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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1897)
0, THE ASTORIAN has Ihc largest circulation of any paper on the Columbia River THE DAILY ASTORIAN is the biggest and test paper on the Columbia River KUIvl ASSOCIATED PRIiSS RKR)RT VOL. XLV1J. ASTORIA, OUWiON: FIJI DAY MORNJM,, Al Ol'ST .5, 1JW7. NO. 8. k wmttmmitm Sole Agents for Knox and Wauburton Hats BUFFUM PENDLET9N Hatters and Furnishers On Third Street, PORTLAND, OR. ...The Only Exclusive ... IMPROVED... White Mountain Freezer Will in Four Minutes Freeze Cream to a Hard Even Grain All sizes, from 1 FOARD & STOKES COMPANY The Choicest Table Wines FOR FAMILIES Also for Medicinal . . ; Repsoli California and Cooking Purposes Brandies CARLSON'S FAA1ILY 103 Twelfth Htroot UNION MEAT COMPANY Shield Brand Hams, Bacon, Strictly Pure Lard ALL KINDS OF CANNED MEATS Uiurantrtd Ibt tUtt In tht Mart.l CORNER FOURTH AN!) OLISAN STREl-TS Ross, Kiggins & Company GROCERS and BUTCHERS AMTOHIA AND I'.AHT AMTOHIA CHOICIC KKBSH AND SALT MEATS SEASONABLE GOODS Baseball and Tennis Goods Boxing Gloves Croquet Sets Hammocks New Novels and Magazines received as soon as published GRIFFIN & REED Paints, Oils, Wallpaper THE INDIANA PAINT SHOP hinting and Paperhanging Only Bkilled workmen employed. , All work guaranteed to the standard of excellence. The best work in Astoria has been done by this houso. C. ri. CUTHBIRTH, Proprietor. Men's Furnishers. to 15 quarts, at "Private Stock" "Cream Rye" 'Old Hickory" 'Pride of.. ..Kentucky' "Hermitage" LIQUOR STORE, WRTLAND, OREGON Fishing Tackle Baby Carriages Children's Wagons Garden Tools Ready to KLONDYKE FEVER IN' A SEW PLACE Hiiu:ilinn Have I'liiiijht the Disease of duM Hiintim. NEW KM'I 1)1 1 ION'S IDKMINC; Mjn io New Oilcdtt' kill S.nl AruaP'I llic rtiiin S'camci kill.mtcitc is l)cmi Ovcr loadcil I'j'cii.ci Cuniilnin. I'urt T.. M,l, A..Ki;l A I. I li t I . i ilvnl M-liiy Iii, ni a i . r-.til I n. nl mi n liinit in 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 i luii in. n Kill I !iw Ihi-N- :r llil' il n i-, I'll r.mt. !) Hi.. Kl.in.lyki' koM i,. .l. on Hi.- !iri !. li iliiii I'ijk 1 o'Ui.;, .in. I fr. lit to Vi nu n il.. v r- .). . hii.il iin Ir lot t.t! in of g.ilntT (o Alunka In ih priiiK. inn llllli. of k .I'l In Al.-k.i .r-il.il Tin- lilli-r. Will, h Ik-.ii.. III.- ill!.- t:f July l.i. .in III.- ii. m n i.f tin- i:tin'i.illy Kli-.li l-'llitlli lit 111 HiU.ill.il rK .jpli., iHMr.,ily uiwiik h. An rloiii ri lilriii TIIK KK III IN THK Mo I Til Port Townur inl. Anu'iKl ". .p'.irn.K 'l. ill two !..) l-lt.-r l..l.- Ih.11 r,-. i rlir.l li- r.- !r. m i-arMrx In Mol.lli-, N'i orl.-iirii. .in.l :irlnn i-urt of Kl.irf-'.t. nckliirf r.ii liif.irin.ii'.on nh-mt A!ki routi-' -in. I r.it . oio- man. .1 ri-nli nt i o,-. ,m t ' i . i , M i hi. . i ou'fltMi.ir s Hrhooiur at Ni'w Orlnn an.l will s.'; uroiiii l ("nh. II. mm .in-1 to Ht Ml ii.o l. vli I'tiiri-i mini.! Th.-y --xi-i't Ui r-a. h tht- mouth of th- Ytik m rH- r l.v i,.. tltll'- It iijutljl f T nuVlfc;,ll lull tut 1.11111. i no r h-n -v 1 1 1 .u t i-'..ii:i i--.iiii.tf I IP thr nrllo-il;. I f..f I1-.- otl Tin-- t ( 1 r J 1-tw.cii St Mi.-li.i.-1-i .in.l ),i.it. ci'v THK WII.I.A.MKTTi: oVI'.ltl.i iAI!:r I jSi.itil.. Aimiint V-Th. ti.iiiiiill Mi. li.m.ai- r.,i...-l s-aitl- I. .lav fruni s.,n Kr--inc..-. ith li .....i.Kcra. on.- iir. i.f '.'i.-rn will r n-iln In s-nttl.-, in an.. It Kolim n-ir'h to w Int. r the n )i- Yukon Th.. I.oat has tlftv or lMy li.a.l .,f l.nrr.is. hors s anl mill. s. all l-mar ' aki-n to liyci to h,. usi.l as pack animals li Iniiisiioi t siippll. over tho ill' tilc. Mot of III.- prost.-,ioia have no plans for the future With theni it U nnythliiK to m t there. The Willamette Is conai.lcmMy Ion.!. .1 hcyotiil the orlKln il - p. ct.it Ion of the ottlcra, iiml In th.. rush the utiv-k una Imiil.sl forwurO t'Wthrr with iilvut I'."' tons of rr, lc ht. This han m ule her pres. nss slow. An nccl.lent to hr air pump also ilclay.il hrr MAcral hour. In (he ntixiety of the owturn of the Will imetic to m t w hat th. y cin out of th, trip, many of the pns-st titti r.- . 0111. plain of not rcc H Inu first class urmtn. mixliitioiia, uliho'iAh paylnit for sich. Th. y have hn.l to sl p In close proximity to the stock, it musical hurro U-lnn on otic stili- of them anl : quarter nf 'ilri sseil he. f" on the other. It la the cxji Cation to have the stuni. r leave .tcattl- S.ilunlay aflertion. hut is Ihere Is much more fr.li: lit to he lou.li .l than the clllc. rs of tie- M .n. iclpatsl. It Is .vnsl.li-reil iloiihtful If she leaves Inf. ire Sutiilav mornltii;. wnxT ixst itr, ki.oxiyki:i:s. Indianapolis, August a. Th" iletermiiii- lloii of the leading lite Inauiatice com- i.iules to cm ry no rl-ks on Klondyk. xplorers has fallen with dampening et. feet .ni the co-operative companies which re forming In this city ninl upon n number of men who ate prewiring to stari for Alaska during the coming wln- r. Otic of tnese companies, was sending n representatives .noli Insured f"r f lii.iHHi. giving each man flaiH1. besld.-s money for contingent cxienses. nil of them to co-operate In the search for gold, dividing equally with the company, nd In e-ase of death the Insurance money to be paid to the company. Hut ench l-ath the company stood to win ?"iXi, on the basis thar not nior- than Jl..'" would be spent on each representative. ANOTHER VESSEL. Oakland, CM.. August 5. The brig Pltcnlrn, which was built and used as I mlslsonary cr.ift In the Scuth Seas, has been purchased from the Seventh Pay Adventlsts by n syndicate of trcasure- e.-kers, who will nt om-e fit her up for the voyage to Alaska. Hl'PSON KIVKR TI'NXEL. New Y'ork. A'must 5. The Hudson river tunnel project to connect Xew Tork ami New Jersey haa leen revived. Dane are now being perfected to resume con struction where It was dropped five years ago. Engineers say that an expenditure of fl,50o,000 will complete the work. Four million dollars had already lieen spent before) the work was nlmndmved, ai which time there wre 3.916 feet of com- Hang pl.t.. I luiini going i.mi from the shaft lie J tm y f'lty One tliouaaiid f... I or I Jil ill-l tin" (Xlii.'l- curl tit tin- ml. Mli' i.I i In Hudm rlv. r TAX KM Too HIOII Tin 1 1 for l!i. k f. II. r Will Move It A iii f HI' N '. Vofk, AuguM ---Tlie Jotirn.l says: Ti. ..ill- of what hi- coiisldi i ni ex- -1 . .-. .sni.-f, i ly i)- iiiiUinrlll i of .Mi-.jtn pii-riaaiit township, In which Iiif T.iii'liiwn prep-i'y l u-ti, Wm Km ll Mil' I .K .i f the- it frriv on tin ii,. rh- Hi .-! ' l i f i rn fTi rpl.i.. a! 'f'illi 1 ('Mm , .,!i,lt -lf (l! v.lir ago, km h i e i i i.f iii' h- ililtnwl was n. I' jii..-le ' .Vi!l"H. nhl '. l.liK .l-l f i la- i l-,..kl" :. . m, N . wp -r .. ,i r.-:r-iit irii.ui t.m.iCi.Ti Mr k. r. II. r l r.nw In I CnriMM- Id- n ull -I I'iiii- V: an. I a r il ,1-it.ir- ;tfi-nt of T:irryi'wn. who !mk 1. ri ' lU-tlMK lor dim In i-f.i,l.-niit' tin- aof(. t t iiinil v.ihii- i.f 1. 1- iri'Tt' A yi-nr ?iici. i i.iw niiii'.iin. in Ilia i l.i fon- kiiIih? Mr, lli.i ki (rlli r million.-! 11..- n.ili- t,l Lin ,.ro,rly fur t.!.'wi.i-i Tlx n-l -alii. : li.in li J2'.1.'i'ii Thai of it yi-nr tuco huh ll.lii.i'. Tin- pun linm- prlr wn II2S,. !'i. unil tin- lrfi.roVi-inoritH hu'f rnt Vi.i.hi HT1I.I. rVjMlllNK. f'lil. .ik'o, Atilfiiat ; -Ai-i.-orBiiiK to a "lory oi in ii .1 in it,. Turn a-ll. rul.l lliln iiiornliii,'. Hi- clfort. of l.-iolliiR .Until, li ri to f.Tin it I'linil'liuition lo control lln j.ri.ilui t Imi in,.) ,rlrc of virltji Iuvp t l;it I...11 Hii.-n vful Tli. dual i!.-. ' i'l of Ho- plan of iKn-.-m.Tit, II li naM. Iian lui ti il.-i-Pl. i) tin throiik-lk, ftv. iii. nt in. i-tms In Ctiti-ano. Vork an.l Clii.-liinati Iiirlni; Ihc last r'x in. it, Hi- The rorniiln atloti Is on Illy t. . ii : i.lloim.-iii pliin witli hI:iI r'lliti. r Kulat.itn unil fi.rf -llurci. Inii.mi-.I ifin i .lltiiliiiinr K-u.-h iIikiIIIit pro.l-.i-it. i: inor-- iSoii ln i-n- I't.iK'i- .lUotm.-nt pays ini.iithlv Into liu- inl n ri-ri.-iin mim on In- surpliiM. K.o li illsiill. r .i o-liii i-ir lis- thin hi nllnl im nl ilr.iH out a slm. ;ir mi for . ii h ciilloti kIii rt of tin ll'itin. tit AN:,T:t.-ll MIKAi J I'.intut:. o. August ., A man who imvs h.- I the ..rijriiial Si-!il.itti-r hu In-, n jci, a tin Kicil .-xiltcmctit here. T C. ISii,ir. toiniirlv i s!.,t, senator, walk. u aiit th.. htr,-t was Injurcl 12 ? s .,,. ,. ,,., , w-,is ki,. ,.., u , rilI, ,,r ,,. ,.,.,. ih;,t turn. Without. ollcltatiou from anyone. Mr. i s- y l 1- M.-II..I Schlait.r lie has now j l.ll.l ...SHlc his crutches .111,1 till callc. Ills recovery Is th, talk of the city, arrt Mr. Sny.Iir Is lulillaht over tin- al.l thut has h in irlven linn An., th, r all -ceil eutv Is thut of John Kr.iusA- 11,. hail n I.k hrokm ami the ni.-mln.-r when lic.il.sl wouhi not allow him to walk without i,. After Schlatter ha, I treat. liim he wan clialili I to set up ami walk. A N T 1 1 ' 1 1 1 A T K A N X I ' X A T I ( N Sou Kranclsco. Aucust a.Tlie l'aelac Mall Steamship ('oniiany's ship I'hJtia will s-ill out of lh; port toilny fiylnvr Ihc Hawaiian II.ik Ii was m.l, risl hy the olllilals of the company to place the Mn vcss-1. which Is tin- crack shtp of the raclllc Mull lint, under the Hawallar ll.ii; without loss nf time, aiul It Is sal.I In in.irlllnie circles that this iicllon un th.- part of 111. i-onipiiiiy tti.lli.iti-s a I clicf ammiK the otneers of the company Hint the anni'MiHon of the Isl.unls is liloly to K- a.'complll',il in the very mar future. 1'lfASTHors CYCUXE. Si. land-. Aliens' "..-A sH.-ial from Houston. Texas, says: News has reached lure that a cyclone destroyed ML-sourl City, one hundrtil mll-K from Houston, at S o'clock this aftcrucon The t xt. nt ol the loss of life and other details have not been lcariiid. Till". .MARKETS. Liverpool, August S. Wheat Quiet; No. 1 standard California. 3,"s 3d. Portland, August 3 Wheat Valley Slo. Walla Wallu mid 7!c. San Francisco, August 5. Hops I'n chnngod. Now York, August 5. Hops-Steady. A PARIXfJ FEAT. Clinton. Intl.. August 5. Hugh While, a colored miner, on a hunter made the perilous Jump from a railroad bridge to the water H feet below. After the leap be swain IGe feet In his heavy clothing, cllmbeM to the top of the bridge again n nd repeated his feat. RAILWAY MAIL CLERK. Washington, August 5. John W. Hol lltlay, of Ohio, 'wr.s today apiottnterl chief clerk of the railway mall service and succeeds Alexander Grunt, of Mich igan, apiKiintcd assistant general super lot, anient. MCRDERER DEAD. San Quer.tln, Cal., August 6- Wllllim Leary, under sentence of death for the murder of a Swiss at Monterey, In Wl. nnd one of the oldest Inmates of the state prison, dleet today. UV kivM'j.lMCMi r n buyers 'HiuiiM aticii'l thin polo aii'l fix tn res, all mi'ty Strikini Miners in I'cnnsv Kania ton certnitinij at I'lum Crtth. IUlU WITH 1 1I K MAWCIIKKS Colored .1 iilcrs in tic liioaijbt ii Iron V ir. ijinia Hoc ."line tlo-d- lonllktmij Report Nt Camp .lade. i'lllitliniK. Autriwt G. Out of 2,K ?rlk. T who c-'impol in Turtl. crrek last Hatur..iy. Iwn-ly nt now n-mnln at Camp I'eti rrnliuitlon. In .ujilitioti to a larK numelir turril out of camp un put off from thy fn i- lunch i!ltrtmtlon )' s!-r. lay. many were ilraft.il to I'lum crek. wh n- lliv Krint a.truKgle for aupremncy I- in the Ktrlkcra an.l th. New Vork anil f'Uv-lanil Oaji ami Coal Co. will f carrleO on. At Turtle an.l Sandy crwks the Btrlk. i rs iuvt- pracUcttlly won. Turtle cret-k mlti" . km-wii a So. t. Is rloscil ilown as tiKht as the sltlk.rs cun ever hope to close It ( (Mr prewnt iKraceful m--ans of nKltation. It Is true thai a fi w mm ar- xiill at work In the pit. 'mt they are not puitlnic out any coal The sanit holiln Koort nt Sandy cr(vk. Th. report from Plum creek are ccn. Hiding 8uM-rlnUndvnt lh- Armltt claims that I'Vi m.-ii are still worklnc. wh!l---th. strikers Kay they count.sl hut 3ii co me Into the pit this morning The dp. nllis at I'lum cr.ik are havlnir a hard time. Many are complaining and a num. iir have rtslcnol. They an- up from .liyllc-it iiiil:l lonfr after the sun hns s i Th.y nr.- on a conslnnt strain. Fariy tills mi-rnlr.ir Supe rintendent le Artnit! Iwd a hmsh with the m,irchers Th.y wer.. on the march, and as th.y approached tluy .-pen.l ninks for him to pass thr-juKh. When they n ared the fid of the rood l-a.!t:n; Into the Mar. ravsvill. road he stopx-l '.hem. suytnrr tn. nwd wa the private prowrty of toe NeW York .Hill Cle Vellllld Oim am! ('mil Co. The men held a consultation n. I concludi-,1 to march, on which they .I'd He Armllt mareheO with them, th rent, film.' tlw-m with arrest, but no ar. rests were made. It Iwcanu- rumotvO hImmiI amonK the campers today that I'resld'-nt lie Armltt had made an iirranK.-ment to hrlns J"l colorwl mm to the mines from Virginia, and that tlvey would Ih; here hy &itur. .1.i-- THE STRIK1NV. MIXERS. Pittsburg, August 5.-Tbe situation In and alsaut ihc McLHrmltt mines has not changed materially since yesterday. The I'lum creek milK-s are more- closely guarded by the strikers, and they have succeed, d In still further reelucing the number of diKgi m and slowly but surely tecr.uslng the output. Today It was states! that 2a men quit work In the Plum creek mine'. Everything is quiet today. The eiimpors at Plum creek t curiil a dancing platform mar Center this morning and are now camped there. e'otfice and Soclerwick. Injured by light ning last night, will die The others will : ic cover. SOrTIlKKRN TACIFIC Making More Harbor Improvements in California. Iais Angeles. August 3. The Paclllc Improvement Company, representing the Southern Pacific railroad, hns bought VTrt acres of land overlooking the proposed breakwater at Snn lxlro. This purchase of tho Improvement company Is u trifle less than n quarter of a tract which Is tirld hy the San Pedro Harbor Pock ComiMiiy. Hy the purchase of this land tile. Southern Pacific will have splendid facllites for docks, as It Is close to one of the proposeel entrances to the break water. This deal would Indicate that fa vorable action on the San Pedro harbor is anticipated. STANDARD OIL PIVIDEND. New York. August 5. The Standard Oil trust has declared another dividend of 2 per cent. In addition to Its regular quarterly ilivdend of 3 per cent. The trust's capitalization Is over $lii. i"..oti. and the dividend will amount to .j,iHX,0W. The trust's profits to date amount to nearly l5i,00u.00t, on an aver age flu.WO.Wfl a year. The last dividend shows that the trust's profits amount new to over $3!,C0u,lXK a year. Standard Oil sloe-k rose 7 points on the announce ment of the dividend. INTERNATIONAL HANPRALL. New York, August 5. Arrangements are being made for an International hand ball match between William Carney, of Chicago, and John Lawler, of Dublin. The match will be played In this country early next fall. The stakes will be either ;! .VKi j-al r of Lwv Curtains at about half ririee. Curtain .Mint laigain kiIc e it labts. KeiiicmlRT, we give curtain to liai, i'w w.th tirtairir over l.0w pair. SHANAIIAN BROS. UV. or l.V.'i a .I-. Ijiwl.-r will 1 allow-J thr erpens. of hl trip to this country hy f'arn.y's ha'k'-rs. I,a.T haa Ix-i-n irrani'd the favor of half the first f... rle of game- played In Chicago, wi.Iie a wroad series l to take plare at ere of thn rourta In tlie vicinity of N.-w York, and If a third serin la necoia.iry he wlictlon of a court will ht decldi-.I hy the tosa of a coin. COHTV-THKKE CKNT DOUJVKS. Silver S'lll Coin Iown In the M irk. t. I -oil Ion New i ork. Auit'im! 5 Silver bullion experienced tol.iy the mtxt violent hruk - f lh. teiiviti 'iTlinD. In Txndon the price Iropp. .1 i,J per ounce from ye lenl.iy'a prc, .illimr at Ky,d per otinr nalni Ti'-A mor.th ao The New York price f to J.V.; bid. a breuk of l'c ah ounce from jreaterday and lie within .a month At thU price the bid. lion value of the. silver dollar Is a trine mire than 13c. London di-patche as. ittbed today's rrcot weakiutw In lvr to the liquidation by New York holders of bullion. 8iw.h a dec-line a today's haa not lies n witnem d since June , If i-3. t:w day the India mlntg were dotted to free allver colnaife. A DEEP MYSTERY. Idoody Tragedy Knacted on a Farm In Idaho. Granifevillc, Idaho, A'utrust 5. John Parker, a larmer lltins four miles from ivammlih. haa N-en missing; Hlnce Tri. day nlftht. Hla house la burned down, the tref In the orchard ore cut down and two hors-? have lsen shot. A bloody axe wiui found on the premises). The footprints, of two men led to and from the scene of the awful trashily. Sheriff .IcWllllam u. Investlgatlm?, but so far the affair it a 6Wp mystery. No suspicion attachea to any one WHEAT A LITTLE OFF. New York. Auguat 5. Amid (treat ex citement, wheat prices void of! liout three onts a bushel this morning. The erowd fully expected a repetition of the recent bull conditions abroad, but were stacrel at finding the decline lU tn Liverpool futures after a slight opening advance. To hack this up were foreign selling orders and a four-marks" decline in IVrlln. A stream erf long wheal a! twice began to pour into the local pit, Increasing us the orders from outside i-peeuliilors rwelle.1 tl? aelling movement. WHEAT DROPS. Seattle, August a. A Post-IntelIU;encer special from Walla Walla says: There was quite a change In the wheat market today and the price dropped 2c early this morning. When the market opened 73c was offeree! and one lot of !v0 bushels was sold at that figure. At noon the price dropped to 73c for bluestem and 71c for club. The day s salis amounted to about 2T..0CO bushels. DECL1XE IN CHICAGO. Chicago, August 5. The steady rise in wheat was- checked today. September options of 1 and lls In Liverpool was the principal reason ndvancvd for the dis posing of holdings. Large speculative lines were elumpd on the market ut every r Ally. STRATHMORE DEAD. Lexington. Ky., August 5.-0Id Stratli- more, one of the most famous stallions this country has ever seen, succun.rd to the- excessive heit at McGrathiana stud. Strithm-Jre was by Waverly-Pren. na. aged 21 years. He has sired a large number tf high class horses, among them Struthmenth, winner of an Amcr. lean derby; Ralgowan, Cash Day, Aman da, Sulsun and many others. His gel have won nearly JjOO.tW since he has 'icen In the stud. ' THE FASTEST TIME. Omaha, August 5. I'nlon Pacific cfli clalj are pluming thomsehvs on the- long distance record. Engineer Thomas Cir. g. ory. with engine pulled a special train from Evansion to Omaha, 953 mil, s. In 24 hours, including all stops. Thfs Is claimeel as the record for a lor.c run for a single engine. The distance from North Platte to Omaha, 251 miles, was covered In 279 minutes, or at the rate of 6.1.4! mile's per hour. OUR POPULATION. Washington. August 3 Tho latest nfTI. elal estimate of the population of the United States Is iT.OcO.Wn This Is mnde by the actuary of the treasury, tin officer whose duly It Is at fixed Intervals to report on the per capita circulation of money In the United States. He rs. timates that the present holdings of money are $22.33 for every man, woman and child in the United States. LOWELL'S HOME. N w York, August 5. The Evening World says that John Jacob Astor has donated flV" lo purchase Elmwood, ift home of James Russell Lowell, at Cam bridge, Mass, which will now be turned Into a memento park and then thrown open to the public. THE TARIFF BILL I'rcpared by Tariff Expert Charles H. Evans fur I'utilkation. AD VALOREM Ul TIES REDUCED Flax. Hemp and Jute Schedale Cotter tba In Vilonn Total Valae of Articles Trantttcrred from Tree List, Waithlngton, August S. The completed compartaon of tht tariff bill, prepared by Mr. Charles H. Evans, the tariff expert, waa niade public t.h.y. Followlnf ir some of the comparisons: The average ad valorem duty of the llax, himp and Jute schedule l lowrr .r. the new law than In the- Wilson law. That of the Wilson law was 1fiM per Cent, and the present law Is 45.1 per cent. The average d. valorem duty, at th pulp paper and book schedule under the present law In 30.30 per cent: under th Wilton law, 22.1S per cent The average ad valorem of the sundry schedule under the Ilngley Uw la 23.33 per cent; under the Wilson law It was 21.79 per cent. Too total value of the articles trans ferred from the free list to the dutiable list Is placed ax fl01.4K.Ml. Only two articles were transferred from the duti able list to the free list: these we-re co oanuts In the shell and sheep dip. LIKE ANCIENT TIMES. The Cxar of Russia Discovers a Hc-use-hold Plot Against Him. Berlin. August 5 The Humbunrlsche correspondent publishes a curious story about the dowager cxarlna. It says that last. May she tried to secure the regency but in her insistent endeavors to get Emi-e-ror Nicholas to go abroad on account of alleged Illness, the cxar's sua plclons were aroused. He heard of the Intrigue, usserr.bled his bodybuard and summoned the dowager empress and other court Intriguers, Including: the min ister of the Imperial household. Count Vorontioff-Dachkoff. All were confound ed with the discovery of the plot Count Dachkoft was compelled to resign and It Is proliable that th dowager empress will reside p.-rmanently at Copenhagen. THE OLDEST BUILDING. Albany, N. T.. August 5. Fort Cralo. he historic Van Renssallaer mansion on the Hudson river In East Greenbush, has. been sold under the auctioneer's hammer for fl,3- It Is supposed to he the oldest building In the United States, having been erected in 1642 as a manor house and place of defense. It was at one time General Abercromble's heaU nuarters. WON'T SERVE UNDER A NEGRO Atlanta. Ga., August 5. Henry A. Rucker, tho negro recently appointed Internal revenue collector of this dls. riot, assumed his duties this afternoon. At white men In the collector's depart, tnent have declined to serve tinder a negro collector. ' FLOUR GOES UP. Chicago, August 6. Flour is rising In price and has reached 15 a barrel. Iist' April It cost fl.10. the lowewt price of the year. Tho advance haa been steady since, and some of those In the trade think it will continue until war time price prevails. WILL NOT GO WEST. San Fraud-io. August 6. Muyor Phe. Ian today received a dispatch from Attorney-General McKenna - stating that President McKlnley had assured him I that the hitter's proposed trip to the Pacific cexist had been abandoned for this year. - Royal ssskes the food purs, ' wboleaoms and dsllctoiu. mi: PQVDZR Abiotuteiy Pure f-w ?, i SOYAe tMxim aowota CO., at vom. pa 1