4 im Morning astorian wepneshai, November b, im. JOHN T. LIGHTER. Editor. Telephon Main ML TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. n 1 TT T Sent by mall per year ! Sent br mall, Pr month Served by carrier, per month 8EMI-WEEKLT. Sent by mall, per year. In advance SIN Postage free to lubacrlbera. All communications intended for pub lication should be directed to the edi tor Himlnma communication of all kinds and remltiancet must be address ed to "The Astorlan." The Astorlan guarantee to Its ad rertisers the largest circulation of any newspaper published on the Columbia river. Advertising rates can ba bad on ap plication to the buslneaa manager. The sale of the steamship Oregon I k to the Columbia rlvr. This ahlp, ko far from being old and use less. Is really yet In her prime, and one Of the b-st adapted ship to Pacific coast trade In exist, having been especially constructed for this ser vice. It Is hard to understand why th Oregonlan so persistently pursues the peculiar policy of withholding from lta readers that frank admission of the alarming decline of Columbia river commerce which might Incke them to some effort toward the recoupment of past losses and the retention of the little general trade yet lingering. To show the absurdity of he Orvgonl&n's attempt to quiet public uneasiness over the Oregon's departure, by say ing that ship has survived hnr useful ness. It needs only to be remembered that the transport Pennsylvania. which left Portland the othr day wl:h a regiment for the Phllipplrw. Is a i much older and more antiquated ves sel than the Oregon, yet she has ben praised by that paper as one of the best transports In the government's1' Pacific ocean service. There Is rea-! son to believe If Portland business; men were apprised of the extent to j which Oregon is being shut out of the general commerce that properly be-1 complied, March, ISM, the Wilson Gorman tariff wsa In operation. The second set of figure are for a tltne nearly two yearn after the Dlngley tariff went Into effect. A great war had been waged In the Interval, and, In one of Its manifestations, that conflict may be sr.ld to be still In operation, yel there has been a sweeping gain all along the line In the number of persons employed ami In the wago paid to each. Such an Increase as this nas nnrdly ever taken place before In the United States In the same length of time, Kvery person who wants to worK has It or can get It, and almoin everybody who has It Is getting more wages thun he received four yvars agv One of the great causes of this Immense Improve ment In the condition of the country is ti e change of tariff, a republican act which I Intelligently protective to all crunches of lmlus:ry that mvd any protection haxlng displ.uvd. a demo cratic law which exposed the American producer to tlw ruinous cometltlon of foreign low-pricM labor. RETURNS lONTINTED. (Continued from first page.) meagre reports front the Mate received up to 11 o'clock tonight Indicate that the republicans of Maryland have been overwhelmingly defeated and that John Walter Smith, the- democratic candi date has been elected governor by a maioruy of 10.000 to 15.000. There Is also a reasonable- ctrtalnty that the democrats will control both branches of the legislature. The republicans are Inclined to attribute the mult to treachery among the followers of May or Malster and United States Senator Wellington. MASSACHUSETTS. BOSTON, Nov. ". Forty precincts In the city of Boston give Crane, republi can, 5.S9: Payne, democrat. 4.S3T. BOSTON, Nov. 7. One hundred and t-?n towns In Massachusetts give Crane, republican, !$,92t; Payne, dem- , oerst. 13.jS9. The same towns last i I year gave Bruce 14.260; Wolcott, 32.S68. 110STON. Nov. 7. Returns from 110 cities and towns out of JS3 give Crane, republican, 37,721; Payne, democrat, 1S.3S0. This shows a republican ls of 11 per cent and a democratic loss of 5 per cent. On this basis the republicans have carried Massachusetts by about 67.000 plurality. IN IOW.V. DRS MOINES, la., Nov. 7,-Retuma to 1:30 a. m. indicate that Shaw, repub lican, for governor, will have a plur ality of 60,000, . A SHAMELESS TRAITOR, lUt.TtXIOUR. Nov. T.-A special from Cumberland to the Baltimore pun quotes Senator Wellington as saying that this was one of the happiest days of his Mfe. SO SAT ALT. (IF US. CLEVELAND. Nov. 7. - Sons tor Hanna at midnight said: "UmW the cindl tlons It has lxii a splendid re ptibllcar victory," MIS HOARD WORKING. FRANKFORT. Ky., Nov. 1-A btille. tin Issued at 1 a. m. by the Coxhel democmtic canuxUgn rommltteo says: "Wei have not enough Information con cerning the state to go Iwo details, but are confident we have won. though the majority Is small." MISSISSIPPI. JACKSON. Miss.. Nov. 7.-Tbe entire democratic state ticket Is elected by a majority ecnnervittlveVy estimated at noo. SOUTH DAKOTA. ABERDEEN., S. D.. Nov. 7,-Chalr-man Herrer of the republican state committee says: "We will carry the state by at least 8.000 majority." It would take too long to tell all the diseases that Wak-m-r's Safe Curt protects us from that is to say, ait that arise from di; :.sal kidneys ant! I'.wr. A jjreat t!v ', has saitl that "i.n tl iMtness :.uuher is :: h ('ualcd 1)V the ;! rUiousncss ot then approach." Warners Sai-: Cure is an infallible preventative ami specific for all dis orders in the above named organs. ton will resume his advance tomorrow. The Thirty-fifth regiment will reinforce him tomorrow. A force of 300 Insurgent attacked the Fourth cavalry last night making three futile charge.! und losing three mn, the Americans losing none. BOER RKVERSKS. (Continued from first page.) BOSTON. Nov 7 Tn lh Pmnblln. tongs to me ioiumoia river a move-, , , . , I hampshlre district. Senator Herbert C. j Parsons, ami-imperialist, who ran on ' an lndepndent ticket, was defeated by i the regular republican nominee. BOSTON. Nov. 7. The republicans have carried Massachusetts today by 63.000 votes, electing W. Murray Crane, governor. The entire republican state ticket was elected by practically tho same plurality as the head of the ticket j and the legislature Is republican by the I usual large majority. NEW JERSEY". NEW YORK. Nov. 7. In New Jer sey the republicans carried the state and retained control of the senate and house assembly. TKENTON. N. J.. Nov. 7.-Rturns at midnight Indicate that the republi cans have carried the state by about 20,000 plurality. The republicans will abandonment of Coleium ar.d a rwlie-i control both houses of the legislature, nient to Estcourt. i I (omeral While had uscrrMlm-d thai i SOUTH DAKOTA. t H.rs were alia, king Colenso but! SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 7. Ar-: he wax not aware of the British ivtir. . j gus Leader, republlcin. estimates th ment. II - had determlm .1 ih-r-for.'. t republican majority of the city of, attack the Ifciers In the r-ur. Or;. Sioux Falls at 200. Last year for gov.! White's dlvUL.n caught the Ho is i ernor the city went republican by ... 1 the r-ar and itft-r the hills hud U--n shelled, the British luftmitry t..r;n-d llvUllil.C l.N M.MI1M. i the pillion. I lit the meanwhile (he Brltlxh ravalrv No More Back Ache u ..ore i y i0 v Vr0nUBLES 'AVELff Constipation. INFlAMATIONt'ti BLADDER. amO ALL KIDNEY DSCASCS . -5 l'mill.K the IiIikmI by eliminating nil polMonoiis ii'.uter. stimulating Die se eivtlous, regulating the bowel and aid ing imtiiie In throwing oIT that wlilel) makes a yvllow skin. Tho effect on the COMPLEXION Is ()l'e pronounced, a a few days' use will demonstrate. NORGARD & PETTERSON, 9 Merchant Tailors Tinthlll Strcd Iktketi .ltd mil 4th... Portland, Oregon Tleltns (Irtiiini Illri. U us,l (intlier up Tluisc, MAGAZINES You linve slxml your homes ninl have llicm nrn.lt Into llntiilsome IWka, Old Uniks relmnnd and made ginxl n new. We make all kind of books atui Iihvo Hie mily Hook Hin.lcry In Aninrln. Will l0 'leiiml toitlliiult cetlnmles. .1. S. DI I.I.IXtJKR. Cor. Mnth iinJ Commercial Su. towiu'ds iewdr- Tle tr drve the Boers back a eor-sidornble distance and dl-wliU-d a gun. "There was also fighting WW llulu nui.a. our loss, altogether Is irlght kllliil and about 20 wound-d." A NATIVE REI'OltT. fhttige Treachery Against ths Il.ier Tro i. IU'RBAN, Natal, Nov. 5.-5 M p. m -A native eye u lines of Thursilay's bat. tie D' ur Iiil tnlth. says tht Ioer wre caught on '.he oHn ground and rul-ied several white flags. The British lirii a.lvaineil without firlrg to accept the surrender f thw Boers but wen rciflved with a voiu-y si rl.e nirjw, Enraged ut this Inticliery the lan eers. husoars and dr.tgiHns followKI by the Infantry with flx.il bayonets,, i liatK-l lhroiu;h and throtiKh the en- mv an.l Old tvat evi-cutlon, A it f ptisonei and .-ot were captuivd. t l'T BY CAVALRY. P. h. Sharpie's Cream Separators LtMt and I lent FISHER BROS. General Supply House for Family Qrocerlcs Bailders Heyy and Shelf Hardoiare.ShipChandlery, Etc. Pacific Sheet Metal Works Salmon Vefetatle Fruit MANUFACTURERS OF ...CANS... spice ml Syrup Lithographing on Tin a Specialty. in rrancisco. Cal. Astoria. Ore. Falrhaven. Wish. Astoria, Ore. Write Da for lrle Neui Zealand Fife Insurance Go ment would be at once started to re move the obstacles which have brought about that unnatural condi tion. The Oregonlan must know that the very trade In which the Oregon Is. to engage from Seattle could be car-j ried on much more profitably from thej mouth of the Columbia river under t common point rates with the O. R. A N. Company. How many readers of the Oregonlan are aware that Cape Nome Is much nearer the seaport of Astoria than okher Seattle and Ta coraa, and I hat freight and passengers could be more quickly and cheaply car ried there from Astoria than from any Puget sound port. The same fact Is also true of many other points in Alas ka as well as Hawaii and all Oriental points. All that Is needed to give Ore gon and the Columbia river the bulk of all this great coastwise and foreign commerce Is the extension of the same railway rate to Astoria now made to SAN FRANCISCO. SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. 7. Nlnety- i five precincts Incomplete give the fol- lowing on mayor: phelan, democrat, 1.2M: Davis, republican, 843. If the present ratio Is maintained Phelan's I plurality will be about 1.500. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7. The re i publican city commitoee at 9 p. m. con ! cedes the ele.-tl-m of James D. Phelan. I dtm'K-rat. mayor by 3,000 majority. Governor Bradley Orders the Tns to; go to the Polls I LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Nov. 7-At o'clock this evening Colonel Menget re ceived orders from Governor Bradley to semi to the polls at once the Louis vllle Legion which had been under arms at Its armory all day. I'p to this time! the election had been one of the quiet-' est ever known here. ! wfc ..- i,. i , .. . shown by official dispatch fnm the inspector representing the Interests of! ff,;neral at Elm a" m,t ,h. n ,ii,a. ..i ,i I fw'tnry, encouraging a hop that 8lr m.nMul,nHt.nn.nw.t,hth.l.,l,,nt George White may yet compMely re swept round the hills and as the re treating enemy asc-n-led Into the plains ' with British bayonets Ix-hltx! ami th rlvej In frnt of them, th'y were I charged by the cavalry' and wnt to ! have perlnhed aJtmwt to a tntui. I While the British troops were thus engaged In a successful endeavor to wipe out the Nicholsons Nek disaster, the situation Inside Ijulynmlth. as h-'. lie Kxeeutloil i.f Bi'r H..!dlrl N'-ar Ijid) jinlth. i:.-T Ml ltT. Nov. S-A reliable nu-j tlve lun Imught I'oiitlriuatory evlileiut. t ..r ",i.! t 's light smith of Iji.lysnilth ! I ..iid .iid the iviiuilaiHt In force was made by a British dlvlsl.m the objevt W. P TllOIllClH, Mgr., IHng to ri-lleve the Culenie column tthlih hud ltn nttarked by the Boers. Tln British Infantry charged tli This was done under an Injunction is- trievt his shaken reputation and that sued by Judge Toney. of the circuit h'" f"m mtty """ ,rlun",han' '" SeflttlA And Tflrnma Tr 1 eertnlntv th Oreironlan's dutv to advocate a measure ' VIRGINIA so immensely to the benefit of Portland.' RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 7. Both Astoria and the whole of Oregon. Yet j "ranches of the legislature are over that paper nt only refuses to support! helinir.gly democratic. such a proposition, but openly opposes It In every way in its power. Why does the Oregonlan not only continue a pol icy seemingly, at least, so much at var iance with the best Interests of Its state and Community, but In addition posi tively refuse to make any explana lion mum iniiiiii i-ua to jusmy it with MICHIGAN hundreds of mystified and anxious ' DETROIT, Nov. 7. The offlcial count readers in Astoria and elewti.-re in the shows Mayor Muyburg, democrat, re- drawn elected to a thinl t.-rm l.v 2 .W.7 ninlor- IN COLORADO. DENVER, Nov. 7. Today's election rulted in a complete victory for the dnnocratic ticket In this (Arapahoe) county by a plurality from 3,000 to 5.000. state whose attention has Wn to the farts In the case? . ity. REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY. has ben done well Protective Tariff Iy-aue. I TAIL h.-.Ul LAKE, Nov. 7. IK-turns up to A pi-'ce of work which ought to have 'I'idniijrit indlcat that Thompson, r6-lx-en d'ne by some p-rson or persons' publican, for mayor, has been elected by the American i,v :,(n tjA m.Mi.-.rtt v !"dy vi'iot' v... - n't... has compiled a table showing the ' changes which have been brought i York a!,!,eml,Iy xtands !1 republicans, about In the condition of the wage-1 ",3 democrats. Republican gain, 14. earners of the country In the past feWj SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. 7. Todays j,.. ,a.,n ,..m u nan maue, municipal elation n-sulted anmi'8 uusiness etftaoiisnments of various sorts It has found that the number of workers employed by them' ma'"r a plurality of at least 5,000 in March, 1895, was 191,732, which has 'lV,r Horace Davis, republican, been Increased to 267,486 by March, I 1899. This was a gain of 39.56 per cent In the four years. The wages paid by these establishments In March, mr, court, shortly before noon, restraining i tlie orval through which It Is now pass. tha city authorities and officers of elec tion from Interfering with the Brown Inspectors. The republicans secured a similar or der for their Inspectors on representa tions that they were threatened with Interference. In a number of places the Inspectors were refused recognition and Governor Bradley's order for troops to go tc the polls was made upon a state ment by Judge Toney redtlng this state of affairs. ing. THE FRIDAY FIGHT. CLOSING IN ON AGUINALDO PLANS WORKING SMOOTHLY According to Buller It Was a Slight Affair. LONDON, Nov. 7.-Followlng Is the text of a dispatch from General Buller from Cape Town, dated Nov. 7. 12 :,'..": The following dlapatch has bei-n re. reived from the general commanding at Es court, dated Noten.lx-r : "Since Friday there has be-n a ces satlon of hostilities. A fi-w shots were exchanged yesterday at the output. Friday's bombardment was h'-avy. There was a smart action Friday 't''v...;.;v. lt.'m who werv strongly posted on til(il Kloof hill and drovi. them down on n plain toward the Talula rtvw when the Biltlsh cavalry executing a tine flanking movement, charged ths Boers almost annihilating them. The plain was strewn with d-nd Dorr. A CRIMINAL SENATOR. HI'LKNA, Mont., Nov. 7. Cnlted States Senator Thus. II. Cnrter was ar onied today ,uid fined ae dollar for spitting o the sidewalk. Complaint was made by it man iirn-sted and flnwl yes terday for the same ofMiwe, The fine was mld. Of New Zealand. Son FranclHco. UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS Subscribtsl Capital . . $5,000,000 Paitl-Up Capital . . . 1 ,000,000' Asset 2,545,1 14 Assets in United States . . 300,000 Surplus to Policy Holders . 1,718,702 Has been Underwriting on the Pacific Coast over Tweiitv-two years. SAHUEL ELMORE & CO., ReBident Agrnta, Astoria, Oregon All kinds of rending! There Is only one place we kno of n Portland where you can find all ths latest books and phamplet on the most advanoed thought of the day, many books on sub jects of advanced up to date topics not to l found In other book stores can be obtained here. It Is worth your while to call when In Portland and se for yourself. Jones, 291 Alder Bt.. Portlnnd. PacificNavigationCompany HTKAMKR8 R. P. Elmore W. H. Hrtrrlnon ONLY IHHKCT LINK ASTORIA to TILLAMOOK GARIBALDI HAY CITY HOHHONVILLE Weather Good and Everything: Aus picious for the Complete Capture of the Insurgents. In the re- democrat, for was S,398,044.53r which has grown to :).85!),280.3S in March of this year. The Increase In this case was 54.09 per cent. There was a gain. In wag ln March, 1SH9, as compared with that month In 1895, of 10.43 per cent per person. The signficance of this great Increase ln the wages of workers will appeal to every intelligent person. At the time for which the first set of figures are ..'PT A LITTI.K ONE. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 7.-Estl mates from all the counties in the stat Indicate thnt Harnett, republican can didate for state treasurer will have a Plurality over Creasy, democrat, of 125,48.1. EVEN KANSAS. TOPEKA, Kans., Nov. 7. The re publicans were generally succesglul In the county elections today. MANILA, Nov. 7. 5.-neral Whea ton's orders were to lard at or n'-ar San Sablun, a fishing village 20 miles northeast of Dagupan. The Insurgent force there only numbers about 100 mem, entrenched, whereas at Dugupan there are some thousands of insurgents and five miles of trenches. Mounts river Is blockaded. General Wheaton Is supposed to have landed today though communication with him is not expected until tomorrow. The weather has beon good flnne the start and he should have been able tl take the trenches without a great loss of life. From San Bablan, General Wheaton can control the roads of escape from Tarlas to the northeast making Junc tion with General Lawton. General MacArthur will begin his advance to wards Tarlac tonight. General Law- MJMi the V'J Baby Thrive! t If not, something must be I wrong with ifs food. If the ' mother's rr.iik doesn't nour ', ! f ish It, she needs SCOTT'S J EMULSION. It supplies the ; ; 4 elements oi fat required for- tne baby. II baby is not ; ; nourished by its frtificial j j food, then it requires I Scott's Emulsion 1 t Half a teaspoonful three i or tour times a day in its I bottle will have the desired f ' effect It seems to have a T ', magical effect upon babies i - and children. A fifty-cent I ' ' bottle will prove the truth f -i .1.1 i. i ui uur Maicmenu. ' ' Sbouli be tnktn in turnout M ' ' well s winter. ' ' nl f ,oo. ill drurlts. . SCOTT Ik ttow M., CUinitu, Nt Yofk. THE 1.0 IV Kit StrHiiKcrs visiting in the city will fln.J tlie l-ouvre hii iittru'ttive remir't wherin lo Hpcu.l tlie eveniiiK. The Amine Misters l.nilic' tlrHii-Mtrn U titl mi tin, bills sixl pre.Hi'iils nitiliiiv a niiiHinil iirocriini of exct'iiliotml merit, IIhihI-oiiic piil hikI liilliaril riKiiiiN nn- a fciiliiie in cuiiniTtioii with tlie imiiPf. I'lilalnble Inn, Ins will Im served lit III! Honrs Cotinectins t Astori witb the Orcein llallnmd A Nuviirstlou Co. for rian Francisco, Portlnnd slid all itoliit. east. For frellit ntnl pamton got rates apply Ij Hsitmel Blitior t Co. ( f ral Aleuts, AMTOKIA, ORE. COHN ACOM Agents, Orego ,llroal NsvlitHtion Co., TILLAMOOK Cre. PORTLAND, Ore. FOR SALE. Improved ranch, consisting of 120 acres, on Toung s river. Apply to John L. Hnyseth, Wise, Or. FINK OPFNfNQ. The North Pacini! Dental Colleire. whos iidvci tlH'Miiciit appears In anoth er column, opened Its doors October 8. Hth 75 students on Its roster. The col !"ire Is well equipped with every facil ity to graduate students ln nil th lot knowledge of dentistry. A. It. linker, I D.D. H., Is demonstrator In charge, and 1 Is well riualldcd to Instruct all atiulant. I who in.-j.ia mis college, NORTH PACIFIC Dental College loth and Couth Sts I'ortlnnd. Member of Niitlomil Association of Dentnl Faculties. State Normal School MONMOUTH. OHKQON Trlnlns School for Tsacasrs, New Rulldtncs Ni'W DcpiMments. I''i(rraded Country School Work. i rati uatcs Secure Hood Positions. STRONG COURSES-Wsll equipped t mini,,, dep.rtm.nts, Normal eourss. quickest and best way tu Stat CerllKce.tM. Expense, for year from I1J0 to 1180; n.isrd $2.60 to IS per week; Tultlos, MS per tsrm of ten wN,ks. Fall term bntms September 19th: Summsr term Juns It to September L For catalogus address p. l. CAMPBELL, PrMldssJl or W. A. WANN. Be sf Faculty. KOPP'S BEST Pormcrly Ta:oma College f Surgery. Denta Dental Indrmary open dally from a. m. to 6 p. in. Fres oral snrglosj cllnls Saturday, l:M p. m. to I p. m. A, R. Baker, D. D. 8.. DemonatraJnv In chart. Htudents deslrlnv Information, ad. om North Paclflo Dsntal Collets, Fifteenth and Couch atmwta. Portland Orefon. r A Delicious and Palatable Drink Absolutely Pure The North Pacific Brewery, of wbicbf Bottled beer for family use or Vcg MrJohn Kopp is proprietor, makes beer beer supplied at any time, delivery in tor domesMo and export trade. the city free. ftorth Pacific Brewery