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0) X - - - - w b - yrir ...iw .., rr. -,-, . -, m ..r k, ,. VOL. XXXV, KO. 109. Highest of all in Leavening Power. ft. X WRS" ABSOLUTELY PMBE HDSIKESS CARDS. N."- RAYaiOXD, CIVIL ENGINEER. County Surveyor of Clatsop County. ORice : Room No. 7. Kinney's Brick, Asto ria, Oregon. pvR. IT. V. STRICKLCR, PHYSICIAN, SUKGEON AND DRUGGIST In simple cases, charges only for medi cine, V rosUtiBco. Chcnnmus Street, Astoria, I F. ItA.MXI.TON, ATTOKNEr AT LAW, Astoria, - - - Oregon. Ofhce, three doors cast Court House, Third street. C. J. CURTIS, Atlornt j-at-Law: Rotary Public Commissioner ol Deeds lor Washington Territory. Offico In Flavel's new brick building. Cor. Second and Cass streets. J OZt.V II. SMITH. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Oalce on Cass street, 2 doors back of Odd Fellows Building, Astoria, Oregon. L A. nOWJLiBT, inornsy and ConacIIor at Iiaw Bee on Glicnamns Street, Astoria, Oregon, A R. KANACA, ATTORNEY AT LAW. oalce over White House Cor., Astoria, Or. J. II. 32AXKKL.li, i:i:,ll. ESTATE BROKER AND NOTARY TUBLIC. Established 18S3. Third Street, next to W, U. Telegraph Of fice, Astoria, Or. TTT W. PARKER, Real Estate and Insurance Agent, Cknnoyanccrand Notary Public. lis Benton Street, opposlto the Postofllce, Between Chenamus &Squemoquo Sts.. Astoria, Oregon. A. A. CliEYBIiAKO, ATTORNEY AT LAW. oairc Flavel's new brick building, corner Second and Cass streets : up stairs. I K8. A. lu AXO J. A. FULTOS. Cass street, between 3rd and 4th. Special attention to Diseases of Women Mid Children, by Dr. A, L. Fulton. Special attention to Surgery, by Dr. J. A. Fulton. ORlcc hours from 10 to 12 a.m and 1 to 4 r.K. JAY TUTTLE. M. D. rhysician, Surgeon and Accoucheur. Orace, Room C, Pjtbtan Building. Office hours : 10 to 12 and 2 to 5. Residence, 639 Cedar Street. t E. I1ILL.F.K, M. I. Graduate of Cleveland Homoeopathic Hos pital College, and Post-Graduate of New York City Polyclinic School of Medicine and Surgery. First and Main streets, Portland. Discas ch of Women a Specialty. D R.O.B.ESTKS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special attention to Diseases of Women via Surgery. Office : Opposite Telegraph Office, up Stairs, Astoria, Oregon. TK. 1. A. KEK8, DENTIST. Rooms" and 8, Flavel's new Brick Bulld--ng. W. T. BimXET. L. T. BAKIN J. W. DKAPKK. Bnrncy, Barin & Draper, Attorneys at-Iaw. JOregon City, Oregon. Twelve years experience as Register of Uie U.S. Land Office here, recommends us In our specialty of Mining and all other bus iness before the Land Office or the Courts, ind involving the practice in the General Land Office. Tkielsei, Lester & Anflersen, CIVIL ENGINEERS, Surveyors and Architects. Office, Room 9, Flavel's Bld'g SECOND STREET P. O. Box 813. ASTOIUA, OR. FARM AND DAIRY RANCH TO LET X-wcaty te Tklrty Ckelcc Cows AND 30 to 50 Acres of Fino Moadow Farming Land A Farm oliee acres, 4 to 5 acres of orchard ie ccice fruits, complete larm uulldincs, sear Astoria. Convenient to sell milk in the city. All fermiae tools and dairy appli- imees. use spaa hub rami noises aim Tv&job. Apply to tbls office, or to A. H. Ssle, ob Ue premises, at Woodland Farm, TaBg's Klver, Or. U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889. Baking Powder C. P. Upshur, Shipping and Commission Merchant r.Iain St. Wharf, Astoria. Oregon. SPECIALTIES : Cannery Supplies Barbour's Salmon Net Twines. NEPTUNE Brand Salmon Twine, WOODBERRY Cotton Lines and Twines SEINES and NETTING 01 all Description Furnished at Factory Trices. FIRE INSURANCE Effected in First Class Compaules, Representing 813,000,000 PHffiMX,., HOSE,. -Hartford, Conu ... .New York, Agency Pacific Express and Wells. Fargo Co. r-O T H E o- AUSTIN -HOUSE J. P. AUSTIN, Propr. Op All the Year 'Roil THIS POPULAR HOTEL Is new and clean and beautifully located on the banks of the Necvnlcum, w ithin five minutes' walk of CLATSOP BEACH, The most pleasant Seaside Resort on the Northwest Pacific Coast. E cry attention Is paid to the comfort and accommodation of the guests, and the table is supplied with the very best in season. Here aro plenty of Clams and Crabs, there Is gamo in the woods and plenty of the finest fish In the streams. E. P. NOONAN & CO. (Successors to) J". X. ECynes, DEALERS IN- Groceries Produce. Water Street, Astoria, Oregon. TELEPHONE SO. 7. - P. O. BOX 300 W. F. Scheibe, CIGAR MANUFACTURER. Smokers' Articles in Stock. THE TRADE SUPPLIED. Special Brands Manufactured to Order. MAIN STREET, - - Astoria, Or Thompson & Boss Carry a Full Line of Choice Staple and Fancy Groceries. Give Us a Call and Be Convinced. J. B. Wyatt, DEALERS IN Hardware and Ship Chandlery, Pure Oil, Bright Varnish. Binacle Oil, Cotton Canvas, Hemp Sail Twine, Lard Oil, Wrought Iron Spikes, Galvanized Cut Nails. Agricultural Implements, Sewing Machines, Paints, Oils, Groceries, lEEto. Magnus G. Crosby Dealer In HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL. Iron Pipe and IFUtings, Stoves, Tin ware, and HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS Sheet Lead. Strip Lead, Sheet Iron. Tin and Copper. A NEW ENTERPRISE. City Express Transfer Company. H. D. Thing and C. E. Miller, PROPRIETORS. Headquarters at Main Street wharf. TELEPHONE NO. 43. A General Express and Delivery Business transacted. Your patronage is solicited. School Taxes. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the taxes for School District, No. 1, for the year 1890, are duo and payable at the olllce of the clerk on Main street wharf. The Tax Roll will remain in ruy hands for sixty days from date, after which time those not paid will become delinquent. By order of the Board of Directors. J. V. CONN. Chairman. J. G. HTJSrLER. Clerk. Astoria, Sept. 4th. 1890. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY, Admiral Porter is dangerously ill. j The British ship Lizzie C. Tronp waa j wrecked at Loo Choo. The Irish patriot Dillon experts toj raise 100,000 in America this year. A panic occurred in n church in Chi cago. Several children were injured. William Midgly has been arrested in Portland, for robbing postofllce boxes. Charley Turner, the middle-weight fighter, is coming north seeLmg a battle. Eleven of the crew of the lost British ship Sclcno have arrived nt Sin Fran cisco. President Harrison is reported to have his heart set on an extra session- of con gress. George Kenwick and Frank Baldwin were acquitted at Victoria of "doping" a race horse. John Vance, a prominent business man of Mad River, Cal., fell from a steamer and was killed. Philip Briggs, a prominent Mason and Knight Templar, committed suicide on a train at Keltou, Utah. Herman Dodds, a young man, accident ally shot himself nt Napa, Cal., destroy ing the sight of one eye. A decision has been rendered by a Mis souri court that will release many pris oners from tho penitentiary. It is reported that no moro oranges will be shipped from Tatbai to America on account of tho new tariff bill. The first mate and a sailor on tho ship Eclipse have been arrested for stealing $1,483 worth of tea from the cargo. Antonio Scoflido accused of tho murder of Chief of Police Hennessy in New Or leans, was killed in prison by a newspa per reporter. The informations in tho cases of the men implicated in the death of McBrido in a glovo contest at San Francisco, have boon dismissed. A man named Schaaf, living near Ber lin attacked his wife and children with a hatchet. Three of tho children were killed and tho others will dio. At Sumter, S. 0., a negro preacher claimed to have supernatiqnal powers; a member of tho congregation was killed, but tho parson failed to bring him back to life. ADVICE TO MOTHERS. Mia. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always be used for children teething. It soothes the child, sol tens the gums,allavs all pain, cures wind chohcandis the best remedy fordiar-rhcca.Twenty-five cents a bottle. OEM) F. PARKEO. CAUL A. HMsRON Parker & Hanson SUCCESSORS TO C. L. PARKER, DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE New Goods Arriving Every Steame THIS WEEK. Dress - G-oocis, The Old Stand - Astoria Orccon James Finlayson 1 534 Third Street, Invites the gentlemen of Astoria and sur rounding districts to call and see his largo selection ol nw season goods Suitable For Ulsters, Overcoais, Suits, Trousers Conprising Scotch. English, French and American floodi ear A Good Fit Giiarantoed-ea Astoria National Bank IS NOW OPEN FOR GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Accounts of Firms and Individuals Solic ited on Favorable.Terma. Interest paid on Time Deposits. Money Loaned on Personal and Real Estate se curity. Foreicn and sold. C. T. Edce, President. John nobson, Vice Pres. A. K. Edcc, Cashier. D. K. Warren. I -niwwtnr. C. S. Wright. J Directors. Morgan & Sherman GROCERS And Dealers In Special Attention Civento Filling Of Orders. A PULL LINE CARRIED And Supplies furnished nt Satis factory Terms. Purchases delivered in any part of tho city Office and "Warehouse In Hume's New Building on Water Street. P. O. Box m Telephone No, 3T. AIORIA, OREGON Traveling men Smoke and Recommend MercliaD Tailor Cannery Susies! ASTORTA, OREGON. SATURDAY, OCTOBER IS, SHOT DOWN IN PRISON Newspaper Reporter Kills an Accuseft Merer. THE CAUSE IS A MYSTERY. Statement by tho Wounded Piisoner Oat Ehor; by the Death Battle AQaeer0a3e. Special by Tho United Pbks. New Orleans, Oct 17. At noon to-day Thomas II. Duffy, n newspaper reporter, and a brother of tho prize fighter, John Dnffy, called at tho Parish, prison and asked lo see Antonio Scoffide, one of the prisoners arrested in connection with the murder of Chief of Police Hennessy, for the pur-icsc, he said, of identifying him. The keeper brought Scoffide iulo tho corridor, when quick as a Hash Duffy drew a pistol and shot the prisoner in tho neck, inflicting a mor tal wound. Duffy was arrested and Scoflido was conveyed to the hospital. Scoflido at 1:30 r. sr. was in the net of making a confession or dying de claration at tho hospital and had got as far as referring to (he Matinagu faction. "We knew that Chief Ilenn&sy and tho provenzas were friends, aud we and Malinaga " when a Catholic priest, Father O'Neil, was announced to minister to the ujing man, that cut short the confession and Scoflido aud the priest were left together. Sco- flide's throat was swelling fast and his life ebbing, so no more of his cnnfcs- Choo, while on a voyage from Nagas sion could bo procured. ok for Paget sound and Melbourne. FOR RETALIATION. BrltiftH Minister's Suggestion to Ills Government. Special to ThkAstouian. London, Oct. 17. The British min ister at Belgrade has had sent home a voluminous bluo book, illnstratiug the possiblo advantages to bo derived from an extension of Britibh trade with Ser via. He declares that Servia can sup. ply pretty nearly everything in the lino of food products which now aro obtained' from tho United States, and that it w ould bo a good way to l elali ate for the McKinley tariff to obtain such commodities from Servians in stead of Americans. Just ill tlw "Xiclt rr;in Mrs. Lyilia A. kelson, Lulh. r. Lake County, Mich., writes: . .. J "liUTHEU, J11CJ1-.Httrcn iv-lcyi- "Tho Allcock's rorous Plni-rs -i sent mo came just in Hie nic'j or tun-. Wo have all had tho drippe' .urn, t course, we all had to have a pla-ier o. r tho lunRS. I verily 1 lii'vi they kepJ inn from liavinc inllauiiir.dioii of 15 1 lunjjs, or something else, when 1 had the 'Grippe,' and perhaps acil my iif I never intend to be without ilte'si a lone as thov are inado. "Please soud me anoiner n yen, r. e j "r? - .. . . . i last of cv C. E. BAIN, Manufacturer ami Dealer in Sash, Doors, .UoiilcIiiiR Brachcts. ami All Kinds or Hard Wood and House Finish ing Lumher. Bo it Material a Spe cialty. Wood Turning. Cor. Genevieve and AsToniA, - - Astor Streets. Okkgox. B. P. ALLEN & CO. DEALERS IN Wall Paper and Oil Paintings : PRACTICAL: PAINTERS. AND DECORATORS. All Work Guaranteed. Cor. Cass and Jefferson Sts.. Astoria, ASTORIA TRANSFER CO. AND Livery Stables. Conveyances of any kind, on short notice. Transferring Basgage, etc, a specl.dl . Telephone No, ii H. f. SHERMAN & CD. B.V1IGAINS l.N -FOR A Few Days Only. BUY NOW! DON'T .WAIT! s .Sore To Be Teimintisof1 a Bail Road. Wingate & Stone, ODD FELLOWS'BUILDING, Astoria, - . - Or. are all cone hut one. I iraye .-e on.l bcr, because he expressed doubts them awaj', hut they all iin. kii.ui tu 4i.e ani,ornatnrnl nml ilcdral to It ery case, so far as 1 could learn. mail ,d then restore him io ALDERBBOOfC AltterorookProDerty CARELESS WITH K1S PISTOI. A Young- Ulan Accidcntally Sboots Himself. Special ta Tiik Astorus Napa, Cal., Oct. 17. HeamanDoJds, aged 20, who resides at Napa, was brought to town yesterday, suffering from a pistol wound in the head. He wok carelessly haudling a weapon, which he thought was not loaded, when it was accidentally discharged, thei ball grazing his temple and lodging in tho vicinity oE the eyeball and sever ing the optic norve. The sight of the oyo lias been entirely destroyed. The bullet has not been removed, andtho young man is in a precarious condition. FELIi FROai A 5TEAIttER. A Pramincnt lonng Man Sud denly Killed. Special to Tiik Astokian. Eureka, Cal., Oct 17. Jas. Yance, aged 27 years, and a nephew of Mayor "Vance, of this city, and manager of a large, lumber, railroad and steamboat business at Mad Biver, in Jjiis count', fell from a steamer and was killed by the wheel Inst night. He was return ing from a political meeting in this city. Business is suspended until after the funeral on Sunday next. SnEPWRECKED SAILORS. Survivors of a L.ost Vessel Arrive In "Frisco. oKClfll to TllK ASTORIAN.l SanFeanceco, Oct. 17. The steam ship Newborn arrived this aftornoon from Guaymas and way ports. She had eighteen steerage passengers on board, eleven belonging to the wrecked British ship Seleno, which went ashore in August last at Santa Rosalia. The vessel is a total loss, but she, together with the cargo, was fully insured. Lois of t!:c "iiizzic Troop." Special to Tin: Astoiuan.1 London, Oot. 17. -The British ship Lizzie U. Troop was wrecked at Loo ij. ponion ol rue crow was savcu. HE FAILED TO COME TO LIFE. Fatal Temiiiatloiiof an Eneiiment ly Mitts Fanatics. n i: n'ouiji xoi' ims use itatj: Special by Tiik Umtk: li:;w. Columbus, O., Oct. 17. Jones (colored) was killed morning at Sumpter, S. O. -rrimus Sunday A pro- traded meetiug was being held there being held there by the negroes, and tho greatest excitement prevailed. It --- r-.--fr . , ., , -r, . , , was arfivsf reported that Primus had beeiroffered as a sacrifice to the Holy Ghost, because of his incredibility, bntat tho coroner's inquest the testi mony showed! he man's death was tho result of a perfect freuzy ot fanaticism. Jones was killed bv Bov. A. H. Dnrant, a negro pastor, and Richard .-, . ,. ... uaiapDeii, a prominent ctiuiCii racm- about ill a life. j Jones was killed to make a te3t case, j but the experiment failed. A largo number of Duraul's congregation be lieved ho possessed the supernatural power until his failure m this case. The finding of the jury was that Jones was murdered by Campbell and Dnrant. The jury was composed of colored men, and the accused men aro iu jail. THAT TARirF C5I.L AUAZN. Xo More Oranges to be Sliippcd. From Taliiti. Speci.il by Tin: Uxitkd Fkess. Sajt Francisco, Oct. 17. By the barkenline Uity of Papeete,' from Tahiti, news comes that no moro oranges will be shipped from Tahiti to this port, because of tho McKinley tariff bill. SEEKIJiG A. FIGHT. Tlic Colored. rriiddlc-AVcicrltt Tur ner, Comlutr riortU. Siwcir.l to Tun Astokiax Sax Francisco, Oct. 17. Charley Turner, of Stockton, tho colored middle-weight, is iu town. Turner is pre paring for a trip to Portland, Seattle, and other northern towns, where ho expects to get a match. He will meet anybody of his weight not even barring LaBlanche. Telegraphic Competition. The new extension ot the Pacific Postal to Port Townseud operates to reduce tho rates from Portland to that place and intervening points one-third. This reduction was a part of the terms of the contract by which the Postal received a bonus of S12,000 from the chamber of commerco of Port Town send for completing iis line by Oc tober 15. Ih Cons:i;n;tion Incurable? Bead the follewing: Mr. C. II. Morris. j Newark, Ark., says: "Was down with .vuscesa ot .Lungs, ami menus aim pay sioians pronounced me an Incurable Consumptive. B'gan taking Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, am uow ori my third bottle, and able to oversee the work on my farm. It is the finest medicine ever made." Jesse Middleware, Decatur, Ohio, says: Had it not been foi Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption I would have died of Lung Troubles. Was given up bv doctors. Am "now- in best of health." Try U. Sample bottles free at J. W. Conn's Drug Store. The season being over, tha baseball fonl is no longer a game bird. PJiila clelpliia Times. jRpocli. The transition from long, lingering and painful sickness to robust health marks an epoch in the life of the indi vidual. Such a remarkable event is treasured in the memory and the agency whereby tho good health has been at tained is gratefullv blessed. Hence it is that so much is heard in praise of Elec tric Bitters. So many feel they owe their restoration to health to the use of the Great Alterative and Tonic. If you are troubled with any .disease of the Kidneys, Liver or Stomach, of long or short standingyou will surely find re lief by use of Electric Bitters. Sold at CO c, and SI per bottle at J, W. Conn's Drug store. 1890. THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR A Man Brains His We AM Cbil flren With, a Hatchet. THE SAH0ES STOLE THE TEA. Arrested For Stealing From Po3tofEc3 Boxes in Portland Convicts Made Happy. Special by The United I'aess. BEniiix, Oct. 17. A terrible tragedy occurred to-day at Eeikendorff, a sub urb of. this city. A builder named Schaaf, who was at one time wealthy, but who lost his money and is heavily in debt, attacked his wife and five children with a hatchet and hacked their heads, in a terrible manner. Three of the children died from their injuries and Frau Schaaf and the remaining two children aro uncon scious aud may die. The man then lied aud thus far has eluded all efforts to capture him. CONVICTS HAPPY. A Decision That "Will Shorten Their Terms. Special to Thk Asroci ? 1 Jetfekson Crrr, Mo., Oct 17. Judgo Edwards decided to-day that Edward Child3 must be discharged from the penitentiary, though ho has served but two years and was sentenced on three counts for two years each or six years in all. The commitments reads two years each, but did not say the terms wero to run consecutively. The judge, therefore, concludes they should all run at once technically. There was tremendous excitement within the prison walls where the news penetrated, and where oyer 500 prisoners aro afficted. One man was received last week from bt. Charles county, sentenced to two years each on eleven different counts or twenty two years in all. There was but one commitment and under the decision he will be liberated in two years. A QCEER CASE. A Hf nn IVIto Fired a Hotel to Kill Hi "Wife. Special by Tho Usitfo Pntss.1 OLrariA, Oct. 17. Tho case of Au gust MeLain, now confined in the county jail, was considered in the su preme court to-day and taken under advisement. MeLain is charged with killing a man at Shelton, about three years ago. It -was-his intention to w kill his wife, and for that purpose" fired a hotel in which he supposed she was stopping. Instead, however, his wife had lett the hotel without his knowl edge, and one of tho occupants was burned to a crisp. MeLain ha3 been confined in tho county jail since under sentence of death. SlICC IDE ON A TRAIN. A Respondent Man Rloivs Out Ilia Brains. Special to The Astoctax.1 "Wnriis, Nov., Oct. 17. A passenger on tho west-bound fast mtil train, committed suicide to-day near Kelton station by shooting himself through the brain. Ho had a ticket from Salt Lake to San Francisco and by papers fonnd on him has been identified as Phillip Brigg3, recorder of Utah Com mandery No. 1, Knights Templar, and secretary of Utah Chapter Eoyal Arch Masons. He stated to a lady passenger just prior to tho act that ho felt badly and was very despondent. His remains will bo held in charge of the Masonic fratornity at Terrace. TI2E5T ALL GO FREE. No One IScspousililc for a Death iu tlic rizc Itiiisr. Special by The United Pkess. San Francisco, Oct. 17. Following the acquittal of Frank Larue, charged with the murder of Harry McBrido in a glove contest at the Golden Gate Atldetic club, Judgo Shaffer to-day dismissed similar indictments against Bernard Meyers, John Jewell, J. J. Jamison, George Liddle, Joseph Bowers and Timothy McGrath, on motion of the district attorney, made on the ground of insufficiency of evi dence to convict. These parties wero cither seconds ot the combatants or officers of the club. THEY STOIiK TEA. Members of Hie Crew of ilic "Eclipse" Arrested. Special to The astouian.1 Portland, Oct. 17. On complaint of Captain Shellaber, master of tho American ship Eclipse, first mate Heralt, and a sailor named Peterson have been arrested for stealing 2,010 pounds of Japan tea. valued at Sl,488. The tea was taken from the ship's hold during the night. Other mem bers of tho crew are implicated. Rob bed. Posloffice Boxes. Special to The Astouian'.I PonTiiAND, Oct. 17. Wm. Midgley, a young man, was arrested to-day for robbing the United States mail. Midgley was in the habit of going to the postoffice with false keys and ex tracting letters from the boxes of prominent merchants. Before the United States commissioner he was held in S3,000 bail to appear before the federal grand jury. Tho Best 3Iaa la the World. Well, if not nos'lvcly the be3t, one of the wbet is he -Alio checks dispasc at llie start in his own systtm. In preserving or restor ing the hea en granted jIft of health, lie de serves profound consideration. His ex ample Is worthv to be imitated. The com plaints which afllct us arc lar.-ely attribut able to a want of tone in the stomach, cither inherent or lnllictel by oursehes upon tint much abused repository of the food that should nourish us. What is its re quirement In adversity? A wholesome t tonic None so good, if we rely on experi ence and testimony, as nostetters Stomach Bitters. TJnmcdicated stimulants won't do. Regulation, as well as Invigoratlon or the digestive viscera. Is not to ho effected by these. Through the agency of the stomachic named, strength of tho entire system is re trenched dyspepsia and biliousness over come. Malarial, kidney, bladder and rheumatic complaints are eradicated by this salutary reformer of 111 health. TUC HORSE WAS "DOPED." But the Case Itot Proven Against the Dopcrs. Special to The AstoeiaxJ Victoria, Oct. 17. George Ken- wick and Frank Baldwin, accused of ' "doping" the race horse "John Lt " at a recent meeting of the Yictona Jockey club, were discharged from custody to-day, tho evidence in the case not being deemed by the magistrate sufE cient to convict Baldwin admitted having purchased aconite at a local drug store but the prosecution was unable to prove that the horse had been poisoned. In discharging tho prisoner the magistrate gave both a severe lecture on the disreputable practices indulged on race courses, and advised them not to engage in any ot tne uisgraceiui tricks so common at tho races on American soil. "There were laws here," said the judge, "for the protec tion of legitimate sports, and they will be vigorously enforced." PAMC IN A CHURCH. The Alter Curtain Catches Fire During- a I?Iass. Special to The Astobiax. Chicago, Oct. 17. During tho cele bration of morning mass at tho Polish Church ot Saint Stanislau's to-day, the altor curtain caught fire. There were 1,500 children, ranging in ago from five to fifteen years, in the church at tho time and a panic among them ensued. In the rush for the doors about twenty children were trampled on and crushed, but it is thought that only one received fatal injuries. The flames wero scon extinguished with a small loss. Admiral Porter Very 111. Speci.il to The Astoeian.1 "Washington, Oct. 17. Admiral Porter, United States navy, is lying dangerously ill at his home in this city and his condition to-day was such as seriously to alarm his family and friends. VISITED BT A FIERCE TORHADO Destructive fori of a f ill WM in South Carolina. HO US US li AX I) TO Til II GJIOVXT). Special bv Tho Us itm Pbess. Wilmington, N. C, Oct. 17. A ter rific tornado passed through the nor thern section of Bobinson county, eighty-five miles west of Wilmington. Its conrao was from southwest to northeast and its track from 80 to 200 yards wide. Farm houses, grain houses and forests in tho path were completely destroyed. Several per sons were killed near Maxton, N. C, and it is feared that there has been great loss of life "and property along the track of tho storm. At Hasty several houses were blown down and one person killed and some were injured. At Floral Collego the storm was very severe blowing down the belfry of tho Presbyterian church, demolishing one house and many trees, and severloy, if not fatally injur ing two persons. McKinn's sawmill was ruined and one of the laborers seriously injured. TISE 3KISII PATRIOTS. Dillon Expect? to Raise 10O,000 in America. Special to Tnn Astortax.1 London, Oct 17. A Paris corre spondent of tho Times, interviewed the Irish fugitives yesterday. Dillon expected to raise 100,000 in America and expects a year of imprisonment when ho returns. Organized. Assassins. Special to Thk Astoiuan.I New York, Oct. 17. The Tele graph this afternoon had an editorial under tho caption "Organized Assas sination societies." Tho article classes as gangs of organized murderers the Italian Mafia and tho Chinese high binders and says there is need for closer restriction of immigration. To HaJiC a Surrey For a Canal. The commission of united States engineers, consisting of Colonel George H. Mendell, Major T. H. Handbury and Captain T. W. Symons, who havo chargo of tho matter of mak ing a survey for a ship canal to con nect lakes Union, Washington and Samamish, have had a meeting and have placed the arrangements for the work in the hands of Captain Symons. Ho has employed Mr. Phillip G. East wick to superintend tho making of tho survey, and he was at Captain Symons' office yesterday receiving his instructions, and will leave very soon to begin the work. The sum of $10, 000 was appropriated by congress for making the survey, and as to whether the canal will be built or not will prob ably depend largely upon the result thereof . Orcronianj 17. Bnciilcn's Arnica Salve. TnE Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Bhe nm, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay l equircd. It li guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money re funded. I rice 25 cents per box. For sale by ,1. W. Conn. Some people want notoriety. A Goshen, Ind., couple were married on the race track, in front of the grandstand. Sixteen thousand peo ple witnessed tho ceremony. Important IVotice. , Xow is the time to test the best Ca tanh. Bronchitis. Asthma and Rheu matic Cure in tiie City of Astoria. Fifty packages of Le hoy's West India Catarrh Cure, the regular price of which is 5.1.00, can he had from J. W. Conn, the druggist, at S1.0O per package, thereby saving 4.00. This is a preparation warranted to cure. Call and get a package, as they go fast. Remember the place Conn's, oppo site the Occident Hotel. S. Brown & Co., Proprietors. Los Angeles, Cal. P. O. Box 892. Ulumaur-Frank Drug Co., Portland. PRICE FIVE CENTS AFTER THEIR OPINIONS Tie Present's Heart Set On Ai Extra Session. Tho Matter Discussed With One Bepnb- lican Representative Who Is Against It. Special bv Thk United Press. Washington, Oct. .17. FromTthe character of conversations that tho president has had with several con gressmen who are now in Washington, it would seem that he has not yet come to a conclusion on tho extra session, question. Within the past few days several congressmen, who have called on him, have been urged by the president to give their views on the advisability of issuing a call, according to the indi vidual positions taken by them. One prominent representative told the president that he was against the proposition, and he was pressed, to state his reasons, entering into quite a discussion on the subject with tho president. Ho says that he was led to believe from the president's manner that the latter wants to see congress in session again as soon as possible after the con gressional elections. MARINE NEWS AND NOTES. Tho three-masted schooner Hal cyon came down the river yesterday and anchored opposite the U. P. dock. The British ship Troop and the bark Kate F. Troop are stul anchored at the mouth of the river and will probably go to sea to-day, in company with the bark Norfolk Island, which is also expected to soil. The steamship Qiieen, CapL H. S. Ackley, sailed from this port to San Francisco yesterday taking a number of passengers and eighty-eight bar rels and sixty-six boxes of cranberries and 215 sacks of oysters. The British bark Norfolk Island cleared for Gloucester, yesterday. She has on board a cargo consisting of 43,133 sacks of wheat valued at 860,883. Of the cargo 29,489 sacks were loaded at Portland and the remainder at this point. The steamship Oregon, CapL E. Poleman, arrived from San Francisco yesterday afternoon and after dis charging thirteen tons of freight here left up the river. The steamer exper ienced rough weather all the way up and on Thursday encountered a suc cession of heavy gales. The American ship City of Phil adelphia, Capt. Winn, which was re ported outside on Thursday, came up the river yesterday afternoon and to day the vessel will haul up to the Union Pocific wharf to lighter a largo part of her cargo, which consists of general merchandise, after which she will go up tho river. The ship was 213 days out from New York and had a very stormy passage. She was 125 days comin from Bio de Janeiro, into which port she put for repairs, having sprung her rudder head in a gale. Tho captain said ho was fifty days rounding Cape Horn, meeting with a succession of gales and storms, in which he lost some sails, but no dam ago of any consequence was done. In the Pacific she also experienced sqmo heavy weather and bafflng winds. The ship crossed in with a heavy swell running, drawing twenty two feet. While at Eio de Janeiro two of the crew deserted. Notes From the Nclialem. (Journal, Oct. 14 ) Several cases of influenza are re ported in this neighborhood. It has a strong resemblance to the vile la grippe, but is not as violent. It is learned that the six sections in township 5 5 are to be surveyed at once, word to that effect having been received from Surveyor-General Byars. John Van and one of the Parker boys killed a largo wild cat a few days ago on the Pittsburg road. The ani mal was stuffed and was placed on ex hibition at Zillgitt's store on the East side. Joseph Van Blaricom cut a stock of mullen grown on the Fisher place on Bock creek, which measured twelve feet five inches in length. It was taken to Portland by C. Austin to put on exhibition at the Exposition in the agricultural display. It will make some people open their eyes, who havo been used to the 18 und 24-inch growths in other places.. The Walla Walla penitentiary offi cials a few days ago noticed a pecu liar discoloration of the skin on the hands of Thomas Burke, who has only been an inmate of the institution a few months, having been sent there from Port Townsend for assault to murder. The attention of the pen itentiary physician was called to the matter, and he not being satisfied consulted Dr. T. C.BIalock, and to gether they examined him and pro nounced it leprosy. Scales have bo gun forming on his body, hands and arms, and he himself confesses that he caught the loathsome disease in the Hawaiian islands last June. The officials are in a quandary as to what to do with the man, and until the commissioners return, which will be next Saturday, it is not known what will be done with him. 5 JACOBS OH CURES PROrVJPTLY STIFFNESS, STIFF NECK. Violent Pains in ISeck. Friendship, Wis , Jnndl4, 18S8. My wife- had violent Jialns ifl-her neck, which was very sore and stiff. - Sfc6 Was ctffed entirely by St. Jacobs Oil. JAMES'STOWE. In Terrible Pain. Ames MTg. Co., ChIcopcc,Mass:, June, IS, rrum over-exeruonr every none wi Iff and sere: In terribld naltf. Tj stiff and sore; in terribld pain. Iwarct prompuy Dy sc Jacobs OIL J. C. BUCJCLEY, Paymaster. At Dbuggists and Deali&s. THE CHARLES AVOGELERCpitijMi, ? -i." ..a " ' Aag '.- t--- C