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were killed at the mouth Of the mine;
and cars were blown forty feet from thu
track. One man was blown In twain ut
the loins and his body thrown against
pile Of lumber at the mouth OF the mlne
The night shift went on duty at Z
o'clock. Everything went on smoothly
until about midnight, when the explo-
sion occurred. The dead were mutt
lated beyond description and the scene
was calculated to make the strongest
heart faint
The explosion was probably the result
of an accidental discharge of dynamite
caused. perhaps. by the concusson OF n
blast. The property loss Is slight. No
blame can be attached 10 the officials of
the company.
A coroner's inquest will be held to-
morrow. at which time the cause Of the
explosion may be obtained.
Operations will be resumed at the
mines Monday morning.
The force of the explosion was SO
great that two men were found sixty
feet from the mouth Of the mine. An
hour after the explosion hundreds had
visited tho mine. The call for relief
brought every physician In Ph!llppi to
the scene. The sight was most horrI-
bic one. Strewcd along the main chan
mel md about the opening were the
arms. legs. hands and other portions Of
the bodies OF the dead miners.
Hunted for Their Children.
hunting for sons. and as fast as body
was recovered they would glance at It
and recognizing 1t would give hysterical
screams. The hotel has been turned
into hospital and those still alive
when brought out were taken there.
There is n great dcnl OF comment
about the cause OF the explosion. The
authorities refused to discuss the mat
ter further than to say It was caused by
an excessive charge OF powder being
used. The miners insist that It was
caused by flrcdamp. Tho mine was re-
Gently inspected and pronounced TO be
In good condition.
John W. Green. who was In the mine
ut the time OF the explosion, and es-
capped injury, gives tho following nc-
count OF It.:
''T went into the mine ut 7:3O and went
TO Room No. !. had been at work an
hour or 50 when smellcd black damp.
I noticed my lamp would flicker.
went TO tho mine boss and told him
about II. He laughed and eail It was
nll right. went back to work and
about midnight heard terrible noise,
which knocked mo down and put out
my lamp. was stunned for moment
and then realized what hnd happened.
was close to tho entrance and crawlcd
over tho bodies of two men,"
Dozen Yet in tho Mine.
As the work OF removing tho dead
goes on things look worse. Four bodies
hnvc been brought out during the last
hour. and the scnrchcrs report thRt n
dozen are yet In the mine. Most OF
those brought out are mutilascd beyond
description.
a most pathetic incident was that Of
James Smith. He ran away from his
homo In Preston county last week. and,
after tramping II for n few days, ap-
piled for work at the mine yesterday
evening. Last night was hlu first trip
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MARYLAND for Mckinley,

BALTIMORE. Nov. 4.-Thc day has
been n quiet one throughout the state
with no political developments OF I'M
portancc, except that Chairman Colds
borough. OF the Republican state CEN
tral committee, tonight Issued n state
mcnt In which he claimed that McKin-
ley would surely carry the stnte by at
least 1000 votes. Both sidcs secm con-
fldcnt, md the betting, which has here
tof0rr been strongly In favor OF McFin-
ley has vccreG sharply toward Bryan.
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Caused Her Husband to be Arrested.

CHICAGO. Nov, 4.-Mrs. Margaret
MCGOWAN. OF New York, after years
search. has caused the arrest In this
city OF her husband, who sha claims,
disappeared nearly two years ago With
$1,000 OF her money. She will endcavor
to recover the money by aid OF the
courts
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Engagement Announced.

Special Dispatch to the Intcllgonccr.
PAlskBRSBURG. W. Va. Nov. 4.-At
dinner given by Mrs. George a. Burt,
to-day. announcement was made OF the
engagement of Miss Ida Nelly and Mr..
George X. Gambrill. The wedding will
take place on November Goth. from
Trinity Episcopal church ana VIII be an
elaborate affair. Both parties are OF
social prominence. El.5 Ia
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.SIXTO LOPEZ
ANSWERED. 5BY
Mr.. SCHURMAN.
Formers Open Letter Gratifying
Proof Of the Correctnoss of Re-
port Of the Commission.
GREAT RACIAL DIFFERENCES
And Varieties of Social Conditions
Make Filipinos Hard to Govern.
Our Mission is to sayo Them.

RI1TrA1.O NJ Y. Nov. 4NProfes.or
1,coh Go,,,1 schurmann. who passed
through thi, city thiu afternoon en-
ro,t, frnn ,br vast to Ithnca. handed
n m, Associated Pros. tht reply tn an
oman ,c,t.r addressed IN him bv MIR.
s,,to 1on.z. w
"A,r si,to 1,nez, oncn 1rtt,r of the
a1 ,nct ,dhr,s.rd IN m.. ,,tnpueh I
h,vn mt .rer /. ercent in,,h. news
n,nore i. ,r,,,f,Ine nro5S jof tho cor.
r,c,nos. q, tho r.nort n, tbc pbnlnninc
commission Mr. Ionez by his declnrn-
,,o,, ,,rorr,, al, hoynt sS,id or the
,r,,,,s,n, ,drc,t t,,n,, noss,b,,,t,e, In
tba ph,,Inn,nc. and or m, admirab,.
o,.r,.t.r ~ ~, odrc, TOD F,,,n,,o, fev
th,rrh fho,, ro ubo NAV hn token a.,
,,,n, ard n-,,,,,o NJ tbn ,,turo Nor
doo, Mr. 1,n,z denv that I'm uasse. Of
N, ,pho h,,,,,a NJ tho ph,,,nn,nc islands
=, Ill .r,,,, ~. r,c,, ,,, un.drc, ind
and very Ignorant Furthermore by
silent acqulesccnce In the report Of our
llI. lODGd
that the majority Of the Filipinos either
desire American sovereignty as Is the
ease with men OF education and prop
erty or acqulescc In II, or are Indifferent
to 1t and that the demand for lndepen-
dence originated with the ambitious
Tagalog insurgent leaders who have
diTused It with fire and sword. aided by
atrocious Misrepresentation of the
aims and purposes of the United States.
Doesn't Question the Reuort.
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,,a nnd;rr ~ o,r cor,r,,ssinr Tho, IN.
,,h.,,,,,nt, =, tho phu,nn,na l., I'D, ~,
n,,-,,.d ~, 80, r,oi,i ,ns .,Iho, AZ,
rorano., ~, i,,r,,n.o ,r,a.,a. ~ soo,,,
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s1D's ~ ue''. ~ % ., "'' A'Ne VI ''- pi4 -
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not less than 500 majority. Lewis coun-
ty will give 300 Republican majority
and Webster county will give 200 DEM
ocratlc majority.
~ believe that everything is safe for
us this time, and we will have q reign
OF four more years OF prosperity in this
country"
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CARDINAL GIBBONS
Discussed the Coming Election at
High Mass-No Alarm Need Be
Felt Over the Result.

Felt Over the Result.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 4.-cardInal Glib.
hons took occasion at high mass to-day
TO sny few words on the subject of the
coming election m his regular monthly
sermon 10 his congregation Mt the Ca
thcdrnl. The cardinal never takes any
active part in politics, rarely, II ever
casting his ballot. but to those who nrc
fortunate enough to be In his confidence
he does not hesitate to express himself
freely upon the issues Involved In IN,
prescnt contest. He takes the position
that there need be no alarm upon the
part OF any one over the result OF the
coming election and asserts that there
Ia nothing in tho situation to warrant
the belief that thr election OF either can
dldate viii. In any wi.c seriously AFFECT
the future welfnrr and prosperity OF the
American republic.
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BRIGHT OUTLOOK

III lHl8 SLuLe--Scu.
atoF Cole Says White VIII Get
5000 TO 10000 Majorlty-Lcgis-
l0ture Sure.
special Dhna,ch to tho In,cllirenctr
h' ioN. W. Va. Nov. a.-Scnator
u'orEc C. Cole. who is n phrcwd hut
t''e' politician, and has always been
conservative ns well as accurate in his
,'''na,e5 Of politics. gave on, the fol-
""S o'dhy to the Intclligenccr cor
teapond.nt:
.,,,. ".'c nrtn over the most of this
~. "uflhF THIS campaign, working
"", mn ,"e Republican ticket. rather in a
nv NV, ,ray, WHY, but nndc II n point during
pIIln" "r1F'iS to gather an the fnctg pos
1ns % ~ regard to The nntlornl, state
hele.,bh hI,atiVe tickets IN this atntc. and
'e 'hat Mckinley ma White viii
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CORNELIUS n. BLISS,
JOSEPH II. MhSLEY.
NATHAN y. SCOTT.
FREDERICK s. GIBBS,
FRANKLIN MURPHY.
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Egyptian Cotton Crop Unsatisfactory
CAIRO. Nov. 4.-The October repor,s
regarding the Egyptian cotton crop ays
unsatisfactory both as to Yield and
quality. - IT7
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Weather Forecast for To. Day.

Eor Western Pennsylvania and ohlo:
Fair weather and pleasant temperature
Monday and Tuesday: light west to north
west winds.
FOR West virginia: Fair weather and
pleasant temperature Monday nnd Iues-
day; winds becoming west to northwest
LEGAL Temperature. IT.
The temperature Saturday as obssryA
BY c. schnepf. druggist. cornrr MaHiet
and Fourteenth streets, wss as follows:
7 a. m.........,... -. E..."."..". q
sn m,,.......... ~ p. m..,......,. "
]: n,...... ,"''., 81 ehtneI>-I'ouuS'
Sunday.
"a. R,........,.,., u tp. m....".."". =
"a, m,.,..,,..,... Is p. n.,...........
II m........ ....,,, IS Weather-Fair.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-03
SOCIETY NOTES.

Miss Kitlan OF Portland Is spcnlmg
a shor, time with Miss Bowlhy Of this
city.
Miss Anna stuart Of Portland is a
sues, at the home OF Mrs, j. T., Hlg-
gins.
Among the Astorians visiting In Port
land the past week were Mr., and Mrs
Samuel Elmore. Mrs. a. A. Finch and
Miss Floretta Elmore.
The Ten for Tennis" Club has
opened their court for another season
Of tennis, A tournament is booked
for the early part OF the week.
Miss Higgins entertained number
Of friends at her home last evening
IN honor OF Miss Stuart. A very pleas
ant time was enjoyed by all.
Robert Finley Wilson, manager Of
the Pacific Coast Company Of this
city. leaves Monday night for a trip to
the East. on his return dame ru-
NOR" says ne win bring a bride. The
best wishes OF his many friends go
with him.
Victor Finch OF San Francisco. broth
er Of Dr. 4. A. Finch Of this city
and Miss Martha Gilbert are TO be
married AT the home Of the brides
parents on Tuesday afternoon. June
7th. The couple will leave Immediately
t1c their future home In San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. Charles r. Higgins gave n most
charming musical at her home on
Exchange street last Friday after
noon. Among those who participated
We're: Mrs. Charles Calender. Mrs.
W. A. Wilkinson. Miss Bennett. Miss
Wood. Miss Hobson Mrs. Higgins, Miss
Frederickson. Miss Halstead and Miss
Parker Delicious refreshments were
served late In the afternoon.
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during active use but also during the
Inactive winter season when the ef-
facing fingers OF, decay work sad ha-
Voc with his outfit. and spring con-
fronts him with mortgage on his
future earnirgs In the shape Of re-
pair bill,
From an economic standpoint Aven-
arlus Carhollneum makes q strong ap.
peal Tor a trial. one gallon OF Il goes
n long way and the results OF single
treatment surprise and delight the In.
oredulous, Dipping or coating tackle,
ropes or canvass is all that Is required
and the article treated is ready for
Immediate use.
When the compound Is In general use
On the Columbia, rs It win be when
its merits are ascertalned, thousands
CT dollars viii be saved by u class of
Workers whose ardous and d0ngcr-
,rs pursuit entities them to the full
est recompense Il can be made to
Yield.
Fisher, Thorsen & Co, OF Portland,
Oregon, are the Pacific coast agents
far Avenarlus Carbolneum, and II can
be procured at Fisher Bros, Foard &
stokes and II. f. Allen OF Astoria.
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vRAGNIzAN's BODY RECOVERED.
Parties Discovering 1t Refuse to Ac-
cept the Reward-Funeral This
Afternoon.

The body Of John Vragnizan. better
known as Austrian John" and big
john" The fisherman who was drowned
IN the terrible storm that swept over
the Columbia about two weeks ago,
was found yesterday at the edge " the
bar by fisherman named Frantoyich
The body was rapidly drifting out to
sea and It was with some difficulty It
was rescued. The body had drifted for
miles from the point where V.ragni-
zan's boat was overturned and was in
an advanced stage Of decomposition.
Anxious to give the body Of ,her hus-
band Christian burial. Mrs. Vragni-
zan offered a reward Of $50 for the
recovery Of the body and stood ready
to pay this amount yesterday, but
Frantovicb, and his boat-puller, Peter
Snider. refused to accept the money.
Mrs. Vragnizan is left with four little
children to support, her resources
being the insurance her husband held
in various orders.
The funeral Of Mr.. Vragnizan will
take place this afternoon under the
combined auspices Of the Knights Of
Pythias and the A. o. U. W., Of both
Of which orders he was a member.
The deceased was held in high esteem
by all who intimately knew him and
great sympathy is felt for his wife
and orphans,
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light aud his purse with funds ncoes-
sary Cor his sustenance."
Judge Pipes then took up the eonten-
tions Of the demo-pops on the matter
Of national policy in a general sense,
The people Of the country, he said,
rendered verdict on the issues four
wears ago.
HAS new argument been advanc-
"a on the silver or any other populist
issuee" asked Judge Pipes, 60
and ask the business men, Ask them
what they think OF the Mckinley ad-
ainlstration and the gold standard,
II they are honest | win wager that
they viii say that both are wise and
iudicious,"
Judge Pipes entered upon discus.
sion of the ADMINISTRATORS attitude on
expansion.
Civilization" he said, cannot ex-
ist without expansion. The cause ~
civilization depends upon the ae1uIsl-
tlon. by the more enlightened people,
II the countries that have been ruled
by despotism The policy OF expan-
sion was maugurated Immediately up
en- the heals of the Declaration Of
Independence. Napoleon. In his last
great war Of conquest. got hard up
and negotiated the Louisiana purchase
for $i5,0O0.O00 Did we ask the consent
of the epOple residing In that territory
70 govern themg Certainly not We
acquired Louisiana by purchase and we
acquired the Philippines by conquest.
although several millions OF dollars
were paid to Spain for the islands in
order that We might not appear to be
merceuary. The Fnipinos, no more
than the original Louisianans, can
raise the objection that they are be-
inc governed without the consent OF
tAe governed"
The Mckinley administration, Judge
Pipes declared. was one Of three 10 es.
tablish an epoch in American history.
Washington. he. said. fought for a
principle that this country might
b rendered fit for white man to
live in. Lincoln fought for the princi-
ple tina, the negro should be allowed
10 live and enjoy his liberty in this
country. Mckinley stands for the
principle OF lettering all classes, be
they black, white or yellow.
c. w Fulton made the closing speech
Of the evening. The republican par
ty. he said. had proceeded upon the
established theory that 1t owes a
greater duty to civilization than to
Filipino assassins.
The safety cf the people depended
primarily. he said. upon the election
of the legislative ticket, This was
necessary not only because OF the pres
tige which the party would retain but
that the enactment and enforcement
Of republican principles and doctrines
would be assured.
The meeting was most successful in
every sense. The speeches were good
and the crowd large. 1t was, In a
word. a most brilliant and satisfactory
closing of one Of the most important
political campaigns in the history Of
Clatsop county.
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PUBLIC LIGHT
PLANT WILL PAY
What Other Cities Have Done,
Astoria Can and VIII Do.
Plenty Of Light at Reduced Prices
Will Yield q Revenue TO the City
Above All Expenses If Fur
nished by q Public Plant.

Aud now it is Tacoma that is agitat-
ing the public lighting question. The
city has its own plant. but 1t has
proved such a good investment, made
upon a smaller scale than the needs Of
the city demand. that the council is
considering the expenditure Of $S5,0OO
additional TO put the light plant in the
condition they think 1t should be.
From every city that has built,
maintained and operated its own elec-
tric light plant comes the same story
satisfaction and cheap rates for the
taxpayers, free lights and revenue for
the city.
Everywhere that public lighting has
been proposed. the city has had to
go through the same fight Astoria is
going through. The monopoly, or mo-
nopolles. having the electric light con-
tracts have. with the aid Of their paid
agents. fought public ownership bit
terly and. where they have won the
battle, the burden on the taxpayers has
been increased. Statistics viii show
this to be true.
But let this be remembered. NO
TOWN OR CITY IN THE UNITED
STATES THAT HAS ADOPTED A
SYSTEM OF PUBLIC LIGHTING,
SEPARATE FROM ALL OTHER
CITY CONTRACTS, HAS EVER
GONE BACK TO LIGHTING BY
PRIVATE CONTRACT, AND NO CITY
FURNISHING ITS OWN LIGHTS
HAS EVER HAD A DEFICIT FROM
THAT SOURCE. WHILE IN SOME
INSTANCES. AS HIGH AS FIFTY
PER CENT ON THE INVESTMENT
HAS BEEN EARNED.
Astoria is not a metropolis but it is
a good sized chunk Of a town for all
that, and. ordinarily. is about as pro-
gressive as any place Of its size in the
West What other cities of its size,
and towns of half it's size. have done,
it surely should be able to do.
If town Of 5000 inhabitants can
have 120 arc lights on its streets. fur
nish the citizens with as many incan-
descent lights as they want for 80 cents
per month. per light, and then pay
into the city treasury a surplus Of
$4,000 a year over and above all ex-
penses, from its public lighting plant,
why can't Astoria do the same? That
very thing is being done in not one
but several towns in Illinois, Indiana
and Michigan, the figures quoted above
being an average made from the list
published some days ago.
The list. and the figures given were
authentic. and by a perusal Of it,
citizens win see that several cities Of
5000 to 1900 inhabitants, have been
able, by owning their own lighting sys-
TEN, TO reduce the cost of lights to
consumers 10 25 cents a light per
month, furnish free public lights and
yet pay surplus into the city treas
ury.
1t is not the idea of the Astorian to
claim that this city can do better than
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Po.ru.na Drug M'rg Co., Columbus, Oh
aGentlemen--I have used Po-ru-na for
a short timo and can choerfully recon-
mend 1t as being all you represent aud
wish overy man who Is suffering with
eatarrh could know OF It's great value.
should at any future time have occa'
sion TO recommend o treatment OF your
kind, rest assured that yours will DO the
one. James Lewis"
Wherever the catarrh Is, there IL sure
to be q waste OF mucus. Tho mueus II
rs precious rs blood. tits blood, in fact
II is blood plasmA-blood with the cor
puscles removed. To stop this waste,
you must stop this catarrh. A course OF
treatment with Pe.ru.nA never fails to
do this.
Send for FREQ catarrh book. Address
Tho Pc-ru.na Drug Manufacturing Co.,
Columbus. q.
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any other with public lighting plant.
Ii il does as well as the average city
has done the taxpayers win be more
than satisfied. not only with the cost
CT running and the earnings OF the
plant, hut also with the quality and
quantity of the lights furnished to
them,
There is in fact no tenable argument
against the public ownership of light
ing plant in Astoria. 1t is not an
experiment. The people know what
the water system cost. how well the
people have been served by it and how
handsomely It has paid on the heavy
investment made to establish It.
Everyone knows that an electric light
plant viii earn five times the amount
OF money the water plant earns, and
can be built for less than one-eighth
the cost of that plant. and operated
even more eheaply. This being true.
the water commission is by no means
taking a leap in the dark in erecting
a light plant.
They will start in with every assur-
ance that can be given them-other
than the results of actual operation OF
a plant-that such action on their part
is wise and for the best interests Of
the city and the people,
Astoria is growing rapidly and will
continue to grow. The more rapidly it
grows. the more lights, public and pri-
vate. viii be needed. If the rate on
lights under private contract should
be increased in the future. as was at
tempted in the past. it would soon be
next to impossible for the city and
citizens to properly light either the
streets or the stores.
There is only one thing for Astoria
to do for its present and future pros
perity and that is to build and run
its own lighting plant.
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CLOSING THE CAMPAIGN.
Republicans Held a Rousing Meeting
in Astoria Last Night.

The campaign in Clatsop county was
closed in a most magnificent manner
in this city last night. Judge NJ. L.
Pipes OF Portland. and the Hon. Chas.
". Fulton addressed a large assem-
blage in an open-air meeting on Bond
street. the program being enlivened by
musical features by the Astoria band
and the sound-money quartet.
Judge Pipes opened with the state
ment that the eye Of the Nation is on
Oregon in the present political con-
flict. Each state in the Union, he
said. was an integral factor in de-
Gliding the great issues Of the day, and
that, at this particular time, and un-
der the prevailing circumstances. more
depended upon the decision Of Oregon
than upon the stand that might be
taken by half dozen other states
later on.
Judge Pipes devoted the principal
part Of his argument to an explanation
Of the republican national policy. The
issues upon which the republican par
ty was making stand this year, he
said, were based upon the policies es-
tablished by Washington, Lincoln,
Sumner. Garfield and Blaine. The pol
icy Of the party has always been dis
tinct as far as its relations to the
opposition was concerned, said Judge
Pipes.
THE proof Of the pudding is in the
eating" continued the speaker. "You
have tasted the pudding and found 1t
good. The administration of President
Mckinley has brought about condi-
tion OF affairs which has filed the
heart Of the workingman with de-