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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1895)
THIS DAILY AST0R1AJM. A STOMA, Rl DAY MORNIJVtt, AUGUST 23, 1895". THE WALLER AFFAIR France Will Make Indemnity and Kelease Waller. SENATOR HARRIS SPEAKS Does Not Believe In Wastiuu JlucU Time on Silver Cable Con . tract Jiatilied.J Washington, Aug. 22. With reference to the criticism -which have been made from time to time concerning the state department's conduct of ttie Waller case It can be stated that Waller's friends here are satisfied that the case is recelv lng imost careful and zealous attention from the department. Enough Is known regarding the pro grew of negotiations to justify the state- ment that the department Is confident they will result In the release of Waller wll'h indemnity for his imprisonment and the restoration of Ills property rights, The department thinks that Waller's re lease could have been secured before now, but it was felt that this would be accomplished at the risk of losing the Indemnity from the French government and the protection of Waller and his property rights In Madagascar. All money interests involved are freely placed by one in the department at not less than a million dollars. RATIFIED THE CABLE CONTRACT. Honolulu, Aug. 22. (Per steamer Aus tralia to San Francisco.) The senate and houee bouse have ratified the cable con tract made toy Freuldent Dole with U. S. Spaulding, who will ask the next con gress for an annual subsidy of J250.000. The contract signed by this government grants an exclusive franchise for twenty years, but provides that the grant shall not prevent any foreign government hav ing existing treaty rights with the re public of Hawaii allowing any such gov ernment to do so, to land the cable upon the Hawaiian group for other than com mercial purposes, from any point on the North American contlnont. The govern ment agrees to pay ttio contractor an annual subsidy of 140.000 for twenty years from the date of the establishment of telegraphic communication between Hon olulu arid a point at or near San Fran cisco. Work on the cable must begin on or before the 1st day of May, 1ST7, and the line must be completed by November 1, 1898, otherwise the contract la void. If Spaulding falls to obtain assistance from the United States the Hawaiian govern ment may cancel the contract. The com pany will be exempt from duty on mater ial, taxes and port charges In addition to the other privileges. The maximum rates for messages shall not exceed fl per word. 6BNATOH HARRIS TALKS. Docs Not Believe In Warning Much Time on Sliver. Washington, Aug. 22. Senator Harris, of Tennessee, who Is one of the leaders In the movement to secure a sliver plat form and is a candidate) at the next Democratic national convention, said to day that he did not believe In wasting .much time on free Bllver in the next congress and also was of a like opinion as to suggestions of an international monetary conference. The sliver Demo crats' fight, he said, would be for the control of the next national convention, and speaking of this in connection with the recent sliver conferonco, ho said: "I 'hope to have complete organization flt every county seat and at every vot ing precinct In nearly every county In the United States. With such an organiza tion, If It shall bo comploted, we will 'je able to bring Into action at the proper time tho entire Bilver sentiment of the country. If successful we will control the action of the national convention. If defeated, cpeaklng for myself, I shall submit to the wlH of the majority." HIS THIRD MAN. Frulto, Col., Aug. 22. Jack Grimes was accused by Al. Billings of lying and Bill ings drew his gun, This was a month hko. Grimes was silenced, but said: "You'll hear of this In a short tlms." Yesterday at the round-up, Billings, who wan herding, came to the camp for water. Billings was unarmed. Grimes pulled his gun and began shooting, the ball going through Billings stomacn and coming out at the back. Blillngs aeked Grimes to stop, but at latst stood from behind his 'home and said: "I'll take It like a nvin." Crines stopped, jumped on Ms hoi; nil! It-.'i. Billing Is atlU alive. Grimes has killed three men, ' fcm.M.iMrS TO UK' PUNISHED. Sun Fr.i'!,'k-o, Auig. 3.-Whe sealing mtn of Wil.i .port are conwldcrably worked up over M he rumor that all sealing ves t's which failed o T'rovlde thomsolvos with nptviar permit for seal nulling are to be m-iti ns soon se they arrive at ian f'ranclseo. Not only Is this rumor well founded, but men who have killed seals In the prohibited district, or dur ing the close season, are to be crimin ally prosecuted by the government. Two vessols, the Sophia Sutherland and the Bowhead ihave already been aeliod, the latter being still in tho custody of the United States marshal, RATES ARE BEING CUT. Ban Franolsoo, Aug. 32. The steamer Australia, from Honolulu, brings word of a rate war from Honolulu to Yoko hama, between the Pacific Mafl and Ore gon Railway and Navigation company. The steerage rate was cut from 127 to $9. The Ban Francisco agent of the Oregon Hallway and Navigation company an nounces that his company' new (Ine of steamers to the Orient will hereafter compete for passenger as well as freight business. i THAT BLOOD-STAINED KNIFE. 8an Francisco, A'ig. 22. Durrant did not own the blood-stained knife that was found In the barn on Walnut creek, where he pent the night before his arrest. Ths knife belonged to Lieut. Boardman, of the signal corps, and the supposed blood sUIn proved to be rust. When the knife was Arts discovered It was thought to have belonged to Dur rant and that it was the weapon with which Mlnnls William had been killed. STILL IS PROORWW. r t w York, Aug. 22. The conference be tween President Hill, of tne Great North cm, J. P. Montan n Chnlrman Edward n. Ailums, of the Kort.ern Pacific ftvr- ganlzallnn committee", looking for ar rangemenis of the union Interests of the Northern I'ociflc and Great Northern, are still In progress. Hill is stl 1 prepared to carry out tils part of the agreement upon tho completion of the reorganization of the Northern Paolllc. FROM BAD TO WORSE. Chicago, Aug. 22. The Knights Templar rates to Jioston are going from bad to worse. Restrictions of every kind wore virtually removed from the tickets today by a number of roads. Svereal roads arc shading the rates considerably below one ifare. The brokers are loaded up with tickets and are being paid big commission by roads on their sales. GIVKN AS SOUVENIRS. San FrancUco, Aug. 22. The California Commandery, Knights Templar, which 13 now speeding across the country in pecial train, has among its baggage 16,000 bottles of choice sauterne, from the Llvenmore wine district. The wino fills a whole car and .weighs twelvo tons. They will give It awiiy as souvenirs at the Boston conclave. WAS THE KAHLx-JI. Victoria, B. C, Aug. 22. The vessel ashore on Trial Island was tho Kahulul, bound from Departure bay for San Fran cisco with a cargo of coal. She went on at 4 o'clock In a dense fog and floated off at 1 o'clock this morning. Several hundred tons of coal were thrown over board to lighten her. CH'I'NIME GOING 'HOME. Montreal, Aug. 22. The flow of Chinese homeward still continues. Yesterady ten Celestials left Montreal for Vancouver and were Ifo.lowed today by 200 more. Tomorrow 150 will go through from Bos ton and New Yoik. All these have pass ports to return to the United States within elx months. CAMERON LOSES. Wlllia'msport, Pa., Aug. 22. The Re publican county convention was held to day, -when three delegates to the state convention were chosen in the interest of Chairman Giikesou. Resolutions were adopted opposing the election of J. Don ald Cameron as senator because of his money views. EXAMINATION CONCLUDED. Ei'.ensburg, Wash., Aug. 22. The exam ination ol uio defendants in tho lynch- ...g case .v. lb colli, uileu into thN alter ,.un. Ui:iiei:ii'ker. Fieg.o mid Kennedy noi.! wilnout iKiil. A motion was made to dlhcnurge. The Linder and Lynke decision will be given tomorrow inuiiilng. THEY LEAVE TODAY. Woodstock, III., Aug. 22. The directors of the A. R. U., except President Debs, will leave here tomorrow otter having served their three months sentence for CLiitempt of court. All of thorn resume duties In the Held, instructing members and organizing unions. CAMPBELL NOMINATED. Springfield, Ohio, Aug. 22. Ex-Governor Campbell was today nominated for gov ernor, Senator Brlce and sound money men carried everything. The Daily Astorian positively guaran tee) to advertisers a larger City circulation than all other papers published in Astoria combined. HOTEL ARRIVALS. ASTOR HOUSE. F Morrison, ChlnoIt daughter, Castle R. Elmer Samples, 11-js C Tomlinson, Sea- wuco. j side. A Yenlan, City. J J Brain, Ranter A McGllllvray, Wm Stokes, Prtld Westport. Wiii McCain, City W H Leroy, Cas-Chas Sundln, City cades. ' j Chas Erlckson, City A Leroy, Portland Mrs E L Sherman, C L Mann, Mlnha- Fort Stevens. wuka. Frank Uohuklo, W Johnson, Prtlndi Otilnda, Wn. E Carlson and fam Chns Hull, Young's City. River. J Baker, Orgn City Geo Constable, J M Groom, Prtlnd Sknmokawii. Otto Munson & wfj Eurl Grldn Wibnro Chinook. N Santiago, City. Mrs II Jenkln and' W H Braden, l'tlnd The Daily Assyrian positively guaran tees to adieitueis a larger Citi and County circulali'in ihnr all other papers published in Aiivrin c-imbintd. A MOLASSES PAVEMENT. Perhaps the oddest pavement over lulit Is one Just completed In Clilno, C'a!. It Is made mostly of molasses, and If It proves all of the success claimed for It It may ipolnt a way for the sugar planters of tho south to profitably dispose of millions of gallons of useless molasses which they are said to have on hand. The head chemist of a sugar factory at Chlno, Mr. 10, Turke, was led to make certain experiments, o( which the new sidewalk, one thousand feet long, from the fuctory to Main street. Is the re hult. The molasses umm1 Is a refuse pro duct, hitherto believed to be of no value. It Is Blmly mixed with a certain kind of sand to about the consistency of as phalt, and laid like an asphalt pavement. The composition dries quickly and be et men quite bard and remains so. The peculiar point of It is that the sun only mokes It drier and harder instead of softening it, as might be expected. A block of the composition two feet long, one foot wide and one Inch thick was submitted to severe tests and stood them well. Laid with an Inch or so of Its edges only resting on supports It stood repeated blows of a machine hammer without showing any signs of cracking or bending. Inter Ocean. HTPraNO moos to Austria. . An vAustriiin correspondent writes to the National ProvlsJoner ithat "47 live hogj were recently shipped from Cop enhagen to Hamburg and all carried safely. This goes to dhow that the long voywge beBween the two port mentioned was withstood very wedt by the hogs, and aUKgeMa po&sihilltlea for American phlppwe. G- rmany and otbvr European countries prohibit the Importation of th American hog. but Austria, via Trieste, U open to us. The price of hogs in Vienna approximate 17 per cwt for prime heavy (400 pounds) hogs. The freight froro Trieste to Vienna 70 hours rail to 76c. per head, and the duty 11.60. It depends much, of course, on the freight from Chicago or Kansas City to Trieste whether at (present ralua tt would pay to enter upon this business, but If w ar going o hv mx4iw lrg hwg crop, and Indfcvtlon are that we will, with prices relatively lower, it seems to us that the exporting of Mr hogs to Austria Is an experiment worty erf consideration.". ONE OF TH0 RESULTS. Low Freight Rates Benefit No One but Middle Men. A shipping man interested In Oriental trade, was asked by a Portland paper as to who was the most benefited by the cut In flour rates made by the Northern Pacific steamers, and of a necessity, met by opposing lines. "The only person re ceiving any benefit," replied the shipping man, "Is the Chinese consumer and mid dle man. There is not a large flouring concern of the Pacific coast but what has at present many tons of flour stored In different parts of China. This flour was carried over there at a $6 rate. The Northern Pacific has offered to take the tamo flour at $2 per ton, Mexican, and of course the cut has been met by the Portland line. The result Is that a Chin ese merchant now goes to a warehouse where he knows flour is stored, and asks for quotations. The figures given him are on tho basis of a $5 rate and Im mediately he throws up his hands and declares he can do better, citing the low fi eight rate prevailing. This, of course, cannot be denied, and the consignee of the flour has either got to meet tho cut late or, the Chinaman taking advantage of the present rates prevailing, orders di rectly from Portland. As a matter of fact, the attempt of the Northern Pacific to drive the O. R. & N. Co.'s steamers from the China trade by ruinously cut ting freights, has resulted in a complete upsetting of all Oriental traffic, the Chin ese seeming to believe that rates will be brought even still lower, and as a con sequence are withholding orders. There is no one to blame for this state of affairs but the Northern Pacific. Had that company been content with the business they were doing at paying rates, there was sufficient trafllc to war rant even another line of steamers, but with the avaricious shrewdness of the Chluesse aroused It Is possible they will withhold future flour orders hoping for further reductions In freights." The Daily Astorian positively guaran tees to advertisers a larger City, County and State circulation than all other papers published in Astoria combined. BUYER'S AND SELLERS. The following transfers were filed for record In the office of Recorder Gunder son yesterday: Robert S. Norrls to Alex Hokvist, lots 7 and 19, block 2, Norrlston Park f 6 J. W. Beverldge and wife to Mat tie G. Bullock, lots 1 and 2, block 6, Railway addition 200 J. W. Beverldge and wife to Mat- tie G. Bullock, lots 3 and 7, block 0, Railway Addition 200 J. W. Beverldge and wife to Mat tie O. Bullock, lot 5, block 3, Ber ry's Addition 1 5 Laura Ferrell to Martin Foard, 00 feet of the north end of lot 6. block 115, Shlvely's Astoria, 1 bond 4000 The Astorian h an es ablishcd institution. It was here jesrtrday, and last week, and twnty yearn aito. It wll lit here tomorrow, and next year, and twenty jenrs after tbat. It in of known tireulalion twite as great as all tho other papers in this ri y combined and your advertisement is always read. Oar ad irrtlscrs are not fools. They advertise in the Astorian liberally and well beranse it pays. The Wiley B. Allen Co. Branch, 710 Commercial Street. Cliickei'ing Pianos Ilarclruan Pianos Fischer Pianos Estey Organs Tarrant! it Votey Organs Low Prlceu. Kasy Terms. All Instruments Warranted Canadian Pacific RAILWAY. AMERICA'S Gr.i -f- J r jus-Co tiii ntal Railway System. FROM OCEAN TO OCEU -IK Palace Dining Room and Sleeping Cars. Luxurious Dining Cars. x Elegant Day Coaches. also - Observation Cars, allowing Unbroken Views of the Wonderful Mount , ain Country. $5.00 and $10.00 Suved on all tickets Enjt. Tourist csrs the beat on wh'-eli. fequipnieut; of the very fluesl throughout. -ALS0-Conadian Iaclfic ROYAL ill STEAMSHIP LI -TO- China and Japan. China steamers leave Vancouver, B. C: Emrrtu of India Empress of Japan Empress of China Empress of India bmpress of Jrn Empress of China Aug. th. Aug soth. SpL toth. Oct 14th. Nov. nth. Dec, 9th. Australian, steamer leave Vancouver, B. Olh of every month. For ticket rates and information call on or address JAS. F1NLAYSON, Ajrent Astoria, Or. W. F. Carson, Traveling Pass. Agt, 1 acoma, W ash. Geo. McL. Brown Dist. Pass. Agt, Vancouver, B, C. Whv Is it the masses buy their Because He carries the most complete assortment and the lest of money. Prices- Of clothing have simply Clothes from $10.00 to $15 Youths' Clothing in the same Away "With the idea of thinking that you don't want a New Dress or a Cloak ior the coming fall, for as sure as you look at the New and Stylish Goods in these departments and the ex tremely low prices, you will select, Down Goes the prices and out goes the goods. We have been and we are determined to give our patrons the very best quality ol goods and at the very lowest prices. KEW THE LEADING 00 REFERENCES. First National Bank, Astoria, Or. Astoria Savings Bank, " " Astoria National Bank, " " LadJ & Tilton, Bankers, rortland, Or. Citizen's National Bank, Tacoma, Wn. Dextor Ilorton & Co., Bankers, Seattle. Capital National Bank, Olympia, Wn. First National Bank, South Bend, Wn. B. I. 470 6z 472 Commercial St.T Clothing and Dry Goods at C. been cut in two. Today you 00 that formerly used to cost proportion. GOODS E&SEZ2S5EZSS C. H. COOPER, nd Clothing House S a OF ASTORIA. Loans and -Estate- We handle more Property than any other Firm in the City, and are Sole Agents for the Astoria Ad dition to Warrenton. BOYLE & CO. H. COOPER'S? values for the least amount can buy a nice Suit of Mens' $20.00 to $30.00. Boys' and very busy during the past week value by selling only the best Investm -Ajstoria, Or. ents