iSTORIA PUBLIC UBRARY ASSOCIATION
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EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT.
VOL. XLIII, NO. 138.
ASTORIA. OREGON, SUNDAY 510KN1XG, DECEMBER 0, 1894.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
The Chill Winds
Of Autumn presage the fiercer
cold of winter. They are
messengers of kind' mother
nature bidding us prepare for
the hostility of the elements.
Theyjtell us to provide our
selves with comfortable over
coats and clothirjg. We carry
a compleie line of Mgh's and
Boys' Clothing:, Furn
ishing Goods, Hats,
Caps, Boots. Shoes,
Trunks, Valises, etc.
It AND DMTII.
Warden Collentz, of Washing
ton's Penitentiary Suicides.
PENDLETON GROWING BETTER.
sey and Jordan are under arrest. The
motive for the crime is thought to
have been a rivalry between Jordan
and Barnes for the chief Janltorship
of the Hlaiwiiitha building, which posi
tion 'the murdered mlam held.
I will be substantial advances in some
I oases ranging as high as 60 and 75 per
cent.
LOAN COMPANY HAS A RECEIVE!
Seattle, Dec 8. The Farmers' Insur-
From 10 to ZZ percent less than e'sewher.
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Osgood pWTihE Co.
The One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnisher s
B06 and 50U COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR.
This City Holds
1,000
Thousands of
1,000 1,000 1,0000
PEOPLE
Who will tliink about Chilstmas todiay.
That's pur theme. Listen! Dull and
cold Is the mind 'tihait could study un
moved Mils TOY stock or ours.
And Books Holiday Books! The
stock Is rich and today we will with
new goods make it richer. All the old
standard favorites in their new clothes
of covers and types. Prudent people
will provide themselves now before the
crowd comes.
GRIFFIN & REED.
Two Gamblers are Arrested and the
Balance Take to the
Hills.
Associated Press.
ODDITIES
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Walla Walla, Dec. 8. J. II. Coblenlz,
Warden of tha state penitentiary, com
mitted suicide this evening In his pri
vate olllce at his residence at the pen
itentiary, by shooting himself through
Che head with a 45 Colt's revolver. The
past. few weeks Coble iilz and the board
of penitentiary directors have been
wrangling among themselves, and last
week Che direotora filed specific charges
afe'aInat Cobleutss for malfeasance In of
floe, and at the same time requested
CoblenU .resignation, lie refused to
resign. Charges were sent to Governor
MeGt'aw, and Wednesday Ooblenlz left
for the Sound, presumably to see the
governor and fix 'the nSaUer up. In
the meantime Gov; McOiuw left for
W.iKa AValU,, arriving hero yesterday,
and in c-o.-iiJar.y villi tiro directors,
went to the peniteiiiuaJ'.v, where a cou-
suiiMlloU was had, but no definite aoilon
Wis tak:-n that afternoon. This morn
ing Collei;tz telegraphed he would re-
turn today, and arrived this after
noon, Wh-eu lie was summoned before
the board 'and an invi.sUsi.lion of the
charges began. H developed that IDG,
000 gi'.Jn bass had been d.b-pjoed of,
with no money to account for the same.
At flrat CuMentz put on a brave from,
and made an attempt at denial of the
cCi'.rs'c-s, but finally guve In end ad
mitted that everything wias not entire
ly sta.i&'Ut. Governor MeGraw thm
Winded Cobleutz an ofisr dLst'h'arglng
BRADSTREiET'S REPORT.
Holiday Business Throughout the Coun
, try Well On.
New York, Dec. 8. Bradstreet's Re
view of Trade says: At the larger
eastern cities the retail trade has as
sumed the characteristics of holiday
season. The demand from Jobbers is
mainly to fill depleted stocks, and the
activity is mainly among the retailers, jrany Thousand of Pounds Raised on
r k U'i - k-uut,u lucre io t ivocHiiuuitj HU-
Lawyer II. M. Haight and 0. Lh"0' ca, with a capital of 1200.000, a
Eellam in Limbo.
SCHOOL BOND FORGERIES.
c-r's hands today on application of Jer
ome Cutlin.
The llabilltiea are between $13,00 and
U4.000. Very little capital stock was-
subscribed for, and the business was
recently transferred to the State Insur
ance Company, of Salem, Oregon. Law
yer Thomas B. Hardin waa appointed
receiver.
Tbera in England and Ireland.
tivity in staple goods. (New Orleans and
Galvfarton send unfavorablo reports.
of the movement of merchandise, but
at tha first-named free marketing of
croi makes money more plentiful,
thouf.h the demand for funds is small.
Among the Centrul and -Western cities
Cleveland, ajid Cincinnati are excep.
llonial In renmnflnar c.i,lns In dcmnnil in
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a fc-w lines, and at first named from oua'BUU ""'""""
manufayturei-s. MehntnH mn J of the Prosser Falls and Priest Rapids
uf.iotnrera Am rpn.vii ntiMtin Oanlal Company, of Tacoma, Wash.,
Associated Press.
New York., Dec. 8. Lawyer Henry
M, Haight and G. L. Keltam, who arc
FORGES SCHOOL BONDS.
London, Dex". 8. American school
bonds, belltved to he forgeries, which
have been placed in Ireland to the
amount of 300,000, and in England to
the amount of 150,000, purported to
3ome chiefly from Dakota, Colorado,
; Wyoming and Nebraska. There are
also a number of farm mortgages from
ihe time dlsitrirtts.
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A FINE LINE OF
TOYS, DOIiLS,
JUVANILE BOOKS,
ALBUMS AND
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS,
The Packera of Choice
Columbia River Salmon
Their Brands and Location.'
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AiU.rU Fk g Co Astoria....
x:tt A.Pt'fCo Atorls....
Columbla1lrerPkiCo Atorla....
lmore Saraool- .j Astoria....
Oeonre 4 Barker J Astoria.
J,0 MeglerftCo
nhractt'f Plrg Co-
arookflell
Aitorlt
( Astoria TVgCo.
Hitinev a
(.Julm A. DevUo.l
i Ui.ick Olamond.!
1 Oval. .
Oocltail .'
I Viirnolla
I Wuilo btur ........
I Ei'leiire rslm.
i lA:dcmona.....
tag, St George...
)rihermm't.. .
tjeai'.dinHTlan
Fishermea'a
aaKNT.
M.J. Klaney. .
A. Booth & Soul .
Cutting Pig Co....
Eimoro, Sanborn
& Co ....
George A Barker;
Astoria
'Chicago .
"an Krtiiciico
Aatorla . ....
Astoria..
J. G. Megler. 'Uiookfield Wd
FUherrosn'a
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Astoria
HOW TO SAVE MONEY.
Fny vonr GROCERIES and PROVISIONS of n, and we will save yon money.
We lisnle the U-t koocU and deliver free to train or boat. We buy and sell for
snot cash, ana sell eoutlg clifaper man any onier nrm id mo vuuujij. t-.ri.u u
vonr nan.e an l address, and we will mail yon onr new price liet, which wi!l le out
noon. We offr todav : (Jliiimx tobacco. 4U cents ponna.
Calif-rnia granulated' snaar ia 100 lb Best coal oil per case 1 H)
tHCy : 8j00 Arbnckle'a Coffee per poand.... 22J.
Pest VhdJ of fl 'ir p?r barrel.... 2 15 California ay rup 5 gal kegs.... l.m
Boj a I Wti Powder 5-Iit pans 2.00 Sapolio pr dozen bars 85o
Send ui a lUt of what yoa need, and we will make yon special price a
HARK L. COHN & CO., 146 Front St. Portland.
j him cla wiu'don and appointing pp-puly
j Warden Cameivn to 1111 the vacancy.
te.npoi'aiiiy. 1'i-on Hie return of th
j governor and board to the city a win-
rant was s.vurn out, oiiai glng Coblcntz
i with fclonous defalcation of rta-te nion
ey. This was given Deputy t'li.u
l'jiiingrfv.wiii to Ecrve. wncn tne uep
uly went to the warden's oflice, th'
warden met aim and tutd: uues you
have got a wa.rr.mt for my arrest.'
The ollioial answered in the affirmative.
Coblcivtz then asl:?d for permission to
finish his dinner, which the deputy
sheriff granted. Cobleutz turned and
walked into hin pi'lvate office and clos
ed the door. A moment hater a pistol
fho't was heaird, and when the door was
opened, Cobleutz was found lying on
the floor, blood flowing from his head
In a stream. He had placed the pistol
at his hclad immediaitely behind the
right ear, and fired, the bullet passing
through and conning out behind the
other ear. Deaith was inaiiantaneous.
An inquest was held and a verdict of
suloide returned by the Jury. The gul
cide occasioned great excitement. The
governor expressed sorrow, but says
Coblentz can only blame himself. Cob.
lentz knves a wife and four children
The remains will be sent to Arkansas
for burial.
with conspiring to defraud him out of
notes to the amount of $100,000 were
brought to the Tombs court thia morn
ing. A second charge was made against
them of forgery, far altering' dates ol
balance sheets. The oh'airge of grand
larceny waa withdrawn later and a
that business will remain well wit'hin
coiifiwiatlve lines during the winter,
with a moderate Increase in the spring.
TALKED A BILL TO DEATH.
Washington, Dec 8. Less than twen
ty-five memheirB were present when the charge of forgery substituted. On that
house waa called to order at noon to. both men were held in default of $25,001
flay. Idallory. Democrat, of Florida, each for examination next Monday. Re-
from the commOltee on interstate com- ferrlng to tthewrrestof Haight and Kel-
mf.-tve, called up the bill to promote the lam, Mr. Simmons Bald hte .compan
emc-imcy or revenue cutters. The bill had Issued bonds to the amount oi
was considered several times last ses- $600,000 to be sold abroad by contract,
sion. It provides f0P ,trie retirement of but the proceeds of such eale bad not
oi.io.-w ot the service inciapaeltalted by been received until he met the prlsonei
iv'.jn or intirmltl'", physical of men- Kellam last summer. In Kellam's of-
J:tl ti'!s.tu!i;tie.i. Clark, of JMssourl, do- flee, Simmons met a man calling him-
ncei ateiy avowed His intention of talk- self President Western, of the Hones-
.ao bill to do:tth. Clark's speech jiaie Sa.1ngs Batik and Truat Company,
was ca i'i-acitiV'tic, humorous and aud'a.- of Honesrviille. Kellam represented
kxni :to a point of sensationalism, end himself as president of a railroad then
it kept the houso In a confusion of building in Weut Vlrgilnia, and owner
laughter, cheers and jeers. The house of 40.000 acres of timber and coal landt
then resumed ttie consideration of the In that 0tn,te. Kelfcwn proposed that
railr.wd pooling bill. he and Simimona should Ussue Joint
paper to be discounted for their mu
tual bemeftts. Sinnmons signed nolei
I aggregating $6,000 to be discounted all
NO WAR WITH GAUTBMALA.
Mexlcp, Deo. 8. The Universal pub
lishes a telegram from Tuxtla, Cliipas,
taitlng thait Genej-al Lopea has Juat re
turned from a recannolsance of the
rromitlor line and is of the opinion tha
ahetie will be no war with Gautemala.
UNION RAILWAY SOLD.
Union, Or., Dec. 8. The Union Rail
way, that extends from Union station
yn the O. R. and -N. Railwuy to this
ity. was purchased txlay iby Henry
Hewitt, of Portland.
A FATAL FXGHT.
Fostorla, Ohio, Dec 8. In a fight be
tween trampa In a bax cor on the Balti
more and Ohio laat r.ltht, two were
killed an another failtlly wounded.
THE NEW CZAR AND THE PEACH
OF EUROPE.
Col. The. A
Dodijc, in the December
Forum,
A LONG STRING.
PENDLTTON'S MORAL WAVE.
Two Gamblers Arr?rted and the
ance Fled.
Bal-
Pendleton,' Dec. 8. A movement
ag-vlnst the gamblers was inaugurated
by the arrest of two who were connect
ed with faro games. All the others fcr
whom warrants were i.v.utd have fled
to unknown p.u-ta. A new feature o!
Che prosecution Is the' arrant of J. II.
Johnson, who swore out the complaint
against the glimblars. Johnson w.ia the
person who claimed he was fleeced,
but intinrated he played faro. D1;tlrk-t
Attorney Lowrey then caused his ar
rest on tne grouiu tiiat he took part
In a game run contrary to law.
STORM AT SEATTLE.
John Wanamalter has aald "that a
ion- spring of flKh Is never carried up a
3!dCH(.!v(t; that It is just about. as. Im-
ior;'i t 'to let folks know you havi got of the cash used by him by giving
Hon-.ctliing good for thpim, as it Is to him a mortgage on 40,000 acreB of land
have it." Albert Dunbar, Astorla'r in Lincoln county, West Virginia. The
ilV' young meryhant, who commenced mortgage was to be for $150,000. It
bu'.-ihiess about a year afro on Commer- was agreed when Simmons received the
ci 1 street, thought as Mr. Wanamaket money for his shlatvs of stock tht
did, and by systematic advertising and amount was to be Indorsed on the mort-c!o:-e
ajtention to business, he has mic- gage as partial payment on same. Sim-
There is no safety in predScitlng any
turn In a gaime In which a youthful
monarch of Russlta holds a strong hand;
but, though many rumors have been
the banks. An agreement was drawn running around about tha new Czar,
i'P whereby (Simmons an u Kellam I .Nicholas ii, thore- seuAna to be no
agreed to seoure SlnwBons for a portion I PTObaiilHty of hla gndortaklng any ln-
damiimiable role. Russlti has so much
more to gain by peaoa than war. Bare
ly a third of her army has th new
fmall-bore rile, and it will be two years
before Hie other regiments are so
squlpped. Her revenues are none too
irrenit, Russia needs her money for tha
tranB-Sl'beirian railway; and she ought
ooeded In a short time in building up mons signed notes aggregating $61,000, not to blow It out of the mouths of
rjtail business that he may be proud and they were put In the hands ot
of. It will pay the Astorlam's readers Simmons' broker. Charles Lows, to b
to observe his announcements.
MARKET REPORT.
San FromolKoo, Dec. 8. The wheat sit
uation changed today, the market show
ing a softer tone, with prospects 'or a
further decline. 92 1-2 for No. 1 ship,
ping, with 93 3-4 for choice; milling
grades, 97 1-2W.J1.00; Walla Walla, 800
S2 1-2 for damp; 83 3-485 for good
stock, and 87 1-2 for choice.
Liverpool, Dec. 8. Wheat, spot, dull;
demand poor; No. 2 red winter, 5s l-2d;
No. 2 red spring stocks exhausted; No.
1 hard Manitoba, 5s 9d; No. 1 California,
5s l-2d.
Hops, at London, Pacific Coast, 2
10s.
New York, Dec. 8. Hops, quiet, sate,
common to choice, old, 37c; new, 612
1-2; Pacific Coast. 3 1-2&7.
turned over to Kellam on hla order.
While in California Simmoss learned
that Lawyer Height was peddling hit,
notes on the street. He hastened back
to this city, arriving here December
3rd. He found Haight was trying to
dispose of the notes for from 25 to 50
per cent of their face value. A p'ot
was arranged to tnap Haight. A clerk
from Broker Lowe's office was sent to
make a proposition to Hialght to pur
chase some of Simmons' paper. Haight
agreed to sell some for (0 per oent of
their value. He at last agreed to dis
pose of $50,000 worth of paper. He was
arrested and still had notes in his poa
session amounting to $33,999.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
San Franolsco, Dec. 8. ArrlvedJa-
bez Hoates, from Nanalmo; bark Kate
Dtvcnport, from Port Rlakeley.
Cleared State of California, tir Asto
ria and Portland; Wellington, for Na-imlraii,
Di'Vartwd Alice Blantihard, for As-
orla; Jcannle, for Tacoma; Stun Mateo,
for Comox; ehlp C. F. Sargeant, for
.Y.trrimo; chip fllory of the Seas, for
-I't'.Ue; ship Redroek. for Portland
A CHINESE BOOK-MAKER.
"LWtle Pete" Will Op?n a Book at the
Bay Dlstrlot Track. (
San Francisco, Dec. 8. -San Francisco
will soon enjoy the distinction of pos
sessing a Chinese book-maker. Little
Pete, the Chinaman who achieved no
toriety as the alleged agent of Chris
Buckley in the Jury bribing In the
Chinese cases, will on MondUy open a
book on the Bay District track. Lit
tle Pete Is the leading Chinese gambler
of San Franolsco, and la noted as nervy
at any kind of game. He hlaa made big
winnings at the races this weaaon, and
Scuttle, Wash., Dec. 8. This cliy
was Islted by a heavy southwest wind
storm which lasted from 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon until 4 this morning.
The greatest n?d according to the
weather bureau report was 30 miles an
hour, but fully forty n-Jo3 on the more
exied portion of the city. No dam
age was reported except to telegraph
lines and windows of residence. Two
boats on Lake Washington were blown
ashore but not d- nagc-9. The long dis
tance telephone went down between
Berths and Morysville. Lake Wash
ington run higher than It haj for years.
A CONFESSION.
alt fThtrda. Htmrn la ji,nvilr.ii in nl,
.oencr Winchester, hunting and fish- uttIe PeUj w ht!m
whtm Hla Hrvilr rnpn and if rm sa Avrr...
VWl&is atid charters-American ship iencm of MytMngi h(S wo
' nave jiiuitj ui me money in uninaiown.
Bay to San Francisco; British bark
T'nermn.pyfae, at Blakeley, lumber
thence to Shanghai.
CiiJiiro, Dee. 8. John B. Keraey to
day coi.'foesed tliat he was with Ed
ward JjrdiJi, who murdered A. D.
Darns, whose mutilated body was found
la a shipping case yesterday. Both Ker-
SAN FRANCISCO RACES.
San Francisco, Dec. 8. About six fur
l'in?.!, s;lling, 2-year-oIda Jim Flood,
1:21 1-2.
JH!a and a quarter, handicap Thorn
hill, 2:2 1-3.
Palo Alto stakes, 2-y oar-olds, about
tfx furlontrs Gallant, 1:19 1-2.
Mile and a half steeple chase Ingot
3:33 1-2.
About fdx furlongs, selling Tartarian,
1:19 1-2.
RATES WILL ADVANCE.
Chicago, Dec (.Representatives of
the tiMJisoontlnen'jal lines have agreed
upon a basis of advance In freight rates
to the coast from all points east. There
big guns. No doubt there Is tension In
nany of the lniternatlonal relational
but that is always present; and dlptn.
waits are growing more reasonable It
Is probUble that What Was been said
if tha Character of Nicholas Is in the
naln true; and this should lead him to
follow in the footsteps of his Illustrious
father and maka Russllla still the dic
tator of psac.
No man will be rah enough to say
that war may not come. Every one of
the continents has spots where an occi
dental outbreak, the blunder of an over,
zealous servant, may work such hard'
ship, actual or ideal, to some great
power as shall call for an excited de
mand for reparation. It is then that
cool heads If not thick skins, are In
demand; and it is then that the effer
vpscenn of Journalists In search of cur
culatkm or notoriety, does most harm.
The human animal, according to his
kind, la the silliest of all animals, If
we measure him rightly; I know of no
other that is capablo of suoh Irflatlonal
freaks; and It la on these Writ peiace or
war hangs by a hair. But, to resume,
I di not believe, despite all the talk,
that there is In the present status of
the world a set of conditions that will
lead to early war.
The Grand Duks of Daden, who has
shown his anger at the dismissal of
Count Caprlvl by Enhperor William, la,
with the possible exaction of the King
of Saxony, the most popular and lnflu
erttlal ruler In aermuny. He married
the only daughter of the old Emperor
William, and has always been an out
spoken admirer of Prince Bismarck.
It will be a sorry tiring for the kuiser
If h fails to appease him, as his In
fluer.ee In the maintenance of German
unity has been greater than that of
ar.y other German ruler. He is consid
ered one of the hondaomest princes In
Europe.
TODAY'S WEATHER.
Portland. Dec. 8. For Western Ore
gon and We.em Washington, rain or
snow; siiffiit , temperature- changes;
southweaitrly gales on the coast.
or Eastern Oregon and Eastern
WaMilrgton, and Idaho, Hgbt snow;
silgtit temperature changes.
Highest of all In Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
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