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ASTORIA PDBIIC LIBRARY ASSOCLiTlOH. www- -I EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XL, NO. 221. ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY; MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1893. PRICE, FIVE CENTS, s.t lifKE Jill iiU ' . . I. L OSGOOD, The Reliable One Price Clothier and Halter, m GOO, 002 Third Street; Opposite Foard & StoW, Astoria, Or. Still in the Front! FOR SILVER USE MARSHALL'S - TWINE i, 1 The " staying powers of to those of any other ever used on the Columbia river. ON HAND: 10-Ply 30's. . 8 Ply 40's 15'Piy 50' s 7-Ply 30's 9-Ply 30's ASTOR HOUSE, Astoria, Oregon. J. G. ROSS, Prop'i Raiea $1 and $1.2o per day.- Good accommodations. Clean beds a specialty, are invited to call. Free 'bus meets all steamboats. HOW ARE YOU FIXED FOR INSURANCE ? FIRE AND MARINE. We are agents for the largest and best companies represented in Astoria. Royal Insurance Co., assets, London Assurance Corp'n iEtna Insurance Co. Western ILS. Branch, New Zealand Insurance Co., Combined Assets, THE PACKERS Choice Columbia River Salmon, THEIR BRANDS AND LOCATIONS. Astoria Pk'p Co.- Astoria.... Booth, V. Tk'gCo Slinore Samnc! 1 tiearKC ft Barker..- Astoria..... Astoria... j Epicure Palm i UcwU-mona. Astoria... J. 0 n minora & Co. Astoria J. G McgW&O Brookfield.. latag.St. George... J. O. Megler.... Astoria tJcar.!iiiavian 1-tnCo Finhenu'-ii'a Pkg Co... ColumbitkirerPkKCo Astoria... .CocktaU... Any Boy in Astoria Can Show Youl "Where rolls the folumli . v And bean no touud uve its own Jasliings." And where is the largest city, in the United States with out a railroad? Or, where is the best place in Astoria to buy your mew's and boys' clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks Valises, Umbrellas Etc. at 1.0 jj t'o 33 pei cent, less than else where? , 25 per cent reduction on mens' and boys' cloth ing until further notice: SIDE FISHING Marshall's Twine are superior 12 Ply 40's 14-Ply 40's Yon 21,502,376,00 8,G30,425.00 10,915,829.00 1,017,195.00 2,077,219.00 $43,403,044.00 Elmore, Sanborn & Co. OF- HRAND. (Astoria Pk'gO. Kiuncj'a (.John A. DcvMn.i I Black Diamond-j t Oval J Magnolia . I 'W bite Star .. M. J. Kinney Astoria... A. Booth & Sons ClllctKO . i Elmore, Banborn Astoria . & Co George & Barker i Astoria... J.O.Hanthorn&CoJ. O. Hantliorn .,-! Astoria J'.rockfleM Wn Ajtoria. ICuttlng PkgCo San Francisco GLAOSTONE'S GREAT He Tells tlie EflinlmiEu People His Opinion of the Lorfls. - HOME RULE BILL FOR SCOTLAND Tha Grand old Man Klsea to aoine ttuperb i Flight! of Oratory and uiaken his llearera Enthusiastic. Associated Press. ..Ed In burgh, September 27. Mr. Glad stone met with a rousing recep tion at Albert Hall this afternoon. He began his speech by expressing the hope for Scotch legislation before the end of the year. "The Irish question," continued Gladstone, "has barred prog ress in that direction and tt )s" only Just to say that the lords are responsi ble for the fact that this barrier la still remaining." ' . ,1 Gladstone expressed thei hope that , a home rule bill of some description Scot land might become law within the near future. (Cheers.) "Home" rule for Ire land," said Gladstone, his formeem ing to grow taller and more powerful, as he touched upon his favorite sub ject, "might by some be regarded as a failure; but," cried the veteran stivtes man, raising his hand aloft, his eyes Hashing with fire and Intense feeling, "depend- upon it, home rule Is not a failure." The statesman then traced the course of the house of lords In de- featlng good measure since the time of the reform bill, after which he re marked that It was grossly unconsti tutional and monstrous innovation to suggest that the pee,rs could forte a dissolution of parliament. "To allow such a prerogative," said Gladstone, Indignantly, "would be high treason to a nation with a title of being a self governing country." (Loud cheering.) Gladstone spoke for an hour and a half. At the conclusion of his remarks he said- "If the house of lords ever means forcing a dissolution of parliament, It might depend upon it that the, Irish question would not be the only ques tion considered, but Us own independ ent Irresponsible existence would be taken into consideration." Gladstone added that the' nation had given the liberals the authority and that with the help of the Almighty they would find a means to reach their goal. (Tre- uiloiw applause.) MAYBE FOUR. NEW STATE3. Washington, Sept. 27.-U Is highly probable that the committee on terri tories will report the bill for the ad mission of Utah to statehood within a, few days. Joseph, a member of that committee, said that such a bill would be reported, and added that before the close of the present session bills for the admission of Arizona, New Mex ico, and Oklahoma would be reported favorably from his committee, Ho ex pressed great confidence that Ml four bills would become iws. ANOTHER OF HILL'S DEALS. Sioux City, la., Sept. 27. News has been received here of the sale In New York of the controlling interest In the Sioux City and Northern and Sioux "City, one of the Illinois and Western roads,, which means that J. J. Hill, of the Great Northern, has bought nil the properties of the collapsed rail roads, formed a syndicate, and having completed his line to the Pacific coast, is ready to extend it to the southwest. WEST IS ON TRIAL. San Francltco, Sept. 27.-The prelim inary examination of Dr. Eugene F. West, charged with causing the death of Addie Gllmour, commenced in the police court today. The dead woman's father was the first witness. West's confession to the father was not ad mitted In evidence. WILL, NOT BE CONFIRMED. Washington. Sept. 2T.-The- general impression. he-e Is that Van Allen can not be confirmed.' ' Several members of the senate committee on. foreign rela tions have Intimated as much. It would even appear that there was a strong prohabliity of the nomljiaUDn being pigeon-holed In crmiitt?e. Fenalor Dolph, of Oregon, la a member of the committee, and a very warm personal friend of Senator Hill. Great surprise is expressed on all hands that the pres ident tshould have seut VanAUen's name to the henate, being fully In formed as to the $50,000 contribute made by Van Allan to the democratic campaign fund. HARRISON AT THE FAIR. Chicago. Sept. 27. Indiana's day at the fair was nearly marred , by. a serious accident. ' Gen. Harrison's presence-at the sfae building; drew an enormous crowd tip hear-his remarks, and sud denly -"UHrtfe "wrh a scream from the center -of the tjrowd which almost caused apaulc.'- Women screamed and Men pushedv: The ex-presldent ceased speaking and urged the crowd to re main quiet. The fainting women were assisted by Mr. 'Harrison to the plat form and there revived. Two other women were carried out In a fainting condition before the crowd became quiet The ex-presldent devoted most of his speech to Indiana, eulogizing her eloquently. He took occasion to de nounce in a most) emphatic manner the lynching of men In several of the states. " .LOOKING MORE SERIOUS. London, Sept. 27. A private message received here, by an Important "bank from Rio Janeiro says that the bom bardment of that . city, is- so serious that the banks of Rio after consulting together have decided that they will probably close altogether until the fate of the capital of Brazil la settled one way or the other. The bombardment yesterday Is said to have ceaBed only when the foreign war vessels threaten ed to turn their guns on the rebels if the city was not spared. Negotiations rre resumed .between the government and the rebels at Intervals with ap parently no better chance of a peace ful termination of the struggle, than there was some weeks ago. TERROR AMONG THE BROKERS' Chicago, Sept. 27. A fusllade of bul lets was flred into the wheat:a)it ,o the board' of' trade at about noon to day. The traders scattered In a hurry, and business caim to a Standstill. The wildest excitement ensued. A. N. T3m nett, a broker, reeel-vd a frightful wound In the neck. Chas. ltobwull, a telearanh operator, was vhtii In the leg. A woman In the spectntors' ga' lery Is also said to be wound idr- The gallery. He was quickly overpowered, gallery. ,He was q'ullcly overpowered, He Is . supposed to be- Insane Both wounded men will die. ANOTHER TERRIBLE FIRE. St. Louis, -Sept. 27. A special to the Republic from Guthrie, Oklahoma, says: "A disastrous prairie fire oc curred in the western part of the Cher okee strip yesterday and scores of set tlers narrowly escaped with their lives, Mrs. J. S. Kennedy and two p hlldren were badly burned and John Baker and Mr. Thomas and family were burned to death. Two children of Mrs. George Harrison are missing. Mrs. Thompson and two children are fatally burned. ' TRACED HOME TO HIM. San Francisco, Sept. 27. Axel Soren sen, the man whose name was on the valise containing dynamite which was left at a lodging house last Saturday night. Is now generally believed to be the fiend who fired .the fatal bomb last night. It' Is stated thnt Sorensen was always talking of-dynamite and an archism ' In the forecastle. Ho Is member of the Sailors' Union. HEAVY DAMAGES AWARDED. Portland, Or., Sept. 27. Florence Bathe today obtained Judgment for $2.r,000- against Thomas Welch for breach of promise. Both parties to the suit ar. residents of East Port land. Welch made no defense. Under promise of marriage Welch seduced the plaintiff eight years ago. ALL FINED $1,000. Portland, Or., Sept. 27. Seven per sons Including the principals In the recent Evans-Mahan prize fight plead ed guilty to the charge of prise fight ing today. All were "jentinced to n fine of $1000 each. The c isea will be carried to the supreme court. PART OF THE BODY FOUND. Ban Francisco, Sept. 27. Part of the remains of Addle Gllmour, the girl who Is supposed to have been mur dered and cut up by Dr. West, were found In an oil can floating Ir. the bay near the Berkely shore today. . THE HOP MARKET. New York, Sept. 27. Hops nre quiet and operators are . uncertain what course the market 1 likely to take Sales are mainly for current conntti.ip tion. . The best Paclfics .ire- quoted hi 21Q2H4. .. - RUSSELL CHOSEN AGAIN. Boston, Sf-pt, 27. John . E. Rumell was ncmlna.'u;d for governor by the democratic convention today. WRITES 1 LETTER He Defines himself on toe Silver Qnestion very Clearly. AST0SISHED AT THE SENATE You can not Cure a Fright by Calling It Foolish and Unreasonable. I want tiood, Stiitils Money. Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 27. Tn reply to a letter from Govornor Northen nski ing the president for his position on fi nancial matters, Mr. Cleveland has Bent the following:. . Executive" Mansion, Washington, D. C, Sept. 2r.th. My Dear Sir: "I hardly krow how to reply to your letter of the 15th Inst. It Beems to me that I am plainly on record concerning the financial question. My letter ac cepting the nomination to the pretil dency when read In lonnectlon with he message lately Bent to congress In extraordinary session seems to me to bo very explicit. I want a currency that la 8table ond safe In the hands of our people. I wl(l ,not knowingly be implicated in a condition that will Just ly make me In the least degree answer- ablo to any luborer or fanner In the United States fo another shrinkage In the purchasing power of the dollar he has received for a full dollar's worth of the product of his toll. I not only want our currency to be of such a character that all kinds of dollars will be of equal purchasing power at home, but I want It to be of such a character as will demonstrate abroad our wis dom and good faith, thus placing ua upon a firm foundation among the na tions of the earth, I want our finan cial conditions and the laws relating to our currency so safo and reassuring that those who have money will spend and Invest It In business and new en terprises Instead of hoarding it. You cannot cure a fright by calling It fool ish and unreasonable, and you cannot prevent o frightened man from hoard ing his money. I want good, sound, and stablo money and a condition of confi dence that will keep it In use. "I have written that I am a frleijd of silver, but I believe its proper place In our currency can only be fixed by a readjustment of oud currency legisla tion and the Inauguration of a consist ent and comprehensive financial scheme I think such a thing can only be enter ed profitably and hopefully after the repeal of the law which is charged with all our financial woes. In the present slate of the public mind this larw can not be built upon nor patched In such a way as to relieve the situation.. I am therefore opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver by this country alone and Independently, and I am In favor of Immediate and uncoh ditlonal repeal of the purchasing clause of the so-called Sherman law. I confess I am astonished by the opposi tion In the senate to such prompt ac tion as would relieve the present un fortunate situation. My daily prayer Is that tha delay occasioned by such opposition may not be the cause of The only Pure C xatu of Tartar Used in Millions 'r.r Home i ! 3 ii r 1 1 f J f 1 ! p plunging the country Into deeper de pression than It haa yet! known, and that the democratic party may not be Juftly held responsible for such a catas trophe. Yours very truly . GROVER CLEVELAND. AFFAIRS IN THE SENATE. Some More Hot Words and Angry Pnssagen at Arm?. ''Washington, Sept. 7. - n the ionato tho resolution olferod yesterday by Du bois, republican, of du'io, to post pone legislation rospocl-r: ; elec tion laws, finance, and tariff until Jan uary 15th, because of vacancies In the senatorial representation of Washing ton, Montann, and Wyoming, was tak en up. Dubois addressed the senate In advocacy of its adoption.' .Mitchell, of Oregon, said he would oppose the resolution to the-Wtter end. German, of Maryland, said he per fectly understood that the resolution of Dubois was one of a series Intro duced for the purpose of .consuming the morning hours. The silver sen ators were doing more to belittle tho senate In the eyes of the people "of the country than any body of men had ever done before. Coming to reference to himself, Gorman said he did not believe the senator from Colorado would stand upon the statement he hud made that he (Gorman and. Al drkh, (of Rhode Island) had been con sulting to dwlse a means to force a vote on repeal. "I have been a mem ber of this body for twelve years," siild Gorman, "and this is the first oc casion In that time that I have ever known a senator through himself or his agents to listen .at oommitteerooin doors, or fron. Information received, from eavesdroppers to tell the: senate If the private conferences of senators upon any subject. It Is not necessary," continued Gorman, contemptuously, "o pay more of such an Incident." ,Re, fcrring to Stewart's criticism of the president, Gorman said that- he was not the mouthpiece of the president. "His patronage I know pothlnaot. I care, nothing for it. I neither have it ..nor wish It. But there is no man who has been more careful In using the great power of his olnco than the pres ent president. It he may be criticised' tit nil, It would be proper to say thut he has been so careful of It that he has scarcely done his party Justice." (Ap plause in the gallery.) Aldrlch denied. that at any time he hud undertaken In any conference to represent anybody but himself. Wolcott said he had carefully ab stained from the slightest reflection by Inuendo .or otherwise upon the senator froaa Maryland, v "l" would not rise to reply to his insinuations were It not li.it he has soer. fit to suggest that I. listened at his committee room doors." "I did not say that," Biild Gorm-ui. "I said that if he hud taken his Infor tnuUoi1 from eavesdroppers who were nt tho committee room doors." Wolr-ott said the senator from Mary hind knew ho would scorn dlshonora u1l methods which he characterized as untruthful statements. The resolution had been Introduced to consume time. The repeal bill was then taken up and Pasco, democrat, of Florida, ad-" Kdressed the senate In favor of repeal, followed by Teller. Before Teller con cluded, the senate went Into executive session and adjourned. TAKEN A BIG FORT. Tarls, Sept. 27. A dispatch from Chantlbun, Slam, says that tho French cruiser Alouette has captured tho Pak num fort, and put a garrison limlde. Her men have proceeded vi build ride pits around the barracks. PORTLAND EXHIBITION OPENED. Portland, Sept. 27. The fifth annual exhibition of the Portland Industrial Exposition opened tonight. An addresH of welcome was delivered by B. B. Iteckman, ' KILLED AT OREGON CITY. Oregon City, Sept. 27. Carl Perham, a brldga repairer, at work upon the eljpctrlc line bridge across the Clack amas, was killed today by getting In contact with two II electric wires. A PECULIAR DECISION. Wichita, Kd.n., Sept. 27. Judge Reed today declared the eight-hour law con trary to both state and federal con stitutions and a restraint on liberty of acion. 4a T lht.- v. Aianc-jisi; No'uni An :t.: I - - V 1 1 m 9 W 'MY.