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jstoih praucuEsaHT.iissocHnsss. ' . i ! ' t- VOL. LI1. ASTORIA. OUKGON. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER. 8, 1900. ko. 6( WE HAVE GOT 'EM AGAIN THOSE COLE'S AIR TIGHT HEATERS... ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. ww ww mv ww ww m A Few of Our Late Specialties First-Olass Timothy Hay, First Ciass Cheat Hay, Oats, Rolled Barley, Chop Feed, Shorts, Bran, etc. Corval lis Flour and other First-Class Brands. Chaso & Sanborn's Teas and Coffees. Prime Fresh and Smoked Meats. ROSS, HIGGINS 0 CO. SUMMER GOODS. BASEBALL GOODS, HAMMOCKS, FISHING TACKLE BIRP CAGES, CROQUET SETS, CAMERAS, Etc., Etc. GRIFFIN 6 REED HOUR STAFF OF LIFE Get tHo hoHt-yoM owe It toyourHcll ROYAL CREAM, WHITE SPRAY, DRIFTED SNOW If wlint yoM wont FOARD & STOKES CO. CLATSOP MILL CO.: ASTORIA, ORE. Fir, Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, Sosh and Doors, Shingles and Mouldings DEMONSTRATION BY GERMAN NAVV Ten Warships, 3200 Men and 166 Guns at Shanghai. TROOPS RETIRE FROM AMOY CblatM Bellevt They Have Coaquertd Allies -Boien Kill Frcicfe Soldier la Pckla -LI Wain Amerlcta Eicorl. LONDON. fl. pt. 8.-The Chine crlsl present 'in, new feature thU morning. Nothing appear la Ik- certain regarding Russian action. Various statement are made in Vienna and Berlin with mi assumed air of authority, but the balance f opinion ban to the belief that RuMfl In still Inclined to adhcr? to her decision to iult Pekln. whatever th other power nwiy do. The t tKlloiiFly moderate tone of i:m-in-rir William's speech nt Stctln I much remarked. Tli-r w nothing of the "mulled dm" nr of rVfitKo l hi utterance. A cording to the Standard' Mow w cirr-i"Ml 'lit. Russia' program mnln lv roneern Manchuria, nml she need troop front Pekln to ixw-lt In the seiz ure of tlmt province, which U looked ui'tin n another Egypt. 1W with dnifnl from P'-kin lit considered an attempt to po1 a it slncer adherent f the principle of The Hague oiif t enre. BERLIN. Sept ". rrmn present In dication. Germany will make the niroitK'-tt naval demonstration ever made at Shanghai, namely, ten war ships. S,2i) mentnwl ICS gun. A nclnl dispatch from Artmy ay that lxth tli Jnranme unJ FnKllHh miirliiin were wlthilrnwn today anJ thut fverythlnir thrr Im quiet. Special ditpatcht tft the ColoRne Oati-tti' unnounct that all cla.'g of th Cluii'.-c impulntlon belifve that the 'hlitr have been vUtorlouti over the Allied troopg. mi'iit with ItUKHla rviinllri(r thi f'Hl (ion h( hat, ajHum-ii toward I'fKln. Tim cotiunwiilrutlonH exrhaiiKd by the Hwer nowf have Ix-tter prornln, of RUMI.M. Th rum prom I e RUfK'-t!l, It In ttMH.Tti'J ht-re, la the withdrawn! of forpf-M of all the power from lYkln, liavlnK an International guard to pro tect the letratlorm. which. It 1 further awicrted In l'arl. will bo allowed to re main at thn t.'hlnrte rapltal wndlna; a peace aettinviit. The main oody of troopH, It If alH-i mid. will retire to the nelKhborhfod t,f TU-n Tdn, leaving tt f Tl -clent force alon the rond to keep the open route anJ protect the railroad between I'elcln and Tien Tttln. Hunla' attitude In Interpreted hfre aa nieanlnK that h will withdraw her troop outside of Pekln. but not nec em!ty a Kreat dldtaiic? from that city. LONI'ON, Sept. 7.-A pcla! dlnpatch from Kliiintuil nay LI Hume Chanif t.ftit made a reo,uet fur an AmerUari ecort to "tec-'inpany him on hi Jour ney to I'nkln. ani that United Plate CoiihuI i.iolnow la conlderlng hi re quest. Now that a pmponal more In confirinltv with the ordinal Ameri can recommendation ha apparently met w ith thft nt probation of at leat a majority of the power, the Itrltleh foielajn .illlce ha allowed It to bepotne flli itely kn'iwn that th Brltlxh kov ernn ent I of th ? otilnlun that It I ad visable for the allied force to remain at I'ekln until vittHfactory arrange inert fur peace, etc.. .ire concluded with the Chinese Rnvernment. WASHINGTON. f.pt. ".The tute metit wn mnde tonlKht that no new note had bet-n ent to the power on the ChUUKe ituatbn. The I'nlted St.tte. animated ol.-ly wl'h the purioe of huvlntt an early xetili-nicnt of the fhln-ee tuitlion. prefer that the allien chould remain In IVkln until a i't tleincnt lh tlermltely t-eachej, but It I ril tent ted that. shuld any nation withdraw Its troop, then our govern-in- lit would do llkewl. There wa ritarth of ofllclal Infornn tloti from China today. General Chaf fee got through a dlfpatch tinted Sep tember 1. at Pckln. IndicatliiK that courier are tlll employed to close the telegraph line of communication he twreit Tien Tslh and IVkln. Thl dis patch made no mention of the military situation and It wa inferred that affairs in lYkln remain quiet. The itienge comitien'l! Colonel Aar on S. Daggett, Fourtfenth United Slate Infantry, for hi gallantry at Vang Tun and for hie gallantry and extellent supervision of the attack of the Imperial city, August IS. It Is said that General Chaffee reronv mends that he be made a brigadier- general tif the I tilted States army. Col oncl Pngget has nlno months to serve before Httnlnlng M years. If promoted to brigndler-general. Clinffeo states. Col onel Lagget will gladly accopt retire' nient Immedlntely. Minister w u arrived lit Washington from Cape May thl afternoon and, al though It was near the close of the lbl.nl day. he pioceedul uiioctly to the stat department. It Is understood that he received Intimation that the depart' merit otrVints were d-ii'nus of confer ring with him, hence his return to Washington. For nearly an hour the minister was closeted with Acting Secretary Hill and Assistant Secretary Ade. the door ow ing locked meantime and not even mes senger allowed entrance. None of the nartles to the ('inference was communi cative a to the conference but at the conclusion Dr. Hill repaired to the White House with his portfolio well filled with pnpers. For nevernl hour preceding the min ister' visit. Acting Secretary Hill and Assistant Secretary Adee had been en gaged In a conference and It wm gathered that negotiations relative to China were approaching another phnse and that another pronouncement tx some kind was In preparation. ...The Esmond Hotel., PORTLAND, ORE., FRONT AND MORRISON STS. OSCAR ANDERSON, Manner. J. C. rKNDKQABT, Chief Clerk EumiM o plan. Mo U) ll.flO per d?, American plan, $1.00 to 2.00 per dy. C. J. TRENCH ARD, Cuitom House Broker. ' ASTORIA, ORE Agtnt W. f. AOo, and Paolflo Kxpreu Co I. Commission, Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping. STI'TTIV. Sept. ".-Th ? emperor and mpri-s of Germany arrived here today to mtenl thi- Imp, rial Navy maneu-vi-r. In reply to an nddp of welcome from tho UurKoina.ter. Mi Mali-sty d"- tiared hi" conviction that success would att-ttl the efforts b.itig made to s t.il.llsh In the far Knsl a stable govern no et and orderly condition under wnli h th- tii-rmnn nu riiiants can car ry on Made undisturbed unl without risk. Ir. conclusion HI Maiestv said he fi It no arxlety for the future and waa sallstie,! his plpr. would sucreed and Kerve the bejit nterts:t of the Fath erland. NfCW YOltK. Sept. 7.-A dispatch to the Herald from I'ekln, date missing, via Tien Tsln, S-ptember 3 and Shanj. hal, Wednesday. avs: overtun towards teace negotiation with the allied ministers have' been made by a few mandarin but there Is no prince among them. The allied force are hesitating to en ter the palace, fearing for the prestige of the Chinese government and that. If the building were di-stroyed and burn ed, the government of the whole of China would fall on the power, render ing partition Inevitable. Thi delay Is encouraging the Box er, who have murdered two French soldier In the centre of Pekln. ' TEDDY SHOWS UP BRVANISM Opponents Use Strangest Argu ments Ever Advanced. PLATFORM SAME AS IN 1864 1 Only Way to loure Wldetproai Isduitrlil Bull Would Be to Reverie Policy latter Wblci We Hive So Proipered." LONDON. Sept. T.-It I isserted at the Austrian foreign otllce. according to the Vienna correspondent of the Dally Mall, that Kussia has agreed to a compromise, leaving a portion of her troop In Pekln and wending the main body to Tien Tsln, which will be tho military headquarters. PAIUS, Sept. 7. Active negotiations ar In progress looking to some arrange- NEW YORK. Sept. 1. A dispatch to the Herald from Hong Kong ays: The chandler of commerce and the China association are telegraphing; a rtrong protest against the withdrawal of troops fmm Pekln till a proier gov ernment ha been established. They urge that withdrawal would be disas trous to foreign prestige throughout China. Alarm Is manifested among reputable Chinese at rumor of omu-mplated si multaneous risings in Canton and Hong Kong on Saturday. The police place no credence In the reports. The French gunboat Dicldee and the transport Surnal have arrived. Ktports from the west river have been received of disturbances at Tal Ping, when? Sou robbers were looting. The Wu Chow prefect and PK) men for tified a pawn shop and telegraphed to Wu Chow for assistance, and four hun dred troops were despatched to quell the trouble. There Is disaffection at Tung Chow nut It Is not likely to come to a head, f ir lack of arms. NEW YORK, Sept. 7.A dispatch to the Herald from Tien Tsln, August 2S. via Che Poo, September S, and Shang hai, September 5, say: It Is reported that the American mln Inter approves of Inviting LI Hung (.hang to Pekln to negotiate on behalf of China. Those who know this viceroy nest regard him a insincere, IneapU' ble and unreliable. In Pekln the government l dead. It means either partition or the main mining of Independent provincial gov ernments. COLOMBO. Sept. 7. Count Von Wal dersee, commander-in-chief of the allied troops In China, arrived here this morn big. After spending a few hours ashore tho count resumed his voyage, NKW YORK. Sept. 7. A dispatch to tin T ribune from London says: The German reply to the Russian pro posal may ne In the form of a com promise and as such It will be treated In order to save the face of Russia: but In substance the communication which has been made to the state department Is a clear rejection of the ilussian proposition. It matters very little In principle whether the whole or a portion of the allied contingent Is kept In the Chinese rapltal. but the point is that Pekln will continue to be neld by relgn troops till peace negotiations are concluded. The most Important concession Ger many makes to Russia Is the agreement to respect the persons of the empress and the Imperial ministers. This Is good sense for otherwise It would be Impossible to get the Chinese court and privy council to come back and begin negotiations, since It Is out of the 'ques tion that the princes and mandarin would put themselves In the power of (Continued on fourth page.) JUST RECEIVED Our own Importation direct from Hong Kong 50 Rolls New Era Matting Stronger than Carpet 5-: Coll nnd Examine CHARLES HEILBORN & SON GRAND RAPIDS, lllch., Sept. 7. During hi trip through Michigan to- day. Governor Hootievelt made eight speeches, beginning at Bay City at 8:30 o'clock thl morning and ending at Hasting, at 6 o'clock. The crowds at the various stopping place during the day were large, appreciative and re ponslve. He arrived In this city at 6 o'clock this evening and was accord ed a great street demonstration. The New York governor Is pleased with his Western reception, although he complains that he Is overworked. He says that, while his health la ro bust and , his strength equal to any ordinary di-n.ind. he will be glad w hen he crosst the Michigan state line into another state where the central com mittee does not work its candidate so hard. The governor will sleep here to night In his private car and go to fciouth liend tomorrow. Tonight he poke In the Auditorium, which was crowded to Its utmost, and later he made a brief speech In Powers' theater. His address In the Auditor ium was a carefully-worded delineation of the weakness and hypocrisy of the Democratic position. He said In part: "There are several great Issue at stake in this campaign, but of course the greatest Issue of all Is the issue of keeping the country on the plane of honor to which It has been brought during the last four years. I do not claim that President McKinley'a ad m. ruble administration and the wise legislation passed by congress, which be has saictioned, are solely respon sible for our present w;ll being, but I do claim that It is this admoibtrution and this legislation which have ren dered It possible for, the American people to achieve such well being. '"I Insist, furthermore, that the one and only way to Insure widespread Indus trial ruin would be now to reverse the pollt y under which we have so pros pered and to try that policy of finan cial disgrace &nd economic disaster which we rejected In "Our opponents now advance the most extraordinary arguments that have ever been advanced In a presiden tial campaign by any party on behalf of Its presidential nominee. They have reafl'rmed specifically their entire '96 platform and yet they Insist vigorously mat oil they considered of most vital Importance In shall now be r-le- gated to a sjbordinate place, and. more extraordinary still, they actually ask that Mr. Hryan and a Democratic house be elected because the senate will remain Republican anyhow, so that the president and the house won't be able to do much harm. Think of It, gentle men. This Is the position aetuallv taKen hy n it a few of our opponents and especially by the men who know that Mr. Bryan's financial policy Is utterly ruinous, but who want to give themselves some excuse for voting against President JlcKinley because, forsooth, Mr. McKinley has been too active In upholding the honor of the Hag." Governor Ttoosevelt declared that the sliver question If a question at all Is paramoi.nt. Said he: l tie leaders intcng our opponents are doubtless uneasily conscious that their free silver policy would be disas trous to the welfare of our country; but having played the part of dema gogues they must now reap the fruits of their action. If they came into power their possession of power would throw this country Into convulsions of disaster. They would be obliged to make war upon thn principles of sound nnar.ee. The victory of Mr. Bryan would mean such a strengthening of me roes of honest money as to power fully Impress every wavering mind in the senate so that free silver leglsla tion would probably pass both houses and any secretary of the treasure w ho would nccpt olllce under Mr. Brvan could do nothing but follow a course which would plunge our .financial sys' tern Into chaos." Speaking of trusts Gow-rnor Roose velt said that, while the evils produced must be eliminated, hastv an violent action should be avoided, for It would either be inenective or It would. In crushing the evil, be equally destruc tive to the good. He recommended publicity as the first and most potent remedy for the trust evil, saving: "We must be able bv law to find out exactly what each corporation does and earns. This mere publicity U-self win euect something towards remedy ing many evils. Moreover. It will give us a clearer Idea as to what the re maining evils are and will, therefore. enable us to shape our measures for attacking the latter with good pros pects of success." He referred to the franchise tax es tablished In New York as a step In the right direction. Speaking of the war In the Philip pines he said: "There is a close similarity between the arguments used by the Populistle Democracy at tha moment and by their analogues the Copperheads of 1S64; and. exactly as In ISO I, i nov we appeal for the support of all goid citizens. In 1864 the Democratic platform de nounced the further prosecution of the civil war Just as the Kansas City plat form denounces the further prosecution of the war In the Philippines today. Moreover, in lst4 the platform con tained precisely the same frantic as sertion that civil liberty and private rights had been trampled on and that Justice and liberty demanded an Im mediate effort for the cessation of hos tilities. Much of what is put In the two platforms could be Interchanged on this point, and in 1564 there was the same hypocritical sympathy expressed for the soldier and sailor that is ex pressed again In l!Ci0. In each case the Impression of ympathy for the soldier ccmlng a a tag to a declara tion of hostility to the cause for which the oldler wa fighting, a d'laratlon which wu curtain Infinitely to Increase the work and danger of the soldier." Governor Roosevelt declared that Suc re for the Filipino would not mean liberty for all the Inhabitant of the Island but only for a certain blood thirsty section who would oppress the oth.r. letter and Interview of the soldier and other who have been in the Philippine were quoted to prove the awiertlon. CANADIANS RFPULSED EOERS. COAL MINERS CO OUT TODAY Great Scarcity of Anthracite Coal Probable. MEN ARE WELL ORGANIZED Portugal Will Probably Refuse Kruger I cut,, i i t . . n . . a IK.; in Her African Pos- S,dk h Llktl ,9 B LoB " Demand (or Coal l Now Eior session. LONDON. Sept. 7.-T,ord Robert re port from Be'fast, Transvaal, under date of Wednesday, September 5. a follows: ' "Ian Hamilton traversed DuUttroom yesterday with slight opposition. Bul ler engaged the enemy's left thl morn ing. Hamilton la endeavoring to turn the enemy a right. "Bor with two gun and one pom pom thi morning attacked 12.i Cana- dian mounted Infantry guarding the railway between Pan and Wondersfon teln. Mahon proceeded to their assist ance, but the little arrison had hat- en off the enemy before he arrived, It wa a very creditable performance. The w.iunded were Major Henderson and Ll-'ut'nant Moodle. s'lghtly, and two men. Six mon are missing' CAPE TOWN. S-pt. 7. General Pa- den-Powell arrived here this morning. In spite of the early hour of his arrival it gre.it public ovation waa made in bis honor. A crowd carried him on tlVIr shoulders from the railway station to the government house, a distance of hitif :i mile. NE;W YORK. Sept. 7. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: The news telegraphed from Lisbon yesterday, that a military expedition thousand strong Is about to leave the Tagus for Lourenco Marques, has caus ed much speculation as to the Portu guese Intentions in South Africa. For some time past It has been hinted that Important developments in Portugu ese policy might shortly be expected, and many people believe that there is a secret agreement between Great Brit ain and Portugal which trill enable the former power to exercise a long cher ished right of preemption of Delagoa Bay. Others connect the Portuguese re inforcements with an Intention to re fuse the Boer fugitives an asylum in Mozambique and the determination of the Lisbon government no longer to permit the Dutch forces to draw sup plies from Uelajroa Bay. As long as the Transvaal was an independent state. Portugal had no right to prevent goods other than con traband of war reaching the frontier, nor could she prevent unarmed burgh ers from entering the territory; but if Portugal recognizes the British annex ation of the Transvaal as valid, she will be entitled to treat the Boers as reb els against a friendly state and could refuse to grant Kruger or other leaders of escaped Boer combatants permission to seek refuge within the domains of King Carlos. The English government Is extremely anxicus that the ex-president should n.;t slip through their fingers, and Portugal would certainly be doing the British a very good turn if she denied the old man asylum and so compelled him to surrender to Lord Roberts. It Is still more important that supplies from Mo xambique should be cut off from the various guerilla bands which are quite likely to remain In the field, even after the final collapse of Botha's army. There are many signs that the mili tary authorities regard the end of the war as close at hand. Lord Roberts is making preparations to return to Eng land and has already sent four of his chargers down to Cape Town. The general belief is that Lord Roberts is coming home to take up the post of commander-in-chief of the Britlsl army, which Lord Wolselev will vaca--1 In October. Other Indications of th same kind are that the personnel of t.i army transport In the Orange River Colony has been paid off and disband ed, and the Imperial yeomanry and scouts employed n that country have arrived at Cape Town also with the ob ject of receiving their final pay prior to embarkation. It Is hoped the war may be declared officially over before the general election, which Is almost certain to be in October. The greater portion of Lord Roberts' army will have to remain In South Af rica, probably under the supreme com mand of Sir Redvers Butler, several months longer, but they will be consld ered as engaged in police operations on an extensive scale rather than as oc cupied In a regular campaign. There is no truth In the statement that sir Charles Warren has been ap pointed to succeed Lord William Sey mour In command of the British troops In Canada, and nothing whatever is known of any such appointment either by the officials In Patl Mall or by Gen eral Warren himself. , moai Both it Home mi Abroad. INDIANAPOLIS, S?pt. 7.-Under the constitution of the L'n!t"d States Mine Workers of America, the executivn must decide before 8 o'clock tomor row nlg'nt upn the application of tha district embraced In the anthracite re gion for permission to strike. Indications tonljjjit are that before tbe time limit ha expired messages will have been sent to the president of the three districts In question announc ing that permission has been granted. Following these messages will be oth er ordering the men out of the mines. The question ot ordering a strike was not sutmltted to vote at the meeting of th executive board which ha been in session here all day. Prejident Mitch ell said tonight: "I said some tlm- ago that in my opinion .there would be a big strike. After talking with my colleague all . day I have no reason to change my mind. WILKESBARRE. Pa.. Sept. 7.-The refusal of the coal companies at their conference In New York to confer with the miners only makes the belief among the people of the Wyoming valley the stronger that there will urely he a strike. The miners will be compelled to go out now or back down Ignomln- lously. The demand for coal is enormous. Every kind of carrying vehicle Is being pressed Into service: Those at the head of large manufacturing plants are of the opinion that if a strike Is ordered It will be a long-drawn-out affair, as both sides are stubborn. All kinds of business Is suffering on account of the suspense. Some of the coal' comoajk fhlcTOhatlri" tire" event . of a strike ail the men will not go out and that thev will still be able to mine some coal. This may be true In some districts In the anthracite region, but not In the Wyoming district. The men here are pretty well organized, despite all reports to the contrary, and when the order to strike is given there will not be enough men at work to keep the pumps running. some of the coal companies are mak ing use of the columns of the local press to point out the calamity that will follow a long strike. It is pointed out that the I'nited Mine Workers will have only $71,000 in their treasury to sustain a strike, and that this sum will not keep tne striKers and their families for a week. The total amount of money paid In wages In the anthracite region a month now Is 3;5')O,00O. NEW YORK DEMOCRATS. Boss Richard Croker Controls Convention. the CRASH IN COTTON. Turning Point In the Great Bull Move ment Reached. NEW YORK. Sept. 7.-Today marked the turning point In the great bull movement In cotton on New Orleans. New York and Liverpool cotton ex changes. With a crash, amid tremen dous excitement, prices fell 25 to 32 points on opening, while the close was weak at a net loss of 19 to 25 points. Manchester spinners today decided to close down their mills, being unable to manufacture cotton goods at the pres ent abnormal prices demanded for American cotton. ANOTHER RECORD SMASHED. HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 7. The Ab bot reduced the world's mile trotting record to a wagon this afternoon at harter Oak Park, to 2:054. The rec ord was formerly 2:U0'i, held by Lu clle, and made at Cleveland In 1S97. FAILURES FOR THE WEEK. NEW YORK, Sept. 7. Dun's Review says: Failures for the week were 14a In the United States against 132 last year, and 24 In Canada against ten 'aat year. SARATOGA, N. Y.. Sept. 7.-Everv delegate who has arrived here reports mat Kicnara croker has the uimer hand In the contest for the Democratic late convention. It Is said tonight llvit out of the 450 votes In the cen-v-'ition Croker controls 277. The faction controlled by Hill has to its credit 149 votes. It takes 226 to control thj convention and Croker starts off with a total of 223 certain. Hill controls the votes of 31 counties out of 81 in the state. Croker controls the vote of but IS counties outright, while eleven are about equally shared between the two. The ticket seems to favor Stanch field for leader. If. however. Stanchfleld should not want to run, Macey is spoken of for first Dlace with Colonel Rowe for lieutenant-governor. It is believird. however, that the tick et w ill be made as follows: For governor John B. Stanchfleld, of Chermung- Lieutenant-governor W. F. Mackey, of Erie. Secretary of state C. F. Rowe, of Renssaler. Controller Edwin Atwater, of Duch ess. Attorney-general George H. Palmer, of Schoharie. MURDERS BY BLACKS. Series of Atrocious Crimes South Wales. in New VANCOUVER. D. C. Sept. 7.-Mall advices from Australia by the steamer Warrimoo report an atrocious series of murders In the country districts of New South Wales by a band of black. The murderers first entered the Maw ley homestead at Gelgaudla, where sev eral young ladle3 were living. The Inmates were nut;- ier.-l In their beds. The blacks, after tbe terrible butchery, fled through the settlements on stolen horses, murdering and robbing as they went. They were chased by l.OeO vol unteer policemen and twelve blood hounds, and two out of six of the gang only had been caucht at the latest ad vices, as the r.virdJr;rs stole fresh horses In every town. Eleven reople were murdered. FUSION IN NEVADA. VIRGINIA. Nevada, Sept. 7. Th DemoCratsan8 TsilveF panics affected fusion last night and today or..;r.a:: G. Newiands for congress. METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, Sept, 7.-SIlver, lead, unchanged. t