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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-03
BANDITS BULLETS.

st. Joseph, Mo-, March 2.--Engineer
.Jemes Mckinney, of the Rock Island,
saved his company a heavy loss to-
night. AS his train glidcd into a cut
three miles east of here. a red light was
flashed across the track. Mckinney saw
several men with guns, and it flashed
through his mind they We're robbers
He pulled the throttle wide and then
jumped down into the bottom of the
cab and not a minute too soon, for the
robbers fred a volIey into the engine
md cab but no one was hurt. The
train dashed through a shower Of bull
lets. the bandits firing into the coaches
as they passed. When the train reached
Stockbridge It was found over 100 bull
lets had hit it
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-03
SCENE IN THE HOUSE
Two Members Indulge in a
Heated Discussion.
AND ALMOST CONE TO BLOWS
Galusha Grow Receives an Ovation
He Is Introduced dy Judge
Holman,
AND ALMOST COME TO BLOWS


Washington, March 2.--In the house
the bill which has been before congress
for several sessions for the opening TO
settlement of certain abandoned mill
tary reservations has passed.
Grow, the newly-elected congressman
at-large from Pennsylvania, was sworn
in.
Judge Holman introduced Grow in a
felicitous speech. A burst of applause
greeted Grow as he stepped down the
aisle to take his place at the bar Of the
house.
The house went back in committee Of
the whole for consideration Of the pen
sion appropriation bill. o'Nell, in
charge of the measure. explained that
the bill carried for the fiscal year end
ing June SO 1895. $14,519,S5O less than
the bill for last year
Meredith, democrat, Of Virginia, made
sensational speech protesting against
the making OF the pension rolls. To
ward the end Of Meredith's speech a
most exciting scene occurred, which al
most eventuated in personal collision
between him and Funk, of Illinois.
Meredith was still talking about fraud
ulent pensions and SAID. IF l can judge
| from the fact that man seems heal
thy and strong and yet gets a pension
by reason of disability, say l believe
that man lied when he swore he had
been crippled in the army"
81 want to say, if the gentleman is
honest" interrupted Funk, land stat
ing what he believes to be true, If he
does not make that case known to the
proper authorities he is not good citi-
zen
II want to say this returned Mere
dith, hotly, IF the gentleman under-
takes TO insinuate 1 am dishonest; II
the gentleman undertakes to-" with
out completing his sentence, Meredith
left his place and hurried over to
where Funk was standing)
81 did not say So protested Funk,
as Meredith advanced towards him in
threatening manner.
''You had better not say So" re-
turned Meredith, still advancing up the
aisle. A personal encounter was inmi.
nent, and the members crowded about
the belligerents. amid the most intense
excitement and confusion. Finally
Meredith clenched his fist and shook II
under the nose Of his adversary. BY
this time Funk, who had previously
displayed no feeling, shouted out some
thing about standing by what he said
Meredith again assumed threatening
posture, but the members around took
him by the shoulders as If to prevent 0
blow being struck. All this time Outh-
waite. who was presiding, pounding Wig.
orously for order, but without effect
and Speaker Crisp, who had been hur.
riedly sent for, mounted the rostrum
and assumed the gavel.
"The sersant-at-arms will cause the
gentlemen to be seated" said the
speaker. The assistant sergeant-at-arms
rapidly cleared the aisles and the mem,
bers resumed their seats
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-03
THE RAILROAD woRsTED,
Important Cases Decided by the Inter
state Commission.


Washington, March 2.-The Interstate
commission has announced decisions in
favor Of comploinants in the cases Of
w. c. Morell against the. tl.lon Pacific
Railroad Co, the Oregon short Line
and the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
tion Co., and A, S. Newland and others
against the same defendants and the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co. The
cases both relate to the reasonableness
OF the rate for transportation Of wheat
from points in the state OF Washington
to Portland, Ore. In the case Of Morell
the rate complained Of was from Pull
man, Wash, to Portland. Ore. and was
80 IL cents per 100 pounds. but while
the case was pending the roads volun-
tarily reduced the rate to 20 S-4 cents,
and further reduction by the commits
sion is deemed not advisable. Com
plainants are awarded reparatlon In the
amount of $40.51 as overcharges. The
Newland case relates to Ritzville,
Wash, to Portland, Ore, and the
amount involved directly Is small.
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FosTER,s FORECASTS.

Special to The Astorian.
st. Joseph, Mo-, March 2,--One Of the
most severe storm periods of recent
years will prevail over the United
stetes and Canada from March 4 to
April ls. In many parts Of the country
unusually heavy rains or SHOWS win fall.
and floods may be expected. Seven prin-
cipal'l low bar5lneters will cross the con-
Hnent during the period. Tornadoes
may be expected in parts frequented by
these destroyers. Temperature viii go
to great extremes and frosts will in
lure early crops far southwark. Elec-
trio storms will precede and severe
rold waves follow some Of these lows.
Those crossing the continent March z
to II, u to 10. IS to "a, 25 to 2S, and
April to should be carefully watched.
More details win be given on receipt Of
a stamped and addressed envelope
w. T. FOSTER
Box 364. st. Joseph. Mo.
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ENqLIsH pRsIQNs.
Troops Landed Within Sixty Miles Of
Greytown.

Washington, Mlrch 2.Thc report
that the British warship Cleopatra mad
landed troops at Bmefeids. Nicaragua,
and intenered in n dispute between
Nicaragua, and the reigning Mosquito
chief, Is regarded with keen interest.
owing to the fact that Bluehelds Is
only 60 miles from Greytown. the east
ern terminus of the Nicaragua canal.
When the British relinquished to Mic
aragua and Honduras the protectorate
over the Mosquito country in 1860, II
was with the condition that the Mos
quito Indians be permitted to maintain
their own government, The United
States government always insisted that
Nicaragua had absolute sovereignty
over the Mosquito country. II is
thought an attempt to uphold this SOW
ereignty induced the landing Of the
British troops.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-03
HAWAIIAN RoYALIsTs.

Omaha, March 2.-W f. Alexander,
special commissioner Of the provisional
government Of Hawaii, passed through
tonight returning from Washington.
He said: "The provisional government
has won the fight. 1t will give the
queen a pension, providing she behaves
herself. She will not be sent into exile,
as the leaders Of the provisional gov
ernment do not regard her as worthy
Of martyrdom.
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REcoMMENps 4 aoNp ISSUE.

Philadelphia, Pa, March Especial
Master Crawford today filed report in
the United States circuit court recom-
mendIng that the receivers OF the PhIla-
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co.
be allowed to issue $5,OOO,oOO OF coal
bonds. The receivers anrouneed that on
Monday they win pay in full the s2,-
100000 owing to specr g Co.. Of New
York. being the balance Of the indebt-
edness contracted by the Mcleod adj
mInistration for yearly interest on the
three series Of preference income bonds.
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governor replied that he would not
send the troops unless the sheriT's
posse could not-maintain order
A large body of strikers is approach
ing Powellton to drive out the working
miners. Gov. McCorlSle has issued or
.ders to Major Banks to give the sheriff
such military aid as he may need at
Powellton. The latest advices from
PowelIton are far from reassuring.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-03
SERIOUS CHARGES.
The Indictments Against Tacoma's EN-
bezzling Bank Officers,


Tacoma, March 2.--Walter J. Thomp-
son, Henry Drum, Samuel Collyer and
r. j. Davis, officers of the Merchants
National bank, who were indicted py
the federal grand jury yesterday, we're
arraigned in the United States district
court this afternoon. All were allowed
till next Monday to plead Bail was
fixed at $2,5OO each. The indictment,
which was made public today, contains
eight counts. One of the counts alleges
that Thompson, who was president of
the bank, owed the bank $4,000 May 4,
1893. On the same date 1t was credited
on the books as paid, when as a matter
of fact no part of 1t had been paid. An
ether count alleges that Thompson, on
May IS, 1893, gave the bank note for
$4,000, which was returned to the
maker without the bank receiving any
compensation. The defendants say that
when the case comes to trial they can
prove they are not guilty Of wrong
doing.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-03
WHIP AND SPUR.

San Francisco March 2.--The racing
today resulted as follows:
Five furlongs--Guard first. Piccolo
second George L. third; tine, 1904 s-4.
One mile, handicap--IIot Spur first,
Hydy second, Esperan third; time.
TAT S-4.
Half mile, for two-year-olds--A -Afollle
r. first, coquctte second. Gasaer third;
time, O:52 ga.
Five furlongs-C Chartreuse first. Mon
'rch second, Border LassIe third; time,
100.
About six furlongs. for maidens
Huntsman first. Special second, True
Briton third; time, iilS 3-4.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-03

signs, including the officers appointed
for volunteer service, As now fixed by
law. Provision is made that the officers
now on the active list. and appointed
from the volunteer service. shall con-
tinue on that list. Promotions shah be
made in regular order and there shall
be graduated from the naval academy
not more than s5 cadets each year %
fill vacancies.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-03
DETERMINED sQuATrERs.

Bluefeld, w. Va, March 2.--The coal
belt Of West virgInia Is. agitated over
a squatters' war In Logan county, ana
open hostiIIties are expected tomorrow.
The squatters have supply OF dyna-
mite and declare they W1I blow up the
first camp which the deputy marshaIa
make on the contested land. The squat
ters' claim has been proven invalid. but
they still hang on.
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TWO YEARS roR LARCENY.

Union, oreo March 2.--lThe circuit
court today sentenced Charley Fong.
the chinaman convicted OF the larceny
Of coat from store in la Grande.
to serve a term Of two years in the penI-
tentiary.
Ben Masche, who, with a number OF
other prisoners, escaped from the coun-
ty jail In this city several months ago.
wac captured and brought TO Union last
night
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nANK FAILuRE N vIcroR1A.

Victoria. b. c.. March -creen-wor-
locks bank this morning closed its
doors and posted notice that the bank
had assigned for the benefit Of its
creditors. The assets are 100000, and
liabilities about 100000. The reason as
signed for the failure is the present
financial stringency and inability to
get assistance from local banking con-
cerna
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REFUSED TO SEND TROOPS.

charIestown, W Va, March 2--Mar-
tial law hns been declared at Eagle. At
noon Gov. MccorlkIe received dis
patch from Major Banks. who ia in
command Of three companies that are
sslII there. asking that other troops be
seat 10 Rowellton. five miles from EAGLE.
70 protect tie Wolking miners from 4
threatened attack By The strikers. Tho
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-03
MORE RATE CUTTING.

Kansas city. March 2--An additional
concession to passengers was made by
the Southern Pacific this afternoon. It
notified agants that stop-over privii-
eyes win be allowed at any point on itn
linc in California On the $40 San Fran
cisco tickets.
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WILL NOT BE INVESTIGATED.

Washington. March 2.--rbe house ~.
iiciary committee has decided not 10
recommend an investigation Of the de-
Hisions rendered by Judges Brewer,
TAFT Dundy. Pardee and others in con-
necticn with the investigation Of JUDGE
Jenkins decision to restrain railway
employees.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-03

in the time than the same number Of help in
credit or two price houses We urchas" goods
lii dire from the manufacturers and sell them 6a 3
per cent cheaper (xcept few staples that sold close
bv all) than any other house III the city. With
rangements just compet able to say that in
lend sell goods closer than before in all kinds of
Mems and Bows Clothing Hats Caps. Boots and Shoes
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.rRYINa no GET oUr on pEBr.,

The scholars of the high school pur-
chased a plano some time ago, and they
are SO anxious to complete the pay
ments on 1t and get out Of debt that
they intend giving two seciables In the
near future. The first win be under the
management OF the girls. and the Doyf
will have charge OF the other
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a BIG FAILURE.

Port Townsend March Waterman
& Katz, the largest mercantile house
of Port Townsend. failed today. with
liabilities Of si2O,oO0i assets. $4,000 Or
which 100000 Is preferred creditors.
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1NsuRaENrs pEFrArEn.

Buenos Ayres, March 2.--It is report
cd that the BRAZILIAN insurgents have
been defeated at sarandI, losing 400
killed. besides many prisoners and guns.
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To Ny Patrons.

Having leased for a term
of years Il store in Kinney's
brick building, where the in
surance is only about half
what it is in any other build
ing in The city, with less rent
and insurance, and able to
transact dur own business,
which fact, and with the sys.
tenn of CASH and ONE PRICE,
enables us to d. more busi-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-03

FLOATING in the mind, resolu-
tions are abstract; in black and
white they are concrete. Do you
think you write good English3 Test
! made good resolutions for this year'
n Diary. If you haven't bought
"a, come to us; it isn't too late. We
nilation leather covers. "A small bit
Diary may lead you to methods that
GRIFFIN & REED
The sun., 1894-12-27
Hoods Pills are the best after-dinns
Pills; assist digestion. prevent constipation.
Teaching a Calf to Drink.

There are just two things required
in teaching calf how to drink; the
first is little common sense, the Sec
ond is patience. The common sense
comes in when you consider that It's
nature is to look up for Its food sup
ply, and IL you touch the top Of its
head or nose you must expect its ten
dency will be to follow up that di-
rection to find what it is after. Don't
think a calf day or two old can have
great amount of experience, so don't
expect to show very much reasoning
power You must do that for them.
When your patience begins to waver,
just ask yourself how much more you
knew when you were at the calf's age,
and 1t may help you to credit the calf
with a little sense and enable you to
overlook a good deal that you might
otherwise attribute to pure cussed.
ness.
The sun., 1894-12-27
(To Be Continued.)
ABOUT STRONG MEN.

Years Ago They Did Feats That
Would Try Modern Professionals
Thomas Thompson lifted three bar
rels of water, weighing together L.
S36 pounds on March 2S, 1S41. He
also put ali iron bar on his neck,
seized hold of it's two ends, and bent
it until the latter net On another oc-
casion he raised with his teeth ta-
BILE six feet long, supporting at it's
farthest end a weight of 100 pounds.
He also tore without serious effort a
rope of diameter of two inches, and
lifted a horse over bar.
Some years ago negro appeared in
London who, with one hand and his
arm straight, lifted from the ground
a chair on which was seated full
grown man having on his lap a child
1t is on record that a German called
Buchholz lifted with his teeth
cannon weighing about 200 pounds,
and firing 1t off in that position.
While performing at Epernay. in
France, the same feat, the barrel Of
the gun burst Miraculously he was
not killed, although several of the
fragments were thrown over fifty
yards away.
There are stories of other strong
men who did not appear in public.
A butcher lived in South Holland who
killed calves by strangling them.
A Dutch Count, in private entertain
ment, bent an iron bar by beating it
with his right hand against his left
arm, protected by leather bandage,
bending it afterward straight again
by beating it the other way.
Charles Louvier, a carpenter of
Paris, found it child's play to roll a
tin basin between his fingers into a
cylinder. On one occasion he carried
off soldier on guard who had gone
to sleep in the sentry box, depositing
both on a low churchyard wall close
by. An equally amusing story is told
of Dane, Knut Knudson, a lock-
smith, who while standing in a win
dow on the ground floor, lifted with
one hand half a bullock from the
shoulder of butcher who was toll
ing past with his load.
The sun., 1894-12-27

A 85O-Ton Craft watch Moves
Along without Noise or smoke.

A 35O-Ton Craft which Moves
Along without Noise or smoke.
A novel method of using coal gas In
navigation has been successfully tried
at Hayre, France, by Mr.. CapeDle for
syndicate Of capitalists. An iron
boat OF $50 tons was built, q vertical
gas motor Of forty horse power fur.
nishing the power. Coal gas, COM
pressed to pressure Of 1,40O pounds
per square inch, is stored In steel tubes
placed between decks, and rcgu-
lator situated between the gas rescr-
voir and the motor reduces the pres
cure Of the gas entering the motor {
the flow ordinarily required. Trials
have been made with the boat in the
presence OF the Mayor Of Havre, and
tile harbor officials, ard tbe result
WAS absolutely conclusive
This new boat, christened L'Idee
(The Ideal, has been over the course
from Harbour to Rouen, and behaved
perfectly. 1t was source Of wonder
to all to see her vending her way
among the large vessels In port at full
speed without roise ard without
smoke. TIE captain has full control
over the vessel from the bridge. He
can change her course, slackcn or In
crease her speed, and stop or even go
backward almost instantaneously,
thanks to the reversible screw.
Before long a fotilla Of sixty simi-
lar boats will perform regular SER
vice between Paris and Havre and
Paris and Creil. Gas works are build
Ing along these routes and will sup
ply the gas according to the needs Of
the service. The cost Of power will
be more economical than any other;
but the chief saving will be effected
In the comparatively small room taken
mp by the motor. allowing considerably
more freight to be taken in. A re-
markable fact worthy OF notice is that
pure coal gas compressed to a pres
sure of as high as 1000 pounds per
square inch does not show an appre
ciable condensation.-La Nature.
The sun., 1894-12-27

And then, "Imprudent woman!' he
muttered, as holding the letter to the
light In his lantern, 1t was, In q mo-
ment, all ablaze.
On beholding that Emmeline strove
to scream, and to dart towards that
man: but her voice failed her, and
she could not move step
That man let fall the burning letter,
and placed his foot upon 1t; and EN-
incline, beholding that, lost conscious
ness, and fell heavily to the floor.
The noise she made In falling drove
the man hurrledly from the house.
And without his lantern, which still
remained burning on the bureau.
1t was long, very long, before EN-
incline revived from her death-like
swoon; but when, at last, she was again
conscious, and looked into the drawing
room, the man was no longer there
that was all she knew; how or when
he had departed she could not say.
Her strength, In part, returning, she
approached the bureau, and saw, lying
at its foot, the empty pocket-boo and
the letter almost entirely consumed.
She raised the fragment of the letter,
and saw that there still remained a
few detached words which the flames
had not devoured.
And then, with the lantern to guide
her steps, she quilted the house, and
made her way home on foot, fast as
her trembling limbs would bear her.
And the poor mothers bosom thrilled
with an ecstacy of joy when she again
held her child within her arms.
(To Be Continued.)
The sun., 1894-12-27
Property Rights Among Birds


Birds and other creatures apportion
the earth among themselves just about
as man does. A bear has boundaries
beyond which his fellow bear does not
trespass with impunity-the wild rab-
bit you see on your lawn in the moon
light is the same little innocent crea-
ture you have been seeing every night
all the summer time-and even the
robin that gathers the early worm
for his breakfast from your garden,
will show fight when another comes
marauding on his preserve Nor does
this last year only, for there is good
evidence that the same bird will come
back to the claim 1t staked off the
year previous. .-Meehan's Monthly for
December,
The sun., 1894-12-27
Strike IN THE KITCHEN.
The Lady of the House Takes q Les
SON i'm Labor Troubles.

The Lady of the House Takes q Les
SON I'm Labor Troubles.
An odd thing happened the other
day ii Brookl:ne family, something
which the lady of the house isn't par
tlcularly anxious to talk about, espac-
tally when her husband Is around.
Not long ago the help in the factory
went on a strike, and though they did
not remain out long, the affair being
mainly sympathetic" yet it bothered
him quite a bit, to the dislike OF his
wife. She demonstrated with him. fire.
quently over his Stiffness in allowing
such a small thing to bother him, and
guyed him still more when the affair
ended amicably. A few mornings
later the lady went into her morning
room and rang the bell to give the
cook her days orders, when, to her as
tonishment, the ring was answered
by all the help in the establishment,
including the scrub girl and the boy
who walked errands. The cook was
Spokeswoman. ...
"If you please" she began firmly,
but respectfully, we've come to say
that we're on q strike. We don't like
what you did in taking away Char
Iotte's Saturday night out and giving
her Mary's Friday. By Mary having
Charlotte's Saturday she gets chance
to meet Mrs. Smiths Henry, and as
Mary's her rival. we don't think its
giving either of 'em fair chance"
The mistress looked at the company
and saw that Charlotte and Mary were
the only two absent; she reflected that
she had by no means been aware of
what affairs of state she was upset
ting in changing the evenings out"
without any particular reason, and she
decided that it was better to arbitrate
than delay lunch, and possibly dinner,
so she gracefully acceded to the de-
mands of the assemblage, and restor-
ed Charlotte her Saturdays.
Still, when any one says strike to her
now she shiverS. For-"What is home
without a dinnerT'-Home Journal.