The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-03-28
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES
The Associated Press News CONTAINED
in the Afternoon Report.

Madrid, March H.-F'urthe- resigna-
tlons of chief officials Of the late gov
ernment. including that of the presl1
dent Of the CUBA tariff committee are
announced. The bill increasing the
1rmv contingents, raised the peace eff
fective force from 1000 ITO $4,000 The
government will Immediately send ad-
ditional reinforcemenIts of 5000 men TO
Cnba.
Chattanooga, Term, March 27.-At
runnel No s, near Somerset, eoout
$50 o'clock tliis morning, five robbers
boarded an express car on the Cincin,.
,an Southern road A fioht ensued
Ietween them and the trainmen. Two
e tha robbers were killed and one
injured and the other two escaped
the woods. No trainren were hurt.
st. Louis March 27.-A special to the
oogt-DiepatNh saws the state bank or
Auburn. ILL.,, was entered last night
by unknown men, who blew open the
aunt and extracted $1,000 in currency.
Minlot N. D.. March 27-The resi-
'cnoe of Phoenix ChTstianson, car
10rter burned last niO-ht; five children
'anuing from 3 to 10 years periShed.
Washinetpn, March 27.-Postmastcr
General Bissel win retire ADris 4, and
Wilson win formally take charge
London, Mar-h GA dispatch from
yhanghai says 80 cases of cholera In
ne day are reported among the Jap
'nese troops at Port Arthur
fredericksburg, Nd. March 27,-Mamie
Naan. daughter of Jacob Dean, living
1t Harmony, Caroline county failed
return from school last night. A
'aarching party found her body with
'er throat cut from ear to ear and
therwise maltreated. Lynchers are
,ol<ing for the murderer
San Franclsco, March 27.-The steam.
hip Australia arrived this forenoon
rom Honolulu. The latest Hawaiian
ldvtces contain no reference to the de-
and made by Secretary Gresham for
ne recall of Minister Thurston, and 1t
5 evident that no knowledge of this
ltsst diplomatic incident had rea he'd
ne Hawaiian people. Whether the Ha.
~aikan government has any knowledge
Of THE state of affairs at Washington
simply a matter of conjecture. Mar
hal law was declared off on March is.
0he larger part of the 100 prisoners
re working out their sentences in the
quarries or on the roads. Attorney
ieneral Smith, on being asked what
disposition was to be made of the
,x-oueen, replied. "She is already dis
posed of. No advances have been made
o the government on her part. She will
be kept where she is"
Milwaukee, March 27-Following are
he estimates of the losses by last
nights fire: Plankingiton estate, or
! buildings, $235,0O0: Landaur & Co.
Wholesale dry goods, 100000; Bene'
| iict & Co., clothing, $10,000 Young
Mems Christian Association building
| S25,000: Roebel & Reinhart, art store
| i20, 900; f. Hopllinson Smith, paintings
| S15, 5000; Aubon Marche, 10000; Colum
| bia Clothing Co., $4,000; Tanner & Co.
| furniture, 100000; Barring & Wan
| bold Co.. building. $4,000; Schlit;
Brewing Co, building, $4,000; william
! Hallman buildings. $4,000; Ma hewi
Bros. $4,000; James Morgan & Co., DIR!
! goods, $4,000; other losses about $4,000
total. $3.50, 900. The insurance will as
gregate so per cent of the loss
Butte. Mont. March 27.-The grea
Davis will contest has been settled
The disputed will was pro0ated toda.
| by the consent of all parties to III
| suit. and the following decree of dis
tribution was entered: The Shefiiel,
/ helrS, of the Children of Asa Davis, ar
| given one twenty-tifth of the estate
| The remainder is diyided between bh
! heirs, Jno. A. Davis, who receives fou
and three-quarters elevenths. and tn
contestants who receive six and one
1 quarter elevenths, Andrew J. Davi
retains the First National Bank stccb
All parties TO the suit are satisfied
and the celebrated case will probabl
be heard of no more. The estate
valued at several millions.
Colon. Colombia, March GA grea
battle was fought at Ensiso March l:
between 'the government forces unde
General Reyes and the rebels. The lat
\ ter were defeated after a struggle last
ing ten hours Although 1900 of IN
government troops died while on tn
march, the rebels. who numbered 2,5Ol
L were routed and the town captures
The government forces lost 100. an
the rebels 1900 Two thousand rebel
surrendered.
Lon Angeles, March 27--Dr. Riehar
i Cook. a Christian Science healer, an
Jesse Sauis. whose wife died IN child