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SECRETARY WimOM'SYIEIS
Oh tiie Redeinptiou or Silver Bnlliou
Certificates.
SALE OI' LOTS at von r DALLES.
4c4a! h Cittfomia Asociati:i) I'iieis.
VAUT3E:mic. April l'J. -Secretary
Wiindotn toul to-day that In desired
l camset nu impression ereated by
newnfr rtwor;er. of his renrirks
before tin tmiattviiiuiittft' yesterday,
in regard l the silver jne-lio:j.
He i rptrtd .n b:ii; willing to
piw the iiWth f bultioa viJifica!M,
Mti tfiiii oh i! kind of riint'iipj i.'i
wfiick thej. .-UnuM i.' redeemed. As
k mutt; of fori. I:e s:;d thai v.m-s ex
actly wliflt ho desired (o guard against.
He jvuu that he told the committee,
threv :ir jwi two vns in which the
mlii J ti xwriiiiunt tMi h p"..
tvtod tit th iu of a lany number
f :4frv :... : contemplated.
Omi is li t!i- btillioi! r.'.b'inplion plan,
nufwisl hi, bill, and the
oliur ,t MUtuon.iug an lsuc
of b iud to provide for
g!d reserw when it became necessary
to redeem them. The latter policy lie
lKlioved to be wholly unnecessary and
unjwti liable. Hence there n u:
ther means of protection, than the
bullion redemption proposition. Ho
said h deemed this feature absolutely
essential in p.-o'.-eling th" credit of
the country. :.ud tint he would feel it
his duly to .; i ' zvi. mi.niiro ti il
jjjtv I lie holder of a cerliiie.ilo, it"
opUo;i in njrdto the currn ii
which it .iji.i be redeemed.
fro-; Iilt:st, tor Suloof Ir.izn'.
" i I tif A-roi:i,v.J
vju.v:tov. April till. In the h :)-
aio U-dn. Dii'ph's bdt. providing fori
Utesnlrhv. Uk .secretary of the in
terior, of nil lot- remaining uu-wild in
I'Virt ljtfl. itiiiitari reservation.
-Ki.cuuoiiir:i, Vc J.oji.t.
jtwist IhThi An.okmn.j
asusnstc. o-il 1.1. - The p.-,t
oSie iiiim of the o'li'v at Kuennip
meat. Umatilla o mu'y, Oregon, has
teeu changed to Ieacham.
A Craud Institute.
S;ccial to THE AsToniAX.J
PnnDCLPiii.v, April 111 The con
tract for the new Drexel institution for
teaching mechauical trades to males
and females has leen awarded. The
building will Ik? finished in a vear, and
will cost $350,000.
Senator 1'liimVs Views.
Sjc-U to Tub Aroiti n.
Ln-WnNwoKTH, April 10. Senator
Plumb has written a letter to the
secretary of the board of trade of this
city, declaring himself in favor of ad
mitting Mexican ore free, and against
the passage of the bankrupt law.
The senator takes the ground that the
repeal of old the bankrupt law has
stimulated business.
Cut tins Down Wages.
JeClAl to TlIK ASTOKlAN
Ciucago, April 10.- The employes
of various express companies, who are
receiving salaries of one hundred dol
lars ier mouth, are considerably agi
tated about the threatened reduction
of pay. which it is said will go into
effect May 1st The U. 8. express
company has already given notice of
the reduction, and the employes are
afraid that other companies will fol
low. A meetiug has been called to
du-cuss the situation to-morrow.
Aa International Regatta.
Medal to Tee Astouiax.
Dcixth, Minn., April 19. An inter
national regatta, to last one week, will
1k held in Dnlutu in the latter part of
Juh. The sum of 820,000 cash, for
prizes, has been raised, and all the best
oarsmen in the world have promised to
attend. There will be expended $3,000
in cups, and trophies will also bo
given, besides a large amount of pri
vate purses. The time of the regatta
will be about tho last week iu July.
It is expected that the president and a
Krtiou of the cabinet will attend, and
a grand naval review of merchant ma
rine will Ik? held.
Only :t Yarn.
Special to The Avroni av 1
Cixcixxati, April 10. The reported
encounter between militia and out
laws at Harlem tvmrl house, Ken
tucky, is the invention of an imagina
tive correspondent.
Kailroad Strike Averted.
Sjcial to Tur. Astouiax 1
PnTsmmo, April 10. -Railroad men
will not strike, as a settlement has
been reached. The switchmen and
yardmen will bo granted an advance,
but not as large as they demanded.
Each company is dealing with a com
mittee composed of its own men.
Contested Election Decided.
N"al toTlIK ASTOKIA'tJ
L.ITTLK Kock. Ark., April 12. The
supreme court, to-day. decided the cel
ebrated election contest of .Tones vs.
Glidewell. It was sumitte'd in evi
dence that six ballot boxes were
stolen from the county clerk's
office here, containing large majorities
for -Tones, but it was also established,
that prior to the election, his friends
did organize a secret society and the
members, mostly negroes, were sworn
not to vote a certain ballot
cgii3at;tgc3itiBct3ctmiMimmtniMimmm
Hanthorn s Astoria, East Astoria, Powell's Addition !
JMX AMERICAN DELEGATES.
Ii!r'.icd by Blaine and Presi
dent Harrison.
Wasiiixotox, April 19th. The Pan
American congress adjourned sine
die, to-day, after passing resolutions,
pledging their countries to assist at the
world s fair. Blaine made an address
on the work accomplished, and con
cludes sis follows :
1 um instructed by the president
to express the wish, that before the
members of the conference leave for
their distant homes, they will accept
the hospitality of the United States
in a visit to the Southern section of
the union, similar to one they have
already made to the Eastern and
"Western sections."
The delegates were driven to the
White House, shortly after noon, and
were there received and addressed by
the president, who in the course of his
address said :
"L remark with pleasure a proposi
tion which will be productive of peace
among the American states repre
sented in tne conference. It will be
without excuse if one of them shall
lirt a hostile hand against the other.
We gave you, the other day, a renew
of a small detachment of the American
army, not to show you that we have an
army, but that wo have none, that our
securities are lodged with our people
and that they are safe."
Kii'jiliJiiN iii Sawmill.
The effect produced on the mind or
an Indian by the first sight of a steam
engine can hardly be more startling
than for us, who are only familiar with
th elephant ;is a part of a circus, U
see these huge beasts engaged in or
dinary lab.ir on their native soiL
There .:ro two kinds of elephants, the
African ::ul the Imlian. The famous
.Tu.nb i belonged to the former
specie :, and may be remembered as
b hag angular and having rather an
ugh appearance. The Indian tie
IinuU .in h.M!or ir.iir!i.i.uv! r.n.
pn :il :i M!tiT'.jr'.i Ud. i .
India they arv emplovo I in I ;rg- hum
hers to display the woaliii and power
of the nntiv niler. anil by!
uie liruisn army in me iiau-m.-t oi
military store.? and heavy artillery.
But the most wondetful and strange
use to which this great animal is put
is to work in and about sawmills. In
farther India orBurmah, along the
banks of the rivers Irawady and
Saluen, forests of teak abound. This
timber grows tall and straight. Its
grain has the color and appearance of
black walnut, but has the strength
and consistency of white oak. It is
extensively used for shipbuilding in
England, and largely imported there
for that purpose. It Ls unsurpassed
for deck planks, or any other wood
work on a skip.
Immense sawmills have been erected
with foreign capital nearllangoou and
Manlmain, which towns are situated
respectively at the moutlis of the
above named rivers. These mills are
owned and managed by English and
Chinese capitalists. Chinamen, by
the way, are heartily welcomed as im
migrants to this quai ler of the world,
and actively engage in all kinds of
business; they are more desired as
colonists, aud greater inducements
are offered to them, than to many or
the Europeans who come to our shores.
Manlmain is perhaps the most noted
for its timber industry, and the largest
herds of elephants are there employed.
In ltangooii the largest null had
six elephant operatives. Tho writer j
was so fascinated at the sight of these .
ponderous beasts stalking about the
mill yards and still more wonder
ful a mill floor, amid noisy ma
chinery, with the shrieking of circular
saws on even side, and nnllevs and i
bands above, that he visited evervj
mill in the vicinitv. The male ele-1
phants have the lips of their tasks!
cut oil and supplied with bras? knobs,
Each one is managed by a driver who '
sits on its neck just behind the ears, '
assisted bv a native on foot
All the employes are natives. Ench
elephant has a heavy leather collar, '
into which log-chains are hooked for
traces. When logs are to be hauled
the assistant drives an iron dog into
the log and hitches a chain to it, and
tho elephant drags it along the bare
ground with the greatest of ea-e. He
threails his way sometimes in places
between piles of logs where horses
would cut themselves or fall,
and when a chain trace
gets between his legs he
knows enough to step over
it, which a horse does not. Iu this
way the surplus are dragged out of
the water, and other elephants workiug
together assist each other in piling
them. The timber is water soaked
and extremely heavy. Meantime
other elephants, many of them im
mense creatures, appearing to be
twice tho size of show ones, are pass
ing iu and out of tho mills, dragging
out the slabs, plank and square tim
ber. From llev. Ji,hn ilullhavH, Pastor M. E.
Church, South, at Montgomery, Ala.
"D.irbys rropliylatii Fluid is the only
Dit'di'cine kept iu my faui'Iy. We can
use it for almost everything burns,
bruises, cuts stings, ear-ache, tooth
ache, sour stomach, etc, cti. My chil
dren wnen hurt or bruiseu always can ,
at once ior uaruys iniu. w e cannot
get along well without it. It is so ,
valuab'e for its prompt relief of pain i
fromallkindsof injuries, and also is a
powerful antiseptic and disinfectant"
All Subject
THE BASE BALL SEASON
Has Opeucd iu tlie East With Usnal
EntnnsiasBi. -
(MIL GUAR IKS Of VHEYESXE.
Spocial.by The California Associated Pkess
New York, April 19. Anticipation
of action by congress on the silver
question, has caused n further sharp
advance in silver. The Western Na
tional bank has been busy for several
days receiving dedosits of bullion, and
issuing warrants against them. One
single firm deposited 20,000 worth of
silver Thnrsday, and $30,000 yester
day. It is predicted that trading in
certificates will soon be a featnre on
the board.
Fine Canic in Boston.
Special to The Astouiax.1
Bostox, April 19. Base ball opened
with a grand hurrah here to-day.
Over 10,000 persons appeared. The
league game players gave by far the
best exhibition of baso ball playing,
The game was one of the most inter
esting over played here. Both sides
played with vim and dash. The score
stoed: Boston 15, Brooklyn 9. .
IZntnitsiaNtic Uume in New York.
Special to Tuk astouiax.1
New York, April 19. Over 12,000
lovers of base ball invaded the League
grounds here to-day and enjoyed the
oiieniug game of the season. The
contending gauies were New York's
and Philadelphia's. Both received a
tremendous ovation when thev made
their appearance on the virgin dia
mond. Tho Philadelphians won the
game in the last inning, by scoring
four runs by the aid or free batting
and dizzv pitching. Scere: New York
11, Philadelphia 12.
" victory lor nunaio.
,.j.SfMllo xiikAstiikiax.I
; Buffalo, April 19. - - About f,000
specta
play
itors was delighted with the
of the local team here to-dav.
llie opening of the season is in every
.vay a success, and a strong victory
I for tho home team was not oulv a
surprise, but a pleasure to the cranks.
lue uieveiauus were simply " not m
it" Score : Buffalo, 23 ; Clevolnud, 2.
At the Polo Grounds.
-special to Thk Astouun 1
New York, April 19. The New
York and Philadelphia teams of the
National League, began their opening
game of the season on the polo
grounds here to-day. About -1,000
persons were present, and a very
pretty contest was attentively wit
nessed. Score, New York none,
Philadelphia six.
Bi; Fire Near Denver.
Spiv-Sal to Tuk A-stoki 4.X.1
Dexvkr, April 19. A disastrous tire
swept over the little town of Stilmo, in
GuuuLson county, to-dav, entailing a
loss of about S20.000, partially in
sured. The Clifton hotel and a num
ber of business houses were destroyed.
Players Feeling Jubilant.
Special to Thk Astoihax.J
PrrsBUiro, April 19. -The Player's
League were given a grand reception
to-day, at tho opening of the season.
According to the turnstilo count, 8,
500 neonlo nassed the irates. Galvin
pitched wretchedly. Chicago men
lined the ball out iu great shape.
The fielding on both sides was loose.
The support given them makes the
players feel jubilant Score, Pitts
burg 2, Chicago 10.
ceiipui iMnyinjj in i'Ui,i,..r-.
Sia Tjik astouiax.
PiTrsuuuo, April 19. Nearly 15,000
persons saw the league season open
bere. T,he gama was fine and well
contested throughout, in fat a better
game has not been played in tins city
" years. Kelly and llamp did some
remarkable fielding. Score, Pittsburg
, Cleveland ii.
rScautifnl Amazon..
Special to Thk Astoiuan.1
Chevexxe, "VVyo. April 10. -General
Russell Alger and Mrs. John A.
j Logau and party have lcn iu Chey-
unuu uii my. j.ucii iaibiti3 uiu ou-
cision of a big demonstration by the
citizens, the troops from Fort Kussel
and the territorial militia. To Mrs.
Logau was assigned as escort, Com-p-uiy
K, the celebrated girl guard,
being composed of fifty society young
ladies, who drill better than regulars.
They manoeuvred in front of the state
house twenty minutes before joining
tho parade, delighting their charge
and General Alger.
Will lc eC Ills- WoumU.
Speci.il to Thk Astohian.
Guthrie, L T., CapL W. L. Couch,
the veterau boomer, cannot live until
to-morrow. Lock-jaw has set in as
the result of a wound in the knee.
His physicians hoped to save the leg
and delaj'ed the amputation, until it
was too late. Adams, his murderer,
is closely guarded by United States
officials.
A thlJ atent medicines advertise.
in this p;iper together with the choicest
perfumery, and toilet articles etc fan
,e bought at the lowest prices atJ.W.
conn's drug store, opposite Occident
hotel, Astoria.
ROBB
to Inspection.
DRA.TIA OF "SIIKXANDOAII."
Witnessed, and. Approved
by
Ucncral Sherman.
Special to Thk Atoi:iax.1
New York, April 10. Branson
Howard's " Shenandoah'' company
startefor California to-morrow. After
an extended tour through the West
they will return to New York in
September. At the farewell per
formance at Proctor's Theatre, this
evening, Gerneral Sherman was pre
sent At the end of tho third act, which
is laid in the Shenandoah valley on
the historic day of October 10, 1861,
the local military organization, to
gether with a number of regulars,
and the navy yard baud appeared
on the "stage and formed
into a war tableau. The
strains of "Marching Through Geor
gia" provoked the audience to call
upon the general for a speech. Gen
eral Sherman said that the scene the
spectators had witnessed, and tho
words they had heard came "some
thing near war." Tt w;ls of course im
possible to illustrate a battle ou a
small stage, but he c mid s-iy Tor
Shenandoah, that it w;is very life like.
First tJatnc in Cincinnati.
Special toTiiK Astokiax.j
Cixcixxati, April 12. About 10,000
people saw tho opening game of the
ball season to-day. The cold weather
held down the attendance. The score
stoed: Cincinnati 4, Chicago ..
() LOVES.
Gloves have also been considered a
mark or effeminacy. Socrates, who
went barefooted in the coldest weather.
of course bcorned them. Xenophou
severely reproached the Persians for
guarding their hands against the cold
by wearing thick, heavy gloves. A
philosopher of the first century said it
was shameful that persons in perfect
health should clothe their hands aud
feet with soft, hairy covering. A cer
tain"Romau glutton, when iti;tl to a
banquet, always made his appearance
at the table with gloves on, as thy
enabled him to snatch at the viand's
while they were hot, and thus hi
could eat more thnu the other guests.
This was before table forks cam into
use.
The glove has figured iu important
ceremonies in times past It is not
alone an ornament lor dainty hands,
or an emblem or the boxer's art In
the middle ages glove3 were often em
ployed in ceremonies or investiture,
and bishops, both in France and Ger
many, were frequently put iu inisses
sion of theirsees by the formal delivery
of a glove. Hence it became so nearly
connected with ecclesiastical forms
that the church more than once
solemnly considered tho subject Tn
Franca in the beginning of the ninolh
century, the council of Ai forbade
the monks to wear gloves of any other
material than sheepskin. Gloves,
therefore, were considered a mark of
dignity and honor.
At the coronation of French kings
gloves werosolcmnly blessed and given
to the monarch, and the custom vas
only abandoned with theestabhshm. nt
of the first republic To lake away a
knight's gloves was a mark of disgrace,
same :ls hacking offhi spurs.
If men were half as careful almut
their reputation and honor :is they
and their friends are to keep mention
of their wrong doing out or the pub
lic prints, there would bi lsj r.u-
cality in the world and fere- ann tv-
ances to the rewspapers.
t HIU IMl'EK COaTKUT.
One of t!io largest contracts Tir bir-
nishing paper for the use of Hi" cen
sus office is the one for mnuilhi tabu
lating card3. The numlier of cards
that will In used is estimated to be
100,000,000 ami it is said that it will
require 2'J) tons of inaiiiil.i paper lo
furnish these cards. Under a former
contract 20.0:0.0:J0 sheets for the popu
lation schedule will be, furnished.
which is said to be the largnst single
order for writing paper ever given.
No single mill in this country could
meet the demand, and the order Ls
now being filled by two of the largest
paper mills in the country. Already
orders have b--en sent out for 1 1.G03
reams of paper, which will weigh
3S1,(KK) pounds, and at the contract
price, 9 cents per pound, will cost S52
5G0. -.v. V. Commercial Ail cert isrr.
Instruction of th3 ItllnJ la China.
Rev. W. H. Murray, a missionary at
Peking, has devised a-system for
teaching the blind, and has reduced
the Chinese language to 403 syllables.
By this system the blind have been
enabled to learn to read with marvel
ous facility. The blind themselves
are employed iu the stereotyping and
printing of books, which are pro
duced at an amazingly low rate, com
pared with books embossed for the
blind iu thi3 country. Among the
Chinese the blind are regarded with
great consideration, and they are
watched with intense interest when
they read with their fingers from the
hooks which they carry in their hands.
The latest style of Gents' Hoots and
".ll.U'S nt P. .1. Gooumax's.
WHY WILL YOU cough whenShi-
lolfs Cure will give immediate relief,
Prsce,10c:s.,50cts. andSl, at .1.0. De
mentis. &
A SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
Chas. Silton a Prominent Druggist
Chloroforms Himself.
LAST OF THE 'J-'JIISCO HACKS.
Special by Tho California A33icivtli l'atS3.
Sax Fnvxcrsco, April 19. J. 13.
Haggin will hold one of the most im
portant auction sales of horses ever
held in this stale, on May Gth. Up
wards of 200 head of roadstcre and
draught horses will be offered for sale.
Iu June, Mr. Haggin will send east
over 10d head of yearling thorough
breds, which will be the choicest lot
of yearlings that has yet been offered
iu New York, or any other market
being the get of two of the most fam
ous of stallions. "Sir Modred" and
"Darebin "
An I'n provoked Irlxirdcr.
Siveci.il to Thk Astoki .-.l
Heddixc, Cat, April 19. Theodore
Iloblick, a merchant at Newtown and
an old settler, was shot and killed this
morning, by a deaf man whose name is
not known, xso cause for the crime is
known. The murderer was .invited.
NH-lit Kuilroat! cri.tcsst.
Sjtw: .1 1 - H '. ,s.To!:r . , r
O IICLAS'D. Anril 19. Vii.- '-v.p-,,.
menlo train this aftorno-:i. ran into a
land did ah mi two mile; abow Al
tam :!. i.ir iii summit of the Contra
Costa range. The enit:. and bag
gage c ..-were smashed, bain-. :.r a;
can in learned. ir persons w.r :;
jured. Ji":ir Count 2cjiorrnc.
Spert.l : Tin: -re: .n J
Eri.usi, Or., April 19 The Demo
cratic convention met here to-day and
made the following nominatiens:
Sta'e senator, it M. Ve.ifeh, present
incumbent; for representatives. E.
P. Coleman, L. Btllyeu and E.
Tioiy; for sheriff, .Tames E.
Noland; county clerk, Clabe
Houston; county commissioner,
.Turn's Parker; treasurer, John G.
Day; nehuol superintendent. Dr. "W.
A. Patterson; assessor. P. J. McPher
son: surveyor. Frank "Woolev; coroner,
"V. T. McMur.'rie: delegate to the
state convention. It M. Ycatch, .T. D.
Matlock, T. ,T. Craig. T. G. Hendricks,
I. L. Campbell, L. liillyeu, T. A. Mill
iron, John Whitcaker and E. P. Cole
man. ISclicvect to Accept Promotion.
S:vi:il to T K ASTOKIAX.J
Vavcouveu, Wash, April 19th. -Orders
have been iss:ul by General
Gibbon, commanding th" department
of Columbia, relieving Capt. E. J. Mc
Clernand, SecondCavalry.who recently
received notification of his promotion,
from duty as aid de camp on his staff.
Capt. McClerna'i's successor is as yet
unannounced.
t.nst Sixty or tlie ISnctv;.
Special to Tin: Astoki a n.1
Sa:; Fnwcisoo, April 19. At iho
closing day or the Blood 1 lt-, Associ
tio:i, the track was very hoiv. though
the weather was pleasant and attend
ance good.
Fir nice Eleven sixteenths or a
mile, f ir two y ar olds, w:u won by
4" Siufa'c." Tvln;a"' .second, Arcade''
third. Time, on thirteen and three
fonrtlis.
Second race Selling- Si furlongs,
"Jtosemead" avoii, "Tom Daly' second,
Kild'ire" third. Time, one twentv
two. Third race -Mile, "llandolph"
won, 'Coloma" second, "Kiro" third,
iimol33.f.
Fourth race One and one-sixteenth
mile, won by ''Baggage," "Car
men, second, 'Phnv. third; tune
Fifth race Mile and five-eighths.
Ocean handicap; ''Ed McGniuness"
wen: -Hotspur." second, "Faustine,"
third; iime, o minutes 1 seconds.
iFforo Complete Particular.
S.u'cial to Tuk astokian.1
LtVERMonn, Cal., April 19. A train
bound west ran into a laud slide
twelve miles cast of Invermoro this
afternoon, throwing the engine and
express car from the track. No per
sons were injured. Two wrecking
trains and a large force of men are at
the slide, and the track 'will probably
be cleared to-morrow.
A Portland Unurist Suicide.
special to Tuk Astokia s.l
Poktiivxd, April 19. A sensation
was created here this evening by the
announcement of the suicide of
Charles E. Sittou, a prominent drug
gist This artcrnoon Sitton drove
out on the Cornell road and
hitched his horse alongside
a deserted house. Then seating
himself on the bottom of the buggy,
he saturated a handkerchief, with
chloroform and placed it over his face.
In this position he was
found dead. On his person was found
four vials of different poisons. No
cause is assigned. The deceased was
very prominent.
He leaves an estate valued S500.000.
He was an Oregon pioneer, and plead
ing Democrat. The affair caused tho
greatest sensation ever occurring in
society here.
PARKER
In Thirty Days 3,000 Men go to Work on the Astoria and
South Coast Railway. Buy Now, as all Prop
erty will then Advance.
STANLEY IN AFRICA.
An Interesting Renew of His
Last Boot.
.1 GREAT 3IEDICAJ. JUSCOYEEY.
Special by Tho California Associ vtfu 1'kf.ss.
Loxdo.v. April 19. Stanley's book
is completed. The work abounds in
graphic illustrations of the character
of the inhabitants of the dark conti
nent, and contains enrious details
concerning tho forest dwarfs, to whom
bus lettera referred, and in whom tho
iuterest of the civilized world is
aroused. In his description of the
dwellers, Stanley states that they
possess mauy good a ualities which was
wholly unsuspected by all, except
those who have come into immediate
relations with them, and who have
cultivated their friendship.
Tho race is quite intelligent aud
possesses a decidedly higher grade of
morality then the negro. It is the
only monogamous race in Africa, and
stauds quite alone in regard for the
sacredness of the marital relations.
They are skilled workers in iron and
betray more ready adaptability to
civilization, than any other people of
that region.
The dwarf qneeu lecamo a great
friend of Stanley and Dr. Parke, and
accompanied them on tlie expedition,
for a considerable pari or their road,
but unfortunately hhe died. Dr. Parke
published an exhaustive and interesting
account of his medical experience in
Afrie i. He describes an cxtraordinary
di-r-.-ue, rife among among the natives.
It is produced by the larvae of worms,
which enter the twdy through the
feet, and extend their progress up
ward as far sw the hips. Their pres
ence canses severe swellings and
ulcers aud finally death.
Stanley applies his facts to theories
relating to the idtimate rise of the
negroes in the scale of civilation.
He places them more on au eqality
with the whites, than most ex
plorers are willing to admit.
Tins seems due to his better knowl
edge, of them consequent upon his
christian sympathy with their natures,
and his nn variable efforts to cultivate
their good will and respectful in
timacy. At Brussels, at the slavery confer
ence, in May, Stanley will dwell on the
horrors of the practices resorted to by
the Arab slave hnnters in getting their
goods, which are worse than the prac
tices o slave hnmtcrs, since the latter
have an interest in the lives of their
slaves, which the former have not, and
burn all before them. Stanlev states
that the forest dwarfs have tho oldest
history in the world, tracing their line-
ago back fifty centuries.
Trouble IJrciviiig for tlie Czar.
Special to Tin: Asro:a.j
St. Peteksuurg, April 19. Five
students, convicted as leaders oE the
disturbance in the university, have
been sent to Siberia. All the rest of
the students engaged in riots, will be
returned to colleges, but be obliged
tosign an agreement of absolute sub
mission to the authorities, and a con
fession of repentance for insubordina
tion. A dispatch fromCracowasserts that
the polish socialists and anarchists in
Galica are rampant and that they in
tend to revolt in May.
A Valuable Discover)".
Special to The astoriax.
Paris, April 19. A discovery of im
portance has been made by Dr. Cham
berlain, Pasteur's assistant, and Drs.
Mcnuier and Cafeaco. It is that tho
essence of cinnamoD, when sprinkled
in a room where typhoid fever patients
are, kills the bacteria within twelve
hours, and prevents the disease from
spreading.
Coal Vessel Foundered.
Special to Tin: Astoriax.J
Loxdox, April 19. A coal vessel
from Shields to this port, has
foundered at sea. She carried a crew
of fourteen men, seven of whom were
drowned.
Stanley on Ilh Way.
Special to Tun astoriax.
Paris, April 19. Stanley left for
Brussels this morning.
A Necosiity ofllealtli.
It is :i prime necessity of health that the
action or the bowels should be kept regular.
Hut the way to overcome a temporary fit of
constipation, or to remedy chronic costive-nes-s.H
not to ilclujje the siomach and drench
the bowels with purgative? of iolent and
painful action. The hanny medium between
an inoperative and ioicnt cathartic is Hos
teller's Moiuacli Hitters, which acts last
sufficiently upon the bowels to relax them
wiiuoui pain, ami wuten uemg a wiioiesonie
tonic, as well as aperient, lias the elfect of
strengthening both then: and the stomach,
and promoting the well being of tlie whole
internal economy, i lie removal oi utio irom
the b.ood. increased activity of the liver,
usually dormant in cases of costU eneas. and
sound digeMion follows the use of this be
neficent medicine, as thorough and genial in
lis eiiects as it is sale ami pure in composi
tion. Hlieumatbm. fever and ague, kidney
troubles and debility are also remedied byit.
CATARKIL CURED, health and
sweet brcatu secured bj Shilolfs Ca
tarrh nenieuy. rnoe, 50 cents. .Nasal
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talizer is guaranteed to cure you. J. C.
Dement.
Pere'IIyacintu's Views.
Special to The Astorux.1
Paris, April 19. Pere now known
asKev. Mr. Loyson, the famous ex
preacher of Notre Dame church, pub
lished a book, dealing with religious
reforms. Its motto is "Niclericaitx
NiatJies. Into this work tlie venerable
preacher throws his whole soul as a
Frenchman and believer. In an inter
view he said: "I am still a Catholic
and have many friends in tlie Catholic
church who think as I do. I have
also many Protestant friends, whom I
esteem very highly, but repeat to all
that before and above all Catholics, I
accept all tlie dogmas of Catholicism
and believe in them, but many things
need to be toned down. "What I do
not believe, and can never accept, is
narrowness, suppression of freedom of
thought, this confession at stated
periods, and above all this, the pope,
who is nothing more nor less than an
absurd, unjust species of a Caesar."
An Infernal (iang.
Special to Thk Astoriak.1
BrmnxGnAir, Ala, April 19. A
written confession of Ben Elsey, the
mnrderer who was hanged yesterday,
is now made public. He said ho be
longed to a band of desperadoes, that
had murdered 21 people in Georgia,
Tennessee and Alabama, during the
past five years, had cracked 100 safes,
burned 50 houses and committed
many robberies. The leader is a
prominent white man of Memphis,
whose name is nnknown. Elsey was
21 years old.
A magnificent Clft.
Special to Tun Astoriax.I
Montreal, April 19. Peter Bed
path, a rich sugar refiner who pur
chased Chiselhurst, England and re
sides there now, has donated "half a
million dollars to the McGill univers
ity to build a convocation hall and
gynmnasium.
A Strong- VoS-porntion.
Special to Tin: Astoiuax.j
Montreal, April 19. It is rumored
that the National coinage company,
of New York, has purchased the busi
ness of coinage, of Morris & Co., here,
and is going to form a limited liability-
company, with a capital of SI,
000,000.
Intoxicated Singer.
Special to Tuk AhTOiirAX.
Montreal, Qua, April 19. Pruetta,
Emma Abbott's baritone singer, came
on the stage tins evening intoxicated,
and was hissed into the wings.
"Norma" was being produced to a
large and fashionable audience.
Serious Accident Near Berlin.
Special to TnE Astoui in.
Berlin, April 19. The railway acci
dent at Weibig,is more serious than was
supposed. Four carriages of the pas
senger train jumped tho track, and ran
into a construction train, filled with
workmen. On the other train two
persons were killed, and two injured,
The cause of tlie accident 3 a mys
tery. "When the wreck was cleared
away, the tracks were- in- perfect
order. A passenger describes tho
accident as a terrific shock, followed by
a detonation like the discharge of a
heavy piece of ordnance.
An Infernal machine.
Special to Thk Astoria .1
Lontjox, April 19. A packing case,
pnrpdrting to contain toys, consigned
to an unknown address at Berlin, ex
ploded at the railway station of Han-
neheim, killing one man and injuring
several others.
Both Had Trait?.
'I have a friend here whom I want
to introduce you to," he aaid, after
they had pet and chatted a moment
in the Erie depot across tho river, ac
cording to the New York Sun.
"Oh, certainly."
'I beg to state in advance, how
ever, that ho has ouo curious trait of
character which you may expect to
see developed."
"All right. My friends contend
that I also have one."
The two were introduced, shook
hands, passed the usual talk, and
after four or fivo minutes, number
three suddenly queried:
"By tho way, have you n pockot
knife?"
"Yes."
"If yon please."
He pared his nails and talked for
three or four minutes longer, and
then put tho knife in his pockot aud
excused himself on the grounds that
ho must look after his baggage.
"That's his trait," whispered the
man who had introduced him; "he's
tnken your knife away with him.
Cnrions, isn't it?"
"Not half so enrious as my trait,"
exclaimed the-other, and striding
after tho man he seized him by the
shoulder, whirled him aronnd in a
savago manner, and said:
"Either return that knife or I'll
lick yon right out of your boots right
here and now!"
"Ah! Beg pardon P' and the knife
was handed out so quickly that it
seemed to be red hot.
THAT HACKING COUGH can he
so quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure. We
guarantee it. J. C. Dement.
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, made miser
able by that terrible cough. Shiloh's
Cure is the remedy for you. J. C. De
ment.
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BAR FISHING.
The Dangers Attending the Gill Net
Fisherman.
The dangers besetting a Columbia
bar fisherman are such that few per
sons, says the Gazette, outside of those
engaged in the business, have any real
idea of the exposures and vicissitudes
these toilers, on the brink of the briny
deep, have to contend with, in ply;?'
their vocation.
Bar fishing proper, does not com
mence to any extent until about the
middle of May. But from that time
till the season closes in August, most
of tho fishing on the Columbia river is
done near and even beyond the bar.
The average fisherman takes his net
in the boat and proceeds for Sand
island. Fort Stevens or the Cape as
it is called, is situated directly at the
mouth of the river. Here he casts his
anchor and waits nntil the tide ans
wers, to lay out his net. From the
moment his net is out he has to be on
a constant watch, for perchance the
deceiving tide and eddies, have been
changed by tlie action of freshets and
storms, and carries him in a directly
opposite direction from that antici
pated. Woe betide the fisherman,
who gets carried on the Republic
Spit, commonly called the "Fisher
men's Graveyard." Hero are buried
the bones of hundreds of their best
and most successful comrades, who
were lured to their doom through
these deceiving tides and eddies.
On many occasions the spits and
fiats are smooth and calm, and the
fisherman ventures for the sake of a
few fish, but tho deceptive flood tide
comes in like a flash, and what, a
minute before, was a calm and smooth
surface, is now the scene of wild and
raging breakers. At such periods' as
these many cut away from their nets
and try to pull out for safety. Others
again in the hope of saving their net,
try to pick it up. Some succeed, but
many are swamped and drowned.
At other times again, when the fog
comes, casting a gray, impenetrable
veil over the face of the waters, and
the air i3 cold and chilling, many a
poor fellow, while struggling to save
his net, finds a watery grave.
By far, the worst of all the hidden
dangers that has to be met with is the
dreaded south-west gale. It springs up
rapidly and plays sad havoc with our
fishing fleet. Its coming is generally
noticeable by a large black cloud gath
ering towards the sonth-west,but as yet
accompanied by no wind. The fisher
man, hoping that it will not amount to
muchjlays out his net and drifts towards
the bar. Others again, are more pru
dent, and will wait fora time until the
tide gets slacker, and with no appear
ance of wind, will also lay out. Then, all
at once, as though tho storm had been
waiting for its opportunity to get all
the nets out, it bursts forth without a
moment's warning, carrying devasta
tion and death in its track. The fish
ermen attempt to save their nets and
get to a place of safety, but in many
cases it is then too lato. and many a
poor soul is consigned to a watery
grave, and his remains ore seldom or
never found. No one can ever know
the fearful struggle these poor fellow3
make before the angry waves claim
them as their victims. Sometimes
sad evdeinces of their fight has
come to light in the shape of bodies,
with arms and legs washed away, giv
ing unmistakeable evidence of the
struggle that had ensued. When
found they are generally buried there
and then above high water mark.
Tho sad affair leaves no deep im
pression upon tho minds of the public,
but on the heart of the anxious
mother or wife is left a remembrance
of the departed, that only eternity can
efface from their memories, as they
gaze on their loved ones, still and
motionless in the arms of death.
tfo Mere Weather Talkers, They.
Two men, who are neighbors and
friends, rode for a mile yesterday
morning on the platfoim of a street
car without speaking, and a third
party, who noticed it, afterward
sought them out to see what was tho
trouble.
"Trouble!" repeated the first, "wo
have had no trouble. Smith is a
good friend of mine."
"But you didn't speak?"
"No. It rained. Ho knew it. It
was no use to remark the fact."
"Trouble!" repeated the second.
"Brown and I are all right."
"But why didn't you speak?"
"Well, I didn't want to say it wa3
raining when he stood there with the
water dripping down his back, and he
probably didn't want to mention any
thing about spring being here, a3 he
knew that I had eyes and ears.
Therefore we kept mum. Trouble
with Brown? Oh", no. Brown andl
haven't had a word in thirty years.
Detroit Free Press.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria
(Vhen Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
(Then she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
Vhen she became alias, she clung tc Cmtnrto,
iThen she had Children, she gave them Caatorii
ASTORIA,
OREGON.
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