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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05
THE TAIR nsTATp WHEAT.

The Losses Will BE Enormous on the
2000O0 Tons.
San Francisco May 4.-slnce the 10000
tons OF wheat still stored at Port Costa
reputedly belonging to the James G. Fair
estate has been offered for sale. the 10.
cal wheat market has been badly de-
moralized. It Is now stated that the syn
dlcate of shippers who chartered all the
available deep water vessels. has agreed
to put the bulk Of the Fair wheat, and
that the large milling concerns have also
agreed to take good SLICE thus virtually
dlsposlng OF the lot. 1t is said the losses
on the 100000 tons will not be less than
$40 q ton on the Original purchase price,
with storage. insurance, commissions and
interest added The storage bill alone
amounts to 100000 for the two years
past, and has been paid. II is thought
that those who have managed this big
wheat deal will be in court for strict
account OF all operations connected with
the speculation.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05
THE BEHR1Ne SEA FLEET.

Port Townsend, May l--The final sail
Ing orders came TO Captain Hooper, COM
mander Of the Behring Sea revenue cut
ter forces this afternoon. ordering the
feet 70 proceed TO sea. The patrol con-
sists Of the Richard Rush, Corwin, and
Bear. the Commodore Perry and probably
the Grant, Commander Hooper says his
instructions are 10 enforce the me-reg-
ulatlons as prevailed last year.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05
SAN FRANCISCO RACES.

San Francisco, May 4.--one mile-san
Luis Rey, la.
Seven furlongs-McF'arlane 1;S2
Four and one-half furlongs- -Eventide,
0:59 IL.
Handicap, one mile and quarter
Lovedal, 215.
steeplechase. handicap, mile and a half
North. 3;2s
Five furlOngs- Hymn. 1iOa
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05
pREPARINa FOR TROUBLE.
Several Virginia Military Companies Go
to Graham.

to Graham.
Roanoke, Va, May AIN accordance
with orders from Riehmond the follow
Ing military company passed through
here this morning en- route to Graham:
Two detachments Of Richmond Howit-
zers, with two Gatling guns and 5000
rounds Of ammunition; Monticello Guards
Of Charlottesville; Lynchburg Home
Guards. They were Joined by the Roa-
noke Light Infantry and Machine Works
Guards, and 1t was understood that the
JEFF Davis Rifles Of Salem and the milf
tary company of Radtord would get
aboard the train. The receivers OF the
Norfolk and Western Road have had no.
tice for the. recent injunction granted
by Judge Jackson was intended for use
in the coal regions II states the COM
pany is In the hands Of the United
States courts and warns all persons at
their peril not to interfere with the prop
erty or traffic Of that company The
officials Of that company regard Sunday
as q critical day and all preparations
seem to have been taken with a view Of
preventing trouble on that day at Po-
cahontas.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05
A CYCLONES TAIL.

st. Charles H., May l.-The tail Of a
cyclone struck this place this afternoon,
II blew the walls OF deserted building
over on the Osgood block. The block was
crushed. Miss Matte Church was in
stantly killed. Five other people are un-
der the ruins.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05
THEo. DuRRANT MOVED.
lie Is Placed in Murderer's Cell in the
County Jail.

San Francisco, May 4--Theodore Dur
rant has been transferred from the city
prison to the county jail. The cell to
which he has been assigned is that oc-
cupled by nearly all murderers whose
crimes have been notorious In San Fran
cisco during the past fifteen years, In
response to Durrant's daily requests since
his arrest, but hitherto refused, he was
today permitted the services OF barber,
his Identification having been made by
all prosecution witnesses. Adolph Open
helm, the pawn broker whose testimony
created such n sensation In the police
court yesterday, said in an interview to-
day that he is positive as to the identity
Of both Durrant and Of the diamond
ring
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05
THE RussIoN FLEET.

Yokohama. May 4.--At noon the Rus
Sian warships lately stationed at the
treaty ports left with sealed orders II
"a expected the treaty between China and
Japan has been ratified.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05
Carpenter shop.

your mind is on repairing your house
this spring; possibly on building a new
one. II SO, remember we are catPen. an \.
ters and builders with shop tuii on
tools always willing to do such JOBS
and want your work.
MILLER & GosNEY-
shop on uwaco Dock
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05
THOMAS MoKKo,

The blacksmith whose shop Is oppos.
ita Cuttings cannery, is now prepared
ooruery 20 ne coolers, repairing old ones
making new fshin boat irons. ana nee re-
pairing. old ones, ana all cther DIasS- a..'1
smjthing that requires first-ciass WORK
manship.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.

by and say; Let the pluclxy Japanefe
take all he han cold he win make in
finitely better use'of 1t than either Chir1
has done or Russia can do.'"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05

Ship Chandelery,
Hardware,
Iron & Steel,
Coal,
Groceries & Provisions,
Flour & Mill Feed,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Loggers Supplies,
Fairbank S Scales,
Doors.& Windows,
Agricultural Implements
Wagons & Vehicles.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05

rhe Losses viii BE Enormous on the
2O0.0O0 Tons. l
The morning call., 1895-02-18
TIMBER SUITS BEGUN.
Sensational Developments Expected In
Minnesota Trespassing Cases.

Sensational Developments Expected In
MinnesOtG Trespassing Cases.
DULUTH, Mimi, Feb. IA suit which
promises sensational developments has
been begun in the District Court, resulting
from the indictment at Grand Rapids of
George Lydick. The suit is the first of a
series involving the theft of 100000 feet
timber, supposed to have been stolen from
Government and reservation lands in the
last two years. Lydick himself admits
he has trespassed on this land for year
and half
District Attorney Stryker has been work
ing on the case for about three months.
The number of defendants he says, is not
less than 800, but they are, almost without
exception, working in the interest of big
numbering corporations, which really are
the principals and will receive the States
attention when the defendants explain the
situation and give the names of the parties
for whom they were working. The amount
to be recovered is over $4,000, and it is
to be the largest suit of the kind ever un-
dertaken by the Federal authorities.
The morning call., 1895-02-18
THE CAMPAIGN DISCUSSED.

Plat aud His Friends Consider Nefc
York Municipal Legislature Reforms.
New YORK, Feb. IA conference was
held in ex-senator Platt's room at the
Fifth-avenue hotel to-day, attended by
that gentleman, Senator Lexow, Chairman
Edward Lauterback of the Republican
county committee and other of Mr.. Platt' s
friends. The direct object of the confer
ence was to map out a plan of campaign
respecting the city legislation, particularly
those bills now pending which are desired
by Mayor Strong and the Committee of
Seventy.
Mr.. Platt assured those who spoke to
him on the subject at the close of the con-
ference that no definite action had been
| taken. That there was strong difference
| OF opinion expressed at the conference was
generally understood.
The disturbing element was said to be
Edward Lauterbach. The proposition he
offered, it is understood, were retaliatory
measures in the shape of power of re-
moyal bill for the State, which would en-
able Governor Morton to appoint Republic
cans to offices now held by Democrats.
This was said to be the method proposed
to set off Mayor Strong's appointment of
William Brooktield to Commissioner of
Public Works in this city.
Mr.. Lauterbach, however, declined to be
quoted beyond the fact that nothing in the
way of retaliatory legislation had been
agreed.
The morning call., 1895-02-18
COSTLY FIRE AT SAN DIEGO
The Unitarian Church and Two Ad-
joining Buildings Burned to
the Ground.
Rev. Digby Johnston Loses His Library
and the Accumulation of Twenty
Years Work.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1.-THE Unitarian
church in this city caught fire from some
unknown cause this afternoon and burned
to the ground, as did also two small one
story houses adjoining. The fire depart
ment was on the ground within five min
utes, but the pressure from the mains was
very light and little could be done beyond
saving other buildings i'll the vicinity.
The fire is supposed to have started from
the explosion of an oil stove. A cottage
next to the church, owned and occupied by
Oscar Creekmore, was burning and was de-
stroyed before the contents could be saved
Another cottage adjoining on the south,
occupied by f. S. Banks, was also destroyed
with its contents.
Adjoining houses were somewhat in
jured. The church cost $4,000. There
was only $4,000 insurance on the building,
with none on the furniture, all of which
was destroyed with further loss of $4,000.
The pastor, Rev. H. Digby Johnston, lost
his entire library, manuscripts, etc, the ac-
cumulations of twenty years in the minis
try. The loss on the cottages was $1,000 J.;
no insurance
The morning call., 1895-02-18
ADMIRAL ITO'S TERMS.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Go FREE
FOREIGNERS TRANSPORTED.

q. YOKOHAMA, Feb. 17.--An official dispatch
from Wei-hai-wel, bearing date of Febru-
-ary 13, was received here. 1t states that in
= response to the offers made by Admiral
Ting, the Chinese naval commander, to
surrender his vessels on the condition of
amnesty were granted.
Admiral Ito, commander of the japanese
forces, demanded that the naval stores be
turned over this wednesday, morning.
The Chinese messenger who conveyed this
demand returned to Admiral Ito and in
formed him that Admiral Ting had com
mitted suicide on the night of February u
and that his responsibility had been trans
ferred to Captain Mcclure, formerly the
captain of British merchant vessel who
had been appointed by the Chinese Gov
'ernment as assistant to Admiral Ting.
Admiral Ito, at the time the dispatch was
sent, was conferring with Captain Nc
Clure.
A dispatch dated February ID from Field
Marshal Oyama, who is in command of the
Japanese military forces at Wei-hai-wei,
the Chinese on land and sea. He also an
nounces that Admiral Ting and two other
officers committed suicide after addressing
letter from the Chinese flagship accept
ing the japanese demands. The Chinese
soldiers garrisoning the forts on the island
OF Liu Kung Lao, the last of the defenses of
Wei-hai-wei to hold out against the Japan
ese, and the sailors of the Chinese fleet,
were. to be taken beyond the japanese
lines and liberated, while the officers and
foreigners will be conveyed away by ship
before they are given their liberty.
A dispatch from General Nodzu, COM
mander. of the First japanese army in
Manchuria, dated February 16, says that
$1,000 Chinese, with twelve guns, attacked
Hal Cheng from the Lao Yang, Newcnang
and Jinkoa roads. They were repulsed
leaving over 100 dead. The Japanese loss
was five killed or wounded,
The morning call., 1895-02-18
BOTH WERE MEMBERS OF THE
BAGGAGE CHECK THEAT-
RICAL COMPANY.
JAMES P. GENTRY THE MAN.
AFTER COMMITTING THE DEED He
ESCAPED AND HAS Nor
BEEN CAPTURED.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17.-Madge Yorke a
soprano singer with "The Baggage Check"
company, was shot and almost instantly
killed tonight at Zeiss Hotel, this city, by
James p Gentry, comedian of Golfers
"Back Number" company. Gentry es-
caped, and up to late hour had not been
captured.
The Baggage Check" company, which
opens tomorrow night, arrived here early
this morning from Chester, Pa, and a
number of the members, including Miss
Yorke, registered at the Zeiss Hotel, Miss
Yorke taking third-story back room. 1t
was SAID that Miss Yorke, whose home is
in New York City, took $50 train for
that city, but she returned to the hotel
about o'clock this evening and remained
there.
About 9 o'clock Gentry walked into the
hotel Office and asked to be shown to Miss
| Yorke's room. Being unknown to the hotel
attaches, he was told to wait a few
minutes. A message was then sent to the
girls room, but Gentry did not wait. He
walked into the. hallway and assembled by
means Of the stairway.
| Miss Yorke and Miss Ida Clarke, a
member of the company, were in the form
opened the door and walked in unan-
nounced. Miss Yorke manifested some sur
prise at seeing him and introduced him to
Miss Clarke. After hastily acknowledge
ing the introduction, Miss Clarke saws
Gentry turned to Miss Yorke and in angry
tones demanded: "Why did you not
meet me to-day?"
Before the girl could answer, he whipped
L. Il
three shots at her, each bullet taking effect,
one over the right eye, one in the center of
the forehead and the third close to the left
temple. Gentry Immediately rushed from
the room and nothing more was seen of
him. The supposition is that he ran along
the hallway and descended by means of
the fire-escape at the back of the house,
making good his escape by one of the nu-
merous alleys in the rear. The shots were
heard throughout the building. A patrol
wagon was summoned and the girl was
taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital, about
block distant, where she died imme-
| diately upon her arrival.
Charles T. Blayney, author of the "Bag-
gage Check, and Manager Cooper said
that it was generally understood that
Gentry and the girl were engaged to be
married and no motive for the deed other
| than fit of jealousy can be imagined.
Gentry has always been regarded by his
friends in the profession as a thoroughly
good fellow, while not a word could be said
against the girl.
Gentry, it said, is originally from Rich
mond, Va. His friends in this city are of
the opinion that he will commit suicide
The murdered girl was we'll known in
the profession. During the season of
1888 she was member of the New York
Casino Company. Of late years she has
been with Natural Cas-" ''Horse and
Horse where she first met Gentry and
number of other prominent companies.
She was with the Baggage Check Com
pany last season, and had made such hit
that Mr.. Blayney had tried to advance her
position, and to this end was writing for
her the part of an up-to-date girl in 1.-THE
Chattel Mortgage which is to be pro-
The morning call., 1895-02-18
NEBRASKA FEE LITIGATION.
Points of LdtU to BE Decided by the Dis
trict Court.

trict Court.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 1.-THE litigation
provoked by ex-On Inspector Hilton refus-
ing TO turn over State fees collected on gas
oline, claiming that they were illegally
imposed, has created considerable of stir
in Nebraska. Hilton is involved most seri-
ouSly, whatever the outcome of the civil
suits which will be instituted against linn.
If the State wins the suit he will have to
pay INTO the State treasury $5622 81. If
the State loses the suit and the court
should decide that the gasoline fees were
illegally collected Hilton Will, by his own
statements, have to pay the gasoline COM
panies $40, 149 80
The papers in the civil proceedings will
be served early this week. The cases will
be tried in the District Court of Lancaster
County and will be prosecuted by County
Attorney Woodward, the same official
who prosecuted the asylum boodlers two
years ago and succeeded in convicting
one of them. 1t is not likely that criminal
proceedings will be commenced until after
the civil cases are decided.
Taking all of Hilton's reports for his
entire administration, from April 1, 1898,
to February 1885, it is discovered that
his department collected for the inspection
of oils, not including gasoline, the sum of
$1S,S17 so. To collect this money re-
quired an expenditure of $21, IA IS, leav-
ing deficiency of 50, ,526 So. Ii, as Hilton
claims, he has no right to turn over
gasoline fees to the State, the shortage
of $2,526 Sc should by law have been
apportioned pro rata among the inspector
and his deputies, and this has been taken
from their salaries
The morning call., 1895-02-18
ALL AGAINST HIGH HATS.
LETTERS OF ENCOURAGEMENT POUR
IN ON ASSEMBLYMAN KELSEY.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 17.-From all parts of
the State letters are pouring in upon
Assemblyman Kelsey of San Jose urging
him to press his anti-high hat bill Every
mail brings communications from men
who assure him that he is benefactor to
mankind and his bill boon to humanity.
These letters Mr.. Kelsey is carefully pre-
serving and will present to the Committee
on Public Morals, to which the bill was
referred in order to ensure favorab BILE
action. One of the last letters, which is
an indication of the nature of the others,
reads:
Assemblymdn Kelsey, Sacramento, CdI.-DEAR
SIR: l have read in the daily press that you
have introduced bill to prohibit women
from wearing hats in the theater. 1 wish to
commend you for taking this action and hope
you will push the bill to a final passage You
ought to receive the support and influence of
every theater-goer, for any one is liable at any
time to have his Tor herr vision of the stage
obstructed. Yours truly, N. S. FARLEY.
1912 Leavenworth street, San Francisco, Cal.
The morning call., 1895-02-18
FORTY THOUSAND REWARD.
Insurance Companies Want DIR. George
Fraker of KamSns Ctr.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 17.-Forty thousand
dollars is the reward offered for the appre-
hension of DR.. George Fraker. The offer
is made by the insurance companies
which issued policies on DR.. Fraker's life
When the confession of judgment was
taken is the Federal Court last Monday in
the case brought to collect the $4,000 in
surance it was agreed in the stipulation
filed at the time that the main sum should
not be paid until the expiration of six
months. There was no reason given by
the insurance solicitors for this clause and
none was required, but it was understood
that it was simply one of business and that
it was in good faith. Now, however, it is
learned that the companies have
joined in issuing a circular to its
agents offering $4,000 for Fraker's
recovery within the six months
stay before the payment of the money.
The number of agents employed by the
companies amount to small army and
includes every city, village and hamlet in
the land. In addition the offer has been
made to every reputable detective agency
in the country
The morning call., 1895-02-18
RAILRoAD COMBINE TROUBLE.
The Denver and Rio Grande Road the
Present Object0r.

The Denver and Rio Grande Road the
Present Objector.
OMAHA, Feb. 1.-THE new developments
in the Western transcontinental trouble
growing out. of the refusal of General
Manager Dodge of the Denver and Rio
Grande to indorse the agreement supposed
to have been completed is very seriously
complicating the situation. The general
passenger agent of the Union Pacific (Lo-
max) on this subject said:
"When the conference between the trans
Missouri lines relative to the boycott was
ended Mr.. Caldwell asked me If there was
anything else the Union Pacific demanded.
1 informed him there was nothing.
"Then he said, You are ready to sign the
agreement | told him the Union Pacific
had been ready to sign for the last six
weeks or six months the moment the boy
colt was lifted. A circular letter to all
lines was then prepared and signed by the
trans Missouri lines, the Rio Grande West
ern being party to the agreement. The
circular is now in the mails and has been
received by many roads before this. We
shall look to the association, of which we
are members, for the necessary protection,
Just as we would have tried to protect our
selves had we been outside the association.
For twenty years the Union Pacific has
granted side trips to Salt Lake on tickets
having sufficient limit to allow such a
The morning call., 1895-02-18
BATTLE-SHIPS ORDERED.
THE JAPANESE PROPOSE TO BUILD
UP THEIR PRESENT NAVY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - The Japanese
seem to have solved for themselves the
question as to the relative merits of the
battle-ship and the cruiser which is now
agitating Congress in connection with the
proposition to provide for the construction
OF three new battle-ships. While their
cruisers, owing to superior strategy in
their management and great wariness in
attack, supplemented by the indispensable
torpedo-boat fleet, have managed to OBJ
tain victories over the Chinese fleet in two
eases, the battle ships OF the Chinese.
even with inferior management and per-
sonnel, have given such good account of
themselves as to make it apparent to the
japanese that if they ever hope to meet
another naval power in combat, with a
chance of success, they must themselves
possess some of the great battle-ships
1t is regarded as a foregone conclusion
that they will acquire the Chinese battle
ships Chen Yuen and Ting Yuen Cf the
latter can be raised) by conquest. But the
Japanese Government is not content to
rest there, for advices received by the Navy
Department show that they have placed
contracts for building two great ships that
will exceed the best of our own ships in
offensive and defensive powers
The battle-ships will be of II $50 tons dis
placement, 80 feet long by 70 feet beam,
an arinor belt will extend for 226 feet along
the sides over the vitals of the ships, which
will be propelled by engines of 1900 horse
power and carry each two 12-inch guns,
ten 6-inch guns and a great number of
smaller machine-guns. 1t will require 5000
tons OF nickel steel harveyized armor for
these ships and these last requirements,
but the japanese Government indicates
how quickly their naval officers profit by
and adopt the very latest discoveries in the
naval construction, for it is only very re-
Gently that the United States developed
this process of treating armor so as to add
80 per cent TO its resisting power.
The morning call., 1895-02-18
LUMBER WRECKAGE PASSED.
Supposed to Be From the Steamer City OF
st. AltItstiNe.

New York, Feb. 17.-Captain Egget of
the British ship Constance, which arrived
here to-day from Dunkirk and which was
obliged to take q southern course on &C
count of a succession of heavy gales, re-
ports that on Monday last, when about 325
miles southeast of Sandy Hook, his vessel
passed for several hours through an enor-
nous quantity of yellow pine lumber, ap-
parently the deckload of some vessel.
The lumber-carrying steamship City of
st. Augustine, which is more than ten days
overdue at this port from Jacksonville,
Fla, has not yet been heard from. She is
commanded by Captain E. Gaskill and
carried crew of fourteen men.
The morning call., 1895-02-18

80. On the outside the mob was unable to
get into the steel cell in which he was con-
fined with two other negro convicts. Tracey
crawed under his bed and the mob began
shooting through the bars of the cell door
and succeeded in putting six bullets into
his body, killing him instantly.
The Sheriff made all the resistance in
his power. but was overpowered The two
prisoners in the cell with Tracey escaped
unhurt Tracey was bad character and
had lately served jail sentence here for
shooting a negro man. He had some years
ago lost both his legs just below the knee,
being run over by train which he was
trying to board to escape some Kansas Off
GERS
The morning call., 1895-02-18
BRITISH LIB Erals UPHELD.

The Irish National Federation Denounces
the Conservative Party Leaders.
New YORK, Feb. 17.-At a meeting of the
Irish National Federation held in this city
resolutions were adopted upholding the
policy of the Liberal party of Great Britain
and pledging steadfast support to the Irish
Parliamentary party and condemning the
Conservatives and John E. Redmond and
his followers as enemies of Ireland.
Michael Fennelly presided. In putting
the resolutions to the house he said that in
the future the federation would ignore
Redmond and his followers and class them
with the Orangemen, who always opposed
the national aspirations of Ireland.