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ASTOkIA PUBLIC LIURARY ASSOCIATION. THe;asT0KIAN has the largest circulation of my paper on the Columbia River THE DAILY ASTOHIAN ts the tlgffest anl best paper on the Columbia Fiver FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLVI. ASTORIA, ORKOON: THURSDAY MORMNO, J IN B 24, 18!7. NO. 144. Special Cash From now on extraordinary If TO CASH PURCHASERS The list of articles which come under this head Is too long: to publish, but a trial order will show that we mean business Some Things Complete Salmon J. A V A A i A A At 1 l-awn Mowers r 1 and I J LAWN MOSFi I For 5al FOARD City Book Store, HEADQUARTERS FOR Fishing Tackle, Base Ball Goods, Hammocks, Lawn Tennis Sets, Etc. LATEST PERIODICALS, PAPERS AND MAGAZINES. Blank Books. Stationery. Type Writer Ribbons. Carbon Paper and Office Supplies. GRIFFIN W. F. SCHEIBE, A lull lln ol Pin.., Tobacco, and Amukera' Article. 47-1 Commercial St. Cut! Cut! Cut! We have postponed tho auction sale until lato in the season, and have cut tho prices " ON A Iili GOODS IN THE STORE a to make them lower than any place in Astoria. Spare too small to mention prices. Gemo ir? and see the Goods and Prices iorything marked in plain figures. Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Etc. Sale --- we will. give Inducements Ross, Higgins & Co. in Season Nets, Knitted Web j Hardware: 'Carpenter's Tools: & STOKES CO. RED MEN'S EXCURSION . . TO . Seaside,-Sunday,- Jaly- 4th GIVEN BY COJiCOIfluY TRIBE NO. 7 Tlip Ast.iri Military Hand will ) in attend mice. Roond Trip Tickets, . . $1.00 Children between aire, of 12 and 5 yr, HALF PA UK There will Ixi plenty of good sport 01 tie program. & Mnnulncturar and Den lor In FINE CIGARS! GREAT PARADE IN LONDON The lirillinnt I'uijcimt a Mimy .Miles In Lcmjth. TIKISOME PAY FOK TIIEOL'l.EN Vt( Victoria asd Uhitcla. Held Oal Wert I'Uiitly Dressed in Plata The Kal Escort sod l.imies. New Yoik, June .3 -Ti.e Tribune', (.union .i..m.-h iWriirttiic the Jul.il. pnnidr any.: By n nutuhl coincidence, through the glliiirlng hngili of th cavalcade, only two nur r plainly dressed In black. On u Ui' queen of England, rnipr of India; Id- other the 'il ninhn.su- ,lur of III.- t'tllti"! flat.. WhltelllW It -1 1 Ani'iiiR th tnui lM-tiiiif il prlm-ciews were Hi.- 'Ir.in.l lu.-h. H.rt of Itiiasl. th rrl!i'fi of N.iph-a, Hi.' 'irand t'luh in. of H. rrln -, 'h irl.-n of IH.H mark, and I rhi'M-K. Fran Jowl of Hat leiihurg. Save for llif nlTirtlonat nmnag.. paid lo th ,ii,..ii, colonial troor. and lln- Imperial unit truo. from India carried off the honor, of th day. By " .rraiicrniriil, which sum jcaloii. of the i litltiK of the rjlotilnl tr-iop. ravlllnl al. ll-y were pl.icd In th- vanguard, apart rom the royal pr .lon. This secured for th.'tn th.' nilvmilmc of roniltiu iion id -m tii-foiv th. . w-..fe weiry wutchlnii tli viiolim l-nBlh or vol-- hart Krown hoiirw lth chi-.-rliit on oilier nniiixr th rolonlnl. haJ 'hut ll.)' .r rnlly ll hy tin- lirvrt Ml.llir, tti. fcio.t io.i.lur Kcinrul In tin lirlilh rmy. loril KoImtu Th roliinl.il irml. r. rl'lmtr In roynl I'.rrlsiKi', Mtt. mlwl liy n..miH In tin roynl llvrry, w r nvrully i-mortol ly troo from th.lr own founiry. Il l Mot icr- tnlii whrth.-r th cril r--nl" .1 the urunkr of Civiiii'l.i, or li.ilur l-iiiirhr o.l ii k.tIuI "i-om to Ilii- fart Ihot h.. mini' nrt III th- nui!.r of itloiihil Iili iiiI. pi; h c rtalnlv ai'i'la hln! nlxiv hl f.llowa. X.'W Hoinli Wulr.. Villi. na, N.w .ulai.. Qa.x-HHla'1,1, the t'ah', rtouih Au'tnilla. N. w l'o'in.ll in.l. Nulal, Vt AuKlr.illii .nil a lit If l'ly or liliiMi nl.in h.r' follow .-.I III or.h r i in., ( f Hi ni.wt not.iM fi-,imr- of the tlay wan th laiK u- m.'.l of 111 Amrr Ifiir' lla III il i-ornilnif ho,i.- and Ktamlc. It roul.l ! n today at rviry nni;l i.f Ih rout of th p.innl. No oth.r tor.lmi ll.tk- wa no oonimonly nd for il,or.iilim iiin,'" - Thin ilny ttii" on of t'i rrnwt fullgulnir of th n.k for th ijuwii. the ollulul lirocrinn ilvtnninllnB th ritln of nv ral illmliiKiilshiil lw.ll. of ollli-lil .r .oiiiiii., an InsKMIon of th UnlysJKril and yomn of ih biiiii"',i ii Kanln party aii.l the rrrptlon of u.MfN at Slough. Kton .ml Vlnilor. Th. chief tvont of Hi ilay, mill on of th niont lnlr.i.lnir of th ntln wek. wan th pri ntatlcn to th qtiei-n of coimmtulator)' inliliin.iifi liy Iwth hou of parllnmi'iit, whli-h oo riiireJ nt lluklnKh.im aliu' thin -norn-I "it. I.OI1P9 AND COMMONS. Venrly n oMiiry hn poiil .Ini-o the hmiK of I'onimon vlltil tho noxcii'lun In n hoily, th lu.n oooiiHi.K) Uin the prvitentntlon of an iulilr m knowimlKlns th nvitlon of the queen', min.au an noiinolntr th ilii'hiratton of sr iiftnitmt Rninlii. unit not ulnor th nrly forties, when iiililn'.s. were mini coiitfriitulntlnir tho qun on the fiillnre of attompt. at lUMimlmitlon, lum nh. poelveU the two houm lonether. There were hrlef fonnnl Itli. ut WeMinlnster tlay, the two houp. nieetlni; and the formal announce merit belnic mad by Lord Sallntniry In the house of lord and Mr. Unlfour In the. house of common that the queen would I planed to receive tho two honmn. they prowod.vl In mutely procsi lon to the p.ilaoe. There they axuemlikd In the chamber Bdjolnlnn the throne room and after a brief delay the door were thrown open and the announcement made that her majemy was prepared to ttlve them uudlence. Thereupon tho lorJ chan cellor and tho upeuker of the house of common, advanced side by side to the throne, each followed by the member of hi. own hou.e. Lord Chancellor Salis bury knelt nt the foot of tho thronn, de livered the address, there, uid handed It to the queen. MAYORS AND PREYOSTS. After tho varlliimentnry ceroniony the queen received In tho sum manner the mayor, and prevosts of provinces and chairmen of county couinlls. who after ward were entertained at luncheon In tho palace. They were attired In levee lire... connlstliiR of black knickerbockers and stitocklnH, black velvet coats with steel buttons, black plumed hats and swords. Later her majesty lnsected the yeomen of the guurd. ' THE RCTl'RN TO WINDSOR. In the afternoon the iuen returned to Windsor and her progress was a tri umphal procession. On the routs the royal party made atop, at Slough, Eton College and Windsor, wherl they were received by the local authorltle with impressive formalities and most enthusi astically welcomed by the populace. The .ror'' win m. rplUil"ii of tho on from ll.jiklliKliuin pnliMt, to Windsor In lT, but viuily iiuirn IrnpoHliuf. Triumphal Bri'li. -r itwW t the stoiqiliitf pliiu... In Hlouuli iUimn were tn drnl t4j hr nmjitily by wvenil lul ofll i In I Ixxlli-.; at Kt'n by the orKsnimilon of the coli and th Tlwrn conix rv. lory, th l-ly which contr.d. th river, orferi'i) II. royal cotigrHlulail'jrui at Wind or l.rMn Th llii.il iplUi of the pro.-ir wa. at th in.il Kut, whr th iu.lrMMi. from th Windsor Ixxlle. wr rl'td. As th queen'. carrtuaT npc-dn-d at th en train to hr home th national anthem was rh.uil.-l lit welcome by three hundred volir.. The day'. fo.tlvltl wero brought to an end by un Illumination of lliu pul ace. i CiNKKUKKAT!: VI.TKHAN8. No lomr an Army for U'ur Uul For Niislivllln, Tenn. Jun 23. -Th morning iruliis brought u-vrril thounand pcoplr lo t Ii illy to iut.-nd l be annual reunion of the l'nlli-1 ConfKltTat vitrana. John II. .ordun r.-fixud hi. addrrs. at th busliwHa miwUi.g with an snnounci nint of Ills Irilcntlon to resign m tfiin iiiKiulliig gi m-ral, but tlunre wi re crte. of "No" from all part, of th hall. Keferr Ing lo th r uiad growth of the organi sation, durliut the eight year, since h was firsi clii-ted, from ten cump. to more than a thousa'ul, gmenil Gordon siild: "It U.an army .till. Mr president, but un army for the bloody work of war no lung. r. It. baiinrrs no longer tur flam ing Insignia uf b.itile. Its weapons n lotiger flash il.-naiu to fo. nor deal ili-ath to iioslnK ranks. Its weapons arc now in without malice, tounge wltliout as-ntlon and history wltliout misrep resentation. It. alms or earcful, philanthropic ami broadly isitrlollc. Failing after the most ilS'nite drfrnslve atruggle In humun an nals lo e.Uibllsh their cherished confed eracy, lhe high souliil son. of the South offer this rvcord of devotion as the nobl est pledge of their fealty to freedom ar.d f their n-uilliMsw to dcfnd the r. public or their fathers. "In conclusion, my comrades, let iw hi. that wine, conservatism, and that pirll of maguaiiiamlty which Is alw ay. the brlghti'st gvm In the crown of courage, will mark your career In the future, us liny h.n In the past." Th committee on credentials reported ; ni.tnes of those freM-nt and K ramps ri'im-niil. TH K OHIO CMNVKNTION. Il.inna ICinlorsed for lloth the LoiiK and Short Seiuitorlal Terms. Toh Jo, O., Juno :i-!?;kv,j to the As loriun.) With the contest for tho chair manship settled In favor of Major Dicks, and th.i enllrv Hannu slate, tho republi can convention proceeded today with tho usual business. The pUtform endorsed Ihe candlracy of llanna for I'nlted States senator for both tho short and long term.v The following nominations were made: Coventor, Ai Ilushnell; lieutenant gov ernor, A. W. Jones: uHvmc Judge, J. F. Ilurkett: attorney general. Frank Mon hett: treu.urvr, Samuel Campbell. A new state committee was organiied with 11. D. Dausrherty chnlrman: Ptter Purr, secretary. MOT "X NKW ORLEANS. New vlrK'iin, Jun II For three or four days New Orleans has .urfered In tensely r r. .in ti hot wave Sunday the thermometer i'g!rterl Sfi In the shade and Monday rn'. yesttrdnv it went to i?, with lltt.e r n- air sl'irlnr. The efTcc! has been disiistrou. and there h:io lin probably 1,,. prostration In that time nnd eight or ten doullH This morninp ths-re was no ib.uem -nt In the torrulity of the atmosph .,. nnd Intcns'.1 suffer ng resulted, W. S. Diidle, whi was founj deail In bed this mornlnv h. a result of the heat, was cna of the best-known clubmen In the cl'.y. Other deaths are IVter Nlckner, WMIIam Craven and John Modtlcr. BASEBALL SCORSS. Baltimore, June 23. Baltimore 4, New York 9. Cincinnati, Juno 23. Cincinnati 8. St. Louis I. Pittsburg, Juna . Pittsburg 6, Chicago 5. Washington, June 23. Washlnston 12, Philadelphia I Brooklyn, June 23. Brooklyn 2. Boston 11 Cleveland, June 23,-Clevelond IS, LcmiIs vlllo 1, fNKNOWN SKELETON FOUND. Tho Dalles, Or., June 23. While exca vating the bftement (or a new school house at the academy grounds here to day, Geo. Miller discovered the skeleton of a man. The bonea were doubled up and It la Inferred that the man wan mur dered and the remains concealed beneath about elghtoen inches of soil, in what was then a remote precinct There Is nothing by which to Identify th skeleton. PHILIPPINE WAR ENDED. Ban Francisco, June 23. Acordlng to Md vices, nocelved today, per steamship Olenshlel. under date of May 17, war In the Philippine Islnnds Is practically ended, as only three outlying district remain to t,e conquered by the Spanish troops. It Is lepo. ud that the victors have been Eutlty of extreme cruelties, and that pris oners and suspect have been tortured and "lain urtncrcifully. WOOL SCHEDULE WELL ADVANCED Kaw Wool Paragraphs Completed and Manufactured Goods Kcacbcd. ALLEN'S SWEEPING DENIAL V. J. Br is Sot f.iilty ol Bribery or rorfjery ry that Ceotlemaa i Itiyb Tribute. Washington. June 3. -After a contest lasting throughout the day, the nute compleusl the parucraph. of the woo! schedule rUtu.g to raw wool, and ad vanced In th feature relating to manu factured woob-n goods. The day was de toted largely to a discussion of the effect of rate, on the price of woo', and speeches wore on technical line in th main. Quay made a strong effort to have ad vitlorum rates on third-clavs wool adopt ed, but wa. defeaUsl, 19 to 41. The committee rales were agreed to, via, i cents ht pound on third-class w ool valued at 10 cents or less per pound. and 7 cents per pound on third-class wool valued above 7 cent, per pound. The schedule w as completed up to paragraph 3t, relating to cloths, knit fabrics, etc Early In the day Allen, rising to a question of personal privilege, made a sweeping denial of public charges that W. J. Bryan had contributed HKO to the popuPst cause In order to effect fusion, made by J. C. B.iteman, late populist can didate (or governor of Maine. He said Mr. Bryan had determined to divide the royalties on hi. book, and in so do'ng allotted tiys) to the populist party. The draft wa. sent to Mr. Allen, but the chairman of the populist national com' mlttee (Senator Butler) declined to accipt it. Thereuon. at the suggestion of Mr. Bryan. Allen invested the amount to be uatsl Ii. the Interest of bimetallism. Al len declared that the ntatemtnt that any agreement existed as to fusion in connec tion with the gift was "on abeolnte and unqualified falsehood." There had never lis-n, he declared, an attempt to fuse the partlea, either nationally or locally. Al len also siM-cifirally denied the statement that Bryan forged his (Allen's) name to the list appended, to the letter of notltl catlon. The senator closed with a high tribute to Mr. Brya-n and an arraignment of Prof. Bateman. DES MOINES CONVENTION. Fusion or No Fusion Is the Question at Issue. Dee Moines, June 23. Middle ol the road populisla will not agree to fusion. The convention today had a lengthy wrangle over the basis of representation. A. W. C. Weeks led the middle of the road contingent, demanding that the ba-i-ls should be on the vote for Crane for governor In 1SS5, instead of Weaver for elector In ISM, because the latter did not represent populists, but democrats also. Pandemonium reigned for an hour. Attempt to howl Weeks down failed, but his motion was declared laid on the table. The usual commute were appointed, and the one on fusion was led by Wea ver. The majority i in favor of fusion, but Weeks declare he and his followers will withdraw from the convention If fusion Is agreed to. They number ut least one-third of the convention, while is well attended. The free silver republicans had little trouble In agreeing. A resolution was adopted agreeing to use the name "dem ocratic" (or fusion ticket this year, on account of the anti-fusion law. The con ference committee on fusion was headed by Judge D. Punier, who wants a free silver republican for governor. SWINDLER "SCOTCHED." Denver, June 23. C. M. Fagen Bush, who wa arrested In New York on a charge of forgery! I alleged to be the principal member of a gang of swindlers whose operations in Denver, It is esti mated, netted 350,000. They are en Id also to have operated extensively In other cities from New York to Son Francisco. The gang had In their employ an agent who tipped off valuable property owned by non-residents on which loans could be secured. The operators would Imperson ate the owner and forge the necessary' deed, presenting It until recorded. After the money was secured It would be di vided among the gang. TO VIEW THE ECLIPSE. Sun Francisco, June 23. At the meet ing of the board of regents of the state university today, the offer of Regent C. F. Crocker to defray all the expenses of an expedition to India to view the approaching eclipse of the sun was ac cepted. The expedition will remain in India from October next until June, lfW. BIMETALLIC LEAGUE ORGANIZED. Cincinnati, June 23. The bimetallic con. ventlon today adopted the constitution re ported by the committee. It provides that the name shall be 'The League" ct Ohio Valley BImetalllo Clubs," to consist of clubs of West Virginia, Kentucky. Ohio and Indiana. The object shall be 10 encourig the formation of bimetallic club, fur organized work In advocating the principle of the free coinage of slher arid gold upon equal terms. Clubs oinlng the league are to pay an Initiation fee of II. The officers will be a president. vice-president, avcrstary and treasurer. The league pledgee luelf not lo Influ ence hit political convention txc.pt In the matter of bimetallism and not lo favor any political candidate. A HOT RACE. Yale Freshmen Win the Two Mile Boat Race. Poughkeepsle, N. Y., June 23. Three crew, of freshmen on the Hudson thi. evening .maahed to smithereens all pre vious records for .freshmen on a two-mile course, and pot up one of the bottmt Inter-collegiate races ever witnessed In i this country. The crew of the sturdy mn j of Yale rowed the course in nine mln-l ute. and nineteen and a half seconds. A trifle lighter crew of Harvard fought them every Inch of the way and finished a trine over two length behind them. and the Cornell freshmen, whose college record Is that none of its freshmen crews has ever bcr beaten before, finished a length behind Harvard in 9:73 1-2. Best previous record for two mile was 3:!1. made by the Columbia freshmen crew of "W at New London in 101. The start, which wa originally sched uled for 1:30 p. tn., was postponed because of water conditions until 7 o'clock. A GENEROL'8 DONATION. Belolt, Wash., June tt-Dr. D. K. Pear son, of Chicago, who has already given Belolt College a quarter of a million dol lars, today announced that he would give that Institution a woman's dormitory, :o cost 130,0)0. and to be knoxn as Emer son hall, in honor of Prof. Joseph Em erson. THE OGDEX GATEWAY. The Situation as It Stands at the Present Time. Much ha. beer mid, l bulruf aukl. and w ill be said. In regard to the opening by j the Short Line of the Ogden Gateway: the results of the movement, and the ef fect It will have on the business! of the Northwest. A careful study of the map, and of traf fic arrangements between railroads In the I past will show that the present situation is a simple and logical result of fits change In the method of handling busi ness. When the I'nlon Pacific controlled the O. R. & X. ad Short Lire roads. It naturally preferred to nandle traffic at th Missouri river from Eastern roads, to receiving the business at Danver or Og den. It thus secured to It own line the long haul, male fast time, and avoided many transfers. At t'le same time the I'nlon had reciprocal trutfio arrangements with the Southern Pacifi. by which busi ness for Oregon and No-thwest might be handled tn both directions- -via Ogden and Sacramento. While th Union Pacl flh is still a large stockholder In both the O. R. & N. and Short Line, the man agement of those properties has been as sumed by the preferred stockholders. The O. R. & N. has opend Us gates on the north to the Great Northern nnd North ern Pacific via Spoknns and Umatilla, while the Short Line has opened the southern gate at Ogden to the Denver & Rio Grande oiul its Eastern allies at Denver, the C. It. & Q-. Rock Island, Santa Fe and Missouri Paclflo. Now the I'nlon Paclfl?. In tho prrtectlon of Its business, has simply emphasised the route It has always possaaed to Oregon via Ogden and Sacramento. The distance fig ured by the Official Railway Guide is but little In excess of the route via Hunting ton. The Union Pacific trains from the Missouri river to Portland are making as good time via Sasramento as they ever did via Huntington, and the same good time Is made on East-bound business. Tt Is claimed that these trains make better time than the lines via Denver. The Union Pacific still has tho same privilege of tho Huntington route a any of the other connecting lines at Ogden: but It has evidently taken the stand that since the O. R. & N. and Short Line have teen fit to open several new gateways, it will open the Sacramento gateway. It Is a question, also. If the Union Pacific will not thrown open Its Cheyenne route to Eastern lines, which might prefer to de liver their buslnoss direct to th Union Pacific at Denver rather than to the Salt Ike and Ogden line. It 1 perfectly plain that the entrance into Oregon of so many additional East ern connecting lines will not create one pound more of business. It .may, nnd probably will at least for a time throw more travel from the East Into this ter ritory. K more people come here, !n time there will be an increase In consumption and a larger freight traflic. Merchants. however, will have the pleasure of doing business with ma.iy agents. Instead of a comparatively few. ShouH ihe U. P. util ize Its Cheyenne line as Indicated, the same state of affairs will be brought about as will exist by the opening of the Ogden gateway. Should the Union Pacific nnd Southern together decide to retaliate upon the Denver & Rio Grande for its entrance into Oregon by diverting East bound Cal ifornia business to the U. P. Omaha line, another complication would arlv-e. which might result In a compromise of the pres ent situation. HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TO BE ANNEX Bill Introduced by Morgan Provides for the Xew Territory. TO BE VOTED BY BOTH HOUSES Urck 4. 109. Set Tine to Cx.ted Our laws Over the IsUids Interest oi RaHsiiai Deht to be raid. Washington, June 23. Senator Morgan today Introduced a bill (or the annexation of thy Hawaiian Islands. Th bill pro vide, that the Islands shall become a territory of the United State In uccord-. ance with the terms of the recently negotiated treaty. The date set for tltc extension of the laws of the country over the Islands Is March 4. 15'jS, but it ts specially provided that they may be put tn force at an earlier date If congress direct-. It is also directed that the five- commissioner provided (or by th treaty to make the recommendations to congress in matter, pertaining to Hawaii, shall be confirmed by the senate. The bill ap propriate a million dollar for the exe cution of its provision. Out of this sum the Interest on the Hawaiian debt Is to be paid, but provisions for the payment of the principal of this debt Is deferred. "The treaty," said Senator Morgan, "can be ratified In this form by a ma jority vote In each of the two houses, thus avoiding the necessity of securing two-thirds of the senate, as would be re quired If the matter should be passed upon by that body alone." REPLY TO JAPS. Washington, June 21 The state depart ment has practically completed its reply to the Japanese protest agalnt the Ha waiian annexation treaty, but has not yet delivered It. The reply Is understood to be dignified tn tone, a strong legal defense "of Our position, which, without In any sense atmtlng our claims, doe not disdain to support them by much citation of precedent and international law. SENATE CONFIRMATIONS. Washington, June 23. The senate today confirmed W. W. Montague as postmaster at San Francisco, and Phillip Oallagher as commissioner for Alaska.. THE MARKETS. Sou Francisco. June 23. Hop Un changed. Liverpool. June 23. Wh-sit Quiet: No. 1 standard California, 30s. Portland, June 23. Wheat Unchanged. WIFE BEATER ARRESTED. Chicago, June 21 E. J. Ratcllft was ar rested today on a telegram from New York, charged with wife-beating. Rat cliff's wife Is said to be In a critical con dition as a result of her beating. LABOR CONFERENCE. Plttesburg, June 21 The annual wage conference of the iron and steel sheet manufacturers and amalgamated associa tion began today. The outlook for a settlement is encouraging. AT THE SOLDIERS' HOME. Roseburg, Or., June H The soldiers' home board concluded its labors tonight. Rules 13 and 14 were not rescinded nor modified. A steam laundry is to be added to the home. NEW YORK COLLECTOR DEAD. New York. June 23. J as. Kllbretch, col lector of the port of New York, died tonight at Southampton, Long Island. lie had been HI for some time past with pneu monia. v . P0U0E0 Absolutory Puro Celebrated for its (Teat leaveninaj wtraagth and heal thi uinesa. Assures) the food .. against alum and ail forma of adulteration common to the cheap brand. EOYAXi BAKING POWDER CO. NEW TORZ, kIII,- mim.