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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1897)
Save time The Da fly Astoria n brw Ha a P nomas AND PlKMANtMT ...Family Circulation... i:xpiimi How? nilM TV 'ff J An "Ad Much mors than tm tim a uros as that of amy otm baps in astoria. In Tmi AtllN'l "Want Uluiaa," ICXCLUHIVK TICLIiGHAPIIIC I'UKSS REPORT. VOL. XL VI. ASTORIA, OR KM ON, SUNDAY MORMXO, FKI5IMAUY XI, 1897. NO. 40 NOT THE CHEAPEST, BUT BOYS' SHOES Thot l WHiit Wo Hovo A CIio.iji SIiim cannot !n a pxxl hIimo. If yn want n j;oo1 urticlt. conm lion; If not, anywhere elm will lo. A flood Hsrvlconblo Hhoe for A Heller urncle for Tho very let COLUHBIA GRIFFIN & REED City Book Store Stationers & Booksellers All the Leading Newspapers and Periodicals Kept on Hand LEGAL BLANKS AND WHY DO WE KEEP-w Robt. Stewart & Sons' Irish Flax Salmon Twine BBCLlABEt It Is the Best, the Strongest and Longest-Lasting Twine Made . . . FOARD & STOKES CO. Dealer In Cork and l ead Llaca, Manning Twine, Lead; also, Uara, Oarlock. Boat Cooking l tcni.ll, Sail Drill, I'alnU, IUt Nallit, Etc.. Etc. SELF STARTING HERCULES Mf-Htartliig M llore I'owrr Murine Kimliie. roil IMKTMTI.AIM AIIhBM HcrculcH Gom o NANMOMK NT., UNION MEAT COMPANY "Shield" Brand Hams, Bacons and Lards CONDENSED MEATS Uuaranlted the IWt In the Market CORNER FOURTH AND (IILSAN STREETS I0RTLAND, 0RE00N U. U Boyle & Co. Real Estate, Loans and Investments Commcrclnl Htreet, Antorlo The Palace Cafe ... Is the Place for a Good Meal-Eastern Oysters W. V. WHIPPLE, . roprlctor Astoria Roofing and Cornice Co. 34 ' Gravel. Tin and Slate Rooflrtf NiNTU ctupft Asphalt Paving' for Basements. Sidewalks and Streets " Asphalt Coatlnf on Tin and ShlnUe Roofs . . . Repairing of all Kinds of Roofs i ; : .; : . 1 - .' ' l v r flarkson & MclrYin ( v ." " I .. . .a - . " LONG FIR PILING , . promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt & Roofing.Co: tM? All Work Roof Palming ad R.paiiac taakr Roof- J, A. PASTABENP GeneHil Contractor Lhousc. BrttJje and WbarfBuMerlloc Moving LToolsjfotfKlnt THE BEST 9f.RO a.oo 9J.2H to 3. RO SHOE CO. OFFICE SUPPLIES MARINE GASOLINE ENGINES ruing gujN'llne or cheap distillate oil Kturtnra conneoted direct with pro peller Nhaft. and no nniNy, eailiy broken Ih.viM geam uaed In rcvornu motion. New NlHUk device: no Inttrnat airlng eleetri1f to burn out. Rend for ti-atlmonlali. , We are building theaa new r.yle, iclf Ntarwtng marine engine In all tliea up to JOO home jiower. Kvery engine fully guaranteed. lEnltic Works MAN KHANriNt O - Boom Company : : : : 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portfand. Oreeon " i l.rnvt ordera at Guaranteed N. JEN3EN and R. 0. HANSEN THE BIG BRITISH SHIP RELIANCE One of the I'cw of Knrlish .Merchant Marine Cnrr)lni Shy will. HAD HIT TWO COMMAMM.KS Full lfcwt1ptl.Ni of ll"C (.'oiiMlrmil'Mi and l(lKtclor 4 'MlrltiM and Fore castle Models of (Vwnf.irt. Tin- tilic ItrltlNh four-master how In the luulxir wMh cargo of tin I olio n( III- nil. ( milling lrl Unit ever vis ited thU .rt. and I m of the best )hi Ini.'iui of murine architecture lhat wr willed out f any irt. The ltclluie to three hundred and forty frrt over all ami three hundred a iwl fourteen fort hHwmn the jwrpen dicular. Kin- In forty-two and six- tilha frH bram. and hrr ilrpth of In! In twMy-four and Nln-u-nthii fr.-t. WIuki kmdit Imt draft In t-nty-lhr-e f"H. reKlelcre! lonnaire. J.M ton. Hhe ha f4ir nuurta. ((tree iure-riuKed, and in Utr.Kir In mi 4i,' of Iron. The four main and nlx-n-niuui are 170 feet r-h from d.k to trui k Nrtol U.'HiO vj1h of canvaaN. rlKKlng In all of Ntwl wire; her topNall ti aiwl ruiuM-rn are al of (. I wire, llr hull la of Iron, aiid the model ap lra to te iui iHrty perfect a the eye ran demand. Her IIim are a fine aa tlmae ttf a yacht, Indicating unuaual bh1. Her lty Nior are ai flmdy July I. 1W. prHH-tiannd that a wmiinn a eye would j When Hh- Item directing the payment never weary In lktng at them. I'n- of annultk-a 10 th I'otta-attaml In uNual f'.r a (tritlaher, a he carrlea ky-'1lver waa n-afhed. Allen made It the alia, like an American clipper ahlp. text for a on the allver que- llr rarrytna cataclty la four thouaand 'tion. He wanted to know hy the o tima dtvut '.4ght. Hv nrer, all told, I called auund-monvy inuai of the iimimlt la cmnfxaMH f thirtyHta-ven men. Hhe.tee had Instated on paying theae be haa two d-k the Ukt, Iron ahwted. ' nMrhted IndlanN m "M-oent dollara." ailh three by three planking. Thelte. I Several aenatora explained that thla ilancf. sa butrl by W. II. Potter & provision waa In acturdance with the Hon. vt Uv,-hio, to the order of W, T. ,trmty provUaona. Ilxon 8m, Kt the ujk. city. She j Piatt otaorved that by the efforts a laurx'hvd On Oh- tlth of January. of the repuHli-an Mlw dollar were 1S. and Nailed on the 2d of March f"r aa gl aa gold didlor Hiin Kran.'twi). making the puae in The auction' of -tiian m hortlg !26.)u-. .. .. came uj in eormectlua. witn the. Item The preavnt voyage im nuide front 'a-pe'rtafing t.2.wa for arhoui pur t ( Biwiie port In 116 day, tliini Ix-ming oa. U"lge fald the m-nate commit hr ivn rwoni conalderably. j tee ImuI prlH.-.l aji uinendnn-iit which t'uptain Jtunm I)ngl0h wa her Aral ' rvvirvd tin entire tKln-y iui to mv-iximmtndi-r, and NiijxTint ended the nirliui achooU ailopted lust y-ar. The building of tine tmalot ahlp from the ' commit te amendment la an follows: day" her kwl wua laid, and t In r ! 'Provided, that the -m-retary of the niiilpinent until he una docked to re. ' Interior may make on tract with con iive her carr). and ehe dixw hint ainljtra.t wh'l. ttj-orti"iiiiiB a nearly herninT iT'iltt in ever way. Seven aa may be ainouuta ao contracted fur yeiu-H ago her ireaint ctmimander. Cii- talll t'hurle Itoblnson, succeeded ("up tuln liiiglleh. On., of the many features of the Hell aitce In tlint her cabin Is amldxlilpa. It In a tin.', niry room, flnlehcd In light, hard wood, with a skylight built up to tho wtievlhouNe, which Is over the cabin. The captain's niairtera are on the starboard aide, and are neatly fin ished, us are also the siwre roii, slevp lug and bath rooina The pantry In on the port wide. Forward f the cabin In a large and well-arranged sbireroom. Tlw rooms for the petty oillivr are on the port sidy. The fotvcootle Is on the etiu-bonrd aide, nil part of the deck house, the flnlh and fumli-hlng of eanh lx-ing iMMiriate. The wheel houftft ami chart mnu are finely fin ished, and a bridge runs from the main upper deck clour ait. The steering gwir Is of Improved pattern, aitd the veam4 can Ih steoovl i-lther from the midHhli wlnvl-hotiH., or by the wheel under the funtall, which makes hiicIi an ornaim-ntiU flnleh to tlu stern. The gal Uy is lrwanl, and tlx- engine house In iilxift Utie galley. Sutim Is iis1 for holetlng H.tH'ho-;n, loading or unloading. iuhI making naJI, the xteaiii plpeti run ning fnMii c 1 -hi iui -l,-ar ail. The luil nrks are hltrh, aaid tho waterways umiHunlly wide, to clear the decks of water rapidly. Helmv iuv many Ini proveinenit for mnk'ing the vessel ntaunch. There are three row of Btan ehlons In the lower hold and between divk, and double atng-lo trim airiiiKers, to which the beams are fiu-tened. lUich if the foremaeits Is tied with dlngomal ties. She has a collision bulkhead, and in the main Iron deck there are seven panting beama, thrw abaft the Iron bulkheads. The owners of the Itellance are Meanra, David Onrsar & Nona, of Arbroth, Scotland. MA KINK NOTES. The meanier Stale will arrive down tomorrow and aitll alut 3 o'cliH'k In the morning for Son Frnnolsco. The schhooner Jennie Stella, Captain Kix-l-s, eJ eared yeterda.y Ar San PihIim with a carg of 37!t,OtH) feet of lumber r tho Southern California Lumber Company. The steamer Elmore arrived yester day from Tilhiimook with the fallowing freight: Forty-itwo boxi butter. Page & Sons, Portland; lo lioxes cheese, Ma ji, Klirniun & Co., Portland; 3 canes eggs, Allen A L-twU, Portland; 6 caics egga, M. U Ohon ft Co,, Portland; 4 boxes cheeBe, Milt ltroa., Pan Francisco; 3 boxea cheese, H. Everdtng, Portland; boxe fifth, Tresoi-tt Packing Co., no ble; land about two tons of other pro duce. The Columbia Iron Work yesterday finished putting on the tvew pilot at tho rear of engine No. l'a tender. Her ifter No. 1 wUl be a double-header. CREEKS HAVE OUR SYMPATHY Senate I'hsm Resolution I'.prcvf ini Approval of Her Course. Till; INDIAN AI'I'ROI'KI ATIOX to AinMImt IMwte on IWtarian H,IooIn- I'ri'i'aratioiM f.,r Imiu- ugratlon Parade, WimtilngdMi .1). ('., February 20 - The senate had a lively .ni'.i) in day. (,. Iinntly MMiing the t-rk In open Ion after thij prutrac1d struggle be. hlird closed A'rn n tin- tr-aty.' At liv outl (Ik- r-wluUon. y rann-nn, M utUMiliiKiUMly alt'li-l. -xim-nK yntathy titth fr In the i.r.-ne (itlii'nlal .-tin II l t 1'hi- In'llJtn anrla)im liill M to ( tw anHnotH dlaruiwiotui the drat on ,n(Ivit, and Itien on 1rin hoola. T1m. provtalon that rerlaln Indian pay- timtoIn nIuiII made In llver. In a-- orriluic with trwMy re)iririnentj, led Allen to umtunetit on the provlalon fr " JO.opnt dollar" oomfcir from the Klw gold m.-n on th.- aiNrtprtatolna commlt Herjtee. The laniJMlon bronghi up con- aiderable caunjialgn reniinloenta. The aectarian at-hool qucrkn tu revived. IlK aaarrted that the (mate oom mHlee had preaent.v an amendment re vonilng the polk y of laet year for the abandonmit of larlan ohila ater jamotiK the acN'U "f varioua denom- Inattons for the education of Indian pupils during the fiscal year ISSS. but shall only make such contracts at places w hore non-awtarian schools can not Ih? provided for such Indian rhll divn. and to an aiTKnint not exceeding forty per cent of the amounts o used for the fiscal year li5. Provided, fur tlior. that the foregoing shall nH apply to the public sclKxita of any tate, terri tory, county or city, or to schools here in or hereafter sec,lrtcally provided for." GiilUnger said the senate wa con fronted ith the jaui:e old plea that the Indian children would be turned out of school. Every church denomi nation in the country, save one, refused to go on with thte sectarian policy. "Which one does the senator refer to?" asked Allen. "The Itotnon Catholic church," an swered tlallinger. "I have no con-cealmt-ntH. 1 do not arraign that church but I niorely recite the fact of history." It was agived to vote on the school Item Monday. THE PA RAPE. Washington, February 10. Additional not 1 11 imi lions arc being received from clut ami onta nl xat Ions that propose taking part In the Inauguration parade and when the ptwe-ssion moves It will be Mind to he unusually attractive In Its military and civic features. If Gen eral Porter's Intention to have the marchers pass a given point at the rate of lL'.OOO an hour Is successfully carried out. It is proabble that the panule will not occupy over three hours. Alllicn.tlons for platvs In the parade from civic organization-) are coming In rnplilly. DEFICIENCY HILL. Washington Fobruory . The house spent the day In discussing the general deficiency bill w hich waa not finished. There was a worm debate over the amendment by Hopkins to take out the Item of !12.:00 to pay th' member of the Fifty-third Congress for the amounts withheld from their salary for absences, in accordance with the rule adopted by that congress. Hopkins carried his point. 113 to 55. ONLY THIRTY-ONE Answered to the Roll Call In Salem Yesterday. SMolal to the Astorlan. Salem, February 20. Today's Joint onventlom -was but a repetition of former ones, with the excejition that only thirty-one menitvers answered to their names. After roll was called the convention adjourned till noon Monday. The chairman announced that a con farence would be held at 1 p. m. on Monday. j BETTER TURN IS i TIDE OF AFFAIRS Keportn from All Sections of Country Indicate a liriyht future. WEEKLY FINANCE STATEMENT iHavy Gobi In Hank Holding- Every Idl.il.na Point to a Speedy j Return of Projerlty. New York. Ft-hruary 20. Th Flnan cIht nay: TTm statement of the clearlnir houiie bonk of New fork for the wk ending- FetHTiaijr JO to In direct contrast Iw-ith ttioae 4 two erka prevloiM. Af-t-r a derreane of over iix mllllona In rnih held by the banlui durlnff that ! period, there waa a rain of I5,17,00. aa reported by the current atatement ; for the week.' The heavy shipment of gold from Che Pacific coast had a 'great deal to do with the Increase In apecie, and perhapa affected legal ten der holding, which alao show a gain. The currency deposited with the treas ury to cover the retired circulation may 'alno be returned to swell the Idle cah I In the bank. Then, too, the rtnan cirur at one or two heavy railroad or ganization ha undoubtedly affected j special Item of the statement. The faJImg- off In loan is disappointing'. : The loans of bank In Boston and Phll ' adelphla have shown a tendency re 'cently to expand and It waa hoped I that the rnovement here would con ; Unue in a Bimflar volume. The pleth era of Idle money Is not confined to New York. ! A dietavtch to the Financier from ' Chicago etatea tha4 the banks there are seriously coti-ridering a reduction ,' from I per cent to m pec cent on coun try bank balances, and that a meet ing of bankers will be called thla week to decide definitely on the matter. .Despite the accumulation of money In the great centers, for the most part, to secure small bank Interest allowed on It, evidence of a general revival 'of buelness continue to be received i . " . '" . - . 1 ' -ni,T. C .... V. ' - Jr,.f t rrtim ev-ry -cijoii. 1 or .'wui co,rv. ly seem to be on the verge of a gen - ulne recovery In trade, and reports re- ter were killed and two badly wounded, celved during the week are of the most J A month ao a posse wa sent to encouraging nature. The opening of . the camp of Papago to arrest some the spring season there, ft Is believed, of them for canle-eteallng. The posse promise-, to be the most auspicious ! was driven off. one horse being killed, since the panic, ami the reM of the j Sunday morning "Chief Pablo, of the country w ill witness a similar awaken-' band, and twenty-five of hi followers Ing from the lethargy of the past few;entered the town, when they were all years. I arrested and lodged in jail. In the The unprecedented order for steel I afternoon fifteen more Indian rode Into ralla. heavy foreign trade balances, j town and attacked the Jail. They were which are being augmented now by the repulsed with the result above stated, enormous export of corn, all tend to j Tuesday. It it said. Chief Pablo attack- one conclusion that the dawn of pros ' peril y cannot be long delayed, i PACIFIC COAST GOLD. New York. February JO. The Even ing Poet says the receipts of gold from , the Pacific coast continues to attract attention. Since January 1 the amount has been between J4.000.000 and Ji.000.000. 'a good deal of which has been re ' celved by registered mall. San Fran clsco has to remit In order to discharge her obligations here, and as neither I New York exchange nor legal tender I notes can be obtained in San Fran ' Cisco to any large amount, gold ha I been shipped. SCGAR BEETS. I bing which the Buaffloan will not soon ; One of Astoria most prominent and forget. They met for a twenty-round progressive merchants said yesterday j contest Jn the seventh round Fla I that he was firmly convinced the farm-: nertjr ianc(ed a hard left on Erne's ens of Claitsop oouirty could success- left eye Erne geemel to lose heart 'fully grow sugar beets of first-class altogether from this time until the I quality. Efforts are "being made In j of tne fig.ht The referee aw arded i Washington In a practtm.1 manner to Flaherty the bout. j Introduce, augur bets Hn that state, ) 1 while California has passed the exper- j MARKETS. j (mental stage, and lis now largely in- 1 creasing the capacity of her manufAC- j;ew yorKt February 20. Hops Sten jturinK plants to keep pace with the In-jdy; state common to choice 1S5 crop reused production of sugar beets. The 5 to 7C. u; g to j3c; pacific coast gentleman stated that he was person- iS95 croPi 5 to 7c; ijgg croPt 9 t0 13C. 1 ally acquainted with two German j gg Francisco, February 20. Hops ch.wlsts, Klenrau and Otto, settlftl In 9 ami jic fir to choice, arnd 12 and j California In the ytar 1S69. and super- l2H for fancy. i Intended the Mm bewt sujrar enterprise Uverpool, February 20. Wheat Spot, in that state, atarted by Mr. Dyer at!ftrmj demand poor; No. 2 red winter, ' Alvarado. Mr. Dyer still 4s a stockhold- '6s xo. 1 California, 6s 6Hd. er In the concern, which Is now a UIVIWIMI-.l III5 ..V-ISV..J. A .. ... v.iuuv of manufacture have been greatly im proved upon, so that now sugar can be produced at a cost which render a profit. Beets, as a crop, are of but little use without the factories, and factories are valueless without the i beets. It Us a simple matter to flemon- strata whether Clatsop county can grow by Contractor Glenn yesterday regard Biignr beets or not. The government i nfr tne pnrxws of railroad work and agricultural officials say that this coun-1 tne terms of various contracts let for ty is the best adopted location In thej Union for sugar beet growing. Clatsop need not go through much of an experi mental stage, as she con profit by the experience of other. The department will send to anyone beet seeds for ex - peri mental purposes. Now Is the time to plant. The sooner a thorough and scientific test Is made, the better. If the right kind of beets are grown, capi tal will do the rest. The Cathkunet band will give a ball tomorrow evening, Washington's birth- day, and extend a hearty invitation to Aatotiana to participate In their festivities. THE INSURGENTS ARE VICTORIOUS Defeated the Spnnish in Pour Engage mcnts, Kith Heavy Losses. CLTJAN LtJSSES INSIGNIFICANT Di-coytxl the R(anbih Into a Trap In Pojta Swamp and Cut Th!r HirKuari5 to Plw Cincinnati. February 20. A special to the Commercial-Tribune from Jack- jaonvllle naya: VeMtn from I'lnar dH Rio today to Col. Corbe give detalia of ergagementa in Chat aectton recently, In ail of which the Inauirenta were aucceairful. Near Jaroeta, Major P. Morale engaged the j San Martin troopa and after a two- ihouni fight the Cuban machete chance drove the Sf-aniard from the Held in utter rout, they leaving I2i dead on the fltad. The inaura-ent deooyed the Spanish Into a trap hi Jopeta swamp and out their rear guard into piece and routed a squadron of 500 men. The Spaniards lost over 200 men. At the woods of El Tovio waa another disaster for the Spaniard, Col. Lor- ente defeating Col. Martin' detach ment of 800 men and forcing Mm to re treat to San Juan T Martinet with a heavy loss. The dead were left on the Held. At Janta the Spaniards made plucky fight, but -rhe Cubans routed them af ter a three-hours enaggement. The Insurgents secured 200 rifle and 1,500 rounds of ammunition. Their loan was less than 20. while that of the Spaniards wa acknowledged to be over 140. INDIAN WAR. Fight With the Papagos in Arizona May Bring- Trouble. Nogales, Arix., February 20. A fight occurred last Sunday between the au thorities of the mining town of CI no ma, Sonar, Mexico, and a band of Pa ! Pgo Indians. In which four of the lat- cvi ti gucuu OA UK jail n . i.. nu . t , and was shot dead. Pablo was the son of one of the most influential chiefs in the Papagn nation, and it is feared serious trouble will result ERNE BESTED. Got a Good Drubbing; by Martin Fla herty, Now Champion. New York, February 20. Frank Erne, of Buffalo, who a short time ago got a decision over George Dixon, the fea therweight champion, was bested to night, in the arena of the New York Athletic Club, by Martin Flaherty, of Lowell, Mass., who gave him a drub- Hops Pacific coast, 3 15s Portlond, February 20. Wheat Un changed. FIGURES CORROBORATED. There was much talk on the streets yvterday, and In different business houses, concerning the statement made ooiwtruutkm. Many expressed the belief that the report was Incorrect. Yesterday, to set at rest any such conjectures, or to prove their correct nesBj an Astorlan representative called jat tne railroad headquarters and wa i there Informed by one of the officials that the statements made by Mr. Glenn were absolutely correct In every detail, aa the latest figures obtainable proved. "Mr. Glenn Is doing the work, land certainly knows what he Walking about. His statement as to the terms 'of the contract Is substantially correct. Am to the length of time in which he can do the work, bis judgment i cer tainly good." CREEKS ARE NOW MASTERSOF CRETE Intense Enitemcnt Among the Turks Over Reported Massacres, TUKKISH GUNS WERE SPIKED Desperate Fighting Oolng on Colonel Vaaso Proclaim Formal Ocru-. potion of Crete by Oreece. Cane a. Crete, 9:20 p. m., February 20. The Mussel mans at Iff lino are great ly excited over the report of mil rim -ere at Sftia. It i reported that Uea eral Sortied ha attacked the Insur gents' pusHlon and that desperate fight nlg Is procmdlng. Col. Vaasoa, com manding the Greek military force la Crete, has prootalmerl at Retlmo and MerakUon the formal occupation of tha Island by Greece. The Greek bar occupied two Turkish tower at Fort Agia, spiked their gun, and retired to Canea, Whh the exception of three town, the Greek are now master of all of Crete. FITZSIMMONS ARRIVES. Greeted by Governor Sadler at the Car son City Depot Carson, Nev., February 20. Whea FTtBmmona arrived today he remarked on looking from the window and seeing tha snow descending, "Corbett brought the snow; I thought I'd bring unhtne. This is the one miss, but I don't ex pect to make another.' Gov. Sadler was on hand to greet the pugilist and lent him an overcoat to drive through the snow to hi train ing quarter. Fit zslmn tons presented the governor with a horshoe and an an vil, highly polished, his own make, and the governor exhibits It with much pride. ,., . HANNA GETS .IT,,, Will Succeed Sherman In the United States Senate. Springfield, February 20. The Ga zette, which is regarded throughout the state cJS Gov. Bushnell's official organ, today publishes an editorial which I construed by the governor's friend to mean that he will appoint Mark Hanna to succeed Sherman In the United States senate. The editorial is not spe cific, mentioning no candidate, but states the appointment will be of such a character as to increase harmony In the party. SCHILLER WINS. San Francisco, February 20. A vast crowd assembled at the Oakland track today and witnessed Barney Schrleber" crack, Schiller, carry off the honors in the Thornton stakes, four mile race. Forth $3,000 to the winner. Owing to the poor condition of the track, only three horses faced the barrier, Schiller ThornhlU, and Lobengula. The race w as won by Schiller in S.DJ. Lobengula second. BRYAN TALKS AGAIN. Sedajta, Mo., February 20. William J. Bryan stopped here for a short time this afternoon, while on his way to Jef ferson City. He waa met by 1,500 peo ple, and spent his time shaking hand and making a speech. He said be was surprised to see so many people out: that since the mills and not the mints had been opened, he had not ex pected to see so many idle people. SEVERE STORM I'kiah. Cal.. February 20. The moun- tatnG around Uklah are now covered with snow and the stages have been blocked. Yesterday's storm was one of the most severe on stock ever ex perienced in this county. It Is esti mated that over 25.000 spring lambs per ished during the past three day. POVJ0EO Absolutely Pure Celebrated for it great leavening strength and healthful now. Assure ta food against alum and all forma of adulteration common to 'the cheaa brand. ROYAL EAKING POWDB CO, NEW YORK.