AN APPEAL
TO AlcKINLEY
Dourke Cochran Makes An Elo
quent Plci for the Boers.
PROPOSES INTERVENTION
Sayi War In the Tranivul Would
SUM a Coariaf rttloa Tiirouf bt
out Christendom.
NKW YoliK. 8.. ll-Ki-fomruM.
Ii, an W. llourke Cochran Itu wrtllen
tho fxlUiMlnv (iiwri Imwr lo Prcsl'lent
MiKliili'y ttlxMil the Transvaal:
"You will, I kiii ur, icum lhl In
vaaluii of yur holl.Iuy, wlien I vipluJn
tlial Ha ot.J.M t Ii to Invoke th exert-lo
of puwwr which provldeiir teema to
have (ihtt'od In your hands with prclal
rrfrnnc to a Uftiigir nw thrratonlng
lh k-i uf the world. It can hardly
Ik- iiu-e'lonrnt that a trv(tor uf frlmdly
iiinllnlioii ny you would suttke to t
lay. If not prevent, the threatened In
vasion of the Transvaal. If llils lv
rriinmnt he Justlnod III suiting mili
tary foroe lo restore orUer at tho ulher
hlo of the llobe, aurely It ihoulil eiert
very moral f'tfre to preserve orjer at
hall that distance. A recourse to arnn
hlrh mlht result In kln.tlln- a fear
fully dreirut'tlve eonlUarall'Ui through
out Cliru'iii.l on aui'h ijunetlim a
thoM at Issue IwIwih-ii (treat Hrllnln
aint the lloer rvi'unlle would be an In
jury to rlvllUed .trty whltli all the
foriei of rlvlIU itl.'ii aliould rumlilne
to rli. The aiutrtlon at the puinlj
uf the bayjiiH liy one power uf a right
to control or preevrllte the condition
governing the electoral franrhls In
anoiluT country, admittedly Independ
ent, would be an act of Yrlmlanl g
greMlon,' (he etiormliy of which hu
Ix-en uVm-riuvil In clear, vlgoroua and
calhlng Kriiis, hy the pnaent Kng
tir.fi rolonlnl s r-ury. You cannot be
liiillir.-rrnt lo the fart that when Mr.
Chanilierlnln di'imuiurd a liuli fulisl
hie any aiiggtilon of Interfi-renc by
Ihe in null government In the purely
d'niirnllc, affaire of the Truimvaal, the
relation between tills nountry and
l-.iiglund vt-re slrulinsl over tho Veiie
BUflmt U..1IH Ury, while now that these
relation have become rordl.il, the anme
mnlcemun fed emboldened to trample
upon hi pnifeulon. If not tn vMnle
In prliH-tpli-a.
"An Anglo-Amerlcajt alliance can
liar.lly be forreful In the maintenance
of Justice and the spread of civilisa
tion, as It advocate contend. If Kng
1nnd' foreign policy be marked by
respect for Justice, while the two coun
trle are estranged and by wan
Ion act of .iggreaslon while their re
lation are cordial. It I not ex
travagant or unreasonable to Insist
that any country seeking alliance, with
the United Wale must have wmie
.milium e uf regard for the moral law,
Ml least during the period of courtship.
"If tlu-re be other anil sounder
reason than tlma assigned by the
press for the attitude of the Itrltlsh
government In rlouth America, It por
tion will tie strengthened by a dis
closure of them. A friendly, hut ur
gent tender of your good offloe would
undoubtedly evoke a full and complete
tatement of the ground on which the
peace and Integrity of the Transvaal
re Ihrou'etivd. Huch a talment
wouM be a powerful obstacle to hos
tilities, for It would enable the civil
lied world to form a Judgment on the
merit of the controversy and In all
probability that Judgment would Im
pose Itself on both disputant. Pulillr
opinion ! a fore which these day no
nation ran disregard. Allow me to
add that these suggestion am offered
olely from a regard for th welfare of
humanity and th true glory of our
flail, which I hop will remain forever
Inseparable."
VANPEUBII..T8 WILL.
Th Ratal Is Valued at Over One
Hundred Million.
NEW YOUK, Sept. lt-ComHu
Vandorfollt. who ho been the hadow
of death for several year, and who
wo one of the moat methodical of
men, left a carefully drawn will, but
It term are not known. Ill friends
think It will make provllon for the
charity In which he wn Interested.
j Small Annoyances?
(ret and worry f
one. Sourmllk $
fit
m l.'--ww
... KA.Aal
river nlohl ' nn
milkman In tho
morning ; no
cream tcr tho
coffee; no milk
(or tha baby.
CONDENSED MILK
;inWn. I las stood
wa,"'"11--1-'
it 1 f -. fnw... A'.ra
4 llljl lui iuii jrvij.
Conltoriiooioii-tnuioi.
No estimate of the estate's value I
In than l'M),ooo,Ooo. Titer hud been
reconvlllall hi Ix-twoon Cornelius
Vanduililll jr. and Ills pareiits, who
opposed III marriage with sIIni tlii
WlUon, and It I doubtful If discrimi
nation will be made against lilm. Ui)
the death of Cm Melius Vamlerbllt. hi
brill In r, William K., becuinv head uf
th family, and made arrangements
for thu funeral and will ov to Ilia pro
bating of the will. Mr, Vanderl.llt
death will force the rvllrvmviil uf thr
lurgu Vauderblll fumily from any pur
tlclpallon In the social doing uf Ui
fasiiloiiaUlv World for some timet I"
come, and will also close to the mem
ber uf the gay orld suverul uf the
luiw;1. mansion In New Yoik.
J'lIK L'JHti OK TIIK ILU
KAThlU HCIIUUNKU JKrlHK.
Klrsl Authentic New of the LUulr
111 ought lo Heat lie by Dr. Movlg
uf the Moravian Mission.
ttT. MU IIAKU Alaska, Aug, II., via
Heutlle. Sept U.-The first authentic
new uf the Jlsaster to the Jessie party,
which occurred at the mouth ul the
Kuskowlm In June, )', and In which
II people lust their lives, lias been
brcuglil here by l)r. Itomlg, of th Mo
ravian mission at IWthel. Dr. Itumlg
had with hlin many article taken off
the bodies uf unfortunatea washed
ashore at th dlffert-m points.
found, l-f these one was Identified a
rilx U'dl" are reported to have been
J. T. Murphy uf rKrunkfort, Ky. An-
ulher body I thought lo be thai or
llov. t. L. Weber, aloravloa mlsslo'i-
ary, who was acting; a guide for th
Jessie KipedlUon. Lr. llomlg scout
ll.e theory tlist the party was mur
dered by Indians. The bodlv found
showed no trace of violence. He y
the Kuskowlm Indian have no mur
deruu trail In their diameter.
MIL IIKKIJ8 HAIICAKM.
He Think IM.'ioo a Day a High 1'rlce
for Connuerln th Klllplno.
NKW Yt'ltK. pl. It A special to
the Tribune from rortlatid. Me., say:
In a railroad train last night Thos.
I). Itevd took part In a discussion with
lo I'oitlaiil men and plainly expn..
rd his siiitliueiii in regard lo tho war
In the riilllppliir. On of hi friends
with him. Mho Is a raJleol expansion
ists, remarked that to withdraw our
humiliate the nation before the rld.
Mr. Heed replied:
"You don I Hunk those K.llplnos
wool I chase jur alldiers sovcii thous
and mile If they wric lot4l for home
do ou?M
The I'oillnnd .iiitl replied thu
t) ins that wag referred lo, whorvuon
Mr. Iteed said.
"I have alwaya observed that with
I don't know how long It will be bc-
ijtler these people, but It d.e not Mill
to me It w ill l very long. I can con
ceive thul freedom I Just as dear W
then, ns II i U us. mid that ihey will
'ighl for It turn a long "
CAI'K NUMB I'lHTIlUT IS
I'ANNINU OUT WKLL.
Forty Miner Arrive at Health) With
iJold Liuil-A Uood Cleanup 1
KxptK'lod.
HK.VTTLK. Hepl. 13. Bin hundred
thousand dollar tn gold dust arrived
here this afternoon from Alaska on the
steamer Charles Nelson. Four hundred
thousand wo conitlgned to the North
American Trading and Transportation
Company. It came from Dawson. Two
hundred thousand came from Cape
Nome. It wa the property of forty
miner from that district.
Cape Nomer ay thai gold I stored
In caul and bucket in that camp a
In the palmiest day of the Klondike.
Three thousand people are working the
beach'for all It I worth. Thoy expect
to all get out of the country before the
freexeup, w hlch la expected "about the
middle of October. So. intent have
they been in digging the gold that no
preparation have ber n made In provid
ing shelter for tb winter and thoy
will of necessity have to come out.
OrtDKRKU TO VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER. Bvpt. 11 Captain
Percy Willi and Elmer 0. Warrick, of
the Forty-nfth Infantry. United State
volunteer, who haa been on recruiting
duty In Portland, were ordered to pro
ceed to Vancouver barrack for duty
with two companies of that regiment
to be organlxed from recruit of thl
post.
Captain Willi and Warrick arrived
today and aumed command of about
two hundred recruit which remained
unasslgned after the organisation of
the Thirty-fifth and four companle of
tho Thirty-ninth.
JliWIH STATISTICS.
NRW YORK, St'Pt. 13-The Amer
ican Jewish year-book Just Issued e
tlmate the Jewish population of the
Urlted Btnte at 1.0:14,800. New York
hns 400,000; Illinois 95,000; Pennsylvania
35,000 and Missouri 35,000.
THE SUHSCUiriHON CONTEST.
YeRterday wa a gala day for the
army of subscription workers, whom
the bright wealhor brought out In force.
The contest I on In eurncBt, to Judge
from tho result which aro attending
the more Industrious of the Juveniles.
The Astorlnn cun only hope that the
best may win, and It will continue to
contribute It elTorts to this end by
making the paper better as the race
grow older.
Hero are the rule and regulations:
CONDITIONS.
Trlze 1,-Tlie boy or girl under II
year of nge sen ling In the largest
ware of
liouM bewsr of th cheap and
tiling powder tld to be Just
hing Powder
there U nothing to good a
WLD DUST tot all clnlng
is. Aak for GOLD OUST
getting It Mad only by
- 1 FAIRB1NI COXPANT,
.Uato fUtrVtrk
number of monthly or yearly ubcrtb
er lo lb Pally Adorlan during th
month of September and October will
be entitled lo a choice of Ihe best grad
of M0 Rambler bicycles. Thl prlj It
contributed by tbt Columbia Electrical
A Repair Company. -
Prlie 3. Th boy or girl under H
year of age sending In lb second larg
est number of monthly or yearly ub
scrlliers to th Dally Astorlan during
September and October will be enti
tled to a 114 sulL If a boy, or Its equlv
alent In cash, If a glrL This prlx U
given by Mr. Dantlger of th popular
Ban Francisco Store.
I'ri I.-Tb boy or girl under II
years of ag sending In the third
largest number of monthly or yearly
subscriber to the Pally Astorlan dur
ing September and October, wl!l b
entitled lo a beautiful sterling silver
wstrh, American movement, guaran
teed for one year, value I7.W. Thl
prlxe I tendered by Mr. J. II. Seymour,
th well-known Jeweler at 464 Com
mercial street
TUB RULES.
Ksm boy or girl participating In the
cnitest must bring th name and ad
dress uf each subscriber, legibly writ
ten on a separate piece of paper, to
the business office of the Astorlan, be
tween 1 and I p. m. or any day during
the conteat, together with the amount
of th subscription, at the rate of CO
cent a month, for th term of th ub
crlptlon. In return, each boy or girl
will receive a printed card bearing th
name and address of th ubcriber,
with the date and amount of the sub
crlptlon. These card will be retained
by th recipient until th second day
of October. 18J. On that day th
card received by the children mut
b returned to a committee of clergy
men, whose names wllf hereafter be
announced, and these gentlemen will
compare th cards so returned with
th records of th ofllc and make the
award of prises thus shown to be
earned. An order will be given to tht
lucky boys or girls and th dealers will
Immediately deliver to them th prises
named.
CUnCUR A RESOLVENT to so pert, sweet,
and wholesome that all age nay tax It with
pleasure and benefit. It nluloa Is to eaat
and cleans Ihe klood la enema and other
torturing, dUngaring human, ruhes, and
Irritations, wbll worm bsihi wltb Ccticvoa
Boas cleans the surf see of emits anil seals,
and gentl anointings with Cctici sa Olnt
SmoI sooth and hoi Itehlng, burning skin.
SaUiflMStnMrM. fTT 0ee iwnCst.
Csse, 1. tvaf-, gnWa, AUAiaiBkjtUs.M
Tho real old-faahloned summer girl,
with her ruffles and picturesque hats,
has disappeared, in favor of a compo
site golf and bicycle girl.
for too B0WLS
BEECIIAt.VS PILLS i
8 10 ewnfa ajssi XB mmntm f
linger
Sewing Machines
Sold on
Easy Payments
Old miu lnnn tnkeu in fxclianptv
C. P. Looney, Agent.
4!I3 Commercial Stnet, Astoria.
Astoria Public Library
READINU ROOM FREE TO ALL.
Opt anr sr from I o clock to I
and 1:11 to l:M p. m.
Subscription rales H per annum.
A'eat Cor. EltveniD aed Duine lireeta
Imitations!
- ,. -a
1 14
yi.'x.'NL - - -i
Kidneys, Liver
and Bowels
fLEANSES THE 5Y5TEM
n EFFECTUALLY
OVERCOMES TjrrO -Cl.
OVERCOMES r7 v
riNSTIPAnuN
BITUAL C0r
PERMANENTLY
0C .s-trrT;
(tiir?RNiATGtor.
fH s"?" e,.t?t
roe mu m eu owefcm ru M ta ostu.
SOUTH
HHI
I OVERLAND EX-
r HKHH. for Salem.
Iloseburc. Ashland.
7:00 P.al.8acramnto, OKilrn. 1:00 A.J.
nan rTancisro, wo-
jav. uos Angelas,
El Paso, New Or
leans and th East.
1 Jk A Ml
Roseburg passenger HDV a
Via Woodburn. for
Uouat Angel, 811
erton. West 8clo,
Brownvltle. dnrlng
011 and Nation....
Dally
iin
PunUay
D!l
except
BuoJ
1: A. M
Conralll passenger tt:M A.
Independence pass' ti.s A it
4:U r. at
Daily, tDsilr except Bunosy.
Connecting s Baa Krsnclseo with Ocai
Isntsl at Oriental. Pacini- Mail and w
inlc stesmsblp lines for
JAPAN. CHINA. AUSTRALIA
HAWAII ANU THE PHILIPPINES
Keuaie tickets on ssle onny biri
Portlstid, Bscrsmento, and San Francis
to. Net rates 111 ftrel-class, and IU see
.nd-class. inclisllng sleeoer.
Kate and tickets to Ksstsra point aoo
Europe, Also Jspan. China. Honolulu
nd Australia. Can be obtained from J. B
"IRKIAND. Ticket Agent. 1M Third at.
MaaasV ' O. T.'k P. A
Through ticket Rst for lowest rate
Tall on C. J Trenchard local stent
tjl, ratxp ConuMav atfioe. Asteiia,
Gray's
RACKET
STORE
We are closing out our entire depart
ment of tinware and granite Ironware,
at prices below wholesale. These are
first quality goods and are manufact
ured by the following flrma: St.
Louis Stamping Co., Haberman Mfg.
Co. and Kickhelfer. In fact any fac
tory brand you want. This is a rare
opportunity for merchants and parties
who wish to buy at wholesale. Follow
ing Is tho list of prices:
5c tin dippers, sale price.,, ...lo
So coat hangers lo
Pox graters lo
Bono grater la
2 muflln rings, sale price lo
Cc can openers 1
Pint cups .....1C
Ec stove lifter lo
1 it. graduated measure 60
14 qt. granite dish pans, sale price .25c
S-qt granite coffee pots 25c
No. 26 sauco pans, worth 40c sale ..19c
12 qt. dairy palls, Bale price 9c
6 ;it. Rrunlte milk pans, sale price. ,10c
Milk strainers, sale price 6o
No. 9 granlto tea kettles, sale price. .49o
rirnnlte colanders, sale price 15c
Granite rice cookers, sale price 85c
5 Mi.Iiiri?k--
ATTORNKYS.
J. Q. A. BOWLDY.
ATTORNET AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW.
Office Bond .Street, Astoria. Ore,
It?
leM M-
Acts clntly on the
O 06Bn5-dO 1
LEAVE j POKTLAND I A
:
I
T
LUXURIOUS 1 HAVEL
fPUB "Nortn. Western Limited" trlDi,
electric lighted throughout, o-Jth In-
aid and out, and (team hsated, are,
wlthuut exception, th finest train in th
world. Tbsy embody th latest, nwtt
and bssi id for comfort, convenience
nd luxury ever offered th traveling
public, nd altogether are ihe most com.
plete end splendid production of th ear
builder' art.
These Splendid Train
Connect wltb
. Tie Crtat .Northern
The Northcri IVlfic and
The Canadian I'acific ,
AT ST. PAUL FOR
CHICAGO and the EAST.
No extra charge for then superior ac
commodations and all classes of tickets
sre avallabl for passage on tb famous
-Kerth.wir Limited." All train oa
Uhl line are protected by the Interlocking
Block system. -
W. H. MEAD, F. C. SAVAOB.
. 001 Agent, T A.
Portland Ore.
E
0,F LONDON.
BtabHfcea during th reign of Queen
Anne. A. D. 171!
FIRE AND LIFE.
bnoaoruwd Capital wj
Asmu U.M.4M 00
urpln to policy holder 0
Exclusive of paid up capital
ex - 1 1 '
Law Union and Crown
Fire and Life Insur
. ance Co.
Subscribed or guirHeed cr
IteU ' 4 IJOOOOC 00
Capita, paid up IV 00
Aeu i.vmm m
Catton, Bell & Co.
Oen ol AgeoU. Sao Fraacisoo. Cl.
Samuel Elmore 5c Co.
Resident Agent. Atorl. Oreiren.
sussiissssssstssssssissssBiieur
i i
!
I You Don't
j Change Cars
If you go east via Billion and the
Burlington rout.
The Burlington rout run
through tourist deeper twice a
week. Sca'-tle to Kansas C1U Get
on at any point along tbe main
Une of th Northern Pacific In
Washington or Montana get oft
at Ka-was City.
Standard leepors, every day In
the week. Butrte to 8U Louis via
Lincoln, Omaha and Be. Joseph.
A. C. 1HELDON.
General Passenger Agent,
Portland, Oregon.
yiliHIMSIItlSIIIHIIIIIIIHIIIIIIMUIIIIIIt.
PI
rim SCHEDULES
From Portland
DEPART
Asaiv
Fart
Ma'l
p. m -
alt lake, lenv. r. Ft.
Worth. Omaha. Kan
Fut
iiai
4j p m
sas City, HI. LouleJ
unicagusna; fast
8pokine
fhtt
1 10 p. m
Wnlla Walla. 8poV
sne.
Mtnneaool
Jl l, St.HrtU
8pokaue
Flrcr
8:S0 a m
Duluth. Milwaukee.
t'blrago and Ko.it,
K om Antorta
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS
All Balling l)atea tub
jeet Ui chauae.
For ban Francisco Ball
Sept. 5 10, t tn, S. roi
7 s m el SUi
ndav Colcubla Rlvr
7 p ml ilea Bteamar
Thur, Frl To Portland aad
Su. War Landings.
liamexMo
i nilsr
2pm Tiiei
Tuur Kil:
7 p m Sal
Willamette and YanH
8: p. m.
Mou.VL
aud Frl.
Tarn.
hill Rivers.
Tuen.ThuH
Oregon City, Dayton, o
Wxy-lAiidiugt.
sua sal.
,r:rdiJ so.k.Riv.
Lr LowLitu
10 a in
dully
1 :40 a m. Riparia to Lewietou.
From INtrtlaiid
Cm. IwilLVMltTTB R-VF.R 4 n ,
Mod, wd,Oreon t it;-, hewberg, Tuen.Thui
Friday Haifa Way-Und . 8lufUy
Q, W. LOUNBBEftRt,
Aceot Atorta
W. H. HUKLBURT.
Oaa. Pa. Art. Portiaaa. Or.
to all
EAST
ThrouRh palace and tourist sleepers,
dining and library observation cars.
ELEGANT VESTIBULE TRAINS.
No. 4 LI Tilted leaves Portland at 1:10
p. m.
No. 3 Limited arrives Tortland at 1:30
a. m. ' .
For rates, etc., call or address
Q. V. I3UN3RERRT,
. Afrent O. R. N.. Astoria.
A. B. C.'pENNISTON.
C. P. 4 T. A.. Portland. Or
iMipii
" ' ' ' i
P. H. Sharpie's
Latent
Builders' Heavy and Shelf
FISHER BROS.
PacificNavigationCompany
STEAMERS
II. P. Eltnoro
W. Ii. HarrlrsoM
GARIBALDI
BAY
Connecting tt Astoria wltb the Oregoti Railroad k Navigation Co. for
San Francisco, Portland and all point east. For freight and passen
ger rate apply StarttMel Elmore eft Co.
val Agent, ASTORIA, ORE.
CX3HN 4COM AgenU, . Orejjo Jlrc4 k Navigation Co.,
TILLAMOOK. Ire. PORTLAND, Ore.
I ASTORIA MEAT COMPANY
Telephone PI o. 32
Handles Only the Choicest Meats
45 CeaaerciaJ St.. ant Palce RcstaarLL
Golambia Eleetfie & HepaiF Go
Successor to
COLUMBIA IRON WORKS
Blacksmiths
BoilerMakers
Machinists
Foundrymen
Logging; Engines
Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specially
Sole Manufacturers of the Unsurpassed
... " Harrison Sectional" Propellor Wheel ...
Contractors for Electric Lights and Tower Plants.
"Russell" Automatic Engine
Write for Catalogues of
A. II. AVERILL,
Manager.
jiruuuxniuuuinnAnnnjuiruwinnniAnnnnAru
anninAjinu
PORTLAND, OR.
The Only Flrt-Cla
Ljji
STRONG COURSES-Well equipped tralnlnf departaenaa. Normal oovraa,
Qulcket and best way t State CerllBcatea.
Expenses for year from 1 to Board U.W to O per week: Tottloa. Oi
oer term of ten weeks. raU term befte Beptetnber ta: Bummer term Jvaa
to September t For catalogu addrM P. I CAMPBELL. PrwUetA
or VT. A. WANN. Boo of Faculty.
SAINT PAUL
IE
MARIE INSURANCE
ST. PAUL, MINN,, JAN. lot, 1899.
Capital . ... $ 500,000.00
Reserve for Unearned Premium 1,016,407.87
Reserve for all Other Liabilities 222,691.07
Net Surplus over all Liabilities 784,888.78
Total Assets
PACIFIC DEPARTHENT.
CHARLES CHRISTENSKN, Manager.
B. GOODWIN. Asdstant Manager.
:ll7Cnliuriihi St., S. F., Cal.
Cream Separators
and Fleett.
General Supply
House for
Family Orocerlcs.
Hardware, Ship Chandleiy.Etc.
ONLY DIRECT LINE
ASTORIA to
TILLAMOOK
CITY
HOBSONVILLK
Logfers
Supplies
Kept in Stock
Built end Repaired
Lngiue 15oiltis, fcaw Alius.
KUfcSELL & C0.
Portland, Oregon.
lAATUUVrUU.
"1
Moiei in a-ornnnu
State
Normal School
MONMOUTH, OREGON
Tralnlnr Schoot tor TWr.
New Building
New Department.
Ungraded Country Bctwol Wort.
Graduates Secure Good Positions.
I
$2,523,987.72
SMlElMf&CO,i,
Astoria, Orcgoit
COMPANY
I