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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-10-06
NORTHERN PACIFIC ELECTION
Morgan'a Hand Shown-Statcment o
Compnny'a Finances


New York. October Sat the annual
meeting of tho Northern Pacific stock.
holders here today the following were
elected directors for the ensuing year
Edward D. Adams. u, Clark. Charles =.
Coster Robert NJ, Galloway. Bray'on
Ives. u. willis James y. =. Lamont.
Charles Mellon. John q, Moore. Walter
q. Oakman. Otivcr Payne. Samuel spcn-
Ger. James s. Tilman. Francis LSdrr-
man and Edwin Thompson,
The FIRST report under the reorganiEa-
ton was submitted It covers the ten
months ending June /, 1897, rho account
Tor this period shows the following:
Gross receipts. sll,9n,Si operating on.
pcnsca, Sib5.Sa.
Tho report contains n preliminary Statc-
mont In regard TO the organization OF me
company, giving full information as to
the capitalization and the property, vlG
specific description OF the various securl-
tics The organization ls practically COM
pletc. with tho exception OF the matter
OF the lands east OF the Missouri river.
which are SIN held by the receivers. The
length OF the main line operated Is 1875
miles, The land owned by the Northern
Pacific amounts TO nearly a,OOOOVO acres,
OF which almost all Is west OF the Mis-
souri, river The land Snles In ten months
amounted to AlS,O2i, and the outstanding
land cotracts on June 30 were 81, 2OSSSi.
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WEALTH OF THE YUKON.

Tacoma. wash, October 6.-lienry
'Bratnobor. the celebrated mining expert
for tho R0,hohlbdS OF London. roacac1
Tacoma yesterday direct from Dawson
city. Iio cSmo over the Dalton trail and
made nearly the whole trip alone when
within a hundred miles OF the Lynn cnnnl
ho found tho mail carrier. who was lost.
,lnd they came the remainder OF the J.a-
tance together. Mr. Bratnober left today
for Ban FranciAco and refused 60 taik
about his own business. hLt said the
amount " gold on the tributaries ~ the
Yukon was not exaggerated. He BELIEVE
that while there Will b. a shortage ~
proislons IN Dawson this winter. there
will be no famine. The hardships are
greatly exaggerated. but none but healthy
men should go there.
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WHAT HIS TEACHER SAID.

The two boys ht the breakfast table
had described their academic acquire
menta 20 thslr father with the jus, pride
which inspires youths in their teens over
Greek verbs and Latin dcclsnslons They
told ot the surprise and Joy Of their re-
spectiyc teachers at certain brilliant rec
itltlons OF the day before. Then arose
on his high chair the youngest. the kin
dergarten student. aged four. whose
Christian name Is Lowell. lie swung his
arm and began. My teacher said" then
paused evidently to let imagination have
her perfect work and keep him up In the
race. He swung his arm and again de-
clared. with infantile gravity. My teach.
cr said. Lowell. you and all your family
are pcaches!"
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HAWAIIAN ANNEX.
ALTON Is CERTAIN
BEFORE cnRlsINAS Tnr ISLANDS WILL
BE AMERICAN TrHRIIOKY.
4 liberal Territorial Form Of Government
kill be Adopted The QusstioH
Of Suiirags

New York. October b.-A dia.alch ta
tho Herald from Boal"n says
II took upon the annexation II the
Hawaiian Islands "a pracilcai,s accom-.
pliahcd." " said Senator i,osigs The ,fraty
win be- takon NJ at once when cJnsrers
assemblies In December. aud think that
| here In an eaHy majority IN tb, senate
IL favor OF ratification. II II should ap.
poAf probable that an opposition II de-
yoioIanE. the remedy will bo very slmp!e
There n a joint resolution II annsyntisa
" tho Islands on the calendar. which
docs not require two.thlrls mabu.y.
iH tho case on the vote of ratnca.
ton ol a treaty, A simple majority In
both houses will accomplish tito snui,
result and that majority No nave easily.
n u appears thar the ratification may
fall. wo shall simply slip In the resolution
lAnd act on that Ia place of the treaty"
What aro your Views az 90 a form
Of government for the ISLANDS nrcr an.
neSation1''
II, in settled thai We DO not care To
admit Hawaii as a state into the uailn.
Some form OF territorial sovtrnmci 1t
must BE- adopted. but just what II shall
he. In not fully determined. ] am in-
clin-i to think We should Rivc Hawaii
u form OF government rather broader
than tho ordinary territorial government.
For example. | should give the islanders
power to continue their Legislative body
In two branches whereas. boHcyc Il
territory has single house. \ icsisla-
lurr Ia two houses will give Shcm u
government similar 10 our states. but ihcy
will not have tho power 20 elect senators
| n congress. The system OF federal courts
must, OF course. be extended 60 tho Isl.
Tho local courts may be retained as
the people themselves desire"
You would have the governor appolpted
by the PRESIDENT"
Certainly. as the governors o. tern.
tortos hro appointed. l should prefer
n wcrc TO express preference, that
tho governor be appointed from she ISL
ands. The question OF suffrage should
bc left 10 the government OF the islands
o adjust ms seems to II host within the
limits OF tho constitution OF the United
States. beyond which no state or ter
ritory can so. Before Christmas GER
hainy expect that Hawaii will be an
American territory"
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SPoKANE's BIG DAY.

Spokane Wash, October 5.-Twenty
thousand people witnessed the harves,
day parade today at the opening NJ tho
fourth annual fruit fair. The pageant
was the showiest ever seen In Spokane.
II was over a mile In length.
Tonight the city is crowded with visit
ors. Eery train coming In from rhe aur-
rounding country today brought hundreds
of people, and from information gathered
at the railway offices II Is learned that
over 5000 excursionists came In on the
various trains The fair will continue
for ten days. II is called the fruit fair.
though in reality It is n gigantic AZ
position Of all the industries and products
OF eastern Washington and Oregon. west
ern Montana, Idaho and British Colum-
ba.
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ovy upon the following Described prop

levy upon the following described prop
erty:
Beginning at point % feet north, de-
greos q minutes west from the northeast
corner OF lot I, block 15i, shlyeIey's A.
toria. thence north degrees . minutes
west, 100 feet; thence south IS iegrecs 2
minutes west. % feet. thence south de-
grees % minutes east, 100 feet; thence
on line parallel wfth the north line Of
said lot. % feet TO the place o, begin
ming
And 10 sell the same. In the manner pro.
yided by law, TO satisfy an assessment
against said real property, amounting 10
tlE, what was assessed against said
property as benefits for the extension Of
Commercial street In said city from sey.
enteenth street 70 Twenty-third street
and which said rs1l property IS assessed
az the property Of The Oregon Railroad
and Navigation Company, did, on the
10th day Of September, lss7 duly levy upon
all the afore-described property. and
on the 18th day Of October, 1897, at
O'Clock .. m OF said day. at and in front
Of the court house door at Astoria, c1at-
sop county. oregon. will proceed TO sell.
at public auction. to the highest bidder
therefor. all the right. title. interest
ard estate Of the saldTheoregcnRallroad
and Navigation Company in and TO said
real property 70 satisfy said assessment
and the costs and expenses Of sale.
z. HALLoCK. chief Of Police.
Dated Astoria. Oregon. Sept. 10. 1901
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EXTREME HEAT In
THE MIDDLE WEST
CHICAGO SURROUNDED BY RAGING ron
EST AND rWAlmr rlRrS.
LAKE. AlthIaan Almost tnnnyl0allc %
AeeOHut VI The Dense
Smoke

Chicago, October b,-Ektromel h0
weather for October In prevailing In this
section During tho past twenty foul
hours tho Thermometer wnot ~ TO
dngreoa and according 10 the signal ser
vice records yhiH n the highest poln
that has been registered for the montl
OF October IN ~ years
Dunsu smoke aggravated tho condition
on account Of the drought tho hast tvs
months everything In m dry an tindrI
and forpnt and prairie nfeH are numur'
Gus Lake Michigan has been made al.
most unnnyitsabio on account OF tbs
smoke and fog Captains of yoHseis have
reported most alarming state of affairs
ON tho lake, Many had not slept foi
a hours Oh account OF tho walchfuncuT
that was necessary
Doatn picking their way through ths
u'ral,a " MackinAw were PRACTICAL,
hamporai. Landmarks were utterly oh
liberated and tho lisht as indiHunc at
distance Of "a length of the vessel
Tho smoke IL attributcl to forest nrra.
Hunting parties. careless 80 ihcii
camping. arr thought to have STARTED the
broad connaEra,ions
Marine underwriters are appruhcnnivs
Of numerous sIrundinEs On account oi
tho smoke, ami bulletins from che lower
cni ~ the lake arv watched for with
anxiety. chicaEoH southern wards and
suburbs arp surrounded by prairie nron
ana d0nSo smoke oyorhanEa a large part
or tho territory lying south OF 18th street
lfundrvis oi acres Of pari9r have beon
burned over ana thousands or foot Of
sidewalks ana fencing have been con.
sum~i F1fumoh In this division or the
city ato completely exhausted nshting
prairie nreH 10y day aud night Most of
the nrrs aru started by sparks from
locomotives AMI not infrraurnly BY inlz.
ehoytouH boys. who sct the grass IN
nrr FOR tho excitement
dispalch from iirrmcn. Ind. says
tho most disastrous prairie nrc known
IN tho history Of Marshall county in now
raging Hundreds of arrrs ~ land In 'hc
northern portion OF tbo county. compris-
ms what Ia locally known an tho "fis
maruh." is ono vast amoldcring waste.
AZ times. when Tanned by a brrcac. th"
heat bursts into blaze ani darting
across clover lrhiH. cornncids or meadows
lays waste everything In ia path. only
stopping whom headed on by plowoi
nelds or highways,
Many Instances are reported whore cat.
u~, IN passing over tho trrachrroun
ground. have broken through into the
burning heat ami pcriuhoi Farmers are
krp, busy day and night nEhiing the
iiamrs AMI preventing destruction Of
their homes. without tho lack OF water
which would mako tho battle more hope.
ful
just wat OF walkcr,on more than i.W0
acres have ho"n swept OF every vcstiEc
OF vegetation. many thousands ot tons
Of hay and miles OF fences having been
consumed Tho large barn Of Joseph
kirklcy was In tho path or the flames
and together with IT, contents, composed
OF hay, grain and farm machinery. was
burned. with firo on cvory side. grca,
anxiety Is being felt FOR the safety OF
towns without firr protection.
Nothing short of n drcnohing rain can
possibly check the progress OF the nrvp.
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POINTER AND PATCHEN.

ottumR.i. la. October t.-seven thou
sand people saw Star Pointer AMI zoe
Paschcn 20 against their own records o.,
Williams mile track today. star Pointer
turned the trick In 2OlA agains, rtrJng
wind blowing up the stretch. owa =
Murphy says considering the conditions
this IL the rastest mile ever made by
Pointer. Patcbon started out well. max
ing the half In 100 fiat. but the second
running horse which picked them up at
thrco-quarters became unruly and SC ircd
patchen. who finished the mile In go
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KLAMATH BAY 7NEsEEv1TfoV.

Portland, October J,-Suryeyor Genera
Habcrshhm has awarded 20 Eugene -.
Henry, of klamath. the contract FOR
surveying the Klamath bay reservation.
This b tract Of between three and
four sections Of meadow hand, lying north
OF the military post At the klamath In
dian reservation. which was resered a
long time ago 70 furnish supply Of hay
for tho cavalry kopt at the post. /; II
ls 10 be- divided w and sold TO The
highest bidder
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THE cYcLERs.

San Francisco. October 5.-F. o. Burk-
hardt Of Portland. manager Of the Multi
namah football team and chief consul Of
the Oregon division Of the California A.
eociated Cycling Clubs, II In the city
Trying 70 arrange for a meeting between
the Portland team and either the STAN
ford or Berkeley eleven.
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BARNATo's FORTUNE.

London. October 5,-Tbe late Barney
Barnato. who committed suicide by throw
Ing himself into the sea from the steamer
Scott on June 18th last. while on a passage
from Cape Town 10 Southampton. iefs
a fortune amounting 20 R9.ess. .Gjss g.
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CHIEF OF POLICE SALE.

Notice Is hereby given that by virtue
OF a warrant issued. and delivered 10 me
by the Auditor and Police Judge OF the
City OF Astoria, In ciatsop county. Ore
gon. OF date OF the 9th day OF September
A. d. 1897. commanding me to forthwith
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-10-06
PIONEER DEAD.

Portlad. October b.--Wllliam Masters. a
pioneer OF 1859. aged Is. died tonight He
WIS ono Of the founders OF the Taylor
street NJ, r. church.
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II Is a wiser woman who suggests the
elimination OF sentimen, from her friend
ship with a man than she who begs for
It's retention when love Is on the wane.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II II fails
to cure, Csc. For sale by Charles Rogers.
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Long lace ties Will be deemed the cor
rect finish on all dress evening bodices
this winter.
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SEASIDE SAWNILL
AsT0RlA....

A complete stock Of lumber on hanc
In tine rough or dressed. Flooring. rus
tic. ceiling and all kinds Of finish; mold
ings and shingles. Terms reasonable
and prices at bedrock. AL orders
promptly attended to. once and yard
at mill II y L. LOGAN,
Seaside. Oregon Proprietor.
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Holds the worlds record fol
loug-distance fast running.
A Flap of the
United States

The new wall map L.
sued by the Burlington
Route is three feet four
inches wide by four feet
long; is printed in six
colors, Is mounted on roll
ers; shows every state.
county. important town.
and railroad in the Union,
and Is a very desirable
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A,IIlIIIIIiiIitI household or business es-
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llIllll1 Purchased In lots or
- 5000 the maps cost the Bur-
lington Route nearly %
cents apiece. but on re-
ceipt Of Is cents In stamps
or conf the undersigned
viii be pleased OF send you
one.
Write Immediately. as
the supply Is limited.
A. C. SHELDON,
General Agent. Portland, Oregon.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-08

death is the climax of this prologue.
which is full of dramatic interest, and
the management makes a special re-
quest of patrons to be in their seats
not later than 8 o'clock, when the cur
tain goes up on this scene. The COM
pany which Daniel Frohman sends here
is strong, and includes nearly all the
players who appeared in the original
Lyceum production. All the original,
striking stage settings and elaborate
costumes will also be brought here. Sale
of seats now open.
THE OLD HOMESTEAD"
1.-THE Old Homestead" comes to the
Hyperion Saturday matinee and even
ing more interesting and attractive
than ever. The company is the same as
last season. The singing portion is
made up of rare voices, including r. J.
Jose and r. e. Rogers, rendering new
selection of the old fashioned harmo-
MES. In addition to the usual realistic
scenic effects, all new this season, is
the summer thunderstorm which breaks
over the old farm yard scene, with
wind, thunder, lightning and visible
rain in a startling fashion. Wheel
mems matinee Saturday. Popular
prices. Entire dress circle so cents Sale
of seats now open.
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Grand Opera House.

Harry Martell's big southern produce
ton, the South Before the War" will
be the attraction at the Grand the last
three nights this week commencing
with matinee to-day. The play
abounds in southern typical scenery,
including plantation life scenes, and
there is southern camp meeting rep
resented with all its constituents, and
closing with a cake walk in which all
the colored members of the company
compete for prizes. There are sixty
players in all. Among the features is
the pickanniny band, composed of
twelve little darkies who appear in
several scenes of the play and also
head the parade of the company which
starts from the Grand opera house at
1880 a. m. Monday, giving a band con-
cert in front of the opera house before
every performance. Among the white
artists who appear are Billy Williams,
as Old Aunt Chloe, the mamma of them
Jus from de nort;" Miss Josie Earl,
the clever soubrette, as the planter S
sister; Ferry, the human frog, who is
introduced as mammoth frog in the
camp meeting on Frog island; Symonds
and 'Rastus' Ethiopian eccentricities;
Frank II. White, as young Eph, and a
score of buck and wing dancers; thirty
prize cake walkers, and twenty juve-
nile singers make up the company
There will be matinees to-day, Friday
and Saturday. Matinee prices 10c, 15c
and Csc. Friday evening grand cake
walk by ten couples of local talent.
"WHEN LONDON SLEEPS"
For the first three nights next week
there will be presented for the first
time here the highly interesting melo-
drama, when London Sleeps" by the
J. II. Wallack Co. Matinee Wednes-
day. Prices 10, 15c and Csc. For this
play an entire new mounting of spec
ial scenery will be shown. The play is
Accordingly interesting, and is bound to
mako a hio hit
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poits Wonderland Theater.

Praise of the most enthusiastic kind
has been showered on Miss Kitty Nit
chell, the dainty little coincidence, who
is the star of this weeks bill at Polls
Wonderland theater. Not one of the
many who have seen her and heard her
sing but will acquiesce in the Judgment
that she is the best soubrette that has
ever appeared on this stage. A mag
netic, vivacious Coincidence, it is only
natural that Miss Mitchell should be a
great attraction. She has the support
of a brilliant vaudeville combination,
including Mark Sullivan and Miss Rillie
Deaves, Johnston, Davenport and Lo-
rella, and a dozen others of equally high
reputation. Prices, 10 and 90 cents; la
dies in the afternoon, all parts of the
house, 10 cents. Next week Miss Pau
line Hall, the comic opera queen, who
will make her first appearance in New
Haven for popular prices.
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ARMoRY NOTES.
Grays to Charter the Northam for Trip
to New York-The Foot Guard and

Grays to Charter the Northam for Trip
to New York-The Foot Guard and
Their Trip.
The Grays voted at a meeting held
in their room at the armory, last eve
ming, to charter the steamer c. Fl. Nor
than to take them to New York to at
tend the dedication of the Grant tomb.
They will leave New Haven on the eve
ming of April 26. The Wheeler & Will
son band will accompany the Grays.
w. r. Hoppin was elected to member
ship in the company last evening.
The Second company, Governors
Foot Guard, will go to New York by
train to attend the Grant tomb dedica-
ton. The company will march from
the Grand Central station on Forty
second street to Fifty-ninth street,
where it will join the parade. The
march from this point to the tomb will
be about three miles.
The City Guard last evening appoint
e6 committee to arrange for an ex-
cursion to be given by the company
some time this summer. 1t has not yet
been decided as to where the excursion
will go, but a large number Of the
members of the company are in favor
of going up the Hudson. Sergeant
Gutbrod is chairman of the committee
elected to make arrangements. Two
applications for membership were re-
ceived last evening
A basket ball game will be played by
the Light Guard and Sarsfield teams
at the armory tonight.
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LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS or INTEREST FROM BoTH
SIDES or THE RIVER.

Funeral of Jeremiah Sullivan-Senator
futile May be Consul to Lyons-Grange
to Have Trolley Ride-Other Items.
The funeral of the late jeremiah Sui
Ivan of las Saltonstall avenue will be
held from st, Francis church, to-mor-
row morning, at $3.50 o'clock. Mr., Sui
Ivan was for a number of years en-
gagged in the coal business. He leaves
widow, four sons and three daugh-
ters.
N. c, Brockaway g. Co., who for sew
eral months have conducted a meat
market on Grand avenue, near East
Pearl street, closed up their business
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Hannah A., widow of Henry r.
Linsley OF Quinnipiac street, who has
been very i'll with heart disease. was
more comfortable yesterday.
The East Haven public schools, which
have been closed for a week, owing to
the scarlet fever scare, have resumed
their sessions Miss Phobe Ives, one of
the teachers, is still i'll with the disease,
but is rapidly recovering.
Some Claims of the kindergarten
for Popular Support" is the subject for
discussion at the meeting of the New
Haven Congregational club, to be held
in the Grand avenue Congregational
church next Monday evening. H. w.
Mabie of the Outlook will lead in the
discussion.
The Junior league of the East Pearl
street M. e. church will give an en-
tertainment, consisting of tableaux and
music, this evening.
The friends of Senator Dwight w.
futile of East Haven are congratulate
ing him upon his prospective appoint
ment as United States consul to Lyons,
France. 1t is said he is we'll backed
for the position and stands an admira-
BILE chance for appointment. The sal
airy is 50, 500, and with fees, the position
is worth about $4,000 per annum.
The members Of the East Haven
grange are arranging for a trolley ride
to Hamden, and pay a visit upon the
grange In that town, on the evening Of
April IA.
The street railroad tracks in East
Chapel street, between the drawbridge
and the railroad crossing were taken
up yesterday preparatory to building
the bridge over the crossing. While
this work is in progress this line will
not be much used as a through route
to and from the city. In consequence
the people of the Eleventh ward, who
have so largely patronized the line, will
go to the city by the Grand avenue
line or by the New Haven Street rail-
road. 1t is said that it will take at
least a year to build the bridge over
the railroad crossing and the new Cha
pei street drawbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Russell of Front
street have been married forty-five
years, but the anniversary falling on
Sunday, they decided not to celebrate
the event. Mr.. Russell says he hopes
to be able to observe the semi-centen-
NAL of his marriage at gathering of
his relatives and friends in 1902