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V (n .:,. 't i , & $ ail 1 31 I HI ll WW Ws&-Mssmfy:. Jm 1H I III I II II-- i ASTORIA, OB EG Off. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, IHJM. VOL. XXXV. iT0. 119. I'RH.E FlVB GENTS HjgiiestofalliniLeavenmg Power. Rcfofed ABSOLUTELY PURE business cards. tf I). RA.YMOXD. CIVIL ENGINEKK. County Surveyor of Clatsop County. Office : Itoom Xo.7. Kinney's Brick, Asto ria. Oreson. T . F. HA3IILTON, " ATTORNEY AT LAW, Astoria, - Oregon. Office, Uirec floors east Court House, Third street. rt J. CURTIS, JUtery-t-LiT: SoUrr Public Comiateloeer of Deeds for Washington Territory. Office in Flavors new brick building. Cor. Second and Cass streets. rOII.V U. SMITH. ATTOKNEY AT LAW. OIQce on Cass street, 2 doors back ol Odd Fellows Building, Astoria, Oregon. T q. A.BOWLBI, fa ttarac3' aad Counsellor at Law ,-npe on Chenarhus Street, Astoria, Oregon. 4 R. KANACA, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Once over White House Cor., Astoria, Or. T II. MiXSKLL, REAI. ESTATE BROKER AND NOTA11Y PUBLIC. EstablisrTed 18S3. Third Street, next to W, U. Telegraph Of-tee.OLs.eria.-or. - YCT W. PARKER, Real Estate and Insurance Agent, Conveyancer and Notary Public IIS Benton Street, opposite the rostofllce. Between Chcnamus &Snienioque Sts.. Astoria, Oregon. ll. A. CL.KVEL.AKI, ATTORNEY AT LAW. 0ce Flavel'jj new brick building, corner Second and Cass streets : up stairs. D R8. A. I AS J. A. FULTON. Cass street, between 3rd and 4th. Special attention to Diseases of Women and Children, by Dr. A, L. Fulton. Special attention to Surgery, by Dr. J. A. Fulton, Office hours from 10 to 12 a. m and 1 to 4 D K. XT. "IV. STRICKLER, PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND DRUGGIST In simple cases, charges only for medi cine. Near Postofflce, Chenamus Street, Astoria, Oregon. JAY TUTTLE. M. D. rhysiaka, Surgeon and Accoucheur. Office, Room C, P thlan Building. OCce hours : lo to 12 and 2 to 5. Residence, 639 Cedar Street. T3 K. MILL.EK. SI. D. 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. DIseancH of Women a Specialty. D R.O.B.KSTK8. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special attention to Diseases of Women ioa Sorcery. fmce- Opposite Telegraph Office, up SUlrs, Astoria, oregOB. TK. P. A. RF.F.8. DENTIST. Keoeas 7 and 8, Flarel's new Brick Bulld- T. T. BCKXET. Ia. T. BARIX J. "W. DKATEK. Barney, Barin & Draper, AttoraeyH st-Law. Oregon City, Oregon. Twelve years experience as Iteglster of &eB.S.Laad Office here, recommends us la ear specialty of Mlninc and all other bus Uress before the Land Office or the Courts. tad tBTolving the practice In the General LaadOOce. flitty Lester & AiAem, ' CIVIL ENGINEERS, Srveyrs and Architects. Orrxac, Book 9, Flavel's Bld'o JJ iMCOND STREET P. O.Bex SIS. ASTOKIA, OR. FARK AND DAIRY RANCH TO LET Twemtr to Thirty Ckelcc Cows AXD 30 t BO Acres of Fine Meadow Farming Land A Farm et M6 acres, 4 to 5 acres of orchard la ct-afoe traits. easBlete farm buildlnra. Mar Astoria. CoaveaieHt to sell milk in tbectty. AX farsiac tools asd dairy appli aatas. Oae saa fiae Farm Horses and Waem. Afily te- tMs eSee, or to A. H. rtc ttgTiremtocs, at Woodland Farm U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889. Baking Powder C. P. Upshur, Shipping and Commission Merchant Main St. Wharf, Astoria, Oregon. SPECIALTIES : Cannery Supplies Barbour's Salmon Net Twines. NEPTUNE Brand Salmon Twine, WOODBEREY Cotton Lines and Twines SEINES and NETTING Of all Description Furnished at Factory Prices, FIRE INSURANCE Effected in First Class Companies, Representing 8IS.O00.OOO PIKEJilX, ..... Hartford, Conn HOME, . New York, Agency Pacific Express and Wells, Fargo A Go. r-0 T H BOs AUSTIN-:-HOUSE J. P. AUSTIN, Propr. Open All the Year 'Roil THIS POPULAR HOTEL Is new and clean and beautifully located on the banks of the Necanlcum, within five minutes' walk of CLATSOP BEACH, The most pleasant Seaside Resort on the Northwest Pacific Coast. Every attention is paid to tlie comfort and accommodation-of the guests, and'ttie table Is supplied with the very hest In season. Here are plenty of ClamS and Crabs, there is game in the woods and plenty of tbe finest fish in the streams. E. F. HOOKAH & CO. (Successors to) DEALERS IN- Groceries Produce. Water Street, Astoria, Oregon. TELEPnOKE KO. 7. - P. 0. BOX 390 W. F. Scheibe, CIGAR MANUFACTURER. Smokers' Articles in Stock. THE TRADE SUPPLIED. Special Brands Manufactured to Order. MAIN STREET. - - Astoria, Or Thompson &, Ross 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 OU. Wrought Iron Spikes, Galvanized Cut Nails. Agricmltur&l Implements, Sewing Machines, Faints, Oils, aroooriei DEIto. Magnus G. Crosby Dealer in HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL. Iron Pipe and Fittings, 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. A, for the year 1890, are due and payable at the oluce of the clerk on Main street wharf. TheTax Roll will remain In my hands for sixty days from date, after which time those not paid will become delinquent. By order of the Board of Directors. J. W. CONN. Chairman. J.G.HUSrLER,Clerk. Astoria, Sept. 4th, 1890. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY, Tbe coal miners' strike in Australia is still unsettled. American interest in tu e Sninoau Isl ands is said to bo w nning. A trust deed and mortgage for "S-VV 000 wub filed in San Francisco. Thos. L. Jewetl, n Now York banker, died suddenly. Slnvin and Jaokaun will filit tu Mfl bource next March. A femulo urisouor in tbe Rochester, N Y., jail cannot be awakened. Another consignment of opium valued at 65,00 has reached San Francisco. Wm. Lochoon has been appointed judge ndvocategeneral of the G. A. 1L The United States oonsul at Budn PeBth, has been refused tho exequatur. It is thought the Catholio clergy of this country will sid Dillon and O'Brien. Negotiations concerning the Behrinjj Sea controversy will bo renewed Thurs day. Fourteen sewer contractors in Buffalo, N. Y., were indicted for fraud against tho city. A meeting of the lady managers of the World's fair will be called for November 18th. The republican national committee nro confident of viotory at tho coming elec tions. One man was killed and several in jured by the cavo of a bank in Bald more. Four hundred steam fitters in Chicago have struck for shorter hours and more wages. The entire force of operatives in the Western Union office in St. Paul have struck. It is reported that Murnt Halstead bos sold part of his interest in tho Cincinnati Gazette. J. A. P. Elliott defeated James Hag gerty in a pigeon shooting match at Kan sas City. A Russian journalist who escaped from Siberia corroborates tho stories of cruelty to prisoners. Secretary Proctor of tho war depart ment has mado his report, which is of great interest. Burt Lund, a boy, was killed by falling down a shaft at the Oswego Iron Works, near Portland. General Gibbon has filed his report of tho department of tho Columbia, with tho secretary of war. Theleealitv of the New York electro cution law was argued before tho United States supreme court. iIt is reported that Minister Miznor's course in the Barmndia affair has been approved by Secretary Blaine. The Indians nenr Fort Bidwell are be coming bold and are committing all sorts of petty depredations. The British bark Scottish Wizard ar rived at Adelaide. During a storm she ost tbe second mate and four men. An English gunboat shelled several villages in the Solomon islands, for mas sacres recently committed on whites. The deuMMca&c candidate for governor of Pennsylvania lias caused the arrest of several newspaper men for alleged libel. The body of Chris C. Miller, a farmer who had been missing for several days, was found floating in tbe Willamette river. "Griffo" and a now man named Moran will fight at Sydney, November 14tb, for the feather-weight championship of the world. Redress is to bo demanded from tho governroent of Siam for nn outrage committed on George Dupont, an Amer ican citizen. A protest has been filed by tho Italian colony against tho proposed harsh meas ures contemplated by New Orleans au thorities against tho raco. Additional Telegraph on Fourth Page.) I. W. Case, BANKER. Transacts a General Banking Business. Drafts drawn available in any partoftne U. S. and Europe, nml on Hong Kong, China Ofkick HOuhs : 10 A. M. to 3 p. M. Odd FKLtowri Building, Astoria, Oregon. WaYerick National BANK, BOSTON, 1T1ASS. CAPITAL SURPLUS S400.000 800.000 Accounts of Banks, Bankers and Corpora tions solicited. Our facllltlesfor COLLECTIONS are excel lent, and we re-discount for Banks when balances warrant It, " Boston is a Reserve City, and balances with us from Banks (not located in other Reserve Cities) count as a reserve. We draw our own exchange on London and the Continent, and make cable transfers and place money by telegraph throughout the united States and Canada. We have a market for prime, first-class Investment Securities, and invite proposals from States. Counties and Cities when is suing bonds. We do a general Banking Business, and in vite correspondence. ASA P. POTTER, President. JOS. W. WORK, Cashier. AlderbrooK BARGAINS IN -FOR A Few Days Only. BUY NOW! DON'T WAIT! AlWroot Is Sue To Be THE Terminus of a Bail Road. Wingate & Stone, ODD FELLOWS'BUILDING, Astoria, - - Or. AlaerorooHroperty ESCAPED FROM SIBERIA A Mope Corroliorates Stories of Russian Crn8lty. i'HE BAEUNDIA CASE AGAIff. Dishonest Sewer Oontraciors Indicted Por Iraud A Uoted Base ball Player Shot. Special bvThe Umtu Vntss. London, Oct. 27. Accounts of tho atrocious treatment o tho Eusaian prisoners- arc fully corroborated "by Eelix Volksovsky, n Russian journal ist After eleven years exile he es caped recently and has just arrived in London. His escape is the more re markable as ho is the lirst exile wlio. has accomplished tho long and ex tremely diilicult journey io the Pa cific ocean, eluded the vigilance of the pob'ce, and embarked Tor England via Japan. Ho "was a prisoner three limes and exclusive of bis exile, lias spent a total of nearly nine years in solitary confinement TEIiEGKAPIIEKS ON A STRIKE Tlic Operxitor.s at St. Paul Walk Out in a Body. Special to Tin: Astokian.1 ' St. Paul, Aliuu., Oct. 27.-At S o'clock this evening the entire fo.rce in the Western Union telegraph office, consisting of thirty-three 'operators, walked out in a body, leaving only the two chiefs to do tho work. Tho men are all members of the local lodge of the Brotherhood of Telegraphers, re cently organized here. The walk-out was caused by the dis cbarge of ten oE their number to-day, no reason being given for their dis missal. This will badly cripple the Western Union for several days, as they bavo been very short of operators for some time. A Big Mortgage. Special lo Till: ASTOIUAX.I Sax Fiuxcisco, Oct 27. A trust deed was filed this afternoon by the attorney for an English syndicate, tbe Debenture corporation, by the terms of which the San Fraueisco Brewing Company secures the issu ance of bonds amounting to &2,r0J, 000. The security is a mortgage on tho entire bnsiness of the corporation in this city-and country. Refused the ''Exequatur.! Special to Tiik Astoria.. Vienna, Oct 27. Conn t Kulnoky refnses the exequatur to the new United States consul to Buda Pesth, Joseph Black, a Hungarian Hebrew, who lived sometime in Philadelphia. Sold Part of His Interest. .Special toTiiit Astokian.1 Cincinnati, Oct 27. It is an nounced upon reliable authority that Murat Halstead. who owned the con trolling interest in the Commercial Gazette, has sold to a broker a portion of his holdings. A Safe liirc.stiuu:i(. Is one which is guaranteed lo bring you satisfactory results, or in caso of failure a return of purchase juice. On tills saft plan you can buy from our advertised druggist a bottle of Dr. Kinc's New Discovery for consumption. It is guaranteed lo bring relief in every case, when uned for any affection of Throat, Lungs or Chest, Mich as Con sumption, Inflammation of Lungs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Croup, etc., etc. it is pleasant and agieeable to ta:te, perfectly safe, and can always he depended upon. Trial bottles free at .1. W. Conn's drugstore. An English engineer proposes mak ing double-shelled boilers, maintain ing a pressure between them. By this means he calculates that a much higher pressure can be .carried than is possible with tho coil boilers already in use. lim-kle.it'M Arnica Salve. Tins Uest Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Khe uui, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to f;ive perfect satisfaction, or money ro unded. Trice 25 cents per box. For sale hi' .1. W. Conn. -TJbL.it! Astoria National Bank IS NOW OPEN FOIt GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Accounts of Firms ami Individuals Solic ited on Favorable Tcnm. Interest paid on Time Deposits. Money Loaned on Personal and Ileal hstatc se curity. Foreign and Domestic Exchange bought and sold. C. T. Edcc, President. John Ilobson, Vice Pres. A. B. Edcof. Chiller. D. K. Warren. I ,.,n- C. S. Wright, j "'actors. Morgan & Sherman Vint l)fh.lcj- Hi Cannery Snplies! Special Attention Civento Filling Of Orders. A -FULL LINE CARRIED And Supplies funilshed at Satis- v factory Terms. I'urrlriiarH delivered tn any part of the city Office and Warehouse In Hume's New Building on Water Street. I. O. Box IS3 Telephone No 87. NTUUA. OjlECOft Many Imitate, xone Excel ww i 'imww i h ijgn BOLD DAD INDIANS. Committing Petty Depredations Near Fort Bl dwell. Spcpiato The astoiuax.I Port Bidwehi, Cal., Oct. 27. Since tho abandonment o tbe military post here tho Indians have become very bold. In several sparsely settled valleys adjacent to Surprise valley set tlers' cabins have been broken open and plundered by Indians during the abseuce of the owners. Their actions of late, in laying in arms and ammunition and trying to borrow gnus from settlers, for the pur pose of seeing how well equipped the settlers are with firearms, have alarmed tbe settlers, as this is the same method they resorted to beforo'making an out break in 1S79. Three hundred tons of bay were burned in Warner valley a few nights ago. and it is thought may be the act of Indians. CHINESE AND OPIUITI. Things That Keep the CuitoniH Officers Busy. SjU'Cl ll Ui TlIIC ASTORIA'S'. Sax Fraxctsco, Oct. 27 This morning the steamer City of Pueblo left for Victoria carrying fifty of the seventy Chinese that arrived here a few days ago on the City of Peking from China and were booked for that place. The remaining twenty will depart on tho steamer Umatilla, which leaves next Saturday. Another large consignment of prepared opium arrived on tho steamer Zculamlia from Sidney Ibis morning. Tbe total number of pounds was 3,2S0, valued at $65,600 and the duty amounted to S3S.UUU. ARE COHFIDEHT OF VICTORY. lejnBicans-Feel Sore of Winning the Ceming: Election. DEMOCRATS T, A VISIT WITH COIX. Spcc'al IiyTiiE rxnvo I'kpss. Washington, Oct. 27. The republi can committee is especially busy just now closiug up the campaign, mailing final document0, and putting things generally in tjhip ahae order for the 4th proximo. There can bo no doubt of their con fidence in a republican victon this year. The managers, however, say that during the last few days the .democrats, have been making lavish uToof money in all floubtful districts. In one district, it is said, 5,000 has been put in by the democrats withiu the last few days. Tho republicans look on this as a pre-arranged democratic program to hold the "cash until tho oud of the can vas and then llostd tho country. A WK.l'i'ilV CANDIDATE. EIc C;tuifs Warrants to issue "For 'Newspaper Itteu. I iNvtf tu T : BTomAX. PiurjADErjiMiiA, Oct. 27. Bobert E. Pat I win, democratic candidate for governor of Pennsylvania swore out warrants of arrest this morning in proceedings for criminal libel against the publisher and editor of the In fjiiirrr, the proprietor of tho North Amu int n and the publisher and editor of the Harrisburg Call. Probably fatally Humeri. SiN'ei.ll to Til K ASTORIAX.J . OaktjAND, Oct. 27. Mrs. Smith, sisteriu-law of A. D. Starr, a wealthy miller of this city, was soverely and probably fatally burned at Starr's house about noon to-day. Tho cir cumstances are not fully known as Mrs. Smith is unable to talk. She wsis in the shed back of tbe house and is supposed to have been burning some papers. Her dress caught fire and in a moment she was enveloped in flames. A Hal I "Player Shot. Sj.eci.tl to Thr Astoiuax.I Coiioes, Oct. 27. Thomtis Lynch, a ball player, and at one time captain of the Stars cf Syracuse, afterwards with the Atlanta; Ga., club, -and later with the club at Wilmington, Del., wa3 shot through the breast in a sa loon row. He cannot recover. His assailant was not captured. A Tariff War. Special to Tiik Astoriax.1 Loxdox, Oct 27. Tho Standard in a long leader on the subject, de clares that the French tariff and tho McKiuley bill bavo plunged the civi lized world into an inevitable war, and predicts that tho entire continent will retaliate sooner or later in a way that will convince high protectionists of the fatal gravity of their error. The "Way ITIade Clear. One of the most serious obstacles t suc cess in the way of man is planted right in them'ddleotihe nwd t- heal Ii. Hnw to restore and to n.alntain a legiilar habit of body ami digestion Is too ofion a source of need'ess and unhappily, of vain iunuiry. It is not necesiary to iuveljjh against drtic puigatlves. Tliey who have ued them con tinuously know tlic consenuetice. A remedv wuich unites the action ot aregulatiug med icine for the buwe s with th it of a tonic both Tor thoso rgan, tl-e liver and the stomach, is HoMetters Stomach Hitters, sanctioned by the b -t medical authority, and receiving d.t ly tlio Indorsempn: of our fellow cour.trjmea Willi this effectual, though gent'e. laxative at iruul. It is pos-d-blo'to defy Ihosn change, of tein!erature productive of cons'i;uiiion. as well ;s con stitutional attacks of billouwss, which be set even pconlc naturally heahiiy. Malari.i. dyspepsia, rheumatism and kidney troubles are remedied and prevented by the Bitters. A passenger elevator to the summit of Mount Blank is-proposed by an American mining engineer. Tho shaft is to be of eight compartments, each six feet square, intending to carry a tripple-decked elevator for twenty-seven passengers. Merit Wiu. We desire to say to our citizens that for j'cars we have been selling Dr. Kiim's New Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King'sNev Life Pills, Buklcnj Ar nica Salve and Electric Bilters, and have never handled remedies that sell as-well, or ihat have given such univer sal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantte them every time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory results do not fol low their use. These remedies have won their great popularity purely on their merits. J. W. Coxx, Druggist. FROM SOUTHERN SEAS Myb Villages In tie Solomon Islands ShelM. PIVE MEN LOST IK A GALE. Striking Miners Goal an American Man-Of-War Affairs in Samoa Very Unsettled. Special by The Ujutjcd Press. Sax Fbaxosco, Oct. 27. Advices from the Solomon islands by the steamer Zealandia stato that her majesty's steamship Cordelia had shelled a number of villages in con sequence of recent massacres com mitted by natives upon white settlers and traders. The United States ship Mohican was at Auckland on September 29th last. She had called there on herway to Honolulu, via Samoa for coal, but Captain Shephard was in a quandary, for quite a while as the miners were out on a striko and so no coal could be obtained. The Now Zealand gov ernment, however, sent a request to the men to coal the warship and they agreed to do so. Thoy went into the mines and turned out sufficient coal for the Mohican and then walked out again. Tho storm encountered by tho ships Venturna and Queen Victoria seems to have been more general than was at first supposed. The captain of the British bark Scottish Wizard, which arrived at Adelaide, south Australia, on the 22nd inst, reports that during a heavy revolving gale a great sea broke on tho deck and washed over board the second mate and four of the crew, all ofwhom wero drowned. A correspondent writing from Apia, Samoa, under date of October 7th says: Although nearly half of the term of three years, for which the treaty was arranged between the 'United States, Germany and England, has ex pired, the chief justice, for whoso ap pointment provision was made in tho treaty, has not yet arrived, in Samoa and some dissatisfaction exists among tho natives at the delay of tho great parties to Samoa affairs. There is a chance of the whole Samoa qaestion being reopened on tbe expiration of tho treaty. In fact the Germans openly boast that this will be done. America's interest in Samoa is sup posed to be waning and it is thought that Germany will have affairs all her own way. PORTLAND PARAGRAPHS. A Boy Killed by a Fall Found Drowned In the River. Special to Tub Astoriax PortIiAXd, Oct. 27. Burt - Lund, aged 17 years, fell down a shaft at the Oswego Iron "Works yesterday andjwas killed. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that ho met his death by his own carelessness. Chris C. Miller, aged 63 years, a farmer, was found drowned in the Willamette river.- He had been miss ing since last Tuesday. Ho leaves a family of seven grown children. His wifo died last January. .Two demi johns of whisky were found in a boat near tho body. hakim: sews asd kotls. Thestcnmor General. Miles snilprl yesterday morning for Shoalwater Day. Tho Wallowa returned from Port land yesterday where she went to have repairs made to her rudder. Tho British shiD Alcinous went in alongside tho Union Pacific wharf yesterday and will lighter abont 900 tons ot coai. The little ship City of Carlisle entered at the custom house yester day, and will discharge 250 of the 500 and odd tons of coal she has on board before proceeding up the river. The British ship Lonsdale arrived down yesterday morning and will complete cargo at this point. She brings from Portland 75,192 bushels of wheat, valued at S56yi00. The little steamer Louisa Vaughn, tender to the dredger at St. Helens, came down yesterday, her propeller having dropped off while at work. She was beached last night and will have tho propeller replaced. The government steamer Cascades, Capt. W. H. Whitcomb, arrived last evening at 930, having in tow three barges of rock for the jetty, brought from Hinkle's quarry on the Columbia river, above the month of the "Willa mette. The little steam schooner Augusta arrived from Tillamook veatflrdav with a cargo of farm and dairy pro- uuue. quo uuc&eu ut iuo union Jtracinc wharf, but in doing so she jammed into the wharf, tearing loose a fonder piloaud scraping off two or three sec tions of the corrugated iron roof of tho depot shed. Complaint is made that some of the tug boats or steamers bringing vessels down the river drop them directly in the channel, in the way of passing steamers, and Beriously obstruct navi gation. Capt. "Whitcomb is frequently inconvenienced, for when he comes down on a dark night, towing three or four barges of rock, he cannot turn out very easily, and sometimes nar rowly e3cepes a collision. It is hoped that more care will be takpn hv tlmaA who leave vessels directlv in fhA channel in the way of passing steamers. Important If lice. Xow is tho timn tn tpafc tho hoaf n. tarrh, Bronchitis, Asthma and Rheu matic Cure in the City of Astoria. ruiy pacKagesoi jjeaoy's west India Catarrh Cure, the regular price of which is S5.00, can be had from J. V. Conn, the druggist, at S1.00 per package, thereby saving $4.00. This is .i nrnnnrflfiftn Tviorifol x. ..If and pet a nanlrap as thAv an fct . Remember the place Conn's, "oppo site the Occident Hotel. S. Brown & Co., Proprietors, juos Angeles, Cal. P. O. Box 8971 BIumaur-Frank Drug Co., Portland. DILLON AND O'BRIEN. The Catholic Clergy of Thi Country Will Aid Them. Special to The Astokiax.I New Yobk, Oct. 27. The Irish Catholic clergy here liave no knowl edge of a lenort that Cardinal Sim eon", by order of the Pope, has forbid den tne .Bishops of this country to give official or overt approval to the O'Brien-Dillon campaign. A prominent priest said he is sure the Pon is nnwillrncr in form nnv entangling alliance by interfering with Irish politics, no matter what may be their nationality. The priest was confident that the clergy in this country will aid O'Brien and Dillon io me uesc oi ineir aouity. STRIKERS STANDING FIRM. Tho Coal Miners Trouble in Australia Unsettled. Special to The Astoriax. Sax Fiuxcisco, Oct 27. When the steamer Zealandia left Sydney the men on a strike at the various collieries were still firm. A conference, having for its aim an amicable settlement of the existing dispute was sitting. Since the riot of the wool handlers at Syd ney there has been no other disturb ances at Melbourne and Newcastle. The coal mines aro nearly blooked and fifty thousand tons are awaiting shipment and there are now over fifty thousand tons out in New South Wales. The Fall iu Silver. Special to The Astoriax. New York, Oct. 27. Dealers in sil ver state that there is no reason for the late fall in silver, except its man ipulation. THE SLAVIN-JACKSON CONTEST Tie Battle will Tate Place at Mel- lonrne in March Next, FIGHT FOR FEATHER-WEIGHTS. Special by Tho Usited Pekss.1 Sax Feaxcisco, Oct 27. The Zea landia brings news confirmatory of a match between Jackson and Slavin The contest will take place before the Melbourne Athletic club in March next and in the meantime Jackson will pay a flying visit to San Francis co, arriving here by the Alameda, the next steamer that gets in. Joe Ohoynski will meet Jim Fo garty-for a substantial purse about the middle of November. - - "Griffo," Billy Murphy's conqueror. is matched to!fighta new star in pu gilistic nrmament, named Moran, for the world's feather-weicht champion ship and a big purse in the Sydney gymnastic club on the 14th of No vember, and rumor says that tho new comer will make a bold bid for the title. THE BARRUNDIA CASE. Report That Minister Mizner's Course Has Been Approved. Special to Tiik Astoriax.1 New York, Oct. 27. A Herald Washington correspondent savs: It is understood that Mr. Mizner, our minister to control America, has received from Secretary Blaine, as surances of the approval of the presi dent of his conduct in the Barrundia case and has been fully justified in the course ho pursued. Steam Fitters on a Strike. Special to Tiik Astoriax.J CmCAOO. Oct 27. Four hundred steam fitters, comprising ninety por cent. or. the union men in this city struck this mnrninrr fnr flight- hnnrs and for ten per cent, advance in wages anu lor a recognition ol me union. PEKSONAL MENTION. J. H. "Whealdonof Sealand.is in tho city. D. H. "Welch and wife returned from Portland last evening. C. N. Parker of St. Paul, signed at the uccident yesterday. J. Strauss leaves for Portland this morning where in future he will live. J. J. Foster's son, who cut his foot severely two weeks ago, is much bet tor. G.B. Hegardt and E. M. Phile baum, of the jetty, came up last evening. M. M. Ketchum and A. J. Megler returned yesterday from a fishing trip to Elk Creek. E. P. Callender, of New York city, a relative of M. P. Callender, of Knapp- ton, arrived yesterday. Captain Kichard Hoyt, qt the dred ger now at worlc at at. Helens bar, was in me cicy yesteraay on Dusmess. Jos. Lanouette of Cathlamet, was in the city yesterday to secure tho ser vices of a physician to attend his daughter who is quite ill as a result of measles. M. F. Ihmsen, the advance agent of "The TJ. S. Mail," came down yesterday on the steamer Telephone to make ar rangements for the appearance of his company at the opera house on Friday night, and goes back on -the same steamer this morning. He is a very pleasant and agreeable gentleman. Committee to Meet the Commission. The committee of the chamber of commerce appointedby Secretary Hoi den in the absence of the president and vice president, is composed or aamuei Blmore, M. M. Ketchum and "Wade Hampton Smith. They are to be at the steamer it. ti. Thompson to-morrow morning, and meet the members of the gun factory commission, who are coming hero and will probably visit the jetty. Brier, But To The Point. I had rheumatism all over my body for two years. Doctored with eminent Khysicians, and spent three months in eed City Hospital. Four bottles of niDDaras ltneumatic syrup entirely cured me. The ereatest medicine in the world. Chablks Howe, Baldwin, Mich. Every tcord of the above is true. T. Heffkkxax, Druggist, Baldwin, Mich. xror saie Dy j. w . t;onn. NEWS FROM ASM6T0I A Protest From tie Italians in New Orleans.. EXECUTIONS BY ELEOTBIOITT. Millions for Coast Defense Eeport on The Department of the ' Columbia Botes. Special by The Uxited Pkess. "Washixgtox, Oct. 27. The- state department has forwarded to the gov ernor of Louisiana the protest of the Italian colony at New Orleans against the contemplated harsh measures by the authorities of New Orleans against the Italian colony of that city indis criminately, because of the assassina tion of Chief of Police Hennessy. The matter was brought to the attention of. the state department by George Levi, an attache, m the absence of Baron De u ava, tho Italian minister. Mr. Levi handed in the protest of the Italian colony which was tele graphed to him by the Italian consul at New Orleans to Blaine and ex plained the situation to him. The protest states that they view with horror the assasination of Chief Hen nessy, but fear that injustice will be heaped upon the innocent in the clamor which has been raised to punish the guilty parties. THE ELECTROCUTION IiAW The Supreme Court of the United. States to Pass on it. Special to The Astoriax. Washixgtox, Oct. 27. The first motion to secure final action from the supreme court of tho TTnitPfl Sttntm on the question of the constitutionaUty iu mo i.ioi xuia. tueuinuim execution law, was made in the supreme court to-day. It was moved that the tease be advanced and set for speedy hear ing. The point raised is that the Kem mler execution, demonstrated that killing by electricity was a cruel and unusual punishment and is to bo pro hibited by the constitution of the United States. FOR COAST DEFENSE. Secretary Proctor's Report fsr the YearExpenditures. Special to Tun AstorixxJ New York, Opt. 27. A "Washington special sayst Secretary Proctor's an nual report is destined'to show unus ual progress for the yeai in the war department. The subject of most in terest and importance to the seaboard is that of coast defenses. The defenses, so far as this year's plans are concerned, cover the con templated work at New York, Boston and San Francisco. The total expenditure authorized is $1,221,000, besides 500,000 for the purchase of sites and several millions for the manufacture of torpedoes and guns. Of this sum San Francisco gets 250,000. Department ot the Columbia. Special to TnE astoeiax.j "Washixgtox, Oct. 27. The secre tary of war has received the annual report of Brigadier General Jphn Gib bon, commanding tho department of the Columbia. He reports the Indians of the extreme Northwest perfectly peaceful, and he thinks they will re main so indefinitely, unless "goaded to desperation by the constant encroach ments of whites and their acts of in justice." Will Demand Redress. Special to The AstoriakJ New York, Oct. 27. Attorneys in this city are preparing papers to pre sent to the state department in Wash ington in the case of an outrage upon George Dupont, an American citizen, residing in Bangkok, Siam, committed on his person by subjects of the king of Siam. Will Get Six Dollars a Day. Special to The Astorus.J "Washtxgtox, Oct. 27. Secretary "Windom to-day determined to call a meeting ot the adjourned congress of the "World's fair in Chicago on No vember 18th. They will receive 86 per day and expenses. The Bchring- Sea Controversy. Special to The astoriax.1 "Washixgtox, Oct 27. Sir Julian Pauncefote has returned from Wash ington and on Secretary Blaine's re turn on Thursday, will renew nego tiations concerning the Behring sea controversy. Judge Advocate General Special to The Astoriax.1 Bostox, Oct. 27. Commander-in-chief Veasey, of the Grand Army of the Kepublic, announces the appoint ment of Wm. Lochoon, of Minneapo lis, as judge advocate geneial. Champion Hurdler. A. A. Jordan, champion hurdler of America, and holder of the American record for running 320 yards over 3 feet 6 inch hurdles, says: "I have for a great many years used Ai.i.cock'3 Porous Plasters, partic ularly during the training season. I find that if 1 am affected in back or loins with any kind of a pain or strain, that Axr cock's Porous Plasters in stantly afford relief. For pains in the body, the result of a severe cold, nothing can beat Aixcock's Plasters. 1 would certainly recommend the plasters to any athlete who is suffering with soreness or stiffness while in training." S-JACOBSOIL CURES PERMANENTLY BRUISES and WOUNDS. Fell From a Telegraph Pole. QT. 3a., SepI 2S, 186& i was baaiy braised and strained by a Jail uuiu Kwegrapn poio; couian't turn in bed!. Doctors did no good. Tried St. Jacobs on ft polo; couidn' cured me. "w okwwuos uu: W. H, SCANNELT". The Kicker Outwitted. wecks.but St. Jacobs on mnxioXr. L. LANQDOIC At Dbuggijp asd Dzix-ob. raCHARlESA.YME-.ERC0,. Mtawt,ML ,- V J -! - " --1