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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.
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plain waun ami a valooipeda, anil, all
things considered, costs ths consumer loss
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on account of the
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PKKSERVKD MEAT AND FISH.
HARDWARE and CROCKERY WARE
LEAVE ORDERS
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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.
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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