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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-17
ACTOR AssAsslNATEp.

London Dec is.-William Teyrlss. a
wnil-knoan actor was ns,sassinated. being
stabbed with knife as he was entering
To" stage door Of IN, Adelphi theatre.
tonight
Teyrisss' murderer Is supposed 10 b. a
former super. The assallnni rushed AZ
the actor a. ne was stepping across the
pavement from his cab and stabbed him
Just bclow the heart As the actor fell
his murdcr'r was s.izeI by the people
who were outside the theatra The
wounded man was carried into the the.
atre and doctors were called, but Teyriss
expired in i5 mlnules
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-17
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THE B1NfETALLIC COMMISSION

Washington. D, G.. Dec. I6.-Senat7r
wOlcott. chairman Of the commission ap-
pointed by President Mckinley to secure.
II possible, the cooperation Of foreign
countries IN an int.iuatIouiI conference
upon the silver question said IN the senate
today that the committee had not made
a report to the president, and Il was un-
certain Wflen the report would be made.
NegOtiatiGOs for blmetalIic conference.
he said. are stiIl pending. but WoIcott
assured the senate that the commission
had 70 intention OF prDonging its efforts
beyond the point whers reasonable hope
of success should exist Wolcott prom
iscd 20 explain fully the work Of the com
MISSION in a speech TO be dellvsred after
the holiday recess.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-17
UNION RARITY CONVENTION.
May Effect a COMPUTATION With the Dem
ocrats on January Sth.

Portland Or, Dec. l6.-Chairnan j. c.
Cooper Of rhe Union party state central
committee, today issued call for a
meeting OF that organizntion to be held
in Portland. January s, 1895 The object
Of the meeting is to name the time and
place for the holding Of both the state
and congressional district conventions,
and fixing appointment OF delegates ehere-
to.
II will be noticed rhat the date Of the
committee meeting Is fixed for :he same
day on which the dsmoccitic s,ate CEN
tral committee is to meet. Jackson Day,
January Sth. 1t Is said this IS not at all
accidental. Tho Union state committee
is called tomeet at 10 a. m. the democratic
committee at p. m. The purpose Of this
Is to devote the intervening hours to a
conference between the leaders of both
parties in the hope Of making combina-
tlon.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-17


Port Townsend. Wash. Dec. is-cap-
tain Lundvalt. gives the following account
Of the wreck:
"On the third Of December. Il days out
from San Bueraventura. and off the coast
OF northern California. we we're over
taken by terrible storm and for seven
days and nights the wI1d became a reg
ular hurricane. the waves sweeping over
the schooner every few minutes. During
this time. I held the schooner on her
course, but being tossed and buffeted
around by the waves. corild not reckon
closely as to the time she was making.
At little after four O'Clock on the morn
ing OF December 10. the spray which for
days had enyeIoped US lifted. I realized
that the schooner was in close quarters
I headed uhe schooner straight ahead.
There were rocks to the right and left
Of Us. but no rocks directly ahead. know
Ing that It was impossible 10 turn back
and in three minutes SHE was ashore on
soft sand on the beach nine miles south
east OF Carmanah light Every man on
board escaped with his effects and In ress
than two hours the schooner had filed and
Was being twisted and rocked 10 pieces
by the tremendous wavss which rolled
against and over her,"
From the scene Of the wreck Captain
Lundvalt anu seven Of the crew made
their way to Carmanah. where they were
cared for by the lightkeeaers. for the
three days they waited for the sea to
subside sufficiently to enable them - go
in small boats to Neah bay and not until
yesterday did they succeed in getting
away. Captain Luudvalt says that by
this time there is nothing left Of the
schooner worth saving.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-17

The town of Dallas has a woolen min
that has recently received 80 many orders
that it has been found necessary tc run
the mill day and night. and to add 10 EN-
ployes to its force. The owner OF that
mill a year ago Offered to move It to The
Dales for a reasonable consideration
Since It Is doing such thriving business
we can see what We have lost by refusing
the Offer, and will probably not let such
another chance slip by.-Times-Moun-
talneer.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-17

the treasurer Of the United States az Sc
curity for the circulation notes Of natijnal
banking associations. and any national
bank which may deposit bonds az herein
authorized to be deposited as security for
It's circulating notes. shall be entitled to
receive from the controller OF the cur
Rnry. and to issue, such notes to an
amount equal to the face vaIue Of such
bonds To secure US against loss arising
from It's guaranty to pay and redeem
such additional circulating notes. tax
Of ? per cent per annum Is levied on un-
secured circulation
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-17
A MURDERER HANGED,

Ripley, W. VA, Dec. l6.-John Morgan
was hanged here today. He spent the
forenoon crying, but rallied so as to go
on the scaffold with composure. The crime
for which he was hanged was the murder
of Mrs Edward Green, Matilda Pfost and
James Greer.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-17
CHRISTMAS CARDS AT DUNBAR'S

any bnlnesa arrangements with any
special line. We are not mo tail Of any
uans-cOnllncntd railroad KITE The 4. e.
e. II. H. n. viii be an outlet 20 Astoria
for all tr.un,-continD1ia roads" Mp-
plauseJ
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-17
AUDITOR BARNARD DEAD.

Portland Or, Dec. &c. r. Barnard,
auditor OF the White Collar Line. and
for several years purser Of the steamer
Telephone. died today Of typhoid fever,
aged e.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-17
THE WRECKED CLEVELAND.
Nothing Heard From the Missing Crew
Of the Inflated Vessel.

Victoria. Dec. 16-The wires 10 Alberni
are working today. but no further news
steamer Cleveland. This would seem to
settle the fate of the % men, for had they
been found the captain would have sent
word
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-17
Ashore 10 the Storm on Beach South
Of Carmanah Light.
ALL HANDS WERE SAVED
Seven Days and Nights in a Hurricane
Cared for by the Light
Keepers.

Port Townsend, Dec. 1s.-The schooner
reported as being wrecked on Point Car
manah was today ascertaIned to be the
Vesta, Captain Lundvalt from San Buena-
ventura The crew all got 10 land IN
safety, but the vessel is a total wreck.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-17
NOTED MAN DEAD

Paris, Doc. ls.-AlPhanse Dapiet u dead.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05
Worse Than Microbes.

Now that the scientists have exhaust
ed the public patienCa III -he Subiet
of microbes & is nothing more Than
natural that they should endeavor to
excite interest IN something else, and
CleCtrGlysis promises to yield excellent
results as far as q bug-a-bCo is con-
Cerned. The time was when clectroiy-
sis, or chemical decomposition by the
action of electricity or galvanism was
not supposed to attack s1lids. Indeed
it was assorted that no substance is
decomposed by the current 80 long as
it is i'm a solid or gaseous state, but
must be first brought to a liquid state
either by solution or fusion before the
current acts on it. The fact was
known and recognized however that
the chemical power Of the current is
the same at every point of the circuit
where it is manifested.
IT is now stated by eminent author
ity that electrolysis is doing untold
damage to the gas, water and sewer
mains Of large cities and not only this
but that it is running deli late magnetic
instruments all over the country.
The cause of this calamitous state
Of affairs is the all pervading trolley
lines which, when operated by but a
single wire. send the return current to
the dynamos back through the earth
and thus coming in contact with the
network Of pipes beneath the surface
produce disastrous results. So Cmi-
nous is this condition in large cities
that scarcely an inch Of ground can
he said to be free from the damaging
fluid.
There have been but two magnetic
observatories on this continent, one in
Washington, the other in Toronto,
Canada. So serious have been the ef-
fects Of electrolysis in the latter place
that observations have practically been
abandoned, leaving Washington as the
only spot where experiments are still
conducted The difficulty experienced
there, also, is such that it is proposed
to do something by legislative means
to compel traction companies to adopt
systems containing a return wire.
Beyond all this assurance of cleo
trical disturbance there now arises a
school of theorists who sOlemnly insist
that the growing nervous temperament
Of the American people, their restless
volatile condition and tendency to sui
eide. riot and desperate attempts to set
the world straight are due to the in
nuence of this awful trolley wire. Shall
we yet long with pathetic and unsatis-
fled yearning for the dear old street
car horse?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05
Studying the Returns.

-'he unofficial election figures print
from the face of the returns afford an
interesting study. Divided into groups
they show the following totals;
SOUTH SIDE-Pryor, 1,226: Lang
staff, 943; Jones, 1850; Copeland, 99j;
Daniels, 1866.
WEST SIDE-Pryor, 2,77O; Lang
staff. 2,644; Jones, 2,SS3; Copeland, 1866;
Daniels. 3,ij9.
NORTH END-Pryor, 1910; Lang
staff 1,217; Jones, 1,415; Copeland, l.
3O6; Daniels, 1,2SS.
CENTRAL CITY, PETERSBURG
AND GREEN RIDGE-Pryor, 1879;
Langstaff 2,O93; Jones, 1,6SS; Copeland,
2,1ii; Daniels, 2.2Ol.
Thus it will be seen that in Hyde
Park and Providence Langstaff runs
behind Pryor 219; behind Jones, i37;
behind Copeland, III. and behind Dam
icls, SSG In the Central City. Peters
burg and Gre n Ridge, on the other
hand, he runs 1lS votes ahead of Pry
or, thus cfoctually dispelling the
charge Of treachory; and is led by
Copeland only to the extent of As votes
and by Daniels only by los votes. The
fact tlat Langstaff is led on the South
Side by Pryor by 2S3 votes would be
more significant if the lead of both
j nes and Daniels were not still great
er while the vote of Copeland who, if
the organization had played favortes
would certainly have been one of the
favored, is down almost to Langstaf's.
The total city vote cast for Pryor
was 7,2Sl, which while 3Sf more than
that cast for Langstaff, was at the
same time l,l33 or nearly the amount
of DIriers plurality less than the total
city vote for Daniels. The fact that
LmGstaff fell behind Pryor only 22
votes among Pryor's own neighbors il.
the Ninth and Seventeenth wards,
while in the Fourth, Sixth, Fourteenth.
Fifteenth and Eighteenth wards Lang
staff fell behind Pryor 16l votes shows
that there cannot be just complaint
at the manner of Langstaff's support
in the Central City. and that for his
defeat, regrettable and undeserved as
it cOnCededly was, the blame must be
placed elsewhere than on the shoulders
of William Connell
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05

into use all the available money in circu-
lation, and business men seek loans at
good and often "a high rate OF interest.
There are two conditions existing at pres
ent, however. which tend to make money
easy and plentiful The first Is that our
exports of breadstuffs and provisions arc
unusually great the balance OF trade be-
ing so largely In our favor that an un-
usually large amount OF money from
abroad is finding its way to American
financial Centers. The other Is that good
crops and high prices have enabled the
farmers to the country to lquidatc an
unusual amount Of Indebtedness. In
stead of borrowing the farmers are pay
ing their former borrowings.
o
In other words, heavy foreign demand
for our breadstuffs and provisions is
drawing n large amount of money to this
country from abroad, and good prices
and big crops have turned an army OF
borrowers into an army OF debt-paycrs.
The combined effect of these two unusual
conditions Is that while the volume OF
business Is greater than at any time
within the past five years, the volume of
money in circulation has increased in still
greater proportion. The country mer-
chants are thus able to make more
prompt collections than usual, and they
are able to pay for their purchases with
corresponding promptness. The existence
of these two unusual conditions has thus
made a plethora of money, and dul
money market simply indicates an un-
usual healthy business condition instead
of business stagnation. When men can
not only pay cash for what they buy,
but can pay their old debts into the bar
gain, money lenders are sure to expert
ence a dull business period, but this is a
Sign of prosperity rather than of the re-
verso.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05
Heroic, but Iniudicious.

The experience of the sixteen flremen
who We're severely burned at Philadel-
phia the other day through their own
carelessncss ought to prove warm
ing to flremen generally who seem to
lose their heads when the sound Of an
alarm reaches their ears. The case of
the Philadelphia firemen seems strange
from the fact that the foOlhardy indiv-
iduals were members of the paid de-
partment and We're supposed to possess
ordinary judgment. The fire was in a
dyeing establishment saturated with
henzine, and was we'll under control.
The flames were being eXtinguished by
a current of steam which had been
turned into the closed room in which
the fire was located. In vain the pro-
prictor of the establishment explained
this to the firemen and warned them
of the danger of opening the door and
letting a current OF air reach the in
fammable stuff. The proprietor was
brushed aside and the crowd of fire
fighters rushed into a narrow hallway
leading to the door, which was quickly
The squad of firemen fell i'm a heap as
they encountered the blast from the
explosion Of benzine that followed and
when dragged out they were suffering
from frightful burns. After the fire.
mon had been rescued the door was
finally closed again and the fire was
eXtinguished by the aid of steam.
;,a
their scorched faces in the hospital it
is altogether likely that they will have
time for reflection that will prove BEN
efcial in future work. A fire depart
mcnt properly managed can be a very
useful institution, but when the appar-
atus is in the hands Of persons who
lack good judgment it can also be ex-
tremely dangerous, both to life and
property.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05

Two Buffalo women gave a living
picture Wednesday night Of what may
he expected when the new woman gets
here in sufficient quantity. They made
an election bet which although not
strikingly oriGinal, attracted a large
and enthusiastic crowd Of spectators.
1t was the old wheelbarrow arrange
ment with variations. These consisted
of a fife and drum corps, flags, and
tin horn, with the winner arrayed i'm
a high hat and masculine apparel,
and seated in the vehicle which the
other woman lab1rously trundled. II
was not particularly edifying spec
tacle and is scarcely one to be rec
commended as an example Of womanIi-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05

The character of our
Linen Stock is too we'll
known to need much talk on
our part. We merely say
that having purchased
largely i'm anticipation of
the advanced prices COM
sequent ON the new tariff
schedule, we can offer ex-
traordinary values.
1t is impossible to EMU
merate the different lines
and prices, therefore we
mention only a few items:
One case silver bleached
German table linen, 81
inches wide, ten different
patterns. soc a yard, good
value at 75c.
1OOdozensilver bleached
napkins.
so pieces Scotch and
Irish damasks, from 25c
to $3.50 per yard. 200
dozen napkins to match.
Linen sheets, pillow and
bolster cases, counter
panes, bureau sets, etc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05
A School of Commerce.

1t Is probable that a school Of COM
merce will be established in Philadel-
phia in the near future, the purpose
of which will be to drill young men
in trade conditions, geographical eli
matte and other characteristics of for
eign countries with a view to more
comprehensive possibilities Of com.
merce.
1t is no doubt true that great ignor-
ance exists regarding the laws of trade,
customs regulations, rules OF exchange,
internal navigation, currencies, weights,
measures and many important facts re-
lating TO most foreign countries. Such
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05
WHY MONEY is PLENTY.
Erom tho Phlladelphia Times.

1t is regarded by some as a remarkab BILE
feature of the present business situation
that there should be a plethora of money
in AL financial centers. Why, they ask,
If the country is really prosperous and
business has experienced a genuine re-
viyal, should money be accommodating in
the banks and be offered at a low rate
of interest upon satisfactory securities? 4?
Why is not this surplus OF money I'm use
in the ordinary transaction of an IN
creased volume Of business, If there has
been such Increase? The question Is a
natural one, for under ordinary crcuIn-
stances a large volume Of business calls
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05

Before the subject of decent Repub-
lican journalism is closed we wish to
say word in recognition of the effect
i've party service performed during the
recent campaign by the Carbondale
Leader. The Leader, like The Tribune,
did not offer it's influence for sale Or
go from headquarters to headquarters
soliciting political aims. On the con-
trary it stood for Republicanism,
squarely, fairly and on principles; and
it can face its readers without a blush,
knowing that not a penny of bribe
or charity entered Its Golfers. 1t is to
he regretted that this cannot he said
of all the newspapers Of Lackawanna
county.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05

A correspondent residing in Dunmore
asks us why we blame Seth Low and
not Tom Platt for the election of Van
WYck. The editorial reproduced on
this page from the New York Com
mercial Advertiser explains why. Low
and not Platt forced a division of the
anti-Tammany vote. Low and not
Platt was the wrecker Because Of this
fact the name of Seth Low will be
forever odious among those who gem
timely and judiciously favor good gov
Crnment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05
A Florence rlission ncident.

Mr.. William Martin, an island farmer
Of Connecticut, is not a happy man
and at first thought 1t is difficult to de-
eide whether to pity him for his fault
or rldicule him for his folly. He was e
widower with two children and came TO
New York to find a mother for his
family He married a young woman,
an inmate Of the Florence Mission of
that city and it was not long until his
troubles increased. She left him sew
eral times but always returned to her
island home with tears of repentance
and was duly forgiven by her generous
husband. Finally she arose in the
night and inducing his pretty fifteen
year old daughter to accompany her,
took the only two boats on the prem
ises and deserted the farm for life of
shame in New York. The wretched
husband and father was unable to get
off the island for some time and then
found it extremely difficult to trace the
runaWays. BY means of the ferry So
ciety he at last found them and now
the wife is in the tombs awaiting trial.
The utter absurdity of such course
as that pursued by this unsophisttcated
man would seem to be beyond the pos
sibiities Of human trustfulness. He
admits that he asked no questions as
to the womans past, and that he was
guleless enough to believe that accus-
toned to the diversions of city life, as
she was, even without an undesirable
past, she could enter his home and live
contcntedly amid surroundings un-
usually isolated for rural habitation.
Such instances will be used against the
methods Of Florence Missions where
misguided girls are sheltered, and yet
in a case like this much injustice will
be done both the mission and the un-
suspicious oDtimists, for they should
not expect a miracle to be wrought by
a few months of repentance in a safe
refuge. 1t is such idiotic men as this
man Martin and theoretical reformers
such as frequently are placed in direc-
tion of institutions of his sort, who
bring their really excellent aims to
wreck.
Cases could he cited with regard to
similar refuge in this city, where girls
have gone out after a residence there,
have married and are living respect
able lives, but they have not been sent
to a lonely island in the Connecticut
river cut off from all companionship
and left, with their sleeping instincts
of evil, in the sole charge of young
girls under fifteen. Such a procedure
as this is criminal for both father and
mission management, and the ruin of
the little daughter, body and soul, is
nothing more than might have been ex-
pectGd.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05

The opening of the new Homocopath-
ic hospital yesterday is an event Of
more than ordinary importance. There
are comparatively few institutions OF
this school in the country,and the num-
Der in this region is extremely limited.
The fact that in the space of four
months or less the idea of founding
hospital has developed into the actual
working institution is significant in
that il shows a marked degree of en-
tcrprise and a high order of recognized
clpability en- the part of the homoeo-
pathic physicians of Scranton and VIC
unity. To the disciples of Hahnemann,
however as eXemplifed in the 'ladies
of this city is due the rapid culmina-
tion Of the project and too much credit
cannot be accorded them for the ener-
Gy and perseverance that have result
ed in an institution of such credit to
the COmmunitV
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05
ness, but in time we may become useS
to such exhibitions.

There was a time when Democratic
candidates were willing to give the
editor Of the Doodle Republican more
than s2,5OO for turning traitor to his
partY Perhans that's why he's SO sad.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05

a school in connection with n high
school would have an incalculably good
effect on the all-round education OF
the business man of the next genera
tlon and might well be commended to
the boards of education of other cities.
If the Incidental matter of earning
his living is to be considered by the
student of today the knowledge gained
in a school Of commerce would doubt
less be as valuable as that embodied
in many of the frills and ologies which
the university man nowadays lays on
the top shelf with his diploma.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05
SCRANTON, NOVEMBER 5, 1897.

We violate no confidence in saying
that since Satan occupied the pulpit
in the attempt to rebuke sin, there
has not been a performance like Jo-
seph A. Scranton's present vociferous-
ness in behalf of cleaner politics.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-05

The deification of Seth Low received
a hard jolt at the polls, but it will go
right on in the Mugwump newspapers.
Low is the natural successor of Grover
Cleveland as the great stuffed prophet
of sham reform.