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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1894)
r,:iTp .,hAJMr,"AST01lUN, '..ABTOMA,., SATURDAY 0131X0, FET&TJArtY, 10, f -I. tv.'.'-'V.i: , , ; -I. .: ..',.'; ;. fey A.JBLfouR. On Top, A CONSERVATIVE LEADER. A. J. Balfour Is one of the most proml nent men In English politics. He is a leader of the conservative party. Mr. Balfour was born in 1848, and entered he house of commons as a conservative when he was 26 years of age. He joined the "fourth party" under the leadership of Lord Randolph Churchill. Mr. Bal four accepted office under Lord Salis bury (his uncle) in 1885. In 1887 he be came chief secretary of Ireland. Mr. Balfour possesses talent of a high or der, and has shown himself a cool-headed and sagicious administrator, a ready debater and a skilled political tactician. Want of conylc,Uon and a mocking ;ynl clisin ore his chief defects .He Is likely at some time to All the place now oc cupied by Lord Salisbury.. Ho has writ ten a "Defense of Philosophic Doubt." A PROMINENT CONVERT. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. fl. At the close of his sermon lost night Rev. Sam Jones called on repentant sinners to come for ward. The flret to respond was ex-Senator John J. Ingalls, of Kansas. "Mr. Jones,"' , he . said, "your sermon has moved me. I endorse every word you said." Atchison, Kas., Feb. 9. The story that J. J. Ingalls was converted by Sam Jones at Nashville Is pronounced a can ard by Mrs. Ingalls. He is a member of the Episcopal church, and not In need of conversion. ' MARSHALL'S TWINE Is conceded by all to bo the best. It fishes better and wears better v. than any other twine used on the Columbia river. TRY IT AND BE CONVINCED. ' lob THE DAILY ASTORIAN Frintmg peel for all klndss of First Class work, and at prices as low as prevail in Portland or San Francisco WHIP AND SPUR. San Francisco, Feb. 9. The winners of the races today, with the time made in each event, were as follows: Five and one-half furlongs Dr. Ross 1:13 1-4. Five furlongs Fred. Parker, 1:06. I Six furlongs Conde, 1:16 1-2. One mile Red Root, 1:48. Five furlongs Midget, 1:041-2. OPIUM SEIZURE. San Francisco, Feb. 9. Custom offl clals today seized two pacages contain ing eleven tins of opium in the post office. The drug was sent from Port Townsend, Wash., and Portland, Ore., and was addressed to Chinese located at 717 Jackson street and 81 Stockton street respectively, In this city. , DISASTER TO TORPEDO BOATS. Rio Janeiro, Feb. 9. It Is announced that some disaster has befallen the tor pedo fleet which left Pernambuco for this city. Details are unobtainable. The government refuses all Information. It is said one boat was badly damaged and the whole fleet put back to Pernam buco. .If You Want Cannery and "".Fishermen's Supplies, Call on EltPHE SApOW & GO. SNOW STORM IN OMAHA. Omaha, Feb, 9. Snow began falling at 3 o'clock this morning. The storm still in progress, and the snow Is about eight Inches deep on the level. Street car traffic Is blocked, and trains do layed. ' MR, WILSON SERIOUSLY ILL. Chicago, Feb. 9. Chairman Wilson, of the ways and means committee of the house, is dangerously 111 of tonsllltls In this city. He was on his way to Mexico, but was compelled to stop here and call physicians. . DECLINE IN RUPEE TAPER. London, Feb. 9. Rupee paper agal declined below the lowest record, being quoted today at 57, against C7 1-2 yester day. HANGED FOR MURDER. Raleigh, N. C, Fob. 9. Near Wins ton, In the presence of 10,000 people, Peter Degraff was hanged for the mur tier of his paramour. Ellen Smith. THifl GOLD RESERVE. Washington .Feb. 9. The gold reserve of $100,000,000 Is one more practically Intact, requiring only .2!j6 to make it absolutely so, SHOW A DEFICIENCY. Chicago, Feb. 9. The Atchison's net earnings ofr December were 1780,000 fixed charges, 1901,000, leaving a deficit of 1121.000. 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