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1 o A; V EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. ASTORIA. OREGON, SUNDAY 5I0KNING, DECEMBER 16. 1894. PRICE. FIVE CKxNTS. VOL. XLIII, NO. 144. rS:''--, ' n ! I Pali . I . Found From 10 to 33 J per Osgood Prgajitm go. "he The One Price Clothiers, 506 and 508 COMMERCIAL VISIT Our toy department opposite Halm's shoe store you wilt find many new thing that will interest. The Harml ss pjstol with the rubier vacuum tipped arrow is the greatest pistol on ear'h. brownie Rubber Stamps, Prangs non-poison paints, Mechanical Toys, Steam Toys, New and lnteresling Games, Building b'cck Tool Chests Iron Wagons, Rubber -Toy8. Our Do'l Depar mint is the Mcst Comp ete in town Jt will pav you to come and see us. Remember that O ir t-y department is just half a block below our main store. ODDITIES and NOVELTIES for CHRISTMAS, 5 -2 NEW (SI a JlOVEIiTY - c C 3 t: Opposite the ASTORIA, - USEFUL ' ' and : BEAUTIEUL CHRISTMAS 1 CARDS. in c . m S J! E x. o U at Last Will be the exclamation of the future discoverer of the North Pole, and "Found at Last" is the expression of each one in search of :v good overcoat at reasonable price also Men's Boys' Clothing, Furn ishing Goods, Hats, Gaps, Boots. Shoes, Trunks, Valises, etc. cent less than elsewher. Hatters and Furnishers STREET, ASTORIA, OR. CHRISTMAS GIFTS in GOLD or SILVER. o. 5 YORK sjojl n 3 c O v E Occident. - OREGON A FINE LINE OF TOYS, DOLLS, JUV ANILE BOOKS, ALBUMS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ' s " " I ; : t.i, : '.l . . Not An Able-bodied Man on Board the Ballantyn. A SAD TALE OF SUFFERING. The Carpenter, Cook and Sailmaker Die Enroute From Acapulco Mexico. Yesterday morning at 10:30 It wm wired over from the Cape that the Re lief was Judt crossing in -with the Brit ish ship Marlon Ballanityn in tow. About 3 o'clock Mr. James Christie, who had gone down the bay in his White hall .boat earlier in the day, arnvea back in the olty and reported that the Ballantyn was lyln? at anchor off the Fiiavel wihlarf at luaizy Pint, part of her c-aw down with malarial fever and badly in ned of pirovtolona. He at once nudfied Health OHloer Wlalker, wlio up on being awrised of the news, secured CapiilaJln Gnaihlaun, of the launch Kan chon, and prepared to start. Mr. Chris He piuivinased a quantity of provisions, whllch were loaded on the launch, and with .the headth offloer, Mr. H. A. Smith, Mr. ChridUe and an Aatorloa itpreaemtULlve, started otf at ooice to the ship. ' - As the launch rounded; the big vessel. and dime up on the starboard side, where the gangway was already down, a dozen pale, haggUird faces peered over the bulwarks. The whole frightful sto ry of their disastrous trip was written on the fever-pinched faces, and It need ed no second glance to tell of the terri ble experience Bhey had gone through on their voyage from Aoapulco. Dr. Wlalker haauly ollmed the long gang way ait .thfi head- of which Pilot Mc Vleker tood'V- looking down at the launch and Its passcsngers. The health ofllcer cautioned those on the launch to remain where they were until he had miad'3 an examination of the ship's crow, for he thought lit waa more than llktny the vessel would be placed in quaiUtutAne. After tht doctor had dis appeared over the bulwarks, a line was run down and the provisions hauled on board. So weak were the poor sailors that the effort tasked all their strength, and It took three men to haul a 50- pound sack"of Hour onto the deck. As goortwrttrigflba We all up, the re porter went to the top of the gangway and secured the following story from Chief Mialte Robert Woods, who, as he related the terrible experiences of the long voyage, found it neoastary to steady himself against a line, so weak was he from long illnesa: 'The Marlon Ballantyn. is a vessel of 1621 tons (register, commanded by Cap tain PorneM, and departed rom Aca pulco in ballast with a crew of twenty- seven men. Three died en route, and as you tlan see by looking around the deck the remainder are anything but aible bodied men. 'We left Aoapulco on the morning of Oatober 25th, and while ten of th crew were down wh fever, leaving us but seventeen men to work the ship, we were glad to get well out of the mala rial stricken country. The city was filled with men, women and children Whosa 'bones rattled with the disease, and furcenals were a common, everyday hIrML No ship ever put to se"a In more (lcl'.fjMtful weather. The sky was clear and the air balmy. At night the stars ahone fonHh from the blue southern heavens, and seemed to be there as guiding angels to the big ship as she ftu-gsd ahead under a fresh off-shore breeze. As the days rolled by the saill-maker, carpenter and cook became worse, and after a while they were unable to leave their bunks. The oth ers who were suffarttng took advantage of the brigHt sunshine by day and lay shivering in their bunks at night. It was not long until the oapSaln took ill with the fever, and for periods of a week or ten days at a time he has been unable to come out on deck. We have all had a round of the fever, and there Has never been a day since we left the Mertirtwi port that we have Wad more than seventeen men to work the vessel, amd I might truthfully say that the latter and worst pant of the voyage, was made with not an able-bodied man on board. "Just sa the Eastern sky Was break ing away from the dark shades of nl?hr, on the morrrlng of November 13th, poor Pierce, the cook. bretithed Ms 4ast. That evening he Was buried beneath the blue waves of the Padflc, and the al ready faint hearts of his comrades grew heavier as they wattobed his life less body disappear Into the dark wa ters. "It Is Ward for any one whs has never suffered the slow tortures of Mexican fever, to realize the terrible condition of our crew. Those who were ahie to crawl heroically went at their work. The more helpless were tenderly oared for by the officers and shipmates, and everything that could be thought of wu done to relieve th!r suffering. On the 20th of last month th sail-maker, Thomas Sorenson, died, and inr due time his body received a mikWs burial. "If the men were by this time thor oughly disheartened, they stayed brave ly by their work, and as we were ra ting Into the storms of the North Pa ct fie, their labors were of'Jms fraught with priut dinsTT, so weak was their ivndi!&m. Two wesks a;o tonight, sev eral Sails were carried away by a hea vy gale, but otherwise no acoldent hap pen ad. One week ago tonlght-the most awful storm I have evar experienced, struck us about nigWtfall. At that time we were about twenty miles to the westward of Destruction Island, hav ing run somewhat oft our course. The seas broke around and over us with terrible fury and the staunch old ship groaned under the strain. One blaat of wind carried away our mizzen-top-sall, lower mizzen topsail, fore topsail. fore topmast staysail, and jib, leaving us under bare pales. During the night our ballast gtilftted in a frightful man ner to the Btarbonad side, and. the ship listed fully six streaks. "A new horror was now added to the poor fever-racked souls on board. The howling hurricane Was lashing up great walls of waiter that threatened to wash the decks clean, from stem to stern. Each fresh gale of wind sent the ves sel over on her beam ends, and sev eral times the solas broke over her tiHiarbuard bulwarks. Just how the night wore on I cannot now remember. I dp rememiber just once of seeing the pale face of the new moon peeping through a rift of the flying clouds, and lit sent ray of silvery light far aorofs the foaming crest of the waves. It remain. ed but a moment, (however, and then disappeared, but I thought at the time th'alt It was a signal of hope flashed from the heavens. Sunday dawned, but it brought with it no cheering proe pedts. The violence of the hurricane had increased and oud staunch old ship bravely battled for life. All the men who were able went below and commenced shifting ballaelt, and by night had tthe vessel back to a couple of streaks. Where you" now see her. That night the storm subsided and the men were aJble to rake a few hours of needed rest. More sails were bent, but the fore topsail was soon blown clean from her iboTts. On Monday morning the ithpd death occurred on board. A. B. McLairgy, the ship's carpenter, worn out by fever and Hie rough voyage, gave up his life, and the following day was burled in the same mannar as his comrades. "The medldlne chest Was ow empty, but little grub was left besides .the canned goods, and all In all, matters looked exUrewiely serious. The weather moderated, however, which was a bles. sing, and two or three days later we picked up a pilot. ' This morning ien the curling column of black smoke from the tug Was noticed, in the east, a . score of hearts were made happy. Personally I think It was one of the giiandieeit and tnoat welcome sights I Wive ever witnessed, and weak as I was, I could scarcely refrain from danclng with joy. The captain, poor fieillow, can sdaircely move about, and 1 must say he Was displayed wonderful courage throughout the entire voyage. Myself and second officer have both suffered with fevsr ever since we start. ed, and I assure you that I feel far from a:rong alt the present time." Dr. Walker returned after about an hour and placed Mr. Smith 1n oharge of the ship, saying Dhait he would keep her in quarantine until today, when he will make another exumrtroaltlon. He found every man on board suffering from the effects of fever, and the Udatswaiin In a critical condition. Six of the crew are on their backs, and as many more should be dn their bunks. The ship's papers showed that the Bal tamityn left Acapulco with the second officer and nine sailors with Mexican "Clilem'tura," or malarial fever. While the captain was conversing with the health oflloer he had a vio lent chill, and Was hardily able to keep on his feet. The men about the boat looked not unlike walking - Bhlaidows. Dr. Walker will, if he finds no conta gious diseases on board, have the crew removed to the hospital today. The ship was brought up and anchor ed off the Seaside cannery last night SAN FRANCISCO RACES. The Day Ends With Another Chapter of AocMenita Recorded. San Francisco, Dec 15. There was mother chapter of accidents at the track today. In the first race Jake Johnson, ridden by Chevalier, was win ning when he fell near the wire the nine as yenCerdUy. ChsvaJlier was not hunt. - In the second race, Queen of Icals, ridden by Eddlie Jones, fell In the sarnie place as Jake Johnson. The horse rolled on Jones and broke the boy's leg. Six furlongs, selling "Major Ban, 1:13 1-2. Five furlongs, selling Howard, 1:08. Mile and furlong senator, 2:07 1-2. Mile and a half steeple cHase Flood more, 3:36 1-4. Five furlongs, selling Conde, 1:09 1-2. ANOTHER BATTLE. KhWBoWlma, Dec 15. A dispatch from Antong dlated DeceWrber 15th, says Gen eral Tachimls" troops were ai: tacked at So CM mo. and were holding the Chin ese in check at LI Chiang Twon. De eember 13th the Clilnesw wore coror pelled by an inferior Japanese force to racire from Bal Barfiu. The Chinese, numbering 4,000 advanced the day fol lowing when the fighting occurred. Ths result was not made known When the dispatch, was sent. ' MORE TURKISH HORRORS. Athens. Dec. 15. The Armenian refu- cees today received information to the I effect that B-akrl Pasha, the Kurd gov- j amor, went on November 3,li tf the. district of BredJeki and bid tte Ar-I menfan viliag of fljhazekeitn: snd Ifazeray in ruins. His tnvrs, it is said, also eoi.unitted esc.-w, then soizd and cruelly roaltneattd 124 pwia- erits and Imprfw.'?'! th" tn ih givund that they wr tirfi'.ugsnva. 1 Major McNeill Would Separate the U. P. System. HOT ARGUMENT ON CURRENCY. Strong Opposition on the Fart of Eastern Bankers to Secretary Carlisle's Views. Associated Press. Omaha, Dec 15. Jllhe sensational story published In Chicago this morn ing relative to a comblnaiblon being con oaafled behind the attempt of the branch lines of the Union Padflo to secure sep arate reorfvershftps, turns out to be a rumor and not at all authentic. For some time past It has been the. am bition of Receiver McNeill, of the Ore gon Railway and Navigation Company, to bring about a separate receivership for tthe Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern, the road ' being ait present opetiited by the recalvars of the Union Pacific, although ;the accounts are kept separate from the other portions of the Union Pacific system. McNeill, It is understood, has long been desirous of combining the Oregon Short Line and the Utah Northern with the Ore gon Railway and Navigation Company, thereby making the two roaids an in dependent system. But the scheme waa not to end here. A California out let was to he secured by extending the branch now termlrtaltlng at Fresno, Ne. vada, for a distance of 400 miles, con needing the Oregon Railway and (Navl gatlon Company, thus giving the com pany a through line "to th coast via Portland. For some months this has been a waking and sleeping dream of Major McNeill, but when he broached the subject of am Independent line to Mr. Boissevain, who has a large inter (st in bath properties, lit Is understood thlaft that gentleman told the Navigation Company's receiver thlat he was entire ly satisfied to haw the management in Rlhe CDMbroA of the present receivers. This, however, has not deterred Mr. McNeill from going ahead with his proposition to secure new receiver of the Oregon Short Line and Utah Nor. itliern, Which Is the key to the north. west eltulaltSon, receivers who would be Inimical to the Interest of the Union Pacific company, and who would assJst In the dbantegraltlon of the overland property. TH3 CURRENCY QUESTION. Great Interest Manifested at Yester day Hearing. Washington, Dec 15. Great Interest Waa manifested today in the closing of the hearing on the question of currency revision before the committee on bank. ing and currency of the house. Preal dent Q. G. Williams, of the Chemical Bank of New York, represented the prevailing view among 'tjhe bankers, While W. P. St Jdhn, of the Mercantile Hank of New York, represented the Eastern view flavonalble to silver. "Th first problem In our clumsy amd con glomerate financial system is the dls position to be made of our legal tendei notes," saild Williams. He urges these notes should be funded: 50,000,000 at a time until eliminated from our flnan clal system, and bonds alt 3 per cent should be received as secunl'ty for na tional ibaink ndtes on a basis of par Value. President St. John lent much spirit to the hdartng by the vigor of his statement and its novelty, coming from Eastern bankers. "Under official dictation," said he, "tutored by one of the most aggressive golcTites in the United filiates, conigross fiddles with bank notes while ths burning issue is our primary money coin. Identically tutored, our chief executive has re quired his secretory fto abandon the option conferred by law upon the Unit ed States and grant holders of United States notes the right to exiaict gold al ways, silver never, las their redeeming coin. Had the option to redeem silver dollars been exercised boldly at the time When only three million silver dol lars Was owned by the United States, with the ownership of $115,000,000 gold, any possible alarm would have been hushed." H. ST. JOHN'S BILL. He Advocates the Coinage of Sliver on Equal Dasls With Gold. Washington, Dec. 15. The features of today's hetarlng before the currency commlfMton Was a bill presented by H. 8. John, president of the Mrjuvsa.atfle Hink of New York, wfco mprwnt the Extern view hvnftWf to wilvw. It provide for silver coln-iire im the ajm bawls with gold; totn-t the moniy strln grorcy. the bill provide for coin certl floaites based on bond hypothti')1 by the banks in mn-h qUMiUties as W r-tiry of the treasury may d' ten. Mr. fit. John said the Mil would ),v the coun-try " "vpr btis f-yr all !m thereafter, s both mf,.i!s would circulate. As to the Carlisle plan, Mr. 8. John suid it would "f ill fiat." Thr tank would not accept. Th'-y would bworne state tanks; but the secretary's bill was ber.ter tlin ttit Baltimore plin. TtTLL It nPOP.T MONDAT. T'-i'f .'cftMi, r. IS. By a rVnu currmcy of the hou.-:e decided tonight to report Secretary Carlisle's jl:in fur the revision of the currency. Represen tative Johnson, of Olilo, uul Roprvsen tatlve Ellis, of Kentucky, voted with the RopubUcuns ag'.ilnst rei'jorting the plan; The repi't will be made on Mon day, the d?t.te will betflii on Tuesday, and the committee on rules will be ank er to fix the final vote on the house for the next Friday, at 3 p. m. This conclusion was reached after a spirited executive session of the ajm-mltitee. It Had been in session for a week, hearing officials and bankirs on the proposed revtalon. At a Republican meeting It was agreed thiit their votes would be cat together on all propositions when the full committee reassembled. GERMANY'S HANDS TIED. The ' Treaty With the United States ' . . Given as the Cause. ' Berlin, Dee. 15. In the relctotog to day, Count Von Llmburg-SUrum de clared thlat the arMingerneiKt with the United States by which Germany's hands were tied wasa very serfous mait'teir. Under the "moat favored na tion" o'laurs, Oermiiny, he added, was helpleas, and he h.ocJ at the expira tion of the present 'treaty, Germany would return to autonomous tariffs. It was a regrdtUMe fiet, he added, that the Unilted Stlitea. In contravention of the cktaa'ly deflnl treaty, dired to ia' Germany's suvur. It would not have occurred under Prince Blstmrck'8 re gime. ' ' Referring to the prohibition Tigalnist the lnndling of American cat tle and resh mtiita, Count Von Llm-burg-Stlrum ai;!d thkp mfiiiruro could not be regarded as effective reprisals. WANT NO UNION MEN. Hamilton & McOahe, the Stevedores, Boycott the Union..' Tacama, Dec. 15. MvCnibe '& Haml! ton, the Stevedorlnir firm, . whnae em ployes struck yeaterdKy, todliy finished loading the big slhip Foi-tevott with non union men, and continued loading the Sea'flawr. About half the striking s'e- vedores" auked to be put buck to work but' the firm replied they would take none back as long as they belonged to the union. The stevedores Want to re vlve the co-opertil'lve stevedoring com pany, whllch went to pieces recently amd take business on their own ac count. " 4 ARRESTED FOR JURY BRIBING. Portland, Dec 15. Georgj W. P. Jp- seph, a young faiwyer, and 'John A. Carr, an old resident, were arrested this afternoon on a charge of attempt lng to bribe the Jury which convicted "Bunco" Kelly. It is alleged they of 'feft-u Juror Thomas Huntlngl'jon one hundred dollars 'to render a verdict of not guMly. It Is alleged that Carr approached Mrs. Huntington, wife of the Juror, and represented to her tlrait the defem slve " BisaotlMilrin would kill her hus band If he voted to find Kelly guilty. It Is said he Induced her to accept $100 Which she was to give to her husbuind While eating dinner at the Plaza hotel, Mrs. Huntington spike to her husband and told him what she had heard, and Implored him not to votte for the con victlon of Kelly, and at the same time orlvlng him the money. Huntington re fused to enltertJaln the propicillin, and returned the money. Josejlh's connec tion is said to consist merely In his approaching Huntington and asking him if everything was fixed all rlyht. CATTLE THIEVES. Pendloiton, Dec 15. Word dime today from Cainnas Prairie, fifty miles dl.itu.nt, that exitemslve cilttle stealing has b?en going on In that vicinity. Sheriff Hous er and Deputy District Attorney Low- rey, have gone to lnvM(fUte and make arreau. At the last term of the cir cuit court there were seventeen convic tions for cuttle stealing, For a long time there has existed a gang )vho have 4tilen systennaitlctally and among them are a number of sons of prominent ci tizens. AGED WOMAN DEAD. SeaiMle, Dec 15. Rev. Lydiia Sexton, for fifty yeam famous as a woman preacher, died In this city at the home of her late son, at 6 o'clo.k this even ing. She was born in 17!)!), uml was known throuRlwHit th length of the land. For a year patrt she h.ia been blind. BUT FEW GOOD MEN LEFT. Portland, Dec. 15. Great difficulty is being experienced In securing a July to try X. N. Kteeves for complicity In the murder of George W. G iyrta. Out of thirteen examined t ):'ay, n ine wer aoctjted. Only five Jurojs thus far have been Impjntli 1. TEN MEN INJL'KEI). New CaKtle, Col., Dsc 15. Ten men were injured by an expl.wlon of flfij dj.mp ftr ga In the Vulc.tn niSiie today. None were Injured fatully. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't P.cr-ort l ' -N,, .3. PUGiysT MM DEAD Was II is Skull Fraclureil By Blow or Fall? CORONER'S JURY DON'T KNOW Jury Bribing: iu tlio Bunco Kelly Case -Several Arrests Follow. Associated Press. ' ' ' ' i Ni'W Orleians, Dec. 15. Andy Bowen, defeated in the Auditorium hut ny;ht by Kid Lui-vigne, of aigiiiia-w, Michigan, died this morning from line effects of Che punirthment. The blow which scut Bcnvon out Was not one of extraordinary force, wnd Waa delivered at short range. He Was so wtiak as to be ahle to nmko no reeiwtence, and falling directly over tl3ic.kw.nnl, h1a heiad struck the un padded floor with trenu'ndous force. The docV.ors m:ltl that striking his head upon the floor produced contusion of aie brain. The coroner's Jury deCttvrcd the cause of death to have been due to eon cu stolon af the brain, but failed fto detrmlno vhciiher It w"as produced by Lavlgna or by Bowen's head Striking the. floor of the ring. The legul proceedings in lonnection with the flaitial fight have hanlly tei'niin.atfd yet. The grand Jury it ia thought, will take the mntter up in Monday, and the states attorneys, for thellr part, will press to a conclu sion the suit ogalnrtt the Olympic Club, Tgalnttt whicli the legality of thwe glove oorttosts Is involved. When the men faced each ot'ler for the eighteenth round It was apparent th.t the end wns netir. Bowen hud recoived so mainy hard right-handers over the heart that h Wis weakened ami grvgxy when ho leflt his cornier. He was gome, how ever, and walked merhanlcally towsird his strong adversary. Lavlgne opened yh:h a left Jab on the neck, and that Mow was not a pnrticulsrly h'ard one, hut It brought a look of anguish to the face of the beiiten man. His mouth. Vilas pailt'lMlly opened, wlille his eyes wore a wild and frightened look. His cheeks were bruised and swollen, and his lips were puffed out. A cut over the left eye was the only color in his pallid face. His brcaith was coming In short flai, and after breathing for moment he would aaitch his breath. With wonderful gxmem"S8 he would not flinch from a shower of blows rained on him, and although. his itrength waa going, he tried brlavely to fight back every time tho victor was close enough. Kid LavIgne, Billy MoCtirthy, Sam Fttzpaitrlck, Jim Hall, Martin Murphy, and George Cunoldllne were sent to Jail, IT WASN'T ENOUGH. Los Angeles, Dec. 15. Alva Johnson, a yoimar tiincher who pleaded guilty to oompUdty In two train robberies nrar Roaooe, in one of wlilch a brakemnn nnd patwenger were killed, was arnalMrn ed fur sentence thils afternoon. AVIth tmr fltmvmlrg down his face Johnson begged for clemency of the court. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at .in Quc'KIn penitentiary. BARRACKS 1'VJR STOKANE. Warfiilngbxn, Dec. 15. 'Reprasenilotlvs Wilson, of Wtaahlngiton, has Introduced a bill for the ewtliibllhment of a nilll- tiary porit at Sixkan, In accordance With the recomniendnJtlons of General Otis and the Wair aVT)artmenit. It pro vldiw thlat 1,000 acres of lanl must bo provided by the city of RKkane. MILLIONS IN GOLD. New York, Deo. 15. The French liner La Cliloimpagne, which sailed today, carried the largest shipment of gold ever taken across the Atlantic by one of her veusels. The value of tlie metal which is locked in her vaults Is $3,5r,o, UOO, A big Hhlinnwnt was made In lX.S'J, and amfninted to $1,700,000. SEARCH FOR. MISSING VESSELS. Port Townsend, De. 15. A tel'raph Ic request was rawlved fnm. Collector Wise, of San Francisco, by Collector Saunders tonight, unking for a reve nue cutter to be simt out on a crui.'i for the mitftfinif oolllt.TS Montsornt Hnd Kewvercaw. The Rush was ordered to make search. CAPT. CMiEDON R 15-1 N STAT V. D. New York, Pee. 15. The poU'e com mboners tod'iy re-lnnt'.rtl ('-.ij-ciin Cn:don. (1