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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRLRY ASSOCIATION.
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Ha a Rsntiu.
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AND PfAIHHt
...Family Circulation...
Much moi thaw tmum tim a
At THAT Of AMY OTH1H PA PUR
in Astoria.
KXCL-USIVIC TICLICORAPHTC PHICSS REPOIIT.
VOL XI,V.
ASTOIMA, OlfKfiO.V, TIM'HSDAY MOUNIXH, OCTOBER 1, !(!!.
NO. 234
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Our Handy Waon...
Combines all lh featiir-a of lbs child
plain (n n(l a valoclped, and, all
thins can.lilarod, toaia lha ron.uniar l.aa
than .11 her Hu tl-alrahla, ronvml.nl and
aail-faiory haa II prevail, (hat, aa a
raaily "aollrr." II haa no .goal. Wa tak
a aiwclal prnta. too. In d.llvortng lh
aama promptly and In (aulllaaa cowl'
llun lo lha trade.
Something New
and Fresh...
ALaoTHE FINEST ANCHOVLS
AND .
Al NORWEGIAN STOCKFISH
FOARD & STOKES COMPANY'S
HARDWARE,
PLUMBING
TIN WORK
JOB WORK
AT PRICES THAT DEFY
COMPETITION
Call and Be
Convinced
Oregon State Normal School
MONMOUTH. OWKOON.
A Tralnlnj School for Teachcr'a. Senior Year Wholly Professional.
Twanty wrka of Paycholntry and Onrral and Bpeclai Methoda; twenty
wecka of Tcochln and Training- Department.
Tralnln achool of nine Kradea with two hundred children,
ltegular NonnaJ Courae of Three Yean-.
The Normal Diploma la recognised by law as a State Life Certificate to
leach.
Light Exi.eniea; Hoard at Normal Dining Hall tl.M per week. Furnish
ed rooms w ith light and fire. He to U 00 per week. Hoard and Lodging In
private families 11.(0 to IS 60 per week
TUITION: Rub-Normal. W OO per term of ten weeks; Normal, J il per
term of ten weeks.
tirades from reputable echools aocenled.
Catalogues cheerfully furnlnhed on application.
Address l. L. CAniBi:i.L, Pres., or V. A. WANN, 5ec. of Faculty.
I he Successor of I he A I irTIAWil The Stock ConslNtsJof
ssrsjssa'i; ..AUCTION.. iJgs
2 p. ,. SALE SHOES FINE FURS
mill continue until ti,S(Ml is ruUctl from mALMD I UonCO
the atock. Sale poHiilvcly without reserve. and Thousands of
600 COMM12UCIAL, HT. other goods.
H. KRIEDMAN, Auctioneer
TIME
OF
Astoria & Columbia River
RAIL-ROAD. ;
Ileglnnlng on Monday, Sept. llth.tralns on the A. and C. R. It. R. will
run as follows:
Leave Seaaldo at 7:30 a. m. dally.
Leave Seaside at 3 p. m. dolly except Sunday.
L?ave Seaalde at 4 p. m. Sunday.
Leave Aatorla at 8 a. m. dally.
Leave Astoria at 4:45 p. m. dally except Sunday.
Leave Astoria at G:30 p. m. Sunday. C. F. LESTER, Supt.
Oregon Industrial Exposition
PORTLAND, OREGON
SEPT. 19 TO OCT. 17
The Ki'cut resources of the I'uclllc Northwest, Agriculture, Horticul
ture. Fisheries, Alines, Manufactures, Machinery, Transpor
tation, Trade line) Commerce will he represented
more completely than ever before.
Grand Band Concert Every Afternoon and Evening:
SPECIAL ATTKACTIONS CVCKY NIGHT
Lowest Rates Ever flade on All Transportation Lines
ADMISSION, 25c; CHILDREN, 10c
For Cxhiliit apace, apply tn Ceo. 1.. linker, Superintendent, at the building
B. C. MAMTE1N, Mecretnry.
Children's
Wagons,
Baby
Carriages,
Base Ball
Goods,
Fishing
Croquet Tackle,
Sets Garden Tools
GRIFFIN & FEED
CITY BOOK STOLE
A IMKECT IMI'OKTA
TIOX 01 SCOTCH,
HOLLAND. XOKKK
(ilAX AI)(.KKU
MAKIMKTC AND
YOl.L H UK KIM 8
l lUKKULSan.lhtU.S
(1MAMTR WAKE, HOPE,
STOVES. IKON IMI'H. TEH
KA COTTA I'IPES. UAK
IHON, STEEL, CANNERY
51 I'l'LIES. EOO'lEkS'
TOOLS
SOL OPPENHEIMER
Trustee for the late
M. C. CROSBY
CARD
TF1E
WHAT GOOD ROADS
WILL DO FOR US
Ikiii'flt (if lib-prou-mints MikIc liy
Count Com rt ami runners
Apparent.
:iii:ai rates and promts
Quick Time ami Easy Transportation
In Farmer lessens III Coal, Mukcs
a Mniulii and (iiciipi-u Pro-
llll c l I'lMlNUIIII'l'.
I range as It "'' in. Clutsop
count) ha roi.d. For I hi' II r ' tlm
In hlali.ry two uf the imiln line of ttav.l
lliioiiili the x.iiiiliy llxtrl la frmii the
niy iii- In am li condition lliut a micm
mi l two li"i liuin tan drive along
ct'itifxr Uilily iiml iiiukc (lie round trl j
from '1 r i -v or that inighlH.rhood. In
one di.y After year of lulk, and hard
work on I In- lull or th farmers, the
l,en and Clarke main thoroughfaie
la In moat excellent condition, and only
iiJ a a bridge in roa YouiiK'a Itlv.-r lo
bring thi Inlmhltanta of that large and
fertile section of tin' county Into close
relationship with thr city and county
at.
Few ciin realize the Imimrtance of
ihm rouda a.ivi tlioa whoao dally tua
Inraa niiik-a It ii -aiory lu uae thcin.
No lii-ttiT iiiovinrnl cm rvor unl-r-taki-n
liy lli' county court than the lin
lirovi'ini'iit of tin cuui try rooda. The
ncrny of a f-w I'-adlnic farnii-ra, added
to thf K''"l work dom- by tho county
court, him lirotiKht nlxnit thr iirt-M-iit
uilnfui tory itluti- of aflnlrR, tuth on
the Wullunki and Lew In and C'lurko
roada. Tin1 rinulta tiHlay only llluntratc
how niurh run he acc-oiiipUHhi'd even by
Ion" or two when th-y ar In nrntil
'nnd workli.u mi the rluht lima It haa
I taken lime, tun i-unxtaiit w ork will (ell
j In tin- end. Th.'ie w In. vldlU'il the Lew In
j tnd Clarke r.md the other day, brought
I hack wlili tin in a better Imprifulcin uf
J their country rielk-htr unJ the work
areoinpllHh.il by them lluin they could
huA'e yuliK'd. by reading volumos on
the SUhJe. t.
The newly Improved Walluakl road,
while an y.-i In but a 'rough condition
when c.impai'e.l with the finely macad
umlied oiuiiiy thorouKlifurva of the
F:nt. I yet mi vitally better than It
nua a f'- iin.iiiliH ai;n, Dial It la a Oud
xeinl to (he farmers and a great saving
to them In time, wear and tear on Ve
lilrlm and h"i eileh. and a real cheap
enliig III t in iiHpuitiit Ion expenses.
The Lewis mid Clarke road, a large
part of w hlch In an entirely new road,
open to the city a rich and fertile sec
tion of country heretofore entirely de
pendent upon bout service for Its con
nection with the city. All that Is now
needed to give to the people of that part
of the county the. fullent iH-nellt of a
good riwd. la the building of a bridge
acroM Young'n river at the head of the
bay or the eainbllahment of a ferry line
there. It m almoHt the unanimous opin
ion of thimc 11114 Interested In tho mat
ter, namely, the farmers and the mer
chants of the city, that the bridge Is by
far the preferable means of connecting
the east end of the road with the city.
It will cost a few dollui'M more at the
outset, but the Improvement will be a
permanent one, and III not require a
dally outlay for Its maintenance as
would a ferry. It Is with great pleasure
that the mm .s of Mr. V. J. Ingnlls In
securing signatures to the petition for
a tax for this purpose, about to be pre
sented to the county court, Is recorded.
Without exception residents of the
country to be served are In favor of a
bridge, and yesterday with one or two
exceptions every man In the city ap
proached upon the subject put his name
to the petition, which auks for the levy
of a 2-mlll. or leas, tax to cover the coet
of the bridge. One of the merchants
said yesterday that it would be a very
simple matter to make the bridge a toll
bridge for the drat few years, and fix a
small rate of toll which would soon re
pay a large share of the cost of Its
erection. Hut he thought that on gen
eral principles, a straight 2-mlll tax
would be an easy burden for both the
farmers and dwellers In the city to
bear. The objects to be attained are so
great that the cost and trouble In com
parison Is very slight.
When the cost of country produce,
eggs, butter, chickens, milk, potatoes,
In Clatsop county "is considered, and
the well known fact that the farmer,
even at the present high prices, makes
little or no prollt on his wares, Is also
figured in the calculation, every voter
In this county and city should use his
best endeavors and spend his tax money
for the Improvement of roads and the
building of bridges. The magnificent
macadamized country thoroughfares of
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
and Virginia, over which one can drive
for miles In any kind of weather, at a
good rate of speed, and find his cattle
In good condition at the end of a thirty
of forty mile trip, speak volumes in fa
vor of movements now on foot In the
West. Germany, Franco and England
long ago realized tho Importance of
having first-class roads. Everywhere
and In every direction one can spin
along through those countries, past
beautiful country resiliences, fine or
chards, cozy farm housta and cottages,
and can see the results to both farmer
and dweller In- the city of these roads.
ProdiH-e Is cheap, and yet the farmer In
ni'oit Instances rctvi a fair rcimini r-atli-n
for bis loll, 'it la the i.-unc und
'luleknera with which prodm-la can be
marketed that render n profit, and pro
ill does not mean excessively high
prices on mi. at artlih-a produce I fnm
ilio farm In this county. When the far
mr inn put his atulT Into the hands of
Hot consumer In a few hours' time and
w ithout the risk of Killing hla team and
breaking up hla watfun every time be
goes to tow n, and can bilng bin k his
slires and machinery at little cost for
traiiKixirtallon, he can iifTord to sell
hla produce at a ch'-aper rate and still
be rh'hr thun under prevailing condi
tions. ,
There la no more Ininorliint ui.rU r,.r
thif people of Clatsop county than that
of building gfx.d county road. And next
to the railroad Itself, the citizens of
Astoria can no mole pn.nubly spent
their Money than In aiding In thla road
ora.
C 'IltAr0 HKIH'liLICA.VH
They Slund by I'rotw ilm und Interna
tional lil-lneUlllsm.
Colorado Springs, Cd., Kept 3 '.Seven
huudnsj delegates .were present when
the Ilepubllcan state convention met to
day. The convention waa harmonious
and the ticket was Boinlnated by unan
imous vole. The report of the commit
tee on resolutlone, which was unani
mously adopted, says of the financial
uuestlon: i
'Resolved, That our people. Irrespect
ive of party affiliations, favor the free
coinage of allver and believe that our
mints could bo aafety opened to free
coinage under an administration In
which the people had confluence. We
regret that the national convention at
Ht. Iiula did not view this question as
we view It. We accept, however, the
assurance of the party that Its efforts
will be devoted to the securing of an
International agreement fr the unlimit
ed coinage of silver as a sacred pledge.
We believe the pledge will be fulfilled
und we are llnuly of the faith that the
remonetlzutlon of sliver, so essential to
the welfare of this and all civilized
countries, will be accomplished through
the efforts and under the direction of
the Republican, party of this country,
and through no otfier. Kxccpl on the
silver Uest!un, we heartily endorse,
the platform of the party at St. Louis
and di-clarc our undiminished and un
wavering belief In the great doctrine of
the protection of American labor and
American Industries." Continuing. Uie
resolution reads:
"We favor free silver, but we value
free government more, and while the
success of the party upon the Chicago
platform might bring silver monometal
lism. It would afford no hope of bimet
allism In this country'."
Previous to the nomination of the
ticket, Senator Wolcott delivered a
brilliant speech. The nominations for
the various stale officers were made as
follows:
tJovernor, Judge Geo. W. Allen. Den
ver; Lieutenant CJovernor, ex-Congressman
Ilisi Townsend. Silver Cliff.
Secretary of state. Edwin Price, of
Grand Junction.
State Treasurer, James H. Harlow, of
Colorado Springs.
Auditor. Geo. S. Adams:
Attorney General, Alexander Gunni
son.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion, Mrs. lone Ilaiimt.
Pour presidential electors were chos
en.
SOME CORKERS.
A Series of Questions for Sllverltes to
Answer.
Complying with the request of a cor-
resondent for a few short and pointed
questions to fire at a silver spouter, the
Philadelphia Press furnishes the fol
lowing: Ask him why gold does not circulate
In silver standard countries when silver
circulates In gold standard countries.
Ask him why the United States has a
larger per capita of silver In circula
tion than any silver standard country
In the world.
Ask him why the United States has
more silver in circulation than any sli
ver standard country in the world ex
cept China and Japan.
Ask him why the silver standard pre
vails only in poor or semi-civilised coun
tries. Ask him why the gold standard pre
vails In the civilized, enlightened, weal
thy and progressive countries of the
world.
Ask him why, If the ratio between
gold and sliver can be fixed by law,
that ratio has constantly fluctuated
since men began to keep written rec
ords of business transactions, never be
ing the same from one year to another,
and hardly the same front one day to
the next, In spite of prolonged and ear
nest efforts of powerful governments to
maintain a double standard of value
based on gold nnd silver.
Ask him why there has been a differ
ence between the value of gold and sil
ver, weight by weight, since mankind
began the use of lioth as money.
Ask him why, If the luw can regu-
lote the ratio between gold and Bllver,
It does not set It at 1 to 1. thus making
the two metals equal In value, weight
for weight.
Bryan advocates that which history
haa written down a failure.
FURTHER DETAILS
FROM THE STORM
Whole Districts in the East
South Are Entirely
Kuincd.
and
THE WHITE MOUSE DAMAGED
Historical Treealrvelled to the Ground
j In Georgia and Pennsylvania
Great Loss of Life and Proper-
ty Is Reported.
Washington, Spt. 30. Reports receiv
ed from suburban towns aliout Wash
ington show that great damage was
done throughout Hie surrounding coun
try by lac t' night's storm. Great dam
age Is also reported In the farming dis
tricts, where all the grain In stack or
shock has lieen strewn over the land.
Many barns have been blown down.
The White House was slightly Injured
by the storm, a portion of the copper
roofing being stripped off and other
damage done. The tall flagstaff from
'which the signal was given to the city
that the president was In town, dlsap
: peared completely. In the ground sur
rounding the house twenty-five of the
splendid trees, elms, sycamore, walnuts
l and magnolias, some of great age and
of historical associations, were com
pletely leveled, while fully fifty of the
surviving trees suffered, the loss of thelr
tops and principal branches and are
permanently defaced. F. C. Blount, a
'member of the Interstate commerce
commission, was In Reatty's restaurant
at the time it fell. He was so badly
bruised he has been unconscious ever
since. It Is feared he Is also Injured
internally and may not recover. The
storm damage nere is estimated to run
from a quarter to a half million dollars.
At Alexandria there were four fatal
ities: W. D. Stewart, killed by falling walls.
XIrs. Holt, a visitor from North Car
olina, killed in bed.
Unknown colored woman.
Tillman Giles, colored, w ho died f?5m
the shock.
Lancaster. Pa., Sept. 30. Late this
evening telegraphic and telephonic com
munications have been established with
the surrounding country and later re
ports confirm the earlier advices of the
wide extent of this morning's cyclonic
storm. Every section of country has
been heard from and the story Is that
ruin rode In the w ake of the gale. While
an estimate of the total loss is necessa
rily speculative, there does not seem
to be any doubt that it will easily reach
a million dollars and may largely ex
reed that amount. The destruction of
the Pennsylvania railroad bridge across
the Susquehanna at Columbia over
shadowed all else In relative Import
ance. The bridge, which comprised 17
spans, was completely demolished. It
was insured for $300,000.
Savanna, Ga.. Sept. 30. The hurri
cane which swept over Savannah yes
terday afternoon cost nearly a dozen
lives and entailed a loss of nearly $1.
OoO.Ooo. Each report that Is received Is
worse than the first. It was thought
only one death would be caused by the
storm, but the number has reached
eleven dead and many Injured.
New Orleans, La., Sept. SO A disas
trous hurricane has visited Jackson
ville, Fla., and forty Uvea have been
lost. Telegraphic communication Is
practically cut off from there.
Memphis, Sept 30. A Commercial
Appeal special from Jacksonville, Fla.,
says:
It Is a conservative estimate to say
ithat fifty people have lost their lives
! from yesterday's hurricane, and the
' number may run much higher. News
; from that portion of the state where
j the storm struck first Is very slow Jn
coming In, for tjie wires are down and
the railroads Impassible. Wrecking
' parties which went out this morning
have not returned, and it will be to
i morrow before the full extent of the
: damage Is known. The hurricane struck
' Florida at Cedar Keys, and passed In
j its path of destruction over twenty
j towns and villages, and reports show
; that between twenty and forty people
jhave certainly "been killed. Cedar Keys
: is about 100 miles southwest of Jackson
I vllle. The hurricane, which had been
; churning the waters of the gulf, first
struck this place, a village of 1500 in
habitants. The only report which has
come concerning Cedar Keys Is that
the town has been swept away and
many lives have been lost. This report
comes from Gainesville, which Is fifty
miles away. Nobody has been able to
get any reliable news from Cedar Keys.
Northeasterly the storm struck Wlllls
, town, a small town where eleven houses
' were blown down, one person killed.
and several so badly injured that It is
expected they will die.
THE WOMEN FOR McKINLEf.
School Teacher Gets Damages Against
a Director.
j Tortland, Sept. 30. The Multnomah
Womens' Republican Association, aux
I lllary to the Womens' Association of the
I United States, was permanently organ-
Izi-t this afternoon at a meeting hMd
In the Chamber of Commerce building.
Mrs. 11. L. Plttoc k, twmporary chair
man, presided, and the room was filled i
with enthusiastic women, who wanted
to do something to assist In the election
of William McKlnley as president. A
constitution waa adopted. Mrs. Mary
8. Ward was elected president.
Miss Emily House today was awarded '
$W0 damages In the suit she brought
against School Director Henn. of the
Troutdale district, 18 miles east of here.
Miss House, who Is an English lady,
was employed as a teacher and Director i
Henn accused her of teaching treason!
In the school, his particular charge be
ing that she told the children UaroeV
history of the United States was a tis
sue of lies. Miss House brought suit
for J2.0O0 damages and the Jury today
awarded her $3)0.
THE SEAL QUESTION.
. " uch a steadiness there, after
Commission Appointed to Invest gate It .i, . . , . . , '
Has Peturned e 1 ," "'apneas developed by this market
nas neturneq. j yesterday. Indicated a strength abroad
Seattle, Sept. 30. -The City of Topeka.',that ,he Crow1 w" n',t PPrei for.
which arrived from Alaska tonight, had ;The 'fftfCt WM marke1' Th penln of
on board Dr. David Starr Jordan, pres-' Dewmbe' " 'rom KH to 47V4, compar
ldentof Stanford University; Prof. Dar-!1 lth WW " tbe clo8 rterday.
cy Thompson, of Dundee. Scotland; !and " g0ld But
Prof. Frederick Lucas, of the Smith-!,Uch COMld Jnp aa this waa
sonian Institution, Washington, m ! more thn " 'verage speculator could
members of the International comrais- i "t"l1, nd tb,r c,lon ,ook
slon sent to Behrlng Sea to study the "ln food deal of wheAt causing;
seal question. Of the results of the ' rctl,' to They received torn
trip. Dr. Jordan says: ( encouragement from the northwest re-
Th. mmmiuun h. k. .Li- . "'P1- whl ' " car. against 90
cover every phase of life In the history
of the fur seal, both on tbe PribylofT Is-
lands and on the seal Island, of Russia 5w"ne" ,uch ,el"ne occsl'ned
and Janan. Everr mi, hitherto undee hovev"- s soon as the tide be-
dlspute has been critically Investigated
and settled beyond cavil. A census of
all tbe rookeries has been made and
full TRmlniitlfn .f B 1 1 1 n fl 11 ..n A
verse to the development of the fur seal
hrd A details! rerw.rt f ,h. (i.
slon will be at once sent to Washington
While there Is still a very large body
of seals on the PribylofT Islands, It Is
only a remnant of the great numbers
existing In 1SS0, and the numbers are
still declining. For this decline the
rnrnmisHlnnAri flnrl hut ws mhoa u
laglc sealing, or the Indiscriminate
killing of females while feeding or
w hile migrating. Three-fourths of the
seals killed in Behrlng Sea are nursing
females.
BURGLARS ARRESTED.
Portland, Sept. 30. Two men giving
the names of James Jones and Joseph
Ferron were arrested by Captain Gritx- ,
macher this afternoon for the burglary
of the store of H. L. Earles In Turner,
Marion county, which was broken Into .
Saturday night. Sunday Chief of Po
lice Minto was Informed that Earls'
general merchandise store had been
broken Into the night before and a
large quantity of cutlery and light hard
ware stolen. This afternoon a second
hand dealer of South Front street, who
had been warned to look out for the
stuff, came rushing excitedly Into the
police station and told Captain Grltx
macher that men had been In his place
to sell some knives. The captain Imme
diately went to the store and took the
men into custody.
OFFICERS AND CREW SAVED.
only pure Republican party In the city.
Seattle. Sept. 30. -A special from Port Xne .tttte Republican committee was tn
Townsend to the Post-Intelllgencer says seSslon today and after a long delibera
te steamer Afoquok arrived there late tkm declued against the Spear-Keily-tonlght
with the officers and crew of Mahoney faction. Efforts were made by
the bark Borland, which was wrecked the committee to effect a compromise,
on Tugadek Island. Alaska, September but the Spreckles men wanted all or
10. and was a total loss. A cargo of nothing. Finally the committee decided
30,000 cases of salmon went down with ln tnelP favor. jhe Spear men, wh
the vessel. The accident occurred dur- ' recognized by the national commlt
Ing a fog late at night. j tee as the Republican party of San
Francisco, will appeal to the supreme
ARMENIANS TO DIE. court for an order directing the regls-
'trar to place the names of their candl-
Constantinople. Sept. 30.-An extraor- j date. on the t,cket under thj Repub
dinary tribunal today convicted the first ,can neadlng and fall ln that wll
Musselmans for the murder of the Ar-;nave tne names 00 by peUU()o
menians. and sentenced them to fifteen The breach between the factioni
years' imprisonment. At the same time . wUe u ever and the Democrats are
however, a long list of Aremnlans. sus- j tnerefore happy-
pected of being Implicated In the out-
break, were condemned to death.
EVEN THE WOMEN.
Olympla, Wn., Sept. 30. Fifty wheel
men have today signed the roll for the
McKlnley and Hobart Club. Tomor
row the women will organize a non
partisan sound money club.
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool, Sept 30. Wheat spot,
steady; demand, poor; No. 2 red spring,
5s lOWd; No. 1 California, 6s Hd.
Portland, Sept. 30. Wheat, Walla
Walla, 5657; Valley. 59y60.
There's more clothing destroyed by
poor soap than by actual wear. "Hoe
Cake" contains no free alkali, and will
not injure the finest lace. Try It and
notice the difference In quality. Ross,
Higglns & Co.
Highest of all in Leavening Power, Latest U. S. Gov't Report
iTft fl K
All
1 C7
ABSOLUTELY PURE
A BIG JUMP
I Eicitinq Scenes on the Chicago board
of Trade, Caused by Hull
Reports.
SAX FRANCISCO AND LONDON
Add to the Excitement The Markets
Nervous and Fluctuations Rule th
Day, Which Closed with an Ad
vance of Two Cents.
Chicago, Sept. 30 It was flrst re
ported from Liverpool today that th
wheat market was quiet and unchana-
y.ThU' however, wa. a great
falling off from yesterday. That was all
f "n , ,ura tne Du""n e"ient
In again with redoubled force. The later
Liverpool cables reported wheat from
is to Id higher: this put the seal on tb
Cha"ge f "emiment ,rom bearishnes.
on tne nl?ht fore to the pronounced
.b'll8hner 'h'ch marked
ioaay. san Francisco added to the
fever raging In the pit by wiring that
foreigners were buying everything of
fered and at two cents above yester
day's ruling price. A great deal mor
of a sensational bullish character Waa
fT"" BrUnd amons U speculators.
the consequence of all of which was that
the price of December wheat had risen
to SS before 12 d'clockT
! New Tork wired that Liverpool was
excited, higher, and with buyers at the
advance, and that wheat In London
was higher than at any time since 18!)L
The excitement In the Liverpool market
which has always been regarded as the
north pole of unchangeable frigidity,
was perhaps the chief cause of the
burning desire for wheat, which the
rise of f4c per bushel exemplified. The
market continued very nervous during
the last hour and fluctuations were fre
quent During the last twenty minutes
there was a sharp break, due to urgent
realizing, and wheat closed at 67 for
September and October, and 6S for De
cember. DEMOCRATS HAPPT.
Over
the Breach in the Republican
Ranks in San Francisco.
San Francisco, Sept. 30. The Curry-Crlmmlns-Spreckles
combination, of the
local Republican party Is on top for
the present, and is recognized as the
j DEFIED PENNOTER.
'As a Result, Chief Campbell Loses Hla
I Place ln the Fire Department
I Special to the Astorian.
Portland. Or., Sept. 20. "Mayor Pen
'noyer today removed David Campbell,
j chief of the fire department, and ap
pointed Timothy DeBoest to fill the
vacancy.
As a result of the removal of Chief
Campbell, twenty-three firemen resign
ed from the department tonight. It Is
expected others will resign next week.
The commissioners express the opln-
Ion that the way will be open to an
amicable, honorable . and satisfactory
'settlement of this question.
THE WEATHER.
Portland, Sept. 30. For Oregon and
Washington, rain, cooler.
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