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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-16
TELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian.


PORTLAND, Aug 15.-John L. How
ard, manager of the Oregon Improve
ment Co., arrived from Seattle this
morning He left for San Francisco
this afternoon. He said in CONVEX
satiOn with a reporter to-day: MY
company lost 100000 in the
Seattle fire but was well insured. We
will at once rebuild coal bunkers with
increased capacity. / think Seattle
is coming out beautifully from the
demoralizing fire, and that in the
course of two years when her street
difficulties are settled she will be all
right. / cannot but feel though that
in failing to extend the fire limits
down to the water front they have
made a serious blunder, and one
which is likely to prove a death trap
to the city at some future time. The
docks are being built on piling which
will provide fine suction fof spread
ing fire"
o. r. & n. OFFICIALS TRIP.
This morning manager G. J. Smith,
of the o. r. & n. Co., accompanied
by general Sup't. G. w. johnson, gen
eral passenger agent A. l.. Maxwell
and B. Campbell all of the same COM
pany, returned from ten days tour
of inspection over the lines of the
o. r. & n. Co. The party rode mp
the Spokane branch as far as Rock.
ford, the present terminal point, and
there taking wagon went to Spokane
The Heppner branch had a thorough
inspection and proved satisfactory.
Everything about Heppner is reported
as very dry and dusty. At Spokane
the party met a fattering reception
by the business men who even in
such time of disaster do not forget
to treat their guests in royal style.
w. 2. Lewis, a contractor was
thrown from his buggy and seriously
injured this morning.
ATLANTIC OCEAN TRAFFIC.
New YORK, Aug. 15.-The arrival
in this port within the last four days
of three big English steamers has
brought ont the information that a
feet of some fifteen large vessels is on
its way across the Atlantic to this
port. Their coming is the result of a
hurried cable dispatch from the En-
glish agents in this city giving ac-
counts of the brisk state of trade be.
tween New York and West Indian
ports. Within the last month there
has been every indication that freights
to West Indian ports were about to
enjoy a boom. This was the case for
a few weeks during the month OF
May. But the boom which appears
to be near at hand promises to Outdo
anything of like character in the last
twenty years.
American shippers who have been
kept well informed have been quietly
getting in hand all the vessels posi-
BILE, but these in every instance have
been schooners and small sailing yes
sells. If the matter could have been
kept from the English agents long
enough to secure half a dozen steam
ship charters there was in prospect a
rich run of business for more than one
American house.
The British vessels, by reason of
their immense carrying capacity, can
each accommodate as much freight as
would require half a dozen or more
schOoners to handle. All the availa-
BILE British vessels in American ports
have been ordered to proceed to New
York.
THE PARNELL FCRGERIES.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-16

Go to Jeff's for Oysters.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-16
GERMAN VILLAGE DESTROYED.

BERLIN, Aug. 15.-The village of
Waldeckin, in Saxe-Altenburg, has
been completely DESTROYED by fire.
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Terms OfSubscriptiOn.

AsToRIAN BUILDING. CAss STREET
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-16

and Proprietors,
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ISSUED EVERY MORNING.
MOnday excepted.

NNIVIIUdg CAOVFItU.J.
]. F. HALLORAN 81 COMPANY,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-04-12
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
ofa0 0nf

THE President has an Office cat.
PRINCE MAURICE of Hanau is dead.
KING ALEXANDRIA of Servia is thirteen.
GENERAL, BOULANGER will visit London il
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-04-12
SIX War SHIPS SUNK.
American and German Vessels
Lost Off Samoa.
Many Officers and Men of Both
Nationalities Drowned.

Dispatches from Samoa state that the
American men-of-war Trenton, Eandalia
and Nipsic and the German men-of- war
Adler, Olga and Eber were driven on a reef
during a violent storm aud totally wrecked
OF the American crews four officers and
forty-six men were drowned. and OF the
German crews nine officers and eighty. seven
men lost their lives
The storm occurred on March Ia. 1t was
also reported that sixteen merchantmen were
lost.
The American war ships wrecked were all
.ttached TO the Pacific station under COM
mand of Rsar Admiral Lewis A Kimberly,
whose staff is as follows: Captain Norman
H. Farquhar, chief OF staff: Lieutenant Henry
o. RittenhOuse. flag lieutenant: Lieutenant
Greenleaf A Merriam, secretary.
The Trenton was a ship rugged wooden
cruiser, and was built in 1876. Her diSpace-
ment was 1900 tons. In 1881 she was made
the flagstaff of the European squadron, and
continued in that capacity up TO the time Of
this disaster.
The Trenton was considered the best
wooden vessel in the navy. She was built at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The Nipsic was the best known OF the
United States war vessels at Samoa She
was put in commission year and half ago.
arriving at Apia last November.
She had long been rated in naval circles as
a second-rate cruiser, having a wooden hull
bark rugged. She carried six guns. mostly
smooth bore, in her main battery. She had
q displacement of 1875 tons.
The complement of the Nipsic was ia ma
fines andsblue jackets, although some of her
short time men were sent home from Samoa
when the Adams left for San Francisco in
January last.
The Nandaha was a bark-rigged wooden
cruiser second rate, with displacement OF
2l0O tons. She was rebuilt in 1874, and in
1881 belonged to the North American squad
ron.
She carried battery Of eight guns most
" smooth bore 9-inch Dahlgren's for her
broadside battery and two Parrot rifles for
pivOts.
The Olga had been the most formidable OF
the German vessels at Apia. She is unarm-
ored and unprotected, a single deck cruiser.
built in 1880, and equipped with battery of
eight six-inch Krupp rifles and a number OF
Hotchkiss revolving cannon. She had a speed
of fourteen knots and crew of 2G7 men,
Her displacement was 1900 tons.
The German war vessels Adler and Eber
were inferior to the Olga both in size and
strength. The Adler carried four Krupp
guns and the Eber carried three.
The Ebsr was equipped for torpedo service
Captain Fritz who commanded the Adler,
was one of the seamen and fighters of whom
Germany was proudest-
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-04-12

THE President has an office cat.
PRINCE MAURICE of Hanau is dead
KING ALEXANDRIA of Servia is thirteen.
GENERAL BOULANGER will visit London in
June
THE King of Denmark is the Cars ather-
in-law.
MISS BRADDoN has written over fifty
novels
CARDINAL NEWMAN is now in his eighty
ninth year.
POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKER is a
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER is popular with
his colleagues.
A SON Of Charles Dickens is rising states
man of Australia.
THE King Of Greece is an enthusiastic and
successful fisherman.
THE Emperor William of Germany will
visit Censtan1inopie in the fall.
SENATOR HEARsT, of California, has $780,
900 invested in thoroughbred horses.
Mr.. AND MRS GLADSTONE are preparing
for the celebration OF their golden wedding.
A TEXAN poetess, Mrs: Elizabeth j. Hart
ford, is said to be a lineal descendant of Wal
ter Scott.
IT is noted that "President Harrison's Sun
day mail lies unopened on his desk till Mon
day morning"
PIERRE LORILLARD, the wealthy tobacco.
mist, is a great bird fancier and delights in
raising pheaSants.
ONLY three OF the War Governors are now
iving-Blair, Of Michigan; Curtin, of Penn
sylvania, and lZirkwood, of Iowa.
CAPTAIN JOHN Ericsson left an estate
valued at about $3.50, 900, which is divided
among his relatives and business associates.
THE wedding Of His Grace of Newcastle
leaves the Dukes of Portland and Somerset
the only bachelor Dukes in the English peer
age.
WILLIAM E. BOUDINoT, at whose sugges-
ton the Signal Service was established, has
Just died at Pittsboro, n c., at the age OF
seventy-fve years.
Mr.. CHARLES JOHNSON, aged twenty three,
son of Kansas City grain dealer, has been
offered a situation as artist for HGTperS
Weekly at a salary of $4,000 year.
The famous French physician, Charcot,
the specialist in nervous diseases, has royal
income from his practice. His fee from the
Emperor of Brazil alone amounted to SSOOO.
The Emperor of Austria intends to visit
England this year in such strict lncognlto
that no one but himself and his attendants
will know anything about it till he is at
home again.
BISHOP LIGHTFOOT, of Durham, England,
makes it a rule to spend his Episcopal IN
come 1885, 900 a year. on church and eiu-
cational work, and not a shilling of it has
gone into his own pocket.
DR.. NATHAN HAZEN, of Marshall, H., is
remarkable as being probably the sole sur
vivor of the battle of Lake Erie, fought
September 10, 1913. He served on Perry's
flagship, and is now ninety years old.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-04-12

Patrick Egan was born in County Long
ford, Ireland about 1910, and received a
good English education. He moved to Dublin
when boy and became clerk in a mercan-
tile Office. Later he became Secretary Of the
City Milling Company and had a stand in
the Dublin Corn Exchange.
He was connected with the Fenian organi-
cation in 1865, and later was somewhat promi-
nent in Isaac Butts Home Rule movement.
He was, with Michael Davitt, one of the
original members of the Land League, and
was its first Treasurer. To avoid the seizure
of the funds by the English Government on
the passage of Secretary Forster's Coercion
Acthe moved to Paris in 1881, and managed
the finances of the organization from there
for two years.
Returning to Dublin he resumed his bust
ness in grain and was also interested IN
series Of bakeries and provision stores.
Learning that the Government intended
arresting him he made his escape to this
country and settled in Lincoln, Neb., six
years ago. There he has been engaged IN the
grain business and in real estate transactions
ever since
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-04-12

Robert Todd Lincoln, nominated by the
President as United States Minister to Eng
land, is the son Of the late President Abra-
ham Lincoln, and was born in Springfield,
Ill, in 1843. From a local school he was sent
to the Illinois State University, and thence
to Harvard in 1850, where he graduated in
1864.
He entered the army in the winter Of that
year as Captain OH General Grants staff,
and took part in the operations which re-
suited in the surrender of Lee at Appomat-
tox, at which he was present President LIN
coin received the first news of Lees surren-
der from his son, who reached Washington
April IA. The President was assassinated
that evening.
Young Lincoln resigned his commission in
tta army and entered the law firm of Scam
mon, McCagg q Fuller, in Chicago. He has
continued to practise at the Chicago Bar,
with soma interruptions, ever since. He went
to Europe in 1872, where he remained several
months.
President Garfield appointed him Secretary
of War in his Cabinet in 1881. Since his re-
tirement from that position he has frequent
ly been mentioned as possible Presidential
candidate.
Mr.. Lincoln is married to a daughter of
ex-senator Harlan, of Iowa
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-04-12

prominent politician has committed suicide.
LANSING LOSING, treasurer of Greenwood
Township. Mich, is $500 short N his ac-
counts and is under arrest.
Mrs. MINNIE D. NOYAS has 1een elected
.lavor OF Cottonwood Falls. Kan. The next
City Council viii be composed entirely of
women.
The White House was 4 scene OF UrlLIaacy
at the reception given to the Prince AMI
Princess Takihilo, of Japan. The Marine
Band rendered choice selections of American
and foreign airs during the evening. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harrison were assisted in re.
ceiving visitors by all the ladies Of the Cabinet
except Mrs Blaine.
THE Government OF New zealand has
placed the steamship Hinemoa at the dis
posal OF Admiral Kimberley, in command of
the United States squadron at Samoa, for
the tran sportation of the survivors OF the
recent disaster to America. The steamer,
which is a rapid cruiser, has already left for
Samoa.
THE debts of tie late NJ. Nanderta ellen, the
merchant prince of Belgium, who committed
suicide recently, are estimated at $4,000,
with assets of $40, 900.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-04-12
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

KATE FIELD is ]scturing on Prohibition.
CHRISTINE NILSSON was born in Sweden in
1913
CLARA MORRIS, the actress, Is i'll in ST.
Louis.
ADA REHAN, Augustin Days leading lady,
s worth $4,000.
BOOTH AND BAR. TT will pay Modjeska
$500 week for next August.
COMEDIAN WILLIAM J. FLORENCE was
born in Albany, N. Y, in 1881.
MARIE VAN ZANDT is having great success
in Italian opera at Krols Theatre, Berlin.
"THE MIKADO" has been produced with
much success at the Gartnerplatz Theatre IN
Munich.
A NEW theatre, to cost nearly $1,000 600, is
to be built on the Champ de Mars, St. Peters
burg, Russia.
EDWARD SCOvEL, the American tenor, has
met with distinct success in Chicago as Faust
and Don Jose.
DANIEL S. MAGUINNIs, the well known
comedian, died in Boston few days ago,
aged ffty-fve.
MARY ANDEEsoN's English company has
been paid off and discharged. Most or them
returned to England at once.
Mr.. DUDLEY BUCKS cantata called 'Ihe
Light of Asia" has been presented at st.
Tames's Hall, in London, with signal Sue
cess.
Mr.. CROTTY, the leading baritone OF Carl
Rosa's operate company, is great sprinter,
holding the championship of Ireland at Ioo
yards.
ANDREW CARNEGIE, the millionaire Penn
sylvania ironmaster, is about to buLo Dig
music hall in New York which is to cost ST.
900, 600.
LA SCALA, the great theatre in Milan, has
seats for 5000 persons. Covent Garden, in
London has $500 seats, and the Vienna
Opera, 24OO
BEETHovEN'S birthplace, at Bonn, for
wears past q music hall and drinking bar, has
been purchased for Sl3OO, ana Will Oe re-
stored to its former state.
IT is reported that 81 800 900 has been sub
scrbed in Wall street for the new amuSe
ment structure to be built on the site OF the
Madison Square Garden, New Y rh.
MANAGER DANIEL FROHMAN, OF the New
York Lyceum, has engaged Elsie LeSIe' tne
Little Lord Fauntleroy, to play a dual role
in prince and Pauper" next August
ANEW play, corporal jack" based upon
the American Revolution, has been produced
with great success at Amberg's Theatre, New
York city, with August Junkermann III Inc
titular role.
COUNT Won M0LTKE, though eighty six
years Old, fully retains his love tor music IG,
and hardly ever misses court concert lie
used to be frequent performer on the piano,
too, but has given it up.
On the personal application of Fanny
Davenport, the actress, Governor Taylor, OF
Tennessee, granted a pardon to Charles TAI
bot. the Memphis hotel clerk who stole 3d.
600 worth of her diamonds two years ago.
DURING a Booth and Barretts perform
ance of Julius Cesar" at Boston, party OF
Harvard College students volunteered to act
as the mob" When the stage manager
gave the signal for them to cheer during the
scene between Brutus and Cassius, they re-
sDonded with ''Rah! rah! rah! Harvard"
and that official fell limp on chair.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-04-12
BURNED AT THE STAKE.
Three Cattle Thieves Tortured to
Death by Indians

A band of masked men took three Of the
accused cattle thieves Cannon, Babcock and
Rsmus, from their homes near Ainsworth.
Neb., across the line into the reservation and
delivered them to band of Indians
AS soon as the trio were in the hands Of
the redskins the latter made the prisoners
take off their clothing. The Indians then
Cled them 60 three stakes, at each of which
slow fires We're built
=, Not satisfied with this cruelty, they tortured
thelr victims with sharp pointed sticks, and
as the fire increased and burned their legs
the redskins increased their torture until the
prisoners were unconscious.
Then with rifles they filed the bodies with
bullets and allowed the remains to be Gre
mated.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-04-12

The above is a portrait OF Corporal Tanner,
of Brooklyn, n. Y, the United States Com
missioner OF Pensions. Commissioner Tan
ner is now in possession of the office to which
he was nominated, the Senate having con-
firmed him the day after his name was sent
in by the President His Chief Clerk Is
A. ". Fisher. of North Carolina.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-04-12

THE mail which arrives at the White
House shows no signs of decreasing. Since
March the Presidents mail has been very
heavy, averaging from GOJ 70 200 letters,
and on some days running as high 100
letters. President CleVelands letters rarely
exceeded so day.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-01-24
TnE SAMOAN TROUBLES.
The News Through American Sources
DOubfed.

BERLIN. Jan. 23.-The information
drought by the gunboat Eher in regard
to the fighting at Samoa, eabled from
Auckland Sunday night, is regarded here
as authentic The Eber left Samoa Jan
urary 18th. All her officers united in
denouncing as utterly untrue the news
which came from Apia via San Francisco
to the effect that the German sailors had
pulled down the American flag, burned
houses owned by American citizens and
fred upon the officers OF the English
man.of.war
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-01-24
ssrakemen strike.

LAFAYETTE, Jan. 23.-The freight
brakeman on the Lake Erie and Western
Railroad at this point struck Monday
night and all trains were abandoned
The men demand cents per mile on
through freights, with three men on local
freight trains. 1t is claimed that word
was sent out to strike all along the line
from Lima, Ohio, to Peoria. Ill
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-01-24
wv AT T5
S SCRO FUL. a

1t is that impurity in the blood, which, ac-
cumulating in the glands of the neck, pro-
duces unsightly Jumps or swelings; which
causes painful running sores o9 the arms,
legs or feet; which deyelopes ulcers in the
eyes, ears, or nose, often causing blindness or
deafness; which is the origin of pimples, can
eerous growths, or the many other manifesto
tions usually aseribed to "humors;" which,
fastening upon the lungs, causes consumption
and death. Being tho most ancient, it is the
most general of all diseases or affections, for
very few persons are entirely free from ii.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-01-24

COLUMBUS, (Ga.), Jan. ga special
from Mechanicsville, Ala, says: The
seventeen.year old daughter of Joe
Weeks (colorsd) forced four of her young
sisters to eat rat poison. Two of them
have died and the others suffered terribly
The girl admits the crime.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-01-24

HARRISBURG, Jan. ga joint resolu-
tion proposing an amendment to the Con.
stitutiou prohibiting the sale or manufact.
ure of intoxicating liquors was passed by
the House. The resolution then went to
the Senate.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-01-24
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MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 28.-The Mime
sofa House Of Repre- tasives adjourned
without ballotiug for United States
senator pending Investigation of charges
Of bribery IN connection with the Sena-
torial fight.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-01-24
Definitely Settled.

LONDON, Jan. ga Berlin dispatch
to the Chronicle says definite under.
standing between Germany aud the
United States concerning Samoa has been
arrived at.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-01-24
Suicide OF n Preacher.

BosToN, Jan. 23.--Rev. Thomas
Marcy. superanuated Methodist clergy
man at Newton, committed suicide
Monday night. He was rs years old.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-01-24
BLAINE rREsIDEs.
nc Votes as Proxy or Secretary Bayard
at a Railroad Meeting

at n Railroad Meeting.
BALTIMORE, Jan. % Hon. James G..
Blaine presided at the annual meeting of
the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg
Railroad. and caused some amusement
by voting the proxies of Secretary Bay.
ard. Hoo. w. H. Barnum resigned from
the directory.
Blaine said to an Associated Press re-
porter, when asked "Will you be our
next Secretary Of State p THAT ques.
tion could be better answered at Indian.
apolis"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-01-24

Taa SITUATION N wGsE nasSE1

"a E'nlonsEab0r ueambcr slected presi-
enf of tn seaase.
w. Va. Jan. 23.-Carr,
tpe un.o-2- member, was elected
President Of the Senate. receiving ten
Democratic aud six Republican votes.
Golf was nominated by the Republican
caucus for United States Senator.
The report that there will be a dual
Government of this State has been set at
rest by the election of the President Of
the Senate. who will become Governor of
the State on March 4Eh II Goff or Flem-
ing, who are now contesting, are not
seated, as the Constitution of the State
provides for such a case.
Colonel George w. Atkinson, the Re.
publican candidate for Congress in the
First District, has served notice of con-
test upon Johu o. Pendleton, the Demo.
crat, who has the Governors certificate.
Atkinson charges that 400 illegal votes
were cast, the names of many well-known
men being on the list.
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Earthquake in Greece.

ATHRNs, Jan. 23.-An earthquake, sc-
companied by a violent gale, occurred at
Athens, Mergara and Arcachova.
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Free Buss TO and from all Trains Telephor e
connection from Hotel to Telegraph Office.
winnemucca, F 10. 1888. Il
, 1889-08-22
Didn't Know II was Loaded.

At Chimacum yesterday The two sons
OF DIR. Thomson were playing blacksmith
with an cid rusty gun barrel, which I'M
beknown to any one contained charge
of large bird shot probably placed there
years ago. In playing the children
placed the loaded end OF the barrel
among the Goals t. heat it. when sud
denly the gun discharged. One OF the
children, boy about years old, was
standing i'll front OF the gun holding it in
his hands. The charge passed directly
through the palm OF his right hand and
buried itself in the left cheek which
was lacerated and torn frightfuIly The
child was brought to Port Townsend and
DrS. Capron and Marbourg extracted
under chIoroform rs many OF the shot as
possible. The bones OF the hand are
badly shattered and its usefulness prob
ably crippled for life.