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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1897)
).. 'Ow yi THE DAILY ASTORIA N li the blffest and best piper on the Columbia River THE ASTORIAN has the largest circulation of anv eaer on the Columbla'.RIver u ii a a n ii KULIv ASOCIATKD PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLV1I. ASTORIA, 0KE0ON, 1TKSDAY MOKNINO, OCTOBKK ID, 18i7. NO. 63. School Books ANI , School Supplies. Wr liaVD I lip liotl unit rlienpiol lino of I'on m1 I'sncll 'lalilHklu Ihoclly. GRIFFIN THE MOST COMPLETE LIME OF Air-Tight Heaters... IN AHTOUI A Manufactured E. Tor "Sptrlr" Stove aad Itaaijcv Sole Agents for Knox BUFFUM PENDLET?N Hatters and Furnishers 94ri.lrd Street, PORTLAND, OR. '....The Only Exclusive Our Royal Cream Flour FOARD & STOKES CO. Sole Agent ASTORIA OREGON J. M. THE SISTERS OF THE Convent of the ...Holy Names ASTORIA. OREGON, H.iVK OI'KNKD Tit E1U noAltlHNU AND DAY Hl'IKKtU For rnuw, etc. axldreu the Superiors. PUPIUJ HECEIVED IN TUB PRIMARY. i ORAMMAR AND ACADEMIC GRADES li, m m tt Pfl If T9 ft HI ttiJ U U Ul U Jaw U mm L mm UNION MEAT COMPANY Shield Brand Hams, Bacon, Strictly Pure Lard ALL KINDS OF CANNED MEATS Guaranteed the Best la th. Market CORNER FOURTH AND OUSAN STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON Tablets Slates Pencils Sponges Composition Books Pens Blotters Inks & REED J. N. LAW Mil linger AND FOR SALE AT R. Hawes Store and Wauburton Hats Men's Fornlsbers....- NONE BETTER INSTRU MENTAL MUSIC, PAINTINO AND VOICE CULTURE FORM A SPECIAL DEPARTMENT Mount Angel College MOUNT ANGEL Marion Counts OREGON Tlila la Juat th. pl&c. for your boya. LVIlKhtful looaUon. Urge bulldlnga and rounda. food maaja, plenty of healthy exorvlae, excellent teacher and careful tnUnlnir thla la what they all My of MT. ANQEL COLLEGE. Bend for CU P. F. PLACIDUS. Director. OREGON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL Monmouth. Oregon A TRAINING SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS HoKiilar Nornml t'otirac of throe yin. Senior yoiir wholly pnidisiiioiial. '1'rittitliifr iltiartmi'iit of nine ftriule with JiiO rhlMren. limtrni'tlon ami Iriilirng In Uvmimxtlo (tiwoilnh ays turn), inl ViM-al Mimla for puhlln nchimh. Thu Normal illplmn U rocovnlaml by luw aa a STATE 1.IKK OKK'liKICATK to ti-aeh. I.iiht riwnae. Tuition, hooka, hoHid anil IoiIkIiik (ho protlmati'ly), f lilA.uo per year. Stmli'iita tionnllni UiiMiiaolvca. 1110 00 pur y'.r. Aewlemlr griuhw m'cept. il frnin hluh whools. L'atHloKUua rhi'i-rhilly acul on uppUi'att.ni. AilUrtiiH P. L. CAMPItKU., PreMdunt, or W. A. WANN, Heiretnry Kaculty. PLUSH CAPES . . . . . . RememberThree Days Only J I) THROUGH LINE Completely Kc-otalilishcd at the Suit I.Htic .Mcitlnij. LOCAL KAILS AKL KLSTOKLD thicauo-rortlaid Trai. Will Be Til Oi t Oace- Ogde.'.Gatetujr Will Hemal. Opt i. Ailt lko. (VtolMT 1 -At lh niK-ll"U , tv.luy .if thnuffhina "f the t'lilon I'lirlflf, r.Knti Hhurt Lltw and R- N- Co., , rniitti.illy ..tu.f-&.ry iiKr.-'itHMit fiiirrr-l Into lw-.-n the tir' cmia nlf a Tim inrr"-nn,n; .rovid for th n- umpt'on of iui trm' ninn.ii i ,n rtM.ls whliii w.tm Jn . xlMt.-nce prior o H..t.-rnU-r 3 lint, when the caweiw- tlon of (ir.m liJJinm j ac i lorlfrs hy the I'tilon Piu lflc k pl.ire. The ni.-r-.ni.-iit ! .rovld.- f.r the r.tnnittnn of lorn I tmttlo Mm l-twreil irtor. I'a.iflo and trw tr.oii Hliorl Line flah. Idaho. Wyoming and lora.o. tlm K i:il-ry Anderson iirr.-.'nwm. or uit rek only fovrrliisT M'naourt river husl. ...a. The tr-ion 81irt Utw'e avveral gate ways will reiilum i.-n io an r. - ago anl I oruanu ir.un -mw . & N. W. and Tnlon Pa.tilli' w.l Ikj re iinr.1 at c,n. i-. 8. rvi- to l'or''"'d via ho lUo (iraiide lim-a will t coiil'.n. d. I'n id.-nt Mohler and iwrt . ft to:' it ,r porllaiid. y.-nrral Mallug lJ .i mid .arty will knvc tomorr.iw for I'll PAItRIN Til HL'MAIN. A Rush of llinlmi Ouua. a lllm to rol. nme U-itving Nov. 1, a. Ailv.rtlnd. Dr. Darrtn, the emlnortt phyalrlun anJ siwlnllst. at the rvqueet of many frlendn and the KTe.it lnt.T-l shown by the u' ferlug wnd iiflli-ted, has conaemed to tny with us until further notice. Thr truly wvnd.-rful cure he haa.1cwmid.Mh. fi ore being- tiKllll.-! to hy tl boat of af. niiitol sufferer who con be seen and cwneult.'d on the TOlracuKxia puree on their behalf. It la mifo to any that no s-iallet ha ttalnel the prominence of l'r. Parrln In this country nnd he cannot help but meet with grand surcess. Those who are dlsixwed to doubt Pr Parrlti' cure will have ihHrtloiibta shak en on reading tho followliig card from Judge O. P. Mason of Portland, a man well nnd favorably known to all our renders. Ills case will go fur to eslnb. Ish the skill of Pr. Purrln. Jl'POK MASONS OPINION. Pr. Parrln Pear Sir: Your electrical trvatmeift Is Tnit undoul.tc.lly n won. derful success. I have been for a num ber of yenrs gradually becoming deaf, particularly o In my left eir. fr the liu few years 1 have feared that 1 would be compelled to give up my law pratl entirely, im at times 1 could not hour well enough to understand what witnesses testllled to, unless they spoke In n high tone of voice. A short time ago I commenced treating w.th yvju, and now can henr aa well aa I could 20 years ago. In fact I llnd no ditllculty ut nil In hearing anyone, speak in an ordinary tono of voice. I am frank to say thut In my caso your treatment has been a success. I am only sorry that I did not apply ' 5'011 aooncr. Refer any one to me. O. T. MASON. Second and Taylor Street, Portland, Or. Pr. Pnrrln can bo consulte.1 free at hla ufllcp In the Occident hotel, Astoria. The nunicroiia calls for hla services would not permit him to leave November 1st as lulwrllstxl. Tho iliH-tor has reduced his fees to only 15.00 per e.-k, or In that proportion of rime as tho oaso may require, to all cases commencing treatment soon. Pr. Purlin makes a specialty of all diseases of the ey, ear, nose, throat. catarrh, deafness, bronchitis, la grippe consumption, dyspepsia, constipation, heiirt, liver, and kidney diseases. He permanently cures oil disease, of the genito.iirlnary organs In either aex. All peculiar female troubles are confi- dntlully tr.-ated, awHI oh all aMjic, chronic, prlva: and nervous dla" of whatever nature. If curable, No . taken If fioi. M"t cuwhi sin bi treated tit horn, after ono visit to th doctor's office. All liuslueM reUtluns with Dr. Darrln are strictly confidential. JOE JEKFEKHON'H NfcVV HOLE. Boston, M .., Out. IV. -For the flrt tiinn on r'ord in Motor ha reh.-d a sermon to L! iti.)!! convict a. J';. iih Ji-(T.r;n I iliu nun mil ll, rlon iiat'l at CI.rl'!ori aa 'H.ter4.iy l,rlh'htitn-.l liy ttiu lieurty rri-nc of the f.unou iortrayor frf K:p Vuninkl. KIkIi'. hiiinlnxl iriuiirr Ibtvtiwl to tli ullrvM, ilii W'um lcvotrl to the uo. J.t of Umi""ruiKc AMKJdCAN CX'.VSLL ASSALI.TEU Now York. Oct. li. A Ull"vtcl to the HrruM from liuvnoa Ayrva nays: TeMfahlu ttivicoa from the Herald's corrt-nt'undrtil In lUo euite that a trrvan: 111 thu miuy of U lll.iun T. Towuw, the I'tili.! Mtnt insul-(enerul In iUo Jan eiro, nublu un uiuiuccvsaf ul attempt to murur the loiiaul-ajini-ral. Mr. Tuwue's nn.iiHaiu wait piuci-d undvr urrt. (William Toiuw wu a.tnu-d coi.sjI. sreiu-mi to H;o Janeiro from Virginia In KjJ Uy Preeidi-nt ClrtvlanJ. Prraldt-nt McKlnlc-y on Buturday announced the a pumtment of Eugene Ht-rgar of Illinois oa consuUgvneral tn nio Janeiro to sue. cM Mr. Townes OOLPKN GATE Ul-UTS SAX RAFAEL. Sun Pran.oo, Octolwr 1. Kor years the ferry-boat San IUfiwl has con sidered the fastest lio&t on the bay. Her Iannis have bwn wrented from her by ;iib now cuxfotn su-amer Uollt-n Giite. whtoh 1.14 bcuiten ll ltUh.rto uncon i. '-rt'; new -after a close pome-sl. The nice was an informal affair and the re suit surprised the officers of both vessels. DEATH BLOW TO MONETARY MISSION NCR "U.ICSTY'S GOVERNMENT WILt RE TIT WITH REGRETS. No Farther Elfort tor Bimetallism Be Made for Maay Years to Cone. Will Uuidon, October IS The I'ultml Slates nonntary commlloner have roelvel no oflhi.il Information of the action of the rtrttlsh cabinet on Saturday. Private advices, however, convince thorn that tho cabinet ho-s d.vlt a doath blow to their mission. It Is expected that the coiumlssioners will shortly bo informed that her majesty's government regrets being unable to accede to their proKsls. but is willing to listen to any other plan thoy may ugget. Iloth jKirties to the conference know that no other practical scrtoma can bo advanoed. The commissioners believe that their failure menus that no further effort for bimetallism will be made for many years to come. They attrlluta their faiure to tho opiosltlon of tho luuikers and of the iAtndon Ttnuw. I'ntll theso forces were aroused, nil signs Hlnted to tho co-o-er;vtkn of tluv Itrlclsh government. RAILROAD CXn-LlSlON. Mexico, Mo., October IS A head-end collision of freight train, occurred on tho Chicago & Alton just outside this city yesterday. A negro was killed. Fred Meade, engineer, and Charles Pnvis. flrom.ui. of the cost bound, and Lew Oray, engineer, nnd J. Wheeler, fireman, of the west bound were slightly Injured. They saved their lives by Jumping. Fvjurtecn cars were ditched and the two engines demolished, causing a loss esti mated at fc.vj.000. The engineer of the eust bound Is said to have overlooked his orders. THE P08TAL DEFICIT. Washington, October IS. The annual report of- the third assistant postmaster general, John Merrltt, for the fiscal year Just closed, was made public today. It shows a revenue from all sources of t2.6t5.463, receipts over expenditure. $11,. 111.77s. We )urj- on 8winl .Sale for Thurwlay, FrMny and .Saturday tlie finest line of Silk I'lu.sli Capes, 20 "inchrs long, 110 indies mwp, collar triminc-d with Thibet Fur; a very lmmlwifie garment; well worth $10, for 8eeial Sale only $ 1.69. RICH STRIKES IN ALASKA FIELDS Not All the Gold Is io the Klon dike Country. I WILL BE A RUSH TO ALASKA So Savai Expert The Aaont of Trea- re oi Daaahe rortlaad will Make Jtautaer Trip. Seaittle, October IS. Th. st-amer Bertha arrived here at 7 o'cock from St. Michaels which place aha left Oclotn-r 5. The Itertha bring-, no later news than was brought down by th Danube, which left St. Michaels one day Uu-r than the Ber. tha. Fourteen passenger, came down on th. Rertho. Trsere waa aiioard alxut I3.'.0S0 In golJ. most of It being 1n the p-jeseaston of Arthur M. Pot and Carey Wright. Her lassengera came from Mlnook and Circle City. The Cleveland was to leave St. Michael, two or three day. after the Iiertha left and the Portland was to have sailed October 15. j James Dedrlck, a mine owner and ex pert of San Francisco was a passenger on tint Bertha. He said: "Although gold mining in Alaska Is In Its extreme In fancy, yet I predict as great a rush to certain porta of Alaska ax there Is now to Dawson, but there will be occasion ally something like $30 to t a day to the man. My friend. Captain Stanley, has enough ground on Bonanxa creek to warrant the statement that he bos as good a $3.C.(:0 In bank, even if It Is now In a creek bonk." FALL OVER CLIFF AND ARE KILLED TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN SOITNERN ORE GON TO A DRIVING TAnTT. Judge Nnler ltd Tamily Precipitated Over High Bank With ratal Rasilts Oie Killed. Marshfleld, Oregon. Octoler lS.-This afternoon, ex.Judge J. H. Nosier, accom. panlol by his wife and daughter and his son Rird's wife and baby, while driving from Mlckle Point to Coqutlle City, met with a terrible accident. They had reached a point about half way to Coquilla City, and were driving around a high rocky point when they met an. other loam. The jiMge attempted to back his horsee to one side of the rotid to allow the other rig to pata by, but the horsea became frightened and unman ageable and backed off the grade, a dis tance of about thirty-five feet Mrs. Nos ier wits Instantly killed and the judge's life U despaired of. The oihor ladle are also badly bruised. One of the horses was killed and the buggy wrecked. Sl'OAR BEETS IN NEW MEXICO. Santa Fe, N. M., October IS Industrial Commissioner Davis of the Santa Fe railroad and a party of capitalists are examining into sugar beet farms here. They have found acre, oi beet; weighing from one to six pounds, which, according to analysts, by the territorial agricultural college, yield from 15 to 18 per cent sugar. They express surprise that the Rocky mountain valleys, above 7000 feet In altitude can show such results. There is a project on foot to erect a sugar faJory here and Commissioner Davis said his corporation will give it all possible supiwrt. He says also that tt Is prob able that Eastern capital will within a short time establish a large sugar fac tory somewhere in the Central Rio Grande valley. I.I HL'NG CHANG TO RETIRE. T acorn a, October IS. According to Chi nese advices Just received. Earl Li Hung Chang will no longer take an active part In government. A rraitive correspondent writing from Peking says that Id has been In 111 health, though It Is not son. erally known. He la anxious for a rest. This will permit htm to Mlnqulah his duty a. grand secretary and minister of th. Uung.K-ya.men. He realize, there are many reform, which China muat soon undertake If ah. U to preserve ber unity and be would Ilk. to have a part In carrying them out. Knowing, bow. aver, that only a Mart oan be made while b. Uvea, and that car. and work will shorten hla days, he has decoded to retire aa soon aa possible to the quiet of his own estate in Anhln. THH NEBRASKA CAMPAIGN. Mr. Bryan Will Canvass the State Agalnat ex-Secretary Carlisle. Lincoln. Neb., Oct. IS The political campaign In Nebraska promises to be come very warm. Mr. Bryan, who has thus far male only occasional speeches tn the stite, will shortly start out to make a thorough canvass, speaking twice a day at various place, tn thej, ,urrt)utldn, reorganisation under state until the close of the campaign. Mr. Bryan thinks the situation haa steadily Improved for the silver forces in Nebraska. The gold democrats, who are assisting th. republicans, expect the Hon. J. Q. Carlisle the latter part of the week to maka several speeches. THH PORTLAND. Dutch Harbor, Alaska, September , I via Victoria, October 19. The Portland sails for St. Michaels today. It will, after all. be the treasure ship of the North American Trading It Transporta tion Company's fleet, that 4s, if there be any treasure to transport PROMINENT FINANCIER DEAD. New York. Oct. IS David E. Porter, president of the Hamilton bank, Is dead, aged 6! years. THE BUSINESS MEN OF CUBA HOLDING SECRET MEETINGS IN HAVANA AND OTflER fLACES. will rrobablr retitio. the Ciited States to Anex the bland as the Oslr Meats of Tretectio. Matanxas, Cuba, via Key West. October 18. The business element here, in Havana and elsewhere, seems to have reached the conclusion that Spain cannot end the war on the basis of autonomy to Cuba, i and are holding secret meetings with a view of obtaining expressions from the people as to what is beet to further their Interests and the interests of the Islands In general. It is believed that the sentiment will be in favor of the annexation of Cuba by the United Slates as the only means of guaranteeing protection to life and property. If It Is ascertained that the general sentiment Is in favor of annex ation, a committee will be sent to lay the matter before men of prominence In the United States and ask the hitter to ' unite with the busirwus men of Cuba in a petition to the Washington government to bring about such a result. DON'T WANT OUR LUMBER. Berlin, Ootober 18. The Kolnlsshe Zel tung urges Germany to open negotiations between the Canadian railway and canal companies and the German chambers of commerce and the timber firms with a view of Importing lumber frocn Canada instead of the United States. The paper suggests that German capital might be Introduced tnto the Canadian limber trade and the foundation laid that would lead up to an actual treaty. KLONDIKE GOLD. Victoria, October IS. Assays which were made today of the Klondike and Minook gold shows the latter to be much darker and heavier than that from the Klondike creeks. The gold brought down on Saturday on the Danube has been made Into small bars and will be shipped to the mints. The amount brought down 1s larger than ait first esti. mated, being about $150,000. Shanahan Bros. THE ONLY 8TORB THAT BELLS CHEAP. ONION PACIFIC REORGANIZATION Statement Prom the Committee as to Its I'lais. ONLY POSSIBLE SOLUTION Goereit Reprewitativei Appoint, to Look After Its Itterists Rive Reconmeaded It. New York, October IS- The Cnlon Pa cific reorgantxatlon commiuee bas sub. milled review of Its petition and condJL Its chart. In respect to tha term, of th. decree of foreclosure, the committee claim, to have had no purpose whatever and to hare made no suggestions, except in the oases of two provisions, that re quiring the deposit to be made five days In advance of th. sale, and that extend ing the time for th. com piste payment of th, purchase over a period of (0 days after the confirmation of the shle. The provision for such an extended time, the committee suys, was desired because of the magnitude of the trans action, and to secure reasonable terms of paymment, consistent with suho early delivery of the property as must afford barts for carrying the large financial en gagements Involved. The provision, of the decrees fixing five days In advance of the date of sale tor the deposit of earnest was desired be cause for a period of more than eight months prior to the sale the committee had upon deposit the sum of $1,300,000 ta secure a guarantee bid and competing bidders could act In a full knowledge of the committee's plans and provisions. The statement reviews the work of the reorganisation committee durins the past two years, touhcing upon the subslly debt; the defeat of the funding olli congress In 1KW and the cause of fore closures. The present conditions are reviewed aa .Vliows; The present solution of the bustneb. relations of the government to this prop erty is the result of a process by wUch all less favorubha solutions to the govern ment have been eliminated. It Is the only solution open to the government uuder existing legislation of congress, u i, t solution w-hk-h received the approval of two administrations. It waa recom mended by both of the receivers who were appointed for the purpose of caring for the Interests of the government and was unanimously recommended as well by the five directors who were appointed to serve the Interests of the government. When the committee took charge of tha reorganisation of the Union PaolSc, the first mortgage bonds having priority to the lien of the government were scarcely bringing par, the divisional mortgage bonds were selling at heavy discounts arad but rtnuUl comparative value was attributed to the second mort gage of the government Today the first mortgage bonds are worth a premium and the government Is assured that It will realise $50,0i.000 or more for its In terest. The security holders of the company are satisfied. The government Is satisfied with this outcome. The enterprise of the government in promoting tlie construc tion of the road from financial and ma terial standuonltsi, proves to have been most profitable. Under the conclusion of the matter which now approaches, the pecuniary and material results will havo been accomplished and secured, and the polit ical evils which have attended the prac tical relations of the government to this property will have ben brought to aa end. Royal makes th. food par., wholMoms and dsllclea. Absolutely Purs moyal aw somca oo., saw voaa. mm 1