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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1896)
T f t - ' -1 -i le" ' : k 7 ' 7" I m SAVE TIME iiiSl worry i?J An "Ad" -a In Tm AaroeiAN's "wanltoluaiB." The Dally Astorlan 0Tw i Has a nnlvut ...Family Circulation... Much mora tha thou timm a Uer.ll A THAT Of ANY OTHM FAPBtf 1 Astoria. KXCLUSIVK TELEGKAPIIIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLV. ASTORIA, ORKOON, SUNDAY MORNINO, DR'KMT.ER 27, 18!). NO. 25)8 Ladies', Misses' SittMiuiiato IOITUM) H TrlOriM! A Full bine of- Stond Dairies Calendar Pads Blank Books ?rX Supplies Tide Tables w GRIFFIN City Book Store YOUR $ $ CAN BE PLACED TO BETTER ADVANTAGE IN ... AT FOARD & Than MA Tli 1 Cll BIT GOOD. ISmi ONNA.MINTAL ritESfNTS Ciarkson & McJrYin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Hoof Palntlnu nil Hopalrlnu Leaky Hoof. J. A KASTABEND. GENERAL CONTRACTOR, HOUSE, BRIDGE AND EHARF BUILDES MOUtttC MOVER. hVasa Moving Toala for Itaat. ASTORIA ORKCtON Emil Schacht ARCHITECT GEO. NICOLL. Assistant. OmCB: rfapp's New Brewery B.F.ALlliEH&SON Wall Paptf, Arlltti' Matarlala, Paint. Ollt. (lii, tc. Japanaaa Mattlnf a, Run and Bamboo Good! 36i Cc mmerclal Street, F. B. Morgan PASSHNtlliR AOIINT 0. R. & N. Company Columbia Klvor Route 254 Vnslilmitnn St. cor. Third Portland, Or. ALLEN'S Cut Rate Ticket Office ...THEATRICAL BOOKING A SI'CCIAITY... Au Til I II I) ST., lOHTI.ANK, OB. A. V. ALLEN, DEALER IN Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Fruits Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and Piated Ware. Loggers' Supplies. Cor. Tenth and Commercial streets. and Children's Kid Spring-Heel SllOeS New Today New Toes Nobby Shoes Little Gents' Shoes Columbia Shoe Co. 523 Commercial St. A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL & REED Holiday Goods STOKES' at Any Place in Town AND Boom Company 216 tod 217 Chanter of Commerce Portland. Orefon leave oMnrnn AT OS COM NIK HAL STHKKT Guaranteed N. JEN5EN and K. O. HANSEN J. B. WYATT, Pkoeo No. OS Astoria, Oregon Hardware, Ship Chandlery, Groceries, Provisions, PAINTS and OILS. aoclal Attantloa Paid to Supplying Ship. SEASIDE SAVf.lIhh. A complete stock of lumhor on hand In that rouch or dressed. Flooring, rua Uu, colllnc, and all klnda of flnlah; mouldings and ahlngloa; alia bracket work dona to order. Term a roaaonablo and prtoea at bedrock. All order promptly attended to. Onto and yard at mill. H. F. L. LOOAN, Prop'r. 8 outdo, Oracon. UNION MEAT CO. SHIELD BRAND HfllttS, BAGON, MRD CONDENSED MEATS GUARANTEED THE BEST ...IN THE MARKET... Cor. 4th and Glisan Sts PORTLAND OREGON ASTORIA IRON WORKS Coai-only St.. loot of Jackaon, Atlorla. General Machinists and Boiler Makesr Land and Marina Bngtn.a. Dollar work, St.au boat and Cann.ry Work a Specialty. Caatlnc of All Daacrtptlnna Made to Order oo Short NoUce. John Fox....Presldent and Superintendent A. h. Fox Vloa Prealdent O. B. Prael Secretary First National Bank Treasurer IS SENTENCED Julio Snn(iillly (Jits Klnht Years anil One Diiv. Sl'I'RE.ME COl'KT AT .MADRID On Itehrnrlng Changes I lie. Sentence fniin Life lniirUHnini'iit Hi-nli'iK e I'uIiIMk-I Tomorrow. H.ivunn. December I'll -Tin- reunited trllitinnt. which Judged the proceeding against JiiIIh SiuiKullly. a iiMturallii'il Anii-rlcun iilx.-n, i harRnl with -oiikiI-ra- nKHlnm thr Hpatilnh ernvr-rnnH-nt, rm-t iimIhv fur th- flrt tlnif aline the Hiljnurnm-iil fr Chrlntmaa. Tlw Ju1k a lrcll'-l triMt Huimullly wna Kiillty of tt nKlinl iu.ilin atlon of lliH rrlinn of whl.h he uu art ijwc) a ml acniiMrol lilm ti vlKht years nncl mi" itny ttnprlft onnirit. Th amti-nrr w ill be nilhali (I n'-xt llMiuUy. Julio Hanfiillly wna arrrated. with thirty othera. InrluilliiK many of the nvmlH-rn f will known fnml!l' f Havana, ami itirliirJ In Mm t'anlle An attrmit made t try him ly ..iurt martial, but thniuxh the efforta uf Omaul lii-nerul lluinon tl. Williams. Hanicullly'a Amfimn cltlxpnahlp was atalillehi-l and he was given a tlvll trlul. The j.ri'- ullim att-nitel to lrrvo that Haimullly a the hcB'l of the loal riiieilra y. and the chief resi dent Instigator f the Insurgent move ment, anil that he had bn especially iippolnted y J(Mw Marti to assume command of the forces of MaUntat and Santa Clara, which were expected to rife In arm ualnst Spain. The chief evidence, produced at the first trial was In the shape of a dx-ument allesed to have leen signed by Hanarullly. the text of which, according to the expert gov ernment pcmiuuj, -ould not be read ow ing to damage done the per. Kan gullly. however, was found guilty De cember i. and sentenced to life Imprla i.n merit at hard latKir In the mines of Ceiltu, AfrliA. The raae was appeali-l to the supreme urt at Madrid. The (rounds iii-m which the I'mteil StHtes Kovernmeiit Intervened In his helutlf were that hl trial by military trlbunul did not accord w:h the terms of ihe SpimUh-Amerli an l;-et . and he wis Kinnled a new trlul by the supreme court. Till: TKN YEAH PLAN Soimi Iteasons Why It Should Not He lilwontlnued. storln. PeccmlHT :'6 (To the Kdltor) The attempt made by a certain class of cltltens to abrogate our present ectlltable, satisfactory and progressive manner of Improving streets known as the ten-year plan. Ik a measure calculat ed to provoke criticism from every property holder unselfishly Interested In the advancement of this city. I'nder the old syMcm to which It Is Inferred they leslre to return the cost of such Im provements was enormous and more or less naii'l.il attached to every under taking. City legislation was so careless ly enacted . sometimes not unintention ally, that the nwt of extensive Improve ments, although petitioned for and urg ed by parties Interested were regularly thrown uMin the city. Plenty nf evl- lence of this Is In painful existence to lay and the largest part of our city indebtedness la owing to this system and to this kind of legislation. On the other hand ninny people have been Im tied unmercifully for needless and extravagant Improvements, amounting practically to confiscation of their prop erty. And to sindi a system under a pretence that indebtedness might ac crue to the city It is desired to return. Hut what Is the resl recwm? Is It that c rruptlon and Jobbing may reign or Is It to benellt private Individuals? The most charltnble conclusion Is that It may be the latter. The present system has given the highest satisfaction. I'nder Its provis ions there ha been more Improvement than during nny previous live years. There has been an entire absence of scandal and the amounts paid have left only A reasonable profit to the con tractor. When a street Is to be Im proved a district is formed of lnnd9 not only abutting and adjacent, but within the district, and on these lands the cost, except crossings, are assessed. Lands abutting pny the most, the other hinds less. Assessments are made by three) assessors duly appointed and sworn after personally lnsectlng the property and ueeordtng to benellts con ferred. Property owners are notified And expected to meet with the assessoi-s and In this way a Just, satisfactory and equitable assessment Is made. If an owner Is dlssatlslled, however, with the conclusion of the assessors, ho can ap peal to the council, when their report Is made to them. The Improvement being agreed upon and It not being nvenient or possible for an owner to pay In one sum his assessment, he may make and file in writing li Is application to take advantage of the ten yonr plan which in effect Is to pay In ten equal annual payments, with Interest, of course, on the deferred payments. In this way he Joins In the enterprise to great advantage while under the old law he would be forced to remonstrate, land perhaps by so doing prevent a ; much iH-ed.! Iiiipmvwieiit. I'nder the ! law the spectacle of dllupldivlnt and ' barricaded streets la not sti. The own- it can pay up before maturity If he ichoses so to do, Kor the balance not paid In cash the city Issues ten. yearly. six T cent Ixinds, Its security being an absolute and Indofeaxllil'' Hn "n the property, and from this pays the con tractors. When It Is considered that the lot can only lie asssed for one fourth of Its assessed vnlua for the preceding year, that the Improvements on It may be worth ten to twenty times that, and In addition all Irregularities have been waived by the owner It must lc conceded to be . excellent security. ISoinls thus laMicd ate by the charter not to be deemed a part of the city j Indebtedness, as payment of principal Innd Interest Is provided for. All the legislation we need Is such as will strengthen Ihe law in any weak points ho as to make It more definite and con clusive. It might b well to Increase the limit of IndHitedness to say. three hundred thousand, so a to Include street Improvements also; and to confer power on the city to retire bonds as fast us money accumulates on pay ments made. This would prevent larger sums lying Idle awaiting maturity of bond and not be a temptation for vi cious legislation to divert It to other and improper channels t have talked with several of our nrcminent bankers land they agree that while the bonds are good now. and find ready evtle when anything In the city bond line ran be sold, such legislation would make them most excellent Investments. With the approach of spring, isjr coming railroad. and with perhaps Mr. Hammond and his enterprises, let ua not tie ourselves to that it would be Impossible to build a street or make any either advance ment and progrcrs just at a time when opportunity an km; deferred may be offered us. l.et us sit down on these people and say to them that we will see that their attempt prove futile. That we hope Is one of the final dea'.h agonlen of mossbacklsm that has amicted Astoria long: but If not, we will be prepared to strangle the next ime also. "PROORESS." CHRISTMAS IN ASTORIA. Him Uir Daft W aa Rpeat.Jiy. CUtacaaldeclds conscientiously if uch..circunv Generally. ' Christmas was a beautiful day. the earner oeing sunny ann pleasant, and wn.ic it was very quietly spent, yet It was a typical Christmas tide. The city was wen oeconued ana tne majority of ,ov ,..-tic mrun,M me greai icsinai In a becoming manner. At tlrace Church there was service at 6:30 and 11 a. m.. and at 9 o'clock at Holy Innocents' Chapel, Kast Asto ria. The decorations of Grace Church, us usual, were elaborate and beautiful The mustc was most excellent, and the sermon by the Rev, Mr. Short was one to be remembered. At the Roman Catholic Church ser vices were held at 8:S0 and 10:30 a. m. At the early service the music was ren dered by the young ladles of the con vent. The choir at the 10:30 service gave an elalMirate rendition of Leon ard's Third mass In H-tlat. Mrs. Col ton sang the offertory, and during the collection the choir sang "Adeste Fi deles." Mrs. Cesrns at the organ and as leader of the choir, again demon strated her ability as a musician. Fnih- er IMclman received a very handsome Christmas present from his parish. The church wus beautifully decorated f.:r the occasion. The entertainment at the barracks by the Salvation Army in the afternoon was a great success. Refreshments were served to all. !n the evening about 300 vicrmans.w Ith their little ones, gathered at Foard & Stokea' new hall, where there was a huge Christmas tree, lots of fun. and music. Christmas Is the great German feast of the year, and the day Is devot ed to the little ones. Kveryone would have Ix-vn convinced of this had they seen the happy faces of the children as they slid about on the smooth floor as If on a froxen mill pond. At Mr. Will Heckard's on the Lewis & Clarke there was a large party In the evening as well as another one at the Chad well school house. FIGHT A DRAW. New York. December 26. Kid riinrland. of this city, and Owen ZelB - ler, of Philadelphia, light weights, met at tho Broadway Athletic Club, for twenty rounds and the result was a draw. I'p to the lost round McPhar- land had the best of It. The Philadel- phliin worked cleverly In the last round and turned what promised to be a lost battle Into a draw. ' ANOTHER FAILURE. Lynching In Jefferson, Missouri, Only Dallas, Texas, December 26. The Se- j Prevented by Governor Stone, cutity Mortgage Trust Co. passed Into I the hands of a receiver today. The to- i Jefferson City. ,Mo.. December 26. tul liabilities are J2.4SS.225; total assets. jTne Presence of Governor Stone at the $2,314,000. The hard times and poor col- : county Jail tonight probably saved Tobe lections are given as the causes for the failure. LA LOIE FULLER ENGAGED, San Francisco, December 26. The Jefferson City. Early this morning the Bulletin this afternoon announces the body of a, 14-year-old girl, Millie Gaines, engagement of La Louie Fuller, the was found In the yard back of Joseph dancer, to State Senator Jacob A. Can- Stampllls' furniture store. The child had tor. of New York, and publishes an In- , been outraged, her skull crushed and ten-lew with Miss Fuller In which she her body mutilated In a horrible man did not deny the engagement. ner. Suspicion pointed to Tobe Lana CUBA AND THE RED CROSS SOCIETY I'roper and Necessary Condition Must Ik Given for Aid Sought. FORTUNE'S CAISTIC ANSWER Takes Pleasure In Publishing Alls Bar ton's lyetter t the World and Ap peals to Popular Sympathy. Ja ksonkvllle, Kla., December 28. A few daya ago Joaquin Fortune, the well known Cuban leader In Jacksonville, wrote to Mis Barton, president of the Ked Cross Boclety, asking for assist ance for the insurgent wounded In Cu ba. A reply has been received from Mis Harton. It Is dated Washington, Itarmher 20. and saya In part: "it I not pOMible that you wilt at tribute any Inactivity on my part to a want of sympathy with, or respect for the all-engrosaing subject which you bring before me. I am the laat per son In all our country who could act In dependently in a cause so delicate and so national. The proper and necessary conditions given. I trust there will be no lack of sympathy found in the Amer ican Red Cross. Hoping for better days for you and ail lovers of human ity, I remain, yours, Clara Barton, pres ident of the American Red Cross." Mr. Fortune wrote a rather caustic letter In reply, saying In part: Miss Clara Harton. Washington No bis MaJame: I am in receipt of your favor of the 20th inst., in answer to my appeal to the American Red Cross In favor of my suffering countrymen in Cuba. It Is a conclusion so extraordi nary that I am fully warranted In bringing It to the knowledge of the American people that they may know tni exutteing circumstance, of a na ture tliat you do not disclose, make it tmpoeurihle for the highest institution of charity In this country to offer aid to a neighbor and friend. It is my duty as a Cuban to bring this fact before the American people, that they may stances can subsist consistently with American iharlty and American ideas Lf releon , therefore Joyfully pub- j1(ltn vur hxter aIld my ,Bpwer, ,, lo Ih, preM ,hat thg p,, , tne,p t.011KrvMonai representatives dur- lnir ,hlr ,,., m. .., nn h.t ,, Mia,,nf. rlreum.tanees mean, feeling assured that the 70,000.000 who are Just and brave and generous will not tolerate conditions against a hand ful w hlch are neither Just nor generous. Joaquin Fortune. THE BANKS. Increase in Cash Despite the Condition of the Times. New York, December St. The New York Financier this week says: The statement of the associated banks of New York City for the week ending December 26, covers but five business days and reflects above every thing else the listless condition inci dent to the week on the stock exchange and In commercial circles. Despite the calls for currency from this center, which came in after several large fail ures, the banks report am increase of J1.5J7.000 In cash, a gain of iOS0.600 in legal tenders having been offset by the decrease of $483,600 In specie. There was an expansion of J637.300 In loans, which coming after the increase of 13, MJ.OOO for the week previous and the large gains of the preceding weeks, shows the dullness Into which the mar ket has fullen. But the very moderate Increase reported was made at an ad vance in the Interest figure, the effect of business in the West and the ap proaching January' settlement period, having operated to raise the rate on both call and time loans. As the total increase of J45.495.0OO since November 7th has been made at constantly reduc ed quotations, the advance of the cur- rent week does not appear logical, al- though the firmer tone will show no re- luxation until after the first of the year. In the meantime the excess of Idle money in New York grows with every i statement, the surplus reserve of J34,- Mc-j:u)9,iioo now reported belnff the highest since September 7th, 1S95, excepting of j course the several weeks preceding the j February bond loan, when New York j banks were accumulating specie. On Sentember 7. 1S95. the loan of ' the New York banks were J31.000.O00 'higher than at present, and deposits ; were J.'l.OOO.OOO lower. AWFCL CRIME. Lanahan. colored, from being lynched At 8:30 o'clock a mob of fully one thousand whites and blacks surrounded the jnli threatening to avenge the most revolting murder ever committed in han and he was arrested. The news spn-ud over trie city and by night there was great excitement. When lynching was finally threatened. Gov, Htone ac companied by Mayor Bllver and Assist ant Attorney General Jordan went to the Jail, and Governor Htone spoke to the mob. He appealed to them to leave punlahment of the crime to the state. As citizens of the cardial of the state he Implored them not to permit a mob to commit in the very shadow of the capitol, such a crime as was contem plated. When the enraged men were finally Induced to withdraw, the pris oner was removed to the state pen itentiary. LUMBERMEN TALK. Want Protection and Determined to Prove It, Minneapolis, Minn., December 26. Representatives) of the lumber Interests of the northwest met today at the West H'rtel In conference, with Conareawman Tawney, of the ways and means com mittee; Congressmen Fletcher and Con-grestrmasi-elect Morris, of the Sixth dis trict, over the duty on lumber, which is to be male part of the new tariff bill. In general It seemed that a tax Imposed on rough lumber was favored. The meeting was attended by the offi cers and directors of the Mississippi Valley Lumbermen's Association In a body, In addition to - number of local lumbermen. B. T. McKnlght and T. B. Walker, of this city, will attend the hearing of the ways and means com mittee In Washington, which Congress man Tawney announced for December 31. as representatives of the lumber In terests of the Northwest. Lumbermen propose an aggressive campaign to se cure protection for their business! and. after making Congressman Tawney thoroughly familiar with the need for such legislation, demonstrated to him today that they wl( make a strong fight before the committee for what they are after. In working for legisla tion the lumber interests have never been so united as in the present case. ALDERMAN INDICTED. Chicago Politician accused of Murder by the Grand Jury. ChlcaffT 'December ' ' J. Alderman Thos. J. O'Malley, of the Twenty-second ward, w as today indicted by the grand Jury for the murder of Julius Colander on election night In November. 1W4. O'Malley's Indictment has created a sensation. He was elected to the coun cil last spring, with the indorsement of the municipal state league, and has a good record. LECTURES OFF. Lincoln, Neb., December 26. The fol lowing was given to the Associated Press tonight: Mr.' McBee has, with my consent. transferred his contract to H. Briggs & Co., of Greenville. 8. C. Only five lectures have been arranged for up to this time. Whether I shall deliver any in addition to that number Is uncertain. have some further work on hand which may Interfere with further lec turing during this season. W. J. Bryan. XMAS FOOTBALL. Astorians Win From the Fort Canby Soldiers. The Astoria football players went down to Fort Canby Christmas morning. They returned later in the day, not with the " 'round the corner" look incidental to their return from the grassy field of Vancouver, but bearing the palm of victory and shouting the battle cry of couquest: Rah-rah-ran, Rah-rah -rah. As-to-ria. They met the left wing of the United States army. Some one was so un kind as to say that this wing had been clipped; but be this as it may. the rep resentatives of Clatsop stood as a tower of strength, and by their well-directed volleys and sending runners to the right of them and runners to the left of them met in battle those to whom battle Is life and defeated them on their own campus. Hayward, the right half-back of As toria's team, was the bright and partic ular star of the day and to his end running ajid onslaughts may be attrib uted a number of the points which grace the score of his team. Johnny Young was scheduled to play left half back for Clatsop; and he play ed it as if for the whole state of Ore gon. He always seemed to find an open ing. It was amusing to watch Eastland, the coach. On the line he was Impreg nable and once came down the field with the ball going through everything in sight, for about forty yards. Gus Smith also demonstrated that he Is a hard man to stop, while all the other players with hardly an exception put up a strong gome. (Continued on Third Page.) Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest TJ. S. Govt Report mm . yw 7 ABSOLUTELY PUKE MINE EXPLOSION JS INDIANA Man Men Killed and Injured by Tin Damp In Coal Mine. THE MINE WAS A NEW ONE A tear Ago the Town Rejoiced Over the Discovery of the Mine Today It Is in Mourning Princeton, Indiana, December 26. A terrific explosion of fire damp occurred In tha mine of the Mauls Coal Co., of this city, at 1:30 this afternoon, and as a result twelve or more men -were Instantly killed and four were Injured. One of the four men taken out ajive Is dangerouly injured. Besides the dead bodies recovered so far, five or six oth ers, names unknown, are dead In the mine. The dead are: Robert Maule, married, treasurer of the Maule Coal Co.; James Riley, mav lied; John Ernest, married; Theodore Faber, married; John Nolan, married; Robert Ponylite, Jamea Pooyllte, his brother, and James) Krugy, tingle; Jaa. Turn and John Holmes, married. The four men rescued are Will Grim, slightly bruised; Wm. Booker, colored, cot and bruised; Jrank Duryea, badly burned and may not recover; Davis, colored, slightly injured. The men were at work making re pairs for damage resulting from a similar explosion laat Sunday. Besides the regular miners and blacksmiths, others were assisting hi the work, wtifie Robert Maule, son of President Jobs Maule, and treasurer end superintend ent of the company, was superintending the work. The mine has been in opera tion a snort time and the air shaft is not quite completed and gas, which collects in portions of the mine, was Ignited by an open lamp. A year ago yesterday Princeton was Jubilant over the striking of a sevea foot vein by the Maule Company, hat tonight many homes are scenes of great sorrow, made so by the awful explo sion In the mine. Cas has frequently accumulated In the pockets, and several men have been burned by small ex plosions. About two months ago a serious explosion occurred In which one man was killed. Last Sunday a Jet of gas was fired by a blast, and it burned all night. In I the morning the descent of the rages forced the gas to this Jet and a terrific ; explosion occurred, but fortunately there was no one In the mine. Today tbout twenty men were engaged In re pairing the damage done by that explo sion when the fire damp again let go with terrific and deadly effect. The escape of a part of the men from In stant death seems almost a miracle when it is considered that the hnge cages were blown from the shaft bot tom to the top of the tophouse. over 500 feet above, by the force of tne ex plosion. THE FINNISH BROTHERHOOD. The Tenth Annual Ball Held at Fisher's Last Night. The tenth annual ball of the Finnish Brotherhood of Astoria was held last night and Fisher's Hall was crowded to its limits. The hall -was handsomely decorated with the flags of the order upon the face of which appeared the large let ters, O. S. W. S. The etars and stripes flanked the Finnish flag on either side over the stage. Fully five hundred peo ple, young and old, were present. Alt were in their happiest rr.ood and were prepared for a good time. President Jacob Kaskie and the '.loor committee Messrs. John Pentllla Fred Wlckman. Charles Iw'ty. H. Junnlkkala, and A. Wuopla mui? tiieir business to see that every guest enjoyed the evening to the fullest extent During the first part of the evening Mr. Fred Wlckman delivered an address In Finnish, review ing the history of the order from the time when It commenced with thirty-six members until now, when it numbers nearly 500. Hon. C. "W. Fulton was to have delivered an address, but was unavoidably detained from the gather ing. City Attorney C. J. Curtis fol lowed Mr. Wlckman with a complimen tary talk upon the growth and excel lence of the order and its remarkable success. After the addresses the Finnish band furnished excellent music, and all tripped the light fantastic. An ele gant Christmas repast wea served dur ing the evening. The managers of the entertainment have reason to feel proud of their success. Extension curtain rollers which can be used as spring rollers are being made. - i'Povdfei? i - A ' i