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iji.tVtHptrsj EXCLUSIVE ; TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLIIL j0. 440. ASTORIA. OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1 2 1894. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. mmmmm Found at Last ff- An Awful Human Butchery in a Missouri Town. Will be the exclamation of the future discoverer of the North Pole, and "Found at Last" is the expression of each one in D0LPH 0N n,Caragua search of u good overcoat al reasonable price also Men'E Boys' Clothing:, Turn ishing Goods, Hats, Uai3, JOOOIS. onoes. cane. Trunks, Valises, etc. Associated Press. CANAL. Synopsis of the New Banking' Bill- The Recent Hurri- From 10 to 33 percent less than e'sewher. Osgood Pottm 'go. The One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers TnZlZ 506 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR. CALL and look us over. Dldgeway, Mo., Deo. 11. The moat horrible human butdhry evsr reported in this, s.."Won was commuted five miles southwest of this city today. David G. Sprang, in a fit of insanity, murdered his wlfa and two children, and mortally wounded his stepchildren and then weapon which a large butcher knife. In a few hours numbers of peo, pie arrived from neighboring towns. and an Investigation of the scene was made. A moat sickening: sight met their gaze. Lying in the yard near the irate was the remains of Mrs. Spragg, mutilated beyond all recognition. In the little dwelling in one corner of the sitting room, lay the lifeless body of little Caley, six years old, and in the other, Albert, a four years old boy. On the kitchen floor with Mood besmeared all over his hands and face, and still clenching the terrible Instrument of death, lav the author of the awful Chrisimas is drawing near and it is well to bear this crimes. Two step-chiidren of spragg1 I j i l , i m it'- I caun unaer six years om, were raKen to in mind and make ,vour selection while our stock is complete. the home of a riei hbor wh.e th Our selections were made this year to suit the times hying from wounds. The particulars of We have neat and pretty hand painted novelties fit to grace the eieven-y9ar-oid step-daughter of any ones parlor for very little money. Our book department is filled with well selected title's in neat and tasty bindings. ' Our juvenile stock is something simply immense both soon after Meyers left, spragg began in rucrnrrl tr RoWHnn and nrWa ' nls wo,rh- Wnen bne Peaie be&n o r I arrive, thev were keit from entprlno- In lact we have the best and cheapest stock ot tionuay by spragg, who stood in the door with goods ever displayed in Astoria, Spragg, who esoiped to the neighbors and gave the alarm. Spracg had been coiropi'atlniing all morning of his head, and the nearest neighbor, Mr. Meyers, was sent to fUdgaway for a doctor. as preliminary to the commencement of banking busliwfee, or for the security of ciroulaitlng notes to be hereafter issued. Section two provides that in lieu of the deposit of bonds, each national banking association BhMl be entitled to receive c'lrciilaWng notes from the comp troller to .the amount of per cent of Its paid up and unimpaired capital. upon paying to the amount of 3 per cent of such circulating notes and thereafter a tax at the rate of one-half of one per cent per Vnnum upon the average amount of iits cAroitlatiion, for one year. The 16 per cent and proceeds of the tax are to constitute a guarantee fund for Che redemption of notes of insolvent national banks, and the tax te to be collected until the fund amounts to not leas than five per cent of the entire otroula'taoo "Issued. This fund Is also to be In additiion to the five per cent redemption fund now provided by law. Section three provides that in addition to tl o amount of circulating notes prc- viided for, each aeaoataMon shall be cratMed to revive from the comptroller circulating nujtes to the amount of 25 per cent of i4 paid up unimpaired cap ital upon paying to the treasurer two per cent of such addlldonlal circulation, and that a tax of one-half of one per cenif per annum on the average amount of the flam a outstanding, and an addi tional tax at the rate of four per cent per annum upon the .amount of such additions to dhe circulation outstanding for .the year, ,all of which sums are to be paid into the guarantee fund. Section six is devoted to the msol vency of the national banking associa tion, and It Is provided that when such insolvency shall be ascertained in the case of any particular association its outstanding circulation notes shall be redeemad by tJie treasurer of the United Sbates out of the guarantee fund, If that be sufficient, and If not sufficient, out of any funds In the treasury. THE WHITE METAL Two Notable Speeches On Bi metallism at Denver. poeslMy mre. When osfaed If Coh lentz tead any outside accomplices, the governor said, "I am not prepared to say, but the whole matter la being sift ed to the bottom, and the truth will be Itnown." COBLENTZ' DOUBLK LIFE. Was Known as Moody at Orleans, ' , bnaskn. Ne- ROCK ISLAND TRAIN ROBBED. Seattle, Dec 11. It has developed .that John H. Cublentz, warden of the state penitentiary, who committed sui cide, to escape prosecution, was known as Peter Morrison Mood v. In Orlean ' Nebraska, where he was agent of the A Bllrjflar Representation Himself Buckeye Machine Co. . lid married a sohjol teacher there, and had three s Detective Roba a Portland Couple of $495. RB-ORG-ANIZATION OF CURRENCY, The Hearing Before the House Bank' ing CommdWee Resumed. ft"; v.. 'TUSMErri it i u. a laadid shdtgun. Finally he locked the door and it was then that he butch- I .1 l,!n . . , . , 1 ,3 T . . . - . L ill OUr 1U I Lll.raiiliUJ!iIN J. UppOSlte liaiin 8 SJloe aroW(i was preparing to break Into th fifnrp mil will find PVCrV- nouse two shots were heard and when " I thai fVirtr V9 9 fini.tlv tn.r'.nri nraw Cxirto trrr thing mat goes to mate was dead. 11 i l ill up a weu assorted siock testejrday's senate. oi Dolls, Toys, Games, Dolph Speaks at Length on the Nica, Mz-la Womna Porta ragud Bill. We call especial at- w"tw' Dea U-In the senaite v I today, Call gave notice that tomorrow tentiOn tO OUr line OI he would ask the seniate to appoint T)n'U Tint trooViv ctnnlr fommibtee to lnvestllglate the operation .f th( Hondurfu Lottery Co., of Flori DUt gOOd Kid bodies Ser- dU. The senate proceeded to the con ,'nnkU A. t I siaeniwon or tne xsicaraguia uanai bin, viLcau' ul' lxJl lJ and Dolnh address! the senate in fa. little Kl-Iiey. vor of tne Wll. Dolph aald the people or tne racinc coast were a unit in ra- or of the bill, and discussed the ad' varttugea which the canal would bring to the whole country. The canal, owned and controlled by the United States, would be of great service In time of war. In that event Lake Nioa. rag'ja could be so utilized by the navy s to soon re-imbursg the United States tor any outlay made by this country, The main difficulty to be encountered woi ld be the question as to the amount f n.'oey to be paid out to the com any frr the work already done and h rcr -etslons possessed by It. He de. ;tP'' Bfme time to the considerations f the Ciayton-Bulwer treaty, and de. larpd that the Instrument presented o obstacle to the construction of the canal by the United States and control of it. Dolph Said the United States had adopted a policy, had declared a prln clple which is approved by her people, and well understood by the world, which is Just, right and to the Interest of the people of this hemisphere, which would be maintained at all hazards. In brief, the chairman pointed out that the only provision of the Nicaragua bill that he was not entUrely satisfied with was the amount to be paid the maritime com pany, which he thought was entitled to cnly the amount of money expended in the enterprise thus far. He wanted the bill stripped of all doubtful provisions In this respect, and to have refunded to the company all the expenditures made by It. Having paid that, the gov ernment could proceed to the work of oonatruotion without interference by the company. '''''' Remember we do not carry all our , stock in our windows, you must come inside. Parties purchasing for Sunday echools are invited to come and see us. dim Writ GRIFFIN & REED ODDITIES and fJOVELiTIES for CHRISTMAS, c n 6 CHRISTlVIflS GIFTS, in GOLD or SILVER. o c 3 CQ NEW YORK IlOVEIiTY stoje Opposite the Occident. ASTORIA, - - OREGON e a a o E OSEFlb and - BEflUTIEUIi CHRISTMAS . CARDS. IA C 3 O a -3 E o u (A 5 " u 9, A FINE LINE OF TOYS, DOLLS, JUVANILE BOOKS, ALBUMS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, THE BANKING BILL. A Synopsis of the Bill as Presented to the Committee. Washington, Dec. 1L The following a synopsis of the bill presented to the banking an currency committee by Hor ace White: The first section provides that no banking association shall be required to deposit United States bonds either. Washington, Dec. 11. Hearing before the house banking and currency com mittee on a question of re-org'anjzation of the currency laws was resumed to. d)ay. , Amwtig. those present were Horace White, of the New York Even lng Post; G. G. Homer, of Baltimore chairman of the committee of national bUinkeirs, to formulate the so-called BaJl timore plan, and R. E. 'Hepburn, of New York, ex-comptroller of the cur reney. These gentlemen represent the currency ideas embodied In the Balti more plan. Homer stated the commit tee of national ' bankers had not yet formulated' a bill. Johnson, of Ohio, .asked White's opinion of Secretary Car lisle's currency pan. White answered he did not think the secretary's plan would give the elastic) currency it sought to secure. It compelled the tanks to put up thirty cents every time they Issued seventy-five cents. ARMENIANS RESPONSIBLE. Washington, Deo. 11. The Turkish le gation has received an official commu nication regarding the Armenian trou bles which lays all the charges of cru elty at ithe doors of the Armenians, about three thousand of whom, under the leadership of a rebel named Ham parboum, committed horrlMe crimes and depredations upon the neighboring Musselmen. Regular troops were sent to the spot to put down the rebellion. The belief Is that Hamperboum fled to the moun tains with eleven associates. He was captured alive, but not wtfthout killing two soldiers and wounding six. ny the end of August ell the insurgent bands had dispersed. Women, children and Invalids were treated with due consid eration, end according to the dictates of Ialamlsm and humanity. The Insur gents who were captured will be pun ished by law. ohildren. One of his enemies was found dea l in a field there, and It is supposed he killed him, but it was not proven. He Bklpped out of Orleans In 1S79, and was found to be a defaulter of the Buckeye company to a large amount. Later developments showed that he had left a wife In Ohio. 'St Is believed that the young man who was found drowned In the bay last Friday, wua murdered. Two weeks Associated Press. Denver, Dec. 11. Two notable speech 3 on bimetal Ham were delivered at a banquet of the Denver Manufac turers' Exchange tonight David Holmes, of Burotey, England, chair- ago the same man approached a patrol man of the parliamentary committee man .and said two men had tried to of the trades union congress of the steal his coat on which he was sleeping. unatea Kingtjjom, representing i.zso.Ouo It is thought the thieves went baoik, wage-earners, speaming to the toast, completed the Joib and threw him over- "Bimetallism land wage-earners," said: board. His identity his not been es- "Thinklng men account for the present lajbl!tihed, but he Is thought to be a trade depression by the appreciation rancher. . of gold and the consequent demonetiza tion of sliver of 1873 and since. If sil ver Is restored to lis former position It will revive the trade and commerce of the world. Public, opinion In England has recently grown rapidly, on the sub- ONE MAN KILLED. The Recent Storm Uses the Steamer FUrralon Roughly. San Franalsoo, Deo. 11. The steamer leflt. Blmeitlalliam' will be an Important Fapi,ilon arrived from Port, Angeles to- lucttor at the next British general elec aayf ana reports a very rough exper- Won In 1895." lenoe aiming, the recent storm, which Hon. Wharton Baker, of Philadelphia. encountered on the 8th, Several of ipexking on the question of bimetallism nier were Injured, and one pas-. und manufactures, said: "The pro- enSer wUa killed. Frank Heyman, a posed plan of the bank currency set 1 3teePiKe passenger, came out from the forth In President Cleveland's message ""mf-union-way to the deck. A moun- should be opposed by every clUzen who oa'"1 01 water caught him with full has the welfare of the people at heart. I rorc9 and washed him against the Bimetallism must be restored by Indc- "orbing; of the haikh, and then dashed pendent action, by America, and can mm "n "'e pilot house. His skull be whenever the peo i i are determined waB tTus'hl and he wias Injured se. to have the ftn'analal as well as Indus- "Mw internally. Thai evening hs trial independence." ' dlled. The next morning the body was "The road to American prosperity' dropped Into the sea. Heyman was a he said, "Is bimetallism and protection. I aernll;"' ni boarded the veel at Ta- A true protedtive system will protect aoma" American labor, extend American com merce and ait the same time preclude trusts, combines and monopolies." ANOTHER TRAIN ROBBERY. SEARCHING FOR A BODY. CorvalliB, Dec. 11. The rtver here Is bedng searohed for the remains .of Fry er Scott, a pioneer of 1845, misrtlng since lust Sunday morning. He Is supposed to have committed suicide.' The tlii'in- 'Hennessey, o. T Dec. 11. At mid night last night the north bound Rock Island Express was robbed, near Red 'trouble has made him despondent River bridge, two miles south of Ter-I1"! he often talkel of drowning him- rlll, I. T by five men. About $80, and "e'f- A hat identified as his was found ten or fifteen Witches were secured. Af- h the river bank ter the bandits Wad done their work they fired several volleys and dlsap-1 peared in the woods. Deputy marshals are on their trail with bloodhounds. A DARING ROBBEiRY. Sam Francisco, Dec 11. Mr. and Mrs. Wrn. E. Brown, who arrived here last week from Portland and were en route to Eureka, were robbed of $495 this afternoon by a most daring burglar. The robber wore a badge and claimed to -be a detective. He entered fhlr FOR TAKING PENSION MONEY, i Portland, Dec. U.--M. S. ;Jreston was arrested near Forest Grove last night by federal oilloiale on a warrant from St. Louis, Mo., charging him with tak ing from the muti a totter containing pension money which did not belong to Mm. FREIGHT CLERK DROWNED. Hsooma, Dec. 11. R. M. Hooker, aged 28. aaalttoit freluttit clerk of the steam. apartments on O'Farrell street while Uap Umatilla, was drowned at the Mm Brown -was alone, and after ac- Lwhtarf u.m niiAt ti w w miim ouslngthe woman and her husband of until the vmm.,1 whs i-mrfv to suit at oumpuuiy in a reoeroi roDDery, coolly u p m. proceeded to search their trunks. The burglar found the money in a stocking. He charged that It had been stolen, and after frightening Mm, Brown Into condition of helpless terror, he boldly walked out of the bouse. FROM WASHINGTON. Washington, Dec, 11. Secretary Car lisle presented a bill embodying his nn-incial plan to the commiUse of bank ing and currency this afternoon. In the senata today Dolirfi reported a memorial from the citizens of Phoenix. Aria., in the matter of Indian depreda Uon claims. A TEST VOTE. Washington, Dec. 11. The previous question was ordered In the house on the pooling bill, with a result of 174 to 100. This Is considered practically a test vote on the bill. A DECENT JOB, . Birmingham, Ala., Dec ll.-Three of the notorious Meaof.am gang In Clarke county have been lynched. The Meach smite gang has for many years run Illicit distilleries, made counterfeit mon ey, and committed murder and robbery. THE WHITE DEVILS. Peking, Dec 1L The angry feeling of the Chinese population here against foreigners is Increasing. TILLMAN EL-ECTED SENATOR. ColumUa, S. C. Dec 11. B. R. Till man was elected United States senator t noon, receiving: 131 out of 155 rot MARQUAM GRAND LEASED. Portland, Dec 11. 8. C. HelMg and E. W. Lesster, of Tacoma, today leas ed the Marquam theatre for a term of five years from February 15th, when the lease of Al. Hay man expires.' THE KELLY JURY STILL OUT. Portland, Dec. 11. The jury In the trial of "Bunco" Kelly for the murder of G. W. Sayres, was unable to agree at mildinWht, and Judge Stevens order ed them locked up for the night. WA3 KNOWN IN PORTLAND. Denver, Dec. 11. .Dr. Rudolph F. Price WuJ converted today of criminal matri cide on Miss Ida Hume Jo (Tors, a Grand Junction whool teacher. Dr. Price left Portland, Oregon, under a cloud, some time ego. APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED. Washington, Dec. 11. Tbe senate has confirm the nomination of James W. Ball, for collector ut customs for the district of Yaqulnl, Oregon. BONDSMEN WILL LIQUIDATE. Tacoma, Dec U. Late last night Gov. MoOnaw returned from Walla Walla. . Before he left Francis Blsson, one of the bondsmen, said that the bondsmen would make good Coblentz' defalcation. The governor thinks the shortage will readh about $15,000, or MARKET MJl'ORT. San Francisco, Dec 11. Wheat tliera was a better feeling to the market this morning, and matter generally had a steadier look; 90c for No. 1 ship ping, with 91 1-4 for something betHer; milling grades arj In moderate request fair average; 85 for ehmce heavy; grades. . No. 1 California, 6s 4 Highest of all in Leavening Power. 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