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The Dally AstorUn Save time Has a Rtnuui AND PMMM I'XPi nnU How ...Fimlly Circulation... Much ao tma tms tii a lAtXiK A THAT Or ANY OTMD ee in Astoria An "Ad" In Tm AT(imiah' "Want Cului.it. ICXCLUSIVE TKLKOHAPH1C PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLVI. AHTOKIA. OREGON: TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1897. NO. 68 GRIFFIN City Book Store Stationers & Booksellers All the Leading Newspapers and Periodicals Kept on Hand LEGAL BLANKS AND WHY DO WE KGEP s3 Robt. Stewart & Sons' Irish Flax Salmon Twine BECAUSE It Is the Best, the Strongest and Longest-Lasting Twine Made . . . FOARD & STOKES CO. Dealer In Cork and Lead l.ln. Manrjni Twine, Land; alto, 0r, Oarlock, Boat Cooking Utensil. Sail Drill. Paints. Boat Nail. Etc., Etc. SELF STARTING HERCULES r (Mi-Starting l ll.ii.o power ilnllhr Ketftiie. roil I'AIITH I I.4H AltllllBN HcrctilcH Goh Engine Works 4ns MAMIMK NT., S.tN rHN(i('ll UNION MEAT COMPANY Shield Brand Hams, Bacon, Strictly Pure Lard ALL KINDS OF CANNED MEATS Ou.r.ntet Ui Heat la tht Market , CORNER I'OIIRTH AND M.ISAN STREET5 - PORTLAND. OREOON The Columbia Broti Works .... FOUNDRYMEN .... Blacksmiths, JJachinists, and Boiler-makers t'ura.r KlghL.nth Ml. .ml franklin A. Ross, Higgins & Company GROCERS unci BUTCHERS AHTOUIA AND l!ANT AHTOMIA CHOICK FRESH AND SALT MEATS R. L. Boyle & Co. Real Estate, Loans and Investments R2.1 Commerclnl Htreel, Awtorln The Palace Cafe ... Is the Place for a Good Meal-Eastern Oysters V. V. WHIPPLE, Proprietor Astoria Roofing & Cornice Co. 34 Gravel, Tin and Slate Roofing- ninth ctmfpt Asphalt paving1 for Basements. Sidewalks and Streets 7 1,11,1 1 Asphalt Coating- on Tin and Shingle Roofs 34 Repairing of all kinds of Roofs Clarkson & Mcjryin Boom ComPany LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt & Roofing Co. All Work Roof Painting nd Repelrtnii Leaky Hoof. J. A. PASTABEND w- General Contractor House, Bridge and Wharf Builder-House Moving Tools for Rent & REED OFFICE SUPPLIES MARINE GASOLINE ENGINES (')nr raailln. or cheap dlatlllal oil. Knirlne connected direct with pro. peller shaft. an no noisy, eaally broken bve gear ujkx In rvrra motion. Nw NUk device: no Internal spring electrode to burn out. Send for (nitlmontal. We are building thru new yl. lf starting maiitin engines in all sle up to TOO horse power. Every engine fully guaranteed. 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oregon Leave order, tit H.l Commer cial Ml root Guaranteed N. JENSEN and R. O. HANSEN SHIP BUILDING Kital Work to the Inlon Iron Works of Sun PrAmlsco. lilt. CONTRACT IOK I'M. I. K SAM jMniuii'iilli to J n t - Way l About Two Week and Worn Finished by July lt. Astoria's shipbuilding facilities are mum t ! tested The i-nlv or "t ri.lrliiK lh- liKhitmueK n-tKli p Man tiiiilln will coinrii'-nre tomorrow m"rn- 'liiK The Aef.rl. Work, have thn on itriwt over iwrlva rufiiiM-tlt'ira Thai lA.Kirl l iirou-l t thl f t Uh- mi 4yliirf That Alrla uli'iuld etaixt l,y hrr inn liulu.lrle. and thin pnrtlo ulttr nmlriMl, l ejually l-al.-nt. i( I. nut m-ti-iwary tHt ell the hrn. In frratlmi, lul at 1I1U riuulur Jiimtiire It my Ih wiII i-j let th-K-iitnl pulll: kifM"lhal uM Antoria. pHni'lpally known In the t a fUhlnf vlllaco. but now. through her new triuierondnental rla'l. deetineii to le the port or the I'a.'ltlc itat. and the p.int r Bhlpitieiit f the Bhmt of 1 r.-eT'ri anl Waehlnnton. already hat ltnl.llxh.-l an Iron work ratahle of l.hlpbulldln-. and which can tutu out Illie hlihKt arad" or work. The irvernnient ha let to the As toria Iron Work, the rontrai t for re palrlnf the Uishlhouee tender Manxa nlla Thla i-ontrai t carries with It the fiirni-liltiif of all necessary material and latmr for thorough n-polrs to the hull, hollers and niM-hinery. said repairs to lie Batlftfurtorlly rHiileted and the tender delivered to the IlKhthoune In npei tor ready for nervier within five (Mliiidnr months frun the date on which the vessel Is delivered to the contractor. As the servient of the ves sel are urgently needed on her station, the time to consumed In making the I repair was iilveii due conslderallu'i I in determining the award of tlw con junct. j The repairs to lr made to the Man ! limits are quite extensive, the speclfl cittton covering over eight page of ; lype-w rlt'r n legal rap. Pome of the 'ii.ore linportunt Items follow. The vessel Is to he docked, cleane I I mid put In a suitable condition for ' lniectoii tiy removing the entire cop j per ami such plunks a may be neces sary. The entire mflln lin k Is to be removed and a lu-u- d-ck laid, and I about one-third of the main deck j beams are to be ivnewel. There Is to I be a new forward deckhouse (pilots land master's room) two feet wider j t han the old. one, ntted and furnished In a similar manner to the old house: also, a new chart house, fitted and fumuhe in the same manner. Nw boilers. Kelson', are to be put In, and ther la to lw a now rudder, with rud der stock of white oak and a blade of yellow fir. A nw rail Is to be built for about 130 feet on rach side. 'A new hath room will be constructed, and a new patent ash ejector and a boiler circulator will be added, which have not yet made their appearance on any other ship on this coast. When the repairs to the hull are completed. It Is to be recopiered with twenty-two and twentyfnur ounce plates. There la to be a new mainmast, of the itmr length and dlumeter as the old one. The repair to the machinery are ex tensive, but there are to be few new purl. Among these Is a new low-prea-sure steam chest and a new ateam pump. It I provided that all the work manship and all the material entering Into the repair shall be strictly first class In nil respects, and a trial trip of ten hours' duration shaJl be male before the vessel Is accepted and turned over to the Inspector. Thirteen bids were submitted. lh lowest being the Astoria Iron Worn, and hs the time In which they agreed to do the work was also satisfactory, the contract wa awarded to them: Hoberts & Co.. Portland, five months, l$:'0.8SO; Astoria Iron Works. Astoria. three months, $18,S(H); lllen Anderson, Astoria, four and one-hair months, 120,- 700; Wolff Zwlcker Iron Works. Portland. Hve months, fc'2,67:.; Morun Bros. & Co.. Seattle, four months, 122,- 332; Joseph raqtict. Portland, rour and ono-hnlf months, $1S,US0; Robert Mcln- Intosh, Portland, four months, JlS.soo; It. H. lyoller. Portland, three and one half months, IIN.'.IXO; Willamette Iron Works. Portland, three months, J20, im; Pulton Shipbuilding Works, San Francisco, $25,476; Kladon iron and Lo comotive Work, Ban Francisco, 122,475; K. lUindon'a Iron Work. San Francis co, seventy-live working days, $19,347; Smith Watson, Portland. $23,50. It Is noticeable that nil of the bids are remarkably clone, and It goes to show that the mechanics of the Pncltlc coast are good at making figures. Mr. Fox, the president of the Astoria Iron Works, said to an Astortun repre sentative yesterday that he would com mence tomorrow morning to build the ways at Smith' Point for receiving the Manxunlta. Thla part of the work will occupy about two weeks time, and the ways will be such as will accom modate vessels of a thousand tons, and will be permanent. There 'will also be erected at the new Smith' Point hlpy.ird, a blacksmith sh p. bund ss.w holler and engine, to be u"i In the priei.iiii,n of tli Ik and othvr work. Mr. Fox flKiirew that afb-r the vessel Is on the ways, It will take him about sixty days o complete the Jh, and I hit ( s"i will at least be ready for her trial trip on July 1, In time for the ci I hrall'in f the Fourth. Klxty men, most til thrm expert mfrhtirilcs, will he constantly employed on the Man xiiiiltn until the work l cotnpl' ted. All nf these men Mill be takt-n from the rinks of resident A'torUn. Ml of the material, mi far a It ran possibly be procured here, ulll be purchased from Astoria merchants. In view of this great work to lie car ried on at Kinlth's Point, It Is though: that the old street lelnei-n the. WMshlngt'in cannery and the point should ! put In flrst-ilass condition by the city. Krerynne know that the r ml now U absolutely d.tnti rnus, both to pe l.;rlans and the llghtt vehicles, to say nothing t farm team and milk wagons. The work n the Manzanlta will require a Isxge amount of traffic by teams between Kmlth'i Point and the city. It Is a great rtvilit to As toria that one of Its cntcrprlnlng man ufai turers secured thl contract against all competition. Hut It will be no credit to Astoria If erlou delay occur be cause of this rotten roadway. The expense of repairing It Is comparative ly small, when It i considered that the contract will dlaburse many thou sand of dollars throughout the city. The road should be fixed anyway, and n Is e lerl ralnhwutdinldlaa shrdlueUol now Is the time to do It. F.l.KCTUIClTY IN PA KM I NO. From the Boston Globe. (ireat strides are being .made In Ger many In the way of applying machin ery to many line of Industry. Hut perhaps most remarkable or all I the application of dynamo to agri culture, supplying the three element of h't. Ilahl and productive energy, a well as labor. On one of the new lectrlc farm a turbine drive a dynamo which light the liaru, yand and dwelling, and furnishes a. current of low tentdon to work pumps, run strau -cut'er, lathe, grindstone, large handsaw and thretii Ing machine. (hi machinist attend the entire plant, which experience prove has reduced the enp rises of the farm In a considerable degree. Thla new method of farming ha already displaced labor to an extent that I making farm laborer very anxious. Not only doe the "electric farmer" compete disastrously with the old-timer, but the electricity so stimu late the growth of hi crop by nigh thul hi reap a ilouW advantage. When one reflect to what a vast extent Germany Is agricultural, the In troduction of an invention that la to make thousands of farm laborers un necessary seems fraught with serious consequences. A HOY'S KSSAT ON JOl'KNAUSM. Atlanta Constitution. A bright little boy who attends one of the city public avhools was told by his teacher a few do-a ago to write an esouy on "Journalism," and the next day he handed In the following: "Journalism Is the science of all sorts of Journals. There Is a heav of kinds of Journals. Journals Is good tlil'.igs Vept when they Is hot Journals, and then they Is Just awful. My ma she take a fashion Journal what Is always full of pictures of horrid old maids with the uglUwt dress on I ever av. The fashion Journal Is a heap gooder than the hot Journal, 'cause the hot Journal stops the train and the fashion Journal start It. The fashion Journal don't stop nothln' but the broken window Ight and pa's bank account. "There Is sheep Journals and hos Journals and brass Journals, too. anil pa has got a Journal down town at the store and writes thing tn It about folks he don't wanit to forget. Then we had a woman 't cooked for us named Sally Journal. She was the fun nleet Journal I ever saw. She was n baid-hiMided Journal. "They ain't no more Journals that I know of. "P. S. I forgot to say that a man what puts grease on the car wheels Is ailed i' Journalist." PLKASED THK PKOPL.E. Kveryone Interested In Miss Young's Letter From Germany. Astoria, March 15. (Kdltor Astorlan.) - I '.hank you for furnishing me an ap petite for my Sunday breakfast by publishing a letter from the pen of Miss Clara W. Young. I never enjoyed any thing more than this description of the Hart by Miss Young, because it brought before my eyes the scenes of earlv childhood, which never fall to bring up tender recollections. I could almost Imagine myself treading nuture's velvety carpet, accepting an Invitation to Join Miss Young lit Spa xlerengehen over the level roads near Hanover, where tall and stately trees stand like gir.t sentinels, or Inspecting some old castle, a relic of former great ness. Mlsa Young's Btyle of w riting has a tendency to Imbue one with a love (Continued on Fourth Pag.) Walt for the "Huaeby," the beat bicycle on earth for the leaat money. $40 and $50. F. L. Parker, agent. CONGRESS IN EXTRA SESSION Need Ke-clattd Scaker of the House ISy a large Majority. McKIM.EVS MESSAGE READ An Able D-M-ument Ways and Mean Committee Corbetf Credentials New Tariff Hill Introduced. Special to the Astorlan. Washington, March 15. The Fifty- fifth congrem met In extra elon to day, pursuant to the recent call of President McKlnley. Heed M elected speaker of the house, the vote stand ing: Reed, 1M. Bailey, dem., of Texas. 114; Hell, populist, of Colorado. 21; New- lands, illverlle. of Nevada, 1. PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. Washington, March 15. The prel- dent today sent hi message to the special aesslon of congre, which as sembled today. He aays: 'Regretting the necessity which has required me to call you together, I reel your assembling In extraordinary session la Indlapenalble because of the condition In which we find the revenue of the government. It I conceded that It current expenditures are greater than Its receipt, and that such a con dition haa existed now more than three year. With unlimited means at your command we are presenting the re markable spectacle of increasing our public debt by borrowing money to meet the ordinary outlay incident up on even an economical and prudent administration of the government. An vxamlation of the subject discloses this fact In every detail, and leads inevita bly to the conclusion that a condition of the revenue which allow it 1 un JuitlMable and should be corrected. The president shows that the total deficit In the treasury for three year and eight months. March 1st, is $16,000.000. Continuing, the prealdent say: "Not only are we without a aurplu In the treasury, but with the increase in the public debt there has been a corre sponding Increase in the annual Inter est charge from $22.S5.S-S3 in 1892, the lowest of any year year since 1S62. tJ $34,387,297 in ISM. or an increase of $11. 493.414. Congress should promptly cor rect existing condition. Ample rev enue must be supplied, not only for the ordinary expenses of the govern ment, but for the prompt payment of liberal pensions and the liquidation of the principal and Interest of the public debt. In raising revenues, du ties should be so levied upon foreign products as to preserve the home mar ket a far as possible to our producers: to revive and Increase manufactures: to relieve and encourage agriculture; to aid and develop mining and build ing, and to render to labor in every Held of useful occupation liberal wages and adequate reward, to which skill and industry are justly entitled. The necessity of the passage or a tariff law which will provide ample revenue need not be urged further. The Im perative demand of the hour is the prompt enactment of such a measure and to this object I earnestly recom mend congress shall make every en deavor. Before other business is trans acted let us first provide sufficient rev enue to faithfully administer the gov ernment without contracting further debt or continued disturbance of our finance." WAYS AND MEANS. Washington, March 11 Speaker Reed today appointed the following ways and means committee of the house: Republicans Dlngley of Ma.lne, Payn.1 of New .York, Dalsell of Pennsylvania, Hopkins of Illinois, Grosvenor f Ohio, Russell of Connecticut, Dolllver of Io wa, Steel of Indiana, Johnson of North Dakota. Evaner of Kentucky. Towney of Minnesota. Democrats Bailey or Texas, McMillan of Tennessee, Wheeler of Alabama. McLaurn of South Caroli na, Robertson of Louisiana, Swanson of Virginia. The house adjourned until Thursday. THE NEW TARIFF'. Special to the Astorlan. Washington, March 15. The new tar iff bill was Introduced In the house today by Chairman Dlngley, of the ways and means committee. The wool schedule Is divided Into three classes, and the duties are fixed aa follows: Clans 1. 11 cents per pound; class 2, 12 cents; class 3, and wools valued at 13 cento or less per pound, 32 per cent. ad valorem; valued at more than 13 cents, 50 per cent, ad valorem. A duty of one cent per pound Is levlei on lead contained In ore. On sugar. raw, brown, one cent per pound; re- llned, 1.876 cents. Timber, sawed boards, soft, $1; 50 cents per thousand extra for planed and 25 per cent extra in case a foreign country pays export duty. The reciprocity scheme authorlies the president to lower the duties on ar gols, silks, champagnes, brandies, still wines, chicle, mineral water, paintings, statuary, sugar and molasses, tn return for concessions to goods of the Cuiicd States, and to place duties on coffee, tea and hides to secure the concession. DINGLET'S SYNOPSIS. Washington, March 15. Chairman Dingley, of the ways and means com mittee, In response to a request that he furnish a synopsl of the new tariff bill presented by him today, made the following statement: "The bill ha tw" purposes, namely, to raise additional revenue and to encourage the Indus trie of the 1'nlted Ktate. On the bal of Importation for the last fiscal year, the bill would Increase the revenue about $112,000,000, divided arming sev ers! schedule roughly a follow: A-Chemlcala. $3,500,000. B Crockery and glassware. $4,000,000. C Metals. $4,000,000. D Wood. $1,700,000. E Su gar. $21,750,000. K Totmcco, $7,000,000. -Agriculture, $.300.000. H Liquor. $1.00,000. I-Cotton, $1,700,000. J-Jutc linen and hemp, $7.00.000. K Wool. $17,500,000; manufacturers of wools, $27,. 000.000. L Silks, $1,600,000. M Pulp and paper. $5.O00. N Sundries, $.200,- 000. Dlngley said: "The Increaae of rev enue I ecured by the transferring yf wool, lumber, crude opium, painting. statuary, draw ornament, straw moo ting, burlap and various other article from the free Hit of the present law to the dutiable liat; by Inrceaslng the duty on woolens to compensate the lat ter for the duty placed on wool; by raising the duty on sugar about three fourths of a cent per pound In order to encourage the production of sugar in tbl country, which, it Is believed, can be done, and thus give the rarmers a new crop, which we now import mainly from abroad; by increasing the duty on agricultural products affected by Canadian competition, and of One cotton good, some advance tn the manufacture of Iron and steel. Jute, flax and bemp. In order to encourage these and other industries here, and r peclally by Increasing the duties on such luxuries as liquors, tobacco, silks. etc. 'As a cule the rates of duties pro posed are between the rates or the tar iff of 1890 and the tariff of ls4. 'The Iron and steel schedule Is changed very little from the schedule In the tariff of 18M. the changes being in the more advanced articles. The same is true of the cotton schedule. In the agricultural, wool, glans and earthenware schedules alone are the duties or the act or 1S90 fully restored aa a rule, and in a few cases Increased. with a view of amply protecting and encouraging our farming interests by every possible point. "White the duty on clothing wool ts iarger In proportion to the foreign value than on manufactured articles, it Is thought desirable for public Inter est and for agriculture that we should produce this prime necessity for our selves. The duty on carpet wools, a well as upon many other articles, is imposed mainly for revenue. The Irri tation caused by a few wools hereto fore classed as carpet wools being used for clothing purpose, has been reme died by transferring such to the cloth ing wool classes, but the duty on cloth ing wool has been restored to the rate of the act of 1S90. "The reciprocity provisions of the act of 1S90 have not only been fully re stored, but the policy has been extend ed by adding to it sugar, tea. coffee, hklei and other art'rles. OCCIDENT A TOTAL IaJKS. The Little Steamer Smashed to Pieces Friday on the Nehalem Bar. The steamer Occident, well known In this port, was smashed to splinters on the Nehalem Bar about 6 o'clock Friday evening. The Occident left Astoria last Friday morning with a cargo of general mer chandise, for Nehalem merchants and ranchers. She arrived at the mouth of the Nehalem river about 6 o'clock the same evening, in attempting to cross the bar into the harbor she struck bottom, broke In two, and was thrown the South Spit. All hands escaped to shore in a small boat, while the cargo drifted about in all directions, and now lies scattered along the beach. She lies on her side, with the big breakers crossing over her at every high tide. The pilot house was torn away and lies a quarter of a mile below on the beach. The steamer will be a total loss. She cost, when new, about $12,000. Last December the Occident was chartered by Hempel & Wheeler, the Nehalem lumber mill men, from her owners on the Sound, and was used for towing schooners In and out of the harbor; but so far she has only han dled four or five vessels. It la not known whether she was covered by Insurance or not.' She was manned by Captain Webber, Mate Wlckstrom, En gineer Schneider, and Deck Hand Loud. The captain attributes the disaster to the changing of the channel, which Is a very uncertain one. The news was brought to the city last night by Cap tain Schrader, of the Elmore. KENTUCKY'S SENATOR. ' Frankfort, Ky.. March 15. There were large crowds in the senate cham ber and In the house of representatives In anticipation of the ballot for United States senator to succeed Blackburn, but In respect to the memory of the late Senator Sawyer, both branches adjournal about noon without a Joint session. - Attorney General Taylor has filed a lengthy opinion. In which he holds that the ballot for United States senator may be legally taken at any time. It will have no effect on the legislature, however, which will not ballot until March 24. THREE FIGHTS IN ONE DAY ('reparations at Carson for a hly show B Manager Stuart. THE CAMERA TO PLAY A PART Show to Begin at 11 A. M. Disagree ment Between Stuart and Julian About the Pictures.' Caraon. Ner., March 15. Dan Stuart I up against a snag and It Is one that is causing him much worry. He has not yet reached a decision on the mat ter, and he may not make up hi mind until tomorrow. The snag ts in the shape of Julian, who has demanded one-hird of the receipts that maJ come to Stuart from exhibiting photographs of the light At the time of signing the articles of agreement Julian asked for a share of the money that would accrue from this source, and be was told by Stuart that if any bids were made for the right to take pictures of. the fight, Julian would be given a chance to be In on the returns. Ns bids have been made, however, as Stu art had Intended to take the photo graphs with a machine which belongs to him. Today Julian drove fn to Stu art's headquarters and aald that he wanted the receipt) from tne exhibi tion of pictures to be divided in three parts, one of which is to go to Stuart. one to Fttslmmona, and the remaining third to Corbett. Julian said If his demand was not granted be would refuse to fight before the camera, al though he was willing to allow Flta slmmon to flght for the purse If the camera Is taken from the arena. The pictures are considered by Stuart his one chance of getting back some of the money he has advanced' for the fighters In the laat three years. Dan Stuart, when asked concerning the da demand made by Julian, said: ."There Is one thing certain, and that Is there will be a fight between Flta slmmons and Corbett. I hav? &ot bad any trouble with Julian and do nut expect any. There are certain eoadl- . tlons governing this thing, and If Ju lian is not willing to abide by them he can pack his trunk and go home. That contingency will not arise, how ever, and I am safe In saying that any trouble I may- have with anybody will not prevent the fight from coming off." The present program Is to have the great flght at as close to 11 a. m. as possible, and the men hare been ordered to be In their dressing rooms by 10. If the sun is not ravorable to taking pictures, the Smith-Green fight will be put on until the sunlight la favorable. If conditions suiting the photographer exist at the end of the first, the big fight will be called, though the sun may be given a second chance by putting Flaherty and Hawkins be fore Fitxsimmons and . Corbett have been called Into the arena. If the big fight should be first, the others will follow, and Ils the inten tion of Stuart, weather permitting, to have the three rights in one day. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, March 15. Hops Pacific coast, 3 15s.. Wheat Spot, firm; demand, poor; No. 2 red spring, 6s 2d; No. 1 California, 6s 41. San Francisco, March 15. Hops and 10 tor fair to choice, and 12 and for fancy. Portland, March 13. Wheat Walla Walla, 79 and 80c; Valley, $0 and 81c CORBETT'S CREDENTIALS. Special to the Astorlan. Washington, March 15 In the senate McBrlle today presented the creden tials of H. W. Corbett, appointed oy Governor Lord, of Oregon, to All the vacancy caused by the failure of the legislature to elect a United State senator. The credentials were refer red to the committee on privileges and elections. Absolutely Pure Celebrated for its great leavanlag strength and healthfulneas. Assure) tie food against alum and all forms of adulteration common to the chean brands. ROYAL BAKING POWDEB CO, NEW YORK. IP