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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Some striking gowns. designed for the
coming balls, 1t is reported, combine
yellow satin. turquoise blue velvet and
sable tails
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

This Is the last week of cooper's great
annual sale. Untn Saturday February
6, tremendous bargains will be offered
in all lines of goods. Now is the time
to get double value for your money.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

on the 23d of February the Sons Of
Hermann viii give a grand masque
ball at Foard & Stokes hall. 1t Is pro
posed to make 1t the event Of the sea-
SON
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31
YESTERDAYS WEATHER.

Maximum temperature, is degrees.
Minimum temperature, IS degrees.
Precipa,ation. 81 inch.
Total precipitation nom September
LIST, 1896, to date, a.SS inches.
Excess Of precipitation from septeni-
Der LIST 1886, to date, ll49 inches.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Mr.. Herman Grimm returned yester-
day from Pasadena and San Francisco.
Cal. He says that the oil wells In
Los Angeles are doing well. Nearly
everybody's front yard has a derrick
in 1t. The wells are from 800 to 1000
feet deep. and cost 1925 per foot to
bore When they want water In that
country they bore into the side OF a
hill instead Of digging a well
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Real estate men are preparing for a
boom in the spring. They figure that
If the sawnill, -four mill, and dry dock
enterprises are started that they can
sell unlimited quantities Of acres and
lots.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

We offer all our cast iron stoves at
10 per cent below cost. The latest air
tight stoves also on hand at 4Sl Bond
street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

F. J. Schodeld. general landscape gar
dener and sanitary engineer. All work
guaranteed. Leave orders at Astorian
office.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

salaries will remain at the presen
notch,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

The new pictures of Abe. Lincoln and
George Washington in Clerk Dunbar's
office are attracting considerable at;en-
tfot
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Sheriff ]. W. Hare yesterday sold at
public auction on the farm OF Mr. Bar
toldus, on the Walluski, the brick yard
outfit and machinery belonging to D. ".
May. to F. BartOldus, for $780,.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Yesterday Contractor Goerig received
new donkey engine from Portland
by the steamer Telephone. which will
be used in the work for the government
at Scarborough head.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

State OF Oregon,
County of CistsoP.i
We, the undersigned, local managers
respectively of the Western Unicn and
Postal Telegraph companies, hereby Ger
tify that the 'sDaiiy Astorian" h the only
paper published IN Astoria which now re-
ssives. or at any time during our control
of said ofIices has received, = telegraphie
press report. BID. JOHNSON,
Manager w. q. T. Co.
J.R. CLARK,
D-afsN H0-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Family tickets between Warrenton
Flavel and Astoria will hereafter be
sold by Agent Stone at the Telephone
dock
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

1t was reported on good authority
yesterday afternoon that Clinton Il
Sons, who have the contract for the
trestle work on the railroad. from As
toria to Knappa, yesterday cut the
wages Of all their men from 81 TO N.75
per day, and that all of the men struck
work.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Massage-Hot and cold water baths,
vapor and alcohoi baths. combined with
massage scientifically administered, by
Mrs NJ. Abrahams, 469 Duane street.
rheumatism a speciality.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Sal.on Sea Salt for baths at
the Estes-Conn Drug Store
Zoe and 25c per package.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

The white elephant ran away Friday
afternoon and colllded with a street
car. One Of the wheels Of the wagon
was broken, necessitating a trip to the
jewelry store for repairs.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

26 per cent discount on ladies' and chill
dren's Wool Underwear and Hosiery at
Dunbar's Clearance Sale.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

John Jones, Frank Petit. Ilwaco. JnO.
and Herman Bunke. John Christians
and F. BartOdlus, Walluskl; n. Billie.
]. s. Jones, Chinook; Gus Kleppie and
Andrew Young, Young's River; Fred
Johnson, Peter Johnston. c. b. Born
sgaard. SkamOkawa; VIM. Anderson,
Deep River. were in from the country
yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

The steamer MayfiOwer met with a
little mishap in the Walluski river
yesterday. fishing net got caught IN
The wheel. which blocked the game for
about four hours. AS a consequence
Sheriff Hare walked back from Bartol-
dus' farm, where he made sale. in
stead Of riding.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

The Model Restaurant will & today
serve special Sunday French dinner
between the hours Of IL noon and 7
! p. m. Everything will be served in
courses in the latest style, at the small
charge Of 25 cents II will be the best
meal ever put up in the city for the
money.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

s. NJ. Cooper. San Francisco. c. II.
Gray, c. NJ Reddish, Chicago; B. II.
Pitts. St. Louis; T. s. Norris. r. l..
Durham, G. W. Tupe. E. B. Smell, Port
land; Chas. Albee, Butte. Mont; p. C..
HetzIer, Salem; W. o. Wilkinson. L. s.
L. H. s., were guests Of the Occldent
yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

The Bon Ton Restaurant has been
purchased by John Dagovich, and VIII
probably be opened about the 18th,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Superintendent OF Streets Holt yes
terNiay did some good work in patching
up the holes in Commercial street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Town lots must move soon--either
into the bay or into the hands Of new
residents
Mr.. A, n, Hammond VIII return TO
Astoria In few days before going to
New York.
VIM. Edwards was out again yester-
day, after being laid out several days
with the grippe,
The scapegraoe In all families is gen'
orally the member that gets all the IA
vors to be given,
Alex Gilbert yesterday peturned on
the steamer Ilwaco nom ten days
visit to South Bend,
The most attractive and inexpensive
light furniture OF bamboo made 10 or
der at SIS Commercial street
The only Queen" heater for sale only
by Fisher Brothers. Call and be con-
WINGED. Beware OF limitations,
1t is said that since the reduction
in city taxes and municipal expenses
there are many lighter hearts.
Wool Facinatsrs Isc at Dunbar's Clear
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Wool Facinatsrs Isc at Dunbar's Clear
ance Sale.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

DR.. Howard, Homeopathist, office $50
Commercial street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

No jealous moods gives US unrest;
love The world, and when try
To make it brighter and more blest,
We're best of friends. myself and L.
Jane Ellis.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Garden and flower seeds are coming
into style again.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Mr.. A. n, Hammond viii return 20
Astoria In few days before going to
New York.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

A change Of base was made yesterday
by the bachelors.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

VIM. Edwards was out again yester-
day, after being laid out several days
with the grippe.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

/ ask myself, what should do?
/ hear wise counsel in reply.
And wonder il I'm one or two.
And what is truly meant by /.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Thomas Parker leaves for Youngs
river this morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Mrs. Jas. Dalgity is visiting in Port
land.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Town lots must move soon--either
into the bay or into the hands Of new
residents.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Business on the water front Is very
quiet. and will probably remain so until
summer
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

/ am not lonely when alone,
For when this other self comes nigh,
And We exchange thoughts all our own,
In happiest praise. myself and I.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

General Agent Lounsberry is confined
at his home with an attack Of the
grippe.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

Tomorrow will be collection day.
C. S. Norris has gone to Portland.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31

1t is said that since the reauctioI
in city taxes and municipal expenses
there are many lighter hearts
The record-union., 1897-06-23
PLAGUE IN INDIA.
The Disease Abating, But Famine at
Its Hight.

NEW YORK, June 22.-Robert P.
Wilbur, an American Presbyterian
missionary from Beona, India, has just
arrived in New York. In an interview
he said: ''The plague is abating in
India, but the famine is at its hight.
The plague has been in Boena in pro-
portion to it's size as in Bombay, where
1000 have died, but it is lessening. 1t
moves in a line, like a cyclone, and
was travelling northwest when I left
in March. None of the people in a city
through which a plague passes will get
it unless they are in the plague belt,
or someone who has taken the malady
carries it across to another quarter. 1t
originated, no one knows how, in a
conditions of the building were far
more sanitary than thousands of
others. A Calcutta doctor who looked
at it said: Well if the plague can
start in a house like that, what will
it do when it strikes Calcutta? One
cause of the spread of the disease
among the natives is said to be their
practice of walking barefooted. Even
insects transmit it. A friend of mine
entered a house where a plague pa
tient had died to get some of the soil
for analysis. The Government officials
refused to let him have it, Receiving
permission to disinfect it, he threw
some sugar on it and afterwards took
up the sugar, together with some ants
which had collected there, in his hand
kerchief and carried them off, Every
one of the ants took a plague microbe
with it,
'The famine is the great thing there
now. This morning I got a letter say
ing the people were dying in hundreds
Il is hard to know how to help them.
as they have no seed to SOW, even if
rains come. and their blowing oxen
have died. There is plenty Of grain in
India, but the bunyaps, or merchants,
have it stored up in hidden pits and
will not sell it, except at ruinous prices
Some have thought that the cause of the
plague was the putting on the market
of grain twenty years old. The Govern
ment made a great mistake in not be-
ginning their aid earlier The trouble
is with the native overseers, who rob
the people frightfully. They are paid
in proportion to the number of people
they feed and mix the earth in the grain
to make the supply go a longer way. 1
know of one man who got grain to dis
tribute free and sold it at auction The
people are mere skeletons. living on root
and grass. Their troubles have bred
queer ideas in them. Some of them think
Queen Victoria has sent the plague in
revenge for the daubing of her statue
| in Bombay. Many of them refuse to
go to the segregation hospitals because
they think it is the intention of the Gov
ernment to put them out of the way
when it gets them there. In some cases
they have actually shut up their houses
with dead bodies in them, and searching
parties have been organized to unearth
the corpses. The money relief offered
hitherto for the distress in India is
merely a drop in the bucket"
The record-union., 1897-06-23
The Spanish Government May Refuse to
Receive the United States Minister.
Asserted That He is Too Friendly to
the Cause of the Cubans.
President Mckinley May be Called
Upon to Select Representative to
Better Favor at Madrid.

MADRID, June 22-The Herald"
comes out this morning with a violent
editorial attack against General Wood
ford, the recently appointed Minister to
Spain. 1t denounces the appointment
of man who, it asserts, is known to
be friendly to the Cubans and hostile
to Spain, and says that Spain would
be fully justified in refusing to receive
him as the American Minister
Should Woodford be rejected by Spain
it Will be a decided disappointment to
the President. 1t was with consider
able difficulty that he succeeded in
finding a man who suited him and who
would accept the office. Several to
whom it was offered seeing nothing in
it but discomfort, refused to accept.
Finally he found in WoOdford a man
whom he considered competent to hold
the office in the trying times that may
soon come and a man who accepted
the office albeit unWillingly.
And just at this moment WOodford' s
old record as friend of Cuba is hunted
up. There can be no doubt that all
these facts concerning the new ap-
pointee have already been sent to
Spain by the Spanish Minister in this
country; and there is very little doubt
that Spain will decline positively to re-
ceive him. Then the President will
have to begin all over again on the
very difficult task of finding some one
to properly represent America at the
court of Spain.
CALHOUN'S REPORT.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-Calhoun,
the Presidents Special Commissioner
to Cuba, has finished writing his report
on the condition of affairs and will pre-
sent it to the President tomorrow. 1t
is rumored that the President is pre-
pared to take action on the matter
The record-union., 1897-06-23
INSURANCE WAR.
A Big Cut i'm Rates inaugurated at
San Jose.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 22-The in
surance compact is backing up one of
it's members in a fight against one of
the latter's out of town agents in a
manner SO vigorous as to convey a
warning to others who may be tempted
to seek business for non board COM
panies.
A few days ago the Lancashire dis
covered that J. H. Rucker & Co., who
for many years had reported it at San
Jose, had quietly taken over the North
western, Franklin, Westchester and
Williamsburg City, which are not in the
compact, and We're revoking the nom
cancellation clause in the Lancashire S
policies, with the evident intent to
transfer the business to non-board COM
panies. AS soon as Mann & Wilson of
this city, who are the Pacific Coast
agents of the Lancashire, discovered
what was going on at San Jose, they re-
vOked the authority given by them to
]. H. Rucker & Co., and had a meet
ing of the Executive Committee of the
Board of Fire Underwriters called to
consider the matter The result was
the adoption of resolution permitting
Lancashire Company to write its busi-
ness in San Jose now for any
time permitted by the constitution and
at any rate Of premium" Having Sc
cured this unequivocal support from
the compact, Mann & Wilson proceed
ed to make such cuts ON it's written
business in San Jose as had been can
celled by J. H. Rucker & Co. that it
would not pay the non-board compan-
iec IN take if over AccOrdiup1V SDp-
cial agents have been dispatched to the
seat of war, with instructions to cut
rates from S5 to 80 per cent. No such
reductions have ever been known in
the history of insurance on this coast.
The record-union., 1897-06-23
Real Estate Transfers.

The following deeds have been re-
corded since the last report:
Anna Yule to Delphine D. Petit
North half Of the south half and south
10 feet of the north half of lot 4, n, Q,
Sixth and Seventh streets.
Estate of A J. Hopper GncompetenO
to Isaac Ralphs-Lots Is and 16, Block
~. Oak Park: S210.
w L. Pritchard to Ann Jane Buckler
South 80 feet of lots JOG and 101 of
Oak Grove Tract.
J. D. Hammond to Peter Bohl-
Twelve acres in section 10. township
north, range 6 east.
William S. Shields to Mrs. Anna
James-East half of north half of lot
4, M, N, Twenty and Twenty sixth
streets.
Ormand l. Evans to Miss May Dono-
von-Lot in Goddard's Addition to
Florin.
Emily NJ Smith to Frank G. Smith
East quarter of lot q. n. o, Fifth and
Sixth streets.
The record-union., 1897-06-23
SANTA ROSA WATER WORKS CASE.
JUDGE rIORROW DENIES THE no.
TION OF MCDONALD
To Enjoin Respondents From Fur
ther Prosecuting the
Action.

SAN FRANCISCO, June PAN
echo of the celebrated case wherein
the city of Santa Rosa was sued by
James and Isaac N. Seligman for the
recovery of So ,395 was heard this
morning in the United States Circuit
Court in this city.
Judge w. w. Morrow handed down
an opinion denying the motion of Mark
l.. Mcdonald to enjoin the respondents
from further prosecuting the action at
law instituted by the Seligmans. His
honor also refused to enter the suit
as an intervenor.
The Seligmans sued the city of Santa
Rosa to recover S10,395 on account of
certain ) per cent. bonds with 100 cou-
pons, issued by the city for the con-
struction or improvements of its water
works In that case judgment was
rendered for the Seligmans in the sum
of S10,131. The decision was rendered
by the State Superior Court and Nc
Donald sought to intervene in the Fed
eral Court on the ground that he was
a taxpayer desirous of resisting the
payment OF the bonds. Mark L. Nc
Donald contended that he could bring
the matter into the Federal Courts in
asmuch as the Seligmans We're a cor
poration whose principal residence was
in another State.
Mr.. McDonald's motion to intervene
was denied, after which he brought
suit in equity for the injunction spoken
Of above. Judge Morrow held this
merely to be Sin other words, an at
tempt to accomplish by the bill in
equity what the court had determined
could not be done by intervention.
He had no right to intervene in the
first place, and he could gain none now.
even by other methods.
The motion for an injunction was
therefore denied
The record-union., 1897-06-23

ton of such tax to the inheritance of
any particular heir, nor was it required
to impose the tax in accordance with
the mode in which it had provided for
the succession of the estate. The fact
that in making provision for success
sion it has placed relatives of different
degrees to the deceased in the same
class of successors did not require it to
observe the same classification in legis-
lating for a purpose entirely distinct
from inheritance.
The tax not being upon property but
upon the right of succession, the con-
stitutional provision that all property
shall be taxed according to it's value is
inapplicable
The right of the Legislature to impose
an excise tax includes the right to Sc
lect the subjects upon which it shall
be imposed.
The record-union., 1897-06-23
Both Were Drowned.

STOCKTON, June 22.-News was
brought to this city late this afternoon
of double drowning at Whisky Slough
in the San Joaquin River. Frank Rob-
inson, aged 19 years, whose parents
live at Petaluma, fell into the water
and was drowning, when his compan-
ion, Ollie Collars, plunged in to save
him. Robinson grasped Collars as soon
as he came within reach of him, and a
death struggle ensued. Collars was
powerless to hold his companion above
water or help himself, and they both
perished.
The record-union., 1897-06-23
A Murderer Under Arrest.

SAN DIEGO, June pa report was
received here late tonight from En-
senada that Jose Morales, the murderer
of Deputy Sheriff Wilson of Los An
geles County, had been arrested two
days ago for the theft Of two saddles.
and is now in Ensenada jail awaiting
trial. An effort is to be made to hold
him until he can be extradited. Con-
stable Harry Johnston of Los Angeles,
who has been at Tia Juana for a week
past working on a cleW, drove down to
Ensenada at once on receipt of the
news
The record-union., 1897-06-23
JAPANESE CRUISER HIYEI.
The Warship Fittingly Received on
Arrival at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 22.-The
japanese cruiser Hiyei arrived here at
noon to-day, and was fittingly received
with salutes from Fort Point and Alca-
traz and the dipping of colors by the
Monterey and the Monadnock As soon
as the cruiser dropped anchor, officers
from the American vessels went on
board and paid their respects
The Hiyei, though in one of the big
naval battles and six of the lombard
ments of the recent war, is not a very
formidable vessel of war, as it is eigh-
teen years old, and is now used as a
training school for cadets and seamen
1t is at present on six-months' cruise.
and will remain in port only two or
three weeks.
The record-union., 1897-06-23

]. A. Murphy of the West Superior,
Wis, bar recently delivered an address
on Contingent Fees" in the course of
which he told a story of brakeman
who was strongly impressed with the
fact that his lawyer was the sole re-
pository of his mental and moral being.
The man had made a contingent con-
tract with an attorney TO develop an
ordinary spine into railway spine and
institute resulting damage suit. Dur
ing the period of the spinal incubation
and the pendency of the suit, the rail-
way Superintendent met the brakeman
on the street and said: Good morning
James; it's a fine morning" James. a
trifle overtrained, replied: 81 neither
deny it nor affirm it, sir. -Argonaut.
The record-union., 1897-06-23

the defense in the case of John w. Nc
CARNEY, broker of this city, on trial fol
alleged contempt of the Senate Sugar
Investigating Committee, and ordered
the jury to return a verdict of ac-
Quittal.
The ground of the decision was that
the questions asked were individual
questions of Senator Allen and not
committee questions. Mr.. Mccartney
was the last of the alleged recalcitrant
witnesses to be tried, SO that the record
stands: Acquitted six, convictions one
namely, Broker E. r. Chapman of New
York, who served twenty-five days in
iail
The record-union., 1897-06-23

An old Revolutionary soldier in Port
land had a small pension, of which he
was very proud, and by doing such
work as he could he secured a sufficient
income to provide for his modest wants.
One day he slipped at the top of
fight Of stairs, and fell almost to the
bottom. The mistress of the house
hurried to him in great alarm, and
asked if he thought he was seriously
injured 'I guess not, ma'am," he
said, rising stiffiy TO his feet and gasp
ing with fright; Il don't think I'm
killed. But when / was halfway down
the stairs, ma'am, thinks 1, I'm ago
ing to lose my pension, surei' "-Argo-
naut.