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Books. I '.rnfiiCv. , ljr.'- fire Net to be Taken Prom The Library without permission. Any Oi"i L-rvJ rj'i.lty of such offense, will rw liable to prosecution. ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ASiOUIA; OKEGON. FBI DAY MORNING. 8KPTEMUEK b 1899 KO. 8 MEN'S CLOTHING Our nw tin, CrouM A Drandtg mak., ha bn Mlotd not only with ft vlw to th desirability of th tyl and nature but ftlM en account of superior wearing qualltl. PHIL STOKES. mi... . i m v J)ONT CONDEriNoo. Ecijpse ,Hordworo Co. GRIFFIN Pacific Sheet MANUFACTURERS OF salmon , " a t , Lithographing on 1 - t Ssa Francisco. Cat. Astoria, Writ Dm Here Is a List Ot some High Grade Goods at moderate prices ,.V lv:hVvY 1 , I RALSTON HEALTH rOODSJflflreBt variety . ;.. good things. - ROSS.HIGGINS & GO Jlem Zealand Fife Iflsoiaflce Go Of New W. P. Thomas, Mgr., UNLIMITED LIABILITY Subscribod Capital Paiil-Up Capital Assots Assets in United States Surplus to Tolicy Iloldors Has been Underwriting on the Pacific Coast over Twenty-two yenrp. SAHUEL ELMORE & CO., Resident Agents, Astoria, Oregon MEN'S SHOES Our Fail and Wlntr itock of th vry Ut mak. and vry latt tyl havt been rolvd and for low prion nd txo.ll.nt valu.i cannot bt quald, Com. 4 12lb Streets, AU itool ranges locauM you unfortunately bought a cheap one. . Buy a . ... . . ' ''SUPERIOR" They are warranted in every particular, by a firm 62 yean in the luahiowi .BOB BOND STREET Books... Blank and Miscellaneous. Paper... New Crape and Type-wrltln?. Waterman Fountain Pens Fiox Dooratd Pipr nd Envlopt--ioo REED Metal Works tx Trr spice mi Syrup Tin a Specialty. a i Ore. Falrbaveo, Wish. for Prlota ,.. Ircsk fron the mills. AKOMATIC SHCES guaranteed tie finest. TILLMAXN'S t'UKE EXTRACTS. CHASE ft SAXHORN'S COPFEES are on . rivalled. Together with a host of other Zealand. San Francisco. OF SHAREHOLDERS. $5,000,000 1,000,000. 2,645,114 300,000 1,718,792 ENTERS ON FINAL STAGE Verdict la Dreyfus Case Will Be Delivered Monday. BOTH SIDLS ARE COnFIDtlU, hit Cxcladt Evidence and Rave Reached Concluiloa- Forma of the Verdict. flEN.N'tfl, Sept. t.-Tixlay cam. tbt halnnln of lh n. nt h. IWu, trial. With tht .peech of tht govern-1 pronounce agalmK im by a ott of m.nt eommloary, Major Carrlere, thei'nur to three. Thai In, bt. would bt cat. entered upon the final atag. of i freed tvtn thougb ?lht Judgea In hi pleading, and a verdict will bt dellv- 'avor ahould bt in ht minority. But .red Monday. Ther. la tv.n talk to night of the trial ending tomorrow by holding an extra aranlon for U. Laborl'. lh and tht deliberation of th. Judge Thla, however, la cooaldercd unlikely aa the government la anxlou to have four to three, or tbret to four, will aet the Judgment wlthhnld over Sunday him at liberty, while tht unanimity. In orUvr to avert the dcraon.tratlon j lx to ont or flvt to two will convict which would prvbably divert bloodihed I nlm. If convicted, tht Judgment will on a dny wh-n workmen are free. Th j bt carried to th military court of ap governnient I not only fearful ivgard-1 peal, which will fee a formal matter. Ing Kenne. but I particularly con- I Th .peclal court Will only aquaah the cerned regarding Tarl and other large town whert the paaalona have bttn healed and a verdict, whenever It I given, I practically certain to- glvt rise to trouble. It I undentood that the government ha Intimated It de Ir to tht president of the court mar tial, Colunel Jouan.te, and there I no reaon to believe that h will not fall In with their view. Colonel Jouan.t thl morning took th moat Important dectaton yet taken, and took It entirely upon hla own rt tpon.lblllty, although he la undoubted ly only the moutb-plect of tht whole body of Judge. Ill declalon to extlud th te.tlniony of Colonel Bchwarskop ptn and Maior PaaUaanii waa moat Igntdrtnt a It meant that tht aourt had already reached a conclusion, and tht pleading of counael wer mere ly a wait of time and might b di pnd with If they wer tot a ncea lty The court baa mad up It mind, but which way? Thl la the ltw point and form the ole topic of dlacu.tlon. Doth ildi art equally confident ' that th. court will, decide In accordance with their view. ' ' DreyfuiarJ declare that tlw Judge cannot condemn Cairain Prayfu aft.r . : j . .u. Peaches.,. A .plendla lot of th celebrated Bouthern Oregon peaches Just received. Other Fruit... In abundant and ot all vwrl tl.. - Yegetatles... Th most complet aeleotlon In tht city and all fresh and crl.p. Prompt delivery to all rartitot the city and outside points. Foard & Stokes Co. Your Wife Will Ilk It! o will th. took. Star Estate Range Satlify all who u. them. , If your better halt does the cooking, that Is an addltUnal reason why tbere should b a Star Estate Karge in your kitchen. Tht us. of them prevents worry and disappointment. W. J. SCULLY, Agsnt. 431 Bond Street. rejecting docl.lv. .vdenc which Col ocel Bchwarskoppen and Panlsurdl would havt given In bit favor. Antl Dreyfusardi, on th. other hand. x- plain todsy't rullnc on the (round that th. judge recognise that the evi dence) of th. two military attache. would b worthies., because tber would bt morally bound to ear. their agent at any cost From a popular potnt of view, th. cent In the court room when Colonel Jjuanst. deliver. Judgment will be dives'. 1 of Its moat tensatlonal feature, owing to th. abaeara of th. central "rur. Captain Dreyfu. will be taken to an adjaexnt room when the Judge. retire to con.lder tti.lr rerdict The public will thui b. fobbed of th. rpeo ! i ot n .motion which art bound to pt or IM moat prjrouna wnetner tne derree aenda him ta the arm. of hit family or back to penal tattlement Th. verdict may bt condemnation, un equivocal acquittal or a form of ac quittal that would bt equivalent to the ftcotcb verdict "not proven." The U.t I Will bt tht CU. If !tht Judge ShOtlld thii naturally would be very unMtla factory aa he would bear tht itigma for the rat of bla day. Captain Dreyfua tnua baa fivt cbano-(-. agalnal tht proeecutlon'. three. Tht unanimity, all to one, flvt to two. Indictment and order a retrial tr ti hould bt Mtabllshed that the present courtmartlal haa trred In the matter of procedure. Thl la In the hlghret degret Improbable.; The court of cassa tion will alo bavt th right to order a retrial. Thl I the only loophole for Dreyfua. . Extraordinary meaaurea hav been taken to spirit Dreyfua away whether acqultUd or recondemned. 8HAFTER WA8 I'NDErt FIRE, He Writes a Letter to Thank a Clergy man Who Defended Him CHICAGO, Sept. T.-Major General Phafter. command of the department of the Pacific XJmit. haa written a letter to Rev. C. O. Brown, pastor of the Green treet Congregational church, In which he defends himself acalnut the charge that h wa not undt-r Are at Santiago, by dating that hn.t he been at the front, he could hv been of no more service to th army than a brigade commander. The letter was written by General Phafu-r to acknowledge the defense of his conduct msde by Rev. Mr. Brown In a recent speech at Toledo against an attack by General Sherwood. The Rev. Mr. Brown said in his speechMhat be did not believe General Shatter won his victory with a telephone or from a buckboard, but that the campaign was without a parallel In wlftnea of movement. In addition to thanking th Rev. Mr. Brown for bl defense, General Shatter flatly denlea the charge that b. wa not under flr. HOT WEATHER EAST. CHICAGO, Sept T.Extremely high temperature continue throughout th Mississippi and Missouri valley. Many points report that the dry. hot weather I causing heavy losses to corn, parti cularly gloomy reports coming from Central Illinois. Nebraska reports a falling off of 15 per cent In conditions during the past wek. But few pros tratlons are reported. STYINER... The K.lectric Uoctor. 5th TALK. The most powerful engine must stop If the" fires are not fed. Man is the most wonderful piece ot machinery In the world, yet no matter how strong and well made hla bodi ly frame may be, If the fire of life within him Is not con stantly ted his limbs and mus cles become powerless and use less. The reason men become helpless and diseased Is be cause the food they eat, tht water thev drink and the air they breathe, which Is the fuel of life, Is not properly appro priated by the stomach, lungs and nutritive organs. It Is not completely transformed Into the strength and working power which Is to man what steam la to the engine. The vital power and nerve force haa vanished from the system. Sickness Is the result. If we fall to restore this nerve energy we cannot ex pect health. If you have taken the "drug cure" you know the result. Call on me at my office and let me explain my new svstem of applying electricity. Don't condemn it until you j understand It. STYNER. the Electric Doctor. ! Mnln Street House, 159 9th St : Advice and Electrical Pisense j Reading Free. Hours: 10 to 4 and 7 to 8 dally, WILL STRIKE THE BLOW Tbe Boers Are Ccrct ntratlre on The Border. EXCITEMENT IN THE RAAD Fitry Spccctei ftti $i Kmc c r Ur- cei Moderttloa-Ro Actio a Tikta-War frepartloaa. CAPE TOWN, Midnight. gepL T. Th Boers, It I stated positively, art con centrating on th border. EXCITEMENT IN THE RAAD. Chamberlain Charged With Trying to Get Poasetlon of th Transvaal. PRETORIA. Sept 7.-There wa great excitement In th first raad to day on Mr. Coetxer Interpellation of the government regarding the presence of British troop on th border and the (toppsge of ammunition consigned to tht Trans vaaL President Kruger, member of the executive council and th. most of tht principal official were present Coetxer and other member mad vio lent speeches, declaring that they could not understand Sir Alfred Mllner re ply, which said that troop were mass ed on the the border to protect British Interest, since the Transvaal had nev er threatened th English colon lea. "It la time," exclaimed Coetxer. 'for tbt Transvaal also to prepare for even tualities." One member said: "England' action Is like putting a revolver In man' fact." Another concluded a war like haran gue In thl strain: "It I time to send our burgher to the border to ask these troops what they want The Are la bound to .tart Bo let them light It and allow It to burn quickly. War Is better than the present state of affairs. Business Is ruined and the public treasury Is dry ing up. Chamberlain la trying to ruin the country." President Kruger, rising, said: "Allena have been offered equal rights with the burghers, but have re fused thera. Mr. Chamberlain Is striving to get the franchise, which the L'ltlanders do not want; but what be really desires Is possession of the Transvaal. The burgher are wilting to concede much for the sake of peace, but will never sacrifice their Independ ence." After eulogising Gladstone's action of retrocession In 1SS1, a noble deed, Pres. ldent Kruger said that If It now came to fighting, the Almighty would be the arbiter. He urged the member of the road to how moderation, reminding them that a reply from Chamberlain was enroute and pointing out that If a proposal for the commission agreed to by tne repunuo n wouia sena Del egate to further discuss matters and, If possible, to make peace. The raad rose without passing any resolution. TRANSCRIPT OF BOER'S REPLY. Copy of Transvaal Government's Re. ply to British Terms. LONDON. Sept. 7. Mr. Chamber lain remained at the foreign office un til shortly before midnight last night He declined to make a statement re garding the Transvaal situation, but expressed a desire to see a. copy of the following transcript of the Transvaal government's reply, Issued by the Transvaal agent In Brussels tonight, which was forwarded to him by the Associated Press: "In reply to the last dispatch of the ; British government, the Transvaal gov ernment on Saturday handed to the British agent In Pretoria, a response, of which the following Is the purport: "The government of the South Afri can republic regrets that Great Britain is of the opinion that it Is unable to accept the proposals made In the dis patches ot August It and August 21, by which terms for obtaining tho fran chise was fixed at five years and the representation of the Wltwatersand dispatches was concluded. The govern ment regrets this the more. Inasmuch as It considered Itself able to deduce from the negotiations previous to Its formal proposals that the latter would be accepted by the British gov ernment In these conditions the Transvaal considers its proposals are annulled and finds It necessary to sub mit them to the volksraad and the people. It remains of the opinion that Its proposals are - very liberal and more extensive than those presented to the British high commissioner at Bloemfonteln. It Is also of the opinion thtit the conditions attaelied to these proposals are reasonable. "Th Transvaal never desired Great Britain to abandon any rights pos- sessed by virtue of the London conven tion of lht or by virtue of Interna tional law. Tbe Transvaal still hopes that these declaration will lead to a good understanding and a solution of the existing difference." With, regard to th question of suzerainty, the Transvaal government refers to the dispatch of April It, 1891, and consider It unnecessary to repeat that dispatch. " Tbt reply then pro ceed to say: 'The Tranavaal government has al ready made known to the British agent Its objection to accepting the pro posals contained In th high commis sioner's telegram of August t, suggest ing the appointment of delegate to draw up a report on the last electoral law voted by the volksraad. If tbe on sided examination referred to in the lart British dispatch should . how that tbt existing electoral law can be made more efficient, the Transvaal govern ment I ready to make a proposal to th volksraad with thl object. It Is also disposed to furnish all tbe Infor mation possible, but Is of the opinion that tbe result of such an Inquiry, o far aa regard a useful appreciation of tht law, will be of little value. Never theless, the government to very de sirous of satisfying Great Britain In tbe matter of electoral law and tbe representation of the mining district." The reply then refer to Mr. Cham berlain' proposals respecting a Joint Inquiry and aay: Considering that by these proposal Great Britain doe not aim at any In terference In the affair ot the Trans rial and that th action would not be regarded a a precedent, but haa solely tor It object to ascertain whether tbe franchise law fulfill IU purpose. The Transvaal government will await the ulterior proposal of Great Britain a to the eventual constitution of such a commission a well aa th place and time ot meeting." Tbe Transvaal government further propose at an early date to tend fresh reply to the letter of July V, and expresses satisfaction that Great Bri tain has declared a readiness to nego tiate on the question of a court of ar bitration. It ay It would like to learn, however, whether the free tate burgher would be admitted to such a court and what would be the acope of th pourt's decisions. It appearing to the Transvaal government that the restrictions Imposed will prevent the attainment of the object aimed at With regard to the ulterior conference. the Transvaal await the communica tion of Great Britain. The Brussels sgent of the Transvaal claims that In making Its recent pro posals, the Transvaal government has acted on the advice of the British agent in Pretoria, Conyngham Greene. BOERS ARE PREPARING. JOHANNESBURG. Sept 7. At a meeting of the war commission held at the fort, a complete scheme waa draft ed. It Is said, for protecting and pro visioning the town In the event of ho- tllitie. Commander VlUoen. of the Transvaal forces, says that martial law will be proclaimed immediately up on the receipt ot ultimatum from Grant Brltlftn and a tribunal has been estab lished to assume the necessary func tions when the state of siege Is pro claimed. f WAR "FEVER GROWING. London Times Call on Government to Convoke Parliament v l' LONDON. Sept 7.-4 a. m.-The colonial offlee officials were busy until after i o'clock this morning. Dispatch es have been passing by sepeclal mes sengers between the queen and Lord Salisbury for the last few days. There Is a persistent rumor that In the event of war, General Sir Evlyn Wood, adjutant general of the forces will have supreme command, General Sir Reivers Buller having the field command with Colonel Lord Raul San- ford Methuen as chief of staff. The Times advises the government to con voke parliament Immediately It nec essary, to vote tne neeaea supplies adding that "a further loss of time would be dangerous and humiliating." BT THE SOUND ROUTE.' Another Detachment of Regulars Going to Manila From Seattle. PORT TOWNSEND, Sept. 7. Bat tery B, Third artillery, United States army, arrived here yesterday on the steamship Queen and Immediately pro ceeded to Fort Flagler, where they pitched their tents, awaiting comple tion of quarters. The battery Is under command of Captain J. D. C. Hasklns. v jjssiuiuy Purs Makes the food more delicious end wholesome norm MKttm EARLYM0VE IS PROBABLE Campaign la tbe Pbillppfaes Win Be Commenced at Once. x OFFICIALS LAYING PLAKS Hew Troota Will March Arabia ftebcla of Lazoi-Arev and ' fivy ta Cooperate. WASHINGTON. Sept 7.-Tht activ ity of th war department office) and the close figuring that la being done re garding th available fore In the Phil" Ipplnes Indicate an early movement. It has been known that a forward movement wa contemplated In No vember, but there are Indication that tht campaign may begin at least a month earlier if there ahould be fay orabJe weather condition. By October L General Otis will tav an army of 11,900 effective fighting roes. With the arrival at Manila of other troop now being raised. It Is suggested there may be formed another oorpa for the purpose of pursuing the FlLlpl- nos In tome other part of th Island of Ltuon. In thl connection It la known that many officer look with favor upon the suggestion that an army should be landed at Llngayen and move down the Dagupan railway, thus taking the army of Agulnaldo In th rear. Thla will necessitate tbe co-operation of the navy, and officials of tht . navy department have consulted with tht war department a to what can bt done to, advantage In thl direction. The navy ho offered to tend a squad ron to Llngayen bay, subdue tht town and occupy It thus making ft safe binding for' the army should a. plan of attack be decided upon. KRUGER 8 EXPLANATION. Ht Denounces English Aggrenlona a a Scheme to Destroy HI ? Government -.. . :t NEW YORK. Sept 7. The World to day publishes the following dispatch from Paul Kruger, president of the South African Republic, In response to a message sent by that paper: "I gladly accede to your request to put the Boer side before the American public. The present agitation against this republic emanates partly from a certain section of. British resident to whom the .existence of the republic, which embraces the most flourishing parts of South Africa, la standing eye sore and who suffer from the prevailing jingo mania, partly also from mining; capitalists, who, not content with hav ing the best mining lands In the world, wish also to have complete control of alt legislation and administration. 'M "The franchise voting question wa taken up by England because It waa thought the republlo would not yield . on that point Now that the altered franchise doe not materially differ from the American It la In many re spects easier, the agitation has become worse. The object clearly Is the des truction of our republlo and the com plete control of the richest mines in the world. "The press, entirely controlled by capitalists, spreads unprecedented mis representation and prejudice through out the world against the Boer repub lic. "We are determined to defend to the utmost that freedom and self govern ment for which our people have shed blood In every part of South Africa. Though we have no such powerful friend as you proved to Veneiuela and to other republics, we have strong faith that the came of freedom and repub licanism will triumph In the end." PARISIAN GETS THE CONTRACT. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 7. A Jury composed of Americans and foreign architects has awarded M. Barnard, a Parlsan architect, the first prise In the competition sponsored by Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, who offered a prize for the best plan for a new building for the University of California. The ulti mate cost of the Improvements will reach Into the millions. Mrs. Hearst will defray the expenses of the pro posed additions to the university. prmrt n eo.. nfw yokk.