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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1899)
V tHR MORNING ASTOIUAN, tJAIURDAY. OCTOKKH 7, '.!!. v.! : 1 1 Mr I M I ! BISHOP POTTER TO GO TO THE PHILIPPINES His Visit an Official One in Behalf of the Protestant Episcopal WILL EXAMINE Bisbop Will Ltive Sao Francisco October 221 Coin; First to Honolulu Enormous Railroad Construction for ' Ust Three Months. NEW YORK, Oct 6. The Times says "Bishop Henry a Potter is going to the Philippines. This vu learned positively last night, although the bishop himself is reticent as to his plans and refused to admi; anything more than that he was going to Honolulu. He will, however, visit the Philippines as well and is allotted three or four months for hrs trip." II will probably start today or to- morrow for the West, though tt Is not known certainly that he will not post pone his leave taking until early next week. The bishop's mission Is an ecclesias tical one. He roes in his official ca pacity in behalf of the Protestant Episcopal church of America. Some time ago there was formed a commis sion to represent the church In this country known as the commission of "responsibilities," and Bishop Potter was made one of the members. The object In forming the commis sion was to obtain data on the oppor tunities for the church to do work In the lands which the events of this and the Ust year have brought within the Jurisdiction of the United States gov- ernment It Is essentially a commls- slon for missionary work and Bishop Potter has been seleoted to examine! that part of the field which is compris- The Lightest Store in Astoria Wise' Customers See What They Buy nn w Coaxer No. I. All men's suits up to I if, ntJw. 15 All men's suits tbove 10 up to 1 12.50, now 10 00 All men's suits above 12.50 up to I15 i 00 All men's suits above 15 up to $17.50, now 14 50 All men's suits above 17.50 up to I20, now 16 00 All men's suits above 20, up to $25, now 21 00 Coaxer No. 2. 20 per cent reduction on all underwear. Coaxer No. 3. 20 per cent off on all Rubber Mackintoshes, Coaxer No. 4. All men's hats 1.50, now f,i 10 All men's hats up to 2, now 1 50 All men's hats, regular 2.50, now 1 qo All men's hats, regular 3, now 2 10 All men's hats, regular 3.50, now 2 do All men's hats, regular 4, now 3 0o THE RELIABLE MISSIONARY FIELD ed In the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines. The Rev. Percy SUckney Grant, rec tor of the Protestant Episcopal church of the Ascentlon, Is corresponding sec retary of the commission and In his of-' ficial capacity will accompany the' bishop on the tour. He will not leave until next week and will Join the' bishop In San Francisco, where they' will sail on the steamship Caellc for' Honolulu, either on October ts or SJ.' They will remain there a short time' I and then go on to the Philippines. No secret is made of the Honolulu part of the trip. i It is thought that the cause of the' bishop's unwillingness to speak expllc-' Itly on his plans at present Is his de-' slre t0 vol1 newspaper italk about nls "tackling the expansion question" by Personal Investigation. He will go frora ne dlreotly to St Louis, there 10 attend a general conference of the church where missions will be dls- tst CLOTHIER AND HATTER cussed. Then he will go on to Ban Francisco. RAILROAD CONSTRITTIOX Over 1,400 Miles Were Built in (he Last Three Months. CHICMOO, Oct I In the nine months ending September SO last a rouud number total of 1700 miles of new railroad were laid In the United States. Of this construction about 1.400 miles were built In the .mouths of July, August and September, and there are , strong reasons to believe that th building this month will sur pass that of any previous month of the year. . In an article dealing with the rail road construction In the drat nine months of ISM, the Railway Age says: "A survey of the field shows that work has progressed steadily, since July t, but not as much has been ac complished In the way. of completed roads as had been anticipated. This does not Indicate that there has been any perceptible abandonment of the work undertaken during the for part of the year, but It means that the prosperity of the country Is so general and that the demand for labor and material Is so great that the railroad builders found It Impossible to secure sufficient men and supplies to carry on the work with the speed desired. "From many sections of the country comes the almost continued cry of lack of workmen. Many hundreds of mites of roadbed are under construc tion at the present time, which cannot be completed this year, owing, first, to the scarcity of labor and, second, to the inability to secure rails and track supplies. The demand for steel rails is so great that mills are unable to fill orders for early delivery and It Is like wise practically Impossible to secure relaying rails at any price. For these reasons much work which had been planned for completion this year will have to be postponed until 1900 so far as putting down the rails is concerned, although grading Is be ing continued with such forces as can be obtained. "The 2,700 miles of track laid thus far during 1S99 exceed the total mile age for any year since 1S92, with the exception of 1S98 when 3.000 mills' were IS IS p WHO It shall not be said that Astoria trade goes to Portland because Astoria merchants are not wide awake enough. We keep as fine clothes as money can buy. 2nd, We sell clothes cheaper than Portland can 3rd, We ire tbith you on every proposition, white Portland is against READ THESE GOAXERS THESE PRIGES WE QUOTE! Will 50c fare induce you lo become a TRAITOR to your town? HERMAN completed. As work Is being pushed rapidly In many sections of the country on both grading and track laying, more miles of track will undoubtedly be laid during the month of October than In any previous month of the year. Unless severe weather sets In unus ually early there la every reason to be lieve that enough mileage will be ad ded between now and January 1 to mske the total fur th year four thou sand miles or over." SHIPWRECKED SAILORS SAFE Steamer Tenkoa Brings Five Men of the Giffiird to Sua Fran cisco. MN FRANCISCO. Oct i-F!ve sail- ore who for weeks were thought to have been lost at sea. and who were given up by their friends as dead, have arrived on the British ship Gilford, which rescued from death In the cold and stormy seas of Cape Horn. The rescued men were of the crew of the British steamer Tekoa, which, while bound from Wellington, K. I., for Lon don, with a cargo of froten meat, ran on an unchartered rock at the south en trance of the Straits of Lemalre on the night of August 7 last. The Ave res cued men are Second Offioer Herbert Barnes and Seamen William Teates, Harvey Marner, John Flnnelly and Joshua Perkls. After the vessel struck, over J0.000 carcasses of sheep wwe thrown over board, and she was backed off the rock. ThmHng the ship was about to sink, the second mate, with four men, got Into one of the boats. They cut loose and were soon out of sight of the ves sel, wnlcn was saved and taken to Mortevldeo for repairs. TOR DEWEY'S RECEPTION. MONTPEUER. Vt, Oct. l-An elab orate program has been arranged for the reception of Admiral Dewey here a week from today. The first event will be the parade, which Is to move at ! p. m. Admiral Dewey will ride In an open carriage along the entire line of m.irch. The corps of cadets of Norwich university will escort the admiral, who, upon his arrival at the state house, will enter the reviewing stand and be for mally welcomed by Oovernor Smith on behalf of the state and by Mayor Sen ater on behalf of the city of Montpt l.-r. in NOT FOR ASTORIA AGAINST HER! Admiral Dewey will thon review the In the line will be several regiments of the Vermont National Guard, many Q. A. R. posts, commanderl.-a of Knights Templars and other secret so cieties, organisations, school children Ai d cltliena' delegations. NASHVILLE TO UE REPLACED. NFW YORK, Oct l-A s vUl to the lleruld from Washington says; llecnuse of the disturbed conditions III Hnnto Domingo, It will be necessary fur the navy department to send an other vessel there to take the plane of the gunboat Nashville, which has been ordered to sail Immediately for Ma nil. It Is probable that the Marietta, while on her way to the mouth of the Orinoco, will be directed to stop, and the Detroit will relieve her as soon as the revolution In Veneiuela Is at an end, S3 that the gunboat ran proofed to Manila. ENGLAND CHARTERING 8TEMERS NEW YORK. Ik1. t-The Tribune rays: Surprise and Interest have b-en ex cited In shipping circles by the news that within the last three days soms & vessels engaged In the truns-Atlan-tic trade have been chartered by the FTttlsh gowrnmetu for periods of three months and upwards. Among the ships chartered are a number belonging to the big passrnger and freight lines, though the complete list Is not known at the offices of the lines In this city, as the transactions were conducted abroad. SCHLEY GOES ON CHICAGO. NEW YORK. Oot l-Rear Admiral Schley will raise his (lag on the Chi cago todny at the Brooklyn navyyard, taking the quarters of AJtnlral Howl son. The Chicago will hemain at ths navy yan' for some time. Her conning tower Is to be removed, and In Its place a chart house la to be built on the briOge. TO Ql'ASlI DREYFt'S VERDICT. LONDON. Oct. .-The Tartu corre spondent of the Dally Mall says: I learn that Germany Is about to hand over documents which will lend to the uiishlng of the Dreyfus ver dict' Til WISE: SERIOUS LOSS THE TRANSPORT SIAM Nearly the Entire Cargo of Horses and Mules Suffocated in a Terrible Typhoon WERE TRAINED Eight Vessels In ill Will te Sent -Who Will 'Then Have Squadrons WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. A cable imwage from General Otis to the war department brings word of the loan of several hundred horse and mules on the transport 8iam. The uungo followi: "Manila, Oct. C The steamer Siam which loft !?an Francisco August 18 with 43 horses and 238 mules, sncountoicd a typhoon September 21 off northern Luzon, in which all but 10 mules were last. Tho animals were killed by the pitching of tho vessel, and tho lack of air from the necessary closing of the hatches, There wore no casualties among the passengers. It is stated at tho quartermaster's department that the mules which wore lost on the Siam were trained pack mule, which were considered tho most valuable sent to the riiilippines. WATSON'S SQUADRON The Eight Vessels Ordered to Manila Will Mike Fleet Second lo Great Britain's. NEW YORK, Oct l-A special to the Herald from Washington says: The vessels which have thus far re ceived orders for Manila, are: Armored cruiser Brooklyn, enroute to Hampton Roads proceed to New York for repairs and fitting out and changes In personnel. Protected cruiser New Orleans, en mute to Hampton Riads-proced to New York for repairs and changes In personnel. E BETTER THE GRADE, THE BIGGER THE TRADE. ; J - ' ; - 1 Coaxer No. 5. ' . i a. All men's overcoats, regular 10, now j All men's overcoats, regular 11.50, now 1000 All men's overcoats, regular 15, how u 00 All men's overcoats, regular 17.50, now 1450 you Coaxer No. 6. so per cent reduction on all Boys' and Children's Suits and Overcoats. -'.'. 'I Coaxer No. 7. 'it?'-""' All 50c sox now. .;y; . ,T 35 cents All 25c sox now 3 for 50 cents All 15c sox now 3 for 25 cents Coaxer No. 8. All 50 cent Tics now. 35 cents All 25 cent Ties now 15 cents ON PACK ANIMALS to Re-lnforce Admiral Witwn one of the' Lariest ' Afloat. Gunboat Nashville, now at Ban to Domlnga-proceed to Manila without delay via flues canal and stopping at San Juan for coal and needed re pairs. Auilllary cruiser Badger, now at Mars Island prepare for orders to proceed to Manila. The other vessels which will be sent lo Manila are the protected cruiser Albany and the gunboats Marietta. Much 1,4 snd Hancroft. Of l lu-se the Albany Is now being completed In England. Her officers and crew will be sent to her about Jan uary I, and she will proceed at ono to Manila. The Marietta Is now at Wash- (Continued on Third Page ) 'ASTORIA. ftfirftnN i ..... J WISh