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THE DAILY AST01UAN, ASTORIA, TUESDAY MOKNINU, MAltCll 0, 1894. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. IM.ILT. Served by carrier, iepr week.. 35 els Sent by mall, per month 60 cts Sent by mail, per year $7.00 WEEKLY. Bent by mall per year, $2.00 In advance. Postage tree to subscribers. The Astorlan guarantees to Its sub scribers the largest circulation of any newspaper publlahed on the Columbia liver. Advertising rates can be obtained on application to the business manager. - This paper Is In possesion of all the telegraph franchises, and is the only paper on the Columbia river that pub lishes genuine dispatches. The Dally Astorlan's circulation Is five times as great as that of the com bined circulation of the other dally pa pers of Astoria. The Weekly Astorlan, the third old est weekly in the state of Oregon, has, next to the Portland Oregonlan, the largest weekly circulation in the state. Subscribers to the Astorlnn are re quested to notify this office, without loss of time, immediately they fall to receive their dally paper, or when tr.ry do not get it at the usual hour, - By do- li'sr this they will enable the manage' ment to place the blame on the proper parties ana to insure a speedy remedy, Handley & Haas are our Portland agents and copies of the Astorlan can be had every morning at their stand on First street. TIDE TABLE. For the Weak, Beginning To-day. " i HIUU WATKlt I LOW WATK.K DATS A.M. KM. f A.M. P.M. b m I It. h in I It. h in fijlim I li Tue.. 6 0Tl7Tri2188 0irM0lH"T64i0 1 Wed. 71 1 1417 91112 5518 Oil 7 1212 4 7 210 8 Thr.. 8 1 408 2 1 347 9 7 4S1 8 7 48,0 6 YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. Local weather for the twenty-four hours ending at 5 p. m. yesterday, fur nlBhed by the U. B. Department of Ag riculture weather bureau. Maximum temperature, 41 degrees; minimum temperature, 34 degrees; pre cipitation, 1.16 Inches. Total precipitation from July 1, 1893, to date, 74.30 inches; excess of precipi tation from July 1, 1893, to date, 20.90 Inches. TODAY'S WEATHER. Portland, Ore., March 5. For West ern Washington and Western Oregon: Rain or snow; slight changes In the temperature. For Eastern Washington and EaBtern Oregon: Bnow; slight changes in the temperature. , It has been decided by the courts in San Francisco that the trolley system of electric propulsion may be Introduced on ona of the streets there. The point having been raised that the trolley 1b a public nuisance, the court holds that such is not the case. Accidents to the bearing wires and poles, it was claimed, were certain to occur along a thorough fare beset with traffic. The trolley sys tem undoubtedly has this disadvantage in populous cities, and in the east the press has made a stubborn fight against Its introduction and maintenance, elo quent) argument being furnished almost dally by the death or injury of citltens by the wires. 1 Judge McUrlde contemplates having Introduced at the next session of the legislature an amendment to the pres ent tax law, which will forever dis pose of the difficulty of enforcing the collection of taxes. His plun Is to have the law so amended as to empower clr. cult Judges, when suits to enjoin Bherlffs from collecting taxes are heat d, to examine witnesses as to the value of the property of the plaintiffs, and there upon assess the taxes and require the plaintiffs to pay the costs of the pro ceedings. This the Judge rightly claims would be In line with the theory which he has held, and which the supreme court has sustained, that a man shall have no standing In a court of equity until he can show that he has tendered a Just and equitable amount in payment of hla taxes. The East Oregonlan of the 2d Inst. Klves the Information that a Mr. Hunt, representing the Chicago house of Sned don & Co., book publishers, l in that city, and that he "Is touring Oregon in t.rvlewlnff county superintendents and nubile school prlncliuils on tho subject of text-books, in anticipation of prob able legislative action next January. when the mutter of adopting new text books for the schools of Oregoa will come up." Of course Mr. Hunt "finds a general dlssaUufactlon with the Ian- uae and spelling book now In use," os is quite natural on, the part of an enterprising drummer desirous of dis posing of his goods. Oregon's school children, however, vttl compare favor ably in point of educational advantages with the children In the schools of other states; and in the interest of economy, which seems to be the chief aim of the people of Oresn at prem-nt. lelslatlv ju-tlon, even for the advancement of Mr. Hunt's plans, would be IH-advlsed for eome time to iuiw. , , ,., nam mm. i, I -1 T The projM4 to have congress enact a law lcgallKir-if vwil ts ly a majority ,f U.e Jui-i.-s in rivt! rss;i 1 a rfuum v.;,;, t. i.o : 3 to be frifdl . . It is t.iuwb:it at variance wjtb ..... ... tt ".-' l,MVimtMtal f j:i. i v minds are analyze evidence, when it is remember ed that the decisions of Judges are rare ly unanimous. The benefits resulting from majority verdicts In criminal cases would, however, be greater. Owing to the complications of criminal practice, through new trials and the straining of evidence very minutely in favor of the defendant the chances of conviction ore very problematical on the strongest tes timony, but the best thing the defend ant has in his favor is the requirement that all the Jurors shall agree. A very little good .management on lines well understood by lawyers results in a Jury disagreeing. Were a majority verdict lermlsf)lble a comparatively small num ber of misunderstandings would arise, and defendants would bo generally In clined to accept the first decision lven as likely to be as favorable to them as any that woild come from a new trial The saving of time in the courts and the certainty of Justice would equally bo promoted. The London. Times, the chief mouth piece of the unionists in England, claims that with Gladstone's retirement the cause of home rule for Ireland will be dropped. The Times clearly over looks the fact that all of Gladstones colleagues, including Lord Rosebery, who,. It now seems certain, Is to suc ceed the Grand Old Man, are commit ted to ,the policy of home rule, and that there will bo no abandonment of this program. The lioerai majority wouiu quickly bo dissipated were the cause of Ireland a dead issue. The liberals would not hold together for a week. The Irish nationalists are pledged to some form of autonomous government, and tho electorate of Great Britain has been won over to the proposed change. There could not now, with even the faintest degree of consistency, be a change of face, considering the action of the commons In passing triumphantly the measure proposed by the government last year. 1 "HOLY HUMBUG." Another Citizen Who Correctly Meas ures Mr. Braekhus' Powers. Astoria, March 5, 1894. Editor of The Astorlan Dear sir. Mr. Braekhus and his preaching un Mr. Braekhus and his preaching un erase among the Scandinavians these days. The majority of the members of Bethany church of Uppertown are thor oughly convinced that he Is a messen ger from God,, whose mission It is to wake them up from their pln-Dlecp. They are worked up to u keen sensibili ty of the danger in which their souls are placed by constantly coming In contact with the children of the world. In short, they are brought to a very high standard of holiness so high, In deed, that a good many of them have found It necessary to sever their con nection with the literary society "Min erva," which until now had held Its meetings In the basement of their church. ThlH society was organized a few months ago among the Scandina vians of this town. They were offered free hall In the basement of the Beth any church, whose members were, In fact, very anxious to have them there. The constitution provided that the so ciety should be strictly non-rellglous and non-political, and nobody can s:ty that that rule has ever been trespassed. This was done In order to secure the aid and, membership of all Scandina vians, without regard to faith or opin ions. The Society Minerva made rapid progress under the excellent leadership ot Li, U. ueliand. everybody took a lively Interest In It; tho best of order and harmony prevailed In fact, the so ciety filled a long-felt want. All seemed to have a sense of Its educational and sociable Influence. Then came Mr. Braekhus. During one of his trances he made a bold front against the society, which he declared to be of the devil. While the word of aod was being preached uetatrs, the devil was permit ted to sit down In the basement, and knit his not to catch tho children of God In, and free of rent at that. There Is written: "My house shall be called a house of worship, but ye have turned It Into a lion's den. Wo to the shepherd of the Lord, wo to those children of God who permit such devilment to go on in their midst; drive the devil out; chase htm out In the river and let the fishermen catch him in their nets." This was the sum of Mr. Braekhus' eloquent plea for bigotry and supersti tion. This thundering sermon hud tho effect of rousing the susceptible con science of Mr. Steen, the shepherd of the Bethany congregation, who yester day ordered the society tot vacate the premise, and gave his shoop n warn ing not to have anything to d with It. I am grieved and ashamed to wltl)r" such an exhibition of fanaticism among my countrymen In this nineteenth cen tury. Can it be possible that people who claim to havt common sense can oojmlder a well-meant effort by a lot of working-men, living as they do If) a spir itual drt, to enllhtn themselves, to broaden thalr views of Jlfe. to foster their sociable Jsmtloct, to cultivate their sense of brotherhood and good-fellowship-can any one. I say, consider such an effort the devices f the devil? If It la, let the devil have full sv;iy. Are irl!y Mr. Buukltus and his followers too shallow to that by such fanatl cU.ru they really promote the cause of IniKH-luy iiuhb limit il'o ki.ini." heaven. When CiitW cleaned out the Manic In Jerusalt m tlu MM;' doii't tell that It was because they ran a literary society In the basement (he would have said yea and amen to that), but be cause they were buying and selling and probably gambling there, Just exactly like the churches do nowadays during their fairs. I sincerely wish, and I feel convinced, that this attack by Mr. r.raekhus on the Scandinavian literary society Minerva will rather strengthen It than other wise; and that they will do all in their power to break the fog of ignorance and bigotry that Braekhus, Steen and others are trying to" spread among the Scan dinavians of this city. ED. LUND. THE BRAEKHUS CONTROVERSY. Dr. Janson Makes Additional Remarks Upon the Subject. The following communication will be found both Interesting and instructive: Editor of The Astorlan: In your Sun day paper there aptieared an article signed "A Citizen," being ashamed to sign his own name, In which "Citizen" takes upon himself the defense of Mr. Braekhus. It Is entirely devoid of any argument, and hence nqt worthy of no tice; but for tho benefit of "The Citi zen" himself and his like, who can only regard an object in one light, I shall make a few additional remarks to my former article. Like a good Christian, when at a loss to find any argument, he becomes personal, and by insinuations against my ability and my faith, he hopes to draw the attention away from the real facts of the case. From the writer's statements It is evident that he does not understand the meaning of the word "monomaniac." Allow me to enlighten him on the subject, If the ca paclty of his brain Is great enough to grasp one sound thought. Monomania Ib the derangement of a single faculty of the mind, or with regard to a par tioular subject only. One who Is afflict ed with It Is a mono-maniac, or com monly spoken of as a crank. lie eim ply suffers from one delusion, out of which he cannot be reasoned by any adequate methods for the time being. This being the case, I doubt very much whether, by the closest examina tion before or after death, we should be able to detect any structural ab normality of the brain or any part of the nervous system. No, worthy "Citi zen," In these cases we base our diag nosis not so much on the physical ex amination as on the actions of the pa tient. I do not think there requires any medical science to come to a definite conclusion in this case. You have only two alternatives to choose between the man Is either an Impostor, or else he la not responsible for his actions. In that event I prefer to think him the latter, as I should hate to think that any of my fellow-beings could be bo heartless and devoid of all morals as to resort to such religious mockery. As to the theory that he Is Inspired by the Holy Ghost, none but nn Ignoramus and a religious fanatic will accept that, and to one of these I classify my worthy "Citizen." In the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles we have an example of the aspostles speaking under the Influence of tho Holy Ghost. They all spoke in language to suit the occasion. Parthi an, Medes and islamites, etc., heard these Galileans speak In their own tongue, bo as to be distinctly under stood. Our friend Braekhus does not rpeak anything but Norwegian, and not very good Norwegian at that. Fur ther, these persons In the scriptures who were baptized by the Holy Ghost could drink poison, take up serpents, raise the dead, etc. Will our friend give ua these proofs of being inspired by tho Holy Ghost? As to my bejng n Christian, If Idola try and Christianity are synonymous terms, I do not desire to be classified as one. I evidently aspire higher than my friend, "A Citizen," as I do not look for my God In IMhony church. What "Citizen" speaks of as wisdom I consider as common sense, and I think It Is the duty of every man. who thor oughly understands the situation, to speak up and condemn such sacriltglous rlt.?s as those practiced by Mr. Braek hus. "A Citizen" asks me why I do not re sort to hypnotism In my practice? How does "Citizen" know that I do not? To some extent I have practiced It myself, at least enough to convince me of the powerful effects whluH hypnotic sugges tions may exert upon the budy f.nd mind. Even If I did not resort to It, it would not bo because I did not have faith In it, but because I was not capa ble of using it right. A person may, for Instance, criticise music, and at!ll not be able to piny any Instrument hlmsc-lf. When "Citizen" says that I must bo afraid there will I quite a few cm verts, ho Is right converts who will sooner or Inter be ripe for the Insane asylum. It may surprise "Citizen" to know that the statistics of our asylums show thai In about S3 per cent of our Insane women the insanity is directly or indirectly caused by religious ex citement. Being a physician who advo cates prevention !n preference to cure, I um anxious to see such an abominable practlcn as that resorted to by Mr. Braekhus stopped. E. JAN6BN, M. p. EXTENDED SYMPATHY, "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." Is sympathetically hown k tyie following lines, the pre sumption King that sympathy is born, or akin to palu or sorrojy: "Gentlemen: Please send Krauso's Headache Capsules ns follows: ' two boxes to Flora Seay, Uavanua. N. tak. Two boxes to Lillie Wilcox. Brookland, N. Dak. I have always beon a great sufferer from lisadaohe and your Cap sules are the only ttwigr thut relieve me," your very truly, FLORA FAT. Havana, N. Dak. For sr.le by Chas, Rogers, Astoria. Or, &le Agent 1 ramsEDTEa essths J A troublesome skin disease caused mc to scratch for ten months, and was cured by a few days' use' of KTfyTSpi M. H. Wolff, lS.l-'.vffrM - Upp.-r Marlboro, Md. SWIFT'PEC!FIC Iwas curort somo years ncoof Wlilto Swelling lnmylcgl)yiiinr;?jr3llanl liavo had no symptoms of re lQitiiZUi "n ot tli ills ease. Jilanv prominent siciunn attended rue and failed, but tt. fc. S. did tlu) wcr. PAUL W. K1RKPATKICK, Jolmion City, T" Trcltiie cn Blood and Skin Di&M maiieil ff. LM BWUTSl'ECinUCCMKAJCY, gjfcl Atlanta, 0. - "We alway fry ours I17 ' Our Meat, Fish, Oysters, Saratoga Chips, Eggs", Doughnuts.Vegetablcs.etc. Like most other people, our folks formerly used lard for al 1 riuch purposes. When it disagreed with any of the family (which it often did,) we said it was " too rich." We finally tried TOLEfJE and not one of U3 has had an attack of "richness" since. We further found that, unlike lard, Cottolene had , no unpleasant ( odor when cooking, and lastly Mother'sfavorite and con servative cooking authority came out and gave it a big recommendation which clinched the matter. So that's why we always fry our3 in Cottolene. Sold by all grocers. BtFUSE AI L SUBSTITUTES. '. N. K. FAIRBANKS, CO., ST. LOUIS and CHICAGO, NEW VORK, BOSTON. These tiny Capsules aro superior to Balsam of Copaiba, f Oulirha and Inactions, f ft!' They euro in 43 hours tho eamo d'.3ea.se3 vlthout jrayincon- U venienco. SOLD BY ALL OHUCGISTS THE BEST BREAD MAN In this city Is A. A. CLEVELAND, the baker. He lcueads good bread for all who need good bread, and "takes the cake" for making the choicest confec tionery. Whenever you are not busy, and feel inclined for a loaf, don't forget to call on CLEVELAND, at the Oregon Bakery. STAMPS Have changed colors very frequently of late; but our competitors change colors every time they see our work. We make wagons, shoe horses and do all kinds of general BLACKSHITHINQ Perhaps you know this already. Cer tainly you do, if you have ever em ployed us. Q. A. Sttnson & Co. For Your Stomach's Sake! You often need a llttlo wine, and should never be without It In the house, But be pure that It Is good; bad wine might Injure ypijr stomach, and cer tainly cannot Improve it. Good liquor dealers have good custom ers and keep good wine. They can't afford to soil any other kind. We claim that ours is th best store In Actorla for every brand of wine, from champagne down to sweet Catawba, tfOGtfES & CO. RAKES AND THINGS. The Utile warni ruyn of 8;:n!i!r.c drop ping In a little earlier those mornifci:. as the Beacon advances, plainly say, "(let ready, for folks will soon be want ing garden things!" go we ARB getr ting ready tur )u?ii, rakes, spades, etc.. etc., for your comi:ijr. Noycr mind the prices they'll be as lltili; ns anybody's, almost Biiroly smallor. J. B, WYATT, Jicrijwre Dealer. C. P. UPSHUR, Shippings Commission Astoria, Oregon. ASTORIA WOOD YARD D. & D. R. Campbell, Proprietors, Dealers In all kinds of First Class Fuel. Fi, VIni Maple, Spruce Limbs, Alder, Hemlock and Ash. -Jsa, Jyst eiaW t V.'eillnrton. Kowca:..li CauneJ, ),ui4 Cumberland cok. Loave oi ders at Canralian ii. Co 's .t . f' -.'t t,f flTtl.- Street. Oplers promptly nllr.A, Rnd SATISFACTION CCAKATUEO. 1095 Meals are needed to give one's family a year's growth. So much time Is spent in the dining-room that it ought to ne the brightest spot in the house. The handsome Dining Tables do not cost as much as a plain kitchen table cost a few years ago. Come and sec those we are selling for $6. CHAS. HEILBORN & BON a! v. al,l,kn, DEALER IN Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Fruits, Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware. Loggers' Supplies. Cor. Cass and Squemoque Streets. Astoria, Ore. EVERY REQUISITE FOR : first Class funerals : -AT POLL'S Undertakipg Parlors, THIRD STREET. Ratci Reasoiuble. Embalming a Specialty. JVtasic Hall -:- 334 First Street, Astoria. Or, H. CHRISTENSEN, Prop. A FREE CONCERT every night beginning at 8 o'clock. Good music. The best of wines, liquors anJ cigars always on hand. Noe & Scully, Dealers In Stoves, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware. Sole Acentn for MAGEE STOVES AND RANGES. Jobbing a Specialty. 431 Second Street, Astoria, Or. Washington Jfleat JJarket. Corner Second and Main Streats. Wholesale and Retail Butchers : and : Packers. Steamboats, Ships and Mills supplied on short notice. I amllies supplied promptly at the lowest rates. CHRISTENSEN & CO., Props. 0GGIDEJ1T HOTEL Is the Best of Its Class On the Pacific Coast. THE flfl UNEXCELLED TABLE. Rates, $a dally and upwards. J. A. FASTABEND, OENERAL CONTRACTOR. Pile Driving, House, Bridge and WHAIiP BUILDEK. , Address, box 180, postoffice- ASTORIA, ORE. ROSS HIGGINS k CO. Grocers, : and : Butchers Astoria and Upper Astoria. Fine Tens and Coffees, Tahle Delicacies, Domestic and Tropical t-rults, VeireuNes, sugar Cured Hams, Bacon, lite. Choice Fresh - and - Salt - Meats. The FastMail L'nnfn xi mi lit POTS VOU in Chicago Omaha, Kansas Pity, t. Louis and al! Eastern Points X 24 to 35 Hoars Ahead Of Any Other tine. Pullman and Tourist Sleepers Free Reclining Chair Cars, Cin. in Cars &re fun daily via the Union Pacific Flyor Ipaylng Port, land at 7:00 p. m. Astpria to San Francisco. OCgAN STEAMERS SAILING DATE3. Columbia, Monday, March . Kute, Saturday, Marcli io. Ci?umMar Thursday, M.mh 15. S.Ue. Tutdj, AV-if-!) so, Columt-ia, Sunday, M..irc!i a, State, Friday. .March jo, Astoria and Portland Stealers, Steamer It. R. Thompson leaves) As toria at tii-la a. m., daily except Sunday, via Washington side of the river: re turning, leave Portland' at 8 p. m., ' nijly, txeept twuurday. 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AUSTRALIAN STEAMER SERVICE Leaves Feb. 10 and March J (5 for Honolulu and Australian ports. For ticket rates and Information, call on or address, JAS. FINLATSON, Agt, ABtorta, Or. A. B. Calder, Traveling Pass. Agt., Tacoina, Wash., Geo. McL. Brown, DlBt. Pass. Agt., Vancouver, B. C. GJIICAGO, IBIMKEE Mi ST. Pflllli RAILWAY Connecting with All Transcontinenta Lines is the Only Line running EUECTRIC r IiIGtfTED . CAS BETWEEN St Paul and Chicago. AND Omaha and Chicago. The Express Trains consists of Vestltuled, Sleeplne, Dining and Parlor Can, HEATED BY STEAM. And furnished with Every Luxury known In moJer railway travel. For SPEED, COMFORT and SAFETY This Line is Unequaled. Tickets on sale at all prominent railway offteei, For further Information inquire ot any ticket agent, C. J. EDDY, General Agent. J. W. CASEY, Trav. Pass. Agt. PORTLAND, OREGON. 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