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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1898)
i1 . ftt Bill- THE A3T0RU N Mi ttt larjeit clrcoUtlon of my pjpsi oo the Columbia Rlvci TBE DAILY A5T0R:AN Ij ifta fclZfest nj test p,icef oo t.i J Coiuint la river FULL ASSOCIATKD PFiKSS RKPORT. VOL XMX. ASTORIA. OJlKOa.V. SATUltDAY ' MORNING, MMJMBEK 17, JD8 The Only ... IN ASTORIA ... Our Hpoclnfty: HTOVEH AND KANCJEH Wo know Die bualncM. Twenty ycora experience. If you want a GOOD 8tovo, noo tho atock at the Eclipse Hardware Co. Santa Glaus Arc Located With Us special lavltetlon extended to every, body to Mil and mmdJm our atock. Pine Imported Glassware Fine Domestic Ware. . . . TOYM In ttiiillesje) Vnrlevly, Our lines of book are bow sonnlel I prloes tba lowest, MotlnlllotvM, lliolo Alhuttia nnd Mirror LargMt end finest stork la Astoria. Griffin Christmas FOR A .fur,. ,r v, . f- , WHITE ' l. ' li . V ' Look Over Our Stock Before You Buy. Foard i A Harvest Time For the Lad lee. Ladies' $4.00, $5.00, $6.00 Shoes, from $1.50 to $2.50 It la m ftoramolktloa of odd and ends of flno hand-sowed button thorn, anostly square tose. Just tho thlnf for aomforU able bono hoe. John Hahn, Tho Rollnblo Shoo Donlor. HOUSE FURNISHING Blankets, Itace Gurtains and Drapery Goods. C. H. Cooper, Stove Store Headquarters & Reed. Presents ALL. 0k Silver-Plated Ware Chinaware, Glassware SEWING MACHINES Carving Sots, Etc Stokes p. Comforts, Bedspreads Everything Necessary in the Goods and at Bottom Prices. THK LEADING HOUSE OF ASTORIA SUNDAY DINNER At Flannigan's Boarding House. At lahst whin th cannery whistle had bulled II mlniu ahftar 1 o'clock, din as wug reddy; for more'n hour th. boordars bad ulkd on all slbjlot frtin tho fight on Sun Wan bill to Human Wleo'g a per elnt Kdooctlont. W. M at ww iaibl at our boordlna- house. Beg tho landlady to mo. mi abo; phat'lt y bavt, lalf tv ntooton or oblck. n? Oh flv m lb tlft too It lb. Mfbt lf tv tho rootur, 11 I, a .ho (tv dm iha mahrblo y, iho did. Jim th aiprMmmnn bo alta cro th. talbl da hot frlm m. oprned tho mwoo with Cuba, roortorlrkoo, th. rhlllUtlne n tha llaw.lfhltif inland.. Leia hrr looriorl(koo a"t am, let. annlx tht Phil. Il.tlnea fnotbor; n' phat 4oa Mo Klnliy want an armla fur anjr way, aea tha rorMor with a Turk.y vraca wart on hi. nraa n' a hot iiuui. In bia mouth, phat d'- ha want It fur aoa bt, tha whlta houaa la blf anouab oontklor ln( that link hn mi Cab McKeoa, nor liaby Hoota. iM t buy tba Canarlaa aM Tim, tba muilo teacher, who can play Annie nooovy, n' UoOiniy. tika In a dram, w.ntml to know whrthar tha Atnartaan Alrl aim i-jod trmtiirh burrd for V. 8. No man wanta tha ranarlra ciclpt tba yallnr journal.; burrd. Iv ail color, flocka barhnon am. aa aha. ouotlnc Briakeapr. ! trlrd to thanga tha .ubjlct by calling attrntlon to the lllrxant n' uaefut Chrl.t. mu prl.lnl. llernmn WU. baa this yaaf, but tba whula lot Iv rra wua In th. annUlnf bulnw; thoy wo. In favor Iv j annlima any old thing, frlm Cuba, to tha i Mooting Ularid tha 'uik had Juat brought In far dtaarrt. Why do thy call tba Bpaayarda Don.T aaked Mlka, th prM.man Iv tba dally paypur: no wan knw; becauw Unci. Bam bad to don am for tba wahr Indlmmlty, aaa Mlka. At tbl. atalge Iv tha pracamilnvi, I thought I'd try m band on puna inoarlf ag I, phata all thla troubla bole boon aWniaun and 8'hlay anyway ara I. ITu ya glva It up aea I, wall y. a, tfla mlral waa ambltiou. to mak thla tba battla Iv tb Wlb period (.) by making a da.h (- ahfthar tha Vlacaya, but Schley put a Colon (.) ah fur tha Maria Tbaraaa: rma wan hollnrad rata u' tba wlmmln Ivary aa Iv 'am Jumped on tba talbl. n' Ivary blaaavd man turnad hoaa Inapactor; Ulklnr Iv boaa. that r mlnda ma that llorman Wlaa aella boae of all culora and qualltlr., n' ba Ml. 'am by iha yard, by tba bos or by tba pair at wjoocad prtrra. Trooly youra, FLANNIQAK, In Cara Iv UF.fUIAN WI6E. Tba Rollabl. Oothlar ' Hattar. P. B.-Iio.ldfs Hoc. wa bar. a full Una Iv sox, nackarchleff, .uaprndera, tlaa, bat. n' dotbing iv all description. THE PARKER HOUSE Kirst-ClneH in Every Respect. rup nun RiMitnpn poom sar till a akr aaa'aaaiaaBaiaav ar v Special Rates i to Thec.tr.-1 cal Parties A. aJ. MASON, Prop. I AHTOH1A. OHK. j THE PROOF i of tho pudding ta In tha eating ; and tba proof of liquors IS IN SAMPLING Vbat't an argument that'a con clusive a demonstration. Ours will atand tba teat' HUGHES & CO. Sheetings, Towels and Gnashes. Above PRESIDENT IN ALABAMA Warmly Welcomed by, People of the First Capital of the Confederacy. PRAISE FOR, THE SOUTH Executive's Words Were Foil of Feelhif aUdBroazbtOot Warm Applaiise. TALKS TO NEGRO STUDENTS J Vtsltto the Toskoree Normal School Male the Occasion if ai En thusiastic Demonstration. I t MONTGOMERY. Ai.. Dec M.-Prest-dent IfcKlnlev and oarty were given a maxnUlcent welootsa in tha Conf aderary's first capital today. Tba e ill Ire routs waa abluie with national colora, while tramen- duus crowds llnrd the streets aa far aa I lie rye could rrach. When Ovtrnor Johnston rM-urtHl Prra blent McKlnltty Into the rail I there wis a In-nu-mlous dHnionatru-tlou. Governor Juhnslun nuuW a brief si-wh, la which be took ourashMi to eoy tbiu Alabama had noihltnc to take back for what aha did In 1M4.. but that she was bark In tha I'nlon to way, and tbat she wulcomed tha prldvnt of tha resulted country. In Uw course of hla reply Pmldcnt Mc-Klnl.-y said: "To Uu wt'lconicd liere In (he city of il'jnigunirry, the flrst capital of tba Con federate statea, warmly auul enthusias tically wtdronixd aa prmltlrnt uf a com mon country, haa frllfd and thrllM m with rmotiun. Ttie govnr aays he hits nothing to take back. We have nothing to take back for having- lu-pt you In the I'nlon; ww are glad you did not go out ami you ara glad you stayed In. (Ttemrn dous apptaune.) Alabama, like all slates or the I'nlon and the south, haa been loyal to tne flog and steadfastly devoted to the American nation and to American harmony." TALKS TO COLOIIED STTDKNT9 T1I8KOGEE. Ala.. Dec. 11-The preal dontlal party arrived here today at S o'clock thla morning and was mat by the mayor and town council. Tha mombera of The party entered carriitca and were drlen ro Hooker T. Washington's school, where an ordinal program was carried out At the entrance to ttie normal school gioumls waa a beautiful axob. Inscribed, "Welcome to tbe Chief," and decorations of bunting; holly, moes anl products of tha Meld were in profusion alonsr tha rvcJ through the grounds. The presldoiit and party first reviewed more than 600 boys and 300 girls of ito.-v normal school and 200 children of the tralnln school. Each of the boys curried a stock of sugar aire, wllh a palm In the top, and each of tbe glria a stalk, with cotton balls at the top, and children carried stalks trim med with mistletoe. After an address of welcome by Profes sor Washington, Governor Johnston In troduced President McKlnley, who ad dressed tha students. He praised the school and paid a high compliment to Profosaor Washington. CRAZY PRINT THROWS BRICKS AT THE EMBASSY. Joseph Pearson, Thought to be Insane, Demolish? the Glass In Sir Jullan'a Rnsldence. CHICAGO, Deo. 16. -A special to th Tribune from Washington says: Tha British embassy was subjected for several minutes last night to a vlcloua bombardment with brickbat by Joseph W, Pearson, a Washington prlatsr. On of Sir Julian Pauncefote's daughters was struck on the foot ar.d slightly hurt by iha first missile thrown by Pearson. Bev. rral windows, the glasa In tha storm door and tha grext plate Klass doors of tha embassy, which were magnificently cut in a design of the British coat-of arms, were smashed and ruined. Sir Julian has requested tbat Pearson be held until Secretary of State Day can be Informed of the Incident Sir Julian and his daughters were alt- ting In the drawing-room when there waa a crash and tha rattling of falling glass. Miss Pauncefote leaped to her feet with an ezolomatlon of pain. Half a brick lay near Mlaa Pauncefote'a foot, which bad been struck and cut. In a few minutes iha police were on their way to tha em bassy. Meanwhile Poors on took a posi tion under tha porte-cochere and began to bombard tbe storm doors, soon a mash ing the glass out of them. Behind these were the main , doors of tha) embassy;' great ahiwt of plats glass, Into which tha arms of tha (-nibfuwy wara cut. Thmio glawM wwi Importad and wara valuad at ?M) aach. Pearson dM!b.ate!y stood in tha porta-cochera and Ihraw his remaining misalaa at thnaa tlna flaaaea, broaklnv on after tha other. A poltoaman reaobad tha embassy and arrested Pearson. Ha refused to reply to questions. Ha la U yawn old and baa been working at electric street railroads lately. It Is thought ba la Insane. AWKUL CONDITIONS EXIST IN PINAR DEL BIO PROVINCE. Half tfw Population Haa Reen Killed or Sran-ed-Oenerat Davis Takes Charge of thoPrvruio ( . ' WASIirNOTON. Dec. 1.-Tha terrible stau of affairs axlaUnc In tho western provlocea of Plnar del Rid, Cuba," Is shown in tha report to th war depart, ment from General Davie. - Ha says n part "Tba treasury la amply, and tho only meaiia of replenishing- i'. a system of taxation almost to tho verg of confisca tion. There ara no customs houses In this province. Tha country la of great fertility and beauty, but la ravaged almost to destruction. I am assured by responsible citizens and foreigner that one-half tba former population baa been killed and starred to death." DAVIS' PROCLAMATION. HAVANA, Dec lL-Oeneral Davis, tbe Amerioan commander at Plnar del Rio, baa Issued a proclamation, saying Prest deut McKlnley has dirked bliu to astute tba Inhabitants of tha security of their lives and property as long aa tbey are orderly. Ovrxrwl Davla further declares tbat fair taxes will ba levied and tbat no favoritism will be shown. In conclusion; General Davla says: "i'o the Inhabitants of Plnar del Rio: I hive ooino aa a friend to help you In all which may contribute to the prosperity of thia great country or Its general welfare. There la very Utile I am obliged to do without your co-operation, but with your help I am sure of complete success. Trochiia and forta wtll be turned into home and machetes will be used for la bor only." EVIDENCE PRESENTED - AGAINST MRS. BOTKIN. Trial Develops the Fact Tbat She Pur chased the Candy With Which Mrs. Dunning- Waa Poisoned. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l.-Tho defense In the Botktn murder trial today receive, the worst setback It ha experienced since nnruvuvtnnnnruvirinriruiru WANT HAWAIIAN MONARCHY BE-ESTABLISlfED 5 Petition of a Startling Natnre About to Be Circulated, Ask fnsr the Intervention of SAtt fRAXCISCO, Dec. 16. The steamer (laelic arrived to day from Hongkong and Yokohama via Honolulu, and brings news from the latter place under date of December 9. A petition of a startling nature is about to be circulated at Honolulu, asking France to interfere with the present government and restore the monarchy. Three candidates are being governorship of the islands. They are S. M. Damon, Harold M. Sewell and President Dole. A the natives, praying FresTdcnt McKinley not to appoint to the office of governor any person connected uvrvrurtruruinnjvutjuvin the case opened. Tbe evidence of the two witnesses examined today was of such convincing nature that the chargin caured by tta Introduction waa plainly written upon the faces of the accused woman; and her counsel. The evidence showed that Mrs. Botkin wrote tba anonymous letters sent to Mrs. Dunning from this city, apprising Mrs. Dunning of the alleged misconduct of her husband, and informing the dead woman that aha had grounds for commencing suit for a divorce. The handkerchief which was enclosed In the box of poisoned candy waa proven to have been purchased In thla cdty by Mrs. Botkin, and la another link In the chain of prosecution. .NEW COAXJNQ STATION AT PAGO PAGO HARBOR. Mohican Will Shortly Be Sent Thera. With Material for Its Construction-Other Stations Will Be Supplied. CHICAGO, Dec, 16.-A apeciad to the Chronicle from Washington saya: The navy department will very ahortly Bond a steamer to Pago Pago with ma terial tor tba construction of a pier and other Improvements for tbe American coaling station there. Had the war not Intervened, the government would now have 'the Mohican at Pango Pango rep resenting tbe United States at that sta tion, 'At the first opportunity a warship will be aenC to Pango Pango. Another will bet sent to Del ago Bay. The present policy la to have a vessel of the navy at every' station where there ara Interna tlonal negotiations In progress for tha purobase or exchange of property which may ba uaed aa naval stations. WHEELS ARE REVOLVING The Business of the Country Never Before ShoweJ Better Ste. ACTIVITY IN AH LINES i Holiday Trade Is Brisk at Most Hlfltsind Prices Are i Favoratle. . . i : . . THE IRON AND STEEL TRADE Showlnr Is Particularly Cooi 1a This Line and American Firms Have Refused Forelfa Orders. NEW TORK, . Deo. le.-Bradstreet tomorrow wOl say: Likening tba general business of tba country to tbat of a water ooums. It may ba authoritatively sbatod that nearly aTl channels of season, able trad are at present running full, and In soma Una of business tba stream Is virtually overflowing-. Thla If particularly tbe case In Iron and steel, where tha production and consump tive demand ara allk going at an un precedented rate, at a time, too, when It Is usual to look for quletneaa In thia In dustry. Nothing; lik the present activity In this branch of trad baa been seen for year past, if. indeed, it baa ever been seen equally. . Probably never before In tbe country's history has It been poastuie for an Ameri can steel company to refuse a profitable order for rails for foreign account on the plea that it mllla war already fully occupied so far ahead as to preclude of Ms trylr. for the business. Shipbuilding, too, contributes Its portion of activity to tho iron trade by Ita urgent calls for materials In other line of business th situation aa regarda price la a favorable one. not able among tha advance reported being nearly all cereals, cotton, coffee, lumber, copper, lead and a variety of other less prominently mentioned for the petition is being circulated among with the recent revolution. prominent staples. The holiday trade la reported extremely active at most mark ets. Thecountrys export trade Is of the larg est volume- ever known, that for Novem ber surpassing the total for December, a year ago, with indicatlona favoring the total trade for the calendar year at least one-sixth larger than a year ago, and our sales abroad aggregating two dollars for every dollar we buy. Business failures are about normal, numbering 233 for the week, against 337 last week, and 2S3 in this week of a year ago. Failures In Canada for the week number S3, against 29 lost week, and 43 In this week a year ago. TO RESCUE THE MAINE FROM HAVANA HARBOR. Strong Hopes That the Swedish Wrecking Company Will Succeed in Raising Her As Well as the Crltobal Colon. NEW YORK, Dec 16.-A dispatch to the Tr'bune from Havana says: The navy department baa not aban doned the hope of rescuing the Maine from Havana harbor and bringing the wreck back to this country for rehabil itation, nor does It seem likely, from the Interest taken by responsible wreck ing experts, that the Cristobal Colon will be permitted to pound to pieces on the shore west of Santiago. The board of construction has under consideration s, formal proposition for tba salvage of both these vessels and their delivery at New York or sucb other port In the United States as the government might elect, but no company will ba allowed to begin operations on iha Tassel until a comparison can b made botwten the offers from several reliable concern. Tha Swedish company, which Is said to be tha most capable and experienced In the world, now has axperta at work on tha Colon making an investigation Into tho difficulties Involved In fcer sUva. Divers and engineers have been brought from Europe especially for tha purpose, and after satisfying themselves as to tba Colon'a condition and tha exfeosa that must be Incurred In floating bar, (bay will go to Haven and xmloe tha Mala ' :. '( - There la no doubt In tba minds of naval officials that tba report of thow experts will result In a bona fid offer from tba Swedish company. Tha nrr department has, however, made tha rigid rule that no proposition wtll ba considered involving tba) government In any expense until tba vassals art safely delivered in a naval dry dock, on the- "no cure, no pay" principle. One offer under consideration comas from soma associated engineers In New York City, who have ample capital and who easily convinced tba board of tha feasibility of tbatr project from aa en gineering point of vtaw. . Their original terms, whlcb are, however subject t,0 modification, contemplated tbe payment by tba government of BSO.OuO cash In th of tha Maine and n,000,OD In tba of the Colon, on their oVtlvery at tha New York or lbs Norfolk navy ard. In addition to one third of the appraised value of these vessels on their arrival. tba valuation to fee made by a board of arbitrators. Tha uncertainty as to tha precise amount of renunoHtlon involved In this proposition la not attracUvw to dM Mval officials who will insist 0 stipulating th exact sum to be paid by tbe government for aalvsga before a con. tract la signed. Tbe method of raising tha veateis Is to be used by tbe englnsers who appeared before tba board Is extremely simple. Pneumatic caissons attached to chains, passed underneath the vessels through channels of alternating Jets of water and compressed air, constitute the lifting power. Thesa channels will be of suf ficient six to enable a diver to pasa un der tbe vessel with messenger lines. As soon as the chains tta bauled through and made fast to the sides or deck of the vessel, the excavations will be tilled up by that process by whicb they were made to prevent the vessel from settling. To effect the rel-.e of a vessel situ. ated like tha Maine, In tenacious harbor deposits, jets of compressed sir w'U be sent along tbe keet simultaneously with tho Introduction of air Into the calssona. The casalons are uniform In sis, having a buoying or lifting effort of thirty tons each, this constituting cf the system, the weight of the vessel and Its contents determining the number required to raise it. Their size and weight admit of these caissons being easily handled in tha water by the divers alone, and their distribu tion, together with tha automatic valve with whlcb they are oovlded. make It Impossible to exert a uniform force on all porta of the vessel. The danger of rup ture from undue pressure due to depth under water or other causes or the dan ger of breaking air hoes la wholly oBvi slons are arranged In eer cs and greater or less power aa circumstances require, may be exerted at any point. The system Is declared to afford .mplete control of the wreck and when tbe water is expelled from the caissons, the vessel is lifted to the surface in a single operation. It Li aJdtertod that with iheie caissons, the CrU tubal Colon can be raised and righted even in a sea way. In the ca.'o of the Maine it is intended to cut away tbe for. ward portion of tbe hull, which was de stroyed by the explosion and after list. Ing the uninjured portion of tha vessel, to build a bulkhead' and false bow to the opening. RUSSIA SELLS RIFLES TO CHINA. TACOMA, Dec. 16.-Advlcea by the Em press of India state that Russia has sold half a million obsolete Berdan rifles to China at a large price through the Russian-Chinese bank. Viceroy Tan, of Can ton. Is ordered from Peking to pay for them at the rate of five taela per rifle and 12 taela per 1000 cartridges. Every two rifles are supplied with a set of extra parts In case of loss. Manchu troops throughout the empire are to be armed at once with these rifles. SCHURZ ELECTED PRESIDENT. BALTIMORE, Dec IS. Carl 8qhurs was today elected president of the Na tional Civil 8ervfce Reform Association. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Arum baking powders are the greatest mcnaceTi to health of tha present day. ovu iaiiih wnww ea. , rfw vow. .-V , . -.. v. 17 ? -V. r