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Denison nan Tenn.

Denison. Texas. March G.--Major l.. l..
Maughs wired transportation to Pete
Weokbecker ut Galveston yesterday and
asked him TO come to Denison at once. lie
received telegram today stating that
Weckbeokor would be here tomorrow. wben
something Will be known about what IL 10
ne done about baseball team for uenIson
snd Shernan the coming season. Week
Dooher u expected to put the team signed
Tor Mobile. Ala. in at DenIson and sberman
Roxy Roach or Sedalia, who PLAYED hall
win the Denison team a part OF last nea-
son. Is In town. Roxy says he ia In good
shape and expects TO play ball In Texas
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nal IN Her aushuu,ve.

Dallas. Texas, March ne. Dam
ie,s a widow living in the neign-
horhood. seven miles east oF, while
attending the burial OF fris. C. G.
Brown dropped dead On hersband's
crave. about noon today. husband
Sied February 20. 1896, and I'D near
where Mrs. Brown was inuDurine
tho burial ceremonies oveBrown's
bndv. Mrs. Daniels walked ' PAGES
10 the grave OF her husban whole
csscnblage was soon startling her
iii she died In a few miPhysi-
clans pronounced the eans death
feart failure. superlnduced
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For many months past there has been a
great deal of speculation an to just what
course the large manufacturers would pun .
suo in relation to having racing team Tor
the circuit 1uilrg the coming season. AMI
tbat A. e. sbadng s4G tSs w S9s ab sonsh b
sign racing team. but nothing definite
was decided upon. Mr. Spaldlng has boen
ewing the matter great deal Of consid
GRAFTON, and has finally decided that a
iAcing team Is necessary In order 10 koop
eyiiDg before the public. ana with that oh
joot In Wow MIR. spalding has engagod tho
services OF the we'll known manager aud
Trainer, THOMAS Eek, II has not as yet
boeu decided as to whether the team viii
eohslst al one or six men. That question IL
iott entirely In the bends of Mr. Eek, He
VIII now look about the country aud gather
together as formidable team aB possible.
those who are In tho know seem to think
tpat the siar member OF the team viii DO
John :. lohnson, who has been updor Mr.
fck management for several years and
VINO has made for himself world Wide
reputation johnson is now in with an nj
tack OF pneumonia at Bradford, Canada.
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Scum Fuctory aud Laundry.

Temple. Texas, March Two wen
Known Central Texas gentlemen were IN
Temple, prospecting for the location oil
big soap factory and steam laundry Tney
nropose TO manufacture line OF goods foi
he Wholesale trade, including a fine article ,
Of toilet soap. The board of trade mar
hoen called together at p. III. toInoFro"
consider their propositions n,
Tho fifth annual meeting OF the hpi
county Christian Endoavorers Is IN session
here to-day. and large huihusr ., ee IN
Grdcs services at all the churches To-Day
snJ will be extended till tomorrow
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M'KINLEY AT CHURCH.
HE HEARD a SERMON ny BISHOP
JOHN y. NEWMAN.
Crowds Gathered 20 See the Prrsi-
dent At Dtvtuc Service on HIS
First sunday In Washington.

Washington, March 7.-Presidcnt McKin-
ley attended church on his frat Sunday
ia Washington. So did about 5000 private
citizens who wished to catch a glimpse OF
him.
Although IL has been settled that tho
} president IL to be n regular attendant at
Foundry church, his flrnt church gong
was by special ARRANGEMENT to hear SER
mon by Bishop John r. Newman at the
Metropolitan Methodist church.
The streets In front OF tho church were
packed with people two hours before tho
rcgulnr tlmo for neryIce but anticipating
the crush. only pew holders were admitted
up to 1880 o'clock Then tho crowd was
let In gradually and filled every available
foot of standing room from triple row
of chairs IN front OF the chancol to the
back row OF the gallery. When there was
not room for another individual inside
the front doors. the crowds turned 10 DR..
| Talmago's church. The First Presbyterian,
only half block away and this also was
hoon bilod to the doors. while the streets
| In front OF both churches was packed from
curb 10 curb. when service commenced
fully 1000 people were left outside Tho
House with Mother Mckinley and General
Osborne. There was double file Of
policemen under Lieutenant Kelly at tho
door and these cleared the way for tho
party to enter the church. President Nc
kinIey supporting his mother on his arm
and General Osborne following. a pew
had been reserved near the front OF tho
church and In this. with the presidents
party, was Secretary j. Addison Porter
and Mrs. Porter. President Mckinley
bowed his head for moment after being
seated. then leaned back In the corner OF
tho pew. waiting for the service TO begin.
Rev, Hugh Johnston, pastor OF the church.
assisted tho bishop, making the opening
prayer and announcing tho hymns. on
the pulpit also was Rev Or. Manchester
pastor.
The FIRST hymn was particularly appro-
PIRATE, beginning with the lines
"Watchman tell US Of the night.
What It's signs OF promise are"
Or. johnson also specifically mentioned
tho president. the cabinet and congress IN
the petition for blessing In his opening
prayer.
Bishop Eewman's sermon was on the
text in the gospel OF st. Matthew. For
He Came Not toaCall the Righteous. but
Sinners 10 Repentance
II was rather pointed sermon OF the
regeneration OF modern society, whose
hone tho speaker declared. lay not In the
good education nor philanthropy, but in
accepting the doctrine and philosophy Of
Christ. He warned statesmen especially
to stand back and not be deluHed by the
belief that any form OF government, aris-
democratic or republican could
suppress vice and foster virtue to the
ultimate health and well being OF the Na-
lion. The presidential party remained
III the singing OF the final hymn. at the
last verse OF which they arose and left
The auditorium and were driven back 10
he white House.
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cral manager OF the Rio Crauae s,o-r.
Madre and Pacific railway. now in nonrsa
oi construction in Mexico; J. Tewson smith
OF Salt Lake, 4. w. Mead OF New Yors
j. Hy Mekinner, J. ID. Mathew. l.. p A.,
wood, Max Weber. l.. s. Welch w
Duke of lei Paso and Lieutenant Winan
OF Fort Bliss. The company is crranized
TO puiid tho El Paso terminals of the Rio
urande, sierra Madre and Pacific aud to
consuue. the bridge across the Rio Grande
provided for by the bill which nassad can9
grVes last month.
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AMERICAN CoTTONEs.
so,d 20 Per Cent Chcnpfhnn the
Foreign Artici

New York. March IA /. Alfred
E,da g. Co.. OF this city. was follows
to the Post:
referring to your editoriaast even
ing about cotton ties, We t'snbmit a
bit of recent history concernlis article.
Within the last few monthPm in the
south, having in mind pre tariff On
these goods, conceived II aable time
70 purchase their wants foe coming
season. and made applicali'both do
nestle and foreign manuals. The
applica,inn TO foreign manners vas
made through us and after ghly can
yrsslnr the market on the Gle OF the
Atlantic, we quoted the lovlce that
Could be obtained, In repl3s quota
ZION our Southern friends thanking
us for our trouble. and siateAad pir-
chased from tho American 'actnrers
at 20 per cent less than then would
| heve cost them free OF duty.have the
records to prove this statei
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Memphis, Tenn. March IA special TO
the Commercial Appeal from Birmingham,
Ala, says; Reports from over the State
show that yesterdays tremendous rainfall
was far more destructive than at first
supposed. At the town of Prattyilie a
number OF stores and dwellings were
wrecked and the cotton factories heavily
damaged At Selma the loss from high
water flooding factories and washing out
railroads is also large and in the interior
hundreds OF bridges have been swept away
and the terrible havoc wrought to farm
work and small grain crops entailing Sc
vere loss to the farmers. The Alabama,
Warrior and Tombigbee rivers have reach
Ell tho danger line and overnows are
feared
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hurled at santa Anna.

Santa Anna, Texas. March 6.--The re-
nains Of Thomas Holmes arrived hero ny
lest nights train, accompanied by tho
family Of the deceased Interment was in
the cemetery here today. services being
conducted by the knights OF Honor lodge
here. assisted by Coleman lodge. Mr..
Holmes had been teaching school In the Sac
and Fox agency, and was sick only short
time, with fever and Ia grippe. He was q
brother OF the late Walter Holmes, who
died so suddenly last December.
Urban T. Holmes. OF the United States
navy At Annapolis. Nd. ~ here. attending
the funeral Of his brother. Thomas Holmes.
l.. v. Stockard and family are VISITING
Galveston and Houston this week.
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Democratic Caucus.

Washington, March 7.-Representative
l,.,sOp's secretary has called caucus of
.,.rs,,c members OF the house OF the
kn,.s,th congress to meet at 8 o'clock
!, saturday afternoon in the hall OF he
va Of representatives. The caucus rs
tts far the purpose Of choosing honorary
[.sldai,s for the speaker and other Officers
A. Ioyer branch OF congress.
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DaIlas Texas, March IA Nor
rIsey. living at Caroline anftreets,
was assaulted by a young out 10
o'elock last night. She resbruts,
and getting hold Of pente the
ijade into his breast sifously
struck at him again. whenb beat
a hasty retreat. Nrs. MorF at a
laundry. aud had jusl re'h her
work. Her son. who iiNei Was
away, and no one else was place.
oficers have been searchiifs to-
day.
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Caldwell, Texas, March There is con-
Siderable activity in the cattle market mere
inst now. Yesterday William Reeves @
Co sold to A. c, Durleson, oil Bell county,
GOO head of mixed cattle. to be denyeig :,
Wv. ~ ,v,i1d,e az March. Yesterday &. !.
I IIe,vev shippod three cars of fat cattle 10
a. l,''f.S ,,,s 10 be followed by another snip
rent IN a few days, Colonel {. NJ lear, =,
a cattleman OF Abilene. Texas Is mere VI
hI..i npsS.
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c,,awell Texas, March Camp N' :.
- No ll2. met here Saturday anu
LA the annual election. captain w. "a
ny -. wa. reelected commander ann IN
MoihsrA Matthews adtutant. ~
captain, s w. were ri elected. FIVE oeI..
otner 1 maee elected to the Confederate TO-
union at Nashville.
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Now York. March CA Madrid spec8aI
n the World says Premier cahoVas asa'h
,odsv assured the Spanish representatives
and Cuban deputies that the government
still has confidence in General weyier and
shareg bis opinion that the reforms can
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League Clubs Seek Hot Chimes.
| The various ball clubs OF the National
| league arc now vending their way TO the
lands OF the Sunny South and the next fcw
weeks will he fun of dispatches from tho
training grounds--ltema that will be- read
as eagerly by the crnnkH as viii the reports
o. great games later on. Every crank wantu
To know lust how each OF the young players
signed by the club Ia getting on; whether
any stars are developing from the mob
whether the old men show sigma OF sagginu
IN their ability and how the pitchers are
tfosuerins
The Chicago club went South In somewhat
of light marching order. as compared with
several league teams--leHs deadwood on
hand and more really valuable mon Anson
VIII have n hard time to choose n pitching
staff out Of the men he has taken with him
Callahan aud Denzer. the new Btars. must
be given a fair show, Terry. Friend. briggs
aud Griffith all showed Themselves wlnners
last season and Thornton may suddenly be-
come wonder What 10 do with Thornton
Is indeed a problem. for the big leu handler
ia too mighty sluggcr TO be turned down
and converted into an outiclder or first
Daheruan by some other club,
Then. too, Connors must have n chance -
he comes with every recommendation and
although he can hardly hope TO displacc
Prefer. he may be good enough for utility
man. The struggle between Connprs aLd
Mccormick for the substitutes Job ought TO
be of red hot character.
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Delegates to SAN Antonio'

Temnle. Texas. March IA meeting "
.at,,a,,an NJ this county was held "
,he rooms of the Temple board OF 'rau'
.s,ard,v and the following delegates were
y.s' .iS ~ attend the State cattlemens con
v ven',on at San Antonio; j. q Chi,aers '.oo
y v Ernneh G. c. MINIS and $ culeet.s'h
n =; +. al, let for San Antonio last night
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EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.


S.,,ms Of the Zacntecas Mine Disns-
ter-Cause of Fire.
y,,leo City, March THE government
Neurological bureau has advices OF the
kulmeut Of Professor Juan. Contreas
,sIs,iou that the earthquakes would be
b yesterday, there having been shocks
Acapulco, Vera Cruz, oaxaca, Ori2aba
IA Cordoba at 1880 in the evening. The
leather 10 unusually warm, which is be-
Md to be A sign OF more shocks.
lnatlsation into the cause OF the awful
lah San Amaro and San Francisco mines
sAw, that miner threw the wick OF ms
,l, tar some dry timbering. Fully one
aa,s and sixty.men persisted and prom
bis more Of whom there was no record.
n bses Of the miners on being brought
y Inn the mines were exposed for some
mn 70 the heat OF the sun before they
bud be buried and it is feared an cpl
ait may break out.
No urce Of Harold Elmer has beer
Nna Detectives are - work in all d.
wtani and some arrests have been made
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Jefferson, Texas. March al. u. Wilson
of Dallas shipped 400 head OF cattle from
here today TO Liverpool via Now Or
leans Tho following young men Of this
city went with them: ID. N. Alley, jim
Dunlop, Perry Woods. Dolp Gotchman aud
Edwin Thomas.
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advice during tho last few months.
Think what volume Of experiences
shc has 20 draw from No physician
living ever treated 80 many cases Of
female ills, and from this vast expert.
ence surely IL is more than possible
she has gained the very knowledge
that will help your case.
She IL glad TO have you write or cnll
upon her. You will find her n woman
fullof sympathy, with grea, desire to
assist those who are sick. II her medi-
cine Is not what you need, she will
frankly tell you so, and there are ninc
chances out Of ten that she will tell
you exactly what TO do for relief. She
asks nothing In return except your
good will, and her advice has relieved
thousands.
Surely, any niling woman, rich or
poor, is very foolish n she does not
take advantage of this generous offer
of assistance.
Never In the history Of medicine has
the demand for one particular remedy
for female diseases equallcd that at.
tanned by Lydia Il. Pinkhams Vcgc-
table Compound, and never in the
history OF Mrs, Pinkham's wonderful
Compound has the demand for IL been
70 great as it liz to-dsy.
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lmdon, March 7.--Mouey rates during
y present week were decidedly easier,
fawa reduction in the bank rate has
kn prevented by the Cretan crisis. which
Esps business at the stock exchange very
fHh restricted. Continental bourses have
" heavily and although there have been
transactions, the prices here have been
ssso down accordingly. Greeks, Turks
Bulgarians have fallen from to 4
VA and Italian and Spanish / IL per
H. IN fact, all foreign securities show
~ Or less Of decline. Argentines and
en!'ans have fallen from to points
a~!ans haze fallen points on the
ns OF reports OF revolutionary outbreaks
A very lew exceptions home rates show
sssilhe Of from to 2 per cent, and Afri'
ulains securities are still falling. I'm
ue downward movement is speedily
laec, serious trouble is inevitable.
Ale'eens are also depressed, though no
~ same extent. President Mckinley
sse mad little effect on the London
w markets, its tendency having beer
~ discounted. II is believed that bu
we cuban troubles Americans Noult
SUBSTANTIAL rise on the strength @
nleal Improvement of business in tn
IVY states The following railway Sc
~ ~ Snow an Increase during the week
y. slo'e :. New York Central "a Penn
go ana Philadelphia and lealing !
' louisville and Nashville shows
Oh ] 5-S and Northern Pacific
eent Other Americans sl,w rac
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rae san Antonio Tournamcnt.


The San Antonio Gun club has sent out
the following announcement guarding their
grand amateur tournament. to be held at
San Antonio April 10. i6 and II:
San Antonio, Tex, March l.--Dcar Sir.
We take pleasure In informing you that the
second annual and grand amateur tourna-
ment of the San Antonio dun club is now
an assured fact. and will take place April
10. 10 and IL. In order to fully protect
and encourage the amateur shooter, tho
management will bar from contesting IN
regular events all manufacturers agents
and professional shooters. Our tournament
Is for tho amateur, and We propose TO give
him the fairest and best graud Tournament
ever open TO him In Texas. We have ar
ranged an attractive programme, that will
not cost much TO enter. and besides. We
Will give $500 cash In added money All
moneys will be divided by the Rose system
which assures u fair showing to all and al
equitable division OF money and no drop
| ping for place. We have secured libcra
concessions from the railroads and will
probably got a ono-farc round trip rate
| from all points In Texas II you do no,
| gct our programme. let us know, and In III,
mean time get your gun ready for the frsl
grand amateur tournament In Texas.
| The Executive Committee,
The enterprise Of this well-known clut
In giving tournament TO tho amateur
shooters is commondable. Tor the large
tournaments 80 far given In this State hav,
| simply brought from the outside n fcw pro.
| fosSlnnal shooters and manufacturers
agents who weW all well Known experts
| They have never been attended by tn,
Texas shooters. end In making the now de
| parturo. as they have, the San Antonio Cur
club will no doubt receive the good wshc,
OF the amateur srortsmen and trap shooters
| OF Texas
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.'ues'er. March THE improvement
.44's'ed In this market during the week
. s FEBRUARY 27,continued this week UNI
=. s'saAy night. But since then the ten
N N'Seen Greece and the great powers
y. s' all calculations for fresh bust
r,. 'ue SINNERS. however, aye Low we'll
i sa,as with contracts for several weeks
h Ia o saa some yarns show an advance
N hs, D.er bottom prices. Cloths were
In, /, the transactions. though
nj in s, A.. aggregate. not being at all gem
Ia n ,rloution. Since Friday a nun
ki7sd ''u' which stopped have been
u. n sle inquiry has been received
s,ss i,a,s ease over normal demands was
ist ths s@ientte, but the prices ofleret
se.ea u. ume OF delivery proposed. pre-
ia,lss h IN le most part insuperablc OBJ
isasd TN, ~ sue way Of carrying out the sug
st,r, s ~ The Februar, trad,
eesed Nv lhat the export OF yarns de
pr cen, VET cent and the expert of clot
diag % A. OF 100000 yards. Bomba,
hf.s svvo.oOo, Exports o. cloth ~ ~
eat The ~ SNOW a decrease OF 20 Del
airg VII ~. lerman spInners. hpwsv.,r. or
y IN sv.. reports from Westphalia show
T. Month Of contracts for Inc mex
lacsn ns,. a.oons the spmners there. III
was fairly active.
-
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New York. March Small strikes OF
garment woers In East Side shops were
without nunier today, Tho strikers held
crowded medngs in three halls all day
Late this arrnoon 1t appeared as though
at least 1910, operators in all branches of
the clothing trade would be on strike
tomorrow.
Eight hurried union shirtmakars struck
today and 90 are now out This Eumber
will probalF be largely increased tomor
row end Tu,day the cl0akmakers end Rnec
rant, and amakers aud hnishcFs nion "a
said to be swell organized that II triko
is ordered lily 10000 operators will quit
their maches at n moments notice.
The fir ists held a meeting tonight aud
decided to II mass meeting Monday TO
decide whathey term starvation wages :"
1t is said NJ last year fnishers earned
$40 and sih week at ten hours a day,
while now ey earn only from So to 81 u
week at siSen hours day.
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THE LABOR STRIKES,
TROUBLES IN CHICAGO Expected
TO HE SPEEDILY ADJUSTED.
waiting ON tht Action OF Employers.
strikers Manifest Feeling of Ntc-
tory-AgitbtiOn In New York.

Chicago. Marco 1.-Tho strike agitation
that has kept tie twenty-one alliances of
the trades couitil In state of turbulence
since Thursday! subsidized today and the
strikers rested b await the action of the
EMPLOYERS Tomorrow. No meetings were
held today. butt senoral feeling OF victory
was manifested by the union. Communsca-
tons from the Employers came TO the bust
ness agents OF lhe Hod Carriers aud Pas
terers. in whicl was expressed Wiling
ness to aid matters by resuming the old
wages. and fronitheso communications gem
eral satisfactiouresulted The iournoymen
ulasterers, by heir action Saturday IN re-
versing all Agreements with the Employing
plastorors' assGaton.are thought by some
to have PLACED u stumbling block in the
way OF speedy reconciliation, hut the plas-
torers. II is SD. Will not be obstinate in
this matter. pi'yided the old scale OF wsEes
Is restored. Nhilo there are those among
the employers who favor concession 10
the men In th,preseut difficulties. a mum
bor are still blding out for tho cut. and
with these nu rests the whole issue OF
the strike.
Effort is besg made 10 bring them into
line and as nIny of the men have already
been takon bfk In cases whore time con-
tracts are inylvod, 1t Is thought the en-
ploycrs viii Mt hold out long.
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rsrninp, 90,

aa AM company Organized.
IN p,u.V' Texas, March 6.-The Ell
|es eI,v 'oinpany was organized In
~ h,.. As with capital Of $500 OoO.
a'0rs are J. p. Ramsey, gem
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-11
CHIEF OF FOLICE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
Of a warrant issued. and delivered to me
by the Auditor and Police Judge of the
City of Astoria, in Clatsop county, Ore
gon. of date OF the 9th day of September
A. d. 1897 commanding me to levy upon
the following described property:
Beginning at a point 81 feet north. I de-
grees S minutes west from the northeast
corner of lot l. block lSl Shiveley's AS
toria thence north degrees 2S minutes
west, 100 feet; thence south IS degrees 50
minutes west, 50 feet; thence south de-
grees $ minutes east. 100 feet: thence
on a line parallel with the north line OF
said lot 50 feet. TO the place of begin
ming, 500.
And TO sell the same, in the manner pro-
vided by law, TO satisfy an assessment
against said real property, amounting to
s., what was assessed against said
property as benefits for the extension of
Commercial street in said city from Sew
enteenth street to Twenty-third street,
and which said real property is assessed
rs the property Of the oregon Railway
and Navigation Company, I did. on the
10th day of September, 1897 duly levy upon
all the aforesaid described property. and
on the l1th day of October 1884, at =