ASTORIA PIMM m-r.Wt SAVE TIME The Patty Astorlan I'.IPUIINU una An "Ad" una n y ..Family Circulation. Mllf.H MOM THAN THRU TlXt Ufil II THAT OF AHV OTM6K PAFl I AitOBIA. In lit UtllklAN't "WmiCuIum." EXCLUSIVE TELKGUAPHIC PRESS REPORT. a VOL. XLV. ASTORIA, OHKfiOX, FiUIUY MORNING, AlHt'ST 14, 185MJ. NO. 193 THE RECORD OF THE PAST IS THE BEST GUARANTEE for the FUTURE Till;: EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society of the United States I2C Urontlwny, Now York. During the al thlrty.lx years (ha Kgt.'ITAIILE ROCIKTY hn ncu mutated, In (he tratxaclloii of It hualne, Total Aet of over $201,000,000 ' nut of which It now hold, for lit bnp(H funds, or Profit, amounting to ovr $10,000,000 which exceed Iht sum of tha Purplut arid are now held, by any othr Lift $13,000000 During (ha paat Ten years the EQl'ITA HLK SOCIETY has mad Total Hurplu earning! of over $10,000,000 which have wn larger than tho of paying Dividend to Policy. I, t.lcra. a Total Burplu for Its Policy-holder $27,000,000 which exceed (he flurplu accimulated by any other Life Auranc Com pany In the eaine time by over $0,000,000 IT woulJ be la for 4 person Intending to admire hla life to study the record of the Awursnce Company propone,! . him. anil learn the facie tip in which (ho pronilur of future Dividend ami I'tvfr, are baaed. In other worilia. let him ascertain for himself I lie result that have Iwn tecum! by the I'omi'any auiiKcatctl. In the accumulation of aurplu during Ha history ae well aa Ita average profit In re cnt year. IN entering Into a contract which may not terminate for thirty o' forty yeara. It will welt repay the urer Id Klve the subject the careful tnc. tlltatlon Hint would bn devoted by lilm to any other affair of like mag-tUud and Importance. Duo Inquiry having been made, let the beat Company In which to assure be aelected n wlinie punt record and present nnanclal con dition Juatlfy the belief that III the future It will afford both the grautest teeurlty and the lanteat profit of any. THE bualneaa of the Society It conducted on the purely mutual plan; all lurplua belongs to the Policy-holders. PERSONS considering the assurance of their Uvea will find li to their advantage to aend for a Pruieelu, which ctmtalna a full description of the varloua klnda of policies lucd by the Society. Tor further Information L. SAMUEL, rUnager, PORTLAND, OREGON Our Handy Wagon... Comhlnea all the features of the ohlld'a plain wagon and a velocipede, and, all thlnr considered, coata the consumer leaa than either. 80 desirable, convenient and tatlefacory haa It proven, that, aa a ready "aeller," It haa no equal. We take a apeclal pride, too, In delivering the aame promptly and In faultlesa condi tion to the trade. FOARD & STOKES COMPANY... Wholesale and Retail Sewing Machines CASH. :M ALL styles Steel Cooking Ranges from , 5IZES " " Cash or IntatallmenU. Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Hoof Polntlnn and Hepnlrlnij Lealcy Hoofe. of IK 1'ollry.holdrrs. Total Kurplui Fund which have Ihtij accumulated, Auranee Company by ovor any other company, and haa, after accumulated during tlx same period amounting to over apply to Eugene F. Samuel Resident Agent, ASTORIA, OREGON Children's Wagons, Baby Carriages, Base Ball Goods, Fishing Croquet Tackle, Sets Garden Tools GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE Installments. $40 -We Can Save You Money. I.KAVK OH t Klt8 AT KOIIM I, FLAVKL hl'ILD'O Guaranteed N. JENSEN and R. 0. HANSEN WILL ANSWER TO THE GRAND JURY I'mir rhhermen Who I'urt Iciptitcd in the East Astoria Kiut Sunilay. micii i i.ii.im; is ma.mit:.stf.i Met arc ccl'j tick Other of helling rink for Tkree tent, and Troabte rolloa - Note ol the Scvcfil Courts. Juatli Abercromhle held curt In the clrvuK court room y.aterday aa hla place of Jimtlci. would not beln to ac commodate the crowd which thronged to hear the trial of the four lliihertiirn who Werr to bn examined for partici pating In a 1 lot In Kant Aatorla luat Hatmday afternoon. When Loula l)x oil broucht hi finh to the A. I loot h raikitig Coiiiutiiy' cannery laat Hat urday he wa charged by a crowd of nlicrmrn with bavina dd til aalinon for la than the union price of five tent per iKiund. After a war of word, liiixidd wa el uMin by tha men and everely brat. n. He wore to warrant, charalnit four men with rlotlnR. Their preliminary hearing took place In the luetic court yeterday. Hon. ('. V. Fulton appearrd for the proarcutloti In aid of (he deputy die trlct attorney, while F. l. Wlntoo ap peared for the Uefenae. The evidence aa pr-vnted by each aide wa con flicting. The ao iiRcd men did not lea tlfy In th-li own Iwhalf. but they had a number of witneinr who awore that IHxold wua tha ue of all the trou ble, line of the accuaed, the men tea tlfled. wan at work on hi net when Itoxold pnnx-d by. He remarked to IA'X.'IJ that It uita anything but fair to -ll tlh for thre cent per pound, to which, th'-y nwrted, Ixnold replied with an oath, follov tng it up with a olon. Tin iaunvd the trouble In which IioXold wa Injured. ln the other luiid. there were wlt- nie ho mutcT that the aceueed were guilty of participating In the riot Several (ratified to tbl iffect on the Ktiind. all inllmliig to bnve been eye-witue- (. the trouble. .The attorneya th-n began nrulng the cne. Juntlce AtNTiToinbte. afteil HatenltiK to the argument, l-outid the men oer In the um of :!' each to awnlt the action of the grand Jury. The trouble between the tlnhrrmen la likely to result In blooduhe!. Monday night one man a heard to accuae a certain croud of men with having told llh for leu than three rent, and the accunor waa plainly told that. If he re peated the charge, he would be htui died with carelrnMirn. Much bitter n.' exlt over the nltuatlnn and trou. ble I likely to follow. IX THE POLICE COCRT. There were all klnda of alnner tiefore Judge Nclaon yenterday afterniMn. Since the cloe of the flxhinit jeaaon the police court hu done a good bua lneaa. The prtKoners' dock wa well filled by the wayfarer. Among them were ome pretty tough charncU'ra, one In particular causing the police con Ideruble trouble. The rti'M name culled was that cf John Mackle Wednesday afternoon Mnckle got a akate on, and persisted in hanging around the city Jail. He waa told to go away several times, but persisted In Miiylng there, so they ran him In. He was taxed $. When aoked If the charge of drunk agnlnst hi in was true. John Erickkaon mild It was. so he was fined S3. Then Oust Jlenson was called, charg ed with fighting, but he fulled to ap pear and hla ball of (10 waa declared forfeited. Henson, t appears, plays a plnno In a Howery resort, and Yed nesday evening Axel Nelson strolled Into the saloon. Axei plays the accor dion, and he thinks he plays It nicely. Ylenann was playing with another man. when Axel nuked him to play an ac companiment for the accordion, which he refused to do, whereupon Axel went to the bar and took a drink. In aome manner a quarrel followed, w hich result ed in both men being nrrested for fighting. Axel answered "not guilty" to the charge agnlnst him, snylng he would not fight for the world. The case ngainst him was dismissed, as the testimony waa all In his favor. Harry Manner, commonly known as Hoodlum Harry," wns then told to answer to answer to a charge of hav ing been drunk. He said the allegation In the main was correct, whereupon his honor snld something about five dollars. There were three charges against Harry, the second one being for using abusive language. Captain Hallock had arrested the man, and, hearing that he had been released from the county Jail ten days before his term of several months had expir ed, took him to the Hotel d'Hare. Har ry didn't want to go, but was finally persuaded to. When they arrived be fore the prison the Jailer could not be found It waa early In the morning and the captain started toward the city Jail with his man. But Harry was balky and called the captain all the hard names he could remember. Fin ally a cltlien came along and sent an express wagon to the scene, when Har ry was thrown Into It and driven to the city J. ill. lie v, i, tuxed for til fun. licit they wi-en't tlirough with Harry by any im-an. Tlnre waa arVdh charge very rlou-agulnt blm, that i f renlstlng an officer. It appear tha when the captain wa trying to per made Harry to go l the city Jail be phyaleally disputed the officer' ability to take blm there. The result wa hugging match on Ninth street. Ityirry got the worst of It. He n fined lltOO, clil. 11 mean loo day In Jail. Then there la that other II j, which mean seven day mora. A no one Is likely to g'i around with a bucket and ball him out. Harry will probably eat with the city for oiri? time to come. Manuer lo gan hi trouble about :1S yesterday morning. The bartender at the Ivy, a dance ball In I'arallse Alley ua sitting with a friend in front of the place when Harry came along. He gt new, and aald awful bad thing to tha men. The latter paid no attention to him otherwls than to glvj him civil answer to a ipjeKiion which he axked. Hut Harry wa I'm king fo bother and followed the bartender Into the saloon, where he atruek him In the face with his open hand. The saloon man told him not to do It again aa he, too, would do the lap act. Then Harry became pretty mad and aald several more uncomplimentary things Finally Captain Hallock came along, and told Harry' to make himself con splcuou by his abaence, but Harry poaitlvely refused to do It. Ho the ofllrer took him by the back of the neck and a boa strap and threw him out of the house. This waa the be ginning of Harry's woea. In the police court Manuer presented a very bad apearance. Hla head was cut In sev eral place, aa waa alio his face. His shirt was covered with blood and be looked like the laat rose of summer. He haa brtn a source of trouble to the police for yeara and his sentence will not be regretted by the officer. He I a young man. but seem to be of little good In the world. All the money he makes he loses through drink and Is drunk w hen he Isn't In Jail. CIKCCIT COl'KT. In the circuit court yesterday a mo tion was tiled to dlsmls tb case of George C. Flavrl et al vs. the Ftavel Utnd and l!eaiA,nt C-H.ipany. This I union was brourht about to recover J.::.!"! and Interest at the rate of J per rent from September I. ISM. Add ed to this was SJO.UoO attorney's fees lion. C. W. Fulton wa attorney for the plaintiff. OTHER COURT NEWS. The preliminary hearings of the ten or twelve men who were arrested for rioting In Went Astoria last Sunday morning will be held In the Justice's court this afternoon at 1:30. M. Busman was arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge of using abus ive language. The complaint sets forth that Susman grossly Insulted Mrs. Ed ward O'Neill by saying: "You can't you mind your own business?" The case will come up before Police Judge Nelson this afternoon. REGATTA ATTRACTIONS. Among the local sporting fraternity and those who are enthusiasts In the matter of athletic sports and exhibi tions, the subject of a scientific boxkig contest la receiving much attention. R is thought that the bout arranged be tween Australian Ryan and the "Mys terious" Hilly Smith will be one of the best exhibitions of the manly art ever seen on the coast. It la not the Intention of those hav lug charge of the affair, or the con testants themselves, to reduce the con tent to the level of a tough tight to a finish for the simple sake of that kind of glory and the money there Is In It. lloxlng, wrestling, fencing, rowing. broadsword exercise, football, yachting, and racing, are the world over the acknowledged means of developing the physical part of man to Its highest pitch and Inculcating the art of self defense. From time Immemorial, the Oreek and Roman games have been copied and more or less emulated In all countries and nations. Americans In the past decode or two, have Just begun to pay some attention to their physical needs as well as the develop ment of brains and business. If the promised exhibition Is carried out upon the lines designated, a good lesson will have been taught In the art of self defense. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. The annual meeting of the stockhold ers of the Odd Fellows' Land and Building Association will be held at Odd Fellows' Hall on Thursday, Aug. 27th, at 2 o'clock p m. By order of the president, A. J. MEGLER, Secy. COOPER WINS. Louisville, August 13. Tom Cooper won the best and fastest race of the year at Fountain Ferry Tark this af ternoon, winning the' two-mile national champion race for amateurs and pro fessionals In 4:26!i, or Just two-flfths of a second slower than the time In which he won the two-mile chartiplon shlp last year at Asbury Park, defeat ing Arthur Gardiner. Today hla com petitors were the fastest men of the year. Bald. Nat Butler, McDonald. Gardiner, Zelgler, Bliss, Eaton and Ackers. RIP VAN WINKLES OUT OF DATE Now Is the Time to Ik Awake and Doing for the Greater Astoria. HARMONY OF INTEREST ALONI: Will Diild (he fntsre Commercial Center of tke Virthaeit Coast ind Develop (he Laik bill Already b im plied by Nitnre. Now that the construction of the railroad Is progressing so rapidly all along the line, and that efforts are being made to supplement the build ing of the road by the establishment of wealth-producing enterprises in Asto ria. It Is well worth time to stop and consider the best ways and meana to be employed to attain the great ob Ject desired by all. Corey Brothers have very nearly completed their work on the first ten miles east of Tongue point; the big bridge acroaa Young' bay only require the laying of the rail In order to have the seashore trains running Into tha city; the piling for the track through the city haa been built as far aa the O. R. and N. dock and la partially constructed to a point one thousand feet east of the depot site; the piling for the depot, switch yards, will all be In place In a short time, and work commenced on the building: Honeyman, DeHart & Co. have now five or six hundred men at work on their portion of the contract from Burnside Point to Coble, and will soon have a thousand men employed. What does all this construction work mean to Astoria, and In what manner la the city to be benefited by a rail road ? The building Into this city of the terminus of half a doren transconti nental railways Is not simply for the purpose of booming real estate and sell ing town lots. The railroad Is being built for business purposes. Commerce demands a railroad down the Columbia river to the ocean. Astoria la the natural port for the shipping of not only the state of Oregon, but for 1 large portion of Washington and Ida ho. Shipping Interests demand the construction here of a drydock of sutfl cient capacity to accommodate the largest vessels In the merchant marine service. The entire state of Oregon is equally interested In the establishment of a commercial port of the greatest magnitude at the mouth of the Colum bia with Astorians themselves. The reading of the press reports through out the state shows that there la a proper appreciation of thla enterprise on all sides, and that all are working; harmoniously with Astoria. Portland, with her Immense capital, confident that tha aupremacy of the state of Oregon and the Columbia river aa a harbor will be soon established, has al ready expressed a willingness to join in building up the Interests at the mouth of the river so soon aa it la evident that Astorians will help, them selves and that the railroad will be completed. The utmost of harmony will prevail despite the croakings of mossbacka and obstructionists In both cities. What has been done In Astoria by Its clttxens in the past sixty days? Noth ing. It seems to be one of the fatalities of the place that many of Its best peo ple must sit down and wait for some one else to move. Astoria does not take Its hat off to any city in the state. Today It Is the liveliest business place on the north Pacific coast, and yet that advancement which might nat urally be expected haa scarcely begun. There are those in the city who not only think but have publicly expressed the oplnon that the building up of en terprises, on the west side of the bay means the tearing down of business on the east side, and that the establish ment of business In Alderbrook means retrogression In the center of the city. Such Ideas cannot be entertained for a moment. There are Just as bright men In the city of Asorla aa can be found any where who can take their place among the business men and financiers of Chicago or New York. What Is lacking In Astoria to bring about an Immediate growth of the city In all lines of busi ness and the laying of the foundations of the future commercial center? Har mony alone will accomplish the one great object. Every business man and property holder should look but to the one thing the building of the greater Astoria. An enterprise that helps one end of the city helps all portions of It. From Tongue Point to Fort Stevens there can be but one city, one port, one community of Interests. You can't cut oft a man's foot without making the rest of his body sick. So all portions of the city depend each upon the other. Every petty Jealousy and factional dif ference should be burled that the one great object may be obtained. This la no time to be asleep. Rip Van Win kles are out of date. Astoria has no use for slumberera when the trend of affairs calls for Intense activity. All united In a single cause and there Is nothing that can stop such a growth and development aa will astonish in a few yeara the moat enthusiastic Nine thousand people banded together In a determined effort to make at the mouth of tha Columbia such a commercial center aa la commensurate with the natural advantage afforded at Asto ria, must be aucresiful. WELLS-FA ROO EXPRESS. Newly Elected Officer and Directors Business Improving. Han Francisco, August 13. At the an nua) meeting of stockholders of the Vells-Fargo Express Company today the following directors were elected: John J. Valentine. Oliver Eldridga. Car.. E. Gray. Ciia. F. Crocker, H'.mer R. King, Dudley Evans. Jno. J. MetVok. II. E. Huntington, B. P. Cheney. The following were re-elected to fill the positions which they at present oc- cupy: John J. Valentine, president; Geo. F. Gray, first vice president; Dud ley Evans. New York, second vice president; H. F. Kane, treasurer and manager of the banking department; Aaron Stein, secretary and assistant to the president. L F. Powell was ap pointed assistant manager of the Pa cific Coast department to fill the va cancy caused by the death of E. M. Cooper. President Valentine In hla annual re port to the stockholders stated that the business of the company waa better In 195 than In lfiM. and that in Vs'A It haa been better than It waa In A divi dend at the rate of six per cent was paid laat month. DR. NANSEN. Reaches a Point Nearer the North Pole Than Any Others Have Done. Special to the Astorian. Mai mo, Sweden, August 13. The nininw Tlavenan vhlr !, mmIv communication, from Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Schottans, from the Island of Vardoe. These communications state that they abandoned the Fram In the autumn of 1893, and resorted to the Ice. Dr. Nansen failed to reach the Pole, but he touched a point four de grees nearer than any other explorer has done. , , m. . ' " i Nansen left the Fram on March H.i ISSa, In three degrees of north latitude. ' , . . . . ,, . i the governor. In order that the party He traversed the Polar Eea to a po nt , " . ' , . . . , , might have material to use in the cam- S6 degrees and 14 minutes north latl-i . , .. . , . , ... ... . , . ( paign. The suggestion of the chairman tude, situated north of the new B beria .- . . . . . , , .;was finally adopted, and a condernna Islands. No land was sighted north of. , , "... c, , . , , , i torT resolution incorporated in the 82 degrees of latitude or thence to , .. . , ., , . ; ' platform. A resolution was offered fa- Franx Josef Land, where he passed the ; . t , . . , , ... . . ' . 1 t " ! voring the improving of the Columbia winter, subsisting on bear flesh and; ... . . . , . . ,,.K r. x. , ,, i river, but at the suggestion of a King- whale blubber. Dr. Nansen and his . j , I county delegate waa tab ed. The plat- . id eat v. su V t V wcg l ui ucatVUi The Fram is expected at Vardoe of Bergen shortly. She stood the Ice well. BANK ROBBERS. Get Away with a Large Amount f rom an Idaho Bank. Denver, August 13. A special to the Republican from Pocatello says: Word Is received from Mompeller, Idaho, that about 3 o'clock this after noon three masked men rode into town, stopping In front of the Bank of Mont peller. They dismounted and compelled slx men who were standing In front of the bank to go Inside. Two of the robbers then covered the men with re - volvers, while a third went behind the counter . and emptied all the cash hi j The conference committees from the sight Into three sacks. The robbers three conventions met today at U then mounted their horses and rode ' o'clock. The Populist committee con out of town. Sheriff Davis organized a ! slsted of thirty-two members, the Detn posse who are In pursuit of the rob-1 ocrats thirty-one, and the Free Silver bers, thirty minutes behind. It Is 1 Republicans nineteen, or one member thought that they are heading for ' 'rot" each county, represented in the Jackson's Hole, and if they are their I capture will be uncertain, as the Hole Is filled with a desperate gang who will resist their capture. The bank ' man. and W. C. Rutter, the Silver Re officials refuse to disclose the amount ! publican of Seattle, was selected as secured, but It Is believed to be fully J10.000. TO GREET McKINLEY. Canton, August IS. The survivors of the lWth Regiment.. Ohio Volunteer In-! fontry, who have been holding their t annual reunion at MassiUon, arrived ! in Canton this afternoon to greet Com- j rade McKlnley, bringing their wives ' and children with them. Mrs. Major McKlnley Tent No. 1, Daughters of Veterans, of MassiUon, accompanied them. The visitors numbered nearly 400. They awaited the appearance of Gov. . McKlnley on the front porch of his residence, and when he stepped out three cheers were given with a hearty will. THE DEAD FROM HEAT. New York, August 13. The total number of deaths from heat In this: city today reported at police head- committee then returned to treat fur quarters up to 2 p. m. was twenty-1 thtr with the other conference com nine, prostrations, fourteen. In Brook-j mittees. lyn the death list Is twelve at noon: Jersey City five, and In other cities and towns near New York, six deaths. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report mm ABSOLUTELY PURE HARD STRUGGLE . FOR FUSION Washington Democrats, Pops and Free Silvcritcs Cannot Agree on the Terms. WHEAT WORTH ONE DOLLAR ' i After t lectio frescat Salaries kill Be oac toe Hit,, SstsCoverinr Test They Dos'l Like to Ride ea risses. Ellensburg, Wash., August 13. Tha Populist state convention spent the en tire morning and afternoon sessions in dlcuslr.g the platform, which waa read to the convention laat night The planks which caused the most animated discussion were those relating to a reduction of the salaries of officials and condemning officials for using rail road paase. Governor Teats, of Tacoma, waa the only delegate who waa in favor of keeping the salaries at the present standard. He said that after election wheat would be worth a dollar, and that the present salarivj would be none too high then. Several delegates com mended Pennoyer, of Portland, for what they termed his sacrifice in cutUnc hla own salary In half. While the dele gates appeared to be almost unani mously in favor of the plank, it took two hours' discussion to settle the mat ter. There waa a long discussion over the 1 "f the u" ' P by official, and aome bitter feeling was engendered. It appeared that several of the delegates had be-n accused of 1 riding on passes. These delegates ex plained that they had been presented with passes, but that they had not us I ed them. The question of condemning the ad ministration of Gov. McGraw aa a . n u. "i--, ... uf, . u L v .tail 1 ' 1 ' . Cllne suggested that It would be wiser ,, . .... form was adopted. After the adoption of the platform the convention took a recess. The Democrats held no session In the afternoon, but at 8 p. m. met and re ceived the report of the conference j commUtee wlth the POP"1'8" and Sll- ver Republicans. The committee ask ed for and waa granted further time. The convention then adjourned until 10 p. m. and at that hour further Ad journment was taken until tomorrow at t:30. The Silver Republican convention met tonight and received the report of the conference committee. The com- 1 mlttee was sent back with Instructions ' to negotiate further and attempt to 1 bring about a fusion. The convention , ther adjourned until 9:30 tomorrow. . respective conventions. M'l C. Moore, the Silver Republican from Walla Walla, was chosen chair- secretary. The propositons were all re jected, and the committees prepared re ports to their respective conventions of their inability to agree and asked for further instructions. Adjournment waa then taken till 9 p. m. When the convention re-convened, the report of the conference committee re- Jct Ing the propositions by the Dent ocrats and Silver Republicans for fu- sion was submitted. As soon as the report was read a storm broke out and for two hours the convention listened to a stirring debate on a motion to re ceive the report and discharge the com mittee. An amendment was made to the motion to send the committee back without instructions. Richard Windsor and J. B. Hart, of Seattle, advised mod eration and asked the convention to further consider fusion. At 9:30 a vote was taken and the amendment was carried with a wild hurVah. The con vention then adjourned until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. The conference There is a brisk trade In second hand tombstones In London. Powder