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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

Prof. Spencer, the Astoria Football
club's teacher of gymnastics, had a
narrow escape from breaking his neck
on Sunday afternoon in the gymnasium.
He was executing swinging exercise
on the horizontal bar, when his hands
slipped, his head striking the floor. He
was taken into the dressing-room and
a physician called. when It was found
that the ligament supporting the head
was slightly ruptured. He will be un-
able to attend to business for some
days,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

The Astoria tannery Is about to ship
to Australia number of rolls of sad
die leather Of very fine quality. 1t goes
by way Of San Francisco. Mr.. olvis
who has found market for his prod
net in many eastern cities and Canada,
expects to build up an extensive trade
with the Australian colonies.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

The names of all subscribers to the
subsidy, tosether with the proportion
given of each subscribers holding, will
be published in these columns in the
course OF q day or two.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

Tho Greenwood Cemetery Association
yesterday received 1900 Usage orange
trees from a st. Louis nursery. They
will be used in making a fence around
the cemetery,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

On Thursday, the 18th inst, at 1880
p, M, there will be services in the Swe-
dish Lutheran church. in Upper Astoria,
Rev. ]. Telleen officiating.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

Yesterdays transactions at the
meeting of the subsidy committee were
of a most encouraging nature.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13
ABOUT THE CITY.

The British bark cupica will go down
to anchorage today.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

The schooner Sadie, lumber laden, ar
rived down yesterday from Portland,
and will sail today for San Francisco,
weather permitting.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

Suit has been begun in the circuit
court against E. A. Seeley and c. w.
Everest to recover the sum Of $1,Ol5,
due on promissory note together with
interest on $50 thereof from the 7th
day of July, 1898. at the rate of 10 per
cent per annum, and on $4O5.44 from the
18th day of November 1898, together
with costs and disbursements Of suit.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

"Snow Flake" Flour. claimed to be
superior to all others. yet costing no
more than inferior brands. Ross, Hig-
gins & Co., Sole Agents.
Special attention is called to our large
stock of staple and fancy groceries,
which we are now selling at largely re-
duced prices for cash. Ross, Higgins &
Co
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

Fresh fish and poultry at Welcomes
Market, next to Foard & Stokes.
There is no risk taken by joining
Hills lot clubs. Everybody gets the
full value Of their money.
Flashlight photos OF the maskers; al
so printing on silk and satin. now on
exhibition at Crows gallery.
St-e-e-dmar's Soothing Powders pre-.
serve a healthy state of the constitu-
ton during the period Of teething.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

The valentine party to be given by
the VS. this evening at Y. M. C. A, hall,
upstairs, will be both UNIQUE and inter-
ostIng, one of the PRINCIPAL features of
The evening will be Finding your val
entine." Don't miss it. Admission 10
cents. Original valentines. 8 cents.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

The steamer Truckee crossed out yes
terday morning. bound for San Fran
cisco via Tillamook.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13
c. r. F. p. U. NOTICE

Macs meeting OF gill net fishernen
will Be held at Union Reading Room q,
Saturday, February nth, 1884. al 4
O'Clock p. m. All gill-not fishermen in
terested IN the protection OF the salmon
Industry are requested to attend this
meeting.
soFUs JENSEN. secretorv
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

Don't 60 to Portland to buy your
tickets for the ''Old Country" and the
East when you can get them for the
same price at the Union Pacific office
in this city, and thereby save your To-
cal fare to Portland.
All the patent medicines advertised
in this paper together with the choic-
est perfumery, and toilet articles, etc.
IAN be bought at the lowest prices al
]. w. CQaa's drug store, opposite Oc-
cident Hotel, ALtoria.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

The appeals in the cases Of Irene c.
narkar VS., the City Of Astoria and
~ Babbige vs. the City Of Astoria were
Set for hearing in the supreme court
yesterday. The appellants are repre-
sented by GEORGE Noland and ]. H.
smith, and the respondents BY Judge
IayIor.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

A son has been born to Mrs. F. Gros-
bauer, who is at present visiting in San
Francisco.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

Appraisers are now at work estimat-
ing the total value of the subsidy al
ready raised.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

A son was born yesterday to the wife
of Fred Wright, of Alderbrook
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

Clatsop county is entitled to four free
scholarships in the state agricultural
college
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

The German bark Maria Mercedes Will
leave for Portland today in tow Of the
Wallowa.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

Japanese novelties and fancy dry
goods, can be had at half price, at the
store of Wing Lee, next to 0lsen's cigar
stera
II. Bkstrom has fixed his prices for
jewelry to suit the times. and the latest
novelties can be secured at the cost of
material used in the manufacture
Ladies' writing desks rocking ails
and dining chairs, suitable for Christ
mas presents, at G. v. Porter's, Secon
street. Handsome crayon portraits
with $25 purchases.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13
LIaIIT on RouNp- -TRlF lIeKETs.

On and after February 1st, the return
portion 6f all local round-trip tickets
issued by the Union Pacific system Will
be limited to thirty days rom aale OF
sale &. W. L0UNsBERRY, Agent.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13
PERSONAL,

Judge Taylor left for Salem Sunday
evening.
Sheriff Rooney came over from Pacific
county yesterday.
r. A, Lindsay, o commercial man, is
guest al the Parker house.
George Noland is In Salem, attending
the session of the supreme court.
e. L. Dwyer is expected back from
New York in the course Of the present
month.
st. John Robinson has returned from
Elk Creek, where he was the guest of
Harry Bell for a few days
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13
THEHSTORIH SWINGS BANK

Acts as trustee for corporations ana
individuals. Deposits solicited.
Interest will be allowed on savings
deposits as follows:
On ordinary savings books, per cent
Fer annum.
On term savings books, per cent per
annum.
On certificates of deposit:s
For three months, per cent per an
l.um.
For six months. per cent per annum
For twelve months, 6 per cent per
annum.
]. @. A. BOWLBY. Vice. President
FRANK PATTON. ,....,.........C Cashier
DIRECTORS:
J. @. A. Bowlby, Gust. Holmes, Benz.
Young, A. S. Reed.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-13

ARE you GOING EAST? Patron
ize the Northern Pacific railroad If
you are Going East. Low rates OF
fare, through tickets, baggage check
ed to destination. All purchasers Of
second-class tickets can stop over at
Portland Rates Of fare same as from
Portland. '"N
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-14
CALLS LITTLE MISTAKE.
He Tried to Win the Old Scotch Gar.
dener With '.Jamie'' Burns.

Senator Call, of Florida, cherishes a
fad for horticulture One day he made
an incursion upon the botanic gardens
intent upon securing some of the Off
cial perquisites in the line of shrub
berry for his house. After picking out
a few choice plants he proceeded to
l''alro an attempt UPON the good graces
of the custodian of plants
Now, to gain a. title in fee simple to
any of the treasures of the gardens is
an undertaking about as hopeless as to
gain access to historical manuscripts
of the state department The Senator
succeeded in making but slight head
way into the confidence of the super
intendent, who was full of excuses
that the heritage was not in condition
for moving, that the season was wrong
and various other things
A few days after, in the Senate cham
Der, Mr.. Call hooked his finger into the
lapel buttonhole of Mr. Hoar, who is a
man of kindred tastes.
Look here" he asked, chow do you
get around that man down at the
botanic gardens? He refuses to give
me some plants that I want"
Why, you must humor his tastes, y
replied the Senator from Massachu-
sets. Quote Scotch poetry to him.
Tell him Bobby Burns is your favorite
poet. If you ever went into his den
you must have noticed the busts of
Scotchmen and the Scotch books
around everywhere. He is wrapped IN
in the old country. Quote Bobby Burns
to him.
Mr.. Call did it the next day. Calling
at the gardens on his way to the SEN
ate, he sought out the superintendent.
They tell me-" said the Senator.
that you and are men of kindred
tastes, that we have a. literary AFFINITY
Why, 1 never could tire of reading
Jimmy Burns
jamie Burns" repeated the SUPER
intendent. with infinite disdain. ia
ME Burns. It was nae Jamie Burns.
mon. It was Rabbie Burns
The Senator was not installed in the
Advertiser
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-14
HERE'S A pretty MESS.
Great Tars Who Have Never Before
SmelIed Powder

London, Jan. 13.-[Copyrighted, 1894
by the Associated PressJ-A letter from
the Associated Press correspondent at
Pernambuco on December 81, says the
Brazilian government guardship Par
nahyba was sent north suddenly upon
the plea that her services were need
ed in order to suppress the insurrec-
ton of convicts upon the island used
as convict settlement, but the de-
parture of the ship from Pernambuco
was really ordered for fear they would
join the rebel fleet feeling of dis
trust and treachery pervades all ranks
of Brazilians The better classes all
favor monarchy and very many of the
governors of the states are anxious to
join the rebels, but dare not for fear
of the military. There are 300 men on
board the Nictheroy. though there is
scarcely room for $50. Scarcely 100 of
the Brazilian cadets on board of her
have ever been to sea, and the result
will be that in action they will i'm
pede the working of the ship, even if
nothing worse. with such 2 crew of
Brazilians. only half an American crew
and the officers without commissions
she cannot fire her first gun without
danger of becoming pirate" In adj
dition to this, many now express the
opinion the dynamite gun cannot be
worked
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-14
ARTISTS SIGNATURES.
Knotty Points Which VIII Be SUBJ
mitted to Paris Law Court.

A trial of great interest to painters
and other artists is shortly to come
before the Paris police courts. The
circumstances which have brought
about the affair are as follows: M.
Alfred Stevens, the well known artist,
received a few days ago a catalogue
of an art sale which was to come off
at the Hotel Drouot. NJ. Stevens re-
ceived the catalogue from a well known
expert, who was himself to conduct
the sale. In this catalogue NJ Alfred
Stevens found a picture entitled LIE
Collier attributed to him. AS he had
never painted a picture with this title,
he went to the Hotel Drouot and asked
to see the picture. A "daub," signed
"a. Stevens" was shown him. At the
back of the picture was written: 'I
certify that this picture was painted
by me. [Signed.] A. Stevens
An inquiry was made, and is was
found that the painter of the picture
was man named Agapit Stevens,
who signed his picture without putting
his name in full The mistake in the
catalogue was rectified, and the picture
was sold at a much lower price than it
otherwise would have BEEN
M. Stevens intends to prosecute his
namesake before the law courts. 1t
will be interesting to see how justice
will settle this delicate point.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-14
ooRBErr AS A LITERARY GENIUS.
He Roasts CholIy Mitchell to Dark
Brown.

Buffalo, Jan. 19.-Corbett has writ
ten a letter to the Commercial, in
which he says: 1.-THE Duval club has had
to jolly Mitchell like a two-year-old
baby to get him here at all. He insists
on knowing the place of the light
ahead, SO he can post the authorities:
he insisted on fighting at Roby, be-
cause he knew it was an impossibility
there. and he would not sign with
Coney Island till he had inside in
formation that the contst would not
be allowed; he would not go to New
Orleans until it was a certainty the
governor would interfere; he did not
come to Florida until Governor Nit
chell was on record as positively op-
posed to the match. 1 don't think
Mitchell tricky or smart; he is simply
confidence man, who gulls his friends,
and if he should ever summon mp
courage to meet me in the ring.
an event I look for with a great deal
of pleasure, you may rest assured mis-
money will be on Corbett to win, thus
throwing down his friends, as he has
ALWAYS dOne'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-14

Capetown, Jan. 13.-Details of the
massacre of Captain Wilson's party by
the Matabeles were received here to-
day, when the natives who were with
King Lobengula at the time of the
flight arrived at Bulawayo to surren-
der and tell the story of the struggle.
Wilson's party consisted of forty
British troopers and about a hundred
native auxiliaries. They came upon
King Lobengula, who had strong
force. Confident that the spirit of the
Matabeles was thoroughly broken,
and in trying to capture the king,
Wilson, without taking precautions
against surprise, dashed forward
with his troopers.
Lobengula, discovering the small
ness of the attacking forces, planned
a successful ruse. He ordered the
centre of his column to retreat before
the British advance, while the tanks
fell away on either side in order to
surround the British.
The plan worked perfectly, the
troopers dashing recklessly forward,
and soon left the native auXiliaries
far behind. Then the Matabeles, in
front, made a stand and those on the
TANKS began to close in.
Wilson discovered his danger and
tried to cut his way out to join his
auxiliaries, but the Matabeles pressed
him on every side in overwhelming
numbers.
The troopers horses fell beneath
them and they were finally compelled
to make a life-and-death stand, fight
ing from behind their dead horses as
breast works.
The ammunition for their carbines
soon gave out and they then had to
resort to their revolvers, and when
they had no more cartridges they de-
Tended themselves with their swords,
while the savages pressed closer and
closer, and finally. with fierce yells,
swept down upon those who remained
alive of the little band, and with asse-
gals and clubs beat them to the earth,
and all was over, after struggle
characterized by almost unexampied
bravery.
So ended another tragic chapter in
the history of Great Britain's military
operations in Africa, in which, as in
the others, persisted some of her BRAY
est soldiers and young sons of some of
her best families, sent out to get the
first taste of war.
Among the officers in Wilson's party
Wei SdpldIHS Fitzgerald, Judd,
Greenfield Kirton and Barrow. and
Lieutenants Hughes and Hoffmeyer.
Among the men of the line, who went
down before the irresistible assault of
the savages, was a son of Sir julius
Vogel, formerly general agent for New
Zealand in London.
During the latter part of the stand.
not a man of the British force was
unwounded. Some of them were hit at
least dozen times. All reports are to
the effect that the young troopers
made most gallant defense.
keeping the savages at bay
comparatively long time, owing
to their accurate workmanship
and the steadines with which
they faced certain death. 1t is esti-
mated that about 1000 savages par
ficipated in the attack, while the Brit
ish are said to have numbered only "a.
After all was over the triumphant ma
fives strinned the British of their
troopers and mutlated them horribly,
ana possessed themselves of their wea-
ponS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-14
LIFE IN AMERICA.
The Young American in the Com
mercial Field.


This business life q American gen
tlemen is one of the hardest problems
for an Englishman to understand cor
rectly. Till comparatively lately III
England commercial business, except
banking, has not been though. highly
of for gentlemen. Politics, the church,
the army and navy, the bar, ETC., have
been the outlets for English younger
sons. In America it is quite different.
Among the many reasons for this 1
will mention but the one important
one, that the pursuits above men
toned afford but few openings, com
paratively speaking.
The church is a poorly paid profess
sion for the sons of wealthy mer-
chants, and the army and navy are so
small in number that they do not
afford a field for more than few. The
bar is, of course, open and is crowded
in America as in England. Politics,
for some inscrutable reason, does not
seem to attract many of the higher
grades of youth. Consequently the
young American seeks the commercial
field and in every American city,
especially in the west, one finds at the
head of cultivation and progress men
whose rise has been due to successful
commercial enterprise.
1t is well for the 1nd1VlQual that sue
cess should be so rewarded and it is
we'll for the community also that the
man of business who has gained his
success on legitimate lines should be
its leader. In a, new and partly I'M
settled country like America, so for
tunately situated as to need practically
no foreign policy and to fear no for
eign enemies the creator or the dis
tributor of wealth is a, far more valu-
able man than the politician or the
soldier.
The sanguineness of the American
is another feature especially striking
to an outsider. The whole temper of
the people is onesof hope. No young
man enters life in any line without
the fullest belief that he is going to
succeed and is going to make a great
deal of money and to do it all very
quickly This may be true or young
men everywhere, but is is especially
so in the states And men are justi-
fled in their youthful hopes.
Practically any young man of reas-
enable brains and industry is sure to
succeed. Openings are numerous, and
the sharp-witted American is quick to
take advantage of them. 1t is a cur
ious fact, but one that I have often
hear employers of unskilled labor COM
ment on, that none of their workmen
were American born, unless, possibly,
some of the foremen. AS an English
man, 1 am glad to add that rarely are
Englishmen, either, found as unskilled
laborers in American workshops
Nineteenth Century.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-14
PRIMITIVE RAILROADS.
Chauncey Depew Has n Comparative
All to Himself but Pays for 1t.


All to Himself but Pays for 1t.
ST felt perfectly safe on the railroads
in Europe. The express trains ran
twelve miles an hour. 1 had to be
home by Christmas and so did not try
the locals. AS an experienced railway
man, knew there was no fear of over
taking anything for a rear-end col
lision, and one head-on would only
result in a gentle jar. Labor is cheap
and time is of no account. A bridge
over small stream near ancient Ca
qua, where Hannibafs legionS were
demoralized by luxury, had broken
down, landing a locomotive and two
cars in a ravine. I passed over four
days later. The wreck was still in the
ditch undisturbed, but about hundred
women, with their light colored shawIs,
carrying on their heads half bushel
basket full of earth, were gaily tripping
to and from the sand bank and the
crevasse, filling it up. No steam
shovel was there for the minimum Of
labor and the maximum of speed. The
conditions so deplored by some recent
writer's on the suffering entailed by in
ventions and machinery were thorough
ly relieved.
During the Worlds fair at Chicago
the leading officers of all the European
railways came over. They were pro-
vided with credentials from their min
listers of interior or of railroads of
their respective countries, sometimes
certified to be genuine by their am
bassadors at Washington. They used
to file into my Office accompanied by
their counsuls in New York. We
passed them, to Chicago and return.
sleeping car and all, as did all the
other lines. after paying four cents
a mile for all my trips [ thought I
would test the continental idea of
reciprocity of courtesies. So 1 made
myself known and the destination
The officers met me at the station
with warm protestations of their treat
ment in America and extended their
Inequalities. One franc to a porter
would, under ordinary circumstances,
have put my trunk on the car, but I
would not give the special assistants
assigned me by the management less
than five francs each. Then 1 dis
covered that the courtesy consisted of
reserving for me a first-class compart-
ment, to be had alone and my paying
the usual fare and extras. New
York World
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-14

Washington, Jan. 13.-[Special.]-
"Stove Polish" Morse, of Massachu-
sets, who made such an unwarranted
attack in the House on the people of
Utah when the statehood bill was be-
fore the House, is scattering copies of
his speech far and wide; but he is
chopfallen man. He finds little or no
sympathy among the public here and
since the National Committee of the
Republican party passed resolutions
favoring the admission of Utah, Old
Man Morse has been "guyed," even by
his party associates. The talk here is
that the Republican committeeman be-
came alarmed after their party OPP
posed the Utah bill in the House, and
they are now trying to make it appear
the party has all along favored the
statehood bill.
1t is believed this action will help
the bill in the Senate, and while there
has never been any doubt about it's
passage in that body, it will be
couse for congratulation in the terri
tory that even the Republicans find
they must fall in with the procession.
Senator Faulkner is expected back
soon from his bridal tour, and then
he will take steps to have the Utah
bill taken up in the Senate.
No opposition can be heard of among
the Senate Democrats and since the
have decided to yield
gracefully, statehood is not far off,
Mr.. Rawlins looks for some Utah
appointments early next week. He
has received numerous letters and
kilograms about several matters about
to be closed up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-14

New Orleans. Jan. 1S.-The track was
fast. Five-eights of a mile-Jovita
won. Long Brook second, Kinder third.
Time-1:O1.
One mile and seventy yards-Belle
of Springfield won, Uncle Jim second,
Mezzotint third. Time-1 :47sz.
Six furlongs-Rosebud won, Marc
Lowell second, Minnie Gee third. Time
lily.
Seven furlongs-Miss Perkins won,
Coronet second, Beatifice third. Time
LIS.
Six furlongs-Roy Lochiel won, FL
len second, Semper Rex third. Time
1:14A.
Five furlongs-Chris won, Mamie
B second, Lank third. Time-t:O21s.