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- S$A 11 J .1; V . X ""' i.i '- :t . . . .. . -.;' . ifr-A,- "l-.v !1 -rJi. Al; EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLII, NO. 24. ASTORIA, 0RF.GOV, SUNDAY . MORNING, JANUARY ,28, 1894. PRICE, FIVE CENTS, & r . SWEEPING UNTIL FEBRUARY 1st. IS THE ORDER IN ALL MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS and SHOES, TRUNKS, VALISES, UMBRELLAS, BLANKETS,QUILTS ETC., ETC. fli Osgood pipfiTM Go. The The One Price Clothiers, 6oo Third, Coj. West Ninth FEhe NEW YEAR! Blank Books, Office and Pocket Diaries, Pacific Coast Tide Tables. GRIFFIN & REED - Astoria, Ore. CALIFORNIA WINE HOUSE. fine Wtoes and Mqaors. 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. UTZIflGEii, Str. R. P. (Hill Leave for Tillamook Every Foiif Days as fta as the meather mill permit. The steamer R. P. Elmore connects with Union Pacific steamers for Portland and through tickets are issued from Portland to Tillamook Bay points by the Union Pacific Company. Ship freight by Union Pacific Steamers. ELflORE, SANBORN & CO., - Agents, Astoria. UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO., Agent3, Portland. ) FOt AJl $80 LOT BY BECOMING A YOU CAN GET A FIRST CLASS , TO ASTORIA. LOTS WILL BE NOW IS THE TIME TO PROCURE liot to Build a Home, for The Packers of Choice olumbia River Salmon Their Brands and Locations. 5AHE. LOCATION. fAito-ia Pk'gCo.1 ..'KfiineT, M. j (John A. l)eUn..i AtrriaPk'g CO- Astoria.. Booth A. FkgCo. -.-.'Astoria i fT;,: A- Booth & Sons -.Chicago I I 1 i Coin jibiRlvernCo Astoria. Elmore Samnel 1 Astoria Iforktail George ft Barker j Astoria- J O.BA Bthorn ft Co. Astoria.. J, G Megler ft Co JBrookfleM i-.-j fug. risbermrn-i pkg Co- Artoria. I tJEDUCTIOUSI OF THE DAY LINES 0F GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES and NOTHING RESERVED BUT GUM BOOTS AND OIL CLOTHING. t Hatters And Furnishers. Sts., Opp. Foard & Stokes. Wain Street, Astoria, Oregon. ELijMORE 1 MEMBER OF HILL'S LOT CLUBS LOT IN HILL'S FIRST ADDITION DELIVERED WEEKLY. JL A L J BBAXD. AGENTS. AT J Kinney. ......'Astoria.. Cutting Pkg Co Pwl Franclwso ) Vopnoli. Elrooro, Sanborn' . ,orj. tW Lite Star. i &Co Aiiona-... . J.O.Banthorn&Co J. O. Han thorn Astoria - . Pt. Gcorge...XG. Mcgler'.-.. Biookfleld Wn fisneroca'ii 'tt'"" n Mmte on the Tariff Closed. Bill WOOL INDUSTRY'S DEATH-KNELL Threco Days of Next AVeek to be Given to the Internal Rev enue Bill. Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 27. The tariff bill emerged today from Its ordeal of amendments. It la now In perfected form so far as he houso can perfect It. An additional day's debate lext week will be devotca to Uio income tax. After reading the journal, Haynes, democrat, of New York, made a point of no quorum. The speaker order-ad roll call. This Is In pursuance of the policy decided on by the New York members to filibuster against the order from the committee on rules extending the tariff debate and authorizing the offering of the internal revenue bill as an amend ment of the tariff bill. Roll call, how ever, developed a quorum and the f blistering collapsed. The committee on rules reported the special order for the Wilson bill and Income tax amend ments, providing for a vote thereon February 1st. The special order was adopted. The house then went Into committee of the whole on the tariff bill. The pending amendments were those relating to the lumber schedule. DoollttlQ,. republican, of Washington, made a strong plea for the substitution of the lumber schedule of the present law. All the amendments to the lumber schedule were lost. The pensions and District of Columbia appropriations bills were favorably reported. The pensions for 1895 amount to $151,581,570. The tariff debate concluded tonight so far as it relates t othe customs sched ules. The time for offering amend ments ceased at 5:30 when the house took a recess, -There wi-groat .deal of demand from both sides of the house for recognition for the purpose of of fering amendments, but Wilson had the floor and not one got In. At least a hundred amendments were shut out. A series of amendments to the metal schedule, all making reductions, were agreed to, and the committee fixed the time for free wool to go Into effect on August 2, and woolen goods on Decem ber 2. This was accomplished by a change of front on the part of repub licans, who voted on a former occasion to have free wool go Into effect Imme diately upon . the passage of the bill. The last scries of amendments were those reducing the duty on yarley SO per cent and barley malt 25 per cent. Eastern and Western maltsters are fighting over the barley schedule, and Warner, in the closing minutes of the session, prevented a vote, making a point of no quorum. A good deal of excitement attended the wind up. The failure to vote on these amendments will leave them under the terms of the special order when the bill Is finally re ported to the house. Three days nexi week, under the order, will be devoted entirely to the consideration of the ln- U.inat revenue bill. The ways and means committee agreed to submit oday a large number of important amendments to the bill. The vote was then taken on the lum ber schedule, first on Mr. Gates' amend ment, cutting the rates In half, and lost; and then on Mr. Boutelle's amend ment, to substitute the McKinley law rates, also lost 79 to 21. Then the lead and zinc schedule was taUcn up. It was lost without division. Thoie was also brought forward a series cf amendments t'omorehendlnjj the whoie metal schedule. The oommltteo of amendments adopted 123 to 99. John son's proposition to reduce the duty on steel rails to 5 per cent was lost; also his amendments fixing the duty at ten and fifteen per cent was lost. The committee's amendment placing the du ty an 20 per 'cent was adopted. At 5:20 Wilson moved to close the de bate. Carried 125 to 20. Warner rais ed the point of no quorum. The repub licans failed to answer to their names, and the democraots could not muster a quorum. At 5:30 the committee rose and the house took a recess until 8 o'clock. A:; EASTERN BLIZZARD. Biatcn, Jan. 27. A blizzard Struck New England last night about mid night, the worst of the season. 'cn inc'iea of s:iow have .-alre.nly fallen i.erc wUh no 3ipns of abat n..nt. llall r'ad traffic' in all directions is greatly Inijeded. ORDERED TO NICARAGUA. YTashingtiOii, Jan. 27. The Kearsarge has been ordered from San Diego to the Gulf Coast of Nicaragua In consequence of the reports that Honduras armifs are marching Into Nicaragua. . The sec retary f't the nnvy sont this derpatrh J today to Admiral Stanton, on the Kearsarge, at Port ou Prince: "The consular agent reports that the Hondu rans are Invading Cape Graclos Adlos lit Nicaragua, Go immediately with the Kearsarge to protect the Uvea and property of American citizens at or near ; the neighborhood of Blue Fields, and report the condition of affairs. Matters are left to your discretion. OUTRAGES OF MINERS. Ruthless Destruction of Property by : -j, : Incensed Strikers. Pittsburg, Jan. 27. Foreign miners along- the Panhandle road near Mans field, I Pa., angered at the Engllsh Rpeaking miners for returning to work at reduced rate, this morning armed themselves with revolvers and other weapons and began going from mine to mine driving out the men at work. Several conflicts occurred In which a I number of persona were - hurt. The sheriff was informed that the situation Is critical, and left at once with twen ty-five deputies, with orders for more to follow. This afternoon the sheriff was asked for deputies at Brldgevllle, near ManB- I field. A mob of two or three hundred Is reported as stopping work at all the mines and terrorozlng everybody. The sheriff Is arming deputies as rapidly as possible. At' dusk It was estimated $200,000 worth of property had been destroyed, Maddened by fancied grievances and liquor, the mob of several hundred for eignersHungarians, Slavs and Italians 3wept over the country surrounding Mansfield and attacked the mine own ers, miners, and a few scattered dep uty sheriffs, wrecked cars and destroy ed property. Until noon the mob met hardly any resistance. It reached the mines of the Beadling Bros., near Fed eral, on the Pittsburg, Chartiers, and Youghlcoghny Railway. Here the riot ers met a determined resistance, and were checked. With repeating Winches ter rifles, Thos. Williams and Harry Beadling stood their graund and open ed fire'on the mob. They fired four vol leys in quick succession, fatally wound ing one and Injuring half a dozen oth ers. After the fourth volley the rioters fled- precipitately down a hill. At this . moment a train bearing Sheriff Rich ards and forty deputlea pulled into ' Beadling, and the officers started In ! pursuit of the rioters, firing aa they ran. The chase was a long and hot I one, but finally sixteen were overtaken 1 and captured, and marched to Mans ; field Jail at the point of revolvers. As a matter of precaution, the prisoners were brought to this city and are now safely lodged in Jail. They will be held for riot and arson. Tonight every thing is quiet. A force of deputies guard every mine in the district, and no more trouble Is apprehended before Monday. There la apprehension that serious times are coming. FORMALLY OPENED. The Midwinter Fair Program Carried Out Successfully, San Francisco, Jan. 27. At twenty minutes past two thla afternoon Mrs. M. IT. DeYoung touched an electric button, and by thia act the great Cali fornia Midwinter International Exposi tion was given life. California's expos ition became a reality, and the great multitude of people assembled there sent up a shout that drowned even tiie booming of artillery and the screeching of steam whistles. The day was one to make people glad they lived In Califor nia; not a cloud In the blue sky, and the sun's warm rays streamed down, making the air as balmy as a day In June. It was no January thaw, but common, ordinary winter weather such aa California Is accustomed to. Over coats were a burden and wraps of all kinds were left at home. To the thous ands of Eastern visitors tho weather was the choicest exhibit of the fair, and not even the great Columbian Ex hibition could In their eyes show any thing to compare with this wonderful winter's day. The order of exercises followed at the opening of the Mid winter Fair was as follows: Selections, Midwinter Exposition Band; introduc tory address by the president of the day, James D. Phelan; prayer, Bishop Nichols; chorus of 300 voices; address, "California and Its Resources," Gov. H. II. Markham; selection, Iowa State Band; oration, Director-General M. II. DeYoung, followed by declaring the fair opened. Mrs. M. II. DeYoung pressed the electric button which starts the machinery. The oration of the day was on "The General Benefits and Re sult of the Midwinter Exposition," by W. H. I Barnes. Grand chorus of bands and voices, "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean." HLEASUKE SEEKERS DROWNED. Milwaukee, Jan. 27. Mrs. Robert Lunde, of this city, received a letter today saying the schooner Florence, of Holland, Mich., capsized near New Or leans and scc n pel nous o;i board were drowned Tho part was on a plenw trip to Florida. - BIRTHDAY ii Great Enthusiasm Thronghont German)'. SCENE OF DAZZLING SPLENDOR The Emperor's Reconciliation With Bismarck Causes General Satisfaction. Afsoclated Press. (Copyrighted 1894 by Associated Press.) Berlin, Jan. 27. The thirty-fifth birth day of Emperor William was celebrated today throughout Germany in the most elaborate and enthusiastic manner, and with a display of regard for tho em1 peror never before manifested by--the people of Germany, who, in addition to celebrating the Emperor's birthday. have been celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of his entering the Prus sian army, and above all. the reconcilia tion between, the emperor and Bis marck. Emperor William was born in Berlin January 27, 1859, and succeeded to the throne on the death of his fatiier, the late Emperor Frederick, on June 15, 1888. The streets around the imperial palace . were thronged with people at an early hour thla morning, and Berlin Itself, from the center to the extreme suburbs, presented a decidedly animates appearance. The ceremonies were open ed by a royal salute of 101 guns fired a little before 10 a, m., at which hour tho emperor received tho congratular tlona of the members of the Imperial family. The emperor then received the officers of his staff and chiefs of the civil and military cabinets, as well as a number of other distinguished people. After these visits the whole court at tended an Impressive religious service in the royal chapel. Immediately after wards the members of the royal fam ily and representatives of the royal families present proceeded to Whitehall castle, where a grand reception of all the notables in Berlin was held.. The ceremony of giving put the parole and countersign occurred -noon after amidst a Bcene of the greatest military spjen dor. All the celebrated officers of the empire were present. The variety of dazzling uniforms covered with glitter ing orders and stars was positively be wildering. Among the former minis ters of state Who attended .the recep tion in Whitehall . was Count Herbert Von Bismarck, and speculations as to his future continued to be made on-all sides. The belief la generally expressed that he will bo appointed to some post of Influence. The schools, both public and private throughout the empire, cel ebrated the holiday. A SCENE OF SONFUSION. Great Excitement in the French Cham of Deputlea Parla, Jan. 27. There was a turbulent scene in the chamber today, and the sitting waa finally suspended by the president. Clovls Hugues interpolated the government on tho recent arrest of anarchists and reproached the govern ment with the prosecution as a pre text for suppressing tho soclalislh. Raynall, minister of the interior, re plied that the government only Applleu the laws passed by the deputies, and Justified the seizures of correspondence by quoting extracts from the writings of Rectus. Raynall said it was difficult to distinguish between the socialists and ariarchlst6. Other speakers con tinued the debate, and the session be came so turbulent that -.he president was compelled to order the sitting per emptorily suspended. Then followed a, scene that haa rarely If ever been equaled In tho chamber. Men cursed and swore at each other, and shook their fists beneath each other's noses. Several breaches of the peace occurred, and one pugnacious deputy went so far as to challenge a fellow member to de cide their differences by recourse to la savat. M. Thlvrien, the so-called "workmen's deputy," who has already made himself notorious by wearing a blouse in the cha.nber, bocame so ex cited that he threw his cap in the air and shouted "Vive la Commune," and a number of Commune exclamations which entitle him to censure and expul-Hl-li from the chamber. - President De puy thereupon Invited the excited dep Highest of all in Leavening Power. PA uty, to withdraw the' expressions. M. Thlvrien refused to do so in most vlo lent language, and loudly repeated the objectionable words several times; and in addition making an offcnslvo gesture towards the president. The president had tho guards remove him amid the greatest excitement ROBBED A MINE. Gold Worth $10,000 Stolen Ffom the TreadwellyMIne. Port Townsend, Wash., Jan. 27. The steamer City of Topeka arrived today from Alaska, bringing advices that the chlorlnaUon vat at the Treadwell mine, Douglass Island, was robbed last week of $10,000 worth of gold. Tho robbery waa committed at night, and is envelop ed In much mystery. The mine offi cials are using every endeavor to keep the particulars from, the public. As la customary the water a turned on In the vat so that the gold might separata from the quicksilver and other refuse. The following morning the water was turned off and the vat was empty. All freight and baggage leaving Douglass Island is carefully searched by tho officers. The superintendent has sent to San Francisco for a detective to take charge of the case. .. A DIRTY POLITICAL TRICK. Fort) Townsend, Jan.. 27. Judge W. R. Hoyt, United States commissioner to Alaska, arrived today and said some unknown person had forged his name to a letter of resignation and for warded It to tho secretary of the In terior. He sent an affidavit repudiat ing tho resignation, but says he received an answer from Secretary , Smith .ac cepting his resignation and appointing his successor. ARRANGEMENTS FOR PEACE. Buenos Ayres, Jan. 27. Advices from the Associated Press correspondent at Rio do Janeiro announce that in .ill probability Rear Admiral Benhani. in command cf the Tjnlted Sta'.es war ves sels there, has, after communicating with tho nor.ic government, succeeded In arranging a peace between vhe rov ernmont and Insurgents, and that the rebellion Is likely at bp l.d. BILL.FOR THE ISSUE OF BONDS. Washington, Jan. 27. Representative Cummlngs, of New York will offer a bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to issue $150,000,000 of ten-year three-per-cent bonds in denominations of $20, and multiples thereof, In order that they may be taken by people of small means. The proposition meets with considerable favor among mem bers of congress. FATAL BONE OF CONTENTION. Dayton, Wash., Jan. 27. At a coun try dance last nlghti a row occurred In which Sid Armstrong and Marion Dun ning fought with knives. Dunning was stabbed in 'the right breast and cannot recover. Armstrong was stabbed in the leg. The row started over a pan of spare ribs which Armstrong waa helping a few friends to devour, , THE FINANCIAL QUESTION. Paris, Jan. 27. The, Agricultural Society of France has agreed upon a declaration that tho Latin Union, sup ported by America, will . bo strong enough to Impose a monetary law upon the entire world. It was also resolved that If a new relation is adopted be tween silver and gold, the modification ought to be applied to the latter. STEAMERS COLLIDE. San Francisco, Jan. 27. The steamer Columbia, from Astoria, collided with the ferry boat San Rafael In the bay this morning during a thick fog. The damage was slight. The ferry-boat hnd about three hundred passengers. THINKS BOTH WILL PASS. Washington, Jan, 27. McMillan, who has charge of the income tax bill, says there Is not tho least danger that In its Incorporation in the' tariff bill it will defeat the latter, and that the passage of tho consolidated bill Is assured with out a doubt. AN AGED SUICIDE. ; St. Paul, Jan. 27. James B. Chnpln, one of tho best-known men in the Northwest, committed suicide here last, evening. His age was 72 years. " De spondency over the loss of his fort u no was the cause. - Latest U. S. Gov't Report !73 n I I ... -