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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
CANNOT down ASTORIA
Southern Pacific Influence Will
Not Be Against Us.
Hammond Has Purchased the Rails
for the GOble ROad-Work
to be Pushed.

Much comment was evoked yesterday
from the publication in the -Astorian of
the announcement made by the Orego-
nian that the reason the Southern Pa
cific has not included the Oregon Central
and Eastern road In its fight against the
o. r and NJ was because Huntington is
behind Hammond in both Of the latter 5
railroad enterprises, the intimation be-
ing that when Hammond's lines were
completed their combination with the s..
p would be used in the fight against the
Navigation Company, or at least the COM
petition Of the Eastern could be stopped,
ard that for the present 1t was not worth
wlIe to notice the Eastern's roads COM
petition, although that line by its Yaqulna
ute to San Francisco has given the
Southern Pacific many hard digs. Many
have also expressed the opinion that II
Huntington was to have such an influence
in the Astoria -Goble road as one of its
hackers, II might be in his power to shut
off Astoria from a connection with the
o. r. and NJ, which would be disastrous
to the principal business OF this port.
In an interview yesterday with Mr. T.
II. Curtis, president of the Northwest
Construction Co., that gentleman did not
hesitate to say that such fears were
groundless.
"In the first place. Mr.. Huntington is
only one of a syndicate, admitting that
he has any interest. back Of Mr. Ham
mond, and the present rate war In the
Willamette Valley affects the Oregon
Central and Eastern as much as II does
the O. r. and N. To eventually refuse
connection between the Astoria -Goble
road and the o. r. and ~. would be the
height OF folly and completely foil one Of
the prime factors Of the earning capacity
OF the Goble road, as the grain of the
o. r. and N. will be large part OF its
tonnage, and such policy would be sui
cidaI even had Mr.. Huntington the sim
gle handed power attributed 10 him by
some people. He would be only one OF
many owners Of this property My opin-
ion would be that no such fears need be
entertained for a moment"
A letter WAS received the other day
from Mr.. Hammond. which was seen yes
terday by a well known real estate man
of Astoria, in Ihich that gentleman AN
nouneed the fact that he purchased the
steel rails for the entire Goble road. This
no doubt was one Of the principal objects
Of Mr.. Hammond's present trip 70 New
York. The rails are heavy In weight and
Of English make, and will be shipped
from Liverpool. Forty-hve miles an hour
VIII be easy running for wheat trains.
Despite the storm, work was done both
on the road and the bridge yesterday.
New men are constantly drifting TO the
camps and with the depot matter SET
tied Astoria will have a fairly actlve
business fiiis winter. Now that the cleo
lion Is over those having the matter In
charge believe that the question can soon
be satisfactorily settled.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
HAYWARD BURIED
Affecting Scenes at the Funeral
Ceremony.
The Bereaved Mother, IncOnsOlable,
Drops in q Dead Faint Over
the Grave.

Minneapolis, Dec. 11--At the simple
burial service over the remains Of Harry
Hayward, at Lakewood cemetery, there
occurred q most tragic incident. The
ceremony was held In the little chapel al
the cemetery, and was attended by very
few friends and members Of the family
Adry included
After the words Of scripture and prayer
Mrs. Hayward desired to place some flow.
ers on the casket and supported by hel
son, Thaddeus Hayard. and her husband
advanced TO do so. She walked around
the head of the coffin, strewing carna.
tiors as she did 80. When she had ar.
rived at the right hand side Of the bleI
she hesitated. In response to signal
from the doctor, Thaddeus and her hus-
band loosened their support OF her and
she stood alone. She raised her clenched
hands and broke forth into low, moan
ing tone
Poor dear Harry; poor dear Harry
My baby boy; my dear baby God has
forgiven him. God has forgiven him,
Poor, dear Harry. BE brave, mother; be
brave and strong The chains bind me
but they can't chain my soul. I come
again. Poor. dear Harry; poor, dear
Harry, my baby boy"
With this, the mother half turned and
started toward where Adry sat. In front
Of Adry, she stopped and lifted his face
in her hands, saying: "Tell him I've for,
given him, mother" Her reproachfu
tones echoed In the silent room. Seem,
lngly half crazed, the bereaved mother
turned from her elder boy to the young
est, where her darling lay, and fell faint
ing In a seat near by.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
nTF For the find the largest assortment Toys Dolls Wagons
vVlL goods for holiday trade Keep SANAN BROS

county can boast has been rendered use
less for farming purposes since the heavy
layer Of rich alluvial sub-soil has, by the
intense heat, been converted into an i'm
mense ash heap, devoid Of all life and
power Of productiveness. Great alarm Is
felt by the surrounding farmers, as they
had expected the fall rains to extinguish
the flames before their ravages had
reached their farms. The snow that fell
last night and covered the ground to a
great depth is greatly welcomed as many
believe 1t win smother the flames.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
SENATOR ALLEN.
Says the Party of Democratic Grievances
Is All Right ON the Monroe Doctrine

Washington, Dec. 11.-In the senate to-
day the resolution Of Allen to recognize
the Cuban revolutionists as belligerants
was taken up.
Allen said he supposed his resolution
will be referred to the committee on for
eign relations, and informed the senate
that the Popullst party was sneered at as
a party of Democratic grievances, but
stood shoulder to shoulder with the Re-
publican and Democratic parties for the
maintenance OF the Monroe doctrine Al
len commended some Of the remarks OF
Cullom yesterday and then proceeded to
condemn the alliance Of the money power
In the East with that Of England. in con-
nection with our diligence in preventing
the aggression Of the British on this hem
isphero. With this idea as a text he re-
ferred contemptuously to the report that
Theodore Havemeyer, the retiring AUS
trian consul general at New York, was
to be made baron, as evidence that that
gentleman was ashamed Of the country OF
his birth. He also referred to American
women who were married to titled Eu-
roepan mendicants."
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12

There is always some satisfaction in a
triumph, in a victory won after long
and difficult struggle against overwhelm-
ing odds. Such triumph is ours today,
and the Astorian in claiming its share of
great popular success gladly gives full
credit to the workers of the Republican
party who so nobly held their own in
the various precincts of the city during
yesterdays election. The Republicans
elect eight candidates out of eleven. They
have won the whole three seats in the
council deposed DR.. Kinney and put in
his stead Mr.. Frank ]. Taylor, elected
Mr.. Henry Nelson to the position of aud
itor and police judge, and have forever
killed off the political aspirations of that
reformed" demagogue, Mr.. Kleber Os-
burn; they have made Mr.. Chas. Holt
superintendent of streets, by an enor-
mus majority, and Harry Bell is the
new city surveyor.
The election has been full Of incident
and neither side has left any stone un-
turned to secure victory. The course
of this paper throughout the campaign
has been dictated simply and purely by
desire to secure for the city of Astoria
clean and honest government 1t is a
matter of qualification to know that we
have been almost entirely successful.
attorney. We have done our utmost to
defeat him. His opponent, an absolutely
new man, running against a candidate
who was conceded to be one of the
strongest "pullers" of votes in this city,
has not only run him remarkably close
race, but has actually beaten him in I'm
iontown, a part Of the city which Mr..
Curtis has for years claimed to have un-
der his thumb. The result is a virtual
victory for Mr.. Johnson, and every citi-
zen of Astoria who sees in this vote
the CLEAN of better and purer election
methods, will heartily congratulate him
on his splendid showing.
OF Mr.. Frank ]. Taylor, our new mayor,
we need say nothing. Not only himself,
but the whole city. is to be congratu-
lated on his success. Mr.. Nelson showed
his opponent under in every ward and
2fr IIleber osburn, the gentleman whom
nobody could push buttons on" has been
ignominiously thrown out from any fur
ther participation in our public affairs.
Altogether It is magnificent victory,
pointing to the death of corrupt and dis
eased methods in city affairs. and paw
ing the way for future, in which Asto-
ria shall be governed by pure and ca
pable Republican administration.
DR.. Kinney's political life is over. In
bidding him adieu we feel compelled to
acknowledge our sorrow that the end OF
his public career has been so undignified
and so pitiful
Republicans, keep up your organization
and let this victory, won after a haSd
and uphill struggle. be but the pre-
cursor Of a grander and more potent vic
tory next June.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
FARM BURNING.
Fierce Fire Raging Underneath It for
Months.


Farmland, Ind, Dec. 11.-Just over the
Delaware county line and a few miles
south OF Selma, was for many years
low tract Of wet land. covering thousands
OF acres, but since the advent OF tile and
other artificial means Of drainage, It has
been redeemed from its primitive state
and converted into as fine farming land
as one could wish to own. IL Is covered
TO a depth OF several feet with that black
loan so dear to a farmers heart and
produces its 50 bushels Of corn per acre.
regardless Of the season, But underneath.
this layer Of loan extends a massive peat
bog, which the continued drought the
past summer had, IN places where ex-
posed. relieved OF all moisture conse-
ouentIy, when John Jackson. the owner
OF q farm situated in this low tract. carly
in July, set fre to a plhc OF brush, he
little dreamed that ne was kindling a fire
that would literally burn Up his fine
farm The fire soon took hold OF this un-
deriying bed Of peat, and has been corr
tinuaIly burning ever since. From a
thousand crevices dense smoke Is daily
Issuing. and the recent rains seem 10
have increased rather than diminished
TIE snbterranean fires. As II is about
10 acres OF as fine land as Delaware
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
CALIFORNIA MISSED IT.
Would Have had the Convention but for
Free Silver.


Portland, Dec. 11.-"san Franisco made
a great effort to secure the Republican
National Convention" said Joseph Simon
Oregon's national committeeman, today,
"had 1t not been that the Califofnians In
Washington, who were pressing the
claims Of San Francisco, were identified
with the free silver movement in a great
er or less degree, think, despite the
opposition raised on account OF the differ
enco in time and inadequate telegraph
service, San Francisco would have won.
1t is time that the Republicans should
forever divorce themselves from this free
silver heresy.
Oregon will have eight delegates In the
next Republican national convention who
may be safely counted upon on the sub
ject Of sound currency. The Republicans
Of Oregon will distinctly repudiate any
imitation OF the currency bs' degrading the
ftandard Of value TO a silver basis"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
MINE EXPLOSION.
l'hree Men Knlod in the RIoh IinI M. )

Rich Hill. Mo-, Dec. 11.--An explosion
which is supposed to have resulted in the
death of three miners, occurred in Mine
No, 5 of the Rich Hill Coal Company's
system. The shaft is filled with debris
and the work of rescue proceeds slowly.
Dick Towes, Jim. Donaldson and owen
Meals, two of whom were shot firers.,
and the stable boss, are the only men
known to be in the mine, and 1t is thought
all are dead.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
BODIES RECOVERED.
Nothing but Blackened Bones to Be Iden-
tified

Seattle, Dec. 1.-THE rescue party at
the Franklin mine, today recovered the
bodies of George w. Smalley, John Ad-
ans, James Stafford, and John II. Glover,
the four men who descended to close the
door during the fire Of October II last,
but never returned Nothing was found
but the blackened bones and the bodies
were identified by articles known to be
on the bodies, such as a watch, two keys
and n rule
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
VICTORY!

vious city elections, was worked for all
it was worth but the people who make II
their business to figure up the political
situation saw at the beginning of the
week that the old melody had lost its
charm. Even the most knowing ones,
however, failed to forecast the results
with any accuracy, for the great majority
Of voters kept very quiet and went to the
polls to cast their ballots without giving
their predictions away beforehand.
The morning opened we'll the weather
being fine and favorable. and though the
rain began to come down in the after
noon, the heaviest vote in the city's his
tory was polled-a total of slightly over
1900. Most of the prominent candidates
watched the voting at No. Engine
House very closely during the early part
of the day, and great many ballots were
cast there before noon. At o'clock the
clerks had tailed up S25 votes, and at the
close of the polls the figures were 44O
The following are the final returns from
all four precincts. These figures while
generally exact may be subject to slight
alteration though the majorities in all
cases are approximately correct 1t was
impossible to obtain the judges certified
figures last night:
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
AN otp BANK.
WIN Go Into Liquidation in San Fran
cisco.

San Francisco, Dec 1.-THE Changers
Bank Of California one of the oldest COM
mercal banks in this city. is about to &c
into liquidation. It's action is entirely
voluntary, and only awaits the ratfca-
tion of the stockholders. Albert Montpe-
ris. cashier. stated that the cause Of the
banks retirement was the improbable
condition of the farming interests Of Cali.
fornla during the last few years.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
GRAVE RoBBnRs.
Kansas Students Have Created an up
roar.

Topeka. Kan, Dec. u.-Three cases Of
grave robbing at the Rochester ceme-
terry have been traced to students Of
the Kansas Medical College, in the past
three days, and popular indignation
reached a crisis in North Topeka tonight,
and II Is feared an effort VIII be made
before morning TO either burn Or other
wise damage the college. The building
Is In possession Of a large squad Of po-
licemen A detail OF militlamcn from
Battery B, Of this city Is stationed az
their arsenal
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12

Yesterdays election was one Of the most
exciting and thoroughly fought out polit-
ical contests that ever took place IN this
city. For several days matters had been
getting warm and all the candidates
and organized bodies OF their friends
wer working hard. The Citizen" cry.
howIed so successfully during two pre-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-12
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The Yale expositor., 1895-02-08
Plea for Second Class Cars.

William Gates, the veteran ticket
agent, is OF the opinion that America
could profit by adopting at least one
feature of European railroad service
II believe that we would secure q
large amount of travel which we 90
not now secure by adopting the second
class feature" said he. 1.-The luyuri-
Gus manner in which our large sleep
ers and chair cars are constructed in
wolves an enormous expense. The fell
lows who do not use these cars are
obliged To pay for the luxuries en-
joyed by weather. travellers. The
companies are obliged to charge a
uniformly high rate for mileage in or
der to furnish swell service. 1 advo-
cate having strictly secondclass
tyain between here and New York.
Put the price at so. ! am positive
that 1t would greatly increase travel.
Put ii on a slow schedule. The people
who patronize it would not expect
flyer service, and as long as II car
ried them over the ground they would
be satisfied. The train would be well
patronized from this station. Then the
first-class trains could be made strict
~ first-class and each fellow would
pay for the service he required.
would like to see 1t tried. Toledo
Blaze.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-08
Fun With Peanuts.

A peanut hunt is lots of fun for an
evening party. The hostess hides
peanuts in all sorts of queer places
about the room, sometimes putting
two or three nuts in the same place
Then she provides each of her guests
with little basket tied with gay
ribbons, and then the hunt" begins
After certain time the finds are
compared. The one who has the
largest number wins the first prize,
while the "booby" prize is fittingly
awarded to the one having the fewest.
Some other TRIALS that are great
sport are often introduced. One is to
see who can carry the most peanuts
in one hand from one table to an
other A boy ought to win this.
Forty two is good number. OF
course, the winner is to be rewarded,
while the BOBBY" too. must have n
simple something.-New York Jour
nal
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-08
Ringing for Prayers.

A very pretty story about a confid-
ing child is told of the 4-year- old son
of a member of the Georgia legisla-
ture. Having left the boy in room
of one of the big hotels of the metro
polls, with the command to go to bed
Immediately, he went down to seek
his congenial friends in the Office.
The bell-boys were soon thrown into
CONSERVATION by the many and various
calls from the room in which the lit
tie fellow had been left and quite a
number of them were soon collected
there. But it was not ice water, nor fire,
nor "b and s." that the child wanted.
He astonished the boys with this un-
usual request: "Please, sirs, send
someone to me to hear me say my
prayers. "-Harper's Magazine.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-08

Winds home So frightened at the
sudden change were the tiny Great
ures that they began to fly apart, to
run here aad there, and shiver liz tho
cold.
"But, listen! AS the air grew
colder they could hear fairy voices
calling to them. They were voices
OF crystal fairies, hundreds of them,
little sparkling creatures, all calling
to the particles of water dust. Then
the water dust turned white. As the
bell-like voices of the crystal fairies
called the tiny creatures, now white
like feathers, came together, taking
stars and fern-like pointed shapes,
that sparkled in the sunlight.
THE little stars could feel them
selves growing heavy. They were
falling, falling, down, down to the
earth. When at last they lit upon
the window sill they saw little girl
behind the glass, clapping her hands
and calling: oh. see the great big
snowflakes fallr"
by this time Maud was sitting up
straight. looking into her fathers
face. There were a score of questions
in her eyes
m"Yes," her father said, for he knew
of what she was thinking, that little
girl was you. Those snowfakes,
made by crystal fairies, themselves
almost like fairy creatures, were once
water drops. This morning they
came from their new home in Cloud
land, where Old Winter lives, with
all his cold, cold breezes. When you
took them into your warm hands the
cold that made them snowfakes was
gone, and they turned to water drops
again"
SIS it all true? Then that's the
bestest story you ever told" said
Maud, jumping down from her
fathers knee, and running to the
window to take another look at the
snowilakes on the sill.
Cuckoo, cuckoo" said the clock in
the corner. Eight times it called.
DO you know what that means?'
Eyes, bedtime"
A half hour later Maud was in
dreamland. There she saw the sun
beam at work making the water
drops into water dust. There, too,
wands changing it again into little
crystals, that glistened in the light,
and looked just like the snowflakes
you see here in the picture. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-08
A WOllAN'S NERVES.
THE STORY OF A WOMAN TO
WHOM NOISE WAS
TORTURE.
Frustrated By the Least Excitement
Physicians Banled by Her Case.
TF,rom Tho Cato citv. Keoluk. Iowa.

From the Gate City, KeolKuk, Iowa.
Mrs Helen Meyers, whose home Is at S5lo
Vernon avenue, Chicago, and whose visit TO
Keokulk, Ia, viii long be remembered, was
at one time afflicted with nervous malady
which at times drove her nearly To dlstrac-
ton. "Those terrible headaches are a
thing Of the past" she said the other day
to a Gate City representative, land there
is quite story in connection with IL, TOO.
"My nervous system sustained great shock
some fifteen years ago, brought on, believe,
through too much worrying oVe2 family
matters and then allowing my love for my
books 10 get the better of my discretion
where my health was concerned. Why,
whenever my affairs at home did not go
along Just as / expected, would invariably
become Frustrated from the excitement and
/ would consider myself fortunate indeed IL
the effects Of the attack would not remain
for week | was obliged TO give up our
pleasant home not far from the Lake shore
drive, because l could not stand the noise
in that locality l could find no place in the
city which / deemed suitable 10 one whose
nervous system was always on the point OF
explosion. 10 add 10 my misfortunes my
complexion underwent change and looked
so yellow and sallow that l was ashamed
10 venture from the house at all.
Madam, said my doctor to me soon
after an unusually severe attack OF tho
malady, unless you leave the city and seek
some place of quiet, you will never recover
So ] concluded would visit my uncle, who
lives in Dallas county, Iowa, and whose
farm would surely be a good place for one
in my pitiable condition. l picked up the
Gate City one day and happened to come
across an interesting recital Of the recovery
of some woman in New York state who was
afflicted as | had been. This woman had
been cured by Or. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. thought that If Pink Pills
cured that woman they might do the samo
for me. began to take the pills according
10 directions and | began 10 feel better from
the start. After had taken several boxes
of them was ready 10 go back to Chicago.
My nervousness was gone and my complex.
ion was as fresh as that of any lO-year-old
girl in Iowa, and Pink Pills is what put the
color in my cheeks. No wonder am In
such high spirits and feel like prize
fighter And no wonder like to come 10
Keoku!1, for if it had not been for Pink Pills
bought from a Keolluk firm | would not
be alive now" laughingly concluded the
lady.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary TO give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by al druggists,
or may be had by mail from DIR. Williams
Medicine company, Schenectady, y. Y, for
90 cents per box, or six boxes for &.5O
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-08

"Our country if right, should be kept
right; if wrong should be put right, -
is political maxim winch paraphrased
applies TO other conditions of life,
thus: our health If right, should be
kept right if wrong should be put
right, especially in bodily ailments,
such as pains and aches, which st.
Jacobs Oil promptly cures. Many out
of work should heed To give it chance
to cure and it will give them n
chance to go to work cured. Another
adage is; The doeth best, who doeth
we'll" Well, of course, you want to
sbe well from all sorts of aches, and
the best thing to do is to use the great
remedy. lie who does SO is doing well
indeed.