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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ATiG!:. SAVE TIME Exrctiag Hfiwi nniJ worry "" " An "Ad" . In THI AftfONIAS'l " W.nl Culima," The Daily Astoria n orw iL h a r mini AND rMNf ...Family Clrcnlatloa... Much modi thus tmrei timm a LAW. At THAT Or AMY OTHBK ICAflfl iii Astoria. EXCLUSIVE TliLICGRAPIIIC PRESS RKPOKT. VOL. XLVI. AH'JOKIA, OREGON, WKI.KS1AY JIOKNJNO, MARCH 10, 18!7. NO. S3 I i-7 m Iti M 1 1 1 (1 1 . GRIFFIN & REED City Book Store ' Stationers & Booksellers All the Leading Newspapers and Periodicals Kept on Hand LEGAL BLANKS AND OFFICE SUPPLIES WHY DO WE KEGP RoW. Stewart & Sons' Irish Flax Salmon Twine BBCAUSG It Is the Best, the Strongest and Longest-Lasting Twine Alade . . . FOARD & STOKES CO. Dealer In Cork and Lad Lines, tUnting Twin, Leads; alto, Oara, Oarlock, Boat Cooking LUntlls, Sail Drill. Palnta, lloat Nails, Etc., etc. SELF STARTING HERCULES Ri!f-HirtliK o llme IVwir Urli. Emii.. roil I'AIITM I I AUH AIUMIKN HcrculcH Giih Engine Works 4oa a MOM It RT.. RAN rilANCINt'O UNION MEAT COMPANY Shield Brand Hams, Bacftn, Strictly Pure Lard ALL KINDS OF CANNED MEATS (lurant4 the Heel In lk Market COkNEK I OUKTH AND (II.ISAN STREETS - - PORTLAND, OREOON The Columbia Iron Works .... FOUNDRYMEN .... Blacksmiths, Machinists, and Boiler-makers Corner Klahteenlh Nl. anil franklin Ave. Ross. Higgins & Company GROCERS and BUTCHERS AMTOWIA ANI1 I2AMT ANTOHIA CHOICIC KKKSII AND SALT MEATS R. L. Boyle. & Co. Real Estate, Loans and Investments Commcrclnl Hlroet. Antorln The Palace Cafe... Is the Place for a Good Meal-Eastern Oysters V. XV, WHIPPLE, Proprietor Astoria Roofing & Cornice Co. 34 Gravel, Tin and Slate Roofing ninth QTWFFT Asphalt Paving- for Basements, Sidewalks and Streets Asphalt Coatln. on Tin and Shln.le Roofs Repairing of all kinds of Roofs Clarkson & Marvin Room Company LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt & Roofing Co All Work Roof Palaung ad Rapalrlna Leaky Roofs. J. A. PASTABEND - General Contractor House, Bridge ind Wharf Builder House Moving- Tools for Rent ENGINES Cfina $Aln or cheap dlitlUatt oil. Engine connected direct with pro. prllrr shaft, and no nolay. ally broken lvrl gears used In reverse moilon. New kNuk device: no Internal spring electrode to bum OUt. Send for testimonials. We are building the new i'yle, Mlf. tar.lng marliMt engine In all glies up to MO horse power. Every engine fully guaranteed. 2 16 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon Leave order at rV)4 Comtnera clal attreet Guaranteed - N. JENSEN and R. O. HANSEN MARINE GASOLINE AN EXPERT ON CLATSOP The Very Ikst Mate tit (irow Pine Wired I'liU uml Seed. i a k m cii in i in; 1 1 1 :i.i i in; o i: Who Alone, Like 111" European. '! Hur"Kfii!:y 'Jf'w This Wealth ' : v I iw Plant. Mui-t l liKinir miil all over in- ntuin liy Ihii irwn. aicl mm Ii irhtir iIuk uh Inn la K"nif "ii eviTVWh'Ti- i-uiirrrn-Iiik llif KrlnK ali i niilnnliiK "f na in (in-rn, Aol'-rlane livi- l kin a l-llnir Intrri-et In thla niMtlfr, IhOi llunuKh iMTwimil i-ltiirte nwli' by lie liilnr.a mrii, and thmiiKh lu rlmmlier of r'Hiiliiercr , jut fall the rhamlHT t fominerr" lio.h Hie in(li-r In HoihI ,ainl K"l eotm lance Kurin na-lhrrail manufur. lurcm InicrreinJ In Tlalaii rouiily. an.) r-'lvl an "rl-r friMii lh-m fur a ton of flu an a tntt, bul u Ihn (lux imilil not llii'ii bit olilalniil. aJthoiiKh (lie "f Hiera of the rhambei- correwiiiiil with rtllTrivnt (utrta of the elate, thv unli-r mulii not be Mini. It would ewii now 1ht, throuKh the elturta of Mi-mra. Knar J Xl"ra. a IhurouKh teat of the feaallHIIty of Kroinic Ital In Clala-ip will tie mail thla imwin. Kxiiert aay tliat thin la the locality, of all ot here, for1 nurreeaful fla raining The bunlnrwi men of the city are Very earneat In the matter, ami alnrerely hoe that the farmer of thla county Mill not !ae thla opportunity of ail vanrln thHf own Intereata anil at tht- uiie time butMtnff up their home port an J market. K(nl 8toea ioie o mrelV" a ronaiKiiment of ai-eele dlriTl from trelami In a ahort time. If It l- not rome here In time for Ihla year'a planting. It lll Ih- hen- for ni-xt aeaaon. hull airectioiia for pitlntliiB, ulilvatlna; anil hamllliiK the flax wore reveiitly publlahed In a aerlca or arn i Ire In tho Amor Ian. In -thl ronnec neiliin the following letter, received tiy Mr. M. J Kinney from Mr. W. T. ira of Huli'in, highly liiti-reellng. It will bi1 reninmler. that ten year Mr. Cray aa the proprb-tor of the S. ii. tn l.lnm . ,1 till .Mill, anil U Duir oiiKhly fiimlrlur with the ruUliiK. hanJ lliiK anil niiunifiicturlng of Mux. UN ri'inuik". thfiefiire, hvv iluble Inier ivl : ( "We haft- btvn huiklnit tmiulry for (lux (llH-r for your frb-iul. but ran DrtU none. It would be the inrn-it chance If any iouIJ be obtiUmil. All thiv hi have trletl M grow and prepare fiber firr the Kiiaileh market hnve either tieen wltlnKit auflU'leiit fumla to rarry them throuKh, or have been Inexperi enced In theihandlttiK "f U. I had norm- Munplea when I iilttl I'arU In ISTS. which were pronounced by experts to Ih) fine In fact. aeveraJ were Vi-ry en thUKlnatlc over them, and Mut.-d (which I aJan lielievei that the tlber waa aa tine aa could bw produced anywhere. "The bint tllw la produced alonK he coaat In Aktea, Tllbuiionk and other place near the dump. f"Kgy atmna iihere of the cnt. The bent ovd proilmvd In the vnllcya. The valley tlluT la bJihi very kimhI. but the coast fiber, when the aeed la auwn thickly, la tougher and liner. Any land In Weatern Oroifon, excejit. ierhnpa, the hlk'h, ferny hill land, will produce flax, but the bottotn IhiuIs prMluce the best tlbcr and aeed. "TJiere la no doubt aluiui the quality and quantity per acre of Max In Ore (xin, both as reirunlH fiber and hihnIs. It can be produced, cheaper thnn any where elae; lut the dltllculty luia b'en to net the aiune rare cxerclsinl In (trow- Inif and prapurlntr the tlbcr for market that the farmer of Kurox and better M'ttU'd countries (five It. It la a aort of akllled liubor from the time you begin to prepnre the land until the tow Ih ready to be delivered to the mill. No one hiui bwn found who would put the laixir on it requlivd to make It a mer-1-hanta.hlo prixluct, ami, unlcxa thla can be done by the farmer In the Held. It la uifclena to try to do anythliiK with the biiHlncra." UHMINISCRNCKS. Many amuiilng Incidents are related by old pioneers of the days when Hon Holllttay was a power In Oriyon, and especially Jn this nwk of the woods A local In yetenly'a iper willlnff at tention to tho errera.tlon of the fa mous Holliday property at Seaside, brought out a number of torlcs of the earlier days w hen the oiien-lmndeil proprlotor of the Scaede hotel w'fcs looked upon art the blgxear man on the coast, and was talked about from the Atlantlo to the Pacific. An As torlan reKrtr ran acroem an old gen tleman ycHterday wlio know Holiday during .his palmy days, and during the course of the conversation dropied In to ronilmlwences. "Yes, sir," he said. "I often think of the days when Hen Holllikiy held forth at Sea-Hide and conducted one of the finest hootelrtes on the coast. He knew now to please the people who patronized his place, artd uaually made It a point to do so, but not always. He waa tan eccentric cuss, and when an Idea entered his head. If he took a no tion 'to carry It out, nothing could turn Iilni from til purpow. II- would aim ply luive ik inn way. wh"ther or not the public plinai.l tor Iiu-oiimmiI-ilii""!. Oil" time-thla I n alory often told I'-cii. wlio ran a line of t-mnra lii'lui-eii I'.jiCiiihI and Han Kraru'lHro, InvltMl an l-mtirn friend to tdke a lrii li K-aaii with him. The Ken tlotiutn wim lMikil for the m-xt Kan Krunilfi'i Mictunii'. which wn aJrcaly at her dock Jn J'01-tliind dim fiarlnit crtiuo. Ttie i;miTn Kcnll-mari hinl tiit'd. aaylliK that he ivmld not afford lo iiiIm the wtenmer l:l h aa to aliun for "KiWii the next day. "TIikI la alrlKht." wild Holliday, "we will J-.iim rundown tonlirht and you ran iimke the Maimer at Astoria. I'll aee that you don't ml It." Well, the gentleman avmpanled HolUilay to H.-aldf. and found hi hoot a royal eiitirtalner. They remained at the tieiuih averal day, and tin- vltrlbtr al liml li miliifc- aiamiiil lent he ahould iiiIom )il lU'num r, brrrtU hed the nuhjnrt to old Hen. "Never mind the Meamer." he an- itiI. "I b-ft ordi-r at A i1 or I a for thmn to UHil for you." "And ao he had. The next daw the two men took the lag from Keaalde, and 1ien thi-y arrtved at Astoria they f.iund tlw teumer. and on board wire aluut twi hundred pnenti-r. enrused at lxHtiK delayed for -veral day and cmM-lil to await the pleasure of the hlih-ri)llnK proprietor of a Clataop llim h rewort. Hut ilolllilay ow-ned the itfcamer. ami what he said went In thone day." "Mollliluy lined lo amploy quite a number of colored people at Ma fVeajilde reiunt. prlncllly In the dinlna: room and kitchen of the hotel. One day he .k a tuition Into hi head that the help were upending too much time on he li li ami he forthwith lui-d an etlli-t that none of hi hotol em ploye Mould f near the beach with out flrat I'na-urina; ln ordi-r from the manager. The tame afternoon he met the head waiter atrnlllni; along the hhiiiIk. enjoying ithe nwaiv breejea, and llh an Idea of aeeing how faithfully his decree had teen obeyeil, Jve held Ihe.liu ky ut anil demanded to see his The darky didn't have one. and old Hen waa raging in a second. He made a atralKht line for the hotel and fired every colored man on the place, refuMlng to give them rane-rtation to Portland, and coiiiifliIiig thein to walk to Sklpanon; fiv there waa no railroad tn tlnwe days. He soon had a new ftmv from 'Astoria and I'ortland. and Ix-fore the moiuh waa out he had sent for and reiruikUed 'neurly all of the old employe. Oh, he was a daisy, and 110 mletake." "The captains of his ocean steamers," coutlnui-d the old phmeer, " were under order to run oloHe In shore when tasa Ing1 along tiun part of tho coiuit where the hotel la situatcu. nd salute with a series Vf whistles. On shore a tall llagwtaf wan mvctiHl and when the steamer whletN-d tl' flag waa dipped as u r tum salute. At time Ken's wine Mowed an frwly aa the water of the Nnwnnicum, and many a hltrh-roll-Ing stg arty hue he given during the summer months. The best people on the count were atrona of his place, and they alit 1Ag prices for the priv ilege of going there. He -was fond of horstw, and had a tine, race course on his place Just uorth of the hotel. He spi-nt a fortune there In Improvements, but Mince his death bh pluce has gra i uiUly gxme to ruin, until now but slight tnw-ee; of Its former tn-auty re main." THK STKIKE HECUAitJCD OFF. Uiulvllle, March . At a meeting of the Miners' t'nlon tonight It was de cided by a vine of approximately 900 to ;no to declare the strike off. The strike was declared June 1, 18, and has therefore lasted eight months. It him cont the camp fully Jt.ooo.OiH), be side th. generouslytaolnhtaolntaolnrdl sidos the coin to the labor organiza tions of the country, which have con tributed generously to the aid of the striker. The union claimed 2,:00 mem bers wheu the strike began and the vote tonight represents a decrease, chiefly by migration to other enmpa. POItTbANP'S t'HIKF. Portland, March 9. The board of po lice commissioners tonight appointed John Myers chief of police to suoceed I,, W. Hobertson, resigned. Myers is well known throughout the state polit ically. He was marsnal for Oregon during Cleveland's first administration. POI.PH'H CONDITION. Portland, Or., Maivh . Kx-Senator IMph's condition Is still very critical and his recovery Is considered exceed ingly doubtful by his physicians. For a time bxlay It was thought he was renting easier than lottt night, but no material Improvement could be noticed. ANOTHER Sl'ICIDE. Portland. Or., March 9 Ell M. Wood, formerly of Salem. Oregon, committed suicide today at the residence of his sister. Mrs. W. J. McKinney, by taking carbolic, acid. Pesjiondenoy over finan cial trouble and 111 health are assigned as the motives. Walt for the "Huaeby," the best bicycle on earth for the least money. MO and $50- F. L. Parker, agent. ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL SENATE Kill Kcmain as at I'rcxrnt Durintj the Special Session of Congress. NEW MEN IN THE COMMITTEES CttWnet Offloer Will Oo 551ow With ( 'ha ngi-a Omunlt leea-Nom I na tlor MOi hell for Judge. Washington. March . There will prolrftbly be few vai-ant seats on the republican side of the Hiamber at noon tomormw. .There will be none, If the admonition of the republican advisory oommittee Is olmerved. t"T notices were sent by the committee to day to all republican senator. asking them to be In their seat promptly upon convening tomorrow. The purpose of the notice can only be surmised by Its recipients. They con cluded. hrwevcr, that H w-as connected In some nay with the organisation of the senate or with possible effort to be made to seat those who had been appointed to the senate to fill vacancies from Oregon. Kentucky and Florida. The day was generally crowded by conferences of the leaders of the va rious parties and when night arrived it waa pretty generally understood on all sides that the contest of organisa tion which had been threatened for sev eral days should not take place, and the situation should be maintained as at present the republicans ahould con trol the commltteesi ami the democrats the general offices. Although formal agreement to this may be postponed, for a few days, plans were agreed upon by the republicans of all parties to day, and It rooks now as If there would be no obstacles to the consummation of the agreement. This agreement Is to bo binding only during the present session, and the coming extra sesMon of congress. It being understood that hostilities will break out again next December when congress convenes In regular session. Senator Davis has already been placed at the head of thf foreign re lations committee. It Is understood Shoup win suoceed Davis as chairman of the territories, and Hansbrough will go to the public lands, and it is proba ble that Hale will take the naval af fairs and Chandler privileges and elec tions. Two vacancies on the finance committee, occasioned by the retire ment of Sherman and Voorhees, will be filled by appointment of a gold repub can to succeed Sherman and a silver democrat to take Voorhees' place. The agreement also provides for a reference of each of the senatorial appointees to the committee of privileges and elec tion, where It is understood they will not be disturbed until the regular ses sion in Ueeember. There are senne members of all the factions who oppose this program, but the conservatives generally appear to favor it. NOMINATIONS. Washington. Marrh .9 All the officers or me new cabinet have Indicated a purMse to go very slowly In changes In the personel cf their departments. This is not very cheerful news to office- seekers, and to add to their discom fort It Is Intimated in some quarters that there are to be very few changes, save where an incumbent Insists upon immediate relief, for some time to come. The statement is made today that a prominent assistant secretary of one of the executive departments had been asked to remain In his place for five months. It is expected that tomorrow John Hay will be nominated ambassador to Paris, and there may be a few other nominations. Including General Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, as minister to Mexico. One of the most prominent missions the president will nave to fill will be that of minister to Sialn. In view of the Cuban Insurrection this post demands great exercise of tact and skill, and the indications are that McKlnley will go alow In changing our minister there. The post seems not to" be In great demand, and tt Is certain that up to Sunday McKlnlehad no one In mind for It. MoKlnley settled on J. H. Brlgham, of Ohio, for assist ant secretary of agriculture, and the nomination doubtless will be sent to the senate within a few days. Brlg ham Is master of the National Orange, and Is an old friend of the president. STEERING COMMITTEES. Washington, March t. Senator Alli son, chairman of the republican caucus, narneil the remaining member of th" republican steering committee today They are as follows: Allison. Cullom Ijavla, Kewall and Carter. The democratic senators were In cau cim today considering the advisability of forming a coalition with the silver republican and populist for control of the senate. The following steering com m!ttee wias appointed: Oorman, Cock re, Harris, WalthaJI, Jon of Arkan a. Whlt, Murphy. Faulkner. Smith. Faulkner and Smith take the places vacated by Hla:kburn and Prtee. The others are re-inol rrt ed. There waa some discussion In the cau cus on the question of eligibility of the gentlemen appointed to seats In the senate by governors of Oregon Kentucky and Florida. The opinion was generally expressed that the Flor ida appointee was the only one of the three who. In the light of precedents, was entitled to recognttton. Kyle Ium so far failed to Join the populists In the conferences. If he continue to re main away his course will probably have an Influence against the coal I Hon of populists, silver republicans and democrats which has been under con sideratlon. MITCHELL FOR JUDGE. Washington. March . The published account that ex-Senator Mitchell of Or egon would be a candidate for circuit Judge of the ninth circuit, to succeed Judge McKenna. baa brought out other name. Every state In the circuit has candidates. Among those .whose claims are being pushed are Judge Hanford. B. 8. Grosscup and Justice Moore. Washington; Judges Hunt and Sanders, Montana: William B. Heyburn, Idaho. It Is Intimated that Judge Morrow, of California, and ex-Senator Allen of Washington, also will be pressed. The best Information obtainable is that soxne man from San Francisco is to be named. SCOVILLE TO BE RELEASED. Washnlgton, March . Conaul Gene ral Lee today cabled the state depart ment that Sylvester Scovllle will be released. This action is the result of the strong" representations thla govern ment made in his behalf, on the ground that he waa in Cuba solely by news paper capacity and in no sense a com batant or abettor of the' Insurrection. SENSATIONAL JOURNALISM. - Will Not Be Endured y California's Senate Editor Arrested. Sacramento, Cal., March 9. The sen ate today ordered that A. M. Law rence, managing editor of the San Francisco Examiner, be imprisoned un til he answers certain questions put to him by the senate committee. The Examiner recently published a sensational story to the effect that the members of the legislature had been bribed to vote for a bill making pos sible the transfer of civil suits from one court to another when affidavit Is made that the JuJe who Is to hear the case is prejudiced. Both the senate and house appointed committees to In vestigate the charges. Lawrence and two of the Examiner's reporters re fused to divulge their source of Infor mation, that members of the legisla ture had been bribed, claiming that tne Information had been given under a pledge of secrecy. Today Managing Editor Lawrence was ordered Impris oned. The charge of contempt against Al. Murphy, one of the reporters, wtbs with drawn today. The case of L. Levlngs, another reporter, is still to be decided. The L Levlngs referred to In the above dispatch formerly resided In this city; In fact, he might be called an Astorian. When here he lived with his parents at the corner of Fifteenth and Exchange streets. His parents have since removed to California. His brother. Will, Is working on the San Francisco Chronlide. INDLXNS GET JUSTICE. I t Salt Lake, March 9. A epeclal to the Tribune from Price, Utah, says: Orders for the troops to remove the intruders from the I'ncompaghre reser vation were received at Fort Duchesne last night. General Wheaton Is anx ious that there shall be no bloodshed. Captain M. W. Day, with 20 troops, left Fort Duchesne at daylight this morning to carry out the orders. Ther? are about 300 men still on the reserva tion, and all who refuse to vacate are to be taken prisoners and brought to the fort. CROWN OF INDIA. Cheominuj.. B.C., March 9. (To the Astorian.) We arrived today. All well. It was a run of good luck for the Crown of India. Kindest regards to all of my friends. I have Improved. CORKHILL. (The Crown of India left Astoria last Saturday and has made a remarkably quick passage.) THE1 MARKETS. San Francisco, March 9. Hops 9 and He. London, March 9. Hops 3 15s. Liverpool. March 9. Wheat Steady, demand moderate; No. 2 red spring, (s 6Vid; No. 1 California. Ss 6Hd. Portland, March . Wheat Walla Walla, 81 and 82; Valley. 82 and 83. OGDEN GATEWAY e WILLBE OPENED When the Oregon Short Line hisses From I'nion Pacific's Control. . MIDDLE WEST LINES REJOICE Union Pacific Officials Say That the Announcement la Premature That Road Controls Short Line. Omaha. March . Consternation was caused this morning by the receipt of a rumor from Rait Lake City to tha effect that It was definitely known that the Ogden gateway to Utah, Idaho, Montana and Oregon territory, nam controlled by the Union Pacific, would be opened to other railroads soon after the Short Line commenced to traaaawft business on Its own account The newt wa most Joyfully received by the Bnr- llngton, Rock Island and Missouri Pa cific roads. General Manager Dickinson, of the Union Pacific, gaid: "I have no other information on the matter. Even should the action be taken later, the aanouncav ment at at this time, while the Oregon Short Line is a part of the Union Pa cific system. Is premature, to say tfe least." General Passenger Agent Lomax. of the Union Pacific, said: 'I doubt if the policy of the road on that point has yet been considered.' (The Short Line passes into Inde pendent operation on the 15th of March. THE HORRORS OK FIRE. Several Lives Lost in the Burning of an Apartment House. New York, March . Fire broke cut this afternoon In the five-story apart ment house at Canton street and Aa burn Place, Brooklyn-. ? - - - " - - ". - Mrs. Clara Doddard, who occupied the top floor, panic stricken with the sight of the flames, threw her eight months' old baby out of the window. Its brains were dashed out on the pave ment. The mother Jumped out also. breaking one of her legs and sustain ing other Injuries. The body of Chas. Doddard was found on the top floor. He was smothered by smoke. Dod- dard's wife was In a precarious condi tion. Mrs. Duncan, who dropped from the third floor window in attempting to escape, is suffering from a fractured skull. TOO MUCH SILVER. Chicago. March 9. A. R. Trude to day withdrew as a candidate for the democratic mayoralty nomination. The announcement was made at a formal meeting of democratic leaders. He bit terly attacked Governor Altgeld for forcing the silver issue Into the muni cipal campaign. His withdrawal, he stated, was influenced by the fact that he could not run on the free silver platform, and should he be nominated. or anc other free sllvetite. it would cause a spilt tn the party. THE OHIO FLOOD. Cincinnati. March 9. There was real alarm today about the flood situation. Rain last night, followed by an out pouring of the Licking river, caused apprehension. Tonight the Big Sandy, Licking and the two Mbamls are pour ing freshets into the Ohio. Other trib utaries on the upper Ohio are falling. 'Meager reports from southern and cen tral Indiana, espeoiajly along White river, announced a heavy rainfall last night. LEAVING CRETE. Canea, March 9. The Greek vice onrful and staff and all Greek newspa per correspondents. In obedlencd to Ad miral Canlvaro, embarked here for Ore.-e this afternoon. mm WW 0U8E0 Absolutely Pure Celebrated for its great leavening strength and healthful new. Ao-urcs te food against alum and all forma at adulteration common to the cheaa brands. ROTAL BAKING POWDEtt CO, NEW YORK. HP . sr., "W - - M