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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1893)
ISIQIl PUBLIC UE3ASI ASSCCIAHSX -Ml VT II I an w M il ..a fi ri,. ii j i in i-- a , i 4--,. T . s- in ,1 .It i HHLiint-W EXCLUSIVE TKIvBGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. vTL. XL. NO. 177. ASTORIA, OREGON FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1803. TRICE, FIVE CENTS, A. BOMBSHELL S Has Struck the Town. Big B etsy of the "Monterey," Fired into Cooper's And Knocked The Bottom out of Store i DRV ill P , J is P n n Fjrstdass Goods Slaughtered The Greatest Reduction Sale Ever Known in Astoria. Positively, You Will Get Bargains. No Humbug. At the Midsummer Sale now in Progress. On 3 The Leading Merchant of Astoria. ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE CRIME Incendiarism Caused the Cold Storage Warehouse Fire, A GEEAT SENSATION 13 PROMISED A Coldblooded Anamination near Olym picDeath of a Murderer In Prison. Associated Press. , Chicago, ''nrnst 3. Evidence of a startling ni concerning the cold rtarage warenoiwo Are was taken by the grand Jury today. The witness vas John J. Puggan, formerly a sa loon keeper, and the man who first told the story attributing Incendiarism, According to him thors are 150 men concerned In the conspiracy, and he de clares h haJ given their names to the igrand Jury. He said that, right from the opening of the exposition, good of all kinds were stolen by wholesale from the warehouse; and finally the in cendiary fire' was set ta cover up the Vrtme. ,?;iTh'e people concerned In the plat were employes of the cold storage warehouses and a gang that lives Just outside of the grounds. Duggan de clares that there will be a big sensa tion when things come out In detail. The grand Jury wlllresume Investiga tion tomorrow. AN OLD FEUD REVIVED. Olympla, August 3. J. S. McCabe, a rancher living about eighteen miles from here, was shot by a neighbor, George W. Manvllle, this evening, and died a few minutes later. Both men were prominent In the county and have extensive ranches. The tragedy has created intense excitement, and Is supposed to be the outcome of an old feud, Increased by Manville's recent suit against the Northern Pacific, In which McCabe appeared as a witness against him. Some time ago they had 8 ' personal altercation, In which" Man vllle was sued for assault. The sher iff left tonight for Tenlno, to bring Manvllle to Olympla. The only witness to the tragedy was Tom Conboy, whose statements were ioalved here by telephone!. He and McCabe were going to a mea dow when Conboy called McCabe's at tention to something In tlhe brush along the fence. They recognized Man vllle, with a Winchester resting on one of the rails and pointing at McCabe, who remarked to Conboy that he did not think Manvlelle would shoot, but he had no sooner given utterance to the words than Manvllle fired, and Mc Cabe fell, dying a few minutes later. Manvllle went to Tenlno and said he would wait the arrival of the sheriff there. McCabe Is about 56 years old and leaves a wife. Manvllle is aged 68 and has six children. A MURDERER DEAD. - Marshfield August 3. A. H. Hlnch, who was In Jail at Empire City waiting trial for the killing of Andrew Wikman in . August, last year, died yester day morning of hemorrhage of the lungs. Hlnch gave himself up after he had killed Wikman and was put in Jull, but he broke Jail Just before the convening of the circuit court, and was in hiding In the woods for a number of months, but was finally captured. He contracted a cold by exposure to the winter storms, which cauBed his death. Hlnch was an early settler . In this county, coming here In 1852, and was a conspicuous figure In the Indian wars. He discovered the Randolph black sand mines, out of which he re alized quite a fortune. KILLED IN A WELL. Olympla, August 3. Albert Duce, a young Englishman, was Instantly killed today. . Duce was working at the bottom of a well about sixty feet deep, and felt gas suffocating him; he called to his partner to pull him up. but during the ascent he fell to the bottom and was instantly killed. A COUPLE OP WAIFS. Eugene, Or., August 3. A couple of children came here alone on the local train yesterday. One is a girl about 7 years of age; and the other a boy, somewhat younger. The girl gives her name as Compton. They told the by standers that their father was to meet them, but he did not put In an ap pearance, and the marshal took them in charge. They state that their moth er Hves In Halley, Idaho. The girl answers the description of I. W. Mil lers child, who was kidnaped from her home near Sunnyvllie, in Eastern Ore gon, about a year ago. , THE CHOLERA IN ROME. London, August 8. A Rome corres pondent says that since the outbreak of the cholera, the official reports have greatly understand the faots. The re port for Sunday said there were 19 new cases and 9 deaths. Reliable ad vices declare there werei 52 new cases and 28 deaths that day. and 49 new cases and 27 deaths on Monday. THE CHOLERA IN MARSEILLES. London, August 3. According to the Lancet, the well known English med ical weekly, cholera has been epidemic In Marseilles for the last three months. Local officials carried deception to such a length that even the govern ment was led astray regarding the state of affairs. There have been 901 deaths from cholera In Marseilles since tho middle of May. VERY. LIKELY CHOLERA. New York, August S. The Anchor Line steamer Karanla arrived this afternoon from. Naples with a general cargo, and 471 steerage passengers. Three passengers died during the voy age and were burled at sea. Health officer Jenkins has detained the steam er to determine the cause of the deaths and for examination and disinfection. TEA AND CHINAMEN. New York, August 3. The British steamship Olenogle, with a cargo of the new crop of tea arrWed today from Yokohama. The cargo of 6,000 tons of new tea was worth Just $1,500,000 when she left Amoy, but It is worth v much more here, and the 12.000,000 pounds will make a decided Impression on the market. Thirty-four Chinamen, who are entered on the articles of the ship as able-bodied seamen, but whordo not seem to belong to that category, can not leave the steamer while in the port, until they file a bond of $200 for their safe return. It costs more than $200 to got Chinese into the United States, and the bond would seem to be a new and successful method of vio lating the law. THE BURLINGTON REDUCES. Chicago, August 3. Extensive reduc tions are to be made m the passen ger service of the Burlington road. Trains are to be dispensed with, when ever It can be done without serious Inconvenience. Three through trains are now running daily between Denver and Chicago. One ' of these will be done away with, and similar action will be taken with trains on other di visions. These reductions have become necessary, In the Interest of economy, and on account of the falling off in general travel. REDUCING EXPENSES. Philadelphia, August 8. President Roberts of the Pennsylvania Rail way Company, haB Issued an order for a reduction In the hours of labor In the mechanical department from six days a week of ten hours per day to five days of nine hours each. The or der affects all shops of the system, Including leased and controlled lines. ASSETS OF DOUBTFUL VALUE. Kansas City, AugUBt 3. The assign ees of the Kansas City Safe Deposit and Savings Bank, which suspended payment three weeks ago, filed an In ventory of Its assets this afternoon. The total assets are $2,044,217. . Many of them, however, are real estate and of little value. PLUNDERED" THE DEPOSITORS. Milwaukee, Wis., , August 3. The grand Jury have been called to Inves tigate the South Side Savings Bank failure. President Trumpff and Cash ier Keettlng are missing and the af fairs of the. bank are In bad Bhape. The depositors will probably lose everything. BIG LIABILITIES, LITTLE CASH. Chicago, August 3. Lazarus Silver man, a well-known private banker has suspended. Liabilities half a million; assets said to bo greater. Cash on hand $6,000. DEMPSEY AND BURGE. St. Paul, Minn., August 3. Jack Dempsey is matched to fight with Dick Burge, the lightweight champion of England, for $10,000 a side and the champlcnshlp of the world. The match Is to come off between Novem ber, 1893, and January, 1894. WILL NOT LAST LONG. Stanford, Conn., August 3. The Yale & Towne Manufacturing Com pany, manufacturers of Yale locks, gave notice, tonight, of a reduction in wages and salaries of ten per cent during the continuance of the disturb ance of business. GOODBYE JOHN... Portland, Or., August 3. Pursuant to Instructions from the treasury de partment. Collector Black, today, be gan proceedings towards the deporta tion of thirty-odd Chinese ' brought here by the Haytlan Republic. BLOUNT'S REPORT ARRIVED. Washlngttm, August iWMlnlster Blount's long expected report of Ha waiian affairs Is In the possession of the secretary of state; it arrived In an official dispatch from San Francisco. TIE SCARCITY Of CUHREKCY New Tori Banks Sent Down on Its t, MONEY MEETING IN L0S10N Millions (r (iolri Coin Coming Tble Way-What the BM?er Heu Are Doing. Associated Press. New York, August 3.-The banks here have shut down on the shipment of currency to the interior, and the scarcity 1b so pronounced that agents for outside banks and corporations are bidding a premium of ten dollars per $1000 today. Institutions with large pay-rolls have been compelled to re sor largely to the use of sliver. The banks request depositors to use checks as much as possible; and, where cash Is required, are paying a large per contage In sliver dollars. The supply of bills at the subtreasury Is growing limited. An order of the subtreasury, today, that banks must deposit cash against the wlthdrawol of currency and silver, Is one of the results of a conference yesterday " between Secretary Carlisle and Assistant Subtreasurer Jordan. BALFOUR'S FINANCIAL ACUMEN. London, August 3. A meeting was held today, at the offlclul residence of the lord mayor, to consider the finan cial and business situation. It was presided over by the lord mayor. The gathering was very largely attended and most of the leading bankers were present. Balfour made an address In which he disclaimed political motives, alluded to the anxiety felt throughout the business world connected with the currency changes In India, and the action that might be taken by the United States government. A gold standard, Balfour declared, would never satisfy the oommeralnh world, while the double standard alone would prevent dangerous oscllllatlons In trade. He recommended an Inter national agreement fixing the ratio of value between gold and silver. THE FREE SILVERITES. Chicago, August 3. The committee chosen by the silver convention met this morning and effected a permanent organization by electing Gen. A. J. Warner, of Ohio, president; and Geo, F. Washburn, of Boston, general sec retary. It was decided that the offi cials, and the general committee, to gether with the members of the sub committee meet at Washington on Thursday next, presumably to remain there until the close of the session of Congress. THE TURNING TIDE. Southampton, August . 3. The steamer Normannla sails hence, to, morrow, for New York, with $4,500,000 gold for American houses. TAKING THEIR OWN MEDICINE. London, August 3.-The directors of the Bank of England have decided to advance the rate of discount to 3 per cent. The advance, which was unex pected, Is attributed to a further large withdrawal of gold today for the Unit ed States, and tho probability of fresh shipments Friday' or Saturday. ADVOCATING BOND ISSUE. New York, August 3. Collls F. Huntington, president of the Southern Pacific has dictated the following upon the situation: "If congress will re peal the Sherman act, and make, say $10, the legal tender limit of silver, and not allow any paper to be issued un der $5, that would put a large amount of sliver in circulation. Then let the government issue $300,000,000 of gold bonds, bearing Interest not exceeding 3 per cent, thoy to be used as collat eral for national currency, and let the banks have par In currency on old fours, that would restore confidence, make money plenty, and, I believe, be a good thing for silver.". NO MORE SILVER CERTIFICATES. Washington, August 3. No more silver certificates will be Issued by tho treasury department for the present, as the limit prescribed by law has been reached; that is to say, as many silver certificates are now outstanding as there standard silver dollars coined and In treasury to re deem them under the Bland act; 389, 836,374 standard silver dollars have been coined. WOMEN LAWYERS IN COUNCIL. Kansas City, August 3. The first meeting of women lawyers took place here today. Many famous women were grouped in the . hall when the meeting was called ta order. Addresses were made by Catherine Waugh Mc Cullough, J. Ellen Foster and others. T