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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
ANoTl{GR MIRACLE

Cantou, %. August "A man who says
DEE Is the original schlnt,er has been
creating great excitement here. T c.
SNYDER formerly o state senator. walk
ing ahout the streets was injured L
years ago so hc has no, walked With
ont crutcn or cane since that time
Without solicitation from anyone Mr.
Snyder visited Schlauer He has now
laid aside his crutches and the cane.
Ills recovery is the talk Of the city and
Nlr Snyder is iubllant over the aid that
mas been given him
Another alleged cure Is that OF John
Hrausc He had leg broken and the
member when healed would not allow
him 10 walk without aid After Schlatter
had treated him he was enabled TO
get mp and walk.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
STILL COMBINE.

Chicago, Angus, According 70 a
STORY printed IN The Timcs-Herald this
morning. tn efforis Of leading dlstu-
lers 90 form % combination to control
the production aBd price OF spirits have
a. last been successful The final De-
tails Of the plan Of agreement, II is said.
have been decided upon through ne
quent meetings In Chicago. New York
and Cincinnati during the last six
months The combination IS on the per-
cen,age allotment plan with special rrlcs.
regulations ana forfrltures imposed upon
distributors Each distiller producing
more uan his percentage allotment pays
monthly Into tine pool certain sum on
ne surplus Each dlsuner producing
les, than his allotment draws out sim
mar sum for clch gallon short Of the
allotment
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
Striking Miners 10 Pennsylvania Con-
certrating at Plum Greek.
BRUSH WITH THE MARCHERs
COlored Ninefs 20 be Brought iE IRON yir.
ginid-0He Mine Closed Conflicting
hepOrts-Neh Camp iade

rtttsburg. August Out Of 200 strlk-
..rs who camped NJ Turtle creek last
Saturday. barely 90 now remain at Camp
Determination. In addition 70 a large
numebr turned out OF camp and cut OF
from the free lunch distribution yester-
day. many were drafted 10 Plum creek.
whore the great struggle for supremacy
between the strikers and the New York
and Cleveland Gas and Coal Co. viii be
carried on
At Turtle and Sandy creeks the strik-
ers nave practically won Turtle creek
mine. known as No. T. Is closed down
as tight as the strikers can ever hope
to close It by their present peaceful
means Of agitation II Is true that a
Few men are sIll at work in the pit.
but they are not putting out any coal
The same holds good at Sandy creek
The reports from Plum creek are cen
hlcting Superintendent De Armitt claims
that 255 men are still working. while
th, strikers say they counted but 81 CO.
ing into the pit this morning The dep
uties at Plum creek are having a hard
time MANY are complaining and num-
her have resigned They are up from
Daylight until long after the sun has
SET They ARE on a constant strain.
Early this morning Superintendent De
Armit, had a brush with the marchers
They were on the march. and as they
approached they opened ranks for him 10
pass through When they Seared the
end o; the road leading into the Muir
raysvillt road he stopped them. saying
the road was the private property Of
the New York and Cleveland Gas and
Coal Co The men held consultation
end concluded to march, on which they
did De Armitt marched with them,
threatening them with arrest, but no ar
rests were made.
1t became rumored about among the
campers today that President De Armltt
had made an arrangement to bring 80
colored men to the mines from Virginia,
and that they would be here by Satur-
day.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
Prepared by Tariff Expert Charles n.
Evans for Publication.
AID vALoREM DUTIES REDUCED
Flax. Hemp and Jute Schedule Lover than
ia Eilsoa Law total Value Of Articles
Transferred From Free List.

Washington. August 5.-Tbe completed
comparison Of the tarin bill, prepared by
Mr. Charles II. Evans. the tariff expert.
was made public today. Following are
some Of the comparisons:
The average ad valorem duty OF the
lax. hemp and jute schedule is lower
Il the new law than in the Wilson law.
That OF the Wilson law was 1924 per
cent and the present Law is ISIS per
cent.
The average ad valorem duty OF the
pulp paper and book schedule under the
present law Is so.SO per cent; under the
Wilson law. 22.s per cent The average
ad valorem OF the sundry schedule under
the Dingley law is 2s.s5 per cent; under
the Wilson law it was 2L7s per cent
Tine total value OF the articles trans
ferred from the free list to the dutiable
list is placed at sol, 1854. Only two
articles were transferred from the duti-
able list to the free list; these were CO.
oanuts in the shell and sheep dip.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
WON'T INSURE KLoNDYKERs

indianapolis, August 5--rhe determine
tion OF the leading life insurance COM
panies to carry no risks on Klondyk,
explorers has fallen with Iamponme ell
feet on the cooperative companies which
were forming IN this city and upon n
number OF men who are preparing to
start for Alaska during the coming win
ter. One of these companies was sending
ten representatives each Insured FOR
$4,000. giving each man SieOo, besides
money for contingent expenses, all Of
them to cooperate In the search for
gold, dividing equally with the company
and in case OF death the insurance money
to be paid to the company. But each
death the company stood TO win $500
on the basis thar not more than $3.50
would he spent on each representative
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
TAXES roo nrGH.
Therefor, Rockefeller wH sioyc IFS
Kes,d nee

Nca York August -Th- Journal says.
roo1uac OF what be- considcfs an eY-
c's,iv, asyessmeEt by the authonil.y
~ Houu, Pheasant township. In which
hy THrrtowu property is located. VIM.
Rock f'll,f l4s piared The property on
/ the mark. ~, rol1 hi SUNNI place ~
Gronwi Conn. about eight years ago.
on acco OF whl' h- claimed was *.
cchNr Sl'iou Hnd q. nov .ald % be
lookI"r towards N.wpor a. retreat
from taxation Sir Ro kcfsllrr So now m
Europe He sailed June % and a real
ostat- agent OF Tarrytown. who has been
acting for him in contsting the assess
ment value of his property q year ago.
row announces that before sailing Mr.
Rockefeller authorized he sale of his
prop riy for S3sOeJ Tho assessed valua.
tion Is SZ@3,soi That Of "a year ago Was
lllooc" The purchase price was giE.
vo. and the Improvements have cost
,a55.cjO
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
roRrY-rHREE CENT DOLLARS.
silver SIN Going Down in the London
Market

New YORK, August Silver bullion
experienced today the most violent break
.of The seasons d-cilns. In London the
price dropped I'D per ounce from yes
terday's price. selling at 25Hd per ounce
ga against g5Ed a month ago The New
York price fell TO 5JH bld break OF
nc an ounce from yesterday and iic
within p month. At this price the bull
lion value Of the silver dollar l. trine
more than &c London dispatches as
trlbyd today's great weakness In silver
to the liquidation by New York holders
Of bullion. Such decline as toaay's
mas not been witnessed since June o,
Isa5. the day the India mints we're closed
to free silver coinage
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
STANDARD OIL DIVIDEND.

New York, August 5.-The Standard oil
trust has declared another dividend OF
? per cent, in addition to its regular
quarterly dividend of per cent
The trusts capitalization is over Sloo,-
OCc,OOO, and the dividend will amount to
$5oOO.OOO. The trusts profits to date
amount to nearly sl5O,OOO.OOO. on an aver
age $lO,OOOOCO a year The last dividend
shows that the trusts profits amount
now to over S2O,COO.OOO year Standard
Oil stock rose points on the announce
ment of the dividend.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
OUR POPULATION.

Washington. August 5.-The latest OH
cial estimate of the population of the
United States is 77,OOO.06S. This is made
by the actuary of the treasury. an
officer whose duty it is at fixed intervals
to report on the per capita circulation
of money in the United States. He es-
Inmates that the present holdings OF
money are S225S for every man. woman
and child in the United States.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
THE STRIKING MINERS.

Pittshurg, August 5.-The situation in
and about the McDermitt mines has not
changed materially since yesterday The
Plum creek mlnes are more closely
guarded by the strikers, and they have
succeeded in stiu further reducing the
number OF diggers and slowly but surely
decreasing the output. Today it was
stated that 25 men quit work in the
Plum creek mine. Everything is quiet
today, The campers at Plum creek Sc
cured a dancing platform near Center
This morning and are now camped there.
Coffee and Sedgwlck injured by light
ming last night. viii die The others viii
recover
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
THE WILLAMETTE OVERLOADED

THE WILLAMETTE OVERLOADED
Seattle, Augus, The steamship WI
lamctt. reached SEATTLE today from san
Francisco with l51 passengers. one Jhirl
of :hrm VIII remain ia Seattle the re-
maiudcr going north 10 winter ON the
Yukon
The boat has ny,y or sixty hcad Of
hurros. horses aui mules an being taken
to pyca TO be used as pack animals
To trnnspor, supplies over the divide.
Most Of the prospcctors have no plans
Cor the future with thcm il IA anything
To get there.
The Willamette is considerably loaded
beyond the original Spcctauon Of the
officers, and In the rush the stock was
loaded forward together with about igo1
tons Of frcieht. THIS has made her pres
ress slow An accident 10 her air pump
also delayed her several hours
In the anxiety OF the owners OF the
Willamette to get what they can out
OF tn, trip. many OF the passengers COM
plain Of not receiving first class accom-
modntions. although paying for such
They have had TO sleep In close proximity
Ia the stock, "a musical hurro being
on one side Of them ana quarter Of
dressed beer on the other
It is the expectation to have the steam
or leave Seattle Saturday afternoon. but
rs there is much more freight to De
loaded than the officers OF the ship am
ucipated, 1t Is considered doubtful Il
she leaves before sunday morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
ANTICIPATE ANNEXATION

San Francisco. August THE raclac
Mail Steamship Company's ship China
viii sail out Of tn port today flying the
Hawaiian nag II was ordered by the
officials Of the company to place the blg
vessel which is the crack ship OF the
Pacific Mail fleet. under the Hawaiian
nag without loss OF time and it is said
In maritime circles that this action on
tho part OF the company Indicates a
belief among the officers OF the company
thu. the annexation Of the islands is
likely 70 be accomplished in the very
near future.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
LIKE ANCIENT TIMES.
The Car OF Russia Discovers House
hold Plot Against Him

Berlin, August 5-The Hamburgische
correspondent publishes curious story
about the dowager czarina. II says that
last May she tried to secure the regency
but in her insistsnt endeavors to get
Emperor Nicholas to go abroad on
account Of alleged Illness the czar's sus-
picions were aroused He heard Of the
intrigue. assembled his bodybuard and
summoned the dowager empress and
other court lntriguers, including tile min
ister of the imperial household, Count
Vorontzoh- -Dachkoff. All were confound-
ed with the discovery Of the plot Count
Dachkof was compelled to resign and II
is probable that the dowager empress
will reside permanently at Copenhagen.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06

lZg or i5a1 = side Lawlcr will be allowed
ne expenses Of hls trip 10 this country
by Carney's hackers. Lawler has been
granted the favor Of half the first se-
rles Of games played in Chicago. whiic
second series Is 10 take place at one
Of the courts in the vicinity Of New
York and Il third series Il necessary
the selection Of a court will be decided
BY the toss Of a coin.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
WHEAT a LITTLE OFF.

New York. August 5.-Amid great ex-
element wheat prices sold of about
three cents a bushel this morning. The
crowd fully expected a repetition OF the
recent bull conditions abroad, but were
staggered at finding the decline lid in
Liverpool futures after slight opening
advance To back this up were foreign
selling orders and a four-marks' decline
in Berlin \ stream OF long wheat az
once began to pour into the local pit,
increasing as the orders from outside
speculators swelled the selling movement.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
THE OLDEST BUILDING.

Albany, N Y. August 5-Fort Cralo.
he historic Van Rensselaer, mansion
on the Hudson river In East Greenbush.
has been sold under the auctionecr's
hammer for $4,000. 1t is supposed TO he
the Oldest building in the United States,
having been erected in'1642 as a manor
house and place Of defense. 1t was at
one time General Abercrombie's head
quarters
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
sTRATHMoRE DEAD.

Lexington, Ky, August sold Strath.
more. one Of the most famous stations
this country has ever seen, succumbcd
to the excessive heat at McGrathiana
stud. Strathmore was by Waverly- -Bren-
ma, aged p years. He has sired a large
number of high class horses, among
them Strathmeath, winner OF an Amer
lean derby Balgowan, Cash Day, Aman-
da, Suisun and many Others. His get
have won nearly 100000 since he has
heen in the stud
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
WHEAT DROPS.

Seattle, August 5--A Post-IntelligenceI
special from Walla Walla says:
There was quite a change in the wheat
market today and the price dropped q
early this morning When the market
opened 75c was offered and one lot oi
500 bushels was sold at that figure.
At noon the price dropped to 73c fol
bluestem and 7lc for club. The day s
sales amounted to about 25oOO bushels.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
THE FASTEST TIME.

Omaha. August 5,-Union Pacific Off.
cials are pluming themselves on the long
distance record. Engineer Thomas Greg
ory, with engine SO9. pulled special
train from Evanston to Omaha, 955 miles,
In "a hours. including all stops. This
is claimed as the record for a Ions
run for single engine. The distance
from North Platte to Omaha, POI miles,
was covered in 279 minutes, or at the
rate of 6S49 miles per hour.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL.

New York, August 5-The Hudson
river tunnel project TO connect New York
and New Jersey has been revived Plans
are now being perfected to resume con-
struction where It was dropped five years
ago. Engineers say that an expenditure
OF s1.5OO,OOO will complete the work Four
million dollars had already been spent
before the work was abandoned. at
which time there were 1915 feet OF COM
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
HawaiianS Have Caught the Disease
Of Gold Hunting.
NEW EXPEDITIONS FORMING
Man 10 NeN Oflssas Nili Sail Around the
horn-Stramef Willamette /, Bsiag over
loaded Passengers Complain.

Por, Townsend. August 3 a letter r.-
c"i,cd today from a prominent merchant
IN Honolulu sa}r thar % men win leave
there :or this place. en- route 20 tho
lilondyle gold Gclda on tho arst stip
lrrylns Puget sound. and from 9D Ia
jp' men nave declared their Intention Of
going 10 Alaska IN tho spring.
riCn fnds ot gold IN Alaska created
The letter. which bcars the date e.
tuiy o. .ayu 'hf news of the unusually
great rNoltcW,nt ln tho Hawaiian isi-
,-ndr. especially among IN, American
residents.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
DECLINE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. August 5.-The steady rise in
wheat was checked today. September
options of l and ~ in Liverpool was the
principal reason advanced for the dis
posing OF holdings Large speculative
lines were dumped on the market at
every rally.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
THE MARKETS.

Liverpool, August 5-Wheat-Qulet;
No, l standard California, S5s Sd
Portland. August 5.-Wheat-Valley Sic.
Walla Walla 7S and 79c.
San Francisco, August 5.-Hops-Un-
changed.
New York, August -Hops-Steady.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
FLOUR GOES UP.

Chicago, August 5.--Flour is rising in
price and has reached IS a barrel Last
April it cost a.lO, the lowest price Of
the year. The advance has been steady
since, and some Of those in the trade
think it will continue until war time
price prevails.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
THE FEVER IN THE SOUTH

FOR, Townsend. August 5-purius The
pHat two days letters have h,,u re-
ceiyci here from parties IN Mobile Ncw
Orleans ana various parts OF Florida.
asking 'or Information about Ahsfi
routes and rates one man "a resident
% ocean Grove. Mise IS ou,HtuuR =
schooner az New ORLEANS and VIII sa,l
around Cape Horn ana 10 81 Michacls.
via PUGET sound Th"y expect 20 reach
the mouth Of ho Yukon river hy the
time u opens for navigation next sum
mer Whtn b, wll put sfo1m gearing
In thr schooner Tor use or th- river
between 81 Micha,ls and Dawson city
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
A DEEP MYSTERY.
Bloody Tragedy Enacted on Farm In
Idaho.

Grangeville. Idaho. August 5.-John
Parker. a farmer living four miles from
Kammiah. has been missing since Fri
day night His house is burned down,
the trees in the orchard are cut down
and two horses have been shot. a bloody
axe was found on the premises. The
footprints Of two men he'd to and from
the scene OF the awful tragedy Sheriff
dcwilllams is Investigating. but so far
the affair a deep mystery. No suspicion
attaches to any one
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
A DARING FEAT.

Clinton. Ind, August 5.-Hugh White,
a colored miner, on banter made the
perilous jump from railroad bridge to
the water 1OO feet below, After the leap
he swan l5O feet in his heavy clothing,
climbed to the top OF the bridge again
and repeated his feat.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
DISASTROUS CYCLONE

St Louis. Augus' "A special from
Houston. Texas, says:
News has reached here that cyclone
destroyed Missouri City, one hundred
milns from Houston. at 8 o'clock this
afternoon The extent OF the loss Of
life and other details have not been
learned
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
RAILWAY MAIL CLERK.

Washington, August 5.--John W. Hol-
liday. of Ohio. was today appointed
chief clerk of the railway mail service
and succeeds Alexander Grant. of Mich
igan. appointed assistant general super.
idtendent
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
WON'T SERVE UNDER A NEGRO

Atlanta, Ca. August 5.-Henry A..
Rucker, the negro recently appointed
Internal revenue collector Of this dis
rict, assumed his duties this afternoon
,ix white men in the collectors depart
ment have declined to serve under a
negro collector.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
WILL NOT GO WEST.

San Francisco, August 5.-Mayor Phe-
Ian today received a dispatch from Al
torney-General MeKenna stating that
President Mckinley had assured him,
that the latter's proposed trip to the
Pacific coast had been abandoned for
this year
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
ANOTHER VESSEL

Oakland, Cal, August 5.--The brig
Pitcairn, which was built and used as
a missionary craft In the South Seas, has
been purchased from the Seventh Day
Adventists by a syndicate Of treasure
seekers, who will at once ht her up for
the voyage to Alaska.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
LowELL's HOME.

New York. August 5.-The Evening
World says that John Jacob Astor has
donated $4,000 to purchase Elmwood, IA
home Of James Russell Lowell at Cam
bridge. Mass. which will now be turned
into a memento park and then thrown
open to the public.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
MURDERER DEAD.

San Quentin, Cal, August. 5.-William
Leary, under sentence of death for the
murder Of a Swiss at Monterey. in 1894.
and one Of the oldest inmates Of the
state prison. died today.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
INTERNATIONAL HANDBALL.

New York. August 5.-Arrangements
are being made for an international hand
ball match between William Carney, of
Chicago. and John Lawler. of Dublin.
The match win be played In this country
early next fall The stakes will be either
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Making More Harbor improvements in
California

Los Angeles, August 5.-The Pacific
improvement Company, representing the
Southern Pacific railroad has bought 10
acres OF land overlooking the proposed
breakwater at San Pedro This purchase
OF the improvement company is a triae
less than quarter of a tract which
Us held by the San Pedro Harbor Dock
Company. BY the purchase OF this land
the Southern Pacific Will have splendid
facilities for docks, as it is close to one
of the proposed entrances to the break
water. This deal would indicate that ia
vorable action on the San Pedro harbor
is Anticipated
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06

plrted tuuna going east from the SHAFT
~ Jersoy cuy one thousand feet 9'
lbis distance extends eatt Of tho middle
of the Hudson river
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-06

We Of "a aboit price
buyers should attend hn iagn s wlie lasts Remember
vH pair
SHANA4AN BROS.
Tombstone prospector., 1897-07-10
Notice of Forfeiture,
TOR. \. WOODRERYI IOHN PEARCf

ITO K. A. WOODBERY.I JOHN ]. PEARCE, l Wi liam Pearce, and ]. NJ Hartrey.
 You are hereby notified by the undersigned; {; your co owner m interest in the sulphur spring valley and Wild Rose mines, situated in the Iurquois mining district ih the county oi CCchIse. Territory Of Arizona, that have expended the sum of one hundred dollars worth Cf labor upon each O; said mines for tie year is9S. and you and each Of you have ia:lcd 10 contribute your portion Of sad cApen- d.tu-e. or any portion theTt e Also, you and each oi you have flicd to co tribute 10 inc cost or any portion t.creof of nonS- mentlng and ncordirg said mines to w,t the sum oi five dollars each for each oi said claims: Therefore your CO-owner demands tl.at each of you pay to him your portion of ti labor eN- Pe1OCd a5 aforesaid. tiie sum of Slo I2 for each of said mines. and ia,ereet tgyrlCn from lam uary Is'. Isg7, tosclher with the cost Uf rtis atyc:tiScnIeit.
 SSiG hhor vas expended by me to hold the possession O; sad mInce as required hy the law C: iH' United States tliic 3, chapter 0. sect on 232i: and tm 1dments rC.cto.
 D4tci March ai 1897.
 Address EDWARD CAELNON, n2g-Sn PsanCe. C1clise Go Arizona-