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KM SAVE TIME The Daily Astorlan oyw Has Kmiiu) ...Fitnlly Clrcplatlon... Much moi Tha THBrt tmn AS UWiS AS THAT OF AHV OTHMr p-APBH IN ATOIAw mid worry cTJ.-l, live An "Ad" In Tim Automian'i "Wml Colgmn." ICXCLAJSIVE TKLUGKAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLV. ANTOKIA, 0mm, WEDNESDAY M0RN1N0, OCTOBER 14, IBiMS. NO. 217 Our Handy Wajcon... ComblnM all ths plln wiun and thln considered. features of the child's veloclpode, ami. alt eosis the consumer leas than Uh.r. Ho d eslrable, convenient and satlsfacory has rwdf "Mllr," II K special prlds, UK promptly i Hon to ths trad. II proven, thai, aa a baa no equal. Wa laks loo, IB delivering Iho md la faultless oond Something New and Fresh... 4LM THE FINEST ANCHOVIS .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. OHKOON. A Training School for Teachers. Senior Year Wholly Profelonl. Twenty weeks of Psychology and General and Bpeclal Methods; twenty weeks of Teaching and Training Department. Training achool of nine grades with two hundred children. Regular Normal Course of Three Yearv. The Normal Diploma Is recognised by law as a But Life Certificate to teach. Light Expenses; Hoard at Normal Dining Hall $1.50 per week. Furnish ed rooms with light and firs, tto to 11.00 per week. Board and Lodging In private families M M to M M per week. TUITION : Sub-Normal, 18.00 per term of ten weeks; Normal, Ss.tS per term of ten weeks. Grades from reputable schools aoccpted. Catalogues cheerfully furnished on application. Address P. L. CAflPBELL, Pres., or W. A. WANN, Sec. of Faculty. The Successor of t lie OrcKon TruJliiK Co. will liiiiiiKiiratc mi ry, Wednesday . Sept. 30, at a p. m mid continue until .Wl.fiOO is rained the Htock. Sale roHitlvcly without GOO COMMERCIAL T. other loois, 8. FRIEDMAN. Auctioneer TIME OF Astoria & Columbia River RAILROAD. Beginning on Monday, Sept 14th.trains on the A. and C. R. R. R. will run as follows: Leave Seaside at 7:30 a. m. dally. Leave Seaside at 3 p. m. dally except Sunday. Leave Seaside at 4 p. m. Sunday. Leave Astoria at 9 a. m. dally. Leave Astoria at 4:45 p. m. dally except Sunday. Leave Astoria at 6:80 p. m. Sunday. C. F. LESTER, SupL Oregon Industrial Exposition PORTLAND, OREGON SEPT. 19 TO OCT. 17 The great rewiurcca of the I'uclAc Northwest, Agriculture, Horticul ture, Fisheries, Mine, Manufactures, Machinery, Transport tatloil. Trade und Commerce will he represented more completely than ever before. Grand Band Concert Every Afternoon and Evening SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS EVERY NIGHT Lowest Rates Ever riade on AH Transportation Lines ADMISSION, 25c; CHILDREN, 10c ' Tor Exilblc space, apply to Geo. L. Baker. Superintendent, at the building E. C. MASTEN, Secretary. Children's Wagons, Baby Carriages, Base Ball Goods, Fishing Croquet Tackle, Sets Garden Tools GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STOFE A DIKKCT IMI'OKTA tiox or SCOTCH. HOLLAND, XOKKE (1IAN AM) (iKKMAX MAKIXIKTC AND VOLL HUKKISCS IN IIAKKKLS and KEGS (IKANITn WARE. ROPE, STOVES. IKON VWC, ICR. RA COTTA PIPES, BAR IRON, STEEL, CANNERY M H'LIES. LOHIER5' TOOLS SOL OPPENHEIMER Trustee for the late M. C. CROSBY ::AUCTION::Ycooffi The Stock Consists of CLOTHING OALC SHOES. FINE FURS al BMaal a . 4k m m. A I aw from reserve, and Thousands of CARD TFiE SOME OF THE All Atorluns Should Help llullil (ioml Ruiiils In Clutsop County. MII:N Al l. TIIIMi.H AKi: I'OIWI. People Will H.t ( J.- In a Community Where There Are t!iod Driveways and County lunula-- Moiry In It .for I'nniierc. The announcement of the old on the KIkIiI street Improvement out tin- hill to Vouns's Hay, a few days Mince, caused much favorable comment. w Ki-nllriiiiin said that tin. building of this street opened the way to further county mad Improvemnts, uml a second ami Mlili'h needed roiuicc Hon Willi the pro po.i'd lirli.gv over Young's river to con nect with the new LewU ami Clarke road. The street will practically be In the center of the city and will make It pomillile to develop a large amount of valuable property on the east slope which will In time form purt of the most deklnihle residence property of the city. The gentleman who was discussing the matter, and who Is connected with u.ie of the lamest business houses In the city, continued his talk upon the subject of the Importance of good roads with an Aatoiinn representative: "I will tell you some of the reasons, which appear to me to be good ones, why Aalorluns should take an active part In the building of good county roads. I was much aurprbied, the other day. In talking with a prominent property- owner of the city In regard to this subject the building cf city and County roads and the bridge across Young's river to tlnd thnt, for some rrason or other, he was not particularly favorable to the Idea of spending any money for road linroveinnts at all, and It occurred to me at the time that either he did nut have any builuets qualifications or did not know w hat lie waa talking about. - i.-... "It Is a well known fact that the farming community of any country Is the backbone of tho country. The farmers are the ones upon whom we must depend to a great extent to pre serve the stock of the race. Their abil ity to do this Is due to their temperate mode of lite and healthy occupation. They are free from the health-destroying Influences of the large cities. It Is this sturdy stock of the tyitlon which all should aid In preserving with the utmost care, as on this part of the peo ple Ilea their future manhood and wealth. Very little has been dons by the country In general or the people In particular localities to enhance and Im prove the condition of the farmer. It should be our duty to make them as comfortable aa possible under all cir cumstances and In all their surround ings, so that a larger percentage of our population would seek the farmer's calling and remain In It, thus elevating the business and raising the standard of Intelligence and social life of its fol lowers. Good roads, w hich enable quick and easy communication between the faim and the tawn, ready access to the best market with the least wear and tear on vehicles and horses, and neigh borly InteroouYse between farmers, are the greatest means to the desired end. "There is another great fact, which up to the present time all political speakers have overlooked, and that Is with proper roads the fanner Is better able to keep his stock of cereals, and all his other products, stored In his barns and granaries for whatever ad vancement in prices the market of the world may bring. It Is at the present time a matter of necessity for the farm er of the West to sell his products as soon after harvest as possible, as It Is impossible for him to store his crops for future delivery, because he cannot deliver his goods after winter sets In on account of the poor roads which soon become Impassable for heavy teams. This state of affairs Is money In the hands of the speculators, who reap a fortune oft the farmer's disadvantages. When the products are brought to mar ket he buys them up at his own fig ure, and the farmer must perforce sell, as he cannot haul his goods back over a long road, or store them, except at a high cost, In the city, to await a turn In the market. The buyer can hold his purchases at small expense In his ware house and watt for the profits of a speculative market. These profits, to a certain extent, ahould go into the pock ets of the original tiller of the soil, and would do so If they were not compelled to pay high rates of storage and Insur ance In the city. With first-class roads, that could be used winter and summer, the farmer could keep his products In his own warehouses and sell and de liver them when the markets were fa vorable. 'There Is another fact which Is often lost sight of In considering this ques tion of roads. It Is an aggregation of people that makes a city, and history shows that the cities of the United States have grown whenever there was a large territory from which to draw trade, whether It was from immediately surrounding farm lands, whole coun ties, or states. A city must have a territory in which to do Its business. This territory tun he expanded and Its business Improved Willi tho aid of good 1 on. In to h an extvfit that truAV will lie stimulated to an,' active condition the year round. "Thtf small towns which, like liny View, Ilrooklleld, rillaf It ck. etc, h.ive only a manufacturing (dant without de veloped agricultural resources behind them, cannot expect to glow until thty develop their farming rountrlm. Could the money exchangnd for flsh at the small towns on the Columbia be re-ln-vcited to some extent In the Improve ment of roads and the country, the towns would Increase In population and the dlversilled Industries of each com munity would make all the people In It prosperous. The gnme principle ap plies here In the city of Astoria. The mote money that can be kept In circu lation In the Immediately surrounding country of the city, of any community, the better It Is for every man, woman and child In that community. A proper system of county roads cheapen the lost of living to those In the city und Increases thi? profits of the farmers. Through the opening of agricultural districts, by the-means of good roads, new life will be given to the county, population will be added, more vehicles bursts, harness, etc., will be used, thus Incruaslng nit lines of trade. "Another point that should not be forgoten In considering the road ques tion In Clatsop county la the well known fact that Astoria originally was the renter of the salmon Industry of the Pacific coast. If not of the world. At the present time, however. San Fran cisco Is the chief shipping port of the salmon Industry. Msny people have considered that Its superior facilities and railroad connections have made SaR Francisco the place It Is. No doubt thcje things have had a good deal to d with It. but In my opinion Astoria hus had to play second fiddle because of Its lack of facilities for enjoying life; the lack of sensible roads ami beauti ful driveways reaching Into the healthy surrounding country, has prevented many from coming here to settle down and spend their money In business anil public Improvements. One of the prin cipal matters in any community is solid roads and driveways, which may be used with eiual facility any time of the yenr. In California In all directions h ading out of the principal cities are magnificent roads which can be used by carriages or bicycles, even to the tops of the highest mountains, at any season of the year. Cities surrounded with such facilities for both business and pleasure naturally attract many people who want some of the comforts of life as well as the opportunities for making money. "We can do nothing more Important to this city than build good roads, now that the railroad Is assured." "ON THE BOWERY." Telegram. In the history of the American stage there Is no record of a play of Its kind that has ever made a greater popular hit than "On the Bowery," in which Steve Brodle heads the list of charac ters. Its visit to this city occurs tomor row night at Fisher's Opera House. It is a combination of sensational dra ma and comedy, the sensational feat urea being more picturesque than are usually found, and the scenic element being far more pronounced and life-like than is common In such pieces. Up town and down-town life Is vividly con trasted. Brodle figures as a rescuer of the perscuted and benefactor of the poor. He leaps from Brooklyn bridge to save a girl's life, rescues her again from a burning house, and protects the hero from the machinations of the vil lain. The thrilling qualities of these occurrences are equalised by the laugh able qualities of the comic scenes with which the play so richly abounds. These scenes are exaggerations of Just such funny scenes aa are to be seen on the real Bowery. Many of them .Indeed, are founded on fact Reserved seats on sale this morning at o'clock at the New Tork Novelty Store. THE CODFISH INDUSTRY. While on the Sound recently, Mr. Frank Stokes says that at Anacortes he was much Interested In the codfish Industry, which Is a comparatively new enterprise there. He saw one schooner arrive from Behrlng 8ea, where the flsh are caught, with 80,000 codfish aboard, Tne work of curing and packing the flsh Is under the direction of Captain Mattlson, a man from the East, thor oughly acquainted with the business. The Institution Is making money hand over flat. The flsh, which are shipped to foreign ports are sundried, while the flsh for home consumption Is prepared In blocks, bundles, boneless squares or rolls, and .are pickled on board the ships as caught in the Behrlng sea. Mr. Stokes says that In his opinion what is now being done at Anacortes can Just aa well or better be done at Astoria, and a packer here would have the additional advantage of a better climate and better shipping facilities He thinks, however, that to make the Industry a go. Eastern men of expe rience and Eastern capital will have to be secured. The best chemical compound for washing powder Is "Soap Foam," as It will not "yellow the clothes," nor burn the hands. It's the finest thing In the world for the bath. One trial will con vince you. I hit ,1 VV r IX THEIR HOPES ManifWo Issued liy the Pops In Chieaijo on the I'rescnt Situation. MUST DIVIDE THE ELECTORS DcmiM-rats Have Not "Toted Fair," and Something Must He iJone to Over come the Obstacles and Embar rassments Presented. Chicago, October 13. A meeting of the executive committee of the People's Party was held at the Sherman House today. All members were present with the exception of John S. Dore, of Cali fornia. After hearing the reports from the members present, and especially from N. W. Iteed, of fSeorgia, who spent several days with This. Watson, the committee decided to Issue a manifesto to the People's Party voters of the Unit ed States. It says: "Your national committee Indulges In the hope that the patriotic action of the People's Party In the national con vention In subordinating the Interests of the party to the success of the vital Issue Involved In this campaign would be met by an equally unselfish devotion to the common Interest on the part of the Democratic party, and that all friends of sliver should present a solid front against the minions of greed by supporting one ticket, the truly co-operative ticket, Bryan and Watson. "Hut this hope being disappointed, there were but two courses left, one of which mut be adopted. "First, to run a straight Bryan and I Watson electoral ticket In every state, w hich, on account of the failure of the I Democratic party to support this ticket j would have effec ted the same result In this campaign that would have followed the nomination of a straight Populist ticket at BU Louis, namely, the election of McKlnley and the triumph of the gold standard. "The other course left open to your committee, that was consistent with the convention In nominating Mr. Bryan, was to do everything In their power to unite the voters of the country against McKlnley and to overcome the obstacles and embarrassments which, If the Democratic party had put the case first and party second, we would not have encouraged. This cause should be accomplished by arranging for a di vision of the electoral votes In every state possible, securing so many elec tors for Bryan and aWtson and conced ing bo many to Bryan and Sewall. At the opening of the campaign this, un der the circumstances, seemed the wis est course for your committee; &nd it Is clearer today than ever that it was the only safe and wise course If our votes were to be cast and made effect ive for the relief of an oppressed and outraged people." ACKNOWLEDGED HIS ERROR. Re-employs Discharged Men and Will Let Them Vote as They Please. St. Louis, October 14. Dougald Craw ford, the big dry goods merchant who discharged a baker's dozen of his men last Saturday because they announced their Intention to vote for Bryan and Sewall, has repented of his action and today, over his signature. In a public letter, he says he will take the men back. In part he says: "I have Invited all of the men to re turn to my store and to occupy their former places without prejudice as re gards the future and without loss of salary since they left my employ. A man in anger often makes mistakes, but I do not believe he loses any of his manhood by admitting his error. I desire every man in my employ to vote as he pleases, but I believe that every man who carefully studies the existing conditions should vote for McKlnley. To allow all of my employes to vote as they please and have ample time to do so, I have decided to close the store of D. Crawford & Co. at 1 p. m. No vember S." The well known dry goods house of Crawford Co. employs In various ca pacities, between 1500 and 2000 men. WHEAT ON THE JUMP. Chicago, October IS. Wheat started with a Jump at about lc, but to the disgust of many bulls who had sold their long wheat yesterday. The sudden advance was principally because of the strength with which the Liverpool market had started. Both wheat and corn In Liverpool opened at id advance on yesterday's close. Tne reasons for the higher prices were par tially explained by cable, the messages saying It was due to speculation. To the news of yesterday, too. was due part of the strength. With an acknowl edged shrinkage In our own crop of nearly 60,000,000 bushels from last year, an admitted shrinkage In Russia of 57,000,000 bushels, over 20,000,000 in Ar gentina, with the news of disaster to the wheat crops of India and Australia, there la no room for reasonable doubt that America will be called upon for larger contributions than usual to the world's supply, with ability to respond less than usual. The range of price at the opening was wide. December sold at from 70 to "('". delivering sparingly at the ex tremes, but heavy at from 70S to 7tfV The closing price yesterday was 6:) Wi, The figures given marked almost the en tire range for the forenoon's fluctua tions, the only exception being a i!p to 70, the culminating point of a grad ual reaction w hlch set in after the open ing advance, but was followed by a sec ond rise to 70'i before 12 o'clock. The principal bearish factor was aifaln the heaviness of domestic receipts. The price of December had nunferous fluc tuations between 70 and 't, and fin ally rested at "O'.'Crv a rise for the day of P4. CAR FAMINE. Freight Rates Take a Jump, Following Grain- Prices. Chicago, October 13. The higher prices for grain and the chance of the elevation of freight rates In the near future have had a quickening effect on freight handled by Western roads. They are now handling more traffic than at any time for the past six months. The rush of corn to the East has be come so great as to prove a serious em barrassment to some of the roads be cause of their Inability to procure cars to handle the stuff as rapidly as It Is offered. Shipments of live-stock, too, have taken a big Jump upward and all the large roads running west from Chl go report greatly Improved conditions In this branch of their business. If the meeting of the traffic officials of the Western roads, which Is to convene to morrow, succeeds In restoring freight rates and keeping them at a point to which they may be elevated, the roads will be doing the best business they have done at any time In three years. WHAT JONES THINKS. Chicago, October 13. Chairman Jones, of the Democratic national committee, gave out a statement today character izing as absurd the figures showing the probable result of the election as given out by Senator Quay. Chairman Jones states that In all the states clu-sed by Senator Quay as doubtful, complete and harmonious fu sion between Democrats, Populists and Silver - Republican- exists, .rendering them certain for Bryan. For the same reason he classes as doubtful the states of Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and claims for Bryan the electoral votes of Illinois, Indiana, Kanras, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota. North Dakota and West Virginia, all of which were claimed for McKlnley by Quay. The ; table given out by Chairman Jones gives SI votes as certain for McKlnley, , for Ttrvnn and 87 as ftnllhfftll. REED TO VISIT THE WEST. Chicago, October 11 For the first time In any campaign the Republican national committee has undertaken to supply the Pacific Coast with speakers, and a number of Republicans of nation al repute will be heard there before the close of the campaign. During the last week Speaker Reed will go to Califor nia and make a number of addresses there, his first speech being at Loe An geles October 27. THEY CALL IT GOLD. Indianapolis, October 13. The state board of elections today decided that ' the electoral ticket of the National i Democrats should be called the gold i standard ticket. i WORK ON THE RAILROAD. Chief Engineer Jamleson, who has Just returned from a trip over the line, reports that work Is progressing very satisfactorily. At Blind Slough one dredger Is at work and Is making fair progress. Thirty men are engaged In this vicinity, clearing right of way, and working in connection with the dredg er. The next large camp is located Just above Westport Here two dredgers and fifty men are making good head way with grading and clearing. The embankments are being thrown up In good shape, fully up to the standard of the balance of the line. At Marshland and Clatskanle fifteen teams and forty men are hard at work and along the bottoms west of Rainier and Just below Goble, fifty teams and eighty men are doing scraper work and throwing up embankments. A large number of men are scattered along In small squads over the entire distance, and all told three hundred men are employed In the various camps. They are making the beet of the fine weather, and will be retained through the winter. Early in November Corey Brothers will finish the fill which they are mak ing across the Tulle bottoms, which will about close their contract with the com pany. The Scow Bay depot is now nearly finished, the varnishing being done on the Inside. The building pre sents a handsome appearance, both from the outside and the Interior. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest TJ. 3. Govt Report. inwN n if Ml ABSOLUTELY PURE - BISHOP WILLIAMS OF MAROUETTE Says He Would Ik a Dumb Guardina of His People if He Hesi tated to Say THE CHICAGO PLATFORM CAN Only Be Supported by Any Member of the Episcopal Church It. the Teeth of Its Moral Teachings Not Politicians but Patriots. Marquette, Mich., October 11 Bishop Williams, of .the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Marquette, said today: "The Episcopal church was most largely represented amongst the sign ers of the Declaration of Independence and the framers of the constitution of the United States. She has never en couraged her clergy to be personal par ticipants, yet I would be a dumb guar dian of my people should I hesitate to say that any member of the Episcopal church who supports the Chicago plat form will do so In the teeth of the moral teaching of his church. I have been a party man and do not declare for any personal preference In this election, but I do declare for patriotism, mutual charity and confidence between rich and poor, antl-sectionallsm and honest money." ' "LES8 NOISE AND MORE WORK." Secretary Morton Gives Advice to the Leaders of All Parties." Washington, October 13. Secretary Morton has returned to Washington an extended vacation In the Weak He and extended vacation In the West He announced today that he would not go home to vote, but add d if he waa to vote he would cast his ballot for Palmer and Buckner. H i reason for not voting, he said, is the distance to his Nebraska home from Washington, and the lack of necessity for his vote, which he said he would cast If It were .likely to make any essential difference. "I personally hope for McKinley'a election, as between McKlnley and Bry an," he said, "but I don't think any one of the candidates can rest on their oars with assurance. The Republican party is making a great mistake now in brag ging of its strength and not doing more work. There is no certainty until the election Is an assured fact, and less noise and more work in convincing vot ers of right principles and the right creed for them to support Is needed," I I HOPE ABANDONED. The Linlithgow Will Remain Adrift un less Rescued by Chance. ! San Francisco, October 13. The last hope of assistance for the British tramp steamer Linlithgow was dispelled today when a letter waa received by Hugh Craig, president of the Chamber of Commerce, from the British consul, to whom a communication had been sent asking aid. In the letter the consul says that up on receiving the cammunlcatlou from Craig he had written to Admiral Palll ser, commander of the Pacific squadron, asking what could be done, and received an answer that no vessels were availa ble to go to the Linlithgow's relief. As the United States could offer no help, for the same reason, the disabled ship will probably remain adrift, unless chance throws her In the course of some passing vessel capable of towing her into port. FROM THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR. Washington, October 13. The general executive board of the Knights of La bor Is in session here at their head quarters. At the close of the session to night T. B. Gulre, of New York, and B. B. Martin, editor of the Knights of La bor Journal, gave out a statement to the effect that reports received by them indicate that Michigan, Minnesota, Illi nois, Indiana and Ohio would go tor Bryan. They said a letter had been re ceived by Grand Master Workman Sov ereign, stating that Ohio and Ullnota were certain to go Democratic, THE MARKETS. Liverpool, October 13. Wheat spot, firm; demand, fair; No. t red spring; Ss lttd; No. 1 hard Manitoba, 6s 2VW; No. 1 California, (s Sd. Portland, Oregon, October IS. Wheat Walla Walla, 626S; Valley, 65068. TYNAN RELEASED. New York, October 13. Mrs. P. J. P. Tynan received a cablegram from her husband today which said: "I am released; hope to greet you In New York." iS I