0 NOTIO' ! Ucokc, Periodicals, mr1"- .fire Nol to ba Taken ;;nTHa Library without p.rmrr-lo". ono U.mJ Kt'Y Of of ten,. will bo liable to prow-cutiori, ASTORIA PUBLIC IJBRJIRY iSSOCIATIOil. i ... 1 1 THE ASTORIAN hi tbt Until circulation of toy papct oa tbt Columbia Rivet TIE DAILY ASTOKIAn U tin Mffest and lest piP' oi too Colamtla Rtv ... ,.. . h. s,aiu :.. i'i HI-1.." - .' Ml. I FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. VOL XLIX. ASTORIA. OHKGON. THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 37, I8H9. 133 n II to.- 4 A OUR Stoves - Arc not iwulo from tho Hcmp-pilo or. in a kindergarten hcIiooI. Eclipse Hardware Co. Wo CJIve Trnclltitf Htnmpi. GRIFFIN & REED Fishermen, Attention! the s: lyhtcst, trontcM anil AT Foard 62: Stokes Co h'VT.HlX BUCKWHEAT Bent N.O. MohiHHCH, Honey nnd Mnple Syrtip, Etc A. V. ALLEN'S Grooerg Store. Columbian Soups, fine and Palat able, 16c a can. New Made Cream Cheese, Cream ery Butter. Pyramid Washing Powder. Chace & Sanborn's Famous Coffee. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO Prices That Tempt! We want your trade and your friends and their friends. We mean to make and hold them as our friends with our good goods and pleasing prices. Notion Bargains. Safety pine, per pneknga la Lone Japanned Wire Hairpins, per pack a:,a lo A od pair of black or drab Conet Steele la Beit quality of aluminum ThlmMei, each at la. 4. ounce bottle of good eewlng maohlne oil, per bottle So 8-Inch none Halrplni, per doien 5c Japanrd Hooka and Eyea, two doien..,.lo New Idea Paper Paiterni, each.. Bo Beat quality 6-oord Maohlne Thread, three epoole for 10a Largs cake Roie Beauty Glycerine 8ap, per oaka 10o The Flexo Wire Buatle, the beat made each Shanahan Tinware BOOKS... lilankjnnd Miscellaneous. PAPER... New Crape and Type-writing:. Waterman Fountain Pens Itox I Iccortttccl l'ucr itml Knvrlnprft-'iiic. Itcst. OARS l.lthlcst Ribbon Bargains. No 1 all itlk Satin Ribbon, per yard..SVio No. 7 all Silk Sattn Ribbon, per yard.,40 No. 0 all Silk Satin Ribbon, per ynrd..Sii: No. 13 all Bilk Satin Ribbon, per yd..Ctta No. II all 8111c Satin Ribbon, per yd,.7Ho Plquot Edge Bby Ribbon, 10 yard So All Silk Colored Veiling, to be closed out at per yard ., .....be $U0 KID GLOVES, illghtly aolleo. per pair 7Ko I.ndles' White Jersey Ribbed Sleveless Vest, enoh 13c Oood Meals Well Cooked With no trouble tnd lit tl (usl art as sured ty th um of tha Htnr EHtute Range Mi . L iniTTfriM 4m' M"'T "W--rJa?sev.- Half rntury In tht lead, and itllt thsrs. W. J HCt'LLY. Agent, CO Ilond Btrrel. SWISS WATCH REPAIR SHOP jVictor Rost Chronometers (Hatches and Nautical Instruments Promptly fixed aoo rt paired. Alnriu '!( k- iron, f 1 i. Warrant. .1. 11 U Klevt ntli St. i WB STAND HACK OF EVERT PAIR OF 8U0E& jSotne peopia are harder upon tbair aboaa .loan otnera. Soma are apparently bardy upon tkam. jTtat'a when the aboa baa aomatblnfj to (do with IL It'g jy to ba bard os a poor ahoe bard to be bard on a rood oca. How much I oncer wUl ooa aboa (food) 'laat than another (td)T Jut twice la noat oaaaa. That perbapa aurprtaaa you. EXPERIMENT. TRY OURS afaJnit any otbara you oaa tret In town. Compare in other ravpeotaall raapaota too. Petersen & Brown. THE PROOF of tba pudding la la tba aatinf and tba proof of llquora IS IN SAMPLING i That'a an arrumeot that' eon. rlualva a demooatratlon. Oura will atand tba teat. HUGHES & CO. Domestic Bargains. Heavy Cotton Huck Towels, three for Sc. Good quality Apron Gingham, per yaru Sc One yard wide, good quality, Unbleached Muslin, per yard io One yard wide Heavy Bleached Muslin, per yard So Good Outing Flannel, all nice pauerns, per yard .......So Large else Crochet Bed Spreads, each 48c Extra Large Slxe, Marseilles pattern, bit? value, each 76c 40-lnchn wide Whits Ores. Lawns, per yard 8!4c Good quality Bleached Canton Flanml, per yard to Scotch Lawns, In dainty patterns, fast oolors, per yard So Bros. hi gf W trm paaaMsOTaaa mm J: if CALUMPIT INVESTED Lawton Drives the Enemy to I the North mi WKt nf the City. REBELS' LAST STAND Afulnsldo Makes Stattorn Re sistance and Orders His Army to Reserve Its Fire. THE AMERICAN CASUALTIES Our Loss Yesterday Was Three Killed ani Eleven Wounded -Rebel Lots Unknown. WASHINGTON', April 2h -Tli. follow. ! If't ralil'Kram wa m.-hoi at th- war ' 'I' p;irlm-nt Into (M veiling : "Mdiilln. April 2l. Adjutant Uwii-ral. WantilMKtoti: Ij. (n at Krxei;aray and Ai.ii. with two columns united, i have drlv. n the etimv to the north an,l went. Thr Ki-rn alight a.ualt!e. Th..-iiamt-a an- not rnported. The only mans f riiimuiilii(,n It by couriers. ".Mo.-ArtlHir ban takt-n ixlt!on of C'al- 'urnpit. aouth of tlx- rtv.-r. Ttie niov-. nitin mi attended with dtflVulilea on a'Munt ( tlii! Jungle, the hi at an dthr I tror.tt til' ri'nrhint nia. Ilia ( amiall li-a et'r. vnre three killed, 11 wounded. TIib .1. trliqimeiiis thut far are natlafac. ory. OTIS." (.MANILA. April 6.-i:l p. ni.-Ag.uln-illo' nrmy today Is deft-ndlng Calumplt I -niT i u ally. which la ul to Indiia'e Hint tlic n lii-U are finally making that jplaie (he lant ditch or atand, which the Americans rxpm ted lhi-m to make at Ma. 1 luloe. I Kr the first time the Filipinos art em. j ploying artillery. Tht y brought twu isun into m ilon In the trenches today tn-forv 't'ahmiiit, llrinc modern harpnel. which !tur over the Ill-adit of unit-rat Win I J tun's brigade without effect. The tlKlitiiiK was resumed at 6 o'clorfc I this morning. During the nfetht Ilia I engineers repaired llagbag bridge, thus enabling our troopa to cros. the river. ;emral Wheai'n'a brigade advanced In I extendi il order with the Kansas nitlment to the west of the railroad and the Mon. 1 1 m. a regiment to the east ot It, and loop up a position covering one and one half miles on the south buna of the Rio ! Grande. On the opposite bank were for. tilled trenvhea from which a few Ameri can soldiers would have been able to do fy thousanda, ao strongly were they col. structed. The Americans found the tren ches on (be south bank of (he river de. erf led. which furnished the men with cover from which they could pick off the Filipinos whenever one t them showed his head. When the rebels began firing, two puffs of smoke simultaneously from the I trenches on each side of the railroad j track showed they were using cannon. ' which was a genuine surprise to the i Americans. Several shells burst close to ' nem Whcaton's stuff, but It seemed i the Filipinos failed to master (he niachln. 'ny of the modern shells, and they were tnuliV to Ret the right range. Young's I'tah battery was ordered Into position In the center of the Kansas resl nient to silence the rebel guns, nnd at 11 o'i lo k the rapid. Ilia guns heal ben ferried across the river and came Into line. At noon the rebels were still pouring a heavy lire In the direction of the Amer. J Icaus. who returned It spiritedly. Two 'Americans were killed and seven wound i ed. j About this time lieneral Hale's bilnade I was advancing east of the line, appar. !emly (o cross (he river and attack the rebel trenches In the flank as did (ht ' Americans yesterday. General Mac-Arthur has secured an or der Issued by Agulnaldo to the rebel commanders telling thorn to Instruct their men to economise their fire, save their empty shells, and not to tire on the ene my when the latter Is under cover. The Filipinos are also Instructed never to Are at longer rang,, than 150 -meters, and when they have a river or oilier obstruc. tlon In front to hold their fire until with. In 80 meters. This order was Issued after the reoent encounter between the Fili pinos and Americans. Lawton Is meeting with the greatest obstacles In the character of country. His troops have had only a few skirm ishes thus far, resulting In five of his men being wounded. But he has been forced to put his men at work bulldlm; roads and the transport service Is giv ing much trouble, bullocks dying of heat nnd exhaustion and Chinamen having to he employed In pulling some of the cars. Therefore, the general has been nnuble to cover the ground he hud hoped to cover. The natives (lee before the expedition, but they swarm hark to their houses as soon tis the American troops have passed. A few Filipino sharpshooters are ha rassing the American flanks. The commissary department Is prepar ing to send more rations tinder a streng I escort to the front. The United States transport Zelandiu. from San Francisco, arrived here today after an uneventful voyage. Her troops are camped on the water front. The United States transport Sheridan sails for homo tomorrow. IMi'OHTANT CONCLAVE AT ROME. NEW YORK, April M. An Important conclave of Roman Catholic prelates from Mexico, Central and South Amer. k-s will b hM In Hom on Mr 2 next. Ten trchMnhnp and nine Muhop hT litn r''",'"l lo tind the gih-nnn anil ar now hainln lo Rni. Arch t'lxliop Alrttron and Illnhop t'lrxrif, of Mnxlro. all'd trrm lht port on in trmnhlp Allr. mh'p 8ln-l, of Tool! HI', ha arrival h-r n the Atlm line u-m;r Irme nd will nail f'r ElJrof) In dy or no. The Peruvian prelatra expected to call In thla city on their way to Home are Archblnhop Tovar and ttih'n Ilallon Pulrre, Don. Falcon and Rlnco. The Arirntlne di'leatlon will fee hraM by Arrhhlehop Cit"llano. lie la accompanied by alx blrnop. It ) pfiJ.aMe that one of the Draillian a rod. blhip at the romlng eoniletory will be ralited to the cnrdlnalate. Bf'J -f'I'KH COMBINE UTORIT 18 LEN1ED. August Belmont, the Itoths-'hllds and Standard Oil Company Profess no Knowledge of It. NBvV YORK, A.prll ;.--August B-miont it Company are the agents of the Roths, chillis In this city. Of the rumor that they or any of them had an Interest In any im'p-r consolidation, a memoer of the llrm said: "We have not heard the first word about II. It Is news to us. and were It true it would be very strange If we kn-w nothing about It." One of the firm of Iewiaohn Brothers aid: "We are not in a position to talk about consolidation of cpjr Interests. We do not know of a consolidation such a Is talked of, but an endeavor Is under way to unite certain properties. I have no Idea of a W-l."i.'- consolidation. Cut off a cipher and you bring the affair Into the range of a probability. Some thing la doing. Jiowever. to unite some cop-per companies, and something may come of It. The present rumor of an Immense consolidation may have Its origin In Investments 4iy H. H. Rogers, of the Standard till Company. He Is a good Judge of securities and properties. I and has put money in coppers, and. as !I learn, In (he Anaconda Copper Mining company." I lr. Rogers Is out of town and no one In the ofllccs of the Standard Oil Com. 'pany would discuss Its relations with promoters of a copper consolidation. James J. Haggln, president of the Ana. conda Copper Company, refused to talk on the subject. At the office of Guggen helmer. I'nti-tiiyer & Marshall, who have practically a monopoly on the copper deals, the ei .loon dial was denied but without comment because of the absence of Samual rntemyer. who has managed all of the Incorporations f copper com- jpamr Tor (he (Irm. No confirmation I of the story was had at Iadenburg. tniaiman & Company, or from J. P. Mor. gan & Company. CRoKKR ANI REEO WILl, TRAVEL TOGETHER. The ,1 !. Occupies Luxurious Apart, ments. the Speaker Takes an Ordinary Btaterootn. NEW YORK, April 26.-RI'hard Croker sailed for England at 10 o'clock this morning on the American line steam ship New York. Speaker Thomas B. Reed sailed on the same ship, and the Tammany leader looks forward to his companionship on the voyage with much pleasure. They are old friends. Mr. Croker says he considers Mr. Reed one of the nicest men he ever met, and likes to listen to his stories. Mr. Croker has engaged a splendid suite that cost him ITuO. It Is No. 7, on ; the port side of the premenade deck. It Is furnished In light oak and blue plush. The suite consists of a bedroom, sltdng room and ath room. In the sit ting room Is a lounge hidden hy heavy blue curtains, a little buffet and a writ. Ing desk. The entire suit Is no larger than the average slsed bedroom In a Harlem flat, but it is about four times as large as an onlii.ary stateroom, such as will be occupied by Mr. Reed, who Is a much larger man than Mr. Croker. Mr. Croker'a sister and niece will oc cupy a suite together below his suite, on the saloon deck. Mr. Croker was asked if the story that O. It. Belmont had tried to bring about ; harmony between him and William J. Bryan was true, and he replied that no such thing had occurred. "Mr. Bryan Is a nice enough fellow personally." he said, "but his IS to 1 Idea I won't do. I don't believe democrats should le shut out or their party for not accepting It. In 1900 the platform should be antl. trusts and a tariff fqr revenue only. "My Idea regarding the Philippines Is that we should subdue them so as to show the Inhabitants that we own the territory, and then turn the Islands over to the Itvhabltants and let them govern themselves. But I should not be opposed to trading the islands off for Canada or part of It, or the British West Indies." SAILED WITH THEIR REGIMENT. SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-Charles Lleska, P. Simmons and Arthur Billings, the three soldiers convicted of partici pating In the riot near the Presidio when Rehfleld's saloon was burned, sailed for Manila on the Morgan City, to Join their regiment, Judge Graham postponing sentence so they might tight the Fill, pinos. WILL PROTEST AGAINST THE GEORGIA NEGRO LYNCHINGS. A Series ot Meetings to Be Held in the African Churches of Chicago Denouncing Lynching. CHICAGO. April .-In behalf of the .10,000 colored residents of Chicago the lo. cul auxiliary of the National Afro.Amerl enn council in arranging for a series of meetings to be held In the churches next Sunday night to protest ngalnst the lynching of the Rev. Llge Strickland at Palmetto, Go., by a mob of white men. President L. F. Barnett, of the local or ganisation and his wife, Ma Wells Bar nett, secretary of the national council have arrangements in charge. In the five African churches sermons will be preached with special reference to the lynching and addresses by other speakers will follow. Resolutions ap propriate to the occasion will be offered at all of these meetings for adoption. CREATED A SENSATION Letter Written by Admiral Kantz Now Distresses the Administration. ANOTHER C0GHLIN CASE Accordidf to American Airairal Relations With Germany at Samoa Are Strained. VERSION OF GERMAN CAPTAIN Latest Advices From Apia Report Sc-' vere Fifhtinr Between Friendly natives and the Rebels- CINCINNATI. April K.-A letter writ ten by Rear Admiral Kauts to bit cousin. Mrs. Charles Llndley. of Oncinnatl. bat ben made public today by the recipient. It is dated March 8, and It written In the easy vein of a relatives' private cor respondence, lo the letter he says: "You wlli probably read a lot of stuff about me In the various oowspaje-r. but I can assure you that I am all right and have done nothing of what I or my friends may be ashamtd of, unlets It Is the making of a king, which 1 am obliged to do today. But he is a very Inoffensive sort of a young fellow, a native 1$ years of age. Ho wears the French admiral's cocked hat. but no shoes or stockings or trousers; still, considering the torrid weather, he looks very well In this cli mate. But I hardly think he would look as well on Fourth street. Ctnc-mati. I am not king here, but just pIVn 'boss of the ranch.' "The German consul had a petition up to the time of my arrival, but s'nee then he has been a very silent partner. I am very much afraid he does not like me In fact. I am not at all popular here with the Germans. But I am all right with the English and hope to pull through with them. I have no doubt of being sustained by the government In all I have done. "P. S. I am In error about shoes and trousers of his royal highness. At the last moment his advisers prevailed on him to put on both, just for this occa sion only." The publication of Admiral Kauti's letter referring to his position at Samoa, caused absolute consternation at the navy and state departments at first read, lng, but there was toon exhibited a dis position to minimise the affair because It was clearly apparent that the letter was nothing more than a ttrlctlv private communication passing between members of the same family. Nevertheless, com. lng, as It does, close upon Capteln Cogh. lan's lndescretion and following the pub lication of Judge Chambers' letter to his brother criticising the Germans In 8a. moa, the opinion was he4d that Admiral Kau'-r's letter could not have other than a harmful effect Upon the relations be. tween the Vnlted States and Germany. The letter was brought to the atten tion of the president, and some sort of reminder may be sent to the off! er to be more careful In his correspondence. In official German quarters the letter was not treated very seriously, and there was no Indication that the German au. thorlties would take cognisance of It. STILL FIGHTING AT APIA. ANCKLAND, N. Z.. April 26-Advlces Just received here from Apia, Samoan Islands, dated April 18. report tMt severe fighting has taken place between large bodies of friendly natives and the reb. els. The casualties. It was thought, would not exceed SO and no Europeans were among the Injured. THE OFFICERS ON GOOD TERMS. BERLIN. April 9i-Wlth a view of rectlfyinK the regions of discord said to exist between three naval commanders at Samoa, the Nord Deutcshe Zeitung publishes extracts today from a report of the German warship Falke's com mander up to March 23. In which Cap tain 8choenfelder says: "The wildest rumors are current con. cernlng the relations between the officers and crew of Falke and the Americans and English. The reports are due to some of our countrymen who do not tire r creating 111 feeling between officers and men of these three countries by promot- j lng such rumors. As a matter of fact i tha relations between the different com manders and the officers are thoroughly courteous and of. a,n accommodating haracter." VISITS THE PRESIDENT. WASHINGTON. April 26. Secretary Aliter and General Miles both saw t!ie president tinlay. They arrived at the While house within a few minutes of j each other, but did not go to see the resident together. Secretary Alcer was already with the president when General 0. is y a v... Makes the food more 'UA Miles arrived, and the latter waited U minutes for an audience. General Miles declined absolutely to discuss th object of his visit. This Is the first time h has called on th president In tig weeks. HIS RELATIONS WITH COOltLAN MOST CORDIAL. Admiral Dewsy Says the Captain ot the Raleigh Would Not Place Him In a Falaa Position. NEW YORK. April M.-A copyright raids to the Evening World from Manila says: Admiral Dewey was seen today by. tb World correspondent on the Captain Coghlan Incident. The admiral Is still unacquainted with tht details of the famous speech, but hs declared that his relations with Captain Coghlan are most cordial. H received a cablegream from th captain of tho Raleigh when that warship reached Algiers, congratulating the ad. miral on hit promotion. Admiral Dewey It certain that Coghlan could not bar said anything calculated to place the admiral In a falsa position. Ht showed the World correspondent a letter from Admiral Von Dledrichs, of tht German navy, congratulating him on his "deserved promotion" and also his letter in reply, which closed with the words, "all our differences were ot news paper men." Admiral Dewey says he Is on tht most friendly terms with Prince Henry of Prussia, who succeeded Von Dledrichs as commander-in-chief of the German fleet In Chinese waters. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS OF THE BEEF. 'Special Board Orders That Swift Com. pany Be Paid for Loss of SbO.OQQ Pounds of Beef. WASHINGTON. April .-The board 'convened by special order to examlnt and report on the responsibility for the loss of 3L1,j0 pounds of refrigerated . b. ef. shipped to Porto Rico on the Mani toba last summer, has submitted Its : findings. The beef was "from Bwlfc tc Co., Chicago, and Kansas City. The report says no effort was made to Issue il to accessible troops upon the .arrival; tht the beef was due. possibly. (to deterioration while the refrigerator plants were Interrupted; exposure to high temperature In unloading; Improper j handling or faulty protection after Its Issue. That the VnKed 8tates It respon sible for the loss and that Swift 4 Com. pany be reimbursed for the beef. ' Secretary Alger has approved the flnd togs of the board and directed that pay ment be made to swift Company. ' THE BOOL'S CIGAR STAMP j DEALER'S FORMER HISTORY. They Were Connected With a Swindle In New York Some Years Ago. NEW YORK. April 2.-Willian L. Kendig and William M. Jacobs, the cigar manufacturers of Lancaster, Pa., who were arrested last week charged with complicity In the great counterfeiting conspiracy, were mentioned In connection with Theophlle O. Dreyfus ft Brother of this city, when scores of New York mer. chants charged that the firm had swin. died i hero out of goods valued at more than $80,000. It was stated that the firm bought gocds on credit, disposed of them at low cash prices and did not pay their bill. Merchandise was removed from tht store about at fast as arrived, the Invariable destination being Lan caster, ft. Jacobs was the heaviest creditor of the Dreyfus Brothers and was frequently In their store. Kendig was another frequent visitor at the Dreyfus store. He It said to have been particularly active In the store Just be. fore the closing. Merchants here who were victimized talk freely as to the close connection of Dreyfus & Brother and Jacobs and Kendig. ORDINANCE AGAINST SCALPERS. PORTLAND. April 26. The city coun cil tonight passed an ordinance prohibit ing brokers and scalpers dealing. In the ater tickets. A license fee of 120 per day is fixed for all persons enscaged In selling theater tickets for .protlt, except tha manager of the theater. A violation of the ordinance Is punishable by tine of or 20 days Imprisonment, or both. The -passage of the ordinance was broiiKht about by the present engagement of the Bostoninns at the Marquam thea ter, the scalpers having bought up a latee number nf seats anil sold them at an advanced price. THE JAPS ARE RETICENT. VANCOUVER. B. C April 2S.-Colonel I'yehara, Captain Sakamo and N. Arlga. delegates on behalf of Japan to the peace conference at The Hague, ware Inter, viewed here today: "It is by no means a foretione conclusion that wa will ad vocate universal peace," said N. Ariga. "It seems that we are living In martial times. Great Issues are at stsike, par ticularly In the Orient, and the Japanese emperor would not at this critical stage wish to give voice to any sentiment through us which might afterwards em barrass him." SAMPSON AT SAN JUAN. SAN J1UN 1E PORTO RICO. April 26. The I'nlted States armored cruiser New York, the flagship of Rear Admiral Sampson, the armored cruised Brooklyn, and the battleships Indiana, Massa- hu. setts and Texas, arrived here from the Island of Martinique at 6 o'clock last night. The fleet sails for New York on Thursday. delicious and wholesome