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NOT! 0!U Books, Period icn Is, f.lnt-azinoa, s , Are Not to bo Token From The ; Library without pormisision. Ary one fcjfd (;uiHy of ouch offense will be liablo to prosecution. ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, THE DAILY ASTORIA N Is the biggest and best paper on the Columbia River THE ASTOfllAN has the largest circulation of anv paper on the ColumtlaSKIver FULL ASSOCIATE!) PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLV11. AMTOJtIA, OKWiON, 8i:.MAY MOItNIXU, SK!TKMI5KU !. JM7. NO. 26. WILLIAMj The Housefuriilsher Washington and First Streets. ..Bargains in Furniture.. FOR THREE WEEKS Ash CIuuiiIht Huitx, full hiz.) $ 10 KJ Hotel Sunt, 3 pied 8 ,r() IIchIhU'juI wood, ach 1 25 ItaWml. irou, any izt' 4 fl 0 in. 4 II. lklfjir:ngH, woven wire Matt reus, wool top Lmngttrt ....WRITB FOR A Carpets Cheaper Kv rythin;; to furnish throughout at prices which paralyze competition Sole Agents for Knox and Wauturton Hats BUFFUM s PENDLET9N Hatters and Furnishers 94 Third Street. PORTLAND, OR. ....The Only Exclusive City Book Store Klondiko Maps. Klondike (initio Hooks. United States (iovenuneiit General Chnrt of Alaska; cor rected up to date. JAm't utart without a copy. Wank Hooks and Stationery Fishing Tackle, Hammocks, Etc. Latest Novels, Periodicals and Magazines. GRIFFIN UNION MEAT COMPANY Shield Brand Hams, Bacon, Strictly Pure Lard ALL KINDS OF CANNED MEATS Guaranteed tn. Bt la th. Market CORNER FOURTHIAND GLISAN STREETS - - PORTLAND, OREGON j. A. FASTABEN HOUMBi BlilUtJK AND WHAIiP BUILDER .HOUSE Ross, Hlggins GROCERS and BUTCHERS AHTORIA AND CHOICE FRESH AND SALT MEATS GADSBY Portland, Oregon 1 W 3 ft 6 in or 3 ft 1 50 2 50 ! 00 CATALOGUE.... Than Ever Before Men's Furnishers.... & REED- D General Contractor MOVINQ TOOLS RENTED & Company BAST ASTORIA ALL EFFORTS HAVE UTTERLY FAILED IHoikmlc of Sftinjiiii I'flas Hiis Xt Yet licco ISrohcn. ni.'M)HEis ;ivi: now: t.asol t.rt Through Tbii Viattf Tn Tluoii Mn aid tliTKCi Stopped )b Hit few kill Tiy ui i lit Ice. Binttle. H. j. f-AII effort, to hrr.k the IdiM kiide at Hkitauiiy seem to huv. fulled utterly. Advlre. rrcehed on the steamer Itosiille. hlrh Uft Hkuguiiy Monday Inst. arriving here today, sute that when the trull was uiwiird Monday inornlng '' men and homes were striving to get over first, Hoon the path In as bud condition as ever. Wheru tho roud hud len cordu- roved ovir the lnlr' place, the logs slip- rd out and Hie horses went Umin J rtrg Into the mire, nwny of them never to' emerge. ! These facts Were given out today by Hurry Fredericks, a well known man in' Oils city. Mr. Fredericks spent some' weeks at HSiucuny. returning today. He suys Ihnl hundreds of ihoae at Skug'iuy hnve given up ull h pe of getting through thla winter and will stny until FeWunry at tho fot of the wss. und hundreds are ) caning bak from the trull and stopping at Bknitusy und Juneau for the winter A few of the most adventurous ones will, .. tifM( iriH mv ,rr -.. . ... .... i-... -in. i.-.. el. 11. ? .'fl" . i. RATHEK MStforRAC.INtl. Fort Tjwnseiid. St. t.-The slcnmer Al-Kl. which left Bknguuy AKu"st Ttll. arrived h.re tonlaht with U pawngrs. four of whom went north for the purpose of entering the gold rtelds. They started over 'he pil. but ln'i'limo dl.cuur.ig.d und ntt.r selling th.-lr ouitlts r. iurn.-d t Skaguny. o went north W. S. Morley. of S.nllle. h on the Ill-filled M.xlc, v.u a returning passenger on the Al-Kl. Morley and his .... IHirtnrr succeed In reaching a Slnt about 2u miles from Hkagtlny and there h, .. camei discouraged and sold out to his part ner. They hud 20 pounds of freight ' ..no one norse. -... " the ....e. this wlnier. a. ihe m,.d ,. wa.s, deep and the trail Is pr.cticaHy lm- ...... ........ ... u a. Ill passible. General Wltcner. paymaster of the -n. Ited States Army, at !.iii Francisco, who left for the t.orih Auuust 2 for the purpose f starting his two tons over the trail, re turn ed on lh Al-Kl. lie suys they are i well equipped and will undoubtedly reach On her trip up the lakes II) a snort nine. n o.-. mi. wi- . ,he Al-Kl broke one of her propeller blades, ihlch caused two days' delay. MORE STEAMERS. San Francisco, Sept. 4. -The Alaska Com-1 men ial Company has ready for shipment to St. Michaels a new river .steamer which will be ready for sendee on the Yukon when navigation opens next summer. The company has olo decided to have ready next spring ld more ocean stsamrrs to ply between Sun Frarteisco and St. Mich aels, nntlcluatlng the spring rush to the Yukon. general i.ee will resign. Washington, Sept. 4.-No offlcinl Infor mation can be obtained hero regarding the roturn of General Lee, from Havana, but It la understood thnt he has been granted leave of absence with permission to re turn to this country, Tho business of the consulate will bo In charge of the vice consul general during his absence. It Is quite probnble that Gen eral I.eo will not return io iiuvuiiu. n will be remembered that when tho new ad ministration came Into power General Lee and other ofllclnls holding like posltlotts tendered their resignations. Thc publication of Lee's record caused a great deal of criticism of General Lee In Ihe Spanish and Havana papers, and In timated that General Lee would be supcr- Mackintoshes The rainy season has now set in, and our largo and well-assorted stock of Mackintoshes has just arrived for ladies, misses aud children in the latest styles and tho lowest price.-. See our Umbrellas at 50, 5 and 75 cents. SHANAHAN BROS., id. d, hii-iilis.. Ik- wic illimllsfnrtory to Ibo in w udliilnlsiriillon. fl wu ii Inn said 1 1 t when tliesc ri porl. tin' hi d ib-ncrnl l.rr hit Informed the svuie ilonrtm.nl li.iil while In- wu anxious to le relieved, lu' did not want lo retire under In-. flu1 course pursued by the mlinltii.Mru llon In not tunning his U't '-r Imvi'i no Ktotuid for liiilmutlon Ui ii I 1 1 1 r- vu iIIk .misfai llmi Willi lilm officially, nad he rail mm retire with dignity. I CKAZKD HV I il!ISl H.ultle, 8pt. 4-rned by drink, An l,iii Mmsih. formerly it bufc.-r on the excursion mi'umir Queen, att.roplcd to ionium sublde tonight liy Jumiilnu from the third utory window of the M-rehanta urn..! II,. .truck In the middle of lti Bide-1 wulk rulBlna a lurite lump cm hi. fondi.-ud nd ciittiinr lil In. H In.Wia that h l a "drud limn.'" hut the doctor. ay he will r,.COVer. Ijefore )unilng Mutwh wrote a , .,,niticinir hi. death and saying: . !),!. he a wiirnlng to drinking nlen. I l'resldent iUKInky and the entire mem-' Jad condemning any treaty action. Tne ,,,v , ufter them. 1 saw hltn a'U-rship of the cabinet will probably biTne P1" of emigration to Mexico next night, ago." j q'lip I )l I JI J I' VH'C ; I in niuii'un . " ( IITiMP Ci ! I VP IlV.nJv V'.i.VJ iriOtSANUS WtLCOMC HIH ON Hl!i AK HIVAL IS CANTON nods ol Manic isd the Boon ot Caisoi Celebrate the Cve.t ii Kol S: le - rresidcit .likes Brief Spetel". I i Canton, O., 8et. 4. l'resldent and Mis. j M..wi.ii,.v will r,mnln here unlit Muniiiv. ' ; When their train steamed Into Canton at j r. $) this evening they expejed to go quiet- ly to the residence of the president . os, year-. Imports and on the assump mother, but the .tatlon. ground, and ;iu,n thnt ,hp im,K,ns under the disciimin- streets In every direction' were crow led with a surging mass or humanity. The .id M. KInlcy rocciKton commiit.e of the historic campaign days greeted the party. I irt of the committee having met the I residential train al Akron. The crowj made u rush for the McKlnley car and It ' "h ;'l, dlfflcul,y thnt ,he ('mc,:r,, ould keep the lune open to allow the par- ty and their escort to reach their carriages, Cannon boomed, and the street was a . cxmtinuous mass ot cneenng ciincn. ,io formul demonstration had been expected r tilanned. Later In the evening, however, the ear- Iter crowd was surpassed when the - ceHlon committee headed by the O. A.' R. , Land, which was at the St. IUts conven- 'tion, and the recent Iluffalo Grand Army encampment, tendered Mr. and Mrs. Me-, Klitley a serenade. After "Home sweet home" hnd been rendered President Mc- Ktnley. In response to thousands of onlls. I appeared on the steps, liy the electric lh"' h lm,k"d out ,nt0 ,he fl,ce "f a humanity largely tho employees of Can- ton fa.tx.rles with their wives and children. About the only cities that would gain any' Tour correspondent has received reli 1 After the applause hud subsided so that .',-.-1.1. .1 advantage, would be Halifax and ' able information to the effect that another ne coo,., oe oeu.u. ...e . briefly to his fellow townsmen, expressing gratification at their manifestations of good will. OASEEAL.L SCORES. Wiirtilngton. Sops. I.-Washlngton Louisville 7. r Rrooklyn-Ttrooklyn 7. Chicago 1 Baltimore Ilnltlmore 7. Pittsburg Philadelphia-Philadelphia 5. Cleveland Boston ltoston 7, Cincinnati 6. New York-New York 8. St. Louis S. THE MARKETS. Portland, Sept. 4. Wheat, valley S6Jji 87. Walla Walla. P3STS4. Snn Francisco, Sept. 4. Hops new 10012. New York. Sept. 4. Hops Pacific coast lWi crop &Q-9. Liverpool. Sept, 4. Wheat quiet. P n Francisco, Sept. 4. Wheat 153 The Only 'I Mtlrelalilott Hill Ik Lonsiilttd Ik fort Opinion is Kcn'lcrcd. ! I SOf 1 lll-KX PACIFIC BEX EI ITF.I) j Britiih Shifit Criagiay boods rrnsi Other I n4B nf jtisb Territories Will fx Lanje , . . . i nmcrcis vaniui s xuiiail'jc. I . ', ! ; New Vork, 8't. 4.-A i-cUl 10 the j "' rnjd from w uKhlngton says: consulted bt-forc Attorney-General Mc- Kemia amioiince. his oidtilon as to the construction to be placed on section 22 of ihe Dingley law. lm(Mslng discriminating 1 lu"''"' T,,c attortuy-generaJ cxm-cied to' umu nounce hl report thla week, but now ' ; the understanding Is that It 1. to be held ' buck until next week, and In the meantime the president will cut short his outing au-j r..rn n,.h, . ... . , u I return to W ashlngton. Jt u probable that tnc question will be a subject of a general exchange of views at a meeting of the cab- jinet before the opinion Is written. The , questions Involved art so important tnat ! ; II the light possible I. to be thrown upon I them before the administration is com- muted to a construction which might demoralise the entire commerce of the country and which Involve, a matter of ao.jut per year in customs. . l ..,.,.,, wiuiuj lu cicumuon. ot . n, r.fr,.!,. i. .h a . . ! i... ...v....B w uknaui UCXM lllll-IU, Th, rnlculntinn Is made on the basts of luty woul(1 pracU,aiy thc Mme n value and wollld come ,n Bhlpg of the smc nationalities. British .'hips bringing B,K)Js from wher cnunlrlt.9 ,han Brltlsh territories would be the heaviest sufferers, BnJ lt (g espe:tec1 that one result of the lnios!tlon of this duty would be the trans- 'r of many British ahljia to the flags of nations having more favorable treaties w ith the United States. The more gen- eral assumption Is that on accout of the imiwsition or these duties on goods com- ng Into tho United States through a con- tiguous country-, the transcontinental ' roads of the United States would be ben- (.,,h , . , "" - '" c road, but when I, Is taken Into con- ioi me sieamsnip connections of most of the roads would be unfavorably affected It appears that the only road which would gain much advantage Is the Southern Pacific, which having connec-, Hons with the American line steamships would have the advantage of dlscrlmtna- favor of ,ts "'mshlps as well as nKln.t Its Canadian rival eu. jonns. as tne enect of the dlscrimina- tlnj (1uMo., on KOO(ls brouf.ht ,mo (ne i nltcd States over the Canadian Pacific would tend to break up the transit of such ; arms, ammunition and stores for the goods through New Kngland to the sea-, rebels was met by a large party of 1n : bminl and divert this traffic to those ports surgents and lt Is believed that the mu 'i'i liritlfh terrltorj'. nitlons were safely transported to a rebel ' j camp In spite of the vigilance of the Span- '.,. IS OFF. .ish troops. ... San Francisco. Sept. 4. Last night Zlck i Abrahams, manager of the Knickerbocker ' Athletic club, telegraphed O'Rourkc de- . ,1rln ,he Smtth-Dlxon fight off. Solly .Smith was dissatisfied with Joe Choynskl as referee and Eddie Graney as stake- holdor. PERFECT SATOLLI. Rome. Sept. i. Pope Leo has appointed Cardinal Satolll prefect of the propa ganda. He will succeed Cardinal Ledoch- owski who w ill be given another position. THE QUILL CLUB. New Yourk, Sept. 4. The second natlon a circuit wheel meeting of the Quill club began today at the Manhattan beach and will be completed Monday. Principal at- i traction this year is the two mile handi- j cap for professionals In which the prizes Really Cheap Store in Astoria I mil n mount to and ths winner will I derive a Into over HMO. j Thirty-seven if the best professional ! riders In the. country entered for thin him, the trlitl heats of which were rin loff tMs afternoon. First Ave mn In each j trial heat qualified for the final to be de I'lded Monday. Men who have qualified j (lir the flnal lrlaJ ar. Rm Caiihn, :Klmblo, McFarland, Aker Titus, Oardlner, 1 Coleman. Btlson, Lefferson Moaner, Lee. ! White, Becker, and Miller. Fifteen will ' rare In one heat Monday afternoon. INDIA-V EXCITEMENT. i Chelsea, I..T-, B'-pt. i. Part lea arriving i fr"T ,he attrn Cherokee nation In the t.rand river tKjttoma brings the new. ;thnt irreat excitement la In order among ! the full-Wood.. The Keetowah society I held a big meeting about 25 mile, eaat of here yesterday and about 1500 full- : Wood, were present. Resolution were I,rlnI wa discussed. ! 1 DCTt I I ATTO V TiV ARGENTINA . . "-" i "BCt INCRfASC I.N DtTICS ON GOODS , : l.irOBUD fRO.1 t.NITED STATtS. j ' Tresidett Irbujreai Mopes Special Coivei- i tioit Can Be Ntyotiiteii Diag!er Bill at the Bottoa of the Trosble. New York, Sept. 4. A special to the erald from Buenos Ayre. says: lu.ml(1 frora Buenos Ayre. aays President t'rbuyeau has sent a message I to congTess In which he advocates as a . measure of retaliation against the United Bute Increased dutlea on articles im ported In large qup.ntiites from that coun try. In but message the president spec ifies particularly as articles on which the duties should be largely Increased, petro leum, timber, plows and all agricultural impelments and machinery, which are Im ported largely from the United States. Higher duties, the president explains. .should be Imposed because of the recent difficulties which the Dingley tariff has thrown In the way of exportation frora this ; country to the United States. The proposed Increase In duties advocat - ed by President Urbuyeau will amount to ;M0.000 in gold. The president hopes that providing for greater liberality to Argen tina products before It will be necessary to enforce the Increased duties if they should become law. FILLIBUSTERS LAND. New York. Sept. 4.-A special to the Her ald from Havana says : j big filibustering expedition has landed ! near MarreUi pinar de, Ro abot ffi miles west of Havana. The ship bearing I KILLED HIS SQUAW. Vancouver. B. C, Sept. 4. Skookawak. , Indian chief residing In Lower N.colal i valley' ,1HS been arrested after a hot fight w,ln B1(mwn or n.'s tn0e- b? the Provtn- eitil police fcr tying his aged squaw to a horse by the heels and then having young bucks lash the horse to a gallop with the result that she was dragged to death. HIS FATE CLINCHED. Chicago, Sept. 4. State's Attorney Den- ecn will spring a sensation n the defense In the Luetgert trial next week, which will he believes .clinch the fate of the accused sausage maker. It is nothing less than a portion of the skull, a number of teeth and the first joint of what is believed to be the left Index finger of a human band whltch It Is claimed were found in the vat n the basement of the sausage factory. IDENTIFIED MURDERER. Heppner. Ore., Sept. 4.Shertff Bradford of Washington county, arrived arrived this morning and fully lndentficd Gus Wachline. alias II. A. Brown, as the man wanted for the murder of J. A Ledrlck. near Hillsboro, In ISM. He leaves tonlghl with his prisoner for Hillsboro. "SHE MOVES DOWN THE WAYS" Lighthouse Tender Manzaoita Launch ed in f'resesce of a Big Crowd. PROUD DAY FOR ASTORIANS Gay Decoration and Aiiauted Setae oa the Harbor at Smith's, roiat-Work f s. terior Repairs t Be finished. "8h moves!" "First launching; In Astoria,!" And In response to the warning Miss Grace 8. Fox broke a bottle of champagne over the bow of tbe Uanzanila. as that good ship slid down the ways, at o'clock last evening, from the Smith's point ship yard. Hundred, gathered at the ship yard yesterday afternoon, hours before the lime set, to witness the launching of the lighthouse Under Manxanlta. which for several weeks past has been undergoing extensive repairs. They came In boats, steamers, launches, carrla.j, hack, wagons and on shanks' mare. Men. women and children were all anxious to see one of Astoria's favorite reenter her native element, after having had 130,000 worth of work put upon her and being; almost completely rebuilt. Standing un der the vessel ber size was more accurate ly measured than when she floats the water. The magnificent piece of coppering on the bottom caused the most enthusias tic comments. The houses have been re constructed and the cabin work Is well along. The Manxanlta was decorated with all her flags, large boqquets of flowers, and every boat In the vicinity. Including the Columbine, which came down to witness the event, was rigged out in its Sunday best. Alll was life and bustle at the ship yards. Finishing; touches to the work were placed here and there, last Instruc tions given, the guests all aboard and Commander John P. Merrell and Inspect ing Engineer Gregg took their places on the staging beside Miss Fox. The wordwas given by Captain Gregory on the bridge, the men knocked out the braces and the ! Ms ship moved gracefully down tho hi clned ways while the assembled crowds shouted and the steamers blew their whistles. When about half way into the water, owing to some defect In the action of the cradle on the skids, the progress of the vessel was stopped, but at low Mde today she will be floated Into deep water Hnd will be towed to the Astoria Iron Works docks when the work of refitting the n jterlor. rebuilding ithe machinery, eta. will be finally completed. OREGON OFFICIALS. Portland, Sept. 4. Oregon's delegation has concluded its arduous labor and agreed upon a number of appointments which were wired to President MoKlnley tonight as follows: United States marshal, Zoeth Houser, Pendleton: appraiser of customs, Owen Summers. Portland; register of the land office at Oregon City, T. T. Greer, Marlon county. No recommendations were made for collector of customs at this port or the collector of Internal revenue. SIX KILLED. Indianapolis, Sept. 4. (Special to the Astoria.) Two explosions of natural gas occurred at Brood Ripple, a suburb of Indianapolis. today. Six persons were burned to death and thirty seriously In jured. Four prHncdpal business houses were burned. Royal suke tbe food pare, wholesome .ad dallcleas. FQVDZn Absolutely Puro OVAL SMUM RMII CO., M MM.