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VOL. XL. NO. 88.
ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 1893.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS,
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.
BANKRUPT SALE!
AT-
Is drawing to a cloV and in
have made further REDUCTIONS in every department. !
Lower Than Ever,
GrjJ)
JC
Fixtures For Sale.
At Half' Price.
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at HERMAN WISE'S,
. The Reliable Clothie" and Hatter,
anson s
order to sell everything', we
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Store For Rent
AMERICAN FLAG HAULED DOWN
United Slates Forces Sent Aboard the
. Boston at Honolulu
INDIGNATION AMOHG AMSEIOAN3
Conimlailonc Itlount Hold a Secret CoD'
fereuce With President Dulo aod
Minlater-.
Associated Press.
Honolulu, April 6. The Stars and
Stripes, which for two months have
floated from the government building
have been hauled down, and the re.
malning forces from the United States
cruiser Boston, have been sent aboard.
Nothing Indicative of American author
ity remains In Honolulu save Minister
Stevens and Commissioner James II.
Blount, of Georgia, the latter of whom
alts In his easy chair at his cottage at
the Hawaiian Hotel, cogitation on no
one knows what. Probably no more
distasteful a task ever fell to the lot of
a gallant American seaman than was
Imposed upon Lieutenant Draper of the
United States Marine Corps of the Bog
ton, who-has been stationed at the
government house since the provisional
government assumed power, when on
April 1st, In the presence of a crowd
numbering probably two thousand per.
sons, he blew the notes of retreat. from.
his bugle and "Old Glory" sank from
Bight of the throng and was replaced
by the hybrid colors which still remains
the flag of this land. The report that
Commissioner Blount would order the
American flag down and the protecto
rate abolished got abroad on the night
of March 31st, pieceding the day of the
occurrence, but did not become gener
al. It created at first among the Amer
ican party a feeling of consternation
not altogether unmixed with Indigna
tion. This was due to the fact perhaps,
that Blount has maintained a Chinese
wall about the purposes of his mission
hre and has satisfied neither side as to
whether he came as a minister to ne
gotiate or an envoy to investigate in a
matter of vital importance to them. On
the afternoon of March 31st, the com
missloner held a long and secret confer,
ence President Dole and his ministry
at which he notified them of his inten.
tion to declare off, the protectorate es.
tabllshed by Minister Stevens on Feb
rufcry 1st.
It is understood that he gave as
reason therefor that the Washington
administration did not regard a pro
tectorate as necessary, and further that
it was incompatible with any diplomat'
1c negotiations that might be arranged
between the two countries. The United
States, however, would brook no inter'
ference In Hawaiian affairs by any for
eign power.
After the ceremony o'f hauling down
the Stars and Stripes and hoisting the
Hawaiian flag, some of the Mohican's
offlcers said as they turned . slowly
away, that while the withdrawal of the
flag might be the proper thing In In.
ternatlonal law, they personally felt
as though "we had no right to be here"
end witness the act. As the crowd dis
persed fnm the palace square It was
remarked by many of the whites with
surprise, that no demonstrations of
anv kind had been made when the
Hawaiian flag was raised, beyond the
"present arms" of the provisional
troops. It was afterwards ascertained
that the queen had requested some of
her people to instruct the natives to
make no demonstration or outburst on
the occasion. Commissioner Blount re
mains a good deal as an American
Sphynx to a majority of the people
here. He is a good questioner but Is
not so ready at Imparting Information
'About the only Information had of him
here is contained in the letter of Pres.
ldent Cleveland to President Dole, dat
ed March 11th, In which Cleveland says
"I have made a choice of James H.
Blount, one o'f our distinguished citi
zens as my special commissioner to
visit the Hawaiian Islands and make
a report to me concerning the present
rtatus of affairs in that country. He Is
well informed of our sincere desire to
cultivate: and maintain to the fullest
extent this friendship which has so
ions existed between the two countries
a nd In all matters affecUng our re-la-
tions with the government of the Haw
aiian Islands his authority, is para
mount' President Dole said he was satisfied
Mr. Blount was proceeding in a proper
manner and he would regard as hurtful
to Hawaiian Interest to have the ques
tion made a partisan political one In
the United States. The provisional gov
ernment was strong enough to main
tain itself against any Internal disturb
ance. The chief danger to be apprehend
ed here is Japanese interference either
In behalf or at the application of Jap
anese subjects or the Hawailans them
selves. '
DISCUSSING MINISTER EGAN.
Washington, Apr! 1 13. Secietary
Gresham said this afternoon that the
action of Minister Egan In affording
an asylum to two revolutionists
Chile who returned to Santiago, was
the subject of correspondence by the
department of state, but in the absence
of full information and of all the facts
it) the case, there was nothing he could
say regarding the matter. Until that
was secured, the instructions for the
guidance of Minister Egan will be
withheld from the public.
DROWNED IN THE KLAMATH.
Kureka,, cai., April 13. Four men,
strangers, here were' drowned whl!
attempting to cross the Klamath river
near Gold Bluff. The bodies o'f two
were found, also valises containing let
terg addressed to James Waddle, Gold.
en City, Missouri. The names of Chas.
Ira, and Eva Waddle, and Sadie Coll
ler, Jessole Fell, and T. J. Rldgeway
were mentioned In the letters,
j THIRTY RETURN TO WORK.
Topeka, Kas., April 13. Under the
warning that unless they returned to
work this morning they would be dls
charged, about thirty of the striking
shopmen of the Santa Fe road went' to
work this morning. The management
says none of the others will be taken
back.
MAKING NEW POSTMASTERS.
Washington, April 13. The total
number of fourth class postmasters ap
pointed today, is 161.
Chinook Salmon
K and Its Rivals
It Is Interesting and profitable for Co.
lumbta river cannerymen to study the
source of supply which last year made
up a grand total of 1,322,997 ca.es of
salmon. According to the statement
before us, which In the absence of of
ficial data, may be as accurate as any
Alaska produced 480,000 cases. This
year it is announced that the pack will
be 600,000 cases in the associated can.
nerles alone. The pack at Chllkat, Met
lakatla and other places may increase
the Alaska total to about 650,000 cases.
Most of this pack ought to be brought
to' Astoria and distributed here, but un
fortunately, our city has lost, or nearly
'lost,1, her'grlp on the Alaska trade. Th.
sllght hold that we retain on It Is due
to the enterprise of Mr. Morgan, who
has his own steamer, manages his own
cannery at Chllcat, and brings the pre.
duct thereof here, either for shipment
or storage. The rest of the trade goes
mainly to San Francisco, wheie the
Alaska association has its headquarters
and base of supply. This may not be
always so. In coming years the Alas
ka salmon pack may undergo a large
increase. More Information will be ao.
quired in time regarding Alaska salm
on and other fisheries. This will awak
en enterprise and lead to the Invest'
ment of capital, thereby Incieaslng the
production and Improving the methods
by which Alaska salmon is preserved.
When that comes to pass, much of the
Alaska pack may be brought here for
distribution among American markets,
or for shipment to Europe, Australia
and India by some of the many ships
that will then regularly frequent our
port. '
Next to Alaska our most active rival
Is British Columbia. Her . pack last
year was 236,997 cases. The firm of
Rlthet & Company, make the pack to
be 22S.459, but for the sake of uniform
lty we accept the larger figures, which
comprise the following products: Fra.
ser river, 68,132 cases; Fraser river,
(outside) 15,200 cases; Skeena river, 90,-
000; River's Inlet, 19,123; Naaa river,
26,250; Gardener's Inlet, 6,000; Lowe In
let, 4,292. ,
An "off" year and the small-pox,
which scared the Indian fishermen
away account ror tne comparative
smallncss o'f the 1S92 pack. This year
there will be five new canneries In op-
eration.-and It Is expected that the In
flux of salmon will be large. There Is
no reason . to suppose that any epi
demic will disturb the Indians, or that
Alaskan rivalry will discourage the
British Columbia canners, who are in
a position to procure salmon cheaply
and and pack It at, perhaps, lesa cost
than any persons engaged In the busi
ness (n Alaska, or elsewhere. Fortun
ately, the British Columbia pack will
not compare In American markets with
that of the Columbia river. The tariff
might suffice to exclude it, but a part
from that, the British ColumbU salmon
finds Its readiest market In Great Brit
ain, where it Is admitted duty five, nd
Is sold at prices adapted to the i.optilar
needs.
The remainder of the grand tJtal, 606
cases Is credited to the Columbia river,
the Oregon coast and Puget Sound
fisheries No ' Increase Is expected
this t'.ason In the Columbia river pack,
over that Of 1832, that is 46.,00v cases.
The run of salmon on the coast
was exceptionally large last year, and
may not be repeated for home time.
The Puget Bound catch Is generally
smallabout 23,800 cae. It follows
that this may be regarded as a conserv
ative year In the salmon business a
year In which the conditions Imllcflte
a total pack not much in excess of the
1892 output. The only marked liicr"se
niay be as already noted, in British Co
lumbia. '
THEIB LITRE CHILD CREMATED
Ir. and Mrs. Chas. White's
Borne., .
SOUTHERN OREGON PRESBYTERY
Additional .'articular rf T!i Trilble
Storm That Hal Bean So Fatal
and DeUrootlv..
Associated Press.
Grant's Pass, Or., April 13. The res
idence of Chas. E. White, near Wood
vilie, In this county, was burned at 5
o'clock this morning and Mr. White's
little son aged nine years was cremat
ed, and Mrs. White was seriously
burned. This morning two older7 boys
got up and built a fire and went to at
tend to the chores. Mr. and Mrs. Whlte
did not get up at once or until they
heard the noise of the flames. On op.
ening their bedroom door they weae
forced back by the flames. They then
had some difficulty about opening t.
window to escape and the fire was sc
rapid In its progiess that they were
forced, both being burned and not
being able to rescue the child. Then
had been some carpet rags colored the
pievlous day and they were drying In
front of the fireplace and It Is supposed
that a spark from the lire caused the
conflagration. .
EOUTHERN OREGON PRESBYTER,
Ashland, Or., April 13. The South
em Oregon Presbytery Is In session it
Ashland this week with an attendance
of about twenty ministers and elder?
Rev. A. Murcellus of Oakland, va
elected moc'.rator; T. J. Edmunds o
Klamath Fa.llr, permanent clerk; H
Moser of Bandon, temporary clerk.
VICTIMS OF THE CYCLONE.
St. Louis, April 13. Though lw
nights and days have passed since lh-
oyelona tore through the Bmali towui
in the southwestern part of the state
reports of damage and loss of life ar
still coming in. me oausaiues so lar
ere reported as follows:' '
At Hawkln's bank: dead, Wlltlair
Asher, with a baby In his arms; Andrcv
Day, Mrs. James Wilson, Mrs. Washer
John D. Lay, John Dill and ah un
known babe. There are bIx fatally am
twenty-five seriously hurt.
At Lexington: dead, Anna Waldur
Mrs. John Luke, her brother Farri:
Walker, and a t.egro boy; three fatall;
injured. . 1
At Stansbury: dead, Mrs. Ward an
two unknown women, and two fatally
hurt. l ',
At. Steel vllle: dead, -Chnrles Adair
D. M. Green and five unknown.
At Page City: dead, Daisy (Stanley
coloied; three fatally, and three serl
ously Injured. '
At Hlgginsvtlle eight persons wer
killed, and three, probably more, wll
die; twenty-five wounded. The kil'.ec'
are Mrs. Mary Lake, and two brothers
two children of William Walker, Hug)
McElroy, Mrs. A, II. Ketley, Josepl
Brueggen. Mrs. Joteph Brueggen
reported killed, but the report Is nol
confirmed.
LATER STORMS.
Dundee, Mich., April 13. A terrible
wind storm passed over heie last night
At Rea, three miles west, only on
building was left standing. Mrs. Jac
ob Helser was killed and her husbanc'
fatally hurt. Hundreds of acies oi' or
chards are ruined.
Milan, Mich., April 13. A cyclone-
passed south of here last night. Al
Clarksvllle a house was blown down,
and one woman killed. There wai
much damage done In the country.
Detroit, Mich., April 13. A wind and
rain storm passed through the town-
Bhip of Jtoyal Oak last night. Nearly
everything in Its path was leveled.
The house of Christian Brick was de
molished, and then it took fire. Brick
and his wife and children escaped, but
his father and mother were burned tc
death, ...
Tensas Parish,. La., April 13. A cy
clone passed through this parlxh yes
terday, doing great damage to plan
totlons. The whole of Its course hat
not yer btbn heard from. So far one
negro Is reported seriously hurt.
THE CYCLONE AT YPSILANTI.
Ypsllantl, Mich., April 13. This city
today Is In a lamentable condition and
business Is suspended owing to the hav
oc caused by the storm. Almost all of
the principal house In the business
blocks are either demolished of badly
damaged. Houses were lifted from their
foundations, buildings unroofed and
walls tumbled into the streets a mass
of ruins. , The heavy rain which fol
lowed the storm added largely to the
damage of stocks of goods left exposed
It Is roughly estimated that the loss on
business houses Is between $100,000 and
1150,000.
Ypsllantl, Mich., April 13.-The totai
loss by last night's stonn In this city
was about $100,000. No loss of life is
reported, and but few injuries. There
are unauthenUcated rumors that Sa
llna, a village ten miles south, was de
stroyed. THE GREAT WHEAT DEAL.
Gossip About Partridge and his Mill-
itnail a it '
Chicago, April 13. May wheat sold
down to 80 cents a bushel today, a
bieak of ten cents from yesterday's
high point. There waa a general air on
change of an awful uncertainty. To
many It looked like the celebrated bull
clique had abandoned the f.eld. This
theory was not generally entertained,
however. Another object In letting
down the price was thought to be to en
courage the ehorta to respond to mar
gin calls more freely than they have
for two or three days. The deal, it is
asserted, being run In absolute cold
blood, it Is the determination to get
every dollar out of It that can be ob
tained.' Partridge Is decidedly the lay
figure today; Ke Is quoted as saying
that as soon as his wife returned from
California he will have another million
dollars at his disposal. He telegraphed
for her and those best acquainted with
the Inside oi' the situation say Mrs.
Partridge will never put her signature
to a paper Involving a dollar's worth
of two million dollars worth In real es
tate standing In htr name, but the
clique seem to Le willing to give him a
?hance to raise nil the cash-heoan
scrape together, evidently acting on, the
theory that the moie he puts up the
more they will get. In confirmation of
the theory that the plunger will get
no aid from his better half, the story
Is told that she made him pledge him
lelf not to speculate In that line over
million of bushels, and that his son
vas given charge of his bank account
ind check book to prevent a violation
it the agreement. Several times since
has called him down on reports
from the son, but the speculator has
still operated beyond the limit.
THE HOUSE MEMBERSHIP.
Wailiington, April 13. An unofficial
list of the members elect of the house
of representatives for the Fifty-third
congress aa compiled by the clerk of
the house was published today. The
list Is unusually full. Of 356 seats, but
one Is vacant. The vacancy Is the Sev
enth Massachusetts district, and the
vacancy was caused by the election of
According to Clerk Kerr's account, the
democrat will have 220 representa- .
Huo And thA rAnuhllpnnn 127. and the
third party, 8.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS."
Washington, April 13. The president
has sent to the renate the following
nominations: A. W. Terlll, of Kansas,
minister to Turkey; J. W. Hawkins,
jf Arizona, associate Justice of the su
preme court of Arizona; J. H. M. Wig
man, of Wisconsin, United States at
torney for tho eastern district o'f Wls
.onaln.
SEVERE FARGO WEATHER.
Fargo, N. D April 13. The tcmper-
iture fell to eleven degrees last night.
xnd snow ceased to fall by noon to
day. The Ice Is badly Jammed be-
twtVn here and Grand Forks, and u
?ang are trying to break up the big
does with dynamite! The temperature
Is still below freezing point.
THE STRIKE IN BRUSSELS.
Brussels, April 13. The strike Inaug
urated by the labor leaders as 'a pro
test against the rejection of the uni
versal suffrage bill Is still spreading.
In the vicinity of Mons, fifteen thous
and men are on strike. There was a
savage encounter between the strll.ers
and the gens d'armes.
A . DESTRUCTIVE FLASH.
Nauhvllle, Tenn., April 13. The barn
of Charles Reed, a prominent horse
man of this state, near Gallatin, wr.a
tmck by lightning last night. Twenty
five brood mares In foal by the cele
brates horse, St. Blaz, were Instantly
killed. The loss Is oer 100,000.
BERING SEA ARBITRATION
Paris, April 13. Upon resumption of
tl.e sitting of the Bering sea court of
arbitration today, James C. Carter con
tinued In behalf of the United Putts,
In the presentation of the American
side of the case, which was commenced
yesterday.
SALINE NOT HEARD FROM.
Detroit. April 13. Indications are that
the leport that the town of Sallnu,
near Ypsllantl, was destroyed by a
cyclone last night Is true. Nothing has
been heard from there since last night.
It was a town of 1,200 Inhabitant.
REPUBLICAN SENATORS STAND
Washington, April 13. The republi
can senators In caucus this morning,
decided to Insist to the last on an in
vestigation Into the charges against
Roach and hearing of the claims ct
Ady to Martin's seat.
OIL REFINERY BURNED.
Buffalo, N. Y., April 13. The Homes
Ol! Refinery, covering twelv- acrvh.
with 30,000 barrels of oil and a lot of
cars, wss burned this afternoon. The
loss will be heavy.