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. aV JlV M a EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. YOL. XL. TstO. l tl. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1893. PRICE, FIVE .CENTS,- . I1" 0 ill LUnir Rrii n) i firm j r- i. L,. ASSIGNEE'S SALE Continued till old stock is closed out at cost. New Goods arriving sold at liberal discount. W. W. PARKER, Assignee. GRIFFIfsJ & REED, UIk Bargains in BABY - BLTaGTKS, Hammocks, and denenvl Fancy Ooods, Picture Frames, and Albums. Large Shipment, of bird--cages ex-ship Jennie I rarkne'ss. - HUSINKSS C'AKDS. A -gibbons, . aUJUiIKK OK ACCOUNT mill PitOKIiSSIONAL OOKKKlilTil!. Oi-fick: Willi (Senoral Messenger Co,, 515 skiuiii(ue street A CLEVELAND, ATTOUNKK IT LAW. Olllce-Kinney's new brick building, cotutr nurd and Uanevieve streets : up stairs. J Q. A. ROVVLBY, AfTORMAJDCOlMWlUTLAW OtllJe on Second .Street, - Astoria, Or. TOH,1 H. SMI rH, V A HO It N Elf AT I.AW. Oillee. In Kinney's ne-v dries Building, over Astoria National B ink, w. W. PARKtR, HKAli KSl'ATB An INSURANOK AlllCNT Oitlce Hi Uentoa sliewt, Astoria, Oregon. DS. EICIV JANSON. PIIVMCIAN Si HUKUKON. It OM 7.. Olllceovr-r Osgood's Clolliiiig Store, hours, 10 to 12 m, 2 to 6 p, in, 7 to 8 j in. KuuUny, 10 to U In. : DR. O. B. ESTES, ' PHYMUAiN xHX) SUKOttON. ' ! Special attention to nisea-ses oi Women and Minwry. office over Ua.zli's store Astoi la. I rvra- A. C. and J. a. f ULTON. 1J DlSK Wl'ltS Ul' i Ul' WO.MEX A Sl'IOCI vLTV. lui(!ery ny r. J. A. Fulton. Ollice 178 tj.l-u sueoi, ilniir. 10 to 12 and I to 4 "lAVTIITriCMin J I'HYSlUIAiN, sUH(iKi)lN'& ACCOUOIIKUH. Onlet-. rooms 'H. 4 over AstnrhL Nnt.lnii!ii Kunb J hours, Ul 'o 1U & 2 tod Kesulenoe. Cedar st. D. WALTER? i.HOWU'D. lli.i(Jiu'A'f IHO PilYSIClAN & SUK geou. i, Mien, 431. 1'lilrd ncr.jet. Hoii,s 10 to 12 mid 2 to 4, Sunday 1 to 2 lteldenee 48 3d si reel T P. MULLINIX, M. D., U, (lives speeiui ueainn'iit for Calarrll, 'lliroat I.iIiiks, Kidney inito-lirlnary ornans Olll ;.si;iiM,.vsi,a hum ot. Hours,!' a.in,u p.m. KldllAKD HAH KV. City Surveyor. 0. H. IHOll, J J ARMY fc ISOIWt, i - uti'll. UNU1NKKHS i.M) SDnVKYOKS. I100M8 8 AND 8, UVKII ASTOUI.V NAllONAU BANK. B'. T. HI'llNKV, J. W. PUAFRH Uiinicy & Dm per, lltornef, ilntluvr. OreRon City, Oregon, Twelve ye.vrs" experience as reirlster of th 0. S. Land Odire here, reeoiiiineiulH us In om specialty oi Milling ami all oilier Dimness be tun; I lie Ijiml ullire or the Conns, and involv ng me practice oi ine ueuerai i.aua willce. JROCKi NBROUGH & COWIrtC LAW OKFICit, OitKGON 1 1TY, OK. Hpeelal altentlou trlven to land business. Set tiers on Imiiiesteails or lire-einntlou cIhIiiis unit timber land purchases shown every advantage oi ino law. ror as-isianco in making Dual prool call on us. rTIHOS. FREPRICKSON, 1 l'l.0 UJ.Ntit. No n. Wost Slxlli .-neei. 'TheOiiginal and Genuine (WORCESTERSHIRE) SAUCE Imparts the most debdous tuts and tSBt tc EXTRACT of a LETTKK from a MEDICAL GEN. TLKMAN at Mad. ru,to his brother at WORCESTER. Uay, 1L Tn LEA k PEERISS' that their eauce Is LUrhly e'tccmed in soppw, URATirSr India, and is to my K palniat'le. as ttfII T as the limrt whole- f 't : C Klim uim 19 seo that you get Lea & Perrins1 BlputETB on rrcrr bcttlo of Orldnil k Oenalne. iOIIN HUM AN'S eiO.NS, M.W V)UtC & FISH, f 'k HOT fc COI.D p',':.; meats, . CA-HK, iPff. 3 n t i.uii. 'si' &e. II. W. -CASE, ! BANKER. Transact1; a General Bahkinq Business. i Drafts drawn available In nnvnar.nf dm n p ana turopc, aim on Hong &ong, umut, ' Office Honrs: 10 A. M. to S P. M. Odd Fellows Building, Astoria, Oregon L W. CASE, INSURANCE AGENT REPRESENTING Cerman-Aiucrican, New York City, N. Y. Union Fire and Marine, of New Zealand. National Fire and Marine Ins. Co., of Harlford. Connecticut Fire Ins. Co., of Hartford. Homo Mutual Ins. Co., of San Francisco. PlKEuii, of London. Imperial, of Loudou. Now York Plate Class Ins. Co. THE . otimi V miTinn ii n. . , ,i ASTORIA NATIONAL BANK nrurnit niiiinn nnnmrn ULfiCnAL DARMrtU DUdititb'k, on Favorable Terms. Accounts ol Firms and Individuals -ollcltert IntcrcHt naid on Tlmo Dennetts. Mnnni Loaded on Personal etairitv. foreign aud Uoniegtio Kxclmngo bought anA HUIU. I. K. Warren, President. I. K. Illgulns, Cashier. J.! Drinenf, Vice President l. K. Warren. 1 V. R. W'rkUt, I John Holison, i Directors II. C. Thompson, Tbeo llracker, J THE ASTQSIA SAVINGS BANK Acts as trustee for ;orporatlons and Individ usls Deposits solicited Interest w.'ll bo allowed on saviugs dopositt as lollows; On ordinary savings h loks i per eon:, nei annum. On term savings book 0 per cent, per annum Ou certllicatcs of deposit: For threo months, 4 per cent, per annum. For six months, b per cent, per annum. . For twelve months, (i percent, per annum. I. W. CASE Presided' J. Q. A. HOWLItY Vlce-Presi'lcni FRANK' PAT. TON Caslilei W. K. DEMENT e. relai j directors: I. W. Cnse, J. Q. A. Bowlby, (lusl Holmes. C. H. Page, Benj. Youn ;, A. W. keed F. J. Tayltir. THE PORTLAND SAVJNCS BANK 1K rORTLAND, 011KO". I'ald up capital M..y260,000 Surplus and profits : 60,000 pivaiv ii'.iii.i, rresiaeni. D. P. THOMPSON', Viee-Presidciit a. v.Bi KA'i iUM, oasuier T. X3. Dealer in Hardware and Ship Chandlery, Pure Oil, Bright Varnish, Hinacie on Cot ton Canvas, Hemp bail Twine, Card Oil, Wrought Irou Spikes. Oalvaulztert Cut Nails Grooorlos, into. Agricultural Implements, K"tvirg ,Mh maeliiuex, Palms and Oils. TEL B. PARKER DEALER IN IJme. Brick, Sand, Fire Brick. Fire Clay, ijeiiiem, jnni reeu.uais, oiraw lair. Wood Delivered to Vrder. Driving, Teaming and Express Etuincsa, JEFF'S RESTAURANT , 18 THE Bon Ton Ton Restaurant in the Town (Aud the Finest on the Coast.' Dinner Parties, Banquets a Specialu Tk Finest ITUm aad Liquors. C. P. UPSHUR, SIIIPP;NG and COMMISSION Astoria, Oregon. Fl Terrible Conflagration and Floods in - Omaba Yesterday, FRIGHTFUL DEATH OF flEEMEN nearly n Quarter of a Million Clone Up In Smoke - Heroic Action of the Flame Fighters. ,' Associated Press. Omaha, Neb., June 3. The city re ceived a dual visitation - from the ele ments this evening. All day rain was fallin glntermlttenitly with h. storm blowing from tho southeast. Shortly before 7 o'clock the city was sub merged by one of the most disastrous floods ever experienced. The rain was accompanied by a heavy electrical dis play and high winds, and in the midst of the flood came a fire that entailed a loss of nearly $250,000, with the add! tional horror of four deaths and many persons injured. The dead now known are: George Coulter, B. J. Morris, Cox Morrissey. AH are firemen. When the storm was at its height flames burst from the fifth story of the building occupied by the Shiver Ick Furniture Company, on Farnufn street. In response to a general alarni all the companies of the department responded, but the fire was beyond control. It entailed a loss of $200,000, fully insured. Tho building west of the Shiverick building was a two story structure, occupied by Ed Maeurer's saloon and resaurant. On the top of this building six firemen gathered, the better to fight the flames. ' While they were there there the west wall of the Shiverick building fell outward. Two of the firemen heard the cry of horror from the crowd and leaped from the building, ohiy to be buried by the bricks on the sidewalk. They were quickly resaued from thjelr p.erllous predicament. . The falling walls crushed the two-story building like an egg shell, and the four firemen on the rdbf were carried down to an awful death. George Coulter, superintendent of the fire and police telegraph system, was exrtacated from the ruins, crushed to a pulp. Captain Cox of the hose company, No. 7, was still alive when found beside Coulter, but his Injuries resulted In death shortly after his re moval. B. J. Morris, the pipe man of No. 7, and Plpeman Morrissey of the same company, were found side by side still grasping the nozzle, which they had clung to even In death. There are thought to be a number of others in the wreck. LYNCHING IN ILLINOIS. Governor Altgeld Incensed at the Ac- . tion of the Lynchers. Decatur, 111., June 3. A mob this morning lynched a negro charged with criminally assaulting Mrs. Hubdill last Monday near Mount Zion. Owing to the threats of lynching earlle' in the day a force of twelve men were nut Inside the fall, nml another force outside. About three o'clock .twenty-five armed men: marched to' the jail in a solid body and demanded ad,mis?ilctn.. This was re fused, and the wooden outside door was at once battered down, while the crowd looked on without protest. Once insldo the lynchers opened the iron and fiteel doors with a cold chisel. The city' marshal appeared and forced his way insldo, but was kicked in the stomach by the Jynchem and hustled out, after which he subsided. Finally tho lynchers reached the cell of the negro, whose name was Sam Bush They took him to the telegraph pole and swung him up. He protested his Innocence to the last. The men made no attempt to consult as to his Iden tlty. The most remarkable feature of the whole affair seems to be that iwemy-nve men couia march, into a town of over a thousand inhabitants and without a show of resistance bat ter down the doors of the jail and hang a human being. WILL BE PROSECUTED. Springfield, 111., June 3. Governor Altgeld is determined to make an ex ample of the lynchers at Decatur if possible. He has Issued a proclamation denouncing the lynching n the most vigorous language as a disgrace to clvilatlon, and a blot upon the fair name of the state. The governor calls upon all officers of the law. es pecially of Macon county, as well as good citizens, to do all In their power to bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice. He offers a reward of $200 each for apprehension and conviction of every man who helped to break the doors of the Jail, and overpower the officers, and who assisted In killing the prisoner. The state attorney said he would at once commence vigorous prosecution against those partlclpat fnjj in the lynchlnc SMUGGLERS SEIZED. Well-Organized Gang of Dealers In v, Mongolians in the Tolls. i Washington, June 3. An, Important disclosure as to a systematic under ground railroad arrangement for smuggling Chinese into the United States by way of Canada Is contained In a report Just made) to the treasury department by Special Agent J. S. Smith, stationed at Boston, Mass. .He reports the arrest on "a charge of fraud ulently Introducing Chinese Into the United States of five persona, namely: Charles L. Smith, of West Charleston, Vermont, Wilts Hopkins, of West Charleston, Vt, Chin Poy, of Lydon ville, Vt., and Frank C. Park, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of A. F. Miles, iof Stanlstead, and Frank Rjoss, of Charleston, Vt. There Is evidence that Miles, who undoubtedly is the leading spirit, also engaged in smuggling opium and other merchandise. The prisoners were taken to Burlington Vt., and arraigned before United States Commissioner Johnson, and in default of ball, all were remanded to Jail. It Is. believed that one of the largest and best organized gangs that ever operat edin New England haa been un- earthed, and the arrests are looked upofi aa of great Importance to the government. WORK OF HUMAN FIENDS. '1 Port Costa, Cal., June 3. The steam er Bawnmore, unloading coal here for the Southern Pacific company, has had another narrow escape from destruc tion. When the bottom of one of the wings was reached, a valise was un covered containing fifteen pounds of dynamite and ' a cocked revolver In geniously arranged so that when the ship should be tossed by the waves or the coal removed, the trigger would be pulled- and an explosion results By i happy chance a small piece of dyna mite got under the hammer, thus pre venting the discharge of the gun. The supposition is .that the dynamite was placed In the steamer by Union sailors. ' NOT RESPONSIBLE. -Pittsburg. June 3. The Criminal court has dlcided not to prosecute in tho ' cases against the Car negie officials for complicity In the Homestead trouble last summer. These cases were for murder, riot and conspiracy, against H. C. Frlck, chairman of the Carnegie company; Vice-Chairman Leishman, Secretary Lovejoy, Superintendent Potter, and the Pinkertons. The general opinion is that this will bo followed, by the quash lug of all the-' indletmeiUs -aearyst the Homestead strikers. EULALIE ON 'CHANGE. ' New York, June 3. The Infanta Eu lalle and party went down into the busy marts of trade today and saw the bulls and bears on Wall street. At the stock exchange a big $rowd gathered All business was suspended, and the brokers sjl faced the balcony, hats off, and 'gave three cheers for the princess For two minutes they stood gazing ad miringly at her, and then resumed bus iness. The princess was amazed at the performance on the floor, and after looking at the howling mob for ten minutes, retired. VALUABLE DATA LOST. New York, June 3. Senior Julio Ver- agus, the historian of the Infanta Ku- lalle's party, yesterday lost his copy book containing notes of every incident which occurred on the trip, and which It was intended should be published as an official account of the prlncesj' jour ney and stay in this country. RAINING IN CHICAGO. 1 Chicago, June 3. Another rainy day broke over the World's Fair city today, lessening the attendance. The Italian section in the fine arts building was opened to the public this morning for the first time. There were no formal ceremonies in connection with the opening. THE SEALERS' MAIL. Washington, June 8. H. M. S. Gar net, which sails from Esquimau, B. C. on the 10th, Inst., for Ounalaska, en route for Bering sea, has offered to take on board mall for the Ameri can fleet In the sealing waters of Alas ka. ' . THE FAIR OPEN TODAY. Chicago, June 3. The world's fair gates will be opened tomorrow. In the federal court today Judge Woods an nounced that he will render his final decision next Wednesday. WARM WEATHER EAST, Pittsburg, June 3. Two persons have died and many were prostrated by the Intense heat of the past 24 hours. The thermometer registered 87 degrees at noon. NET GOLD IN THE TREASURY. Washington, June 3. Th total net gold In the treasury today was $$9, 929,217. allowing for $1,500,000 taken at New York yesterday for shipment to il.. V. The Net Reserve Is Down Belaw Nine ty Millions. TEEASURY OFFICIALS A RL EASY Cleveland and f'atllste Devising n Was to Replete the Treasury An Ishiic of Greenhauks Suggcalril. Associated Pross. Washington, June 3. - At no time since specie payments were resumed, on January 1st, 1879, has the net gold in the' trenrury of the United States been so low aj today. The amount is $89,939,217. On January 1st, 1879, It was $114,193,539. Since that period It has gradually increased until March 1888, when It reached $218,818,000, which was high-water mark. Since then the net ment gold holdings of the treasury has been on a declining scale. While no uneasiness Is felt at the treasury de partment because of the continued loss from the treasury, still Secretary Car lisle Is not unmindful of the fact that a limit may be reached where the con fldence reposed in the treasury by the people may be shaken. How to re plete the treasury with gold has been a problem seriously considered by the administration for some time. An Is sue of bonds Isthe usual remedy sug gested, but it Is known that tho presi dent is not In favor of this alternative except as a last resort, and ' even if they were issued the treasury officials are not by any means confident that the treasury gold repleted In this way will long continue. It Is contended that this simply means the govern ment borrwoln gold at Interest, with no assurance that the gold so obtained will remain In the treasury longer than the time necessary to take it out. The suggestion has been made that the secretary of the treasury has power to issue greenbacks outstanding to tho ex tent of the gold thus exchanged. The treasury officials eald the idea was not a new one, and hud been advanced at different periods in the past ten days. No law on the statute books Is more stringent than that relating to greenbacks. The secretary of the treasury' has nr discretion either to In crease or diminish the volume of green backs. ANOTHER BANK FAILURE. Chicago, June 3. - Herman Schaffner & Co., private bankers, have made an assignment. The firm was the largest private concern In Chicago or the northwest, dealing exclusively In com merclal pr.'vor. Thi firr.: wai nisi about tho oldest of Its kind In Chic igo, No statement of the bank's affair was filed with the application for a re ceiver). The assignment was ronde to tho American Trust and Savings Bank. To add to the excite ment, it was rumored that Schaffner had committed suicide. Investigation has developed the fact that the assign ment directly resulted In the disappear ance of Hermann Schaffner, the senior member of the firm. It Is said that the bank had been In sore straits for sev eral days, and that Its difficulties weighed very heavily on Schaffner's mind. He left the bank yesterday after noon and has not , been seen since, though diligent penrch has been made for him. Ills friends fear mental aber ration. The cause of the failure was too much commercial paper. PRESSED BY CREDITORS. Chicago, June 3. The Great Grant Locomotive Works, which moved here from New Jersey a couple years ago, are being pressed by some of Its cred itors, and In order to provide ready cash has called a meeting of stock holders. The company is solvent, the assets greatly exceeding the liabilities. FAILURE IN INDIANAPOLIS. Washington, June 3. As a result of conference between Comptroller Sckles and the officials, the failure of the Capital National Bank of Indianapolis Is anrtounoed this morning1,,. Tho comptroller announced that the bank would probably resume In about two weeks. IN THE EXAMINER'S HANDS. Washington, , June 3. Comptroller Eckles has Instructed bank examiner Cleary to take charge of the Merchants National bank of Tacoma, Wash. . COLUMBIAN EDITION. San Francisco, June 3. The Exam iner will lnsue tomorrow a Columbian edition of 120 pages, which will exceed by twenty pages any previous record In the way of a mammoth newspaper, either In the United States or else where. The edition has been a year In the course of preparation, and In ad dition to the great quantity of Infor mation relative to California and the Pacific coast at large, It will contain, ct!icr features COiiii luuiuflitt upon general subjects from a number of the best known men In America. FREIGHT RATE WAR. New York. June 3. The Southern Pacific Company tomorrow will meet tho reduced freight rates of tho Can adian Pacific railroad from New York to Snn Francltico. The reduction, h v ever, Is more serious than Hiipnoi.il, for they will cut under thi.' r.ites of tho Canadian road on nil cIuj-'hos, where the latter quotes a rate of more thnn $1 per hundred pounds. Tho Southern Pacific's cut Is 10 per cent under that of Its rival. FIRE IN A COAL MINE. Eagle Pass, Texas, Juno 3. A fire started tonight In the Fuento Coat mines, situated in Mexico, four miles from here. Sixty men are In the mines and it Is feared nil will lose thr-lr lives. HOSTILE TO THE BILL. Berlin, June 3.-The Catholics through out Alsace-Lorraine are hostile to the military bill, and will content every district In the province. Priests will stand for election In several districts. GOING TO THE CAPITAL. Capo Charles, Va,, June 3. President Cleveland left for Washington tonight after a successful Ashing cxcui ni'in. CORRESPONDENCE. Another letter bearing on the status of the railroad question has been re. ccilvcd iat this tfflce. Whether the author's views are sound or not, it Is left for the trustees of the subsidy to determine. Tho communication is aa follows: . a Astoria, June 3, 1893. Editor Astorlan: I want to give my endorsement to the communication ot "A CitizeiH"thait appears In your paper yesterday morning. I can Bee no earth ly reason for giving Mr. Remington three months' more time to make a start in the railroad he has now had In his hands nearly nlno months. Three months more would give it to him till September, and then the rainy season sets In and no real work Is possible till next yeur again. It would be virtually turning the whole future of the town over to Mr. Remington from tho fall of 1892 till tho spring of 1894. I cannot, for one, see what he has done to war rant such a surrender to him. No money has been raised, no debts have been paid off, no work done. We are Just where we were nlno months ago except that the railroad enterprise has been blac'k-eyed by repeated failures. Let some one elso try It. The rond, I am satisfied, can be built by proper work In tho proper directions. Re spectfully, ANOTHER CITIZEN. FAVORS THE EXTENSION. Judging by the tenor of the following v.'.m'.inlc.'lnn, th ro it ct 1 a one subscriber to the subsidy strongly In (jv.)i- i.f granting the proposed exton i'.:,n to Mr. Remington: Astoria, Or., May 31, 1893. Editor Astorlan. I notice thnt "Citizen" Is very much exercised lest tho Subsidy Coniany shall grant Mr. Remington on exten sion of time. "Citizen," to be entirely fair, should Inform the public, first, ot what state he Is a citizen, and second, how much ho has contributed to tho subsidy fund. It is pretty generally understood that "Citizen" Is a gentle mnn of extensive leisure, who Is not a citizen of this state, does not own one foot of property here aud has not, of course, contributed one cent to the fund. Now what is his object In urging the company not to grant this extension. What Injury Is it to him 7 la some corporation or com munity that Is antagonistic to this en prlse paying "citizen" to write and cause to be published articles In oppo sition to our proposed railway line ? Como out, Mr. "Citizen," under your true name, that the public may know and Judge of your motives. SUHSIDY SUBSCRIBER. A small school girl in Washington recently handed In a gem In the shape of a definition of the difference between a fort and a fortress. The former, she explained, was "a strong place where they put men In," and the latter was a "similar place where they put womc-n In." They are experimenting with an elec tric cab In Berlin by having It run races with the ordinary horse cabs. The reports to date seem to show the mperlority of the vehicle propelled by clix-trlcity. A distance of six Engll.m miles was covered In twenty minutes. or at tho rate of about three miuiilcx a mile, by it, "a rate with which no horse can compete." This, of course, refers to a cab horse. The shah of Persia has ordered from Paris a terrestrial globe which it will be", perhaps more correct to style unique than rare, seeing that the dif ferent countries of the world are de picted ort It In precious stones. Thus, for Instance, Italy Is represented by a taiKU, France by a sapphire, England by rubles, Russia by diamonds, etc. The sens are represented by emerald In short, a valuable curiosity.