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Nkw Art CHtaliiirua Kttw... t "' ' " V'i : , L. 1 F W. M'KKl KOPP'S ADeliciouaand Palatable Drink Absolutely Pure tJte"&rttiiS?hleh Mr-John KHlp " proprl,tor' makM In the'cKy "f fm"y ' ktff br "M'1'811 at ttnny tlme- Dellver'r North Pacific Brewerg c. J, Commission, Brokerage. Insurance ani Shipping:, SUPERIOR STEEL RANGES STREET WE ARE SELLING AGENTS roK. . . Moore's Steel Cooks CHLOtO JUST RECEIVED UtJe!n BOND STREET. Ninth tad Tenth Typewriters. Many new improvements added. Seo our latitat " ' Nft. 9 Cmltti Dfomlor TvftAwHfPP M. ALEXANDER A CO. kxolueivo l'licillc Coast lValprs 2-W Sturk St., Purtliiiicl, Ore, IlNlE.Wal Agent. BEST INCHARD, cMiom hou.c Broker. ASTORIA, ORE .moo:. GREAT LABOR BATTLE NOW ON President Shaffer Issues Strike Order for August 10. RESULT HARD TO FORETELL Muii S.lfcrlni Looked (or i.a Bloji.t4 . "talk Art Poulblf 14 Fc.rct - C.tl l.clidcs All Anal f.a.ir. Meo. PITTSBURG, Auk -Afirr weeks ir pMllnln try okl r mlnti In .1 li"t the great battle li.-: .-.ii On- Kltf jullc steel trust nn I th- th uin.nM. of nirii marshall-1 llti Ji-r the Ixiuilrr. of h Amalgamate) Aio. liiU'ii ,,f Iron, ;-! and Tin Workers In fairly on. The long talked of general strike was Issued by 1'rm, Ji-nt HIiuftiT till i-vmlng to lake effect uf.T I In la.! turn of (he mill, on Au di nt 1U. vtnn me result win be no nun ran foretell, nut Judging by the expressed d- termination of both turtle, to the con- lr 'V.iy, in- battle will b wgJ to lh very U: iliirh. Much nionfy will 1 loi!, thou.an.U upon th 'U.niil. of ni' ii will lie lille. area: iurTerliiK I lookeil for an) even lilool.hej hii.I J.-tli are pon,. nit fearel. The trlke cull iiiclulea practically all AinttliniiteJ men III he I'hl'.eJ SUtej Hteel l' oriioritl oii' employ not n on tnke. It Han lu.t from the Aiiul atiimel Akii.h lutlon heaJiurtrr ttvi nmllej to .1) amaliam itej loJ.- oDIcUU who are mwctej to call their mn to trlke. The orJ'r of I're.Uent Slmffer 1 ex i-ecte.t to .well the numbT of uv.v men t.) over l'm.OoO at the end of thc wk HAN' ntANVISl'O llOX MAKKltS WALK OfT Four HunlreJ Join th Kori-e. of the I IU Sh 'in KxchanK'J Betw-n Teamiter. HAN KltANVISiM, Aujr. 6 -The only Jeveiopmeiu of Importune? In the labor ltua:lon toJay, .o far an (he extension f the !rlke I. concerned, wu. the wilkout of more than 4t0 union box maker. Th m-ii claim that they were often mgnl to iun an aKrvmeni which meant Ih.-lr r'-nlimiitlon from the union that they ilfcMctl to no longer brook the al'.ltu le of their rmpl yer. unJ lo Join the force of Hie lille. Mayor 1'helan Jec'.are thut a far a he U concerned, peace n Roila:l ns are at an end. he having done a'.l that h could to bring about a conference. Tomorrow morning the mind team mem, om? too In number, will refuse io work. S.mue I'ole, a striking teamster, wa.i stliot In the breat and badly Injured by Henry Davis, a non-union teamster. Aivonllug to Cole's story he was argu ing with Pavl. who drew a revolver and shot him. J. Watt, n-'ii-unlon teamster when going in work wa. me: by a union man who tried to dissuade him. On Watt's n'fusal the union man struck him In the neck with a rock. Watt drew . pistol and shot at his ns sallant. While Watt was watching the man run, two shots were fired by some one In the crowd at Watt. HECUIU) FOH LIFE-SAVING. Chicago JUi J Twice Saves a Man Mont on Committing Suicide. i-HICAao. Aug. 6. Having to his credit fourteen lives saved from drown ing Arthur K.ign:i. who Is aged but IT years, Inst evening sived A. J. H.ikor. a would-be suicide, twice although the man struggled to be nllo.vod to die. After the first rescue Vl.ikr fought mv- iig-ly and llnallv threw Ills rescuer off and Jumped Into the hike a secMi.l lime. Kag.m ag.iln spring .iftor him and nicctvdod In finally drugging him to safety. Kagun Is an oxpert swimmer. Ills aim Is to become u neiiibcr of Ilfe ?ivlng crew md he nccmllng took up his liondiiuaitern this year at the Harry Hench, wh"r, all 'tis rescues have been made. GOltMAN'S ILITK'AL FAT 10 SOON TO 1113 DI'X'IIUCD Republicans Appeal to All Ooo.l Citizens to Defeat His Re-election to the U. S. Senate. RALTIMOnR. Aug. 6. Issues In the campaign which will determine whether or not Arthur P. liormin will ugaln occupy a seat in the United States sen ate and become a factor In national pol itics were fully made up today by the action of the Republicans at their state convention. The following ticket was nominated: State controller S, Piatt. Clerk of the court of appeals Thomas Parran. The plank which especially refers to Mr. Gorman Is as follow.: "We appeal to all good cltliens to unit In defeating eflh (l . l 1 1 1 r al '. in tlilr ooii'plracy, lo gun with the n tr floti, tu frpetual- theiriH'-: v- and their m1 thods, by nl J-1 e. ... tloiis. Th-lr victory would a tin faJ. ttn uhiii yur mate a n- gn nf r rrup tlon an) vlil-tue overthrown In IW'. anl enable them to entrench them selves fir generations behlnl a far worn disfranchising election law than the uri-AiiiTlcin law we r 1k-'1 fi repeal. If We (ucceed w will defeat the election to the United Ht.te. m ate of . mm whose views on the tar iff and finance fluctuate with political exigencies .nd who Is stable only In the unvarying control of (he Democratic party machine." LOUKH FOH COMPLETE EXONERATION OK HCHLKV Kx-H-n!or Pettlgrew Hei-ve Decision Will lie In the AJmlral's Favor. HKATTLE. Aug. . Ex-S.-n.tor P t tigrrw, of South I'akot.i, r- urn-d la.t evening fnm Aluska en rout- turn. When asked concerning the Sampson Schley l:i(ulry he said It u!d dubt le result In completely exomritlng Admiral Schley, If th- tension was baa ed ol.!y on the navy r-.orls In the case entirely free from outsile Influ ences. "Hut," he said, "tht-re is a cl!iue In the navy which Samimon butlt up unl fostered during his nine years n-si -nce in Washing-on, D. C, that so far has used Its Influence In h:i b-ha!f and will rintlnue to Ji an .s I ng as 1; lasts. As a member of the senate It came .to my notice that Sampn ha ) supprvss.-d r-cord which male It apj-ear that S h!ev was disobeying ord-rs when In fuct he was ol--ing or 1-rs UueJ by Samp. n, but afterward In some mys terious manner suppressed." ' MRS. ALLIEN WINS. LorllhrJ ExTu'in Tum Over the Fa mous Rancocaa 8ti.n-k Farm to Her. NEW YORK. Aug. .-Mr. Pierre Lo rlllrd denes' emphatically that hn fam ily I. now In po.-M n of the celebrat ed stock farm R.ncocis. beipjeathej to Mr. Allien. Mr. Lorlllard Is quoted as saying In a special to the Herald from Tuxedo: "The executors have put the property In Mrs. Allan's hands, a. directed by tlie will, and there their obligations .-ease. No: only the farm, but the home, thereon as well and the now training In both Englind a:id America are hers." THE DEAD EMPRESS. President McKlnley Sends Message of Condolence to Emperor Wlllam. WASHINGTON, Aug. (.-President McKlnley has sent the following mes sage to Emperor William, of Germany. on the dtath of his mother, the Dow ager Empress Fred -rick: I learn with deep sorrow of the death of your majesty's beloved mother, the Dowager Empress Frederick. Her nobie equalities have endeared her memory to American people In whose name and In mv own I tender to your majesty heart felt can 1 le.ice." APPLAl'D ENGLAND'S POLICY. Proposed Treatment of Roers Who Shot Na'ives Approved In Cape Town. CAPE TOWN. Aug. (.-The Cape Times welcomes the change of policy announced In the house of commons by Colonial 8eer;tary Chamberlain In re g.ird to the treatment of the Boers who shot natives, saying that close associa tion with the Boers, with the dally con- seuuencf. of the career of brigandage, had already Impressed the colonists w ith the necessity of a change of policy. ADIEIT Til yl'EUES. Chinese Reform Association Orders All Members to Re Shorn. NEW YORK, Aug. (.-An order is sued by :tv .lead of the Chinese Reform Assocli'lon calls upon all Chinamen In this country to remove their queues. It s said that u i thc members of the as- ?oclitlon It will be nore binding than n Imperii! edict from 'the hand of the -mp'ior of China. It will affect several uindivd Chinese in this city. FINANCED RY MORGAN. Proposed M00.Chi0.00D Co.il Trus: Will R Completed First of Nex: Year. CHICAGO, Aug. (.-As tile result of a secret meeting of the finance commit tee of the proposed 1300.000,000 coal trust held here today It Is suld the combina tion will be completed by the first of next year, and will be Hnanc 1 ty J. P. Morgan. CROPS LOOKING WELL. NEW YORK. Aug. (.James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern rail way, who has returned from the North west, said today that wheit, barley. flax, hay and most of the crops along the Great Northern and Northern Pa cific roads are looking extremely well and promise to be much ahead of last year. ROBBERS CARRY OFF A FORTUNE Selby Smelting Works Robbed at Vallejo. $340,000 IN GOLD WAS STOLEN Vi.lt Wii Eittrcd Fra Oitilit Foir l.oii .1 Rcll.ee dole Were Tikee-N. Clue to tbe Sobben. VALLICJO, .!., Aug (.-The Selby Smelting Works was robbed of 7:344,049 last night In gold bricks. The .obbtrs bad i-vMvnily be-n working cn the cae f- r two or three months. They had dug a tumel from m s.de the hous-?, Jigging a shift first ab-u: thr-e fet 'eip. They then tunn-led in under the vault and striking upward, bored a Vole In th strongroom floor. The hole was !n the shape of a manhole of a boiler. Part of the tnle had be-ti bor-?d two months ag. It Is thought, aid -he last one was bored las: nlg'i. Through that hole they took th'.- gold brtcks ani carried them to the shore Dear the tunnel eii: of the works, where they were evidently placed m a boat. In the hurry they left two of 'he bricks on the bank. During the night one of the workmen reported to bis fellow's that he heard a noise In the strongroom, and he thought it must be a ghost. The other, ridiculed him for his superstition, but an Investi gation w as made to see w hat caused the nols. The entrance to the tunnel wa. cov ertd with a frame, over which the em ploye, of the smelter passM repeatedly every day, but no one seemed to notice anything out of the way. Th; police of San Francisco and all the bay cities are at work on the case, but so far there is not the slightest clew to the robbers. The work wa. that of skilled men. and evidently elaborate plans had been carried out without a hitch. The thieves got all the bullloa In the vault, leaving behind only t'o bricks, which they dropped on the shore in their haste. Only one day", accu mulation of refined gold wa. kept at the works. Testerday's run was unusually heavy, and the gold was to have Van shipped back to San Francisco today. The tunnel that the robbers excavated was about three feet In diameter, end gave them plenty of room In which to work. I: Is supposed that the uir: from the tunnel was taken out at night tnd dropped in the bay. The first report stated that the tunnel was 200 or 3000 feet long, but according to late advices. It is on'.y about ten feet In length. The shaf: was started close to the ".vail, which was sunk below the foundation. From there I: was only a rhort distance under the floor of the vault. It is thought that the men who com mitted the robbery took their t.lunder away in a launch and made direct for San Francisco. There re plenty of oth er places, however, where they could have gone either up the Sacramento river or to the shore of any of the num erous bays. Following is the list of the property stolen: Four fine gold bricks all num bered and containing the following: No. K3(. 1190 ounces and a fraction; No. 1237, 330 ounces; No. 1238, 1123 ounces and a fraction; No. 1239, 1037 ounces and a fraction, also 10.000 ounces of gold In various shapes and a little silver. The gold In the bricks is worth $20 an ounce. ABSOLUTELY NO CLEW. Nothing Known Regarding Identity or Number of Robbers SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. (.-"It Is the boldest robbery In the history of the state," said Chief of Detectives Seymour this afternoon, "and from all informa tion that can be obtained at this time 'here Is absolutely no clew to the tob bors. In fact, we do not know whether the crime was committed by one man or five. The probabilities are, however, tint more than one man was concerned in It. "We have taken all precautions to capture the robin rs. Telegrams rave been sent to every sheriff In the central Part of the state ordering lim ,o search for the missing gold, to overhaul every boat and steamer within his Jurisdic tion, to search every railroad train and stage coach passing through his county and to examine every one taking pas sage at different railroad stations throughout the state. On the whole, I believe the chances are good for captur ing the robbers." GOLD WEIGHED 12.000 POUNDS. Several Trips Required to Carry Bullion to Boat. VALLEJO, Cal., Aug. (.An official of the Selby Smelting Works made the following statement to a representative of the Aaoclated Press regarding the robbery: The robbers must have succeeded In entering the vault some time between the hours of midnight ani 3 o'clock thi morning. They nti-rI the vault through a hole about th? size of a m m iiole In a ooller, and tV- In Ilcatlons point to the fict that th- r'Ahers have b-e.i working on th-; s h'-me for lorn time. Over 1J0 hol? were bored Into the bot tom of the vault and th workmanihtp Indleihi that mechanics of more than i ual .tblll: v superintend 1 :h Jb. The link-. wer bored to w.thln a hair's breadth of the surface and when the proper time came the plate was force 1 up, thus giving the rbbars a'cess to the vault. The plotters firs: excavated a hole alongside the building, directly in line with 'he viuit. The work of ex cavating must have :ake.i some lime, and at the enl of each night's work for th? work must have oeen done a: night a cov?r of laths, rubber :heet irg and sacks was made, the whol- be ing covered over with a layer of dir.. thus hiding any signs of what was going on. What b-cime of the excavated -','r; we have been unable to find out. I: must have br:-n remove! in sacks. Th covering we have aseer:al.iel was rot strong enough to hold the weigh: of a man, but the excavation was :iale so close 'o the bull ling ;ba: the men nv r walked over it. We ar satisfied that the p!o:ters were aid-d by some one thoroughly fimiliar with 'he syr.em employed at the works, and one fully inf ::ined as :o the const.-action of the vault. "The weight of the gold carried cut of the vault aggr.-gat.ng j200 pounds and I; must have taken several trips for one man or several men must have been employed in carrying :he tnetal to the boa: which wis In wa :Ing for them. "Inside the vault were several sacks containing IllO.O'iO. but this was not touched. It nay have be-n that the men became alarmed. That they were alarm ed Is also Indicated by the fac: that two bars of gold f grat value were left on the beach In their haste to encbark. "I: Is Impossible for us to say nt this time what direction the men took. If they used a steam launch to leave the scene of the robbery they could have gone In any direction, but if they es caped in a rowboa: they wouli doubtksa have taken the direction In which the tide was running. "Several broken drills and an oil i&n, such as la used by cyclists have been found 'n the hole. "Every possible clw Is being followed. but I am unible ;o fay that we tave been at an successful thus far. but we hope later to make the announcement that the robbers have been apprehended. I believe that they secure 1 about 2S0, 000." HELD FOR CONTEMPT. Friend of the Late Henry George Must Explain Queer Mining Deals. NEW YORK, Aug. (.Tomorrow be fore Judge Fitisimmons will be heard the case of Dr. Richard S. Law, who is now held upon a charge of contempt of court. According to the Herald he failed to answer in supplementary pro ceedings growing out of the litigation of the Golden Scep:re Gold Mine of Colo rado. The charges were preferred by Mrs. Elixibeth Walling, wife of the Rev. W. A. Walling, until recently pastor of the Delaware Avenue Baptist Church of Wilmington, Del. Dr. Law. who is 73 years of age, was a friend of the late Henry George and acted as a pail bear er a: the funeral of the distinguished single taxer. He claims tha: he acted in good faith In his mining transactions. NEW WIRELESS TELEGRAPH. Boston Man Designs a Relay System Which Will Be Tried Soon. BOSTON, Aug. (.Wireless telegra phy by a relay system is to be tried In the vicinity of Boston. The sys.em is the Invention of Edgar S. Gray and it was tried In Vermont a short while ago. The apparatus consists, generally speak ing, of two kites. One transmits the message and the other charges 1: with more force and sends ;: on. The inventor says he is able to send a message 50 miles over land and then pass It through the relay apparatus, which he cm manipulate from the start ing point. He beltevts that such sta tion, could be established a: intervals of 50 miles repeating atil for.varling the message almost i:i ! li.'.iiely. DR. FIELD A SUICIDE. Ex-Army Su: ;eo.i Inhales nu-da, Cal. Ala- ALAMEDA. Cal.. Aug. (.-Dr. Chas. Hampden Field c 'liimitte l suicide today by Inhaling iliumin.ititii: gas. He was formerly a surgeon in : ie Unite J States army at For; Wayne. He vas also an ex-surgeon of the pension bureau, an.l at one time sur-j-.-o i for th - Unl . n Pa cific railroad. TRANSPORTS TO SAIL . SAN FRANCISCO, Aug (.-It is of ficially announced that the transport Meade will sail for Manila, August (. and th Sheridan w ill sail September 1 It 1. probable that the Warren will sail for Manila on September IS and the Lo gan on October 1. WILL HAVE A . NEW GOVERNMENT Civil Authorities to Manage Ma nila Municipal Affairs. CLERKS ARE IP IN ARMS Tbe Oraer .1 Secretary Root Catting Off Coumlislary Sippllti Cites Cor tterulloi Mtar Resign (lost Eipwtt. MANILA. Aug. (The military gov ernment of Manila ceased tomorrow and municipal affair, will be tiken over by three commissioners, similar to the gov ernment In the district of Columbia. The president Is a Filipino, Colonel Herrera. CLERKS UP IN ARMS. """"" Their Expense Doubled Since Commis sary Supplies Were Cut Off. MANILA, Aug. u secretary Root'. order cutting off the use of the com missary supplies by civilian employes is causing consternation among tbe minor clerks whose expense, are thus doubled. Many of them claim they had aa abso lute understanding before leaving the United States that they would be enti tled to us; the commissary stores. The order became effective August 1. Un less the salaries of junior employe, are raised many resignations are likely to be tendered. HEADS THE LIST. Imports at Manila Larger Since Ameri can Occupation. WASHINGTON. Aug. (.The division of Insular affairs of the war department I; in receipt of. Its regular monthly re-; port from the collector of custom, at Manila, which .how. that Import, at that port for the month of May, 190L amounted :o 12,4(0,431, A noticeable feature of tbe report is the fact that for 'he first time during American occupation, the United State. heads 'he llet of Imports with a total of J549.323. VICTORIAN MEETS ACCIDENT. PORT TOWNSBXD, Wash., Aug. (. The steamer Victorian, sailing from here Sunday morning with ninety-four pas sengers for Skagway. returned this evening, having met with an accident -to her machinery, the steamplpe giving way la the Narrows, this side of Van couver. She will transfer her passen gers to the City of Seattle. FOREST FIRE RAGING. BAKER CITY. Aug. (.-A fore3t fire broke out in the mountains back of the North Pole mine near Bourne this afternoon, which is now burning fierce ly, and threatens the mine property and a large body of fine timber. It Is sup posed to be the result of carelessness on the par: of campers. CRICKET TEAM COMING. NEW YORK, Aug. (.-The Tribune says: I: U practicilly assured that an Eng lish cricket team will visit the United States next month. Captain John P. Green Is now in England and a dispatch, from him says that all arrangements for the trip has been made. CUMMINS' CHANCES GOOD. CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia.. Aug. (.-The combination against Cummins was broken tonight by leading a number of H.'rriott delegates, who abandoned their man and went over to the Des Moines candidate. The deflection f Hcrriott's men Is considered to practi cally settle the nomination In favor of Cummins. BOYCE MUST HANG. TACOMA, Aug. (.The state supreme court has refused a writ of habeas cor pus to Eben Boyce, the wife murderer, and he will probably be hanged Friday. The cur; held tha; :ho Rand act was never in effect and that Boyce was properly sentenced under the old law. CRISIS IS SPREADING. BERLIN, Aug. (.Today's dispatches from various parts of Germany show .ha: the financial and Industrial crisis s spreidi.ig. BASEBALL SCORES. TACOMA, eima, 3. Aug. (.Portland. (; Ta- SPOKANE, Aug. 6. Seattle, 13; Spo kane, 4. SILVER MARKET. NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-8ilver, 58.