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i . j Mtmmuiimm associate -IT THE DAILY ASTORIAN Is the biggest anj best paper on the Columbia River THE ASTORIAN has the largest circulation of anyjpapcr on the Columbia River FU 1,1 ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLVI. ASTOKIA, ORKtfON: MM DAY MORNING, .ILLY 9, 1!)7. NO. 157. WILLIAM GADSBY ....The Housefurnisher.... -cadsby Block". PORTLAND, OREGON i 1 i K . . pi 8 V V JW ' I s i W v ": ; l ad? v v, V s sir Otf toyi i MnitlY Axmiiister, i r yard 8 1 'i MiHiifltt', H-r )ril ' Velvet, l.rt imlity, per )t ' 1,1 IiiWi-r llixljr UriiMrU, r ynr.l '" Ititfi'luw lUly lms'), wr jur.l 1 lt.nlmry UniiiM'U, iT ynl Alex. Smith A Hti' ltel T( -lry. per nr.l 75 Pallsrnlt! Tutwalry, per ynr.1 Tnxniry UrtiMflH, rticlitim, r yntil M Trtiy Hiu.mU, lnt t"T years ; 50 lUjali Hevy Iiitf rMttia. nil wm.. r yur-l I'.iU Stipr liitfrnin., nil '!, pr-r ynr.l ' ' Turk Mill Ingrains, oil wnol, t yr.l Ingrnin ('rn-l, nil 'l. r )! ' IiiBrmn ('rM't, hull wool jut yitnl (Villon l lisin Ingrain. t-r yard "s Linoleum, per ynnl, from ' Oil l li.lli, t ynr.l.frtim.. SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK l.awn Itfiu'liin, fwt litif, pniiiln.l rrJ, onch 8 '2 .VI Colililrr Sent Arm Hookers, mcli i I.nrgo ltim'ii Kitrkft, suimMo fr tmlilir it mrch 2 IM KuMiiitf Camp Nlool. rntiTn top. 'r'l -i !nly t'nrrittk'f". full .ir.f , il mul ili in.ll pattcrui'. from . . 5 W IMritirrnturit, fniiiily 11 " Cook Mi'Ti'n, No. 7. miilulilo for HkIiI Iioum kfi'i'intf !t Everything In stock to furhlsti a mansion or cottage throughout Open evenings during the summer till 8 p. m. I p e Ism -iaiuriaiuriurBjnaw Sole Agents for Knox and Wauburton Hats BUFFUM PE1NDUBT9N Hatters and Ptirttishers Q4 Third Street, PORTLAND, OR. .The Only Exclusive FIREWORKS! Bombs, Firecrackers, Torpedoes, Flags, Festoon Papers, Lanterns, Balloons, Etc. The Largest Stock In the City. Wholesale and Retail. Country Orders Solicited GRIFFIN Now that tho holidays nro over it will he in order for people to purchase the:r - goods, warea and merchandise in tho 1 choapest markets. Remember that Friedman is Cutting Prices down to the Lowest Notch . . . . It will pay you to go to Friedman for your dry underwear, or anything they have in their store 600 COMMERCIAL. STREET a i. 1 Men's Furnishers. EVERYTHING FOR THE FOURTH 6k REED goods, clothing, hats, shoes, blankets, laces and . ribbons, i l'.niliuortrs Umiii to It t tlic U i hunk'. I it i I ion. mot sanhs ami: in mii: cnv l)ck.uc n.ic IcinnMicil tvrv Ouaricr "I i lie (iuliltn (i.iic lu T'niiiv rrmfrdiiii. K..H Krini 1. .l I Ili it tl,.' v. J' ly - li limy i,o ' i'hrl"".i.i K.'.'l' uxor Inn I- liy. In I n . .,llll,l.'l, I Th. li..' iluritm Hi. Hi. li l,i"' t -fuur lMiir" hi. !j . rni. ai,-, i ry ii-o r of Hi,. , iy All tltroiiKh t'n' li!'- I., mi-, of th, iillit in l my lu.ur Hil Hon -nlllK trull. Iwvr uriU'-'l fiom .ni. li-.M'i .in.l "Miih. I'f .ir- IliK lh,..,ii,l of ., , fc'il. h mi. I i HlM-.'l.il luil. Ii.iv.' i. .ill.. I t),, r hi r.i 'li Li. y iiii'l 'it th- fi-rrl, i.or-., OHi'l tl..y! . ri no t l-y ,.,r'- of lilii -ra,-.l Kill, I li,,.' vl- .Imy It la to inakf tlw ,'. Ir,ti ut'lroiii.' iirt't t) j'11,,1 Ihi'in to lit,, l:-ii,l,'i,irtt rit ul tii.- M-i'li.iiil, i' ,- Mll 'll 111 IV t ! ., . g 111' l r-Kii. r. l .ni'l illr."-'!.-.! to romfort.iM ii inni-n. tt oiih- i,.irt ,.f tlii- rlt Tin- I-. , n- at th. -lUHoti r. io'iiil'Ifl tk natioiuil poHtlnil . on iiiiiion. u..,i tli.it oiii-ii iin- iii'.r,' tn ol I'l.-n,- on thin i)-i-ii!iiii than in.ually all, ml Kivat isiitln -rlnti-. In I if!, fully tMo-llilriln of th il.licat.-K nr.- of the Mnil.-r k. k li?t th. ir ir-i'nro t. ml 'o iiiiik,' tin m-i'iii' tnor.- "Irlkli'ic In iol,r ini'l tnoir animal. , I In -I'lrll All tin- in-ii. In t'ie lui-!i). illtrlrt of tii -'' ,.u. y.-iin. Ihtii Kolh 'ii ami il.n f.-r. nl li.a,l,in.rt. r u,' . onit.-K(.-l wlth 'our own lamt mul oth. r Inn.), ir-a-h-tltK i-.onnlr tliiHin.iii.u of MKitnm I!"-, ' " f"f holl.-r i-ruwulc. klinllliiK jihe . rv,.i... H.nn to l- .)i .hr mm. n If , ,Uvs ot - Oirlll.ut .! mul ten on the , I tin' 1-o.iIIiib l.i..'ir from tin- I'.i. In a ino.t w.'li'oin.- afi.r . ),. irn, y tliroiik-h ' ,WK nVn,l,., California. nn.l we hav.- nur th.' l.iirtiin.- nlk.iii rl ii i- M. n u.'i.l worn- r,-n0. ritl uiu-oiiilltlnally In th." name of iiuliki. me ,1. k.-.l will- iII.'k.iik of .i:r- 11,0 l'a-tont of tlx- Ool.k.n West. We I'le ami uol'l. i:n., ,r .xilorn, on w hl.-li I nr.. wonli. nun, mn, Ink- th, Ir Ktiite ami j lown. Str.iiin-. of .l...ii. iK.unil Into eonveiitlon will W referr.il to im tlh- I'.n ' i!i.. o , in. in !i'-o,,L-h.',,,i in.- i i ,.i teeo.-tul convention." lhl i.fu rn.K.n tn.- y.,K ,,,. wen-! . niiiiiixi in me ri-Ki-iraiion hmhiih, aim re kept l.ui.y. Tt-ey o.nne In ilrlMeti. ; line III ilrll'leti. 1 iiikI they i-.mie In nihe; mt the r. kIk-i trillion il. iariin. lit wan .i-e.ar.il for iiii.mIiIiik. mill not i veti the 1 .In M.issa-1 i-hiioll ih l' ii. lion Moit of the Male rul.l rattle tin m l.'letatluii are mip. lili.il with literature, an.l It Ik not r.,n- "W'"--11 to 8min. , I At VVoo.lwanl'ii pnvlllmt the crowd lit nin.l to CluiKtlan Kn.l.-avor publleiitloim. . , . . Ithe openlnK win. a larue -i that nt the Tn. r.. are pamphlet proclaiming the I M, chaiiles' pavlll.w. H. v. llownr.l II. friililuln.'K of the wiitl. the henuly of Cook.-, of r.oKion, pn-Klili".. Devotional the Keen. ry. tho vn.tiieH of tho IihIiik- i ' f'-rct.' I hy K-v. Soo Noo Nam Art. . .. , ,, , , , I the Ortoul.il elork-yma.n. of thU city. 11 1. i all.l the Mi 1'lh of laoor. ; floe-t'hiilrmaji It. S. YVetwicr .lollvero.1 The liuiiiKt ii.'eii.K thlK liuirnlnK nro i)( welcome of the committee of '17, iiliiiut the iMIIfonilu heii.liiuarterB. There H'V. J- Jlclin lellvir.il the wol are Ji'.i"' Kiiil... virer In Oiilironila. nn.l ! of 0w V'M (5aU' l"""r It KOI'IIIK !IK tllOUKll IllOKt of tllelll llltOhil- il putiliiK In an nppearanc. ut Home time ilurlUK the convention. Not the leiiKt Iriu-tlvo part of tlii part of the pnvillon 1 the Kcoiv of pretty rallfornln Klrl who lire eiiginre.l in illnirilnilink' ImiIkok i.ikI ImpartlnK' Infoi inatlon lo all those who call. The work of il.coralliiK the tl liferent state K-oilis Ik al.out comple.eil ami the ,.,,,,, lmt Uu,,r ,n,H, wl H. crown liiKtalllni; of the coat-at-arnis of each'e.1 wlt',i success. Hia:e on the .llnVrcnt Imoth hnn irtven j Nolwlth.stj.n.liniT tho fact that thousaniU life nn.l color to ev. ry nook In the l.tiihl- of '''' ""'t " -f n"ve entered the lllK. tine of the InrR.st anil hamlsum st hootlis Is that of Oregon, decora te.1 In pun. I.' and Kold. the state name u'i nr- Iiik In (told letters. Tho other Northern Htate, WashliiKton. has handsome quar ters, violet and white Is-liii; the predomi nant color. The total numU-r of arrivals, Including those of this forenoon, Is about lfl.POO. Tho last of the hlir ICastcrn delegation. are i xiiectnl to reach San. KrnncUco some time tonight, though a few strag-ltho i,l. .m i-rt ..Vl.,,1'1 ul to i'iiiiI I mi.i .li-.ki.i,!,,- In throughout tho remainder of this We.'k. Tho two sections of the big lYiuTsyl vanla delegation arrived In tho early hons of this morning nnd wore closely followed by two trnln'-IoailH from New Jersey, They wore met at the Oakland mnlo by committee from the San Trail-pt. UstonrJ to the proceedings nt the clseo headiiiarlor and escorted to head- ! M. t ha'ih s' pavilion. The handsome bnn iiuarters amid cheers and the singing of 1 nor to be i.rv.mte.1 to tho bs-al city "Attieiicn." union having repnrt.nl the N-st progress Michigan's delegation, nearly lieO strong. ! during the piist year, which had boon I prepared to do battle with Ohio for 'in possession of Cleveland, was presont the honor of the conwntlon of Iv.i, hop- oil to In.liiuiniKills. Tho tnonsier meeting Ing to capture tho prlso for Detroit, with j In Woodwnrd's jvivlllon was presided some prospects of success. Tho Mlchl-r-iinders are feared by tho Ohloans na their most formidable rivals. Rev. Francis E. Clark, father of the Chrlsltnn Endeavor, mnde his first ap- j i. m.ir.r,. in I'iilirornl.i ill Hi.. J i mi rrn jhyrniiii i liui' I. In O.iklui,. (ihIiik Ii Hi- I.I'd ki.'i In tin- rullrv.ul yiiril, Mr. ji'Iiiik r'.'.iM nut i r'.m lli- Imy im wtH li. in.ti., iirul ylil.li'l lo ilic tf i,i Mr of ihi -ri I ! ii. n'i'- f iiikl.iri.liTi. to ! In. I I I. lll' lll;K III llilil rll- filli- tt.iltlUK l crn. Tin- KimIi MVor.m of inkl.nnl li irr.nl out In II. .iik-iii'U iirul itv- Ill till.' Incnlilii 'I vHir it roijlii r. r.'.tin. Tin' luiiiiiiil ninlliitf of I liir. of lrut-.i will I..- h.'l'l lit tlii- I'hI.iii- hiiil . i Tii. 'i;iy, July la. It wik n.nry l lpii" I lila m. i-llTlK. s KhH h wn orltfiniilly k li.iluli-.l for tlir Tih. until th iirrtv.il i f ii ijiiiiil.ir of triio., alio nrc l.iyi ! . n runt.-. TIIK li.Wf HKIlVH KH. i.'r.-i..- of . i oiu.. I.i llv. r.-.l -Varl.iiin li.i.lir. Av.nr.l.1 H,ui Kr.iii' l. o. July A! ! ,ylU'lil iil tin .r I .if Uii.i.i tii.. pruyir n..,Uia of Hi' (hrl-,il;n K.i.!. uMin n.' m-rvi. ,m hi 1,1 In .,11 (In- prliii'liMtl rlmn In . ui,,i't U.'iiv li.H o' llAe i.. miih,. :i ...rii. 'I'f.iyiT f.,p Hi.' Ton I I', mn h ni.m- ! v.'iiili.ii " Ill, .M", ll.i' l, .ivlllirri t!i.- Kli-it k i : I., ill k- h.ik inil,'l to ir.l, r ul !i;Vi ly I!, v. i; A lilll... Aft-r ii inunlul ,i.i, I w , I, 'oiiio l.y tit., i-liiilr unI u l,rl,-f ill Mill, l-iitl .-XI r I,-, fci l.'OIIK' of til.- (Ofll- iiii't..' of mn. ililiv.r.il ly Kolla V. Wiii I. W.-l. ltlo- i f tio.l.-n iilt. ,.lMtorH WflH .inn l-y It, v. John lli niilil! I'oll in li.ir I thr iiililr.HK ol M. l oini. i'.IUi I.iI on I,, ii.tlf of tlir 8 m I'run. l-i'o l.i.Mor" l.y It. v, J,.iin ll. tnj.hlll. I. !., ut M-, In, nlr' ,ntllloii. Th:ir,liy iii, ,r:i -Ink-. July h. U',r.il t-i'iitiiriri. iiKo u ni',rik of Hi--,ir l, nam., I I'.-t.r Hi- ll.rnit!. tml up .iii'l ,i,vn Knio(W- ir,-.u hl:ik n lltry.ru-nn.- uwuliit tln In. h.-l 1 tlu- wi pul- I r. wlo t. iii Hi. Havlorof tlir worLl was lai.l. aial In- lin.iir-l tin- h-oji,. lnri'Vf-r In- ,nt with his own tl,, w.-lpl on- thiilaii. All KuroH' fl" to arnn.. Tlir n, i onl. 'Iii uk vult." Iittrat from U n tlioiiMiitiil tint, k ton tliiiunaii.t llpi.. an,l til.' iirinlin of Chrinl prviliilut.l tin m- lv.- iiK.n tin- holy Inn. I with th- awful r cry, 'iil will it." -ololnr from r ,"l lu rank. I r ri.iK-iK r., v iar, iir n-ifr trie Her mit ttf I lu, i,ln,.l..i,l I, K.nl,m' ht t,r altar of young heart; anil now, with u f. w luttalhum of hl mlk-hty army, ho I'M you thrice wel.-otne. ainl we Invoke kiioIi Khowem of IiIi-skIiikk tiixm you that In the eomliiK yejim tho 8.ui Fr.iiulw-o l"-"-t-'Venior Jeter then wel- eotn.il the ilelek-atoK In Nhnlf of the -.late j;,., l;,.. lril I .,o,rii h. of Viuriivtl!... Twin r. kiumi.IhI to the viirlou nd.lrei.rK-i of w.-l.-oine in 1 half of Isltlntt ilekcaten. A liiulk'e lianiier for the Brtateft pro- liortlonate Kaln of the lant twelve montlm I wan awarileil to Ire!;uil. One for the crxMleKt lncriKo In numU-r of mnletlis Mayor l'liclan Ktioke In In-half of the city. Kcipc-iiM- to the w elcom. s w an mailo hy Key. Men.le of Australia. Then llt-.caino the r.'tKirt of S.vortary Itaer nml , the ii'lilreKs of rr.slilont Clark. ! ' 'o".nliiatlial rallies tin.lor the r.u.i- plccs of the Christian Kn.leavorofs were , ,, , , ., ...... ihelil In no less than thirty-two chuich.s j I In. uftern.Kin. All not- largely attoivl j ul. Never has such n relUlou w five 'swept over this city, an.l the lea.lcis of I tho Christian Ktnl.iivor movement lire clly iliirltiK tho past few days, otnor iritlns nro constantly nrrlvlnp, nml It Is n iHirt.il this iiftornoon that thirty-six nior. heavily ladon siwx-lals wore on the I r,v,.l h lltit- for ht. n,.l.l,.n Cite So fur I he only Inconvenience (H-cnulomeil the visitors has boon on account of a Imn- ic.-iko lilo.ka.le. which, however, Is Ih-Iiii? ! quickly raised. More than Jt'.oort are now In the city, an.l several thousand more will Ik. added Nfore tho ond of the week. An Incident of tho meeting In Wood- ward's pavilion today which caused Ions continued applause was the rending of following telegram from the prosl- 'ilt'llt. Vt nsinngton, J my John Willis liner. San Kriuuisoo: Host wishes for the cus oess of the convention. W1I.1.1AM M'KINT.F.V. The sessions of the Christian Kndeavnr convention tills evening, both at the Me chanics' pavilion and at Woodward", wore more large attended than those hold In th,- morning, and fully rn,0.1 poo- over by Francis Clark, president of the Endenvorors. The banner for the best work accomplished during the past year In defending the Lord's day was awarded to California. l Hi MAX'S IDEAS Sas that Astoria's New Koad Ih no l'la thing. A Ml F-SAVEK S BRAVE DF.KD Swam Tho .Mile and KcKsed Drotiiig .loo, ISiitKjiinj Him Safely Ashore (Irtijoi'i l.etpected Orders. I'ortlaod. Or,. July (Hp.clhl to the A-itorliiri In an Interview today with a pr, m r. pr.. ntatlvo. one of the most proii.lne'it railroad men on the Pacific .oust, and who was IriMr um.-rual In ...i.r.'Mlng llan'.motil at Astoria, when shown last Tu.-wl ly's lwuc- of the Dally As'orlan. sold: "I thought all the peor.k- at Atori.i nml. rMood that the city was a common point. Wo have made, raclflc coast tt-r-mlruil rat.- Into and out of there for a long time. As to tin. question of Its Ising common slnt with Seattle and Tai-oma on gniin from the interior, 1 .oiisld.r that mutter was .-ttUil befors I In- lirst pll w a driven on the new As toria rond. Why. my dear sir, don't you kiiow Ilummoti'l Is a shrewd business man? Do you think ho Is buildlnir the fiii.jit rallrond In the West for a play thing? With easy curves, no grades. Tj IH.un.l ste 1 rails and t-.-l bridges, It can hnn.ll" th.- heaviest traffic and will do Just what It was built for. It is like wat. r rolling down hill. When the road Is done the grain business will follow-. What AstorlaJi want to worry about. In stead of bothering th.ir heads over prin ciples of traffic, which It Is the province of tho railroad to adjust. Is to be ready to handle the truffle when It comes. Rail road are r.ot slow In looking after bust r.oss and are usually In the front of the procession. Trust them to look out for the rate pirt of It. "Mas tho Astoria chamber of com merceI believe Astoria has one taken any dnnlt steps to take advantage ef the tremondous trade facilities which will I their this fall? "Of course Hammond is not going to publish In the newspaiers all of his pri vate tnifllc arrangements. No railroad would think of It. Hut the rond you may ho sure I lelnir built for business. It will soon N- completed then what will Astoiians do with It? There I room here for much quick, careful work by those people, without trying to do the railroad's part of It. The railroad will take care of Its own busi ness." A URAVE LIFE-SAVER. Swam a Mile and Rescued a Drowning M in. Rockaway Reach, N. Y.. July S.-One of the most heroic rescues that ever too place along this beach occurred " -i Captain McEnroe, of the volunteer life saving corps, swam a mile out to sea and returned lK-aring the unconscious form of Michael Collins, who had boon too vert tiresome. The rescue was wit nessed by more than 3eOO persons, who cheered Captain McEnroe heartily for his display of strength and courage, as. ex hausted by his effort, he lay unconscious on the sand. Collins, who lives at lw) West street. New York, swam a half mile and was caught by the undertow and drnwn still further out. His yells for help were heard by Captain McEnroe. There was no time to launch tho boat. If the man was to be saved, so McEnroe piling. d Into the water, and with skilled strokes swam swiftly toward the drown ing man. Such was tho distance that rescuer nnd rescued wore mere black sieoks to those on shore. Then MeEn roo began to return to tho beach. It was slow and hard. Collhis had become unconscious and was a dead weight. Once McBnre and the man he was try ing so had to save sank out of sight, and It was thought that both were drowned. There were hearty cheers when the life-saver was seen on the sur face again, and at last, completely ex hausted, McEnroe landed the man on the iK-ach and sank beside him exhausted. Dr. Lusk was present and soon resus citated both men. Collins was grateful. Ho took a big bunch of bills out of his pocket ard stuffed them Into thj box placed to receive donations for tho life savers' fund. REl'l'ULICAN PLEDGES. Are Helng More Than Carried Out by the Foreign Envoys. New York. July S A dispatch to thc Tribune from London says the three spe cial envoys cmiowered by the T'niled States to negotiate with European pow ers for a settlement of tho silver ques tion on International lines, will have, two embassies behind them In place of one. They produced so good an Impression upon the French government during their stay In Paris that the French embassy In lyondon has been Instructed to co rporate with the American embassy In fuch conference and negotiations as may be conducted with the British govern ment It has ben known that M. Mellne and tho French ministry were outspoken pi i x; easing thir ymp.i!hy for !h Ob Jeits of their mllon and In prnnil.lmr tri.it tl"-!r c.curr'nies would not be wanting for the triumph of thu caue of bimetallism on International line, but It has not bn ijpeot.l that the Krrnrh governin.tit would In- pr.-pnrl to lend diplomatic as well as moral support to this negotiation with th foreign offl. and the c-hanc-Ilor of the exchequer will hio-o tho hearty co-Ofx-ratlon of th French and American emlmssles. Mi.-ssrs. Woloott, Stevenson ami Payne are not here on an errand of political sdveirittire; they are successful n.goil.. tor. who have carried their main points In Paris ami have enlisted net only the good will, but also the active co-otn ra tion ami diplomatic ajuirport of the French governnvnt In their London campaign. Amlusas.Ior Hay luis l!a arduously t work on tlie same lines ever since hi arrival in London, an.1 hi prn;U'i and Influence are now of the gr.a!t Xrsl,lo senice In facilitating the work of the envoys, who are Ilk -ly to rmaln here v.-renl wetk before returning to ' Paris. What was orlglruilly an effort on the part of the McKlnky administration to carry out the pledges of the republican platform respecting blnv-talllsm ground ed on international agrw-mept, ha Is come a Joint movement on the part of the t'riit.iJ Stains arl France to brlr.g about a s.-ttlement of the monetary qurs tion through the action of a new con ference. France is the naturally ally of the United States In this movement, because she ha greater Interest thin any other European state In bimetallism. Tho hank of France contains In Its vaults over 2T,0tl,0) In silver which has ben withdrawn from circulation. Both gov ernments have a common Interest In ob taining the adjustment of this monetary question which has caused a disturbance throughout the commercial world, and they are naturally supporting each other In the negotiations r.ow opening In Lon don. N EARING A SETTLEMENT. The Famous Davis Will Case Pniwlnj to a Close. New York, Juyl 8. The contest for the estate of the late Andrew J. Davis Is la prc rt of settlement, having been 'n the courts f r eight year. A coiisi-ratlve eflmatc of the value of the estate Is said to be. $4.(W.W. although former Judge Logan says it cannot bs more than $3-i)0i)1f.it). The It gal battle took pla.-e in Butte. Mont., where Davis lived and died. Over H.OOO.OoO has alreaijy gone to lawy.rs and to experts In handwriting and other witnesses. Nearly all the claimants of the et.ite are aged. Edwin Davis is over M years oil. Mrs, Bowdoln is 63, Mrs. Word SO, Calvin H. Davis 72. and Dinah Davis L When Davis died nearly the whole Jf Butte was ownd by him. and eadi of a score of women claimed to be ins widow. Mrs. J. A. Davis, of Kew-inoe, Wis., said he married her In ISM, but de serted her two weeks later. The contest narrowed down to John A. Davis, a brother, of Chicago: Edwin Davis, a brother, of this city, and Henry A. Root, a nephew, of Butte. The sisters, with a brother, Calvin Davis, of Sonora, Cal., also made claims, Edwin. In the admin istration proceedings, stopped aside In favor of his brother, John A. Davis, jt Chicago, who died recently. Judge Mc Hatton, of Butte, In June, ISM. decided that all the now contestants. Including Huldah H. Queen, Davis" alleged widow, and her two daughters In California, EHxabeth Morrow nnd Laura Calhoun, had a standing In court. The widow of John A. Davis .of Chicago, and her chil dren, were to receive 19.M per cent, and tho remaining 2o.U per cent was to go io Henry A. Root. Maria dimming, Fiix aboth F. Ladd and Ellen Cornu, the lat ter a niece. The settlement was made before this with Mrs. Smythe of S.in Francisco, and others. It is believed that this Is the basis of the present agree ment. UNEXPECTED v,..ER3. The Battleship Oregon to Coal at Once and Proceed North. Seattle. July S. The battleship Oregon today received orders to sail In the morn ing. Captain BurTcer said he was ordered to coal, and Inspect the Concord at Port Angeles. The orders were unexpected. It is thought that tho Hawaiian trouble Is responsible for the sudden orders. BIG CHICAGO FIRE. Chicago, July 8. The dock warehouse of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Com pany, extending from Van Buren to Har rison street on the river, burned this morning. Besides tho warehouse, which was stored with merchandise, about 40 loaded freight cars were also consumed. The loss Is estimated at $Xi,0OO to SAFE BUT DISABLED. London. July 8. The North German Lloyd steamer Sre. which was due to arrive at Cherbourg on Sunday last from New York, was spoken on Sunday Iti latitude 4S.41 north, longitude 20.34 west with her main shaft broken. EDITOR BONNER ILL. New York, July 8. Robert Edwin Bon ner, of the New York Ledger, Is serious ly 111 at Avern-by-the-Sca, near Far Rockaway, where he owns a cottage. GREAT STRIKE Shut I'p Tight on the Wheeling Di vision of the B. & 0. NOT A CAR OF COAL TODAY Tew .tea it Vork ii A. Mjiu'i MUe Strike Spreading to astcrCt I'to.-.blunia. Ptustiurg, July f It is safe to say that the amount of coal dug today In Wheeling division of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad woiic? not fill one flatcar. Such a oomph te autdown as exists In this district, o soon after the Inau guration of the s.rike. is admittedly a surprise to people lining In that section. A numb r of miners were at work yes terday, a majority of them In the pits of the Pittsburg and Chicago Gas Coal Co., at Snowden and Gastonvllle. but It is doubtful If the digger at work along the whole line would number fifty, all of these at Gastonvllle pit of the Pitts burg and Chicago Company. A careful evlew cf the situation proves the exer tion of mine officials that the Wheeling division is solidly advocating the strike. Five cars were loaded at the Germar.la mine yesterday, but It was with coal which had been lying on the dump since work was suspended last Friday. There was doubt as to whether or not the Slavs would return to work after their holi day Tuesday, but this has been dispelled and the foreigners seem as enthusiastic as any on the strike question. Miners along the line have been anxiously watching the diggers of the Pittsburg nnd Chicago Company at Gastonvllle and Snowden. Until today It was a matter of doubt whether they would come out or not. Vague rumors of the Flnleyvtlle diggers threatening to pull them out were Bow ing around, but were not believed to have much foundation. The company, though, was prepared for any move of the kind which might be made, and no tices were posted warning all not con rernsd with the working of the mines to keep off the property. These men have all been working under the Iron-clad agreement and this meant a forfeiture of 10 per cent of their wages held back since the first of the year by the firm. If they quit work, strikers are In doubt whether they could be In duced to Join the movement At a meet ing held last night it was decided to come out. The men will lose nearly JS.OuO In percentages. About one-third of the full quota of diggers were at work at the Panhandle mines of M. A. Hannu & Co. today. Local mining officials, flushed with vic tory, are now preparig to make move against the mines of the New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Co. They express confidence In their ability to bring these men out before the end of the week, and then suspension In this district will be complete. Then the strike extension work will proceed eastward. The mines shipping to seaboard will be attacked. First will come a movement against the mines of the Westmoreland Gas Coal Co.. and then the officials will direct their attention to the central Pennsyl vania fields. The miners think the effort will tie made among the anthracite producers to supply In part the seeled coal among the bituminous consumers. They are watching this phase of the struggle with great care. Any Intimation of an In creased output among the anthracite mines will result In an Immediate strike agitation In these fields. Coal operators dispute the claims of the miners' officials as to the situation on the Monongahela division. "There are probably 3lx or seven thou sand Idle river miners," one said, "but they cannot be called strikers, as a ma jority of them have hail no 'work for several weeks. There are now at least l.Oon,0ntf bushels of coal loaded In the harbor. There can be no coal famine In home markets with this large supply on hand. Most of this coal can be loaded In cars If the strike Is prolonged and used for the lake trade." POU0EO Absolutely Pure Celebrated tor Its gTeat leavening strength and bealthfulneea. Assure the food against alum and all forma of adulteration common to the cheap brand ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO NEW YORK. mm lllp