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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1897)
mm wmummmm. .. . . 44 . ' ' SAVE TIME f CTV 4 'ifflil A $ 'neltonyAstortin- An "Ad" . VsVllflr- IeMJUI 1 .. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XLVI. ASTORIA. ORKOON, TI K.SDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1897. NO. 15 $1.00 Ladies' Kid Button Shoes rici( Tip Idiom Made, Wnrik I'i.ftO Laird, Schober & Co.'s $4 50 id 0 Sliota. Columbia Shoo Company 523 Commercial A Full bine of- S:tand Diaries Calendar Pads Blai?k Books Typevw?ifing SCippliCS Tide Tables tor .897 GRIFFIN City Book Store The Low Price Store IS CLOSING OUT IT'S BUSINESS. All Drew (iooils, Shoes, I nilcrwcar, Cloud, Corsets, wild 30 per cent, off rcqulnr prices. If you buy one dollar's worth of goods nil you my for it Is 70 its. I. COHEN, 4UI llortd Ht. Antorln, Op. WHY Do We Have Because our Goods are Properly Represented. Wo Doul Courteously with Our ('ustonuTH, Wo Consider Their Wants, And (.Jive the Most Value for the Lowest Price. FOARD & STOKES CO. Astoria Roofing and Cornice Co. 34 Gravel. Tin ml Slate Fooflnr NINTH QTRFTT Asphalt Paving- for Basements, Sidewalks an i Streets nin 1 9 1 1 Asphalt Coatlne on Tin and Shlnile Poofs Fepalrlm of all kinds of Roofs Clarkson & Mci LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt & Roofing Co. All Work Root Palntinii ad Hspatrlng lky Hoof. Emii Schacht ARCHITECT GEO. N1C0LL. Assistant. omen: ropp's New Brewery B.p. AliLiEN&SOH Wall Papar, Artlila' Matarlalt. Palnla, Oils. Claaa, ale. Japanaaa Matting t. Ruts and Bamboo Ouoda 365 Cc mmerclal Btreet. UNION MEAT CO. SHIELD BRAND HIPS, BACON. IiAHD CONDENSED MEATS GUARANTEI2DTHE BEST ...IN THE MARKET... Cor. 4th and Cllsan Sts PORTLAND OREGON Ladies' Fine Shoes 10 Day. $4 AO. St.. Astoria, Or. A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL & REED The LARGEST BUSINESS? B00nl ComPany 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oregon I.av order at M'U Commera ciatl Mtreof Guaranteed N. JENSEN and R. 0. HANSEN SEASIDE SAWMILL. A complete stock of lumber on hand In the rough or dressed. Flooring-, rus tic, ceiling- and all kinds of flnlsh; molding- and shingles. Terms reasonable and price at bedrock. All orders promptly attended to, Office and yard at mill. H F. I LOGAN, Seaside, Oregon. Proprietor. The Palace Cafe Is the Place for a Good Meal... Eastern Oysters la the shell or can Served to Order or Sold at Retail W. W. WHIPPLE THE PALACE J. A FASTABEND, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, HOUSE, BRIDGE AflD EHARF BUILDER HOIIOK MOVER. Hons Moving TtMla lor Rest. ASTORIA OREGON THE CHAMBER OF Mnny lotercMlfiij Sulijcttn CortsMcrcd at Lust Nlyht'H Session. MCAK A(t'A CANAL HILL IS lildiMUHMx) and a Cull Issued for a Mas Meeting to H HHd Tonlglrt Ac. lion Taken In Washington. At the meeting ir the Chamber of Commerce last nlifht. tie-re were pres ent, il Vlnal. President; E. C. Hol lcn, aecre-wry; Messrs. lament. Km dall, Flnlayson. PUken. Kinney, Tee. Nul'init, Ox.prr. Howiby, Gray. IMIIn gi.r. Hartley. The executive committee ri.p.rvO the wmunl rirta ( th n-iiu-y iui(l tr)-autiirr mw'I. Th -ritry r-"r"l r""tlt " lhr Mtli iiimI. of (Id- f'riluttliitt- t.-l'-icrsm: Hii KrunrliM-11, iul , Jan. IJ.-'hain-tx-r f i'imiiri. Amrla. ')r.: Hukk'-h KliitiK l(.-l urg.-nUy rxU-iUiif h-r-Inar In the Iuih- tur Nlrarnicua anal lilll. ChmtiluT 4 ('(imiiww, Ham Krun- ili, llutfli CralK. prnkjent: William I. M'Try, wrrrtary. In mi-Knlaine wllh lh rrU-t the nmmlT in-m Ihn Mining: Aatorla, nr.. Jan. 13 To llun. T. fl. Ilifl. nwakt-r f th JiiRiao of riire- entail v. WukIiIiikUMi. I. C: AlHa ChainlH-r cf foninwrfe rarrnntly sollc lt hearing- f'T NlmrtMCii canal till). ). Wlniratt. prvid.it ; K. r. Ildn. w rHi4ry. Anrthrr dUat-h fr"n thn Han Fran-rl- C'hamlx-r "f lVininrrf a rrad. as follows: Han Franclsio, Jan. 11 To ChamlxT of timmrre. Airtotia: Hugg"t nwuis mM'tIng tu mrmirliiJIe oongrras In fa vor if NUanniua. laital. dura called Turwlay. Han IKratudaco C'hanttxir of Commerce, Hugh Crslg. Triit., Wm. I.. Msrry, ncrri-lary. H T'-lary llM-n n-prtel that In -onMum-it with Inatrui tlons ha Ivad roiiimunlralinl with ('apt Mrrlll. In aprrtor of lh Thlrloenih UghtlMiue Irtairli't. on tlic wtihjw-i of tl condi tion i.f the tvlcphA'iilu survive wllh Til lamook rwk; PortUnil, Or.. January II. W!. Mr. K. C. HoM-ii. H'vri-lury ChamlxT of t'iKnmcnf, Astoria, in'K": Sir: In rv.y to your iHti-r Invcm-ln-r 2Wh. 1 t-f . uy that the tele phonic (imiinunlratkMt with Tlllanuiok HM'k In, a the Imih, very uncertain. The land line Is aulijcc.t U freqiM-nt In lerruplltin. Mi-Mit, as a rule, have lo lx niniMwl at the shwe end of the i.itili-, and i-onimutiU-jttliifi can only be had at fixed hours uf the day. Kvn at these ttnu-s It Is frefjuently found to lie ImpoMlhle to get meoaages to the rock, thiiuich K-s dlfttculty Is expe-rk-ncM In gi-ttlnK nu-awiutes through the other way. The fact tht telcphonlo communlca- Uon bdwwn the nk and Astoria exUts Is staiitl In the l.lm of Iteacons and Huoys, rail1o Coait of the t'nlted Sta-tea, a copy ,.f which In furnUtheU free of charge lo any nhlpmajater. Uxn appllcutlnn to the llKhihuiisc Inxml, the oftli'H of the llk"ltliiuw lnipe-tor uX San Francisco, or to thin oltlce. In view of the uncet-tulnty of (he communlcAtlon with the rik. It Is jinnlJonnJle whether Krealer puhttclty of the fact that stu-h communication cxIntH, should he given. If you desire me to do so, however. I will refer your communication to the llghthouxe txxird for their consideration. ItespectTully yours, JNO. P. MKItUKLL, Inspector 13th L. II. DtstrU-t. The iue4tln of the construction of a scsjwall was Introduced by Mr. F. P. Kendall and after a lengthy and al nvatet! diHcusHlon resulted In th ap polntment of a, sieclal i-onunlttee consisting- of Messrs. llow-lby, VanDusen, IMcken. Gray and Kendall to consider the subject and reiwrt tU next meeting; on the advisability of preparing a bill lo be iHld bcfirei the state legislature. The pending- Nloanifrua, canal bill was then discussed. It was shown that the Astoria, Chamber of Commerce had favored thla important project from its very inclpleticy, and agJn and again menuniallxed conKress and advocated Its coiuttrucUon by the government. It appearing- that extra, efforts ore neces sary in tinier Uiat the Mil may bo Riven a henrtng u.t the present session of con gress, it wus resolved that a mass meetlntr of the citixens of Astoria be held on Tuesday evening, the lth Inrtt., at 7:30 at the court house, and the scorelary was Instructed to publish the tflJI for the meeting In the dally pa pers. THE SrrilRMK COl'RT. InliM-eslln; IeHcrlptUn of the Court of Flnul Api'isil In Orepon. Sulem, Jununry U. (KdLtor Astoriun) While wait In for the house io call to order hist Monday your eorresondent was pleasinl to pay a visit to the room of the supreme court. This Is on the third floor In the wvst wing- of the building-, opening- from the rotunda on the side opposite the hul of the stairs. Kntering the room through the double swinging- doors one finds himself in a very pleasant, well lighted, richly fur nished nm with the bar in the north end of th rom. Around the ld' of the room are arranged leather uphol stered settees fr tile Ue of RH-iatora w hile plain Ut.lles and f hairs an- pro. vlil fr the attorney". At the left of the Judl' lul berxh IU tint bailiff, Klnley I'errlne. one of the numt sgree alle, eiiierlMdrilng and (sv-lalile men It has been our pleasure' to meet. At the rVht f the Iwh sJta) the clerk. Judge Murphy, a good-natured, accommodat ing, easy-gong man of advanrvd years. At exactly 12 o'ckK-k noon the d(xr of thr private oftVe fif the Judg. opens and the balllfT unds on the fable to call the audience t a standing posture while he exclaims In a loud voice: "fte-iitlemiii: Tlw honorable Judges of the aupn-me court of the (Hate of Ore gon." As on aa the Judges have AM Into their places. Cliluf Justice Mwre lotullng and taking the middle chair. Justice Wolvt-rton follienlng and tak ing- the chair at tha rlpM of Judge Mooi-e, Judge ll-an iFTltiglng up the rear and taking the chair on the l'-ft. the bailiff (mils out: "Hear ye. hear ye. hear ye h-r ye! The Kupreme Court of the state of Oregon Is now In s-sslon." The audience la then seat ed and th- court proceeds to business. Motiday is (he da- far handing down derision. The decision are written by one of the Judge) and concurred In or objected ( by the others. The cases are divided mmnmg the JudfTcs so that th-y eaoh do sIkhii an eiual portion of the work. The derisions are taken to the office of the clerk of court where they are immediately pounced upon by the newstwper reisrters. who make outlines of the opinions for their pa per. If a case be set for argument the chief Justice calls the case and di rects the attorneys lo proceed. The at torney for the apirlkant steps to the reading desk. oen his brief, a copy of a-hic.h eoh of ths Judge holds In his hands, and takes up the argument or make such statements aa he may desire. Sometimes M many as fifty or a hundred law btks are produced and read frotn as authority for the proposi tion malnlainel by the att-rnei. As polni of la'viiily are antu.il in the supreme court there Is seldom any one prwtit except the attorneys and the court otflwrs. lliere Is nothing to ex cite Interest or attract attention and evyu oue of jljie partes to thecas would lind It i-fcther dry entertainment If ho undvrtwk to listen to the argu ment of his case. The young attorney stands before the supreme court for the first time with shaking- kne-s and trembling hand, yet there is no court so easy to practice be fore as the supreme court. No Judge could be kinder sr more considerate of youth and Inexperience than are the Judges In this court. Surprises are sel dom trung here and the allorney has sbu ml ant time to study every point that will be rahrd. It Is his own fault If he goes before the court unable to sustain his positions ami acquit himself with crvdlt. Of course the attorney who appears In the supreme court must be ftble in argument and discriminating In Judgment. Eloquence goea for noth ing hen, ft Is simply a question of what Is law tuwl what 'is not. and the Judged are lawyers of eminent ability ho 1 beyond, alsve, (through and Into the sophistries of a lawyer at the lar of iholr court. Each lawyer ap-IM-arlng In the case has an oprtuhlty to iii'Kue Ix-fore the court and every lawyer, be he high or low In reputa tion, well known or obscure, is treated with the utmost courtesy and Is ac corded the closest attention by the court. Flnley Cerrlne Is the all around hall fellow well met of the state house. Al ways In good humor, known to every body and everybody's friend, ready to do any favor for anyone, a Joke, a story, a bit of good sense always at the tip of his tongue, he Is everywhere sought and everywhere welcomed. When not on duty he Is to be found in the state library. The members from Clatsop county are still refusing to attend the sessions of the house, and continue to lend their assistance to the obstructionists. Ev eryone lis disgusted with the present state of affairs, but no one seems to know how voon the deadlock will be broken. AGAINST THE PI.ACU'E. Washington, January 18. The Eu ropean panic, on ucoount of the plague, has Induced the marine hospital ser vke to take measures to allay any un easiness which may arise In the Cnlted States. Surgeon General Wynian Is en gaged In preparing fa circular to be sent to the officials of the marine hos pital service, and to Cnited States con suls abroad, calling their attention to existing sanitary regulations and urg ing them to take every possible pre caution to prevent the Importation of the plague. PAINFUL ACCIDENT. Yesterday, while superintending the discharge of the coal cargo from the steamer Florida, t'nlted States Inspect or Campliell received a seviTe Injury. A large bucket of coal was about to be weighed when the line was let go and the huge mass crashed against Mr. Campbell, badly crushing his arm. No bones wore broken, but he had a narrow eecai-e, and but ror his alert ness -would have been killed. Meany Is the leading tailor, and pays the highest cash price for fur skins. FISH TRAP BILL BOBSUP AGAIN Senator Smith Introduces Measure to Stop Pish Wheels and Traps. NO ORGANIZATION IN HOUSE Further Delay In the Vote for fnited (Hates Senator and Legislation ts Effectually Blocked. Special to the Astorlan. Halem. Or., January 18. The fishtrap bill made Its appearance In the senate today. Senator Smith Introduced U. ami It Is his punose to make every ef fort to pass it. It Is provided that It shall be unlaw ful to const rurt. own, maintain or op erate any pound net, fish trap, fish wheel, or other fixed appliances for catching salmon In any -wafers of the late after January 1. 19. Penalties are provided. The measure Is the same as the one prepared In 1H&5, except that until lfc$9 Is given In which to remove the tras. Two years ago the bill pass ed the house, but was defeated In the senate on a clone vote. Senator Smith also Introduced a bill changing the beginning of the close season on the Columbia from August 10 to August I. This is in accordance with the recommendation of the United States Finn Commissioner McDonald. Provisions are added for the regulatWn of fish traps by which none shall have a lead of more than 700 feet In length and no fish wheel shall have a lead of more than forty feet In length. Other regulative provisions are added. Eight of the forty days which consti tute the legislative session have gone and the house has not yet organized. Beyond a doaen roll-calls, -which dis closed no quorum, nothing was done In the house today, adjournment being taken until tomorrow. By the failure to organize today the vote for Cnlted States senator Is de layed until Tuesday. February 1 . . POPS, KL'LE WASHINGTON. Sims Unseated and Hargrave Put in Under Protest. Olympla. January 18. Both houses of the legislature convened today at t o'clock, after a recess extending over two days. The abstarbing topic of the day, outside of the senatorial contest, was the Hargrave-Sims contest which resulted In unseating Doctor Sims, Re publican, and putting James Hargrave, Populist. In his place, thus securing a Populist majority on Joint ballot. Speaker Cline appointed a committee tu take testimony and report to the house. The committee consisted of five Populists, one silver Republican and one Republican. The case conies from the Twenty third District, In Cowlltt county. At the general election Hargrave, for rep resentative, against Sims, a tie re sulted. Governor McGraw ordered a snial election to determine who should be the legislator. At, the elec tion Sims received a majority of the votes cast and was given a certificate of election, Hargrave declining to al low his name to appear on the ticket. The committee appointed to hear the contest met Sunday night, and did nothing, after a lengthy session, but de ckled to send for the votes cast In the -T.d district. Sunday evening the votes arrived and a meeting of the commit tee was called, and after a short ses sion without counting the votes de- olded Hargrave elected, despite the loud protestations of the Republican mem bers of the committee, who insisted that no equitable report could be made without counting the votes. Today, at 2 o'clock, the chairman of the com mittee submitted a majority report. A minority report has also been submitted by Klttinger, Republican. The Repub licans then made an effort to have the entire Imatter re-referred to the com mittee with Instructions to count the votes, and were supported by several Democrats, pllver Republicans and Speaker Cllne, Populist. The Populist majority, however, Ignoring the request of the Republicans, Anally adopted the majority report, most of the other fu stonlsts voting with them, unseating Sims. PRICE OF SKINS. Victoria, B. C, January 18. At the Hudson Bay Company's sale today salted fur sealskins sold at 12'-j per cent lower than at the Lampson & Co. sale lost month. The average price for all sealskins sold today is fl 10s 4d. Victorians Interested In the sealing industry were keeping us their courage with the hope that the prices at the Hudson Bay Company sale would be higher than at Lampson's, but a tele gram containing the above""informa tion rudely shattered all those hopes and the sealing Industry, which once w as an important source of revenue for Victoria, Is now- practically ruined. There were upwards of forty thousand skins, secured by Victoria schooners. In the Ue, and on each there Is a di rect loss of not less than $2.50, and In some Instances the loss Is upwards of $5 a skin. The total loss for Victoria schooners is upwards of $100,000. The averag price of il 10s id w 111 not net more than $.M, which will not more than pay the Indians J-l per skin and the "potlach" and bounty which they also receive In addition to the regular price. Nearly all the skin which were secured butt season a sat ths owner up wards of It. So that those vessels which had the biggest catches will suf fer ths most. Today" price have nsvde the owner determined to take up their schooners rather than pay ths Indian ti per skin. THE BILL. Nicaragua Canal BUI Gets Precedence in the Senate. Washington, January H. The sen ate today voted to talcs up the Nicara gua canal bill. This gives the measure the parliamentary advantage of being unfinished business of the senate, so It w ill be considered from day to day un til final action is secured. The prospect Is that the final vote will be reached at iui early day and the test vote today on taking up the bill resulted, yeas, 36; noes 14. fore shadowing Its passage. Senator Mor gan opened the debate wttb a lengthy speech in favor of the measure. The canal bill provides for the issue of 1100,000.000 of Maritime Canal Com pany stock, of which the secretary of the reasury. In behalf of the United States, is to subscribe for t70.000.000 worth of shares. The company is to Issue bonis up to $100,000,000, these to be guaranteed by the United States. The building and control of the canal are given to American engineers and a board of eleven directors, of whom five are to be appointed by the presl dent. ILLINOIS SENATORIAL FIGHT. Springfield, HI.. January 11 A Re publican Johrt caucus for a successor to Senator Palmer was held tonight The first ballot resulted as follows: Ex- Congressman W. E. Mason. 46; Con gressman Lorimer, 39; ex-Congressmaa Hitt, 12; Congressman Hopkins, 5; C. E. Carr. of 8prlngfleld, 10; S. W. Aller- ton. of Chicago. 1; Geo. F. Adams, of Chicago. 2; Congressman Joseph Can non. 10. Necessary foe choice, 64. ' The- second ballot showed but little change. Adjournment was then taken until tomorrow night. The Democratic caucus nominated ex-Governor Altgeld. IN NEW MEXICO. Santa Fe, N. M., January 18. The legislative assembly organised today by compromise. The council consists of six Republicans and six Democrats; the bouse of thirteen Republicans and eleven Democrats. The council elected Joseph. Democrat, president. The house elected Llewellyn, Republican, speaker, and divided the employes and committees evenly. No committee of privileges and elections is to be named in either house and no contests are to be entertained. Ail political questions are to be disposed of at the opening of the session and the remainder of the time is to be devoted to the business of : legislation. ARMT APPOINTMENTS. Washington. January IS. The presl dent sent the following nominations to , the senate: Colonel Thomas Sullivan, assistant commissary general of sub sistence, to be brigadier-general and commissary-general of subsistence: Capt. L. H. Bucker. Ninth Cavalry, to be major: (Jeneral Ell L. Huggins, Sec ond Cavalry, to be major; First Lieu tenant P. P. Powell. Ninth Cavalry to be captain; First Lkeutenant L. M. : Powell, Second Cavalry, to be captain; First Lieutenant J. B. Jackson, Sev-: enth Infantry, to be captain. Also sev-! oral promotions of second to be first lieutenants. ' fa The absolutely pure BAKING POWDER ROYAL the most celebrated of all the baking powders in the world cel ebrated lor its great leavening strength and purity. It makes your cakes, biscuit, bread, etc., healthful, it assures you against alum and all forms of adulteration that go with the cheap brands. ..... v "Via nniiffj rvwuill B, mKW TOtUa SPANISH GUNBOAT IS BLOWN DP Crew Killed, Wounded and Drowaed by Ciplosioa of a Torpedo. WEYLER IN A BAD LIGHT With Hi Home Government Com plaints from Newspaper Corres pondents at Havana,' Havana, January IS. The gunboats', Centlnela and Blamoago left Mans. niilo on the night of January 1Mb, wttJs The object of going up the river Cant to Fort Guamo, In compliance with ths order of General Bosch. At 10 o'clock on the morning of Jan uary 17 both gunboat were near Man go Landing when the explosion of a torpedo, which had been well placed In the river, sank, the Relampago. Those of the crew who survived swam to wards shore, but were fired on from the banks. At this critical moment a boat was launched from ths Centlnela which rescued (he men in the water. In view of the Instructions, and the fact that the commander of the Cent ncia, and nearly all of toe crews of both boats bad been wounded, the ex pedition had to return to Mansanllkk, Six officers and many of the crew of ths Dalampago were killed outright and ail the rest received wounds of more or less severity. On the Centlnela the commander. Senor Puerto, was seriously wounded, while one of the crew was killed and Corporal Manuel Cubans, the pilot. Assistant Engineer Martlnes, and aix of the crew were wounded. Havana. January 18, via Key Westr There is considerable complaint her among newspaper correspondents and others, In regard to the ajleged tamper ing with mail matter upon the part of the Spanish authorities here, and M Is believed the attention of the United States authorities will be called to the matter. However, Influences continue working .Jo bring about a rsoall of Cap-, , tain-General Weyler. In the first place, it Is beyond doubt that the attacks made upon him by the Madrid papers have placed foe general in a very unfavorable position to wards the government, and almost any other man would nave resigned before thla Outside assistance Is what the insurgents stand badly In need of at present. Everything depends upon the friends of the insurgents In the United States. If they do not exert them selves promptly and effectively In the very near future, the dream of Inde pendence for Cuba may pass away for the present. The turning point of the Insurrection. It is believed here, has been reached. Jacksonville, Fla., January 18. Judge Locke, of the United States court, for the Southern District of Florida, ren dered bis decision today In the Three Friends case upon the exceptions of the defense that inasmuch as the Co ban insurgents had not been recog nised by the United States they were neither a people nor a body politic, as defined by the section under whick the libel was drawn. This was sus tained by Judge Locke and the district attorney was given ten days In which , to file an amended libel,. The point was one that had never been raised before. JONES IN NEVADA. Carson, Nev.. January 18 The Ne vada legislature convened to&ay. Most of the positions were given to the four counties that combined and they took everything. The Joint caucus tonight selected John P. Jones for United States senator. J; Lid 0 0 ( :: o o t fTtTovALaa o is P