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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. SVE TIME The Dally Astorlan ot 1 Hah Phouias , AMI PMtMAM'.NT ...Family Circulation... How? Mild w wry An "Ad In I lis AitMklAN't "Wni Column." Mvt.H mm THAN TMHFB Tl URO THAT OS SY OTHHI PAW IN AtTOKIA. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PHES8 REPORT. VOL. XLV. astowa, oheoox, tiiiksiiav Mftxix, jllv i, im. NO. 166 Trustee has instructed me to take charge again as his agent, and to crowd things, which I shall do by selling all lines from date at cost to manufacture. 1. L. OSGOOD, Agent 506-508 Commercial For the One-Price Clothiers St., Astoria, Or. Our Handy Wagon... Combines all the features of ths child' plain mon and vtdoclprdo, unit, nil things eotialdartd. roan tha connumir lesa than elthar. 80 tUsirahla. convenient and aallsfaeorr haa It proven, that, aa a ready "aallrr," It haa no tquaX We lake a special pri.lt, too. In delivering the urn. promptly and In taultleee conil Uon to tha trade. HARDWARE, PLUMBING TIN WORK JOB WORK AT PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION Call and Be Convinced . FREEMAN, tola of Frwman A rbdants. COLUflBIA IRON WORKS Foundrymen, Blacksmiths, Machinists and Bollef Makers Manufacturing and Repairing of all Kind or Machinery. Iron and Brass Castings. General Blacksmith Work PHCIALTIES - W.lch Pat.nt Whl. Ship ) Smithing nj Staambuat Wufk. Cannary nj Mill Machinery. Marina and Stationary Boll art Built to Or dr. VT Specially equipped (or Loggers' Work. Bay Foundry). Phone 78. Correspondence j ..GOflVEHT Of THE Astoria. FRANKLIN AND SIXTEENTH STS. Opening- or a Day and Boarding, Primary, Grammar and High School for Girls by the Sisters or the Holy Namos or Jesus and Mary, from St. Mary's Academy and College, Portland, Oregon, MBPTBMUER T, 1HOO Particular attention given to Instruction In the dlflerent branches of Music, Drawing and Painting. For further particulars write for Prospectus or apply at the Academy A. ii Rlat Mr Runnrlor. FOARD & STOKES COMPANY... Wholesale and Retail STAPLE AND FANCY FltKSH FIll'ITS AND VEGETABLES KECEIVKD DAILY. BACONS. HAM, AND ALL KIND! PRESERVED MEAT AND FIH. SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS for HARDWARE and CROCKERY WARE SPECIAL To more fully satisfy creditors with their money than in the past three months, on account of the r - strike, and tolreduce", expenses, the Hatters an J Furnishers. Children's Wagons, Baby Carriages Base Ball Goods, Fishing Croquet Tackle, Sets. Garden Tools GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE i (IRANITE WARE, ROIE, STOVES. IRON PIPE. TER RA COTTA PIPES, BAR IRON, STEEL, CANNERY SUPPLIES, LOGGERS' TOOLS SOL OPPENHEIMER Trustee for the late M. C. CROSBY R. T. EARLEi lata of Stockton, Cal Located on 18th and Franklin (Scow solicited. JloiiY jtajlES.. Oregon. GROCERIES MEETING OF City Lawmukm Attend to Koutlnc UuslncHH of the Mu nicipality. I.ITTI.E INTEREST MANIFESTED Elbth Street Ordisatie .Not latd (her the .Ism's Veto, but Laid (her lull Ati'iMt Suadrjf Claim aid Pills Alloatd. At the regtilur meeting nf the city council last night Muyr Taylor was In the chair. Coumilmen Young', Mc Gregor, Parker, Hehlebo, 8 hrrneckuu Welch. Thompson and Hleverson were present. The minutes of the liiat meet Ins; were read and arovud. The petition of C C. VanEtten for tax deed was referred to th committee on ways and means. A petition if property owners to change th grades of struts at 6th and Grand avenue, u referred to th street committee. Tha petition of A. V. Allen for tax redemption deed was referred to the committee on way and means. Thn ftitlon of II. Hi-Ins for chanic of liquor llcfnao, was rrfwred to the conimltii'o on ways and means. A mnonatianr of property owners agalttKt a i hnii of grade on Jerome avi'itue was rvfvrred to the slrct-t com mittre, The report of the committee on lire and water rnummrndinK the location of a huse cart at the Astoria Dux Kuc tory, was approval. Tha veto of the mayor on the Eighth street Improvement was r?ad. Mr. Tarker alilrened the couii' ll and stbt ed that txni't huyers had attempted to ruu down the prl- of warrants l"- CBUs.' of the IxualKe of street bonJs which are not a charge aiialnst the le gal Imleblednets of the city. Ho said that the street Improvements of the illy only make the city's property that much more valuable, and he presented a petition or statement, signed by prop. erty ow ners on Rth street, offering .to pay cash for the proposed Improve ments. He further stated that '.he as sessments on this Improvement would be so low that under the charter the property owners would hove to pay the assessments in cash. The city w ill on'y huve to Issue bonds for half of the ex pense, and Mr. Parker suld that he would sree that If the ordinance was pnsaed over the mayor's veto, that the work would be done at less than the surveyor's estimates, and .that the only expense to the city would be the cost of the crossings, or about 11,000. Mr. Welch said that the parties Interested had made application to sell these bonds or warrants, and had been re fused, and that he believed the mayor's position should be sustained. Mr. Thompson said that he was originally with the mayor on the question, but that since the lucid statement made by Mr. Parker, chairman of the committee on streets and public ways, he was in favor of making the Improvement, ts It could not In any way Injure the ct edit of the city, and the assessment would be light. Mr. McGregor said that he believed in improvements, but he thought the time had come for a halt or else that the property owners should give an additional guarantee that the city should not be called upon for the expense of suld Improvements. Young mad a telling speech in favor of the veto of the mayor, and on motion of Parker the matter was laid over until Auifust f.th. The report of the ways and means committee approving the following bills wa adopted: It. Strauss, S cents; News Publlahlng Co., seventeen bills 34 cents each, one for 48 cents, two for 64 cents, and one 96 cents. The report of the ways and means committee on the adoption of new- blanks was approved. Report of the ways and means com mittee, allowing the bill of James Pet tee, J9.50; Astor House, $.11.61; F. D. Elmer, $2; A. Paulson. $2; the Astoria Transfer Company, $1, approved. The report of the health and police oommlttee on tax on laundries, referred for further action. Report of the com mittee on streets and publlo -ways on completion of Franklin avenue Im provement, $:'O70.15, adopted. Report of the same committee on the Improvement of Grand avenue, at a cost of $S22, was also approved. The report of the committee on streets and public ways, approving the following bills, was adopted, and the bills were ordered paid: Astoria Box Company, $12.52; M. C. Crosky. $14.40; Griffin & Heed, $1.75; street assessors, $2S; Astoria rtox Company, $26.96; J. H. Mannell, $12. The petition of the Finnish church for payment of Its street assessments on the ten year plan, was approved. The report of the fire and water com mittee approving the bills of B. D. Johnson, $19.50 J. ;G. Long, $3.20, was adopted. The city treasurer's report was re ferred, without rending, to the commit tee on ways and means. The report allowing $40 to the public library was ordered filed. The report of the assessment on Ex- tliangw street from pnh to llith. was ordered filed, The following ordinances were read the first und second time: Approprlbt Iiik $12 to J. II. Muiik-II for searching title continuing asrearmerils for the Im provetrienl of loth street between Com mercial and Kxchangn. As some of the property owners had expressed a desire to apply for the ten year plan on this Improvement, the ordinance was read only once and referred to the street committee; A fiproprlatlrig 142 fr the benefit of the Astoria Transfer Co. from the road arid crossing fund; amending section I, of ordinance 212 for the Issuance of street bonds of the city if Astoria for the Improvement of (iraml avenue; amending section 6, of ordinance 'MC, tor t bo improvement of Grand avenue, On this ordinance the rules were suspended and the ordinance was passed extending the time for the completion of the work sixteen dajs; Amending section 1, ordinance 2122, for th improvement of Franklin avenue. The following ord'nanc-a were read for the third time: Appropriating $11 16 to the Astoria Iron' Works from the general fund; appropriating from the general fund $4J0 to. the Fabric Fire Iloee Company; appropriating from the general fund tVJX) to the Gutta Percha and Rubber Fire Apparatus Company; The ordinance establishing the grade at Jerome avenue and 1Mb street cross ing was withdrawn. Establishing the grade of Franklin avenue and 36th street crossing at (0 feet above the base of grades; establishing the grade of Jerome avenue; authorizing Issuance of bonds for the Improvement of Grand avenue to the amount of I15S9.76; au thorising the Issuance of bonds to the amount of $37)2.71 and warrants to the amount of $39.1 to N. Clinton A 60ns for the Improvement of Exchange street. The following resolutions were read: Authorizing the auditor to Instruct the city surveyor to establish grades on certain streets to connect with the new Young's river ferry and the new Lewis and Clarke toad, adopted; in structing the auditor to give notice of change of grade at Grand avenue and Sth streets, adoptwi; instructing the auditor to give notice of change of grades on Harrison avenue between Hth and .Vth tret:4doi.l-d: instruct ing the auditor to give notice of as sessment for the Improvement of Ex change street, adopted: Instructing the uudltor to give notice for the establish bent of grade on Irving avenue, adopt ed: Instructing the auditor to give notice of assessment for the Improve ment of Franklin avenue between 17th and 1Mb street, adopted; Instructing the superintendent of streets to have streets cleaned In time for the re gatta. The committee on streets and public ways was given further time In which to report on certain ordinances. The council adjourned to meet In special session thirty minutes before the next regular meeting. NEW O. R. AND N. Railway Age. Oregon Railway and Navigation. At a meeting of the stockholders in Port land. Or., a new board of directors was elected, as follows: D. P. Thompson, W. T. Burrell, a Campbell. J. X. Teal. L. B. Cox. F. G. Wheeler. E. 8. Ben ton. W. H. Hurlburt. C. F. Adams, R. H. Jenkins, G. E. Wlthlngton. R. L Sabln, and Thomas G. Greene, all of Portland. At a subsequent meeting of the directors the following officers w ere elected, the election of president being deferred: Thomas G. Greene, first vice president; C. F. Adams, second vice president; W. F. Burrell, third vice president; G. E. Wlthlngton, treasurer; E. 8. Benton, comptroller; J. N. Teal, secretary; and R. H. Jenkins, assistant secretary. The election was for the purpose of effecting a reorganization of the company. It Is expected that when the company Is reorganized the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern road, the largest holder of the stock, will be In control. PROPOSALS FOR ERECTION OF BUILDING. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the undersigned until noon July 17th, for furnishing of mater al and erection of a two-roomed house for bridge tender at Young's bay draw bridge. Plans and specifications can be seen at the office. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. NORTHWEST CONSTRUCTION CO. REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS. Cleveland, Ohio, July 15. The Repub lican national committee this afternoon decided to locate national headquarters both at New York and Chicago. REPUDIATES THE PLATFORM. New York. July 13. The executive committee of the state Democracy met tonight and repudiated the Chicago platform. THE OREGON COMMISSIONED. San Francisco, July 15. The battle ship Oregon was formally placed In commission today. A hillock of white sand In the back are is an economical substitute for a summer at the shore when there are many little folks In the family. THE IOWA State Convention oF I'nusual Interest Enuures McKinley and the I'latform. THE POPULISTS AT ST. LOL'IS Nrtj flay Split Over the Cadorsemtst of Dryis Mssjr Letters ol frotest Are Deisg Received by tbe Leaders. Dcs Moines. July 15. The Republican state convention today was remarkable In point of attendance and Interest. Among the distinguished men present were Senators Allison and Gear, and nearly all of Iowa's congressmen. Sen ator Allison's speech, which warmly commended Major McKinley and sus tained the St. Louis platform, was the real point of Interest. The senator sioke with much more than usual warmth, and when he pointed to a pic ture of the Ohio man. the convention went wild with applause. The plat form, after endorsing the action of the St. Louis convention, says on the finan cial issuet "In the Interests of our export trade, for the furtherance of the policy of reciprocity and for the promotion of our commerce, as well as for the bene fit of our producer, we pledge the sup port of Iowa Republicans In congress to the promotion of International agree ment to establish a Joint standard uni versally and from tbe same considera tions oppose coinage to a single silver standard, because It will decrease and not Increase tbe supply of money in the country. "The Republican party, under Its pol icy, assures the people an ample cur rency, composed of gold, silver and paper, no one kind preferable to an other, none of It subject In the hands of the people to variation of value, but every dollar as good as gold and there held by the real power of the govern ment of the United States." It Is noteworthy that in the whole convention there was not a voice raised against the St. Louis platform and the nominations. POPULIST FORECAST. St Louis, July 15. It becomes more and more evident each day, as the time for the meeting of the Populist national convention draws near, that the mem bers of that party will clash over the endorsement of Bryan for president Letters from all parts of the country are pouring Into headquarters, some demanding and some denouncing the endorsement of the Democratic ticket, and everything Indicates that there Is Is most decided difference of opinions. It is the opinion of some of the Popu lists here that the party Is near the danger line of a split over the question. They express the hope, however, that some definite plan of action, agree able to all, can be decided upon at the meeting of the national executive committee next Saturday. Many of the Populist leaders are awating the com ing of the free silver senators who bolted the Republican convention. Up on the course they take will depend, In a measure, the action of the anti Bryan following. If the Republicans come out openly for Bryan and the Chicago platform, the opposition may not make much of a fight. NEBRASKA POPULISTS. Grand Island, Neb., July 15. A fight that has held all the ante-convention Interest came about In (he Populist state convention today In an unex pected manner. A telegram was received from the Populist convention of South Dakota sending greetings to the Populists of Nebraska. The telegram was received with cheers and a motion was promptly made, and hurriedly carried, that the secretary reply returning greetings. Senator Allen moved that the reply should present the compliments of Ne braska Populists and say that they are for Bryan for the next president There was a spirited opposition, but it was overwhelmed. The roll was called af ter considerable delay. The result was 699 for Allen's motion to send the tele gram, and 34 against It. A motion was then made that the vote In favor of Bryan be made unanimous, but it fail ed to carry. Resolutions adopted declare free sil ver to be the paramount issue in the campaign, and that the time has come when one of the great cardinal princi ples of the party could be crystallzed Into legislation by a union of reform forces, and declared It the sense of this convention that the delegates to St. Louis use all honorable means to secure Bryan's endorsement. PATCHING THE PLATFORM. Washington, July 15. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, chairman of the new Democratic national committee, was at the cnpitol today In conference with Senator Harris, of Tennessee, on va rious matters connected with the prose cution of Bryan's candidacy. Tie suld the executive committee would prob ably not be appointed for ten days yet. The senator, when asked about the life tenure of office plank, concerning which there has been some question, said ;t was actually adopted aa a par, "f the platform, but that the clause "Kcept ar otherwise provided by the constitution of the Unlti-d Utates," needed u, be added to the plan', these words having formed t part of It as aidoptr.fi. but having been left out of the stenographic verbatim copy of the proceedings owing to a mistake. Sen ator Jonts said today that he favors locating lit national tieadquurters In Washington, but that It will be for the committee to ilecide that point. ADMIRAL BEARDSLEl'S SQUAD RON. Washlngton.July 15. Admiral Beaids-lex-, commanding the Pacific station, sailed today from San Francisco on bla flagship Philadelphia for Port Angeles. This place has been fixed upon as the basis of operations of tbe Pacific squad ron during the drills which are to be gin Just as soon as the admiral can assemble his vessels. He will have, besides his flagship, the Philadelphia, the coast defense ship Monad nock and the Bennington. The Oregon was put Into commission at the Mare Island navy yard, being the first battleship to go into active service in the Pacific, and as soon as she has been gotten Into smooth running order, she will be attached to Admiral Beardslee's squad ron and will perhaps participate in the maneuvers. CLOUD BURST. Pittsburg. July 15. A heavy storm tonight which was practically a cloud burst, did great damage throughout the city and Alleghany. EstlraaUa made from reports coming in from the outly ing portions indicate a loss of nearly one million dollars. All the street car j lines have been stopped. j At 48th street there was water In j the first story of house caused by the I bursting of a, large sewer. A part of j the Aliegbany cemetery has been wash ed away and nearly two miles of the Citizens' Street Railway was torn up. No loss of life has yet been reported. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, July 15. Wheat spot j steady; demand, moderate; No. t red : winter. 5s lHd; No. 2 hard Manitoba. I stocks exhausted; No. 1 California. 3d.. Portland, July 13. Wheat, unchang ed. IN THE INTERESTS OF HARMONT. Boston, July 15. Arthur Sewall left Boston this afternoon for Bath. To an acquaintance he said he was In favor of holding another state conven tion In Maine In order to harmonize the state and national platforms. THE VALKYRIE UL New York. July 15. Lord Dunraven's yacht Valkyrie III, sailed today for the Clyde, where she will be overhauled and raced against Emperor William's Meteor. EXAMPLE FOR ASTORIA. On the occasion of the glorious Fourth, Fargo, N. D., to which I have beforetlme referred in a more or less lighter vein, celebrated its twenty-fifth birthday. It was a great day. I wish many people I know could have been there, for there was much food for thought in the sight which was there presented. Fargo is a city of perhaps 10,000 people. Three years ago consid erably more than half of it was wiped out by fire. Today It Is the handsomest city of its size In the world. Its new buildings, its paved streets, and most of all Us prosperous and contented peo ple, make It a veritable oasis in the commercial desert Crops have been none the best for a year or two up i there, and prices have been almost of the worst, but you can't find a man in the town who will admit to. you that times ar9 hard. When money began to 1 get tight the four banks formed a clearing house and announced that not one could go dow n until they all did, and as a result no one was scared a bit and none went down. The business men there seem to stand shoulder to shoulder and bear the brunt of things together. For a fact, it . Is the first place 1 have been In for many a day w here all the business men were cheer ful and hopeful and where there was no sign of discontent with the times. It was refreshing, and I could but wish that some of the people who are howl ing long and loud, outwardly and In wardly, might take a trip out there and breathe, with the deliirhtful nznna of the prairies, the spirit of satisfaction ! with the present and confidence In the I future, which pervades the busy, pros-' porous little city of Fargo. W. H. Ellis. Many young men of today need guar dians rather than wives. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report BRYAN TARES BREAKFAST Then Engages in I'naccBstomed Han. ' Shaking Until His Arm Is Sore. "LET THE HEATHEN RAGE" Says Bryai't rtrwsal Orgat Doo't Wast Asjr tasters Votes Tbis Tint Ta , Silver Repablicat for Cact Cold Democrat. Salem, III., July 15. It was well oa toward tbe middle of the forenoon when Mr. and Mrs. Bryan breakfasted. Both were tired out last night. They drove from Odin to Salem In a car riage on their return from Centralis, and it was midnight when they reach ed the home of Mrs. Bryan's sister. Mrs. Balrd. As soon aa they finished breakfast they began to receive call from friends and relatives who bad come ta attend the demonstration. Mr. Boon's right arm la almost paralyzed today. The unaccustomed strain of band-shaking In which he baa been vigorously engaged is beginning to be felt by him. His right arm and band were badly swollen and tbe strain has been worse since coming to Salem. The great brawny farmers in this region have a fashion of shaking hands with a vigor that causes men of lew muscular power to wince. Bryan hopes to be able to rest from the hand-shaking bus iness after leaving here tomorrow, antil be reaches Lincoln, Neb. He expects to leave here at 5:33 in the morning. It was after 1 p. m. before the rain ceased. Then the crowds came out from the stores, taverns, and other places of shelter and again began to gather beneath the trees in the court house yard. Numerous country bands that had come In from neighboring towns with Bryan clubs, began to play such inspiring tunes as "White Wings," "After the Ball is Over," "Comrades," Marching Through Georgia,", and "Dixie." Bryan then addressed tbe crowd for an hour. "LET THE HEATHEN RAGE." Omaha, July 15. The World-Herald, Hon. J. W. Bryan's personal organ, of which he is editor, tonight says edito rially under the beading, "Let the Heathen Rage:" "With the exception of the New York Journal, the Mercury and tha New York News, the Democratic press of New York bolts the Democratic tick et It is followed by various large and small papers in other towns of New York and New England. Possibly these eastern newspapers may imagine that their action is of large political signi ficance and importance. They ore la error. The president of tbe United States can be elected this year without the aid or consent of the Eastern states, which have in the past dictated the nominations and swayed the elec tions. Every time a gold bug Demo crat goes to McKinley In New York he. paves the way for two silver Republi cans to come to Bryan In the West Every time a free silver Democrat pa per in New York repudiates the Demo cratic platform it renders more certain the repudiation of the Republican gold platform among thousands of Republi cans In the middle and western states. "It so happens that we need votes in some Western states, and their loss In New York will do us no harm. Let the heathen rage." AND SUTRO, TOO. San Francisco, July 15. Mayor Sutro made a political speech at a meeting . of election commissioners today and came out boldly for Bryan for presi dent Sutro is a Populist, but he says every friend of the people will vote for Bryan. THE BOLTERS. Topeka, July 15. Nearly one hundred delegates have arrived tonight to at tend the free silver state convention which convenes tomorrow. The silver leaders are elated tonight overe the arrival of John R. Foster, president of the First National Bank of Garnet a Republican at the head of the An derson county delegation. It is fairly certain the convention will Instruct Its delegates to the St. Louis conveniton to vote for the endorsement of Bryan. It Is conceded that every Republican who takes part In the convention to morrow Intends to bolt McKinley and the St. Louis platform and It Is thought the convention may furnish some Indi cation of the probable strength of the free silver bolt from the Republican ranks. . . i'j 1 ft-' r-,.. . i -7 a .-, -.Ti. Wt . . y. f- -