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Astoi'a Public Xibirtiy '.'"! Anuria Or u j 'I iTOl'RlMTri I VrtT. XXIV n in ASTORIA. OREGON. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, ivo. .. Money's Slipping - AWV m f. A, I '1 iV C.I Osgood The One Price Clothiers, 50(5 and 50(1 COMMERCIAL 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. We Wish You R Happy Mew Year. And will start the ball rolling by giving you a discount of 20 per cent, for 10 days on all mis cellaneous books in our store. Pacific Coast Almanacs and Tide-tables. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 0 per cent OFF. " KIHBALL" PIANOS SB ORGANS. WHOLESALE and RETAIL. EXCLUSIVE - j TERRITORY jf ALLOTTED. Factory 36 & Rockwell St. Chicago, III. Pacific Coast Office 335 Morrison, cor 7th St. The Packers of Choice !olumbia River Salmon Their Brands KAMI. LOCATION. ( Astoria Pk'gCo. 1 Kinney's Astoria Pk f Co.-... Booth A. Pk'gCo... Astorliv. ...... Astoria...... (Johu I Black 1 Oval ColumblaRlTeiPxxCoj Astoria.... 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' Ulklill.l run) Through Your Fingers. A 1 Ji' you take advantage of our 25 ter cent, on on our Clothing Sale, which is a 33 per cent, reduction and bss than cost to us from thf manufacturer. Before buying price our Men's and Boys' Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats Caps, Boots. Shoe3, Trunks, Valises, etc, and no mon ey will slip through your fingers. pipiiTM Co. Hatters and Furnishers STREET, AST0RIAv OR. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. Wholesale Prices Quoted -To- RESPONSIBLE DEALERS AND nERCHANTS. Correspondence Solicited. : : Catalogues Mailed Free on Application. W. W. KIMBALL CO. Manufacturers. Main Office and warerooms, 243-253 Wnbash Ave., Chicago, III. and Warerooms, Portland, Oregon. L. V. MOORE, manager. and Location. M. J. Kinney. . Astoria. A. UevUu., Diamond.. . A. Booth & Sons . ChiCMSO, Cutting Pkg Co .-.LnIrftncilC0 Elmore S.nbon.1 George ft Barker Astoria..... J. O. Megler Biook field Wn Fishermen's Pk(tCo. Astoria..-. 146 Front St Portland. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC ASTORIA. OREGON. TH Explosion at Butte Wipes Out the 1'ire Department. ELEVEN HORSES WERE KILLED Plate Glass Was Broken in All Parts of the City-Whole City in Consternation. Associated Prees. Butte, Mont., Jan. 15. A fire occurred In the Butte Hardware Company's ware house tonight, In which giant powder was stored. The Are department was at work on the fire when an explosion took place, killing1 a number. While efforts were toeing made to remove the dead and wounded, a second explosion occurred. The entire fire department was wiped out, Including the chief and eleven horses. Three policemen were among the killed, who will number at least seventy-five. Plate glass was brok- en all over the city, and the damage to property is enormous. It is impossible to get the the details at present.. All the ambulances in the city are rushing to and from the scene of the explosion. The relatives of the killed are frantic, and the city is in consternation. The powder was in the warehouse in violation of the law. It was the great est explosion In the history of the Northwest. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. A Denver Special Says the Giant Pow der Was in Box Cars. Denver, Jan. 15. A special to the News from Butte, Mont, says: A flrt broke out in the Montana Central yards, and soon several cars loaded with powder caught fire. Just as the fire- men were closing in around the blazing cars the explosion occurred, killing a number of firemen and spectators and maiming several others. The firemen who escaped Immediately rallied and were beginning another attack, when a second exploBlon occurred more violent than the first. People in the vicinity were thrown in all directions, and the streets for half a block around looked like a great battle field. Debris - was thrown high in the air, coming down half a mile away. Many people on the streets were thus injured, The few remaining firemen were gathering1 them selves together and attempting to es cape to a place of safety when the third and last explosion took place. This, too, killed and injured many peo ple. A special to the Republican from Butte says: So far between 50 and 60 mangled foodies have been recovered, and more are toeing picked up on all sld?s. It is impossible to get the names tonight. It is estimated that about 100 additional persons were Injured, several of whom died after being taken to the hospitals. The list of dead will possibly reach seventy-five, and the damage to property will he more than a million. In all, three car loads of powder ex ploded. Large pieces of iron were thrown miles. Several bodies were hurled long distances, and picked up In unrecognizable masses of flesh. THE EMPRESS ARRIVES. She Brings Interesting Dispatches from the Orient. Victoria, B. C, Jan. 15.-The Empress of Japan arrived this afternoon. She left Yokohama January 4th, and has no war news of special Interest. Fredcr isk Vllliers, war correspondent, has re- turned. He says De Guerville, of the Herald, plotted against the life of Jas. Creelman, of the World, and says he will drive him from the New York Press club and the city. Vllliers con firms Creelman's story about the butch ery at Port Arthur, and says that after the winter is over he looks for the in terference of Russia, and perhaps Eng- land. When Vllliers and Creelman were' taken prisoners by the Japanese, theyjterday by the sudden rush of water were liberated by English intervention. from th old workings. By 6 o'clock Vllliers says the proofs are clear that ' yesterday 150 men and boys had been De Guerville tried to betray Creelman ' rescued. It is thought twenty men in into the iharrds of the Japanese and the lower workings were drowned. have him killed as a spy. PRESIDENT OF FRANCE RESIGNS. Paris, Jan. 15. It was announced this evening that Caslmir Perier, president cf the French Republic, had resigned of representatives today adopted a his office. The official note was ifued Democratic resolution providing for the at 11 o'clock tonight, announcing the postponement of the opening and pub reslgnatlon of the president and fore- llshln? of the votes for governor until casting the ideas he Intends to develop an Investigation can be made of the in his farewell address to the chamber , charges of fraud n the eler-tlon. The of deputies. The note says that In the j resolution was adopted In the senate eyes of the president, yesterday sit- several days ago. , ' WEDNESDAY MORNING, ting of the chaniber and the vote which overthrew the cabinet, were only sec ondary incidents of the struggle that is proceeding against the parliamentary regime, and public liberties. There have been ominous hints in the press in recent days that Caslmlr-Perier was growing tired of his position, yet ndbody paid any attention to them. All the members of the cabinet from Prime Minister Dupuy down, exhausted every argument to Induce Caslmlr-Per-ler not to resign. Their efforts were without success. THE BROOKLYN CAR STRIKE. The United States Mail Cars Only in Operation. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 15. Both sides in the electric street railway strike show a determined front today. On the Court street line twenty cars are being run at irregular intervals, each guarded by from two to eight policemen. Strik ers or their friends obstructed the track by upsetting barrels of ashes. The rub bish was cleared away by laborers, and the mail car was sent out at 7:42 o'clock preceded by six mounted policement, while eight unmounted policemen rode In the car. It passed through the dls trlst where the strikers are reported to be' more reckless than elsewhere, but the manner in which It was guarded overawed any who might have been in ollned to recklessness. The United States mall car on the Flat Buch ave nue line was started out at 9:23 o'clock, and the company announced that it was determined 10 run the mall car all day. The strikers contemplate pre senting a petition to Mayor Shleren today, asking him to end the tie-up by virtue of his official power, and will cite the action taken by Mayor Plngree, of Detroit, in 1HU1, when he said the railroad companies had violated the ten hour law, and warned them if the strike then in progress was not over in 24 hours, he would declare their charters forfeited. The mall car on the Fifth avenue line was captured by the strikers. It was released by mounted police. The steamboat squad has been ordered tor strike duty. 1 WHERE INCO'SIE TAX FALLS. Quay Shows that la Falls on the Small Stockholders. Washington, Jan. 15. In the senate today Quay submitted a statement in the stock ibooks of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co., showing the income tax would fall only on the stockholders having small amounts of stock. It gave the total number of stockholders as 9,000, while more than 70 per cent of this number had Interests below $1,000. Quay said the showing of thlB company was undoubtedly the same as other cor porations. Allen, of Nebraska, Bpoke of the fact that Gorman and the sen' ator from Iowa (Allison) were now announcing to the country their readi ness to get together on a plan for rals. ing revenue, although the parties of these two leaders are irreconcilably separated on the revenue question for twenty-five years. He said a conBldera ble element on the Democratic side of the senate were as essentially protec tionlsts as the senators on the other side. It was merely a difference of de gree in their protection. This common feeling was the reason the senate had witnessed yesterday the remarkable spectacle of Democrats and Republi cans falling on each other's necks and indulging in a love feast. THE SUGAR TAX QUESTION. Washington, Jan. 15. The house ways and means committee today decided to report to the houue WIlBon's bill to remove the one-tenth of a cent per pound differential on sugar Imported from countries having an export bounty, which elicited protests from Germany, Afstila, and other nations, and repeal that Which was lecornmend ed by the president. No action was taken on the bill to Increase the tax on beer. PEACH NEAR AT HAND. Chicago, Jan. 15. The transcontinent al lines have adjusted all cneir differ ences with the sole exception of the Union Pacific boycott, and there Is a chance that it will be out of the way before the end of the week. The Ca- radian Pacific, Great Northern, and the Northern Pacific have agreed on a dt- Islon on Pacific Coast business, and all lines have agreed that the old round trip rates of (101 from Chicago and $00 gt pau, to North Paclflc coaRt points shall be restored. ENGLISH MINE ACCIDENT. London, Jan. 15. Throughout the night relays of men worked desperately at the Dig Lake colliery, Audley North, Staffordshire, where a large number of miner were entombed about noon yes- There are still between 60 and 120 men and boys Ins the mine. THE VOTE NOT YET OPENED. Nashville, Tenn.. Jan. 15. The bouse PRESS REPORT. JANUARY 16, 1895. MOUNTAINS OF WATER Three Great Waves Sweep tlie Lighthouse Tender Columbine, STEWARD OWENS BADLY INJURED The Fowtrd House Stove In and the Chief Engineer's Room Demolished. One of those unforseen accidents which an just as unaccountable as un foreseen, happened to the lighthouse tender Columbine yesterday while cros sing out to sea, resulting In consider able damage to the vessel and the ser ious injury of the ship's Bteward, Rob ert Owens. The Columbine left port early yester day "morning and reached the heads about 9 o'clock. She was bound for Tillamook Rock with supplies for tht light station. It was a beautiful morn ing and scarcely a ripple disturbed the surface of the bay as the pretty little steamer glided down the channel tow ard the open sea. From all appear ances a very quiet sea awaited them outside, and white-tipped breakers off the end of the Jetty only indicated the usual break at that point. Just before reaching the flat-toipcd buoy, which is located far inside, Captain Richardson, who was on the bridge, remarked that an unusually smooth sea prevailed as scarcely a break was perceptible that Tar in. The whole crew, however, who were in a position to look out over the bow of the vessel, were startled a mo ment later by a sudden wall of water that seemed to arise In front of them as If by some violent subterranean ac tion. It was not as high, perhaps, as many another sea that the brave little steamer had hattJed.with. but the aud- denness of its appearance caused the captain and his men to stare in wonder at the flying spray, as the big wave parted on the ship's bow and settled back from whence It had so myste riously come. Scarcely had the steamer recovered from the violent Bhoek, than a great mountain of water shot up di rectly in front of the vessel, followed Instantly by another wall of about the same slue. It was all so sudden that Captain Richardson was unable to give a signal before hundreds of tens of water swept over the vessel, leaving wreck and ruin in Its boiling waie. An awful crash that sent the blood run ning cold through the veins of those below, told of the mighty force with which the wave had struck the vessel. Men who have made the sea their home, ana who have experienced as severe storms as those who man the Columbine, are not of weak hearts, but the sight of this mountain of water coming down on them with lightning rapidity, would certainly have made the stoutest hearts quail. The sound of breaking timbers and crashing glass, told those who were unable to see it, that a terrible accident had happened, and subsequent investigation proved that their suspicions were well founded. Captain Richardson kept the steam er's head to sea, running slowly until the light ship was nearly reaohed. He had not been notified up to this time of the nature of the damage caused by the sea, and was on the point of Betting nla course for Tlllumook Rock, when word came up that the steward was badly Injured. He turned the deck over io one of the officers and went below Here he found the forward part of the houBe In kindling wood, being badly stove In. Back at Engineer Lord's room, at the after part of the star board gangwiy, a scene of destruction met the eye. The door was stove in, and with one end on the bunk, was a large water cask that had so badly in jured the steward. The contents of the room were a confused mass of ruin, .vlr. Owens, at the time the sea struck the vessel, was Btandlng in the forward part of the gangway, and a water cask, torn loose from the deck by the force of the ruBhlng sea, struck him and car ried him along In its mad rush. He was jammed up against the chief en gineer's room, the caslc continuing In side and bringing up against the bunk. Owens was injured badly on the leg, and otherwise bruised. He was carried Into the saloon and kindly cared for by the officers. Down below the fire poured In tor rents, and in the ward room It was three feet deep. The ship's carpenter was slightly bruised but not seriously. A large pane of plass in the pilot house was broken Into a thousand pieces, and the man at the wheel had a narrow escape from flying glass. The steam steering gear was was disabled, but the lashings from the hand steer ing gear wera instantly cut and that wheel brought Into action. First Officer Lelghton, who was standing forward of the pilot house, directly in the rear of the foremast, saved himself by grasping the topping lift, though his hand was considerably bruised. As soon as the real situation ww known to Captain Richardson, the steamer was put back to port, arriving about 12:15 p. ro. The Injured man was taken to his home, and Dr. J. A. Fulton summoned. At last accounts he is get tine along nicely. Captain Richardson cannot account for the sudden appearance of the big aeas that created so much havoc, and says he does not care to study the nature of any more of them. Had not six of the crew gone aft In charge oi Second Officer Hammarstrome, to stand by the relieving tackles but a moment before, there would have been more aocldenta than that to the unfortunate steward. Commander Farenholt will be down from Portland thlB morning, to inspect the Columbine's injuries, which will orobably be repaired at once. Captain Richardson FPeaks very high ly of the creditable manner In wnicn the officers and crew conducted them selves during the trouble, Charles Mitchell, second engineer, was slightly bruised by the same cask that Injured Steward Owens. EX-GOVERNOR CHADWICK DEAD, Salem, Or., Jan. 15. Ex-Governor S. F. ChadwlcK (ilea Buaueniy ai " home here this evening. Mr. Chadwick was born in Connecticut about 65 years ago, and was aummeu iu mo New York City. He came to Oregon In 1851 and settled in Douglass county, . which he was the first Judge. He was a member of the constitutional con ventlon, and in 1S:1 was elected secre- ttry of state on the Democratic ticket He served two terms and during the last two years became governor of Oregon, governor Grover having been elected United States senator. Governor Chad wick was at the front during the Nez Perce war, and rendered valuable ser vices to the people of Eastern Oregon The ex-governor was stricken with apoplexy. Just as he had nearly finish- d dinner and was entertaining his oiu- time friend, Mrs. Dr. Owens Adair, of .ptorla. iris daughter had been to the kitchen a moment, and upon entering the dining room, uttered a cry of dls- nny and pointed to her father, whom the had left in the happiest mood. Mrs. Chadwick and Mrs. Dr. Adair, turning ioward him, beheld the aged 8tatman lying back in his chair, purple In the face, and gasping! for breath. Doctor Adair exercised her professional Bklll quickly and applied restoratives, but to no purpose; The"'a!if "or"Dr8. Byrd, Smith and Morse, who were hastily ummoned, was also unavailing, for the r-x-governor was dead. He was on the street and around the state capltol to day, showing no signs of the approach ff death. He passed away without ap parent pain or struggle, and a number of friends who flocked to the residence with a dismal hope that the awful re port was not true, found the benevo lent features In their usual placidity. HIb sons, Stephen J. and Pltser, Colfax, and brother Henry, of New York, were notified by telegraph. Te details of the funeral will be left till the sons' ar- lval, but will probably be tourled under the auspices of the Scottish Rite Ma. flonry, in which he was a high digni tary. He haB been grand secretary of the Oregon Grand Lodge of Masons eviiral years. He was 69 years old. THE OLYMPTA LEGISLATURE, uiympia, Jan. lu. The house com pleted organization by the election of minor officers this morning. Both the senate and house will probably hold a caucus tomorrow evening to decide whether a formal caucua shall bo held on the nomination of United StateB sen ator an'd establish rules therefor. . The governor's message will be de livered to the house this afternoon. The senate and house in Joint session this afternoon received the governor's message. It Is thought there will be no attempt to hold a caucus until Satur day night. A vote will be taken In the two houses separately on Monday, and Jointly on Tuesday. WIlBon's friends issued a call for a caucus not to be binding unles 67 names were appended, voting to be by opn vote. It was sign ed by 28. Sergeant, of Pierce, submit ted another call to determine whether there should be a senatorial caucus or not. He has at present 37 names. Un biased information gives Wilson 20, al though he claims 40; Allen 22; Ankeny. i7; balance, uncertain. The Populists think of going to Belknap, of Spokane, with the full strength of 23 votes. SAN FRANCISCO RACES. San Francisco, Jan. 13. Seven fur longs ;Brnw Scot, 1:15. Five and one-half furlongs, selling Miss Ruth, 1:20. Five and oneJhnlf furlongs May Day, 1:20 1-4. Five and one-half furlon-'s-Mollle King, 1:22. Five and one-half furlongf, selling Major Cook, 1:20 1-4. FATAL FRE. Baltimore, Jan. 15.-Thomas Whitby and his young wife perished this morn ing In a fire at West Mddle street. Highest of all in Lcavcnins Tower. Latest V. S. Gov't Report. v .: i - , f 4b v. rinivrj. rivi h (Al!ii.:. Committees Appointed and Va rious Matters Taken Up. THE YOUNG'S BAY BRIDGE E;lL Ex-Governor Chadwick, of Salem, Died Suddenly Yesterday Other News. Associated Press. Salem, Jan. 15. In the senate today a number of resolutions were adopted providing for investigation in different state offices and boards. The following bills were Introduced: Johnson, to repeal an act providing for a state penitentiary Jute mill; Mux well, for re-dlstrlctlng the Btitte Into senatorial and representative districts. giving Tillamook county one represen tative; Dawson, repealing the net cre ating the state board of equalization; McClung, authorizing mayors and city marshals to bid In property sold for taxes; Carter, defining the terms "land" and "reul property," deducting mort gage Indebtedness from assessment, ami regulating the assessment and collection of taxes on property assessed as own ed on July first of each year; Ca.".i?raith, creating the office of Btate horticul tural inspector; Alley, providing for a term of imprisonment of three to twen ty years for rape; Johnson, exempting lands used for county roads from taxa tion; Dawson, providing for the deduc tion of indebtedness due within t'na state from assessment; Klnsr, amending the code relative to the collection of taxes, making all state, county and military taxes payable in lawful money; Maxwell, providing for protecting salm on In Tillamook bay; McGinn, to pro vide for the appointment of a bunk ex aminer; Patterson, to amend tho cod providing for a mileage of five cent per mile each way for public officers travelling in the performance of their duty. The houBe also appointed a commit tee to notify Governor Pennoyer of the organization of both houses, and con curred with the senate for a joint meet ing on Wednesday to listen to the gov ernor's message. . . , A motion to investigate the state land office was adopted, also a resolution for an investigation of the manner of adopting the Bchool hookB was defeated, as was alBoone providing for an inves tigation of the government works at the Jetty and Cascade locks, and a resolu tion to investigate the state treasurer er's office was made the special order for this afternoon. The president of the senate this af ternoon announced the following stand ing committees: Fishing industrtes-IJJrfson, Ban croft and Cogswell. ' Asses .'hi nd tuai(.6n Wood.n d, Hobsot. I. ilJUnn, Trlce- and Butler. Smith, ociatsop, introduced a bill authorizing Astoria to Issue bonds for bridging Young's Ray. The motion providing for six daily newspapers for each member of tho senate pnBsed. King Introduced a bill to abolish tho railroad commission. In the house a motion was finally adopted giving three newspapers to sach member. The senate resolutions for a Joint commission to meet the governor for investigating the Soldier's Home, the penitentiary, the Insane asylum, the state printing office, and the military board, were referred to special commit tees on resolutions. Amendments were made limiting clerks and making their pay not more than $3 per day. TO IMPEACH JUDGE RICKS. Washington, Jan. 16.-At 3:15 p. m, the house Judiciary committee today decided to report a resolution for the Impeachment of Judge Ricks, of Cleve land, Ohio. The vote was 7 for, to 6 against. . . . . , ... A few of the memnors nao n in to the charges preferred by the Central Labor Union of Cleveland, accuser or Judge Ricks, that while sitting on the bench he paid to hlnwif fees which ho claimed he had previously earned as clerk of the court, and which It Is now ascertained he was not entitled to. PRO WING AT HARD1.V. ILL. Hardin. III., Jan. 1-. While crossing the Mississippi river on tie tee at tiie Calhoun Clubhousn, Miss Ida Trent, bling and Miss Molile Rodsera wero drowned. n O ,.!