NOTIOIU . Hooks, P.ndicats.Mnnzp, - riSIOIOA PUBLIC UBKAIiY ASOCiATIDY. f.lU HCUO DC lawn . Any I ,tir.,iy vv.uiu'n I " -s 0 mm ,,i kjC l.iwiv. i" - VOL. L. ASTOKIA. (IKKUON, WEDNESDAY. OCTWJEH 18. W.9 NO. , 122 11 r , rii iivi n 1 1 yv mm IVE TO BURN ANY OLD THING. Bought before the ad vance and sold regard less of it on account of moving. BULLETS FLYING THICKER NOW IN SOUTH AFRICA Eclipse Hardware Co. .nun uunu bikbct The Transvaal Soldiers Are Intent Upon Destroying Railroads. At the um time, K must be remem bered that much new. from the Trans vaal It likely to come by way of Dela goa bay, ai most otlwr channel, are ertrftOy censored. r f rf- Books... (THEY BATTLE AGAINST ARMORED CARS Paper... Ill ant- an1 i Miscellaneous. Germany Activt in Aiding Boers-ta tdfnf AJnoonltlcn for Them I at Entrance of Suez Cant 1-Cerman Officers Fnlfsllnf New Crape and ; Type-writing. . Waterman Fountain Pens 81TUATION AT DUNDEE. Boers Are Getting CUme to British Cavalry Position. LADYSMITir. Natal, Oct. 17. This threatened assault upn OU-nco. 1. be- lleved to be a feint In the hope of weakening the garrison tvre and ex posing the town on tho wwrtward. The Boon are resting, preparatory to com pleting their encircling movement for an attack upon Dundee. Ttvey cannot advance much further without coming Into contact with British cavalry, who screen the position. Nevertheless the Ituatlon la auch that little fighting I expected In the near future In thla sec tion apart from desultory outpost skirmishes. All the women and child tvn have left Dundee. SHAMROCK'S MISFORTUNE CAUSES MUCH SYMPATHY Cries of Consternation Followed the Mishap From the Deck of the Erin. SIR THOMAS' MANLY FORTITUDE Hox Decorated Caper and Rnvelopest-'ioo TfCANSVAAL VERSION. i ! British Retreated Once Boers Were Disappointed In Reinforcement. PRETORIA, Oct. 17. (Delayed In , transmission.) Dispatches- received by GRIFFIN & REED "i KIMUEKLEY. Oct. 17 An armored train, while re ' I c.nn..ittring near Si.vtfoi.win. f npH the Btrs, killing five lthe the nht,n wn" (i: tlnuos north of Mafeklnsr. The Brtt- J and wounding nun. The Hriiitli had nolosso?. :Un ,fter the MC0Dd t, . S Fioni C'dlolur conic 'iihtint reiterations of the rejiort j j tired in the direoUoo of the -town, but !.. ..i ., . i i ti i- i . i i... J ! i they resumed the attack shortly after- i mm me imhts liove uuutkttj fliuiiKing, wing uiniu rc'iw.ru ;f Willi heavy Iosmk. Nnalljwx lias woken out norc among He says toe Lost the Race Fairly Under Conditions of the Contest end has no Complaints of any Sortto Mate. -. ,p Willi lieavj itifM-c. ruiuiijxiJi tins im'Mii dui iii'iu uuiuug LI Ckf& I C $ I iQl natives from Johannesburg. Eight C8 have leen dis- AV1. AO 4 1 1 covered. 01 SOme High Grade GOOdS at mcdeiate piiCCt f Q 17.-Tl,eerew of the armored train v I New Fstcm Bloater Mackerl. New Eastern GnlfiHli. Now Crop Evjoratod FruiU. New Crop NuU, Figs," etc. Minco Meat ond l'umpkin for Pio. is that Boers fired 1.1 Mulls but their aim was wretched and not a .lingle shot struck the train which then made bold to ap proach nearer and opened fire with Maxims. The Burghers replied wiih heavy rifles, again bhooting wildly. Duly three or four bullets struck the train.. they resumed the attack shortly after wards, two burghers being killed and three wounded. The command engaged was Impeded, owing to the want of heavy artillery, which) was subsequent ly obtained from General Cronje. FIGHTING AT MAFEKING. Vicinity Seems to Have Been 8cetve of Many Skirmishes. ROSS, HIGGINS & COji PRETORIA. Oct 16. (Delayed. In transmission.) Heavy ' fighting: took ihjbsequentlv thecrtW loained that five Roers and two f .An armored train sent to repair the Boer hor were killed, while several R,Kr8 and horn were (;"road line opened1 Are on the Boer tt i command. One burgher was killed and wounded. Not a member of the British force wr.s so much as .two morj wounded. a second engage- toucl'd. The Sllverfleld Fur Manufacturing Co., 3M3-aR Morrison St.. Portland, Orm. To tho LocIIch of Astorlot nent followed In which nine British S) were wounded. Yesterday while Gen- ff.s1.W8-ii?S.5.ftftiiixS(ft. eral Cronje's troops were near the V will isve you one-fourth on every ifarmant you puroliase froui ns. be 1 . l ...... will 111.. 111 ll 111 IC.lkl mi I CailM ws are uireoi uisnuiaviurers, snu j ' v profit. r ll. i I.V...M...-..W - , .. - KurNrck H, rr.ni '' "I" IjkIImi' r.lnTilr Mii nun lion .i-.. up Ull 'Kin. sllor Mnilel.'lnlh Jwkels. from M-M U IaiIIm' Fln.Franeh risnnel WalsU, from.... 1.71 up the middleman'! ..N.iio up IMimv r ill., r i piii-ii rwiiH.i A I I u I UL I.. I .... L. I lAnriim I t' m m&ila HUH., rwi nun .w liw, iwh.-m . , . , . . iwpolaH to orlw Irom...,. - m HW.W np ' Kemwlellng of Kur UarmvnU Into tii. Ult Slyl. at very loW (111 II I'M. ... ,i mild tur llKKimled eataluf us, wlilcli M will lu'y waU j . .. . , . ' " " ' Highest Price Told for Kaw Purs. Yours Respectfully. The Sllverfleld Fur Manufacturing Co. - " ' ' " ' ' " -.-..s.asas-aaaassB PORTLAND ' DENTAlU PARLORS Top iloor Wellington Building. " Lorccat orkd tieBt Equipped Offices li the Northwest. . . M 1 --i - 1 "" i ' . ; ; LONDON. Oct. 17.-A opecJal dis patch from Pretoria dated October 14. ! via Delagoa bay say: i A cyclist dispatch wa received from Oitoshoep near Malmanl at o'clock i this evening asserting that heavy flght- ' Ing has been In progress all day long : north of Mafeklng. i British troop, on board an armored j train acted at a covering force for en i gtneer. engaged In repairing the track. ; A Maxim on the train k. pt up a contln . uous flre. j Consplcouous bravery was displayed on both side., but It soon became ap- ' parent that he rifles of the burh r 'vew IneWeetlv against the armored Iruiu. Latter, however. It was once forced to retreat before a particularly strong assault but It soon returned ac companied by a British mounted cm tlnguent and fighting was renew, d fiercely. ' Fighting .till continues, the Boer. ! holding their positions well. A dostn Boers were killed or wounded but the British casaultle. cannot be ascertain ed. " Heavy filing can be heard south of . Mafeklng where Oeneral al Cronje'. Commando is operating. A big engage I ment Is expected shortly In the yiclnity ! of Lady smith. i .anhinir Mnnrtaw nio-hf v. ! broken railway onage, rane mnes norm .-Th- n h. rtnwv of Vafeklng. an approaching train load u . j j..i ed with dynamite was fired upon and from New Castle and are destroying . . . tn blown up. There were no casualties on prevent the approach of our armored lne Tran.vaal side. THKi QCKEN'S ADDRESS THE NATIVES IN IT. " . Usual Comment on the Peace of the LONDON, Oct. IS. The morning World Except In Her Own Do roKt'B Ladysmith correspondent tel.- main and the Invocation of graphs that the Basutos have risen ' -. Deity. against the Free State. J NEW YORK, Oct 17. When it became known that the Shamrock's topmast had been broken there came cries of f consternation and dismay from all parts ot the yacht Erin. Sir Thomas, on the bridge never flinched nor changed countenance. To a gentleman who" "expressed sympathy, Sir Thomas replied: "It's too bad, that's true, hut it cannot be . helped. We must make the best of it." When asked if he blamed any one for the accident he replied: "Oh, no, indeed it could not be avoided, I am sure. We will fix her up and try it again." "When I saw her topmast go," he added "I ex perienced such a shock as I never felt in all my life before." Under the conditions governing the contest we have lost this race as fairlv as if we had gone over the course without a mishap, and the other boat had finished first." NEW YORK, Oct U.-Th topmast' race, towing back to anchorage after of the cup challenger. Shamrock, car-! he had cleared away the wreckage. The rled away 15 minutes after the Wgj Columbia continued over the course single stickers had crossed the starting alone placing to her credit the second line today and her enormous club top sail, with lta 1.000 feet of canvas, came rattling down on deck leaving her a hopeless cripple. No amount of pluck or courage could taoi such a catastrophe and Captain Hogarth Immediately abandoned the of the races for America's cup. It Is' unfortunate that the defender should have been the beneficiary of the accident as there Is little glory in beat ing a cripple but the rule la Ironclad. If crippled before the start, time tor re- Oonttnued on page four. USRMAX HELP FOR BOERS. LONDON, Oot. 17. Parliament open ed today In extraordinary session to consider the South African situation. In the speech from the throne, her majesty Unloading Ammunition For South Afii ca at Entrance to sues anai. ;gald: '' vnin raid. Oct. 17. The Uer'man "Mv Lords and GentWroen: Within a steamer Kaiser, from Hamburg, Is dis-' very short period after the recent pro-, embarking at the entrance of the Suei rogation I am compelled by events j tiuuil, 4.000 pieces ammunition con-' deeply affecting my empire to recur toi Flfciwd to the Transvaal.' " . your advice and aid. j This step ia taken in order to avoid "The state of affairs in South Afrl- seizure In the Red Sea by British cruls- ca has made It expedient that my gov ers. It Is reported that several German ernment should be enabled to strength-! offloers are on board the Kaiser bound en military forces in this country by calling out the reserve. For this pur- po3e, provisions of law render It neces sary that parliament should be called! together. Except for the difficulties, I that have been caused by the action of the South African republic, the condi tion of the world continues to be peace ful. "Gentlemen of the house of commons, fvr thv Transvaal. BtlING THEIR TIME. I Phone Ortiion, Drawn -io.L Columbia U9. ' LONDON. Oct. 15.-No further retl able news from Maeklng has been re ioelved. Dr. Leyds, plenipotentiary of South African republic to European governments, Is said to he going to Ber j lin shortly to confer with poliUcal per sonages. Advloes from Durban announce that the consul of the Netherlands there bus issued a warning to all subjects; the Netherlands 1. to remain neutral. The Hopetown bridge over the Or ange river, which Cape Town advices i today said had been blown up by the ; British, Is not a railway bridge as be ' fore reported, but a bridge 12 miles west hA .aiin.ov nvAP which the old Ul lllC ml'"" " ' rond passes. A special dispatch from rretona says the Boers destroyed the Bechuan- . .lonri Miitvav Ani-lne Friday nicht from ,4, near Fourth, and ,.k for th. Portland ArvoirelkoD. Tha Standard's Dundee correspondent Sensational News of Heavy Fighting at Mafeklng Has no Foundation In, Fact. LONDON, Oct. 17. Belated dispatch es from the scene of action In South Africa throw little fresh light upon the miiina will be laid before you for the situation. The Boers appear to 6e -mvidlna- the expenditure! strengthening their position .in Natal caused b ami biding their own time for attack. Estimates for CTioi.to - ' The Orange Free State burglars aiv Best work at our Prices, because we have the . largest volume of Dental Work in Portland. Rest Crown and Bridge Work, 22 karat Rold per tooth , Sot Teeth, fully guaranteed rubber 7 y" Besttiold Filling -f0 "f BchI Alloy Filling V,C S Teeth extracted without pain B,)c "P We employ only the most modern methods and guarantee saiisracuun. Take eliwator on Washington g'rec Dental Parlors, lop rioor threatening to Invade Cape Colony by way of Norvalspont and Allwalnorth, both of which are ait their mercy, If they possess artillery. So far 'as Is known, the only British force stationed at Allwalnorth Is a detachment of the Royal Berkshire regiment. Today's news from the western bor der reduces the alleged heavy fighting, at Mafeklng to ordinary proportions. Tho earliest sensational story originat ed In skirmishes between tne armored train and small detachments of Boers, although since then much may have i,,.,i.wnpil to tho little garrison. It Is ' ! 1'" ' - " , - -.m iw iiWmltt.tl tn' me ensuing; jtoi - - i: you In due course. j ; "My lords and gentlemen, there arei many subjects of domestic Interest to! : w hlch your attention will be invited at a later season, when the season of la bors for the parliamentary session ha! been reached. For the present, I have Invited your attendance in order to ask you to deal with the exceptional exig ency, and I pray that, In performing the duties before you, you may have the guidance and blessing of Almighty God." Both houses assembled In the cham ber of peers at 2 o'clock, the queen's UCl VI pn-'" - - I difficult to understand how refugees ar- . commlsAion riving at Lorenzo Marques have come after tne m,, the Into possession of news of serious Boer losses at Mafeklng, (Continued on Fourth Page.) ASTORIA ..DAY.. ' "'.I " ' " SATURDAYS GT. 2i,1899 Will be ASTORIA DAY at the Oregon Industrial Exposition In PORTLAND The following Superior Attractions are offered: Bennett's Superb Military Band The Three Flying Banvards In their thrilling Aerial Turns and t lights Alice Raymond, the world's greatest Lady CornctisL Gus Henderson, Wonderful Tight-Rope. Walker and Gymnast. EYA ROSS, Descriptive Ballad Singer. 5 I S;