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J RSTOR). POBUC LIBRARY KSOCIATlOfl. AreNoriobe Taken From The -hablttcuJfo0ff','S,' My 4 VOL. L. ASTOKIA, OREGON, WEDXKSDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 20. 1899 NO. 1)8 .a. wmrirmrrtr 'Ill II AS. We are the selling agcnti in Astoria fur the New Born Steel Range f'rlcts from $'.'5.00 to $50.09. Every Koikjc Guaranteed. Eclipse Hardware Co. BOB IIOND HTHBBT Alx) sole aijcnts fur the Celebrated Air Tlijht GRIFFIN Pacific Sheet ft MANUFACTURERS OF Vejrtite ..CANS" Lithographing on Sib Francisco. Cal. Astoria, Ore. Write Ua for Prleea Here Is a List 01 some High Grade Goods at moderate price? KALST0N HEALTH P3UDS la great variety fresh 6Xd jjood thlnijs. ROSS, H1GGINS & CO (leoi Zealand fire InsiiFanee Go Of New Zealand. W. P. Thomaa, Mgr., . San Francisco. UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOl DER5. Subscribe! Cnpitnl $5,000,000 Pai.l-Up Capital ' 1,000,000 Assets 2,545,111 Assets in United States 300,000 Surplus to Policy Holders 1,718,702 Has been Underwriting on tlio rncific Cuast over Twenty-two years SAHUEL ELMORE & CO., Resident Agents, Astoria, Oregon RALSTON HEALTH CLUB Breakfast Food Barley Food ufa Acme Gluten. Farina, Acme Wheat Flakes and Standard Eolled Oats t A. V. ALLEN'S Sautrlur Stove nd Kingcs and Cole's Culc Itarners. Books... Blank and Miscellaneous. i Paper... j New Crape and ; Type-writing, j I WnU i man Fountain Pens I Itox Decorated t"apr j unci Knvelopeioo f ; & REED Metal Works! spice tti Syrup Tin a Specialty. Falrbaven. Wisb. from tke mills. AROMATIC M'ICr.S paranteH the finest. TII.LMAXXS IT KB EXTKACTS. CHASf! ft SAX150KNS COPfEES are un rlw.l cil. Toijcthir with a host of other Select Bran . Yeast, Cocoa THE REBELS MAY GIVE IN Otis a ties Tbey Have Asked For a Parley. OBJECT TO CAIN TIME Mitter Retarded is of Little Import-nee- Scnl y to Command South Atlaafic Station. WASHINGTON, 8K. l.-Bocretary of War Hoot today received a cable gram from General f)tl thnt seemed to Indicate a weukenlng on the purl of Insuigcnt. In Luzon. It contained a proffer to deliver the American prls imnrn, Mho have been (or many month In the hands if the Insurgents, and aln sought permission t i parley with General Oil.. The rulili-Kraii) will at i' nee takn by Hcrrctury Hoot to the rablnel meeting and formed the main toilr for discussion at the be ginning uf the cabinet session. How oxer, upon reading the message rare (ully. It apparent importance emed tn diminish. MeTetary Root himself dll not re gard the matter an of lmportai.ee at the time, lit recalled frequent i (Torts on the iart "f the Insurgents In the past t" gain time at critical moments hy uiienlm negotiations, ostensibly with the object or making (ware, and hi' ua not .ure but what thin last offer was aomethlhg of the sumo kind. How ever, the a-oretnry of the opinion that it would fall to afford the Insur gents any advantage, General Otis would receive any messenger and lls U'li to him and make answer to Mi prupoMla. but thl would not rem ruin military operations In the slightest de cree, and American arms would lose no ground, 110 matter bow the negotia tions turned out. There Is a possibil ity also that the Insurgents may have become disheartened at the renewed and Intense activity In the direction of ! reinforcing (tt General Otis and con I elude 1 that further resistance would S lie useless. j ADMIRAL BOI LEY SELECTED. ! Will B'ticevd Howlmm In Command t.t the Atlantic Button. ! WASHINGTON. Sept. 19-Rcnr Ad- mlral Wlnfleld Bcott tkhlcy will sue ci-;d Kear Admlrnl Howlson In com mind of the Bouth Atlantic stntlon. lie bus no protest to make agnlnot the Peaches... A splendid lot of tha celebrated Southern Oregon peaches Just rtcvlved. Other Fruit... In abundance and of all vali nes. Vegetables... The most complete selection In the city and ail fresh and crisp. rromrt delivery to nil rwtsot the city and outside points. Foard $ Sttfc Co. HIS MOTHER'S BREAD He says was nlways so light nnd well baked. . Well there Is a knack In mak ing It. But don't forgft the kind of stove or range usrd makts a difference. . His moth-r used a Star Estate 1 trie . i . patted i prat.fi k roil 131 P.ir.J 8:r"et ttsolgnment which the navy depart rni'iil selected for him. As a sailor, he will obey orders without a murmur. He railed upon tha president this af tci'iiooti and told him that he had no complaint to make; that he would cheerfully BMume the duties of any pout selected by tha authority which It had been his pride to serve for 42 years. To the rear admiral's friends, the president has said that he regards the station of great Importance, especially at this time, In view of the situation In South Africa and the unsettled con dition uf affairs In some of the Bouth Africa countries.' Far from regarding the assignment as light, the .president told Admiral Schley's friends he re garded It as a mark of distinction. TIH-: VANDgltHILT ESTATE Five Millions of Bute and National Will be rayable Out or It. NITW YOHK, Bept. ll.-Untll the will or the late Cornelius Vandcrbilt Is filed for probate It will not be known how much federal war tax and buw much Inheritance tax from the estate will be paid. The war revenue tax on the legacies, It 1 cxpeitcd. will be ZVj per cent, as It Is expected that Mr. Vanderbllt left hi fortune to his wife and children. If as has been expected, be left to memtiera of his family aa much as fl'x.in.noO, the war tax alone would be 3 l.oo. The Inheritance tax due to the .ttate of New York at one p?r cent v. "'Id Ih- nearly 11.500.000 and the es tate would pay In war revenue tax and li'herlMnee lax considerably ever $...0(:tl,iym. It has tv-en suggested that Mr Van it'll. Ill may have made deeds of gift to iiM-mbcm of hln family so as to avoI I the payment of so large a sum In taxes on his estate. No Informa tion regarding such deeds has been ob tained by the oftVials. ANOTHER FRENCH FARCE Pro.u-cutton of Royalist Conspirators iluy Force a Change of Ministry. Nt.W YORK. Sept. lH.-A dispatch to the Times from Paris sayi: The high court proceedings against the royalist conspirators for attempt ing to change the form of government have been commenced In the senate, Jtml they are almost certain to end In a riiwo for the government. No serious rh.irge la allwgod against the accused. The Parlolnns are not In tile least sx rlt"l. In fart, they are not even In tri"t"i In the proceedings. It Is be-llcv-d that the .nlnlstty will rail If the cn:in collapse. The outtooV la very uncertain, and the radicals are r"vng to (cava what Is feared will prove a sinking ship. TlttOPf FOR THS ELDER. Second Rattallon of Thirty-fifth In fantry Will Embark on Her at Portland. VANCOUVER, Sept. 19. Official In formation was received today by Lieu, tenant Plummer of the Thirty-fifth In- fimtry, I'nlted Statea volunteers, that one battalion of the Thirty-fifth will still tor Manila on the government ti iuiport Georgj W. Elder from Port- urn'. Oregon, the date ot sailing not definitely fixed.. The Elder la sched uled to leave 8an Francisco tomorrow. It will probably be JO days before the tiNvps embark. The second battalion, MhJii- Walter C. Short commanding, is d .'Signaled aa the one to go on the Elder. STYNER FiecHc Do The - l it M Siyner Thcpttic Co., ( F IOKT AS: KK., lliu u.w ) t f tr a uieut for NERVOUS AXD CHKONIC DISEASES . OP MX AND WOMEN. RHEUHATISM CAN BE ll'RLD Styner, The Electric Doctor. Mititi Sti oil Uonao, I,":0 9 li Stitvt. Advice ii'. lltdvic.il Disease, iUvtiicLr i'leo. llnurs in ii I .'"ton I immi ik DREYFUS IS SET FREE Was Pardoned By Tbe Conned of Mlaisters Yrsttriay. PRISONER TO LEAV FRANCE RcIcmc Eifected to Take Mate Last rtlfti-ramHy May Goto EafUrd. PARIS, Bept. ,H. The council of ministers decided today to pardon Cap- the hlntory of courts-martial that tain Alfred Dreyfua. In principle. The a military tribunal had to choose pardon will take effect in a few days. between a general of division and a Ireyfu has relinquished Ma appeal captain of artillery, for a reversal of the Judgment of the From a Judicial point of view the courtmartlal. declnlon ot the council of war cannot "In principle" Is an Idiom sometimes be def-nded. Neither" our government used In aeml-olTiclal announcements of nor any other government could stand forthcoming actions. It seems to huve up and face nations and defend that but slight bearing oa the matter, ex- decialon. It may be somewhat ex cept, perhaps, but that it employs the cusable to military minds and from a fulfillment 0f various formalities be- military point of view, nevertheless It fore the pardon la actually Issued, Is the duty of the government to put thereby qualifying the announcement! both in accorJ. of the pardon with slight tentativeness. This duty It performs today and no It Is not known yet whether the pardon mition will encourage our government includes amnesty. more In its line of honc.rab'.e duty There U much remark heie on the than the Pnlted States." strange coincidence of the death of tcheurer Kestner, the first champion of Dr.yfus, and to whom Dreyfus will virtually own his freedom, on the very day tho cabinet decided to pardon the prisoner. Scheurer Kestner's death was sudden. He had bevn ill during the lat few days, but it was not thought his Illness would prove fatal. ( The announcement that Dreyfus was to be pardoned had already been dis counted by predictions and there was absolutely no evcitement along the boulevards when newsboys ran along at about 3.13 p. m. with the first edi tions containing the statement that the cabinet had decided to pardon Dreyi'ua. Everyone expected it and the decision met with no opposition. The Droits Del Homme, socialist or. gan, says: "Our task remains the same after as before the liberation of Dreyfua, to continue the campaign against all those who are responsible lei the lamentable affair, and unmask ihn lorgera. traitors and false witnes ses, ever, though they may be covered wlib guttering decorations." It is said that Dreyfus will be sent abroad before the promulgation of his pardon In order to avoid demonstra tions. Up to six o'clock this evening the ut most calm prevailed throughout Paris. The decision of the cabinet to pardon Drvyfua seemed to have passed un noticed. The only remark was "we ex pected It." The Journal Des Debats says: "We are assured that the family will receive an order for Dreyfus to leave France, unprovided shortly during the night, linow The government does not or in any case, does not say. whore Dreyfus is going." I The Journal Des Debats. however. follows the forgoing with a report that Mine. Dreyfus has taken a villa at Folkestone, near Dover, England. This report has been denied, but many be lieve Dreyfus will go to England on;uf tno bricklayers and stonemasons his release which may take place to- -ight, EXCITEMENT AT RENNES. RENNES. Sept. 19. The news that lb' council of ministers hail dui.Kd to pardon Dreyfus was reel. 'el here! with intense excitement, i'.il! a prisoner. Dr.yfus Is DKEVFU3' FRIENDS SATISFIED. On Release of Prisoner the Pending Appeal Will be Withdrawn. NfcW YORK, Sept. 1J.-A ultpatch to the Journal and Advertiser, says: T, .... , . , .i Ttc pardon of Dreyfus Is not In the. or Unary sense of the term, regular. I for the reason that the prisoner's de- .rand for apodal la still pending, but the situation has been placed before I nvn,. hi- tA. k..o w' naked to Induce him to withdraw hlsl appeal tn view of the pardon. This , unusual course is a part of the general p. -'icy of amnjsty adopted by tha J present government and it Is the logl- j cul outcome cf tha U.car.gruous ver- j dir-t. I'v forr.nl ronI.nr.atlrn th r. l'l-1 tary chl.-i's are satisfied they have1 rjascois for their prosecutions. "If a pardon follows much of the forcj must bo knocked out of the Dreyfus cam paign nnd Incidentally out of foreign criticism, A campaign fcr the retrial of a man' enjoying full liberty can r.:ver eveke much sympathy a..d the fact cf tho man's second condemna tion by t'le courtmartlal must to b large extent exculpate Mercler, Uonse. Koget and the other genera's. Tim.'! tha latter will not be prosecuted and ', contemplated, proceeding ugalnst j thetr. will be abandoned. By this means I the government will come as near as i possible satisfying the bulk of moral opinion In France, imly extremists on hoth aids desiring to keep up the fight. Public opinion seems to have antici pated this result from the time of the verdict as '.he culmination of the Pry f u affair has calmed down In most r-mu-knWe fashion In the last tw.i w-M-ki. It Is freely Insinuated thnt extenuating circumstances ordi narily an Impossible f-ature In con demnation for treason, were suggested to the president of the court-martial a making the present result possible and so bringing the agitation to a close. Reviewing the governmental pardon, which all Paris knows will be granted, tbe Figaro says: "The- government has decided to pardoti Dreyfus because such an act Is the natural sequence of the Rennes court-martial. The discussions which took place before the eyes of the world showed there was no proof 'agilnst Dr-yf j. It la the first time SCARCITY OF CURRENCY Knoin-.ous Improvement In Business Has Absorbed the Small Money In Circulation. NEW YORK, Sept. !. A tp?clal to the Herald from WasMugton says: Fractional silver coins are In almost as great demand at the treasury as are small bills. The revival of -business all over the country has absorbed the supply of dimes, quarters and half dollars so rapidly that the treas ury will soon be entirely out of coins of these denominations. Ry a joint resolution of congress passe! In 1ST providing for the re demption of the fractional paper cur- reney then in circulation, the secretary of the treasury was authorised to pur chase1 silver bullion and coin fractional sllvtr to be Issued In redeeming the fractional paper. The resumption of pnecle payments brought the old coins out again and It was estimated that with the new coins the total amount In circulation Has seventy-six millions. Secretary Gage last year recom mended to congress legislation au thorizing the coinage of additional fractional silver, but no action was taken. Both he and Mr. Roberts, the director of the mint, will make urgent recommendations this year that au thority he given to Increase the supply. As th?re Is no 'imitation In law upjn ; the amount of these coins that can be 'Issued, they are being supplied. I In the Philadelphia mint seven coin- age presses, one-half of the capacity "lg " " I URICKLAVERS STRIKE ON NEW FEDRAL BUILDING. - ! L'hictgo Unions Object to Laying Cor ner Stone Which Was Cut by Non-Union Labor. CHICAGO, Sept. 19. A formal strike employed on the new federal building was ordered today. The foimil.itlori for the corner stone which Is to be laid by President Mc ri'il'y during th? full festival In Oc t.i'jer. v.:is built Inst Saturday. The prk w'"s d"'1(, by non-union ",n' 1 cvt t: tier tha su''cc:.tractor from John I:. tvj, who has ti e contract for i!-.; stonework f the federal building. fv men are nffootcd, but unless the .strike is settled 1. will probably pre vrnt th? laying of the corner stone. , , . , r,, I oat as they are at present do ng url;ns and Contractor Pierce. ... , . ... " . . , . , . . . , nothing else but watching Fort Cha- C"r l:ylrg the corner atone, which Iti. . .. , , , , , . i brol, their salaries averaging ten l clr'ned was cut by non-union labor, j . .... t . . v - , , , . . i j, settled, all work on the post office , , 8tupPed. " i THE SALEM RACES. j SAI.EM. Sept. 19.-The results of the; races of the state fair today fitl.w: Trot. 2 year olds. Thelma won. Ath alone second, Princess Angeline third, H's' time. Z'1- :S I pace, four heats paced, of which Slarkay had two -and Belle Air and Scappoos?, one each. Rest tlms 2:Ui. 8:2.1 trot, two heats were taken by Roadboy. Be9ttlmei.il. Darkness causea a poipooeioeui m .... . a these last two races and they will be finished tomorrow. Makes the food more i -5 . '.s - m HOLDING OFF THE CRISIS Great Britain Issues Call Fr CatiGitCtctcil. GUEPIN WILL SURIEKDER The Beslffed ADt!-Scn;:t'c AglUttt Gives tu Thre: Ttcusind Per sons Killed ty Tyr-fiooEs. I.ONDON, Sept. U.-Bummons were Issued late this afternoon for a cab, Inet council which, It I, understood, will be held Friday. This Is regarde4 as tno result of the visit of the premier Lord Salisbury to London whither he returned ,nl, afternoon. Chamberlain was prewnt In the building w tha same tlm. Lack of excitement In official circle Nars evidence to the deliberate man ner In which the highest official, are handling the crisis. Nor is It by any mean, certain thit the cablet council will adopt extreme measures. In .pU of the uncompromising nature of tha oer reply. Thl, deliberation on ,h. Part of the government Is Interpreted, not only In London but In other Europ an .capital,, a. a desire on the part of Grat Britain to gain time in which troop, may hurried to Cape Colony. TYPHOONS DEADLY WORK " VICTORIA. B. C. Sept. U.-Over " .wv person, are dead and missing as the result of recent typhoons In Jap an, according to advices brought today by the steamer Empress of India, from the Orient. Much damage to shipping Is reported. LI Hung Chang has been recalled to power. GUERIN GIVES IN. Promised to Surrender at Four O'clock This Morning. PARIS, Sept. 19.-Mldnight-At half past 11 o'clock Lulcen Mltlevoy. one of tho deputies of the department of the Seine, accompanied by a brother of Jules Guerln. the anll-semltic agita tor, ipntered the Grand Occident, a building In the Rue de Chabrol, where. Guerln and hi, companion, have long been besieged. About the same time the soldiers who have been guarding the approach es, were withdrawn and replaced by troops fully equipped as If for Held service. At four o'clock this morning M. Guerin promised to surrender. There ha, been considerable military activi ty in the Rue de Chabrol throughout the night t " . "FORT" CHABROL SEIGE. 7 What France Is Paying to Guard the Jewbalter's Fortress. NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-A dispatch to the Herald from Paris say,: The question of the cost of tha blockade of Fort Chabrol Is one that will probably end by. Interesting the French payer. There are at present something like 600 men on duty around the Anelta-Semitlc fortress. Of these 1t0 arc republican guards, 150 are troop, of the line, four are firemen and the rest are police and detectives. Of the latter 120 are on duty in the twentyj-four hours. The republican guards and aokllers of the line receive one franc ea-h for their services above their uy. Each non-commis-stored oiflcer has two francs and each offlcer throe, francs 3 centimes. The p-i!i.-'3 receive no extra pay. The de tectives r;celved three franca extra iruocs u uay nan co oe auueu. . it may . . ' . . . . . therefore be estimated that each con- llngent trooPs and rePubW mart, costs 6400 francs lo this must be added 120 detective. at thirteen francs per head, making 3100 francs and making a grand total of 9560 francs per diem. As the seige has lasted thirty-eight days. M. Jules Guerln and his twelv. mep hove already cost the tax payer. 357.6S0 francs. To this is to be added the amount of the Indemnity which it Is almost cer- i. n m.iii iw. ni.i nv roe irnvernmeni La iuhi - Roopie wnose ousmesa naa ow ing to the selge. delicious end wholesome