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KUI.I, ASSOCIATICI) PRESS REPORT.
VOL XLVIII.
AHTOH1A, OHKfillX, WKDNKSDAY MORNING, Al'ItlL 20, I8M8.
NO. n.
House Furnishing Goods
THE PRESIDENT WILL SIGN RESOLUTIONS TODAY.
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Miiporlor ItmiueM.
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I'll
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AT RKASONA lll.U PRICK
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PKIUAKV,
GRAMMAR
AND
AUADRMIU
ORADIM
J. M.
THE SISTERS OF THE
Convent of the
. . . Holy Names
ASTORIA. OREGON.
IHVKKl'KNKIiTIIKIR HOAIUHSU AND
DAY m lliKik
for ntlM, etc., addru the Buperioreta
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Kopp's
"Best"
A DELICIOUS DRINK....
and ABSOLUELY PURE
Tln North I'lioitlu Itrcwiiry, of which
Mr.Jiilm Kopp i proprietor, niukoa Imvi
for ilnmrii'io nml rxxirt trmln.
ItottUnl beer for family iim or ken
boor supplied t any linio, tlilivtry in
tlio rity Iri'i'.
NORTH PACIFIC BREWERY
IIm Rural ! tk klgkMt grad baking powtfaf
know. Aclaal taati ahow II gaaa oaw
lakd fartkar Ikaa ar otkar braa4
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
Dl'll MAIti HKSTIIOYKD.
Now York. April 111. A appi'lul to tin
Wnrlil from HI. TIioiiihh hh'h:
rnllcil Htuli'K Coimnl Hiiiiiiii'n purtlim
liiMti'iii'tlnni) to III ntfi'iilH lliroiiiiliout Ihi'
IhIiiIiiI of Tol'to HU'ii worn tukrn out ol
IIm imillH iiinl MlcHlroyi'il. Mr. Ilaiina'K
ili'parlun from Hun Juan rri'adil innro
ixrlli'iuriit tli'in nil I In' war I'nlilrH. Komi
prli'i H on llio IkIiiiiiI of I'orio tii'n liavi'
ailvaiii'i'il H mi per conl ami In ronMOinn iU'c
llirro liavo lu'fii hi'I'Iimim ili'iuonntrntlonn
III llio Inli'ilor. Two linllallniiH luivo liocn
Hont from Havana In ivlnforon (ho rorlu
ltlro Kanlmni Ih'hIiIi'n a company of iir
llllory from Mailrld. OiiIith havo Ihm'H
Ihmiii'iI for llio purchiiNo of SO.ooo rntlonn.
A lliuinclal orllH In Imminent In Ha
vana. Tlio rnlrt of cxclmiiKO Ih hlifh, Tlio
worklnRmon'R orRnnlnatlon (Hmira n no
lloo romplalulnir of tlio nurrlinntK rals
liiK llio pi'Iitk of final. Woo ij ,.,.nin
n pouiiil, lanl 3"i oonU, Simnlnh lirana tj
ri-nlH, iMiinmon lioann 2i cpiiIh ami rolln
3 it iipli'i'i'. To nihl to tha lianlHhlp
thtt ilcaloru Klve IIkIU wt'lifht, la utinroa
to tlio pound.
Spain Will Not Receive Official Notice Until
Today and Probably Will Not Comply.
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WAHIIINiiToN, Al'ltll. IJ.-HI'AIN Wll.l, NOT HKCKIVK OXKIOIAI, NO-j
'In- ..f Hi., t.'inanila of tlii- t'nltril Huti-a lirfi.ra tomorrow. Bhe will
ili.-n I... iiifi.nnnl thnt iho Ciil.nn r-"lutlin m'il liy tho :oiigr- at1
ti .urly h..ur till. ninriiliiK l now I'url of til"' Uwa of thr I r
Ki.it. . .. r.. ,iii iiliifn.il urn will I mi anil In rofiiplluni a with "' lW, uml nn un-
r wliliiii ,i li,,ii mil.', prnl. ill. ly 21 hiim, la ripiTldl. k
I'l.inpll.iii. I. ri'.l . m . Ii-..
Tli.- f. twin. I mm. in. i.t on fulm will '.iininiiK" Hie I'ill'T part f:th)a wik, in
,'t' rs
v J-;i -
V :'r'!'! . 7lh
IJ : : . -j 'ZfyC'
. aaamat tH'Naaj tty a-r- v
TORPEDO BOAT FOOTE
Tbt foot It wlft ki tliu wind, hint ran tin 21.5 kuota an hour and haa
1,000 lx.r. j wrr. liar (liojilatviiiout in only IU tout, nud he coat $ii:,iU0.
Vauiaroua t.ria i and aixainull nunt ro her wcapotiiof ofTouaaaui deft-unt;.
THK HTAK HI'A.NV;LKI RANNER.
O y cn you by tha d.iwn'a early
liKht.
What ao proudly w hll-d at the twl-
IlKhl'a liiat Kl.-iimlriK;
Whow lroi atrip, a and bright alara
throuKh I he prrlloua flxht,
O'i r th ramtiitrta w watrh'd wera ao
aallantly atrcamlna;,
And Hie r k-ta' rd Klaro, the brmha
l.umllnir In air,
ivc poof ihroiiKh tho night that our
Kliilf waa allll th.Tf;
O. ay d- that afar apanKl'd hann'T J
y-t wuvf, j
' 0 r inn land nt lh- free and llii. hom
I of I hit bra v.
( o, nay d.xa Hint alar fpuriKlid lann'T !
y. I wave,
i o't-r Ihf land of ihf fr.-i.- and the hum'
of lh- lirav.
in th. li..r. dimly .n throuKti Hi"
inlKin .f ilu- l".p,
iWlnr" i in- fo- n h.niKli'y hoi In drad
1 otl.-n. r'l.ai.
What l lhat whlrh tin- lr- r", o'it Ibr
loW.TIIIlf Hl..'
A ll fl t r 1 1 li - liPmn, half c'.tn-.ild, hair
din. I'tn-i. .
,S'..w H f.iti h.-a id.' Kl'-.tm of th: morn
luir (I r t l..'iitn.
', In full telory r'll'ri. now xfiiri' a In th-itr.-.im;
'
: "I'm tin- mar r..itmrl". li.irm.T, . long '
may II wav.
'i.r ih" land of thi- fft- and the horn-
of ( h.' lira vr-. ;
. Tin Ih.' alar i..inKl d l.ann r, O, Ionic '
ni-.y II wave, I
(i. r tli.- land of th.. fr-.- an I lli: h'.m" ,
of Hi.- I.r.tv. . '
Alii tir. I ilia I liarid hu no vaunt-I
lnirly ..wi.r.-. '
Tli.il ili.- Ii.iv.x- of vt.tr and llu- battlt-'F
.-..fifiimon. ;
A hfn' and a tountry ahall It-ave u.- no
m..r-.
Tli. Ir blood ha a w ai-h'-d out th'-lr foul I
fooiKli-pa K,lullon. !
No r. fiiK. ran !avi the hlrrllnK and alave, I
Krom tin- l-rr..r of llluht o'rr the ul.x.m i
of ih.- Kr.ivo.
i
And thr mar Kpanitli'd banm-r In triumpfi :
ahall wave, (
u . r tho land of the free and the horn.' I
of the brave.
Warlike Preparations on Every HandyPeace
ful Solution of Difficulty Not Likely.
WASIIINO'JON. AI'RII. li- THK BTKADY PrtfKjrtK.SS OF MIUTARt
and naval preparation! indkatet the ronvlctlon on tha part of tho ad
mlnlatratlon that a peac ful aolutlon of exljitlntf tnfflcultki la not prob
able. Aa to tho courae of eventa In the Immediate future, the only prediction that caa
1 made I one baaed on prednt. Arc.rdln to the. Mlnlater Wxlford will
notify the Bpanlah government of the a tn of the government of tho United
Hl.ttea and ahould th flpanlah anawnr b unaallnfaclnry, aa la exrct"l, tho next
atrp would be for him to aak for hl pa,ri. and l-ave Madrid. That would b
followed Inatantly by the withdrawal frm W'a.hlng'on of 8-nor Polo, the BpanUlv
mlnlater. At thla point It can t; i.ild lha. 'h itate detriment offii-lala aro con-
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jit ,.r ui.i tJ v rj rr f
win if
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mot rw .iii.l ii, . alt in. ii
I Inn Tli.- pt..i.. ,.. hi
11. t ! 1 1:.- a I in il I t. ..ii.
Tut .i a!. in. t fn. . mil,
i I-..- th.- nun,. mi. . in. nt
l"tii"tr..t ... ni id.- In.
pally to a .Un. ii..!. .M ,,( t
lb.- ni'irtiini: .n.i..h :h. p
rt.l governnirnt two or e
.l.-nian.N lull .Inre th.lt t
and It I. Ii-'M N ii. -t I .
III i n M.-t ' .m- i-' -Ii
mil :tt tli- ! :tn. t i ..n,
. 1 1 .i 1. h' l. . . h- r . ! it
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".:ot 1 1 H! t . i t:e '.Ii
I. v t ..ht;f. .ii.,) .1- ill
vt ill a-. t I., m. ..I. p.r .
II. lll.l- i'f !!i. S1...II--I1 ;, .
Tli.- 1.., t 1 '1 .1 h. . '11 .
I ill.' ! . M. II- .i
.....it ,.im .1 1 . .1 ri --in ! 1 '
I- 111 li.i-l ii-.t :hr liiiai.
..11. 1 il.. it -In .1, I , :n att
I. "ir- I,. Ii;.t.- a fall ,i!i-l
III. nt .-I tli.- . ki . lit 1 I
til.' tin il t. p of turnniK t
I..- .i.lttilnUtr.ill'.n
11 r... .Intl.. 11 will in, 1 I... elgnt'd until o
11111 lo Hpaln will Ih Mgnrd at Ih.' am
. .I..I.I.-.I to in.ik.' th lit,, pra. Hi ally on.'
itnatillr of ra. h.
- .-t.- It.-l.l .luriiitf th.- day. Al thrir
tli.it i-k-.iitltr aillou wan d.-Uyt'd until
ll .-.il.lnrt M'.Kl.in. were lb-Voted prlnt'l-
h- 11lt1t11.it tin) to Ik. arnt to Madrid. At
rri.i-t. nt rather favorrd allowing Hie Mad
I ihr.i' dtya In wlibh I.) rrnly to out-
lie baa rhaiigr.1 lil vlrwa aom.'Mhat,
1 iiih ,iit-,,- to require an unawer wllh
'.lly vtiililn :i hour.. The ream.n for
r etui .-ui. In eal.l lo be entirely
-T mill three .l,iy Mould have been al
"'f 11 l-i I" II" Veil. Ii. uliort .lllil to 111.
Ml I'll f.-.itui. of the f "IUt!o till pi'ed
I l . -.flii'll.lllre therewith. It pr...llil
"olli I" r.e. i.-.l thai It U In tin-'.I-
.ll.-.ii.ati. . 1 i.iii. t te requiring tint.
-. r. -.Inn. m ttan not immediately aigne.l
- to a few- .lii.,ui, iiim report, but 11
no nt x of r.ll.ln.'t nllleere that the pr. -I-
intuition ..f tt II I1I1..I..1111; his i.'kii.iIiii. .
1. !utii! It wan an num.. I for rudely l.j lu
,.iii.li te pin 11 of operation for the govern
:i the Ininiedlalt" fiilute. iH-fore taking
'"' Joint r. ..lutl,.n Into a etatulf.
Kitlll'.- Si:N DAMAGEIi.
Key Wei-t. Apiil 1 l !i-' I'lfpe lo boat Krrleiaen bile about ten
mllra ort Hand Key 111 m. gulf about J o. look thla morning tol
ll.l.il Mllh a nlallon I'll": '"'al. Th-lallt-r had no llglua dli.playr.1
and the tolprdo boat. !ii. h g lng at a rapid rale taiiie upon
her without warning. Thr !..wpr:t of tho pilot Imi.ii awept Hie
Krlrrarn mld"hlp an.l kti.M km orr the ventilator and upper
woikk f the torpt.l.i boat KiiKlgn U A. Iltvttwiek waa airink on
the head and badly nil. Tli.- I..wpr:t of the pilot boa! waa rarrled
tiway and riho miKlalnrd . I.itu. igo on her Kirl aide. The Injury to
the Krrlii'rn will not interfere with her imefulnrna In VMV onli-rri
for a. live arrvloe arc received. ln.jj?
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THE GUNBOAT HELENA
The Heltna if 11 knot gnu boot She baa 1,600 boraepower, and bar dla
placmaeut i 1.393 tons. She coat $260,000. Eight 4 Inch rapid fire gum and
tan guna of I outer caliber comyoae her armament
fldont that the 8panlh government will ao ahape every pbaao ot
the negotiation aa to oblige u to take the Initiative at every
IMilnt. After the withdrawal of the mlnlftera. and aiwumlng that
Spain flora not bark d-.wn. will follow actual war. but whether or
not the tint overt art would be preiedrd by a formal declaration
of war. whi. h would Ineure the Immediate neutralization of tho
power, or whether the north Atlantic atiuadron will make Ita ap
pearance off Havana aa the beginning, cannot be predicted.
In thla connection It may be stated lhat the army and navy ex
pert are beginning 10 take a bna hopeful view of an eurly and
quUk campaign than thr entertained a ahort time ago. Month
are now mentioned Instead of wet kit a the probable length of hos
tilities, and one eminent naval oftVer who ha had experience
in the late war. profriwe-i the belief that unlesa outside pressure
Is brought to bear, the war may easily drag along a year under
exlallng circumstance.
TWENTIETH INFANTRY.
Leavenworth. Kan.. A;rll U.-The troops at Fort Leavenworth;
made their start Una afternoon. They comprised the Twentieth
Infantry, which goes to Mobile, and four troop of the Sixth cav
alry, bound for Tampa. Nearly the entire population waa at the
fort depot to witness the departure. Business In the city waa'
deserted, schools had been dismissed and factory hands released.
The ) soldiers of the post sent up cheer after cheer, threw
tholr caps Into the air and danced for Joy at the prospects of be
ing off.
THE THIRD ARTILLERY.
San Franclso. April I3.-l.ight batteries C and F, Third artillery,
left here today for Chicamagua Park via the Southern Pacific
Railroad. The First infantry will leave tomorrow In four sections.
The school children will have a half-holiday to cheer them on their
way to war.
THE SECOND CAVALRY.
Denver. April 19.-The two troops of the Second cavalry ata
tioned at Fort Logan loft for Chicamagua over the Santa Fe
road this afternoon. The infantrymen, who will remain at th
post until tomorrow afternoon cheered their departing comrades.
FIIUNO A SIX rOUNDKR,
Six pounder rapid tin' gum r conspicuous because of their number in tht sec
ondary batiorie id I'nt'l" Niiu' warships, Tlio Indiana, Iowa, Oregon and Miteaa
oliusetu eai'li curii-i twenty aud the Keutucky and Kuaraargo will eaoli have sixteen.
And tho star spangled banner in triumph
shall wave,
I OVr tho land of the free and tho homo
I of tho bravo.
I lib' thus be it ever, when free-men shall
I stand
Ih-twoiti tln-ir loved homo and the war's
I desolation;
111. st with victory and peace, may tho
I heaven rescued land.
: Praise tho power that hath made and pro
served us a nation.
! Then ooniiner must, for our cause It
Is lust.
And Ibis be our motto. "In tSod Is Our
Trust."
I And the star spangled banner In triumph
! shall wave. I
I O'er the land 01" the free and tile homo j
of tho bravo.
And the star spangled banner In triumph
shall wave,
O'.-r Hie land, of tho free and the homo
of the bravo.
Wnsliliiglon, Al"'!' IH-N'tviU and military preparations continued today with
uiialmled vigor. Hoven licet Mount yachts, suitable for navigation In Cuban wat
ers, wore procured and several bids for Mcnm rolller were niado. Arrangements
are making lo utilize a number of powerful converted mnooth bore guns, survi
vors of llio late war. us armament for the auxiliary cruisers. Manv agents for
shipowners were al the navy dcparimeni today offering to sell craft to the gov
ernment, but tho prices aro tmld to bo excessive and no pitrclinsos wore made.
Tho Important 'Vein In the war depart ,,.( ,va(, ,,, ,ie,.s,m t0 ,nN, ,,lv ,,.
tlonnl guardsmen im'h r tho llrst cnll Mr troop, which will ho very gratifying to
mllllliinieii. Some Idea of the cost of transporting troops mny be formed from tin)
fact that It was necessary to allot Jl.fKXl.Om today to defray the expenses of move
menta already ordered.
"Tho iilUmiUum." said one member of the cabinet nftor tho mooting today, "lift:
been iigreed upon In substance, hut has nt yet been formally drawn up. It will
bo Hont to Spain tomorrow 11 ml will roach Madrid In the evening, tho difference
In time between thla country and Spain being six hours. I think you nro sufo. In
Haying that Spain will bo given 4S hour, that llntn Friday evening, to submit her
reply. In nccordaiice with tho terms of tho resolution, it will demand that Spain
shall evaciiale tho Island. Tho demand for this will bo flat-footed and nbsoluto
and no tentative or half wuy reply will satisfy the president."
FORMATION OF THK ARMY.
Washington. April I'.i.-Tho war depart
ment bill to provide for temporarily In
creasing the military establishment in
time of war was sent today to Chairman
i Hull, of the house military affairs 00m-
1 mliteo and Senator llawley, chairman of
' a similar committee ill the senate. The
measure had been prepared under tho su
pervision of Assistant Secretary Meikol
John after a careful study.
In time of war the army Is to consist
of two branches, tho regular and tho
volunteer army. Tho latter will bo main
tained only during the existence of war.
or while war Is Imminent, nnd Is to be
raised and organized only after congress
authorlr.es It. All enlistments for the vol
unteer army arc to be for three years,
unless sooner terminated. All regimental
and company otllccrs of tho volunteer
ate to bo appointed by tho president upon
recommendation of the governor of tho
states In which the organisations are
raised.
Troops in time of war. whether belong
ing to the regular or volunteer army, or
to the mllllla. aro to he organised Into di
visions of throe brigades, each brigade
to be composed of three or more regi
ments and when three or more divisions
aro assembled In tho same army, the
president Is to organise them Into an
(Continued on third page.)
FAiVMt
V-ieHiiB're-
,V nvlCO-O"
UNCLE SAM'S FLEET OF MONITORS.
In ease of war with Siwin the monitor I'., et would be of greut value to Uncle
Sam as coast defender. Monitors are poor seiug hii, but nro very effective in
tht defense of seaboard cities.
SAGAST.V STANDS FIRM
Madrid, via Tarls, April 1!.-The supp -i ters of the government in both houses
of parliament met In tho senate chamber .it 3 o'clock this afternoon. Sonor Sa
gasta, the premier addressed thorn as follows: "The times are so grave and tho
circumstances are so exceptional that fact nnd not words are r.rceusary to face
the present difficulty. Attempt aro being made to sully the glorious history ot
Spain by an Infamous calumny. Tho different Spanifh government have dono
their utmost to avert war, to which we a,,, being provoked. We have now reached
the limit of concession compatible with h u.or and terr itorial Integrity, Wo con
sented to the last concession at tho instn-n-e of the pope nnd the powers. We
yielded in fact, but now attempts aro belli,- made upon our honor and menaces di
rected against our territory. That I a thing to which the Spaniards will never
consent. (Applau.se. This is not the moment to truce a parliamentary program,
but a moment to unite ourselves as our fathers have dona in the face of an odious
attempt against the integrity of our territory. The Insult offered us today Is the
most Infamous that has ever been offered. (Prolonged applause.) Spain will not
allow a parcel of her territory to be taken from her with Impunity; nor will ihe
be a oarty to any traftlcklnir for her possessions "