UBUK1 iSSOOMUW.
A A A ift A JuSugi .1: ;
Thi AST0H1AN has the largest LOCAL t
circulation! tha largest GF.NERALclrculi-
Hon. and tha lirirsst TOTAL circulation of '
4 TODAY'S WEATHER.
J Forecut for Orego (til Washington, ft
j' warmer, gale V coast. Jjj
4 ill papers published In Astoria. tt
EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT.
VOL. XLIV.
ASTORIA, OREGON, SA1UBDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1895.
NO. 283.
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Xmas Presents!
One of iny Men's Suits in the
war ut $5 $7 50 or $10.
A wool Mackintosh in the
war t $5. $6.50 or $10.
A wool Oveic 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, $2.50, $3.50
or $4. .
coats in the war at i 50, $3, $3.50, $4 or $5
Wlk Handkerchiefs, Neckwear, Suspenders, Fur Top
and other Gloves, an. all kinds of Furnishing Goods,
Hats, Boots, Shoes, Umbrellas, etc.
L.'vSSV-wi . f" 7-rJ
. These are articles that are not only suited to unnstmas re
PlnnW 3f.fl TapVPK quiremenfs, but as substantial gifts as well, and something;
InUClKb ClllU dQWiOlD 0 commend themseves to parents. SHANAHAN BR05.
IS IT COW?
I.
lv. OSGOOD,
The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher.
506 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR.
The Finest and Host
Complete Line of.
The Venezuelan Outlook as
Viewed by an Astorian.
l
DRAWS STRONG DEDUCTIONS
HeThinks That the Monroe Doctrine
is in Certain Respects Applicable
to the Present Case.
.The Astorian la In receipt of the follow
ing communication:
Editor Astorian:
Your publication of Mr. A. C. Cassette
article impels me to make some crlt clam
of that gentleman's conclusions, together
with some remarks upon President Cleve
land's last message to congress:
Mr. Cassatt rightly makes the statement
that in his famous message Pre ident
Monroe made two declarations. The flr3t
who thAf the American continents were
no longer open to future colonization by
such a commission might toe, we need
only refer to Mr. Bolunt'a mission to
Hawaii two and a half years ago, when
he was appointed "by the executive" to
investigate affairs there and report. So
utterly absurd was the action based upon
Mr. Blount's report that President Dole
with a few hundred militia ond half a
dozen field guns could successfully defy
the mandate of the great Grover. And so
it would almost Inevitably result in the
Venezuelan affair. Interference baaed up
ronnrt of a commission not recog-
hv both England and Venezuela
,.,iri h futuile and farcical. Interfer
ence based upon the principle of the Mon
roe doctrine and upon our undeniable
rlghta and lnterosta In. every International
complication involving ine muiuin
Mn.ni nrnnid be forcible and effective.
The one would make us again a mu is
nHc and would . establish no worthy
i ih. nih.r would nlttoa the Mon
roe doctrlne-the doctrine that the rlghtB
and interests of American states are our
rights and Interests-upon a solid footing,
and establish a precedent that would be
i.,i,,0,io tn us for many decades to
come. Yours, etc.,
J. 8. BISHOP. M. D
This Week Unless Clemency is
Exercised.
PASSENGER RATES.
ri,inM rn. M. Whether or not travel
to California by circuitous routes shall be
stopped la the question under considera
tion today at the first meeting of the new
Tnaonntlnental Passenger Association,
and over which Chairman Caldwell is
presiding. One proposition Is that the
sale of tickets from Los Angeles and oth
er California pointa 10 unicagu mm a
t ...i. t,v oirrnitniia - routes be dlscontln.
ued. and another that tickets from tall-
Holiday Goods
In the
At Prices to Suit the Times.
City!
Griffin & Reed's
City Book Store.
THREE LOTS.
In a dtwiraUe location, 2 blocks from High School.
A BARGAIN.
CHOICE LOTS IN 1IH LS FIRST ADDITION.
On the new Pipe Line boulevard" -. ) am the plncn for a cheap home..
European powers, as an mu iei i nu. j. ------ ri.h. council BlulTs
possessed by free and Independent stat VtoOCo
Thia, principle was asserteu The adoption of the first
was one in which "tne rignis aim mm- ... - - Illinois Cen-
ests of the United Btatea were Involved." proposition would throw the ' """o
The second declaration of principle is Ural out of the ?Yffle vf the Bui
summed up in the statement that "with 1 and hu X raclfic The
the governments who have glared their set Oils
TZ Tot w Tl v position ! nlngtuOt Is not thought that either
for the purpose of oppressing them or , proposition will be aaopteo
controlling In any other manner their des
tiny, by any European power, In any oth
er light than as a manifestation of an
unfriendly disposition towards the United
mm... " That this declaration was made
because of the actions and purposes of
the Holy Alliance, and that it had direct
application to them Is undoubtdy true.
But because the Holy Alliance has long
4lii liatMniWrtrtllTt and the principles of
absolutism which it was seek'ng to ex
tend seem to be becoming extinct, is no
reason why the language of Preaklent
Monroe cannot be applied now If any
European power attempts to acquire
American soil by foroe..'Yet such Is Mr.
rnnsntt's assertion. '
Not only was thla declaration the state
ment of a general principle, applicable to
all European powers, but the reason of
iib enunciation was thnt the rigMs and.
interesta of the United Btates were lnvclv- j
ed In.. the rights and Interests or every
American Is this t-a-'s which
makes the Monroe doctrine applicable to
all European Interferencea on thla conti
nent, ond renders it teaWe end de'enst
ble. as a principle of International law,
and berauee of this bas's It csn be main
tained Bfalnst Fnelish nrnfsts more eas
ily perhaps than aga'nt those of any
other nation. For England more fre
quently than any other power Is prone
A Block IN ALDER BROOK.
STREET CAR LINE will he eitenclul thi unmnier to within 5
walk of this property Will cell at deiMei lianjKin.
minntm
ACREAGL.
In 5 or 10 adre trncN inr.i.le the -ity limits a!s ailjoininp Flavel.
GEORGE HILL. 471 KondSt, Occident Block,
HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.
Neckties I
Suspenders I
Silk Handkerchiefs!
Hosiery I
Underwear 1
Hats 1
Clothing I
Umbrellas !
Blankets, Etc., Etc.
New
Lines
of
THE NORTtllN PACK
Secretary Bradford of Alaska
Packers Talks About It.
A Fine Market With improved Con
ditions for Salmon and an In
creasing 1 einnnd.
w. P.
Packers'
Bradford.secretary of the Alaska
' Association ot San Francisco,
i. ir. .i,. oitv nn mivate business. He was
Interviewed last night by an Astorian re
porter and, in the.course of an interesting
conversation, said:
"The Alaska Packers' Association has
to exert her Influence and power in every j tna year experienced one of the most
.,... f h. o-inhn where her Interests are i ..unuf,.i aennnns It has ever had. All
THE MURDER MADE A SENSATION
,
Newell, the Victim, Was a Well-
Kuowu Eailroad Oillcer, in the
Discharge of Duty.
Denver. Col.. Dec. 20. Unless executive
clemency Is Interposed on the ground that
the law should not take a mans lite
in the week within which the whole world
celebrates the bringing of the message of
"Peace on Earth, good will toward men,"
A. W. VanHouten, the prospector who a
year ago yesterday shot and kll'ed R ch
ard Newell, superintendent of con?truc
ilon of the Midland Terminal Railroad,
will expiate his crime upon the gallows
on. a day not yet fixed during the coming
week. The murder of Newell created con
siderable of a sensation, and every step
following Van Houten'a arrest up lo his
conviction, and the subsequent affl matlon
of the verdict by the supreme court, was
bitterly contested, the murderer having
Influential relatives and friends, and un
limited funds being at the disposal of
the defense. At the time of the murder
Van Houton was In charge of a mining
claim known as the Black Wonder, and
was taking care of that and a cabin
thereon for other parties. The nronerty
was on the line surveyed for th M'd'and
Termlnnl'a route Into Cripple Ceek, and
for several weeka prior to the murder
was the subject of a big dispute as to its
value between the owners and the rail
road company; The gradlnir of th road
hnd been completed, and the track laid
directly up to where the cabin was lo
cated. Finally the matter was taken Into
court for an appraisement of the cahin
and claim, and an order ohtnlned a''o lng
the company to proceed w'th th 'ond
after they had paid the amount for which
the property was condemned. With this
order Newell proceeded on a train to the
cabin, and, alighting, entered the struc
ture and laid the facts before Van Ilou
ten. The latter, it Is a'leired. denned to
honor the order and defli d Superintendent
Newell to remove the cabin. Newfll ex
pressed himself emphatically of his In
tention to follow out the Instructions of
the court, and build the road through the
claim. The men had some harsh words,
which terminated in Van Hoeten drawing
his grn and firing directly at Newe I T e
ball penetrated the latter's breast and
death was almost Instantaneous.
fesslon. Our requirements for admission
are all right. I think the state law school
should have a longer courae of study be
cause their graduates are admitted on
two years' study, but I believe In ad
mitting any honeat. moral man or woman
who can pass the present grade of exam
ination and has done the required work.
When I hear a lawyer advocating hard
er examinations I Just say to myself, 'You
aro aware of your own Incapacity, and
want to prorct yourself from more com
petent men by shutting the doors." I say
let all me In on the present standard
and the law of the survival of the fittest
will regulate all matters connected with
incompetent lawyers."
Many more remarks were made but this
Bhows the general opinions on the Bubject.
JUNTO.
WIRE DOWN.
The Western Union line, after having
been repaired yesterday, again broke
down early last evening, having given
only partial service.
GOT EVEN WITH HIM.
Poetess I got square last night with
the editor who rejected all my verses.
Frlend-What did you do?
Poet I rejected his son.wClnclnnatl
Posit.
Added to the List of Fiied
Events.
THE BANQUET AT DELMONICO'S
A Brilliant Affair Attended by Hun
dreds to Celebrate the Centen
nial of Commerce.
EXCUSABLE.
She What is the matter with the man
you introduced to me last evening? He
hadn't been with me five minutes before
ha on Id he thought I was beautiful.
He You mus't mind him. He Is sub
ject to hallucinations.
JUST THE THING.
Mcdlum-You wish to know about your
huBband? Did you bring any article be-inno-ino-
to him something he has been
In the habit of handling?
Wife I brought a, pack of cards.
Involved
In the Venezuelan affair, Fe'fnd has
announced her Intention to tnk posses
sion of a certain nsrt of the dl"t-d ter- i
rltory hv force', and It ts ela'tnd tnt she ;
Is already occupying It with ironps. To a j
mind not versed In local technlcn'ltles,
this looks like an act of oppression, and
"controlling the dest'nv of an American
state" In a very positive manner. The j
validity of the Fnelish claim doesnot
nnvL- enter Into the fi"e'ti'n, so fn- as
THE LAWYERS.
Reasons For and Against Harder Examinations.
our product has been sold at good pi ices
and the market is still steadily on the up
.,1. PiaxUinir as we UO. uix or ncvc.
hundred thousand cases annually, we do j
no dealing in small tots, out k.
slvely to a few firms in large centers,
and never In less quantities than 25,000
cases at an order. The demand at pres
ent seems to he evenly divided between
England and the United States for our
goods, each country taking about the
..nntitv. Australia, which has till
At uur meeting last evening we discussed
to some extent this question which Is be-
... niritntpil In regard t
standard of qualifications for admission
comments
we are concerned. Her dalm may be per. laU.y been in a very deireasid conuuion,
fectlv pood, but her actlona ar a menace (g geelng better tlmea again and, aa a re.
to everv American state, the United j ., ,h ronsumntlon of our salmon thero
We liavf! received an immense new stock of goods dur
ing the past week, and will guarantee our pris to le at
least 0 per cent lower than a iy oihr-r s ore :n this city.
OREGON
TRADING CO,
6oo Commercial Street.
TO
i
Rpal Estate (Den,
Barkers
and
Business Hen
Of flstiHa
Gene ally.
A POINTER! -
. Cull i""1 th Atoi office
- maJ get -ample coriM ol our ef
W Commercial edjti.
The Resort
stntes Included, because her cllm Is en
forced by the power of her arma a"d In
defiance of the claims of her opnonenf.
In Kuropean compil"atlona we do not
meddle, but on the Wetern hemlsnhero
our lntprets are paramount over those of
everv European power, heosu'e of our
position here as the renresentntive and
mot powerful republic. That psit'nn, In
Justice to ourselves, and our neighbors,
we are bend to maintain. To allow for
eign Intcrr. r. nee and aggression, on hls
continent woii'd me.in the ultimate In
volvement of this continent In trie H"tr
rels and Jealousies of the Wnronean nn
tlons. the lowering of the dignity of our
position, and the weakening and Imper
iling of our Irftnence and of the nr'nc'p'e
which are thef oundation of our prosper
ity and political life. Certainly s''ch con
siderations as theee Justify usi In resent
ing such an aggression as v- 'land l
threatening to make airalnst Venezuela:
and England least of all can consistently
deny our right to Interfere.
Now, a word n to the nre-tden's "es
sace. He says "Havintr labored 'a thfu iy
for many years to induce Grea' Pri'eln to
submit this dispute to Impsrtlal ab Ira
tlon, and having been now finally annr's
ed of her refusal to do so, nothing re
mains but to accept the situation, recog
nize in plain requirements a"d v
wlUi neordlng!v." But what J-es he
propose to do? We read further. "The
.it.... hun reached such a s'age as to
make It now. Incumbent upon the United
States to take measures to dteTnlne
with sufficient certaln'y for 'ta i-t'1ca-tion
what Is the true dlvMonal ll-e be-
."x-n the republic f Venezuela and Brit
ish Guiana." Accordingly, he anggests
that a commission "be appointen ry ine
executive, who shall make the nce-sary
Means Money
in Your Pocket
n
ti
473 Commercial street, is the platv
where the busioe-wman and the laboring
man e for what is called "BEST N
THE COAST." or a nice- cool driDk of
the crlebrited Oamlirinns bw. 8biio
wi hex of every kind mad to order, hd1
n eU-uant free luo.-h nerved every day.
H..f B'wton liakeil (Vads nerved very
mber u'lernoon Inn are elcome.
Grosbauzr & Brach
bTOHia PUBltlC LIBRARY!
,KEAD 0 B'f 'M FKIE T ALL
iili-rri;.''-"!' r:im$3 praaDom
Is reaching its normal nguie-o'
cases annually. We have tried experi
mental shipments to Japan and China,
but have tound that there is absolutely
no market In the Orient for canned fish
of any description. They have on their
coasts a great quantity of inferior fooo
fishes, and I supposer that the var etle.
obtainable at home are thought quite
eood enough for their consumption. A
farge tradeB Is springing i with Mexico
and the South American republics,
though, atrange to say. all our salmon
i hat reaches tnose locanu s
i ! e Atlantic seaboard.
Salmon doesn't go i into ad stock,
tl,. .- daya like it used to. We have the
' est of evidence that the demand, espe
Tollv from Great Britain. Is a consum.
. ' demand, and the goods run quickly
1".'Ve0nhav"";n0nour present combination
thirty-two canneries, fifteen of which
th iy.".,mn during the paat season.
-fish l ke, mostly taU cans.
'LV aTa-ta Packers' Association's
" rT" , a cheap, wholesome commod
:'Bde'; I. our standard. Our
season li "hwt that we would not
h.l time If we had the Inclinat.on. to
Puroutmfancy goods. Here o, . the Co.
umbla River, where your salmon Is so
ce lent and rich and your season so
ong your canner. havo time to devo f.
to supplying fancy stocks. W ith oi r
twenty or twenty-five day season, It !
different. There will be a dozen fish one
K and 25.CO0 the .next. From then
till the time the run drops off we have
not a moment to spare.
"I visited Astoria first In W'i. It was
sow looking little village then, though
f f ,L old faces still, remind-
-nv davs. Since I came up
Investigation and report upon me rraiu r - - , d Hlnce j came k
with the least possible delay." And after . ln m 0enl trlp I have visited Mr
thia report has been accepted we ae to on ' '. cannery. It is the finest
.i.i mv attempt that tmum n.u i " .. i.. uin.l I was ever in in
make to territory that our commissioners , " the tH.,t equipped
may not allow her. Of course If our com- ,n ,he world."
mlssioners allow England an ner claims . '"MT;onUradfor(1 wl be i the city for
Fhe ia to take everything. The p-es dent
doea not say this last, but It foliowa nat- me days.
urally from the preceding Th a would LOGICAL CONCLUSION.
be all rlirht if this commission had power . THE laa.ii.au
to arbitrate. But under the present cir- ; , "
cumstances the proposition 0" "'.'; ,i,in." said the Imp-cunl-
the question at all. The question .r - - - T for
no'V is not whether England s c. am , f".- . ,,,. Kor n
valid or not. She has Diwar . - " n.hlll, me.,ur. eternity V
"H'm'm," replied his practical, patient
friend. "I thought you had It down pretty
to the bar. Here are some
tha vurlnus members:
The merchant: "I believe most heartily
In raising the standard. When a man
admitted to practice In the courts of this
hi. certificate of admission is no
tice to all the world that he has be n ex
nmlned as to his qualifications and has
been adjudged capable by the supreme
court of properly conducting any legal
business which his clients may give to
his charge. Now, if a man is to Ih R Wen
such a certificate setting forth his ability,
mr. than right and for the best
Interest of those who employ attorneys
w. ...h o m.n ahould rfally possess
that ability as represented. Many a J.mt
cause has been lost by the ""l"0"'0'
an Incompetent attorney, and I for one
advocate requiring a more thorough
knowledge of law before admission to the
V. "Rut there Is nnolher side
to the auestlon. A lawyer's slde-and the
.,.... ,nn for that matter. uur oest
lawyers have been poor, hardworking men
... ihelr leual fducatlon un-
-advantages and if higher
u ... 7... ,r renulred. many men
q"un" "";.o.a their study and be
w.no.r" . M ' ha nrevented by the
leng hened couVU of study and thus the
Len - .h. country perhaps would
bdositotheprofesslon. W. 'C.or
to keep out the Incompetent lawjer at
l. n.lilno nf niir b(Ht.M
"SuJ .1.1 '..t.t. aent: "I can't see any
i- n.i.ini nn an exctua've l-ernei
i. :l I" ... a monopoly of a cer
rma . . - .v.. A,.rm
tain profession. Why not ofu
a all and let the law of the au-vl-al of
the fittest regulate such matters , . eow,
,.. hn in caDoble and trusv
worthy and who are not. The protection
the law gives to lawyers phuuu.-b.- -
In being non-progressive."
The teacher: "That would apply a
well to our profession, too, would n t It, If
yo"r reasoning Is good? Why have tach
er' examinations?"
"That la different. The pub'ia employs
the teachers but Individuals emp oy the
"So doea the government employ the
Thev constitute the greater
number of our legislators, juun-itu -
We must nave kuiu
good, well'
conducted govern'
Oscar Wilde Accused of Caus
ing His Own Illness.
Examination of HU Fellow Prison
on Same Charge May Exon
erate Wilde.
i
New York, Deo. 20.-A London dls-
natch lavs:
The pitiable pnysicui ....
sented by Oscar Wilde when he was re
cently brought up from prison to be ex
amined in the uanitrupicy mi ., -'
en such an impetus to the memorial for
his pardon now Deing circuimeu
naturea that hie enemlea, of whom the
Marquis of Queensbury Is still the chief,
have promulgated a report that his condl-
.. . .. a .Pm used
tlon is uue 10 "'' - :" ,"
by prison authorities to designate the
-iractice of prisoners who feign loss of ap
petite In order to starve themselves Into
on emaciated condition, and thua secure
removal to the prison nospnai. w..7.
quarters are comfortable and luxuries are
Bometlmes obtainable; and also In refer-
lrrxl,,otQ nPJVa nr
C"ie to prisoners wnu --
brain diseases for tne m Vu,v.
recent official report or tne pn. .ii-i-...
.io,oH tint "malingering" Is quite
.. .la, of, mflt IIIUI1IIKV.I 1..B
common In many ot tne lovwmnuu
ons, and that the feigned symptoms are
Bometlmes so battling to me mt u...
cera that rigorous punishment has to be
esorted to in order to ootermuie mmini
.i,o Planner Is really afflicted or simply
. -.a. a - nbn l anrtoa
hamming. Tne enon io iim "
that Wilde is a "maiingere
k. .nnivnrt considerable or a set-back
by an Investigation held this week Into
the death or one oi mm """7 y.
v, hn charged with the same of
fense, and for nearly two years had been
subjected to unusuany i j.....
clpllne. Upon a post mortem examlna
it was developed that,
nstead of the man having Ptended
h. hod In fact been suffering
'rom thi rupture of an aneurism at the
Lrm I? ,L hr.m. and which it would
... imnnaslhlo for any medical
m.tit.. how experienced, to dlag'
.cse' The friends of Wilde say that. In
.i.. nf thla develonment. It would be
not only cruel but brutal for the pilson
authorities to add to his present mental
,.i,i.,i,.ai tnrture"bv further punish-
'ng him. on the hypothesis that he is sole
Iy responsible for the breaking down of
his heulth.
Whltelaw Reld, owner and editor of the
New York Tribune, Is sp?nd ng the winter
quietly with his family at Phusnlx, Ariz.,
wh.r. ha has found the climate unexpect-
.,iiu airreeab e. In a letter to tne rnua-
delohla Tlmea he says: "Eastern iciks
will have to form new uieas oi anwnu.
It Is not merely a land ot taraniuiaa.
paches and cactus. I am keeping rouse
here with great comfort in a weii-Duut
brick residence, with hot and co!d water,
electric light and telephone, and the cli
mate ia really better than that or i airo.
Mr. Reid's health haa greatly improved
i-.lnce hla visit to the South.
New York. Dec. 20. It is one hundred
years ago today since the signing of the
treaty of amity, commerce ami naviBuuuu
with Great Britain, and whioh was nego
tiated by the chief Justice of the United
States, John Jay. of thla city; and last
night, with a banquet at Delmonlco's, to
commemorate the close of the first cen
tury of commercial liberty In America,
a "Commercial Day" will be added to the
list of fixed events that are annually
commemorated in thla country, wnno
thia year the movement 1b confined to
this city. It is hoped that, a year hence,
every city In the country which has a
board of trade, chamber of commerce,
or other commercial Institution, will hold
a meeting or give a banquet on Commer
cial Day, at which the commercial inter
ests of the county, and plans for their In
creased development, may be aiBcusseo.
Tha liinmrural bannuet last night, In the '
d stlngulshed character of the participants '
was one of tne most nrrrani .
held In this city for many years, and a
hundred or more prominent men from
different commercial centers who accept
ed the Invitations of the committee, regis
tered last night at leading up-town ho
tels. Among them were Gov. Morton.
Mayor Strong, Secretaries Herbert and
Morton, Francis Dupont, of Delaware,
Carroll D. Wright, Arthur Sewell, ot
Maine, John F. Hudson, president of the
American Bell Telephone Company. Col.
James F. Pepper, of Kentucky, Felix An
gus, of Baltimore,, Warner Mfiier, J-dge
William Lawrence, of Ohio, P. A. Cham
bers, of Pittsburg, Albert Morsnaeh, of
Cincinnati, Charles1 Huston, of Coatn
vllle, Pa.; Mayor J. P. Hlgglns, of Oswe
oN,. Y.:. F. C. MacTWn, entarrisburg,
Va.: E. C. Simmons, of St. Louis f. Iewi
Nixon, of Fllzsheth. Franklin Murphy,
of New York, John Moses, of Trenton,
John 8. Baldwin, of Worcester, William
Berrl and St. Clair McKelway, of Brook- -lyn,
Jeremiah Dwyer. president of the
Michigan Stove Company, of Detroit;
Captain Fred Pahst, of Milwaukee.
From Philadelphia have come Henry
Bower, Walter Clark, Charles H. Cramp,
Robert H. Foerderer, Howaro u. rrencii,
James Glllinder, A. B. Johnson. Theodore
Justice, Colonel A. K. M-Olura, Freder
ick Munch. William Sellers, Colonel I ,
mngarinv. Charles Emory Smith, a." '.
L. Rogers, president or tne t m- , ma.
Commercll Exchange. -
From Boston, Wallace I .toumson,
president of the Boston Chart.ner of Com
merce; John R. Leeson, president of tha
Boston Merchants' Association; Colonel
Albert A Pope and W. B. Rice are nere.
Among the New Yorkers present are
John N. Bach, August Beimom, i-osi- .
master Dayton, Btuyvesant Fish., F. I
Godkln, Andrew H. Green, General Thus.
L. Janes, Colonel William Jay, D. O. Mills
Wllllum Roekafeller, John F. Seailes,
William Stelnway, H. Walter Wobb, Hor
ace White, Btephen V. White, Chauncey
M. Depew, and S. W. t'aircnua.
The toast list, aa nnauy arrange", u
as follows: "Our Merchant Marine, - oen-
ator William P. Frye, of Maine; Ameri
can Commerce," Hon. Don. M. uicKinson;
The American Press," uencrai unanra
H. Taylor, of tJiovHosion uiooe; xno
American Business Man," uenerai noraco -.
Porter, of New York, covers were um
for four hundred guests, and between the
toasts Mr. Depew was presented with a
copy of the work "One Hundred' Years
of American Commerce,' 'with the auto
grapha of the donors Inscribed upon vel
lum.
ccutive officials.
ril.o,... that nuestion. and has ueenrea
. in,.n,inn m take what she c'afna.
.., ... A am la. shall we
jne quCTiiun mr u 7 k.. fln,
How her tn carry out ner in'""' ......
J tort ah has proven to us that her claim ,
i is vaiia :
J - The proposed comml-s'on. unre-ognd
I r England, and nosslti'v also hy Venez-
' vt-'.i. wl'l he aMe to ret vn .Fv.t---7
0m d ever day from A ot-iocx to o:.' : in'ormstlrn to form the ba'is or a oecis-
, Ion. At the best the ren-r wr "
I nefealty hlad and one-lded. and mlirht
' rssllv he wholly Incorrect. To see how
On several promissory notes
which vou have made you ment-on
thlrtv davs.' which. I gather from
cumstances, la a synonyme for eternity
clr-
Tommy Ma, I know why babies go to
hraven when they die. Mother Why.
mv hov? Tommy Thv haven't any
SoUiaaU car. titcU mad Omamm Urn.
farcical action
na'n the rTpri of, teeth to gn.h.-Tow Topic.
organized and well
The doctor: "I am in favor of ra'slng
the standard. The course of study In the
in. ri,.rimcnt of the sta'e university
Is a disgrace to the state If the commls
nnrt la correct I could com'
nlete that course In twelve morula mu
study less than three houra a day. It
takes ua doctors four years of hard work
m train admission to practice medicine.
There are other law schools in this state
that have a better course of study than
the state university law school nd that
ought not to be."
The lawyer: "Well. I'll Just tell you
how It Is. gentlemen all this ta'k about
rsl-ing the standard of qualification for
admission to the bar has neen brought
aliout by inferior lawyers. You never
hear a rnpaMe and hardworking lawyer
complaining because t-r . manv
awyers. It Is only those who haven t
f crgy and determination enough to e'lmh
m .e top that want others kept out Sot
fea.- they will be pawing them In the pro-
Ex-Senator Edmunds Is said to have
taken up his residence In Philadelphia
'n order to escape the onerous taxation
imposed upon him by the laws of Ver
mont. Mr. Edmunds has been a veiy
rh.iftv man. and is counted as worth
considerably over half a million, the
profits of a fine law practice and of Ju
dicial investments In Washington real
estate.
FARM MORTGAGES.
Becretdry of Agriculture Morton, In his
forthcoming annual report, will say that
"the mortgages on farm value do not
txceed 16 per cent-a less Incumbrance on
the capital Invested than In any other
line of Industry."
Thla fact is a cheering ono; but tho
wonder ia that a Democratic cabinet oill
cer ahould make It public. Everyone re
member, that In the campaign of lit
the' alleged enormous volume of farm
. . (n,mi a very large part ot
the burden of the Democratic speeches.
It waa one of the two great arguments
used to Induce the farmer, to vote for
Grover Cleveland. The other was free
trade-and we fancy the farmer, have
had enough experience with that Demo
"ratio theory. The admission of Secre
tary Morton shows the baselessness ot
y.rtirO (TO UrtT tl ITleTlt.
The price of staple crops have been low
ever since IK, and the farmers have not
been extraordinarily prosperous. They
have suffered from the severe business
depression, which affected all Interests,
directly or Indirectly. There has not
been a marked lifting of farm mortgages,
nor does the secretary make any such
claim. Hence it follow, that the claim
of the Democrat. In 1852 as to the total
amount of farm mortgages were false,
and gotten up only to mislead voters.
A marble bust of Oovernor Greenhultfe,
by Samuel Kltson, Is being exhibited In
the Boston museum of fine arts. It Is a
gift to the state of Massachusetts by the
citizen, of Lowell, and it will be placed
In the new wing of the state house.
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