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i v . ... - . ., .... - "- WvHilfrPJ ; fill Jcnmm mm Will l EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XL. NO. 7G. ASTORIA, OREGON TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 28, 1893. PRICE. FIVE CENTS, T THE ASSIGNEE'S SALE AT- Parker Will be continued for a few days until further notice. Everything MUST BE CLOSED OUT AND PRICES - WILL BE CUT To Suit the Condition and the times. W. W. PARKER, Assignee. DON'T DELAY! The Dinsmore Bankrupt Store Will be open for only a short time longer. This is your last chance to buy at your own price. Everything must be sold. Mat Bur Prices. Thoy Will Surprise Yon 4C-inch all wool Black Cashmere worlh 1.00 40 inch Black Henrietta 40-incb all wool Black Serge 54-inch Ladies Cloth Black Uro8 Grain Silk Tie Cyclone in Cliim Oar 8 (5.00, 87 50, 5a30 and 59.00 "Jen's Snita for 85.C0 Oar $9.50, 810.50, 811.50 and 81250 Men's Suits for 87.50 Onr 813 50. $16.00 $17.00 and $2l).0) Men's Suits for 810.00 y Beet quiili'ty overalls worth 75c, 50o Shoes end rubber goods at haf price. A S30O Ca?h Ueister for ea!e cheap. Fixtures For Sale. :yth i n at HEEMAN WISE'S, The Reliable Clothier and Hatter, Hanson's DON'T DELAY! 50o per yard - 55o per yard COo per yard - CCc per yard 90c per yard $1.15 per yard $1.00 81.10 81.25 81.75 8225 Store For Rent l SI Gontinnes THE APPOINTED SENATORS' CASE Principal Points of Ids' Majority .. Report. PODLETOH'S POSTMASTER NAMED Some Presidential Nominations. A If perate Murderer at Large- Ferry's Bucceitor. Associated Press. Washington, March 27. The report of the majority and minority committees on the contested election case of Lee Mantle, the senator appointed by the governor of Montana, was made to the senate today. Hoar submitting the re port of the majority in favor of seat ing Mantle, and Vance, chairman of the committee, reported against seat ing him. There were two other cases, those of Beckwlth, appointed by , the governor of Wyoming, and Allen, ap pointed by the governor of Washing ton. Inasmuch as the facts are the same in the test to be made in the oase of! the senator upon whose credentials the report is made, it ts not unlikely that as this is decided, so will be the others, In reply to the assertion that fall ure by the legislator elect a senator Is a refusal by the state to be represented, the majority make a two-fold answer: First. That the constitution of the United States did not mean to permit a state to be unrepresented. Second. Inability of the state legls lature, when there is more than one candidate, to agree upon a senator, is by no means equivalent to a refusal of the state to elect one. The majority set out in argument with the clear, unqualified purpose of the constitution to keep the senate full and the fact that every other purpose of the constitution relating to such matters Is accomplished by- holding that- the power In -question- resides "in the governor. The minority report will be presented tomorrow. The senate confirmed the nomina tion of John B. Rlsley, minister to Den mark; Silas W. Lamareau, of Wiscon sin, commissioner general of the land office; Horace H. Lurton, of Tennes see, for United States circuit Judge for the Sixth circuit. , The United States supreme court has decided that the United States sould not condemn the property of private corporations without considering In the proceedings the earning capacity there- PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. Washington, March 27. The Presi dent sent the following nominations to thes enate: Felix A. Reeve, of Tennes see, for solicitor of the treasury; W, H. Seaman, of Wisconsin, for United States district Judge for the Eastern district of Wisconsin; Albert B. Fill, of New Mexico, for associate justice of the. supreme court of New Mexico Samuel T. Fisher, of Massachusetts, assistant commissioner of patents; Sam uel F. Morse, of Indiana, consul gen eral to Paris; Allan B. Morse,. of Mich igan, consul at Glasgow; Geo. J. Dennis, of California, United Staes attorney for the Southern district of California Francisco Estudillo, of California, agent for the Indian mission, Taleriver, con solidated, agency, California; for post master at Pendleton, Oregon, James F, Johnston. A MATRICIDE AT LIBERTY. Jackson, Mich., March 27. R. Irving Latimer, under sentence of imprison ment for life for the murder of bis mother in January, 1889, Is at liberty, armed with a rifle, and it is not be lieved he can be captured alive. He had been allowed some privileges by Gill, the night keeper, and took ad vantage of them to drug him and gate keeper, Halght, thus securing the keys, Halght died from the effects of the poison. Gill is under arrest as an ac complice In the escape. ASSIGNED IN ANTICIPATION. Nashville, March 27. The bank of Commerce assigned in anticipation of a run. The deposits amounted to only about fifty thousand dollars. The fail ure of certain persons largely Indebted to the bank to meet obligations, put the bank In a position not to be able to stand a run. The assets of the bank are about one hundred thousand dol lars. ' STRIKERS' CASES BEING HEARD. Toledo, March 27. The hearing of the numerous injunctions and other cases against Chief Arthur and Sargent and railroad engineers and others, grew out of the strike on the Ann Arbor railroad, began In the United States court this morning. THE WOUNDED MAN IMPROVING. Portland. Or., March 27. The con dition of C. J. Smith, who was shot and seriously wounded Saturday night by C. H. Gove, continues to improve. The coroner's Inquest was held over Gove today. The Jury returned a verdict that Gave committeed suicide In a fit of mental aberration. Mrs. Gove did not attend the Inquest. PLEADS GUILTY AND PAYS COSTS. Raleigh. N. C, March 27. It has been arranged that S. O. Wilson, chairman of the peoples' party state committee, Indicted for belonging to a secret oath bound 'organization, .shall plead guilty, pay1 fcosts and not be subject to any penahy. . ' UNACCOUNTABLE SUICIDE. Chicago. March 27. Horace C. Don ahue, a well know and wealthy publish er,, suicided today by cutting bis throat with a razor, In the presence of his wife. No cause for the deed is known, JULES PERRY'S SUCCESSOR. Paris, March 27. Challemel La Cour has ben elected president of the sen ate to succeed the late Jules Ferry. A COYOTE HUNTER'S $5000, John E. Snell tells us that the law which pays a bounty on every scalp removed from the scull of a coyote irt California has been the resource of all his present little fortune, and he Is grieved at the probability that the law makers at Sacramento will repeal the statute at this session of the Legis lature. When the) coyote bounty law went Into effect, In March, 1891, John Snell was a waiter In a San- Bernardino hotel, He had a taste for gunning, and knew the mountains and the favorite resorts of the coyote in South ern California. So he started out early for coyotes scalps. He has made business of hunting and scalping the beasts ever slnce.but for some months the supply of coyotes . has been so small under the operation of the bounty law, that he has not made more than (80 or $90 a month, and that, with necessarily large expenses, has made the net profit very small. Mr. Snell tells us that his two years' work In the coyote-csalplng business made him about $3700 richer. He has shot,' trapped, poisoned and maimed coyotes in every county south of iVisaUa. He has. had two partners In the business at various times, but most of the time he has worked alone. He has tramped and ridden on horse back several thousand miles In quest of coyotes. He made the most money In scalps in San Diego county, and the next most in Ventura county. For the first six months In the occupation he got on an average two) scalps a day, In one day, in the Temescal mount ains, he got fourteen scalps, and In one week his receipts from bounties on scalps deposited with the Clerk of Los Angeles county were over $160. But those were the palmy days of the coyote-scalp , Industry, and ' when the . law H first went Into effect, For the past ten months the number of coyotes has been growing smaller fast, and for several days at a time Snell has not so much as seen one of the animals, and the few that remain have become so scary and fearful of the presence of hunters that It now takes a quick rifle shot to lay one of them low. His gross receipts for scalps have been over $5000. THE EARLY OWL. An owl once lived In a hollow tree, And he was as wise as wise could be, The branch of learning . he didn't know. Could scarce on the tree of knowledge grow. He knew the tree from branch to root . An owl like that can afford to hoot. And he hooted until, alas one day, He chanced to hear, in a casual way, An inBignincant uttie Dlrd Make use of a term he had never heard. He was flying to bed in the dawning ngni, When he heard her singing with all ner might. "Hurray I hurray I , for . the early worm!" "Dear me," saia the owl, "what a singular term ! I would look It up if It weren't so late; I must rise at dusk to Investigate, Early to Dea ana early to rise. Makes an owl healthy, and stealthy ana wise ! So he slept like an honest owl all day, And rose in the early twilight gray, And went to work In the dusky light, To look for the early worm at night He searched the country for miles around, But the. early worm was not to be found: So he went to bed In the dawning light And . looked for the "worm" again next night, . And again and again and again and again, He sought and he sought, but all In vain, Till he must have looked for a year and a day, For the early worm In the twilight gray.. At last in despair he gave up the search, Aan was heard to remark as he sat on his perch. By the side of his nests In the hollow tree: "The thing Is as plain as night to me Nothing can shake my conviction firm, There's no such thing as the early worm." The tugboat Tyee Is being Improved by a new funnel and other general re pairs. IT The Orcpian's Boll Call for Astoria EailroaJ. WHY WE SHOULD HAVE IT Portland's Big Papr GItci Some Decided Views on Ins General Situation and Advocates Speedy Rxtantlon. Sunday's Oregonlan contains the fol lowing leading article In Its editorial columns: There Is need of two railroads from Portland to Astoria, ope along the water level of the Columbia, the other by an interior line. The main function of the river line would be accommoda tion of general trafllo from the distant Interior; of the inner line, the-develop- ment of the large country lying be tween Portland and Astoria on a route traversing the country of the tribu taries of the Tualatin, the Nehalem, and the rivers entering Young's bay at Astoria. These two lines of road are the undertakings now most necessary for Northwestern Oregon. They would add immense strength to Po; "land's po sition; they would secure to ABtorla her just advantages as a seaport; the river line would be a powerful additional factor in maintaining the competition of the Columbia, as a channel of com merce, against ports both to the north and south, and the Interior line would develop a large and excellent country which is full of all kinds of resources yet remains inaccessible and undevel oped, because it has no line of trans port. By the general development, and by the city of Portland, the navigation of the rivers has been greatly Improved, and will be Improved yet further. Ship will always come to Portland, and still better channels will always be provld ed and always maintained. But the railroad is still necessary for complete commercial efficiency, for highest and fullest development; and the growth of Astoria as a seaport would be the strongest possible auxiliary to the met ropolian ascendency of Portland. Railroads would give to Astoria the position and character of a seaport, or, rather, would enable her to realize the advantages of that position and char acter; and railroads to Astoria, not only would not cut off Portland from the sea, but would give to Portland, as a railroad center, the assistance of As toria's strength as a seaport. We shall get the best and greatest results only by calling Into existence all the forces which the situation will afford, and, through their reciprocal relations. working them towards the general and common object. Railroads to Astoria would make that place a "common point" with othei seaboard slties. The effect of this up on the traffic of the great valley oi the Columbia would be immense. Port land would accommodate herself to it at once, and would more easily and fully control the commerce of this vast watershed than she has ever done. The company that should build to Astoria along the water level. Is the Union Pa cific. The position of this company' lines in the Columbia valley, the great extent of its milage and number of branches point to It as the line which na turaiiy should be extended to As toria. The opening of the Columbia river at the Cascades and Dalles, with Inauguration of new lines of transport through to Astoria from the interior, which cannot now be remote, will be an additional reason for the construction of this line from Portland to Astoria by the Union Pacific. No line to Puget Sound will answer its purpose, because it would be longer, would have con iderable grades, and would be much more expensive to operate than a line along the water level of the Columbia, but, above all, the Union Pacific can best serve itself by establishing and holding Its position as the railway of the Columbia basin, as the railway of Oregon and Idaho and Eastern Wash ington; for Its powerful rivals are al ready at Puget Sound, with their lines across the mountains, and the Union cannot compete at Puget Sound with their direct routes. But If It will estab lish itself in Oregon, as It may, it will have a great field, mainly Its own. By the extension to Astoria It can concen trate upon Its own lines the business of the Columbia region, and hold it The time will come, and it cannot be distant, when this fact will be seen by the management of the Union Pacific. At 10 o'clock Sunday morning there was a disturbance on board the ship City of Florence which resulted In the stabbing of an ables eaman, Alex. Mc Lean. The man now lies at the point of death at the city hospital. His de position was taken Sunday afternoon before Judge Osburn. John Lowrle, the steward of the vessel, was on deck with some crockery in his right band and a large carving knife In his left, when McLean came up to him and asked him why he had said tht be (McLean) rrza I a "Sea Lea lawyer." Lowrle denied the statement, but McLean, without walth out waiting for an explanation, hit him a heavy blow on the face. In a moment Wowrla had plunged the knife five Inches into McLeansi body Just below the heart, making a fearful gash and penetrating the abdominal cavity. Mc Lean fell to the deck and the police boat was signalled by the crew. On the arrival of Deputy Marshal Stewart, Lowrle gave himself up veryl quietly, and was brought ashore and lodged in the city Jail. McLean was removed to the hospital. In his deposition he stated that Lowrle'a attack was entirely un provoked. The weapon with which the blow was dealt has been on the ship for fifteen years, and has been sharp ened down to a bare edge that makes It, in all but the handle, a stiletto. Yesterday afternoon Lowrle was tried before Judge Osburn. Mr. G. C. Ful ton appeared for the defense, and two sailors from the ship swore that Mc Lean was the aggressor. On the evi dence the judge found that Lowrle had acted in self defense and ordered his discharge. The Mist says: "A system of water works in St. Helens Is no longer. a "chestnut" but a reality. The machin ery, and also the pipe for the mains are on the grounds; nor is this all; the buildtng for the pumping machinery is fast approaching completion. The gen- , tlemen who are putting in this plant have a spirit of progresslveness within them that is new in St Helens. There Is no doubt that the plant will be completed long before the expiration of the six months allotted by the contract for building tho works." This "spirit of progresslveness" that the Mist speaks of, has helped to make great ' cities out of small villages before to day. St. Helens is on the road to progress. i STORY OF GEN. SHERMAN. Singular Interview at Jackson, Miss. Yes, Joseph E. Johnston had crossed Pearl River on his retreat to the east, and it was known that Sherman would evacuate Jackson and pursue him as soon as possible. With great difficulty I had secured from the Federal author Ities the assurance that my cotton fac tory would not be. burned. But on the night when the evacuation was In progress I learned from reliable sources that a change had been made in the orders and that the torch was likely to be applied to the property any moment. I resolved to seek an immediate in- etrvlew with Gen. Sherman himself, entertaining, however, but slender hopes especially at such an untimely hour, for it was past midnight of reaching the presence of the Federal Chief. I had little trouble In ascertain ing that his headquarters were In the residence in West Jackson, and be fore many minutes had passed was at the front gate of the place, where, to my greet surprise, I found no guards to check my progress. The house was quiet and unllghted, so far as X could discern. Somewhat puzzled I paused for a minute or two and said to myself: "Surely this Is not the headquarters of a great United States army." But seeing no one to Inquire of I opened the gate, went up to the house and on to the porch. For some min utes I stood there listening, but I heard no sound within nor was there any guard to challenge my intrusion. Through a shaded transom I caught the reflection of a light I tried the hall door, found it ajar, pushed It open and stepped Inside. The place was silent-there was nothing to in dicate occupancy by the military. "I have come to the wrong house," I said. But observing that a dim light was reflected through the half-open door of a room opening into the hall, I advanced and entered the apartment. It had but a single occupant. He was sleeping upon a lounge, and my steps aroused him. He turned over and looked at me. "What do you wantT" he demanded. "I want to sea Gen. W. T. Sherman." "I'm Gent Sherman. What do you want?" I explained as briefly as possi ble. He said shortly in substance that his orders were to spare the factory that they would be obeyed, He said that he wanted to go to sleep. He stretched himself and shut his eyes, and I walked out and returned ud town. A few hours later the factory was in ashes. "And you say that Gen. Sherman had no body guards?" "I say that I entered hi bed room and left it without ' being challenged. In fact, without meeting a soul except the General himself." , This remarkable incident was told In Green's Bank, and the narrator was Joshua Green, Its founder and Presi dent. American women of wealth are quite as luxuriously housed and en vironed as the most favored of royal ties. It will, therefore, doubtless soon be known that some of the Republic's daughters have a huge floor snehet beneath their carpets in imitation of the orris root pad place bonoatu tli j-js cr a rcccr.t r.v.-i" zr.r.c.