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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1900)
lm MOILNINU ASTU1UA.N SATUKUAl, SEI'lEMULli ', DUO. 8T0RIE CLOSES AT T P. M. EXCEPT SATURDAY. ' Good news of LACE CURTAINS - Economical news lpu'll not only find th? new kimls of curtains here. You'll find them at new prices lower prices. We discovered a new and better source of supply that's the ,; reason. on Headquarter! for Dry Goods the Lower Columbia. END OF WAR AIDS UNIONISTS, Breakup of the Boer Army Deprives the Liberal Party of Its Strength NEW TOKK. Sept. 21. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: The leadors have now taken charge of the political campaign on either side. Lord Salisbury :s expected to write a letter to some prominent Unionist candl date, and Mr. Balfour will produce an ad.irws within thirty-six hours with official explanations of the government reasons for appealing to the country. Sir Henry Campb.'ll-Bannerman and Sir William Harcourt are holding back their addresses until the Unionist lead ers state the main issues of the elec tions. Probably there will be more life tn the opposition canvass next work wh'n thes veterans open their attack, but at present the current is strongly Unionist and wnn most like ly to sweep everything before It. Some uneasiness Is shown by the Un ionist rress over the intervention 01 the National Protestant Lasrue In' pol itics, but It is not likely that pressure will be broucht to bear upon mnny candidates during so short a canvass. The anti-ritualist leader of that move ment will be content to concentrate their efforts upon a small number of districts ar.d establish their claim to havine donated half a doien candidate upon the teat question of Protestant discipline. If Sir William Harcourt waa to emphasise this Issue something might be done with It. but it is not believed that he will reopen the discus sion. South Africa holds the field to the ex clusion of everything else, with annex ation as the Unionist method of set tlement. - - ' Lord Roberts meanwhile la acting as the Unionist whipper-in by keeping his columns tn motion toward. Portu guese territory. His Bulletins could hardly be more decisive. The Boer army, retreating before French and Pole-Carew. has virtually disbanded. The refugees who have en tered Portuguese territory have des troyed their artillery and will now be disarmed by neutral officials. Other commandoes are going to pieces tn every direction, and only a few bands of guerillas remain in the field, wretched remnants of the formidable army which held the battalions of Buller. Methuep and Gatacre at bay last De cember. Steyn and Botha have both disap peared and De Wet is still in hfding. The occupation of Komatlpoort by French's troopers Is expected within 48 hours, and Lord Roberts can. ; choose his own time for returning to Eng land, leaving either Buller or Kitchen er to direct the police work. All these details supply the Union ist press with effective headlines for election purposes and justify the con clusion that the war has really ended. The final scenes, with rioting at Koma tlpoort and the destruction of the "Long Toms" and captured Eritish guns, are anything but dramatic. ' Some discussion has been raised over the right of the British government to Intercept the gold and public documents which Mr. Kruper is reported to be anxious to take with him to Holland. It Is not probable that any obstacle will be placed in the way of his car lying oft anything he has with him. The Netherlands government has re ceived word from the foreign office that Kruger's Journey will not be 'n terfered with by the British fleet. It is plausible that the amount of gold which Kruger still retains has been grossly exaggerated and. In any event, the ministry here will be greatly re lieved to have him leave the country quietly. Moreover there has always been a strong belief in official circles that Steyn rather than Kruger was responsible for the outbreak of the war and that he was dragged Into It at the last moment; against hl9 Judfrnvnt. The picturesque figure of Mr. Kruger reading his Bible at St. Helena or Ceylon would have excited English compassion, whereas the refugee in Holland will be speedily forgotten. Mr. Chamberlain has issued an ad dress to his constituents with a detailed statement of the questions which have been at issue in South Africa. It Is criticised by his opponents as too long for campaign rurposes and as likely to revive discussion of some awkward questions of law which were argued by Sir Edward Clarke with great force in parliament last year. Mr. Chamberlain is more effective as a speaker than as a writer of campaign manifestos but there is no lack of clearness and defl nlteneys In this address. It is also strongly Imperialistic In Its tendencies. SEEKS FOR PROOF OF DELUGE. Eminent Professor Wishes to Trove Positively That the Earth Was Once Entirely Submerged. NEW TORK. Sept 21. Dr. G. S. Gregor. editor of the Homlletle Review, has just received a letter from Rev. Dr. George Frederick Wright, of Ober- Iln college. Ohio, which discloses the object of the trip the professor has started to make through Siberia. He Is considered an authority on the glacial period of the earth's geological history and refuses to accept the the ory that the deluge merely submerged the regions roundabout Palestine. He believes that when the author of the Pentateuch said the waters covered the face of the earth he meant It. Professor Wright will ko through the mountains of Siberia far from where men ordinarily go. There he will make excavations. He will dig up the earth until with the geologist's eye he dis covers Just that stratum which should have been deposited durlnjr the period In which the deluge took place. Next he will explore the Caucasus ranee, pass down the ancient Ararat, where traditions say the ark landed, and emerge from his travels somewhere near Smyrna, Asia Minor. If in all the mountain regions he explores Dr. Wright finds the remains of the sea for which he looks, he will conclude that the deluge was a his torical fact. ' - labotcrs do not belong to unions. If thl defect can be overcome. It Is be lieved that these councils provide ready means of settlement of labor disputes, thus avoiding strikes. SHARKEY WANTS TO FIGHT. Is Ready to Deposit Forfeit to Bind a Match With Jeffries. NEW YORK, Sept. II.-Thomas Sharkey, the sailor pugilist. Is after an- other match with Jim Jeffries. "I would llfce to fight Jeffries ng;tln said the sailor. "When I mot him last year' It took him twenty-five rounds to cvt the decision and then I was not myseir. If Jeffries Is ready to come ttf terms I will deposit a forfeit of K.SO0 at once, to bind the match." When William A. Brady was Inform ed oi fnaritey s desire to ngnt Jeffrie he said: "Why, let him fight. There are other good men who come before Sharkey Just now Jeffries does not Intend to fight any one until I find out definitely what Mr. Fittsimmons intends to do, GRAIN POOL UNPOPULAR. Believed That New Tratfic Arrangement Will Prove Detrimental to New York NEW YORK. Sept. il.-Member of the Rraln trade of New York produce exchunge ar not Inclined to r sard with favor the agreement entered Into by the four railroads connecting. Buffalo with New York to pool the grain-carrying trade between these two cltl-s. The opinion Is expressed that the new traffic arrangement will prove detri mental to the Interests of New Tork; that practically the same causes which led to the abandonment of two similar agreements formerly will again operate to dissolve the present pool; that the railroads cannot In themselves success fully offset competition of rival ports, particularly that of the Canadian wa ter route, and thnt the compact to re store and mr.lntain roles from Buffalo to New York, thereby ellmln.itlsu com petition In rates between th? two points, will onlv tend to create new competi tion at other mrts. LARGE CURRENCY SHIPMENTS. Millions Now Going Out to Agrt:ul tural Districts. NEW YORK. Sept. 21. Currency shipments to the agricultural districts are this week assuming larjpj propor tions. The currency transfer at the sub treasury amounted to $915,000, Includ ing. $51.",000 to New Orleans. t2fA00O to St. Louis and I200.000 to Chicago. The total transfer for the week thus far Is V2.313.0CK). These have been offset bv Pacific coast checks amounting to J4S.161. r The banks also report large .-hlp-ments of currency, particularly to the South. On? bank on Tuesday shipped S900.000 to the South and seven banks have Hhlpped between 1250.000 and JOT0, (K the first three days of this week. WILL SHIP HIS HORSES. Whitney's Racers Will Winter in South Carolina, NEW YORK. Sept. 21.-W!ll!am C. Whitney's horsg in training will winter In Aikin. S. C, under the care of John E. Madden, who will dispose of the horses he now Is racing. Practically this much has been decided upon. Never before In the history of Ameri can racing have hores been shipped so far just for the purpose of win tering. It has not been decided defi nitely that Mr. Maiden will remain in Aiken, but Mr. Whitney Is endeav oring to persuade him to do so. FRENCH LABOR COUNCILS. Will Settle All Disputes Between Cap ital and Organlz'-d Labor. k NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-A dispatch to the Times from Paris says: A ministerial order of interest to Americans now, in view of the strikes in Pennsylvania, has Ju?t been Issued by the French minister of commerce. This decree creates bodies to be known as labor councils, whose pur pose it will be to settle disputes be tween labor and capital. The councils are to consist of an equal number of workmen and employers, but the work men must o'long to the recognized la bor unions. This last clause is likely to create difficulties, as the majority of French & PERMS' THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE - Beware of Imlt&tlonB It li highly pproed for the very agreeable test ftiiiik it i-iru to boups, Fish, Game, Hot and Cold Mots, Calada, Velh Rarebits, etc auoe Slils ilgnature It on trrrj lttl TOHS EUSCAX'S SONS, Agents, New York. HOBSON INTERVIEWED. , Believes That the Right Policy Ha Been Pursued In the Philippines. CHICAGO. Sept. 21. A special to the Record, from Vancouver. B. C, says: Lieutenant Hobson left last evening for Brooklyn. Many persons were at tn Canadian Pacific station to shake hands with him. " Lieutenant Hobson talked freely and expressed the opinion that the serious part of the Philippine war wag over: that guerilla warfare might keep up for sometime but that the Insurirents were well In hand. He believed the United States had done right In its war and had acted wisely In restraining the na tives with a firm hand. He earnestly expressed himself re garding the defenses tn Puget sound .nd of the Pa?iflc coast and asked many questions regarding the defenses at Esquimau with a -iew It was thought, of protecting Alaska from possible ene mies until the pa:lflc coast defenses could be materially strengthened. Acaln referring to the Philippines, Lieutenant Hobson said. "The United States government has definitely to establish dock vards on a large scale In the Philippines. Our new responsibilities mado that Imperative. We must have facilities In the East for dxking our own ships and repairing them. We had to use a Japanese dock for the Oregon. That Is all right In Its way but we must have one of our own In that part of the world. One nation cannot dep?nd on another for that kind of thing forever. "The new bas3 will be established In the Philippine Islands, being close to Manila. Cavite suggests Itself, but the harbor has been found to be too shallow .md also Inconvenient In other ways. "It has. therefore, practically been Jeoided to construct the dockyards at Sublg bay. a sheltered harbor about elshly miles from Manila, which has sufficient denth of water for all pur poses and Is really an Ideal place for a naval base." To learn all that he could about dock yards. Lieutenant Hobson Inspected the naval yards at Amoy and Foo Chow. While he w In Japan the Oregon was docked and the work of nutting It to rights was Intrusted to the Japanese officials. By permission given at the request of the United States he was permitted to Inspect th work. Permission to Inspect the repairing operations Included permission to look over the dockyard and the observe- Ions made by Lieutenant Hobson there on form the subject matter of a state ment to be made to the naval authorities. A NEW SAFETY MATCH. A match has at last been discov which can be minufactured absolute ly without the aid of phosporus. This safety match contains neither red nor yellow phosphorus nor a compound of phosphorus, but possesses the great advantage of being able to be manu factured with the plant and machinery hitherto In use. Invention still strides onward through every line, and yet there some things which seem imper ious to Improvement. For instance, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, that fa mous medicine, has stood unequalled for fifty, years as a corrective of stom ach disorders. Imitations have sprung ud about it, but like a beacon light, It has stood Immovable, pointing the way to health from all such ailments as conKtipatlon, indigestion,' dyspepsia, biliousness, sluggish liver or weak kidneys. TTVv A Brr And Cleanse the Scalp of Crusts. Scales, and Dandruff by Shampoos with And light dressings with CUTICURA, purest of emollient skin cures. This treatment at once stops falling hair, removes crusts, scales, and dandruff, soothes irritated, itching surfaces, stimulates the hair follicles, supplies the roots with energy and nourishment, and makes the hair grow upon a sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp when all else fails. Millions of Women Use Ctmctnu 8or exclusively for preserving, purifying, and beautifying ths skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts. Kales, and dandruff, and the stopping of fsl'lng lair, for softening, whitening, and healing red, rough, and sore hands, In ths form of baths for annoying Irritations, Inflammations, and dialings, or too free or offeniivo perspiration, in the form of waahos for ulcerative waaknewe, and for many antlv antiseptic purposes which readily suggest tlienuehes to women, and especially mothers, and for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, snd nursery. No amount of persuasion can. Induce thoete. who have once used it to ue any other, especially for preserving and purifying the skin, scalp, and hair uf Infante and children, Ctrr CVBA Soap combines delicate emollient properties derived from CtmtTsA, tba great skin euro, with the purest of cleansing ingnxllents and the most refreshing of Cower odors. No other medicated soap erer couiKuiided is to be compared with it for preserving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, scslp, hair, and hands. No other foreign or domestic Unkt soap, however expensive, Is to bo compared with It for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nurwry. Thus it combines In Ox Soap at O.M Fhici, viz., Twisty-Five Cekts, tho but skin and complexion soap the best toilet and best baby soap iu the world. rw:nlirri Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every Humor. mllLILalllu eotulaUiJi it CtTli usa Hoar (iic), to cloajwi Uvi akin of cru.l.and V ecalM aiwl iotlen Dm thickened cuticle, Citii CIU OIXTJtext (6ue.). to InaUutly alluy ttchlnif, InHunmilluii, and Irritation, and auolha M Thfl Set SI 25 ud '"T" VHk He.viit (Um.), lo tool and ckanaa lb blood. a, wa.w gIWUMtHr.Tl.olteoaufflclrDllocurlhrooallurturln, dladifurlnir, nd humiliating akin, acalp, and blood bumora, with loaaot hair, hm all alM falla. i'oTTSS Pst'u asu Cuxst. Cow., Sole ITot., Butco, ' ilow ui Save tha Half, lUoda, tod bklo," (ret) STATE NORHAL SCHOOL MONnOUTM, OREOON. Kail Torni f-ni Hfil, nitr IHih. 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The Amnio Histors Lailiea' Orchestra Is still on the bills and DrHwnta nightly a rnnslenl iirournm ol exceptional merit, iiiinilMome poo) and lulliaru rooms tin a rciititra in (Xiniieciioti itb the lioiiwt. rnlatHble Iiiim Iim will be served at all uonrs GO EAST VIA iffirM! SHORTEST ANDQUICKESTLINE TO St.Paul,Duluth, Minneapolis, Chlcap and All Poins East DAILY TRAINS; FART TIME; SEIt VICE AND flCKNEHY UN-EQUALED. Thrnngli I'dwa ml TonrUt Nlflxtirri Itluliitf a.nl IliiHnt HmokliiK Lllimry tra Tiikets to points Kant via Portland and tbe Great Northern Ity., on sals t n n AN. Ticket Oftlce. Astoria. or Great Northern Ticket Ofllca 268 M0KRIS0N STREET, PORTLAND. For rates, folrtors and full Informa tion regarding Eastern trip, oall on or address, . . A. B. C. DENNISTON, City Pass, and Ticket Agent, Portland. ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA . RIVER RAILROAD. Ust PORTLAND. "Arrws. oOtt.mJI'ortland Union Depot 1 1 : 10 am". t.ll p.m.lfor Astoria and Inter-) :40 p.m. mliats points. I A8TOKIA. 7.a.'rn.iFor Portland A "ln-)ll:Ma.ni M0 p.m. term ?d!nte points 10. JO p.m. BEAHIDB DIV1BION. 1I:M . m. a.w p. ui. SP ill. i ill. ASTORIA 7 V a in 4 lJi.ia 7 !' . Ill All trains make rinse connections at Ooble with all Northern Parlda trains to and from ths East or Hounil points. J. C. MAYO. Qen'l Fr't and Pans. Agent WHITE COLLAR LINL Columbia niver and Puget Bound Nay. Igatton Company. Halley Gaticrt leavra Astoria dally exeept Sunday at " p. m. Leaves I'orVand dally except Bun dav at 7 a. ix Whit Collar Lin tickets and O. R. & N. tickets Interchangeable on Pulley (lutzert nnd Ilassnlo. Tlirough Port lnnd connection with strarnor Nahcot ta Irom Ilwneo met Lonv ili ncti points, A. J. TAYLOR, Astoria, AgC U. D. 8COTT. Telephona UL President Oregon Short Line Railroad. TUB DIRECT KOUTB TO Montana, Utah, Colorado and all Eastern Points. Gives choice of two favorite routes, via the Union Pacific Fust Mall Line, or the Rio Grands Bcenlo Lines. 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