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iii PUBLIC LIBE AM association 0 ft n ca if i f r i M I In si Vii . EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XL. NO. 05. ASTORIA, OREGON, F1UDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER S, 1893. TRTCE, FTVE . CENTS, '" l LAST of the Now goin" on at itill in the FOR SILVER USE IT IS THE BEST i MARSHALL'S IT IS THE CHEAPEST GOOD FISHERMEN USE IT F03 FALL FISHING FOR SMALL The staying powers of Marshall's Twine are superior to those of any other ever used on the Columbia river. ON HAND: lO-PlySO'a ' 8-Ply 40's 15-Piv :"0's 7-Ply 30s 9-Nv 30's PBINCIPAL Salmon OK COLUMBIA EIVER. OOCATIMf. Alori.i Pkg Co , Astoria.':..- jioolh, V. rk gO ... I lrv.ore Semii?!- i ;u,;k Asioria..... '". Ator'.a.. !,-.rg ft Biirkir ; VU:iA.. J.O Hir'.honi & ro.'AstnrU J. U Metier & I'"- ji'.ruokUcM. Fishermen's Pk; Co-i Astoria. UW IE ia 1 Front! SIDE FISHING AMERICAN LABOR MAKES IT MESH NETS FOR LASTING QUALITIES 12-Ply 10's 14-Ply 10's TUP. AHEXTS. s At Canneries imi 1'k'gCo. Kinney's John A. Devlin. M, J. Kinney. I Astoria... Dianioiil..! v Ilo&tli & Sons . airwi ... I MsL'noii. iElir.orp. Sanborn ijWi'lleStar .. & Co.....- j ij fi ','i,"l J':Llin Goontc & Barker AtorU 'J.O.IInnihorn&CoJ O. Itunlhnrn Astorl i .StT, "t. ;eorne. .l. (',. .Metier.... Iiiouk livid W'n )Kiliennenii 'Fishermen' . Seaflinavian 'Astoria. Fishermen's! lkK 1 STRONG AND BITTER WORDS Trie Grand Army Veterans Tate Sides ' fitn the Pensioners. ILLEGAL GOVERNMENT A0T10N A Charge la Mnilo Hint Atlamu'WM Elected !mninamlr-lii-C:hl?f of the CS. A. It. on a Simp Itallut. Associated Press. ndianapolis, Sept.- 7. At today's ses sion of tho Grand Army encampment, the eommillee on pensions presented a length' report regarding the disability act of June 1890, and its recent suspen nion. The report says: "This acf was accepted by tho surviving soldiers and by the people in general as a settle ment of the, question. Within a few months wo hear with profound Borrow and regret that all this must be changed. To emphasize the viclousness of the situation and tho accusation we learn that it Is said as though by au thority that it is expected that any of the pensioners so summarily suspend ed or dropped will be able to prove they are entitled to pensions of which they have been deprived, thus saying in no uncertain voice that the, burden is not upon the party alleging fraud, but the government which they have represented shall brand them with in famy by the charge, then sentence them, and after the stigma has been effected it will then concede to them, whose barriers and support of charac ter has thus been undermined, the pit iful privilege of moving for a new tri al upon the ground of new evidence. We deny that the secretary of the in terior and the commissioner of pen sions have any such power. We Insist that the adjudicating divisions of the pensions office acting under the super vision of the commissioner of pensions and the secretary of the interior are tribunals established by the authority of law for tho settlement of pension claims. Their decisions are entitled to full faith and credit and cannot be le gally impeached when a change of administration occurs, except for fraud. We insist when this change Is made they must and should be limited Jn their opinions to the. future work of the office and not the past. Be it fur ther resolved that, as the commission er of pensions by his rscont Withdraw al of his obnoxious rulings which have been so generally condemned, has vir tually acknowledged the incorrectness of such rulings, that we deem it fur ther his duty to at once restore to the rolls the thousands of pensions now standing illegally suspended." The report was unanimously adopted and the encampment was instructed by the commander-in-chief to carry the question of the legality of the sus pension of pensions up to the supreme court of the United States. The com mittee on resolutions made many rec ommendations, several of which were adopted, including a resolution asking that veterans be given preference In public service, and a memorial asking the Grand Army to hold a service on Washington's birthday. The new na tional officers were then installed and each made a. short address. The new commander in chief selected Dr. Geo. It. Graham, of Maryland, as surgeon general; J. F. Leach, of Massachusetts, as adjutant general. Louis Wagner, of Philadelphia, was continued as quar termaster general. The convention then adjourned nine die. Among the members of the council of administration are: Oregon, S. R. Reeves; Washington and Alaska, A. H. A. P.igelow; Idaho, W. A. Dodge. Regarding the reports sent out from this city last night that there was a siinrtngo in the quartermaster gener al's office of the Grand Army of the Republic, General. Weissert said this morning that they were untrue. John Taylor, of Philadelphia, who filled that office, resigned last July to give his attention to private business. There was considerable talk In G. A. R. cir cles about the selection of Commander-in-Chief Adams at yesterday's session. It Is claimed that Governor McKinley was on his way to this city for the purpose of placing General Hurst, of Ohio, in nomination for that high office and that Adams' adherents heard of this and rushed through the election of Adams. - Governor McKinley, Hurst's friend3 say, was taken to a "free show" at Armstrong Park while this was going on. It is the first time that the national officers have been chosen on the first day of the conven tion, and this, it is claimed, tends to show the plausibility of the snap elec tion theory. ARRESTING CHINAMEN'. Redlands. Cal., Sept. 7. Deputy Un ited States Marshal Farrls arrested seven Chinamen this morning on war rants issued by Judge Ross under the Geary act. Five more were arrested this afternoon. Laborers from ranch es wei-e selected. Those twelve war rants aro the first of one hundred and seventy asked by the citizens hero. More will be Issued as fast as the cases can be tried In tho United States courts. SENT TO THEIR DEATH. Chicago, Sept. 7. A blunder made In the office of the train despatcher of the Pennsylvania Railroad bore fruit In the loss of twelve lives and injury to a score of people. The accident,' which occurred near Colehour, only fourteen mlls from this city, appears to be the result of an Inexcusable blunder. Two trains were scheduled to pass sout hon a single track between Cole hour and Hammond, Ind. At the same time a train was due north on the same track. Orders were given tho op erator at Colehour for two of the trains but none for the third. The express train which left this city about 8 o'clock was allowed to enter the single track running at the rate of forty miles an hour directly towards a milk train which had been given tho right of way in tho opposite dlrecton on the same track. The Pan Handle ex press had not proceeded but a short distance when the collision occurred. The engine crews saved their lives by jumping before tho two locomotives came together with a crash that com pletely wrecked them and drove the baggage car of the Pan Handle express entirely through the smoking car be hind it In this car were about thirty people and in it the loss of life oc curred. The following Is a list of the killed: . ' . CHESTER E. COFFIN, Carthage, Indiana. A. 8.. TEMPLE, Manager Schiller Theater, Chicago. EMIL GODHERATH, E, M. RIDNEY, Traveling freight agent of the Wisconsin Central rail way. MICHAEL VALE, Louisville, Ky. J. D. ADAMS, Fairfield, Ills. F. M. BOMBARD, Terre Haute. F. D. FLEMING, Fairfield, Ills. W. D. RICHARDSON, Chicago. ALBERT HEINZ, Vlncennes, Ind. WILLIAM SHONICKER, New Al bany, Ind. An unknown man, supposed, to be a tramp. Thirteen Mere Injured. WOMEN MAKE A DECLARATION. Indianapolis, Sept. 7. The conven tion of the Woman's Rel'ef Corps elect ed and Installed the following officers this afternoon: President, Mrs. Aman tha J. Watara of Minnesota; senior vice president, Mrs. N. B. Anderson of California; treasurer, Mrs. Gordon of Kansas; counsellor, Mrs. C. V. Srerlff of Pennsylvania. The convention adopted resolutions denouncing Hoke Smith for dropping pensioners from the rolls and declared the administra tion was justified in putting every ex federal soldier who served the govern ment in putting down the rebllion, on the pension roll, rather than to find some frivolous excuse for rejecting claims for pension. ANOTHER FATAL CYCLONE. . Raceland, La., Sept. 7. A severe cy clone struck the pretty little town of Lockport on Bayou la Fourche, at about 9 a, m.f. today, and left a mass of . ruins and desolation. Among the buildings destroyed was the convent of tho ' Immaculate Conception. The killed are: Sister Putcharia, Sister Lu cie, Miss Mabel Gauthreaux, Oliver Revet, and Barbour, a sefvant of the conventt An unknown man had his rtously injured, one of whom Is. not expected to recover. Oliver Lapovlse was killed near Raceland. The prop erty loss of this city approximates $100,000. DISTRESS IN YONKERS. New York, Sept. 7. -A thousand peo ple are starving In the. city of Yon kers. Tonight In response to a call from Mayor WelU of this city, Immediate stepB were taken to relieve the gener al distress. At the present time more than 10,000 men and women are un employed and without means of llvll hood, most of them are hatters and earpetmakers. LAND OFFICE NOTICE. United States Land Office, Oregon City, Or., August 8th, 1893. Notice la hereby given that the Township plat of survey of T. 4 N., 6 W., has been re ceived at this office, and on September 19, 1893, at 9 o'clock a. m., of said day, said plat will be filed in this office and the land therein will be subject to en try on and after said date. ROBERT A. MILLER, Register. PETER PAQUET, Receiver. United States Land Office. Oregon City, Oregon. August 2, 1893. Notice la hereby given that the plat of survey of T 4 N, R 7 W., has this day been received at thin offlc and on September 12, 1893 at 9 o'clock a. ra., of said day, said plat will be filed In this office and the land therein will be sub ject to entry on and after said date. J. T, APPERSON, RetflMtr. PETER PAQUET, Receiver. Fred Olsen takes the lead In manu facturing boots and shoes. All work Is first class and warranted. Repairing a special ty. Corner Second and Olney streets. Cashier of a Bart and. Two Bandits ' Died in Their. Boots, . A HARDWARE MAN'S PROWESS lie Takxi a Winchester ami SlionU Two of the ltnl1irrs a. They Wore .ftljtliig, A way. Associated Press. Delta, Col., Sept 7. The most daring robbery ever consummated In this part of Colorado, occurred hero In broad daylluht this morning, the ob ject of attack being tho Fnrmers and Merchants' Bank, and whilo the sum secured was small, tho robbery result ed In the death of three people, the cashier of the bank and two of the highwaymen who made the attack. Four hundred dollars- were recovered from the persons of tho. dead robbers. The escaping robber carried away J100. There Is a suspicion that the men im plicated in the robbery are the rem nants of the famous Dalton gang. They aro not known here and their identi fication has ,not yet been seevred, Blachly the dead cashier, was an old resident of this piece and leaves a wife and a large family of young chil dren, tho oldest being probably fifteen years of age. At 1:30 today, three mounted men rode up to the door of tho bank and entering quickly, rushed up to A. F. F.laehly the cashier, " presented thtir guns and demanded what money he had. Tho cushler refused to give It up. The robbers then made a grab through the window, securing $500, and opened fire. The cashier fell, being InstanWy killed. The robbers then llred at N. IT. Wolbert the assistant cashier, but nilssed him. The shooting attracted the attention of tho citizens and Ray Simpson a leading hardware merchant, and a dead shot, ran for his Winches ter arid started ,for the alley in the rear of the bunk, where the robbers hnt tied their horses. The robbers had started out of town when Simpson got there, but ho succeeded In killing two of them by Bhnoting them through the head. Tho third shot killed one of the robbers' horses, and tho man and the animal fell together to the ground. After killing two of the robbers, Simp son continued after the third one, tak ing several shots at him, but without effect. A posso started at once In pur suit. The robber Is thought to have about a mile the Bturt and la mounted on a fine horse, jroinfj in the; direction of the mountains. If the outlaw Is captured he will undoubtedly br anched. THE SiLVKli BILL. Washington, Sept. 7. When the ten ate convened this morning, Wolcotl, republican, of Colorado, presented a petition which ho said was signed by every business man In Durango, Col., praying for the repeal of the McKln ley bill. Ho said the petition on a blank form had been sent out by the batiks for the repeal of the Sherman act, but the petitioners had erased the purchasing clauses of tho Sherman act and inserted "McKinley Bill." This statement elicited laughter emoni? the republicans. Resolutions were reported from the committee on contingent expenses al lowing the claimants for senatorial seats appointed by the governors of Montana, Wyoming, and Washington, compensation for-tho time spent and expenses Incurred in prosecuting their claims. Objections being made, the res olutions went over until tomorrow. 1 ho repeal bill was then taken up. In tho senate today Stewart started r,n the third Installment of his speech. Referring to President Cleveland, Stewart said; "It is a sad thing fo rtho American people that in his early life and riper manhood he had not been -surrounded, us Andrew Jackson had been, by the producing clanpos: by tho laboring men mid farmers; that he might sympa thize with them. Cleveland was rear ed In tho city. IIIh office was In the Mills building In New York, the very center In the United States of Euro pean influence. Cleveland's organs," Stewart said, "uonstantly praised him Highest of all in Leavening Towe ABSOIOTELY PHBB for the use of federal patronage to recti re tho destruction of all legislation that pointed to silver. ' I do not charge him with it," said Stewart, drawing himself to his full he'ght and speak ing with much warmth, "but If It Is not true he should exclaim, 'Oh God! deliver mo from my friends.' " MAY ACT WITHOUT CONGRESS. Washington, Sept. 7. An extraordin ary report Is current hero that Secre tary .Carlisle contemplates coining f.clgnorago without any authority, from congress, ' under the general power which ha claims Is conferred upon him to coin gold and silver. The selgnorago In the treasury amount to'ab-mt YU 000,000. The secretary needs money be cause the customs receipts are falling oft and because importers In the ex pectation of reduced duties aro mak ing no Importations. A dispatch has been received from General Wheaton commanding tho de partment of Texas, saying that the ;!000 sheep seized by tho Mexican au thorities on nn Island of the Rio Grande, where the ownership wtm de puted, belong to Thomas Salinas, an American citizen. The Mexican gov ernment will probably bo called upon to pav damages. ANOTHER ROW IN THE SOUTH. Buenos Ayres, Sept. 7. The latest news from Rio Janeiro reports that a revolution has broken out under the leadership of Admiral Custldo de Mel lou, The Insurgents seized the war ship Aquidaba.n, and tho cruisers Re publica and Trajant, and four torpedo boats. It !s reported that President Pelxoto has proclaimed himself dicta tor. ,t HARD ON SOME OF THEM. Washington, Sept. 7. The sessions of tho Pan-American Medical Congress were continued today. Ernest Hnrt, ed itor of tho British Medical Journal, de livered an address on the ethics of the medical profession, In which he classed liomeopo-thlsts as "quacks," aH men not to bo recognized as doctors, or to be consulted with. A SIICIDE IN TACOMA. ; Tacoma. Sept. 7. Dennis O'Brien, n workman In the city sewer depart ment, the father of a large family, committed suicide by drowning 'him self In the bay today. No causo Is as signed for the suicide. He had work and recelvd his wages regularly. ANOTHER BAD WRECK. Chicago, Sept. 7. Tho north bound accommodation train on the Ft. Wayne road and the south bound fust Louis vlllo express on the Pan-Handle road collided near Colehour this morning. It is known that twelve were killed and ns many more injured. COULDN'T STAND THE DISGRACE. Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 7.- Cnsliier M. J. Boftording, of the Bank of Min neapolis,, shot himself dead this morn ing. It is supposed that this Is the re sult of blooding over the action of Teller Schelg, who absconded on Sat urday with $15,000. HAMILTON FISH DEAD. . Now York, Sept, 7. Ex-Secretary of Stato Hamilton Fish died this morning at his country home In Garrison, N. Y. Ho was nged 85. Tho decease was en tirely unexpected. THE VIGILANT IS CHOSEN. Now York, Sept. 7. As a result rf today's race, tho yacht Vigilant will defend tho America's cup In the inter national raco against tho English yacht Valkyrlo. c- QUINCY . HAS RESIGNED. Washington, Sept. 7. Assistant Sec retary of atato Toslnh CJulney today ten -tied his res ntlon to the .esi dent ar. i it was accepted. Kr-VENTlON BETTER THAN CURE. Many persons are afflicted vith skin eruptions, bolls or ulcers. Brandivth'ii Pills ta'ti-ii i-cely will !n a hhort time f"c-.'t a complete ciu'tf )( nil HU"h trou bles. Ulcers of long standing have been cured by them. Carbuncles have been checked In their lnclpl-.ncy by them. The worst fever sorea, bed fores, and the like have been driven from the likln by them. Only begin In time and a few of Brandreth's Pills will pie vent many ft sickness. MrarMli-eth'B Pills are purely vegeta ble, absolutely harmless, and safe to take nt nny time. r. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ' 4 w usat" 11 )iU