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The herald., 1896-11-16
SHIPMENT OF BREAD STUFF
Largely Increased by the Shortage oi
Foreign Crops
A Tremendous Increase in the Imports
Of Gold Indicates That Trade Is
Turning Our Way.
Associated Press Special Wire

~~-SOCAeAt-N
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The COM
parative monthly statement OF the prin-
cipes articles of domestic export issued
by the bureau of statistics shows the
exports of breadstuffs during the month
of October. 1896, to have amounted to
$19,S64S96; for the same month last year.
$12,2 297,011. For the ten months ending
October 81, the amount was $125, ,2SS, 1884,
as compared with $S7, G22,351 for the
same period in 1895.
The cotton exports during October last
aggregated $37 ,40s. as compared with
$27,S0S,447 during October, 1895.
The amount of mineral oils exported
during October last was s6,c94, 1853; for
the same month In 1895, S5,S90,5 514. Fo:
the last ten months the amount was
$52, 1885, ,276, as against $44s27, ,499 for the
same months in 1895.
The exports of provisions during last
October amounted to $14 1854, ,230, as COM
pared with $13, 141, 632 for October, 1895.
For the ten months the aggregate was
$135, ,351 ,813, as compared with $125, ,59S, 900
for the same period last year.
A statement of the imports and ex-
ports of merchandise, gold and silver,
shows: Exports of domestic merchan-
for same month last year, $S5, ,0S9, 200.
For the ten months of 1896 the amount
was $762, ,S6S, 113, as against $631, ,513 565
for the same period in 1895.
The imports of domestic merchandise
during October 1896, were $50.373.675. of
which $24,029, 1872 was free of duty. The
total imports for the same month last
year was s750S0,3 ,344, a loss of nearly 33
per cent. For the ten months the total
imports amounted to s572 .461. sos, as COM
pared with S676, 1S4, ,4S3 for the same Pc
riod last year.
ed to $343,16s. as compared with $1,S73,-
S97 for October, 1895. The imports
amounted to s27.961.s3s, as against ST.
797,040 for October, 1895. The exports of
silver during the month amounted to
$4,974,339. For October, 1895, the amount
was $4594,447. The imports Of silver
during last October aggregated ssSS, ,442;
for October, 1885, it was 81, ,391, ,S31.
The herald., 1896-11-16
cLARKEs QUEER STORY
The Police Had Information and Fur
nished It Promptly


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15.-Rev W.
G. Shaw of st. Luke's Episcopal church,
called on the chief of police today with
a man whom he introduced as Henry
T. Clarke Of New Haven, Conn. Mr..
Clarke had a queer story to tell. He
said that for two months his mind had
been blank and he wanted the police
to trace his movements during that
time. The last he remembered was leav-
ing his wife to go to work in New Haven
last September. This morning he woke
in a lodging house in San Francisco
and found he had registered as A. Walk
er. He had no idea how he got there
and was seeking for information. This
the police readily furnished by placing
Mr.. Clarke in Jail charged with embez-
Element According to the police, Hen
ry T. Clarke, who was employed by
Peck & Bishop of New Haven, left that
town suddenly on September 26th last,
taking with him 450 in cash and $500 in
checks. Circular letters describing
Clarke were sent out by the New Haven
police and one of the letters reached this
city.
Clarke says he has no knowledge of
taking any money that did not belong to
him and expresses his willingness to go
back to New Haven.
The herald., 1896-11-16
THE CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA
Reaches the Stage of the Release OF
Prisoners
The italian Envoy Concludes a Treaty
With the Negus Menelik-Recog-
nizes Ethopia's Independence

ROME, Nov 15.-Under date Of Ads
abeba, October 26, Major verassini,
Italy's envoy plenipotentiary to the Ne.
graphed to the Italian government as
follows: II have today, with great
acknowledgement a treaty of peace and
convention for the release of the pris-
oners (in Menelik's hands,. The treaty
provides for the restoration of the status
quo, pending the appointment of dele
gates by Italy and Abyssinia, a year
hence, to determine the frontiers by
friendly agreement. 1t recognizes the
absolute independence of Ethiopia and
abrogates the Uccialli treaty. Italy un-
dertakeS in the meantime not to cede
the territory to any other power. Should
she desire spontaneously to abandon the
territory, it would return to the Ethio-
plan rule"
BY the Uccialli treaty, concluded in
1883 between Meneii'z and Italy, Abyssin-
ia became an Italian protectorate. The
settlement announced above by Major
Verazzini is the outcome of the Italian
reverses at the hands of the Abyssin-
ians.
Major Verazzini telegraphs further, as
follows: "The treaty provides for the
conclusion of further commercial
treaty if necessary The present treaty
will be communicated to the powers and
ratified month hence. The convention,
after detailing the arrangement for the
release of the prisoners, provides that
Italy shall indemnify Abyssinia by a
sum which the negus leaves to Italy's
sense of equity for the expenses in
Cured in the maintenance of Italian
prisoners"
The Negus Menelik sent a simultane-
GUS dispatch to King Humbert, announce
ing the signature to the treaty, and add
ing: May God always keep my friends, -
and expressing the hope that it will
make November 20 great festival in
King Humbert's family, memorable
as day of joy for the parents of the
prisoners. May God long preserve the
life of your majesty"
The herald., 1896-11-16
SENATOR bUTLtR'S LETTER
In Answer to Ex.Candidate
Wats0n's Missive
AN lMPASSIONED PROTEST
Against Advising the Peoples Party
Men to Bolt
Scarcely So Interesting as 1t Would
Have Been Had 1t Been Published
When 1t Was Written.
| ssociated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-In view of
the fact that the letter of Tom Watson
accepting the vice presidential nomina-
tion of the Populist party has been pub
lished, Senator Marion Butler today
made public his reply, written when
Mr.. Watson's letter was received, in
which he took exception to its tone. The
reply is as follows:
WASHINGTON, october 26
Hon. Thomas Watson, Thomson. Ga.
Dear Sir: Your letter of acceptance
was received Saturday night. 1t had
been detained in the postoftice for want
of sufficient postage.
You, in effect, advise Populists not
to support the joint electoral tickets
that have been arranged in large num-
Der Of states. 1t is possible you fully
appreciate the effect of such advice; at
least upon reflection you must know that
if enough Populists should follow such
advice, it would mean the defeat of
Bryan and the election of Mckinley.
Besides, if your advice should be fol-
lowed by enough Populists, the Peoples
party would not have a single elector
in the electoral college. In the states
where we have Joined electoral tickets
get; and, besides, it is in these states
where we will get the bulk, If not all,
of the Peoples party congressman. In
your own state and In other states
which have followed your advice against
electoral tickets, we will not get single
elector, and I fear not many congress-
men, If any.
You certainly cannot mean, how
ever much you may have favored the
middle-of the-road policy In the begin
ming, to advise your friends to do that
which at this time would be the most
effective agency in placing in power
Mckinley and his backers-the trusts
and monopolies.
Can any personal or party injury, how
ever great, justify us in being RESPONSE
BILE, either directly or indirectly, for
placing in power the stock tobbers, mo-
nopolists, trusts, the British gold ring,
and all of the combined robbers of the
people and enemies Of good govern
ment? In the name of an outraged and
suffering humanity, whose prayers to-
day go up from millions Of homes for
William j. Bryan, in his heroic and
marvellous fight against the minions of
corporate greed and the hellish gold
conspiracy, let us sink every other con-
sideration and hold up his hands to do
the full duty of American patriots. Let
us remember that it is a suffering peo-
pie and betrayed public and not DEM
ocratic politicians that today call for
our help and demand our services.
Bryan will be elected and the govern
ment redeemed if every patriot does
his duty. Let us do ours.
Therefore I beseech you to change at
least that part of your letter which gives
advice which, If followed, would surely
help the common enemy. If you don't
then you yourself must assume the re-
sponsibility for such document to the
public at this time.
Yours truly, MARION BUTLER.
Chairman.
The herald., 1896-11-16
GEN. WEYER MARCHES ON
But Finds No Insurgents to Give
Battle
SPAIN MUST HAVE MONEY
And Asks Public Subscriptions to
Little Loan
The Fervent Appeals to Patriotism
Make the Loan Look Like Sub
scription for National Charity.
Associated Press special Wire

ASSOClAteQ EreSS SpeCial WI
HAVANA, Nov. 15.-No very explicit
news has been received from Captain
General Weyler, but it is known that
after the engagement at the Rubi hills,
he continued his march into the interior
of the mountains toward Soroa, and he
succeeded in penetrating to points
which no other Spanish columns have
ever reached. He has had several skir-
mishes with the insurgents, notwth-
standing the advantageous positions
which they hold in these mountain
strongholds. but he has not succeeded
in confronting any considerable force
of the insurgents.
The insurgents have again attacked
the village of Conado and have cannon
AIDED it, but without inflicting any dam,
age, the Spanish sharpshooters having
silenced the artillery by picking off the
gunners Eighty-eight families and 4S2
men have been concentrated at Mantua,
in Pinar del Rio.
Captain-General Weyler is now at
Oleaga.
A SPANISH LOAN.
WASHINGTON Nov. 15.-Senor Du-
puy de LONE, the Spanish minister, has
received news from Madrid that on to-
morrow morning at that city the gov
ernment will make an announcement
asking for public subscriptions on a loan
of $50,000000. While the minister said
the loan was not to be made purposely
for the immediate purchase of NUM-
tions and equipments for war, yet it was
probable the bulk of the money would
be used to defray the expenses Of the
conflict now going on in Cuba.
Minister de LONE received a telegram
from an official source, saying that a
private canvass had been made among
the bankers and brokers of Madrid, with
the intention of finding out how much
they would subscribe, and that so far
different financiers have promised to
take up bonds amounting to over $50 ,000,-
900.
BEGGING FOR MONEY.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-The Times Mad
rid correspondent dwells upon the un-
usual means being adopted to insure the
success of the new Spanish loan. ZAP
peals amounting to commands" he says,
"have been issued from the interior,
finance and marine ministers to the pro-
vincial authorities to adopt exceptional
measures to secure the largest subscrip-
tions. The newspapers are filled with
exhortations to patriotism from promi-
nent public men, headed by the minister
of finance. The loan is more like ma
tional charitable subscription than an
ordinary financial operation"
NOT A FRENCH FUNERAL.
PARIS, Nov. 15.-The Rappel sug.
gests that Lord Salisbury's recognition
of the Monroe doctrine in the Venezuela
agreement will embarrass the settle
ment of the Cuban troubles.
The herald., 1896-11-16
HANNA WON'T TALK,
He Never Said He Would Accept No
Office

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 15.-Mr NJ.
A. Hanna was seen today by reporter,
who tried to get from him statement
regarding the gossip connecting his
name with cabinet position.
Your name has been used in connec-
tion with the secretaryship of the treas
ury." said the reporter. "Will you make
an authoritative statement with refer
ence to it?"
mo, will not discuss it at ALL" was
the reply.
But some of the newspapers have
said you have declared you would ac-
cept no Officer"
Il don't remember ever having said
anything Of the kind"
But you were so quoted?"
well, l can't help that" was the re-
ply.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. Hanna will be
banqueted by a number of his friends
at the Union club.
The affair is to be exclusive Nothing
has been made public about the pro-
gram, and it is said no one but the mem
bers of the club who are invited will be
admitted.
The herald., 1896-11-16
STRUCK FROM THE ROLL,
The Jacksonian Club Wants No Gold
Standard Members.

OMAHA, Neb., Nov 15.-The Jack
sonian club of Nebraska, with about 5000
members enrolled and a pioneer Demo-
cratic organization, ordered the pictures
of Secretaries Morton and Carlisle re-
moved from the walls of it's club room
last night and struck from it's rolls the
names of Secretary Morton, Col. John
p. Irish of California, Tobias Castor, ex-
national committeeman; James w.
Woolworth. president Of the American
Bar association, and about forty others
for what the resolution recited as "ac-
tive and open opposition to the regular
Democratic nominees and aid in the
election of the Republican candidates"
On the black list are the names of a
dozen gold Democrats who are candi-
dates for appointment by President
Cleveland to the late United States Dis
trict Judge Dundy's place.
The herald., 1896-11-16
ITALIAN EMIGRATION.

ROME. Nov. 15.-Col. Holman Stump,
superintendent of immigration of the
United States, who has come to Rome
for the purpose of explaining the United
States immigration laws to the Italian
authorities. has had several conferences
since his arrival on various immigration
questions. Among other projects which
nave been mooted was the creation of an
immigration bank to enable Italian en-
igrants to the United States to send
home their savings and otherwise to as
sist immigrants. The marquis di Ru-
DIM. premier. has sent circular to pre-
fects instructlng them to establish the
principal provisions of the United States
law on immigration.
The herald., 1896-11-16

transformer house that electricity was
ready for the transformers, and mo-
ment later the switch was thrown and
the power was rushing through the
transformers, out on the line and away
to Buffalo. Mr.. Edmonds pronounced
the machinery all right and formally
delivered 1t to Mr.. Breckenridge for the
house company. 1t was accepted and
then the current was shut off for a
brief space Communication was had
with the street railway company in
Buffalo and word was received from
them that everything was In readiness
at the end of the line. Mr.. Rankin then
stepped to the platform, threw the
switch and Niagara's power was in
Buffalo A salute of twenty-one guns
was fired by battery stationed near the
power house.
The herald., 1896-11-16
PUGH'S SUCCESSOR.
Indications Point to the Election of a
Gold Standard Man.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Nov. 15.-The
prevailing impression In this city to-
night is that Governor William c.
Oates will be elected United States SEN
ator to succeed Senator Pugh, whose
term expires March 4 next. Senator
Pugh is a candidate for reelection. and
the other candidates are Congressman
j. H. Bankhead, General E. w, Pettus
and Governor Oates, all pronounced sill
yer Democrats except Governor Oates,
who was elected as the administration
candidate for governor two years ago
Governor Oates voted for Mr. Bryan as
the nominee of his party, but has been
and is now an avowed gold standard
Democrat
The herald., 1896-11-16
BISMARCK is SATISFIED

LONDON, Nov. ia dispatch from
Vienna to the Times quotes the Neue
Freie Presse as saying that the gist
of recent talk with Prince Bismarck
is that he felt satisfied with his so-called
revelation concerning the relations of
Russia and Germany prior to 1890.
ed such height that her confidence in
Russia's support in any contingency
made the danger of war quite imminent.
The herald., 1896-11-16
A cH1NAMAN WITH A KNIFE

At 1880 last night Officers Phillips and
McCraw arrested a heather named
Wong Hon in Chinatown and sent him
to Jail for carrying concealed deadly
weapon. Under his blouse Wong Hon
had "a wicked looking dirk knife foot
long, with edges as keen as razor. He
will now have to explain in court why he
carries it
The herald., 1896-11-16
NEWS OF THE MORNING
By telegraph-pages / and 2.


Cloudy weather today.
Funeral of football victim.
The Indian famine growing more
bitter.
Italy recognizes the independence of
Ethiopia.
A goldite likely to be sent to the senate
from Georgia.
A railroad scheme aiming to control
Chinese trade.
Comparative statement of exports and
imports for October.
Senator Buffers answer to Watson's
letter of acceptance.
House committee must be remodeled
on account of election results.
Wet weather and damaging floods re-
ported from Oregon and Washington.
Weyler's advance against Cuban in
surgents; Spain will today attempt to
float a loan.
Secretary Morton reports that the
farmers Are prosperous and that few
farms are mortgaged.
A dream of economists realized by
the harnessing of Niagara falls; Buffa-
10 street cars today hauled by the cata-
ract.
Japan rapidly gaining control of the
oriental carrying trade; the commits
sioner of navigation wants free ship
bill
The herald., 1896-11-16
Editorial-page 4.
At the theaters-page 4.


Markets of the world-page I.
Selections from yesterdays sermons
page s.
Sports of the day. y....Yesterday's base
ball-page 3.
Burglars working the downtown
stores-page 2.
Some frontier memories. The part
the women played in '49-page 4.
In the field of labor. :. Exciting meet
ing of the Labor congress-page s.
A couple of bold burslaries on Santee
street-page s.
A quiet Sunday. One arrest in four
teen hours. Chicken thieves active
page 8.
A jolly day In camp. The National
guards bivouac at Ramona. Some re-
sults-page 8.
Killed while hunting....A young
Scotchman accidentally shoots himself
near Cucamonga-page 8.
Southern California specials. News
from Pasadena, Santa Barbara, Moneta,
Glendora, San Bernardino and River
side-page 2.
The herald., 1896-11-16
WANTS A PORTFOLIO.

CINCINNATI. Nov. 15-Charles B.
Murray editor of the Price Current and
superintendent of the Cincinnati cham
ber Of commerce, is being presented for
secretary of agriculture. Mr.. Murray
has a national reputation as a statistl-
clan and his crop reports are accepted a.
authority everywhere. He is not q poIi-
tician and has never been active in poll
itics. but is being urged by the busin1ao
interests Of the city.
The herald., 1896-11-16
A DYNAMITER CAUGHT.

DETROIT. Mich, Nov. 15.--C. Rogol-
ski, the Pole, who is accused of having
exploded dynamite under a dwelling,
west of the city limits last night, was
found by officers early this morning in
bed at his home with his clothes on.
Since his arrest he has told various con-
fiicting stories. The only motive
known for the crime is that Ewers, one
of the injured men. had cuffed him dur
ing a fracas on election night. Both
the injured men are doing fairly we'll
and both may recover,
The herald., 1896-11-16
BOERS NOT GREEDY.

LONDON, Nov 16-The Cape Town
dispatch to the Times says there is good
authority for the statement that the
indemnity to be demanded by the Trans
vaal for the Jameson raid will not be
large enough to cause embarrassment
in any quarter.
The herald., 1896-11-16

LONDON, Nov. 15-The Chronicles
Rome correspondent is assured that as
a result of the Bismarck disclosures
Austria will propose a new clause to .he
dreibund treaties to counteract the ef-
feet Of secret treaties.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-08
SONS OF HERMANN.

At the Grand Masquerade
Ball to be given by Teutonia
Lodge No. 5, of the above Or
,ler, on Thursday evening,
February 13, at Fishers Opera
House, the following elegant
prizes will be awarded:
For the most elegant lady's
costume, fist prize, a parlor
lamp; second prize, an oxyd-
lied silver card receiver.
For the most elegant gen.
tleman's costume, first prize,
Il gold-headed cane; second
prize, a handsome toilet set.
For the best sustained lady
character, first prize, gold in
laid card receiver; second
prize, silver sugar bowl.
For the best-sustained gen.
tleman's character, first prize,
Il beautiful clock; second prize,
a silk umbrella.
Admission--Gentlemen, in
lask, $1.00; ladies, masked,
Soc; spectators, Soc; children |
under II years, 25c.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-08
AstorIa, or. January Is lgd
NOTICE OF Establishing GRADE
ON EXCHANGE STREET.


Notice Is hereby given that the comm,
council OF the city OF Astorln propose
establish the grade on Exchange str
In the city OF Astoria. as laid out
recorded by John Mcclure. between
east line OF Seventh street to the cla
line between McClurc's and shlycly's T.
torla at the follC wing heighth above
base ot grades:
From the east line OF the intorg,ctla,
OF Seventh and Exchange streets on ri,
north OF Exchange street NJ 81 feet au0
at the south line NJ Gl f,ot thence ego
on Exchange street In n direct line 4.
the west line OF Eighth street
From the east line OF Eighth street nI
Its intersection with Exchange street. or
the north side At 5GG feet and on tb,
south side at i95 feet, thence east ulona
Exchange street IN n direct line 10 thf
west line Of Ninth street
From the east line OF Ninth street 90
It's Intersection with Exchange street, on
the north side ut i} foct ard on the south
side at 4jj feet. thence east along fv.
change street In a direct line TO the We. .
line OF Tenth street.
From the east lire OF TCnth street at lf.
Intersection with Exchange street. on fh,
north side at 2S feet and on the south
side nj 30 feet, thence enst I'm direct
line to the west line OF Eleventh street
From the east line Of Eleventh street
mt lts intersection with Exchange street.
on the north side ., q feet ana on tho
south side at a feet. thence east IN %
direct line on Exchange street to the
west line Of Twelfth street,
From the east line Of Twelfth street at
Its Intersection with Exchange street, on
the north side at % feet and on tho
south side at 25 feet. thence caaterly IN
direct line to the claim line between No
Clure's and Shlvelys Astoria.
AZ the claim line between McCIure'p
and Shively's Astoria, at 2S1 feet above
the base OF grades.
And unless romonstrance signed by.
the owners OF three-fourths Of the prop
erty fronting on said portion Of said
street be filed with the auditor and po-
Ice Judge within ten days from the final
publication Of this notice, to-wt. on orI
before February 2j. 1896 the common
VIII establish saId grade
BY order Of the common council
Dated February 4, 1896
II. u. NELSON,
Auditor and Police Judge.