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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. SAVE TIME 7HE0LDJRKS hiiJ worry " V, W t ikiw, Tha naw on print Thi Astoias at Mi rat of An "Ad". In Tun AurtiAN 'I 3,000 Copies per Hour "Wnl Culumn," EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPO RT. VOL. XLV. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 18. NO. 158 TRUSTEE SALE Of the Fine Lines of Men's and Boy's Cloth ing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Cars, Boots and Shoes. Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Blankets, Quilts, etc., at factory prices for cash, at one price to all alike. C. S. JACOBSON TltUHTEE BOO-ROH COMMERCIAL ST.. ASTORIA, OR. Our Handy Wagon... ComlilnM all in faaturee of the ehlld'a plain wason and a velocipede, ami, all thing ronatderrd. coin ill oonaumer Iraa than elthar. 80 dralrahla, convenient and aatlafaeory haa It provan, thai, aa n rwuly "aeller." It haa no equal. Wa laka a apeclal piida, loo, In delivering tho aama promptly and In faullleea condi tion to lha trad. HARDWARE, PLUMBING TIN WORK JOB WORK AT PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION Call and Be Convinced t. FREEMAN, lata at Fraaaaa 4k Holaes. . COLUHBIA IRON WORKS Foundrymen, Blacksmiths, Machinists and Boiler Makers Manufacturing and Repairing or ail Kindt or Machinery. , Iron and Brass Castings. General Blacksmith Work "EE SPECIALTIES - W.kh P.iant Wheal, Ship Smlthlnr and Slaamhoal Wutk, Cannary and Mill Machinery, Marina and Stationary Boll ara Built to Ordar, tV Specially equipped for Loggers' Work. Bay Foundry). Phone 78. Correspondence i ..GOJIVENT Of. THE Astoria, Oregon. - FRANKLIN AND SIXTEENTH STS.. Openl n of ft Day and Boarding, Primary, Grammar and High School for Qlrla by th Slater of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, from St, Mary's Academy and College, Portland. Oregon, BEPTEMDER T, IDQO Particular attention given to Instruction In the dlflerent branohes or Mualc, Drawing and Painting. For further particular write for Prospectus or apply at the Academy to Slater Superior, 1 THE ASTOHIA SAVINGS SAW Aots aa uata for corporations and In dividual. Tranaaot a general banking business. Interest pal on time deposits. C. H. PAOB.. BENJ. TOUNO FRANK PATTCN ... President Vloe-Prealdant Cashier DHWCTORSi J. Q. A. Bowlb. C. H. Page, Ban). Young, A. B. Reed, XI. P. Thompaon, W. B Dement, D. K. Warren. For the One-Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnisher Children's Wagons, Baby Carriages, Base Ball Goods, Fishing Croquet Tackle, Sets. Garden Tools . GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE URANITE WARE. ROPE, STOVES. IRON PIPE, TER RA COTTA PIPES, BAR IRON, STEEL, CANNERY SUPPLIES, L0OUER5' TOOLS SOL OPPENHEIMER Trustee for the lite n. C. CROSBY R. T. EARLB, late ol Staektoa, Cal Located on 18th and Franklin (Scow solicited. jHoiiY flfliMES.. 8 Cheap Clothing The Hop Lee Clothing Factory and merchant tailors, (08 Commercial St., makes underclothing to order. Suits and trousers made to fit perfectly. Every order punctually on time and satisfaction guaranteed. Good goods sold cheap. Call and be convinced. MESSAGE OF JUDGE Interesting Document Kernl at the 0n!nij of the County Court. K i: V 1 i:VS FISHKK.M KVS SIR I K I: CaiMt V.kitb Leo to the Calliay at the Jli lllia Set rorlk-riaaaclal Kcpurta Tax Hatter ttplaiaed Other Matters Upon th opening of the county court yesterday. Judge Orr.y read the fol lowing Intereellng report: Under the laws of the slate la Is not obligatory for the county Judte to make a reKrt or file a meaaage; still I believe that much good, an-l no harm, can aria, when public officiate annually or ofiener If they deem It sdvleabl. Inform tlii" lux payers fully of thi' paat and present ronitltlon of the public affulra over which they have control, and to outline a policy for the future Improvement of our county. From the very complete and 'Mailed semi-annual sttitementa of F. 1. Dun Par. county clerk, and H. L. Ward, treaaurer, the tax payer can readily see the Itrmlied expenditure of title) county for the past alx months. The largest Item of expense during that time has been for making the aases nient, and the collection of taxes for the county, city and echooK napicly I3.W3K2, which added to $1,216.15 (paid account of iueamentx in JH'jC) amounts to li.JlO 67. The coat of this work has been reduced nearly $2,000 leas than for KM. and la about i.ne fourth the amount that al tempts were made to collect from the county In ISM. A further reduction can bo made In thla work of fully 2.oHi when leglsla tlon can be secured that w ill dispense with the coats f..r sale of delinquent property now required. 0f levying and mileage, and making two supenluous copies of the nMH''airiiiMit mil. Our charity and pauper expenses for the year Jum ended, amount to I2.H1 17 Slid have IniTeajHl J.'..'t..'J the pint year. The time haa arrived when 1 be- lleve that It la economy for the county to aecure i pe ir farm. I woulj there fore recouuner.d that the assessor be Instructed to report a lint of forty-acre tracts of land within a limit of ten miles of the court house- that have been purchased for the county by the county judge for delinquent taxes, and the time for redemption haa expired, with a view to perfecting the title to some of thoae tracts suitable for "poor farm." The county treaaurer reports S5.i46.74 In the special road fund; S2.4K1.71 of this amount Is claimed by the Astoria city council, to apply on Improvement of the crossings and streets and roads In the city. The county court hits an far refused to comply with the demand of the city council for this amount, re lying upon the decision of Judge Mc- Rrlde In the case of Oregon City vs. Clackamas county. The purport of that decision was that special road laws in city charters, to expend public mad money was In violation of the state constitution. Should this decision be sustained by the supreme court to which this cane was appealed several months since I would recommend that the county court repair and improve two or three roads from the city Urn Its In to the Improved city crossings. The late wet spring has no far made It almost Impossible to repair the court ty roads, which are yet In bad condl tlon, The present cash value of our county warrants, namely, from 95 to ii8 cents, and called up to July 1st, 1.HE4, will Justify us, and I shall favor mak ing an appropriation for 15,000 to the special road fund In addition to the present levy to be apportioned to the several road districts In the county, and expended while the weather will permit this year, together with the cash on hand. The new draw bridge across the Lewis and Clarke river Just completed near Chadwell Is 217 feet long, and i feet wide; It has two 60-foot spans, and together with the approaches, is feet long. The coBt of its construction was 11.943.75. It Is a credit to the county, and its builders, Messers Fry A Meyer. The people residing between the Lewis and Clarke and Young's rivers are hard at work, and will have a good mad completed to the site of the proposed ferry approach, opposite Wllllamsport. before we have the land ings built I am still strongly in favor of having plans made, and expending from sixteen to twenty thousand dol lurs. In building the foundation and central part of a court house, that can be occupied during the coming year. Tho present building has Insufficient room now, and additions will be re quired inside of two years. Two years of unprecedented financial distress have passed over this country, since the present officers were elected and qualified. They found the total debt of this county on July 1, 1891, S107.- 917.07; less cash In the general fund, f 1.751.37; balance, 8108,165.70. The out standing warrants June 30, 1896, $87, 219.53; estimated two years' interest on same, 3S,643.&(; still due the state, taxta 1MU-H2, ll5,3Mf.6K: present total debt, 5U.2;.77; l.-a caah In general fund, applicable. 10.27.22; balance of total debt, $SfM5t.&&. Total wurrant debt, tb'.ld'i.M: leas cash on hand, 120,207.22; net out standing warrants, July Ut, ISM, K.,012..ll. We have reduced our total debt, iis.l 10.15; we have paid state, on account ut taxes. IH91-92, ir,WI; we had paid Interest, aee treasurer's state inent, December 31, 194,) tl,3M.79; w huv paid Interval. June 30, mi, W, 033.40; we have paid I titer eat, December 31, IkK, 14.457.14; we have paid interest, June 'SO, 1M. 2,f3.71; total, I3T.9714, The intereat account la 114, Ml. M, and la a two yeara' penalty on former In debtedneas. When permanent Improve, nunts art neceaaary It Is sometimes ad vlsable to contract debts, but not for the ordinary running expenses of the county. The treasurer's semi-annual atate. ment shows a total amount of 131,691.54 cash on hand In the county, school and road funda; 119,522.77 of this large amount is held to pay county warrants and Interest, called June ll, 1S94, the Intereat ceasing on about 116.500 after that date. The laws of Oregon should be amend ed so that the privilege to hold public funds balance (hall be bid for at pub' llo auction, and held by approved d poaltorlea, upon the payment of cus tomary interest on similar depoalts. During the month of June several large property owners and tax payers came to my orTice and stated that they had been reliably informed that on the following day a large body of fisher men. some owning an Interest In nets held by themaelves aa security for ad vances, were Intending to demand the nets, and unless their demands were complied with, the fishermen would tske the nets by force, and that unless said larve tax payers and property owners compiled with the demands of the fishermen as to the price of fish, their property would be destroyed by fire. They said they were alarmed about the safety of their property, and demanded pmtctlon of the county They also notified me that In case Its destruction or loss they would hold the county liable for all damages by fire or otherw ise. I Informed them that hy reason of the prior responsibility the city of Astoria, they should apply to the mayor of the city for protection and should he call upon me, I would comply with the law. Shortly after wards the mayor of Astoria made formal application, requesting me to call upon the governor of Oregon for the state militia, to prevent threatened destruction of property; I Immediately telegraphed the governor, asking for two hundred troops, to protect large amounts of property from threatened destruction. The timely arrival of the militia, I am now fully satisfied, pre vented trouble, possibly bloodshed, and destruction of much property. The extreme wrath and unconcealed hos tility to the presence of the militia (not shown by the Fishermen's Un ion, or many misinformed cltlieni) hut by a disreputable, vicious and Irrespon slble element then In our city, that are always ready to destroy, has fully proved the wisdom of that act. The system ef patrolling the river, "holding up" and driving off of the waters of the Columbia river American citlxens who desired to fish, even to provide food for their families, has been stopped. The extent and character of that kind of piracy hretofore carried on It Is claim ed by "irresponsible committees," I candidly confess, has greatly surprised me, and owing to the intimidation of witnesses. It is so far Impossible to se cure the testimony necessary to convict suspected parties. The direct expense of the militia to this county will be not far from $300. This does not include the expense of the palrol by Sheriff Hare and depu ties, In the vicinity of Clifton, which Is estimated as about $300 more. Upon the sheriff's recommendation and the solicitation of prominent citlxens, I of fered a reward of $1,000 for the arrest and Information that will lead to the conviction of the murderers of Esther Loire, Jack Lambert, Adolph Gunlonge and Sam Mllandt near Clifton on the Columbia river, the night of May 27th, 1S96. I ask this court to make an or der approving my action In that mat ter. Respectfully submitted, 1 J. H. D. GRAY, County Judge. ON THE LEWIS AND CLARKE. July second was a memorable day at Chadwell. About two hundred assem bled at the school house to attend the closing exercises. It was the largest gathering on record at that school. A part of the visitors came across the new bridge, so that there was also a bridge celebration. The program, which occupied some thing over two hours, held the Interest of the audience to the last. It was exceedingly well arranged and was car ried out to perfection. The school has forty-one pupils this term and under Miss E. V. Hess, who has taught there for several terms, enjoys the well-deserved reputation of being one of the best schools In the county. There's more olothlng destroyed by poor soap than by actual wear. "Ho Cake" aoap contains no fres alkali and will not Injure the finest lace. Try It and notlo the difference In quality. Roas, Higgusa A Co. HILL NAMED FOR CHAIRMAN Silver Men Distracted and Divided and tbe fight Kill Ik Hot. A SCRAMBLE KK NOMINATION altyeld aad Tillaiai Vhettisj fitebforks for Clcvelaad The Tricsdaol Dliad sad Doiet it Cick Otter's Throats. Chicago, July 6. On the eve of the Democratic national convention which convenes tomorrow at the Coliseum on the lake front, all Is confusion tonight.. One thing looms up like a searchlight In the fog that hangs over the situa tion and obscures the vision of the wisest and most far-reaching of the leaders. That Is that the convention will be for silver at 16 to 1. As for the candidates, the convention Is still groping in the murk. The din of the Bland and Boles boomers Is deafening, and Is so Infections at this time that it almost carries the public off Its feet Bland Is unquestionably In the lead, so far as actual votes are concerned, his strength approximating S50, on liberal estimate, with Boies moving along at his heels with about 200, but neither is able to demonstrate as yet how he can win. In this chaotic condition of affairs gossip and specula tion casta about for dark horses. Wil liam J. Bryan, the boy orator of the Platte; Vlce-Prealdent Adlal Steven son, John R. McLean, the Ohio Journal ist; the blue grass orator. Senator Joe Blackburn, of Kentucky; Senator White, of California; all share the dis tinction of being canvassed. Even Sen ator Hill, of New York. Is talked of and his famous Elmira speech of 1893 Is recalled as an evidence that be Is a bimetalllst and would make a strong compromise candidates. Tbe name of ex-Governor James F. Campbell, of Ohio, is also heard. The Pennoyer boom from Oregon was formally launched today and ex-Congressman Joe Sibley, of Pennsylvania, announced his candidacy. At work In the background in the senatorial move ment for Teller, with the free sliver Republicans and their allies, are tbe Populist leaders, straining every nerve to Impress upon the convention the ad visability of nominating the Colorado man. With all these silver forces strug gling against each other and with the gold men solid and compact, ready to obey orders. It is a shrewd political prophet who can point the way out. The stiver leaders now reluctantly ad mit, on the eve of the convention, that their two-thirds majority is an undis ciplined mass, running hither and thither, possibly to be stamped out In the end. They started out with the announced Intention of getting togeth er and arranging a program to be put through by sheer force of their ma jority. They were to abrogate the two thirds rule and select their candidate In a caucus of the silver men. Both these projects were put aside and they are now at the door of the convention with the question of a candidate open and a deadlock inevitable. It will re quire every silver vote in the conven tion to nominate, and the friends of any candidate can. If the gold men do not plump their votes to a silver man who may be formidable, but not the choice of the majority, prevent an early nomination. This would of course play Into the hands of those who are ma neuvering to bring forward Teller at the opportune time; or. If the sentiment of the convention refused to yield to the leaders of the St. Louis bolters, Into the hands of the managers of a dark horse. It Is possible that eventually Bland may reach the goal, but the most sa gactous political observers seem to be lieve he may have already reached the top. of the hill. After he has been pulled down they expect to see the Bland cohorts, with their blood arous ed, turned on Boies and destroy him. The Iowa candidate at present has the support, perhaps unconsciously, so far as he is concerned, of many of the Eastern gold men who expect to bow to the will of the majority. Bland, they urge. Is a man of a single Idea. In the end the situation seems to pos sibly point to an outsider as the ter mination of this political strife. The gold men are without a definite pro gram. They are practically reconciled to defeat so far as the platform is con cerned, but seem to be possessed of a vague hope that something will turn up which will secure for them an ac ceptable candidate. Among some of the radicals there is still strong talk of a bolt. But under the advice of Whitney and Hill, the fear of a bolt of any pro portions Is being dispelled. The silver men will go Into convention tomorrow with nothing decided as to the plat form and there promises to be an erup tion and perhaps bad blood over the matter. The majority largely favor a single plank, which they regard as the ital and paramount Issue of the com ing battle at the polls. A very consid erable number with their eyes on the votes of the sliver Republicans, desire to completely Ignore the tariff question, while others are In favor of a moder ate declaration for tariff which will raise sufficient revenue to support the government. On the other hand, there are radicals w ho want an absolute free trade plank In the platform. The Nebraska delegation today elect ed a member of the committee on reso lutions who wants a free trade plank selected. Governor Altgeld and Senator Till man are figuring for the condemna tion of the president by name, while others Insist that while there shall be a denunciation t the administration's bond Issues, they would forego any mention of Mr. Cleveland's name. The friends of the administration are very anxious to forestall any reflection upen the president, and the cooler heads i among the silver leaders are disposed to acquiesce. The national committee today select ed Senator Hill for temporary chair man and passed upon all the contested cases which were brought before It Unlike the action of the Republican committee at St Louis, it refused to admit members of the press to the sessions of the committee, and Its pro ceedings were entirely behind closed doors. The committee decided to take up the contested cases first There was little Interest manifested In them with the exception of the Michigan and Ne braska cases. These, It was expected, would determine the relative strength of the gold and sliver men on the committee. The Nebraska case was settled in favor of the gold men by a vote of 26 to 23, which was about a test vote, aa was shown later by the vote for temporary chairman. A mem ber of the committee who was In favor of the gold delegation and votQd with the majority, said the case was very peculiar and that It was very hard to tell which side had the regularity, al though it was his opinion the gold men had a long series of precedents and should' be seated. The contest, how- ever, was decided on a straight vote as to the preference of members of the committee as to the gold and silver delegations. The probabilities are the conventiou will seat the silver delega - tlon. The action of the committee in seating the gold delegation from Michi gan was a surprise to the silver men. But one vote was cast against placing the gold delegation on the temporary roll,, and that w as cast by Campau, who is one of tbe silver leaders of Michigan. Thomas, of Colorado, made a motion to seat the gold delegation, and 47 members of the national com- mittee voted to do so. In view of the threats that have been made by the silver men that the four delegates-at- large from Michigan would be seated : So far as the people of Astoria are con in order to cast the vote of that state i cerned it is a cold-blooded business for silver and secure a two-thirds ma- j proposition. The bringing of 10,000 peo Jorlty in the convention. It remains to ' pie to the regatta, means the dtstribu be seen what action they will take, now j tlon of $50,000 In the city. This is that the silver men on the national the greatest opportunity ever presented committee, with one exception, voted to ' to Astorians to advertise the city ana seat the gold delegates. : show foreigners the ground work here The other contests were of minor j for the future commercial center. Importance and the decision in each 1 Every dollar subscribed will come back portant feature of the meeting of the committee was the selection of the tem portry chairman. As has been predicted. Senator Hill received a majority of the votes of the committee, and tomorrow when Chairman Harrity calls the convention to order he will present Hill for temporary chairman. fT.l . . . 1 . - . a - Mn iue vote in ine committee, si 10 snowed tne sliver men were not satis fied, and the announcement was lm mediately made that a minority port would be presented, and Mr. Dan- Id. who was defeated In the committee, would be the choice of the silver men , for temporary chairman. This means j that there will be a fight in the conven- j tlon as soon as the chaplain finishes his j prayer. There was an Interesting scene in the! committee after Hill', .election whn i Thomas announced the determination I of the silver men to elect another man, and Inquired of Chairman Harrity It the silver man would be recognised to place another man in nomination, a question which Harrity resented as a reflection upon his fairness. Both the gold and silver delegations from South Dakota were ordered plac ed on the roll by a viva voce vote, each being given half a vote. The Populist leaders today Issued the following manifesto in behalf of Sen-: ator Teller: "Upon the eve of action by the Dem ocratic national convention about to ' assemble, we find the situation such that we deem It proper to address all friends of free silver coinage and finan cial reform in the United States. As members of the people's party we have I occupied a position merely of careful observation, and have not attempted to, nor Bhall we attempt to dictate to the national convention. If the Demo- (Continued on Fourth Page.) Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report SHk Batons Li V V S5?H5! It MWiVi-fl S50&?E3.Y PURE THE CARGO OF THE BRENHILDA Steel Kails Consigned to the 0. K. ft X., and Not to the Asto ria Kuad. ASTORIA IRON STILL EN ROUTE Regatta aid Railroad Optiiig to Be Celt stated Together Tke Xtw Ciecs tite lid Solicitiag Coaiait tee Aiioisced. The British ship Brenhilda arrived Sunday evening from Mary port Eng land, loaded with 5.411 steel rails, 5451 fishplates, and 63 cases of bolts and nuts. It was thought that the ma terial was for the Astoria railroad, but investigation yesterday proved that the cargo is for Portland and is for the O. R. and N. Company. Tbe Fulwood, which sailed from England the same data as the Brenhilda, has tbe rails for Astoria, and Is expected within the next day or two. If she does not ar rive shortly, the railroad officials say that they have rails on hand with which to construct the track across the) bridge and Into the city from Seaside. The Gearhart will open on the 15th, and the company hope to have the line la operation by that time. At a meeting of the directors of tha Astoria Football Club last night, tha following executive committee was ap pointed to supervise the annnal re gatta for 1896: F. P. Kendall, chair man; F. L. Parker, secretary; E. C Hughes, treasurer; C. J. Trenchard, 8. E. Harris, John Kopp, F. W. NeweD, John Fox. The following soliciting committee was named by the chairman. 1 aao- 11 requested that their accept ance be reported prior to 4 o'clock this afternoon: C. W. Fulton, M. M. Walker. E. C. Hughes, P. A. Stokes, F. W. Newell, B. VanDusen. W. G. 1 Goss'ln, J. N. Griffln. H. D. Thing, H. Hamblett, John Kopp, and Mr. Schot- 1 field. - 1 The railroad is assured. The regatta, is assured. There will be a firemen's tournament The Western Union Tele- ! graph Company wired yesterday from San Francisco that their contract was ' executed that day with Mr. Hammond In New York for a line over the new j road, and that the wires would be ! strung to Seaside immediately. All of ; these events will be celebrated et the same time with the regatta In August Indirectly, and every property owner should be In the procession. Let ev ery body put his oar out and dip as deeply as possible. ( AN OUTING PARTY. On the Fourth Messrs. H. F. Prael, ' Q W. Sanborn, F. Prael, Geo. FlaveL C. W. Fulton, G. C. Fulton. P. A. Stokes. F. I. Dunbar and their fAmlllM made Qn ouUng trp tQ olney oyer WaUuskl road aad Epent a moBt eD joyab,e day They ay thM tne wgatn, er was tne fl8hlng. Koodi the Kenely mag.nlflcent on the return trlp a 5lignt accldent very nearly marr ed tne dtty r: C' W' FuIton'" carrlage " ta the Iead' and "hlle rounding the side a moultaln- abut ne m" Andrew Young's place, and where there was but room for one vehicle to pass, with a steep precipice on one side and the high hill towering above on the other, a little girl was seen com ing along on horseback, driving a cow As she neared the approaching vehicle. I another animal, wearing a bell, came down the mountain side and fell into l line immediately behind her horse. This I frightened the horse, which plunged forward, and collided with Mr. Fulton's team. In the melee the girl's horse , wheeled about and plunged over tbe precipice with its young rider stlU clinging to the saddle. Mr. Fulton and party were horrified, and first calling to the child, received her reply that she was ail right and soon she appeared, climbing up the hill. Anxiety was re I lleved, and afterwards the horse also made its appearance before th elast carriage of the outing - party passed the point. Meany is the leading tailor, and pays ' the highest caah price for fur skins. It