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nature of the books and witness answered
there were some charges which would re-
quire explanation. Acting upon Brady's
suggestion witness put a man at work
copying the books, designating such
entries as he wanted left out by crossing
them out with pencil. new set of
books were thus prepared and the
amounts set down against 'SSmith" and
"Jones" were charged to profit and loss.
Several letters in the handwriting of s..
w. Dorsey were read, most of them intro
ducing Reedell to prominent persons and
endorsing him as man of high character.
Adjourned till Monday.
Merrick promised to make the remainder
of Rerdells examination very interesting.
A rumor was current to-day, to the effect
that Miner had resolved to take the stand
on behalf of the government, but nothing
definite could be learned. Merrick said it
was extremely doubtful if the government
would consent to any such arrangement.
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The freshets.

CINC1NNAT1, Feb. 16.-The water con-
tinues to recede about an inch and a half
an hour. at $50 it was sixty-four feet
four inches. This is still an inch above
the highest point of the last food, that of
1882. A brisk wind rising this morning
gives serious cause of alarm to owners of
barges of all descriptions. From the first
they have said heavy wind would wreck
and sink every barge in the river, owing
to the extreme height of the river and the
force of the waves, which is much greater
and facilities for securing the fleets by
cables are greatly reduced. The
sky was clear and bright early
in the morning, but clouds covered the
sky soon after ten, with the wind from the
southwest Indications are favorable for
rain, which is dreaded now as pestilence
A repetition of the last two rains would
bring despair.
Young Often, shot by militiaman last
night, is dead. All accounts are agreed
that the soldier was justifable. The police
and soldiers we're attacked by we'll
known gang of roughs, one soldier, being
knocked down. The roughs outnumbered
the police and soldiers, and the firing of
the gun was a last resort. 1t effectually
dispersed the crowd. One of the roughs
has been arrested.
u noon.-No rain, and the prospects are
less threatening. The river stood sixty
four feet four and one-halt inches, from 10
10 II o'clock, but at 11:3O had gone down
to sixty-four feet two and one-half inches
The Iife-saving boat and crew of eight,
from Cleveland, under command of Capt.
Godwood, arrived to-day, and set to work
distributing relief. The Newport Odd Eel
lows organized to-day, with view of pay
ing special attention to the wants of mem
bers, not only now but until the course OF
business is re-eFtablished. The river Is
rising one inch and a half an hour at
Wheeling, and three inches at Marietta.
A little love romance developed amid
all the want and suffering. About two
weeks ago Ben Kruppers was married
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Belief that the Freshet Has Passed Its
Climax.
The Rraia,rood CaIumify.

TERRIBLE MINING DISASTER IN ILLINOIS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
BRAIDwooD, Ill. Feb. ia terrible dis
aster occurred this morning in the Black
Diamond coal mine. A creek, swollen by
rain, broke through the bulkhead and
flooded the mine where 300 men were
working. The greatest CONSERVATION pre-
vailed. All escaped except thirty who
were cut off from help and were drowned.
The water ran in over the top of the shaft,
causing a loosening of the supporters and
earth, when a large portion of the shaft
and first level caved in, killing twenty men
at work in the mine. The scene around
the mouth of the pit was heartrending
from the piteous appeals of wives and
friends of the dead men. The Black Dia-
mond is the largest mine in this vicinity
and employed 300 men. The mine was
soon flooded with water and those who
were imprisoned were either crushed to
death or drowned. Thirty men now are
imprisoned and may be drowned before
they can be rescued as no machinery is at
hand to pump out the mine.
Western Associated Press.
JOLIET, ILL.,, Feb. 16.-The mine which
caved in at Braidwood was the Black Dia-
mond mine, operated by stock company.
The floods and recent thaw had loosened
the earth about the mouth of the pit and a
land slide began at o'clock this afternoon
which in a few minutes imprisoned some
eighty miners. The reports from Braid
wood are very indefinite, but place the loss
of life at thirty to fifty. Two thousand
men are ready to work as a rescuing party,
but only few can get at the place at once.
The cave in is nearly ninety feet spare.
Braidwood is one of the largest coal min
ing centers in the state.
CHICAGO, Feb. ia brief interview
just held with A. A. i. Sweet, president of
the four mines comprising the Diamond
Mine company, confirms the reports of the
terrible disaster at Braidwood. Mr..
Sweets information is that 800 were in the
varions shafts this afternoon when the
ground sagged in under the weight of the
water that had at once saturated and
loosened it. Sixty-two men were in
one shaft which caught the bulk
of the falling debris and which
was instantly flooded. Every one of them
was either drowned or smothered inside of
five minutes. Their bodies are now buried
beneath many tons of earth. One hun
dred acres have been excavated, and not
one of the miners in the one un-
fortunate shaft escaped. Digging
and pumping is going on vigorously, but
it will be many hours before the first bodies
can be reached. The mine was of the or
dinary kind, supplied with regular shafts
and supposed to be well protected from
accident. The wires to Joliet are in bad
shape. No full report is yet received from
the scene.
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Cincinnati,s Coming FESTIVAL.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 16.-The DraRatic Fes-
tival association in disposing of reserved
seats adopt the same method so sue
cessfully followed by the opera and musi-
cal festival associations, and will sell choice
season tickets at auction. No person will
be authorized to solicit or take orders, but
parties nonresident may have orders at
tended to, addressing them to the Dramat-
ic Festival association. The preparation
Of the scenery is now going forward in the
Horticultural hall
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Ocean steamship News.

New YORK, Feb. 16.-The steamship,
City of Richmond, from Liverpool, went
aground on the outer middle shoal this
morning, but expect to float off at high
water.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-Arrived out, the
steamers Anchoria and Nevada, from
Newark. The steamships Holland and
Egypt arrived out,
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Municipal Court.

Alexander Cruikshank, George Carr,
drunkenness; committed ten days each.
John Workman, John White, drunken
ness; sentence suspended.
Stephen Ryan and Thomas King paid
fines of 81 each.
P. Sullivan, gambling, paid fine of $50
and costs
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MemDhis SnrinrRaces.

/. MEMPHIS, Feb. 16.-The new Memphis
Jockey club to-day announced its spring
meeting for April Is, and continuing six
days, with 10000 stakes. The purses are
to be hung up and the meeting promises
to be even more successful than the big
meeting held last fall. There will be not
less than four races each day. The stakes
close March q. They are are ten in
number, and aggregate $4,000 in added
money.
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Other "a. AZ fsIticS.
CurNTDT

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16.-The Post Dispatch
has received information that Mrs. II. NJ.
Vale, wife cf one of the defendants in the
star route trial, has suicided at Indepen-
dence, No. No particulars.
FATAL COLLISION NEAR CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-The Rock Island
dummy tonight backed into freight
train o. the Eastern Illinois railroad stand
ing on the track at Stony Island and a
terrible wreck resulted. Several thousand
dollars worth of properly was destroyed.
All the passengers were well shaken up
and the fireman of the Rock Island fatally
hurt and died soon after.
4 TRAIN DERAIED.
CLEvELAND, o., Feb. 16.-The express
train on the Cleveland & Columbus rail
road, which left here this morning, was de-
rallied at II o'clock one mile north of
Calls. The locomotive remained on the
track, but the baggage, express, smoker,
two coaches and parlor car we're ditched.
The train was running about eighteen
miles per hour. The track was of new
steel rails and strong. Ii is supposed to
have slipped in consequence of the late
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Consumpt,ves Receive Great Benefit,

from the use of that greatest of all cough medi-
cines, Aliens Cough Basam.
For sale by j. P. Allen, druggist and manu-
featuring pharmacist, St. Paul, MINI.
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rains. Robert Cudell, draughtsman in
the Cleveland, Columbus & Indiana
Central roadmaster's Office, Cleveland;
Rev. Touts, of Shelby; and four unidenti-
fed men were killed. Conductor Joe Day
kin, cut in the head and side; E. E. Pop
pleton, attorney of the railroad company,
injured about the head and arms, but not
seriously; news agent named Hammer,
arm broken.
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The Criminal Record.
THE CAMPBELL MURDER TRIAL.

special Telegram 10 tile OlODe.
ELK RIVER, Mimi, Feb. 16.-In the
Campbell murder case the defense rested
this forenoon, and several witnesses were
recalled and examined by the state to inn
peach the testimony of defense. At 2
o'clock p. m. Gel. KeVe commenced the
closing argument for the prosecution.
His argument, which was pointed and
forcible, occupied an hour in its delivery
The colonel seemed to think that there
could be no doubt but that the jury would
convict. Ed Campbell, who has been con-
Quoting the defense unaided and alone,
made one of the most eloquent
appeals to the jury that ever
was made before a jury
in this state in behalf of his client. His
denunoiation of some of the states wit
nesses was most scathing, and at times
produced a perceptible sensation among
the audience. He dwelt on the unreliable
ity of circumstancial evidence, and cited
cases where innocent parties had been
convicted on that sort of testimony. He
certainly made an impression on several
of the jurors, which at this hour is believed
will cause a disagreement. Judge Nc
Kelvey delivered an elaborate charge. The
case excited great interest. IF Murdock
Campbell, the accused, is not hung, he can
thank his lawyer. That he is guilty there
is not the least doubt in the mind of any
impartial man who has heard the evidence.
The jury is still out.
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MURDERER ARRESTED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.


CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Leo Martin, the
young man who fatally stabbed a man
named Lebke, at dance held near Fur
nessville, six miles from Michigan City,
Ind, on Monday morning last, was arrest
ed this afternoon by Detectives Bonield,
Castill and Kay at the corner of Blue
Island avenue and Fifteenth street. The
officers had been on the lookout for Mar
tin ever since the murder, it being known
that he had come to Chicago after the
murder. He was recognized by black
eye and a cut over his eye, which he had
received at the dance. It was supposed
that he would go to the residence of his
brother, 436 West Fifteenth street, when he
came to the city, and he was arrested but a
short distance from there.
UNHEALTHY FOR CLAIM JUMPERS.
GRAND FORKS, OAK, Feb. 16.-Another
outbreak of claim jumpers at DEVILS lake is
in progress. Two men are rumored killed
already, and the feeling is bitter. Serious
trouble is anticipated.
BURNING DOWN A CALIFORNIA TOWN.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 16.-The business
portion of Knights landing, Youlo county,
was burned this morning. The fire ori-
ginated in a saloon. Mr.. Dinwiddy, sleep
ing in the building, was burned to death.
Losses aggregate $4,000.
ROBBED BY HIGHwAYMEN.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 16.-S. D. Hous-
ton, tax collector of Lawrence county, was
robbed by highwaymen of $4,000, on a
lonely road yesterday. The robbers also
took Houston's horse.
EXECUTION POSTPONED.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 16.-The execution
of Carl Johnson, to have taken place here
tomorrow. is indefinitely postponed. An
appeal is taken to the supreme court.
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Distress Among the Inhabitants IN
creasing Every Hour.
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THE WATERS SLOWLY SUBSIDIXG
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. ia heavy rain has
fallen most of the cay. The prospect is it
will oontinue. Quite large ar cunt of
water has already fallen. The temperature
being mild, the ice and snow is disappear
ing fast. The river has risen about ten
feet since last evening, but came nearly to
standstill at noon. The St. Charles gorge,
which broke loose yesterday morning,
reached here last night late and was pretty
nearly run out. The pack at Maple island
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A Fearful Accident at the Coal Hines
ut BraidWOOd, Ill.

WORK OF RELIEF PROGRESSING.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-11
Seattle Comment.

The Seattle papers take the Astoria
fire as a text, and editorially say a
great deal that can with equal truth
be said here The Posf-Intelligeicer
Gays:
Every alarm of fire painfully re-
minds our business men that they are
surrounded by dangers hardly less
than those of a volcano or powder
magazine, and that in prompt action
onlyis there protection. Wider streets,
abundant water and more fire proof
buildings are the imperative needs of
this rapidly growing city.
The Herald: Property Of far great
er value than Astoria possesses and so
situated as to be an easy prey to the
aames, is to-day practically at the
mercy of fire in Seattle. Several of
the cisterns built for the use of the fire
department are covered up and unfit
for use. The suction Of the steamers
is not long enough to take water from
the bay at the slips and wharves.
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Pacific Coast Fisheries.

We have on the Pacific coast quite
a bonanza in the sea, which is now be-
ginning TO be worked. In the Paci-
&c states and serritories California.
Oregon, Washington and Alaska
the average number of men employed
about fisheries is 1915, of whom -
$40 are EsquamauX, Aleuts and In
dians, and 900 Chinese. There are
IL 800 fisherman and ., 195 shoremen
and factory hands. The number of
hands employed in California is 3, 3,O36;
lie Oregon, $685.; IN Washington ter
ritory, 745; in Alaska, 6,130. -
The boats and vessels employ
ed are valued at S5S3, l45;
apparatus and outfits, S455, 23S; value
of buildings anu apparatus of manu-
facture, S9GO,O0 total amount of
capital employed, S2,747. 1888. The
fresh fish taken ont last year was val
ued at So, ,749, $40; crabs and shrimps,
$66, 1858; oysters and mussels, S703.-
$50; whale oil, $50. $50; fish oil (seal),
SO, 300; whalebone, Sl22, 600; seal
fish, $4,000; sealskins, 81, $40, ,912;
sea otter skins, SIS, $50; eggs of sea
birds, $1,000; sea-weed, $500; salt,
S302, 900 The total annual value Of
the sea products Of the Pacific coast
is, therefore, S9,54S, 277.
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The General Verdict.

The citizens Of Astoria adopted the
right course in their treatment of the
lawless element of that city. \ vigi-
lance committee is never justifable
except in grave emergencies, such as
occurred in San Francisco in early
days and in Seattle last year; but we
fancy that any one reading the ac-
count of the lOoting of property by
the Astoria mob during the recent fire
would place the Oregon city in the
same category. Certainly the tactics
of the people seem to have been ef-
fective and the lesson cannot fail To
be a wholesome one to the thieves and
cut-throats who tried to run the town.
IS. F. Chronicle, :.
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Portland's Problem.

To-day the saloon tax is due again,
but up to yesterday only one license
had been issued. None of the fines
imposed for the violation of the lIqUor
license ordinance during the last three
months have been paid, and the city
is out Sl2,750. Unless the ordinance
is modified at the next meeting of the
council the city will have a similar
experience during the current
quarter. 1t is time that a little
reason should be shown in the matter.
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Governor Newell

Gov. Newellof Washington, Territory
is in the city, and leaves this morning
on the Miles to Gray's harbor and the
Quinalt reservation. He has Just
come down from east of the noun
tains and reports splendid crop; he
says the wheat viii 90 forty bushels to
the acre and the wheat and grain
crop around Walla Walla and that
whole country is something prOdigi-
Gus. Gov. Newell comes pretty near
our ideal Of an official. He is worth a
million dollars a year to the territory
that is so fortunate as to have him for
its chief executive. With great ex-
perience, possessed Of unususlinforma-
ton, and gifted with unusual powers Of
expression, a man of the most indie
fatigable industry, this gentleman
trayerses the entire extent Of the
magnificent territory TO the north of
US, noting, observing everything and
publishing the result Of his informa-
tion. He is a potent force with voice
and pen and is doing a great work in
the development of the territory.
And the theme is worthy of the man.
The territory possesses So many ele
ments Of greatness, its natural wealth
and resources are SO illimitable that
they can scarcely be exaggerated. but
the discriminating observation Of the
governor enables him IN his tour
through the country to select the
salient points, and SO place them as to
insure a a correct statement Of facts
as fbay ay1Sf
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Bill Nye on Spring

Spring, gentle, touchful, tuneful,
breezeful, sootheful spring is here. 1t
has not been here more than twenty
minutes, and MY articles stand where
/ can reach them in case It should
change its mind. The bobOlink sits
on the Eastwood vines and the thrush
in the gocseberry tree is melodious as
a hired man. The robin is building
his nest, or rather her nest, should
say perhaps, in the boughs of the old
willow that last summer was busted
by thunder-I beg your pardOn-by
lightning, should say. Strawberries
are like a bald headed mans brow
they come high, out We can't get
along without them.
! never was more tickled to greet
gentle spring than | am now. IL stirs
up my drug soaked remains and
warns the genial current of life con-
siderably. frolicked around IN the
grass this afternoon and filed nay
pockets full of l,O00-legged worms
and other little mementoes Of the sea
son. The little barefoot boy now
comes forth and walks with a cautious
tread at first, like blind horse: but
toward the golden autumn the backs
OF his feet will look like a warty toad,
and there will be big cracks in them
and one toe will be wrapped up in
part Of a bedquilt and he will show it
with pride to crowded houses.
Last night | lay awake for several
hours thinking, when the loud and
violent conclusion Of a revolver shot
near West Main street and Cascade
avenue rent the sable robe of night.
| rose and lit the gas to see if | had
been hit. Then / examined my
pockets to see if had been robbed of
my lead pencil and season pass. l
found that | had not. Boomerang.
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In Judge Fo1's court yesterday,
John Hooper, charged with
stealing 500 from Hugh Hughes.
The evidence was deemed by the
judge sufficient to warrant his being
held to await the action Of the grand
jury. Jack Leonard, who was arrested
on a charge of larceny of a trunk on
the day of the fire, was allowed to 60,
two of the police officers testifying
that he had reported to them that the
trunk was in his possession. Six
or eight more remain to be disposed
of.
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Miss Carol Grouse late with the
Whims party arrived on the Vide
Vest yesterday, and left for the
weather beach where she will stay
for few days for the benefit Of her
health.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-11

Under date of June %, 1888,
U. S. Fish Commissioner S. +. Baird
writes to M. C. George: SIN compli-
sncs with your request, / have sent
Livingston Stone, the officer in charge
Of the McCloud river station, to make
thorough exploration of the Colum-
bic river, with view of determining
at what points hatcheries can best be
established for the purpose of increas-
ing the supply in the Columbia river.
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The total white male population,
twenty-one years and over, in the
United States in 1880 was IL, ,343, ,OO5.
OF these 46O, 900 were Odd Fellows
IN good standing in their lodges, or a
little over one in twenty-four of
the adult male white population.
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The Price OfEisls.

This season is regulated by each can.
merry separately, in few years fish will
be sold by the pound and piece: it viii
be far better for all concerned. The
price of clothing is also regulated ac.
cOrding 10 the general demands of the
consumers. NJ. ID. Kant, the Boss Mer,
chant Tailor and Clothier seems to leave
all The rest of the merchants i'm the
shade 10y his clothing sales, and that foI
three reasons:
lst. Finest and best stock.
I'd. Grand assortment.
I'd. Lowest bedrock prices All can
be suited there.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-11

Col. Jas. Taylor will be the first
Astorian to make the through trip
across the continent via the Northern
Pacific Railway. He left Duluth
''the zenith city of the unsalted seas,
last Monday, having bought ticket
TO Astoria.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-11

-Courtright & Hawkins minstrels
who were billed for here June 10th,
but who were unsvoidsbly detained
by the non-arrlval of the Oregon, will
appear at Occidental Hall next Fri
day. The troupe can be given COM
mendation as being first class; the
performers are all good, and they will
no doubt have a crowded house. The
box sheet is now open at the New
York Novelty store.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-11
Salmon Shipments from Astoria 70
San Francisco.
lily.

il AaN.
2-OregOH: Quinn $50. J Williams
$50 ThOmes ~ Knowles 100, Warren 800,
J w Hume 525. Total 2l25.
5-Stdte:: A Booth Il Co 800, ThOmes
& Knowles 800, W Hume ll0O. Cutting
800, L p 125, Astoria 900. Eureka COO.
Total 34ij.
S-COlUmbid: Eureka 500, G. W Hume
1900, / y l. 1000, Astoria 400, Scandina-
Wan 1000, Cutting 3j2, Quinn 43O. Total
6qSg
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At an adjourned meeting OF
Rescue No. 2, held on Monday even
ing, w. L. McCrosskey, Fred w.
Prsel, p. Butler, w. ii. Wood, VIM.
Logan, 81. w. Bergman, A. L. Full
ton and Ed. Halleck, were elected
members of the company. F. P.
Hicks was nominated for the position
Of chief engineer of the Astoria Fire
Department; the election comes off on
August 14th.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-11
The salmon market continues

The salmon market continues to
present the same anomalous figures
that have characterized the present
season as being different from any
other in the history of the business.
Up to last night there have been sent
to San Francisco s6,6s7 cases, some
on sale, some sold, some for storage;
three foreign bound vessels have beon
loaded, having ON board III, 1873
cases, Of which a large proportion
goes on consignment.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-11

Its q pity that Portland can't
have first class hotel; any one of our
three Astoria hotels are better than
the best they've got, the only thing
first class about those of the metropo-
lie is the price they charge.