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VOL. XL. NO. 44.
ASTOK1A. OREGON, TUESDAY 'MOENIITO, FKBKUAKY 21, 1803.
1'ltIC.E, FIVE CENTS,
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Asssignee's sale at
P
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All their immense stock
MUST BE CLOSED OUT
In 30 Days or Less,
PRICES - WILL -'BE - CUT
To Suit tho Condition and the times.
W. W. PARKER, Assignee.
The Above Sale is Discontinued for 15 days
or until further orders,
Astoria, Or., Feb 2,
Open Saturday Morning
The Dinsmore Stock,
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Furnishing Goods, Shoes; etc., will be sold
REGARDLESS OF COST.
Now is your chance
your own price, as
sold within a limited
The stock was bought at sheriff's sale
and will be sold at a sacrifice. Facts tell
more than words.
yourselves. ' LEE
As the Flax
So the
You can't go wrong if you buy :
MARSHALL'S Twine.
The 1893 make is now being delivered
to customers. It is mado of the flax .
- . crop of 1890.
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,
ELMORE, SANBORN & CO.
ansons
AKD
W. W. PARKER.
1893.
Consisting of Choice
Ladies' and Gents'
to buy good goods at
the stock must be
time.
Call and convince
KOHN, Manager.
Grows,
Twine Lasts
HE HBt
TIib Greatest Railraai Monopoly la tec
v Vodtl is Broten. '.
PLATT APPLIED FOR A BEOEITES
Newt of the Crash Caused tha Immediate
Failure of Several Firm, and a Panic
In tho Btockmarket. f
Associated Presa.
' Nra York. Feb. 20. Liquidation In
Reading and New England atocka was re
aumed this"nioralng on an enormous acale.
In the first few minutes Reading was
driven down to 25 against 88 6-8 on Sat
urday. The antagonism brought out by
the stockholders' report brought a aerlou
decline In Northern Poctfic preferred,
which was quickly depressed to 4314
against 48 M on Saturday. The tension as
the day advanced waa terrific. The strain
was too great for many firms, and shortly
after noon failures began to be onnounced,
Th:e first to go' waa W. F. Russell, and
then T. J. Delaney, and next that of
Q. S. Fleet. The amounts of their llablll
ties are unknown, but it is not believed
to be large. The cause of the weakness In
Reading is believed to be the attitude of
the Vanderbllta and the bonkor Morgan
toward the Reading people, for having
contemplated entering their territory. An.
other reason given is that Speyer & Com
pany have called a loan made to Reading
last January. The trading in Reading la
unprecedented..
.. The rumored application for a receiver
brought another flood ; of- selling , orders,
and Reading dropped down to 28. When
it was further ported, however, that a
receiver was actually appointed, u rawea
to 30 after delivery hour. Sugar rose to
126 after selling as low as 120. New En
gland ogain reached 40, Its opening price,
but Reading remained below 30. The
market closed active and firm at some.
thing better than the lowest.
Philadelphia, Feb. 20. An application
for a receiver for Reading was made in a
bill in equity filed by one of the stock
holders late this afternoon. The bill has
not yet been made public.
Later. The application was made by
ex-United States Senator Thos. C. Piatt
of New York, es a holder of Reading
bonds. The petition was granted and A.
A. McLeod, president of the company; E.
P. Wilber of the Lehigh division, and ex
Chief Justice Paxon of tho state supreme
court, were appointed receivers under
a bond of $500,000. Judge Paxon has for
warded his resignotion as chief justice to
th egovernor. .
The security of each receiver Is fixed at
$600,000. It is said a Bimilar bill will be
filed at Trenton, K. J.
The bill in equity filed by ex-Senator
Piatt says In the complaint that .he
brings his bill in behalf of himself and
all holders of bonds of a like charocter.
The bill, which Is extremely lengthy,
divested of all legal verbiage, -sets forth
that the Issuing by the Reading' Company
In January, 1883, of third preference In
come mortgage bonds, the amount of
which Is now In excess of $25,000,000, to be
payable In January, 1958,. ond with inter
est payable out of the net earnings of
the railroad company, of four per cent
per annum, payable on the 1st of February
of each year, the bonds being secured, by
a certain mortgage executed by the Read
ing Road Coal & Land Company to the
Pennsylvania Company for insurances on
lives and granting annuities, this' mort
gage was conveyed subject to certain In
cumbrances of prior date, all properties
leased and controlled by the Reading
Company and those It might thereafter
acquire, also properties of the Coal &
Land Company. Piatt sets forth that he
Is the holder of a large amount of these
bonds, the Interest on which became pay
able on the 1st day of February last A
demand was made on the railroad com'
pany to pay him the amount and. It was
refused and the company has failed up
to the present time to pay him any por
tion of the amount which became due
and poyable. Tha bill -asserts that the
companies though possed of ample funds
if the same were judiciously administered
are insolvent in the sense that they are
without fundi? In the shape of cash or
assets convertible into cash sufficient to
pay their indebtedness actually matured
or to mature in a short time. There Is
Imminent danger, the bill asserts of the
property being levied upon attached and
disintegrated to the Irreparable Injury of
the creditors unless the court takes ac
tion. The condition of the company is
stated to be largely the result of tho de
mands of loans for which ample security
Is pledged with the lenders but which the
loan holders thereof are at present un
willing to renew-
President McLeod of tho Reading Road,
In an interview tonight said he was driv
en to the necessity for a receivership but
It was the only thing to do. They were
doing an enormous business on a small
capital, and when attacks were made it
hurt their credit so that they could not
borrow money.
Russell Sage aaid, "President McLeod
Is a smart man, and I believe he has the
support of the people who hold the Read
ing storck. The total amount lost by the
stockholders la the Reading since Feb
ruary Is estimated ot $34,083,112, .
Boston, Feb. 20. The story is given out
hero that the Reading holders have scored
a handsome profit by being short of Read
ing In the market.' The result Is that the
McLeod party Is In position today to buy
back all the Reading stock they sold and
more. Tho stock 1s worth Intrinsically
$10 per share more thon ever before. Of
course It is the Pennsylvania-Vanderbllt-Wagner-Drexel-Morgan
interest against
IIS
tho Reading-Pullman-New England inter
eest. - The Reading people are. stronger
today than most people Imagine.
D0JNG3 IN OLYMPIA.
Some Important Measures
Enacted
In
- fji . the Sister State.
Olympian Wash., Feb. 20. The senate
passed, the following bills:
Makl'ng the clerk of tho superior court
custodian of wills, and providing a pen
alty for secreting and suppressing or de
stroying any last will or testament.
For the Incorporation of associations
for social or charitable ond educational
purposes. -.
Authorizing the governor to direct any
judge hot engaged In judicial duties to
hold court in any other rounty in the
state requiring his services.
Empowering corporations to classify
their capital stock Into common and pre
ferred stock. '
To cure defective acknowledgements.
To punish for obstructing railroad and
railway tracks.
In the house a resolution was adopted
that no leave of absence be granted any
member, except It be on account of sick
ness, death, or committee work.
- Rills were passed as follows.
. Providing that purchasers of school
lands shall pay owners of Improvements
on such lands the amount of the ap
praised .value of such Improvements with
in thirty days from date ot sale.
Relating to Internal Improvement In cit
ies and authorizing the issuance and col-
Jectlon of Improvement district bonds
based upon property benefitted by local
Improvements,
i
. HE BEAT THEM BADLY.
Captain Deerlng's Smort Trick Has Fool-'-.f
ed the Authorities.
Part Francisco, Feb. 20. Captain Deer
ing, ' onco chief officer of the steamship
iTaytaln Republic, and now commanding
the schooner Louts Olsen, suspected of
smuggling operations between the Sound
and Monterey, has seriously embarrassed
the local authorities' Investigation of the
Olsen opium conspiracy case by marrying
the chief witness for the prosecution Mrs.
Mary Essie West. The nuptials between
Mri. West and Captain Deerlng were cel
ebrated last Saturday. The marriage was
kfcpt secret when the bride was called to
the' witness stand to testify against her
husband. When asked about the letters,
Deerlng's attorney objected on the ground
that she was being forced to testify
against her husband. The court ruled,
however, ruled that Bhe must answer.
THE SENATORIAL CONTESTS.
Bismarck, Feb. 20. W. N. Roacti, dem
ocrat, . has been elected United States
seiiator. Roach was elected by a combln
Otion of democrats and Independents aided
by some republicans. He has been a reM
dent of Dakota for the post 12 years, com.
ing from tho District of Columbia. He
has stood for his party, as a candidate
for governor on two different occasions,
He Is a large wheat grower.
Olympla, Feb. 20. There Is no change
In the republican or populist vote today,
Hutchinson, democrat, of Lincoln
changed his vote from Griggs to J. J.
Browne of Spokane. The ballot stood: At
len. S3; Turner, 17; Griggs, 18; Young, 7
Browne, 1. -
SHE CANNOT BE QUEEN AGAIN".
Washington, Feb. 20. The annexation
commissioners from Hawaii and Paul
Neumann, envoy of Queen Lllliukolanl,
spent part of tpday at the capital, The
expected annexation treaty which was fa
vorably reported to the senate by the sen'
ato committee on foreign relations, ex-
cept Gray,' will be considered In executive
session tomorrow. It Is reported that
Neumann has satisfied himself by In
quiries at the capltol since hla arrival In
Washington last week, that the restora
tion of the lately deposed queen is out of
the question.
HEAVY CAULKING DUES.
San Francisco, Cal.( Feb. 20. The bark
Harry Morse is loading ballast for Puget
Sound, where she will load lumber for
Shanghai. While at China she will dock
and undergo extensive repairs. Including
complete recaulklng, Her owners say that
the caulkers' regulations at this port, Urn.
Itlng the mem to a certain number of
feet for a day's work, makes caulking so
expensive that money can be saved by
sending the bark to China.
BLAMED THE VICTORIANS.
Victoria, B. C, Feb. 20. The report of
the royal commission on tpldemic dlseas'
es on the smallpox outbreak, finds that
the disease was Introduced by the Cana
dian Pacific steamers from China and
was spread through the negligence of the
Victoria authorities. The report recom
mends stricter regulations and compelling
vaccination of all children under the
age of three months by the government
officials. "
." WEST GETS SIX MONTHS.
Portland, Or., Feb. 20. Judge Stearns
today sentenced David W. West, convict
ed of assault and battery, to six months
Imprisonment In the county Jail. West Is
United States deputy marshal at Seattle,
and the charge upon which he was con
victed was kidnaping a Chinese woman.
A VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Murray, Idoho, Feb. 20. The Jury in the
case of Frank Reed, who killed Robert
Stevens on the ICth of July last, brought
In a verdict today of manslaughter. The
trial lasted two weeks.
ANOTHER BANK FAILURE.
Pittsburg, Feb. 20. The Farmers Bank
closed Its doors this morning. It is be
lieved that Its depositors will be paid in
full, but the stockholders may lose forty
per cent.
NOT MORE THAN A MILLION.
Washington, Feb. 20.-The limit of the
the cost of the public building to be 'built
In Portland, Oregon, has been fixed at
$1,000,000, a
Mlffil HAS GOSE H
Tile Oil Ccafctate General Dead After
: a Long Illness.
STRICKEN' IN
MOMENT
The Career of a Man Whoso Whole Lin
Has Keen Hade Vp of Strange anil
Herolo Actions.
Associated Press.
New Orleans, La., Feb. 20. General G.
T. Beauregard, one of the last of the
generals of the Confederate military ser
vice, died tonight.
The first symptoms of fotal Illness were
manifested two weeks ago when he wat
attacked by a complication of diseases
which threatened heart failure. He man!
fested some Improvement under the phys
ician's care, particularly during the last
three or four doys. He dined with lili
family this evening and remained in th,
library until 9:30 o'clock. He went tc
sleep early and seemed to be resting well.
One of the nurses went to his bedside t
few minutes after 10 o'clock and waa nor
rifled to find him In n. death struKgle. Th.
members of the family were summoned
at once, ' but before they . reached th
chamber the end had come. Tho dlroc
cause of his deoth was heart failure.
Pierre Gustavo Toutnnt Bcauroi-.ard waf
born near New Orleans on Mny 2th, lSlf
He graduated at West Point in 18:8 stand
Ing second in a class In which Wfre me
who afterwards becamo famous general
In 1847 he wos made captuln cf engineer
having served In various stations, an
during the wor with Mexico in engineer
ing work. When the Southern States sr
ceeded lie cl.Tered his services, and thosi
were his troops which opened fire on For
Sumpter. From this time on, he was vir
tually in command of the Confederal
troops. He commanded at Charleston foi
a year and a half; he re-enforced Leo li
18G4: defeated Butler, and held Petert
burg. He attempted to check Sherman',
morch to the sea, but was unsuccessful
and with General J. E. Johnston surren
dered to General Sherman in April, 185
Since the war General Beauregard hat
been president of a ' railroad, adjutatv
general of the state, and manager of th
Louisiana Lottery Company.
GORMAN ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Cautious Senator Offers Some Tlmel;
Words of Warning,
- Washington,.- Feb. 20. Senator Gormai
in some remarks which he made In th
senate today in opposition to an approprl
atlon for public buildings, spoke of th
serious and alarming condition . whlcl
confronted the country, He expressed th
belief that only the borders of the troubl
bad been touched and that extraordtnar.
action would have to be taken by th
treasury department or else congreg
would have to reassemble before nex
July to meet the condition. His warnln.
did not prevent the senate from agreein
to all . the amendments offered makln,
appropriations for Increasing the limit o
cost of public .' buildings. The yea an.
nay vote taken, showed that all the it
publican senators except Sherman wer
in the affirmative, and all tho democrat!,
senators except West were In the ncgia
tive.
A VERY SMALL HOLE.
To'peka, Ks Feb. 20. Governor Llewel
ling this afternoon gave an Aasoclotec
Press reporter a statement in writing re
garding the late unpleasantness." He sayi
the republicans boast of having carried
the fight. The fact is' the populists havi
never lost sight of the central idea l
the contest, of the preservation of thi
populist house. It wos - to destroy thli
house that the republicans mode the fight
and they failed.
DEMPSEY AGAIN ARRESTED.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 20.-Hugh Demp
sey, master workman ot tne nnignts ot
Labor, who was recently convicted of
complicity in the Homestead poisoning,
was arrested, again thai evening and
lodged la Jail charged with felonious as
sault and battery. There Is a good deal
of mystery surrounding the arrest, and
all parties concerned refuse to talk. .
WORLD'S FAIR COMMITTEE.
Washington, Feb. 20. The World's Fair
committee of the house today furthei
discussed several propositions' pending,
relative to Sunday opening of the expo
sition, but no conclusion was reached
and the committee adjourned to no fixed
day. A member of the committee said to
day after the meeting, that ho thought
it safe to say that no action on the prop,
osltion would be taken this session. .
SHE IS IN TROUBLE-
Seatle, Wash., Feb. 20. Mrs. Yesler was
this afternoon bound over to the superioi
court on a charge of conspiracy with Dr.
Eugene Jordan and Dr. H. Martin Van
Buren to destroy the will of her million
aire husband, the late Henry L. Yesler.
GOT WHAT THEY DESERVED.
Vancouver, B. C Feb. 20. Tho raiders
of tho steamer Uawnmore at Nanalmo,
were sentenced this morning. McNally got
three years In the penitentiary; Robinson,
two years; Massey, and PolUlne, one
year each, Hansen was acquitted.
HAS SURRENDERED HIM8ET-F.
New York, Feb. 20.-John C. Eno, the
defaulting bank president who has been
missing for many years has just surren
dered himself In th United States court.
He has bondsmen ready to give bull.
SUMMARY OF THE WORK.
Salem, Or., Feb. 20. A summary of the
work of the legislature show-tho t two
hundred bills were passed out of seven
hundred Introduced. Of those passed, one
hundred and eleven originated in the
house and eighty-nine In the senate. Fifty-three
were amending city charters or
Incorporated towns and twentyfour car
ried appropriations. The majority of tho
remainder were only, minor amendments
to the Code,
' HAS NOT MADE A COMBINE.
Clnclnnotl.Feb. 20. Rev. Henry Pre,
Berve Smith denies categorically the state,
ments to the effect that he and Dr.
Briggs of New York have agreed to se
ceed and form a new chnrch In rase the
presbytery had declared against Dr.
Briggs.
WAITING FOR DEVELOPMENTS.
Cleveland, Feb. 20. Governor McKlnley
still remains in Cleveland awaiting devel
opments of the Walker failure at Youngs
town. The liabilities of tho governor now
amount to more than $90,000.
.. FOUND THE RIGHT MAN.
Sacramento, Cal., Feb, 20. The sheriff
from Salem, Or., Is here and Identifies a
man under arrest as John South Shtve,
who Is wanted there for forgery, and will '
take him there tomorrow.
A Square Business
Proposition.
- '
. There are but few people that are not
dcs'iroui 'it attracting attention. This
desire is not always prompted by vanity,
tt Is a matter of plain business with prob
ably a large majority. The moans by '
which people seek to attract the attention
if others are as varied as the differences
it the people themselves. Some will se
'ect a parrot or a mocking bird, knowing
hat either will attract attent.on, and
they, count on, as It were, riding Into
iQtorloty on the parrot or mocking bird
or monkey or whatever It may be. Others
with Ideas rccklcpply artistic "point the
'Own red." But nil this la not good busi
ness. For business notoriety, to attract Uie
attention cf the public to your own merit
it to the merits of that which you wish
to dispose of for coin or its equivalent,
there Is nothing so valuable as the news
paper. This fact was brought to mind forcibly
by a tour of the city yesterday. In new
houses and in bid houses, In big houses
and little houses, could be seen cards
xnd shingles and tin signs, and signs of
all shapes and sizes and materials, bear
ing Inscriptions sometimes legible, some
times almost Illegible, Intending to Inform
the passerby that within wer rooms to
rent ;furnlnhed .or unfurnished; plain or
fancy; with board or without board. Peo
ple who wish desirable quarters In the
Jlty often drop Into the Astorlan office
to enquire where they can be found. In
Okies lets or more metropolitan than As
toria, .It would not be necessary for the
leeker for shelter and residence quarters,
:o make a tour of the city on foot or In
x costly equipage to find a location. Ho
would simply look In the morning paper,'
where he would find In a classified list
description of ell the rooms or lodgings
o rent In the city, thut vere worth hav
ing. If the manager of this paper had noth
ing else to do he would take pleasure In
.'Bcortlng Inquiring friends and strangers
jver the city to show them all those
places where they might secure the ac
commodation they wished. But as this
Is out of the question, the next best
thing will be done.
The Astorlan's advertising agent, J. J.
Ryan,- will visit every house in the city
where there Is public notice of "Rooms
to Rcntt" etc., and he will offer to place
in advertisement In The Astorlan on such
special and favorable terms that It will
not be to the Interests of parties interest
ed to refuse. Just think when anyone
wants rooms or a house, he can quietly
sit down and look at the Astorlun's class
ified list. He will most likely see a
notice of your offer, when he might not
Wait that locality for a year were it not
brought to his notice In The Astorlan.
One can look over the entire list of
rooms to rent In this city In a few minutes
If properly listed In the Astorlan, when
it would take him- ten days' hard
walking to attempt to find them all on
foot.
No one but our advertising agent, J. J.
Ryan is going to do that. Give him your '
advertisement and he will put It where it
will do the most good.
This is just a business talk to business
people. '
Sunday an Austrian) named Charles
Bendel made his appearance at Pasco
covered with blood, and asked for the
services of a doctor. He was frightfully
cut about the head and body, and told
a story of being assaulted In a box car
by a companion, near Relief, Yakima
county. Tho two men had been traveling
together from Seattle and were bound
for Spokane .where they were compelled
to bo to get' their time checks cashed.
At Relief Bendel was awakened out of a
lung sleep by his companion grabbing him
by the throat and slashing him with a
knife. When Bendel was almost sense
less his assailant rifled his pockets and
then opening the door, pushed him out,
naturally supposing that he would fall
under the wheels and be killed. - This was
not to be,' however, for In some way
Bendel struck the drawheads with one .
ot his feet and cleared the track. For
severul hours he remained unconsclouB
and then managed to make his way to .
Pasco, 10 miles distant. There his wounds
were dressed and tha telegraph called
Into requisition to track the assailant,
who was described as Frank Kay, a big
club-footed Prussian. Kay was captured
at Bprague with the Incriminating ttma
checks In his possessoln. together with
notes and money belonging to Bendel,
which amounted in nil to about $0.