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VOL. XLIV.
ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1895.
Xmas Presents!
One of my Men's Suits in the
war ;it $5 $7 50 or $10.
wool Mackintosh in the
war ut 5. $6.50 or $10.
k A W0')l OvetC -at for men in
the war, prices at $7.50, $10 or
$12.50.
Boys' wool Suits in the cloth
ing war at $1.50, $.50, $3.50
or $4.
MuidW.'" Boys' Mackintoshes and Over
coats in tfie war at $-i 50, $3, $3.50, $4 or $5
Silk Handkerchief, Neckwear, Susjm nders, Fur Top
and other Gloves, anl all kinds of Furnishing Goods,
Hats, Boots, Shoes, Umbrellas, etc.
asm e
wspzj .fir
L I, OSGOOD,
The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher.
606 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET. ASTORIA. OR.
.The Finest and Host
Complete Line of
WUVrr wrestling with that gift problem at home? Come rMit here and
lAi II H r x rnP 1 1 vP lect vour Dolls. Tnvc Wn
chief ces, silks and fancy goods-pglSHANAHAN BROS.
Prevails Thronghout the Land
Over" the Message.
CLEVELAND TELLS CONGRESS
Munroe Doctrine Must be Maintained
iu Venezuelan Matters Rumors
of War-Irish Americans.
meant business, and all hands wont up.
ii took 9, me proprietor had about $800
secreted outside the safe. The . robbers
escaped.
Holiday Goods
In the
City
At .Prices to Suit the Times. 1
Griffin & Reed's
: I.Mt'
City Book Store.
THREE LOTS.
In a desirable location, 2 block from High School.
A BARGAIN.
CHOICE LOTS IN HULS FIKS'U ADDITION.
0n tue new Pipe Line Boulevard lint the place for a cheap borne.
A Block IN ALDER it ROOK.
STREET CAR LINE will be extende I thin summer to within 5 minute
walk of this property Will sell at decided bargain.
ACREAGE.
In 5 or 10 sore tMflt innMe the ify limit, also adjoinintf Flavel.
GEORGE HILL. 471 HondSt. Occident Block,
HILL'S HEAL ESTATE EXCHANQE.
New
Lines
of
Neckties I
Suspenders !
Silk Handkerchiefs I
Hosiery!
Underwear I
Hats!
Clothing !
Umbrellas!
Blankets, Etc., Etc.
Special to the Astorian.
Washington, Doc. 17. President Cleve
land today sent a special message to con
gress on the Venezuelan question. lie
plying to Lord Salisbury's statement that
the Monroe doctrine Is inapplicable to the
present controversy the president says th
Monroe doctrine was intended to apply
to every stage of our national life, and
cannot become obsolete while our repub
He endures. The message says:
Inasmuch as Great Britain refuses to
arbitrate, the dispute has reached such
Rlage as to make it Incumbent upon the
united States to determine the true di
visional line between Venezuela and Brit
ish Guiana. The president thererore sug
gests that congress make adequate ap
propriation for the expense of a commis
sion to be appointed by the president to
Investigate the claims of both pa' ties,
and If it is found that the disputed terri
tory belongs to Venezuela, It would be
the duty of the United States to resist
by every means in its power, as a w Iful
aggression upon our rights and interests,
Great Britain's exercise of governmental
Jurisdiction over or appropriation of it.
The message of President Cleveland to
congress, transmitting the correspondence
between Secretary Olney and Lord Sails
bury relative to the Venezuelan boundary
dispute, has created a real sensation in
Washington today. Although the nature
of Secretary Olney's vigorous commnnl.
cation and of Lord Salisbury's answers
hai been1 already accurately foretold In
ttofc,4eBMMi Press . dispatches, there
Was still a great populn oravlng to learn
Just how the presldent.would deal with
Lord .a)lUtuJs-refusal to submit the
matter to arbitration, and the message
was listened to with intense interest In
congress and was read with av!d:ty on
the streets. Nowhere was there a voice
lifted In dissent from the doctrine so
firmly laid down by the president, but on
the contrary there was an outburst ot
patriotic feeling that must have been
highly gratifying to the chief executive.
In the dignified United States senate, a
body that rarely exhibits emotion of any
Kind, tnere was witnessed an unparalleled
spectable of hand clapping and app ause,
which was the spontaneous expresson ot
approval of almost every senator, without
regard to party. On the streets it wan
discussed, and old veterans of the lutr
war talked exultantly of what they were
prepared to undertake, at the call of their
country.
In the great hall of the pens'on build
ing the employes gathered and sang wlib
gti'to the "Stnr Spang'ed Banner," and
"My ountry, 'TIs of Thee."
At the White House messages pcured
m from every quarter of the country,
congratulating the president upon his
mcssage They came from men or all
parties and every station. The matter of
course, was of the greatest Inte est In
diplomatic circles, and the general Im
pression on sober second eonsldeiatlon o'
tho notes, was that the matter has not
yet reached a stage where war is im '.
nent, and that the hint of Great Britain's
purpose to re-open negotiation with Ven
ezuela, looking to the dispute between
themselves, perhaps may be regarded as
an indication of how the whole n utter
will end.
THEY WILL FIGHT.
Fltzslmmons-Maher Mill Will Take Place
February H.
Houston, Dec. 17. Articles of agreement
were last nigni Bignea on board a
tug outside Galveston harbor for a finish
fight between Bob FItzslmmons and Peter
Maher. Both men will train at or near
El Paso. FItzslmmons will depart for
that place tomorrow. They will battle
with 5-ounce gloves. Marquis of Queens
berry rules, to decide heavyweight cham
pionship of the world, a purse of $10,001)
and the championship belt.
Stuart, the promoter of the fight, agrees
to deposit $3,000 with Richard K. Fox, as
temporary stakeholder, on Decembi-r 23,
the remaining $7,000 to be deposited on
February 9, 18!X1, with a final stakeholder
to be selected by mutual agreement.
FItzslmmons .and Maher agree to de
posit with Richard K. Fox $1,000 each to
guarantee an appearance In the ring
February 14, the date agreed on for the
fight.
INSANITY CASE DECIDED.
Washington, Dec. 17. Justice Harlan
handed down the opinion of the United
States supreme court today in tho case
of Dennis Davis, charged with murder,
and tried and sentenced In tho United
States court for the Western dls'rlet of
Arkansas, In which the defense hnd been
that of Insanity. The court brlow In
structed the Jury that it was Incumbent
upon the defense to establish the fact of
Insanity to seeuro'a conviction upon this
charge, but this ruling was reversed, the
court laying down the prlnclp'e that the
burden of proof of guilt rests In all crim
inal cases upon the prosecution. In de
livering this opinion Justice Harlan cau
tioned tho courts against giving too if uch
heed to popular clamor agitlnst p'eas of
insanity.
A
Complete lie view of
Situation.
the
AMERICAN QUESTIONS ARE FOR
American Decision-United States
Sovereign in Tills I'ontiuent
Its Fiat is Law.
Washington, Dec. 16.-Accompanylng the
president s message Is the corresnondenee
uii me Buuject. tt started with Secreta
ry Olncy's now celebrated nctj, le ipen ng
negotiations with Great Brl.aln looking
to arbitration of the bounclnrv ill. m, to
which bears date of July 20 last, and is
addressed to Mr. Uayard. The secietary
then summarizes the situation at the I.e.
ginning of the year as follows:
1-The title to territory of Indefinite but
confessedly very large extent Is In dis
pute between Great Britain and Veiuz"
uela.
Wonderful Came Flayed Re
cently in Prague.
Foot Soldiers Were rawus-IIun-gary's
King BlaeRj Beaten in
Thirty-two Moves.
THE IRISH LEAGUE.
We hav receive ! an immen.RO new stock of good dur
ing the ptist wce!i. and will guarantee our prices to I, e at
least 2 per .-cut lower than a iy o'.hr s ore 'n this city.
OREGON TRADING CO.,
6oo Commercial Street.
TO-a.
Real Estate (Den,
Barkers
Mid
- Business Pen
Of AstoWa ,
.... ' .( Gene ally.
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in Your Pocket f
The Resort
473 Commercial afreet, is the plaoe
where the businewman and the laborine
man eo foe-what is called "BKST
THE COAST." or a nit col driuk of
tbe o-lt-br.ted Oninurmn twer. Hawl-wi-
hen of every kind made to order. Oil
n el-want free Inn. h aerved every dnr
Hot Bwtoo Naked Beam, wrred every
other a'lertiooD Ton are elcome.
New Ybik. Pec. 17. A manifesto has
been Issued by the executive council ot
the Irish National Alliance of America,
and a copy of It has been rent to Pies:
dent Cleveland. 1 ha document says:
"It has been publicly charged that the
policy of the Irish National Alliance Is an
Irish policy of hatred to England, a"d It
therefore, contrary to the lnt re-'M
America. This calls in question lh" 1 y
alty to the republic of our re-"! ."
It calls attention to the avowed inten
tion of Great Britain to tramnle upon the
Monroe doctrine by her attempt to rob
Venezuela of her territory, and to violate
the Integrity of our territory in Alaska.
Continuing, It says:
"We hereby offer as proof of our loyalty
and devotion to the country of which we
are citizens, to place at the disposal of
the president of the United 8tteg I f).'"
sollders, as brave as have ever shouldrpd
a rifle. Our army, which Is now organiz
ed, Is rtady to serve the Amerl-an repub
lic, In any part of this con'lnen', and
should the enforcement of the Monro
doctrine need Its aid. will go elth r on
Irlh soil or English grour-d. We p ay
that the day may soon come wen we,
t'ic f-rlles of our own land, shall a-'st In
dT' lng the foe to whom we bear un
ending hatred, from our Island."
BIG DAMAGE SUIT.
Grosbauer & Brach
Butte, Mont., Dec. 17. In the dls'rlet
court today the trial of the t-0,W damage
suit of Sophia Goddard against th Ken-jron-Conncll
Commercial Company was
commenced. It Is the first of about 20
suits growing out of a dynaml'e exnlo
slon on the 15th of last January bv which
8 men were blown to atoms and betwe'-n
500 arid 1.6O0 men Injured. The suits ag
gregate between $2rO.W a"d $lf000, ptd
nearly evry attorney In h slate Is en
gaged on one side or the other..
Those who recall the game of chess
played In the old German comic opera
"bea Cadet will reallzo what a wonder
ful and effective picture was presented
by the mammoth eumc which took place
recently during the Sklavo-Bonemtun
ethnological exhibition, In Prague, Bo
hemia. The object of the game was to check
mate the black king, who was dresstd to
.epresent Mathias Corvlnus, and old Hun
garian monarch, by mtans of tho white,
who represented King George of l'odje
biad. Tho lndivldul chessmen were re
placed by groups, which made the seme
more effective. The huge chejs boa.d,
measuring about HO feet square, wus laid
:t in a great amphitheater, the black
nnd white squares marked out exactly as
the game requires. In place of pawns
mere were foot soldiers, In hlslotlcally
correct costumes. Indeed, the costuming
was quite an Item, and the kings and
queens even wore historical masks, to
emphasize the roles they played. The
knights and the pages, who lead their
i.is'es, were particularly remarkable for
lie gcvrgeousntFS of their apparel Em
batt'ed war chariots addrned with ban
ners of the hostile kings took the place of
the pawns, while the bishops, mounted
on line horses, were attended by a bedyr
guard of perfectly equipped archers. ,
OPENED WITH BATTLE SONGS.
In procession the figures pa:aded
through the exhibition grounds, and at
half-past four in the afternoon the game
'icgan, the fact being announced by a
ourlsh of trumpets.- Just before the
-itlle the Bohemian choral, "Svaty Va
clr.ve," was sung, as used to be the cus
tom in olden days and In grimmer war.
, the tart strains died awav, the
Hungarians (black) advanced their lines,
v bile George of Pcdjebrad (whit ) watch-
iliy directed his forces. Whenever two
rroips met a mighty stilfe arose. At
the sixteenth move the position of tho op
ponents was uncanged, and amid great
excitement there was represented the ex
act counterpart of the battle of Wllemov.
During the contest appropriate music,
'peclally composed for the occasion, was
rendered.
BEATEN IN THIRTY-TWO MOVES.
The Hungarian king at length found
himself In a tight place, and at the 25th
move things began to look all wrong for
the black. Affairs- went from bad to
worse, and at the 32nd move black was
beaten. Amid the shouts of the thous
and of spectators Mathias, advancfd to
the victorious white king and surrendered
his sword In token of defeat, while the
old battle song of victory was raised by
King George's followers.
This remarkable spectacle was reccfveC
with so much delight by all who saw It
that it was repeated on September 22nd
and ngaln on September 2ath. The Idea
originated with Franz Moncka, the secre
tary of the Bohemian Chess Club, whi
also took entire charge of the arrange
ments. The game was arranged bv the
i famous chess master. Dr. Johann
I Dobmsky.
I
2 The disparity of strength of the pur
tie!! is such that Venezuela can hope to
establish her claim only through peaceful
methods.
8 The controversy has existed for half
a century, despite Venezuela's cfTortu to
establish the boundary.
4 Venezuela has for a quarter of a
century striven for arbitration
5 Great Britain has continuously re
fused, except upon renunciation In her
favor of a large part of Venezuela's
claims.
0 The United States has made It clear
to Great Britain and the world, by fre
quent interposition of good offices, that
tho controversy Is one in which Its honor
and interests are Involved, and the con
tinuance of which It cannot regard with
uuuncrence. The secretary lays ltdown,
as a cannon of International law, that
this nation may Justly Interpose in a con.
troversy between other nations wh never
wnat is done or propoped by any of the
parties primarily concerned Is a serious
and direct mei.ace to Its own Integrity,
tranquility, or welfare." Th B loads him
up to an elaborate review of the Monroe
doctrine, viz: That American non-intervention
In Europe Implied European non
intervention in American affairs, the d b
regard of which by any European power
is to be deemed as an act of unfrl'-ndl nes
toward the United States. On this point
the secretary says:
"Tho preslc-so scope and limitations of
this rule cannot be too clearly appre
hended. It does not establish any general
protectorate by the United Stale over
other American states. It does not re
lieve any stute from Its obligations as
fixed by International law, nor prevent
any European power, directly Interested,
from enforcing such obligations, or fru.n
Inflicting merited punishment for breach
of them. It does not contemplate any
Interference In International affairs ot
any American state, or re'atlons b( tween
It and other American states.
"The rule In question has but a single
object. It Is that no European power, or
combination of European powers, shall
forcibly deprive any American state of
the right and power of sclf-govrnmcnt
and of shaping for Its If its on political
futures and destinies.
"American questions, It is sa'd, are for
American decision, says Secretary o ney.
and then applying this doctrine In re
verse, says:
"If all Europe were suddenly to fly to
arms over the fa to ot Turkey, would II
not bo preposterous that any Ai.ierlcan
state would find Itself Inextricably In
o'ved in the miseries and butden of the
contest? Those states are our friends
and allies, commercially and politically,
and to allow the subjugation ot any one
of them by uny European power re
verses the situation and signifies the loss
of all advantages incident to their nntu'al
relation to us. The people of the United
States have a vital Interest In the cause
of popular B.!lf-government, which they
have secured at the' cost of Infinite blond
and treasure, Tho United States U today
practically sovereign In this continent,
and its flat Is law. All advantages of this
superiority are at once imperil ed If tin
principle be admitted that Eurrp'an
'lowers may convert American states Into
colonies of their own. The weuker coun
tries would soon be absorbed, and South
America would be partitioned between
European powers. Our own real rivals
In peace, as well as enemlea In war, woulo
be located at our very doors. We must
lie armed to the teeth, convert the flower,
of our male population into s l llms nnd
sailors, and thus annihilate a hi'g) share
of the productiveness and energy of iht
nation."
developed. Tho Powder river mines are
and will continue to be, as development
work progresses, of great benefit to the
people of Grand Ronde valley.
Three large Ice storage houses are being
erected at Perry for the purpose of stor
ing Ice with which to supply the market
along the O. R. & N. Company's lint.
The O. R. & N. Company has put In a
Bpur near Perry, and these storage
houses are being erected bo that Ice can
be easily taken from the river and thon,
during the warm season, to the cars for
shipment.
SUi
Hammond Has Dropped AU
Other Interests.
MR.FENWICK, HIS PARTNER, HERE
A beautiful specimen of petrified wood
can be Been In one of the office windows
cf tho Hotel Nash. In Medford. It was
fcund on Round Top, near Brownboro,
Jackson county, by William Chambers.!
and was by that gentleman brought to Tells of Their Montana panc,
Medford. The piece is about two feet In moniaua Business
length and six Inches square. It is nart
of a plno tree, and, while the petrifica
tion of the wood Itself Is something won
derful, the pitch which has oozed from
the tree and which still adheres to this
block of rock Is even more bo. The
uiock of pitch Is about two Inches thick.
and runs the full length of the block, and
it, too, is petrified. It is so natural that
one is tempted to pick off bits of the
gum with his knife, Bays the Medford
Mall.
and Mr. Hammond' Carter -
He Is for Astoria.
The Annie mine. In the Bohemia dis
trict, which went Into Receiver F. 8.
Young's, hands nearly a year ago, has
been sold to a Chicago syndicate. The
Annie la coasidered to be the most ex
tensive quarts mine In that district, and
contains a large amount of free milling
ore. It Is not known what the svnd'cat'
intentions are, but It la believed they will
expend a large amount of money pn de
velopment work before putting the mine
in operation. J. w. Cook, superintendent
of the Bohemia Gold Milling and Mining
Company, came in from the mine yester
day. Ho says his mine is working its
regular rorce or men, and that Bohemia
presents a very encouraging appearance.
courier. (
Lord Salisbury's Reply to Sec-
" retary Olney,
Says Monroe Doctrine Not a Prlii'
ciple of International law
Arbitration Has Defects.
STORE ROBBED.
I..5T0RIA PUBLIC IiIBWl
4
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r.r..u - a kjm rniB to all
Baker City, Ore., Dec. 17. The etore of
the Virtue mine waj visited Saturday
night by three masked robbers and the
safe was relieved of Its content". U Trc
outlaws entered the front door, and the
coma-land. "Throw up your hand:" wli
given, to wlii. h no at'entirr. wa im'H hv
Oieo everv day from 3 o'clock to 5 -30 1 th'rt'" m'n ln ne '- 'he c owd
.t .1 Q . m " I believing a Jcke was being perpetrated, as
...I n .y oJl p m I tney had Just baen relating thr'il ng
-nt-rnpti. r. rate, f3 peraDonm. series of "bad" men nd bold outlaws.
Two shots fired over their h -ads was suf-
SMtkwa4 cmr. LkxstJl ud DuaM St. ; flcient to convince them that the men
UTAH AS A STATE.
I Washington. Dec. 17.-The commtssinn
l ers appointed bv Governor Wt nf 1'i.h
today delivered to President Cleveland a
certuiei cory or the r.ew state constitu
tion. If the constitution Is found to com
ply with the requirements of the act of
congress admitting the state the pr'sldf nt
will probably Issue the proclamation
about the first of Janut-ry admitting Utuh
as a state.
A GOOD 1IAN TAKES GREAT RISKS.
"A house divided against Itself cannot
stand." said the Rev. ir. Fourth'y, cllml
ing gingerly up to fasten a loose curtain
fixture In his library, "but it l different.
I tmt in the case of a step-ladder."
STATE NEWS.
Interesting Items Culled Cram Oregon's
Leading Newspapers.
The wool clip In Lake counly tlilB year
exceeded l,W,f),C(w pounds.
The water works at Klamath Falls
has at last been placed In operation.
The prl-.-e cf cattle in Eastern Oregon
is steadily going up, and those stockmen
who have sold will be more than recom
pensed for the trouble they have had In
keeping them . Ik rues are not so numer
ous as they were a f;w months ago. For
month or t ho they were dying of fever,
at an alarming rate ln certain portions.
An ordinance has been introduced In
the Pendleton council to rfduce the sal
aries of officials. The new schedule pro
poses: Marshal, $78.51) per month: re
corder, $70.50: treasurer, $10: chief of the
fire department. $12.50; night watchman
and policeman, $C7.50: engineer of the fire
engine, $75: driver of the fire engine, $3;
engineer bf the pumping station, $:6.50;
city attorney, $5; street commissioner,
$76.5. ...
' Washington, Dec. 17. The Brill h aide of
the dispute ols embodied in two notes
from Lord Salisbury to Sir Julian Paunce
fote. Both notes are dated the same day,
and tho former, which the ambassador is
directed to communicate to Secretary Ol
ney, is of the highest Importance, as In It
Lord Salisbury goes broadly Into the Aion.
roe doctrine. Lord Salisbury's answer,
dated July 25th, says:
"The Monroe doctrine has undergone
a notable development since Its enuncia
tion by President Monroe, which had
originally receiveed the entire sympathy
of the English government. The dispute
over the boundary has nothing to do with
any question dealt with by Monroe. The
latter did not claim for the United States
the novel prerogatives of settling frontier
differences ot this kind, nor did he seek
to establish a protectorate over Mexico
or theTCentral American states. If the
United States will not control the conduct
of these communities, It cannot und rtakt
to protect them from tho consequences
attaching to misconduct. Arbitration Is
not free from defects and the claim of a
third nation to Impose It on two Interested
nutlonB cannot be reasonably justified and
has no foundation ln the law of nations.
International law being founded on the
general consent of nations no statesman
and no nation, however powerful, can
nject a novel principle, not acceptable to
any other government, and Secretary Ol
ney's principle, 'that American questions
are for American decision,' (unsusta'ned
by Monroe) cannot bo sustained by Inter
national law. . Monroe s language was
never admltter to be International law,
nnd the danger of such an admission Is
shown by the 'strange development which
the doctrine has received at Secretary Ol
ney's hands.'
ln conclusion Lord Salisbury says he
hopes the difficulty, made more difficult
y Venezuela's Inconsiderate action In
breaking diplomatic relations, will be
adjusted by reasonable arrangements at
an early date.
Lord Salisbury's second note, dated alsd
July 25, deals entirely with the boundary
dispute on Its merits. It began with the
'tatement that Oreat Britain does not
recognize that any other country has a
material interest in the controversy, yet
makes the statement in this fashion, be
cause owing to the rupture of diplomatic
relations, It Is not otherwise possible to
communicate It to the Venezue'an govern
ment. (Salisbury asserts that Secretary
I'iney, acting on the ex parte presentation
f the case by Venezuela, has fallen Into
sucn mlsreprehenBlon.
GOLD RE8ERVE.
Washington, Dec. 17. The true amount
of the gold reserve In the treasury tcday
Is $72,W4,7Q6.
GOLD SHIPMENT.
New York, Dec. 17!-The total gold en
gagement for shipment by tomorrow's
steamer, and which is now being with
drawn from the sub-treasury, is f MtO.WA.
A party of prominent business men
came down from Portland yesterday, hav
ing as their guest Mr. G. W. Fenwlck, the
brother-in-law and business partner or
Mr. Hammond, in Montana. Manager L.
B. Seeley, and J. M. Turney, of th White
Collar line, noted for their hospitality,
did the honors. Upon reaching Astoria
they were Joined by Mayor Kinney, En
gineer Jamlesoji, of the railroad, and
Mr. C. C. VanEtten. A trip was made
around the bay, a visit paid to Flavel,
and after lunch all proceeded to the rail
road camps above Tongue Point. An ex
cursion was also made to the top of ono
of tho hills from which a fine view was
had of the surroundings of Astoria, tho
weather for once favoring the visitor. -Mr.
Fenwlck, who la on a vacation trip
to California, and naturally much tnt.r.
estcd in Mr. Hammond's outside enter
prises, came to Astoria at the latter's
request, to look over the ground of the
future port of the Pacific coast. To an
Astorian representative last evening, Just
before leaving for Portland, Jie said:
"Although prepared to see much, I am 1
surprised beyond measure at the work
already done here. Astoria la too big a
proposition for one to make up his mind
about It, or talk intelligently about It in
a short time. You have a rare combina
tion of natural resources and commerclof
facilities. The export and Import bus'ness
with China and Japan is only in Its in. "
fancy, and Is going to grow rapidly. Here '
Is the place for It 1o be Handled, and here
Is where It will be handled, If I know
anything about A. B. Hammond. I am
glad to see the new contract for an Ori
ental line of steamers by the O. R. and
N., as It Is only a forerunner of what
will be done In the future on a much
larger scale.
"As to Mr. Hammond's plans and the
details of his operations, I can tell you
nothing, as the correspondence is not
conducted in Montana, and he has not
been there but twenty-four hours on his
way to New York. I have charge of our
Bib Blackfoot Milling Co., which employs
250 men In the one plant, besides the log- ,
gers and men In smaller outside mills.
In the main mill we will have cut 3'J.0iai.iMmj
feet of lumber this year, and have han
dled 10,000.000 feet from the sn-al'er mills,
making our total output 40.000.COO feet. In
addition we manufacture sarh, doors,
blinds, etc.
"As to the future of the railroad here,
and all this talk in the papers abo t the
Southern Paclflo eating up the O. R. and
N and the whole state of Oregon, I only
know what I Bee in the papers. Bdt from
what I do know of Mr. Hammond, who
has never made a failure In his l'fe. there
Is no danger of Astoria suffering in the
future from any combination that may
be made against It. I recollect when ha
was cutting cord wood on the Missouri
river, twenty-five years ago, and from
that tlmo to the present, his general make
up, business foresight and executive abil
ity have carried him successfully through
all of his various enterprises. He Is com
pletely absorbed In the Astoria project,
and has left all of his Montana business
to us. You may be sure that there will
he a big change In the Paclflo coast rail
road map In the next few years.
"Mr. Hammond, who will be here right
after the holidays, Is looking forward to
his next summer's work ln Astoria with
the keeneBt sense of pleasure. I will be
here again, as I am immensely attracted
by the situation."
ST. LOUIS WEDDING.
St. Louis, Dec. 17. An International
event, the most notable of Its kind that
has ever taken place ln St. Louis, was
celebrated last evening at the Church of
the Messiah. It was the marriage of
Miss Clara Hazel Busch. the daughter ot
Adolphus Busch, the brewer, and Herr
Paul von Gontard, a prominent citizen of
Oermany.
STREET CAR STRIKE.
Philadelphia, Dec. 17.-AI a meeting to
night of the committee having In chaiv
the street railway trust, it was unani
mously decided to Inaugurate a general
strike on all the lines of the Union Trac
tion Company, either at midnight tonight
or at an early hour tomorrow morning.
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
New York. Dec. 17. The American Fed
eration of Labor decided to ho!d Its con
vention next year ln Cincinnati.
There ars l,uut iwenty-uve m n reeelv
'ng steady employment In and almut tre
nine aflllverdale twenty miles south of
Tj Grande. The mill Is running steadily
'17 and nlvht, and will cont'nue In oner-
'on until it freze-s up. The mill tM
Iv. tr will be tapped at a neater nth,
j ai' ether prospects in ti e district will be1
Grand Duke Alexis Is a full admiral
now, and the heaj of the Russian navy.
TO CLOSE POOL ROOMS.
San Francisco, Dec. 17. Chief Crowley
has decided to cioje all pool rooms in the
city, If possible, directing that all pro
prietors shall be arrested.
TO RESTORE MK1NLEY TAP. IF!'.
Washington, Dec. IT. Reorescntnlve
fimlth. of Michigan, has Introduced n bill
to restore the McKlnley tariff bill sched
ules covering agricultural products, wool
and woolen goods and Bilk and side goods.
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