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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1896)
iiamiAWBUCuiiuM Save time TheJDany Astoria n AND PEBMANtftT ... Family Circulation... i'.XPi Mild i:poiiho Maw? worry yr'- An "Ad" Much mi than th tisxs a lOW) AS THAT OP ANY OTMMI PAHH I ASTOBIA. In Tmi AttoMAN't "Want Ulna." EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLV. ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 181)6. NO. 27U iiiiliiiiiBfeilsf .matt TO-DAY'S NEW ARRIVALS! Ladies' Kid Seal and Crack Proof Calf Lace Shoes 2oth Century Bals COLUMBIA SHOE CO. copeund thorsen 523 Commercial Street These are the Days We Celebrate We have prepared for the im provement In trade. Our stock is Complete. Books, Stationery, Newspapers, Periodicals Notions, Novelties GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE PLUM PUDDING... Will English Plum Pudding Two lb. seedless ralalu; I lb, cleaned currants; half-pound sliced citron; t lb, bread crumbi; I lbs. chopped uet; Juice and grated rind of three lemon; 1 lb. C ugar; 4 grated nutmegs; 1 tablespoon nit; milk. Mix fruit thorough ly, add egg and milk little at a lima, careful lo make It molt enough to tick together not wet; All receptacle even full; cover with cloths tlrj tightly and tll steadily for eight hour. Thl ibove li guaranteed to keep WO yearn. II Ike isyr-dicst ire prchtd ol FOARD & STOKES COMPANY. Clarkson & Mcjrvin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Runf Palntlnu and Hepalrlnu Lky Uoofta J. A PAST ABEND, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, HOUSE, BRIDGE AND tHHARF BUILDER HOUat MOVKR. Homm Mavlac Tool lor Rt.t. ASTORIA ORKOON Emil Schacht ARGHITEGT GEO. NICOLL. Assistant. omen: Kopp's Hw Brewery B.F.AllliEH&SON Will Pafr, ArtUta" Matariala, Paint. Oil. Glut, ate. Japanaae MaMns, Rutland B.mboo Goods jfla Ccmmerclal Street. F. B. Morgan PASSP.NOER AflENT 0. R. & N. Company Columbia Rlvr Rout 254 Vashlnfltnii St. ' Cor. Third ruriianu, ui. ALLEN'S Cut Rate Ticket Office. ...TnCATKlCH BOOKING k SITCIALTY.. Mid TBIKD ST., PORTLAND, OR. A. V. ALLEN, DEALER IN Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Fruit Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware. Loggers' Supplies. Cor. Tenth and Commarolal stmts. a Keep a Hundred Years 1 Boom Company 216 n4 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oregon I.KATB ok nuts AT 68 COMMER CIAL STHKKT Guaranteed IM. JENSEN and R. 0. HANSEN J. B. WYATT, Phoa No. iS Aatorla, Oragoa Hardware, Ship Chandlery, Groceries, Provisions, PAINTS and OILS. Special Attoatloa Paid t Supolylag Ship,. SEASIDE SAWf.HLb. A oomplota atock of lumbar on hand In tha rough or draaaad. Flooring, rus tic, celling, and all kinds of flnlih; mouldings and shingles; also brocket work dona to order. Tarma raaaonabl and prices at bedrock. Alt order promptly attended to. Offlna and yard at mill. H. F. L. LOGAN. PropY. Semalda, Oregon, UNION MEAT CO; SHIELD BRAND BfliaS, BflGOl), LARD CONDENSED MEATS GUARANTEED THE BEST ...IS THE MARKET... Cor. 4th and GlisanSts. PORTLAND . OREGON ASTORIA IRON WORKS Coacoaly St , loot of Jackao. Atlori. General Machinists and Boiler Makesr Lead a4 Maria Engln,, Boiler work, Staa boat and Cannary Work Specialty. Caatlng of All DaacrlpHone Mad to Older oa Short Node. John Fox... .President and 8up3rlntndit A. L. Fox . Vlo Prealdent O. B. Pral 8eoretax7 First National Bank Treasurer OF INTEREST TO OUR DAIRYMEN Enhllmie System of feeding Proves a Success in Clutsiii County. HOW TO BUILD A SILO VAT An Interesting KxH-rlnii-ntal Test Made by on of Clatsop County's Lead ing Dalrymrn. Aatorla. December 4. (Editor Alor-Un.)-A Atorta I Interested In a sup ply of milk, butler and rh' at lh most favorable rate, and of tha best quality, aorne (if the readers of the As toria may like to hear how one of the dalrymrn I managlnic hla fwd supply. Thrrr are alao many othw dalrymrn and farmer who are oonaldt-rlng tha amp thing, and tho beat way to get and put up foddrr will mmin many dollar and auci-Mia In btulnraa to thrm. iur climate la vrrjr different from that of th Caat, or even In tha most of Oregon. We mutt Hnd ways of pro ducting and keeping feed that are natu ral to our own climate and soil. One of our leading dairymen bellevea In put ting up the feed green, Juat as cut. Into ll, combining all tha advantage. In the first place, thla la tha handiest and Ireiat expntva way of raising feed. Any srraaa will do for enallag. Hed clover Is the best that can be ralara here. lied clover on tha hllla or up landa produces ten to nfteen tons to the acre. It furniahea crop for from five to ten years without aeedlng or cultivation. No root crop can compare. ton for ton. with clover for eaae of pro duction. One acre of clover should furnlab enallsge and pasture for one milk cow an entire year. In the next place, g-ra or clover for engage I the moet eajtlly harvested. It mny be cut at any time, at any stage of growth, and In any kind of weather. uay mux ue cureu ,n ,e r, we...,. ailU 111 llll (;illliav.v tm vi iii. Root crop here mut generally be dug In the niU'l. KnHllage Is cut at any time, In dew or rain, or Immediately after rain, and the Wetter the better. . . . , , i iiniimiBi iwmu Ulr nairr la nillllll Load at once Into the wagon and lay, , itun feet or the rcnt HimmI anil rl n. down Into the alio. You have no worry over the weather or mud. Then t lat. enU.e I. the best fod- dt-r. and is best liked oy tne annnais. l)tlry cows eat It as eagerly ns they do . . , .. , . . ' . ' , ... Is hoped the floods may reoede. The green sr.a nnd Increaxe their milk . , , . Northern Pacific has Iron on the ground much the same as when turned out:, .. ...... , . .. for a new bridge over the White river. to g.Kl pustunige. Kvery part or It I. eaten and nothing Is rejected. KvenThj ,em ,trUcture was wrecked weed and ferns and the briar seem to; . be rellahed well a. any. It goes through a process of so toning and something like ciMiklng in the silo, which makes it palatable and digestible. It Is really better than either grass or hay. Mr. J. W. Keith, of Lewis and Clark, the dairyman referred to, has been ex perimenting with ensilage for the past three years and Is fully satitdled that all of the above Is true. Like almost everyone beginning- on a new process, he has made a number of mistakes, but the more he experiments the mre he Is pleased. Ills silo was iruute square, with four corners and the inside boards, j tongued and grooved, set upright. Uoth i of these he finds serious mlstukes. I The preservation of the ensilage de pends upon keeping out the air. The square corners and the creases of the matched lumber, set upright, let the air down to mildew the silage at the corners and on the aide. The better way la to make the silo of staves and hoops, like a large barrel. Then there are no corners or creases, and the silo Is much like a fruit jar and acts on the same principle. Another thing to be looked to Is to ; make the silo of a slse to suit the num- . ber of cattle to be fed. Mr. Relth finds ! It necessary In this climate, after filling, to shut the cover down tight and weight I. V. II.. Iftun nnonln. IK. -lln thai ...age must be fed out sufficiently rap- Idly so that It will not mush while feed- g from day to day. He ha. also found that In putting down the grass or clover In the summer time, one Is likely to have It too dry. It would be . .. . .... i mt . oener io nave u spmntiuu. ue must j Juicy fodders keep the best, corn being' first, clover next, and orchard or velvet grass or timothy being less likely to keep than the others. Mr. Relth would be glad to show his silo to anyone Interested In the sub ject, and to give them the benefit of his experiments. He would like to see otii ers try ensilage as ho thinks that when the process Is understood and perfected It will be a great thing for the dairy men. The following is an extract from a dairy paper upon this subject: According to the agricultural depart ment at Washington, a compilation of experiments from various experiment stations shows the following results: The Massachusetts station found mixed silage of corn and soja beans very flue. Vermont station made a su perior silnge of oats and vetch; also of oats and peas. Silage produced more milk at the Ohio station, more butter at the Penn sylvania station, and more mutton at the Michigan station, than beets. Even whenSthere Is a loss of 20 per cent In the feeding value of silage, It Is a cheap er feed than roots. The Wisconsin sta tion preserves silage at a loss of only S per cent of Its feeding value. The loss In curing fodder Is never less than 24 (HT cent. The Pennsylvania station found all.mc and curej folder about eually dlK'ntl-bit-. Kanitas station grew KiO fins of hIIhkc on ten acre, and it suntalned 2S hiwl of cattle IS2 days a result whli h It la thouKtit could not be obtained with ten ai re of cured fodder. l'e the largeat variety of corn that will mature before froet. Experiment at the Pennsylvania station show that a corn approaches maturity the amount of nutriment it contain and the digestibility both Increase very rap idly. The tot -J yield of the dlgentlble food by the matured crop was two or three times that of the aame crop In the silk, anc' 3 per cent greater than when the ears .Wan to glase. The Mlnneaota tat Ion found that I'D pound of en Nlliure from the northern and aouthern, and iweet corn, all contained about the aajne feeding1 value. Hllage la dlatlnctlvely a cattle feed, but the Kanna stntlon find It not good for feeding bulls. It may be fed In moderation to horses, pig, ixiultry and sheep, but our silage Is dangerous to heep. There ha been some complaint that llage glvea milk an unpleaaant flavor. Thla la prolably due to sour add decay? Ing ellajce. The Kaaaaa station found that If the slla-e be fed juat after milk ing, Inatead of before, this disagreeable flavor disappears. H. 8. LYMAN. FLOOD DOES MUCH DAMAGE. Raging Torrent Between Seattle and Taooma Washes Ilrldgea Awsy. Beat tie, December 4. A Northern Pa cific bridge over the White river, be tween this city and Tacoma, waa awept away at 2: JO today by the swollen tor rent. Repairs cannot be completed be fore Monday at the earliest Meantime Northern Pacific passengers will be taken to and from Tacoma on the teamer Flyer, connecting with tha train there. The chlnook wind that has been blow ing for tuo days melted rapidly the rM'vii I hfai'v m I nt Btiftu an.l thla n. , thpp unuulUly heavy has brought on a flood that three. U-n tonight to v)ual the me from tbe ef- ft'tm ft u-hliti tha rallrn.l BM 4nat I ..., c .... . . T i rtHoverlnir. Alnna the Seattli, Ann In. .',,, , v, . On the Great Northern many washouts I. ...,.,. v , f u on .,,,,, ., ,. ,,..,, ..., . ,. ..,.. , . , ...u. of lf carrled lt away. WHAT THE SILVER MEN THINK. They Say There Will Be No Important Legislation at This Session. Washington, December 4. There are now In the city quite a number of senators who walked out of the Repub lican national convention. Senators Cannon and Dubois and Pettlgrew are here and met at the capltol today and discussed matters In a general way. There is some speculation as to whether these former Republican senators would attend future Republican caucuses. One of them, when questioned, said It would be time enough to decide when he w as Invited to the caucus, and called atten tion to the fad that notices always are served on Republican senators that a caucus la to be held. Another senator said he would not attend any caucus at present, and would await developments. The general impression of the sliver senators Is that no Important legislation can be passed at thla session. " CASE DISMISSED. San Francisco. December 4.-m.ted Sts circuit Judge McKenna. on mo- ,' thm of Assistant United States Dls- trlot Attorney Knight, today dismissed " proceeding, Instituted against thei J e'unKnam Bay and British Columola irtallrtinj, fVi n nnmnal tha. : ' ' to return-renorta to the Interstate merce commission. In court today P.lowances to their heirs, while the B. Cornwall, an officer of tha comnanv. 'amount paid is decreased through the testified that the company had prepar ed the required report and In a few days lt would be In the hands of the eommlssTon. He declared the delay had been unintentional and, as the I1''18 woulli be b' the company. the case was dismissed. NOTICE TO MARINERS. San Francisco Bnr, California. Notice Is hereby given that the whist ling buoy, outside Son Francisco Bar, California, Is again In good working or der, the ivhistle having been replaced. Till' notice affects the list of beacons and buoys, Pacific Coast, 1895. Page ' 18. By order of the lighthouse board. FRANK COURTIS, Commander U. S. Navy, Inspector 12th Lighthouse District. Office of United States Lighthouse In spector, Twelfth District, San Fran cisco, Cal., November 30. 1S96. Pork and apple sauce are giving- themselves airs on the dallv menus at this' season. CONDITION' OF GENERAL TRADE IJradstreet and Dun Keports Show That ISusiness Is Moderate. A REDl'CTION IN FAILURES Htrong Ground for Confidence Is Found In the" Abandonment of Two Large Iron Combinations. New York. December 4. Bradstreets tomorrow will say: General trade continues In moderate volume, the jobbers and wholesalers being agreed that there waa no busi ness revival this year. There Is some activity In holiday goods. The rains and stormy weather south and cold and ever weather west and northwest have checked traffic on Interior county roads and otherwise Interfered with the distribution of merchandise; except at some northwestern centers where more seasonable weather has stimulated the demand for heavy textiles, clothing, hats and shoes. The situation In iron and steel Is less satisfactory. With unsettling rumors as to the success of the steel pool, there are comparatively few sales of staple grades and no likelihood of a revival In demand prior to February. There are ST business failures) reported throughout the United States this week, which Is an Increase of 3 as com pared with last week; 44 as compared with the corresponding week one year ago; tl as contrasted with the like week In 1894, but a falling off of 24 as compared with the number of business failures In the first week of December. lsW. The In crease as compared with a like period In 1892 Is M. A large proportion of the Increased number of failures Is reported from the middle and New England states. There are 47 failures reported from Canada this week, 11 more than last week: 8 more than a year ago; 14 more than In the corresponding week two years ago. and 1 more than in the wee otim. """"- New York. December 4. R. G. Dun 4 Company's Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: The classified failures for November show a gratifying reduction as com pared with October, and are especially Important as showing that the peculiar disturbances during the presidential campaign, which swelled the failures to 136,000.000 In August and September, did not prevent a quick return to the monthly aggregate, scarcely greater than that of May. The defaulted liabilities in eleven months have been , $l?8.73S,4o9, against S14S.544.202 last year, the Increase being largely due to the alarm during the campaign. The decline of failures to about 40 per cent of the September aggregate gives a stronger ground for the confi dence so generally expressed. The ground for confidence Is also found in the abandonment of two of the largest combinations by which the Iron indus try has been retarded ai)d the possi bility that two others will be aban doned. SECRETARY FRANCIS' REPORT. Several Important Changes Recom mended In the Interior Department. Washington, November 4. The an nual report of Secretary of the Interior Francis was made public today. It deals with all the various branches of the Interior department during the past year and makes a number of Important recommendations. It proposes a solu tion of the vexed problem of bond-aided railroads and deals exhaustively with the pension administration. The total l amount paid by tho government on I pensions and the cost of distributing h'Jt?2E? .M.HM. The present number of n'"e Jf'f , 4' h- ' 1S93' hen U - a""ual - death of old sol- com-iul"rs ttna lne "unu payment oi ai death of Invalid pensioners leaving no dependents. An Increase from $S to $12 per month u recommended for all wholly disabled and destitute Mexican war survivors. HAMMOND'S SUCCESS. I Astoria Well Advertise! In the East and Money Procured. j The reports current yesterday that Mr. Hammond had signed a traffic con tract with the Northern Pacific Rail road could not be verified, but lt Is a well known fact that months ago an understanding was reached for the run- ining of trains from Astoria Into Port land over the N. P. track from Goble. Such an arrangement does not necessa rily carry with It a contract for the interchange of traffic on a percentage basis, or pro rata division of through j rates. It Is believed, however, by those j nearest to Mr. Hammond, that he has not only secured a contract for the running of trains Into Portland, but j that he has a contract for exchange of 'traffic on favorable terms as well as a contract for the delivery of Eastern Oregon and Washington wheel at As toria at the aame rates aa to Portland. That such a contract will be mads Is concede&on the best authority. Mr. Hammond has gone to Boston to meet Mr. 8. H. Brown, Jr., and consult with him In regard to Astoria mat ters. Mr. Hammond has been most suc cessful In- New York In his various business matters relative to this city and will arrive hereabout the middle of the month, with Mr. Brown, In all prob ability prepared for large auxiliary bus iness enterprises. If he does not get through with hi BowUin business In time, be will certainly be here by Christmas. While east Mr. Hammond has well advertised Oregon and Asto ria and has doubtless secured control of plenty of money for Investments. TWO MEN DROWNED. Sad Fata Which Betel Two Duck Hunt ers on Puget Sound. Port Townsend, December 4. Today about noon as the mail steamer Starr was en route from Seattle to this place. the purser and mall agent, William L. Jackson, In company with a young man named Poole, left the steamer in a small boat at a point called Whisky Spit, for the purpose of shooting ducks. Intending to catch the steamer on her return from Ludlow. When the steamer returned, the boat the young men bad used was found, but her occupants were nowhere In sight. As the Bound was quite rough at the time It Is almost certain both are drowned. Wm. L. Jackson was the youngest son of the late Captain D. B. Jackson, of Seattle. ALGER FOR WAR SECRETARY. Canton, Ohio, December 4. A large delegation of men prominent In Mich igan politics arrived on a special train this afternoon. They drove direct to the McKlnley residence, where a confer ence was held. A member of the party said In so many words that they were here in an endeavor to advance the chances of General Alger for the war portfolio. Hon. Charles H. Dodd, of Portland, Or., was granted an audience during the day. SHERIDAN'S FAMOUS RIDE. Philadelphia. December 4. Mrs. Phil Hp Sheridan, widow of the Illustrious general, waa accorded a notable recep tion at the Hotel Lafayette tonight. In cident to the unveiling of a painting of "Little Phil" making his famous ride. To the accompaniment of music, the son of the dead general drew the cord which released the flags from tbe paint ing. a MAN VERSUS BEAR. Ceredo, W. Va., December A match for (5,000 a side has been made between Thomas Stevens, of Kentucky, and a vicious ten-months-old bear cub. Ste vens Is to be provided with a hunting knife with a four-inch blade. The bat tle is to take place at Cattlesburg. on Christmas Eve, In the opera house. NUTWOOD DEAD. Dubuque. la., December 4. Nutwood, the famous stallion, king of the High land stock farm, died today. His own ers paid (25,000 for him thirteen years ago. DO FISH SUFFER PAIN? From the London Mall. All fishes have nerves, and In some respects fishes are extremely sensitive. A fish that has burled itself In sand or mud so completely that only the tip of Its tall fin Is above the bottom, will feel upon that the slightest touch, and Instantly start out of Its sandy bed. A fish Is very sensitive In the water sur rounding It. A shadow falling- upon the water will startle a fish Into flight. But, sensitive as fishes are in some respects it Is probable that they do not suffer pain from Injuries received. Fishes are extremely sensitive at the nose. A fish that had In pursuit of prey run Its nose against a rock might shake its head violently, perhaps In pain; but fishes sustain serious Injuries from actual wounds without showing any Indications of pain. In fact, the - Indications tend to show that they do not suffer. PACIFIC LODGE. At a meeting of Pacific Lodge, No. 17, K. of P., held last night, the following- officers were elected: Chancellor Com mander, F. M. Shumaker; vice chan cellor. J. V. Burns; prelate, L. Bur roughs; master of work, N. Clinton; keeper of records and seal, A. A. Cleve land; master of exchequer, J. C. Clin ton; master of finance, Jos. W. Hare; master of arms, A. H. Frlcke; Inner guard. A. T, Selverts; outer guard, Sam Greenbaum; trustee for three years, E. C. Hughes. Highest of all in Leavening Power, Latest TJ. S. Gov't Report IX x ABSOLUTELY PURE WHAT WILL THE PRESIDENT DO? Congressman Hitt Intimates That He Kill Recognize the Cubans. WEYLER PROBABLY DEFEATED A Tralnload of 500 Wounded Spaniards Brought to Havana Newspaper Men to Be Deported. Chicago. December -4. Congressman Robert R. Hitt, chairman of tlx house committee on foreign affairs, was en tertained this afternoon at the Union League Club, at an Informal luncheon. At the conclusion of the feast Mr. Hitt assured bis listeners that within a month President Cleveland would Issue a proclamation that would prove de cisive on the question of the reeugnltloa of the Cubans as belligerents. As to hut own position, he said he always had held to what seemed to be the prevail ing sentiments among Americans, that Is, that he cordially sympathized wit. the Cubans. He even went so far as ts) say the United States should give then material assistance. WEYLER AGAIN DEFEATED. Cincinnati, December 4. A special to the Commercial Tribune from Key West, Fla., says: Passengers by steamer from Havana tonight say that a train with 600 wound ed Spanish soldiers arrived there to day. It waa said that moat of then came from the vicinity of San Cristo bal and Candelarla. No definite state ment could be bad as to what battle field they came from. Rumors prevailed on their arrival that Weyler had sus tained another defeat Counter state ments were also made that the van guard of Maceo's army had been de feated. Several American correspondents at Havana have had friundly' warnings) that Weyler is contemplating deporting some of the more outspoken ones be- WHEAT 19 OFF. Bears Control the Market for a Short Time. Chicago, December 4. In the first half hour's trading May wheat bad lost all it had gained yesterday and made quite a fungible contribution to tbe i bears in addition to that. . May opened from S2',gS3'-i today and sold down squarely to 82 cents. The weakness waa entirely unexpected, considering the strength with which this market closed yesterday. Ine opening Liverpool quo tations were quite disappointing, show ing only a slight advance, and this waa partly responsible for the weak open ing. Statistical news was generally of a bullish charcter. Northwestern re ceipts, as has been usual of late, were very light. Beerbohm estimated that Europe will want 7,320,000 bushels per week until the close of the crop year. But this sort of news had no effect. The shorts covered so thoroughly yesterday that there was little demand for that interest and with the market bare of sensational features, holders got dis couraged as soon as the price commenc ed to waver, and liquidation was free and urgent. May closed at 80nQ'SL THE MARKETS. Portland, December 4. Wheat Walla W'alla, 81c; Valley, 83g84. Liverpool, December 4. Wheat Spot steady; demand, poor; No. 2 red spring; 7s; No. 1 California. 7s 5Vid. Futures, December Hd lower and oth ers Vid lower. May, 6s lOd. Hops At London, Pacific Coast, 1 10s. PECULIAR CASE DECIDED. St. Johns, N. B December 4. The long-standing suit brought against the Pullman Palace Car Co. by James Mc Gafflgan, a tea merchant, of this city, in which he claimed (20,000 damages for Injury to his health as a result of tak ing cold In one of the company's cars, ended today by the jury deciding In favor of the defendants. NO REPUDIATION IN GEORGIA. Atlanta. December 4. The state sen ate, by a vote of 21 to 15, rejected the bill to declare null and "void all obliga tions aud contracts which may be made payable In any specific character of money, whether the same be coin or otherwise, so far as the general assem bly la concerned; therefore, gold con tracts may still be made ir. Georgia. Local bankers report that all the mony that may be needed can be had on good security. A