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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION SAVE TIME The Daily Astorlaw Hs nr.nuiA AMD Vtntnt v" How? i worry ...Family Circulation... An "Ad " - Much mom thn rmtri tip as Isafi A. THAT or ANY OTHIX rsrM IN ASTORIA. In rim AnToHMN'ft "Want Column. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XLV. AKTOKIA, OKKHON, FKIDAY MOKMNG, DECKMBKR 25, 189. NO. .aas Ladies', Misses' and Children's Saar.snr. Id tOI THMI Tnoitsr.x. Largest and Finest Lines of Holiday Goods In the City.... Toy., Toys, Toys Poll In endless variety. Iron snd wood wagon.; velo cipede wagon.; dull carriage. Photo and autograph albums; fine china and Venetian glass war. Chrl.tma. and New Ynar cards. Lrg. aa.ortm.nt of book In lat.t tvln of binding. fall and riajnlns our stork. GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE YOUR M,$ All CAN BE PLACED TO BETTER ADVANTAGE IN AT FOARD & Than NO TRASH bit wion. tsr.ru and ORNVntNTU TKESrNTS Ciarkson & jftclrvin LONG FIR PILING promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. & All Work and Hpilrlii Ltaky Hoot .A PASTA HEN U, QENEKAL CONTRACTOR, HOUSE, BRIDGE AND CDHARF BUILDER HOUNK MOVKR. Huum Moving Tool lor Rant. ASTORIA ORBOON Emil Schacht ftRGHTTEGT GEO. NICOLL, Assistant. OFFICE): ropp's New Brewerg B.F.AIiliEH&SOjN Wall Papar, Arttiti' Matartala, Paint, Olio. Glut, ttc. Japanaaa Matting. Ruga and Bamboo Goods 365 Cc mmerolal Street. F.B.Morgan PASSENdBR AfJENT 0. R. & N. Company Columbia Rlvar Rout. 254 VirtlifltM St. nnrtUnA ft,. Cnr. Third ALLEN'S Cut Rate Ticket Office ...Ttir.ATHICXl miOHIMi A SI'ECIAITY... HflO TIIIHU ST., I'OKTLAM), OK. . :jA..V. ALLEN, DEALER IN Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Fruit. Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware. Loggers' Supplies. Cor. Tenth and Commercial .treat. Kid Spring-Heel SllOeS New Today I New Toes Little Gents' Shoes Columbia Shoe Co. 523 Commercial St. Holiday Goods STOKES' at Any Place in Town Qopm Company 216 and 217 Chamfer of Commerce Portland. Orefoa I.KAVK OHI1KI1N ftS f'OMMKK- AL RTHKKT Guaranteed N. JENSEN and K. O. HANSEN J. B. VVYATT, Phona Na. oR Aatorl.i Orates Hardware, Ship Chandlery, Groceries, Provisions, PAINTS find OILS. pacial Atteatloa Paid t. Supplying Ship. SEASIDE SAWMILL. A oompleta Itock ot lumbar on hand In th. rough or dresaed. Flooring, rua tio, Mlllng. and all klnda ot finish: moulding and ahlnglaa; alao bracket work dona to ordar. Tarma raaaonabl. and prtoai at bad rook. All ordar. promptly attended to. Offlca and yard at mill. H. F. U LOGAN, Prop'r. Baaalda, Oraaron. UNION MEAT CO. SHIELD BRAND HAJWS, BAGOfl, LRRD CONDENSED MEATS GUARANTEED THE BEST ...IS TM! MARKET. Cor. 4th and Clisan Sts PORTLAND OREGON ASTORIA IKON WORKS Conconly St.. toot ol Jackaon, Aatorla. General Machinists and Boiler Makesr Laid and Marina Englnaa, Bollar work, Staaa boat and Cannary Work a Specialty. Caatlnga ot AH DaacrlpMona Mada to Ordar ot anon nuuea. John Fox..,.Prealdent and BupCrlnbandant A. h. Fox Vlo Prcaldent O. B. Pra.1 Secretary Ftret National Bank, TreMurar BOSTON STRIKE DECLARED OFF The Men Kent Out at Soon and All Street turn Were Tied RAILROADS TO THE KISCIK Fast Train. Tut In the Huburlian Hi r vlce anil at 1. 30 thl. Morning the Trouble Wit. Ended. lluMtmi. Mum., December 24. At nwn loduy thr general order to rttrlk.- went Into rffect nn tin street car lines. In an hour the only nr running were those of the South Boston ami Grave Hill line. Committers of trlker wt wnt in hindquarters to rail out the men 11. fust ita they came to the Htu tloiia. It aa r.llniatl that 3J im-n it nut at 130 thl. aftrrnoon. Tin riiviiKMi at lhi wrr hnuai' will take m l Ion tuiilKhl. A. .iH.n a It lirounip known that thr atrlki a. n-lly on. th New Voik. NVw llavm and Hurtroril Ilallrnad put mi a K.-iiiliiutr tlinr-lalil on Ita U liiirbttn Mm-.. Annth.r .t-ain road iulrkly rnllowiM thi Ni-w Haven na.l ami iul im iul k .Tlcr to all .ubur ban point.. Ilo.tiin. lirnitMT 25. The we.t mi trlke waa ilit larrd yfr at 13 -0 a. in. fNUiN NECEHHAItV. To Van. th Nliaraifua Canal Hill at thl. Hewilon or firtiirrva.. Nrw York. I-mtw I. tKdttor Aa torlitn.i Thv Nicaragua canal bill ha. lM-n rorlrd ravorably by Wh the .vnule and huw conimltt. r thl. nwiniM. Tb bill. an on the raJenilar. and ran h l a'.l If the nmirrrwlonal drlfgatr. fmin thr l'a l,1f coaat are equal to the r.-.Hn.llillllK'a whkh thi-y have aauiu- el fur their mn.tlluenta. The argument tlrat ami la.1 and all the lime to tie ireentid by the Pacific iimat la lhat hutne ran never revive under ire.nit nutilltlnnN.' The ranat will open up new rhamii'l. of hu.lnee., will .horten the dl.tanre to the bmt market, "f the world over ten thoummd tlllleil. It will open trade for the lumber. Kruln, ho. Illi an I fruilH of the Purl. Ilo riuuil. and tlm. brtiiK iMipululloii and wealth !. nd the dreaiu. of the nioat ptlmlntlr. ftlmuti. of the probable Iiu'Dhuh of population follow inn the opening of the Xhuragua Canal are iniide by thone fiunllltr with the preaent t'oiiilltlon. of the ruiitlr couat. and It I reMwmably existed that the popula tion will I m mine i, ne hundred percent within five year, after the completion of the ranal. and will be multiplied four time, within twenty year, following. The Piuirtc. unant I. vitally Interest ed In thla inutler and the canal will be contmeni'evl before July 1st, 1S!7, if a united effort 1. made by the Pacltlr roaat' repreeentntlve. In conirreea In lu.hliur the bills to completion ihirlnR the present session. When tho caniO Is finished the Iron fi-t.ni AlatMtma should be laid down at the doors of the machine shops and con sumers of the Pad 11 v count, nl u cost of l-n dollars per ton. Other products from foivlun and American markets would stimulate now Industries, which would odd laiitcly to the wealth and prosperity of the Paci fic roust. The PadMo coast can attract no new- settlers to Increase Its population until the liiltcd Stales trovernmcnt assures the world that this (treat gateway of commerce will be completed; and under Its control, therefore. It roats largely with the people of a the Pacltlr coast, who nre now suffering from grave dls advuntHgea as to the markets and com mercial and manufacturing fnxilltlca. as to how soon thy are to be emancipated from present conditions. HORACE U HOTCHKISS. A FEW STRAWS IN THE SUF FRAGE WAY. Maiianrva M. Chapman, Brooklyn, Some of the late arguments npulnst woman suffrage are baaed on new grounds. Perhaps the 'most remarkable Is that of the editor of the Now York Evening Post, who. In a lute magazine artlrle, calls the "boas" a necessity In modern Democracy who would have en tirely too much upon his hands with the doubling of the vote through wom an suffrage. Some of us nwe Inclined to think thnt the bust clause is true but if men cannot dispense with these services the remedy would seem to be a division of work under more bosses. Otherwise we must suppress the coun try for the sake of tho tjsaoa, so as to kindly see that they are not over worked. If this humanitarian ground Is rejected and the difficulty Is solely one of manipulation, then democracy belongs properly to a small republic our dimensions become appalling. In range with this come later declarations from other opponents denying the basic principle of the Declaration of Inde pendence, but even this cannot Invali date the claim of woman suffragists, for any government. In the minds of common sense people, will have Its di visions along lines of property, educa tion, intelligence, capacity or at least morality. That heritage, In all these !ll l . t Ion x. ibiu-eiidN wlllioiit illHllnrtlou !of Hex Is iinrt' geiii'riilly I'lHii-edwI. ! We have no original ln In being Uirn to ir-eetit i.nidltlollH, liut we are i ill pnlile Indeed If f refuse to niajte thun better. We are liiiprcmnVI that our .uffrnge held la ripe for the harvest bemuse the ' logic of events I. f Ith us. Kducatl'in I. doing lis work, utid over all clvlllzwl con nt rim aiuiwti are Itu reualngly alive In the evils that surround their home., and to the narrow ties, which surnainds their lives from the old cinrensus of public opinion. They are arousing lliemm-lveH. H-rhap. In some nines with feverish husle. to do the Ihlng. which thi-y know ough' to br d ine In wine iu, alio iney no not j i-i sei- inui me jlniKer part of success lies In the pre. 'sure whh'h men put upon the govern ! tin-nt ii.IIi liis and that women cannot exert thai pn-ssure.. They dn not all see that Indirect force iiu-ana an Im mense umount If effort, where a small, r a no hi n t would tell If directly applied. Also, lhat woman suffrage would bring the possibility or helpfulness to thous ands of women who would be quite equal to casting a ballot, but who are not equul to the greater ejnergency of public work. Present conditions are full of pi act Ira I question, which are suffering for lark of the better strength that would come with government by a humanity not divided by the line of sex. Home of these day. the story will read a little like Drummond's, of the evolutlonlats, "Kach worker tolled In his own little place suddenly these workers looked up; they spoke to one another; they had each discovered a law ; they whlsiered Ita name. Hence forth their work was one the world waa one, and mind, which discovered the oneness, was one." Hit. HI HHONC K RKIUOrS CONDI TION. Yesterday's Oregonlan. The friends or Hev. J. W. Bushong, I. !.. now of Seattle, are pained to h'-ar of his recent affliction. He was appointed to the First Methodist church of Keaittle by the last conferenre. While preaching his lut sermon, mental an- jberatlon suddenly became evident. He i had la-en In the best ot health and spir illa and waa looking forward to a pros-s-rous year's work In his charge. In the midst of his discourse, without I warning that tn thing was the matter, jj'r. iluthong made the remark that 'there wax A quantity of coal on the j church, which ought to be removed, or 'some one would be hurt. He then I went on with his sermon, but contln j nod to tikike irrelevant remarks. At the rloMr. !r. liushong wus unaware flint there had been anything of an unusual nature In his sermon, but he did re mark to his wife thai he had more trouble with speaking than ever before. His sons and daughter in Portland w ere not Hied, and his daughter Is now with her father. His sons have been waiting tor Information, hoping that the trouble Is only temporary, and will pass away with rest and recuperation. Mr. Harry Kuahnng. however, says he fears the trouble Is from paralysis. His Inst letter from Seattle was or a reas suring character. Dr. Bushong came from Cincinnati, where he was quite prominent, and In-come istor of Cen tenary church, where ho remained for four yen is. during which time the pres ent stone edifice wim erected. He was ifterwnrd pastor at Aatorla, St. Paul, Portland and Inter at Seattle. He Is 70 yetirs old, and haa always enjoyed gMd httilth but was a tireless worker, and It Is though overwork has produced the trouble. THE OLD MAN HAD DOCBTS. Detroit Free Press. Mr. tloldfogle bus a daughter who is past thirty, homely and unattractive, and he and his wife had years ago given up hope that she would ever have a chance to change her name. A day or two ago, when he came home to supper, hts wife said Joyfully: "Our Jenny has an admirer at last. Mr. Simpson, the stock broker, sent her a big Nix of candy and asked her to go to the theater with him tonight. It will be an excellent match for her. His family are well connected, and I've Inquired Into his habits, and altogether I'm perfectly delighted with Jenny's catch." "H'm," suld Mr. Goldfogle. "Better not be too confident yet. I'll look about tomorrow and see whether Simpson voted for Bryan or not." "What In the world has that to do with It, I'd like to know?" "A lot." said Mr. Goldfogle. "Simp son may be only paying an election bet." OREGON RAILWAYS. Railway Age. No railway in the state of Oregon has paid a dividend for more than four years, and he two principal companies have failed to nrn operating expenses and Interest, One company has had Its entire capltnl of $15,000,000 wiped out and tho owners have sient $100,000 for Improvements without a cent of return. And yet the railroad commission an nounces that It hs effected a reduc tion of freight rates. COLD IN NEW YORK. Kingston, N. T., December 24. The thermometer was 16 degrees below gero here at 8 o'clock this morning and 10 In the Catskllls. ' NEW HOME RULE PLAXSFOR CUBA The I'cople to Eled Their Own Con gress of Thirty Members. CONTROL OF TARIFF LAWS I'roHi d Chai.ges Have Yet to Be Sub mitted to the Cortes Suitable Christmas Act. Washington. December 24. An Im portant step toward the plan of home rule for Cuba has been taken by Span ish authorities. The former plan proposed, but not executed, some months ago, provided for a Cuban congress of thirty mem- licrs. of whom the queen regent was to nam fifteen and the people of Cuba wire to elect fifteen. It Is now pro posed to do away w ith that part of the plan providing for the naming of mem bers by the queen regent, so that the entire congress will be elected by the Cuban people. This, and the entire con trol given to Cuba In the mailing of the tariff laws of the Island will constitute the essential features of the new plan or home rule. That provision giving the people the election of the entire congress Is felt to carry out the spirit, as well as the let ter of the Idea of home rule. Thus far only the general nature of the proposed changes has been made known to the officials in Washington. and the draft of the revised plan of re forms has not been received, nor Is It likely to be completed until after the completion of the Porto Rico reforms w hich will be signed by the queen re gent as a suitable Christmas act. I'nder the Spanish system It will be necessary to uitimu the foregoing cliang as to the curtet, w hlch Is not now in session, and is not likely to men before February. Bl'SlNESS I'NSATISFACTORY. .New '..Turk,, December 24, Bradstreetg tomorrow will say: The arrival of the jholl lays, the close of the year, and the j period of annual stock-taking have fur ither checked the volume of wholesale trade. Only fllllng-in orders are being received and trade Is slow. The retail demand for holiday goods jnas been active, but It is for cheaper j grades than in previous year. The 'failures of important banking Institu tions at the northwest tend to unsettle confidence in commercial and banking circles. The moderate trade revival which followed the last presidential election, has been disappointing in that, aside for Christmas demand, business has been more unsatisfactory for the month past than for the same period in many years. TRADE IS OFF. New York, December 24. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomor row will nay: The failure of two Important banks, the second In slxe of business at Chica go, and the oldest at St. Paul, with some others dependent upon them, closes not favorably a month which promised to end with only moderate commercial disasters. The other Important events of the week are the futlure of the billet and rail pools to find a basis for an agree ment and the somewhat general dis charge of hands, or reduction of wages, in the shoe factories. AN OVERDl'E STEAMER. Boston. Mass., December 24. There ure no tidings of the overdue Allen Line steamer Scandinavian, now eighteen days overdue from Glasgow. The sUNimer Caspian, of the same line, which left Glasgow five days after the Scandinavian and traversed nearly the same course the latter should have tak en, saw nothing of her. The Scandinavian Is a three-masted Iron steamer of 2100 tons burden, and carries a crew of forty-four men. She has no passengers aboard. Ht'NTING FATALITY AT ALBANY. Albany. Or., December 24. Roy War ren, the 14-year old son of W. Warren, went hunting this afternoon. Not re turning home at the proper time a search was Instituted and the boy was found dead In a Held near the city with a hole In the right breast by the acci dental discharge of his shot-gun. How tho accident occurred is not known as the boy was alone. A CHARLETAN IS JAILED. Albany, December 24. Wm. Hyde, an alleged doctor, was arrested at Sdo to day for practicing medicine without a license. He was fined $50. and In de fault of which be was lodged In Jail here this evening. A SMART MONET VERDICT. New York, December 24. Harry S. Kutner, who sued and recovered $20,000 damages from James C. Fargo as pres ident of the American Express Co., for malicious arrest and Imprisonment, ob tained a verdict in his favor today for $10,000. Kutner, In July, 1893, while a clerk In the employ of the defendant, j w aa ur rest i d on a charge of having stolen a parrel containing a watch and chain of the value of I27.SA. Ills trial In the general sesskms resulted verdict of acquittal. In AN INNOCENT VOYAGE. Key West, Deremlx-r 24. The steamer i Three Friends, Captain Lewis, arrived h-re this afternoon. Captain Lewis say. the vessel Is from Jacksonville, and that he has been on a wrecking vovave alonar the reefs Customs nffl- ' rial, are In charge, as there Is really no loulit that the vessel has Just returned ! from landing arms and ammunition In Cuba CARNEGIE'S WAGE SCALE. IMttsburg. December 24. Notices were posted on all the mills of the Carnegie Hteel Co., Limited, today, notifying the workmen that the same wage scale that was paid last year would continue dur ing 197. The scale affects from 12.1W to 15.000 .tonnage men, day-men and turn-men. BONANZA AT BAKER CITT. Baker City, Or., December 24. Albert Geiser brought In last night a 120,000 gold brick from a twenty-six days' run with twenty stamps from the Bonanza mine. Twenty more stamps will he added immediately and It Is said 300.000 tons of ore are now In sight. SENATOR ALLISON IMPROVING. Dubuque, Iowa, December 24. For the first time In a month Senator Alli son left hi. home today and took a short ride about the city. He expects to leave tor Washington Immediately after the holidays. THE MARKETS. Liverpool. December 24. Wheat, spot. dull; demand, poor; No. 2 red spring, Ss lOSd; No. 1 California, 7s. San Francisco. December 4. Hops, 8610c. CHRISTMAS BOXING MATCH. New York, December 24. Peter Ma tter and Steve O'DonneU are matched to box twenty rounds before the Greater New York Athletic Club at Coney Is land Christmas afternoon. STABBING AFFRAY. It was rumored at 1 o'clock this morn ing that Gtu Snugg had been stabbed In a quarrel in Vnlontown. No verifi cation of the rumor could be had before going to press. THIEVES BREAK IN. And Steal the Clothes of the Actors and Actresses. It was reported last evening that thieves entered the dressing rooms of the Columbia Theatre some tbne Wed nesday night and stole all the wardrobe belonging to the members of the Ada Levlck Company, and as a consequence no performance of "The Gambler" was given last night. The heaviest losers In the company are Weim McDonald, who had a new overcoat, two suits of clothes and valise filled with valuables stolen; Harry Gambert misses a couple of suits of clothes, some Jewelry and two pairs of shoes; Guy Durrell mourns the loss of two valuable articles of clothing and Max Steinle misses several tine silk shirts and his Mexican cos tume. Other members complain of los ing considerable wearing apparel which they needed to dress the performance. Who the thieves are Is a mystery. The police authorities have been notified here and they have telegraphed to Port land and other points. Several clues are already In evidence and it will only be a matter of a day or two before the robbers are apprehended. Even the property man complains the loss of his "&rip." but no one grieves about any diamonds being missing. Although the company was forced to dismiss the au dience last night, they will give a mati nee today and present "Klllarney," the costumes for which' were luckily In the possession of Mr. Steinle. who had them In his room In the Astor House. Be sides the performance this afternoon, "Klllarney" will be given tonight and tomorrow, which close the engagement here. AND THE MOTION PREVAILED A smothered sob made Its way In from the woodshed and with a low ajur gle expired on the kitchen floor. "Why, what's the matter with John ny?" asked his father In surprise. The president of the Woman's Fed eration drew herself up proudly. "Johiuiy and I," she replied with great dignity, "have been engaged in a board meeting." New York Journal. Highest of all in Leavening Power, Latest U. S. Govt Report. ABSOLUTELY PURE THE CHARTER FOR GREATER NEW YORK Legislative Power to Be Vested in aa Assemhly of Two Houses. THE MAYOR WILL BE SUPREME Sec'nJ nly " ,h 've""r ' he State-City Will lit, Divided Into Five Boroughs. New York. December 24. The draft of the proposed charter of the Greater New York as submitted to the com mission, will be published tomorrow. The legislative power Is to be vested In a mnunclpal aasembly, to consist, of two houses, the lower house of 164 members, elected from the senatorial districts, and an upper house, of thirty seven members, elected from the coun cil districts. - All members of both houses are to be elected for a terra of two years, and all are to retire at once. As to everything concerning the rights, privileges and liberties of citi zens, respecting municipal rule, the leg islative department is to be subject to no restraint. But In respect to publle Improvements, the action of the muni cipal assembly I. to be further subject ed to the concurrence of a board of estimates and apportionment. The mayor is to have the power to ap point all administrative and executive officers of the city, except th control ler, who rendered elective by the people every four years, so that the treasury and finances will constantly be In the hands of an Independent de partment The mayor is to have supervisory con trol over the various departments and . an enlarged veto power upon the acts -,. munlrlnal rably. Hts patron- age and his power are so great that he will, in this particular, be a dignitary eco.id only in Importance to ths gov ernor of the state. The greater New York Is to be divid ed Into a ve borougha JJaa bat Utu- Ts . ; Burn, The Brooklyn, The Queens and j Richmond, and a certain degree of home rule is to be granted to the bor oughs. . The committee concluded not to deal with municipal ownership, but says: "From an original and ideal stand-point It is easy to see that the city would i become the recipient of vast revenues by the ownership and operation of all franchises. In Greater New York, how ever, private capital, upon the faith ot the state, is embarked largely in such franchises. It would take a sun) too vast to be hastily computed to acquire the properties thus vested in private persons, by fair compensation.'' FOR PEACE. London, December 24. The corres pondent of the Standard at Madrid says: All rumors of the acceptance of Unit ed States mediation (In Cuba) Is pre mature yet, but It Is undeniable that the Spanish people are growing less re fractory to the Idea of some under- standing with the United States If only the idea of Cuban Independence is dropped and Spain la allowed to exe cute her own Ideas of colonial reform. All rumors pointing to unofficial ac tion by European powers are unfound ed, except that the powers generally have advised Spain to grant to her col onies autonomy and to make her own terms with the United States If she can so hasten the pacification of Cuba. ANOTHER RACE WAR. Little Rock, Ark., December 24. A correspondent who has Just returned from the lower part of the state where twenty negroes were recently shot in a raid on a sawmill by white men, states that the race trouble has not subsided and further outbreaks are expected at any time, but the mills are running full time and the owners are endeavoring to keep down the troubles between the whites and blacks. The situation, how ever, is such that the war may be re sumed at any time. WESTON WALKS AGAIN. New York,' December 24. Edward Weston, once famous as a pedestrian, will at 10 o'clock tomorrow night begin a twenty-four hour walk In which he will undertake to equal his wonderful record of 118 miles. Weston is 58 years old. IN NEW YORK. New York, December 24. Today was the coldest December 24 In the history of the New York weather office. At S a. m. the thermometer registered 5 de grees above zero. '