembly at
, its meetings to select a city for annual
! meats; they declined by a heavy vote
to allow local option for Sunday racing:
declined to amend at all that section
of the constitution which provides only
for amateur riders and draws the color
Bne; they declined to offer a salary
for the racing committee.
The things they did were to divide
the league tnto consulaitea of twenty-
five clubs each, and allowing amateurs
to etchange their prizes for anything;
but cash.
The greatest interest was in th
question of sanctioning Sunday racing.
The following, officers have been elect
ed: Isaac B. Potter, of New York, pres
ident; A. C. Morrison, of Milwaukee,
vice-president.
BUSINESS CONDITIONS BETTER
Collope of the Rail Pool Gives Work
to Many . Thousands.
New York, February 12. R. O. Dun
& Company's Weekly Review of Trade
tomorrow win say:
No other tevent of the week ap
proaches In importance the. disruption
of the steel rail pool. In two days af
ter it, a greater tonnage of rails was
purchased 'than Ithe entire production
of lost year, reported at 800,000 tons,
and instead of $28 in December and $25
in January, $17 Is now the price at
which works in the Earn and Went are
seeking orders. Those sales will era
ploy many thousands of hands.
The failures have been 267 in the
United States against 321 last year, and
61 in Canada against 67 last year.
The quarterly report of the water
commission, Including an Inventory of
the material and supplies on hand, and
statement of the cost of the entire plant
is the most comprehensive report ever
Issued by any of the municipal depart
ments, and Is full of Interest to all tax
payers.
mm
Absolutely Pure
Celebrated for Its great leavening
strength and healthful neas. Assures tha
food against alum and all forms of
adulteration common to the uhi
brands. ROYAL EAKING POWDER
CO., NEW YORK.
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