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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
PROSECUTION CLOSED
Last Witness for the State Ex-
amined Yesterday.
ATTEMPT. TO MAKE A POINT
Out tOfDurrant's Alleged False State
ments Concerning His Associa-
tiOns With Blanche Lamont.

San Francisco, Sept. 24.-The case for
the prosecution in the trial Of Theodore
Durrant for the murder of Blanche La
mont closed this afternoon. The testi-
mony Of all the witnesses was brief.
The chief point which the prosecution
sought to establish today was that Dur
rant had said that the last time he had
seen Miss Lamont was when he parted
from her on the morning of April 8,
she going to school, he to the Cooper
Medical College In all of his statements
regarding the disappearance of Miss La
mont, the defendant stuck to that decla-
ration. The prosecution expects to score
strong point by demonstrating. to the
jury that the prisoner made false state
ments regarding his movements and asso-
Citations with the girl whom ne is charg-
ed with having murdered. The district
attorney VIII make use of the matter IN
ms address to the jury and will use It as
the base Of an argument the gist of whicl,
VIII be that Durrants false statements
were inspired by a sinister motive IF he
mad nothing to hide, 1t is argued he
would have told the truth about his lasf
meeting with the girl.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
ANOTHER VERSION
Senator Sanders of Montana
While in Chicago
SAYS NORTHERN PACIFIC DEAL
Will Surely be Killed NOtwithstand-
ing Eastern Courts Decisions
and Hills Schemes and
Efforts.
SAYS NORTHERN PACIFIC DEAL

Ex-senator w. F. Sanders of Montana
was in Chicago few days ago. He is q
director of the Northern Pacific rail.
road company, and took professional
patr in the effort at Seattle last month
to oust the present receivers. He was
asked his opinion of the decision Satur-
day by Judge Sanborn, of st. Paul, In
the matter of the consolidation OF the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
roads and replied
II regard the decision as wholly incon-
sequential. Minnesota may have passed
LAW in former time she can not now
repeal, but she cannot impose on North
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, or Washington.
disabilities to regulate their own cor
porations, in which states two-thirds OF
the Northern Pacific and more than half
the Great Northern roads are situated.
The litigation at st. Paul has been a sort
OF keyhole suit, wholly eliminating the
laws OF the states where most of these
roads are, and has not really been worth
the lawyers fees"
What is your opinion as to the cor
rectness Of Judge Sanbon's opinion in
point of law?"
which was what he had to consider
Judge Sanborn was right. LAWYERS do
not Tightly condemn judicial decisions.
and so able Judge would not be apt to
err as to that provision OF the United
States constitution which has more Judi
clad exposition than any other The
Dartmouth College case Is the refuge
of some judicial errors, and has been
more generally criticised, IL not con-
demned, than any other, and II is the
basis Of Judge Sanborn's view. have
Thought l would Hike to see the Trailq
county Northern Pacific case and other
cognate cases before saying what
Thought of this decision. or course the
in his decision is right. bur
of the editorial In Mr.. Hiis st. PAU
paper Is correct some Of the decision was
obiter dicta."
suIt?" ~
There will be no consolidation. either
In fact or disguised by the tuphemlsm OF
a traffic contract The Northwest WIFI
never be Californiaized Its laws are
adequate and tine spirit of It's people is
1t win annihilate charters
destroy unlawful securities, and pre-
serve its freedom by adequate and just
laws inexorably enforced. There Is no
nook or Granny west Of Duluth not lndfg-
nant at this proposition. hear II is the
same in ST. Paul as in Helena, Spokane.
Seattle and the entire Northwest II is
not personal matter to Mr.. HIN. View
ed as nnanciaf proposition Il is strange
" absurd, and the sober second Thought
1f the Northern Pacific stock and bonn
losders consigned II to the wastenaner
basket. The lawsuit Is sort OF coron-
RS inquest"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
cRoPs ANp wNATHER RpPoRr.
FrOsts Have Not Yet Done Damage.


The following weekly weather crop bull
letin was received by the Astorian yes
terday:
Western Oregon-W Weather-Th week
mas been cool, cloudy and showery The
rainfall has been generally less than one
quarter OF an inch, but has been distrib-
pied over -four days. On the 10Th a
neavy thunder storm, accompanied by
mall, occurred In Douglass county Since
Friday, fair weather has prevailed. Fri
day and Saturday nights were cool, with
'frosts Friday and Saturday morning.
The maximum temperature for the week
ranged from 5S to 20 degrees, and the
minimum from 90 to 81 degrees, tempera-
lures about those Of the week preceding.
The SUMS rays were quite warm, but the
total amount of sunshine was below the
normal amount. The total rainfall for
the month of September is IN excess OF
the normal amount. but the total does not
amount to that which fell In September,
1893.
Crops-The frosts were heavy enough
IN localities, to injure egitation-usually
frosts do not occur until October. There
was no material damage done by the
frosts, for most all products have ma
tured. The rain was not heavy enough
to materially interfere with hop-picklng,
ohough the threatening weather had
depressing effect upon the pfckers, ana
as result many yards have been aban- |
doned before the hops were thoroughly |
picked. The condition OF the hops is hard |
to determine. Some others claim that the |
rains have not injured them, others that |
they have done injury. 1t is safe to |
conclude that had the weather been more |
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right way, is this man well known among
his fellows. There are hundreds OF good,
true and noble christian men and women,
but few attain, even in old age, the un-
varying purity of action and motive
which so distinguishes Bishow Bowman.
No matter what the storms Of life, no
matter what the temptation his only
rules seem to have been not to go TO those
places where he could not invite his
Lord to accompany him, and not to do
those things which, though harmless In
themselves, yet might lead his neighbor
into sinful eycesses.
A great traveller and a man Of the
highest education and culture, thorough
ly familiar with every portion of the
Bible and with al phases of human life
yet simple and as unpretending ais a child
he captivates by mis- very simplicity and
na'turalness. His open shining counte-
nance and kindly words will long be re-
membered by those who were so fortu-
nate as to meet him on his recent visit
here, and no doubt many a weary one re-
ceived words of encouragement and cheer
which WIN make many a mile Of Mfe's
journey the shorter for having known
this grand old man of God.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25

favorable that more picking would have
been done and more hops would have
been baled.
Harvest Of all crops is about over. The
hop-picking will be finished this week;
prune-drying continues, and has been
very successful. Corn yet remains to be
gathered, but as the amount OF corn in
Oregon is small, the gathering OF 1t cuts
but a small figure in the progress Of har-
vest. The potato crop is now drying
and VIII soon be stored for winter ship
ment and use. During the season OF
growth, the rainfall, was so small that
It had an injurious effect upon the po-
tato crop.
The ground is sufficiently wen moisten-
ed to aElow of plowing. which has been
taken up by the farmers. Owing to this
being the period of fairs, ETC., plowlng Is
generally delayed untll after the fairs
are colsed.
The season throughout has been fairly
favorable to farming operations and TO
the development Of the farm products.
Harvest Is practically over, and as these
bulletins are for the period of painting
to harvest, they win be discontinued with
this issue for the current year.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
REcE1yERs RESIGN.
The officials Say They Cannot Abide the
Conflict.

Milwaukee, Sept. 2-Henry c. Payne,
nnomas +. oakes and H. C. Rouse, re-
ceivers Of the Northern Pacific railroad.
rendered their resignation to Judge Jen-
kins Tate this afternoon. Judge Jenkins
VIII take the matter under advisement
and wifi decide Friday, the 27th. The
receivers say:
your receivers manifestly cannot ad-
minister the trust with Justice to the
parties interested or themselves If sub
Ject to the orders and Instructions as to
general administration of two or more
independent tribunals. We cannot abide
nor can we ask our suretes to abide
the danger of differences in opinion of
the courts"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
REVENUE CUTTER RUSH.
Reports Boarding 500 sealers Since Aug
ust 1st.

washington, Sept. A.-Captain C. L.
Hooper, Of the revenue cutter Rush. has
reported to the secretary OF the treasury,
the seizure of the British schooner Bea-
trlce. The Rush overhauled large num-
Der Of vessels and on coming up with the
Beatrice Captain Hooper himself board
ed her and found 40 seal skins, the kill
ing of only 60 Of which was reported on
her log. Fifty-seven vessels were board
ed, and their skins counted since August
l by the Rush.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
IMPORTANT DECISION.
seamens Claims for Labor Under Re-
ceiyers Valid Liens.

Portland, Sept. 24-Judge Bellinger to-
day rendered decision in the case of the
steamers William M. Hoag and the
Three Sisters. H. j. Young, ct al, libel
ants, the tug Resolute, e. J.. Bonner ana
A. B. Hammond claimants. The Judge
overruled the exceptions to the Ilbeis.
The decision is Of Importance III that It
holds as valid labor, seamen's liens
AGAINST the vessel sought to be acquired
for services performed under receiv-
ership.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
RUSSIANS IN CHINA.
Large Banks To Be Opened In Peking
and Shanghai

London, Sept. A.-It is announced that
with the sanction of the Gear, a Russian
bank with very large capital Will be
opened for business soon at Peking, with
branch at Shanghai. Some of the
most prominent financiers and merchants
In Russia are interested in the scheme.
The enterprise is regarded as another
indication of Russias determination to
wrest commercial as well as political
supremacy in the far east from Eng
land Trading emissaries of Russia have
freely assisted the government of China
with money and have already penetrated
to the interior of China, where t.:ey are
supplanting the British.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
A SHINING Light.
Bishop Bowman One of the Salt of the
Earth.

Seldom does 1t fan to the lot Of any
city to entertain, and rarely, if ever.
has Astoria had the honor of showing
hospitality to so distinguished per-
sonage ais the guest who has Just left
her borders, the Rev. Dr. Bowman, SEN
ior bishop Of the Methodist Episcopal
church OF America.
Bishop Bowman is noted character
OF the day. Not for achievements In the
arena of politics. not for the ability TO
amass a large fortune and rule his fell
lows by the power Of wealth, not for
prowess on the battlefield. nor for any
of the other successes attained through
ambition and which more or less subject
ones fellows, is the man renowned. But
Tor nearly seventy years service as a
christian, and the undying, never falter-
irg determination to better the condition
OF mankind and lead sinners to the life
mis- conscience declared to be the only
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
FOURTH GLASS posToFFIcEs.
VIA Be Put Under Civil Service Regu-
lations.

Washington. Sept. A.-Both the post
Office department and the civil service
commission take great interest in the ef-
ort to put fourth class postmasters under
cVH service laws. While nothing is
likely to de done at present, 1t is prob
able that before the end of this admins
tration the looked-for action will be
taken. There are over 5000 fourth class
postoffices in the country. and the num-
Der Is constantly Increasing.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
CHINA AGAIN PAYS.

London. Sept. PA special dispatch
from Shanghai says that 100000 taels
In silver have been deposited at Shang-
hal by the Chinese government with
which to pay the supplementary lndem-
nifty required by Japan as a consideration
for the evacuation Of the Lao Tung
peninsula.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
SHOOTING AFFRAY.
A Rancher Attempts to Kill His Brother
in-law.

Pendleton, Or, Sept 2i-Indefinlte re-
ports have been received here this even
ing regarding a shooting which oc-
Cured 10 niles from Pendleton up on
Mckay Creek. Robert McBroom rode
up to his house early in the evening. He
heard the mother scream, and being en-
ragged and thinking his brother-in-law
was aubslng her me seized a Winchester,
went out, found his brother-in-law, and
tried to murder him. Physicians and
deputy sheriffs have gone to the ranch
from here. One report says he shot his
brother-in-law and mother, but the facts
cannot be learned till the officers return.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
MARKET REPORTS.

San Francisco, Sept A.-Hops. sal.
New York, Sept. 24.-Hops, quiet.
Liverpool, Sept. A.-Hops-at London.
q los.
WheaIt-Quiet and moderate. No. red
winter As 1Od; No. 2 red spring, As I'D;
No. hard Manitoba. Is lid; No. l Call
fornla, As I'D.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
G. M, IRWIN WEEDS.

Union, Or, Sept A.-rhe clerk Of I'm
Ion county this afternoon issued a IL
cense granting permission to G. NJ. Irwin,
State superintendent of public instruc-
tion, to wed Miss MILAN M. COLLISION, OF
La Grande. The wedding will take pace
at La Grande tonight.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25

RAILROAD RUMBLINGs.
Contract Said to Be Let to II. s. Huson
and Corey Brothers.


1t was rumored on the streets yesterday
that Mr.. Hammond, who leaves Portland
today for brief visit to San Francisco,
had let the principal contract for the
construction OF the first ten miles OF
the Goble road to II. s. Huson, Of Ta-
coma. formerly assistant chief engineer
OF the Northern Pacific railroad, and
who was in Astoria with George w.
Dickinson, assistant general superintend-
ent of the Northern Pacific Railway
few days ago. 1t was also stated
that the Corey Bros. have been award
cd part Of the contract on the earth and
rock work. Mr.. Curtis, chief engineer,
who has been in Portland with Mr..
Hammond and also has been looking
after matters at Goble, It Is said, viii
be in Astoria again in a day or two,
with Mr.. Huson, and that by next week
work on larger scale will have com
menced.
When reporter called at the general
Office yesterday Mr.. Goss.in was found in
charge and that gentleman stated thar
the rumors were Substantially correct and
chat everything appeared to be In readi-
ness for the commencement Of work next
week.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
CHOLERA REPORTS.

Vancouver. 3. c., Sept. N.-on the
10th instant 6se fresh cases OF Cholera ana
~ deaths were reported N JaDan' lin
u September 6th. 3s,92s cases and * 7sS
deafhs had occurred since the outbreak
Of the p,ague s-A
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following list OF letters was ad-
vertised in the Astoria po9toffice Septem-
Der %. 1895.
Brunell, Miss HildalWHson. Miss &c. (2l
Christians, John f. Wfdriclx, Mrs. N. p.
Delaney, Joseph Richardson. Jas. A.
Fredenberg. Mary Rayleld, l.. F.
He.lstrom, A. c. (2)lNitcs, Ben. Franklin
Hayes, c. Mcdonald. Mrs c.
Inisble, c. J. Lutschinger, J.W. (2y
Keel, James II. Leach, Horace (2)
Foreign.
Johan
When calling for any Of the above let
tsrs, please say advertised"
HERMAN WISE. P. NJ
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
ANOTHER FLuKE.

Oyster Bay. L. l., Sept. 2L-Tne second
race IN the series 81 the best three out
OF FIVE between the Spruce " and Ethe7
Wynn for the perpetual challenge cup
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
ASTORIA OREGON WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 25 1896

offered by Seawanhanka Corinthian
Yacht Club ended as did Saturdays, in
a fiuke, because there was not wind
enough to finish within five hours.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
WAR ON JAPAN.
Has Been Commenced by the sa,vat,op
Army.

Vancouver, b. C.. Sept. :, The steam
ship Empress OF India arrived from ths
Orient this afternoon. The Salvation
Army has commenced a war on Japan.
Lieut.. Eshejune. Japanese, has charre
OF the forces In Japan.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
MORAN BROS, BID.
The Navy Department win Investigate
Their Ability

Washington, Sept 2I.-Secretary Her
bert has ordered Chief Engineer Wilson
to proceed from the Mare Island navy
yard to Seattle, Wash, to examine the
plant of Moran Bros, who submitted a
bid for the construction Of one Of the
three new torpedo boats. with view of
ascertaining their ability to do the work.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-25
THOMAS MoKKo,
SEASIDE SAWNILL.

A complete stock of lumber on hand
In the -eugh or dressed. Flooring, rus
tic, ceiling, and all kinds Of finish;
mouldings and shingles; also bracket
work done to order. Terms reasonable
and prices at bedrock. All orders
promptly attended to. ONCE and yard
at mill. H. r L. LOGAN. Prop'r.
eeaside. Oregon
The Washington times., 1895-05-23
SERVED THE TRIUMVIRATE
School Girl Cooks Gave a Lunch To
the Commissioners.
A Practical and Pretty Affair Ar
ranged by Supt. Powell-W hat
Eighty Lessons VIII DO.

The venerable and moss covered joke
about the terrible effects OF the American
girls amateur cooking was permanently y
buried yesterday afternoon at the Force
School building, where thirteen pretty
girls of Miss Fairley's eighth grade served
lunch to a parsy consisting of Commits
sioners Ross, Powell and Truestiell, Su-
perintendent Powell and Supervising
Principal Clarke, OF the District schools;
Miss Emma s. Jacobs, in charge of the
culinary work in the schools; Miss Farley,
of the Force School, and Emory Foster,
of the Washington Times.
The entire lunch, and it was one OF the
daintiost ever served i'll Washington, was
cooked and served by public school girls,
who had two years OF training in cook
ing, representing a total of eighty lessons.
1t was a representative lunch. The leg
of mutton represented the most difficult
accomplishment in the cooking OF meats.
The tomato salad with Lyonnaise dress
ing was a delicacy of perfection in that
line. The cream of asparagus required
the most careful preparation that could
be given TO any soup, and the mouse, frozen
dessert, was as far ahead of ice cream as
that popular dish is in the lead of the
Irish potato.
The arrangement Of the table and the
serving OF the lunch represent the last
work of the little artist in cooking before
she is sent out into the world 10 be the
mistress of her own kitchen.
One pretty little miss Of twelve years
was the chief waitress and played her part
with that exactness OF movement aud i'm
The Washington times., 1895-05-23
ite way in France or eating it is with

ite way in France or eating it fs with
Drowned butter ts
The dealers cut it into pieces and sell
you as small a quantity as you wish. The
center pieces are the thickest and the best.
have heard it called at Washington mar
ket by its French namd, ''raie''
Wash two pounds of skate-fish, carefully
scraping off with a knife the slime with
which the skin is always covered, especially
when 1t is very fresh. Put il to cook In
enough cold waterto cover It and with a.
handful OF salt Boil il for fifteen minutes.
aud take 1T out on platter Now scrape
Off with fork the skin which covers it on
both sides. On one side the skin is gray,
and it is white on the other. Place the fish
on the dish on which is going TO be
served aud keep it warm. Meanwhile, put
In the frying pan the size of two large eggs
of butter, with a piuch of salt and pepper
Brown it on a good fire, moving it about
In the pan until it is almost on the point
OF burning. Do not let il burn, however.
as 1T would become bitter, unpleasant in
appearance. and in that condition would
spoil the fish. When Drowned enough, add
to 1t two tablespoonfuls OF vinegar. let
1t come TO a boil pour on the fish sprinkle
over some chopped parsley aud serve.
have had American friends at my table
who have found raie a delicious dish
hope that il any of my readers try it, it
will become with them a favorite article
of food.
Lentils with Butter-I do not think that
lentils are appreciated here much more than
the skate fish. Prepared, however, in
the same manner as the white beans they
make an agreeable change, especially in
the winter, when fresh vegetables are
scarce and dried ones have to be resorted to.
Tie largest ones are the best.
Salad of Escarolie or Endine- II have
heard this plant, called in the markets so
often by its French name "escarolle," ;" that
| have concluded that it must be known
under this appellatlou, as well as by its
English name, "endine." 1t looks some
what like chicory, although the leaves are
large i'll comparison.
Like other salads. nothing but the white
part OF the leaves should be used it being
the most tender. 1t is generally clean,
and needs little washing, If any Use the
whole leaf as. unlike lettuce or ro :
maine, il has little or no rib Cut ii in
two or three pieces, separating it III the
middle. When in the salad bowl, sprinkle
with cherviI, taragon and chives Dress
with salt, pepper, oil and vinegar.
The Washington times., 1895-05-23

from the livers. without bursting. for the
liquor contained inside is so bitter that
ii SPOTS anything with when Il comes in
contact. II the liver is spotted at the
place from which the gall has been re-
moved, cut out the spotted part. Cut open
the gizzardS, remove the bag OF sand con-
tained inside and wash them Sirge the
neck and wings and plunge the lead in
boiling water, so that tie feathers viii
come off easily. Cut off the backs and
wash carefully inside the mouth. Iu fact,
the gihlets. carcasses or homes OF either
beef, lamb and mutton or veal, alone or
together. will make a very good houillon
A Delicious Summer Soup.-B0uillun is
made in exactly the same way as iudi-
Gated for rot-au-feu. with tho exception
of the quantity of water used. which
should be onc-tbird loss in proportion 10
the weight of the material used to make
il. All these debris gre not as strong as
good fresh beef, and consequently VIII
bear less water.
Avoid using fat; il Goes rot add to the
quality OF the touillon, il only makes it
greasy. Cut the bones used into pieces