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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1895)
if TODAY'S TYEATHK1?'-. 'he ASTORIAN has the laig- C LOCAL circulation, the larg r:PWPPAI rirruh'itinn nnrl i." For Washington an! west- era (-logon, pain, nearly r- . ' t iarprst TOTAL circulation of ail stationary temperature tern pei?ture: gales on the coa.it S papers' publisht J In Astoria. ' For oawtern Oregon, fair 1 "J veather. TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. i ;r mm. i r i eoswk ti if ii jmm - x a mv. pi i im . 71 - - -1 ... . . rw. - . i . m t i us i , si 1 1 i i r . , .1 jr. Vv;vj j n ii 11 i n ih m ei a oac-fi-;,'aR7:-i5;''r--. . 'rv uv. n i. is, i ;i i tw VH l IV NO. 76. ASHiKIA. UKMiUA. UJ'.UAai jimuuiiu, - ' 1872. 1895 Lubricating piser OILS a specialty. Brothers, , Sell ASTORIA, Sliip CiiMinlelory. 1 IIi.r.lvjire, I i on & PtK'l, Coal. Grocerie- & Provision?, Flour & Mill Fed. Painty Oils. Varnishes, Loggers Supplies, Fiiirbank's Scales, Doors & Windows, A k'i .cultural Implements Wagons & Vehicles. NEW GOODS B.' F. ALLEN, 365 Commercial Street. New lines for 1895. Japanese Rugs and Matting (Direct from Japans.) House Lining, Building Paper and Glass. Wall Baper of 1895 now in with a stock Japanese Leathers, Wholesale in Chicago from $0 to i8 per roll of 12 yards. l; F. ALLEN'S, 365 Commercial Street. Snap A Kodak at any mini coining om or our sio a "ml you'll get a portrait of a man brimmliu er witi ile.Ls;inl llio'iniita. Bin ll iiualiry 111 til ' liquor wo iMvetootlrrHn-i'imiighto PLEASE ANY. MAN. Corne and Try Them. HUGHES & CO. fi THERE? Is there a man with heart bo cold, That from his family would withhold The comforts which they all could find In articles of FURNITURE of th right kind. And we would suggest at this season, nice Sideboard, Extension Table, or se of Dlnln? Chairs. We have the larpes and finest line ever shown in the city and at prices that cannot fall to pleas the closest buyers. HEILBORN & SON. ASTORIA IRON WORKS Con'omly St.. (not of Jackson. Astoria. General Machinists and Boiler Makers Un4 and Marine Engines. Boiler work, Steam boot and Cannery Work a Specialty. Castings of All Descriptions Made to Order on Short Notice. John Fox. President and Superlntendeni A. Jj. Fox Vice President O. B. Prael Secretar Huntpr Epicures say the best ..units pork Sausage combines & the flavor of of lean pig flergen's.pork with the flaky fat and the fines herbs. . We furnish the table with this kind of sausage that pleases the veriest epicure. Portland Butchering Co'f Mark Corner Second and Benton streets. Corner Third and West Eighth street They Lack Life. There are twines sold to fishermen ,.n the Columbia river that stand In the same relationship to Marshall's Twine as a wooden image does to th human being they lack strength life evenness and lasting qualities. Don't fool yeurself into the belief that other twines besides Marshall's wilt do "Just as well. They won t, xney cunuui. Violin Lessons given by Mr. Emil Thielhorn, graduate of the Hamburg ConErvtory, Germany; also member of the Chicago Musical Society. Studio, corner of 12th and Commercia streets, up stairs. THOMAS MOKKO, Th- Blacksmith whoso shop ia oppos ite Cutting's cannery, is now prepared to do uch odd Jobs as making new cannery coolers, repairing old ones, making new fishin boat irons, and re. pairing old ones, and all ether black smithing that requires first-class work manship. riayhap Tour mind ia on repairing your nous this spring; possibly on building a new one. If so, remember we are carpen ters and trailers Tn-h a l.p f:i of tools always willing to do such Jobs and want your work. MILLER VOSXET. Shop on Ilwaco Dock. - 1 ; , i . . . I , .4,u .v. n uiji i nntn i n a nnniTlxf Tfl I T Worth Looking Into flggT A child buys as cheap as the most experienced bu er. I L. OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, 606 and 608 COMMERCIAL REMNANTS I REMNANTS I I REMNANTS I I I j rjl -1 f AN OLD WOMAN WITH N KliNtt.L,&o may nave uvltj LOLA MONTE2 CREME, sum Pood nnd TNsue Hnlliior. Does not cover but honls nnrl cures blemishes of the skin; HKin fooanna ii"ue .,., m,iKi. nlirps und inn es tliem plump. nuiKos tne ussues iiriu mm uunu .. ..... Lowest In price and best In value: 750 Unrne .... w,. 1 fluffy wit 1 VtUY.i 111 K"l "r AjBrVslngAVtlme. tlie most stubborn hair Sod ny Beauty Doctor, Ueary VX , an Kraiiclsco. Mrs. D. H. BLOUNT, 4j7 Dtiune SI., Astoria, Oregon. PIANOS WHOLESALE EXCLUSIVE -TERRITORY Correspondence ALLOTTED. I : W. W. Factory Ma'n Office nnd warerooma, 36 & Rockwell St. 343-253 Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. Chicago, III. Pacific Coast Office and Warerooms, 335 Morrison, cor 7th St. Portland, Oregon. L. V. MOORE, manager. The CASINO. 1 7th St BOND STREETS. Entire Change of Program, Monday Evening, April ist. Engagement extraordinary Th great, the only OOFTY GOOFTY The wonder of the nineteenth century. The con edy f kit A NIGHT OF TERROR. W.th full cast of character?. ORO &CI IFFORD EDWIN R. LANG. Lvdia Purdy. BELLE BROWN. Admission 10 Children Cry for Is my stock of Mens' and Boys' Clothing:, Furn ishing Goods, Hats, Capsa, Boots. Shoes, etc., style, tit and quality are all combined with the lowest posible prices. Boys' suits for 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and upwards. Men's wool suits $5.00, $7.50, $10, and upwards. Men's shoes $1.50, $2 $2.50 and upwards. Hatter and Furnisher. STREET, ASTORIA, OR. AFULL LINE of Baby Carriages at GRIFFIN& REED'S IL'W many we see on our streets only n-mnantsof )w-nn'ifnl women, shadows of livgoi e rhiysl It need not lie go whilt; then-exists Am l ien'-only II Doe'ur. M HS TI K Ileitis" . AN OLD WOMAN WITH OUY HAIR niny have it changed in f ur days to its natural color ith MRS. HARRISON S HAIR RESTORER. Only four to ten dnys required to restorn hair to natural col- r. Is not a dye or bleach. N" sed;uifiit or ati- kiness. Color is permanent whf n once your hair is restored to its natuml shade. Hair becomes glossy mid clean. l ice SI. wrrir si ll AldllT II IU Pot. A GIUI, 11 U l"'y", ' 'J,.1!" """ "' r"" "' ""'" "' " " ;' will keep lu eui. IT ig o c-"- ORGANS. and RETAIL. Wholesale Price Quoted To RESPONSIBLE DEALF.RS AND fiERCHANTS Solicited : CaUlojues Mailed Free on Application. KIMBALL CO. Manufacturers. CAD WILSON i OLLIE O ATM AN! , nnl 20 cent? Pitcher's Castorln Mil I " " - 77Tni. i.icn 4 v luiuvnTn appiT. -l isori She Makes an Important Grant to U. S. Citizens. TROUBLE WILL LIKELY FOLLOW Great Britain Claims a Portion of the Grant-VVhat Will State Department Do? Associated Press. Faribault, Minn., April 2. onald wealthy contractor of this city with V. ii. Fisher, laite manager of the Du luth a,nd Winnipeg Railroad, and J. A. Bowman, of Grand Raipids, Michigan, banker, have Just, returned from Ven ezuela, where they obtained a conces sion of land at the montih of the Ori noco, running 125 miles southward, and from IB to 50 miles east. It Is rlah In minerals, mahogany, and dye. woods. They also have Hhe right to mine asplmlt on a small tslaovd nar Trinidad. The Byndloate will Invest a good deal of capital In working the concessions and Fiaher Is to be the manager. MAY CAUSE TROUBLE. Greait Britain and theUntted States In Dlsput Over a Venezuela Con cession. Warihinfflon, April 2. There Is a great deal in tile news from Faribault of the grant of a concession by Venez uela at the mouiCh of the Orinoco than Is Indicated In the dispaitoh. ThJs con cession may become more or less fa mous in the history of the diploma 'j of the United States and Great 'Brit aln. The concession is well calucu'.ated to Lvlng to an acute otago 'the most troublesome diplomatic question befow the state department and one will has caused the administration more roal concern than the AlUanoa affair, the late Guaitemalan-Mexloan dispute and other International episodes. The concession Is In the heart of territory long In dispute between Venezuela and Great Britain, and Ambaasador Bay ard for some time has vainly airlven In accordance with a resolution recently adopted by congress, to persuade Greait BrlUiln to submit the Whole dispute to arbitration, Greait Britain being un willing to arbitrate beyond what is 1-nwvn aj the Sohemberg line. There have been Intimations thait the admin istration in 'the event of rthyIoail en (Hot over the disputed lands might deem It necessary in the entorccmuin of the Monroe doatrine to follow up the moral aid it has tendered to Ven ezuela with more substantial assist ance. The fact that the citizens of the United States by this concession are thrust, so to speak, between Great Britain and he United States, consid erably Inoreases the measures of this government's responsibility. The land Includad in ;the concession Is the vital point of conillot "between Great Brit ain and Venezuela. The latter Is the commercial center of South America. Whoever controls tihe mouth of the river will control this greait commerce. Great Britailn has taken possession of Punta Barlna, the miouth of which Is to the Ortnoao iwtet Ithie isHand of Gibraltar Is to the Medll'teniatiean. She has also equipped a maval station on Trinidad Island, Just off the mouth. Uor claims embrace iboth banks of the sitroain at the mouth. It is a part of this Important strategic point that Venezuela now grants to United States citizens. The concession near Trinidad Islands 1s bound 'to be 'the Island of Patos. It 'la very near the British naval station and particularly rich In a.'fpii!att. The present concession is the most emphatic declaration of owner i Jrip Venezuela has made since 1884. In tWait year a concession vAin made to Fitzgerald and Turnbull, citizens of the United tSaltos, of a part of Mils Ort noao 'territory. It was about to be operated ty a United States ccmmls- slon as the M'anot Company, when Great Britain entered uuch emphatic prjtest that Venezuela cancelled the concession. Slnoe the conflict between Great Britain and Venezuela has been waged through diplomatic channels. Now Venezuela reasserts iher rights and turns them over to United States citizens. The interesting quewtlon thus arises: "What fltri: slhould now be taken to assert her claim?" and, "Will It en deavor to prevent the Unfted States syndicate operating Its concessions?" MUST GO BACK. Bui.nfis Ayres, Aorll 2. The federal Judge has ordered he SalU govern- ment to dellvpr Jabez fipfneer Bal four, whose extnaIl&Mi the British have l'ng tx-vn tr"lng to obtain, to Prf!"'i J.-;-;, J f. It,', t.'Ay. 11 , will be .t?Jcen to Ln inn to answer J cliarges maIe against Mm In connec tion with the collapse of the Liberator Building Society land allied concerns, the failure of Wiliich ruined ffliousanda of persons o .Wad Invested their money In the diffeffenlt concerne. At the time of his flight from England Balfour was a merriber of ipajrUament. BELONGS IN AN ASYLUM. A Spokane 'Man Thanks the Jury for Sending Him to the Pen. Spokane, AlprJl 2. A remarkable scene was wilt messed here 'today of a prisoner thlanWng the Jury for sending him ..to the pertltenttary. It was In the Sieged oaee. Slogal la an eccentric farmer ifrom Whltnuan county iwiho has killed one man md ithrealtened many ottlhers. A few days ago he Shot and eevteroly woundldd iBtSWard Ehwald, from the oourhhouse steps in this city. For this he was ipbuced on Itrkal today, was found guilty of shooting wfbh In tent to kill. "Gentlemen of the Jury," said Sle gel, "I thank you for your sensible conclusion. I am guilty, tout -not In sane. I would rather ibe In hell than a 'lumaMo asylum." Tihe court ihad named wo young at torneys to defend iSlegel. They put in a plea of Insanity, whidh Slegel greatly resented. "You aon of la ," Ihe said after the trial, to one of his attorneys, "I'll kill you on Sight when I get out of fihte." , Slegel then took the C!"e 4n his own haindb, and gave formal notice of in tention to move for a new itrlal. HEADS TO FALL. New York's Police Commission Will Be Discharged. New York, April 2. (Mayor Strong has Invited Edlwiard MWdhell, Jr., to become police commissioner, amd Mr MHohell now has the question under rwnsldoraltion. The statement ia pub lished today that Governor Morton sen t to Mayor Strong a verbal reply to the laOter's letter announcing, his determl naislon to remove Police Commissioner Murray and Korwin, In subetlaince as follows: If you remove 'the Republican police ommlsalanrs you will endanger not only all raform legislation, tiut the fu ture of Republicans of the state." To this statement from the gover nor Mayor Strong replied that his mind was made up to remove Murray and Korwin and tlhat ihe would not chang It. AFTER HORSE THIEVES. Pendleton Officers Giving Chase to th Pairr Boys. Pendleton, April. 2. Sheriff Houser Is out after the Parr Boys, wanted for horse stealing. Henry Parr was caught last evening and placed under ball, but failed to ojppear Itodlay. Others want ed are not to ibe traced. The Parr boys are members ot a notorious gang of horse and cattle thieves, who have been operating this county for fifteen years, and are conHlderedi a hard gang and have often Imperilled the lives of deputy sheriffs by realstdng arrest. This time friends notified Bill hut Hen ry and allowed them a chance to es cape. DUST STORM AT PENDLETON. Pendleton, April 2. Reports come In from the surrounding country that Monday's wind storm was the worst In thirty years. Advices received at the O. R. and N. Co.'s offices say that not a windmill is standing on the line bdtween Pendleton and Bolles Junction. In Athena, and vicinity fifteen wind mills blew down and the lunvber yard is scattered all over the town at Helix. At Walla Walla parts of the roofs of the O. R. and N. paenger depot and warehouse Was torn out, and the hank bufMlng was partially wrecked. There were no trains 4n at night, all being delayed for fear of crossing! the high trestles. AH fthrouglh this section the air is black with dense clouds and dust and a fierce storm raged for three hours. WOMlAN'B RIGHTS IN UTAH. Salt Lake, April 2. The woman suf frage question was up before the con flt.itiutlional corwentilbn today. The crowds In the hall were so great tha the polios had too Ibe called In to keep the entrance clear. The first vote was on the substitute providing for a sep arate ubmiaslon of the suffrage case, Only 28 delegates cast KflieW votes- In favor of the substitute. Every sub stitute and amendment was voted (Sown, and the majority report was finally ordered to tihe third reading. AN OREGON WOMAN DEAD. Scuttle, April 2.-Mirs. Julius A. Stratum, wife of a promlrent attorney, died Shis evening after a Jong Illness. aged 40 years. Her imvtden name was Mlartha L. Powell, and she lived many yelaira In Salem, having toeen married there. . MARSHFIELD 13 IM IT. Wihlr. strtn. Arri! !. 'VrrhflM, fr eiron, has tn made an International mony order office. George B. Swift Elected Mayor By Large Majority. CITY ELECTIONS YESTERDAY Republicans Show a Decided Gain From All Parts of the Country Other NewB. Associated Press. Ghldagio, April 2. At midnight the returns from the elecrbloin Indicate tfie Republicans obtained a complete vic tory, dealing George B. Swift, their aandidlate for mayor, by a plurality oloe to 40,000. Elglhlt hundred and twenty tpreolmdts oult of a twtiaa of 938 give Swift 136,165, and IWenlter 88,000. In wddllltlon to the mayor, the Repuhll ciins, as Indicated by the returns, have elected their candidates for as sessor, collector, supervlsora, town olerk, tin all the towns, making a clean weep of all 'the town offices and al dermen. The Republicans have cer tainly elected slxeen out of a total of 84, and olalm that they have SO aldermen, but this Is dbuWful, the Democrats claiming at least ten of them. Ex-Congressman Frank Law ler, who ran as an Independent lai the 19th ward, is elected by a good major ity. The proposition to put the police and all other city officials under civil service rules and extend .the mayoralty term to four years, has undoubtedly wried toy a majority very close to that obtained by Swlift. OhUcago, April 1. Returns from Mil waukee, Lawrence, Kan., SaJUlla, Mo., Joplln, Mo., El Rerno, O. T., Memphis, Fort Scott, and Emporia, Kan., show decided RepuhUoan victories. NEBRASKA ELECTIONS. ' Omaha, April 2. Specials to the Bee from all parts of the abate on munici pal elections show that the party line have not been drawn in the munici pal elections In Nebraska in many, oases, but where they were, the Re publicans won, except at Hastings and Plattsmouth, where the" Democrats larrled the day. , The question of grant Ing saloon licenses was the leading and favored In dbree-fourths of the towns. Frank Graham, Rapuiblloan, was elest ed mayor of Llnuoln by a large ma jority. The Populists showed not strength Where they Ihad tickets up. ST. LOUIS GOES REPUBLICAN. St. Louis, April 2. Returns up to 11 o'clock tonight Indloalte the election of six RepuM'lcam nwmljem of tlhe city council by a majority of from 8,000 to 10,000. Two tihdrds of the members of the house of delegates will (probtUWy be Republicans. iMosea Craven was elected in the ltytlli Ward. He Willi be the first colored man to sit In the mu nicipal government. ST. JOSEPH'S ELECTION. Bt. Joseph, Mo., April 2. Bight alder men were elected today, two Demo cralts and six Ropufbllotns, making the council norw stland 14 RepuiUlloans and 2 Democrats. A REPUBLICAN VICTORY. OaleSburg, 111., April 2. In 'the tenth congressional district O. ,V. Prince, of Ga'lesburg, Republican, was elected by about 5,000 plurality over Boat I an, Democrat. MARINE HAPPENINGS. San Francisco, April 2. 'Arrived City tof Rio de Janedro, from Honj Kong and Yokohama; schooner Daisy, Rowe, from Coos Bay; schooner Gem, from Coos Bay; Deinartted Karluk, whaling; schoon er Chas. E. Faulk,, Port Blakeley; Truckee, for Tillamook. Freights and charters American schooner Eva, salmon from Alaska to San Francisco; American ship Oriental, coal from Departure Bay to San Fran cisco. AFTERNOON DISPATCHES. The Associated Press News Contained in the Afternoon Report. Washington, April 2. Captain How gate has been Indicted again (or al leged frauds on the government, dur ing the Ume he was disbursing officer of the signal service. There are three Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't r.cpo.t ViV VA C PRICE, FIVE CENTS. Indictments, one alleging forgery uf 84,000 111 account With the American Union Telegraph Company, In '1S79, an other embezzlement, and the tliuJ, falsification In his account. St. Petersburg, April 2. A telegram from a Chinese source says the bail weather and sickness among the Jap anese troops render the war extremely difficult It is added that ,thl3 has produced a favorable effect upon the negotiations tout tihe hopes for a speedy conclusion of peace ts weakened by the Japanese demand for the cesnion of a portion of Manchuria, a war In demnity of TOOjOOO.OOO yen, and pending the full payment of this 'Indemnity, that Pekln shall be occupied by the Japanese troops. NorthampltpnJ April 2. Jerome E. Htllman, one of the heroes of the Mill river disaster, wlrich ftappened May 16, 1874, commlttedi Bulclde yesterday, his 60th birthday, by hanging, using a piece of wire to make the noose. Hill man has been afflicted by mencholla for several months. At the time of the Mill river flood, In which scores of lives were lost, Hlllman, who had gone to Haydenvllle for the mall, saw thnt Skinnervllle was all but engulfed. He warned the people of danger and thus saved many lives. Chicago, April 2. Chicago is electing a mayor and other alty officials today under cloudy skies. It ia probable that the vote will be close. George B. Swiift heads the Republican ticket, and Frank Wenter ts the Democratic may oralty candidate. Both claim an elec tion today. Additional Interest Is given the election by the fight over estab lishing a civil service commission to take the police and Are departments and other public works out of politics. Washington, April 2. Senator Squire of Washington, is interesting hlmxelf to secure, if possible, the contract for some of the new naval vessels, pro vided for alt tlNe last session of con gress, for his state. The law provides that one of the two battleships and one of the torpedo boats be built on the Pacific Coast. .The senator sfys the torpedo boats and gunboats can be constructed . on Puget Sound as economically as at any other place. Washington, April 2. A vigorous denial la made In administration circles of the story that Secretary Gresham Is about to resign. The secretary him self will not be interviewed, not car ing to, dignify .the report by a denial. Owing to Ill-health he wilt take a short leave of absence and go to his farm In Indiana. Cleveland, April 4. The Republicans made a clean sweep In yesterday's elec tion, electing every candidate on thtjlr tickets toy pluralities of ifrom 7,000 to 15,000. McKlason, Republican, for may or, received a phiirali'ty of 7.171. Unlontown, Pa., April 2. The ooke workers were greatly exalted today when they were Informed that the rents of the company's houses had been advanced from 30 to 40 per cent and there Is likely to be a general strike. . Jefferson City, Mo., April 2. Gover nor Stone announces tJliat he will con vene the legislature In extra sewlon about the 23d of April. Spokane, April 2. The worst dust Starm In many years raged here yester day and last night. The streets were deserted. Reports from the surround ing country lndlcte that the storm was general. Portland, April 2. General Agent Donavan said this afternoon that he knew nothing of the proposed arrange ment to run through trains from St. Paul to this dty. Washington, 'April 2, The pope has conferred on (Rev, James A. Stepehen. cf Washington, the rank .of private chamberlain to the pope with the title of Monsignor Stephen. Bridgeport, Conn., April 2. OiDriui returns of the city election show a success of the entire Democratic ticket by pluralities ranging from 10 to 31, 000. Detroit, April 2. Today's reports of the election show a steady lucn'ase In the Republican majority for Justice of the supreme court and regents of the university. It It ia now believed thait Moore Rx-pulUh-an, Is elected supreme Justice by 2,000 majority. Cincinnati, April I. The women of Ohio, who yesterday for the first time took part in the election, being jmt mltted to vote for members of the schoolboard, manifested usual lntere-sr. In most places. Here .and there th prlvelege was neglected. Their 3n fluenices were largely in favor of th Republican candidates. In London tin? women handsomely defeated both t'ie Republican and Democratic tick; in. Many women wt.M elected thnmh the state. Mistake in caailn I defeated some of their candidal.