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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1897)
ASTASIA H)3I.IC U5EARI" iSSDCIAIIca, ' ft rt'i'T SAVE TIME The Daily Astorton PMSirr ...Family Circulation .. ExneiiMtt fOW? BIIU Will I J An "Ad " Much aoaa than thmi ttmis a LAX)! Al THAT Of ANY OTHM fA III AtTOBM. In Th Atoiak'I "WMlCvluaa. EXCLUSIVE TELEGKAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY , 1897. NO. 4 Clearance Sale- Boots and Shoes Boya' Iau HIio, nil solid alte. 9 to , II. M Hal Price, .95 Ymilh'n lw Khm-N, all solid !'. U to I II 25 Sale Price, .US Hoys' 1au Kline, drain solid !". I to I, II ti Hal Price, ti ls Youtlt'a XArr Hhoea, drain nolld al-, II to I. II. M Hale Price, I. oft Mmi'i I .are ami fongrwi Putin (HI, all solid, 12 00 Halo Price 12' Men Hhoea, broken alar. $2 50, 13 00. $350 ami 14 00 shoe 1,00 l,oli of Olhr Unrinlnn. Com Rnrly Columbia Shoe Company 325 Commercial St.. Astoria. Or. A Full Line i of- Offio. and njfioe? Calendar Pads Blar?k ?!,"g Supplies Tide GRIFFIN & REED City Book Store The Low Price Store IS CLOSING OUT IT S BUSINESS. All Dress Goods, Shoes, Underwear, Cloaks, Corsets, sold 30 per . cent, off regular prices. If you buy one dollar's worth of goods all you pay for It Is 70 cts. t !" I COHOIN ., lloncl Ht. - - - Asatorlo, Or. WHY Do We Have Because our Goods are Properly Represented. Wo Di'iil Courteously with Our Customers, We Consider Their Wants, And Give the Most Value for the Lowewt Price. FOARD & STOKES CO. f larkson & Acnin ... i . ..j - . LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Roof f"lrvtlng and Rapalrinii LHky Hoof., J. A FAST ABEND, QENERAL CONTRACTOR. HOUSE, BRIDGE AND fflrMHF BUILDER HOUMK MOVER. Ho Movla Tool tr UmI. ASTORIA OREGON Emil Schacht ARCHITECT GEO. NIC0LL, Assistant. OFFIOH: rfapp's flew Brewery B.F.AIiUEH&SON Will PPr. ArtltU' Mtlrll. Palnti, Oil., Glut. ate. Jipnm Mattings, Rug. mi Bmboo Good. 365 Commercial Street. J. B. WYATT, Phon No. 61 Aatorla, Oragea Hard wore, Ship Chandlery, GrocerleB, . '.,, , . Provisions, PAINTS and OILS. paclal AtteatlM Pal to tapplylag Ship. , A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL Books Tables 'or 1897 The LARGEST BUSINESS? Boom Company 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oregon lkave ordtoi at a3 1'iimmik. dial nthket; Guaranteed N. JENSEN and R. 0. HANSEN SEASIDE SAWMILL. A complete stock of lumber on hand In the muich or dressed. Flooring, rus tic, celling and all kinds of finish; mold ing and shingles. Terms reasonable and prices at bedrock. All order promptly attended to. Office and yard at mill. H F. L. LOGAN. Seaside, Oregon. Proprietor. UNION MEAT CO. SHIELD BRAND HflS, BACON, LARD CONDENSED MEATS OUAR ANTEED THE BEST ...IS THE WAI1HCT... Cor. 4th and Gllsan Sts PORTLAND OREGON The Palace Cafe Is the Place for a Good Meal... Eastern Oysters In the shell or eta Served to Order or Sold at Retail W.W. WHIPPLE THE PALACE HERBERT CREATES ASENSATJOS His Report on the Cost of Armor for t'nltcd States War Ships. COLLISION MADE IN I'KICKS Maiiufaiturrr of I'latu Combine on HlKh I'rtci-a AKalniit the Intirwta of the fvople. Vi.hlnirtin. January S. Hrcretary HortM-rt tHlay tranmlttd to coniiva hi n-ply to the prnvlirVm In the last naval appn.prlatlon bill directing him to rxamlnr Into the actual coat of ar mor plate and report to conitreaa befor January 1. 17. and to maka no con tract for irmnf plate for veaaela au thotite.1 by that aot until after the report waa made to conareaa. Thl provlelim of th bill rew out of a heated debate In the houae and aen ate In which the contention waa that the auvemment waa paylnf too much for armor plate. The report la very Important and In many reepecta la a rnaatlonal document The preaent coat of armor In IMI per ton. Herbert' ronrluolon la that the coat of material and labor to I1M.70. and allow1n for th coat of maintenance of the plant and the nickel now fumlihed by the government, and per cent profit to the rompanle. the net coat to the venmert would be, In round number, $400 per ton. The Camerte and Itethlehem Comanlea have both eipreaaed a desire to ell out their planta to. the rvemment Mr. Her tiert call attention to the fact that the company made no atatement until he hal returned from Europe where he had procured eellmatee of the coat of plat. "An tnepection r pncea paaa Dy mei1:ih newer fund . . Amerlran comuilea," he aaya, "will Indicate that they agreed with eaoh other aa to prtcea. They divided the contract of thla government between thenuM-lve. each bidding lower on one half of the armor required by the gov ernment." He apeaka of the armor furnlahed by the conipanlee to lunula. ( L'4t per ton. and latterly at about 1-50 per ton. and cnncludea. from romparlaon of prlrea. that there la at leaet "a friendly un derxtandlnic, or agreement, among the largeet armor manufacturer of the world to maintain price." The government la now paying f.'3 Pt-r tun for armor, and with the nickel added. $51 At the price auggeated by HertM-rt, $:)0.000 would be aaved on eau-h battleahlp. I'nle the preaent law I changed the arcretary could not ob- tain the armor for the battleahlpa al - ready under contract If the companlea refuae to bid within the limit congreaa I City Attorney might nx. To eliminate thla difficulty Salary 1896 1,030 00 Herliert recommend that upon fixing ' Superintendent of Street the price for armor congrea also au-jSaJary 1896 960 00 thorixe the aecretory to erect, or buy, j Janitor or !' an armor plant, or gunplant, ! PaJory 1S9 240 00 If neceeary. If thla la done, better re- I Public Library aulta, he believe, could lie obtained. I Allowance 1S96 480 00 Police Department FlOl'IlES IN DETAIL. alarttw reg.. 1S96...$ 5.635 50 Special 171 00 How the Tnx Payer' Money Waa Spent j VJ"1" " prop.. .. 25 00-4 6 831 50 by the City Authorities Last Year. I Fl,v nepartment Allow. Co.No.l,lS!i6..$ 1.S00 00 The following dotall.xl flgurea of the A"'"v- Co.No.!.lS96.. 2,190 00 receipt and expenditure by the elty government, and the condition of the bondnl and floating Indebtedness of the city w hich were Included In the annual report of City Auditor Nelaon. read at the meeting of the council Monday af - ternoon, will be found of Interest: lit. lU.ti un kanil lan 1 fVO lliltu ri iwnvni uunng tne year tor LJuuor llcenaea $18,000 00 Toain llcenaea 1,630 00 Pool table license... 160 00 10 00 265 00 175 00 90 00 50 00 150 00 215 00 UllllarJ table license Theater license Pawnbroker license. Hotel runners' li cense IJvery stable license Wharfinger' license Dog license Laundry license 350 00 Shooting gallery li cense 20 00 75 00 50 00 10 00 120 00 $21,370 00 Clrcua license Merry-go-round . reddler Street car license. City taxes for Year 1895 $ 9,005 23 Year 1893-4 964 85 Year 1886-7-9 4 99 Year 1892 2,118 62- $12,093 59 For Ones and forfeitures- Police court 1816 $ 8,;si 00 Tload tax From Clatsop county $ S.201 29 From delinquent sewer as sessment, 1896 From C. W. Loughery $ For sale old hook and ladder truck From Bremner & Holmes.. $ For Interest and exist Street and ewer assessments For K. Osburn Ilalunce due From Clatsop Mill Co. R&lance due 18". , From street and sewer as sessmenta for 116 45 20 00 179 22 17 90 1 73 37th atreet fund $ 7160 Duane street fund (Adair') 19 87 14th Htreet newer fund 2 "5 Itond at reel fund.... 1,022 70 fid ntn-rt fund J K Drainage fund 3M DO IrvInK ave, fund.... 7M 31 Dunne atreet fund (Mcnure' M Hth atrevt fund IYA M 4!ith street fund 43 lHth at reel fund MS 05 Ele.hane t. fund.. 12tS 72 10th atreet fund 742 ft Franklin ave. fund.. M 47 Grand ave. fund W 24 Lafayette atreH aew- er fund ., 102 00 lHth atreet aewer j fund ( 43 It Wall atreet fund.... 27 St-114.487 64 Total 170,4(1 U fIBl,HBKMENTfl. Warrant paid durlnf the year on Oeneral fund f t.Mt M Bond Int. fund 1,100 00 Cemetery fund 264 00 Police fund 4.S W ftoad fund IS 25 Htreet fund 1,512 S3 ftoad and croailne fund 1512 1J 15th atreet fund ' 32 00 37th atreet fund 121 00 Duane atreet fund (Adalri) 13 24 Alley-way fund i I 00 Itond atreet fund... 1.083 74 ,uh ,try fund t nt v ' Drailwfw fund m M !rvng ftve fun(j 7jg j j Duan, fu'n(j (McClure'i) 2.MS 14 4Sfh lr, fund w ti W-J amt fun(J 120 00 imin atreot runa m i 10th atreet fund.. 59 21 421 (4 70 05 1.163 06 tool w 4.317 13 2?l 90 35 0 261 38 669 00 SQ0 0O-)52.832 6 Kxchanre at. fund.. Frank Inn ave. fund. Chenamua at. fund.. 5th atreet fund. (Jenevleve aL fund 14th at. aewer fund.. , Weat Nth atreet Lafayette at. fund.. ' ; Weat Hth at fund... Street bonda paid .ISth atreet fund.... 'loth atre. fund Exchange at. fund... (Irand ave. fund Franklin ave. fund. . 540 00 ' -' 1.792 67 291 4 54 15- 3.877 22 7.676 94 69 31 6.992 17 .Paid Interest on warranta.. .. Paid Inter.-xt on atreet bonda , lialanre cah on hand $70,148 60 Segregation of account of warrant j (,rawn f"r 'ear ! Auditor and aaalatanta I Auditor' aalary '96..$ 1,500 00 Aaet.1 aalary, 1896.. 73 83$ 2,2 83 1 cly Ttvaaurer Salary 1896 600 00 Allow. Co.No.3,lS96.. 1.800 00 Hook and Ladder. 1S96... 1,200 00 631 57 1.100 00 1.950 00 515 29 uppllea and expense alHI ayatein lTwo ho wagxma... iNew hoee ' ' Salary chief engl- neer 300 00 Allow, board of dele gates 60 00 $11,446 86 Pound Rent and killing dogs, 11 months 129 05 Street lights For U months $ 5.7S5 25 Street crossing and roads Labor per payrolls.. 1.6S4 43 Lumber, nails etc.., Surveyor and assess so.- Advertising 600 91 191 00 21 05 Contractors, for new crossings 4,235 4' Dead horse killed while in use Cemetery Salary, sexton, and sundries Surveys 80 00 6,812 86 439 29 807 20 Maps and plans 358 SS 1.665 37 Public property Lights and repairs, city hall .. 137 02 Repairs, roofs engine houses 206 50 Improvement to city cemetery 70 00 413 62 Surveyor and assistants Payroll, 11 months... 2,248 75 Stationery S3 50 2,282 25 Printing and miscellaneous Printing charters ... 560 25 Sundry printing and miscellaneous 281 73 841 98 Stationery, blanks and books For 11 months 141 62 Police court and Jail Board prisoners, fuel etc.. 11 months .... 417 23 (Continued on Fourth Page.) DEATH PENALTY ISABOLISHED In Many federal Cases by the United States Senate Yesterday. WITHOUT CAPITAL PENALTY Hard Labor for Life la Made the Max imum Punlahment In Many Here tofore Capital Case. Washington. Jaunary The senate today .aimed the house bill abolishing the death penalty In a large number of case. The measure la In line with the recent at ate law abolishing capital punishment and applies the same prin ciple to federal offense, although the change I not extended to the total abolition of the death penalty. The present law, which nave come down from colonial times, have a san guinary aspect and preacrll death for offenses ot various characters. The bill paused today reduce the offense to five, vis.: Treason, rape, murder, and two offense applicable to the army and navy. In all other offenaea hard labor for life la substituted as the max imum punishment, and even In cases of murder and raix hard tabor may be substituted If the Jury stte In Its verdict "without capital punlabmeot." A the bill haa passed the housa after the long crusade by Representative Curtla, of New York, and Is amended lightly by the senate, it la likely to go to the president, when minor dis agreement are arranged In conference. McKINLEY ON CUBA. Haa a Conference in Cleveland with a Member of the Junta. Cleveland. January 6. It developed today that Senor Plerra. of the Cuban Junta, had a conference with President elect McKlnley at the horn of M. A. Hanna Sunday, at which the entire Cuban situation wa thoroughly dis cussed. Major McKlnley did not Indicate what use he would make of the Information, nor what stand he would take when his time should come. It la understood however, that he will treat the Cuban difficulties at some length in hi mes sage to the extra session of congreaa Major McKlnley, when seen today concerning the matter, said: "Yes. Senor Plerra called upon me here and we had a very pleasant chat. He explained at some length the claim of the friend of the insurgents In re gard to the war there. No, there I nothing further I can say regarding the call." NEW STOCK EXCHANGE. New York, January 6. The Mining Stock Exchange, situated at No. 40 New street, waa formally opened for busi ness today. After the opening address by President W. C. Dornln, and others, the call was made and trading began. About twenty-seven stocks were called. The membership la about 100 and many of the member are connected with the Now York Exchange. ' Applications have been made from abroad to have the Kaffir South Africa mines listed In the near future. None of the stocks that will be traded In are dealt In on the New York Stock Exchange. POPS. IN COLORADO. Denver, Co)., January 5. The Popu lists tonight claim to have captured the orgonlxatton of both house of the leg islature by agreements with the nation al silver and McKlnley Republican members. In the house the agreement was signed by twenty-five Populists, nine national silver and three McKln ley Republicans and In the senate a similar agreement waa reached. Edwin W. Hurlbut, of Cripple Creek, is to be chairman of the house. He la a sllver- tte. The Populists have all of the most Important committees. HIGH PRICED LAND. New York, January 5. George Crock er, the California millionaire, has pur chased property Nos. 70, 72 and 74, Broadway, and 9, 11 and 13, New street, from Peter, Marie and William Alexan der Smith for $1,600,000. He proposes to erect a modern flre-proof office building In place of the four and five story brown stone buildings on the plot. The price per square foot is $22S.57, which has only twice been exceeded In sales In this city. PORTLAND GETS IT. Washington, January 6. The secre tary of the treasury today awarded the contract for building a vessel for the lighthouse service to Wolff & Zwlcker, Portland. Oregon, at $73,000, the vessel to be finished within ten months. The vessel will be Btatloned at San Fran cisco. PUGILISTS ON THE STAGE. San Francisco, January 5. Thomas Sharkey and Jack McAullffe have de cided to emulate Uie example of other distinguished pugilists and will endeav or to accumulate dollars by exhibiting themselves as star on the stage. Dan Lynch has ordered a tank drama that will provide a part for each of the fighter. Between acta the two will give a boxing exhibition. The tour will Include the coast from San Diego to Seattle, DUBOIS BEATEN. Boise, Idaho, January (.There have been no developments yet In the sena torial situation. Dubois is thought to stand a good chance, but the matter Is In control of the Democrats and Popu list. The Democrats promised to five the Populists th senatorshlp, and Du bois must get seven votes from the combination to elect him. The Popu lists say today that the Democrats win stand by their agreement, but It I be lieved they may seek to elect one of their own party through (he creation of a deadlock. THE MARKETS. Portland, January I. Wheat Walla Walla, 84fl85; Valley, 86$T Liverpool, January t. Wheat spot, firm; demand, moderate; No. 2 red spring, nominal; No. I California, 7 ZWA Future, January, (a l$Hd; May, T ltd. Hops At London. Pacific Coast, Q 5a. Ban Francisco, January 5. Hop 80 10 for fair to choice, and 11c for fancy. STRUGGLE OVER THE COFFIN. Montreal, January 6- The funeral service over the lata Catholic Arch bishop Fabre was the most gorgeous that has been seen here in year. When the body was taken out of Its tempora ry coffin to be placed ht the permanent one. .a straggle ensued betwees 4be priests surrounding the coffin to obtain possession of pieces of the lining as relics. Hardly any of it waa left PERKINS THE MAN. Sacramento, January 5 Geo. C. Per kins was declared the nominee of the Joint Republican caucus tonight. Twenty-three senators and thirty-six assem blymen went Into the caucus and Per kins received fifty-nine vote and the proxy of Sim,' making a vote of ifictT Perkins needs but one vote to elect and that is said to be sure. CARRIER PIGEON 8HOT. Petalums, Cat, January Yester day some boys, while hunting, shot a pigeon on a tree and the bird dropped with a broken wing. A message found tied to the bird's wing proved that it came from Walla. Walla, Wash., four days ago. The note was addressed to Messrs. Carlisle A Son, San Francisco. PENROSE GETS THERE. Harrlsburg, Pa., January 5. The Re publican Joint caucus tonight nomi nated A. Boise Penrose for United State senator, to succeed Cameron, on the first ballot. The vote was: Pen rose, 133; Wanamaker, 75; Cameron, 1; Congressman J. B. Johnson 1; Judge Charles E. Rice 1; absent or not vot ing, 4. WATER COMMISSION. The regular meeting of the water commission was held at the office of the company lost evening, there being a full attendance. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap proved. The annual reports of the clerk and superintendent were also read, ap proved, and duly filed. The application of A. V. Allen to be allowed to use water for the purpose of grading down his lot opposite the Tighe Hotel, after some discussion, was granted. On mo tion. It was provided, however, that hereafter all applications for the use of city water for grading purposes should be charged for at reasonable rates; the determination of the board being ad verse to granting the further free use of water under any circumstances for grading purpose. The usual payroll. In the sum of $584.77, was allowed, as were also sundry other bills In the sum of $640. This 'latter account included the sum of $325, attorney' fees paid for defending the recent suit Instituted against the commission by the assignee of Parelll, one of the Bub-contractors employed on the new water 'works con struction. This Is the suit which was originally brought In the United States court at Portland, and there abated on a plea to the Jurisdiction. It is under stood that the assignee contemplates the re-lnstltutlon of this suit tn the cir cuit court of Clatsop county, and the attorney's fees allowed by the board were Intended as a general retaining fee for the defense of the whole cose. After the transaction of some other minor matters of business the commis sion then adjourned. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. F 1 M 1 Qr. V tf f 11 S ABSOMJTE1Y PURE NO TRACE OF . 2 TMRVIYORS The "Three friends'.' Cannot Plod Any of the Wrecked filibusters. . SECRETARY WIRE ON FLORIDA Say the Government Cannot Make) Much Headway When th Peopl Sympathise with Cuba. Jacksonville, Fit,' January t The steamer Tore Friends returned today from a fruitless search for th surviv ors of the wrecked filibuster Otamsoo dore. It was thought that th sevea who left on a raft might still be float ing, but diligent search reveals no evi dence of them. The cruiser Newark accompanied the Three Friend and kept Its searchlight almost constantly on th little steamer, ror fear that it might escape. So aooxt as the Three Friends returned to port this momlnf tt waa libeled for the third time within a year, charged wtth hav ing been engaged in a filibustering ex pedition. Washington, January I. tScott Wlke, assistant secretary of the treasury d partment haa returned to the dty af ter a ten days' absence In Florida, and today resumed his duties. Wlke says that, outside of a number of leading cigar manufacturwv ra Tarn pa, the sentiment throughout Florida among North American and native Cu ban is almost entirely wkh the insur gents, and that on this account the gov ernment officials find it extremely dim cult to make much headway in their efforts to suppress the filibustering ex peditions. The inhabitants, he said, sot only misled the officials, but la many oases give Important aid to the filibus ters. PENNOTER AGAIN. - Portland. Or January t Mayor jPennoyer wa today banded a dispatch from Indianapolis - addressed to "The I Mayor of East Portland." It was) from H. H. Hanna, chairman of the commit tee to arrange for the monetary con vention to be held In Indianapolis this month, urging the mayor of East Port land to appoint delegates to the con vention. The dlspach was as follows: "Don't fail to send delegate to the monetary convention. Utmost import ance. Other dries responding. An swer. As Mayor Pennoyer is mayor of East Portland, under the consolidation, he answered the dispatch tn bis unique way, as follows: "Nobody able to attend the conven tion but bankers, and they are unsafe counsellors. Congress is the proper monetary convention." MONETARY CONFERENCE. Indianapolis, January 5. The success of the national monetary conference, which begins In this city January 12, j Is assured and It 1 now believed that j between 450 and 500 delegates will as i semble in Tomlinson Hall on that date. WHY SHE DIDN'T LAUGH. From Answers. Little Ethel, who had been sent on an errand, returned rather hurriedly, and called out to her mother: "Oh, mamma, what do you think? A little girl was crying In the street just now, because she had lost some money her mother had given her. Some people laughed, but not me." "And why did not you laugh, dear?" asked her mother. "Because, mamma," said the child, with trembling lip "because the Hftle girl was me." ENEMIES NOW. Hortense "Ah, well, after all old l friends are the best." Beatrice "Yes, I suppose people come to think that way when they reach the point In life where they oan't go With the young folks any more." The lines of battle were then formed. Cleveland Leader. STALE LAMP OIL. From Hardware. When lamps have not been used for a week or more, the oil should be pour ed out, or the stale oil will cause an un pleasant smell when nevt It Is lighted. The nightingale always begins her song softly, like a well trained orator, and gradually swells to a climax. I WSkJuuJ