THK MOK.NING ASTOUIAN, FltlDAY. OOTOHEK 557. IttM. a B ' . , i . . - ' fc- GENERAL SYMONS' DEATH ANNOUNCED IN PARLIAMENT Progress of the War so Far Appears to be In the Boers' Favor. the United Sutes eovernment. bur, rracdcaliy all tns oovi romis ana Gold nuslals will be gtvn to Jofforeon all the New Knlanil ronils lie,v ptnoed M. llmwn, Iaar Toionovloh ami an tMr ordors. ami a Urge piirt of 1h Indian namoU Sam, In recognition of Hindu's for the South and the Bouth thelr gallant conduct In the utempu at west whs also taken, rescue. J The Orvat Northern, which It waa - T Con rail F. Strand, master of the p.-otod would call tor a wry largw quan eteanier Tolnt Arvna; Lara Olson, the ttty. haa placed only 1&.000 ton. The mate, and Seamen Andrew Lllleland. j rin t la currant that alnce th ad P. Anderson and A. Hendrlxson, allver vanoe to IJ& haa taken plaoe an order medal will be 1 towed for their meri torious services In rescuing 25 of the crew of the Ill-fated steamer. ADDITIONAL MEN ORDERED TO AFRIU Th USING ALUMINUM. Light Me'Al Is Fast Displacing Copper. A. CHICAGO, Oct. 2S. The Record says: Aluminum Is to have Its first Import ant trial as a commercial conductor of Reports of Killed sod Wounded Among the Boers at Clencoe Were electricity on the Northwwaem eievat- .I. t.i.i t, TV- :e-l ' Twenty miles of Inch and a U really exaggerates ucwai aisu iuai iuiu Cannon Were Captured. THE BOER ACCOUNT. LONDON, Oct M. The death of Oen- j did not molest them. eral William Penn Bymons, Brtusn commander at Glencoe. who waa shot in the stomach In the battle with th Boers there Ootober SO. w-as officially announced In the house of commons today. The parliamentary secretary of the war office, Mr. Wyndham, in an nouncing the death of General Symons said: The news waa considerately sent to General White by General Joubert which conveys the Impression that Gen eral Yule had to leave his wounded at Dundee. We hope to have shortly full information on the disposition made by General Yule for his wounded before leaving. i half cables 150.000 pound of light ' weluht tu(V are to be strung along ' the steel trestle to distribute the mo , tlve power to the trolley rails of the : new road. ! Aluminum displaces its copper rival ' on the new road because of Its cheap- I nuL Conoer haa doubled In price British Prisons Captured at Dundee ' " the m,i has dropped a snaae in me acaje, rilled a Train of Ten Trucks. LONDON. Oct. M.-A batch of de- R. Chapman, an Mectrlcal an layed dispatchea arrived this morning' "r ' lhe new y,: "After copper, aluminum is ute oeet conductor among the cheaper metals. An aluminum wire haa the additional via Lorenxo Marque. They are as fol lows: PRETORIA. Oct 2t-The British rrisoners captured Friday near Dundee! advantage of being lighter to handle were entrained at Dannhauaer. They ' and of being non-corrosive. Allied 10 truck. Offloem traveled Hrst- ..r.v,.,., class, and a separate van was provided ' i',,nt hM bn mad K8,bl by 0,Jer for two wounded officers. An enormous""" CMc mn crowd assembled at the station hens to1 witness the arrival, but there waa n0!JTQ METAL demonstration. The greatest order and for 20.0W) ton has been entered for one road. Since the rapacity of the mills Is about 2.250.000 tout, the works are now pnRnfied very considerably beyond the first halt of the coming year. The prevailing car famine ha aaln emphasised the neoslty for more and more modem rolling stock, and It looks as though very large requirement will come upon the market from that quar ter. As a matter of fot a considerable number of orders have been placed lately. The Lake ship yards and the yards along the Atlantic count are crowded with work and have added to It lately, notably on the Lake, so that some of the plate mills .ire now under heavy pressure and will remain so for many months to come, Reports from the wire trade, refer to heavy commitments for the future with deliveries still be Mnd. This Is at a time when Interests branch, the manufacture ought to be gin to accumulate a stock for th spring trade. The past week has been one of reced ing values ill the metal market. Larg ! blocks of lake copper have been offered unsuccessfully at 17V Tin had a sharp drop In London and here , declining down to 30. from which It reacted at the close. Spelter has weakened sharply, and lead, too. Is somewhat easier. mm TRADE CONDITION The house," he added, "will be glad j deC()rum prevale1 wht9 they were to know that we have a further report ( traverslng lh! streets. ! from Mafeklng, which was all right, Thtf woun(lej were uken t0 no.' October 21. As the establishment there FjtaIi whe he othe offloers and men of the Nineteenth Hussars was man.hed to the race course, es-' 'JJ () () 'fill! W.K plete. thre is no explanation why the.forted by mounted burghers, and were1 Infantry officers fell into the enemy's encamped on the apot where Jameson's hands." 1 trooper were confined. The officers : - Orders were issued today for an ad-( Lieutenant Colonel Mollor, Major The dilifiiial 5.'W troops to sail for South Af-1 Grenville and Captain Pollock of the , rloa between November 4 and Novem- Kighteenth Hussars, and Captain Lons-' ber 1?. The war office received the fol- dale. Lieutenant Meuseur. Lieutenant lowing dispatch from. General White: , carvice. Lieutenant Grimshaw, Lieu- LADYSMITH, Oct. 26, 12:40 p. m. tenant Majendie and Lieutenant Shore General Tule s column Just marched in f the Dublin Fusileers looked In good M'W YORK, Oct 26. Discussing the here after a very hard march during health. They were quartered In a conditions of the" Iron and metal trade, the nllfht of exceptionally heavy rain, building apart from the men. The men the Iron Age will today say: The men, though done up, are In good appear Indifferent and spend most of spirits and only want rest. The enemy tneir time smoking. 8'ne branches of the Iron trade and In the cruder products some large trana- Tninsktiun Lanjc in hapimi Kith the (icncral Htiints Prosperity. Wilson Improved Air Tight Heaters ...FOR COAL... This lii'iitor is oHpooittlly aJiitil l'-r Soft ( 'mil nud I-inilo. l'lio Imily in iiuulo of cli!it'tl Htot'l. Kxlra heavy Hliukinj: niul thiinpiiiK gniUi. Firo jmt oxtm linivy with hww ti.h pit. IltiN a nifkol urn, tiickol muito plato niul two nickel nlatod foot rails. Tlit hot Must tint ft is so fonstniftetl that the escaping gases are all eoiisuiiied, whieli makes n great savinj; in the consumption of fuel. Price, $12.00 to $25.00. All Varieties of Hood Air TIJbts al FOARD 6 STOKES. The "Delsarte" and "Regent Shoes for Women in THE LIliltARY FUND. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 26.-Uem.TaJ Shafier has provided headquarters In the army commlssury building for the committee f the lied Crvxw Society now engagv-d In coll.-cting books for a free library to U' established In M.i Mlla for the u. of American soldiers. The committee expect to soon have e.iough books n hand to make a first shipment to the Philippine. j Jonn Sherman Is quoted by the New! York World as believing that Admiral j Dewey would be a strong presidential j candidate for the reason that he would be voted for with extreme disregard of. There haa been a very active week In Prty lines. Mr. Sherman also says, however, that tne admiral uispiajr mm SOUTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS. Playing Tlwir Usual Game of Revolu tion in Several States. NEW YORK. Oct. !. A dispatch to. the Herald from Panama ays: i The Herald's correspondent in Bo goto sends word that a section of the liberal party. Induced by a branch of j quiet. Business is going on as usual, actions have taken plaoe. One Interest All JiliLEWrt Styles if 53 to One f any Price f;' xf;;i $5.00 $3.50 Sh0C great firmness of character and a won- j derful degree of elf confidence, and. . . a a .in ii this, while It would undoubtedly saU- AI50 UUeeil UUdlliy The military guard l strong enough f ha. purcha-ed fully W.0OO tons of basic 'wfth SflOCS for WOlTien iously awaiting development In the In-: and has option on some additional , " r.- . 1 ttrlor. AFTERMATH. Several W. C. T. U. Matters Delegated to Executive ('ommiUpe. amounts. It Is reported that, so far as the Iron purchased In Western Pennsyl- vanis Is conevrned. It was on the basis of V. at furnace. j In bessemer pig one larg consuming ' Interest has takvn about 75,0)0 tons at some- Xx at valley furnaces, for the first half $3.00 the conservative party, now called the! SEATTLE. Oct. 26 Unless historical, revolted in Santandr. The( thins unforeseen should prevent It, the of 1SV0, in addition to a lot of 30.000 tons government and a majority of the llb-j next national convention of the Wo-; referred to last week. Pittsburg re erals, however, are resolved to main- j man's Christian Temperance Union will ports sales of forge Iron aggregating tain peace. be held in Washington, D. C. A sen- 2.'.000 tons. In charcoal iron tht-re ha The government has declared the re-j timent practically unanimous in favor i been a heavy movement also; report public under martial law. It will issue j 0f tnat cty exists In the executive com- has It that a very large block has been new paper currency as may be re- milte 0f tne national union, to which ' taken for car-wheel purposes, and body the convention has delegated the some good business has been done In quired.. It controls the railroads, river steamers and telegraph lines and is acting with prudence and moderation. I It had been planned by the historical to selie General Jose Santos, the min ister of war, but the attempt failed. This may bring about the fall of the party and cause Important political changes and developments In the near future. The department of Antiogula, Cauca and Panama have remained quiet so far. . Liberals In Bolivar rose in arms on October 21, under Julio Vengoechea, and starts blowing up four bridges on the railway line between Cartagena and Calimar, taking up rails, cutting telegraph wires and obstructing river J navigation by sinkkig dredges at the duty of fixing the place and time for the iron for malleable purposes, with one Fancy Plates, 10 ct. up. Great Left Over Slb Prices Away Down. You'll hay So, When You Sec Prices. Great American Importina Tea Go. Stores Everywhere. ioo (stores. 171 Commercial St.. Aatsrta. E. C. Goddard & Co. Oregnnian liuiMiiiK, Portland. Inquiry for 10,000 tons In the western market. A number of conferences have been lild by some of the large billet pro-. convention of 1900. The executive committee today decld-' ed, among other things, to maintain an active lobby at Washington this winter to prevent the seating, if possi- ducers, but, so far as we can learn, no ble. of Congressman Brigham H. Rob-; definite action haa been taken. Somej erts of Utah. large trade have taken plaoe on the: It was also decided that steps should basis of relatively low figures, but spe-j be immediately taken by the general clal conditions governed these transac-! officers to effect the organization of the Hons, so that the prices do not reflect W. C. T. U. In Cuba, Puerto Rico and the market accurately. In that way, aj Hawaii. No mention was made of the 30,00-ton lot was placed, In addition to i Philippines. avnriAnnjmrinuvut'uviAAAirunjUJ i '5 3 XT iC- Jr(m m V- ST. HELEN'S HAM. A BOARDING AMD DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Reopened September 13. For circulars : address. MISS ELKNORK THIBHKTIS, I'll. 1 Principal, 1'ortlsn 1 Oregon Telephone Red 391. WHEAT GRADES ESTABLISHED. Affects Oregon, Washington and Idaho Grain. entrance. General llodriguez, the WOo-ton transaction referred to last week. Th opportunity given to the rail roads to come In at $33 before the price was raised to $35 seems to have been very widely availed of. and In some ln- I PORTLAND, Oct. 26. The committee stances the tonnage placed by Indlvld with a large force; m?t today Rnd eslabllHned tne gra,efl ual roads wn very large, while in oth- of men, left on the same evening on j w be uged ,n 0regon Wahington an(J ers It was Toelow the usual quantities, the steamer Hercul-js, going up the riv-1 I(ja)0 th,g aeaBon at 5g pound,, for N-0 The movement, which has now culml- tr In pursuit of the revolutionists. Hej j WaJa -v'ana and bluestem. They did nated, began as early as August, and a was followed by the steamers Colom-! nft nx the grade ffjr valeyj but it w)11 SOod deal of tonnage was placed at fig- bia, La Faurle and Manuela Aycardl. j probably tne WalIa Walla ures running up from $28 to $29. The This was the situation when the : A pr)M was agreed on of 1 total now on the books for 1900 delivery Spanish steamer left Cartagena on Oc-j cent bunel lefM! for 57-pound wheat ls variously estimated at 1,200,000 tons tober 22. There was then considerable anfJ 2 CPntj) bugnel leeg for 56, to 1,500.000 tons, not Including from 20,- exekement in Cartagena. ! pounfl Action regarding the lighter m t0 300,000 tons to be carried over the Official advice received by the gov ernor here state that the national gov ernment is organizing about BOO men to march on Santander under General Hu gar. Publication of all the Colombian newspapers In the republic has been The Most Annoying Thing One encounters in the wcRring of gloss-s is llie cntiHlniit rare neces sary to keep the lenes clean and cleat. The handkerchief is al- wu.vs linndy lint not always cle- P gnnt W'e (five a fine leather case 2 and nliiiinois lens clesrer with g each mirof gliu-Hes we sell 3 Northwest Optical Co., The l.il)lo UI1., Hccciml urul WiiMlilnuton Htm C Kooiiim jo-jr-Jj-i.i dJvrunsLnnjvrunnifuuru A Portland Buyer truvro j grades Is left to the judgment of the ; buyer. LIFE-SAVERS REWARDED. j Government Will Distribute Medals to t Rescuers of San Benito Survivors, current year. Among the recent sales I Jrs 1 IT AAA . v 4Ua TTaMman .vatAm. i 10.00 tons for the Pennsylvania, dis tributed among the mills on the line of the road; 50,000 for the Illinois Central, 35,000 tons for the New York Central, 40,000 tons for the Baltimore & Ohio, suspended for the present. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 28. The men 40,000 tons for the St. Paul, 40,000 tons Telegraphic communication with im- J who saved the Ives of a number of the for the Union Pacific, 40,000 tons for th.- portant town north of Bogota, and also' crew of the steamer San Benito, which Chicago & Northwestern and a large with Cartagena and Baranqullla has was wrecked on November 22, 1896, near block for the Louisville & Nashville. been Interrupted. Panama remains Point Arena, are to be rewarded by The Lehigh valley order went to Pitts-1 DALIT) N, wlio has liad year' of f-xjicricnce us a . Buyer . Will b pleased to give persona attention to all customer. Correspondence solicited. 363 Second St., Portland. HIS MOTHER'S BREAD He says waa always so light and well baked. Well there Is a knack In mak ing It But don't forget the kind of stove or range used make a difference. HI mother used a Star Estate Rantre M ' 1 j& '0Mum JO IB I. W. Or. BfJULLT, Agsnt, 4M Bond Street Books llought, .SuM niul Kxcliungt'd tit the Old Book Store History, HiorHiiiy, MocImiiIi'uI, Itefefi'iui', Potry, Meillrnl, Ijiw, lUliglous, Scietitillo All standard work. Sctoad-linml sclioul books, Urue stix k etieap. BeiiiDd-lininl iimnu.lni. Li bntnes boaglit. I-nrgo stock o( uovuls, 10.000 tltlie. HYLAND BROS. rOKTI.ANl), on. 2J.i '.':il Yatnhlll St., below Stolid. Telepliotie IUhJ UtiH& Umbrellas Best and Cheapest Almi ItcpnltiiiK Niul Ibfinvoriliir ( Meredith's WanliiliKlou Ih'Iw.-i'Ii fitli and llth H reels. I'tUll'I ANU. OHK. John It. Coffey. Merchant Tailor rv.if.r- Portland, Ore. R, MARSCH Tonsorial Parlors 301 Washington St, comer Fifth Opposite Hotel Perkim Ladies Hair Dressing a Specialty Ladies entrance to bath ou Fifth street. W. C. A. Pohl, 101 n (oko)ci. Undertaker, Hmbalmer and Funeral Director Caskets and Funeral Supplies constant ly 011 liaml. Comer lltli and I 'nans Bli, Astoria, Ore firing Urip (..!!, I nrti Ktnniton, vlUifuvi roltTLANi). - OUEnoN. mrjifXiXffiu&Um.iu. Golombia Electric & Repair Go SueceHHor to COLUMBIA IRON WORKS Lowers Supplies Blacksmiths BoilerMakers Machinists Fgyiei Kept in Stock Logging Engine HmIU and lepalred Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specially Sole Manufacturers of the Unsurpassed Harrison Secton" Propellor Wheel ... Contractors for Electric Lights and l'owor riants. I ...The Esmond Hotel... l PORTLAND, ORE,, FRONT AND MORRISON STS. . j Biir.)).-ii pi,.VicVil,iJ0itr dv. OSCAR ANDER80N, Minmgor- X AiiiiTlcanplsii,1.00loa.UU.enly. .1. ('. I'KNDKIIAST, Chief Clerk. CHAS. HEILBORN & SON IRON . AND BRASS BEDSTEADS In nil sizes nml styli-H. We shall continue to toll ' I run nnil Brims lledflti'nds ut tin' shiiib Lnw Prices roKnrdlcns of the nil ho in tlio price nf iron and brims qjvurLTLruinJ inAiAiuwinnAnunnnirinuuiiAi uvuiAnAnuuiAnruuvAui PORTLAND, OR. . . , 7lHUMPInttu 11... . . . A. . 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