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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-12
PenaOyer Saws There Is No More Use
For It.
MUST GO BACK TO DEMOCRACY
And Under Its Kisss as a larmonious
Whole Defeat the Solid aou.y
cOntiageat.

Portland, Or. Dec. 1i.--An important
nesting Of the executive branch Of the
peoples party state central committee
was held today at the Hotel Perkins.
Those present were John C. Young. chair.
man OF the state committee; W. s. uen,
clackamas county; DR.. Ernest Barton.
Yamhill. and "A. p Nelson. Multromah.
Frank Williams. Of Ashland: L. II. Nc
hahon. Salem. and c. A. Finch. Of Ore
gon City. were also present advising with
the committee.
The main purpose Of the meeting was
to fix a time for the holding Of the state
convention. and after fun discussion. an
address was prepared and furnished for
publication. Tpe state convention was
called to meet at Portland. March .. lisa
The apportionment OF delegates to the
convention from each county In the state
shall be one delegate at large and one
delegate for each 400 votes. or the major
fraction thereof, cast for Bryan and wat
son at the presidential esectlon in lssc.
The address says: Careful Investiga-
ton OF the alleged union party viii reveal
the fact than it is composed largely OF
self-appointed leaders and is better cal
culated to disrupt than to unite the re-
form forces of the state. and that all who
went into from patriotic motives are
being misled. Into one harmonious whole
Mayor Pennoyer pretends 70 unite these
elements that at the last election sup
ported Bryan and array IT agaInst all
comers under the gold standard.
But he insists. ait the instance Of Mr..
Jones. the national chairman Of the dem
ocratic party, that this be done In name
and under the leadership OF the demo-
cratic party (of which he assumes to be
the head and front in oregon.)
In support Of this position he claims
that the democratic party has abandoned
its false gods and therefore there is no
excuse for the further existence Of the
peoples party. either state or national.
There can be no united action with the
peoples party under the banner Of the
democratic party. and its terms OF capit-
ulation. nor under the leadership Of Mr..
Cooper's so-called union" party
The address recommends that no coun-
ty nominations be made until after the
state convention.
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FIRST OF THE SEASON.
The Assembly Club Dance Great
Success.


The first party OF the season given Fri.
day night by the Assembly Club at Foard
& Stokes hall was most successful and
enjoyable affair. and bespeaks other good
times during the season.
The music was furnished by Grlbler's
orchestra, which alone is guaranty that
1t was the best There were forty-hve
couples on the floor and the dancing was
continued until o'clock. 81
Among those present were:
Mr.. and Mr.. w. T. Clutter. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. d. Thing. Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
Prael Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Stokes. Mr.,
and Mrs. II. G, Van Dusen. Mr.. and Mrs
F. l. Dunbar Mr.. and Mrs. w L. Robb
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison ALLEN. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Trulllnger. Mr.and Mrs. X
osburn. Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Lewis. Mr.
and Mrs. P. ]. Thorssn, Mr.. and Mrs. AL.
bert Dunbar, Mr.. and Mrs o. F. Hell.
born. Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Fisher. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. n. Griffin Mr.. and Mrs. C. r.
Thomson, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Smith, Mr.
and Ms. William Timson. Mr.. and Mrs
c r. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Stokes
The misses y. Gertrude Reed, Sadie
Crang Clara Lionberger. Caroline Young,
Alice Wood. Gussie Gray, May Mcbride
Olga Heilborn. Nora Nickerson, Pear
Holden. Clara Young, Irene Phillips, Amy
Lemon. Francis Holden. Daisy Stockton,
Nettie Tuttle. May Fawcett, Gene Lewis,
Lila Sutherland. The Messrs o. B. Prael,
W A. Sherman. E. C. Rogers. J. r A.
Bennett. R. z. carruthers. James Taylor,
c. R. Higgins. II. F. Wilson. j. z. Young.
DR.. A. A. Finch. H. d. Gray. J. s. Hitch
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AsiortA or. Irr y. leS''
To the Prc.Idcn, and MEMBER OF the As
toria Progressive Commercial Associa-
tlon;
Following Is report Of your commit
tees work on the range hght question,
being the result OF an Interview on sun
day. December sth. with Commander ].
p. Merrill, inspector Of the Thirteenth
Lighthouse district Tn, ofics- stated;
FlrSt-Eyer since the completion Of the
jct,y al Fort Stevens the ship channel
has gradually moved 20 the northward. as
shown by the charts OF 1898. 1894. 1896. 1896
and 1887 respectively Taougn there is
reason to believe ,ha, the prNseut ship
channel promises to b. permanent, both
In the depth OF water and the location Of
the channel. yet sun,cien, time has not
yet elapsed TO make this a certainty.
second--In order that range lights may
he placed in proper range ~ position
for the guidance of incoming &C outgoing
vessels II would be necessary. IN the pres
en-, position II ,hc ship-ehanncl, TO have
such lights placed at Scarborough head.
and the cost OF two such lights Including
towers. apparatus and Keepers dwellings,
would amount TO about SCI. .OOO or $4,000.
Furthermore. there IL no likelihood OF the
government erecting such Lighthouses or
towers before the permanency IN location
OF the channel is absolutely established.
An appropriation by congT~ss would be
necessary, ami such Appropriation would
not be made until the permaneney Of the
channel was authorita,ively established
by the United States harbor ana river
engineers and by the engineers of the
lighthouse department. The reason why
such expensive light.,owers would have
to be established, Is accounted for by the
fact that such range lights. to be " ser
vice to navlgators at adj would have to
be visible. during ordinary states Of the
atmosphere. as far as the whistling buoy
or the llghtshlp lyng outside, a distance
OF about lllsmiles from the nearest point
OF Scarborough head. This would mean
lights OF an average visibility of apcnt ID
miles during clear weather. and be It
borne IN mind, that Scarborough head Is
the orRy place where such lights could
be- placed and the range obtained. Sand
island as a location for such lights is
altogether out OF the question, being too
far TO the northward Of the range line
Furthermore as the Inspector is not au-
thorizei to expend any sum exceeding %OOl
In the erection OF new lights. the power
TO erect such lights as frst mentioned
is wholly beyond his authority. Tempo
rary lights might be placed at or near
Sand island. but such lights would be OF
no service, as their range OF visibility
even on clear night does not exceed
two miles, and in addition. during stormy
weather 1t would be impossible for any
one to cross over 10 the island from the
mainland and light the lamps.
Third-In regard to the proposition ad-
Sanced by certain well-informed persons. |
viz: To locate a lighthsip inside Of Sand
island, so anchored and mOored as to be |
gation OF the Columbia river. and until
snip outside the bar (Which last vessel
could be moved up to point OF the GEN.
ter Of the present entranee)-the objection
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U. P's ADDITIONAL PAYMENT.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE Financier says:
The Union Pacific reorganization commit
tee last week made an additional pay
ment OF $S.5OO.OOO on account and this sum
passing into the depository banks, has in
creased the averages Of clearing house In
stitutions no less than $s.0OO.OOO in de-
posfts. The increase in loans is connected
with the same transaction. but It has
swelled the total loan item to seOT.72sO 900.
which is by far the largest ever carried
by New York banks.
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STEAMBOAT CAPTAIN ARRESTED.

Msnagua, Nicaragua, Dec 1i.-(Corres-
pondence of the Associated Press Gap
tain Bassatt. an Austrian subject, COM
manding one OF the Pellas Navigation
Company's steamers on Lake Nicaragua
and San Juan del Norte river. has been
arrested and is confined in an iron cage
at San ouarlos by the government Of Mic
aragua on a charge made by some person
ignorant of the machinery. OF having dis
abled the boilers OF the steamboat.
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ANOTHER ALASKA PROJECT.

Portland, Dec. u.-Parties are here con-
tracing for the building of a schooner
for the purpose OF carrying supplies and
machinery to Kotzibue sound, and thence
to the gold fields around the lakes on the
upped Kowak river. This is one of the
Alaskan gold fields which has as yet at
tracted little attsntion. but it has been
partially prcspeeted and found to be as
promising as the Fzlondike.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-12
MOTHER M'KINLEY DEAD.

Canton. Ohio, Dec. l2.-Mother McKtn-
ley is dead.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-12

/ ls first, that such iightshlp wonld cos
al least $65. .OOo 90 build. and in addition
about $500 for yearly maintenance; sec.
ondly such a sscl would be swinging
TO her anchor, or moornlgs. and az q
natural Consequence. n pes-fect ranS,
could not poss9dy De obtained, so thii
meshod must be abandoned for the pres
ent.
Fourth-with view OF afrording I'm.
mediate and substantial aid to the navi.
CATION OF the Columbia river. and uati
such time when the permancncy Of the
ship channel shall have become estab.
llshcd. the commander informed your
committee that he had under coasidera-
tlon a plan Of supplying the want Of range
lights by placing in the channel what are
known as gas buoys. Such buoys are
filled with gas. and by automatic machin-
cry lights and extingulsnes the nlumlnat-
lng jet The supply OF gas m each buoy
is sufficient for three months. at the end
OF which time each OF such 'Duoys must
be taken up and replaced by another
filled with gas. This involves considera-
tae wSrk for the lighthouse steamers.
but the commander stated thas this would
be NJ obstacle to their adoption. II 1t could
be satisfactorily proven that such buoys
would be able TO perform the duty ex-
pected OF them In rough water. and TO be
so constructed as not to be easily injured
by driftwood. The government has a
number Of sLch buoys placed in the
waters OF Eastern rivers. and they have
given eminent satisfaction, The COM
mander staded that he had requested the
authorities in Washington. d. c. for in
formation regarding the efficiency. main
tenance ana general utility OF such buoys
and II II was proven that such lighted
buoys could De successfully maintained
and operated in rough water, ne was in
favor OF placing such buoys at once in
the lower Columbia river. from Astoria
TO the sea.
In Conclusion the commander stated
that IN .ha ,,aar f,,,,.. - . a..
Point Adams would be discontinued. and
removed to a wooden frame tower to be
built upon pil'ng foundation on the shoal
near No. buoy. Further, that the pres
ent range light now shown from the north
ern end of the what is known as the Sea-
side cannery. would be removed to the
northern end OF the Union Fishermen's
Cooperative cannery. The latter point
being and affordlng a better range. 2
The commander during the entire inter
view showed your committee every con-
sideration and assured the committee that
he was anxious to establish all proper
aids 10 navigation, as lights. buoys, etc.
and requested your committee to assure
the Astoria Progressive Commercial AS
sociation and the Chamber of Commerce
as well as the people at large that he
would at all times be glad to receive sug-
gostions from them relating to his depart
ment and hoped soon to be able to have
the gasbuoys placed in the river from
Astoria to the sea. Thanking the COM
mander for the courtesy shown and in
formation obtained your committee re-
tired at $50 D. m.
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON NAVIGATION.
GEO. JOHNSON, Chairman.
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Ahh KINDS OF DRESS GOODS At DUNBAR'S

on. George W. Mcbride. Nell Crosby,
=. Badoilet. r.. t. Burnett, W. o. wnkin.
son, Charles Heilborn, o. A. Thornton, c
II. Calender. n. n. KsnchIer W. e. Tai
liant, John Young. Lieut. +. X Fersu
son, FL Candy; Lieut. sturdeyant, U.
8. Perry.
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Astoria Progressive Commercial Association
on Deck--The Range Light Question Sifted
to the Bottom, and Temporary Lights
Will Be Had The Quarantine Station.

The important work being done By the Astoria Progress
sye Commercial Association is shown by the subjoned
report from the committee navigation, on the range
igh, question, submitted at Thursdays meeting. If AS
tora cant get the full range lights is well that set of
temporary lights, or gas buoys can be provided.
The subject of advertising Astoria Legitimate grounds
and in proper channels is receiving attention. and the
mces are working the quarantine station, while the
same time smaller but less important matters being
steadily pushed Holiday decorations and the manten-
ance of exhibits the exposition daily looked after
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BILL To DESTROY SEAL

Washington, De-, Represents tive
Johnson OF North Dakota Is preparing a
bin providing for the complete extermi.
nation of the seal herd Of Boring sea
Johnson says It has been demonstrated
that seals are a worthless asset and that
their destruction would be in the interest
Of peace among the nations and economy
for the United States.
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GOT DAMAGES.

Kansas City Mo. Dec. 1t.-Lenna Win
slow, who sued the Knights of the Mac
cabees for s25 900 for dislocating one OF
his kidneys while Initiating him into the
local order four years ago, was today
awarded $4,000 BY a Jury in Judge Gates
division Of the circuit court
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COMMITTEE ON NAVIGATION.
GEO. JOHNSON. Chairman.
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Asioria. " IEV- ,, I'S''
To the President and MeHberr OF the As
toria Progressive Commercial Associa-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-12

Fort Candy, o'clock. a. m.. Dec. l2-
At midnight one Of the Candy life crew
went to the north head and burned sigma
lights. The lightship was then l9 miles
north of her proper position and drifting
in shore. At l O'Clock this morning the
ships lights went out. showing that the
crew realized their danger and had prob
ably got up steam. started their propeller
and are probably safe. The Manzanita
has not reported at o'clock.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-12
THE LICHTSHIP
AGAIN ADRIFT
Tea Miles North Of Where She Ought
to BE.
MANZANITA TO THE RESCUE
Six Ships Outside Depesding on the Light
ship. Which Appareatly Does Not
Realize her Position.

What protal=ss 10 be a serious dis.
Aster occurred yesterday afternoon at the
mouth OF the Columbia river.
There are six deep-sea sailing ships iy-
ing outside waiting 10 come Into the har-
Dor. The bar Is unusually rough and
nothing crossed il yesterday except the
Columbia AT 4 O'Clock the following dis
patch was received from the government
lookout station at Fort Candy.
The iIghtship has shifted from her po-
sition and is now considerably to the
north and nearer to the bar. She is
about three miles on the bar. west. south
west from here"
At o'clock the AIanzanita left down
the river to GO 10 the rsiief of the light
ship. Al 7:3O she returned and reported
that the bar was very rough and when
inside at buoy No. she saw the lightship
In what appeared 10 be her regular sta
ton with her big lights burning. II was
reasoned that had she been OF her sta
tIon or away from her moor1ngs, the sig
nal lights would have been extinguished
at once and lhe regular steamer lights
hoisted.
At 1879 o'clock last night the following
additional message was received from the
cape:
The lightship Is about ten miles north
Of where she ought to be with all her
lights stin burning. The tide has turned.
She is commencing to drift toward North
Beach. Guess they will find out and get
up steam and keep on the beach 1t is
clear night Rockets have been fired to
warn her OF iIeT position"
Much anxiety was felt upon the re-
ceipt OF this message, both as to the fate
OF the lightship herself and the six YES
sells depending @pon her for guidance
At II o'clock Captain Gregory again mus
tered his crew and steamed down TO the
mouth OF the river fully determined to
cross out over the rough bar to the rescue
OF the liShtship. whose officers are ap-
parenSly unaware of their own danger.
The herald., 1897-12-04
A GRAVER CHARGE
Telegraph Operator Must Be Examined
Here for the Crime of Rape

Frank o. Darling, the Cotton tele-
graph operator who was arrested at the
New Arlington lodging house on Com
mercial street several days ago at the
instance of the San Bernardino officers
and taken back to that city to answer
to the crime of abducting Eva Tredin-
nick, a minor, is now an inmate in the
Los Angeles county Jail. He was
brought back by Deputy Sheriff White
by virtue of warrant issued by Town
ship Justice Young charging that Darl-
ing committed rape upon the person of
Eva in this city on the 25th of November.
The complaining witness is Mrs. Cath
crime Fredinnick, the mother Of the 15-
year-old girl whom the gay Darling
ruined under promise of marriage. BY
an enactment of the last Legislature the
age of consent was increased from IA to
16, and it was for the purpose of pun
ishing Darling for the graver act that
the abduction case has been temporar-
lily dropped at San Bernardino. The
prisoner was arraigned before Justice
Young yesterday morning and his eX-
animation set for the Sth at $50. In de-
fault of $1,000 bail the court remanded the
defendant to the county JAIL
The herald., 1897-12-04
is expected that the trial will be very
interesting one.
DAVIS ON TRIAL
A Jury Empaneled to Try the Alleged
Foreer Once More

Yesterday afternoon the case of A. E.
Davis, charged, with w. M. Ware, of
having forged, in May, 1897, deed for
land belonging to l.. H. Green, in which
the consideration purported to be $4,000,
which said forged deed was afterward
used for the purpose of defrauding the
Columbia Savings bank. was called in
Department one of the superior court.
Attorney Oliver asked for a contin-
uance, basing it upon an affidavit from
the defendant alleging that George Bas-
sett, now in the penitentary, is mate
rial witness for the defense. Davis ex-
pected to prove that on November 9th
Ware had told Bassett, in the county
Jail, that affiant was perfectly innocent
of the forgery imputed to them jointly,
either in the drawing up of the deed or
the mortgage by which the Columbia
Savings bank was swindled out of $1,000.
Ware also told Bassett, according to
Davis affidavit, that he had perjured
himself at the former trial, when he
swore that Davis knew that the deed
was forgery, because he wanted to
secure his own release, which had been
promised him if a conviction could be
had against Compton and Davis.
Judge Smith denied the motion for
continuance and the impaneling of
jurors was Immediately commenced
At 4:30 full jury was sworn in to try
the case and an adjournment taken until
today at 10 o'clock.
The herald., 1897-12-04

the 600 members Of the various relief
corps in the city. The manufacturers
report that they are feeling the benefi-
cial effects of the work already.
A letter from Chicago, under date Of
November Goth, and signed by Moses
Handy, chairman; Leonard Tillotson,
secretary; c. F. Quincy, Frank Barry
and Elliott Durand, who constitute the
joint committee to promote the inaugu-
ration of department of commerce and
industry at Washington, asks the active
cooperation and endorsement Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers associa-
ton toward creating such a department.
The letter states that cordial endorse
ment has been received by the commit
tee from nearly every business associa-
tion and commercial body in the coun-
try. the local association passed res
olution Of endorsement and copies were
mailed to the joint committee, and to the
senators and other California represen-
tatives in Washington, urging upon
them to aid in furthering the matter.
The herald., 1897-12-04
LIFE INSURANCE MONEY
Courts to Settle Claims Against g. W.
Meade's Policy

A bill in equity was filed in the Circuit
court yesterday, in which o. P. Vida
man, assignee for the estate of George
w. Meade, an insolvent debtor, is the
complainant, and Anthony G. Hubbard,
the New York Life Insurance company
ct al, are the defendants. This suit is
a side issue to one already in law. in
which A. G. Hubbard, alleging that
Mead assigned to him his insurance of
S15,OO0 claims from the New York Life
Insurance company the full amount of
the policy. The insurance company has
paid the whole $4,000 to the court and
now this bill in equity is filed that the
court may determine who is entitled to
the said insurance and settle all the con-
ficting claims.
The herald., 1897-12-04
Barneche Back in Jail

Juan Barneche, the Ballona Basque,
who recently served thirty days in the
county Jail for abusing his wife and
shooting at some neighbors who came to
her rescue, is back at his old quarters.
He was brought in yesterday from the
Ballona by Constable Machado on two
charges of assault. 1t appears that when
Barneche returned home he found that
his sets Of harness We're all scattered
among the neighbors. Taking a deputy
constable with him he went on hunt
for his property, and recovered all but
collar that was found at another ranch
ers place. Eyrneche pushed the man
out of his way when his property was
denied him and the neighbor got even by
encompassing his arrest.
The herald., 1897-12-04
GANG OF HOODLUMS
Assaulted Cinnamon With Sticks
and Stones

Complaint was made to the police yes
terday by couple of Cinnamon, who
stated that gang of tough youngsters
had surrounded their laundry Thurs
day night and bombarded the place with
stones. Their windows had been broken
and the Celestials showed several
gashes about their faces, which testi-
fled to the severe punishment which they
had received at the hands of their assail-
ants.
When the attack began the Cinnamon
were in an outhouse in the rear Of the
main building, into which they endeav-
ored to escape. Although it was dark
they were surrounded and pelted with
sticks and stones. The boys responsible
for the assault are said to be the same
ones who gained an unsavory reputa-
tion in the neighborhood several months
ago by committing series of robberies
thereabouts.