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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1897)
r" I':"'" U!:iiARY ASSOCIATiOH, 1 : : ' ' -f i'r -r use THE ASTORIAN lias the largest circulation of anv paper on the Columbia Fiver 'Or. THE DAILY ASTORIAN Is the biggest anj test paper on the Columbia River KUCL ASSOCIATED Pit ESS lilCI'OKT. VOL. XLVU. ASTOIIIA, OKKOO.N: TIM liSDAY MOKNINH, A I (M ST in. !7. NO. H3. Tiikc two poiiniN f ll'iiir, flip"-i'',v- of plaiting n the 'VII Suits to order, from $12.50 Pants to order, New Trimming.. SHANAHAN BROS., If. lit, tin- while of two ee-jr rut bia Hi i k, Ijil!' a .iiiinl of cm in hi-, e.mleil I . 1 1 1 . i j n !, with ..aiii-li lace , n .iiit of milk, rutlie jironml ii yard of lr ,u triiniiiiii, fil,ii ; Mir w.j. (Viii-nlt up The Store that Sells Cheap nillt Sole Agents for Knox BUFFUM PENDLET9N Hatters and Furnishers 94 Third Street, PORTLAND, OR. ..The Only Exclusive 1807 FLAUS BUNTINQ Fireworks HOUVI21MI OI? AHTORIA A lu'tiutil'ul honk fiiiitninii.K nixty vicwH of the city no Cent Keicti GRIFFIN J. M. THE SISTERS OF THE Convent of the ...Holy Names ASTORIA. OREGON. Will roopnti tlmlr Ilnnnllnir and Day IHuliuol soptKiiib.r 0. Kur rntra. old nililriwin the Supxrlorona UKCKIVKD IN THE TltlMAhY. UK A MM AH AND ACAUKMIC Ult AO EH u u h u n u u ' 9 w rm rm wit n m IL76 H,lIiU''iimIkfiiaq -V T , - 1 r if,., a .1 . .. ri Our Royal Cream FOARD & Sole AHTORIA Ross, Higgins & Company GROCERS and BUTCHERS AHTOKIA AND EAST ASTORIA CHOICE. FRESH AND SALT MEATS $3.00 from up ..FLYNN, the Tailor.. and Wauturton Hats Men's Furnishers. ISO? LANTERNS iiixl nvpr i REED- INHTRU- MENTAL MUHIO. PAINTINO AND VOICB CULTUKE KOKM A 8FECIAL DEPARTMENT OREGON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL Monmouth, Oregon A TRAINING SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS lloitnlnr N'urinsl Cotlr.e ul three vests, h.nliir yesr wlmllv imfesHMisl, Trslnliut li'.riini'ii( ul nine t rules with Jno children. Iii.lriii'tioii sii'l truiii iik In ()iinmiic Swr.ll.h tys tein n.l Vm'S' Music (or tiiilillc nt'hmils. 1 In. Nuriiisl illiltiin Is rectigulird by lw si t HTATK I.1KK t'KHl IKIi'A I K to tfsch. 1 ihi fsim-iis. Tuition, bunks, bontd and lotliiing (ftp pMviiiistelyt, 1 ttisl ner Iw. Siiiili iit. Uatr.llni llieuiselrea, Ill.l 00 per year. Acntlt'iiilr iirsile sceeiteil f rum hlsh schiNilt. t'stsltigilra cheerfully ..'lit oil .ill('tluo. AtlilreM P. I. ('AMrilKI.li, Pnisi l.nl, or VV, A. WANS. Secretary Kseutly. Mount Angel College MOUNT ANGEL, Mirlon County, OREGON Thli t. just th. place for your boys, ivllghtful location, large building, and grounds, good meals, plenty of healthy exercise, excellent teachers and careful training this I. what they all say of MT, AN0EL COLLEGE. Send for Cat alogue and speeds terms. Mchool will open September S. P. F. PLACIDUS. Director. Flour NONE BETTER STOKES CO. Agcrtts OREGON THE STRIKERS ARE i u PcniiMluinlu Miners .Must (into Koih Now or Vit flt All. KAll.KOAl) I .MIOIU US Kil l I I) Colored rnWrr Mike Trouble on I'm l).i oe lorRipl'ited Mr. Were Shot Itmliiij t be lunlcrcrj -i:niiurif. A'ltfuit i-,o rilar. n IIU w.m il:w l.y tin- in.:.. i :n tlii- i- Arm I, I uillni III (in- i.irly lii..nnK llw lo.vl" urn in Uifi iui. frrnn r.iT(i l.iniy ruin.. Tin. nun wmtiTiil mil In urniul irroiiK it t'.i1 contiiiii"! ttu-lr mlMlonury wotk anin it Hi.? ml'm. Till" .m p.iy ilny at link Mill, iiti'l thp r.inini 1h U-vr thnt rn'i tlw nii-n n.'ttl tliHr nrry tuy will jiih th ;riki.. At rium cr.k :lu mrtk-m in to Ih. tuning irron'iil ..ry ''uy- Tlny thf rompuny 1-i Ul I thin t-ry man lio ill.l not no In work iu twill no'. Ko at all h.ri uft.-r. It lii hiiJ.I tin- I V Armitt romimny hii ImHiI Unk w.i(. at il.- Ilir-v mln.n to Hi.- extent of iiIkiiK Im.i. Tl. iximpiiny i l.iliiii. thi.t tlw riwiAvt the oii ptit haii i-n no rni'.ll w .tli mi ninny nu n in w rk wan Iki'Iui... many of th nun rlniply m.l liil Ihc itiln. to krep tluir Jul... mi working any. tnori' thtm tlw-y lnul to. Now the cmnmny .iy th.y nri- nil workliiK liar.l Tli.-ri tti-ir tii i'1i' t.i.'. Sop.Tl '.i'n'Ii.n Is. Armlt i,i!-l in- li.i-l i.o n it in fur ImiiyluK Hi.' nnn out of tlu-lr !iofnc ami wuiilil KlVr th. in a It w iniiiv .liiyn of icr.u'. Tim 'Hiluivil rilli'ki.l l.iU.r'ri' '111111. Oit t'n.ty. ii.roii tlit ronil fruin Hi1 ililkrri.' tiinip at Plum rink. Im Iti'II In n ttirm.nl for Hii- pat it houm. I' w.i p.iy -lay )'rilt ( I.i m il ir nil.l.' lnrl- 1.1 n .i an in- in.n K'M n-ir m.tn.y. : ImmHi; th- hiKh: thr-H- nitv m..ni.loyr.l i I mi-!. wcr.. shut, but none will ille. Tluun ar r. uli-i tn ii 1 . r. il Julin Kellv Su.i. has tin Ifi-n c.ii't'.ii. I. nrm-il I fun . i'imri:i lhi- w'inls fiw hun M'K LNXAf OPINION. It Will Sisi.nn the In.'rlminathi' tli.p of Hie Tariff Iiw. VV.islilnguHi. August i It Is under stood that Af.uriu y-i'.en.ral MfKmin w ill havi his opinio, i on s.-. t un i'J uf the 1 tariff bill ready by Krl,l..y. There Is ctwislibiiililf sp.-i'iilillcn us to how ho will Interpret th.11 iniich-tiilkiil-of s.c lisi but he has k pt Ills own counsi I nnd has been a good I t -r and rt ad. r of opinions from others. H- has sciighl the opinions of eMails and has ninny before him In a.l.llllo 1 to th briefs of the lawyers who api.Mrel for the rail roads. Il Is nnd -IinI thot. the a;iur in y geneml hud n 1 tiiifetttice with 'lo ncl H. VV. Morrison, of the itit. rsl.ite rallnsul t oinni snlon. nt which the sec tion wits discussed. Onion. Morrison', opinion Is valuable. Ns-ause he has con siderable cxoeiiiace In tariff legislation, us well as In c Mi ning railway legls latlon, and believes that sei-llon :1 t l. nr ly Impost's a dlscrlnilnatlng duly on gootls coining from Jiisin nnd Chi n in Ilr.Ush ships to ,1 Canadian ort mid then Into this couiry over the Canndta.i Piiclllc railway. Cohsi.-l Morrison sug gei:e.l to the atlorney-Renei aJ that who ever worded the amendment to section 22 left llllle doubt as to Its meaning. When nske.1 "It'iil 'be wisdom of such legislation, I he coltviel sa d that w hile ho wna not 11 prot.vthwilst. Ibiit nobcv of this ndnil'iixtriillon. was nnd. the the piiriose of the new larlff law, n.-id he saw no Injustice In gong back to the tin prlniHple of protection. "S bild down l:i the tarifT laws inul proieet the vessels and railroads of tlw Vnf:isl Slates na well as the manufai.tiirers. rilKSiniCNT HOKDA ASSASSIXATEP. Shot by H Youth rurl.:iK the NiiJonnl Fete. Montevl.lH, August IV-Purlng the nn tlunal fete lure today President lloid.i was shot and killed by an nssnssln. The assassin Is a youth manic. I Ane don.lo. He was arrested. Pii-sident Bord a .Med almost I111111. dlalt ly nf t r he was shot. Seiior Cil.tas, president of the senate, has assumed ttie presidency ol' Ihtl republic ad Interim. lin.VNUIN'l SEALS. Peifeclly Practicable Mai t -r-LIKe Mark ing Sllts-p. Pab Alio, Cnl.. Avi isi '.'V-Ir. Jord.n. president of Stanford Vnlverslty. says tin- opinion of his f rl- nil. Professor I'Lot. relative to the branding of seals, Is en titled to ao cspeithil notice, because El lot knows nothlnii wl-.n-ver nUv.u thd subject. As a matter of fact." he addcl. "the bra.ntl.sl sealskins In the pos.ies.-lon of .. Ii.. i.l '-k l"l .lli'l hi. I 1 M li t..t k .1 "ml. Wl;Utt . I)! r.-'J. Il'ls '! liil'. P-- I. II is kli'" I III. I I. 'I. 'I I.. I. Ii. r i. i'l K li,.i(. II iT.etly fe,uiMe I, i;. ml tli" will. lli.it I In- bran I will r. 'n.-.i i r i I- . mi. i inn 1 ly. ;i M tU on ii liii".. i.r i..h, 'it.- rii.ii, i .tt I.r- jI f.rii.il.- .-..1 'i... I ih- i i'i of din. H...I.-.1, ! ,i il.iy. Tim I. I in I Hill Hf' viwi liic xro'll A '!. ,ii.:iii..l. 'i li. mi', i tu.lr x H ill hl'l.' II i wi.mi. i x'.-u', Iiiii i).i- (i.irt 'ft thif lii mi li. h I HpiM iirT U iH-rinno u:ly r.o.. i I rut Hi. furrliT'n 'jri-. 'Tin- i.lnll -;il i.i. nl-'i I"- I r.i;n1.. I'lii. it Injury. Imii rl. - nr.. f.ot ...inlly II. lll II. I A l tl' IKI'.M t ti.i t ll.lM lllliK !l, lunula villi frtk-li' . li.in nrfl irH Hum Li iiiiif otlur inl.ni.l. thr.- ! t,o 1. 1. m l, ill. hi for A. Th y rnln.l It no n.cr. I him uliwp l liK h..;tr J " SAMI'I.I. ''ASK tn:Ai. NiW'-;.r:. in., A'-.u-f 'J". K iinu.-l Cam.. ii ri ril'l lilikfit i r fif Viiiml'.n li il' iin1 ;i ,, , ... ii.i, to ll known hot-l ri.nn. -Ik I ut hi. rl- , , , ... iti n. ilil ci-.-nliu'. ol r.m-'T of ti.t ! ,ofJ1 u ( ilol.li IN ILLINOIS. ''.iiili.n. III.. Aiiku-' 2.". io!il qtriffl .-r.-.J ii.ir lu-rv urul the . li lt In ore. I IntM Im1i illm-u IIihI .n kiM to I A ri.lCAHIMJ ANNofXf'EMKNT. r..,.r n.rei. i-.i.... u ii. A r) , Tin-re Ik a hyi.t-ii,i t. Atorl i. not slniply a mnllnil pnu-tltloner, but a pdysli'liin of very hlch ord.-r of merit, a 1 lenilHl, one nlu' years of rloe study, clcwii obm'rvatjjn. close practical expT. I ikv, ltu. eiHibled him to draw not only tetlmUals. bin personal endorsements j fiuin the leading mmi of the co-intry ; 1 onnriTinii n, Jihltrin. tf. .uiil whoesuc- . cetut In tl modlcal field Is today without a paralli I. This refers to Ir. Darrin. late j from Purtlanil. who his olllces at the (ici'Mint hoteL Ir. Iiarrii has an enviable rank In tits I I pittfi-.nn as a w-omlerfiitly successful j i physician. Me ' essxtttiiilly orldnal In j his itii thiMls of prirtlce. iiihI lhise who , ! have been under Ills trvatmud are stir- , I prist I nt the iiewni-w nnd nwelty of his sy:im of tira.'titM- by i Itvtrlclty. Ills ltu, ,rih-l,trorw-anl udvlce tnforo .lk.lu. ,, luia , f( hm r(V,. Iltl.'iiif of hi patlirtai an wrll nil th.- I ....1.11.. T1. . .1 . .... I- . I j N ' 11 1 . I'lii'iu . 1 ill" um 1111 in .1 fii-mii man of Bt-nl.U. scH-inl tiati.re, anil hU prt v.itc pr.irlliv Is mnrkwl by the fornintloi of u, pi rtumnl frlnnilshlp with those with whom he comes In profess.onal contact. ! He Is without doubt one of the most thoroughly qimllllisl physicians now be foie :he pulill". 11s his wonderful cures cat 1 testify. Read his cures: I'iih, Smith. Astoria, denfnefs, cured. John Savi luson. Farming! on. Or., deaf ness, cund. J. II. Wllsnn. Mist. Or., skin disease, rii nil. A. Pool. Eagle Po. .t. Or., he.irt and Hi 1 r I rouble, n-ston d. Isaac Thompson. La (Vnt"r. Wash., tliafncss, curisl In llve minutes Mil! Join s. Pt rrydale. dr., cured cf is'lypiis of the nose. Mrs. A. E. Pa:.i', Albnny, Or., ovarian - n.1 womb troubles, cured. Wm. M. Post. Trouttlnle, Or., nlmo.n total deaftiesji, cured.. J. T. Gioigi', Gleiicdiit, Wash., chronic 1 Ik timaidsni. B years, cured. Mrs. M.uy A. Johnson. MeMlnnvtlle, 01.. le. lines.- t.i.uiy years, euml. C. F. Mayhuy, II Market street. Port land, rheumatism. I .'. Its worst form, t urnl. lliiiry Vem Helms. Sandy. Or., cancer of the nose and catarrh, cured. J. S. JotinliiKs. Sell wood. Or., edema or ski'i disease, 15 years, cured. Mrs. T. H. Hatfield's boy. 1U Eleventh street, discharging car and deafness, cured. Jno. M. Simmons, Oakvllle. Wash., ca tarrh, bronchitis and nervous debility, restored. Many others might to nuviitloned did not want of space forbid. Pr. Parrln makes n llltenil offer of trcaiing the worthy ioor free of charge dally texivpt medicines! between the hours of 9 and 10 a. m., In acordanee wilh his timc-hononHl custom. Pr. Piurln makes a specialty of nil the d!sea of the eye. ear. nose, throxt, catarrh, deafness, bronchitis, la grippe, consumption, heart, liver and kidney diseases. lie iM'rniaiiciitly cures nil diseases of the giMilto-urlnaiy orgai w In either sex. such as syphilis, blood taints, scrofula, gleet. gonorrhea. strlcttire, seminal weakness, SKrmatoiThea. loss of mnn hood, nnd losfc of dcsln- of sexual power lii man or woman. All peculiar femnle troubles, displace ments, etc., nil confidentially treated, as , ll as all acme, chronic, private and nervous diseases, of whatever nature. If curable. Consultn.Uoti free. Olllee hours an- 10 a, m. to 3 p. ni. ,la ly: evening. 7 to 8. Charges low nnd rensonable, according to circumstances and ability to pay. Pr. Parrin will remain ti Astoria nt the Occident hotel until September IS. and patients would do well to consult him nt once, as many cases require a second nnd evon a third operation with electricity. All business relations with Dr. Darrin nre strictly confidential. I"'!' I he ,TliE TERRORS OF SKACUAY " TRAILS Kcpnrts tiv the Willamette Nay tJn! the Half Has Iken Toll. i MIKA: MI S I'OISOM I) AT' U,K:tored Wbik Did the Votk-Vi.jilanie CoBimittee at Muioas (Inly Use ttath Vtill Let Over rsv . attle. Auunrit K.-T ute-.imer Wll- lam-tle rtturiu-.! totlay from Skairuay itn.1 Iyi. A number of the W.I lame tie's millor. dert"d at Kkaituay. The Wllla - m.-tte brlriipi connictlr.ir torle as to the comllUon of the Bkauay trail. The city of Skafcuay I dV-oeribed as a Place of B.uO fM-o,. For miles up the trail ".here are tent aJl aJor.ir on both. r ill-, but the greater shore of the people ' h.iv never lM-.-n any illHtanc at all up, the trail, fiiiln and mud und dl.co?itent I i The! connision prevail eerywnere. ! rnen have a severe rifixtt for the vlpl- 1 luno- ctjmmlr:.-e. but refuse to otM-y any 1 nuihorlty when It comes to working on the trail. BulMngs are going up rap- I hlly antl stores asl saloon are oper.tnk every day. On the outside of one of j j the diuu-e houm s is a tree upon which ( ' wveraJ significant notices ore posted. I iCI from tho limb of which dangles a ri-w one-incn rniw- wr.n a nooee. uiwi , ..in l,v the vlellance commit - tv and It Is more effective than a huntlml voium.-s of statutes agairt crlme Three of the notices read: "Fmi 1111111' totsglu." "Packers want ed on the tniJ: apply to Mack & Co.", "Saddle horses wanted; no cheap hat racks." j Thero are many restaurants at Skag-, uay but tli fan? Is pixir. While it l.Miling of Ih,. VViIlamette was in prog-J nss an exciting incidnt otvurred. At 1 Sk.uruuy alut thirty men from ashore were employe.! to help unload. They took ! the 4aoes of the men w ho had quit and ; :ln luanl ttuit the fare at start! the, Wllaniette was fresh Iwf, AIout that t .me tlK- steward ordereJ a charge 0' 1 diet u.i tin- ix.at to iwk m.d bans. This, was a change for the crew but I: wasj decidedly iHsnasteful to the new men. ' w ho hail Itecn living on those succulent j dishes for several weeks. One Iwld fel low, after dinner, mounted the hurricane) deck of tiie steamer, and drawing a:xl j loiirish.ng a big revolver In. the air. iui-j noimced that the next meal would con tain 1 lilieral supply of fresh me.-t or I there would K' a young graveyard start-. ul. No o:jc seemed to take the iwjnounce nit :i seriously, and at the next meal the 1 bold Imd man scrambl -d ln:o the mess of pork and bean as meekly as the others. Acvnlitur to some accou its the terrors! of Skagu..y trail si em to have teen only half relavd. Thorn. is St.int.m, who came on the lioat. s;iys: "The Pkaguay tmll Is the worst place you ever saw. There Is one place that greenhorns don't seem to know alHVit. Tiny pie a pack on a " n;ls 'n instructea to put tne screw horse and when the hors,. gets to this "Pon Ssiln. but to avoid any step lead Kt't place the pack hits against the HR to an oen rupture. Slnch dspwifls, rocks and of course makes the horse step out to keep h.s Kiln fe. Down goes his feet iu A over goes the horse. I saw one mule turn thnv complete somersaults, antl the owner never went after his pack or anything." Purser II. W. SkW.ner. of the Willa mette, says that only one-tenth of the mliu-rs at Skaguay and Dyea will get over vis? passes. Arthur Nevdham. of Shelton. Wash., made an examination of the trails. I went over with forty ixunds." he said, "and in my Judgment if a m.. Sacramento. August IV -has horses there Is absolutely no rea-, co,olv1 ,.. of XwKl son why he should not get over before winter sets In. A man should use the While pass If he has horses: If not. he should take the Chllkoot." Stamps ore worth live ctvtts inch in Skaguay, and going tip. Wages at pack ing are from T to 115 per day. Potatoes are scarce and bring f2..ri0 to S3 a sack. The Willamette brought down about 3i brters. Sylvester Scovillc. the New York World correspondent, had to pay Sl.iW for havns Ills Mn-poik 0 cm tit taken tin- p: mi l down the liver. Sci- ville t xivcled to make the lakes In five days, and the Klondike In fifteen more. VV. It. NelM.. says that Collector Ivey was making it warm for liquor sellers at Skaguay and Slika. A raid was made the day the Willamette left and worth of liquor was seized. Two Chinamen who went to Skaguay from Dyea in a small boat were prompt- j ly run out of the town. I MOKE C.OOP NEAVS. Viciuria. Awiii.. 2V-More g.wd news J Shasta. Cal., August 2". A miner has come from the Kolndike by thej named Jim MeCarner fou.id a nugget to sttamer City of Toka, which arrived day on Soda creek, four miles from totilght, leaving Juneau Just after the I Tavern, which weighed 3. The dls arrival there of Joe T.lrch. James Mc- pings where the nugget was found hae Kay and Archie Shelp. who made the been worked for 20 years. :r!;. fiom Imvi.oii f ;y y- h tt 1 'I i) .. Tin y 'l'.-l t nny f ir hr ! rh;i . 7'.i;;ni, n: l-:...n..-i! f ko l.ick t. nun. .. Th")' h'w a rtHv rM.nli I trip. Iiiivinir p.i.Hl l n r.l low.'il tin Ir ; U!.. nr. tiic riyir.. In 0-,-iivrs.itPjn ' j Al'h oil- trf th. prm-Ti.-r who rttm. I nimn on hi? ix Ka. Hlwip ilc v-ry I hiirlily of fit.:irt ami Vulvut rlvi-r.. nl I thouirh tlir hst lwn no n-n.iitlonsil (In. I. From lift to tlZ p-r pun wan Mn i ' ;. k.-n from th-w; rlvT, i"!r- upoi j ' . in iluM ha.i oerwr own on the! rlvr tiim, the owners lntnllnp ro t-'k tin- fn-arrwr I'ortlnti J at fit. Ml- j cha" The oM f"1 at 117 "nc'(;oLI EXPORTS IMPROBABLE ! n ; 1 :i n il n) f.py. t SVIp lriv tl.'. Hi.-, of Junt-au mv I who iia'.-ii mrurk It rv-h. Tht-y ar; I'l'k jik. Il'.i; J. 8ml. h. OMar Ahhy w. u.ak ref, flW) for 1 hlr rlalmi: Jo Rrant VS).fr. Comellu.. KlwarOn. V,.tt; Whlple. tl'.'f'i. Harry Ah. who l-.ft on tli l;ut heat for Bin : Franflneo. ha t!'t.'.. An oil man who j a few- months uko wa cutting wool i around Ju in. has Viiftt). About a ''JZ' rn-n who w-rrrt norjh wUhia the , laBt 1 v Intendt.n :o go to the rn'n- ane 00 the Topeka and ; ,n' ' ar rn;.ny will follow thm. Two ; "'v'on. have n nmt out to try and ; flnl a 't"r ro-.K for th Skifruay trill. ! nnil If t K- B 1 1 iCk- t Via. m i.n r. m .wf I ' ' 0 " " work " U' Ama thos who I tnrew tin the Knonire t-K m me Tniwlr in rlvlllxalua was Sam Brown. SeatUe. and William Allien Nile, an attorney of L01 Anreles, also came back, but he Is goin ' to make anov.ti.-r trial. th.s time by the Stikt-en river route. Chief Factor Hall, of the Hudsot Bay Company, who aico ml 1 came dowr. on the boat, having been j to Casslar, reports the route a splendid HORRIELE POISONING CASE. Seattle, Auugat ii. News come from Sitka by the steam collier Willamette i of korr.ble case of polsorirjt. When h "t"ner left there were indications thj;; Ju-'r 1 ' jCn ouM lr' culprit I who dll 1'ie poisoning. Mkk- McGt- a lx"1P-r at Sitka. j sold several hoi ties of liquor to ten 1.1- (Hans, and they beejme violently sick. Just how many of them were dead when the steamer left, "he pnsswig'Ts did not know. One said that five were dead a id another that two had died, and o'hers were dying. The Indians were greatly excited, as well as the whites, but Mc-O-e wis out on ball, he claims that he did t:ot k. ow the whisky was pol coned. He admits selling them the stuff. The fatal concoction was a mixture of whisky, coul oil. lemon Juice and alco hol NOT THE PORTLAND. Port Townseid. Wn.. August 23. .Spe cial to the Astorian.) At 12 o'clock to night the steamer Portlaind, with the latest news from Klorntike. was not yet sighted. The vessel rvcrted as her last 1g-ht was the Willamette. SPAIN'S POSITION. Minister Woodford Is la sltion. a Delicate Po- Ix.lon. August Ii The Paris corre- son.lent of the Pally Mall says: I Tn" conference U-tweea Unl'od States M.nis.er Woodfonl. Ambassador Porter .nil Ambassador White has failed to ar rive at any defl ilte decision. General Woolfonl's tak is txtrtm-.ly delicate, i i, n inn , i;jon rr it- . 1 :rii -: je an up in uiwn F the amount of supKrt she rece.ves In Burope. On lx:h of these points the reports of Ambassador White and Am Iviissiilor Porter wvre unfavo-able to the American case. The Spanish govern ment! is forced by. public opinion to con tfc.ue the policy of Canovas. ami the ft-mimer.t of lith France and Germany Is decidedly host.Ie to American Inter ference. MURDERESS ARRESTED. J. r. Jones, a s. today swore to a formal complaint churglrg a woman named Pell Gomez wi.h the mur.ler of his brother. E. C. Jones. In this city on August 13. The woman :s now locked up in the d;y prison. The police say that the Gomez woman has been the cause of tlR- death of three men Frank Hosslr, In Stocktnn: E. C. Jones. In Sacramento, and another person, name not kown, at Cottage Grove, Orv-gon. It Is claimed she was j driven, out of an Oregon town for lii , V 1 1 h a Chi arnan .She Is a white woman 3V years of iti.'e. KILLED P.V A BED. Chic io. Angus 23. A! H inkl is. a wldt ly known sporting man. was fcl!kd today by the collapse of a folding bed. He ha! just entered his apartments and seated himself on the edge of the Kd when it unxp-'ctedly closed and his tuck was brok.-.n. l.Hi Nl'GGET FOUND. STILL AFRAID OF BRYANISM So Says Governor of liank of Enrjlund Kcprdinr) Aneriean Securities. The Larije favneits Comimj Due tor Wheat Vill Be Mostly from the Cotul.e.t aid .Not from tigliid. New York. Augmt 25 A World dis patch from London nayi: j "I do not anticipate any private ship- m as of (told from England to the Unit ed Sta;es this autumn," said Hiuxh Emtth. roernor of the Eank of England. I 'There may be some from the cor.tlnsnt I -from France chlefly-but as far a. En- ! ' glarf Is concerned. I see no reason at present to believe we shall be sending 1 away any considerable quantity of gold. , We hfive a very fa harvest here," h. continued. "No: eaough, of course, for our wants, but more abundant than the I average. Besides that. It Is probable that the buying back of American e curitiea by the United States will tend to equalize matters, retire what- ever balance there may be. "I can't see any tangible reason for believing exceptional .rupmemu are ffo- Ing. American exchange remain very Arm for or.e thing, and the American bankers I have seen on the ma ter do . not consider anything likely to happen , to cause uch shipments from England. I There has been recently substantial Improvement li the market for Anier ' ;ran securities, due almost entirely to 1 American buj'tiff.'' "Has not the English Investor renewed confide vce In American securities?" "No. I should say not; there has been 1.0 change In that direction here. The difficulties of the Baltlmere & Ohio has . greatly tended to check any Inclination ; .here might have been. That was eon s.diTtd among the soundest of American securities, and the trouble In connection with it has and Its effect." I "Then I may take it that the banking j f-ellng her is tha: American securities I are s' U uncertain, unreliable l.ive ments?" I "Yes. there is a feeling that American 1 finance is still In an unsettled condition. There has ben no such restoration of confidence as would be calculated t make any difference In tho Impression that has prevailed for some time, and as to your original question, my view Is that there Is no ground at present for expecting any substantial movement of gold to America from England." "But will there not be large payments coming due for wheat at Its enhanced value?" "Yes, but maiHy from the continent, I but not from England, where the harvest has been almost a bountiful one. and to a large extern: is saved nlrendy. Francis Parins. manager of the Baring' Tim, took a similar view. BIG .MINING DEAL. Red Bluff, Cal., August 23,-Thei largest m.ning deal ewr made In Tehama county has been concluded. P. R. Kestner and Henry Thompson, of Red Bluff, have bonded their copper and gold mines to i a company of San Francisco capitalists. represented by M. C. Couiway. By the terms of the agreement the owners are to receive iT.VOio for their property, and the work of development Is to be com menced within 30 days. FIG RAILROAD DEAL. I Chloaco. August 23. One of the most Important railroad deals of the year has been closed. By It the Urton Stockyards & Transit Company comes into posses sion of the Chicago, Hammond & West em railroad, formerly owned by the G. H. Hammond Company, of Hammond, Ind. The co itlerntton Is estimated to be $1,000,000. Royal make, the food pun, wholesome and delicious. 11(1 Fovosn Absolutely uro ROYAL IMOMO 90mW CO., M VOUK. &AKII10