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ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY HOMING, DECEMBER 31, 1895.
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Mitchell, of Oregon, Moves for
a Re-organization. .
MOTION CARRIED BY PARTY VOTE
Republicans Given Control of the
Committees-Populists Realized
They Held Balance of Power.
Washington, Dec. SO. In the senate this
afternoon Mitchell, of Oregon, presented
resolution for the reorganization of the
senate committees. Gorman, of Maryland,
In a brief Bpeech, developed the tactics
of the Democrats, evidently to show that
If the senate was re-organized, It could
be done only by the alliance of the He'
publicans and Populists. He said
was well known when the senate met
that neither of the great parties had a
majority.
"We know on this side," he continued,
that we did not have a majority, and we
are not yet certain that the other has
that can only be determined by vote. If
they have, they are entitled to control
and responsible for legislation In this
chamber." .
Gorman therefore demanded the yeas
ana nays, wnicn were taken. The Fopu-
lists Allen, of Nabraska, Butler, of North
Carolina; Irby, of South Carolina; Peffer,
ot Kansas, and Stewart, of Nevada, de
cl Inert to vote. Tillman was paired against
the resolution, and Kyle, Populist, ot
North Dakota, voted against the resolu
tlon. This action of the Populists ellm
inatcd the Populists as a factor and the
resolution, which gave the Republicans
control of the committees, was adopted by
a strict party vote of the members of the
old parties, SO to 28. ,
As soon as the vote was announced
Allen felt it Incumbent on himself to
make some explanation of the attitude
of their party men. He wanted tha Bent.
t und th country to understand that
inougn small in number, they constituted
ine nucleus of a thoroughly organized
pariy, completely independent in nrlnol
pies. The Populists had, said Allen, de
cided to take no part in the question as
10 wno snould control tho ora-anlzatlnn.
Personally he was glad the responsibility
for legislation had been naaaed Into lha
hands of the Republicans at both ends of
me capitol.
Harris, Democrat, of Tennessee, wnniail
to Know if the Populists, with full knowl
edge that they held the balance of Dower.
had not deliberately determined by their
Bllence to allow the Republicans, who had
inree more votes than the Democrats,
to take control, and If their sllenie did
not, therefore, make them as much ,-e.
sponsible as their votes. Allen said that
the Populists realized that they held the
balance of power.
"We have got It," he said, turning to
Harris, ."and we propose to utilize It."
Mitchell denied that the Republicans
could be held responsible. They had not
been In the majority, and were not now
In the majority. Whether they would be
before the session closed, remained to be
seen.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Father and Son Break Through the Ice
While Skating. "
Medical Lake, Wn Deo. 30. Chas. Glas
gow, ten years of age, was drowned in
Stiver Lake today. James Glasgow, his
father, was rescued after a long emer
sion In the ice water, and may die from
exposure.
Father and son went skating this morn
ing, and when a long distance from shore
the thin ice broke. The boy, who was
unable to obtain a hold on the edge of
the broken Ice, was soon drowned. Glas
glow clung to the edge of the ice, and af
ter half an hour of perilous struggle,
was pulled out by his wife, who crept
close to the break In the ise and threw one
end of a long shawl to her husband. The
body of the drowned boy was recovered
In 40 feet of water.
DOUBLE MURDER.
Cincinnati, Dec. 3D. The Commercial
Gazette's special from Frankfort, Ky.
says that Gov. Bradley feels that the law
has been greatly outraged, and the state
disgraced, by the brutal murder of Wm
Deveres and Mrs. T. J. West at the hands
of a mob near Lebanon yesterday. In his
inaugural address the governor condemns
lynchings very vigorously. He will offer
a reward of tSCO, the limit of the law,
for the arrest and conviction of unknown
members of the mob.
LEBANON EXCITED.
Cincinnati, Dec. 80. A special to the
Commercial Gazette from Lebanon, Ky.,
says: Fully 1000 people assembled In this
village today to take action on the burn
ing of Mrs. T. J. West and the "killing of
W. A. Deveres, by Ave men near this
place Saturday. The speeches were all
vigorous denunciation of the disgrace on
Marlon county and the state. A fund was
raised to employ detectives to aid In fer
rettlng out the perpetrators of the crime.
The county commissioners join the people
in offering a reward for the detection and
conviction of the five men who are known
to be the guilty parties.
JAIL DELIVERY.
Roseburg. Or.. Dec. 30. A reward of
$300 was offered by Sheriff F. C. Cathlcart
and 1100 by Deputy W. W. Cathlcart. for
the capture of Murderer 8am Brawn, who
escaped from Jail this morning. Robert
Htnman. serving out a fine, says that
Brown has been working on the window
bars with a saw made from the steel
shank of a boot, but the work done indi
cates that a good saw was used.
RESULTED IN MURDER.
Healdshurg, Cal, Dec. . R. K. Tmltt,
proprietor of the opra houae, rhot and
" d'" attorney of this place
tonight. The shooting was the result of
ja long-standing feud which has rltrd
j htwen the Rose and Trultt fair 111m.
Rose claimed that Trultt bad .nsulted bis
daughter and tonight the matter was
brought to a climax by Rose striking
Trultt in the face. Trultt pulled his pis
tol and shot at his assailant three times,
two of the shots taking effect.
THE BOND ISSUE.
Fully Agreed Upon, and Emergencies
- - " " .. Provided; For.
Washington, Dec. SO. There is now no
reasonable doubt that the bond issue has
been fully agreed upon, and that the de
talis of the contract with the syndicate
of which J. Pierpont Morgan is the head,
have been arranged, also that nothing re
mains to be done to carry ft Into effect,
but for the secretary to sign his name
thereto.
Thus the president is prepared for any
emergency, and there is no doubt that
should heavy withdrawals of gold for ex
port set in again, another lssui would
be announced. The amount of the next
issue, it is almost certain, haa been fixed
at $100,000,000, and it is believed that the
terms of the contract are rather more
favorable to the government than those
inder which the last issue was made.
SWIFT' WHEELS.
San Diego, Cel., Dec. 90. Taylor and
Hewitt, of the Syracuse Kara, on a tan
dem, rode three-quarters of a mile, paced
by Stone, Swanbrough, Washburn and
Terrlll, on a quad, flying start, In 1:31
flat, breaking the world's record of 1:23
made by Balnbrldge and Gardner at
Waltham. The same men and pacemak
era, with the same start, broke the world1
Class B. record" of 1:52, Time, ty
ing the world s professional record.
NEW BIDS WANTED.
Olympla, Dec. 30. A new call for bids to
be opened January 30 was issued today for
the construction of the state capitol. Va
rlous quarries throughout the state will
be examined with a view to selecting
stone.
INDIAN OUTBREAK
Town of Sitka, Alaska, Threat
ened With Vengeance.
Trouble Arose Over the. Murder of a
Young Brave-Tribe Will Not
Wait ou the Law.
Victoria, B. C. Dec. 30. The steamer
Danube, which returned yesterday from
a fruitless search for the Strathnevis, re
ports great excitement at Sitka, where
Bhe called on the 10th, over the murder of
a young brave of the Kllllsnoo tribe, and
the arrest of two sailors of the United
States steamer Wolcott with two miners
and thirteen Indians in connection. The
Kllllsnoo tribe is not satisfied with the
tardy operation of the law and menace
the safety of Sitka, where they are gath
ering in angry parties, threatening ven
geance on the white Inhabitants.
UNCLE SAM VERY BRAVE.
Demands Indemnity from Turkey on Ac
count of the Armenian Troubles.
Washington, Dec. 80. Secretary Olney
nas directed Minister Terrell, at Constan
tlnople, to demand an indemnity of 1100.,
000 from Turkey for the benefit of the
American missionaries who suffered loss
of property in the Kharpoot outbreaks in
November.
Minister Terrell also has Been Instruct'
ed to Inform the Sultan's ministers that
additional Indemnity will be demanded
for the benefit of the Americans who suf
fered loss of property at Marash a few
weeks later.
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool, Dec. 80. Wheat Spot, firm
demand, poor; red winter, 6s 2(4d; No. 2
rea Bpring, 5s Id; No. 1 hard Manitoba,
2d; No. 1 California, Sa id.
Hops Paclfio ocast, fl (is
Portland, Deo. 30. Wheat Valley, H
Dili; walla walla, 51'52.
THE PRICE.
Chicago, Dee. 30. A Washington special
to the Post says:
It Is thought by treasury experts that
the syndicate will Insist on a safe mar
gin, of not less than five per cent, for
handling the loan. That would Indicate a
net price to the government of 1.09 to til.
RAILROAD COLLISION.
Cincinnati, Dec. 80. Two ' passenger
trains collided at 7:30 tonight, on the Bal
timore and Ohio Southwestern Railway,
near Coal City, fourteen miles from Cin
cinnati. They were the Louisville Express
and St. Louis accommodation. Two per
sons were killed and six Injured. The
killed are:
Fireman Wilson, of the Louisville Ex
press; an unknown man was burled un
der the wreck. The cause of tho accident
was the failure of the operator at Storrs'
station, within the city limits, to report
to the Louisville train an order to wait
at Delphi and let the Bt Louis train
pass.
ENGINES FOR RUSSIA.
Philadelphia, Dec. SO.-The British
steamer Turret Bay sailed from Port Rich
mond today with a cargo of twenty oil
burning locomotives, built by the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, for the Russian gov
ernment. The engines weigh ninety-seven tons
each, and are built with special fire boxes
for burning petroleum Instead of coal.
They are designed for service on the
trans-Caucasian railroad. Another cargo
of the same number of engines will be
shipped in January.
BREWER APPOINTED.
Special to the Astoria n.
Washington, Dms. 30. Jnxtlr Rrwr.
of the Lnuewi folates supreme court, ha
beeu tendered and Ha accepted a place on
the Venezuelan commission.
The Princes of Wales plays the organ,
harmonioa. piano and either.
Engagement Between Spanish
and Insurgents' Forces.
SPANISH REPEL LARGER NUMBERS
Uneasy Feeling in Havana, Where
Meagre Reports are Received
of Several Battles.
Havana, Dec. 50. There Is still much
uncertainty regarding the movements of
the insurgents. According to official re
ports they are in full retreat, but It lias
been intimated that Gomes was making
for Ctenfuegos, with the Intention of cap
turing that seaport. The announcement
nade, would, however, seem to show that
Gomez Is still in the vicinity of Jaguuy
Grande, south of Colon, In the province
of Matanzas
Lieut. Colonel Percr, commanding a Na
varro battalion, was engaged with the in
surgents near Callmet, not far from Ja-
guay Grande yesterday. The fighting Is
said to have been very fierce and the
Spaniards are reported to have sustained
the fire of a vastly superior number of the
Insurgents commanded by Gomes. The
troops are reported to have captured the
Insurgents' position and to have obliged
the enemy to divide his foroes. The in
surgents were at first said to have lost
heavily, while on the government side
only one officer and five soldiers were kill
ed and sixty wounded, but today it was
stated that the troops lost fifteen killed.
About an .hour after this engagement.
the sound of cannonading was heard in
the direction of the Maria plantation, and
It is supposed Gomes had been engaged
with the Spanish column, commanded by
Col. Mollne. No details of this engage
ment have reached here. A most uneasy
feeling prevails now. It is believed that
serious fighting haa taken place near
Callente, and that the meagre facts made
public do not begin te iell the tale, y
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
Investigation of Lord Dunraven's Charges
Against the Defender.
New York, Dec. 80. The deprtaure of
Lord Dunraven and Arthur Glennle on
Saturday last, detracted only a little from
the Interest exhibited by all those inter-
ested In the Defender controversy.
The hearing of evidence by the sepctal
commission was resumed at the New
York Yacht Club today. Captains Hart
and Terry, with many members of the
Defender's crew, were early on hand.
Lawyer Asquith, who Is looking after the
Interests of the Valkyrie's owner, was al
so present, accompanied by Secretary
Hamilton. At ( o'clock the commission
adjourned to meet again at 10 tomorrow.
The members of the commission and
the lawyers, together with the witnesses,
maintained the same stony silence that
has characterized the proceedings of this
Inveslgatlon, stating that there was ab
solutely nothing to be said for publication.
It Is reported that tomorrow's session will
end the case.
STATE NEWS.
Interesting Items Culled From Oregon's
Leading Newspapers.
Sheriff Johnson, of Lane county, re
cently sold 26,500 feet of lumber at sheriff
sale for $100.78,
Marshal Taylor, Just removed from his
office, has given notice that he will con
tinue to hold the office. An Indication of
fun ahead for Corvallis.
George N. Reynolds, accused of embez
zling funds at the Weston postottlce while
occupying the position of assistant post
master at that place, was acquitted Fri
day at Portland. The principal witness
against him did not show up, and now
there Is a bench warrant out for him.
Dr. E. B. McElroy, says the CorvalHs
Gazette, has made arrangements to plant
another prune orchard in the vicinity of
Corvallis In the early spring. This will
be the fourth orchard he has planted In
this part of the country during the past
three years. He haa also two other
orchards In the northern part of Kenton
county. The active Interest Mr. McElroy
has taken in the development of prunes
In our part of the state haa had much
to do with the recognition that has been
given our fruit Interests.
The Southern Pacific company has been
experimenting with their trackbed near
Eugene and at other points along iholr
lines for several months pait, says the
Eugene Guard. .A ridge of gravel Is
thrown up in the middle of the track.
This ridge makes an excellent footpath for
pedestrians, and also serves to shed water
from the track. On cither side of the
track the gravel slopes gradually down
for two or three feet to rows of large
rocks, which have been placid there to
prevent the new gravel from slipping diwn
over the sloes of the grade. This method
of grading makes a .very fancy track. It
Is a very expensive method, but tha com
pany Is so well satisfied with the result
that it Is extending the work quite ex
tenslvely In places.
The following firm and groups of bust
ness people put their itffalrt in a cor
porate basis yesterday by filing the neces
sary articles with the secretary of state,
namely: The Breltenbush Lumbering
and Improvement Company, of Marlon
county, whose capital figures ;it tlOOXX),
organized for twenty-five years, with E.
W. Scanlan, J. K. Morrow and R. Edson
as Incorporators. The Bolem jlpeed Asso
ciation, with W. O. Westacott, F. N.
Derby, E. 8. Lamport, George Collins, T.
B. Jones, J. J. Bottrer, I. L. Patterson
and W. n Amlprxon as organizer, and a
cflpt'sl ftc-k of dividend In rnTr
at fl each, to O K a fresh start in
he business of fostering good horse and
n-eaklng turf records yesterday. This Is
- rrnrganizatinn of th Oregon Breeding
B,k. il Axuoctatlon. Supplemental articles
n alio filed by the Riverside Gold
Mining Company, of Union, Ore., Increas
ing Its capital stock from $12,000 to 31)6,000,
T. H. Crawford, Joseph Wright, J. T.
Bolles, J. F. Phy and W. G. Penson being
the sponsors of record in this connection
Statesman.
Not long since one of Salem's hop com
mission merchants telegraphed to a New
York house for an offer on a. certain lot
of hops and requested an immediate an
swer. No reply came by wire, but a few I
days later a letter was received In which
the following information was imparted: I
"Am not in a position at present to make
any offers. It Is very strange that none!
of my customers are Interested in Pacific I
coast hops, and if they do not reverse
their decision against them I am afraid
that we will buy your hops In the spring I
by the bale and not by the pound. I can
only congratulate myself that I did not go'
'Innff' n vnun hnni thtai laaann ' Thai
via vua iiub wetsvisi A iiv
same dealer is in receipt of some beer
statistics from the Hop Reporting Com
pany, of New York, which are as fol
lows: Beer sales (barrels) for November,
ISM, 2.645,669; beer sales for November, 1891
2,363,425; showing an Increase for 1895 of
282,244 barrels.
Hugh A. Scott arrived home on Christ'
mas morning, after an absence ot four
teen months, giving his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. David Scott, a genuine surprise, as
they did not know he was on this Coast
He chose the sea for a profession, and
sailed from Portland to Liverpool on hi
m'st voyage October 18, 1894. Thence to
Sydney, Australia, Newcastle and San
Francisco, where he arrived December 21,
last Friday. He was a former student
at Willamette, and is probably Salem'i
only representative in the seafaring pro'
fesslon. He will make a short visit, as
he has only sixteen days leave, when he
will rejoin his ship, the Wray Castle,
bound for some European port. Mr.
Scott will serve a four years' apprentice'
ship, when he can be promoted to second
mate on examination, and he hopes finally
to become a full-fledged navigator. Jour
nal.
Board of Equalization Makes
Several Redactions.
Fifteen Per Cent. Taken Off Town
Lots Bailroad and Telegraph
Lines Bedneed 10 Per Cent.
Special to the Astnrlan.
Salem, Dec. 80. The state board of
equalization today finished equalizing real
property.
On Class One, Including town lots, and
Improvements thereon, a reduction of fif
teen per cent was made In ClatBop. In
Class Two, assessing all lands, also rail
roads, telegraph and telephone lln's, 1
reduction of ten per cent is niade In Clat
sop.
AS WE APPEAR ABROAD.
The East Oregonlan says:
"A. L. Adams, the civil engineer, was
questioned by the East Oregonlan re
porter this morning concerning the As
torla water works system, which he is
putting in. Mr. Adams states that by
May next at farthest, the last stroke
of work will be done and the last con
nectlon made. Already water has been
connected with the reservoir and the
gravity line Is in. There remains to dig
a tunnel and connect the reservoir with
the distributing system, and the high ser
vice Dart of tha system Is yet to DUt In,
The Astoria gravity system will cost less
than 1200,000 for every Item of expense,
right of way and everything. The actual
expense of construction will amount to
from 1176,000 to $180,000. Engineer Adams
asserts that It Is the cheapest syxtem on
the coast. Contracts were let at 'a time
when prices for labor and material were
at the lowest, and there is scarcely a
part of the system which Is not worth
35 per cent more than It cost It is to
he a fine system, the supply inexhaustible,
the quality of water first-class. The en.
terprise once completed, Astoria will be
most fortunate in possessing a gravity
system with a capacity ample for fur
nlshing power for manufacturing, besides
supplying the city with drinking water
of the best quality.
"Regarding tho new Astoria railroad,
Mr. Adams said that work progresses,
though It will not be rushed until n-xt
spring. Such work is being done ns can
be done to advantage on rock work and
bridging.
" 'Astoria,' remarked Mr. Adams, 'has
felt the hard times less than any town
of which I know. The reason Is the fish
Ing Industry. While other localities have
been suffering from heavy losses In the
lowering of prices of their products, As
toria has bene taking out fish steadily,
and has found a regular market at good
prices. This keeps the laboring classes
supplied with money, and, the fact Is,
Astoria has not felt the hard times at
all. With her laboring classes prosper
ous, the whole city has been prosperous.
Only those who had entered heavily Into
speculation have suffered. These have
been tight pinched, hut all others are and
have been doing well.'
"Mr. Adams was asked Is It had rained
this fall and winter In Astoria. He look
ed in an tistonlrhed manner at the .Rast
Oregonlan reporter, and was inclined to
be angry. But as he tzvr that It was
only a Joke, he had nn Inclination to
laugh, and he did laugh at the Idea of
Its ever raining In Astoria. The only
drawback, said he. Is the dryness of the
climate. This remedied, Astoria would be
4 paradise." I
Highest of all in Leavening Fowcr.-
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IT IS A FAILURE
McNeill's Plan of Ke-organiz-ing
the 0. R. & N.
UNION PACIFIC'S ITALIAN HAND
Alde4 by HontinirtOn, Said tO Have
Effected the Defeat Portland
Greatly Exercised.
Portland, Deo. 30. The prospects for re
organizing the O. R. and N. Co. are not
very encouraging, according to reports
received today from New York, and Re
ceiver McNeill will soon return homo.
His plan of re-organlzatlon, it is suld,
called for the assessment of stock, which
has been resisted by a sufficient number
ot stockholders to prevent Its connumm.i.
tlon.
Whether Mr. McNeill has given up the
hope of accomplishing the re-organlzatlon
Is not kuown, but that he has met
with opposition Is no longer a socret.
The Union Paclfio people, holding stock
in the O. R. and N., are said to have been
active spirits In opposing the re-organlzatlon,
and in this they are said to have
had the powerful assistance of Mr. Hun
tington, of thu Southern Pacific, who It
Is believed Is looking forward to the salo
of the road under the hammer to sutlBfy
the bondholders.
The business men of this city tiro
greatly concerned over the matter for It
Is generally believed that the present
commercial supremacy ot Portland de
pends largely on the Independence of the
O. R. and N. being maintained.
MORE HOUSES NEEDED.
People Coming to Astoria Cannot Find
Where to Live.
The demand for dwelling houses has In
creased rapidly within a short time and
real 'estate agents report a dearth of
houses to rent. What houses are for rent
are so poorly built and held at such high
rates that many have been deterred
from moving to Astoria, preferring to
keep their families In Portland whore
comfortable and modern houses can be
had at living prices.
One gentleman remarked yesterday that
because Astoria was going to have a rall-
oad he could see no good reason why
her old tenement houses should be held
at . ruinous rates of rent, and thut for
his part he would have his people where .
thoy could be comfortable. "What you
need," he said, "Is some live man, or
men, who will build a few houses to rent
at reasonable figures, and which will con
tain some of the comforts of life. Lumber
Is cheap and If some of your barren lots
were covered with decent houses II would
aid as much, or more than any one thing
to start and maintain business. There
Is no better paying Investment that I
know of for capital than moderate siZ' d
cottages that will accommodate average
families. At reasonable rents such houses
when attractively and conveniently built,
(as can be done nowadays at the same
cost as a barn) will pay good Interest on
the money Invested, and I am surprised
that some of your large property owners
have not foreseen this time and have
been prepared for it. Look at Seattle and
Tacoma, neither one of which possess
one-half of your natural advantages.
Fourteen years ago they were little vil
lages in a wlldeness. Today they are
magnltlcent cities. At one-half the trou
ble and at less expense Astoria can be
made as attractive to foreigners, who will
hesitate to come to a place that has not
some comforts for living Or the prospect
of some."
WAS IT MURDER?
Body of a Dead Man Discovered at Elk
Creek.
A discovery was made yesterday after
noon at Elk Creek which may lead to
the unearthing of a sensational murder
in Clatsop county. Mr. Jensen, while
passing along the beach, presumably go
ing to his home some little distance from
the shore, found the dead body of a man
on the top of Bald Hill, which Is 2M) feet
above the beach. Upon examination the
body proved to be that of a man named
Weeddeken. who has been woraing on
George Bartley's ranch at Elk Creek.
Mr. Jensen Immediately proceai 10 ii:e
government telephone office and notified
the authorities In Astoria ana too sucn
other steps as were necessary prior to the
coroner's Inquest. Coroner Fold leaves
this morning for Elk Creeic, ana as no
coflln can be procured there the body wilt
probably bo Interred on tno spot. J tie
outcome of the Investigation will be
watched with interest.
It was at first supposed that the man
was drowned, but In what manner and
how the body came to be upon the h'Kh
hill are matters, as yet, of conjecture.
From sundry marks on the body, It was
also thought that there was evidence of
foul play, and the man nilKht have been
murdered. What object there could have
been for such a deed cannot be Imaplned,
as the victim was a quiet and peaceable
man.
Mr. Pohl Is determined to get at the
bottom of the matter It possible.
THE WRETCH.
Judce.
Benedict Have you ever pictured vonr-
self snugly escon"ed In a pretty home
with a lovely wife?
Baehelor-Whose wife, Johnson?
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