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NOT I OK! TE DAILY ASTOHIAN Is the driest and beat paper on the Columbia River VL. XliVIII. House Furnishing Goods For the C'0Jn Jii WoIV01 from llj0 II till Eclipse Hardware Company CASH BOXES Griffin & Reed. Foard CHARLES KAN Maaufacturera of LA DIED' AND GKNTH' Japan Me Gooda, Iloalrry, Notion. nd rurnl.hln Oooda AT RKAHONA HI K PltlCEii. W. F. SCHEIBE, A lull 11m a. Pin... aa4 Aaaaaare' A.tlcWe. 474 Commrrclal Ml. J. M. ilVVSlVWVVVVV'i' THE SISTERS OF THE Conyent of the . . . Holy Names ASTORIA. OREGON. IUVK OPKNF.B TIIKIIl IIOAItPISU AMI IUY HCIHHiU For rntM, elo., auldiwa tbe Stiperloreaa PIP1U RSCK1VKD IN TUB PRIMARY. ORAMMAR AND AOADBMIO ORADKH JH U El U U tl II u ui u u i.iipt.irf i' t.tMiM- jTr--- -. ..a ael far J Hi million. the ICnt. flttlMtfM.. -Huporlor IIuiiuom. Yuu IVed On In Vour lluslncst... I'nMT'iFFICI. in 'XI'.H nmcK noxr.H l.r.TTI".ll AND I-KHK TKAYH Mil. I. KII.K8 ANI KII.INd CAMKH All Hl.oa and Htylr. The Cannon Ball Special- i Will .hortly effect ii change In political dltl.ioi,. mi Ilila continent. We have nlrrn.l) .ffr.trd nr In modern m.rihen ilxlng hy mir litimti end varied atoik ali.l Hi.. .-j.riill.Jiml hw price, quoted nur fi.iliilra nr.' uni-rcel. d on tin r.in.l -auppt) in rtrrylhln: from a needle i. 4 ii.io mill 'M-r lo iluiir, put up In hi' in lrniurt at price you can I i-tinl I'ui it pin hire fur future reference. & Stokes Company & Co., No. .lo7 Commercial Street. UNI) IS R V KA R ... Munuliiclurtr anil llr In FINE CIGARS! INSTRU MENTAL MUB1C, PAINTINO AND VOIC1 CULTURE FORM A SPECIAL, DEPARTMENT Kopp's "Best" A DELICIOUS DRINK.... AMD ABSOLUELY PURE The Nurth rolllo Urewory, of whioli Mr. John Kopp is proprietor, ruiike lmi tor ilumi'aMc? nml eiMirt trmle. llottlotl beer for family ueo, or kig liwr iiippliril hi ntiy timo, dolivpry in tbe city froe. NORTH PACIFIC BREWERY Mount Angel College MOUNT ANGEl Marlon Count-- OREGON Thla Ii Just the place for your boya. Deimhtful looatlon, large PulMIng and ground, good meota, plenty of health, aerolae, xoellant teacher and careful training- thla la what they all aay of MT. ANGEL COLLEGE. Bend for Cat P. F. PLACIDUS, Direct.. FULL, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEXT MOVE MUST :i. Day nl Hunts In the History of the tuliim IJiustlon. Mil t I.IIMVIt M TO MADKIU Knclwd bt Vi.dliid aid Will tie Dalitricd Tudat Si.niti Imntci UiC kanb iaijKia WiMiilluid kill Drp.il. W .ihlni!i..ii A 1 1 1 ll i-llil im a .1 ' of fiiit. in th. hlt'iry .if tin- I'liliiili ll H"ll 'I he liy Hi.. ,r. l'l' lit nf (In miii ri iliiilui ri j hi r I r iic lnti'rvrii. (Ii ll III ill.. i Hi. I ... I 111. all'ill nf Hint I' ll. .11 I., Hi. Hl. ih .ll (II itim! -r hifr, h in il. iimiiI r.r lii ..i.-...rl ill.- ii purl in. nl nr-mipi r. ply i., iln! ., Mini. I, i hi- p.iiini. ..I Hi. H..'iiuii niiiiiitir I Hi" t r .i iinmli. ! . ii ..f our ililn, .Kniii tli.ii Hp un Minl i- i . 'i 1 . r , 1. 1 m l iimai in.ik.- an- . r I i H -. ' 1 1 r . 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K.i.. n . ii l.i Mr r.irt. r. . . n tm i.i ih. 1. 1.. lli i, i it !i. While ll'ium- n-iin. I inn ! .inn! r..M .i.ilial.iy " 1 In- !H! lll-.. !liu! !.,W In, i;ilr liy ."tinlll l. ' '.t.lllii! ! Ill- .Irp.irtnirlll 0(11- . i.iU if ii,. S.in -li i;.,v.Tnnirnt tulc". l!i' i. nv .m ni:i;lit po-itily Im i-oni-luili-il Ir.-in Hi. n. ll.. n "f il. nilnlili-r ily, tti.it ui im I nik-'i ik'. itnl I, rm th.- con it. ..i.iii.il i. .. 'lull.. n i. inmilllliK. It may proinpilv h.ni. I M nUiir WixHlforil III. IkiH.jHirtn tl f . . ll r.'.lpt of thin ronilllllltl' ..ii I. .ii .in. I ihu. I.n.j lln' in -urn tut lona 1. 1 a . il.l. in. I in., a tirr.li ll of illplo. nmtir trlmloti. i'h.u iu. mil II hour. If on Hi., olrnr h.in-1 It nhoulil n.l.-i't to r.-lurti u n.i!!fii. tnry an.-rr ln-foro K.iiur.liv n. m thit dnr of i.ilry will rw .(ill!.- ,in ,ff.-. ti- .m 4 p-mitlvi art. Inna lllil. Ii .in It .MI. mil. hiii! I.l tin- ri'fllk.ll ,.f Hi.- .1. ni.ui l .( i ti.- 1'nll.il Hiati . In .11. ll ..I..- til.- prrnl'li'llt woulil prorrnNl Iiiiiii. i!i-l i.i Ho 'I f Ihr n.ival anil nilltl.tr v f't'-n .f l!o- rn!t.-, Hiuti- tn ,. . ll!.- !l.. W .'l ..( . OIKri n". lo till. Hill Im- .1.11.- 1- I ll ltl. r 'if nlil-llllltllin. Tin- .ip.rtn nf ihi army nn.1 navy hnfo la:. I tlolr pi. um ;ih !h.- k-r.',itrt iti-tatl f..t Hi.- fut ut . Im! Hi. v il.i not hrallalo to nay that am .itl. llipl t lllaki- tll.-n' pulill, In a.h iin.- ! ..? thr nniitlf.nl a. I- t .nil ik'i tri a ".,n ..f S .m. I w iuld Ih. n, lual I I.TIM T1 M KF.CF.IVKH. Madrid April Ji Tint. .! rltatea Mmlater Woodford haa rr. i iv.-.l from the preai-il.-li ( hi. ullluialum and will prranu It to Ihr Huaiiinlt K'iv, niinnu tomorrow. The Hpanlnh ntiployra at the Irgatioii will paaa thr nik'hi at Mlnlater Wood foio a tmldi n, e. HI'AMHII MINISTFIt I.KAVF.S Wimhinitton, April .n -W'hen the Hpan lah mlnlater. accompanied by lx memhere of hi. aliiff. left Wellington at T:SO o'clock tonight, the Spanlnh government termln alrd It. diplomatic p prearntatlon In the l'nltnl Htatea. nr., I the mlnlater and hla party left by thr l'enn-ylv inla road going northward t Huffa!" and the aiiapenalon bridge and thence to Toronto. From there I li. y i in Halifax to take the ocean nti-.ini. r The ,i parture of the Span lnh parly m made without noticeable irm,umlratl"ii Thr mlnlater -p "kr feelingly of hla tit" piriute. nayliik- the clrciimatancea were moat painful to h.in He aald hla rcmieat for III' p.is"ili had breil made only after Ihe .iiiii'Uin. , nicnt of the law which attacked Spain'" aoverelgnty, Impugned her honor, and niMilted her. V ti l l UI AMI FAMILY. London. April S'.--'rnn Madrid eorrea pondciil "f ' he Pally Mall telegraphing W'rilncnd.iv et.iiliik.' aaya: "(lelleral Woodl.'i'l f-iiiiilv h'ft tonight by ordi nary express for lliairiu. The Americnn mlnlater hlin-o'lf haa taken tickets for Ihe n.iuih of Fiance hy express tomorrow, ll h doubtful If he will have the oppor tunity f pr. v. iitlnu the tilllmnttim, since In nil prol..tl'illiv Seiior nullum, the for eign mlnlater, will tender him his paas p.irts at s o'clock tomorrow morning i Thursdiiyi, wlih the declaration that iliplomatli' relations between the two gov menls have been broken off. (lelleral Woodford has handed Ihe nrluivea of the lik-atlou to Ihe I'.illMl eiulwssy. CONSI'l. Ill V KN I.KAVK9 TODAY. llarerlolll AlU'll L'l'.- I I I'l'llCrt W. HllW- eit. American cuisul-genernl. will leave Thursday, transferring his papers to Ihe lirltlsh consuliite, I.AKK STKA Ml'lt WANTED. SI. Caul, A irl I ;n.-lt la repnrtod (hut the government I" "'' I1"1 Hteamcra Northwest and N, inland which operate bet ween Pultith ntid lluffalo. Those strainers are capable of making 27 miles an hour, are steel built and hiwe been exclusively for passenger service, an that if secured by ' tile government, It Is thought they would be used ns troop ships, l'reslilent Hill nf the Orent North ern, who Ih also ' 'be head of tho steam ship company. I" I" HU'opo and. cannot be seen lo iilllim or deny thin report. NEIITIASICA NATIONAL Cll'AIUI. Lincoln. Neb., April 20.-Clovernor Hol enmb. through Adjuliint Oenernl Harry, hue lM"ed un order permitting aeverai compiinlea of the Nebraska guard to re cruit up to the limit. mwMSmfzMlmim r:ASTOKlA, 0HKO0N. TillJKSDAY MORNING, JOHN SHERMAN iTHE RULES OF WAR ON THE WARl THAT WILL APPLY Interesting Question an to How Long It Will Last. M KIM.FV AWAKKnr KI Sl LTS Crcpaicd lur Spaln'i Icilm Simiilt.oton At t at. h ui n.tini aid rurio Kico Spia Will rroluag f be War. I hi. iikii. April Si - H. r-lary of Hut." i Jolin Hhi riiiiin i-arly thin niorniiiit in;'l" Ho- follomnu alut.-nii-rit lo tin- Trlliuni 'a; WanhliiKl.in iiriii.n'Iint: j ' Tti nl.li-rit MiKlnli-y nlll nlKri in.. Joint i. n,.lu!nii il.-iiiiiti'lliiK that Hp. lln with ilrim from th.' I.lan'l 'if Culni noiiu- tlmi- ii.,.i) Tin nm t tlmi- In- will rlvi- h'-r'poliiy of thin icov.-rnnii nt not to naort to i.-riipl)' with Hi.- ilrniHiuU of i oiiKr.-nn . to rl .. ' .- r I iik Th covrrnmi-nt will l a .lull- j,-. rrt junt ui iiri w nt. Ili-fon-th.- mm wta loilay tin- i-oiintry will know all I am niirr our p.opl.- mho huvo l urlii'il i Ii. I r lini.i!i, m . Hi u far In a in. I,-1 i mraor. Unary m.iini.r, will l will- H, to wait a f.-w hour.. I hav- j.,p. .1 up to Ho- pr.-i'iit tlmr that Hpaln wuil,! ut lant n.-i- th- hoM-l,n.n. n. of a fulfil, "l mitli Hi.' rnlti-il Htatun ami wmilil !!ri- iliaw from fill.. i without thl i-ountry Ih-iiik i onip.llnl to tlrn a nh.,1. I am ni'w i I'livlii' i l, h'.wi'Vrr. th.it f,r .1 v 1 1 a m i,- r. a in. in. nhr will in ript tin- K-ik,'.- of liattl.- im. I that in a v.-ry f.H daya at ni'.nt tt. - ! ah. ill niovr our for.'ra (..ward I'ul.a "At lo how Ionic th.' war will lant 11 Ian Inli-ri-n! Uitf ijiii-niloti. Hhould th, rr I.- 110 forrlun 1 omplli iitlmia. thc war oiik'ht I not to lant hut a f.-w wr.-ka. On thr t ,,!h, r hand, ahould aonir un-ldi tit hapiwti 1 to our liattl- ahlpa In the tlrt i-riit.iK. nu n! i ,,r lo our tranaHirta, Ih.- affair may l.mt j ImiKi-r than aitiiKUlm- pi-oplr rxpict." j on Ihr aul.Jirl of a impular loan. H--' I rriary Hh. rui.iii aald: "Thonr who have k' U pa with my pul.lir .ia f..r th.- liit forty y.-ara or morr will und.-ratand that I hat,- from lime to t a the .-. of ,h- rune arone. favored a Mipiil.ir loan at low Intrreat. ihr ,.an lielng off, -rid In nu, h amall drnomlnatlona na to altraet the utt.-ntlon of proplr who nrr In the tiitt.lt of auvlng their money. I'p to diti- aurh loana have not met with the favor they dearrve. with due regard to the nurbiiifry Ir vnwue M (he llnir, whh-li did not permit of fany ii,-iiJn nn the purl of (hear people to di Kialt,)rr. of the bomta. A ayatem that would help the drain- to piinhiia.. lunula would be the rlkiit thing. have no doubt Secretary tinge haa ronahlenil am h a meaaure and In due lime w ill make am h ri-i omnu-nila tl.ui. to rongrraa an will tit the nrceaal tli a of the caae." l KIXI.KY AW'AKK OF IIKSI I.T9 X.-w York. At.rll 3. -A dlanat. h lo lhe!,,lll empowering the irraid.nt lo call out II. raid fn.m Wnahlngton early this morn-1 hie uik. aaya. Colls, I, ma n Ihe t lief lli.il lie h. .I.ioe all In his power to avert war the presl- dent will this niornl.ik- attach his .inna. turr to ,he act of .grraa and the ultl- malum to Spain, which It contrmplales. kntiwing full will (hat In so doing diplo macy has f illed and that war must Ih the outrornr. It s expected that the ..nawi-r which will be given hy Spain (o the president's ultimatum, which will lie presented by Mlnlater Woodford, will be il... ..rearm... Ion I. 1.,.. .in. I .mjii.tr I . the presentation to that diplomat ot I his ,.aasH.rts and that he will at once i l.-ate for Franc .. .. "'"" Fully appreciating thai Spain will spurn , the demand. If she dim not retaliate by declarlitg war on (he Cniled States, (he president haa mnde all arrangements to begin active naval and military opera tions the moment the time expires. Non compliance by Spain with the terms of President McKlnley s ultimatum will be I followed by the dispatch of the north At-1 i. ..hi.. ........ .1.. i lantlc squadron and the flying squadron j oaiuruay morning to iiiiui and porto lllco to oust her from those Islands. I'n- der the plan determined upon Captain Samnson s vessels will n,.i o..iv itlock,..!.. ' .. ' . ' - Havana, nut every other port In Cuba,"' '" . and the living squadron under command , '""em Pacltlc today. The depnr-, of Commodore Schley will take similar lmv ,,f l,u 'Mivr resulted In a popular action witn reterem-.. to the ports of l'orto Kli n. Ci.ptaln Sampsv.n s tlect will probably reach Cuba Sunday fore noon. Commodore Schley's force, which has a creat distance to steam, will prob ably pot reach Its destination until Mon day. Spain may evacuate Cuba, hut with the bulk of her fleet still In home waters, she would P.. iil.i to keep up her tra ditional Practice of tirlvateerlnir and ilius iiintluue to harass the I'nlted States and !"r w'1 ""' l,alt ,,f l,u' departing war prolong thc war. The I'nlted States may ri',r!l wllh tlowa-rw. They were escorted hope for a shun war, but (lie extensive preparations show thai It Is their pur pose to be prepared for a long one. TKOOPH AKKlVI.Vi IN HAVANA. New York, April 91. A Herald dispatch! from Havana says: i Troops continue to arrive In Havana. I alu Cuban steamship line steamer Seneca General lleruandci tie Velasco came from ' )s scheduled to sail today for Havana. Vetiila Ahujo Tuesday night. The vol- Tlu. ,,(,.. at wh,.h tne Seneca lies was untcers throughout the Island are ready I ..rowded with trucks discharging their lo go to places which may he designated freight into the steamer's hold. Most In the rural towns ns well as In Havana. f , , argo consists of provisions of A committee of Sclodad llenotlca Ara- vlirous sorts. Hour, ham and codllsh gonesas called on General Blanco offering MnK loaded in largo quantities. 11. P. to turn over to him all their funds ami ! !,ith. agent of the line, says the Seneca properties, which are not little, if they ( w.nill sail unless war was declared be should be needed In case of a war with ,lir. Wv sailing hour: he had received no the United States. (),.,,.rs ,.r Instructions from Washington The Hlarlo dela Marina publishes a ills- regarding the sailing of the ship. When patch from Its correspondent In Washing- llsked If the provisions sent on the steam ton saying that General Lee will return , ,, ,lt ultimately reach the Spanish to Cuba at the head of an army. La government, he said there was little doubt Union Constitutional publishes nn article ; n,uch of It did go to tho Spanish from l.e Journal In Paris In which It Is ' nrmv fl.nm tno ,.(,nslgiiees In Havana, lie staled that Spain, which is believed I'.v sai.L however, that the provisions were every one to be slumbering and powerless, j ,,,' l)y ,irnl3 ,,at fr years sent has show n extraordinary force and en- ! Hlll,, i-a,-,,,., ( Havana, ami that the orry, sending to Cuba, without any other j ,,,, vmlM , t.,ko i, consideration the resources but her own, 2tm.ti.HI men. Lei' ultimate destination of Ihe provisions. As Journal declares that Spain should know i ,.,nn,n carriers they were obliged to that her best friends are In Franc.' It Is reported from Malaniias that the Insurgent government of the province at the head of which Is Pedro Lletancout't, chief of Insurgents there, has Issued a circular suspending hostilities throughout tha territory under his command. A popu lar demonstration took place Monday (Continued on third page,) 111. REPORT. APRIL 21, I ; lalted State Adopts an Advanced I'osltlon. I'NTIH'SIASM I.N WASIIIM.TON Stttct and Bildiaj f a I y Dccoralcd r.mtritaiy War Icaatt titt Kci mtll lttet Sag rraicico. w ...hiriKtoii. Aiiril Si-Th- outllni' of, tin- poll, y t, I,.- followiil hy thin Kov'-rii- m, n! ,, ih.. tn-iitrn'-rit of ni utrala und In I Ii .- mait.-r of prlvati-.-ra la i-oiitalrii l In , th followlriK iitati-m-nt: In (h ihi- .-vi-rit of hoatllltlia btw-n Ihi- -,1 Ht.ili-a ami Hpaln It will Iw tin- full Inn- to tin followliiK ruli-n: Klmt-A lu-ulral flair -ov.-r. thr .-m my with thv i-i-.ption of cohtraliari.l of war. H.-ion,l-N.-iitral K"l not .ontrahaml 'I n.il Mir Il'.i liaoi.' to l ounm auon unoi'i j th- .-m my a flair. j Thlro - I'.loi k.nl. a In oril'-r to Ik. hln'llnic riltint h rff 1 1 V';. Thla .loctrlrw li umlouhti-illy laid down to nn-. ( varloun lliiUtri, rn-rlvd liy thr j iliplomatli' r.'.riint,itlvi of the fnltnl ' Ht.it.-i. from fori'ltn aoVHrnm-ntM ua to thr nttitii'li' Hcatininl hy thr I'riltnl n. it la auiiatantlully In Una with - Hi.il, thr rulia pr.ntliril In ()) rernt fhlneai J.ip.iiiin.' wur and plarra th L'nltnl Ht.it.-a In a moat advann-d poaltlon. an f ir a tin- pro!, tlon of Individual prop- i-rty and nititral kiiIh at a.-a la con 1 rtud Hy It Hpanlah einala arr mad.-fr-.- from iurr on the hlKh a.-aa In l-.tionia of a nutral power. Thla dn-laion ,.ti th.- .art of our Kovrrnim-nt will douht li aa ... w.-tiomi-d In Kuroie. I W ord tame to the navy d-partm-M (o- j day that the Hkinlah warahlpa 1'rlayo, i via. aya and Oourndo are all at prem-nl i . rape de Verde ..land. In o.mpany wi.h the t,,r,H,o llotllla. ll I, the ..pinion of rxprrta they are eo.ua! to our crack , llyliiK ..(uailron now lying In Hampton II. ...I TV... 4...... r. m. n I. DIUU .l..ul I Uia'turl..-,) alKiut (he torpedo boat Som. r, now lying at Falmouth, England, and 1. caatlng about for mean, to bring her to, the I'nlted Statea with a,ifety, but ao far ' without- auceaa. j The military enthualaam haa pprrad lo the rapltol. uaually o undemonstrative, I and today the city waa brilliant with the alara and atrla. Along F el reel and 'other thomughfarca nearly every building flrw the ting and aome of the larger busl- j neaa hi.un.-a took on the apearance of In - auguratlon day. I KMF.rtliKNCY WAR MEASl'RK. j Washington. April ?. 'lhe house today j ' paaacd a. an emergency war meaaure a t voluniwr force and providing fr .. , ., .. .. :. ' . iiner organ aaiion. itotn tne presuirni i ",,,-,., v. r nail uiiiru nic 1,.1,-ri- ...... a ... .... - ... . ..... uHv' n.vcssity for (he passing of (he bill . lo,l,,.v- "' Chairman Hull, of the military 1 '"n,nl,"i;'-'' ove It under whip and spur, The bill waa drafted al the war depart ment. Introduced in ihe house yesterday, and considered and reported by (he com mittee today. No such expedition could have been possible except under stress ot war pressure. The bill Is permanent In its character. The principal change in tbe bill as Introduced was that the ap- f T..sim,.,nil, officers are I"'"'""' " rtglm.nlal offinrs are " l"' 'n,1t b' " governors of the alates ini..Ii,( of hv th.. nreaideni us was nro- "r u I'resld. nt as was pro- H"""U " '"' "r uepar.mc,,.. conforms (o (he practices of civil ar' THANSVAAL PATRIOTS. Cape 't own. April !L Americans In the Transvaal offer a force of SW men and to defray the cost of transportation. FIRST KF.OIMENT I.KAVF.S. San Francisco, April S The First reg- lm-"'' VH'tftl States Infantry, comprising l..e. h.,, .... V. itrkinn. n. ' " - '"' " euuaiieu ... re. .,i icasi in...... peo,.i.- assembled along the line of march from the Presidio to thc ferry and there was a t-tiniimious roar of cheers as the soldiers marched along. Intense enthusiasm was displayed throughout the city. Thotis- amis of school children who had been granted a half holiday, sang patriotic . songs and waved sninii Mugs, while others .Kit ,, ,r front the I'resiitio (o tnc cicpui Py me en v police force of the city and the , s "r 1 ,,Un' l'aV:l" J ' ' PUOVISIONS MAY NOT GET Tli EKE. I New York. April 20.-The New York receive them, passengers. The Seneca will carry no THE SECOND ARTILLERY. Newport. R. I., April 20.-I.ight buttery F. Second artillery, at Fort Adams, left for Chlckamauga via the Fall Blvor line steamer Prlscllla last night. THE FEELING IN Against War lletweea Spain and tbe United States. SYMPATHIES WITH AMERICA Spaiiik CoDMaadera Hot I Ic Capt Verde Inlaidi rortified Tellon tttt Oaf Worit ratwjr. vew York. April S.-The Initxti'lint: u . thc e topic of convTilnn h n (j,, ljnrlon ?rr.-pom!.-nt of th-! World. To whatvfr complfi motive It I may tx- din", the undenlatila fai t la (hat yJ)Kn,h f.;.-lln; haa bin a;alna( war. ' Jl)hn ilurn, ut nllfht aald f mphatpally: "1 am firmly convinced that rwn at thla plevi-nth hour war could be averti-d it Great lirltoln uwd hT lnftun, wl!h(nnn( roni'minif (n recoirnlllnn of (h ; (h(. cnlnrntl, rf,wera to hrlnit pr-mure wnlrh miKht mad Irrealainble on Bjialn , Knnl rncMalona whl. h would aatlufy Am'-rl-a. My aympathlt an? with thr i'nlle.1 Stale, but I m totally op. . . i . ... . . . i .. . I!.' (' war. inounn I ran hiiim-vui! ihr f.-rllnif for It by the Amrrlr.m pro - j,,,. . Thl Ii a aample of romrvnu mad.-. (houuh aome memlwra of parliament irr rr ( further Intrrfrrrnrr at either Madrid or W'aahlnnton. Sir John f'ullom. a rrtirrd naval officer, aald: "I am vrry doubtful of the atrat.gr knowlnlirr and ability of the Spanlah naval cummandera. They are brave mn and sood navljratora, but I would not be aurpriard If ttv-lr atrat.-a;y provra entirely d.-fi-rtlve. a t do not (hlnk they have , anv iralnlnir. Rv repurta thry have l' kl up their ncrt at Tape Verd. but I fanry , .1..... ... 1 n .nn. ... fo..nh ' . . . f ' ' , . " . . , . .'. ; AT,, P k I '',, Kn 10 . d':"Ver " aUC " I una witnin tweniy-iour noura aitrr im Irrlaration of war." "Are the Canary inland, and Cape Vertl j 'tn1r 'ort'nedT' I ' Th' r ha,'e T ,T ear,hwor 1 1 1 .' I .'. nut llirmc 00. iuiu .uui.r, ..w mln.l would be Juadfled in riaklng hla ! ahlpa agalnat any modern earthwork. ; armed with m'udera(e!y good guna. 1 have alwaya uectrd that France haa i a Hen on the Canarlea. She haa Im- menae lnlert In Spain for which I m i, t v- " uruy. ..wturarn inriminii till oiH-rate ao tar away a. Canaries, and t cannot think It would be good luetic for them to do so." Captain Philpot. a retired naval officer. who served wlih distinction in many part. of the world, wild: "It la difficult to form an opinion of the strategic plans of Spain' naval " - manner. n me aatii avauaoie I ao nut . ,. ,w , .... .... !.! eve their concentration at Carte ertl ......... ..... haa anv other object than awaiting favor- able weather to convoy a torpedo flotilla across Ihe Atlantic. It la a very ticklish j ) )b (j je,troyWl arroM and ! we are now Just at the end of the equl ! noctial gales. But 1 believe they will be heard of off Cuba one of these morn i Inga. I served In the West Indies and i I know Cuba, nnd in my opinion by far I the moat formidable trouble the United J"a,t encounter is yeuow tvvfT- Tne emctency of the Spanlsn fleet lo ,oeak of All 1 can 1 ou" no "e to speag or. All 1 can : "' ,s ,hat 11 remains to be proved." States is likely to encounter is yellow SPANIARDS AMAZED. New York, April . Spaniards In hum ble circumstance, residents of this city. I were amaaed last night when they j learned that the Spanish, government I meant only to give them free passage as i. . . . ...r as navnua. un Monaay tonsui ttai .'asano published a notice that he. acting asano published a notice that he, acting f ir his government, was prepared to make crrangementa for their transfer from this , a0.K a ......... ... . .' " t "'' th' steamer Panama would carry Uu.m Wn,e Havana ,g R f M , lf ,,, Panama ,h ,hlU1 n, tn,.v woullt be tiansferred at some other rtort of call to one of the regular liners of the same company which would carry them to Spain direct. But It seems that the Spanish government contemplated no such action, and last night the situation WHS that w-hl) .he. u-..ul,hi. c.,..,i-it-.1 h Ro whW fc would carry hln, ,,, ... . ', . . ..t - n .nt- .uu... it i.io.ivv. at Havana. The indignation at such a course was widespread in the local colonv. It was pointed out that for the Impecunious I PMinlurd to (h right to life and nt.ll.-e prot.vtion Is guaranteed and be landed In a town which will he starved or shelled, or both, within a few days, would be to place his life In jeop ardy. The muttering against su.'h an arrangement were loud and deep, ui.d It Is not Improbable that the Panama will carry less than one-half (he Spanish refu gees which it was expected would be on board of her. Arrangements have been made for 100 free passages. No more will he ncccpted. Every male Spaniard landing In Havana Is being recruited for cibly. The refugees would be seixed and made to do military duty, so that the "protection" which Spain Is offering to those who are unable to protect them selves by sailing under a neutral (lag is In reality a delivery of them Into the ranks of the army In Cuba. FRED GRANT TO THE FRONT. New York, April 20. A World dispatch from Washington says: Fred D. Grant has tendered his services to the government. The colonel Is un able to enlist, as he is a tew years too old. and can only be given a commission. 1 do not think there Is any question about war now, he said, but we may have some little dlttlculty In getting the Span iards out of Cuba. They apparently want to tight, and our army will have some thing to do sooner or luter. Of course there will be but one result thut the Spaniards will be driven out of the Islands. THE ASTORIA N ks the UfftSt circulation of any paper on the Columbia River NO. 94 THE SENATE Foraker Make a I'oiat Thai U Dramatic. OIUCIAL DEALINGS IN CUBA ("radical Reeoajaitioai nt the Cahai Rcpalilit k tnc laitfd Sia'ca. and TomorroK Will Briag .lure .Vkt. WlilnKton, April .-Durlna; tlra houra , ' of illn- uiislon In the anut. thla afternofin I of Ita rK-ctit a tlon on th Cutmn reaoln- ! (lima In tha courae of whlrh aeverai n- lmli-il ;rf.-th.- wcr madft by arnatora ho votr-d a(flna( tha conference report uin the reaotutlnna, only one point waa ,lniloprd. Th.tt w.ta made by Fornker, I of Ohio, In (he i-ourne of a brief ntntr. I '.. I ... n ....,l.ll.. In...lna... ... . .. , 4 . '. uimii i.iii,iik l.li..,-rilv.i Ul m. II. SMtu "I think that quickly, apeedlly. ryienlbly now, on tha very day (he ultimatum haa rxi-n arnt (o Spain, purauant to tha reao. lutlona that paaaed here, thla g-ovrrnment V u n.irllMlltf MUV...I.A.I .ha v.. ri . . 1 .1 1 - nf , . i -'uba. and I think pomlbly It la true we ! will all know by tomorrow that tha( cor- I nunriu la (oil.iy bin ofrkdally dealt i " tnc rriiirmiwu.c. ui torn b"i- rnmi-nt aa It ahould be.' Thla utterani-e romlria; from a mimber of the foMirn relations commlt(e cre-aii-d a profound amiatlon among tha aen atora. Ileltig preaaeij for the aource of hi In formation. Foraker replied that It waa "poaitive, but not official." Tillman anked Forakrr for a more ex plicit atatement and Foraker replied: "I think I made the atatement that ; -me rrpreaenodvea of thla government i wi re dealing with the representatlvea of . ,hat gTrrnmen( that will amount to thla: That the government wlil In the tmm.iJi.ite future be drallng with them, Juat aa it occurred to me that we ahould deal with them If we recognlie their gov ernment." TP.OOPS ARRIVING. New Tork. April . The flrnt of three tralna bearing troop, from Sackett'a Har bor (o (he aou(h arrived In Jereey City over the .Weal Snore road ahortly after midnight. The train constated of gondola and freight car, bearing the ammunition. ! ambulance, provtalona and luggage. The , othrr tw0 ,.(ton of the train followed I a( ,hort Intervale. The Weat 8hore road OV(ff , ,raljul t, to the, i ,Vnnf,y,vanul .d In the paasenger depot at Jersey City. The fastest engine of the Pennsylvania were assigned to duty . on th trnon traina. . Th two of the tra,n j h(, ,roipg werf ,., tway wlthln but , , mtet nf.adway- Th(. tran, ,re to , muke ,helr own echedule to Washlng- . Th ..... , . .im. ,nd "'" " w .. . w . .bo it.mrr iiii.ri.Li.r n.vr unrvrn ms.i uticu all lower onerator have been Instructed i w Rve th(,m r,Knt of way ow every. Mng Pennsylvania la prepared to j nani,e ,ne traln of tnf Xwentr-flrst ! regiment from Plattsburg as soon aa they arrive. They will also be rushed through on express time. MAIL TO BE HELD. New York, April 30.-Mall for Cuba, which has accumulated In the New Tork postotnee may or may not be forwarded to Havana by the Ward liner 8eneca. The Seneca Is due to sail this afternoon. If she sails she will carry the Cuban malt Events may transpire, however, which will cause the company to hold her. Superintendent of Malls Masee has been Instructed to forward mall to Cuba by anv vessel leaving here for a Cuban port. I When actual hostilities begin the malls. - ' ' . , j ', ., . . on a esset carry ing a r. be sent. It at all. neutral flag. Under the International postal agreement any vessel sailing under a neutral flag can carry malls to the ports of either bellig erent. THE GARFIELD IN TROUBLE. San Francisco. April &). The schooner Garfield. Captain Franke, four and half days from Gray's Harbor with lunv her. was coming In last n!gh( with a flood I n,P under a light wind. The wind died ! away and the Gartleld drifted bow-on to the Hritish bark Inversay, anchored off tl....l rtt.t H.in,,ii.lni. Wttk va.apl. Pnf. i , ions of their rigging and one of the ... , ilrr. . ,m..v i-ni n . v..o nv j . MEXICO NEl'TRAL Mexico. April St. Mexico will preserve a strict neutrality In case hostilities be gin. Spaniards here generally appear to feel gl.Himy over the situation. HAYTt OUR FRIEND. New York, April 8.. A dispatch to the j wirI(l from'port au Prince. Haytl, says: Haytl will not aid Spain In procuring supplies. Spain has no coal In Hayd. Ih. ! Is Ike kiqhest grade baking powder kaow. Actual tealaafcow il goeaeae Ulrd farther thaa aay other bread. FOV.DIC Absolutely Pure aovAi auiaa nowota go., atw voaa. Kp