The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-17

The Associated Press News Contained
in the Afternoon Dispatches.

in the Afternoon Dispatches.
Washington. April Ex-senator Stew
art has addressed a letter to President
Cleveland commenting on the latter's
letter to the Chicago committee, in
which he says: you have excited the
curiosity of the people by your frequent
use of such phrases as sound money
and safe currency but you have never
condescended to satisfy THAT curiosity
by stating what those terms meant or
what is sound money or safe currency.
You have d~isregarded not only the
teachings of the fathers of the repub-
lie, but you have reversed the usages
and customs of The civilized world
which existed for thousands Of years
previous to 1873. You have destroyed
one+half the worlds metallic money
and enhanced the value Of the other
half fully 100 per cent. Your assertion
that the opposing forces are those OF
silver monometallism shows that you
do mot understand the position of the
bimetaIlists or THAT you knowingly mis-
represent THAT position. If you a
show THAT the contraction of the vol
ume of money, n the ultimate payman
of gold alone has made times prosper
Gus, nobody else cam. 1t ALL depends
upon your superior wisdom. Whatever
may happen you are entitled to the
gratitude of the American people for
your bold and open advocacy of a com
bination of gold monomeballiats and
THE refusal of your secretary to put
the coinage of both gold and silver up
on terms of exact equality.
Washington, April 16.-Charles H
Mansur, assistant comptroller of the
treasury, died this morning at the Ma
tional Hotel.
Denver, April 16.-General A. Wranel
has stigmatiZed CleveNand's financial.
letter as a dishonest representation o
facts which contained the apprehension
of defeat and Acknowledgement of tn
great BATTLE pending. Ex1Congressman
Sibley said the letter consisted Of emp
ty words, slgnifying nothing. General
James r. Weaver said the presidents
letter was stupid. His wing of the
Democratic party may be found train
ing under the Republican banner in
1896.
Kansas City, April 16.--A storm of
great severity passed yer Eastern
Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and the
Southwest generayly yesterday and
asst might. In Colorado and Kansas Il
is believed much damage was done,
but it is impossible to learn anything
from these sections because all tele-
graphic communication is cut off, since
8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Washington, April 16.-Mrs. John w
Foster, wife of THE e-X-secretary of
state, today received a dispatch from
her husband, confidential adviser to
the Chinese peace ENJOYS. confirming
the report. that articles of peace have
been signed between Japan and China
The %carhlegram said the peace agree
ment was signed yesterday, and Foster
would come home on June LIST.
Denver, April 16,-The weather this
afternoon is fine and the silver de-
m~onstration will be a great success.
Seats for 5000 people have been placed
In the state capitol grounds, where an
open air meeting will be held and the
Indications are THAT ex-Congressman
Slbley and General Weaver will be
by an audience of at least
5000.
vavana, April 16.-ChagTin and anger
succeeded the premature citation of
Captain General Calleja over the sup
posed capture of Jose Maceo. Maceo's
double was captured, but mot Maceo.
Anticipating THE unusual efforts to
him, the willy Cuban general
a disguise and went to the
in command. Colonel Guerra was
the one captured. while Maceo escaped
10 The mountains with a few of his fol-
lowers.
Washington, April 16.-The Chinese
received unofficial advices
from Japan announcing the signature
If the terms of peace between China
md Japan.
The dispatch that came from Minis
ter Dun at Toxic was brief and merely
STATED that the treaty of peace had
been finally concluded to-day. The ca
llegram gave no information RESPECTS
ng the conditions on which the terms
the agreement between the powers !
been arrived al.