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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1897)
f SAVE TIME The Daily Astorian r.ir MUd An "AdM F.ipoiins How? muJ worry a, t Ha a R Wit) US C UTJ1TIW Jm- ...Family Circulation... Much hoh than ths imi a LASOI Aft THAT ANT OTMIN Hf9 IN ASTOSU. - , - III THI ATOWAH't "Wast Coins." tt EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XLVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, HATI'UDAY MORN I NO, .JANUARY 30, 1817. NO. 25 f II Irw rTX W 1 I jfi I ,rfVf WMH Willi i s CHOOL HOES s Ijilrd. Sctiohcr tt Co. Wrap ShiiJhU uud Ox. ford. New Tit'diiy. . . COLUHBIA Bad Commorclnl Ht. A Full bine oi Office and fi' t;oe Pocket . . uianes Calendar Pads Blak Books ?fb9 Supplies Tide Tables for 1897 GRIFFIN City Book Store The Low Price Store IS CL0S1KG OUT IT'S BUSINESS. All Dress Goods, Shots, Underwear, Cloaks Corsets, Hold 30 per cent, off reqalar prices. If yon bay one dollar's worth of goods all you pay for It is 70 cts4 I. COHEN, 4Qt llotid 8t, - Aaatorln, Or, WHY Do We Have Because our Goods are Properly Represented. Wo Deal Courteously with Our Customers, We Consider Their Wants, And Give the Mont Value for the Lowest Price. FQAPP & STOKES CO. Astoria Roofing and Cornice Co. 34 Gravel, Tla and Slate Roofing NINTH STRFFT Asphalt Pavlnf for Basements. Sidewalks and Streets nin i n oi"tt i Asphalt Coattm on Tin and Shingle Roofs Repalrlnr of all kinds of Roofs Clarkson & clrvin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished - Astoria Asphalt & Roofing Co. r " - . All Work Guaranteed- Roof Painting ad R.p-irtn, vmuy Roof.. N. JENSEN and R. 0. HANSEN Emil Schacht flRGjUTEGT GEO. NICOLL, Assistant. ovticbi Kopp's Hew Brewerg Wall Papr, ArtUM' Mtteriall, PilnM, Old, Glut, tc. Japantu Mtttlnf. Rug tni Bamboo Good 465 Commercial Street. UNION MEAT CO. SHIELD BRAND HflJVIS, BflGON, MRD CONDENSED MEATS GUARANTEED THB BEST THE WABKCU Cor. 4th and Glisan Sts PORTLAND OREGON We Carry the BEST SHOE CO. Asstorln, Oregon A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL & REED The LARGEST BUSINESS? Boom Company 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oreroi SEASIDE SflWjaiM. A oompleU (took of lumbw on hnd In the rough or drawed. Flooring', nil tlo, celling and all klndi of finish; mold ings and (hlnglea. Term) roaaonabl and prlcea at bedrock. All order promptly attended to. Offlce and yard t mill. H. F L. LOGAN, Beaalde, Oregon. Proprietor. The Palace Cafe Is the Place for a Good Meal... Eastern Oysters in the shell or eta Served to Order or Sold at Retail W. W. WHIPPLE THE PALACE J. A PASTABEND, QENERAL CONTRACTOR, HOUSE, BRIDGE flilD (HHflRF BUILDER HOVBB MOVER. Hoaw Mtovlag TU Ut R.at. A8TO&IA : OBKQON CITY FATHERS LEVYTIIE TAX SU Mills Kill Ik the Assessment for the Cuming Year. SWEEPING REDUCTIONS made All lh Hsliirlrs of the C!ty officials Ite duied Twenty Per Cent, a Are other Aprtrlall.fis. lAKt nlafht'a mrrtlng of mmnpn (vmm ll -m thv wM lmxrtint hld by th iMrfy for a lnt lm Im. Th .u.lln t a tax lvy tor the turning ymr lH llnl. an! a wit r'ur llii In th- kvy nl running rwnawn if thr lly tiMulo. QiilH- a number of In iyrm rv prMM-nt, but lft In )irrii illgut hrn It Ki-niwl llkrly llmt n rlutilon wmild b made. Thi. minmltir n ay and innuii irwriti-l an entUma of th re-lpta id rX.iullium Air the iinnlrig ynir The ptiMii t pxxuliiiir iiKn-rt. ml f'Ji.ii. Th. tWiliilAlnl rwcrlpt nuiitl to friii the following Cj.h on hun.l. liquor llc-n-a, irtlx-r llorre. $3.IU0; lUlf". tc., lllc oMirt, li.S"0; and which -an In. iillnii,-.! fincn h oMinty on rhe roud ly within the city llinita. mik Ing a t"(l f HO.m la addition to (hi tht hi tl.iw riahly duo tit city 141 eh rul but. a tlwr la loiwUbTiUile doubt whetb-r or not hl amount rui Hm IIo'Uh1. H u draiml exppdtfnt to nK ouunt on It. IiHludd In tlhe mtlmate of appro prlatlnna a ma.le by the rommit are UvriH ttm which nuld not be reduced TUrne are the cy rmtery aiiropri- atn of H.WO; lntcriM ti the bndl liwlnbleilncaa. IC.170: intertt nn war. nulla, $.170- toal of I1K.370. When th blank aiipmtMiatlon ordinance (a roeaaure without the amount of the aUmated expendHuri came up there waa a uabble Wmi Maar Welch and McOnvor and I'arker sa to where tlto reducikma ahould to nxid"'. Finally after a great deal of dlwumum. It waa d.-Ml to Ihwrt the recommendation of the commit ue. Whn Ihla had been don. Welctt nuvl that all Item be re du.wl 20 per cwit, except thone three ItoiiM which could rn be reduced. The motion prevailed. Tliui reductbwi af fetitel tifl.OTX of the estimated exienae. leaving the lotal itlmatl exiendl turxa at IJO.iai.iO a. mluctUm of 01 J. SO. Aa mated abow, Che revenue, exclunlve of the tax levy, la I40.7M, wluih left 19.440.iO to be raJacd. The total amount of taxable property In the city la $2. 112,194 and, on motion of Welch, seconded by Tarker. a levy of atx mil la, for the coming year was ImiMwed. This brings a revenue from real and pnrtxmal property of I1J.7S.7, whloh, added Ui the eatlnvated revenue from other sources of 140.972, makes a total revenue of IM.64B.76. Thus, the excess of estimated receipts over the wthnstted expenditures la $.1.213.36 a condition whlrti haa brouicht happiness to the hearts of the coiincllmen. The litlereHt on warrants will not require Cite amount aipriprlated, so the excess will le swelled somewhat. The measurs was pul liuft night by UHciukn of th rules. Hrlx. Schlcbc and Slverson votH sgninst the aiwceennnit of six mills, all favoring a higher levy. Xchlebe voted against tlw 20 per cent reduction of all appropriations. While a balance over the running ex- lenses of the chy Is a very desirable condition, many are of the opinion that the fire department and police appro priations should not have been reduced. Of course, It Is Impossible to state the amount of fines and forfeiture In the polk-e court for the coming year, but It Is reasonable to suppose, all things considered, that the revenue de rived from this source will be leas the coming year than the past year. How ever, this mtvUns to be aen. From the estimate of receipts It will' be seen that ithe saloons pay more) than one third of the running expenses of tho city. The several appropriations as recom mended by the committee and reduced by the council), follow: EX PRN 1ITI'RK8. 1WW. HOT. Msynr and enunrllmsn f 900 i ran A uil I lor office. KiOO V XX) City tmwutvr 4hu tmo rily attorney 4 Unto HiiHrliiteiiitin ofitrrata. 7I1M into Jiinltor.llKliU ntul niel ifO OKI t'Hy iioiind l.nl 170 ronce niMwruneiii ,. hki a,m Pnllreroiirlnndjall '-K0 X.M) I'ulillc lltimry ;M 4m Kleetlnna il( H) I'rouhiir" ntul rondit..... ...... a'l;KI ?kk Mlrwt IlKlitliiK M 70O Klre ili'rlliii'lit T'.HO HK) t'lly cetin'ter.v.,.,..,..w,... 4i0 Public property 4K) f-flil HohHI) dcimrtiiiont. 4)4) ( fiiy mirveyor v.110 Vain PrlntiiiK, etc 4( .'o MtiilluiH'ry 1J0 I.TO Intcnut 4M1 wiirmut 7700 7700 lutermt on bomla.., (1170 III7U ToUl Hi'iltii'tlon.. fflO.IS.' i,44s 0t8 00 UKCKinX. i'ltuli on Imml f W2 l.luiior lli'i'iiat' ItUKM other ItceuscH Sinn Klnen III police court MHO line on roml tax .'-') K-lii I II levy on fi.llM 12.073 Total .... .....IM.WS People are willing to put up with little closet room tot tholr hoVrves If they only have open fireplaces. PLANS FOR THE r Kill Have a Complete I'laat la Opera tion oa Motlcra Principles. FINANCIAL SOIFME DENIF.U Knough Capita) lUlaed to Krect the Hullduigs and Htart liustnnsa Ques tions aa to Profits. Tim "Fishermen's Protective Union Cannery" Is making rapid strides to. wards ttie cotntletlm of Its new plant at Hmith's irnlnt. It Is repHted on good authority thai the tannery li tu b model one In every respect, although the machinery will be of the chiwMH-f grale to start with. It Is MiUotpatod that (hey will be abtv to psx-k an average of 35.000 rim' tit animon per seauion. The plans, far as ran be learned? cotitiTOplate the Issue of preferred stock to iiti .cauthj suhsortber at $100 per sliare, and Includs 150 boats, at one Share each, with a division of profits to each man tn proportKin to the num ber at fish he calottes. Added to this. tt Is mid. a savings bank will be es tablished, which will have on deposit the surplus futds of the Fishermen's I'tilon and the individual stockholders hlch can be used 10 finance the can nery business until H gets on its own legs. Enough metuie have already been provided to erect the plant and put It In operation. Then comes the question of selling goods and finding markets. Iloretofore, It Is said, the establishment of co-operative canneries has had a ten- donry to put down On price of manu factured goods aa well as that of the raw material. The question among busmen men who have subscribed Is whether uvea of comparative Inexperi ence can float a pack, manipulate the sale of a large output and at the same time sustain the market, and the prices of raw and packed flh, or will they laught. prices? Can they make con- t roots with buyers to maintain prices tud guarantee reciaataUons', If not, what will the people get who hae loan ed money to. or taken stock In the enterprise? Itomls, preferred stock, or notes, and wharf will the security be worth? A iimn who Is very cle to the com. (any dnled point blank that the bank scheme would be pushed this season. and said It woukl be only a future con sideration. He also said that h was a mistake as to the division of the profits according to the sunount of fish caught by eaoh boat. But he further said that he believed that the company, after the plant was up, would be abso lutely unable to finance the enterprise any further. It waa also reported that the com pany, whloh was supposed to employ only 'White labor, had within a few days made overtures, to a certain Chin ese contractor for the necessary num ber of skilled laborers to do the pack ing. Given the fac that the plant, in working order, will oost $:'5.0rt0 (which Is a low estimate) and that $20,000 has been ruined by the sale of stock and sultslily subscriptions, to pack 35.000 ciiMcs will coet. at the lowest estimate, $70,000. which with the $5,000 balance duo on the plant, will necemitate an expenditure the first year of $75,000. Suppom. that tha product Is sold at $5 per rase (a high price), $100,000. this will leave $25,000 profit to be distributed among .ht 150 boats and general stock holders. The same gjth?man was of the opinion that the best Judgment and most careful management will have to be exercised to make the profits go around after paying debts. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. Four Great Najtions Tending Toward Bimetallism. Washington, January 29. By a de cisive vote of 46 to 4 the senate today passed a bill for the appointment of commissioners to the international monetary conference. The closing of the debate brought out several notable speeches, including those of Hoar, Vi las, Janes of Arkansas, Gorman, Alli son, and Carter. It disclosed the fact that little opposition existed against the bill, tho only division being as to lite exiM'dlency of seeking blmetalllmn through international agreement. As voicing the general views of the Dem ocratic side, Jones and Gorman favored its adoption exactly as 'the Kepublicans desired. In order that the responsibility might Ik- theirs. Hoar's speech at- tractod miuch attention as one of the most noteworthy utterances of the vet eran senator made In recent days. He npoke of his observations In Europe during the Inst summer, and his agree able discussion with M. Mcllne and Hor fmiu. In Pans, and Mr. Italfour In l.oiiilon, on the advance of bimetallism. Hoar expressed the conviction that the four great nations, the t'nlted States, Great Britain, France and Germany, wore fust and Inevitably tending to ward bimetallic agreement.- During the day Moragn failing to secure an agree ment for a vote on the Nicaragua canal bill, announced that it would be urged to a conclusion Monday. SCHOOL TAX WILL BE SEVEN MILLS Interesting .Meeting Last Night of Taxpayers and School Board. EFFORT TO REDUCE EXPENSES But ftrtioota for the Increasing Popula tion Deemed a Necessity and Debts a Oood Thing to Avoid. An exciting and Interesting school meeting was hold by the taxpayer of this district In the Shively school bouse last night. The main question before the meeting was the levy of the school tax for this year. After the reading of the detailed report of the school board by Clerk Ferguson, which recom mended the levy of a seven mill tax. Mr. H. C. Thompson moved tha adop tion of the report and received a sec ond to his motion. Mr. M. J. Kinney moved an sunendment to reduce the tax to five Instead of seven mills. The discussion then became general. Mr. Kinney thought that the city, county and school taxes were too high, and expenses should be reduced. Mr. Young wkmi for schools first and last, and for keeping them up to the average. Mr. Dealy thought that as the report show ed a deficit enough taxes should be levied to cover expenses and avoid debts. Mr. Welob was thoroughly In favor of a good school syvtem, but thought the times ware such now that expenses should be decreased. He fa vored a seven mill tax If found ne- cissary. Mayor Taylor made an Inter esting talk and reviewed the entire sit uation of oky, county and sohool taxes. He made a plea for prudence and de creased expenses, and said theft a mere village could not afford to pose as a high grade city. But If it took seven mills he favored levying that amount rather ttian going In debt Mr. G. C. Fulton, who seconded Mr. Thompson's motion, believed tn economy, but did not believe In cutting down the school service. Mr. B. VanDusen made some pertinent remarks, as did H. G. Van Dusen. Judge J. H. D. Gray, Mr. De ment and others. Mr. Thompson stated that the teachers had Increased from twenty-three to twenty-eight, and the number of pupils had very largely In creased, and that the deficit of last year was as mclnly due to the sliding of the Court street school, an unlooked for calamity. Following Is the report of the board for the year: To the Taxpayers of School District No. 1, Clatsop County, Oregon: Ladlea and Gentlemen: Tour board respectfully submits its report for the year 1896-97. together with Its estimate for conducting' the schools for the en suing year. ' While we have endeavored to conduct the schools tn aa economical a manner as poslble, our Indebtedness has In creased nearly $1,000, which has been caused principally from Interest on the Indebtedness from last year and Im provements and repairs on the McClure school building. Owing to the unfortu nate location of the McClure school building, being situated on moving ground, It has been a great and neces sary expense to keep It In repair; also the sanitary conditions were such at this school that there was danger of causing a great amount of sickness among the children, to avoid which the board placed In Improved water closets, at an expense of several hundred dol lars, besides the Improvement of Grand avenue caused an expense of $4M.97 In bulkheadkng the block. The building of the John Day school was another expense and also a very necessary one, there eblng thirty-seven Scholars tn that part of the district, and the former building was old and entirely worthless. You will notice that our estimates for last year amounted to $27,454, and the estimated receipts $26,530. floating Indebtedness being $16,258.25; that the actual amount spent has been $27,366.41. actual receipts $25,474.84, and the pres ent Indebtedness $17,281.12, exclusive of bands and street improvements. Lost year the valuation of the prop erty In the district was $2,506,960, upon whloh a levy of five mills w-as mode, estimating receipts of $12,534.80, and upon which we received $11,821.97, a shortage of $712.83. The total valuation In the county for last year, $3,708,400, ami the county sohool .tax thereon was $18,557.97, of whloh we received $11, S31.S2. The total valuation of the property In the county for this year Is $3,332,701, uixn which the county school tax will be $16,663.50; estimating the name pro i wrt Ion as last year we would receive the sum of $10.1S0, or $1,150 short of the amount received last year; from the state we received $2,321.55. The following la the board's estimate for the ywar 1897-98: Teachers' salorl.s, $18,735; Janitors' salaries, $1,710; water, $29.'; rent. $273; clerk's salary, $750; bond interest, $3,840; Interest on floating debt $S00; supplies, $200; wood, $700; Improve ments and repairs, $1,000; Incidental ex penses, $200; total. $28,499. Estimated Income Cash on hand, January 1. 1897, $331; from county sohobi tax, $10,000: from state, $2,300; from de- (Continued en Fourth Pag.) THE DEADLOCK WILL BE BROKEN .Mitchell's Chances Decreased by the Long Delay la Organization. local Measures important And Borne Supporters Have Deserted In Order to G Legislation Through -Mitchell Still Firm. Bpeclal to the Astorfan. Balem, January 29. The third week of the state legislature has expired and the lower branch of that body Is still unorganised. Both divisions of It adjourned today. The Benson house till Monday afternoon and the Davis organisation till tomorrow, when it will simply m.t and adjourn. It is confi dently predicted that the deadlock will be broken some tune next week. There can be no doubt that the deadlock has had a disastrous effect upon Senator Mitchell's candidacy and It may accom plish his defeat If the organisation had been effected when the legislature convened Senator Mitchell would have undoubtedly been elected as be had enough votes pledged and had also re ceived the caucus nomination. The object of the deadlock .was to delay organization in order that influ ences might be brougto upon enough of his supporters to defeat him. Many of them have local measures whose en actment they say is of more Import ance to them than the election of a t'nlted States senator. These members were given to understand that in order to secure any legislation It was necea rary to eliminate the candidacy of Sen ator Mitchell, and while many members are pledged to Mitchell, they state that they will not enter a Joint convention except one participated In by both house and senate. In which case they would vote for him on the first .ballot, after whloh If he were not elected they would go to some other candidate. The opposition to Mitchell have made It plain that they will never orgonlxe the house until Mitchell is defeated and are using- this argufnettt wtth BUeh ef fect tlMt it Is becoming doubtful whether the forty-six members will go Into Joint convention next Tues day and vote for senator. Senator MltoheU's friends say they will, while the opoeition claim chait Mitchell now can depend only on thirty-nine votes. If Senator Mitchell can secure his elec tion In this manner he will at onoe re turn to Washington and rest his case with the United States senate. In the event that he does not, be will remain and fight tt out. Senator Mitchell olaims that everything1 Is favorable to his election next Tuesday. DECREASE IN FAILURES. New York, January 29. Bradstreets tomorrow will says There haa been a falling off In gen era trade, owing ,to the heavy fall of snow and the cold weather. There Is a moderate increase in the distribu tion of heavy winter goods, but com mercial travelers generally report buy ers more conservative than early In the month, and wholesale trade In Janua ry, except in lines specified. Is smaller than for years. Mercantile collections are interrupted and the Improvement looked for In Iron and steel Is not in sight The favorable feature of the wek Is the sudden and sharp falling off the total number of business failures in the United States, the aggregate be ing 326 as compared with 429 last week, a decrease of 102. If trains are to be again attached to bajl gowns the dancing man will not And gliding about quite so easy as formerly. The absolutely pure BAKING POWDER ROYAL the most celebrated of all the baking powders in the world cel ebrated for its great leavening strength and purity. It makes yout cakes, biscuit, bread, etc., healthful, it assures you against alum and all forms of adulteration that go with the cheap brands.. GEORGE TURNER IS NOW SENATOR Washington Legtelatare Elects Him to Succeed Senator Squire. exciting contest is ended Spokane Is Doubly Honored Turner Is a Rich Man, but Wtll Hde With ' the Populists. Special to the A st or Ian. Olympla, January 29. Judge George Turner, of Spokane, was at boob Udar elected by the leUlaturs to succeed Watson C. Squire In tha United States secate. He was chosen on tha twroty flfth joint ballot of the session, and an the first ballot of the day, as a direct result of the caucus of the fuatonlxts. whloh made him the nominee last nlgtst, and one of the most Interesting aest stubbornly contested of ths many sen atorial battles of the state Is brought to an end. The election was of an exceedingly formal nature, although those who re fused to abide by the caucus Doniina tkm continued their opposition to tha last moment, in the hopes of causing; a delay and the possibility of tha ulti mate defeat of the choice of tha ma jority. Turner received 68 of the 87 votes of the fusionlsts. or eleven mors than a majority of the entire number of the legislature. Nineteen fusionlsts refused to vote for biro, aad they wars all Populists hut Williams, a silver Re publican. Three of these avoided vot ing by absenting themselves. I wo hav ing taken no part in tho caucus. Four teen voted for G. H. Westcott, ex- mayor of Blaine. Williams voted for Squire, and Retnhsxt for A. R. Kretta. The twUy-lve Republican votes were .cast as usual for Arthur A. Denny, of Seattle, the result being: Turner, tt; Westcott. 14; Squire 1; Krerts. I; ab sent, 3. Judge Turner received the votes of all the Deknocrau and all of the silver Republicans but one. and forty of the fifty-eight Populists, as follows: Dem ocratis 16; silver Repubnoans, 12; Pop ulists. 40. Judge Turner advocates government ownership of railroads, abolishment of national bonk circulating medium sad agrees wlfih the Chicago platform oa the land question. Though always here tofore a strong believer tn, a protecUvs tariff, he now comes out for a irsdV fied tariff including absolute pnttnctloei of the laboring men. He wtll stand with the silver Republicans, Democrats and Populists In the organisation of the senate. TURNER IS BICH. Spokane, January 29. Senator-elect Turner (a general manager of tho Le Rol mine tn British Columbia, one of the richest gold mines In British Col umbia, and it Is now paying $50,00 monthly in dividends. ' The owners re fused recently an offer of $4,000,000 for the property. Turner's fortune Is con servatively estimated at $300,000. His election gives Spokane both a United States senator and one of Washington's two memhers of congress. He was born in Edina, Missouri, la 1S50, and received a common school ed ucation. At the age of 15 he removed to Alabama, studied law In the office of his brother, was admitted to the bar when barely 21 years of age, a few months later was Republican candidate for attorney general, and was beaten by a few votes. He was a personal friend of President Grant, who appoint ed him United States marshal for Ala bama, The woman who can least afford to take chances with her personal ap pearance is generally the one who Is most careless about k. I ' n Pi 8 If i?tH"i '': ' HI ' 1 t ;!;"