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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Save time The Dally Astoria n Haj a Rboki.au . AMI V WMHHeSt mul worry I'Z.L .Family Circulation... An "Ad". Ml.TH MOBS THAI TMfB TIMES l LA Wis At THAT Of ANY OTHEH fAPtS i Astoria. In Ills AM'iMIAN "wUnl C'llumn.' EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XI.V. AST0K1A, OREGON, HATL'KDAV MoltMMi, AKil'ST 1, I8!fi. NO. 182 iT4 jV l iiiu 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. t- 1. L. OSGOOD, Agent 506- 508 Commercial St., Astoria. Or. Our Handy Wajjon... Cumtilnrs nil I lie fwiturr of tin child plain WAK.in ami a vrlociprde, nnl. all thins a cot..i1ir1. rossa '.ha runxutr.vr IrM than sllhar. Ho dralrald. convenient and Mtlafarory has It mt, that. a rrmly "aller." It hti no tnjusl. V tails a apvclal prMo. tiH. In delivering I ho Mm promptly mid In fAiiltleaa coinl4 tlnn to the trad. HARDWARE, PLUMBING TIN WORK JOB WORK o- 4 ' AT PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION Call and Be Convinced Oregon State Normal School MONMOUTH. OWKC.ON. A Tralnlnf School for Teachers. Senior Year Wholly Professional. Twenty weeks of Psychology nnd General mid Special Methods; twenty week! of Teaching ami Training Department. Training school of nine grades wltn two hundred children. Regular Normal Course of Three Yearr. The Normal Diploma la recognized by law aa a State Life Certificate to teach. Light Expenses; Hoard at Normal Dining Hall $150 per week. Furnish ed rooms with light and fire, 71c to 11.00 per week. Board and Lodging In private families 12.10 to 13.(0 per week. TUITION: Sub-Normal, $6.00 per term of ten weeks; Normal, $6.25 per term of ten weeks. Gradei from reputable schools acccited. Catalogues cheerfully furnished on application. Address P. L. CAflPBELL, Pres.. or W. A. WANN, Sec. of Faculty. ..Convent of the Astoria. Oregon. FRANKLIN AND SIXTEENTH STS. Opening of a Day and Boarding, Primary, Grammar and High School for Olrl by the Sletera of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, from St. Mary's Academy and College, Portland, Oregon, HEPTEMIIER 7, IHOf Particular attention given to Instruction In the dlflerent branches oi Music, Drawing and Painting. For further particulars write for Prospectus or apply at the Academy alata. Ruiwrinr W .. v- , . FOARD & STOKES COMPANY... Wholesale and Retail Ei Sewing CASH. ALL styles Steel Cooking Ranges from Cash or Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Hoof Pointing and KPlrlng Uaky Roofs. 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-Price Cfothlers Hatters and Furnishers. Children's Wagons, Baby Carriages, Base Ball Goods, Fishing Croquet Tackle, Sets Garden Tools GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE (1KAMTI: WAKE. KOI'K. STOVES. IKON PIPE. TER KA COTTA PIPES. HAK IKON. STEEL, CANNEKY 51 PPLIES. LOUUERS" TOOLS SOL 0PPENHE1MER Trustee for the late M. C. CROSBY JiG-ly puis, i - Machines Installments. $40 Installments. -We Can Save You Money. I.KAVK OIIUKKS AT IDDIM I, FLAVKL lll'ILIVO Guaranteed N. JENSEN and R. O. HANSEN THE RAILROAD GRADE WORK U'urk on First Tin Miles Ncii rin Completion Iktwecn the City nnd liurnsiilc. HI ST Pll f E Ol WORK I.N WI ST Lsryc r.nvul Railroad Mis and isitc.ri Make trip I p the (irailc til Well I'lcxxd With the Work Dime. To take ahnnt.iKe f the lieaullful wenihi-r yestn.lny iift.-i ii.hiii. the II... tel KUvel people itiTnilned tn pay u vli.lt t.i Hie rallromt utinle now n iiiiy innplet-d between the city and Jluni. Ide point, a distance of S'linethlng ilVer tell llllliS The llti'Mnier gue'ii us eiiKuKed, an 1 nt tt iiYlixk the par ly nturtej up river Juki In time in en Joy the inont delightful iKirtlun nf the day. Shortly b. fore the gmwn pulled out. the Intu it arrived from portlund nnd amonii hi-r pavs-ngers was Mr. It. Km hler. the well known general man Ker of the Southern TurlnY railroad lln-s In irregon. who Is on his way to spend a few days nt Clutsnp llearh and North llearh In order to get away from the smoke and heat of the me. tropolis. Mr. K.iehler Immediate ly Invited to J,. in the party going up river, tthlrh he did. an It was Impossi ble to rearh Clatsop before morning. Among those rmiklnir the trip to liurn s,e were A. II lliitrmond. U It. Fee ley, S. If. Iro'.vti, Jr. J. M. Turney. II. Ki el. y, Walter L. Itobb, T. H. Cur tis. Walter C Smith, Col. John Adnlr. and It Koehler. As the liont passe-l the Srnw bay depot Site. It was seen that the tres tle east of h-re the ,.Hit Is to lie lo rutid. Is rapidly Hearing completion. The Tongue Point sawmill site wus pointed out to the visitor, and Just as the lont r un le into Cathlamet bay Mr. Smith r-mnrki-J that he might h.tve to inll Mr. Curtis to account for sll.lng ofT so much of the end of Tongue Point. The workmen h;ive al most llnlsh. I the heavy lit through tin- Tongue an I the guide from there on Is In inont exrellent shape The rip nipping linn st . o.l n thi rotigh test and there Is little doubt but this heavy id.ve of w.irk along the face of the entire grade on this sertloii will re muln substantially as built. At Sveii son's 1. muling the he.wy cut Is nearly completed and from there on the work Is being rapidly pushed by Corey Urns, and Contractor Parker. A large camp Is sltuuted at this print, and as It was Just supper time all the men. headed by Superintendent Wattla and Mr. Parker were out on the dock and wav ed tluir hats In greeting to the visit ors. Hurnslile Point was reached at a few minutes after 8. and after ex amining the tine piece of work here, the boat was hea led for home. In conversation with an Asturlgn representative. Manager Koehler said that business In Oregon this senaon Is comparatively light. The fruit crop In the Willamette valley Is small and while the hops are of good quality this year, the quantity produced has not been very great. When asked what he thought about the new Astoria road, Mr. Koehler said that from what he could see It was one of the best pieces of railroad construction on the 1 'mi He coast. Astoria and Portland, he thought, should hereafter work to gether most harmoniously, as they would be more closely bound together. "What do you think of the future prospects of Oregon and the West?" "I see no reason for us to feel par ticularly blue aud while crops In the Willamette valley and some other por tions of the st:ite, are not whnt they might be this season, yet we are bet ter off than many other sections of the country where times are really hard. If the election goes off this fall all light, as It will, we can certainly look for an Immediate return of good times." On the return trip In the light of the setting sun, the heavy smoke from the forest tires In the Nehalem valley was plainly discernible, and apparently huge tires were burning In all direc tions on both sides of the liver. The city was reached about 7:30 and It was decided that the party would accom pany Mr. Koehler part way on his trip to Clatsop beach this morning. CLATSOP COl' NTT IIOADS. Good Progress llelng Made by Itoad Supervisors. The people of Clatsop county 'are fast waking up to the fact that good roads In this community are an abso lute necessity. There Is perhaps no portion of the state of Oregon where first class county roads would bring so much Immediate benefit to the people as right her In Clatsop. Last llonday morning Judge Oray, Martin Foard and Chris. Peterson had ar ranged to make a' trip to the LTpper Nehalem for the purpose of Inspecting the roads, and to meet the supervisors In Districts No. 12, 13 and 15. When the time to Btart arrived, however, Mr. Foard was sick, and Mr. Peterson was engaged In haying, which he could not liiivc, so t tut t Judge liray was obliged to inske the trip alone When ii by an Asiotiiiu reprisi'iitailve Inst night. Judge liray sali; "On the first day I went through to Klsi. At the Junction of the Klslc and Jewell road. Mr. Cnle, supervisor of I ilHtr li t No met me by appoint ineiit. lie hud a new of men cutting out and making the new road around Humbug mountain. The brush had b.-ii nit out, I, ut the logs made It Im possible for a horse to travel over II. Tin- distance over which work had been done was three and one-half miles. The supervisor and myself walked over this part of the road. When we arrived at the rond-mukeis' camp we found Mr. Htive (iragg, with falls, etc.. pulling stumps and clearing logs out of the road. Since K o'clock that morning he had covered a dis tance of U) feel. On the side of the hill the grade Is from 20 to 45 per cent. Among the party of road-makers was Mr. Cus. Oronncl and Mr. Adams, with two spans of big horses attached to one of the celebrated plows. The men were very much pleased with the way In which the plow worked and their experience that day was, that In running two furrows of 14' feet In length, they were enabled to make a fair road for a wagon over that en tire distance. There were four teams and eight men at work altogether They expert to have the three and one half miles very nearly completed for wagon use this week. Frmn here we went up to Klsle, where we spent the night. Next morn ing we visited Mr. Oronnel's hop yard and forded the river, coming up over the proposed route about one mile back of Mlshawaka. to Vine Maple, wher.- we crossed the rlvir again to Mlllburn, and then proceeded to (irand Kaplds where we found considerable work had been done by Survlsor Canton, of District No. lj. between that place and Jew'ell. The night was spent at Jewell, and the next day I went up the river over the celebrated stute wagon road, which was found to he hardly III for a go: t trull. This road from Jewell to Vespei. has been a disgrace to the county since It was built. Supervisors llaston In the Fif teenth, and Miller In the Twelfth Dis tricts, will commence right away to put this rood In order and have al ready made some goixl changes which will Improve It great I v. The total ex pense of this Work will he about $.. Some of this amount will be contrib uted by private subscriptions. This road will undoubtedly bring quite a considerable- tralllc to Astoria from the splendid settlement In the east end of Clatsop county. These people now have no other way of getting their produce to market except by hauling It to Clatskanle, or to Wood's Landing. In Columbia county. While Clatsop county lias some bad roads In compari son with some In Columbia county, the worst road and one which Is al most Impassable for horses, even at this time of the year. I found from Wood's Landing to Westport, In Col umbia county. "It is quite surprising to see the amount of fine country tha by work and much labor has been opened up In the eastern part of the Nehalem valley. The energy and spirit of the people of Elsie and vicinity In hunting out and building that dltlicult piece of road around Humbug mountain, which Is feet high, and In securing grades less than ten per cent, deserves the greatest encouragement and will re dound to the benefit of their beautiful little valley, which has heretofore been Isolated. AT CKAUHAUT. Wednesday evening at tieai hart was the occasion of another very success ful clam bake in the grove. The man ner In which It w us conducted reflects much credit upon those who had charge of the affair. The out door gathering was followed by a social dance in the hotel parlors. In which a large number participated. Thursday evening a party was given at the Kllinge and Clarvsee cottages by the Misses Hunileln, of Portland. The number of guests was large and all enjoyed the evening. Lights were ranged among the trees In artistic manner, and the visitors gathered up on the natural lawn about a huge campflre, where the program of the evening was carried out. Mandolin, guitar and vocal solos were loudly ap plauded. Mrs. W. S. Kinney, the Misses Humlein, nnd Professor Brlece took part In the musical program. Miss Haiti's recitation met with much ap plause. The serving of sweetmeats concluded the evening's entertainment. Miss Dickinson and friends are at Kdgewood cottage. Mrs. J. J. Walter and Miss Kuby Walter established themselves In their camp at Gearhart yesterday. The Rev. Mr. Walter was their visitor for the day. Senator J. H. Smith went to the Park Thursday evening, returning to the city yesterday. Mr. Walter J. Honeyman's cottage Is fust assuming tangible form. Another clam bake Is on the pro gram for tonight. The Excelsior Quartet, of Astoria, will give a con cert at Ford's Hall, New Astoria, this evening. The Messrs. Pelcher, Mc Kean, Vldalln, Fred and Lester Busey will participate, and a good time Is assured all who will attend. TWO GREAT DEBTS OF THE NATION I'u ill In the Vcr licst Coin of the World, in Gold, or Its Riulaknt. AJ ITXTIXfi SCENE IN CANTON ArsilKtrs nf the C. k. K. sad Old Conrides ut (iariMy tossty (.reel Major .Mc Kiiley. the Workiinsiat's Trie rriesd. Canton, July 31 The most enthusi astic delegation and most affecting greeting at the McKinley home was today's visit of the farmers, working men and old soldiers of Gurnsey county, who arrived here shortly be fore noon. The delegation left Cam bridge and In a short time struck the flooded lowlands. "For seven miles," said ex-Congressman J. C. Taylor, "the locomotive (Hiked Its nose through water over flowing from the Tuscarawas river, and It was a fight to get through." At the McKinley residence Mr. Tay lor acted as spokesman for the party which was under the G. A. It. auspices, tie spoke of the tin-plate Industry of Cambridge. Chaplain W. McFarland. of the I'nlt ed Presbyterian church of Cambridge, followed, saying: "I came not to speak but to see and hear and think and to grasp the hand of the most Illustrious friend of labor In the United States or In the world." Turning to Major McKinley, who was standing under the folds of an old flag, waved above him by an old soldier, the chaplain grasped McKln ley's hand and trembling with emo tion, said: "I know of no man who has done more to elevate and dignify labor than you. I know of no man w ho has put a brighter crown of glory on the brow of honest toll than yourself.' Tears came to many an eye. and It was with visible feeling that Mr. Mc Kinley said: "My friends and fellow citizens: It gives me great gratification to receive this call from my old friends and neighbors and fellow citizens of fiurn sey county. I have made many visits to your county In years gone by and know most of you personally. I am glad to meet the representatives of labor who are assembled here this af ternoon. I congratulate them on the advance that has been made In the tin plate Industry to which Col. Tay lor has referred. I am glad to know that Republican legislation gave your country an Industry that gives work and wages to American worklngmen and brings happiness to American homes. I am glad, my fellow-citizens, to meet any old comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic. "Their step Is no longer as steady and as firm as It was thlrty-slx years ago, but their hearts are Just as loyal to the flag of the Union." "When the war closed there were two great debts resting upon this gov ernment. One was the debt to the men who had loaned money with which to carry on the military operations; the other debt was due to the men who had willingly offered their lives for the preservation of the American un ion. Old soldiers waited on their pen sions until this great debt of the gov ernment was well out of the way; they waited patiently until the government had reduced nearly two-thirds of that great money debt. They wanted every dollar of the debt paid In the best coin known to the commercial world, and every dollar of that debt up to this hour has been paid In gold or Its equivalent, the best receognized mon ey of the world, every dollar of that debt, my comrades, yet to be paid will be paid In the same unquestioned coin." TRAGEDY IN SPOKANE. Prominent Attorney Shot in the Court House. Spokane. July 31. L. H. natter, the well known attorney and Democratic politician was shot and almost Instant ly killed In the corridor of the court house shortly before 6 o'clock this evening, by Henry Selffert, the well known restaurant, proprietor and sporting man. The tragedy resulted from remarks made by Platter in court, which Selffert construed as a reflection on his character. Selffert was being pressed before the court as administrator of the estate of Rudolph Gorkow, a rich brewer who died here this week. Gorkow had married, a variety actress about a year ago and the marriage was an unhappy one. He brought suit for di vorce shortly before his death and In his will cut the wife off with a dollar. She is contesting the 411 and there is a Btruggle over the administration of the estate. Platter represented some of the bene ficiaries of the will opposing Selffert, and It had meen Insinuated that Self fert's relations with Mrs. Gorkow were not of a proper nature. When court adjourned the two men met in the corridor. Selffert claims he of fered his hand to Platter, ai a brother Klk. and said, "Come on Lew, and I will show you that you are all wrong." It is said by some, though denied by others, that flutter rejected the prof fered hand, and struck Selffert with his rane. Selffert then drew a re volver and fired the fatal shot which passed through the heart. Platter was dead In a minute, never uttering a word after he was shot. BeifTert then walked over to the sheriffs office and gave himself up. Platter Is well known In the North west. He came to this state nine years ago from Defiance, Ohio, and was elected as prosecuting attorney of Whitman county. In he was the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, and In 1W was a candidate on the Democratic ticket for presiden- i tlal elector. Before coming to Wash ington he was for three years prose cuting attorney of an Ohio county. He was 3$ years of age. and leaves a wife who Is prostrated and her life despaired of. ' BRADSTREET'S REPORT. A Gloomy Outlook, with Shortened Credits. New York. July 31.-Bradstreet s to- morrow will say: The political uncertainty continue. to have an unfavorable effect on trade I 'Washlngotn. and all Industrial and mercantile lines i "International bimetallism at the are usually dull. Mercantile credits ; former ratio would, of course, be the are closely scanned and In many In- I moat desirable method of restrains in stances shortened. The Industrial alt-! ver as a money metal because the dls uatlon Is less favorable. Among the i turbance of values, which might follow manufacturers of Iron and steel It Is j the Inauguration of free coinage by regarded as serious" In some lines, ow- j the United States alone, would be lng to the surprising falling oft of de- i avoided and the question as to the mand. The reduction of pig Iron Is i exportation or hoarding of gold would still further curtailed, yet stocks In crease. The outlook Is for a further decline In Iron and steel prices. The total number of business fail ures In the United States this week is 294 as compared with M0 last week. , our people open its mints to the un The increase, as contrasted with the limited coinage of silver and strictly corresponding total In Is 73, or maintain that metal at a parity with an average of 10 each day during the ' gold at the ratio of IS to L independ week. There are 37 business failures i ently of the other nations of the world. reported in the Canadian dominion this "The financial plank of the national week, six more than last week, and Republican platform Is, in my opinion, thirteen more than In the correspond- for from satisfactory and those mem Ing week last year, and only six more bers of the party who believe as I be- than In the like week In ISM. DEAD AND INJURED. The Appalling Railroad Disaster Vic tims Counted by Scores. Atlantic City, N. J.. July 31. Forty seven dead and forty-three Injured, these are tonight's figures on the ap palling disaster on the Meadows last evening. Of these forty have been Identified. Of the Injured It is more than probable that four or five will die. Coroner McLaughlin empanelled a Jury and they visited the scene of the ; three separate platforms; by the Dem wreck. There Is a very general lm- ocratic party, the Populist party and presslon that under the mass of de- ! the sliver party. The last named par- brts at least . six more bodies He. AGAINST FEMALE RIDERS. Toronto. July 31.-In the racing board bulletin issued today, the Cana- dlan board condemns female racing and announces that the boara win hereafter blacklist any track upon which female riders are allowed to race before the public. PORTLAND GOLD MEN. Portland, July 31. At a meeting of gold standard Democrats today C. E. S. Wood was chosen as delegate to the Indianapolis meeting August 7. GOLD RESERVE. Washington, July 31. The gold re serve now stands at 110.000,000. ANOTHER DRAWING CARD. The Hon. Benjamin Young proposed yesterday that the professor who had trained the whale at Topoft Island, to work in harness, and who soon con templates making a trip this way in a llht boat drawn by the whale, be Invited to take part In the regatta. Such an entertainment would certain- ; being preached should find no follow ly be a novel one and attract thous- era among sane men, no welcome ands to this city. The story told in the Oregonlan of Thursday, of the cap ture and training of his whakship. Is very Interesting, and the committee might do worse than open negotiations with the owner of that wonderful an imal. Somebody writes that the end of, the world Is coming pretty soon. Well, j don't mind a little thing like that, i Septembere 19th or 20th is the time f fixed. There's more clothing destroyed by poor soap than by actual wear. "Hoe Cake" soap contains no free alkali and will not Injure the finest lace. Try It and notice the difference ln quality. Ross, Hlgglns k Co. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. UW2S ABSOLUTELY PUHE LESS HISTORIES, MORE SENSE" Is What Senator Kolcott Says Is , Needed in the State of Colorado, A MANLY STATEMENT IS MADE The Silver Tirty tikortijr CoU)titio Deaocra ic fiisscial Hash Sails Hist, bat the liatforai Is lsi ical to the Coistrjr. Denver. July JL Ever since the Col orado delegates, led by Senator Teller, walked out of the Republican national convention. Senator Edward O. Wot cott has persistently refused to be in terviewed In regard to bis position In this campaign. Tonight he issued an address, giving his reasons for snp- I porting McKinley for president He says: i i 'The I0"1 of Colorado are entitled I to know at such a Juncture this. I ,he vle ot thelr representatives at be eliminated. In my opinion, how ever, the United States alone could, under wise and conservative guidance such guidance aa should deserve and receive the confidence of all classes of lieve. will struggle earnestly and hope fully for the full and complete recog nition and adoption by the Republi can party of the principle of bimetal lism. The platform contains, however, a most Important statement pledging the party to the furtherance of bimet allism by international agreement To the good faith of this pledge, the his tory of the party on other questions, requires the fullest credence; no man doubts that Major McKinley will bring to his high office every quality needed by the president of this great people "Mr. Bryan has been nominated on ty the silver party does not deserve serious consideration. The Democrat ic party nominated Mr. Bryan upon a platform the financial portion of which waJ everything that could be desired, j and the of t everv1h,nff that , ln my opinion, undesirable and hostile , to the interests of our country. I de cline to stand upon this platform and I vote for this candidate, even with Its alluring free coinage plank. I cannot do it. I am a believer In protection i and shalt not abandon this belief. What we need In Colorado Is less his tories and more common sense. "We are one of forty-six states ln j the Union, each free and sovereign. I Within our borders live about one one ! hundred and fiftieth part of the people i of the United States. We live ln a republic where the majority rules. The j vast majority of the people of the ; United States are honest and of high i average intelligence and devoted to the perpetuity of free Institutions. Our : great desire Is to induce the majority of the people of the United States to believe as we believe. The way to the accomplishment of this result Is not by vituperation and abuse. I "This gospel of hate which Is now among good citizens." HARRITY TAKES TO THE WOODS Philadelphia, July 31. W. F. Harrl ty. until recently chairman of the Democratic national committee and for years a leader In party councils, made the interesting announcement to day that he has retired from active politics. THE MARKETS. Liverpool, July 31. Wheat, spot quiet: demand, poor; No. 2 red win ter, 5s 2d; No. 2 red spring, 5s lad; No. 1 California, 5s 5d. Portland. July 31. Wheat, Valley, :5:i53: Walla Walla, 4930. I Powder I jt