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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
War Feeling at Havana Said to be
Growing Very Strong.
FORTS BEING STRENGTHENED
rlssty Of AmmSniiiOn said to be 10 the rOs-
sessioa Of be Spahish 10 Cuba,
But Men Are Scarce.

New York. April "a Tribune dispatch
rom Havana says:
Peace has Few partlsans among Spain
oitrlal representatives. In Havana FOi
% day or two feelings Of accepting the
friendly Intervention Of the United statei
fnd iniercntion were entertained The
change ln sentiment Is significant az r..
nccilng the feeling In Madrid. II is IN.
terpreted here as a sign that the sagasta
ministry cannot save Cuba except By war
The Spanish population continues 10 have
iis appetite whetted FOR hostilities through
the talk of those In authority close "a
Blanco. They charge that the ''falthles'
Yankees are now exposed 10 an tha
world; that Spdin's concession OF autonO.
my. unwillngness of the United States "a
give Il further time is proof Of territorial
greed. when sentiments OF this kind are
put forth by high officers their Influence
is bad. The volunteers are now the most
enthusiastic supporters Of hostile meas.
ures. They are petted more than the
army.
II should be said that General Blanc0
in the conference with the coloncls OF the
volunteers has maze them feel sense
of responsibility In maintaining order In
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
HUNDRED LIVES
LOST IN FLOOD
Death List Increasing 10 the Terrible
ShawneetOwn Disaster.
MANY NEGROES DROWNED
The Matters Came Upon the People xithoat
Esrnins. With Appallisa Loss Of
Liie-Nsny Homeless.

RidgeWay, H.. April 4.--Tonlght almost
two score bodies OF the victims Of the
shaneetOwn food. last evening, had
been recovered, and hundreds Of homeless
people are dependent upon charity for
food and shelter The death list is likely
20 be largely increased when definite IN
formation from the negro quarter Is se-
cured The flood burst on these people
without warning and, owing 10 the weak
construction Of their shanties, they top
pied over In the rush OF waters leaving
their inmates no means OF getting out Of
danger Hundreds OF people who live
farther from the river front sought safety
on the roofs and upper stories. or made
for the hills 70 the west. Those are being
removed as rapidly as possible TO places
where they can be given proper care.
No effort has been made to search for Do-
dies yet. the attention OF the relief parties
being directed almost entirely TO the dis
tribution OF supplies and making the
homeless as comfortable as possible. The
relief work Is well organized. The tents
and blankets sent by the governor today
will be promptly distributed. Those who
escaped lost everything. and their homes
are in ruins.
The missing, as far as known tonight.
are: Colonel CallicOtt. Washington G.
Calllcott. Mrs. CaIlicott. Mrs. Galloway.
Dora Galloway. Mary Galloway, Mrs.
Holly. Mrs. Greer. Mrs. Ed Flake, Chas.
Clayton. Mrs Clayton. four Clayton child
rem. Annie Rhineholt, Clarence Rhine
holt. Mrs. Paul Phalon. three Phalon
children. nephew OF the Phalons, Mrs.
McClayne Florence Evans. Ella McAllis-
ter (colored), Mary McAllister (eolored).
r. b. Hooker, a telegraph operator on
the Louisville and Nashville; Harry King
and four children (coloredl. Miss Cora
| Sherwood, Frank A. Morrison and Mrs
a Hathaway
Late tonight 1t is estimated that the
/ loss OF life in the negro quarters may
reach fifty besides those accounted for.
Ed Flake. whose wife was drowned. came
10 Cypress Junction today and said there
were fifteen people in his house when the
food struck the building. Only himself
and one other succeeded in escaping be-
fore the building toppled over. Flake was
hysterical from grief and could not give
the names Of the thirteen who lost their
lives
Marsh Callicott, a son Of Washington
Callicott and wife. who perished. made a
heroic effort to save his parents. He se-
cured rowboat and got to within forty
feet Of where his mother and father were
imprisoned swift current prevented
him from getting nearer. The parents
stood in the yard in water TO their waists
awaiting the arrival of the boat Suddenly
a wave swept them into the current and
ewes
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
SENATORS WE'RE ELOQUENT.
Perkins and Others Demand the Inde-
pendence of the Cuban Patriots.

Washington, April at was frankly
and openly charged in the senate today
by Perkins, of California, In set speech.
that Spain was responsible for the Maine
disaster. as 1t had been brought about by
Spanish Vaccinations and Spanish treach-
cry. The speech OF Perkins was only one
Of the four perpared addresses on the
Cuban question delivered in the senate
today. Clay, OF Georgia. while hoping for
peaceful solution of the problem the
country is now facing. declared strongly
in favor of the independence Of the Gu
bans. and pledged to the administration
the loyal support OF the south. which, in
the event of war, would have TO bear the
brunt of the conflict.
Perkins took substantially the same
grounds, and his vigorous treatment OF
the subject aroused the crowded gale
ries to enthusiastic applause. Mantle, OF
Montana. while expressing confidence in
the administration, maintained that II
time for action had now arrived, and that
action must be to the end that Cuba
should be free. Rawlins, of Utah, entirely
eliminated the president from considera-
ton in his speech contending that the
case against Spain was already made up,
and that with congress rested the re-
sponsibnity of declaring war,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
CUBA MUST Be
SELF GOVERNED
United States viii Decline Mediation
Unless This Is Granted.
THE MESSAGE WEDNESDAY
Said the President kilI Tsts a Vigorous
S,aad and Iasist Upoa the Iads-
psndehes Of Cuba

Washington. April 4.-The two foremost
branches OF the Cuban question In wash
lngton today were the presidents mes
sage and European mediation. which now
has taken an active form in courts Of
Europe. according to advices received al
the foreign embassies here. though no
proffer has been made TO the United
States.
Regarding the first. II can be stated that
II Is fully expected by the administration
that the message will be sent TO congress
on Wednesday. In all probability. and
certainly by Thursday. The members Of
McKinley's cabinet and his friends In
congress stated definitely today that 1t
will deal vigorously with the question
will include the Maine incident, and make
definite recommendations 70 congress. one
Of which will b. the recognition Of Cuban
Independence.
As to the mediation Of Europe or the
pope. they declare that those material
and moral powers must exercise their
suasion on Spain. for this government
viii insist on the Independence OF Cuba
as the ultimate sine qua non. unless the
insurgents themselves should consent to
less. and this they have hatly refused 10
do. Speaking Of this point. one OF the
cabinet officers said today:
''You can say FOR me that all the powers
OF Europe and all the heads Of the
churches may propose mediation TO Spain
II they desire. but the United States will
positively not listen TO mediation OF any
III Ind kuF to ha aFlfI IA -
of our conditions, which Is the independ-
ence Of Cuba"
Notwithstanding the many reports OF
European mediation. they assumed their
first tangible form this afternoon, when
at least two Of the European establish
ments In Washington received notice that
exchanges OF notes between the great
powers we're in progress in arriving at a
basis on which they make a joint pro-
posal for mediation. II is evident that
the exchange has not yet been produc-
tive Of common understanding. as the
ambassadors and ministers at Washing
ton have not received instructions yet
"a initiate the movement. The only in
formation thus far is that notes are pass
ing by telegraph between the capitals OF
Europe. II had been understood that
France and Austria were most active In
bringing about this movement, and that
Great Britain had held aloof from IL. but
it developed today that the British gov
ernment WAS also taking part in the ex-
change, and that, in case OF concerted ac-
tion by the powers. Great Britain would
probably act with the others.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
TO KLoNpIKE BY BALLOON.

New York, April i,-Antoine Varicle, OF
the French Geographical Society, has ar.
rived here with balloon with which he
intends to make a trip from Juneau IL
the Klondlke, A dozen persons are In
the party, Arthur Tervagne, LII D., Is
president of the expedition and Is alsc
correspondent Of the Figaro, Varlcle
head OF the expedition, is 45 years old anc
well known engineer and inventor in
France. He claims that his balloon car
be steered with ease.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
GENERAL EzETA INDICATED

San Francisco. April THE Examiner
says:
General Carlos Ezeta, the eXiled ex-
president OF Salvador. has been vindicat-
ed by his people. His vast estates, the
stocks and money conhscated by the gov
ernment OF President Gutierrez after
Ezeta was forced to leave his native land
four years ago. have been returned TO
him and Ezeta is again worth more than
100000. The money that Ezeta has used
in this country was furnished by his wife
who is now in the South American re-
public settling up the exiles affairs. She
will return here on May s The general
says he will never again interest himself
in Salvadorean politics. He is now living
in Oakland
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
BIG WHEAT SALE.

Albany, April &C. A. Westgaten, rep
resenting Moore, Ferguson x Company
of San Francisco, today bought 1OO,OOC
bushels of wheat in the Farmers ware
house, at Albany and the warehouses al
Tangent, Lebanon and Tallman, The
price was 20 cents net to the farmers
The wheat will be shipped to Portland
and there loaded on a vessel for foreig
ports This sale about cleans up the sur
plus wheat of the 30 crop in this part OF
OREGON
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
PORTLAND POLITICS.

Portland, April 4,-W S. Mason was to-
day nominated for mayor by a number OF
electors of Portland, and he has accepted
the nomination,
County Clerk Smith today refused to
file the poll books of primary election
held Saturday as the poll books of the
republican primaries, holding that they
are not such, hut might be filed as
Mitchell Republican" or any other des
ignation.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
REGISTER vEATcH RESIGNS.

Roseburg, Or, April Ar. NJ. Veatch
has forwarded to Washington his resig-
nation as register of the United states
land office here and has asked TO be re-
leased at once. His term expired some
time ago, Veatch will take the stump
congress
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
ACTIVITY IN STOCKS.

New York, April Notwithstanding
the weakness of the sock market toward
the close, net gains of from y to points
were saved for nearly all active stocks.
The opening jump in prices was in SYM
pathy with the buoyancy Of Americans
on foreign exchanges where the reported
mediation of the pope between the United
States and Spain was taken as of real
Importance.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
MORE VESSELS PURCHASED.

New York, April i.--Upon receiving an
order from Washington today to buy ten
vessels the naval auxiliary board pur-
chased the following for auxiliary cruis-
ers Caracas and Venezuela, Of the Red
d line Kansas City Of the Savannah
line; Yorktown, jamestown and Princess
Ann, of the Old Dominion line; El Sole
and three others, of the Morgan line.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
RETURNED FROM PITCAIRN.

San Francisco, April 4.-The ship Drum
muir, from Newcastle, brought as passen-
gers Rev. Mr.. Whatley, wife and child, OF
Detroit, Mich, who went to Pitcairn ISL
and as missionaries two years ago. Mr.,
whatley says there were 154 people on
the island who were in the best Of health
when he left there on February p last.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
MESSAGE OK WEDNESDAY.

Washington. April 4.-The cabinet ad-
journed at u;S5. after thoroughly consid-
ering the presidents forthcoming mes
sage. Secretary Long authorized the As
sociated Press to announce that the mes
sage would be sent to congress Wednes-
day
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
ELECTIONS IN MONTANA.

Helena, Mont, April AT the city
election today the republicans elected the
mayor, treasurer, police judge and four
of the seven aldermen, the democrats
capturing the other three The democrats
win control the council.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05

Butte, Mont, April i,--Thc election to-
day was for eight aldermen. The demo-
Gratis elected seven and the silver repub-
licans one. The republicans and populists
made poor showing, The next council
viii stand twelve democrats to four re-
publicans and silver republicans.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
NEW YORK TROOPS FOR ATLANTA

RufTalo, y, Y, April i-Colonel Smith,
U. s A., at Fort Porter, has received II
message from Washington ordering him
to have the four companies of his COM
mand at Buffalo and one company at
Fort Niagara ready to proceed to Atlanta
Mt moments notice. The company at
Fort Niagara is expected In Buffalo to-
day, Colonel Smith says his command is
ready to move as soon as a train can be
provided.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05

was not merely formal move, he said,
hut one his company regarded as essen
tial to protec, Its rights,
lie declined to make a statement Of the
matter In controversy, saying there was
a difference OF opinion as to certain con-
tracts and this move was taken as the
proper one to bring the question TO a
legal focus,
A. h. Hammond, president OF the rail-
road company, said Honeyman, DeHart
\ Glenn did not complete their contract,
and the construction company. after Hon
eyman, Deliart 4 Glenn were several
months behind with the work, resumed
charge OF the construction and com
cleted the road,
There is nothing due Honeyman, De-
Hart y Glenn on that contract. said Mr.,
Hammond, "They failed to do the work
according to contract, and practically
abandoned 1t In January, alleging bad
weather, unfavorable soil. etc, as rea-
sons for their iuaction. The construction
company took hold Of 1t, pushed the road
through to completion. and charged the
expense up against Honeyman, DeHart Il
Glenn, whose claims We're thus fully can
cclcd, We have money to pay our bills,
and are ready to pay what we owe, but
cannot he expected to do our own con-
structlon and at the same time pay 9TH
ers for doing It,"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-05
LOCAL FIRM nErs CONTRACT.

IIVNNI tTNW NEIo NVN IINFNN T.
Kalama, wash, April 4.-(Speolal to the
Astorian THE Columbia Iron Works to-
day secured in Portland the contract for
the iron work for the foundation and
roundhouse TO be built at Astoria by the
Astoria and Columbia River Railroad
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-13
Hood s Pills take. easy to operate. 25c,
Where Are Our Great Leaders?

The announcement of the with drawal of Roger Q. Mills from the Senatorial race in Texas, with his determination to retire to private life, removes from the active scene of public and party fife the last of Democracy's great leaders and statesmen.
 To the student of public affairs the present presents a most peculiar condition. Men with whose names we have baea familiar for the past gen eration or more; men who have fought the battles Of Democracy for the last twenty years and who have conducted it through all the vicissi- tudes of fortune; men who have shaped the policies that after vary ing circumstances have brought it to victory and triumph; men whom we have been taught to be- lieve were the embodiment of the principles for which the party stood and to look upon as ideal Democrats ard statesmen, are being retired in such rapid succession that the stu dent of politics stands amazed and aghast.
 Where are the great Democratic leaders of a score of years ago; nay, even ten years ago?
 Henry Watterson, the great tariff reforner and father of the star eyed goddess of reform, has been re-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-13

pudiated by his people; John G. Car lisle, the author of a tariff for rev enue only" and three times Speaker of Democratic House of Represen- tatives, has been forced to retire to the practice of the law in New York; Wm. R. Morrison, author of the horizontal bill for tariff reform, has just retired from the Interstate Commerce Commission to the shades of private life; Calvin S. Brice, the manager of so many Democratic campaigns, has been retired and removed from Ohio to New York; Arthur P. German, the chair man of one National and two Congressional Campaign Com mittees, has been defeated for re election to the Senate from Mary land; Roger Q. Mills, author of the Mills bill, after forty years of pub lie service, has been driven from  the field for reelection by young politician hardly known outside of the state of Texas; Wm. L. Wilson, author of the tariff bill that bears his name, has been compelled to seek surcease from public life in a college professorship; David B. Hill, the hot-spur of Democracy, has been retired to the private shades of "Wolferts Roost, ?. and so on through the catalogue of eminent and honored Democratic statesman whom Democrats once delighted to honor.
 Their counsel and leadership have been repudiated. In their
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-13
PINE BLUFF. ARK. MAR. Is, 1898.
@ig- ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN
 oN APPLICATION.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE,

WITHOUT ExCBf rIoN.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-13
H. K. Toney for Representative

t1s
 The GRAPHIC is authorized to an nounce Mr. H. K, Toney as a candi- date for Representative in the low. CT house of the General Assembly of the State, subject to the aclion of the Democratic party. Mir. Toney is the candidate of the Pine Bluff Oratorical Association, of which or. ganization he is one of the shining lights and is one of its ablest debat- CTS. During the last municipal campaign 4Kimp" won considerable reputation on the political hustinos and his membership in the P. B. Oratorical Associa tion has added still further laurels to his fame. Mr Toney is self-made and very de- serving young man. He IS a close student of public affairs, and should he be nominated and elected, would no doubt make most capable and efficient Representative.
 His friends are legion and enthu- siastic, and he gives every promise of making a very strong race. We commend his candidacy to the con sideration of the Democratic voters of the county.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-13

places have arisen new, untried and inexperienced men, but few of whom were even heard of as long as ten years ago. What has wrought this wonderful change? Who IS responsible for it? What will be the result? These are questions for the serious con sideration of the student Of Amer ican politics. Only the future can answer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-13

UP in Kentucky the other day a riot was narrowly avoided in the Legislature at Frankfort. Senators Bronston and Elmore exchanged epithets and a brother senator pre- was yented hostilities, while in the and adopFe of Representatives Depp and vana harbor engaged in a regular fisticuff At convenielsded each other furiously. laeed maeed reeaya rasre are Kentucky legislature seryiceable in tlreture.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-13

THE desire of Great Britain to enter into an alliance of defence and offence with the United States in the event of war, is simply an other proof that blood is thicker than water.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-13

TIE Sunday GRAPHIC brings to it's readers this morning the glori- ous news that the new street rail- way and electric light plant is an assured thing. This statement is made on the assurance of the pro- moters of the enterprise.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-13

WITH an electric street railway there will be re-awakening and a general making up of dry bones in Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-13

IN political times like these is the summer of the saloon mans con tent
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-03-23
SANDY HILL.

Plenty of rain and mud.
+ b. AsLcraft entered school at Ir.
vington March l4Lh.
Sam Day has been indisposed for some
time, but is much better at present.
Misses Luella and Ma gle Cowley we're
in Custom shopping one day last week.
Supt. w. ID. Ashcrait spent few days
OF last week with his mother, Mrs. N. @.
Ashcraft.
Messrs Albert and Eugene Ashcraft
attended church at Andersonville last
Saturday night.
Mis- EIiz ,beth Hendrick and daughter,
Miss Hettie, were guests OF Mrs VIM,
Dugan last Friday night.
Mr.. Chas. Simmons and wife, OF r.
vington, visited Mrs Mamie Ashcrait
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Sallie Basket spent several days
last week as the guest OF her sister, Mrs.
Vina Bewley, of Highland.
MeSsrs. Geo. Wies and w. A. Bewley
were the guests of Misses Lula and Mat
tie Ashcraft Sunday evening.
Rev. T. j Duval filed his regular APP
pointment at this place third Saturday
and Sunday On account OF the inclem-
ency OF the weather on Sunday, the
crowd was very small.
John Basket, who has been enl aged
in business in Louisville for the past six
months, is visiting his parents at this
writing.
Ju lge Pulliam, Of Hardinsburg, was in
this community several days last week,
representing an insurance company.
j, NJ. Herndon and wife, were in Bran
&c lburg one day last week shopping, aud
were the guests Of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs j. w. Lewis.
Mrs. Davis Young and Miss Lula Ash
craft were in Brandenburg shopping one
day last week, and were guests Of j. X.
Willett aud wife.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-03-23
WEBSTER.

Peach trees are in bloom.
Pastures are looking nice.
Mrs. Anna Jordan is quite sick.
Where is the ground-hog man?
We should have Spring school.
Joe Claycomb came home Saturday.
II. L. Kurtz was in Louisville last
week
Mrs t G. Jordan has been sick for
several days.
Scott Morton bought two work horses
in Louisville last week.
James Skilman, Of Cloverport, came
up and returned on Sunday,
Esther Hall will attend the Hall. Payne
nuptials at Cloverport this week.
r. Eskridge, Of Bloomington, Ind Wis
tied Mrs. W. G, Jordan last week.
Our clever agent, ]. O. Kurtz, has once
more assumed full charge OF the depot.
Mr.. Drane, Of Hudson, was here last
week prospecting for business location.
Miss Efie West. OF Harmed, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. ]. V. St. Clair, this week
Seeds Of all kinds that were put into
the ground last week came up unusually
soon.
Harry Stewards house is nearing com
pletion. and he will move into II in a
few weeks.
Sam Dugan and wife, OF BrandenburQ.
visited Mrs. W. g. Claycomb Saturday
aud Sunday.
Old farmers expires Oh emselyes that
they never saw wheat look more promis-
Ing at this season Of the year.
Mrs. Aaron Norton, OF Garfield. 70
turned home last week, after a yisit Of
.. several wet ks to her daughter. Mrs. W.
I. Mccoy.
wathen B Henderson, one Of onr
D. 81 and brightest boys. left last sunday
Tor st. Louis to take position. The best