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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1890)
r "rrTp ..I. -S.tJ'jt! "fca 3. . .: t-'f- fctuox.. 'r7- - ASTOUTA, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 4. ISSW. VOL. XXXV, NO .34. PRICE FIVE CENTS -,"-v tTv " !AfttmriftnL 5?2SiS'&' t' mOVKwb iC-aty4jgjSlTg;. -.- "'ssSSr S3i& 0&. j"" , fg I r 01 ffl Kw5Fsis5Sse -5- . we UJ Kk. i Mtmm . nt. ml mi m. . ml mt -- -zm h s r k -n J hi mriTMi Absolutely miss iwler never varies, A n.arrel ol ,ruriu jftronetti and wholesome ih'ns, More ttmtm witfaU than the ordinary Kinds, and can tntf kr snltl tn comientioH wish the multi ta4r f Kv test, short weight, ahim or phov featr imivrfers. AJ nJtf in can. 1U u ItAKI t lOWIKK CO. 10fi V'sUI-Sl.. X. "V . Ijm i- . .Johnson & Co.. .Agents, 1'ort 'wpw. INSIHANCE- INSURANCE liir and Marine and Life VAN DUSEN & CO.. Ag'is, ASTORIA. OR., f : Ftklknviiur KeliaMe rorehrn and llnmr HwiHiH's : !jwtw4 hh4 I.tnt)vii ami Clnlto. North (MM- sunt Meie:ui tile. Scott Ni Union and MNfeMuti. Hart foul ol (Vniiieeiiciit.Uomincr- u h t .jHf.w-HU. IMi(im ami I jineuMifre 01 fljxaiimri. 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Draper it, tr. iti:, aa Appe i, '1 " Im4T -re B oc J, an J Iviakes 1"lio "Weak Stronr. msaismmsm Uscdcvcrywiiero. 1 ubotac;sij.fpr?j at P P3 K 02 Puroa irnzu itTriA t if JUL uzix I; i iV 1 I , V IWINOATE & STONE, Astoria, THE CZAR EHRA&ED At the Contact and BcccbHoii His DiDlomats. of asotjii:i: 3jy.stii!:y .v j.omhs Special by Tho Unitki !'. dan-! St PKTnitsnuBc. Ans:. 3.- Tia gcrofscnoii8 trouble in w casl of Europe, seems io ho foniewlial in creasctl by recent occurrences in Con stantinople, anil the action of England in persuading the sultan to grant bcrettas of investitur to the Bulgar ian bishops in Macedonia. The czar is astonished and greatly excited over the porte's defiance of the St. Petersburg government, and its utter disregard of Hussia's protest against this course. Advices which were received here from AL Xelidoff, the Russian ambassador at Constanti nople, led Ihe czar to believe that the sultan would submit to his admoni tions. The czar, however, visits all the blame of the sultan's cavalier treatment of himself, upon his diplo matic representative, M. Nilidofl", who left Stamboul for Sebastopol last night. lie goes away ostensibly on a holi day, but it is well understood here that he really is under the ban of the Czar, who has lost till confidence in him. The Czar has openly in the court circle, complained of what he calls NelidofTs deception and he added with every show of rage and distrust, "I cannot rely on a single one of my diplomats. They all lie, they always promise but never fulfill their promises.' The absence of the Russian envoy from Stamboul at this time, implies that there will be considerable delay in the action of Russia in this peculiar crisis so that no immediate complica tions are to be looked for. -IVITSIOT'J' FOOD. Frcitcliimtii Fnsfs Weeks. for Siv Special toTiiKASToniAX.l Lonijon', Aug. "J. -Jacques Ales andre, the fasting Frenchman, com pleted his sixth week of abstinence from food at the aquarium to day, beating Suicci's record by two 4as. A representative of the Russian government offered Jacques a check of ."5,000 to divulge tho secret of his power to sustain life without food. r.ivi:i ON WATKU. Without Food for in Days, ami Then Died. Special to Tnx Astobiak. WiXDSon, Out, Aug. 3. Mrs. Rod igo Vallineas is dead, having fasted 4'i days. She was taken sick on Januaiy last and medical men said it was a case of dyspepsia. She kept grow ing and for tho last 43 days has refused every particle of food. The only thing he conld retain on her stomach was water, of which she would drink a couplc5t gallons. The Kk-ctric Headlight. Last week the electric headlight was submitted to another test on the Columbus, Hocking Valley A- Toledo railroad near Columbus, Ohio, and proved thoroughly successful and sat isfactory. A party of reporters were taken out of Columbus on a special train to observe the approach of tho eleeliie headlight, which was placed ( on ( ngine .77. One of them gives the following descriptien: "Tho light was clearly and distinct ly soon five miles away, and its reflec tion a l.uig distance beyond. Long lx fort the lightest sound of the np jiriwliiiig train was audible, a news paper could be road with peifect eae. .sn 1 a- the jj.uing-eyed monster . Iiiili-.l iviNf. :i tiooil if Iwlit onv!- o.vdlho little group that fail I v dax iarc "" niere avju oc a Douutiuu snp-:l-.l v.ilh its brilliance jl'b' f salmon this season. SilUa U'n the ichirn trip Use nrioiis!',''w'"w- renin's, lcok Main and turn about' in ' - riding upon tho engine. Here it was! ?elr ETai.se. that ihe incalculable value or the light1 . Seir prai-o is no reenntnendation, but 1---. -.--.. - - - was realized. ne tracK .stietonod1""" ,w: -' -- "- l'V'"' " away before the whirring tn.in, re- the whirring tn.in, re- 11 the mid-dav sun. A closely locusru pen- cil of light pierced out iuto the dark- ness and seemed to penetrate the wall of night "Objects were clearly distinguish able along the track for from 3.000 to o,000 feet, ample time being aJFbrded to stop the train, even when rnnuing at utmost speed, thus precluding the necessitv of inestimable loss of life and properly. It is the intention of the management, Mr. Rockwell states, to equip each passenger engine with a similar light, if the experiment proves a success, as it certainly seemed to do. "The lamp is an arc light of some 17 volts intensity. Its working and mer its were kindly and carefully ex plained to the nnscieutificpencils' by W. JL Miller, the new master me dia nic of thcroad who was of the party. "The light is placed in tho regula tion frame, with a dynamo immedi- ately behind it operated by an iude- pendent piston drawing its steam direot from the main boiler, thus rendering the light independent of ihe. jnolion of the train. T Blocks 200x200, $300 to $400. Lots 50x100 to 350 feet, $40 to $100. This Choice Property is now on the market, and is the Finest Summer Resort on the Coast. It joins the Seaside Hotel property on the south, and has one-half of river frontage, on the N"ecanicum river with line boating and fishing. A FATAIj nOMASCK. A IHy.sicrious Murder or Suicide. Special toTllE AsTOUl.v.v.l Loxuox. England. Aug. 3. This jwock winds up with a tragic poi'on , ing case, which possesses every ele iment of mystery and romance. ! Whether it is murder or double sui- cuie Jjouuou uoes not, Know, aim so far ihe police refuse to divulge any 'facts in their possession "What is? known is the result of the individual efforts of ihe reporters. Pr. ICnowlson Townsend, living in Lewishain high road, and Mrs. Town send, were booked as passengers on the Lwlyate Hill, which sailed from the Thames to-day for New York. Townsend sold his practice here and was going to Virginia to join his brother. In order to be near the vessel, and get his baggage aboard early, they look rooms iu Park Road near the docks. Last night Townsend left his wife in the rooms, to send tho baggage away, while he went to the vessel to receive it. LcoS than one hour after he left, two men drove up to the house in a cart. One was a car man the other was a friend who had como to assist They were admitted and proceeded to the bed room. On entering the room, the carman noticed Mrs. Townsend lying on the bed fully dressed, and apparently asleep, and a man in an in sensible condition half way under the foot of the bed. One of the men called attention to the peculiar color of the man's skin, then felt his pulse, which was still, and expressed the opinion that he was dead. An attempt was then made to arouse Mrs. Townsend, but it was un successful. There were no marks of violence ana no indications ol a struggle. Inqwiry revealed the fact that soon after the husband left, Mrs. Townsend was visited by AVm. De La Motle, a Frenchman, who was a friend of her husband, at their house. He was always treated more as a brother than a friend, and though always an ardent admirer of Mrs. Townsend, there is no insinuation of anything improper in their relations. Judging from the glasses iu the room, Mr?. Townsend and DeLaMotte look a drink, together, previously sending the three children from the room. A few minutes later, one of the children went back and saw his mother unconscious on the bed, while DeLa Molte was sitting on the floor, leaning against a box, gasping for breath. The child does not appear to have taken much notice of what he saw, for no alarm was given till the carman came, when the dead bodies were dis covered. Physicians were called, who said that death was due to poison, probably pnissic acid. Tho police at once took possession of the rooms and declined to make public any thing they knew, if they really do know any thing which might clear the mystery. Public opinion is divided lnstween the theory that the couple decided to tin together and drank poison in their whisky, and the theory that Ho La Motto gave llm woman joison and then took it. himself. Roth theories aie Mipitorted by mere gossip. Ala-sla's I'ooil Supjilj. Alaska is most prolific, in food sup plies. Iu winter the natural food supply or the natives is herring oil, venison tallow, halibut, dried salmon and dried seaweed. A plug of sea weed resembles a large plngof tobacco. It is a w holcaome food, and is eaten either raw or stewed. Only one or two kinds of food are used at a meal. Natives are not accustomed to baking bread, and little bread is used. Pilot bread, purchased at the stores, takes its place. Spring-lime is the Reason of iish eggs, an-abnndauce of which is dried for winter use. June is the time for edible greens from the woods. Bushels of cranberries and salmon berries are gathered in the summer and (he fall. A variety of wild berries grow in wild profusion. Indications !,, ,,, .1,. , ... , TC " I '.. P,1"! ." V' ""Vr,1"5? ! l$J i,ctit II IIUll t ll.lt II - JN.iJ a 11.1U IjnilHUUV Die monvof 1 .tilers no reasonable, man will (ioub his word. Now, to say that Ai.i.cecic: . only genui l'onoi'R I'j.astkKs an; the nine and reliable porous plasters made is nol self praiseln tueslight&st de gree, liiev Have stood lue test for over thirty years, and in proof of their merits His only necessary to call atcmion to tlio cures thev have effected and to the voluntary testimonials of those who have ' tt-eil them. Hewarc of imitations, and do not h deceived 1' misrepresentation. Ask for Am.cock's, and let 110 solicitation or ex planation ii.duce you to accept a substi tute. Ai.i.cocic's Cor.x and Bunion MiiEi.ns effect quick and certain relio . Nearly one thousand heads of fam ilies in tho province of Quebec alone have made applicaUon for the state bounty of 100 acres of land voted to Canadians who are the fathers of twelve children or more. IIlO voimrrpaf YisifiRPnirnr Whn lints vet crossed the ocean alone is Louis Quinlan, a IG-months-old boy who ar- rived in New York on Wlnl-iv week on the State linn Rtnnmpr .?,. of Nebraska, from Glase-ow. OXTI.7 FIVE LLADAY GUATEMALA NEWS. Complete Account of tie Situation and Eeyolntion. TJioovs vxi'Ain AxnsTAitrixa. special by Tuk Usited Tcnss. Er. Paso, Texas, Aug. 3. The follow ing advices have been received from Guatemala, under dale of August 1st: In the present circumstances, it is impossible to transmit information re garding this republic The only for eign telegraphic communication is that of Dias D. Rarrilla & Bros., who re fused to transmit, nor will the govern ment allow any news to pass. This news goes through the City of Mexico, to be forwarded from there. Guatemala's situation at present is somewhat difficult to stale. The revo lution is increasing in different points of the republic. Gen. Arevalo is is suing orders fromChiquemalta,ou the eastern state, and Gen. Barrnudea from the department of the west. Salvadorian troops are advancing to wards the capital in two diirerent di rections from the frontier, obtaining victory after victory. The Guatemalan troops are al most dead with hnnger and are light ing from necessity. For the last fort night there has not been a cent in the Guatemalan national treasury, and all payment is suspended. The capi tal is declared in a state of siege and individual security is suspended. Sur rounded as president Isarrelkis is. by people who know nothing but to Hat ter him, his nun is imminent. Gen. Mendiszbal, minister of war, personally commands the troops at the capita!, whence orders are issued to the headquarters, the location of which is unknown. No news from the interior is known here. The active army consists of between 20,000 and 25,000 men and is rapidly diminishing, on account of losses by fighting, and desertions caused by hunger and suf fering. The minister of foreign affairs, Mar tinez Sobral, has notified Fernando Cruz, the Guatemalan mimsler to the United States, at present in Europe, to proceed to Washington and confer with secretary Blaine, and ask the as sistance and protection of the United States. Minister of finance Salazar finds it impossible to issue funds on the loau from the bankers of Paris, as they have refused to advance money on ac count of the present 'trouble with Salvador. Senor Cottie, the agent for the bankers, left Loudon a few days ago and is now in New York, and will arrive here by the Pacific Mail by the middle of August. If the Barrillas government then exists, it is proposed to make a last effort to obtain a loan to pay the immcdiulc expenses of .far, from the time when Salvador was governed by l)r. Zaldivar uutil the memorable 22nd of Juno, when Menendez died. Salvador had been under the yoke of Guatemala. Barrillas was receiv ing from Salvador a tribute of 50,000 per year for the presidency, which Barrias had given him. Barrillas had been receiving the same sum from Menendez until the latter's death. It appears now that Salvador will rid herself of this yoke. The Salvadorian troops fight well, and if admission is gained to the capital, many bloody scenes will lie enacted as they are seeking revenge. General Rivas was shot as a traitor on Thursday by order of Ezehi, who is iu Honduras at the head of his troops. The president of Honduras, General Bogran, is at Teguegaipa, the capital of that republic His coward ly character, it is thought, will cause him to flea to escape Ezeta and Ihe fate of Rivas. Dr. Ayora, coustilntiqnal president, so called, of Salvador, will probably resign this office which ho received from Barril'as, as he he has enlisted himself with Fabia Moran in the cinse of Barrillos. Guatemalan families are generally alarmed, J-ince Barrillas has given proof of cruelty with Barrias, -who in times past shot young men of dis tinguished families, like Arzee and others. B irrillas made a great mistake in treat in disoourteonslv the Mexican consul, Diaz do Bonilla. who has bcen ordered to leave. The Mexican government has protested against this insult and Bonilla still remains in his office. In fifteen days the end will be known of president Barrillas, who recently scut a representative to the pan-American congress at "Washing ton, to agree to an arbitration law, for the settlement of the international difficulties. A Physician's Opinion. Dr. A. II. JjPAur.niNO of Grand Rapids, Jlich., says: 4,I prescribe Hibbanl's Rheumatic Syrup in my practice, and unhesitatingly recommed it. It operates upon the. liver, kidncj s and bowels, fle stioinc the poison in the blood and tissues. It is a aranu ionic ami an- It is a arnntl lono ami petizcr, and Toi a diseased :tomach or dyspepsia, has no equal." For sale bv .1. w.Lonn A survey is being made for a direct railroad lino from .Norfolk, Yn., to Charlestowu, S. C. SAXXTTJTES' WALE Oregon, CfllCANERY IN UATEJIALA. United Stares Official Correspon dence Suppressed. Special to Tm: Astoczax.I Cm' of Mexico, Aug. 3. United States minister Ryan is still in the dark regarding tho affairs of Central America from an official standpoint, as he has had no communication wilh minister Mizuer, resident in Guate mala. Those who are familiar with the situation here, say the United States government shonld at onco send an agent from the legation here to Guatemala via Acapnlco. This would be a quick trip, consuming only nine days. As the matters now stand there is apparent chicanery going on with the United States official correspondence, as there are many things that Guate mala desires to keep in the dark. United States agents once iu Guate mala should open connection with Uni ted States men-of-war, and direct com munication with the United States, by transferring official despatches by water from San Jose de Guatemala to Acajutha in Salvador, thence by fed eral wire along the coast to Libertad, or by cable to Washington. IMPORTANT AFFIRMATIONS Regarfliug; PrceiuDtioii Laul Claims in Washington, ;;i :;i:cth:tai:y or JXTj:iuoit. S. e at !y 'I II F. Tniti-D rtthss. Washington, Aug. 3. The secre tary of the iulcrior has affirmed two decisions of the commissioner of the agricultural land office. Ono case was tho ca?e of John R. Teuny vs. Chas. A. Johnson and Alex ander R. Zealaude. The plaintiff had appealed because his application to make entry for a tract of laud in tho Olympia (Wash.) land district had been rejected. The secretary said he was satisfied that both Johnson and Zealande acted in good faith in the matter of their preemption claims, and after a careful examination of the record he conld fiud no sufficient reason for disturbing the conclusion reached by both the commissioner and the local land officers. Tho second case was that of tho Northern Pacific Railroad company vs. Jas. Stuart, involving a preemption cash entry for land in the North Ya kima (Wash.) laud district. The de cision of the general land commis sioner, holding that tho tract was sub ject to entry by Stuart, was affirmed. ..:-' r 1 in . Ifc njtr rilE CO.'II.V! CATACLYSM. i'rrillr&ion of 1'erriblo Tilings to Happen to This Continent. -The Arena for August contains an article of 20 pages by professor Joseph Rhodes Buchanan on "The Coming Cataclysm of America and Europe," in which ho- predicts terrible things that are to happen to 11113 continent. While coming European catastrophes are dismissed in a few -onte:ices, uni versal ruin is to fall upon this couutry, according to the professor. He shirts out by cudeavoriug to show that just now everything finan cial aud political is iu a bad state and that "a crash utterly unexampled is coming." In his own prophetic power he scarcely has a shadow of doubt, and so he lioldly declares that the Re publican party will be hurled from power. The l)emocratio administra tion will then como in and that, too, will fail to give satisfaction and it will le succeeded by what mav bo called the labor party. This, however, will not serve the purpose of destroying the clement of discontent, and he goes on to say that "nineteen years hence war, or quasi war will appear in this country, and the convulsion will not bo arrested until 1J)1G. Six years prior to that dale will be by far the most calam itous that America has ever known." Tho war is between labor and ctp itol, intermingled with a religious elo- menr, ana at tnat time tne ennrcu as a power will be thoroutrhlv shattered and the "old Bible" will be relegated to the shelf. "The twentieth cen- ! tnry. ho says, "will witness the expinug struggle of Biblical Christiauitv, and tho twenty-first the -existence of a religion in which all that was good in the past will survive." Large regions of Amer ica will beconio barren and tho Miss issippi will become a scourge as terri ble as the Yaug-Tsc-Ivianghasbecome, to China. . 'Terrible cyclones" and "strange seasons" are among the calamities when the warmth of summer shall fail and the bounties of agriculture be de nied us. The professor insists on dealing out specialties such as tho de struction of the Atlantic seaboard from New England lo New Jersey, convulsions on the Pacific coast and rumblings right, left and center, with i i-, , ,vv? i.l lib thrown in ""a aves att lib, thrown in. TIia nMfssptl vnlnntirni of re.il pstnt ; Brooklvn this vear. for purposes of taxation, is $131,027,444, an increase of $23,874,300 over last year. FROM THE OCEAN BEACH. J..i?LK - 1-ii GOLD IfflKO CRAZE. Port Angeles Property State! Ont in Minim Claims. HrERYBOnX XRTIXO TO GET IX. Speclal By Tn k United Thess. Seattle, Aug. 3. The Journal's special from Port Angeles, says an ex cited movement, worse yet than the Oklahoma fever of a few weeks since, has struck Port Angeles. This time it is a gold mining craze. For a long time it has been known that there are very rich deposits of gold and silver in the Olympic hills immediately back of town which never have been devel oped. Of late numerous placer finds havo been made in the streams run ning down from tho mountains through the townsito reserve and experienced prospectors have pronounced it pay dirt In view of this state ol facts the arrival of a large mining party from Tacoma on Saturday which proceeded to stake out and file on large tracts of tho gov ernment reserve under the general mining laws, very naturally precipi tated a general stampede for mining claims. The land is being taken in mining districts of twenty acre tracts. Eight persons clubbing together and tavng a quarter section. In some places a clash is imminent between and in the meahtimathore is much in terest unu excitement as io toe out come, in many instances truly re markable finds of color have been made, this fact being vouched for by many Of our best citizens. COMPETING STEAMERS. The Canadian Pacific Line lu San Franclmce. Special IuThe ABTORiAN.l San Francisco, Aug. 3. Tho steam ship Abyssinia, of the-Canadinn Pa cific Steamship Co., is now on her way from Hong Kong to this port. Tho company will establish its new headquarters on the Oceanic dock. In conversation with an official of the Pacific Mail Co. yesterday, it was learned that tho threatened event of the formidable competitor did not in the least worry, the company. He said: "We understand the CanadianPacifld hpeoplo are taking this step, so as to reply to our advance to what they term their territory. It is known that they intend to make a out into the passenger and freight rates, but that will not disconcert us, for we will of course have to underbid their rates, no matter what they may be.' Mean while it is quite natural'to;' suppose that the shippers and the 'conimercial public generally, will receive the benefit of the competitionr temporarily at least." W. R. A. Johnsou, general agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., was seen yestorday, in connection with the statements made by consul-general Barz, concerning tho attitude of tho company toward the Guatemalan gov ernment. Mr. Johnson said: "Consul Barry, among other things, states that the Pacific Mail Company receives from J unatemata a subsidy of 320,000 year ly. While 1 am not prepared to deny this officially, I certainly can say that no such subsidy is received to my knowledge, and I am fairly acquainted with the leading items of tho com pany's business." Johnson said in conclusion that he did not believe that the seizure of arms on the Colima, had been made with the knowledge, much less the consent of tho company's agent, as stated by consul Barry, and he thought tnat tne demand for indemnity for the seizure would bo pushed by the com pany. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC. Sadly Damaged, fey Rains and Wasueuts. Special to Tiie Astorian.1 Phoenix, A. T.. Aug. 3. Heavy rains fell at Casa Grande and vicinity last night, and demolished the telegraph wires and completely Inundated the Southern .Pacific for one mile near Picacho, and washed the road away for some distance. Construction trains were at the break early this morning from Tucson and Gila Bend, and the work of repairing the damage is being pushed witk all haste. The east bound train is held at Casa Grande, while the west bound is at Tucson. It is thought that trains will be able to .pass in the morning. HOUSE .BURNED. A Woman PcriHBCd in the Flames. Special to The astoriax. Tcxare, CaL, Aug. 3. At G o'clook last night a fire destroyed a dwelling house in west Tulare, owned by Oscar Evans, and occupied by two ladies, one of whom was in Fresno, and the other it is feared, was Darned. A woman was seen to enter the house and light a lap. rA. fewiainmtes later the house waem flaaesaad the woman onll nnf. Vu fonnr? Tho noncn nt tlio fire is supposed to he tho RTnlnsion of a lamp. The loss and insurance is unknown. 5SE Austin House, Seaside, SIGNALING AT SEA. An Electric Device "Which Valuable. 3Iaj- Prove An apparatus for signaling in which electricity plays a prominent part is about to be introduced, and for marine signaling and night operations it gives every assurance of being able to do more than any other apparatus now in use, says tho New York Times. It consists of a hollow iron pole, from the right and left hand sides of which project horizontally four oblong metal frames. Each of these contain two shutters, which in their normal posi tion are horizontal, and which are mounted on axes so that they may be revolved. One side of each pair of shutters is painted vertically with red and white stripes, winle the other side forms a white diamond on a dark ground. At the inner end of each shutter is fixed a recessed pulley over which passes a chain which, on being pulled, grips tho pulley and causes the shutter to revolve. Only four working chains are required, the lower pulley of each frame being operated , by a subsidiary chain suspended from its Corresponding operating chain. f xne woruing cnams are carneu io uie bottom of the iron mast, where they are joined to wire ropes extending to the deck of the vessel or any other desired part thereof. The shutters represent the alphabet and also certain signals. Thus, on rm t !- ji i t causing any shutter or combination of shutters to be exposed by pulling any one or more chains, any letter or words may be flashed. The four wire ropes are secured to liorizontal levers, so that by depressing or raising any one lever any message may be signaled. The operator has only in front of him the four levers and a card upon which the signal code is printed. Signals may be transmitted with this apparatus with great rapidity and it does not require an expert to work it. The electrical part of the appar atus comprises four electric lamps, fixed at the four corners of the frames and is only used for night signaling iu conjunction with the same code. The four lamps are backed by colored re flectors, and are connected with a battery or dynamo, as the case may be, through make and break switches. Thus, on depressing any switch, its corresponding lamp is placed in the circuit and lighted, and on releasing the switch the light is extinguished. By this means any signal may be flashed. A fifth electric light is also fixed on the apparatus, and is used purely for lighting purposes. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC. Frauk C. Ross Believes It Will Build to Pnget Sonml. Frank O. Koss, who has just re turned from a two week's trip to Shoalwater bay and the Gray's Har bor country thinks he saw while away evidences that the aonthern Pacific railroad company will extend its line northward to Puget sound. "While near Shoalwater bay," said Mr. Koss this afternoon, "I ran across a party of Southern Pacific surveyors who were running lines northward. Huntington has made Astoria a prop osition, and if ho extends his line there, it is my opinion that he " will continue it on this side of the river, skirting Shoalwater bay and Gray's harbor, and thence running it to Ta coma. "The Southern Pacific cannot afford to stay out of tho Pnget sound coun try much longer. The fruit business from California is a big item of its business, the California product being marketable long before tho fruit raised here. The Southern Pacific controls this business, and in order to make the most of it will bo compelled to build to Pnget sound. I under stand that president Huntington and other Southern Pacific officials will be up here next week." Tacoma Neir.f. The success of the work of opening the channel and deepening the harbor of Greytown, Nicaragua, by natural forces set in motion by tho construc tion of the now pier, has been demon strated. - New York's water supply is graph ically desenbed as a stream equal to a river fifty feet wide, ten feet deep aud flowing six miles an hour, pure and cool, out of the hills. According to a recent census the population of Montreal is estimated at 277,000. A forca of men at Johnstown is still engaged in searching for the dead. The "season" in London closed with more than the customary blaze of fashionable glory. iVotice. GOD'S BLESSING TO HUMANITY So Says an Oregon Pioneer Ninety Years Old, Forest Grovk. Or.. March 10 I have used the OREGON KLDNEV TEA and obtained immediate relief. It is God's blessing to humanity. I take pleasure in recommending it to the afflicted. I am now nearly ninety years old, came to Oregon in 1842 in the em ploy of tins Hudson's Bay Company, and since 1 began using the OREGON KIDNEY TEA I enjov good liea th. DAVID MUNROE. PARK "OH WITH THE DANCE." The Coma Mians Determine! ta Haye Their Dance. .1 TJiAJIl RECEIVES T1TITIOX. Special by The United Press. Pakis, Texas, Ang. 8. The govern ment authorities and the Coma Indians have been engaged in a controversy-at Fort Sill for some time. It has grown out of an effort, on the part o the In dian agent, to prevent the annual sun dance of the tribes. His reason was that it demoralized tho Indians and made them hard to control. This seems to be exactly what they want, and they sent to Good Night's ranch, on the Texas Panhandle, for a buffaloj and their cry was '!On with the dance." Tho nrrent wns roTentlpaa nnr? ?!- mined to stop it at all hazards, but tho Indians declared thev would dance or fight. In order to enforce order and prevent tronble. two enmTmnifi nt snU It: .- r -- - diers were sent to the reservation, and everything is quiet at present, although, the Indians are sullen and say they will yet have the dance. A TRAMP PUNISHED. Tiie Mob Teach Illtu a. Wesson. Gee Speci.il to Tin: ASToaiAN.l Racine, Wis., Aug. 3. Dragged through the streets by a rope about his neck, which threatened to cufc off his existence, in the hands of a fren zied mob, Adam Young, of Emmett ville, Ind., a professional tramp, had a narrow escape to-day from lynching. The cause of Young's rough treat ment was the brutal assault made upou Bev. Father Fessler, of St Joseph's Catholic church, at the home of tho clergyman at noon to-day. Young went to the door of the priest's homo and demanded some thing to eat. Before Father Fesaler could dodge, tho tramp, for reasons unknown, struck him on the neck. The priest ran out the back door, with Young in pursuit. The clergyman was overtaken by his assailant, knocked down, pounded in the face and had liis nose smashed. By this time a crowd had congre gated, and some ono shouted "Hang the brnte." A rope was placed around the neck of the tramp, and but for the timely arrival of the police, he would have been dangling in the air from a large tree near by. Young was placed in jail. A Yosemlto Trail An important short cut is now being constructed in the Yosemite valley, which will materially lessen the fa tiimes of visitors to its wondrou scenes. From the floor of the' littler valley to Cloud's Best is now a dis tance of eight and a half miles, but by a new and more direct trail this distance will be reduced to four and a half miles. The great Halt Dome, vis ible from all points of the Yosemita valley, is only overtopped by Clouds Best, and it is a matter of pride to the visitor to view the Half Dome from the greater elevation, though such a sight has hitherto been afforded only at the cost of a wearisome journey. The new trail will be completed within thirty days' time. The total number of visitors to the valley thus far is 2,200 or about 100 less than last year. Before the season closes the list of 1S90 will far exceed that ot 1880. The severe winter retarded the visit ing season this year more than a month, and one of the commissioners stated yesterday that the valley and waterfalls will in August and Septem ber be as lino as they usually have been in July of previous years. Bichmond, Va., has 100,000 inhab itants, but no hospital or public dis pensary, it is said. A Tried Remedy for Biliousness. Tliose who suffer from disorder or Inac tion or the liver will never get the upper hand of the unruly organ so lone as they uesucli irrational remedies as blue pills, calomel and potlophyllln. But from the tried and popular medicine, Hostetter Stomach Bitter's they may expect relief with a certainty of obtaining it. The Influ ence of the BItteri upon the great biliary gland is direct, powerful and speedily felt. The relief afforded Is not spasmodic, but complete and permanent. Tne sallowness of the skin, furred appearance of the tongue, indirection, cost I ven ess, headache, nausea, pains through the rh;ht side and shoulder, lu tact every accompaniment of the obstinate complaint are entirely and promptly re movcit oy a course ot tins inesumauie meat cine, in behalf or which testimony is con stants ennnating from every quarter, and from all classes ol society. 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