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VOL. XLVl.
ASTOKIA, OKKOON: WKDNESDAY MOKNINU, MAY 20, 1RU7.
0. 119
FORCED SALE !
All QmcmHo.im of Profit MuHt
INeccMMnrlly be Oblltrntct!
l!v iv nrlicli in mir "torn will lt inclulcl
in tlii hiiIk with tln I'xccptioii of a tvw tiling
where tin- ntatiufiU'tiinTH control the wiling
.i.-. Yoll UAXNOT AI'I'OHD TOM1SH
this sau::
(Golden Opportunity
To I'urcliUrtO
BLACK AND COLORED DRESS GOODS
NiV l.'l'V NITI'I Vti.S. MI.Ks. TAIil.l' LINKS',
vt ll.TS, NAPKINS.
HM.nKKIS, ( til TAINS TuWllI.S SlIhKTINCiS.
il i-vrr) thiiiif jiiMiiTully fiiiitnl hi
EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE
Terms of Sale. Strictly Cash.
McAllen & McDonnell,
PORTLAND and ASTORIA.
GRIFFIN & REED
City Book Store
Stationers &
All the Leading Newspapers
and Periodicals Kept on Hand
LEGAL BLANKS AND
Some Things
Complete Salmon
2 Lawn Mowers J
J LAWN HOSE I
frv v v w v v w
at
FOARD
SELF
STARTING HERCULES
sl Vjlartlug 0 Home Power Murine Engine.
rillt I'AIITICI'I.AKH I)IKHH
HcrculcH Gas EmkImc Works
405 HANNOMK HT., SAN NIANCINCO
J. A. FASTABEND mr-
Gerieral Contractor
House. Bridge and Wharf Builder-House Moving; Tools Rneted.
For bale t the .tor. of E. R.HAWES. J. N. LAWS, fianager.
Booksellers
OFFICE SUPPLIES
in Season
Nets, Knitted Web
2 . Hardware:
'Carpenter's Tools?
& STOKES CO.
ENGINES
GASOLINE
Using raantln. or cheap distillate oil.
Engine connected direct with pro
peller shaft, and no noisy, easily broken
bevel rear tued In reverie motion.
New .park device: no Internal spring
electrode, to burn out
Bend for testimonial..
We are building the, new .tyle, .elf
starting marina engine. In all .I.e.
up to ZOO horse power.
Every engine fully guaranteed.
"SUPERIOR" Stoves and
Ranges are EASY TO
OPERATE.
Money Talks at Shanahan Bros.
Only One Dollars Worth to Each Customer.
20 "
25 "
29 "
25 "
12 "
bleached muslin
best apron ging
good calico
Scotch Lawn -
French
SHANAHAN BROS, the only Genuine Bankrupt sale in
DEBATE ON THE
TARIFF BILL
i riiininltt. tlier.-foro. ml-eivd id.. hiimi-i-
linn wril'h l winmliw 1 In ili I. Ill
i .i .! III.- ilmy wlJi li l ilv;i. nt to
()i)cncl In t!ic Scfliitt 'i Senator i,,,i )M.r ,-,rii i,,i --..i.jr-iT:. mi i.n
. .il 1 '"I'll""""! tty of sr. j,r r-.-nt n i miI'j-
Alilricl). tit Uhinlf Milllil. r..m n 11 nK!im from to 1 1- r..-
' with Jl-I'.'llin of n int i. r .otin.l ii.Mi
. I U01..1I nil nil utiK.'U al.'ivc No. li Ii'i'rli
j Muii.l.-iriJ In color unil In r.r ;i r: .1 M.w;.r.
. i-v i.i iiviii M'r" t'ui't ' 'T c-nt .f th 'ii-;ir
M'tiAU M:iinl I . IM I.AI.M.H ,nli In Imtxirtf-t Into t'.i- I nl-.-.l F'tin
j Inn h.-n tuforo l-n lniiot t'"l l i u nt
. i j ' oii'Htl'in ni'A .n liwii r. fln .l h-r-. rn.il
i !l m rviM-ri1, th-rffnn, o Im of W.-.-rt
.i.iiici. it. nt wi. nhout'1 r.inwM. r tiTi-fnIIv
Ikct Sm.H aflil Kr!inefir Hi be rmtettcd 1 tfr,.ct xhr h.l i r ..o.rt
Ulbc tutted Nj'.ci The tiled
111 Hie iilitii id t lie l
.. .. .........
l.-ii v in-
Vuililiiirtiti May Z - I"" i:i"'iu.- mi
11,.. iiiriff l.in"unn m th- .ntr t. lny
with "r"..l.. ir..ll-rM 'l I"'
li.n.liin. .- .'f . iuil ir. .111.I th.. tnrltf l. ifl -
n of tl ' liouw K-'ui' r M'lrlrh. o
lllnHl.. I.l .n.l In i liiirv.' .( th- LIU. I 'm
Hir n,.n.ir,. I.u.l U !or.- :h e.nf nl
HH,k tlx- '- for tin- oi-'i-I'M Mi-h.
Al.lrirli HiH.k- fir .iliri'ii! "ii no-ir mi I
.nmri. r III" hi 1 " th.- ..illruil
utt'rnrwe of Ui fin in mmltt.f .nt
In n ine- f r. "iM! -un M-le of the
hAinWr Mr l.iri. h ni l
jlfiiA H (H'lt!''. I.1.
In ill., m -r.tr . : -I il . I., ttr lime ,
miKitei.ir.1 a .-luii'ii.' I r.i!e nn.l Ti H.e!
iniiiili.r of i'.-liii5 th.- I'ntl A" H'e
h.-.lul.i It t HT( III !' irl.in: nil.. It.
. . ie .r.M"r that 1 h it I . tl iln ilrtl- ,
llll. lV ttio I fY.'.'l of 'h - Olovi- V-.'
l-r. ollllll.' 11. 1 TTi.- MllfPi.ll 1 otmiill'tilloil Of
i,r. r In II'..- I n't I Si:il.- I- 1.I0M
l..l..O (jnwil 1.1114 of Jl'l I-IIUII'M I HI II, ;
wlih it initio t.i...l 'Hi -on lull iHli -t nr-
proximal mi' f ,al
.rouiH,i in . lih.-r ho
If in.. IiIk-ii tluili
.. or innate I III
nhoul.l !' a.o.,,l, !.f nllllll!ll
he riniiiial ftt ot
.iiu.ir 10 roiiMitn er woil. I he inor- than"
n.ai .... .... iif th.- reiiniiiinMoii of !!.'
forty thoiK iml ton-, or I ;kt f lit, wcro J
I-..I ne:ir i.ri-liie"! In the rnlt'tl
Htiile. and '-'".'' toi,, or 1.' p.-r ciM.
wen. domestic tane 1 ir 1 r , an. I la..ii
tons, of S per t-eiil. W'Te siinars nilniltted
from the Hawaiian Island free of duly
iiitder our tr.'itiv with Ihe lliiwultun gov-
erntiietit. The :.iM',mi tons of siiMar con-
sinned In the t'lilt-d .'I -lies tnnsilliles
nearly i s-r tent of tho telal consump
tion of the world. Hie total crop of lk'.'i
lielng Bpproxlmalt ly 7, 0'.ik.l Ions, of
which 4.i.nm. or alniiil fil 1 S per c ut of
the whole were lset siiKirs.
The preslnr n e."s!y fur s. cnrltw
greatly ltu-rens-d n'veii'i. s seem to ren
tier 11 return to 11 repiiMI.-.in policy of
fn-e. stiinir nltai.sl In IV' 1111 Iiiiimi-hIIiII-Hy
The demand for revenue pur
itirpieH and the Ik lief that civrv nn
snniihle effort ahould ! ni.i.le to encotir-
uge ihe protection of beet snirnr In the
l llltisl Slattsi l.sl 11 pitlul'v of the fl-
nance committee to r iiiiii. -id the hlyh """ pr.siitre.t i.y me to sn.v.v the differ-I Portland, ray IS. The rate war be
rates upon sugar whl.-h are contained. 1 entlnl between raw and r.-tlned beet su-! t ween the O. h. & N. Co nnd Southern
In the bill now Iffore the si nut". compnrlson with th differential I Pacific ir, on In earnest. As soon as the
It Is U llev.sl bv the Men 1 of the beet
sugar Ititltistry thai we can iiect"isf illy
linlliite the example of (i-rmnny In the
rapid development of bet sugar produc
tion. The bill a It came to us from the house
of representative contains provisions
which tevy a specific duty, based upon
polariseoidc test niton liniHirto'l sugar
varying front 1 rent ;ier pound at 75
degrees to 1 7- cent per pound on nil
sugar alKive No. II! riuteh standard In
color niwl rellnisl sugars.
The etfm't of these rate, a applied to
tho total lniMvrtntlon nt the port of
New York for the nonth of January,
185. I stuiwn hy a table which I submit
to the senate, which ha been prepared
by the custom office;- In New York.
The rate suggested show a range of nd
valorem equivalents from TS.l to 144.S per
cent. A careful examination of the ta
ble will show that the scale of rate,
ndopted bears very tincnunlly on nil low
grade sugars. The character nnd extent
of this discrimination led your commit
tee to helleve that the schedule should
he modified. The committee determined,
after a enreful examination of the whole
subject, to recommend rntes which would
N In their effect a hltsh nt least 11 the
house bill, hut would be levied In a
manner Hint would make the nd valorem
equivalents more uniform. Ve believe
that the Imposition of the high specific
rates upon low-grade sugir testing S7
degrees or below would have the effect to
exclude them from the market ef the
rnltod State. The total amount of
these low grade product Is. as I have
already stated, unimportant as compared
adjustment of rule that would lessen
tinned IniiKirtatlon Into the I'nlt-d Slntea
Is very Important when viewed from the
standpoint of our trade and cuimerce
with other countries.
To exclude from the Am -rl -.in market
nil the loiv-ttrntle cniic sugar from the
anil to centrifugal fnim point nearest
nearby countile anil sugnrs of nil
grades from distant countries would con
fine American purchaser to beet sngnr
the 1'nltod State, and send nil other se
itcr to free, market like Cuninhi nnd
Kinrliintl. Thl pulley would undoubted
ly lncren.se the price of th- sugars from
nearby countries and neeeeirlly mid to
the cost of sugars to con-umers In the
I'nlteil States. These nre th" reasons
which led your commPtee to suree-i an
ml valorem rate of 75 tier cent on nil su
gars testing not nbave ST ih gr. es. Put
this rule enn never ripply to but a very
smnll portion of the sugars of the wot Id.
as from obvious cutis" the proportionate
amount of such sugars ts constantly decreasing-.
Of the same sugars testing f.7 dcertes
very much the lnrger portions, as I have
already stated, are centrifugals testing
ahout M degree, and we were confronted
with the fact that these would discrimi
nate In favor of sugars of certain locall-
chambey - - -
il.- lit,. I Villi). against "f O'li.rj.
11... cntTirr.lttic after f,ill c i"-;d..'ti'l.,n
r hi li-d the f,ii''l' 1 1.--1 th- i-ii-l.iiti
of n certainly of r. v. tun- i.no un
. nl J u t merit of rn! Hint wmiM - h , n
1i rl rr.l - I I'tiM ootid h. t be unil ly
I'll. Il.lillilloll of Otl,l ( III. I ll:.'. Tie
j i-v in.. iiin;i.' roiimlilrtf. .i.j.l i:i-.i- 1 j-on
: tin. n.lnlry. I nwoini" tM it It will h
f j .1 :t! I r .-.I In nil (jnnrt.-nt tlmi thin lnl'in
! try l "iiiHN.I to fulr ' rcit nu ni Tlic
1 f it t thiit tl.i' I'linlnri h .'on'l'trt. il to-lny
j in oni.iirtlvi-ly fur h in.U nn l Hint
In liirwe Knl'.n of It h iarrli-l on ly one
I ;' .iiiiv. ii. It funilhi r-vinon for
., ,., , ,.
1 . ... .c,r 1., i-,uu d -
! nit.- In or-l-r tlu.t n.. n.l .0 it unfu'r M n fin- nliirm ron ,l the twr In
""" o "' "",, Iow.t l.rt of th city. The kvi
j , r". i!i".M rmt l J: ...,! .n fu nl-h h-il l.rokon nn.I a flood of thi wuU'M Of
! " rir.-t'it on th- .r-'rrt:liin of 11 t irlfr , tlu Klo lintndf m ruiiln through t!;e
,,in rn' tcl wn .rr-,. !.-.. !m for ,.iv. Thr h-vfe that trok w. on tho
! ' -trt-llHi of n ln.tiirv. In ' rnrmt on Ptnnton .treeL The river lnn
I"!i.r nr.!H. It l lmojrtn.il from evory r,.,.,h..l Itii hlrh.-t point Inre :m.
i -'-ono-lr utanili-iitit lh! tmilte It po- )n a f,.w mlnnteH a lar-- fofe of ncn
; "'l- th' ' r-finlnir of ii. r i-,.n le it.snt work trying to ch.vk th rushlnr
; . -fitllv rn-tl on h-n-. nnd thut the witter with iwrks filled with .and. !
; ' '.-t s'i.ii'M tot tMi-n- d nvpr 1 ,t ,.ror1 hrenk nfove -ked up the
j r'' niv,- IH. rtm niitlonn to 'Irrmm r'-'wiit. r on the worknvn ;ind they had to
in.r.
It N i,. ri-f r-. tP-HT-'ein Uion im tOj.
- . o- I'.M.-.- i'it ii t-iv.-n tne re-
il'ilmt iii-ret Ly t'-.- pr.fo-. nt-ediile
01 11 . oe.lir.in -.vi lch :x !. i.t.., .nt-. for
h,. rf n-.l I'll l.-vi. ' l" I. loin.
'n full. .1 Fni'.-s '"or '.li otrpon.-
1 'in-,, pr.-par".! n . r(.- of in
it hi li I fiihtrlt for vo ir 1 on-hl-r t'l. p.
i'li.w !'. ih" ii' in.il I!"' reii.-f i . ineen
ih- riioi lmpo.-l I'V 'he hc'i -.I ,il. i.min
r i,v roigarn of illtT-r. nt Kr.ol - nnl rr-
"' "rvt or t'les. aM. t i v.hl: h I w'll
10 "tir niieniuin simw the nite Im-
ri'tl toon ei-h i-rol- of x-.o.-nr t.ntite
' v" degree ly the ho ite hill nr,
u,e ennte Mil: It Mio-., furih-r. the
""" iimereniini on earn urn le in mtn
me notiK., nn.1 ennii hllN. Thli tntde
hows ihnt the differential 'letwoeo mw
an.i renne.1 uir:ir pv th" nennte prnpo- j
nit Ion v.irle from 9 77 to t". W cent per'
" pounds, while the i!IT..n nilnl In the
House li varlts from I? ?l In 17 .1. i-.ru
1S T l pounds It will lin A.n (mm - i g
nnilnntlon of this table thai ti- die-..,.
entlal N-tweon granul.Ke,! uBar and ! ' , . , . . . , . - w
ibgree centrlfim-uls-thls Wing by furl. St- I'olll!'' Ma' J5--5'- touls ' ash
the most lmoniint clis of raw siigurs. I ln.,on. 8" , . . . .
iin.1 In amount two-fhlrl of the total ' plttburg. Maj- E.-naltlmore 6, ritts
lmiHirt of raw- rni'A-N Q VT r.,. lea burs; s.
poun.ls: on M degree centrifugal the dlf.
f'Tenllal Is (H cents: on 5 dear-'e Mus-
tovados ihe .Uffer-rtlil Is HA
In onler to show that tho committee's
proposition does not give undue ndvnn -
time to bet siiqiirs a compnre-l with
eane siicars. the following statement has
nie siiirnrs hii-iel c-n the rale
lii'l.oso't uv existing law:
IltTerentlal mto on raw beet sugar. ; class. Including sleeper, nnd $11 seeond
ss degree nnalysls, and on rniun pran-i class, the O. R A N. in t the cut by
l,''"ed: making a steamer rite of SS cabin and
Present law. refined. 1 04 . 7 : raw S.K::,f4 stecra-io
differential 11. St. '
,AnWA' 1M5: W 1 NEW THROrCHI CARS.
Mr. Aldrleh then siihinltted statements!
showing tho differentials nnd -r the vary- Snn Francisco, May 25. The Southern
Imr value of suinir and resulted: I Pacific Co. will establish In ten days
I'mler existing law, German refined re- 1
celves Ji-liiiihs of a cent per pound ex
port bounty. The countervailing iln'v
here Is but 1-loth of a cent per pound.
The Oermnn refiner, therefore, recelv"
a net Iswniy of HN-KUths of a cent per
pound. This enable him to sell his pro
duct at a less price than the American
refiner has to pay for 9 degn-e centrifu
gal. It Is this kind of competition which
Is driving the cane sugar producers and
refiners of the world to the wall.
He then replied at length to a state
ment by Hon. Wm. I.. Wilson In which
the latter estimated the rntes imposed
bv the senate commltee's provision. Con
tinuing. Mr. Aldrleh said:
In the tables I have suh nlttc.1 no al
lusion Is trade to the bounty provisions
contained In both the senate and house
proposals. The adoption of these or sim
ilar provisions for countervailing duties
seem, to be a necessity If we are to devel
op the beet suitnr Industry In the 1'nlteJ
States. Otherwise It will he possible for
any foreign country by extension of Its
bounties to neutralize entirely the effect
of our protective duties.
WHAT THE KFFKCT WOt'LH PR.
Tn considering the lmiHirtant ouestlon
whether the dHTi-reiitt.il proposed by
either house or the senate bill Is grenlt'r
than It should we ire hound In fair
ness to take Into consideration existing
conditions and the chan.:es which hnve
taken place since the ennetment of the
net of ISM, When that n't was under
discussion In the senate the difference
of Oermnn granulated and raw beets, ffl
per cent nniilysl. was ."7-lihs of a cent
our pound, in March the difference was co-operative colony scheme which Invol-Tl-liwihs
of a cent s r pound. The Impor- ves tho raising of an army of ltV.OtO un-
1:11100 01 ro'ineii s-.m.irs tnio toe I nited
Slates amounted li 1!1 to 4,io."t pounds
ind In is:i2 to 1 i.itutt.iMu poni'ls. Ihe Im-
pnrtatlons In 1 ntrorn'ed to lS7.iKXl.fNKi
poppd. while the Import itlons In the
Iiil'Io n'oulh of April. pS'i'
nmonteii to
nearly Si.Htm.otm pounds.
German rellner have driven the sucnr
refining Industry of Onat Britain nlmnst
entirely out of existence. They are, as 1
hnve already stated, invndlng every su
gar market of the world with their pro
duct. Most of the lerman granulated
Imported Is the result of a continuous
process of refining. For months raw
(Continued on Third Page.)
51.00
SI. 00
31.00
SI. 00
SI. 00
si.oo
ITI1P 1 1 A ('1HI'HP
i IK Kill I U l I1H
OX A RAMPAGE
Lcmc Ikcaks in Dallas, Texas, and
the City Is Hooded.
lUNDKIDS A K F. HOMELESS
It jilrond lend-i t ot Its Cars for the
n-imcleii tire AUrm Sued Live
of Maey Tenple.
I'iill-n. Te-... May K.-A srwelal from
., , vino thin morn.
retlrw. The Tl'IlUI r.l.l'i"- r-uiwy our
laN. renllslnir th.it hnnlrtl of fnmllh
were IH IhK IIO.HI..1 mill in"ir ii'-iii- -.
1.10 k.-l In n largo mim'r of empty
f..rtpht earn for the act-'mreoil iilnn ot
tho homele". Not ef thin hi'l'es
w,re ewept nwny nn.l tonii'ht -'-ral
horln-'l fen nrv nt work on the levee,
The pid.-ih o' wnlti -f falling hoi:se?
is mincle.1 with t" rl ' arlghted
wrwn. n nut children wh.v nr .Irlvpn from
their home. reole reil.llns In the lower
part of the city nre e,il"ir their h"r"cs
-.p.1 rnovlnir to the fivjihlll" of Mount
l-ennklln.
S vcml fnmllle nre now houe In
freight car Btiindlnir In a e i of watfr.
Th. cliinirlng of the Are hell thl morn-
1 ing en veil t!it live or many people wno
: were asleep. Ignornjit of their ilansr.
BAsn fall tvor.rs.
Chlcago. May 23. New Tork S, Chlca-
' Louisville. May 23.-Boton
Ix)ulvlilt,
1 niwlnnatl. May 21 -Brooklyn . Clncln-
n""
1 rev,''"d. May iX -Cleveland H. Thllii-
! l',1,nl" 9'
j
. ANOTHER RATK W'AB.
i
, Southern Pncltlc made the rite between
s!ln Kranclsco and Portland J:5 flrst-
'i"10 through sleeping car service from
San Francisco, Ixs Angd-.-s nnd Port
land, all via Sacrame.ito. to Chicago.
The main train will be run from Portland
ami will await the through sleepers from
Sun Francisco and Los Angeles at Sac
ramento. PVRRANT AND WORDEN.
Sacramento, May 25. Governor Kudd
stated this afternxm that he would not
make an announcement In the cases of
Durrant and S. D. Wordt-n, petitioners
for executive clemency, before Thursday
or Friday of this week, and that he
would make his decision known in both
cases.
SPKCIE PAYMENT Sl'SPENDED.
N01 Tork. May 25.-The Herald's cor
respondent In Guatemala cables that the
governmennt has issued a decree suspend
ing1 iecio payments for six months.
The hanks will lend the government
t.Jao.OOO pesos to be repaid In six months
In sliver.
ARMY OF VN EMPLOYED.
B. V. lVbs Will Promote a Socialistic
Co-operative Colony.
Chicago, May 25. E. V. Debs is coming
to Chicago soon to promote' his socialistic
j employed men nnd marching them across
u, country to some western or sotith-rn
stuto where a new commonwealth Is to
i,p founded. Debs arrived nt his home
In Terre Haute, Ind., today from Salt
Lake City. He said:
"It remains for a convention to select
the state in which the effort will be made
I believe In a few months we can secure
a membership which will contribute (5a,
ooo a month for the support of the move
ment At the end of one or two years
we ought to be able to elect a legislature
Great Bankrupt Sale.
Ladies' shirt waist 23c, 35c, 59c, 78c, 95c
worth twice the price. Sailor hats half
price. $3.00 boys' suits for $1.95. Ladies'
vests 4c each. Velveteens, all shades 25c
Childrens 25c hose for 16c pair. Crash
toweling She yard.
Astoria.
and Htnte ofn-.-m to we enn call a m.He
ronntltutionnl convention and change th
organic I.t- of the mate In a manner to
permit the cnrr-lr.g out of our Mea In
r-vard to tho un of utile f'indi
and authority In the trial of the theory
of uLate co-otH-ratlon."
KH.I.KO JiY A BLAST.
A Miner Bravely AttmotH to gave lh
Life of Ills Companion.
Maryivlle, Cal., May -The Donne-io-oire
mine at Troal valley, a mining
toy" out H mile east of thl plac-',
w n -e eene of a fatal accident t
I1 :T' F m.lay nlht. Two men named Fd
S'leen-an and Wm. Shea were enst.ige.I In
preparintf a eerie of Wait In a lipe
av iroeiyll to dl?eh.irr them. Wh- n
the match wo applied, Bhea etarted to
"mat to a phice of raetv. He then
discovered that Sherman had failed to
follow him. The next Instant the flrt
expoion o curred and he mv Fherman
hurled to t ie ground. Though the con
ciiiilon caul Shea' canill- to go out,
he went to the rescue. He reached
Sherman' body and placed it on hli
shoulder and wa hastening away when
the other Mast exploded. Though the
flying ore and eravel showered ahout the
two men. Inflicting fresh wounds on
Shermnn and almost disabling his re-c-ier.
the bottom of the haft wan re.tch
ed and Shea rave the alarm. The two
men were hastily taken to the surface
Fherman dll In a short time.
CPRA WII.L BE OrKS.
The Cons-rises of Rurornn Opinion Says
a Washington Lawyer.
.A. . 11
Vew Y.s-k. May 25. Nu than Pae. of
WasMucrton, the lawy.-r who conducted
the Mora claim rgilnst Spain, has Just
rotor". si 'mm a vitt to England. Fnnee
ao.l Holland. H" was asked nbw? ihe
c"Tsenr of opinion in P,ri a' d I c
din eon -rnlng the war In Cuba H"
said:
"In Tarls I met many Hchlv educated
Spaniards nr-l they do not see hoi" Scatn
"ir retain Cuba. They and oth?r In
Euroo think It Is only a question of
time when Cuba wMl bo to th' T'nl'ed
States. They do not see any other solu
tion of the problem, and they do not
seem to grieve over the situation.
FIRST SPIT. NOW HATS.
How San Francisco Is Correcting Great
Moral Evils.
San Francisco, May 23. The supervis
ors by a unanimous vote passed the Rot
tanxl ordinance prohibitinir ladles from
wearing high hats and bonnets In the
theaters during a performance, and It
will now go to the mayor for his signa
ture. COLOR LINE AT LOS ANGELES.
Los Angeles, May 25. Two colored chil
dren are tho cause of trouble and dlssen
tlon in the eongretratlon of the Cen'ral
Baptist church. They recently Joined
the Sunday school nnd their exclusion
was asked for by several members of the
concrecatlon. On the pastor's refusal to
put them out. four of the founders of the
church withdrew, but the preacher's po
sition was sustained by the majority of
the church people.
rARKIU RST PROSTRATED.
New York. May 23. After ' Rtrmrcrllnv
against It for months. Rev. Charle
Park hurst has finalli- succumbed to ner
vous prostration nnH la pAndn.ul . li.
bed. His attending physician says that
Dr. Parkhurst Is a victim of overwork
and will not be able to resume his labors
for at least a week.
HEAVY DAMAGES AWARDED.
C.hlcaeo. May 25. Susan St John
New York portrait paint--, was awarded
today $25,000 damages against the North
Chicaro Street Railway Co,
In ISA. she was visiting Chicngj and
while dismounting from a North Side car
the motorman started the car going
before she had reached the ground and
she was thrown to a stone eurhin Chn
claimed that her injuries unfitted her for
noing dooti work with her brush.
OGDEN GATEWAY" WILL OPEN.
Denver. May 25. General Manager W.
H. Bancroft, of the Oregon Short Line,
arrived In the city yesterday in company
with Receiver Rlstlne, of the Colorado
Midland railroad. It Is nwerted, and
while none of the officials In question
will admit It they will not deny, that the
conference Is for the purpose of taking
definite steps to open tho Ogilen gate
way to the competition of all lines run
ning to the east.
THINKS IT WAS CASE.
Rosoburg, May 25. J. N. Thcckt r, spec
ial officer of Wells, Fargo & Co., who Is
In tho city says there is no doubt but
that John Case nnd the Tacoma street
ear robber nre one and the same. Cases
revolver was colts No. 13,! S which Is
identical with the one found on the Ta
coma robber.
CRETANS WANT ADVICE.
Athens, May 23 Cretan chiefs hnve sent
a document to the Greek government de
claring that they arc almost unanimously
In favor of a political union with Greece,
but asking the advice of the government
as to the best course to pursue consist
ently, and with due regard to national
SSO COMMERCIAL ST
OF FIGHTING
After Sufferinrj Defeat by Cubans Kill
a Countryman and Report Victory.
CUBANS TAKE PRISONERS.
rrovisioss aid Arm Cnptared aid Spanish
Trai. Batocd Einan,eneat Took
Dice Near Sosgu
Havana, May 25, It Is reported from
Santiago de Cuba that a Spanish mili
tary train from El Crtsto to Songo was
attacked by (00 Insurgents. The train was
carrying troops to reinforce the garrison
at Songo. At the first shots Lieut. La
feunte who was. In command of the Span
ish troops ordered his men to Are on their
assailants, but at that moment several,
dynamite bombs which had been pre
viously placed on the track by the Cubans
exploded, killing Lieut. Laiuente and 12
Spanish privates and wounding 32 other.
"The" locomotive and one car weiV de-
Jstroyed by the explosion.
The Spaniards surrendered and the Cu
fl -uis after plundorir.sr the train and
securing a large amount of provisions
and munitions t-f ir, burned the re
n-.ainir.g cars.
Sixty S ar.ish scldlers and 20 other per
son, employees of the railroad and of
ficers under tht Spanish government
were made prisoners. Two hours later
they were set free by order of General
Callxto Garcia.
The Spanish military commander of
Songo was afraid to go to the aid of the
troops but waited until they were re
leased and the Insurgents were far away.
Then he sallied forth and near the town
killed two countrymen, one of them a
noncombatant and the other a Cuban ot
his own forces. He then returned to
town reporting a victory over the In
surgents. A CRUEL SAMARITAN.
San Francisco, May 25. Rev. Allan
Kennedy, erstwhile pastor of a Cumber
land Presbyterian church In Arkansas,
latterly an Evangelist, some time an
electrician, and now, with his wife, th
keeper of a children's home, has been
arrested charged with cruelty to the 11-months-old
babe of Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Buckmaster, which was left In his
charge. It bears marks of brutal beat
ings. Kennedy's defense Is that the child
was obstinate.
SHOT THE SUPERINTENDENT.
Orovllle. Cal.. May 25. Some days ago
Frank Page, at the Indian ranch quarts
mine, had trouble with the superintend
ent of the mine. Yesterday It was re
ported here that the trouble was renewed
when the sujierintendent began shooting.
Two bullets passed through Page's body,
and the third struck the shin, carrying
away the flesh but not breaking the bone.
In spite of his serious wounds. Page, who
ts a half-breed Indian, will live
FLEEING BRAZILIAN REFUGEES.
New Tork. May 25. The Herald's cor
respondent In Rio de Janeiro telegraphs
that large bodies of Uruguayans there
have fled across the border into Brazilian
territory to avoid the persecution of the
victorious insurgents under General
Lamus.
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