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VOL XLV.
ASTORIA, ORWiON, TUESDAY MORN I NO, SEPTEMBER 22, 18.
NO. 226
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Oregon State Normal School
MONMOUTH. OUHtiON.
A Tralnlnf School for Teachcra. Senior Year Wholly Profclonal.
Twenty weeks of Psychology and General and Special Methods; twenty
weeka of Teaching and Training Department.
Training school of nlna grades with two hundred children.
Regular Nornjal Couree of Threa Yeari.
Th Normal Diploma la reeognlied by law aa a State Ufa Certificate to
teach.
Light Extensca; Hoard at Normal Dining Hall ll.M per week. Furnish
ed riMima with light and fire. 76c to II 00 per week. Hoard and Lodging In
private famlllee 11.10 to II M per wek
TL'ITION: Hub-Normal, 15.00 per term of ten weeka; Normal, WIS per
term of ton weeka.
Grades from reputable schools accepted.
Catalogura cheerfully furnished on application.
Addresa P. L. CAHPIIELL, Pre., or W. A. WANN, Sc. of Faculty.
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MOI NT ANOKI., MAIIIKS I'OIHTV, OHKIION.
TIIK most excellent Hoarding Hcli.s.1 In Hie Northwest. (Mir principle l:-to ue Ih
lii.l In Iriichlim Hi"! "lilv ilehers ft i r rii I Icitrnliix nmt eXM'rleliee I lo iiuilll
IiiI.iXihiiI illni'lpllne; In eji.cl nil Ihe IrMons nil, I Imve I lie lio m lliiiVe Hie ImI use n
llli'lr 1 1 llli", lo give llielll llliKl.lllllllI sml KinhI lin illn Slid plelllv lo ml ; In ee lo lllrlr
biMlllv liinlll. hv giving I hem ainnle chance for exercise; loglve tlioningh aatlsnictlon lo
mil, ills n well us lo pnrcnls. (iiviil siiins lu.ve Ihvii exH'iiitcit Hits iinimer In l"iiiillf'
lug itnil le. ling Hie uroiiinls, pulling In new water closets nn.l n 'rl.vt sewer svsiein, In
cnlnrglng the enlilneis, e.illccilnns, lllirnry, nr, Hue of mir sieclnllles Is n inosl .nuplete
(niiniercl.ll anil llnslness Course, lliiiikliig, elc. Music on all Instruments. M rile for spe
cial terms at once tu T11K 1'ltlNl'll'AI..
Sch.Hil oH'i Haipieinlier till.
j! ..GOJIVENT OF THE
Astoria, Oregon.
FRANKLIN AND SIXTEENTH STS.
Opening of a Day and Boarding, Primary, arammnr and High School for
Girls by the Blatora of tha Holy N sines of Jesus and Mary, from St. Maryfa
Academy and College, Portlnnd, Oregon,
BEPTKMHEH 1-4, IMVo
Particular attention given to instruction In the dtflerent branches o.
Music, Drawing and Painting.
For further particulars write for Prospectus or apply at the Academy
to Slater Superior.
MORTGAGE SAKE
t,.
yoututttkc ulu
this forced Mule
to BO per cent nt the OREGON
Clarkson & Mci
LONG FIR PILING
Promptly Furnished
Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co.
All Work
Hoof Painting
and HapBlrtnif Lssky Hoofs,
Children's
Wagons,
Baby
Carriages,
Base Ball
Goods,
Fishing
Croquet Tackle,
Sets Garden Tools
GRIFFIN & REED
CITY BOCK STOPF.
oramte wake. roi'E.
stoves, iron impe. ter
RA COTTA IMtES. BAR
IRON. STEEL. CANNERY
M ITLILS. LW10ERS
TOOLS
SOL OPPENHEIMER
Trustee for the lite
M. C. CROSBY
JloiiY JAIVIES.
600 Commercial St.
OF
r 1 Clothing
UUUUb Fancy
Hr.a
Notions
Shoes
TRADING CO. Hats, Etc.
B00m ComPany
216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce
Portland. Oregon
i.kavk nnnvits
AT KOO.M 1,
FLA V Kit BVILD'O
Guaranteed
N. JENSEN and R. 0. HANSEN
MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
Adjourned Session Held Ycstcnlny !
Kus un Interesting
One.
TIIF. YOl'M.'S HAY STRI'.LT
ordinance Passed for the Improvement
of Hcvmlh Street to the Young'a i ounce or less U.n the community at a
Hay 8ti"r llllls Passed and 'rate of one dollar and twenty-nine
IVtltlona Kllfd. 'ccnta an ounce."
The corrmpondwnt meeta thla with
the following question:
At 2 o'clock '-tcrilay afternoon the, !. not the free coinage of gold
adjourned meeting or the cliy council ,ruflt the gold miner In the iiiiie way?
wu held, tlnyor Taylor presiding, with Twenty Cripple Creek Mlnea prrduce
all meinl era .rein nt cxept Mr. II. C. that coul twenty-five cente to the
Thompi." i. ho la alin-nt on a vaca- j,,llur worth of gold. Why dlacrlml
ik .i. 'natc (iKiilMHt th- allver miner and fa-
Tlie i.rinciiml nulilis-t undei dlncua- vor the gold mlii'T?" n
.i..n ... the ..r.llnano nrovldlng for,
the building of the .trwta over the bill
i.. Youiiit'a liny, the route being from
Urand avenue on lh atreet to Harri-
eon and Nlnnura avenue. Niagara ave-lof
nue from Mh t. 7th. and on 7th atreet :
m.m Niagara to Young'a Hay. The or-' erelgn or other rld CPln minted by
dinance l.y unaiilmoua vote, came uplother natlona. The name and the
ror paage by aunpenalon of the rule
on third reading. Councilman Welch
uppoeed the movement at thla time,
he, .!,., of the ureaeiit aeneral deprca-
l-n In bunlnca coneiuent upon the nlne-tentha fine, lha Ump upon the
appn.achlng election, but expreaaed 'aovnrelgn la the certificate of the gov
himaelf aa favorable to the Improve I eminent of Great IlrltaJn that ech
ntrlit when llinea were ripe. CouncU-1 aover-lgn contalna 113.0016 gralna of
man Mii.rvgor poke In favor of the gold. Theae cdna then, paa Into uae,
ordinance because It waa anked for by (but, unlike the allver tolna. they re
the property ownera. who had agreed qulrw no act or f.wce of legal tender to
to puy all of the expenaee except the (Induce peiple to take, them. Jn Inter
tiwt cnweliiga. and becauae he national commerce there la no auch act
thought thai thev ahculd be grunted
ihir re,iu.t and not animaed on gc
cunt of the .mall exoenee to the city
of the etn-t cr.no.lnga. Councilman '.
itoMMiint .,n,iHieJ the ordinance and
atatrd tlmt lu hla opinion the queetion
of the outcome of the election cut no
Ilgur nor ahould the amall expense
of cnu.li.g have any weight with the
,..,n,ii i.. viu.iii.v the ueltlon. Whin
.1.. ..... ..r. ih ihlM read,
Ing the ordinance waa pawd. Thla la
the Improvement a long denlred and ,
earnctlv w..rk.-d for by the cltlrena
and property holder, along the line of
..e.........d e,u.d It aa not original-
iv nlanm-.! n .trect cmn.Htlon with
the new Lewi, and Clarke county rood I If e advocate of the free coinage
and fen v. but In the opinion of many. 'of ver at 1 to 1 would accept a free
could be mad- to connect with the Coinage act either without any act of
city approach to the ferry by a roadgal tender In respect to either gold
leading along the beach. Un an Inter- 'or allver colna, or with an act of legal
view tilth Judge Cray, however, It ap-j tender for the enforcement of contracta
pears that this r.vad would not answer,
the purpoe of a connection for the
Young' lllver ferry, but standa upon
Its own merits aa a much-needed city
Improvement. The city landing of the
ferry Is at the head of Young a Flay
and can be easily reached on an easy
grade by the road leading out of the
city via 14th street, the old cemetery,
lulh street, :uid post the water works.
All that Is re.nilrv.1 by the city to
make the connection with the ferry is
to build about a quarter of a mile of
road near Clinton's place, down to the
beach, and this the county court hopes
the city will soon authorise to be done.)
Ordinances were also passed estab
lishing gia'des nt Intersections of 11th j
street and li ving and Jerome avenues.
An ordinance appropriating J'.T. for
the Astoria Asphalt and Uoollng Co....
wus rva.l the flint and second times.
The following bills, approved by the was attended by fully S00 people. Larise
various committees, were passed. A-1 delegations from Albany and Corvnllls
torla lox Compnny. $:.'. 47; Sol. Oppen-1 arrived nt ll:o0. The river steamers
heliiier, Jil.n; C. J. Tretu hard, assignee, Icnmu crowded and the bay people vied
$fi.,-,0. with the others In making the day an
On motion of Mr. Welch the report ovation to the Oregon delegation, tet
of the committee made nt the lat-t Iters of regret were received from Gov.
meeting approving the granting of a j Lord, Secretary Kincald, Hon. Geo. W.
Hens., for three months and twenty-! Mcltrlde. Hon. T. II. Tongue, and a
two ds to S. Friedman, the auction
eer, and which was not approved, was
reconsidered and the report ns orUlnal
ly made, passiil by the council. Con
siderable argument was made over the
matter, some being of the opinion that
two wrongs could not make a right,
and others taking the ground that the
granting of a similar extension of li
cense to Martin Olsen did a direct In
justice to his only competitor, Mr.
Friedman, and that the latter should
be given the same privilege and that
hero the matter should end for all
time. On the roll call the report was
adopted, and the extended license
granted.
The- city attorney was Instructed to
defend certain suits brought against
the city for the taxes on street assess
ments of property sold for 1SSU taxes,
The city engineer was Instructed to
make an estimate of the probable cost
and report the same to the city coun
cil of the Improvement of Bond street
from, 43th street to the claim line be
tween Adnlr'a and Alderbrook, and the
claim line btween Alderbrook and Van
Dusen's.
The claim of F. S. Danmnt for the
value of a horse loaned to the city
and which was killed, the bill being for
$125, was ordered filed.
The petition of property owners for
the Improvement of 9th street between
Franklin and Grand avenues, was re
ferred to the committee on public prop
erty. The petition of W. W. Porker for a
tax deed for (14.55 taxes on property
sold for street Improvement, was ro-
jferred l' the committee on waye anil
in.-uti.
I The council adjourned until the next
ri'itulnr meeting.
PROFIT TO (ilLVEIl AND GOLD
M1NE-OWNEH8.
To the Kdltor of Ilradatreet'si
I Hlr Someone sends me a copy of
I liradstreet's of September S. containing
my letter on the "1'roflt to Silver Mine
wriers," with a question Pu' MClnt
jlhe following passage:
"Messrs. Newlanda anl liryan otlur to
silver miners the power to force the
'silver which cost them fifty cents an
It la doubt Una true that there are
many gold mln v.hlch make a very
large profit by bringing, their aUndard
gold to the mlnta for coinage, the act
vulnage certifying the weight and
quality either of the dollar, the aov-
atainp then give to the gold colna a
certificate of each government to the
;crTcct that the dollar ecwtajin twenty,
five and elght-lentha gralna of gold
f force or legal tender.
Hnce there la no preference or din-
crimination. Every man to whom
debt la owing about which there la no
other dlapute acccpta payment In gold
, readily and willingly; no conception of
n act of force or legal tender enter!
Into the tranaactlnn.
In the conduct of International com
mere the unit or monetary terra li
i "pound alerting." Ther to no coin of
that name. The equivalent of a Kund
"terllng I. a aoverelgn ao long aa It ll
unworn, but a draft or bill of exchange
In pounda aterllng cau ouly be liqul-
dated or eatlaneu oy weigning out me
'"Ina. and not by counting them.
in goiu or ni.rr .cw,..., ..-...
and not by option In one or the other.
the whole claim of the advocatea of
free coinage could be granted, and they
themselves would then never take any
silver to the mint to be coined, because
they could not forv-e it upon the com
munity. In other words, there Is no
discrimination In favor of gold under
existing laws, and none are needed.
EDWAHD ATKINSON.
Huston, September 8.
AN OVATION.
Given to Oregon's Senators and Repre
sentatives by the People.
Nl.Im,.t or,
Sept. II. The clam
honor of the efficient
, k t,iv u
.R1.1.vl.0g o the Hon. J. II . Mitchell.
lJrt, w Mcltrlde and Hon. lMn-
jncr Hermann and Hon. W. It. Ellis,
dlspatsh from Klnger Hermann, each
conveying sincere regrets at their Ina
bility to be present on account of pre
viously arranged campaign dates. Sen
ator Mitchell returned thanks for his
absent colleagues.
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
The following unclaimed letters were
advertised at the Astoria postofflce on
September 21, 1896:
Alley, Cluis. Biggs. James (.2)
nium. Miss Annie Uoyd, Mrs. R. r.
ltuttner, Mrs. A. E.Cole, C. M.
Ferree, Jay Hallam, Arthur
Iladley, Jennie Laws, Mrs. John
Ltitschlnger, J. W. Miller. Mamie.
Moore, John D.
Malefic. Carlo.
Roswell, J. R.
Morrelt, Carmine.
Powell Miss Myrtle
Roberts, W. A.
Stephenson Terry(2Taylor, Tom
Foreign.
Larson, G. H.
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please say "advertised."
Additional postage of one cent for each
letter advertised Is charged.
HERMAN WISE, P. M.
A PARDON FOR BEARDSLEY.
Harrlsburg, Pa., Sept. 21. Gov. Hast
ings has signed a recommendation for
the pardon of John E. Beardsley, the
ex-clty treasurer of Philadelphia, who
In 1S!1 was sentenced to fifteen years
for embezxltng nearly a million dollars
of city and state money.
Cotton is moving freely at New Orleans.
DAY OF PRAYER
IS ASKED FOR
Eanjellst Moody Says the Nation Is
in the Throes of a Great
Conflict.
CHRISTIANS OF THE LAND
Itequeaied to Cdlebrate October th as
a Faat and Day of Confession that
Almighty God Will Allay Pa
aloo and Itestraln Evil.
Chicago. BepL 21 At a maaa-meet-
Ing called by D. L. Moody today In the
Young Men'a Christian Association
auditorium, composed of ministers, lay
men and christian people, the following
resolution waa adopted:
'We believe our nation la In the
throe of a great conflict, portending
Ihe most aetioua consequences, unless
there be a merciful Interposition of the
divine hand. We believe thla to be
true Independently of any settlement
of the presidential contest one way or
another. On the one hand, that mys
terious factor known as 'public confi
dence.' Is declining, aa la illustrated
by the depression both In financial and
Industrial circles, while on the other,
political class and even sectional feel
ing la running unusually high and like
ly to become Intenaer aa the day of
election draws near.
We therefore affectionately Invite
and earnestly urge our christian fellow
cltlxena throughout the land, irrespect
ive of denominational or political affll
latlons, to Join with ua In observing
Thursday, October 8 as a day of fast
ing, confession and prayer to Almighty
God that he wilt allay passion and re
strain evil among ua We would fur
ther respectfully recommend that In
addition to the gatherings held In the
usual places of worship on that day,
union meetlnga be arranged tor In the
afternoon or evening where all may
come together to unite their hearts and
voices in what we are persuaded Is a
common cause."
"The (lay may come in the
United States when a multitude
of jK-ople, opiiresseil by hard
times, will be called upon to
choose rulers. On one side will
stand a statesman preaching pa
tience, respect for vested right,
and strict observance of the pub
lic faith. On the other side will
stand a demagogue, ranting about
the tyranny of usurpers and
capitalists. Let us hope that if
such a season of adversity ever
conies, the American nation will
not act like people who would in
a year of scarcity devour nil the
seed corn, and thus make the
next year a year, not of scarcity,
but of absolute want.''-Maeaulnys
great essay on the American Ct m
nninwealtli, published in the year
1 $.(.
SLAVIN KNOCKED OCT.
O'Donnell Wins the Fight In the Fifth
Round.
New York, Sept. 21 Steve O'Donnell
defeated Frank Slavin In the fifth
round at the Empire Atltletlc Club in
Maspeh, L. I., tonight. They met for a
20-round bout. Slavin was two to one
the favorite at first, but on a rumor
that he had injured himself while
punching the bag, those odds dropped,
and there was fair betting at seven to
six in his favor.
When the men entered the ring both
looked to be In good condition and ench
weighed about 12 pounds. In the first
round O'Donnell assumed the aggres
sive and landed his left twice In quick
succeslon on the face. Then they ex
changed lefts on the face, and In break
ing away O'Donnell hit Slavin a hard
punch on the back which staggered
him.
Slavin was very awkward In the sec
ond, and O'Donnell got In a left and
right on his head. Both men fought
rapidly, exchanging punches on the
head and body. A hard right from
O'Donnell made the blood flow freely
from Slavln's nose. In the third and
fourth rounds both men fought hard,
but toward the end of the fourth
O'Donnell sent his right over the Jaw
and Slavin backed Into his corner.
O'Donnell smashed him right and left
and the bell just saved a knockout.
In the fifth round O'Donnell went at
his man In a slam-bang fashion rain
ing blows on the head and neck. Sla
vin fled painfully around the ring and
Paddy Gorman, his second, Jumped
through the ropes to take him out,
but the referee warned him back. Gor
man thenald; "Frank Is dead; there
Is no use In this going on any longer."
In the meantime O'Donnell kept ham
mering away with both fists, and he
soon had Slavln's face pounded into a
Jelly. Two heavy rights on the head
and a left on the neck sent Slavin
against the ropes In a helpless condi
tion and then the referee pulled the
men apart and atopped the contest.
Kefcree Hurst awarded the fight to
O'Donnell.
Slavln wants to meet O'Donnell
again, claiming that an injury to bis
back caused the defeat.
PENNOYER'8 WAY.
Raises the Policemen's Salaries and
Taxea Them for Campaign Funds.
Portland, Sept 21. The Oregonlan to
morrow will say:
'Mayor Pennuyer, through his sub
servient police commission, has levied
an assessment of lo per month on every
member of the police force for three
months and from 110 to 120 on every
special policeman, for the benefit of the
Populist campaign fund, and. In order
that the assessment shall not be a
burden on the policemen, he has ar
ranged to have their pay increased
from K5 to 170 per month. As there
are some seventy-five policemen, of
whom over fifty are new appointees
and are Pupultsts, this action amounts
to an assessment on the tax-payers of
this city of about 1375 per month for a
campaign fund. They will have to pay
the increased salaries of the policemen,
which, of course, will remain In effect
after the campaign Is over, at least as
long aa Mayor Pennoyer has control of
the department.
"It Is well known that the Populists
have been In great straits for the lack
of funds for campaign purposes and It
will be remembered that a few dayi
since a committee, conslsUng of two
police commissioners, called on various
Democratic officials In the United
Suites courthouse, soliciting subscrip
tions for the Bryan campaign funds.
but failed to secure a nlckeL Some of
the officials openly announced that they
intended to vote for McKinley and
others declined to contribute, on the
ground that they do not want Bryan
elected.
"The information in regard to the
assessment levied and the Increase
of the policemen's salaries comes from
a reliable source and It Is known that
the aseesments levied on the specials
have been paid. The fact that the sal
aries of policemen have been raised has
not been announced by the board of
commissioners, and was not intended
to be known until the bills of the force
were sent in to the council at the end
of the month.
"ilayor Pennoyer, when asked about
the matter today, admitted that the
salaries had been Increased. He said
It had been found necessary to Increase
the policemen's pay because, owing to
the terrible hard, times, they were
obliged to sell their warrants at a
discount." ,
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS.
Washington, Sept 21. E. R. H. Green
chairman of the state Republican com
mittee of Texas, was in the city to-
da on his way to New York, and had
a brief conference with Chairman Bab
cork, of the Republican congressional
campaign committee. He told Babcock
that Texas was excellent fighting
ground for the Republicans and ex
pressed his own determination to prees
the contest to the end with the hope
of winning. He says that fusion with
the Populists and gold Democrats has
been practically accomplished, and
states that In portions of the state
the Populists are talking of a ticket
composed of McKinley and Watson
electors.
Green also says that a canvass of the
state has Just been completed which
shows that the Populists outnumber
the silver Democrats.
HELD WITHOUT BONDS.
Roseburs. Sept. 21. Ned Sutherlln.
of Oakland, this county, who struck
Henry Bruso, Saturday night on the
back of the head with a stick of wo d.
having a piece of iron In the end,
fracturing the skull, was held to an
swer without bonds and placed in Jail
here this afternoon. Bruso remained
unconscious until 6 o'clock tonight
wh?n he died. Sutherlln. Bruso and
Geo. Nolta were at the home of James
Brown, In old town, Oakland, enjoying
a 10 o'clock supper when trouble arose
between Nolta and Bruso as to whether
or not Brown's baby should be given a
drink of liquor. Brown objected and
ordered the two out Sutherlln fol
lowed and struck Bruso from the back.
A VETERAN'S SUICIDE.
Roseburg. Or., Sept. 21. Morgan L.
Peden. an Indian war veteran, 61
years of age. a native of Adams county,
Illinois, committed suicide on the cro
quette grounds at the Orgon Sollders'
Home at noon today, by shooting him
self through the heart with a revolver.
He died instantly. No cause is known
for the act.
Tuberoses and
as tors are genuine
autumn flowers.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
ABSOLUTELY PUCE
TI1E RESULTS
OFANARCIIY
Many Lives Lost by the Dastardly
Deeds of the Leadville
Strikers.
ALL SYMPATHY IS DESTROYED
The Action of the Strikers Yesterday
Turned Public Opinion Against
Them Troops Culled Out Un
easy Feeling.
Special to the Astorlan.
Leadville, Col.. Sept. 2L The work of
dynamite and buckshot Is In evidence
at the city morgue, where five bodies)
lie, one riddled with bullets, while doing
his duty, two horribly mangled by
dynamite, which they were using to
destroy life and property, and the oth
ers full of leaden pellets received while
thev were fighting In the shadows tc
destroy the Uvea of men who were
earning bread by honest toll. An addi
tion to the death list was made at
o'clock this evening by the discovery
of the body of Michael Daughter? on
the ground near the Emmet mine,
where he fell while attacking the riot
ers who went to the Emmet mine after
they had set fire to the Coronado,
This morning's work has destroyed
the last vestige of sympathy for the
strikers and this fact was evidenced
at a largely attended meeting of rep
resentative cltlxena this afternoon.
Their proceedings were secret but en
tirely harmonious and the measures de
cided upon. If stringent, will be bene
ficial to the highest deg-ee. Two com
panies of state militia from Pueblo
and Cripple Creek arrived at 4:50 thla
afternoon and are now on duty. Gen
eral Brooks with several other com
panies, arrived tonight
The damage at Coronado by the
burning of the oil tanks, boiler house
and machinery Is now estimated at
25.000, on which there Is 112,000 insur
ance. DesDlt the presence of the troops
land the unusual quietness of the
streets, there Is a very uneasy feeUng
prevalent among the more timorous
class, who a&sert that there are 500
Winchester rifles in the hands of the
strikers, whose repeated boastlngs as
to the way they would do up the mi
litary are recalled with fresh alarm.
The majority of the citixens, how
ever, think there will be no further
trouble unless the managers begin Im
porting miners.
PENSION REPORT.
Rate of Mortality Among Pensioners
Rapidly Increasing.
Washington, Sept 21. Domtnick I.
Murphy, commissioner of pensions, has
made his annual report for the fiscal
year ending June SO, 1S96, to Secretary
Francis. He says:
"The net gain over the previous year
was only 154, and it may be safely as
sumed that the roll forthwith will show
a marked and steady diminution, un
less congress should enact more liberal
provisions than are now upon the stat
ute books. The rate of mortality among
our pensioners, particularly among
those who served during the war of
the rebellion, is rapidly increasing, the
number reported deceased during the
year far exceeding that .of any corres
ponding period In the history of the bu
reau. The whole number of pensioners
on the roll June 30, 1S36, was 97C.678.
AN "ATHLETIC EXHIBITION."
San Francisco, Sept 21. Thomas
Sharkey and James J. Corbet t are to
fight ten rounds In this city for a
purse of $12,000. This afternoon the
board of supervisors granted permis
sion to the Eureka AthleUc Club to
give an athletic exhibition on Thanks
giving eve in this city. It is announc
ed that the principles In the contest
would be Sharkey and Corbett The
battle will be fought In Mechanics' Pa
villion. BATES TO CANTON.
Chicago, Sept. -21. The roads In the
Western Passenger Association have
decided to make a rate of one fare for
the round trip 'from all points in the
eastern committee territory of the as
sociation for parties going to Canton,
Ohio.
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool, Sept. 21. Wheat, spot Arm
demand poor; No. 2 red spring, 5s 6d;
No. 1 California, 5s 8d.
THE WEATHER TODAY.
Portland, Sept. 21. For Oregon and
Washington, fair weather, warmer In
Eastern Oregon.
JO