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en M L. . - : uK. V. NO. 58. ASTORIA, OUBGOiY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2,S SH90. 3 'RICE FIVE CENTS Highest of all in Leavening Power. Rc&feJ ABSOUTTELY PURE INSURANCE Ki iv ami Marino and Life VAN DUSE8 & GO.. Ag'ts, ASTORIA. OR., . M.' I'm1mH';ms; Kolialtie l'oreigll .l!ld ,..ni rmiiiiiiis : .r.l 1 UH.iii :itl Clolti. North r.n i im4 MrrcMiilitt'. Scott Mi Union and :. -;1. 14jUul ti OniimvHeii:, Coikiiut- ! taNiUriMA. Inl(n anil Lancashire of nn" (VHiwivial Union or London, . xnluMt f Imh. Northwest of Port land. V Mi il tjfr nf NVw Vortx. impl.Uheml Adjustments Guaranteed . W. CASK Insurance Asont. keprkskxtini; California Warns Ins. Co., S. F. Columbia Firs s ! Marine Ins. Co., Tor! land. Home Mutual Insmnnce Co., S. F. Phssntx of London. Imperial of London. Robb & Parker, AttEM'Y OK i ire and ftlar ne Insurance. Aith ah Asswjsite Capital or S7O,O00,000 IMI'KKIAUorijnudon. t" l.llOUNl.. or California. XINXiaTIClT.r Harttonl. KI..N HOME, or Gakiamt I.loN.Ht IHHlon. FIKKM s FUND, or C-ulirnrula. VH'KKN. nf 1-oHdcii iAiiXKTS. Washington Market. tiln Mi ret. - Astoria, Orrsou. t n Rir:sn" to., i,j:oikii:ti:s. rM-lfHI.U CAM. rilK ATTKN ii. t,oi. r4 tter untitle to tho fact that tin; i . S aiVrt tit nlway.s IiPMippIied with :t ' . It. VX::CTY AND KKST QUALITY f-RESS AND CURED MEATS ! 1 jk wU Ik mM al lowest rates, whcle- f-Si'wH! Ii-Hii.m plvon Jo supplying -TAR MARKET. WHERRY & GOHPANY, Iivsh and Cmvd Hi eats, iTogota'tolos, FRUITS. BUTTER, and EGGS. .m- ivmi7vr hotel, llt.SS J S SlrrU AHturin, c. Roadway Market. llnrit A In calls-, Prnpr's. lv,..:o Poanl .t Stokes. A lirst-Glass Meat Shop. Fresh and Salt Moats. ', lNtirhases lWiverod in any part or the Wv3??foA HEALTH RESTORER. ?NJN5S(5S5 U5EIT! j?t'. THE IDE Ali MEDICINE. 1 1 h" Xj vcr and Kulni' ? ami Stomach, J " 1 . Dvr r . r .,trs an Ajipe .'t Ok Im;uri. Uo.vl, and SSxbcs ThpVpik Strong. sanEsnims uallMJIiRtlitiu;! Cscjlcxcyryttlicre. $1 aloltlo;:Ixfor$5 M. X. WltrUKV. Wni i:k. KiriiAiti) Hauiiv, CIUI Engineer. Wherry & Harry, Real Estate AM I'KVKYINU. TOWXSITK AVOUIC A SPECIALTY. t x whI SHlmrtmn Property Sold on Com- mmsswib. Investments Made Tor Oulsitle Parties. KEFKKKXCES I U. CVlsc, Ranker. .Tudge C. II. rage. orricp on Ttilrtl Street, rt,!.rt House. - ASTOHIA. OK Morgan & Sherman GROCERS And Dealers in Caieiy agios Sic!al Attention Given to Filling Of Orders. A FULL LINE CARRIED And Supplies furnished at Satis factory Terras. Purchases delivered 1b aay part or tho city 0ffi.ee said Warehouse IbHgcsXcw Balldlag on "Water Street. P. O. Bex 153. Telephone No. 27. ASTSRIA, OREGON m U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889. Baking Powder Wingate S Stone, ACENTS TOK H -THE FINEST SUMMER RESORT -ON- Olatsop Beach. ODD FELLOWS BUILDING, Astoiia, - Or. Two Choice Blks in Adair's Asloria fei: saw: ky Van Dusen & Co Lois in Block "8?J S2G0. Lots in Block "88" $150. Half Cash, Balance in Thriv and Six Months. C5F"All lots staked at four Turners. IIS & PLH! Contractors aui Ballflers. Estimate; Given on Brich, Stone, or Wood Voik. Concrete and Cement Work n Specialt3'. OFFICE. 118 Genevieve St. TMelsBD, Later & Anita, CIVIL ENGINEERS, Surveyors and Architects. Offick, IIoom 0, Vi.Axr.Vn Ui.n'o SECOND STREET p. o. Box sin. Avroni A, OK. B. F. ALLEN & CO. DEALERS IN Wall Paper and Oil Paintings : PRACTICAL : PAINTERS AND DECORATORS. All Work Guaranteed. Cor. C:iss and Jefferson SL?.. Atoila, John G. Dement. DRUCC1ST. Successor to W. E. Dement & Co. Carries Complete Stocks of Drugs and Druggists Sundries. Prescription. Carefully (Vmipoumlril. At;cnt tor Mexican Salvo and Norwegian Pile Cure C. E. BAIN, Manufacturer anil Dealer in Sash, Doors, mouldings and Brackets. All Kinds or Hard Wood and House l'inish iiK Lumber. Koat Material a. Spe cialty. Wood Tiirninu. Cor. Genevieve nml Aslor Streets. Astoria, - - Orkoox. H. EKSTROM, Practical : Watchmaker, AsraRU. on. A fine line of Cold and Silver Wulehes, Solid Gold and Plated Jewelry, Cloflcs. etc., at reasonable prices. Itepalriux Pintnptly Done. Next to Morgan & Sliennan.t V. H. COFFEY. Groceries and Provisions. 372 THIRD STREET. Butter, Eggs, Canned Goods, Potatoes, Wood and Willow Ware. Ete. W. F. Scheibe, CIGAll 7.LNUFACrUltEK. Smokers' Articles in Stock. THE TRADE SUPPLIED. Special Brands Manufactured to Order. MAIN STREET. - - Astoria, Or ElEwflEa LO B Ci I L J brokers OLLADAY PARK TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. I'he Keller mine in Xev; Mexico is on fire. Tho Australian coni iiiincr have struck A j?aUr met vil li n piinful nnd Ringular acoidnil. Tlie will of Dr. Merrill lins hsrn filed for prolmte. TheDemocrntieconvintion is in ses sion at Tncoina. A temple for tho A. O. U. W. i3 to be built in Portland. The forces of Dr. Carver and "Buffalo Kill" arc ready to fight. Tho IJritish bark Glenblrvie from As toria Grounded at Slio. W. E. Crowneley was nominated for Secretary of State in Ohio. It is roiKirted that Governor Woliloy of Arizona has been removed. Several officials and others were arres ted at Santa Fe, for murder. Win. Crawford murdered a woman in Illinois and cut his own throat. IL, C. Wilcox, a prominent resident of Meriden, Conn., died yesterday. Tho steamer Arago has arrived in San Francisco with 20,99.". seal skins. Absentees in Conjjross nro to bo arret ted and leaves of absence revoked. Tho blockade caused by tho striko in tho Chicago stockyards is boinR raised. A locomotive on an Ohio railroad ex plodes, killing tho engineer and fireman A hitch has occurred in the proposed advance in tho wages of Southern Pacific trainmen. John Ferguson narrowly cscaiwd being killed by an infernal machine in San Francisco. Pugot sound is to havo another steamer, Iho Ilermosa from Southern California. Tho steamship Majestic made the run from Liverpool to New York in f days and 22 hours. Tho Knights of Labor havo played their last card against tho New York Coutral railroad. Tho Northern Pacific Railroad com pany will spend $4,000,000 or ST.,000,000 for improving its lines. During a heated discussion in the Houso Congressman Beckwith Btruck Congressman Wilson of Washington. Aihliliiniol Telcuraph on Fourth Paye.) AUSTIN-HOUSE J. P. AUSTIN, Propr. Open All tie Year 'Bonis. THIs POPULAR HOTEL Is new and clean and beautifully located on tlie banks of the Xecanicum, within live niUnite.s' walk of CLATSOP BEACH, The most pleasant Seaside Kcsoit on tiie Northwest P.iclllc Coast. Every attention is paid to tlie comfort an I aecotnuiixlation of tlie Kiiebt", and the table is supplied with the very best in season. Here aie plenty of Clams and Crab?, there is mine in the woods and plenty of the finest llsli in Hie streams. A NEW ENTERPRISE. City Express Transfer Company. H. D. Thing and C. E. Miller, PKOPKIETOKS. Ht-atliiuariersat Main Mreet wliatf. TKI.UPMONK NO. 43. A Genera! Kxpr. .ssaml Delivery Business transacted. Vonr patronage Is. solicited. MAISON DORE! RESTAURANT. THE ONLY FKENCII HESTAUKANT IN Tt IE CITY. It is the object to make the Maison Dore the best restaurant on the coast where the llnest Kreneh meal can bo had. Second St., JCast of Benton. C. F1UXCISCOYICH, Proprlrtor. ASTORIA TRANSFER CO. AND Livery Stables. conveyances of any kind, on short notice. Transferrinu BaRn, etc., a specialty. Telephone No, li II. W. SHEBMAX & CO. Thompson & Ross Garry a Full Line of Choice Staple and Fancy Groceries. Give Us a Call and Be Convinced. C. P. Upshur, Shipping and Commission Merchant Ttlaln St. Wharf, Astoria, Oregon. SPECIALTIES : Cannery Supplies Barbour's Salmon Net Twines. NEPTDNE Brand Salmon Twine. WOODBERRY Cotton Lines and Twines SEINES and NETTING Of all Description Furnished at Factory Prices. FIRE INSURANCE Effected in First Class Companies, Representing 813,000,000 PIIffiKIX, HOME, Uartford. Conu ..J...New York, Ageier PaclHc Express &ad Wells. Fa.rgo A Co. A LOCOMOTIVE EXPLODES Ail EiigihW ami Fireman HeetljgK? Willi a LteiMc Seatli. THE B0DIC3 TORN TO ATOMS A Brakcman Takes a Sail Through the Air and has a Miraculous Escape. Speclal hy Tun Uxitkd Pa mm. JlAKSFrnLD, O., Aug. 27. As freight train No. S2, east-bound on tho New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railway pulled into Pavonia, a small station seven miles east of this city, about 230 o'clock this morning, the boiler of the engine oxploded with terrific force. Tho engineer and ilreman were iustantly killed. The bodies were mangled and burned beyond recognition. Head breakman, Prank Conlon, of Galion, who was on the fourth car from the engine, was blown seventy-five feet from the train nnd escaped with slight injuries. Tho train consisted of about seven teen cars, mostly all oil tanks, which immediately took fire and nearly the entire traiu was consumed. The track was badly damaged for fully two hun dred yards. Tho loss to the railroad company will probably reach $23,009. The killed are A. L. Graham, en gineer, of Galion, who leaves a family, and Joseph Murphy, the fireman, wlio was single, and belonged to Urbana. ACCIDENT ON THE OCEAN. A Sailor Meets Witli a Singular anil Painful ITlisliap. Special toTiiK ASTokiax. Sax Fkaxcisco, Aug. 27. The ship Melpomene arrived from Hamburg last evening. During the trip a pain ful accident occurred to O. Jamseu, one of the crew. It was during stormy weather. He was lying asleep on a bunk in the carpenter's room when the ship gave a lurch and he was thrown to the iloor. The right side of his face struck against the keen edge of an axe and was laid open. For three hours he lay bleeding and suffering before he wai discovered by the men on watch. The injured man was carefully til tended to, but tho wound never prop erly healed, and; when the vessel ar rived here his iujnry was still in a bad condition. I.AYINC ON THEIIE ARMS. Dr. Carver's and IZttfralo Bill's Forces Head) for tlicBattlc. Special to Tiik Actokiax.I HAMBUita, Aug. 27. The excitement over the fierce row between Buffalo Bill and Dr. Carver is intense. Peo ple aro afraid to come out of doors after dark. Tho members of each troupe have openly declared their intention of fighting for their masters it tho quarrel ends in a general fight. There can be no doubt that it is only through the efforts of the civil author ities that bloodshed has been avoided. PORTLAND PAKAUKAPSES. A Temple for theA. O. r. W. Minor Mention. Special to The Astouian.j Portland, Ang. 27.- -A temple for the Ancient Order of United Work men will be erected during the coming year on the southeast comer of Second and Tavlor streets. It will cost nearly $800,000. The structure will Ixj an ornament to the city. Superintendent ATeech, of the cen sus recount, has instructed the enum erators to visit only places where the population of the city and county sleep, in order.to avoid duplication. Isaac Pallctaut, a Russian Jew, who arrived yesterday from the Sound, was taken to tho iusano asylum at Salem this afternoon. THE OCEAN RACERS. Tlie Steamer "Mnjctlc Makes a Quick Trip Westward. Special to Thk Astoiuaji. New York. Auir. 27. The White Star steamship Majestic, which ar rived this mnrninrr frnm Tiivnrnn'il mado the trip in 5 days, 22 hours and zi minutes. Strike Aftcrmartu. Special to Tub astoiuax. CnrzAGO, Aug. 27. The blockade at the stock anls, caused first by the striko of the engineers and firemen of the association, and subsequently by the strike of tho switchmen was al most raised to-day. Abont a dozen engines manned by officials ot tho dif ferent roads are shifting dead trains so that loaded cars can bo reached. There were not many policemen around the yards. Focnd Emlnlnicd In a Salt 311 no. A strange, and from a scientific point of view, an interesting discovery, has been made at Hermannstadt, in Hungary. Tho bodies of several Hon veds, proved to havo fought in 1818, were found in a disused salt mine. How tho soldiers got there is a mys tery. Tho salt had so thoroughly penetrated the bodies that they were as well preserved as if they had been kept in spirits. In consequence of this discovery experiments will bo made in the medical schools of Yienna, Buda Pesth and Berlin for testing the value of a concentrated solution of salt in preserving of corpses. A ftc-rap ot Taper Saves Ilcr IiTc It was justan ordinary scrap of wrap ping paper, but it saved her life. She was in the last stages of consumption, told by her plij'sicians that she was in curable and could live only a short time; she weighed less than seventy pounds. On a piece of wrapping paper she read of Dr. King's Xew i)iscovery, and got a sample bottle; it helped her, she bought a large bottle, it helped her more, bought another and grew better fast, continued its use and is now strong, healthy, rosy, plump, weighing 140 pounds. For fuller Barticulars send stamp to V. II. Cole, iruggist. Fort Smith. Trial bottlos of this wonderful Discovery Free at J. W. Conn's Drugstore. 'HE OLl WAKES. Tlie Nivitcbsuex! Will iSeturn to ' Work in tlie Stock Vhrds. . : Pacini tTiii: Astorix. j fast ttccnmiilatht in their yarils. ITliero are no sinim il any concession oa the part of the n:i!roal. At a re cent meeting of tho Alton switchmen, engineers anil firemen tho action of ihe switchmen in striking was con- ! ilemneil. Even employe ot iho Uail-1 way Switchmen association at tho! stock yards is to bs discharged to- morrow Tho general managers decided to- i day that each road should do its own switching at the stock yards, and the j action of the superintendent oti I August 25th, in deciding to dissolve the switchnieus' association, was con- finned. The Lake Shore and Alicia- gan Central sent engines and crews into ine yaras lo-uay ami consuteraoie wonc was none to relievo the packing nouses oi tno uioctcaite. rne JJatti morc & Ohio, IIHuois Central and sev- oral other companies' engineers flatly refused to do any work in tho yards, and it is now understood that the switchmen will return to work at the old wages, provided they are invited to do so. Dr. Mcrritt's IVi!!. ' Special to Tin: astoriax 1 j Oakland, Cal., Aug. 27. Tho will of the late Dr. Samuel Merritt was filed this morning for probate, The ! value of the estate is unknown, but is ! estimated to exceed $1,000,000. The heirs tit law aro Mrs. Catherine JL Garcelon, a sister aged 78 years, and Frederick A. Merritt, a nephew, aged I 10 vears. ! titit jnrrm mr i manmnniT'mv DELAYED BY A TEOHNinALlTY. - m Mm Pacific Coumaiiy Uses Mmnrin IdU"' m:?iaxi or tiis: tuaixmkx. Special by Tho Uxitso Puiaw. Sax Fraxcisco, Aug. 27. Although the Southern Pacific company had an answer prepared tor tno grievance committee of tho Brotherhood of Bailway Trainmen, making conces sions as demanded, which would re sult in a general advance of wages throughout the entire system, a tech nical hitch occurred tit tho last mo ment. The delay this tunc has Ijeen caused by the company's objection to the organization ot the grievance com mittee on the ground that it does not represent all tho company's employes. Those on the Salt liako division are not represented. The committee is composed of members of I he Brotherhood of Train men, and tho company wants tho Brotherhood of Conductors, Older of Bailway Conductors and tho Brother hood orBrakemcn reprwenlcd before any agreement is mado. General Mauagor Fihnore says that the railroad doos not want to be asked to agaiti re-adjust llio pay roll by one of tho other order.;. To-day tho firemen were feeling very indignant at the declaration of the railroad company that they were acting without authority. They say that it is merely a pretext to nuleii- nitely put off giving decision and dis courage the commit tcmen. Wore a Sh'rl of (Jroenhark". Edward Treusch, ai: eccentric old Hebrew street vendor or ioekelbooks. jackknives, chewing guia and divers small triukcts, dropped dead of heart disease yesterday morning. Tlie sud den event brought to light tho fact that although Treusch always had the appearance of povcry and of finding it a hard straggle to make both ends AT meet, lie was in reality quite well-to- ' Absentees to be Arrested, do. He had big rolls of monev. j Special to TubastokiaxJ When the i body was taken by the Wasiiixutox, Aug. 27-The House police to Ivlaner's morgue on Monroe I adopted reflations directing the ser strect and the clothing searched, it j gcanfc afc arm3 to arrest abscutees and was discovered that he had $1,000 in United Slates bills sewed in the folds of the wonderful shirt he wore This shirt was of flannel and was made double aixmt the chest and sides. In side tho two folds the old peddler had long carried his wealth. The bills were of various denominations, rang- i nig from $1 to $100. Chicago Her ald. A -Skull for r. II.iwer-Pot. W. G. Van Buskirk, the master 1nAlni.1A fT llrt 'PrtWY irirt f Dnn.tn mUmnri i,nna in Unrfe'SLi i.oo L peculiar flower pot hanging' in his j door yard. The gruesome" relic mado out of a human skull and is suspended with slender chains. Tho brain cavity is filled with earth, and a beautiful growth of vines creep from the ompty sockets and grinning jaws. Across the forehead is printed the in scriphen: "To what base uses may ! we come at last;" and tho beholder as ! i. m., i.: ;.n i. i ho gazes on this ghastly bnrlesque on unman greatuess, cannot refrain from involuntarily echoing the sentiment. The skull has something of a history, being that of a theological student who committed suicide. Ho was interred in a small graveyard which afterwards -fell into disuse" and decay and was finally sold ror building pur poses. In making an excavation the skeleton was exhumed, and the skull came into Mr. Van Buskirk's posses sion. Startling Discovery. The discovery hy tlie Inhabitants of a locality hitherto unvisiteil by the pestilent scourge of fever anil ague, that it exists In their very midst, is decidedly startling. Such discoveries are made at every season, in every part of the Union. Subsequently, when it is ascertained, as tt invariably is at such time?, through the valuable experience I oi some one wno nns ocen ueueiuieu anu cured, that llostetter's Stomach Bitters Is a thoroughly elllcaclous cradicator of the malarial poison, and a means of fortifying the system against it. a feeling of more se curity and tranquillity reigns throughout the whole neighborhood. Besides the febrile forms of malarial disease, dumb ague and ague cake arc removed by the potent action of the Bitters, to which science also gtves its sanction as a remedy for rheumatism, dy spepla. constipation, liver complaint, de bility, kidney troubles, and all diseases im pairing the organs of digestion and assimilation. BECAUSE HE L0YEB HER Mtirflerefl a ?oiau. HE THEN OUTS HIS THROAT c,, :,i. T3r.,Kt a , , m ' buiciue rreferahle to Arrest, and When He Saw the Officers he Used A Kazor. ! . . , , m h,,emI ,,y TlIK UxiTE 1i:ESi;- Decatpk, 111., Ang. 27. The body 0f Mrs. Col. Mathias was fouud in afield near here this morning with her throat cut from ear to ear. William Crawford, who had worked for Mr?. ?.Ialh:ar.' husband, was sus pected. Officers found him at the home of his sister, but when ho saw the oiiicers j coming he drew a razor and cut his throat, severing ihe windpipe, lie I then confesped to tho murder, saying he killed the woman because lie loved her. He cannot recover. TIJS: ISOST 8I-A C2t)!:M. A Steamer Transfer LTrisijjs it to I liic "ront. ; Special to r.ti; Astoiuax.I i SaxFkanctsco, Aug. 27. Arrauge- meats lirvc been completed between Captain Banning, of SanDioco. and . the Port Crescent Land fc Improvc- j ment company, whereby the steamer j Ilermosa is to bo transferred from $2&iWSES ami Port Crescent. ! The Ilermosa was a disastrous in vestment for Captain Banning. He invested 200,000 in her, when the Southern California lxnun was in full blast. The steamer was run between San Pedro and Calalina island, where it was expected to establish a famous watering resort. watering resort. Tho expectations, noxevor, were not realized. JjSQI'OR IN THE CAPSTOI,. The Proposition to AboIa;:i tiie Sideboard System. Special to Tiik Astokiax.J Wasiixgtox, Aug. 27. In the Senate this morning, a resolution, offered by Plumb several days ago, instructing tho committee on rules to issue orders to prevent the sale of all kinds of liquor in the senate wing of the capitol, taken up. Butler proposed an amendment, directing tho sergeant at arms to make a daily inspection jof the com mittee rooms to sec if hqnors were used there. It was rejected. The original resolution was finally referred to the committee on rules. A SCENE IS T2SE SIOl'SE. Congressman CSecicvvitli Strikes Congressman Wilson. Special to Thk Astoriax-1 WASinxfiTox, .vug. 27. In the House to-day, fillibustcring against the land bill was continued. There was a scene, occasioned by a remark made by Mr. Cannon, which was lmerpretcu oy tne iionso :i3 , vulgar, and in a personal controverasy during its discussion Beckwith, of New Jersey, struck Wilson of Wash ington. When quiet was restored, Cannon disclaimed the vulgar con struction put upon his remark. A 2Iark; Arronnd. SKt-ial loTlIBASTOKTAX.l Sax Fraxcisco. Aug. 27. A dis patch to the Merchants Exchange from London this morning says that the British bark Ulenbervicl from Astoria grounded at Sligo, while en tering port. She will probablv come off at high tide. revoking leaves of absence, except those granted for illness, and ad journed. In aa Oriental City. Hero is a scene in Oriental Ahmeda- I bad: As tho sun is just up the people I aro opening their doors and windows and standing up their bed3 against tho walls; some are performing their toilet operations in full view of the street, and gossiping with their neighbors a3 i. mJ they sqnat m their doorwavs. A hrfiolo row of thorn aro bnishinc their ftr?!? T St,C? V" nn?,V -VCr SSSJS.! -"v i-"r Mr .- w Hujotitiiuil tuu chickens and kids. Here in a house carved like a jewol box, tho heavy door is sumptuously wrought withcro3s-boain3 ornamented with projecting metallic bosses. "J While we are lost in admiration it i " , Knf " i , p,! 0t msli madly out and clatter down the steps of tho portico; cows in this country-do not object to going up and down stairs. Wo are not to suppose, however, that his is a barn; it only happens that the cows in coming from their qnarters behind, are obliged to traverse tho lower floor of the family mansion. An Illinois IVarl for a Countess. On Saturday Charles Ellis, an ama teur fisher, found a pearl in the Peca tonica river at Winslow, near Galena, III., which ho sold to au expert buyer for G00. The gem was ono the largest that has over been discovered in these waters, of a dark, blnish brown tint, and remarkably lustrous. The pearl was seen by one of Tiffany's men, of Now York, who gave a check for 1,200 for it on sight. It is to adorn tho coronet of a well known English conntes3. Kt. Louis Globc Demoerat. All the patent medicines advertised in this paper, together with the choicest perfumery, and toilet articles etc., can be bought at tho lowest prices at J. W. Conn's drug store, opposite Occident hotel, Astoria. A L1I3EL5) COKSESl'ONMrrVT. He Causes an Arrest and Will Sue for Damages. Special to Tub Astoriax. Salt Lake, Aug. 27 Edward Pike, correspondent of the Tribune has in stituted libel proceeding? at Provo. He was accused of writing an account of a sensational church trial tit Provo for the Tribune and the correspon dent for tho Prbvo Enquirer made a raving assault upon Pike on the ground that he was tho man who wrote the account of the trial. Pike procured the name of the Enquirer'1 s correspondent, E. A. Wil son, and swore out a warrant for Wil son's arrest for criminal libel. Pike will also sue the Enquirer for libel. WIEOL.ESAI.E ARREST. EligSi Officials Charged Witl IUnrdcr in New Mexico. Special to The Astoria x.l Sax Fraxcisco, Aug. 27. Two war rants were served this afternoon by tho United States marshal against Francis Clavez, sheriff, for malfeasance in ollice,aud also on Bomolo Martinez, ex-TJnited States marshal, Francisco Chavez, sheriff, Luciano Bacca. pro bate judge, Juan Ordez Roderiguez, justice ot the peace, Jose Ordez Bacca, Chief Of nolice and olovfn nflmra charging them with being accessories to, and some of them principals in the murder of Faustin Ordez on March 1st last. Unanimously Nominated. Special to Tub Astoriax! SprixqfietiD, O., Aug. 27. W. E. Cromley, of Pickaway county, was unanimously nominated for Secretary of State to-day. MILLIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. that tlie Northern PaciJc Company Will gjui. ' xirtr it ails i'on Tin: no. in. Special by Tlie Uxitrd 1'rkss. Nnw York, Aug. 27. W. S. Mellen, general agent of tlie Northern Pacific railway says that about $1,000,000 will be spent by tho company this year for steel rails to replace old rails be tween St. Paul and Tacoma, also on tho Portland division, between Tacoma and Portland. The companv will spend in all between S-1,000,000 and 5,000,000 for the betterment of the line. Call for an Election. Special to Tiik Astoriax. Saxta Fe, Aug. 27. -Governor Prince to-day, in accordance with a legislature enactment, and at the solicitation of the late constitutional convention, issued a proclamation calling upon the people to vote for or against the state constitution at a special election to be held October 17th. SCIENTIFIC AND USEFHi. Silk is made from paper pulp. Plowing by electricity is in contem plation for a large property in Central Spain. Electric roads exceed 25 percent, of the mileage and of the number of street railroads in this country and iu Canada. A trolley system of electric traction, somewhat similar to that used for street railways is proposed for canal boat propulsion. The new downward draft locomo tive is the thing. It puts the smoke, cinders and fumes under the car: in stead of over and into them. Theyire for covering tho lube of the 10-inch gun, now in course of con struction for the army, is being joined by the electric welding process. " Sixty-five years ago Emmons Budge was arrested at Hartford, Conn., for selling ice, as the doctors of the city had decided that it was unhealthy to use it. A feature of the Frankfort-on-lh.v Main International exhibition will be tho transmission of electrical nowor over copper wirc3 from a distance of l-iu miles. Recent experiment has proven that aluminum is particularly adapted for treatment in tho drawing press, one of its chief advantages being that it can be worked with very little anneal ing. Tho cow does not eat when she is grazing, but stores up a supply of food to be masticated in some quiet, shady place in tho pasture. She is only really eating when she "chews cud.' Professor Robert Koch has inter ested the Medical Congress at Berlin by his declaration that ho has discov ered a destroyer of tho basillns of tuberculosis, and that he will soon an nounce a remedy for consumption. Tho United States Government Commissioner of Patents estimates that from six to seven-cichths of the entire manufacturing capital of the United StatDs, or 36,000,000,000, is directly or indirectly based upon pat ents. Professor Hirsch, a Chicago chemist. asserts that he has discovered a process by which he can extract alum inium, from common clay at a cost of 15 cent3 or less for "nach pound. Aluminum until quite recently, cost 5 per pound. Instead of increasing tho weicht of locomotives to secure better traction. efforts are being made to use the electric enrrent, as experiment has demonstrated that the passage of a current through tho driving wheels increases tho traction far beyond what additional weight accomplishes. e IVoticc. GOD'6 BLESSING TO HUMANITY So Says an Oregon Pioneer Ninety icars uiu. Forest Grove. Or.. March v.). I have used the OREGON KIDNEY TEA and obtained immediate relief. It is God's blessing to humanity. I take pleasure in recommending it to the afllicted. 1 am now nearly ninety years uiu, uaiuu iu uregon in iei in tlie em pioy ot anu since K JiKV"KA nniAv -- -k-M...- . -.ivr , JJl lll,tltll. DAYID MUNrvOE. THE STICK WAS LOADED Au infernal HacUne Set for a 'Frisco Saloon Keeper.- HOVEL INSTRUMENT OF DEATH Left in a Doorway it was Opportunely Discovered by tho Slan it was Intended For. Special by Tlie Uxited Press. Sax Fraxcisco. Aug. 27. When John Ferguson a saloon man and a director of the California Athletic club attempted to enter his homo yes terday morning he stumbled across a stick of wood, which had been care fully laid near tho threshold. He picked it up aud was surprised to find that he had narrowly escaped death, for the instrument was a carefully constructed infernal machine. On one end of an iron bar with a six-shooter cocked, with a wire attached to the trigger and con nected to tho stick of wood so that when any pressure was brought on the wood the pistol would bo dis charged. The machine was so placed near tho door that any one entering could hardly avoid stepping upon it Ferguson reported the matter to the chief police and the novel death dealing machine is now in the hands ot the police and detectives aro en deavoring to ferret out the persons who placed tho machine in position. It will be remembered that a short timo ago Ferguson was shot and ser iously injured by the accidental dis charge of a shot gun in his saloon. DentU of II. C. Wilcox. Special to The Astoriax.1 Cottage City, Mass., Aug. 27. Horace C. Wilcox, of Meriden, Conn., died to-day, aged G6 years, of paraly sis. He was the founder of the Wil cox & White Organ company, a di rector of the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut railroad, and held other positions of trust. He leaves a widow, two sons and two daughters. Dcatu of A Hanker. Special to Tiik astokiax.1 New York, Aug. 21. Levi Silber man, of Silberman & Joseph, bankers and brokers, died this morning. He was GM vears old. In early lifo he was engaged in tho dry goods business at .Tefforsonville, Ind., and at Louisville, Kv. Strike of Australian Miners. Special to The AstoriaxJ Sax Fraxcisco, Aug. 27. Spreckles & Co., this afternoon received a cable gram from Australia announcing that there was a general strike throughout the coal mines in that country. An Indiana Inferno. Much excitement prevails over tho recent gas explosion. It is now dis covered that tho whole neighborhood in the vicinity of the young volcano is saturated with natural gas and the soil i3 full of it. One can run a crow bar down in tho ground anyplace and light the gtis, which proceeds from the soil in various quantities. This would indicate that the gas has found its way through the limestone, and in many places fractures in the stono permit it to escape into tho sand and gravel immediately below the surface soil which partially prevents its escape into the air. This bears out tho theory that gas has for some time been escaping from the sides of tho gas wells and diffusing itself in tho sand and gravel below tho limestone. In Vau Buren township, twenty four mile3 north of the late eruption, the waterwells which have been sunk twenty to thirty feet, a few feet below tho superstructure of stone, have been broken into by gas three miles away, and tho people have abandoned the uso of the water, cased tho wells and are now using tlie gas for fuel. The whole township seems to bo filled with the combustible, and tho inhabitants tiro threatened with disaster. No telling but tho lighting of a match may yet blow two or threo townships into smithereens. It is alto gether probable that the diffusion of gas in the soil more or less affects the growing crops. The great ques tion may yet be as to the advisability of sinking gas wells, or, if sunk at all, whether other methods should not bo used to case and confine the explosive. Pockets of ga3 aro no donbt forming beneath the limestone over tho region of the gas belt, and it is only a ques tion of time when it will break forth iu terrific force. It is yet a question as to which i3 the" most hazard ous, the accnmmulation of gas in pockets, followed by eruptions similar to the Waldron blow-out or permitting it to permeate the soil as it is now doing in Van Bnren and Noble townships, poisoning the water aud diseasing the air. It is reported by good citizens that to-day boys were roasting corn by gas jets produced by sticking cane3 down in tho soil a few feet in the vicinity ot the volcano. Snch being the case, the citizens wfll soon have to abandon home and fire side. Tho fissures of the ground blown to atoms Monday tire now filling with water, through which gas occasionally forces its way. Shelbyville, Ind., special to the St. Louis Republic. su JttMm cure. A CLEAM'AHD perfect cure of HIS8TS AMP Bg3UlSES A Doctor - Saw It. -Lawrence. Kansas. Au?. 9. 1S88L Geqrsc Patterson fell from a 2d-story window. Etrikmg a fence. I foun-1 him usingSt. Jacobs Oil freely all over his hurts. IsawhimneS morning at work; all the blue spots had cene: leaving neither pain, scar nor swelling- C. K. INEUMANK. M. D. TIEiiR.!:ES fl:"y2paEBC0.iBj!jl