EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT.
YOL. XL. NO. Ill;
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY CORNING, MAY 11, 1803.
TRICE, ETVE CENTS,
ASSIGNEE'S SALE
Continued till old stock is closed out
at cost. New Goods arriving sold at
liberal discount.
W. VY. PARKER, Assignee.
May 15th
DinsmoreV Bankrupt Sale
Will Be Over,
And in order to close
out the entire stock we
have cut prices way
below the wholesale
price. Don't miss this
chance. It is the last
call. Come early and
avoid the rush. Yours
Truly, LEE KOHN.
SOCIETY TOEETINOS.
Scandinavian Benevolent Sooiety.
KEUULAll MEETINGS OP THIS SOOIKTY
at their rooms In Pythian building at eight
o'clock p. m.. on the second and lourlu Tues
day) of each month,
AUU. DANIHLBON Secretary.
Ocean Encampment No. 13, 1. O. O.F
lK(JULAK MEETLNGH OK OCEAN EN
XX cjiin jinitMit No, U. I. O. 0. F., at tlio Lodge.
In thn Odd Fellows Bull'llmr, ut- wven p. M.,
on the nwoiiu and fourin Mondays of each
it:intti Sojourning breturen cordially invited,
',y order CP,
. j st oris Bulidmg & Loan Association
rs'.LI K KWilJLA It MKETiNliS OFTHlS AHSO-B-
ol.iUun arc held hi m p. m. on the first
jiiiK'Mlay ot ew'.li inoMib. Ollico on i.e'ittvievs
lrit, SOUtri il Ihlt'itHlttll.
W.L. UOiiB,
s Coiiiroou co'incii.
t f K'lUliAK MKIiTiNrS, FIRST AM)
t e l':;ird r;rt.-i!;iy yi'.iiini;,i of eaidi mouth
S oVlork.
: I'eisoi.s di'mntig in naviMimtfeia acted 'ipon
y Hi!' Ccuuiiil. at any regular nieota'i! must
pnwnt the !-.mc t the Auditor anil Clerk,
(' or odor? tl:i Friday eveninir irir lo the
!.ne-.tfav on vvhu.li thn Oii.ui.'!! IwiMi. Hs regular
it.or.ui.g. IC. OHIH'KN,
Auditor and Police .Indue.
Hoard of Pilot Commissioners.
rpHtfRKfil'LAR MEETINGS OK THIS HOARD,
J will be held on tlio iirst Monday, of each
iHin!h at 10 a. in. In tho rooms of the Anuria
Chamber of Commerce. W. h, K01II), Bee
JEFF'S RESTAURANT
IS TIIB-
Bon Ton Ton Rostaurant in the Town
(And the Finest on the Coasts
DiniitM Parties, Banquets a Special?.
The Finest WIuos and I.iqnors.
S. A. STINS01? & CO..
BLACKSMITfflN
tiip and t'nnnery work, HoRVMtioelnfr, Wag
on made unci rnnirwl. ;o id w.irk guaranteed
U'i Cass Mivhc opposite (ne V"Kv 2VJfc oiiice
TiiGiiinai and Gens
(WORCESTERSHIRE)
SAUCE
Imparts tho most delicious tste nd last tC
EXTRACT
of a LKTTEU from
aMKDICAL GEN-TJ-EMAN
t Mad
ras, to his lirnthor
at WOKCESimt.
Mar, lg5L
-Ten
1F.A k PEBUINS'
SOUPW,
GRATIESf
FIKII,
HOT dc COI.D
MEAT'S,
GADIE.
HUiH-
RAIiEBITS,
inn. lueir sauoe ia b -.rriT -httrhly
esteemed In ErfCiA
India, end Is In my
oi'iiuon, the meet
na';Mh'e. as well
es lite inot wholo. rs-v- ii
Boware of Motions;
seo that you get Lea & Perms'
Bipnatn on crery bottle of Orbrfnal k Qnntia.
JUUN DINCAN'H SKINS, NEW YORK.
f!M!Jj
Lyii'til. fi , j
1. W. acnai
nAJN IVciK.
TBAHSAOTC A GENEBAL BANEINS BDSIKES8.
Drafts drawn available In any par- of the 0
o. ana Europe, ana on iiong fcong, uuina,
Office Hours: 10 A. M. to 3 P. M.
Odd Fellows BuildinE, Astoria, Oregon.
I. W. CASE,
INSURANCE AGENT,
REPRESENTING
Cerman-Amcrican, New York City, N. Y.
Union Fire mil Marine, of Xow Zealand.
National Firo and Marine Ins. Co., of Hartford.
Connccticnt Fire Ins. Co., of flartford.
Home Mutual Ins. Co., of San Francisco.
Fhnnii, of London. I Imperial, of London.
New York Plate Glass Ins. Co.
the
ASTORIA NATIONAL BANK
DOES A
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
Accounts of Firms and Individuals .Solicited
on Favorable Terms.
Interest paid on Time Deposits. Money
Loaned on Personal security.
Foreign and Domestic Exchange bought an1
som. ...
I. K. Warren, President.
. r,. ii IRK"", vnsinur.
J.C Dcmenl, Vice President
:. S. Wriest, I
John IIoIinoii, (Directors
II. C. Tliomiiion, I
'Iheo Ilracker, J
THE ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK
Acts as trustee for corporations and Individ
uals. DeoosllJi solicited
Interest will be allowed on savings deposits
as toiiows;
On ordinary savings lYioks 4 per cent, per
annum.
On term savings bookd 6 per cent, per annum.
un cemncates oi ncpocu:
For thrco monthi, i per cent, per annum.
For six months, b per cent, per annum.
For twelve months, 8 per cent, per annum.
I. W. CARE President
J. Q. A. BOW LBV - Vice-President
FRANK PATTON Cashier
W. E. DEMENT Pecretarj
DIKKCTOES:
L W. ('ate,
J. Q. A, Bowlby,
Gust Holmes,
A. 8. Reed.
C. H. Pace,
ueui. lounw,
F. J. Taylor.
THE PORTLAND SAYINCS BANK
nv PORTLAND. OKKOON.
Paid np capital .. $260,000
Surplus and profits .. 60,0t)C
KRAMv DEKUM, President.
I). P. THOMPSON, Vice-President
K C. 8TUATT03, Cashier
1V;U r ill
t"re oil, Jiriphf Vimisl', liinwle Cot
t"u Cahyas, H''Ptf S-iil .'iwitm. Ijird t.
Wrought Iri.f. jiiltv, (talvaniiteri ("nt Nails
Qrooorios, ISJ-to.
Agricultural Implements, 8ing II a
machlneH, Paints and Oils.
No Lack of Enthusiasm Aim tb
Assembled BcpaWicans.
THE
HAWAIIAN " INOIDEN
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle Severe
ly Scored Presaging Republican
Success In 1800.
Associated Press. ..
Louisville, Ky.,. Way 10. All morn'
Ins republicans from distant states
have been coming in till the streets,
hotels and 'boarding houses are swarm
Ing with delegates.
The convention was called to order
by President J. S. Clarkson. Mayor
Tylor welcomed the delegates on be
half of the city and Colonel D.' L.
Crawford, president of the Kentucky
State League, welcomed ther visitors
on behalf of the state. Then-President
Clarkson arose and delivered the an
nual address. He concluded as follows
"As we begin here today, the march of
victory In '96, we have neither comj
plaints no apologies, non explana
tions to make for the defeat of last
year. We have had a democratic presi
dent and congress sixty days, ' and
Cleveland has hauled down the Ameri
can flag where Harrison and the. re
publicans ran it up in the name of lib
erty on the Sandwich Islands. He and.
his secretary of the treasury have at
ready frightened the business world,
and created uneasiness and fear where
safety and prosperity ruled before.
Dr. Henry Blackwell If Bostan, sub'
mltted the following:
'Whereas, political justice, Impartial
liberty and equal rights for all are the
foundation of the principles of the re
publican party, and
"Whereas, all persons bora of nat
uralized in the United States and Sub
ject to the jurisdiction thereof are cit
izens of the United States and of the
states in which they reside, therefore,
oe it . '
can party Is mlnlful of its obligations
to the loyal women of America for
their earnest devotion to the cause of
freedom; Thielir admission to wider
spheres of usefulness, and we demand
the ballot for every citizen of the
United States, North and South, Irre
spective of race, color, or sex."
When the clerk finished reading, it
was applauded to the echo, and a del
egate from Montana. They were given
with great vehemence. The resolution
was then referred to the committee on
resolutions.
The National Republican committee
met here today and elected Thomas H.
Carter of Montana chairman, and Jo-i
soph Manley of Maine Secretary. In
accordance with the caucus' program,.
the meeting was called to" wdep by
Carter, and he Immediately surrend'
ered the gavel to D. E. Young, vice-
chairman, and withdrew.
Resolutions declarihg Carter to be
rT1! "T.
adopted, and Carter was called back
and once more assumed the duties of
chairman.
A CALIFORNIA COLLAPSE.
San Jose, May 10 The Bank of San
ta Clara County today closed its doors,
Tho action was brought about by the
discovery that a shortage of from
$150,000 to $200,000 existed. C. C. Hay-
ward, cashier of the bank died last
week and yesterday, H. H. Leonard,
vice president and manager, Informed
all of the directors that irregularities
existed in the books. This afternoon
Leonard filed a petion in insolvency,
fixing the HablUties.at.. $190,000,. and,
assets at $144,000. The belief is that
both Leonard and the dead cashier
used the money in mining stocks and
real estate. Leonard's schedule showed
that be had borrowed $137,082 from the
bank, most of the notes being unse
cured.
DESERTING THE WARSHIPS.
New York, May 10. The men belong
ing to the visiting war ships are desert
ing by (the wholesale. Vlce-Adrrrlral
Sir John Hopkins said that the loss on
each ship in his squadron will be from
two to three per cent. It is said that
100 men are missing from the Blake's
crew. Three Russian warships have
lost about 165 men.
Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION. . '
Indianapolis, .MayO. The Interna
tional bi-annual convention of, the
YouDg Men's Christian Association met
here at noon. The session was devoted
chiefly to the election of officers and
general organization.
SING SING'S ESCAPES.
SLng Sing. May 10. The -body or
Frank W. Rohl, the murderer under
sentence of death who escaped from
prison April 20tb. was found badly de-
composed . in the Hudson river this
morning. He had been shot in the
head, and it ia supposed that Thomas
Palllster, the other comdemned mur
derer, who escaped at the same time,
did the shooting1 to facilitate his own
escape. '
THE PADRONE SYSTEM,
Washington, May 10. Emigrant In
spector Conkllng in hla official report
made to the treasury department as
fo violations of the alien contract la.
por law, among other strong state
ments says: "The padrone system Is
tUo most damnable outrageous and In
furious to American worWngmen of
any system that ever was practiced in
tit United States, and there ia no use
denying that it exists In almost every
dlty in this country where there is an
jUlen following." The; report shows
that alien laborers are brought into
the country, coached and Instructed on
the way over, so that when they ar-
f lve, by. falsa swearing they elude the
nspectors. Conkllng says railroad con
tractors need not be so closely watched
n future in regard to violation of the
alien contract labor law as it is the
Italian banker and padrone, the former
n partnership with the padrone who
is furnishing money for Italians being
shipped in by the hundreds to work on
American railroads, to the exclusion of
American working men.
THE DANUBE RETURNING.
Portland, May 10 The steamship
Danube left on her return trip tonight,
having on board 410 Chinese who were
refused permission to land. The vessel
was libeled for $20,000 for overloading,
but was released.
v DEPORTATION OF CHINESE.
Tacoma, May 10. The steamship
Vistorla left for Hongkong todaw car
rying 290 actors', and merchants who,
have been ordered deported,
ELECTING A PRESIDENT.
New York, May 10.-George J. Gould
was elected president of the Missouri
Pacific and Iron Mountain and south
ern roads.
PROMINENT CHURCHMAN DEAD.
Rome, May 10. Cardinal Zigllarl
died today: He was regarded as a
- Hjol nanary. .
A shooting affray occurred near Pil
lar Rock yesterday afternoon, as a re
sult of which Dan Gagnon, a half-breed
may lose his life. The victim was shot
on board Grant' whisky scow by Na
than Plckernell, for whom he was boat
puller. Gagnoni was brought to St
Mary's hospital last evening, and was
peen by an Astorian reporter after his
wounds had been dressed. His account
of the circumstances leading to the
affair was in part confirmed by the
statement of George Vinson, an eye
witness to the. shooting, from whom
the following was obtained: "Before
the occurrence," said Vinson, "several
of us were on the scow, and Glgnon
said to me: 1 wonder what Is the mat
ter,. with- Nathan, he has been quar
relsome with me1 all day.' Shortly af
ter Plckernell remarked that Pete San-
vlch was the best oarsman on the riv
er. Glgnon replied that he would bet
twenty dollars that he could out row
him and could take- htm on 'the beach
and whip him afterward. Some words
followed and Glgnon hit Plckernell
with his open hand. The latter then
went to his mother's house and seized
a gun. When he returned Glgnon made
an attempt to grab the weapon, but
failed and was shot In both legs above
the' knees. The two barrels were dis
charged. Plckernell then reloaded his
gun and left, and I took hold of Dan,
who was about to fall, and brought
him here."
Dr. Estes who attended Glgnon, Is
afraid of blood, poisoning, and says
that the muscles of the unfortunate
man's legs, above the knees are
frightfully mangled. The gun was
about two feet distant from Gagnon
when ' discharged, and the shot tore
holes several Inches In diameter In his
legs. Up to a lata hour no word of
Plckernell's cap'.ure was received.
INDIVIDUALITIES.
On a recent stormy day the girl-students
of Ann Arbor University, Michi
gan, appeared in the Jenness-Mlller
"rainy-day costume," which has skirts
reaching half-way between the knee
and ankle, and long gaiters covering
the shoe-tops and extending to the
knee.
Miss Edmonia Lewis, a negress who
is also a sculptor, has been commis
sioned by the negro women of Alle
gheny, Pa., to execute a statue for the
World's Fair. She has selected as her
subject Phillis Wheatly, an educated
negro woman who lived In New Eng
land a century ago. Miss Lewis is
now at work upon the statue in Paris,
France. '
He's no Pugilist "What ' makes you
think he's not a pugilist?" "I heard
today that he had declined a theat
rical engagement."
A statistician, quoted by the Boston
Transcript, finds that the death rate
is lower among clergymen than among
any other class of workers.
Special Session of the Snpreme Cour
in WasbiDztoL
OHOATE'8 OPENING ARGUMENT
Senator Alii rich Appears For the United
Rlalea and Makes a tuning
Argumunt.
Associated Press.
Washington, May 10. A special ses
sion of the supreme court was held to
day to hoar arguments upon the con
stitutionality of the Geary Chinese ex
elusion act. Argument was opened by
Joseph H. Choate of New York, for pe
titioners for a writ of habeas corpus,
He said there were two questlos at
issue: First, shall one hundred thous
and helpless residents of this country.
under authority of an act of congress.
without review by its courts, be de
ported to their native country; and,
second, In case the emperor of China
shall tomorrow feel inclined to follow
the example of this great enlightened
country and expel from his domain,
Americans residing therein, shall the
voice of this people, either through the
government, Its press, or by individ
uals, be prevented from uttering a Bin
gle protest.
Solicitor-General Aldrlch followed on
behalf of the! United States. He con
tended that the Geary act had not for
its purpose, the deportatlo nof Chinese
laborers, but to provide a system of
identification, which Is a lawful pur
pose and has never been disputed. The
methods are lawful, and the act rea
sonable and humane. Aldrlch main
tained the right of congress to require
registration for the identification of
citizen or aliens. Concluding, Aldrlch
said the police power rested with the
state, the nation or the people, and
Intimated that It would be better for
the Chinese If the nation retained con
trol, for In view of the temper of the
people in msoe states, any action taken
by the people of those states would
nrphalil v. Jba. drastic in. character, hav
of the obnoxious race.
SENSATIONAL COURT SCENE.
New York, May 10. A Judgment was
heard today before Judge Cowing of
the court of general sessions, in the li
bel suit of Edward B. Stokes of the
Hoffman House, against E. D. Stokes
and Lawyer William R, Martin. Ex
Mayor Hall, representing Mr. Martin,
moved to quash the Indictment. The
affidavit of Martin, was rend, In which
It was claimed that Ed. II. Stokes
having been convicted and sentenced
for the crime of homicide in shooting
Jim Flsk, was civilly dead and the
charges brought by him against E. H.
Stokes and himself (Martin) could not
be entertained. The counsel for Ed
ward Stokes thereupon created a sens
ation in the court room by handlng-up
to the court the pardon of the state to
Ed. S. Stokes, dated December 1st, 1884,
and signed by Grover Cleveland, then
governor, and releasing Stokes from all
consequences of his crime. This intro
duction of a pardon is the first intima
tion that has ever been given as to
the destruction of Stokes' citizenship.
UNEARTHING PENSION FRAUDS,
Washington, May 10. The pension
department has unearthed what ap
pears to be a series of gross pension
frauds by W. R. Drewery, pension at
torney of Norfolk, Va., who Is now un.
der arrest. Investigation by the present
adminisration shows ho had 160 pen
sions granted, mostly to Illiterate ne
groes, and that 9S per cent of them
were fraudulent. The frauds will prob-
abry reach hundreds of thousands of
dollars..
GROWING SERIOUSLY ALARMED.
Washington, May 10. The decision
of the authorlles to send the Atlanta
to look after American Interests in
Nicaragua shows that they are more
concerned about the condition of af
fairs In that country than they were
at first willing to admit. A proposi
tion Is being seriously considered to
send the Alliance from San Francisco
to San Jose on the Paclllo side to look
after the Interests of coffee planters.
INCREASING CROWDS.
Chicago, May 10. Tha crowds of vis
itors to the World's Fair increases
dally. The attendance today was in
creased by a large delegnton from Ver
mont, headed by Governor Fuller, for
the purpose of taking part in the ded
ication of the Vermont state building.
The formal exercises were begun at
noon, when the building was turned
over to the exposition, and accepted.
Rovernor Fuller delivered the address.
REALISTIC TRAGEDY ACTING.
Vienna, May 10. During a perform
ance at the theatre in Lomberg last
night, Herr Delczuk, one of the actors,
in a fit of jealous rage because an act-
ress he was enamoured of insisted on
flirting with a man In the audience,
drew a revolver, and shot himself in
full view of the horror-stricken aud
ience. NEWS FROM THE SOUND.
Port Tawnsepid, May JO. Advices
from Sitka stating that the govern
ment has adopted a new policy in re
gard to tho prosecution of British
sealing vessels -In Alaska, Attorney
General Olney ordered District Attor
ney Johnson to abandon tho prosecu
tion of the British schooner Henrietta
charged with receiving a cargo; of
seal skins in Alaska waters last sum
mer without reporting to the customs
authorities. Tho vessel was seized. In
Bering sea and sent to Sitka for trial.
The caso Is similar in all respects to
the seizure of the British steamer Co
qultlan'by the United State revenue
cutter Corwln last June with 6000 seal
skins removed from British schooners
in Alaskan waters.
During the month of march there
were launched from the Schotch ship
building yards In March 20 vessels of
25,269 tons, of which 19 were steamers,
aggregating 20.4S9 tons;' 3 were sail
ing ships of a total tonnage of 4500;
and 4 barges of 70 tons each. The
Clyde contributed ,17 steamers of 19
942 tons and 7 sailing ships of 4,700
tons.
The British Ship Cambusnethan,
1368 tons, Captain Hughes, has been
added to the list of ships en route to
this port.
The British Ship Cabul, from London
for this port, Is now out 144 days.
The bark Geo. S. Homer, 12C0 toiiB
Captain Hemeon, is out from New
York 131 days and should arrive here,
very soon.
Lumber and shingles were loaded on
boitrd the Western Belle yesterday.
The spars which are to form a part of
the cargo have not yet arrived.
The steamer Oregon, Captain Pohl-
man, arrived up today from San Fran
cisco. Sho brought a large quantity
cleared yesterday for Queenstown or
Falmouth for orders with 34,019 bags
of wheat, valued , at $51,635. Sho will
probably cross out to day,
The steamer Chlh-at arrived In last
evening from Alaska, via Sound ports,
and reports a generally pleasant
voyage. '
Tho British bark Invergnrry, hence
with grain for Queenstown for orders,
has arrived at Hull.
Tho Seaforth has finished loading
wheat at Greenwich dock, Portland.
Tho Highland Homo Is on the way
down In tow of the Ocklohama,
Tho ship Indiana will leave down on
Saturday, Sho gx"8 to Yokohama in
ballast to loud tea or rice for New
York.
Tho Oakbnjtk will leave down from
Portland, today.
. Tho Tacora, a four-masted barken
tlno which Is to bring the Chinese
from Victoria, will be In tow of the
Sea lion.
A PERSISTENT DOG.
Mother Horrors! Where did you get
that dog?
Young, Hopeful He followed me
home.
, "Hum! Why did you coax him?"
"I didn't coax him. I thretv thnlgs
at him, but he would come nnyhow.-'
"That's strange. What d!l you
throw?"
"A lot of hfird, ugly, bones thn
butcher gave me."
Good News.
HE WAS A KNOWING ONE.
Traveler Here, landlord, what's the
matter with your dog? I have driven
htm away a score of times, but he al
ways comes back again and Kits close
up to my chair, watching every mouth
ful I eat. Do turn him out, and let me
have my, dinner In peace. Lanlord
Please, my Koro Is such a knowing
brute; I expect you have got the plate
he generally eats out of. Luebecker
Kalender,
A Dilemma. "Well, Ralph, do you
have many playmates?"
"Naw; don't have any."
"What, no playmates at all?"
No; mamma won't let me play with
half the boys, and the other Ixiys' mam
mas won't let them play with me. Say,
would you reform, or Just get tough
er?" Chicago News Record.
The sponge Is an animal.. It will
shrink from the hand which tries to
seize It, and If viewed under a lens may
be seen constantly drawing In water
through the innumerable canals which
form its digestive organs, and having
consumed the minute anlmaJeulae In the
fluid, ejecting It again through some
other channel.