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v L i -it r r r f ASTOKIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSGCFAJ Save TIME The Da fly Astoria n AND PlBMANSST ...Family Clrc u latlon... Much . aovi than thdpr ti.mh as LADOI AS THAT OF ANY CIHM AP1 w Astoria. miiS worry jfoff An "Ad ". In Till AlTOKIAN'l WMI lolun," EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PHKSS REPORT. VOL. XLV. ASTORIA, OKKOON, 8ATLKDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14, IC'.MJ. NO. 20G r ...JUST ARRIVED... Johnston & Murphy Hen's Fine Shoes COLUMBIA Successors to COPELAND & THORSEN These are We Celebrate We have prepared for the Im provement In trade. Our utock 1 Complete. Books, Stationery, Newspapers, Periodicals Notions, Novelties GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE Did You Ever-- SEE OUR NEW HEATING STOVES ? built on Entirely New Principals. AIR-TIGHT ot A SUCCESS You Ara Invited to Inapect Them FOARD & STOKES COMPANY. HARDWARE, PLUMBING TIN WORK JOB WORK AT PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION Call and Be Convinced Clarkson & Mclrvin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Roof Puinttnu and Hapalrlnu L.ly Hoora. J. A FASTABEND, OENERAL CONTRACTOR, HOUSE, BRIDGE AND (HHARF BUILDER HOUMMOVUR.. Hons Moving Toolj lor Root. ASTORIA OREGON Emil' Schacht ARGHITEGT GEO. NICOLL. Assistant. OFTICB: Kopp's flew Brewery VTORIA IRON WORKS cacoaily St.. foot of Jacktoa, Astoria. 6!lTbchinist8 and Boiler Makesr feottVt Enjln.t, BoIlM work, Sl. of AW Work. SpKlalty. Iptlom Mid. to Order oa nil IlUUCOi John V U To; 'V'H and luDirintandent O, B. r"'"j iwik"'y r Ftrat! ; ..i oecrviary Traaaurer SHOE CO. 523 Commercial Street the Days HEATERS ARE ORANITE WAKE. ROPE. STOVES, IRON PIPE, TER RA COTTA PIPES, BAR IRON, STEEL, CANNERY SUPPLIES, LOGGERS' TOOLS SOL 0PPENHE1MER Trustee for the late M. C. CROSBY Boom Company 216 ini 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oregon I.KAVK OKItlCltft AT A3'J COM MKK C1AL HTKKKT Guaranteed N. JENSEN and R. 0. HANSEN J. B. WYATT, Phone No. 8 Astoria, Ortgea Hardware, Ship Chandlery, Groceries, Provisions, PAINTS and OILS. Special Attention Paid la Supplying Ship. SEASIDE SAWMILL. A complete atock of lumber on hand In the rough or dressed. Flooring, rue tlu, oelllnc, and all kinds of finish; mouldlnga and shingles; also bracket work dona to order. Terms reaaonablt and prloee at bedrook. All orders promptly attended to. Office and yard at mill. H. P. L. LOGAN. Prop'r. Seaside, Oregon. ROSS HIGGINb k CO Grocers, : and : Butchers Astoria and Upper Astoria Fins Tsss and Cofftrt, Table Dtlkadtt, Doa.stlr and Tropical Fruits, V.g.tsN.i, Sugsr Cured Hams, Bacoa, Etc. 'Choice Fresb and Salt Meats. A SAWMILL FOR EXPORT LUMBER Kill lie the Opening Kclic to firing Other Industrie Here. STAHT FIRST HAI L AT HOME Oth'-ra Will Soon Follow An Astorlan Tell of the HI Lumber Cargoe Loading on (he Hound, Kvery IntHllgrnt Astorlan Jtnowa that If a large saw mill wan mtalillahvd hre fur the manufacture of xiort lumbvr It would not only be a big (lay ing Institution In Itwlf, einploylng hun dreds of workmen and aupplylng mll- llona'of ffct of Oregon pine and fir fur China and Japan, but It would be the nuili-us around which would gather many othrr mills and factor!. Fat-torli-a and payrolls are the prime mov era needml here at the preaent time. The completion of the railroad haa opened the way for theee Inatllutlona, and the fsvctorlea will bring- the people to live here. When the people come they will buy lota and build houaea. The Inference la plain to any one. A gentleman who haa just returned! from the Hound country, aald yester day to an Aatorlan representative, "Do you know that there are now loading on the Bound, twelve or fifteen large ahlpa and ateamers, with aolld carajwi of lumber for the Orient? Have you ever thought that Astoria might have a very lante share of this treble If ahe only had a big sawmill, because the (ualty of Oregon timber la auperlyr? Have you aver thought that only a lit tle home capital, a little hard work, and a fair proposition are nereaaary to "cure one or two of the largest saw mills on the 'mi Klc coast In Astoria? Uou t you know that this la the moat priu-tl-alle and feaalble method of starting life growth of this port on a paying businr-as baats? Don't you know that you can't expect weullh to drop Into our midst without some ef fort on our part and some Inducement offi-reil to forrlKiicra to come and abide with us? Ion't you know that we have the Kr.-iUiTt natural resources of any portion of the Northwest? Isn't It fact that we are standing still ti.day In the face of the most tremendous poenl bllltlea. simply Imnuio of our ahort slKhted, mosa-bnek ways of doing thlntia? iHii t It a fact that we have been waltltiK for solium. tie else to d what we ouht to do ourselves? know that we have done Krcat things for a small town In securing a railroad and donating such a handsome aubsldy. i a am one or toe Honors. But we haven't gone fur enough. We muat ea- tahllah aoincthlng here to attract peo ple and give employment to workmen It Is not necvasnry for ua to give up all we have, but It Is necessary to do a little. Other will do the rest say, let ua do that little quickly. We nre raying heavy taxca on large prop erty holdings, and can only make the burden a profit by getting pimple here. Lct'a get the factorlea and the people come. Tut aside all porsoiiuJItlos, or dependencies on what John Smith and Jim Jonea will do, and let each one do all he, can on every proposition that cctt". up, and success will come before we know It. I don't believe, us was tnlJ me today, that our proierty own- era are almply waiting to sell out and leave the country. The proposition re fntea Itself. The era of good times and prosperity no just come, and If our old timers leave here they will do so lo their disadvantage. Where a few dollars can be made in real estate, tliouxanda will be rcnllict! from the great commercial enterprises which will be In operation here In a few years' time. It would be silly for a man to sell out a few town lots and quit the town, It would lie the means of throw ing a profit to some one else. Knstern brains and eastern money will soon join hands with us In developing our Krcat resources and If we now stay by our own proposition we will live to gee the reallx&tlon of our fondest hopes." NOVEMBER WEATHER. The average November rainfall varies from 6 Inches west of the Cascades to 1 inch to the east of them. Along the coast the average I from 8 to 11 Inches. Rain falls on from 6 to 15 days In No vember. In 1S75 at Portland, In No vember, 16 Inches of rain fell, while In 1SIW but one-half an lmh fell. The winter of ISC1-62 had more pre cipitation than In any other winter on record. In the montlis of November, 1861, to February, 1862, Inclusive, there fell at Walla Walla 41.31 Inches of pre cipitation. When It Is considered that 17.94 Inches Is the annual amount at Walla Walla, It Is seen how excessive was the precipitation for the winter of 1S61-62. At Astoria the average Novem ber rainfall Is 10:46 Inches; the greatest November rainfall was 19.12 Inches, in 1869, the least 1.87 Inches, In 1890. The total rainfall at Astoria from Novem ber, 1861, to March, 1S62, was 61.63 Inches. That the rainfall for these five months was excessive Is shown by the fact that the average annual rainfall Is 76 Inches At the same time there fell at Vancouver, Wash., 25.68 Inches of rainfall, whllo the annual average Is 37.81 Inches. These data are quoted to sho the excessive rainfall In the win ter of IH61-62 In comparison with thut m fur prevailing In llial, Usually No vember ha freezing temperature. Freezing temperature may always be expected In Dceemlier; ut tit the Can cadi, especially over the plateau re (Ion. i'-ro tmnporature and lower occur In I-H-cember. It la aeldimi thut heavy snowfall occur wmt of the Cwinln, and wht-n It fall, it uaually fall. In January, though anow ha fallen quit heavily west of the Cascade In Decem ber. East of the Caacadea light inuw. falla In December, but the heaviest now fall la uaually In January or Feb ruary. U. 8. Monthly Bulletin. SPAIN'S FINANCES. It was announced a year ago that Hpuln, aadly In want of funds, had contrived to secure tha help of French financiers. If not of the French govern ment. In the task of continuing the war In Cuba, and a atory haa been Im-lrcu-latlon ever since that Premier Canovaa would draw on the good nature and muterlul aupport of the Paris capital ists, eeiperlully the French Itothschllds, to any extent that he might desire. Hut tha ability of Hpaln to pay Its debts, even the obligations Issued as preferences, or to recuperate Ita re- aourcea by mortgaging atlll unpledged property, baa never beeq unquestioned. and the French cannot have passed over that fact. Tha Parla atock market la now choked with Hpanbih securities, and the constantly diminishing power of Spain to Impart a desirable quality to Its funds la also working on the sus picion of the French Investor. Sooner or later the truth muat come out Spain haa for more than a year been carry ing herself as one who la determined to hold out aa long; as he can And in- dorscra. But, like tha man of business. the Spanish nation will some day have to square Itself with ita creditors or go Into bankruptcy. One cannot but wonder at the energy which the mother country haa displayed thua far. Hut the protraction of the conflict haa meant a vast Increase In the normal expense of putting soldiers In the field. It coat Japan JlOO.OoO.OoO to carry on It war with China. In that struggle the Japanese troops and coolies transported to tl mainland of Asia numbered nearly, If not quite, i:o,0oo, They were not all In the Meld at the beginning of the struggle, only about forty percent of the total huving taken any part in the contllct until the movement was made against Port Ar thur. The duration of the fighting pe Hod was nine months. The strife In Cuba must already have cost Spain In like proportion. The war has been In process for eighteen months. Including soldiers landed a short time since, the whole force forwarded to the Island number !10,000 well-armed troop. No estimate, even of the moat moderate character, can fix the expense of main talning an army of that site at a figure which would not embarrass any Euro pean treasury after a few months. The dry aeason has almost arrived in Cuba once more, and the military op. erationa of the two forces have recom menced promptly. Spain la undoubted ly hopeful ot finishing the weary strug gle before summer begins in May. It haa expended large sums on the troops sent out In the paat.,and it appears to be willing to stake the last peseta of its credit during the next bIx months. Ac corilliiK to the StatcBlimn's Year Book for IS'.'t:, one Madrid cabinet, at the time of the Issue of thnt publication, had ac quired over :0,lkH).000 for expenditure n that direction. The sum actually spent on armle is probably larger than that, and, in addition to the demands for army purposes, the government has munnged to satisfy the anxious call of the nation for an Increase In the navy. Yet Spain's tabulated Indebtedness In 1S!'3 was Il.lSi.OHO.OW, while, though tli opulntion of the country Is only be i wwn li.TOt'.uuo ana is.uuu.uvv, the an nual amount required for the service of the debt la almost half as largo as the Interest on Great Britain's debt of $3,- JiiO.OOO.AOu. As the revenue of Spain Is only Jl'.O.OOO.OOO the new drain on thtf treasury must disturb the fiscal balance of the nution to an extent justifying the alarm of all those who hold Spanish funds. GOOD WORK DONE. Clatsop, Nov. 11, ISSti. Editor Astorlan: Tho greatest incentive to labor for a good cause Is due appreciation of that work. The splendid Republican victory In Clatsop county on the 3d Inst., with all of the party leaders working to gether to secure the success of our tick et, under the most peculiar conditions ever known In this county, exemplifies what can be accomplished by unity of action and hard work. The Republicans of Clatsop county and the state of Oregon should thank the Dally Astorlan more than any oth er agency for the good work It has done to uphold the cause of protection and sound money in this county. You fought the proposition of free and unlimited coinage of silver from the first as being against the Interests of the people and In favor of the silver mine owners. The campaign was a campaign of edu cation, and you may well foul proud of the victory that, you have so ably help ed us to win. REPUBLICAN. Confidence brings business and busi ness begets confidence, and all things are working together for the general good. FOR THE BETTER I'pprccedcntcd Uusincss Revival Since .MiKinlcy's Election. lfVKI E-STAUMSIIMEVr3 OPEN Nothing Speculative About It Wheat Takes a Jump and Reaches the Highest Price this Tear. New York, November 11 It. G. Dun i aV Company's Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will aay: No one doubts that the brighter day I dawning and it I a common remark that never before has business shown so great a change for the better within a single week , ., ,. , Dispatchea telling of about l.VX) establishments which have opened and have materially enlarged their force, though they flu many columns, give only part of the facta, for throughout the country the gain has been surprising even to the most hope ful. It Is not the mere speculation of hope which lights Area and starts the wheels, for orders which have been ac cumulating for months, with the neos ary replenishment of dealers' stocks, now greatly reduced, would employ the whole producing force for a time, and the increase in the number of hands at work means an Increase In purchases for consumption. The foreign need of American wheat continues an Import ant factor and the price has advanced ch,cag0 November M-Fre Think to U cents, gaining cents for one eri from a ov tho UllIed Slates ,nJ ween. 10 cents lor two weeks, and centa since September. The price tne nignest since June. ixw. The failure, for the week have been ' In the United States, against 6 lost year, and 47 In Canada, against I 4) last year. ; THE WHEAT MARKETS. Chicago. November 13 -Wheat today ilron ma htT was ye bumh to" touched the highest point of the year, iJa' and tnKre wa- a "neral deslre to December option climbing to 81. Sta- "et hold of lron- An ormou business tlitlcal new favored the bull aide of ;wa done an1 Pr,CM 'lva1' from the market decidedly. Liverpool sent," W per ton. quotations from Id to lSd above thoge at the close of the previous dav. Pari. and Berlin were higher, local receipts were 49 cars against 31 on the corres ponding day of last year, and Mlnneap oils and Duluth reported 404 cars, com pared with 1005 a year ago. Not with- standing this the opening advance was Blight, but the price soon struggled up to Sl cents for December, but heavy offerings, which were a feature from the start, caused a break to SI cents. Then the real strength of the situa tion began to make Its Impression and prices climbed steadily upward during I the rest of the morning, until sent, 1 fl. , V. U n I i .......... , .v v.. ..... , ... " Itracucu. a ins M mc UIBU nmci I mark. Among other features which helped to sustain the market were good export engagements at Duluth and New j York, amounting to eighteen boatloads at both places. Against all that came reports from the Northwest that far-1 mers' dellverlta had Increased consid erably, owing to the Improvement In country roads and higher prices. Prices had a sharp breok during the last'hour. December dropped down to 794 cents under It Tn the tnist feu-' m1mita a .tI1 i-r-iirrAil nnl Tlapmhup u-na bringing SO1 cents as the session closed. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, November 13. Wheat- spot, firm; demand, moderate; No. 2 spring, 7s 7d. Futures November, 7s 7d; December, i 2d; January and February, 7s 2d; March, 7s 2'id. London, November 13. Hops Pacific cixist, o. Portland. November 13. Wheat. Wal la Walla, SlfiS2; Valley, $43j S5. COMMENDABLE ENTERPRISE. ! Tacoma Knows How to Offset the Ter rible Effects of Populism. Tacoma. Wn November 13, Hans Glese, German consul at this port, will leave tomorrow for Germany where be will spend six months lecturing on the resources and industrial possibilities of the Pacific Northwest, with a view to attracting immigration and the Invest ment of German capital In mining and other enterprises. The Chamber of Commerce, has assisted him In the col- ectlon of a first-class exhibit of na tive products amounting to two tons. It Includes fruits, cereals, minerals, and native woods. Including several barrels of Yakima apples, which are to be presented to Emperor William and Prince Bismarck. The products will be exhibited at Berlin and Hamburg .and then placed In the permanent commer cial museum at Bremen. He proposes to Illustrate his lectures and accord ingly takes a complete collection ot photographs. EXCITEMENT IN BOLIVIA. Cuban Insurgents Recognised as Bel ligerents Amidst Great Confusion. (Copyrighted, '96, by Associated Press.) Lima, Peru, November 13. Something of a sensation has been caused here by the news received yesterday from Su cre, Bolivia, of the favorable report made by the committee of foreign af fairs of the Bolivian chamber of depu ties on the decision to recognize the Cu- ban Insurgenta aa belligerents. Upon hearing the newa tho Spanish envoy to Peru, Senor Devanello, who la also ac credited to Bolivia, Immediately act out for Sucre to look after Spanish Inter- esta In that capital and presumably to lodge a protest on behalf of his govern ment against the proposed action. Fur ther advlcea received today from Sucre show that congress had an exciting and stormy aesalon to consider tha res olution. The president ot tha chamber declared the resolution adopted and the aenate proceeded to approve It In the midst of loud proteata from excited senators and great confusion In the aenate chamber, so that the aesalon finally had to be suspended. WYOMING'S VOTE. iDemocrata and Populists Victorious by j 8ma" Majorities. i nurrmwr 16. A BDeciUU to (the Newa from Cheyenne, Wy., jays: i ne iemocraiic state central commit- . , . . . : m louiKoi i-cveivvu auvivee; irom ' ,ea i Lodge, Mont., that aeven precincts In Big Horn county gave Bryan 112; Mc- Klnley 134; Osborne, 122; Mendell, 134; Corn. 122; G roe beck, 103. It Is not known whether or not this Includes the five precincts heard from previously, concequently the situation as to the ac curate vote ot Big Horn county is as much In the dark as ever. The majorities In the state as near as can be estimated are aa follows: Martin and Qulgley, Democratic elec tors, 400; Van Meter. Populist elector, 223; Osborne, fusion for cor gress, 425. KRKE THINKERS IN SESSION. Z4;nnKlan,, wer. .... at whInirt, . i.,Ha a, the convi.ntlon of the American K...r t-i an r, , ThoU(ht F. deratlm today. PIG IRON GOES UP. I Glasgow, November IS. The pig "'" CHURCH SERVICES TOMORROW. At the Presbyterian Church there will j 'be services as usual tomorrow at 11 in 'the morning and 7:30 In the evening. Sunday school at 12:15; Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:30. We extend a cordial invitation to all. You will be heartily welcomed I at any or these services. ! The Astoria Ministerial Association j will meet in the Congregational Church Ion Monday morning at the usual hour. E. S. Bollinger, Secretary. Congregational Church The usual services will be held. Morning text. "Ye are not your own." Evening topic. ".Ti,. TVo troAv nt a. Human Soul" All are cordially Invited. All the service of this church will be held In the lec- Iture room for about one month. Swedish Lutheran Church Morning service In Swedish; Sunday school meets at 12:15; evening sen-ices at 7:45 In English. Text, Rom. 8:6-7; topic, "The Carnal and Spiritual Mind Contracted." ! Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock a lec- ture to young in English. Topic, "Mar 'tin Luther" (born 14S3. died 1546). not '"The Apostolic Church." as has been ; pie iOU8lj announced. Wednesday evenlng at 7:45 preaching In English at I the school house In Fort Stevens. J. A. j Edlund, Pastor. I M. E. Church Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Class meetings at 10 ja. m. and 6:30 p. m, Epworth League 'at 6:30 p. m. DISEASE PREVALENT. "The many cases of measles, and a j American-born, according to the stats few cases of scarlet fever, now preva- ment of Admiral Komsey. chief of the lent amongst the school children, call bureau of navigation, In his annual tor extraordinary care' on the part of jrtfport Tne report 0f the superintend the school board," said a city official ! ent of the naval Cademv. which Is yesterday. "I know of several In stances where children have been al lowed to go to school while still not out of danger from, or when Just tak ing the measles, and thus helped to spread the trouble. Such a state of affairs is wrong and should not be per mitted. Houses where contagious dis eases are prevalent should hove notices posted as a warning to others, and children having such diseases should not be allowed to attend school until all 1 anger is passed." HOTEL ARRIVALS. Meyer Abraham, E. A. Seeley, Port land; J. Rosenberg,, W. H. Brown, Po catello; H. B.' Borthwlck. Goble; F. J. Bachelder, H. F. HUler, San Francisco; N. H. Webber, Knappton; W. J. In galls, Chadwell, and W. R. MacKenzle, Garschkwm, registered at the Occident yesterday. The appetite which was rather weak all summer now begins to pick up. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report, MM ABSOLUTELY PURE . HASNA HAS GLORY ENOUGH Speclmca of Hundreds of Letters Re ceived Daily by the Chairman. PLENTY OF ADVICE OFFERED "Don't Appoint Any Person to This Pe tition Until You See Me" Head quarters at Washington, Cleveland, November 11 "t hava had all the glory I want out of this campaign, and I am satisfied, aald Mark A. Hanna today, whllo he was busily engaged In going through an enormous accumulation of correspond ence. The remark was called forth by a let ter which the national chairman found In his mall, and the writer of which eulogised Mr. Hanna aa the dhly maa for the secretaryship of the treasury. It said: "If you find the dutlea of the position too arduous for you, call on me and I will come and help you." 'Here," continued Mr. Hanna, "la an other man whose request I can easily grant; be says: "Don't appoint any per son to thla position until yon see me.' Nearly every letter I get nowadays Is either a request for an appointment or a contribution of some sort. It's ab surd, though, to make formal requests of me, and I Just told the man that I waa no patronage broker." Concerning; the Republican headquar ters, Hr. Hanna aald: "The Chicago headquarters will b closed early next week and Major Dick will come back here, c The New Tork headquarters will probably be kept open until we decide about permanent national headquarter," "Where will they be located T' he waa asked. 'I am in favor of Washington, my self. Everything will be centered there, but wherever they are, you can depend upon it that active work will be kept up." .. .,, I ACCUSED OF FORGERY. Sad Plight of an Oregon Man In tb California Metropolis. Saa Francisco, November 13. L. D. Savage, who arrived here acme time ago from Portland, Oregon, was ar rested Thursday afternoon upon a charge of forgery. It la alleged that Savage forged the name of W. A. Dawes to a check for J5.75, drawa oa the Crocker-Wool worth bank, and pass ed It to C. R. Garey In payment for goods purchased. Savage Is aald to have wanted to reeall the rfieelr th day after he had passed it, bnt could not raise the money. Until within the past ten days Savage had been for a short time In the employ of W. A. Dawes as collector. On Wednesday Dawes says Savage came tp him and told him he had drawn a check that he wished to recall, and asked him to lend him the money, not saying anything about his having forged Dawes' name to the Instrument. Savage denies that he Is guilty of the charge against him. AN AMERICAN NAVY. Seventy-Two Per Cent of the Enlisted Men Natural Born Citizens. Washington, November 13. More than seventy-two per cent of the en listed men of our navy are now Ameri can citizens and more than eighty-two per cent of the apprentice boys are appended to Admiral Ramsey's report, says he endeavored to stimulate the In terest of cadets In marine sports, sail ing, rowing, etc., to divert their at tention from football, baseball and such, games, which he regards as unfit for sailors. THE FAITHFUL REWARDED. Washington, November 13. Ex-Congressman Forman, of Illinois, who was the Democratic gold standard candidate for governor of Illinois, arrived here today In response to a summons from the president. He saw Mr. Cleveland and was formally tendered the position of commissioner of Internal revenue. which Joseph H. Miller resigned Wed nesday. BRYAN'S KANSAS PLURALITY. Topeka, Kansas, November 13. Re turns from all the counties In the state show that Bryan received 11,974 plu rality. IMtiiiii FqvM - .-