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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1898)
kW 'TA .' " -a -V" ''''OA.. , Af(ftl. - ;,'.','r,''t , L" u Oh-, r '; V.w . 0 . 1 THE ASTORIA! Ml the UrfCit i f .. p . circulation of any piper I on the Columbia River - THE DAILY ASTCf'A I; : FULL, ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLIX. AST01UA, OHEOM. WEDNESDAY MOKNINO, SEPTEMBER II, 181)8. The Only ... IN ASTORIA ... Our Specialty; BTOVBB AND RAINGES We know tlio limincf". Twenty yoors experience. If you want a GOOD Stove, nee tlio hUh:V at the Eclipse Hardware Co. THEY LEAD EVERYWHERE. 2.00 to 96.00. Vive Cameras $5.00 and $10-00 I'HOTOtiKArMC GRIFFIN ffiirj 1 mxzm I 'I MM i . Tv t ?-i'r' j 4V'V'vr-'''''';'li Thlnqi eotsa hli ojiv aqalo and the farmer s haoov 3L COLUMBIA IRON WORKS Blacksmiths Boiler Makers Machinists Foundrymen Logging Cnglne Unlit and Repaired. rri Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specialty Sole Manufacturers of the Unsurpassed ... M Harrison Sectional" Propellor Wheel ... Maaufacturers for the Pacific Coast fa the K0BCKTS KATEK-Tl'BE U0ILEK. . . hosiehy iiiiD mmm . . New Goods Suitable for Fall and Winter Just Received. Buying direct from the manufacturer and only reli able goods, we are enabled to give our customers ex. ceptionally good value. SPECIAL- 100 doz. Men's Sox, Wool, Cashmere and fine cotton in Blacks, Tans, flatnral and Camel's Hair at 25 cents psr pair. THE LEADING DRY GOODS AND Stove Store 3 THE BEST ON EARTH SUTLIES. & REED. Prosperity Is witr? us- You will think so uhen ROYAli CREflW FI cannot be eq fo'Breod, Pastry or KUYAH CREflJYI FLOUR equalled Coke. I'OAKt) t STOKKS CO Loggers Supplies Kept In Stock Jii jt'j COOJr'jllll. CLOTHING HOUSE OF ASTORIA PROBABLY MURDERED r Evidence of a Terrible Crime Comes to Light at Salem, Ore. MANGLED CORPSE FOUND Frl.nttnl Wounds on tbe Head Show the Manner Where ty He Met Death. BODY THROWN IN THE RIVER Arras and Leis Bound With Cords, to Wnltb Heavy Weights Were At tache J-Jo Clue lo Fiend. HAI.KM. 8cpl. W.-Evlilfnct of lrr!hl prima iu brought lo light br today by tho HnJItu of the body of n unknown tnon In th Wlllumrtte. At yet but little U known warding the manner In whKh Ihe man earne to hi death, but It Ii evi dent that a flendlah murder hug been com milted. The body w-u found In .hallow water, nrar ihe I'olk county ahore. The hnJi and feet were bound with corda. attached to which were heavy aueh weight.. Sev eral ghuitly wound on the bead Indicated terrlbln ug end foul play murki every pha.e of the dl.i overy. Coroner Wood, of Dalla. wa te! phomsl for. and he Immediately came to thla city and held an lng.ue.1. The ver dlt of ihe Jury tend to the murder theory, and aiute that the name of Ihr decru.ed I unknown, me murderer are al.n unknown. The cane I now In the hand, of the po lice, and they have made .evem! lmiwrt atit dl.coverlm, which may lead to the arre.t of the murderer.. The.e clew, are kept eecret. The victim la a timn of mtdlvim heUht. of Krtly np-arance, with reddi.h hair and mu.tache. Me I fairly well dreed. A watch and cuff button, were found on the per.on, a were ilo a p.u over the O. H. s. from The Uullc. to Grant I'm., and a drawback check of the S mih ern Iniiflc from Hrook. to Oregon City. Ilia name upiMured nowhere. A card bearing the prenentailon of McOrath, a drummer for Uadeby, a Portland furni ture dewier, wa found In a pocket. The crim ha cau.ed great excitement ber. RIDDLED .WITH 8HOT. FERRY. Iowa, September leaae Fill (hot and Inetantly killed hi. brother-in-law, Jamea McClellan, near Yale, Guthrie county, today, Tbe two men were loading hog and quarreled. McClellan finally mounted hi hone and darted away, when Flu, came out of the houe with a hot gun and, without a word, fired both bar rel at McVlrllan. The lotier fell from hi hore. riddled with hot. Fit then took bl load of hog to town, SEE THEM! drew th money and returned home. Then he threw MX.'lellkn't body Into the wagon and look It to the Iwtler'i home, pitrhed th corpat Into the yard and drove to bl own bom. Only hi. prompt removal from tke netebborbood by the officer prevent ed lynching, a. the farmer were greatly excited over the murder. THE URIDOEI'ORT HORROR. BRrDrtEPORT, Conn., Bept, .-Th hmii of 1he victim of the Yellow mlllpond tragedy will be kept prerved In alcohol for an. Indefinite period, awaiting Identi fication. The real of the body ha een burled In the town farm. 1'ollc ftuperlntendent Hlrmlngham, with Detective Arnold, ha gone to Merlden to look Into the diaoppeerance of a young woman from that place. A. D, Van Ku rln, brother o Van Kureln, of the itaff of tbe governor of Connecticut, called at the morgue Imt night and, after a long examination, positively dentlnel the aev ered head a that of a young woman who topped at Ihe him boarding hou.e In New Haven that he had two yer ago. Thla I the alxth po.lt I ve Identification Of the vU-tkm of the mordac. J'REHIDKNT M K1NLEY PAYS A VI8IT TO FORT MEYER. Examine the Hoapllal There and Ex- preeae Illm.elf Well 8a.tlfld With Treatment of the Men. WASHINOTOK. Sept. .-Pretdent M' Klnlry thla afternoon made a personal In.pcctlon of the hoapllal at Fort Meyer, Va. - Accompanied by Adjuleuit-General Corbln, the prealdent left the city and drove, unannounced, to the fort. He pro-' reeded directly to the ho.pltal and, Intro duclng hrm.elf to Major Davla, the l'nlte Htatea army aurgeon In charge of the ho.pluu, Informed him that he bad come lo make an In.pectlon of tne Inatllutlon and to pay hi. re.pecti to the patient and thone In charge. The prealdent pa.ed an hour and a hnlf In the varlou ward nd d-rtmrnl. of the In.tltutlon, going from cot to cot and extendlnir pronal greeting to each of the nearly 'J patient. Major Ikivl. prented him to each of the anlMitm eurgeun and nur.ee. and conmuuently tne pre.ldent talked Inform ally to Ihe ronv.ile.cent pAilenta. The pre.ldmt carefully In. peeled tne kitchen and examined the food aupplied lo the h'MpltuI patti-nt. At the conclu alon of hi. examination he expresaed him ef a. well utlfled with the arrunge men I. made for car'ng for the alck, but de.lred It lo he underatood that the pa llentx were to want for nothing that would Improve their condition or render them more comfortable. GOLD AND SILVER THE ISSUE. HKIIxJKI'MHT. Conn., Sept. 3.-Ar-rangem jnt are practically complete for the democratic Mate convention. The con vention promlMn lo become the field of ronirM between the .liver and antl-ttllver faction., the que.tion of camlMate. be ing eulmldary to that of the currency. In .everttl caucu.ee throughout the etate the gold men have controlled, and dele gate of that .ort have been sent to the convention. The atlver men will content the rlKht of uh delicate, to ait. Already notice, hove been received from eight or ten town, from which will come two Beta of delegate. The gold faction demand Ihe utter cllmlnullon of national lnnue In favor of atate luues. The only candidate who ha been prominently named for gov ernor I former I'nlted Stale Treasurer Daniel N. Morgan, of Bridgeport. AID FOR HILDBBRAXD S FAMILY. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 3D. In each Of the regiment at the Freildlo collection are being taken up for the benefit of the family of Henry Hlldebrand, who wa murdered by Hoxpltal 8teward Rosser, of the First Tcnneee. The collection now amount to about 12.500. Private John A. Gunser, company C, Fifty-first Iowa, died at the division ho plttU yesterday of spinal mengttl. KANSAS CITY WINS PENNANT. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 30. -The race for the Western league championship wa won today by the Kansaa City Blue. It wan a hair-raising finish und not until the ninth Inning had been played wa It decldid whether the pennant would fly In Kansas City or Indianapolis. OFFICERS OF UNIVERSITY. PORTLAND. Sept. 20.-C. P. Thoburn was today appointed chancellor of the consolidated Portland-Puget Sound uni versity. General Johnson was aclerted a business manager. A board of ten gov ernors w-n selected, five of them resident of Portland and five resident of Puget sound. CORHETT-MCOY BATTLE GROUND. Cleveland, Sept. W.-A special to the PlalmleMler from Uiporte, Ind ay: Robv. which In past year wa the scene of many pugilistic battle, may be made ihe arena for the pulling off of the tight between Corbet and McCoy. THE MARKETS. rnrtTLANu. Soot. 20. Wheat Is moving fairly well, exporters today were quoting STjioXc for Walla Walla and Wiisi for valley and bluestom. though ome sale of Walla Walla were reported at 59c. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 20. Wool- Eastern Oregon. M(iil2c; valley. lafflTc. ALGER INSPECTS CA"P HAMI t.KVi w.TON. Sent. 20. Secretary Alger and narty Inspected Camp Hamilton this morning and left this afternoon for Knox- vllle. Tho secretary said the condition or tho camp Is excellent. M KINLEY INVITED TO 'FRISCO. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-The most tnllucntlal civil and commercial bodies In California havo united In sending the president a telegraphic Invitation for him to visit this state and this city Immedi ately after his contemplated visit to Oma ha next month. ARRIVED FROM HONOLULU. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20,-The steam er Australia arrived from Honolulu at midnight, but owing to the quarantine regulations It will be impossible to obtain any news from her until thla morning. FRIGHTFUL HOLOCAUST A Fire In a Toledo Elevator Causes Terrible Loss of (Ionian Life. TEN BURNED TO DEATH Cangfct and Cremated to tfce Big Boildiog Like So Many Fats in s Trifc MANY MORE WERE INJURED Spontaneous Comtustlon of Dost tbe Cause of an Explosion Followed fcy Fir. TOLfcDO. O.. Sept M.-Elght cremated and eight seriously Injured I tb record of th mo.t dlsaatrou Or that ever oc curred In Toledo. Spontaneou combus tion of dut in a grain elevator owned by Paddock. Hodge A Cp., at o'clock caused thl terrible destruction of life, and none of those who were taken out after the fire started was far enough from death's door to tell any of tbe details. William" J. Parks, the superintendent. after being blown through a window ot the tower story, waa conscious for a mo ment, and said that about i:3b a terrible explosion occurred on the south side ot the elevator, and that he knew there were about 3D men at work on the seven floors of the ureal building. Beside those regu larly employed at the elevator, three children of Superintendent Purk were visiting him at the time. One of these may recover from his burns, but Grace. a 17-year-old girl. Is burned almost be yond recognition, and Harold, the third child, has not been found, being either blown to atoms or cremated. All over Toledo houses were shaken by the explosion as If by an earthquake, and windows were shattered lor block. around. Very toon afterwards the Bame burst forth from all lde of the elevator. It was but a few minute till the tire de partment of the city began tbe work of rescue, which was rendered difficult by the terrific beat of the Are, The river cut oft escape on one side and there the Dames seemed to !M leu fierce. Tbe families of a doxen men who worked with in rushed to tbe scene, and women calling for their Imprisoned husbands, brothers and fathers made the scene Indescribable. It waa learned that a force ot J men had bee In the building, inelr purpose having been to load 8000 bushels of grain during the night- No one of the entire number could be seen In any part ot the building, and It waa Impossible to reach tbem In any way. William Park wa found first. He was 10 feet from the building, frightfully burned, and his clothe were almost en tirely torn off. He had been hurled from his place In the main room and through a window. Another employee, John Carr, was hurled from the fifth floor of the building, and waa found, bleeding and burned, with many bones broken. He did not long survive. Fireman David Kemp and Clrarlcs Keifer. the engineer, were found at their places In the engine room. Thev were wounded by falling timbers and their faces were charred to a crisp by the tlames. The little daughter of Will lam Parks waa silting at the desk in the office at the time of the explosion and was hurled out of the door. She walked down the elevation on whkh tbe building stands 'and dropped down, to be carried away un conscious, sufferliwr from wounds from which she cannot recover. John Smith was fatally burned, he was literally dis embowlcd and wo taken to the hospital to die. The missing are doubtless all dead. The heat became so Intense that 20 cars standing on sidings near the building were added to the loss. . Paddock, a member of the urm owning the plant, said there was between 500.0ml and tiOO.OOO bushels of grain In storage. The property and grain Is an entire loss, and will reach J350.0UO. The Insurance is $135,000 on the building and the grain Is covered with 1258.000 In surance. Superintendent William Parks and one unknown man died about midnight, mak ing the total number of fatalities ten. Th following are dead: Samuel Alexander. Bert Walnwrlght. Fred Garrett. Harold Parks, John Smith, Grace Parks. Frank Van Housen, John Carr, 'William Parks, and an unknown ! man. YOUTHFUL BURGLARS. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20 It naa Just been learned that on September 9, num ber of children entered the residence of Julius Kruttschnltt. general manager of the Southern Pacific Company, during the absence of the family, and stole various articles, valued at over $1,000. The burg lars raneed from 9 to 12 in age. Most of tho property has been recovered. LEFT A FORTUNE. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-J. M. Sing er, who was found dead in a Mission street lodging house, evidently expired from hemorrage. When his trunks were examined at the coroner's office, the depu ties were surprised to find 110,000 in gov ernment bonds, J303 In gold coin and fifty certificates of stocks In the Spring Valley Water Company. A bank book showed that ha bad IK7S on deposit In the Silver Bow national hank, and a letter which refer to a dividend of 25 per cent, on a claim of $7H7 held by him agalmt the Merchant national bank of Helena, which ha been placed to hi cradlt by th receiver of that In.tltutlon. H wa a Maaon, an Odd Fellow and a Myitlc Bhriner. He I laid to have one bn a prominent cttlaen of Butt. In thl city he led a vary quiet life. NO VIOLATION OF TERM3. WA8HINOTON, Sept. iO.-flom ques tion baa arlaen a to tho right of th Unltd State to send troop to Manila under tho term of th protocol, and th armistice that followed. Upon thl mat ter being brought to th attention of th official of th war department. It I tted that, under th protocol, Manila city, har bor and bay were placed under control of tho United State, and that w have tho amo right to reinforce Manila that we would have to tend troop to any other army post. Spain, It Is ald, would bav no fight to proteat against tb ac tion of too United States, u the move ment of troop to Manila wa not like ending them to an- Island or a station In dispute. THE BAN PEDRO BREAKWATER. LOS ANGELES. Sept .-R- P. Neu, of th Arm of Heldmaler ft Neu, Chicago, the contractor who were awarded the work of buildlnaj th breakwater at San Pedro harbor, baa arrived her. The formalities bav all been completed and th building or the breakwater will begin a loon as preparations can be made. CHANGES IX THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES. A Number of Place of the Classified Civil Service Will Be Thrown Open to Appointment. NEW YORK. Sept, JO.-A dispatch from Washington say: President McKlnley has again taken up the question of relaxing the civil ervlce rules to as to open more places for politi cal appointments. Some months ago when the subject was under discussion In congress, the president bad the head of each executive department prepare recommendation, showing which place under bl department best could be ex empted from the civil ervlce rule. An executive order wa drawn up bastd on these recommendation and It has been on the desk of tbe president un touched ever since. Now that the war Is not occupying so much of his attention and as tbe congressional campaign is makinjr the pressure for places stronger, the president Is considering the matter and It is expected that he will issue an or der In a short time taking a Urge number of places from the classified service and throwing them open to appointment by the various heads of departments and their subordinate. Tbe places that would be removed from the protection of the civil service law are those of private secretaries and chief of clerks and confidential clerks ot heads ot departments and assistant beads ot de partments and all persons classed as fire men, watchmen and laborers. The most important exemptions will be In the In ternal revenue service throughout the country, where ail deputy collectors ot Internal revenue and all storekeeper and gauger will receive less than Jo per day and to be taken from tbe classified ser vice. In the custom cervlce the only place now In tne classified service that will be exempted are two at New York the coun sel to the board of general appraisers and the paymaster to he collector of tne port of New York. In the department of Justice all attorneys and assistant at torneys and all deputy marshals are to be taken from the service. In the postal service all superintendents ot branch post offices and carrier sta tions and all clerks In charge ot carrier stations, assistant cashiers, private secre taries and stenographers to postmasters in the larger cities, messengers, porters, char women. Janitors, watchmen, and la borers are to be taken from the classified service. TO MEET IN TACOMA. TACOMA, Sept. 20. 'Ihe republican con vention will convene here tomorrow tw the purpose of nominating two supreme Judges and two congressmen at large. It Is pretty generally conceded that the question of geography will enter largely Into the formation of the ticket It I the dlsposlton to give the eastern and western portions of the state a con-' gressman und a Judge each. W. T. Jones, of Yakima, Is the most prominent candidate for congress from the eastern section of the state, and this division Is very favorable to him. For supreme Judge the eastern portion presents Mark Fullerton, of Whitman; T. J. Anders, of Walla Walla, and R. F. Sturdevant, of Dayton. congress are F. W. Cushman, of Tacoma. N. B. Coffman. of Chehal.s, and W. W. 1 From the west side the candidates tor MeVredle, of Vancouver. ,v.!lPreT-JU'eJ!iU.d,L Br"Ce' 0.r.Partment of California. Langley, and Mllo Root, all of Seattle MANITOBA WHEAT CROP. WINNIPEG. Man., Sept 20.-Manager Thompson, of the Ogvllvie Milling Com pany, has Just returned from Inspecting the wheat crop, and says: As a result of my trip I am forced to i admit that the government estimate of the crop will be exceeded by over seven million bushels. I estimate the crop of wheat for Monitoba this year at 32,000,000 bushels, und allowing six millions for the ! northwestern territories, will give us a J total crop of wheat nearly double that ot last year and the greatest In, tho history ' of the west. I am pleased to find that tho supposed Injury from wet weather has not been anything approaching what has boon represented; In fact, damage from that cause has been IteM, and Manitoba ! this year will ship more No. 1 hard wheat than tho entire crop of last year. ! riNGREE'S NOMINATION. . DETROIT, Sept. 20. Governor Plngree's renoiiiiiiatloii tomorrow by tho republican stato convention Is conceded to be a certainty. It Is freely admitted by even the conservatives of the party that the governor's strength with the people com pels the supiiort of republicans, Includ ing those who do not approve generally of all the governor' measures. WILL HOLD NEW LA H OverOae .Ilsc.rci V. Men Will te VsivlKl for Gam's; rleave ESTIMATE MADE HY.'.ir Troots wni Start for CttaTf aMy Rot Sooner Tfcaa Mi MiiiVi of 0cict:r. MEN FOR THE PHILIPPIC FormlJatla Force of Kcarly rc.r TbousanJ to Leave Saa Fran cisco forTbcse Ulanis. NEW YORK. Sept SC. A pcial from Washington say: General Mile, when asked how many regiment would be tationed with. t;ir volunteer at the different garrisons, re plied: "About 12.000 regular In Cub, 1 I't Honolulu, In the Philippine", an.l " in Porto Rico." General Mile a!d that he expected that Cuba would be garrisoned with about !J. 000 men; the Philippine with about Porto Rico about 14,000; Honolulu aoont MX Ail the regular which were at M-.n-tauk, with the exception of the Twenty fourth Infantry, the Twenty-secoml riv alry, and Ninth cavalry, will be sent to Cuba and Porto Rico, end tho Firm an t Fifth cavalry were today added to the Seventh and Eighth cavalry, ail of wh.ch troops will go to Cuba. General Mile said that the decision th.u to dispose of the troops waa larsi ly a re sult of the conference held SaturJ.iy be tween the president. Acting tfecrvt.iry Meiklejohn and General Miles. The Seventh cavalry, now sfutioMr-J ii Arlxona and New Mexico, and Ine LH.n' cavalry now stationed at Fort M- .). have, however, been ordered to ll'intn vllle, Ala., whither moat of the reittiiar for Cuba will go. The Second and .N.nib cavalry now at Montauk will go respec tively to the department of Dakota an.l Colorado. It Is not expected that the troops wU be ordered to Cuba before the firxt or mid-', die of October, when tho detail of the evacuation will have taken some arnpe and the danger from fever will have In come leas menacing. In addition to V -Seventh army corps of about SO. KM. I: planned that tbe remaining six Immune regiment, also now In this country, wu go to Cuba, iFour of the Immirne rei menu are now In Santiago, namely, tha Second, Third, Fifth, and Ninth, tie J.rsi three being whit and the Ninth colord There are three other colored Immune regiment, namely, tho Seventh. Ejhih j and Tenth, now at Lexington. The other are white, namely, the Fourth, at Jack sonville; the 81xth, at Anniston; and First at Galveston. General Mile said there would be !.- 'y of soldier for the program, as there were left, he said. 100.000 volunteers and w.o-u regular. Those regular not needed will be distributed at army posts. The volun teers not needed will. It Is expected, re main In winter camps. MANILA REINFORCEMENTS ANXIOUS TO GET AWAY. Krag-Jorgenson Rifles to Arm Four Regiments-General Miller Trying to Expedite Their Transportation. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 20.-The troop Just ordered to the Philippines are aU anxious to depart as soon as possible and me.r wisnes are likely to be gratified, for 1 i General Miller hn knn. . i -..n,,-- i. TJ, " . ; i "oi" on no can to expedite their transportation. The numerical strength of the force ordered to the Orl- eht is as follow: First Tennessee regiment, 12S0; Twenti- jeth Kansas regiment, 1301; Flfty-nret -J . w , itni unninKK I regiment. 1315; recruits. Second Ores regiment, 300; battalion Twenty-thi ! regiment U. 8. A.. 400: total force K wtihlnV" "amtJ,' exc f 1, !T to the Philippine expeditions rrc Th- Washington men have belonned tn th Although the Sixth and HvnfH fornla regiment are anxious to see active service, there Beems to be little pnwpect of their being added to tho expeditionary force. In case no general should b0 as sitjned to this expedition, the command will devolve upon Colonel John II. Wol- (Continuea on tains prys ) tbe Rovel I tllO klehMt. rrf. he!.!,, p, ,.',. y kaowa. Actuol tesitkhow it yuo third further than any otbur bri ,f "1 ov.; tv 4t - -- r: All , -i! r.V A'' f- ' - "i v ! 'A