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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
THE YEsLEn WILL CASE.
Some Startling Evidence Brought int +,
Court Yesterday.

Some Startling Evidence Brought int I,
Court Yesterday.
Seattle. Feb 6.--Danlel Kelleher, one
the attorneys representing the Lowma
interest in the Yesler will case. contsst
was put on the stand and told the whole
story of the attempt made by Dr- yai
Buren, to sell his evidence as to the eS
istence of will. Kelleher's story brought
out all the provisions Of the will as they
were told to him by Dr. Van Buren,. 1T
also showed that Van Buren was carry
ing on negotiations for the sale to j. W.
Lowman Of proof that the Will existed N
some time, as Dr. Jordan was negotiat-
ing with the city for the sale Of It. and
that the two doctors were each engaged
In struggle to secure the co-operatio.,
Of the third witness. who can give the re
quired evidence. The law requiring two
witnesses to prove a lost or destroyed
viii, also brought out the fact that c. l..
II. Kellogg one OF the go-betweens, was
among the missing.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
FIRE AND DESTROYED.
The Wllningt0n's ChGckerGd Career is
Over at Last.
LIME CARGO BURNED HER UP
All the woodwork was Consumed by the
Flames and the Iron Frame Was
Twisted to Pieces. -
LIME CARGO BURNED RER UP
Associated Press.

ASSOcateu Hrehb.
Portland. Feb. G-The iron steamer
Wilmington caught fire last night while
lying at Linnton, several miles below the
city. The fire originated in the cargo of
lime in the hold. The vessel is a total
loss, the wood work being all consumed
and the iron frame being so warped as
to be useless The fire broke out in the
hold at 9 o'clck last night. All efforts to
subdue 1t were useless and Ineffective
and the vessel was beached. The Will
mingtons cargo consisted OF one thous-
and barrels of lime, the loss of which is
nominal. The vessel was valued at fifty
thousand dollars, and was insured for
two-thirds OF that amount. The steamer
was owned by the Merchants Steamship
Company of this city. She piled between
this city and Vancouver. b. c., and Puget
Sound points.
The Wilmington arrived at Linnton at
charged q cargo Of lime rock. About l
O'Clock one of the men discovered smoke
issuing from the aft hold, which showed
that the lime was on fire. The mate and
two men went into the hold and made an
attempt to smother the flames, but the
smoke was too dense and drove them
beck. Captain Rodger saw that nothing
could be done to stop the fire, SO he put
the men to work removing the furniture,
bedding the ships nautical instruments
and records which were saved The
matches were battened down and the fire
was confined till about O'Clock this
morning when the heat became so intense
that the crew were forced to leave the
vessel. In a fw minutes the fire broke
out and the ship was enveloped in flames
which soon entirely destroyed the wood
work and nothing remained but the
warped and twisted iron hull.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
BUSY DAY AT SALEM.
Doings of the Senate and House Yester
day,

Doings Of the Senate and House Yester-
day.
Salem, Or, Feb. 6-In the senate in
consequence of there not being quorum,
present, and the sergeant-at-arms not
being able to corral the absentees, there
was no morning session. In the afternoon,
the house joint memorial relative tobuild-
ing the Nicaragua canal was referred to
the committee on commerce.
Gullixon's house bill for $4,000 appro-
priation for the Oregon National Guard
3 p. m.
Smith introduced a bill to regulate rail-
way traffic between Cello and The Dalles
which was referred to the committee on
commerce.
Bancrofts bill to define and punish OBJ
structionists passed.
Myers bill to protect game fish and
song birds was laid on the table.
Coggswells bill amending the Code for
cable entry and detainer. was passed.
Hayes bill amending the Code, as to
attachments, was passed.
Cross bill to repeal certain sections OF
the code relative to the collection of tax
es was passed.
Buffers bill to amend the Code as to
estates, In dover, was passed.
Dennys bill to amend the Code In re-
gard to the distribution of personal prop
erty was passed.
Veatch's bill to prohibit the employ
ment of non-residents as peace officers
passed.
Steiwers bill amending the Code reia-
tive to cenatorial districts, passed.
Bancroft's bill to build and furnish
school houses, etc, was passed.
The house then adjourned
The house this afternoon passed the fol
lowing bills:
| BY Jeffries, to enable women to hold
educational Offices by vote Of A to ..
BY Ormsby, to establish an Oregon Sol
diers' Heme,
BY Paxton. abolishing days of grace or
notes,
By Brown of Douglas, relative to plead
ings in civil actions
BY Nickel. requiring custodians Of Wills
to deliver the same FOR record.
BY Bishop. to amend the act licensing
insurance companies.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07

1t is an important question whether the
corruption disclosed in the Panama mat
ter is absolutely exceptional, or whether
the State is not forever condemned to
prove, within certain measure the
formula of the English philosopher, Her
bert Spencer who says in his political
Essays" 1.-THE official machine is slow,
stupid, wasteful, corrupt"
Let US consider, first the rights and
duties Of the press in relation to financial
enterprises. From an ideal point of
view, It very clear that the duty of the
press is to instruct the public seriously,
to offer 1t an honest opinion, the outcome
of reflection and sure information. This
is the ideal the press ought to pursue;
gag. not been absolutely Demon
strated that journals which might try to
conform to this ideal, with some talent
and some spirit, would not find. in the
long run, material profit in such course,
albeit the public Is not very clear-sighted
and has little gratitude.
This IDEAL, 1t Is too evident very few
journals pretend to follow. The most Of
them are mere organs OF party, of a GER
tain set and of pecuniary enterprise look
ing to immediate returns. Although that
be So there are still some rules by which
they should be bound. No one will deny
that the journals have right to be
paid, and well paid, for the publicity they
give, but on the condition that this pub
licity is clearly seen by readers to come
from sources outside of the journal, and
that 1t does not have the air of being
advice given by the journal OF its own
notion after an impartial examination
and reflection. BY confounding. as It
does, editorials and publicity, Il IL eyi-
dent that the press is In danger Of losing
all authority, II VIII be considered as
naught but a collector Of information
which should be dstrusted.
AS a help to floating financial enter
prises. they are what are called guaran-
tee syndicates. In principle these are all
very well and sometimes useful. Form
erly, however, these syndicates were
composed Of great bankers or great capi-
talists. II. however, you form guaran-
tee syndicate which guarantees nothing
that is to say. which does not take tho
shass for which the public has not cub.
scrihed, and is besides composed, In great
part, of men known not to have any con-
siderable personal resources. 1t Ia clear
that such a syndicate Is but an empty
formula and falsihcation.Such syndI-
Gates use the press for their own purpos.
es and pay journals tens of thousands OF
francs to proclaim the merits of enter
prises with which It is intended to gull
the public. Yet great financial enterprises
have been undertaken. firmly founded
and proved emlnently successful. with,
out this flourish Of trumpets, ST.. Econo-
miste Francois, Paris,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
THE pEKINa SAFE IN PORT.

San Francisco. Cal. Feb. 6.-The City
of Peking whose non-arrival at this port
has been the cause Of some anxiety, was
sighted 1s miles out this morning, The
vessel will not reach the city before
o'clock. The vessel was due here on Jan
uary 24th, from Yokohama.
1t is learned that the delay was caused
by trouble with the machinery. The
steamer was seventeen days under sail
All were well on board
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
STARTING THE INvEsT1GATIoN.

Washington. d. c., Feb 6.-The Pana-
ma investigation began today. Charlec
Oliver the secretary OF the American
committee Of the Panama Company. tcs
tilted that he disbursed about 100000 for
the purchase Of materials, etc. Robert j.
Ingersol received $4,000 and shellbafger
& Watson $4,000 for their services In as
sisting the American company to obtain
possession Of the Panama railroad. The
books OF the witness showed that there
was no authority for the appointment Of
onrnaot
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
DlHAsTRoUs TRAIN wREcIl,

Pittsburg. Feb. GA disastrous wreck
occurred this morning at Williams star
.tion on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Two mon are under the wreck and no
doubt dead, and another is fatally In
jured. 1he collision was between freigh
trains and was due to icy rails. rendering
the trains unmanageabIe. Twenty-four
cars were demolished.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
THE SHERMAN ACT STANDS.

Washington, Feb. Gin the senate today
Hin made a motion to take up the bill
repeating the Sherman act. The motion
was rejected by a vote Of ~ to q.
The yea vote was made up Of ~ demo-
Gratis and II republicans: the nays were
2 democrats, II republicans. and Q popu-
lists. Senators Dolph and Mitchell voted
with the majority against taking up the
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being informed that she was to be sent
back home. she tried to commit suicide
by setting fire to her clothing. She was
burned in a frightful manner, and can
not recover. She gave as the only cause
for her rash act that she did not want to
return home.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
A NEW cApINET OFFICE.

st. Paul, Feb GA joint resolution was
introduced in the house this morning
calling on congress to establish new
cabinet office to be known as the secreta-
ry of labor
The severe weather continues. with the
temperature Is to Is degrees below and
cutting wind
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
RAN OFF THE TRACK,
Fatal Railroad Accident Caused by Rails
Spreading.

Rolse City, Idaho, Feb. GA Statesmen
special from Pocatelo, says that the Sec.
ond section section Of Union Pacific
passenger train was wrecked this morn
ing ten miles east Of Huntington, near
olds Ferry, 1t was the No. train. and
the mail car jumped the track on q curve,
The first class coach and chair car turned
over and rolled down an embankment.
The thirteen-year-old daughter OF Mrs
Egan OF Chicago was killed and two 9th
ers injured seriously and fifteen badly
bruised.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07

Deputy United States aIarshai d. @.
LoveIL of Tacoma, passed through Seat
tie Sunday OH his way TO Blaine to sell
the sloop Emma today at public auction.
The sloop was seized some time ago for
fishing in American waters, being Brit
ish bottom.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
rHE FRArHER.wnIeHr cHAMpIoN.
Grimm Beats the Australian After Great
Battle.

Griffin Beats the Australian After Great
Battle.
cpney Island. Feb. 6.-Despite the
enthusiastic crowd at the Coney Island
Athletic Club tonight to see Johnny Grif-
fin Of Braintree. Mass, and the Austral-
ian Bill Murphy. fight for the feather
weight championship and purse of four
thousand dollars
The first round which was of the hur-
ricane order made it plain that Griffin
Ind more science, but when Murphy hit.
II was for keeps
In the second round Griffin forced the
fighting and the livllest kind of slugglng
followed. Murphy in one rush knocked
Griffin clear through the ropes with his
shoulders. and on another occasion
knocked him to the floor with his body.
In the third round, Griffin forced MUIR
ply to his knees and when he got up. be-
gan pounding him, but got a stinging left
on the nose which started the blood. The
fight was bulldog-lilSe during the balance
Of the round Murphy, instead of lighting
spunrely. would run his head into Grifiin's
chest. Griffin stopped that by an upper
cut; Murphy was now bleeding from the
nose.
In the fourth round the game was a
trife hot for Murphy and he adopted
shlfty tactics.
In the fifth round Griffin gave Murphy
some terrible jabs and had him groggy,
forcing him to the floor four times. This
round was not fair, Murphy continually
fouling with his head.
In the 9th round, Murphy tried for u
Knockout blow with his right, but in do
ing so received many left hand upper
cuts that made him bleed profusely. He
had his nose knocked all out of shape
and he was pounded so hard he was
groggy at the call of time.
In the seventh round, Murphy started
in to do some heavy work but Griffin met
him with hard left on the mouth and
landed on his nose with his right. They
came together like mad bulls and MUIR
ply forced Griffin to the floor. When he
arose Murphy went at him, sending his
arms like windmill They rushed at
each other like demons. When Griffin shot
out his left which settled in the pit of
Murphy's stomach. he went down groan-
ing and completely knocked out. MUIR
ply broke his wrist early in the fight.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
TRIED To coMMIT suIcIpE.

Oregon City. Or. Feb. e.-Ells DicIsen
the young gii WHO rnystsriously disap-
peafed from here last week, was today
located in Milwaukee, this state. On
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
THE WASHINGTON DEADLOCK.

Olympia, Feb. c. On the 18th and Goth
joint ballot, the votes for Alien and Turn
er remained the same. but nine populists
dropped Teats and voted for C, W. Young
candidate for governor in the recent cleo
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07

Captain Thompson, Of the Delta says
he lost two wheels during January and
one shaft The hsbbet metal in contact
with salt water forms an acid that cats
the iron shafts away quickly, lie Gays
he has not lost a trip in the nineteaH
months that he has been on the Hoods
canal route.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
AN OLD PILOT GONE.

SaE Francisco Cal, Feb. G--Thomas j.
Knipe. one Of the Oldest and best known
pilots on the coast. died here this morn
ing aged 70.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07

miles from the agency. who participated
in the murder No outbreak OF the Indi-
ans or further trouble is anticipated.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07

There are several ships at Blakely and
Tacoma and Seattle needing men, bat
that the masters refuse to put any
aboard till better weather. as at present
no loading can be carried OH.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07

The schooner Salvador Captain Tib-
bets. arrived In from California yesterday
afternoon. She was beating about off the
bar for nine days, and had very lively
time of 1t. Fortunately, however, she re-
ceived no damage and rooe out the storm
well
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07

The Hassalo arrived down at 7;SO last
night with the mails and large passen-
ger list. Captain Patterson reports that
the bay is full Of ice, which made It very
slow work coming down. She left Port
land at o'clock yesterday morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07

The Cascades was lying at Goble point
with -four bsrses and was surrounded
with ice all day yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07

The steamship Walla Walla, owing to
scarcity OF coal in Seattle was con-
PEELED to go to Comox, sixty or seventy
five miles north Of Nanalmo. to supply
her for her downward trip.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-31

A Mr.. Kirbell, who had never been
but OF England until he went to Vienna,
seems to have been typical Briton and
stubbornly insular to the extent of re-
susing TO alter the time Of his watch as
be travesed eastward from England. No
argument would induce him to bulge
md when at Vienna he arose at un-
Earthly hours and perambulated around
The city alone, having persisted in being
guided by his watch. stoutly asserting
that the foreign clocks were ell wrong.
Krbell was very anxious also to keep
record Of all the places he visited and
always jotted down In his pocketbook
he names OF the various stations he had
stopped at OF passed. "How curious it
there are 90 many stations Of the same
name" he once remarked to a fellow
passenger, who replied that he had not
observed 1t. Kirbell then showed his
record to prove he was right. and, sure
enough. over and over again occurred
he word "Ausgang" exit, which he
had confidently entered as the name Of
many stations passed on the route.-San
Francisco Argonaut.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-31
Old Time Cures.

Inmedieval times if child did not learn
to walk with readiness the wise wizard
would direct it to creep through black
berry bush which had the canes bent
down to the earth and rooted by their
tips. At the present it would be as
pleasant and eff1cacious for the tardy
toddler to creep among a few barbed
wire fences, and it would be more In
keeping with the keen spirit Of this age
Of wire.
One Of the leading sources of income
TO the old herbalist was the compound
ing Of love powders for respondent
swains and heartsick maidens. If pow
der would not bring the desired relief,
various juices of roots and herbs were
mingled in a potion and sold as the love
phial. Here is an old recipe: "Mistletoe
berries not exceeding nine In number)
are stepped in an equal mixture Of wine,
beer, vinegar and honey.
''This taken on an empty stomach be-
fore going to bed will cause dreams of
your future destiny provided you retire
before 10 o'clock either on Christmas
eve or on the first and third of a new
moon" Perhaps as lingering remnant
Of this absurdity there is current no
lion in some parts Of the world today
that a whole minoe pie eaten at mid
night will cause the temperance of
long departed friends. not to mention
the family physician and the more inter-
ested members of the household. d.-Chau-
tauouan
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-31
His Plaintive Plea.


He had loved her very tenderly and
for long time, but she had scorned
him. He was no worm either, for he
would have turned when trod upon, but
she recked not this. 1t was enough fol-
her that she did not care for him. This
is usually enough for any woman; also
for any man when the boot is on the
other foot, for of such is the kingdom
of Cupid.
His condition had at last become un-
bearable to him, and he resolved to win
all or lose all. 1t was late one evening
when the fateful moment came.
"Will you marry me?" he asked her
in pain, untrimmed English, for he could
trust himself to nothing in the orna-
mental line.
She spurned him scornfully.
mol" she replied, with sarcastic, hate
full, cruel emphasis, Nor
The word pierced the heart in his bos-
ON. His lips quivered, and at first he
could not speak.
'Have you no more to say?" he asked
at last plaintively.
mo, SIR" she replied. What more
could l sayY'
Again he shrank at the cruel thrust.
81 didn't know" he murmured tremu-
lously, but think you might have said
No, thank you"
Then he fled away so weary with dis
asters, trigged with fortune, that he
would set his life on any chance to mend
it or be rid of it.-Detroit Free Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-31
A Cnuch of EelInyu Eeelfnr

"We do indeed have some queer ex-
periences," said the trained nurse, tax
Ing off her white cap and giving its
dainty bow few deft, reconstructing
touches, land many interesting and di-
verting episodes also. Not long ago l
was sent for to attend minister's wife
and must confess that l responded to
the call with some trepidation and ap-
prehension. It was my first experience
in a minister's family, and l was afraid
that my patient might ask me to pray
with her or read the Bible to her, which
most excellent offices would be wholly
out Of my line and would cause me
much embarrassment.
when l reached my post of duty,
found the minister's wife suffering a
great deal, and my first Office was to
make and apply a mustard plaster. l
concocted 1t with generous and con-
scientious hand, and 1t must have been
pretty warm. for several seconds after
had deferentially applied the mustard
plaster on the person of the minister's
wife she groaned dismally. Leaning
over her to discover whether her pain
had increased, heard her murmur softly
but energetically:
"'Oh, jiminyl It's too hotl can't
stand itp
Perhaps you can imagine how my
heart leaped toward the dear woman at
this touch of nature We had delight
full time together when she got better.
She was good woman, too, but like the
rest of US she had her favorite ejacula-
tions under compelling circumstances"
Louisville Courier Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-31
GRAINS OF GOLD.

Do not fret; it only adds to your bur-
dens.
Every ear is tickled with the music of
applause.
True politeness consists in being easy
ones self.
We have all a propensity to grasp at
forbidden fruit.
If you haven't much you can double 1t
by being thankful.
Love for the dead should not cramp
our duty to the living.
One may do without mankind, but
one has need of friend.
1t is but the littleness of man that
seeth no greatness in tribes.
What we hope ever to do with ease We
must first do with diligence.
Despise no one; for every one knows
something thou knowest not.
limitations and sham in any character
are but synonyms of weakness.
Every man is tanner of wild beasts,
and these wild beasts are his passions.
Truth, like the sun, submits to be OBJ
scured; but, like the sun, only for time.
Take the conceito out of some men and
there wouldn't be enough left to stand
mp.
When you speak evil of another, you
must be prepared to have others speak 1t
of you.
The best way for a man to get out of
a lowly position is to be conspicuously
effective in it.
If we had no faults ourselves, we
should not take pleasure in observing
those of others.
When man dies men inquire what
he has left behind him; angels inquire
what. he has sent before him.
They that will not be counselled can
not be helped. II you do not hear rea-
son, she will rap your knuckles.
1t is hard to know our real friends, but
if we never have occasion to ask their
help this ignorance causes no trouble.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-31
A Custom That Is Very Old Indeed

A bride made the confession to group
of young women who gathered around
her after the wedding ceremony and the
congratulations had been said and
owned up to having worn a yellow gar
ter for two years, that she had counted
the stars and carried out the various
bits Of lore that are prophetic of speedy
marriage and happiness ever after.
She wore something old and something new.
Something borrowed and something blue.
on her wedding night, and, moreover,
wore silver COMA Columbian half
dollar-in her shoe. She was showered
with the usual amount of rice when 1t
came time to get into the carriage and
drive away for the honeymoon trip, and
had old shoes and good wishes enough
sent after her to make the after years
joyous ones if they all hold good, and,
moreover, when she opens her trunk and
travelling bag and the bridegroom opens
his umbrella enough rice will come to
light to make their first rice pudding, and
the shoe strapped on the outside Of the
trunk will tell its own tale.
1t is strange how much enjoyment one
gets out of such harmless things, but the
custom lasts. and the older it grows the
more rigidly 1t is adhered to.-Buffalo
News