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THE .DAILY ASTORIAIM, ASTORIA, , TUESDAY MOANING, JOXY. 2, ;1S25. r for Infants and Children. MOTHERS, Do You Know that Paregoric, ' I VI Bateman's Drops, Godfrey's Cordial, many so-called 6oothlng Syrups, and most remedies for children are composed of opium or morphine? Bo Vow Bnsir that opium and morphine are stupefying narcotic poisons? Io Voii Know that in most countries druggists are not permitted to sell narcotic without labeling them poisons? " Bo Yon Know that you should not permit any medicine to be given your child unless you or your physician know of what It is composed ? Wo Yon Know that Castoria is a purely vegetable preparation, and that a list of Its ingredients is published with every bottle ? Po Von Know that Castoria is the prescription of the famous Dr. Samuel Pitcher. That it has been in use for nearly thirty years, and that more Castoria is now sold than of all other remedies for children combined ? Po Yon Know that the Patent Office Department of the United States, and of other countries, have issued exclusive right to Dr. Pitcher and his assigns to use the word ' Castoria " and its formula, and that to Imitate them is a state prison offense? Po Yon Know that one of the reasons for granting this government protection was because Castoria had been proven to be absolutely harmless 7 Po Yon Know that 35 average doses of Castoria are furnished for 33 cents, or one cent a dose ? Po Yon Know that when possessed of this perfect preparation, your children may be kept well, and that yot may have unbroken rest ? Well, thewe things are worth knowing. They are facta. The fnc-wlmlle elgnatnre of Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria; MAKE Attctive. Start by being the uAMp most beautilul creature in it. illii lCr If you have beauty preserve it. If not, you can improve your looks immensely. Where there's a will there's a way. A good way is the use of my articles, especially Lola Jlontez Gfeme 75o per pot. Brings beauty to the face by feed ing through the akin pores, gives life to faded faces. Sold by Mrs D R. BLOUNT, 457 Dunne St. Ass tona.Oregon. Mrs Nettie Har rison, Atnenou'. beauty doctor, Tut rlftUv 40 and 42 Geary St., San Francisco, Cal. PROVEN A BOON. Gentlemen: I have always recom mended Krause's Headaene Capsules wherever I have had a chance. They have proven a veritable boon in my family agalnBt any and all kinds of headache. Tours truly. J. B. WALTER, Leavenworth, Kansas. For sale by Chas. Rogers, Astoria, Oregon, sole agent When occasion demands Its use, try De Witt's Witch. Haze Salve. It is cool ing to burns, stops palm instantly, cleanses, a perfect healer for scalds or skin eruptions. Always cures pules, Charles Biogers. Mrs. T. S. Hawkins. Chattanooga. Tenn,, says, "Shllor's Vitallzer 'SAVED Mi life.' I consider It tne best rem edy for a debilitated system I ever used." For Dyspepsia, Liver or Kid ney trouble. It excella Piive 75 cts. . For Sale by J. W. Conn. The World's Faff Tests showed no baking powder so pure or , great In leav ening power as the Royal. KARL'S CLOVER ROOT. th great Blood purifier, gives tresnness - and clearness to the complexion and cutes Constipation, ?S cts.. 50 cts , 11.00. For Sale by J. W. Conn. A. V. ALLEN, DEALER IN Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Fruits Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware. Loggers' Supplies. Cor. Cass aud Squemoqut Streets. Astoria, Ore The most pleasant little pills for regu. latlng the bowels, are De Witt's Little Early Risers. Cure sick headache and constipation. Small pill. Small dose. Charles Rogers. Violin Lessons given by Mr. Emll. Thielhorn, graduate of the Hamburg Conservatory, Germany; also a member of the Chicago Musical Society. Studio, comer of 12th and Commercla streets, up stairs. "A TALENTED EDITOR." Gentlemen: I had occasion to use several boxes of Krause's Headache Capsules while traveling to Chicago to attend the National Democratic Con vention. They acted like a charm In preventing headaches and dizziness. Have bad very little headache since my return, which Is remarkable. Tours, respectful! JOHN U. SHAFFER, Ed. Renovo (Pa) Record. For sale by Chas. Rogers, Astoria, Or., sole agent. KARL'S CfcOVER ROOT will purify your blood, clear your complexion, reg ulate your Bowels, and make your bead clear as a bell. 25 cts., 50 eta, and JL00. Sold by J. W. Conn. Persons who are subject to diarrhoea will And a speedy cure In De Witt's Cote and Cholera Cure. Use 00 other. It is the best that can be made or that money can procure. It leaves the system in natural condition after i:s use. We sell It Charles Rogers. ftfeany Is tha leading tailor and pays the highest aah price for far skins. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. uCW f 1 ir la on every wrapper. E. flcNEIL, Receiver. Gives Choice of Tmo Transcontinental Kouiesr Via Spokane and St. Paul. Via Ogden,Denver and Omaha or St. Paul. Pullman and Tourist Sleepers Free Reclining Chair Cars, Astoria to 5an Francisco. State, Wednesday, July J. Oregon, Monday, July 8. State, Saturday, July 13. Oregon, Thursday, July 18. State, Tuesday, July 23. Oregon, Sunday, July 28. State, Friday, August 2. Astoria and Portlnd Steamers. Hereafter the O. R. and N. Co.'s boats will run as follows, between Astoria and Portland. The Thompson will leave As toria at 8:45 a. m. dally except Sunday, and Portland dally at 8 . m. excent Sunday. The T. J. Potter will leave Astoria at 7 p. m. oV"V and Portland Hia.D, uauy except Sunday. For rates and general Information cal) m or address C. F. OVERBAUGH, Commercial Agent, Astoria, Or W. H. HTJRLBURT, den. Pas. Agt, Portland. Or. It is sold on t ffuarantee by all drug gists. It cures Incipient Consumption, audi the best Cough and Croup Cure, For Sale by J. W. Cmn. NOTICE. SFfWIAL SCHOOL MEETING. Notice is hereby given to the legal vot ers of School District No. 1, Astoria, Clatsop county, Oregon, that a special election will be held in said district on Monday, the 8th day of July, A. D. 1895. Polls to be opened at 2 p. m., and con tinued open until 8 p. m. of said day. Polling places: No. 1, school room, Unfontown. No. 2, englna house, Rescue Engine Co. No. 2. No. 3, old school building in Adair's Port of Upper Astoria. , This election is held for the purpose of electing one director to serve until March 1&97, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. J. P. Dickinson. By order of board of directors. THOS. DEALY, Chairman. Attest: H. B. Ferguson, Clerk. Dated, Astoria, Oregon. June 26, 1895. As Franklin says, good dress opens all doors, you should .not lose sight of the fact that a perfect fitting suit Is the mala feature. Wanamaker A Brown are noted for fit, workmanship and superiority of qualities. Their rep resentative visits Astoria every three months. Office 64 Dekum Building, Portland, Or. Reserve orders till you bavs seen the spring Una of samples. HJoifuo iTuo Wots, and :v jtS Hltmf' i LOOBottlasa (j F JJ J On pent a dots. SS.'JP j Tide Table for July, 1895. BIOH WlTItt. LOW WATS. DATE. A. it. I p.m. a a. II T.u. bjnft. jhjnlft h.m jjt.jjh.m I " Monday ,...1 886)57 8T580iS3 06 20Hi27 Tuesday... 2 9&9j57 909jgl g. 00 SUS2 Wedusdy. 8 11 lol6 8 10 0s!s 8 4 1-0 7 416 8IS Thursday. . 4 12 0U5 91 10 53 84 8 20-12 8U87 Friday..... 6 126668 114284 81H-16 60HS8 Saturday... 6 ..... . 18765 65H-16 66ti 3 8 HUNDAY..7 02SB8 ilUll 788-15 73K31 Monday. ...8 10H 8 1 2 45 7 1 811 -12 821181 Tuesday.... 9 14878 81572 841 -07 901)129 We'nenday 10 2 26 7 8 8 42 7 4 9 (18 -0 8 9 40 2 7 Thursday. 11 8 0(169 4 11 75 9 8r. -01 1013 2 6 Friday ....12 8 49 6 3 4 44 7 6 1002 06 1100 2 8 Saturday. .IS 4 3560 51876 10 1 13 116221 SUNDAY.. 14 8 31 5 6 6 66 76 11 11 18 Monday.. ..15 6 8U51 6 49 7 7 053 17 115.128 Tuesday.. .16 7 66 4 81 7 8978 200 12 124829 Wedn'sd'y.l" 9 24 4 9 8 34 8 0 8 08 0 7 2 00 3 5 Tbursday.,1810 40 6 2 9 32 8 2 4 08 -0 1 8 25 3 9 Friday ....191141 57 1028 8 4 6 03 -0 9 4 87 3 8 Saturday..2012 30 6 2 1124 87 562 1 5 53934 SUNDAY. .21 1 12 67 636-1 9 6 82 31 Monday ....Si 0 17 8 9 162 78 7 21 -2 0 72326 Tuesday... 23 10889 23078 801 -18 81222 Wedn'sd'y24 16886 80880 8 42 -14 90317 Thursday .25 26081 84582 9 22 -07 95418 Friday.... 2(i 8 42 7 6 4 21 82 1001 -01 1046 1 1 Saturday .27 4 3969 60481 1043 10 114909 8UNDAY..28 84261 66481 1182 19 Monday ...29 6 58 6 6 6 45 8 0 1 00 0 7,1222 2 7 Tuesday... 80 8 80 5 1 7 40 7 9 2 14 0 8 1 2s'S4 Wwln'sd'y 31 10 07 5 1 841 78 I 8 W 01 I 2 50 8 9 ALONG THE WATER FRONT. There was no increase in the run of dsn yesterday, The Potter made her first Sunday trip down the river on the SOth. The bark Coloma left up the river on Sunday In tow of the Okfchoma. Over a dozen fish boats are now under way at the various 'boat building estab lishments in the city. Three carloads of salmon were shipped up the river by the O. R. & N. Co. last night, averaging 600 cases to the car' load. The Chlttagong left out at noon yester day for Yokohama and Hong Konk via Victoria, B. C. She had aboard 2,200 tons of flour, F. C. Davldge, general fcigent for the new Columbia River-China line, came down the river on the Chlttagong as the guest of the captain. A decision in the Lurllne-Harvest Queen controversy will probably be made public by Inspectors Edwards and Mc Dermott on Friday. . Captlaln Archie Pease, contrary to pre vious reports. Is still attending to his piloting work and will not take a posi tion on the Ocean Wave. The loading of the British ship Rath down will probably be completed today and her captain - expects to get away on Saturday for Liverpool. . The lumber schooner Annie G. arrived In from San Francisco yesterday morn ing. She will go up the river to Portland to load lumber for Oakland, Cal, Tha Waldport correspondent of the Yaaulna Bay News says thut the schooner Mary Gilbert Is coming towards the bay at the rate of abou. 200 feet a day. Graham. May's launch. FUnchon is on the bear at the Astoria Iron worea She fa' 4 her old gas engine removed from V. . ,' and a npw engine of much greater power is being shipped aboard. The American ship Alameda came down the river in tow of tha Ockiahama last evening and anchored opposite Flavel's dock. She will leave out on the 4th for Port Angeles for orders, going up to the Sound In ballast. Captlaln J. T. Hal crow was mate of the vessel when she came in but her owners, recognizing the skill with which he handled her at sea after the death of Captain Otis, appoint ed him to All the place of the dead com inlander. The Bailey Gatzert will be down from Portland this morning on her first night trip and will leave up the river again at 7 la. m. The following is her list of offl' cers: Master, Crang; pilot, Johnson; engineer, Paupeau; second engineer, Blackwood; purser, Donah oe; freight clerk. Pierce; night clerk, Hood; Stew. lard, Twlnaham. The Telephone's new list of officers Is as follows: Master, Larklns; pilot, Shaver; mate, MoOuiloch, engineer, Evans; second engineer, Hel- lett; purser, Scott; freight clerk, Oll- phant; steward, McGIHIb; night clerk, Tuttle. When the stelamer Pasadena was taken out on the marine railway the other day a curious discovery was made, says the Humboldt Times. A sword fish had evidently mistaken the vessel for a whale and had given It what to the cetaceun would have been a death blow. The mis take of the marine swordsman must have startled and jarred him somewhat from the suddenness with which he had been placed hors de combat, for he left a foot of bis weapon sticking In the side or the vessel. The sword was found sticking from the port side of the ves sel about three feet above the keel in the run at the stern of the vessel, and the force of the blow was apparent by the fact that the bony weapon had gone through four Inches of planking between the timbers. The weapon was cut out by the carpenters and Captain Hamilton will keep It as a memento of the time when his vessel was stabbed without his knowing it. The body of Mrs. Yung tAh Ho, wife of the late Hong Chong, of this city, was shipped to China yesterday on the Chlt tagong by the friends of the deceased. The corpse was sent aboard in a her metically sealed casket and is consigned to a tlrm of merchtuits in the city of Hong Kong. From there it will be taken to Canton, and thence to Kong Ohee Win, a small native village in the heart of the mountainous Sun Ing district of Southern China a journey altogether of nearly six thousand miles. The bones of Hong Chong were deposited in the same village ltst October. The young child of the fam ily, a boy ten years old, will remain in this city for Ave years und'er care of two guardians appointed in Hong Chang's will, and will receive a liberal American education. When, he reaches the age of twenty years, he will Inherit between 840,000 and 60,000. the balance of his fath er's property going to relatives in Hong K.ong. The American' shin James Drummon.! 1479 tons, Capthln A. M. Curtis, arrived in on Sunday afternoon after a passage of 158 days from New York. She is con signed to Sutton & Beebe, and has aboard a cargo of 2,000 tons of general merchan dise. In the vicinity of 33 south the ves sel ran into a series of heavy gales. Her topmast backstays blew away, and she lost two sails but no damage was done to her masts. She left New York on Jan uary 2Sth and had a light variable winds to the equator, with no northeast . trade winds. She crossed the line 32 days out and after a series of light northerly winds reached the River Platte. From 4 south latitude to Diego Ramlres and thence to 83 south violent storms and heUvy seas were encountered, with gales of great force at short intervals from northwest to south southwest. In the South Pacific she got a moderate south east trade winds till past 26 north, where she caught a northeast breeze and carried it to 37 north. From 36 60 north, she met with light variable winds and continued fog till her arrival In port. She left up the river yesterday in tow of the Ockia hama. The Drummond, In command of Captain Curtis, made her first trip to Astoria five years ago, since which time j she has been In the California trade. Services at Various Places of Worship Sunday. THE ARMENIAN ' MASSACRES Terrible Ravage! of Turks Graphs cally Described and Remedy Pointed Out. - "And when I beard this thing I rent my garments and mantle and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonished," Ezra 0:3. . An indescribably horrible massacre bus taken place. Armenians to . the number of twelve to fifteen thousand have been murdered in cold brood. There can be .no doubt about the essential facta We have the official reports of the consuls at Van, Erzeroom, Slvas, and Dlarbtklr, which conilrm the most horrible' statements made in the newspapers. We have the reports of the Armenian refugees who were eye-witnesses, and of th Protectant missionaries In the vicin ity of Bassoon. ' Beyond this, ;and most horrible of all, we have the testimony of tha Turkish soldiers who took part in the massacres. These soldiers have talked with the great est freedom in public places, and to all who would listen, boasting of their deeds. It seems safe to say that forty villages were totally destroyed, and. It Is probable that 16,000 at least were killed. The low est estimate Is 10,000, and many put It much higher. Men, women and children were barbarously slaughtered, unnamable outrages were perpetrated on many. Some Impaled, some burled alive, some burned in houses with the help of kero sene, children seized by the hair and their heads lopped off, hundreds of women turned over to the vile soldiery with sequence of terrible slaught . Now in order that you may understand the situation in Turkey and comprehend the causes which led to this massacre, it will toe necessary to speak of the coun try Itself, its population, its administra tion and their relation to eash other. First, a word about the inhabitants of that part of Turkey. Probably, one half of the population of Turkish Ar menia is Mohammedan, composed of Turks and Kurds. The former are mostly found in and near the large cities, such as Krzlngan, Erzeroom and Van, and the plains along the northern part. The Kurds are descendants of the original Inhabitants of the land and accepted the Koran at the point of the sword. They are warlike, barbarous and treach erous. They live in their mountain vil lages over the whole of this region. The number in this particular section Is un certain. From the estimates of British consular officers there appear to be about a million and a half, of whom about 600,000 are in the provinces of Erzeroom, Van and iBltlis, and the rest in the prov inces 'of Harpoot, Dlarbeklr, Mosul and Bagdad. In most regions they have de generated in to a wild, lawless set of brigands, proud and treacherous and cruel. The women of the Kurds, contrary to usual Mohammedan custom, go un veiled, and have large liberty, but there Is no reason to suspect their virtue. About three years ago his majesty, the Sultan of Turkey, summoned the chiefs of this people to his capital, presented them with decorations, banners, uniforms, and military titles, and sent them back to organize their tribes into cavalry regi ments. Thus, shrewdly ' appealing to their pride of race, and winking at their subsequent act3, the sultan obtained a power eager in time of peace to crush the Armenian growth and spirit, and a bulwark that might check. In his opinion, the first waves of the dreaded Russian Invasion. So much for the Kurds. Now a word concerning the Armenians. The Yankees of Turkey, as we call the Ar menians, have played so small a part In modern history that our knowledge of them is comparatively, meagre. They be long to the Japhetic branch of the humtin family, falling under the same category as the inhabitants of India and Persia who form the Aryans of Asia. Their physiognomy and physical constitution connect them with the best types of Caucuusian stock. Foreigners applied to them the name of Armenians, derived from King Aram, who made great con quests. The earliest Biblical mention of this land is the statement y t the ark "rested upon the mountain' Vrarat." Another scrlDtural allusion . , con nection with Sennecherib, whose parri cidal . sons are said to have escaped, 681 B. C, "into the land of Armenia." Hero dotus mentions the absorption of the Armenian empire in that of DUrlus, 614 B. C, and later It Is included in the con quests of Alexander. Their home has been the battle ground of nations for mUny centuries. For three thousand years Armenia, on account of her location, has been trampled into dust both by devastat ing armies and migrating hordes. She has been the prey of Nebuchadnezzar, Xerxes and Alexander; of the Romans, the Parthlans and Persians; of Byzantine, baracen, and Crusader; of oeljuk and Ot toman, and Russian and Kurd. They have been the simple plunder of any na tion which has had a surplus of brute force to expend. There are now but four millions of this people left, but they are Industrious, peaceable, energetic and acute. They are so shrewd, and their aptitude for business is such that most of the commercial life of the country flows through their hands. They are the leading bankers and , merchants and skilled artisans of Turkey, and extensive ly engage in the various trades, manu factures and agriculture as well. They were converted to Christianity in the third century. It is the oldest of all na tional churches. The historical founder of the Armenian church was St. Gregory, The illuminator, who was consecrated Bishop of Armenia at Caesarea in 302 A. D. At the close of the sixth century a schism resulted in the formation of the Armenian. Greek and' Roman! sh churches. The Armenian church hue al ways acknowledged the supreme author ity of the Bible, and the blood of Armen ian martyrs has reddened every century since very early times. They cherish their churches very warmly and this has held them as one race through all vicis situdes. Their errors have been errors of life rather thtin of doctrine. Their martyr roll has grown with every cer eury. The fact that the Armenian stock exists at all today is proof of its wonder ful vitality and excellent quality. Through these awful records the Chris tian church founded by Gregory, "The Il luminator," has been the one rallying point end source of strength to the Ar menian race. But what led to the massacres? In a single word, lawlessness. The occasion of much of the lawlessness Is oppressive taxes. Tne taxes are farmed out to the highest bidder, who In this part of Tur key is usually a powerful Kurdish chief. He not only collects the amount due the government, but he tukes for himself much as he chooses, his own will or an exhausted threshing floor being the only limit to his rapacity. While he is col lector of these villages they are consid ered as belonging to him. During the year his followers pay freqquent visits to the villages; and on such visits, as also when collecting taxes, they treat the vlllUgers with the utmost severity. The collectors, as a rule, go to -the villages on Sunday, as on that day they find ths pea- pie at home. They frequently Interrupt the Christian services, and show disre spect to their churches. They disregard the impoverished condition of the people. Even after several failures of crops in succession, when famine was so severe that the people were mUny of them being fed by foreign charity, the taxes were collected In full. Their food supply, beds, household utensils and farming lmple. ments were seized by the collectors la lieu of taxes. These collectors make false returns of their taxes received. The matter Is kept quiet until a succeeding set of officials come into office. They send their officers to the village to present claims for back takes. The villagers In Win contend that they have paid thein. Ana so interminable trouble follows. 'Mrs. Isaibella Bird Bishop, who traveled In that country five years ago, embodied the results of her careful Investigations in an article in the Contemporary Re view. Among other things sha says "In plain JSngllsb, general' lawlessness pre vails over much of this region. Curavans are stopped and robbed, traveling is, for Armenians, absolutely unsafe, sheep and cattle are being driven off, and outrages. which it would be Inexpedient to narrate are being perpetrated. (Nearly ell the vll lagers have been reduced to extreme poverty, while at the same time they are being squeezed for the taxes which the Kurds have left them without the means of paying. Ths repressive measures which have everywhere, followed "the Erzeroom troubles," the seizure of arms the unchecked .ravages of Kurds, the threats of . the Kurdish beys, who are boldly claiming the sanction of the gov ernment ior tneir outrages, the Insecur ity of tha women, and a dread of yet worse to come, have reduced these peas ants to a pitiable state." This will suffice to show you the con dition of things which led to tha trouble 'between the Kurds and Armenians. The massacre took place In the mountainous Sassoun district, Just south ot Moosh. two day's ride west of Bltlls, and two hundred and fifty miles south of Tre blzond on the Black sea. The Armenians ot this district were living In some forty dd villages. Outside of this was a coun try settled by Kurds. During ths latter part of Vast August the Kurds were ply ing their usual avocation when they swooped down on these villages and drove o'fl flocks aand herds. This had, been re peated until the Armenians attempted to retake their property. In the fight two Kurds were killed. The Kurds imme diately carried their dead to Moosh, re porting that Armenian soldiers were over running the land, killing and plundering them. So the authorities at Sassoun telegraphed to Constantinople that Ar menians had killed some of the sultan's troops. The sultan gave the order to put down the Armenian rebellion, and immediately massed about 20,000 regular troops around these villages. Soon after, sickness broke out and a Quarantine was established. This not only shut the 111- tatea people in but furnished the secrecy the dastardly work required. Now notice how deliberately the httack was planned. The Kurds formed the inner circle around the doomed Donulace and the regulars were back of them. Borne of the regulars even assumed Kurdish dress that they might mingle freely in the first of the fight without arousing the suspicion of the victims. small companies entered the village on pretense or protecting them as loyul sub jects ana in the night arose and slew men, women and children. At this the Armenians were convinced that exter mination was the object and fought des perately. The marshal of Erzlngan came on post haste and retad the sultan's fir man of extermination, and then, hanging the document on his breast exhorted the soldiers not to be found wanting In their duty. The official order contained this sentence- "Whoever spares man, woman or child is guilty of disloyalty." On the last day of August, the anniver sary of the sultan's accession, the sol diers were specially urged to distinguish themselves, and they made It the day of the greatest slaughter. No distinctolns were made between persons or villages. as to whether Whey were loyal and paid their taxes or not. The orders were to make a clean sweep. A priest and some leading men, from one village went out to meet an officer, taking In their hands their tax receipts declaring (heir loyalty. and begging for mercy; but the village was surrounded and all human beings put to the bayonot. - Others were seized aud hacked to death piecemeal. At another village a priest and several' leading men were captured and promised release if they would tell where others had fled, but after telling, all but the priest were killed. A chain was put around the priest's neck land pulled from opposite sides till he was several times choked and revived, after which several - bayonets were planted upright and he raised In the : air and let fall upon them. The men of one village, when fleeing, took the women and children, some five hun dred in number, and placed them lr. a sort of grotto or ravine. After several days ths soldiers found them and butch ered those who had not died of hunger, Sixty young women and girls were selected from one village and placed In a church, wihen the soldiers were ordered to do with them as they liked,' after which they were butchered. In another. fifty choice women were set aside and urged to change their faith and become hanums in Turkish harems, but they In dignantly refused to deny Christ, prefer ring the fats of their fathers and bus bands. People were crowded into houses which were then set on fire. In one Instance a little boy ran out of the flames, but was cUught on a bayonet and thrown back. A handsome newly wedded couple fled to a hilltop; soldiers followed, and told them they were pretty and would be HnftfAil If thav mnwW arnt Tm hur f the thought of the horrible death they knew would follow did not prevent, them from confessing Christ. At one place many young men were tied hand and foot and then laid in a row, covered with brushwood and burned alive. These sickening details might be multi plied many fold, but I win not ask you to listen to them. But I must not fall to remind you that this Is not a solitary Instance of Turkish atrocity; there have been many of them which differ only in d.-tall. No less than eight Turkish 'massacres have occurred In the last three quUrters of a century. And in all of these outrages Turkish military or civil officers have presided and directed the bloody work. No mention is made in this Hat of massacres of less than 10,000 during this Interval In W2 60,000 Greeks were slaughtered. The women and children escaped death; their beauty reserved them for the ehhmeful fata of tha harem. They were led off in long troops, and put on the market and sold In the bazars of Smyrna, Constantinople and Brusa. ' In regard to the massacrs of the Nas torlans in 1860, Layard stbtes that after 8,000 had beer slaughtered, 1,000 men, women and children concealed themselves In a mountain fastness. The soldiers surrounded Them and offered to spars them on the surrender of their arms and property; these terms were ratified by an oath on the Koran. But after they had disarmed their prisoners they com menced are indiscriminate slaughter, until weary of using telr weapons, they hurled the few survivors from the rocks Into the river Zab below. Out of a thousand only one escaped. I must be content with merely mention ing the massacrs of 11,000 iMaronltes and Byrihns In 1860. In regard to the terrible atrocities per petrated Ins "Bulgaria In Kit, I Quote from ths report of Hon. Eugene Schuyler, American consul general. "The Insurgent village made little or no resistance. In many Instances they surrendered their arms upon the first demand. Nearly all the villages which wers attacked by the bashl-basouks were burned and pillaged. The Inhabitants of some villages were massacred after exhibitions of the most ferocious cruelty, and ths violation of not only women and girls, but tvn of persons of the other sex. It is difficult to estimate the number of Bulgarians who were killed, but I am inclined to put 15,000 as the lowest for the district I have named." It will be safe to say that 100,000 Christians have been murdered In cold blood by the Turkish government within the memory of those who are now liv ing. I have called your attention to the more Important of these massacres for the rea son that the people are writing and talk ing as it the recent outrages In Armenia were something exceptional aud horrible beyond precedent. And this leuda to the question, what can be done? Time does not permit anything more than a bare reference to this remedy. There Is first Russian annexation. The second solution is Armenian autonomy a fond dream of those who ignore th geographical difficulties and the character of the population. The only other radi cal remedy Is a dismemberment of the Turkish empire. Take the government away fronj tha Turk. The Turk came in as an alien and a barbarian, and at the end or wo years he remains an alien and barbarian. His rule has been the rule of cruelty, faithlessness and brutal lust; It has not been government, but organized brigandage. His rule cannot be reformed. While all other nations get better the Turks get worse and worse; and for an evil which cannot be reformed is one remedy only, to get rid ot It. Justice, reason, humanity demand that the rule of ths Turk should be got rid of, and the time for getting rid of it has come. " I conclude with an extract from an ar ticle written by Mr. Gladstone; "Let the Turks now carry away their abuses In the only possible manner by carrying off themselves. Their Zabtelns and their Mudlrs, their Bimbashus and their Yuz Bashus, their Klmakatns and their Pashas one and all, bug and baggage- shall, I hope, dear out from the prov inces they have desolated and profaned." Through this riddance, this most blessed deliverance, Is the only reparation we make to ths memory of those heaps on hups of dead; to the violated purity alike ot matron, of maiden and of child; to the civilization that has been affronted and ashamed; to the laws of God, or, if you like, of Allah; to the moral sense of mankind at targe. There Is not a criminal In a (European jail, there la not a cannibal In ths south sea Islands, whose Indignation would not arise and overboil at the recital ot that which has been done, which has too late been examined, but which remains un avenged; which has left behind It all the foul and all the fierce passions which produced It; and which may bgaln spring up in another murderous harvest from ths soli soaked and reeking with blood, ana in tne air tainted wluh every Imagin able deed of crime and shame. That such things should be done once is a damning disgrace to the portion of our race which did them, that a door should be left open for their ever-so- barely possible repetition' would spread tnat sname over tne whole. - We may ransack the annals of tha world; but I know not what research dan furnish us with so potentlous an example of the fiendish misuse ot the powers established by God. Resolved that the excellent address of Brother Staver, read before the minister ial association of Astoria on the Arment an massacre be presented to the editor of the Astorlan for publication. Brother Staver Waving resided In Armenia as a missionary for five years knows whereof he speaks, and his address In our estima tion will be highly appreciated by the reading public. J. W. M-CORMAC, Secretary. L. J. TRUMBULL, President M. E. CHURCH. The services at the Methodist Episcopal church. Sunday evening were unusually Interesting, particularly the music. The anthem, "Lord Forever at Thy Side," by Abt, was given with the precision, phras ing and regard for light and shade which has been noted in this choir since It has been under the direction of Mrs. H. T. Crosby. The solo by Mr. J. W. Belcher, "The Palms of Faure" was particularly fine, and rendered with much expression and lellglous fueling. Mr. Belcher is now recognized as Astoria s leading tenor. VESPERS AT GRACE CHURCfl. After tha week's turmoil and labor When the heart Is sore and hope is dis couraged, the hour of vespers is full, of peace and quiet to the weary soul, and brings comfort and renewed faith in an that is good In this world and in tne here' after. Has the battle gone against you, and divers trials and difficulties seemed to overwhelm your vary existence? Has It seemed as though the bad was over coming the good and' that, as It were, there was no place left for principle, and that ho matter how hard you tried and how faithfully you worked every. thing went wrong and misunderstandings and mistakes ruled the day? Then the evening hymn, floating upward In the twilight, sweet strains of faith and love, will heat the burdened heart and mind und restore strength and courage to the faltering will. These, and other thoughts, passed through the listeners mind Sunday even ing at Grace church during tne simple and always beautiful service. The rector had chosen the theme from St. Peter's sermon on the day of Pentecost, where he thrills his hearers with the recital of King David's prophecy of the Christ that Christ Who was promised snouia descend frbm the line of David and whose resurrection was foretold and of which fact they were witnesses. The rec tor said that "as long as the histories of King avid and St. Peter were ex tant the people need not be discouraged, Though the small attendance at the churches and the seeming prevalence of vice was disheartening, yet ths .sure promise will be fulfilled, David, ths great king and prophet, fell from the heights of honor and power Into the lowest depths of sin. but God In his mercy for gave, though punishment was meted out, and restored him to his exalted position. Peter, one of the three chosen disciples, cursed and blasphemed and denied his Lord thrice, yet was he forgiven and re stored to his leadership. Let not the care and trials, dally troubles and sins over whelm, but take courage, be up, push on and overcome all obstacle" As a benediction the beautiful anthem filled all hearts, rounding out the Sab bath day and putting new courage Into faltering footsteps. The schooner Mary Gilbert has been thoroughly overhauled at Waldport and will be launched on July 4 where ths citi zens of ths Jittle burg expect to have a great celebration in honor ot ths event. Pat Moran, the veteran steward of ths Potter who numbers his friends In this city by 'the hundreds, has been trans ferred to the Elmore on ths up-river traffic, and Fred Banks, of the Elmore, takes his place on the rotter. The steamer Robarts had a lively time last week towing a couple ot rock barges up to the Sluslaw from Coos bay. It was blowing quits a gale, the barges became unmangt&ble and she was obliged to put into Coqullle for safety, after receiving several hUrd bumps from her tows. The Coos Bay News has the following concerning the recent accident to the Bandoiille: "Ths Bandorllle, bound in. broke her shaft Just after crossing the Coqullle bar on Thursday, the eth Inst. The shaft was forwarded to Marshfleld Monday and goes below on the ArUgo. Ths Bandorllle will probably remain In ths Coqullle until the return of the shaft. Mr. B. A. Beaborg has been awarded the contract to extend his wharves for ths accommodation of ths O. R. & N. Co.'s boat, North Pacific, and will start me worn a; ones, in ctw rcparung siu-1 tion at Ilwaco in charge of H. W. Ou am Is benig satisfactorily put imdtr wuy, and the local otllce on thin sl'le will In a few days keep the stea.m.-'s s.iilliiK dattS posted some days in udvanoe on black boards. In the Occident hotel block. The 'Manzanltai went drtw.ft to the mouth of the river yesttrdiiy morning to re place a whistling buoy, and In the after noon came back and docked at 'Parker's wharf. Captain, Gregory intended to ktive for the Sound last nlfht but re ceived telegraphic orders to await further instructions from the department. It la highly probable that she will not go out till next wk. The O. R. & N. are now building a boat to ply on the upper river, prin cipally between' Corvallls and EnZTt. when the wliter Is at a sufficient dopth and to Harrlaburg the remainder of the year. It is being built with that especial abject In view and will act as a feeder to the company's other boats on ths lower river. The success the company has had with their water transportation In tho past warrants the belief that they will be able to accomplish this long-to-be-deslred result. The boat will be of 100 tons capacity and special engines of high power are being built tor her use. Falrplay ot the 7th Inst says: Ship owners are beginning to doubt the ad vantage of contracting on this side for every conceivable thing and operation to be performed in American ports, some of them having found by experience that by contracting at horns for fresh meat supplies at San Francisco their captains had to pay a good deal more for their beef than what they would have required to do had they been free to buy as they liked on the spot, It Is asserted that in the case of towing, stevedoring, and such like contracts, contract vessels do not get the same attention as those which are free. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. H. A, SMITH I DENTIST. Rooms I and 1. Pvthln xsulldlnac over C. H. Cooper store. W. C. LOGAN. D. r. 8., DENTAL PARLORS, ' Mansell Block, 671 Third street DR EILIV JANSON. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.. Office over Olsen's drug store. Hours, 10. iu u n. in,; hub iuiu l to d, m, Dun- days, 10 to 11. J. 8., BISHOP, M, D., I HOMEOPATHIST. Office and rooms In Kinney Bloclb Office Hours, 10 to 11:30 and t to :30 Surgery and DlBeasoi ot Women a Spe cialty. LIBERTY P. MUT.LTNIX. M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.' . Office, 68414 Third st, Astoria, Ore. Special attention given to all chronl diseases. DR. O. B. ESTEfl, PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON. Special attention to diseases of wom en and surgery. Offloa over Danzlsrers store. Astoria Telephone No. 62. JAY TUTTLE. M. D. PHYSICIAN. BURGEON, AND - -ACCOUCHEUR. Office, Rooms I and (, Pythian Building. Hours, 10 to 13 and 1 to 6. Residence, 639, Cedar street DOCTOR ALFRED KINNEY, OFFICE AT HIS RESIDENCE. May be found In his office until II o'clock mornings, from 12 noonvuntll I p. m,, and from 6 until 7:30 evealnga. German Physician. Eclectic DR.; BARfTEL, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office over Albert Dunbar's store oor. 9th and Commercial. Prices: Calls $1; confinements, $10.00. Operations at office free. Medicines furnished. MRS. DR. OWENB ADAIR, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. ; Special attention given to diseases ot women and children. Also to eye boiu era. - umce u-l jura. - nuuAur uu Tuesdays and Saturdays from (:30 a. m, to 3:30 p. m. W. M. LaForce.- S. B. Smith. LaFORCE 4 SMITH, ATTORNEYS-AT-YAW, ' 885 Commercial street. ... FRANK J. TAYLOR, ! ATTORNEY AT LAW. Astoria, Oregon. J. Q. A. BOWLBY, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR ,AT LAV. Office on Second Strict Astoria, Or. J. N. Dolph. Richard Nlxoa f?hBti V. IDnlnh. DOLPH. NIXON & DOLPH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Pnntlajnfl- Droirnn. 24 2K. 2fi t? Hamilton Building. All legal and col lection buslneftM nromntlv fLttonrtori 4n Claims against the government a spe cialty. JAME3 W. WELCH, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE lUJiCTT. ' Houses to rent All kmAa nf erty for sole. Correspondence and business solicited. Olilce Welch Block, 854 Commercial street, Astoria, Oregon. - MASSAGE N. Moleen. anient I An mo. sage, 688 Commercial street, upstairs over uooomans store. Office hours from 10 to U and J to 5. SOCIETY MEETINGS. TEMPLE LODOIH NO. 1 A IT- .n.4 A. M.- ReflrUlftr miYimnntnnHrni on the first and third Tuesday evening of each month. W, G. HOWELL, W, M. E. C. HOLDEN. Sa-Mtary. MISCELLANEOUS. WHEN IN PORTLAND Call on Handler As Unas. 150 First street, and get the Dally Astorian. Visitors need not miua their morning paper whlie there. BEVERAGF.3. WINES AND BRANDIES. Use 7.in- fandel wine Instead of coffee or ten. Fifty cents per gallon. Don't fu,kt peach and apricot brandy. Aiso FreneB Cognac- anl win at A!-;x C.'tsri's.