MB MOUNIKO AST0K1AN BAitlKtA MOKN1NU. SEPTKHBEfl IB, lt!)9 LIBERAL TERA1S ARE OFFERED Schurman Commission Offered A0ulnaldo Good Inducements HE DECLINED TO YIELD Kothloi But ImmiJIil Self-Govtri neat Wert Hit Tcrai-Attolutc Moat Rule Dtmindel NKW YOHK, Hi'l. 1S.-A pclal to th World from Ithaca, N. T y: Your currwpomlrml li alii lu ay thai th Hi'tmrnmn pwtu coin mlsalim iirml nvvry inUut-ainvnl hurl of absnlui ir-KvriiiiMul lu Aiui lialdo and hit fulluWoi. AiUlnaldo w (ininiUtfU M tli prlo fur th r dotation of pear In III Tul' trlb Iwnu of liiur than f-'ovO V' lill III Tug( rviimJuuJ (x'uvuful II u told lht li ctiooM imn (rum ill trlb tit th uiliiur uiuiilulpaJ ofll , Th ci'iumlMloii wnt far a lo promts AgulnnlUu lh moral up jwrl of th fulled Bute ovriiiin-nt If aui'ti hi nrnded to uiak his lead ership of th TaJu thoroughly tut. Willi Mil till' IlldUlClllPIll, Irrupt ing a lhy roust hv bvaii, Agulnaldo, a th recognised liinbl of th Inaur nt mowinrnl, dwiilnrd to ylld. 11 liieialtl upon Immediate l(-govrii-invnt and a hi UwUtaiiva wag ao Orm a (o imtk oil agrwmrlil Impuaadblv, th AmorU-an commlaaloixT rraavd iirgollalloti. ('resident tkhurman waa frank In telling your correspondent a day or ao go that b favorvd giving to the varum trlU-a th largt-at (HHwIbl nivaaur f horn rul at th i-rllrt inoiiiont. He thought lh ewvi-rul trlln i could administer their Imal alTalni, elocl llmlr municipal officer, establish louim and penal tnatllutluna etc., but he did not Mlev It poiudblo lo allow 111 native to pailk'lptit III 111 liriirrnl girrnmiiit. ' How could they govern th lalund. In view of the heterogenlua and roul lllll.'l(y of the trllx-e?" he added. KHflKltH I'U'if't'SAI. tr ri'KACK Iteiil I'rlce Will Come When Uuaroii tee for Peo Ar Iliteimed. NKW YOUK. Bept. 1S.-A dlapatch to lh Tribune from lmdon, vaya: A cold lit ha followed the hot fit over ar with the Tranvanl, the ar cepliuice by I'realdent Kruger of the propuwil of peu made with dignity and tin t In the Chamberlain dlnatch la regarded aa highly probable. The lloera are almidy retulr-d to carry out Kelt own offer of Augunt l, with th utcralnty itioniloii left out and per minion to ue Kngllnh In the vlk rand added, Itoth th iHimmliudnn of Inquiry and th rape Town conference ought euclly to tw arranged alnc the llwr have ulrtNidy accepted one and nppnri'ntly want Iho other. An Inter val f parlnc diplomacy may lie coi.fl dently existed Jtltll there la aililoVn chnnge of temper In I'retivrtft. The bent Informed otwerver aaaert thiit the renl rrlala will coin when guarantee for permanent near ar dlneuaaed In the conference. The na tural Inference la that the llrlllah repreentatlve will demand the re duction of the dofvnalv work at Johanneburg or at Pretoria, alnc the Picniue KnglUhir.cn only, and ate not needed fiw external defence from any foreign power. llf.lnctlon or abandonment of then foitltlcatloni will probably b proixiaed j small Annoyances f (ret and worry J ono. Sour milk nvKrnlohl ! nn v? ""i - milkman In tho mcrr.ln crcam ( co'ftc; no (or tho beby. II : tttglti ulclllU t CONDENSED MILK j Is always available. Ilzssipod i first (or forty year:. A foal for Cook os "Diblet." RUKHi a LOStniHLU mi a tl7.t i . i 1 x t.:o 5 m v GailB orde I rra Ks PILL For all Bilious and Nervous Dlsordorsf Sick Heatlaobp, Constipation, Weak Stomaoh, Impaired Digestion, Disordered Uvor, and Impure Blood, Bwotiam'i Will Ur tha lril nl et nT ProprlaUry M.dioln In th world. TWi h hn '..hi.,cd without Ik mibllcatlo f tutliml!. 10 unta and JJ o.nw, at all droe atre i iu a reasonabl guarantee of praoc which will lie aallitfactury to th Im perial government, The lloer will not ho likely to Inke th aame view of the mutter. They will consider It an iinreaoonalil deinani, feiiwmborlng Jikih'ioh'i raid, and th real crisis In the relation boiween Iho Tntnavaal an t Kngllsli will follow. Thti safest jtnlginuitl which can now u formed la that, barring accident or an Impel uoua Doer runh upon Laliig't Nek, a conferetir will be arranged and liter will In no war until I In end of Mi-iolwr, if at all COMI'KTITIdN IN WIIKAT I'll American (1 rower Una a New Fo to Meet In th lievvlopmttnt of Atlantlu ltUMla. NKW YUltK, Hpl, 1S.-A iwclal to lh Herald from Washington aaya: An or Icon furmera ar lo huv coinpe. tlllun from a new uuarler In the ahent market of th world. Cunaul Moosshan, of Choninlta, In a report to th atat deportment give Inlerennng detail of th agricultural ponslblllllt' of Atlanllo Ituaala. Mr. Moiiaghan auvt that thl van! territory I drtlnd to b one of the world'a richl and mMt productive place. It la partleu. Inrly w:i ailaptnd to th growing of wheat and other cereal and fine th building of lh Iran-Siberian road, thia region haa already found Ita way lo th? Kuropean market. At prrtit th reeourcea of th region ar unde veloped and mum remain ao for lomr year, aa the population la aa yet greatly Mattered, being lea than on Inhabitant to each Kjuar mile. Immi gration from Uurop to ltuiula la Bet ting In, howtve NATIVE OK VANCOL'VKIl American Holdler Under Henlonc of Uea'.h at Manila. VANCvUJ VKIt, WAHII., Bept. 1S. Cnrporal Ucorg laniiholTr, company II, HUleenth Infantry, nientionvU In yevterdoy't dlatchea aa undur aen leiim of death for criminal aanault upon a native mihiiiui of Manila la a native of thl city. The young man' mother who rraMca here I priwtrated IIK' receiving the nhocklllg new. Young Dnmphoffer alway bore an ex cellent character and r-putatlun here wlur he haa lived all hi life. ANoTllKIt KLOND1KK VICTIM. dKATTLK, Hpt. li.-Among lh , many unfortunate propector that have returned froiu Aluaka thl teuaon I an old mm who cannot tell who he lr. or where he came from. There li j a cloi of blixxl In hi brain which bin I cauki-d a l aill of ein-ech, duo to j t)'hold fever, The only word be i tun utter are an liullelluct yet and no. ' fly the ad! of a map It wu learned I Hint he came from Cambridge, Maaa. A iiihii Mho accompanied hl'm from : Duweon euy hi name la eomvlhlng ' like "Fink," KffocU ar Mng mad lo entahllah the man' Identity. Ill limb are aim) pantllxed. HILL AT SI'DKANE. HI'OKANH Hept. Ii.-l'rellent Hill and l'rty, of the (IreM Nortehrn, ar rived thl evening on a pecll train. announced hi purpose of begin ning Immediately permanent Improve ment In ripokan Involving nn ex iHMtlturt) of ttkio.UOO to II.UKtf.lWO. He aim) elated he will return Tueiiday and dlwiu with the bualnea men and inliieonuer the matter of ameltlng here the ore of the turrvundlng coun try from Uaker City, n the O. It A N. to llrltlah Columbia. The party will leave In the morning for Tuget Round. TURNED UP IN MANILA. UW ANOELKa. Sept. 18. II. 8. Btarr who realded near raxadena, myater ImiHly disappeared on the night of April III taut, under circumstance lead ing to the belief that ho had been mur dered. He now write from Manila Mating that he la a military hoepttnl recovering from brain fever and a frac tured kull. Ho profcawc Ignorance of how he received the Injury and alao any that he Joined tho Third artillery regiment under an axanmed name, thouin he cannot explain how he come to enllat. ! WILL BAIL TODAY. ! BAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15. The tn.naport Itelglan King la ready to put 1 to so and will get away according to : n hednle on Saturday. She carrtea the the (leld and taff officer of the Thirty. lotu th Infantry and aeveral companle. j The trniiHHrt Orant will follow the I Hilgian King to ea. Sho 1 expected I to anil on Monday. The big ateamer I Aitoc which h been chartered aa a IriuiHjiiirt will carry horne to the Phil- Ipplne and will sail next week. j . NECmO IIAVISHEH HUNQ. MoniLG. Ala.. Sept. 15. Henry Qardner, a negro, ged 18, was hanged CUM, Beware of Coniumrn aliould beware of th cbaap and Inferior waahing powden uld to b Jurt u food u IB Vasliiiig Povdor They ar not there I nothing ao good a th genuine QOLD OUST for all cleaning about the iiouie. Ailc for QOLD DUST and iniiat on getting It. Made only by THE N. L FAJRBAM COMPiNT, Ckkage MLmU NnrYerfc her today for aaaaultlng a white girl under 10 year of ag. When the trap fell th nw had not been properly fnatened and th negro fel heavily to th ground. II waa aaslatcd to the caffold, auffertng great pain and the trap iprung a aecorul time, aucceaa fully. NKUP.O HIOIIWAYMAN IIL'NU. l'1'I.ABKr, Va., Btfpt. lB.-Noah Fin. ley, a negro, waa hanged here today. Ilia crime waa highway robbery and attempted murder and hi execution waa the only Instance In late year In which th extreme penalty haa been Impiwed In Virginia for thl affenae. ENGINEERS MEET1N0 CALLED. PWtTLAND, Sept. 15.-A meeting of the fulled Btatea engineer will be held In Portland Monday to consider i the (jtteatlon of condemning the canal and lock at Oregon City and pur- thaalng them fi the United State government. jtllEI.TCN FA It ME It MCUPEIUCD. I BHEI.TON. Sept. 1S.-K. A. Haakell I wita ahnl and killed laat nliiht on Horn-1 teln Island by Wullarc W. Lott. The: ahootlng waa caused by Haekell' cow breaking Into and damaging Lolt'a garden. TIIK LTKJ RAFT CAPTl'UED. gAN' rnANCI8l"0. tt-t. 15 The I drrf ll.'t log ral from Tugct aound which ha bin a nirnnee to navlga-j licit fur the p&at week has own picked un by the steamer I'xnrlna and will luobubly r'h her IimiIkIiI In tow. EXTENDS HIS TKIP. WASlHNdTON. rVt. 15.-Thc pna ldcnl today announced that he had decided to extend hi Chicago trip to Minneapolis and Pt. Taiil. Sacrificed to Blood Poison. Those who have never had Bkxxl Pol. ton can not know what a dcaperata con dition it can produce. Thia terrible diseasa which the doctor are totally unable to cure, Is communicated from one generation to another, Inflicting ita taint upon counties innocent one. Bom years ago 1 was Inoenlalrd with polaoa by nurse who Intreted my babe with blood Ulnl. Tbellltl on wm unequal to tae sminle, tad Ita Ufa was jlrMed np lo tits fearful poison. For sis long fears 1 suf fered untold Bleary. I was eovared with aore aad ulepra frua kaad lo foot, and no Uactiasw can expna my fralles of woe during thnaa Inng years. I had tb but j: lfKiieal iroatmeat. Bee- ral phyalelsna aueoaa-X alvely Iraated . but allw to ao purpose. The mar tury and pota-ab SMined to add fuel to the awful nam which was devouring me. 1 wm kdTlaad by frleads who had at in wonderful eurvaaiadebr It. to In Iwifl's f)neIBe. Wa gut Iwu bottles, sad I fell hum affsln OTtv I my breast 4iorw far health and hsnplnest Ruala. I Iraproeed from Uia atari, nd a eotn late and peifeet cure was the result, t. , 8. i the only blood remedy which reaobea daa perteaw. Maa.T. W. Las, Hontxmtry, Ala. Of the many blood remedial, 8. 8. 8. li the only one which can reach docp seated, violent ease. It never fail to cure perfectly and permanently the most desperate case which are beyond the reach of other remedies. S.S.S.rfLBlood It rcniT vioitablb, and it the only blond remedy guaranteed to contain no mercury, potash, or other mineral. Valuable book! mailed free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Qoorgia. Tho woman who marrle her Ideal man generally wishes that Bhe hadn't Skin-Tortured Babies mbv cno RIITIRUQA. Inntant relief snd sleep, In a hot bnth w h Ctn'inURA Soap and aaluelo anointlni! wU C m." Olutme.it. A blalnK. to akm tor tured Infanta and worn-out, worried parent. S.M .rh.rti . """ifs ili 0.iat).Cosr.,rri(k,Boiuo l" v K ' Imitations! Oregon Short Line Railroad. THE DIRECT ROUTE TO Montana, Utah, Colorado and all Eastern Puints. Olv cholc of two farorll rout, Wa th Ualon Padflo Fat Mall Un, or U Rio Grand Scenle Line. LOOK AT THE TIME 1 J Days to Salt Lake 2J Days to Denver 3) Duyu to Chiciigo 4J Days to New York. Fr reclining chain, upbolterd tour, lit aleepkng oar, and Pullman palac lcper. operated on an train. For further Information, apply to Q. W. LOUN83ERRT. Agmt. O. R. Or Aatorla, Oregon. C 0. TERRT. W. E. COMAN. Trav. Paa AgU Oen. Agent. 114 Third Bt, Portland. Or. WHITE COLLAR LIN! Columbia River and ruitet Bnind Navi gation Company. rtalley CJliert leares Aatorl d:ly. ex cept BnturJay. at 1 p. m. Ixve Portland dally except Sunday t 7 . m. White Collar Hn tlrketa Intinanr onllalley Oatsrt. O. It. A N. :eamer T. i. Potter and IUold for A"rta and all way po'nla, Klaeel, Ihraco, 8..-vltW. ljn llHirei and Narcotta. U. B. B-rT. Aatorta At. Preeident Telephone No. 111. 5AUCE The Original WORCESTERSHIRE Beware of Imitations John Duncan's Sons, Agents, New York Gray's RACKET. STORE We are closing out our entire depart ment of tinware and granite Ironware at prlcea below wholesale, Theae ar first quality goods and are manufact ured by the following firms: 8t Louis Stamping Co., Haberman Mfg. Co. and Klckhelfer. In fact any fac tory brand you want Thia la a rare opportunity for merchant! and parties who wish to buy at wholesale. Follow ing la the list of prices: 5c tin dippers, sale prloe lo oc coat hangers .....lo Box graters lo Bone graters ..; lo 2 mufltn rings, sale price le Ec can openers lo Pint cups 10 Re stove lifters lo 1 qt. graduated measure Se 14 ut granite, dish pans, sale price ..loo S-qt granite coffee pots 15c No. ?tl sauce pans, worth 40c sale ..19c 12 qt. dairy palls, sale price to t qt. granite milk pans, sale price. .10c Milk strainers, sale price Be No. 9 granite tea kettles, sale price. .49c Granite colanders, sale price 15c Granite rice cookers, sale price J6o 510 Commercial Street. jAstctla Public Libnry I IIRADINO ROOM FREE TO KVL- Oixu everv v from S o clock to 1:30 and : to t: P- m. i Bubecrlptlon rste S3 per unouro. j Wet for. Eleventh aed Cioane trt ATTORNEYS. Mm i 1. Q. A. BOWLBT, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. (Miles Bond Street. Astoria. Or, ItaxoRious Tr UXORIOUS 1 RAVEL rpiIE "North.Weitern Limited" Iralni, J altctrlo IlKhted throughout, both In- Id and out, ' and iteam heated, ar, without xceptlon, th flntat train In tb world. They embody the lateat, newest and beat Idaa for comfort, conveolanc and luxury var offered th traveling public, and altogether are th moat com. plat and iplendld production of tb car bulldera' art. The Splendid Tralni Connect with The Great Nortliera The Northern I'adflc and The Canadian Pacific AT 8T, PAUL FOR CHICAGO and the EAST. Ns extra charg for then auperlor ac commodatlon and all clae of tickets are avallabl for paasag on tb famous -Norlh-waitern Llmltd., All train oa Lh! lint ar protected by th Interlocking Block iTttem. W. H. MEAD, F. C. SAVAOE, OW1 Agnt, A. PorUaad Or. li ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF LONDON. Established during th retgn of Quo Ann. A. D. ITlt FIRE AND LIFE. uoecnoed capital ijw.iut uo I sent ,.0 M Surpln to policy bolder 4 00 3Bf M Excloalr of paid np capital Law Union and Crown Fire and Life Insur ance Co. Subscribed or gumntaed cap ital ILKOKHW Capital paid up 1.W.K 00 Asmu KiaBN Catton, Bell & Co. Oen al Agents, Ban Francisco, Cal. Samuel Elmore & Co. Resident Agent. Astoria. Oregon. WsaitsMsatesisssiasaitasaaiiiMsatssauesMisW i ! t s S : You Don't Change Cars If you go east via Billing and the Burlington route. Tb Burlington . rout run through tourmt leper twice a week. Seattle to Kansas City Get oa at any point along the main Un of th Northern Pacific In tVaatilngtoa or Montana get off at Kaiaas City. Standard deeper, every day In the week. Butt to St Louis Tla Lincoln, Omaha and St. Joseph, A. C. SHELDON. Oeneral Passenger Agent. Portland, Oregon. SjiantiiiiaaaiiiimiiMiiiuiftiiiiiituiaiiii. EIST Til SOUTH UCATI PORTLAND ARR1VI OVERLAND EX PRESS, for Salem, lloaebunr. Asbland. T:0t P.M.8crmnto. Ogden, l:00 A.M. can rrmnouco, no lav. Lo Angle, El Paso Nw Or laaas and th Eaat l:t AM Roteburg passenger Via Woodburau fof 4: P. k DaHy xoept Bunday Mount Angl, 811-1 Dally verton. west Bclo. exceot Brownvllle, Spring- I Bttndtji Data ana nation.... ffttO A. Ml T4:H f. Ml Indtpendenc pa' tll:!E A.M Dally, tDallj except Bunaay. Connecting at Ban Francisco with Occi dental ft Oriental, Pacific Mail and 0 anlo steamship line for JAPAN, CHINA. AUSTRALIA. HAWAII AND THE PHILIPPINES. Rebate tickets on sa.1 dally betweefc Portland, Sacramento, and San Francis oo. Net rate 17 flrsl-claas, and (11 sec ond-elass, Including aleeoer. Rate and ticket to Eastern points ana Europe. Also Japan, China. Honolulu and Australia. Can be obtained; from J. B KIRKIAND, Ticket Agent 1S4 Third t.. R. KOEHLER, C. H. MARKHAM Managei'. O. F.-A P. A Through tickets East for lowest rtsa Call on C. J Trenchsrd. loca.1 nftcnl tt'ai KaxSP Comsaov t office. Astoria. TICKETS iiinTBPa to till liMiB i - .... .,, Irl -n Ml JQj 11 pAlLWAT POINTS EAST Through palace and Tourist sleepers, dining and library observation cars. KLE3ANT VESTIBULE TRAINS. No. 4 Ll-nlted leaves Portland at 2:10 p. m. No. I Limited arrives Portland at 1:30 a. m. For rates, etc., call or adflrees O. W. LOUNSRERRY, Agent O. R. & N., Astoria. A. B. C. DENNISTON. C. P. T. A.,Portland Or P. H. Sharpie's Latent FISHER BROS. Builders Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Ship Chandlery, Ete. PacificNavigationCompany 8TEAMER8 It. r. Elmore W. H. Harrlsoti GARIBALDI BAY Connecting at Astoria vitb the Oregon Iiailroad ft Navigation Co. for riao Francisco, Portland and all point east. For freight and passen ger rates ap;lv I, Samuel Elmore & Co. iral Agents, ASTORIA, ORE. COHS ACO Agent, Orego airoaH Navigation Co., TILLAMOOK, Cre. PORTLAND, Ore, ASTORIA MEAT COMPANY Telephone To. OS Handles Only the Choicest Heats 4Sg Ceaiaaardal St. axt Palac Rsalaarakt. Golumbia Eleetfie & Repair Go Successor to COLUMBIA IRON WORKS hatst(a,aasSsAeSaaeaSsfN Foundrymen Blacksmiths BoilerMakers Machinists Logging Engines Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specialty Sole Manufacturers of the I'nsurpasscd ... " Harrison Sectional" Propellor Wheel ... Contractors for Electric Lights and Power "Plants. Russell" Automatic Engine ii h11 Write for Catalogues of A. II AVER1LL, Manager. OAUIAAAAJ lAAAAAAAirUlAAAAAJUlAlAAnAri lAATlAriAflAXtriAAAAnj AAg 5 n-M- a-kirxi-MY V IrV T sV S H a. w m E PORTLAND, OR. The Only Flrst-Class Hotel In Portland iLru ruvuuuvut .yrmnnMrsvuvnjLqnfuiiuuxj u u v . - r 8TRONO COURSES Well equipped training department, Normal ootrra, (julcket and best way to State Certltlcte. Expense for year from 0 to tin; Board CM to tS per week; TntOoa. IDt per term of ten week. Fall term begin September 1U: Bummer term Jane gf to September t For cflUlogu address P. L. CAMPBELL, President or VT. A. WA.NN, Seo of Faculty. SAINT mn nit FIRE MAR ST. PAUL. MINN,. 'JAN. 1st, 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 CHRISTENSEN, Manager. B. GOODWIN, Assistant Manager. 3l7Californiu St., S. F., Cal. Cream Separators and nceit, General Supply House for Family Groceries. ONLY DIRECT LINK ASTORIA to TILLAMOOK CITY HODSONVILLK Loners' Supplies Kept la Stock Built and Repaired S w Engine JCoik-rs, Ittiv. Mills. RUSSELL & CO., Portland, Oregon. PORTLAND MMnnMPnnjnnnnnn r a an State Normal School MONMOUTH. OREGON Training Bohool for Taaehan. New BuUdlno New Departments. Ungraded Country School Work. Graduates Secure Gool Positions. PAUL TUTdnninnrt nn mmiu ,m $2,523,987.72 SAMUELELMORE&CO. Agents ,nniiro irJafli Astoria, Oregon