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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1897)
' i I :''! f '! .1', SAVE TIME The Dally Astortan oj"" Has Rsouua AND PlUIT ( ...FunHy Circulation... Much mot than thmi tim a U AS THATo ANY CTMI fAM M ASTORIA. An "Ad" - In Thi AaroHUN't "WantCuluaa." VOL. XLVI. $1.00 Ladies' Kid Button Shoes CiKaC Tip, Cintnm Made. World I'i M Laird. Schofccr & Co.'s Ladies' Fine Shoes 91.50 14 Ift Shut, HI ly. VI. Columbia Shoe Company 523 Commercial A full Line of- Diaries Calendar Pads Blar?k Books Supplies Tide Tables 897 GRIFFIN City Book Store The Low Price Store IS CLOSING OUT IT'S BUSINESS. All DrcHH GimkIs, Shoes, l'nlcrcar, Cloak, Corsets, sold 30 per rest, off rcqnlar prUc. If o buy one dollar's worth of goods oil you jmiv for it is 70 cts. I. COHEN, 4gt llotid Ht, - Antorln, Or, WHY Do We Have Because our Goods are Properly Represented. Wo lViu Cottrtoounly with Our Customers, Wo ConBiilor Thinr WantH, And Give the Most Value For the Lowest Price. FOARD & STOKES CO. Astoria Roofing and Cornice Co. 34 Gravel. Tin and Slate Roofing NINTH QTPFPT Asphalt Paving for Basements. Sidewalks and Streets A Asphalt Coating on Tin and Shingle Roofs -4 Repairing of all kinds of Roofs Clarkson & Mcfrvin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt & Roofing Co. All Work Roof Painting and Rapatrlnu Leaky Hoofs. Emi! Schacht ARGJUTEGT GEO. NICOLL. Assistant. OMPICB: Kopp's New Brewery Will Papar, Artltt.' Material!, Palntf, Oil. Glaaa, ale. Japanaaa Matting a, Run and Bamboo Goodl 365 Commercial (Street. UNION MEAT CO. SHIELD BRAND HfllflS, BACON, IiflHD CONDENSED MEATS GUARANTEED THE BEST ...IS THC MARKET... . Cor. 4th anl Glisan Sts PORTLAND OREGON St.. Astoria. Or. A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL & REED The LAMEST BUSINESS? Boom Company 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oregon l.iv orders mt mer- Guaranteed - N. JEN5EN tad R. 0. HANSEN SEASIDE SAWMILL. A oomplcte tock of lumber on hand In the rough or dressed. Flooring, run tic, celling and all kind of finish; mold ing and shingle. Terms reasonable and price at bedrock. All orders promptly attended to. Office and yard at mill. H. P. L. LOGAN, Seaside, Oregon. Proprietor. The Palace Cafe Is the Place for a Good Meal... Eastern Oysters la the shell or ci Served to Order or Sold at Retail W. W. WHIPPLE THE PALACE J. A FA ST ABEND, OENERAL CONTRACTOR, , HOUSE, BRIDGE Bp QHARF BUILDER HOUdtt MOVER. House Moving Tool far Rent. ASTORIA OREGON EXCLUSIVE AHTOItIA, OKEOON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MASS MEETING HELD LAST NICHT Enthusiasm fur the Great M(-Hr(ua Conal Scheme Is MnnlfcMcil. A RESOLUTION IS PASSED And Wir'-l t' Kenutor George W. Mc llrlde- What the Canal Means to the Pacific Coast That Aatorla.i realize thu Importance nt llin ihkiu of tin- Nicaragua ennui bill tiy i-origre waa evidenced laat night ly the attendance at the ma in't iriK at the courtliouae called by the CIiiuiiImt Ciwimu-rrf. Mr 'i. Wlngate culled the meeting t order, niv I upon organization lln-n-ha.ni Van liim n waa mode chairman of the meeting ami J. H. pelllngcr aerre lury. Afi-T dim tilii of the main ijurwtloii upon tthl' h the meeting waa called. Mfr. pelllnger, Wlnga'.e. J. A. Pulton, hlla II. Smith. C. H. Lee, ni'ii' uppotnted a committee to draft a r.-..u(iiiii for pri-"iilatlon to ciniKn-iui. Tin- rr"iluton tut drnfttNl and ide. Krai.lxd I ii I micht to Htialir (. W. M. :rllf. WnjihltiKtoii, I). C , In an fol low: " 'hrraa. thinrly coinplftlon of the Nlrnrak'uu ranal by and umlrr the con rrol of tin- l'nltd Statna la of vital lmportii.ni v to w urtimwrce of the I'nltfl Hlnt.-a. niwl will 1c ml to bind till inlKlity mulon Iti (loner band of comiiuTclui unity, thwufoie be It UmIvoI, Ity th rlttrti of A at or la In muaa mii'llnir a'wmt'ted, that our nalura and rnpnwnilatlvee In con Krma be Lrnmtly rejumted to une all lnrtttnate iiu-an to further the cem plxtlutt of thla gn-at iMMlonal work by and under Ihr tintni ot the I'nited ,Stat-a of Amerliav" In a, rvwnt bwur of the Manufactur riV lti"crd concemlng the NUragua rantl. Capialn W. L. Merry aaya In lirt: "In Wt the I'aiblc Cat alone Mill lid fuatwitrd try CWpo Morn and lnajiia aJxmt "'ofi.tKiO tna of cereal products. A carvful calculation rwvnt ly ma'le prove that had the canal been ownil and luri rtHi leen charged, a aavlng woulj have rmilll of ll.Sfifl.Ono on 1'ailtlo Cofwit fMh-bta carrb-d via Cape Morn. Inuurtm- a ehort nater way opi-n'l to our lumlx-r. 1n. bran dy, diicl and fr'-ah fruit, nut, aa phalttuii. orK. trune, ealmon. woo) nd oriwr prixliH't. et.-ji.llly lnrreaalng In 'inutility, and add thrtvto th? cotton of fht South to Ja4aJi and China, the il and Iron of Alabama to Central and South America, the manufuotured good f Kumpe and from our Kaatern tat,-, the Kuroptyin linmlgranta to the liu-inc i-oaat, the Inu and allka of Ktuiiern Aala to AttuntV: porta, the wool ami meat product of Auairal aala. the coffee of Central America, the nltrut.n and orea from theT5uth Amer ican weat coaat. and the product of (cewnlcaj m.njllly increaalng In vol ume. The INultlc oMVat of the I'nlted ftatea la iHimiwtent to austaJn com fortably, .ir..iHNi.cKHi s,le. n haa now lean than l.7.Vt.0K. It Iwa. a ata.tty by an eminent authority, evcryththa; to of fer the etulKrnn; .Xvept cheap tnina ioi'tntlrii. The rallu-ny vst(-m nsich liiK It need the tvuiaj to cimipletnent their uacfulneaa, i,y the carriaKe of the cheup ami bulky pnxluctn wliloh they do not ami cannot carry at a pnillt, and which will leave a protlt to the producer, thua haluclng Immigration iukI ctva-tlng riUlway traffic Cotialder the linnienae io.lvle commerce which will une the canal, with even 5,000.000 Inluibltnnt, and It ojn-na the question whether the limit of 20,000,000 of tons annually, with one lockage eyatem, will be competent to move it. I have no doubt that ultimately a duplicate lock yatem would be neceiwary. There la at thla time much Interest manifeated In the reauacltatlon of the American mercantile marine. So far aa ooast wle ahlpplng la concerned, nothing wfll ao rapidly Increaae It aa the Nicaragua canal, which will paaa a proceaaion of American ateamera, with full cargoes both waya, aalde from veaarta In the foreign tnadc." OUR SALEM LETTER. Things and Other Things In the State Capitol. Salem, January 13. iEdltor Aatorlnn) The plenaure of vlalting Sjilem during the aeaalon of the legislature la one that few of your renders cn.n enjoy. It la a pleasure that ninny denire to partici pate In, but the problems of distance and time being at, yet tut portly aolved the great majority must be content with the account and dcscrlptlona that are given by the various newapupera throughout the atate. The iNipltol city la a ldace of Interest. The capitol building Itaejf U at prewnt the center of Intereat not only In the city of Salem but In every port of the Mate. It Is located on State strict, live block from the principal buslnesa street, on what Is known as Piety Hill. Approaching from "down town," one beholda a very Imposing edifice of throe Htorlcs, aumiounted with a large dome, the outside of the main building being In imitation of atone, and the dome of steel and copper. An American flag cs flying at either TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. 'nl of th at- houae Km-rtng at the aouth door and paaaing up the long hull one turn 4i lh rHtlrt on entering the center of th building and aa end a I I Klit of atalra to the aeoaid floor. At the head of tlxr atair one find trim aelf In the nAxtmin, whre nainy ntifl are gathered lh graii, talking, amok lug, laiJKhliig -laykig plana, amnx-Unu -heine and counter achemea, applying for political favota, or all.titly watch ing tiu thnaig paaalng In all direction. In the rotunda are the telegraph and telephone office, a cigar aland atid Ire water r-aTVolr. In tie- center of the rotuinld. la a large circular openinaT In the fbarr about thlrty-flve fet In diam eter, guarded by a heavy railing. Thl I f.r the purpow "f altnitting light to the n-ior below. On the north side of the rotunda 1 the aw-iiiu chain lr. on the airtjlh the house of r-preeruatlvea the third floor la a rotunda Hirnllar to that of the second flor. and fpm thn aoiHJi ntde t the ritunda one en ter the gallery of the house. There is no gallery In the aeoate rhm)er. The enute chamber la a long, narrow rvn 'with the pr-derit'a chair on the north lde-he deks of the members Imlng arratiKMl to a seinl-clrclc, eax h desk markwl on the aide nearest the priwldont with the name nd county of tt wrupHtit. Kach houae haa a large mail box In charge of a mailing clerk, who takes the mall to the poat oltloe before the departure of each train ami carrteat Up the mall after each train arrive, distributing It among the legislator. In each house the "floor" Is separated from the nu-p allotted to ectatoni by a brtivy railing. The temporary epeaker of the houae haa ruled that the bar of the houae ia the limit of the room, and member, although In the room, wed not be recorded aa present If they are outside the bar. I'nder this ruling, aai aoon aa a call of the houae la ordered, those members who are im peding bualnem make a scramble to get outside the bar beore their name are cajled. The membera from Clat sop county very aeldom venture Inside the bar while the houae la in eraslon. Neither of them responded to roll call today. The moat prominent members of the house at present srw Homers, of Lane VRen. of Cluokiuna: Riddle, of Dour laas; Tvinporary Hneaker Iavla, of t'matllU. and nilyeu, of Lane. I"l:, n la the shaking leader of the olmtructlonUita, seconded by Ililyeu. while Ktitnrr la the ardent advocate of nu Immediate breaking of the dead K'k and a prwerlure to bualness Sf'akt'r laivls H-raiata In maintaining that the house inn not transact busi ness until forty members renjioml to roll call -and will entertain no motion except a motion to adjourn. A page today created considerable amusement by expressing upon paper hla conception of the houae aa at pres ent organised. He made an admirable representation of the speaker' chair with the arch wver It and the bar In front the speaker In the chair having a very grave countenance made the more striking and effective by a pair of long astnine ears. The picture was htuided up to the speaker and was re ceived with a Vved melancholy laugh, but wiia handod back with a very com plimentary remurk for the page. Several Clatsop county reeldenta were olwcrved In the house tinlay, C. W. Fulton, Judge Page. John Fox and V. II. (Welch N-tng prominent politicians who seem to have a large cir-le of ac iualntnice oinong the members. B. S. Worsley la qutte active on the floor of the houso and Is In a fair way to gain political favor. Mrs. A. W Presoott, formerly Mans Maud Went, of Clatsop City, wiia nbmrved bxiay In a privi leged sent near the front of the house. MINERS DISAGREE. Propoaltlon Rejected by the Men In Leadvllle. Leadvllle. January 19. The final proposition of the mine managers to the striking miners of this district, which was approved by Governor Adams and E. V. Debs, waa tonight re jected by the miners. The vote at their meeting against Its acceptance waa al most unanimous. This ends all nego tiations, ao far as the governor Is con cerned, and he leaves for home at mid night. The only change made In the prop osition of the managers was the con cession of Increased pay for trammer and other outside men, predicated upon an advance In silver, and thte haa prov en unsatisfactory to them, though the general sentiment. In view of the breaking of the agreement of 1S93 by the strike, was that the mangers had done even better than was expected of them. SHE REPLIED ICILY. "Ah!" olerved the fool questlon maker; "learning to ride a bicycle, I see! How are you getting on?" "I sometimes get a derrick to lift me on," she remarked. Icily, "and other times I fait off the house Into the sad dle." And then she tried to mount and ran Into the plum tree iiKaln. Punch. Joseph McDonald ujid Harry Foley were arretted last night by Oillcer Oberg and Thompson and booked on a charge of begging on the streets. The Jefferson family haa been on the stage for five generations. JANUARY 550, 1897. THEY MEET AND ADJOURN AGAIN Kcprewntatlves of the People Do Nothing but Talk and Trifle. NOW A CONTEST OF PATIENCE Air Full of Rumors, Rut No Chanc of Hieedy Organization Hourne Men Determined. Kpeeia to the Aetorlan. Salem, January 19. The house did nothing today but meet twice and ad journ until tomorrow. The senate held a short session this morning at which a number of bills were Introduced. It haa become a mmU-st of patience betw-en the fax-tUm for the organiza tion of the house. The day's evnU gave no hint that a attlement of the entanglement la soon to be expected All day the air waa full of rumor that the end would qukkly be reached. To day the whole atmosphere I changed. There 1 no talk of a speedy organiza tion. The situation Is not likely to assume a tangible shape before next Monday, when the near approach of another Tuesday will bring a renewal of the struggle by the Mitchell force. If the opposition can be held together ao long. It cam be held together indefi nitely. It has shown no sign of weak ening up to the present time. The Bourne men want Bourne flrs4 laat and always, and they are perfectly willing that Mitchell's defeat shall fot low as a consequence of their candi date's election. If twenty-one mem bers hang out, the house can not be organized. Since the first day no more than thirty-four members have atetnded any session of the houae. It seems Im possible to get the remaining six until Bourne decides to go In, and it Is the presMft pinnae of the opposition to go in only when the house can be organized on an anti-Mitchell basis. FOR PTBLIC BITLDINGS. Speaker Reed Gives the Proposed Bill a Black Eye. Washington, January 19. A commit tee consisting of Measrs. Hicks, of Pennsylvania, Curtis, of Massachusetts, Hooker, of New York, Hermann, of Oregon, and Henry, of Indiana, today waited on Speaker Reed and a petition of 208 members of the house wa pre sented, asking that time be given for the consideration of twenty-two bills on the house calendar, providing for public buildings in various parts of the country. This committee pointed out the neces sity of these buildings and said that It waa evident that the majority of the house desired their consideration. Speaker Reed asked them ir they were aware that the government was running behind in the matter of reve nue at the rate of 5S.000,000 a year. He said It was a question of the abil ity of the gov ernment to meet and pay its obligations. The committee replied tliat the bills did not appropriate a dollar, but only fixed a maximum cost of buildings, the appropriation being left In the hands of future congresses. Mr. Reed said he did not believe In this method of mortgaging the revenues of the government, to which the commit tee replied they could not mortgage what did not exist, and thought the subject of making appropriations could be safely left to future congresses. The committee went away feeling that it was not a cheerful outlook. A bill providing for the taking of the twelfth census of the United States. under the direction of Carroll D. Wright, chief of the bureau of labor, has been Introduced in the house of representatives. BIRDS OF PASSAGE. Washington. January 19. The con ferees of the houses on the Immigration bill reached an agreement today, and the bill as agreed upon will probably be reported tomorrow. Many of the provisions of both the senate and house bills were retained, but they were mod ified so aa to make R a very different bill from that whloh passed either house. Tha Lodge educational qualification was accepted, but Its application was limited to persons between the ages of 18 and 20 years. The Corliss amend ment, adopted by the house and reject ed by the senate, wag restored, but In a very much modified form, as It was agreed to adopt the clause making it unlawful to) employ any alien in the I'nlted States. As changed the pro hibition Is less stringent and Is made to apply ionly to the employment of aliens who habitually come and go birds of passage. FRCIT GROWERS. Hold a Meeting ,t North Yakima with the Railroad. North Yakima, January 19. The opening day's session of the Northwest Fruit Growers' Association wae char acterized by Intense Intereat, over the discussion of the transportation prob lem. President BlaJocR's address, though slightly humorous, was pointed ', "Rough for the railroad representative present ft read between the line. The display of fruit la magnificent, j the aper-lmrn shown far excelling any ! heretofore exhibited In the Northwest. The committee on transportation ha been in conference all the afternoon ' with the railroad representative, the! latter having pmmlsed to meet thei demand of the grower so far a po-1 aible. General Freight Agent Moor 1 here for the Northern Pacific, though the express department la ably repre-l sented by Mr. Hall, who also aewna) willing to accord the needed reduction In tariffs. The chief discussion baa hinged upon the exefaa charge for hlp-; ment. the aaoclaU3 desiring that the I railroad cxnpany accept standard boxes a evidencing certain weight, thus enabling lmply a count of crate to I taken aa the full weight of a car! load shipment. DESERVED PROMOTION. Captain McCoy Ia Now Superintendent for the Sprecklea. San Francisco, January 19. Captain Ned. McCoy, one of the beat known tow boat men on the PacsfTc Coast, and for many year a trusted employe of Sprecklea, haa been appointed super intendent of the Sprecklea Towboat Co.. to All the vacancy caused by the death of Captain Hawley, several month ago. Captain McCoy Is. sod ha been for more than two year past, in command of the towboat Relief, on the voiumbia river, but will be relieved of bis com mand by Captain Sam Randall, late of the Monticello. who ia now on his way to Portland to become master of the big Columbia river towboat. IN LIQUIDATION. San Francisco, January 19. The Gol den Rule Bazaar, owned by Davis Droe.. has gone ir.to liquidation. The store for years has been the leading toy and variety shop of the city and had branch eatabllahmenta In various . part of the state. The partnership j derstood. nowever. that no coioe expired January 1, and aa Davis Bros. ! "uld mado the flrst k"- 9eTW could not agree on a settlement, they Jenteen candidates were placed In nom tunved over the business to a com-nit-; " hou" nd ,rra tee of creditor who will conduct the!"- In th house nomta business until the debts are liquidated. Davis Brothers owe about $230,000, (heir assets amount to ftOO.000. but THE MARKETS. Liverpool, January 19. Wheat, spot, steady; demand, moderate; No. 2 red spring. 6s lOd; No. 1 California, 7s W. Futures, January , 6 8VI; May, ts '-id. Hops At London, Pacific Coast, 14. San Francisco. January 19. Hops 7610 for fair to choice and 11612 for fancy. Portland. January 18. Wheat un changed. IN UTAH. Salt Lake. January 19. The legisla ture took the first ballot this afternoon for I'nlted States senator. The vote in the senate was as follows: Rawlins, 12; Thatcher, 6; Henderson, 3; Nebeker, 1; Lawrence, 1; absent, 1. The result in the house wae: Rawlins, 12; Thatch er, 12; Henderson. 1; Brown, 2; Cham bers. 1; Lawrence, 3; absent, 2. Neces sary to choice, 32. DAHO STILL IN DOUBT. Boise, Idaho, January 19. The Popu lists today went to Frank Walton on the ballot for United States senator. He got three Democrats. The result In eaoh of the three ballots was: Wal ton, 28; Dubois, 25. The Democrats voted for Lewis, Populist, on two bal lots, and Nelson, Populist, on the other. PENSION BILLS. Washington, January 19. Old sol diers had a field day In the house to day. Under a special order adopted yesterday, the whole day was devoted to the consideration of private pension bills. Of the 900 on the calendar, 52 were disposed of during the five hours' s essoin. PENROSE IN PENNSYLVANIA. Harrlsburg, Pa., January 19. Boise Penroa?, Republican, was elected Unit ed States senator to suoceed Cameron this afternoon. All of the Republicans of eaoh branch of the legislature voted for Penrose, with the exception of one, who voted for John Wanamaker. MASON IN ILLINOIS. Springfield, III., January 19. Ex-Congressman Mason was tonight nominat ed by acclamation for United States senator by the Republicans In caucus. Highest of all in Leavening Power, Latest TJ. 3. Gov't Report 1 rv h U oi fr ABSOLUTELY PURE NO. 16 1 HOW THEY DO IT IN WASHINGTON One Woman Receives a Vote for UBited States Senator. 11 SQUIRE'S FRIENDS HOPEFUL Claim That a Great Hurprtee I In 8 tor Turner' Strength Shown Denny Get a Compliment, ' 4 special to the Aatorian. oiympla, Wn, January . Nineteen person received vote for United state senator In the legislature today. Including one woman, Mr. Eobart, who received one vote. There waa no choice. The first ballot resulted: Senate Denny, 1-1; Daniel, Pop u Hat. 10; Turner, silver Republican. (; Rang. Popullat, 2; Rev. Davis, Populist, 1; Baker, Populist, L House Cllne, Populist, ; Turner, sil ver Republican. 11; Wlnsor, Populist. 10; Caton, Democrat, 4; Baker, Populist. 5; Denny, Republican, 12; Mrs. Hobart, 1; Daniels, Populist, 4; Fosa, Populist. 1; Roder, Populist, 3; McCreedy, Popu list, 1; Squire, silver Republican. 1; Range, Populist, 1; Andrews, Fopullat. 1; Witt, Populist, 1; Newell. Populist. 1; Van Pattern, Populist, 1; Thompson. Populist. L Today noon, being the time fixed by statute to take the first ballot on Unit ed State senator, promptly at 13 o'clock eaoh branch of the legislature set aside the business on band and took the first ballcat to determine who will be Senator Squire's (uccetsor. The ballx of each body of the iagisiatur was taken In ft respective chamber, but hereafter the balloting will be don in Joint assembly. A the hour for voting drew near spectators began ts appear In the lobbies, and when .the voting began no standing room was to- be had. It was almost universally am- peeohe were limited to three minutes. iVery little comment ha been made on -the otrength shown by Turner, ft appearing that he got about what was expected. On the other hand, much speculation has been Indulged in on the small vote received by Squire, he only having received three votes in the house and not any In the senate. His friend assert that he got the number he Intended, the his strength lay In the vote given to weaker eandldatea, and that at the proper time, fer clever maahalllng of has force, a greast surprise will be sprung. The Populists scattered their votes' among many cao dkUtes. A. A. Denny, an old pioneer of Sear attle, received (he complimentary vote of the sound money Republicans. No material change will be notloed In the vote at the joint session tomorrow. It looks now a If the contest will con tinue many days with a possibility of a deadlock. Strong efforts are beta put forth to have a caucus tomorrow night, but they are not likely to suc ceed. It was stipulated In the meeting held Monday night that a caucus should not be held unless seventy-five signatures could be had, and it is not though that they can be secured. DOWN IN KANSAS. Topeka, Kan., January 19. After taking twenty-four ballots tonight for senator, the Populist caucus of the Kansas legislature adjourned until to morrow night without a choice. Sen ator Peffer and Chairman Brledenthal are clearly out of the race and the popular candidates are L. P. King, of Cowley county; ex-Congressrnan W. A. Harris, or Linwood. and Ed. G. Little, of Abeline, ex-consul to Egypt. The laat ballot stood: King, 35; Harris, 32: Little. 22; Brledenthal. 3; Peffer, J; scattering, 7. UNITED STATES oKNATORS. Special to the Aetorlan. Washington, January 19. The Tal lowing United States senators were elected today: H. M. Teller, Colorado; Thomas C. Piatt, In New York; Vest in Missouri; C. W. Fairbanks In Indi ana: J. W. Galllnger, New LHampshire. George Williams, an all-around, tough and morphine fined, was arrested last night tate by Officer Oberg and placed In the cooler for future refer ence. Gold miners of the Black Hill ex pect to make a total product of $12, 000.000 this year. irvvsi fl K