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KXCIvUSIVE TELEGRAPHICPRESS REPORT.
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY 3I0RNING, OCTOBER 5. 1893.
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Fall and Winter of 1893-94
OUT Of EXISTENCE
A Fearful Catastrophe in Georgia. 'Be'
yoiii all ImaEinatiOD.
The Latest, the Finest, the
Freshest, the Best Made, the
Best Fitting and the Best
Values is what I am selling (two 'thousand PEOPLE KILLED
in Men's and Boys'
Clothing at 25 per cent. Thickly Populated Island Went Unde
less than regular prices.
I carry a full line of Fur
nishing Goods, Hata,
Gaps, Boots and Shoes,
Trunks, Traveling Bags
Umbrellas Etc., whi h I
am selling from 1G to 33$
the Water In the Middle of the
Night without Warning.
STRIFE STIRRED UP
Tlie Federal Elections Bill Brims out
Vara Discussion. I
and confirmed, aggregate over 2,000.
As the wind increased in severity, it
picked up the roofs of the houses as
though they had been shaved from
their rafters with a. great knife. Then
the buildings began to rock violently
and one by one were torn to pieces,
crashing down upon and killing the
occupants, and then rapidly drifting
away with the terrible current, sweep- BOME VERY BTRAIGHT
lug across the land.
The shrieks and groans of the un
fortunates wt-re heartrending,- After
sided was swept away he clung to the
sided was swept away h celling to the
floating debris, until he saw a light
twinkling in n. house not far away. lie Associated Press,
swam to It and was admitted. Hardly Washington, Oct. 4. In the house' to
I'ALKIUQ
A Colored Congrriatiiinn from Boulh Car
ollna TelU the Truth without
any K.iilvoratlon
working both ways. It was impossible
to fight it, and all that could be done
was to stand by and see It burn and
try to save the adjoining proper' The
total loss will foot up $50,000. L. Strauss
& Co., are the principal losers, their
loss aggregating on -stock and building
about $32,000, and no insurance.
DISINFECTING APPARATUS.
First Trial of the New Government
System In Cullfnrnlu. ,
Sun Francisco, Ca.1., Oct. 4. The 119
Chinese steerage passengers on the
steamer Oceanic which arrived from
Hongkong. Yokohama, and Honolulu,
this morning were the first Immigrants
In this port to submit to the new regu
lation requiring; foreign steerage h.ii?
gMe not. bearing the stamp of the quar
antine officer of the hailing port to be
fumigated at the government quaran
tine station. The old requirements were
per cent, less than elsewhere.
OSGOOD,
The Reliable One Price Clothier and Hatter,
COO, 60SL Third Street, Opposite Foard & Stokes', Astoria, Or.
Associated Press.
New Orleans, La., Oct. 4. The disaS'
tcr at Grand Inle and Chancre is un
paralleled In this section. The first au
thentic news came this morning when those In it one
several survivors reached here, They I raped with Ives,
tell hinrtrendlner Btorles. A tlilnl v tlnir tha nrntnnn .ml KnVv., It o I TT. c... ... . I
" " ' ""' VVM 'J"'' tuuieu count le made a bar- Iho irnvr..-1-nvnnt'n ,liuf,.tln,, ...I,.,,..
tturnnt fwon U,n toln...l ,1 a.. .. . .1 .. i r .... 1 ..... . i , . , . . I f r rt iUn - . r i . . I
".v. ,o...u, mnuxjiiiB n v wmif nicy remained an nigm, inc i mo ooutnern lJacif- us. Every particle was opened and
unci property on all sides. One hundred high waves dashing over them con tin- ,L1"""S to umposecs settlers in J thoroughly fumigated In a lint room to
and forty-five families are said to have ually. Some lost their lives In the 1 . remove every germ of cholera.
had he entered, however, when the (,fy. after the presentation of several
structure also went to nieces and of 'esoiuunnn. i col from the committee on fi ho nr,n.rV ..,,i0 i.i ..,.:
m.l.lln i. u ...... . . .. ' "- .... ri..,.-
( lady and a child es- , ', 'V"",lu ""vcrseiy to tlie board, but now the steerage baggage
i Ives succeeded in get- l uUon calling on the at- will have to go to Angel Island and
Ives succeeded get , for lnfm,mtl()n rf
MORE AWARDS FOR OREGON.
till in the Front!
FOR SILVER SIDE FISHING
USE
ARSHALL'S - TWINE
California.
J HP nOllHA nnaun.1 a 4,.ln 1..11
perished. The death list will run up In- wreck of their houses. Some were expressing to foreign governments par-
... ... ui-au, me urowneu arier escaping irom tne nouess 1'Liiw.iing in me World's Fair celelmi- Chlenirn. Hot. i-Amnmr th .ni.
Dr. Frey, a prominent physician, and and many were mortally wounded and tlon tne n'iowledgements of congress, bv the bureau of awards at the World'
his wife. The steamer Joe Webber was lived through the night, but with noth- Um1er caU "f the committees, 0tes Fair, Oregon received one for physical
blown to nieces, and severl of h int ni, tw. n-i.- . J T' c" ,"ouT,u",ey l"" and -Ic- development and training; the State of
- H v-" w. i,.,, v.i.vuc Lrea.y .norteJ Ml. SllbslltlltB fnr Hml ll,,w,,n o 11... I- V,lKl. ..1.1
itpw Qm l ..... ' I . ... " v.,v.v,i.,C u.
"""" "c,c ""- "mii was tven more micKiy pop- rvereu oui, amending th3 Geary ex- ores: the Ore Dell Mlnlnir Co.: of Soar.
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VT,L" l"e lopograpny or urana isle uiaiea man urana Isle. It comprised a I -"er a ratner Heated de-1 ta, Virtue Mine, for free gold; the
are inclined to think that the stories of colonv of 1.400 souls. Hundreds nf fish- Dat0 on the Propriety of recognizing Stale of Oregon for a collective exhibit
destruction there are exaggerated. This Ing smacks were either beached or de- , ' 7' ,,T I W P"" ' 8"Ver, co"er' anJ lead re
i tlon hud been nald hv th CnntaAarot I
is not the first time that the Island has mollshed. A priest who looked after the government, the elections debat" was DISGRACEFUL NOMINATION
ue reported wnsnea away. The Island spiritual welfare of the islanders was "fumed by Compton of Maryland,, in Saratoga, N. V., Oct. 4. Delegates
Is practically cut off from communlca- among those saved, and a lady who oc-1 support of the measure. are flocking in to participate In the
tlon. and the onlv menns nf n,min.n c.nled hi.'hm. with him Sweet ot Idun' denounced Cleveland democratic Btata convention tomorrow.
for hi rnnrsp nn IVin ull.fn. ii...
information is through the passenger keeper, was likewise spared. Scores of Ln)j Raid And.-Pw Tnh ,o i.'
steamer that plies between this city bodies are lying around and are begin- peached for acts less odlou? rievdnmi
and the island, end luggers in the oys- ning to show signs of decomposition, Imagined himself a dictator,
ter trade. and for the Eafetv of the rest of the ",c ul "nois maintained that
LATER: It
armed jnen at the nnlla ahnni.i u .,111,.
I .. . . .i i I rvtlnnv It V.rnnmA . . I " " t.iii-
m,w raunuuuu mux - ......v w uu., drawn now and forever. Mnrrnv. n
me loss or lite on Grand Isle and Chan- mem immediately. There was no time colored republican from South Carolina,
iere and in Grand and Adams bays and to make coffins and no material nor closed the day's debate.
It Is generally conceded that Judge
Maynard will be re-nom,lnated to the
court of appeals. If he is, the anti
snappers will bitterly oppose his elo
tlon.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Notice Is herecy given that 1 have
been appointed administrator of the es
tate or James P. Metz, deceased. All
the Cook. Chatnnnt. nnd Ovstor l.nvmia Imnlements to do so. so the llvlnn- rtno- If 1 owe allegiance to, this govern- persons indebted to said estate, are no.
.,,., , , , . , . , . ... . ment," said he, "then the government tided to pay theeame to me, at Astotla,
settlements will reach from eight hun- trcnclies-ln which to dtpoHlt the re- wnk.n Bfiueeze8 my f(J 0"t Oregon, forthwith; and all person, hav-
dred to one thousand. The story of the mains. Up to 3 o'clock. Ives assisted in ibvpa. nW, mv,i. 1 v... !fisr claims against said estate, are
mi -, .. ,r . ... . I . I ,7 . i.ic suni- nereoy nounea to present the same to
liiv uiyjny powers OI marsnail S 1 Wine are Slinerior u,Kasiur i urana isle is ternrylng in me snicsomo ibsk ana iieipea to inter uwn or me state's sovereignty is again nie, at the above place, within six
' - I mi ,.i .L- I ..... x. ...i,. I llOVerimr nhnilt the rlnmn tf .Ii. rt....l
ma cAiicine. Aiiuy enm ine Beu was "v- man .ui,y itriBuiia. ii, win nev- " ...iii.-
rising all day and increased alarmingly er be accurately known ' how many 1 thnt "lcn armed wltn rl"
, , , "es and shotguns who stand at the bal
towards night. About 10 p. m., the wind ves were lost. The population of Chie- iot box to murder or terrorize to pie
shifted to the southwest. Far out at nere was about 5,400 and Ives thinks vent us from voting ,are as much
sea flashes of lightning illuminated the that at least a thousand are missing. It nrni' ene-mles of the United States as
darkness and a mammoth wave could Is impossible as yet to give the finan- Hn ,nva'n Brmy' '
Just npfnrn fhn limiun .n.lt,.
K - n ..,x. j ... . .lol l.oo ht If 1 oujumiici,
" "ttveunB wun wonuenui rap-r " ul Chairman Fltz, of the committee re
idity towards the island accompanied thousands of dollars. Unless steps are
with a noise like thunder. On came the Immediately taken for their relief It is
to those of tvny other ever used on the Columbia river,
ON HAND:
months from the date hereof.
JAMES W. HARE.
Administrator of the above estate.
Dated at Astoria. Oregon, this 7th.
day of July. mi.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
7-Ply 30's
9 Ply 30's.
10-Ply 30's
8 Ply 40's
15 Ply 50' s
12 Ply 40's
14-Ply 40's
Iff
m
YOU
FIXED
FOR
FIRE AND MARINE.
We are agents for the largest and best companies
represented in Astoria.
Royal Insurance Co., assets,
London Assurance Corp'n
E I n a 1 n su ranee Co.
Western U. S. Branch,
New Zealand Insurance Co.,
Combined Assets,
21,502,37G,00
8,030,425.00
10,915,820.00
1,017,195.00
2,677,219.00
terrible thing, growing larger moment- not unlikely that manv will perish from
arlly. The island was wrapped In slum- starvation and thirst. All provisions on
ber. When the tidal wave struck the the ls,and were swept away. Fresh wa
laland all was darkness and the place ter 18 80 scarce that it Is not sufficient
as far as the eye could reach, was cov- t0 rellpve the thirst of hundreds who
eied with water. At the next flash of are now without anything to eat nnd
lightning the two fishermen found scarcely anything to wear.
themselves far off to the north of the
island and looking about could see
nothing but a sheet of water, the island
having totally disappeared.
Matthew Schurtz of Goldsboro, one of
the survivors of the Cheniere Caminda
community, arrived here this morning.
Ho estimates the loss of life on Grand
Isle, Chenlre, nnd Grand , nnd Adams
bay, the Cook, Chalton, and Oyster bay
settlements at from 800 to 1000. When
he left Chenlre Island yesterday he
counted but Ave houses standing out
A HEAVY FORFEITURE.
Port Townsedn, Wash., Oct. 4. In
the United States court of Alaska the
British steamer Coqultlan and over
six thousand seal skins valued at near
ly $100,000, which were found aboard
the vessel, were forfeited to the gov
ernment. C. II. Earle, baggage master on the
City of Kingston, was arrested today
with forty pounds of opium concealed
in a falpe bottom of bis trunk.
AH Ham, a Chinese- cook on the
$45,403,041.00
Elmore, Sanborn & Co.
THE PACKERS
CF
Choice Columbia River Salmon,
THEIR BRANDS AND LOCATIONS.
LOCATION.
A' (T.Ie.'ii P'lig Cii.... Ilwaoo1....
Astr.rl.i Pk'g Co...
Asloiia....,-
KRJM).
AT
Alierdeeu TV Co Ihvnco, Wash
Bear ...
Astoria rk"gt'o.:
Kinuey . M. J. Kiniier 'Astoria..
John A. Devlin.;
t:.Mh, . Pk'g Co Astoria ! ) BlykP!m,na.:A- & JmetK0 .
I liuorcSnn'iigl-
t.'corsi.' iilSnrker..
Astoria
.lAstoria...
j Mnjrnolla . Elmore, Sanborn . , .
i WbiteBtar , & Co A'torio.
I. O n. in thorn & ro.jAstoria
i
J. i Mefil.-r&Cu - Brookfield.
!
Fishermen' Pkg Co... Asto in ..
I"
C linmbiiKivcrl'tg'o Astrii...
i i Eiilcnre Palm.
-jl
J.O.HauThorn&Co J. O. Hanthorn 'Astoria .
idi mon-. CcorKe Barker Astoria..
-. Stag, St. Gcor4c... J. (;. Mcgler.
I
'iFiBhertnrn's
j .
1 1 Fihermen'..
Scar.iliiiavlnn
( Fishermen'! i
I i
-,Cockuul....L... Icntting pkg Co., San Fanoiseo'.
l'k?Cu I Astoria..
steamer City of Topeka, was also ar-
of a total of about three hundred. The rt'8ted for 8ml,&KIlnK lht Pounos t
. , . , , . opium which he had concealed In' a
nmu in tuvciTu wun corpses. flmir hln
Atlanta, Oa.. Oct. 4. The little town
of Hogan, Ga., was demjl'Blied by a ilibj tU-METALLIC LEAGUE.
cyclone. Nine house were blown down. Pecond Day's Meeting of an Important
John A. Sebut a fisherman, told a rep- but Impotent Gathering.
resenUllve of the Associated Press I o. r .r. .t
I aju.b, vyiien tne i ail
that nothing was left either on the American El-Metallic League met this
shores of the bayou or the islands, morning, the committee on resolutions
In Bayou Simon, sltunted ,.n r.rn,i not beln ready to report, the conven
,av .' u t I tion proceeded to consider general bus-
iuu'1" an jness.. Walter N. Allen has denounced
u.uwj.tu. ne saiu not a nouse was lea the "extension clause" In the silver
on "Bayou Cool:, and only one person act, which provides for naming any
was saved from the Oyster bay eatas- oU,er money than silver In contracts, if
trophy. He was found hanging by one 80 des,red- '
hand to a post, unconscious. He will CONTRACTOR GROWING RICH.
flip. On ft I mnn lolort1 iliaia nravA 1 0 '
. San Diego, Cal., Oct. 4. A petition Is
"r ctt...i, a.m 10 ui being circulated addressed to Congress-
thein were drowned. On the raise orl man Bower asking for some relief In
stand was a camp of five men. all the matter of labor employed on the
government Jetty It is claimed In the
petition thr.t Contractor S. R. Smith
has brought all his laborers from Port
land and that he pays them only U.60
per day, and charges them $4.50 per
week for board.
drowned. On Bird island about 150 peo
ple lived, and all were drowned. On
Grand Bank, eight persons were killed.
New Orleans, (Later: 3 a. m. Thurs
day.) Oct. 5. Over 2,000 are killed and
$5,000,000 worth of projierty demolished,
Is the record of the great gulf storm In
Louisiana. There haa never been any
thing approaching it since the country
was settled. More than half the popu
lation In the devastated region are
dead. Everything is wrecked, and the
survivors are without food, chclter or
clothing. The deaths so far reported
TAKEN A HAND AT LAST?
Itlo Janeiro, Oct. 4.-Tlie command
ers of the British, French, Italian, Am
erican, and Portuguese men-of-war
here have informed Admiral de Mellos
that no attack on the city will be per
mitted. Germany alone refrained from
taking similar action, ot th grrond
thut fche does not desire to interfere in
Brazil' domestic troubles.
Notice Is hereby given that the An
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Fishermen's Packing Company will be
held nt the ofllee of the comtmnv. nt
porting the bill. Introduced a kuIisiI- I Alderbrook, Astoria. Or., on Monday.
tute which strikes out tho section of , u r U ' 1 Ji: ot 8,oclock - '"
th vnv.,A .i,,,,,., BtLiiun oi f(ir tne pi.p0,e of electing a board o
the icvised statutes enipowerlns the iiioctors for the ensuing, year, and
imiiiuiy iu Keep wie peace at tne polls,
and repealing all laws regarding the
appointment of supervbors or deputy
marshals. The LuUaiuto would leave
in force the election Iuwb relating to
the punishment of private Individuals
for bribery and about all that leayea
In force the declaratory principles of
the llfteenth amendment. The north
ern democrats after an Informal con
ference decided that the Tucker bill
wa3 too sweeping, and this substitute
was formulated to meet objections. The
house then adjournad.
wasningion, Oct. 4. In the senate
today, Butler of South Carolina, made
the llrst open suggestion of a com
promise. In an impassioned speech
against the silver repeal bill he said
and
transacting such other business as may
'i i.'erore tne meeting,
liy order of the president.
O. A. NELSON, Secretary.
AiUiiiit, Or., Sept. 2!lth, 1893.
PROVEN A BOON.
Gentlemen: I have always recom
.nended Krause's Headache Capsules
wherever I have had a chance. They
have proven a veritable boon In my
family against any and all kinds of
headache. Yours truly,
J. E. WALTER.
Leavenworth, Kansas.
For sale by Chas. Rogers, Astoria,
Oregon, sole agent.
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.
The best salve In the world foi cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, rliilliltilim,
corns, nnd all skin eruntlons. and uofritlv-
thnt the answer to the question which l,",V,.,or pay required. It
. . . , , iiuLmiiiii wiuin BlmmntUed to give perfect sllsfao-
nud been asked over and over again, tlon or money refunded. Price 25 cents
"When would a vote be hml nr. thn " Do' iZ sale by. Chas. Rogers, rv
hill?" was "Compromise. Compromise
Is the only solution of the struggle Every oni should hear Miss Mario
1(re" " Purk on Friday evening October 6th,
. Ai... 111 tne M- E- church. It is seldom one
Washington, Oct. 4. Strenuous ef- has an opportunity of hearing an elo-
forts have been made by the congress- (-1 tlonist, vocalist, and planoist all In
men favoring and those opposing the nne PerBon- Mls8 F&r excels in all. ac-
Ufftwr. iiii'ti. iw . "irdlng to testimonials from Boston,
McCreary substitute for the Geary bill u,B Angeles and numerous other cities!
to agree upon a time when the bill shall By special request Mrs. J. T. Ross has
be considered. Some of the opponents k'nd'y consented to sing one of her
of th measure want it put off till the F,
first of November. There Is little doubt Ross, Hlgglns & Co.'s. Adults, 60 cents;
expressed that the bill will go through children under twelve years, 25 cents,
as soon as a vote can bo reached. Sev- A1, tn9 paTTnTai'advertlsed in
c-rnl Western members are preparing this paper, together with the choicest
papers which severely arraign the ad- irK?nA.'?Jl!.rri!Sl!Z. i.
ministration for- tho non-enforcement Conn's drug store, opposite Occident hotel.
of the Geaj'v law ftstona.
BIG FIRE IN TUHLOCK.
Turlock,
Fred Olson takes the lead In manu
facturing boots and shoes. All work Is
first class and warranted. Repairing a
specialty. Corner Second and Olney
Cal., Oct. 4.--Thc largest
fire which ever visited this place broke streets.
out last night at ten o'clock In lhn If you have friends In Europe whose
cepTe of t UnrU 'iini.i.i IpnuHBge you wish to prepay to Astoria,
cen re or l diock almost consuming the 'all at tlie Northern Paellle omcs.steanier
enure misiness portion or the town, Telephone dock, and maKe known your
starting in the centre of the block and "n nnS'"" v" a" lhe l"'1'
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report