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KXCLUBIVK TKLICGRAPIIIC PRKSS REPORT,
VOL. XLV.
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY M0RX1X0, JULY 1, 18'A
NO. 1CD
Trustee has instructed me to take charge again as
his agent, and to crowd things, which I shall
do by selling all lines from date at cost to
manufacture.
f I. L. OSGOOD, Agent
SfltS.ftR rnmmprchl For the One-Mce Clothiers
St., Astoria, Or.
Our, Handy Wajcon...
Combines all lha feature of the child's
plain wagn and valoclpfda, and, all
things ronaldared, coaia the conaumar lea
than elthar. 80 deslraM. conventual and
sallstacory baa II provan, that, aa
rvadr "anllar," It haa no equal. We taka
speolai prlda. loo, In dllvartnf tba
aama promptly and In fautllaaa cond
lion to Iht trade.
HARDWARE,
PLUMBING
TIN WORK
JOB WORK
AT PRICES THAT DEFY
COMPETITION
Call and Be
Convinced
, FREEMAN, lata al Frwaua Hoist.
COLUHBIA IRON WORKS
Foundrymen, Blacksmiths. Machinists and Boiler Makers
Manufacturing and Repairing of all Klnda
or Machinery.
Iron and Brass Castings. General Blacksmith Work
SPECIALTIES-Wtlch Patnt Whaal. Ship
Smithing and Slaamboat Work. Cann.ry anl
Mill Machlnary. Marina ml Stationary Boll
tia Bui li lo Oraar.
HT Specially equipped for Logcers' Work. Located on i8th and Franklin (Scow
Bay Foundry). Phone 78. Correspondence solicited.
-GOJWEHT Of THE
Astoria. Oregon.
FRANKLIN AND SIXTEENTH STS.
Opening of a Day and Boarding, Primary, Grammar and High School tor
Olrla by the Slaters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, from St. Mary's
Academy and College, Portland, Oregon,
BPTEMBER 7, lJ90
Particular attention given to Instruction In the different branches of
Mualo, Drawing and Painting.
For further particulars write for Prospeotus or apply at the Academy
to Bister Buperlor.
?aagaawiMaaqasas8aa8
FOARD & STOKES
COMPANY...
Wholesale and Retail
STAPLE
AND FANCY
FRESH FlttlTU AND VKOKTABLKS RECKITEO DAILY.
BACON. HAMS, AND ALL KINDS PRESERVED MEAT AND FISH.
gEl'ARATE DEPARTMENTS for HARDWARE and CROCKERY WARE
SPECIAL
To more fully satisfy
creditors with
their money than in
the past three months,
on account of the
strike, and to reduce
expenses, the
Hatters inj Furnishers.
Children's
Wagons,
Baby
Carriages,
Base Ball
Goods,
Fishing
Croquet Tackle,
Sets Garden Tools
GRIFFIN & REED
CITY BOOK STORE
GRANITE WAKE, ROPE,
STOVES, IRON PIPE, TER
RA COTTA PIPES, BAR
IRON, STEEL, CANNERY
SUPPLIES, LOGGERS
TOOLS
SOL OPPENHEIMER
Trustee for the tats
M. C. CROSBY
R. T. 8 A RLE, lata al Itwatoa, Cal
JoiiY J1aBES..
a
GROCERIES
SEW RAILROAD
CONSTRUCTION
Impetus Given to lliislness by the
Kurk Soon to Com
mence. HAMMOND TO IJE IILKE TODAY
Xtw Contractor and tlaylnccra st Work f
(be Llat-St lime Lard Is tttect
No flafd Times lur
Allans.
Anothi-r linirtua haa bwn given to
railroad and bualnta Mm tier In As
toria. The nw contractors have
comnifncvd work at Itanli-r, the on
gincers ant at work above Knappa.
contractor on the work In the city
have the fiiunilallou about laid fur the
track along th watrr front, and In a
few more days work will be commenc
ed st the 8-ow Hay depot slto. Dally
tha ships ara expected with the steel
rails, and It Is aaf 1c. aay that before
Aatortana rralls all that Is going on
In their ml'lat, the iron horse will be
seen In their streets.
Testerday Cleneral Land Agent Ooss-
tin snd Chief Engineer Jamleeon re'
turned from Portland. This morning
President Hammond, of the A. and C.
R It. It. Company, and President Cur
tis, of the Conatrucllon Company, with
Mr. L. U. Beeley and others, are ei-
pn-ted to arrive. IKiubtlras. as usual,
the presence of these gentlemen will
stir up activity throughout the city.
It Is known that their presence here
always Induces others to do some
thing. It Is also known that plans for
large enterprises which will be float
ed In the near future, are nearly com
pleted. The following letter received
by the Astorlsns shows what Is bvlng
done along one portion of the line:
Knappn. Or. July 1. I8v.
Editor Astorlan:-.
ltnllroad work has been commenced
at Knappa. Mr. Klemmlng, of Eric-
son. Anderson A Co.. which company
has thi contract for clearing rlitht of
sy, came down from ftanler Wed
nra.lny morning, with twelve men. Ills
Inatructtons were to commence on the
north bank of illlnd SlouKh to enable
the dredger to commence work. This
point Is about fcooo ffet from Knappa
croaslng. Flemtnlng moved up there
Thursday morning, pitched camp, and
comenced work.
Mr. O. N. Dlllman, engineer, and
aaalatants, came up from Astoria Wed
nesday afternoon. He Is engaged In
marking boundaries of right of way.
Engineer Dlllman has his headquar
ters at Knappa Hotel.
Mr. Wolf, contractor, and two other
gentlemen, one of them of the dredger
company, came down Thursday morn
ing. Mr. Wolf stated that the dredger
would he down Saturday (today).
The railroad embankment at Eddy
Point, half a mile below Knappa, pre
sents a fine appearance. The point
Is changing its appearance, being torn
down by heavy blasts, and the mate
rial rapidly transferred by tramcars,
to the embankments on either aide of
the point. From the point to Kamy,
or Big Creek, Is about M0 yards. Big
Creek la the upper limit of Corey
Pros. & Wauls' contract. The em
bankment Is completed about half way
to the creek from tho point
The embankment Is of the most sub
stantlal kind. The base of the grade:
Is 30 feet, top 1 feet. There Is much
gravel In the material of which it Is
constructed, and no rlp-r?.pplng will
be required.
This camp Is composed mostly of
Swedes, steady, hard-working men,
about thirty in number, all that can
be profitably employed at this point.
RESIDENT.
The new time card of the Seashore
division, published In another column,
Indicates that Superintendent Lester
Is determined to give the very best of
service to travellers visiting the va
rious seaside resorts. All trains for
the present will be handled via Fla
vel, giving the workmen an opportu
nity to repair the old bridge prepara
tory to laying the new rails. In an
other month the handsome hotel Fla
vel will be thrown open to the public
and many business enterprises will
bs started In this suburb. The West
ern Vnlon will soon have their new
telegraph line under construction and
first class service will be maintained
between Astoria and all points on the
beaches.
Notwithstanding hard times and the
probability of general Inactivity
throughout the country pending the
national elections In November, Asto
ria will not know there are any hard
times, and with the advent of new
people and the building up of new
factories, some of the older citizens
will doubtless make many contemplat
ed Improvements In the city.
THE FEELING EAST.
C. J. Curtis Tells of His Experience
In Politics While In Cincinnati.
Mr. C. J. Curtis returned from the
East yesterday morning. In an Inter
view with an Astorlan reporter rela
tive to the proceedings of the grand
lodge of Elks, Mr. Curtis said:' That
at no time In the hlntory of the orkr
liuvu the Klks been as united as at
prraent. All differences were wiped
out. Allen ). Myers, the disturbing
element In the order, wss refused re
instatement and was expelled by the
Cincinnati lodge of which he was a
member. Tli following ofll'.ers were
lifted: M. V. Detwller, grand ex
alted ruler; George A. Reynolds, grand
secretary; II. M. Allen, grand leading
knight; Louis ilauaser, grand loyal
knight: Chas. M. Foote, grand lectur
ing knight; K. B. Ofrls, grand treasur
er: Heott Holmes, grand tyler.
While no politics are allowed to be
discussed In the order, yet after the
mayor of Cincinnati had extended the
freedom of the city to the Klks. and
W. O. Myers, grand exalted ruler, had
responded, there wfcre cries all over
the hall for E. B. Hay, who responded
In an Impromptu speech. In referring
to Cincinnati as the "Queen City of
the Weal." he statid that there was
another city In Ohio that had recently
come Into prominence and that was
Canton. At the mention of the name
Canton, every Elk In the hall arose
and g-ve three cheers for McKlnley.
The hall was packed, over (.000 people
being present, and the enthusiasm was
unbounded, notwithstanding thst the
audience was composed of Democrats
and Republicans. This simply shows
the drift of sentiment lo the East.
"How la the political sltpatlon in
the East?" was asked of Mr. Curtis.
"When I went east I was not only
a representative of the Grand Lodge
of Elks, but a representative from the
slate of Oregon to the Bimetallic
League. I went there firmly believ
ing In the free and unlimited coinage
of sliver, but my mind haa changed In
regard to this question. All political
lines have been wiped out and there
are only two parties In the East
those in favor of sound money and
those In favor of free silver. The
entire German element of Ohio and
Illinois, and especially of Chicago, are
for McKlnley and s-rnnd money. The
free silver erase culminatea l the
Democratic convention at Chicago.
Since that time and upon sober second
thought, the general sentiment of the
people of tjin Euat Iftln favor of sound
money. I talked with governors of
stales, congressmen, bankers, railroad
men, and representative citixens of
nearly every eaxtcrn city and was sur
prised at the unanimity of sentiment
In favor of McKlnley, Irrespective of
politics. The general Impression pre
vails In the Eut that McKlnley will
carry every Eastern state east of Illi
nois and Wisconsin. While Illinois is
classed aa a doubtful state In the
West, yet In the East It Is conceded
as being for McKlnley.
The Bimetallic League which con
venes In St. Louis and also the Popu
list convention will Indorse Bryan.
This will make the Issue squarely be
tween sound money and free silver. AU
of the leading Democratic papers of
the East have come out for McKlnley,
and they voice the sentiment of the
people. It is conceded that all the
Western States, except Oregon and
Washington, which are classed as
doubtful, will go for Bryan, while Il
linois Is claimed as a doubtful state,
necessary to the election of Bryan;
yet In the East, It is generally con
ceded that Illinois Is a sure McKlnley
state. The entire German population
of Chicago are for McKlnley and all
the German newspapers, heretofore
Dmocratlc, have come out for him.
Aa the German element ia the con
trolling force in Illinois politics. It Is
upon their attitude that Republicans
base their calculations.
" It la generally conceded in the East
that the election of Bryan will precip
itate a panic upon the country, the
like of which haa never been expe
rienced. Business men, farmers, and
even the laboring classes are becom
ing Imbued with this idea, consequent
ly the gold sentiment is growing
stronger every day. As to the truth or
falsity of this statement I do not
know, but one thing is certain and
that is, that the election of Bryan will
cause national disaster, affecting prin
cipally the laboring classes.
"There Is not one-tenth of the dis
satisfaction among the Republicans
as among the Democrats. Outside of
Teller, of Colorado, and a few prom
inent Republicans from silver states,
there is scarcely a Republican In the
East but will remain with his party.
Republicans who believe In the free
coinage of silver openly state they will
not trust either the Democratic or
Populist party to legislate upon that
question, and they prefer to stand by
McKlnley and the Republican party.
The greatest dissatisfaction exists In
the Democratic party, and a combina
tion of Populists and Democrats will
simply drive the better element of the
Democratic party over to the Republi
can party. The people of Astoria and
Oregon have no conception of the sen
timent In favor of a sound currency
that exists In the East, Irrespective of
politics. I waa more than surprised
myself. The Democratic convention at
Chicago Is too closely allied with so
cialism and anarchy to command the
respect of the better element of both
parties, and the more the question Is
understood by the people the stronger
will the gold sentiment become. These
are the views expressed by prominent
cltlsens of the East irrespective of
party."
Meany la the leading tailor, and pays
the highest cash price for fur skins.
A FORECAST OF
POP CONVENTION
Majority of " Mlddle-of-the-Koad '
Men Are Opposed to .
Bryan.
W. V. ALLEN, OF NEBRASKA
To Be Made rcrsiaieat Chalraat Crcstst
Isdicstlos Xtt Teat Dryas Will Be
Eadorttd Ststi to Be Sold st
On Dollar Csck.
8t. Louis. July 18. Not enough of
the delegates to the national Populist
convention, which assembles here next
Wednesday have arrived In the city
to give a fair Idea aa to the com
plexion of that gatehring. The major
ity of those here are "middle-of-the-road"
men who are not in favor of
the endorsement of Bryan.
"Cyclone" Davis, of Texas, who is
oipod to fusion and ia for an Inde
pendent Populist ticket, Is the choice
of "middle-of-the-road" people.
There is a possibility that be may
be relegated to the rear.
The "middle-of-the-road" men are In
the majority, but when three absent
members of the committee arrive here
there la a strong probability that
United Plates Senator W. V. Allen, of
Nebraska, may be put forward for
both the temporary and permanent
chairman. Senator Allen la said to
be outspoken for the endorsement of
Bryan and Sewall and for a union of
all the free stiver forces.
If the anti-Bryan men and members
of the national machine try to run
In a temporary chairman, the scene In
the Chicago convention when D. B.
Hill was turned down and Senator
Daniel was put In, may be duplicated.
The Bryan wing of the party claims
fiver 900 delegates out of a total of
im i i
Chairman Taubeneck,' of the Popu
list party national committee, who baa
had nothing to say for publication
since the Chicago convention, haa at
last broken his silence and submitted,
to an Interview with a representative
of the Associated Press, aa follows:
"Are you In favor of the Populists
endorsing the Democratic ticket nom
inated at Chicago r he was azked.
"No, under no consideration will I
vote to nominate Bryan and Sewall
at the Populist convention on July II.
That would mean a surrender and ftie
destruction of the People's Party or
ganisation." "Have you any idea what the Popu
lists will do toward combining all the
elements opposed to the gold standard
In the coming campaign?" '
"I believe the People's party conven
tion will favor the Idea of nominating
tickets for president and vice-president
and then will combine the votes
of the two parties on one set of elect
ors. This can be done without a sacri
fice of the principles or our organ
isation and will also unite the ele
ments opposed to the gold standard."
"Do you believe that if the People's
party national convention should en
dorse Bryan that the entire vote of
that party would go to Bryan at the
polls next November?"
"No. If the People's party national
convention should endorse Bryan and
Sewall the leaders could not deliver
more than 66 per cent of the Populist
vote throughout the country. The
members of the Peoide'a party possess
a strong Individuality and will not
follow their leaders If they attempt to
lead them against their will. The
stay-at-home vote In the People's
party would be large enough to de
feat Bryan In many of the Western
states."
"Do you think If the People's party
should nominate candidates for presi
dent and vice-president and then com
bine on electors, that the entire vote
could be polled for such electors?"
"Yes. I believe the full strength
could be polled at the November elec
tion for electors. This In my opinion
la the only possible way to defeat Mc
Klnley at the polls next November.
Since the Chicago convention I have
communicated with Populists through
out the United States and I know the
Democratic ticket nominated at Chi
cago will not be endorsed by our con
vention." The national executive committee of
the Populist party held a meeting be
hind closed doors today and enacted
considerable business of a routine na
ture. The disposition of t'lri tickets for
the national convention was decided
upon. Each national committeeman
will be given Ave, and each delegate
and alternate, according to the dis
tance he Uvea from St. Louis, one or
more.
No one .will receive more than three,
the nearby delegates getting the larg
est number. The five thousand tick
ets that had been awarded to the bus
iness men's league were bought back
at 33H cents each. These seats will be
sold at the rate of 11 each, one ticket
admitting to three sessions If there
are that many a .day. None will be
given away and the sergeant-at-arms,
McDowell, is to be required to receipt
for each ticket used. Badges for dele
gates will be sold' for 60 cents each
'
badges and tickets will go into the
campaign fund, the expectation being
that several thousand dollars will baj
realized for the tickets and badges. ,
Secretary Turner, of the Populist!
national committee, who arrived here
this morning. Is outspoken In his de- '
sire that his convention shall endorse
Bryan and Bewail. !
"It la the practical and patriotic ;
thing for us to do," he said. If we fall ;
to do It we will Jeopardize the tital !
Issue of this campaign free sliver, an
original tenet of the Populist faith, j
I telleve free silver Is going to win .
anyhow, and If we fail to endorse the J
only man w ho stands any chanea of '
winning for the cause of silver, we
will be shorn of any of the glory ex
cept as Individuals and be classed aa
Its enemy."
THE 6ILVERITES.
St Louis, Mo., July 18. Sergeant-at-Arms
Doud, of the national silver
party convention, has made ar
rangements to accommodate 400 mem
bers of the press at Music Hall. Wire
have already been run Into the hall
for the use of the Associated Presa and
Western Union.
Chairman Mott said this evening
that he expected the convention to be
in session till Friday night at least.
It has been definitely settled that Con
gressman Francis G. Xewiands, of Ne
vada, will be temporary chairman, and
it Is conceded that William P. EL
John, of New York, will be the per
manent presiding officer. Expressions 1
from the delegates who hare arrived I
thus far for the silver convention seem j
to Indicate that Bryan will be en-1
dorsed. j
BRYAN HAPPY.
Lincoln, Neb., July 18. That Win J. j
Bryan will receive the support - of ,
Henry M. Teller, of Colorado, there
can be no longer any doubt. Bryan I
today received a letter from Senator
Teller In which he told him he would
support him In his race for president.
The letter, dated today, says:
"I congratulate pou on your nomlnav- T
tlon at Chicago: I think the country la ;
to be congratulated also. I need not j
assure you that your nomination waa (
more than satisfactory to me. I think j
we shall be able to consolidate the 1
friends of free silver la your support j
and if we can do this, I believe you j
will be elected, although I do not over- j
iook the tremendous pon er that will
be put against us iff this campaign.
It will afford me pleasure to place i
myself at the disposal of the national
committee to make speeches in your ;
behalf, as my health will permit,
where and when they may think I
will do good." I
This letter greatly pleased Mr. Bry-1
an. When Bryan had finished his
breakfast this morning he turned his I
attention to a vast amount of mall j
that had accumulated during bis ab- j
sence. There were over 5,000 letters to I
be opened and read. The letters were j
taken to Bryan's home, where he and I
his wife In their library began the 1
arduous task of reading them. j
Bryan received the following tele
gram from Forsythe, Mont., today: I
"Four state bimetallic and Populist
delegates are on board the train and
favorable to you. (Signed) T. Hoff,
delegate from Oregon," -
SLIGHT FINANCIAL IMPROVE
MENT. New York. July 18. The Financier
says this weekl
The statement of the clearing house
banks of New York City for the week
ending July 18 shows an expansion in
loans which Is a distinctively favora
ble feature, but since the two million
dollars withdrawn for export Friday
are not Included In the totals of the
week, the real conditions of the banka
Is not shown at the close of business
Saturday. The fall In domestic ex
change rates which has been a prom
inent feature of the week at nearly
every Interior point of Importance is
a certain Indication that the heavy
flow of money to this point is at an
end, and an opposite movement is to
be expected, and especially toward the
south and west.
The loans of the New York banks,
while now at the highest point of the
year, are still J27.000.000 less than at
this time last year. If this year re
peats the experience of last season
the firmness of the money market
would seem assured.
EDITOR ARRESTED.
Seattle, July IS. A. C. Edwards, for
merly editor of the Spokane Sun, was
arrested today for swindling the Great
Northern railroad. Edwards, together
with several employes of the Great
Northern, have been sending passen
gers over the road at half fare and
pocketing the proceeds.
and those for the alternates for
cents. The proceeds from the sale
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
44O0i!JTEI.Y PUCE
THE ENGLISH
PARLIAMENT
Kill Close Its Fourteenth Session
in Victoria's Auspldons Ktlyn
August Utb.
TO CUT THE GOKDIAX KNOT
Govcriaest till Attempt to kveid the Dil
ficsltiea ia Vfaicai It Tiads Itself by
Tkrowiag Tbiags Oner f5al
foar Will Rctlrt
(Copyright, UH, by Associated Press.)
London, July 18. The 14th parlia
ment of Queen Victoria will close ita
first aeaslon on August 14, after cer
tain private political and court meas
ures shall have been disponed of. This
program, w hich haa been decided upon
by the cabinet, springs from a desire
to cut the Gordlan knot of the diffi
culties in which the government finds
itself, by throwing things over unto
time can be found for an effective or
ganization of Its political cohorts. A
more disastrous session than this of
which only ten real working days ra
maJn, baa rarely been known In the
history of any party having over lot
majority In the house of commons.
The educational bills passed and a
Scottish, rating bill tolerably sura to
be passed, completes the record of
first class measures disposed of at this
session. It haa been deemed impossi
ble to proceed with the deceased wife's
sister bill, and the Irish land bill haa
now no chance at this session, even
If the house should enter upon ail
night sittings. London, which was
overwhelmingly conservative at , the
last election, stands amazed and dis
gusted at the ridiculous outcome.
All this fortifies the common belief
that when the next session begins A.
J. Balfour wilt retire from govern
ment leadership In the house of com
mons and take his seat among the
lords. leaving; Joseph. CharoborUla
master of the commons and the real
head of the conservative party's des
tiny. , . ,
The debility that has characterize
the government has put the Londoa
radicals In high spirits and they have
already begun to seriously trim their
sails for the next election. Baroa
Tweedmouth has arranged a confer
ence for the representative politicians
from all parts of the metropolis at the
National Liberal Club on Monday next
to consider a thorough reorganlzatios
of the liberal party Jn London.
The Field devotes a page of this
week's issue to a spiteful review of
the Henley regatta. The .article be
gins with a criticism of the .manage
ment for refusing to confine the races
to British entries. It says American
newspapermen invaded the press box,
taking the beat places and Instead of
doing their work, if they had any to
do, talked in loud voices to the great
detriment of the hard working Brit
ishers. The writer urges that in fu
ture British and American represen
tatives be separated at Henley. The
article continues:
"American reporters draw upon their
Imagination and write anything that
comes Into their head, provided that It
panders to the anti-British feeling of
the men."
SUICIDE NEAR ROSEBURG.
Roseburg, Or., July 18.-John Beck
er, native of Bavaria, living at Cleve
land, fifteen miles west of Roseburg,
committed suicide yesterday after
having burned his dwelling (house and
contents. He had trouble with bis
wife and beat her over the head with
a revolver, but his aixteen-year-old son
took the weapon from his father. The
mother and youngest child then went
to a neighbor's, about half a mile dis
tant. A nineteen-year-old son came
to Roseburg to have his father ar
rested. Meantime Becker set Are to
the house and disappeared. The body
waa found this morning a mile front
home. Becker had gone to a neighbor
named Von Pessel, taken a gun and
shot himself. He has been acting
strangely some time and was evidently
Insane.
COLD-BLOODED MURDER.
Rlparla, Wash., July 18. One of the
most cold-blooded murders in the his
tory of this place was committed this
afternoon by James D. Lawrence,
passenger en route from Walla Wall
to Lewiston. Jacob Malqulst, an old
steamboat man, but for the past dozen
years conducting a Bteamboat saloon
being the victim. The murderer took
to the hills, but was followed by a
posse and captured about two miles
from town.
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