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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22

No less thnn nlcvcn ycsssls full Of
sugar are lying Idle In this port be-
cause the warehouses ~ the refinery
are fuli and the work Ot manufacture
cannot ~ on ~ fast enough 10 catch
up with Hhe numcrDus arriyalr from
Honolulu aud Iiilo. The eleven vcs-
ys'ls have i5i.T4 necka ~ upghr N
their holds end the captains u some
ARE getting very anxious to go io sea
again. The delayed Vessels are aH
follows. Bark Andrew Wclch. bnrkcn-
tine 4 O. wilder. bHgs W. O. Irwin
and ConHuoio. rchooncTs Robert Lew
rtA, Honolulu. II G. Wright. Frrd y.
Saunders. jesse Minor. Helen NJ kim
blli and Albrr, Meyer. Chronicle
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22

Tho base ball gln - geuting r,ady
tpr her -canon ~ enjoyment,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22

Make much of tho oyster, II VIII
~, br long with US.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22

The schooner Jenn,e Stciln. Captain
krcba. cleared yesterday for Itedondo
with cargo ~ 10000 fcst NJ lumber.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22
CHAPTER ABOUT CHILDREN

a CHAPTER ABOUT CHILDREN.
" everybody had thcir wishes.
. 20 gods and little nshcs'
WHAT a inDs, peculiar place thi' nor
Did earth would be-
No onr then would have to lhb.r
u toud wish that on his Bcighbor
Ana hia ncghlnr could pul IL on
epmr other frliow. sea-
Vet pursuing. not possessing
mr have deemed thn richer blrsTinE
IN tho hoping. NJ, IN having. dos our
happiness survive.
Could We viii things we'd Ngrct A.
rur 20 Wish and not quite N-t q
l. thr tantallzing dream that ScrvrT
tl k~op uu all BiiYr
NiN1n Waterman
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22

The bafkrnllne Portland did not ret
10 sm yestrdny, but viii rail this
morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22
TuR RENT.

FOR RENT-Elegant rooms. with or
without board: 67 Franklin avenue.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22
MARINE NEWS.

The Jennie Stella viii ~ 70 sea to-
morrow
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22
Holds the worlds record for
long-distance fast running.
From Soup
to Sauterne.

II for no other
reason than be-
cause OF the excel
lence Of its dining
car service. you
should take the
Burlington Route
when you 60 East.
Meats, vegetables
COFFEE. fruit-every-
thing IS as good as
good can be. We
honestly believe
there Is nothing
better, anywhere,
al any price. This
is a broad state
ment-we mean II
to be.
Omaha, St.Joseph
Kansas City. 81.
Louis. Chicago.
All points East and
South. Two -rsotss
East-via Billings,
Mont. and ST.
Paul, MINI.
For tickets and
information apply.
to nearest ticket
agent or TO
LDON. .Gen'l Agent,
Portland, Oregon.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22
The Astoria Land & Inv. Co.

Printed matter descriptive of Astoria
mailed on application.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22

saving "a balance IN hand
In tho treasury of......,,.s 1922 q
Very rwpcotfully submitted
ASTORIA WATER COMMISSION.
Ry w. W. PARKER
Chairman
Attest. II. @. VAN DUSEN,
Clerk
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22
WATER COMMISSION REPORT
WEt'EIITTs

Fnr the month II January thr gross
Veat.ipIa Ny.p-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-22

Making Uh- cntffc rrN-lpta
Tor the quarter tcr......,...,.s6l7il 20
~ per r''isnrl nl~d January
i6 1897. Nc had on hand In
th" treasury at IN" "nd u
tho Ian, quarter, ,,..,,..,... 5 5000 GO
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
PROSPECTIVE FINANCIAL BILL.
Banking md Currency Committee
VIII Consider Three Measures.

Washington Dec. 15.-The house com
mittee on banking and currency held an
animated session today. 1t had been
planned to report to the house at once
a bill embodying the presidents financial
recommendations and Mr.. Brosius. from
substitute committee, made favorable
recommendation on this course of proceed
ure. 1t was sharply opposed, however
by Messrs. Johnson of Indiana, Mitchell
of New York, and Newlands of Nevada.
1t was evident the committee could not
agree. A compromise was made by
which the bill covering the presidents
recommendations and the bill of Secreta-
ry Gage and the indianapolis monetary
commission shall be taken up at the first
meeting after the holidays.
II was agreed also that after hearing
Secretary Gage the committee would ad-
journ until the second Wednesday in Jan
uary.
The afternoon session was devoted to
currency discussion.
The gist of the resolution adopted were
an endorsement Of the single gold stand
ard, the gradual retirement of United
States notes, the enlargement of the ma
| tional bank circulation with gradual
reduction in the tax On the same, and
| finally the establishment of national
banks with capital of $4,000 or over
in towns Of 1000 population. The active
prosecution of the Nicaragua canal pro-
ject was heartily endorsed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23

and Hill. On his first examination Of
Rankin's body he did not carefully
examine his head as it was very bloody
and dirty,and did not discover the wound
in the back part of it. At that time he
was satisfied that ball entered just above
the right eye and lodged in the head. He
afterwards learned of the wound in the
back part of the head. and went and made
another examination, but not n critical
one. From the standpoint of an expert
his examination was not critical enough
for him to say where the ball entered,
whether from the rear or over the right
eye: He found the left side of Mr.. Ran
kin's face powder-burned. His chin and
the right side of the face near the mouth
also showed signs of powder From his
examination he thought the ball entered
the head over the right eye, but he would
not be positive Possibly he might be
mistaken.
Attorney Pendexter testified as to the
ability of Mr.. GrizZard to give bond, and
this closed the evidence for the defen-
dant.
DIR. Hill! testified that he had made
careful examination of the wound in Ran
kin's head, and the wound in the back
part had dark circle around it made by
powder. His left cheek was powder
burnt, and there were some traces of pow
der on the chin and few grains on the
right cheek, near the mouth. The doctor
was of the opinion that this powder-burn
was made by the discharge OF the pistol
that sent a ball through the arm-pit. He
testified that Rankin had violent temper,
but he did not consider him dangerous.
DR.. Watts testified that the ball entered
the back of the head. He had known
Rankin many years and did not consider
him dangerous man
This closed the evidence, and the at
torneys announced that they didn't care
to argue the case. Judge Brooks granted
bail, fixing the bond at $4,000.
The announcement was one of great ioy
to the aged mother and the devoted wife
of the defendant whose face cleaned
with pleasure at the outcome.
In a very short time the bond was given
with j. =. Myrick and Pete Lawless as
sureties, and Mr.. Grizzard was released
from custody.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
Twins Fifteen Times.

Tn 1899 the Chester Chronicle record
cd the death. from old age, of Mr.. John
Tomas, furniture broker, Chester. De
ceased who had been married hity-
three years, had had thirty-three emil
drpn. thirty of them twins. Fl1teeh
times was Mrs. Jonas the happy mother
If twins. She survived her husband, and
NJ his death was in her 18th year. From
made by DR.. Cory OF ST.
Thomas hospital, it appears that the
tendency to give birth to twins frequent.
" rms in certain families, and out. OF
Seventeen cases he found that in thlr..
teen there had been previous births of
wins among near relatives of either the
father or mother. One case of family
was recorded by another doctor which
twins in each of four successive
namely: First generation,
had twins. Second generation, e.,
daughter of A. had twins. Third genera
tion. c, daughter of b, had twins twice
and triplets once; d, daughter of B, had
twins. Fourth generation, e, twin
daughter of d, had twins. A woman in
Vienna. the wife of a weaver, is stated
70 have had thirty-two children. Twice
she had four at II birth, and triplets four
times. The proportion of twins in each
1000 births is, in England, France, Ger
many and Scotland, 10; and in Ireland,
II, One hundred and sixty triplets and
eight quadruples occur in each l,OOO,OOO
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
Resolutions Introduced Favorlng
Postal SAVINGS Hanks,

Washington. Dec. 15.-The first matter
which came before the National Board
of Trade at its session today was n res
tlution favoring the esta blishment of
postal savings banks. which was intro
dnced by the Chicago Board of Trade.
After general discussion the question
was referred to n committee to report
at the next meeting
The question of artificial irrigation
was next discussed, the hasis being-a
resolution offered by the Pittsburg
Chamber of commerce, which recon-
mendcd that congress enact laws to place
the supervision of all irrigation enter
prises in the hands of the United States
authorities where such work is under
taken upon waterways affecting inter
state navigation. An address in advo-
cacy of this resolution was made by Mr.
Andrews of Philadelphia.
The resolution was adopted and
committee appointed to report at the
next meeting.
| A resolution favoring the enactment
| of n national trade mark was adopted.
| A report favoring l cent postage was
discussed and finally referred to com
mittee.
A resolution favoring the adoption of
an American system of naval reserves
, was presented by the New York Board
of Trade and the resolution was taken
up and discussion was had.
The Philadelphia groccrs and import
ers presented resolution to the effect
that in all cases where railroad lines.
telegraph lines, telephone companies or
| great commercial trusts or combinations
affecting all the states existed, the con
gress of the United States shall control
them and hold them in due subsection
! to the laws of justice and equity. After
discussion the resolution was referred to
special committee to report tomorrow.
| A resolution which elected much dis
cusson was that offered by the Chicago
Board of Trade favoring legislation, in-
posing a tax upon and regulating the
manufacture and sale Of mixed flour.
/ A motion to refer the question to
cOmmtte to report ut n future time was
| carried.
Mr.. Vance Of Cincinnati presented a
report of the committee on internal
waterways. The report recognized the
broad and comprehensive patriotism
manifested by the last congress in Its
provision for the improvement Of ma
tional waterways. establishing and recog-
nizing the principle of contracts for such
continuous improvements as may have
received the sanction Of the secretary
of war and the appreciation OF congress.
The report urges congress to continue
such legislation and 20 make such appro-
priations as will provide for deepening
the channel of the Mississippi river 80
that at least six feet may be permanent
ly maintained from the mouth OF the
Missouri southwark; also that the work
of Improvement of the jetties In the
south pass of the Mississippi after the
expiration of the Eads Contract two
years hence be continued until depth
of at least thrty-two feet is attained.
Congress was also asked to continue the
work of improving, by the jetty system
or otherwise, the southwest pass to the
gulf. The report was adopted.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
Horrible Murder Committed.

San Francisco, Dec. ia horrible
murder was committed here just at dusk
this evening The victim is supposed
to he Mrs. Mary G. Clute, wealthy res
ident of Jacksonville, Cal. She had just
rented the fiat from Miss Blanchard,
and the noise of carpet laying was heard
by the people in the lower fiat. All at
once the lacking ceased, and all was quiet
for time. Then terrible screams were
heard. The occupants of the lower fiat
became alarmed and started to investi-
gate. On going up stairs the dead body
was found. The position of the body in
dicated that the dead woman had been
outraged The police are searching for
Miss Blanchard and also for clue to
the carpet layer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
DON'T NEGLECT
A Common Case of Piles-It May Lead
to Serious Results.

A Common Case of Piles-It May Lead
to Serious Results.
When people generally understand that
all such fatal diseases as fistula, ulcer
of the rectum, fissure, etc, almost in
variably begin in a simple case of piles
they will learn the wisdom of taking
prompt treatment for the first appear,
ance of troubles in this quarter. The
Pyramid Pile Cure will certainly cure
every form of piles, itching, bleeding, pro
truding or blind piles, and hundreds OF
lives have been saved by using this
cheap but effective remedy at the start
because at such a time single package
will effect cure while in the old chron
ic. deep seated cases. several packages
are sometimes necessary before lasting
cure is affected.
Physicians are using the Pyramid Fit
Cure in preference to surgical operations
and with uniform success. For sal
by druggists everywhere at 90 cents ant
| 81 per package.
Send for free book on cause and cure
piles. ,,n ,1;oh
| formerly Albion, Mich.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
Funeral Arrangements.

Canton, o., Dec. 12.-Funeral services
over the remains of Mrs. Nancy Allison
Mckinley will be held in the First Meth
odist Episcopal church of this city at 1
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. Intcrmcnt
will follow in West Lawn cemetery, Just
west of the city, and Tuesday evening
President Mckinley and wife and the
officials from Washington who attend
the funeral will leave for the capitol,
reaching there about noon Wednesday.
These are the arrangements so far as
completed since the death of Mother Nc
Kinley shortly after o'clock this morn.
ing
1t was first thought by the family tina,
the services should be of more private
nature, held at the old homestead. 1t
was soon learned however. through the
pastor of Mrs. McKinley's church and
members of the congregation, as well as
from other friends. that the number Of
friends who desired to pay their last
tribute of respect to the beloved woman
Ivy attending the obseQuies, could not he
accommodated with such Arrangement,
and church services were decid i upon.
Rev. DR.. Manchester. the pas II of the
church, has announced that it is his de-
sire and that he will extend an invitation
to have the ministers of all of the church
es Of the city, of which there are about
thirty, occupy the pulpit and participate
in the services. Pail bearers have been
selected from among the older members
of the church and those who have for
years been close neighbors of the de-
ceased. They are Judge William r.
DAY. Hon. William A. Lynch, Former
Mayor Cassidy. l.. l.. Miller, ". w
Clark, Judge Il. j. Mccarthy, David
Iolard and Former Mayor John F.
Blake
The First Methodist church, in whlcl
the services are to be held. is the only
one in which Mother Mckinley worship
ped during her residence in Canton, ant
in which she was found almost every
Sunday morning, only serious indisposi
ton or important circumstances keeplnl
her away. Three weeks ago today Sh,
was in her pew as usual, and though Sh,
was nearly SO years of age, her attend
ance has been regular all the while, Thi
is also the congregation with which tn
president has always been associated
1t was in this church that he was stl
pprintendent of the Sunday school thirt.
years ago, and here he always attnndc
services when in Canton, usually gOin
with his mother. They last attended to
grther last September, when the presidcn
was here during his summer vacation
The president is a member of the boar
of trustees of the church.
At daylight this morning. at the SuggeS
ton of some of the oldest members q
the congregation that an old custom, noV
almost obsolete. be observed to DubicI
announce the death. the bell in the tcwc
of the church slowly tolled off the year
of her age.
1t is a coincidence that Mrs. Mckinlr
died at almost the identical hour cf n
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23

day as did her husband. on Thanksgiving
day five years ago.
President Mckinley remained up until
about $3.50 o'clock. little more than an
-Four after the death. and then retired
for few hours sleep. During the fore
noIM he and his brother spent an hour
walking about the more secluded streets
else and fresh air. The president was
grecty refreshed by the exercise.
In the afternoon the president and All
ner Mckinley drove to West Lawn cent
eicry to attend personally TO arrange
ments for the interment. which will he
made in the family lot, where lies the
remains of the husband and father and
which adjoins the lot which for more than
twenty years has contained the bodies
Of the two children Of the president and
his wife under carefully kept mounds
that are strewn with flowers whenever
the parents come to Canton. Today the
president tendcrly and tearfully laid Gus
tiers of flowers on the graves while the
site of the mothers resting place was
being selected.
Messages of coincidence are pouring
into the telegraph office from all quar-
tiers of the country and many friends have
already called at the house to offer SYM
patty.
Mr.. Stewart L. Bowman of Lorraine,
the husband of one of Mrs. McKinley's
grandchildren, joined the family circle
this morning. The children and grand
children. except Mrs. George h. Morris
of San Francisco. daughter of the late
David Mckinley, and all of the imme-
diate family We're all here for the clos
ing scenes of life. Other relatives will
come for the funeral.
Assistant Secretary of State Day has
remained MS an old friend of the presi-
dent. and is assisting in making he flu
neral arrangements.
During her life Mrs. Mckinley showed
fondness for visiting her children. and
besides having them at her home as much
as possible, frequently visited Mt their
homes. She had spent one winter with
her son David in California shortly before
his death and frequently went to Somer-
set Pa. the home of her son Abner, MS
we'll as to Pittsburg and later to Cleve-
land to the home of the Duncans.
From reports received here this even.
| ing. it is expected Secretary Bliss of
the interior department. Secretary OF
War Alger, Attorney General McKenna,
his wife and daughters. Postmaster
| General Gary and Secretary to the Presi.
| dent Porter and his wife will reach here
| Tuesday morning over the Pennsylvania
| line to attend the funeral services.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
The DEATH ANGEL STEPS IN
AGED MOTHER OF PRESIDENT
MklNLEY DIED EARLY SUM-
DAY MORNING.
The Scene Of THE LAST STRUGGLE.
All Of the Aged Lady's Children and
grandchildren, With One Excep-
ton, Were Mt the Bedside.
Funeral Arrangements.

Canton. O., Dec. 12.-Mrs. Nancy AL
iison Mckinley, the aged mother of the
president, died shortly after 9 o'clock this
morning. About two weeks had eiapsed
since the stroke Of paralysis, which was
at once pronounced fatal, and the won
dcrful vitality which had kept death Mt
bay so long had deluded the friends aud
relatives into the belief that the aged
woman might recover, despite the verdict
Oh ner physician. But unmistakable signs
VI approaching dissolution were seen
early yesterday morning and at nightfall
It was evident that death must come be-
tore morning.
The demise of Mrs. Mckinley was
painless. All night long the members Of
the FAMILY were watching and Waiting
fer the time of dissolution.
From II o'clock until the hour Of death
the Mckinley house was dark. and
shrouded in the stiffness, was suggestive
OF the mournful scenes within the walls
NO response could be obtained by Mr.
Grey or reporters who sought in vain
! for news. Shortly before midnight the
attendants discovered what were thought
to be certain signs of dissolution, Th,
fact was communicated to the inmates 81
the household. who had gone to thcil
rooms, but had not retired for the night
Around the deathbed when the fina
scene was enacted were President Nc
kinley, his wife and Mr.. Abner McKia
ley, Mrs. Duncan and Miss Helen Ne
KiGley, children of the aged woman
The aged sister, Mrs Abigail Osborne
the only one of the Allison family now
living, was present. Mrs. Bowman q
Lorraine. Misses Grace and Mabel Nc
Kinley, James Mckinley, Miss Duncan
and Jack Duncan, grandchildren, wcr,
all in the sad party that witnessed III,
last scene of the life.
/, The president and his wife remaine,
at the bedside for an hour after the pnj
but by 4 o'clock every member Of tn
family had retired.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
To BE Consolidated.

New York, Dec. 15.-The. truth of re.
ports received from st. Louis today that
the principal stamping companies ana
porcelain and japanned ware companies
in this country are to be consolidated,
is admitted by the officials of the large
companies in this city. The details OF
the consolidation have not been pee oo c onn
Melted. Capital involved is S1OOOO,0O0;
An official of a stamping company SAID
the reason for the consolidation was the
ruinous competition that is now going on
for trade
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
Wheat Market Diagnosed.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-William II. Baker,
president of the Board of Trade, says,
with reference to the unusual conditions
in wheat
"Cash wheat is at n premium over fl-
ture delivery here and in all parts of the
world because more Of it has been sold
than can be delivered. Wheat is scarce
all over the world; not enough was
grown last year to supply the demand.
America now has the opportunity to
make its own price for wheat"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
Fatal Wreck in St. Louis,

st. Louis, Dec 19.-While plotting a
heavy freight train upon the merchants
bridge incline today, the engine jumped
the track and plunged to the ground
below. Fireman AL Pensinger was in
stantaly killed, Engineer ]. H. Nc
Culloch was mashed through the cab
window and badly injured and w. w.
Collins, yard master, had several ribs
broken in addition to receiving other in
juries. Pensnger was crushed into an
unacceptable mass under the engine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
SCANDINAVIAN TROUBLES.
'"eues and NOrwegians Are Not
sailing Together in Harmonv

ch London, Dec. ia dispatch from
I'm Hmtistl S;nIa to the Daily Chronicle, says
of Poiitical situation since the failure
affairs has become critical and II ;s
feared that Sweden will seek occasion
l 1 armed intervention ill Norway. The
ulspatch adds that the Swedish press
hopes for assistance from Emperor VIII
me admiral of the German squadron.
winch has just left Christiana, at a
dinner of Norwegian officers, made a
speech which. if not openly menacing,
conveyed an implied threat. The Nor.
Weglan officers were much disSnStnd
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23

we wait teH 9oc OF tn the new tariff law. Shall
self-destruccttio5nn sse things or rush on to
In must st. decide; Win he Sct 1or 5 Mieh Ad
VI wil ToF his plutocrats? Upon his iS peOpie
WIZ depend the events of 1SeS IS answer
December IS" iaNDlER.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
Inspected the sausage Factory.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Immcdiately after
the opening of the Luetgert trial today
court adjourned until Monday and the
jury were driven to the sausage man
ufactory, where they spent the afternoon
inspecting the cellars and the sausage
watts, in one of which Luetgert is
charged with ha wing placed the body of
his wife and boiled it to a pulp.