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P' ' ; S. ,'vi;.V,),.'. V- .' ' -' 0 " V CP ..... .'':r,. , ' '.'' V.' '' w EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. " '(V ' VOL. XL, NO. 280. ASTORIA, OltEGOX, THURSDAY; MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1893. PRICE, FIVE CENTS,,,, lfl . Sr-ir-.V ' ( iM fflfflM til t VOTERS ATTENTION!! THB tlREAT Issue of This Campaign I not whether we shall bare . FREE TRADE ;v but whether we will consult our Lost inter ets when purchasing AND gel the "fcbert shield" Underwear,' which fa ia Ihanln i4mit Jaaaufactund vhicli -afford absolute" PROTECTION to the luuffs ami kidnoyr,tlie' most vital portions of the body. Tho "Chest Shield" under shirt ouens in th back instead of front: is double tibth front and -bade.Uhu'brinsr- ing the greater weight of the garment over that poirion of me uony neeuing protection. Tno drawers to match, are "Double Seated," extending to the waist, thux; forming a protecting thickness for the kidneys, and increasing the wear. ' I These goods are especially adapted to all persons whose calling exposes them to the sudden changes of our rigorous climate, or who are troubled with cither lung or kidney difficulties. . . ', Be aura and tlilu Underwear befor purchasing your winter supply I. Iv. OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hat ter and Furnisher, Cor. Third and West 9th Sts.. opp. Foard & Stokes. WIN An Exceedingly Lively Debate in the Senate. If You Want Anything in. FINE STATIONERY, HILL MAKES A STRONG SPEECH He Challenges Cleveland's Right to Use Force in Restoring Liliiiokalani. Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 6. In '' the senate this afternoon, when Hoar's Hawaiian resolution was taken up, Hill created a iisatl jii by making perhaps the strongest speech of his senatorial ca- I 1 eer. Ho challenged the right of the president .to use military force to re t( ore the Hawaiian queen. ' "There are three co-ordinate branches of this gov ernment," he said, "and this authority is. not vented in the president alone." The contemplated action of Cleveland, he declared, would be a usurpation of the rights. of congress. Sherman aisiV challenged the correctness of the pres ident's position.. ' , A spirited .discussion occurred on the ' Hawaiian question over tho reso lution offered yesterday by Hour ie- questlng the president to forward to the senate .ull correspondence on the Hawaiian question. Hoar desired that a "swift and indignant remonstrance from the American people should makel itself felt- and heard. The- prudeiit was getting in the uublt of adopting mthet extiaordlnnry language in lit;, dealings with olher branches of the- government." Sherman favored the1 passage . of the resolution. One thing wiiieh appeared to him to be every plain ,vi'u that the congress of the United StfflevluKl not been treated in an open and fulr wuy, in which an administrative part of the -. 1 1 srovernment of the United States Tablets, Blanks, Miscellaneous Books J Bh0Mld treat eonffres8- The ;"" J TTl " Wl was then adopted without division. iJIllCe "OUpplieS, Letter PrCS, " 'I Mills opposed the resolution.' it call- a 101 liuoriTmuou, u.uu iiieuiiwiine, ii , I iaiuthor,1' before he got ' t hat Information, Jfciiarged the president with meditating' (in act of war. Mills denied that stdte- rftttit. The president's 1 action in 'the iflat. ter had been strictly confined 'with- 1 School Bobks, Typewriting Supplies, Inks, Mucilage Btc, Call oft . 111. . CALIFORNIA WINE HOUSE. fine Wines and Ligdors. I have made arrangements for supplying any brand of wines in quantities to suit at the lowest cash figures. The trade and families supplied. All orders delivered free in Astoria. " ... ' .;. A. W. UTZItfGE!?, - - fflaln Street, Astoria, Oregon. Str. FJ. P. ELiJVIORE Ulill Leave fop Tillamook Every four Days as follouis: Dec. 1, 5, 9, 15. 17, 21, 25, 29. . The steamer R. P. Elmore connects with Union Pacific steamer; for Portland and through tickets are issued from Portland to Tilla nook B. y points by the Union Pacific Company. Ship freight by Union Pacific Steamers. . hLFlORE, SANBORN & CO., - Agents, Astoria. UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO., Afenta, Portland. $2 FOR fljl $80 LOT I BY BECOMING A MEMBER OP HILL'S LOT CLUBS YOU CAN GET A FIRST CLASS LOT IN HILL'S FIRST. ADDITION TO ASTORIA. LOTS WILL BE DELIVERED WEEKLY- -NOW IS THE TIME TO PROCURE A '' ' hot to Build a Homc fr: $2 The Packers of Choice Columbia River Salmon Their Brands and Locutions. LOCATK V. BK1ND. Ml T fAiitorl Pk f!nJ A.itorla Pk'g Co. Aitoria .. KlnaeT' . M. J Xintej. , Jona a. if u liootn A. Tk'gCo 'Astoria....... .'Astoria I- : I ColujibURirerPkjCo Astoria.... Klmore 8muel n Artorla... rjeorg ft Barker Aitoria. jjoi H Bthoro Co. Astoria )OV :f Cocklil...r.... CWtingB.rO nafcc 1 1 Vimoi 'zaanrr. I Snba 'ijto'to : IWalttati . koi... I EiIOir rlra.J, i vt Kaoa - J.OUsnibtnftCi A a Taa UiorB . if-f"s V BrookBeld. fihf men's Pkg Co Atori.. mr i BtrktrlAftorla.. Ih U e limits of his executive authority. The J only question presented was, ' did (he '.Jnlted States government ( Inter ere and overturn the existing gov ernment of Hawaii. If It did, It was the duti ' of the people of the United Btates, ispresented in Its govrnment, 16 make restitution And reinstate the povernmet it which had been over thrown. Hill said", he did nt ;pncpose to cross the Hawaiiaa.' bridge till fee readied it. nor did he Intt nd to discuss the wisdom of the oiiginai proeednre. or of whin had been doneA recently by the present administration. .This was a simple res olution asking foi" information which he thought the Anvrican people want ed to know from irk president's mes sage, and were dlsap pointed when ii was not given them. t had been said. 7 .continued Hill, that Im'tructlons had lUeen given. He did not wy so, how ewer, and lie hoped It was not true, fainm which It was inferred' that force iutit be used to restore the p.rcvlouiily exbi'Jng status' Sliat. broughtup the 'jutl.ioji' whetheri tho adinlnl.ti ivxiou had iwctr, without 'the consent ot t.on gi'ess, to use the army or navy tt e ttore the previously existing condSt l0: ot affairs, ejren conceding the govern metit had 'been planted by fraud r even, by I'orct. There were three d- parlmntst of this government, and thm executive department was but one of them. There were reasons why this information should be given now. Per haps at this foment , possibly at this very, hour, tl.wi navy of the United States co-opertuing with the United1 States minister, raa ewkSng to destroy the provisional government by force, and that was a question the propriety of which should tie determined by con gress. IN THE HOUSE. The senate amendment to the .'evolu tion appropriating; $50,000 to carry out j the Chinese exclusion act, as extended, was agreed to. Hltt, ex-chalrman of the house for eign affairs committee. Introduced two resolutions bearing on the Hawaiian policy of the government, the first call ing for the papers in the case, and the second as follows: "It Is the st-ns of the house that Intervention by the government of the United States, Its representatives or armed forces In the affaire of a friendly recognized g'-vern-ment, to disturb or overthrow U and substitute a monarchy therefor. In con trary to the policy and traditions of the republic and the spirit rf the- constitution." of powder setting in the room. A ter Mflc explosion followed, blowing the house to atoms. Hughes, his wife, and Eve children were shockingly burned und mangled. ' : Mrs. Hughes and her daughter, Sarah, died in a few hours. The others 'are seriously injured, but It Is thought wilt recover. of TUB O. K. AND N. CO. German Bondholders Hold an Import ant Meeting in Berlin. . ' ..j. Berlin, Dec, 6. The meeting ofi the German Bondholders of the Oregon Hallway and Navigation Co., of which, It Is claimed,, the largest number of shares are held In Germany convened this morning. It wan called on account of ' the non-payment of the December coupons, according- to.a report received ill Berlin of the Union. Pacific railroad Tho meetingY:wa,' convened by the Deutsche Bank. There Is considerable feeling among the German bondhold era, who claim their interests ure ser iously threatened by the attitude the receivers. Selmens, of the Deutsche Bank, and Dr. Barth, read a long re port on the. situation, which said: "The fact that the December coupons would not be paid was nothing to frighten the bondholders. The Oregon Hallway and Navigation Co. reports that It con. tinued 'commercially In a happy post on, -is It was the Union Pacific's only outlet, to the coast. The character of trie country forbids a -parallel line, and Jnat the". traffic . of the company can never be taken away from IU" It was added: "It may be possible In the interest of the Union Pacific to make the Oregon Hallway and Navlga ti6n Co., an ' independent company, and tut it In a. position to make . arrange- stents with the Northern' and Central Pacific, which is most advisable." The meeting received the report and elected a committee to . represent their Inter ests with Jul power to act. IIMRINfIiINTS DEAD, .BUT JTOT FORGOTTEN.' The Statue of General Shields Unveiled " Yesterday. . Washington, Dec. 6. The statue of pene'tar James Shields was unveiled 11 the statuary hall of the- United States capltol this afternoon under the aiisiplcps.of t lie vtate. of,.,inth(il8. ' .The auttue it a -military Mure on.A. granite pedestal,inHcrlbed with ' the- words General James Shields, warrior, jurist statesman. Shields was a meteoric figure In American history, claiming citizenship at different times in half a dozen Btates, and everywhere honored He was the hero of two wars, and epresented three states Illinois, Min nesota, Missouri In the United States sonaie-. Ha wao. governor of Oregon and had. begtm-a career cut short by the war la- California. His last public act waa to preside over a political con ventfoa in Wisconsin. During" the ear ly day in IltInol he- challenged Abra ham Lincoln to a duel, the- cause of which has always been something of a mystery. Lincoln accepted the dial lenge, and named broadswords as weapons, but through the intervention of friends the duel never came off. STILL THEY COME. AilorU-i-.- . -r ,- 1 imi'M tag, ft. CaoataJjUfc X er. t Flhi J Srrdl . Biookfivld Wn Astoria.- -- Twenty-Eight Additional Indictments for Smuggling. PortUnd, Or., Dec. 6. The federal grarid Jury this aftornoon returned twenty-eight Indictments against tiei sons ill this city for smuggling Chinese into this port from British ColumUu. The following named parties have been Indicted: Win, Dunbar, .Nathan Blum, James Lolan. C. J. Mulkey, C. B. Car dinell, W. B. Jackling, John Wilson, of Victoria, E. V, Thompson, J. E. Marks, Alex Itoss, P. ,J.. Bannon, Glen O. Holman, Thomas jlofjan, ex-Inspectors, and seventeen OhJtwse merchants, among whorn, Is Seld HwM, one of the .tncBt prominent Chinese merchants In tJie Northwest. Holman and Bannon me noMrles public, and it is alleged tbt-y 1 made out the certificates. De tvDdunts were released on 11000 bail eaii and given until Friday to plead. It is rumored that the grand Jury win return indictments against eight niort persons tomorrow. CAIilNO FOK THE NEEDY. Chicago, Iiec. C Churches of several denominations In Chicago have thrown opea their doors to a large number ol needy who are without lodging places In the severe winter weather. The destitute will be allowed to sleep on ti'v pear cushions of the warmed ch.irches, and In many cases congre gations are arranging to furnish break fast each morning. Only one other time was aimilar action taken, and that was following the great fire In October, 1871, when many thousands found food and lodgements. Many Requests for Changes in the Tariff Bill. A CAUCUS FAVORED BY SOME The Bill Will lie Reported to the House lu. Three .or, Fourtoysv Associated Press ' ' Washington,' Dee.. fc-rThe,, ways and means committer , have, been, listening as a sub-committee, in groups of twoa ;ind threes, and" individually; to the complaints of those,. who; want the tar iff changed In '.; different partlculurs which will alfec-fe their, n,t,e,rests. Among the delegations- -Was yne, representing large playing card uiftnufactvring con cerns in New York, Cincinnati, and In dianapolis," who , claimed a less tax would yield a greater revenue and en able manufacturers to continue In bus iness. A democratic member . of the committee said It was expected these protests would be made. .They are not disturbed by' them, and It Is not In tended to make any .changes unless It appears some unintentional error, has been made. Efforts are being made by democrats, dissatisfied with the bill to have a caucus held. ' The members do not want a caucus; and will probably use their best, endeavors to prevent one. Friends of the administration are also counted iPn to prevent. 4 caucus. The tariff bill' will be taken up by the full committee, and democrats think in three or our daya it can be reported to the house. The republicans waht more . jtlme, .but ' the democrats will Insist on reporting the bill and having several sets of speeches In the house before the holiday recess. ' WORK OF A, FIEND. . Los Angeles, Col., Dec. 6. A. A-gllar, the man whosa' wife, recently secured a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, went to the houke where tha woman was staying thlrff afternoon, and .ian she refused to 'see 1dm, followed her out Into thei-bab ,yard',fttitf-jll5a carrying a qUftrl bvUl;"fllletf with ker osene. He fcrokic'ttie neck of -the bot tle off, and kf tot applying1, Aiatbh tb the content! aJ he fan ''towards the woman, seized -hr.Var.d poured the burning' liquid - uporyv(H' head, down the neck of her.-dress, and. over tier clothing. The woman; rati into the street, screaming pitifully., for help. The fiend having done his '.worki escaped.. Mrs. Agilar. Is terribly- burned; hef' hair singed tp the very roots,' nd he''; head, arms, breast, and necK ' burned ' to a crisp. Her entire body la blister ed and roasted In a horrible '-mariner. Fill will illn .1 New York and New Jersey, and ihe chiefs of the local and national tubor organizations, Which participated-' in the great strike on that road, the sttt'te was declured off early this mor'hmg. The road agrees to re-employ the strlfc ers without prejudice and wlthout;re tard to their membership In labor br ganizations, so far as places can' be found for them, to lls-?n to complaints from grievance committees and to'gry'e old employes preference In hiring ad ditional men. , ' ' HITCH IN THE- PKOCCEEDlNGfl. i Mauch Chunk, Dec. . There Is a serious hitch In the settlement of,., the, Lehigh Valley strike. The leaders re ceived cipher messages early th!s. morning declaring the strike off. It was expected they would return In a body. und every man took his place. When the arrangement was made known, lo them, things assumed a different shapes It was unanimously declared that ev ery man would have to be taken back or none. The strikers held a taeetina In the opera house this evening, ami .ie proposition for settlement was re jected. Slinilur action was taken at Lehigh, Welshport and White HavWil The new phase of the situation cauW great uneasiness here. Stockholders, . htl-llfPl-a anrt hiiftlnaau rnMi a ra ihap. f. ' less dejected. The strikers say they are prepared to hold out any length of time, MINERS CONVENE. Sallda, Col., Dec. 6. Governor Walte called the Miners' Convention to order thlB afternoon. There were twenty del egates present, a majority of whom were said to be opposed to calling an silver question. Governor Walte, In . his address, claimed that every state . has a right to make Its own legal ten der, and recommended thn.t Polnrilo nart n. ln.w mAkjnor avapv ftllvm drvt- lar legal tender, no matter where sdcli . dollar was coined, provided It contains QT11 n I. 'I.' dllt HinillB Ul DIIVCI. V By a vote of 10 to 8 the convention'. ' decided In favor of an extra session. -The governor announced he woild call an extra session early In January. , 1 A. FLING AT POWDERLY. . New York, Dec. 8. In the-addiess of Jenerl; Master .WorKmftft Boterelgn (o the Knights' of Labor, he says: "Eiei't ull legislutlver . executive and judicial efficers generally; take away the veto power of the president and destroy the avocation of corrupt lobbies by eslab- ishlng the initiative and referendum.' Thus-we WHf give" to' the-world our iu-. Ldustrl'al system, menaced by' no tramp at one end and princely dude at the. other." . V. THE MAFIA LYNCHING. New Orleans, Dec. C The Apagnatto case against the city of New; Orleans for $30,000 damagea growing! out of the lynching of the Italian Mafia, at the Parish prison, about , three years ago, was argued berore Judge Board man, of the United States circuit court today. The case Was given to the jury at quite a late hour, and tbe courl having adjourned, the Jury delivered i sealed verdict. Judgj Bqardnian vir tually decided that"Ab2natU' was uii Italian citizen and. tlial damngs should be given for the iBUtrorl!)g,of,',the pris oner during tho attth-;on'ith4 prison and for the lynching. V Jf'l.V, thought the jury gave a verdict gajnst the city for several thousand dollars.,1. - :,'W:,y, , AVERSE . ?6 ' JFAKICI. ".' :-. , ', Spokane, Dec. 6, A. meeting of lead ing citizens was liolfl .today . to denl with an abuse unlqde In ! Journalism.' Bpeclnt correspondent here have' beeil manufucturlug all sorts of sensations and telegraphing them! to many eastern pHperv. It Is now proposed to stop this by an appeal to the courts with the Intention of bringing criminal pro- eedings for libel against two corres pondents known to be responsible for audacious fakes. ' . ' THE LEHIGH, 'STRIKE. Bethlehem, Pa., Dec. t. As a result f the conference between' the oMcerr f the Lehigh Valley' rtUlroad,. and' the boards of arbitration f the states of . .': MINERS' TROUBLES. , East Des Moines, la.,' Dec. 6. One thousand miners employed In eleven coal. mines in this district met at noon und unanimously decided to order a general strike unless the operators re voke the decision to withhold two weeks' pay instead of one, and de manding pay every two weeks Instead Lot once Bernoulli. The Indications are that the dispute will result In all the mines remaining closed for an Indefi nite period. ; " ' t, TIIE APPLICATION DENIED. Omaha, Dec. 6. In the Unlt Jd Stalks' ' district court today. Judge Dundy dii ' nied ; tho application of , the receivers or the Union Pnclflc to. fix their a lie at $18,000 each per annum. The court also ordered the receivers to de-' posit, the funds only In United States' depositories. . They were Instructed to turn over to the treasurer of the ' road sufficient funds to operate it. '; , . ' A LIBERAL POLICY. , Olympla, Dee. 6. In view of the dls-; asters Inflicted upon the farmers of tho state by. the severity of tho past sea son, and the existing money stringency the State land commission Has deter-, mined upon a most liberal policy re specting the payment of the principal and Interest on land contracts. ,-'.;.' FAST IN AN ICE FLOB. Detroit, Dec. 6. A whole fleet of ves-. sets are fast in an ice floe at the head of Lake Erie,' and all efforts to release therm are In vain. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. .Washington, Dec. . The president has nominated J. B. Doe, of Wisconsin . to be assistant kecretary ot war. ' .VJ''J "7 . - A FATAL.. -W ISTA K E. Owtnsboro, Ky.. Deci; 6. Rllcy Hnghes, a miner, threw a wet lump of LYNCHING IN ARKANSAS, Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 6. News was received today of the lynching of Hen ry .Given wood, colored, by a mob of T'hite men, pear Cherry Valley. Cn county, Sunday morning. The victim's wife recognized the leader of the mob, Bob Wilson, who has been arrested and Masllng powder on the . fire at bin I refused ball. The negroes are greatly boua. It-exploded, "and the fire com- J Incensed, as Greenwood was pettc-eable nrorik&ied to a twenty-five pound can j-nd inoffensive. Highest of all; iii, Leavening Power.'--Latest U. S. Gov't Report t . ' n V III v i I 1 1 a - n