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EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT.
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1894.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
VOL. XLII, NO. 117.
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hreasted suits just arrived.
The Osgood pipiiTM go.
The One Price Clothiers,
506 and 508 Third St., next to (Jritiin & Reed's Book Store, Astoria.
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LAY THOSE TWO FISHING OUTFITS ASIDE. You needn't keep them
more than a half hour. We've examined several outfits in different stores, and
we to want go to another. We saw an outfit In a window and both of us want
to go r.nd see it. ,
Thus said two customers to whom we had shown our fishing tackle.
Further said they We like your goods, but want to be sure of getting the best
value for our money. We'll be back and let you see what we've bought if we like
the other outfits better. ' .,
In less than half an hour back they come and say We don't see anything that
pleases us as well as yours. We'll take them.
GRIFFIN & REED.
CALIFORNIA WINE HOUSE.
Fine Itfftes and Mqws:
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.
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as the meather-mill permit
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through tickets are issued from Portland to Tillamook Bay points
by the Union Pacific Company. Ship freight
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The Shores of the Lakes Strewed
With Wrecks.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE PROBABLE
Traders' Bank at Tacoma Again
Snspends-Attempted Stage
Robbery.
Associated Prew
Phlcairo. III.. May 19. Thousands
of
spectators watched from the lake shore
today the destruction to the craft that
was beached during the storm.
Twenty-seventh Btreet the McLaren
was being pounded to pieces. 50 yards
from the shore.
Three wrecks were rolling In the
breakers at Sixty-fifth street, and half
a mile from shore, off Twenty-second
street, two vessels were laboring in the
sea. One Is thought to be the D. 8.
AualJn, and four men can be 'seen In
the rigging. Twenty-seven men are on
the north crib, but the men at the other
cribs are safe.
' ATTEMPTED RESCUE) FAILED.
Port Huron, Mich., May 19. The tug
C. D. Thompson, with a rescuing party,
attempted to reach the schooner Schup,
on a sand reef. A painter from the
yawl was taken by the crew aboard the
Shupe. The yawl capsized. William
Lewis, Capt. Henry Little, Capt. Bar
ney Mills and Angus King were all
drowned.
LIFE-SAVING CUEW CONDEMNED.
Milwaukee, Wis., May 19. The wind
Is still blowing strongly from the north,
hut no new disasters are reported. .The
life-saving crsw is condemned on all
sides for Inefficiency yesterday. The be
lief, is universal that every one of the
Cuminlnga' crew could have been saved.
' ANOTHER WRECK PROBABLE.
Bay City, Mich., May 19. The schoon
er MonUcello. due from Sheboygan yes
terday, has not been heard from. It Is
feared she has gooa ashore.
SCHOONER AGROUND.
Dotrolt, May U. The schooner War
rington is aground at St. Clair flats. The
tug Saginaw has been sent to er Bid.
STAGE ROBBERY FOILED.
Stockton, Cal., May 19. Word has Just
been received of an attempt to rob
Murphy's stage this morning, 13 miles
above Milton, by two masked men. Mes
tenger Hendricks was on the seat, and
he fired upon the men, killing one in
stantly. The second robber returned the
fire, shooting three times, seriously
wounding a lady passenger and slight
ly wounding, ai man. The horses be
came unmanageable and ran some dis
tance before they could be stopped,
leaving the dead robber and his com
rade by the wayside. As soon as the
stage reached Milton officers were sent
back to the scene of the killing.
Miss Bunny, the young lady passen
ger who was wounded, was shot In the
head and may not recover. There were
two robbers, both masked. A robber
stood on each side of the road and Mes
senger Hendricks dropped one of them,
letting him have both barrels of his
chotgun, loaded with buckshot. At the
same time Hendricks fired both the rob
bers also shot. One of them dropped
dead as a- result of Hendrlck's fire, nnd
the survivor fired again at the moving
stage, wounding the two passengers.
The dead robber's body was riddled
with, buckshot.
AGAIN SUSPENDED. .
Portland, Or., May 19. Word has
been received from Tacoma liat the
Traders' National bank suspended to
day. The bank was closed during last
summer's crash, but reopened after a
few weeks.
AN APPEAL TO CLEVELAND.
Denver, Col., May 19. Gen. Hegwer,
of the Coxey name reserve, has address
ed a letter to Cleveland beseeching him.
In the name of common humanity and
good government, to ask congress for
legislation to secure work to the unem
ployed. TOOK TWO TRAINS.
Minneapolis, Minn., May 19. A special
to the Journal figm Helena says the
Coxeyltes have captured two Northern
Pacific trains, one In Montana and one
In the Coeur d' Alone region.
THEY SEEK A UNION.
Saratoga, May 19 In the Presbyterian
general assembly today a resolution was
adopted providing for the appointment
of a committee to consider the question
of organization with the southern
church tn a basis common to the stand
aid doctrines' held by both bodies.
, LONDON WHEAT WEAK.
London, May 19. The weather has
been cold, and owing to a lack of sun
shine on poor lands the wheat color has
been injured. The wheat market has
ben depressed and thero was some de
mand for cargoes arriving, but in the
forward business there was nothing do
ing. California wheat, loaded, was
quoted at 25s 4 l-2d. Parcels were quiet
and weak.
SMUGGLTIRS FOUND GUILTY.
San Francisco, May 19. The Jury In
the Emerald smuggling case today re
turned a verdict of guilty as to the de
fendants Wlehman, Thomas and Green-
wald, and not guilty as to defandant
Menslng. They will be sentenced next
Tuesday,
WILL USB FORCE.
Danville, III., May 19. One hundred
and fifty striking miners started afoot
today for Mission Fields to compel 126
miners working there to quit. They say
they'.. will use force if necessary.
MANY BALLOTS, BUT NO CHOICE.
Olathe, Kas., May 19. On the 504th
ballot .of the Republican congressional
convention the vote stood: Smart, 57;
Furjston, 39; Buchat, 30. Smart lacked
but seven votes of the nomination.
RAILROAD COLLISION IN KEN
,' TUCKY.
Princeton, Ky., May 19. A westbound
freight collidel with a work train in
the Standing Rock tunnel. Seven per
sons were killed.
GOVERNMENT CATS.
Some 300 and odd cats are maintained
by the United States government, the
cost of their support being carried as a
regular Item on the accounts of the
postoffl.ee department. These cats are
distributed among about fifty post-
ofllees, and their duty Is to keep rats
and mice from eating and destroying
postal matter and canvas socks. Their
work la of the utmost Importance
wherever large quantities of mall are
colleoted, aa for example, at the New
York postoffice, where from 2,000 to 3,000
bags of mall matter are commonly
stored away In the basement. Formerly
great damage was done by the mis
chievous rodents, which chewed holes
in the sacks, and thought nothing of
boring clear througli bogs of letters In
a night. Troubles of this sort no longer
occur since the official pussies keep
watch. Each of the postmasters In the
larger cities Is allowed from $8 to $40 a
year for the keep of his feline staff,
Bending his estimate for "cat meat" to
Washington at the beginning of each
quarter.
WHAT HE WANTED MOST.
A tody who was shopping noticed a
very small boy who was employed as
cash" In the store, and, being Interest
ed in him, began to ask him questions.
'Wouldn't you like to live with me
and have everything my HUle boy has?"
sho inquired.
"Wnat does your little boy have?"
asked the child, fixing his large, seri
ous eyes upon her face.
"Oh, he has books, and tops, and a
pony, and she enumerated a ,ot or
thlngii.
"Has he any papa?" asked the child.
"Oh, yes; he has a dear, kind papa.
who gives him all those things."
'Then I would like to be your little
hoy," sold the child gravely, "for my
papa. Is dead, and I wculd rather have
him than any of the other things."
The lady, who had been merely talk
ing with the child for amusement, had
hard work to keep back her tears at
this naive confession.
, STANDING AS AN ART.
The average woman, from not know
ing how to stand properly, is troubled
with her skirt "dipping" In the back,
one of the most ungraceful features of
a bad fitting gown. The best way to
correct this would be to learn how to
stand erect, but that is a work of time,
so it is easiest to make the gown con
form to the deformity. If you make
your own gowns, or if you do not, see
that your dressmaker makes your skirts
at least an Inch shorter in the back
than she doe in front, and when you
put the binding on, it will be Just
about the right length all nround for a
street dress.
RICE PAPER.
The so-called rice paper la not made
from rlov, aa its name Implies, but from
the snow-white pith of a small tree
which, so far as is known, grows only
In Formosa, and belongs to a geriuc
represented In the United States by the
common sanaparilla and the spikenard.
Tbe stems ore transported to China and
there the rice paper Is made, which Is
used by native artists for water color
driwings or dyed of various colors and
made Into artlfldal flowers.
The Crops in Four States Laid
Low.
MINE TROUBLES IT ILLINOIS
Remarkable Murder Mystery Cleared
Up in California-An Innocent
Man's Peril. .
Associated Press.
Omaha, Neb., May 19. A heavy frost
did an Immense amount of damage to
crops In this vicinity last night. Ice
formed one-quarter of an Inch in thick
ness. . . ,
Minneapolis, Minn., May 19. A spe
cial to the Journal from Northern Iowa,
Southern and Central Minnesota and
Western Wisconsin says heavy frosts
last night cut corn and garden truck to
the ground
"LET THEM BURN."
Strikers Refuse to Let Men Extinguish
the Flames In a Burning Mine.
Spring Volley, III., May 19. Nos. l, 2
and 4 of the Spring Valley Coal Com
pany's mines, In this city, are on fire
at the bottom, and the company asked
the strikers to allow men to go to work
extinguishing the flames. A meeting
was called, and by a close vote it was
decided not to allow the men to go
down. A number of French anarchists
set up a shout of "Let them burn!"
"Tear them down," etc. The operators
are determined to have the fire extin
guished, If they have to import men. If
they do there will likely he trouble. The
English-speaking miners are all In fa
vor of putting out the flro, but the for
eigners are In the majority. ;
A STRANGE CASE.
An Innocent Man Charged With the
Murder of His Wife and Daughter,. ,
Yreka, Cal., May 19. The cloud which
has hung over Geo. Decker, the Yreka.
rancher, for two weeks was cleared up
today by the arrival of his wife and
daughter, whom he was accused of mur
dering years ago. The case is a most
remarkable one. Twenty-sevorj-' years
ago Decker's wife and young daughter
left Yreka, and shortly afterwards he
obtained a divorce. About two, weeks
ago some boys found a heap of bones in
a cave near Decker's place, and the citi
zens of -the community jumped to the
conclusion that they were the remains
of Decker's wife and baby, who had dis
appeared 27 years ago. Decker could not
prove that they were not, as all those
who had seen his wife depart from
Yreka were dead. He was arreBted and
accused of murdering nearly every per
son in the vicinity of Yreka who had
died suddenly or had disappeared for
a number of years. The murders charg
ed to him by the credulous citizens
amounted to ten, and he was looked
upon by his neighbors aa a monster of
Iniquity. Totally Ignorant of Decker's
peril, his wife and daughter arrived at
Yreka today and Decker was discharged
from custody. Both he and his wife had
married again and raised families, and
tonight a family reunion was held, at
which Decker's escape from his peril
was celebrated.
THE INVESTIGATION BEGUN.
Washington, May 19. The special sen
ate committee to Investigate the charges
of bribery decided today to begin work
next Monday, taking up first the case
of Hunto and Kyle.
INJUNCTION DENIED.
Danville, III., May 19. Judge Book-
waiter today sustained the Democratic
congressional apportionment In Illinois,
and denied an application for injunc
tion.
DIDN'T STOP AT PORTLAND.
Portland, Or., May 19. Secretary of
the Navy Herbert passed through the
city this morning on his way to Puget
Sound. i l!,
THE FLORAL FESTIVAL.
San Francisco, May 19. The floral fes
tival at the midwinter fair today was
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
u :mz3 ti
a big success In point of attendunce. The
beautiful weather and clever advertis
ing brought thousands of people out to
see the sights. The festival was Intend
ed as an Imitation on a large Kale of
the famous tiunta Barbara floral fes
tival, but while there were plenty of
flowers, the carnival spirit that has
made the Santa Barbara affairs so not
able was wanting. It is estimated that
4,000,005 blossoms of various sorts wero
used In the decoration.
SUNDAY MORNING THOUGHTS.
Habits help or handicap a man In
life battJe according to their character. .
If In a race where a Jockey had staked
all he should needlessly encunAr him
self with extra weights, thereby en
craaslug the chances of failure, we
Bhould think hint a fool. Yet a man
starts out to win wealth and honors.
and habitually Impairs ttio powers of
his mind and body by rum, tobacco and
licentiousness. He falls of his purpose.
and then enviously bemoans the "luck"
of others who reach the goat by avoid
ing thene pitfalls. "Luck," Indeed. Ex
perience teaches him nothing, for he Is
such a fool that he cannot connect his
failure with his folly... .v.
Spiritual treasures endure. They are
of a character that can be taken with
us and enjoyed through the eons of
supernal life. Illumining the darkest of
earth's hours wtth the torch of hope,
they soften and sweeten the very pillow
of doath. Gold Is a transitory and per
ishable possession. Its love clogs the
soul and leadens the heel; it deafens
the, ear to the appeals of the poor and
the friendless, and stifles the voice of
the Inward monitor. Wherefore, we ad
vise the young to cultivate goodness
instead of greed, to the end that they
may sow Joy Instead of sorrow In their
train, and be receptive to the Inspira
tions of - divine truth. The riches
acquired will ssnctlfy Instead of shrivel
character, and be enduring Instead of
ephemeral.
Love and duty! Two little words of
common use,, and yet they signify nil
that really mokes life worth the living.
When duty Is neglected, love loses Us
divine lustre. True love must proceed
from pure fountains; the corrupt 'na-;
(urj cannot sense the thrill of a great i
and ennobling passion, Purity is power,.,
and Its preservation' assures sanitary
and soulful cleanliness. Let the young?
man first study the scope and signifi
cance of the word, and then heed the
admonition. Keep thyself pure.
Church-going Is not necessarily an
Index of spiritually. An habitual at
tendant may be very material, gross and
selfiBh; an habitual absentee mny be
exceedingly refined, noble and spiritual.
In the final estlmato of character, the
dally life Is tha crucial test. If a man
be kindly, helpful and sympathetic,
thoughtful of the welfare of others and
careful to give no pain heedlessly, our
natures warm toward him, as blossoms
turn to the sun. We care not to ask his
cre3d or his politics. He may profess
one thing or another, and his profes
sions be very Inconsistent with his life.
But he llve right. He Is sensitive to his
obligations to others. He Is sptrltual
minded, although perhaps he does not
think of himself In this light. In this
world we are prone to Judge too much
by outward ceremonies and professions,
whlah count for nothing In the realm
of realities.
A rich kernel of truth Is embodied lit
the familiar couplet,
"A Sabbath well spent
Brings a week of content,"
and It Is applicable to any other day.
The genial Influence of a day well spent
extends Indefinitely into the future, and
makes It easier to adhere to a regular
order of life. It also makes wrong do
ing more obnoxious. The person who
habitually does right discovers difficul
ty In committing that which he feels to
be evil. It is a moral twist upon his
nature. But If Ill-spent days lie back of'
him, he seldom stops to question his
conscience when confronted by the
temptation to continue evil-doing. It Is
for us to decide for ourselves whether
we shall make good or evil easy In our
Journeylngs through tills sphere:
whether our paths shall be traced by
weeds or grain. It !s an essential thing
to determine; and, oh, that we had the
eloquence to impress upon every youth
how essential ItIs! Upon this deter
mination depends the destiny of the In
dividual. See thot today Is well-spent,
nnd the very tomorrow will bring you
the reward of the righteous.