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ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO.
Plumbers and
Steamfitters
HOLU AOI2NTH lOI
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FISHING TACKLE
Tennis, Crojuct, IUscball, Golf,
and all Kiwi of Sporting Goods
GRIFFIN & REED
Fancy and Staple Groceries
FLOUR. FEED. PROVISIONS.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
SupjIiu8 of all kinds tit lowtwt rates, for fwhermen,
Fanners mid Iiggcrs,
A. V ALLEN, Tenth ind Commercial Streets
Wl Ca1l
J. CUIIVy
We Rent New
F W.M'KKCHNIE, local Acent.
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HHP
Of New Zealand
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UNLIMITED LIABILITY
Subscribed Capital,
raid-tip Capital,
Assoto, .
Assets in United States,
Surplus to Policy Holders,
Has boon Underwriting on tho Pacific Const ovei twenty-two years.
SAMUEL ELMORE & CO.
Resident Agents, Astoria, Or.
C. Jf. TRENCHARP,
Commission. Brokerage,
Insurance and Shtgpta?.
SUPERIOR
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RANGES
STREET
WE ARE
SELLING
AGENTS
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Steel
Cooks
C1R10ID JUST RECEIVED
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Many new improvements added.
See our latent
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Now Art Catalogue Free . . .
L- M. ALEXANDER A CO.
Kiolumve I'aoiilo (Joust Dradera
m HUrk Ht., Portland, Or,
INSUK
OF SHAREHOLDERS
15,000,000
1,000,000
2,(545,114
300,000
1,718,792
Cuatom Houat Drokar.
ASTORIA, ORE
Agent W. f. 0 and Pads Kzpraal Oo'l.
THE GREAT STEEL
STRIKE SETTLED
Pinal Negotiations In Progress
in New York.
BOTH SIDES UIVE WAY
Dial l SclikmcHt U ( CeapromlM H
I'llo ae Noa-l'aloi Met Will Be
Coiilgic' it Swa il liloa
Stale.
NEW YoltK. July 27.-Formal :iog
Union f r a m-tl.in.iu nf tile great
tf vl jlrlko iTc op-ii.d y at a
confer, !ir,- between l"ifljli nt Hiult'T
an, Hoc rotary Williams, of tho Am
giinialc'l An Iiilluii. mi, I J P. Morgan
mill a group nf hi a itcs, of t lie
l'nlt-1 State HlrW Corp 'ration.
The conference and movements of tlx-i'Tifi'i-iK
were iM'ft nn I ii'' intima
tion of the result f their d'-llb. ration
htm com from any one In authority.
It I l)"!lrv.-l. however. Hut substan
tial progress toward agreement Mai
made nn I that 4 formal nun unc,-nie:,t
,r n compact It peace will come with
in n few day.
TIhtc hi been miK h speculation n
to the ti-riiii nf 4it l,u; inuih of It
hii bin lure cmjivturr. 1: wag jJ
:hnt thi' Krlkr wulil 1 calli.) off ml
ihit tliTi wnul I bi' riKuiiHillon of ii
Koltalliini of gctirml lnh.ir ju,n tl.n,
I lh point whrre ihi-y wrr hMkfti off
it thf Plttchurj fonfiTrnce. In flmn
ilnl rlrilrn. howrwr, thr oi'inlon
Knenl thnt thi- proipocilvr igrfmrnl
woul't i furlht-r thin that ml In It
lf Jlij) of ii-rloui jueil'm at li
me. HAMS OF BTTIJSMKNT.
The ('"m-,-ii)tii Which Arc rnil"rtod
t.i He Aari-,',1 t,
NBW YollK. July :7.-TI WorlJ to
miirrow will iy:
Th gr,-.(t :-- nrlk,- vll W K'ttlt J
within n f'-w liotiri. Tho lux of tho
-t'!riiion; of :Ut trlko In a romt'M
inHi'. iMni l"ti hi'liiK inn on b iih
lilt-n Tho s.-rniH, l( In u:iJ-r't'Kj. will
ho nb' itit a f.IKv
1-MIIU rvoKtnx'l "i" non-union July
I will Ik' o"n:lmi.-,l im vii h. i.ivo Po
'.lilv wluro tho A mil' K.miii : 1 A-. i,u-
tlon tin i ff,, t -,l a ntr 'HK ,,r(.inli illon.
2 - Tho AnmlKiinmli vl A. Tuition will
rivo.lo fiom Hh doniiii'l (h:; :ho st,,l
cinil'iiny fli;n a m-nU- f r all niHU.
3 -Tho stool ronii'aiiy will uy th'1
'.ilo In all mill", ulon or non-union.
4 All null nli.iM iio upon to ;.1 nn-n,
with or without union mnl Tho an-KiH-latlon
kIu'.I no: nlt -mpt !o furoc tho
nu-n Into th- union or to oMIko tho K.iCl
iomi:iny to , mploy any union nu n.
i Tho ntee ioii,any will permit the
oniiinliation of men when they inanlfi'nt
ileilre to J"ln the Amalgamate I Asso
ciation or other nuiioi'latlons.
STFIIKE WILL UK MCNCTHY.
Striken' IVmatlila ill Tlomlnn.l HefUKel
by Mine Ownorw.
HIMKASK. July 27. A hmcLiI to the
Spokesman Uovlow from Iloisltml. H.
C, jnyl:
The management of the big mines here
have ninile th first definite announce
ment an to their Intention!. The state
ment In containeJ In communications
forwanle,! to the miners, blacksmiths
and helpers n,l carpenters and Joiners
unions.
A copv of the letter, which was the
snine to all the unions, is a, follo.vi:
"To the oftVein of the executive board
We beg to (nf rnx you th.it your com
munication of the 10th Inst, his bH'n
duly reforn'l to the respective dlrov-j
tors of our -ompany and that those di
rectors have instructed us that they nre
unable to comply with the demands."
It la agreed now that the strike will
be lengthy.
NBW STEM COM HI NR.
CHICAOO. July 2". Another steel
combination, embracing the principal
plants ongaged in making steol castings,
la to lie formed. The mirleus of the
onsolldallon Is the American Steel Cast
ing Comimny, of Chester, ri.
The capital Is to be upwards of Jl'v
0000,000 with the prospect that the
amount will be Increased considerably.
niJKU JtOTTLERS' STRIKE.
SAN FKANCISCO. July 27. Two
hundred beer bottlers went on strike
today as the result of a demand of tho
brewerlea that the men should either
leave their union or be discharged.
8TAND AQAJNST UNIONISM.
Ultimatum of San Franclaco Beer Bot
tling nalabllehmenta.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. The San
Francisco Labor Council has decjjed not
to order a general strike at present but
haa given Ita executive committee pow
er to tike luch action against the em-
ployors aiiiM'latlnti u may ! ilwim'J
advlnalile.
Th einplnyci nf the arlmii b' i-r bot
tling oiinblUhtiie m have !. n li 'illl"!
Hint If tln-y will not a'uml n ihMr iin
luns tli''V cin.Tit return to work today.
Other employing firms ire x'cll to
pr'K'iit the inm ultimatum ua It l
reported thit the employeri aniKlaUm
ban Jo. I n ,l to make a ton I igln; un
ionism by preventing the Uuo with tho
nltornitlve uf nu work.
The police exjMct tDul.le with the
striking teimiteri when ;he trui ks an 1
teams itt.-mpt iij leave lh birni t xl-iy.
At X:30 a. m., a large number of pa
trolmen were called off their beati m l
ent o (h barm a Jjre autlonary
measure.
While the Iron trade council claim
to have no official knowledge of what
may result from tolay'a conference of
employe of the t'nl jn Iron Work with
President H ott, leaden among the m-
hinlit predict '.hat a itlifiictory m
promise will be. nade. The counc il. It
la ,1". lure 1. will permit the malilnls'i
from etch shop to -tl!e the terms on
which work will be rmutned. It I aim
said on goxl authority tint whlu ttio
ten h iur lay will o retained, the nu n
will receive Incr-asi-j c-impe.'.attion.
The water front federation. It l rat
e I. will not till out the thou4inl f
men Under It Jurisdiction until all nlhtr I
m -jni of netMing the iU'-ntions at issue
have fallel. I
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rtnVAuvu' ruirui ruuvruwon ruL
TO CU'SR THK DKAL. 2 I
NBA' YORK, July 27-lM vin
'. Kelt. Thomaa H. McOovem
snl George B. Hanford. tempor
ary ofll.n of he recently form
ed Pacific Packing and Navlgi
tion Company, tefl this city for
the Hiciflc cout today.
The transfer --f the varloua
aalm.Ni (lacking- concerns and
Lplan'j will soon be made at P
Portland. a
f uuvnAnAnJvnnruwtAAvrvu uub
PITCH OFFICIAL ARRIVE.
Army Medical Ottlcer Who Hi Recent
ly Reen Eip!3rlng In Borneo.
SAN FRANCISCO. July ST.-Pr. A.
V. Nieuwenhuli. a medical otflcer of
the Dutch army In Java, has arrived
hero on his way to Holland.
I)r. Nleuwtrnhuts has Iwn exploring
the wild of Borneo ind in traveling
from the Wt-s: to the .mt coast of that
c xiritry, he says, he h:w done what n-
white mm di I hcfor. On his tX,eli
tlon he had ihr white men and thn"
natives.
He won the frlenlshlp of the I'yik
trlU,-s in the int-rlor by -urlng ma iy of
them of maUrU by -.he use of iiul.iltu
and they rend-'red him valuable af"i
atn-e. He 'ound the natives very super
stitions though well disposed Uwarls
white m-n.
The party nnJe valuable collections
if animals ami plant life and gathered
many geollgu-al p-lirions. Pr. Nieu-
enrolls has sub'tnlttel many rec murun
datlons to the Pu'ch civil ofllcers a:
Itatavia for the extenaioti of Dutch gov
ernment il authority to the Interior of
H.irniM.
STEAMSHIPS TO HAWAII.
I-arge Carriers Will Connect With New
San Tedro Road.
SALT LA KB. July 27.-The Herald
tomorrow will aayi:
The San Pedro toad la not to s:o
at San Pedo liarb-ir. By the time the
List aplke haa been driven, a fleet of
ocean steamers will be flying the flag
of the Hawaiian Island Navigation Co.,
aa an adjunct to the road. These steam-
era will ply between San Pedro harbor,
Honolulu. Yokohama. China and the
Philippine.
It. C. Keren, of St. LoiMs, said the
steamship line Is a certainty. There are
to be ten of the l.vrgest steamers for
passenger and freight traffic.
WAVE OF CONVERSION.
Christianity Making Great Strides In
Japan Say Returned Workers.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 27.-Miss A.
M. Hawley. Miss P. D. Barlow and
Mis Wilbebe, Baptist .nlsshmarles who
have Just arrived here from Yokohama,
report that for the first Mme In the his
tory of Japan there has recently been a
great revival of all denominations in
thut country.
The work has been Inaugurate! and
carried on principally by the natives
themselves and the wave has spread all
over the country. In Toklo alone there
have been over MOO inquirers. The Jap
anese government has shown the utmost
kindness to foreign religious workers.
E. H. SHELDON DEAD.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 27. E. ft
Sheldon, superintendent of the Oceanic
Steamship Company and of several of
Spreckels' Hawaiian eugar plantations,
Is dead from hock following a surgi
cal operation.
He wai a native of Vermont, aged
51 years and wai a prominent member
of the Bohemian Club and other so
cial organisations.
HOT SPELL IS
LARGELY BROKEN
W elcome Rain Is Falling in Many
Places. '
ITS VALUE IS INESTIMABLE
Cioui ud Mltaoari Rtllerel" Frsai tbt
Rijti e preaifc-Ceatlaiet' Mot
Wtiikcr la Claclaaall l4
St. LmIi.
KANSAS CITY. July 2T.-The general
rait ," hir i have fallen over the great
r pin of Western Missouri and Kan
sas m :he j.a.it twenty-four hour have
given this portion nf the southwest tem
p ,r.ir ri-li, f from the severe drouth.
T.v- fall was the heavies; between
Kanc.is City and Mipl Hill, Kansas,
f "U: ; unti -s w-st of here. In some
p!.v- in the eastern half uf Kansas the
fa!! measure 1 ' Inches. GoikI rains
aro aif, r,iorted along the Memphis
rallr al as far south as Arkansas and
as f.ir ea: as the Mississippi river. Rain
Ml at .Itff-ri-nt points all Jay today and
is "t il c m.ng down tonight.
I: is b!lev.l that the rain will be of
lit:!" her,!ir to corn. Hwever. with
m ost favorable conditions from nDw on
until the and of the s-ason. late corn
I: Is thought will make a third of a
cr .p.
TEXAS DROITH BROKEN.
PALLAS, Tex.. July !7. The Texas
dnuth has been broken by heavy rain
In approximately twenty pr cent of the
cotton growing dltrlcta.
PROliNOKD RAIN IX SIGHT.
Copious Iownpour Falling In Many
Places In Kanaas.
ToPEKA. Kas.. July !7. Kansas has
ben ful'y redeemed from the ravage
of Umu'.h. The rain ahlch mirted In
numerous i-irtlons of the state last nlghr
hi h- en continue! during the Past day.
and r-p.ir's received here tonight say
that r i ; n is still falling in several places
in th- state.
I K,ry indication points ro a prolong
I ed r.i'n. the fill of which has been of
I 'n imaliv value p K.imaa. In Wel-
!!ns: -n. luring a s-vere rail storm this
af "iii'i 'ti. I.ghtning struck a cook house
j I.eloMc-.rs t i a threshing outfit and two
j tiv n re f ita'.'y injured.
j Kuril DEATHS FROM HEAT.
i 'I VINNWTI. July .'7. The maximum
I f inp' ratiire was W today. The heat
c.ui" l f 'iir deaths and twenty-five proj-
.!.i::.'t!.
KIVK PK.VTHS IN CHICAGO.
I'lIPWi'iO, July 27. Ninety-five de
itp vi mark- d the official maximum tem
perature in Chicago today. Four per-so-is
died as the result of the hat.
SEVEN DIE IN ST. LOUIS.
ST. IiI'lS. July 27. The maximum
t.'mpera-'.-re was 97 degrees today. There
were seven deaths from heat.
NEBRASKA GETS RAIN.
LI.VCdUN. Neb.. July 27. Nebraska
tonight had the most general rain fall
since the drouth and heated spell be
gan. The maximum temperature here
today was 100.
HERMAN TARIFF BILL.
The Kishlli Paragraph Plrected Against
United States.
BERLIN. July 27.-AU the morning
papers devote much space to the tariff
bill. The Post Interprets the eighth
parigraph as directed against the Unit
o States and says:
"It gives us the mpans to protect our
selves .igtinst the hlgh-hnnded manner
in which he Unite! States interprets
rviproei'y. We are Jeeldedly discrim
inated agilnst jnder present condl-
ItlTvNED TO DEATH.
Brave Kes.uers Lose Their Lives In an
Effort to Save Fire Victims.
LOUISVILLE. July 27.-In a fire
which early ihis morning destroyed the
property of the Bagley-Graham Phono
graph Supply Company, Max Belovl.ch
and Policeman James PruJen were
burned to death In an effort to rescue
the women and children who occupied
a room above the store. Seven firemen
were taken from the ruins. Some of
them will probably die.
STRIKSitS ORDERED BACK.
Unless Chicago Iron Molders Return to
Work Other Union Men Will Be
Sent.
CHICAGO, July 27,-Strlklng Iron
molders of Chicago have been notified
by the National Organlxatlon of Molders
that they must return to work Imme
diately or allow other union molders to
take th'-ir places. A c jmmunk a lon to
his eff-ci was rece.ved by h uni r.
rriol I"m from Martin F x. pr-sl lent "t
th" Iron MoM-rs' Union of North Am'-r-tca.
The striker win consider the matter
at their rneetlrgs tonight and a mas'
meeting of the rive unions will ribaldy
he held tomorrow afternon to tak- de
cisive action In relation to it. A the
local tnke was called In defiant of the
itatlonil officers, a clash may follow
the latest order.
The twenty-eight foundrlj in this
city that are members of th National
Foundrymen' Asuoclatlon will it'art up
Monday. Union men may be brought
In form other town to fill the place of
the striker if the latter refuse to
to work.
CHAN 2B INAUGURAL DATJJ.
Congress and Governor of Slate Will
Be Asked to Confer.
NEW YORK. July 27.-Offlclal rtep
looking to a aystematic agitation for a
change of the date fr the hilling of
'he presidential Inauguration has h-en
taken, says a special from Washington
to the world.
Resolutions adoptei at the last Inau
irural committee meeting were laid be
fore the district commtsslo.-.ers with a
request for ap appropriate action.
It is understood the commissioner are
in favor of a date later than March t
and will bring the matter to the a
tention of congress and the gjvrrn or
of the several states and territories.
The plan proposed by the Inaugural
committee Is that a national committee
be appointed, compose 1 of the giver
nors of the states and territories, fifteen
additional citixens o fthe country at
large and a representation of foremost
resident of Washington. Thi ommlt
tee is to select the date and procure
by congressional enactment the change
desired.
TO FREE NORDSTROM.
James Hamilton Lewis Haa Undertaken
to Clear the Seattle Murderer.
SEATTLE. July r.-Colonei James
Hamilton Lewis wa today refused an
aprearance In the United States court
to ask for a writ of habeas corpus for
Charles Norli-rom. Judge Hanford
told Lewis, who hal presented to him
an unfile 1 petition that he would not
consider the matter. Lewis will now try
ti ?ree Nordstrom through the state su
preme court on the ground that the re
peal of the Rani capital punshmen: bill
Is not yet operative. Nordstrom was ten
years ago sentenced to death for the
murder of Willie Mason r.ear Cedar
Mountain.
ALMOST A PANIC.
Prrto Rictin Free Trade Amendment
Causes Consternation In Finan
cial Circles.
RIO JAS'SRIO. July 27.-Portt Rictan
free trale anniuncemen: has accentu
ated the financial apprehension which
pt-rva les all co nmirclal circles. The ex
change is steadily declining, paper mon
ey is at 65 ner cent discount and Im
ported goods. Including petroleum and
wheat are rapidly increasing in price.
The federal government In an effort
to avert actual panic, is prolonging the
budget and hopes to reduce the export
duty on coffee.
WAR REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
WASHINGTON, July 27. The state
ment prepared at the Internal revenue
bureau says the collections on account
of the war revenue act during the per
iod from July. IS98 to June, 1901, were
J31S.790.501. Of this amount, beer con
tributed J10O,9S7,623.
WILL INSPECT OREGON LINES.
SAX FRANCISCO, July 27,-Manager
J. M. Herbert of the Southern Pacific
who Is now on a tonr of Inspection will
soon leave for Port'.anJ. Oregon, accom
Danied by Superintendent Palmer and
Engineer Robinson.
CADILLAC WINS CANADIAN CUP.
CHICAGO. July 27. Cadillac won the
sixth trial race for Canada's cup this
afternoon and unless the claim of foul
by the skipper of the Illinois is allowed,
will in all probability be awarded the
honor of defending the cup against the
Canadian boat.
WON BRIGHTON CUP.
NEW YORK. July 27. Prince of Mel
bourne, who had a practical walk over
for the Brighton cup at Brighton Beach
today, was sold at auction previous to
today's racing for $20,000 to G. Wal-
buxm.
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
PORTLAND, July 27. A. T. Goward.
of Victoria, today won the tennis
championship of Oregon by defeating
Walter Ooss, of Portland.
SILVER MARKET.
NEW YORK, July 27. Stiver, &S.
ARE IN DEMAND
BY AMERICANS
Operatic Stars Paid High Salaries
in London.
THE FAVORITE A YOUTH
Kibelik Pile- a Mick at T Hgs7c4
Gglaci lor Oae Ptrfirne-Ij.
trial Yon7 Stan eq
f t' Metfala,
LONDON. July 27. Never before have
singers and op .Title stars received i;co.
very large sums for performing In pri
vate houses as they have ricelved this
season. Kubellk, the youthful violinist.
is easily the lion of the lot. He never
played at a private concert for les than
120 guln-u and generally go: 200. One
well knoan woman gave the Kubellk
party last wek and not satisfied with
tiavln the maximum sum for his ser
vices, presented the vlallnlst with a
stradivaritu worth 1500.
Mme. Melbaa' London agent asserts
that she has received 500 guineas twice
for appearing with private parties.
Paderewskl got 1000 for two perform
ances la houses on Carlton House ter
race. In many cases these Urge sums
ar? paid by Americans.
WAR MEDALS STAMPED ON.
Imperial Yeomanry Say Government Is
la Arrears With Their Pay.
LONDON, July 27.-Drlnk!ng places
on the Strand yesterday evening were
filled with member of the Imperial yeo
manry wlo astonished their friends by
throwing their war medals upon the
floor and stamping upon them. These
medals were given by King Edward to
the yeomanry yesterday morning.
In explanation of their anger the yeo
manry all said the government was In
arrears with their pay and referred to
bunders of the officials.
RUSSIA IX MANCHURIA.
BuilJing Gunboats and Fortification to
Strengthen Its Position.
LONDON, July 27. A dispatch from
P'kin says:
Information has been received here
that the Russians are building two gun
'ooats to patrol the river north of New
Chwans for the protection of native
shipping.
The Russians will also fortify certain
central pli-es in Manchuria and thero
:s no Indication of their withdray.il. The
Chinese authorities alone are incapable
of suppressing disorder. The Russians
are utilizing certain Chinese troops, but.
they prove incompetent.
PRETTY WOMAN GOES INSANE.
Mrs. Lizzie Olson, of Walla Walla,
Detained at Seattle.
SEATTLE, July 27.-Mrs. Lizzie Ol
son, a prepossessing elegantly attired
young woman, was taken from a west
bound Northern Pacific train last night
violently insane.
She had in her possession, besides &
teles-ope containing a quantity of cloth,
ins. a bank book Issued by a Walla
Walla institution containing credits for
over 11500 deposited during the year
1900. Mrs. Olson is believed to be the
wife if a "estaurant keeper of Walla,
though this is not positively known.
COMMODORE KELLY DEAD.
NEW YORK, July 27.-Ward J. Kel
ly, eommod ire of the New Rochelle
Yacht Club, who was to have enter
tained Admiral Schley on his yacht this
afternon. died sud ienly at his cottage
on Premium Point, New Rochelle, to
day, uf hemorrhage of the lungs.
PORTLAND THE WINNER.
VICTORIA. R. "V, July 27. Portland
won the senior 'ours at the N. P. A. A.
O. regatta by a oare 'ead from Victoria,
Vancouver being about 'eur lengths be
htn i. Time S:3J.
PRISONER, CURSED THE JUDGE.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., July 27. Su
perior Judge Hart today sentenced
Frank Enrlght, who had pleaded guilty
of highway robbery, to San Quentin for
life. Enright cursed the Judge saying
he hoped he would become paralyzed.
IRWIN BESTS POPE.
PENDLETON. Ore., July 27. Toby
Irwin, of San Francisco, knocked out
Jack Pope, of Spokane, In five rounds
here tonight.
BASEBALL SCORES.
SPOKANE, July 27. Tacoma, 12;
Spokane, 7.
SEATTLE, July .'7.-PortIand, 7; Se
attle, t.
1