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ASTORIA PbBLIC library association r TODAY'S WEATHER,.. -' f he ASTORIAN h.is the 1.1- h est LOCAL circulation, the l.irg- For Oregon, fair weather, ex cept light showers followed by fair weather In Northwestern Oregon. ., Hill Ni-4iS5rwas5. est OENERAL circulation and Q largest TOTAL' circulation of a papsrs published In Astoria. I 1 TEtEGRAPHIG PESS 'REPORT. VOL XL1V, NO. 107. ASTORIA. OREGON, TIIUKSDAY J10KNING, JIAY 9, 1895. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. flfsT e ' ki J i i p in wmm r an ( I IIMIlai I872 1895 t.M'.iri.-.iting OILS A Specialty, pisrper Brothers, J Sell ASTORIA, Ship Chandelery, II irilwaiv, hot' & Steel, Coal. Groceries & Provisions, Flour fe Mill Feed, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Loggers Supplies, Faiibank's Scales, Doors & Windows, Agricultural Implements Wagons & Vehicles. NEW GOODS B F. ALLEN, 365 Commercial Street. New lines for 1895. Japanese Rugs and Matting Bamboo Furniture, etc. (Direct from Japans.) House Lining, Building Paper and Glass. Wall Paper of 1895 now in with a stock Japanese Leathers, Wholesale in Chicago from $9 to 1 18 per roll of 12 yards. IJ F. ALLEN'S, 365 Commercial Street Snap R Kodak at any man coming out o( our slo e Hiid you'll get a portrait of a nuin brimming 01 er witn pleasant thoughts. Sui'li quality in the liquor we have to offer lire enough to PLEASf; ANY MAN. Corne and Try Them HUGHE9 & CO IS THERE? To trmm a mAn with heart SO Cold. That trnm htfl fnmllv wnilld withhold The comforts which they all could find In article of FUHNll uxtju or. in rlg-ht kind. And we would suggest at this (season. nice Sideboard; Extension Table, or se of Dining Chairs. We have the larges and finest line ever shown In the city and at prices that cannot fall to pleast the closest buyers. HE1LBORN & SON. ASTORIA IRON WORKS Coivomly St, foot of Jackson, AstorU. General Machinists and Boiler Makers Land and Marine Engines. Boiler work. Steam boat and Cannery Work a Specialty. Castings of All Descriptions Mada to Order on anon nonce. John Fox. President and Superintendent A. L. Fox Vice President O. B. Prael Secretary They Lack Life There are twines sold to fishermen on the Columbia river that stand In the same relationship to Marshall's Twine as a wooden image does to the human being they lack strength life evenness and lasting qualities. Don't fool yourself into the belief that other twines besides Marshall's will do "Just ac well." They won't. They cannot. For Flowers and Floral Decora tions Call at Grunlund & Brix. Cor. 8th and Exchange sts. Palms and Decorative Plants For Rent Kopp's Beer Hall. Cholca Wines. Liquors and Cigars. KENTUCKY WHISKEY Only handed over tha oar, The largest glass of N. P. Beer. Half-and-half . Jt. Free Lunch. Chas. Wirkkala, Proprietor. Cor. Concomly and Lafayetta Sts. THOMAS MOKKOp ' T!i ! Blacksmith whoso shop is oppos ite Cutting's cannery, is now prepared to do such odd Jobs as making new cannery coolers, repairing old ones, making now flshin boat irons. "? re pairing old ones, ana all ether biack smKhlng that requires first-class work manship. Carpenter Shop. ; Tour mind is on repairing your nous this spring; possibly on building a new one. If so. remember we are carpen ters and builders with a shop full of tools always willing to do such Jobs and want your work. , MILLER St GOSNET.. Shop 00 Ilwaco Dock. Admired By All I. OSGOOD, . The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. 606 and ,508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR. That there is YOU Wlltli Tip no other stock in the. city so large as ours in ihe way of Fishing Tackle, Croquft Sels Lawn Tennis bets, Bird Cngert, heather Dusters and all other Swine Goods. GRI FFIN We Have The latest styles In dress STOOds. DrieeS the l0Wt. 0 We rriHkfi a RrPfinlf v nf " see our siock. rine selection splendid assortment of other T. , Linen bureau scarisplashers rope silk, stilo floss, aresene and and at New York prices. Fans, lace in abundance. Do not partment of the Oregon THREE LOTS. ' In a desirable location, CHOICE LOTS IN HILLS On the new Pipe Line Boulevard Just the place tor a. cheap home. Block IN ALDERBROOK. STREET CAR LINE will be extended this summer to within 5 minutes I walk of this property Will fell at decided ACREAGE. In 5 or 10 aere tracts inside the city limit), also adjoining Flavel. GEORGE HILL,. 471 Bond St., Occident Block, HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. The CASINO. yt.ll & Entire Change of Program, Monday Evening, April 25th. Engageaent Extradlnary of Jin RYAN. Champion middleweight of Australia who of Astoria in bis specialty "Fan in the BAF;EH & HOWARD, The,wo Performance opening with the drama New York by Gas Light v Middle Act ' 1 ;Barnurri8 Baby Elephant. LYDIA PURDY, , I CAD WILSON. BELLE BROWN, " ' LULU PRO. . I CHAS. PRO. - MABLE LIVINGSTONE, Admission 10 .'...... Are mv new lines of Men's and Boys' Light Colored Suits Summer is approaching and I am showing a new consign ment in Summer suits in both Round and Square cuts. No second visitation is needed to pro'e thrir. fit, workmanship and value in our Mens' and Boys' Clothing, Furnis hing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots. Shoes, et Our line 01 fiBliincT twl No 111 "g TOQS Start in With the COmmOn .:lmk. I uauiuuu r I IOr a foW cents and run Up into the 9. lor those that are lot3 better. as' . Pu Juu fccB e Pdti-Quiv v 1 vi j I DOdy. & RE?lCTl';ffi.-! t goods an(i eilksCiJJIice- newl V ' ' ;'!J 4 ' i onraoia 'tinA dnvAS Anil aru .O.. I 01 Deaaea mrrm;ngs and a dress trimmings to select from. 7 . 6 and tidiesj .embrQidery si ks, chinefertment shawls, fringes, ribbons and forget the new dry gdods de Trading Co. 600 Commercial Street, 2 blocks from High School. A BARGAIN. FIRST ADDITION. bargain. BOND STREETS. will appear nightly with JIMMY RYAN Gymnasium" Americ5,;'l !knrrt-elebrted k,ch and 20 cents. HILL'S EUROPEAN TRIP Two Solutions Given of .His Sudden Departure. IT8 BEARING ON . ASTORIA The Sound Country Making: Stren nous Effort to 0utd6 the Colam bia Elver Port. Eastern dispatches from all sources are full of statements in regard to the recent hurried departure for London of "Jim" Hill. It is asserted that two principal causes actuated this last unheralded move of the railway magnate. One is that the faction of the old, Manitoba road which helped Hill obtain control of the consolidated Great Northern is now op posing him, and that the Vanderbllts are seeking to get control of the Great Nor thern. To head oft this movement Hill went to Europe. The other reason given Is that a meeting was to be held In Lon- don yestaraJr between the repersenta- v uiara-ueutsctr Bank inter- est and Mr. Hill. Tt hlni.r,,w0tri that the control of the Northern Pacific fh8 been offered H'". nd the Deutsch canK being anxious to consummate the deal It 1st not beyond the possibilities that HULwni retire from the Great Northern and r"organ,,e the Northern Pacific. If take the Northern Pacific In addition to Great Northern, with his indomitable pU,h nd ener87 ana hl known kindly reeung lor uie Columbia river, it . is more than llkelv that ha will pfToot .nm mm mi. xaniuuiuim mailing abio- 1 e termlnu f the, great railway EBieiu. Anyone can see tne immense additional advantages to this city to be derived from such an arrangement. Hill la already Interested in the pew Oriental steamship line, the first . steamer of' which, th Chlttagong, will sail from Hong Kong the 15th of this month for the Col umbia river, anu a part of this traffic iiriejutra-iar division .hvs and head- quarters would be maintained here, ne- C6flilita.tlnir the HalntraamAnr . n Iciko-a ums of money monthly; transcontinental frelirht nnrl nnsaono'Ai ffaln rllt a.liia and depart;, the cattle of the Columbia va"ey' 'um.ber nd coaI ot the Neha,em. and fish of the Columbia river will find an outlet to the best markets under the ZS on tne coaa' win be established here. Astoria, In other words, will become a great center of trade and port of com merce, possessing all the natural ad vantages' of a grand harbor for the larg est ships of the world, and adequate rail road connection with the Interior and across the continent. Who can doubt the future prosperity of the city under such conditions T Only let the mossbacks and obstructionists come to the front, as have those on the Astorlan's Rolls )f Honor, and less than thirty days will see the Inauguration of the era of prosperity. And that this Is Just what will happen Is a foregone conclusion. . No loyal man or woman, now thoroughly understanding the situation, and knowing that not a rich corporation Is acquiring the right of . way, but that It Is the people, who have engaged Mr. Hammond to build the road, and by the terms of their contract must first secure the deeds to the right of way and subsidy donations before Mr. Hammond will turn a clod It is their part of the agreement that must be car- rlea out The road Is a people's road. to be built for the people, on economic' business principles, and the people have not the money to pay for right of way when all are benefitted alike, . That the Bound country is alive to the situation Is evidenced by the fact that all but $15,000 of the 1500,000 subsidy for the Lake Washington canal has been raised, and the papers of Seattle are positive that the balance will be in shortly. The people and the papers have worked day and night to secure the money that would Insure them a fresh water harbor for deep sea vessels where bottoms will be free from the effects of the salt water " n b properly dnt1' nl where the terrible teredo. Seattle realizes that with her (00 miles extra distance for ves sels coming around the Horn, and the 150 miles' towage something, has to be done to offset the mouth of the Columbia river when It shall have railroad con nections, and she only hopes to "get there" first. ' Let not the Aatortans be asleep and lose to the Sound the control of the shipping of the Northwest when It Is now In their grasp. Another opportunity may not be presented for ages to establish this port. POLICE MAKE A JtOUNP-UP. Early yesterday morning the police brought In about' thirty men who bad no visible 'means of support 'and who were sleeping In empty houses at tba Clatsop mill and Kinney's cannery. ' ' In the police court yesterday afternoon before Judge Oeburn, charges of vagran cy were preferred against the parties. Considerable Interest and excitement pre vailed during the session of court Messrs. sod Warren were the prosecuting attorneys and each man was called and given an opportunity for defense. Three of the prisoners were dismissed on their own evidence, one was fined 120.00 and the bond of ot e was declared for feited. One man who came here yester day on ' the steam'r Lurllne from St. Helens 'was dismissed on his agreement to take the sameooat back to St. Helens, where he has been working as a wood chopper. He had heard that there was good work to be had here and came to see. , The testimony of the majority of (the men showed that they had worked at various callings and odd Jobs since their arrival In the city and were glad and wil ling to work when they could get- it. The Clatsop Mill and the mess house at Kinney's, cannery had become a sort of headquarters for men without money, though tt seemed that 'some' individuals had, or pretended to have, authority to rent the rooms, giving the men the priv ilege of sleeping oh th"e"floor at a trifling cost. ....... ... In the face of the recent robberies and complaints by the citizens of vagrants and beggars, with the natural tendency of unemployed to seek places where there Is a rumor of activity, as in the case of Astoria today, with the new rail. road end water works, it behooves the police to be on the watch and do their duty . in guarding the citizens from the approach of thugs and all disreputable characters. Every man who cannot give a good account of himself should be made to do so. Those who will not work should be compelled to or b punished. On the other hend, when It is discovered that men are out of woik through stress of circumstances, and are willing to work and pay their way when they can, they should have consldtrMlon. Good Judg ment can be exercised by both court and officers. It does not take long to ascer. tain a man's true Intent and character after he Is on trial. The cases, other than those mentioned above, were continued until this morn ing, at 10 o'clock, when the court will dispose of the whole matter. In the mean time the chief of police was Instructed to see that the men had supper and break fast, a warm place and blankets to f leep in. . A TWO" YEARS' SENTENCE. . Eau Claire; May 8. Judge Bailey today sentenced Embezzler Harry B. McMas- ters to two years In prison with hard la bor. He declared the only. way. to sup press such cases of embezzlement was to strike .at the root of public gambling;. The Chicago Board of Trade, he belelved, had caused more distress, ruined more men and wrecked more families than the civil war, yet It was endorsed by the public and when Senator Washburn rais ed a voice against It he was thrown out of office. j ! NEW, LAWYERS. Pendleton, Or., May 8. The supreme court admitted to the practice of law Sen ator J. H. Raley, J. L. Austin, J. K. Mc Manus, J. W. Holler, of Pendleton; N. Slnnott. ot The Dalles';' ' Charles Charleston, of Portland; 0. M. Hoffman, of Enterprise; Nell McLeod, of Summer ville? The Blackbutte mine on the Long Creek country, was bought for 150,000 from Ed. Allen by John Gagen, of this city, today. ' NEW YORK POLICE BOARDS. Albany, N. Y., May 8.-A bill for the re-organlzatlon of the police department of New York city reached the senate today with a certificate of' Mayor Strong's approval attached. The mayor says It Is accepted by the city In spite of ser-, ious objections urged against It as a po. lltlcal party usually In the minority should have a representative In the po-' lice board because It has so great a power of coutrol over elections. RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED. Shanghai May I. It Is stated that the ratifications of the treaty between China and Japan .were exchanged today at Chee Foo. It Is reported ' Blr. Robert Hart, Inspector general of Chinese customs, has granted payment of the additional indem nity demanded by Japan as a result of the relinquishment of her claim to the Lalo Tung peninsula In compliance with the demand ot Russia, France-and Ger many. ONE FOR LIQUOR. Columbia, 8. C, May 8 Judge Simon ton and Judge Goff decided today the the provision of the state-dispensary law preventing the Importations of liquor for private use in the state was contrary .to the Interstate commerce act and null and void. Judge Goff also declared the regis-' tratlon law unconstitutional. ' GENZ FOUND OUILTY. . . . . ; r" Jersey City, N. J., May 8. After being out 16 hours the Jury in the Gens murder case today returned a verdict of guilty In the first degree. Genz, who killed his sweetheart, Clara Arnheim, said as the verdict was announced: "That sults.me." PRINCIPLE APPROVED. Berlin, May 8. The relchstag commit tee today by a vote of ii to 12, rejected the motion of Count Von Bchwerin, con servative, approving the principle of Count Von Caniti' motion' In favor of government monopoly for grain, etc. THE END NEAR. Dover, Del., May 8. The indications are that the senatorial deadlock will be brok en this afternoon by the election of Henry I. Dupont of Wilmington, president of the Duport Powder Mills. Argument concluded. ' Washington, May 8. Mr. Choate con cluded his argument In the Income tax case of the supreme court and court ad journed until Monday next PROMINENT MAN DEAD, Manchester, W. H.. May $. Ex-Governor James H. Weston died today. Four policemen Were Severely Injured By Strikers. A STRIKER FATALLY , SHOT. The Police Fired a Volley Into the Mob After Which They ! Fled -Other News. . Associated Press. Chicago, May 8. Four policemen were Injured and one striker fatally shot In a riot at the Illinois Steel Comapny's plant, South Chicago, today. The riot followed a mass meeting of the strikers held In Eight-fourth street About 500 men were present and the speeches became so violent and the men so demonstritlve that the leaders were forced to adjournment. The crowd wouldn't disperse, however, and a riot call brought a detail of fifteen police olfi. cers, headed by Lieut Wagner, to the scene. The police ordered the crowd to disperse. The order was met with hoots and threats. There were Women among the strikers, daring the officers to shoot The police finally charged with drawn revolvers and were mot with a volley of stones and slag. Lieut Wagner and three of his men fell. The other officers open ed fire, sending about 25 shots Into the crowd. At the beginning ot the firing the strikers fled, four of the leaders being arrested. The wounded are: John Wllkoski, shot through the head will die. Lieut Wagner, cut In the head by the stones. Officer Martin Crotty, clubbed Into In sensibility; Officer John McCaffrey, badly bruised. Officer Wm. Walsh, head cut badly by stones. None of the policemen are believed to be fatally hurt. After the shooting the rioters gathered n groups, threatening vengeance. The mills were Kept unaer police protection and the company's store of dynamite was heavily, guarded all its, A. P. A. CONVENTION. Milwaukee, May . The seventh annual session of the Supreme Council A. P. A began todyaln. Liberty Hall. The dele gates numbered. In the vicinity of 400, and the greatest Interest seems to pre vail. From what can. be learned of the problms which are vexing the delegates, It is' probable that the session will be a very , Important one. The order Is now semi-political and has exerted Its Influ ence lit' 'conventions and at the ballot box. Some of its members favor coali tion with any existing political parties which will come out openly and advocate the principles of the A. P. A. Another faction would have a separate political party on a strictly A, P. A. platform Still another wing of the association fa vor publicity and would do away with all secret work. It Is also hinted that the free silver question may cut a figure dur ing the session. From this It will be seen that unless the leaders are exced lnirlv ' Judicious there will be many breaches to repair. The opinion seems td prevail that a separate party proposl tlon will not succeed, but nothing definite can' be learned at this time as to the other fnooted questions. Probab'ly the most Important step to be taken by the association will be the adoption of an international constitu tion and a declaration of principles and extension of the order to all parts of the world, creating thereby what will be known, as a "Supreme Council of the World." THE OOLD RESERVE. Washington, May 8,-Today closed the third month under the bond contract with the Morgan-Belmont syndicate of New York, and up to this time all terms of the contract have been compiled with to the satisfaction of the treasury offi cials. On February 8th Inst, the date of the contract, the gold reserve amounted to $42,783,060, , which has since been In creased to $92,691,570, the amount reported today, making the net gain for three months $49,808,510. Yesterday the (syndi cate deposited in the New York sub treasury about. $910,000 which completes Its obligations to date, but does not, so far as can be learned, leave any sur plus to their credit. The treasury offl. clals say that tbey have no Information as to whether the syndicate is buying gold In the West or not, but they sre unable to see how the syndicate could meet its contract obligations without buying gold whenever and . wherever it could. SCHOONER EARLE LOST. Victoria, B. C, May t-Captaln Bleward of the sealing schooner Dora Bleward, Highest of all in Leavening Powers-Latest V. g. Gov't Report, which returned today from her spring cruise, has little doubts from r-ports they received from Indian hunters of the schooner Favorite, that the sealing schooner Walter A. Earle, Captain Loul. Magnesen, of this port, was capsized in the open sean on Sunday, April 14tr, and every member of the crew lost.' On Saturday, April 13th, the day previous, there was a terrible gale and th efollow Ing Monday the schooner Earle was seen bottom up with her rudder gone. She evidently got Into the trough of the sea and was capsized. There was no sign of any of the crew. The Earle had a crew of six whites and 26 Indians. The wreck age, including the mast and canoes, has been sighted, and it Is feared other schooners met the same fate, AGAIN IN HOT WATER; 8an Francisco, May 8. It is probable that the next sixty days will develop some very exciting scenes in Hawaii. Private information recently received by Clarence W. Ashford In this city states ati th JaDar"e who are numerous on the Islands, and who at present are fever ish and. elated over the victory of their mother country In the war with China, threaten to come forward and become serious factors In the government of Ha waii and the adjustment ' of Its affairs. It Is known that among the Japanese now on the Island there are several hun dred trained soldiers in fact, there are enough of them to seize control of the government at any time should they so choose. The natives are restless and dis satisfied and only await an opportunity to fly Into the thick of another Insurrec tion. ANOTHER . LEADER GONE WRONG. Denver, May 8. Blchop Mats has de posed the Rev. Father Mariano Lt-Pore, pastor of the Mount Carmel church In this city, who was feund guilty by the ecclesiastical court ot undue familiarity with the women of his parlBh, dishonesty In politics and other unbecoming con duet of a representative of the churoh. At the trial affidavits from citizens of New Jersey, alleging embezzlement, adul tery, gambling, drunkenness and like mis demeanors on the part ot the father while he was In charge of a church In that state were presented. It was shown that he had promulgated a blasphemous re vision of the ten commandments In which he exhorted his congregation to a method of living far from being In accord with the teachings of the church. He will appeal to. Rome. , . ILLINOIS FREE SILVERITES. ' Springfield, 111., May 8. Secretary of State HelnrlBhsen, chairman of the stats Democratic committee, said today that 20 counties have held conventions and without exception have declared for frea silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. "These coun ties," said Helnrlchsen, "have 4ti3 of the 1076 delegates to the state convention, so that the gold men stand a very poor ' show of making any fight at all In the' convention. Only one county committee so far has refused to call a convention. -I expect the state convention will de clare f6rt frea silver without a dissent ing vote." ' ,; -' ' . SALT LAKE SCANDAL. . . . Salt Lake. May 8. A profound eehs& tlon was created this afternoon when the Rev. W. D. Maybry, who has had charge of a congregation here for the past 15 years, and Mrs. W. C. Riley, the wlf of a prominent lawyer, were discovered in the minister's study in a compromising position by the police and placed under arrest. The woman gave bonds and was released, but Rev. Maybry declined and now languishes In Jail. Both parties stand high socially and In church cir cles. - INCOME TAX CASES. Washington, May 8- The re-hearlng of the Income tax case In the supreme court -was concluded at 2 o'clock today and the nine Justices took the question of the -'m nn.,liitlnnnlltv In vhnl nr In Tin rf under consideration. On the 20th of this month the court will meet, probably for the last time thla term, to render Its de cisions In pending cases, and It is ex pected Its conclusions upon the Income tax case will be announced at that time. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Ban Francisco, May 8. Arrived Arago, from Coos Bay; Truckee, from Tillamook Bay; Areata, from Coos Bay; schooner Letltla, from Portlund. Departed Wellington, from Nanaimo; schooner Guide, for Wlllnpa Harbor; schooner Lily, for Umpqua River; schoon er Parkersburg, for Coqullle river. SAN FRANCISCO RACES. San Francisco, May 8. Five furlongs Morven, 1:03 1-4. One mile-Miss Buckley. 1:43 s-t. Five furlongs, 2-yfar-olds Her Majes ty, 1:03 3-4. Five and one-half furlongs Commission 1:08 1-4. Six and one-half furlongs Thelma. 1;21 3-4. I,, ' MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. Portland. May 8. General Becbe hat decided to appoint Charles E. Roblln, of 8ulem, Jndga advocate of the Oregon National Guard, The military board has decided that there will be no encampment this year on accout of the lack ot funds. DELAWARE BALLOTING. Dover. May 8. After taking the 32nd ballot of the day, at 3:30 the Joint session of the legislature adjourned till tomor-' row. The last banot stooa: .pupont, ne publican, 11; Burton, Republican, 8; Kldge ley, Democrat, : Tunnell, Democrat, 1. TRAIN ROBBER GUILTY. T . 1 - lfo 0 V 1.1 rrk.nnaArt the Roscoe train robber, has been found guilty. The Jury recommended that he be hanged. . . . . THE FAIR WILL CASE. aSan Francisco, May 8. There was a preliminary skirmish In the Fair will case today without result to either side. The case was cpntlnued for one week. k I I Was-' WU Wl U U ' ) U 1 ' J