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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, The Dally Astorlan Save time Mas RunuiAl AD PSMlANIiOT kkpuhmh How? it hi) worry LJLs.ni .Family Circulation... An "Ad". Much mom than tmbii timss as LAROS AS THAT OP ANV CrtHlK PAPM IX ASTORIA. In lilt ATI 'WAN'S "Waul Column. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT, VOL. XLV. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY MORXIXO, JULY U, 18!i. NO. 173 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. iw I. L. OSGOOD, Agent 506-508 Commercial St.. Astoria. Or. Our Handy Wagon... Combine all tit featuroa or the child's plain waun ami a valooipeda, anil, all things considered, costs ths consumer loss than Hh.r. Ho d.irll, cunvtnUnt and aaUafacory ha It proven, that, aa a rvady "Mllor." It has no equal. Wa talc a special pride, too. In delivering tha aama promptly and In faultless cond Uon to tha trsda. HARDWARE, PLUMBING TIN WORK JOB WORK 4 t AT PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION Call and Be Convinced Oregon State Normal School MONMOUTH. OREGON. A Training School for Teachers. Senior Year Wholly Professional. Twenty weeks of Psychology and General and Special Methods; twenty week of Teaching anS Training Department. Training school of nine grades with two hundred children. Regular Normal Course of Three Tear. The Normal Diploma Is recognised by law as a State Life Certificate to teach. Light Expenses; Board at Normal Dining Hatl tl.BO per week. Furnish ed rooms with light and fire. 75c to 11.00 per week. Board and Lodging In private families J!. 50 to S3 60 per week. TUITION : Bub-Normal, 15.00 per term of ten weeks: Normal. $6.25 per term of ten week. Grades from reputable schools accepted. Catalogues cheerfully furnished on application. Address P. L. CAflPBELL, Pres., or W A. WANN, Sec. of Faculty. jj ..GofltfENT OF THE Astoria. FRANKLIN AND Opening of a Day and Boarding, Primary, Grammar and High School for Ulna oy IU OiOWl VI bllV avi HWW. Academy and College, Portland, Oregon HBPTEMDER 7, ISOO jj Particular attention given to Instruction In the different branches ot ' ; Miinlo. Drawing and Painting. to Dialer ouiwriui. LttasMMaMfflMSSa FOARD & STOKES COMPANY... Wholesale and Retail STAPLE AND FANCY VKKNII FIll'ITS AND TIMETABLES nAi'ONH. HAMS, AND ALL KINDS SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS for Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. AH Work noof Palntlnu .nd Repair"! Lak.y Roof. SPECIAL To more fully satisfy creditors with their money than In the past three months, on account of the strike, and to reduce expenses, the , For the One Prlct Clothiers Hitters n J Furnishers. Children's Wagons, Baby Carriages, Base Bail Goods, Fishing Croquet Tackle, Sets Garden Tools GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE GRANITE WAKE. ROPE. STOVES. IRON PIPE, TER RA COTTA PIPES. BAR IRON, STEEL, CANNERY SUPPLIES. LOGGERS' TOOLS SOL 0PPENHEIA1ER Trustee for the lite M. C CROSBY i flOiiY JlAES.. f Oregon. SIXTEENTH STS. V. vvvu mum ;i 1 u -J v, - j .4: GROCERIES RECEIVED DAILY. PKKSERVKD MEAT AND FISH. HARDWARE and CROCKERY WARE LEAVE ORDERS AT ROOM 1. FLAVEL lll'ILD'O Guaranteed N. JENSEN and R. O. HANSEN THE REASON ALLEGED FOR IT l'hllu(klihla Kent to I'ortlnnil to Clean Uiirnndts Off Her liiittom. OTIIIKS WANT TO COME, TOO Tbe 0lv Cress aster IWrhori us Ike IV cillc Coaf My Mccosic llcyslar Clcasisg flates lor tbt Dig War Ships. In ill.ni.nl. ik the iU'Htlnii of hvlng a battleship pr smt at the cm.lim re gatta, aol tre reason for the I'blla dclphia's going Portland. u ofTki.,1 said yeatcrday that In bis opinion, from a mere standpoint of etlU'Mc, It would be Imp' sslble to swur a fo( elgn warship to take part In the f--tlvlilt-s here In August. The com manders of these vessels do not know Aatorla, Its rhamlwr of commerce, or regatta committers. The admirals In command of foreign fleets, only know the I'nlted 8 1 (. flhould they re ceive an Invitation through the proper governmental channels to visit this port, they might be glad to accept, but for a foreign ship to enter this harbor without a special Invitation and the perrnlaelon of Its own govern ment, for other than business pur pose provided for by treaty. It would be like a Hrltuh officer In Ilrltlsh t.'ol umbla sending a troop of soldiers arro.g the line to participate In a Fourthif-July demonstration. Fur ther, In view of the fact that Astoria haa been unable to secure a Vnlted States warnhlp. It Is highly Improba ble that a vesnel of any foreign gov ernment can or will be present. Had a vessel of Xhe white squadron been se cured, and the proper Invitation s-nt to a Ilrltlsh, Frenrh or German ship to take part with her In the exercises here. It Is more than likely that As toria might have soured three or fcur warehlpa. Why did the Philadelphia go to Port land? It Is alrnoat a self-evident fact that Admiral Itrardslee took his Tag ship up the Columbia river for t:ioie than one reason. Portland has been after her for twelve months. It has been a year or two slnca the Phlladl phla was on a drydork, and what bet ter opportunity could she have to loosen the barnacles from her ' torn than spending a few days In the only fresh water harbors on the Pacific coast, thus putting herself In gj-vl trim for the fleet maneuvers to take place at Port Angeles next month. This Is Admiral Beardslee's laj. year of service on this coast and In this capacity, and naturally he Is anxious to make a brilliant showing. Had It been posslblt for Astoria to hoM I's regatta In July, all would have been well. It would have been better could the admiral's plans have been known ixiner so that arrangements might have been made that would have har monised all around. That there Is any specific Intention on the psri of the navy department or any of Its officers to sit on Astoria, cannot be conslOer ed for a moment. Circumstances were simply against the proposition. An other year perhaps matters will be differently arranged. If the floods of the Columbia river were a known quantity, and the time of high waler could be calculated with any certelnty, doubtless many of the ships of the white squadron would make yearly pilgrimages up the migh ty Columbia in ordet to get rid of the barnacles on their bottoms. It was stated that Information has been re ceived from the headquarters of the British navy on the Paclilc, thnt had the commander known about the high water in the Columbia In time, he would have liked to avull himself of the opportunity to clean oft a few British bottoms. However this may be, It Is certain that Columbia riv er Is destined to become very popular with war vessels for tM purpose. If It Is used to any great extent by these great ships, with the object of saving dry dock expenses, It Is safe to say that when the floods subside, there will be left behind a very strong re minder of the presence of the Ironclads arising not only from ship barnacles but other barnacles left behind. SALMON IN LONDON. W. H. Anderson, of the firm of An derson and Coltman, No. K, Phllpot Lane, London, E. C, paid, a flying visit to Astoria yesterday. To an Astorlan representative last evening, Mr. Anderson sold that the London markets on salmon were firm, although transactions are few Just now. "We are a brokerage or com mission firm, but the buyers seem to be waiting, so far as Columbia river salmon Is concerned, until the result of the present fishing season' 13 known We handle more Blrtish Columbia fish than Columbia river salmon, on ac count ot better prices. I am hare to see what can be done towards work Ing up the business of the Columbia river products again. Times are chang Ing somewhat, and the prices of Colum bla river brands are becoming more nearly on a level with the British Col utnbla good. We can't do much no oii account of the shortage of the pack, Last yeur Kngland hanilkd about 100,-cshi-m of all grales of Columbia river salmon. There Is room to Improve the tra'lc, as you sea. I hope that It can be done In the near future." Mr. Anderson returned to Portland Inst night, where he will apend a day before leaving for Kan Francisco. While on the coast he Is a i;u t of Mr. Hum J. florman, the Portland broker. A niO HAM MICK. The target Casting Kver Mad In Clatsop County. A number of lll,- and gentlemen gathered at the Astoria Iron Works at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the guests ot Huperlntvtulrnt A. L. Fox, to wltni-ns the canting ot an Immense hammer for a new plledrlvcr orlen-d by Contractor Sand?rjn. Several smalli-r castings were made at the same time, and t..V pounds of molten Iron waa drawn from the one blast. The furnace which did the work Is a new Whiting cuxia, with a capacity of 13,000 pounds. The hammer, of Itself weighed four thousand pounds and waa cast In two actions. Ten or fifteen workmen were kpt very busy for half or three-quarter, of an hour, and made a most successful Job of this big piece of work. The hammer ordered by Mr. San derson Is of a new pattern almost un known on this coaC but largely used In the Kast. There Is one section with a collar, which fits over the top of the pile to be drlvn. The space above the collar Is filled with an oaken block, on which the main hammer, op erating In a groove, strikes. This method prevents the splitting ot tbe pile as is so frequently the cas- when the hammer strikes dlrx-tly on the top of the stick. Mr. Fog said thai It was a wonder to him that this style of hammer had not been Introduced here. It la thought that this huge casting is the largest one ever made In Clatsnp county. THE REGATTA. Subscriptions Coming in Every Day Frort All Sources. At the meeting of the regatta com mlttee yesterday afternoon, various sub-committees made their reports. The committee on music filed Its re- port, which was held by the secretary for further action by the entire com mittee. The press committee reported that it had sent Invitations and pre pared articles to five hundred editors In Oregon and Washington. It Is contemplated by the committee on program to add a carnival at ught Including a procession on the water, Illuminated by fireworks. This feature will certainly be one of the most at tractive of the entire program, and will be Introduced providing enough money Is raised to cover the addltlonul expense. The White Collar Line, with ltg usual foresight and generosity, has come to the front with a subscription of $250. It Is thought that the O. R. and N. Co. will follow with a similar subscription. A number of Portland merchants have already subscribed liberally, and with a few more such- donations the com mlttee will have sufficient funds to make the regatta of 1S9 the most bril liant affair ever given In Astoria. THE LAWN SOCIAL. Cnder the auspices of the Ladies' Guild of Grace Church, a large party gathered at the residence of Mrs. C. J. Trenchard to enjoy the lawn social given on the grounds between the resi dences of Mr. C. J. Trenchard and Mr. B. VanDusen. The lawn was beauti fully decorated with arc lights and a wall of red and blue bunting surround ed the rear of the dancing apace. The weather waa Just cool enough to make outdoor dancing a favorite pastime. Tha venerable sooth-sayer held forth In a large tent and succeeded In amus ing visitors with his queer antics and peculiar prophecies. Refreshments were Berved on long tubles upon the lawn, and It Is safe to say that everyone had a taste of all the dainties. The tables were decorat ed with bouquets of flowers and at the rear were several private boxes where some of the neighbors on the hill were served with refreshments. though they had to pay a little higher for the privilege. Games of various kinds, social greetings, conversation and music, made the event one to be rememhered with pleasure. NEW RATES ON SALMON. Mr. W'm. Harder, the popular gen eral agent of the Great Northern Rail road, was down from his Portland of' flee yesterday. Mr. Harder says that business generally with the railroad was rather quiet at this season. He brought with him the new lake and rail rates In carload lota to eastern points. The new tariff was made ne cessary In order to meet the competl tion of the Southern Pacific Sunset Route. The rates are as follows: Astoria to New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia, 65 cents per 100 pounds Boston, 67 cents. Proportionate rates will be made to other eastern points. Sets of pearl buttons and studs that lock worth five dollars can be bought for fifty cents. STRAIGIITOUTS ARE NOT IN IT Uryso Men at the Convention of Pops Seem to Have the I'pper Hand. ALLEN OF NLHRASKA IN CHAIR While aaitisg for the Report of Comnit ec Snag and Datlads acre Isdalqcd ryrottcsaics k)r .1idd!e-of-tlic-Roid Jles. St Louis, July 23. The Bryan sup porters are Jubilant tonight. They demonstrated aft-r a division in tbe Populist convention that they had a majority of 1D4. They perfected their permanent organization. Installed their candidate. Senator Allen, of Nebraska, as permanent chairman, and took charge of the machinery of the con vention and of the committee, while the silver convention at Music Halt was simply dawdling along, listening to speeches and transacting trivial business, In pursuance of a prearrang ed program of remaining In session In the hope of Influencing the action of the other convention. In their action of endorsing silver and the Democratic ticket. There were two sessions of the Pop ulist convention, a morning session of two hours, and an afternoon session of six. The latter carried the convention Into the night. Both were turbulent and noisy, but the tumult was confined to delegates on the floor, the galleries being practically empty. Bitter feel ing manifested Itself among the middle-of-the-road faction, which found vent In several wild demonstrations. The morning session was a virtual blank, so far as business was con cerned. The report of the committee on credentials was not ready, and the convention listened to the' baritone from Oklahoma and the sweet singer from Arkansas render some campaign songs and parodies on popular ballads. There waa also a dramatically arrang ed middle of the road demonstration which failed to arouse much enthusi asm, despite Its theatrical accesso ries. Delegate Washburn, ot Mas sachusetts, attempted to spring a reso lution on the convention to bind tbe delegates to abide by the result what ever It might be, but he was bowled down and his resolution laid peacefully to rest on the back of the shelf. It was In the afternoon that the war came which ended In the disastrous defeat of the stralghtouta by a nar row majority. They beat the Bryan forces early In the session on the de termination of the Cook county contest in Illinois. Some of tbe Bryan men were alarmed and could with difficulty be convinced that the battle waa not lost This preliminary defeat of the Bryan forces waa due, perhaps, to over confidence in their strength. They un dertook to defeat the majority report of their own committee In the Chicago contest. Only seven actual votes hung In the balance. The fourteen Taylor delegates who held seats were Bryan men. The report ot the committee de cided to allay the bitter feeling, It possible, by seating both seta of dele gates and dividing the vote. The con testing delegates were understood to be for Debs. At the last moment the Bryan manager concluded to risk the dangerous experiment ot trying to force a rejection of the majority re port. Some ot their followers refused to stand by them and the result was a defeat by a vote ot 663 to 642. It was then 6 o'clock and the middle-of- the-road leaders attempted to secure an adjournment, hoping that the vic tory could be turned to account before the delegates reassembled, but the Bryan leaders prevented this strategic movement. They determined to push on, realising fully the disheartening ef fect of drawing oft after having had their outposts driven in. Some of the mldle-of-the-road men who believed their victory was genuine, were also eager to continue the fray. But the promise held out did not materialize. The report of the committee on per manent organization was brought for ward, the majority commending the se lection of Senator Allen, the ponderous statesman from Bryan's state. The anti-Bryan men pitted against the Ne braska senator, James K. Campion, of Maine, a man practically unknown, even to the' middle of the road contin gent, who entered him In the lists. Still, they rallied to his support every vote at their command, and they were defeated, 758 to 564. The following list will show the geographical location of the Bryan strength, the states being classified according to the majority of their votes: For Allen Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, In diana, Iowa, Kansas," Kentucky, Mary land, Massachusetts, Montana, Ne braska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New- Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ore gon, Pennsylvania. South Dakota Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wis consin, New Mexico, District of Col umbia and Arizona. For Campion Alabama, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Minne sota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Ixiaod, Texas, Vermont, Washington and Indian Territory. The rotea of North Carolina, Wy oming and Oklahoma were equally di vided. The announcment of this tri umph was the signal for an uproarious liryan demonstration, which lasted eighteen minutes. Senator Allen's speech as permanent chairman occu pied over an hour. In many respects it was bitter enough to suit the most radical. When be finished the conven tion adjourned. The situation remains practically un changed Although the Bryan forces were In control and his nomination or endorsement seems to be assured, the defeat of Hex ail still stares them in the face. If Sewall cannot be nominat ed along with Bryan, the efforts of the Bryan managers will be directed toward securing the endorsement of Bryan rather than his nomination. The question of common electors Is another complication which serves to tangle the skein which must be unraveled. MISSOURI REPUBLICANS. Springfield, Mo, July 23. The Re - publican state convention got to work In earnest when It reconvened today, the reports of the three committees be ing quickly adopted. A resolution was adopted endorsing tbe St. Louis plat form and deplores what it believes Is the tendency of the Democracy tow and anarchy. Nominating speeches for governor were then begun, six candidates being named for that office. The long struggle of balloting for gov ernor finally resulted, after 10 o'clock. In the nomination ot B. F. Lewis, ot Henry county, on the sixth ballot. FOUR DROWNED. Vancouver, Vn., July 21 Corporal H. L. Edson, Company F, Fourteenth Infantry, Private Chaa. Morris, of the band, Laura Guard and Emma Young, two girls of this city, while out on a boating excursion to the Wasbougal river, hls county, were all drowned this afternoon near Flemings' mill, the boat upsetting In an eddy. A party went to the scene of the accident to recover tbe bodies. Corporal Edson is a brother of Colonel Edson, a promi nent Seattle attorney. COSTA RICA FOR GOLD. San Francisco, July 23. Word is re ceived here that the Republic ot Costa Rica haa adopted the gold standard after a long trial of sliver. July Z tbe government Issued a decree abolishing the coinage of silver and declaring all foreign silver coins out of circula tion, and calling In all silver coins within thirty days. In the future all revenues and taxes must be paid in gold or accepted currency. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, July 21 Wheat, spot, steady; demand, poor; No. 1 red win ter. '5s Id; No. 2 red spring, 4s Ud; No. I California, 5a 4d. Hops At London Pacific Coast, 1 15s. San Francisco, July 23. Hops, 234 for old. New York, July 25. Hops, quiet. AN OREGON HORSE. Butte, Mont., July 23. The state record for the three-eighths dash was broken by Red S. an Oregon horse, making the distance in 0:34, equalling the world's record. DROWNED PORTLAND. a Ignatius O'Dea. the 13-year-old brother of Father O'Dea, the recently appointed bishop of Nesqually, who has been visiting In Astoria, was drowned In the river at St. Johns about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The boy was a member of a picnic party, consisting of several families, who had been spending the day in the woods near St. Johns. After dinner the children of the party went down to the river to wade, and taking off their shoes and stockings, paddled about in the water to their hearts' content. Young O'Dea found a plank on the shore, and seated himself astride of It, and paddled out about 20 feet from shore, when In some way he lost his balance, fell Into the water and was drowned. None of the chil dren saw him go down, but they soon found that he was gone, and ran for help. About half an hour after the drowning, Mr. E. Hobart recovered the body in about ten feet of water, after diving for it twice. Coroner Koehler wd notified of the occurrence but the circumstances of the drowning were so evident that It was not thought necessary to hold an Inquest The funeral services will probably be held Friday. The boy lived with his family at 389 Fifth street Oregonlan. Decadence In literature is a topic very greatly discussed these days. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Mm! 11 W C7 ,e ABSOLUTELY PUCE WHERE IS THE CITY OF ASTORIA Another Great Oriental Company fa About to Establish I'acifli; Terminals. TWELVE LARGE STEAMSHIPS VIII rijr oetaees Tokio asd Sett tit or Tortlaad. Vitk Capacity of 5.000 Toss Each fretidest oa tk( stay to fortUnd. Seattle, July 23. Following closely In the wake of the Nippon Yusea KaUha, which announced Seattle as Its Amer ican terminus only a few days ago, cornea accredited reporta to this city of another Oriental steamship line, tha Toyo Kisen Kabushlkl Kaisha, which' ; Is also seeking American connections. The party which visited here conaista of Sochlro Asano, president of tbe company, and H. Ottawa, director la the OJI Paper Co., near Tokio. The visitors, who represent great we-Jth. came to the city quietly, spent the day In making an investigation and left this evening for Tacoma. Thence they go to Portland for a day, thence to San Francisco. From the latter point they will proceed to London and place contracts for the construction of twelve 5,000-ton vessels to be used oa the line, which will run from the American terminus to Tokio and Hang; Kong. The results of the day's Investiga tion, while nothing definite has been announced, lead to the belief that tha terminus will be either Seattle or Port land. TERROR REIGNS IN CRETE. Severe Fighting Reported Between Turkish Troops and Christian In surgents Increases. London, July 21 Tbe Standard will j tomorrow publish a despatch from Athens stating that tbe situation (a j In Crete Is very alarming, and that massacres of the Christians by the Turkish troops are feared. The Chris tians have appealed to the foreign war ships for protection. Other reports concur In the state ment that anarchy prevails on the is land, and that severe fighting between the Turkish troops and the Chrtetlaa Insurgents continues. In the house ot commons today Mr. George N. Curzon, under secretary for foreign affairs, announced that a com plaint had been made by the Chrlstiaxt insurgents in Crete that the Turks in that island had further violated tha armistice which had been agreed upon by the Turks and the Christian rebels by making an attack upon the towm ot Apokorona, where many persona, including women and children, are re ported to have been killed. Mr. Curzon also said that the powers had made a protest to the Forte, In sisting that the Turkish troops in the island ot Crete should remain purely on the defensive, according to tbe agreement entered Into when the ar mistice was established. A STORMY SESSION. Valparaiso, Chili, via Galveston, Tex. July 23. There was a stormy session of the house of deputies today. Papllno Alfonso, a radical, denounced as dis loyal the work ot Erraxurls In tor warding his canvass. He accused Ra phael Errajuriz, the brother of the conservative candidate, of attempting to bribe presidential electors. ONLY PLAIN SWINDLING. New York Times. We read that Mr. Bryan is a promi nenet member qf the First Presbyte rian church in Lincoln, Neb., and that he Is a teacher In the Sunday school there. And yet he stands before the American people today as the fore most advocate of a policy which, it made effective by the legislation which he and his followers demand, would rob nearly 5.000.000 savings bank de positors of half their savings and cut down In the same proportion the sums Invested In co-operative, fraternal, and similar associations by additional mil lions of his fellow citizens. We can not understand how an intelligent and religious man can reconcile the doc trines of the Presbyterian church with the advocacy of a policy so heartless, so cruel, and so dishonest. Go to Elmore, Sanborn's office and sea their new and handsome twine testing machine. Take along soma of the twines "as good as Marshall's," In your pocket, and teat them. Then see how much mora Marshall's will stand. It's money In your pocket and fish In your net to tlnd out siting If