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THE, ASTOMAN has the largest circulation of any paper on the Columbia River TIIE DAILY ASTORIAN Is the biggest anl best paper on the Columbia River KULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLV1. ASTORIA, ORKGOX: FIUOAY MORNING, JINK 2.1, W.fl. NO. 145. ir a i m m h i n imm i i r i i m in i imh lea mar- i . i i i fr w a s a . i i " '-i ' Special Cash From now on extraordinary TO CASH PURCHASERS The list of articles which come under this fiead Is too long: to publish, but a trial order will show that we mean business ...... Some Things Complete Salmon 2 uwn Mowers : j and I J uwn nosn f FOARD City Book Store, HEADQUARTERS FOR Fishing Tackle, Base 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 full tin of Pine. Tobacco, and 5miktr.' Articles. I7-1 Commercial tit. Cut! Cut! Cut! Wo liavo postponed tho auction sale until late in the season, and have cut tho prices OH Alili GOODS IN THE STORE So us to make them lower than any place in Astoria. Space too small to mention price. Come 19 and see the Goods and Prices Everything marked in plain figures. Dry Goods,. Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Etc. FRIEDMAN'S Sale - - - we will give Inducements Ross, Higgins & Co. in Season Nets. Knitted Web mims 2 Hardware? Carpenter's Tools.? & STOKES CO. RED MEN'S MaMHMBHttfe i EXCURSION: ..TO. ScasidcrSundayrJuly-4thl,Xr:;;. GIVEN BY CONCOfflbY TRIBE NO. 7 The Astoria Military Untnl will be at twitl nnco. in tt flrt 'W Round Trip Tickets, . C'hilillTU Indween agtni of 1'i ittitl 5 years, HALF FAKE There will be plruty of bouJ x)rt o the program. Ball Goods, Hammocks, & REED. Manufacturer and locator In. . FINE CIGARS! fxo COMMERCIAL, 8T, DUTY OX HIDES FIXED IS CAUCUS Western Senator Insist on I'rutcctlun for the Cuttle Kaisers. ON MAM TACTl KID WOOLI.NS S Kcduiiiun Made ii (he Kitci KHcree Appointed in Tcl(rph Case - MiiUter Voodlurd Vill Mit Spi. WnahltiKion. Jiiim; Thf rcpulillcun ciiut'irs decided in rmiriii today, dy Vote lit J.' tu II. tO Sll'lulll lilt- ftl'tlotl of till' Ilium, e committee III placing u duly nil lilt!i a, but did not puss upon th ones tlon of tin- amount of duty to ! Im posed. The committee was also sustained In the rut" llxcl iton lnirted wrupixr tobacco. Th oiiy otli.-r disputed iU" tlon ion..r"l were watch.- unci watch Wi lli, and uin th-c On- (limine com mittee was reversed. 1 house rules ! Ins acplid on wnt.-hc. n'jlrli Jewels be- I nit made free , The annus was held In I hi- iiui t iiir room of the .imlc und was iwi'll mil nl"l. I Willi tlir discussion wns spirited ut jllnin, Hi" mi-lli.g wik without i"tinl jliuiiti'iit Th" urruii-r iurt of Hie Urn ; i xivrn to th" iroKiliin to II x n duty 'on liM-i. H"iitor I.wltt" lid lh contmt j mt.iliiM th m-lloti of th" nitonr com-'mltiii- In ttiklnir hMin from ihe fr" lit In ml was s"coiul"d by tfc'iuttur Hour, jl'lntt, HtMHiiier mid otlwra, while Hi'tuMom jNrlaon, Alll'on. Wiinvn und lirar spoke jln fuvor of thr duty. Mr. 1o.lnc con-;i.-n.i-il thiil the duty, If lniios), would uit l of any cotiimijii-ih as a revenue lltrtu, nnd thnt II would imI.I nuthlng to tlir farmer's return on his cuttle, while !H would have the effect of greatly In juring the liitjiii!i-y of liuther nuinufac 'ture which hud 1,-rown to itiimi'nM pro . IMiriioini miller tlie it"in of frtn' hldi-s. lie .nl.l til" Hlll'lHlH Of leather KOil iimouiiii 'I to $'.''..' i r iiitnum, and u uiTinl tli.it If u ittlff duty Khould (h- lm-.i-. ii.,- Indii-try would 1 Kreatly lie. Ii.-.l In reply the Western s.-nutors ctiilnieil lire. I lieiielH to the f irmer from Ihc uty und .m.rled tli.it he was u muih ntlili.l to Hie protect I. hi It would nlve ( Hi. iii;iiiufiicturer to the III- itiiin' tin) would receive from other 'llltli ion The ttxln of these. II was understood, nliould he left to the 1. 11.11c e committee, hut 1 xiueiloi.s v.-re ik K'eiieml in fnvor of thy d valori'in rather limn the e cltlc syatvin that the committee prolwhly will fie! ItM'lf Inetructed to sutmlltulu this yrni for the oiwholf cent pouiul rule urmltially agreed Unhi. There wiia '',"',',' expression iig.iliuit any In- , cr.-niM' upon India tiinniHl tcini ami sheep- '.kins, which the munufuctureis rcgoril us a sulmtiintlal vlctor'. I There was only one vote rulscd in op poiltlon to the ptosltlon to return to the house schedule on watches, und In addition to iidnilt wnlch Jewels tree of duty. The tln.ince committee fixed a unl- .Xorin rate of per cent on watches for Vhlch the house provided a compound duty. It Is to this compound system tll.it the senate returns. The questions of reciprocity, trusts, Ha waiian sugar, lieer, tea and Internal rev enue were not discussed. THE TELEGRAPH RATES. I Washington, June 2).-The I'nlted States .court of claims hns appointed the first 'assistant postmaster general, Perry Heath, sole referee In the case of the Western I'nion Telegraph Co. vs. the I'nlted Stall's, growing out of Postmaster Ueiicral Wunamuker's order providing nn arbitrary telegraph tariff for the gov ernment. Mr. Heath, as referee, will ascertain the exact figures of the dispute, which I amount to nearly ll.uW.oW), ami In his re iport to the court of claims will proceed jto determine the question whether the postmaster general may arbitrarily fix Mhe telegraph rates for public hustnss. The case will probuMy be taken before congress. MANUFACTURED WOOLS. Washington, June St. A stubborn con test over the duties on manufactured woolen goods ocurpled the senate today. It wns n day of constant roll calls and of cross-nre ilelmte on the effect of tho duties In advancing rates. Many amend ments were proposed to reduce the rates, but they were rejected by a decisive ma jority. Less titan five pages were tlls posd of during the day, carrying; tho sen ate through paragraph S70, the chief para graphs relating to cnriets. During the day Cuffery spoke at length against the protection system and. se verely arraigned those dvmocrutlo sena tors who had voted for duties on wool and other raw materials. WOODFORD WILL STUDY. Washington, June 2t. In an Interview Willi the president today rupee ting his mission to Spain, Mr. Woodford learned that he would not leave for Madrid be fore the latter pnrt of July, and will spend the time from now on ln acquiring an ac curate knowledge of the present state of our relations with Spain. Mr. Callioi.n Ik mill In Washington, and probably will confer with Mr. Woodford. I'OOI, UOfND OVKH. Ili'ld to Aimufr Chrr of llii" Cow t'rwk Train UnMiry. Ilooflliorn, Jut 21. Ttu prrllinlnury e arnlnuilon of Allrt i'ool, hnrK"l with comillclty In tlir Cow crnk tniln rohlwry of July, KC, wiw Iw'M todiiy. An itffl 'luvlt, Ikii1 by Dun Cardwell, counln of th" ili fi ii'lmit, tu flnrt riul, w hh h unit ii tliut noma time In Much liml AMfrt i'ool (old the altlunt that Jiirk ChM pro cured 111" powdrr uiw1 In I lie hold-up ut lmnt' I'h. hnvlnic broki-n Into t pow der wurvhwiMt th"r. I'ool alo lolil htm how Ihejr tlrrvd u tm uaM'ii4(tr and miule It hot for tiM-m. althouKh mmn wr Injured. H r'h. r di'pox-d that Pool told him he AHmti I'ool. nnd Jack ,' wrre the only ni"n ronrrn"l In tlx rotihrry. It. M lomtiu. the riir- mnumiirr, told thr lory of the hold-uj; h wild tlx- ili fi n.l nnt row mhlcd thr nhort rolitii-r. W. 11. KmmI. of Tacoinn, k Ixiwcuci-r. who put hi hiad out of trw wIihIow und drew I mik whin iMTitnjilorlly unlrtnl to do o hy n voice Ix liltnl a plmol, tintlllcij (lint tlMi dcfiniliint rTimlili-d the innn wlih the jtoL Otht-r wlmiium tetl Itcd to the nllf effect. The ili fi llilunl, wa held to apiM-or be fore the rr.iinl Jury. IUI heln fixed at II. ''A ANOTHER RATE WAR. O. It. t N. and N. P. Fighting Over C'lirlstliin Endeavor. 8an Fritnclsco, June U. The Oregon Hallway & Nuvlgatljn Company and the Northern Pacific have became Involved In 11 rate war over Christian Endeavor p.uisenger traffic bilwo liolnts in Wash ington nod Ban Prandsco. I loth com punliw are now quoting a rate of IX.U) for the round trip from Spokane. This war In rates has affected the speclnl Christian Endeavor rates from Interme diate points, including Seattle. Walla Wal la and other stations on both warring Urn. The Southern Pacific jnnoin?-d another reiluctlun to it siKflal Christian En-ib-avor rates from Portl.tid yesterduy. The company Is arranging to run a day light train for Ban Francisco, leaving Purlland at S a. m. on July S, remaining over night at Ashland", and arriving In this city on the evening jf July S. This will do away with the neceaslry of sleep- :i'g cars, and to all w ho deet. to take advantage of the accommodations, the company offers round-trip tickets for Ili. KENTl'CKV HUM'S. Court of Appeals Says Rlgnt Yet. Tluy Arc All Frankfort, Ky., June Jl-ln the court of apiK-nla here Judge Durn-ll handed down an opinion reversing the decision of Judge Cuntrlll In the .'.'.() state bond case and upholding tho constitutionality of the recent act and the validity of the proposed Issue. The point of the opin ion Is that constitution fnuners. In lim iting to jriO,uuO a debt which the legisla ture could contract to meet a deilnlte revenue, were looking to the futur?, nnd not to the debts already contructed for such purposes. It add thvt the consti tution fmmcrs. who evll.ntly were aware that there was already con;n:ted uch ft debt, which amounted to more than f.w.otro. and If they meant to include that In the limitation the latter had boon al ready exceeded, ami they would have been prohibiting the legislature from doing a thing already done. INTERESTING BIKE RACE. Denver, June 24. Tho agreement was signed today for one of the most Interest ing bicycle races of the season. The prin cipal races will be between Hamilton, of Denver, and Satiger, of Milwaukee. The mooting Is to be held July 16 and 17. and a good program will be given. There will bo three races between Hamilton ami Sanger for $3,000, the winner of two races to take all. The races will be one mile, paced, two mile, paced, five miles paced. DYNAMITE CRANK. Madison, Ind., June 24. Joseph Brlg gnncler went Into the courthouse here, and meeting County Assessor Ryher In the lobby, fired point blank at him with a revolver. Luckily the aim was bad and tho bullet went wide of Its mark. He wns overpowered by the sheriff and depu ties and when searched In Jail two sticks of dynamite were found on him, and he said he Intended to blow up the court house. BROKE HIS LEG. Newport. Or., June S4. Dolph Taylor, of Toledo, met w ith a severe accident this afternoon while riding on the running gear of a wagon. His foot caught on n snag, throwig his log back against the brakoboam, breaking; It above tho anltlc. LYNCHING; FEARED. Jackson, Miss., June 24. The Capital Light Guards of this city have been or dered out to go to Crystal Springs, Miss., to protect the negro ln Jail there for the murder of a farmer nt that place a few- days ago. RUN OUT OF TOWN. Meridan, Miss.. June 24.-Elders Ry dalch, Pomeroy, Parish and Jones, four Mormon elder from Utah, were run out of Meridan this afternoon. BIG HAILSTONES FALL IX TOPEKA Toptka Devastated by the Kornt Storm In Its Hlstorr. MANY I'EOI'LE W'EKE INJURED riuiMt Otiaoliithtd tad City k the Appear tice ol fliviqg withstood a Sitye ol War The btrloisly lajired. Topi ka, Kan., June 2t.-The wortt hail atorm known In thl section of Kam.au struck this city shortly after ( o'clock tonight The shower of hall was terrl tic. Hailstones weighing 12 and 18 ounr stripped the trees of their foliage, smash- ed window on every hand. Including the llnest plate glass store fronts, cut down telegraph and telephone wires, riddled awningj. Injured many persons and In dicted unprecedented damage throughout the city. So great was the Weight of the falling hall that when It struck the asphalt pavements many of the hail stones rebounded to a height of 12 and 11 feet. Dogs were struck In the r.M j and Instantly killed. Horse were knocked to their knees, to rise again and dash away In mail fright Runaways occurred throughout the city. Wheat the fury of the storm parsed those who ventured out found dead birds everywhere and on every hand was a scene of wreckage from the storm, the storm came from the southwest Cense clouds gave warning of the disaster and j ' , " as the day had been extremely hotand!crwf tb' 1,rack ln ,ront ,f '"t- close, many foresaw the cyclone and sought shelter ln their cellars. The sturw came on with a heavy wind and terrific lightning, then came rain, together with a deafening crash of hall that was par- Uyxlng to the senses. So great was the damage to telegraph wires that the city I was cut off from the outside world for tu-venil hmtnt . t . Totn ka tonight looks like a city that iwis wiinsioou a siege 01 war guns, i nere are not a doxen buildings ln town thnt are not almost window lew, and many roofs were caved In. The roofs of miiny structures also were pierced. The damage can be Imagined when It is known that the hailstones ranged ln size from that ' of n In n's egg to that of an ostrich epg. f a hen n.J thai tat thirty minutes after the storm one hailstone was picked up which mas- iirM H Inches In circumference. Sur geons are busy dressing the wounds of persona injured In the storm and reports of Injuries continue to be received. Many were hurt In runaways on the streets. Tho following are among the most se riously hurt: Frank Bralnard, hackman, skull fractured; J. D. Henderson, llvery amn, skull fractured; Henry White, leg broken In a runaway; Mrs. Mary Hughes, arm broken In a runaway: D. K. Lee, bad scalp wound; Miss Anna Fenton, head cut; Fred Holler, head cut The damage to property will run Into tlte thousands. VARSITY DAY. The First Time Yale Has Since lsT3. Met Cornell Poughkeepsle, N. T., June 21. Tomor row Is the big varsity day and the town tonight is taking on a gala appearance. Crowds are beginning to arrive and to morrow will see the place crowded to overflowing. The wind was from the west all the afternoon, and the wiseacres ln weather matters predict that It will rain either tonight or tomorrow. Tho plan now Is to call the race at i:30 p. m. and have It rowed down stream over a four-n.lle course. If the weather la bad, or the water ln poor condition, the race, because of the change of tide, will have to be rowed after 6:45 p. m.. up-stream, necessi tating an entire change of the stake and Judges' boats and the anchorage of the fleet of yacht. It Is called to mind that this Is the first time since 1S7S that Yale has met Cornell, and the first time In two years that she has crossed blades with Harvard. RIOTINO IN SPAIN. The Troublo Was Due to Increased Taxe on Food. New York, Juna 24. A dispatch to the Herald from Madrid says: Serious rioting has taken place at Mleres, In the Ovled province, which was supposed to be due to the increased taxes on food. There was heavy fighting be tween 8000 miners and the Spanish troops, consisting of the civil guards and the prince' regiment. Two rioter were killed and five seriously wounded and many slightly wounded. Two soldiers were killed ami several wounded. BIO STREET CAR DEAL. Machinery for Four Cltlea to Be Made In Chicago. All Chicago, June 24. The Times-Herald says: The long-cherished plan of Churles T. Yerkes, the street railway magnate, to manufacture all the machinery needed by street railway In Chicago, New Tork, Philadelphia and Pittsburg has at last been realized. The 8lemoA-Halskel Elec tric Company, with It big factory In Chicago, la now being consolidated with the Pennxylvanlo. Irjn Worha in Phila delphia. A majority of the iitock of the Chlcajto company haa already been changed for the atork of the. rennaylvunln. The minority atockholdera have been Klveo CO daya In which to accept tha offer of the Kaatrm concern. With a combined capital of W.WXiO, the two companies will manufacture atreet railway machinery for the four UKc cliles. The first newt of the. projected connoll datlon of 'he two cnmpanlea wua Klcaned from the remilta of the annual meeting of the Chicago concern. The director elected at that meeting are: Charles T. rVrkea. Chicago; W. L. Klklna. Philadel phia: R. Suydam Grant, New Tork: R. r. Orldt. Philadelphia: P. W. Whlteridge. New Tork: W. T. Butler, New Tork: E. T. Rice. Jr., New Tork; Martin Maloney, Philadelphia. Whether the ajime of the Chicago con cern will be dropped or changed baa not been decided. The entrance of the Mg (.treet railway men of Chicago. New Tork. ' I'hlladelphJa and Pltuburg- Into th field of manufacture will cut, t la ttld. tre- mendous figure with th electric compi- ni-s that have practically had a monop- oly of supplying machinery for the rail ways. By the consolidation of the com- panle Mr. Terke and his colleagues will be aide to manufacture electric machinery at the lowest cost and will have the con tracts from all the big street-car com panies In the country filled at Chicago. VETERAN PRINTER KILLED. Robert Fergus Ground Train. to Death by a Chicago, June 2t. Robert Fergus. years of age, the veteran printer and re tired newspaper man, was Instantly killed by a fast suburban train on the North western Une at th May-street crossing, Evanston, last night In a blinding atorm 1 i tlA afltr.lv nlftfiAAr n.'rwunn rlnn IrlA.l n ' moving train, and was ground to death. Partial deafness was one of his afflic tions, and this his son thinks was the cause of his not noticing the train. Mr. Fergus enjoyed the distinction of havirg originated and printed the first Chicago directory. Among the books on which j Mr. r ergus set lype w nere ne learneo jthe trade In Glasgow, where he was born, were auercous ' . nf Ik- I ci mt m.Ml Marmlon," the "Lay and The Lady of the Lake," "Sturm's Reflections" nnd Prof. Meadows' Italian ar.d Spanish dic tionaries. - - - ' GRAND SHOOTING CONTEST. 1 1 AS-'gregaimg .! to tie itsirir,ut- ed ln Joliet. Joliet, III., June 2. The grand shoot- Ing tournament of the Central Softue'.ii n- bund of North America began this ruorn- anJ '"' last unt" Sunday night, four days. The prizes aggregate KW) and range from 120 to J1W. donated by each team. There are teams from Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St Louis, Hart ford, Dubuque, Davenport. Lyons and Dyersville, la., Winona, Minn., Milwau kee, Lacrosse, Oshkooh, Wausau, Joliet, Peru and Elgin. Tne Joliet sharpshoot ers' park has one of the finest rifle ranges ln America. Besides cash prizes there are over a hundred medals. WOOL MEN HOPEFUL. Better Prices Being Obtained and Rents Advancing, r "' 1 Cloverdale. CaL, June 21. Wool sales were unusually active yesterday. The best price realized was 14 cents, an In crease of three and a half cents over Inst spring. The wool men are In better spirits than for several years. The effect Is already manifest at sheep ranches, a rentals are on the advance all along the line and values show Indications of going to a living figure. ED STOKES WILL DIE. New York, June 24. Edward S. Stckes, who murdered Jim Flsk, served a four year sentence for It, was restored to cit izenship by Grover Cleveland when tho latter was governor of New Tork, Is dan gerously 111 of a complication of diseases at Virginia Hot Springs, where he has been some time. He is to be taken to Carlsbad. Germany, Immediately, where his friends believe his life may be pro longed, although physicians state that permanent recovery Is Impossible. BALD THE WINNER. Albany, N. T., Juno 24. Eddie Bald to day wron the mile open professional race In the fastest time that such a race has been run of the state ciruclt this year. The time was 2:0SV&- Mlle open Bald won. Newhouse second, Nat Butler third: time, 2:0SH. Mile handicap, professional Nat But ler (20 yards) won, Titus O') second. New- house (15) third; time, 2:12. TUBERCULIN TEST. San Francisco, June 24. The board of health has adopted a resolution Instruct ing Food Inspector Dockery and Veter inary Surgeon O'Rourke lo apply the tu berculin test to cattle ln the various dairy herds In San Francisco. Inspector Dock ery has announced that he would com mence today making the tests. THE QUEEN'S DONATION. London, June 24. The Dally Chronicle understands that the queen haa devoted a large um of money for the relief of the Thossallan refugees. CUBA WILL TARE THE AGGRESSIVE Plans Iking Matte in New York for Active Warfare. ONE YEA R'S SUPPLIES WANTED To Cubic the Issargeits to .take iJVigor o j nd Saccessfil Oislasght o the Spiaisb txtriSihKriptiots. - New Tork. June 24. A meeting of prom inent Cubans, presided over by Delegate Thomas Estrada Palma, was held last ( night at the A.tor house, and was largely ! attended by planters, merchant and oth- ers having property or Interests In Cuba. The meeting, which wa private, had for Its object the agreement upon a plan for raising within a short time the neces sary fund to carry on decidedly vig orous campaign against tha Sptnlsh gov ernment In Cuba next winter. In case the absolute Independence of the Island is not by that t!m established. It was suggested and approved that In addition to the usual voluntary monthly contribu tion to the revolutionary funds, an extra subscription should be started among Cu bans In the T-'nited States and abroad for ! the purpose of raisin? a sum of money sufficient to purchase and send to the patriot army wtthin three month time aU th resources which In the ordinary course of affair won 11, be shipped to them during the entire year. The plan. In short, is to make one great effort to ,p one year's supply, so that the Cuban army may undertake an aggressive polt.-y instead of following the present tactics, which a lack of sufficient supplies compel It to observe. ACCUSE US OF BAD FAITH. Japanese on the Hawaiian Annexation Question. London. June 2t. A dispatch to the" nines 1 rum -tvonc. japan, says Uiat tne Japanese newspapers accuse the United States of bad faith with regard to Ha waii, but that their tone la generally moderate. London, June 2t. The Dally Graphic says editorially today: Japan .Is likely to defeat her own end by addressing a bellicose remonstrance to the United States on the subject of 'Hawaii. The policy of annexation Is not very ponulnr In America, but any at- jtempt at dictation will only be resented, and will strengthen the case for the an nexationists by the suggestion of an eventf'.il Japanese annexation. CRAZED WITH DRINK. Chicago. June 24. Crazed with drink, Fred Bergen ran amuck In Harvey, stab bing right and left and breaking and destroying objects in his path. Police man Healy, who tried to arrest him, was stabbed three times, and Chief of Police Bates saved his own life only by putting a bullet Into Bergen, from the effects of which he died at St. Luke's hospital. BASEBALL SCORES. Plttesburg, June 21.- Pittsburg 6, St. Louis 7. Chicago, June 24. Ch!ca?o t, Cleveland Brooklyn, June 24. Brooklyn 7, Phila delphia S. Boston, June 24.-Boton 12, Baltimore 5. POWDERLT GETS A PT.TM. . New Tork, June 24. Tho Journal aysi President McKlnley, It Is said, has de cided to appoint Terrene V. Powderly, formerly general master workman of the Knights of Labor, commissioner of Im migration at this port to succeed Dr. Jos eph H. Stnner. BURIAL ROBES STOLEN. Boston, June 24. Three fashionable fu nerals In Lynn were postponed yesterday because burglars had stolen the burial robes, which were ln a dressmaking; es tablishment. An attempt was made to borrow or buy ready-made vestments for the dead, but they were not satisfactory. PSU0EO Absolutely Purt f 1 : .. ' 1-1 Celebrated (or It great leaventn; strength and healthiulneaa. Asurea the food against alum and all form of adulteration common to the cheap brand. ROTAL EAKING POWDER CO., NEW TORK. ' IP