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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01
Store Closes
Week days, except Saturday, at 7 p. M.
Saturdays at 10 d. m.
GOOD NEWS! GOOD NEWS!
For Our Custonersu

Having secured a large
sample line of fine mems suits
for cash, ranging from $l5
to 500, we beg to INFORM our
many patrons that we will
include this lot of extracrdi-
nary fine Suits at our sre.
cial price of
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

Another consignment az rare roses has
Just boon received Cor Greenwood Gene.
terry from Philadelphia, and win be Inn.
mediatoly transplantcd IN the beds spe-
clally prepared for them tm6er MIR
Clevcland's direction.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

The engineer who took the teol handle
from Fisher Brothers sample beard Il
known and unless Same Is returned az
once will set himself into trouble
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

Vhc urcgon Trading 10, AM Commercial
strecui is tho place to buy Your dry
goods, clothing, boots and shoes, mems
ami ladies' furnishing goods, should YOU
want an auctioncer, \. Friedman makes
his office az the orsson Trading Co.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

Furnished rooms. facing the river. by
the week or month. No children, $40 nth
street y. f.. Ferchen.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

20 great Importance 20 the city, "a the
establishment OF a large public park fSr
the honeilt OF all.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

man IN question IL momher oT a iarae
chinese hrm ON Ninth street, between
Commercial and Rond, lils trial chsnca
on In tho police court today, at witch
Mr., Smith Will appear against HIM.
aTr sidney Dell, OF Portland, who haa
attained somCthing of n reputation aa a
writer on nce silver IN a letter received
yesterday hy wcll known real estate
man. saya that Mr. Hammond doee not
have 20 finish tho uoNe railroad unth
December, as and that In his opinion
(Alr nolrsl The property ewnerA In Seow
BAY are losing time and money by dc.
having the question ~ locating the depot
at that point lie further SAYS that
Astoria viii hc ruined " the railroad IL
not huult ia lNG and that he believes
that Mr. hammond VII shortly g0 tol
New York and mako all arrangements tor
delaying the cons struction of the road ans
other year. II the depot matter In not set
tied al once, llc winds un his letter by
urging Astcriens not TO be fools
The residence OF Mr., and Mrs, Mcphar-
lane on the corner Og Second aud nonl
streets. was the scene ot ono Of the most
enjoyable progressive vuchrc parties oi
the season Thursday evening. The even,
ing was pleasantly spent, the nrises hclng
awarded as follows; First gcntlcman's
prize, Mr. Mcpharlanc; hrst ladies' priEo,
Mrs CtulngcW SECOND gentlomcn'S prine,
MIR, Cotton; second ladies prlae Mrs Ed-
gar; third gcnuemcn's prise Mr.. obler
third ladies prize Mrs, NorInllc. hoohy
prize. Mrs ohlcr, At midnight sump-
tuous rcpast was scrved, witch closed the
evenings entertainment Tho following
were present; Mr, and Mrss Mcpharlanc.
Mr. and Mrs, Cotton. Mr. and Mrs, Nor
mile, Mr. ami Mrs, keerneN Mr. anS !
Mrs Edgar Mr., and Mrs. Goodman, Mr. 1
and Mrs, Campbell, Mr, aud Mrs, Scully, |
MIR and Mrs Ohler, Mr., and Mrs Bar.
tholomcw, Mrs and Miss F'celcy, Mr., ana
Mrs, A V, Allen
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

DR. A. NJ. Walker. chairman OF the
committee for securing Clatsop couhty's
proportion to the Oregon Nattlashlp ME.
mortal, says that he has not yet rccelvcd
dennitc IMPORTS nom the. solicitors, hui
that he understands they are making
good hcadwAV
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01
$500 for Cash !

These latest arrivals are OF
superior quality, hand
somc'y made, and must be
seen y be apprc' late !.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

= lob s,,s Drlntlns Of an kinds a, the A.tor'.n
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

In discussing Astor1a's future and the
Industries and improvements first to be
Undertaken by It's citizens, group real
estate men and Portland visitors. branch
ed of onto the subject of parks The
general opinion seemed to be that there
could be nothing agitated this season OF
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

Mr. T. L. Cherry. British vice-consul
Yesterday received letter from Peter n.
Watt, one Of the lads on the British
ship Chelmsford. who was injured during
the time that ship was in this port last
April. The young man writes: The
Chelmsford is loading iron rails for As
toria, and win san about March ist.
think I win sail on her. as I am now
about well again"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

Mrs. c, F. jackson. OF Victoria. b. c.
Is in the city visiting Mrs. Il. $, worsley.
She will remain some two weeks. About
nineteen years ago Mrs. Jackson ana
Mr. Al. McGnlis, OF the steamer Tele-
phone. werN schoolmates. and ;hc meeting
after so mary long years. which took
place on the hoat yesterday. was most
pleasant one.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

II was stated yesterday. on good au-
thority. that the Maygers. at Mayors
Landing, had made an amicabIe settle
ment with their creditors, and are now
doing business again. II will be remem-
bered that the causes OF their assignment
were the heavy floods OF last year, and
the disastrous forest fires In the fall
which swept away many thousands OF
cords Of wood and destroyed other val
liable property. The friends Of the firm
are pleased that they are again In busI-
ness
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

c, = Davis was over from cAlnool
yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

The discussion OF the old-time adaEe.
that when everybody wants to sell wheat
or mining stocks on the exchange II Is
then time Cor sane people TO buy. brought
out the remark yesterday In the hotel
corridor that now is the time to buy
property Ia Astoria. Nearly everybody
seems to be desirous OF selling. and II Is
the sunposition that the long-helded ones
would reap a harvest by buying
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-01

Mr.. Utzipger. OF the Ggmhrlnus, has
just received large consignment OF
patent pulp glass rests. imported direct
from Dresden. Each one Is ornamentcd
with the card OF the house, and on the
reverse side. contains legend in Ger
man. Truth gets old. but never dies. "
Thirst is International are some OF the
sentences.
The morning times., 1896-01-12

Spencer Nichols has completed n por-
trait study of DR.. Adams, and has another
portrait Oh the easeL
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PERSONAL POINTS.

Among DR.. Donaldson Smiths discover
les in the reg ion of Lake Rudolph is that OF
the existence OF fifteen new tribes OF
Africans. one of them dwarfs, none over
five feet in height.
llka Won Palmy the celebrated Hungar-
ian souhrctte, will paiy part written m
broken English, in Gilbert and Sulliyans
new opera, when 1T is brought out III
London.
Princess Marie of Orleans. wife Of Prince
Waidemar OF Denmark, has just startled he
relatives by having her photograph Ia Ken III
fireinan's uniform. helmet and all.
Police Captain Edward Coonan of Madr
son. y. j., is phenomenon. He is abou'
twenty-cight years old, and stands Ieee
z inches in his stockings. without an ounce
or supcriluous flesh on him. He ne,ei
carries postol and seldom club. ue-
pending on his own wonderful strength lor
every ca:ergen His great speciaN!
shaking. II is an everyday occurrence
for him to lift an ordinary sized drunken
man entirely off his feet with one hama anu
shake him sober.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Belt, OF Piqua; o'
have just celebrated their siNticth weddns
anniversary witifa family reunion.
Mrs. Catharine Snodgrass, of Marysvln..s,
o.. celebrated her hundrcdth snr2 "i''
a big rcccpticn;a few~days agA
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gambling establishments that then norr-
isheu were what professional would call
respectable The majority We're recog-
nizcd as ''hells'' unGisguised managed n nd
frequentcd by the most infamous of tho
gambling fraternity.
oid-'iiDcrs say that the men who plied
,heif trade III the places OF the lower order
We're strangers and weii-fecognized tourhs
Whocouidn not get into the better-class houses
the select establishments freauented Inv IN,
high grade players.
Inc Daser sort used ali the regulation d.
coys, nashily dressed fellows who hpnc
about the hotels and cozened the unwarT
INTO thc dens at given rate per cent Der
hcdu, ana the coming morn would find every
such Vlctiin Ileeced of every dollar he pos
sesseu. NOT a few went into nernciu,I
oblivion through the back lots, in the tow or
desperado, who hid bis deeds in the
Potomac. wv
The better class establishments are said IN
nave been clustered within easy distance
or each other in the vicinity of p PennsyIyanin
avenue and Thirteenth and Fonrteenib
streets, generally located in the second
story or house, of which the first floor
was used for business Of a totally differ.
cnt character
THE OLD CONGRESSIONAL"
Inc most conspicuous OF all of the tonv
estabilshments was the Congressional
faro Bank whose patrons were men or
hign rank upon whose silence the proprietor
coulu saleiy depend. 1t was exceedingly
uiiiicuit Tor stranger to gain admittance
TO this or any of the other firs,.I,ss
places To get within the secret precincts
onehad to be regularly and properly voucheG
Tor by some one known to the pronrietor
Dut once admitted to the charmed circle bo
had the freedom of the house.
Playing at the Congressional was de-
elareu 10 De 'fair," and as the class goes
,I ,ne nianaser or owner was gentleman
He would not commit q mean ar disbon.
orab.e act, would treat guest fairly
entertain him elegantly, win his money
by legitimate methods and send him awoy
with the impression that no more clever
fellow existed than his host of the EVENING
Visitors entered from the street, passed
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as to the care and entertainment and In
struction OF The white and colored members.
The same accommodation and treatment
nate evenings on which TO enjoy the privi-
leges and benefits of the home.
Resides the ncwsboys who frequent the
home in the evenings there are about forty
inmates, male and female, who make their
home thee. The age limit prescribed for
inmates Is from six to sixteen but n urgent
cases this is overlooked and provision made
for the care Of the applicant until in some
way permanent is provided for.
at present there are thirteen girls inmates
of the home; three OF whom are colorcd.
Most of these were transferred there by the
goard of Children's Guardians. and keep
snd care" is paid f.r by the board Many
sihers. both boys AIM gals, are able to pay
yJmething toward their own support. and
often their expenses are paid by some rela =
1--WE. The boys who are at work also paw
what they can. generally half of what
they earn. for their board and lodging.
IT'S BENEFITS DESCRIBED.
Miss Mordaunt Wilson, the superintendent
of the home in speaking of the mana cement
and The benefits. said that the changes
wrought among some of the boys who come
10 the home are really wonderful!
..All that is required or that we wish
for she said. is TO once get them In the
babit of coming here. They soon apprc.
c;ate the Kindness with which they are
The morning times., 1896-01-12

Lecocq, the composer of lie File de
Nine. Angot," is trying to get a divorce
for twenty years, on the ground of incom-
patibility of temper.
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that the United States was about to trade
| Oregon off to the British. A confirmation
or the report came. and in October Of that
year he said to his wife: y. ..u1a ss
=" Il am going to Washington 10 make q
plea for theiretention Of this Territory
COMES TO WASHINGTON
"She tried in vain to .dissuade him from
his purpose, but he vas determined, and
three days later she had helped him prepare
for the perilous Journey. Every stitch of
garment he Wore waG cs,mposed Of the fur
OF either the seal or bnf(a!o, and his beard
Flowed down over hia breast with the un-
fettered growth of years.
lie mad an immediate and frlghtful
obstacle in the Snake. River that was then
frozen solid to Il considerable distance from
either shore. but in the middle of the
stream the water ran with q swiftncss
winch the low temperat tlre could not stay.
he pressed his horse boldly onto the ice,
however, and rode to the waters edge.
Another push and horse and rider were in
'he rapid current struggling for their lives.
inc brave steed swan On, and fiualIy
reached the opposite ledge of ice.
"A guide awaited Whitman On the other
side of the river with two mounted pack
mules, and these composed the party
A rev days later they encountered an
awiui storm, the one that played such
havoc with lFremont's. nen. and gave
themselves up. After they had lain buried
IN the drifted snow a day, one of the pack
mules kept moving about until it found a
Track back to their last camp The men
followed 1t ard succeeded in reproyisioning
themselves and getting tiiawesf out,
Some weeks later st. Louis was reached
In Pike county, Mo-, Whitman met a ccm-
pany of men WIN were anxious TO move
with their families to further western
lands. He gave them plain and truthful
statement OF Oregon, and tod the Cbtect |
Of his visit to Washington.
BEFORE DANIEL WEBSTER.
He arrived in this city ard appeared |
before President Tyler and Daniel W ebster,
the latter of whom told him they were |
going TO adjust diplomatic matters and |
ransfer Oregon TO England. Whitman
protested that the United States would ibss
I'VE away 1or song large territory as |
'is as All lfe brltish Isles, and one which
lad untold possibilities for deycIcpment
II store.
why. it's no use keeping it, Webster
answered. You cant get wheels over ,b,.
Yes, You can,' answered Whitman.
MY wife and | went over in a wagon,
inu othcrs are doing the same
But his remarks had little effect On the |
statesman. and You know that when great
men make up their minds To do "a thing
-hey do not Ike 10 listen to common men.
president Tyler saw in him the hidden
'ohethfng that' file hi S, sta emeuts with
weight aud stamped them as not mere idle
of an adyInturer. rr - --,--'-
:" You look like an honest man. said
ne PRESIDENT and You may go back with
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Whitman started for Oregon. He was a
native of Richmond, Ontario county, n.
Y, where / had known him for several
years prior TO tie one mentioned. / was
born in the same county, and not little
OF our early lives were spent together.
There was something uncommon about
Whitman, that something that commands
respect wherever it is seen and impresses
one that the mortal possessing it is in a
mea sure beyond his fellows. He was tall of
stature, large, rugged and possessed of Il
face full of earnestness and fire.
Zone day he suddenly announced that he
was going to move beyond the Rocky Mount
aims. He was about to be married and he
said his wife was going with him.
He intended to do some missionary work
among the Indians.
WENT AS A MISSIONARY.
''His friends tried TO disuade him but it
was without avail. Another young bridal
couple by the name of Spaldins of Oberlin,
o., Were going to accompany the young pair.
1.-The four went and after a series of i'm
cidents, mishaps and dangers, such as all
exploring pioneers encounter, they reached
the trans-Rockies country.
The English, represented in the Hudson
Bay Company, frowned on the enterprise
from their first knowledge of the course
of the Americans. The Cayuse Indians
peopled the verdant valleys of the Snake,
Columbia, and Willamette Rivers and the
fur company had them under their control
where they desired to keep them in blissful
ignorance, 1t was little wonder, then,
they opposed the presence of missionaries.
and especially American missionarie
among them.
Whitman and his friend Spalding de
veloped the region where hardly white
man had put his foot before. They planted
and TILED the soil and the former built
mill.
'Thc Hudson Bay Company watched their
movements with displeasure and always
sought to intercept the few struggling
emigrants from the East tina. found
their way toward the great territory.
About the year 1S43 whitman heard
through some OF the traders and pioneers
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IL YOU BLUSH.
1t Is IA symptom of Nervousness That
Can He Overcome.
Boston Traveller.

1T FEW years ago was blushcr of tn,
worst type. Advice had in plenty.
IN 60 into society" recommended one,
Il with almost ghastly humor. "Cul-
tivate will power" said another,
with about as much sense. and SO on ii
went. each successively more stupid than
the last, until it became quite evident that
relief from outside was forthcoming.
Upon turning thematrcr over in my mind,
came to the conclusion that blushing was
not a disease, but a symptom-a symptom
of a defective nervous system. The sequel
showed that in my case, at least, this was
perfectly correct, and I believe it is equally
true of the vast ma jority of others.
Having got thus far, set about remov-
ing the cause. 1 carefully avoided tea,
coffee, stimulants late hours and other
agents which are well-known to have an
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the assurance that we will proceed no fur
ther toward disposing of the territory un-
til we know more
THAT was all Whitman wanted. It. was
not long before the government found
through its own agents aud others all it
wanted to know, and itwas realized how
nearly we came 10 losing forever one of
the richest possessions on the face of the
globe. No one but whitman would have
crossed the mountains aa that time to save
it, and probably no one not fraught with
his persuasive eloqucnce- could have saved
it.
HIS JOURNEY HOME.
'He started home again, stopping in Pike
county, Mo. Here band of 1000 emi-
grants had been organized and had been
persuaded by Whitman to go to Oregon.
He started the expedition on ahead OF him
and warned the partythat Capt. Grant stood
guard at Fort Hall in the Rockies TO intercept
for the Hudson Bay Company and the Eng
lish, the progress ofaemigranss.
"When he followed a short time later, he
found the expedition tied up at the fort and
about ready to turn back.
again he persuaded them 10 move On.
telling them there was but one bit of unfair
road. They did move on and encountered
an obstacle in their track where they had to
remove the wheels from the wagons and
slide the wagon beds down the steep de-
clvity.
1T wasin the spring time when the Villa
mette Valley was reached and the spring
wasan unusually prosperOusand seasonable
one. The emigrauts were loud in praise
of their benefactor and declared half
had not been told.
Three years later Whitman and his wife
were murdered by the Cayuse Indians, and
everybody thought the Hudson Bay Com
pany inspired the natives to do the dced.r
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MAI. JOHN NJ BURKE, of the Wild
West show, says that Rosa Bonbeur was
very much taken with the show when it was
i'll Paris. She spent, he adds, on an a verage
three or four days a week, living right
there with them, and made thorough
study of the Indian on the horse, The cow.
boy AMI Buffalo Bill. She lunched with Mr.
Cody, and painted his picture. She enter.
tained Il party of the Indians out 1t her place,
near the cataract, In the Bois de Bonlognc
They had great time, and made great
friends. To the question, what is Rosa
Ronheur like?' the major replied that she
was in many things''a reguiarnew woman"
She is independent brusque but kind, sa
gacious and industrious-just like any other
old lady who has been around the world
and is not bit squcamish. She dressed
at her work just like q vivandiere, with
boomers, frock over them, and a loose
blouse like an English workman's smock
overall.
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HOW OREGON Was SAVED
Marcus Whitman Rode to Wash
ingtOn, 1900 Miles.
PLEADED WITH WEBSTER
Territory Was About to Be Given Up
to Great Britain When Brave Set
tier Took Daring Ride on Horse
back-Story Told by nn Aged Resi-
dent OF Anacostia.

The octopus hand OF British aggression
that is the seething-cauldron condition of
the diplomatic world today, was one time
halted by the brave deed of an American
citizen.
That deed saved to the United States the
great State OF Oregon, which then included
washington State as well within its borders
The story of that man-Marcus Whitman
was ms name-and OF his actions, is told
py MI. Hiram Pitts, for thirty-onc years
an orriclal in the Treasury Department.
anu now living quietly at his home in
Anaeostia. Mr.. Pitts is in his ninety -fsurtt,
year.
when 4 Times reporter started to find
the Setcran official he visited a beautiful
spot on the outskirts OF the suburb beyond
ihe Eastern Branch. just after the his
.oric Old home of the late Hon. Frederick
douglass is passed. one comes to n prc,ty
Irafhe, piazza -encircled cottage in con-
spcuouS seclusion on the crest OF Il shrub
bery-garbed hill.
A winding path aud many wooden steps
lead up to the house whose windows
during the day catch every sunbeam
capable of being captured, and which ut
night look out on the myriads of lights
OF Washington below.
HALE OLD MAN.
Inside the cottage lives Mr. Pitts, with
his family. Wi,baI, the ooldest blasts of
nearly century's winters showing his
! ocks and boards and stirfening his
bones, the Ealc Old gentleman is yet n
mental giant ard the clouds that usually
begin TO gather on the horizon or mans
mind nearly generation earlier, have
hardly yet appeared on his vision. In
truth, Mr.. Pitts has the sparkle in his
eye and the flexibility in his voice which
shows at glance The auspicious imprint
Oh a Iiie OF refinement, culture and study.
His story is best tod as lie sat down
in an easy chair and told it TO the re-
porter.
I'm the year 1897 he began, Marcus
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GAMBLING IN OTHER DAYS
How the Fraternity Piled Their
Trade Thirty Years Ago.
UNDER THE SHADES OF NIGHT
One Hundred Cunning Places Main
tained In Washington During the
Wnr-"COngressiona Faro Bank"
and Its PatrOns-IrOfits of Half a
Million u Year.

Tie prevalence or the gambling habit in
the National Capital is not OF recent origin.
Those who were familiar with might life"
in the Washington OF half century ago are
reminded by the Jackson City and Bladens-
burg occurrences OF the past year OF many
stirring incident behind closed doors and
over the green cloth, in which some very
prominent men were not then ashamed
to be known as principals
Dinners, balls, parties and the theatcrs
were tnen, as now, employed 10 rf!l w The
time OF many, but there was then much less
reason than there is now for absolute Sc
crecy upon the movements OF The sports,
ann during Il Ierioa of twenty Odu years
that Included the war time il wa no unconi-
mon sight, after The shades OF night had de-
scended upon the city, to see military chiefs
standing shoulder TO shoulder with soions
OF the upper house OF Congress about table
where money passed alnostas rapidly as 1t
comes through the presses at the Bureau.
There We're in the neighborhoCd of 100
gambling houses in Washington, all flour
ishing, during the greater part of the war
period. From 1863 to 1865. inclusive,
the clear profits OF one of these estab-
Iishments aggregated over half a million
dollars annually. The proprietors closed
it up in S66, for the reason that the profits
for that year were only $4,000.
They came to the conclusion that times
were too dun TO warrant continuance OF
the business.
HALF A THOUSAND GAMBLERS.
The chief of police estimated that there
were 500 professional gamblers in the
city during the year 1865. This was an
average OF about one gambler 10 every
21S OF the population.
Everybody knows how very materially
this ratio has decreased since. and how
circumscribed are now the opera ons
of the knights OF the clcth in comparison
with the great freedom of action that was
then tacitly permitted.
Not more than a bakers dozen OF the