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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Save time .4 The Dally Astorton A H.1 a RmntAt AKD PltMAJIHtT FxreiiMO HOW? mid worry Zz& r , -J 1 1 t )'lij. ay .Family Circulation. An "Ad" MurH MOM THAN THdrl TIMM A LAW.! A THAT OF ANY OTMIK PsPMt IN ASTORIA. In Thi At IUIAN ! a -r "Wnl Column." JL '.&., -' FULL, ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLVl. ASTORIA, OKKOOX: HI N PAY MORNING, MAY M, 18U SO. 117 01 titty? ftiltttt ' r ' FORCED SALE ! All QttCHtloiiH of Profit MuHt NcccHHnrlly be Oblltrntcd Kvcry urticUi in our ctnro will be inchxled in thin h;i1 with tint exception of a iVw tilings when thu nirtiiul'aciwn'M control tli Kclliiijr, prici.N. Vt)P CANNOT Al'TOKP TO MISS THIS HA1.K! Golden Opportunity. To I'un liMHi' BLACK AND COLORED DRESS GOODS SOVII.TY am iNOM. MI.K TAHI.K LINEN. l ll.Ts. N.M'K I N.H, BI.tNKI-'.T. C'lltTAlN, TOWKI.H SIIILTIMIS. In fm'l iiti.t tiling mi J rvirvllilijj ifenrrslly f oiiri.I in mi EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE Terms of Sale. Strictly Cash. McAIlen & McDonnell, PORTLAND and ASTORIA. GRIFFIN & REED City Book Store Stationers & Booksellers Ail the Leading Newspapers and Periodicals Kept on Hand LEGAL BLANKS AND KILL, THE BUGS Whale Oil Soap ntid Phoenix Spraysl Spray Pumps a FOARD SELF STARTING HERCULES elf-Starting 60 Home l'owiir Mnrlue Knglns. FOR rAKTIUUbAKniAIMinanB HcrculcH Gob 4 (in H ANHOMK HT., J. As PASTABENP - General Contractor House. Bridge and Wbarf Builder-House Moving Tools Rneted For Sale at the toro of P. R.HAWES. J. N. LAWS, flanajer. OFFICE SUPPLIES Tree Pruners nnd Pruning Knives & STOKES CO. MARINE GASOLINE ENGINES Using gasoline or cheap distillate oil. Engines connected direct with pro peller shaft, and no noliy, easily broke bevel geara used In reverie motion. New park device; no Internal spring electrodet to burn out Send for testimonials. We are building these new style, self starting marine engines In all sites up to 200 horn power. , Every engine fully guaranteed. Englrto Works BAN FRANCISCO "SUPERIOR" Stoves and Ranges are EASY TO OPERATE. GREAT BANKRUPT SALE Of the Kohem's Stock Will take place at Shanhan Bio. MONDAY - MORNING, - MAY 24th. (joo In rmwt lo s jld at any price. I'e on time for Choice Bargain. Shanahaii Bros., SSO Commercial Street. PRESBYTERIAN' GENERAL COUNCIL: "There U No Truth in Tlmt State ment'' Said )r. I'hramr. i:xt:ni mi .m vi u sai.akii s Ktp'iM ol Committee nit Net. V'lk trni criict tV.ji(l ul Miin laicrctiaj Report l.iUl- Ijlke. I ii. 1 , Mty V.' -- Tlir no truth In that tai.-tu:i'. " Thi-m !. rli t U tlia: Kr an arrti.iii un t ti- M-mr of t liytUim fli.-tiii iiM"-tuliy t!iN ii."'ii Th-' u.tr utt.-n-.l b ! r. lam I'liiiiiK r, u iii' ImIt "f tin- '! 1io;:i.. miioin. N,.n y ,ik, juj.j dlri't.v mjatiio: t!i.- iil.-Ka lloti ofja la;"' of nearly t y-un. the r.rni J. K. K:iol. of M nut f.innel. ; iuililt;i- liaili.g burned. The firs: I1.-V who bun ntyl.-d hlm-.-lf !Mi;r Sue i--"t r." 1 Jt.l!iMll.l! tiiU di-:.U-l U:l In .,f tl) r--..i: ' . f t!- !i .n l"ii liourd In N. YotK mi im I W) Kt'iaii. oiir in '.li' ! ll "If f'in a fil-iil. T:u- di-til.tl . I ha: nil- ivliiK ! in. I a -id ' 1 loll. uJl.-Kliit: tluit Ui" Kt. i truv uiid li io- ii'.v .1:1 orf.-r "f Ih" "ficln.U 111" lit IH'Vi'l ; I It-ill- ' 'V. ik.-r t :K hie ouilior.iy, -,h .iiTn i: rloiii. ..ir'.liiin.-ii:ai y ta:i.- ott. Tti- iul'i nt r nlli-.l I give aul.ioiity t .r the SMI' I'.iKl e- j .f till- IO'- I li.e off.'f 111 lit out or otd'T. ApjM'iils fp-r.i till i d 'llKim were tak'-n nu.l !.:i- division miKluin nl. The iiuthortly wi then rtiitej tv Iaj ;i tiicin'xT of the committee from the -ih1 of IlliiH-bi iid Imllana. win. went to New York to c.iiif.'i' with the board f Iihiir- iulKlt:is upon tho olk ot the UhitxI, but hi name was withheld. Af ter adjournment (s'twlderable liidlrnft Uon was exptviwed by vari un commis sioner that such a miHin'al.i should have Nvti nwido f ko small a in.'lc hill NKW YOK I'IPKKTT. Kngle Luke. Ind.. May 22 -The Pi.s byterlan g-'ik-al iuiibly yivtenlay unil the gavel pr.nrtited to Moderator Ja.knon by ex-Pi.lient HaiT'son un Iwhalf of t.he PresbytiTlnns of Imllium. Tile report of the itMiimltlee of the Pr.nhytert.ui bulldlnv In New York was as follow: Your committee held It first meetings III New York city July is and 1'.'. W. At. extended conference held with the boards of home nad foreign iul- nlons, and a statement was given tu the public next week. Tin- committee hold a second meeting un March IT itnd IS. lS'JT, nil the memb-r lelng ptvs.-nt except General Harrison and Mr. Wll IUuiib, and adopted Hie fv.llo1ng: In view of the action taken by the assembly of 1MM. prior to the lotting of the corttrcu fir the building, as shown by its minutes herelnlefore given, we nmivlve our only duty to be to confer wtth the two boards, and to advise as to the course to lie pursued in connec tion with the new Presbyterian house. The commit toe finds that tliere Is no pending offer from any'W to buy the property; nor hn rlvre U-en sliu-e the first meeting of this committee. Whether tho property on 20th street and Fifth avenue as well as that on 12th street should be sold or not, are matters which under existing conditions may be pnierly and safely left to th determlnatilim of the two boards. 1 he applUMiltl.m of the money derive 1 from the Stuart estate towar 1 the erection of. the new building was not un Illegal us.- i.,..,v The committee advises urgent Pl" lis to all tho churches of our denomination to make not only the the ordinary hut Inoivased contributions for home nnd foreign mkwtonarv operations; In the ..o ..,.i. i.,. ,.i,. ..,.!. .r n.i i'Ii-i ii'ii - lllll niiiiini'in III4I. - ' stances will money riven for current j i.ia eharai hr. and would be sorry work be applied to the account of the j xiiould anything occur to make It ap new building, but tint the debt there- pear otherwise." on must be provided for by other con tributions for that purple. In view of j these facts your committee offers for adoption the following resolutions: 1 That the disposition of the two properties in question shall now be left to the boards of home and foreign mis sion as ageinta of the church. 2 That the general assembly hereby expresses Its cordial appreciation of the laborious iv-ryUf. the arlr!i-i a of lime a:.d B.i well tin- Tiitrllutl:m f moin-y loude by iiii-iiilx-i-h of ill.- Iioards and so In thi ciidw't of thev en- .1 -T.ijt iln' g-n. rat iu4Miilly up- i i.r"V.-n tin- ai'ilon of th- c iinmlt;ei' ami j li.'r.'Wlth il.wh;ruK that cotiimlttee of ; .-i.-v.-n. J. U. WITHUdW. i'.KNJAMIN HAIiillfO.N. J.iHN WANA.M A K Lit, J'HN M. HAKLAN. JAMI-S A. l'.KAVKIt. ' Til' "MAS KWI.Ni;. SA.Mt'KL H. HCKT. j II. II. S1LI.IMAN, i AUl:XAiKK M'liOXAU), K"ii;iiT S. WILLIAMS. 1 The- folloulni; l:t ao autrtti-t of thi j rM' 'it of Hie board of mlKsioiin: Al i t.iouith no nm work haJ be- n proJ-ct-U 1 (Yw t!ii .o.t f ur y. a:. the Ix-ard ! fojutl ItM-lf oiM-riiiiK t i UiIKe and ) fully ciUIiimiI iKMrdliiRu hoola f"r r ,1 ' Kli'U that w.-re nut oil Uie liwt la-t year, i'iP.joii. at AnniMto'i, Ala . a:i-i the olh.T a: af .,. West IVant, Mi. Tlie f"niiT u th;j'ine time. Many lniioru.nt dinVreaoee ! l')5 baiTt.-l of adulterated brandy to iVUI-' ii u K'ft of Mn. I'MneaA M. I?ur-jhave to be allied, and the sultan ofjLond'jn. The Insiwctor located the con i. : j i- r. of PlUlaih!hla, tin oth.-r the Msry j Turkey tnay le counted uion to drag sls-ninent on the cars and bored boles . I 1 in. Kctninaiy. at.nnUiK aKitin afti r iii.'iillo:vl (xi.-t Vl,0ii and In out of li-ol. The l.iti.-r ct :'.'...tK'U and Is :iiogi4:..'U f.-r .V"X.. Krld s lji tik.'j wli'.W'1. all the; !"" r 17 lr.linrf wln-.b hud l.-'n re - ta!n.-.l. but the terms have 1 . e:i r.-duc.-l j m.i, f.ir.n.l 12 are aii ed nolylx monliix ri, h !iv. iiiontOin. and the paiuj-hlal M-hi. fur inoiit'i!'. The numb.-r or! the wers remain In tmtlre agreement Hie Irilter luul leeii ivdui-eil by 20. 'oi the question. Kunean conference The on tl KmicI had endeavoivd to carry work wlliiin ItK n-duccl limit w ith t.ie b-afl ;ble outlay atid In ; ot jwiu-e are arranged; men tne am the Interest of inviioiiiy. The M-rvlces j Ua." J.id rs at CorctamHiopte, wMh thi of Uie treasurer as a Kilaried otluer and also the Meld secretary . had been dls.ensed with. Tte changes effeot ed a reduction of expense of 2'.i66. An liicrease In the real .state Item to gether with the fact that the reclpts foil to a lower ligure than they had f.ullrtii In the last itgit years, had operated to Increase the debt, the amount last year b.dng $.'1.ST5. against J26.123 the previous one. The nal estate Item amounted to tt'J.lS, larger than It would probably be again for ma:iy years, the bulk of the amount go ing toward the rebuilding of the Mary Holmes seminary, ltulldtngs had been completed as follows: Hoys dormitory at Oak Hill, church fuii-P frch.'l at Nwiort News, Hot Springs church, basement of new church it Chattanooga, and aid given to build ohurohes at Columbia, S. C, Savannah, lU Charlotte, N. C. Statesvllle, N. C Uoanoke. Va.. Hlnnlngham. Ala., Siwirtiuiburg, S. C, nnd Maryvllle. Tcnn. The Hoard desired that at least J20, (MIO of the debt should be I aid. tlus year. An Increase of $11,000 In Income over lafl year would make this possible. A reduction of exiHMise would acoumplieh the same thing but a reduction of the work to that extent meant almost lU destruction to that extent. The bodies contributing to the cause were: Churches. $3.63S; wonione societies. $1. 805; young peoples societies, J25tf; Sun day schools. 1163. The amount contrluted ' for self sup iw.rt, none of vhii.h entvivtl into the board"s accounts, was JT0.016, an In. crease empared with the previous year of $1,918. The Freedmen gave to the BupiHrt of their own ministers and churches $Sfi.555 atid to the support of their own schools $33,4C1. MOUK FAST TltAINS. NO AMEHICAN NEKD APPLY. lioston Mac 52. Prince Luigl bars jail Americans from his cxiedrtion to Mount St. I-.lias. 'i iu- .ppiu.u u. Mountain Club Is greatly interested in Ins exivslivloii. but will not take Kxrt. i CorrvsiKm.k-iiee ihas Iveli nunntatneu between Zella. the Italian, and Prof. Fay, of the ApimUchUns. In one let tor Zella says: The young duke is jealous to ko'P 1 for his exiu'ditiiui u.a exclusively Ital- THU MARKETS. San Francisco. May 22. Hops Un changed. Liverpool. May 22. Wheat Steady; No. 1 standard California, Sis d. New York, May 22. Hops 6 and 7c. Portland. May 22. Wheat Unchanged. vE"S SULTAN ;'ill Drag the I'cace Negotiations ; and Trv to Weaken the Concert. REVOLUTION IN (iREFCEj i i tll.irt to rond i KcpKblic. but It JUy Be Defeated tur l.k of Men Crotis rrincc C.tccrjted. lyiiulon. May 22. The Gre-ce-Turk;sh r.)ulle 1h rw fairly entered upon Hi j liipl.miailc bartraiiiJng mage and the : n-vtlatlofis are fXotd to last for the atfair along tut much as possible, wrth a lew i f bringing out the latent -alouJ.n of the powers. His prompt oumpllanoe wtth the cxar's request to arrange for an armistice is not attrlb uti'U eritlrvly to his diire to pleajte the zar. but It Ut looked 'Gp!ina3 V Vri e' ,f diplomacy. InUnJed lo excite the resn-nlinei. of some other lwer. ind thtu weaken tne cjneert. i Tliiw far everything tii-is to priow Lhat u- diwunsed, but It Is not t!u!tK likely ,t take pliue until the ptvilminariej dekgates of Turkey and Greece, will l meet to ftot U)on the treaty of peace, Thene Is a strong feeling for Interna- tla:uU control of Givek tlnancas, wlth-i out which payment of indemnity to Turkey and intermit on the Greek debt is declared to be Impossible. The Greeks lr.ait that, if an imlemnity be Imposed uin thim theiv will be a general collapse and serious Internal trouble will oocur. They estimate the damage done to Thewvaly at 25.000,000 drachma, and another 10,000.000 drachmas woult be nrt-ded to supply the peasants with food atul tois. Moreover, th;y add, the revenue would be greatly reduced, ow ing to tilie iininense damage to cultiva tion throughout the country, due to the alenoe of thousands of workers. This year's budget will probably leave a deficit of 60.000.000 drachmas. Advices from the scene of the recent righting mention the possibility of a serious epidemic of disease whan the heat increases, owing to tne putrifylng corpses of dead horses left rotting In every dltoh. The. popular feeling lU Athens against the royal family of Greece doea not diminish. The stories of the "excessive prudence" of Crown Prince Constantlne at Blie front have done much to weaken th dynasty. An ex-mlnSster is credited with say ing: "We are republicans, but we have not the men to found a republic, and the dynasty Is profiting by the quar rels or the partk-s which are struggling against each other, not on program, but on questions of personality." The king, queen and princesses are past ing a bad time. Wh.ti visiting hos pitals tho princesses have been warned not to enter some of the wards, owing to excitement of the wounded men, and in other wards the king was greet ed with murmurs and often with in sulttng and saroastic rotorts to his questions. The crown prince Is the most execra'ed. Even his friends ad mi -he dare not enter Athens for many months. WOMAN PKOPS DEAD. tne funnmms oi w of Gaiety and Sin. Boston. May 2(. Hattie Francis, a beautiful blonde of 23 years, handsomcl Iv attired, sat at a table In the most fashionable cafe in the city Thursday night. Phe smiled across the cloth at 1 !u r escort, a well known young maa I .ilut town, and raising a glass of! w ine to lier Hps. wltn the words, i 'Here's to you." was alout to drink. Suddenly slve turne.1 pale and fell back In her chair, while1 the wineglass was shattered on the floor. "I'm dying." she gasped. A stream of Mood trickled from her lips. A surgeon was called. "I caJi do nothing; she is dead," he said. The body was taken to the morgue; th-re It lies, unclaimed. The M'-4u woman hail no one to call hr frk-nd, and will be buried jn th Pot ter's Field. Her fine ganm-Tils will be sold to pay the expense of burial. He pat-wits live on a New Hampshire farm. CONFLICT OF AL'THOUITY. 1 Soutliern Pacific artd State of California I ! Tuwillnjf Over a Shipment. Saii FrancliCfj. My 22. Cnlf Fod InxiHfctur Dockery and the t-'nlte-l State j?'vnment. r-presentl by Col- lienor of the Port Wise, VnllM States Attorney Fooit and Marshal Barr Baldwin tanie liuo coilUn last nlph:. Thin clash of authority occurred In the freight yards of the Southern Pacific Conifiany at the corner of Sixth an1 Townsend streets. It was the OJtcme ff Dikery's attempt. In the Interest of pure foixj and the Root name of o:e of the moat important indimtrlen of Califrnia, to preent the shipment of In three of the barrels, allowing the brandy to escape. Before he could de stroy the rest. W. J. Hardy, the local freight agent of the company, and E. V. GenUd, foreman of the freight shed.i. laid violent handj on him. The rallnai men" telephVineu 'to the police station, and in rernse Sergeant Donovan and a p-'' went to the yards. They re- fu.-l to Interfere with Do.-kry. As ; Hardy rjid l.eraM conunuea to pro- ' test, the Inspectors arretted them for interfering with an officer In the dls- j ohnrpe of his duty. They were re leased on their own reJ-ognizanL-e. Dur ing Pockery's absence from the freight yard the conBignment of brandy was switched from the original location. and when he returned he could not find it. The railroad people sen fof Collector Wise and Marshnt Baldwin. Wlien they arrived they had a conference with Dockery and It was agreed to do nothing more in the matter until this morning. Dockery say? he acted under the pure food laws. A GOOD SERVANT. An Oakland Councilman Exposes a Scheme of Bribery. Oakland, Cal., May 22. There is keen rivalry between the two water compa nies of Oakland for the privflege of supplying tho ciSy's hydrants, and ll 1 rumored that at the next meeting of the city fathers an attempt to bribe one of them will be exposed. The story Is than on a recent date an interested person approached Councilman Aaron Fibusn and offered to pay him for his vote and influence. To make acceptance easier for the councilman. It was sug- ! gosted that the two adjourn to some place where there was a dark room, that they should confer together, and that if Fibush, a moment after enter ing, would brush his hand across the table, he would And a package In which there might be something the council man would "find useful." It is further stated that Fibush has made affidavit to the above effect, and placed it in the 'hands of William Dingee. In an interview Dingee admitted that he had such an affidavit In his poesescdon. WE NEED A FEW LIKE HIM. How Great Britain Defends Her Sub jects in Foreign Lands. Ne)w Orleans May 22. Geuierajl J. Drummond, a Britlah subject, who led the revolution at Port Cortez, Hondu ras, and who was captured and con veyed to San Pedro, was released on the eve of his execution upon the de mand of the commander of the English war ship Intrepid. The news comes by the steamer Honduras, which has just arrived here. The Intrepid dronwd into Fort Cortez a, week ago last Wed nesday and her commander at oni 9 re. i quested to know of the Honduras offi cials if there were any foreigners In jail who had been arrested for oonnec i tion w ith the revolution. Upon being 'informed that there were, he at once !.i..mnnilnl "heir release, which was compiled with. Learning that Drum- imond was confined at Pedro. 30 mllej , ,i UnJ t.ommauler maJe his way to that town, arriving Just in time to prevent the execution Genuine summer weather seems to be creeping upon us. TI1E DEMOCRATS WILL GIVE IN Embargo on Tariff Consideration in Scenate to Ik Ended. TO BE BROUGHT IT TUESDAY Tier Itecogiiie That Bitioess Utertsts of the Coistrj Keqiire ItsJSpecdy Disposition. Wsshingtoa May 22. At the conclu sion of the democratic caucus today Senator Gorman gave out the f illowlng statement concerning It: The conference of the democraidc sen ators was held today and it was unan imously agreed by them that, notwith standing the delay in furnishing com parative statements which would en able them fciftelligently to consider the tariff bill, 'tihere wruld be no opposition to immetHaitely proceeding with the consideration of the same on Tuesday, as they recognize the business interests of the country require ,as speedy dis position of the question as Is consistent wifi un Intelligent consideration of the measure. They were furtlier unani mously of the opinion that the exces sive increases in rates on Imported ar ticles, provided for by Dingley's bill,. and as reported to the senate, would be antagonized only to the extent of exposing their enormities. Recognizing, however, that the republican party la committed to these increases, the demo. crats will be content with only a fair discussion upon these propositions. The democrats were further unanimously of the opinion that they would oppose the Increased tax on beer, tobacco, cigars and other items embraced in the revenue schedule. Neither party was committed to such Increases, and there is no governmental necessity for such Increased burdens upon those arti cles. SECEDING WHEELMEN. Catllfomia bicycle Riders Will have a Racing Circuit. San Francisco, May 22. The Recession movement Inaugurated by the wheel men of California has grown so rapidly that a bicycle racing circuit has been formed to include 21 towns in this state and Nevada. Future dates are: San Jose, May 30; Vallajo, May 31; Sacrament, June 6; Dixon, June 7; Woodland, June 9; Stockton 13. Vallajo 15, San Francisco 2 Santa Crux 2. San Jose 27. Vallajo 28, Petaluma July 4. Santa Kosa S. Colusa 11. OrovlUe 14, Sacramenlto IS, Reno 19. Carson 25, Vallajo 28, Stockton August 1st. The circuit will continue to towns in South, ern California, and end in September. Many eastern riders who Intend fol lowing the disorganized national cir cuit have expressed Intention of visit ing the coast after the New York races which begin today. A few previous mosquttoes are vlelng with the house fly supremacy. PQ17DER Absolutely Pur Celebrated for 1U great leavenin strength and healthfulnee. Assure the food against alum and all forma of adulteration common to ithe cheap brands. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO, YORK. BPrl