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VOL Lil. ASTOttIA, OliKGON. FRIDAY, HEPIEMKKK 7, 1900. ko. ; WE HAVE GOT 'E AGAIN THOSE COLE'S AIR TIGHT HEATERS... ECLIPSE HARDWARE GO. mw icy mr wi m IP P A Few of Our Late Specialties First-Class Timothy Hay, First Class Cheat Hay, Oats, Rolled Barley, Chop Feed, Shorts, Bran, etc. Corvallis Flour and other First-Class Brands. Chase & Sanborn's Teas and Coifces. Prime Fresh and Smoked Meats. ROSS, BIGGINS & CO. SUMMER GOODS. BASEBALL GOODS, HAMMOCKS, FISHING TACKLE BIRD CAGES, CROQUET SETS, CAMERAS, Etc., Etc. GRIFFIN 8 REED STAFF OF LIFE Get the l)Oftt-yoM owe It toyourncll ROYAL CREAM, WHITE SPRAY, DRIFTED SNOW Ih wlintyou wnnt FOARD & STOKES CO. CLATSOP MILL CO.: ASTORIA, ORE. Fir, Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, Sash and Doors, Shingles and Mouldings GERMANY POLITELY REFUSES TO LEAVE France and Japan are Willing to Withdraw Troops. THE OREGON IS AT SHANGHAI Distrust of LI IInri Cbaaf Dcepeat-First Battalloa .( Ocrnsi Troops His Leaded it Snisjlul-Eo-laid Uadeclded. LONDON. Bc.t. 7.-arrnany' polite refusal to withdraw from Pekln In rotnmented upon with kern satisfaction In London, and the hop I rxpresned that Lord llbury will how similar (1 ruin The Itrltlnh reply baa not yet formulated. Lord .'nllsbury desires to "mull with hi roll ague and ha, no tified the foreign ofTl.'e of his iiti-iitl-n to ret.irn to I-ond n from the continent early next wk. Th to l little doubt, however, that Germany's reply i the outcome of discussion curried on lur Ing the last few (lion between Euro Pnn cabinets ;ind that a cmipromlse policy of maintaining the occupation of the capital but withdrawing the muter part of th trout to Ti n Twin will tie found t have met with (jer.fral incurrence. From .tihiiniihHl It is rumored that Japan hni notified the iiower of her wHIInnwss to wlthlraw her troops inovlded nc,"im guard U left for the legation and on condition that China formally requts evacuation nml opens gcnuln negotiations for peace. WASHINGTON. Sept. 6 The laust expression a to the attitude of the pnAem on the evacuation of TVkln cornea from the Unltd State, ambas sador at Paris. OeneraJ Porter, who has advised the authrl:l hert that the attitude of the French government la favorable to th. position taken by Rus sia. Almi-st simultaneously with this dis patch fr-m General Porter came an other from the American charge d' affair, at Berlin, giving the attitude of Germany on Russia's pmponal. This In substance state that Germany, while anxious to avoid any friction be tween th? power,, regrl the condition at Tekln such as to require the contin ued present of German forcHi there. Thesv two highly important commu nications bring the Chinese negotia tion to a very advanced state. It Is generally accepted that Oennany's at titude In favor of remaining at Pekln will be concurred In by Italy and Aus tria, as those two countries act with Germany In political questions of a general nature, SHANGHAI. Sept. .-Tue first bat talion of German troops landed hero to day from the steamer Ratavia. The foreign consuls and detachments of French and Russian troop, received them and escorted them to camp. laiance on th? scen-i Is attributed to the wlshc of A'Jmlrul Ilemey, who has full authority for the disposition of the vessel), of his fleet to meet Oil possible emcrg( ncles. M-ff i OKK, rVpt i-K dispatch to the Tribune from London says: Opinion gains ground that no more rowers, not even Framv, will return un alHrmatlve reply to the Russian proportion. f)n the other hand It l also 1 bought that none of them will care to send a decided negative, and efforts ar now help mad; either to find a middle eounw or Induce Russia to withdraw her suggestion. Prevalent oplr.l m Iter? certainly Is that Great Hritaln ought to retain her troop. In Pekln If any two powers will support her In doing so. Distrust of LI Hung Chang deepens, and It is now accepted that the Rus sian scheme was arranged after consul tation with him. On this point an In teresting statement was made yester day by thi Chinese minister, who Is a strong adherent of Karl LI and was oitco his personal secretary. Askeil whether he hid received a telegram lrom LI Hung Chang urging him to persuade Kngtand to accede to the Rus slan rropwdl. the minister repllid In the afrmatlve. Russia." he continued, "has offered at the Instigation of LI Hung Chang to remove hr fovea from the capital and has thereby token the firt step toward g'-ivral peate. I do not bell, ve Rus sia's move has a double meaning, as persistently suggeated. and I certainly m un.it!- to confirm !n any degree the tetxirt that the car has been propitiat ed by a promise of Manchuria. You may discredit it entirely." Asked If he had succeeded In per suading England, the minister replied: 'I am dolnij all I posslblv can. hae sent a powerful memorial" to Lord Salisbury an I am anxiously awaiting his reply. Si much depend upon It fiat America and Germany are hanging on the decision. "Speaking unofficially for a moment. I cannot but think that Great Britain. withdrawal or promise of withdrawal w-ould pave the way to a speedy settle' mcnt. The Chinese people generally are most anxious for peace. They are sick of war and would welcome any negotiations which would have a. a concluslcn a mutual commercial basis on more permanent lines than have heretofore been established between the two countries. ... "Earl LI. whatever you may a.aert to the contrary, Is pro-Furopean and not pro-Russian. Mireovr. he Is not phil nnthroplcally Inclined and does not seek for peace and reorganization of the western commercial dealings becauFe It would benoPt China. He la progressive and In this la dlometrically opposed to Princ Tuan." To the further nuftston whether the ?hlne.5 government still existed as an agent of authority, the minister ans wered- "Yes, In Its entirety. It has only chanprd Its seat as It did In 1S60 and 'aken ur a temporary residence In Shan St. Earl LI is working In full sympathy with Die emperor and privy council who with the empress and viceroys con stitute the government. All are bent on peace." ROOSEVELT GIVES AN OBJECT LESSON about a startling chang,?. "There Is a good deal of work to be done there along that line, and the com mission to revise the laws will have no time to spare to turn In their report by April 1," said he. "The civil code now In force is ad- mlrolilir (J .1, . , ..1 .vUllni nrn Jlllnna ShOW'S Five Of Our TyrantS tO and shou!d, In my opinion, be allowed to stand to h considerable extent, but a Detroit Audience. the system of procedure is entirely Im practicable and should be abolished as soon as legislation cao do it. The whole system I. crude and generations behind the times." When asked concerning the future government of the Mand under the Foraker law, the major said he could not make prellctions In that direction, "That I a question which can only be answered a It work, itself out," he said. "I will ay, though, that I do not be lieve the upper and lower bouse y. tern will be a succea.. The lower house, which 'will be composed of thirty-five members elected directly by the people, will probably prove a failure. That de- It n I In. . 1 . T I . . .1 J ., ... wv.rvii jnni uuara carriea ,h election. There . h... armory tonight, was all that the gov- 50.000 eligible voter, m th. i,,anH a. TEDDY CHEERED TO THE ECHO Crowd AroM Ea Mttu Wha He Got Up to Speak aod Roared WI11 La.fbter at His Happy Hit al Bryaa Isn. DETROIT, Sept. 6.-The first meet- I - M "N n ... ,ng 01 governor liCKMKiveit'f weatern tour, which was held in the big assem- DROVE SHEEP OVER PRECIPICE Cattlemen Rose in Revolt Against Sheepmen. FEUD OVER USE OF RANGE ft ft ...The Esmond Hotel., PORTLAND, ORE., FRONT AND MORRI80N STS. Hurour.n plan. Son toll, SO oer dv. American plsn, $1.00 to liOO per day. OSCAR ANDERSON, Manager. J. C. PENDKGAST, Chief Clerk C. J. TRENCHAR Commission. Brokerage, Insurance snd Shipping. Custtom Houie Urokar, ASTORIA, ORE tnt W. p. A Co .ad radio Jj press Co a. WASHINGTON. Sept,. .-The arrival of the Oregon off Shnnpbal brings the famous battleship again Into position to i'll'e part l:i operations for the solution of the Chinese problem and for effee tlve protection of American interests for this first time since nlm ran on the rocks near Che Fco more than two months ago, From Captain Wilde's dispatch, It Is .aid bv the officials of the naVy depart ment, that he selxed the opportunity to telegraph his safe passage across the Yellow Sea from Kuro to the Yangtae while waiting for a favorable tide which would permit a ship of the Ore gon's deep draught to cross the bar and reach the neighborhood of the Woo Sung ports, where the New Orleans and the Princeton have been representing the United States for several weeks. The advent of the Oregon with her powerful battery and formidable armor protection w 111 remove much of the dan ger to foreign Interests which ha. been due to continued Chinese occupation of thoeedrcaded fortifications, which could close the river to all unarmored ves sel, hurrying to. rescue foreigner. In Shanghai In case rioting should begin In that city. No order, were Issued by the navy department for the dispatch of the 0 egon to Shanghai and her sudden ap- Kl'SION IN MINNESOTA. Same State and Electoral Tickets En dorsed by Populists and Democrats. ST. PAUL, Sept. . Fusion waa ef- ernor. most ardent partisans could have dealred In point of attendance and enthnsls.m. wnen oovernor Roosevelt arose to speak, the gr"at crowd arose almoat en masse anl remained standing and shouting for some time. The governor's spe.ch occupied about an hour In -de II very and was listened to throughout with thoughtful attention. Governor the election. lat,t spring the Federals carried the Island by a majority of about )00. If that party controls the lower house and occupies the speaker's chair It will be In a position to dictate to the upper house and to the governor himself. The other patty, the Republi cans, are pro administration In every way, or at least purport to be, and are !n favor of the introduction of Ameri Roosevelt gave the audience an object can Institutions. The Federals are antl- leawn whn he asserted that our sol der, in me minppine. had less to fear from any body cf armed bandits In thnt country than they had to fear from the prln?ipeg of the Kansas City platform end the euccess of the Demo cratlc ticket, He said rhat five members of the reg ular army were present and asked them 1 1 stand up that the audience might aee their tyrants. Five soldiers from the Fourteenth Infantry at Fort Wayne, who occupied front svats. when thua Invited, aross and were applauded. "ow," exclaimed Governor Roose velt, "behold the tyrants The au Clence shouted with laughter. "They are here." continued the gov ernor. "Five .oldierg to four thousand peopl? In this audijnee. which is a larger percentage of tyranny In this house than the percentage the regular army bears to the whole number of people In this country." American In t?iclr sentiments and seem opposed to things American on general principle.. They want to see all the of fice, filled by men from their own party and It la a galling sight to them to see so many lucrative positions held by the continentals or Americana. "I am very anxious to see how the legislature works out I will not be surprised if It deadlocks at Its first ses sion and accomplishes nothing. If this should be the case congress would have to pass a new bill and It is probable that the lower house would be abol ished. A government by the governor and his cabinet of the six heads of de partments would be an admirable In stitution." ENGINE RAX WILD. Narrow Escape From Serious Accident In Illinois. CHICAGO, Sept. 8.-A special to the Chronicle, from Qulncy, Ills., ays: A wild engine this morning endanger- Major Sharpe Recommends for Porto ed scores- of lives on two passenger Cattle Refused to Eat Waere Shotp Wera Pastured asd Became Very Poor . Tbree Taoaiand Sheep Wera Killed. WALSEXBL-RG. Colo.. Sept. .-P.e-ports received from Sharpsdale, a small town near Mount Blanco In Southern Colorado, say that a fend over the use of the range, which has long existed between cattlemen and sheepmen! reached a climax this week when tho cattlemen drove 3,000 sh?ep over a high precipice. The trouble has grown out of scar city cf water along the water courses. Where gr?jsa still remains the sheep were pastured, and afU-r they had once passed the cattle refused to eat and either dlpd or became very poor. . The cattlemen rose In revolt and. taking their horses, corralled about 3.000 sheep. They were driven down a narrow gulch and over a precipice. LOWER HOUSE A FAILURE. Rico a Government of a Governor and His Cabinet. LW YORK. Sept.6 The transport McClellan which arrived last night from" Porto Rico, brought 179.000 pesos in Porto Kican silver. The coin was In charge of Captain William Weigel. trains and A. J. Arnold, an old en gineer on the C. B. & Q. railroad, had a thrilling experience. Shortly after midnight. Arnold, who has been pulling one of the fast trains on the road, backed down to the sta tion to meet her on her arrival. The engine was running slo.v and on reach- Eleventh United States Infantry, and a lnft tne station Fireman Smith Jumped detail, of six men. It was turned over " an(1 entered the depot, supposing the to the express company to take to the locomtive would come to a standstill Philadelphia mint. here It will be re- and wait fr 'ue train. coined. A conservative estimate places the amount cf unredeemed Porto Rico ail ver In circulation on the Island .at about J500.000. This coin Is steadily coming tn through the various bank agencies and It Is safe to say that in about six weeks or two months at When Smith came out of the station he was horrified to see the engine tear ing over the viafluct towards Missouri. The terrified fireman knsw that some thing was wrong and hastened to the train dispatcher's office and gave the alarm. A message was sent to the op erator at Moody, seven miles from most but little of the old ' circulating Qulnc5' notifying him that there wac medium will retialn on the Island. In an enK'n "running wild" and requer.- tne larger coast towns such as San I ln mm 10 turn It on the siding at Juan. Ponce and Mayagues. where the Moody and to hold the St. Louis pas- fected between the Minnesota Deino- i government has established direct ex- I 8?nger train north bound, which was cnange. the provincial coin Is exceed- lnen uue mere. Ingly scarce being entirely replaced by Tne Mody operator obeyed InstniC' American gold, bills or silver, but In the I tlon& barely having time to catch the small Isolated Interior towns the new st- Louis train, which was switched medium Is almost unknown. out of harm's way. In a few minutes the The Spanish bank at San Juan up to runaway engine could be seen coming date has put about $500,000 In paper slowly up the grade and it "died" of MONTANA REPUBLICANS. Named Ticket and Adopted Platform Scoring Republicans Who Voted for Clark. HELEXA. Mont., Sept. 6.-The Re- publicans of Montana today completed the following ticket: Congressman. S. G. Murrick, of Mis soula. Governor. tavid E. Folsom. of Mea gher. ' ' '' Lieutenant-governor. A. J. Bennett of Madison. - - - - Attorney-general. T. J. Porter, of Custer. Secretary of state. A. N. Yooder. of Silver Bow! - Treasurer. Frank J. Edwards, of Lewis and Clarke. Auditor. C. C. Proctor, of Cascade. Assistant Justice. E. Rudolph Von Tobel. of Fergus. State superintendent of public In struction. W. F. Harmon. General Harry C. Kessler, of Silver Bow: L. S. Wilson, of Gallatin, and Paul McCormlck. of Yellowstone, were named as electors. The convention adopted a platform In which the Republicans In the Sixth legislative assembly who voted for W. A. Clark for senator were scored. The convention endorsed the eight hour day fcr labor in this state. Four Republican senators who voted for Clark for the United States senate in the last legislature were requested to resign their offices. rats and Fopulists today, and a full ticket was named, headed by Governor John Llnd n electoral ticket was also endorsed by the two conventions, LETTER FINISHED. McKinlcy Has Completed His Letter of Acceptance of the Republi can Nomination. WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.-The presi dent put the finishing touches on his letter of acceptance of the Republican nomination today. FAVOR M'KIXLEY. Gold Democrat. Decide to Conduct a Campaign for Republicanism. INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. .-Af a con ference of gold Democrats today It was decided to establish national headquar ters in this city and conduct a cam paign In the Interest of McKlnley. JUST RECEIVED Our own Importation direct from Hong Kong 50 liolls New Era Matting Stronger than Carpet Coll and Examine CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON which, although more or less "wild cat,' Is readily accepted and fast getting into circulation, When the first time limit expired on August 1, it was found that but little over hair of the Porto Rlcan coin had been redeemed. The smaller merchants Its own efforts In sight of Moody station. Conductor Oglesby of the St. Louis train climbed into the cab and found Arnold sitting on his seat In the cab fast asleep, with his head out of the window. Arnold was both surprised and terrified when he realized what refused to accept the debased currency had happened, and prices doubled and business re mained at a standstill for several weeks. Competition and the law of supply and demand have steadily brought about a readjustment and prices have now, it Is said, reached the normal conditions, Besides a full list of passengers from Porto Rico and Cuba, the McClellan brought company I, First Infantry, Captain Carrington, which Is en route to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. George M. Davis and the Misses Dav is, family of the commanding general of the department of Porto Rico, were also among the passengers. Major Sharpe, who has been Judge advocate of the department of Porto Rico since the occupation of the Island, also came on th? transport. He Is on a four months' leave. It is probable that Major Sharpe will be sent to Hawaii when his leav? expires. In conversa tion with an Associated Press repre sentative, he spoke In the highest terms of Porto Rico and predicted a brilliant future for the Island. "I have been In nearly every port and city In tha United States," he said. but I had much rather live ln Porto Rico than any other placa I have had the pleasure of visiting. The climate is all ore could wish for." Major Sharpe say. that the reorgan ization of the Judicial system will bring I The Chicago train from Kansas City Is also due at Moody right after the St. Louis train, and but for the lack of steam and the prompt word sent to Moody station one or both trains might have been wrecked and many lives lo3t. NEW MEXICAN VOLCANO. Made Its Appearance Suddenly Without Warning. and CHICAGO. Sept. 6. A special to the Record, from Guadalajara, Mexico, says: A new volcano has broken forth about 30 miles southeast of the old Coltma volcano. The new volcano made Its ap pearance suddenly and without warn ing. The natives living near the baee of the mountain, as It Is called, were much alarmed at first and fled from their homes, but as prospects of dar ger passed they returned to their homes. The volcano Is small and local scientists predict that It will soon disappear. UTAH DEMOCRATS. SALT LAKE. Sept. 6. The Demo cratic state convention today nominat ed W. H. King for congress. James H. Movie for governor and T. S. Harris for secretary of state. T'RYAN MADE THREE SPEECHES. Tour of West Virginia Was Completed Yesterday. WHEELING. W. Va., Sept. 6.- The tour of West Virginia, which was be gun last Wednesday by William J. Bryan, was concluded today by a speech at this place. H traveled from Deer Park by way of Clarksburg and Parkersburg today, ' making three speeches of length and two or three Informal talks at such Places as St. Marys and Sistersville. Tho day's run covered about 300 mllos through mountain railroad3 which was in Itself po small undertaking In hot weather. Bryan, however, held up well and he appeared quite fresh when he ascended the platform at tonight's meeting. ROBBERY AND MURDER. Country Merchant in Montana Killed In His Store. BUTTE. Mont.. Sept. G. Bullus Par rott. an old time resident of Deer lodge county, was murdered at his home on his ranch about fourteen miles from here, some time during last nlht. When discovered this morning, Parrott lay on the floor of his store, with his hands and feet bound and a towel bound tightly around- his face. The money drawer was open and the cash gone. STILL NO FUSION. Idaho Democrats and Populists Cannot Get Together. BOISE. Ida,, Sept. 6. The Democrats and Populists have not yet gotten to gether and the outlxik tonight Is that anything like complete fusion 111 not be cff. ctcd. METAL MARKET. NEW YORK. lead, brokers. 4; Sept. J. Silver. t2 exchange. 43TVi.