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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATIO: SAVEJTIME Expciim IIaw? nnd worry !ul. The Daily Astoria n Has a Rrntiua AMD PtUMAJIlMT .. .Family Circulation. An "Ad". Much mom than tmws timm as law,! a that op amy oth cafek in astoria. In Tilt AmoaiAN'S "Wnl Lulumn.'' EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS RETORT. VOL ,UV. ASTOlMA, OKWSON, HATl'KDAY MOKNINH, SEPTEMBER 12, 18. NO. 218 Our Handy Wagon... Comblnaa all the faaturM of tha child V plain wason uiil valoclpeda, anil, all thlnas ronli1rl, roaia tba rawum.r leas than Kliar. Ho daalralila, eonrpnlanl and aatiafarary haa II proven, thai, na a ready "aallar," It haa no aqual. Wi take spaclal prtda, loo, III delivering lha Mm promptly and In faultlaaa cond i tlon to ths irada. Don't Freeze Your Life - IJUT CIO Foard & Stokes Company Buy one or their PING STOVES to keep you warm. Til 12 Y AHIi CHI3API Thi'V alHO carry a complete stock of OUOCKRJE3, HARD WARE, (iLAsSWAUK, ETC. HARDWARE, PLUMBING TIN WORK JOB WORK AT PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION Call and Be Convinced Oregon State Normal School MONMOUTH. OHKC.ON. A Training School for Teacher. Senior Year Wholly Professional. Twenty wreks of Psychology and General and Special Methods; twenty wwki of Teaching and Training Department. Training school of nine grades with two hundred children. Regular Normal Course of Three Yearr. The Normal Diploma ta recognized by law aa a Btate Life Certificate to teach. Light Ezpenses; Board at Normal Pining Hall $1.80 per week. Furnish d rooma with light and nro. 76o to II 00 per week. Board and Lodging In private famlllea tl.M to IIK per week. TUITION : Bub-Normal, $5 00 per term of ten weeks; Normal. $.S5 per term of ten weeks. Qradea from reputable achoola aecepted. Catalogues cheerfully furnished on application. AdJreaa P. L. CAHPBELL. Pr.. or W. A'. WANN. 5cc. of Faculty. Mount Angel College. MOINT ANOKL, MARION OOINTV, OltKOON. TMK moat ecilrnl Hoarding ImoI met Inula In tenchlnii nml Inlll icimhI ltlMlHlte:tnt-xact their lime: In qlve them uli booilv health lir giving Ihi-in anil aiiuL'tiu hn well im lii imri'iiU. li Mchool In t.u tut and leveling Hie iiniiiiiila, piitll piiTurutntf Hie ruliliiiM. cillii'llmta. ('omnii-rclnl ami lliiilneaa I'mmo, rial terms at mii-e to School opens Heptemher Ith. ..GOflVEflT OF THE Astoria, FRANKLIN AND SIXTEENTH STS. Opening of a Day and Boarding, Primary, Grammar and High School for Olrla by the Btatora of the Holy Namea of Jeaus- and Mary, from 8t. Marya Academy and College, Portland, Oregon, BPTBMBBR 14, IS90 Partloular attention given to watructlon In the different branchea o Muelo, Drawing and Painting. For further partloulara writ for to Bliter Superior. HORTGAGE SALE .,.. r ildvuntUKU I of this forced mile w von save .. to' 50 per cent at the OREGON TRADING CO. Clarkson & Marvin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. AH Work Uoof Palntlnii and Ropalrlnii Leaky Hoofa Children's Wagons, Baby Carriages, Base Ball Goods, Fishing Croquet Tackle, Sets Garden Tools GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOk STCfcE Away This Winter! TO THII - 11 omamtc wake. rope. Stoves. Ikon pipe, ter- KA COTTA PIPES. HAR IRON. STEEL. CANNERY 51 PPLIES. l.OOOERS" TOOLS SOL 0PPENHE1A1ER Trustee for the late M. C. CROSBY llie Northwest. Our principle Is tmiaelhe r. ,,r .Mil l.,mliiir anil rxnerleliee : In llllllll' .nih Nmun mill have tin-l.oy make llie ImhI ueor tnuiiiil nml iKt iiimiIh ami plenty tiniif, to see to their Ik chance Air exercise; tolve iluimiiiih snlllH.ellon in Irenl iiiii liave lieen expended thin iiiiimer In liiiiulll)-. IK In new waKT I'll"!'! ami a pniTi ... Itt.rnry. !'. One of our ajwclalllra la a liinl puinplete llankliiK.rtc. Miulcon an I n a i r " " 1 ' . V, r!; T, 1 ' 7 flow flApS.. j Oreron. Proapectua or apply at we Academy oP 600 Commercial St. t Clothing VWV - V ms Notions Shoes Hats, Etc. Boom Company 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon I.KAVR OrtDKHS AT KOOM 1, I.AKL IllILO'O Guaranteed N. JEN5EN and R. 0. HANSEN THE TESTIMONY IS PILING UP EipcrM Attest the ChiiriKtcr the Kuilrn.nl Work lie Imj Dune. of astokia not to in: .mai.k;m:d OimnI U'unU tor lluiiiiiiulid, Mayor Tay lor, and lti Clllivfie fji-nwully No linuliU aa In Wh'T.- tile I t.jat I'ei'plr Hland. 'tlirr frlnida if Mr llammond, the rallmail cunpany and Anturla ir""iiy omi..t i iv ttirlr vli'a thin morning III r-Kiir 1 to tin- iiiimtloiiii l.nniKhl out l' Jink" Taylor'a lrtli-r pulillahi-d aonie lU'i i'Ha alui-i. TIIK Wi'HK AT KNAITA. The fiillnAlng frmn tin Antorlim'a ai lal t'orn-aKnitrnt at Kiiai'pa, Klv.a .me liii of tin' iniuinllli'i'nt work liv ing done on the railroad: Itallroo.l work at Knappa and alxive und Im-Iow la prigri'Mliiit eL-adMy. From lllg Cm'k to Illlyl KlouKh. a dlatance of to iiiIIik. five ai'parate gunga uf men are at work on the grade. In nv ilaya nior" the Knappa cut will lie roinnlntrd. The cut la SI feet dwp and 4'") ti-rl through. The eautern end of the rut ti-nnlnatea on the hank of War ren alouah. whlrh l. at thla point, YJ fe.-t wide. The graile, weat from the cut, to Itlg Crwk. to be connected with the Corey graile by bridge, la li0 fwt 34 fm-t wide on top, mad for two or more trai kn. A aubntantinl lirtdge hat been thrown erroaa the cul. Mr. Wat tle waa up and auiierlntcndcd Ita rrec tlon. Mr Iiollnrhlde, nub-c-jnirax tor at thla point, had hie teania and men out of the t ut for ev,ral la building the ! approai'hea to the brtuKe. rotinn'tlng It I with the county rad. Teanta are uow Irroaalng the brtlge. From Warren Creek t-ant. la a lllr Innd flat Ti") fret In leiiuth. Men an- at work here plliiig up the ilirt with wheelbarrow and .ahovel; tlo n r-nn.-a a aur of Kniippa hill. Four thoimand yanla are to be j moved lii-ie. iKillurlil.U- haa teams and I a gang of in.-n nmklng the rut. From thla rut. atreti-hlng away for inllea aoroaa the tide Innd fluta, to Cathtainet Ili-ad. the mi-l deMatea not a luiir from a alnilcht lliie. And here a bt-nf-loent I'rovlili-iu-e ai-emii to have made apeiial rovlHon for the building of thla mad. From Warren Plough to lllllld Hlough. K dlataiu'e of two lulled, la piled up IninieiiKe hllli. componed en tirely of white, gray and Iron colored t-und, burdening to aoft aand atone as It got-a doun. not a baaaltlc rock on It. unleaa bmught theiv by some former native American for grinding his wah patoea. Here la the material fur bal laatlng thla mad aerus the tide liqid Data, and In the coming years, when required, for widening It for more tracks, mnklng a inngiillUent avenue, over which the traveler will paae scarcely disturbed by the rumble of A car wh-el from Oak to Tongue Point, a he pusses through scenes of eti-rnnl verdure. In this sand forma tion roal Is found. Dr. Aug. C. Kinney some yearn ago, on an examination snld that In his opinion here were true coal measures, and possibly something of value may Ik- developed. At any rate, Mr. Hammond Informed mo that unless they found coal along the line of the road, they should burn wood, and this means much to those living along the road. One week ago one of the clam ahell dredges was brought down and get at work on the line, on the east bank of Blind Slough. This useful and Ingen ious Institution Is better worth a visit than Barnum's hippodrome. It Is a land dredger, the frame constructed of heavy timbers, 60 feet long, SO feet wide, placed on rollers, heavy planks being laid for a track as It advances. The engine la on the forward part of the frame. "The crane, from which la suspended the clam shell, la on the rear. A large horlsontal wheel la used In swinging the crane. The clam shell works like an Immense egg cut In halves, the small end down. It Is in four sections, and when suspended In the air It "looks like a tremendous big bird's claw. It swings loose, wire ropes being used. When It drops on the ground, should one claw encounter a big root or log or stump. It matters not, It Is lifted over It. As the wire rope closes the clnms. It goes down and comes up with a yard and a half of dirt, which Is swung on to the grade. I timed Its movements; It made two trips In 105 seconds. The dredge Is placed on ono side of the base of the grade, nnd the bank Is piled up be hind It. It will work through on one side nnd return on the opposite side. Stumps nre worked around and moved out of the way with ease. The grade looks a little rugged, but when com pleted will be trimmed and leveled with shovels. It Is more compact than If laid with shovels nnd barrows, Messrs. Honeyman, Dellart and Wolfo were hero lant Monday, Inspect ing the work along the line. Their steamers pass down and up the river dally between Italnter and this point, carrying men and supplies. Mr. Honeyman told me that the rood (Continued on Fourth Page.) WHAT GOOD ROADS WILL DO I'lciisurc Knlmnccil for the Citizen Stcklny the .Mountains or Seashore. I'Kon rs tor mi: fakmek excellent game preserves ! I Iniidi-iiiully the Horae M--r, Wagon- Within a Radius of a Few Miles In maker and Harnens Maker Will One County Can He Had All Man-Iti-ap the Hen"flt to be Derived ner of Sport and Recreation fpm JhkI Itoud. Necessary. The rliyi.f Aatorla nerds good made. . Clatsop county has both mountain The cltlzus of riulnop county need ad sri-lo rMU)rta. Her variety of .--.d mails, and they an- going to have ,niate an,i snery cannot be excelled gitod muds. Oregon or perhaps on the north In apeuklng of thl subject jester- t.,Mt. 1,.r Kame preserve, and trout day afternoon a v. ell known merchant atreams ore most excellent. A few days uk i several parties of well known As- Tlie wagon bridge or ferry aims mrian, made the trip Into the t'pper Young's rher to rumor t with the new , X. halem and are loud In their praise l-uls and Hinge road should be built of mountain sorts and exhilarating at once. The people have been patient )r. now f-.r a long time. A g -d many Twelve days ago the Hon. C. W. Ful Astorlana who have spent the summer ton and wife. O. W. Sanborn, wife and on C'latwip beach, and many othera children; O. Holway and wife; P. A. who will yet visit thiMie famous resorts, stokes, wife and daughter, started out say that they are much disappointed In by team for a vacation In the wild not seeing the Young s river wagon woods of the Nehalem. In speaking of bridge or ferry completed. A great t the trip yesterday Mr. Stokes said many of our citlx'-ns who enjoy the that never had there been a more en aea breexea during the season, have Joyable trip. The weather waa per hor.iea and car-lagee which. If they feet, not a drop of rain fell during the could lie used on the beach, would entire time spent on the Xehalem. greatly add to the pleasure of their The camp was located on the banks of owners' summer vacation. As It Is the beautiful Nehalem river near Jew now It Is too much trouble to ship el, and from this headquarters hunting l hem by steamer. If there was a ferry and fishing excursions were made in or bridge across loungs river, teams could be eaally driven from Astoria to Seaside In a few hours, and the pleas- ure of family and outing parties greatly enhanced by their use. But it la not so mu. n to miiige the pleasure seekers that the county court should .Miit.llKh the bridge or ferry. It Is the fostering of the use of horses and ve- hide which will add greatly to the Income of many farmers and artisans In the county. The more horses used her-, the more tons of hay and feed will be consumed, and Incidentally, the blacksmith; the wagon maker, the har- nes maker and others will reap lr:lt. Aside from all this, the great oujeei u i.e nuaincu is me encapenmg or transportation to the Lewis and Clarke and Clatsop Tlains farmer and the enabling of the marketing of their products In Astoria In competition with California produce. Too much cannot ,be suld upon this subject, but It is surllelent to make the statement that until we have good mads reaching out from this city In all directions our far- mera will never W able to make the greatest profits from their labor or compete with California." 'not recuperate at the sea level, all be HOMICIDE AT SPOKANE. haJ 10 do was to go a few miles up I the Nehalem where every advantage Spokane, Sept. 11. J. H. Buckman, 1 of mountain air and scenery was to be one of the most prominent farmers In ' had. He said they enjoyed all kinds Lincoln county, was killed near here of sport, hunting pheasants, grouse, last evening by Walter Fulrman.. A elk and deer, and fishing for trout threshing crew was at work on Buck- In the clear streams. The newly re man's place, ami Falrman was nu-as- paired county roads mnke travelling In urlng the grain. Deceased accused that direction good, and if any one Kaii'inan of swindling, and Falrman doubts that Clatsop ha the greatest called him a liar. The latter struck ; variety of scenery and climate. let him Falrman. w ho retaliated by knocking spend a week on the seashore and then lluckinan down, ell then Jumped upon make a trip to the Nehalem. the prostrate form of Buskman, and ; choked him until he cried for help. I lj HUNG CHANG lluckman walked away apparently sat- ! t Isllod with the thrashing he had recelv- J ed. About ten minutes later, as Fair-) man waa measuring the grain, he look- j ed up and saw Buckman coming to-1 ward him with a knife. To protect himself Falrman grabbed a pitchfork. Spectators say Buckman made a rush j at Falrman with the uplifted knife, when he raised the pitchfork, and struck Buckman a blow over the head with the handle. Buckman fell like a log, the blood rushing from his ears. noso and mouth. Without recovering consciousness Buckman expired with in half an hour. Falrman waa locked up In the Jail here. He expresses much sorrow at the fatal termination of the quarrel, and says he had no intention whatever to kill Buckman but was forced to strike him to protect his own life. IRVINGTON RACES. rortland, Sept. 11. Following Is the result of the racing at Irvington today. Roadsters, one mile Plato wan; Sprlngatoin second: Road Boy third; time, 2:37. Trotting, 2.32 class Guyclsca won; Nuylox second; Kitty Klsbar third; time, 2:2. ' Five-eighths mile Miss Heppner won; Latah second; Begonia third; time, 1:05. . Five-eighths mile Black Alder won; ricnic second; Nerbosa third; time, 1.03. FUSION IN COLORADO. Pueblo, C ol Sept. 11. Bryan and Scwull electors, and a fusion with the 1 national silver party with a Populist for governor, Is the result of the slon of tile People's Party convention i today. Morton S. Bailey, judge of the district court at Canyon city, was nominated by acclamation for governor. OUR PLEASURE RESORTS MANY Cliitvip County Residents Hae Cv cry Variety of Climate and Altitude. alT directions. Grouse and pheasants and trout without number were secured by the sportsmen. Mr. Stokes advises all who wish recreation In a higher al tltude and sport of the highest kind to make a trip to the Nehalem. On the return Journey near Bunke's, they passed the big tree that was to have been cut for the World's Fair exhlbl tlon. Owing to some Imperfections, however, another tree was selected and this giant of the forest was left standing, and It still remains a source of wonder to all who see It. Mr. Martin Foard ar.J family, Chris. ; Evenson and family and Miss Lund also returned yesterday from the Xe nuiem. where they spent an eleven days' outing. While In the mountains they made their headquarters at Mr. Andrew Olsen s place, Mishawaka. and report having had an exceptional- g.nd time. They were only sorry that builness compelled them to leave at all. Mr. Foard said that the beautiful wild woods, streamlets and rivers formed an attraction Irresistible. He waa en- thuslastic over the natural resources of Clatsop county, and said that If one was tired and worn out and could Expresses Hi Views of Silver and Cleveland, Banff. N. W. T.. Sept. H. Dr. Hor- "' representative of the Canadian government, had an Interview- with Li Hung Chang while en route here. In discussing financial affairs, the viceroy asked many question and In turn w asked for his opinion on the silver question In the United States. He said: "My opinion is no doubt different from your, because I look at It from a Chinese standpoint If a silver presi dent is elected In the United States it will benefit China In that It will raise the value of silver money and In like measure, of course, it will benefit all great silver nations." "Do you think," he was asked, "that the election of a silver president will make th9 silver dollar worth as much as a gold dollar?" "No, but it would make It worth more than It is at present." "What is your opinion of the union of all governments In respect to silver as currency?" he was asked. "That Is the correct solution, I be lieve," answered the viceroy. "I am In favor of International bimetallism." "What did your excellency think of President Cleveland?" The reply came very quickly: "I think he is a great man with much moral courage. There can be no doubt that'he is the head of his cabinet." THE MARKETS. I New York. Sept. 11. Hops quiet; ) state, common to choice. '94 crop, 2lj 1 4'". '!ij crop. S'nTc. ! Liverpool, Sept. 11. Wheat, f pot, ses-jflrm; No. 2 red spring, ."s ll-.t; No. 1 California, 6s 6d. The famlllea of J: N. Griffin and F. W. Ferguson returned from Cannon Beach Thursday. AT THE MECCA OF THE PATRIOTS Tremendous Crowds Honor the Hum ble Home of Presidential Nom inee .McKinley. ALL ROADS LEAD TO CANTON Every Section of the Country Repre sented by Distinguished Citizens and Statesmen--Confidence and Enthusiasm Expressed. Canton, Sept. 11. After Major Mc Kinley had responded to the combined Iclegatlons from Erie and Loralne county, Governor Llppitt, of Rhode Is land, and Governor Bushnell arrived. Major McKinley personally welcomed his thousands of callers. The crush was terrific. William Cuslck, a Bap tist minister of Loralne, aged 87, faint ed In the crush and for an hour waa In a serious condition. E. H. Turney, of Amherst, Ohio, and Mrs. Fllcklnger, of Loralne, succumbed to the crush and heat and were prostrated and carried away. All this time thousands were pusnlng up to the McKinley porch. Governor Bushnell was enthusiastical ly received as he stepped to the chair to address the crowd. He made par ticular reference to the thousands of pilgrims coming dally to Canton to honor the Republican nominee. "All railroads," be said, "lead to Canton this year." TRADE CONTINUES DULL. Money Scare Relaxing but Business Holding Back for the Election, New York, Sept. 11. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade will say tomorrow; Better prospects and tba relief from monetary anxiety do not yet bring larger demands for finished products, though large buying of pig iron, wool, leateher, hides, cotton and other mate rials continue to show a growing be lief that a general upward movement in prices will come with the replenish ment of dealers' stocks this fall. Most prices are so extremely low that noth ing more than an ordinary demand would advance thtm. But the bank failures at New Orleans cause tempo rary' hesitation; crop returns Indicate disappointment In some of the cotton and some of the spring wheat states; the prices of corn and oats make It un profitable to sell at present, and the number of manufacturing works and mines In operation does not gain, but rather decreases. Reductions of wages are somewhat numerous, occasionally followed by strikes, and all these con ditions diminish for a time the buying power of the people. While many think a general Improvement cannot come until the election has removed all political uncertainties, others ex pect soon to see the result anticipated In trade. Sales of wool for the week have about equalled the normal con sumption for the first six months, not because manufacturers have more or ders or are doing more work, for no gain is seen either in the demand or the output, but the increased buying Is mainly speculative based on the belief that prices must advance. The accounts of disappointing results in the spring wheat states are numer ous but It Is difficult to reconcile the short estimates with the heavy mar keting at low prices. The failures for the week have been 315 in the United States against 1S7 tor the corresponding period last year, and 47 In Canada against 64 last year. GERMANY OUT. Will Not Join In England's Zanzibar Movement. (Copyrighted. '88, by Associated Press.) Zanzibar, Sept. 11. The belief Is pre valent here that Germany does not In tend to acquiesce In the action taken by the British government through Ad miral Raw-son In appointing Hamoud Bin Mohammed Bin Said sultan of Zanzibar. Said Khalid, the alleged usurper, has been at the German con sulate ever since the fall of the palace, an In spite of the request of the Brit ish consul for his surrender, there has been no disposition manifested on the part of the German officials to give him up. Rumors are now In circulation here that It Is the Intention of the Ger man authorities to re-instate Said Kha lid who was deposed by force of Brit ish arms. These rumors have caused great uneasiness. There Is a feeling that Germany Is not acting In a friend ly spirit, and is seeking to make an Issue with Great Britain. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report. ttwss ABSOLUTELY PURE IT IS WORSE TIIAXSECESSION Attorney General Harmon Renders a Public Opinion of Bryan's Letter. UNCLE SAM'S CONSTITUTION Must Be Upheld at All Hasards Bry an's Views of the Exercise of Pow er to Suppress Riots the Moat Serious Question. Washington, Sept 11. United States Attorney General Harmon today fur nished the following for publication: "I have concluded to give a public answer to many Inquiries made of me upon the subject of great moment to which general attention is now direct ed. Mr. Bryan in his letter accepting: the nomination for president by tho convention at Chicago amplifies the protect which that convention made In Its platform against federal Interfer ence In local affairs. So far as could possibly apply these protests were in tended and are understood to be di rected against the recent action of tba president In forcibly suppressing the riotous disorders which bad stopped the carriage of mails and Interstate com merce and were defying the civil offi cers of the United States. "This Is In my Judgment a far mors serious matter than the money ques tion or any of the other questions now before the people, grave as they all are. j "The prevention and punishment of 1 offenses connected with the malls, with j Interstate commerce, with the adminis- tratlon of Justice In the, federal courts, ' are commltteed to the general govern jment and to It alone. Such offenses In nowise concern the government of !the state within which they are com 'mltted; therefore the state cannot re ! quire protection against them. It -would be absurd to claim that the i United States must neglect Its own interests because In protecting them , those of a state may be incidentally ! protected. Congress has accordingly : by Section 5297 of the Revised Statutes 'authorized the president to use the , armed forces of the government In the 'aid of state authorities when request jed by them, as provided In the consti tution, and has also, by the following section. 5298, authorized him to employ such forces upon his own judgment ! alone against unlawful obstructions, 'combinations or assemblages of per ;sons. in whatever state or territory thereof the laws of the United States 'may be forcibly opposed or the execu tion thereof forcibly obstructed. I "It was under the power conferred ' by the section last named that the late rebellion was suppressed. Bryan's doc ' trine that this law is unconstitutional ,1s more dangerous than that of seces 'slon. The latter at least left the gov 'ernment some power and authority in 'the territory which chose to remain. : Bryan's would reduce It to the Idle ' mimicry of a state, j "The action of the president and his j administration has the fullest sympa ' thy and support of the law-abiding ! masses of the people of the United 'States, and he will be supported by : all departments of the government and by the power and resources of the en tire nation. "It must be that Mr. Bryan, amid the many demands on his time and attention, has fallen Into an Inadver tency. I cannot believe that he really thinks the president has no power under the constitution and laws to maintain the government entrusted to his charge. Nor can I believe that Bryan means to promise, or to make or permit others to think he has prom ised, not to Interfere if he should be elected, and a situation of riots simi lar to those of 1894 should arise during his term." ESTIMATED MAINE, MAJORITY. Augusta, Me., Sept. 11. J. H. Manley, chairman of the Republican state com mittee, tonight summarized the situa tion In Maine thus: "We shall throw (In Monday's elec tion) the largest Republican vote ever throw... We shall give the largest majority ever given In a presidential year." Manley points out that . the largest majority the Republicans have had lff the September elections In presidential years was 19,818, in 1892, and shows how much smaller It was in the other years. He then says: "If it is a pleasant day the Republicans expect to throw 80.000 votes on Monday next. The com bined opposition cannot throw 60,000."