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91 3 5-tfSiUS5Uf-t- SM- -8&F&3$ 3 . AArft?rt Sr.K,fsst3t?;4&-!?'3, s: vol.. A'XXV. NO.75. ASTORTA, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER l-i. ISJM. L'RICE FIVE CENTS - mM-JU ilt ' . STht Hiftiiite Vi Z-"SS4JIW4JSiS Jzmz--. - & ?w'mm v ym , . , , c ni orit iranr i n i . 5 Mr ZJIJ it- UP 1 Iw JL,J vHlHi' W HI . . VBk V HLs HL H HI H 3JflKK&&3Lt'L. aUK: T7T v Jr s ' 'XT xxtxxt xr TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. The races closed at Portland yesterday. The dock strike at Southampton ended. A fire in Krooklyu, N Y., caused a loss of SSO.OM A cximj of Asiatic cholira is reported from Ohio. A femalu swindler ranoJ $3,030 in San Fniuci-co Tlie Alaska salmon pack this season vras Tory light. Justice Field i3 in Paris; his health is tunch improved. A Chicago broker and $2f0,000 have disappeared. A new mail route has been established in Columbia county. Charles Smith & Co., wheat speculators in Chicago have failed. Jack McAulifiVs brother was sentenced to ten years for larceny. The result of the census lecount in Minneapolis is announced. The Philadelphia Press interviewed diigrosauion on rcciprocit3 Fifteen carloads of seal skins woro shipped from Sun Francisco. The Home, Watertown fc Ogdensburg railroad is tied up 03 floods. D. M. Avery, n Chicago detective was murdered by a drunken man. The cjitch of seals by the North Ameri can Trading company was small. The cx-tar collector of Rockford, Me., has been arrested for embezzlement. Rich copper and silver oro has been discovered on the shore of Lake Supe rior. Airs. Horn, whose daughter committed suicide at Jersey City tried to kill her solf. A corporation to prepare and dye seal skins has been organized in the United States. The llio Grand river Hood has caused a groat loss of life, principally among the Mexicans. A man nnd boj had a narrow escape from death while experimenting with a firts escape. The Republicans opened the campaign in California last night; meotinga were held in forty-ono cities. The organization opposed to foreigners nnd Roman Catholics in politics, organ izing for the campaign. The Locomotive Firomens' convention in San Francisco is considering a ques tion that will put a atop to local strikes. The uianfrr of U irruudia continues to cxcito indignation among Aniariesns: a resolution in reference to tho matter will b pro&mUyl to Congress. The First fiuit. "Special to Thk AsroniAx.l Sax Fkaxcisco, Sept. 13. To-night Uie Republican party opened tho gu bernatorial campaign :ill over tho state In this city Colonel H. H. Markham, the head of the ticket, ad dressed a meeting. In forty other cities of the btate meetings wero held, nud addressed by prominent speakors. .ltt(iona TclcQteiiih on Fourft Page.) c obc oocoooo ooo ooo o o o o O p- Two Hundred Boxes I Two Hundred Boxes I Two New BEING OPENED Herman Wise's BIG CLOTHING STORE, In Occident Hotel, Building. A FAYY FALLING OFF Tie Salmon Pact in Alasia Very LilM This Year, WHAT LATEST PIGURES SHOW. Thus Par the Eeturns Give the 0a ch at Less Than Half of Last Season's Pack. Special by The U.iitxd Parss. Sax Fkaxcxsco, Sept 13. The Alaskan salmon season is over and one by one the vessels of the various canneries are drifting into port. The steamer Francis Alice, however, has just arrived, bringing tho latest newB. The steamer came hore just from Nushigak, where she put in from Karluk to take on board the balance of the salmon pack on the river Karluk, which is the turning point for Alaska salmon, and the news from tho various canneries concentrates there. Several letters were received in the city. The general tenor of these letters show that the run in the Karluk river has been very light The Francis Alice brought advices up to August 21th, and at that time tho fish were growing scarcer every day. Ere this the run has ceased en tirely, and the Alaska Commercial Company's steamer liertha may be expected any day with full returns and the employees of their canneries. It is estimated that the pack at Karluk will be about one-half of that of last year. The run at Cook's Inlet has been worse than was oxpected; that at least 135,000 cases were cooked, but only 123,000 have been put np, and the fish have stopped running. Tho arrival of the Lewis brought the result of tho catch. Tho sohooner Compeer returned from there some time ago with only 2,400 cases for the Alaska Company, and tho Lewis brought 7,039 cases for tho Central Alaska Company. Last year 80,000 cases wero put up at Thin Point, and canning was only stopped for lack of material. Bristol bay has yielded tho only successful run of the season. There are four canneries represented there and tho pack has been about 115,000 casos. This is n slight increase on last year's run. The bark Elcctra, which arrived yesterday from Bristol bay, brought 24,32G cases for tho Nushigak Packing Company nnd 5,000 for the Arctic Packing Company. At Prince Wil liam's sound the catch of tho Pacific Steani Whaling Company has also been light The run at Alitak, at the south end of the Karluk has also been a failure and the fish had stopped running at tho last heard from there. The total number of cases received here thus far is 253,817, besides whioh there have also arrived 7,752 barrels. Tho total pack of last year was nearly YOU.OUU cases. A slip or the pen a young pig. o"o"b o"ocr6""o"o"o obooo""o"b"oo oo OVER -o-O O F- Goods .-.NOW .". -: AT : IT WILL. STOP STRIKES. Ah Important Question far Rail road. Sleu. Special to The AstorianI. Sax Fbaxcisoo, Sept 13. The convention of railroad firemen had under consideration to-day a report of the committee on constitution and by-laws. The most important clause considered was one forbidding any unauthorized strike under penalty of explusion from the order, and requir ing that the supreme counoil of the federation shall pass upon all strikes before they are ordered. The result of this action will be to practically end strikes. Whenever a local body has a grievance it must be reported to the local committee who will call upon the railroad officials and endeavor to settle the difficulty. If they fail they will make a report to board of system of railroads on which the difficulty cccurs. This board then tries to settle the trouble. If it fails the grand master of the order is ap pealed to and if he cannot adjust the difficulty, the whole matter is re ferred to the supreme council. This supreme council is composed of three grand officers from each of the four great branches of the railroad federation. That is the fire men, the switchmen, the trainmen and the conductors. A FEITIALE SWINDLER. Sbc Ratios ElffhtTbeitsaHd Dol lars In 'Frisco. Special to Thk Astorux. Sax Fbaxoisco, Sept 13. A re markable swindle was made public this afternoon. Some time ago a woman introduced hersolf to J. . Wells, a real estate broker, as Emma L. Dick, a neice of S. W. Dick, a de ceased capitalist, and offered some property valued at $35,000 for sale. A few days later she was informed she could not get that amount and she concluded to borrow 88,000 on it Wells arranged to get tho money from Thomas Cane, who took a mort gage in return. The mortgage was drawn up and placed on file last Sat urday afternoon. Thursday a member of the firm of Madison & Burke, real estate agents, in looking over the mortgage record, was surprised to notice that Miss Emma R. Dick had borrowed 88,000 on a piece of property. He knew that she was in no need of money as Bho possessed a valuable estate and had a large balance with him. He called upon her at her residence and she satisfied him that she had not mortgaged any of her property. All parties concerned were seen and then it becamo known that n fraud had been perpetrated. Crops ana Wcataer. rfjeclal to Thk Astoiuak.1 PouTiiAXD, Sapt. 13. B. S. Pag-ue, of tho Oregon weather bureau, to-day telegraphed the chief signal officer at Washington, D. 0., the following rela tive to Oregon crops and weather. Average temperature during tho week. No precipitation; smoke be coming moro dense; frosts in higher altitudes, but no damago done. Hop picking is progressing, and grain is being hauled to warehouses. Bain is uoeded to start tho grass and for fall plowing. Corn is being harvested in sections. Horseracing and fairs are in progress. !B ooooooooool - ! ! J; 4. THE BARRUKDIA MURDER Information! fantel Tjy the House of Represeutatiyes. IT DEMAND3 INVESTIGATION McOreary, of Kentucky, to Introduce a Resolution Public Indig nation Growing. Special by Tho United Tkeis. Washctctox, Sept. 13. Ex-Governor McCreary, of Keutncky, will offer in the Honse a resolution on the death of General Barrundia as follews: Reselved: That the killing of General Barrundia on tbo steamer Acapulcopj the authorities of Guatemala, whilo on board an American ship, and while un der the protection of the flag of the United States, demands immediate inves tigation, and the President is requested, if not incompatible with public interests, to lay before the House of Kepres-nta-tives all information in bis possession concerning this transaction. The resolution will necessarily go to the committee on foreign relations, but McCreary will endeavor to secure its early adoption by the House. INDIGNANT AMERICANS. Forcible Expressions Regarding IFIizncr's Conduct. . Special to Tna AsToniAiJ. NewYobk, Sept 13. The World this morning says: "The story of the slaughter of General Barrundia on an American vessel, as told by passen-. gers from Guatemala, among them Mizner's son, is "an exceedingly' dis agreeable and humilating one for any American with blood in his veins to read. Said one of the passengers: "Whatever tho legal right of tho ar rest may have been, Minister Mizner had no basis to interfere in aid of the Guatemalan designs, and the fact that a helpless fugitive, who had entrusted his lifo to the protection of the Amer ican flag, was shot like a rabid doj under that flag and on the deck of an American ship, is due solely to tins minister's superserviceable impertin anco and the sooner he is summoned home and dismissed the better will all Americans be pleased." ANOTHER VERSION. Young Illizner Justifies Father's Conduct. lecial to TlIK ASTOUIAK.l His New Yobk, Sept. 13. Jf. Mizner, a youthful looking stfn'of Lansing B. Mizner, tho Californinu, and United States Minister of the five Central American Bepublics, arrived here from Uuatemala City yesterday morn ing on tho Pacific mail steamship Colon. He was an eyo witness, and brings tho first authenticated account of the killing on tho 2Sth of August, of the Guatemalan refnger, Martin Barrundia on board of tho American steamship Acapulro, while at anchor in tho harbor of San Jose Do Guate mala. Mizner claims the . action of his OVER O NEW H . N 0,W .. - . J:'' BEING : A BIG CLOTHING STORE, In Occident Hotel Building. father is justified, while Mizner's fel low passengers on the Colon, many of wnomwere on ooara tue Acapuco at the time of the tragedy, do not agree with him in his opinion of bis father's conduct They say that the minister showed a weak and vascillat ing spirit unworthy of a diplomatic representative of the United States, and hold him responsible for the kill ing of Barrundia. Had Mizner been determined and stood by Captain Pitts of the Acapulco the Colon pas sengers "assert, the tragedy would never have occurred. Barrundia's death, according to the statements of all the Colon's passen gers, was due to his resisting arrest "They will never take me alive!" he exclaimed. His prophecy was true. He began firing, and the Guatema lans returned it in self defense. Mizner believes that had Barrundia surrendered the Guatemalans would have kept-their promise to his father. It is on this fact more than anything else that Mizner will liold that the killing of Barrundia was justifiable and answer the charge that he is re sponsible for the general's death. The conduct of Captain Pitts in this affair is highly praised by the passen gers. CLOSE OF THE RACES. Turcc Thousand People on the Portland Track. SjK-cial to Thk astobia 1'obtlaxd, bept 13. This was the last day of the races. The attendance was 3,000. First race A special trot, "Florida" won; best time, 231. Second race Running one fourth of a mile and repeat, "Bob Wade" won; time, 0.-23K-0 Third race Trotting, two-vear-olds, "Anna Belle" won; best time, 239. Fourth race Against time, "Sinfax" to beat his record for lj miles, which is 2:12; ho failed by one second. Fifth rase Trotting by 220 class, "Homcstake" won; best time, 2:22. Sixth race Running five-eighths of a mile, "Flora B" won; time, 1:03. SAVED FROITI SUICIDE. An Aged Woman's Sou ITIalcet a Timely Discovery. Special toTiiBAsTOKlAX.l jEnsxr Crxr, Sept 13. Mrs. Horn, the aged mother of Laura Horn, who committed suicide at her home in Ho boken yesterday, made an attempt on her life this morning. She went into the Eame room in which her daughter hanged herself, and was adjusting a rope around her neck, when her sou discovered her. Tho old lady is -almost crazed with griet Frederick Horn, the father of the young woman, who, when be discov ered his daughter's dead body, shot himself, is still alive and may re cover. . Xtapcpsy. This i what you ought to have, in fact, yon must have it, to fully enjoy life. Th lusamls are searching for it daily, and mourning because they find it not. Thousands upon thousands ot dollars atvspen annually by our peo ple in the Ijoik that they mav attain this boon... And eLit may be had by all. We guarant o that Electric litler.x, if usrd accuYdiug to directions nnd the iim1 'i!rsisU'r"n, will bring yow (Joort Digcuiou and oust the d.-umn dnep Ma.n:l instead l'upepy. Wo fivoni nuMid Eltrtr.c Hitter for Dxpepaia and all diseases of Liver, Stomach and Kidneys. Sold at TiOc. ami Sl.OO per bot tle hi .!. W. Conn, Druggist. F - GOODS 0PENE0 T : PUTTING- 'EM ON RECORD Interyiews With Western Statesmen on Reeipcity. "IS A StfARE AND DELUSION." Views of Vandever, McKenna and Others The Anti-Ooolie Law Would be a Dead Letter. Special By Thk Unttkd Pkess. Philadelphia, Sept. 13. A special dispatch from Washington to the Press which had a large number of congressmen interviewed on the sub ject "of reciprocity gives the views of several Pacific coast representatives as follews: "v7. W. Morrow UI am not in favor of a wholesale scheme of reciprocity, but I do not regard unfavorably any advantage of a plan based upon our relations with countries, which pro duce articles of general consumption not produced generally in this country. I think the Hale amendment, properly revised, would be very acceptable." "William Vandever "I think re ciprocity is a delusion and a- snare. It is a humbug, all romance and no reality. Germany, England and France are ahead of us in their com mercial relations with the South American- nations and they will keep ahead of us and circumvent us all the time and we will play second fiddle. Along the Mexican border is what is called the "Zena libre," where thiev ing European importers ship their goods, into the United States. At New York they are not dutiable as they are in transit to Mexico. They go on through to the free zone be tween this country and Mexico, where they are unloaded and by a regular system of fraud and smuggling are passed back across our border, duty free. This is known in the state de partment The Pan-Americans know th3, but Mexico would not listen to any discussion of it. Talk about re ciprocity with Mexico with such a condition of affairs existing as tho well known importers' frauds on the revennes of tho United States, Bah! I don't favor any plan of reciprocity, for I think it is all a glittering humbug." McKenna is understood to bo op posed on principle to anv recinrocitv provisioa that will let" in foreign sugar on an equality witn tuat grown in the United States. Herman of, Oregon "I am under tho impression that reciprocity opens the-door too addely income re. spects to free trade. If extended too far it will not only endanger the in terest of my state, but of the entire Pacific coast. I mention wool as one article, which should bo protected. I shall favor reciprocity, if properly brought about, and we o"f the west are properly protected. To accept it wholesale would be a practical repu diation of our position on tho Chinese cheap labor question. Why should we exclude Coolie labor if ships can come back filled with products of - O-o- BIG equally cheap labor from other coun tries to compete with the labor of our states. Bartine of Nevada "On general principles I am opposed to reciprocity. I think it is -the first break in the bul work of the protective tariff. If car ried out generally it will affect my constituents seriously. The only competition we have on lead in our siver ores is from Mexico. You can see how reciprocity with Mexico in this regard would affect us. I would want some very strong showing of advantages to be derived before I would endorse it" The Press finds Keed, McKinley and Cannon non-committal. CUT HIS JTJGUIiAU. A Drunken Man iriuruer? a Chi cago Detective. Special to The AstoriaxJ Chicago, Sept 13. D. M. Avery, a detective for tho Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad, was fa tally stabbed this morning by Louis Dyckman, who is under arrest. The two men met in a saloon, and Dyck man being half drunk and quarrel some, Avery stepped outside to avoid trouble. Dyckman followed the de tective and without warning plunged a pocket knife into his jugular vein. Avery fell to the sidewalk and in a few minutes bled to death. A Chicago Failure. Sjwcial to The Astokiax. Chicago, Sept. 13. A notice an nouncing that Charles Smith & Co. could not meet their obligations was posted on 'change tins morning. The failure has caused general remark, as Smith has been an active and bold speculator and a prominent factor in the wheat market. Smith, it is al leged, is sick, and no accurate state ment of the firm's assets or liabilities is available. - ' An Ex-Tax Collector in Trouble. Special te The Astokiax. Bockford, Me., Sept 13. Bichard M. Johnson, who was tax collector in 1883, was arrested to-day at the in stance of City Treasurer Goodwin and Mayor Shaples and charged with em bezzling 100,000 of the city's money. Copper and Silver Find. Special to The Astorux.1 Gbato Marais, Minn., Sept 13. Prospecting on the north shore of Lake Superior has developed some rich finds of silver and. copper. An 880,000 Blaze. Special to The astouiax.i New York, Sept. 13. A fire in the historic pld granite building in Brook lyn, known" as the Brooklyn Institute, last night did damage to the amount of 880,000. k Safety From a Pestilential Scourge. Protectidn from the disease, not a medi cinal agent which merely checks the parox ysms, is the jjrand desideratum wherever the"endemlc-2courRe. ol malaria prevails. Quinine docs not afford this protection. The chief reason why llostetter's Stomach Bit ters has won such immense popularity is. tnat it prepares the system to resist the malarial pest. This It does by bracing and toning the physical organism ; regulating and promoting an equal llovr and distribu tion of the animal fluids, and establishing digestion on a sound basis. No; only is fever and ague prevented, but the worst types of the disease are conquered by it. Such is the only condition to be drawn from the overwhelming evidence in its favor. It Is equally efllcaclous In dj spensia, constipation, liver complaint, geueral de bility and rheumatic complaint, and is a reliable diuretic and nen inc. 5..?L? 9.5L9J3J5jCP5LJP.5L?7.L.0. JJ?.....?o.5cL5L3jS?.0 odb oooooooooooo OVER Hundred Boxes O F New Goods .NOW BEING OPENED JL T :- CLOTHING In Occident Hotel SCARCITY OF SEAL SKINS The Oaten in Norton Waters is Tery Small, - THE ALASKA. COMPANY'S PLAN. Freezing Out Their .Rivals forthe Purpose of Making Them Sell the Pranchise- Special by The Utted Phess. "v7AsniNaTON-, Sept. 13. Informa tion received at the treasury depart ment shows that tho season just closed has been far from prosperous for any of the people engaged in the sealing business. m The North American Trading CJom pany, which seals on the Islands of St. Paul and St. George, in the Pribylot group,are understood to have succeeded in getting but 20,000 skins out of the 60,000 allowed by the secretary of the treasury. Seals have naver been so scarce on the islands as this summer. Thd Alaska Commercial Co., which still holds the right to take seals on the Bussian islands has done some better than its rival, and by buying all the skins possible from vessel owners, who have sealed, either in"Behring sea or the north Pacific, controls probably 50,000 skins or more. Before the season opened the Alaska company was oredited with openly saying they intended to break down the market for seal skins, so as to deprive their rivals of the usual prof its, by throwing a large number of skins upon the market at low rates. They are understood to have quite a stock of skins on hand, and with these and a large share of this year's catch tinder their control, they are probably in position to control the market and force it down below a point where any profit can be made. It isdoubtful, however, whether they .will use this power and it is be lieved in some quarters that before the nexff season opens the North American Commercial Company will be willing to sell out to the Alaska company at advantageous rates, especially as the profits on their first season cannot be large, even at usual prices, and in view of the fact that the secretary will probably prohibit the taking of seals on the islands alto gether for a year or two, in order to give them a chance to breed without molestation and increase in numbers. Snclra course will not be pursued, however, unless in the meantime some agreement has been entered into with Great Britain by which sealing in Behring sea can be stopped at the same time. Carloads of Seal Skins. Special to The AsToarAX.l SanFkancxsco, Sept. 13. The entire seal skin catch of the AlnskafinrriTrmr- cial Company, which arrived here from uopper isianu a few days ago, was taken East to-day over the Atlantic & Pacific. It made a special train of fifteen cars. -o-O "T .. STORE, Building. r 4t&"i F4r i iK