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TlUt MORNING ASTOltlAN HUUA, JILY , IWMK - STOR3 CLOSES AT T V. M. KXCEPT " SATURDAY..!' ". ".V: OUR GREAT SALE OF LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS Is fully inaugurated. Every desirable modern style and wash fabric is represented in this, the most complete Shirt Waist stock in Astoria, Every waist foels the price cut , 10U KNOW THE VALIE OP FIRST CHOICE. Headquarter for Dry Goods AVOMEN HACKED TO PIECES BY BOXERS (Continued from First Page.) ter'. In a quarrel between Boxer and Christians, the converts had driven off the Boxer from the mission, and LI vowed vengeance. Thl he took In a horrible manner when Norman was thrown Into his hands. After his cap ture by the rioters, from whom LI took the captive, the missionary was strip ped by the retinue of LI and a collar of iron fastened to his neck. A short chain was attached and he was teth ered to a stake. The Chinese men, women and children then poked sharp sticks into his flesh and Jabbed blm with tridents. When he sank down, weak with lose of blood and half erased by the awful torture, and was unable to get upon his knees even, the chain being made too short, he strangled slowly. Molten lead was then thrown on his nude body and as he writhed In agony he was stabbed to death. His body was cut to pieces. Robinson, the other missionary, was slaughtered without being; so long In agony. He was cut down by a mob and hacked to pieces almost Instantly. A number of the mission converts were slaughtered. Some were asked to re cant and those who did so to save their lives were raddled and bridled and forced to crawl to the temple Idols. DBS MOINES. Ia.. July H. The last letter written by Mrs. Conger, wife of the United" States minister to China, to friends here, so far as known, was under date of May L shortly after the return to China from this country. Extracts from this letter follow: "I must tell you Just a little of the way we found things at the legation. First, the servants bad made the house clean in every crack and corner. We see very much in our servants to re spect, admire and even love. They are so patient, faithful, attentive, thought ful and kind. The qualities of charac ter they manifest surprise me. Heath ens? In some ways, and so are we all. Tou hear much abouti the Boxers, don't you' Well, we do not feel at all j in danger. Next week a party of us starts overland on a trip to the great wall ff China. The Boxers do not like tha foreigners.' They greatly deslrethe foreigners to go borne and stay there and let China alone. What the out r om w ill be. no one can telL "There has been no rain during the winter and spring, and the ignorant Chinese think the 'foreign devils' cause this lack of ' water, and starvation threatens them." f"-'. . . CLIFTON. Aris.,July 19. Orders tave been received to put in readiness for leaving six troops of the Ninth cavalry (colored), which are garrisoned at Fort Grant, Huachuca and San Carlos, es tablished to protect settlers In the sev eral Apache regions of Arizona. The negro troops will be relieved by four troops of the Fifth cavalry at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. The action will likely call for a strong protest from settlers, who claim they would be left unpro tected from sanguinary Indians if the changes were made. According to or ders received the six companies will go to Sau Francidco, probably the last of the month. SAN FRANCISCO. July 19. The bat teries of the Third artillery that re- Lazy Livers are many time the cause of varioai d mum. Ninety per cent of the American people are said to be troubled with liver afl-t stomach complaint inch as constiijatioii, dizziDHHs, indigestion, bihooauaas, sluggish liver, eto. Baldwin's Health Tablets No. 25 oreroome and cure ' time tils. f These tablet aot as a gentle laxa- I tive. They make the liver aut j Btomaoh do tbelr duty a they I should. Th moxt cbetinate case ' i-M to th-B little tablete. Tuey U nnt &c and ran be procured at "" FRANK HART. Successor to Th. Olsen, 100-2 Com. St on the Lower Columbia. ctived orders, on the 17th inst, to ren Jeavous at the Presidio, w ith a view of ultimate service In China, have been or dered Into camp at the Presidio, with Instructions to the various officers to have everything !n readiness for sud den departure. Clothing Is bring Is sued to the men that will be of service In cither China or the Philippines. Instructions have been ferwarded from Washington requesting the im mediate preparations of ramps requisite for the comfort of men. Rtfruit are arriving every day from all part of the country, and are being furnished with clo'hin? and outfits as rapidly as possible. The W3rk of loading the 'big tramp steamer Strathgyl will be begun this morning. She has a capacity of $500 tons. She Is to carry hay, grain and horses. The Hamburg-American line has the contra ?t for carrying MOO horses that were bought here for Ger many, but that company has as yet been unable to charter any vessels. The Pacific Mail Company's steamers City of Para. City of Sydney and Colon have been withdrawn from Cen tral American trade. No confirmatory news has been received from Washing ton, but the supposition is that all three vessels, will carry troop to China or Manila. The owners of the Zeal and la will not say where she Is going, but the work of fitting her out for a run Into the tropics has already begun. The Senator and City of Puebla are coming here from Puget sound, and It now looks as though Uncle Sam would have 10,000 men on the waters Inside of a fortnight. Work on the transports Hancock and Meade Is being rushed. Just as soon as the troops are here the vessel will sail This will be about the 29th Inst., and the ships now being; chartered will follow in quick succession. The. United States quartermaster's department has awarded contracts for supplying 242 field ranges to be de livered in three week. These range are built in such form that all of the cooking utensils can be stored in the stove during transportation.- The punv ber of ranges ordered will be enough to supply an army pf 23,090 men. Several of the large grocery bouses in this city have receive! orders for Immense quan. tlties of supplies to be delivered at once to the United State subsistence depart ment , . . ".. . . ' 1 CHICAGO, July 19. The Record says: Passenger managers of Western rail roads today will attempt to arrange for a division of military business, in view of the anticipated heavy move ment of the United States troops from various sections of the land to San Francisco within the next few. months, the roads feel the necessity of a division arrangement. Passenger men are con fident that the conditions in the Chi nese Empire soon will demand the presence of thousands of United States t-oldiers In the Orient. BOERS AGAIN ACTIVE. The War In China Gives Them newed Courage. Re- NEW YORK. July 19 A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: Lord Roberts reports from Pretoria a battle and a fox chase. The bat tle was brought on by General Botha, who attacked General Pole-Carew's position east of Pretoria, while General Hamilton was moving northward and driving back Delarey's commando, and General French was in the center be tween the two vlnga. .This was a vigorous counter-stroke planned when Lord Roberts had succeeded In cutting off communications between the two Boer forces and was pushing back the weaker column from Waterval. The British positions were gallantly defended by the Canadian and the New Zealand mounted Infantry and the! Irish Fusiliers, and a series of desper ate attacks was repulsed. The losses were balanced on each side, but Included two brave Canadian ofPeers, Lkutenants Borden and Birch, to whom Lord Roberts pays a fine tribute. While Lord Roberts' army Is virtual ly on the defensive within a few miles of Pretoria, he has sent Lord Methuen and' General Smlth-Dorrlen from KYu gersdorp to Rustenberg, to clear the western district, where recent successes have caused a renewal of the bad feel ing against the British. The fox hunt has begun In the Orange River Colony, where Generals Hunter and Rundle were slowly but surely crossing around General De Wet's com mando. The fox hunt has suddenly started across country toward Llndley, with the-; mounted forecs of Colonel Broad wobd and Colonel Ridley In hot pur suit. The Boer force does not exceed 1,500 men with five guns, and the pur suers. If their horses are In good con- ltUm. may uccwd In runnlnjr It down. If thU can be don, the pacification of th Oranre River Colony ought to b effected rapidly, a th remaining com insmlivs cannot keep up the fight In ! the mountain! If Van Itennan'a Pas and HarrUmlth have beon taken from LaJmlth but the fox must be flrtt caught. The renewal of the Boor' activity la probably due to the effect of the crlsl In China. Mr. Krugvr and Mr. Steyn have perceived In the Far East a di version In thlr favor, which they pre viously expected, either from European diplomacy or from American politic. RTAX TO MEET MOFFATT. Purse of r00 to Pe Contested For on September 7th. SAV FRAN'CISCO. Julv 19. The I . National Club ha probably matched I Tommy Ryan and Jack Moffatt to' tight for a $5000 purse, both men to weigh In at the ringside within 15S pounds. Sep tember 7th Is the date set for the battle. Moffatt has already signed and Ryan has agreed to affix his name to the con tract when presented. Frum com munication already received, the munlcatlons already received, the in the way of obtaining Ryan's signa ture to the agreement If Ryan does not accept a proposition will be made to Root or Kid McCoy to meet Mof fatt. M KINLET GOES TO CANTON. WASHINGTON, July 19.-President McKInley left for Canton tonight AUTOMOBILE CANNON. Experimental Trip No,v Being Made to Test the Invention. CHICAGO. July 19.-A piece of horseless" artillery, otherwise a Colt's rapid fire gun, mounted on an automo bile of special construction, today started on an experimental trip' from Fort Sheridan to Washington. The vehicle Is driven by gasoline. An endeavor will be made to demonstrate that the Invention Is practicable for use in actual warfare. ARIZONA DROUGHT OVER. Plenty of Rain Now Brings Relief to Stock. PHOENIX, Aris,, July 19. The great est drought In the history of Aiisona was broken today by light showers In the upper part of the Salt river val ley, and tonight heavy storms are gath ering. The drought has been excess ively damaging to stock and business of all kinds. MONTANA'S FIRST GOVERNOR. Death of Hon. Sidney Edgerton Akron. Ohio. at AKRON, O., July 19.-Hon. Sidney Edgerton. aged 82. died here today. He was the first Justice of the supreme court of Idaho, and the first governor of Montana, having been appointed by President Lincoln. He was twice elect ed congressman from this district WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND. July 19.-Wheat. Walla Walla and Valley, 56c 57c; bluestem, 59c 60c. RECIPROCITY TREATY, WASHINGTON. -July 19. State de partment officials today made public the text of the reciprocal commercial agreement between the United States and Italy. ASTOU APOLOGIZES. Has to Withdraw His Insult Against Captain Milne. LONDON, July 19. Mr. Waldorf As tor has apparently reached the conclu sion that he made a grave blunder when he publicly Insulted Captain Sir Archibald Berkeley Milne. Today Mr. Astor published in his newspaper, the Pall Mall Gazette: "We desire to express regret that a paragraph which appeared In this col umn July 2, with regard to the pres ence of Sir Berkeley Milne at Mr. As tor's concert, the preceding Thursday evening should have been published under a misapprehension of the exact circumstances. Explanations of a complete categorical kind now show that Sir Berkeley Milne's presence was due to a misunderstanding that entirely absolves him from any Intentional dis courtesy." IRON PRICES VERY SLOW Wages Will Go Down and Some Fur- naces Will Be Closed. CLEVELAND, O., July 19. The Iron Trade Review says: The pat week has. been without doubt the most active of the year In finishing material. The significant fact establitihed by .those transactions Is that a basis has been reported on which business will be done and that the main obstacle for months has been dis trust of existing prices and not such an utter drying up of business as some views have Indicated. The mills have shown In the contest of the past week a disposition to put prices where, buy ers want them, and some rather sav age work has been done In the struggle for orders. In steel bars and In plates, contracts have been taken at figures relatively lower than the lowest rec ord of three years ago, taking account on today's cost for fuel, ore and labor. Sellers have had to forget that any such prices were ever on helr books as were secured with such ase nine and twelve months ago; the main pur pose being to end the long drawn run of driblet and deal ialn In cotulderabl bKicW. It 1 to be notJ, howevrr, that the very low price are on bual ne which will yield early speclflca Uon, and nUlla are not Inviting Ung contract on thla ban!, for there la a strong leaning to the belief that later In the year hlghvr price will prevail for material that for week lias gon begging. The bulne of the punt week haa been well mattered. Construction detract In the hand of bridge, boiler, tiuik and fitting work have taken a large prt of It. Agricultural buyer have made a beginning of new con tracting, the Chicane, district report ing consult rable activity In this direc tion. There are sign on all hand that buyer have held off until the last mo ment and that the past week ha teen many coming simultaneously Into' th nmrli..t in Kitvar tnrk iii timllv In hand. ................. , on which bid have been asked repeat- edly In ivevnt weeks, but without plac ing orders. The pig Iron situation ha not shown the flexibility of certain finished lines, In the process of readjustment, but here also value have shown further declines in the past week, northern Irons yield ing more rapidly than southern. At the price now established, it I evident that mora furnaces will soon be put out of blast, many of them to stay out for months. Wage questions are aris ing at a number of furnaces and re sistance of the reductions propoted will facilitate the blowing out process. The July 1st pig Iron figures did not show the expected restriction but the stacks put out this month will make a mark ed change In the showing by August 1st The market for bessemer remains at a standstill and there are several prob lem ahead of the furnace men. Steel works have yet to take out a large amount of Iron bought at top price and the question of revising these con tract la up, aa Is also the proposal for the putting out of a portion of the ateel companies' blast furnaces along with the merchants' furnace. Two Lo- ruln furnaces have been closed down, and a number of valley furnaces will probably quit before the end of the month. In fountry Iron, prices have fallen II a ton at least In the week. DEMOCRATS FAIL TO AGREE. Large Audience Waited All Night for a Committee Report at the Kentucky Convention, LEXINGTON. Ky.. July 19.-A large and disappointed audience was held all night here at the pavilion. The Dem ocratic state convention had taken a recess at 4:30 till 8:30 p .m., expect ing the committee to report In the evening, the convention to conclude under a brilliant Illumination with the nomination of Governor Beckham. But the committee ,on credentials and reso lution were unable to agree on their reports, and . the large audfence wa kept waiting In vain all night for th crowning event RKPORT OF THE CONDITION OP THE ASTORIA NATIONAL BANK At Astoria, l.i. the State of Oregon, at the Close of Hyilness, June 29. vm. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $l3S,067.Si Overdratts, secur.-d and unse cured 6.0S5.5S U. 8. bonds to secure circula tion 4 12.500.CO Premiums on IT. 8. bonds 1.ojo.ih Stocks, securities, etc 27.375.M Banking house, furniture, and fixtures 3.833.01 Other real estate owned 9,:Vj.OO Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) 7,355.01 Due from state banks and bankers.. 16.217.20 Due from approved reserve ag;nts 16,034.81 Internal-revenue stamps 361.88 Checks and other cash Items.. 1.92K.64 Notes of other National Banks 670.00 Fractional paper currency. nickels, and cents 360.20 Lawful money reserve In bank, viz: Specie $40.5.-5.65 Lexal-tender no:... 2,967.00 43.522.65 Redemption fund with U. S. treiiHurer (5 per cent of circulation) 625.10 Total- $285,7G1.74 LIABILITIES. Capital stork paid In 350.000.00 Surplus fund 9,000.00 Undivided profits, less taxes and expenses paid 1,919.54 National Bank nots outstand- ' Ing 9,150.00 Individual deposits ' subleet to check. .3122,675.35 Demand certificates of deposit 17,215.56 Time certificates of deposit 75,591.35 Certified checks 200.00 215.6S2.20 Total STATE OF OREGON, ...3285.751.74 County of Clatsop, ss: I. J. E. HlRKins, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. E. HIGGINS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of June, 1900. O. C. FULTON. Notary Public for Oregon. Correct AtteBt: D. K. Warren, Geo. H. George, H. C. Thompson. Directors. PANAMA SHIPPING. Large Steamers fun Now Approach the Wharf. NEW YORK, July 19. A dispatch to the Hera (1 from t'anama says: The Pacific Mall steamship Costa Rica came successfully alons!de of the new Panama railroad wharf at La B'xa. near the entrance to the canal Tuesday. She came In loaded through the canal channel, and drew 15 feet of water. The depth tt the water at the wharf whs 40 feet, Thla is the first time that a large vessel has comi to the wharf. Other ships of greater tonnage will probably follow The new system will completely revolu tionize the handling of freight, which since the opening of tho Panama rail road has been done by means of light ers and steam- tugs down- the bay, - GREAT FOREST FIRE. Twelve Million FVt, of Cut Log Danger In California. PLACIRVILLK, Cl July 1.A great fotett lire I raging on the lands of th American River Land and Lum ber Company, 11 mile northwest of thl city. Should the fire continue unsubdued It will entail a Ion running Into the million. In addition to many house and fifteen mile of railroad, over 13, ooe.'ooe ftrt of Unm ar lying cut and barked lit tho wood awaiting a drive. TKA UOI8 IT, Maillot Being Adjusted War. fur u I. ii'g CHICAGO. July 1.-The Tribune to Uny says: An advance In the price of tea, due to the Chlneii dlltliultUa, I already felt In th wholesale market N. O. Oonyboax, western manager for Thom as J. Llpton, said that dealer In tea anticipated a long war In China and the market was being adjusted accord ingly. AMERICANS HANDICAPPED. Left Out In thn Cold In the Interna tional Game at Pari. , PARIS, July 19. The manner In which the American athlete had been sutfplng the field lit the International fume In connection with the Purl exposition oHml the eye of the or ganisations, and the result wa shown In thl handicapping of the day, which prni'tlt-ally left the American out In The effect uin th American wa demonstrated by the fact that whereas on previous day they had secured fur-flfth of the runnn. today, out of nine event, they enptured only one first, with four econd and five thirds CALL FOR WARRANTS. N'otke Is hereby tlwn to all parties r-'ildlnii flats p County warrants en dorsed prior to July 11, lS'H, to present the snme to the County Treasurer at his oflice. 164 Tenth Street, for pay nient. Interest ceases after this date, JI, C. THOMPSON. County Treasurer, Dnted, Astoria, Or., this 13th day of July. 1900. REPORT OF TUB CONDITION OF THE first National Bank OF ASTORIA, At Astoria, In the State of Oregon, at the close of business, June 29, 1900. RESOURCES. Loans and discount $235,021.71 Overdrafts, secured and unse cured 1.331.57 L. 8. Bond to secure clrcula tlon 12.500.00 Stocks, securities, eto 14.010 41 Other real estate owned 1,414.13 Due from National Bank (not reerv agents) 4,007.17 Due from State Banks and Rankers 31.124 63 Due from approved reserve agent 116.015.: Internal-Revenue stamps Cherk and other rash items. Notes of other National Banks 909.(6 4.75 25.r I Nickels and cents 31.03 Lawful money reserve . In Bank, vli: Specie.,: 187,433.00 Legal-tender notes 67.00 37.500.00 Redemption fund with U. B. Treasurer (5 per. cent of circulation) 625.00 Total 3585.516.: LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in 350,000 00 Kuri'lu runa ja.wu.w I'mllvlded nroflts. less ex penses and taxes paid.... 33.Z4ft.49 National Rank notes out standing 9,500.00 Due Htate Banks and Bankers 2,092.22 Individual deposit subject to check.. 3385,282.05 D.-miind certificate of rlenoalt 80.S7Z.94 Certified checks 24.00 465,679.03 Total $585,51173 STAT3 OP OREGON, County of Clatsop. h: I. 8. a. Gordon, cashier or the above-named hank, Jo solemnly swear that the above statement is tru to the bnt of my knowledge iiml be lief. 8. 8. GORDON, Cashier. Hul)s-rlb"(l and sworn to befora me this 7th day of July, 1900. V. BOELLINO, Notary Public. Correct Attest: Jacob Kamm, W. F. McGregor, Wllllnm M. Ladd. . Director. J. A. Fastabend, General Contractor and Builder H.F.Prael Transfer Co Telephone 221. DRAY1NG AND EXPRESSING All Good Shipped to Our Car Will Receive Special Attention. No. R3S Duane St., Astoria. Or. W. 3. COOK. Mrr Re. Tel. 11JL THE lOliVRE. Stranger visiting in tne city will find the Lonvre au attractive resort wherein to spend the evening. The Amme Histers Ladies' Orchestra is still on the bills and presents nightly a musical program of exceptional merit, Handsome pool and billiard rooms b'p a feature In connection with the house. Palatable lunches will bewrvedatall.aoura . . va an t a "inc. worm Owes Every Man ;, a Living" Hut wliat tnl of living In It you get with ikioi stotre or range In your kltcbeuT Huy . Star Estate Ran$e ; W. J. Sciilly, Agent 41I I1QND m m j-y 3)3 0i INSTRUCTIONS BlVf Alls Bertha ilartln's Decorative Art Room. Koom MO tkuui Building. I j (Tsp 2 K5 0 -S STATE NORHAL SCHOOL Conducted by the LooaU (140 mllm soulhof Portlaml.un .pots of th Willamette Valley. Tua IntUL IWa ro Iot a lk.Y. 1'rrinrauwy, .... a . 1 .lit . f I . 13 laltH Classical, commercial aim bcioduiiq vtmr. oiuam d i.,, . , For rartlculan. Apply lo lb rn-lil-n. , TPUT IE, Of New W. P. 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