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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-18
SEATTLE CHOSEN FOR w. c. 7. U.

Next Convention There-aiss Wi2a.,.',
Ola >tenoGr ,pher, Catholic, Retained.
ST. PAUL, Nov. lS.-Whas is known
as the post executive committee Of the
w Q. I! u, where various matters o.
business referred to the board by the
convention are acted ON, was held III
this city and Seattle was decided upon
as the next pace for holding the cou
vention, the time to be about the nll4-
die OF October, exact date being fixed
later.
MRS. Stevens, the president, an
nounced that Miss Powderly, the stem
ographer who served Miss Willard SO
faithfully for II years, would be re.
tanned in hex position. Attention was
called to the fact that Miss Powderly IS
a Catholic. 1t was announced by the
new president, Mrs. l. M. n. Stevens,
that she would remain at headquarters
in Chicago until Christmas, and would
then divide her time between her home
in Portland, Me-, and Chicago.
The appointment of Mrs. Frances
Graham of Ohio as railroad superin
tendent, to succeed Mrs. G. M. Wood
ward of Nebraska, was confirmed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-18
NEVER FEAR THE AMERICANS.
Smith Said they Are Equal to the New
Tasl> Praised Mckinley.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18.-Postmostet
General Charles Emory Smith was the
guest of noaor at Il banquet aad receP.
ton given lie directors Of tie Union
Leaeue. o. Ashich M. smith is mem.
Der. In nj ypelca nc gave the preai.
dent high PRAISE, saying ne had met aud
would moe very emergency.
He said that when, IN the providence
Of God, tAt H. JlIfted curtain revealed (,
new sag, n. national development, be
bravely accepted duty, and clearly
recognized estiny
II fefth said; Are we qerpleXea
about faa ositiOn OF = Off domains,
wh.re ! AN waller b unfn4e5 tns
AmeAcan Who would turn them
back 10 o35+. who would invite tne
risks of dN ded and contentious sor.
ereignty% hat Jhep remains bur
maHIy acc y nee OF the responsibilities
when have ,een laid upon Us?
lever ieds' the ctpaClty vi the
American people to deal with these
questions he AL 4lo-oaXou blood IS
equal o Gerry emergency, and the
Ameria..i. y, ely is not inferior TO any
other, We 5 ,utI n,'t iail of greatness
through raven fear of be,ng great.
And so let II, face with taita he high
courage d :. the lndomitable purpose
which are worthy OF our history all
our destiny.
SEATTI CHOSEN FOR w C. 7. L.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-01-28
Jan Z BY balance

Grand Total $40 S43 20
Jan 7 To balance $50 1855 80
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-01-28
Grand Total

County school fund trans
ferred to districts So OS6 80
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-01-28
Ohe SRusIlunr Sunrual.

Entered at the postoaice, Shosnone,
rs sccond-elass matter.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-01-28
r. NJ. MocoLLUM. EDITOR.
JOWT REPORT
or The Auditor and Treasurer Of Lin
CIIn County.

Showing the financial condition Of the
county for the quarter ending Dec 81
1897, the amounts received, the amount
Of warrants drawn and paid and the
amount Of cash in the treasury.
Oct 1897, TO bal on hand
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
CHILE WILL SELL.

Chicago, March Sl,-A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says
Anticipating that Chile win sell the
man-of-war Encalada to the United
States, Commander NJ Symonds. COM
manding the gunboat Marietta has been
ordered to proceed at once from Callao to
Valparaiso, where he win hoist theAmer-
lean flag on board the vessel. 1t is pro-
posed to place the crew of the Marietta
on board the Chilean cruiser to be pur-
chased, in case the negotiations are sue
cessful, and the new addition to the
American navy will join the oregon in her
voyage to this coast while the Marietta
in charge Of short crew, will work her
way north until she falls in with the
Alert, which will place a portion of her
crew aboard and the two will then pro-
ceed to Mare Island Should the negotia-
tions for the Chilean cruiser fan through,
the Marietta win steam with the Oregon
to Key West, With such vessel as the
Blanco Encalada accompanying the Ore
gon the officials do not anticipate that
these ships will have any difficulty in dis
posing of the Spanish torpedo gun vessel
Termeraio which is thought to be lying
in wait for the American ships to prevent
them from reaching Key West in case
war should be declared.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
THE
FEARLESS NAN
Lihe Spartan, Bfayely Paced the
Jeers Of the Galleries.
PASSIONATE PEACE APPEAL
The noase Called UDoh TO rauss Before
Bringing tpop the Coaa,fy Al
the Horrors u kSr

Washington. March 81 For three hour
today the packed galleries and excited
members OF the house listened 10 pas
sionato outbursts Of oratory on the Gu
ban question. during which the intensity
NJ feeling was alternately manifested b.
ehcors jeers and hlsses. Time and again
the excited throngs In the galleries were
admonishcd 20 be- Silent, ana once at
least It seemed ~ n a motion would be-
made to clear them.
Three speeches which stirred the ns-
semblagc 10 lts depths were made by
Gfosyenor Of ohio. who lt was assumed
spoke Tor the administration. and who
practically pledged II to the cause OF the
freedom OF Cuba Bailey. democratic lead.
rr who announced The democratic posi-
ton as FOR the freedom Of Cubn.-wi,hout
war n Il could be- avoided. but war. il
necessary. and Johnson. of Indlaha. who
spoke for peace declaring that It was our
duty to go to the extreme in magnanlmity
in order 10 avoid the horrors OF war.
Johnson faced the storm OF Kisses
which swept down upon him from thu
galleries like a spartan and with pas
S'oha'e uitrrancc ndjured the members
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
Spain's Reply Is Received.

Washington, April |. q II. m.)-Spains official reply
to President McKinleys last demand on the situation
was received in Washington tonight An anxious party
comprising most Of the members of the cabinet and
several close friends Of the administration waited till late
IN the evening in the expectation of developments
About half past ten the message began to come in
cipher and the work of translation was begun at once
1t was officially stated however that no ntmaton as to
the nature Of the reply could be dvulged tonight
Among those at the White House wer, Senator
Hanna, Secretary Ager Secretary Bliss Assistant Secre-
tary Day. Assistant Secretary Adee to whom was con
fded the translation of the message Senator Spooner
and Senator Alrch There was an intensely expectant
crowd of newspapermen present but they we're disap
pointed for when the telegraph instrument in the Office
had steadily catered for half an hour Secretary Porter
appeared with the announcement from Secretary Day
that it was impossible to translate the message in time
to give out any statement tonight The telegraph instru-
ment was still clicking when the correspondents filed
out, indicating that the message was at least quite
lengthy,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
MErHoDIsTs SUPPORT MKINLEY.

New York. March Sl-Patriotic senti-
ments broke out strongly at the very be-
ginning OF the session of the New York
congress OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. Bishop John F. Hurst alluded
to the war situation in his opening ad-
dress and Rev. ]. w. Macomber, amid
tremendous applause suggested that the
American flag be displayed on top OF the
house during the continuation of the con-
ference. A resolution commencing the
action of President Mckinley during the
present crisis was adopted and ordered TO
be telegraphed to the chief executive.
Bishop Hurst in his address said:
Eve are today overshadowed and sur
rounded by something of war cloud.
l have never been prouder Of the Amer
lean Christian people, especially Of the
members of our own church. than am
today. We are all united in a peace-lov-
ing and nberty-loving president. Our
president knows what war means to the
humblest citizen. His ideas on the sub
ject were not gathered by reading about
H. He carried musket and shouldered
a knapsack as private soldier. He saw
the horrors of war | know he sympa-
thizes with that little island 10 the south
Of us. am sure that II we exercise
little patience and a little eoolness and
put a little trust In those in authority.
an will come out right
The following resolution was then
adopted:
1.-The bishop and members of the New
York annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. assembled in this city
If New York, send their greetings to the
Christian chief of our Christian nation,
assuring him of their confidence in his
patriotism, courage and capacity and that
hey implore the God of nations to guard
MS person and grant him the wisdom that
Will enable him to lead the republic out
II darkness into light out of discord to
honorable peace; out of consenting CO.
partnership with barbarous cruelty into
Ictive alliance with Christian civlliza-
ION"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
OUR MILITARY STRENGTH.


Washington, March Sl,-The military In
formation division of the war department
has made public Il table bearing on the
strength OF the militia in 1897. The
strength OF the military of the whole
country (Which includes several states
where the strength is not llmited) is 1885,
S4S while the aggregate actual aggregate
actual rstength is 1890, made up as fol-
lows; Infantry, lOOi79; artillery, 5O55; cav
airy 1878; special troops, 227O; generals
and stan officers, S7S non-commissioned
stan officers. 400 The total number of
men doing militia duty in the country is
1O,S7S,11S.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
ITALY NEUTRAL,

London March a.-The Rome cores
pondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
The government has sent orders to the
Italian consuls in the United States to see
that italian emigrants observe their neu-
trality in the event of war. The vatican
earnestly desires peace The pope greatly
esteems Spain, but also manifests his
warm sympathy for the United States.
The vatican regards the American Cath
olics as the hope of the Catholic church,
and desires for nothing that will offend
the Washington government.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
lUu0nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnun
ENSE OF DUTY.

London. March si.-The Vienna CORES
pondent OF the Standard says.
The queen regent Of Spain, learn
wrote personally last week to Emperor
Francis Joseph and other soverelgns. In
cluding Emperor Nicholas. requesting not
precisely Intervention, but the exercise OF
such influence at Washington as might
conduce TO a settlement Of the injury to
SPANS dignity and vital interest. To her
relatives in Austria her majesty wrote
that she regards herself as more fettered
than a real sovereign. because she Is only
a trustee who has undertaken to hand
over to a son an inheritance from his
father unlmpalred and uninjurSd.
II am in a difficult position" she said.
having to act as a guardian Of the dy-
nasty which l must not expose TO any
danger. and at the same time, as de-
fender OF the rigats. honor and interests
OF Spain. TO surrender Cuba in any form
could not be done without unquestionably
injuring the dynasty under which II oc-
CURED. whereas to fight for 1t would keep
these interests intact. together with my
country's honor. But the disadvantages
Spain would have to fight under are OBJ;
vious and a peaceful solution would best
serve every purpose"
do not pretend to give the text Of the
queen regents letter, but only the general
sense. The recipients have been deeply
impressed by the seriousness OF such
from a woman Of re-
energy and sense Of duty, con-
fronted by such momentous crisis.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
coNcENTRApos RETURNED.

Havana. March 2l.-The order r,sclnd-
Ing the rcconccntmdo order In Cuba is as
follows:
Article AFTER publication Of this or
der the rrconcrn,rados and their families
will be allowed to return home In four
provinces
Article s-Oricrs all relief committees
and military authorities to facilitate the
workings Of the decree and also to aid
the rcconccntrados In securing new
houses.
Article s-Dirccts the coIonial govern
ment through It's secretary and minis
tcrial officers to prepare to execute all
necessary orders TO secure for the coun-
try people work on public improvements
and also 10 give food by economical
kitchens To all those suffering, attention
being called to those on the small country
estates
Article AN expenses over and above
the funds now In the hands OF the COM
mitteo are TO be provided for under the
head OF extraordinary war credit,
Article 5-All former orders OF recon
ccutRton are abrogated.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01

The response of Spain to the message
cabled by this government was expected
hourly and It was thought surely would
be received within "a hours. After it ar
rived 1t would be necessary for this coun-
try to send another cable note as a reply
to Madrid. All this might be accomplish
ed in less than As hours, The president
therefore intimated that 1t would be graf
flying II congress deferred taking action
until next week. 1t was finally decided to
defer action until after adjournment of
the house Monday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
Outline of the Reply

New York April l, e a. MA special dispatch
from Washington to the World, timed a. m gives the
following outline of Spans reply to the note presented by
Minister Woodtord
Spain neither Occedes to nor declines President Me
Kmlcys proposition
"She makes counter-argument that Spain should
herself be allowed propose terms as to what should be
done regarding her own territory that the United States
should not do SO"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
TO PLAN THE CAMPAIGN.

Washington, March Sl.--Apparently
there was no cessation today of the ex,
traordlnary activity which has prevailed
at the navy department during the past
month, Now that many of the emergency
preparations are well under way, more
attention Is to he paid to the question
of the plan of the campaign in the event
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01

to pause before they plunged the country
into war, the evils Of which would follow
after In an endless tram. The house has
before had Illustrations of Johnson's
fearessness, but none so striking as to-
day, when he espoused the unpopular
cause and pleaded to let diplomacy have
its waV
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
OREGON WHEAT EXPORTS.

Portland, March Sl--Wheat-Wala Wal
Ia, n; valley and blue stem, 80,
The shipments of wheat for March from
this port amounted to 2,S42,476 bushels.
Since the season opened 119 cargoes,
carrying l5,42OS77 bushels, have cleared
from here.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
HOUSE COMMITTEE.

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Washington. March sl.-The COMMITTEES
Of republican members Of the house
which waited on the president reported
to conference at meeting held after
adjournment They stated that the presl-
dent made a frank declaration as "a
what was taking place between the two
governments and concluded with these
words: Il pray God that we may be-
able to keep peace"
The impression was left with the dele
CATION. however. that he did not expect
pcaceable adjustment In the strictesl
confidence President Mckinley outlined
the course OF the communications be-
tween Washington and Madrid He stated
that all now depended upon the dis-
patches TO be communicated and re-
celyed, probably within IS hours.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01

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Washington. March Ii-A feeling of
profound anxiety was apparent through
out an Official circles today, as The time
for spain's nnal answer 10 the specific
representative Or ,he United States draw.
near
The fc,ling at Madrid as conveyed IN
thu cable dlspnt,hcr and other high
sources. la that the actual indep ndcncc
of cuba is not involved In the present
negotiations How mr spain will nc-
,edr 10 the American propositions can
only be- cnnjcc,uryd General woodtord's b
dispatch is most hopeful indication
and yet this may relate 10 features Of the
settlement less advanced than those gen
orally understood here as the require
ment suitable to the case II the com.
plc,c Independence of cuba has been pre-.
,rn,rd aud insisted upon by the nlted
states government there is reason to be-
ue,, that the situation may become ex-
irrmcly grave.
On the other questions involved, the
crusaiiun ~ hnr,I,iucs and the relief OF
the rcconccntradocs. "a hopeful outlook
Is much stronger Dispatches received
by Spanish legation last night stating
that tho rrconc'ntudo decree had been
revoked In eastern provinces Of cuba Is
looked upon as a definite step In the direc-
tlon of the demands by the United States
and the order issued by General Blanco
extending Il 20 Havana and the western
provinces is an even more significant act. |
As ,n the cessation " hostilItIcs. there
are evidences tha, this also may be Ia
regarded by Spain The only |
iifficuity In the way appears to be- that
.hc Spanish government does not wish to
ay down arms while at the same time the
continue In arms, There is no
loubt that this branch OF the proposition
y being very seriously considered at
Madrid
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
CONDITION or RECoNcENTRADos

Washington, March Si,--The Spanish le-
cation has received a fun report from
General Blanco. from the governors of all
the provinces Of cuba, and the alcaldes
and chiefs OF police of the principal cities
as to the condition Of the reconcentrados,
II is noteworthy that they do not seek to
minimize the dreadful condition of these
people, but cndeavor to show that they
are doing their utmost to alleviate the
misery and misfortune which exists.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
How Far Spain viii Accedc Can Only
be cOnieCtured.
HOPEFUL OUTLOOK IN CUBA
tessatioa oi Hustilitics rfobable-Ofdefs
issued b, General Blaueo ior the re-
tara " Ihe kte0neehtffdos.

lEn EnVnnhunnuunnunuJtnIuuH HLni
BuT ~ THE COMPLETE IN
DEPENDENCE or CUBA HAS |
BEEN lNsisTED UPoN BY THE
UNITED STATES THE slTrA-
TluN MAY BECOME VERY I
GRAVE.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
Writes to the Powers Of Europe to
Intervene.
THE TRUSTEE OF A THRONE
She canaOt With Honor Surnrder cabs,
but is Uadsr Sueh Disadvantages She
Cannot Fight FOR It.
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UI uUU uUUUU UUuUUUlIUuIuuH
THE RECIPIENTS DEEPLY
IMPRESSED BY THE SERIOUS
NESS OF SUCH coMMUNIcA-
TIoNs FROM A WOMAN OF
REMARKABLE ENERGY AND
SENSE oF DuTY-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-01
MONDAY WILL
TELL THE TALE
President Has Asked and Received Of
Congress That Much Time.
A STATEMENT or AFFAIRS
fony-sight Hours Viii Probably See the
Crisis rSssed HeKiHlsy Still Hopes
For reaesiEi Settlement

ann OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NM
4 PRAY GOD THAT WE MAY
J BE ABLE TO KEEP PEACE"
J WE'RE THE EARNEST WORDS
] or THE PRESIDENT TO THE
,t,.tse.r. ,,g.s.ttarsrtsl,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-13

is doubtful. he was Informed by or II hts
Ministers.
word In conclusion in regard to .he CT
fects OF city life upon the Russian workingman
who as stated at the outset, was but yester-
c:ay q toller in the feds In the last decade
there has been an irrepressibla exodus q peas
ants from the provinces to the towns in Rus
sia and &. is going to be exceedingly interesting
TO see what changes VIII come over these poo
pie in their new environment. Up to date the
city seems TO have had deletericus effect upon
them; they have dege1oratod, It is bought
rather than improved, and there arc those fn
Russia who frankly declare that il would be
etter .han the present state Of affoirs 10 close
I'D the mills and factories. and send tho people
cmploved I'm them back TO the soil. !. Is too
late 10 do anything Of This sort; Russia has
committed herself to a commercial career Oh
considerable magnitude, and it woUlc never DO
for her to admit her incompetency TO develop
an artisan class. II is unGeniable, hoVeN'r hat
her Government must take more enlrh'eneo
interest in the mora welfare Of her r"asant
workmgmen, If thoy are 10 become SUCCESSFUL
councillors with their Western counteiIalts Al
present as have shown the bulk Of them am
herdod together in large lodging houses where
no one looks after them but the police ana
where even the police do but little other Than
preventing them from breaking cut q hen
dens hight
VICTIMS OF CITY INFLUENCES.
They are 4 cowed poorly fed and hcgiecte2
class Of people, and Il IS no surprise that they
have become victims OF the worst Influences OF
city life They are so ill-mannered that they
are forbidden 70 be gecn on the sidewalks IN
the main thoroCghfares In the Nefsky Pros
pekt in st. Petersburg they have to keep IN tns
middle IF the street and they are expected 70
look out for vehicles rather than to be lookcd
out for AS peasants they were b. nature .
simple minded, God fearing and Czarrcspect'
ing people AS dWellers IN cities many of them
have degenerated into irredeemable drunkards
and ne er do wells. Ii IS rumored that the Gov
ernment Is seriously considering plans for ths
improvement Of their condition, that the Czars
interest has at last been awakened, ana thAa
sweeping reforms contemplated. Perhaps
this is true The cars request for peace ana
q general disarmament IS said to be due to Q
desire to improve his country internally ana
particularly the lot Of the rubotnikL Every
friend Of Russia can but nope that this is trues
and that the congress 20 discuss a general dl1'
armament will not end as did the German Elm
perors Labor Congress in perfunctory reporN
but in useful and pracLica! results.