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r .... .ilS- Tii--a. . . r .. .. - - - -- a 1 I I Ml I! 4 EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XL. NO. 34. ASTORIA. OBEGON, TIIUltSlJAY MORNING, FJCCllUARY 0, 1893. PRICE, FIVE CENTS, ' .Asssignee's sale at Par ker Hanson r S All their immense stock MUST BE In 30 Day CLOSED s, or Less, OUT - AND PRICES - WILL - BE - CUT To Suit the Condition and the times. " " ; W. W. PARKER, Assignee. The Above Sale is Discontinued for 15 days, or until further orders, W. W. PAEKER. Astoria; Or., Feb 2, 1893. As the Flax Growfj, v You can't go wrong if you buy MARSHALL'S Twine. The 1893 make is now being delivered to customers. It is made of the flax crop of 1890'. ,. '.. "WHY? ' - ' ; . . . Because the 1891 and 1892 crops have been inferior. Marshall never uses in ' ferior flax. That is why, his twine IS THE BEST! , Solo Agents for Astoria, JLMORE, SANBORN & CO. GETTING ONE STEP NEARER A Bill ia Hie Senate tliat Mean? . Annexation. :: A000UHT OF THE EEV0LTITI05 Minister of the Interior, Colburn Olvet Graphic Description of tbe ppo ltlon of the Quaes. ,' Associated Pres. v. Wnshlnirton. Feb." 8. Yestcrdas'. Morcnn the leading democratic ' member of trio1 senate commltteo on foreign relations, held a short conference with Secretary of Btato Foster, and tho bill Introduced by Mnriran today. Is nrobably the outcome of that conference. Morgan la enthusiasm tic for annexation, and it ytill be seen In the measure, that he not only provides for Hawaii, but any, similar condition' timt. mnv arise in the future. The full text of the bill, which la a very short one. Is as follows: That whenever the United States shall acquire dominion over any foreign coun try or place by treaty, or annexation, or otherwise, the president of the United Stctes with the advice and consent of the senate, may appoint a governor forthe same and a legislative council consist ing of a' number of persons not less than five, nor more than twenty-flve, whose peal by congress and unless the treaty of annexation or cession snail otnerwise pro-, vide, said governor and council-shall con stitute and conduct all provisional gov ernment for such ''country or place un til congress shall otherwise provide by law. Mr. Wilder of the Hawaiian commis sioners, waa seen by a reporter while engaged in reading a copy of the bill. He said he knew nothing of the intention of Senator Morgan to propose such a meas ure; nor of the views of the administra tion upon the subject, but It is exactly what tha commissioners desired for the Islands, In cae annexation was decided upon. - ' St. Louis, Feb. 8. A letter received here from Jno. N. Colburn, minister of the interior of Hawaii, in which he out lines the poaltloo. ih - Virsed to J. H. Oanx of this city, wnosi Information of importance which ' was brought by the schooner tonight waa a confirmation of the statement published a few days ago that tho Drltlsh -minister was among the foreign diplomats who had rocognlied 'the provisional govern ment of Hawaii, The British minister de clares the provisional government of Hawaii, pending instructions from his own government. FORMALLY JiLECTfiDD. Cleveland and Stevenson Declared, by the Official Result. . Washington, Feb. 8. The 'senate and house In joint session, at 1 o'clock this afternoon, wl-th : VLa PrMlrlont MAnn presiding, went through the formal cere mony of opening the electoral returns from the several states, and when the tellers had ascertained the already well known result, the vice president formally deefarcd Orovo rCleveland of New York, duly elected president of the United States for four years beginning March 4th, 1S93, and Adlal E. Stevenson of Illinois, vice president for the same period. The to tals announced by the vice president, were: Cleveland and Stevenson 277; Har rison and Reld 145; Weaver an dFleld 22. . The election of populist-democrats In Kansas and Nebraska removes all doubt about the ability of the democrats to re Organize the entte.,Tihf $ r now of the holdover and newly elected democrats in tho next senate, 4J members, and there OTA flVA nnnilllfita all nf i.rKnm a.lll m doubtedly vote with the democrats on re organization,. The republicans will have 10 votes if there Is no election In Mon tana, . HIS. FINAL ACTION. president Harrison Will Run the Amerl- live, nor mwrw win.. ir.ciiif-uir, - iu - iuk xximavii, acts shall be BUbJect to revision of re-1 Waahinston. Feb. 9. President Har rison, who reifflrrin thA not rf tha at nit m ttTB City of New York and City of Paris takinsr American register and sailing un der the Stars and stripes, as the crowning tlft Cit hln a Hrnlnluiaitlnn . urllt hlmoAli pull up the fiass. He will be accompoa- itu w new xorn oy au me memoers or Ylitl ln Ktnnt Ond tW Vl Q t nnnaalAn tnrlll nloA h' present, members of the senate and DQU8B or representatives, naval affairs cotnmlttees and distinguished members of congress and the principal officers of the nr.vy department.. THE WEATJLUCR ADVICES. ejated Press from a great stretch of ter ritory In Texas, reaching from Dennlson fn the north and east, San Antonio 0:1 the south and San Angelo on the westjire THE PILOT BILL PASSED Senile Fennoycr Acain Writes Himself Down an Ass. VETOES THE 'WOELD'S FAIE BILL Senator Fulton's Measure for the Cob- atrnctlon of Bridge In Clatsop County Goes Through Successfully, CAMPBELL BROS. Dealers In XXl"5T QOODS, GENTS' rOKNISHINO GOODS, Hats, Caps, Boots, Bnoet , btaplb GROCERIES Htrawsre,Iron -nd Steel, Crockery, Glassware Woodenware, Notions, etc.. Hay, Grln. Flour nnd Feed. HOTTOt "8uiU PreflU a Cmb Sales." ELECTRIC LI GETS oetimly sireei, loot Jackou, it AstofiaOreiion. General Macats & Lnfrr Sakers JOHN n'i- ' vil rfZ'W- . u FOX 1 re" On Meter System. rAitttimAri! Mills On., at oreftt ex pense have perfected tbeir electnc light plant to me jaiesi nuowu onmiuo, . n an in tlm nnblic with a BID VI T. uviv ' ' ft" - . . aystem that will 1 e satisfactory in price - . ... .1 i... ,1... and qnaiitv, hh can dsbuh-wu uj mn .- lowing rates on ana auer io. j, i. Incandescent, all nhsbt.... $1.50 12 o'clock... . 1.00 10 " ... 75 Or bv meter, cent per hour. Installation -Free - of Charge r.Mrf;niin innnire of anv member of the firm or at tne oince. iooi vikmu . i .. kit n'Tjc Vin.it, w UTtt.iji (;o.. 1. V. rRlimgcr, x inuui-uv Wdiant Steamship Cos Chrla Evonfon. -TBE- frank Cook CENTRAL : HOTEL EVESSOK & COOK, , , by the fitm "clean '-' !nt 1 d week, or n t-i. Pri-r.ie wmily .he ay. c, .,,,1.,., elicited tih. Good Wirfd Ublena pru.ur 'cor-erWrtcrSlreei.ad WcstRlath. Sfc, tHie, Connecting with C"'""' fle ItnllwTn Calna Stm Ll.e, t ia ireinnv asm w . . . . ... .. . . iTarl 1 . F rnn flnin. vimoriH, r.'fl iito - s, -. 8. Hayilmi Keiiunlle..., ",? S rt. Wiliti'H'-ton ll-mun un-ii'ii wife Ir an aunt of Colburn, and is dated Honolulu, January 18th. He asKS uan. w get the letter before some leading states men of America, and help place the situ ation of affairs In that country in sucn an mnnr to them that the Haw- allan government, the queen and the na- tlve population can receive sucn near...B from this government that the American .... ho restored to the queen her Will tUMow- - , throne, the government to power and the Hawaiian native population i" "" Colburn then tells of the deposition of the former cabinet and the summoning January 13th, of one headed by Parker - . .t-i-t. v rrtivnrn nerved. COl- ana in wmun Vv- i oyn dim. - . 'I. heard that the queen proposed to Constitution. The cab inet was determined to resign. On hear Ing this, I told the reform party what I . j j i sa tuhut we had concluded to do. The leaders of the party advised, us strongly not to resign", as the community ..u ii. their suDPon io renioi no thing of this measure. We met the queen and Bhe told us to sign a oocumeiiv h 4 K. o new constitution, we WIU mjrmi& w , . i... iMr,w that we would not accede to aA .ii b,1v1h1 her to aban- llt'l inum. - , don the Idea. She was very aeiermi.u first, but afterwards yielded anu gave .v up. The next day1 the leader of the ra- . Mriv met us and rnaoe a prupu. Th owlnir to the queen's rev olutionary actions In wanting to pro mulgate a new constitution, we k u. no,i rteinre a Drovlsional o.em,ment We. the cabinet, summoned six of the most responsible business men of the city, and also the diplomatic cory. ,,nrt thev met us. excepting J. T. Stephens AAi.uta onvnv Avtrimrdlnary. and jnln- AlltC -"a i - lster plenipotentiary to this country. e At,,aa the .Ituatlon and agreed that the queen was at first ill advised, but as she had abandoned the project, we snou.u . a.. her end declare R provisional llV, - ' " government We notltiea tne ieaa. the malcontented party that we would not agree to the proposition, at me bah time we iesued a proclamation that the queers had abandoned the Idea. Stevens refused to remove the umiea oi troops and not satisfied with this, they with the assistance of the American mui Ister and troops of the United States cruiser Boston, took possession and de rlnreil h nraclamation the provisional government was set up. We did not wish to come into conflict with tne ur.uw -states trooDs. so we yielded under -pro test. The queen and her cabinet are at present removed under protest, penumis n hecxlnir before the United States. This nation on the oart of the American min ister is degrading. He has upheld the mob and has done so against the wishes .k. .ki(Hn nf hin country, who u, L 1 1 v. WVimMH- vm. are capable of taking care of themselves, The letter concludes: The Hawaiian people are walling for the loss of their country. Cannot A meri t "Tho land of the Free and the Horn; of the Brave," undo this great wfonj that she, by her troops and ambjgssador n.aiateA to brlnr about. The letter has been sent to President YTarHann. Ban Francisco, Fck. 8. -The scnooncr TinVw.i't swer. arrived here from Honolu lu at 11 o'clock tonight. She left Honolulu aturo fell from 80 degrees to SO above aero. 'The peach, pear, apple and plum crop will be ruined as the trees are all in full bloom.' Portland. Feb. 9. The indications tor Washington and Oregon, are: rain fol lowed by fair weather. Thursday after noon or night. Warm. fnirmio Minn.. Feb. B. The tempera ture was 27 below on, Saturday morning; 34 above on Sunday; and 20 below yester day. There Is a blockade to Preston wltn no train for two days, ana no man ior a week. No such February weatner nas ever been known here. Plttaburg, Feb. 9.-The rivers are re- PnfMivV. Pebi 8. No union pac.mc arrived here since Monday. The road has been blockaded by snow since time on the east side of Troutuaie ti.uitv.fiv miles from this city. ueien.. Mont.. Feb. 8.--It is eBtnnaiea h the lendlnar Montana cattlemen that at least twenty-flve per cent of the cattle hi. the rnn ci have been rost by the com weather and .violent storms or tne pasi two weeks. Victoria, B. C, Feb. 8. Tho Empress of India will not safl for Yokohama until to- mnrrnw afternoon, as the deiayea En glish malls will not reach Vancouver un til that time. Traffic on the canauian pa cific railroad is very much deayed. Over 70 Inches of snow had fallen along the track, up to yesterday. A.eAnlnterl Treos. " Salem, Or., Feb. J.-CampbeU's. pUot bill which passed tho hoiiBS toaay, vir tually renews the law of four years ago. One of the principal differences Is tha the rates bf pilotage are lowered. It al so changes the feature of residence of pi lot commissioners, requiring two to re side in Portland and one In Astoria. Thl feature however, will bo amended whe.' tho bill reaches tho senate by Astoria"! friends. The bill abolishes the right o tugs to carry pilots and orders that a pi lot steamer be maintained. It does nwa; entirely with the Union Pacific control o tha system and placea It In the hands o state pilots. Thero was only one vot-. agaln9t the bill. Governor Pennoyer this afternoon vc toed the bill appropriating $60.0u0 for th Oregon World's Fair exhibit. He said: "A departure from the one safe Jul that taxation of the people by the govern ment should be limited to its honet ad minlstrutlon In Its exercise of neccsiar governmental functions would open wlo the door for public speculation nt tr. expense of private thrift, and If such thln were once sanctioned, our state go ernment would soon become what the feu eral eovernmcnt has been for more tha a minrter of a centurv most effect Iv Instrumentality for the Jobbery of tt. taxpayer for the benefit of the boodler. The senate today passed the followlh bills: To construct a salmon hatchery on th Bluslaw. Oulllxon's bill to nrovliln for tho com pletlon of the uniforming and equlpmen ot tne Oregon National uuard. Italey's bill for a normal school at We.. ton. . -::rT,-,Hne rS,- Matlock's bill for a brani.'.Wudlcm t bridges In Clatsop county. - Tho house passed the following bins: r-amnheli's hill relating to the law reg ulatlng pilotage on the Columbia rive bar. uterrltt's bill defining a. sack of flour and regulating the sale thereof, 49 pound to constitute a. sack. May's bill to protect timber, etc., fro; tire. Upton's bill repealing the act estabtlsh ing a board of railroad commissioner failed to pass by a vote of 17 to 31. Itelt's bill defining trespass by aomesi animals was recommitted to the delegr tlon from Umatilla. The following bills were also passed b the house before adjournment: Belt's bill to restrict the right ot a) lens to hold, and acquire real and pi sonal property. Ford's bill to amend the law to exemv personal property from taxation and I., creasing the amount to fGOO. ' Hobb's boll fixing Junuary 1st as th time for assessors to enter upon their du ties. Moth houses held an evening session to night. A large number of bills wero rea and referred. ot the disease have been unable so far to give a isatlnfactory diagnosis The disease Is confined to tho filthy districts where the sanitary provisions are deplorable. 003 llUffil COM, Steamboat traffic is still very much dls turbed on Puget Sound and many of the vessels are making no attempt to keep up the schedule. . ) The American ship, Robert L. Belknap, well known In this port. Is a total wreck near Naturaa Idland. She was bound from Yokohama to New York. Twenty wi en ttrnvea ox omgapore in tne long boat yesterday The Hawaiian steamer Claudlne sailed for Honolulu yentcrcUy from San Fran cisco. She carried no passentrors or freight and Captain Cannon expects to make a fast run. He will hardly get In before the Marlpjoea, however, which leaves today with orders not to let tha grass grow under her bottom en route. Tho schooner Bender Brothers, which left San Francisco Tuesday afternoon for Point Arena, carried away her Jlbstay off - Point Arena at 1 o'clock yesterday morning and put back to port In the aft ernoon for repairs. The schooner had a non-union crew. A 440-pound anchor for the United States steamer Alliance was hoisted on board the steamer Mariposa Monday for shipment to Apia, Saoma. It is to re-, place r.n anchor lately lost by the war vessel. .-. II-,,LI1I . ............ -. rVekht wived t Hu-tlrr- IWT, '' vl t-unary 21st. two days after the Bteim M ill'. t eel. ror 111-' r.l n-. 1'I"J - - .tl..w lrtr.n tiinltbie career TUiiu aa J 4liu itreei. i -r i auair.e, wmun n, (ry , "'"""""r . n i Utotlk-e.coreer lU" . v,o and brought the first new of lJnHn from hrt AW brought 0.1 EriGCSOSlUOAent., he "AJ rt, monarchy .The only' by excessive s.nokmg. . A SERIOUS CHARGE. Bnn Francisco. Feb. 8. The Examiner will tomorrow say that the civil service commission has summoned Collecter of n..tnn.i T. G. PheiDs Of this port to Wo.hlneton city for the purpose, of ans werlng to the charge that he removed ,oin riintnms emnloyes because they refused to contribute to tho republican campaign fund. J THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE. Boise City, Idaho, Feb. 8,-At Welser the roroner's returned a verdict flndlnir that the accident on me urenvm Short Line on Monday, In which one passenger was killed and a large number badly wounded, waa caused by the ties and superstructure not being in proper condition and hoiomg me comyjr . c- sponslble. v ... FRENCH CABINET MAY RfctUO.-N. r..i. iToh it was rumored at mid- nicht that the cabinet had resolved to re sign and that it was recommenuea to President Carnot that ne sumrmm .u.. . . t-,m . ministry. Inquiry of au- thorltatlve sources failed to elicit either a confirmation or denial of the report. LIKE MASTER. LIKE MAN. ' . Weh. g The lury in the cases against Charles W. Carder, Park hurst agent, tonight found him guilty or extortion. It was charegd that he re ceived money from a uisoraeny n w awcurc Us fiafety irom poiire ""'""'- S1H JOHN ABBOTT DEAD.' Ottawa, Ont.. Feb. 8.-News reached here tonight that Sir John Abbott, ex premier of Canada, died at Florence, It aly yesterday. He left here In No vember for the benefit of his heulth. BEAUREGARD'S ILLNESS. New Orleans, Feb. 8.-General O. T. Beauregard who was tart night very ill, is in no iii": c ' CANADIAN ANNEXATION. Montreal, Feb. 8. The consideration b Canadian) annexation, permeates itlht masses as well as the officials of the pro vlnco of Quebec. The Dominion Trade nnd Labor Congress has Issued a clrcu'.a to all the labor organizations throughout Canada, requesting them to vote on the following questions and submit the ro suit to the session of congress to be heli here .next September. The maintenance of Canada's present colonial position; federation with the lm perial government; Canadian indepen dence and union with the United States, RAILWAY EMPLOYES TO COMBINE Chicago, Feb.8. An Important meetlnt ..ilmnu emnlnvea WnS held today few purpose of perfecting an organization, among the different branches ot the ran way service and of devising means of ,llr.r rilumite without BtnKeS. nv i "ii n - The World's Fair commission today in formed the Cigar Makers Union thatit was not advisable to restrict the sals' oi cigars on the Fair ground to those manu factured by any particular firm or orga.i Izatlon. ' BANDS OF SIOUX ERE OUT. Pine Ridge, 8. D., Feb. g.-Reports ke coming Into the agency that stroll Mi bands of Sioux are making preparation for a racjeet if some kind. The police art watching the camp near the scene ol the murders. The Indians are makinc medicine and slngins war songs. The hos tiles number 200, but they are hemmed In H . well armed cordon of toH'e. A TRAIN -OS FIRE. Indianapolis, Feb. 8. It was learned to ntMit that the east bound pastser.K-r train nn the St. Louis dlvlHlon had bwn ditched near Pana. His., last niijht. The train took fire end was consumed. A bafjugt man n'u killed and fourteen pasHer.K'Ta Injured. ' CHOLERA IN FRANCE. Paris, Feb. 8. Forty-five persona ne In Marseiilen toilay of choleraic lip ase Nine of these case were s-'-pivtouly like Asiatic cholera, but the jihyHioian sjipoln'ed to make a r:i".!".I Inv., U iii j:i All the efTorts to effect a compromise between, the ship owners and the Coast Seamen's Union in San Francisco have failed. The fight still goes merrily on, with tho sailors apparently having a little the best of it. Ships are still tied tin In the stream unable to sail because they will not accedo to union rules, and they can not find snllors to man them. Tt u'n rumored that a comnromlse would be effected, but both sides denied that any proposals to that end had been made. Andrvurfuruseth. secretary of the union. said that the sailors were perfectly satis- fled, with the way things were going, and that until the owners consented to recog nize the union tne ships woum remain In the bay. The steam schooner North Bend Pt to sea Mondg vwltj afin v etVunoff Melgg's wharf and the crewa were shipped under police protection on Monday night. During the nigni a ooav load ot men, believed to be union sailors. went out to the North Bena, dui mey were prevented from boarding her. The1 ship India, which sailed from San Francisco Monday morning in ballast for Nanalmo, returned to port in the after noon on account of the heavy weather outside. 1 The Pacific Mall steamer China, which arrived in Ban Francisco Sunday morn ing from the orient, brought six casca of bamboos and exhibits from Japan for the i.,mhin F.xnosltton at Chicago. They will be forwarded this week. Her valu .,i nf raw silk as sent east by special train last night. The new Treas ury regulations regard! the fumigation of the porsonol effects ot the steerage passenger was adhered to. . The U. P. boats will resume their regu lar night boat "trips this evening. The Thompson leaves tonight at 6 o'clock, up the river. . .The ship owners 'executive committee, -a- Cm trar.rtlUA. vpsterdav secured teen more signatures of owners ot vessela tn teke non-union crews at tho new scale of wages. This increase the number of ship owners in the move ment to thirty-four. Non-union sailors .... rrotiinir verv scarce, and many men who formerly followed the sea have been pressed Into service. The costumes of some of the recruits are quite unnatural. .The steamer South Coast took a non union crew at Howard pier 1, several of them had gripsacks instead of the usual sailor's kit, umbrellas and light overcoats. They presented a funny appearance. The steamer sailed on time. x?niMnr further has been heard by the consignees In Seattle of the steamship Michigan, which went on the rocks o. Vancouver Island. The freight Is given up as a total loss. The steam schooner Signal, Captuin arrived In Seattle Tuesday, with 400 tons of merchandise for Seattle; Captain Bendcgart said they had a very rough trip up and was fortylelght hotirs In the gale, but It waa not as bad weather as he had seen. The weather oulsldo the straits was very thick, and he had to ntt n1 nn under low at earn for wt - some time near Flattery lighthouse, try ing to find his way In. He says the whistle at the lighthouse was not blown onco while he was near. He steered be. tween Duncan's rock and the lighthouse onrl ruam within a auarter of a mile of It but the weather was too thick at times to see any distance. Captain Bendcgart Is Incensed that a little better servlse is not given there when It was so earnestly desired. The Signal was In the same storm that damaged the wflmlntfton, but she only had two lights smashed. They encountered snow, and sleet storms, heavy seas and heavy winds. A rumor was current on tho water front yesterday saya tha Seattle Tctosjraph. that the American ship Kennebec wM aahore on or near Beale's point an couver Wand. She Is aald to have a cargo of coal from Nanalmo for ha p...lro The rumor originated with the crew of the tug IHoneer, which came tin. .ler tho bunkers, at J o'cloc jreatoiday morning., taking on fuel and going out Form after. The lighthouse tender Columbine will be . .... iurt f fifteen !. in i:: rr, I.--"- ...