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ASTOJUA, OUKOON. YKD.NK.1I)AY M9UN1N0. JANUARY 18, IUM
NO. 150
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(iOOD Slovp, wo tho ntek nt tho
Eclipse Hardware Co.
Pockot and Office Diaries
Tide Tables
Calendar Pads
Blank Books
World's Almanac
IiurpiiiiH ii 'loth !!oiiiii I'uHiki.
Griffin & Reed.
rHrv
jnrunnij vinrnnij urn nmnivsvrvmii winntvu uuii
Kft'j) he u It h y iiinl ur U idy f
Dried Fruits, Canned Fruits
Canned Vegetables
FOARD & STORES CO.
"WE SELL EVERYTHING."
Pacific Sheet
MANUFACTURERS OF
Salmon
Fruit
Lithographing on Tin a Specialty.
San Francisco. Cat. Astoria, Ore. Fairbaven. Wash.
Wrlto Dm for Price
C. HEILBORN & SON.
The Oldent Mouhc In Antorin.
The Liirest anil (inly
Carpet and Furniture House
in Astoria.
Tlio largest niul-fincst rtork of Carjcts niul Furniture carried
by uny house iu, Oregon outside of lVntlund.
Reduction Sale...
To clow out our overstock wo ofTer at Big Reductions
Fancy Columbian Soups, eight or
ten varieties. , "
Fancy Sliced Peaches and Apri
cots, in small cans.
Fancy Evaporated Bartlett Pears.
All the above strictly fancy goods.
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO
COLUMBIA IRON WORKS
Blacksmiths
BoilerMakers
Machinists
Foundrymen
Logging Engine Unlit nnd Repaired.
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.
At thi time of the venr.
Metal Works
spice
and
Syrop
Loggers'
Supplies
Kept in Stock
FAIR
WARNING
Our 25 per cent
REDUCTION
SAIiE
For cash
Ends positively
On the Last
Day of this
Alonth.
Herman Wise
The Reliable
CLOTHIER & HATTER
CUT PRICES
We are making a great cut In special
Unci. Your opportunity Is at hand. You
ii ro bound to need sliom ami should buy
now while the ndvantatse I obviously
In your favor. These hoe are rot back
numbers of uncertain an', a'ao and
quality. They're nil standard stock and
good valuta for twice what we aak.
Laird. Schober Co.'a reduced from Jl.W
and 15.00 to flM and $175.
Petersen & Brown.
THE PROOF
of the pudding w I" the aatlng
and the proof of liquors
IS IN SAMPLING
Uhat'a an argument that'i oww
oluilre demon. tratlon.
Oura will eUnd the teet
HUGHES & CO.
U LEBECK
Carpenter nnd Dullcler
General Contractor
HOUSE RAISlNO AND
flOVINQ A SPECIALTY
H.F.PraelTransferCo.
TeiephOM U.
DRAYING AND EXPRESSING
All Goods Bblpped to Our Oar
Will Beoeive 8peotal Attention.
Hi, m Stun BL, W. J. COOK. Mgr.
Aatona, Ore, . tUa.TiUl
CAPITOL IN
COMMOTION
Someone Spirited Away Sen
ator Daly's School Bill
Yesterday.
NEW COPIES ARE ORDERED
Measure Had Not Yet Gone to
tbe House. Wbicb Furnishes
a Motive for tbe Act.
SEVEN BILLS INTRODUCED
Wilson's Meisure Fixes tbe Maximum
Ratei to te Chirr eJ ty Railroads
- Special Bicycle Tax-
HAUvM. Jan !T.-4ju( a commotion
rli-il In id h'ui Dili afi'-rni'.n
by th (llcVfry th:it lh-rn wm not a
-v of Hi-nal'ir I'ulj'a whool bill ! Iw
htt'l. ii'.iHhn(:inUlnff th fact thai (
-.l- h.'l ln-i?n rinle-l by (hi- Main
printer. lMTt eald that aflrr ran
kliiif tli im of th- .late prlntrr,
tin fouiul but ono copy of the bill. nnl
that riot a ulnKle vepy wm to bo found
In th'T urnalt. Ax nnrin hatl tx-cn iiitrlt.
ut.-l In lit,, houit.', hi- lnttmair.1 thai po.
albly thi'to mlittit have len me mmlve
In (lrl!Hi tho bill away. In vl. w of
thla rxpii and tho atmplclon of the
puilMo nudicliiuii ltructlon of thi
Mil. printed, n rr.ilutlon wi paed
itlrpi-ilnr thu itate printer to print Cfl
tra xin of the bill fur the (-Xiltirtlvu
uim of the hiu.
Thirty bllla w.t rrs.l durlnu the aftfr
noon, of thla mi mix r 23 havinir t.-cn In.
irodurrd durlnf the morning aefslon. and
enven U-Inc new bllla. The new bllln
read a fulluwt:
Ily WIUon-KUIni; the maximum
fri'liilil ratm In tho elate on wheat, bir.
try. flour, mill tuff, potuldi-n, prunva
and melon at not more than o per cent
of what they were on July 1. IKS, pro
viding that no wtff rate than C rT
ton ahnlt be chiirKed for the truneporta.
tlon of tlicxe article for a haul of 0
inllra or le; the maximum ratca on all
other anlrlff ahull be the rate In effect
July 1. U98. Ily Marsh-to amend the
rode Matin Ao th crime of rape by
raining- the axe of conecnt of female to
IS year and riving Immunity to male
uider the Me of 11 Hy Myera To pro.
vldv a special bicycle Ui of I1.S for each
wheel not In the poeelon of a dealer,
to create a path fund, and providing for
the bulldlnir of path. By Curtis To fix
the salaries of tbe dlntrlct attorney a
follows:
Flmt dlntrlet t"0
oond dldtrlct r
Third district t-0
Knurth district V
Klfth dlatrlct
Rlxth district W
rU-venth district SV
Klirhth district
Ninth district itx)
Clem Introduce! a bill In the senate to
provlilo a maximum charge for railroad
pnyseiiRer of three cent per mile, and
requiring railroad companies to honor
partially used limited tickets after tho
expiration of the limit.
COLLECTION OP TAX ICS
HHINl.S OUT A PROTEST.
The Cubans Object to Spanish Hank Col.
lootlntr Any Money Cuban Asmm.
bly Reconvened Ycstorday.
NEW YORK. Jnn. 17. A dispatch to
tho Tribune from Havana says: The
Cubans are preparing to protest agaln.it
the Hank of Spain collecting any taxes.
The Impression still prevails among them
that the bank a to collect the tux.s
to January 1, which were levied under
Spanish sovereignty. In the absence of
an official statement to the contrary,
both Spaniards and Cubans believe that
the bunk will attempt to make these
collection and secure Its percentage.
The agitation is pronounced.
Tho Cuban assembly of tho Insurgent
army will reconvene today at Mstiunn.
Its sessions were adjourned in December
to await tho result of the work of the
commission which went to Washington,
headed by Callxto Garcia. The purpose
of that commission waa to urge that the
United States make an advance to pay
the Insurgents and compensate Itself out
of the prospective customs receipts.
Word has come from Washington that
some such arrangement will be made
but on what authority Is not known.
The Cuban assembly professes ability to
disband the Insurgent army mi seoure
tha return of tho Insurgents to their
homes In the country If a portion of their
pay Is advanced. Public sentiment fa
vors the proposition as a means of early
tranquility. The Spanish merchants want
It In order to end uncertainty. The as
sembly also Intonds to ask the presence
of General Maximo Gomel to advise
with regard to these and other matters.
A boycott war is raging among the
Havana newspapers. The Cuban Jour.
nala are trying to oust tho former organ
Of Spanish opinion. For this purpose
they set meetings called to denounoe
their rivals; The affair la not of much
consequence except to the newspapers
concerned in it.
Not much has been done toward the es
tablishment of the Havana naval station
and Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Allen will huvo a chnnco to look Into
the details. The proposition of establish
lng a smaller station at Ntpe, on the
north coast In the eastern part of the
Inland, Is also under consideration.
SHAFTKR RECEIVES AN OVATION.
EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 17.-MaJor Gener-.
al Shatter and staff, en route to Callfo.
nla, where the general will resume the
command which be held prior to the
bnnkltig out of the war with Bpaln wt.-e
met here by J.W popl and a brs
bund. Ocneral Bhafter was wort'd to
the city park, wbr he madn a ten
nilniila talk descriptive of the Bunting-?
campaign and ulUitlc of th volunteer
of whom thla territory tupvllrd a large
number of the roiiKh- riders. When In
general hud finished hi i:rh a number
of pretty girl Insisted on taking map
shot at him with a canwa and greatly
to hi embarrassment several Of them
kissed him In the presence of the audb oce,
Oeneral Hharter Is well known here, lit
fought tho Indians along the Peo river
fiflren year ago and then obtained til
solirlutiet of "Pecos mil," by which he
I still called. The party remained in
Kl 1'aso only an hour. ,
COMMITTER TO INVESTIGATE
FINANCES Or HAVANA.
A Thorough Accounting of All Branches
of the City Government Will Be
Made-Railroad Work Progreslng.
NKW YORK, Jan, 17.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: A com.
tnlsal'in to Inquire Into the flnamxs of
the city ha been appointed by Oeneral
Ludlow. It Inclodes these member: E.
W. Conant, president; Leopold Chauaslo,
secretary; 0. M. Jarvls. M. Vlnnanova,
J. N. Caaonova and George W. Hyatt.
The remmlssion Is charged with making
an exhaustive Investigation of the city's
finance In detail, ascertaining first tbe
present condition of the dty treasury
In Its several branches, the colleotlon
and depcmll; second, the source of rev.
enue how organised, collected and ac
counted for; where deposited and subject
lo whose order; third, the dispoeltion
made of the revenue and upon whose
authority those expenditures were made;
fourth, particulars as to the bonded and
registered debt of the city, and for what
purpose the Indebtedneis waa Incurred.
The committee Is authorised to sum.
inun wltnees and take testimony. It
1 expected that some startling detail
will b uncovered, and several conces
sion will probably be revoked on evi
dence of fraud. The commission will
hold dally session and will report e-icl)
day to General Ludlow, who expects t
lake personal grnsp upon the finances,
as he has upon other branches of the city
government. $
Tlie American government is now
bulldlmreand equipping a railroad In
Cuba, seventeen hundred men being at
work. At bast thirteen hundred men
will be given employment as soon as
possible.
The road Is front Trlscornla, around Gu
anabacoa. giving connection with all rail
roads entering Havana. It will be about
six miles In length and Is being con
structed by the American Indies Com
pany. In connection with the contracting
firm of Drake. Stratton A Compuny. of
New York, and Pittsburg. The road Is
being built on an clastic .itriet so
moeh per cubic yard of dirt hardled.
The original plans contemplated the
construction of seven warehouses at
Trlscomla.
The Van Alkrn Construction Company
has been given a contract for the build.
Ings.
AMENDMENT NECESSARY
TO THE NEXT CENSUS BILL.
Census of Only Principal Cuban Cities
Will Be Taken, but Exact Fures
From All Other Territory.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-1 a addition
to Its added duties, It now seem proba
ble that the war department will
have to supervise the taxing of the next
census In the recently acquired posses,
slons of th United States.
The census bill, as reported to the
house, makes no special provisions for
this branch of the work, but It tbe gen
eral terms of the measure are not con
sidered sufficient to cover the work an
amendment will probably bo drafted.
It Is contemplated that In the Island of
Cuba only the census of the principal
cities will be taken, and the population of
the Island estimated upon theee rvturns.
With Porto Kico, Gaum. Hawaii and the
Philippines, which are considered Ameri.
can territory, an effort will be made to
got exact figures on population, home
steads, mortgages, etc.
It is expected that thla work can b?
accomplished with a great degree of
accuracy, and the enumerators who are
assigned to Ilo Ilo and the Sulu group
will doubtless find lively and interesting
work ahead of them.
SPAIN NEGOTIATING TO
RELEASE PRISONERS.
Said to Be Negotiating With Agulnaldo
Through the Agency of the
Filipinos In Madrid.
NEW TORK, Jan. 17.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says: News has
been received here that the Spanish gov.
eminent has begun negotiations with
Agulnaldo, through the agency of cer.
tain Filipinos In Madrid, for the release
of the Spanish prisoners. Having begun
to treat directly with the Insurgents,
Spain Is likely to go a step further and
ncc.ord them the recognition hitherto re.
fused by any government.
The idea Is to call upon President Mc
Klnley to redeem his promise and obt .ln
the release of the prisoners.
The difficulties confronting the Amcrl.
can government are all understood In
Madrid, and as soon ns official recog.
nUance, of them 1 obtained, the govern
ment will consider "Itself free to treat
with the Filipino government, If neces
sary, as power to power, In order to se
cure the releuse of Us subjects.
That Spain should take such revenge
upon us would surprise nobody.
WAR SCARE AT TAHITI.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 17.-The bark,
entine. City of Papeete, 81 days from
Tahiti, reports that Just before she sailed
much alarm was caused by a report that
war had been declared between France
and England. Governor Galllard pre.
pared to resist attack by dismounting
the guns of the gunboat Aube, then in
the harbor and placing them on shore.
He also arranged to have the vessel sunk
across the entrance to the port.
DRIED PRUNE COMBINE.
SAN JOSE. Cal., Jan. 17. A movement
haa been begun by the Farmers club here
having for Its object the creation of a
great association of Interests to control
the dried prun output, on this coast The
enterprise Is to be along the line of the
Wine Growers Association and the great
raisin combln at Fresno.
BOSS QUAY'S
HARD FIGHT
Sixteen Short of the Numfcer
Necessary to Elect on
Joint Ballot.
THE OPPOSITION IS FIRM
Democrats Solid for Jenks and
Bolting Republicans Hold Out
for Their Favorites.
NO CHANCE IN WASHINGTON
First Ballot Will BeTakea at Olyapla
Today-Senator Lodie Re-electai
-In Other States.
HARIllSHURO. Pa.. Jan. 17.-Tb8 end
of the first day s fight In the battle for
United States senator leave the result
Very much In doubt It is Senator Quay
agalmt the Held, and tbe Indications are
that there will be a deadlock lasting
some days, at leaat Thi, republicans are
diviiled between Quay and eight "favorite
sons" and the democrat are united on
George A. Jenks.
The senate and bouse voted separately
thl afternoon and will take a ballot to
morrow in Joint session. There waa no
election today. Quay's total strength In
both houses was 112 votes, 15 leas than
the number necessary to elect on joint
ballot assuming that tbe full membership
of ZA is present, a condition that does not
soem possible, as there are several on
the sick list dow.
The result of the vote today was no
surprise to tbose familiar with the situ
ation. The first ballot shows that there
is practically no break In tbe line of
either of the republican faction.
NO CHANGE IN WASHINGTON.
OLYMPIA. Jan. 17,-The Wilson forces
were disappointed today on not being
able to lead on the first ballot. They
particularly counted on Frye, of What,
com, who gave way as speaker to Gule.
of Seattle. Out of the four vote In
Whatcom county, Wilson secured only
one. Foster took two and Humes one
from Whatcom. Humes expected one
from Kitsap county that went to Foster.
Wilson has always counted on Lincoln
county, one of whose members voted
for Humes, and the other for John B.
Allen. Humes counted on both of Lincoln
county's votes.
Of the X votes cast by the Foster men
all were arranged for in advance and
there were no disappointments. One
Foster man was sirk and did not vote.
He also took Sinclair, of Adams county,
and this lead to tbe opinion that Ankeny
has several men staked out on Wilson's
territory. It I stated everal of the Wil
son men will leave him should ballot
ing continue for four or five days, and
both Foster and Ankeny look for In
creases should Humes and V.'ilson slump.
Wilson and Humes, like all candidates,
look for Increases. The eight votes cast
for Ankeny are not his full strength, and
his managers took a low level, hoping
to work upward.
Tomorrow the legislature meets In Joint
session for the first time to ballot for
senator, when the opening totals of
Foster. a: Wilson. Si: Humes, 2, and
Ankeny. S. will probably be changed.
Probably Humes will lose one to Foster
and Foster one to Wilson. Ankeny will
probably take one from Wilson. The
Humes men are working hard for one
new vote for tomorrow. The Wilson men
spruntr a caucus call again today, and,
while some of th8 Foster men are signing
It. there will be no caucus until agree
abie to the anti-Wilson men.
SENATOR LODGE RE-ELECTED.
BOSTON. Jan. 1". Each branch of the
leiHslnturo balloted for United States
., tor today, and Senator Henrr Cabot
Lodge, the republican nominee, received
heavy majorities in both houses.
INDIANA'S NEW SENATOR.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 17. Albert J.
nv.eiiiir (rentiblican) was today elected
United States senator by the general as
sembly in separate sessions. The formal
joint ballot will take place tomorrow.
DEADLOCK IN NEVADA.
i".irQi-v inn 17. ThA nrlnclnal event
of the day In the senatorial contest was
v. tonisht. at which Frank
n Van-land discussed his candidacy, the
audience including the entire legislative
force of both houses. Many preaioi a
deadlock as a result of the candidacy of
Mason and Clark, each of whom claims
the democratic vote.
DEPEW ELECTED IN NEW YORK.
a i.nAXY. Jan. 17. The senate and as
sembly in their respective chambers to.
day voted for United states senator, in
the assembly Chauncey M. Depew (rep.)
received 84 votes and Edward Murphy
(dem.) 60. In th senate Depew received
27 and Murphy 23.
fvfVAn
MxV
Makes the food more
ov nun"
NO CHOICE IN UTAH.
SALT LAKE, Jan. 17.-The first vota
for United States senator was taken la
the leglaluture this afternoon. It resulted
as follows:
King
Motherland 13
Mi-Cune , ,, 11
Powers , , , ,
Cannon , 7
Absent 10
IN NORTH DAKOTA.
BfMARK. Jan. 17.-The reult of tha
ballot for United States senator today
was ss follows:
Jr,hnson , JO
Marsnaii u
Little ,
Lamoure , I
ttoniih (democrat)
M rCumber 7
Manna 1
Cooper , ,4
IN DELEWARE.
DOVER, Jan. 17-Tbe result of tha
ballot for United States senator today
rouow:
George Cray (dem.) IS
Addli-k (rep) u
Colonel Henry isupont (rep.) 10
Jufig Gray (dem.)
Congressman Handly (dem.) 1
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THE SENATE TAKES UP
NICARAGUAN CANAL BILL,
An Amendment Giving the United States'
Absolute Control of the Waterway
During War Voted Down.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. Almost th.
entire session of the senate today waa
devoted to consideration of the pending
Mcaraguan canal bill. At 1 o'clock eon.
sideratlon of the bill, tinder tbe 15-mlnute
rule, was begun and was continued to
the close of the session. Th first vota
reached was on the amendment offered
by Rawlins, of Utah, which In brief,
provides that th United States should
have absolute control of the' canal f,
military or naval purposes, with power to
dictate the use of the waterway during
the existence of war. The friends of the
pending bill rallied against the amend,
ment and It waa defeated by the decisive
vote of 38 to I.
A proylsion was Inserted in the bill pro
viding that no more than CO"), COO should
be paid the Maritime Canal Comnanv for
Us concession and the work already done
on the canaL When the adjournment
waa taken the substitute measure offered
by Caffery, of Louisiana, was before the
senate.
OPPONENTS OF PEACE TREATY.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. -The demo,
cratlo opponents of the peace treaty
were In conference several hours today
devising ways and means for conducting
their contest. They resolved to Insist
upon the amendment placing the Philip,
pines on the same footing in relation to
the United States as Cuba, and to make
a persistent fight If this concession waa
not granted.
FUNERAL OBSEQUIES OF ROMERO.
CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 17.-Thousanda
of peoplo wttressed with respectful siL
ence the arrival of the funeral car bear
ing the remains of Ambassador Matlas
Romero. President Dial. Ambansadr
Cloyton, the Mexican cabinet, congress
men, officials and friends crowded the
Mexican Central depot as the train ent.
eied, trailing the darkened Pullman car
containing tbe casket. The remains were
identified by President Dlai and his suite
and transferred to a magnificent black
hearse. The hearse waa burled amid
flowers, wreaths and tokens from Wash
ington, St Louis, New Orleans and San
Antonio and from all the Mexican cities.
Escorted by unmounted cavalry It was
borne to the. hall of congrecs. followed by
the president and people. It was a most
touching and democratic demonstration.
The hall was decorated in black, yellow
and sliver. The rear of the speaker's
platform was set In sable hangings and
lighted by powerful electrU? lights. The
casket rested on the steps of the plat
form. , Senator Romero's body will He
In state until tbe funeral ceremonies thfs
afternoon, upon which occasion an ad.
dress will be made by Minister Mariscat
Then the body will be taken to Dolores
cemetery and, with the honors to which
Romero Is entitled, will be placed at
rest In a -temporary vault, where the re
mains of Mme. Romero were placed last
August. Tbe Romero vault Is now under
construction. A spotless monument of
Itilian murble will crown their final rest
ing place.
HIGHWAYMAN'S CRIME.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 17.-Fredrick Milliken,
employed at the National Stock Yards,
IOast St. Louis, was knocked insensible
by a highwayman last night and robbed
of money, watch and valuables and hie
1 body dragged across the railroad track
j In front of the fast approaching passen
ger train. He waa struck by the engine
and hurled Into the ditch. His left arm
was torn Into shreds and he was Intern
ally Injured. His chances of recovery
are slight The highwayman escaped.
STOCKS BEING DEPOSITED.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. It Is officially
stated that a large majority of the dif
ferent steel and wire companies stocks
have already been deposited with J. &
W. Sellgman & Co., under the agreement
entered Into for the organisation of a
corporation under the laws of the state
of New Jersey to be known as the Amer
ican Steel & Wire Company, although the
time for deposit will not expire until
today at S p. m.
DIXON BESTED PLUTO.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1. Dixon knocked
out Pluto in the tenth round before the
Lenox Athletlo Club tonight.
China's accessory plea of universal dis
armament Is a good deal as It the Venus
of Mllo would ask the other statues to
drop their arms.
irOvPEU
(delicious end wholesome
sowom eo.mwTOK.