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-u " - ', to . " J V V - v- - 4 " STORIAN has tli I.ir- L TODAY'S WEATHER. For Washington and Oregon, fair weather, warmer. SVfJ". J es'1. a circulation, the larg- is jpKAL circulation and t; largut TOTAL circulation of all ?V papers publistied in Astoria. " f ' TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLIV, NO. 1(19. ASTORIA. OREGON, SATURDAY -MORNING, MAY '11. 1895. PK1CE, FIVE CENTS. V M SUM I I872 1895 Lubricating OILS A Specialty, pisfyer Brothers, Sell Astoria, Ship Chaiyilfry, Hardware,'' ;' Iron & Steel, .-, Coal, y Grocerie & Provisions, Flour & Mill Feed, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Loggers Supplies, Fairbank'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. vVall Paper of 1895 now in with a stock Japanese Leathers, Wholesale in Chicago from $9 to f 1,8 per 10II of 12 yards. ' B F. ALLEN'S, 365 Commercial Street Snap fl Iodak at any man coming out o( our atoia and you'll get a portrait ut a man brimming over wltn pleasant thoughts. Bui'b quality In the liquor we nave to offer are enough to . PLEASE ANY MAN. Corpe and Try Them, HUGHES a CO. . IS THERE? Is there a man with heart so cold, That from his family would withhold The comforts which they all could find In articles ot FURNITURE of th right 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 fail to pleas the closest buyers. HEILBORN & SON. ASTORIA IRON WORKS Conromly St., foot of Jackson, At tori. General Machinists and Boiler Makers Land and Marine Engines. Boiler work, Steam boat and Cannery Work a Specialty. Castings of- All Descriptions Made to Order on Short Notice. John Fox. President and Superintendent A. I Fox Vice President O. B. Prael Secretarj 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 as 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 Wlnas. Liquors and Clears. KENTUCKY WHISKEY Only handed over ear. Tbt largest glass of N. P. Brer. HaB-and-half. ju Fret Lunch. Cbas. Wirkkala, Proprietor. Cor. Cosromly and Lafayrttt Sts. THOMAS MOKKO, TV 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. SatrVng old ones, and all ether black, ffilng that require, flrtt-clas. work mansblp. Carpenter Hop. Tour mind is on repairing your house this wring; possibly on building a new one H o remember we are carpen ter and builders with a shop full of tos " war. wUlInc to do such Job. and want your wort . V ILLER at GOSNEY. Slop on nwaeo Dock. Admired By All I. U OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. 606 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR. That there is no other stock in the city so large as ours in the way of ' Fishing Tackle, Croquet Sets Lawn TennisjSets, Bird Cages, Feather Dusters and r all other Spring Gcodp. VOU Wlltlt FlflD GRIFFIN We Have The latest styles in dress goods, prices the lowest. We make a specialty of see our stock. Fine selection splendid assortment of other dress trimmings to select from. Linen bureau scarfa.splashers and tidies, embroidery silks, rope silk, stilo floss, aresena and chinelle. A full assortment and at New York prices. Fans, shawls, fringes,, ribbons and laces in abundance. Do not forget the new clry goods de partment of the . Oregon THREE LOTS. In a desirable location, CHOICE LOTS IN HILLS On the new Pipe Line Boulevard Just the plaoe for a cheap home. Block IN ALDERBROOK. STREET CAR LINE will beeitended this summer to within 5 minutes walk ot this properly Will (ell at decided ACREAGE. Id 5 or 10 acre tracts inside the city limits, also adjoining Flavel. GEORGE H1XU 471 BondSt., Occident Block, -HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. The CASINO. f 7th & BOND STREETS. Entire " Monday Evening, May 6th. CHA&LES THE Id an Act " THE LUNATICS ' BREH St HOWARD, KUJ? Id their Act entitled, Four Dollars," or " Who wins the bet. ' Clarice Bofanta and Sadie Carrjot . In Their Celebrated " Trilby Quadrille.'.' ' - Saturday Night, May nth, 1895. Extraordinary Dopajfement, : RYAN vs. TURNER, In a Bout For Point. Watch for This. LYDIA PUROY, I CAD WILSON. BELLE BROWN, LULU PRO. I CHAS. ORO. 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 prove th.ir fit, workmanship and value in our Mens' and Boys' Clothing, Furnis hing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots. Shoe3, et-. Our line 01 fishing rod , start in with - ' the common , . bamboo poles ''K for a .V few cents , and run up lor those that are lots better. ' So you see we can suit every ' body. & REED. goods "and silks. Nice new corsets and gloves Call and of beaded trirrnvngs and a , Trading Co. 600 Commercial Street, 2 blocks from High School. A BARGAIN. FIRST ADDITION. bargain. ORO'S fLu entitled, and 20 cents. Five Hundred Thousand Dol lars Raised. ' ASTORIA'S OBJECT LESSON The Live People of the Sound Want all of the Business of the Northwest." Thursday the news was flashed over the wires that Seattle had complete the sub sidy of 1600,000 which they had agreed to raisa towards the building of the canal to connect Lake Washington with tide wa ter for the purpose of furnishing a fresh water harbor for deep sea vesMls. lb Is announced that the St. Louis parties who are io do the work will commence' .op erations May 23d. The construction will occupy five years and cost $7,000,000. What Is the expenditure of this im mense sum of money for what do the promoters hope to gain as profit on the capital Invested? ' !' There Is but one reply to the query- to Increase the trafllc through, the port of Seattle It Is found necessary- to have a fresh water hirbor, or the large ocean carriers of the world's commerce will not go there. ' By means of a first- class harbor It is hoped to attract the wheat and flour of the Walla Walia' and Palouse country to Seattle for shipment. The most of this tratllc Is naturally trib utary to the Columbia.' It Is also no doubt believed that the canning of salmon can be increased on the Sound with the establishment of facilities which will ln creas all lines of business and bring new capital; and that new outlets for tne tim ber of that region will be found, through an Increased ocean trafllc. During the season 1894-95 up to, date, the Puget Sound grain neet has embraced thirty ships. For the same period the number ot vessels which left the Colum bia river, was eighty-eight- . .. In 1S31 the Columbia river an Southern Oregon salmon pack was 669,424 cases; Shoalwater Bay 33,457 cases; Puget Sound 30,300 cases; Alaska, 700,138 caiies, and British Columbia, 494,371 cases. These figures speak for themselves and alone give ample reason for the building of the Lake Washington canal. What is the necessity for a railroad to Astoria? The old residents state that they have existed for fifty years or more without one and could probably live out their natural lives in the same way. This Is self evident and needs no proof the amount of moss on some, of the residents alone establish such fact. For twenty years or more Astoria was but a village of 2.000 people. The estab lishment of the salmon canning business brought a few more people and enlarged the town. There has been no material growth of the town In five years, and there is nothing to further improve or enlarge it or better the condition of the mass of Its citizens. Those who are now making fortunes here, care little for the most part, about the growth and prosper ity of the rest of the town or the people, and should the salmon be exterminated, would leave Astoria and Its interests far behind. But Astoria is destined for something different. Upon the broad plane of the world's commerce there is a place of equality for Astoria among the great ports. Naturally in a commanding posi tion, with a magnificent fresh water har bor, but ten miles from the Pacific, and with a channel navigable for the largest ships without the construction of can nals, the possibilities open to her In the near future are limitless. Seattle is about to spend $7,000,000 in a canal to secure a fresh water harbor, while the city of Manchester, England, Is completing a similar canal at a cost of $40,000,0000. Capitalists and conserva tive business men would not Invest their money in such enterprises were not the ends to be obtained commensurate with the outlay. ' 'Astoria only needs fifty miles of rail road to connect it with the rest of the world, and make it possible to bring the products of the great empire In Eastern Oregon and Washington and the Wil lamette Valley, to Its great port of ship ment. The railroad will also provide adequate means for getting -the Immense body of timber in the Ncbalem Valley to market, a. well as quick and direct communication with all Eastern and in. terior points. Astoria and the people of the Columbia river are only required to furnish the right of way and a land subsidy valued at about $1,300,000. It is a moral certainty that if the pres. ent opportunity to secure the railroad and the consequent control of the great trafllc of the Northwest Is not embraced. Seattle will have so (Irmly estab lished it. hold on this bust1 news, and will have so well laid out Its lines In all directions that before an other effort on the part of Astoria could be made to build a railroad, the business tributary i the' Columbia will be for a large part lost-turned into other chan nel a No time should be lost by the good p0. pie of Astoria and the Columbia rlvvr valley to close up and complete their do nation of the eutwiay land and right of ar. They clSt wcU ei&Ut the ample of the Seattle people, who, In the face of extremely hard times, have raised $500,000 In cash. The object lesson of Seattle'j action is two-fold: Seattle Is determined to have the trafflc'of the Northwest; and, delay will be fatal to Astoria. ,' ... INSURGENT SUCCESS. They Are Said to have Oalned New Strength. .. .. Tampa. Fla., May 10.-Passi:sers ar riving on the steamer Mascotte say the condition of things Is encouraging to the Cuban insurgents. It is said Gamaguaya ha. been invaded by QOmes, who with 300 Insurgents besieged Guayaro Monday, There were about 2,000 Spaniards in the city. After the fighting became disastrous fos the besieged, a regiment from Cadi, numbering .about 2,500, arrived and at tacked the Cubans In the rear. Gomes quickly recovered from the first on; slauaht. While a small force kept up the conflict with the forces in the city, his main body faced the new, enemy. The flKhtlnff was very fierce Dut it Is asserted that the strategy of Gome, and the valor of the Insurgents resulted In a victory. The regiment of Cadi. Is said to have been cut to pieces. The city, the passen gers, say. Is In the possession or tne in surgents. The Cuban loss in killed and wounded is put at TOO. The Spanish loss was 3,000. Small-pox and yellow fever are very prevalent. BRADSTREET'S REPORT. New York, May 10. Bradatreet's . to morrow will say: The present week brings distinct and in some Instances even mere pronounced evidences of im provement ' In business notwithstanding an Increase of the wave, of Industrial discontent and strikes for higher wages, always an accompaniment of an upward tendency to prices. A heavy drop In wheat prices early in the week prevents wheat quotations from Bhowlng a net advance, notwithstanding the sharp up ward turn of the past few days. The bank clearings a week ago Indicated that the tide of trade at the Southwest was rising and this week's telegrams confirm It. The South sends to Bradstreet'. more encouraging reports than for a long time. Some little gain in the demand from either dry goods, plantation sup plies, or In collections (which is most significant) Is announced by two-thirds of all the cities reporting at the West. Previous gains re maintained and con fidence is expressed in an enlarged vol ume of business Increases. At Chicago and St. Louis wholesale dealers report the volume of business larger than laBt week, and than for the same week a year ago. DUN'S REPORT. New York, May 10. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade will say tomor row: The event of the week Is a demoral ization ot foreign exchange caused by the enormous sales of bonds abroad. Be sides the sale of $10,000,000 Manhattan and other railroad bonds through the syndi cate, large purchases on foreign account have been recorded for some weeks, so that the aggregate probably exceeds $00,- 000,000 since the sale ot the govetni.-.cnt's. Safety for the summer means much for all business and the syndicate deems It so fully assured that It distribute. 40 per cent of the money advanced by associates which relieves a large amount to stim ulate operations in securities and pro duces. The crop prospects also have greatly Improved, and this is ot still higher Importance as It will do much to determine the character and volume of all business after the summer uncertainties are over. In addition business is reviv ing, although the gain in many industries Is retarded by the many strikes. MURDER AND BUICIDE. Philadelphia, May 10. On the sidewalk In front of 30 North Seventh street this morning In the presence of passers by, August Tepper, manufacturer of novel ties, aged 30, shot Clara Herhold, alias Schmidt, aged 26, twice in the right side and then sent a bullet into his head, dying almost Instantly. The girl, died half an hour later, Tepper Is a married man. : The girl would not receive his advances. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Ban Francisco, May 10. Arrived San Benito, from Tacoma; schooner Roy Somers, from Seattle; schooner Sacra mento, trom Coos Bay. . ' Cleared Truckee, for Astoria. Departed Areata, for Coos Bay; City of Puebla, for Victoria and Port Town send; schooner Sadie, for Gray's Har bor. OHIO MINES CLOSED. Col'umbua. Ohio. Muv In W. (' Piar .eenstary of the Ohio Mine Workers, sain ioaay mat ne inoognt every Ohio mlim was Idle, and would be, In his judiAnent. until the D rices asked for were granted. 1 RECORD BREAKER. PVietJo. Col.. Mav 10 L. C. Wahl. t,t Colorado Springs, made a new world's nrti'-nille nirvcla ronil rworri inAav hm tlm being two hour, and fifteen minutes. I f , 1 - , GETS SEVEN YEARS. San Francisco, May 10. John W. Flood 49,-.hler of the Donohoe-Kelly bank, was.'sentenced by Judge Wallace to ser. en years at Ban Quentln. Flood was ac-cus-'.-d of embezzling $167,000. MINE ON FIRE. Trinidad,. Col., May 10. Four men are Imprisoned In the Sopris coal mine, which is on fire. The fire was caused by gas Igniting from a miner's lamp. The PaJace -Bavrber Shop Is now giv ing on of their two-tilt shavm tnr 15 cents'. . WESTERN RAILROADS Patch up Rates and Then Pre pare Another War, WOMEN AHEAD OF THE MEN. Civil Service Examination Knocks Out the Men. Chicago Kaces ", Stopped by Sheriff. Associated Press. Chicago,- May 10. Yesterday the West ern lines In ' solemn conclave decided that after May 19th there would be .no more demoralisation of rates whether on account of homeseekers' excursion, or for any other reason. Now there Is every probability that not only will regular summer tourists' rates be slashed right and left,, but that regular rates as well will become badly demoralized. The trou ble has arisen over a circular of the Bur lington road which offers to agents a commlsi'ion ot $? per ticket instead of $2 per ticket as agreed upon by the tVestern lines. The hotel and stage com' panics which have a monopoly of the Duslness at the Yellowstone Park in- uounced a material reduction In rates to oe charged visitors to the park. Here lofore It has cost $05 to make a tour ot (he Park, but mrw the rate is put at 4.50. This rate covers a stay ot five and one-half days in the park, hotel expenses and a complete circuit ot tne para. McQRAW DECLINES. Seattle, May 10. Governor McGraw has riaeu a letter , to Uovernor Rickards ot Montana, giving his reasoiiB tor declining to appoint delegates to the s.lver con vention at Salt Lake. Uovernor McUraw jays that executive activity or action In die matter of naming men to participate In such a 'conference, when not autnor- ed by legislative direction, snouid Im ply on one hand sanction . by the. public ui the commonwealth; or on the- other iiauJ,' Justiilcailoa of the plainly avowea principle of the party ot which the chlet Magistrate Is a member. The free and unlimited coinage of sliver at a ratio ot i0 to 1 Is not a popular doctitne in ails state. . .. "it Is with unfeigned dlttldence that I venture to oppose my views on the money question to the opinions of gentlemen who advocte the free coinage ot silver by this nation regardless of the attitude of other commercial nations. But I am a blmetalilst and It can scarcely be denied that to put Into practice the monetary theories ot Mr. Moiill and Mr. ' Harvey, author of "Coin's Financial School" would be to immediately put this country on a silver monometallic basis,". WOMEN AHEAD OF THE MEN. Washington, May 10. Women's right. advocates will find pleasure In tho re marks of the civil service commission on the examination recently held for libra ry cataloguer and library clerk for the agricultural degarlment Of the thirty applicants for the former, all the men failed to pass, and five out of the sixteen women did so Of the ten applicants for the latter eight men failed and two women passed. Although Secretary Mor ton wanted men for the places, be was moved' by these results to change tils mind, and appointed Miss E. H. Wales, of Chicago, clerk, and Miss O. F. Leon ard, ot Baltimore, N. Y., state library cataloguer. CHICAGO RACES STOPPED. -Chicago, May 10. It was a cold day for the sports at the Hawthorne race track, today, when 150 big deputy sheriffs march ed Into the track and declared thatllaw thorne was running a game prejudicial to good morals and the laws and peaca of the community. Having declared themselves, the deputies proceeded to gather In Edward Corrlgon, master of Hawthorne, and John Brennock, his bus. Iness partner; Joseph F. Ullman, pro prietor of the foreign book, and 20 smal ler fry. The prisoners were admitted to ball in sums of $300 each. STEAMERS COLLIDE. Macklnawr City, Mich., May 10.-Durlng a heavy fog this morning the steamer Cayuga, loaded with merchandise, ran Into the steamer Joseph L. Hurd, loaded with lumber, and both sank. Both crews were picked up by the Mlneola except the cook of the Hurd, George Johnson, who was drowned. The Hurd did not sink. ; ADOPT A PLATFORM. ' Milwaukee,' May lO.-At today', session of the supreme council of the A. P. A., the report of the committee upon ex tending the principles of the order to all countries of the world was adopted Highest of all ia Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report lU'WM'a unnanlmously. The matter now goes to the high council of Canafla, and If ap proved by that body, the new constitu tions will be put in force at once and the supreme council ot the world will be established. The platform adopted ana promulgated at the annual session of a year ego was re-affirmed as the prin ciples of the organization, io changes being made. BOLIVIA GETS TO THE OCEAN. Washington, May lO.-The conclusion of the Chill-Bolivia treaty is said to be of far-reaching Importance, particularly to Bolivia, as It makes the latter a Pacific coast country after It has been inland for ten "years. Officials here say that when Chill concluded her war against . Peru and Bolivia, the victors took all the " seacoast territory of Bolivia, leaving her landlocked. The now treaty will enable her to resume commerce by the Pacific without crossing Chilian soil and it will permit the re-establishment of her navy. GLOVE CONTI"lOND6n'. ' London, May W.-Jem Smith and Ted Prltchard fought tonight at Central Hall, Holburn, for the heavy weight cham pionship and 200 pounds a side and the purse. The decision was to be given to the best man' In 20 rounds. In the iirat round Prltchard had the advantage, but in thes econd Smith got In a severe blow on Prltchard'. body and soon knock ed him , out of the ring. Prltchard was unable to respond to the call ot time and the fight was given to Smith. . . . ( TO HAVE FREE MAILS, Washington, May 10. The " postmaster general ha. decided to establish a ma rine mall service at Detroit for the free delivery and collection ot mall matter of vessels that pass up and down the Detroit river and carry a floating popu lation of 2,600 to 8,000. More tonnage pawes Detroit , than any other port In the world. During the season of navN ' gallon on the lakes a vessel passes De troit every seven minutes during the day. The new service will be conducted by means of steam launches. CHICAGO'S MAYOR ATTACKED. Chicago, May 10. A panic was caused In the mayor's office today by an attempt of a discharged employe to sug Mayor Swift. The assailant was Phillip Chen who' made a rush for the mayor, yelling all" sorts' of threats, 'but" Was ' stopped, by clerks and overpowered. The noise frightened the people la the build ing, in the rush for safety, several were knocked down and trampled on, but non serlouMy Injured. The mayor escaped unhurt. '' NEW YORK,. STOCKS STRONG. New .York. May 10. The volume of business on the stock exchange today shows a heavy Increase over yesterday's trading, reaching nearly 6000 0 shares, the trading being wide. The marked fea ture of speculation , was. the heavy buy ing for foreign account. It Is intimated that over 60,000 shares of stocks were taken for' London and the continent. Purchasing for foreigners is one of the chlet sustaining Influences on the mar' ket. SAN FRANCISCO RACES. San Francisco, May 10. Five and one half furlongs Blue Bell, 1:08. Short six furlongs Midas, 1:13. ' ' Four and one-half furlongs, 2-far-olds Edgemont, 0:66 1-2. Six furlongs handicap Circe, 1:13 1-4. - Five and one-half furlongs Miss Ruth, 1:11. Five and one-half furlongs Miss Buck ley, 1:08 1-2. . ,. SHIP FJELD OIVEN UP. Ban Francisco, May 10. The big Nor- wegian ship FJold, bound from Grimsby, Enidand. for San Diego with a cargo of coal, Is all but given up for lost by local -shipping men. Today they were asking 80 per cent to re-Insure her. She has been out 206 days. Only once was she reported. ' FOR FREE SILVER. . Portland. May! 10. A number of free silver advocates' met tonight and organ ized a bl-metalllc league. Judge Shat- ; tuck was elected president. The object ot the league is to ssslst In bringing about' the free and unlimited coinage of sliver at a ratio ot 16 to 1. HOT IN SAN FRANCISCO, flan' Francisco, Mry 10. The weather bureau reported a maximum temperature of 84 degrees. In San Francisco today. the hottest on record for this season ot the year. Thousands of people went to the park and beach to avoid the heat. HAS HAD ENOUGH. Aahnville. N. C Mav 10. Ex-Sollc!tor Jean D. Carter, one of the most prom inent Democrats of North Carolina, to. day published a letter withdrawing from the Democratic party and announcing imitation witn me nepuoucans. ENTIRE TOWN BURNED. Omaha. May 10. A special to the Bee from Ceresco, Neb., says: The entire business portion of the town fas de stroyed this morning. The posioiiice, banks, hotel and every store was con sumed. MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ELECTIO.V. Baltimore. May 10. The American Medical Association today elected lr, J. Beverley Cole, of California, prewU-nt for the ensuing year. i : , aw -- ... ISSulMd Si." w c -