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ASTORIA PUBUC USr.AHY JiS::.'.TS8Ii. niNnl ! ()! 1 fflll 1 euunh r as mm. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLIIl, NO. 171. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 1804. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. t - TIHE DOESN'T WAIT! Full lines of Men's and ing Goods, Hats, Caps, Valises, etc. Jjf Men's and Doys' Cath'ng Suits of all kinds now in stock. Osgood pHGfljiTiiiE go. The One Price Clothiers, BOG and ROb" COMMERCIAL CALIFORNIA Fine tux 6 life lines I have made arrangements for supplying any brand of wlns in quantities to sujt at the lowest cash figures. The trade and families supplied. All orders delivered free in Astoria. fl. W. tfTZIflGEr, S'tr. R. P. Iieave for Tillamook as the meathe? 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 Pacilic Steamers. ELflORE, SANBORN & CO., - Agents, Astoria. UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO., Ajenta, Portland. $2 FOR fifl $80 LOT BY BECOMING A YOU CAN GET A FIRST CLASS TO ASTORIA. LOTS WILL BE NOW IS THE TIME TO PROCURE llot to Build a Hrne, for, Tlie Packers of Choice !olumbia River Salmon Their I3rand and Locations. tflcATioy. ! Actoria-.... Booth A. Pk'f Co. Astorit.;. i Cnlnoibit&lTeiTkgCo, UtorU... Clinora ts uel -! Attorn.. CorktjIl... i j Mmoll. Artori. 'Sil&SoSfeo. ft Barker A,UrI ftvorg A Barker 3.0. B nth wo & Co. Vtiria- 3, Q eglet ft C . !rkeia Ug, jFU1 Atiri 11 Opportunities of a lifttime pass in a moment and are gone forever. Your chance fo have us make you up one of those handsome Dress Siuts of any style to order is here now. Fit and workmanship guaranteed and prices the lowest, which can he attested t ) by many patrons who have been measur ed for suits tin past G months. Boys' Clothing.Furnish- Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Hatters and Furnishers STREET, ASTORIA, OR. A full line of Work and Waste BASKETS. . GRIFFIN & HEED. WINE HOUSE. mi Jffain Street, Astoria, Oregon. ELiV10RE Every fow Days as kw I MEMBER OF HILL'S LOT CLUBS LOT IN HILL'S FIRST ADDITION DELIVERED WEEKLY. A A A AOEHTS. it ori Tt't Co. M.J. Kinney. . Attorl lilQUOfS tin A. IjotUd. Chlctgo. .1 mi C 'j.O.Hn'horo&l'o J. O. nothoro J Astoria . ?t. Oeorge,J. G. Mtg!er Biookfleld Wu FUliermra't..... ";Plffcrmo'i .rritiiarii Y itiermfsa't i J'i t:o Atorl He Says the Senate Has Been Traduced. SCORES PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. Free Coal Would Help Kono But Hie Great Canadian Pacilic Trust. Associated Press. Washington,' July 23. After the rou- tine business, Voorhees called for the motives against men who were In favor conference report on the tariff bill; then 0f putting sugar upon the dutiable list, the storm broke. Gorman addressed They twitted us upon the floor. You the senate, speaking from carefully pre- had scarcely gotten Into the consldera pared notes. After reviewing the? con- tion of the, bill before they wanted to dltlon of the senate which made a com- Investigate and see whether we were promise necessary, he dlllvered bis de- not pulling out a trust." Then reverting fiance In- dramatic tones. Infamous to the president, he said: "Mr. Presi calumnles heaped on the heads of he dent, I spento of the president of the senate were forced from his lips, he United slates with nothing but the said, in a plain unvarnished statement, kindest fsWifigs. I have never had any- Referring to the president's letter, he said: "It was most uncalled for, most, extraordinary, and a most unwise com- munlcation that ever came from a pres- ldent of the United States." Gorman' then proceeded to detail the manner in which to meet the objections and sccuro the support of certain dlBaf- fected Democrats, the change.. havlngi Deen agree upon. He stated emphatl- cally that during this work Vest and Jones had1 frequent conferences with1 Secretary Carlisle, and often with Cleve- land, and himself. He charged directly j that every one of the senate amend- ments had been seen by Secretary Car- lisle, before they were agreed upon. He read an interview with Secretary Carlisle on "April 30th, In which the secretary gave the same bill his sweep- ins endorsements "The secretary neces- When the senate adjourned the sit sarlly spoke In a great measure for the uatlon was seemingly in as chaotic a president on matters relating to his de- partmert," said Gorman. In response to an appeal from Gorman, Jones, of. Arkansas, related a conversation he had' with President Cleveland before he pro- posed the Jones amendments to the tariff bill. He said he told the presi dent tic had not gone a step further with the compromise measure until he was assured It would have the presi-! dent's support. The president told him he would favor almost any compromise to secure the passage. of the bill. Vilas asked whether President Cleveland had no expressed desire for free coal and iron. ' Jones replied the had not, but had urged the senate to get the com promise bill through. Gorman; resumed with one . of the most sensational references of the day. He said the senate had been traduced. An attempt had been made td try and gibbet them before the country. The clerks, and changes in rosters, must be charges had been "foully made from 'reported to the first assistant postmaster distinguished sources," and must be metl general as soon as made. No carrier and refuted. The charges were echoed by men who chirped when he talked. The senators who had been traduced had fought for tariff reform when "cow ards In high places would not show their heads. " lie said he could con ceive no reason for the remarkable ac tion taken, unless perhaps the one re sponsible for it was "consumed by vanity," in having the country regard him as authority of all that is right in tariff reform. - Never before Blnce the declaration of independence had the president of the United States been guilty of such a violation of the spirit of the constitution as had Cleveland In writing his letter to Chairman Wilson. Gorman had Blackburn read an extract from Washington's farewell address about the encroachment of an executive on the powers of congress as subversive of the principles of a republic. "The lib erty of the senate had been Invaded,' he said, In thunderous tones, "though a thousand hirelings write us down and traduce us." Reverting to the duty on wool, Cor man argued that id cents per ton was purely a revenue duty. Free coal, he said, would give to the single foreign corporation all the coal trade from Bos ton north. Free coal would not benefit any man or woman In the country. Who demands It? There was but one great concern oh earth that wanted free coal in Nova Scotia there was a deposit of coal as broad and as high as any on earth. The government of Canada had controlled it. Five years ago the do minion, government was induced to change its policy. The Canadian Pa cific, that great artery of Great Britain, together with men from the United States, associated themselves together and secured a 9 year lease of this coal land on condition that they should pay Into the Canadian treasury 12 cents per ton royalty. If coal were free, the coaft of Nova Scotia would displace that of the United States In New England, and the treasury of Canada be enriched by money that ought to go into the treas ury of the United States. "God knows we have enough trusts," said Gorman. "I will never consent to alloTT this mammoth foreign corpora tion to Invade our territory and take substance away from our people." Gorman's reference to the sugar ques tion was: "Mr. President, there la only one other serious proposition as I un derstand it that is involved in this con troversy.the subject of sugar. Our friends on the other side with great generalship' saw a weak point in our line from the beginning. In construc tion of the . McKinley bill they made free sugar the pivot. They attempted to secure free sugar by fighting us when we attempted to reverae their Mc Kinley ait, outwitting us by going back and putting upon the dutiable list an article which they put on the free list. They managed It well. They knew How to stir up animosities and feelings which are naturally against duties on any thing whatever. They used the press of their party to charge all sorts of bad thing butr the kindest feelings for him. I believe ho Is one of the most remark- able men? In public life, or in the last 60 years, fcr In any civilized country In the worldi' To elect him the first time he was a sindldate.., I gave my consent, and unremitting labor, I stood by him when ho 'lad but few who had. the courage tci "walk through the slime and filth and uphold him. I supported his nomination for a second time, though not sarrerfntr with the nnllnv nr M declarations in his messages of '87. have glveil the president a fair support and honest support.; never subservient, never swdrved by want of patronage, ready to stand by him on whatever was right. 114 has no cause to complain against mf. I am not his debtor. Let him answer for himself." state as ever. FOR POSTMASTERS. Cannot Longer Remove Clerks and Car riers for Political Reasons. Washlnglpiu.'July 23. "Order No. 2K3." signed by the postmaster general and addressed to all postmasters in free de- livery offices, la likely to stir up the Bpollesmen. It reads: "For the purpose of avoiding the un Just removals of clerks and carriers In the classified service, and to avoid em barrassment and annoyance to the de partment and postmasters with refer ence thereto, postmasters In free de livery offices are hereby notified tha,t the following policy prevails In the post- office department, and will be enforced All removals and new employment of shall be removed except for cause, and upon written charges filed with the postoffice department, and of which the carrier shall have full notice, and an opportunity to make defense. No resig nation requested by the postmaster, or by any one for him, will be accepted by the department.' (Signed) W. S. B13SELL, Postmaster-General. This is Mr. Blssell's first official an nouncement of his policy respecting changes in poBtofflces. It will bo a knell to the hopes of many. office-seekers. The order covers practically the same ground as the letter-carriers' tenure bill In the shape In which the house post office committee reported It the other day. An executive order has not the same force as law, of course, because it can be changed or abrogated at the will of the next postmaster-general, but experience has proved, as In the case of the laborers In the navy yards, that It carries great force If it Is put forth in good .faith. THREE BOYS DROWNED. Colfax, Wash., July 23. Word reached this city today of the drowning of three boys In Snake river Saturday ' night while bathing three miles below Pcne. wnwa. Jesse Plntler, Bert and Norman Wills. The two Jh-st were nineteen, and the latter fifteen' years of age. Norman suddenly, called for help, and the other two swam to his assistance Lynn Will H' brother f the two drowned boys, who remained on shore, saw all three grappling and struggling in the water. He ran for help, but In the meantime the three g.-nk to the bottom only ten feet from the shore. The families of the boys live at Offleld, on Snake river. TWO MEN DROWNED. Harrison, Ida., July 2J Frank Bram mel, and Alfred Mott, of Pullman, Wash., were drowned In St. Joe lake while swimming horses last evening. Frank was a son of President Brammel, of the Farmers' and Traders' Bank, aged 21. Alfred was a son of A. W. Mott, merchant, ap;f-d II. .mar They Insist That the Strike is Still On. TRAINS RUN JUST THE. SAME. Men Rclurn to Work Ity the Thous- - ni!ds--News tlie World 0VT. -- Associated Press. ; . ' . 1 ', ' ' San Francisco", July 23. The railroad strike in California presents no new' features. The Southern Paclflo officials now insist that they are conducting their regular business without hin drance. It la true, too, that all, or nearly all of their freight trains arc running pretty regularly. The Amer ican Railway Union men at Oakland, Insist, however, that the strike is still on In all Its force, and that they are bound to win, or at least bo token back on their own terms. In Sacra mento the strlkera continue to quarrel among themselves, trouble having arisen over a public meeting of strikers at. which a majority of those attending voted to return to work and so notified the railroad company. A large number of strikers at Sacramento claim this action was without authority. They In sist that the strike Is still on at that point. The most Importnnt action tndi.v was the ordering of Company F of the stcte mllltla from Woodlnnd to Punr muir, on the Oregon branch. The a'-lk- er st Dunsmulr are sald'to threaten trouble. Company H, at Grass Valley, has also been ordered ont, and five companies of the Fifth reelment, which Is In service at Oakland, have been re leased and allowed to return to their homes. It Is conceded that there ts no longer any danger of a serious nature at Oakland. MEN GOING BACK TO WORK. . A Number of Strikers Being Arrested For Obstructing the Malls. Sacramento, Cal., July 23. Eight hun dred and ten men went .back..t,o work lri"7he railroad shops today, and fully 1000 applications were received. The bollor shops and and mouldershops were opened for the. first time since the f.trlke. George W. Vice, vice president of the American Railway Union, was arrested today by United States Marshal Baldwin on charges of obstructing the malls, conspiracy and Insurrection. Vice Is a candidate for the assembly on a ticket of the reorganized Democracy He was released on 15,000 bonds. United States Marshal Baldwin has made many arrests of strikers, and warrants are out for many more men. Several com panies of troops have been orderad home, but a number will be retained nere ror a time. , IN BATTLE ARRAY. But Reinforcements Cause' Them to Ground Arms. "' ; Wichita, Kan., July 23. A special from Pond Creek states that nearly 200 citizens have been arrested for train wrecking. Sheriff Hnge was the first man taken, and Mayor Frank second. The arrests were made by seven deputy marshals backed by a car load of fed eral soldiers. At first the Pond Creek lookout stationed on top of the buildings saw 20 soldiers marching from Pond Creek station, and so reported. The citizens fook their Winchesters In high glee to give them battle, but while they were waiting, drawn up In line for the soldiers to demand their surrender, two unexpected companies of soldiers reeled off, that had Just ccme from another direction In great haste. The citizens then grounded arms and surrendered. A NEW LABOR UNION. Kansas City,- July 23. J. S. McFadden, secretary of the local American Rail way Union In Argentine, and a personal friend of President Debs, returned today after a week's visit with Debs In Chi cago. Mr. McFadden stated that Debs and his co-workers were busily engaged perfecting plans for the organization of a new society, namely, the American Labor Union. "It Is their Intention," said McFadden, "to include In this or ganization all labor of whatever kind, not merged under the head of railroad- Highest of all in Leavening Tower. 1 ' , ; .- x ' ' X j 1 WW, f rv f ing. It will be afllllated with the Amer. lean Railway Union, and doubtless be controlled by the same officials." TEXAS TRAIN WRECKED. Seven Trainmen and Passengers Killed Outright. Texarkana, July 23. Brief reports ore had hire this evening of a serious wreck on the Texas and Pacillo railway near Queen City, Texas, in which the engineer, Express Messenger Fred Mar shal, Fireman Allen, and the train por ter, together' with' three passengers whose names were not obtainable, were killed. The wrecked train was a north bound passenger train from Dallaa A relief train and a sufficient corps of aides, left here tonight for the scene of the disaster. IMPORTANT LEGAL BATTLE. Chicago, July 23. What is considered by labor leaders as one of the most Important legal battles In the nation's history was begun In the United Stat3s corcult ?ourt today,, when President Debs, Vice-President Howard, Secretary Kelllher, and director Rogers, of the American Railway Union, filed un an swer to the contempt rule. The de fense proposes to carry the case to the supreme court In the event of adverse decision here, and If defeated will ap peal to iSngross. RAPPED HIM DOWN. Washlnslon,' July 23. The house found Itself without a quorum today. Tho committee on rules reported a resolution to a direction of the sergeant-at-arms to bring he absentees to the bar of the house. Keed desired an adjournment to listen to tho eloquence of the senate, and was suggesting "our friends still seem to be answering an Indictment and are pleading complicity on the part of the grand Jury." when the sneaker sharply rapped him down. ARE WILLING TO FICHT. Shanghai, July 23. It Is generally be lieved here that the. Japanese do not desire a paclflo settlement of the Corean dispute As evidence of this, attention Is called to the fact that as soon as the difficulties are overcome, Japan raises another. The Inst attitude of the king of Corea In this crisis Is supposed to be due to China's decided measure to thslst' upon her 'claims to sovereignty over the Corean peninsula;' ' 1 'FILED AN ANSWER. ; Chicago, July 23. An answer was filed today by the officers of the Amer ican' Railway Union in the contempt proceedings in the United States court, growing ."nit of the alleged violation of the federal court injunctions against in terference with the malls and Interstate commerce. Tho answer contains only specific details of the allegations In the Information. OREGON CITY LANDS. Washington, July 23. Secretary Smith today affirmed the action of the general land offioe rejecting the applications In the cases of Ferdinand Garborro, Theo dore Burlun, Isaao L. Williams, Serafln Wunderlo, Lou- Wark, James Brown, John Anderson, and Timothy' Head to lands near Oregon City, on the ground of previous patent given to the Oregon and California railway. FINED FOR LAUGHING. Chicago, July 23. Ema.uuel Eng strom was fined $25 for laughing at bicycle bloomers. The bloomers belong ed to Mrs. Jane MeCullorn. Mrs. Mc Collum was riding a bicycle In Lincoln Park. Bhe testified that Engstrom hoot ed at her and madC sport of her. Eng strom protested that he only laughed and did not hoot a single hoot. Fined the defendant. WAR IS INEVITABLE. London, July 23. Dlsiiatches were re ceived at the Chinese legation from Tien Twin today, showing that war be-, between China and Japan has not yet been declared, but it is admitted that the situation Is most grave, The opin ion expressed In the railway circles here is that war is Inevitable. LOWEST FIGURE YET. Milwaukee, July 23. A lot of 10,000 bushels of No. 2 spring wheat in store was today-no, 1 on 'change for HO cents, the lowest figure ever reached In this market. Latest U. S. Gov't Report -FoPfSr? fit M N M t "' t r"',wf y