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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01
James W. wclch. sub committee

James W wclch. sub committee of
the committee OF direction.
Gen,lemen-In appreciation OF the ci.
forts OF the people OF Astoria. which have
resulted In the construction ot a railroad
from Astoria to Goble. the Astoria 4 Co
lumbia River Railroad company will turn
over to YOU on the 18th day OF May. iSs>.
its train 10 be run from Astoria TO Port
land and return The train will be
handled by the employees OF the company
and no charges SO far as the company Is
concerned will be made. You are at llb-
erty TO appoint committee. or 20 select
one OF the local organizations Tor the pur-
pose Of issuing invitations and OF making
such regulations as the occasion may re-
quire. said regulations 20 be subject TO the
orders prescribed by the officers of this
company. Later on We will state how
many cars will be placed al the disposal
OF the committee Yours truly.
A. b. HAMMOND.
President.
Asoria, oregon, April o. lSsS.
In view OF the fact that there is a limit
to the number OF passengers a train may
carry. and that for free excursion there
might be no limit to the number Of per-
sons desiring TO take the trip, the COM
mittee will no doubt be- compelled 20
charge a small price for the tickets FOR
the round trip. Just what action the COM
mltiee will take is not known. Possibly
it may refer the entire matter 20 the
regatta committee. and in this way II a
small sum can be secured over and above
the actual expenses, It could be applied
to making the regatta success which
Is something every patriotic Astorln Is
working to secure
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

FIRST BAPTIsT-Exchange street. be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth. Rev. L. J.
Trumbull. pastor. Residence OF pastor
on opposite side Of street. Preaching
every Sunday at II a. m. and 7:sO p m. :
Sunday school at l2:i5. and d. Y. p. U.
at $50 p. m. prayer meeting on wednes-
day evening. Everybody Is cordially In.
vited to attend these services Subject
Of the morning sermon THE Porter
Evening sermon, The War. From the
Christian Standpoint
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

May pay-and spring flowers,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

Services at Grace Church tomorrow at
II a. m. and p. m. Evening service at
Holy InnOccnts chapel. $780,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

John Carr was fined s. for drunkenness
in the police court yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

At the High school alumni meeting last
night committee was appointed to ar
range for the reception OIL the ~ class.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01
PRIZES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
UNDER H.

TT, . III WNNl
County Superintendent
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

Call at the Parlor candy store and
see Professor steele's Giant Pansies.
Best ever seen In Astoria.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

We use nothing but the best cream.
Parlor.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

Mr John seryis OF skamokawa was in
the city yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

Best Ice cream pariors In the city at the
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

NORWEGIAN AND DANISH NJ. Il.
CHURCH.-Upper Astoria. The pastor.
Rev. j. Jacobson, will preach tomorrow
at II a. m.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

You can get box OF soap OF three cakes
for cents: a cake OF CASTLE and wash
rag for cents; Rogers drugs tore: look
In our window.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

Andwise-Mrs. Mary Make. NJ Exchange
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

NORWEGIAN EvANG. LUTHERAN
CHURCH-EnglIsh Sunday school, 0.3
a. m. Norwegian service, 1915 a. m.
English service, 1880 p. m. Text, John
3'lG. No service first Sunday Of next
month.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01
TopAY's WEATHER

ralr weather.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Duane street, W. B Hollingshead. pas
tor Residence 400 Exchange street
Love feast at 10 a. m; communion at II
a. m; Sunday school at 1920 p. m; Ep-
worth League at $50 p. M; prayer meet
Ing Wednesday at 1880 p. m. All seats
free Strangers welcome.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

Frank spittle scored IS at the club al
leys Yesterday,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday at lO:@ a M, Swedish services;
Topic: WHY Can and ought Christian
Even During Suffering Rejoice and be Of
Good Courage" Sunday school at l2:l5.
English services at 7Aj p. m; Topic:
"Remcmbcr Thy Creator" Young peo-
pie especially invited to tho evening SER
Vices
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

Good table board and nicely furnished
rooms may be had at the Rucksr house,
corner Fourteenth and Commercial sts
New management.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

About sixty men are employed at the
government fortfcati0ns at Scarborough
head The work Of placing in position
one Of the two guns that were recently
sent there is delayed, the carriage for It
not yet having arrived. The guns are s.
inch bore and about twenty feet long II
the fortifcatlons at the mouth Of the
great Columbia are not up to the stand
ard Of modern European fortihcations,
they are considered formidable enough
TO at least give the Dons a very warm re-
ception.
w. ]. ingalls,, j. f. Heckard, J. A.
Heckard, Mrs. Harder, A. j. Meek, Lewis
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

The merchants yesterday were kept
very busy putting up orders for country
customers. Il was one OF the best all
around business days OF the season.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-cor-
ner Of Tenth and Duane streets Rev. r.
s. Bollnger pastor Residence. 377 Tenth
street Sunday services: public worship
at II q. m and 7:N p. m. Sunday school
at l2:lj; Junior Society AT 4, Y. =. Sc, T..
at $40.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

G. W. Dean. skipanon; Sam Oliver, Pl-
lar Rock; A. B. Hughes, ouartermaster
Harbor; H. r. Cory. Shaw Co.; NJ. Wise.
nwaco. are guests at the Parker house.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

At $50 o'clock last evening Miss Ethel
Daisy Winton and Mr.. George d. Con-
nor were united in marriage by the Rev.
Father Dlelman. Mr. ConnOr is the agent
Of the J. r. & y. Co at nwaco, where
the happy couple will have their future
home. The bride was handsomely attired
and the ceremony was performed in the
presence OF a large number Of friends OF
the contracting parties.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01
Recognized Organization Of the Golden West.

REPERToIREThe werner Our bach.
elor' In MeHloui All tho Comforts OF Home
Gallery Children lO Matinee 10 and &c
Sale OF Monday
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

Ice cream at the ParlOr
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

When going east travel on the North
ern Pacific railway. Quick time and the
only line running dining cars. Train
leaves Portland daily at II o'clock a m.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

Northern Pacific railroad trains leave
Portland daily at II o'clock a. m. for Ia
coma. Spokane. and the east. Close con-
nection made at Spokane for Rossland.
Nelson, sandow and British Columbia
mining camps. For maps and information
Oregon.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

Now is the time for spring cleaning
After that comes new llnoleums. wall
paper and oil cloths. Have you seen our
stock? G. V. Porter. OLD Central Hotel
building, Commercial street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

There was general complaint yesterday
amongst the democrats over the fusion
ticket nominated and the hope was ex-
pressed that a strong independent ticket
would be put in the field.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

McAllen & Mcdonnell will inaugurate
a special sale on Monday. Ladies wrap
pers. 30 cents; ladies' tailor-made skirts
$50 to $50; dress goods, Is cents, value
for 3 cents; wash goods, 10 cents. worth
Is and % cents
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01
WE MUST SELL

The whole stock immediately To do this we have
marked the whole stock down to such ridcuously low
prices that you can't help buying, whether you need
them now or later.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

The Louvre is doing a land-ofiee busi-
ness. Between shaw's Malt and two new
musical artists. large crowds are at
tracted nightly. The concerts are above
the average.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

The infant son OF John Hendriekson OF
Union;own died yesterday morning at /
O'Clock. The funeral viii be held from
the family residence at ? o'clock this AZ
kernoon
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

Postmaster Wise is the owner Of a
purse that is worked by double com
bination and a puzzle to be opened. The
first one is simple enough. but the second
combination is the conunurum. The pock-
ct book has engraved on 1t the business
card Of Mr. Wise.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

II you have hides. WOOL rurs. rags
bone. or any kind OF Junk for sale, ship
1t TO r. NJ CASTOR. lO5 Fourteenth street,
Astoria. Oregon. or write him and he will
call at your place and get IT, He pays
cash.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

Fred W. Smyth, r. L. Sabin, Portland;
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Frost. Chicago; j.
E. Benedict. Tacoma: J. c. Martin. Roch-
ester. n. Y; Alfred Illingsworth. Brad
ford. England, are guests at the Occi-
dant
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

The park committee Of the A. p. c. 4.
yesterday visited the site for the new
park with Florist Johnson, who mapped
out the plan for the development OF the
grounds. The committee is confident that
It will be able TO do much good work
this season.
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said TO be wonderful. II can carry 20
pounds of dynamite to a distance of
two miles, at a speed Of about 20 miles
per hou The charge explodes on COL
lision with the vessel or by IT, action
OF the operator on the shore. The dirig-
ibiiity or this torpedo Is feil-nigh per-
rect; II appears to pursue its prey as
though instinct with life. The auto
mobile torpedo. however. has not the re-
stricted use of the controllable one. for
Its direction. speed N depth of passage
are guided automatically. The White
head torpedo. named for its inventor, an
Engiishman. belongs to the latter class.
Small vessels of great speed. known
as torpedo boats. carry and discharge
these ponderous missiles. This torpedo
resembles In shape a porpoise. Its orig
inal design. in fact. was said to be
fashioned after this fish. 1t is made
chiefly of steel. weighs $50 pounds. and
is about II feet in length. 1t consists of
four principal sections, the head, which
carries the explosive: the flash, or air
receiver. which is filled with compressed
air at a pressure of 1850 pounds to the
square inch-the escape of this air runs
the engine and propels the torpedo: the
immersion chamber, which contains the
mechanism for regulating the depth
and position of the torpedo; the engine,
fed by compressed air, which passes
through the valves Of a pipe so ad-
1usted as to fix the speed and duration
OF the run. The apparatus in the third
section consists of a pendulum n
hydrostatic piston that control a hori-
zontal rudder through an air steering
engine. This rudder is movable; IL the
torpedo goes too deep or inclines down.
ward this rudder moves up, bringing
the torpedo to the set depth. II the re-
verse k place the rudder moves
dawn Tho anes-A 80 &HD E., ---S.-
turns a shaft on which there are two
propellers moving in opposite directions
at the tail of the torpedo. Finally on
each side of the tail are vertical rud-
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Torpedo Partially in Tube.

tie more than 16 feet. To float this
dynamite and keep il dry a steel ease
is used. OF course, the spherical form
gives the greatest amount of buoyancy
per unit of cross-section. So great is
the depression caused by tides that
where the current is more than five
miles per u torpedoes are useless.
The charge of a mine is exploded by
means of a detonator containing full
inmate of mercury. In gun cotton
mines the detonator is inserted in a
printing charge of dry gun cotton with
In a metal case surrounded by wet gun
cotton. The least distance between
mines for safety is 100 feet, SO tina. two
or more lines of mines are necessary to
a vessels hitting a mine. A
torpedo electrically connected with the
shore If struck by an outrigging or net
ting of the enemy's ship. signals the
fact to the operator in the casemate.
who delays sending the firing battery
current through the fuse until the tor
pedo is directly under the hull of the
vessel.
OF the locomotive torpedoes there are
also nan types. But the Whitehead
is the only one that can be deemed a
~well-evolved naval weapon. The con-
trollable torpedo is also m~oveable; it
is propelled through the water by a
mechanism inside it ans is connected
by cable with the shore. The accuracy
of direction n range of destructive
power of the Sims-Edison torpedo is
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before this court | think all questions
between nations should be decided. and
the only army n the only navy should
be under its direction. and used only
for the purpose of enforcing it's de
crees. Were there such a court now.
before which Cuba could appear and
tell the story OF her wrongs, OF the
murders, the transformations. the treach-
cry, the starvings. the cruelty. | think
that the decision would instantly be in
her favor, and that Spain would be
driven from the island. Until there is
such a court there is no need of talking
about the world being civilized.
II am not "A Christian. but | do be-
lieve i'm the religion of justice, of kind
ness. | believe in humanity. l do be-
lieve that usefulness is the highest pos
sible form OF worship. The useful man
is the good man, the useful man is the
real saint. ] care nothing about super
natural myths n mysteries, but do
care for human beings. | have "A little
snort creed of my own, not very lard
to understand. that has i'm IL no on
Predictions, and IL is this: Happiness
is the only good. The time to be happy
is now. The place to be happy is here.
The way To be happy is tn make others
so think this creed. If adopted.
would do away with war. | think 1t
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FIGHT FOR HER SAKE.
Pretty Long Island Girl the Cause of a
Bloody Duel.

fretty Long island Girl the Cause OF u
bloody Duel.
Two young men fought a duel for the
favor of a pretty Long Island maiden
last week, but despite the fact that both
contestants We're badly wounded the
young lady declares she was not COM
mitted to either rival. nor will she ex-
press "A preference between them now
that they have given each other lifelong
scars for her sake.
The fight was between Charles Bohem
and Clifford Rowley. The lady in the case
Is Miss Daisy Dickerson, daughter of the
Widow Dickerson, as she Is called i'm
Wading River. She is Is years old. with "A
well-rounded figure, big brown eyes, a
wealth OF nut brown hair and rosy
cheeks.
Bohem Is a railroad man. Most of the
Wading River people hate railroad men.
They are regarded as newcomers and
outsiders. Rowley had held the highest
place i'm Miss Daisy's affections prior to
the advent OF Bohem. One day Bohem
saw Daisy and Rowley walking together.
He followed them. Hot words followed
and Bohem was promised "A broker head
If he was caught following them again.
Miss Daisy sobbed and insisted the men
shouldn't behave so. Later on the young
rivals met i'm Gosman's store. Arrange
ments for the duel were crude. Formal
ties were dispensed with. The challenge
was issued by Bohem and was written on
"A postal card. II said that he would meet
his rival at daybreak in Lou Warmers
woods; that he must come alone. and
that no matter what the result of the
duel no physician was to be called.
Nothing more was thought of the af-
fair until the young rivals for Miss
Daisy's affections were seen coming
from the woods.
Bohem's arm was broken and hung limp
at his side. His head was bleeding from
the cuts made by a club. He was other
wise battered. Rowley was in a worse
plight. He had been stabbed I'm several
places and was covered with blood. Row
ley took Il club with him. believing that
he could do better execution with that
than with anything else. He found his
antagonist armed with a vicious looking
bowie knife.
Miss Daisy was completely Frustrated
when she was informed of the duel. She
admitted that she thought a great deal
of both her admirers. but declared that
she was never engaged to either of them.
After recovering from the shock she ex-
pressed "A desire to assist in attending to
the injuries of both OF them. but could
not be induced TO express "A preference.
Miss Daisy's mother says the Who'll af-
fair is "A ridiculous exhibition. and insists
that her daughter shall not interfere.
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Damien Being Torn to Pieces.

no inhuman rites, they were good. con-
tented people. The S~paniards enslaved
them or sought to enslave them. The
people rising. they were hunted with
dogs, they were tortured, they were
murdered, and finally exterminated
This was the n of Spanish
rule on the island OF Cuba. The same
spirit is i'm Spain to-day that was In
Spain then. The idea is not to concili-
ate but to coerce, not to treat justly IA
to rob and enslave. No Spaniard
regards a Cuban as having equal rights
with himself. He looks upon the island
as property. and upon the people as a
part OF that property. both equally be-
longing to Spain.
Spain has kept no promise made to
the Cubans, and never will. At last
the Cubans know exactly what Spain
is, and they have made up their minds
To be free or To be exterminated There
is nothing i'm history equal to the
atrocities and outrages that have been
perpetrated by Spain upon Cuba. What
Spain is all know as only a repetition
of what Spain mas done. only a proph-
ecy of what Spain will do IL il has the
power.
"As far as ! am concerned, l have no
idea that there il to be any war
between Spain and the United States.
A country that can't conquer Cuba GER
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LIBERTY

tainly has no fiatteri1g chance OF over
whelming the United States. OF course,
there Is some wisdom even in Spain,
n the S~paniards who know anything
OF this country know that 1t would be
absolute madness and the utmost folly
TO attack us. / believe i'm treating ever
spain with perfect fairness. 1 feel
ABOUT that country as Burns did about
the devil: %. wad ye TAX a thought
an mend!' I know that nations. like
people. do as they must, and / regard
Spain as the victim and result Of con-
ditions. the fruit OF a tree that was
planted by ignorance and watered by
superstition.
Il believe that Cuba Is to be free, and
i want that island tn give a new flag
10 the air, whether IL ever becomes a
part or the United States or not. My
sympathies are all with those who are
struggling for their rights. trying to
get the clutch of tyranny from their
threats; for those who are defending
their homes. their firesides. against
tyrants and robbers
Whether the ain was blown up
by the S~paniards Is still a question. |
IL viii soon be decided. In my
own opinion, the disaster came from
the outside. but ] do not know, and not
knowing. am willing to- wait for the
sake of human nature. 1 sincerely hope
that IL was an accident. I hate To think
that there are people base and cruel
enough to commit such an act. Still
i think that all these matters will be
settled without war.
II am in favor Of an international
court. the members to be selected by
the ruling nations of the world; and
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her ancient grandeur" intent upon her
bull fights. metaphorical and literal. while
all the other nations of the earth are
marching onward.
But this ancient grandeur never was
anything but tawdry; like all things
Spanish II has been made the subject of
gross exaggeration. In the case of a peo-
pie whose more than Chinese vanity
makes them almost incapable of listening
to the truth. who habitually turn defeat
into victory-in words-and magnify the
most commonplace occurrences until all
sense of proportion is lost, the statements
which they make in gloriiication of them
selves must be taken with large allow
ances. Many passages i'm Spanish history
read like "A mixture of their Cuban wal
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ders which keep the torpedo In a
straight path.
The head of the torpedo is made of
bronze n is charged with 120 pounds
of wet gun-cotton. The point of the
head contains the pistol" consisting Of
a propeller which,, set in revolution,
frees a plunger which, in turn, on the
impact of the torpedo, is forced down
upon a illuminate cap surrounded by a
tube of dry gun-cotton. Wet gun-cot-
ton explodes when ignited in contact
with dry gun-cotton. The freeing Of the
plunger by the propeller insures that
the torpedo must run a certain distance
from the vessel discharging it ere il
can explode.
The deviation from any set depth in
the passage of the torpedo must not
exceed Is inches at a range of 500 yards.
Thus as the torpedo can be set to run
at a depth from s to 20 feet, it is evil
den that II may be depended upon To
smite a vessel at almost any point below
the armor line, where the explosion will
do the most damage. 1t is said our
American torpedoes are better adjusted
for actual service a those in any
other navy in the world. However that
may be, we have come to realize that
the torpedo is about the most important
feature of naval warfare. There are
those, indeed. among the best authori-
ties, who assert that in a decade hence
all naval conflicts will be fought with
the torpedo. OLIVER HENSHAW.
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MEM CRADLE OF

Spain and h Spaniard" was the
topic submitted by our correspon leuS
60 Colonel Ingersoll- IL interested him
and the words that flowed from his
lips had In them Indignation and con
tempt and the fire OF ~eloauence. Here
they are exactly as he uttered them:
Spain has always been exceedingly
religious n exceedingly cruel. That
country a an unfortunate experience.
The S~paniards fought the Moors for
about seven hundred or eight hundred
years, and during that time Catholi-
cism and patriotism became synony-
nous. They were fighting the Mos
lens. 1t was a religious war. For
this reason they became intense in their
Catholicism. and they were fearful
that IL they should grant the least con-
cession to the Moor God wou destroy
them. Their idea was hat the only
Ray to C Divine aid was to have