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THE ASTORIAN has the largest circulation of any paper on the Columbia Rlvtr THE DAILY ASTORiAN Is the li tlggest anl test caper on the Colomtla River FULL ASSOCIATKl) I'KICSS HKPOIwT. VOL. XIA'lll. ANTOIMA, OUKWlX, SlTlKliAV MOHNl.Vi, MAY 21, lii.UJ. NO. 120 Aim I A JB A' I ..- .'- ' u w WH AVI! iusmvr.t.Y HEADQUARTERS rou. HTOVKH It ANOf.H TINWAU1C COOKING I'TISNBIIJI IKON riric Til It I'lUCKH AUK HIJCII AH TO MAKK IT EX PEN BIVIC TO HUT ELIIBWIIICRB. Eclipse Hardware Company (HAWKS' CASH Griffin All Aboard for s k$MM. Iff. "'v ' CHARLES KAN p Ob ml -""'VSanu a UNI) r E A R .. Jupanra Oooda. Ibulery, N AT KKA80NA W. F. SCHEIBE, A lull lint of Pirn, T.bacc. ad .taktra' Aitkki. 474 ComnwrUI Mt. ft J. M. THE SISTERS OF THE Convent of the ...Holy Names ASTORIA. 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NORTH PACIFIC BREWERY INSTRU MENTAL MUSIO, PAINTING AND VOICE CULTURE FORM A 8PECIAL DEPARTMENT Mount Angel College MOUNT ANGtl Marlon Count' OREGON This I. Just the place for your boys. Dellfhtful location, large building, and grounds, good meals, plenty of haalUi sercla., excellent teaohera and caraful training this Is what they all Mr of MT. ANGEL COLLEGE. Bend for Cat. lugiia and pedal term. 1 P. F, PLACIDUS, Direct.. THE CERVERA IS A CUTE DODGER Cabinet Congratulates Him on His Success in Elud ing Our Squadron. UNITED STATES CABINET At Yesterday's Meeting no Con firmation Receivfj of Span ish Fleet's Location. POLO WILL SAIL TOR EUROPE Leaves Canada ToJay on the Steamer Dominion - General Ar.Jcrson Or JereJ to Take ComnunJ of First Manila RxrcJItion. WASHINGTON. M ,v J'. AM f thr li. :h i' . it.en "ut to. lav1 at :he i, O'y .le-ari:io-nt u.i .miir.d in orir ilutrt bull' !m, p-.'e I l:t tSr ,!-., ,f ,lay, M.IMIIK that the d- ia i : no i.: li ..1 ! it : . i m..t:..n, l...;i.. to "iv :. ij,at A.!:ii.r'i i' rv--ia with ':. -.'liLollo-i k.m (I Suntlifco d- I'ni.a Vh'.i wiiii to i until in the nenipapir r.'i'r: a:il M ..In. I fable lira in .ul.i-li. .1 tiu ni'Uniio;. Ih lat t a t.i'!o r iiniinual i .iruniiane, for till Sl'allWh bull. 1:11. !li- been IIOI al. ilif.pt e e'. ir ..n e the M) ItlK mioaili.itt b fi t'ailif A ' eplniK thin Mali :n tit an correct. It In.li.iit.ii that th.re l lllile prob abilnv of a h 'Mile t n - '. 1 1 ik betMeeli Saiiipn iind S. hley at.il Adiiin .il t'. r Vera I in li n.l li t l y A 1 1 1 1 1 r . 1 1 Ceiv.Ta. ,.;y a i.ibl.. din patfh front Santiago ile Cuba. ill. I not Ik'ht mi Aliiel'lf all -hip during the xoyaa'e. lie aniiounf. that thet rews of bin fillip are In M.rfect health and nthuiiiii-tlc. t'otitiniiiriK the ili-patih ay: "Thii blofkaillng vivrla nub kly left on thr appniiuh of the sniuadron, whoKn arrival ha cn.itiM the (treal ( cxfltenunt md withulani nt Saiitlaiio. Immedlatfly croAl of peo ple thmnpfd th n'fT and cheered our milium. Havana relief at the ar rival of the fleet Is Very ureal, us It wiii feiireil the Amerli an ships which lifted the blockade :!nr.' had ipinc l lnter-ep the Spanish fleet. It Is now believed the Americans fled In order to avoid rcvorsi." I f Kit VERA S f.VHl r.i'.UAM. I Madilal. May :V .Tho minister of ma- fine tonltjhl received a dispalih from ,d i nili'al t'crvcra. In coniniiuid of the Cape I Verabi sipiiiill'on of Ilia' Spanish Ibn't. It I raMal: I "Santliifio do Cubii, May l!. This morn- lit tc I have iviiliout ,n. nb nt cut. rial thl" oort. iifcompiinlfil by tae sipiadiMU. VKIlVKItA." StJl'AI'RON HAS t.Dl'T. Miiiliid. MlilnlKht. .uny Si. It Is asMcrlod that Admiral Cervcra's Mpiailion has lefl SantliiKO do Cuba. SPAIN' S NEW i'AIUNKT. Mftdrld, Mav Sh.1. Tli new miniate In full uniform nppcatval In the Hciiale toalay. OwIiik lo llio cliciinisliuiiea ihc new cnb Inel In alrifidy named t Iin "I'li'ciiinstiintlnl Cabinet." Premier Senor Simnat.i assci'lfd that Ihc new ministry would continue the policy of the former ministry. "Spain," he said, "would conllnno t ho war lo the utmost, unlit honorable pence Is obtainable." Count lVniminili) propositi tho sen ate's connratulntlotis lo Admiral Ccrvera on his niTlvlnit safely at SantliiKO do Cuba and "cleverly iloduliii! the American mpuulimiH." POLO ISOINO HOME. Montreal, May :U Sciior Polo y Her nabe anil his suit went on board Ihc Dominion line sii-am-hlp liomliilon ut a lute, hour tonight. Tho ship sails for Kurnpn tomorrow mornlntf. O..U1INKT MEETING. Wa.shlnnton, May &i. Tho cabinet was In session today. So far as can be learned no otllclal conilnnatlon has been received Hint tln 8mnlsh Meet arrived at Santlntto do Cuba. Whether the navy department will proceed upon the assumption that the SPANISH Spain Will Prosecute War Until Honor able Peace Can Be Secured. ASTORIA'S BOYS TO THE FRONT. P'ltTLANI, May 2o - Lb uii n.i nt Commander II It. Iawhs of the Oregon naval re-rve, tonight received a dlap.ita )i from Ha-nalor M'lirbie stating Hut tha. Or-gon n.ival r'nrvn would be called out within Urn day. The ! divisions lure anil the one at Astoria will b drilled dully from now on In ordT to be prepared for w rvia r hi n the ull corn' . Lieutenant Commander 1-wla w ill Immcdlata.-ly communicate with the commanda.r of i In- monitor M"M.fcy at B in Frsneisa o regarding th movements of the Oregon battalion. Hpaiii.iiaU lire at Hanllago U not known, but it t pp mimed tin y will obtain l'U l yoiol a ii"ntinii before m tiding th .iua-1i''ii on no long a Journey. Tin- riill!'iln rxiitlon occupied a i "n.i.i. rnlili' Mrtlon of toabiy'g meeting. Tlo. . ( lfii.4t of the ituiiibf-r troop the Ann M aim bavf to cop- with wrrv ii'iniittnl. Th-y run'" from ' to 3i'f J'l'.iiil-h .',i!l-rK. b'lt (h.i ronclunlon r. nli.d .ik that th'1 numb.r could be lonnitil on an aleiut l".'"i Tlf forrr nl i. i. ixbtiul !o k ;ih iener.it Merrllt to lo more than a'bUate to cope .ili !hi' trooi... who wer thouKht to in not I lw be.t ror li'I.iti. A flKnllli-aiit f..iiu"rof ihe ion wan ihe abm ncr of any ili-t'u.ln of military and naval mo . in. u'h an to t'ubu or the Spanish rbvl TIi'.h waa ..nc remit of the polity hlih has lieeri ,tg, 1 iin hrlw-n the inrrn'"T of ihe ratunel. an u.:de from A-.nl.irb Lonn and AlK.r very little Is lill" n aw !o wltat bi e!nir on. SPANISH ' Ol.I.IKii.S Moil i real. M ly Ji. The Slur today ny: Sp.nii"h fhip i an .ni; r u may no I..- Kelt on their w ay across the Atlantic. I" ! I. ai.'oril hit t'i Information receiv'il from a Star lorn si.inlent at North Syd 11' v. C. It . it h possible that at the prii- fit lime Spanish out ship arc In the wal.ts abaaiit iNewfoiiii'lland. Advlat-s fr on C:ite Un ion point out that S. nor I'1'" hi- bun :;i firreiponib m e with an .ik-. nt a! ilia- Wand of St, Pb rre For the past week lookout operators of the New- fi V 1 1 1 a I : . 1 1 a 1 a.ial have ri purt.-al tile uppear- an. ! of strum: c v.a ls. The Star's In f iritirit siicKLits that thesa. s tran,.-a ves tal h ,it,. nunbo.its cmvoylnit tha- swinish W oliK Ooi:s N SLOW I, Y. San I'ran. Is. o. May ?i.n addition to time tr.iinlia.ls of troops from Nebraska wni.'li ran. h.'.l th,. ,-ity yintrrday. thlr tu n more heavily o.idsl spavials contain In K Ihe balance of the Nebraska. Minne sota. Col.ir.nlo anal Wyoming troops are now on the way from otilen. Tba-re is a siNira lty of cars on the Northern Pacific, but 'be company Is iloitiK all possible to FRANCE DISCLAIMS ENMITY TOWARD UNITED STATES. W ASHINGTON. May W.-As the result of the recent exchanges between the state department and the French embassy an agreeable understanding has been reached which gives assurance of the continuance of the traditional friendship between the I'nitcd States and France. It has served to make clear that each government has the fullest conlidence In the friendly attitude of the other and any criticisms or animosities aroused by recent Incidents have not been shared by the government of either country. The French authorities have given assurances that the French press criticisms came from an unrepresentative class of radical partisan newspapers and In no way represented that cordial sentiment entertained by the French government and French people toward the I'nitcd States. get Ihe troops here as soon as possible .Neitiia r the City of Sydney or the Austra lia have received anv aunnll. vet Cap. pouters are pulling up bunks and other temporary structures for the troops, but It will take a week to net the vessels ready for departure. Tin- I'KKC.ON NKAlt KEY WEST. Chicago. May ftl. A Timea-Herahl lal from Washington says: I'nlcss Intercepted Hie battle shin rtreeon 111 a few alavs Will be bevollal nil ,I.io.-.. of tln Spanish Heel. It transpired today that the Oregon ,n, not stop nt the llar- bailo.;:, but was sluhtcd bv the American consul passing (hat point at full speed. The Oregon left Itahia. ltrazll, on Wed sdav of last week and eoveroal Hia 5"iTi! miles between that point and tho Harba-doa-s within eight days, or nt the rate of 111.4 knots an hour, and by this time ought to bo at least M miles further north on her Journey to Key West. SPANISH SPY All RESTED. Tnmim, Fin., May . A boy named Gar cia or llcrniinilex. who is suspected of being a spy In the service of Ihe Spanish government, has been arrested. Tho boy, who Is a son of a prominent cigar mntiu fai Hirer of Tampa, was arrested while taking photographs of tho transports at Port Tampa. GENERAL ANDERSON S ORDERS. Vancouver. Wash., May 20. In accord ance with telegraphic orders received at noon, Itrlgndler General Thomas M. An derson left for Sun Francisco tonight. The prevailing opinion ha-re Is that Gen eral Anderson will be sent to Manila with Iho llrat detachment of troops. Orders wcro also Issued today for Companies A nnd G, Fourteenth Infantry, to report to General Otis at San Francisco. They will leave tomorrow. ANDERSON IN PORTLAND. Portland. May 2i. General T. M. Ander son received ord",vs Just before leaving for San Francisco tonight to tnke command of the llrat detachment of the Philippine "CIRCUMSTANTIAL" eipealiiion, which will probably b ave Hun day. TIIK rill.KS TAKEN. Key Wt. May ai.-Over forty rajo-a of an, munition werai found today on the !Hnnnh ateamer Arjronauta. captunsl i durinit the llit duy of th war. ! It waa on boa pi this steama-r that I-bu- tenant folonel t'ortejo, Weylera brother ' In-law. w.ia aaplura.l. Tho aliscovtry of ; the war mippllin on laoard Ihe ArKonauLa ' lll not ih.innij thi status of her caae be , fore the "r:ie court. It had alraady been al.s libl today, before li arnltiit of the find. hat ihe sli-.tmiT wn ! ell mately a prize of war. no i lalms n ivlns tx en filed by 1 th.- owners of the ship or caruo. A like decision waa p nda rerl In the caw 'of the s'.anur Ambroslo Hollvar and the si . hooncra Maihllde and Sophia. The only formality remalninir to make the rcinolt the absolute property of the, L'nlted Siates la the confirmation by the federal court '. of ihe nndinir of the prire commission. The harkentlna Carina F. Roa, Tib tons, lapturol by tne New York off Ha ' vana Tiiesalay. waa broucht In here today by a fietty ntllcer and prlie crew. Shp had am bisard a carmi of ic irllc and Jet Iced beef ANXIol'S TO KP'allT. T.iioira. May ?i OfVi.ial informitlon fame from WashlnRton today to the affect ihat the slue tro-ipsof Wnshlngton would be n talnisl on Pacific coast duty. Colonel Whalliy. of the Washington retflment. statnl this aftern'on that no ruui-st of my kind from member of h:s cimm.in(l had ba n made that the Washington troops would be ra-talneai hen', and he says he will faal It a pars..nal disKran ii'n himself If his regiment Is not sent in thai Ph...ppincs. M'COY TIIK WINNER. Syracuse. N. Y.. May a. The tight to night ba'tween Khl McCoy and Oils Ruhlln rv-sulied In a victory fair McCoy after S rounds. There was little betting on the ri-sult and the showing made by Ruhlln was a surprise. He stood a lot of punish nn nt and was always ready to come back for more. He was apparently strong at the finish. McCoy says he will now meet Gi1dard am! then Choynskl. There was a great difference In the weight of the men, Mc-Co- weighing 157 pounds and Ruhlln tip ping tho scales nt Nt pounds. George Slier of Chicago acted as referee. When he rendered his decision Jim Corbet t leaped Into the ring and asked McCoy to light him. but the latter declined to con sider the matter and refused to make any arrangements. DUN'S REVIEW. New York. May UO.-R. G. Dun aft t'o's. weekly review will say tomorrow: Grow ing accustomed to the war possibilities, which are mostly far from probabilities of evil, and finding the nation moving a long steadily in Us Industries, people are grasping the Ida-a that It Is throwing away sonic months of active nnd profitable life to wait until the war clouds have passed. Western prosperity has so greatly overbalanced thd timidity of eastern cap ital that the actual business done Incrcns es. railroad earning promise better for May than a month ago lor April, and pay ments through clearing houses for the week In May show a gain of 3fi per cent over last year and 7.." par cent over IS1;. Failures. L'W against last year nnd V.' In Canada against last year. DEATH AT SEA. New York. May W.-Tho World says; Death visited the steamship rtrltnnnlc and took Mrs. Mary L. Ownsten, a cabin passenger, while the vessel was hound for Liverpool from this city. Tho Rrltan nlc has Just arrived nnd the information of the woman's deulli was received In a cable message. Mrs. Ownsten came here. by way of the Northern Pacitlc, the agent of which says she was an Invalid. WEFERS PROTESTED. New York, May 30. Tho World says: It Is rumored that Bernard J. (Vetera, tho world's champion sprinter, of George town university, will be protested at tho meeting of the executive committee of the Intercollaiate Athletic association. Ks-I'remdent Shiran, the manager of the Intcrcadleglau, champlonshlpa. d.-cliru'd to (lis. usa tne matt'-r. Haauld: 'The oiitlfK.lc for thia year" meet It rood. I 1ok for four or five new re-oraU. not Includlnir th bicycle event. It li not icenerally und-rsiijd that the sport on the r.r.t day this year will not consist en tirely of trial ha-ata." ; NOT MI CH KOU THE HEIRS. ! l An,a-li-a. May 51. S.lvtr candle s:lik. yard of old lace, medal of the j 1-a K'on of Honor, diamond rlnifa. Ivory j bound prayer booki, silver sauce pant, all i sorta of old J-welry and article of luxury', j have just been aold by the sheriff to sat isfy the claims attalnst the estate of Count 'de I. da Kersausaon-PennondretT. The count had bw-n decorated by Napoleon II. as one of the last of the la vllle noblesae. ! Ijitir he tost his all In the Panama canal ' si heme and soon after died. Only a few hundred doiuirs were realized by the count's heirs. HEI'.KrXIoN IN CHINA. Tji 'im.1. May Lata oriental papers s'afe that there are many Indications of ral.elli.in In the Y3ne-ta-Klftnjr valley, wit': to the unsettled industrial condi tions. The Kulao Hui, a formidable anti fora !cn secret n-iciety. continues to In (Ta.ise In numbers. The real rub r of the Yarir-tse valley is stated to be Cheng Chi Tuinv. viceroy of Hunan and Hupeh, who lis alt-Kust'-d with the weakness of the I i'a kimr government and Is winking at ;ho organization and prospective arming of the Kolao Hul society. Many mission arl.s In that section are thought to be in danger of death. Hl'RKICANE IN AUSTRALIA. Vam-ouver. B. C. May . Australian advices state that a hurricane which swept the shores of Australia have wreck eal many small craft In the coast trade. The Wakatlpu ran l.ito the bark Laria In Imnealln harbor. The Lalra was struck hctwven the fore and main masts and foundered. The barkentine St. Hilda, anhore at Wanganul. has been pulled off a wreck. While the ship Scottish Minstrel was tying in Adelaide harbor many of her crew refused to obey orders. A fight with the officers and loyal hands ensued In which many on both sides were stabbed. ARMY PAY ESTIMATES. Washington, May 20. Paymaster Gen eral Stanton has recommended to Sec retary Alger the appointment of fifteen additional paymasters fair the army. Gen eral Stanton has also submitted estimates aggregating pt.ooo.oiiu for the pay of the regular and volunteer army for six months, beginning July ami ending De cember 31 on the basis of the number of volunteers already called for and the reg ular army at Its war strength. MEASLES PREVALENT. San Francisco. May 20. Nine cases of nitNisK-s have been reported among the troons and all the sufferers came from a town In Oregon where measles were prevalent when the troops left there. The general health of the camp Is good. The surgeon has quarantined the men stricken with measles and there Is little danger of the disease spra-ading. MEDl'SA LOST. New York. May 20. The World says; It Is feared the crew of twenty men of the Norwegian burk Medusa has been drowned. Sho sailed from Darien, Ga., April 25, for Grimsby under command ot Captain Hansen. On May 12 the water logged and abandoned hull of tho bark was passed In I.at. 2i!. Long. 72-40 by the schooner Susie M. Plummor. FOR OCR CHINESE TRADE San Francisco, May 20. Two members of n commercial commission which has the endorsement of the I'nitcd States and Is being sent out under direction for the furtherance of our trade with China and foreign lands generally, are In this city. The two are Sheridan P. Read, until re cently United States consul at Tien Tsln. and Cnselus A. Green. CABINET MORE SHIPS TO BE ADDED World Will fce Startled by British Movements in the Pacific. AUSTRALIA'S POSITION Wants Anglo-American Alliance and Is With United States as Against Spain. THE STORY OF CARDENAS Graphic Description of tbe Sharp Fight on the WinsTow -Details of Engagement Which Was so Nearly a Disaster. V; ANCOCVER. B. CMay 5). The British flVet in the Pacific I to bo strengthened to a con siderable extent during the next few months. The Temeralre. the first battleship to lie permanently stationed haTe, ts being fitted out at Portsmouth and will sail shortly for Esqulmalt, and the big cruiser Warsplte is also t be sent to Join the Pacific fleet. The fleet Is to be strengthened by replac ing some of the smaller cruisers with larger ones, the second-class cruiser Arethusa being now on her way here to relieve the third-class cruiser Icarus. In the south the battleship Iron Duke is to be stationed at Coquimbo. Among naval men the opinion Is rife that England Is about to make a move in the Pacific that will etartle -ttie world, or If not this, she is preparing to meet a contemplated move ot one or the other big powers. AND AUSTRALIA TOO. Vancouver, B. C, May 91. The steamer Aorangl, which arrived last evening from Australia, via Honolulu, brings the fol low lny mail advices: In Australia the feelinb Is strongly Ut favor of the United States In the prevail ing war. Sydney papers strongly favor an Anglo-American alliance. The result ot the battle at Manila had not been learned, but there was some fear among merchants tha the war would Interfere with trade betwven rhe colonies and the United States. When the Aorangl left Honolulu May 11, the Hawaiian government had not received official notice of a declaration ot war. President Dole had confirmed a statement fhat he had brought frora Washington a bill drawn up there plao Ing the Hawaiian Islands under the sov ereignty of the United States In the event of war. President Dole refused to say whether the Hawaiian government would take any action upon the bill. Tho United Stan's warship Bennington was prepar ing to have Honolulu for San Francisco as soon as a British warship arrived, In Britain. France and the United States 19 pursuance of an agreement between Great liaintaln a naval force at Honolulu forth, joint protection of their respective citiz ens. A British cruiser was daily expected. Commenting on the fact of the Bennlriag tain being relieved by a British ship, th. Honolulu Bulletin says: "Instead of the Hawaiian Islanals being annexed as a war measure, the prospects are that they will virtually be abandoned by the United States until the war Is over." The Hawaiian senate committee has submitted a report on a bill authorizing (Continued on third page.) Tie Royal I. the hlqheet grwle asking fonder ksows. Actual test, straw It oe.M third farther tbaa say other braad. '.tlaV (t t!'"1 111':-' Ml --t i ! III CV lift mmw Absolutely Puro MOV Al BAMrM POWfitn OO., fttW VMM. PSla Tl, 11 7 ,iil. I, (. It , li;;1' ri't li '(r-nr V WHO' tiifi:i:'it , 1 hi" .r , ' ' i Hi f.lUK