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ASTORIA PUBLIC L1B3ARY ASSCCI.Vfi'JI, The Dally Astorfaa 07w HaS A PkMIIJ AND PJMT ...Fim i ly CIrcplattoa... Save time How. vorry An "Ad". Much moor thak tmbu timm L, A THAT or ANY OTHi , ID A.STOMA. In Tm Amou'I "Wm Culuaa." KXCLUS1VIC TICMSONAPHIC PRESS RKPOUT. VOL. XL VI. AHTOMA, (MMiOX: FIM DAY MORNlNtt, MARCH 12, lt7. NO. 65 GRIFFIN & REED City Book Store Stationers & Booksellers All the Leading Newspapers and Periodicals Kept on Hand LEGAL BLANKS AND WHY DO WE KEEP- Robt. Stewart & Sons' Irish Flax Salmon Twine BECAUSE It Is the Best, the Strongest and Longest-Lasting Twine Alade . . . FOARD & STOKES CO. DMler In Cork and Lead Line. Hanging Boat Cooking Utensil. Sail Drill. SELF STARTING HERCULES M"i?T.j-.. tMf-Hlrtlng to Uit IWrr Murine Ki'Clnr. ruit I'AKTU I I. A MA AIIIBN HcrculcH Ghh Engine WorkH OH NtKNOMK NT., HAN MtANfiaVO UNION MEAT COMPANY Shield Brand Hams, Bacon, Strictly Pure Lard ALL KINDS OF CANNED MEATS (luartnterd lk tWtt In th Marktt COKNEK l ODKTII AND ULISAN STK0RT5 lOKTLAND, ORE(K)N The Columbia Iron Works .... FOUNDRYMEN .... Blacksmiths, IVlaehinists, and Boiler-makers (Inrn.r KlghWisnth Ml. Ross, Higgins GROCERS and AMTOHIA A IN I) C1IOICIC KHKSII AND SALT MEATS R. L. Boyle & Co. Real Estate, Loans H21 Comtnorclnl The Palace Cafe ... Is the Place for a W. W. WHIPPLE, Proprietor Astoria Roofing & 34 NINTH STREET 34 Asphalt Paving Clarkson & Marvin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt & Roofing Co. AH Work Guaranteed Roof Painting .d K.p.irinu L.kr Koof. J. A. PASTABBND - General Contractor House, Bridge and Wharf Builder-House Moving Tools for Rent OFFICE SUPPLIES Twin. Laada; alao, Oara, Oarlock, I'alnt. Iloat Nalla, Etc., Etc MARINE GASOLINE ENGINES Uatng an ill no or cheap distillate oil, Riiglnva connected direct with pro pelier shaft, and no nolay, eaally broken tmvrl gear uaed In ravoraa motion. Nw Huk davlca; no Internal spring electrode t burn out Send fur testimonial. W are building the new 'yl. lf- tar.ln mnrtiMi engine In all ! up lo ?00 horse power. l:very KiiKlne fully guaranteed. and Franklin At. & Company BUTCHERS I'.AHT AMTUHIA and Investments Htreet, Asttorln Good Meal-Eastern Oysters Cornice Co. Gravel. Tin and Slate Roofing for Basements. Sidewalks and Streets Asphalt Coating on Tin and Shingie roots Repairing of all Kinds of Roofs Boom Company 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oregon l.enve order. H.iJ t;ornmer vial tatre.t N. JENSEN and R. O. HANSEN WALL STREET IS SATISFIED President's Message Greeted With General Approval. A STATESMAISLY UTTERANCE Sound on Money and Conserva tive on tbe Tariff. HENRY CLEWS' HEW YORK LETTER Adoption of Cold Standard ty Japan Attracts Much Attention la Financial Circles. imi 11 to th Atortan. Nw Tork. March . If. Wall street waited with great Intcreat or the President nieasage, ami h reserved ntwraUon In anticipation of Ita content were Bfelel with general aitfai tlon. nut lo aay enthu siasm. The document waa regarded In all respect, a moderate, con servative and statesmanlike utterance. well calculated to bespeak public confi dence. IU statement relating to for elitn pollry were eaiiet-lally awurltitt The prealdenfa reference to the artl- ration trealy Imptlea that It rwvlvea hi rnrdlal aympalhy: from which It la nferable that It will equally have the aupport of the new aecreUry of atale. While no apei-Mar n-feren-e la madf i Cuba, yet the president a atronitly endoraea our hlaturlr Mllry of Inler- natlnnaJ eare lo afford hope to he who have feared the pnlltlv .if haxty and threatvnlna mraaurea lo- want Haln. On the money nu.-xllon.Mi mnwiK la In general trnna, and yet unnil.taklbly, auporta the aound money M'Mtment of the rounly. 'a mljrh! be epwtwl frnn the llatfmi of hla party, the preeldeiit favor at thorough anvaaa of the aentlment of the Kliro- pean countrkt) n-lsllnu to Inl' rnull .n al lH-nietalllwm; and. almuld tt conferemv r (hat purptiw fall to r ni-ld, It wilt evidently be n fuult of Ihe new admin Ktrdtlon. Wllh r"f'ivnce to the i.u.-r money branch of currency reform. u meMi-e i. not rxplleli, but can hardly lie conairued others lae than a favor ing a course of treatment In harmony with the eonaervatlve vlewa of repre aentMlvea of the ronimcrclal and llnan- poiiiiiiunltlea. tin the turlfT qucaUon Mr. McKlnley fnvorn the procurement of all the additional revenue needed from dutb on Imporla. Taken aa a whole, the meinour la a valuable con tribution towartla atrentMhenlnK the re vival of c itdence that haa everywhere aet In. It tenda to allay dlalruat at the few rtinalnli)K phaaca where It atlll llnitera, and to afford aaaurance that al thoae Klnta of our public situation where remedial treatment la moat need ed, auch action will not be nealertetl. but u idertaken with well-consider I atepa and In a eonaervatlve aplrlt. iu of the moat aiwurliiK fenture of the preeldent'a uttorancea la the entire ab sence of any thing that could be con sidered aa "doing aomethlnK for allver." otherwise than throuith International aotlon. It la conceived In a huelnom i1rH, aiid It alms at remedy at the points where IiuhIiicw opinion Is most anxloua to aee rendjustment undertak en, while It contains no utterance cal culated to disturb confidence. It will ejtclte no sensations, and It rnises no new Issues; but aa a calm and serious realisation of the lniiortant practical work that urgently needs to be done. It will constitute a strong contribution towards the recovery of conlldenc" nt hcHiie and abroad. Wall street atlll purpucs the even tenor of Ita way with equanimity. di- countlnB the future In a conservative spirit, conrtdlnir In the comparative amfety of the situation as It now stands and maintaining a generally hopeful al uiuoe. nuring the week, however, the stock market has been put to rather sharp test by the course of political affalra In Europe, gome dlsqulctlim fo'tor have appeared In the Oreco- Turklsh Imbroglio. While the powers appear to have reached a unanimous understanding, yet there are doubts as to the entire cordiality of their agree ment; and. from causes beyond their control, the situation Is so constantly changing that a basis of co-operation which may answer for today may h useless for the conditions of tomorrow. Moreover, It bevomea more and more doubtful whether the Greeks can be aufflclently restrained to prevent then, from resorting to excessttt that mlisht have the dangerous effect of break ing up the concert of the powers -the most alarming contingency that could possibly happen. Added to the Increas ing dangers arising from the Kast.-nt situation comes the new aspect if Knit lund'a relations with the Transvaal and the possibility that It may lead to complications between England Mill Oermany poaslbly throwing a disturb ing element Into the relations between the powers In respect to the Oreco Tuiklsh troubles. London appears to be taking these particular porslbillii. seriously, wth 'the consequence of large Ming Kultlm, weakfieSK In consoU ami an advance In II. e market rate of Interest. These are iniilters of some Importiimc to Wall stre:; but. so far, they have Ixen unattended by any no tleetbli. n.tiirii of our securities; nor I'h-s II appear reasonable to expect any such cfTcct, except under more sertous foreign cotiilltliins than now exist and Khlih iiiIkIiI ln attended with a neces sity for procuring gold from this aide id.. Atlantic: for, the more political Ir uililin 'mliirtK'Ted the vlu" of Kuro- pean Koernment xerurltles, the tnore uld foreign !nvetim m-ek to invest In the kii-s of a great country exnmpt 'roni ih risks of foiiinn politic. : Minnt ihe pimi wirk an Important ni'kn tlatloii has been eonsuimitntiH h'-re which has the mm arance of hav ing I n I nihil ie .d by a motive of that kind. A nylnlli ate coiiKlstlng rhlelly of foreign bankers here and In Kurope on Turwtay agreed with the Lake Khore and Michigan Houthern Hallmad I'ompany to take M.ftoo.ofpo ,4 )o years 3S pel cent bonds of that company at MI', the priseeda of which are to be devoted to the liquidation of the com pany's 7 per cent bonds maturing lie tween 1WK and l'J03. The significance of this transaction. In Ihe connection above Indicated, la that a considerable IMirtlon of this Issue Is expected to And a permanent resting place among huropean Investor. At the aame time nu'li a lait.e negotiation al so low a rate aa 2 7-U per cent net la calcu lated to affect favorably the credit of our railroad bonda In other coun tries. An event which Js attracting some Interest In Wall street la the adoption of the gold stardard by Japan. UKn the basis of 32 1-1 eights of allver to I weight of gold, the silver being val ued at about the present price of silver bullion. As Japan baa been losing her golj by export for many years past, her resent stock Is comparatively small. Hhe may. thereore, be expect ed to require probably not less than M.000.000 to tw.noo.ooo of the yellow metal to vmabllsh th new coinage. As the change Is to be effected gradually. Ita ImiMirtatlon will also, probably, be done gradually; Indeed, aa the roun try'a foreign trade and Its foreign or der for war ship ; are now leaving almost no exr.-as of export over Im ports to be drawn against and as Japan cannot burrow abroad. It I not clear how she can possibly accumulate the needed gold otherwise than gradually. However. It Is not yet report-d whcthJt she Intends to keep some silver for subsidiary currency or to displace it entirely by gold and paper money; If the latter, she may procure some con Kid'Mdhle quantity of gold through sell ing stiver abroad' Also, she has still an Important sum on deposit in the bank of England, probably X40.000.0oft to $45,000,000; but whether that la to be reserved for the procurement of war vecla and munitions of war or may tie called home remuins to lie as certained. It Is safe, however, .) con clude that In one way or another a considerable sum of gold wlil have to lie procured from Kurope or from thl.-t country probably from both source nnly this week It Is reported from Lon don that Japan contemplates sending sliver to the I'nited States, which of course would mean In exchange for our gold. The "metallic roservs" al most entirely silver held againM the paper circulation ranges from o to 90 millions of yen (or 4 to W) per cent of the outstanding notes); and It would seem that all of this, being tmictlvc money, could be spared for the pro curement of gold. This operation U to he regarded as tending to exert 1 steady pressure upon the Kuropeau money market for some lltm? co no. Alongside of this Kustern demand for gold, we must expect to see a Kuro IK'on outflow to Kussla In connexion with the remljustmcnl of her cum ncy system, and with her loans for llw construction of the Siberian and fh' neso railroads; thru demand, ho.cver. Is likely to be felt flint of all In Vans. Thes facts seem to foreshadow a c. n siderabK' Kastward drain upon the Ku ropenn gold stocks, with an oh. oils futuiv effect Uion the rate fov niiutey. Their Immediate bearing, however, in less obvious. HKMtY tU.ICWS. TO IUiUCKAOK CRKTE. London, March 11 A Times dispatch fnm Vienna says that the powers this evening agreed to blockade Crete in order to compel the retirement of the Greek troops from the Island. No mil Itary preparations will be undertaken It Is said the powers will send troops enough to relieve the foreign marines In Crete, who will be needed .-n iMiard the warship lie fore the block ade begins. HKAVy MAK1NK UWMCS, New York, March 11. -An official of one of the Insurance companies which makes a sieclttlty of assuming marl time risks, has received a circular from London, slating that from January 10 February "7, this year, various Kngliah companies have last 2.000.000 In shipwrecks. The loss exceeds any ..-.0 .,,... for the same period within .H years. MRS. BEECHER'S FUNERAL. New York. March 11. The funeral service over the remain of Mr. Bccchcr were held at Plymouth church. Brookly. this afternoon. THE COMMITTEES TO BE NOT FILLED Special Committee of Senate Repub licans Kill Let Them Kest. WOOL SCHEDULE PROGRESSES Classification Home what Changed VMd Reception I'romlaed for Appoint ed Member Tariff Bill. Washington. .March II. The rei"bll- can committee on the situation in 'lie senate held a meeting today. B'IJ- the full membership or the commltte there were present ihe new aenators. Foraker. Penri, Wellington. Piatt, Mason, ttpooner, Falrtank and Hanna. The conference with the new wni.n' was for the purpose of advising them of the difficulties In the way of filling committee assignment. At present none of the new senator will have committee place, and If there la a reorganisation they will be wl'hou'. a (We . The altuatlon was explained by Ihe member of the committee, as ing one of considerable Import a nc. "j.e democrats Insist that In making io ihe committee all allver republican tin pmullt should be Included In the majority assignment and all minority place ronce1'd lo democrat. The re publicans, said one of the committed t- the senators, must give place to 'tver republicans and populist who would not act with them, but on the other hand would be likely to vote with tb? democrat In committee and In th sen ate on many ot the question '1 come before that body; nor was ".here me slightest understanding that t'e stiver republican and populists would support the party ostensibly in control, on a single proposition. While no definite conclusion was reached. It I probable that for the present nothing will be done nnd r.ie eommllleea will remain unflll-d. Mean while the republican commltt' will have a further conference with the democratic committee. COLD RECEPTION PROHIPE1V Washington, March 11. As a result f the several conferences which have been held, not only by the reubll.vns. but by the demicrats. It may be defi nitely said that the men who hav been appointed by the gnveeport n states where the leglslatur. had an opportunity to elect, will not be admit ted. The republican managers ay It would be a fruitless waste of time to bring the cases before the senat" a even alter debate, of which no one could predict the ending, tt Is not likely that a favorable vote could be ex pected. The men who come to Wash- Ingtcn with appointments from gover nor will be advised that they cannot he given time to discuss their cases and the legislatures which have failed to elect must be responsible for the vacancies In the states' representation, WOOL SCHEDl'LE. Washington, March 11. The repub llcan members of the ways and means committee devoted today to the ronsid eratlon of the wool schedule of :h? tariff, and though considerable prog ress was made, one or two more days will be required to finish It. Fore most in Importance of the work done today was the practical re-adoption of the McKinky rates on wool, raw- wo l? of class 1, which includes merino, down clolthing wools and soft qualities, md made them dutiable at 11 cents per pound; wool of clnsa 2, which Includes lA'icester, Cotswold and Lincolnshire. at 12 cents per pound, and wa.lnl wools of these classes at 22 and 24 cents and scoured at 33 and 3$ cents im pound. The McKlnley rate of 32 per cent ad valorem on wools of the third class of carpet wools is retained. The classltlcatlon of wools was some what charged by raisin? a few varie ties, formerly classed as carpet wools, to the clothing wool classes. Amons them are China lamb's wool, Egyptian and Morocco. The American Wool Growers' Asso ciation has naked for a 12 cent duty on wools of class 1, but the committer hss not approved their request. THE TARIFF. Washington, March 11. The tariff situation a giving the republicans som;' concern. They feel sure that their bill can pass, but It Is now believed that the debate Is going to be extended In the senate. It is known that the In tention of the democrats Is to talk on every subject In the bill. After the schedules of the bill become known It is believed there will be a. great In crease In Imports. After the new bill goes 'Into effect there will be a sus pension of Imoprts for several months and a consequent falling off In receipts and the bill which was designed to increase revenues, they say. as a mat ter of fact will show a decrease. This view Is taken by quite a number of democrats, who say that It is their policy to have the bill passed, but not until after it has been thoroughly dis cussed. Without an active majority in the senate the republicans will not be able to hurry the measure along. The republican ailverltea have indicated that they will not prevent a tariff bill from passing and are not opposed to a policy of delay. The republican nenator now feel that the new bill will hav to be amended materially by ;he committee on finance of the senate. It is known that at present the only li-tlnlte part of the program of the re publican senator I to bring the tariff bill before the senate aa soon as pos sible and press It with all possible speed. . PRIVATE 8ECRETAlfr Washington, March 11. Secretary Sherman today appointed William H. Galtre, of Marietta, Ohio, aa his on fldentlal clerk. The position pay $1,200. It has been filled heretofore br the detail of a civil service clerk. Mr Oaltre was also associated with Mr. McKlnley while he was governor f Onto. HAWAIIAN MINISTER. Washington, March 11. It 1 under stood that I mini? I). Dudley, of S.in Die go. Cal.. I the choice of the California delegation for minister lo Hawaii, and that his appointment baa been practi cally agreed upon by President Mc Klnley. CROWDS LEAVING. Washington. March 11. Affair at lb: White House are assuming their nor mal aspect and there la a marked fall ing off of the crowda of public men and general visitor. There waa com parative quiet today in Secretary Por ter' office, and In the ante-room, so that the preseldent waa enabled to give considerable time to public buslne. AMBASSADORS. Washington March 11. Preideat McKlnley' nominations of four am baaaador. which have been anxloiuly awaited for some day, are to he ent to the senate next Tuesday, and t.i -t it a strong probability that the list will be aa follow: Ambassador to Great Britain. Colonel John Hay. of Illinois; to France. General Horace Porter, of New York; to Germaay, ex-Goveroor Men-lam. of Minnesota; to Italy, Hon. William F. Draper, of Massachusetts. SNOW BLOCKADE. St. Paul. March 11. It haa snowed furiously all day In this city. everl Inche being added to the tremendous olle already on the ground. Car of the street railway companies are mov Ing with great difficulty and the ateam railway lines are In a atate of demor alisation. At several points north and west of St. Paul trains are wholly abandoned and little effort Is bslng made tn move rolling stock on branch lines.. So certain It is that there will be a big flood when the snow disappears that the residents In low lands are be ginning to prepare for It. fiOOD WHEAT CROPS. Spokane. March 11. Reports from all part of Eastern Washington and Northefn Idaho show that the snow fall is general. This is unprecedented for this time of the year. Winter wheat has been greatly benefited, and the farmers everywhere regard it as a harbinger of bounteous crops. ACCIDENT TO GREEN. Carson, New, March 11. George Green, who is to fight Billy Smith, In boxing today struck his trainer. McAr thur. on the head, spraining his thumb very badly. It Is hoped by Green th it his hand will be all right, but It will probably put him back In his training. THE WISCONSIN. San Francisco, March It. The keel was laid today at the, Union Iron Works for the battleship Wisconsin. The Wis conain Is to be of the same crass as the Oregon, though larger and more heavily armored. The contract price Is three million dollars. RAILS FOR JAPAN. Philadelphia, March 11. The first cargo of steel rails from this country for Japan Is now being loaded on the steamer Fortuna st the rnnadeipnia and Reading railroad wharves, to gether with a large consignment of lo comotlves. BUTLER MUST GO. San Francisco, March 11. In the United Statea circuit court today Judir Morrow denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus presented by Frank Hutler, the Australian murderer. OTIS GETS THERE. Chicago, March 11. A Daily News Washington special say that Harrison Gray Otis, of Lo Angeles, Cat, has received assurance that he will be as sistant secretary of w ar. MINERS SHRIKE 7. Denver, March 11. Several hundred miners employed In the Citizens' Coal & Coke Co.'s mines at Baldwin. Gunison county, have struck for higher wage . LOTS CAST Salt Lake, March 11. The eighteen today for the long term. The nine members of the state senate drew lots successful ones were all democrats , BLIZZARD IN DAKOTA. Aberdeen, South Dakota, March 11. A blissard of light and fine snow started at midnight and has prevailed over the entire auction today. "HE'S A JOLLY G00DFELL0W" Ambassador Bayard and the Preach Minister Given a ParewcIL CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY YELL Bayard Loudly Applauded Yir.kee Doodle and La Marseillaise Old Glory Waved. Cambridge, England, March 11. Hon orary degrees were conferred today by; Cambridge university upon , t7nlt'd State Ambassador Bayard, and the re tiring French ambassador, Baroa lie Courcelle, with the uaoal -ctremonlea. The recipient of the honor were at tired In scarlet robe. Bayard was ap-' ptauded about Ave minutes. The American flag was waved and the undergraduates' public orator delivered laudatory oration In Latin full of compliments to the United States am bassador. Aa usual, the orator waa lav terrupted by the undergraduate with ocular yella "Take your hat off," "taka no notice of him, Mr. Bayard, etc. The ceremony ended with three cheer for the United States ambassador, U singing- of "For He'a a Jolly 0os4 Fellow." the whistling of "Yankee Doodle" and "La Marseillaise. SOUTHERN OREGON. Store Robbed Big Mining- Deal Con summated In Bant lam. Albany, Or, March 11. The store at M. V. Koonts Halaey was entered by burglars last night, the safe blown open, and $60 stolen. The strong ox within the safe, which was not openM. contained $1,000. The robbery waa not discovered until the store opened this morning. There Is no clue to (he rub bers. There Is every Indication of rrear activity than ever In the Santiam min ing district when spring open. The Albany Mining and Milting Company, composed of business men of this city who have expended some $1.90O In Je veloplng their properties in the Quart; vllle district has consummated a deal with W. F. Robertson and others, of Portland, whereby they have contract ed, leased and bonded to a Portland company their mines, including aeven claims, a ten-stamp quarts mill, mgln and machinery. The sum of $1,00 waa paid on the contract today. The Port land company has, by the terms 01 the contract, one year In which to com plete the purchase. They also agree pay the Albany Comanpy $1 per ton for all ore worked. The total price to be paid for the mine has not been li vulged. About April 1 It is announced active work will be resumed. The Law ler Mining Company haa a force of men sawing timber for further develop ment work. ADJOURNED SINE DIE. Washington Legislature Completes Business After a Lively Day. (ts Olympla. March 11. The legislature adjourned sine die at midnight, after a very lively day. The hou.e this afternoon concurred in the senate amendments to the freight rate reduction bill, and It I now in the hands of the governor. As the bill passed It provides for a grain haul across the state of $4.25 per ton and a 10 per cent reduction on fruits and other farm product. A bitter fight took place over the general appropria tions bill and some reductions were made from the senate recommendations to suit the middle of the road populist. Among other Important measures to pass were the bill providing for 'he finishing of the capltol building; the bill abolishing municipal courts, and the compromise bill to regulate stat utory appliances for the catching of salmon and Imposing a tax 011 traps, wheels, etc. Both calendars were congested and many measures, as is usual on the lat day, fajled to even be considered. Be tween two and three hundred house bills never even reached the calendar In the senate. mum Absolutely Purf Celebrated for ita great leavening strength and healthful nee. Assure Lbs food against alum and all forms t adulteration common to the cham brands. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO, NEW YORK. ill IP