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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
FOREST RESERVE
QUESTION NOW
Demands the Attention Of the Presi-
dent and Congress In a New Light.
ARMY APPOINTMENTS MADE
Major Ceaersl Thomas n Rnaer on the ne
tired List asd coloasl shaitsr rromotcd
Other Capital News

Washington, April THE cabinet to-
day discussed the forest reserve ques-
rion fully. II was decided to summon
a national forestry commission to Wash
tngtOn TO talk over their work with
the president The sentiment among
ths members was unanimous that Pres
ident cieveland's proclamation was too
comprehensive. The presIdenE an
noInced hi purpose 70 act on conser-
vative lines and not to act without
information. As at present determined
the proclamation will be revoked. but
the provisions adjusted by the presd-
dential order as to specific tracts sur
yeyB are being pushed forward az
rapidly as posdbie.
Secretary AIger today Issued an or
der placing Major General Thomas H.
Kruger, commanding the Department Of
the East. ON the retired list. on accoune
OF age. cotonel Shafter, Of San Fran
cisco. will succeed to the vacant brig
adler generalstip TO be casued by the
promotion OF General Wheaton. II Is
understood when Wheaton rettres Gem
eral Otis, now at Vancouver Barracks
will be transferred 10 Denver
Secretary Long is authority for the
statement that the orders for the Tag
ship Philadelphia to proceed to Homo
lulu have no significance. II Is said
at the state department that the move
ment has not been requested by II.
as would have been the case had the
threatened trouble betwesn the Japan
ese and Hawaiian government entered
into the calculat.nns Of the navy lie
partment. The Philadelphia Is 20 re-
heve the Marion. which relieved the
Alert The reason for the change h
said ts.lbe the heltef BY the secmtsry
Of the navy that from the importance
Of Honolulu. commercially snd other
wise. the United States should have a
ship of a higher class than the Marion
stationed there.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
SITUATION HAS
BECOME ACUTE
Flood Districts in the East Not Yet
Over the Worst Period.
DANGER LINE NEAR AT HAM
Torfsnts Touring IntO the Mississippi From
All Tributaries Waters Still Rising
and Damage Increasing.

Momphis. April 2.-rhe food situation
has once more become acute from a
point n few miles above Austin. Mss,
az far down as the first break at Perth
shire. Miss. Another crevasse In this
line Of levees would not be surprising.
A cfeyaise IN Austin would inundare
a strip Of fertile country in Tunica
and coahuma counties twenty miles
wide and sixty miles long.
Reports from Helena show that the
river there is still slowly rising and
II is almost miraculous that the levees
at Helena have not broken. Thou
sands Of people have been working
day and night and their energies are
seemingly exhaInStless. The Missouri
Pacific and the cotton roads have rush
cd tralnload after tralnload OF sacks
Of sand into the beleagred city and
they still stand ready to help the Hell
ena people
Greenville is on an island and Rose
dale. Miss. Is In the water from i've
to ten feet deep. The funds Of the
bank in Rosedale have been moved %
the second story.
Thousands OF head OF cattle are
standing on the levee and many un-
fortunate refugees sleep there. with no
covering to protect them from the va
ter-soaked winds Of the night Back
Of Rosedale and throughout the lower
and middle delta country everything
is under water. In many villages COM
mnication with the outside world has
been CUT on for several days The
Threatened rise at Cairo is now a GER
ua4nty The Mississippi above the
Cairo and Cmberiand and Tennessee
rivers will send a great food into the
alpeady alled ST. Francis. and firm
Cairo to Memphis 1t is feared the del
uge will mark a high water figure
without precedent
AT Memphis the river is falling to-
night. The relief committee in Mem
phis IL IN receipt of information that
there are some Is or 20 white people.
principally women and children, in
great distress at a pOin; near 81.
Claire Landing, 10 miles up the river
They are located in houses the lower
floors OF which are overflowed. and
they have no food and no means Of
obtaining It. Arrangements were made
10 send supplies.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
BANKING AND CURRENCY.


Washington. April ELEVEN Of the
members Of the executive committee
appointed by the indianapolis none
tary convention. who have been In the
city for several days. have decided to
establish their headquarters here in
an endeavor to procure in congress
such legislation at this session as win
empower the president to appoint a
committee to propose plans for the re-
vhsion of the banking and currency
laws before the regular session Of con-
gress convenes in December Their
headquarters probably win be in
charge Of Secretary Hanna, Of Indian
apolls.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
THE MISSOURI.

Omaha, Neb,, April "A Bee special
from Woonsocket. South Dakota, says;
This town, although eight miles from
running water. is inundated by the
overflow of the Big Sandy. The water
Is damned up in the river by ice gorg-
es and is flowing over the prairie.
doing much damage 30 farm property.
Many houses in the town supposed TO
be on high ground, have been aban-
doned At Pierre the Missouri river
is falling, but gorge is reported above
town.
Yankton reports another two feet rise
in the James. The Great Northern
tracks from Yankton to Sioux Falls
are under water two feet deep. Yer
million reports the vermillion and Mis-
souri, rivers as rising rapidly.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
WELLS A WINNER.

San Francisco. April 2.-Three
straight victories for Charles S. Wells
was the result of his match race with
Walter Foster at the indoor tournament
tonight, for a purse of s4OO. The dis
tances were one. two and FIVE miles.
All three races were won by less than
three feet. The time for the events
was 2:lO 2-5 for mile, 4:45 4-5 for two
miles and IL 16 for five miles. All races
were paced
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
THE PHILIPPINES.

Washington. April 2.-The Spanish le-
cation has received official dispatches
from Madrid. under date Of April I.
announcing the most decisive engage
ment in the Philippine islands since
the instruction, began. The officials az
the legation are highly gratified at
the result and state that 1t amounts %
the practical close of the conflict on the
islands.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
RIVERS OVERFLOW.

ST. Louis April 2.-The heavy rains
Of the past two days are having an
effect upon streams tributary to the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers. AS a
result they are pouring torrents Into
these mighty waterways and flooding
the lowlands through which they flow.
causing considerable damage, but as
far as known no casualties.
Weather Observer Franlzenfield today
warned people ON his side Of the river
and in East ST. Louis. whose places
We're in danger of being flooded, that
the danger line will be reached within
the next As hours. Additional warnings
were also sent to Clarksville, Can
ton, La Grange and louisiana, Mo,
and Quincy and Grafton, Ill
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
COMPETING PuclIsrs.

Denver. April ~. J. corbett acted
as referee for twenty-round contest
beween Parker and Robertson for the
lightweight championship Of Colorado,
at the Coliseum hail tonight. Parker
won En rhe i2h round. corbett and
McVey gave an exhibition.
Fitzsimmons and Hickey gave spar
ring exhibition at The Lyceum tbeater.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
BRADsTREETs REPORT.

New York, April 2-Bradstreet's re-
port tomorrow will say:
The course Of general trade shows
some Improvement. Notwithstanding an
almost complete stoppage of business
In the south Mississippi valley by
washouts, overhows and floods. The
interest IN lumber and shingles has
Increased on the Northwest Pacific
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
MELVILLE NOTES.

Melville, Oregon. March SO,-(Editor
Astorian.) THE Melville Library Soci-
ETY. opened its doors for active work
ON the 9th inst. A good crowd at
tended the organization meeting and
the following officers were chosen for
the ensuing quarter: Mr.. C. Russell.
president; Allen Anderson. secretary;
Mary Hartill. vice president; Sarah
Harder. treasurer: and Perry Olsen.
marshal.
The following question will be de-
hated ON April 10; Resolved, That the
works of art are more pleasing to the
eye than the scenes of nature" A
general interest is manifested and we
hope for success.
SLEDGE HAMMER.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
THE Markets.

San Francisco. April 2,--Hops-9c and
i2Isc.
New York. April 2.--Hops-Easy
London, April 2--Hops--f3 S..
Portland. April .--wheat--Vailey. 70;
walla waIla, n and 7sc.
Liverpool. April 2.-wheat--Spot dull;
No red Nortern spring, IS lid; No.
2 red Western winter. no stocks.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
THE cHuRcH.s APPEAL.

canea, April 2.--The Bishop Of canea
has sent a message OF fervent appeal
10 the Christian people Of Europe. I'M
pIoring them to compel their govern
ments to stop bombarding and to cease
opposition to the unanimous desire Of
the Cretsas to escape tyranny by a
union with Greece
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
FOR BEET SUGAR.

Portland, or. April 2.-At the meet
Ing OF the manufacturers association
tonight a resolution was adopted re-
questing the Oregon delegation In con-
gress TO secure the abrogation OF the
treaty with Hawaii permitting the free
entry Of raw sugar. which b inimical
10 the beet sugar fEzustry
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
OSBORNE RESIGNS.

Washington. April 2.--General w. N.
Osborne. OF Boston. recently appointed
consul general to London. tonight re-
signed the secretarystip Of the repub-
lican national committee. Senator
Hanna appoined Major Charles Dick,
OF Akron, Ohio. to I'LL the vacancy.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
THE PRESIDENT ENrERTAINs-

Washington, April 2.-President Nc
Kinley gave dinner Of twenty covers
at the White House tonight, the guests
including the present and past members
of the ways and means commitse Of
the house, now in congressional life.
and a few others.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
THE DEATH LIST.

New York. April 2.--Geo. Steck. the
founder of the piano firm bearing his
name. is dead. aged IS years.
General Charles A. Carlton. who rose
from the ranks 10 a. brigadier gen.
erals stars in the civil war. has died
aged So years.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
REVIEW OF TRADE.

New York. April 2.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review Of Trade tomo--
row will say: The markets. are still
waiting. some sagging downward and
others recovering. The vote Of the
house in favor Of a new tariff bill has
made no impression in business.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
CARNEGIE STEEL co. SUED.

Pittsburg, April 2.-The Harvey Steel
Co, of Newark. has begun suit against
the Carnegie Steel Go. for Infringement
of a patent known as the Harvey
process. The amount involved win run
into the thousands.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
HEAVY WOOL SALES.

Boston, April 2.-The Commercial Bull
letin will say tomorrow of the wool
market; Another booming week is re-
corded. The featrues. are large sales
of secured wool. more than a million
pounds having been sold this week.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
THE CITY COUNCIL
MAKES GOOD LAWS
Interesting Session, Largely Attended
By All Glasses Of People.
GAMBLING ORDINANCE PASSED
Boads 20 BE lssned 20 Take Up knfraat la
debtsdaess and the Chs rlseed On
Cash Basis
GAMBLING ORDINANCE PASSED

4 large attendance was present las,
night at the meeting ~ the city council
every seat IN the hall bs-ing occupied
and many visitors standing up In
tertVlt conferred Ia tho action % b. talk.
on on the ordinance to iicens, gam
bling. and the expectations of the
crowd were more than realized. Aa the
council not only tDpk up tn. gambling
ordinance. bur under suspension ~ the
rules passed one ~ the best measures
over proposed la THAT chamber This
was an ordinance bonding all Of the
city's wurrnstt indebtedness. reducing
the rate of intercst % the taxpayers
from the 5 psH cent now paid On city
warrants 20 @ per 'ceni oB the bonds.
Morris 4 Whitehead. the bankers Of
Portland. have ngr,-d to take the
bounds az psr and turn IN the outstand-
Ing warrants. including the last war
rpns ISSUED on the last day Of March
1897 This plaow the city of Astoria
on cash basis for the first time In
many years The discussion ~ these
various measurNrs and upon the pro
posed coutrac, OF the West Shore MnlE
for lighting IN. city FOR one year from
me 18th OF April. were mor, than
ordinarily interesting The proposition
OF the West shorc Mills was a. liglfe
the city from day to day with not less
than thhty-thrsc lamps az 81 per lamp
per month. or Tor one year al Si2 per
lamp per month. or on time c ntract
from Ave 10 ton years, AT much ~
duc~d ngures II was cnntcnded by
the friends of thc one year ordinance.
that the West Shore Muls people had
bull, an extensive and expensive plant
TO ulAsaatr: that they were Taxpayers
and the employers OF labor IA the com
munity aud had not bccn given enough
time In which TO adjust their business
To the changed conditions following
upon the clty's establishment ~ its
own lighting plant, and that the city
needed year at least In which 20
build and put In operation ts pro-
poeNsi electric Ugh; system. on the
other hand. letter was reai from
Engineer Adams stating chat within
ninety days after h. was notified TO
rush things h. could have the new
plant In operation. The one year ordi-
nance failed to carry, hut afterwards 1t
was agreed by resolution 90 contract
with the West Shore Mills on their
OF the day 90 day rate.
When Mayor Taylor called the meet
ing to order every member was In his
seat. The regular order of business
was then taken up. The following are
the details OF the proceedings:
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
BRLLAMY sroRnR APPOINTED.

Washington. April 2.-The report Is
again revived that President McKinlcy
viii appoint Congressman Bellamy
Storrer assistant secretary Of state.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
WAGES GO UP.

Ironwood. Mich, April 2.-The Metro
politan Iron and Land Co. has an
nounced an increase of 10 per cent in
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that all quar-
terly licenses are now due and payable
70 the Chief of Police at his Office, and
If not paid within ten days from date
Of this notice. a penalty Of % per cent
additional viii be charged.
H. E. NELSON,
Auditor and Police Judge.
Astoria, Or, April 1, 1897.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
THEY ELoPE.

Atlanta, April 2-The seventeen-y year
old son of Governor Atkinson and Miss
Ada Bryan Byrd eloped this morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
PETITIONS.

Herman Grill for rotall liquor license
RcfGrNsd 10 committee.
Property owners on Bond street to
improve certain portion OF that thor
oughfare. Referred 10 committee on
strcsts and public ways, with
power 10 act.
w. C. T, L. that the gambling or
dinanoe before the council do not pass.
Filed.
Y. p. S. c. L. OF the Presbyterian
church. that tho gambling ordinance
be not passed. Filed.
Il. ID. Johnson for Permission 60
place weather signals and implements
on top Of the bell tower adjacent 60
the city hall, Granted
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03

Recommending pay roll Of the dty
surveyor. t23Cs0. T. NOrrnl.c. $50; A.
t'f4a Box Company tl2 Adopted
Reported adversely az 10 the building
of windmill AT n.,w ,ccnatery. Filed.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Astoria Public Library Showing dis
bursementH for March Filed
Estimate Of Improvement of goth
street from Exchange to the railway
line. 8, ,29s. Flied.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
REMoNTRANCES.

Property owners against the building
OF the llth street sewer A number
OF signers withdrew their names from
the remcnstranoe, as they had signed
II under misapprchenslon. Referred 10
street committee.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03

cDast The most favorable trade re-
ports are recs.fyed from the Northwest
ern spring wheat states.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03

Try to be satisfied to commence on
a small scale.
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COMMUNICATIONS

Water commission stating that Engi-
neer Adams advises that he could get
the new electric light plant In opera
ton In 30 days from the time the order
was given to rush things. Filed.
Rescue Engine Company No. offer
ing to sell the city all OF its property
horses, harness etc, for $3.50. which
originally cost $780, Referred to COM
mittee ON fire and water.
r. n. Carnahan asking for cancella-
tion Of lien again his property for orig
inal Improvement of Bond street Re
ferred to committee.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-03
COMMITTEE REPORTS.

Ways and Means-Recommending
Bessie Arndt's claim of $3.50. Adopted.
Health and Polioe-Recommending
that liquor licenses be granted to C.
Evans, ], Corpello. siefeld & wirkkala.
Adopted.
Streets and Public Ways-Recom-
mending pay roll superintendent OF
streets, $751;; city treasurer, SlsS.So;
West Shore Mills, $3S6.S6. Adopted.
Fire and Water Recommending the
bills of the Oregon Improvement Com.
pany, &c. Astoria Street Railway Com
pany. So; t. Loughery. $3.50; F. NJ.
Green. $3.50; Astoria Box Company.
$500, Adopted.
Public Property-Reported having
employed John Matter as sexton Of
Clatsop cemetery at a salary OF s45.
APPROVED.
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Astoria, Or. April /, 1897.
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First ana Second Readings Author.
ihlng the mayor 10 execute deeds 10
property redeemed from tax sales by
4. Bennett Referred 10 street COIN
tuittee
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-12-23
my WIFE'S LIFE"
How / was the means
of saving it.

When the lungs are attacked and the
symptoms of consumption appear, then
begins the struggle between affection and
that destroying disease which s1ays its
to the struggle when disease is Conquered
and health restored. Such an issue does
not always end the struggle, but it did in
who saw his wife wasting and weakening
and physicians helpless, and then sug:
the cure. He tells the story thus:
"seven years ago, my wife had severe
attaek OF lung trouble which the ply
cough was extremely distressing, espe-
sally at night, and was frequently
doctors being unable to help her, I in
dused her to Try Or; ayers Cherry PICTORIAL
gave. Before using one whole bottle she
was cured, SO that now she is strong and
quite healthy. That this medicine saved
my, wife's life have not the least doubt.
! always keep pr. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
in the house. Whenever any of my family
have cold or cough we use it, and are
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-12-23
500 ReWard 800.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
Of the disease: and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
prOpriet0rs have SO much faith in it's cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F.J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
= Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-12-23
. DRYING VEGETABLES.
In California 1t Has Become Quite an
ImuQrtaut IuduatrY.

Important Industry.
In California the drying of vegetab les
has developed into an important in
dustry. Potatoes, carrots and other
tubers ,are poured into the hoppers of
cutting ma chimes, where rotating blades
slice them quarter of an inch thick.
They are then slightly sulphured in a
wooden chamber. If this process is over
done the vegetables will taste of the
fumes; if too little, bacteria, attracted
by the starch, will develop. a little sui
phuring is necessary to prevent decay
and to preserve the color. The tubers
are now revolved for few hours close
to hot pipe in an evaporation, which
is sort of Ferris wheel, consisting of q
brick oven with glass windows. At the
end of this time the potatoes are taken
out in the. form of dry chips. It re-
quires six or seven pounds of the fresh
10 make one of the dried. AS bacteria
do not take kindly to onions, they are
only slightly sulphured. It. takes 20
pounds of the fresh onions to make one
of dried, they shrivel up so much. Nine
parts of fresh carrots are required to
make one of the dried The industry is
proving very profitable, as there is a
great demand for the dried fruit and
bles in the country and at mines
If steam comes into use in the process
the starch in potatoes could be sterilized
and partly cooked before they are evap-
Grated In this way they would be rid
of sulphur.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-12-23
AGRICULTURAL, HINTS
POOR STONE ROADS
Few ''Macadam'' R0adways Are He
ing Built Properly.

Few "Macadam''f Roadways Are He
ing Built Properly.
Interest in the movement for better
highways shows itself most strongly in
the growing custom of using crushed
stone for roadimprovement.@ The stone
crusher companies have evidently been
doing an excellent business, for both IN
the cities and in the coun try do we find
that stone has been used as road ma
terlal. %
1t is greatly to be deplored, however,
tnat while SO much excellent material
IS being employed. the methods
adopted are SO very faulty In too
many eases the men having the work
in charge are content simply to deposit
the stone upon the highway, frequently
throwing it right into a muddy spot,
and doing nothing further after the ma
terial has been put in place and spread.
In many Of the towns and cities where
road roller can be. afforded the officials
undertake TO finish their work by plac-
ing a layer of gravel on top of the
stone. and then rolling it until the
entire material has been packed and
hardened.
All of these attempts at building mac
adam roads are failures, when regarded
from the standpoint of intelligent a nd
scientific road construction. The val
liable feature Of a stone or macadam
road is its absolute compactness, and