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" w 1 , ' . . , ( ; ..I C ..-' n'' vi ': ..4ijvi.!:.iii! .v f.j Evr..nfl l . ww THE ASTOMAN baa the lirgtit circulation of any papeir on tht Columbia Rlvti yyA m daily ASicr:;.N la t: i tljjtst ar.J tcr.t r P Pi on tha Co!urr,;:,i n Ps tL FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLIX. AHTOKIA. OJIEOOX, 'fllllMMMY MORNING, JANUAKY 6. Jli pt r--i w "i 13 tii i i t i i i l j iii ma m Its A . I I I 1 a i 11 7 I l" iwr"h ill 1 I I II M .1 4t& - The Only ... IN ASTORIA ... Our Hpoelnlty; HTOVI3H AND HAINGKH Wo know tho LusincHH. Twenty years experience. If you wont a GOOD Move, eo tho stock nt the Eclipse Hardware Co. 1899 Pocket and Office Diaries Tide Tables Calendar Pads Blank Books World's Almanac Griffin OUR MOTTOi "WE SELL EVERYTHING." White Sewing Machines and Royal Cream 'Flour FOARD & W. F. SCHEIBE, A tall IIm tl Pip, Tfccm. m4 5Maare' Article. At A Commercial Mt. An Ideal Ton cannot Uka monr b4 bay M UMfBl m Pair of Good Slippers. W har tht Urtwt hovn tn Iks tt7, t piiM. John Hahn, C. HEILBORN & SON. The Oldest Houae In Astoria. Tho Lnrgwt nntl Only Carpet and Furniture House in Astoria. The largest nml-fine.Ht stock of Carpets and Furniture carried by any houso iu Oregon outside of Portland. COLUMBIA IRON WORKS Blacksmiths Boilermakers Machinists Foundrymen Logging Engine Dultt nnd Rcplrod. Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specialty Sole Manufacturers of the Unsurpassed ... " Harrison Sectional" Propellor Wheel ... Manufacturers for the Pacific Coast for the ROBERTS WATER-TUBB BOILER. Stove Store HurgaiiH in Cloth Iotiinl Hooks. & Reed. vvrl STORES GO. Manufacturer and taler In FINE CIGARS! Gift... wnaJl tinouRt o( CbrltiM gift hklt MortaMt rrw th Tr lowMt Tlio Ucllnblo Shoo Dealer. Loggers' Supplies Kept in Stock Tells How It Is Possible for His Hired Man, Her man Wise, to Make a Reduction of 25 PER CENT On All Lines of Goods in His Store. Wnt ver hv New Yw, n' wllh NfW yiMir mn ha dooll (olm', 'till lifirln mk tho nnw ylo bloom In tho gntirdtn Iv commTr lolke goull mine U blo'imlni In Klon(!lk. thorciiifor w ojn oup S3 per clnt ry dcHMMIon Min on th firm of altrh yrnr ml rrmiflalil to runlom w Ink lh ritr In lh hand and cut th llv'r an' onion out Iv prlcti. Tdlklnt Iv rulitr. did y lvr thry to cut a aoit corn wllh a thIk t hn It flf dool an" (lilrrpy IoIUb. If ye liava nt, mrbby ya bava tried to ahnva yorarlf whrn yer new born motah tlrnt mv the lolicht Ir day; or percharue v hava attMidwj a colored plcnta arl tiiv aeen 'em hrtm thflr rayiur b alth other' coranuti; In nyihir evlnt ye can rNillie what It tnne. for ll'rmin Wile to cut tha prlra Iv tvtrythtMr n' hla ahtoor S pr clnt. TbiTe'a ni'-n' a'n byr'a dud Iv all d'-a. frlpt'irr. an hum. h'rt. an' mox. l:, an' etc.; lha rrool ryur aflat hl aharp wurrlrk In 'n lv rylhin In tha ihtoor. llev ye Ivrr flifitrred out what K p"r chit, rally manra? 8'polna; y hv a darter, tip wllh thirty aummera ap' ya could tt her are rfjooced 6 per clnL. or a'poalnf ya bad W buahi-la Iv plgi fwt. which ya hava not. an' vi ry pica foot wut wnh M clnla on the bargain counter Iv a conipartmlnt ahlora an' by alndina; yrr pll'a feat to tha I'hlllailna Inlnnda ya could vet S prr clnt ad velohrum or C per clnt mora In dhrlnka at the corner Crocery; or If ya had n bahrn full Iv hena that Mi a aour krout barrtt full Iv rold altctea Ivery M'd day an by fniln era on palntraa celery compound, ye could Inrraaae their aatlni capacity t r clnt. would ya do It? In cre ye wood; an why will ya take tha few hard earned dollkra which yer wolfa hei aaved up. by rga-otrarktlnc tho amuJI chalne fruin your hip pocklt mahrnlnia. an throw it Into tha drawer iv an opposition ahtore. whin Herman Wl offera ya S per clnt. radooctlon on Ivery thing. Judslna; from yer reputation an the flnerai tchoon Iv yer compllxlon I'm au-a ya will conclude to take edvantafe ly Herman Wlae'a Jo per clnt rvdooctlon . bfclruilnff January UU Throoly yoort. KU.VNXIOAN. In car Iv HERMAN WISE. Tha rf liable Clothier and Hatter. GETTING ISTO A PAIR Of our Shoes that feel comfortable at one la worth a great deal. We'll put your fast Into Shoes of that kind and charge nothing extra for tha comfort and very little for the Shoea. Petersen & Brown. THE PROOF ot the pudding 1 In tht eating and the proof of liquors IS IN SAMPLING That's aa argument that's con elusive a demonstration. Ours will stand tha test HUGHES & CO. L. LEBECK Carpenter and Builder General Contractor HOUSE RAISiNQ AND riOVINQ A SPECIALTY Theodore Bracker Wholesale and Retail Dealer, in QlGfllS AJJD TOBRCCOQ Smokers Supplies ' Of All Kind.. Commercial St, INCREASE IS VERY GREAT Proposed New Mili ary Es tablishment Win Cost Eighty Millions. INCREASE OF$57.O0O.O0O The Hull Bill Providing for a Greater Array Will Carry an Enormous Amount. CABLE COMPANIES' CLAIM Wtnt Dura res for Enforced Suspe n slon of Baslniss ty Mllifry and MjvI Forces. Prraant coat of army 24.a) Coat under Hull bill E.1U.7U Increaae of oust 67,710.231 WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. -The ami ot the projKwrd military eatabllkhmrnt undr tho Hull bill, reporteal to the houae, aa com. pared with the prwrnt rrular military eauhllahmi-nt, not counting the volunteer forree Incidental to the war, la ahown In loU-r ant by Adjutant Oenrral Cor bin to Chairman Hull, of the military committee. It flvs the prment cost of the regular army at K4.4i3,); coat undi-r the propOBd bill, r:.ia.7H. Increase of emit. K7.710.ni. CIjAIMA OF CAI1LE COMPANIES. WASHINGTON. Jan. .-Another d1 irreMiMe onnsequcfH-e of the late war ha a been presented lo the government In the clalma from the cable com pan es for dam aaos aualnod tbroufh amepenalon of thntr bualneaa by the United Statea mili tary and naval fort-en. The efrrregate amount ot these claims cannot be fore. told. Tho state department la puxsled In dnUltut with theae claims. There Is no exact precedent for them and II la real ised we must make tome rww Internation al law to meet the caee. HASKELL'S WIDOW PENSIONED. WASHINGTON. Jan, 4.-A pension of FO a tnonth was today granted to Mra. Itlira B. Haskell, widow of Brigadier 0n. era I Joseph T. Haskell, who was wounded a he battle of El Caney In July and afterwards died. THE ANTI-EXPANSIONISTS . MEET AT THE HUB CITT. 8enator Perkins, of California, and De Armond, ot Missouri, Speak Against the Imperlallntlo Policy. BOSTON, Jan 4 At the year!)' banquet of tlu Merchants' Amociatlon, of Boston, at the Vemlome last nlfrht, a number of Interesting addreaers on the future poll, cy of the country were mails by gentle men of pronitnenoe In national affairs. The guests of tho asportation from out. aide the state were Senator Pert Ins, of California, Congressmen De Armond, of Missouri, and Boutelle, ot Maine. Senator Perkins prcfai?d his remarks by complimentary allusion to New Eng. laud's wealth and business energy and alHO spoke of the groat productlvemaB of California. He spoke enthusiastically of ship building on tho Pariflo coast which had turnori out such fine vessels as the Oregon, Olympln and Monterey. After referring to tho annemllon of Hawaii, he said: "The war with Spain has developed other questions. We made a declaration of Itself more far-reaching than any ot uh anticipated or tmaglnod. We have ac quired Porto Rico, the Ladronca and a thousand more of the Philippine Islands, t do not think It is a very good business Investment I have only to call your at tention to the fact of their pestilential character that thoro to not a congress, man today who la not daily receiving hundreds ot letters from volunteers In Manila urging him to have those volun teers discharged. Wa will come down not to the humanitarian standpoint. My manufacturing friends, I do not believe you win find very much of a market In future for your wares and merchandise. General Agumaldo says Spain does not own the islands. He say the United States havo got only Manila and we have got 10,000 men there. Today I oe there are sis more regiments to be sent, and they will take another city In the Island ot Luaon. "You any I am not an expansionist. I think I would have been In favor ot the annexation of Ixmlslana If I had lived at the time, but Is there any analogy In taking In these Isolated groups of Islands with ten or twelve millions of Asiatics? Can we tax them without representation? Do we want such a heterogenous moss of people brought Into this country? Did we promise the Filipinos anything? The honor of the notion Is pledged to that. But we have not pledged It to the Fili pinos. We hivvo 20,500 troops there now, and It will cost the United States at least $60,000,000 per annum to maintain them In Luaon and two of the oiha large islands there. Is it Just to our people? We have In the Philippine Islands another element a million and a half Mohammedans in those Islands believing In the doctrine of the plurality of wives. Tet tome ot the Journals that are advocating expanlson will not permit a representat've from Utah to enter congress 'because he at one time said that his forefathers ibelleved in polygamy. They aay the flags should , nil comu down Tin once ruled. I have but to rvclte the fact that Onrrulu Tay ' hit and Hiott rilwd It In Mexico and It cams down In h'mor. It Is today flyliiic , over the fort In Cuba and In Havana anil it will torno down when tts mlmaon Is ' endnd. 1 I belitive in building up American trade J 1.1. J extending our commerce but In doing : It through those channels that will best elevate and promote the dlirnlty and honor of our Amerkan ptople." I Congreaa-nan IArnond, of Missouri, was gievtod with three cheers as he was Introduced. He said In part: "I (mnnut s"e how any good Is to come to us or to tlie people of the country it It Is to carry the policy of expansion to tha Islands of tha far-dlstunt Pacific "What have to ajn by the annexation of tlw Philippine lnlandsT Our first duty Is tira, at home; the first duty to the children any young manhood of the coun. try" Mr. De Armond referred to the terms of the treaty and tha disposition of the laltnla: "Home one has said, what would you do, turn them back to the dominion of Hpaln? No, I aay; that cannot he. If the meanest yellow cir that ever eanped from tha SpanMi dominion found protec tion somewhere, where the American flag floats. I would be the last one to kl k blra bark Into their bands. "Ws entered upon our recent war for the purpos)) of freeing the Cubans. Wa declared there was no purpose or object to acquire territory or enter upon a war of conquest. If we are to perform our full duty to the Philippines, and also at the same time to do our whole duty to our people, we will allow them to enter In their own way and set up their own government." PflK'B I118MARCIC J'EARED FOR THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE. Dead Chancullor Quoted as Saying the N im Ion Was Fast Decaying and Would Boon Collapse. BERLIN. Jan. l-Muc-h comment baa been excited hre by (the publication In Das Neuo Jshrlundert, of Cologne, of allwrd cunversoUona between the late IYIn lilxmor. It and his Intimate friend ami confident, Herr Lotluiir Bucher. In one of theee, which fairly teems with piquant Bkmiarr kian expressions, Bla. niarvk deal with the ""dl(ions of Aus tria and the probable fate of the Austrian empire. He vex pressed the opinion that Austria had ceased to be a great power and that h-r days were numlrd, though It was unlikely that be would Uve to see the oodapse. Still, he tald. It might come sooner than people anticipated. Regarding the alliance, he concluded for Germany with Austria, he said he never doubtt-d that Oermany was giving more than she was receiving, and tint the In equality of the bargain would increase as time progressed. Tha Austrian armywas lost whon politics entered its ranks, and Austria would gladly become disinte grated by the process ot decay. Bismarck said be hoped hia successors would realise this tn time and procure a substitute for the Austrian alliance. Finally be declared tnab the most foolish thing Austrian statesmen could do would be to dissolve the alliance with Germ, any. HOTEL ARRIVALS Farker House H. Smith, Mrs. M. Logie. Seattle: Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Johnson, Ed. Barrett, W. A. Whrte, Mr. Frederickson, Mrs. V. C. H1U. W. O. Bowman, 8. Tewk berry, atlaa Mac Fldrldge. Miss Haines, MM Cook, Lillian Heully. Chicago Com edy Company; Samuel Alpin, Corvallls; Captain Weir. R. Palltssoh, Portland. Occident W. F. Duera, St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Strowbridaje, T. Pearson, 8. Schmidt, Portland; C. F. Clapp. Forest Grove; J. W. Maxwell, T. Johnson. Tilla mook; B. F. Benson, Chicago; P. J. Mc Gowan, Chinook. ILO ILO NOT EVACUATED. MADRID. Jan. 4. The statement that I the Spaiilurito evacuated Ho Ho in order i to render the situation dltlleult for the Americans Is positively denied. The gov. I ernmont. immediately aftur tho treaty ' had teen signed, ordered the Philippines , evacuated as qai kly possible in order to avoid further bloodshed and ro con. . form to the expressed wish of the Amer ' leans, who were very exacting, especially ! lit the case ot Cuba. I THE MOORE CASUS ARGUED. i NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-Appllcatlon for ! retnltlcate of reasonable doubt, pending appeal in the case of William A. E. Moore, who was sentenced to '.9 years Imprison ment for robbery, extortion and ajwiult 1 in the first degree, waa argued before ' Justice Nosh, in the supreme court today. Decision was reserved. Mr. Levy ap. peered before Recorder Goff today and ' argued the motion for the release ot Mrs. Moore on bail. Decision was reserved. INJURED BY EXPLOSION. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 4.-iBy the ex plosion ot an Infernal machine In the rail road depot at New Albany, Miss., five men wens terribly Injured, some ot them fatally. The machine was cleverly con structed and encased m wood In such a manner aa to be set oft by the opening of tha box lid. It had been sent from Holly Springs, Miss., to a party at New Albany who was under Indictment for murder and he and tour other were opening the box when the explosion oc curred. The railroad agent and the tele graph operator were among the injured. No names are obtainable. ENTERTAINED THE CABINET. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-The first form al state dinner ot the season at the White House took piace tonight, whon President and Mrs. MoKtnley entertained the cabinet I ROLLAND REED IN TROUBLE. I WILKESBARRB, Pa., Jan. 4. Rolland Reed, the actor, was arraigned before Justice Donohue today, charged with committing an assault on Roger Howell, property man at tha Wesbltt theater i) was fined 112.60 and costs, which be paid. BRYAN THEIR LEADER. j SPRINGFIELD. 111., Jon. 4. The demo ' cratlo at&te central committee tonight do olared Itself for the Chicago platform and for William J. Bryan. Bryan was present and thanked the committee for the per sonal compliment and congratulated the organlxation on Its declaration In favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver. NEW LAWS FOR ALASKA Representative Tongue Has Prepared a Ucensic? Amendment. WILL PRODUCE REVENUE Alain Business Concerns Are Mot Contr itnt in gto'the Support of the Territory. LIQUOR TRAFFIC ABUSES Whisky Is Smuggled la nJ No Tax Is DtriveJ-DIstln's Opinion cf tnt Cold Deposit. WASHINGTON, Jan. t-RepreaentaUve Tongue, ot Oregon, baa prepared an amendment to the bin for the codification of tha laws of Alaska, now pending In tha house, providing for tha licensing of tha main business concerns In the terri tory, and especially the liquor business. Tongue says that the Tread well mine does not pay anything In the way of taxes to the support of the territorial Institu tions, and that from tha region surround ing Juneau about H.000.000 In gold Is pro duced annually and does not contribne a cent to the government Tha present arrangements concerning liquor, he declares, are corrupting society. No officer can prosecute those who sell liquor without being ostracised by tha people In the territory, and the liquor that la sold pays no revenue. It Is Intro. dured In the territory by being ahlppc-d n bond to Lake Bennett and smuggled back Into Alaska. Such liquor as Is sold there Is of the very worst kind, being adulterated, he say, to an extent un known elsewhere. "Senator Perkins) tried to have a similar amendment incorporated 1n the general Alaskan bill, which passed the senate last year, but It was defeated. ALASKA WONDERFULLY RICH. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-In a personal letter received here today. Surveyor Gen eral William L. Distin, of Alaska, speaks of the mineral outlook of that territory as follows: "The general concensus of opinion is that Alaska will yet astonish tha world with her mineral wealth and resources. Opportunities and possibilities will be great In this vast domain; development, of course, means much. One should be possessed wtth energy, push and get there qualities and come prepared to en dure hardships and privations. The Atlln district to attracting considerable atten. tlon and fortune-hunters are rushlntr to that country." SEVERE WEATHER IN ALASKA. VANCOUVER. B. C. Jan. 4.-AdvIces received from Alaska toctay say very severe weather bas been experienced on the passK-s. Lake Bennett has at last be. gun to freeie over. THOMAS LINVILLE NAMED FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Was Appointed by the County Court Yes-terday-R. O. Prael Will Be Hla Chief Deputy. The county court yesterday selected Thomas LlnvlUe as successor to the late Sheriff Williams. The candidates who made "written application for the po sition were E. Houghton, of Seaside; C. W. Loughory. and C. F. Lester, of this city. There were also others whose appli cations were not formally reduced to writing. After reading the applications, the court took a recesss, and at the meet. Ing some time later appointed Mr. Lin. ville. The lattJr was elected superinten dent ot streets at the late election, and the coun oil will appoint a successor to him tonight. The appointment of Mr. Linville la gen. erally commendded. He was a candidate for nomination to the office before the last republican convention. Mr. Hare was then successful, and It to said that Mr. Llnvllla worked heartily during the entire campaign for Mr. Hare's election. His record as street superintendent prob. ably had nrvch to do with his selection by the county court for his present more Important position. It Is not perhaps too much to say that Mr. Linville is conceded on all sides to have made the best street superintendent Astoria has had in many yiars. Mr. Linville was seen shortly after his appointment by an Astorlan representa tive and asked concerning his plans for organising his office. He states that he has every sympathy and consideration for the present deputies. "They are good men," said Mr. Linville. "and If I Bee my way clear to do ao I should be glad to continue them In the positions occupied under Mr. Williams. I ahalt necessarily ba engaged much In tho active outside duties pertaining to my office, and of course will feel better satisfied to have deputies of my own choosing who are of unquestioned fidelity, politically and otherwise, to me personally on the in. aide. So for as Mr. Stuart Is concerned, I have already selected Mr. R. U. Pratt as hla suoceor. As to Mr. I!lnJ,;r' place, wlilla I would not wish at tins time to commit myself In any way, I may not at present make any chng. I tu Mhly gratified at tho confidence nuiJUfVaud la me by tho county court. Whiln I had strong bvm of being soUcti-J fr tit vacancy and was urgod by many inllun. Hil rltizena to becimie an oyen cmuliilnta and circulate a petition for th. place, refrained out of motive, of dvllcucy livm doing ao. While I do not mean to say that my appointment tins come to mo emlry unsolicited or unsought, yot I can truth fully sta thM up to today I had no sori. ous conversation wltn any member ef the county court on tha subject It will be my earnest endeavor to merit the rc .prc t and confidence thus shown by my ap. point men t. I do not affect any conceal ment of my pride and gratification over my success, and I shall certainly try to make as good a record aa 1 can for my. self HOW THE DRUMMER KNEW THE SPEED OF THE TRAIN, He Employed an Infallible System and Won Several Five-Dollar Beta and Supper for tha Crowd. A number of traveling ma, who had been "doing" Astoria, were on the up train the otbr night, smoking cigars and, lymg- like horse thieves. The con versa. tlon touched upon pretty near everything' under the tun, and finally the drummers began betting" on different propositions. The beta were small, but the proportions were large, and every time a man lost a bet tha rest of the crowd gave him a thousand dollar laugh. One of the party had been stuck more than his share and he was the butt of the crowd's Jjklng. You fellows think you're pretty fresh," be said. "I'll bet I can come nearer guessing the'speed of this train than any or you. Tes; I II bet 1A and supper for the crowd when wa strike Portland." Ha was betting against the field, so the others were only too anxious to take what they considered bis rash wagt'r. It was decided to leave It to the conductor. whose decision would be Una!. The money waa placed and each guessed at tha traln'a speed. Wheo the field had finished guessing, tha Imposed upon In. dividual said: "Well, you Jesters don't know aa mu.'h, about the speed of a train as you do about th Bible. This train is running, and has beon for the pat it) minutes. at the rate of 43 miles an hour." Am I right, Mr. Conductor?" "Yes. air, you art right. I hdve timed the train for the past ten minutes, and we are traveling Just 43 miles an hour." The bets were paid, and the man woo bad guessed the speed of the train at 25 miles was declared stuck for the supper.- The crowd arrived in Portland at 10:41 and went to Watson's for lunch. When they hod finished, the man who had won the bet began laughing. Talk about suckers!" be said. "Why, I was betting on a cinch all the time. I timed that train and knew Jut how fast It was traveling1.." 'That's right! try to appear wise be cause you won a bet," said one of his friends. "No, it's a fact; let me tell you some, thing; it may hereafter be of us to you. Every time a train passes over a rail Joint a click Is heard. Count the number of clicks In 3) seconds, and you have ths number of miles the train 1s running an hour. The rails, my dear fellow, are of uniform lenyth on all railroads, and my system never fans. And don't be qulta ao fresh when you happen to stick a fellow on some fool proposition. Tha fellow is quite apt to turn the tables and. stick you. No, thanks; it's my bed time. Good rrght." And he waa gone. ORDERED TO GAUM. . BOSTON, Jan. 4.-Lieutenant Colonel Feryelval C. Pope, U. 8. M. C, marina commander of tho Charleston navy yard, has been ordered to hold himself in readl- jaess to proceed to the Island of Gaum in tli Paclflo to command the land aud naval forces at that new station. First Lieutenant Charles C, Lons, V. S. M. C. also of this yard, will accompany him. The detail of marines to go out ot the new station will be hardly more than a captain's guard. DEWEY'S SWORD A BEAUTY. NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The sword ot honor to be presented to Rear Admiral Dewey as a national recognition of his victory at Manila has been completed by Tiffany & Co., and will be shipped to Washington Saturday. The sword is of 23 karat gold, with the exception of the blade and the body of the scabbard, which are made of the finest steel. Shark skin is also used at tftie grip, and diamonds are used profusely In the ornamentation. NOMINEES FOR THE SENATE. ST. PAUL, Jan. 4.-Senator Davis was tonlgb unanimously nominated by the republican caucus to succeed himself In the United States senate. AUGUSTA. Me., Jan. 4.-cnator Eu gene Hale was tonight nominated by the republican caucus to euooeed himself In the senaite. iLANSING, Mich., Jan, 4. Senator J. C Burrows was unanimously nominated to day by the republican caucus to succeed himself. Baking Powder Made from purs cream of tartar. Safeguards thz food 4- L 1re Alum tttfcin? powders arc tfic ci t menaccrs to T.ca'uSi of the pra..ut day. fcUHiH mA.TB