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1 i jSTOMlWBUClBBiM si. s EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC" PRESS REPORT. VOL. XL. KO. ASTORIA, OltEGON. SUKDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1893. PRICE, FIVE CENTS, 5 r's- -Oft Prili fin p 1 nra H r n 1(31 U V x J S 1 II II I if iN V.- ( l Yi KV r- -r- Mil SJU -jU 1 IPHILU 1 - To All Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers cent reduction from their regular and marked prices. ' N. B. A child buys as cheap -as themost experienced bmvr. ; -'. 1 I. L OSGOOD, The Reliable One Price Clothier and Halter, COO, 002 Third Street, Opposite Foard & Stokea', Astoria, Or. '.'.' till in the Front! FOR SILVER DBK lAfjSHALJ TWINE The staying powers of Marshall's Twine are superior to those of any other ever used on the Columbia river. ON HAND: 10-Ply30's 8 Ply 40's ' 15 Piy HQ's 7-Ply30's , 9-Ply 30's ASTOR HOUSE, AstoriaOregon. J. Or, ROSS, Prop'r. II es $ 1 and $1.2i per day. Good accommodations. Clean beds a specialty. Yon are invited to call. Free 'bns meets all steamboats. HOW ABE YOD FIXED FOR INSURANCE? FIRE AND. MARINE. . We are agents for the largest and best companies represented in Astoria. Royaf Insurance Co., assets, Loudon Assurance Corp'n iEtna Insurance Co. Western U. S. Branch, New Zealand Insurance Co., Combined "Assets, THE PACKERS OF Choice Columbia River Salmon, THEIR BRANDS AND LOCATIONS. N VMK. LOCATION. A-lorH IVg ( o-. Astoria.-; fi..;lh, A. Pk'gCo Astoria. I ! lmore Siiiue1-.r..-jAtoria...i .. :'iwiwi A ft&rkpr . Astoria. .. J. O. II intWn & Co. Astoria. 'J.O.Hanthom&Co. O. Hanthorn J. G Meslrf C JlirookfieM .Jstag, With a Cash, One Price, Low Expense, and Buying Direct from the Manufacturer method of doing busiuess, enables me to challenge any or all compe tition in Men's and Boy's Clothing, Hats, Caps Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Va lises, Umbrellas, and all kinds of Men's" and Boys' Wear. TT:l iv3a unui liiiuiw nutiuo will continue to sell Men's and Boy's clothing at 25 per SIDE' FISHING. 12 Ply 40's 14-Ply 40's 21, 502,370,00 8,030,425.00 i 0,9 15,829.00 1,017,195.00 2,077,219.00- $15,403,044.00 Elmore, Sanborn & Co. ISRANO. A 0 12(18. AT (Astoria Pk'gCo.j 1 Kinney''. ;J (.Johu A. De?Uu. i Kinney'!...- :M. J. Kinney Astoria -.. 1 1 I Black Diamond ' A I(00th & gg Wlcifro .......... I Oval . ( Marnol-S3 Elmore, Sanborn' AtoI , WMteStawj &Co " Eiirnre ralm.,Gcorgo ft Barker! AatoriiL.. 1 I Astoria . ........ jBiookfield Wn A-!3ri St. CeorfeJj. G. Mtglcr 1 1 Jl!!! , iFiahennciTa ... j "".jJJrIBoe.g , t IS 10 . SCENES BF WILD EXCITEMENT One Hnnflrefl Thousand Men Race Into the Proiniscfl Land. FOUR 01 TIES ALREADY STARTED The Wild Had Kugh of Mingled Huuinnlly I11 to the Strip Iteaulted In the Loae of Severn! Itoomert' Llvea. Associated Press. Arkansas City, Ks.( Sept. 1G. Ona l'uridred thousand people sottled upon' the Cherokee Strip today. At noon the signal was given and the great race was begun. As far as -the eye could reach in either direction could be seen men mounted and In wagons and on foot closely packed together, making a solid column two hundred feet or more wide" .'n the middle and tapering away to a mere streak black In the distance. Confusion reigned everywhere. So closely were the contestants packed together that the start was a hazard ous one. Horsemen were unseated, wag ens overthrown, and pedestrians pros trated in the mad rush. The cowboys on ponies took the lead and had gone but a short distance when they spread out over the prairie and dismounting set tire to the thick prairie grass, hop ing to thus turn aside those who were following. The fires spread rapidly at first but were soon stopped by a deep gully which parallels the Cherokee line three miles south of here. The horses could not be urged through the flames and many turned back. No damage was done by the flames furth er than destroying the grass and Im peding the racers. James H. Hill of Kingborn, N. J was shot and instanU ly. killed by a soldier at the southwest corner of Chiloco reservation. He started Into the Strip before the sig nal was given. He had $500 and It was turned over to the sheriff. In the race many men were Injured, and some killed. Of the latter two were mur dered. One was stabbed and the other ehoh througih the head. There are many dead horses on the prairie. Four new townsltes have populations .esti mated at 6,000. each, and others boast populations ranging from 1,000 to 3,000. Every descrlbable claim has at least one claimant and many have two or four contestants. The contests of course will be numerous. The soldiers shot four "sooners" near Stillwater, O. T., and Arkansas City, Kansas, wagon and freight train loads with supplies followed the settlers Into the Strip. Camp fires dot the prairie In all direc tions tonight. The drought has dried up the streams and those who failed to provide themselves with water are forced to endure much suffering. Caldwell, Ks. Sept. 18. The first train Into the Cherokee district was run by Engineer J. Z. Colburn, who has been thirty-three years In the ser vice of the Rock Island road. The train was composed of thirty-five stock cars and every foot of space was taken. Pond Creek will probably be the larg est town on the Kock Island lino, with a population of 5,000. Orlando, Ok., Sept. 1C Twenty-five thousand men and women started Into the Strip today. Hundreds went in on trains which were jammed, but the grand rush was made by horses and wagons. Judge woiiock, me specmi land office has advices showing that the number of people who made the run into the Cherokee Strip exceeds all expectations. Fully 100,000 men started in the race and on the estima tion that families married at one to each certificate bearer, the Cherokee Strip tonight has:a population of 200, 000. Advices to Judge Wollock show that the racers were divided about as follows: Among the border towns: Ar kansas City, 30,000; Orlando, 25,000; Caldwell, 15,000; Hennessey, 10,000; Still water, 10,000; Kiowa, 3,000; Hunne- well, 3,000; and other points 4,000. Near Black Bear, northeast of here, today, the body of James Rearden, of Mllfeard, Mass., was v found on the prairie after the' rush. He had been stabbed to death and the weapon was sticking In his breast Further north was the body of W. D. Blake, supposed to be from Gainesville, Texas. He was found shot through the heart. It is not known Yhether he was murdered or shot by accident. The body of Made line Granger of Terre Haute, Ind., was also found on the prairie. There ore no marks of violence and 1 Is believed she died from natural causes. This town, the seat of County "O," end the principal townsite on the San ta Fe. road, fell Into the hands of the 'sooners' at twelve minutes after noon. Two hundred horsemen under the leader-chip of Jim Masterson, mounted on Bill Dalton's famous horse, occupied lots Burroundinfr the land of fice where the business portion of the town will doublless be built. That they were "sooners" who had been hiding In the flint hills Is absolutely certain, for they could not ride nine miles In twelve minutes. At 12:45 honest boom, ers began to come In sight. INSURGENTS ARE ON TOP. New York, Sept. 16. The Herald"s Buenos Ayres dispatch says that news received front the Brazllllan revolution today Is unfavorable to President Pe Ixoto. It Is reported that the naval squadron sent to quell the revolution ary uprising in the Rio Grande del Sul has rebelled. The bombardment of Nlc- theroy Is concluded. The ships of the revolting squadron attacked and si- lonced the forts. The revolutionists con trol.tho arsenal and custom' house. The reported secession of the states of Bahia and Pernanipco is confirmed. Admiral Mello now lias a squadron of thirty war ships and merchant steam ers which are all well supplied. Presi dent Plexoto lb Is reported, has retired to Santa Ana with the troops still loy al to him. The. damage resulting from the bombardment Is much more seri ous' than heretofore reported. Many persons were killed, Including an Ital ian "sailor, for whom the government paid $5000 Indemnity. One German is also reported k.'lled. In the reported attempt at landing at Nlctheroy, twen ty policemen were killed. Admiral Mel lo .proposes to blockade Rio and starve the capital Into submission by cutting oft... all supplies. The forts answered 'tbg. fire from the vessels vigorously. Many rebel officers and men were killed The! attitilde of the foreign war ships cannot be understood. The Tlvadentes still' remains outside of Montevideo, but ho one aboard her was able to manipulate her guns. The United States cruiser Charleston will sail from Montevideo for Rio on Monday. Buenos Ayres, Sept. 16. Official ad vices announce the repeated bombard ment during the past few days of Rio Janeiro. The Nlchetroy was shelled time and again, and the garrison was finally compelled to surrender after a gallant resiatance. It Is reported triat after 'the surrender of the garrison and the civil guards Joined the insurgents who have received large additions to their Beet. The president and govern mnt wore driven out of Rio and are now encamped with loyal troops at Santa ? Ana.t twelve miles from Ilio, awaiting -the rebel attack. The Insur gents are receiving reinforcements on all sides. Confident of ultimate success, President Plexoto has endeavored to make terms with the insurgents,' but with the reply that nothing but un conditional surrender will be accepted. THE WISCONSIN FIRES. Milwaukee, Sept. 16. While reports from Northern Wisconsin are some what more reassuring, the fires in the forests are- not abating. Great danger to the threatened cities is past for the present, at least. Timber worth mil lions of dollars has been sacrificed, while hundreds of poor settlers have seen not only their homes, but all their possessions swept away? That there will be widespread suffering and de struction there can no longer be any doubt. Time will, It is believed, show that many persons have perished. Seme Idea of the Immense extent of burning forest may be obtained when It is known that the fires extend from Shawalo, Lincoln and Portage counties In the south, to Lake Superior on the north, and westward from Marinette and Oconto counties to Sawyer, Barron and Chippewa counties. Manlstlque, Mich., Sept. 16. The fire last night destroyed twelve business houses, and ihree dwellings. The loss Is $50,000. The situation at Marshfield, Wis., Is unchanged. Additional families are burned out. McMillan Is safe. Ne- lmsvllle, In Clark county, is in danger. Train men have to bandage their faces when they pass through the. fire dis trict. The entire region is enveloped in suffocating smoke. The inhabitants are terror ftricken. ATTEMPT AT BLACKMAIL. Portland, Sept. 16. Chas. F. Goggs and a man named Rosenstadt were ar rested today on complaint of G. H. Welser on a charge of attempted ex tortion. The men attempted to black mail Welser, whose house was recently burned. They threatened to procure his arrest for arson If he did not give them one thousand dollars. FLOODS IN NORTH CHINA, Washington, Sept. 16. Acting Vice- Consul of the United States C. D. Den ny, at Tien Tsln, North China, reports that disastrous floods are prevailing In Northern China. The autumn crops are totally destroyed. A famine already ex ists, and the floods will bring untold miseries upon the people. FIRE AT KLAMATH FALLS. Klamath Falls, Sept. 16. Fire des troyed six buildings here this morning. The business portion of the town was saved. The loss Is $10,600, and the In surance $4,500. The fire was evidently of Incendiary origin. .' AND STILL ANOTHER. Tacoma, Sept 16. Ex-City Treasurer Isensee, of Whatcom, was arrested to night on a charge of embezzling $47,000 of city nionev. Tt fnrrt'h1 hnJ fr his appearance en Monday. ALLISON TALKS OS SILVER He Tits that Europe Will Slant An- oilier Conference, SOdE BEAD3 IN THE SENATE Farity Between the Metali May Be I HI nmtnly Establ lulled by Some Definite Action of the United Statei. Associated Press." Washington, Sept. lrfi Wh.en the re peal bill was taken up, Voorhees asked the unanimous consent for the general debate to close on the 25th Inst. The amendment will be debased until the 27th under the five minute rule. Tell er objected, Allison, republican, ad dressed the senate on the bill. This morning Senator "Voorhees again sought to obtain from the opponents of repeal some Information as to when a vote could be had on the repeal bill. This effort elicited no more information than did the former one, although Sen ator Teller said later that their opin ion on the subject would be given. As Allison was desirous of proceeding with his sptech no discussion was reached, but another effort will r iljably be made early next week. If unsuccessful Mr. Voorhees, will then nsk that a night session be held. Pfeffer offered u resolution which went over, instruct ing the committee on Interstate com merce to Inquire whether any, and if so, what legislation was necessary to prevent the Interruption of the inter state railway traffic by lawless per sons and to punish the persons guilty of robbery and murder committed on Interstate railway trains. The resolu tion was offered by Manderson, repub lican, of Nebraska, calling for informa tion whether the land offices In Nebras ka had been abolished or consolidated, was taken up. After an amendment so as to Include all land offices, the res olution was agreed to. --.; . In hls'speech Allison said the United, States could not continue to purchaae silver without seriously endangering the standard established In 1873, and bringing the nation to' a silver stand ard. The Brussels . had made more progress respecting the solution of the silver question than ha( been made at all prior conferences. If the United Slates would undertake the policy of restoring silver by international ar rangement, It would be accomplished within a reasonable time. The parity between the two metals would be res tored, and silver' would practically be rehabilitated. That was the solution of the question. George, of Mlsalppl, asked whether there was any seiitlint'nt in Europe In favor of the reassembling ot the mon etary conference. Allison had no doubt that the public opinion of Europe was that a conference of nations should be assembled to deal with the question, and In that statement he did not ex clude England. He believed If patience were excerclsed; If the question were dealt with In a statesmanlike way; if the senators would dismiss from their minds prejudices and party leanings and deal with the problem as a groat question involving tho whole country, Its Integrity and Its Interests, the time would soon come when silver and gold would travel side by side. - ' After speeches In eulogy ot Mr. Stan ford made by Senators White, Dolph, Peffer, Mitchell, Daniel, Ewart and Perkins, the senate adjourned. ALL FOR PROTECTION. Washington, Sept. 16. The hearing before the ways and means committee was begun' today with Mr. Bchless, who argued for the retention of the present duties .on braids. Wm. J. Matheson was in favor of continulr the protec tion on dyestuffs manufactured here, He also desired that coal tar be placed on the free llbt. Thos. Smith of New York did not want the ffresent tariff (n porcelain disturbed. J. II. Montgom ery argued for retention of the tariff on bullion and metal thread. W. G. Dalzell objected to' the inequality ot the tariff rates on different classes of axles and urged the committee to plate an ad valorem duty on carriage axles. 13. R. Morse of Vermont, claimed that a reduction of duty on marble would diminish the production and Increase Highest of all in Leavening l'owe- Latest U. S. Gov't Report the price of marble used by the mass cf the people. R. Burgher of Pittsburg, wanted the: present tariff rates retained on polished drill rods. The remainder of the day was devoted to the pottery Industry and several arguments were made for and against a tariff on pot tery articles. THE OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTER. New York, Sept. 16. The bank state ment today showed an Increase of de posits of nearly three million and a half of dollars. The addition to the deposits Is looked upon with mnfh fa vor as an Indication of the af.roach of a normal and healthy condition of the money market, and especially ns the decrease in loans is not due tof forced, but entirely voluntary liquida tions. '"' A RECORD SMASHED. Chicago, Sept. 16. The world's Fair championship events were held under the auspices of the Amateur Union here this afternoon. The feature of the competition was the breaking of the world's record for putting the 16-pound shot, George R. Gray of the New York Athletic Club, making 47 feet, exceed ing his own record by 514 inches. BRIGGS RECEIVES APPLAUSE. Chicago, Sept. 16. Professor Briggs of the heresy trial fame, was given a rousing welcome today In the parlia ment of religions and his liberal senti ments were accorded the heartiest ap plause. Ills speech was an eloquent presentation of the well known views of that eminent divine on the fallabllity of the Blble ' CHAMBERS RELEASED. Tacoma, Sept. 16. Clarence Cham bers, ex -postmaster at Kalama, was re leased from the United States peniten tiary today on payment of his fine and costs, amounting to $576. Chambers was' convicted of refusing to surrender government property to his successor. CONFESSED TO THE CRIME. Philadelphia, Sept. 16. " The weight clerk In the mint has confessed to having taken the mUsIng bullion. He furnished Information as to where over $100,000 of It was secured, and this has vbeen recovered. The treas ury department will lose nothing. FIRE IN SNOHOMISH. Snohomish, Wash., Sept. 16. Fire this morning destroyed the Bakeman building and the adjoining buildings. The loss is estimated at $25,000, and the Insurance is $9,000. Bakeman & Co. are that heaviest losers; their loss Is $16,000, half of which Is Insured. A REVEREND CANDIDATE. Des Moines, Iowa, Sept 16. The ex ecutive committee of tho Citizens' Tem perance party today nominated the Rev. Bennett. Mitchell of Craw'ord county for governor, to fill the vacancy wde by the declination of Hon. L. S. Coffin. A WASHINGTON PIONEER DEAD. Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 10. Judge Columbia Lancaster, a pioneer, died last night aged 61. He was the first delegate to congress from Washington Territory, and also the first district Judge of the territory. SOLD TO RUSSIANS. Chicago, Sept. 16. Monroe Salisbury today sold the mare Vic. H. to Captain Ishmaeloff of St, Petersburg, for $25, 000. The mare will be taken to Russia with the Orloft. stable. FASTEST NINTH EVER MADE. Washington Sept. 16. At the Park this afternoon Allx won the ninth and deciding heat of the great free-for-all trot, In 2:09 3-4, the fastest ninth heat ever made. Don't go to Portland to buy your tickets for the "Old country" and the East when you can get them for the same price at the Union Pacific office In this city, and thereby save your lo cal fare to Portland. J. W. Thompson, organist at the M. E. church, gives lessons In music, pi ano and ori?an. Organs tuned and re paired; Address 589 Astor St., Astoria. ANOTHER CUT IN PASSENGER RATES. Five dollars less over the Union Pa cific to Missouri river and intermedi ate points, effective Sunday, August 20th. Rates to all Eastern points corre spondingly reduced. For full Informa tion, call at Ticket office, Union Pa cific dock. O. W. LOUNSBERRY, Agent