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. '.::' -, i i i . 7 - . . ,.,S. t ( : m ASTORIAN fall tftl lirftit clrcuUtloa of my piper ' , - on the Columbia Rlvif vAy fHL DAILY AST0R:AN Is tt:e I j1 tlffest nJ test' p.ircr on the Co'umt.'j fiver . . ' tv trr;..'".' --. .-vj' t i FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT, VOL. XLIX. ASTOJtIA, 0JIE00X, TUESDAY JIOUNINO, OCTOBER 18, 18!8. NO. 84 . - a. x E .aw L W -- r -v "w a r rv f HOUCII SH0M111 GIRLS stomal Imea, especially school time, they head thamt good, easy ones, liut strong ad hard to wf out. At for (he boy, O, w sympathise with you oil the ysar Umxufh, for (h oyi are a great tag M bead, ttert and iwrkotbook, but right Mn our sympathy takes practical turn. liar you mm our special shoes fur twytT Petersen & Brown. THE PARKER HOUSE Klrnt-ClaHH in ... Every Renpcct. BARfflND BILLIARD DOOM Special RateH to Thentri enl Purtie A. J. MAHOIN, Prop AMTOMIA. (INK, l7 Ib9? Fisher Brothers ASTOttlA.... LUBRICATING 04 L A SPECIALTY SELL. 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SPECIALTIES FOR THISIIWEEK 0 "Hoba" Roast Royal Cream flaple Leaf Butter White Sewing p m 111) BEAT R Stove Store CITY BOOK STORE IInc)(juartert for SCHOOL BOOKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, STATIONERY, BLANK BOOKS, TYPEWRITER PAPER, RIBBONS, ETC., ETO GRIFFIN & REED Coffee Try It and Be Convinced Flour None Equal to It THE FINEST e Machine THE BESTION EARTH u ubbers ASTORIA JUDGE DAY WAS ANGRY Told the Spanish Commission That Bickeil:? Wuuli Have to Cease. REFUSES TO ASSUME DEBT Amount Outstanding Will M Under Any Circumstances Be ' Taken ty United States. THE PHILIPPINES DEMANDED Our Commissioners Instructed to Insist Upon Spanish Pellnqulshment of the Entire Croup of Islands. LONDON. Oct. 17.-A dllat(b to tht London Newa' tgtncy from Paris aayi; Today (Monday) tha pf tea conference reached a trials fur tba first tlms. Judj. Vtif pmented the demand, of the Amer ican commlsalon la threatening words. He aald'tbat delay was the only po.ilble object obtainable by the persistent ef fort of the Spanlah (ommlasloners to aaddle the Tnlted States with the Cuban dijt. and would be tolerated no longer, as the I'nlted States would neither as sume nor guarantee any part of the debt The Spaniards replied that this placed 8iln In a position of repudiating or of reducing the face value of Cuban bonds trom 50 to per rent, paying only half the atlpulated Interest on reduced value. Before they woutd adopt either alterna tive they would aurrender to the United State the entire Philippine. Judge Day responded that the aur render of the Philippines would probably be demanded,. Irrespective of the Cuban or any other debt. This, to the 8panl' arda. was the first Intimation of the In- j tentlon of the United States as to the 1 Philippines, and resulted In a whispered conference, followed by request for adjournment In O rder to communicate with Madrid. Judge Day said that President Mo Kluley Instructed him to demand "the entire surrender of rorto Rico tomor row lurmuy , ami lue delivery wi i every town to Lnueu Biaies omcers be fore midnight, together with the evacu atlon of Havana on or before November 1, when the United States would be at the gates of the city, ready to take pos sesiilon. There waa no alternative offeted lu tha case of either of these demands, and the session consequently was very brief. WILL NOT ASSUME THE DEBT. PARIS. Oct. K.-Durlng toddy's session the pence commissioners were occupied with cormlderutlon of the Spanish pre acntatlon of Tuesday lust and the Ameri cana' anwer. suhmltted on Friday, re lating to Cuba and rte debt of the Island. Tho examination of the Aracrl- , can canvas on the subject was not con- eluded ody and will be concluded at the next Joint meeting, following which the SlxmlaiMs will doubtless reply In writing, the conclusion of the subject soon following. Interchanges regarding Cuba are now so advanced that the Spaniards will not fall to understand the Unnlted States' determination not to assume any part of the so-called Cuban defot of four hundred million. It should not, how ever, bo understood that the Americans, during the course of the treaty, have been unmindful of certain local burden, like the municipal obligations of Cuban cities, railroad and kindred properties, local and permanent, which may be pro. vlded for. PRESENTS FOR THE MANILA SOLDIER BOYS. Nnvy Department Arranging to Send a j Steamer Loaded With Christmas Gifts to the Philippines. NEW YORK. Oct. 17.-A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington says: Tho Quartermaster' department of the army Is arranging to extend its good of fice in tha direction of transporting a reasonable amount of Christmas gifts to the Amer.can scliuers in 'the garrison at Manila. It will be necessary to start a steamer from San Fnanclijco early ln November In order to reach the Philippines by Christmas, and the friends of the soldier boys out beyond the Puclflo who wish to forward boxes of good things are already ln correspondence wl.h the quartermas ter on the subject. The rigid rule has been laid down that Christmas boxes for the soldiers at Man ila must not contain quantities of sweet things calculated to disturb the digestion of men living In the tropics. .Mincemeat, fruit cake and oandy will be permitted (m y In mll pan t, anil it la alvUaMe tint rT'flla limrtl In weight, aa th aVjartmriit will nm be aW to forward bvtr a Ih'iumnr tona at lh mont. Th pakKf( l.av to b oilvrd at Sun FtKnclitoo wlinout txpn to th Kuvirnim-nt, which haa no fund for tran.riurtlnir auch auppla, and It la -ml,il that tha quftrirmaatr fnral h,'i;i (flv (rroUalon In uah can rr tha paikae to ko atoird a (overnnx-nt atramcr. AJi.V AND AMMUNITION TAKEN AT HAVANA. Deaorljrtlon of the Prltfa Taken ty Un cle Sam aa a Reiult of the Spanish War. NEW YORK. Oct. 1T.-A dlnpatcb to Che Herald from WanhJiigton aaya: The war department has received a dutalled description of the fortifications at Havana, fteafde old guna, there are U new guns. These guns are principally of the Honlorta and Ordones pattern, but there are a few Krupps among tbun. llie etrenglb of the Spanish garrison In Havana la eatlmated at 100.000. about equally divided between regulars and volunteers. This strength could have been Increased at any tone by calling provincial troops to Havana. The exact number of arm In Havana Is not known, but the armament on hand In depots, artillery parks and atorej of all divJalona o he army In Cuba Is: Mauser rifles and carbines, 131,013; Remington rides. 137.974; of private guer rilaa, 14.000; total. Z82.K0. Out of this number only 10.000 are believed to be new. Of oartrldgea there are Ave mil lions. Great Ingenuity has been dleptayed In the construction or sunken masked bat teries. Closely underlying much of the soil In the vicinity of Havana Is coral reck, easily encysted. Trenches are cut Into ft and frsm short distances nothing is seen to Indicate the existence or tx lent of defensive works. PROCLAIMED MARTIAL LAW AND CAUSED MUCH TROUBLE. Lieutenanta Wheelock and Merrlam In dulge In Frivolities at Honolulu. But Escaped PunUhment eAJ--KrcBCO. Oct- 17. -The F . . . iitmnw iruric arnvea rrom thj rnn vU j,ono,ulu Mtiy and Mart th foJ ,,,, ,k. ..... - ,v ,uo Aivuviaicq trmM from Honolulu under date of October ' a It looks now as though Lieutenant Wheelock and Lieutenant Merrlam will escape punishment for the escapade of the third Instant, when they proclaimed martial law without aurhoritv ,.,,, . ... King investigated the case of Lleulen ant Wheelock anj suspended that of- j fleer. Lieutenant Wheelock Is brought : In for mucn of the blame by King. or , the reaaon that he waa pro.osc marsnac. Morriam was off duty. It Is held that ' Whellock should have arrested Merrlam ' for disorderly conduct, if such was himself under the men under him to tbe ' riot started by Merrlam. INCREASE IN WAR REVENUE. WHEELING, W. Va.. Oct K.-Hon. i Nathan & ScoU, commissioner of Inter- nal revenue and Wert Virginia's member i nf t h a nt ttnn.il romiKI a.MnMia " -- .'' ouy n n.s , ! hmtt clty whlle en rouU t0 Chlca 10 , oiiruu mo umcb juuuee. jar. ococt win , leave for Chicago this afternoon. In aOj Interview Commissioner Scoit e.ated that the revenue receipts con tinue to meet the estimates and the force In his bureau Is kept as busy as ever. Saturday's dally report of re ceipts show them to bo Ki.iH. an In crease over the same day last year of t),50i. The total for the month up to date was 11,M1,53& The total receipts since June 30, the day following which date the law went Into effect, was S3,6oL, UG, an Increase over the same period In 1S97 of $33,025,607. This gives an idea of i the magnitude of the work of the bureau. In speaking of the new stamp tax, Mr. Scott said that the wealthy classes and the corporations pay a very large share of them, the Now York stock exchange contributing about $18,000 per day. Lit tle or no complaint Is made by those who pay the heaviest portions ot the siamp tax. BACK FROM CUBA. DETROIT. MICH.. Oct. 17.-Elght com panies of the Seventh United States In fantry arrived here today and began their garrison life at Fort Wayne. The Seventh was one of those which suffered the heaviest losses of men at El Caney and other points ln the Cuban cam paign, and quite a number of the enlisted men are at present on furlough. Only 14 men are reported sick. CHRISTIAN CONVENTION. I jCHATTANOOGA, Term.. Oct. 17.-A union sacramental service unuer the aus pices of the General Christian Conten tion was held here In tho city auditorium and attended by 4,000 people, The annual convention of the general convention of the General Christian Missionary Society opens today. A NOTABLE CEREMONY Evacuation of the Island c Forto Pico Will Be Duly Observed Today. STAR-SPANGLED banner Bands Will Assemble and Play the National Air After a Sa lute Has Been Fired. NO REVIEW OF THE SOLDIERS Men Are too Feeftle ti Stand the Or deal -Difficult to FlnJ Soluble Cmp Sites for tne Army. PONCE. Porto Rico, Oct 1.-By per mission of General Guy V. Henry, Col one! J. B. Castleman. of the First Ken tucky volunteers, has) agreed to aav semble all the reglmetal bands to take part, at noon tomorrow, in a celebration at that hour, of the final and formal surrender of the island of Porto Rico to the United States. Three bands are to play "The Star-Spangled Banner" in unison. Immediately after the firing of 44 guna from the batteries, in con- aequence of the Intense beat, however. General Henry has decided not to allow a review of the troops, considering the enfeebled condition of the men. HARD TO FIND CAMPS. WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-Colonel Keek er's Investigation into the situation In Cuba has been of great value to the de partment. His primary object was tto locate camps for the occupation of the tronjpe.-Tha cnwlltlftfls Chat he found.. It .a aald thnrmivhl mrmwmwt . K&l I .-w-t... , that the war department wlU be obliged i to face the most difficult Droblema that have yet arisen In connection with the handling of troops In order to protect the health of the soldiers. It has become evident that the men must be Isolated for some time In their camps to avoid the danger of Infection. While the wet season has now almost reacted an end In Cuba, It is said yel- low Iever " more I"1 na moT danferou ln WP Ju" ow than ' "7 other tlm Surlnr tbe Tne prop" 'laon that now un,ler consideration look to th n,Plym' ' Cubans as ,00a 8endann- THE WAR-TAX MEASURE. Salem Druggist Refused to Heed the Warnings That Were Given Him; and He Is in the Toils. PORTLAND, Oct 17.-A warrant has been sworn out in the United States court , - k. a - n t.. . lur , oi u. r.,, . arugg.si. wno is cnargea wun vio.aim, tn ct ulrlnK the U8e of wvenue stamps on proprietary articles. Two selsures of goods have been made, one In Fry's retail store, and the other In the state Insane asylum, which In stitution he supplies with drugs under contract. Fry has been repeatedly warned that he must comply with the law, but, It Is charged, he Ignored the warning, and persisted In his violation of the act This will be the first arrest made In Oregon under the war-tax measure. . The goods aelsed consist chiefly of ar ticles manufactured by Fry. nd re moved from his manufacturing establish ment to his retail .8 tore without the stamp required "by law. A number of so-called proprietary articles, which he supplied to the insane asylum, have also been seized. All the goods are held by Deputy Butlor as evidence. SCARCITY OF VESSELS. NEW YORK. Oct. 17.-A dispatch to the Herald from Washington says: It Is expected that the decision of ithe secretary of the navy to retain all tho vessels purchased during the war will have the effect of causing a boom ln American shipbuilding. It comes Just at a time when there la an unusual demana for ships flying the American flog, on iv count of the expanding commerce of the United States in general, and particularly on account of the decision of the admin istration to confine trade between Amer ican ports and Porto Rico to American vessel. ; , ... ' , ; The navy In preparing for war drew very largely on the tonnage ot the for- elgn and coastwise lines sailing under the American flag, and the business of these lines cannot be restored to Its for mer proportions until vessels have been built to supply the places of those taken by the government. To restore to these lines the number of vessels they had be- fore the war will require the construc tion of seventeen vessel. Of the 17 ht withdraws from trade, one the Mnrrlmac. Is sunk. The Ixteen retraining In the pii'ilm of the navy are; the Nliigra, the Hanger, the Supply, the Iris, the Solace, the Yankee, the Dlslo, the Toaemite, the Prairie, the Illo, the Sud and the Sol of the Southern Pacific Company; the Reso lute, the Rellf, tbe Sterling, the B-iturn, the Lbamn, tho Panther and the Vul ran. There will also be a demand for new tugs and yvht to replace those, taken from the merchant service and retained fcy the navy. ASSISTANCE NEEDED. PORTLAND, Oct. 17.-"Money and lick upplles seeded." This was the cablegram received by tha president of the Oregon Emergency corps from Dr. France Woods, the Portland nurse sent to Manila under the auspice of this society. Letters written five weeks ago from Manila by varloua men end efflceri In command foreshadowed these hospital needs for the Oregon volunteert, and Dr. Woods' cablegram confirms the prevalent belief that food suitable for the sick la In great demand. It was decided by the officer of the Emerg-ncy Corp at meeting today that the money should e cabled to Ma nila, via. Hong Kong, at once. CUBAN DONS ILL-TEMPERED. , WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-A matter that eaue grave consideration In the war department Is the temper of the Spani ards to Cuba, and the fear that the Im pression whiA now prevails there ma lead them to regard the American troopa of no account and to act accordingly after occupation by the United 8tateg. The matter has been dlscuised In tha war department and It Is probable that when tbe troops are sent to Cuba there) will be a force of luch else and character as to give the Islanders a different in- preslon of the United Bute soldier than they now entertain. EARLY AND SEVERE STORM.- """" KANf A CITT. Mo.. Oct. 17.-The earl. teat storm In the southwest ln JS years. And the worst early storm on record, almost completely shut KanaasCUr oft ioaay irora wire communication with thw sauth and west and north. The opening en the east alone kept the city from being totally Isolated. It has been rain ing for the past 24 hours. Shortly after midnight the rain turned to snow and! the 'temperature dropped preceptlbly. Steadily since then a heavy, wet snow, driven by a strong north wind, at points reaching the velocity of a gale, haa fallen. FOUR WERE KILLED. READING. Pa.. Oct. 17. Four menj were killed by tbe explosion of a Wil mington & Northern freight engine at Joanna station this afternoon. The dear) are: WILLIAM HERFLICKER, engineer. GEORGE MILLS, fireman. WILLIS WOODWARD, brakeman. HARRY HUYDAM, conductor. All were married and leave families ex cept Huydam. THE TWO MAYORS TALK. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 17.-Thl after noon Mayor Phelan, of this cKy, con versed with Mayor Mason, of Portland, over the long distance telephone, this, being the first public use of the new telephone system. BIG OPIUM CARGO. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 17. -The steam, er Doric, which arrived today from the Orient, brought opium valued at (370.000, on which duty of over $100,000 will have, to be paid. MRS. BOTKIN'S PETITION. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17.-The peti tion of Mrs. Cordelia Botkln for a writ of habeas corpus commenced today. Judges Cook, Wallace Borden, Troutt and Seawell sitting on the bench. VALUABLE JEWELRY LOST. PARIS. Oct. 17. The Duchess of Dev. onshlre. while on board the train bound for Calais, lost a satchel containing Jew elry worth $150,000. Ike Royal la the highest grade baling powder lunwa. 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