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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1894)
1ST0RIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.' r v EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLN, NO. 113. ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, M AY Hi, 1894. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. HA .,1 . t il 1,1 Here's a liSPNew lines of Bo's' Clothing in single and doublt breasted suits just arrived. The Osgood Prgaiitm Go. ; The One Price Clothiers, 506 and 508 Third St., next to Griffin & Reed's Book Store; Astoria. a. A full line of Photograph A'hums, at Griffin & Reed's. CALIFORNIA WINE HOUSE, j "... fine Wines and Manors. I have made arrangements for supplying any brand of wines " in quantities to suit at the lowest jcash figures. The trade and families supplied. All orders delivered free in Astoria. A. W. UTZIflGEr, - - Sit, R P. u - . ... Leave f of Tillamook as the Heather 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., Agents, Portland. $2 FOR Aft $80 LOTI BY BECOMING A YOU CAN GET A FIRST CLASS LOT IN HILL'S FIRST ADDITION TO ASTORIA. LOTS WILL BE DELIVERED WEEKLY. JL, NOW IS THE TIME TO .PROCURE A L J Liot to Build a iorm, for The Packers of Choice lolumbia River Salmon Their Brands and. Locations. N4MK. LOCATION. utorla Pk'gt'o.' Jfeiiuf- KlnneT' """r- A.IVgCo.......LStori.. Cocktail ColuablaRiTerPklCo Uloria... t Clmnte Samuel . Aftorts... 1 wmoli Walls George ft Barker : AtorU 0.H1 ntborn Co Aitoris... i,G llnlerftCo..-lBrookfleIl. j Uf. St. ! . jL;vr. .1.. .'"ir7mv ruhennen i Pkg Co. . Aton- ; ""Vf ! "f Pointer Worth your consideration, and careful consideration, too, if you haven't provided your self yet with everything you can possibly use in the way of Mens' and Boys' Cloth ing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Trunks, Valises, etc., at lGj to 33 per cent less than elsewhere. Hatters and Furnishers plain Street, Astoria, Oregon. EliMORE . , .. jr. Every Four Days as Heap MEMBER OF HILL'S LOT CLUBS 4L - JOINTS. AT Cuttlnf FkgCo.-.- r.anclies Btsr.. 'I f?nm" Oeorge ft lUrkerUtorU . - I !lemon. ...... " . J J.O.HnthornftCo J. O. Han thorn Artorta . f z 1 George, J. G. eglar-. Biookflald Wn 1 iruhrmfri ... v " . Atorl 1 n One Hundred Dwellings Burned ant! 5ft0 Families Homeless. SEAL PATROL SAILS TOMORROW The Colt Chant Wins the Kentucky J)erby, and Dr. Elce the Brook lyn Handicap. Associated Press. Boston, Mass., May 15. By tbe torch of an Incendiary tonight over $1,000,000 wofUl of property Is In ashes, and over 500' families of the medium, and poorer classes, consisting of over 2,000 people, are homeless, and many of them had little time to save a portion of their household goods and are tonight sleep ing in the open air. . The fire covered a space of 20 acres. As far as can be learned six persona were injured, none fatally. The fire Btarted in the Boston League park, in a pile of lumber' which was lying under the right field bleachers. In a moment it had leaped out to the seats, and fanned .by a brisk breeze swept towards the grand stand. So rapidly did the flames spread that before the occupants of the grand stand realized it the fire was upon them, and they were forec-d to flee. White sparks had fallen upon the houses of Berlin street and the flames surged on . towards Tremont stree't, reaching out to the right and left un til the entire square between the ball grounds and Tremont street and ex tending north from Walpole street to Burl.-e, were a mass of burning build ings. Sy 6 o'clock the conflagration had crossed Tremont to Cabol street. Short ly after 6 o'clock several steamers ar rived from Lynn, ' Salem, Beverly, Brooklyne and other places, and every effort was made to stop the fire at Cabol street. At Ruggles street on the west and Cabol street on the southeast the fire was practically stopped, and' at 7:30 was under control. At a special meeting of the board of aldermen this evening it was concluded to use the surplus of $4,000 now held by the trustees of the Johnstown flood fund for the relief of the 2,000 people made homeless by the fire. Prominent Insurance men place the Iosb at $1,000,000 and the insurance at two-thirds of the loss. Six firemen were injured. . THE SBAL PATROL WILL START TOMORROW. . Port Townsend, May 15. Pending the receipt of further and more definite in structions relative to the enforcement, of sealing regulations. Commander Clarke has postponed the sailing of the Behrlng Sea fleet until tomorrow. In structions were received by the com mander, vague in some Important par ticulars, and he telegraphed explicit in formation to the vessels to be prepared to sail early this morning. THE3 BROOKLYN HANDICAP. A Western Horse Captures the Rich Stake. Graveaend, May 15. A better day could not have been selected for the Brooklyn handicap. Over 30,000 people were on the track before 2 o'clock. The three favorites from the west were Clif ford, Dr. Rice and Henry of Navarre. Sir' Walter was the choice of a majori ty of the eastern men, Dr. Rice won, Henry of Navarre sec ond and Sir Walter third; time, 2:07 1-4.. - KENTUCKY DERBY. Louisville, May' 15. Over 15,000 peo ple assembled today at Churchill Downs to see the contest for the twentieth re newal . of the Kentucky ' derby. Al though this race has steadily depreci ated in Importance as a turf event for several years, the honor of taking this class In the trophy Is still keenly com peted for by Kentucky breeders, as It is regarded as the highest test of a thor oughbred colt, to take up 122 pounds over a mile and a half in racing time at the beginning of the season, and fre quently the winner and many of the participants are broken down and end their turf career as a result of the prep aration for and participation in the race. The track was In a good condition. Chant was a favorite, and the result of the race showed the wisdom of the Judgment of many, as Chant "won all the way" as he pleased. He won by a good six lengths from Pearl Song, who was ten lengths In front of Sigurd. Al. Boyer was fourth and Torn Elmore fifth. Time, 2:4L The value of the stake to the winner was $4,020. The winner is by Falsetto, and Is the property of E. Leigh, who also owns the great Bram ble handicap horse Clifford. Pearl Song, the second horse, is also by Falsetto. This is the first of Falsetto's get to win a place in the Kentucky derby except ing Galifel, who ran second to Macbeth In im ' L A MYSTERY CLEARED UP. Miss Freeman is Miss Mooney, and Is ;' i Restored to Her Father. . San Francisco, May 15. The mystery surrounding the identity of the young woman calling herself Emily J. Free man, which a few weeks since occupied considerable spice.lr. the Denver and S.1n Francisco newspapers, has been cleared up, and it transpires that she is ' Annie Mooney, who was lost at a ptsnio in Belmont, San Mateo county, Cal., In 1883. Her disappearance at that tune created a great sensation. Her father was James Mooney, a carpenter. It Is likely the child was stolen by Mary 'Cunoe, a 'dissolute woman,, who Miss Freeman thought was her mother. A woman took her ail over the country and to Mexico, and then deserted the child,- Mary Cuneo is now serving a term in the county jail for a misde meanor. The attention of James Moo ney, who is still living in this city, was attracted by a recent newspaper publi cation to the efforts of the police to learn Miss Freeman's Identity, and it ocourred to him that she might be his daughter. . He wrote to hor at Denver, and she responded. Miss Freeman start ed west and met her father at Sacra mento. As soon as he saw her he was convinced she was his daughter. SHE WIIL BE BAILED NEXT TIME i , Kansas City, Mo., May 15. Mrs. Maud I Lord Drake, the noted medium, was given a verdict for $1,250 damages against Marshal Stewart In her suit ttfraJn.- him for conspiracy and false Imprisonment today. Two years ago Jtra. Drake slapped a local reporter's face for ridiculing one of her seances. 8he was Imprisoned without, It Is claimed,- being given a chance to furnish boll. FLEEING FROM THE WRATH COME. TO Bluefleld, via New Orleans, May 15. Within forty-eight hours over one nun dred inhabitants have left for San An drews and. other Islands to await the result of the revolution, which Is Immi nent. About S00 people all told have fled. PREDICTION VERIFIED. New York, May 15. The prediction of the,, bears that. July, wheat would sell down, to 60 cents was more than veri fied today. In the early trading CO was reached. Later that ' record was smashed end 09 cents substituted. MINERS FIRMLY UNITED. Clevelar d, May 15. The concensus of opinion among the miners and opera tors, before the conference met at 2 o'clock was the result) of the meeting would be naught. The miners appear firmly united. ' STUDENTS DROWNED. Boston, May 15. Some clothing and.a wrecked oat-boat were found on Thomp son's Island today, and an investigation indicates that four Harvard students were drowned. FAMILIES SUFFERING. Frostburg, Md., May 15. Owing to the miners' strike, 1800 men in this and sur rounding town and many families rye cn tha verge of suffering. RE-NOMINATED. Pittsburg, May 15. John Dalzell and William A. Stone were today renom inated, without opposition, for congress. HANDY WITH THEIR FEET. Hindoos Able to Utilize Their Nether Extremities to Great Advantage. In the native quarters of the towns of India the strange spectacle may be seen of a butcher seizing a piece of meat In his hands and cutting it In two with a stroke of his knife held between the first and second toes of his foot. The shoemaker uses no last, says Pearson's Weekly, bub turns the unfinished shoe with bis feet, while his hands ore busy In shaping It. So the carpenter holds with his toe the board he Is cutting and the wood turner handles his tools aa WeH with his feet as with his hands. The une of the feet to assist the hands In their labor Is not, however, the mere result of practice, but Is principally due to the fact that the Hindoo foot Is quite different from ours In Its anatom ical conformation. The ankle of the Hindoo and the articulation of the back of the foot permit considerable lateral motion. Then tbe toes possess a sur prising mobility. The great toe can be moved freely In all directions and the first and second toes are separated by a wide space, sometimes as much as five eighths ot an inch acrow at the base of the toes and two inches at their ex tremities. The articulation of the hip is elso peculiar, and this renders it easier to use the toes In handling the objects by enabling the Hindoo to sit in a squatting posture much more com fortably than we can do. A similar for mation' of the feet and toes Is found among the Annamese, but it Is not, as might be supposed, a common thing among barbarous and savage tribes. One natumlly thinks of the resemblance to a monkey which d. human being us ing both hands and feet in the manner described above must present, snd yet It. Regnault is careful to point out the fact that the Hindoo foot is not at all like the foot of an ape or monkey. The great toe is not opposed to the other toes like a thumb, as occurs with the monkey, and accordingly the pedal dex terity of the Hindoos) is not to be taken as an Indication of simian descent. COAST NAVAL SCHOOL San Francisco Opposed by Sen ators Mitchell and Sqnire. COXEY SENTENCED TOMORROW Proposed Increase in Mexican and Indian Pensions-Naval Appropri ation Bill Passes. Associated Press. . Washington,' May 15. In the senate the bill fixing the northern boundary of the Wanrf Springs Indian reservation In Oregon was passed. The. bill providing for a naval train ing station on the Pacific coast met with opposition from Mitchell, of "Oregon, and Squire, of Washington,, because It spe cified San Francisco . harbor' as the lo cation. The tariff bill was taken up. The chemical schedule was passed, and Al- drlch offered an amendment to put a duty of 15 per cent on coal-tar prod ucts. ' COXEY TO BE SENTENCED TOMOR ROW. Washington, May 15. The trio of commonweal leaders, Coxey, Brown and Jones, met another rebuff in the police court today. Judge Miller overruled their motion for a ney trial and notified the defendants to apjwar Thursday for sentence. The long-expected carload of provisions for the army sent by sym pathizers at Springfield, Mo arrived to day. TO INCREASE PENSIONS. Washington, May 15. The house com mittee on pensions today voted to re port a bill Increasing the rates of pen sioners of the Mexican and Indian wars from $8 to $17 per month. A HOT FIQHT. A Rogulnr Thing With the. Demo . crats. Kansas City, May. 15. A.hol. flght In the state central committee delayed Jhe opening of the Democratic state con vention. It was proposed to settle in committee nil differences which it was thought would crop out In the conven tion but the attempt fulled. - When the convention ope:ied, Temporary Chair man J. McD. Trimble said the state convention did nob decide national Is sues, The convention had not assem bled to nominate a presidential candi date nor create presidential possibility, which was regarded as a slap at Con. gressman Blanl. The convention took a recess until 3 o'clock, AFTER THE MURDERERS. Llnneus, Mo., May 15. The posse sur rounding the house of James Taylor, father of the men who murdered. Gus Macks and family near Browning, have not yet searched the building for the murderers, owing to the threat of the old man to shoot the first man who stepped upon the doorsill. Albert Tay lor, a brother of the murderers, has been arrested, to prevent him carrying food and ammunition to the murderers. The wife of William Taylor has been arrested at Browning. While here she went to draw money from the bank. READY TO MOVE TROOPS. Cheyenne, May 15. Nineteen Indus trials, including Gen. Bcheffler, were placed In Jail here today by Marshal Rankin's, deputies. The railroad offi cials have a train ready to move United States troops against the indus trials, and are anxiously awaiting or ders from Washington, MORE COAL MINERS OUT. Russelville, Ky., May 15. One thous and five hundred miners In. the" coal fields of Ohio and Muhlengerg counties struck today. The ; non-union men seem to be Joining with organized labor This district represents ovor 27 1-2 per cent of the output of the entire western fields. ANTI-BRIGGS. Saratoga, N. Y., May lS. Tho General Assembly of the Presbyterian church of the norfi opened today The conven. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Cry i tlon is antl-Briggs about four to one. A test of the strength of the factions will be made when the moderator Is elected. The candidates are: Arthur J. Brown, D. D., Portland, Or., for tho Briggs side; Henry C. Minton, Samuel A. Mutchmore, D. D., Philadelphia; Col onel John J. MoCook, New York, and James Gardener, D. D., Gloyersvllle, N. Y., for the antl-Brlga men. . WANT TO BE ARRESTED. Green River, Wyo., May 15. About 200 industrials, who stole a train at Montpeller, Idaho, last night, arrived here at an early hour this morning. They abandoned tho train here and went Into camp nearly exhausted. The citizens furnished them provisions, and it is thought they will seize another train. They are anxious to be arrested, in order to reach Cheyenne. ONE VIEW OF LOW PRICES. Firmers Not On the Road to Ruin Keep Out of Debt. (Washington Post.) The general opinion throughout the country, an opinion grounded In sound reasoning, is that the welfare of the ag ricultural interests Is the foundation of the prosperity of all other Industries, In other words. It is generally believed that manufacturing and commercial pros perity can hardly exist when the Inter tsts of agriculture are unduly de pressed, . Now, In all references that are made to the present unsatisfactory condition of business affairs, It Is common to find it taken for granted that the trouble begins with the farmer. It is said that the returns which he receives for tho products of the soil are less than they ever were before, and that his conse quent inability to purchase the products of the factory or tho supplies of tho store has the. effect of crippling mer cantile enterprise and paralyzing Indus try at all Its centres. The natural in ference from all this Is that, while the manufacturers and merchants of the country must be In a bad way, the cop dltlon of the fanners themselves must be much worse. . In spite of these general opinions, there are some farmers who refuse to believe that they are on the rood to . ruin because they do not get the prices t for their products which prevailed years ago. These believe that a new era of civilization has arrived, bringing with it, through the immensely increased fa. cllltles for production In ' these later days, the means of life, health and en-' Joyment to the million. Their theory Is that the era of low prices has come to stay, and that it Is In the Interest of the people, and they assume that, when the artificial clogs that now retard the wheels of Industry have been removed, the even flow of production, answering to' a demand constantly increasing un der new conditions, will not only be equitable .to all Interests, but will ulti mately exert a beneficial influence on all branches of trade and all classes of society. A. very significant letter, written by Mr. Lambert, a farmer of Rush City, Minn., has recently been published, In which he argues that It Is not the money which the farmer receives for his wheat that should be considered no much as what that wheat will buy, and he proceeds to give facts and figures. Thus when wheat was worth $1 a bush el, he could buy eight pounds of sugar with that bushel. Now, with the same quantity, he can buy 12. Twenty years ago It took six bushels of wheat to purchase a hundred-weight of nails. It can now be obtained for , four. A mowing machine a few years ago took 120 bushels of wheat to pay for R. Seventy-five will sufllce at pres ent prices, In short, Mr. Lambert In- . Hints that tire wheat grower of today who gets sixty cents a bushel for his ' crop has a. chance to be better oft than his predecessor of tho "dollar wheat" period. The special class of persons whom the era of low prices Is bound to affect dls- advantageously comprises those who' were unfortunate enough to contract, during the times of high prices, debts which are yet unsettled. Very natural ly the shrinkage of values seems to them to portend disaster, and disaster only, anl beyond question much of the unrest and dissatisfaction which pre vails In some sections of the country Is largely" attributable lo the gloomy fore bodings likely to be engendered by such views. i i ! . i 1 I