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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1893)
iSTOmPUBUCUBMRUSSOClAlIOS.- P , lull sr I ' I 11 II I si i v.c---' EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRISS REPORT. VOL. XL, NO.. 247. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29, 1893. PRICE, FIVE CENTS, There Are No Others Like Them! ra or 5 V tar ' "Oat UNDER SHIRT. 1 Tltatkalr totlu From-Viw. ls -LUZERNE KNITTING BILLS, Soli UTit The Best Underwear Made. . They Come in White, -. f Mlni-oi nL'n' in rioiiiol't- TToii rnerly. They can be bought only of the Sole Agent for the Lowei Columbia, . I. L OSGOOD, The Reliable One Price COO, (102 Third Street, Opposite VVe have a SCHOOL BOOKS To be sold at the American Book Com pany's price list. A big reduction from last rear's prices. GRIFFIN & REED. CALIFORPJIA FINE WINES I hava made arrangements for supplying any brand of wines in quantities to suit at lowest cash figures. The trade and families supplied. All orders delivered free in Astoria. A. W. UTZINGER, Main Street, Astoria, Oregon. The Astor House, J. W. WILLIAMS, Prop. 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(Copyrighted Oct. 28 ty Associated Press.) - The Russian fetes which have kept the mnln thor oughfares of jtlila city congested and the people who. thronged them wildly joyful, wir prolonged from Lyons to Toulon. IJcfwe starting, for Toulon, President Carnot was vvlsited by the Czar's brothers, the Grand Dukes Ser gltis, governor of Moscow, and Paul The grand dukes were Instructed by telegraph from the Cjtar to come to Paris and express to the president the heartfelt thanks of the Czar and Czar Ina at the magnificent and cordial re ceptlon given the Russian squadron and Its ofllcers. The Grand Duke Ser- gius, In thanking President Carnot said that Russia and France were now Indlssolubly united In cordial sym pathy, the strongest the two nations had ever known. President Carnot re sponded, with transparent joy. Hand? some gifts were made to Admiral Avel lan and his officers. At the ball pre vious to their departure from Paris was the final effort of the festivity as T - A Ai .r, ADMIRAL AVELLAN. it is admitted that ladles, moved by patriotic ardor, came In order to let the j Russian ofllcers dance with and em brace them. The Russians, while be ing driven through Paris, had to kiss l fants by the score, while the mothers who handed up the wee things, began with an embrace, showing the indissol ubility of the union. In Toulon, where the people universally smell of garlic, the kissing and embracing ordeal was much moxe trying than that In Paris. And now the visit of Admiral Aval- lan Is at an end, and he goes up the Mediterranean on a cruise. Great though Paris Is, It looks like a ball room just deserted, and Into which the light of day has come. One only sees wearied eyes and pallid or congested faces. Those worst off were the Russian visitors, they being surfeited with banqueting and rounds of pleas ure. The indiscretion of Emperor Wil liam has helped to swell the Russian triumph. Ho says and doeB foolish things, having entertained the prince of Italy at the Metz review. This made the French back rise and the blood of Fienchmen boll. The mob Is not bhun ed for crying "Vive la Czar." The French want an ally against Germany and want to wrest Alsace anr Lorraine from her, but their statesmen play more than a dangerous game. Europe may 'n't any time be Cossacked through republican France. Eiffel who was convicted of swindling the Panama shoreholdiera out of $10,000,000, was asked to take Admiral Avellan up his tower. Arthur Meyer, of Galouls, ex secretary of Blanche Antlgony, the or iginal of "Nana," was charged to or ganize a gala regresentatlon at the opera. He Invited all the theatrical demi-monde. Damaze Melba, mistress of the Duke of Orleans, was invited to participate. Yvette Gullbert, famous for indecent songs, Mme. Judlo, noted for Inniendo, Yrma Pot-hot, noted for Canaille style, and Emillle Nallendon, reputed for pagan vices, were present and exalted in the highest degree. The state box waa filled with duchesses and other grand ladles to keep Baron ess Von Mohrenhelm and MMe. Carnot, wife of the president, in countenance. What power can a nation showing such scandalous incongruity exert in controlling the forces which it ha been raahly unloosening? It has enor mous military .strength, but wants moral backbone. Every one professes to want peace, but with popular emo- lon to lead, and knaves wanting great military contracts, France may easily be helped by irresponsible politicians into war. In any case, RusMia will be the ruling and directing party. The Cci-mans claim to btlieve that France haa not yet been allowed to see aJl this drift which Is the scheme of Ignatleff In 1868 repeated. I doubt whether the French understand what they are do ing. , In eny case, Europe has entered Into a new phase of historical evolu tion., . NO VOTE AS YET. The Repeal Division is to Cotne up on Monday. Washington, Oct. 28, 10 a, m. The prospect now Is that the greater part of Uie day in the senate will be given to speech making, though voting on the amendments may begin late this afternoon. There is no special desire on the part of the repeal managers, however, to secure a vote on the repeal bill before Monday or Tuesday, be cause there are several absentees who are expected to be here by that time who wish to have their votes recorded. It Is not supposed that the .vote will be postponed for their return, but sev eral; speeches are to be made yet, Including those of Gorman, Cockrell, Dubois, Jones, and Stewart, and they will probably consume the greater part of the day. There will be a few Bhort speeches after the amendments are disposed of before a vote Is 'taken on the bill. When the senate convened at 11 a. m. there were fifty-two senators pres ent. The urgent deficiency bill was tnkt up and passes. The repeal bill was then taken up and Wolcott ad dressed the senate In opposition to It He was followed by Sherman. He spoke of the depleted condition of the treasury. . To rectify this the secre tary of the treasury should be author ized to issue bonds. He considered It unwise to offer such an amendment to the present bill, but he had ready a proposition for the sale of two nun dred millions in three per cent bonds as the method he would suggest for relief. He was followed by Gorman who said that when congress met, the democratic party had been hopelessly divided on the silver question, as were the republicans. There was not a ma jority In favor of unconditional repeal. ho asserted, for many of those who would vote that way wanted some other measure passed In place of the o;:i!. ninn taw. tsiewart onereu a suo- stltute for the Perkins amendment which was practically to the same effect, but was differently worded. The substitute was lost by a vote of 39 to 29.! The Perkins amendment was lost by a vote of 30 to 41. Perry, of Ar kansas, offered the Bland-Allison law as a proviso to the repeal bill. The Bland-Allison amendment was lost, by a vote of 23 to 37. Allen of Nebraska, offered an amendment to coin the bul lion in the treasury. ThlB was lost by a vote of 31 to 41. The vote on the Blackburn amendment offered some days ago resulted yeas 28, nays 42. Stewart offered an amendment for a conference of all American states to fix a uniform silver coinage. This was rejected by the following, vote: Yeas, 32; nays, 41. At 4:40 p. m., Voorhees gave notice that he would ask for a final vote on the repeal at 2 o'clock on Monday. At 5 p. rre., Allen of Nebraska, of fered an amendment for free silver coinage, which waa rejected by a vote of yeas, 29; nays, 41..' FEAR AN INVESTIGATION. The Methods of an Antl-Cathollc So ciety to be Exposed. Washington, Oct. 28. Representative Weddock of Michigan, who yesterday offered a resolution for an Investiga tion Into the methods of the American Protective Association, an antl-Catho- 11c organization which has been mak ing Us power felt in politics In Mich igan, Ohio, Western New York, Illinois, and Wisconsin, says it resembles the old Know NQthlng, movement, except that Instead of being directed against all foreigners, It is directed against the Catholics. If an investigation Is or dered, it la expected that some aston ishing revelations will be made. THE EFFUSION OVER. ' Toulon, Oct. 28. The great series of fetes In honor of the visiting Russian sailors are at an end, and they carry away with them as mementos, pres ents valued at half a million dollar. A BRUTAL MURDER. Chino, Cal., Oct. 28. Last night at about 8 o'clock, Herbert R. Holman, an employe of a sugar factory was brut ally murdered. The motive Is supposed to have been robbery. A SPLENDID RACE. Chicago, Oct. 28. The - sweepstakes race between Lamplighter, and Clif ford waa won by Yo Tamblen, Lami Hghter, second. The time waa 2:01Vi. L A RGE" EXCESS "TOD A Y. New York, Oct, 28. The weekly bank statement ahowa that the banks now hold about $19,000,000 in excess of leg:;l requlrementa. THE NEW CRAND MASTER. Boston, Oct. 28. The convention of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen baa elected E. E. Wilkinson, grand master. Hnrdercd in His'Cbicaso Home ly Crani riRED FOUR SEOi'3 IM TO 1113 BODY The Fxcltenifnt 111 the ('My when the Furl of the Killing livcauie Ktiouii Waa at Fever lloat. Chleano, Oct. 2S.Anolher crazy crank hurt done his deadly work, and Carter H. Harrison, five times mayor of Chicago, and one of the best known men In the West, lies dead nt his home, 231 South Auhland Boulevard. Three bullets entered his body, making two wounds pufllclent to cause death. The murder was committed by Eugene Pat rick Prendergast, a paper carrier, who had declared that Mayor Harrison had promised to make him corporation counsel, and had not kept his word. This, he said, was the only reason for committing the crime. The only per sons In the house at the time of the shooting besides Mr. Harrison, were his sn, y.V'UHiUtv . Preston Harrison, aged 25, nnd the servants. Shortly be fore 8 o'clock the door bell rang and when Mary Hanflen, a domestic, opened the uoor, sne was conrronteu uy a man about five feet, five inches high, Bmooth shaven, with clean cut features, lit up by g pair of dark eyes. mm- r.-.v ( ft IJJ 1. . - CARTER H. HARRISON. ' Is Mr. Harrison In," asked a quiet, pleasant voice. 'Yes, nlr," responded the girl, as she threw open the door to admit his entrance. "I would like to pee him, please," said the man, as lie wulked towards the back end of the hall. Harrison was la the dining room which opened into the rear of the hall. Hearing the man ask for him, he stepp ed Into the hall and walked towards Prendergast. Without saying a word, Prendergast drew a revolver and com menced firing. He pulled the trigger but three times, and every bullet hit the mark. One bullet shattered Har rison's left hand. Another passed into the lower right side of the abdomen, making a wound that would have been mortal wlthjn a few days. The third bullet entered the chest slightly above the heart. This wound was the Imme diate cause of death. As Boon as Pren dergast began to fire, Harrison turned and walked ftipldly towards the din ing room. He passed through the room Into the butler's pantry, where, weak eued by loss of blood, he fell to the floor. Prendergast did not follow up his victim, but replaced the revolver hi his pocket with the aamo deliberation that marked all of his actions, and started towards the door. Just as he waB passing out, Preston Harrison came tearing down stairs, and a coashi man ran into the rear end of the hall. The cries of Mary Hansen directed the son to where the father lay, but the coachman waa after other game. He had a revolver of his own, and as quickly as he realized what had oc curred, he sent a bullet after the dis appearing form of the murderer. A second time he fired, but both bullets went wild. Running to the door, the coachman prepared to continue hostill tle but several people entered to learn the cause of the shooting, and by th3 time the coachman had reached Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report i 1 the sidewalk he had disappeared. Across Ashland Boulevard, directly opposite Harrison's residence is the home of W. J. Chalmers, a wealthy maker of ruining machinery. Chalmers was standing upon the front steps of his lesldence when the shots were fired. He dashed across the street and met Prendergast at the gate. "What is It?" asked Chalmers. Tne man walked rapidly away without re plying, and Chalmers hastened Into the houHc nnd. reached Harrison almost at the same moment as Preston Harrison found where his father lay. "Are you hurt?" asked Chalmers, as he and the son of the dying man strove to raise him. "I have got my death, Chalmers," lespomltd the mayor. "I'm shot lu the heart and I'm a dead man." A moment later Harrison said, with 1-is voice rapidly losing strength. "Un button my vest. There's where tlio trouble is." By this time the stricken man waa bourne to a couch In an ad joining room and, ns he spoke, Chal mers gently opened, his waistcoat. The front of his shirt was soaked In blood which welled rapidly from the wound. It's through the heart," said the mayor again, hl3 voice scarcely above a whisper. A moment later he sank into unconsciousness and twenty min utes after receiving the wound Mr. Hurrlson was dead. When young Har rison came down stairs and learned the cause of the Bhootlng, he turned in a burglar alarm, and even before ho i cached hia father's side, a patrol wag on filled with officers from th Ijikc street station came crashing toward's the mayor's house. By the time the officers arrived, all trace of the mur derer was lost, and even before the mayor had breathed his last officers from every station in the city were on the lookout for the murderer. Ev ery possible effort was made to secure medical attendance for Harrison, but when Dr. Lyman, the first physlclun to arrive, reached the mayor's side, he was a dead man. About twenty-five minutes after the shooting, Sergeant Frank McDonald was standing in the office of the Desplaines street police station. Every available officer had already hunled out to work on the- f-ujai nnrl Af(iTlntmlit uiiu rtt'onnvlntr in ' " . -. " , y - follow, when the door was pushed gent ly open and In walked a small, smooth shaven, poorly dressed -man carrying a revolver In his hand. He shook like a man with the palsy. His face was white and drawn, and great drops of perspiration chased each other down his face, and his tottering limbs seemed scareelyable to hold him up. Looking McDonald straight In the eyes he said "I did it." "You did It?" asked McDonald. "Ves, I did." "Did what?" asked the officer, as he laid one hand on the fellow's Bhoulder and with the other took the revolver.. "I shot Mayor Harrison, and that's what I shot him with," was the reply. "What made vou do It?" nsked Me. .inula "He said he would make me a cor- poi.atlon counsel, and he did not. That Is what I Bhot him. for." Prendergast waa trembling so that he could scarcely stand, and the officer led him to a chair and asked a few more questions to which Prendergast would only make the reply .he had first given ns to the cause of the Bhoot lng. He said that after leaving Har rlkon's house ho 1 had taken a street car and started towards the Desplaines r-lreet station with the object of giving himself up. "The car did not run very fast," he said, "or I would have been here sooner." The cell door was barely closed be hind the murderer when an excited i-owd began to gather about tho police station. Patrol wagons rattled up to tho place, cabs and carriages came by the score, and their occupants crowded and pushed their way Into the office. Personal friends of the deud mayor, and city officials, ciowded against ench other In a wild endeavor to learn If the story which had spread like wild fire through the city was true. An Im mense throng gathered, and laboring men Tl ' ll f" 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 1 n .1 nn tt.nla n .. . ... .. -.. n.viivu u .Itcil V U J .limit; added Ithelr voices to ithe subdued threats of vengeance, for Mr. Harrison was popular with the masses. The streets soon filled for blocks, and the officers aa they looked out of the !a tlon windows upon the surging sea of angry faces, became alarmed for the safety of the prisoner. A hasty confer ence was held, and it waa decided to remove Prendergast to the central sla (Contlnued on Fourth Page.) urn n