The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899, October 15, 1898, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texttfs) . ' wrjni ji-.t .. . i .ii..ica.ana THE ASTOIUAN hit the Urgtit , circulation of my pipif -on ttie'Coiumblt Mvif Ml j J mm .I? li: 'TariW : Bfn 111 mil 11 1 1 mi 1-1 ' WKe$t .m test FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLIX. AHTOUIA, OJlEGOiY, SATUUDAY MORNIXO, OCTOBEK 15. IBM. NO. 12 ROUGH SHOES I t'll LITTLE GIRLS ometlMM, ep'lally school lime. lhy Iteod IbMBl food, may ohm, but strong and hard to wear out. As for tha boy, o, sympathise with you all tha yar Uvrotinh, fur the buys are a great mi on bMtl, hari and porkvtbook, but right hero our sympathy fake a practical turn. Have you tun our epeclat sIuim for boy 7 Petersen & Drown. THE PARKER HOUSE KlrHl-CInHH in Every Rcwpcct. BAR A(1D BIIiLIARD ROOM Special RntcH to Theiitri cnl Pnrtle h A. J, MAHON, Prop AHTOUIA, OHK. i7 i97 Fisher v Brothers ASTORIA;.. LUBRICATING OILS A SPECIALTY SICLL. nil' riiANDLxni IIAKDWAHB IKUN AMU ITKtU 0H'ieniF np rnnvistoNn E iam n ru mii.u rtiu AI.NT. OlJjT ANI VAHNiailEf rAIUIIANK'M HCAI.KH lXMH AND WNlKWa A(IHICIT,TUnAL, IMI'l.KMENTt WAUON ANU VEHICUC9 ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA RIVER RAILROAD. y Atlorli (Dally) Afrlta .ID. II Rl 1'iittUuil tail Aaiorlx Ki luu a in , hi. S 30 V i ilium. nriiiirt, l lKka lilr, ilir; ruuuvrllon iioi.. fur yi (U( ' Irtboiiml (volnn. U iw Ailnrla MrmkUiml SV A.lnri lcirr Irnlni, IW rrnu ami Marrl (7 ISA t V All tralnt iMvInc AilnrU nln to Id anil wurnlng frutn ttoualtU run on tb Dartl llranch. J. C. MAiO, O. r. A 1'. A. Mackintoshes Umbrellas Rubbers FOE LADIES, GENTS, MISSES, YOUTHS AND CHILDEEN Reliable Goods; Lowest Prices -E3. THE LEADING HOUSE OP The Only ... IN ASTORIA ... Our Hpeclolty: BTOVES AND WANGCH We know Ujo limine"". Twenty years experience. If you want a (iOOD Stove, Hco tho stock at the Eclipse Hardware Co. 5 7y UHITM m Alit. "T' I lrfj:r Oil -T7 KB FOARD & STOKES CO, Our Motto! "We Buy and Sell Everything" SPECIALTIES FOR THISItWEEK "Hoba" Roast Coffee Try It and Be Convinced Royal Cream Flour riaple Leaf Butter White Sewing la If 9 till COOPER Stove Store CITY BOOK STORE Htud(uartcr fur SCHOOL BOOKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, STATIONERY, BLANK BOOKS, TYPEWRITER PAPEK, RIBBONS, ETC., ETC GRIFFIN & REED None,EquaI to It THE FINEST Machine THE BESTJON EARTH 1 ASTORIA THE SESSION ENDS TODAY Legislators Improve Every Shining: Hour and Rash Measures Through. TAYLOR SUCCEEDS SIMON Senator From Umatilla County ' (bosen to Preside Over the Upper Hoosc. ' ELECTION BY DIRECT YOTE Joint Petition to Congress Asklor That the Constltutloa Be So Amende! Retarding Senator lal Election. 8ALKM. Oci. l.-Spc:M Corripon Oence ot tt Aftorln.) Tti xtrr4in mrr ilon of tfca Oron 1ffllntnr will adjourn tomorrow, and both t'tin hurried ttirouuh with tha builnei to- dny. Thrra wuh a Rrnrrut dinlra to c cunifllrh aa much aa poifllble In tha liiht n-mulnltiif houra, and the tlrrsome ti ki-rliiK wlil h uuully chnracteiUra urh armilona waa notably nbn'-nt. Tho rnont lmtortant matter of gfneral IntrrfKl today waa tha Joint rmoluilnn pi-tllliinlnic conftrraa t amend tho Cou. dilution ao aa to provide (or the elec tion of I'nlted 8tuti-a vrnatora ty dlrecl vote of thw iHxijile. Tha mLbllrana decided tonight upon Br mi I or Taylor, of Umatilla county, aa Praldent Slmon'a auccor. Mr. Tay. lor la one of the most popular membera of the IrglKlature, and the declaliin nachcl ty the caucua glvea (antral aatlKfactlon. The houiie had but a ahort ae'syjon in the aflvrnooni ond, although aeveisit bllla came ur. only one waa pastfd Bcnator Mulkey'a bill Incorporutlng the town of Monmouth. Ilmolutlone were adopted deciding the drawing of a, warrant In favor of Ella II. Iluyra, widow of It. K. Hayva, de Craned, clerk of the Benaon houce of the lust legUlature, for errvice. and pro vldlng for the payment of committee rlerka who served before they were worn In. President Simon, before the adjourn ment of the senate this afternoon, an nounced that tomorrow he would re alKn from the prenldenry of the senate and counseled a, republican caucua for the selection of hla successor. Tho house this evening passed Sena tor Adams' bill, authorising school d s trlcta to encourago Indebtedness for the purpowi of building schools. This bl'.l obviates the necessity of dlstrlcta Issu ing 10-year bonds, aa under the present law. Senator Smith's bill regulating East ern Oregon tigrlcultiirul sevtlons ulso passed. A resolution was passed expressing appreciation of Speaker Carter's fair ness as presiding officer. Resolutions were adopted authoring tho bourd of capltol building comm'.s sloners to cell the house wing ot the capltol building, and directing the ways and means committee to recommend an appropriation of $S0O0 therefor, Tho . committee appointed to investi gate the office of the secretary of state made a favorable report, Tho committee on salarks of the offi cers of the house reported tha follow ing: i , ; Chief clerk, 112; nsslstant chief clrk, 110; reading clerk, $10; calendar clerk, S10; surgeant-nt-arms, $S; mailing clerk, G; door keeper, $6; pages, (3. This wits considered excessive, and, after considerable debate, the scale of 1S!K wus adopted, aa follows: Chief clerk. 110; assistant clerk, JS; reading cleric IS; calender clerk, .JS; sargonnt-ut-arms, (6; mulling clerk, $6; door keeper. G; pages, 3. At 9:30, tiring of waiting for the senate to report on tho appropriation bill, the house adjourned until 8 a. m. tomor row. Tho senate spent the entire night ses sion In consideration of the general ap propriatlon bill, In tho afternoon the claim of Captain John Mullen, of $10,540 for collecting war tnx and Indian war clnlms for the state was knocked out. Tho claim of F. V. Druko of $II40.S3 for legal services for the secretary of state wus lo stricken out, but afterwards allowed. Tho claim of John Hull, ot rortland, for f,06 for legal services In recovering taxes from the county was reduced to $.100. Senator Simon was the principal ob jector to these clnlms, W. T. Wright's claim for 5,000 wenl through. In tha matter of tho printing expenses ot the legislature ot 1397, Mr. Simon in troduced an amendmentAcovering with- out ambiguity avery member and offlier of both houses and all factions, raising tha Item from $3,000 to $44,000. Senator Fulton offered an amendment to Blmon'a amendment, providing that no number receive pay who refused or neglected to take tho oath of offl after j tho fifth day. I Fulton's amendment, and it waa car - rled-ll to it Bimatof Fulton moved that tbo Item In tha printed Mil bo added to his amend ment, aa g1vn bov. Bona tor Belling amended this by tha of 1)07 rt'elve pay for mire than five provision that no member of tho house days. This was adopted and tho long-drawn-out muddle waa settled, After adding $0, aa a, testimonial to Oeorgo T. Meyers for services aa world's fair' commissioner, tbo appropriation bill committee reported to tho bouse, and tho till waa passed. Tho aenate adjourned at 10:30 till I a. mJ tomorrow. Representative Stanley's bill reimburs ing aubecrlbere to tha Omaha etposl tln passed, after being amended y re du Ing the appropriation from $U,000 to $i;.Po. A joint memorial, petitioning for a constitutional amendment providing for the election of United States senator by popular vote, also adopted. At a caucus of the republicans tonight senattmwfly upshrdlu etaoln gzkqj Senator Taylor of Umatilla, waa chosn aa aucc:-sor to Joseph Simon as presi dent of the stnate. Mr. Taylor will bo elected tomorrow. CLERKSHIP ABUSES STILL EXIST AT SALEM. Many Useless Amanuenses Employed to Do Nothing But Draw Large 8alarle To Be Investigated. SALEM. Oct. 12.-Speclal Correspon. demo to the Astoiian.k The Aatorian's comment upon Representative Curtis' letter concerning the fisheries bill has created much attention among mem bers of tho legislature. An Interview with several members of the house dem onstrates that there never baa been any opposition to .the fisheries bill by the Multnotcsb, delegation, nor from any other source. Tha bill aa first introduced had never been opposed. Several amend ments have bten offered mat met oppo Billon, and the bill haa been referred back several times to the committee. It is generally understood hero that the only object Mr. Curtis had In wilt ing the letter to tha Push Club's com mittee was to cast reflections upon the editor of the Astortan. Mr. Curtis succeeded in attracting at tention to himself today when he at tempted to make a denial in regard to the letter he wrote Mr. Gordon. After making the denial in very bombuatic, but Indefinite, terms, he cracked a joke that David Cmkett used to use In bia back-woods campaigns. ,1110 joke' waa a good one, aa all of Crockett's were, and created a laugh. The leglsla'ore has failed to practice the economy that waa promised in the matter of legislative expenses. The clerkship abuse Is carried to the i same extent as formerly. Each com mittee has a clerk, whether there Is . anything for the clerk to do or r.ot. One clerk was asked whether any bills hud boon referred to his committee, and he answered that there had been none. "What do you do to kill time?" "I nasrted a few copies of bills In a book for tho chairman of the commit tee." That la work that every member of the legislature has to do, and takes not mora than five minutes ot each day. An attempt will be made to regulate the clerkship matter at the regular ses sion. An Investigating commute has been appointed to make a report at the j regular session, showing the work to be ' done and the number of clerks actually i needed. Clerks draw as large salaries as members ot the legislature, and a ma jority ot them have nothing to do. Many of them are Incompetent to do work re quiring more than common Intelligence. EXAMINING BOARD APPOINTED. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 14.-General Morrlam has Uued an order appointing Colonel Wholly First Washington, Major Rice, California heavy artillery. Major Metcalf, Twentieth Kansas, Major Bay less, First Tennessee, and Major Carr, First Washington, a board to examine into the capacity, qunltflctlona and conduct and efficiency of Captain J. E. Towers and G. N. Watson of the Kansas regiment. It appears that the efficiency of these officers has been questioned and under tho provisions of congress, with tha approval of tho colonel commanding such a board may bo appointed by the department commander. COAL MINES BOUGHT. DENVER. Colo.. Oct. U.-The News prints the following totlay: A company of New York financiers has closed negotiations for tho entire prop, ertles of tho Victor Coal and Coko Company, located in Southern Colorado. Tho deal Involves property valued at sevoral million dollars. The properties Ha In tho vicinity of Trinidad, Colo., and consist of several miles of mines and coko ovens. The quality of the coal in the mines varies from tho very highest grade bltumlous to the best coking product. AUNY LOST ON THE SEA ! A Trans-Atlantic Steamship Founders off the Coast of Great Britain. ONLY THIRTY-ONE SAVED Tbe Remainder of the Two Han- dee! Ill Fated Passengers and Crtw Were Drowned. WENT ASHORE DURING GALE Tots Went to tbe Fescue, tot Were Uaatle to Approach tbe Vessel Details Are Most Meager. LONDON. Oct li-Tho Atlantic Trans portation Company's steamer Mohegaa, formerly the Cleopatra, of tha Wllron A Furness-Leyland line, which left London for New Tork yesterday with SO passen gers and a crew of 13), Is ashore oft the Lizard, between Manacles and Lowlands. It Is rumored there has teen great loss of life. A coast guard message reports that the passengers axe "drowning like rats." Another account says: "Bodies are washing ashore, one being that of a lady, lashed to a plank, with both legs sev ered." It appears that when the Mohegan struck, a gale waa blowing and the sea was running high. Life-boats put off from the Lixzard and from Falmouth, one returning filled with passengers. Several persons were drowned, however. It is reported, 'on the passage ot the life-boat to shore. 'Ahother"llfe-boat saved six persona. The coast at that point is extremely danarerous and haa been the scene of numerous wrecks. A dispatch from Falmouth says the Mo hegan foundered and waa probably blown ashore bv the heavy east wind after her machinery was disabled. All the Falmouth tugs went out, but , none was able to approach the vessel. Later A life-boat has landed 30 of the Mohegan's passengers end returned for more. One lady died after she waa brought ashore. It is rumored that the position of the Mohegan is serious and assistance is urgently needed. ONLY THIRTY-ONE SAVED. LONDON, Oct. .-According to a dis patch just received from Falmouth, out ot the 100 persons constituting the pas sengers and crew of the Mohegan, only 31 have been saved. The vessel haa gone , ashore off the Llzara. j Later Another dispatch from Falmouth ' states positively that only 31 of the pas senger have been rescued. COLOMBIA AND ITALY ARE YET WRANGLING. Relations With Italy Suspended as a Protest Against the Injustice of the Cerrutl Claim. W ISHINGTON, Oct. lt-On Inquiry at the Colombia legation with reference to tho suspension of relations between Col- ombla and Italy, the charge d'affalrs made the following statement: "It is true that the Colombian govern ment has passed a decree suspending re lations with Italv. 1 have not seen the text of the decree', but I am advised offi cially that it guarantees to Italians tho protection of the laws and besides that I tho British legation is charged with pro- ' ll!rff Ttnll.in IntArAul. Ir rr,l,mhlil "This act of the Colombian government Is without doubt the result of popular In dignation at the hostile measures adopted last summer by the Italian government with Its) fleet in Colombian waters on the pretext of some failure on the part of Colombia in fulfilling the award ot Pres ident Cleveland in the Cerrutl case. "The Colombian government offered to Italy to deposit with tha United States $330,000 in gold (more tluin the . whole amount of money award which had al ready been paid,) as a guarantee for the satisfaction of any Just demands against hor, but this offer waa declined by Italy and the Italian admiral, with his demon stration ot force, insisted that a demand ot Italy not based on the award, should bo accepted. "A weak country has to yield under such circumstances, but It is never com pelled! to run tho risk of another experi ence of the same kind, and it Is at liberty ! to suspend relations with the Italian gov. ernment as a protest before the world aealnst what has already happened and a protection for the future." CALVIN FAIRBANKS. NEW YORK. Oct U.-Calvtn Fair. banks, the abolitionist. Is dmd at hla home In Angelica, New York, ngd O years, tie was twlco sentenced to prison In Kentucky for violation ot the alavo laws. THE BUPPLIES WERE DISTRIHU'i tiD FAIRLY. Charges Against tho Colorado Regiment ot Selling Red Cross Donations Siren, uously Denied by tho Colonel , DENVER, Oct. lt-Tho Rocky Moun tain News prints over the slgnaturt of Colonel Irving Halo a dental of tho stor ies published concerning the behavior aX tho troops of tho aocond txpedltloar at Honolulu and alleged selling of Red Croaa supplies and donated tobacco. Tho ar ticles were published In July and Colon il Hale aays they are so absolutely ' fals as to require positive contradiction at this lata date. His statement says: "There Is absolutely no foundation for the rumor that supplies donated by tbo Red Crosa Society or others were sold. It may have originated from similar ar ticles being sold by tha commissary, ship's crew or others.' All donated ar ticle were distributed with the greatest cars and fairness. "The Statement about objection ibis) conduct of the troops of the second expe dition at Honolulu Is a malicious slander. Their behavior waa remarkably good so much so as to attract tho unanimous and unstinted praise of the people of Hono lulu, who said that while the first eip dltlon behaved well, tho second was eve better. Tho enviable reputation whka tha Colorado regiment earned in Saa Francisco for discipline and general good conduct was more than sustained la Hon olulu, and we decidedly object to having; It smirched by any irresponsible, menda cious correspondent This feeiing la doubtless shared by the other organisa tions comprising the second expedition all of which conducted themselves in tho most praiseworthy manner. "IRVING HALE. "Colonel First Regiment Colorado Infan try C. S. V." RAILROAD DIFFERENCES WILL BE PATCHED UP. Tbe Fight Between the HU1 and Morgan Factions in a Fair Way of Ad- , justment. ' NEW YORK, Oct L The Press says: It Is said on the authority ot an officer of the Northern Pacific that the fight be tween the J. P. Morgan and the J. X. Hill factions has been settled as far aa the payment of a dividend on the common stock of that railroad is concerned. It was agreed yesterday that a dlvlJena will ba paid on the common stock. Tha president of the com pan" .will recom mend It and the directors yesterday ' agreed to consider the recommendation ( , favorably. The directors meet In Novem ber, when the subject will bo consluered formally. The controversy between the factions as to the status of the Oregon onort una on through business as affeeticjr tha Northern Pacific and the Great Northern remains unsettled, and It is on this point that several bitter letters have passed between the two factions. The recent election of directors of that company In dicates that that question, too, will ba settled amicably. The authority for these atatementa la a director of the Northern Pacific who Is also a member of the executive com mittee of that railroad. For various rea sons he refuses the use of his name in connection with the statement. Hn pointed out that the railroad under Us agreement must pay four per cent om the preferred stock before a dividend on the common stock can be declared. 8uck a dividend has been paid and it Is ex pected at the directors' meeting in No vember that a one per cent quarterly dividend on the common stock will bo authorized. NEED BETTER LAWS. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 14.-Thotnan 8. Newell, a prominent citizen of Bosion. who has Just returned from Alaska, where he has spent four months annually for the last 13 years, says that the dis trict should have a representative In con gress and should have the protection of adequate land laws. He also thinks that the prohibitory liquor law originally en forced to protect the Indians, but now possible of evasion with a great popular tlon of white men and 'thousands of miles of unguarded sea coast, should be replaced by high license, producing a rev enue sufficient to pay many expenses t tha territory. Ibe Royal Is the hiyheat grade bakiag powser kaowa. Actual tests akow It goee eoa tblrd fartker tha a av other bread. K V m na. m:mm Absolutely Pure HOVAi KAKINQ POWDffll CO., tW VWtK. Km m I