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rv -l m V ' K?mg&mmmm' :rtf-raT:SKC? vi VXXV, NO. fil. ASTORTA. OHiSGOxW SUNDAY, AUGUST 31. IHJ0. I'EKE FIVE CENTS Ol j. '-''iS'.V- Highest of all in Leavening Power. Reefed ABSOUUTEiy PORE insurance Kiiv and Maviiuyuid Life VAN DUSEN & CO., Ag'ts. ASTORIA. OR., X h !olltu'iui; lleliublp Foreign ami .lump (ViHjianic : IrrMt :t.t I-oiuton ami Clol. North llrtatt mul Mercantile. Scottish Union and N'xtfHa4. ilnrliunl ol Coiimc:icnt. Ooiiuiut at f CtiHfrnun. 1imlon ami Lancashire or IjrxonMutl, Coinmorrial Union of London. MrAfa:ii f I-oihlon. Northwest of Portland, MatMAt Ufe f Now YorK. trainpliUhctal Adjustments Guaranteed ;. W. CASE Insurance Asjent. KKI'KKSKVTIXC; California Marine l:.s. Co., S. F. Columbia Firi m 1 Marine Ins. Co., Portland. Horns Mutual Instance Co . S. F. Phrenix of London. Imperial of London. Robb & Parker, A:i:t'Voi-- ; ire and Mar ne Insurance, W1U1 an Assnati Capital or S7O,OO0,O0O IMl'KKIAUofl.ondon. CAI.IFOItMA. of California. MN'NKCritUTT.of llartlord. o KI.N! 1IOMK, of Oakland UhN,ii London. fikkai ws rind, r California yi'KKX. .r ij.ndoiL irno Washington Market. ifln Mrt-ct. - (sforia, Oregon. ciuntim:v a o pttorniirroKS. is.tfCTR'I.IA CAM. THE ATTKN t Hoi. : the public to the fact tliat the .t M-vk.H w tt! nhvays be supplied It h a MM.I. VVICKTY AN UKST QUALl'J Y FRESH AND CURED MEATS ! ! Which will he sold at lowest rates, whole vile and retail. ROSppcIl at teat Inn plven to supplying h:s. STAR MARKET. WHERRY & COMPANY, Fresh and Cured Meats, VC gOtalDlO J58 , FRUITS, BUTTER, and EGGS. wn'OSITE OCCIDENT HOTEL, n(K.VAirri Pitrtt. Astoria, ttjr. Roadway Market. O'ZIara .V InjralK, 1'roprV.. OpjnsT' roan! .. Stokes. A first-Class Meat Shop. Fresh and Salt Meats M rMirlMSPs Delivered 111 any part nf l ho Thompson & Eoss Carry a I r.U Line of Choice Staple and Fancy Groceries. Give Us a Call and Be Convinced. V. V. WllFKItV. S, A. Wtirttiii. UirilAKD HAKliV, Cill Knirineer. Wherry & Harry, Rea! Estate AND Sl'XVKYlNC TOWNSHIP W01IK A SPECIALTY. Cfcy aul Stilturietn Property Sold on Cotn- ihIssJoh. Investments Mtdt Tor Outside Parties. KEFEKEXCRS- I W. Ohm PcinUer. .Indse C. H. Page. OTflcc on Xhfrtl Street, NmrCrtiirt Hmisp, - ASTOKIA. OK Morgan & Sherman GROCERS And Dealers In ClMT Special Attention Given to Filling Of Orders. A FULL LIME CARRIED And Supplies furnished at Satis factory Terms, piirrttaws delivered In any part of the city Office and "Warehouse lu Hume's New P.uilding on Water Street. 1. O. IVu jv Telephone No 37. 1KTORIA. OREGON IlON MADE CIGARS! Ask your dealer for the followlnc; brands nf cigars: Australian ILtllot, W. E. Knun Co., 1,1 Perfectns, Ii ltosa del Yuelta, Innocence and Eight Hour League. The Union LaWl on earji box. For f urther par UcuUrs apply to John Ilalin Astoria, Ore-Eoa. Swlies! U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889. Baking Powder Wingate & Stone, STATE I BROKERS ACEXTS FOE ti ie- FINEST SUMMER RESORT -ox- Clatsop Beach. ODD FELLOWS BUILDING, Astoria, - Or. and 88 Two Choice Blks in Adair's Astoria ret: sai.i: p.y Van Dusen & Go Lots in Block "8" S200. Lots in Block "88" $150. Half Cash, Balance in Three and Six Months. J5?A11 lots stalled at four corners. JACOBS & PLH.1IMBR, Contractors aul Builders, Estimate Given on Brick, Stone, or Wood Woih. Concrete anil Cement AVorlc u Specialty. OFFICE, 1 1 8 Genevieve St. TMeta, Later & Andersen, CIVIL ENGINEERS, Surveyors and Architects. OFnci:, IIoom 0, Ff.AVKi.'s Ulb'o SECOND STREET T. O. Box 813. AbTOUlA. OIJ. B. F. ALLEN & GO. DEALEKS IN Wall Paper and Oil Paintings : PRACTICAL : PAINTERS AND DECORATORS. All Work Guaranteed. Cor. Cass and Jefferson St-.. Aftoua, John G. Dement. DRUGGIST. Successor to VY. E. Dement & Co. Carries Complete Stocks of Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Prescriptions Carefully 'otttpounirii. Agent lor Mezican Salve and Norwegian Pile Care C. E. BAIN, Manufacturer and Dealer 111 Sash, Ioors, HIouItliuN unci Blracltefs. All Kinds of Hard Wood and House Finish ing Lumber. Bo it Material a Sjks cialty. Wood Turning. Cor. Genevieve and Aslor Streets. Abtouia, - - Okf.gox. H. EKSTROM, Practical : Watchmaker, ASTOKIA, Oil. A fine line of Cold and Silver Watehes, Solid Gold and Plated Jewelry, Clocks, etc., at reasonable prices. ItcpainiiR Promptly Done. Next to Morgan & Sherman. V. H. COFFEf . Groceries and Provisions. 372 THIRD STREET. Butter, Eggs, Canned Goods, Fotatoes, Wood and Willow Ware, Etc. W. F. Scheibe, CIGAIt MANUFACTURER. Smokers' Articles in Stock. THE TRADE SUPPLIED. Special Rratids Manufactured to Order. MAIN STREET, - - Astoria, Or HUDAI PAI TELEGRAPHIC SDHMET. Work ou the jetty ceased last night. Fifteen persons 7ere killed by the fail ing of n roof. Afireia Tortlend datro.vla .s.-mI building; loss 12,000. Preparations aro being niadu to relieve expected distress in Irclaud. A revolt occurred in tbo leper ttlc ment on the island of Molokni. A bib sarf at Asbbnry Park, destroyed the premeuade, batb bouses, etc. The wreck of tbo ship Brother Jonathan is reported to have been discovered. Prance is reported to bavo declared against tbe importation of American pork. An attempt was made to wreck tbo south bound Oregon Express; no ono was killed. Tbe river llhine has overflowed its banks, villages aro flooded and many per sons drowned. Judgment has been entered against tbe taK Osiccgo for $l,Gi3.82 for breaking a boom of logs. Albert J. K inkaid has sued tbe Oregon Short Lino Co. for 15,000 damages for tbe loss of an arm. Several men were killed and nine severely injured b3 tbo collapse of a burning cellar in Saxony. According to tbo story of tbo captain of tbo schooner Mat tie Dyer all vessels in the north arc liable to seizure whether in Bebring sea or not. NOTICE Our Sftisiilt! OUiof is closed fur the season. We liavi a few fine lots left in HntlnMil Addition in Grimes Grove, ami 011 application at our office in tlit? city will take pleasure in gentling a man down to show the proper!'. WARREN & WRIGHT. FERT) EERRELL'S Tonsorial Parlors REMOVE D. I have leaded the premises formerly oc cupied by (Jeorge I). Jones. No. (ill third street, where I will In future be f omul ready to sen e my customers. FERD FERRELL. AUSTIN -HOUSE J. P. AUSTIN, Propr. Open All the Year 'Roil THH POPULAR HOTEL Is new and clean and beautifully located on the banks of the Nucanlcum, within the minutes' walk of CLATSOP BEACH, The most pleasant Seaside llesort on the Northwest Pacific Coast. Every attention Is paid to the comfort and accommodation of the guests, and the table Is supplied with the very best la season. Here are plenty of Clams and Crabs, there Is game in the woods and plenty of the finest fish In the streams. 3ET HEALTH RESTORER. &&& USEIT! IT 13 THE IDE AIi MEDICINE. It revrcs the .Liver and Kidneys and Stomach, Cures H:-:iJ.ichc. Dyspepsia, creates an Appe tite, Purifies the Impure Blood, and Makes The Weak Strong. til KfilHPHr'rUNULrt'S ItBHaTawMimaaM Used everyo here. ?1 o bottle; six for $5. ramza jfc'j f 1 TtmTBB 'fpil KSlorailliJPULBiALI ASTORIA TRANSFER CO. AND Livery Stables. conveyances of any kind, on short notice. Tmnsf erring Baggage, etc, a specialty. Telephone No, 12. II. W. SHERMAN & CO. Carnahan & Go. SUCCESSORS TO T. W. CASE, IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE ANI1 RETAIL DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Corner Oheuamus and Cass streets. ASTCKIA OREGON j,""TB Wmm I ! I ri I ad IjEiTflll THE SCHEME MISCARRIED A Bold Attempt to Wreelc tbe Oreeou , Express Train. 2(0 02tTE SEVERELY -INJURED. The Engine and iiagago Oar Derailed Narrow Escape cf tbe .Passenger Ooaclies. Stiocial by Tho U.tiTKD Peess Sacramento, Aug 30. A bold at tempt was made last night to wreck tbe Oregon, express train, No. 16, due to arrive bere from tbe nortb at o:40 o'clock tbis morning, at Copoland, jnst to tbe nortb of Yina, in Tebama county. Tbe train was moving along sit a good rate, wben tbe switch leading off for a siumg was encountered. The switch was set properly and tbe train would have passed tbe point safely bad not an obstruction been placed on tbo track in tbe shape of an iron frame, part of an appliance known sis a "frog." Tho engine struck this and immediately left the track, going over on its side. Tho rails turned under the baggage car, which was also ditched. No ono injured beyond some bruises and a shaking up. The train was carrying a full load ot passengers, most of whom were asleep at the time. There is little doubt but the ob struction was placed on tbo track with a design to wreck tbe train. A wrecking train wsis sent out from here tbis morning to the scone of the derailment, and a temporary track laid around tho wreck. Several siltcmpts of a similar nature have been made to wreck the Oregon express heretofore, but happily with out success. WHITK 1I0USK R00JIS. There Are Portj.Fonr, or All Sizes Shapes in the Mansion. And A count of the rooms, private and public, in tbe "White House, establishes tbe fact that they number forty-four in all, including parlors, reception rooms, library, bedrooms, and accom modations for tbe help, or just one room for every state in tho American union. Of these apartments not more than half a dozen are available for the uses ot the occupants of tho White House; and ever since Mrs. Har rison became mistress ot the execu tive mansion she has been un tiring in her efforts to make the pri vate portion of the bouse comfortable as well as habitable. After conclud ing work upstairs in tbe bedrooms, Mrs. Harrison turned her attention to tbo kitchen, and found that it was hardly fit for occupancy, being damp and foul-smelling. Before leaving for Cape May she was gratified by the advent of a party of workmen, who proceeded to tear up tho kitchen floor and other portions of tbe basement to make necessary improvements. At that time walking on tho floor of tho While House kitchen was very much liko treading upon a bed of sponge, and a vigorous sipplication of pick and shovel revealed tbe cause. At tbe base were about two feet of sand, nud over this a thin layer ot cement. Next came a wooden floor, and nailed to this were at least a dozen different layers of oil-cloth. "When Mrs. Harrison returns she will find that tbe floor of the kitcnen has been entirely renewed, in concrete and cement, covered with cream and terra cotta tiling, placed in alternate mosaics. A creamy tinted tile dado will extend all around tho side walls to a height of five and a-half feet, and even tbe window seats will le laid in tbe same colored material. Anotber good effect of tbis overhauling has been to show that tbe recent war ot extermination waged against rats by ferrets has been most successful, for there is not a rodent to be found witbin tho walls of the executive mansion. While engaged in the room ot Steward Philip McKim, which is immediately be neath the blue parlor ot the main floor, it was observed that tbe ceiling sagged a little, and the presence of a few people in this historic apartment would cause the floor to bend in toward the center. Several times last winter during receptions at the White House tbis tendency was noted in tbe blue parlor, and it was especially the case when a crowd was in the center of the appartment near the blue plush divans in the rear of tbe receiving party. CoL Ernst has bad a stout beam placed under the floor, and it is supported by a substantial column in the center of the steward's appartment and im mediately under the spot where Pres ident Cleveland and Miss FrancisFol- som wero made husband and wife by the Itev. Byron bunderland a trifle over four years ago. Now that the White House has been put m such good condition, it begins to look more home-like and comfortable. Arrange ments aro being perfected for placing an electric-light plant in tho base ment by which the entire mansion will be lighted, and tho wires will extend into the upper, or main conservatory, whicb is used for promenading pur poses in winter. New York Sun. Startling Discovery. The discovery by the inhabitants of a locality hitherto unrlsited by the pestilent -scourge of fever and ague, that it exists In their very imasr, is ueciaeuiy startling. Such discoveries are made at every season, n every part of the Union. Subsequently, when It Is ascertained, as tt Invariably Is at such times, through the valuable experience of someone who has been benefitted and cured, that llostetter's Stomach Hitters is a thoroughly cfucacious cradicator of the malarial poison, and a means of fortifying the system agaiust 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 ttie potent action of the Bitters, to which science also gives Its sanction as a remedy for rheumatism, dv- spepla. constipation, liver complaint, de bility, kidney troubles, and all diseases Im pairing tho organs or digestion and asstnil lation. Tho Edison Works, at Schenectady, N. Y., now employ 2,500 hands, and will soon be employing 3,500. THE BACK. PAY RILL. Congress iIscusscs tJe Sight Hour clay. Special to The Asto&i.xx. Y.TAsmxGTOX, Aug. 30. The House this morning look up tbe bill for the adjustment of tho accounts of tbe la borers, workmen and mechanics, aris ing under the eight hour law. The measure was earnestly sidvo cated by Carntb siud Dingley, of Maine, Covert, Merrill, Flower. "Wade, Beilly, Osborne and Famuhar. Brewer asserted that the men, who had worked iu the navy yard, had en tered into a contract with tbe govern ment to work ten hours and bad been paid for ten hour's work. To say they took the work under protest and ought to be repaid for tbe extra two hours was too ridiculous an argument to bo presented. IS ON'E IILWDRED FATHOMS. TVrcclc-oS t!ic "IJrotUcr Joint than" Reported, roiiml. Special to Tilt: ASTOItiAXl. Sax Fraxcisco, Aug. 30. A story is published bere to-day in winch it is stated that an old diver of tbis city, has discovered tbe wreck of the ship Jirotlier Jonathan, which was lost off Point St. George, (Crescent City) a quarter of a century ago. She is said to be in one hundred fathoms of water and her discoverer does not be lieve it possible for her to be got at in such a manner as to get tbe euormons amount of treasure in tbe wreck. a famine: fi:.'ii:e. Preparing to Relieve Distress iu Ireland. Special to The Astosiax. Douiiix, Aug. 30. Mr. Jacl:soii,oue of the joint sccrctsirios of the British treasury, and Mr. San key, of- tho Irish board of works, aro making a tour of tho north and west of Ireland for tho purpose of reporl'og as to what relief work shall bo inaugurated in order to assist tho people in case of a famino strising from si failure of the potato crop. ALL ABE LIABLE TO SEIZURE. That's What lie Cajtain of tUe Scnooiier "Dyer" Says. ruoitAHTji; cause the cj:ousi Special by Tho Usrrrn Piikss. Victoria, Aug. 30. The sealing schooner Matlic C. Dyer arrived yes terday from the north for repairs. Sho was seized at Onnalaska on June 18th by tbo "United States depnty col lector, the schooner haviug gone there in dilsress tho day previous. Captain Mackler informed the authorities ho had not transgressed the sealers laws nor offended the customs regula tions. About a week after tho deputy col lector went aboard and took posses sion of about a qnart of port wine, all there was on board, though tho vessel is entitled to five gallons. When this case was brought before the court it was dismissed. The vessel, it is staled, had gone into port because she lost some bead gear and bad a crazv man on board. She had seveutv-seven seal skius, and I all were returned except three. When taken to Sitka the Dyer was put ashore and grounded. Then the officers went through her. The cap tain and crew were taken ashore and confined in an old castle, where they were kept for three weeks. The authorities took away the skins, sails, all the vessels and findings. The grounding caused her to leak badly, which was partly stopped and she was then overhauled The seal skins seized had been taken thirty miles from any shore in the North Pacific The captain said he had never been on Behring sea and had simply gone into port in distress. The m;m who made the seizure was a new official. The captain said if a vessel could be seized as his bad been, it wottld be possible to seize every vessel m tbe world for probable cause. Ilscapin an Embarrassment. A local newspaper man who went down to visit his wife at the seashore recently had a very narrow escape from causing what, to put it mildly, would have been talk. His wife w.13 boarding at tho Blauk house. It seems there is also a New Blank house at this resort. Ignorant of that fact, when the young journalist espied a porter with Blank house on bis cap "be said to himself, "This is my place," and he allowed the porter to pilot bim over to the hotel. On arriving there he asked, as a mat ter of form, ir a lady of st certain name, giviug bis own, was staying there. On being assured that she was, be remarked that he guessed he would go up and seo her. "I don't believe she is up yet," remarked the clerk. "Ob, that doesn't make any dfference," tho other responded confidently; "I'll go up." The clerk stared at him, but finally gave him the number of the room and sent a porter along with him. "She must bo up by this time," ho remarked to tho porter; "the baby wouldn't let her stay in bed." Tho baby? Why she has no baby," tho porter said " Beiteration auddcuial followed, and finally it en tered the journalist's miud that it was possible for a lady of tho same name as bis wife to be staying at the same hotel tbo matter was finally stniight encd out and ho found his wife at another hotel. Washington Post. Electric Bittcr. This remedy is becoming so wel known and so uopular as to need no special mention. All who have used Electric Bitters sing the same song of praise. A purer medicine does not ex ist and it is guaranteed to do nil that is claimed. Electric Bitters will care all diseases of tho Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt RIipuiu and other affections caused by impure blood. Will drive Malaria from the sy.stcin and prevent as well as cure Malarial le vers. For cure of Headache, Constipa tion and Indigestion try Electric Bit ters Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. Price r0 cts. and S1.00 per bottle at J. W. Conn's. ROLLED M0UHT1IN HI&H A Heayy M at AsMnry Part Does Great Damage. BATH HOUSES WASHED AWAY Huge Walls of Water Dash Over the Fishing Pier The Sight Was a Grand One. Special By Tiik United Pkkss. Asiibut.y Park, N. J., Aug. 30. There was a very high surf last night and tbis morning. It swept along the beach carrying away all of the promenade between the Asbbnry pavilion and Third avenue. Angry waves tore away hundreds of feet of the beautiful broad walk and nothing is left but a bluff on tho edge of which pedestrians are compelled to walk. All tho houses :iro toppling over or were carried off in tbe breakers. As early as G o'clock tbis morning tbonsands of people congregated to watch tho surf complete what last night's high tide undone. Tbo sight was a grand one, breakers rising twenty feet ami dashing over tbe fish ing pier completely wrecking the re mainder of the walk from Third avenue south to Asbbnry sivenue, which is the finest part of tbe prom enade. Tbe sea not only uprooted piles, tore tho planking to pieces and carried off the batb bouses, but it ate into lawns at the back of tbe walk to a depth of tweniy-fivc feet. At several points tbe electric light poles also went down, although the lines have been drawn from Third avenue to Ashbury ParU. A Chance For Athletes. Special to Tin: Astouian.1 New York, Aug. 30. Q. Perrio and W. F. McDougall, who stylo them selves the champ'on all-ronnd athletes of the Pacific cosxst andBritisbCoIum bisi, publish a challenge to any two athletes in tbe world for throwing hammers, tossing cabers, putting the shot, jumping, vaultiug. running and other games for from 1,000 to 5,000 per side. WHAT ELECTRICITY IS DOING. Some Kcmarkablc Developments in the Domain of the Dy.iamo. A plan has been devised by which a single sewing machine in a private house can bo operated by electricity without trouble, danger or great ex pense, t Tho daily mileage made in cities of the United" States by c?"s applied with electric motors is now more tjjan 100, 000 miles, and is growing rapidly. Some ono has undertaken to apply magnetism for tho prevention of the "scaling" of the inner surface of boil era. Tho magnets aro arranged in bundles iu a cylinder, and so arranged a3 to keep the water in constant mo tion. The same piocess is said to be capable of giving "age" to liquors. In the Loudon general postoflice there are 220 electrical circuits fed by twenty-nine accumulators, which are charged once a month by tho electric light dvnamos. It i3 stated that! never before has the system of using ' accumulators ueuu lesiuti on so largo a scale. An interesting result obtained by recent photographing of tho electric spark is that a fairly accurate measure of its duration can be arrived at. The photographs were taken on si rapidly revolving plate, which wsis mounted on a disk and rotated by an electric motor at a speed of 2,000 revolutions a minute. This gave a speed of 600 inches a second at the point where the outer end of the spark was photo graphed. There was no perceptible difference in the width of a spark taken when it was runniug at ndl speed, and the displacement was hardly one twenty-fifth of an inch. The duration of a spark was calcu lated to be the 10.100th part of a second. A process has been devised by Pro fessor Force Bain, of Chicago, says tbei'oAtf, for tbe mining of coal by electricity which does away entirely with tho necessity for miners. The process is ssiid to bo cheaper'than tho old way and it certainly has tbe ad vantage of never going on a strike, nor is it likely to be killed in a fire damp explosion. Although very lit tle is kuown or heard of Professor Bain's discovery, it is now in practical operation and is taking out of one shaft alone GOO tons of black diamonds per day without tho employment of a singlo miner. The coal is not only mined by the electric motor, but tbe miuo is lighted, the coal is hauled from tbo diffierent chambers, lifted out ot the mine and rehanleil to tbo cars, all by tho same force. A plant has been in practical operation for two years now, working day and night. This is the first practical ap plication of electricity in this direc tion. One of the beneficent results of the various experiments whicb have been made during tbe last two years, with a view to determine tbe value of elec tricity for killing purposes, is the es tablishment of the fact that not only can cattle be dispatched by tho elec tric current without tho least pain, but that tho meat of tho animal is ac tually improved by the passage of the current, and will keep longer than by any other method. The successful operation of an electric slaughtering apparatus is reported from Colorado. The apparatus consists of a pen pro vided with a metallic floor divided into two sections, to secure a good elec trical contact, with which the boofs of tho animals are made wet The kill ing is effected either by applying the current direct to tbe metallic floor or making a direct application of the electrode to tho head of the animal. All the patent medicines advertised in this paper, together with tbe choicest perfumery, and toilet articles etc.. can be bought at the lowest prices at J. VY. Conn's drug store, opposite Occident hotel, Astoria. FATED RUIiI9XiS. Houses in Portland Rnrncil a Second. Time. Special to Tuk Astobiax.1 PorttjAXd, Aug. 30. Early tbis morning a fire broke out at No. 25 E street, si frame building occupied as a bouse of ill fame. The fire spread rap idly, destroying several rookeries, in cluding houses of shame, saloons, a drug store and grocery. The fire communicated to the New Clarendon hotel, a two-story frame building, partially destroying the same. The entire loss will not exceed 812, 000; insurance, S6.000. The same buildings were destroyed about six weeks ago. PORK OBJECTED TO. France to Prohibit Importation From America. Special to The Astobiax.1 Paris, Aug. 30. A United Press re porter is positively assured on the best of authority that the French gov ernment has decided to rrohibit tho importation of the entire list of Amer ican pork products, and at the same time to raise the duties on all Ameri can products exported to this couutry. It is hoped that such action will have tbe effect of changing the present illib eral spirit of the American congress. THE R2X9ri'E VEBFLVS. Several Villages Flooded and Many Lives Lost. Special to Thk Astoiuax.1 Yiexxa, Aug. 30. Tho Ehine has overflowed, its banks in tbeVorarl berg district. The villages of Aibach, Hoeuhems, Moeclist, Lustnan and Fuessach are flooded. Bridges have been swept away and many persons were drowned. Fifteen Persons Killed. I Special to Thk AstorianJ ! Pcsrn, Aug. 30. By tho falling in of the root of a bnrniug building at I the villago of Mojoe Kerestze, in the district of Bonod, to-day, fifteen peo ple were killed. WORK ON THE JETTY STOPPED, Major HaiMry Notifies Congress That tie Jig is Up. THE AI'J'JiOl'JlTATIOX USED TJV Special by Thk Uxitko Piikss. PortijAXd, Aug 30. Tho hist stroke of work for tbo present was done to day on tho government jetty at the montli of tho Columbia river. The tramway upon which so many distinguished people have been wheeled out over the bounding bil lows, must cease hoping for further extension, because Congress has been so everlastingly dilator- in making appropriations, that the old allowance has run out Major Handbury has notified the authorities at Washington that the jig is up. It is likely that tho Chamber of Commerce will take action in the mat ter, witb a view of punching Congress' ribs for moro monej STOLEN KISSES. Tlioy Get an Omaha 3Iun into Serions Tremble. A good joke is being told on a well known youug Third street man, says an Omaha exchange. He is a great society num. He is handsome, polished and "something of a dandy. He is quite good looking, and a pair of glasses balanced on his aristo cratic nose give him an intellect ual air that he would not otherwise possess. For a year or so he has been devoted to a well-known young society woman. Not a week has ever passed that he has not been at least twice to see her. About a month ago Le pro posed and wsis accepted. About two weeks ago the engagement was broken, only to be patched up again shortly afterward. Tno cause of tho engagement being broken was that the young man made his accustomed visit; ho was shown into the parlor. AVhilo sitting there he heard his bcthroted coming down the stairs. He stepped to the door, and as she passed the door he leaped out and printed a kiss upon her lips. A faint scream sibove startled bim. He looked up and saw bis sweetheart at the bead of tho stairs. Ho looked down and ssuv that he bad tho honsemaid in bis arms. He tried to explain the matter, but bis sweetheart would not have it, and the engagement was broken. She after ward accepted his explanation and re instated him. This experience would have cured most people, but it did not cure him. A few nights ago he called again and entered the parlor. There was no light in tho ball nor in tbe parlor. In a short time be heard his girl coming down the steps. Ho stepped out into tbo hall and as she reached the bottom ot the stairs he in closed her in his arms and imprinted a long, liugering kiss upon her ruby lips. Beleasiug ber,bostrnck a match and lit the gas, then, turning to snatch a kiss, ho was horrified to see before htm tho black cook. He gave her a dollar not to ssiy anything about it, but it was too good to keep and she told it . . AVaInlI ITemcdj-. Jlon. Edmund L. Pitts, the late Presi dent of the Is'ew York Stat b'eiutc, writes: "State ov New Youk. Sexate Ciiamuei:. At.i: ax v, March ll,lfcSt. 1 have used At,lcocks 1'ouors Piasters in my family for the past five years, and can truthfully say they are a valuable reimdy and effect great cures. 1 would not Ik without tliein. I have in several instances given some to friends stifferinn with weak and laiue backs, and they have invariably afforded certain and speedy relief. They cannot he too highly commended.'' A book-binder in Vienna was called upon to bind a volume of 100 leaves worth 100,000 guldeu. Each leaf was a bond for 1,000 gulden, the book being tho owner's gift to his only daughter. IN THE ISLAND KINGDOM Lepers at Moloiai Become Rebel lious and Siw Fight. A SUPEBHTEJTDENT ATTACKED Political Affairs in Kalakana's Domain Ara Quiet A Mew Constitu tion Called Por. Special by Tho Dxitkd Press. Sax FnAxcfeco, Aug. 30. Tho steamer Alameda arrived from Hon olulu at noon to-day. All is reported" quiet in the Island Kingdom. The-only political event that has oc curred recently to create a ripple on the surface of national affairs was a petition presented to the king by a body of native Hawaiians, praying for the appointment of a convention to draw up a revised constitution. The matter was turned over to the legisla tive assembly on the following day. On the 1st inst there was a disturb ance at the leper settlement on tbe island of Molokai. T. E. Evans, tbo superintendent, issued an order for the destruction of a dilapidated house, in whicb a number of lepers had taken up their abode, and twenty-nino of them severely assaulted bim. The ring-leaders were arrested, tried and sentenced to different terms of. im prisonment. Suit lor a liost Ann. Special to The Astokiax.1 PoitTJiAXD, Aug. 30. Albert J. Kin kaid has brought suit against the Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern Railway company for 15,000 dam ages. Ivinkaid was a brakeman, and whilo making up a train bad one of his arms crushed so badly as to necessitate am putation. He claims the accident was the result of carelessness. Broke a ISoom of Logs. Special by Tho United Pbess. Portland, Aug. 30. In tho United States district court to-day Judgo Deady gave a decision for plaintiffs in the suit of Lorenzan &: Young against the tug Oswego for damages. Tho tug broke a boom of logs and plaintiffs get S1.G13.S2. DcntU in n. Cellar. Special to Tni: AstoktanI Berlin, Aug. 30. Tho cellar of a brewery in Stoetteritz, in whicb a number of men wero at work col lapsed, burying sixteen workmen. Seven were killed and tbo remainder severely injured. WIKES BOWS AGAIN. Last night, about 11 o'clock, down went the wire again, cutting off'a good portion of our dispatches. It is excess ively provoking, but cannot bo helped, and our telegrams are therefore very incomplete. Passing through heavy timber, as does tho line between here and Portland, it is constantly in dan ger, especially in rainy weather, and the rain of last night may have been responsible for the brealc PROPOGATTNG CODFISH. There Will Soon Be a Cod Fishery oa Nan tucket Shoals. Tho work of artificially propogat ing cod, which was begun by tho fish commission on the coast of Massachu setts three or four years ago, has, tho commission states, resulted in great success. Last fall tho fishermen re ported sin abundance of small cod on Nantucket shoals, and during tho present summer these fish, somewhat iucresised in size, have appeared in enormous numbers, chiefly young fish, which aro reported to be very uniform in size, nud with a few excep tions weighing only about five to seven pounds each too small to come under the trade classification of "largo fish." The fisb commission has received information showing that this season, up to the beginning of tbe present month, about 4,000,000 pounds of those fish have been taken. Tho price paid to the fishermen is 2.85 per 100 pounds of fish as- they come from the vessel. The value of the fishery, so far this season, would thus be $114,000, while the prospect is that these figures may be doubled before tho fishing is ended. The commissioner says: "When he commission began to hatch cod many of the old fishermen were sceptical as to tho results and looked upon the at tempt as at be3t some impracticable theory of scientists. They now, how ever, are convinced that the work will bo vastly beneficial to them, and are unanimous in conceding that the phe nomenal abundance of small cod off Nantucket shoal is due to the efforts of the fish commission. In view of what has already been accompb'shed, there is reason to anticipate much greater results when sufficient fame has elapsed for tho fish, to reach maturity and a larger growth. It maj- then be reasonably anticipated tbat there will be established off the New England coast a cod fishery that will be equal to any in the world, and that its valued commercial species will be as numerous as when John Smith reported that cod 'belabored' the sides of his vessel when he cruised in the same waters more than two centuries ago." JACOBS QJ on TRADE METDrpAlN Cubes Peomptlv akd Pebhaszstly LTJMBAG-O, Rheumatism, HeadacHo, Toothache, SPRAINS, Neuralgia, Swellings, XToat-bite. THE CHARLES A. V0GELER CO., Wmmtl. M4. KE