) today's Weather. $ FalrwMther W,shl"&ton ni 0nSom t Vtt V-V- W v1 VLlyr'Br:'gnM 4 The ASTORIAM has the larcst LOCAL . circulation! the largest GRNtRAL clrcula- Hon, and the largest TOTAL circulation of tall papers published In Astoria, njsr Jmoynp ajjrgs-jpnTjt ngr i mim 'ir ir'. ''iKi-f"- 1 EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLIV, NO. 155. ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 4. 1895. PRICE, FIVE CENTS Lubricating OILS A Specialty. I872 ' 1893 Brothers, Sell ASTORIA, Ship Chandelery, Hardware, Iron & Steel, Coal, Groceries & Provisions, Flour & Mill Feed, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Loggers Supplies, Fairbank's Scales, Doors & Windows, Agricultural Implements Wagons & Vehicles. NEW GOODS B. F. ALLEN, 365 Commerciai Street. New lines for 1895. Japanese Rugs and Matting Bamboo Furniture, etc. (Direct from Japan.) House Lining, Building Paper and Glass. vVall Paper of 1895 now in with a stock Japanese Leathers, Wholesale in Chicago from tg to $18 per roll of 12 yards. B F. ALLEN'S, 365' Commercial Street Snap R Kodak at any man coming out of our Btors and you'll get a portrait of a man brimming over with pleasant thoughts. Such quality In the liquors ) we have to offer are enough to , PLEASE ANY MAN. Conge and Try Them, HUGHES & CO. IS THERE? Is there a man with heart so cold. That from bis 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 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 Cooronly St , foot of Jackson, Astoria. 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. 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. I CHALLENGE! All the manipulators of slaughter, cut price, discount, bankrupt and other sort of sales to produce , cheaper than our new lines direct from the manu facturer in Men's and Boy's Clothing, - Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Etc. lISP-A child buys as cheap as the most experienced buyer, I. L. OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. 606 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR. FIREWORKS! Flags . Torpedoes Firecrackers Buftting Festoon Paper Can terns And everything required for the Fourth Parties out side of the city are invited to call and get our prices. Griffin & Reed. SUITS. PANTS. GL0THIH61WEN BO YS ' . Our Sping Stock Has Arrived. They Are Wonders For The Money. Look Through Our Stock. Men.s Suits Worth Jio.oo for $6.50. ' Worth nearly double the money. Men's Suits at t 8.00 " . " " 10.00 " " " 12.00 Come and see us. Men's Pants li.oo, $1.50, 2.oo, I2.50, $3.00 and $3.50. Large lines to select from. Big lines of Underwear, Hats. Shoes. Suspenders. Socks. Rubber Boots and Oil Clothing. Also full stock of Dry Goods. The Cheapest House In The State. Oregon Trading Go, 600 Commercial Street, THREE LOTS. In a desirable location, 2 blocks from High School. A BARGAIN. C. J. TRENCHARD, Agent Wells, Fargo & Co. and Pacific Express Co. HOP and PHOENIX INSURANCE GO'S. Custom House Broker and Commission MercharrK- 50a Bond Street. Kopp'a Beer Hall. Choice Wines, Liquors and Clears. KENTUCKY WHISKEY Only handed over the bar. The largest glass of N. P. Beer. HaH-and-hatf, jc. Frea Lunch. Chas. Wirkkala, Proprietor. Cor. Concomly and Lafayette St. THOMAS MOKKO, The Blacksmith whose shop Is oppos ite Cutting's cannery, Is now prepared to do such odd jobs as making new cannery coolers, repairing old ones, making new flshln boat irons, and re pairing old ones, and all other black smithing that requires first-class work-tnwumip. Carpenter Shop. Tour mind Is on repairing yonr boost this spring; possibly on building a new one. If so. remcmbor we are carpen ters and buUden wij. -a shop -full of tools always willing to do such jobs and want yonr work. MILLER & GOSXET. eft Hwac BmJs, CHOICE LOTS IN HILLS FIRST ADDITION. On the new Pipe LineJJoulevard Just the place for a cheap home. A Block IN ALDERBROOK. niK&ui uah UINL will be extended this summer to within 5 minutes walk of this property Will cell at decided bargain. ACREAGE. In 5 or 10 aore tracts inside the city limits, also adjoining Flavel. GEORGE HILyL,. 471BondSt., Occident Block, HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. FOflflD & STOKES CO. DEALERS IN Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware, White Sewing Machines, Hardware, . Boat and Fishermen's Supplies, Paints and Oils, Ship Chandlery, Teas, Coffees and Groceries, California Wines, Medically Pure Liquors, Sole Agents for the Celebrated fllmigfytg Dollar Cigar. MUSIC HfliiH. ATINO CO wI on ttrlt www Music Hair at 858 Aitor street, w w Saturday the 16I&. They will www keep nnmberleaa fool honors and elgart besides Baring good mnsle all the Una North Paeifie Br emery JOHN KOPP, Prop Bohemian Lager Beer And XX PORTER. Leave orders with J. L. Carlson at the Sumryslde Saloon or Louis Boentge at tna cosmopolitan Saloon, All orders will be promptly, attended to. - EVERY REQUISITE FOB ' first Class funerals : ' AT POfllt'S Undertaking Parlors, THIRD STREET. Rata Reasoaaow. Eahalailae aSaectartT BEER HALL, ; WW. the Oimtrtaas Ecer IlaU irted to do in selecting their liquors wan- to pick out what intelligent people would want if they knew It as experienced people should know It. Make a note of this If you want pure liquors. George Hartley, Proprietor. Omaha Exercised Over Strange Case of Crime. A TERRIFIC CLOUD BURST Railroad Tracks Washed Away and Crops Destroyed Naval . ' ' . Officer Conjured. Omaha, July 3. Five badly frightened individuals occupying murderers' cells at the police station, ' a residence resem bling In many respects a slaughter house and 'the unaccountabb absence of John Seljan are the features of a peculiarly mysterious tragedy, which is engaging all of the Omaha police and detectives to night. Seljan is the Supposed victim, and Mr. and Mrs. Mote Mlkan, Anton Ruck- ovltz, John Uban and John Drubniti ur the prisoners. Robbery Is the presumed object of the crime, but the feature moat confusing to the police, ia the unexplained absence of the corpse. . The boarding house lat 1205 Pierce St. is the scene of the crime. A hasty exam ination of the bedroom. In which the man is supposed to have been murdered, shows unmistakable evidence of a bloody conflict. A great pool of blood was lo cated near the head of the bed and the bed clothes were saturated In several places with blood. Bloody footprints were found on the bed, quilt and pillow. A razor, pocket knife and crowbar were found in the bedroom, which, from ap pearances, were used tis weapons in the struggle. Several of the persons had blood on their clothe. All those con cerned are Poles. Monday the missing man received $1000 from the old country!, To obtain this, the crime was committed. Two trunks were taken from the! house during the night and sent to St. Louis. . The police are investigating this clue and think the body has been Cut up and placed in the trunks. L vance was the work of Mr. It. Loverldge, jne aecorauons in tne city are -more profuse than for many years past Prob ably the most attractive building In the city is the Oregonlan building, which Is artistically draped. In bunting and flags, Five hundred Incandescent lights arrang- H&Himond the building, one around the cornice and the other at the third floor, together with a row of lights tat each corner of the tower extending from 'the main building to the top of the tower, gives the build' leg an attractive appearance. Arranges for Seaside Road. the RATES TO BE MADE REASONABLE COLLEGE SPORTS. London, July 3.-At the caacluslaiv of the Unlversitiis' tests today, W. J. Oak ley, president of the Oxford Athletic Club, said to a reporter of the Associat ed Press:. "WeU.-the question of Yale's challenge now rests with Cambridge, ns Oxford has been defeated." Subsequently representatives of Oxford and Cambridge met and considered Yale's proposals. At itho 'close of the meeting the following statement was Issued! "The committee decides that as Harvard lefused to agree to their purt of the orig inal proposal, It would not be deslrablo for Oxford and Cambridge to meet Yale single-handed, which reasrii the commit tee regrets In view of th sportsmanlike proposal of Yale. Any other American combine seems under the circumstances to be impossible. It now only remains for Cambridge, us winner of today's con tests, to decide whether she can consider Yale's challenge. " This they propose to do Immediately and, are to communicate their decision at the earliest date; Yale's proposed date Is too late for the Cam bridge October term."' Flavel Land Company Subsidy Ar ranged and Nothing in the Way of the Progress of Work. NAVAL DECISION. . Washington, July 8. Secretary Herbert has acted on the findings of the court martial held, at Lhe Mare Island Navy Yards in the cases of Lieut. W. W. Bu chanan, division officer, and Lieut. J. D. Dorn, ordinance officer of the Olympla, tried for negligence resulting in the acci dent to a gun, causing the death of Gun ner Johnson. Secretary Herbort approv ed the acquittal of Buchanan, but In the esse of Dorn disapproved the findings of the court-martial, which acquitted him. In refusing to approve the findings of the court in the case of Lieut. Dorn, Sec retary Herbert read quite a lecture to the nav.il officers. The accident was caused by the failure of some one to fill the recoil cylinder with the liquid. A dally inspection of the recoil cylinder ils required, though no particular person Is designated to make the inspection. The secretary says! "It cannot be that on a new ship so plain a regulation can De violated and no one to blame. The de partment cannot approve the decision which seems to hold that in a case like this the ordnance officer Is not responsi ble, simply because the regulations do not declare it in so many words, The officer txerclsed control over, and super intendence of, all who are benea'h him. If duties are required , to be performed in his department of the ship It Is his duty to perform, or to see that it is done." PORTLAND RACES. Portland, July. 3. in the six end two- thirds furlongs race, Raindrop Injured her left hind leg. The perforans were broken and the perforators lacerated. M was thought that the animal would be injured for life, but a veterinary sur geon states that she will be ready for the track again In three month 2:30 class trot Zomibro won, Brlarhlll second; Antrlma third; best time, 2:30 3-4. Free-for-all trot, three-year-olds Miss Jessie won; Dr. Duff second; Ivan. Alto third; best time, 2:19 1-4. District trot 2:34 class Chris. Peterson won; Hugo secondj Alma third; best time,, 2:23 1-2. .... - - ' Running one-half mile handicap Quirt won; Lark second; St. Apollo third; time 48 6-4. .. fits and one-half f urlongs-t. Croix won; Marietta second; Misty Morn 'third; time, 1:21 1-4. ... A GOOD SHLiUCTION. Washington, July 3. The selection of I Prof. Moore, of Chicago, as chief of the weather bureau, it is expected will be officially announced within twenty-four hours. The appointment will be strictly in the line of the olvll service. Professor Moore has been a Hfe-long employe in the service. He Is a Republican and was born 41 years ago. He had no political backing for the office and the announce ment of his appointment will be the first Intimation to him that his selection has been considered. He received his first appointment to the signal service when he was 21 years old, and has been with It and the weather bureau ever since. ' It Is understood that Mr. Hammond has secured an option on the South Coast rail way, running, from Young's Bay to Clat sop bench points; that he Is negotiating with and arranging for some coaches be longing to the O. R. and N. and equipping the line in first-class condition for the seaside business. His Intention is to use an Oregon Pacific engine, and with the new equipment he will receive from the O. R. and N. Co. the patrons of the South Coast can congratulate themselves upon securing better facilities to reach South Coast points than havi be-n In ef fect for a number of years. Upon inquiry It was found that the rate which will bo adopted by the different companies will probably be pa 0. basis of about 3 to Young's bay, and $3.50 to beach points, and that a similar rate will apply tc North beach. Arrangements have not yet been per fected for ticketing, through on account of Mr. Hammond's delay In securing an option on the South Coast road, but it has been the Idea of the. lines Interested to make the rates the same to both Ilwaco beach and Clatsop beach points. The establishment of the side-wheel steamer (North Pacific, between Astoria land Ilwaco, will furnish superior service to that heretofore in effect. Arrum, memo nave Deen completed Dy which a license Is secured for the steamer which allows her to carry 360 passengers. Th service heretofore has only been that of the, , steamer Ilwaco,. which Js a, sery fHv:-fitht-Ciaft, and accorded th pa trons inadequate facilities for comfort. From present appearances, it would look as though the patrons of both beaches this -season would secure a. better 'class of accommodation "than they have here tofore enjoyed, and the result-wlll.be beneficial, as many will take advantage of the- low rates and Increased facilities which are offered. Oregonian. . From the latest advices received by those who are posted It Is thought that the deal for the Seaside road was con summated yesterday by Mr. Hammond and that he will be here the last of the week to commence operations.' It 1 also understood that the Fhivtl Land Conv pany matter has been arranged to his entire satisfaction so that there can be ho delay on either side of the bay. STATE NEWS. UNION PACIFIC SPEAKS. Omaha, July 3. President and Manag ing Receiver Clark, of the Union Pacific, ten tonight for St. Louis. He will be In Uttendance at the special master In chan eery court, where testimony will be taken on the question, of the Union Paclllo cou pons and the advisability of selling some of the equipment of the Kansas Pacific. Mr. Clarke today said that the Indica tions pointed to an, upward tendency In the stocks of the granger roads, for the reason that If all present conditions were realized, a tremendous grain crop would have to be moved this fall. "From the East comes the cheerirg words of healthier business conditions," ha said. "The manufacturers of steel rails, steel plates sand other railway sup plies, are patting on Increased forces and running to their full capacity. This is a hopeful sign and it may be that we are at the turning of the tide which will bring us renewed prosperity. Here in the West we can hardly hope for any ma terial change until the crop are gath ered, for we are essentially an agricul tural people, but the East, which reflecis the prevailing sentiment Of the country, shows stronger he pes in the future than for two year past, and we cannot help but benefit from thl change." ' TO&TLAND'8 FOURTH. inland, July a. Ike celebration of the Fourth of July was inaugurated In this city tonight by a parade of one thousand wheelmen. Wnny of. the bicycles were artlfltb'jtfiy A xriiii buntlr.jr. C,; - ese lanterns, etc. One wheel ridden by A. P. Hamilton, which attracted a great eeal of attention carried a dozen electric lights, storage battery for which was carried around his waist. The contrl-. LETTER FROM GLADSTONE. Edlnburg, July 3. At a meeting of the Midlothian Liberal Association today, a letter of farewell was read from the Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, who ha represent ed, Midlothian since 1889, In the house of commor. In his letter Gladstone says that though in regard to public affairs there is much that is disputable, some things belong to history. It Is for ex ample, he adds, beyond question that the century now expiring has exhibited an un exampled progress in the matter of the franchises of the people and he claims that an overwhelming proportion of these reforms -were . effected by the liberal party. . WANT THE SECRETARIES. Washington, July 8. Secretary Morton has received a letter from Tobias Castor, the Democratic national committeeman from Nebraska, urging the attendance of Secretaries Carlisle and Morton at the state convention which Is tor be held next week. The convention Is to nominate some minor state officials, but efforts are expected to be made by the lilver men to secure a declaration, upon the money question. Invitations to the two secre taries were sent as . result of the meet ing of the state) central committee. . ROBBERS' CAMP FOUND. Roseburg, Oregon, July 3. George Qulne reported at Riddle at 4 o'clock this f- ternoon that h had found a, camp wher the train robbers stopped, last night In I Cow Creek mountains on the) east dde. The robbers separated this morning, one on a large bay horse, was seen going towards Cany on villa, and one wnt west ward. The direction taken by th third la not definite. All avenues of escape are well guarded. Qulne, with one detective, returned at once In pursuit. Interesting Items Culled From Oregon's . ieaoing Newspaper. In accordance with the provisions of an act passed by the legislature of 1893 it is made the duty of the governor to issue a proclamation on the 1st' of July of each year calling public attention to the provisions of the act to protect tim ber and other property front fire and warning all persons from violating the same. Governor Lord did not issue his proclamation on Monday, owing to press of other business, but it will be forthcoming no doubt In the near future. Any person, says the Statesman, In com menting on this matter, who shall will fully set Are to any wooded country or forest belonging to the state or to the United States or to any person shall be ae&mea guiltr of a misdemeanor and upon conviction Detore a court of competent Jurisdiction shail be punished by a fin not exceeding $1,000 or Imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fin ana imprisonment. There Is ft provision that this act does not apply to any Der- son wno in gooa raitn sets a back fir to prevent the extension of ft fir ulread) ourning. E. C. Smith, Constabe Dan Linton anc Attorney George A. Dorrls returned fron their fishing trip up the Willamette rlvei last evening, says the Eugene Guard They left this city last Monday and wen as far as Salmon creek, about forty mile; up tne Willamette, where they launchet their boat and proceeded to fish dowi the river. All went well -until yesterday iney naa caugnt upwards of 100 flsh b) noon yesterday, when they reichtd Scuffle point, where they met with un ac cident which came very nearly resulting seriously. As the boat came around the point it suddenly struck a rock and. the water toeing quite swift, capsized, throwing fishermen, fish, bedding; and everything Into the river. The rocks In the river prevented them from sroin down the stream and enabled them to get ashore. They saved the boat, a frying pan and a piece of bedding, but lost their overcoat, flh and everything else they "had. The new ordinance nroMhttln mrt AnI boy from riding on the sidewalks in cer tain streets in Salem went Into effect Monday morning and caused ft deal of commotion among the wheelmen dur Ing the day. Those unfortunate enough to be taken before City Recorder likles were Charley Adams, E. M. W<e and Paul II. Sroat, tout they were let off after promls- l ing to heed the provisions of the ordin ance hereafter. During the day a num. ber of wheelmen attempted to make: "eport" of the new law by parading tha streets with tall styles of bells attached to their wheels. There were cow bells, sheep bells, street car gonps alarm clocks and everything with "r"fitg to it, and to the stranger Salem appeared more , like a village than the Capital City. The projectors of the movement attempted tj get up a demonstration on Monday night, but it fell flat. The ordinance is a, good one and the wheelmen should observe It. Mr. C. T. Williams, a stock grower nd rancher of Fox valley. Grant oounty, arrived in Baker City yesterday with, load of wool for MoCurren Bros, of John Day, says th Democrat. This Is Mr. "Williams' first visit here in twenty-thre years, and when, seen by a reporter h was trying to looata himself. The only building that he could recognize was the Grter stables. The town had completely outgrown all his expectations and from the struggling thamlet of only two or three hundred peoplo a city had! grown with a population of over 4,000. Mr. Will iams was engaged in freighting between Umatilla landing and (Baker City in the old days and be yet remembers the nam of a few of th men then in business here. Tlmes-Mountalneer. Chief Pea has requested the East Ore- gonion to say that the committee of chiefs on tne Umatillu reservation is making elaborate arrangements for the celebration- of the Fourth of July at the usual place, ai mile above the . gowrnment schools at the agency. Many visitors are expected from the Yakima reserva tion, and all the principal families from the tribes here will be represented tn the big camp. Ten oxen will be driven to the spot, slaughtered and the flesh distributed among the tepees. The In dians hope to see many' white visitors and will welcome all who come. It has cost Union county In the neigh. borhood of $100 In ft criminal prosecution in which the vital point to be ascer tained was whether a certain individual or some one else led a certain horse out of a barn on a certain date; ays the La Grande Chronicle. Last summer the question of the ownership of a worthless cur pup cost the county $00, and a six-bit wagon cover cost the tax payers a hun dred or more. On another occasion ft small street scrup caa went the rounds of three Justice court, and cost the county over $300. The police authorities in Pendleton re cently arrested three men as vags. Who after being kept in Jail over night and brought to trial before the recorder, de clared they were acrobats on their way to Spokane to fill tin engagement. Th recorder had ft space In the room cleared and ter enjoying for an hour some at th finest tumbling everproduced on circus boards concluded the claim of. the men, was established and, let them go on their way, trejolclng. ) few days ago- George Hawk, who resides near Crawfordsville, discovered two bear cubs in ft tree and in falling the tree one was killed and the other only stunned. Mr. Hawk brought him to town Monday and offered him for tul at $6, but did not find a buyer. Browns ville Times. ; The Klickitat Agriculturist says; "Un der date of the 24th Insti we learn that ft well-to-do farmer named John Russell, living near Arlington, committed suicide on the morning of that date. He was ft bachelor about 45 year of age." PORTLAND FIGHTERS WON. Salt (Lake, July 3. The rooms of th Bolt Lake Athletlo Club were crowdtd tonight to witness the fight between Black Prince, of Salt Lake, and Harry Taylor, of Portland. There wat tome hurd slug ging but it was plain In the third round that Prince was no match for his op ponent The colored man was knocked out in the eighth round by a severs blow on the neck. TERRIBLE CLOUD BURST. Wichita, Kan.,. July 8.-A terrlflo cloud burst occurred on the divide wet of Medford, Oklahoma, last night. . The flood was so great that many people went t the house tops. The cretks were swolltn to such an extent that 1500 feet of th Rock Island track was washed away.. All of the crop over an area of five mile were destroyed. It Is feared there may have been some fatalities. POOR SARAH ALTHEA. San Francisco, July J.-T. H. Williams, guardian of Sarah Althea Terry, has ap plied for permission to dispose of her estate, which consist of furniture, and ouehold good valued at tint. This la all that remain of the property of th once famous woman who Is now an in- mat of th Stockton Insane asylum. THE WAR INDEMNITY. ' "Washington, July S.-Accordlng to a dispatch from Denby, United States min ister at Pekln, on May 14 last to ths sec retary of state, th war indemnity to b paid by China to Japan, amount to 288, (00,000 Mexican silver dollars. FITZSIMMONS ACQUlTrED. Syracuse, N. Y., July Bob Fltssim- mens was acquitted this afternoon on the charge of manslaughter for killing Con Rlordan, his sparring partner. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. Washington, July 3.-Th civil service commission has arranged ths schedule fop examinations t t.ik plac during next month. 'laminations will be held In Portland October 1, and In Rosc-burg October lath. . NOMINATION CONFIRMED. San FrancfcKO, July J. Th steamer Al ameda arrived tms evening bringing ad-1 vices under oat of Honolulu. June 27th, I stating that rb arrant hid an executive section yesterday at which th nomlna-l tXsa wT . K Castle a minister to Wash ington war confirmed. It is understood that h Is appointed temporarily, and tbati V. M. Hatch, now minister of foreign I affiair, will represent this country t Wahlngton. ', Highcjt Of all in Leavening Power.Latest U. S. Gov't Report A f f fm l-. p . I I. I