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run MORN DIG i' ASTORIA!, FRIDAY. SEPTKMWDit 20, 1801). THE SITUATION IS UNCHANGED Considerable Activity fontinnes the Iron Market. Id HIGH; f TRICES 1 1 EXPECTED Trade Anxious for Return to Mid way Basis of Prices to Insure ' ' Tears of Prosperitjr. KF.W( TORK. 8pt l Discussing the' aitoatroo to the Iron and metal Odd, the Iron ag says: So far 44 tb pig iron market la con cerned, the ' situation remains vsry strong, and own plaints of delay to de livering ars , aumeroae and emphatic. It turn out that the purchasers In England of hematite pig. the quantity . heinf estimate at ROW to 15.100 ton , are of low phosphorus metal, a Plus . burr plate mill and a number ot eaat era coDoernf :being ,the buyer. .. At . the aame time our domestic producers . of this Important metal sold a lot of (.Out) tons, for New England delivery. .Thoae transaction therefore, are of no special significance so tar as the gen- 'era! market la concerned. Pittsburg" reports that the targe con somen hare for the present with drawn from the bessemer pig Iron mar ket. Tet the price there has hardened and even higher prices hare been paid 'for' small lota' and early delivery.' In Chicago negotiations are pending for large blocks of basic open hearth 'metal. : '" v "' ' ' ' :' Seme of the Alabama Iron furnace In terests have advanced prices ' and are tjuotlng on the basis of $1150 for No. I foundry. Some of the markets re port considerable activity In foundry Iron: others note a rather quiet condi tion of affairs. The bulk of the busi ness is for nzt year In many eases running over the first si months. The conviction is quite general that If any thing, higher prices may be expected we hear of some deposition on the part of the consumers to resell Iron, not needed, but It la done to so limit ed an extent that It Is not a factor In the situation. It Is the outlook for the second half and the uncertainties coupled with a presidential campaign. which Is troubling those who must fig ure so far ahead. What conservative men In the trade are concerned about Is a gradual and safe return to a sound p basis mldwiy between present prices .,.and those which ruled before the boom. Th rellnir ( thai ueh Uvol vmiH .JmlJ, out years, of ample prosperity. It , would, avoid the dangers Incident to ., tempting a rush of outside capital Into ...tha business. It would check h .growth of a mass of barnacles on the Ship which would only too soon land It In the dry dock. In the billet market little has been done, but prices continue at the top notch for what tonnage is being placed. In sheet bars, however, somewhat low er prices have-' been' made, there ha v. ing been transactions In the Pittsburg district at 13$ a ton. The steel rail manufacturers are holding a meeting in this city. It Is Still In session as we go to press. In a number of lines further advances have been recorded and a good deal of new tonnage Is coming Into market. Inquiries from abroad for structural matt-rial are at hand, among them one for a large power house In Glasgow. Tork office with the Seventh National bank. This Is about the largest de posit ever made by the money order division with a local Jbank. ' Moat ot the money waa on account of Cuban money orders, but the domestic money order srstnVy has, also showed aa in creased business. ' ' x THr VENEZUELAN REBELLION. Preparations Making; For an Active Campaign by Government Forces. NEW YOTtK. Sept it A dispatch to the Tribune from Caracas, says: General Castro, the revolutionary leader, la preparing to renew his cam palgn against the government forces. The revolutionists are endeavoring to get possession of a port In order that they may obtain a supply of munltlona ot war and thereby secure recognition ot tholr belUgeraney. , General Quevard la her with 1,000 In. fantry to reinforce General afeodosa, who ts In command of the government ferees. Ha Sa making preparation for the recapture f Valencia, which feu Into the bands of Qeoeral Castro about ten days ago after a fierce engage ment , WELL NOT ENTER TRUST. Largest Owner of Cuban Cigar Fac tories Prefer to Stand Alone. ' NEW TORK." Sept k-The Henry Clay ft Bock Company, which Is owner1 of mora than' hair the elgar factories tin Havana, haa declined to enter tba great tobacco syndicate organised by Wall street capitalists tor the control of the Havana cigar Industry. Pres ident Bock In a letter addressed to H. a Hollina. president of the Havana j Commercial, Company... aa the Wall street syndicate Is known, broke off all negotlatlona "Mr. Bock." said a representative of the syndicate, "wanted to be general manager of the combined enterprise for seven years. We did not think such a proposition desirable." The Havana Commercial Company on Tuesday declared a dividend of seven per cent oa the preferred stock. RULES GOVERNING THE YACHT RACE Conditions for Sailing are Modified by Committee. STARTING HOURS CHANGED Joint Committee Agree on Condition: Governing Overcrowding by Excursion Boats. RECEPTION AWAITS DEWEY IN VERMONT WELCOME LV5ATITE STATE Senator Proctor Says Admiral wi go Tbwe as Snon as lie ' '.Gets Settled. to THE AMOUNT OF MONET SPENT WILL BE LARGE. The Dewey Celebration Will Bring to New York Between Five and ' Ten Million Dollars. . NEW TORK. Sept. 23.-The amount of ready cash to be Drought to the city mi ncrc uy vimivnt to me yewy clebr&tlon is the subject of discussion In Wall street. A, well known bank preRldent estimated that from fi.OOO.aOo 'id tie.OM.OOO would be apent during the week, , This would be brought mostly In, the form of small bills, adding ma. terlally; (o Jlhe cash, holdings of local .banks,, ,:, ,. Never In the history of the New Tork post-office have the money order pay ments aggregated as large an amount as at the present time. Superintend ent Elliott of the money order division, received the postmaster general's check on Tuesday for J300.000, to meet, with wlti other funds, tha extraordinary demands iof the New Tork postoffiee. The combined transaction of the In ternational dnd domestic money order systems were so great on Tuesday as to necessitate a deposit of J393.M5 by the money order department of the New "NEW TORK, Sept .-Senator Red. field Proctor, of Vermont la her greet Admiral Dewey. The senator aald that aa aooo as Dewey had been prop erly reeetrtd here and had cone to Washington and performed hla duties were anC. had got somwhat aettled. Vermoat ezpscted him to come there and get a welcome from hla home atate. In the letter I have received from Admiral1 Dewey," said the senator yea- terday, "he has always expressed him sen aa most anxious to get back to Vermont He loves the state and we would give him a royal welcome. We don't know Just when he will come but he can have all he wants when he ds come." , , Senator Prjct.r was aaked about the reports that Dewey might be a candl uaie lor the presidential nomination. That Is," said the senator In reply, question he must answer for himself. in all my correspondence with him politics has only been touched Upon In a general way and I cannot apeak for Him. Some time ago I had a talk with his brother, Charles Dewey, and asked him whether his brother was a demo. crat or a republican. He aald then that he never knew of the admiral to come home to vote but at one election and that he was of the Impression that he voted the republican ticket then. "We have no actual contest In Ver mont in a political election. Tou see our state election comes a short time ahead of the national election. We make some effort to get the vote for the state election and this tella how the other elections probably will go. As there is no contest and everything Is so overwhelming republican, whatever way a man votes does not necessarily determine his political status. I be lieve Dewey Is a republican and believes In republican principles." PROTECTION A GOOD THING. ' Peanut Growers of the West and South Want Tariff Raised. SAN FRANCISCO? Sept. 2S.-A clr cular letter Is being framed by several of the largest wholesale nut merchants in !an Francisco to be circulated among the sellers and growers In Cal ifornia, Virginia and other peanut rais ing states asking signatures to the peti tion to congress to raise the import tariff on peanuts from the present half cent duty to at least three cents. The object Is to shut out Japanese peanuts which are largely imported and can be aold at much leas than the domestic product NEW YORK. Sept ta-At a general meeting ot the coounltle of the New Tork Yacht Club on the challenge of iha Royal Clater Tacht Club with tha committees of that dub, the condltlona tor the sailing of tha race made Sep tember fth. liitM, wars modified to read aa follows: riret, as to signals; a preparatory signal anaii be given fifteen tulnutta before tha starting signal and a warn ing signal five minutes before tha start ing algnal. In case of a change In the time ot starting the same a hall bo used. Tba change la in addition of the wvning ot tha gun and provision that in caae ot change In the time ot start ing, tha aame alguala be made. ' Second, tha provisions that If a race la not atarted by l:J0 p. m., the regatta committee shall have tba right to de clare tha race postponed for tha day, and that no race shall be atarted after I P. "I, was changed to provide that no rac shall be started after 15:50 p. m. 'Third, the provisions for the prea enca on ooara uuring the races of a representative named by a competitor was changed by adding that a represen tative of the competing yachts should be) present during all measurements." Sir Thomas J. Llpton and Mr. C. Oliver Iaelin also signed the follow ing conditions to the original agree ment: "Inasmuch as we are of the opinion that the America's cup races are no less a teat ot the strength ot the con struction of the competing vessels than of their sailing qualities snd It Is deem ed advisable to avoid the embarrass ment In which a vessel finds herself when called upon to decide whether to withdraw from the race upon the oc curence of an accident disabling her competitor. It la agreed that In the races between the Shamrock and the Columbia each race shall stand by the consequences of any accident happen ing to her and that the unlnjurd ves sel shall sail out the race." On the subject of overcrowding by excursion steamers the Joint commit tee agreed upon the following: "In case either contestant shall com plain to the committee on challenge that his vessel has been Interfered with by excursion steamers or other vessels In any race, the committee will take the complaint Into consideration, and If It finds It well founded, will seek a conference with the committee of tha Royal Tacht Club with a view of arranging for the sailing of subse quent races without public notice." ANOTHER FATAL PRIZE FIGHT. Csllfornlane Liking For That Form of Diversion Will Have to Restrain. GRASS VALLKT. Cal., Sept. 21,-Aa a mult of a fight between Jim Fend- prgnst, of SHcrnoU and Charlra NoKkln, of Grass Valley, here, Nosklna Is lying at the point of death In a local hosrltal suffering from hemorrhage of tho brain. In the Unth round Noskln was floored three times, tha third time by a right awing on the Jaw and failed to come to when tha referee counted off ten seconds. He was taken to bla dressing room and a physician raited. He failed to regain consciousness and was removed to a hospital Tha referee. Pendergast and all the seconds have been lodged In Jail. FiU CATTLE RAISER DEAD. CHICAGO, Sept 21 A apeclal to the Tribune from Boise, Idaho, says: J. M. Pallvntlne. former state sen ator and widely known through the west aa a cattle raiser and miner, who one lived In Chicago, died last Friday at Stanley Basin, a mining camp In tha Sawtooth mountains, IS mllea from here, and not reached by railroad and telegraph. The remains did not reach thla city until today. SMALLPOX AT TRESIDIO. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. S.-Anothr caae of amallpox has developed among tha soldiers at tha Presidio. Wayne Larraboe, of Company 11. South Deko- to volunte rs. Is the afflicted man. He haa been Isolated and will be removed to the ramp of detention where there are now five cases of the disease. There are also five men similarly afflicted on Angel Island. ADAMS COMING NORTH. MARK ISI-ANR. Cal., Sept L-The United States training ship Adams, hlrh haa been coaling here will leave today for Tacoma, Seattle and other northern porta PRINT CLOTH MILLS FAIL TO AGREE CONSOLIDATION IS POSTPONED New England Mill Owners Refuse to Sell Until After January I- -Thflr Scale of Prices. WILL HELP MOTHER COUNTRY. Canada Will Bend a Regiment to Trans vaal If War Breaks Out. HALIFAX. N. ?., Sept. 28,-Slr Chaa. Tupper, leader of the Canadian parlia mentary opposition, apeaking at the maritime fair to an audience of several thousand people referred to the pres ent Transvaal crisis. He said that If Great Britain became Involved In war the Canadian government should send regiment of troops to England fully equipped and place them at the dis posal of the Imperial government. This statement provoked great enthusiasm. Major Borden, commander of the Queen's Nova Scotia Hussars, has of fered the service of his troops to Jos eph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, for duty In the Trana- aal. MORE SUPPLIES FOR PORTO RICO. Liberal Phlladelphians Charter and Load Another Vessel For Storm Sufferers. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28. At a meeting of tha permanent relief com mittee it was decided to send another cargo of supplies to the flood and fam ine sufferers In Porto Rico. The chair man of the committee was Instructed to communicate with the authorities at Washington and request the use of vessel to carry the contributatlons. The value of the cargo will be $20,000. That carried by the transport Pan ther some time ago wag valued at $25,- 000. NEW YORK. Sept. M.-That there Is little prospect of the early organ! la lion of the print cloth trust though a combination of all the New England mills Is Indicated by the extension of the old agreement between the mill owners for the sale of their output. This haa been In operation for several daya, and thereas, the old agreement, which lasted for six months, covered only four staple lines, the new compact takes In all "counta" and widths Three syndicates have been after the control of the print cloth Industry, one represented by Jarrow, Wade, Guthrie & Company; another by representatives of tho Anvrlcan Woolen Company, and still another by Nelson O. Green. The irst two syndicates have with drawn from the field, while Mr. Green declarea that he will push hla project until It Is consummated. He says that the new agreement of the mill owners for the sale of their output would not Interfere In the Uast with his plans lr. fact It fitted hla scheme exactly. By the terma of the new agreement, the mill owners will continue tha pool until January 1, and they will place their selling operations In the hands of a committee of seven and two truateea The scale of prices Is based on tha M-square count, which Is 2 cents for the 28 Inch goods-that Is, 28 Inches wide and with M threads to the Inch. The 22 other counts are graded accordingly In price, one count being advanced 1-8 of a cent. These prices are to be main talned without devlxtlon. Sometime these occurred from variations In the number of threads to the Inch and sometime by varying width of the goods. In this way the purpose of the agreement was thwarted and prices Foard & Stokes Company Ship Chandlers and General Wholesalers and Ketaiiers Special Departments Hardware, Groceries, Fruits and Aleats, Crockeryware, Stoves and Tinware, Paints and Oils. Largest Store of the Kind in Oregon. .2 i were materially cut. Tl' new plan preclude this, alnra It covers practically all counts. Persons Informed In regard to the condition of the trade aay that there ia everything to gain the mill owners in retaining control of their plants, for the outlook for the future la promising, and under a satisfactory agreement thvy will be In a position to earn large dividends. During the laat two or three years some of the mills have been earning barely ! per cent a ysar net, and tha owners of these concerns were among those who were moat anxious to sell out to a trust. OOINO TO TEXAS CHICAtIO, Sept. .-Manatrr Sara tVok. of the waya and means commit-1 te. will leave for St. Louis tonight and on Saturday he will etart with a party: of St. Louis democrats to Dallas, to at tend the democratic carnival In connec tion with the Tesas state f,ilr on Mon day and Tuesday. TI'E "OMAHA KID" SICK. NEW YORK. Sept. 28.-Oecar Gard ner, the "Omaha Kid." who has been training to fight Marty MoOue at tha Broadway Athletlo Club haa been taken aerloualy 111 and cannot fight Joe Cain, of Brooklyn, will be aubstltuted. 8 EE ING WITH OUR FEELINGS. A physician makes tha statement that wa sea with our feelings. There Is mora truth In this than tha thought less will perceive. For Instance, take a man or woman with a weak stomach which haa not ths power of giving the blood tha nourishment It requlrea Tha aystem la filled with poisonous bile. Poor blood coursing through tha brain polsona and weaken It and tha suf ferer Is utterly Incapable of enjoying oeauty of any sort, or even a hearty meal. Ths reason ths bilious and tha dyspeptic who takes Hostetter's Stom ach' Blttsra finds Ufa brighter and pleasantir, la because It clesnses tha aystem and strengthens ths stomach. 8 s that a private revenue stamp covers ths top of ths bottle. ZX3X3 r.ixir3 xxexe FISHER'S OPERA HOUSE L, B. 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