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Children's Wagons, Baby Carriages, Base Ball Goods, Fishing Croquet Tackle, Sets Garden Tools GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE GRANITE WAKE, HOPE, STOVES. IRON PIPE, TER RA COTTA PIPES, BAR IRON, STEEL. CANNERY SCPPLIES, LOOOERS' TOOLS SOL OPPENHEIMER Trustee for the late M. C. CROSBY flohY flaps.. j i !i II II GROCERIES LEAVE ORDERS AT ROOM 1, FLAVEL Bl'ILD'O Guaranteed N. JEN5EN and R. O. HANSEN PflP FOR ASTORIA Well Known Financial Institution of Denver, Colorado, to Open Here. THEY 1IELIF.VE IX ASTORIA fidelity Savlsqa AixIiIob Will Tbertlore lvet In This City, d It flesty uf .losey to Lead kytacy f.!UlilihcJ. Another liurliif enterprlite hu kern mmi1 In Antortu. The Fidelity 8av Iiikh Association, of Denver, Col., ha derided to open a branch ofTlc and Imal board In this city. They have money' to lend and Invest. Charle H. TlUon. general agent of the company, has been In the city for several days Investigating the situation. To an A tnrlan representative he said yeaterduy that after thoroughly examining many cities in Oregon and on th coast, he had decided that Astoria was on of the tow place where his company cared to plant any capital. "V are a building and loan and In vestment company. The Fidelity was established seven years ago In Denver, and Is today the largest concern of Its kind west of the Missouri river. W are here to put money Into Aitorla be cause we believe In Aatoria. I have carefully examined your city and Its future prospects, and from what I can learn of the results to be attained by the building of your railroad, I am alluded that this Is a place wo want to do bualnena in. W have today a subscribed caplrul of over t5.0u0.000, ITOO.iWO of whkh. ! fully paid up. We are diffttent from other concerns be cause we operate on a conservative ba sis and only Invert In gilt-edged prop erty or III a gilt-edged community. As toria meets all our requirements, and w can today lend large sums of money on city proerty. Improved or unimproved. We have taken larjre subscription of stock In Colorado mining rami', where we make no loans, and have a aurplus of money Immediately avallaMt for loaning pur poses on good security. Our dealings here will be with the bent class of your property owner so far as forming a local board of appraisers Is concerned, and I am prepared to do business with tiny one In the city limit so far as loans and Investments are concerned. "We have three plans of Investment, the deposit, the prepaid, and the monthly payment. Shnres under the pirpald stork plan mature and double In about six years. Under the monthly payment stock plan, shares double In about eight years. On loans on prop erty, a man can build a house and pay .the average rental for a similar house and come out at the end of six or eight years the owner of the prop erty, with a profit Many who have mortgages on their property which they cannot meet, can take care of them by Investment In our company. A laboring man by spending sixteen cents a day, which almost any one can save out of cigar or bar bills, can In eight years draw out a thousand dol lars and at the end of that time will in addition have as much ready money as he would have had without making the Investment. The thousand dollars Is to him like finding It In the street or a gold mine. "Ex-Governor James B, Grant, vice president of the Denver National bank, and Mr. J. C. Helm, ex-chlef justice of Colorado, and now one of our di rectors, were the original founders of this Institution. Governor Grant's bank la our depository of fund. Mr. Helm, you will remember; ran for gov ernor against Gov. Walte. Mr. J. 8. Wolfe Is president. Mr. Ed. 8. Irish Is treasurer and Mr. E. H. Webb secre tary of the Fidelity. "After making a careful canvass of the whole situation here, I am firmly convinced that we can do a good busi ness In your city, and have appointed Mr. R. L. Boyle as our representa tive here and secretary of the local board. It remains for Astorians to say whether or not the enterprise shall be a success. We have the money to Invest Immediately. Tou can utilise It by joining In the movement and es tablishing a local board." Mr. Boyle yesterday received a letter from Secretary Klncald stating the Fidelity Savings Institution, of Denver, had deposited the necessary $100,000 to enable them to enter this state for business. Astoria will not be slow to take advantage of this new business opportunity. DRINK DID IT. School Teacher Gone Wrong Who Was Formerly in Portland. Oakland. Cal.. July 22. P. O. Wil liams, a man well known to the ed ucators of Massachusetts and Oregon, la locked up In the city prison with two charges of petty larceny against him. Burglary la the crime the po lice say he Is guilty of, but they did not charge it for fear they could not make out a sufficiently strong case. Williams practically admlta his guilt and blames his downfall to drink. jrir Williams' lust position was In the schools of Portland. He Is chapged with the theft of a gold watch and chain and a dlumond pin from the room of A. P. Christiansen In a down town lodging house. When taken Into custody the bin was found on hi person. GLOOMY OUTLOOK IN CUi'A. Havana Merchants Write to a New York Firm In Desponding Tones. New York, July 2:, A nrm In this city, doing a largv business with the Island of Cuba, received yos'.eroay a letter from their Cuban wrenpond ents, leading merchants of Havana. The letter In part says: "The political situation remain lit tle changed, both contestants ho'dlr.g pretty well their own ground. If ai. headway Is made by either party It Is by the rebels, who are dally swelling their ranks and gaining adherents to their cause, even among the govern ment's former loyal supporters. "As to the financial condition of af fairs, here are some facts which will, at a glance, show the way thing stand Just now. The government expendi turesthat la the ordinary running ex penaes are for the year 1M6-W set down at I2S.000.000, while the most lib eral estimate of the total revenue to be derived from all sorts of taxes In the Island show that It will be between 110,000,000 and tll.000.000. The deficit will thus be at least M.000.000 pesos. The government's Intentions, to all ap pearances, seem to be to tax the people for the deficit But how Is a people unable to pay the present taxes going to contribute 116,000.000 additional? "The proxpects for the future are gloomy Indeed. The government, through Its unwise policy, is arousing the people to desperation, and even Spaniards are now beginning to dis cuss whether It would not be better for their Interests to side with the rebels." BANKER READ AGAINST BKTAN. He Intimates that Democrat Should ( Vote the Republican Ticket New York, July x2. "t voted tor Cleveland, but will Vote for McKlnley this fall." said William A. Read, of the banking house of Vermllye & Co.. when asked his views today. "I n very much opposed to the Idea of a third ticket: It would divide the forces. We must fight to win for sound mon ey, and a third ticket would do us harm. This Is not a question ot pol itics. It is above and beyoud politics. It Is a question of honesty and nation al Integrity. Disaster Is invited, but honest money must not allow It to come." There la much perturbation among the. various Tammany district clubs throughout the city over the woeful lack of funds In their once fat treas uries. The loss of members who con sidered it to their advantage to be long to district clubs when Tammany had full control and the order forbid ding policemen from remaining mem bers has made it hard to make both ends meet In many Instances. The recent bolt of Democrats who are In favor of honest money, which will be augmented It Tammany Hall comes out flat-footed for Bryan and Sew-all, still further embarrasses the leaders, who are at their wits' ends, DENOUNCED THE DEMOCRATS. The Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler Talks of the Situation. Brooklyn, July 22.' Men who have sneered openly at the ruling of the United States supreme court are not fit leaders of men." This Judgment w as passed by tho Rev. Dr. Theodora u. Cuyler, pastor emeritus of the La Fay ette Avenue Presbyterian church, last evening in reference to W. J. Bryan's recent speech. To a reporter he said: "The prevailing conditions are the most dangerous this country has ever experienced. I think they are more momentoua than those of 1860. Then the question at Issue was defined fair ly, and the course of each aide per fectly clear. Today hot-headed men, prompted by the bitterest secMonal prejudices, declare for a policy or re pudiation of national obligations and the institution of a currency system that can only result in ruin to the country's credit Their treatment ot President Cleveland was unfair. He Is an honest Democrat." NO MORE BONDS. Washington, July 22. Secretary La mont haa returned from New York. He spent some time In conference with secretary Carlisle. It can be stated positively that the administration has not now, and has not had recently, any intention to resort to another bond issue for the purpose of replen ishing the gold reserve. " HARMON'S PARTNERS BOLT. Cincinnati, Ohio. July 22. The entire force and nearly all the members of the Harmon, Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadley law firm will vote for McKIn ley. What Attorney General Harmon will do is not known. Those who are outspoken are A. W. Goldsmith. Ed ward Colston, George Hoadly. Jr., md (rear Stoehr. The man who owns a Panama hat Invariably puts on airs. titMIITVP PI rPITP ' "JMllKl-sUim Populists In St. Louis Find That It Is Warm Work to Organize. LIGHTS WENT OUT FOR MOSES Middlc-of-tBc-Koadert Charge Ibost is tie Darkse to Discover tke Trick Xot 600 Spectators is tbe Galleries St Louis, July 22. The Populist and silver Conventions were launched to day, but neither made much headway. The program of the silver conference was all arranged In advance. It In cluded simply the adoption of a It to 1 platform and the nomination of Bry an and Bewail, but those In charge of It deemed it good policy to go slowly In the belief that they might, by re maining in session, be able to exercise an Influence In shaping things in the Populist convention. To this end they appointed a committee of seven, head ed by Judge Bcott, of California, to meet a similar committee of the Pop ulists, for the purpose of reaching a common plan of action. It la doubtful whether their course will be fruitful of results. The anti-Bryan Populists affect to believe that all outside Influences which are being brought to bear upon them to Induce them to accept the nominees of the Democratic convention are part of the same plot to drive their party into a Democratic trap and de stroy or annihilate Its identity. They are deaf to suggestions, appeals and warnings. "Keep In the middle of the road" is their reply to 'every argu ment They have convinced themselves that if they go marching on, in four years more, the two old parties will be scattered, disrupted and discredit ed and they will come Into "their own." The first sesslon-d tha Populist con vention today was a disappointment to those who anticipated a relentless, bitter war from the drop of the gavel, and it was a disappointment to those who imagined that the galleries would swarm with people, drawn thither, either by curiosity, or sympathy with the deliberations of the convention. There was no wildcat fight, and the galleries, which hold 12,000 people, were practically an empty waste. Not over 600 spectators, at a liberal esti mate, were In the balconies. The floor where the delegates were was crowded with as unique an assemblage as was ever under one roof. A single glance showed that they represented . the common people a term In which they glory that they were from the farm, the mine, the workshop, and the fac tory. They discarded conventionali ties. Fully half of them sat In their shirt-eleeves with their coats slung over the backs of their chairs. The appearance of several ' women dele gates on the floor was a novel feature In a national political gathering. The press benches, usually occupied by representatives of the big dallies, were largely given over to the editors of weekly reform papers. The decora tions of the Republican convention, which was held in the same hall, still graced the balconies and hid the wood en rafters and pillars. All Republican portraits had, however, been removed. Only the bust of General Grant re mained. The day session, which lasted about an hour and a half, developed nothing except possibly that the noisy middle-of-the-road contingent were afraid to be put to the touch on their claims. Last night after Senator Butler had been chosen temporary chairman by the national committee and they bad ascertained that he favored Bryan's nomination, they at once decided to depose him as Senator Hill was depos ed by the Chicago convention. At the conclusion of an enthusiastic meeting they determined to put forward as their candidate O. D. Jones, of Missou ri, an old greenbacker who has writ ten several works on finance. After a night's meditation, however, the lead ers decided It would not be the part ot wisdom to make a fight against Butler and their refusal to submit to a test of strength was hailed by the Bryan men aa conclusive evidence that they realised they were In a mi nority. But they were somewhat compensated for the loss of the empty chairmanship In the speech of Igna tius Donnelly, who replied to Gover nor Stone's address of welcome. He made a middle-of-the-road speech that stirred the radicals to their depths. Senator Butler believes eventually that all factions can be harmonized on his plan to adopt a Populist plat form and nominate upon It Bryan with a Southern Populist for vice-president. When 8 o'clock, the hour for the evening session of the convention, ar rived, the hall was still in darkness. The delegates were huddled In the seats In front of the platform, while groups of faces swayed in the light of a few randies that flickered on the press tables. About this time some shrewd middle-of-the-roader thought he discovered that the refusal to turn on the lights was part of a scheme of the Hryan people to prevent the tral;htout element from controlling. This suspicion that the lights were out In the interest of a faction, as they were turned out at the Cincinnati convention by the opponents of Blaine, aroused a storm of protests and the middle-of-the-roaders went charging about In the dark to discover the cause of th situation. "It's a scheme of the Bryan men," the Texas delegation shouted. Some one mounted the stag and yelled "The Bryan people hav put out the lights, but if they nominate Bryan we will pllt thl convention wide open." "You're a disgrace to the party," came emphatically from the depths of the hall. By this time the aisles were choked with delegates pushing and groping tbelr way about In the dark. There began to be some apprehension of some sudden alarm which might stampede the delegates and cause dis aster, and the leaders began discuss ing the advisability of adjournment until tomorrow morning. The band, under Instructions, kept up a constant fusllade of airs to allay the fears of any who might be alarmed. Whenever tbe band played a hymn tbe delegates joined in th chorus. Some of the rollicking songs like "John Brown's Body," and "Marching Thro' Geor gia." were also sung enthusiastically. At iM "Cyclone" Davis mounted the stage and sought to restore order, but th crowd refused to listen until some one held a lighted candle in front of his race. As his tall form and broad sweeping sombrero came within tbe narrow ring of light from the tallow dip, the delegates immediately recog nised Mm and there were shouts of "Shut up," "keep quiet," "listen to Cyclone." When he could make him self heard he announced that tbe electric wires were "disaffected." but that they would be all right soon, whereupon there were cheers of ap proval and the band struck up an other tune. At this juncture Mrs. Mary E. Lease came to the stage and was appealed to to make a speech, but she declined to talk in the darkness, "Wait until they turn on the lights." she said, "and I'll talk to you all nlfht" At $.46 Chairman Butler appeared on the stage. The band played "Put Me Off At Buffalo," and then Senator Butler called the convention to order. He an nounced that the committee' on cre dentials would not be able to report tonight and that as owing to an acci dent there was no light be would de clare the convention in recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow. The situation tonight points more! strongly to Bryan's endorsement or ' nomination. In fact the Bryan man- j agers declare that they are absolutely certain that so far as the head of the ticket is concerned, they are out of the woods. But with regard to Sew-all they admit privately that there are grave doubts, and that there la now probably a majority of the convention against the Bath ship-builder. They are using all their energies to prevent the complications that would follow the endorsement ot Bryan and the nomination of a Populist for vice-president The middle-of-the-road men cannot even get together on a candi date for vice-president Debs is tbelr favorite, but the Bryan managers say they have word that he will decline the further use of his name. If a Populist Is not named for vice president there Is sure to be a bolt of some of the Southern delegations. The Bryan man agers, it Is said, would welcome such a bolt if It came with victory for the whole Chicago ticket. They claim they will undoubtedly control the commit tees on permanent organization and resolutions to be announced tomorrow. It Is their purpose, if they control, to frame a platform along the lines of the Chicago platform, with as few con cessions to the radicals as possible. After the additional committees are i announced tomorrow and the report of the committee on credentials is dis posed of, Mrs. Lease will regale the convention with her oratory. A re cess will be then taken until night, when a permanent chairman will be Installed and the fight on the platform will be begun. The nomination of can didates cannot be made, therefore, un til Friday at the earliest. GENERAL JONES DEAD. Dubuque, Iowa, July 22. General Geo, W. Jones, the oldest surviving ex Unlted States senator, died tonight, aged 92. He represented, as delegate to congress, the territory now includ ed In Wisconsin,' Michigan.' Iowa and west, except the Pacific coast. He was this state's first senator. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, July 22. Wheat, spot, j Perry, Ga., July 22. The Third Pis steady; demand poor; No. I red win- j trlct Democratic convention today ter, 5s Id; No. I spring, 4s lid; No. 1 j nominated E. B. Lewis to succeed California, 5s 4d. 'Charles F. Crisp In congress. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report, ADSOLUTEELY PUR! THE SILVERITES ARE WAITING They Want to See What the Tops" Are Going to Do Abont It. NAME COMMITTEE TO CONFER roplitJ Appoint s Similar Committee to Decide os Cosmos Actios, if Tot aible Olmtead of Orrgo Is Keidy. Bt Loui. July 22. The silver con vention waa called to order In the afternoon by Temporary Chairman Newlanda. The motion to admit Pop ulists to the ball without tickets was carried. The committee on rules re ported at t p. m. and their report waa approved. The committee on perma nent organization reported W. H. St John, of New York, for permanent chairman, amidst great applause. Chairman St John was escorted to th chair while the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. He made a stirring address to the convention which was frequent ly Interrupted by loud and .continued cheering. When he concluded there was long and enthusiastic applause. At the conclusion of St. John's speech a motion was made that a spe cial committee consisting of one dele gate from each delegation be appoint ed to confer with a like committee of Populists to settle the differences be tween the two factions. Half a dozen men at once began to debate the ques tion and much confusion prevailed. M. L. Olmstead, of Oregon, said he was a Populist and was ready to meet the silver men half way. The object was to unite the free silver forces. Half a dozen other delegates spoke in favor ot the committee. An amend ment was adopted directing the com mittee to notify the Populists of their appointment and requesting them to anrutln? Imllnp i.nrnmlltaa The eener&l trend of all the soeeches- was that the great object was to secure the endorsement ot Bryan and Bewail. As every mention of the Democratic nominees was made the delegates cheered. The motion waa at length car ded by a viva voce vote. The roll of states was called for the names of those selected for the conference com mittee, and the convention then ad journed until tomorrow morning. BEHRXNG 6EA CLAIMS. Commissioners Appointed by this Gov ernment and Great Britain. Washington. July 22. A further step waa taken by Great Britain and the United 8tates several days ago in the matter of a consideration of the Brit ish claims against this country for seizure in previous year In BehringT Sea. - The announcement waa first made in despatches a year ago that a treaty providing tor the appointment of a joint commission ot two to adjust these claims was then In process of construction between Secretary Olney and the British ambassador, Sir Julian Pauncefote. This treaty was subsequently rati fied by the senate. It provides, in ad dition to one representative on the part of each government tor a third commissioner in the event that the two original commissioners fall to agree. The British government haa selected Mr. George E. King, one ot the Justices of the supreme court of Canada, while the United States com missioner is Judge William L. Put nam, of the First United States Judi cial Circuit The commissioners wiU meet at Victoria, B. C, which waae lected because of its proximity to the scene of the seizures, but probably not until next autumn. DIRECT CABLE TO HAYTL Albany, N. Y., July 22.-The United States and Hayti Cable Company waa incorporated today, with a capital of $1,800,000, the route and points to be connected to be as follows: From New York city to Coney Island, thence by submarine cable to the Island of Haytl. in the West Indies, and from New York city through the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Mas sachusetts to Boston. The directors are John W. Mackay, George Clapper ton, Albert Beck, John Beattle. and Charles E. Merrltt of New York city: Albert B. Chandler and Edward C Platt, of Brooklyn. CRISP'S SUCCESSOR. V V W-A and Repe-Tlnn Iety Roof.