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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1897)
Save time The Daily Astortan Has Rnoot Ao PwrT KiPoniM Haw? nd worry ""JFJl. An "Ad". In Tnr AiTcmiA 'Wn Colunt," ...Family Circulating... MurM Mora than tmi nan tt LAHit At THAT Or ANY OTHH AP III ATOIA. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLVI. ASTORIA, OKKUON, KIN DA V MORNING, JANUARY IJi, 1897. NO. 1 A 111 11 . .a .a ,v AXi Kiif iiTin firm i $1.00 Ladies' Kid ricm Tip. I ml cm Laird. Schobcr &Co.'s Ladles' Fine Shoes tVAO and o Skin. HI !). I VI. Columbia Shoe Company 523 Commercial A Full Line of- &nd Diaries Calendar Pads BIar?k Books ?SMg Supplies Tide Tables to. 1897 GRIFFIN City Book Store The Low Price Store IS CLOSING OUT IT S BUSINESS. All Dress Good, Shoes, l'ndcrcar, Cloaks, Corsets, sold 30 per cent, off rcqular prices. If yoa buy one dollar's worth of goods all you pay for It Is 70 cts. I. COHEN, 401 Hond Ht, - AMtorln, Or. WHY Do We Have ft'e Deal Courteously with Our OustomoM, We Consider Their Wanta, And Give the Most Value for Uie Lowest Price FOARD & STOKES CO. Clarkson & f(nln LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Roof Palntlnsj nd H.palrlni kjr Rood. J. A FASTABEND, OENERAL CONTRACTOR, H0D5E, BRIDGE AND AW BUILDER MOU)C MOVER. Hons Mvlsg TmU tar Rest. ASTORIA oaaooN Emil SchacHt flRGJUTEGT GEO. NICOLL, Assistant. omci: ropp's New Brewery B.F.flliliE&SOfl Will Papar. Artlfta' Malarial. Palais, Oil. GUM, MC. JUMM Mantega. Rati ana Baafcoa Good. 365 Commercial Street. J. B. WYATT, Pbon No. 68 Aatorls, Orsg as Hardware, Ship Chandlery, Oroceriee, Provisions, PAINTS and OILS. paclal AtUntlM Pal to Sapptjrlni fats. Button Shoes "ant, Wort St., Astoria. Or. A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL & REED The LARGEST BUSINESS? Because our Goods are Properly Represented. Boom Company 2 16 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Ortfon I.KATK OHniCRU AT 69 COMMaK CIAL STKEET Guaranteed N. JENSEN and R. O. HANSEN SEASIDE SAWMILL. A complete atock of lumber on hand In the rough or Irmcd. Flooring, rus tle, celling and All kind of flnlah; mold Inn and ahlnglM. Terms reasonable and prices at bedrock. All ordera promptly attended to. Office and yard at mill. H F. L. LOGAN, Beaaide, Oregon. Proprietor. UNION MEAT CO. SHIELD BRAND HAJVIS, BACON, IiflflD CONDENSED MEATS GUARANTEED THE BEST - ix the market. Cor. 4th and Gllsan Sts. PORTLAND OREGON The Palace Cafe Is the Place for a Good Meal... Eastern Oysters ia the shell or cat . Served to Order or Sold at Retail W.W.WHIPPLE THE PALACE THE DELINQUENT TAXESARE COOD I'or a Xcw Court House, and Could Ik Collected In a I'cw Years. CANNOT CLATSOP UKT THERE Willi a OimhI hhowlng When Hhe Making Kvery Effort to Attract People ami (lapltal. I Can Clatsop build a court house nut of Ihr proierd of the delinquent tax Hat which will mci-l the requirement of her business for the ensuing year, and conform to Ihr dignity of her lol tlon. ia Ihr question which la now agi tating many business men throughout the county. When aakrd hi opinion regarding Hie multrr the Hon. HcnJ. Voting atalerl that he wo cettulnly In favor t a new 1 our I houm- If II could lie olilalnrd wllliout aililiiloiiul taxation. "I ap prove of the mitfiiiUm made by Hon. t". W, Fullon If M can he male to work practically. We don't count on our delinquent txe oa available prea ent reeource of (he counly, and If we could only tradeoff that dellmiucnt tax lint for a new rourtliouae or a part of a courth ue, I ahould conelder that It would ov a piece of nood bualnem wtlli y on the part of the county to make the trade. We cannot afford to levy an ex tra tax for a courthnue. but we ran afford to give up any pnwpertlve prfit In a ded tax Hot. I ahould think there would be plenty of (mntractora glad to make a apeculatlon of that kind. Their money would probably be aafe In the oourae of time, and they stand a chance to make extra profit. Thirty thousand dollar will now build a courthouee that a few year ao would have coat IVl.OOO. The Whatcom courthouiie. which coat ItO.MiO a few year ago could now be oonatructeri for 130.0(10." fount)- Judge Oray. In (peaking of the qucatlon, aald: "I am innitly In favor of building a courthouse, and If It I HilW to client the delluquenl txe and cowl, for which the property I now held by the county, without pay ing more In fee and coete than we get out of It the Inveetment would ccrtiilnly be good one. Thine lax- purchane on land sold from IMiH ut to and Im-ludlng ltt3. atlll unpaid, amount In IT.:' il. Ni'arly of (he amount ' a on lax purvlui.- inad In M2, w hen mortgnxe were taxed and a large amount of the whole Hut originate front that aoun-v. In estimating our re ource from tax pur.-hiuw the county clerk ha deducted fifty per cent for erroneous asM-ewnent of county school, ruail, schixd district and city taxes, which I think ta not far out of the way and can be reaJlied when real estate can be sold, but not at the present time. "The land of the delinquent taxpayer ha been aold, and the coat and pen alties added, whhh they are willing to pay If they c.n. "Do the taj-payer wish, at this time, t fores the sale of lands held by the county fir taxes, costs and pen alties, upon which the owner, when they redeem, must also pay Interest; or do they want the county to sell the property to land syndicates and give the county's warranty deed and let the buyer hold up the county and the delinquents too, by reason of errors In many cases? "I am willing to put up with our old courthouse for another year, and I think the county court Is also willing to co-operate with a committee of the Chamber of Commerce to collect our taxes just as fast as possible, having due regard for the Interests of the coun ty and the people." I It not possible that an arrange ment can be made which will be a com ronilse between the suggestions offer ed, and will give the delinquent tax payers all the protection to which they are entitled, work no additional hard ship uxn them, and at the same time secure a new courthouse which shall be adequate for the conduct of the county's business, a aafe depository for Its records, and an ornament to the city and county commensurate with the pretensions Its people are now making? PAINFUL ACCIDENT. Occurs to Foreman Charles A. Smith at the Tongue Point Railroad Quarry. Early yesterday afternoon a very painful and what nearly was a serious accident, occurred to Foreman Charles A. Smith at the Tongue Point quarry, where the stone for the rip-rapping of the railroad grade Is being taken out by Corey Brothers. For nearly a year Corey Prothers have been digging out stone for their use on the waterfront side of Tongue Point. Charles A. Smith, their fore man, is Oj very careful man and an ef ficient workman. In blasting out the rwk from the face of the cliff, natural ly a pile of loose, sharp stones has accumulated at the foot of the hill or bluff. On a ledge above this, yester day, Mr. Smith, with an assistant, was busily engaged in drilling a hole In the rock for another blast Suddenly and without any warning whatever, a huge bowlder from above was loosened and fell upon the two men, hurling them to the ground below. Men, boul der and looe rock for a few second, were bslly mixed, and when Mr. Hmlth was pulled out of the debris It was found thst he was badly cut on the fuce, hands, arm and legs. His -Ifttant escaped with only a alight bruise or two. When Mr. Hmhh wa brought to the nlty he wa covered with blood and hi friend at flrt feared for his life. Iir. Jay Tuttle waa called, and with Huperlntendent Wattl ient ev. eral hours In Ht. Mary' Hospital mak ing the Injured man more Comfortable. Fortunately no bone were broken, and at lt account Mr. Hmlth ua resting easy. Thla I the wort and most serious accident that has occurred since the railroad work wa started. No (pecla! cause could be assigned for the trouble any further than that the rock of the cliff bove the ledge where Hmlth was working had become loosened by the aotlon of water and repented blasting from below. Mr. Hmlth jut hppened to be there when the ps k gave way. ITS OHICINAL NAME. liold iH-mocrat Organize In Chicago for Further Action. Chicago, January t.A conference of gold IemocraU held at the Auditorium Hotel today declared for continued op position to the free sliver wing of the party and for a continuance of the party organisation. Heunlm with the Ilryanltes wa de clared out of the question, and a resolu tion, offered by John J. Irish, of Cali fornia, waa adopted, calling upon the Detmsrata throughout the country to perfect their suue and local organisa tions with the purpose of placing state and local tickets In the field for the next election. About sixty members were present, representing Illinois. Michigan. Iowa, Nebraska. Mkouri. Minnesota. Ken tucky, and California- Franklin Msc- Veagh, called the meeting to order and named General H. II. Buckner, of Ken tucky, a chairman, tleneral llurkm-r. in taking the chair, aald the meeting wa railed for the purpose of conferr ing with reference to the future course of the National Democratic party, which was the oul' IX-mufratlc party III existence. The question of a name for the party came up for consideration and John I Irish said he would not be surprise! If the irty, with Its next convention. asHumed the name of Democrat la-Ke- publlcan party the original name of the Ji-ffersonlan party. TUB NEW YOHK HANKS. New York. January . The Finan cier say: The statement Issued by the clearing house banks of New- York City, for the week ending January , is a more ef fective argument In favor of an Imme diate low money market than columns of theoretical discussion. The enormous Increase In deposits and In cash hold ing have been equalled only once, and that was for the week ending Novem ber 14, succeeding he election. Those gains. It is needless to say, were the result of the January dividend payments, the continued flow of money to this center, and the large Increase In savings deposits. As there is no outlet for this money, the usual winter gold exports having been postponed, the total cash gain appears much larg er than during any previous year. The expansion of deposits, unaccompanied by an increase In loans, as is usually the case, also shows clearly the source of accumulation and that the result of the week's operations has been to Increase by (10.704.500 the cash In the New York banks, bringing the total ex cess reserve up to i3,W1.4F, which Is larger than for two years past. , WASHINGTON'S LEGISLATURE. Olympla, January I. With a few ex ceptions the members of the legislature are now here ready for the session which convenes Monday at noon. To night the principal lobbies are filled, and Informal caucuses are being held to discuss the organisation. The sen atorial contest, however, Is the all ab sorbing question. Senator Squire ar rived on the late boat this evening to personally look after his campaign for re-eleotlon. Many other candidate are also here. WOLF WINS. Portland. January . The suit of H. Wolf & Co., against the Home Insur ance Co., to recover Insurance on the stock of clothing burned two months ago resulted In favor of the plaintiff. The Jury awarded Wolf & Co. $13,207, the full amount sued for. The insur ance company contested the payment of the claim on the ground that the fire was Incendiary. THE FUNDING BILL Washington, Januiu-y 9. The debate in the house of representatives on the Paclllc Railroad funding bill came to a close at 6 o'clock this afternoon and the final vote on the bill and the 111 amendments and substitutes will be tak.?n Monday noon on the assembling of the house. Meany Is the leading tailor, and pays the highest cash price for fur skins. JOHN II. J1ITCIIELL IS CERTAIN Says He Will Ik Elected ht the Ke puhlkans oo the first Ballot. SIMON PRESIDENT OF SENATE lull-renting New from Halem Contro versy Over the Hpeakershlp of the House. HM-:lal to the AaUirian. Halem, Or., January . Tonight's train from Portland brought a large number of legislators, and the lobby of the Willamette Hotel presents a lively scene tonight. Among those who ar rived was Benator Mitchell, who Imme diately upon hi arrival here opened up headquarter. He wa soon In close consultation with his lieutenants, giv ing Instructions for the coming battle. Kiddle, of Douglass, Bourne, of Mult nomah, Benson, of Josephine, Homers, of Linn, and Brown, of Morrow, all can didates for the speakership of the hou ie, also came In on the evening train. Bourne Immediately opened hi headquarters at the Eldridge Block. The principal topic of discussion Is the t'nlted States senatorshlp and the speakership. Il Is generally conceded that Simon. of Multnomah, will be president of the senate, and organisation of the senate is not among the speculations. Senator Mitchell stated to a representative of the Associated Press that he would be elecu-d on the first ballot by the Re publican vote. Those opposing him are equally confident that he will not re ceive the necessary number of votes. The principal candidates for the speakership are Riddle. Benson, and Bourne. Bourne it 1 thought I as sured of the support of the Populists and Democrats. Tonight Riddle seems to have greater strength than Benson. There Is no diminution of applicants for clerkships In comparison with for mer years. There Is no general talk of a caucus yet. although many mem- tiers express themselves as favorable jyoung friend for counsel as to the con-" affairs ts ths formation of a new ayB to one for both the senate and bouse or- jduct of hi life, with the view to sue- jdlcate, composing practically all of the gaulsation. The anti-Mitchell men, cess. My answer was purposely in the i leading banking houses here and the though, are not disposed to enter a ;eplgrammatic and alliterative style, and '. representative foreign banking inter caucus on the senatorial question. ! partly lu verse, as beet calculated to jests, to take measures for the proteo- THK SHORES ASSIGN. Milwaukee, Wis., January 8. R. A. Shores and R. A. Shores Jr. made a personal assignment today to ex-Gov-ernr I'pham, who gave bond for 1200. 000. They are stockholders In the Shores Mining Company, the Shores Lumber Company, and the Shores Building As sociation. Applicatlor has also been made for a receiver for the Shores Lumber Company FOR YOUNG MEN. Eastern Man Who Visited Oregon Tells of the Way to Succeed. A promient business man of the East who recently visited the West, when asked about the young man's chances How to make his fortune, replied In the following characteristic and Interest- ng manner: To answer Intelligently questions such as are presented to me concerning the present requirements and chances for young men to attain success, counter questions are in order. So vast Is the diversity of opinion as to what constitutes success in life that both time and space are wanting to consider the subject In Its varying as pects. An entire column or page might be devoted to the consideration of a single phase of the question Involved. without at all satisfying the special curiosity of the Inquirer, as viewed l from his peculiar standpoint. Then, too, very much depends upon the character of the man himself In determining whether city or country life is best calculated to promote his advancement In the race, and whether, with his mental and physical charac teristics, he Is more likely In the one than In the other to reach the desired goal. My belief is that in this nation at large there are as many opportunities or "openings" as there ever were for the development of a young man's ca pacities and for his attaining success In life. Viewed In the narrower scope of merely acquiring money or property with which to secure a competency for himself and family, there may be greater competition than formerly In the chief cities: but In the newer states of the great West, and In the reviving industries of the awakening South, the opportunities extended to industry and to business enterprise and ability are limitless. The boundless natural resources of the Northern Pacific states, as also those of the Gulf states, offer a most inviting field to young men desirous of carving out their own fortunes. Wore I starting again In life, the question of climate would Interest me greatly and axei-clse a dominant Influ ence In determining my choice of a home. Fortunately those states which now hold out to young men the strong est Inducements for settlement offer also climatic advantage superior to tlusw of more eastern and northern regions. Who can gauge the future of thse : great Pacific mast states Washington' and Oregon, with their boundless re-' source or of that empire state of Texas? And What homes of genuine physical comfort are to be found in all the Oulf states from Florida west - wsrd! The destruction of the orange crop has reduced the price of lands, anrt t th am tlm nk.nMt St. ! same time awakened t- tentlon to a more diversified cultlva-! tlon of the soil. ' While, therefore, the rapid enhance- ment of real estate values In the great cities may render It more difficult now; than formerly for young men to acquire . there a foothold In realty, such limita tions do not prevent their striking out j Sacramento, CaJ., January 1 The fr newer and really more Inviting l residents of Oraxgeral, a new citrus . fields for the exercise of their ability, colony lu the southeastern part of this their Industry and energy. There ls0ounty, are determined not to allow no such favored land on this planet I coolie labor upon any of the farms or for the young and deserving as this '.orchards. blessed country of our. I Last summer a crowd of Chinese la in laying stress upon climate as an borers was driven out. C. O. Roof hired important factor In estimating success, six Japanese to work on him place.. I am impelled thereto by the conviction ' Night before Inst fifteen cltlsens with that success In life Is by no means con- j gunny sacks over their heads, called on fined to the mere acquisition of prop-, the Japs. A rope was put around each erty or wealth. Such acquisitions are. of their necks and their captors starte of course, not to be despised, and are ! for an oak tree. Roof came out and worthy of a large expenditure of In-' remonstrated when a rope was throws dustry and effort, especially with thejaroond his neck. Roofs wife became design of eht nriuborle xflflffxflfirrbgb ! hysterical and the little children were design of their nobler uses and ben- j so frightened that they let the husband eflcent sharing with our fellow men, and father go. The Japs were taken to and yet they constitute an aim and la big oak tree, their hands tied behind achievement altogether Inferior to some j them and then atrunsr up to a llmh. others such as contribute most to the true happlntys of man. It were needless here to dilate upon these stronger foundations and higher, nobler and more enduring sources of that genuine happiness which, just In the proportion of Its attainment, rank first both In the axioms of philosophy and In the results of experience as the mo,t potent factor In the estimate of man's success In life. Leaving to others responding and j w hose ow n success in acquiring worldly possessions qualifies them far better to reply from experience, and to furnish detailed business prescriptions to that end -a more precise answer, I may summarize my general views by quot - ing from a letter In which I endeavored to reply briefly to the request of a i take lodgment In the memory, and It ran somewhat as follows: Most of the requirements and quali fications for a young man's success In early life may be found with the letter P as the Initial; for instance: Purity, probity, prudence, pluck, politeness, punctuality, promptitude. Most of these qualities are akin, and all of them are worthy of sedulous cul tivation, as conducive to happiness and success. The first three are the three graces, or chief moral qualifications, and hence entitled to the highest con sideration, and to ceaseless vigilance. The others follow naturally as legiti mate offspring, even down to the last promptitude. For promptitude Involves our duty to our neighbor and our obli gations to him. The remark of subacute writer concerning a proverbially late at tendant at church, that It seemed "to be a part of his religion to disturb the religion of others." Is applicable In like manner to those who are deficient In promptitude in business affairs and ap pointments. To secure promptitude, and to avoid undue consumption of my time by thoughtless callers, I resorted to this warning expedient In verse, posted on the door of my private office: "To busy men whose hours are fleet, Your business state and don't repeat: Affairs are apt to come to grief Except when one Is prompt and brief." Prudence, while directly opposed to penurlousness (and that Is never pru dent), yet Inculcates care In the avoid- ance of wastefulness. I might express It In a couplet: "Despise not the penny, though petty it sounds, But prudently prise It. as parent of pounds." As to patience and Its kindred virtues, including persistence and pluck, they do not of necessity, embrace obstinacy, but they do encourage resolution, steadiness of purpose and Independence of thought and action. Any floating cork, and even a dead fish, will go with the stream: It takes a man of courage to go against It. Politeness, even if ranked among the minor qualifications, and not one of the cardinal virtues, ia yet of eminent service to any young man in the battle of life. It cannot in its higher sense be learned from books of etiquette, but it may be Improved by association with the refined, and above all by cultivation of the best promptings of one's own heart. "Politeness, if true, no book can impart; (Continued on Fourth Page.) Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report mm .ABSOLUTELY PURE iJIOB OUTRAGE IK CALIFORNIA ; ' ; Inoffensive Japanese Laborers Strang ' j0 Trte. ) . i " MOVEMENT AGAINST COOLIES r. I ' I The Men Left Dangling Till Life Waa Almost Extinct and Then Forced Out of ths County, , IThey allowed them t kick and struggle I until life was almost extinct and then lowered them. This they repeated ser-. eral times. When they were satisfied with what they had done they made the Japs pack up their traps and leave the colony, warning them that If they or any of their countrymen came ts the colony again they would bang them up and leave them .for the coroner ts cut down. ' THE UNION PACIFIC Foreign Bankers Will Buy It If Funding Bill I Not Passed. the 1 ' New York January f. The latest ds- i velopmetxa in regard to Union Paclfle tlon of the property In the event of the failure of the funding bllL and a decision on the part of the govern mem to sell the property under foreclosure, subject to the Hen of the first mortgage bonds. Protection of the Kansas Pa cific 4s also covered. The capital subscribed aggregates) $40,000,000, and the syndicate operations will, as in the case of the previous $11, 000,000 agreement, be controlled by Kuhn, Loeb Co., and the Mercantile Trust Co. The original members) of the $10,000,000 syndicate are given the option of raisins; their subscriptions pro rata. i If the funding bill should not be pa ed, and If an attempt should be made to foreclose, the syndicate stands ready to buy In the system and pay off the government Hen. FIGHT TRANSFERRED. From Sacramento to San Francisco for the United States Senate. San Francisco, January (.The fight for United States aenator to sucaeed Geo. C. Perkins has been transferred from Sacramento to this city. The. opposition to Senator Perkins has been busy today endeavoring' to select an available man upon whom to concentrate Its strength. Several names have been repeatedly mentioned in this connection, the most prominent being Irving M. Scott, and ex-United States Senator Chas. N. Felton. Neither of these gentlemen has ye! given dofl- ntte consent, but tt is considered certain that some dark 'home Will be found and nominated 'In the assembly neat Tuesday. Samuel M. Shortridge baa seen an Avowed candidate for some weeks, but is mot considered formida ble. James A. Waymire's name will not likely be presented unless there should be no choice on :the first or second ballot. NEW RAILROADS. Ottawa, January . The Winnipeg, Duluth and Hudson Bay Railway 1 ap plying In the official gaxette today for a charter for a railway from a point south -of the Lake of the Woods to Winnipeg and thence to deep water In Hudson Bay. The Manitoba and Pa cific Is also making application for power to build a road through the Crow's -Nest pass to the Paclfle In Brit ish territory. 11 AVvi i