WS.W'Si'... EIGHT.... ....PAGES SUNDAY ) EDITION KULL, ASOCIATl FHISSS REPOUT. VOL. XLVil. ASTORIA, OK KMX: Sl'NDAV MORNING, JULY ST5, 1897. NO. H. 01 Aav: n awn i i i ii ih WILLIAM WnnlilnjttOM nntl PORTLAND, Vt-f j-ii . n 1 I Jisi'i Tumi iiilwtniilinl J'grlor Knit, 0 piece, soliil mk r birth frmiM, iiimlitcrrt in tnixulry, villi silk plush trimming, 20.00 .... Tbi I IibiiiImt Hull, burilwixl OnUli in nmplf, Htlit tiitrli or XVI nmiary, .... fftl2.SO .... If yen wnul iniiif ItiKini Hiiil, r'fir vim t imiI in lh ,'Aliirinii'" f MV !tt, IIiiikIhIhh,' 1 ll'lhijrr, l Ctlmir Hil l I KH f'xll l'Xlilllllll tlll)ll, nil fur 17it. Von ycnt run furiii.li lrv rMim fur U'c", Von will tlit writ, wliru in lirlltii, I rirt, C tirtmim iiml nviTYtliinu lo furiii.u liniim. WILLIAM GADSBY, wshinf ion in J First Streets. Portlanj. Oregon Sole Agents for Knox and Wauturton Hats BUFFUM PENDLET9N Hatters and Furnishers 94 Third Street, PORTLAND, OR. ....The Only Exclusive SEASONABLE GOODS Baseball and Tennis Goods Boxing Gloves Croquet Sets Hammocks New Novels and JLignzines received m soon ns published GRIFFIN & REED Great Excitement AT Aii0RIA CROWDS OF PEOPLE FLOCKING TO Friedman's Store, 600 commercial street The fishermen and inin-'is stiirting for the gold fi Ids are petting their supplies t Fredman f. 5ocau?e they can save from 25 to 50 per cent on their purchases of Dry Goous and Clothing, Hats, Shoes and THIS 18 WHERE A Good Suit of Clothes r $3.50 w to $10.00 THAT WOULD COST ELSEWHERE FROM $7-00 TO $20.00 It is no wonder that thev all rush to Friedman's. It pays to patronise them at 600 GADSBY Virmt Mtrcet ORKOOIN 4 n J.Cwr-'?31 a i r- 1 to cull kii.I Itind tlirniuli our utm'k of Men's Furnishers.... Fishing Tackle Baby Carriages Children's Wagons Garden Tools Motions. YOU CAN GET Commercial street. KLONDYKE THJ DRAWING CARD!,:; The ABtorin DelcKatcH Will Sail on the ICldcr Next Kridny. K1CIIKS ARE GROWING RICHER Nfcw CoiineH Oruanixed to the New Klcl! of Yelluw Metol-dovernment Conmllm In KHtttl.llnhcM. Tim exi'llMineiil III A.iurU ovr tl llcl'U of ji-IIiiw iiin.il In th Klomlykv rmlnu U iin.ilH.iwt On nvr) ntn . rontrr, ul thr hod )., and In i v ry n - i luur.iui, uutlilu l Iwiird lint Kloiidyke. . .. ul.l..l, .lll l...v Al.rli. ui ' ' ' " dir. i.im. r i:id r on Ih.- 31t ! coiii. jomhI of Jo 'li Huiirriitttit. Andrew llrln.dnlx. M. K. Ilmindu and Iuii'an i McTavUh fhurlr. Wiim. and Tliotna. j l.lnvlll" will uroUit.ly Join Ib'-l"- The nrl three g.nil. mrn will h" ronlil ) ,i. tho bent nK-ehnnU In lh ity. E.ien on. will tukn with him a huiitlrvd pounda ' of loitl.. iH-.hlra grub and vloll., Thvy .ill go by the I'ya route and do niot j of their own packing o r the rnng j to the lake.. There they will build ono Jr'-jgz . "--UtVgl The Schooner Uanus. r ;' - Captain Robert 8. Nortls has . - the Jnnus on the beach at th- ' Astoria Iron Works fitting her ' " out for a crulM to .lunenn. from whence he and patty will go to the Clondyke gold fields. They will probably start from Astoria early next month. thcnwlves and bnggiujre to the gold floldi M miles away. All yesterday Mr, Buptvnunt's office was crowded with Interested friends and aHctaiori, who asked all kinds o que!.- , tlons, nud gave unlimited advice as -o what the tourists slauild carry with th.m and what they should .not. Mr. Siiprenant "and his friends do not pro pose to be caught llk the party who , made the trip last spring on a raft, and which broke up under them, necessitating ' Its rebuilding, and causing the loss of . half their grub. The Journey Is n long and dittk'Mlt one. and should be studied Ih all Its details by anyone contemplating making It. Each new report only con itrms the fact that the gold Is on the upper Yukon and Its branches. Yes terday. First Mute Chart. Anderson received n letter from Ills brother The odore, dated Dawson City, June 12. Charles in first officer on the O, R. & N. steamer Harvest Queen, and his brother Theodore has been In Alaska four years. He writes that he his 'a good claim and Is doing well on li, and that their brother Peter, who Went up last spring. Is nlso doing well. Grub Is now more plentiful In their camp, t.nd lalwrers are getting 15 a day. If lie gets time, he says he wll come home this full. This Is tho first emphatic encouragement received from Mm. Anent Lounsherry, of the O. R. & N., returned yesterday from Portland, and reiwrts that the entire metropolis has gone wild over the Yukon country. Gen eral Passenger Agent Hurlburt Is le ctivlng hundreds of letters and telegrams asking for Information .about the new Eldorado. The steamer Elder In being cleaned, painted and remodeled by a large force of men for her voyage on tho 30th. Now leddlng. new carpets, new steernge accommodations, Improved ven tilating apparatus, and general over hauling will put this steamer In splendid condition. The followng telegram ex plains Iwr route: "The Paclllo Coast Stenjnshlp Company will establish service on the route be tween Portland and all points In Alaska. or to f1rlina boats to tranrport .: .. , it I mm K . . M ! . 4 Vi5i I 4 -.art , i f-f A rvAit- - I ' r tri a. .. i w. H Country to Go All Over the Ifuvhig I'urtloixl wltlt thf Itr-t-liuK. nt.-unwlilu (J.orifii W, KM.-r on tiie flr.t j trli July 3. Bt.-amiT i-airylriK ir l.'ht I and .niif"r. will touch ot the fol:ow- j liu, iwitu: Mury lilund. Mthtlktla, K'l.'l.li'un l-'i.rt WrAlltfU'. Jun.'UU. Doillf- . r, ... hu l.lun.l. I'yea, OlarU-r Pay. Kullianoa J nd lillka ria- iniiki- gwil an- inwnr.-nn-nt of thU through th local ' .r. and olh rwle give the ltil.rma- j tlon fulhiit puwlhln publlvliy. Tula will! enMl.lnli tint- hi aervlce to the Klon- dyke and Yukon gold lltrici. Cntll ili limn na you twelve th irt guluily .ul.hlil fn Ight an-1 .nK.ir tariff., wire thU utf.i-e for nil further neceiary Informntlon." lNT IIKKH THK WAKNINOa. Telegrnph Line to He Hull! to Iawson City. :ui rmnrlsco; July U In spite of the warnlnii that have Ih n given out by returning miners concerning the pcssibll Itles of stjirvatlon In the Klondyke rnun- ll.eie. Most of the available stenmcrs and VHcbls have beet) chartered by prl- j vale Individuals and swculatot8. and! there sems to be no doubt that thtre will l-v a full compli ment of passengers ' wh. n the time for sailing arrive.. Tne gasllt. steamer Ch.-tco haa lvn pur- j ny nil r-ngn-tn sj n.He.ue i..r It Is the pun" of tbe syndicate to j who ,.ft Seattle Thursday on fiwr oft lak If'i nv-n, who will put up re") each, j i,inj tor Klondyke, go as representatives Th.y will work on the ro-opvmtne plan. , 0f B y;,.w ork commtny with J."..ft1, t... . Ik.... ..V..k ll.a.llri I! IO I . . 1. . . ..1 r-.l a . i i in K.ifi.iiiiiT wiiwt,,, ... .. i ! I.. .. ...1.1 .A .... ..l , . , r V ttf irfm. On the water front the excitement over j Tr5 - ii! 8 t a s w- nt . . .T-jS ip55ss! ' -T 'U..''1 -issiSirs.r T T w " & v --T j. hi. Jack Held, the boatman. Is ontmlrlnsr n company of ten nun to g to the Yukon tni.l fields, lie his secured five sUtuuures to hi II t and thlnke there will lie no trouble 111 finding the other the wonderful stories told of tho Klon dyke country has reached fever heat The schooner James A. Garfield has been chartered by the Alaska Commer cial Company to lake a load of mer chandise to St. Michaels. THE LAND OF YELLOW METAL. S.ui Frinclpee July 24 Every day new schemes are being proposed for tlnuneial Investments In the land of the yellow metal, and business men are con ferring and considering many plana for the profitable Investment of money In the northern regions. One of the latest enterprises formulated Is that of the Alaska Telegraph and Tel-phone Co., which prolines to Incorporate shortly for the purpose of constructing a tempo- ; rary telegraph line from Juneau to Pnw ison City. The capital slo.k to be sub ! sciibt! Is tfiO.Mfl. and the company is to be Incorporated under the laws of J California. At the head of the enterprise ! are J. W. Wright, a local real estate dealer: C. W. Wright, of Larkspur and ( D. E. Bohnnnon, The last-named is to act as tho advance ngent and chief eonstructor of the company. Mr. Bo- ments are being made to open tne. shlp hannon explained the details of the con- yards of the company at Everett, Wash, aiructton of the new wls. The men for whom the first of the boats I "Our method Is very simple." he said, j i "file line Is to lie constructed on the j I same plans as the ordinary military line J ! used hv armies for war purpose. We I have a wire a quarter of nn Inch thick ! nnd covered with Kerlte Insulation, which I has proved thoroughly able to stand the rigorous climatic conditions prevailing In Alaska. The wire la wouna up on large reels, tho some as an tcdinary telegraph wire, and these reels are to be dragged over the Ice and stow on Unit xlnlx. An f tat atony tli rveU will ; 'lmily to'y out th Iih? wlro nti'l run I It nl'n.g Ih Krouiiil, Kfi-1 ihim emr Hnt Kill lw through In nomi tMiik Ilk- nix k, the lime corinum..'! In th or'iinar amii over ttw country. Uotmnnon 4-xi--i m l-uve for Juneau In tli ntiir rutur, and will cntnmenc wru-tlw. Immediately on hi. arrival there. COMMIHKIO.V TO KLONOYKB. WanhliiKteli. July 24. IU-cwnlilng tho Imi.orturxr of the iwnt gold dlwiovi rip. in Ah-.k r.d adj.rfnm UrrHory, an I In oWil nr to a wMeiprnul d. mand j for auLhrntlc Intornuttlon In regard Xh-r.o, tho cu(nmlMilonT of lulior hu j J-tull-l from bin rt-ular fore- u annt ih""ouKily ff miliar with all the I ... r.. u j ijt.9 ior uio yurpose 01 majtin j ! u rnreful mil cxhitunlve tuly of th i l conditions tlN-re. It l th intention of i i ! j tin? ronimliwioner to etnlly iht .c! ; In a i!eria rnwrt which will (ppir at n ertrly a rtnte tu pofiKlhli;. i.xrj:::::3 OITICn IN VfEON Ksj!- City. July 24.- , prolxihlllty that Well., Fargo ft Co. will muMU! an ortice In Uawwxi City in the ' comlnir nrln. E. L. Row. II, aonlatant manager of the company, said that noth- sould Ih- ganled by establishing an I i office rlb-r than that. The rate of i transportation for gold from Seattle for 8,iu I-'raiict-vco Is 13 a thousand and.ti from Ri-attle to Philiwlelphla. If an office ' Is e!al.lhrl In the Klondyke district : the rate per thousand. Including insur ' ence. will be fl.W). A FORTY-NINER TO THE Yt.'KON. Chlcajro, July 11. Among the many per ona preparing to seek for fortune In the Alaska gold fields, James E. Booge of Sioux City, Iowa, Is a most Interesting dgurc. Mr. liooge Is an ex-pork packer and wholesale grocer, and Is nearly TO years old. He formerly engaged In busi ness Willi P. B. Weure. vice-preside nt n charge of the Weare Interests i arcle City in the Yukon. MONEY TO KtONDYKE. 6iattle, July 21. It Is authoritatively 6tated heire today that ex-Governor John ,n, Jlctiraw aud.Uener.il K. SI. Larr, cui'Hiii. iitiuicu uy t . rviwaru Auunan, .. r X . 1 . -l. .n .. I - , ,t.u. incorporation In New Yorw Monthly. (Jack Reid's Steamboat for khz Yukon River, five. He proposes to build a .-foot, light-draft, stemwheel steamer and ship It, together with 10 or 15 tons of supplies, to the mouth of the Yukon. From there the party will go to Dawson City In the The Western directors are ex-Governor , McGraw, General Carr and George B. ' Klltterlng. of this city. It la also said that Senator John L. Wilson Is lnter : esied. It Is to be Incorporated under I the name of the Yukon Carrlboo British ! Columbia Gold Mining and Development '' Company, limited. I Moran & Company, shipbuilders, of i tills city, today secured a contract for , the building of three vessels to ply on the Stleken river In Alaska and Brit ish Columbia, two steamers and a barge. These vessels are to be used In op.nlng i the route to the Klondyke by way of the stleken river. The Casslar mines and trail now being opened by the Dominion (government from Dease lake in Casslar country to the head waters of the Yu kon. WHALEBACKS FOR YFKON. West Superior, Wis., July 24. It is said that the American Steel Barge Cv. has arranged with a syndicate Interested In the Alaska gold fields to construct several small vessels on the wluileback plan to navigate the Yukon. Amuige- will be built are interested In the Klon dyke gold territory. STORM IN PENNSYLVANIA. j j Hinton, Pa.. July 24. A terrible rain and thunder storm occurred In this city and county, ine .pisoopu cnurcn, one of tho finest buildings In the city, was j blown to the ground, as well as several housea In the Immediate vicinity. Crops ' are practically ruined. THE TARIFF BILL IS NOW A LAW Signed bj Tresiilcnt McKialcT at 4 O'clock Saturday. j CL RREXCV MESSAGE SENT IX ( j j i rresidett Injes Coigrtss to Creit i Spt- ; cU, U(BIiMi0t once, to D Xot- r.rtii.i tad Report if Sovetihtf. WaahlnKton. July 24. The aenate today i paaael the conference report tariff bill by a vote of 40 to . At 47 P. m. the i t:irliT bill waa Igne4 by President Mo There 1. . very , K(t.u.y h nQW , Uw The following la the detailed vote: TEAS-40. I Aldrtch. MeBrlde. 1 Allison, McEnery. Baker, McMillan, Burrows, Mason, Clark. - Stoma, j Carter, Nelson. Davis, Penrose, j teboe, Perkins, Elklns, Piatt (Conn.). Fairbanks, Piatt ("e trk). Forager, Prltchard, Frye, Proctor. Galllnger, Quay, Gear, S'wall, ' Hale, Shoup, Hansbrousb, 8Hner. Hawiey, Stewart, Hoar, Thurston. Jones (Nevada). Warren, lodge, Wetraore. I NATS-. i Bacon, Mills, ! y.nw. Mitchell, Berry, . Morgan. Caffery. Murphy, Chilton, Pasco. Clay, Pettus, Cockrelt Roach, fanleU ?mlth. . Faulkner, 7, Tillman, ' " German, Turley, ' Harris. Turner. Jones (Ark.). Turpie, Umlaay. ' Vest, Mallory, Walthall. Martin. White. ' : ..... . . I. til i I " "y- - i ' KcC JA little steamer, and arriving at their destination, will either sell the boat, or place It in regular service on the Yukon river, Present but not voting Allen, Butler, Teller. Absent and not paired Kyle, Pettl- grew. The following pairs were announced, first named for and last named igalnst the bill: Chandler with Cannon. Cullora with Gray. Wolcott with George. Hanna with Rawlins. Wellington with McLaurin. Mantle with Kenny. Wilson with Hettfeld. Hanna voted at first under the Impres sion that Rawlins, with whom he was Hatred, was present, but observing his absence, withdrew Ms vote. An analysis of the vote on the tariff conference report shows that the affima- tlre vote was cast by 37 republicans. one democrat (McEnery) one silver re publican (Jones of Nevada), and one populist (Stewart). Tliej negative vote was cast by SS dem ocrats and two populist (HarriJ ard Turner), Teller, a sliver republican, and two populists, Allen and Butler, did not vote. One populisti (Klye) and one silver rspublican (Pettlgrew) were absent with out paii-s, which was equivalent to with holding their votes. CURRENCY COMMISSION. Washington, July 24. President Mc Kinley today, sent to congress his lon-4 delayed message asking for the cnatlon ; of a currency commission. After re ferring to the passage of the tariff bUL the need of currency reform and the report of tho Indianapolis convention, the president says: "1 therefore urgs and reomnnvnd that o-"lil commlfulon h cri-uted, lion- pttrtlaan in it cnarajiwr, iw oo t"mi'" of well-Informed cltixon. of the different parties who will command tl oonfluVpoo of eongre.a b;ue of their speuliil fit' nea for the work, wlici duty It ah, ill oe to make Kcommendatlons of wl at ever change In our preeent banking and currncy laws may be found neces sary and expedient, and to rpoit their eoni'lualons on or before the firt djy of November next. In onlnf U.at It. stane m..y be trin.mlttej to congress for Ua consideration at the lirt regul.tr session. It 1 to be hoied that the report will be of so comprehensive and unt a character as to receive the aupoprt of all parties and the favorable action of congrsw. At all events, auch a report cannot fall to bo of value to Ui exe cutivi branch of the government, a well of those charged with the public legislation, and areatly asilst In thf establishment of an Improved system of finance." The president's meage for a currency commission was received by the senate. tout the house bill creating the commis sion was not acted upon. CONGEM3 ADJOCRX3. Washington, July 21. CongreSM n l- journed sine die at t o'clock tonWht. The last session of the housw was marked by many Interesting events. In addition to the final act of th secretary In fixing his signature to the Dingier bill, the presentation of the bill pro viding for th creation of a currency commission, the house was crowd 1 through the closing hours, and the spec tators which thronged the gall-rlc wt ra treated to a continuous. If not very brilliant, fusllr.de of oratory for veral hours. When the vote was taken the republicans presented an unbroken front with two eicptlons, Kinney ani Ma- honey, who voted with the opposition agatnst the bill, which was passed 124 to 99. As the final act of the sevl in the speaker announced the appointment of the committee. FIRE IN" SAN FRANCISCO. Ship Falls qt Dee and Cargo Eadyl Dam aged. San Francisco, July 24. -The cargo In the ship Falls of Dee. lying at the foot of Sansome street, was almost to ally destroyed last .night by fire. , It was found necessary to llool the hold md such of the freight as was not dmtroyed ' by . the flames was damaged by water The Falls of Dee Is a full-rit-'ged four- masted Iron ship, and arriwd !n this port from Hongkong four days ago. She carried a large cargo of a miscella neous ' character and of 'considerable value- One of thV crew, sitting In the forecastle, noticed the atmosphere grow ing uncomfortably warm. All of a sud den volumes of smoko began to pour out of a ventilator leading from the hold fcjid the frightened, sailor rushed en deck and gave the alarm ot hre. Streanls of water were poured Into the hold for hours before the fire was brought under control. The fire was not entirely ex tinguished until this morning. The ship Is built of Iron, and consequently was damaged but little, but It 1 estimated that the Iosa on the cargo will amountt to almost 20.M. ANDREWS FOR SENATOit. New York, July 24. A special to the Journal and Advertiser from Providence R.i L, says: At a meeting of the state democratic committee the following resolution was adopted: ' That in case the resignation of Presi dent E. Benjamin Andrews Is accepted by the corporation of Brown university, In the opinion of the commitee he should prior to the election next April be fe lected by the democratic party of this state as Its candidate for Vnlted States senator. ONE BROTHER KILLS ANOTHER. Bloomfteld, 111., July 24. At Dresden, a little town ten miles east of here, two brothers, Butler and Morton Records, became engaged In a bitter quarrel, and Morton attacked Butler with a ch.tlr and was about to strike when Butler drew a revolver and shot him through the left lung. Butler surrendered him self to the authorities. Morton will die. THE MINERS' TERMS. Columbus, O., Juyl 24 Fred Bileher, of the national executive board, wires fro'n Thurmond, W. Va., to the njntlor.al headquarters that at the mass meeting at Somonell last night the miners lulopttd a rcsolulon calling for a general strike July 25. They ask for a 50 cent rate per ton and no settlement .until it Is mudj national. Royal make, the food pure, wholesome and delicious. .isolate! Ptira amu. mum son.a so., rw torn. Pill