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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-16
GovERNMENr PROPOSALS.

Custom House, Astoria, Oregon; Col.
lector's Office, April 26. 1900.
Supplies for Revenue Vessels:-Seal-
ed proposals for supplying ship chand-
lery ratlons, and coal 10 vessels OF the
United States Revenue Cutter Service,
regularly stationed. or temporarily, at
Astoria, Oregon. and delivered on board
said vessels at that place during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1901. will be
received at this office until 2 o'clock
.. m. OF Saturday, May IL. 1900, at
which time and place they viii be pub
licly opened. The coal furnished TO be
anthracite or bituminous OF best quail
ity; uniform In character: to weigh
224O pounds to the ton; to be delivered
on board the vessels at such times and
In such quantities as may be required,
at localities readily accessible to said
vessels, and 20 be subject 20 inspection
as to quality and weight. Bidders will
name the prices both for steamlng
and stove coal, and also their faclli-
ties for furnishing the vessels with
fresh water. and their charges there
for. Blank forms OF proposals, with
schedules showing articles OF ship
chandlery and component Tarts OF ra-
tions. may be had upon application at
this office; proposals must be
submitted on these forms. Sep
arate bids will also be received
the same time and place for lubrlca-
ting and Illuminating oils. The right
Is reserved TO reject any and all bids,
and no contract will be put in force un-
Ill congress shall have made an appro-
priation for the purpose.
JOHN FOX,
Collector.
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SOME sTRANGE UTrERANcEs.


Ex-Governor Gambler, of Georgia, is
evidently not in conciliatory frame
Of mind. He appears to be what is
known as an ''unreconstructed reb. "
one of those who thinks the civil war
is still "on." He addressed the con-
federate veterans at Atlanta a few days
ago, at the confederate memorial cele-
bration. and some of his utterances
were gems-gems of the burning blood
kind. That they had a political cast
is due to the orators fervency. He
did not wish to attack the Union SOL
diers, as he explained, but to denounce
the fanatics who presided at the birth
of the republican party and nursed
the oantling into vigorous manhood
and taught it the doctrine Of higher
law, and to disregard the limitations
OF the constitution, reverse the pre-
cedents Of hundred years. and who,
iisregarding the Golden Rule, preach
ed from the pulpit the doctrine of hate
instead Of peace on earth and good will
to men, That is mixing history pref
ty thoroughly, but let it pass.
This devotion Of the fre-eating ex-
governor to the constitution is touch
ing. We heard a deal about this vio-
lation of the constitution in preventing
men from disrupting the government
and stealing the property that belong
ed to the whole nation at the time
Of the war.
This breed Of fanatics" the ex-gov-
ernor proceeded to inform his hearers,
had not died out, but were still in
congress and in the pulpit, preaching
the same unholy gospel. Worse still,
they Still dominate the party of Lin
coin and Seward and Chase, which de-
MED to you in 1860 the blood bought
right Of local self government, and
which is today waging a war Of con-
quest against an unoGending people
ten thousand miles away"
There was an impression that some
pretty good democrats, who were, ney-
erlhe less, good Americans, had hand
in the effort 10 make the authority
Of the United States government su-
preme in the Philippines, and to re-
store order there in order that the
majority Of people should enjoy the
blessings Of true liberty and civiliza-
ton, which they never knew, Gen.
Joe" Wheeler. an ex-confederate, for
one But Wheeler, who did his part
for what he doubtless considered right
at the time, came to his senses long
ago, something which the eruptlve
Gambler seems not yet to have at
tanned. OF course the introduction of
politics at such a time was in very
bad taste to say the least, but one of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-16
GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS.

Treasury Department, omce, Super
vlslng Architect, Washington, ID. c.,
April 2l, 190O.-Sealed proposals will
be received at this office until o'clock
,. M, on the 2Sth day Of May, 1900
and then opened, for the wharf and
dlslnfectlng and bath houses at the
u. s. Quarantine Station, Astoria, Ore
gon, In accordance with drawings ond
specifications, copies OF which may be
had at this Office or the office Of the
custodian OF the station.
JAMES KNOX TAYLOR,
Supervising Architect.
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our American poets has said that pol
ities knows no propriety Of time or
place." He must have heard some.
body like the unresonstruoted ex-gov.
ernor of Georgia, such men as he
never help the world along, A hermit
life would seem most suitable for
them
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C. 0. CARLSON. Manager
Reserved Seats, 75c.
General Admission, SOC.
Tic hets for sale at Griffin & Reeds.
BIDS FOR WOOD.

Notice is hereby given that bids to
furnish yellow fir bark slabwood to
school district No. l, in the manner
as hereafter set forth, will be received
at the Office Of the school clerk until
6 p. m. Wednesday, May %, 1900, to-
wit:
19O or more cords Of yellow fir bark
slabwood to be delivered at the Nc
Clure, Shiveley, Alderbrook, Adair and
Olney school houses. Delivery to com
mence on June 10 and all the wood
to be delivered Within 40 days there
after.
BY order Of the board.
e. z. FERGUSON,
Clerk.
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'pallN IIDally except Sunday.

Rebate tickets on sale between Port.
land. Sacramento and San Franolseo.
Net rates tlf nrat class and 81 second
elaaa, including sleeper.
Rates and tickets 10 Eastern polnta
aud Europe. Also Japan, China, Homo.
lulu aud Australia. Can be obtained
from J. u, kirkland. Ticket Agent. iSl
Third street.
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All communications intended for pSb-
:lcation should be directed to the editor.
Business communications Of all kinds
and remittGnees must be addressed to
"The Astorlan."
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The Astorian guarantees to its ad-
vertlsers the largest circulation of any
newspaper published on the Columbia
river.
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Advertising rates can be had on APP
plicatlon to the business manager.
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YAMHiLL DIVISION.
Passenger depot foot Of Jefferson n

Passenger depot foot Of Jefferson %
Leave for oswego daily at tao. ss,te
a, M; 1885, 1865. s;a6. b,ib. e.g5, S,OG
80 p, M, and 300 a. m, on SUNDAY
only. Arrive at Portland daily Al se,H
$3.50. 'l0.6O n. M; l.a6, a:iS. t.sO. O,s0
Ti0. 1000 y, m. 1870 a. m. daily ex.
cept Monday. s,50 and 1905 a. m. on
Sundays only.
Leave for Dallas 'laily. except Bun.
day, at t;sO y. m. Arrive at Portland
at ps0 a. m.
Passenger train leaves Dallas for
Alrlle Mondays. Wednesdays aud Fri.
daya AZ a,t5 y. m. Returns Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays.
'Except Sunday.
II. KoEHLER. Manager.
c. II. MARKHAM,
Gen. Frt, and Pass. AIT.
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A fortune awaits the man who will
invent n smoke consumer that can be
attached to cigarette flends.
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Worry is the undesirable thoughts a
fellow can't help thinking.
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No man can be more than half right;
the other half is bound to be left.
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sEMI-WEEKLY

Sent by mail. per year, in advance s2oo
Postage free to subscribers.
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Arrive

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Overland Bxpreas
Trains Tor Salem,
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THE louvre

Strangers visiting in the city will find
the Louvre an attractive resort wherein
to spend the evening. The Anime Sisters
Ladies' Orchestra is still ON the bills aud
presents nightly musical program Of
exceptional merit Handsome pool aud
billiard rooms are feature In connection
with the house, palatable lunches will
be served at all nours
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-09
Orleans, March Section futures
COTTON LETTERS.

New York. March S.-Hubbard Bros. &
Co. say: Liverpool opened easy, but rail-
lied sharply. closing steady at decline
ranging from ~ points on the near posi-
tons TO points on the new crop. Cable
grams from there was rather bullish In
tone. speaking of the decline as a natural
reaction, and looking for a further recov-
cry.
our market opened barely steady at 8
to 6 points advance, but was supplied with
a flood of outside realizing which carried
prices through cents for August. From
this point there were several rallies, the
market finally becoming quiet at about
those prices. The feature was the large
accumulation of May on base of 915c
by a house which, while Identified with
the bull side. has been supposed to be
largely short of that position.
orders have been much reduced in vol
ume and the market seems approaching
a normal state. The local trade remains
bulish, expecting the comparison with the
movement during the last fortnight in
March will be so favorable as to bring
renewal of the speculation.
The close was weak, with heavy realiz-
ing for outsiders, and the execution or
stop orders. Unless Liverpool declines ma
teriaIIy tomorrow our market should rally
despite the large movement which now
points to 600 bales for the week.
New York, March 8-Murphy & Co. say;
considering the depressed feeling here
last evening and sales of old crop months
at 10 points below the closing prices. the
Liverpool cables to hand this morning were
surprisingly good with only S-32d decline
on spots. Futures opened 6-64d lower, but
regained the entire decline before the mar
ket opened, but again declined 2-4 whilst
the call was going on and finally closed
2-6id3-64d lower on old crop and 4-64d on
new crop deliveries. This market ruled
very cratic during the afternoon on liqui-
dating sales and orders 10 buy for foreign
and domestic account with relatively
larger demand for September and later de-
liyeries, the average reaction on prices for
the entire list being from points above TO
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STOCKS AND BoNDs.

New York March S.-The market was
practically relieved to-day of all disturb
ing factors in the way of acute weakness
of special stocks. Reports all continued
favorable regarding the outlook for values.
unapprecable. Even the small buying for
inves tment. based on large earnings OF
railroad which had been in evidence for
some time past dropped out of sight to-
day.
Spectators are refraining entirely from
commitments for the advance, On the
other hand, the bear opera tors of any con-
siderable caliber seemed 10 become dis
courased by the fuulity of their efforts
and the elimination OF events counted
upon for a reaction. They made some
demonstration against Peoples Gas, Con.
solidated Gas and Metropolitan Street
Railway, but no. effect was produced on
the general market.
The room traders labored In vain to set
the sluggish tide of prices in motion. In
many stocks the price changes were
scarcely sufficient to cover brokers' com
mission and the inertness OF the market
increased in proportion to the distance
from last nights level the tendency being
to come back TO that level from either
below or above It. The iron and steel
stocks were generally firm on the encour-
aging opinions expressed by authorities in
the trade. The maintenance of the ST.
Paul dividend at the existing rate found
no response In the market, as II had been
fully foreshadowed by the large absorD-
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officially estimated at $4,000 bales. The
market started out with prices unchanged
to Pail points higher. This rise was due
to the fact that the English market,
while showing at the opening a decline or
$50 in spot cotton and a decline of
5-540e-64d in future, was by no means as
badly off as the generalization shown by
our market yesterday might Seem to jus
tify. Then, too, closing cables reduced
the net decline at Liverpool to 2-64Q4-64d
for the day. Later, however, our marhet
showed the effect of heavy selling of long
Gotten. Margins were asked for that were
rot forthcoming; a large amount of the
selling was of this class. For the first
time the trade. blinded to statistics and
regulation market bearings, by the daz-
zling speculative advance that has been
SO long in progress, found time to re-
turn to calculations regarding the moves
ment and its significance. In the after
noon the market broke sharply under re-
newed heavy liquidation of long cotton
ard became excited and very irregular,
with the tone finally weak at a net de-
cline of 4d25 points.
New York, March Section futures
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COTTON.

The cotton market felt the effects of
further declines in the trading centers to-
dav. which carried good middling down
L cent, and other grades 1-16 cent. There
were no reported transactions, and the
market was posted very quiet. The re-
ceipts were 1866 bales, against 1,3i7 bales
for the same time last year. The seasons
receipts are about 10000 bales behind the
receipts last season. The local sentiment
is that the present depression is natur-
al reaction, and that higher prices VIII
be commanded after speculation becomes
more settled. A decided majority have
been on the long side of cotton, so that
turn in the road was looked for as soon
as it appeared to this class that prices
were at the top. Factors are not selling
at quotations
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the CLOSE of the market, at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
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ton Of gross earnings in operating ex-
penses
The reported agreement of Western
railroad presidents on recommendation de-
signed 10 harmonize differences over
freights, the determination to advance BIZ
luminous coal rates TO the lakes and adj
ditiona gains reported In railroad earn
tngs were all without effect on prices
The published report of a proposed de-
crease in the next dividend of the pre-
ferred stock of Pittsburg, Cincinnati,
Chicago and st. Louis was met by a drop
in that stock of 49, points. Rio Grande
Western was notable for jump of nearly
points. There was continued doubt and
apprehension over the capacity of the
money market to get through without a
pinch to the period of relief by the opera
ton of the currency bill. The possibility
was canvassed by action of the treasury
department to resume the deposit of in
formal revenue collections with the banks
but no authoritative sanction was given
for such possibility. The absorption OF
funds by the New York sub-treasury since
last Friday had already reached s.. 63f 900
up to the close of business last night
The total revenue surplus taken by the
government since the first of the month
up to the same date amounted to only
s. 06G, 2i5. The special drain thus indl-
Gated upon the New York banks is due TO
the large customs payment by importers
Imports at present are running very
high as an incident of the active demand
for commodities and the payment of the
duties is diverted from the New York
banks into the sub-treasury The demand
for loans for purchase of government
bonds continues large. These two factors
threaten the carly obliteration of surplus
reserves of the New York banks
The bond market was not so active az
Yesterday, but prices were firmly helS
Total sales. par value. $1.590,O0O
United States 3s declined u and new 4s
y in the bid price.
The total sales Of stocks to-day we're
10000 shares including Burlington. $40.
Metropolitan, 5,426; st. Paul 1920 South
ern Pacific, 9.035; Union Pacific, 5,472;
American Steel and Wire. $3.50; American
Tobacco, 1850; Anaconda 9.42s; Brook
Ign Rapid Transit, 6135; Gas. 1880; Sugar.
n SO
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COTTON DROPS ON SELLING.
,ocAL MARKET DECLINES FROM
lie TO II CENT.

downward Tendency Due to
ueavy Liquidation in New York,
.he Total sales for the Day Being
rstimated at 100000 BaIes-Spirits
Turpentine Firm at 53b Cents,
and Rosin Nominal and Nothing
poinr-LocaI and TeIegraphic Mar
Isets.
Warning News Office, March S.-This
n,s another day of heavy liquidation in
Now York, with the result that. prices
wont off from to % points. 1t was I'M
officially reported that the sales in that
u,,rl,et reached $50, 900 bales. For the first
lime in weeks the trade there have open
o. their eyes to statistics and other mat
tars regulating the market, having up to
mis- time been carried away with he
speculative advances scored since the
h,ls took such complete control of the
siuation. Liverpool was off 212 points on
,b.. near months and 4 points on new crop
nositi.ns though it was reported this was
moi surprising TO the trade there, as the
reacrion was expected as a natural one.
The English trade look for a recovery!
The local market was very quiet, at a de-
cline of & cent on good middling, and lie
csn, on other grades. There were no re-
norted transactions, and factors will not
sell at quotations. The local trade regards
the depression as a natural sequel of con-
didons. and are not, therefore, worrying
aver The turn things have taken.
Naval stores was quiet in the main. Spir-
lis turrentine closed firm at a decline OF
u cent with light sales, and rosins closed
nominal with nothing doing, and no sales
reported Produce was firm and in the
main unchanged. The wholesale markets
were steady and active. The following
resume of the different markets will show
the tone and quotations at the close to-
DAY:
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-The turpentine mar
ket closed firm to-day al a decline of @c
below Wednesdays closing. Business was
transacted on a limited scafe, and white
receipts were small and the holdings of
factors hight the decline did not stirnu-
late the market as much as expected
Only the urgent needs of buyers are be-
ing supplied at present, and the prospects
for increased business rests with the
chances for increased receipts. More stuff
to trade in will give things shove. The
receipts to-day were 81 casks, sales Us
casks and the exports none
Note-Tra nsactions of 100 casks should
have been reported on Wednesday. The
official report furnished the Morning News
by the Board of Trade showed no sales
of spirits on that day.
Rosins-The resin market was Iifeless
to-day. Quotations were posted nominal
and nothing doing. There were no re-
ported transactions il seems conces-
sions are expected and that until there is
a decline, business will be on a very linn
tied scale. The receipts to-day We're LII
barrels, sales none, and the exports none.
The following were the quota tons:
Rc,sin-Nominal, nothing doing; sales,
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETs.

Bacon Market is steady; smoked clear
sides, INC; dry sailed clear sides, TIC; bel
lies nc; eugar-cured hams, 11l2M121ac
Lard-Market firm; pure, in tierces, TIC;
5O-pound tins, TIC; compound in tierces.
61,c; 5O-pound tins, csc.
Cheese-Market firm; fancy full cream
cheese. ilc for 25-pound average.
Flour--Narket steady: patent, A.2o:
straight. 800; fancy, 1865; family $40
Corn--Market steady; white, job lots,
sac: carload lots, SIC; mixed corn, job lots,
&c. carload lots. ole.
Oats-No 2 mixed, carload, 36c; Job lots,
37a3sc; white. 39c carload; 40c, job lots;
white, clipped. (37 10 AZ pounds, Sslii2c
Texas rust proof oats, job lots, aoc; car
load 41c
Southern seed rye. I.15.
Bran-Job lots, $i.00; carload lots, 95c.
Uay-Market steady; Western, job lots,
g2i5c; carload lots, 5l9c; Eastern, none in
market.
uich wine basis, $i.23i5 gallon.
Meal-Pearl per barrel. $40; per sack,
81 10; city meal, per sack, bolted, Sl.00;
CoEsinued on Sixth Page.
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DRY GOODS.

staple cotton goods on the spot has been
of about average dimensions, but buyers
have shown large interest in forward bus
mess, both on account of prices asked and
the weaker market for raw cotton No
changes in quotations in any prominent
line of staple cottons. Staple prints firm
with fair demand, fancies quiet and I'M
changed. Print cloths neglected in regu-
lars and quiet as regards previous prices
Ginghams unchanged In the general run
of kid-hnished cambrics, silesias and other
cotton lining the market is in good condi-
ton.
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Gables and correspondence from abroad
note firm markets and steadily advancing
prices for both cleaned rice and cargoes
the latter showing the most of the rise
and offerings extremely small.
1t is becoming more evident day by day
that the famine in India will call for a
large per cent. of, if not entirely absorb
the surplus in Burmah.
Talmage, New Orleans, telegraphs Lou
isiana crop movement to date: Receipts,
rough S66, 400 sacks; last year. 652, 613 sacks
Sales, cleaned (estimated), 215 ,3O5 barrels
last year. 15S026 barrels. Market quiet.
Talmage, Charleston, telegraphs Caro-
lima crop movement to date: Receipts
A, 100 barrels; sales, A. 4OS barrels. I'M
proved inquiry at lower prices.
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points below yesterdays closing, al
though winter months were at one time
higher The Bombay movement of cotton
continues small, only one-third of last
year and the English Board of Trade fig
ures for February were very favorable
During the afternoon session there was
considerable selling pressure and prices
yielded, declining to the low figure for the
day, which was some 2 points under yes
terday's closing
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MURPHY & CO., INC,

Board of Trade Building Savannah.
Private leased wires direct to New York.
Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.
New York office, No. 81 Broadway.
Offices in principal cities throughout the
South. Write for our Market Manual and
book containing instructions for traders.
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ty days, 5.261a; marks, sixty days. SO 1872;
ninety days, 927s.
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at rs per $1,000 discount and SELL
ing as follows: Amounts to and including
$25, 10 cents premium; SIS to $50, 10 cents;
500 to 5000, 25 cents; $500 to $500. q pre-
MUM; 5000 to $1,000, rs cents; $1,000 and
over. rs cents per $1,000.
Securities-A light enquiry for Central of
Georgia incomes, otherwise very dull