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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1896)
v f 1 r iSKrJir'JBUCUBMMBSOClHlOII i : i i Save time i t i llxptinui mid worry How? An "Ad".- ...Family Circulation. In Tm atosix'i Much , thi tmk'h riuk Ui, A THAT Ql ANT OIHIH fAftf ill Astoria. ) "Wnl Oiluma. KXCLUSIVK TELKOHAPHIC PRKSS REPORT. VOL XLV." A.MIMIIA, UKWiUiV, TIILKSDA 1 MIMLMN(, DECKMIJEU 81, . . r '': , - Ladies', Misses' and Children's Kid Spring-Heel New Today whs-mi Shoes ictor m mrmso Tnnnsts I New Toes toaw Nobby Shoes I Little Gents' Shoes Colombia Shoe Go. 523 Commercial St. A Full Line of- A PROSPEROUS NEW YGAR TO ALL Office and Pocket . . Office and Typewriting Dairies Calendar Pads Blarpk Books Supplies Tide Tables for 1897 GRIFFIN & REED City Book Store YOUR ? $ $ MA AT CAN BG PLACED TO BETTER ADVANTAGE IN Holiday Goods FOARD & STOKES' THERE ARE OTHERS WHO BELIEVE more prospermia. There l no dlsKula lug llii? fat that a diinrit-aippearlfig i-oiirthoun In not only an ornament, Iml capital In trade to any county. In the Krcitlon of a Court House From l)clliiiiitnt Taics. coi'.M V m:i;ds .a huldim; Tlif 1Im k Taxes Would nullj an Ade. jtia.lt Ktxuilure Which Would lie An Honor to the City. Than at Any Place In Town NO TRASH ""' .(mi), isr.ru M) orna.hcmaL rrttsexTS Clarkson & Mcjrvin Boom, Company LONG FIR PILING Promptly Fornlshed 216 in! 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oreroo Mm li Interest Iiuh bc-ii shown throughout the illy concerning the (ui-kiIhii of u new county courthouse. All agree Unit tin- county need a prop. r building fur the conduct of Ita public IHiNlmt. It nerd a building which will ithe aoiiui sppeursnie to the rliy and rouniy of prosperity and represent In a degree loini'lliutir of Ha weullh and resource. In an Interview yesterday afternoon with Mr. '.I-". C. F!ave upon the quis- t Ion. Hint Kcntliinuii mi hi to an A mo rlun representative: "I thorouKhly Unr with the proposition that we do need a :!! riurihouac. The prrwnl liulldlnK l Inadi-qu.ite and n-rUtinly lian a trndvncy to unfavorably ImprvMi truiiKcra vlaltlnv thtr city and county. Mr. Fulton' plan f..r building the court hou awtna to in to br all rlirht; but I aluiuld not bv In favor of puttinK the Ian Into rxn utlon until the delltuiurnt tnxi'a had firm brrn rollwrvd. Don't rulbl th' i-ourthouix. and then atti-mpt o rollt tlip dfllmiunt taxea afli-r- wardn. You know that any bulldlnc. utilli' or i1vat. aJwaya coata more whrn the final bills are paid, than the Mint rMlmatca callrd for. I would ay. however, that If aonw reliable contrat t- r iuld be found who waa willing to wap a new courthouse which would meet our reiilrHiient. for the delln 'Hieiit tax llet. make the trade with him nd let him ifillein thn back taxea. In other word, my poaltlon I that the county cannot now afford to levy a new- ax or appropriate ready money for the ulldlnif of a new court houae. W need he new building-, and If It ran be con- atructed now out of the l.1 taxea by any hook or crook, by a minim let ua have Hi.- iu-v t.ulhlinp We cannot. however, tnke . levy adilltloiinl tnxea deficit for thin puriM.iu Mr. H. 8. (lonlon. ciiNhler of the Flint considered. WHAT IT MKANH. Ten Dollar Bult, Overcoat or Macklntonh for Keven Dollara, and Everythlntr Klae In 1'roportlon. What Herman Wlne'i object may be In offorlnit a 30 per cent reduction off everything in hi Htoie la hurd tellinit, but he makin the offer and It la eaay to predict a blif run to bin more, Mr. Wine My that while there are certain Hoodx on which rlothlera make ua hlrh n 30 per cent, yet on account of hurd time the averaxe profit do not lun an hluli; but the dull aeniton lnui com rm nced und lie Ik determined do buKlneaa. He imy that what little he owe he needn't be afraid of hla creditor, and ll fee) at liberty to aell K'xxln at whatever price he wen fit. Mr. Wlae hint at a prohuhle change In hl bualnrka, not a change In the firm, but a probable addition of one or two more departments beoiilea clothing-. At anyrate, whatever the reaaon. Ii offwa a reduction of 30 centa on each I and ever dollar's worth of goods bought for caah In hta atore during the next 30 days, and nobody should l-e fuoUsh enough to lulus this opportunity. THE ELKS WILL SURELY GO EAST They Kill Take Kith Them evidence of Astoria's Frosperlty. I KESH AXW CANNED SALMON Aa Well as Other Aatoria Products Will He Extolled in the K&atern Cities by thn fioya. TAMMANY DIHitl'PTKD. New Y'ork. December JO The lontr- contlnued strife letween the Tammany fa'tions. led by County Clerk Henry rurroy. and John C. Hheehan, chairman of the Tammany executive committee, broke out Into open war today when i'urroy and hia followers announced their bolt from Tammany. Hoth Shee han and I'urroy gave out statements which were bitter In their personalities towards each other. The general com mrttee of Tammany Hall met tonight and adopted a long series of resolutions presented by Thomas F. Grady. They denounced trunta, favor cheaper gas and telephone rates and condemn the present city administrations, but ex tend no olive branch to the Democrats who bolted Hryan last fall. SCGAIt WAIt The remarkable success of the enter tainments given Tuesday evening by Qulnlln Lodge No. lhfl.. B. P. O. E., has led to several protable results which will be greatly to the Interest of As- orltt and Clatsop county. The principal object of both enter tainments was to raise a fund which ahould be a nucleus for the necessary monies to be raised with which to meet the expenses of Qulnlln to the national menting of the order aX Minneapolis next summer. The fondest hopes of all were more than realized. The Stan ford I'nlversity boys were royally re ceived, and carried away with them a fair amount of revenue for their trou ble and artistic work, while Qulnlln Idge realised a handsome net profit Astorians one and all helped Qulnlln to properly entertain the visitors, and at the same time roll up a goodly sixed nest egg for Quinlln's future plans. Now, when Quinlln's members reach the East next season It Is one of the roost reasonable things to suppose that every man of them will lose no oppor tunity In which to extol the Interests and great advantages of his home city, the enterprise and push of Its people, the liberality of its leading cltixens. the Eastern spirit displayed by Its capi talists, their determination to make a first-class and unparalleled shipping port at the mouth of the Columbia riv er, the wonderful resources of the Ne halem valley; the great trade which Is to be built up with China and the Ori ent: the large sawmill to be erected for export trade to Japan and other Asiatic countries; the big flour mflc to' be placed at the mouth of the- lire "t Wahlngtn. December Su. The sugar control the rapidly growing exWf. schedule w as the subject for hearing J trade; the commercial drydock to be rhaiKcs by having to i before the ways anil means committee built in Young's River for the repair to make up KTUAN'OE ACT Of a Reattl Man Who Bought His Owu Coffin. Bun Franclsc, December W. The re mains of the man who had arranged bis own funeral were taken to Seattle by the Steamer City of Puebla In a ooflin which he had bought. Tha man who did such an act was V Frederick, a retired Seattle mer chant, well known In this city among commercial people especially. He visit- id this city monthly and always made i the round trip with Captain Debney, master of the Puebla. Frederick came to this city a few- weeks ago to receive medical treatment for enlargement of the spleen. He be came a patient in Dr. Lane's hospital and waa to undergo an operation. He aa told that the operation would per haps result fatally, owing to bis age. He called upon a local undertaker, and said bs had a friend w ho was to under go an operation and as it was almost certain that the latter would die, he rhoug-ht he would provide a coffin. He told the undertaker that he wanted a very cheap one. The undertaker show ed him a coffin for 135. and that coffin was bought. Frederick called upon Mr. Ross, of the commission Ann of toss Hewlett, and told him of the arrangements he made in the event of THE DAUNTLESS' CAN NOW CLEAR Kith a Cargo of Kar Munition for One of the Cuban Ports.". SPANISH CONSUL WIU SIGX The Necessary Papers to Clear the Ves selSteamer Now Thought' to Be on a Filibustering Trip. ' If '! 1 Jacksonville, Fla., DecemW to. The steamer Dauntless, which h. United States government ha gr&ttted permis sion to clear for a Cnlain port with a cargo of munitions of wat Is not In port at present. The. owner say sba has gone on a "wrecking' trip and may not return for A week. The Danntless gave he revenue cut ters the slip yesterday, going out of the river from one of the shadow chan nels, and this haa aroused susplcloa that the vessel Is again on a filibuster-- Ing trip. The owners say the vessel will be formally cleared for Cuba as soon as It shall return. I ' The Commodore haa a! been grant- hit. riwBttl .'. It .H t . A ! r:. : z:z : tt. " " piin to dear and eui iur uuoiiat. I DC Opera-I tlon was performed the latter part of last week and Frederick died Monday. The order was taken to the undertaker, who shipped the body as per arrange ments. Frederick left a widow and two sons. One Is the cashier In the Seattle Na tional Bank, and the other Is a clerk there. Frederick was 55 years old. INTERNATIONAL BI-METALLI8M. Bill Presented Which Will Provide for a Conference. Washington, December 30. The Re publican caucus committee, appointed to draft measure providing for Inter national conference to secure the re cstablishment of bimetallism, was In atoliiy and it was the most Interesting of the world's merchant marine; the las well as the most Imitortaht so far I new tin nlate factorv in manufacture thi tin from Australia for hnma mn. .niinnni nank. w hen ajtked for his j The conflicting producers, views upon the court houne question j refiners and Importers were brought out lat evening, suld sumption: the great flax spinning mil I which will make the twine for the Cot- cannot crlllclxe in sharp contra.it. The producers want-i umbla river fishermen- anil foremrar " ,""r"""11 r me ngurcs cu nigner mines an along We line, and (and above all. they will tell their broth tne reiiners pressed ror higher duties jera In the Eaat about the wonderful on refined and m-t so high on raw Chinook salmon of the Columbia which sugars. The latter were especially anx ious that In Imposing countervailing du ties against export bounty countries, an Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Guaranteed l.KAvr ottixrita AT BSS COMMKK- IIAL hthkbt: Hoof Pnlntlnu and Hepalrlny Lek' N. JENSEN and R. 0. HANSEN J. A FAST ABEND, QENERAL CONTRACTOR. HOUSE, BRIDGE AflD EHARF BUILDER HOUMK MOV KM. Hosts Moving TsoU lor Stat. ASTORIA OREGON Emil Schacht ARGHITEGT GEO. NICOLL. Assistant. orriCB: Kopp's Hew Brewery J. B. WYATT, PImrs No. oa Astoria, Orogoa B.F.AkliEN&SOiN Wall Papr, ArtliU' Materials. Paints. Oils. Glaat, ate. Japanaaa Mattings, Ruga and Bamboo Goods 30S Commercial Btreet. F. B. Morgan PA8SENUBR A0CNT 0. R. & N. Company Columbia River Routs 2A4 Vnhlnttnn St. Cor. Third Portiand. 0r. ALLEN'S Cut Rate Ticket Office ...THEATRICAL DOOKINC A SI'ECIALTT.. O0 TIIIKIt RT., PORTLAND, OR. A. V. ALLEN, DEALER IN Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Frulta Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware. Loggers' Supplies. Cor. Tooth and Commsrotal streets. Hardware, Ship Chandlery, Groceries, Provisions, PAINTS and OILS. contained In his Interview. If siillli l. nt delinquent taxes are collected for the purpose, I siv no objection to the build ing of a new courthouse. Of course, all delinquent taxes which are collected have a tendency to reduce by that much the current taxes, hut as everv. one knows delinquent taxi's are usually counted as lost, and wluitever of them are saved can be figured as Juat so much unlooked-for pivrlta. We need a new courthouse and must have one Mine time or other. I would say In ad dition to this, that If funds enough can not be raised to ,.rect a tlmroughly- -qulppcd building for county Vurpoees near Newton, that robbers looted the bunk at that pluce lasrt night. The de- enough t least might be reallxed from i li'slls were about $17,000. It Is report- h! that the robbers entered the bank. Is the king of fish and superior to any other food flhh produced in the world. Every man In the order who goes to additional duty should be levied only j Minneapolis will carry in his pocket a against the refined article. BANK ROBBED. St. Ixiuis, Slo., December 30. A spe cial to the Post-Dispatch from Dee Moines, la., says: pound or two of royal Chinook put up In the celebrated oval cans. In file car accompanying the excursionists, they will have 250 cases of the same kind of goods. In the other end of the car they will have froxen In blocks of crystal Ice a doxen fresh royal chlnooks Woril folio, from Ktlltv n unmll tun I i . - - wcigning nny to seventy-nve pounds each, and which will be opened upon the banquet tables of the order In Mln- peclal Attantloa Paid Is Bapplylag Ships. SEASIDE SAWMILL. A oomplets stock of lumber on hand In the rough or dressed. Flooring, rua tlo. celling, and all kinds of flnlsh; mouldings and ahi!!daa: also bracket work dona to order. Terms reaaonabls and prices at bedrock. All orders promptly attended to, O flics and yard at mill. H. F, L. LOOAN, Prop'r. Beaslde, Oregon. UNION MEAT CO. SHIELD BRAND fliUHS, BACOH, URD CONDENSED MEATS GUARANTEED THE BEST .IN THE MARKET... Cor. 4th and Gllsan Sts PORTLAND OREGON ASTORIA IRON WORKS Coacoaily St.. foot ol Jacksoa, Astoria. General Machinists and Boiler Makesr Laad and Marina Englnaa, Bollar work, Staaa boat and Cannary Work a Specialty. Castlnt of All Description, Mads to Ordar oa soon Noaca. John Fox.. ..President and Buperlr.tandent A. L. Fox Vloe President O. B. Prael Secretary First National Bank, Treasurer lellnquent taxes to put up a ixirtloii of a completely designed edifice which would answer for present purposes, be- Intf a great Improvement over the shuck now In use, and which might form one of the wings to the finished structure when the time comes to com plete It." Mr. V. F. PcYo, of the Webfoot Com mission Co., In speaking of the court house proposition, heurtilv colm-Mud with .Mr. Fulton's views. He mid: "If we can collect the delinquent taxes we surely ought to put the sum Into a court house. The present building Is a disgrace to the city and county. Ter haps few people here renllxe the effect that such a public building has iiKn strangers coming to this territory for the purpose of muklng Investments. In Eastern states every county has Its neat courthouse and public buildings. In some counties, of course, like Ma coupin county. III., they have carried the inntter to extremes. It is not ne ceswiry to be extravagant In the mat ter, aa a neat, trim, public building, with modern conveniences, can be erect ed at comparatively small cost. And If this cost can be realised out of delin quent taxes, Clatsop county will be very foolish not to take advantage of the opportunity. Thinking people who come here now from the East are sim ply disgusted, and say that they huve no use for a community that cannot show anything better than a barn for a publlo building. Our credit must be carefully guarded, but It Is my opinion that upon the lines suggested a court house which will be an ornament to the city and a credit to the county, can easily be constructed within our means. Ixxik at Jersey county, Illinois. She went throuh the same experience that Clatsop county Is now undergoing. For years the county commissioners were content with a barn for a public build ing. The neighboring counties on all sides built neat and commodious coun ty courthouses, and their business pros pered, while property In Jersey depre ciated. At last Jersey countv awokA in the situation, issued bonds, built a com modious courthouse, and from that time her property Increased In value, and general business In the county became blew open the safe with dynamite, and carried away an amount of ca.sh es timated at from li.000 to S20.000. BUY AN AC1AIN. New York. December 30. The Pro gressive Democratic Club tonight de elded to work for the nomination of Win. J. Bryan for president In 1900 and Issued an Invitation to all Democratic organisations In the North to attend a convention to be held In January. FROM MISSOURI. Lendvllle, December 30. Two car loads of Missouri miners arrived today to take the place of the strikers In the mines. The new comers were escorted to the mines by a strong military guard. Beyond hostile remarks there was no demonstration. VALUABLE CAUGO. Portland, December 30. The steam ship Aswanly sailed from this port to day for Australia carylng a cargo of 46,668 barrels of flour and 10,364 bushels iieapolis, C hicago and New York, served whole on the Astoria plan, with all the accompanying delicacies. The Colum bia river packers will see to It that the choicest brands only of the canned goods are sent along with the boys. and that the very fattest and finest specimens of the fresh fish are put in the blocks of ice. They will also see that the boys have with them enough siendlng money to properly serve and distribute the canned and fresh fish when they reach the Eastern cities. Furthermore it Is believed and asserted on good authority that the fishermen will Join In this little exhibit to be made by Astorians, and will see to It that the Elks take with them memen toes and substantial aid In the enter prise commensurate with the Import ance of the rank and tile of the men engaged In the business. This union of of interests cannot fall to accomplish wonderful results and such results as could not be purchased for money in full-page advertisements. California's secret societies and busi ness organizations have for years past visited at stated Intervals their Eastern brethren and they have always taken with them a carload or two of the best -will do an la fhe morning 1 BereraJ car loads of arms ajidj BornJnltion are la the city awaiting Jhlprn.nt Another anomalous ftct is that r either boat shall clear for Cuba, thej Spanish con sul or vice-consul will Lave to sign the clearance papr, this b-Mna; required when a vereJ 'Van for a fortgn port. In this Instancy it would be a case of a fpanlsh officer afflxinsj bis signature to a document per. nltttcg a .vessel to carry war maurrial to '?, ople lighting axainst his own government. Consul Soils waa aeked If. he wuld refuse to sign the clearance papers at the Daunt less. He said -that be Iwould not re- . fuse, as It wiaa a duty ko tgn the pa pers, t ' The cargo on krt boat will be shipp ed to Salvador, t'Siirit.'jprMeldent of i the Cuban reuiL Jc. The nauntleaa aessiot, ( hour, today, and when lt Url.coiiaS t,: NV!... .nrf .h. adiourned agreed, upon a bill to be , g,mDVKlor. t Hl'm : -L - , prentrl to thu ' JU-piiMicaa citi-ua i ; . .. . . ; ,-- y h' h.'M irtun ihL a-.i;,lH.,, -0 . 4i!4 TVC tfrncrn funnrtf fl..rT.i-fc. ' fjBT eongres ncxt"TK Sduy, ' ' ,. i , ' s' : - '' L , The bill is brief and merely confers: Hartford,-1-Conn.; retnber 30. la upon the president the right to appoint delegates "to any conference which may be called which has for its object the re-estahlUhment of bimetallism." Senator Wolcott gave the committee then- annual r?port trie bank commis sioners of thls4tat "Some savings b..ps hare been In vesting In a certain c-isa of securities called street Improvement bonds. Issued a full account of the conference within t"1" located? fVlnclpally in the McKinlcy. reassuring thera of McKIn- Western states. wnent for which lev's earnest desire to do all In his ' aecuritiea Is predlc;itl upon the colleo now er to carry into execution the prom ise of the St. Louis convention to secure International bimetallism If possible. It was announced after the conference today that the committee would press for an early consideration of Its bill, with the hope of securing all the legis lation needed at this session, so that McKinley could take w hatever steps he might deem proper to carry It into ef fect Immediately upon entering upon his duties as president. It waa Inti mated that he was anxious to have a conference next spring and have It un der way by the time the tariff should be up for consideration. It was also stated by members of the committee that they were very hopeful of securing the conference and also that they were bv no means hopeless as to the results of such a conference when once secured. lion of assessments fvotn abutting prop erties on certain streets." The commlssioiur fter taking coun sel In the matter,1 have decided that these bonds are no1., advisable Invest ments and have naified the banks to make no further purchases until the state legislature caj'Vass on the ques tion. ' ...i. imi,iw. i ins is uie nranus or wines, their best grades of most valuable cargo of Hour ever shlpp- oranges, raisins, walnuts, almond... rlt. wi irom tne .onnwest. rons. nllvea. and havA . BERLIN TAKES ACTION. '""l" V1"6' " the " trary. California fruits are supplanting Berlin. December 30.-The Produce i h"me Pucts In the Eastern markets. Exchamre has followed the examine nf I California burgundies and brandies are jthe Stettin Corn Exchange in deciding ! ,aklnK the plRoe of Frenh and German goous in ie- iorK. Tne principal In dustrles of the state are being built up at a comparatively small cost for ad vertisement, flanked by the co-operation of the home newspapers, secured at reasonabl rates, which are tut a small percentage on the profits of the busi ness done through the combined meth- to suspend business as u protest ngalnst the new law devised to prevent speculation In futures. COMMISSION FIRM FAILS. -.Nevada, Ml., December 30. The Jos. Jesse Commission Co. closed its ex change here today because of the fail- h'"- We" 11 ls tnat Astoria has awak- ure of a commission linn In Chicago ened to the situation and Is no longer yesterday. The liabilities are not content to see British Columbia and known. i Alaska take the bread out of her mouth. Everything can be accomplish ed by unanimity of action on the part of capital and labor, and the general public. CORN EXCHANGE STOPS. Stettin, December 30. The Corn Ex change has decided to suspend business aa a protest against the new law pro hibiting speculation in futures. Shoes with a detachable heel for use in muddy weather are In use. TO DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP. Plattsbury, (N. Y., December 30.-A receiver has been appointed for Wlth- erbee, Sherman & Co.. owners of the extensive Iron ore mines and furnaces at Port Henry.. Their property Is val ued at over 12.000.000. The firm has no Indebtedness and the receivership la for THE, REX BROWN. Kalamaxoo, Mich. December SO. The Rev. C. O. Brown, late of San Francis co, was accorded w very warm recep tion here at his b t liome at the First Congregational Cliirch Sunday, where he preached mornig ana evening. The house was crowd J and the greeting he received U tb- cliwe of the service was somethiris; o aft ovation. . )t ; Tl HACE. Washington, "ecember 30. At the close of today's 'icycle racing ithe score stood aa follow "Waller, 437.8; Maddoz, 437.; Ashing, 43S.10; Lawsoar Hunter, 434; Fote . 432. DRY GOQ FIRM FAILS. New York, I M ember 30. Charles G. Rose, a dry rods commission mer- the purpose of selling the property and chant. asBlm? today. About $50,000 la terminating the partnership. I involved. ' I The absolutely pure BAKING POWDER ROYAL the mosf celebrated of all the baking' powders id the world cel ebrated for its great,.; leavening strength and jj purity. It makes youx i&rVSX cakes, biscuit, bread,5 etc., healthful, it assures you against alum ami all r forms of adulterWtipa that go with the .cheap, brands. '." I 1 LB l'.JL"a"i t