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Newspaper Page Text4 0OTtt viii. mi NO, 170 ' ..nmi, oiu.udn, en, aim I, .uli .i I UTftlJf I il.il-Jit ..... af'tV ill ffMtl ECllPSEjtARPWARE CO. Plumbers and Steamfitters MOI.IJ ACJIJNTM I'OII R27 BOND FISHING TACKLE Tennis, Crocjuct, and all Kinds of GRIFFIN Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR. FEED. PROVISIONS. TOBACCO AND CIGARS Supplies of all kin. Is lit lowest rnUo, for fi-slicnnt'ii, Fariucra und I'Kg'in. A. V ALasLIEN, TcnMijad Commercial Street WI C"fl J CUIiy, We Rent New Of New Zealand W. P. THOMAS, Mgr., San Francisco. UNLIMITED LIABILITY Subscribed Capital, . Paid-up Capital, AsHOtfl, Assets in Unitod States, Surplus to Policy Holders, Has boon Underwriting on the Pacific Const ovei twenty-two years. SAMUEL ELMORE & CO. Residont Agents, Astoria, Or. C. Commission. Brokerage, Cumtont Hom" B-okr. ASTORIA, GRE Insurance and Shipping;. Afol W. r. Oo and Pacific KxpreuCo i. SUPERIOR STEEL RANGES STREET Baseball, Golf, SjMirtiiij; Good & REED WE ARE SELLING AGENTS Moore's Steel Cooks CARLOAD JUST RECEIVED 4JI BOND STREET, Between Ninth and Tenth 4JI BOND STREET. Typewriters. Many mw improvements added. Sec our latest No. 2 Smith Premier Typewriter Now Art Catalogue Krtw . . . L- M. ALEXANDER A CO. Kxoluaivn l'lioillc Ctiant IValrra 'M Stark St., Portland; Or, F W, M'KF.CIINIF, Local Agonl. OF SHAREHOLDERS $5,000,000 1,000,000 2,545,114 300,000 1,718,792 LONG DRV SPELL IS UNBROKEN Oppressive Peal All Over Drought Stricken District. SEVERE HEAT IN KANSAS Average Ttaaeraiee For Ibe Stale li Oa Huadrttf Ottawa Will Soon Bi WltkMl Water-Coelletei Hot Weaiker la MUsoari. Tol'KKA. Kim.. July 2'i Kantfaa ha hud another diy of pmtnu-ti-d heat wi:h Uitl- ir-fi (if immnliiiu- reib-f. One or two await hower Ml In Yntr.il Kan., but lti ky over tin- remaind er llf til" Stale W M i-lilll ll.-M. Nuill' T. o'jit c'tlea have iinw iiiji,:.'l ttitny duya with only n trace of r.i.n. Tim state i again encounter. ng iIh vrv lieut that wia jirwnt b'f f llnr recent period of tow lMirtinil'T, when a number of c4tl wi-te relived by rain. Ai Ottawa, In ihr i-.wlcrn port of the atal. a temperature if 1j la r ! rl-l. There tli river la drying up and the city will soon be without water. In Lav pii worth the lmiiepr.Uur van oliout 1"0. Thla la the wi-riKi- f"r the emir,. ta(e. Corn, which had fairly k ""t protect a vi'k agi la b -gaining to tuaail out, anl (hi will pr vi It ietrue:lin. Ht'NlUlKO lKiKHK MARK Ifna if.n Ilca.-titM K'Ttularly f T Twelve Iiiti in Kana City. KAS.S KH CITT. July .-Kor thlriy one uc-l .( d.iya the temperature I" Kanaaa city hai rl-n bIkivc HO Jca;rva. t'n iixwt of thf diiya Jy temtx-rature hia n'lchivl or cKi-c!.-il 100 .S-grn--, an.l iltirlnif the paat iwclvr lan tho lo-li-urec murk lia. Im cii nn-licl rctrulariy. At n n to lay the ti'iii.Tu:ur w:ia lo IcgTii-a f r the llrnt time at no early an h-mr Til.- lr.Kiiet iv.lnt, l'.4 ilegri-a. m nil iiti.il it i i. tn. Since Ajiril i there tiu" been one heavy Mln. Ju:ie 2;. M mj of th- aiswt tin rni nii. il r n Kinen-1 H in :!ie lin.- arh ilny. Tliere have boil a few lic.it pi'omr.ill.iin an.l tiu'. inn iy .I.miIi at. cr;l"l to the Ifa:. but the nmrl iliiy nlll feeble ol I pcrtotl. aihl V HI.'Iff !ul ll'eii have been uminii illy l.irce Th.. aatne ceti.ls:.'ii of lie it .in. I r.illi.U! i.ive pirv.nle.l ill nver the IcukIiI- I'trlcken region .if th,. S.iuihw K.ir.- i W .:..ri M 'an mi-;. Iti t..ni T r:l;..ry ii?i, I ( kl ill mill. rr.iclli-.tlly ni r.i.n b.i fallen In ills are. i In the ii! : . c : ' -f m r !s..iir. the w local h iti li'inc : r. vi.it. Tor the tn-x! twi-iity-f.iiir h'.iirn (Mn:lmii-1 ho! Hej'.her la 'SPte,! nt.VYKUS KdU It.VIN. Mlxaourl ami Katia.ia I'hurchi-a ; II lil Sp-'clal Service. KANHAS CITY. July M.-1'ra.vcni f r ruin will be offerc I In nearly nil the churchea In Mlnanirl tiihl K.maaa to morrow, In the foi nier mate l:i obe Hence to the p'vernor'a pr H-lanlatM:'. In aonie of the churche of thw city apeclal aervlcea will be hi-1.1. AT .MII.WAI KKK MII.WAfKi:!-:. July :o-Th- ther- mometer at the weather bureau regis t.'ivil 99 anl :h."e In the atiivt fr.im Pi.'i to 110. This Is the highest (""niper- nturi for Mihviukee In July since bST. 1IOTTICST PAY ON Ki:C(KI. MINNEAPOLIS. July :n. Tills was the hottesi day ever nvordcl lu re. At 3 t. m. the tem.icniiiire was 101. IN NBEI) OF VEii:TAI'.U:s. UOISiJ. Idaho, July !ti.-Vcg'!iiblea are bt'lng shipped from Idaho as Tar cast as St. Iulls. Today a wresnta tlve of the !icl!lc RxpreMs Coinpiny ar rlvtvl here whose especial duty It Is to hunt up a vegetable supply for the drougth stricken section. 11c has made an arrangement for a shipment from Oardetw nor. MISSIONARIES TO INDIA. Dr. Churchill ind Assistants Will Inaugurate- New System. NEW YORK, July 20.-D. C. Churchill sails on the Manltou to day on hla way to Hombay, where he will Inaugurate an entirely new Mystem o missionary work In India. Mr. Churchill la an engineer and a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He haa been asked to found a system of model trade schools at Ahmexlragar, about 175 inllea Inland from 3ombay. Speaking of hla mlsslo.i, Mr. Churchill Bald the mlmlon arlea In the east had decided In favor of more practical Instruction and leae Bible atudy oa a mean to the end they seek. "The enterprise on which I am bound Is auf ported partly by the government and partly by the contributions, of two NVw Y'rk Kiiiil -inn. r. Iluma. mln ihn r f ihf i'mr H4!iiinl church, haa cill-d -d Hi In :n n'-y, about I25.0M), atfl liiia .- - I tlii- prj.nlai- of Hip govern tiKiil to .iy half tin.' alarli.-a of the tciu li 'ra hi- rn.iy mloy. It la throujrh Jilrti I r -ly my u)Kintiiinit. ' Tim irion riiiTit, however, la purclly tin li'n imlna lornl. All Hi mlaalimrli nr.' i'Xiy-l to be lnti-fatci In It 1 v. iimi-iit. A .'liiil with Mr. Church III In J. 11. Ill"-, an MP-rt aifrlculturiat. Willi hla ill. Mr. Churchill will con :ru' l cotnpl-te ayatcrn of Irrigation throu.fh that part f InHa HAVANA DIlT IMXK. Itiugh' ny the Navy Dpartmnt and Will lie Towed to Bublg Ilay. NBW Y'"HK. July K.-It la onnounc- M that K'Mr-A'lmlril nowl, chief conatruot r of th navy, la taking alepa for the lra'iHna'.oii of the Kpanlah ilryln-k In Ifavuna harti'ir to Sublg bay. Inland of I.uzoti. Mil It I Ixs-n f.ir It'-ar-Admlral Itoylei' f iri-aight the dork wouM wHh- In an. eh t we,. i,ave been In thf p enni .,f N-w York capltibata who h.nl op-:ie ii.g nUMona for lla purchase mil were making fitnl arrang'mn'.a for the 'rin-fT when the navy depart ment t -j.p.-.J In an 1 bought It. Tn.' r-ni;e and the distance th d'k woull l" tow'M are thus atnt-d by the navy d-patm -n: : Hav.ina to Canary lnli.il". 3P miles. Canary Islands to "iibr.ilur. .1 tnlbn; Gibraltar to Pnrt S.tM. 1950 mlls; T'Tt Suld to A')i-n. 1110 mil ; Ad.-n to Col mV), 2lM mll: c.ilnmhi to SlngifKvre. 1270 mlla; Pin gip .re to Manila. IX mllea; Manila to Sutiiit IKiy. 100 nillea; total distance towed, 11,91 inllea. :vI.M N COMIIINE FILE AltTICLKS INCOItrOHATION. ll. ard of Uirec-Mra .Slated Ot.ffrjy Will IJ- Secretary of Corpora.titm. riiltTIVNP. July 10. A dlpatch from Nj-.v Tork aays that the following are sl.it -si for direct ore of the new 1 mon cnmblno, artlcbn of Incorpjratlon of which were filed today: Aur.i't rtelnnmt, Stu)-ve.it Fish. C. rt. Flint. Illchar-l TVIaftvld. J. H-rne. Mr. Car y. T. II. Mcd ivern, all of New Y. rk; John F. Councilman, Chicagv. R. finffniy. Fairhaven. Wash. It ! tin ders! ni Onffroy will be made aecrelary f the corporation. IMPROVE RATION SYSTEM. Secreta-y of Navy Aepiinu IUard to Inv-stlglte. WA-tlllNtlToN, July 20-The s.v reinry ;h .i '.n:e I a naval Viir I Ilea Ic 1 by Lleutenant-Com-min ler Hunker, to take up the nuestl.m "f th.' naval ration. I: Is forty y.-.irs sine., n ivihlnir was done on the rati n and i; wis felt to be o;u-r!un now tlii; the subj.vt be taken up with a view to Improving the system. MISS DAI.Y WEDS. Daughter of the Mayor of Limerick Married In New Y'ork. NEW YORK. July M.-The announce, men! is made that Mlaa Kathleen Dnly. of Limerick, Ind ind. nd who recently v'.slt-M this country has been married at St. Augjstlne'a Roman Catholic church In this city, t Thomas J. Dungannon. of Irelanl. Aside from the newspaper Notice no Innnatlon was obtainable. CONSTAItrLARY ROUTED. Doers Have the Best of the Engagement Nar Petersburg. LONDON, July ii). The casualty list receive! tonight at the war office IndliMt? that a party of the South Af rica constabulary was wmbushed near Petersburg. July 1. and that two mem berj of the party witfe killed, one dan ously wounded and seventeen missing, wh onrebelleved to have been taken pris oner. bv the Boers. BIO FIRE AT WINTERS, WINTERS. Cal., July I0.-A 100.00fl flr occurred here tonight. The prln olnal losers were the Winters Pried Fruit Company, 140.000; S. B. Chandler Lumber Yard. JlS.tVK); Granger Ware house Association, J15.0C-0; Henry Trn-niM-s, 2000. HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE. MINNEAPOLIS, July 20.-A tele phone message to the Times says the town of Rlcevlle, with a population of 800 to 1000, wlaa practically wiped out by tiro today, Involving a loss estimated at $200,000. STRECKEU'8 BIO SCORE. 8AN FRANCISCO, July 20.-Adolph Strecker, the Schutien king of the third national Bundcs festival, returned to the ranges this morning and made the score 49 out of possible 50 on the American standard target. SHARKEY AND MAKER. A mixed wrestling match between the pugilists Tom Sharkey and Peter Ma her this aftetrnoon resulted in a draw. BIG MEETINGS OF STEEL WORKERS One Endorsed Unionism and the Other Condemned It. SPEECHES AND RESOLUTIONS Nea lakei Mca Ready lo Take Ik. Place l Strlkera-Btlloe Tkat Tkelr Caadlllaa Caaeol Be laiproved. PITTSUriKi. July 20 -The firs week of th- ateel STike (i,d.-d t uiay In thll dltrict with two big n tings, one efj- d.r;ng non-uninnutrn. th..- oth"r con demning It. Th- flrt was hell at Van d'rgrif: this af:,-T.i'in wli-r- the s-ntl-nc nt of the w rk-r Van b rgrift, Ix-echburg. AhaJlo and t.i" SiPzburg plints of the Anc-rii-or. .S-rl Company wms i-xpres.-. in sp. ii--i and rso lutions. Elghtien hu.-.irvl m.-n attend ed the meeting. The r.-nolu'lons sa-s: WHKI'.BAS. The Amalgamated As aixlatloa of Iron, St-.-l and T;a work er. it the Am-ri4 an heet Steed Cvm finy. which has arl-n by r-n7n of alj 5iacia:bn demand. rig that all non-union mills be organize-.! into a union, which demands we do not endorse. Therefore, be I; r-c Jved, by th? Iron workers of Vanlergnft. Apallo, leech- burg and Saltzburg. That we hereby eiprera our loyalty p the managiica of the Ameritvin Sheet Steel Company. During the years wy have worked for aid company we have reeeivel only the fairest treiitmen; at their hinds; our wage have been entirely satisfactory and we ask thai we be permitted to work non-unln men as we have been doing aince 1SH3. "We few :ha: io lab-ir union can make our condition any better or more honorable that I: is at present since we are subject t no on.? man's diclaUon." Th-- me.'-lngs at M- Keep.rt -were Aauietrk-ally ,pp.-l : the VanJer grlft gath-riic 'n i s .t)ect and action. PARI " iN'S For HANKERS. McKinlev Has r.irdon-d Tav-nty-One an.l I tl: I, -...riuly With Cithers. WASHINitTi'N. July ;n. James E. Smith. parl'H at: T:i-y for tile depart m"ti: of ju:! has submitted a report to the a:: rr,.y-ir-:'.e!il concerning the nc::on of :hi- p!e;l :i: upon applications f r pir,l ;i . f p r- -its wh have violated nat'.ona) banking law--. In preparing the r -prt !i- made a c.'mparism of the s ci.n l a !min-"tratl -n ( Mr. Cleveland and the first a !minis'.r.it!.;n of Mr. Mc-Kinl-.v. Duri-g Mr. i''eve!an l's s-ond term there were til- I forty -four applicitlons for pardon in Kinking a.es, of which three were dense 1 -and forty-one were acted upon favorably, as follows: Twenty-one pardons, one restoring to citizenship, eighteen commutations and one commuta:'. m and res: ratlon to cillzimthio. During President McKinley'a first admlnstration there were sixty-one case acted upon, of which twenty-four were adversely reported, and denied and thirty-six were favorably acted upon, as follows: Pinions. IT.; restoration to citizenship. five; commustcd, li: commut'.ed and re stored to citizenship, four. Contluing. the rt-port says: ' I have furthermore brought this re port down to date, which shows that during h's two admlntra;ions to date President McKinley has acted upon ap-licatio:-s for parl. ns In bank cases as follows: Total number acted upon, 62; total acts cf clemency, 43. as follows: Pardoned. 21; pardoneid to restore civil rights, six; commutted and restored to civil right?, four; commutted, 12 . AMERICANS ARE DEFEATED. The Canadians Pes; Them In Amateur Rowing Contest at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA. P.v., July 20. The world's champion vesper elght-oarded shell of this city, which has carried the colors of Its club to may a victory went down to defeat today before the strong argonaut crow of Toronto, Canada, In the last day of the annual regatta of the Nationnl Association of Amateur Oarsmen. Not only was this crew whipped by the Canadians, but eight men of the Winnipeg Rowing Club also flashed past tha champions and beat them out at the finish. It was the first defeat for the Vesper eight. The Arganaut's time for the mile and half was 7:49. A dual contest for the championship of the United States In singles was won by Ten Eyvk from Greere. THE EXILED BOERS. Nationalities That Make Up Prisoners at St. Helena. NEW YORK, July 2.0-The British ot'-arnshlp Reading from Aa.enslon and Hi. Helena is now at Jers'-y city. "There art- about 4?i Boer prison era on the Island," said the Reading's i-'jrtnanii'r, "and of these 1" per ce.t are TransvaiUr an l Orange Free Stat eri. The remaining 83 pr Cent Is made up of other nationalities In this order: Scandinavians. Germans, Italians, a few Humans, Irishmen and even English men. a handful of Scotchmen, a few- Americana, a few Greeks end acatter ing frm other nationalities. "The farmers are complaining be, cause the government has impressed the uriiliis labor for work on the break water. A large number of Boer prls oners are also employed on the break water at five shillings oer day. Home do cot chose to work, others labor for the farmers and the older prisoners whittle out toys which they sell. Gen eral Cronje is also weary of hla deten tlon but cays little. I am told that the nr niortlon of native Boers was repre- sentitlve of their entire army." STRIKE AFFECTS STOCKS. Declaration Caus-s Crushing Liquida tions In the Market. NEW YORK. July 20.-The declara tion 3f the strike of the steel tvorkers brmghi crushing Liquidation upon the stuck u.irket Monday. In pursuance of the oollcy of relieving and supporting the market the Nrothrn Paiifl.: settle- men; was pushed to completion and an nou-.cd on Wodnesdny morning. The breaking of the drougth In the corn belt was an Important additional Influence In relieving the depression of the market. Realizing of profits has continued In larg? volume at all stages of the rally and has kept the market feverish an unsettled, but effective sup port has persisted throughout. DECISION IN FAVOR OP FAIR'S CHILDREN. Judge Trout Orders Five HundreJ Thousand Dollars Diatributetd Among Them. SAN FRANCISCO. July 20 Superior Judge Troutt today granted the petition of the late Jas. G. Fair for the distribu tion of the personal propery now in the hands of the executors and ordered the Immediate surrender to them of 1300.000 as a share to which th?y are entitled under the provisions of Senator Fair's will. Bonds of 2jO.OoO are reserved from the decree of distribution to meet the de mands of the attorneys for the executors an J fees of the latter. It :s ais) stipu lated thai in the even: of Mrs. Nettie B. Craven being able t.j prove hre!f th liwful widow of Senator Fair she shall be permitted to share in the re served pirinn. SENATOR WOLCOTT IN ENGLAND. NEW YORK. July 21-A lis? itch o the Tribune from London says: Senator Woicct: has arrived here from Carlsbad in excellent health and spirits. He was perf.-ctly well, he remarked, when he went, and is a good de.il bet ter now. He will probably remain in England several months. TOWNE CALLED BOLTER. Chainr.an Johnson Says Party Is Better Off Without Him. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 20.-Chas. A. Towne, of Minnesota, was branded as a boper by J. O. Johnson, chairman of the execti'lve comml'tee of the Dem ocratic national committee In an inter view. He said further thait the P-tto-cratic party can get along without such men as Towne and Webster Davis In it. Chairman' Johnson then launched forth into a denunciation of several lite attemnts to reorganize the Democracy and especially the Ohio convention. REITZ STEYN LETTERS. NEW YORK, July 20. A dispatch from Paris says: Dr. Leyds, the representative of the Tr insvaal, has been summoned In haste to The Hamie in consequence of the divulgement of the Rettx-Steyn letters which were catpured by General Broad wood at Reltz, In the Orange River Colony. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK. July 20. Anxiety over the Western crop situation overbore all other considerations In the stock market today and carried prices down through attempts of inside interests In certain stocks ;o support the market. Closing prlc?s were near the lowest and the market was active and weak at the last. WILL RECEIVE PATRIOTS. NEW YORK. July 20. The Irish National Club of this city is planning a big reception to John E. Redmond and John Dillon who are to visit this coun try In September. MRS. KRUGER REPORTED DEAD. PARIS. July 20. A dispatch from Brussels Bays Ex-President Kruger has been notified by cable that bis wife died today at Pretoria, FIREMEN'S STRIIKE MAY BE SETTLED Coal Operators Believe It Will End Next Week. STRIKERS THINK DIFFERENT Are Caafkfeat Tkejr Will Wla la Ike Ead Miae Workers' Coaveatfaa Will Make aa EHort ta Seltle the Taoable. WILKESBAR3. Pa, July 20.-The-close of the fifth day of the Stationary Flrem-n's strike finds both sides firm. The strike leaders prof-ss to be aa confldint as ever that they are going to win. The coal opentors, however, do not share In this belief. They think that next week will see the end of the strike. It la generally believed that at th conventljn to be hld In this city to morroT the United Mineworkers will make an effort to have the strike set tled. NEXT CONVENTION OF THE EPWORTH LEAGUE. Claims of Various Cities Are Considered Churches Crowded at Yester. ray's Meetings. Keene. SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. This evening a meeting of the board of con trol of the Epworth League was held to consider the claims of the various cities which are anxious to secure the next international convention. It was decided to refer the whole matter to a soecial committee. CHURCHES WERE CROWDED. Yesterday Was a Big Day for Epworth Leaguers. SAN FRANCISCO. July 20.-A spirit of animation and enthusiasm marked the work of the third day of ;h- Internation Epworth League Con vention. The delegates had been ad monished a; the close of yesterday's meetings by liev. Lr. uerry, general secretary of the league, that there had been too much sightseeing and that "all should ge: to work and pump salva tion into th-.-se people." This Injunction was obeyei. The vis itors forsook the allurements of sight seeing ioiay and devoted their atten tion to one of those campaigns of fer v:l religious enthusiasm and soul sav ing for which Methodism la noted. Un der the influence of the bright sunshine and a cool and invigorating breeze right from off the Pacific, the visitors sough: the places of meeting early. Every one had become rested and there was an en tire absence of anything resembling weariness. Enthusiasm and a manifest deter mination to make this the big day of the convention was everyw here evident. Everything went with a vim that had been lacking at some of the previous sessions. Again did the sunrise prayer meetinijs, with which the most devout open the Joy, draw crowded houses at every on-: of the four principal Me:h xIim pliers of worship. From that uriy hour on throughout the morning every path seem-! to ied i-'owda to ;ac pavilion, the Aitutnbrtv 'heater and to the Metr .o !uan Temple. C-- utral and Howard stree; churches. Tne 9 o'clock opening o;.c a: each of these places saw greater audiences than had before Joined in the first hymn of the day. A long program of speeches was gone through with considerable promptness, all being listened to with the deepest interest and applauded with hearty enthusiasm. Open air meet ings were held at half a dozen places in widely separated districts of the city, as well as the music stand in the Golden Gate Park and the court of the Palace Hotel. Sng service, prayer and made . up the programs at these meetings which were attended by large crowds. STATE GRAIN COMMISSIONER. TACOMA. July 20. William H. Reed has been appointed by Governor Rogers a member of the Washington state grain commission to succeed himself for the term ending July, 1903. LARGE NUMBER REGISTERED. EL RENO, July 20. When the reg istration booths closed this evening 102,271 persons had registered. NOTED ATHLETE DEAD. ST. LOUIS, July 20. Wayman Crow McCreery, noted as a billiard player, musician and amateur athlete, died to day of cerebral apoplexy.