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. ."it-l -i -s ' wsve-'t -: L n 1 A i1! ; H " Save time w fi ; i .iirj -as .t.a.-sg The Dally Astorton Hai A BSOUlAt a(l PiAIM Eiponac Hnwi mid worry '..Family Circulation... Much moui than ftta. timm a LAIKil A THAT Of AFIV OTHtR m Astoria An "Ad In Tin AiTDkiAN'l "Wnl Column." BXCIAJSIVIC TILIC(.HAPHIC I'R ISSS REPORT. VOL. XLVI. AKTOKIA, OttKOON, THI'liSDAY MO KM NO, FEBRUARY 25, 18!)7. NO. 43 NOT THE CHEAPEST, BUT THE BEST BOYS' SHOES Tlmt Ih Wlmt Wo Huvo A Clit'iitr Slum can not lo u pMxl klioe. If vo'i want a, mh I iirticli', omt hern; If not, auvwlit-rc -1ho will do. A Cloocl Mcrvlccnhlo Hlioo for. A ttctler grntte for , . Tit very lwt - . BO a.oo -J. 2 to 2,M COLUHBIA SHOE CO. GRIFFIN & REED City Book Store Stationers & Booksellers All the Leading Newspapers and Periodicals Kept on Hand LEGAL BLANKS AND OFFICE SUPPLIES WHY DO WE KEGP- Robt. Stewart & Sons' Irish Flax Salmon Twine BECAUSE r It Is the Best, the Strongest and Longest-Lasting Twine Made . . . FOARD & STOKES CO. Dealer In Cork and Lead Lines, Manillas' Twin, Leads; also, Oar, Oarlock, Iloat Cooking I'tcnslls, Sail Drill. PalnU. ntat Nails, Etc.. Etc. THE SUGAR BEETS HAVE OTHER USES IJctter Thin Tomlis for tccllnij to Stock ami Miihc Hitter Nutter. CI.ATSOI' CAN RAISE THEM pllalu-d l.imjo player, iti'l thlr coon jaoriKi wore ii lrfiirnih wherever they appear. All In a'l, th. y arc most d lllflllflll l-tllCritillliera. iin-l t ,M a.- j lug Oh-iii perform It tulsalng a tr. at. in tne iiri-ult mirx yr.tt.-May, tha .,,. uniiuH Ir. IMm was trlH. Th. principal itn In the rase; Mm tVhultz. wlvn Hn.t uj-.fi the stand l'iil-l thnt rbc hl ever employed lr. Knim, i ri'i in oni- Ins'mi.ie f.ur y .wr na, ( atUtnd her l. k child. Khe also awore IllU I evident arte irav. an. I ClatMi. February !2.-lvlll"r As-wmi-invlt sinned i..-f ,re uw hoard of . . MM. t A ... ... . ...... I U " ... pirian. j-i nim im "-ni '.'! mi-iii-ai examiner at HiiI.-mi were In-l4"-r .llcuMin. i III" subject of '( rr,M In explanation ah-atatwl that Hotm-ori M(jt Hurt Ihe Hall art I When Kulaod In Quantities Huitar Vtu -Wry Will Kll'iw. I'll, kmti.h 'M:am;i. ( w AKin'H Him l-ll in MM favor ly hc Jury. WILL ATTEMPT tfk a r to the rvn hour. Wh'n H fruit aicaln at nm only thlrty-nix II it- )ri-nt. A rwrtfon almply to ol- (j"urn wa nuule by fattnfn, of Mi, rln, and rrrl-d on a vivn ynr wit. I No tlm wum flxwl to which to aIJoum, &rwl tti4 1 1 n r1 t-M n r1 1 n tr mra- tha t tVi . mik-ivr l.n la laltly. Th intM of wiial haa lj-n atld atmut trlu .llHllly if riMiklna iiKr In UiU roiintry 1 all . I liav It-n riuiJtlii thtirtiuah inuulrlm o.lHt nuaar l.M lit tlw- tin-., ffhc hum vi-ry rnu.-n worrtc vtT h r iiWIdn-n and riiilly, did "not ristd ih.- r!llitvltA i- km. tfxMr con irri. tmt almj.ly )irn.l them. Vm thia fviiia-rtiv hinK alvn, c-roborH In Unci f.r lh- d.-fifnUnt. which they did without IcavIiik- thf July hnx. At llini On- acinic in rtic cnurt rMin waa 'iiit afTc-tlnic. an the wlincaa waa frwiiiontly In fr Uurlntf the trial Vhr t iMirt room ana rnwdwl. SELF-STARTING HERCULES MARINE GASOLINE ENGINES t'alnir ra'lin or ch(ap dlatlllata oil Kntrlnca ixtnnnotad dlrct with Pro' pdlcr nhiift, and no nolay, raally broken tvH (trara tutrd In rrvcrao motion. Now aiMirk device: no Internal tirlnf eltrrte to hum out. Rend for tratlmonlal. We are bulldlnc lha new a'yle, elf atarvlna inarln cnclnaa In all aliea up tn too honiv power. Hvery online fully (uarantevd. Hell-hlartlnit ) Iturw 1'i.wrr M irlnr KuKln. rttlt CAItTit t tAltl ADIIHKNR HcrcwIcH Com BtiKlno Works 405 H4NNOMK nr.. H r KANCMt O it UNION MEAT COMPANY Shield" Brand Hams. Bacons and Lards CONDENSED MEATS OuaranlMd the IWat la the Market CORNER FOURTH AND OILSAN STRERTS - IH)RTLAND. OREGON R. L. Boyle & Co. Real Estate, Loans and Investments Cotnrticrclnl Hlreot, Aattorln The Palace Cafe.,. Is the Place for a Good Meal-Eastern Oysters W. W. WIIIITLl',. roprlctor Astoria Roofing & Cornice Co. 34 Gravel, Tin and Slate Roofing NINTH STREET Asphalt Paving for Basements, Sidewalks and Streets 1 n i a-a. Asphalt Coating on Tin and Shingle Roofs Repairing of all kinds of Roofs Clarkson & Marvin goom Company LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oregon Leave ordera at omiti.r reet Astoria Asphalt &; Roofing Co. K?S All Work Quaranteed- N. JENSEN and R. 0. HANSEN Roof Painting and Hepalrinu Laky Roora, J. A. PASTABEND: a- , General Contractor .Vlonsc, Bridge and Wharf Builder House Moving: Tools for Rent luiina- the laat two yeara. an1 1 havcnM1. wiu,H,. fNn, , autwfumtWttc a hriHl thnt thla cwtunty n have 1,,,., n, nK. ,.urt nMtnir-ti1 the jury aUKitr Itetn r"t"ry. no a ain,-.riii one, If m dlaimiert. The cindltli.ria x- lat all rlifht; all that 1 needed la d.- vi-l..(.ni4.nt. Th bottom bunla i.f Iewta and Clarke and Tounit'. Itlvera will ln!ti'e henta averaaln '7 iaural. Th tl.lc land will a'erae IS iuivl lM-ct, and by ualrut a tofi dri ni nt vf aand will trine better beeta titan the bot torn lamia. Now If , factory waa a tar ted near the tiwtut-h a trve Ie(a and Olarkc. k between th! yun'a Itlver. all the breta ralaed on either river, and a l the hmita TWiaed K1 the IMe I anil a anuth of Hklparnan rrvek. wtuld tx easily trannport4d to the fatry (n-f'urth if the land on thewe rlvcra would aut ixirt a aiauJI fartory and a fair uli'd faitory ofKild uaw all that could b" raiavd on the land. Iand on which auirar beela tart b ralwHl. and hlW la near a. factory, la oontdcTFt to worth l'OO r acre t I ti.j u I red the value of the Inn I near Nferal fiutiul-a. aol In no rar ii.ulil It Ih itit fr,la than tl. I l ltu-iid that tb:a mtnu- land ; could havo Im-ch lj"uxht f"r Jlfty n-ni an acre. In tain otue-a. tn?f.re the fur. 1 lory waa built. I Niw wtiTe diwi th' tr-'Ulil.' nin- in,! THE 'H)4 CE.VHrtf. fl.Tk H. P. Ferrnietm la dla anjMtn) with W etTitrta ti tak the mli.ari ri'iuiua TurMtty. While Itard at work takhtar i"n itauiv and Ktt- the followlnv new arrivaJa put In an aiiirani-e, ami Mr. Konruavqi quit hla irk dixiruated: To the wife of V. C. Howoll. a itlrl, 104 lninbt To tte wife of Mr. Jhnavn, I'nion. town, a irtrl. T the wife of Mr. 'lUxvt, Knapptn, a irtrl. To tlto wlfi- of K. Z. KcrifUtOH, a by, K rfHinda. Mr. Howell wa a-rmewhat dinap IMiintivl In not b.-lns prwnted with a mm. but tlte extra wetrht aoiwwt.at iforted hJrrt anJ he ha fully deter mined dml hia ditiiKhter tih&ll be a Krat priniu d'irt ho connm-nffrd letwin yuelnlay. Iknsoa House Adjourned Sine Die, but convention had mt for th taat time. the Senate Meets Again. MITCHELL'S LAST HOPE (JONE Nw It&ala of OrtraiUxatlfjn I'ropo! Which May fnve 8uc ucaaful at Ll. SKxial to Che Atjrten. Htilont, (trcjon, February 24. 8na-1 The Pavta houae mot thla mornlnit and adjourned till tomorrow M :J0 a. rn. FL)OD OF THK OHIO. Oreftt Damage to Property and Many People Homfleaa. Cincinnati, Ohio. February 24.-At o'clock tonlrrht the river wa Vt U fet and wiw rlalnir rapidly at the rate .f tor Mlf-hell haa aluKether abandoned ' """" " "'"r laa IIk-M. Th hoUae ami aente areihl" valley near here the weather la btt loft wktmrnt a qwxvm to direct jcUar an4 cr'", A,K've "'heeling, Ohio, bulnee. butartlvemunirvat.atc..rn.ith river faJlln ' Hl-h reonranlwuWn are already well!r"Vm of the "" th the unti, H,v !atrun have been tcn(r down for 12 . . ... , . ! hour and the dawrer l pnt. One mil- I II? inrmAUir VI ll" jwiiii uv-tiiui i ii , .. . . , .Hon nrillara rmm wltiA dnrtiacu trr 1 r.. caucua wa the flrwt event of the day. . ., , . . - , , . . 1. . , , ,t-rmen and farmeira to a. roufrh entlmate It me at n clock and (Bouaed n i . . , for the MonrmtraruHa vatl rte"uhnry manner the queatbm of the i , ... , I On the Ohio there I more or lea I 'frailty of the proposed adjournment, i- . . t ' . . . T '" nd damage to railroad all the The matter of taking bed for aenator. i . . whatever numlter waa present, waa not . . . faitfnAffe to arime KiiafnM hm.iM n aurreren tn Sf tiHtonvllle PariiMhiin. dttvuturarrlnK ami the member aom i ... ,. , JL . . M5alHovil. Huirtlnirton, Catlettaburg, quU the attempt to ajrree on any pol-1 . , , . .... ' ' . T ronton, Hanlruj rck, Portamouth. Icy. In the aenate at noon PreMent . ... . , . . . , . , Aberdeen. Maynvllle ami everal other Simon dectared rarrted a almple motion n . ,, t maller towna, either n t..Ttua loa or to adjourn, but the Mitchell mn held ,h . ,. . , . J . . ... , . , th tnormvenienoe of moving goods. To tha. under the resolution adopted ye . ., . fc V ' ,rjlA CUBAN OUESTION WASJECALLED 4? Important Reflolutlona on the Subject I'assed by the Upper House. INTERNATIONAL BANKING BILL Will Be KeTiorted to the Houe lrra on the Floor Conaul Lee Re- taind Papera Bcnrad. ona have been driven from their home. Much the aame ort of luffer. terday, at waa the cloe of the aelon. and preitared to leave. The Benaon houne dlaaolved at 1 p. m. The Joint i. ,.. , procedure. Thla an attempt to force a ballot, for the very gntxi reaon that It could not have been carried. j mentioned, but Port"mouth la the grvtkXem. Schriol houaea, town hall. chun-hm and all other available build ing are uaed for lodging thoe suf ferer, and the public charity feeds thm. Hut a motion merely Ho adjourn wa quickly carried. Th expected proce dure waa for the convention to dla- aolve or to adjourn sine die. The mo tion made In thla form wa the tvault itt deliberate con'l deration. a It waa ' de"i,rned to leave the war on for ai1""1" i-rni lracy ai nyracuse. ew meeting totnorrow. If dtx-med advfcaible. 1 lorK m lnre Klunu"- At a ubej,uon,t conference It HTAN THE CHAMPION. decided to abanditn the joint conven tion: and ao MltchvU'a hixt hope waa Mr Ijl I'Vrciaum mat mo nnm.l of If th. l-U ar. raued? Which tlwyjUl) fuhI, pmthmi ,h, ,UIUld can Ih-. for that haa lt.--n Piovct w.-ll. m (hal h u,k ,Ufl. c,,,ea in in ju- in.- ea:..e ...... r ,, (i rrn(j v(,rJay( bu, WRn. derel off Into ir.-!iliiii.n f another r-publlcun cabinet hm McKlnley ahull huve tlnlaltol hi term or terms. It d.M- la nmklnK i'aul.. I:ver''"y w.mlil Ih- uiIIiiik to step tn and h'lp Ink., the l..-iie;lm of the enterprise, after the factory wu welt anoint:, but everybody Is alatt w lilltiK to let orhT ; ttettr the burden of starting the tntll to rtilllniC The fitntH-r thlnli tie doe rwtt j want to raise be-ta until tin-re Is a ' factory to buy tlicni. ami it he capititlln j iloca in t want to build the factory POWKIX MAKP.IF.D. luieil Press Ufprentatlve Weda a Walla W.illn l.ly. Syracuse. X. T., February 24. Tom my Ryan defeated Tom Tracy before a .. . . teuj . , ... .. i . .. ... . . i. i thus surrendered. Fourteen senator " reapimded to the roll oallVhl after- ,of th Em',lre Ath,etlc CIub here thls noon. Thi" waa ix ahort of a quorum. "'"S- '"r round- the Auatra Att.m.t at reonraiHatlon, however, "an ",,v1 up foT auI irabta will l U4t lantrfy to the h.,ue. When .H "hwed hi" Kamenesa throughout, it la reudy rur buslnes, lt Is antk-l- hut was ." for the clever wel .Htel that there will be very little t"rvvirht cha"1I,'-n. The fight was for trouble In getting back enough ena- ,he -eUerwrfrht championship of the ; won-i an-i nair ot ine gate recupi!", "3 per cent of th? amount going to tne tor to make up quorum of twenty. All member of the oppoTHion. kh winn.T ajid 25 per cent tojthe Uoer. The Mil he ran see hla way clear to get th. bcota. Now, there are lot of filnrt.-ra In the. beet territory that are raising tur nip for atock fee. If uhoei- men would j l WhJU Walla. Fibruary 24. K. U i Powell, ag.-nt of the Aaonlated Pre", ! Pnrtlnnd, ttvgon, and Mls Mary Itey ii.iI.Ih. ..tie i Walla Wallti' lea ling wH-lfty young ladle, were married at St. Paul's KpI'Vttiial church tonlghti . ..... I, .... U f IUIn..,n Aflllullntf Th.. g.t much more atocik f..-d to the acre, j"" r- """- and with the aame 4rvl.r. They would ll,m,,, " not have ao great a bulk irf f.-ed.. but it would te more nutritious. If a fn- ory bought turnip. It could get any switch off on to sugar beets they would I Intimate frh-nds of the commoting par ities. Immediately after the ceremony a r-.-( l.'it wits held at the residence quentlty of them, bet-ause the far mo ra ! have d-alacd them here for ), and an"w ah awut iiieiu. ii ine irnietsj were hm well ivoxtiil on sugar beets, there wttuM Ih- no turnips rnlisM toj ajx-ak of. Funm-ra know that turnlpa will give J the bridf'a mother. Mrs. Nellie K. Car ver, where a large number vf friend extended congratulation!. WHKAT itKS IT. Great Northern C.etting in It Work In Tacoma Titw n. I T.icoma. Ft bi nary 24. The price of i vhtt In the Tam imirke admnil live ctMits" 'toilny. ninklng an advance t t liftct-n cents In two days. There are fl.lo.tit I,tnW.iH bilHhel of wheat In tne a flavor to milk, and will sihiII the II mr of butter. Sugar Inula, on the con trary, give a tine tlav.a- to unllk; the milk la richer, the olor of the butter la like that of June. There Is no veg etable ao good to pritduee lot of rich milk Ihn tfiiL.ne )..m.( .11,. I f.,r t,ill fcedlng for fat. It In .way ahead of l ...... ....... .... I... h.i'n l,.n h.l.llnk fi.t- tuntlpa. An acre of augur beet, on,"""" ' , . . ., , . higher price, lt I stated here on good the prater kind of nlul. la etuHer to ) lim raise tdian turnlpa, Is w th trntre, Is ! " I , , . ... . !t!rU Northern railroad, nas purchased easier kept after tnking from the , ' .1. . . . . Mir m annul in i'tti tuitwr- i..i 1.1 1.1c tunil, and has verv .many other a.l- . , vantage over any other vegetable, sop " ' POWKKS AtlKEE. thnt If a htrmer once gets started on j them h will always haw them, ami i will be tvatly to txuit.'iun to raise thein. j At ttrrtA.nl a rd,.,k. If l.t.ltt an, I - ' ' ' " ..II 1, , .llv..t..t. f.Skl.1 It.,.. ..u.le .v.,.1.1 ..,.,n... .... .....ji.nih vitr..".e 1.......-.. llogne. Ketviuiiry 24. The Cologne nr...te pibll--ilnt a ti lln aiv'lng tlwtt all the power have of what It Would need. a 1 ritna 11 u-iiiiiii rui it' ua r.tr atcorv i c i .1.. ..,t.1 mojmiri) thnf ha farmer to noat tit. .v. There l"""'"l'". t-"- - i agreed In the event vf IVm-ce not jield- la money In raising them, even If there la no factory, and (where they nn gen erally raised a factory Is sure to be built. D. F. STAFFORD. iproxvul ttt blockade tha Pireus will be adiifiltM. THE TATLOH HISTKHS. BHKVITIES. Itusslun b'ue will be the color of many of the new spring gowns. Will Appear In Astoria on Thursday! k is becoming more and more the Evening. i habit for rich men to act as their o.n I administrator while In health. The perforinance it t the "Fishttr's" opt.ru house on the night of February 2r.th promisee bt be a most enjoyable affair. The charming link' artists, the Taylttr sisters, are the daughters of Dr. N. J. Taylor, corner of Third and Mi.rlHon t roots, Portland, and are well and favorably known In AHtoiia. They are always aiyompanled by their moth er. Mrs. Taylor, lt will be remembered that they made a great hit at the ex position last full, and were always drawing cards when they appeared at the Marquom Orand. Dr. Taylor has expended a grenl deal of money for tlw-lr training .and now the doctor has good reason to feel proud of the little artlata. Roth their singing and dancing are very charming and far altove the average. They are also very aceom- Corseta mnde from the skin of the boa Mnrrlctor .re HJhe latest faahion allio horror. They ought to fli well, however. OfttmtlmcM In IHfe we discover that I he brtatd mantle of charity has been cut down Into an aJirevlated shoulder caie The agitathm of the Euivpenti rulers Uttt thelr gullelesa and liHttTenslve Ab dul Hamid be oppresd by Greece la something pathetic to bohold. They say no ne-ws is good news, but you can't convince a woman of that fact when stvo la expecting a special letter and It falls to arrive the exception of several necessarily de- w lnneT lhe flght off(.red a matcn ttUn.tl. will rwiKtnd to roll oail. A re- 'wllh GetMVe Green befltrv ,he Corbett. cw will be taken till altevnoon, so FilzHmlwns mlu but Rjn My, wlI, that several absentees may have the not he no he op.rtunhy to come In. Th. organixa-Um. t hecom acclin)ate(, ln NV tlon will rjumlier about thirty. Formal , ..... rattlce to attend will be "erved upon ' mni fiwght M 145 Ryan the remahitiig thirty, and there appears iu utr nmu iMvjwt- mvi toe urvetarjr unl4t -jra.y jjj forty can thus be prevailed upon to ! attend. There have been many expres- weigttlng within half a pound of the aions from members of the late Berujon houe that they are now ready to go 1 I HANDLED WITHOUT GLOVES. in for another rganisation on a rea- snable basis, and it i thought that the i Governor Rogers, of Washington. Is Called Upon to Explain Pilot age Law. plan to make up a quorum Is altogether feasible and likely to succeed. The en-. ate W UI meet from day to day until the 01ia- Wa8h- February 24.-Gov-house sutx-eetls or fails. , ernor R,fre hamil1 wlthout When the senate met this morning Kve' by ,he publicans In the senate Reed Insisted that the usual cutom ; ,oda' ov,?r ,he qlletkn of an lnveetU of dispensing with the readmg of the ;ltu" ' l,f PtT. Journal be not folded, a he wanted ' ln W" "W1 message Che gov to be sure tha the journal was street. l'rnor d-nanded an Immediate Investt Gowan from the special committee fra,kn of that nftltution1 matle a report recom mending- the fol- 8 J01"' utlt" to that lowingsalari.: Chief clerk. IS: s(H.:bo,h cmitte waa nevw . . , , , ... , , ..... appointed, owing. It I3 said, to oppol ont chief clerk. $(; calendar clerk. Jb: ' B 11 .. , , ... . , tlon by the governor. reading clerk. 16: mailing clerk. $4; , ... ,-. . -. ilson olfered a resolution calling on sergeajtt-at-twms, ..; do.rkeeper. .; , - . , . . Governor U(ig.T f.r immediate infor- thiw pagt for senate and one Tor state . ... -a -u .v. i .. j matlon of the charges on which the printer. $2.M). M hen the chair called . . ... ,t . . investigation was demanded, ln order the senate to order. Holt moved to ad- , . . , . . . . that necessary legislation to prevent Jiturn. The chair was about to put . the motion when Patterson aked him a "f ' lf l h e!E- to late the effect. President Simon le enacteJ- SevraJ r,pU" , K , . . .... lists, headed by Plummer, Kt-tth and made the statement that he wa still . .. convinced that the action of yesterday . Mllh"r' llpoe1 the u,ln- was Illegal. He Intimated an adjourn- Uh- Fr,nk' arburton. Dorr and W ii- nu-nt would not be sine die. The chair ,n- rcpubllcatw. favored Its passage. then put the motion to adjourn amid. Ktv objeotlons and declared It carried. "' requtwea u. .un, u.e m tt 4 1.1. . i.atAH tk . n Under, hi ruling, this simply carried " "ls ' "' - the s,"s.ihn till 2 o'clock thl aftemottn. vest.gaung tx,.....ee te p.u.Hrr Wh.m the Ibmson Ih....o n.et at 1.1 ""le. MlBn aillCTluiltf til pi c atieu o'cl.H-k thl morning a recess was at oiute taken till 11 o'clock. At 11 o'cl.tck onlv 24 wer hw-eaen. 0111 was P081 D' Ule tnat Stunera iMroduced the usual resolution ! allowln,f ,he fttrmer .nd 'her ,r- that a committee const-tin' of the QUCrS the pnvn ' Pmg tarm svker and two members be appointed I P1""9 " a Ucnfl- to examine and correct the journal.! m cne inoute tne mW ....00. tarn ou- The chief clerk wa added to the com- BBB lnp i . mtit... and nmvkaon waa mste tha ik, ' compulsory pilotage (aw. 1 ne itmuenaaUnn - this service should blU Prohibiting capital punlsh- tutt exceed four days. The resolution n,nt creLleu 80 muoh PP9tlon when a amended wa ad.ped. Sntfth of Ma- brn l ,n Hte that " "as lion introduced a resolution fixing theeaU5r lfUd Pn ,h taWe ttnd ,S praetU pay of clerk. A long wrangle ensued, ' call' deaJ- and the whole mater was finally re- furred to a special committee, which CUBAN PRESIDENT DEAD. reported fixing the compensation per diem as follow: Chief clerk. JT; assist- Havana, February 24. A corresponJ ant chief clerk, to: reading clerk, Jo:'""1 of La Lucha at Puerto Prlclpe tel- oalendar clerk, i'; sergeant-at-arms. $4; egraps hi paper that It Is reported that assistant sergeant -at -arms. 4; door- ; preklet of the Cuban republic, Sal- keepor. S; Iages, $1. Adopted, 20 ayes , vador Cisneros, Marquis of hanta Lu- and 7 nays. Ic,a. died recently of sickness. The uual motions of thanks to the 1 speaker, to the Illihee Club, and to' TURKS KILLED. others were made. Remarks by Craw- ford. Chapman, Brawn and others fol-1 Athens, February 24. According to lowed, atnd at I o'clock the house ad-J official figures 400 Turk were killed, Jounved sine die. 1 wounded or missing In the recent fight The joint convention met at 10 and 'in Crete, and 104 were taken prisoner. a vote of IT yeas' to 14 nays. The res olutlln as amended prevailed. Only one Washington. February 24. Attention w-a recalled to the Cuban question la the senate today by the presentation of three resolution on that subject. One of these came by a unanimous rota of the commKtee on foreign relation', and oaHed tr the immediate and un conditional release of Julio Sangullly. held In Havana. Morgan will endeavor to secure, aotion on It tomorrow. Aft-' other resolution by Allan raits on tha president to effectively protect American citizen in Cuba, and for that purpose, to send battleship to Cuban water. This resolution will come up tomorrow also. The third resolution, by Hill, was agreed to, requeatina; the secretary of state for all correspondence with Consul General Lee relative to Ameri can Imprisoned In Cuba. A sensational episode occurred late m the day during the cone 1 deration of the Indian bills. 8everJ of the Xear England senators bad criticised the Ta- rioua Items which aroused Senator Pet trlgrew to cautic recital of the bar barities directed against the Indiana In Massachusetts In early days. Hoax de fended hi state, and amid an Impres sive silence arraigned Pettrigrew, a New Etujlander by birth, for "befouling 6he net In which he was born." BANKING AND CURRENCY. Washington, February 2"4. The last meeting of the bouse committee on banking and currency was held today, and the committee decided to report ts) the house the bill for the incorpora tion for an International American bank. The Incorporators named Include Cornelius N. Bliss, T. Jefferson Coolidge, Andrew Carnegie, John F. Hanson of Georgia, Chas. B. Flint of New York. Ertoch Pratt of Masrachu'ett". P.-G. Davis of Wast Virginia, P. D. Armour. M. M. Estee of California, Jas. S. a Clarkson of Iowa, and Cha. H. Tur ner of Missouri. The capital stock of the bank provided for ln the bill Is Jj.000.000; It corporate existence 1 to be 20 years. It Is authorized to do a general banking business; to main tain n more than eight branches in the United State and others m Central and South America and the West In-' dies. Mr' BroMus. who had the bill In charge, said there wa no intention of bringing lt before the house this afternoon. BRYAN IN THE HOUSE. Washington, February 24. One of the features of the session of the house today waa the appearance of William J. Bryan, late democratic candidate for president, on the floor. He has come to the city to attend the dinner given In his honor by John R. McLean, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and a an ex member wa entitled to the privilege of the floor. He met a cordial recep tion from his former colleagues. CONSUL GENERAL LEE. Washington. February 24. 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