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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1897)
ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. SAVE TIME The Patty Astorlan AND PlMUSIHIT ...Family ClfcnlatloB... Much sow thad thkki tim At UHOI A THAlfoP A1Y OTHIR FAFSS III AlTOMA. f .. How? 9 IIU TUM I J An "Ad". In Tmi Arou'l "Went Cohiai." KXCLUS1VE TELEGRAPHIC PRKSS REPORT. VOL. XLVI. ASTOH1A, OKKOON, TJH'KSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1897. NO. 17 Hit But lif triiii $1 Ladies' Kid rleot Tip. I'mon Laird, Schotcr & Co.'s Ladies' Fine Shoes $ VM nd pi Mint. I'l Diyi, $4.A), Columbia Shoe Company 523 Commercial A Full bine of- Office and fV 'irc Calendar Pads Blar?k Books Supplies Tide Tables for 1997 Office and Typewriting GRIFFIN City Book Store The Low Price Store IS CLOSING OUT IT S BUSINESS. All Dress Goods, Shoes, Underwear, Cloaks, Corsets, sold 30 per cent, off regular prices. If uu buy one dollar's worth of goods all you pav for It is 70 its. I. COHEN, IVt Ho ml Ht. - - Afttorln, Or. WHY Do We Have -LARGEST Because our Goods are Properly Represented. Wo Deul Courteously with Our Customers, We Consider Their Wants, Ami Give the Most Value for the Lowest Trice. FOARD & STOKES CO. Astoria Roofing and Cornice Co. 34 Gravel. Tin and Slate Roofing ninth CrR FFT Asphalt Pavlnf for Bastmcnts. Sidewalks and Streets Asphalt CoatlnionTlnand Shlnele Roofs Repalrlnr of all kinds of Roofs Clarkson & ftlcrvin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt & Roofing Co. All Work and Hepairtnii Lakjr Hoofs. Emil Schacht ARCHITECT CEO. NICOLL. Assistant. office: Iopp's Hew Brewerg B.F.AlikEH&SOtf Will Pipir. Artliti' Mabriali, Paliti, Olli. Gliti, te. JapaniM Mattlnfi, Run and Bamboo Good! 365 Commercial Btreet. UNION MEAT CO. SHIELD BRAND fliUMS, BflGOfl, mhd CONDENSED MEATS GUARANTEED THE BEST ...IX THE MARKET... Cor. 4th and Glisan Sts PORTLAND OREGON Button Shoes Made, aiirib $'MV St.. Astoria. Or. A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. TO ALL & REED The BUSINESS? Boom Company 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Orefon Ltave order at VU Commor. clal Ittravl Guaranteed N. JEN3EN aad R. 0. HANSEN SEASIDE SAWMILL. A complete stock of lumber on hand In tha rough or dressed. Flooring, rus tic, celling and all klnda of finish; mold ings and shingles. Terms reasonable and prices at bedrock. All orders promptly attended to. Office and yard at mill. H F. U LOGAN, Seaside, Oregon. Proprietor. The Palace Cafe Is the Place for a Good Meal... Eastern Oysters In the shell or con Served to Order or Sold at Retail W. W. WHIPPLE THE PALACE J. A FAST ABEND, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, HOUSE, BRIDGE AjlD (DHARF BUILDER HOUSB MOVER. Hosts Moving Tools lor Rest. ASTORIA OH BOON cvccuwt OF THE COUNCIL Adopts .Measures for the Protection or the City's Health. I II.TON IS IIICALTII OFFICER Appointed to Carry Out the I'rovMona .f NVw OrdJimicNew Cannery Hit AMimvM. At the apinial m-tlng r tin city council h'HJ yesterday afturnoon In the council hantber. all the memliers of thn council were pnnnit allh the ex ception of Councilman McGregor, who wai unavoidably deta ltd from the minting. Auditor Nelson rl the tiall fur the Mtl.il iftM-ttnsr, which provfcli-d f..r th lonlaqVratlon of three speulal mitten: First, to consider the matter of the hilth of th city; secnd. to ci sldi-r th-- tax l-vy for WT: third, to cotmlirr III application of the Union FlKh.-nii'-n' Co-oieratlv Tacking Co. for a rmlt In construct a wharf vtlli building en U.e wutiTfront of the city tnt of the Washington cannery prop erty. After Kune argument, under aupen lon f the rule, the following amend ment to ordinance No. ::i0, wss unan lmouly panK-il: A nnllrmnte to Amend flection 1. of (irdlnaiue No. WM. entMliil. "An iinllnaiue to Protect th- !uUlc H-iilth, and to Prevent the fiproad of IiuliKToun or OonlAJCtolll eniwMi." The Oty of Aotorta Io Ordain as Follows: flee. I Tht Sention 1, of Ordinance No. 1759. entitled, "An Ordinance to protect the puMIc heaJth, and to pre vent the apread f contrloua or dnn H iron it lleoe.-." which appmved Januttry lit, WJ, be and the same Is hcrvby e.(iiei0ed to rvad as follow , to wit: S.'. I There alukll be a Hoard of H.-ilih, which ihnJI eotttt of the iiiaynr. or in hi aliMemi rtie Prcaldent of the ("ourv-ll, who ihall be pxitflclo president of the tmrd. and fhe ixiinmrt tev on h. alth bjmI polite, and the city phynlrln. If there be one. The city phyMclan ihAJl be a regular phyMrlan of t!vu city: Ivm ahoJl be ajloJnte.l by the iiutyiir, lubject to the approval of a majority f the council, and ihall h"M h! offlce at the pleasure of the common council, lie may be removed by th mayor for lncoinirtetcy. or for ni'gl1 of duty. After the HuiMin. f the ordinance the mayor iltrmil it at once, and Im mediately appointed Dr. A. L. Fulton asrtty ph-Mtc4iui ajxl health officer. The council promptly appnn-eil the mayor'a appointment, and Dr. Fulton will at once make a mreful InveiUiraUon of the ecimllllon of the health of the city. Nothing wa d'me with the matter In the. sect.ml claum of the call for the sHilnl iti.frlnK. t'nder nuHpcnalon rhe rulea a nic- olJ onllimmv uhi pujated irrantlng lTinlMtton to the Fleheroien's C-oer-atlve Packing ComiNtny to orect cvr- taln hnrvea and buildings on the wa ter front of the city a.t Smith's Point. HKNItY WATTEKSON Makes a Kecord In Another l'harcter- Istic Speei-h. New York, January 20. The 24th annual huni)uet of the New York Hoard of Trade and Truis-rtatlon waa held in the bannuet luill of the Waldorf tonight. The principal apoaker of the evening was Henry Watterson, who re sponded to the toot. "WhtMi t'nele Sam Was Young." The Southern Journalist's addnsa teemed with the wit and flowers of rhotorle that have done as muoh to make him famous aa the profoundly of his logic. He began with a comarl Kn of the condition of a century ago with the present, making playful allu sions to the popular fals and vice of the duy. After a rather flippant dl.i cushion of the universal peace Idea, he snld, more seriously: "There are dangers and dangers; and those that menaced the republic when Itn titular sudnt waa young are not those that menace It now. We were a nation of individuals. We are a nation of Institutions. The Hon across our pHth was the Institution of African slavery. We survived It. The wolf at our door is the Institution of profes sional anarchy. We shall survive that. too. We have hud our new birth of freedom; but, before we cjvn come ouf of the fiery orden.1 a. perfect nation, we must hav a new birth of morals. It Ih for you. gentlomen, to aet the pm." Ho reftttel the Idea thuit corporations are a thing to be condemned or feared. if Justice and ecjulty control their ac tions, "but." snjd he. "if the custo dians of the nation's wealth go on hug ging with their riches, the delusion that when the danger line Is reached they can buy an election, It is only a ques tion of Ultne when the hordes of dis order will sweep over the barriers that now restrain them." ANOTHER RECEIVERSHIP. Chicago, January 20. The Metropol itan West Side Elevated Road is In the hands of a receiver. A bill t fireclose th mortgage protecting an Imu of llfi.'WO.WsV of b'mdi was filed )n th federal tjmn this afternoon and Judic" Hhmalter appoliitl Dlik'-reon MfAl llel-r, chU-f engineer f th road, as re ceiver. The bill waa brbught by Adrian Is llu, Jr. mu (Jirg i. Haven, to whmt the Ixnvd mortgage, ss trulMra. was mad by th )miny m August 1. lx2. Th bill was a simile statmit f default in a portion of lat August's lftrv)t awunt..and the rharg that thn r'Mul would I unable to meet th February lntrirt. The answer of the road admitted tha charge of btng 137, yn hi dofaull on th AuKUat Intereat and unabl to pay m Kobruary Inter eat due In a few days. NOTKD TOIVJH KILLKD. Tom McKay, a Half-breed, Gifts Into Trouble and Is Bhot. KlBjrii.th Fails, Jaiiuar)- 20. Tom Mc Kay, a noted chatutr In this section, wiwi shot and Hiatantly killed by Newt, (.onion, lowi marshal, ab'mt 4 o'clock this morning. (Jonbm and Oharlwi D. Wilson, a 1a- .Kn keeper, wert standing In fnrfit of th MnkvIHa Hotel when McKay, who wm IntoxlraV.ed. accused Wllaon of talking about Ms family. He started for W llaon, saylraY he wonid cut his glixard inst. striking Wilson and knock ing him over against the building. Mc Kay then started after Gordon, who drew his revolver, telling McKsy to ut. After nieat.1 warnings to stop McKay atetmpted to strike Gordon. 'hn the latler fired, severing the spliMl cord In the n k and killing Mc Kay inotantly. McKay was a large. poMerful man. and when drinking was dwngnroua. He mas a half-breed, and half brother of fKinaid and Dr. William McKay, well known m Eastern Oregon. Gordn gave himself up to the sheriff. HAIUUS. OF KANSAS. Topeka. Januajy 2.-Wm. A. Harrla, of Mnwoud. was nontinatd )r l.'nlted Ktiit-n senator In the Populist caucus tonight on the twenty-fifth ballot. Both Iwiusr-i will met in Joint session next Tue-!ay at noon formally to eieot him I'nlted Htate saa(ur. Harris Is .",4 years old and a native of Virginia. He came to Kansas In 1875 and was a Iemorrat until 1S90. During th pat twenty years he has been a farmer. In 1RS2 he was elected by tha Populists eongreiMinan-at-large. and held that place until lM, wheti he was d-featix by Congrt-mtn&n Rlue, the present Republican Incumbent. INTEHEST1NG LEGAL POINT. Portland, January 20. An Interesting question has arisen in regard to the )ardon Isnued today to George Beta, alias John Bingham, by Governor Lord. Bets was sentenced to three -ears In the penitentiary for burglary, but he Is wanted in Chicago on a charge of murdering Gus Col lander there In No vember. 1S94, and a detective Is now here to take him to Chicago. Beti' at torney hns sworn out a writ of habeas conu and It will come up tomorrow. Beta' dine Is now before the supreme court on apprnl and he claims that Gov. lord has no right to pardon him as he haji not yot been convicted. FOR STARVING INDIA. San Francisco, January 20. Tele grams have been sent by the citlxns' committee to the gox-ernors of Wash ington, Oregon, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa asking people of those states to unite with California in sending a ship load of grain to the starving people of India. PLATT IS SENATOR. Hartford, January' 20. In the Joint seseion the. legislature ratified the elec tion of Orvllle H. ' Piatt as United States senator to succeed himself. TRAP FISHING. An Open Letter to Governor John R. Rogers. Ilwaco. Waeh., Jan. 15, 1R97. To John R. Rogers, Governor of the State of Washington Dear Sir: I have Just finished reading your message, and I wish to Inform you on trap fishing, as It seems your Information comes from Gov. Pennoyer. whom you quote. Now, sir, any man who knows a thing about trap Ashing, knows the law prescribes the slxe of the mesh, in the gear, which allows the small to pans through anywhere, and other kinds of fish caught are turned out of the pound net unhurt. Of course, Pennoyer would howl .t fish traps. Why? Because all the tras are on the Washington side. Thet are not fifteen tlsh traps on the Ores in aide, while Washington has In the ColumldaVlver 406; and by means of these traps the citizens of Washing ton caught about half as many fish as did Orvgon'aVIU tort fleet of 2.000 boats. The number of gill net boats fishing on the Washington side are: Pacific coun ty. A. P. Co., 42; McGowan, 6. This Is a correct statement of gill nets on the Columbia river, Washington side. The reason there are no more is that Sand Island is In the way of fishing with gill nets from Ilwaco or vicinity for several miles. Baker's bay is not (Continued on Fourth Page.) A "RUMP" HOUSE TO BEORCASIZED At Salem Today bv Those U'bo Are Opposed to a Portber Blockade. THE OBSTRUCTING POPULISTS Must Go, or Give Way to Those Wh Want to Transact the Business of the People. KpecUJ to the Astorian. Kalmn, January 20. It is the purpose of th Benson mn, supported by Ben lw Mitchell, to attempt to organize the hmM tomorrow at 2 o'clock. It Is Ulmed that no force will be used. The Benson men held a protracted caucus pmlgtit. at whlcl. th opinions on the situation obtained by Senator Mitchell from Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, and Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, were discussed at length. The chances are that there will be a majority present at 2 o'clock; If so, the tfesfgn Is to go on and attempt to re consider the action by which Davis was rhoMrn temporary speaker. If this Is ruled out of order (and It doubtless will be), they will then set up a rump or ganisation. They will insist that the action by which Davis was elected speaker can be reconsidered by thirty one, or more members and they will elitn a speaker for the purpose of tak ing his place. If Davis refuses to va cate, they Mill place the new tempo rary speaker, who may or may not he B nson. a the side of Davis, and they will proceed to organise permanently, despite the protest Davis will no doubt make, and recognizing their own speak er only aa authority, will proceed to business. A correspondent of the Associated Press asked Senator Mitchell tonight If he was willing to express an opinion as to the legislative power of the house to organize and transact business with a less number present and qualified than twv-thirds of all the members elect to the house. He answered aa follows: "While perhaps it Is a delicate thing for me to state an opinion, considering; the pwltion I hold as the nominee of the Republicans for United States sen ator, I regard the question as one ab solutely free from doubt, and aa having been well settled by numerous legisla tive and Judicial adjudications. I am clearly of the opinion that a majority of those elected to the house lias a perfect right to organize the house per manently, and that such house when si organised, provided there are present two thirds of such majority, or two thirds of the number actually present and duly qualified, whether the majori ty, or more than a majority, have a perfect right, not only to cast the vote of the house for senator, but also a perfect right to transact any and all legislative business pertaining to the house of representatives. In order that I might be fortified In this opinion by the very highest authority In the I'nlted States senate on this subject, I yesterday morning wired the Hon. George F. Hoar, chairman of the Judi ciary committee of the United States senate, and I received today Senator Hoar's answer. Lt will be seen that Senator Hoar confirms the view I have stated." Senator Mitchell's telegram was as follows: "The legislation of the state of Oregon provides as follows: First, the senate shall consist of thirty, and the house of representatives of sixty members; second, two-thirds of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may meet, adjourn from day to day. and compel the attendance of absent mem bers. Can the house organize perma nently, a majority only being present. and can auoh .house elect a senator and lawfully do other legislative busi ness, provided two thirds of luch ma jority are present? Thirty-one Repub licans and four Democrats, being sll the Democrats In the house, thirty-five In all, are now present in the house ready to organize; while nineteen Popu lists, being all the Populist members of the house, and six bolting Republicans, refuse to come in and be sworn. While we believe the house has a perfect right to permanently organize, providing thirty-one of such members will consti tute a quorum to enable the house, nof only to elect a senator, but transact any and all legislative business. In or der to avoid any possible friction, the majority has been patiently waiting in hope of securing the presence of two-thirds of all the members elected to the house before organizing. Ahy sug gestion or advice you are willing to give for use here will be gratefully appreciated." Senator Hoar answered as follows: "I think two-thirds of the number ac tually qualified make a .good legislative quorum. If only thirty-five qualify they may organize and lawfully do business. The same question and prin ciple' was settled in the national house and senate In the time of the rebellion." NO HOUSE YET. Special to the Astorlen. Saletn, Or., January 20. One-fourth of the regular session of the legislature has passed and the house has not yet organized. The house simply met to-! day and adJournd until tomorrow. TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION. New Salmon Fishing Law to Be Pssed at Salem. Special to th Atortan. Kalem, January 20. The principal feature of the afternoon session In the senate was the Introduction by Senator Gesner of a Joint resolution amending the state constitution that the gov ernor may veto any Item In the general appropriation bill without vetoing the entire bill, as is now (he case. Senator Harmon's bill to regulate salmon fish ing In the Rogue River fixes the close saaon from April IS to June 1st, and from August 16 to September 15. It makes It unlawful for any one to take salmon with a trap or wheel of any kind. It also restrains the use of wines at any point above the mouth of the Illinois river. A penalty of not less than 125 and not more than $200 fine, or rut lese than ten days or more than eix month taptisonment, Is pro vided for violation of Its provisions. MURDERER'S LYNCHED. Special to the Antorian. Amity City, La., January 20. Three negro murderers are dead. Arch Join er and Johnson, who at the last mo ment confessed their guilt of killing the Cotton family, and Gus Williams, alias Morrtssey. who shot aad killed his young wife. A mob took them from the Jail this morning and hanged them to a tree, They tried to burn one of the negroes at the stake, but the wood being wet the attempt was abandoned and the negroes were hanged. THE UNION PACIFIC. New York. January 20. It is under stood that the government directors of the Union Pacific will meet Friday, at the office of the receiver In this clty.to consider the question of Insti tuting foreclosure proceedings. It Is reported that O. H. Patrick, govern ment director of the Union Pacific, left Omaha this morning to attend the meeting of the government directors In New York, Friday, at the office of he receivers. Attorney uenerai nar - j mon. who arrived here this afternoon. Is also expected to be present at th i me?ting. IDAHO CONTROVERSY. Boise, Idaho, January 20. The Popu- lists today voted for J. W. Ballentine, of Blaine. He got 28 votes on the first ballot, and 26 on the second; D'-'bols 26 on both. J. C. Rogers, Populist, got 13 Democratic vote on the first ballot and Geo. J. Lewis, Populist, 14 on the second. DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE. Athens, January 20. An earthquake has occurred at Del v mo. Turkish pro vince. Several villages, mostly Inhab ited by Christians, have been destroyed. It is feared many people have perished. NO DAKOTA SENATOR. Pierre. S. D.. January 20. In the first Joint ballot today there was no senatorial choice. Plckler held his par ty vote. The Populist candidates play ed for position with Kyle In the lead. JONES, IN ARKANSAS. Little Rock, Ark., January 20. The Joint session of the legislature today ratified the election of J. K. Jones to the United States senate. HANSBROUGH ELECTED. Bismarck, N. D. January 20. The two houses of the legislature at noon today declared Honsbrough United State senator elect. fH eyx w t I i The absolutely pure BAKING POWDER ROYAL the most celebrated of all the baking powders in the world cel l ebrated for 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. evil IMIM SOWS LOTS OF FUN IN WASHINGTON Legislators in Joint Session Hive l Good Time Trying to Elect. NO CHOICE YET BEEN MADE Three Ballots Taken and Squire Losioc Gnmnd, While Turner Is Gaining- Dorr Makes Laughter. Olympla, January 20. Three'1 bailwts , . a - -- wciv iMcn tit Mt. km of the legislature held for the pur pose of selecting a sucotrsor to senator Squire, but no election resulted. There were numerous changes from the to formal ballot taken In separate session 1 yesterday, principally In the vote for the various Ponullst candidates; but the principal feature of the flay wert the development of Senator Squire's weakness and the increasing strength of Judge Turner. The balloting als' showed that Speaker Cllne Is gradual ly making headway and promises te unite tie Populist vote. The balloting occurred In the moat perfunctory manner, without the slight est evidence of excitement, all the members seeming to anticipate that n candidate could receive enough votes to take Mm dangerously near the goal. The good humor of the members j shown by the hearty laughter Which Senator Dorr, Republican, occasioned after the second ballot, by proposing; that A. A. Denny, who had been re ceiving complimentary rote of tbe twenty-six Republicans, be made the j unanimous choice of the legislature, as be had more votes than any other can didate. Governor Rogers received one vote and M. M. God man. a prominent Dem ocrat and lawyer of Dayton, waa given two vot and lost one while the va rious Populist candidates moved us and down. First ballot Turner, 19; Squire, I; Clme. 13; Baker, 7; Daniels, 13; Denny. 26; Rader. 6; Davis, 8; Wmsor, ; New- !ellr 1.; Range, 1; McCrady, 1; Weatcott, !i; Andrews, i; roes, I; win, l; ron ton. 1. The second ballot was as follows: Denny, 26; Turner, 19; Cllne, 13; Dan iels, 12; Davis, 11; Wlnsor, S; Baker, 7; Rader, 5; Squire, 2; Range, 1; scatter ing. . Third ballot Denny, 26; Turner, 21; Clme, 15; Daniels, 12; Davis, 9; Wlnsor, 9; Baker, 5; Rader, ; Andrews, 1; Squire. 2; scattering. 4. Hansen, of King, and Davis, of Sno homish, PopuIUts, voted for Turner In the third ballot This was the only . Important change. INDIAN WARRIORS. Albany, Oregon, January ZO.-The In dian war veterans of Linn and adjoin ing counties met In Albany today, or ganized a camp and elected the fol lowing officers: Captain, Jason Wheel er; First Lieutenant, J. B. MoFariand; Second Lieutenant. S .Cannon; First Sergeant, E. T. T. Fisher. The register showed the presence of thirty-four vet erans of the Indian wars of Oregon. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, January 20. Wheat spot, quiet; demand, poor; No. 2 red spring. 6s lOd; No. 1 California, 7s Id. Hops At London, Pacific coast, 4. S an Francisco, January 20. Hop 710c for fair to choice, and llj)12e for fancy. FAIRBANKS IN INDIANA. Indianapolis, January 20. The tw houses of the general assembly met ha joint session and verified the election of C. W. Fairbanks as senator. i i' 0 0 0 :: it. ! CO.. MTU MIL rr A A i i m