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" - A,.l i U 4 (A. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XL. NO. 31. ASTORIA. OliEGOK, HUN DAY AfOIlNING, FEBRUARYS, 1893. PRICE, FIVE CENTS, o Asssigneo's sale at All tholr immense stock MUST BE CLOSED. OUT In 30 Days of Less, AND PRICES - WILL - BE CUT To Suit the Condition and the times. W. W. PARKER, Assignee. Th9 Above Sale is Discontinued for 15 days, or until further orders, W. W. PARKER. Astoria. Or., Feb 2, 1893. As the Flax You can't go wrong if you buy MA RSTT ALL'S Twin a - ' The 1893 make is to customers. It crop of 1890. WTTV? Because the 1891 and 1892 crops have been inferior. , Marshall never uses in-' ferior flax. That is why his twine f IS THifi MoT Sole Agents ELMORE. SANBORN & CO. CAMPBELL BllOS. (8uccesnr f Warren A Campbell), WABRENTON, OREGON, ' Dealer lu 3D XT "ST GOODS, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, , HaU, Caps, Boots, Shoes GROCERIES STAPLE FANCY Herd ware, Iron -'nd Stool, Crockery, Glassware Wtiodenware, Notions, etc., Hay, Grln, Flour and Feed. XOTTOi "Small l'ronti Cash SalM." ASTORIA Wit WOUKS, Cmcmlv street, loot Jaca: on, Astoiia, Oregon. General Machinist & Boiler Mm Laud and Marine Engine, Boiler work. Steam boat Will Caimnry Woik a Specialty. Castingi of All Descriptions Mads to Order it caort noun. JOHN POX. . L. VOX .....rrelIent and Pup- Chris Erenson. frauk Cork HOTEL -TBE- CENTRAL THE' ItOR'FiAS fLVX-HRGF clean ronn s, a lirM-ku reuiirnt Kurd by the dy. week, or rnflntx rVivie w;n J famitk-a etc , Transient CHi-tom solicited 0?i-8. flah,c;c,cvie.' toonier. A nr?t-c as mlorm rnn In eonnertlo:i w.tn th premiws. The Ivw of win-a, l;i)ii..r and cltrrs. Ootid bLlinrd Ublesand pnvawcard Vuer Water Street and West Ninth, ansons Grows, now being delivered is made of the'flax .. for Astoria,' , On Meter System. To Consumers: Tbe Went Shore Mills Co., at ureal ex penee liuve perfected tbeir electric li'lit pluut to the latest known apparatus, and are now able to go to tlie public with a syetera Hmt will be SHlisfuotory in priee ami quality, aa can be shown by the fol lowing rates on oud after Feb. 1, 1S03: Incandescent, nil eight.., $1.50 ' - 12 o'clock... 1.00 10 " ... 75 Or by meter, cent per hour. Installation Free - of - Charge For particulars inquire of any member of the firm or at tbe office, foot of Con ooraly tit. West Shobk Mills Co , T. O. Trulliiicer, President. Hercliant .Steamship Cos Line, Connecting with Ca&aiUaa Paclite Railway anl Cain 8tara bkp Lin. Ta'-lnjt freight and paavneers fr Tott Adk" r. Vmorla. f nt inwuvmi, c attle, Tuft niii, VMialrom, tHlrii;imi, allWlll, New tVtnlinm iter an t Vacoifpr : Uaving AMo la : 1.3. ilayilau Keiub'i:.... t h. Wtlin:n-lon. j. -. Hiyl'i'i K--uul,c Frlelit r.ffivcd v llu-llril'-wharf, foot o? Mniniu.eet. For tu-Jlier rari'Culani anply ai the office, eri.er Third aiil ilin stieet. FEiiGVcOS BB03., Agent ELECTRIC LIGHTS T First Moyb of The Indians at Fine THE . . MILITAEY . ARE OUT It amors of Ghost Dancing ara Rife, but It 1 Not yet Known Whether lb Uprising Is Genernl. "Associated Press. Wahlnirtort Feb. 4. -Secretary Noble received the following tcleftram from In spector Itlnney (tt Tine Rldue agency, 8. D.: . It Is reported by a policeman that three white men have been murdered and one mortally wounded at the beef contractors' camp on this reservation. Captain Brown Is endeavoring to capture the' murderers. Another despatch says five were killed. ' Chicago, Feb. 4.-On receipt of dis patches from Washington, D. C, and Pine Rldge agency, this afternoon, an nouncing the tragedy at the latter agency, a reporter went to the headquarters of the Division of Missouri, where Captain Baldwin, of Ocn, Miles' staff, said: "I don't think there is anything In It. We have received no news of any upris ing, and although some men may have been killed, that does not 'predict a gen eral revolt by any means. The murders could not have been committed by 'Two Sticks,' for he is not near Pine Ridge. He Is at Rosebud. I think the uprising part of th9 story Is not as serious as reported. A diBpatch received here tonight from Chadron asserts that the killing was done by Two Sticks, and that two i .deres are still at liberty In spite of the efforts of the Indian police to apprehend them. The killing took place at Humphrey, a ranch about twenty miles from Pine Ridge agency. It Is difficult to learn Just what was the reason for the killing or how k occurred. . . From a dispatch from Rushvllle It Is learned that the first rumors of .the kill ing came to Pine Ridge agency yesterday morning. Aotlng-Agent Captain Brown Immediately sent several Indian police men to investigate matters. Upon their return today they reported finding three white men dead, and another mortally wounded.' The latter died In a short time. The killing was done by Two Sticks,' hi sons, and another Indian. Captain Brown upon receipt of this information sent out a detachment of Indian police to appre hend the murderers. It Is. stated at the agency that Captain Brown does not think there will be any further trouble, and that the outbreak is only due to some outside quarrel. It Is also said that the chiefs deprecate the killing and pro fess anxiety to see the guilty ones pun ished, but it Is difficult to say how much reliance may be placed in their profes sions in view of past occurrences. A re port received this evening asserts that in the fight this afternoon the Indian police killed Two Sticks, his two sons, and an Indian named White Horse. This Is not authenticated. Omaha, Feb. 4. News of the Indian dif ficulty, was conveyed to the officials of the department of the Platte by a Bee reporter. This afternoon General Mc Cook thought there could be no founda tion for the rumors of a general out break. Inquiries as to the forces of the army now In the vicinity of the Pine Ridge agency elicited a statement to the effcet that the officers feel well able to contend with anything that may come up, Doctor McGllllcuddy, who for a long time was agent at Pine Ridge, said to a Bee reporter: , . "Whllo there la no open ghost dancing, there Is quiet discussion of the topic all the time, and the fact that the promise that the Meeelah would come after two springs, which would bring the time to 1893, Is being carefully watched by the In dians. The government recently paid the Indians at Pine Ridge $800,000, and thl is used as an argument that the Great Father fears his red sons, f Ise why should he seek to buy them. The return from Camp Sheridan of Short Bull and Kicking Bear, have added a disturbing . element to the situation. The most significant thing, however, is the fact that there has been communi cations between the various Indian tribes all during the past year, of a secret and apparently important nature. There is also a line of communication well estab lished and constantly used between the Indian territory and British American Indians all along the line. It Is under stood that other bands are kept posted on the movement. Omaha, Feb.- 4. A Bee special from Pine Rldgv Agency tonight says; First Sergeant Joe Bush of the Indian police, In charge of a detachment was sent out this morning by Agent Brown and returned this afternoon and told a story of overtaking the murderers. He was Instructed by Agent Brown to bring them In whethre they resisted or not. He said the men were camped near No Wa ter's camp tnd when the police came up, the murdererx at once opened fire and the police returned the flre.They killed three of the party,. Two Stick and one of his sons got away. It is. thought that Two Sticks was seriously wounded. The Indian police were highly complimented by Captains Brown and Clsney. Captain Brown has anothe squad of men otit after the missing two with instructions to bring them in. . St Paul, Minn.. Feb. 4.-A Hot 8prings South Dakota special to the Pioneer Press gives a different story of the cause of the trouble leading up to tbe killing of the white men by the Indians, than previously told. It seems that tour men, named George Hademy, John Bennett, Rodney P.oyce, and Ed Cochrane, herd trs, belonging to the St. Ingers and Hum phreys outOt were found dead In their cabin yesterday. They had caught tho Indians .the day before killing a steer belonging, to the herd being held for de livery at Pino Ridge and they threat ened to report the depredators to tho agent and this eo exasperated the Indi ans that tjiey made threats which it seems were carried into execution sever al hours later. It Is hardly probable that any general trouble will follow and peo ple about the agency are not alarmed. Omaha, Feb. 4. The story of the troub le leading to the killing of the whites, as near as can. be learned, Is that on Thurs day,, a number of cowboys belonging at the beef camp of Isaac Humphreys a government contractor, twenty-five miles north of Pine Ridge, returning from town drunk during the evening mistreated an Indian tunned Two Sticks, finally driving him from camp and firing revolvers at him. Two Sticks returned later at night with alnumbcr of friends and commenced a deadly fire on the cow boy camp, killing three nd mortally wounding the fourth man who has since died. ) From The Ladies Of The Library. The Astoria Public Library announce Itself at home In its new quarters, which the Association lias leased for a term of two years. The room Is in the new Page building on Genevieve street between Third and Fourth streets. It Is light, warm'and accessible. The personal be longings of this Institution have never been brought before the eye of the gen eral. public. The bookcases were made fcy LUdigoat & Cribb and are very neat and an, "admirable piece , of cabinet Nvork. They are fitted with sliding glass doors and adjustlble shelves. The books are carefully protected from dust and expos ure and are of excellent flnlBh Inside and out.: The Library "was opened lost June with four hundred and fifty books. They now own eight hundred and sixty, with many magazines which tho Association are arranging to have bound. This is a fine showing for a little over a half a year's work. That the advantages of the Library have been appreciated by some at least of the readers of our city, is shown by the librarian's repoet for De cember, which stt-tes that four hundred and eighteen volumes were taken out during that month. The reading tables built by Douglas,-are In the most. ap proved fashion to best serve the use of the reader. The Astorlan, Examiner, Her ald, and Detroit Free Press are donated to -the ' Institution. There are also the latest and best periodicals published In the United States. If there is one institu tion above another, best- calculated to give pleasure and benefit, to everybody, It Is the public .library, and every citizen of Astoria should feel a personal Interest In the success of this one-such an In terest as should lead them to devise ways and means to assist. Let us name Juet a few of the ways: Pay a yearly subscrip tion. It is only three dollnrs for a whole year's use of the contents of the library. This rate Is just half what is charged in other cities for the same privileges, and the business can ' not be run . without money. Leave lists of good books for the convenience , of the committee who are always glad of help in that direction. Good advice is always, well received. They may not always follow your ad vice (the directors are women, you know) but straws tell the direction of the cur rent and yours might be Just the right straw. Advertise it by asking all your neighbors If they belong. Drum it up, as it were. Encourage the directors. Do some of all these things. The story was for several years, "What, no library!" A town of eight thousand people and no library! Why don't some one start one? My! What a dead town!" A company of fifteen ladles did start one, they received no salary, nor had they any selfish mo tives In their work. They have been faithfully but quietly working for some time now, and the result Is before the city. Let every one see for themselves what ,has been accomplished. The di rectors have long desired to make the reading room of the library free and have decided, as their present quarters are so much more commodious than the old ones, to extend the freedom of tho reading room to the general public. The present rates for the use of the library are, yearly subscribers, $3, monthly sub scribers W ceniu, renuuiK iuviu jjajictiti and magazines, free. Books only reserved for subscribers. The directors will be glad when the city can take upon Itself the expenses of running the library, and It can be made a elty institution. They would be glad to work, with the city to bring about this end. There will be a book receatlon at the llbilary rooms on Thursday afternoon and evening from 2 to 5 and 7. to9. Your card of admission will be either a book or its equivalent in j money. The afternoon reception is for ladles. The evening for ladies and gen-1 tlemen. Refreshments will be served and an Informal musicale" will be . given. It Is desired that this may be a general house warming and book case filling af fair, for we have house room for fifteen hundred books, and have up to date, only eight hundred and sixty, so come and see us and bring along your book. We wish as directors to- extend our very hearty thanks to many of the bnslnews firms of the city for very generous fa vors shown us, especially during the last week, In helping us to beautify our new rooms. Thanks ore due C. H. Cooper for curtains for our windows, Hell born & Co. for fittings for ian, Mr. Allen, decor ative painter, who will letter the shw windows a soon as the weather permits. Messrs. Grifnn lieea ror pictures, wr. : FVrguaon for map of Astoria, Mr. KtinurfS ' for pictures, mr0, oionr. lur miCT:ii. r ,j. kindly assistance in moving, we thank Mr. Tee and Mr. Will Hherman Mr. Xlo Tavlsh and men, and Elmore, ha n born tc Co for truck and men. If any other bus iness men desire to send In a.ime'.hlng to beautify and fcdd to the comfort of the room It w ill be very heartily appreciated. Will The Astorlan also accept the thanks of the directors for courtesies extended? From the Lady Directors of the Astoria Public Library. OF J ' FIEND A Resilient of Scio Kills His Wife and Himself, ; JEALOUSLY WAS . THE 0AU8S He Waited for Her Return From Ball With An Axe, a Shotgun and 1 , ' Revolver. Associated Press. West Scio, Or., Feb. 4,-Otto Serfilng. a farmer living near this city shot and killed his wife, this morning and then killed hlmaeir by sending a bullet through his own brain. The couple had only been married about one year. The woman wa Serfilng's third wife. The deed Is sup posed to have been prompted by Jeal ousy." Tho rarniiy had been to a pariy in the neighborhood and on their return home the husband called his wife into a room and after the exchange, of some words committed the deed. Albany. Or., Feb. 4. The coroner' left for the scene about noon. About a year ago Serfilng was married to Mrs. Lydla Johnson, in Portland, Mr. Serfilng being her fifth husband, and she-being his third wife. They did not live happily together and Mrs. Serfilng packed her trunk a few weeks ago and left for rortland, but hp followed her and Induced her to return. She cgaln threatened to leave him yeeter dy and last night a party was held a the residence of neighboring . friend nnmed Mespelt. 8erfling went early In the evening and later Mrs. Serfilng and t son and daughter of Mr. Serflln.? followe I Three other sons were also present whet Mrs. Serfilng entered Serfilng was ploy ing cerds. He arose, whispered somcthl'v to hlii wife and then went home. Mrs Serfilng remained until about 2:30 .tliih morning. When she returned home, wMI tho lumps were being lighted in the sit ting room Mrs. Serfilng went into the bed room. Serfilng was waiting, sitting lit i chair, and had evidently been thero al night.' Beside him was a ehotgun and ar ax and he held a revolver In has hand Without warning, before she had tukei off her vail he shot his wife three time with tho revolver In the head and thw Bhot himself. The neighbors and those at tending tho party were called in, and they found a daughter of Mrs. Berrlln who hadh ecome frightened at the shoot Ing hnd had run to the barn. Serfll in- left a. letter dated February 4th, statlni that he intended to kill himself and wlf. nnd left directions as to the disposition of his property. The letter contained vei abuslve language towards hla wife ntv some of his children. Mrs. Ourfllng wns i comely woman and both were nged nbou fifty years. She had been trying to lit duco him to transfer his money to hei He was in Albany about a month M and hnd his will drawn leaving hts prop erty to his children. He remarked llm he proposed to kill himself on account o the trouble with bis wife, SHALL WE ANNEX T The Commissioners Have Intervlewo. Secretary Foster. Washington, Feb. 4. The first Interview between Secretary Foster and the Haw tlan annexation commissioners was heli' In the diplomatic parlor of the state d purtment this morning between 10 and 1 and lasted half an hour. The Intervlev closed with an engagement to meet agal at 8 o'clock. Commissioner Thurston wa asked whether their reception by Secre tary Foster had been satisfactory. He re plied "'Quite so." Of details, however, h. could not speak. Other members of th commission united with Thurston In ex pressing much satisfaction over the man ner of their reception. The second interview between the Haw aiian annexation commission and the sec retary of state was held at the state de purtment at 3 o'clock this afternoon, I was even shorter than the( Conference this morning and quite as unproductive of results. There was some informal tali over the annexation proposition and tlili was concluded by en agreement that Sec retary Foster should again meet the com missioners on Tuesday morning next fo. a more extended conference. The commls sloners Intimate that they feel much en couraged so far. The Star says that the most Importan' developments in Hawaiian matters today la the official announcement that all the governments. Including - Great ' Britain, have recognized the provisional govern ment of Hawaii. It was heretofore sup posed that the British government with held any recognition of the new govern tnent In Hawaii, but that this is not th case is admitted today Secretary of State Foster and Secretary Tracy. 1 SPIRITED AWAY FROM SCHOOL. Oregon City, Feb. 4. EllaDlcken, a young girl about flften years old, has mysteriously disappeared from this place. She came in from the country last wee: to attend school. She disappeared from her boarding house last Monday and was supposed to have returned to her home In the country. But It was learned today that she had not been home since coming to town. - - THE DAY AT 8ALEM. Salem," Or., Feb. 4. The senate today passed the bill creating the county ol Lincoln. Latvian's bill for assessment and taxation was made a special order for Tuesday at 2 p. m. The house adopted a memorial to con gress for assistance to the Nicaragua canal. Matlock's World's Fair bill passed also Bingham's bill amending the elec tion law. j The fight for a place on the state board of railroad commissioners grows hat and j one of the candidates this evening finds a damngn suit against him for $10,000. A commissioner is to be elected by the leg. l.'Jatuo and G. W. Colvlg one of the pres ent commissioners and candidate for re election sues 8ol Abrahams of Uoseburs, for damages for something alleged to have been said by Abrahams derogatory to Colvlg'sch aracter. THE WEATHER IN PORTLAND. Portland, Or., Feb. 4. The weather all over the northwest has moderated dur ing the past twenty-four hours, but the unow is still falling at Intervals. The Un ion Pacific rotary plow came through to.' night and left again eastbound, followed by the limited fast mall. Four trains held at Bonneville are expected cereal 2 sumed business today Inside the city. Suburban Olives, however, ore still i , , Diocaeu, - GRAY HAS DECLINED. New York.Fe b. 4.-A Herald's Washing ton dispatch says: "Senator Gray of Del. aware, has declined the offer of the sec retaryship of state which was tendered him by Cleveland through Don M. Dlck- in. the seriate. He had' already declined the offer of attorney general It is said that Dickinson and Judge Grcaham both declined the premiership.. CHARGED . WITH . KIDNAPING.. rortlnnd. Or.. Feb. 4.-Dav!d M. West, a deputy United States marshall from Se attle, was arraigned In the circuit court today on a charge of kidnaping Fua Gam, a Chinese woman, the wife of Lee Wing, of this city. West plead not guilty find his hearing was set for Friday. West was released on twenty-five hundred dol lars bonds, MRS, WHITNEY DEAD. Nw York. Feb. 4. Mrs, Wm. C. Whlt r.ey, wife of -ex Secretary of the Navy Whitney, died at 3:25 this Sunday morn- tng, ' NOT. HEARD FROM YET. San Francisco, Cel., Feb. 4,At 1 a. in. thin Sunday morning, the steamship City of Peking bad not put in an appearance. The steamer Alliance which left up for Portland at 7 o'clock this morning, was unable to penetrate the Ice and returned to her moorings here at 1 o'clock. The Wilmington, which left later, has not returned., and , was . probably, successful as Bhe has an Iron hull. , Tho missing Peking Is an Iron four musted steamer. Her engine are com pressed, aild there are four cylinders of il, 8S, and 01 inches. Her horse power Is given at 1000, but it Is said that she can mrlly work away beyond that with safety.- Her machinery was repaired and re newed In port Just before she left here 'or Yokohuma on the present trip out. It Is thought that a weak bolt or some '.hlng of the kind may have been over 'oolted, and If so this may have some thing to do with her delay, Among the anxious people making In quiries In Ban Francisco, are many Chin ase, who have friend i ,and relatives iboard.- Others are wilt people specl- , illy Interested In dirfer";;t ways In the passengers and crew. The Peking has a valuable cargo of silks and teas aboard, and merchants, both Chinese and Ameri cans, are Interested In her. A flurry was caused on the floor of the ' 3an Francisco Exchango when a cable 'Tram was made public property announc ing that 10 per cent would be paid for reinsurance on the pverdue vessel. No body wanted any of it on account of the figures, but a great deal of curiosity was displayed us to the source of the offer. It came from two of the big English cont- panles, who have respectively 10,000 pounds and 10,000 pounds worth of risks on the valuable freight. If they raise their offer today or tomorrow the specu lators will Jump at It. The tactics of the Sailors' Union In , starting a' boarding house In San Fran qIbco and taking in all sailors that can ba found willing to join them has . had tho jftect. of mHklng non-union sailors a seujrce commjodlty. iThre'"' vessels had non-union crews put on board and con siderable difficulty was experienced by the .shipping masters In getting the men. Yesterday these vessels, . the bark Helen W. Almy, bound for the Gilbert Islands, the barkentina Quickstep, for Port Illakeley, and the bark C. B. Bry ant, for Honolulu sailed on their respect We voyages. This afternoon the shipown ers will hold another meeting to perfect a permanent, organization for mutual protection in the shipping of coasting sailors. It was reported Friday that ono of the steam rocks on the British steam collier Bawnmore hod been tampered wth, which was the cause of tho eteamer returning to San Francisco after salllng for Nanalmo. The officers of the Bawn more are witnesses at Nanalmo In the canes of several union sailors who at tacked and took the non-union crew out of the steamer on her last trip north, and It Is claimed that an effort Is being mado to detain them in California. The little steamer La Camas, says the Pacific Journa, will soon be taken ofT the route between Ilwaco and Astoria, to have a new engine and boiler put In. The machinery has arrived In Portland from the East, and will be down as soon as poeulLle. The Astoria Iron Works will dj the work, and in the meantime arrange ments have been made to have the steam er Dispatch continue on the rout until the La Camas is In condition to run. The steJmcr Dispatch, Captain Dillon, broke her mooring lines yesterday morn ing at Ilwaco, at I a. m., during the call and drlted broadside on the beach. Ef forts were made at noon, high tide to haul her oli but were unsuccessful. An-o'h'-r triul will be mado at nxt h'glt tMe. 01 111 ill COM -1 - s.