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AHTQttlA, OKKOON, SI'XDAY MORS 1X0, JANUARY 17, 18!7.
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promptly attended to. Office and yard
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Served to Order or Sold at Retail
W. W. WHIPPLE
THE PALACE
f. A PASTABEND,
GENERAL CONTRACTOR,
HOUSE, BRIDGE HUD lUHARF BUILDER
HOUiK MOVKR.
Hon a. Moving Tools lor Seat.
ASTORIA OREGON
THE SEA WALL
CETS A LIFT
I'roiii a Well Known Shipmaster Who
Has Sailed the World Over.
get Tin: improvement iikst
Profits Will Take Care t th" !nl a
Well a the oM pol.te f
Hi City.
l aputln Ciirkhlll. of the Iirltlsh ship
iVnttti r Imlls, kn'iws something a.xut
rannls nl ernwalls.
Whlli. epiitillng ystrJay In the lty
th o.,tBin In conversation wKh an
Aatorittii n-pn-switatlve em flie suhjwt
of Interior ship nJs and "avails at
shlppliiit Mrts. said'
"As a ship canal fnii the sea
lmr, t.i thi Int.-rl'T or any cmntry, i
mi only nit,, th lulnmn of (he Man-
rhmti-r ship rannl. tilch. aftT tin c
p.nrliiur of nillllotis of iM.iitnls. and
Its B.u. rtiioMiK'nt 'rf otMtnlng f'r husl-ti-.
Is tHlny In an liu 'miilf(.- state
and prol.ft.lily n--r will tw iWr to ue-
1 iiiimilat- snlllni: vrwu-ls. Kr one
thltiK. a ship cannot go up the canal
wlthnit dlxmantllrut Kor another,
lhi nutnhr1rse tirldites Intorfere with
ciMiitnrci1 and aviun, constant dmlKlng
Is iHT i-sMiry to kTi the channel drp
-noiiKli for lurfi ships.
"I.Urrpool is th- eiporl of th world.
Hit MMtxnitp slunr seawall glvrs hiT
,r. ii-n over lany other hartmr.
The. seawall corf Millions of Mumls,
but Its value has been returned many
time over In the Increase In shipping
at that H.rt and ttve Increased value of
adjeavnt irmly.
"I have read with lneret the agi
tation here fur a seawall, and my only
wonder la that you never built one
years ago. If you haul there never
wimiIiI have hern an sj tempt made in
make a canal out of !h river between
Astoria and Portland. The experience
of I.leriHH will h reK-ated here If
you construct a seawull. Peep an vi-a
seis wnuld then not go to Portland for
iuadlna when lhay (tntl sotl.l dnrks
In a niaKntlltvnt hurhor only ten in Mrs
frinit sea which they can tie up lin
millalely i entry, dlsrharge' their
cargoes or IhiIsIhV and take on their
lorn! Your railroad mm n. aiing com
pletion will bring the wheat and flour
from the Interior to tide water and t
lire llct that when this condition of af
fairs Is brought about here. Astoria
will control a large nlmre of the ship
ping now done at flan Francisco and
on the Sotmd. Ship masters would con
slder It a blesslnir If they can find
their loading ten miles from s.a. at
little or now towage expense. You can
readily understand, also, that by the
redumlon In time six! towage iwx-eeaary
for a ship to loiul In Portland or on
the Sound or In Am Francisco, there
will be a correMnding reducitlon In
the rates of charter and marine In
surance. This will have two effect.
The farmer will g-t a better price for
his wheat and the ship owner a better
profit In his business. Added to this
Astoria has the great advantage now
offered by the opening of the Cawade
locks and the shipment to tide water
at the chenpest Kalblp rote (f the
wheat from the Interior Counties on
the fpper Columbhi by barge.
I should say that the city could not
poaslbly Inaugumte a movement more
conducive to Us future growth and ad
vancement, as well tu Its lmun-.ll.ite
prosperity thnn to build the seawall.
Never mind If you are a small town
now and have a present heavy debt.
can't you we that the tremendous hen-
ellts and Immense Improvements n
values of property by the building of
the seawall will not only take rare of
the additional dobt neeeiMary to b as
sumed, but win In a comparatively few
years pay off the debts you now have?
Nothing can be made without risking
something. T.m must have a seawall
sooner or Uter. Tou are a ahlpplng
town. Increase your shipping facilities
and the shipping business win in
crease Itself, carrying with tt prosperi
ty to all other llnea of buslneea. Put
up a good wall where you can place
ships and commerce will so advance
and Increase that the oldest cltlien will
not believe the evidence of his own
eyes."
THE GirtL8 AND THK PHINCE.
When the Prince of Wales was In
America In 1N60, he was a young man
of nlnotfen and unmarrttxl. Naturally
the American girls were dieply Inter
eateil In him. and a period of the most
romantic excitement ensued In all the
cities. Kvery subterfuge to dance with
the young prince was resorted to, and
members of his party were brllxd to
arrange a waits, with the Heir Appar
ent; the inoet unusual expedients wore
resorted to by the girls. Ills baggage
woa kissed a It was put aboard the
curs, and when he left the hotel women
would rush In and inrry away In bot
tles the water In which he had washed
his face. Church people forgot them
selves and stood on the cushion of
the pews in order to see the royal vU
Itor. On every hand It was a seaion
of excitement, and ball, dinners, fotc
and reooptlona ruled. One of the
prince's party was Rtephon Flske. the
Journal let, who wa delegated by the
idr Jamew Cordon Iteiuiett, of the
New YiTk Herald, to remain with the
prim while he wa In America Nat
urally Mr. Klske aaw all the ncidnta
if Mia Itoyal Highness' Prtir Taking
a liking Oi the AimTl'iin Jiirnallst,
Hie young prim e saw that he was pre.
ent upon all iscaalons. Now Mr. Flk
ha written out Ifw whole sPry and
It will form the January Installmimt of
the lulles' Home Journal's series of
'Creat 1'erixmal Kvents " lllustrsjtlnria
of aoine of the great scene have b n
male, and these will, b given with
the artlfle In the January Journal.
ni Ni:i:n of amittation
ilMOery of a Fiench burgeon Whl-h
Will Have Many Umhs.
Ir. Itcclus, a famous French surgeon,
ha dlsiiivrred a new and simple ni'ide
of ton line ut which revolutionize the
inotlMKls of treating Injure limbs, liy
Its use arm and leg mi Injured that
lieretufifte stipulation bus b-en fnund
nncessary nan be saved to their owner.
Whatever the extent of gravity of the
lesions, Pr. Iteclu never, under any
circumiMaiices, amputates an Injured
lltnb, but merHy in rap k In antlsetlr
ulMlamr by a verHable embalming
prnvM. leaving nature to separate the
dead from the living tissue.
This method uf treatment possesses
the double al vantage of being much
li-s fatal than surgical ierattona, and
of premT'lnir for the use of the pa
tient. If twit the entire limb, at any
rate a mui-h larger part than would
be. left after amputation. He advo
cates this very conservative treatment
on acunt of the excellent effect of
hot- water, w hich he use freely. Af
ter Lhe. skin haa been shaved and
cleaned from all fatty substances by
ether, etc. In the usual way, a Jet of
hot water. to tz degree centigrade
(140 to 144 deg. Fahrenheit), but not
higher, 1 made to irrigate all the In-
Jurvd surfiK, and to penetrate Into
all holWiw a ami under all (Tie detached
parts of the wound, without exception
This Is the only way of removing all
clot, and to wash away all foreign
bale. together wrth the mlcro-or-ganlam
they may vontaln.
The advantage of hit water M this
high temerature are three fild: First,
re wctvr mi thl temperature is anti-
'(l.lli- 1,4-HI ircouttv tnenlnir Ihu nn.
tem y of antise4lc sulwitiinre. Si'.iikI,
it Is hetwsttattc (that Is. stanches the
Mow of blood 1. Thirl. It hclpn to cm
M'nate for tlie of heat resulting
from the bleeding, anil especially fi'oin
the traumatic stxsk After the "em
luilmlng" proci'ss and the dead tissue
ha been scparnte.1 front thv living,
the surgeon ha nothing to do except
to divide the bone at a suitable sot.
Aivordlng to Keclus. tne reeults at
tained are romarkoble. New York
Journal
FK1HT IN WASHINGTON.
Populists Hem to Hold the Balance of
Power.
Olympla. January 16. The legislature
not being In sowslon today the time
wa almost entirely devoted to the dls
cusslim of the senatorial question, and
some lively wire-pulling was Indulged
In.
The middle-of-the-road Populists
seem determined to stund by the com
pact to vote for no one but Populists,
and Senator Snulrv at.d JmlKe Turner
realise that their chances of election
deiiend entirely upon their ability to
break It. No positive steps have yet
been taken by the candidate of either
ruction to call a fusion caucus, and to
night there Is r.iore rean than ever
for the belief that the first real fight
will take place In the legislature next
Tuesday.
Speaker Cllne today gave to the press
the house committee. Of forty-three
chairmanships the Populists get 27, the
Democrat , sliver Republicans . and
the Republicans 2.
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
When we talk about social conven
tions the angels must laugh.
As oon a he heard there was a
woman In the garden the serpent took
a day off to celebrate.
When a iwoman says something
against a man you don't always Insist
that she doesn't do him Justice.
The girl that work hardest getting
up a church social aren't always the
ones that wash the dishes at home.
A woman will push a baby carriage
along a crowded pavement and look
daggers at a man whose elbow dints
her puff shwve.
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S FOUNTAIN
PEN.
As long ago as 1S-4 fountain pens
were In u.e. for In that year Thomas
Jefferson saw a contrivance of this
sort, tried it. and wrote to General
Bernard Peyton, of Richmond, asking
him to get him one of them. The pen
was of gold and the Ink tube of allver,
und. according' to Jefferson's letter, the
maker waa a Richmond watch repairer
luuiiHil Cowan. The price, as he un
derstood, was flvepence. The first
American patent for a fountain pen
was granted In 1S30 to one ' Douglas
Hyde,, but the earliest English tent
was Issued twenty-one years before.
New York Times.
Meany la the leading tailor, and pays
the highest cash price for fur skins.
APPALLING SEWS
FROM INDIA
Thousands Are Dead or Dying and
the Outlook Grows Ulatker.
LONDON AT LAST AWAKENS
Sympathy Thoroughly Aroused and
Prlvats Hubscrlptlons Pouring In
rnn Principal Towns.
ifopyrlghted. '7. by Aiawiclated Pre.)
tVunbay, January 1. Plague and
famine are stalking arm In arm
tnmugh the densely populated portions
of the Itrltlsh Kmplre, thousands are
dead, or dying, and the outlook grows
Marker and more terrible every day.
Millions of hapless men, women and
children are starving, and the famine
stricken district, having a population
of nearly 4u.O0O.O0O people, will have
to depend upon the aid of chrity for
food enough to keep body and soul to
gether until April, or later. Other dis
tricts, with a population numbering'
about 50.000.000. are already feeling the
pangs of bitter privation from food,
and this must be endured well on Into
the spring, before permanent relief wilt
le afforded by nature. Fund for the
relief of sufferers are being raised on
all (Ides. The calamity, aw ful as it Is
in i's Intensity, I possibly not much
greater than the ravage of the dread
ful plague here, threatening to spread,
through the crowded crtles Into the
other parts of India, and If It reaches
the greatly weakened famine sufferer,
the mortality may be enormous. The
natives have been reduced by lack of
food to little less than living skeletons.
In most of the heavily stricken districts
and a such they cannot but fall vic
tims hy thousand to the black plague.
The mortality here has quadrupled,
without ai- Hinting the deaths which
have occurred among the thousand of
people who have fled In terror from
Bombay, In many raaes abandoning
their all In the hurried flight from peril.
I'p to recently Bombay, with it popu-
11 Ion uf about 830.000, enjoyed the rep- .avowed Tolstoiat, and there are many New York, - January It. dor. Buah
u tat Ion of being one of the healthiest jmore secret advocates. A notable ac-'nell, of Ohio, who was in the city to
ri! lea In India, but all this ha changed, 'cession to the cause is Prince Pimltrt :jay, was asked by a Mall and Express
More than half of the population has Chllkoff. The houses or suspected per- nporter regardling the succession te
ilsPM-arvd. sons are being searched. Tolstoi's tbe geat In the t'nlted State senate
, works are confiscated and the ow ners novr nej by Sherman.
(Copyrighted. '97, by Associated Press.)! are entered In the police black book, i have really had no time to think
I'ndon, January 16. For some time j Some active Tolstofats have mysterious ' 0f (hat question." the governor said,
past everything has pointed to the fact ily disappeared from Pavloka, and It Is unable to aay what I shall do."
that India Is face to face with the most ifearfd they have been ser.t to Siberia, i -you have been named aa a possible
PIalllng calamity since the British oc-j Others have had their children taken I successor to Sherman." the reporter
cupatlon. The spectre of the Bubonic , f rom them. It is stated (that a council igaij.
Prague came almost with dramatic sud- jof state ha considered the question of! -yes, I have seen some reference t
denness on the famine, and created
throughout 'Europe a reeling of the
greatest alarm. The Indian govern -
ment appears hardly to have foreseen
such a gigantic undertaking as that of
solving the necessities of over 80.000,000
of people, and It ready acquiescence to
a proioal to an appeal to private
charity Indicates that It now recog
nlxes the Insufficiency of its arrange
ments. The sympathy of Oreat Brit
ain Is now thoroughly aroused and re-
lief funds have been started In all the: had already covered the James River
chief town. j Valley, will again blockade the rail
Lord Mayor George F. Phillips today j roa ls.
said he was. hopeful that the Amerl-1
cans would co-operate. The continent-! HEAVY' SNOW.
al governments are adopting precuu-1
tlonary measures at their ports, and ! Omaha. January 16. Special tele
the Import from India of rags, linen ' grams to the Bee from Northern Ne
and other articles, caable of convey-; braska and South Dakota points report
ing germs. Is prohibited and It Is an- j that the heaviest snow storm of the
nouneed that a European conference ; season is now In progress,
will be held at Rome to consider the j
adoption of combined measures to pre
vent the plague from Invading Europe.
President-Elect McKlnley has come
in for a great deal of chaffing over the sity. has been appointed to the Sacred
American made auit which he is to j Congregation Propaganda and Studies.
wear at his Inauguration. One paper j -caricatures
him In baggy garments. I FOURTEEN BURNED.
The Globe things It Is unfortunate i
that an artist of the name of Koeval
is the best national tailor America can
afford.
GOOD TIMES COMING.
New York Banks Have More Money
Than They Have Use For.
New York. January 16. The Finan
cier says:
New York Is now the cheapest money
center In the world, and a statement
made by the clearing house banks of
the week ending January 16, showing
further Increase In surplus reserves of
$8,181,075, la an Indication that It will
remain so for an Indefinite period. Up
to the first of the present year tne New
York banks reported a steady .expan
sion In loans, the Increase from No
vember "th to January nd having been
less than $49,000,000. Since January 2nd
however, the loans of the bonks have
Increased only $76,000, or practically
nothing, while the deposits In the two
weeks hftve expanded to the enormous
total of $26,600,0(10. This accumulation
has been of no use to the banks and
shows why the loan market has fallen
off so rapidly. Since January 2 the cash
holding of the banks have rteen $-5,-;:'6,000.
In other words, the deposits
remain inactive tn the banks. In view
of those facts the efforts being made
by a number of New York banks to
maintain a minimum rate of 3 per cent
appear to be useless. What to do with
the heavy surplus carried by the New
York bank Is a serious problem. Sur
face Indication no-v fnvor an avnncv
In stock price, a l'rw money will stim
ulate buying and Industry In general,
and It Is not unreasonable to say that
the heavy surplus will be absorbed to
a large extent In the expansion. If
thl proves true, the t'nlted State will
enter upon an era of prosperity during
the coming spring which ha not been
equalled sine tike csuly nineties.
TO KKMIND THE BIAMEHE.
That There Is a t'nlted States, ays
Consul Barrett.
Washington. January R At the In
stance of the slate department the sec
retary of the navy ha ordered the gun
boat Marhia to Bangkok, the capital
of filsm, and she ha sailed from Can
ton. Chinas for that place. The mis
sion of the ship, according; to the rec
ords of the navy department. Is to
"protect American Interests," but the
more dnnnlte reason for the trip It to
afford t'nlted States Minister and Con-
jsul General at Bangkok. John Barrett,
moral support in certain representa
tions he has administered to the Siam
ese government In respect to the treat
ment of Edward V'. Kellett. the vice-;
consul general there.
While the vie -consul general at
Bangkok. Mr. Kellett, is not a salaried
official and Is believed to be engaged
ln private buslneea. w hich perhaps has
(involved him In his present trouble. It
Is not believed that any conflict will
ariae over thl affair, but It is deemed
beet to have a warshp at Bangkok,
arx-ording to th augestlon of Minister
Barrett, to afford him moral support
and to remind the Siamese that there
is such a country as the United States.
RT'SSIA IN AKM3
Against
Count Tolstoi
herents.
and HI Ad-
New York. January 18. The Evening
Post's copyrighted London cablegram
today says:
The spread of Tolstoi's Idea among
the educated and professional classes
of Russia has led to a spirited crusade
against Tolstois. In some villages one
out or every ten Inhabitants ii an)
Tolstoi a expulsion, and only refrains
j lest an attack on so great an authority
land thinker should rally his force
to his ide.
SNOW IN DAKOTA.
Huron, S. D.. January IS. A severe
storm has prevailed here since noon
And gives no sign of abatement tonight.
The six inches of snow which has now
fallen, added to th three Inches which
BISHOP KEAN'S APPOINTMENT.
Rome, January 16. Bishop Keane,
j formerly rector of the Catholic Unlver-
Dallas. Texas, January 16. The fa
talities resulting from the burning of
the Buckner Orphan Home last night
have reached fourteen.
ERNST KNOCKED OUT.
New York. January 16. In the Ever
hart and Ernst fight, Ernst waa knock
ed out in the twelfth round.
MORE THAN HE EXPECTED.
An old man was breaking stones one
day on a country road in Wales when
a gentleman came riding along.'
"Bother these stones! Take them
out of my way!" he said.
"Where can I take them to,
your
honor?"
"I don't care where; take them
to
hades If you like."
"Don't you think." your honor." said
the old man, "that I'd better take 'em
to heaven? They'll be less In your
honor's way there." Siiare Moments,
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. 8. Gov't Report.
ABSOLUTELY PUKE
SUNDAY SESSION
HAS BEEN CALLED
That the Requirements of the Consti
tution May Be Complied Kith.
THE FARCE STILL GOING OS
jnathan Bourne, Popullat, Hold tn
Balance of Power and Will Elect
Himself Speaker.
Hpecial to the Astorlan.
Salem, January 11 To the many
peculiar features of the house deadlock
la to be added that of a session on Sua.,
day.
Instead of adjourning till next Mon
day, a waa expected, the 'house Ad
journed to meet tomorrow afternoon.
The meeting will b merely perfuno-
jtory, to meet the requirement of the
constitution, which require that when
no quorum Is present the house shall
adjourn from day to day.. The possi
bility of either side taklrur advantage
of the other did not enter Into the
matter.
Today's session wa very brief, laat-
ling only fifteen mlnues. A soon as)
the Benson men had secured an expres
sion, from the temporary speaker thai
he would not take advantage of their
absence, an adjournment was made
Only thirty-four members answered
to the roll call.
I.ake asked the chair for Information
on he question of holding a seaaloa
tomorrow (Sunday). The chair rulesT
that the house must meet tomorrow, as
Sundays are Included tn the forty days
prescribed aa the length ef the session.
Jonathan Bourne. Populist, and hi
supporters hold the balance of power
and they assert that the deadlock wiB
be Indefinite unless Bourne Is elects
speaker.
SHERMAN'S SUCCESSOR.
Mooted Question Just' Now In the
Buckeye 8tat.
j tnat but If I name the saocessor.
governor, I cannot name myself, and
if there is a special session of the legis
lature that body will, I suppose, do as
it pleases."
A prominent member of the gover
nor's staff, who tor obvious reaaena.
did not desire hi name to be known,
said: "I think it is practically certain
that the governor will not assume the
responsibility of selecting; Sherman's
successor himself. There are many
reasons wby he would prefer to can
the legislature together and let that
body settle the question."
HANNA SPEAKS.
Cleveland. Ohio, January 16. A local
paper says Mark Hanna will announce
himself as a candidate for United
States senator. He made this admis
sion this afternoon to ex -Congressman
Henry L. Morey, of Hamilton, who
came to Cleveland as accredited repre
sentative of Senator Joseph B. For
aker. "I will announce jay candidacy," said
the national chairman, "and I believe I
am capable of winning the tight alone.
We believe -wet are entitled to the
place."
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool, January 16. Wheat Spot,
steady; demand, poor; No. 1 red spring;
6s lOd; No. 1 California, 7s ttd.
Hops at London Pacific Coast 4.
New York, January 18 Hops Pacl
fiffc Coast, 1896 crop. 9 13: 1895 crop,
Portland, January 16. Wheat, Walla
Walla, 8384; Valley. 8687.
IN IDAHO.
Boise, Idaho, January 16. The ballot
for senator today resulted: Dubois, 25;
Texas Angel, Populist, 24; T. J. Nelson,
Democrat, 16; others scattering: The
Populists all went to Angel, while the
Democrats centered on Nelson.
j 1
j When a woman decides that a man
; is In love with her she sends him a
photograph In which her eyes have a
mournful, pathetlo look.
Powder