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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-03

under the sentence Of death. a bill
70 abolish the office Of lieutenant-gover-
nor passed by almost unanimous vote,
although II does not apply 70 the term
cf the pressnt incumbent. A measure
to reduce the per diem and mileage Of
jurors. another TO protect dalrying In
terests by compelling shippers Of cheese
from another state TO label goods TO
avoid deception, and another 10 more
severely punish seducers. we're also
passed. The most important measure
killed In the house was a bill to wipe
out the salary fund and issue warrants
10 officials on the general fund. al
though the bill providing for a constltu-
tiOnal amendment TO allow the people
to give expression whether the present
constitutional provision. that vote Of
two-thirds Of the legislature was re-
qulred to submit amendments TO the
people instead Of a majority, Is salts
factory created much talk- It was
killed.
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GREAT NORTHERN WRECK.
Entire Train Left the Track. but No
One Was Injured.

Seattle, February News reached
Seattle this morning concerning the
wreck OF the Great Northern westbound
overland passenger train just west Of
wenatchee Sunday night. The wreck
was caused by the spreading of the
rails. and the entire train left the track,
some Of the coaches going over an en-
bankment OF twelve feet and landing on
their sides. There We're upwards of
thirty people in each coach, but almost
miraculously no one was killed, and
only three persons painfully injured.
The snow was deep and this accounts
for the freedom from fatalities. The
tourist coach caught fire, but the train
men put the flames out.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-03
MEMBERS ENTERTAINMENT.
Athletic Events az the Faosbali Club
Friday Evening.

Friday night there win BE- all kinds
OF fun at the Astoria Football Club, II
will be- members entertainment night
and an excellent program has been
prepared. The idea IL to provide
amusement for the members. and, inch
dently. encourage work at the gymna-
stun.
At the spring games, which take place
In June in Portland the a. f, c. will
be represented by track team and the
selection OF this team is being maze
at the present time The entertainment
to be given Friday night Is one OF sew
weeks The showing OF the members
at the entertainments win have much
to do with the makeup OF the track
team.
Under the excellent coaching OF Prof.
George kellogg many of the boys have
acquired proficiency and that the en-
tertadnment viii be full OF interest is a
rorcgone conclusion. Only members win
be allowed admission. The program to
be carried out follows;
Boxing bouts-Cassell and Allen, John
and Will Young. Paul Trullinger and
Ted Lewis. wrestling-Hol and ohler.
Geo. Halves and A. Wentworth, Prof,
Kellogg and Chick" Hayward. The
entertainment will end with battle
royal in which the following win par
ticlpate: George Cherry. Win Curtis.
Gus. Woods, Frank woodheld, Ted
Lewis. Ben Marion. and - Jones.
Prof. Kellogg win probably do some
acrobatc work. but has not decided
positively. An effort Is being made to
bring about a boxing match between
Gus CaI1-uthers and Howard Pennell,
but, as the latter is not In good con-
dition physical. of course). 1t will prob
ably fall through.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-03
The FAMINE In
INDIA INTENSE
Failure Of the Rice Crop EntaiIiSg 9
Total Lack Of Food Stuff.
LABoRERs MERE SKELETONS
Bodies Emaciated and the Skin Hang
ing in Folds--HorTfble Sights Pre-
Sented on All Sides.

copyrighted. ~. by Associated Pressl
Raipur, India, February 2.--The spe-
cial correspondent OF the Associated
Press who Is inquiring into the famine
ravages in this, the largest district Of
the Central Province, having a popula-
tion Of 1. 900 finds the situation very
grave. This Ia the center OF the rice
growing Industry which Is the only crop
grown. and 1t has failed and there Il
a total lack OF food stuff In this local
'ity and real famine exists Mapy peo-
pie have already died OF hunger and
many others are dying.
The stan employed In the work of
relieving the sufferers Is inadequate to
cope with the enormous area. II re-
Lief work had been properly arranged
earlier. mortality would have been lesa.
as the rains are increasing the spread
OF disease. II viii take three years
TO recoup the district. Besides pgcfes-
sional beggars. the poorIhouses are
crowded with native laborers re-
duced 10 the last stage Of sheietonA
Their bodies are emaciated and the
skin Is hanging In large folds. otheS
have swollen stOmachs, the sign Of
acute privatton. One woman. VINO was
lately confined. has been attacked with
rheumatism caused by exposure and b
paralyzed Her babe is horrible 10 look
upon. Its limbs are about the size
of pipe stems and its sunken eyes have
most plteous look
It Is useless to attempt to send the
natives to hospitals, They prefer to
die. Some horrible sights are witness
ed. One man. with both legs eatea
away. was mass Of scabs. and others
were nearly as bad.
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Lake County Examiner.

Lake County Examiner
The work Of making convicts con-
struct good roads throughout the great
state OF Texas is proceeding with COM
mendable rapIdity. The arrangement
fs thar the state conyiots shall pre-
pare the material for road making,
while the county convicts shah do the
work on the roadbeis themselves. II
this plan is thoroughly carried out 1t
win be millions OF money to Texts. I'm
migrants 10 the South and West all
want to live where there are good roads.
Meanwhile Oregon's convicts are living
IN ldlcness and she has the worst roads
on the Pacific coast. But then Oregon
isn't Texas, nor anything else. but just
Oregon. and We all know what that Is
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ENGLAND EATS CROW.

Washington. February 2.-As repre-
Of their governments. Sir Ju-
liam Pauncefute. British ambassador
and Senior Jose Andrade, Venezuelan
minister at Washington, at half past
4 o'clock, at the state department, sign
en- treaty providing for the settlement
by arbitration of the long standing
dispute over the boundary. between
Venezuela and British Guiana, which
has not only ruptured the relation OF
the principals and kept them apart dip
lomatlcally for years. but has threaten
ed to involve the two great English
speaking nations in hostillties.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-03
A DOUBLE MURDER
Angry Poker-Player Kills Two Resi-
dents Of California Town.

Stockton. Cal. February 2.-charies
d. Dodge and Alexander Borland. Of
New Hope. in the northern section Of
this county. two OF the best known and
respected residents OF the county. were
murdered this evening at New Hope By
Charles F. Kleupfer. senior member Of
the firm OF Kleupfer a. Co, general
store keepers and saloon keeper in that
town. The murderer had been playing
poker during the afternoon and after
some disputing left Kleupfers place
and across the road to a saloon kept by
Henry Awre. where they took seats and
entered into conversation with Dodge
and Borland. Kleupfer started to
make trouble. and Dodge and Boriand
arose and led him out Of the place
This enraged Kleupfer. who turned as
he got to the door and shot with q
pistol four times Borland fell dead.
shot through the head, and Dodge ran
TO the back of the room where he
fell dead without word. The muir
derer went across the road to his own
place and was there arrested.
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THE NEW WAY.
Make the Convicts Build the County
Roads.

From the New York Tribune.
The question Of the employment of
the convicts in the state prisons in the
making and repairing OF roads is at
tracing considerable attention at pres
ent, particularly because, under the
operation OF a section OF the revised
constitution which went Into effect at
the beginning OF this year the opportu-
mites for supplying work to the inmates
OF the prisons have been seriously re-
stricted. BY common consent, idleness
is the worst possible thing for these
people. They must be kept at work II
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MURDERER
LANDED IN JAIL
Arrival Of the Bark Swanhilds With
the Piend Butler Aboard.
DENIES THE MURDER CHARGE
Shipped Under the Name Of Lee Weller
One Of His Victims Vallejo Wom-
an Claims 10 Bc Ills wife.

Special TO the AElorian.
Fan Francisco. February 2.-0eorgc
Edward Butler. the archmurderrr OF
Australia. ia in jail here. having hrriV-
ed on the four. inarted bark swanhilda
early thia msrning. Butler was cap
tured by the officers according TO pro
gram and made no resistance. He de-
MED that hc was the man wanted ana
seemed 10 be undiaturbed. He shipped
before the mast under the name Of Lee
Weller one of his victims.
tn. murders committed by Butler are
amongst the mos; brutal ever recorded.
He ktilcd ten Ur twelve persons IN Aus
tralia. where he Operated principally
In th. bush" Detectives have been
awaiting the arrival Of the Swanhilda
herr for the ptuSt three weeks. The
vessel was delayed somewhat on the
voyage by adverse wtnds.
CLAIMS TO BE BuTLERs WIFE.
Vallejo. Cal. February 2.-There Is
pretty little woman living In this place
who works as domestic servant. the
mother of "A curly headed three-year-old
boy. IN care 81 the Good TemplSrs' or
phans Home. she says that the Aus
tralian murderer, Butler. Is her nus
hand She ls going to San FrancIsco
tomorrow to satisfy herself as 70 his
IDENTITY. She IL convinced Of the cor
rectncsus Of her surnisc by the descr4p-
ton given Of Butler and circumstance
surrounding his movements. Her name
IL Eta Butler Butler had been in Or
egns, and Washington. In the latter
state he was oornrtts, IN theatre
This l. known 10 be true. az his trunks
were always hlicd with music. She
heard he WaH engaged In stealing jew
clry In Washington. which he sold III
san Francisco.
BUTLER MAKES DENIAL.
san Francisco. February 2.--rhe pris'
oncr denies he was ever married. but
says II the Vallejo woman claiming to
bc his wife has any money he VIII be
glad 10 acknowledge Relationship durinG
hls present preiicament.
When he was scarohcd, under the
lining NJ his hat were fund several
arsenic powders, which he begged to bt
allowed to keep. saying they were fol
his toothachc.
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LONGS CHANCES.

Bingham, Mass. February 2.-Hon.
John d. Long was interviewed today
on the matter of his final acceptance
of a cabinet portfolio. He said:
Il do not consider that Major Nc
Kinley has made me a formal PROPOSE
tion yet. ] wrote him the other day.
You see could not accept what has not
been rendered"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-03
FINALLY MAKING LAWS.
Measures Unworthy of Popullsts Pass
ed in the Sister State.

Olympia. February 2,-This has been
the most important day OF the present
session of the Legislature considered
from a purely legislative standpoint.
TIE house passed five important meas
ures, either Of which will attract at
tention. and the senate passed three
bills Of ordinary import only. By a
close vote. the house passed a bill to
abolish capital punishment and making
the measure apply to those at present
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-03
puPoNT's SEAT GONE,

Washington. February 2.-The senate
on privileges and elections
today decided not to attempt to reopen
the claim OF Col. A. II. Dupont to a
seat in the senate from Delaware, on
the ground that it was res adjudicata'
The decision was reached by unanimous
vote.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-03
PERU NEEDS A SPANKING.

Lima, Peru, via Galveston. Tex, Feb
ruary At is said the charge d'antaiEs
Of the United States. acting upon In
structiOns Of his government. has de-
manded the immediate release Of the
mate Of the American bark Uncle John.
Captain Murchisoa. which arrived De-
'cember 25. and which sailed January
IL for Port Townsend. Wash. The mate
who was arrested on charge OF dls0--
derby conduct, which has not been
proven, has been imprisoned without
a trial for month and half
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-03
BIG BLAZE IN SALT LAKE.

Salt Lake, February 2.-Fre broke
out about midnight in the rear Of Scott
& Co.'s hardware store on Main street.
Electrician Vail, of the fire department.
was killed by falling from the building
The building was almost entirely de-
stroyed.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-03
STATE CAPITOL BURNED.
Pennsylvania Law Making Headquar-
tiers a Heaps OF Ashes.

Harrisburg. Pa. February 1.-The
Pennsylvania state capitol was destroy
ed by fire this afternoon. The legisla-
tive halls are in ruins and new
structure must rise from the ashes OF
a structure that has served as a meet
ing place Of the state Legislature since
1922.
The flames within the short space OF
one hour ate up one million and half
dollars worth Of property. The ineffi-
cheney OF the Harrisburg volunteer fire
department Is generally blamed for the
great loss.
The house was In session and the SEN
ate about to convene afoer a few min
utes' recess. II was about o'clock
when the flames were discovered. In
stantly there was a motion to adjourn
and all was CONSERVATION. In the SEN
ate the members were iolling about In
their seats. The place began to smell
Of smoke and soon deep clouds Of smoke
came down the rear elevator shaft
Fire alarms were sent IN and the senate
became a mass of howling men. Desks
were being jerked loose and carried
out; the same work was going on in the
house chamber. The fire department
was slow In arriving and those men
about the capitol were doing their best
to check the flames II was useless.
The fire licked up the little streams OF
water
Rapidly the flames destroyed the roof
and ate their way into the senate cham
ber. Flames shot along The senate roof
and wound themselves about the dome
and onto the roof of the house cham
ber. Although there was a heavy rain
and snowfall. the wood work burned
like tinder. Soon there was fire in
every portion Of the building and there
was no hope for the historic structure.
During the fire several persons we're
slightly injured by falling timbers. For
a time II looked as though the adjofn-
ing department buildings would be de-
stroyed. but the shifting wind saved
them. At O'Clock the flames were un-
der control, the fire having been con-
fined to the capitol building
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-03

At the opening Tuesday night Of the
New Corner there was a large crowd
present who appreciates the good
things set out.
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FAILURE OF A BIG CONCERN.

Pittsburg, Pa, February 2.-The
Pennsylvania Lead Company went into
the hands of a receiver today. LiabilI-
ties, 100000
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-03
FIRE IN PORTLAND.

Portland, Or, ebruary 2.-Fire tonight
destroyed a three-story brick building
at the southwest corner of Second and
oak streets. 1t was occupied by Chin
ese. The loss is about $4,000.
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FROM NOW. UNTIL SPRING

overcoats and winter wraps will be In
fashion. They can be discarded, tempor-
arily while travelling in the steam-heated
trains of the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railway. For solid comfort, for
speed and for safety, no other line can
compare with this great railway Of the
West.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-03
SCHOOL BURNED.

Menomlnee, Wis. February 2.-The
Menominee High School and Stout
Manual Training School burned this
morning. Loss. $lSO,OOO Insurance, s52.-
nnn
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SEASIDE SAWNILL.

A complete stock OF lumber on hand
in the rough or dressed. Flooring, rus
tic. ceiling and all kinds Of finish; mold
ings and shingles. Terms reasonable
and prices at bedrock. All orders
promptly attended TO. once and yard
at mill. II. Il. L. LOGAN.
Seaside. Oregon. Proprietor,
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:

master General Gary il is understood will
recommend that the President exempt
certain positions now under the law in
their Departments. These are places Of
trust and confidential positions whose
incumbentS should be chosen bv their
superior officers. Beyond these few
changes it - believed that the President
will insist that the Civil Service law be
maintained.
WEDNESDAY, Dec ga handsome
granite monument, erected i'm Arlington
National Cemetery at the grave OF Mai
Gen. William W Bellsnap, who was Sec
rotary OF War during the Administration
of President Grant, was to-day turned
over 10 the Government. The mOnu-
ment was erected by Gen BeIknap's
comrades Ol Crockers Brigade the 11th
18th, 18th and 10Th Iowa; the Army of the
Tennessee; Companions of the Military
Order Of the Loyal Legion OF the United
States. and other friends Above the
inscription on the monument ~ an heroic
size bronze medallion, likeness of Gen.
Befknap, showing him in the uniform of
n Major General.
THURSDAY, Dec pa pension was
granted 10 the widow of Knud Knudsen
d soldier in the late war, the back pay of
which aggregates over $1,000. knudsen
was a native OF Norway He married in
April, 1853 and emigrated to- this coun-
try in 1851, enlisted Jan. 81 1862, in Co.
III, 18th Wis, and died in the service, Oct
IS. 1863. The Pension Office made this
statement: con Aug. 81, 1894, 81 years
after the soldiers death, the widow, who
has never left Norway, applied for pen
sion. Under the present laws she has
title and the claim must be allowed,
granting arrears OF pension from the date
OF the soldiers death, making the first
payment amount to between $4,000 and
So 900
FRIDAY, Dec. 2i.-It was announced at
the Agricultural Department that the
seed for distribution through members of
Congress is ready To be sent out. Mem
berS were notified several days ago that
the seed would be at their disposal on
the 10Th of January, but the seed com
pany to whom the contract was awarded
has completed arrangements for sending
it out earlier than expected. All that
remains To be done on the part OF the
members is to address their franks and
forward to the Department.
SATURDAY, Dec. 25.-Representatiye
King, of Utah, is about to make aFper-
Sonal investigation of affairs in Cuba,
and left the city for that purpose. He
said he hoped to bring back information
of value to his colleagues. He expected
to return soon after the re-assembling of
Congress.
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DER wuz four oh dem. De boys looked
| at de caps on deir guns, an den at Mis-
| tub 10.
Well let de rebels take DEM sez Mis-
| tub 10, IAN den well take dem back agin
| Oar III be no trouble We're six tub DER
tour. It'll teach de Malah good lesson. :"
We crep' up close tub de house, behind
bunch oh layloek bushes.
DE rebels galloped straight To de door an
jumped off. DE Maiah an de Adutant
heared dem acomin an run out, follered
by de gals.
20, dars' my dear brudder Bob" seq
Miss Nell. 81 done sent foh him tub make
Our party complete
Sorry that / can't stay long wild you,
Nell seq Gle rebel; al TEST come wild an in
vite from President Davis for dis gentle
men tpintin his revolver at the flip MaJah)
tub visit Richmond. Probably he wants
tub consult wild him on important matters
connected wild de war. An | must ask
you tub he in hurry about acceptin.
president Davis kahn wait q mInnit.
Il suppose | shall have TO, seq de Ma
Jan ruefiilly, for he had not even his pistol
wild him
Nell, bring out DER caps. Now, gentle
men, git on your bosses quick. Business
air pressin"
Jest as dey come down de steps we
piled out from behind de laylocks, an
Mistuh 10, stcppin forward wild his gun
SEE.
I'VE don't seem tull've bin invited by
nobody. but were here all de same, an we
bring a very pTeSSin invite from Jineral
Mcclellan tub come tub his Headquarters
dis very minnit He said he'd rudder see
you alive, but it didn' matter much ii you
should happen tub be dead. ! shall hab
tub trouble you FOR dem pistols an things.
on won't need dem at Point Lookout"
Jest tub glib pint tub his rema ks |
whaled away wild nv rock at dat niger
an weighed him out about a hundred and
fifty pounds in de butt ob his ear.
ITS q nasty mean, Yankee trick"
screamed Miss Nell. you hateful, low
lived ossifers-you planned all this out
Jest tuh CAPTURE my poor dear brother, an
you'll murder him, ] know"
Jest so, grinned Mistuh 10. "a couple
OBJ sOft-headed ossifers go out tub ketch
some gals. De gals set up a lob tub ketch
dem, an we ketcb de ketchers. Pretty
cute trick all 'roun'. Let's git back tub
camp"
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ain, excluding the property on which the
Point Hotel is situated. President H. Y.
Boynton, of the Park Commission, said
last week: AN understanding has been
reached by the leaders OF the Park Commits
sion, the owners of the Point property, and
friends of the former in Congress- by which
bill carrying an appropriation for the pur-
chase OF the tract will be introduced in
Congress and pressed, with every prospect
oil Its passage"
1t is understood that n IargeIy-signed
petition to Congress will reach here soon.
bywhich veterans in Indianapolis ask thae
the United States settle with the pension
erS ON what the petition terms :" a 20-year
plan. The suggestion is that every man
and woman on herOIls he paid at once the
amount ne would receive if he continued
to draw pension at he present rating for
20 years. 1t is claimed that the Govern
ment might within one year after the adOp-
ton OF such plan make final settlement
with every pensiOner. and at the end of
such period be ready to go out of the pen
sion business permanently.
Five hundred more seamen are now in
the Navy than the service has ever before
had IN times of peace. At present there
are II 600 men and 800 apprentices on tho
rolls. and if the Department had power to
enroll 5000 more the men could be secured,
the officials say, without the slightest
trouble. From all recruiting stations word
comes of numbers of able bodied Americans
to enter the Navy in some capa city.
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GRATIFYING RESULTS.
INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS WITH
THE NEW STOMACH REMEDY.
Not q Patent Medicine, but Safe Cure
for all Forms of Indigestion.

Not a Patent Medicine, but a Safe Cure
for all Forms of Indigestion.
The results of recent investigation have
established, beyond question, the great
value OF the new preparation for indiges ton
and stomach troubles; il is composed of the
digestive acids, pepsin, bismuth, Golden
Seal and similar stomachics, prepared in the
form OF 20 grain lOZenges, pleasant to the
taste, convenient to carry when travelling.
harmless to the most delicate stomach, and
probably the safest, most effectual cure yet
discovered for indigestion, sour stomach,
loss of appetite and flesh, nausea, sick
headache, palpitatiOn of heart, and the
many symptoms arising from imperfect di-
gestion of food. They cure because they
cause the food to be promptly and thor
oughly digested before ii has time to sour,
ferment and poison the blood and nervous
system.
Over six thousand people in the State Of
Michigan alone in 1894 were cured of stom-
ach troubles by Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
Fall sized packages may be found at all
druggists at Soc, or sent by mail on receipt
of price from Stuart Co, Marshall, Mich.
Send for free book on stomach diseases.
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CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

II is announced that deal has been con-
summated by which the Chickamauga-
Chattanooga National Military Park Com
mission will acquire for the Government
about sixteen acres of historic ground on
top OF Lookout Mountain. The purchase
will comprise the entire point OF the mount