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ABTOKIA. OKKtiON. SUNDAY JWKN1NG. JANUARY i'.K !!..
VOL XLIX.
NO. im
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The Only
... IN ASTORIA ...
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VsA
Wo know the liiHimw. Twi-uty yeum cxH'nciui. If you want
(i()Ol Stove, wo the Htwk at tlic
Eclipse Hardware Co.
r
1899
Pocket and Office Diaries
Tide Tables
Calendar Pads
I Blank Books
I World's Almanac
IWniiiiis in Cloth toiinl JJonk.
Griffin & Reed.
vv uunvwu uiAfuvruu mn;wuvju ltuuiauuu tvvruvruvruinirutnt
Reduction Sale
Household Goods
Hareware
Foard S Stokes Co
Pacific Sheet
MANUFACTURERS OF
Salmon
Fruit . ! sy"p
Lithographing on Tin a Specialty.
San Francisco. Cal. Astoria, Ore. Fairnaven, Wasb.
Wrlto U for Prlooia
C. HEILBORN & SON.
The OUlent House in Astorin.
Tlio Largest and Only
Carpet and Furniture House
in Astoria.
Tim largest and linest stock of Carpets aiHFurniture carried
i i.j lmiM' iu ()reg( i) outside of Portland.
Reduction Sale...
To close out our overstock wo offer 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
Blacksmiths
BoilerMakers
Machinists
Foundrymen
Logging EngtncM
Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specialty
Sole Manufacturers of the Unsurpassed.
... " Harrison Sectional" Propellor Wheel ...
Miiafoiturers for the I'aclflc Coast far the
ROUBRTS WATBR-TCB1 BOILBI.
Stove Store
Metal Works
spice
IRON WORKS
Loggers'
Supplies
Kept in Stock
Built unci Repaired.
FAIR
WARNING!
Our 25 per cent
flEDUGTIOJ,
SALE
For cash
Ends positively
On the Last
Day of this
Month.
Herman Wise
The Reliable
CLOTHIER & HATTER
CUT PRICES
W ar making a great cut In spoclal
tines. Your opportunity la at hand. You
ar bound to need shoed and should buy
now while th advantage Is so obviously
In your favor. The shoe ar not back
number of uncertain age, s is and
quality. They'r all standard stock and
good value for twlc what w ask.
Laird, Schober Co.' reduced from $4.60
and 15.00 to W W and UTS.
Petersen & Brown.
THE PROOF
of th pudding M la th sating
and th proof of liquor
IS IN SAMPLING
ihaf as argument that' ooa-
clualv a d amo nitration.
Ours will stand th tt
HUGHES & CO.
L. LEBECK
Carpenter nrtd Builder
General Contractor
HOUSE RAISING AND
HOVINQ A SPECIALTY
H.F.PraelTransferCo.
Telephos ti.
DRAYING AND EXPRESSING
All Goods Shipped to Oar Cart
W41 Rsostv Bpasial Attaattoa.
u. m
j. coor. :
aafAfl
CLARK WINS
IN MONTANA
Republican Caucus Decides
by a Large Majority to
Vote for HIm4
REGARDED GOOD POLITICS
! CorninMinilw of the Aaodited Preta.
Army Re -Organization Under! J"A DE 1'"f kjw. j. a
' i Th iwrotary of the Porto Rlcan
f flnidf ration bV the Hnue I r"""ry Uma.t thin the Bianlh au-
at Wflthinrtnn i" p"0 tfu"t fund th1 wer de
" ""u"6""' !iilt In the treaaurr Ut.
, ' TT!in funda cnalated of depjlt miwle
"""" m I by elicn life and fire Inaonnn ootn-
1 panic, by public contractora and offl-
PHILIPPINES ALSO DEBATED I'"- PubBo an
rniLirrn wtUH,tM;,her. The amount continues to awelL
' Bi-tvir Col ley TWte. the rrcaoot aecrctarr
J of (1 mince, appointed by GcreraJ Brooke
.'on Novcinbor It, mikea the following
rnntiilir irrrfif Mat Inn Rill PuitA iB auument:
" ,
the Senate After Spirited
DlSCUSSiOD-
.
HKI.KNA, Jan. 2S-At caur-u of the
republican momUm lat nltfht, by a
Unr nmjorliy of tlioee prtawit, It wm
dilll ti !, rjil iUtln to vut for
Clurlt nml vttm-l hU rinctlun In r)u- be-ll-f
that It would h-ipi-Uimly d!rujt the
dciiiM'ratln imriy orifiin'.iiUloii of tho
atate.
Wllllum A. n.ik l " yi- old. a native
of Cotm lnvlllf. Kayeilo county. Ph.
Clnrk a our of lt flm; to rroth Una
nok. Mitit.. on tliu dlamwry of plil
tlirrfl lu 1!G driving un ox 1mm. Clark
1 t lurx'-nl lu-l,iduui orxr of o p
nr mliM utul mxlt-r In the world, hi
prituipAl pritrtlCTi being in liutt
il.ml.. and J'-romo. Anions. He hn
i-xiunidvo t t fmgar lrit'-n't In Cali
fornia and Uuko ivptvr ir work at
KI!xulM'thMrt, N. J. lie hms plantation
of nrrnt In M'Xl'x drvotil to grow
tii ivffw. t. tolwou. and rubber. Ill
net Inivmic for K wan not Tar from
$!,UU0.'M).
IMKKIIUMS SIXV.
WAjSMINOTON. Jn. Ttii- tww t
duy contlnud the com.ldcratlun of the
army rvritiuilxatiin bill until 3 o'clock.
wh"i ths momlxTi jaid thoir tribute lt
tlv, memory of the laic KrprwntaUv
Hlmpklna. of MiuiKU'liusit. Link- pro
gna aa nvulo with the army bill, the
only amondmont adopted bwi that to
give vetorlnnrlan In cavalry roglnKtits
rank. !' ud allowanos of aocond Ueu
totHint. Tin- time tiro the fuloglo be-
m.n m it.ttv .!.iirtrl lo a mntlmuiUon
of th, d.ato on the advisability of re- Maclas ordered the secretary of tt
taining th Philippine nc Pub h c ' the OBoUl
. tOuxette. notifying; all parties having
DEBATE ON CONSULAR BILL. !cha- treasury to present
. . th same by October 17, thus gtvtns; flve
WASHINGTON'. Jan. &-A spirited de- fof disposition of this most lm-
bat was precipitated In the sonMe.to- I nt
day while the diplomatic and consular , Qf th companie had
appropriation bill was under considers- , knowledxe of ,uch prooedingS. Af
Oon. Th approprlalons comraKte .wa. j tw wlpUoo tbe flTe
harply criticised for a note providing i whk.h Vu the ot Spanish
for adequate lrie for some of the . ,n the llrfand8i xucs took
oon.ular offlcers and the sewUrte. of I judKTnpnt and held that, as no
lecMions of this government in foroUxn ; claJmftnti .pp, th, defK9lt, longed
oountrte. and the parsimony of th gov- w mvm He carried the money
rnment In thl. respect was denounced o g t(J
a a dliHtrac. The bill was passed, carry- , . r ' M .J, . (hA Md
ln nearly tl.C00.000.
OREGON
ROAD CLUB
GAIN THE
VICTORY.
The Feldotiholmer Trophy Lost by A-
toria After Winning the First ,
Game.
PORTLAND, Jun. . Tlio conust for '
tho Foldonheimer trophy between the i
Oregon Road Club and the Astoria Foot- .
ball Club tonight resulted ln a W-tory
for the home team, which took three of 1
the four sr.unc from the visitors, winning
by "1 plna The Antorkuw put up an 1
excellent giune, but the Roitd Club mn
bunched their strike In the right plaoe
and won out.
The first gtunc went to tho Astorlans ,
by 17 pine. Good oil rolling up 60 and I
HigKlns, Wise and Sovey scoring ln the !
forties. After that the home players had ,
till ne pretty much twlr own way, al
thoutrh In the last game th difference
was but eight pins. -Th team average of
the Road Club was slightly over . the
visitors averaging nearly S3. The scores
foilovf
OREGON RUAU
ll ilUVRHIPtll M.lOllll.lft't
V,
Solomon 1KS
K. KosKlter l"2
B M.v. 193
Thomas Wlltmro Ui
u. ilowte in i
ASTORIA FOOTBALL CLUB.
C. R. Hlggln J67
w. c laws i i
F. H. Goodcll lrl
C. H. Cooper J2S
PBSovey
The totals by games were:
O. R. C 238 270 WJ-1.0U
A. F. C 2ti 216 23 240- 929
The beet Individual score was 60, made
by Goodell. He also scored 5t. Mays se
cured tho best slnslo game for the Road
Club, getting 65. Cooper and Wise were
off, and, with numerous centers, their
scores wcro cut down, ln tho first game
HigKlns started off with flv atrikca, but
fell and rolled a goose-egg.
There was probnbly never greater
rooting at any contest, the enthusiastic :
aggregation being led by "Ole" Olson. A ,
Chinese band, numerous musical Instru
ments and tin horns were constantly ,
used, making a fearful din. Mr. "pongee" ;
Burcklmrdt. of tho Multnomah C'lUD,
tl s referee. The Kvrers w. re J. D.
McGowan and William Goldman.
DEATH OF SENATOR SLATER.
LA GRANDE, Jan. B.-Hon. James H. tiJe of the Pacino coast
Slater. ex-Unlted States senator, died at latlon, with a capital stock of J1,000,000.
4 o'clock this morning. Deceased was I An attempt will be made to secure con
born ln Illinois In 1824,' went to California j tracts' with 75 per cont of the prune
In 18i and cam to Oregon ln 1850. lo- j growers of the ooaat to market their
eating near Corvallla. He was appointed prune only .with th association. Two
clerk of th district court ln 18H by Hon. ' weeks from today a maaa-meetlng of
George H. William and admitted to th 1 oitusen will h held to arouse pubilo
bar th same year. H wm postmaster ( interest ln th subject.
nt Oorvallls from K& to iff, was elected
ui ihe IvttHwIh kgisiatur la 1857, re
lrtl In !, end at ihe aarne time
lti-4 co tli imt x'uu legislature. In
IW1 l I'M-Atnl In Ia'iriin'lf, and the same
)r wtm liTtl prosecuting attorney of
; th Fifth Judicial district. In 1X70 he w
H;yl to the Forty-second congress am
j In w el-tcj to tti United Stales
senate, whir hi served until IMS. He
' li-ttvin a wife, four daughter and five
; ikiiui. Mm. Nellie O. Noll, Oliver Slater,
, linrthu Slater, Frank 8, John L., and
jjaram D., of Lu Grande; Woodson F
;of Hultm, and Mm. A. B. Cherry, of
Pendleton, and Robert Slater, of Athena.
SPAIN MADE AWAY WITH
PORTO RICAN FUNDS.
Over Wi,Wi I'nooa of Trust Funde Min
ing From the Treanury Depositor
Muk lXruuuto on Wti)ngton. -
"Vhn I took charjse of the Porto Rl-
,c troaury. i round that depott aa
! bond oonflgned In specie In the time of
jtho HpanUh domination had been dettv-
i rr4 ovisr to me. Of ttii fund that I
' received was 7S ccntavo In bronse coins
and onj Vem-zuelan gold piece worth
three pew end to a-ntavo. the balance
of a Judicial d-poIt.
"The Htianldh lymem of acoountlng al
lows uch niomn to be m!ntr!e"l W.th
otlii r fMnl and applied to. lhe payment
of trni-riunmt exptiues, but the penal
rode punlKhcd him who should dispose
of such d'-p'nilta. I at once instituted
prucrcdinca lo lnvrtlMt(( th matter.
Furmvrly the trury of Porto Rico was
liidt'peiMH'm of the Kpnlh treasury, but
O neral .M.uias. uron takmg h' depart
ure from here, earned with him to Ma
drid l. x-ao and Genural Vallermo
louk W.ofiu pi-sos from lhe fund, clalm-
Uik th.-m improperly oy an overplus to
Siiaiu. TliU money tx long'-d to tho Porto
Hlian treasury.
Tho war and navy dep,irlmui of
Siwln drc-w wtUKWrt rt-n, upon the
porto lUt-an treasury. Tliat money should
return to Spain, as well as the money
which the Island advanced to the tree-
urv nf Siiiiln fur the exonae of the t u- '
bin wur ln order that all arrears might
bo liquidated."
tieuerul Maclas was Ingenious and the
ollkials here aiper to have complacently
r-vurded his spoliation of the loo.il treas
ury, until the foreign - Insurance oom
pnnies and other depositors btgan to
deluge the lotil treasury with their de
mands. Ttui foreten companies have
imile thlr demands the subject of ne
gotiations between Spain and Washing
ton. Ily records of the treasury department
It appears that on October U, 1898. Gen-
thrift of his administration In Porto
IUco.
While the American companies are
looking after their Interests throug-h
dlptomntlc channels, the private people,
hw funds are gone, are thrown Into
constornntion at the prospect of their
hwses.
"Will America pay hese peopler' Is tne
question askwl by those In authority.
GENERAL GOMEZ WISHES
TO VISIT M KINLEY.
Anxious to Lay Before the President
Ills Views Regarding Best Form
of Cuban Government.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-A. special to the
Press from Washington says: General
Maximo Gomes may come to Washlng-
j The suggestion has been made that
. "'"hs ip yrcsiuw. im
Gmr1 woul,J 08 ot 6"ra bent
suuaiion in vuoa. uenenu uomes
wisura no wnio. nis uusirtj noa own
i cxmnnumtaitxt no k tmiou siHtes senator
I , . . ,
munlcatlon was mado to this senator ln
the hope that there would be some way
of bringing about the visit.
While Gomes wishes to come to Wash-
j Ington,. he hesitates to start without
i bv tn. nreflMeinit und w-Ill he ner-
. - ' . , . :
nuweu o give nia views upon uie puuey
to be pursued ln the Island.
Senor Queaada' th8 head of the Cuban
t viaiii.aiiuil ill , ufiimi, evil, Lioo b.w.iu
for Havana. His destination, however,
Is the Interior of the Island. Further
than that Senor Querada goes on an im
portant mission to Gomes, the Cubans
here will not say, but It Is believed to be
In connection with the visit.
The work of reconstruction In Cuba
Is progressing well in the Interior. The
only hindrance Is, the disinclination of
tn t.uoan troops to ulsutuiu wll..ouU
some pay. With these soldiers tne worn
of Gomes will go farther than that of
anybody else, ,
PRUNE COMBINE FORMED.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Jan. 2S. The effort
to -form a Paclllc coast combine to eon-
trol the prune output materialised today
in a laree mcctlwr of orchardlsts hold ln
I this city. It was resolved to incorpor
! ate and the urtlcles were filed under the
OUR STOCKS
IN ENGLAND
America's Tremendous Com
mercial Advancement At
tracting Buyers.
, i
:
Tlif rsr-u i UK ...rvr- . riiix I
THE DEMAND INCREASING
Eag an s Case to Co to the Pres
ident Tomorrow (kmency
Recommended.
COUIT FINDS HIM GUILTY!
I
J
Spanish Crape vine Rumors of Trouble
Between Dewey ani Otis
Bryan's Letter
(Copyrighted. 16, by Associated Press.) '
LONDON, Jan. a-The attitude of
British Investors totrard American busl-n-M
underwent a notabie change during
the past week. The mind of the British
public 1s aJway slow to graap tha
change, and people here are only juat
U1nntnc; to rcalii what financier act
politician have for month considered
the most important fact of the year
! the tranerddunu commercial adrance
i m-nt of the United Slat'
, Evor in the Venezuelan affair the
i only Idea of British holders of American
' kcurki ha brtin to sell whenever
thCT muld do so with any Droflt or with.
! out too a ivs ln btv'nnlng the
j m upward rush of American atock.
j, speculators and conservative holders
ot trans-Atlantic securities were eager
lo advantage of the opportunity to
j unload, the former selling for a profit
(n vlew the Cruhlnr market which
, rid of what they regarded as unsafe
property, which they had been long hold-
ing.
Both British and American financiers
who have talked with a representative
of the Associated Prees on the subject,
; agrvu that the pendulum has now begun
i to swing ln the other direction. In-
vestors. sewing that the anticipated dls -
am era ao nut maienauze, aim iiuu iuc
United States is apparently In for a
puriod of great prosperity, are coming
to the conclusion that they wer over
hasty In unloading their American hold
ings. They are retracing their steps and
are giving orders to their broker to
re-buy the stocks they once discarded
with a feeling of Joy at getting rid of
th dead-wood, though the newspapers
are still croaking dismally over the panic Cardenas and other towns ask Ins; Its oo
which Wall street is destined to wit- operation In measure, to secure the
nee In the near future, according to their payment of th Insurgent troops. Gen
propheeies.
Business men. who have been Inter
viewed agree that, so far as all Ikies of
legitimate industry are concerned, the
United State has every reason to be
optimistic
REPORTS RELATIONS STRAINED.
BARCELONA. Jan. !8.-The Manila
correspondent of the Diarlo says he has
discovered that relations between Major
General Otis and Rear Admiral Dewey
are most strained, owing to the profound
rivalry which exists between the land
and sea forces of the United States tn
the islands. The "administrative mor-
,
spondem. "is below par. The gambling
hells of Manila are taxed lUMO each and
the police are highwaymen who make
arbitrary arrests and then demand from
J10 to W for the release of their pris
oners." SAG AN FOUND GUILTY
' BY THE COURT-MARTIAL.
, , .
Sentenced to Dismissal From the Army.
But Recommendation Is Made for
Executive Clemency.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S. - General
Eagan, conanlssary general of subsis
tence, has been found guilty of charges
of conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman, and of conduct to the preju
dice of good order and discipline, and
of the specifications thereto, and has
been sentenced to dismissal from the
United State army, but with a recom
mendation from the court for the exer
cise of executive clemency.
Under the regulations the court, hav
Ing reached a conclusion that the ac- ,
cused was guilty, had no choice ln so- I
looting the pomUty, the regulations pre
scribing absolutely that one punishmotvt
dismissal for the offense. Therefore the j
only hope for General Eagan is in the
direction-of commutation, mitigation or j
disapproval. Colonel Davis, judge advo-
cate of the court-martial, finished his
rnvlxtnn of tha ncord of the court's pro-
,uin af monn and at orce,
placed the papers in 'the hands of Secrc-
tory Alger.
This action settled at once any doubt
that may have existed as to tho routine
to be pursued ln the treatment of the
case. As for Socrvtary A brer, as soon
as he has read the record he will placa
it at once with the president who, undt-r
tho law, IS the final reviewing authority.
jjcx MfvH
Makes the food more
aovH
It la hi privilege to aH to or Uka trrm
the ntn.-nflth of the court' rcommnlu
Uon thiit clemency , hwn. The IndU
oallonn are thnt the paper will be In
the pr-Mnt'e hdrwln early next weok.
xvur unrx did not
ACCEPT CHOKER'S INVITATION.
Pld Kfjt Willi to Be Queet Where
1 the Chlcngo Platform Would Be
Denied a Hearing.
NEW TOftK, Jan. 28.-A letter from
William J. Bryan to Willi J. Abbott,
written tai March. was glvsn out by
Mr. Abbott today. Abbott explains tho
circumstance ln connection with it a
follows:
"ln Mrch' lm- om a Mr. Bryan'!
dmlrw ork teamed that h
expected to be in the east in th follow
ing month and would pas through Nw
York. They cam to me, saying that a
reception should be tendered him and
that he should be asked to apeak. I re
po ruled that In my opinion the regular
democratic organisation should be th
one to give th reception, and that Mr.
Bryan ought not to be asked to speak
under Its aturpioes. I was referred to
Mr. Croker. Mr. Croker asked m to
writ to Mr. Bryan and find out whether
h. wnlitit h wll Hnv tft aneak tn Vr
York, but refrain from discus n th
money qtwstion. I wrote to Mr. Bryan
accordingly and received an answer,
which aaya:"
"Pleas say to Mr. Croker that I shall
not be abu to oom east until about
April 13. At that thn I shall be pleased
to meet Dim and talk over the political
situation.
"I appreciate hi Invitation to speak
there, but he -will, upon reflection, rails
that I could not afford to make a speech
upon the line suggested. Th national
platform declares the money question to
be the paramount Issue and I fully en
dorse that question. So believing, I
could rot directly or Indirectly encourage
any state to a-lauulon th national plat
form. While the democrats of th west
and south -have no right to fore th
national platform upon the people of
New . York, yet the democracy of th
nation does have a right to expect th
democrats of New York to stand by ths
platform or announce their hostility. Wr
ought to know whether the New York
democracy means peace or wnr.
'To Umore the national platfowrfin th
state convention will bo notice that th
democrats of New York are hostile to
that platform, but lack the courage to
declare it openly.
; 'Th platform of 189 will be reaffirmed
in 11m) and I for one would Uke to know
as soon as possvble whether we are to
regard New York democrats as allies or
.--.k. If the democrats of New York
Int'tte me to speak while In the east I
shall accept th Invitation wtth pleasure.
but It must be with the nndersiainoing
that I shall not be restricted, as to th
subject of discussion. I do not care to
be a guest where the Chicago platform
i denied a hearing.
i.
1 ci;bxN TOWN COUNCIL
ASK FOR CO-OPERATION,
Will Memorialise General Ludlow for
Prompt Payment of Insurgent Su
' gar Plantations to Start Up.
NEW YORK. Jan. 8.-A dispatch to
ths Tribun saya: The Ayuntamiento, or
council, has received i message from
eral Ludlow was also memorialised to
favor of payment, and was asked to mak
representation to Washington. General
Brooke's Cuban cabinet I likewise sub.
ject to pressure to secure some definite
action on this question before entering
upon Its administration. .
The dutle agitation has become ys-
tematic and persistent. The radical Cu
bans are also working against the grant
ing of franchises for railroad and other
purposes, but as the American military
authorltle are opposed to the policy
not much ground for agitation exists.
Some French capitalists who had a sur
vey for a backbone railroad made from
Santiago to Santa Clara some years ago.
4re reported to be reviving that project
. '
The sugar plantation ln Havana pro
vince will begin grinding next week.
QUAY'S TRIAL SET.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan, 28. The district,
attorney today notified counsel for Sena
tor Quay, his son Richard nnd ex-State
Treasurer Haywood, that he had fixed
Monday. February 20, as (the date for
endantB on a
' ch,irge of conspiracy In the misuse of
money of the state in deposit In th
Peoples bank.
RAILROAD EXTENSION.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2S.-The Chron
lcle will say tomorrow: "The evidence
showing that tho Vanderbllts are about
to take step to entend their railroad
system to California from the present
terminus Of the Union Pacific at Ogden
lias awakened a keen interest tn buslner
circles.
TO SUCCEED DINOLEY.
WAS1UNGTON, Jan. 28. Representa
tive Payne, of New York, has been ap
pointed member of the Canadian com
mission to fill the vacancy caused by th
death of Dlngley.
ENORMOUS SEAT SALE.
I NEW YORK. Jan. 28. The seat sale
in the stock exchange ror o4,tMi was to-
ported In Wall street todhy. This beats
the record.
SKATING RECORD BROKEN.
MONTREAL, Jan. 28. John S. Johnson
broke tho world's skating record for a
mile today. Time. 2:35 2-5.
in . .
delicious and wholesome
mmtm uo wm wwa. 1
ue
learnings