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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
WHEAT ABOVE THE
DOLLAR MARK
Chicago Market Takes Iiia Jump in
September Options.
GEORGE B. FRENCH THE KING
Makes No Secret Of Having Line Of 900
900 Bushels Of September kheSt--
Dollar Wheat ia Minneapolis
GEORGE -. FRENCH THE KING

Chicago. August S.-Today. for the
nrHt time since the present bull compaign
in wheat WIS started the prioc Of Sep.
tcmbrr wheat sold above the dollar mark
s. Chicago Ton MINUTES after he OPEN
Ink na5's WIS offered. an advance over
Yesterday closing prico Of CSC
Even az that tempting ngurr the hun
ciiqu" refused 10 lvt 80 Of their holdings.
Enough whcas came on tho market 10
break the price 10 ss1sc by the lime the
closing bcll sounded but tn. broker.
who e gin-crrd N. deal stoutiy denied
ihai 1t came from them II was cur
roiEiy rcopricd on Monday. whoa prices
broke 40 sharply that the pool wns
forced 10 put up tIco 40 In margins They
certainly hal th-ir revenge today The
rise was plainly duo 10 tbe clique, which
IL now swcllei. by rumor to include
Joseph Letter George II. Fro lch. AlIea
Gricr & Co. and Jaurs Kcene. ot wan
Hurot. Thn only header. George French.
who appeared distinctly above tn. sur
tac" mnlo~ no secret that he has line
Of S.c1o"o bushels Of September wheat.
Thvrc was not muca more than tlniOra
bushels OF contract wheat IN Chicago.
with hardly a-ythnng coming. ana an
immense short I'm Of chsh wheat sold
for export. THIS Is tho situation as u
now plays into the hands Of the buli
combine.
The sudden rise OF September wheat
was no, reelected IN ay other large
market IN thc country wiJh the eNccp-
ton ~ Minneapolis whore September
bounded from 92c 90 81 St Louis ad-
vnnccd g AZ one time but rolapssi to
tho opcni pric, tor December Al /
though statistics were not given much f.
attention one item OF foreign news ha1 /
distinct influence. The forcIe potato .
crop shortage Is estimated at total
OF lc" "OoocN bushels which was cN- .
pectcd 10 Increase tho demand for Amer /
Scan wheat It's influence was especially /
felt In December wheat which is TO; sup /
posed 10 be under the thumb OF any
clique
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
HEAVIEST IN HISTORY.
Shipments ot Grain From Chicago Are
Enormous.

Chicago. August ?6 shipments OF grain
from Chicago are the heaviest In the
history OF the lake trade. The elevator
companies have been N the market tcr
several lays and taking about all the
boats IN sight May craft that up to
ihis time have been engaged almost
entirely in the iron ore trade are being
diverted to the grain trade Cle0ranccs
nt the custom house for the tive ~. four
hours ending last night announced to
l.li95o9 bushels Of corn. and in addition
there are nearly half a million bushels
OF other graias.
The enormous crop that Is coming In
has forced elevator managers to make
room for the new grain. and the hig
call for boats is the result, The rise
in freights has forced the rates on iron
ore to take an upward turn and We're
Il not for the commercial miners strike
which makes it impossible for boats 90
get return cargo the rates would he
still higher.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27

Chicago. Augus' 2G-Rcv r. Dew u
Talmage VIII receive "a call to Plymouth.
Mlchigna avenue n-d Twcniy-flyth
,.tr.t Chicago. The church trustees have
'x.endad the vacation of Rev +. "
Guns4lu.. the pr,sen' paAor. until Do
cemhcr. ana Dr. Talmage will be re-
cured 10 hll the pulpit, II possible.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27

committee. To th- urssIdent 90 first. Il
Tas trihe annoying. but q fyv min
ntes after he episode he was having
hearty laugh over Il Iad eXcnslng the
oiiral who refused him entrance by say
ins tina; the man was perfectly tight to
oboy orders. no matter who demanded
1dmittance. The reason for he refusal
was that the sentry had been ordered
to admit no carriages to the camp
PresidaG Mckinley and party left this
afternoon for Cleveland on board SEN
aior Hanna's yacht
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
RosEBuRG MARKET UNSETTLED.

Roseburg. Or AUGUST 26,-From South
Douglas comes the report OF a rich strike
on the property OF the Victory Mining
Company's ground near Glendale Work
will he started up on the Sherwood
pocket mine near Riddle Monday.
The Roseburg wehat marks; Is unset
tied. The Rosehurg Milling Company
has notified Its agents that all previous
quotations are withdrawn. Local millers
are paying 75c clear OF sacks. The Earl
Fruit Company has shipped seven cars
of prunes from Riddle east. Mossrs
Godfrey and Johnson are loading two
cars of prunes for eastern shipment at
Roseburg today.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
IN MARYLAND.

Ocean CITY, Md, August 2s.-The re-
publican state convention was called to
order by Senator wellington Wellington
read the list of delegates. The list recog-
read the list of delegates The list recog-
nized the organization of candidates from
Baltimore and Prince George county.
for Temporary chairman and Coprgess-
man Mudd named W NJ Tucks Tucks
was elected the vote of GO to 56 being
the first blood for Mudd.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

London. August 26.-The ST. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Daily News says
that Count Muravien, the Russian for
eign minister. has informed NJ Han
otaux the French foreign minister now
in ST. Petersburg with NJ Faure that
Russia will act hand in hand with Ger
many in the peace negotiations between
Greece and Turkey.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
ANOTHER MINE DEAL.

Carrville. Cal. August 26.-John E. Ell
bridge Of san Francisco. acting for a
Boston syndicate has just completed a
deal for the purchase Of mining proper
ties in the great bed Of gravel OF which
the town of Trinity Center is built. The
old Bloss x McCleary hydraulic property
is the chief feature OF the purchase, but
a number of other pieces of ground are
included. The frs; payment is TO he
made tomorrow, The laAI viii cost the
syndicate S275,OOO.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
OFF FOR PARIS

New York August 2S.-Major Moses =.
Handy who was appointed by Presl-
der Mlkialey as commissioner 10 the
Paris exhibition OF 100. viii leave for
France on The French In, steamer La
Gascogno on Saturday FOR The purpose
of arrlngi & for space for the exhibitors
Of the United States
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
PREFERENTIAL ORDER

ottawa. August 26.-An order in coun-
Gil has been passed entering the prefer
entlal to the following countries:
Argentine Austria Hungary, Bolivia,
Colombia, Denmark. Persia, Russia, Swe-
den, Tunis, Venezuela, Switzerland.
The benefit of this clause has already
been given to France. Belgium and Ger
many.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
HOT IN ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis. August 26.-Thls was by
far the hottest day Of the year for St.
Louis and vicinity From early morning
the mercury climbed steadily up until
at o'clock ths afternoon 1Ol in the
shade was recorded by the weather bu-
reau thermometer. on the street the
h5at was fully five degrees worse.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
UP THE NILE.

Cairo. August 2s.-It Is reported here
that four guaboats belonging TO The An
glo- Egyptian expedition for the recon-
ques; Of the Soudan have already passed
the fourth cataract Of the Nile beyond
Merawi. and that the passage was ef-
fected much more easily than had been
expected. One OF them has reached Ahu
Hamid. now the extreme southern poin;
of the British advance. 1t Is thought
quite possible that dash will be male
for Berber, beyond the fifth cataract.
shortly.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
MANY ARE RETURNING.

Seattle August 26-The steamer City
of Topeka arrived from the north this
morning, bringing eNcurslonists ard
about 80 men from Skaguay, who came
down because they were afraid they
could no; get over the passes this viii
ter. This 5 the largest number ye,
to come back. and the men who came
aver that there will he many more In
the next few weeks. No change in the
condition of the trail is reported, and no
Yukon miners direct from the nlces
cnme hy this steamer
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
THE PRESIDENT SNUBBED.
Gra'd Army Refused Him Admittauc
to Their Camp.

Buffalo. August 26-The president Of
the United States was refused admission
to the Grand Army camp this morning.
although he had come at the special in
vitatlon of the veterans and everything
was in readiness TO receive him.
The incident proved one Of great morti-
fcation among the members Of the local
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
THE MARKETS.

Portland August 6-Whcat-Valley
81 ana SSc; Walal Walln, 81 ana Soc.
sun Frai1cisco, August %.-Wheat-$L5I L5I
and SL57is.
San Francisco. August 2G.-Hops--5 and
&c: fancy; and 1Oc.
New York, August 6.-Hops-Steaiy
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
THE PORTLAND NOT IN.

Port Townsend August eat 6 o'clock
tonight nothing had been heard from
tie steamer Portland. The wire to Ia
toosh island Is dowN but 1t is probable
the Portland has been delayed and may
not put In for week
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
GREEK FINANCES.

London, August PA dispatch to the
Standard from Athens says the Greek
government is reported as prepared to
furnish full guarantee for the due pay
ment Of interest on any loan destined
for the Liberation Of Thessaly.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
SUICIDE IN PORTLAND.
Promincat Business Man Takes the Pts
tol Route.

Portland, August 26--(special to the
Asotria1l-Dayid 5. Tuthin cashier Of
Allen 4 Lewis. committed suicide in his
bed last night by shooting himself in
the head. Business troubles are assigned
rs the cause
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27
SENSATION IN GEORGIA.

Tallulah Fails. Ga, August CA suit
for $3.50 damages has been filed in this
county. which developes very sensational
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-27

T.l4AaE 10 90 TO CHICAGO
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-01
WITH THE WHALERS.
Sailor Reports that the lce-Bound Men viii Not
Suffer.
THE BEAR CANNOT RgAcH THEM.


Chicago, Dec. IA special from Ia
coma, Wash, says:
Sailor Frank Wickersham has just
returned from an eight months whal-
ing trip in the Arctic ocean on the
steam bark William Bayliss. His ship
was In company at various times with
the eight whalers now imprisoned in
the Ice east of Point Barrow. Wicker
sham declares that the men aboard
the ship are not suffering as general
ly supposed. He says:
Those vessels carried a years sup
ply. Their men are now enjoying life
and will be perfectly safe and COM
Portable until the ice breaks up, next
summer. and they win probably not
experience. any hardships then. Should
any vessel be crushed the men can
easily get to the other ships or to
shore which is not more than a mile
away.
They can kill bear, seal and walrus
around the ships and deer are obtain
able on land. The natives live mostly
on flesh of animals of that region and
If necessary the sailors can do like
wise"
Wickersham does not believe that the
Bear Will reach the whalers this Win
ter. He says the Bear was within
five miles when the sailors of the
wrecker whalerN avarach froze to death
on float ice. The 16 picked up by one
Dark Thrasher told him they saw
men walking the Bears deck while
their companions We're dying. The
whalers blame Captain Whiteslde of
the Navarach. and the Bears officers,
for not making a more thorough search
before steaming of and leaving the
Navarach efrgs 20 die.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-01
BANKER SENT TO JAIL.
Judgment Imposed in the Case of &c. W.
SpauIdng.
HE MAKES A SPEECH IN COURT TODAY.
Contradicts tho Judgc-Bighiy Dramatic
sceno-snys He Never Did
Man Wrong.

Chicago, Dec. l.-Charles william
sraulding. ex-presldent Of the Globe
Savings bank, was today sentenced to
an indeterminate term in the peni-
tertiary. He was charged with en-
bez2llng funds from the University Of
Illinois of which he was treasurer.
The proceeding in court were highly
dramatic. Judge Horton reviewed
the case in an elaborate opinion and
enc assertion seemed to unnerve
Spaulding. This was when the court
said that Spnulding admitted his guilt
II wish" cried Spaulding when
asked II he had any thing TO say. ito
deny that l or my counsel ever ad-
mitted my guilt.
Every dollar / received from the
university has been applied to it's
benefit l protest against this unjust
verdict which ! feel would never have
been returned had your honor per-
mitted certain facts to be considered
by the jury.
"These facts had relation to the
question of intent to commit emhezzle-
inent, l am proud of my business
career of thirty years, fifteen of which
have been passed in this community.
l challenge any man to stand up be-
fore me and say l ever did him
wrong
Your honor may abridge my days
OF usefulness, but you cannot take
from me the honor of the past"
AT this point SpauldinE's voice failed
him and he choked with emotion.
Judge Hornton then imposed SEN
tence.
1t was announced in behalf of the
ex- banker that an appeal would be
taken up to the supreme court pend
ing which he viii be kept in the county
jail, where he has been confined since
last spring.
Banker Spaulding made a stubborn
hight. Besides being in justice courts
ana before masters In chancery sew
cral times. he twice stood charge of
Illegally diVerting funds intrusted to
his care. The first time the verdict
was not guilty, but on the second
trial. which was on different count,
the jury brought in an adverse decis-
ion.
The Indictment and subsequent con-
viction, the romantic love story UNI
DERIVING the details of his alleged Of
tense, and his self-possessoTi under
the most trying circumstances com
bined to make his case an unusually
interesting one.
Under the indeterminate law the
convicted bank president may be lSeps
IN prison from one to fifteen years.
the length of sentence above one year
tests with the board OF prison com
missioners.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-01

gins, now of Hannibal. Mo. During
the war he was the color bearer OF the
9gth Illinois regiment, and was hold
ing thai position ut the siege of Nicks-
burg. In an assault on May %. 1868,
the g9th Illinois was ordered to charge
and not to look back. l was n member
of the End Texas regiment and we con-
fronted the charging Illinoisnns. We
repulsed the Illinois regiment, short
distance from the breastworks, and
sent it back In confusion. Higgins,
however, was literally obeying the
orders. He never looked back. He
never noticed the retreat of his regi-
ment, but came bounding forward, his
colors flying as prettily as n soldier
ever saw. When within forty yards
OF our worfe- word wa passed along
the line not TO shoot the brave soldier
and all firing ceased. When Higgins
saw his predicament he started TO re-
treat with his colors. but we told him
to come on or we would have to shoot
him. Several men rnn out and brought
him within the brcastworks. We kept
him several days, during which time
we learned to like and admire him.
He was then paroled. I was one of
the men who witnessed his heroic
deed and made an Affidavit to that
effect. Several OF my companions who
remembered Higgins and his charge
also made afIldavits. On these thu.
secretary of war granted a medal
Higgins could have been vouched for
by members of his regl,rent but the
novelty of recommendation by his for
mer foes, led to the couise."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-01

Vallejo, Cal. Dec. 1.-The United
States steamer Wheeling, which recent
ly arrived here from Honolulu, will
soon be under sailing orders to proceed
to Sitka to relieve the Marietta, which
VIII arrive I'm San Francisco in few
days
The monitor Monterey and Monad-
mock are being coaled, and an officer
who knows, says that the Monterey
VIII leave for San Francisco on Mon
day next to he followed as soon as pos
siblc by the Monadnock.
The force OF workmen of the ord
nance department are hard at work get
ting the - six-inch breech loading
rifles, which formed the Philadelphia
main battery. ready for shipment east.
where they will be converted into rapid
fire guns At present they are only
rifles and when the ship goes into com
mission she will be fitted completely
with rapid fire cannon.
The second battery will also be
changed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-01
THORN HAS No APPETITE.
Has No Hope of Getting Another Trial Of His
Case.
Mrs. Mack is Nervous-She May be Al
lowed to Plead Guilty to
Manslaughter.

New York. Dec. 1.-Martin Thorn,
who last evening received the verdict
of the jury which will send him to the
electric chair to cxpiate the murder of
William Gnldensuppe, passed quie,
night in his cell at the Queens coun-
ty jail.
When Sheriff Don't went into see
Thorn this morning the condemned
prisoner said he had no appetite for
breakfast, but he felt that big load
was off his mind.
Thorn did not talk as II he had any
hope of getting new trial. He sup
posed, he said, he would have to make
up his mind to meet the worst.
Mrs Mack spent restless night, be-
ing evidently much affected by the
conviction OF Thorn. When she heard
of the verdict she wept and expressed
sorrow for her former lover, although
she says hsr conscience is relieved
Mrs. Mack Is in highly nervous con-
dition and is now very anxious about
her owfi+ssehse. District Attorney
foungs has not announced Just what
he purposes doing III the case OF Mrs
Mack. 1t understood she will be ar
Ialgned next week when her counsel,
Emanuel Friend, will in her behalf
enter plea of guilty of manslaughter
In the first degree, and that the dis
trict attorney will accept the plea.
In doing this, Mir. Youngs would be
recognizing Mrs. Nack's action in
turning states evidence at the first
trial. Mrs. Mack may be sent to the
penitentiary for twenty years.
THORN NEVER CONFESSED.
Lawyer Howe today denied in strong
terms the statement that Thorn, after
the conviction yesterday, confessed to
the killing and ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
Guldensuppe. Mr. Howe reiterated his
belief that the court of appeals would
reverse the verdict.
Police Captain Methven of Long
Island city. said: There are some dis
crepancies in the published report Of
Thorn's confession. but the main facts
are unchanged. Thorn made part of
the confession to me and part to
Sheriff Don't"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-01

New Haven. Conn. Dec. 1.-Inter-
national interest is felt in the Yale
Harvard debate which win take place
here Friday evening. The question
is Resolved. that Hawaii should he
annexed to the United States" Many
Hawaiians and japanese will be pres
ent. The selection OF the affirmative
side of the question by Harvard is re-
garded as a neat bit OF diplomacy
The president OF the Yale Union de-
batting society is Hiram Bingham Jr
of Hawaii, and he was naturally
anxious to have Yale allowed the an
nexation argument. Harvard, how
ever, wanted that side herself and
forced Yale TO act on the defensive.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-01
BODIES WE'RE CONSUMED.
Two of the Trainm.n In Santa Fe Wreck
are Cremntcd.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Dec. IA. C.
Wells, general superintendent of the
Santa Fe Pacific, who Is here has re-
ceived definite Information OF the
wreck on the supai hill Monday night.
The accident occurred near Mcclellan
siding, and the train got beyond con
troll. Twenty-Five cars loaded. one
empty car, and two big mountain en-
gines, flew the track and what is left
of them was destroyed by fire. The
body of Engineer Watson was dug out
of the wreck and turned over to the
undertaken at Flagstaff.
No traces of the bodies OF Engineer
Newton and Fireman Sperry can be
found and their remains were evidently
consumed by fire. Conductor Okelly
is slightly hurt ana Fireman Ford
who jumped just before the engines
few the rails, Is considerably injured.
The Westinghouse air brakes failed 10
hold the train going down hill and the
hand brakes were absolutely useless
Supt Wells considers II one OF the
most costly wrecks in the history of
the road.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-01
IMPRISONED rwo AMERICANS.
Outrage on Boys Committed by the Gov
ernlncnt of Nlcnrngua.

Managua, Nicaragua, Nov. 11.--tCor-
respOndence OF the Associated Press).-
William Sheridan. a l6-year-old son of
William Sheridan of California, tenn
porarily residing on his coffee estate
near Matagalpa, who had been attend
ing the national college at Managua,
has been imprisoned "incommuni-
cado'in the national prison on a declar-
alton by Roberto Eckman. n German,
the director of the college, on sus-
plcion that young Sheridan was one
of II party of students who exploded
a toy bomb at or near the college door
Three days later. Hugh Sheridan,
brother cf William, also student at
the college. was imprisoned on n de-
claration of Eckman, on similar
charge.
Hugh is IA years OF age, Ecknan,
who II n German SUBJECT, was AFRAID
to accuse the native bows. fearing that
their parents would make a protest
and eventually influence President
Hellaya to dismiss him. and none of the
native students We're arrested
The United States consul at Mama
qua called on William Sheridan but
was refused permission to see the boy,
The United States legation also made
an effort In his behalf during his third
day In prison and requested the trans
fer of the boy to cleaner room.
Both boys were eventually released
from prison by order of the govern
ment of Managua. on the evening of
the fifth day of the Imprisonment of
the oldest boy. and they were request
ed to appear before a criminal Judge
the next day. the government evil
IDENTIFY hoping that they would run
away and go to their fathers estate
They We're on hand when the court
opened the following day. however,
and the judge, having no testimony
against them, took the declaration OF
the physician that the accused We're
under the age of manhood and dis
missed them on the nominal promise
that they would appear in court when
summoned. In the meantime they may
60 MhereNer they nlnnse