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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-10

The merchants Yesterday reported
good business. Only few were In from
the country but the holiday trade has
commenced. with every indication OF a
lively season.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-10

Plum pudding. cranberries. sweet cider
and a large line OF other seasonable
staple and fancy groceries at Ross. Hig-
gins & Co.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-10

Two young girls intending to attend
school after the holidays can hnd a good
home at Mrs. r. c. Holden's in return
for service rendered in light housework
Call at 4O5 Duane street.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
dress suit habit, but he has not missed

dress suit habit, but he has not missed
anything that came his way on account.
Mr.. Bailey says he has no grounded
prejudice to a "claw hammer" coat, but he
is afraid to put on his first dress suit be-
cause it might be taking a very dangerous
step. He says he has not the time to be
a society man or a regular diner out, and
resisted the temptation to order a suit of
evening clothes when he received his in
vitation to the White House. fearing that
If he should once get into the dangerous
things the temptation to do so again
would be too strong to be resisted, and he
would in time become an habitual diner
out, thereby frittering away much valua-
BILE time. which could better be devoted to
study and to answering the letters of his
constituents.
Joseph w. Bailey, representative to
Congress from Texas, may be considered
beyond a doubt as the leader of the Dem
ocratic minority in the House. His home
is in Gainesville. There he went in 1885.
He had boundless political ambition, and
selected that locality as a good one to
grow up with. Mr.. Bailey made rapid
progress in his political career. Within
two years he became known as the
young Demosthenes of the Texas Dem
ocracy." and in 1890 he was sent to Con-
gress by II plurality of nearly $1,000 votes.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
WOMAN In THE CASE.
CAUSED THE DOWNFALL OF A
CHICAGO BANK.
University of 1llinoi. Bailey Crippled
by Failure of the Globe savings-
Recreant Agent of the People's
Trust Turns Over Assets.
spaldtnx Assixns.


Charles w. Spalding, ex-president of the
Globe Savings Bank Of Chicago, and ex-
treasurer of the University of Illinois,
made a voluntary assignment to the uni
versity trustees of realty and bond Sc
curities approximating 100000. Much
of this property is already in the hands of
the Chicago Title aud Trust Company,
receiver of the Globe Savings Bank.
Only $124,OOO of university bonds have
been found in the Globe Savings Bank
and in the Globe safety deposit vaults.
where ex-Treasurer Spalding is supposed
to have deposited his securities.
The banks which hold university securi-
ties as collateral for loans made c. w.
Spalding announce they will resist any
effort the university trustees may make to
recover the collateral placed with them
by Spalding. Ex-Treasurer Spalding de-
clared in a star-chamber meeting that lie
was obliged to hypothccate the university
bonds in order to meet the drafts of the
university for current expenses. Spalding
brands as false and malicious the charges
that have been made against him. declar-
ing that the Globe savings depositors will
be paid in full.
Unless IL loan is negotiated by the trus-
tees of the University of Illinois, an APP
preparation is made by the State Legis-
latnre or money is given to the institu-
ton it will be compelled to close its doors.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23


1t develops that Bank Examiner Hayden
advised State Auditor Gore as early as
Jan. 8, 1897. to close the Globe Savings
Bank.
The above. briefly stated, comprise the
chief developments in one of the most gil
gantic financial scandals in the history of
Illinois. In connection with the matter
has been a great deal of gossip concerning
Spalding's relations with Miss :. Louise
Erwin, II s%tenographer in the bank. This
alliance broke up Spalding's home and
caused the retirement two years ago of
two officials from the Globe Savings
Bank. A feeling of dread for the newt
able outcome led Vice-Presiden Cilley
and Cashier Jackson to resign their re-
spcctive positions within three days of
each other i'll the spring of 1885. Horatio
n. Cilley said: 1.-The chief motive impell-
ing me vas IL conviction on my part that
MIR. Spalding's relations with Miss Erwin
would end d~isastrously both for his bust
ness interests and his reputation socially.
l always found him honest and capable
in every business transaction. but his cOn-
duct as regarded Miss Erwin. leading to
his enlargement from his wife and fam
lily. was being unfavOrahly commented on
and undermined the confidence and regard
of even his lifelong friends. Those mat
ters reacted on his business relations.''
Charles Jackson resigned the cashiers
desk of the Globe a few days after Mr..
Cilley quit the vice-presidency. Mr.. Jack
son very frankly admitted that he re-
signed his place in the Globe Bank solely
because he knew that Spalding's relations
with Miss Erwin would ultimately ruin
the bank president.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23

@C0E1E1ENPs

The Mississippi is still making bad
Observation-Disclosures American.
Baseball crockery comes too high. Nu-
merous $4,000 pitchers have been brok-
en.-New Orleans Picayune.
Hon. Matt Quay's enemies are begin
ming to fear that he carries a night key to
the White House.-Washington Post.
With a thrift and a treaty on hand, the
Senate can complain of no lack of mate
rial for Observation-Disclosures Star.
There is one commendable feature of
the Congressional Record. 1t doesn't run
a poster poetry Observation-Disclosures
Post.
In telling Charlcmagne Tower, Jr.. to
go to Austria President Mckinley does
not exactly tell Col. Fred Grant to go to
blazes.-Boston Globe.
The dog has been taken out of the front
yard, so that whenever Prosperity feels
like dropping in she will not be intimidat-
ed.-Kansas City Times.
In the spring %fiercer hunger grows upon
the pantry mouse. In the spring the shud-
dering fancy turns to thoughts of clean
ing house.-New York Press.
Mr.. Moody's arrival in Chicago was
very timely. He found four candidates
for Mayor inquiring what they should do
to be saved.-Detroit Free Press.
DR.. Swallow, the editor of a Methodist
Journal has been convicted of libeling a
Pennsylvania politician. This seems al
most Observation-Disclosures Times.
Mrs. Christopher Bettarle has sustained
the reputation of her sex for markswom-
anship. She aimed a revolver ut a dog
and shot her husband.-Chicago Journal.
A dispatch from st. Louis so. s that Col.
Phoebe Cousins has dug up the Ratchet
and gone upon the warpath. We advise
arbitration right away.-CAicago Times
Herald.
There Is q big pile Of money coming in
through the custom houses in these days
and there Is q big hole in the treasury into
which it readily sinks out of sight.-Provi-
dence Journal.
The ONE are going to hold a health
congress in Philadelphia pretty soon.
There will be a rush of business for the
Philadelphia doctors while it lasts
Cleveland Leader.
1t is surprising that SO many men who
missed hearing their country's call to arms
have no difficulty in hearing anything that
can be construed as a cali to ofice.-San
Francisco Examiner.
Some men seem to ask for Office under
a new administration not so much because
they want the job as because they think
it would be a violation of party ethics not
to ask.-Chicngo Record.
Texas is to buy a battlefield, From
many reports we had never supposed that
Texas needed such a place. ANY old place
has usually been considered a battlefield
Vim Texas.-St Louis Star.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
The legislative Grind.


The Senate Thursday heard Mr.. Nor.
gan Of Alabama for the third successive
day on his resolution declaring that q
state Of war exists in Cuba. MI. Nelson
OF Minnesota spoke for two hours on the
bankruptcy bill, opposing the pending Tor.
rey bill. MI. Chandler offered a resolu-
ton. which was agreed to, az follows:
Resolved, That the Committee on Inter-
state Commerce be directed to investigate
the payments made or agreed to be made
by the Interstate commerce commission
for attorneys' fees, and also to inquire
whether In any cases the attorneys of the
commission have also been employed by
railroad compal IS in similar cases, and
further whether any additional authority
from Congress Is required for the en-
ployment of counsel in any pending pro-
ceedings which have been instituted by
or on motion of the commission" The
House gave no evidence of life.
The Senate met at noon Monday for the
first time since the death of ex-senator
voorhees,. who, until a recent day, was a
conspicuous member of the body. The
opening prayer of Rev. DIR. Milburn, the
blind chaplain. made eloquent reference
to MIR. voorhees, brilliant talents, impas-
stoned ardor. kindling e%loquence, genuine
patriotism and the unselfsh dedication of
his great powers to every cause, human
and divine, which enlisted his career. Di-
vine consolation was invoked for the FAM
lily of the man who had inscribed his name
on the tablets which perpetuate the great
orators and statesmen of his generation.
Immediately following the prayer Mr..
German of Maryland moved that as q
mark of respect to their late associate the
Senate adjourn, adding that many Sem
ators desired to attend the funeral. The
motion prevailed. The House did nothing.
MI. Morgan completed his Cuban speech
In the Senate Tuesday, and consideration
of the bankruptcy bill was resumed. Sem
ator Chandler introduced his bills empow-
ering the Secretary of the Navy to take
possession of the armor plants of the
bethlehem and the Carnegie companies.
The House did nothing.
In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Vest of
fered a resolution in the nature of n criti-
cism of Secretary Gage and declared
illegal his recent order relative to goods
imported after April 1, when, according
to the retroactive clause of the pending
bill, the new tariff rates are to apply,
Mr.. Morrill, moved to refer the resolution,
and the debate and vote following was
the first Indication of the strength of the
tariff supporters. The motion prevailed,
"a to %. Two Senators were absent,
both Populists, whose positions upon the
question are in doubt. The affirmative
vote was given by Republicans, including
one silver Republican. Mr.. Mantle Of
Montana. The negative vote was made
up of Democrats, Populists and two sill
yer Republicans. Pcttigrcw of South Da-
kota and Cannon of Utah. The President
sent a message to Congress urging it to
make suitable provision for adequate rep
resentation of the United States at the
Paris exposition. The House was in ses-
sion but ten minutes. and then adjourned
until Saturday without t%ransacting any
business.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
AN INTERESTING MAP.
dShowing how Evansville. Ind, may be left six
miles from the Ohio rivei.l

water the current in front of their town
was more sluggish than it should have
been. and II day an actual movement of
the water us though the Ohio was ''run-
ming upstream was noticed. Petitions
were hastily drawn up asking Congress
for an appropriation to build a levee along
Horseshoe Bend, but nothing came of
them.
A few days ago a river captain ran a
passenger steamer through the "cutoff,"
and the trip vas made securely. 1t is now
probable that the new channel will widen
sufficiently this season to change the
course of the river and leave Evansville
high and dry six miles inland.
That Henderson will be benefited as
much as Evansville is damaged goes with
out saying. The change means that all
the boat supply houses in the latter city
would be moved at one within the gates
of the former. 1t would mean a larger
volume of business for Evansville's rival,
because many shoppers who have gone to
Evansville by river will not so by rail.
The Evansville water works would be
ruined and the saw mill industries could
not survive. These saw mills are
located on the river bank. They secure
their raw material from log RATS which
are Aoated down Green river in Kentucky
and thence into the Ohio and to Evans
v>l1o
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
WEBB
Kansan Who Is Making War ON East.
ern Insurance Companies.

kansan Who Is Making War ON East.
ern Insurance Companies.
The man most discussed in Kansas lust
now is Webb McNall. State Superintend-
ent of Insurance. McNall's offending is
the unceremonious dismissal from the
State of the New York Life. the Mutual
New York and the Connecticut Mutual
Insurance Companies because they have
not settled the famous Hillmon claim.
which has been pending in the State and
Federal courts for more than fifteen
years. For this McNall was summoned
to appear before United States District
Judge Foster and show cause why he
should not be fined for contempt for thus
passing upon n question unsettled in that
court. Just what right the United States
court has to interfere with McNall, who
is acting under a State law and in con-
formity Herewith, the Superintendent
has not yet been able to determine. Nc
Nall is firmly convinced that John w.
Hillmon was killed in Barber County
eighteen years ago, and that the three in
surance companies honestly w Mrs.
Hillmon about 100000. That's why Me-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
MAY LOSE ITS RIVER.
Evansville, Ind, Confronted with a
Grave Danger.

.v 7.
Grave Danger.
The city of Evansville, Ind, is threat
'ened with a grave danger md perhaps
when the present high floods in the Ohio
river subside its prosperity may be forever
crushed. The Ohio river, which has been
II of the great sources of the city's COM
mercial and industrial activity, has scoop
ed out for itself a new channel. and Ev-
'ansville may soon stand six miles from
water.
Three miles up the river from Hender-
son is what is known as the ''cutoff." AT
this point the Ohio river makes a sharp
curve, forming almos..a perfect horseshoe.
The bend derives it's name from this pecu-
,liarity, for it is known as Horseshoe Bend.
Evansville is in the big end of the horse
shoe and Henderson is on the southwest
ern point. The peninsula formed by the
bend is of that rich river bottom land that
produces The finest corn in the world, but
little else.
Six miles up the river from Evansville
is the entrance to Mound Slough. Here
is the beginning of the ''cutoff." In high
water the river runs through the slough,
.emptying into the Ohio again at the point
three miles from Henderson already nam
ed.
For years with each succeeding flood
Mound Slough has been gradually widen
ing. The water has eaten away ton after
ton of the soft river bottom land. until
to-day there is hardly u place where the
passage is not 200 feet wide. 1t ranges
from this width to nearly half a mile. As
the slough grew in width it also grew in
depth. Last year for the first time the
people of Evansville realized the danger
to their city. They noticed that in high
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23

that wouldn't have been SO terribly out Of
place. When A. H. Garland was At.
torney General under the first Cleveland
administration he refused to put on a
dress suit, but he did not stay away from
the White House on that account. Jerry
Simpson of Kansas has also avoided the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23

Midtown, N. j., is excited over the pros.
poets of finding oil in that immediate vi.
cinity.
There is a greater epidemic of influenza
in London than for two years past, with
many fatal cases.
Amos Keenan,, a farmer of Hicksville.
Ind, has become a raving maniac as the
result of hypnotism.
An Austrian artisan has just perfected
a lace making machine. the product of
which cannot be distinguished from hand
work and which bids lfair to revolutionize
the industry.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
A FARMER POLITICIAN.
"Jack" Gowdy. the New Consul Gen.
era to Paris.

r to Paris.
John X. Gowdy-"Oom jack some of
the papers call him-who has been an
pointed consul general to Paris, is one
of the leading Republicans in Indiana.
He was chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee. He is rather old
to take up the study of the French Ian
guage, but says he will manage it. The
Indiana leader is n native of his State.
and lives on n farm in the fertile bottoms
of Rush County. He is now in the neigh.
borhood of 60 years of age, and his youth
full face and clear eye are tokens of the
method and the care he has practiced
during his entire life. Mr.. Gowdy's en-
reer has not been eventful. He entered
the war as a private, and was captain be.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
Empress Disltke. the wheol.

Princess Frederick Leopold of Prus-
STA, who began bicycling secretly, has
been forbidden to continue so doing by
the German Empress, on the ground
that it is not ladylike. Her majesty
has conceived q violent dislike for BIZ
cycling, and has prevailed upon the
Emperor to discontinue the practice.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
Won the Cum.

What are these cups for?" asked Z
well-dressed man of a jeweler, point
ing to some elegant silver cups on the
counter.
"These are race cups, to be given Al
prizes"
"If that's so. suppose you and I a c
for one? And the stranger, with the
cup in hand, started, the jeweler after
him. The stranger won the cup.-Pick
Ne Up.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
DIDN'T DINE WITH M'KlNLEv.
All Because Congressman Bale,
/. Ooeaust Like Urea Suifa.

All C~0nRFeO0naan Bailey
Doesn't Like Dress Suits.
All Washington has been talking about
Congressman Bailey's awful breach of Ell.
quette in sending regrets to the Presi-
dent, who had invited him to attend q
White House dinner. When Congressman
Bailey gave his excuse for not attending
that he did not like to wear a dress suit,
people were more than shocked.
After he had sent his regrets Mr.. Bal
ley went to see the President to explain
his reason for not attending. Mr.. Nc.
Kinley told him not to mind about the
dress suit, but to come in any old thing,
or words to that effect. To have done
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23

father and draws a salary of $1,000.
When the amorous relations between him
and Miss Bird were discovered an effort
was made to break them off and the young
lady was sent to relatives at Aylmer. Here
young Atkinson followed her and the
ton by a justice of the peace. After their
elopement and before their marriage the
families of the couple made every effort
to prevent the performance of the cere-
mony. but in vain. The situation was
then accepted by the parents of the youth
full groom and bride and a second cere-
mony--a religious one-was performed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23

A beet sugar company has been organ
lied at Minneapolis with a capital Of 49,
100000. A State association has also;
been form. formed TO educate the farmers as to
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23

TEE KAvA.KAvA SHRUB and probably was
(Pipev xsthystesmJ used for centuries
BY the natives before its extraordinary
properties became known to civilizations
through Christian missionaries. In
this respect It resembles the discovery
Of quinine from the peruvian bari,
made known by the Indians to the early
Jesuit missionaries In South Americs,
and by them brought to civilized man.
It 70 wonderful discovery, with . rec
ord Of I2oo hospital cures In 80 days. u
neys, and 10 Q true specific, just q qus.
nineisin malaria. We have the strong.
est testimony of many ministers of the
gospel, we'll known doctors andbusiness
men cured by A1kavis, when all othes
remedies had failed.
In the New York Wsekly World of sept. lotl.
the testimony of Rev. w. B. Moore, p. D., Of
ye.ss # snifs p; $; from Sea xkizisdn ne ssssSis sssses a hia
rheumatism. and his rapid cure by Alkavis.
Rev. Thomas Smith, the Methodist minister %
gravel stones after two use Of Alkavis.
Rs y John =; w Y ! oisunse Texas. q ministss
After lowering between life and death for two
months, and ell his doctors having failed. he
t health A aaa s.s.n aRd s saa IS S sfaIRsilinyy h lss a9s;s.s e
inent attorney of Lowell, Indiana, was cured 81
Rheumatism, Kidney and Bladder disease of ten
years standing, by Alkavis. Mt. Wood describes
himself rs being In constant misery, often corr
PEELED to rise ten times during the night On
account of weakness of the bladder. He WAS
treated by all his home physicians without the
least benefit and finally completely cured In Q
few weeks by Alkavis. The testimony is nm
doubted and really wonderful. Mrs. James
YOUNG. of Kent, Ohio. writes that she had tried
sig doctors In vain, that she was about to give
up In despair, when she found Alkavis aud was
promptly cured of kidney disease and restored
wondeIf.i curative powers Of Alkayis in the
So far the Church Kidney Cure Com.
pany, No. 40 Fourth. Avenue, New
York, are the only importers of this
new remedy, and they are so anxious to
prove its value that for the sake of intro.
duction they will send a free treatment
of Alkavis prepaid by mail to every
reader of this paper who is a Sufferei
from any form Of Kidney or Bladder
disorder, Bright's Disease, Rheuma-
tism, Dropsy, Gravel, Pain In Back,
Female Complaints. OF other affection
due to improper action Of the Kidneys
or Urinary Organs. We advise all Suf-
erers to send their names and address
to the company, and receive the Alkavis
free. It is sent to you entirely free. TO
prove ito wonderful curative powers.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23

Owing to the death of NJ. j. Fitch. the
Chicago paper dealer. two companies of
which he was president made an assign
ment. The names of the companies are
the NJ. j. Fitch Paper Company the
American Roll Wrapping Paper Company,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
No-to-Bac for Fifty Cents.

No.tO.BAC 3 Fifty Cents.
Over 400. 1000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bae
regulate or remove yoar desire for tobaccof
Saves money. makes health and manhood. Cure
guaranteed. soc and 81. all druggists.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23

While mass was being said in a church
at Castres, France, the roof collapsed.
Seven women and one man were killed
and thirty persons We're seriously injured.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23

Jose Curbelo, a, naturalized American.
who has been Imprisoned in Cuba on, a
Charge of conspiracy, has been released,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
NATIONAL sOLONs,
REVIEW OF THEIR WORK At
WASHINGTON.

Detailed Proceediuss Of senate and
House-Bills Passed or introduced
In Either CHARACTERIZATION Of Mo.
nentt to the Country at Large.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23

A youth named Harrison was killed in
a glove contest with ii boy named Tobin
at Hampton, Ark. Harrison's neck was
broken by a blow from Tobin in the first
round, and death was instantaneous.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
CHILDREN GET MARRIED.
Youthful Couple Who Eloped Receive
the Parental Rlesainc.

Perhaps the youngest couple united in
marriage in this country are Ada Bird,
the H-year-old daughter of Il wealthy
publisher in Atlanta. and John =. Atkin-
son the 16-year-old son of Gov. w. Y,
Atkinson of Georgia. The youthful
bridegroom is private secretary to his
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
The Wonderful Kava-Kava Shrub.

New Botanical Discovery.-os
Special Interest to Sufferers ffom
Diseases Of the Kidneys or Blad-
der. rheumatism, eto.-A Blessing
to Humanity.
A Free GIFT Of Great Value to You.
Our readers will be glad to know that
the new botanical discovery, Alkavis.
from the wonderful Kava-Kava shrub
has proved an assured cure for all dis
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-04-23
No Fixed Rule

JUST try . loo box Of Cascsrets, CANDY casharae. n.
sSt liver aud bowel regulator made.