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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-05-31
RACING IN MODERN ROME.

Riderless Horses Goaded to Furious Speed
with Balls of Prickles.
The prizes for these races were called
palii, and were usually pieces Of brocade
Or some other rich stuff, which was
thrown over the back Of the horse that
won and go displayed to the people. We
also hear of procession of the palii, SO
no doubt they often took the form Of
banner. The mobiles used to deposit them
in their chapels, and in the last days Of
Ihe papal government the French SOL
liers substituted for theprocession OF the
palii that Of the buo grasso.
The pope's Dragons used to gallop
through the Corso to clear it before tho
race, and to warn the people that it
had actually started. Either mortars
were fired or trumpets blown, but acct
dents were perpetually occurring, and
when in 1886 two people were killed just
below the balcony where stood the Queen
Margherita, the Barbary races were for
hidden in the Corso for the future, though
renewed last year in very much modi-
tied form around the Piazza del Popolo.
The horses had no riders, but carried
two balls of lead, covered with prickles,
loosely attached by leather thongs be-
low the neck and on the back. So Of
course the harder they galloped the more
these pricllly balls danced up and down
and goaded them on.
Dashing furiously along the Corso,
they were past almost before people
knew that they had started, and in such
\ narrow street, with such a crush of
people on either side and somebody al
ways trying to cross at the last moment
or stepping out Of the throng to see If
they were coming, it was small wonder
that it was dangerous game, though
of course the danger was in part also
the attraction.
A sheet was stretched across the street
to catch the horses at the back of Piazza
Venezia, in the passage still called Via
della Ripresa do Barberi, in front Of
which was u cord covered with wet red
paint. This dropped before the rush of
the foremost horse, leaving streak of
paint on his chest, and thus all knew Mt
onco which was the winner.-Gentle-
mans Magazine:
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-05-31

Hon. C. w. Fulton's speech in Port
land the other night was one of the
best efforts Of the campaign. The day
is not far distant when Mr.. Fulton will
receive the reward he deserves at the
hands of the Republicans Of Oregon for
the services he is now and has in times
past rendered the party.
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COUNTY TICKET.

For State Sehator-JOHN FOX.
For Representatives-C. j. CURTIS and
C. F. LESTER.
For County judge. II. d. GRAY.
For County Clerk-F. 1. DUNBAR.
For sherlff-JAMES w. HARE.
For urer-BENJAMIN l.. WARD
For Recorder-C. s. GUNDERSON.
For County Commlssioner-CHR1S
PETERSON.
For County Assessor-ALFRED Glib
BONS.
For Superintendent Of Public Schools
G.. G. BROWER.
For County Surveyor-RICHARD
HARRY.
For Coroner-ADOLPH JOHNSON.
For Justice OF Peace-J. ABERCMOM-
Bic.
For Constable-JOHN w. WEIGH.
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he Astorian guarantees to its sub
scribers the largest circulation OF any
newspaper published on the Columbia
river.
Advertising rates can be obtained on
ai.plIcation to the business manager.
This paper is in possession OF all the
telegraph franchises, and Is the OILY
pauer on the Columbia river that pup-
fishes genuine dispatches.
The Daily Astorians circulation IS
i've times as great as that OF the com
LINED circulation of the other daily pa
pers OF Astoria.
The Weekly Astorian, the third Old
esl weekly In the state Of oregon, mas
next to the Portland Oregonian, the
largest weekly circulation In the state
Subscribers to the Astorlan are re-
uuested to notify this office, without
less of time, Immediately they tall 10
receive their daily paper or when theS
do not get it at the usual hour. ny 40
ing this they will enable the manage
inent to place the blame on the proper
uartles and to insure a speedy reineay;
uandley e. Haas are our Portianu
agents and copies OF the Astorian can
he had every morning at their slahu
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up, and thus gain the distinction Of In
PRODUCING the movement in the west.

Since Populism has drawn the baser
element out Of both parties says the
Oregonian, those who are laf have
much in common on fiscal and economic
questions. Probably more Republicans
and Democrats will vote together this
year than ever before in oregon. They
will vote together for the confusion of
Populism and the defeat of Pennoyer.
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REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For covernor-W. p. LORD, Of Marion
county
For Secretary of State-H. r. KIN
CAID, Of Lane county.
For State Treasurer-PHlL. NET
SCHAN, of Grant county.
FOR Supreme Judge-C. e. WOLVER-
TON, of Linn county.
For Attorney General-C. M. IDLE
MAN, of Multnomah.
For Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
tlon-G. M. IRWIN, Of Union.
For State Printer-W. II. LEEDS, OF
Ashland.
For Congressman, First District-BlN'
GER HERMANN, Of Douglass
county.
For Congressman, Second District-W
X. ELLIS, Of Morrow county.
For District Attorney, First District
w. N. BARRETT, of Washington
county.
For Member OF State Board-G. WIN
GATE, of Clatsop county.
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Not content with false teeth and false
hair and other falsenesses, the Partisan
ladies are now wearing false eyelashes.
Long, dropping eyelashes can be OBJ
tanned at quite reasonable cost. They
are threaded ON a fine needle. which is
drawn through the skin of the eyelid in
loops, which are afterward cut, The
operation is said to be perfectly painless.
Paris Letter.
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Aloud Telephone.

An English paper describes telephone
which will talk loud enough for aperson
in any part Of large room to hear and
understand. Mr.. Graham, the inventor,
has succeeded not so much by all i'm
provemnt on the existing telephones as
by his method of arranging the circuit
and bringing its resistance rs low as
possible. To this end the usual induc-
ton coil is discarded, and the two instru-
ments, transmitter and receiver, are d.
rectly connected in circuit with the line
and the battery. The transmitter at one
end of the line is connected to the re-
ceiver Mt the other end, and two separate
lines are employed having common re-
turn wire. Two correspondents can thus
talk quite freely with each other, and as
the receivers speak out so rs to be heard
In any part of room conversation can
be carried on by each person simply
speaking to his transmitter.
The apparatus is attached to flexible
conductors and is held in the hand. To
open conversation it is sufficient to
pick up the portable transmitter and
press button in its casing, so as to es-
tablish the circuit. The receiver Mt the
other end acts as its own call bell by the
loudness of its voice, and the response
comes equally prompt and loud. The
user has therefore no need to listen care
fully with one or two receivers held up
to his head. All he has to do is to speak
into his transmitter and keep his cars
oman
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-05-31
EXTENDED SYMPATHY.

"Do unto others as you would have
others do unto you," is sympathetically
shown in the following lines, the pre-
sumption being that sympathy is born,
or akin to pain or sorrow:
"Gentlemen:-Plea send Krause's s
Headache Capsules as follows: Two
boxes to Flora Seay, Havana, NJ Oak.
Two boxes to Lille Wilcox, Brookland,
N. Oak. have always been a great
sufferer from headache and your Cap
sules are the only thing that relieves
me-" Yours very truly,
FLORA SEAY,
Havana, N. Oak.
For sale by Chas. Rogers, Astoria.
Or, Sole Agent
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ENDORSED BY THE PRESS.

Gentlemen:-This is to certify thar ]
have used Krause's Headache Capsules
with satisfactory results. l LUught a
box which cost me .5c, anc pne capsule
cured me Of a dreadful sick h sadache.
My wife and myself have both used
the medicines manufactured by the
Norman Llchty Mfg Co., and we re-
commend them to the public as being
Just what they are represented.
Respectfully,
w. j. HUTCHINSON,
Ed. Gazette, Pleasant Hill, Mo.
Twenty-Five cents, for sale by Chas,
Rogers, Astoria, Or, sole agents.
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Nelghbor Boy-Maw sent me over to
ask if you'd lend her your bottleo' cough
medicine.
Mrs, Kneed-You tell your mother we
keep our cough medicine strictly for
home consumption. Chicago Tribune.
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To the One Hundred and Six Petition
ers ard the Electors of Clatsop Coun-
ty:
Gentlemeu Allow me to return to
you my sincere thanks for the conf
dence expressed in your petition as
your county assessor, and under the
circumstances 1 most respectfully ac>
cept your nomination, and have filed
your petition and If elected to succeed
myself, / promise to perform the duties
Of the office with fidelity in justice
and equity TO all. Respectfully yours,
B. S. WORSLEY.
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CALL.
Astoria, Or, May l

Astoria, Or, May 1st. 1894.
To B. S. Worsley, Astoria, Clatsop coun-
ty, Oregon:
We the undersigned electors Of the
county of Clatsop, and state Of Oregon,
in recognition of the fact that, we de-
sire the office of county assessor to be
conducted in that impartial manner
and with the business ability which has
saved TO this county thousands Of dol
lars. Since your appointment as coun-
ty assessor by the Hon. county court,
would respectfully req lest that you
allow your name to appear upon the
ticket as an Independent candidate for
the Office Of county assessor, of Clat-
sop county, at the general election to
be held In this county on Monday, June
4th, 1894. Respectfully yours,
-One Hundred and Six Petitioners on
Filing Petition.
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Mntip Astnrtn1r.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DAILY.
WEEKLY.

sent by mail per year, $500 in advance.
Postage free to subscribers.
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F6R 6vER FIFTY YEARS

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind cholic, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twen-
ty-fve cents a bottle. Sold by all drug
gists throughout the world.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-07

were in Hinckley and were saved, but
their family and home is wiped out OF ex-
istence. The Robertson family of Ave
persons. three of whom were adults, were
brought in. Mrs. John Mcnamara and
her son, who were refugees from Hinckley
and who made their way further up the
track than their neighbors. were identi'
fled.
Horrible Find In a Cellar.
Near Mrs. Mcnamara VASE sachel con.
tanning $500 in currency and $1,000 in
checks. Not far away were the bodies oil
Two unknown boys, presumably from
Hinckley. In cellar half mile west OF
Skunk Lake bridge were found bodies
which were identified as those of Mrs.
Weslund and her two babies, a Finnish
woman named Sophie Wacki, another
baby, Mrs. Weslund's sister, William Mel.
son, Alfred johnson and Mrs. Lind and
her five children. This number added to
the thirty.one brought in from the Du.
luth tracks on Sunday and the body OF
Otto Rowley swells the total loss of life
along this section of the track to upwards
of sixty
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-07
How She Gets Rid of Them.

do you know" said dearly pretty lit
tie girl, II go about alone great deal, and
never have any of the trouble that other
girls tell me about, and do believe it is
because / am so sociable" 1t seemed an
odd reason, and asked explanation.
"Well, you see," she said, II hardly ever
go anywhere without having the usual
masher approach me and say, Excuse me,
miss, but think have met you before.
You know that is the regular phrase. Well,
1 always look up frankly and study his
face minute in perfect good faith. He is
sure to turn red and get wabbly. Then
say, with careful courtesy, as if DESTROYS to
save him embarrassment: Il am sure you
are mistaken. l know l have never seen
you before l have never known an in
slant apology to fail, nor fellow of this
kind to act any other way than most desir-
Gus to appear the gentleman for which
seem to have mistaken him. | always smile
frankly, bow and pass on. and more than
once have noticed that the man has fol-
lowed respectfully at a distance, and
have known it was to prevent any one else
from trying the same thing he failed at."-
Chicago Journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-07
WOMAN AND HOME.
UNSATISFACTORY POSITION OF THE
"SUPERFLUOUS WOMAN"

A housekeeping scheme-A TactfuI wom-
an-8Irs. Emma Seller-A Word to Care
less Girls--Baby Clothes Versus Health.
How She Gets Rid of Them.
"It's all very well for the coming wom-
an, remarked n girl of 25. II dare say the
babies who are in their cradles will be edu-
Gated to be of some use in the world, but
what ] want to know is what is to become
of the superhuous women Of the day, & Sis
terhood of which l am shining member?
/ have no vocation. l am tired to death of
society. If try to do things about the house.
lam generally 'rowed' by papa and the boys,
while mamma says it is much less trouble
to attend to that sort of thing herself.
1.-THE family evidently consider that ann
not a success because 1 have failed to cap
beginning to twit me jokingly with being
AN old maid Mamma signs and looks
anxious, and / know she is thinking that
if anything happened to papa we would
not have enough to live on, and that IL do
not marry will be dependent on the boys.
This uncomfortable state of affairs has
come on gradually. When / was little
girl, was as happy as the day was long,
and when / grew up and came out was
feted and made much of. Pretty clothes
were given to me without stint, and it
never occurred to me that could ever be
in any sense de trop.
"But now l am beginning to feel that
am decidedly superfuous element. 4
cannot dig-to beg am ashamed Icannot
teach the orphan boy to read, or the orphan
girl to sew because it isn't in me. cannot
keep house because mamma will not let
me, and do not care for society. So what
am to dor If II had been given an occupa-
ton like the boys and could feel myself in
dependent, should be happy, but as it is
am idle and miserable, and unless marry,
which is not likely, do not see what is to
become of mel'
This is no exaggerated situation. There
are hundreds of sensitive girls who keenly
feel their unsatisfactory position in fami-
lies, which to all outward appearance are in
comfortable if not opulent circumstances,
but who, if the breadwinner should fail
them, would have little or no capital to fall
back upon. 1t has been frequently said
that this is a woman's age, and so in
measure it is-that is, it is undoubtedly an
age wherein women of exceptional intelli-
gence or ability may successfully battle
with the world But there are many I'M
satisfactory problems still unsolved, of
which the average superfluous woman is
one of the most perpleXing.-New York
Tribune.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-07
LIST OF LOST AT POKEGAMA,

The Known Dead Foot Up Twenty-two-
Relief work-An Incident.
The list of dead at Pokegama is as fol.
lows so far as known: Tom Raymond,
wife and three children; Charles Ander.
son, wife and three children; Mrs. Ander-
sons brother and sister; Fred Molander,
wife and two children; Mrs. Molander's
sister; j. w. Braman: - Whitney; two
unknown persons. There were 113 inhab-
itants in the township and there were
probably n few other fatalities.
The work of relief is going along rapid.
ly, and the immediate necessities of the
people have been supplied. Temporary
covering is going up at all the annni-
hilated towns, and food is coming in rap
idly. Committees of relief are doing theif
work Systematically and well, but moro
will be needed, especially lumber for
houses. 1t is thought that the death roll
will go to 425 at least.
Austin Corbin, of New York, has sent
$500 cash; the A. o. u, W., 81 600; two I'M
surance companies each $500; st. Paul, 81,
600; Duluth $1,000; Boston Elks, 500;
Henry Irving, the English actor, $500; and
numerous lodges and societies have con-
tributed freely
North of Hinckley the body of a man
was found which had been exposed to
such an intense heat that three silver dol
lars in his pocket had been melted to.
gether so that but one was recognizable.
Near the body lay some cartridge loading
tools and q flask containing nearly u
pound of powder that was not exploded.
This circumstance is well authenticated
and must simply be accepted without at
tam nt at exnlanatiOn
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-07

burned, but as far as can be learned only
one life was lost
The list OF the dead at Sandstone ana
Sandstone Junction. rs nearly as could DC
gotten from the survivors who reacneu
the train, is as follows: p. England, wlfe
and seven children; - johnson, wiie'
children aud brother-in-law; h. E1strom's
family of six-Edstrom himself Is badly,
IL not fatally burned; II. Hoffman and
wife; Alfred Broad, wife and family OF
three children; August Anderson and son,
died in the pump house; Q. +. Anderson d.
wife and two children; Mrs. August An
derson; Peter Kahn, wife and three
children; Gustave Anderson, wife ana
two children; III. Lind's wife and nve
children-Lind was fatally burned, but Is
still alive: Mr.. Greenfield's wife and SIX
children; Bridge Waterman Donmuth.
so badly burned that he committed
suicide; Emil Peterson.
They found mother In the yard VIII
her children clasped in her arms. Many
others were found in Sandstone ana re-
manned unidentified. All those saved al
the cyclone of flames passed. and
the water as far as possible and then
throwing water over each others heads
The coming of the flames sounded like
thunder, and with such rapidity did they
come that people who fingered to save
property or neglected to seek safety in the
river persisted AS far as could be learned
between forty and fifty bodies were scat
tered about the streets burned to crisp.
The relief committee had paid but little
attention to bodies, as the living required
immediate attention.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-07
DEAD ROLL GROWS.
Lost in the Red Cyclone Now
Estimated at 379.
FOUR GREAT GRAVES AT HINOKLEY

Search for Victims i'm the Vicinity of Sand
stone and Hinckley Proceeding syste-
maticaily-A Cellar That Was the Tomb
of Fourteen, Men, Women and Children
"A Ray of Happiness for "a Man Who
Finds His Wife Alive-Reyised Figures
of the Lost-The Fires In Wisconsin.
PINE CITY, Sept "a report from
Hinckley says that searchers succeeded in
getting within fifty feet of the mill pond
there and could see that it is covered with
bodies, apparently women and children.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 5.-The Pioneer Press
has the following from Pine City: The
Hinckley horror is growing. The total
estimate of dead is now $40. There are now
lying in the desolate cemetery under a
shallow covering Of sand, or in the rude
rough boxes which take the places OF
caskets, 2l6 bodies. Four trenches in all
have been opened, separated by about four
feet. Commencing on the south in the
north trench are forty-fve unlocked
corpses In trench No. are twenty boxes,
many containing from two to five bodies.
This trench is not yet closed. In the third
are twenty-seven boxes like the others.
The fourth trench contains nineteen
boxes.
Dead Now Figured at SO.
The estimate of dead is now made as
follows: Hinckley and vicinity, 225; at
Sandstone, 81; at Pokegame, 25; at Miller,
~; estimate of dead not found, SO; total.
879 Amazing estimates are being made,
but there is no foundation for them.
There were undoubtedly settlers and men
in the lumber camps who have not yet
been discovered. A search for them will
be prosecuted with vigor and they will be
buried where they lie.
Mill Pond the Grave of Many.
There is an unknown number of dead
in the mill pond. 1t is as yet unapproxi-
mated. The bank was covered with saw
dust and edgings and not far away was
the Brennan mill and lumber yard. A
number of persons were seen to go to the
mill pond. No one came out alive, and
hardly glimpse of the south bank where
the people were can be obtained on ac-
count of the smoke still rolling in dense
columns. 1t may be day or two before
this pool of death can be examined.
Two Hundred More May BE Added.
1t is full of logs and the work of recov-
cry will be a matter of good deal of
difficulty unless the dam is cut and the
water drawn off, an expedient which may
be adopted. The estimate of $40 may be
too low but it is matter of absolute con-
lecture and it is here that the widely diff
ferent totals are found. Some think that
at least 200 settlers in camps are yet to be
found.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-07
HAPPY IN HIS SORROW,
For His Wife, Mourned as Dead, Is Still
Left to Him.

For His Wife, Mourned as Dead, Is Still
Left to Him.
One of the happiest of the refugees in
Pine City is Dan Donohue. a teamster OF
.Hinckley. His family consisted of his
wife and five children. Mrs. Donohue
started off with two of the children and
her husband lost track of them in the
smoke and confusion. He took his two
girls, one on each side of him, and the
older of the girls had her little brother by
the hand. AS they made their way to.
ward the gravel pit the little boy fell and
his sister lost her hold Of him. Donohue
turned, but the flames were upon them
and he could not go back. He succeeded
in getting the two girls to a place OF
safety and then followed horrible hours
of suspense
On Sunday he went with the others to
the cemetery and looked over the pile of
dead. He found the charred remains of a
woman, who had with her two children.
On the burnt stump of finger was
ring which Donohue thought he rec.
ognized as his wife's. The proximity OF
the children seemed to complete the
Identification and he had the three bodies
taken out and buried at one side, thinking
himself even fortunate in this terrible
time that he was one of the few who knew
the fate of their loved ones and could be-
stow some small degree of care upon their
distorted remains.
He came down to Pine City, and while
mourning his wife as lost devoted himself
to the practical and stern necessities of
the occasion and the care Of the two little
ones spared to him. He has now learned
that his wife is at Duluth. With the Joy
that this news brings is mixed the grief
for the little son he knows is gone and the
uncertainty that surrounds the fate of the
two children who were with his wife, for
no word comes of them. This is but one
of scores of other cases that might be
cited where reunions have taken place be-
tween members of families and friends
who have each supposed the other lost.