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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05

sador Bayard, tine southern republic
will regrebfully but resolutely resort
to what she regards as her only course
Ia resort to force. 1t is declared that
her citizens are ready TO see their
homes and their cities desolated and
laid in ashes rather than TO submit
to what they regard as national dis
honor. 1t is said that the contention
with Great Britain is not so much one
Of territory as of sentiment So firn-
ly impressed have the people become
with this opinion, 1t is expressed than
they would rather see the country go
out Of existence than to pass into the
practical control of foreign heads. A
strong feeling exists In the Venezuelan
government that the United States
WON'T stand idly by II the resort to
force is made
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05
WILL HUNT INSURGENTS.
Troops Being Modified ait Santiago
de Cuba.

Havana, April 4.--(Special CORES
pondence Associated Press.)-At day
light this morning a battalion of Span
ish troops marched out from the for
tress of Cabana. When the battalion
en- route today have reached Santiago
de Cuba, all the troops newly arrived
from Spain will have been mobllzed
at that point and then hunt for the
insurgents will begin. The forces will
number something over 1000. At the
palace OF the governor general the As
sociated Press correspondent was to-
day informed that when all the troops
that are now expected from Spain
shall have arrived. there win be avail
eble against the rebellion about 1900
men.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05
RHODE ISLAND ELECTION

Providence, r. L.. April 4.--The fol-
lowing are the official returns Of the
state election for governor: Lippett,
Republican. 25.Os2; Ltttlefeld, Demo-
GRAFT, l4,l0i; Uippet's plurality, 1O,9Ol.
Other Republican candidates had about
the same majority. Tine Republicans
elected "a members of the senate, and
the Democrats three. In The house
the republicans have 81 members, and
the Democrats five. an the towns
voting on the license question voted
yes"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05
SAN FRANCISCO RACES.
Several Horses Fell, and Clancy, a
Jockey, Was Injured


San francisco, April 4.-This was q
day of accidents AIT the races. The
biggest fiuke of all was Marietta's wir
at 100 to 1. In the first race Fleet
wood ran away, and Soon Enough
who finished second, was disqualified
for fouling. Eight horses started In
the steeplechase, and only hhree fin.
ished. Malcom, Steadfast, King Sam
and Wicklow fell. Clancy. who rode
King Sam, WAS badly hurt
Six Undergraduates r., 1:15.
Five and one-half furlongs-Ses
Spray, 1909 Ia.
One mfle-Marfeuta 1:4S.
Five and one-half furlongs-Bernar
do, 1:0S Ia.
Mile and one-quarter, steeplechase-
Gold Dust, 1920.
Five furlongs-Seraphdm, 1902 IA.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05
OFFICIALS REMOVED.

Olympia, Wn., April 4.--Governor Nc
Graw today filed with the secretary OF
state notice of the removal of Chas
Uhlman and John Huntington, tide
and shore land appraisers, of Pierce
county. Misconduct is the brief and
specific charge against them. 1t is
said that City Attorney wickersham,
Of Tacoma, has affidavpts to show that
Uhlman and Huntington had demand
ed and received per cehtages on the
salaries Of certain employees under
their jurisdiction.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05
NOT UP TO THE STANDARD.

San Frandsco, April 4.--Investigation
Of the mint ait Carson City is progress
Ing RAPIDLY and the indications are
that a number of important arrests
viii be made in short time. Secret
Service Agent Harris is dn possession
of evidence that gold coins coined at
the Carson mint during THE past eight
or ten years contain too much alloy,
and do not come up TO the government
test. 1t is stated that several banks
here has commenced sorting out the
Carson coins, and win demand their
redepmtion by the treasury.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05
WAS TO BE A sMUGGLER.
The Monltserrat Had Fallen Into BAD
Hands.

Sam Francisco, April 4.-The Bulletin
prints story tonight in which 1t is
alleged that the collier Montserrat,
which was lost in a recent storm off
Cape FIa4Eery, had fallen into the
hands of the gang of men just arrested
here in connection with Chinese regis
tration certificate frauds. The Mont
serraIt, 1t is STATED. was to run between
Portland, Oregon, and Honolulu and
China. She was to be under COM
mand of Captain Rlss, who had COM
mand Of the steamer Haytban Republic
when that vessel was seized for SNUG
CLING In the North.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05
A PLUcKY NATION.

Venezuela, April H. It Is stated by
persons in a position 20 speak with
authority, that as coon as Venezuela
Is convinced that Great Britain has
finally decided not to arbitrate OF set
tie the boundary dispute as suggested
By the United States through Ambas-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05
STRIKE AT OLYMPIA.

Olympia, April A general strike
Of common laborers on the capital
foundation work occurred today. The
men had been working on basis OF
sl.5O for nine hours but never worked
more than eight hours, receiving there
for H.1O. They demand $3.50, and the
stone cutters and brck-layers were ne
cessad,Ily compelled to 80 out also.
The laborers have organized commit
tees to meet all trains and boats from
outside points and dlssuade laborers
from working.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05
GEN. KELLY AT WORK.

San. Francisco, April 4.-"Gencral
Kelly, who lead the "on 70 Washing.
ton" movement from California last
year. Is no longer an Industrial He
has gone to work ait mis- trade, that Of
a printer Kelly is said to be an artist
In his line. and can always find work.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05
PRIcEs on MpAT ApYANcr.

Kansas CITY. April 4.-During the
last six weeks tne price OF beef IN this
city has Increased 90 to S5 per cent.
Butchers say the wdnole dnicrlty is
due to the increase in the price Of I've
cattle.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05
MARINE HAPPENINGS.

San Francisco, April 4-Arrlved-
Bark Sea King, from Nanaimo; bar
kenIaine Eureka, from Tacoma; schoon
er Excelsior, from Port Blakeley
schooner Gardiner City, from Gray's
Harbor; ship c. F. Sargent, from Sc.
attic.
Departed--Undted States ship oiym.
pla. cruise; Columbia, for Astoria and
Portland; ship Oriental, for Nanaimo;
schooner Glendale. for WIllapa Har-
Dor; schooner Ida sdhnauerk. for Sand
Point; Belgic for Hong Kong and
Yokohama; Scotia. for Yaquina bay.
FreLgllIts and charters--American
ship JaIbez Howes. coal from Nanaimo
to San Francisco
REQUIRES THE OFFICIAL COUNT.
Milwaukee. Wis, April 1.-The pres
emf fndieaalona are that Il win reouire
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05

the official count TO determine whether
Judge wtnslow or Judge Clemenson
is elected justice Of the supreme court.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05
THOMAS MOKKo.


Your mind is on repairing your house
this spring; possibly on building new
one. If so, remember we are carpen-
ters and builders with a shop full Of
tools always willing to do such jobs
and want your work.
MILLER 4 VO6NEY.
shsp - IlSaes Beck.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-05

Milwaukee. Wis, April 4--The pres
ent indications are that It win require
Arizona silver belt., 1895-05-11
RICH BOSTON THIEVES.
K,eptomaniars Who Arc Welcome ln Hub
 Stores.

Eiept0maniars Who Arc Welcome ln Hub
 Stores.
 What do you do with islcptomani aes2 was the question recently put td the proprietor of & large hop.
 We send them bills for what they take when Ue know them. If they are strangers, He act according Co circum- stlass
 .A few days ago a lady was in the shop with her daughtcra beautiful lisi.e girl 1f twelve wears.
 fHa grl vas seen dipping 8 roll oi cJty ribbon into her satchel We spoke e the mother who became iH- aiguant
 "sae gPancd thc satchcI 10 convince
 hot y.e were mistaken when .l ras fauad 70 contain three lace handkcr chiefs twp pairs Of gloves and the rib boa.
 Wei aa took tbo things back and said nothing. We can't afford Co in jarg oar trade by making enemies among our rich customers.
 foa "cra speaking 9i sending o"t hll. for tolga geals gssed 9 writer for Che Boston Globe: are they ever palu
 Away where the person ia ldcp i1nanie- ! have known of shops which kept regular list of lsIoptomani- aea Whenever they lost anything thcE as bills to al of them. As they al
 ga iOr thn siolen goods. you can imagine taal the business was profit able one can't yCu2
Arizona silver belt., 1895-05-11
ARouMp THE oLoRE.


 THE Hind0o5 have no word for friend because thcy use the word brother instead
 AUSTRIAN l9aGaI men sprinkle pinch of arsenic iE Che feed of lhcir horses to make them look sleek
 4 ASu1mEE of London streets arc more popular on oue side than on the other, and Che rates of rent differ proportion a.ely
 Tm Japanese arc fond os bathing In the city of Tol.io there arc eight hundred public Sashhousss in which . person con taIe aatb.
 SEVERAL ridca knives have been recovered from the Mexican pyramids. They are pieces of iliut, fashioned into thc shape of a butchcrlnifc
 TuaIE are ono han5red md five bu- rcaus or branch post oilcce in Paris all of which, with one exception. are equipped wilh pncumatis tubes
 IS thc mountains Of Sweden, Norway and Iapland ai vegetation would be utterly destroyed by the Norway rats were it not for tho white foxes that make spsa.al game of tha ro3auta,
 lE lTe2 8u act wa4 passed forhidGing King William III. to quit his domin- ions without obtaining loage from the representatives of the country, and this neces Y arose from his frequent visits 10 Holland.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-05-11
IN THE YEAR iooo, ,ooo.
,a Last Man on Lsrth Win Bc Smaller
 Yf4r, l F-I-

The Last Man on Earth Win Bc Smaller
 Than Fly.
 The surface of the earth i4 slowly but sasely diminishing sag tbe scientists
 AIthc landed portion will be -ub- merged and the last man will hc drowned.
 Eha iea is gradually accommodating at thcuarh p1lc and slowly melting away ut lhe south Eventually the oarths center of gravity Hill suddenly change, and tIgg last man will be crushed by the rush of movables that will quickly glide over 4 surface.
 There $ a retar0ing medium in space uiag a gradual loss in velocity in all of thc planets The earth. when her revolutions finally cease. will be drawn nearer and nearer to the sun until the iet taan wiilhc literally roasted off the fae of he earth.
 Eegnuing with the year 5000 4. D. humanity will commence torctrogradc, and bv Che end of the year f,0oo, ,010 man 1ill De no larger and have no more in- lclliEerce lhan a plant i0usc. In that event thcre wiil be no last man, re marks the st Louis Republic
 The suns fires will gradually burn ou. and the temperature cool; in conSc- qucuce the earthE glacial zones will enlarge, driving shivering humanity toward the equator ht last the habit able space win lessen to nothing and oyorarowded humanity will be frozen in Q heap.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-05-11
TIPS IN ENGLAND
Gamokeepors sonrn Anything Less Tn
 "a {lye-pounI Note

Gamekeeper5 scnrn Anything Less Than
 five-PouuJ Note.
 A retired AngIoIndim officer has published his notions on the subject Of tips ThaclScray'a Col. Ncwcome, jf will be remembered, made a sort ot royal progress through England on his return from a long so5ourn in the cast, rowarding postboys with gold and mal ing walters happy with hgndfuls of silver, says the London Daily News. This reminds the Anglo Indian officer that there are no tippcrs 50 hardened end proluac as Anglo-Indiaa tippers. If ie so novel for them to be waited on by white faces that they feel inclined to reward the most triGiug service They arc, moreover, pleased to be at home egain. and touched with the civility they meet with in their journeyings to and fro their hands are everlastingly in their pockets
 The retired Indian officer does not object to tips in the abstract, but he enters 8 protest against the giving of gold to any domestic in house where one has been staying. It spoils the market and is unfair to those with slender purses. Five shillings, he con siders, is sufficient reward for little extra trouble. This is very well, but what about tho gamelyeepers large class, as some of us know to our cost who arc accustomed to return the shooting guests sovereign with polite intimation that they never accept Hess than papern
Arizona silver belt., 1895-05-11
FRla4TeNED THE HooDLUms.
4 Snow wbauing Gang in 70 Csr Street Dg-
 iested hy S.-alegF

A Snow baIiiHs Gang in CEu Street Dg-
 ieated hy s-7ategg
 That YVES rather neat way a fei5na of mine r4 the better of a h1a5.um gang ot snow ballcrs one day gently" said H1rnbv lt the club, a9s5sl.ur Co Che New York Sum- +Ihcre were about fifty bows of various iizls and ages, most Of thom above tea yc-r5. and .lay had taken complete possession ol 9 block on one of the cross streets up town Every man who came into ,a4t street was sHowhalIed out af it- l4a the drivers and asir h0rs9s-rEea eav hler cncsslF pglted Whenever policeman would come in sight loohOuts wou.a notify the gang and they would move to another llr-k ard the reign Of t1r- TOT would 0cgia there. Ii a man de- cidea to chase one part of tlo gang Che others would move up close 5l1.la him and make the attack so terrific tagt i. nine cases out Oi ton he would be glad to flee for htz safety
 ''This friend oi mine happened along when such a bombardnCnt was going on, and he saw man wld with rage escape with hat gene and clothes be- spattercd from head to foot Now it was necessary for my friend 70 go into that street to serve a legal paper IlC saw the houeeholdcrs cEOvdinE lo tllir windows and enjoying the sport almost as 1uueh ls toe boys, end he knew tlat when his turn came not only must he run thc gauntlet of a terrific fire but he must be subjected to Che ridieuic and laughter of thc spectators. He shut his lips tight and went in. He had been particular tO notice a heap of pretty clean snow about one hundred feet from where the attaak would be! gin lis hat was soon knocked of and the snowballs were pounding him on the bare head and on his clothes He made for thst heap of clean snow gs steadily as he could, and just as no reached it and just as ball struck hIm on the head near one of his ears he threw up his hands and fcil into ehat snow as if he had been knocked uncon- scious
 "He N 2 planned this from the start. Tho cries from the spectators. G Js that Che man had been k Instantly every one of those stIeyt Arabs fled, and iu the ~'n&ing of an eye not one was to be seen It waa an easy matter for my friend to pull himself together again, and then he went on Uumolested."
Arizona silver belt., 1895-05-11
An old Japanese Bank.

Japan has banking house that has been in business without a break for over three hundred years It began with Ycchigo No Kami, an impoverished feudal noble of the province of Ise, who broke away from the traditions of his caste and went into the liquor trade, manufacturing sal5i from rice One of his sons established bank, which two centuries ago was removed to Tol-ioi the present capital, and from the name of the principal at the time took thename by which its now known, of the Mitsui bank Like the Roths- childs, the whole family is engaged in the business, marked feature of which is that the capital belongs to all in common, while no one member can claim @ separate share, The most competent individual is chosen presi- dent The bank has now over thirty branches, and is the largest private bank in Japan.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-05-11
prssEvED aaNoas
Decoration os Eosauy Uati, Eav, useo
 fr.rr- t,n1

Decorat,oas or Gosnlly "h'eit ltnvn o7eo
 There ger, princes aGd E,aa who wear arong their lscorct5aHa mca- nls for saving lite at tho risk oi their own. medals that lave not been grant ed by way of mere compliment says the New Yorl, Mercury but which have been honestly and honorably earned. Other mouarch8 whose courage and presence of mind eniGc them Go wear this hlFhiy.pized badgc are prevented from SO doing hv reason of thc fact that i, falls within their own province to confer it, and they ao mol wish tc bestow it upon thCuselves,
 A royal lady decorated with this medal is DowaElr Queen Tia ot Portugal who Is as magnificent swimmer as tho queen regent of Spain or Princess Helen of Orleans. Csean Pia, while fully dressed, swam out inio the sea at La Grauia some years ago and rescued two children whose boat had been capsized by 3 heavy sec.
 Her son, the present king of bortu- gal ought by rights to wear one Of these medals as we'll having last year personally iuteryeued in a struggle be- tween two men and saved tho lifaot the weaker of Enc two, in addition Co hold Ing the wuaId-bo murderer until assist. ance could Do procured.
 King Oscar 0f Sweden wears life saving medal granted him before he asceudcd the throne by Emperor NG- poleoa IL He has the right Co wear several medals of this sort, for Che J-l of courage thus recognized lg the French ruler is by no means tho only service Co humanity rendered by the royal Auals,
 The feat which won him the medal was the stopping, on the Corutela road, Of pair Oi runaway horses which were on the point of pracipint'ug them selves, along with the cargiage and It's oecup4uts over 8 precipil1 upon Che rocks many hundred fec, below
 At another time he plunged into the water tJ sars 9 boy from drowning a. Nice; and while serving in the Swedish navy he sprang overheard one very sqUally night to save a sailor who had fallen llo the sea.
 His son, Prince Oscar. wears 5wy5- ish medal for saving the life ota&rlwu- ing man whose boot Lad been caps.zga by sudden puff in Che port of hag-s 6roua.
 Aluos iden.ioaliy the came l1at was performed two years ago by Che r.Tau- tie Prince George oi Greece who dived from the auar,er-5aai. ]. of a Ianu-5--Gur anchored iu Che Beyoi Fr ls Co re cue a sailor He has likewise been specially decorated ty the emperor Of i.ua sin for preserving the ts1rovitz from death in Japan
Arizona silver belt., 1895-05-11
MIXED mAhRIAaEs.

.-rs In Which Wglrm0Hy Brought
 AaauF Comp-gat ons
 The .w0 following case would be d.i Heult t8 slrpass One va ia Elglaud taa other iu Australn Some time ego no1raga took p.ao in Bruingaum which brought ab9H. a very ygmp...
 se3 s.a.a oi sarHy relations lIe Fylal had been aagrlaa -aros tim-s before, and aalh .wa ltaa taken taTher husband gaov- uisH eH..dra
 Her fourth aus ad 5a 9 H5la"aI and, a H laG children av his arat
 vino Ea- a.c.t Mlaow "lsh aaaaran when ha married ner he new IS married couple artca l.gglg G,asa aleaiaI eouaauiag Hip with 2 family composed ol the progeny of eight us ,lgUs mGuIag
 Aaogler crigu was tl4a oi Dr King. aI hdel #g a Wilo"ar who a-rea a Miss Norris. shortly after tha doctor honeymoon She Go oran married @ sister a aao a52taE H]ie. Then a brother os taa ooal3r vale married Che doctor aaEgalgr In o'i. 4r auIaa, the Uoe,ar- a became h34 tasmasaurs brotlgg-iu-laE and tie G8a.ars daughter became her ssep- mothers siaer-in-law. Tho doater hF -as usargiarl Of his son t7 taa @atGr ot tae a5e.ars w.Ig baeaE1e a.-ni-lar t9 his ister-iu- and the doctors ga by .ae marriage ol her sister tg her teps1I became a.Ngm3thef-l -le- Iagg lo her own aLa-er. Bs t'la marriage of Che EeotEeg of Che doetgg "ila Co ae doatus daughter Che doctor be- came Ealbgr-iu-law To his hr9tier-ia- 1lsv. and .ae doctors wife became step m9.Ugr-.u-a5v Co her owa bro her. it is i'm uns5lvcG problem as .J what rc.a- tionship tho children of tho contracting nar. tes are ta each other.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-05-11
Electric Teeth.

4 case of electricity generated by a plate of false teeth occurred recently in England A man feeling a severe pain in his tongue consulted a doctor and dentist, neither of whom could find anything wrong. He then went 10 an electrician, who found that his false teeth were fastened to the composition plate with two metals. They were con nected by wires to galvauometer, which, as soon as the metals were moistened by the saliva, showed qur~ rent strong enough to cause uleeration and severe pain. The plate was GOV cred with au insulating varnish, which put an end to thetrouble.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-05-11
eARrHouAse INCIDENTS.
Courageous Conduct and Marvellous Es-
 capns of Turks,

Courageous Conduct and Marvellous Es-
 cnpns of Turks.
 X CouJantiuoplc correspondent of tho Now York Tribune says that it will probably never be known how many persons were killed in that city by the carthquakcof Inst summer. The Turk lsll government has chronic hatred of facts, and the newspapers wore forbid- den to publish aJa,stics at Che earth- qua,u. Wl.at are believed Co De mod drlte catiaatcs place the number of deaths at abaut one hundred and fifty, and the number of the wounded at a53uJ a,s hundred,
 The correspondent cannot help prais- ug the courage of the tremou stationed ta watch al the top of a tower more thuu two hundred feet high. They stual, Co theu post although the tower swgyca like a fggstHif and when the ares broke ou. after the overthrow of dwellings,, they gave the signals as usuul
 Another ease of similar sort was that ag a minaret builder who had gone ug Co tha top of minurot to remove a " .tia AA t-ih -'AfiN tAeANN tarovn alsew WAtIe he was there an other shoely occurred and there was auo,hcr panic lu Che streets,
 1a8 a isHnu, who were in one Of thc e,,ll lies of tue minaret, began Co run downstairs, aud the mosque serv- auta below shouted to htm to come down, but he stayed where be was
 "If tlia s going to ialI p he said, "it win iaH before l eal gi out of it, and he pr9cegdgd ui,h hia work
 Many wonderful escapes occurred Two maB wege walking together. 4 Turk met Chem and, as is Aot uuusual when Turk naol foreigners ha pushed in between them, instead of a,rinr eaa idle At that instant a stone fsll from Che building a5uye them, and h'ttha gHrls who icil dead betwccn tle tUg huulfad waguc,s
 Bus Che most marvellous escape was that of a boy three years old lie was running along the street Dt thc base oi Che ci.v wall just aa one Of Che ancient towers waa uygrtarown When the dust cleared away he was discovered pinned Co tue cround by great stones lying on his skirts lu each side of him, but himsol quite uuaurt.