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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1897)
w ..(-: i I M'f" !, .0' I f )' ' .) Library WiiliC i will be liable to prosecution. HE DAILY ASTORIA Is th tolfff est mi best paptri on tht Columbia River THE ASTORIAN tias the largest circulation of anv rjer ff"" on the Columbia River KUI.U ASOCIATKI) PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLVJI. ASTOJtlA, OKKGOX, THURSDAY MOKMNG, DETKMKEfl 2, 1897. NO. 101. 2' 'it'iiif I M WM IW III IN in in IM III ! AND. w YOUR THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS TURKEYS WOULD BE MUCH MORE PALATABLE IF COOKED IN ONE OF BRIDGE tt BEACH MANUFACTURING COMPANY'S STEEL RANGES ii i a I TRY IT. FOR SALE BY J. N. LAWS AT E. R. HAWES' OLD STAND MANUFACTURER OF AIR-TIGHT STOVES OF ALL STYLES KLONDIKE RUSH IS COMMENCING TrBosaintlBcntal Kullroads Preparing Tor Tide of Travel. THE IMMIGRATION TO OREGON Will Tat ike Capacity of Ike flo.dn-Caaada Hiilig Stroifl Bid lor ikt Aleak Batistas. The tut i that h was tint the' ayreor proliitfily lurur'-d with McDonald when h rfidiTPl ttio W Irtlon, With SO poundi disadvantage In wi'ltitit, II u (he best kind of gnralhlp to kwp away from the ruh?s and to duck. f.'hoynakl' duck ing was euperb and hi Mfilnrvllfl work brouglrt d'iwn the house. fiddled Jef frie to fore lilm Into a. corner nd the lhr fellow, believing that he had hi op ponent at dt4 quarters, Jammed him against tthe cable. Choywkl caught the big fellow four smashing left In the Jaw, durklmr a terrific swing of Jeffrie, which lhrw the Los An(les 'boy arlnt the rope and then flvw ln with hla right or. the heed the only time tTVi t he uwd It efMclvety In ths whole fight. Several othw tlmi he (tot out of light plar by hla rtrver work and In the last few round particularly he atoppel evral rm-an l.liVw by throwing himself arrxa Jeffries' arm. Th men fought at 170 and HO pounds. THORN'S BRAVADO. tht School Books Tablets Slates Pencils Sponges Composition Books Pens Blotters Inks School Supplies. We bar the beat and cheapest line of Pan end ftncll Tablet In Uteelijr. GRIFFIN & REED Christmas Next OUR BTORB IS FULL or THE MOST SERVICEABLE! AND ORNAMENTAL CROCKERY. LAMPS AND O LASS- WARE, SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS. Foard & Stokes Company Ross. Higgins & Co.. a w Grocers " t w i CHOICE.... I'KKSH AXI) SALT MEATS ANIl- BOND STREET Butchers.... w w w w w SHIELD BRAND UNION MEAT COMPANY W w w IVntlajHl. Or., Dfp. J.-Kurry tnuieronii nental line rarHnrltiej In fortlamj l mak Inc atremioua efforta to moot ihe of old ekrre -who arc vrr-tfd to atari Alaaka-wurd a early aa January. Through tnurlat aervlce la oxt.rud to be put on btwen Chlcaco and Tordand on tlnv rvr.t yt rovrl. Th Southern farine no run dally (ourlt earn to a.lpao ty way of Harramrnti), 0den. l,nk.n rarlnc and 'hK-ao ajid Nonh t"lde a weekly pera maily con- ... "rnon (A-rr the ,tm route that leave. Portland every Tuiy. The daily bourlat car aervlre aaao now coea oit ot Poriland dally a far aa rnver " " ft N. Phort Line. R0 Onande. W'ewern and Denver ,nd Rio a w . ..ranor. j, wlt tM wh,cn f now wouirht to t mended to Chlrato 'rM " vartoua line In their inter ei nave been pntnlner to Portland m the laat anoiath "with a vlew to eludylnc over trie Alaska (rade proportion. The, offl. rtala were n ronjltatkn -with oflrlala of the O. R. a N. to ee-ure a rlrit of way Into Portland. Today General raencr Ant TfurHwrt. of (he O. p.. a v mM "Indication all point to a heavy travel to in northwest n the early .pntiir. not only on amount at Hie- mlnlnr lntert. bat alao Immlitratlon Into Ornron which promlae to he conalderahte. I is no oon on thl latter r"ounJ that the earn en line iwn It nectary to place In Hn a weekly excursion er--e In order to hnifcll the bualnee In a deelrabl way. A movement In thaa dlrt-tlon will Un. douhtedty l.d a an Incr'nee m tnifTIrr and tndur ottier time) lo arranne for, hn. liar apeolal pnnlea romrng out In car- "The apeclal exrunlorii do not mean any reduction, fno-.s rearutar rate ti: will te under the Jurisdiction of repre. entMlve of on of the llnee in Inter. ' ea.". "Pllly" Mead, of tlie North western, W one of thoee who predict hat the. ruati to Atnaka nrlll tax the capacity of every raUroad aero th continent. A an 11 luatratlon of (he Klondike Intereet In the eaea. In the lent Hx momt. he cltee the fact that the a-eneral atrent of hi com pany In Now Tork Jud received 150 let ter of Inquiry about Ataeka arwl how to re, there. OANADA'fl EFFORT". Waalhlnirlon, Dec. 1. Ooneul Smhh, ot Vk-lorta. In a report to the etate depart ment dlactained the subject ,J the Klon dike -ld field. Advice received at Vic toria, he anye, Indicate that the mh ln 'H lo California nnd the one to Sooth Africa will ? cllpd ty the iroUl neek en bended for the Tukon In tiie eoriy month of 1SW1. ArotHa from EixUnd have been at Vic toria maklnr arranirements for SWO or WW) erold eieeker. The merchant there have aecured rreat eupplle of otitflttlns and tho traneportivtlnn cvimp.nle have made arrnnwmcnt aiirTlcleht to snake dnlly line ihthveii that p"rt and St Michael. Skrwy, and Fori Wranjtlc. The renndlnn atithorltle have made everj poemlblo armnsyment X.r an all Cana.llan route to the (rold field and are trylnar to make tt to the Interceit of the miner to purchneo their omflt In Can ada. Till I to be done through tariff law. N'w Tork. Dec. 1 The Herald momln puliliehea (he followln-: Martin Thorn who mat In hi cell lt evenlne; nnrlnT and defiant, talked of the time when he waia to be went away, aa thouati hla egecilit waa only a bar tmr'a flurwljty afurnoon off. 'I am Blad." he ald. "that the Jury dM not dlaaarm. I would rattier have them lve a verdict of murder In the fin decree lhan to hare thm dlarree or to give a verdict In any other deerree. I wantd either an acquittal or verdict In the Arm degree I -wleh to deny that I confed to anybody after the rtvlna; of the verdict that Mr. Nark' etory wai th correct nnt. Ererythlna; happened Jin aa I told k on the stand." He allowed a trace of feellne; wnen Mr. N'ai-k ni referred to. "It dona not mnke any difference to mV he eald. ''what they do "with her. Too ned not trouble youraetf about me try In it to cotnmtt aulclde." he continued, "I am not rolnr to die to aave the county the exprnae of kllllna; me. I will mak the etate pay for ft trouble. Thafa what I mean.' AUSTRIAN RIOTS CROWING SERIOUS Wisdows Smashed is the Jewish Quarter of i'rague. ALL BUSINESS IS SUSPENDED SoUitrt Created With Skoen of 9tt- Nub Attacked Cirtridj TacUrjr aid Were Nred I pea. nwer notlcwl the retreat of hla r gl- nvuut, but came bounding forVranl hU) I color flylnff a prettily an a aoldlrr everl aw. When within 40 yard of our work word twaa pamed along Che line n0 " hoot the brave obllcr and all firing ceaaed. When HUrxine aaw hla predict-1 merit he started to retreat whh hi color, I fbut w told him to come or we would have in ahooe Mm. Aavoeel mm ran I and brouxhc him wRhlm the breaatworka. Will Be Seat to VlCSt Indian Waters we sept um aeverat day, aurinx which UNITED STATES WAR VESSELS Immediately. tftre we learned to like and admire him. He wa then paroled. I was one of the I men rwho wltneawed hie heroic deed and made an affidavit to that effect Several of my cornpanlona who remembered HI-- OUR INTERESTS DEMAND IT nm aii'J nm cnwwa aieo maoe aniaavue. Oo these the) secretary of war granted a medal, niinrtrte could have been vouched for bv member of hLa nwlmen. hut the I n-xv-wy of r-commendatlon by his former txtct "'re f Geramy't Demid m foe led to the courre." ALBANIAN REVOLT. Vienna, Dec. t It la reported that th Albanhm rwvoH iwh!4i recy-ntly broke i . . . ..... - . . . Pnurue. Dec. l.-Durtr the afternoon out " awnota or P and Dlakoba, the riots Increased. The synaaroa-us win-1 nora 01 Bcu,m- lnarMrm In erl- dows were mahed and tte windows of ; ou,nea. The Bukrarin " Servian for- the houses of Jews dtoplaytns; German Biyti-120.000 d aa Apology liked. Washington, Dec. L la the eolnloa of 'be admlnlstratloo the thne ka sow rroa for a renewal of tbs oractlcw t trade Um In aevenaj streets of the Jew ish quarters. Since ( o'clock tulj evening the streets have beem held by twelve bat ten thousand Albanian are ln fun revolt ha. teeo beyond the water, of Florida, aguinat Turkey, TOfTO DEAD. AI.LKIMW OF CANNED MEATS Hams, Bacon and Strictly Pure Lard iluurantced The Ural In the Market Cor. "earth aid f-IUat Streets rrtlaad. Urtflqj, W. F. SCHEIBE, ManulactHrer and Dealer In - A lull llns of Pipe, Tobacco, nd 5mokr' Article. 474 Commercial St. FINE CIGARS! story of the fight. Jeffrie Now a roanlllty for the Wsrtd's Champion. Astoria's Corgeons r.ntcrtalnmttit Mull Uii Mi The H U0wvree i Fine fi", Qnn'"f A Three KliMira MiiKiillleont Hum; wl;rvtliliiK l- ir Order mid Evany botlv j All KIiiiIkiTwo i-hII'Ihhs; tJ,Mt(l lly Obaervnl. J. A. FASTABEND- General Contractor HOUSE, BRIDGE AND WHARF BUILDER j- P""og MOVING TOOLS RENTED fan Pninchvo, DV. 1. When all 1 aaiJ and done concernlnit Inelt nlKht'a flpht In this chy, ChoTitikl fought aTAlnet odJ, and founht well. After thts ew will dl puts Jeffries' to be considered as a podl blllty for the world' championship. He Is a clever boxer and while little mora than a novice, he fairly puziled a man who, while) younK In yeare, 1 a veteran t flatlcufT. If any imWnke m-n. made In Choynski' corner It was In not allowing Joe to go nit hla big opponent from the start, Jeffries was d.vlillly rattled when ho entered the rliifr, and It was not until several round had elapaftl tlvvt he re gained bl natural color and began to ("par with confidence, roaalbly the Idea of -going against auch a celebrity a rhoynkl had this disturbing effect Choynskl covered hltnMf with (rlory and has never rhon up to tsueh advtntnffe. He Is as clever and ar nnlrk na ever, nnd last iiIkM he fought the Mrs c.ilenlattn kvitlle he has eve- been In. rntrar- to his genera! tactles, he was not r'ekless for a minute nnd every round shmwei thnt be wns feeling his man's powers Ilk a pa-it master. A noticeable chance I his iwork I tbe difference In Ills guard and attack. He fought Jeffries with hi body iwefll open and jaced him almost sqtmrely 1n the Australian style. Since he met Ttllly Woods In thl city In 1891 and knocked him out, Choynekl has not fmight o lana; or so well as last night AMERICAN BOYS ARE ARRESTED p ctnmn collccc director is saxi - oca inn 113 sriTC. Bst Released. Bit Told Tkejr "last Appear Aoalt aketetcr Sianoied hj the Coart Managua, Nov. 11. Correspondence of the Associated Trees. -AVUHam Sheridan, 15-)-var-old son of (William ehcrldsn, of California, temporarily residing- on his coffee eetute near 3Ia.trlpa, who ha been Mtendtns; the national col lege at Managua, has been Imprisoned "Incom municado" In the national prison on a declaration by Roberto Rekman. a Ger man, the director of the college, on sua- ryVton than, young Shertdnn was one of 'party of students who exploded a. toy bomb at or near the college door. Three days later Hugh SherKhtn, a brother of William, also a student at the college, w miprlsoned on a declaration of Rekman similar charge. Hush h 14 years of lUto. ilekman, Tio Is a (.ertman exib- jeet. -was afraid to aovuset'he native boys, fearing that their pnrents would make a rrotest and eventually Influence Presi dent Zelaya to dismiss hhn. and none of the native students wore arrested. The t'nrted States consul at Managua called on William herldttn, but wns re- fueed permission to see the boy. The nfted States: bvatlon also maile an ef- iirt In his behalf -during the third day In prison and reuqested the transfer of the boy to a cleaner room. Bofh boy ere eventually released from prison by order of the government of Managua on the evening of the fifth day of the Impris on men t of 'the oldest boy, and were re quested to appear before the criminal Judge the nest day, the government evi dently hoping that they would run away nd go to their father's estate. They were on hand wben the court opened th following day, however, and the Judge, having no testimony against them, took the declaration of the physician that the accused were under the age of manhood nd dismissed .them on the promise that they would appear In court iwhen sum moned. In the meantime they may go wherever they please. ernment hare dkapaBched conslderabls the United States cary representea hi ixwi-w ox troops to tno msarrectea aw- ths itm r ,if nr-i . . th Caxribesn aeam Tor several vK-rcu Kwm, xnt, immwa ana ins past, save an occasional cruiser f -n taltons of mfantrr and a souadron of ""n xroops asmaaonea w ussruo rrom I n halts oo her war or fnm th- hussars. AH traffic Is suspended and the i e4jOT: nd Worsstls. Between Bv and Atlantic tation, not a, vessel of the narr shops and bust cess house are closed. . In spite of the mHltajy, a Ws Cxecb mob made a, descent durins; ohs evenmsj upon the German quante- And plundered the bouses and shops la several streets. The furniture of s well known cafe was piled up on the street and set on Are. When a detachment of troops approached to dispense the rioter, the soldier were greeted with showers of stones, broken glass and other missiles. Tbs officer In evwnmand oioreJ his troops to prepare to fire but at the urgent request of a police official the order was not carried Into effect. Shortly after I o'clock the mob at tempted to attack tfho cartridge factory at Zhzhow, a suburb of Prague. Th troops itatloned at the factory poured a volley Into the crowd. It Is known that at least fearo persons iwere killed and many wounded. THB PACIFIC . SQUADRON. Vallejo. -Cel.. Dec. I.-The United States stssmshlp (Wheeling (which recently ar rived here from Honolulu, will soon be under saiMns; orders to proceed to pitks to relieve the Mirletta, which will arrive In Ban Franchro In a few days. The monitor 'Monterey and iMonadnov-k are betrsT coaled and aa officer who knows saya that the Monterey wjll leave for Ban Francisco on Monday next to be followed ss soon aa possible by the 'Monadnock. The force of workmen of the ordnance department are hard at work gettlnr tht 11 t!x-lnvt tbeeeob -loading rifle which formed the Philadelphia's main battery, ready for shipment et, (where they will be converted Into rabld-flre gun. At present they are only rifles, and when the ship goes Into commission sguJn ah will be refitted with rapid-tire cannon. The second battery will also b changed. TROUBLE IX MONTEVIDEO. for Ss reason ttrnt the presence of Unite States war Teasels In th neighborhood ofths Spanish Antilles, might bars ssrred to create an erroneous Impression as to th attitude of the United Stats toward the Cuban in nitwit ssd teodat to compllcata the relatione between the United State and Spain at a time srhea It was desirable that no ooMds Influences hould be bronght mto pfey. Now, bow. ever, wttm Mia Improvement In condition In Cuba and th conttnued existence of Atlanta, Deo. t-A bill providing for good relations between the two torero. th incontestability of Insurance policies ments. the navy department I about t after their first year, passed the house let some of the mailer Teasels of the of repreaeriUiMvrs by a vote of 91 to 41. navy r into West Indian water durins tbs present winter season. Th Marbt. Lkma, Peru, Dec L Senator Jorge T- Plnto, fatter-in-taw of President Urlburu, of -Argentine, and th Argentine consul In Lima, Is dead. He win be burled today. INSURANCE BILL. TO VISIT THE SERI. San .Antonio, Tex.. Dec 1. A party of four hardy Texas frontiersmen left .here last evening on n exploration trip t Tiburon telan? In the gulf of California. Thl It the. home of the Serl India-is who have neM- permitted the exploration of their Island. They have murdered a number of parties who have attempted to land there, their latesc rlm being the AWFUL ACCIDENT IN EUGENE MOTHER ASD CHILDREN Dl'RSEO BT ' r - VERTCR5I3M! A lA.irl ' Tictiat Retdered Totally I'tcsiscieit nd Say Xot Rectter Iobm Sattd ltd Salftrert Ctrtd Nr. Eugene, Or.. Dec 1. 1-ast night at the home of Peter Oaring, three mile west ot Irving, a terrible accident occurred In which Mrs. Gearing - and. her children were almost fatally burned. . While the family nrere gathered around toe fireside, a hunp was knocked off and broken. Instantly the oil ignited and ln their attempt to extinguish; the flame tht clothing of the mother and one of the younger children caught Are. After a frantic effort to smother the flames of her drees, 'Mrs, Gearing- rushed Into the yard and rotting upon ttb ground extln gulshed the Are. In the meantime the child bad suffered friftvtful burns and was saved from death only by the timely head, now at , Annapolis. wlH start southward a soon a she has concluded her work In connection with, the trial of the torpedo boat Wtnslow. She will go to Navaata to look Into the conditio of United States ckisens who are work ing on that Island. Nothing ha been heard front tttar for some time and It hi deemed proper to la quire Into allegations of abuse and UW trsJnest at strktoso Uher. While en. . d In thl Inspection, the MarUehead win make her headquarters at Port aj Prince, on the west coast of Haytt. and will be charged with the protection of American Interest generally la that amo tion of the West Indie. Tbw statement, which come from th secretary of state. Is taken to mean that her commander (will see that our lntar- do not suffer In the event that the . German government proceeds forcibly to punish Hxyfl. for tbs arrest of Luedara. The WUmlndton also I to be sent ovtW- ward but wis be docked and overhauled. Sh will touch at Guadalupe and after a stay hi tropical watra will continue on to th South (Atlantic station. Tbs gunboat Annapoll now transferred lata a training ship is alated for the trip Into the gun during th winter with a number of naaral apprentices sbcurd, ' tnassacre of the entire crew of a voswel assistance of one of the relaitives. The ndNe eating of the bodies of the mur- other members 9 the family succeeded dered men. The exploring party who ! In conquering the flames that threatened ktft "here consists of F. H. Busse, Edgar destruction to the hou.e and tjheir atten Johnson. F. E. Steven and John Reld. jtlon was then turned to the relief of the They go to hunt or gold on the Island , sufferers. and state that they will find what Is Doth the victims were so badly burned Me v In the attemnt. They took as to be totally unconscious. Alt last re- along a large supply of gun and ammunl- ports, however. It is thought there la a out danger of amy kind. GERMANY'S DEM1AND8. Washington, Dec. 1 The exact nature of Germany's demand on Haytt became known for the first time today. The de tails caine by way of a steamer from Port au Prince which arrived at , New Tork yesterday, and show the demands t be as follows: First, an Indemnity of twenty thousand American dollars for Emit Leuder. Second, a promise that "jlr. Leuders may return to Haytl and there sojourn wlth- tlon. They expect to reach the Island tn Possibility that both may recover. it) days. M'KENNA'S SUCCESSOR. EIGHT HOUR LAW. New Tork. Dec. 1. United States Judge Nathan Goff of West Virginia can suc ceed Mr. McKenna as attorney-geneml In President McKinley's cabinet If he wishes to do so, says the Herald corres pondent. When the presMent was organ ising his cabinet he offered the attorney. generalship to Judge Goff, but he declined. preferring "to remain on the hench. Now that Attorney-general McKenna Is to be transferred to the supreme bench. the president wilt again give Judge Goff an opportunity to enter the cabinet, and with ; large sum. this end In view he has authorised Sen- ator Elklns to auce-rtalni whether ma Judge wouM favorably consider a tender of the place. New Tork. Dec. I. A dtopitch from Washington says; Amerman Post, a letter carrier of Salt Lake citv. recentlv sited the mvemment under the eight hour law for overtime I" ven -wanhtp would be et Third, a letter of the government la which t will express an apology for the proceedings toward the German gov ernment in the whole transaction. Fourth, that the president of Haytl shall graciously receive the German charge d' affaires at (Port as Prince. Tt also announced that If the Indemnity and a dddsloa was rendered In favor of Poet. The government appealed to the United States supreme court. The high est court has affirmed the finding. The suit of Post and the decision of the fKipreine court openeU th? way for the bringing of suits to collect claims of a slmllair character aggregating a very or diplomatic relations would be broke. Without answering the demands tn de tail. Haytl asked If Germany by present ing- this demand. Intended to close nego tiations ln Lender's case, and also upoa what grounds an apology was asked. . CHINAMEN REWARDED. Montevideo, Dec. 1. Senor Cuestae, the president, h.us Issued a decree exiling Dr. Miguel Herrara Obes, ,-wJio was mln Ister of the livtxrlor and Justice In th cabinet of the late President Herda, Dr. Agulrrae and General Tjades. Dr. Huer- rara Incurred the enmity of the president ad Interim of Uruguay. Pnor Cuestns, by calling on Wm In the chalmber of dep uties to define the programme he would follow In the event of his uoee? at the forthcoming president la! election. The ilemiand was nrtiile In a speech severely nrraiKiiIng S.-nor Cuestas and Impyling that the latter Intended to establish a dic tatorship. Senor Ouestus placed a strong Ktinrd around the Mock In which Is altu- atol the residence of Pr. Herraru, which tins been since that time a virtual prison. Senor Cuesias, Ju-UMed the act together with other assumptions of extraordinary powers that placed Montevideo practically under martial law by showing that Her rara wis the leading spirit of a move ment to kidnap him and depose him from the presidency ad Interim. FIRST ON RECORD. Medal of Honor to Federal Soldier on Affidavit of Confederate. . Washington, IPec. 1. "The secretory of -nr has granted a mejal of honor to a federal soldier on the affidavit of a con federate." said Charles I. Evans, of Tex as, lost nlRht. "and It b probably the first lnstanco on record of thlstkjhd. be federal soldier who received the utejal was Thonias I. Hlggln. now of Hanni bal, Mo. Purine rhe war he was the color-bearer of the !th Illinois regi ment and was -holding that position at the slcgo of VIcksburg. In an assault on May 22. 1S83. the 99th Illinois was or dered to charge and not to look back. I iwas a member of the 2nd Tex.xa regi- 6aa Francisco, Dec. 1. As a reward for htsi efforts tn settling the difference!; between the See Tup and Sam Tup fac tions In Chinatown, Vice-consul Ho Tow win within a few days assume the honors of consul-general of the Ohlnose empire In this cP. y. Less than a year go he came to this city as secretary to Minis- I ter Ting Fang the new Chinese minister, j As soon as the embassy was settled in i Washington he was sent, back to this city. Ho Yow was Instructed to settle the differences between the factions. Ex cept for matters of finances, these have been adjusted. LOCOMOTIVES FOR JATAN. New York, Dec. 1. The government of J-apain has ecnt an, ortler to locomotive builders In Jersey City for 15 loomotlye for use on heavy trains. Work On th engine will be begun at one. SWITCH. TVvonto'" TVc. 1. Toronto, -which pre vious to the lafit general election has been held by the conservatives, has ejected George Bertram, a liberal, to rep- mont and we confronted the charging j resent Toronto In 'the house of commons. Ullsoiaans. We reputeed the Illinois regi ment, a short distance from the lreast works and sent It back in confusion. Biggins, however, .was literally obeying th orders. He never looked back. He The election shows that the liberals are more firmly entrenched In public favor ln Ontario than ever before. The Tote was: Oliver, Honrland, conservative, 1M8; Bertram, liberal, C24. Royal Slakes th tood pure, wbolesoas sod dallclou. FOVDin . Abtolutely Pura axrM suuae rowoia so., saw t ae 1 i i