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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1898)
.r:: a v THE DAILY ASTORIAN ll th tlgjeat ani best paper on tbi Columbia River VOL XLVIII. House Furnishing Goods Por the Cnrloml Jtml Ueolvtx-1 from Pipe mill Eclipse Hardware Company The Power of mmm Mildly lb. Influence of sjwspapar. Wa (Iva It a naw meaning. Wa aall LCTTEn rilCMDM COM I NCI BOOK! AND THE VrllT 1HCMT Of INK . . Alt Ur of which ara nc mmit to obtain a good epy of your Utter. Kp eopla. of your nirrMpotiitonra and save nwwey. GRIFFIN BOT TOM Foard CHARLES KAN M"UflCASANU QENT8' UN Japanese Goods, Hosiery, N AT REABONA J. Ala THE SISTERS OF THE Convent of the ...Holy Names ASTORIA. OREGON, JUVK OPKNKII THKIH HOAIUHNU AND DAY HCHOOL. For Mm, a to., axldraaa lb a Rupert ortM. PUPIL itaORlVKD IN TUB PI11UARY. OKAUalAH AND AOADBUIO ORADR8 W. F. SCHEIBE, A Ml Una o4 Plea, Tabacce, aaat 3e.uti.ra' Articles, 474 Vommarvlal HI. u u u u u u u DQDDD EI U riAifaiAiCiiiiJ,K -a if t i 1 MA mm iJH ..i-i-- nillloii. tho. lifiwli inwwwfc flttlnuM.. Hupurlor Uoiiuon, the Press . . . . & RI3EI). FACTS' ir 1 1 ii t I'll i i t ii I turd" daily, liui II r l, h iii f ta . .taaaiil Robert Mcwart A Son IrUh Flag . almon Twine ... . sir 1 1, at mi 1 1 in l ahil Urontrt 1 allir t il.tt. II ill (ill mi) time anil .,!a th. hMluuiii. I raltia In Canncr) and I Uhci men's SuppHra .. & Stokes Company a.!.. oreKo-. & Co., No. 1C7 i Commercial Street. I 3ERWEAR... otlona and Furnishing Ooods RLE PRICK.. INSTRU MENTAL UUHIO, PAINTING AND VOICE CULTURE FORM A SPECIAL DEPARTMENT Manulnclurfr and lcalar In . . FINE CIGARS! Kopp's "Best A DELICIOUS DRINK.... AND ABSOLUELY PURE The North raoiflo Brewery, of which Mr. John Kopp i proprietor, ninkt. lieei tor domesMo and export trailn. Huttlod Wr for family no, or kB beer iuppllml ut nny timt d)ivry in the city tree. NORTH PACIFIC BREWERY Mount Angel College MOUNT ANGEL Marion Count' OREGON TWa la Juat tha place for your bojra. DIla-hUuI IooOon lnrir. building, and ground., good mania, plenty of healthy axerclae, .inallent teacher and cartful training-- tlila I. what Uy all aay of MT. ANOBL COLLEGE!. Bend for Cat ajogu. and aroliU tsrma. P, F. PLACIDUS. Director, TROOPS ORDERED 'run rn ii"n Plrst KwliHc Step Taken ly the (inurnment. I Hi: ARMY HI IN(, M()ltll.lI I) K 4 1 1 f ! kill .Mute Ihf lioopi o .Monday In Ikt Si.lh V il I K sitrMiim it ftnf Diltnnil fuliili WAMlllViTuN I -1: 1 1 . I. AN' .i;iti.i.Mi:NT 1 1 am ni.i.N ma hi; T' Vn'li: UN Till; I I. AN Itl'.su i.i -i i" i in tmi; hi'nati: in: I'Mlli: M'JiH f.NMKN I' Ti i M ill lii ni;mt h-IlnkImii. Anl I'. In . I I -. 1 1 v thi- I I M;,il ki' nil t . U n l' III, I . i . . . r : tin hi In iri i.uinK r-r fi.,. m, I i.iln v i'I .in i in ,i,iiii,-r i'M Hi-i'n lii.nifciui.iii-il itM,i kIh ii i,i. Iii. i. .hi, I f"r lln- i ,,ii, iii rii Inn il f . 1 . i . ih!. In lit,- .until if .la f.K'.IIH m ,.f r i..lty. I. ! i. 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I iin.l Tva m .f.ninh infantry; In M.i I. II. . tli- Hi-..ini Thir.l. T. iiih Kli v null Nina t. a tit It . Tan!.lh ,in, Twinty- n,l i.i T.iiniu Hi. r.nirth. I'lflh. I Hi k t Ii. Ninth, Tlilria a in h. Ha va iita . nl 11 j iin.l Twalily-llin liif.miry Tha' iiitllli ry (IlKlit li.itta ria n in,! nriiia i v ra itltna iila. a - la'pl In tha' Hlttll ,111.1 HaVa lltll. llll It aa-ra. raai ntly im;. initial aimlvr mi an of ( "HkTiia. kii I" l'lil .itnHk'.in. Thi "HI, a rt, hn will Kiiiiitiiin.l will Ui'IhtuI Hhnft-a-r l Na-w (irliniia. (ia-na'nil (iaiiH!i.r t Maibllr. tiina-rnl Waiili- in Tampa, und ila-mml llmnkai lit I'llla iimilKUH. Tin- iai ra'Klnit'iita aif iirillliTy rt'ii'titly iiiiiliiiriti'il lay raini!ri' hv nut Imi'ii n- irillla-al lal tllllr flllla't .tra'tlKlh. Hllal III M, I, llll.ill lira- Hail Wall lamlla'aa-al with hiirara nnil ulhir nmnwry rUlaltfH fur airvliv nnal tlia ri'fain' ara- mat Ina lmla-al In I ml, iv a iinla r. Thia ili'inirtiiirni luia an allalrllnili'al thi' iwrnly-lwo ri'glnii'iila of Infuntry at on-vi-nli'iil I'l.icaa mi tlii' Killf that lll. y will lua naii-aallala' fur ir.iiiahirtutlnn tn t'uha. I'ruiinfiila Imvi' l"'n Invlli'd fnim ahip rniiiimiilia fur i -harti-rlna vraai'U to tin' ICaav a-ruilla lit fnr (Ilia Knrk. TltiHU'S KltoM HAN r'K.N'S'0. Hun Kranilfii', Anrll IV-l.nti' lamlKlil ala lllllla- nrala r HiTi' IV, a'lvral III Itl lliy liaailiitiiirlarM liari' ("r tin' truii.ifiT of I'lllta-al Htillaa trni'l'l t II t lallll'il lit till' I'rralillii iin.l lla'ttavla ImrrnrkK. inmirts Ink' Ihi' Klral Infantry. In Now ttrli'ana. Art'iiUk-a-nii'titti wrri- aiihaa-niii'iitly nmdi' llh tin" Haiiithaiii I'.ultli' 1'nmiuiny fair t hair trntiMiiartiitliiii iiinwaril. (In- nlarl riiiin In n' tn l'i' ni.nlf nil Tiicailay niorit Iiik. With Ilia' Infantry ri'Klnx'nt will nlao Kii tii lriiui of lavalty ami Iwn liutta -rha of Unlit artlllrry, i.itnii'imtin In all alum! Tmi ini'ii. WYOMIMi TlttHUft. flii-yi'imf. Wyn.. April Ka.-TIti' Hinlilh la iilnii iil at Krt HtiMfi'll rtM'i lvi'il nnli rs III ti n'l'lmk till" rVitllllK tai lii' I'a'llily in la-avi' 111 ts liiitii'!'. Tin' I'tilnli rmlllr train In nnlt nil fair tninnrrow nmrnliiR. Wlt.l. MtVK MONDAY. umiilia, April l.'a-It linn Ihm-h tloolilod llial llii'ri" will nut In' n nitavomont of the linnpa liifniv Miiinlay fnim Hit- uVpiii'l liii'til of Mlamnirl. Major l'oml, nt'tlng iHiarti'rtiiiitili'r. will pi'inwil nt otu-o to Molillo to ai'livt iiuat'tt'ia. Cn'iioral t'op plimi'i' mnl HtnlY will li'avaa Omaha Humliiy for Mnnlli'. AT KOHT 1H1'0LASA Salt I.aki', April 15. Tho Twt-nly-fourth Infantry at Port lXiuglnna rori'lva-il luai-i'lilitK onli'ia lonlitlit. lint no tlmo lias lii'i'ii ili'HlKiiatiil for llti' niovp. FUOM KdltT SI I KH MAN. Kurt alii'i'inaii, Idaho, April 1.V At S o'rloi'k loiilk'lu t'ol. Tlioakor, I'liintiiandlnif tin' Hlxta'i'iith liifaiitiy, had no onli'i-H to niovia, A prlvato ti'U'isriini from l.li'ii ti'tiatil fowlt'H at riltnlnii'K ImitiKhl Uk" Inforitiallnn lliat tho regiment had boon ordered Honth. The regiment Ih ready to move on xliort nol.ee. There are live companion here or ttliotit 3,ri0 men, C('l.OHAhi) TKOOI'S. Ilenver. April 15. lirderH wore received nt 5 o'clock litis nfternoon nt the head qiiarlem of the department of Colorado for the movement of the following troopa to the Men count: Second eavalry, two (Continued on fourth page.) KUI.lv ASSOCIATED PRICSS REPORT. ASTORIA, Ol.KdlMi. SATl'HIlAY MORNING, HISTORICAL DAY v thi; qi; Innjilrlmj Scene itaref y KltncsNtd In TliU Country. UK I M.I AM Sl'IICIirS MA UK kill I'm Llil; tic a Untiaaiiai Stliioa tnnl Ihf V.r yuftiit It Settled -r a. i t i i, ij laiiilcnli Oronicltd. ' laallllik-t"ll. April IV-Tlla .ali.ilc l.f llii l iiil.-al Hi. ilia I- IHI In ti"' till'"" "I ,H, ii.. inn iif tin. Miiapaiin AmifrK an ri- -laa Willie Ilia- la. tlUtl' talk, till- pa-a,ala. I,f I ha- i .ainilry tf Iha- a lvillti i) nrl.l aM.lll lla. . f .tla t Till' Vllalli t Kill ha- T I initial III .a. a "1.1,111. I- With Mil ilkTaa Ilia lit ta , I.. .I l.lla- l.alllk-llt . .tallla' tllln- lIljrlllK Iha. . kl-lallla- at.iv aaf ..m.art" Th.ll Iriil.lailvf- al.iy tuny ,-li'n. Iniai Hiinil.iy. AflaT Ilia lla-la.ita- ll,al la.-a 11 (ajM-tl f"T alk-lll ll.alira .aa:iy Hit I -flair! Wil. tllliala' at n ,i. Ii nil inrri a nii iil t" vnt- aaii nil ol Iha- pa ii.lliik- ra aiilntlaalia lit T ii rl'M k t" rtmiritw a-nliig, and In the iiatifuai'al ital- .a,IH .llliaitlg till, aa llillaara ihaTa- W.l. Itll'lo lal f I f.ar the flrat lima- il illapnaltlian t.a lilil,iiir fufTa-ry of laiiiainim. al ihiaiik'h alUa i.ilmliig any lllli nlliall t lla l.ay tl.ll. .11 nil. Inly. nlii-a la-.l to any .igra-a--IliaM f.ar lltlllij Ilia- 1 1 till- III Villa-. Tlla' ,1.1. .it.- tha n ,r.t, a lla-al. lalll 111 ,1 fa-W mill- nli Wa llltiKtaiii. of Maryhmd. i nt. r-.' .1 lit. ill, tn to iiiljaaiirn Thla wna ala fa-iita-1 hy llf ala rlHlM- I "la- aaf fal a. Ill Tha- a-mpllflt- la' 111 1 ti 11. r In whli h the alai lal. in mn n.iallal lla.ll. Illaal II liarill 1 11,1 1 lull "II t ha laiart ,af lll.aaa- aan.ltnra W ho JaBlraal III in .11. lla .1. ti.ill I.I a llila-IIVi-r I" fitrri- tlla-.a-li;ili- t-a ta-IIKiln 111 Caallt InilmlK aa-aa!-l"ll all tut until till' tpiaatlian wain llnally alia laaata.al l.f or lllilll II II UK r nf III lllall I..-.-II rainllaal f.ar II V.ala- t.a lia' tak'll ttt l".a. -pa i Ilia- lima- In the future taa laa- Itli MHira al lay ll.nira AI "I ai a-laaa k ilTnatlla r a-ff-art Ullf mail-- tn ri-m ti an aik-ra a nn-nt taa inljaaiirn. hut It tn" Wa. llll.lX lilting. Tin aa a-ti.- m Ilia lll.llaa llllta .aflalliiMin II. In tlla' r aif w.ililaa Unit WK. laalllg W,l(a-al Waia a II. 111- .. rial, la i. in-. Thla will paaa Into hltaL.ry lit cine of the gn at daya of tha- aa'n.ilu. The thraaiiKial gnllerli-a looka-d down on thf hialf-a-lrciilnr rhamlHar Iwlaaw win-re wa-rr aaai-ml'lail ai un a nf nu n w ho had ruti n pagi a of Anu ria an hltory With one rxi option i-wry mMl f of traf kmi ule Waia tin-re anal thai exo-ptlon. Walth .all. of Mlaalaalppl. waa iiiiitltlad t" hi. I..-.I. III. It waa Inaplrttig -n hlatorto aoene, and ami- r.irt-ly wltm-aaa'at In thla i-aauntry of grr.it anal notut.ia- uaaa nililiiga a. Tha lai haa iTi' lirlllluiit. The debute be ginning at the uniiaiially aarly hamr of lit uil.iik i-iatiilniied until far Into the night, anal vet thrnnga roiiialneo aa If hold tltiib-r aoiiii- aa-ll. 1 luring the day aM-ochi a ware dallva-ra-al by I'lill.nii. of Illlnola: Harry of Arkanaaia: liniilals, aaf Virginia: Tillman, "f Haattth faraallna: Wailcntt. of I'aalitrnilai; HiMiaaniT. of Wlaa-ainaln: Chilton, aaf Tax ii a nnal aa llllta la being written. Ta lla r. of Cialnrado. ami Stewart, of Ne vail.i. Fully twenty other aonatora are mi the vlre-pra'alala lit'a Hat for 8poelK'. All the ala-llvcninoea were chiirneterliiHl by Itrllllaney and eloiiuonee, but It la no il. tr.ii linn from the effairt of any man to aay that notable titterunoea were made by Woli-ot. hanlela and 8noner. Uan lala rarrtoil aloft the Hag of raM-ognltlmi nf the I'nban reptibllc lndeM-ndonre, while Iwith Woloott and SnHiner mug nltlcrtietly aupported the lit-- of the prealabnl anal the foreign relutlona com mittee In favor of arrnnsl Intervention with iiltlniate linli'pa'inla'noe. Amid all the talk, however, It la not apparent, that a alngle voir on the main quratlon hua ln-en changed. The minds of the aenataira are made up aa clearly . la AmiTloa'a ngaltial 8Hiln. A aenaatlotial Incident, not renlly grow ing out nf the debate tiion the pending qucallnn, oociirred nt !:2,"a taanlght. In per antial aiiiablile over the riven t trip made by Money, of XINalsaippI, lai Cuba, bo twaen him and Wellington, of Maryland, Wellington charged Money with Hpeaklng In the achate na the ngenl of a New York ni'wapaper. when, after a heated collo quy, Money aalal: "You He." to the Maryland yeiinior. Siibsitiua'titly Money apologlnal lo the aenalo for using uiipnr- amoiitary laiigiiage. WANAMAKICU Til T11K FRONT. Philadelphia. April 1.-F.x-I'ostmnater- tleneral Jaihn WanamakaT has sen I thla telegram lo Wnahliigton: Tai' the Honorable the Secretary ot War: INioho opppaed in war unless hon orably unavoidable, In the event of Us coming I will, under your Instructions. raise n regiment of Fontisylvanlaiis for military duty mid go with them for ser vice. John Waniimaker." After sending his offer lo the secre tary of war. Mr. Wunaiiinker posted In Ills store two notices, one for the mana ger's otllce mid the other for the time keeper's desk as follows: In order that our men may have easy minds In considering and arranging their nITiiIrs In the event or being called upon for military services, this notice Is posted to any: "First That all the positions thus va cated will be re-opened to return when the military service Is over. "Second That all salaries will continue In full In such absence for actual service and lo be paid to the aiithorlred repre sentative of their respective families. "Third An Insurance to the amount of JltttaO will bo paid by the llrm in case ot each death while any of our people are nt-t null y engaged In military service." Mr, Wanainakor In a speech nt Ashborn last night said: "We know not In wluit we shall awake with the morning light. Thick shadows of Impending strife of arms have settled down upon the land, notwithstanding the hone against hope that lawful costs of law In blood nud treasure might be saved with Justice to both countries and with dignity nnd honor. The roll of drums and the signal of the Hying squadron Is calling us to war. Each of us must consider our relations lo the nation and adjust our affairs accordingly," r r AI'RIL 10, J8.J8. DID THE WORK Now In Chanjc of I'nlted States Secret Scnlce Aentv l'LANTI-:i MINK AT ItL'OV FOL K flatiae k.itacliortdiu Ii - We)ler ferlidy anna. ip Mill UirecM allalM 11 hp.ia will nukt I rititee riinj i t'ta Cob. Tbfe.ajli flu r.itlil.l lii.i. I tpicioii tlemeat of air iii;hti:iy -m.i. kvihf.ni-k to ni;w yoiiK. tikkt foii I.iNIi.N AWAITS Vor TIIKKK. hIAZ." I Chla .ag.i, April i;.-l'nltail Suite, swp-t ;arlaa ,,Kaiiia. w ho through iha- aa-rvlra-a .af a Cuh.m spy i-apturad lora- I'h.irli-. A. 1 1 'r.a iialn II , Hliata Ktnanuel Ksciiln, the man I who under the poriaain.il nnb ra of Wa yla-r J pi. inliil tin nilin a In Havana! harbaar, are lam their way tn Waahinglon Willi him. Iwhara- ha- will prialialily laatify that the j M ilne .ia l..,n up by a mini- and her aailatra murala-rad thrinigh known flpaniah I aga-na la a. j Kvar alnea- thf Maine w. blown up I I 'rmi.l.ill. or Kaanrdn. h.m b.- n .Imlging alaa.iit Hit country. When the aa-i ra-i m-r- via '- aga iita aaalira-l tilm har would be ; pnita-i ta , ha- .. liiiila-.-r. il to aicnnap.iriy j ilii in. I Crunilaira atata-ma nta are aubsliintlateal . by b in ra In hla potato. aMim fr.arn Wey- b r ollli era and from Weyler himself. I Ilia at.ary la ua follow.. ! "My n.ima- la Ch.irlea A. Cr.ind.ill. I am an Ama-rli .ui by birth and formerly jllMal in .Na w Yurk city. 1 aervi-d in the I'nltral Slates navy on the ruisa r San I Frmia ia n mialer l.'.iptaln Sampson anal Admiral llritwn. It w.ia while In th. j I'miaal Kiatea aa rvla e thai I mudo a atmly "f mini a anal t.arpa-alna-a. 1 b-ft the navy land rnt to Lima, IVru. where I .nta-re.l the employ nf (ir.ua- & C'ai.. of luiditn. Ill their nitrate U-ala. While at Lima I ma t many Hpanlurds. line of them, Kmtl l.ieatelln. an ugen: of ihc Spanltih gov ernment. Iniluri-al me to go to Cuba as an expert on coast defense for General Weyler. I waa given frav tranaoriatlon to the Island and when 1 arrived there I met Antonio Marco Dial who a":gtml me tai harbor work and plotting for lor- ! miIo ana mine anchorage. I begun laying j the mines and torpedora early In the aprlng of IS Jnd flnlahed a year later. "My work waa performed at night. I wa iiaalaled by five Italian laborers anal ! two Spanish boatmen. In all IT mines ! and 10 torpedoes were plucrd. The mines were maale In Kngland and the torpedoes (In Italy. The waark of laying them was I very alow because it was onlered that I I ahaaiild not wairk on moonlight nights. "When my wairk was completed 1 made i a chart showing the location of all the ' mines and tora loes and submitted it to Nieiii nil Weyler. I was then directed io plai e three mines nnal sa-ven taarpailoes in the harbor of Matanxas. This was completed early In last July. When I had finished fSeneral Weyler ordered me to place an aalditlonal mine near buoy No. 4 which made a complete chain of mines about the harbor from side to side from the mouth of the hartvir to the last ana hnrugc. "On one occasion General Weyler sent for me to visit him at the palace with the directions that I should appear In tho unlfairm of an officer of artillery, sent me fair that purpose. When I went to tho palace General Weyler asked me If It Were possible for a ship lo enter the har bor and leave It with the chain of torpe does and mines ihere. I showed him my rotiKh chart and he especially directed several changes, especially In the chan nel opposite the navy yard. "When my work was done and artillery aiales had approved the plans, he handed me my passport to Key West and assured me that 1 would receive pay until the llrst mine or torpedo was used. "I reminded In Havana until February 10. wha-n I went to Ke- West, where I stayed until Marco 3, on which date I received my last Spanish gold from Ha vana from a Spanish messenger. "After the Maine was blown up 1 kept In hiding with a colored family near Fort Taylor or the barracks and as soon as 1 received word to skip out I left as a stow away on the llrst steamer for Miami. The Maine was anchored nt the Identical buoy whore General Weyler ordered me to place the additional mine, officially known as buoy No. 4. From Miami I went to Nashville whore I received the following letter from Havana, dated March 1. 1S: ' 'Destroy all evidence. Go to New York. Ticket for London awaits you there, lilar.' "This was from Weyler" s long trusted adjutant and spy who executes ull edicts Issued by Weyler from Spain." Crandall avers that he was directed to assume the name of Kscadaro by General Weyler. He has several loiters from Weyler regarding his work and a military pass from the officer. All of these he has turned over to the United States secret service agents and they will be used at Washington. TI I K STORY DENIED. Washington. April 15.-Chlef Wllkle, or tho secret service, knows nothing of the reported capture of the alleged layer of the Spanish mines or torpedoes In Ha vana harbor. THE EARTH OPENS. Point Arena. Cal., April 15 Commenc ing at 10:54 last night and continuing un til 9 this morning thirty-two distinct shocks of earthquake of unusual severity were felt In this vicinity. No material damage was done here, but at Mendocino the shock was more severe, the enrth opening on Main street several Inches. nrsiNKss is good. New York, April l.'a. Dun's Review will say tomorrow: The volume of legitimate business Is enormous and meanwhile the failures are remarkably small for tho week. They have been 254 In the United States against 206 last year, and 18 In Can ada against 30 laatyear. Delay Has Given the Conservatives Time to Arouse Sober Thought. I'UKHIDKNT'S I'I-AN OF ACTION I J Sp.ia kill Rave to Tire Ike rif.t Sfci- New York. April La. A Trtburin special frattn Washington says: The failure of the sa-nale to ar-t on tin.. Cuban resolution repairted by the foreign r.lnl..l, ("nimltla-e has glva-n the con servative element In that baxjy the nee. aary breathing spaae to rally their fora ea und lo Hppeaal to the sober an ond thought of the extremists who se.-in bent on taking an irrelevant and necessary lajaim with the programme of Cuban Inter-va-ntiain fornod by the praaiab-nt and overwhelmingly Indorsed by the house or repra-sa-nlatives. No thorough and can ill.) dim uaal.an could fail, of course, to demonstrate the Ineffectiveness of the setia'.e resolution, to accept the real alms of Amirla-an policy In Cuba or ta ex- aaiac th- lr liadaquacy anal one-slalednesa compared with the more direct, explicit and atmpri-ha-nslve Instructions to the exa-uile voted by the house. Another 24 hours of serious reftei tion has done mua-h Inda-eal to convince the b-ss Inflammable anal caKil-heaalad mt-m-laars of the deliberative bramh of the Impolicy of antagonizing by some ex treme pressure of sentiment the careful anal sa-ttla-al j,Ian of action ulreaaly rec aimmondoal by the presiaient and approved by the popular house of caingress. That the senate may aa-a-k tai sake Its Jualg. mint against that of the executive anal the house Is still among the possibilities but every additional hour of delay en-caaur.agi-s the hope that the conservative leaalers In the Oasly may unite to fore stall the saa-efaole of a government di vided against Itself on a most vital ques tlaan of foreign policy and may by the timely exercise of a spirit of conciliation and moalt-ratlon restore that unity In na tional councils which every considera tion of interest and patriotism demands. PRESIDENTS INTENTIONS. New York. April 15. A World spwlal from Washington says: The president's present Intention Is to give his act of war in taking possession of Cuba a humanitarian aspect. He pro pose to send merchant vessels loaded with medicine, food and clothing for the starting Cubans to Havana and Matan xas. These vessels will be accompanied by a Meet of twenty wurehlps and by transports carrying regular I'nlted States troaips. They will land peaceably and lake Kwsession of the fortitled towns unless Spain tires on them. If Spain fires the first shot the battleships Indiana and Iaiwa and the monitors Puritan, Ter ror and Amphitrlte w-llll Instantly begin the bombardment of Havana with their 12 and 13-inch guns. How long the two-century-old fortifications of Havana with their seventeenth-century muxxle-loadlng cannon will stand against the 6S-ton guns of Captain Sampson's fleet is an Inter esting querMon. The bombardment is no llkelly to last longer than the bom bardment of Alexandria by the British tleti In 1NJ about four hours. Then all that will remain will be to use, torpe does to clear Havana harbor of U e sub marine mines and the Cnited States will be In possession of he capital of Cuba. PRIVATEERING. Tendon, April li There Is great Inter est here In government and commercial circles over the possibilities of privateer ing In the event of war. Special applica tion for letter of marque have been made at the Spanish embassy and at the office of the Spanish naval commission, but there are no applications at the I'nl ted States embassy. It Is generally rec ognized that Spain Intends to make pri vateering a conspicuous' element. It Is thought, however, thut she will confine her energies In that direction to preying uiKin American coastwise trade. It Is not believed she will risk offending the Euro pean powers by stooping their American bound vessels or searching trans-Atlantic ships for American goods, for If Euro pean ships are molested the powers prob ably will adopt radical preventive meas ures. The prominent opinion that the I'nlted States will not embark In priva teering produces n excellent Impression. At the admlrallty nere it Is stiggessted that the Spanish naval scheme will not be to pit a fleet against the American warships, but to scatter Spain's warships about the coasts and indulge in guerilla warfare, sweeping down upon coast towns and retreating before they are overtaken. It Is deemed certain that this will be Spain's policy If she abandons the hope of retaining Cuba and merely pursues a war of revenge. PASSENGEKS AFRAID. San Francisco, April 15. Rumors of im pending war have caused a marked de crease in the passenger business of the Piuitlo Mail nnd the Oriental and Occi dental steamship linos. Passengers who wore booked for the Orient by a recent out-going steamer cancelled their book ing a few days before the steamer sailed owing to fiNir of being held up by pri vateers on the high seas. These steamers each carry from one to four howitzers. REVENUE CUTTERS. ALSO. San Francisco, April 13. Officers of the I I revenue marine service expect orders de j Inching them from their vessels and pine j lng them In the navv. They are now un j dcr the orders ot the treasury depart I mont. It Is said that the expected or j dors are on their way from Washington . nnd It is an open secret that tho cutters ; Rush and Grant will not go north this season to patrol the Behrlng sea and ' Alaska. j It Is expected that three cutters will 1 bo attached to the navy and will patrol I thf coast. THE ASTORIAN hat the latest circulation of my paper oa the Columbia River NO.M. THE CONDITION OF OUR ARMY few Troops Kcady to lie Throwi Into the Island of Cuba. IIIK MILITIA NO I AVAILABLE Will Tike Titae lo Get Then i. rightist Co.dilio. Ktgilir Troup. Will taitc Vb'itk Cabiai A'jaia t SpiaUtdv GENERAL LEE WILL COM MAND VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS AND RETURN TO HAVANA AT THE HEAD OF THE FORCES FP.OM OLD DOMINION. New York. April 12. If war should be brought about within the next few day. the Unl'.eal States could send to Cub. not more than loitl to li.ifO troops, say. the Washington corr-pondent of the Times The fighting strength of the standing army la now about 17, Oo) men, but at least 7"i would have to man th. coast fortllla-atlons and the heavy ar tillery whia h the militia that could be used for other purpose could not han dle. It Is mtimatej that It would take more than a week to land even (hi small faaroe In Cuba. Of course It would take a much longr ilme to get together an army of volunteer. MllltU Is out of the question tn the opinion of army offi cers. It would require several week to organize, clothe arm and drill In the neeesnary army evolutions a body of vol unteers large enough to constitute an effective fighting force in the Island. The plan of campaign that will probably be followed Is to f irm a Junction with the revolutionary armies, equip them by fur nishing them with arms and ammunition and carry on a joint attack on the Span ish force. By this way tt I thought that some daaclslve advantage could be gained over the Spanish, a foothold ob tained and held until the arrival of re inforcements of volunteers would en able the American and Cuban forces to sweep the Spanish arms out of the Is land. The regular army of 15.0)0 to SI.1) efTa?ctive troops It Is thought would be ample for this purpose, ft would be per fectly safe to land them In Cuba, a all of the revolutionary . soldiers whose force and effectiveness would then be doubled, and It ts quite probable that these forces alone would be sufficient t dislodge the Spaniards end free the Is land. It Is estimated that the Spaniards have t5.ru to 15... and the revolution ists between 4O.0UO and 30.000 soldiers un der arms. A great disparity would re main even after the landing of the 13.M to sm'oi American troops, as the 8pan- iarals would still have more than 2 to L But Gaames has said that he could put liUKatio men In the Held Ii he had rifles and ammunition aor them. Army offi cers are of the opinion that If this coun try would furnish arms and ammuni tion It could at once raise in Cuba Itself an effective force of from so.ooo to loo.ou men to operate against the Spanish arm ies, which together with the 13.000 to 20,000 regular American troop, ought to be able to clean the dons out of Cuba In very short order. The most encouraging element of th. situation Is found In the character of the troops with which Spain has sought to subjugate the Island. They are raw forces, composed of boys under 20 to large extent, and without discipline or experience. or course any plan of campaign that the army la considering Involve, th. most energetic co-operation of the fleet of Captain Sampson, or at least a large part of it. The coast ot the Island would have to be swept clean of Spanish, patrol and gunboats, and the Importation of any Spanish troops be made impossible. For the past month and a half Spain has been pouring In troops for Just th. emergency that Is about to confront her. It Is said that some of the last troops sent over are regulars, but -the number of seasoned troops now In the Island 1. very small and It will not Increase from mis time on. OTHER SEVERE SHOCKS. Fort llragg. Cal., April 13. An enrth- kuake shook was felt here last night at 11:05 o'clock and was followed ut Inter vals up to (1:15 a. m. by eighteen other shocks. A large fissure was opened In the earth near the town and In several places roads sunk several feet, rendering them impassable. Captains of vessels In tho harbor here fell a grinding motion as though they were upon the rocksa. At Greenwood four houses were demol ished and a portion of the wharf de stroyed. COAL IS CONTRABAND. Kingston. Jamaica. April 13. The Brit ish colonial authorities here have Instruc tions from the home government to de clare coal contraband In the event of war. Ike Royal is the hlohest grade bakiag powder knows. Actaal tests show It goea oa. laird farther tkaa aay atW brass!. Mil a. a. a 1 Absolutely Pure MVAl taUtlM SOwnS OO., Ufa VCaMt,