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Mi tfiti " 'MiS$ EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH IC PRESS REPORT. VOL XLIl, NO. 35. ASTORIA, OREGOV, SATURDAY MOIiNLVti, FEBRUAKY 10, 1894. PRICE, FIVE CENTS, ECONOMY Stands Guard at the Door of Wealth, And the way to economize is to buy only the best, time Listing goods. That's our great point. No 'chpap' slip shod goods. Everything of the best, and die prices are always right in lien's and Boys' Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, etc DhjpA child buys as buyer. Osgood Prcaiitm Go. The The One Price Clothiers, 6oo Third, Cor. West Ninth FLDie NEW YEAR! Blank Books, Office and Pocket Diaries, Pacific Coast Tide Tables. GRIFFIN & REED " - Astoria, Ore. CALIFORNIA Fine Wines 1 have made arrangements in quantities to suit at the and families supplied. All JL W. UTZItfGEf?, Str. R P. Ulill Leave f op Tillamook Every Foup Days as Jear as the weather 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. ELHORE, SANBORN & CO., . Agents, Astoria. UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO., Agents, Portland. 0 FOH U $80 LOT I . BY BECOMING A 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 U J Liot to Build a Home, for ty The Packers of Choice Columbia River : Salmon Tlieir Brands and Locations. U)?ATH 2f. MK. . AtrrlaJJk'g Co- J s'orl Boolli A.rkgCo Astorl. I ColoffiblaRlTerl'liirrc.. )arU Klniorc Samuel.. 'Astoria. i G en rye Barker- I Anto'Is... J 0. Hi nthnm t Co.; stnria. . i J,G KtglerfcCo nrookflcW. i f uhenaen'i Tig Co.: AeioiU. -i 1 mm'M cheap as the most experienced Hatters find Furnishers. Sts., Opp. Foard & Stoke. WINE HOUSE. ' and Mqtws. for supplying any brand of wines lowest casli figures. The trade orders delivered free in Astoria. JYIaln Street, Astoria, Oregon. ELiPORE MEMBER OF HILL'S LOT CLUBS I5IHXD. AGENTS. f o-U PVKC0. .'Kinne. M.J Kinney. Alorla.... I i Jiilin A. lc iin..; j mm- A. noolh & Sons ... Cl.Ico ........ 1 "'" j j . nttla. nsCcJa Kfanctjifo 1 v(rnolla Elmore. Sunhorn - I W i-it-gtsr I & Co ! .. J.O.nin'hiiru&fo .1. 0. rianthora Vi-torla ! . . ' ; -I t5. s. Gconte. J.O. Mcsler ISiookfield Wn FKbemen'g. 1 I ae-fdinavUn "'lFlsl''.'rnlfn lAslorU Fihcrmcn'r l"8to 1 . BLIND'S MR BILL It Occupies the Attention of the House Yesterday. HARTER IS TOLD SOME TRUTHS His Prophecy of Better Times After the Repeal of the Sherman , Act Kcalled. Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 9. The house waB In a tangle Immediately after the open ing over Xiie Bland bill, several mem-1 bers insisting they had been wrongly recorded. The house then went Into committee of the whole on Bland's seigniorage bill. Bland explained In a few words that he never agreed, as stated In some, of the public prints, to the striking out of tho second section of this bill (which provides for the coinage of all bullon In the treasury). Aside from, the question of raising revenue he regarded the sec-1 ond section as more Important than the first. The shakers on the Bland seigniorage bill were Bland, Stone of Pennsylvania, McKelghan, Harter and Kllgore. Thej debate will be Interrupted tomorrow at the rest of the day for eulogies upon the late Kepresentatlve O'Neill, of Pennsylvania. It Is expected a vote on the bill will be reached by Tuesday at tho furthest, and Bland Is confident It will pass. This opinion is generally shared by leaders on both sides, al though probably there will be Bome modifications to the bill that will make It more acceptable to the democrats now opposing it. Harter, democrats of Ohio, took the floor In opposition to the bill. lie said the United States had bid good-bye to' the coinage of silver1. That question had been settled, tind ho hoped would not be reopened by a democratic congress. ! The question ought to be settled In a! businfess manner. Harter created some) amusement by reference to the manner In wHIeh the democratic party was de lineated in the comic papers as a Jack ass. He thought It was perfectly fair, perhaps, for republican papers to por tray democracy as a. jackass, but did not see why, when a proposition like the Bland bill was brought Into the house, the democrats should flap their ears and bray to Bhow they were Jackasses. In speaking of the coinage of silver, Har ter called attention to the fact that In twenty-four hours tho value of the sil ver In the treasury had fallen J4.000.000. "A paper today," said Sibley, of Penn sylvania, Interrupting Harter, "an nounced that silver had touched tho lowest point In its history, and the sime paper showed that wheat was never so . 1ITI . - 1 ..II V n,nH..lHnil 10W. WJll'Ul uuu biivui nave iiiaiiiLuiiicu a parity. The gentleman from Ohio told thehouse last summer that the repeal of the Sherman law would be followed by a revival of prosperity and high prices." "And today we see the result of his prophecy," added Bland, supplemen tary to Sibley's remark. v "The country was saved disastrous consequences at least," replied Harter, turning to Bland. "It would have been worse If we had taken your advice." "You don't know that," retorted Mr. Bland, "and we know the result of your prophecy," . The house judiciary committee con sidered the McGann resolution, propos ing an Inquiry into Judtre Jenkins' in junction against the Northern Pacific employees, but adjourned without ac tion. CONFLICTING ORDERS. Omaha, Feb. 9. While considerably hard hit over the decision of Judges Hallett and Rlnei' yesterday at Denver, tho Union Pacific officials today declar ed Judge Hallett's order was buncombe and asserted that the circuit court will take some wind out of the Judge's sails. Judge Thurston this afternoon filed an-. other petition reciting the conflicting character of the orders entered In the Union Pacific Gulf case, and prayin further direction, and presented a mo tion for rehearing ' OPIUM SEIZED IN PORTLAND. Portland, Ore., Feb. 9. Customs In spectors today seized C5 pounds of con traband opium. Twenty pounds, ad dressed to San Francisco, was captured on a Southern Pacific train, and the other seizure was made In a Cnlnese store. ELECED OFFICERS. Topeka, Kas., Feb. 9. The National Farmers' Alliance adjourned tonljht. officers, elected are as follows: Presl-1 dent, Jtarlon But!?. ' North Cwrollna; vice president.' J- Gilbert, California; secretary and treasurer, P. P. Piinean South Carolina; executive commWee. L. a Dean. New York; Maun Page, Vir ginia; II. C. Doming, Pennsylvania; H. L. Locks. South Dakota. The Judiciary committee was abolished and the presi dent was authorized ' to appoint five lecturers and place each In charge of a district, instead of .electing one, as heretofore, i CUT TO PIECES. French Troops Meet With Disaster at ' the Hands of Tuarges. Paris, Feb. 9. Following are the de tails of the disaster given out by the French government upon information teceived from Capt. Phillips, the French commandant at Tlmbuctoo: The Tuar ges, armed with lances and knives, made the first attack upon the leading division Vf the French column. The at; tack was so desperate and well sustain ed that the first division was apparent ly cut' to pieces. News of the disaster was brought to the second portion of the column by Capt. Nuggette, who was badly wounded, but managed to escape. The second division was encamped a few miles in the rear of the advance guard, which was surprised during the darkness, of the early morning. The offl cer in command of the rear guard 1m mediately commenced a retreat upon Tlmbuctoo, leaving the van guard, com' manded by Bonnier, to Its fate. The official statement admits that at least nine French officers, Including Col. Bon nler, two European non-commlssloned officers and sixty-eight natlre toldlers, were massacred. Unofficial reports em anating from the war department and colonial office say the loss In killed and captured is at least 300. The Tuarges became so aggressive that they pushed up close to the French soldiers at work In entrenchments and killed and wound ed several. Capt. Phlllpe organized small parties who made sallies upon the Tuarges, - driving them backward and killing' a number. ' THIS WILSON BILL'S CHANCES. Senator Chandler Thinks There is Chance to Defeat It. Spokane, Feb. 9. Walter Hughrion, of this city, has a letter from United States Senator' Chandler relative to an extra session of the legislature In the state of Washington for the election of a sena tor. Chandler says: "I was asked this questipn, whether the defeat of the tar Iff bill was so likely to turn on one vote in the senate that Washington ought at any inconvenience to herself to hold an extra session and choose a senator. I said I would not take the responsibility of answering the question In the affirm ative. I say so now. I cannot measure local argument against a special session. But there Is a fair chance to defeat the bill In the senate, i am not very con fident ,but am quite hopeful. Unless there are very weighty reasons why the session should not be called, It should be called, provided th. election of a senator will result. WON HER SUIT. Mrs. McWhlrter Will Collect Insurance on Her Husband's Life. San Francisco, Feb. 9. The Jury In the case of Mrs. Louis B. McWhlrter against tho Connecticut Mutual Life In surance Company brought in a verdict tonight in favor of Mrs. McWhlrter, who sued for $15,000 insurance on her husband's life, with interest thereon and cos! pf suit. The Insurance company claimed her husband, committed Mildde, and therefore she was not entitled to the amount of the policy. The other companies, however, In which her Iuib band's life was Insured have paid her amounts aggregating $ii0,'i0, they bellev Ing In the theory 'of murder net .'orth by the -plaintiff. Richard Heath, who is charged with the murder of MeWhir ter, is now in San Francisco out on 5"5, C00 ball awaiting his seewnd trial .the Jury in the first trial having disagreed. An application has been malo to the supreme court for a change of venue, KENTUCKY REGULATORS. Brutal Application of the Rod to Defenseless Woman. Cincinnati, Feb. 9. A special to the Commercial Gazette from Harrodsburg, Ky., says fifty masked men rode up to the home of Samuel Milton, near here, In Washington county, broke open the door ,and while a heavy guard stood watch over Milton, the rest of the mob dragged out Mrs. Milton, and In view of her husband gave her thirty-iiiiic lashes with hickory switches. The f.ne garment tho regulators left on her waB torn into shreds before they finished. They left, saying the punishment was because she was suspected of Infidelity. Mrs. Milton wa3 Miss Matthesey, and Is celebrated for her beauty. Her hus band procured a divorce to marry her;, and about that time shot the father of his first wife, who had attacked him In court. A fierce feud broke out, and sev eral, deaths resulted, one man beln handed for murder. The new outrage Is likely to cause a renewal of hostlll'.Ks, . HAVE TOO MUCH ROAD. Omaha, Feb. 9. A rumor Is current that the Kann.m Central part of the Union Pacific stern, running between LeavenworMi and Miltonvllle. Kaa ihr.r.ncc of 3C5 iiulw, will shortly be dlsentrrsated. WILLIS A SCAPEGOAT The Hawaiian Annexationists in High Feather. TAMMANY TO SUPPORT GROVER Reports That tho Administration Blame Willis for Not Sooner Breaking With the . , Ex-Queeu. San Francisco, Feb. 9. Tho Chroni cle' Honolulu correspondent, writing under date of January 23, says: The news which was received by the Mari posa January 20 was considered highly favorable to the annexationists and pleasing to the provisional government. The correspondence received by the government seems to indicate there Is a disposition on the part of the adminis tration to make a scapegoat of Minister Willis, owing to his error In not break ing with the ex-queen when she first re fused to grant amnesty to her former subjects. Previous to the arrival of the Mariposa ,the royalists werj In high glee, owing to a report said to have been made on the authority of the Brit. Ish minister that a special vessel would bring Instructions to restore the queen to the throne. The belief was so strong that arrangements were made1 by the royalists to celebrate the occasion by e torchlight procession. The claim li made by the royalists thut letters have been received from Tammany leaders, who declare that that body will support the stand taken by Cleveland, and that such action by Tammany will result. lh the withdrawal of Senator Hill's oppo sition to the administration policy. Paul Neuman, legal adviser of the ex-queen, held a long conference with her January 20. It Is said he advlid her to sell her claim to the throne to the United States for several hundred thousand dollars, to be paid In yearly Installments. The gov ernment has made no further removals of royalist sympathizer? from govern ment employee, though strongly urged to by both the American league and tle Annexation club. Unless some action Is taken at an early date, it Is likely there will be a serious" split among the supporters of the government Up to the 23d no demand for an explanation has been made by the provisional gov ernment on Willis for his action in re fusing to recognize the Independence day celebration. FAILED TO ANSWER. Los Angeles, Feb. 9. John I. MacAr thur, the wealthy Seattle, Wash., capit alist, who discovered his wife in this city a few weeks ago with Frank Bet- tls, his partner, with whom she eloped, failed to respond to his namp in Jus tice Bartholomew's court this afternoon and the case of adultery against Bettls wa sdlsmlssed,' MacArthur Is sold to be on the track of his wife, who, when she eloped, took many trunks full of valuable silverware and Jewelry belong ing tohlm. j WILL KEEP UP THE PRICE. San Francisco, Feb. 9. At a meeting of the executive committee of the mid winter fair, held today, it was decided not to reduce the price of admission from 50 cents to 25 cents. A lengthy circular Issued to the public sets forth that the dally operating expense is very great, and a reduction would not be ad visable. It appeals to the public to give the enterprise the support which It do serves. IMPERSONATED HIS UNCLE. Springfield, 111., Feb. 0. William W. Woods, -who claimed to have served through the Mexican war In the place of his uncle, Isaac M. Burke, In the Fourth Tennessee regiment, entered a plea of guilty of making a false pen sion claim in the United States court to day and was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. REPRESENTATIVE HOUK DEAD. Washington, Feb. 9. Representative George Houk, of Ohio, died suddenly this afternoon. Houk left the commit tee room this afternoon, where he was engaged In dictating letters to a stenog. rapher, remarking he felt tired and would not do any more work during the Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ' mm afternoon. He made a social call on Mrs. A. Reynolds and sister, and at 4:30 went to a window In the parlor and looked out. He stooped as If to pick up something from the carpet, and fell for ward on his face. Medical aid was at once summoned, but death was Instantaneous. A LONE BANDIT. An Express Box Stolen From a Virginia '.' and Truckee Train. . Carson, Nev., Feb. 9. About 7 o'clock this' evening, when ' the Virginia and Truckee mall train was a mile out of town, the express car was smashed In and a box containing money to pay wages to the section hands along the road to Reno demanded of Jack Page, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express messenger, at the. point of a shotgun. It Is custom ary to pay off the men on the 10th of the month, and George Mills, paymaster of the road, boarded the train at the depot this evening with a tin box con taining about $1,000. The robber got aboard the train when nearlng the out. skirts, getting on between the mall and express cars. When about a mile out of town the rear door of the express car was suddenly smashed In, and a man with a shotgun demanded the tin box of money. The robber then took hold of the bell cord and gave the en gineer the signal to stop the train, which was done as soon as possible. After securing the box, the robber Jumped from the train, starting toward town. " ' . ', THE PRICE OF WHEAT. New Low Record Established Yesterday at Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 9. Wheat made another sensational break today. For several days It has been weak, and yesterday scored a new low record for May, that option standing at 62 3-8 at the close. after having touched 01 3-4, the lowest figure ever recorded In the history of t.his trade. The market opened .steady to firm this morning. It remained so tor a- time, but rumors begani to go about to tho effect that the heavy holdlnir of a New York clique was being unloaded, and that Armour, who bought heavily at tho 'bottom yesterday, was selllnir out. These reports started a scramble to sell, and the price slumped oft two eents from yesterday's closing figure, or to CO 3-8, making aiiother new low rec ord, closing steady at 60 5-8. f . . SCHAEFFER BREAKS A RECORD. Boston, Feb. 7. Bllllardlst Schaeffer took his revengo tonight for the lgno- minous defeat he suffered at the hands of Slosson Wednesday nisrht In the trl. angular tournament, by showing a play altogether too fast for Napoleon Ives, beating him 600 to 402, and Incidentally breaking all records for the 14-lnch balk-llne game, anchor barred, rolling up a splendid score of 271 In a single Inning. The previous record was 203, made by Ives at Chicago. The bame to night was thought by all to be the fin est exhibition of scientific play ever seen in this city, If not in the country. , AN AGREEMENT REACHED. Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 9. The receiv ers of the Northern Pacific and repre sentatives of the employees of that road ' have reached an agreement. The re ceivers will modify the order reducing wages and concede most of the. points made by the men. The exact terms of the agreement will not bo made publlo until passed upon by Judge Jenkins. BRITISH MINISTER RESIGNS.' PaiiH, Feb. 9. Eclair Bay that on ac count of the differences with Gladstone on tho British foreign policy, and the agitation against the house of lords, Lord Roseberry, foreign minister, has twice offered to resign, and his resigna tion Is only held In abeyance till Glad stone returns. AN ELMIRA BANK BURSTS. ElnUra, N. Y., Peb. 9. The First Nu tlonul bank, of Watkhm, suspended to day. Tho failure was caused by the ab sconding of Cashier John 'VY. Love.' le Is said to have taken $50,000, all tho bank's cosh. He left a letter saying he was Insane. . - ' ' ; BLAND'S OPPONENTS CONFIDENT. Washington, Feb, 9. Opponents of the Bland seigniorage bill say they are con fident of a veto If the bill passes. Ef forts are being made by tho friends of the bill to have a democrat lo caucus, but there is very great opposition. no rtif.