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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-11
srArE NEWS.
Interesting Items Culei fiOm Orsgon's
Leading Newspapers.

Interesting Items Culed fIOm Orsgon's
Leading Newspapers.
The Albany Democrat Is cruel enough
to say this; 'sThere are people who think
Astoria will be a rival Of Portland in
time. One of the first things 1t should
do In order to get the good will of the
people Is to elect honest officials to Office.
In years past the city and county has
mad In office some of the biggest rascals
on the coast"
This Is most unklnd The Astorian has
always looked ON the Democrat a.
most reliable paper. And now 1t comes
out and accuses Clatsop county office
holders of being rascais. Perfectly alb
surd. And So untrue too
The people of Rostburg, says the Plain
dealer, should own the means of water
supply. Let them then move in That di-
rectlon at once. The sooner the better.
The city probably has not the power to
BOND itsef to raise the money under the
present charter, but the people can form
new corporation with such conditions
In 1t that when the city can do so, by an
amended charter srom the legislature. IL
VIII be allowed to take the plant and re-
fund to the stockholders the amount OF
their stock, and the city take the plant
under the control of the city authorities.
W. w. Wellman told La Grande
Chronicle reporter the other day chat
nearly "a. month ago party of men at
Granite, In broad daylight and without
masks, attacked a couple Of Chinese and
robbed them Of about 800 in dust And
The officers would not even issue war
=
Ing in the outrage One of the Chinese
was stretched up and the other severely
beaten to terrorize them, and the one
Who wentuhrough the hanging process has
not yet recovered the use OF his vocal
organs
Some time ago dispatch reached Sal
EN- from Roseburg that the Olalla post
ofiice, situated about ten miles west Of
that city, had been robbed. One hundred
dollars reward was offered for the cap
ture Of the robbers, and William r. Wells
the postmaster, arrested two parties by
the Name of Dean and Miner who turned
out to be the men guilty Of the crime.
The government now refuses to allow the
request for reward. claiming that the law
does not apply to a postmaster who cap
lures t.le rcEbers Of his own office
A blast of 5000 pounds OF powder was
discharged by an electric battery Satur-
day morning on the line OF the o. r.
and N. railway above Sauferts. The Dali
s Mouptaineer says: "T'he basalt cliff
toppled into the river and pieces Of bridge
rock ard clouds of drift filled the air in
every direction. The smoke was seen
from town and the lcrw rumble helrd sew
eral miles AWAY"
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FOREST FIRES RAGING.
Much Damage Done Through Careless
ness

A Prominent business house yesterday
received letter from Mrs. Annie Hun
ter at Westport graphically describing
the dangerous fires now destroying prop
erty In that locality The letter states
that the whole country is in fllmes and
that much fine green timber has been
killed and will have to be logged at once
In order to save it. Logging roads have
been completely destroyed and the resi-
dents have been engaged several days in
fighting fire. The entire neghborhood Is
in bad shape and 1t is feared that unless
more help reaches them soon serious re-
suits may take place.
1t Is thought that the fire was started
at camp OF blackberry pickers near
Bugbys hole who went away and left
their camp fire to take care of itself.
There are laws prohibiting such careless
ness and at this season of the year when
everything is as dry as a bone too much
caution cannot be exercises by campers
and hunters. Those who are not willing
to be careful should be compelled to be
so.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-11

TO "LEXOW" PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, August 1O.-The senate
committee appointed to inquire, or to
''Lexow" the municipal affairs of this
city, met this afternoon, and formally
voted to accept the citizens municipal
associations offer of $4,000 with which
to defray the expenses Of the investiga-
tion. They also selected Silas W. Petit
as their attorney to conduct the investi-
CATION
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DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.
Spring Water Poisoned and Many Made
Sick.

Albany, Or, August 1O.-News of a das-
tardly outrage in harvest field was re-
ceived this evening. The threshing crew
Of P. r. Williamson on the Emmett farm,
two miles from this city, in Deaton coun-
ty. were all made deathly sick today by
drinking water from a spring into which
some miscreant had placed poison. Two
Of the men are dangerously Ill and It is
thought one will DIE. A horseshoe was
found in a bundle OF wheat and a buggy
ard harness were stolen from the barn
Of J. II. Noon, in the same neighborhood.
OF Independence.
The motive for poisoning the spring- is
unknown.
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BASE BALL SCORES.

Tacoma, August !O,-Tacoma, %; Sat
tie, 3.
Plttsburg, August 1O-Pittsburg, A; Lou
isville, 1.
Cincinnati, August 1O.-Clncinnat, 5; st.
Louis, 2.
Brooklyn, August 1O.-Philadelphia, 6;
Brooklyn 2.
Baltimore, August 1O,-BaltimWe, s;
New York, s.
Boston, August 1O,-Boston, IS; Wash
ington, 6.
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The trial OF John Mcdowell for killing
his son-in.4aw, John McCalbe, February
%, 1896, at the Summit, Ore, was COM
pieted at Toledo the other day. The Jury
returned a verdict OF guilty Of man
slaughter. and Judge Fullerton sentenced
Mcdowell 20 two years In the peniten-
tiary. Mcdowell is sixty-nine years Of
age, and the reports Of the murder when
1t happsned were decidedly against him.
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YAKIMA FAIR.
Indian Races, war Dances ana Barbecue.

~Nee~N91
The committee in chWsa OF .he Yaki-
ma, Wash, Fair, to be held October Z
to u Inclusive, have arranged very
attractive premium list AMI program, in
Guiding Indian races. war dances and
barbecue, which will be participated in
by over 1000 Indians Of tne Norehwect,
headed by their most .oiSd chiefs, and
accompanied by their best trained horses.
Each day special horse and bicycle races
will be held, together with a grand base
ball tournament, including professional
game between the league clubs Of Min
peapolis,. Mimi, and Detroit. Mich, to
all of which liberal purses win be given.
The miniature Washington Farm OF the
Worlds Fair will be reproduced in de-
tail. One of the best bands In the state
has been engaged to furnish music dur
ing the entire week.
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srILL WANrg ANNExArIoN.

Honoluhu. August !, via steamer War
rimoo. to Victoria. August 10.-Major J.
II. WOdehOuse, formerly British minis
ter at this place. leaves for England to-
day accompanied By mis- family. Pre-
vious to his departure he requested per-
mission TO see ex-Quesn Liliuokalanl.
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POPULARITY.
For Fifty-hve Years They Have Been on
the Market.

And there are $4,000 Fischer pianos in
use. In order to fully appreciate this
marvellous fact 1t Is only necessary to
know that an ordinary plano manufac-
turer may point proudly to a record of
10000 pianos sold. 1t Is a wonderful and
unparalleled endorsement this record OF
$4,000. One of these superb instruments
In quarter-sawed oak has recently been
purchased by Messrs. Fisher Bros. and
Will be used in their new opera house.
A fine assortment of Fischer pianos. as
well as the world-renowned Chickering.
the peerless Hardman, and the popular
Bush & Gerts, can now be seen at the
Wiley B. Allen Co. branch, no CONNER
cial. street. Low prices. Easy terms.
Old instrumtnts taken in exchange.
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OFF FOR ALASKA.
Vice-Presldent Stevenson and Party at
Tacoma.

Tacoma, August 10.-Vice-Presldant Ste
venson and party arrived here tonight and
will sail for Alaska on the steamer Queen
in the morning. Three congressman ar
lived here today to go on the Queen.
They are Representatives Robert w. Tay-
lor, of Ohio; Geo. w. Smith, of the 22d
Illinois district, and Eugene f. Loud, of
San Francisco
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SuperfIuous Hair!

"a, Rucker House. 59s Commercial
street.
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The Baker City National bank Is now
ready to pay its second dividend to de-
positors Twenty per cent. or about $14,-
900. will be paid out. Receiver Beard
hopes to be abe to pay 100 cents on the
tollar to depostors by the time the af-
fairs Of the bank are closed.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-11

Mr.. Hammond is about to let contracts
for the building OF the Astoria-Goble
road. And on the heels Of this announce
ment comes word that the big BuriiuEton
Is preparing to push its coast extension.
oregon's news is all good news nowadays.
the Statesman.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-22
A HARBoR COMMISSION JOKE.
John Petersen Drives His Mules Into the
Police Station.

John Petersen Drives His Mules Into thu
Police Station.
Teamster John A. Petersen, the owner
OF two mules and two carts driven tandem,
yesterday innocently drove his team di-
rectly into the arms of Captain Dunlevy
of the harbor police.
Petersen is employed by Contractor Nc
Mullen and hauls the sand dug from the
place where the foundations of the new
ferry building will one day rest. His usual
route is along East street out to Lombard,
where he dumps the load in q vacant lot.
The industrious shovelers are in the habit
OF filling the tandem carts so fullof the
muck and mud from the bay that his track
is marked with dirty trails of the lost loads,
much to the annoyance of the Harbor
Commission sweepers.
Yesterday afternoon Chief Wharhnger
Boobar explained privately to the twocart
man that new route up Sacramento street
to Drumm, thence north, would be an cas-
Ter road for the mules, etc. This burst of
confidence had the desired effect upon the
teamster, and he scattered the rich allu-
vlum OF the sewer mouths nicely along till
he came abreast of the Harbor police sta
ton, where the captain captured the whole
outfit. The mules were skillfully steered
up to the door, and stood looking patiently
into the station during the three-quarters
OF an hour that their driver was frantically
working the hot telephone wire for bail.
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AN ANGRY COMEDIAN.

Leonard Grover Thinks Some One Has
Been Swearing Falsely.
About year and half ago an attach
ment was filed upon some effects belong
ing to Mr.. Rial and Leonard Grover for
some debts of Mr.. Rails, amounting to
about $35. The effects were at the Califor-
MIA Theater. Grover was then touring the
West and was bound for Los Angeles. He
paid half the amount under protest, in
order not to be detained, secured full re-
lease, SO far as he was concerned, and went
away.
A few days ago notice was served upon
him in case entitled Sachim VS.. Rial,
brought in the Justices Court, requiring
him (Grover) to appear and explain what
interests, if any, he has in this matter of
Rails. The genial comedian, feeling very
little like genial comedians are supposed
to feel early and late, called at the Justices
Courtat the time fixed and found himself
alone. Nobody party to an interest in
the suit approached and the case was dis
missed. Subsequently another and similar
notice was served upon him to appear be-
fore the court at a hearing set for yester-
day morning at 10 o'clock.
AT II o'clock Grover entered Justice
Cooks courtroom and explained to a law
yer whom he found there-everybo else
had gone-that he had forgotten the hour
of hearing as accounting for his being late.
The lawyer told him that the matter had
been called and continued until 2 o'clock.
THAT being the case" said Grover, now
becoming aroused, 81 will go and get a
lawyer and be on hand"
And so he was, S. NJ. Shortridge, being
present, explaining Growers relation to the
matter, and the case, SO far as he was con-
cerned, was dismissed.
Last night. much to his surprise, Dep
uty Sheriff called upon him at his (Stock-
wells) theater with warrant for his ar
rest, issued by another Justice-Justice
Groezinger-for contempt of court for
having failed to comply with the court s
orders.
Grover explained the circumstances to
the deputy, who went away satisfied that a
mistake had been made. But Grover
does not think it is a mistake, but says
that, inasmuch as he appeared before and
was dismissed by Justice Cook, some one
must have been swearing falsely and ma
liciously before Justice Groezinger, and he
is thoroughly angry and declares fixed
intention to find out who it is and see that
the guilty one is punished.
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labor element wanted to know Just what
was meant. He made motion that the
word producers be stricken out and in
its place be substituted, Representatives
OF organized labor
Oscar Lewis said that he was surprised
that such q discussion could arise. He
understood that the object of the conven-
ton was to unite the producers of the
State. There should be no quibbling. The
labor organizations had been invited to
send representatives to, the convention,
and they were welcome. He hoped they
would continue to remain. 1t was not a
question of union or non union men.
They were all producers. [Applause.l
Delegate Dundon spoke in the same
vein. He believed in following the inter
ests OF the working people. If they are
not prosperous the community could not
hope to be.
After some further discussion the
amendment proposed oy Mr.. Furuseth
was lost and the original section was car
ried.
There was another long discussion over
section 3, which read as follows:
Section 3. 1t shall be composed of firms, cor
poratlons or individuals engaged in producing
or manufacturing IN the State of California.
This clause brought Mr.. Furuseth to his
feet again. He said he did not want to be
technical, but in his opinion the clause
could mean anything. 1t would crush out
organized labor.
Mr.. Furuseth's remarks were ruled.out
of order by the chairman, who took occa-
sion to remark that they were inconsistent
with order and common sense.
Delegate Mckee undertook to smooth
matters. He said that the convention had
acted in good faith in inviting labor to be
present, and he hoped that it would be
benefited. There was no reason for beine
too technical. Employers and employees
were in the same ditch and they should
help each other out. The manufacturers
should extend the hand of good fellowship
to labor.
The section as originally prepared was
adopted.
Another section which provoked discus.
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goods as we are now manufacturing in this
State and on this coast.
In support of his resolution Mr.. Furu-
seth said:
From the expressions which hear, the ten
dency seems to be that organized labor, as
such shall not be recognized by this organiza-
ton Then as a representative of labor on this
floor, permit me to say that look upon-and
must then look upon-this new forming organ
iZation, which will not work In harmony wi tn
the future but in harmony with the past as an
tagonistic. Labor in this State and in this CITY
is more than willing, more than eager more
than urgent, gentlemen, to bury all differences
and to go onward from to-day, with all earn.
estness and sincerity, but in order that we
may do So with full heart, it is necessary
that we should understand each other from the
beginning; that there should be no lurking
suspicion behind.
No matter what action the convention NAV
take the organization OF labor is the cause OF
the future, and in England and Germany and
the United States it has been proved and will
be proved in the future that the organization
OF labor is the salvation OF the future. There
fore let California join itself in the future. II
labor organizations are wrong sometimes other
organizations sometimes, wrong.
What have said now, gentlemen, is all want
to say on the question, ana don't think any
body can say this is technical. Whether it be
in order or not-as it seems to me here is
the parting OF the ways
A delegate arose and called point of
order on Mr.. Furuseth, and the chairman
sustained II. Mr.. fufuSeth SAID he did not
care whether he was out of order or in
order if the convention kept on the way it
was going there would be divergence of
paths for the manufacturer and the laborer.
Oscar Lewis of the Architectural Iron
Works responded to Mr.. Furuseth by saw
ing:
Iwant to know the purport OF this resolution.
It is all right to pass resolution in favor OF
labor and for labor TO be here. represented, but
so far as coming up to the bull ring and putting
hand or foot, 1 will not do it. I hold that these
gentlemen have perfect right to organize SO
has the manufactures, but they must not come
to me and tell me that we must throw down
the thing and entirely agree to abide by their
decision and their creeds. If the working man
were the ones that we had to contend with. il
would be all right, we would get along all right
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MILITIAMEN PAID FOR DUTY.
Many Protested Against Deducting
Their Back Dues.

Ihe1r Back Dues.
Payment of money for their campaign
duty during the railroad strike was made
last night to members of the First In
fantry Regiment, N. G. c., at the armory,
Tenth and Market streets.
Colonel f. S. Chadbourne, paymaster-
general, presided, Lieutenant Colonel H.
p Bush of the First Regiment acted as as
sistant paymaster-general and Colonel
Burgin sat with them. They paid the
men according to companies, using the
officers quarters for an office and admit
ting one company at a time. AS each
man was called he received check on the
State bank but whenever the guardsman
was in arrears to his company he had to
sign a receipt for the full amount paid
him by the State, but was given only bal
ance left after deducting his Indebtedness
Private S. B. Nolan, who had been court
martialed and fined $25, found a bill of
S28, which included the fine and dues,
against his pay of $46. AT this he grew
indignant and lost his temper.
eff you do call yourselves the great
ornamental military organization of Cali
fornia,' he said angrily, 'you can't keep
my money back.
He threatened to fight for his money, at
which Colonel Bush jumped up with an
order full of temper.
Guard. put that man out" he COM
manded, and Private Nolan was hustled
through a side door.
Private Milen of Company III refused to
accept payment, minus a bill for armory
dues, etc. against him. There were MANY
protests, but the other men accepted the
Inevitable with good grace, and many of
them paid their taiIors' bills to two tailors
who had supplied them with clothes on
the strength of money due from the State.
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known as the Multicaulis speculation. We
had speculative element represented in the
business in California in the years 1855, 1869
and 1870. This matter eliminated in the de-
struction of the prospect for the development
OF this particular branch of industry. People
were induced to make investments, and things
necessary for beginning in the business were
put up TO the highest price possible. The re-
suit was that the people engaged in it could
not get rich as fast as they expected ana pc
came discouraged. They were told by the
agents OF the foreign producer that it was i'm
possible for America to compete, and they gave
1t up. They said: cit belongs to Europe, and
II cannot be done in this country. We have
too much wages 10 pay in proportion to what
Europe pays" But this is not so. 1t is an es-
sential class of work in agriculture, and, while
it is easy work, it requires proper climatic con-
ditions
We have within the limits of the United
States territory capable OF producing ten times
as much silk as Europe and Asia combined
In this country, for the next 500 years every
inhabitant of the United States who would be
able to get small farm of twenty-five acres
will be able to devote two three acres to the
cultivation of mulberry trees, which would
realize him $3.50, and with the help of his wife
and children he would make $3.50 to $4OO out
of it.
1 predict that it would not be fifteen years
from the time proper beginning is made that
this country Will produce enough raw SILK 10
supply our spindles and looms. But the
organization of the Manufacturers Association
now here in convention gives me hopes that
our efforts for the last thirty years will result
IN the successful ESTABLISHMENT OF lnlS great
and novel enterprise.
George Cumming, who represented the
blacksmiths, said i'll part:
l can only say in a general way that suffer
in common with industries of this city and
State, for am dependent on their patronage
their prosperity is identical with mine In
fact the interdependence of all industries In
a general way makes it hardly possible in the
long run for one branch of them to be pros
porous when others are depressed.
| The civilized producer as rule consumes
but very small part of his own peculiar pro-
duct. AS exchange is an absolute necessity to
the civilized man any impediment to that ex-
change, no matter from what source, to that
extent hampers production and causes poverty,
for it must be plain that if exchange was
totally stopped itwould end in death to society
or return to savagery.
My friends, home industry is making our
own money. The absurdity of imagining that
we cannot effect our exchange without having
| thousands OF men digging holes in the earth to
extract shining metal and then put it into a
hole in Washington and pay usurers vast sums
to keep the hole full is something bordering on
idiocy.
The convention then adjourned until 10
A. NJ. to-day.
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defends the Y, Nj. c. A.

In the CALLS report of the Congregational
Club meeting held last Monday the Rev. C. A.
Rosinger is quoted as saying that he could give
some personal recollections of how the Chinese
were driven out of Seattle by mob headed by
the secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A.
John A. Whalley of 1913 Turk street, whose
home is in Seattle, yesterday said: "The Rev.
Mr.. Rosinger does the secretary of the Seattle
of that kind. 1 am personally acquainted with
George Carter. who was secretary OF the Y. NJ.
C. A. at the time of the riots, and know posi-
lively that he was not connected in any way
with the mnh.n
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enough to comfortably fill the Sunday
school rooms, nor was interest in the con-
test less enthusiastic because some mem
bers OF the band were not present.
Fred Palmquist, Sadie Marden, Grace
Field, Arthur Peterson, Flossie Collins and
George Buckley gave Rotations on pro-
hibltion in competing for the medal.
Judgment on their respective merits lay
with Professor Silas White, II. L.. Geer
and G. Dyer Hurdon, who agreed that
Flossie Collins was entitled to go per cent
In the standard of excellence, and that
being the highest they gave her the medal.