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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1896)
A&'k.KlA PIMM LiouAiU iiaaiuiii'wii, SAVE TIME The Daily Astortan Has PtnvtA How? AND PSMUSMT ...Fimlly Circulation... Much most tmn thims timi as lAKil AS THAT Of ANY OTHiH IPAttlM in Astoria. An "Ad". In Th ATomN'l "Wanl tutu." EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLV. ASTOIMA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 181M5. NO. 253 ' Our Handy Wagon... V CombliM all tht fMtlurM of the ehlld's pUla ason and a vsloolpeoe, tnd. all Uilusi considered. (Mil lb coon Ulnar lH than slthsr. So daelrabls, convenient and eaiialaeory has It provan, that, a a ready "eelUr," II has no equal. Ws taks special piida, loo, la ddlvertng lh Mm promptly and In faultless ootid1 Iloa lo ins trad. Something New and Fresh... ALSO THE FINEST ANCH0VI5 ANU. Al NORWEGIAN STOCKFISH FOARD & STOKES COMPANY'S HARDWARE, PLUMBING TIN WORK JOB WORK AT PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION Call and Be Convinced Oregon State Normal School MONMOUTH, A Training School for Teachers. Twenty weeks of Psychology and General and Special Methods; twenty works of Teaching and Training Department Training school of nine grades with two hundred children. Regular Normal Course of Three Yearr, The Normal Diploma la recognised by law as a State Life Certificate to teach. Light Expenses; noard at Normal Dining Hall ll.W per week. Furnish ed rooms with light and lire, T&o to 11.00 per week. Board and Lodging In private families 11.60 to II M per week. TUITION : Sub-Normal, 16.00 per term of ten weeks; Normal, (6.2S per term of ten weeks. Grades from reputable schools accepted. Catalogues cheerfully furnished on application. Address P. L. CAJ1PBELL, Pres., or W. A. WANN, Sec. of Faculty. WE hfivo abandoned the afternoon auction sales. We still have to raise a large Finn of money, and will, therefore, sell all the hest 8II.KH. PLU8HE8 AND VELVETS at flfio on tha Dollar MKN'H 8HOBS at ; 70c on the Dollar LADIR8' BHOK8 at COo on the Dollar WH1TK SMUTS, worth from 1 to $2 60 noo Each BKHT BUANUU COLLARS So Each OLOTHINU at OOo ou the Dollar Ladies' Coats, Jet Trimmings, prices are only till after election. OOO COMMERCIAL HT. - ASTORIA TIME OK Astoria & Columbia River RAILROAD. Beginning on Monday, Sept. 14th,tralns on the A. and C. R. R. R. will run as follows: Leave Seaside at 7:80 a. m. dally. Leave Seaside at S p. m. dally except Sunday. Leave Seaside at 4 p. m. Sunday. Leave Astoria at a. m. dally. Leave Astoria at 4:46 p. m. dally except Sunday. Leave Astoria at 6:30 p. m. Sunday. C. P. LESTER, Supt. Clarkson & Acrvin Boom Company LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Roof Painting and Repairing Ltaky Roof. Children's Wagons, Baby Carriages, Base Ball Goods, Fishing Croquet Tackle, Sets Garden Tools GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE A DIKECT IMPORTA TION 01 SCOTCH, HOLLAND, NOKWE (.IAN AND liEKMAN MAKINIKTE AND VOLL HKKKINGS IN liAKKELSand KEGS "i GRANITE WARE. ROPE. STOVES. IRON PIPE. TER RA COTTA PIPES, BAR IRON, STEEL. CANNERY SUPPLIES, LOGUERS' TOOLS SOL OPPERHEIMER Trustee for ttie late M. C. CROSBY OHKGON. Senior Year Wholly Professional, etc., at half price. These CARD TFiE 216 and 2(7 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oregon I.KAVE ORDRRS AT Blt COM M KK C1AL BTKKBVr Guaranteed N. JENSEN and R. O. HANSEN FROM FAR AWAY True Condition of Affairs In the New Eldorado Dcstrilnil liy an Eye Witness. JlNEAl' IH NOW IIOOMIX; New (Junrli Mines Discovered Near Thst City llulldlng and Manufac tures lining Forward -Kit h Kind Male on the Yukon. The following graphic description of Alaska. Its mines, tnlm-rs and business alTalrs, their present condition ami fu ture outlook, and which Is one of the best art-Hunts yet apiiearliiK In print, was written f"r tho Astorlan by a gen tleman ' has Just returned from a year's sojourn In that country, and I now visiting friemls In Astoria: During the earlier months of the pres ent year, the Inllux of miners to Alaska, and especially to the Cook's Inlet dis trict, became so gTeat that the reading public were eager for any Informa tion that pertained to the country and Its resources, and especially that which lealt with Its mining poaslbllltles. Now that the open season Is about over and hundreds of miners are returning to vlllsatlon, the public Is once more aitsjoua to receive reliable Information; and M so many conflicting reports have been published, the present article is written for the purpose of giving ss clear a statement as the existing atal of affairs will permit. j for two month pat, reports have Iwn coming In from all sections of the country, and It Is now possible to make u reimrt of the year's work and to form noine Idea as to what will be lone next season. The Cook's Inlet country has proved to le a dlenpiMilntnii-nt for the grvut majority of those who went there this yeur, stut n 1 1 hmmh some good strikes have been minlr. It Is hurtlly likely thi.t It will receive much attention for son.e years to come. With 'nit few exceptions, those who j wnl livre thl spring have returned with fnr l' i K"l'l than they took with them, siul It I quite likely lhat niont of the nofYcrer will give the country unytliiiii: but a good name. None of thfue men complain of a lack of gold In the country, but they found It In a different nhnpe from what they had calculated on. and were unuhte to extract It In paying quantities. The whole country Is auriferous, but It Is In the form that Is technically known sa flour gold, and In the majority of cases Is very refractory. This condi tion, combined with difficulty ot acces. ahortnemi of senium, and unfitness for the work, caused many of the men t become discouraged at the outset, and many were willing and anxious to leave at the flint opportunity. The ear liest arrivals commenced to stake out claims long before the snow had left tho ground, and before the ruoh was half over, every likely and unlikely spot had been filed on, and the late coiners had nothing to do but buy an IntervBt In some claim or return to their homes. Several good strikes were made last so anon, and at a few points there are claims that yield as much as live hun dred dollars a day, but as such localities are extremely rare. It Is improbable that very many of them will be found. These pockets usually contain coarse gold, an unusual tiling for that district, and as quarts ledges do not abound, miners are at a loss to account for the deposits. As yet, there Is no quarts being worked but It Is generally understood that ma chinery will be put In at several places, but It Is not known what the prospects are, as the locators are not Inclined to give much Information concerning their plans. For a short time this season provisions were a drug on the mar ket, as so many prospectors were dis posing of their supplies at any price In order to obtain sufficient money to take them out of the country. Flour sold as low as fifty cents a sack, and bacon brought about seven cents. At the same time, Forty-Mile In the Yukon country had but three sacks of flour In Its store and bacon brought fifty cents. One can hardly draw a parallel be tween these countries as they are of an entirely different nature, and It Is only of late years that prospectors have learned that to work successfully In either locality they must have special equipments. Of the two, the Yukon Is far ahead in most particulars and were It easier of access. It would be come as widely known as the gold fields of California. Except for the line of small steamers plying between St. Mkhaels and Forty Mile, transporta tion Is still carried on by primitive methods, and as the country is so rough It will be many years before capital will undertake to Introduce modern meftiods of communication or transportation. While reports from the Yukon are still straggling, It Is believed that this year will prove as productive as the pre ceding one or even more so, and as the unexplored country is so vast, there Is no telling what will be forthcoming when the ground has been prospected thoroughly. Hoth Circle City and Forty-Mile are In a flourishing condition and it Is a hard matter to say which has the brightest future. They can never become more than distributing points, for In both Itrntan'-es the gold producing country Is fully sixty miles Imck. Forty-Mile is In Canadian ter ritory, but tlis country that uports It Is American (! It Is unfortunate that the town could not be lttiatel In Amer ican U-rrltory. Forty-Mile creek empties Into the Yukon Just outside the boun dary line and It Is at this point that the town has been built. The Canadian government has establliihed a customs house and police patrol and derives con siderable benefit from these Institutions Of late tlwy have been exerting quite an Influence over the surrounding coun try and while their laws embody ob jectionable features, If Is to he hi ped that the restraining Influence will be productive of good results As usual, our government has been extremely lenient and has left the min ers to formulate, their own U'.n. J un til e has Ixni dealt out In quantise to suit, but It Is only fair to say that better law-abiding cltixena would be hard to find In any country. Circle City Is not Imtlde the Arctic Circle, as most people suppose, but Is shout eighty miles south of that point. The Yukon enters the Arctic Zone at but one point, and even there only half of the river Is Inside, for there Is a bend that takes the waters In a wester ly direction until they empty Into the Arctic ocean. Few steamers enter the mouth on account of the delta, and the usual method la to make a portage from St. Mlrhstels and thereby save a hun dred miles of river work. The Iteddoe party has fulfilled the mall contract for this year, and from now on there will be a regularly established route be tween Junesu and Inland points. Juneau continues to grow, but not quite as fast as It did some months back. This year has seen the erection of two Urge hotels, several business blocks, a new hsopltal and over a hun dred smaller structures. A new and enlarged electric light plant has been put In and from now on the demand for lldhts can be easily met. Water power Is used for all mechanics! purposes and the power Is obtained tt a nominal cost. This year has proved to be a remarka ble one for quarts finds, and Juneau's future Is now an assured success. Im mensely rich ledges have been Ixated at rcveral points within a radius of .1fty miles and It h.nH been estimated that this season's work has done more for Alaska than five years could have been done unJer different circum stances. An orKftnized and Intelligent method of prospecting has been established and tins been productive of unlooked for re sults. A number of new mills will be erected next spring, and In many cases the ulreody established plants will be enlarged to double their present capaci ty. Low grade ores can be worked suc cessfully and at a reasonable profit, and as such rock can be had In unlimited quantities, there Is every reason to be lieve that capital will soon turn Its at tention to this new country that has given us so many surprises. It Is to be hoped that the government will enact better laws In order to pro tect those who have opened up the coun try and when In after years the public has awakened to the Importance of this outpost of our nation, we will be ready to acknowledge the foresight displayed in the negotiations that finally ended In the purchase of "a barren and uninhab itable land." FINCH. SENSATION OF THE CAMPAIGN. Watson Prepared to Resent Chairman Jones' Refusal. Chicago, October 20. G. F. Washburn, of the Populist executive committee, ar rived here unexpectedly this evening rom Georgia, where he and Committee man Reed were In conference with Watson. When Informed of the failure of today's conference In Georgia, Wash burn expressed no surprise. It Is stated on good authority that Washburn returned so suddenly for the purpose of conferring with Chairman Jones, ot the national committee, and to place before him In the form of an ulti matum, two or three propositions from Watson looking to the latter's recogni tion of the fusion ticket In the different states. It Is stated that Watson Is prepared. In the event of Jones' refusal, to take a position which will prove the political sensation ot the campaign. MORRILL RE-ELECTED. Eighty-six Years Old and Thirty Years a NatltffiaJ Senator. Montpelier, Vt.. October 20.-J. 8. Morrill, of 8tratford, was re-elected Vnited States senator this afternoon. No other name was presented in the senate and Senator Morrill received the entire vote. In the house Morrill received 231 votes and Herbert F. Itrigham, Demo crat, received 17. In the Joint assembly tomorrow, Morrill's election will be for mally made. When on the 4th of March next he Is formally Inducted Into the place which he has filled for thirty years, he will commence a term which bids fair to break all records of membership In the national senate. Morrill Is S6 years of age. Six old-time Democrats, the Vanfu sen Brothers, Pete Grant, Chas. Urown, Alsey Fox, and C. E. Haiti, who march ed together in the parade Monday night, were a noticeable feature of the event. The money of a country should never be the subject of partisan contention. TROUBLE IN THE POPOCRATIC CAMP The Barrels of Daly and Clark, of Montana, Clash Over French Ministry. "i DEMOCRATS CONCEDE GAME Illshops of Episcopal, Catholic, and Methodist Churches Declare for Sound Money In a Letter to the Illinois State Committee. Rpeclal (per Postal wire.) Chicago, October M. Republicans here are greatly encouraged over every day's registration In Chicago. It shows that every sound money Democrat will vote against Kryan. Democrats In the Illinois state headquarters privately concede the hopelessness of their cam paign and have practically given up their attack. They will turn their at tention to Michigan and Indiana. They sent their chief of the speakers of the speakers' bureau to Michigan to man age the oratorical campaign In the sad dle. The first day's experience has been decidedly discouraging. Telegrams Indicate that ex-President Harrison's stumping tour begun today has thoroughly aroused Indiana, and the generals and party of old soldiers tour ing In Michigan has aroused that state. The Popocrat campaign of misrep resentation proceeds. The determina tion to make falsehoods the chief am munition till election day is demonstrat ed by the official announcement of the Popocratlc organ In Chicago, whose principal owner Is under sentence to the lenltentlary for sending obscene litera ture through the mails. This organ pub lishes the odious Pressley letter, from Boston, referred to In these dispatches yesterday. In spite of the fact that Chairman Hanna has denounced them publicly In every newspaper In the country as a falsehood out of whole cloth. Chairman Jones also continues in his effort to array class against' class' and o stir up bitterness among the worklng- menby giving to the newspapers for puniicatlon an inflammatory statement In which he charged that employes are being coerced Into supporting McKin- ley, although this statement has been repeatedly denied and proven false in ever)- case where the charge was spe cifically made and Investigation possl. ble. The Right Rev. George L. Seymour, bishop of the Episcopal Church for .he diocese of Southern Illinois, today Join ed in a public expression in favor of sound money, made by Bishop New. man of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Archbishop Ireland and Monslgnore Zenlnger, of the Roman Catholic church through a letter to the state Republican committee of Illinois. Trouble broke out In the Popocratlc camp today over the discovery by am bitious office seekers that promises of certain official positions of high grade are being freely made and that they are being duplicated in a way extremely embarrassing to those who have to "put up" to secure the first pledge. This is especially Illustrated In the discovery that the position of minister to France, which was promised to Marcus Daly, well known silver mine owner of Butte, Mont., has now been re-pledged, this time to Daly's bitter political enemy W. C. Clark, another Montana silver mine owner. It Is understood that a contribution ot (70,000 was obtained from Clark in ad dttlon to (30,000 already given by him to the campaign fund, Clark's ambition being to shine In diplomatic circles. CATHOLIC. Washington, October SO. Archbishop Ireland today authorised the following statement concerning the published dis patches under Rome date stating that the Pope was vexed with the archbishop for the position he had taken on the po litical situation: 'There Is no truth whatever In the statement What the purposes are ot those who make this and similar state ments, I do not know. As to my letter, published a week ago on the political situation, it remains, so far as I am concerned. In full force. The develop ments of political matters so far as ob served by me, confirm me In all the statements I then made and lead me to renew them today with yet stronger em phasls." r EPISCOPAL. Chicago, October 30. The Right Rev erend George I. Seymour, of Springfield, 111., bishop of the Episcopal church, has written a letter to the gold standard Democratic committee denouncing the Chicago platform in very forcible lan guage. The bishop says he takes no Interest in politics under ordinary con siderations; the political situation at present he regards as perilous. He states that free silver is Injurious to all classes and declares unequivocally for a single gold standard. REPUBLICAN FLAG DAY. Chicago, October 20. Chairman Han na has set Saturday, October 31, and not October 24, as erroneously announc- ed, as the day on which the national committee desires every person In the CnlteJ States who proposes to rote for McKlnley and sound money to display the American flag conspicuously upon his residence and place of business. The I lea has struck a responsive chord In the breast of every patriotic citizen, and the display of "Old Olory" on that day will surpass anything of the kind ever witnessed In any country. SITS ON THE POPS. Chairman Jones Man In Ooergla Not In Conciliatory Mood. Atlanta. Ga., October 20. A resolu tion refusing the Populist proposition for fusion In Georgia was offered by none other than Chairman Jones' per sonal representative, who favored It yesterday, hut who today said that fie had been under a misapprehension as to what the Populists wanted. He said he had no Idea when he came down here at the suggestion of Chairman Jones that the Populists wanted thir teen electors for Watson. He thought that they would propose some fair di vision which would not totally Ignore the candidacy of vlco-Presldential Can didate Sewall. It was quite evident that the com mittee regarded the proposition as pre posterous and that about the only thing left for discussion was as to the char acter of the reply to be sent to the Populists whether It should be polite and conciliatory, or plain and to the point THE CASTLE CASE. Special to the Astorlan. London. October 20. Walter Castle and his wife were arraigned In the po lice court today and their case set for trial at Clerkenwell sessions, which !noon " work'd a5"" down opens November 2. Ball was allowed In lafter BUme" dltude nd quick the sum of I1SO.0O0. j reactions It struck 75 for an Instant. That was the turning point, and after SWEET CHARMS OF MUSIC. The Maginel-Mullln Concert Company! of those bullish feats of legerdemala Scores a Decided Hit. ' which it has been practicing for the last two months. New York reported a Three beautiful young ladies, two ac- 'sale of 244.000 bushels of wheat to Spain compllshed gentlemen musicians, ajand this appeared to open up a new handsome young announcer, and ovei field for the disposal of American wheat five hundred people were the features J and naturally had a strong effect la at Fisher's last night. The announcer jan hour's time an-advance of SHc took ' was none other thaji that Indefatigable - place, the price of December shooting young mapajer, Mr. W. W. Brackett j up to "Sic, where It closed. an Irish comedian of no mean ability. Critical as Astoria audiences are and managers avow we are the hardest pec- pie in the world to please the Ma:lnel- Mullln Company completely captivated those assembled at Fisher's. Society was out in full force and the opera house presented a very .ertty appear- ance. The Misses May and Katie Mullln are probahly two of the best lady musicians in the country. Apart from their won derful ability, both young ladies are ot prepossessing appearance. Miss May, the eldest of the two sisters, rendered the first number, a piano solo. It was executed in a masterly manner and brought forth the plaudits of the audi ence. Later the young lady rendered two selections from Mendelssohn, which w ere well received. Miss Mullln Is also Harriet Blaine Beale, with her attor an accomplished cornetist. and her solo i ney, Leslie C. Cornish, of Augusta, ap- was excellent. Miss Katie Mullln, a charming young lady who has met with warm recep- j ternoon. Mrs. Beale asked for a dl tlons all over the country, is a perfect vorce from her husband, Truxton master of the cornet and saxophone, and enjoys the distinction of being the only lady master of the latter Instru- ment In the United States. A cornet duet by Miss Katie and her sister was marvelous for its clean cut execution, Miss Katie's saxophone solo was one ot the most pleasing features of the even ing. Miss Gertie Lochman. of Portland, who recently Joined the company. Is a pretty little lady and the most talented whistler who ever appeared In this city. Whistling Is one of the most difficult of all accomplishments and Miss Loch man's rendition of the "Mocking Bird" and "The Last Rose of Summer," but served to demonstrate her ability. She was vociferously applauded and re sponded on each occasion. Mono, F. A. Maginel, the great saxo phone soloist, delighted the audience with several selections. Southern recol lections being especially well rendered. Count Kosminsky Is truiy a great Im itator. His imitations of a full orches tra and a bagpipe were wonderfully clever. This gentleman was forced to respond several times and each time rendered deceptive Imitations. Altogether the concert company Is the best which has ever appeared In Asto ria and richly deserved the crowded house. Miss Lochman was presented with a beautiful bouquet by a local ad mirer. Grand Marshal Welch and his cap tains of divisions. H. J. Wherity, J. S. Delllnger and F. L. Parker, deserve much credit for the able manner in which they handled their forces In Monday night's parade. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report I VMVJ I 1 1 J Ml TT ABSOLUTELY PURE LEGERDEMAIN 1. 1 IN WHEAT Prices Advance Three and One-elflhth Cents in One Hour's Time. THE FARMER'S OPPORTUNITY Early In the Day Many Fluctuation Promised a Weak Market, but a Report of Spanish Sales Sent Prices Flying Upwards. Chicago, October 20. Enough of the strength of yesterday's curb was car ried over today to cause an advance In the opening price of December wheat of from 4 to Vic. This, in spite of the bearishness or early news. But the slight Improvement was of. short dura tion. The first transactions In Decem ber were T7 to 784, but before li o'clock It had declined to 7. A change In the speculative sentiment at Liverpool was the main cause of the weakness which developed here, but not the only reason. Liverpool advised a continuance of the demand for wheat for India, and corn and oats were want ed also for the same destination. The market looked during the forenoon as If headed for a long bear turn, now deceptive are the appearances put on by the action" of the pit trading was ex emplified during the latter half ot the session, when from being very weak, the market, turned around and became excessively strong. During the tore- it had gradually worked Its way op I again to arouna it, it performed one THE MARKETS. j Liverpool, October 20. Wheat-firm: ; demand, fair: No. 2 red spring, 8s lid; jxc. i nara Manitoba, stocks exhausted; k-0- x CeHfornla. 7s 2d. Futures closed quiet with near posit. j lion8 2d lower and distant positions 2ld i lower? biislnem ahnur ennatlv dlstrlh- uted. November, (s 9d: December a lii; January, 6s Iftid: March, 6s S"4d. London, October 20. Hops, Paclflo Coast 3. Portland, October 29. Wheat, Walls Walla, 74573: Valley, T77S. DIVORCE IN HIGH LIFE. I Boston, October 20. A special to the j Journal from Augusta, Maine, says: i peared quietly before Judge White- i house, of the supreme court this af- i Beale. The divorce was decreed. The libelant prayed for the custody of a minor child. Walker Blaine Beale, I aged six months, and waives all claim 'for dower or alimony. The libel Is en- dorsed showing that process was served on Beale In Washington October 3, and no opposition to It is made by the IT- belee. FLOUR MILL BURNED. Pendleton, Or., October 20. Telephone messages from Weston place the loss occasioned by the burning of the flour ing mill and wheat warehouses today at (20.000. The mill was owned princi pally by I. E. Baling and P. A. Wor thtngton. There was no insurance on the mill. The mill had a capacity dally of a hundred barrels. The warehouse contained 10,000 bushels of wheat In sured for half Its value. The origin of the fire is not known. EXCHANGE LOWER. London, October 20. Samuel Mon tague and Sons stale that today's large withdrawal of gold ((4.500,000) la owing to the advance In wheat, much of the sixty days' exchange falling due and the rate of exchange in conse quence being lower. Eustls Scott, of the Telephone, Is now the baby Elk in Qutnlln Lodge No. ISO, having been initiated last night If he walks bowlegged for the next week hia friends say they will answer for the damages of the barrel. Meany Is the leading tailor, and pays the highest cash price for fur skins. J VuwS -A a: if" L -A" '" ,. Lsv