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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1894)
,r, if i jywf si IRI (-J i T.'i'i Mei.i.J1 -i .u i n-,"",. v 1 f '...... . I ill ta-n I i ;m i iv If EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XLII, NO. 47. ASTORIA, ORKGOV, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1894 PRICE, FIVE CENTS, in w Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, same proportion. DA child buys as cheap as Osgood fflEipjiTM Go. The One Price Clothiers, 600 Third, Cor. Wot Ninth Whew! How the Box Writing Paper has gone out of this store the last two weeks! Two or three dozen boxt s some clays! Yes, more old-time sales days. It have enough. Yesterday The writing paper trade All prices too, from the of the very slerulerest of GRIFFIN & REED - CALIFORNIA Fine fines andJMqaorc. 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. fl. W. UTZItfGErV Str. R. P. USE is.,. . ttlill Leave for Tillamook Every pour Days as flea' as the meather- mill permit. the steamer R. P. Elmore connects with Union Pacific steamers for Portland am 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 FOR fill $80 IiOTT BY BECOMING A YOU CAN GET A FIRST CLASS TO ASTORIA. LOTS WILL BE DELIVERED WEEKLY. fr f NOW IS TH.', TIME TO PROCURE A liot to Build a Home, for The Packers of Choice lolumbia River Salmon Their liranda and Locations. " Htn Ari Pk'g Co .Astoria Julio Cooth A. Tk-gCo , Ac,ri. ' )H" A. Ko-th "om -Chic uto. Klmore Sunuel Atorta.... George ftlUrker ;.Vlo-i.i i JlHi nlh'TB ft Co. KrU : i J, G MegSoT & C'i 1 'Tookfleld - rji.-rni .'? rs ffy ' .tor1 1 K , i ! . I t'l - REDUCTION SALE! On account of removal to 506 and 507 Third St , next to the Astoria National Bank, on March 1, we phall sell re gardless of cost until removal, Men's or Boys' $8 Suits and under, for $5 00 $12 " " $750 W, " " $10 00 i8 " . " $1250 S25 " " ?'5 0o Boys $2 50 Knee Pants Suits i 50 J3 " " ?2 0O ?3 50 " " $2 50 1?4 " " ?3 0o H " " ?3 50 S6 " " .4 Men's and Boys' Overcoats, also Pants and Vests at the same reductions. Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises Etc. in the tho mnst experienced buyer, Hatters And Furnishers. Sts., Opp. Foard & Stokes. than that. They were the real looked as though we wouldn't we got some more. tide is surely turned this way. high - priced down to within reach purses. Astoria, Ore. , -JL . WINE HOUSE. Alain Street, Astoria, Oregon, ELMORE "."T s-. r.'T I MEMBER OF HILL'S LOT CLUBS LOT IN HILL'S' FIRST ADDITION in PkV Vci Kiiiner' M.J Kinner AMoria.. A. Ie lia-; ! . ''nttinif 1kBCo.'.,n K..nclM ( v!niM Klmorf, Prnihorii: I ilSlBr. &Co "'"' lorn PmIid . Kilvmoniu.... 1 r.oorjw & Ilrker jitnria.... I . J.O.HaB'btT&"n J. O. Hanthorn ' 'tnrla . Ut, -t. Cwnte... J. O. Megler BiooKIald Wn 1 lifrm'n'. FU!Ttnru' 'Ait aria...-'. L'o ' Wells-Fargo's Plan to Defeat Train Robbers. PROFITING BY PAST EXPERIENCE Dynamite-Proof Safes to Be Used in Express Cars for the Security of Valuables. Associated Press. Sun Francisco, Feb. 24. The Exam iner saya the Wells-Fargo Company, profiting from Its recent experience with train robbers, has about decided to adopt a plan now In operation on the Santa Fe system. In order to discourage the holdlng-up of trains and looting of express boxes, heavy burglar-proof safes will be placed in the express cars for the safe-keeping of all valuables and money In transit, and to protect the express messengers and keep robbers out of the safes, the combination will be made known only to the company's agents at stations along the 'road. It will be the duty of the agents to, put their money packages Into the safen on the trains and to take therefrom such packages as the express messengers may notify them are in the safes to be delivered' to them. The safes will be dynamite proof. AN EPIDEA1IC OF MENDACITY. The President Denounces the Authors of Newspaper Canards. Washington, Feb. 24. A representa tive of the Associated Press saw Presi dent Cleveland this evening at the ex ecutive mansion regarding the ruport circulated the past two or three d.iya to the effect that tho president Is Gu.iorlns from a serious malady and abuu to have , an operation performed. The president said: "I have been engaged every .day in my ofllee on public busi ness, and have every day seen people who have called senators, repres-enta-. tives and others. Nothing would have teen easier than to ascertain the abso lute falsity of these lepoi ts. I am forced to conclude there is an epidemic of mendacity emanating from the dull and stupid brains of some of these corre spondents. These men must be influ encen either by a desire to deceive the public or to annoy those affected by their disreputable work. Those who read the newspapers should have un derstood the extent to which their credulity is calculated upon." ARTHUR'S WEALTH. Engineers Interested in the Question of Its Accumulation. Dea Moines, Feb. 24. The general ex ecutive committee of the Knights of Laljr today made a public statement thal they Intended to Investigate the record of P. M. Arthur, of the Locomo '.ive Engineers' Brotherhood. : They oharge Arthur with being responsible for the failure of all their strikes since '884, when they won the Union Pacific strike. In connection with these claims, they gave out statements of Arthur's "nances. They show he pays taxes on 51"1.K)0 worth of property In Cleveland, md has besides numerous railroad stocks. They want to know how he ac cumulated this property. . LOW FARES FROM THE EAST. Chicago, Feb. 24. From present ap pearances low rates to the Pacific Coast will shortly prevail. The Atchison's re ply to the Southern Pacific's, boycott Is that the rate from Chicago to Los .An geles will be kept $15 less than the di rect rate to Sun Francisco. This reduc tion takes effect March 1, and Is ex pected to cause serious trouble, as the lines routing via Ogden will be com pelled to make a like reduc tion or be prepared to lose their Southern Cali fornia busineKB. The following rates ore announced to take effect March 1: Chi cago to Mojave, Los Angeles, San Diego -nd all points in Southern California, $32.50; round trip, $55.50. RUSSO-CERMAN TREATY. (Copyrighted by the Associated Press.) Berlin, Feb. 24. The rumor that afier the passage of the Rusao-German com mercial treaty the czar will pay a visit to Emicror William la much discussed in political circles. From a trustworthy source It Is learned th; matter has not been broached by either of the two gov ernment. He Nolldoff, tiiu tluaAnn mb'ssador to Turkey, ttojpej 1 ere this week on his way to fit. PeMrfbnrg, nd the fact thuL he choso thin route la Hna: cotrmifntfd upon an showing the improved relatiora between Citnir.y nd BbwU Finre tre treat was .k-ned. Should the imperial meeting Le decided non later. It will probably oc-cir upon the occasion of the czar's return from his annual vbtit to CoprunAgen, and while the emperor Is attending the East : Prussian . army maneuvers. It Is estl mated the Uusso-German treaty will be carried by a majority of 25. . THE LATEST FROM RIO. Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 24. The destrua tion of tho Insurgent transport Her- cuiio is said to have resulted in con slderable loss of life. The shots pene trated her boiler, which burst and killed a number or the men. The ship then caught fire, ajid many were Injured and said to have been burned to death. 'A number were drowned while attempting to swim ashore, and others were cp tured. " Telegrapfilp communication with Ba- hla has been cut off. It Is reported that Pelxoto's fleet has finally left for Rio and Bahia. This Is believed to be the reason tho government has cut off tele graphic communication with Bahia. An other report says there has been a bat tle there, and the Insurgents are sup posed to have gained some advantages. There Is no newB of the whereabouts of the Nlctheroy or Aquidlbnn and Repub- lica. IN THE HOUSE. Washington, Feb. 21. Today's sesbion of the house was brief and devoid of interest. . For over two hours roll call followed roll call, the opponents of the i seigniorage hill throwing aside all pre J tense of not filibustering and boldly In i jected motions to take recess and ad- Journ to. prevent a vote on Bland's mo tion. A rule will probably be brought In Monday to prevent filibustering, when the fighting will go on. Thf house lead' crs Insist 'that the struggl) nt be abandoned until a vote Is had upon the measure. ' In today's scsion, after repeated votes on a motion to cdjourn for recess, etc. and repented failures to obtain a iiuo- rum, Bland lost patience, and finally shouted: "It Is quite evident that the bond-holders have control over this country, and I therefore move that the : house adjourn." Without division it carried, and at 2:55 the house adjourned. FLOATING FORGED WARRANTS. 1 T""f, 1'V'i. 9.Vy.p(.nnty CitV Clerk Francis D. McCain and his broth eiy John, of Pcrtl uid, were arraigned In the municipal court this afternoon on a clnrTe of forcing the names of city olTUlals to city warrants. They waived hearing and were held in $10,000 ball each, which they have not been able to raiae. It has been discovered that 1,000 warrants have been stolen, and it Is feared the accused may have floated , many thousand 'dollars' worth of them, i Three other city employes are believed ' to have been associated with them in (their speculation. Detectives are at ' work gathering evidence, and sensa tional exposures are being looked for. FINANCIAL CRISIS PREDICTED. London Feb. 24. The Financial News says: "Guatemala today, and other sli ver countries tomorrow, will default With most of them It is only a quest! )n of time. The world's commerce is reel' lng to a crisis, yet the mischief fiom the appreciation of gold has only be gun. Bl-metallsts in England are gain lni converts. The International confer ence must be reopened. France, Germany and the United States are anxious that It be done. Surely our Interests are a great as theirs. It depends uion the British cabinet whether the conference be fruitless or not." CAN DRAW TWO SALARIES. Washington, Feb. 24. Second Comp troller Mansur, of the treasury, today decided the case of Gen. Daniel E Sickles, ..the question being as to hi right to draw salaries as both membei of congress and as a retired army oflT cer. The effect of the decision Is thai congress, by swearing In Gen. Slckbs when It knew by common report he wai an army officer on the retired list, ha decided he can Je a member of con gress at the same time he Is a retire.' oUcer of the army, hence he can drav two salaries. REFUSED TO OFFICIATE. New York, Feb. 24. The body of Ma Brooklyn, the actress who committee' suicide in San Francisco last week, ar rived In this tlty today and was burlc" In tho plot belonpinif to the actorr fund. Secretary Gueney, of the funi" devoted the enMre time during th morning to finding some clergyman wh' would officiate. He met with great dlfr culty, as many of the reverend gentle men refused to act, plvlng as a reauor fhat the woman died by her own hand Finally a minister living in Brooklyn was procured. JIITTtPIIY SENTENCED. Pakcr City,- Ore., Feb. 24.-Ex-CIty Tic-Mirer S. F. Murphy, convicted of larceny of pnl.ltc nionry, this mornliip ws r(!n:-iic"d to a v-rni of one year Ir the penitentiary end to pay a Ine of JS,2 W, l.elnc? di uUe the amount of hl rhcirt"r-e. pilor to tin arrest Murphv luried over $1,115 cash end $1,700 Ir warrants to the city, leivlnor himself TvnHWfi. The money was lrwt In mln lnr 'nilmln. lie n marrld man and ban one child. He Furnished the Necessary Bonds yesterday. GEN. TRACY SPEAKS WELL OF HIM And expresses His Confidence That Wiman U Innocent of Any Crime. Associated Presa, . . - New York, Feb. 24 Erastua Wiman today furnished bonds in the sum of $25,000, and was released from custody. After Mr. Wiman was released on ball today the following letter In rela tion to the charges, against him was sent out by his counsel, Gen. Benj. F. Tracy: "I have seen for the first time this morning tho Indictment against Wiman, and have learned the history of the case and the facts upon which the Indictments were found. I am entirely satisfied, after such examination, that. Wiman has committed no crime, and unless I am greatly misinformed, the trial will develop a state of facts which will show Wiman not only not, a crim inal, but that he has done nothing that can seriously reflect upon 'his honor oi Integrity aa a man. I am not In. the habit of trying; my casea in the news papers, but In view of the. extent tc which this course hus been taken bj Wlman's enemies and certain' supposed friends, I think It only Just to him that I should make this statement." FOR CHARITY'S SAKE. New York, Feb. 24. There were 6,00r people at Madison Square Garden to night to witness the events In the sport ing carnival for charity.. The prograir was made up of wrestling and sparrlnr bouts, In which Corbet Mitchell, BiH and Jack Slavin, Tom Rya,' of Chicago George Dixon, young Griffo, Muldoon Duncan Ross and other celebi'llles' par ticipated. Corbett and Mitchell were re ceived with great enthusiasm. They sparred four friendly rounds, durlnp which Mitchell was scarcely able to touch Corbett. The entertainment yield ed $5,000 for charity. ENGLISH WHEAT MARKET. London, Feb. 24. The weather Is colder and the land dryer and In good condition. The wheat market has Im proved on the cold weather which fol lowed the American decline, and Is now steady. United Kingdom trade has beer, quiet, and on the continent there hat been a good demand for La Plata af fair prices. American parcels are steady and California and Australian cargoes firm. The general situation shows little change. Operators are Indifferent. Cali fornia prompt Is quoted at 23s, 6d. WHIP AND SPUR. San Francisco, Feb. 24. The racing to day resulted as follows: Six furlongs Ravine, 1:15 1-2. One mile Francesco, 1:471-2. Half mile Kitty Scott, 0:50 3-4. Steeplechase Wild Oats, 3:28. Six furlongs Lonnle 13., 1:14 3-4. SICK WITH TYPHOID FEVTR. Washington, Feb. 24. A dispatch wai received by the detriment of state to day from the United States consul-general at the City of Mexico, stating Con gressman Wilson has developed 8 marked case of typhoid fever. His gen aral condition Is grave, though the fe ver is yet of a mild type. ' A BISHOP PROMOTED. Milwaukee, Feb. 24. Bishop ZardeUI it St. Cloud, Minn., has been appointed irchblshop of Bucharest, Rounianlu, PRENDEROAST SENTENCED. Chicago, Feb. 24. Judge Brentano to Uy sentenced Prendergast, who asa Inated Carter Harrison, to be hanged Vlarrh 23. . Before sentence was pr ounced PrendergaMt delivered a long, -ambling talk to the court, objecting to ho plea of Insanity made by his coun sel, and declared tho only point at Ikmuj was whether he hai done right in kill Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ing Harrison, and whether he was Justi fied in committing the deed. This, ho said had not been touched on during the trial. Prendergast's attorney, after tho sentence was pronounced, asked for SO days' time In which to appeal to the higher court, which was granted. . ELECTED OFFICERS. Washington, Feb. 24. The closing ses sion of the third continental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion was inaugurated today by the elec tion of officers for the ensuing year, am follows: Mrs. Adlal Stevenson, presi dent general; Mrs. A. C. Geer, Washing ton, vice president In charge of the or ganization; vice president general, Mrs. Beale, Virginia, PEACE IN HONDURAS. Washington, Feb. 24. Guzman, the Nlcarauguan minister to the United States, received the 'ollowlng cablegram from the minister of foreign affairs of that country: "Tegucugalpa, the capital of Honduras, calculated last nlnht. Publish this cablegram. Our victory put an end to the war in Honduras." The minister added: "So ' Nicaraugua came out vlctoi.ous." FIFTY KILLED AND BOUNDED. London, Feb. 24. A dispatch to the idmlrallty from Bathurst, capital of Ine 3rltlsh African colony of Gambia, states that a party of British marines who anded to punish Chief Fodisllah, ths ilave trader, were ambushed, and thres )t the carriers and ten men were killed .nd forty wounded. London, Feb. 24. A late dispatch from Rathurst says the marines landed from he war ship, but a detachment from he West India regiment Is still miss 'ng, and fears are entertained for their Mfety. A PROLONGED SESSION. Victoria, U. C, Feb. 24. The provin cial legislature sat through the night and till 1:15 this afternoon, a 24-hours' esslon, passing estimates which the opposition determined should not pass. The government carried them through, lorae amusing and lively Bcenes oc curred. TO STOP FILIBUSTERING. t , Washington, Feb. 24. The pall for a aucus of democrats to agree upon a -ule for recording members present, bub not voting, in order to make a quorum, bears the names of 112 democrats. Mem bers say this matter, must be settled wrthln the party as" soon as the Bland bill Is disposed of. - AGENCY BUILDINO BURNED." Washington, Feb, 24. The Indian bu reau received a dispatch from Agent Powell, at Neah Bay Indian agency, Washington, announcing the total de itructlon of the main agency building and Its contents by fire. PERSISTENT INCENDIARIES. Chicago, Feb. 24. Another incendiary Ire occurred at the world's fair grounds '.his morning, and as a result the mag nificent agricultural building la prac tically a heap of ruins. ' ' A FRISKY CYCLON E. London, Feb. 24. A dispatch from Port Louis, Marltius, reports that a cyclone swept the Island yesterday, do. 'ng almost Incalculable damage to prop erty and killing many. SNOW IN NEW MEXICO. Clayton, N. M., Feb. 24. The severest enow storm of the year is raging In northern New Mexico. The snow Is now Jlght Inches deep. FOUNDRIES CLOSED. Cleveland, O., Feb. 24. Owing to tho .'allure of the men to accept tho reduc tion of wages, eight foundries will be Josed tonight, locking out 1,600 men. PHELPS RECOVERING. New Haven, Conn., Feb. 24. It Is be leved tho crisis has passed In ex-Mln-ister Phelps' case, and that ho is now on the road torecovery. BEN IS COMING. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 24. Gen. Ben jamin Harrison and party leave for tho Pacific Ooust on Monday morning. SOLID BANKS. New York, Feb. 21. The banks now hold about $75,000,000 In excess of the legal requirements. 11 xjli v v v-vJLi