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.!PIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIAH01 flfl'' fit " I ii ni l .1 n r .'1 IT i t. "I i EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XLIII, NO. 40. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17,. 1894. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. THEY ARE COHING! U B I U J ill I im iyrU Osgood flEHCfliiTM. cp. The The One Price Clothiers, 500 and 5011 COMMERCIAL VACATION JOYS Arc apt to be incomplete if one runs short of reading matter. Let your first thought he of choosing a liberal quantity of it irum cur slock. We also call your attention to such things as Camp Chairs, Hammocks Fishing Tackle Seaside Shovels and Buckets, Cioquct and Base Ball Goods. GRIFFIN & REED, Cosmopolitan Saloon. LOUIS BOENTGEN, Proprietor. I will now supply the traJe with the celebrated N. P. Beer either by ths keg or bottle and all orders for N. P. bottle beer will receive prompt attention. I am the only authorized agent in the city for this celebrated beer, and families wishing prompt attention should place their orders with me either in person or by mail. LOUIS BOENTGEN. $2 FOR fill $80 LOT! BY BECOMING A YOU CAN GET A FIRST CLASS TO ASTORIA. LOTS WILL BE NOW IS THE TIME TO PROCURE Ilot to The Packers of Choice lolumbia River Salmon Their Brands and Locations. LOCATION. A'tnria rk I Co.......... Aatorlu. - I llliuk roltl A. 1 It's Co ArtorU...... ColttJsbiRioi-rkKCuj!itorU....-Klmnre tlmiiucl.. ! Astoria.. ) OVbI. Cocktail I I Miignotlii ... 1 While Star I ( E-ieiire Palm.. I I litstdumouik..... QiMr.'ii & Brker. J. O. Hnlhurn & Co. Vlona.. ..... Ystorla........- .'J.O.IUarhora&Co J, O Megler & Co.... iJrookfleia..-.. riiher.Si'n'i Pkg Ci- Uioria....... Str. R P. (flill Leave fop Tillamook Every m Days as jear as the Heather mill permit rite steamer R. P. Elmore conrwets 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. OLHORO, SANBORN & CO., - Agents, Astoria. UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO., AtenU, Portland. Men of War, Yachts! Sloops, Flungers, Fishing and all other kinds of craft for the Grand Ec gatla this week. They are coming from the North, from the East, from the South, from far, and . from neaiy and all are 'invited when in need of Men's and Boys' Clothing, Furnishing f" Goods, Hats, Caps,. Boots, Shoe3, Trunks, Valises, etc. to call where a child buys as cheap as the most experienced luver, Hatters and Furnishers STREET, ASTORIA, OR. MEMBER OF HILL'S LOT CLUBS LOT IN HILL'S FIRST ADDITION DELIVERED WEEKLY. A $2 Build a flome, for AT nwta Pk'gCo. Kinney' Jehu A. Ho vim. H.J. Kinney J Astoria.. nininonrt.. A. l'.ioth & Sons Chicago Cutting 1'kg Co -...Ln Krmnclll00 Eln,J,A.lorl. George BarkerjAitori.. J.'O. Hin thorn .-.'Astoria . . tg,l. Georue... IPbhermm'i .. Susrdtnsviitn J. O. Mgler.. Biookneld Wn Flshrmen'i I'kgUo.. 'Astoria EbfJORE Jfl rl The Japanese Now Have 50.000 Troops in Corca. RAISING CHICAGO'S TRACKS. An Eastern Flr Doing a Thriving: Business Maying; Dried "Jleer Out oflforse FU'Bh.1 " Associated Press. London, August 16. A dispatch from Shanghai to the Times sayB that jKr.tm Is Dourlnsr fresh troops Into Corean ter ritory. The Chinese fleet according to the same dispatch, is remaining rts slve. In Japan the war fever la in tense. The Japanese populace and press are under complete official control. Pcr- r.,. ni.t nrevnll:4 amnne the town lh . V- , w - noDulace. The Japanese government enforces a complete secrecy in respect to all military movements. NEWS BY STEAMER. Reported Abandonment of the Chinese Man-of-war kooi bu. Victoria. August lfi.-The steamer Ta coma, 15 days out from Hong Kong, arrived. at this port shortly after noon today. She left Hong Kong July 19, Shanghai July 24, Kobe July 29. So far as could be learned, ropuiar feeling In Yokohama is at concert, pitch. Num bers of leading merchants have made contributions of rice and sakl, and nil Is hurry, bustle and fighting tallc. Llentenant General Takashlma tx riessed himself as follows, at Osaka: "The military equipment of the coun try has become perfected by degrees, since the organization of divisions in 1885. At present the Japanese army need not fear any country In the world, with the exception of three or four of the powers. In comparing her navy with that of China, Japan is inferior In point of tonnage by some 3000 tons, but China has vessels with with a speed of only fourteen knots, while Japan has Vessels of eighteen knots. As to skill ind arms, Chlna ls no match for Japan. Moreover, . she has only 30 vessels of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company as transports, which she re quires for the transportation of rice for the interior. But Japan has about 40 steamers of over 2000 tons for that purpose, If recently purchased vessels be added. As It is the first occasion In which steal-armored squadrons have engaged In combat, foreign powers -will regard with attention the Issues of a naval engagement. Thus tho present occasion is worthy at our full exertion, and It will be a good opportunity to show the world our military strength. Since the naval fight off Fusan, the running of Japanese steamers between Jlnsin and Fusan have been suspended. General travel on the smaller Oriental lines is much broken, and news'of an authentic nature is difficult to obtain. In Yokohama It is believed that Chi na's plan will be to march troops into Corea by way of Wlju, and the Japan ese government is said to be taking Btep3 accordingly. From Hong Kong, reports on the Corean difficulty are even mere unsatisfactory, the news being of a wild and contradictory na ture. Fuhklen authorities have ordered same of the Lok Chlng batallions to proceed to Foo Chow, and "braves" are being enlisted to strengthen the forces In Fuhklen, The garrisons of the Ming Ngan fort are dally practic ing with their big guns, and are pre pared to give a good account of them selves should the Japanese warships make any attempt on the arsenal at the Pa?oda anchorage. The Hochl reports that Intelligence Is said to have been received In ToUlo to the effect that the Chinese man-of-war Koot Su, which fled eastward to the Corean coast after the engagement of July 25. reached Asan, where her crew abandons! her and landed, and that a Japanese man-of-war followed and captured fcer. At Rysan, while the Japanese soldiers were proceeding tow ard Slugen Fu, laying their line of de fense, over 800 soldiers assembled and entered the lines, whereby a collision occurred between them. The Chinese troops opened fire, which was re sponded to by the Japanese soldiers. Field guns put the Chinese soldiers to flight, and they sustained a lo.-s of 180 killed and 170 wounded. The queen of Corea Is reported 111 and under treat ment for malarial fever. FIND PEARLS IN THE WABASH. Peru, Ind.. August 16. For several veara it has been known that IK-arls of a small variety existed In the Wabash liver, but of such a diminutive size that they were generally accepted as worth less. Three months ago Thomas Blair, of Washington, D. C, came to this city with the intention of searching the river in a thorough manner, and has demonstrated that they can be found In numbers worth searching for. With a small boat and dredging material uUlr made the trip alone from this' eny, to tAiuyette, htcy-six miles. Yes- itruity nc returned from his trip, ills .ontciloa coiiKitts of eighteen - large leurid, rajiginx in value irom J-5 to it,' una a large uumuer ot small ones. TRACKS TU IMS ELEVATED. Two Chicago Companies will Ucgln ? . iSext w'een. t hh-Ufeji August 1. Euily ncxli WiW the Won: jI ciuvaUng tne tracks of Hie Leku'bUorc i:ml iUiuiiigun aouincrn und .Ciuuttgu, lioctl Inland :uiii I'aclnc luliroaUs will begin Just HuulU i'f WH uwJliiK ft the it. Charles Air Line at Sixteenth slreet. Ex-City Kngiueur . U It .Clarke has been placed In charge of the work by ' both roads, lor us iur as Sixty-third street the two roads oc cupy practically the same right of way, and their tracks will go up together. . A few days ego the companies clinched their acceptance of the revised track-olevatlon ordinance, which was passed by tho city council July 7, by paying to the city 100,000 toward any liabilities for land or business dumages which . may be incurred by the city by the passage of the ordinance. All of the plans and speciflcaitlons for re talnlng'walls and bridges over the sub ways havo been prepared. Chief Engineer Clarke said yesterday that h would have the tracks up to the elevated grade between the St. Charles Air line and '23d street inclusive before winter, or. seven blocks of the mile which under the ordinance must bo elevated within one year of the be ginning of the work. From 17th street to 22d street a long rctainlr.tr wall is to be built on the east side of tho right of way to prevent, the sand In the slope of the elevated struc ture from running- upon adjacent prop erty. Masons will begin to lay this wall Just south of ICth street next week, and the first shovelful of earth which is lifted at that point will begin the BMiial constructive work of elevating all the railroad tracks In the city, for all havo Dignified their readiness to place their rights of way on stilts as soon as the conditions are favorable. The feasibility and economy of elevated tracks were practically demonstrated by the Illinois Central railroad, and since that road put Its tracks In the air, very ruiWsd ichlet. engineer In Chica go has been working on track elevation for his rood. RETURNED TO THE WORLD. Harriet Hubbard Ayre's Mind Has Been Restored. . New York. August 15.-Judge Truax of the supreme court, has signed an order restoring. Harriet Hubbard Ayre to tho possession of her property and business . She was found Insane lust March, and committed to a sanitarium at BronxviKe. . Her mind has been restored. BEEF OUT OF CHEAP HORSES. Sioux City, August 16. It was dis covered here a few dayB ago that a firm has been using the Strange Bros.' slaughter house to slaughter cheap ranch horses, the flesh of which is made into dried beef. The product Is all shipped to Jersey City. The pro prietors say they will convert 1,100 horss into dried beef. They buy the horses on the ranges for less money than they would have to pay for cattle. A BIG TIN PLATE FACTORY. Portland, Ind., Ausust 16. Montpeller Is to have a tin plate factory. It l being built by the Montpeller Sheet and Tin Plate company, at a cost of J200.000, rnd will give employment to over 400 hands. The buildings are of brick, with corrugated iron roofs, and will cover five acres. The town gave $23,000 and gas leases on 1,000 acres of land to the enterprise. THE RACE AT LAST. Ryde, August 16. The Vigilant, Brit annia, and Satanita started this morn ing for the town cup In tho royal yacht club regatta. The Satanita first, Brit annia, second, and Vigilant, third. THE NEW RECEIVER. Chicago, Augurt 16.-Judge. Caldwell, of the United States court, appointed AMace F. Walker receiver of the Atchi son property in place of J. W. Reinhart, resigned. A PEORIA MAN SEEKING OFFICE. .Washington, August 16. A. M. May, of Peoria, III., has filed an application to be made assistant superintendent of the coast and geodetic survey. USING WHEAT FOR FEED. St. Louis, August 16. Wheat is now being fed to live stock In this city, in stead of corn, as the former Is cheaper. THE STRIKE IS OFF. Chicago, August 16. The butchers' strike at the stock yards has been de clared off on the terms proposed by the packers. OFF TO GRAY GABLES President Cleveland Will Take a Few Days Vacation. . HIS PHYSICIAN ADVISES IT. The Gould Boys are Drawing Heavi ly on the r.state to Maintain Their Yacht. Associated Tress. Washington, August 16.-Preaident Cleveland left for Gray Gables this morning. Private Secretary Thurber stated the president, under the advice of a physician in hopes of shaking off the malarial attack from which he has been suffering for several days. The president took with him the tariff and river and harbor bills. Ho will return about the 25th. It was learned that the president did not take the enrolled copy which he must sign of the tariff bill, but merely the ordinary printed copy, presumably for examination. THE DAY IN THE HOUSE. Opposition to the Southern Pacific's Railroad Clalnu Washington, August 15. Scarcely a ripple of Interest was excited In the house today. Tho senato bill to ex tend the time for constructing a rail road bridge across the Columbia, at Vancouver, Washington, was among the bills presented. Some Interest was caused by the reading of a resolution offered by Black reciting tho depletion of the gold In the treasury, and in structing the coinage committee to re port a bill for the proper "use and avail" of the silver In the treasury, and Instructing the rules committee to report a rule for Its prompt considera tion. It went to the box In tho reg ular order. The conference report- on the general deficiency till unnounced an agreement on all amendments but one the appropriation of Jl.800,000 to pay final Judgments of the court of claims in favor of the Southern Pacl(n Railroad ' company. The report was agreed to With he reseVva llori"o,fHils one item. Magurre delivered a vigorous speech In opposition to the payment of U.800,000 to the Southern -Pacific. He maintained the company was not a company at ail, In. tho' true sense of the word, but was simply tho agency of a co-partnership exsltlng between four men-Huntlngton, . Crocker, . Stanford, and Hopkins. He did not think it was right that the government should pay this claim while there was due the gov ernment from this company, as suc cessor of the Central Pacific, the sum of $77,000,000. The four men mentioned, he said, had diverted from tho assets of this company, which were subject to k statutory Hen In favor of the gov ernment, Jfi2,000,000 by means of fraudu lent contracts with themselves on ac count of construction. Henderson de fended the justness of the claim. The houso adjourned till tomorrow, when the debate will be continued. NOT CLEAR YET. Washington, August 10. The cvonts of the day did not make clearer the probable result on the part of ihe sen ate to follow the lead of the house In trying to secure a passage of the sup plemental tariff bills. Senator Hill's example to amend by repealing the In come tax was followed today by Sen ator Quay with amendments which In cluded the entire McKlnJey law. Others of a like nature will follow. THE STRIKE INVESTIGATION. Chicago, August 16. The first wlt nera before the government strike comr miSHion today wp.S W. H. Lovejoy, a Rock Island employe from Lasalle, 111. Lovejoy declared the men at Lasalle went out on that point becauso he whs unjustly discharged. Secretary Kclll her, of the American Railway Union, succeeded Lovejoy on the stand. He entered into a detailed statement Of the troubles leading up to the strike. PEOP.IA DISTILLERIES CLOSED. Peoria, 111., August 16. The Distilling and Cattlo Feeding Company has Is sued orders closing the Great Western, Monarch and WoOlrer distilleries, Thl Is the result of the present high prices Highest of all in Leavening Tower. Latest U. S. Gov't Report AKnajiaafpana .if corn .which have reached 58 cents In this city, and the necessity for exten sive repairs. The last of the cattle are now. being shipped to market, and the Ore-it Western dlatllbry, one of the largest houses In the city, will be the only one In operation for a few weeks. The glucose factories and other corn consuming Industries, have experienced considerable difficulty in getting a suffi cient Bupply for their needs, but the closing of the still houses Is expected to furnish some relief. GOULD'S COSTLY TOYS. Ills Yachts Have Caused Him to Muks Drafts for Large Expense Accounts. New York, August 1(1. There has been a great deal of speculation as to how much It has cost the Gould boys to keep a crack sailing yacht and ona of the largest steam yachts in com mission. It Is stated that since the boys left for Europe two months ago they have drawn 'jpon the estate for $400,000. This would seem a large amount to spend In sport, but steam yachts like the Ata lanta are expensive toys, when one reckons the complement of officers and men they require, to say nothing of the number of artists employed to nav igate the Vigilant and the princely sal ary of Hank Hurt. WILL IT EVER BE? The Cable to Tillamook Light Still Re mains Unluld. "When Is tho Tillamook cable to be laid Is the oft repeated question Olio hears on all sides these days. It was just such a question as ' the ubovo what an Astorian representative propounded to a gentleman connected with the lighthouse service yesterday, and his reply will perhaps enlighten not a few who are Interested In know tug when the world will be comioutcd by wire with the Isolated rock that stands out a mile or more from the rugged headland a few miles south ot the Columbia River bar. "If the cable Is not laid within the next thirty days," said the gentleman, "It will probably not bo put down." 1 "In the first place," he continued, "the cable that la now at the buoy sta-. Hon is not a telegraph cable,, but is Intended for telephone purposes only. lt: Is far too light In weight to stand the tiirriflo soa that during the greater park of the year bolls around the rock. Sev eral attempts have been made to lay the line from the rock, but In each In Blanco It has been chopped -iff on '.ts rugged Bides, no way as. y.;t having been devised by which the cable could bo held free from the rock." "Of course, there Is no such thing as It being Impossible to lay the cnblo and mako it permanent, but it would cort money, and the appropriations for that purpose only Included the purchase of the cable. In my estimation, the most feasible plan would be to secure a pipe to the rock, running It some dlstanco fiom the edge, and carrying the cable onto the rock through the tube. Tho . same protection would have to be pro vided for the shore eud of the cable. Then, again, there would havo to be a life boat pressed Into iervloo during the laying of the line. Thero certainly fihould be a cable connection made with Tillamook light, but the ,lght-welght c&'ilo now on hand should never bo laid, iih it would be an absolute waste of time and money. In conclusion, I would sny that the cable will probubly not be put down this year, as tho sea ton of good weather and calm seas Is fast drawing to a close, but Such a thing may bo done next year." THE O. R. AND N. RECEIVER. Major McNeill Looks Over the Com pany's Property In Astoria. Major E. McNeill, receiver of the Ore gon Hallway and Navigation Company, v.as In the city yesterday, looking over He made a careful Inspection of the big dock on Uper Commercial street, and in the afternoon made a trip out over tho bar on ths tug Escort. "It Is our Intention," said Major Mc Neill, "to give the lower river the best' posvlblo BPrvlce obtainable, and partic ular attention will be given to thlB branch of our system. We have done away with the superintendent of water lines, and In the future that ser vice will be handled through my office, Tho captains of the various steamers 111 have absolute control of their crews, and there Is no reason why the business of the' lower Columbia will not rwrlve the very closest attention with that arrangement." "It is our desire,"' he continued, "to make the people of Atorla, and in fart tho wholo Columbia river, understand ..'.iat we are part of them, equally In terested In the welfare and future pros perity of all the country touched by our lluoH. and they can rest assured that the O. It. and N. Co. will leave no stone urt'urned to keep good Its word." Major McNeill left up the river last evening on tho Potter. He expressed r.a being hK'hly pleased with what ho , had seen during his hurried visit. O.U WU J