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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-09
spAIN's SHIPS PREPARING.
Two of the Transatlantic Company's
Steamers Nearly Ready for Sea.

Madrid. April S,-The Spanish Trans
atlantic steamship Company have two
out OF the six ships they are announcing
as cruisers nearly ready to put to sea.
Each Is armed with six l2-inch breech-
loading guns. and several rnpld-fre guns
will also be added to their armament.
Their speed is from nineteen to twenty
knots.
careful study of all her resources
shows that In the event OF a war with
the United States Spain could muster
every available merchant steamer she
controls, Turned into var ships they
would furnish about thirty fairly for
midable cruisers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-09
ATTENTION. KNIGHTS!

The members Of Pacific Lodge No. II
X. Of p. will meet in their Castle Hall
this afternoon at 1880 for the purpose
of attending the funeral of our deceased
brother Past Chancellor Herbert E. Top
ping. BY order
N. CLINTON. c. c.
A. A. CLEVELAND, X. of r. and S.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-09
THEY ARE FOR QUAY.

Danville, Pa, April S-The Seventeenth
District Republican convention today
elected delegates to the national conven-
ton and endorsed Quay for president.
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meet on the 18th. One hundred and
eighty-twO were present at the meeting.
They adopted platform fayoring the
free coinage Of silver, and protection by
Larih.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-09
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
Governor OF Washington Concerned for
the Safety OF Oregon.

Seattle. April s-A detail Of forty men
from three Seattle companies was order
ed tonight by Gov. McGraw to leave for
the Columbia river where there is a
fight on between the cannerymen and
the Fishermen's Union.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-09
FOR MCKINLEY.

Louisville, Ky, April S-Official re-
turns of the Republican primaries in
Louisville and jefferson county save Nc
Kinley 123 delegates and Bradley r.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-09

State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion G. NJ Irwin will lecture In the
Methodist church Saturday evening. Mr..
Irwin will probably occupy the pulpit
of the church Sunday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-09

The new buttons scintillate with varI-
colored mock jewels.
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INTERNATIONAL
BIMETALLISM
Parliamentary Movement in Germany
Described by United States
Agent Moore.
SENATOR TURpIE ON CUBA
Makes a FofeibIe Argument. Urging Radical
Aetion-- Senator Aiteheli's fIaa for
the Reorganization Of the
N0Tthern faeific.

Washington. April s-fhc parliament
tary movement In Germany towards bi-
metallism is described in a report to the
state department by United States Com
mercial Agent Moore. at Weimar. He
says that on March IA, the economic COM
mittee OF the imperial reichstag decided
to bring In the following resolution:
The reichstag shall declare that In
ternational bimetalllsm best answers the
interests OF Germany, and re quests the
confederate governments German statesa
to do all that is in theif power in order
to establish and secure by an interna-
tional convention the fxed proportion OF
value between silver and gold"
Moore explains that this economic com
mittee is not a branch OF the regular or
ganizations Of the imperial reichstag, but
a self-constituted committee, with per-
manent organization, composed largely OF
the Agragrian party; and It Is in the
ranks OF this party hat blmetaIlism
finds its support in Germany. II
Is thought the resolution win be sub
mitted simultaneously In Paris and Lon
attention afresh In Europe 10 the mon
etary situation
TURPIE ON CUBA.
Washington. April S-Senator TurpIe
made u speech on Cuba, the event Of the
day in the senate, and. In many respects,
It was the most picturesque and vehe-
mant utterance heard on the subject
The senator has an inexhaustlble vocab-
ulary and satirical style. While al Igulng
for radical action on Cuba, even to the
extent OF sending a heet to Cuban wa
ter,s much OF Turples speech was Civ
en- to sarcasm and ridicule OF the couraa
OF Sherman and Lodge in managing tho
Cuban resolutions. The senator created
much amusement by his portrayal OF
Senator Lodge as warrior about to
fight a duel with Minister Oupuy de
LONE. OF Spain
Most OF the day was given to the In
dian appropriations bill. vshich was COM
pleted Unanimous consent was secured
for taking on the resolution for the SEN
ate inquiry into the recent bond issuea
next Tuesday.
SENATOR MITCHELL'S PLAN.
Washington. April S-Senator Mitchen.
or Oregon. today introduced joint reso-
luton for the reorganization OF tho
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, In
case Of its sale under foreclosure pro-
ceedings. II provides that new COM
pany may file papers with the secretary
Of the interior and succeed % all privt-
leges and rights Of the old corporation.
Ii is to be allowed TO issue bonds 10 the
extent OF S1S0. .OO0 on the present linea.
and $2S.uQ0 per mile on any road hereafter
constructed. The price Of agricultural
lands within the Northern Pacific grant
is limited by the resolution to $3.50 per
acre. The resolution also contains a pro-
hibition against consolidation with any
parallel or competing line.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-09

Having Hoe Cake Soap in
your kitchen or bath once
means always.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-09

Best Washing Powder on
earth. Large size, 20 cents.
Soap Foam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
GARDINER FAST.
The Chicago Flyer Won the
Mile Bicycle. Race.
Paramount Park Circuit Event
Was Well Attended.
EBERHARD A WINNER.
The Kansas Boy Captured the
Best Amateur Prize.
Prince Lief Won the Derby
over Ben Brush.
EBERHARD A WINNER.

Kansas City. June 22.-Five thousand
people attended the national circuit
races in this city. The fiat banked
quarter mile track was ridden success
fully and four great races resulted
Gardiner, HZeigIer, Terrell, Mccall and
Stevens started in the mile. Gardiner
jumped from back of O'Conner, the
paee-ma1er, at the bell ana zeigler
started after him at speed The two
giants Of the path fought gamely. At
the last turn Zeigler ran wide and
Gardiner held close to the bank, the
two finally crossing the tape a half
length apart.
Mccall defeated stevens for the third
hat-banked track.
In the mile lap race Jack COburn
crowded inside Mcfarland, falling, to-
gether with Mcfarland.
The handicap race was a gift for q
local man, who was given the extreme
limit. Five men finished the mile 2:15
class race within a foot, and Stevens.
who led around the last turn was crowd
ed back to fifth position in the battling
down the stretch Cox shot up on the
pole and won, and Terrell was second,
with Mccall of Omaha third.
In the amateur class the principal
prizes and hOnors were captured by
Frank Eberhardt Of Salina, Kan, who
won both the open events handily, out
CHASING all the other starters in those
events. The best showing of any of
the local riders was made by Henry z.
Myers. who showed a great burst OF
speed several times, easily winning the
mile novice race and finishing second
to Eberhardt in the half mile open r.
s. IEnslOW of Lawrence, kan..also made
an excellent showing in the amateur
events, winning the two mile handicap
from q hot field and also finishing third
in the half mile open and second in the
mile open.
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And CYCLING
What Is Going on In the Wheel
mans Busy World.
rom cOOPER's BRILLIANT WORK.

The Hour Record Of Tom Linton-1Tisa
Rombach's Nneage-Cyoling IS q Teach
er of Geographic Clever Tricks with the
wheel-Odds and Ends Of Gossip.
And still the wheel rolls on far in the van
Of all the other sports, and there is so much
to be said of it that the chronicler scarcely
knows how TO begin or where to leave of
Among the racing enthusiasts the bright
particular topic of talk is Tom Cooper, his
recent successes and his prospects in the
contest for the championship.
Cooper, who halls from Detroit, shot
pcross the cycling armament during the
latter part of last season in the most meteor
like fashion He was the surprise of 1895.
At the beginning Of the season he was prac-
tically an unknown quantity, and il was
not until the big meet at Chicago that he
showed of what stuff he was made. He
met the redoubtabIe Bald, then in his sixth
season of success, and gave that worthy
such a grueling fight that the cycling
shaEps declared he was worth watching.
He was, as Mr. Bald found to his cost 1t
was nip and tuck from the Chicago meet
on between the champion and the Detroit
boy, with now one and then the other on
top Bald finally won cut for the season s
premier honors, but by a very narrow mar
gin.
Cooper has done his training, for this
season Is campaign at Fountain Ferry and
Chester Uark tracks. He has already won
nearly a dozen open events, besides making
q world srecord CT 1 minute 25 seconds for
the two-thirtls of a mile in competition.
He is a little, thin fellow, all steel wire,
and rides with dash and confidence born
in great Tart of his continued success. The
battle between Bald and Cooper for the
championship viii be one of the features Of
the professional racing season.
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Western Lsague Standing.
A LIFELEss GAME.
The Palace Team Beat the T. a A.
Team % to 10

Tt was too hot to play ball on Satur-
day and that fact is probably RESPONSE
bic for the back woods score of 10 to p
in the game between the Palace and
T. A. A. teams The game resulted in
favor of the Palace team. and after
three hours play the participants were
the most tagged looking men in To
peka-
After the first inning Charley Nc
Cabe stretched out on the svrard pant
ing like a greyhound, but his bulldog
tenacity did not leave him and he
stayed in the game to the close. Clar-
ence Smith, the. $50 pound first base
man of the 7. A. "A. team. cavorted
around like a three months old until
the fifth inning, when he threw up the
sponge and surrendered his place to
Pound, whose place on second was
taken by young man named Davis,
also a heavy weight
The play was fast and furious, though
some of the innings stretched out to
an interninable length. caused by the
inability Of the players to stop the ball
as il went spinning into the field Ely
Of the Palace team is a crack pitcher,
and though he was wild in the first in
ming, after that he rarely allowed the
z, A "A. team to make a safe hit. His
support was miserable. and scarcely an
earned run was credited, while the err
rors piled uD so fast that the score
keeper gave UP trying to record them
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and 214 yards at the Velodrome de Ia
Seine, il Paris, is an Englishman with
record. Many long distance riders have
been trying for some time to crowd 80
miles into ono hours riding, but Linton is
tie first to accom- fish it. LintOn's ride
all the way up to 20 miles was remarkable,
and the record is Interesting. He die his
first miles in s:42, 10 IN 1890 is, Is in
1898 20, 20 in 1920 2-5, 25 in 1914 3-5
and 30 in 1916 Is. Chase, in his run at
Wood Green, occupied 1901 .46 1-5 in going
80 miles, his record for the hour being %
miles and 800 yards.
There is a little woman in Brooklyn
who has PERHAPS covered more miles dur
ing the spring and summer than has any
other woman in America
Since the middle of March last Miss
Rombach, who loves nothing better than
touring through the country, has ridden
nearly 8, 900 miles. She is an advocate eff
boomers, believing that skirts are d nui-
Eance and very cumbersome. She is now
making arrangements for tour Of the
White mountains on her wheel some time
in August.
Many people who do not ride the wheel
are wonderfully ignorant on the subject Of
local geography. They may have learned
at school the names of all the capes round
the coast of South Africa, or they could
give you list of the chief towns in Japan,
but they could not for the life of them tell
you how to get to scores Of pretty little
towns or villages lying within 80 miles of
their own homes. Cycling is absolutely
unequaled as a teacher of geography, and it
alsO has the great advantage f converting
what is often considered " dry subject
into a most pleasing and fascinating one
OF course it is possible to cycle very
much ard lean very little, but the OBJ
servant cyclist as he rides gains much val
liable knowledge OF the vicinage in which
he lives
1t is a matter Of frequent comment that
the safety does not present the opportuni-
ties for fancy trick riding that the ordinary
Cid With all that some very remarkable
stunts have been thought out by the
professional entertainers, one of the most
startling of which is TerfcrIaed by the OK
pert Lee Richardson. The rider turns him
self around and suddenly lies down on the
handlebar, his feet out ahead. In this un-
comfortable position he rides, twisting the
pedals With his hand Then he turns over,
SO to speak, ard takes the almost indie
scribable position shown in the illustration,
looking as though he was pulling his
wheel along after hiln by main force.
An exceedingly foolhardy feat was ac-
coTnplished recently by cyclist named
AIaltby at Aberdeen, Scotland He made
a lengthy ard Ecrilous ride on the narrow
top Of the wall of the ocean pier.
CarelessEess in coastiEg is apparently on
the increase. With fearful frequency we
EEd in tic newspapers accounts of terrible
disasters that befau reckless riders who in
touring the country coast down steep hills
and gorge reads with whose topography
they ere utterly uuacquainted- There is a
road in New jersey winding down the
Hudson river palisades on which so many
lives have been lost that the rugged raNine
along which it lies has come to be called
Death s. gorge. Ccasting is dangerous at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
DRIVING A TEAM or DOGS.
Not an Easy Task TO One Unaccustomned
to SUCH Means OF Travel.

Not an Easy Task TO One Unaccustomed
to SUCH Means Of Travel.
If you can imagine canoe pitching
in short, chOppy waves you will gain
some idea of the action Of a slightly
loaded sledge being dragged over
ridge and furr0w and rock. Without
guidance the sledge would soon pound
itself to pieces, SO you humor and coax
it through the burrows, ease it around
or lift it over the rocks, pull withthe
dogs in climbing the range and pull
against them in going down. And all
the time, because of your enforced run
ming alongside the head of the sIedge,
in order to handle it by the tail line,
you are tripping over rocks you cannot
see. being jammed in between others
YOU cannot escape, or blocking the
progress Of the sledge with an arm or
a leg, or, often as not, with your head
The Indians left me to work out my
own salvation, and my dogs added diff
hculties TO those nature had already
literally provided. The most exciting
and withal discomforting moments I
had were in going down hill. Whether
in contempt for my inexperience or mis-
understanding my commands whenever
we began to descend and I called
W-n-0-4s + OIO, the 1oIeS0 GER 4nNaEAaDI4
broke into a run, starting up the other
dogs and dragging me after them, hang
ing to the tail line, of which I did not
let 60, because thought it was just as
well the dogs learned early in the game
that they could not shake" me. And
so sometimes went down hill head
first, at others feet first, but the speed
Of the dogs never lessened until the bot
tom had been reached, when I brought
UP against q rock, stopping them short,
and nearly dislocating my arms there
by.-Harper's Magazine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
GERMAN SUGAR.
The New Law VIII Increase Germa-
nv's Product.

Washington June 22.-Frank Mason,
United States general at Frankfort has
taken advantage of the fact that the
new German sugar tax went into eff
feet June j, to make a special report to
the state department On the whole sub
5ect Of sugar export b0unties. pointing
out the practical workings of the bOun-
ty system in Germany where it origin
ated and quoting statistics comparing
the sugar industry in France and Ger
many He says they show that the
German sugar producers are safe from
European competition and do not need
the Increased export bounty but Moth
ing could Withstand the agrarian de
mands.
Their victory was one of the most
significant events in recent German
legislation. The new law cannot fail
to increase Germany's sugar product
and thereby exert more or less tangi-
BILE effect on the general market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
READY no CHEER MURDOCH
Sickness Only Prevents Wichita Civ
ing Him a Demonstration for His
Position on Silver.

Had it not been for sickness in his
family. the homecoming of Marsh
Murdoch would have been the occasion
of magnificent demonstration ia his
honor at Wichita the other night. The
demonstration was to have been non
partisan Brass bands had been en-
gagged and a number of addresses pre-
pared.
The meeting was to have been be-
cause of Colonel AIurdoclx's stand at the
st. Louis convention on the silver cues
tions
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OVER 10000 KILLED.
Official Report of Japanese TidalWave
Received at Washington No
Americans Lost.

Washington, June 22.-The first off,
cial report that has reached Washing
ton of the great japanese earthquake
and tidal wave came today to the
state department from Mr. HerOd. sec
rotary Of our legation at Toxic, in the
following brief telegram, which, how
ever. makes the calamity out to be
much worse than before reported:
Deaths caused by tidal wave esti-
mated at over 80 600 in reports UP to
date. No mortality among Ameri-
cans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
CHARGED WITH FoRGERv.
Geo Parker ia Jail ait Winfield on
Three Counts.

Winfield, June 22-Geo. Parker. who
Is now confined ia the county jail
charged with having forged the name
Of his father~in-laW to a check on the
Burden bank was taken into justice
court this morning to answer to two
more similar charges. He was taken
before Justice Douglass ON one war
other
He waived examination in each case
and his bond was fixed in each case at
$500. making his bond on the three
ST. 500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

Fort Scott, June 22--The Fort Scott
ice plant turned CUT to the trade thirty
nine tons Of ice i'm one day Nineteen
tons were sold to local trade in Fort
Scott and was the largest amount con-
sumed by the local market any day
this season. Twenty tons were ship
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

little better Attendance 5000. Score:
Louisville .........0 Of o o 4 o.
St. Louis .........-..1 10 3 5 0 DO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

Justice Guy issued a warrant Satur-
day for the arrest of one Magnus John
ston, a Swedish farmer living at Rich
land. The complaint charges that
Johnston disturbed the peace Of H H
Rich. of this county. June 80 has been
set for the trial
Ladies. can at $50 Kansas ave. and
get elegant hats at half values. See
adv. in want column.-ATrs. Allen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
Chanute Fire Companyas Good show.
ing.

Chanute. June pa test Of the abu-
Aty CT the fire company has just been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

81 LDJIa 10 llOJIoW IL4LE 5
Louisville June 22.-The Browns had
everything their own way. Cunning
ham, who relieved McDermott. Jared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

For plumbing ana gas ntting'phone54
Money to loan. Accounting Trust Go.
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Columbus. June 22.-score:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-26

A PARROT THAT SMoKEs.-The S. F.
Call contains an illustrated article de-
failing the wonderful performances OF
4 parrot named Tip, the property OF
Mrs. Burke, of that city. She was, of
course, proud of his achievements, but
when he picked up pipe one day and
commenced to smoke her Joy knew no
bounds and she spent great deal of
time initiating him into the various
ways OF holding the mouthpiece. At
present he is most proficient and gets
away with several bowlfuls a day.
Tip is really SO attached to his pipe
that he has got to have it in the
morning before he has had his break.
fast. Tips way of smoking is exactly
like any mans. The pipe is of course
filled by Mrs. Burke, although she ex.
poets to teach him to do it himself in
a short time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-26


Puget sound is to have another first
class dry dock capable OF floating the
largest vessels in the merchant marine.
1t is to be built at Higgins beach, on
the Narrows, two miles north of
Steilacoom and seven miles directly
west of Tacoma. 1t will be built and
owned by Capt. John Higgins, the
wealthy New York capitalist. Capt.
Higgins is well known among seafar-
ing men of Puget sound and the North
Pacific coast. 1t is through his efforts
that the dock is to be built, and he
will have the control and management
OF the structure. The constitution OF
dry dock on Puget sound has long
been the cherished project of Capt.
Higgins. He has always believed in
the future greatness of the shipping of
the North Pacific, and that he con-
fident that third dry dock will prove
profitable investment with the
growth OF commerce in these waters is
proven by the fact that he will invest
the accumulations of a long seafaring
career. Capt. Higgins brother, whose
wealth is estimated at $50, 900 900 will
be interested in the venture. The
contract for the building of the new
dock was let to ]. M. Dougan, Thomas
A. Bringham and John p. Cowan, all
of Tacoma. Messrs. Bringham and
Dougan were interested with Byron
Barlow in the contract on the govern
ment dry dock recently completed
at Port Orchard. Moran Bros,
of Seattle, who built the pumping
plant at Port Orchard, will receive the
contract for the pumps in the Higgins
dock. The new structure will be
craving dock with stone entrance.
1t will be 400 feet long on the keel, so
feet wide at the bottom and 95 feet in
width ct the top. 1t will cost $I15,-
COO in round Numbers, and the con.
tractors have eighteen months in which
to finish it. Tenino sandstone will
probably be used in the stone entrance.
The pumps will have capacity of 50.-
600 gallons per minute, and will empty
the dock in two hours. The dock will
have draft of Is feet, and will ac-
commodate any vessel 500 feet long
and under. The plans were drawn by
Mr.. Bringham and, being submitted
to Capt. Higgins, were approved by
him. They have been forwarded East
t. be examined by engineers for
Eugene Higgins. Capt. Higgins him.
self prepared the specifications. The
new dock will be located advantageous
ily in many ways. 1t will be easy OF