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Will 1).: I, u pi v euiiou.
AS'
THE DAILY ASTOBIAN li the
tljftst ml test tW
on tit Columbia River
THE ASTORIA! bai the largest
circulation of inv catr
oa the Columtla River
VOL XLVI1I.
ASTORIA, OUMiOX, HATIRDAY MOKNIMJ, MARlMI 5, IK'.)!!.
NO. 55.
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ATTENTION""
( lav ouai'via who mi' lnalli( 1lil. nuli.
Closing out entirely the R. R. Ilawes stock at a
....HACRIPICI3....
luinler In not an rami fi.r gooiU ..l. tin- way rmtii II, n M,,
Alii Mm I tilt -
Ijlllrk Meal (III Hlii
"Mi-rlir" hiiitri
anil llmitfc
Eclipse Hardware
CompanysTsTSir.
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City
Book Store....
V. carry a larg. Hock of On. ami
commercial stationary, '.petries
In .11 lb UlMt tint, and shade.,
Envelope, Paper T.bltU, Legal
l'.pera. Typewriting paper la all
Ise. Wtbst.r A Liul.-. nib.
ton. tad Carbon.,
Griffin & Reed.
&
Th. Ixat
Part of a Meal la
Good f3utter....
Hullo (hat ran b. nJoy4 when
allnr.
It 1. th- flavor and quality, not
quantity, that make. It. worth
In th. markets of th. world.
It la th. flavor and quality that
mak. tho boarder, happy with
th. thought of a natl,
mm
m mm
Foard & Stokes
Company
Itamember that our
Empire ind MlkaJo Separators
Will aid you In
Owrtlng thla flavor and Quality.
ALL IS KNOWN TO
COURT OF IXOUIRY
I'osltlulv DilirininctlThnt the Maine
l)Uir.Ur IVa Nul mi Aailinl.
sit.m i: Wil l. Mil 111 III. AMI I)
ll.iii 4 tl.n ullicif.t f tnlcncr n Hit IIkiI
lint mi. Muit find Out die I'c r jie -Ifatiir
til tht Ooli,iir,
N'rw York. March 4 -A .llmt'h to the
Trll'iinr from Havana us:
The i-mtltig fnrl of Ill" Mn I in- dlaaatrr
are nil now In the poaw aon of the ni
val hoard. The illv.ru h
iKitmiil i wmIIII'iii, Flu, lno t,i' rt lli'ir-
miikIiIV IiV I llilllli 'I HII'I Kill III' ua Hpli K
hih) 'iin in h l,rnh'l hi y li'i'ii I, M'iii h
IV Kh" Ii.ih I. n nl, M.. ti n-w "li
Ii.lri'i'. Ir.il-rn. ilri V nil . . ' j r m . A'liiilnl
Ituii'i' nuii tlml (In' olij kijiih kI.I t.r
I'lii, i 'I mi Ill" I ".'(ililn. 1'nrlin rly III" I n.. !
I'hlri V.lm piillili i wliit" fl'.l.'i ill i i. in k ' j
I, nt now h" mrrli ii 1,'iii't ut il.iik K'' ' " '
Mlil'li iti'iiiU fr'Tu tin V.' 1 1 to ,i I''' "1 ; S Hl'it'lfC
tun f'iT iil hm tin' h .i r.-r liii". rl.i'U"
l.iii'iinir lilnwc il'-i f-n 'hi- iaM of iho"
lio id it li' ur tin. i riiii-r ' "lilt .iifo will' li
In l.iinti ri'.ti'-'l In tin- liii.)' yiir-l. II'T
K ii nml tiiiT 'I" X voik ti.ivi' nil ,i"-n
n n.'n.'l , in i ll k'-t-fi. . ili" k h.n
l i'ii I, mil In hi r. iv." fi ' I Ik ii.w Hi" it-
T Hih , mm rif li in In .11 liin-.l ul'li 11
iiiulli' I'oll'ln mill mi" l.lni ry. Kin- will
Iiiim. 1.1 w il.ikn, .lib 11 ti nriiMiiii ut or
mi'l'l flui t'iii, luit will nut K 1 Into "in
tiilmil'iii tin v 1 1 Aiikii-!. Hiiiillur work l
irolntr mi wln-ri. lli" 1 rulHiT A'lmiU In
il'xknl. Htm will liiiv im-w I10ll.ru uri'l
niKlmn Hii'l U' 111 I ill wllh ti'-w i)i"k and
rlKKlliK Uli'l III" rralKtlnx fMiWr lif th
tiirr.'ln will )k- li" p. inn! y th a.Mlllon
of ti"W ilut" H.io will rnrry fourtwn
Hm h rilil lli" Kin In H'lillil.in In hci
uaual nnnm"iit whi"n ah. g Into rm-
,i,iii,iii-.i fnlitxl n nrxt B nti-mlMT.
10 BUILD THE
NICAKACUA CANAL
Sow liunit (Jrynnit'I in
Chiiiitji) fur the I'ut jje.
I SMMATI I) COSI IS SMAI.LI U
-"!A REPORT 31AY
SOON BE HADE
Pimlinqs Can I5e Known.
I
V o (1 i c t c Vill Tjke the Cutntiiinn
(it anted the M.ititime C'ooipioy
ad rk ibe fr' jr.t.
thrlr work durlnir tho aberni- nf tha
iHiaril at K-y Wmt Thry linvn iIIkov
ff nothlriK In rhnnar IV i-vlili n, n natli.
rr'l. whl'h nhowi.1 al'imrmtly that tho
riploalun wna ritrrtiitl. Th'lr riamlna
Hon thla work haa utomlfd almtli1 th
lilntra anil thry hv- tirtratrd forwunl
w. ll Into th bow. All I h"y find la nvro-
NKW HK'.NAI.INU COI'K.
Ciinimunlratlun llrtwr-rn Nrw V'k anl
Ban Franr.huo In Six Mlnutca.
Now York, March i -Hora-rama n.irm
nrol J.iii". if tho fr,ll". Htati-a alicnal
mrj, hava boon ronOurtlng aorbav of
i-M-rlm'-tt at (invornnr'a Iriaml thnt
ly roriflrmatriry of what prMualy j , r,, , , rw,llu(1n llf ,h) fcnll,
dlamv. rr.l, 1 n,,l,,t,i Hiinipoon and hi. a-1 ..,, Mn)f u,, ,,r th( ,,.
latr. woro o.,-.,'l.,lly aniKiu. to awall iri1K,lia ,nlHr .
fnrthor w..rk by tho .llvr. L. di t.Tinlno p. rln nT hi.vo br. n mindful and th. )
wh.th. r or m.t ml.tak.-. hn-l boon ma.-j,lvB wr(,.n Avlln!.rn ,lrrtri(.
In any partlrulur. Nothh.a liaa boon f-Mirxl ,he , ,, ,w ,p,,.,riltu, ,hl,.h
t.. 1Mb .I ml.ti.k-. (in tho ,,.n.rry ,nM, f ,Uinilnra , .h
It.. ...... Iw.aa.i.ul.lf . !... 1. . m ... I
--. 1 or.lH).,ry rlnulnr ohuttrt. Ho porf.vt M
inod. tfc. mot, oonrtn. In npiM-ara ho ,h, (nrwi, ,iy ,h, nrw lkmp
rii;iiii vi.i. nu a of npkalun from 1 if, . nii n.T, ''Wur
without. How Ion tho b-mril will Ink
5ol Afenl..
A.torta, Oregon.
THE
From the Thirty-Clgbtb Annual Statement of
EQUITABLE LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY
Of the United States.
Oulntumliiig AxNiirann IVv. 31, 1 H97
New AsMuriiiK-e written in 1897
ProiiosnU for Axxurnncp Kxnniiiictl un4 J)o-
clinotl in 1 K97
Income in 1 897
Aiwotn Dwemher .'11, 1K!7
JJwurvo on nil existing jiolicifs (4 jht oout.
Ntainlanl) nml ull other liuliilitiim
Surplus, 4 kt cent, ntuntlanl
Paid Poliev-Iloklcrs in 1K!7
9fil,16ftl837l0
lfiG,lfi5,693.(H
24,491,1173.00
481672,'269.53
23(1,876,308.0 1
180,333,133.20
50,513,174.8)1
'21,1015,314.14
ItHNRY B. I1VDE, President. j. ALEXANDER. Vke-Pre.
L. 5AMIT.LS, Manager,
Third I'loor, Orcgonlan ItullJIng Pvrtland, Oregon.
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SHIELD
BRAND
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UNION MEAT COMPANY
A I.I. KINI1S
lh' t'ANNKl) .M KAT8
Mams.
Bacon and
Strictly Pure Lard
(liiiiraiilooit
Tho Ileal III llio Markft
Cor. fourth mil Gllsnn Streets
Cortland. Orciot.
I 0m
to f
Kopp's
"Best
A DELICIOUS DRINK....
and ABS0LUELY PURE
The North Pnoiflo Brewery, of wbioh
Mr. John Kopp is proprietor, mnkes boot
for dompRMo nml export trade.
Bottled beer for family tine, or keg
beer atipplied nt any time, delivery in
the city free.
NORTH PACIFIC BREWERY
hita boon Ois-lurod
with !ialn." vim ho llnxluil fmm t5o.v-
to fnrmulat. Ita r..o. luahina on thla point ,nB.r', ,lnr4 , ,h, ,,,,0
ran bo In-ttor Jmla-o.! In Wa.hlncfn thi.n;rK. ln ,ha, . ,- BM.
In Havana, Nolwll hatandla tha rrmla
alnn Klvon liy tho t'iilto.1 Mtntra fovom.
mont for Hanlah dlvor. ro rinmltto tho
lri tho noi-aury numlM-r of alirmil wta-
tlrtna i no br il'i'"od aloi. tho liar.
r "r a mrmlx-r of yrwra tho t)!fli-tH of
wrrrk. th. invoatta-atkm by th. npnnl.h fh ,1tnill n,n hlv, Wn rlmnilln(
innonur. 01 ,nr rononnm or mo an.p,llh nrtat ,),(, .w)h
prixorda alowly
Ttioy am to bo In no
hurry to loarn flio furta alxiut tho hull.
mtiKiiliioa and othor nmftora whV'h worr
th objai-t
ntnlInK a flttliue aiiUihutr for tho old
tlmo tir.1k. ho bine aa tho tn h rrmnl
in uo It will bo tux omiiry t almnil In ar.
flrat t.i onaaar no ott. ntl.in of 0. navm ' r,UHlT wh ,hr n,l( ,, mt)Uh
taw arl Tlaaa v.a- Apt. a.aaa. kn. a V a. ..-v a t
.... .., "' ii i.,w una riimbooantii.'. The now lamp
Pl.loral.lo iratirmmy of poraona ho woo. , prrm,t. t f,, , hl. Mpji, BnJ
in tho harbor mi tho nlalit of th- . .l..a- cmnivhiTtalv. Mnr. ro.lo. R tlnnK
ion. Kivoa mm n woik-nr i ino (mn- ,h IUrtl! pr,,lur,.,, m, n, can h,,
mony of lh..r who any th.y aaw flami-a riaho, miio. Tho toWvriii.h cnlr
laaiilim from tlir Malno brforr tbo ahtp j UT,,n ,hw (,,irnn j ,, .ntnf
" --' "j ho np ', i hihi 'ioinK of thi khultrr.
Tho iiiulrrmnnillnt: In llnnnu l thnt .
Iho imvul borrr.l will bo rmphatl.- In ox- nr.KD OF A 81111 YAltl
unrrnttni! t'uptiiln Slirbto and ! ofllror
if tho Mnlno from tho rmpllrattn of n'K-ItKon.-r.
link of dlarlpltiio or n-HiHiiialt.il-
Ity for tho itta.iator. It h.ia boon ulmoat
T'lrif.ilt.n thnt until tho hoard roport on
fho ailbjort. tiptaln ttrbo b nominally
tinflor a cbniil. Tho avrm-y by whb li tlir
InvratlRnlbin hit" Ix'. ii i-onilui'toil bus not
provrnto.l fho toatlmony from b.'romln
Vnown. Tho board will h ahir to ahow
fhal It wna not only not an acoltvnt whk-h
canard fho mt(ioalon. but nho thnt nn
Vaala uf auniibnt fiMtn an unknown
nauao.
fo fur aa It will k In tho navrtlon nl
toltlvo v"Mif mat tlw Mnlno wan blown 4 dllforrnao would innko In ltavlt an o
Andrarw farnovlo fiiiKK'-au Tlun Oir-I-ic
Katnlillabud ut New York.
OlwHUnd, Jlan-h 4.-Thh -wattc'a Kmio
of tho'Trailo Itfxi.w hna it lortor fra
Andn-w fiirnoRl,;. who la amw aa Carmoa,
Krnnt-o. Ho aaya:
"May I mil rrttontlon thmuitli your n.l
umna ta tho fli'ld whlrh U open for
llrat-i Uw ahlp hullillnn ynnl upon tile
HiidNon at rrvrr-.ir th. buwor bay, No
York? Tho prior uild foa- to.H by tbo
Herman nnd Ktirtinli ahlp yanla arono
tnurh hhor tban ahlp bialdorw In Now
ork wwild bo oo.jnlrod r. pay ihnt the
i, la for lltr pn-aont a .infuliitlvc iiuoa-
tlwn. Tho lmUoaln la that 'thr lonnt
Ka. vld.noe at h. dd. wltluHit monw
f llnillnc nut wtio rommrttrd It. It U In-
itumUnt ixin tlir SruinWi (roverumont
to tnd tliat out.
TV. donlaJ rrodttvd to Sontir du bar In
WuatiliiKton thAt nil no a r la toil In Hiivnna
hnrbar doc nut aocolve trto wuluW thnt
ould br irrvon to an iiltlolal doclarutlon
from t'nptiibi-ib'n.THl Hlnn) or PmnliT
liiKiiata mi tho aiinio aill'Jool. In ottli lill
Inloa horo It la tho cvldont purpuao to
ombat tho flndlns of tho naval board.
but r.ol iiKKnwalvrJy. Tho BjiuhImIi aitl
tudo aooniM to bo that ml uui'lilont wna
liroliul.lo ami Unit tbo Unltod BUitoa la
ot Jimtllleil In ninkliiK u doumud for
ropnrntloii whon tho proof uf foul piny
la not poalllvo, Tho usnunipllou will b
tlmt tho two Kovorimionls uftor taking
cvldonoo will bo umiblo to itKioe lu tliolr
coiioIuhIoiih. ll.iwovor thoro la nolliliiK In
the nut tiro of n Joint invrallgiilloii. i'rom
Jioprrarnt outlook. Madrid and WuhIiIuk-
ton aro the plncfi whore tho consognonL-oa
of tho Malno explosion will bo detorm
lliod. I.UUo more than la ulroady known
can bo lournod hore. Th; wrook promlaoa
to rotmiln In tho hiubor for un lndollnlto
porlod'. Tho wrockliiK conipnnloa will bo
bio to ralao tho KUim of tho Mulno. Tho
hull la an usaot of no value to any gov-
ornrnont. Tito toniner of tho Htmiilalt
uatoa toward tho Unltod Statoa IIiiiIh
aotno exhibition nt prosont, but not In
the form of hontllo ilomonBlrntlon. It Is
mthrr In the slmpo of fervent protests
ml notions of loyalty to tho mother coun
try. Tho arrival of tho wnrahln Vlienyu
hna onuteil an outpouring of tho lnynl
plrlt, tlimiKh It wits not exactly upon-
taneous, for the tlomonstratlon wits nr
ninRod In ndvnnee. Apparonlly a lame
ropnrtlon of tho poptiluee uro Krutltled
to aoo tha Vlicnya anchored not far from
tho wreck of, tho Maine, Thoy believe
thnt with the other warship whlrh are
to eomo and with the torpedo fleet, Ha-
nna nnd the port, of Cuba nro snfo from
nn American floet.
New York, March 4. Considerable hurry
chnructerlxe. the work ln the navy yard
In getting th. dispatch boat Dolphin Into
client profit. limes ar wortk about
2 or M per ton In Now York. The
quoted irloe at timgow la naarly tU.
tlther pra-ea are In propmtlon and a
woodwork of thtpa- also ranich ulirapwr
vai New Tirk.
"If a ja.rd waa ballt today, wrfh tbj'
iw-wrat aiiplliinecn, th total rwat of labor
even at trwr-h hlKtwr aiiK"", would be leas
truin In any ahlp yaxd I know of, either
In ilreut Itrnuln or Oonniiny. Th.-re would
I no warai.lp or Allaatlc llnrra oMn for
bhln In any part of the world wliUti
Now York yund would wot have something
to .any aboirt Kvrry needed elimont la
proaeiU for reaulnlog our aupremaoy a
the ;iliii'lpal ahlp bulliling country."
FllOM T1IK I.ANl OK 1'I.KNTY.
Ninety Tons of Knod Prom Ortgon lor
the SiarvhiR Oubana.
Portlfcivl. Untvh 4.-The Oubnn relief
roniniltlv of Orvcnn will tomorrow ahlp
over the O. R. N. road al rarlnnda of
provisions nnd rhxhlnR for tho starving
people of Culm, Each car carries SO.IW
pounds, mnklng W tons In nil. Tho com
mittee expects to ahlp tho second section
of about six cars within two weeks. The
railroads will transport supplies free to
New York, whore they will be shipped
to Cuba.
A bnnner has been placed on the enrs,
rending. "From Oregon, tho Land of
Plenty, to tho Starving Cubans." To each
banner will be added tho nnme of the city
contributing the contents of tho car.
CITED VOn CONTEMPT.
Taconm, March 4. Editor A. P. Tugwell
nnd Associate Kdllor Krank linker, of the
Taconm Weekly Sun, were today served
with nn order from the supremo court
to show cnuae, on March 11, why they
should not be arrested and dealt with
for contempt. Tho order was Issued on a
complaint sworn to by Attorney-Genera)
Winston nnd was emitted by an nlleged
scurrilous attack on tho court for Its de
cision In the Bnrdsley warrant caso. lin
ker Is chnlrman of the populist central
committee nnd nn ex-member of the leg
islature and admits thnt ho wrote the
article ln question.
Chimin. Marin 4 Tht'Yrlbuiie ss:
A yw.llrat! to tako the concraans
arantod the Muritlmo t'ompany by the
ropuhHi's of Nicaragua and Coaia, Klca
for tiro construction offhs canal la ta pro
oaa f organisation by K. V. Cramln of
this rity, trho la now In New Tork nego
tbfffriK th. contract, by whlrh Qi now
ownera uf the corKvaslons granted by
tho Contawl Amor Ion n rrpubllca and for
tbo work already -compltfae4 wrlll com.
tolD hi. poaaoavab.
T. E. Conloy. wio hna boo. aaarxrlatod
with Mr. Craman In tbo tterpr1a, I
ulao la Now Tork, galhertag material
for thi aKcin-ktUns whlrh mill be with
in tho next o4!ays prtawntM to contrac
tora for hlda ( the dlir-Timt woctlona ot
the work. The new syndicate for the
conaj ru tloa of th. Mcamirua canal wtll
aooa know within a Tow million dollars
Just how mur-li It la going to coat. ftnUbed
and rrady for the paaae of tho first
ahti. A rough eatlmaie :from th. data at
ha id on the return af Mr. Cramln and Mr.
Cnloy Trmn thiir trlptjer the carnal a
few w-felc aao ptacod the coat within
tri.m.axi. "Mr. Cxraley waa of the opinion
tout aa further data waa collected regard
ing tbo itMuru ut the excavation over a
I .art f tte rout tha coat might be ent
.Iowa to W0,. Tkls Is far Inside the
oallmatos whk-k "have bees preaented to
rongrom In the appoula of tho Murttlme
Company for gwersment aid.
The -preparation tlf tho specifications of
the contractors hna been aa thorough
the data In exlMonae permitted. Mr. Con
ley awirod atl the material collected by
the emlneers for tae Maritime Company.
Ho thr-n took tho reports of the commis
sion fr m the Vntted tato. pngboet-r corps
and to these bo added all the material to
l hnd during his thorough Inspection of
the rami I and at the capital nf Nicara
gua and Costa Rica. Immediately upon
hi. return from lilt trip of Inspection a
force of engineer waa set to work und-r
his dvtrtlon, brrriKlng Into form this mass
of material. Juat prior to his departure
for Xf York. " he Intimated that the
spetthcatlon. wore so nearly completed
that to a short time thry would go Into
the hands of the contreors for bids.
Hon, will be required with all bids aid
when the flguro. have been added for the
flrat time In all the years that men have
becn-trylng to Join the Atlantic and Pa
cific br ahlp canals It will be knowa some
where near the actual figures Just how
muchthe work ta going to rwt.
"The Nicaragua canal," heaatd. " be
ing t retted aa a trasineaa propestlkia. Our
peopk' want to know where the tbtng Is
going -when they begin putting ln their
money. We are. ajulng to tell tbem. There
la not auch a -great mystery In canal
building that It ahould not lie determ
ined approximately what a canal 1. giiig
to cost engine- are honest enough to
catlmnte properly the work before them.
B"ho conatruction of the lUioois drainage
Hiiml has educated the contractors who
rtkl that work and they know Just what
to expect -3i the Nicaragua canal. Their
representatives hawe been over the
ground, they have studied climatic condl
tionei, learnwl what their labor would cost
enn catlmnte closely the cost of transpor
tatlosi to the canal of their machinery
und material. With the specifications ln
their hnnds they can bid as Intelligently
a If the work was In nn American
state."
The terms by which the control of the
property nnd cotu'esslons t-f the Maritime
Company has Int. the hands of the new
syndicate are not given out. Their ar
rangement was the work ot several
month, before tha trip to Niaarugu.i was
made.
Who is back of tho syndicate Is not
given out by the promoters, but It Is
claimed that the contractors have been
suttstled of Its financial stability. How
much government aid nnd lu what shape
will bo nuked, are also matters which
neither Mr. Cramln nor Mr. Cooley gives
out for publication at tho present junc
ture. Mr. Cramln nnd Mr. Cooley rre
expected to remnln In New York about j
week longer In the settlement of the
ransfcr of the canal from the Mariti me
Company to tho new syndicate.
Iho only atatlon working In conjunct!',
wllh th Colombian government 111
H;in Junn il-l Hur, Nicaragua.
Tli llernl'i'a r.orr' sporidvnt write from!
Bun Jose Ibsit th'- wires from thru to j
Han Juun are In good condition, but that)
the ovfrnrm M refill" to permit the'
IraiMirilovlr.n of m-a(?' , cumin r -l.il, , .
dliloniut!c or oth'-rwlio. The situation l
really grave. Troop, are hurrying to tho ; X;IVy Dfuai tincnt HllS AltffJ KtCft
front dally. The correspondent aiMs that ;
there la great enthusiasm In H.m Zm;
from tho gray-lialred t':rans of Walk-'
r's tlmo to the lar'II'-ss youths of thi.
i
preiMnt day, j
A orp. of IMft volunteer, . ft .,n Jow ! LLE I'KOVIDI.S FOR THE POOR
February 23 for Sapoa, a peaceful town j
on the frontier. who Industrious cltl-j
ten never showed th'-lr warlike, spirit j
until Inst B' ptt-mber. when tho flrat war : R44 f,-la!)Iiiieil As)lasi.H (or Ike Destiiste
clouds arose In the arrest in Nicaragua j
of Cor.eul-General Ilhre, of Costa Rica.
CoMa Klca then had leas than t' mn
under a mi a. Now she ha. nearly .
Generals Guard-, and Placaa, the latter
of Ecuador revolutionary fame, are in
command of the forces on the frontier.
Nlcw-agua will therefor, have to fight
single-handed If she goes to war with
Costa Rica.
and Stjrviofi tt HaV tsd Is
Dolflj C.xt a'o(k.
THE STORY DENOUNCED.
American and Bpanlsh Residents of Mon
terey Are Quite Friendly.
Monterey, Mexico. March 4. The story
wired from San Antonio that In Monterey
there waa Intense hatred between Span
iards and Americans; that peraoml con
flicts were frequently averted, and thnt
American feared destruction of their
property by the Spaniards In event of
war between th. United State and Spain,
created much feeling In thla city. The
Monterey Dally Globe says editorially:
"This story la utterly without founda
tion. Tbo existing pleasant personal and
business relations between Spanish and
American realdents at Monterey have nut
hi any degree suffered Interruption be
cause of lb. Maine accident. There have
been no personal conflicts of any sort-
American property In Monterey Is not inj
the slightest danger. Any attempt at de
struction of American property would be
suppn-aaed with vigor and promptness."
Washington, March 4.-At last there ta
a prospect of learning when the report of
th. court of Inquiry In the case of th.
Maine disaster 1 to be nude; that la. If
tha court Itself to competent to pas. an
opinion on that point A telegram haa
been sent to Captain Sampson, asking
when It la .xpeeted a report can be mad..
So far ther. baa been no response and It
may be that tha president ot the court
wishes first to counsel with hla col league
before delivering a response. The fact
that this Inquiry has been addressed to
tha court by Secretary Long at tha In
stance of the cabinet la regarded as proof
of the correctness of the statement that
has been made almost dally by member
ot the administration that It had no con
trol over the court and did not know
when the report would come.
It Is said at th. navy department at th.
close of office hours today that no word
had come from Key West or Havana,
save the dispatches of the post two day
relative to th. disposition of th. wounded
men and dead bodies. It la probable that
the Olympla, the flagship of the Asiatic
squadron, will come home to San Fran
clsco. Naval officials ar. deeply Inter
ested In the reports of the purchase of
warship by Spain, and mak. the reports
ot the transactions a text for complaint
j of the Inactivity of our navy department
to do likewise.
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LF.E TROVIDES FOR THE DESTITUTE
Washington, March 4. The on!y word
received at the state department from.
THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.
Itrittah Lay Claim to Territory Which
Ir-cludea Dyea and Skagway.
Wwhlngton, March 4. The breaking
out anew rf the controversy over the
hmradary Tme between Alaska and Brit
foh Columbia created much Interest
among official today, and calls attention General Lee during the past J4 hours
ta 11a necessity for the final disposition fame In a short cablegram received last
of tht; boundary Issue. It is pointed out! nl8ht and addressed to Assistant Secreta-
1hat the maps) and data compiled with
the ireateat cure and precision by the
aat and geodetic surrey authorities sus
tain ,rn every particular ta position as
sumed by the United States with respect
t lta domaba.
There la, however, an important quea
Tn of the construction at the terms of
the Amglo-Bwsaian treaty, upon which
owr claims rwt. Thla government fixe
trpon -salt iur as a basis of detnition.
wklle the British dispute thbj aai claim
tha lulaad aa ocean ahore, which would
place) the head f Lynn canal la Britbdi
territory, giving them several Important
Points, like Dyea, and Skagway.
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
Alaskan Homestead Law and Railway
fItght-of-Way B11L
Washington, Marrh 4. -After a debate
lasting aeveral day. the senate late this
afternoon paxsed the bill extending the
homestead law and providing tor a right-of-way
or railroads In the district of
Alaska. Comparatively little discussion
of a general Interest was created by the
bilL Section 1J, provkling for certain
bonding couceselons to Canada In lieu of
prMk-gea to be extended by the dominion
Bovernmeni to tnia country, however, In- I
duced rather a lively debate, as It brought j
Into controversy the old fisheries question ' SCARE DOES NOT AFFECT TRADE,
on the New England coast, which has .
been pending between the United States I ew ,orK- Marcn R- - Du" & Com
and Great Britain for a hundred years, j pany" Weekly Kevlcw of TraJo wl My
Tho statement was made on the floor of tomorrow:
tho senate that there was every reason S,0rlc 0f the most KcMes rt. dte-
to believe that by the passage of the bill i P promlt,y- ani1 many of then, be
the flsherrlcs question could be settler! I for they ar tolJ' nftected apecuiallon
ry Day. The consul-general had formally,
notified the department that, aa oneof
the result of his efforts to Improve tha
condition of the poor of Havana, he had
secured from the Spanish authorities the
use of a large store, which he proposed
to use aa an orphan asylum to rhclter
many little children left parentless by
th ri XtUt .... 1.1 ..n.i.p.l w
reads as follow:
"Havana March Have established
asy lum for destitute families or orphan,
regardless of nationality. Money sent
by yon will be applied to purchase of food
for aald orphans. Lee."
GOLD CONTRACTS.
If Kentucky Can 8tand It the Balance of
t the Country will Worry Along.
Frankfort. Ky., March 4.-The house or
representatives haa passed by a party
vote n act to prevent the making of a
contract payable In gold and making such
a contract null and void. Dr. 8. Atwood
Smith, of Louisville. Introduced the bill
and advocated Ita passage. It la aub-
stantlully a copy of the Nebraska law
and prevents the discrimination of either
metal against the other and declare both
gold and silver legal tender in payment
of debts on exactly the same terms.
without great effort, as assurances to
that effect hnd been received from a largo
and influential element In Canada.
MORE APPROPRIATIONS. j
Washington, March 4.-Two more ap
propriation bills were Bent to the presl
dent today, the pension bill and the con
sular and diplomatic bill, both of which
went through their final stage in Die
house today. Tula was private bill day.
The most Important action taken war
acquiescence In the agreement to make
bill npproprlntlng about ,1,300,000 for
war claims approved by the court of
claims under the provisions of tho Bow
man act the special order for next Fri
day. The claims carried by the bill, 730
in number, are for stores and supplies
during the war In tha southern states.
WORK ON FORTIFICATIONS.
ANOTHER WAR IS IMMINENT.
Nicaragua and Costa Rica Ready to Fly
at Each Other's Throats.
New York, March 4. A special to the
Horald from San Jose, Costa Rica, Indi
cate that war between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua Is unavoidable. Costa Rica la
completely cut oft from telegraphic, com
munication with the outBlda world, as
Port Townsend, March 4.-It Is reported
here today that both firms ot contrac
tors now constrticting fortifications for
mo government at Marrowstone Point
nnd Admiralty Head have been Instructed
to expedite the work. An additional gun
pit. not previously provided in the esti
mates for this year' work at Admiralty
Head, at the entrance of the (traits, op
posite this city, will be commenced in a
short time.
in stocks much last week and at time
this week, but they have not disturbed
the Industries, and trade of the country
at all. There Is confidence that the au
thorities are doing what is proper to
provide for the public defense, and busi
ness Is moving on with the assurance that
It will not be seriously disturbed.
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