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'ASTCK1A PUBLIC J.!i:.:lw,-Y COCliT:: Site 11 if iiiiijiHid Vol. Ml. AfOUlA. OKKGON. SA'CIIKUAY. smUMBKIl ti, 19X. JiO. 78 WE HAVE GOT THOSE COLE'S AIR TIGHT HEATERS... ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. '"Jl1 1H HMf IIP t Just Arrived from New Cntch Prime Mackerel New Cntch (IcorKeH CodflHh New Crop CrcmberrleH New Pack Conned KruitH one! VegetubleH TRY "ALPHA" PUDDING HEADQUARTERS FOR... HAY, OATS AND MILL FEED Ross, Higgjns & Co. - - f . .1 'JB School Boohs and Tablets, Pencils, Pens, Slates, Oomposition Books, Note Books, Sponges and Inks Everything Necessary for School Use ...GRIFFIN WE Mil YOUR TRADE --CASH IS (Jet our prices nml wo will FOARD U STOKES GO. "The World Owes Every Man a Living" I!ut wlint iurt of living in it you cot with a pool stovo or range iu your kitchen? Huya Star Estate Range .....IVy itiBiire good 11 vine W. J. Scully, Agent - 431 BOND PORTLAND, ORE., FRONT t KiirotHnpln.8ootol,MnerdiY. American pn, ai.00 to Z00 por day. C. vJ. TRBNCHARD, Commission. Brokerage, cu.tom hoo Broker. ASTORIA, ORE Insurance and Shipping. Agent W. F. A Co.. and PMlflo Kxpreil Co. 'ER1 AGAIN mv m w "i Gloucester, Mass, llt-.J' V i . I School Supplies & REED... KING- - cnjturo the " King." 8TREET AND MORRISUN 5T5. OSCAR ANDERSON, Maimgor. J. C. PKNDEOA8T, Chief Cloik i NO SETTLEMENT OF COAL STRIKE More Miners Have Been Induced to Quit Work. I1ANNA THE CENTRAL FIGURE Operator Sir Wage Cannot B Raited Wliboul Increase Ii Price ol Coil, tut Prices Wcai Dows Yealerday. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2H.-The coal itrlk- remuln unsettled. Report of a conference of mine operator and Ifail- Ing official of tb nml carrying rail road wet tilfiitlful. ll.yom the general statement Unit III.- rlni'liil point under discussion im the advisability or ptartlcahlllty f granting the mine worker a ten l.-r rent advance In wages, very lit lie of the detail of the meeting rould learned. Operator generally expressed the opinion that un Inert ne could not be granted and operating expense, met unless thir" won an advance In the price of coal. The larger operating companies, how ever, took a rather hesitating vU'w of Ih protKwulK to furthT ln-rmi thp price of nthrAclt. ifiitendlns that lh compHltlon of bltuinlnoua cal now too ntuirp. rrvld'iit Mltchi ll of the V'nlted Jlln Workcra U r-tlcnt on the fcenerat 'luiiitlon of ncci-iitlnff a tn Pr cent Incrrniie without other conceiwlona. and declined f) W IntervleweJ on thut point. Meantime the Mrlke mdT are con tlnulnn thtlr effort to Induce the working mlnera to Join In the ftrlke. Quiet prevail! today throutchout the mine region. All eyoa were turned to. ward New York In the "xpei'tancy of nw Important announcement from there. NEGOTIATOR JJANNA. SPR ANTON. Pa.. Sept. 2R Operator her admit that Senator Hanna la the central fliture In the neirtlationa for tH-ttlement of the nrlke, nnd while they proftfiv to tie at aea na to di tiilla they are confident that he knows beforehand what will be acceptable to the miner and that whatever condition-) lie has exnctetl or N exacting from the coul men in New York will be nothing lens than what will b fully ratlafactory to the miner. END IS IN SIGHT. NEW YORK. Sept. 2S.-The Herald tomorrow will nay: One of the men who ha participated In the aettlement of the anthracite coal mlneriT utrlke and Is famlllnr with all the facta and Immediate clrcummnnceg aald In an Interview InHt tKiiday) nlulit: My belief 1 that the atrlke will come to an end tome time next week. It will not be ended by a blare of trumpets or by sweeping general or ders but by the men going quietly to work In colliery nfter colliery, day af ter day. at 10 per cent advance." The prices for anthracite coal In this city have today dropped 50 or 75 cents per ton. Indicating tr.at the end is In "Itiht. MORE MEN QUIT WORK. 1IA7.U:T0N. Tn.. Sept. 2S.-There was a mnreh of strikers froth Free- land to lliiilibrook t-orly this" morning, ninl as a recult of la Ir efforts, the colliery of J. S. Went & V. was prac tically shut down. The marchers num bered about 500. They called at the homt a of all the men who had not yet struck, but showed no dlponltlon to become unruly. Sheriff Harvey, with a small number of deputies, arrived on the scene at 6 o'clock, but did not Interfere with the marchers, who returned home after tlia colliery whistle hnd bl-nvn and the suc cess of their efforts was apparent. All Is quiet elsewhere In the Hnzleton re gion. The nilneworkors at the I.ytle col liery, near Mlnorsvllle, owned and nnerateil hv the Lvtle Pool Company. of which SHcknev and Conyngtmm, i coal men of New York, nre members. are squaring up their work, and they say they will .iult tonight nnd Join the strikers. The some conditions ex ist at Pine Hill colliery, the property f the Pine Hill Coal Compnny. and at Onk II ill colliery operated by I.els enrlng & Co., and Duneott, near Mln- risville. MORE MINES SHUT DOWN. SHENANDOAH. Pa.. Sept. 28. Not a siiiRle colliery north of Uroad Moun tain Is working today. The employes of the Potts colliery nt Loeustdale, west of Ashland, failed to report this morn- ..REMOVAL, SALE.. For the next sixty days our entire stock of furniture and carpets will be closed out at less than cost. Call early and avoid the rush. ' CHARLES HEILBQRN & SON jog and that operation ! closed. It was the last of the three working In the Ashland district to shut down. About 3,000 niltieworkerg In that sec tion are Idle. Hop Is expressed on all sides that the strike will be ended this week. RAILWAY MEN RETICENT. PHILADELPHIA, 8-pt. 2H.-I'resl-deni Harris, of the Philadelphia & ittudlng llullwny Ormpnny, and also of tho P. ac R. Coal and Iron Com pany, was In his office as usual this morning, attending to routine business. He declined to say anything on the subject of the reported efforts for the settlement of the Stllk. Oflleal ad vice,, received today at Mr. Harris' oilier are to the effect that the Hust colliery, near Hhamnkln, did not start this morning. Thlx leaves twelve of the thirty-nine collieries of the com pany In operation, one less than yes terday, i SOUND MONEY CLUB. Organized by Prominent Chicago Law yers Yesterday. NEW YORK. Sept. 2S. The "Law yets' Sound Money Campaign Club" was formed her today with the fol lowing oltlcers: John O. Carlisle, president: W. A. Duer. treasurer: (.'has. H. Sherrlll. sec retary, and Franklin Raniett, R. W. Deforrent, Oe-.rge Hradley, Henry E. Nowland. W. Jay. Hamilton Oddl. W. II. I'eikham. flenrg L. Rives. Horace Riisndl and others vice-presidents. Resolutions were adopted declaring against the convention which nominat ed Rryan and Stevenson uion a plat f( rm advocating the free nnd unlimited eoiniige of silver anil gold ol a ratio t H to I and reaffirming the Chicago Platform ,t lSH) which attacked the Independence of the supreme court of the United Stntes. COAL IN THE CASCADES. Rich Mines of Anthracite Discovered Which May Yield Twenty five Million Tons. MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 28. A special to tho Tribune, from Valley City, N. 1).. says: Judge J. M. Dennett has Just re turned from the Cascade mountain dis trict of Washington, bringing samples and news of tho location of vast fields of anthracite coal. In company with Professor Birch, a mineral expert of Seattle. Judge Den nett penetrated Into the Cascade range sixty miles from the railroad, and af ter two days' proetiectlng located veins showing nineteen feet of coal and lo cated 4t0 Here of .'and. He estimates the ounntlty of the coal in sight at twenty-five mlllhm ton. ' NOISY ANTI-IMPERIALISTS. Cooper Union Flll?d With a Boisterous Crowd LJ st Mght. NEW YORK. Sept. 28.-Coaper Union was n"t large enough to hold the crowd which cam tonight to Its doors to at tend the meeting of the Anti-Imper-'allht League of New York. The crowd was noisy and before the meet ing was called to order cheered for McKinley, for Hryan. for the "full din ner pall" and for Debs. Carl Sehuri was received with a tumult of cheers. RRYAN IN THE DAKOTAS. Made Almost a Doien Speeches Yes terday and Will Make Nine Today. ARERDEEN, S. D., Sept.' 28. Wm. J. Rryan completed his tour of South Da kota nt this place tonight. The day had been a verv busy one but the Democratic candidate had seldom ap peared to better advantage. He was in excellent voice nnd spoke with dis tinctness and grace. During the dav Bryan traveled 260 miles and made almost a doten speeches. Ho lf t here tonight for North Da kota, where he Is booked to make nine speeches tomorrow. POPULISTS TURNED DOWN. Idaho Secretary of State Refused to File Their Nomination for Presidential Elector. ROISE. Sept. 2S.-Seoretary of State Patrle today declined to file the Popu lint nomination of S. J. Rich, Demo cratic nominee for presidential elector. The Populist nomination was made by the executive committee and Its filing was refused because there was no cer tificate showing that the committee was uuthorlxed to fill vacancies. The matter will probably get In the courts. MURDERER FOUND GUILTY. Butte Man Shot and Killed His Daugh ter and .Her Husband. BUTTE, Mont.. Sept. 28. Thomas Pooley, who shot and killed his son-in-law, Thomas Littlejohn. and his daughter. Mrs. Llttlejohn, March 18 last, was today found guilty of mur der In the second degree. . AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED Germany, France and Russia Unite on Chinese Program. EXPECT OTHERS TO FOLLOW Empreii Sal4 lo Hive Removed Prince Tin Frem Office Power Want Emperor but Dowifer Relates to ReleiK Him. LONDON, Sept. 29. Apparently Germany's retreat from her untenable position has been virtually accomplish ed. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post says: "An agreement on the Chinese pro gram has been arranged between Ger many, France and Russia. "It will be submitted ti the other powers within a few days. The action recommended will be milder than Ger many's original proposal and It Is ex iected tl:t all the powers wfil accept the program." The Cologne Gazette, in a semi-official statement apparently Intended for consumption In the United States and Englund. points out, the serious posl tion resulting from Prince Tuan's as cendancy. "The continued massacre of mission aries and converts," says the Gazette, "indicates that the antl-forlgn move ment Is directed from an Influential center. It thinks that the situation thus cre ated "must appear 'ntolerable even to those powers favoring a policy of Indul gence and forbearance." The Tien Tsln correspondent of the Standard says: "I learn that L4 Hung Chang has leclured that Vice-Admiral Allcxlff has gone to Port Arthur to avoid meeting Count Von Waldewee, who Is to hold a conference with nlm and Vlce-Admlr-als Remey and Sir Alfred Gaaelce." ' NO DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED. WASHINGTON. Sept. 23. It Is said. and the statement may be significant. that no developments In the Chinese situation of Importance are expected within the next two weeks at least . LI TALKS ON THE SITUATION. (Copyrighted. 1900, Associated Press.) TIEN TSIN. Sept. 25, via Shanghai. Sept. 28. LI Hung Chang told General Chaffee today that his chief desire was to effect a cessation of hostilities and he promised .hat the Chinese would rot hgaln take the initiative in fighting. He professed fairness on the part of the United States and he raid every Anie.rlcan would act as a mediator, us ing his Influence to effect a proper settlement of the whole question. He is In constant cable communica tion with the Chinese minister at Washington, and it Is understood that he has received assurances . that a majority cf the powers will recognize his credentials. At the suggestion of General Chaffee he Is hastening his preparations to leave for Pekin. A British cavalry reconnolsanee 40 miles to the southwest of Tien Tsin occupied several towns without oppo sition. A messenger who arrived her today brings news of a massacre of thirteen Swedish missionaries In the northern part of the province of Shan SI. KETTELER'S ASSASSIN TRIED. PEKIN. Sept. 22. The Manchu as sassin of Baron Von Ketteler was tried by court-martial yesterday. No new evidence was presented, and the court decided that it would be unjustified In pronouncing sentence upon the pris oner, who. however, will be held In the hope tlnu further Information will be obtained. The Russian and German legations are still awaiting developments, and the receipt of further instructions. LI Hung Chang Is expected to arrive with in a week. . Business Is Improving and the people are gaining confidence, but no progress is being made toward the return of the fugitive government, the event so much desired by every one (fcneral t ukushlma has returned here after spending twelve days at Taku. RUSSIANS CAPTURE KIEIN. f ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 2S.-Gener-al Aigustoff has sent the following dis patch to the war office: "Rennankampf captured Klrln Sep tember 24. and established his head quarters there. The Chinese troops were disarmed." The Klrln referred to In the St. Pe tersburg dispatch Is probably Klrln Oela, also written Klrln-Oula, a town of Manchuria, capital of the province of Soongaree. It is enclosed by earth ramparts, and Is the residence of a Manchu viceroy. BOXER POWER WANING. NEW YORK. Sept. 28. From relia ble Chinese sources of Information conies the statement that Kang Yl, the notorious Boxer leader, has committed suicide In Pekin, rays the Herald's bhunghal correspondent. It Is also said that the empress dowager has replaced Prince Tuan by WanVen Chao, who Is an- intelligent and strong man. If these facts be true, they show that the Boxer power Is breaking with the Chi nese government. General Kang Yl, the Manchu presi dent of the war department and a member of the grand secretariat. Is said to have embraced the Boxer prop aganda with ardor and to have parti cipated In the destruction of the lega tions in Pekin. It was recently an nounced that he was to supersede Shlng aa taotat of Shanghai: that the foreign consuls there protested against the selection and llu Kun Kl. viceroy of Nankin, took their objection under consideration. Kang Yl U said to have attained his exalted position by pre senting arms and money to the Chinese government while taotal of Swaow durlng the war with Japan. Wan Wen chao Is a Chinaman, not a Manchu. and Is a member of the de partment of finance and of the council of state. RUSSIAN TROOPS REMAIN. NEW YORK. Sent. 28. The Russian ord'-rs to leave Pekin have been sus pended for the W00 troops there, the Herald correspondent at Pekin cables under date of Sept 18. The othr legations and troops are uncertain about remaining, yet they are Inviting the Chinese courts to re turn for peace negotiations'. The emperor Is at Ta Yuen. LI Hung Chang requests his return and that of the empress dowager. The Russians and French invite the empe ror and empress dowager to return. The Americans and British Invite the emperor only. The emprens dowager demands guar antees for herself and her hostile mlnlsfrs before releasing the empe ror. PARTICULARS OF THE SIEGE. CHICAGO, Sept. 2S.-A letter from Mrs. Conger, wife of the United States minister In Pekin. was received yester day by Mrs. J. 8. MOonn11. a sister of Mrs. Conger, who lives in this city. It was the flrnt mall communication to come from Pekin since the siege and recounts briefly tn horrors endured by thoe who were Imprisoned. The let ter came through the sts.te dpartment. Mrs. Congr refers to Mrs. Wood ward for a detailed account of the siege and speaks of h-T as about to leave for home. Mrs. Woodward Is expected to arrive In San Francisco on the steamer Coptic on Saturday. Mr. ooivard is in han Francisco awiit ing her coming. Mrs. Woodward Is socomnarled by her daughter lone and Miss Ceel'e Payne of Milwaukee. Mrs. Congr"s letter Is as follows: ' PEKIN. August 1. 1300. We are alive and safe. Our troops arrived on the 14th. Oh. what a rejoicing! TV hat a day It was! If you could only have seen us you conld realize a little the true feeling of the heart. Heart spoke to hart. W had been besged In the Brlt'sh legation ever since June 20, under fire day and night. At times the bs'tle would be terrific. It would seem that they were right upon us. But they were net. They tried to shoot us and kill us with their bullets and. shells. then to bum us up. then to blow us up with their mlns and at last to starve us out. No. this Is rot all: they kept laying- trnn to get us to come out of our fortified city with promises to es cort us to Tien Tsln or to go to the Tsung 11 Yamun to be under their pro tection, we did not listen to them, we ate horse and mule meat and It was good; we ate rice, rice and rice, and it was good. T will tt4t-jrou we are grateful: We know how to b-?. For . two days we killed dogs for the Chinese.- The nlgnt of the loth was th most terrific night of a1!. We were under fierce and angry- tiring the ?iirht through. They again onened their cannon on us. It seemed aa though they would break through and come down on us. The b"!' In the tower of the legation tolled and tollel for every man to come to his post. A general attack was ppon u-. "I cannot tH vou how dreadful all of this has been. But the almighty hand of God alon has saved us No hittran power could. Of course I de pond upon Mr. Woodward o toll you. . .... nor. iiiu ... i'w iinr nuu ' have most of the other ministers. All have worked with a will. Our barri cades, ditches, etc., are wonderful. The troons came Into the city with lit tle firing at last. "Your afTectlopatn sister. "MRS. E. H. CONGER." LORD SALISBURY'S RETICENCE. NEW YORK. Sept 23.-A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: There have been no fresh canards within 24 hours from China, where dip lomatic fictions are easily invented for the purpose of creating dissensions among the powers. Lord Salisbury's reply to the Ger man proposals Is still awaited with anxiety In Berlin and intense interest In oth"r capitals, and meanwhile the English press is groping In the dark for the real nollcy of the British for eign office. The delay in sending the answer to Berlin Is not satisfactorily explained y lack of information from Pekin. when his facilities for commun ication have been as good as those of the other powers. He Is probably cast ing about for some effective method of dulling the edge of a refusal and open ing the way for an amendment of the German proposals. The general principle that the guilty must De pumsned can De accepted easi ly enough, even If the ways and means proposed by Germany are rejected. The opinion wnien nas prevailed In Fleet Jtreet that the British foreign office will strongly support the proposition that negotiations cannot be entered in to until the leaders of the anti-foreign movement are surrendered for punish ment is not held in diplomatic circles htre. Lord Salisbury is not believed to favor so drastic a proposal. What the best Informed men are expecting is his refusal to assent to this method of pro cedure, but they are also confident that the divergency of views will be mini mized and concealed as far as possible. If these forecasts are correct, Lord Salisbury's reply will surprise the Eng lish electors who are expecting evidence that Ei'gland Is shoulder to shoulder In China with Germany and the triple alliance. For this reason Lord Salis bury may deliberate in drafting and dispatching it. He has himself referred to the China complications as one of the reasons for having as large a ma jority as possible in the next parlia ment, and he may be reluctant to have the text of his reply published on the eve of election. His silence, however, does not exempt him from criticism. The Westminster Gazette is already condemning his in action with fine Irony, and explaining that the foreign otlice could not be ex pected to make up Its mind about the German circular within ten days and that the empress and the ringleaders are likely to have another three weeks tor effecting their escape before the in ternational steam roller is in motion. Foreign policy apparently is not wholly separated from democratic pol icies even In England. There IS need for caution for the Unionists are not wholly satlsllrd with the proied of the elections. The Liberals are doing better work than was expected and there Is much apathy on the Unionist side. Liberals largely outnumber the (Continued on fourth page.) FILIPINOS MAKE A BIG CAPTURE American Gunboat and Fifty three Volunteers Taken. MEN WERE FROM ATLANTA Led by Captali Shield, of Natchez, Mias. Rererae Waa at Snail Ulead of Marladaqae, 300 Mile South of Manila. WASHINGTON, Sept. K.-The war department has received the following cablegram from General MacArthur: Manila, September 28. Adjutant- General. Washington: September 11th, Captain Devereaux Shields, with El men of Company F, Twenty-ninth regi ment United States volunteer Infantry, and one hospital corps man, left Santa Cruz. Marinduque, by the gunboat Vll lalobos. for ToitIJob, Intending to re turn overland to Santa Cruz. Have heard nothing since from Shield.". Scarcely doubt that the entire party has been captured with many killed and wounded, Shields among the lat ter. Information sent by letter from the commanding officer at Boftc, dated 20th. received September 21, consisted of rumors through natives. "The Yorktown and two gunboats. George Anderson (colonel of Thirty- eighth volunteer Infantry), with two companies Thirty-eighth volunteer In fantry, sent to Marlnduque Immediate ly. Anderson confirms the first re port as to capture, but was unable, on September 27. to give details and pres ent whereabouts pf Shield and party, or names of the killed and wour.ded. His Information will probably be avail able soon. Anderson has orders to commence operations Immediately and move relentlessly, until Shields and his party are rescued. Logan win be sent to Marlnduque, If necessary, to clear up the situation. .'I.'"." '-"-.v. "MacARTHUR." The Twenty-nlntli Infantry was re cruited at Fort McPherson (Atlanta, Ga.) Captain Shields was lieutenant colonel of the Second Mississippi dur ing the Spanish war. He was made captain in the Twenty-ninth Infantry July P. 1S99. He was a resident of Nat chex. Miss., where his wife now resides. The scene of this latest reverse is a small Island lyliig due south of the southern coast of Luzon and about 300 miles from Manila. Marlnduque Is about twenty-four miles In diameter and was garrisoned by two small de tachments of X'nlted States troops. One of these was at Boac. on the west coast of the island, and the other was at Santa Cruz, the principal port on the north side. Captain Shields appears to have started from Santa Cruz on a gunboat for Torrijos, a small coast port, and It is' Inferred that the boat as well as the body of troops 'under that ofticer has been captured, for the dispatch makes no reference to her re turn. CARR TO SPEAK IN OREGON. Ex-MInlster to Denmark Will Tour the Pacific Coast for McKinley. CHICAGO. Sept. 28. General C. E. Carr, ex-minister to Denmark, will leave Chicago, Octobjr 4, under the auspj?ea of the national Republican committee for a campaign tour of the Paciilc coast. He will make three speeches In Oregon and seven In Wash ington. GENERAL ORDER TO THE ARMY. General Improvement In Its Moral and Physical Conditions Is Sought. WASHINGTON. S"pt. 2.8. Lleuten-ant-General Miles has Issued a general order to the army intended to secure general Improvement in the moral and physical condition of the force. The order particularly de.stres the Inculca tion of patriotic principles, the cele bration of national holidays by patriot ic reading, strict attention to salutes, and respect for the flag. REMARKABLE EARNINGS. Pennsylvania Railroad Company Re ports Heavy Growth In Its Business. PHILADELPHIA. Sent. 28 Ths Pennsylvania Railroad Company for the year ending June 30. M00, made the most remarkable growth In the enm panv'g business made during any year. The gross earnings amounted lo S0, 304,331, ag-ninst $67,113,633, the preceding year: oneratlne eXDenses. S53.916.171. against J46.025.025. WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND. Sept. 28. Wheat. Wplla Walla, 56e&56!!C; Valley and bluestem. 59c ii 60c, SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 23. Wheat. December, 106; cash, 102'. CHICAGO. Sept. 28. Wheat. October, opening, nW&Ti-)i,; closing. 7G',i.- LIVERPOOL. Sept. 28. Wheat. De-eitib-r, 6s. 3d. METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, Sept. 23. Silver. 12 lead, unchanged.