THE DAILY AriTOIMAN, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBElt 7. 1BM7. MERCHANT VESSELS ADAITED TO WAR Tnr. w DnAMinr.xT miw iur.n- ATI M! Ttti: miUlll.K TdNNM.r, tiinonHn hill n I njfd to 1ah an Aiin priiilti l Supply Tkcm With Sftdril l.uat, N't w York, (h liil.i.p t A iImiIi h rrmn Waalilng-lun anye: Tlio navy diirtiiint Imm emit i r In tllo InuillllK atluinallll HBffl( wll.ian vi..m l luivn Anirrl.-un r u lt y imklun fur llifiirmulliin am to llio .ll.lu, i,iti.ni, IhtiI ninl Hntioral ,Uiilllty of lln vtMuU fur war (Mm1"""- All hl of rwtt titintiit liitw Imllt In IliU ruuiiliy uro lu.w mi pontrurlil Hint lliry would r.llly nwl the rtiilmm,ila nf llm mn-y as auxllUry rrulace. aluml-l llitr arrvlrra be iiilrd. Tlio lim y at prraiml cnrrl-a on II llai Vmm1s that Would Im avalUM aa iiini. nifn-.riiiryr In war time the iininri of 43 elil. U of wlili-h r on (tin Al. laiilUi puMt, nil on llm I'lti'irlu and llm ret im the gr.ul iika. Clilnf t'onatrui'tor III. Iii..nn nii.l.r wlkwa illnvlli.il plana are bring drn ly whlrh llm HI. Imla tM of Vearn vuld 1, convcriri into furmldiil.ln mo,. rn -rula,re, railitiutca thai ho inn I ha HI. Unit to in dirrn wn-ka fully iiiltMil Willi mi rrTn llvn Imiiiry an. I Willi IIib Vllola Wfll prulpilMl l.y a ).. I "in of rn liiinkira. ntlinnt-a Hint I lilt navy IlliW lata al.'Mlt una (l,,.-n alll,a wlili li 1 0 ill. I Iki qui, kly i ..nrrr. undt-r liu- iliina nlrvuily nrfiM'iri1, and tin. mi,, vra riiild Ixi iiiado nvallahln In a llttli im.ro lima. Ha anlli l.ai Dial at Iraal five yi-nra will Iw rniulti! In draw .kiiia f.ir Ilia full Hal of vroarla iarrltl un Ilia Hal of m-ri'lian( ahlpa tlmt i-viild Ik. uar-l for war iurj-a, and l.y Hint lima rlfl.-a will hum Iktii ,.-llrr,, nl llm nmy yur.l for try one (,f am li alil.a t'ilUlll ll'Nrll. I Imi ot. limine iliitf, will In lila annual report, now In rr.ora lion, nmn K.uw.i l .n,iil,, with which I ni.ttiofurliirti tftma for ri-arrva pur p. a. Thn- sntia Im rra u.a.-iiit.lln.-at Nnw Yiark. Norfolk ami laa-u laljuij, Wllh i-arllnaTa mi l r.li'... Ill ivmprl., ao that llit.y can Ik. inouiiinil on alllp. IwbuI VNIhN PAflPIC A KTY'-, (lilcii(o, u, li. Iwr ( Official notlm I.ik Ijaan itlvMi l.y llio I'nlon i'aclrtr In In coliiirllotia thai Itw ix-f..iuili.li Ifftwi.fi Itiat nal anil Ilia (irntnii hliort l.lt.c tiavo Iwn tiroiKht 10 11 ronclualon wild, out any of I hp mntirra In llput l.rlim iipiI Tlicrn waa a report aom ilnva alma Dial lh lrul.p Iia-1 Immoi aitjualr.l. lillt Ihn IHMIc arllt out !)' Illr I'nlon rarlflc artiilra lhl mailer roncliiahcly Tim I'nlon I'liclm ntoliiit)1 ri-fo, lo tttiialilrr ny .i'iiliu.n which irn. I.ra.ia aa rl of It the allow amn to llm nrciion Hhorl l.lno of crpnicr prop, r IhHia than llm ratal. Ilhr-1 mica to nil I La otmoctlona nnl nil other rn.t In Ilia ciniiilr)'. CABTOniA. (1UAIN HIKiKKIIH Mt'ST PA V 1'ortkuii). (r., ik-ioW I. -A Jury In Hit aiala circuit court mntirhl rrtiirnel a vnMicI rl'lna a Jmlcmrnt fur i;.M7.y lo T. J. llrunmcT In hl aull aifninai liomn Ilia. Hopkln A Co., grain hrokcra ll.ini nmr waa maaliimr for 4 liumlml of per. aona who hail pliu-eil onlera with "own. Inir. llopklna A To. for wheul on llm inmrtl of tru.Io. Clilcaao, a 11, 1 oat. J. R. Culluwn, who wraa llm neniph oprtor for IXwln. llopklna A Co., leatlfleil that the onlcra an-re never annt lo rhl-aifi. hul werr, hold In I'ortarul. Tha Jury re tumeil a vccllct for (Im full anioiml auel for. OABTOniA. fatfa. iim 11 It I'll' 0 JiuS T I.I(K NICAHAdl'A. WiiahlnKtim. fa-tolmr S.-Two olllci m of the eiiirlMiiT cur), Mnjor 1'owcll itml Mnjor Idwalll, Ihn Intter In clmrm nf Myor nnrt hnrhor work In KlorMn, li.ivo Occllneil Hie offcta to liecoma iVipUln Cnrlor'a auocewaor on tha NIciirautiA t.'u mil communion. No further t.-inK r of the. poaltloii will he niinlc. lull nil olllci r will lut aelecleil niM onlerivl to iluty V.HKlneer olllcera Jo not like lo ijo, Im cnuao 'I hero wiia conahlcrnhle vlijoi'oii" rrllliHam of Colonel LliJlow In conreM On aivount of the ronclualona renchetl hy the oommlaaton. T11R URTANT BAKE. StMitlli'. Oi-tolMT 6. -A roat.IntolllKrncrr aiu4ul from Port AnfiiU' ay tlm uliooner HryaNI, which wun otut ndrlfl In Hehrln' lica tjr the tinr llnlynko ft ml roportcl lual, ! In the tr.Uia rctnnilng to Pugot Sound. I? P ' SKIN'TOKTUKtU Q) 0) , And feat fHf tlrKl moilmra In a wnrm Imih ill With CUTK'Ua ""' '.auo - of Ci'TK't R (ointment), the urent "kin enra. CrjTIOUK KMltlilCT alTord liulant rehef, and polnttoa.pecly cure of tnr:mli.K, l, flicurtitR.tiiiiulllnt'O'K' itlilnn.lmmltB.Iltt Ihic. cru.te.1, .'lr "kin and ielp humon, with loae of hair, when all ele falK. iW4in.oftH.iililwn". roTTiaDaoaoCw. C..af..w.. r.e,.... J Blhi---. ir"Uif ww"'" 'AS Li tl IZZJ SKIN aail n and flair Btautinul 5 C A L r cimciKA iua. Endorsed by All. . a I JJ1U you ever near 01 a tnyiclnn recommending r nil it lot nf an rrilnir) wlifi ftiinvi1 Inrd ,.,m, of a chef who tiHed lurd in in eiidonicvl y rhylcinn', ej)icurci and oooking authoritleii fur it hcalthfulncM, delicacy and efficiency. 5J2JjJJ Tim genuln Coltoleut it aold everywhere In n lo ten iouniiyeiiowiins, wiiuourirade-mirk "Loflolene" and Uttr't ktad in toltun-plant wrialh on ovary tin. Not Kitarantead If told In anjr other way. Mail euly by Til IB K. FAIRMAMK tOHPtUT, Chicago. St. Louii. New York. Montreal. THE REASON FOR PREPARING FOR BRITISH DELAY A BIG GAS WAR iusr.n fit the mmiM; or mm m- syndicate bitino tr TnroKirn Tni(ou;n iciTKATiiv Tiait V.aicd 10 rrcpue So. Sikceu to Amid Ike Conlcfcace'a rroh- aide riiillau. t'l.l.-.uln, (),'l.)lr 4 A aimclal to tin TrtlMiue from Waahlnglon anya; Tha au.kleti reluctance of Ihe lirllleh goeriitneiit lo carry into effect the vir tual pfiiilae of lord rlullaliury to enter Into Hie acul rn.li.-rl.-. conference la aiild l.y olttclula who ar rmulllur with tlm aliuttlou, followed awlfl upon tlm return to ('mm. l,i of (he eirla, Meaara. d'Arcy Thoinpaoti uud M'Coun. from their Invta. Ilifatlon of the condltlone and pr..K-i-tc of the ".-al herl. 1 1 la aald thai the liidlapulahlo facta which confronted them on Ihe eenl Ulttn.la. were ao overwhelm. Ingly coiuro.llctory of their tlmorle and naaertlolia rniinr'Htlg llm her-1 that It Im. enme neceaaary In the kuiguae of ,,,ii loaia for euiolher claaa to "aiar for wind." ImiicK Iheae luteal develumcnta. Notwltatuiidlng tlil, ofTlclala here I.e. Ileve Itml lll ronferenc will lie loll "glnnliiK In tlm latter part of the preacnt liwnth. and that Ureal lr:uin will le rnrivrnte. aa ah tuie oairead to l. THII1TY IXJCKKIi Kaiiaaa City. Mo., thiol, or -Thirty peopl w. r Uijured oiillit, aevrral of them aerloualy, by falling olt a platform at the ttf.h atrrot elation of the Indu. imtiilenc W-trlc, railway. The at.i-.lon waa crowded wllh auhurlmn reil.tmta who wvr relurtiltig homn from th-. canhal fntiltia-. The ii,nrirtii. whli-n .ia Id and Weak, guv way under the "train and when II went down probably t people fell a dlaluice of b f,:. ANUTHKIt iim.n.cp. I Kaluuta City. Mo., ta tot- r .-Th t'hl-: engo i, Mi. louia expr.Mia. which ,-fl her on Ihe Chicago A Altm road at i l tiHilghl, waa heel up and rol.-l rs ' than alx nul.-a from th,. city at a aiding 1 known aa Kvaimton. The train la aull . held between Kanaxia City and liul,-en,. , enc and nothing la known aa to the 1 amount of the rohlNry. A nherriT'e poai. haa left for Ihe ecene of tin) hold-up, ' GENERAL THOMPSON I'KAP. j Tacoma, October .-Jlenrral Wm. M. ! Thompaon, rellnit. diet today, ag d St yeara. The vlweaaed imtwiI throughout Uh civil war, retiring ut hla own reuuen ' with the rank of captain In the Seventh ', cavalry. Py act of tlie laai congreaa I ha waa l.rcvetwl brigadier general In (he regular army ' THItKK MINKItfl KILLED. Omnlin, O.itobr A apeclal to the j lie from Lrad, 8. D., eaye three men j were Inatantly killed by an accident at , the llomcalnke mine thla morning. They ! i Charlea Fannol, Charlea UUHtafNon. . Cluirltm Ihtlanlr. OABTOniA. tin wry trrQpn. T1IK YKI.LOW KHVKIt. New Orlciina, Oi-lolu-r O.-Kven m enrlv n,a 6 o'clock thla ufternoon the day hud been n rvoonl-brenker, Inith an lo the numlr of caeca and n to Ihe nuinhcr of dentha it lull had Uvll rciwrtcd. The woathei hni hec-n warm during the ofu.r. noon . While (ha numlxT of cnmva under treat. ment today la In the nulg-hlairhnod 0J 250, he total death nte la atlll amnll In proportion to the number of caaea.' At 6 o clock ) new cnxea and S dwtthe had been reported. HOATONH U)8E. lloaton. October 6. Ualttmnre 9, Roxton 3, gtamo being called, on account of the rain, at the end of the seventh Inning. The I neat bull g-nme of th aeaaon .and th third In the Temple Cup aerlea wna aa dull ami uninteresting a oonteat na haa Imen aeen here for many a day. The Baltimore won with ridiculous eaee, ami crowed their engiigmivt here by prac tically exhiiuatlnK the pitching talent of 1h Boliai Jhln. SAiLona go overIaAnd. Omaha, IMober 6. Tho Milwaukee ralli-oad ttiriiiM over to th I'nlon Paclllo here a epcclal train loiull with olllcrra nnl men of the navy. The party la In ! charge of Urut. O. M. Stoney. Krom I San Francisco the anllora, 101 In nunilmr, I will go to Honolulu, being aaalK'.ied to ' the Baltimore, Lieut. Stoney la detailed to take oharge of the expedition to Yukon In 'the spring. fat liiu tncmt dainty dishes? rn rKortBTits me cast. I " tompny Will ( lo i Tact Btroeg aid Well-Baclitd Competitor. ! New York. Ootolmr t The fnnnni aaya: , A group of New York cupllallala have w. uo-,1 control of the Majowchua.-tta I'lpo Mne Co., of Ikmlon, and haa forme.1 a coiiiNiny known aa the New England One und Coke Company, to lake over Ita cluirter. Inter.,! In thla ayndlcale are Kim-raon, McMillan A Co., Itolalcr 'A PalM-k ftnd W. M. r.lldne. of I'l.ll. aJelphtn, who 1 largely nleratr.l In the Metropolitan Htr"-t Hallway Coinpttny. I The Iiotnlnlon Coal Cumpaiiy, which , wmm formerly controlled hy Ilnry M. . Whliney, haa alao (Muiaed Into the control 'of thla earn ayndlcat. Thla company owna large depoelt of . bltuminoua cool In Nova Bcolla and l-na j a regular Una of bargee carrying l' prwJuct from the mlnea to wrloua New England otiitB, prlnrluilly to lloaton. , Tlm ohJe-: of Ihe ayndlcale. w hich w a ' to hava acquired theae producta. la to MaaMaaMaa a Maaaai aaMWWa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMaaaaM J FREE SUGAR WeeeieetaiteaeaeaaiMMMWean-MieaaaaM . 1 -- Teas, Coffees, Spices, Baking Powder, r and Extracts Over ami tibnve our regular prosenta, consixtiug of China, Crockery, Glassware, Tinware and Nov I'ltiea. Our &)-ccnt Tea ihjuhIs any 7.')-ceut Tea sold". Teas at 20e, 25c, 30c, Soo, 40c, and 6O0 per pounJ. Our Miiclia and Java Bleud oiukes a cup of Collee to perfection. Coffees at 15c, 20c, 25c, 30o, autl !15c per pound. Spices at 10c. lie, 20c, 25o, 31V, 35c, and 40o per can. Importing for and operating 100 stores enables us to undersell all others and save you all middlemen's profits. Why not buy from first hands? Get the best aud save money. i III Commercial Street Astoria munufitrtura noka, fn and ny-pro-liKta, It him awurifl ground In' Kvunlt and C'hnlx near lloaton on tha lloalon A Allmny and lloaton A llulim rou'U, where coke plinta of 3"' oven will Ihi oonairiix. ed. Ad'KirdliiK to r(irl thla new com lilnntl'in will compete wllh the other (aa coinpanlea In lloaton, luliilii a gna war whl. h will U fouK'U to a flnlah. Aa an Indication of I lie fenlltiK of holler of lluy Uliile Gun. ."twka which wna formerly In Ihe Innda of J. flwnrd Addl'ka, la now d'milnalnl hy Ihe Htiindiird OW Co. Intnrcala. and tlYe w a general un londlna of aKxk which ireatly depreaaed Ita price. The net decline for the day In liny Hiate waa 2V i-r c.nl, drlvlnn the prlco down 10 . which la a new rocord law price. A ae wr In lloaton would pToheldy more aerloualy affect Ihe liny atate than any other aa pr'iperty lhe-. Following hard after the purchaaee ;t Itm iu platita In Detroit, Buffalo. Bt. Ixiula a iv I other cltlea, Ihe otiralnln? of a foothold In fioaton ty the ayndlcale la looked upon aa another Imimrtant atep In dividing the a field letween two atronf fnotlona. Klnit arel forrmoat I the Btandnrd Oil Co., which haa enor moua ln(erU In New York, Chicago. Cli veUnd and many other of the principal cltlea In the country. If there la to Im a war between the Htanlard 'ill clique and the new power In the yat Meld, lloaton la regarded aa the Imat nell for It to come to a climax. Homctlmra the moat careful women re the moat rureleaa. Many a woman bun dlea heraelf up to keep out alcktleaa when Im la neglecting the very worat Ickneaa that can come to a woman. Hhe allowa a alight dlaorder to become worae, lo alowly aap her vitality. The little pal" and llm other alght Indlcallona of trouM am to her unlm(Krtaiit. Bhe goea on, with Inrreaalng eufferlng, until life haelf Imcome a drig. Nen-ouiim-aa. alnklng aM-lla," dlgeatlve dlaturliancea, and fifty other compllcatlona may arl from th diiraiiKemeiil of the orgarat dlatlnclly fi-mlnlnt. Over thirty yenra ago the nee.1 for a reliable r'mly for Mkcalled "female, cotnplalnU" waa recognlied hy Dr. It. V. I'lcrce. then, aa now. chief conaultlng phyalclan to the World' Dl. nary and Invallda' Hotel at Ruffalo N. Y. He prepared Dr. Iterce'a Favortle Preacrlptlon, the m'Mit wonderfully ef-fi-de remly that haa ever lmen uaed for auch malaihea. S,-nd 21 centa In one.cent atampa and receive Dr. Plerre'e IW ioge "Common Bene Mctloil Advlaer." Illutratel. TO CURE A COLD IS ONE DAV Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tableti. All drugglatf refund tha money If It falla to cure lie. For aale by Charlea Roger. CUT LOAF SUGAR GIVEN AWAY TO EACH PURCHASER OF OUR CELEBRATED The Great American liiiportmo; Tea Gompauy TKE ASTORIAH WANT COLUMNS IrfESJJVANTED Hallrod handa waited for ImmedlaU work on track. Apply at room 4. FIt block. A. A C. n. R R run Kent. FOR RENT FurnlJhad room, ulte or alngle, by tha day or mon'.b Hotel Tlghe, undwr onUra new manage memt. Great reduction to rate. M- O. V. I'ortsr. mavnager. Cor. Eleven'l and Franklin. PH0FEB8I0NAL CARDS. C. C. B ROWER, ATTORNET AT LAW. Ounderaon Building. Aartoria. Oregon. H. T. CROflBT, ATTORNET-AT-UAW. H Commercial tti-act Cbaaur V. Dolph. Richard NUea DOLPH ft NIXON. ' ATTORN ETB AT LAW. Portland. Oreron. 24. 21. 2S and t Hamilton Building. An legal and el lection bualn -m promptly at'eoaa le Claim agalnat tha goTarnkneat a apa taJty. DR. JAT TUTTLE. PHTBICIAJf AND SURGEON Offloe, rooma t and (, Pythian bullilg UlVi Commercial St, Residence tanw Telephone M. , . , Acting aaatatant gurgeon V. 8. Ma rlne hoapltal aervlce. 1. Q. A. BOWLBT, ATTORNET AND COUN8ELOR AT LAW. Office on Bond atraat. Astoria, Or. DR O. B. E8TE8, PHTBICLAN AND SCRGEON. Special atuatlon to dlaeaaea of womer aod aurgery, Offlca over Danslger's a to re. AatorU Telephone No. IX. JOHN T. LIGHTER. ATTORNET-AT-LAW. Offlca. upetaJra, Astorlaa BaUdlng. DR H. L. HENDERSON, Offloe, Kinney Building, AatorU. Office hours, T to I a. m.: 12 to I and I to 2 p. m. 8 pedal attenton given to the treatment of Dlaeaaea of the Eye Chronic Dla eaaea, and Surgery. I Larneet Tea and Coffee Dealers on tbe Pacific Coast Leaders of Low Prioes. One Hundred Stores in Successful Operation. a A. SMITH. ' DENTIST. " RooDia 1 $bi t, Pythian Building ore C. 11. Cooper itora. SfClETT MEETINOi. TBMPLB LODOB KO. 1, A. K. an A. M-Rcular comtnunk-atlona held 01, th flret and third Tuesday venlnf of each month. O. W. LOUNBnEItRT, W. 1L B. C. HOLDEN. flecreury ,g7j,'.'-.. g97 Fisher 'Bifpthers ' ' ' ASTORIA.... LL'BRICATINO OILS -A SPECIALTY Ship Chandlery Hardware ' Iron tod Steel Coal - Groceries and Frorlslons Floor tad Mid Teed faints Oils aad Varaisbes - Loggers' Supplies Falrbaak's Scales . Doors and Windows Agricultural Implemeots Wagons aod Vehicles. ' SEASIDE ., SflWpiIiIi A oompleta atock ot lumber 00 hand in th roach or drued. Flooring. ru tic, ectllnc and all kind of flnlah; mold ings and ihlnflea. Term reav aoDabl and price at bedrock. All order promptly attended to. Offle and yard at mllL H I L LOGAN, Seaside, Oregon. Proprietor. Astoria Ironworks Front Street, foot ot Fourth, AatorU. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER I1AKER8 Land and Marin Engine. BoOer Work, Steamboat and Caaoarr Work a p. clalty. Caatinga of all description ma d to order on abort notice. John ro..Pratdent aad Bupertotandant A. L. Fox Vloe Piwaldaat O. B. Pnul Secretary Astoria Sartnrs Bank .....Traaorr J. B. WYATT, 1 , Pbesa N. Aaterl. Ortfea Hardware, . Ship Chandlery, Groceries, , Provisions, PAINTS and. OILS. Special Atteatlea Pal ta Sapplylag Ships. ,SNAP A KODAK. at any man eomlnf 'oa o onr nor and jon li gn portrait of a man brUnmlna OTer with pleasant tboughia. Buch, quality In the liquors we hare to ofler an- euouab to pleu any uaa- COMB AND TRY THEM HUGHES & CO. Bold the world' record for loos -distance fast running. A flap of the UnitedStates . The new wall map la- aued by tha Burling ten Kouta 1 three feet four tr.che wide by tour feet long; la prtntaJ In U colors, la mounted on roll era; shows every state, county. Important town, and railroad In the Union, and la a very deairaht and useful adjunct, to any household or business as tabllshment. Purchased tn lota ot 6000 the map coat the Bur lington Rout nearly 39 osnta apiece, but on r fi celpt of IS cant In stamp or coal tho ubder gned will he pleased ot send you one. Write Immediately, aa the supply la limited. A. C. SHELDON, General Agent, Portland, Oregon. FOR TILLAMOOK, NEHALEM AND TILLAMOOK, NEHALEM AND TILLAMOOK. NEHALEM AND TILLAMOOK, NEHALEM AND TILLAMOOK, NEHALEM AND OTHER COAST POINTS ,. OTHER COAST POINTS OTHER COAST POINTS OTHER COAST POINTS OTHER COAST POINTS Steamer R. P. ELMORE, R. P. EXiMCRS, , a P. ELMORE. W. H. HARRISON W. H. HARRISON W. H. HARRISON AND AUGUSTA AND AUGUSTA AND AUGUSTA ALL OPEN FOR SPECIAL CHARTER Sailing date to and from Tillamook and Naiialem depend txpom th weather. For freight aad passenger rate apply to ELMORE. SANBORN CO.. Agenta 0. R. ft K. Co. Agents, Portland. iiil P)r JoiillowiiUo dITE3 CHOICE OlC -2- Transcontinental ROUTES. Via Spokane and St. Pad Via Ogdeo, Denvep and Omaha of Kansas' City. Ponman ni Tourist Sleepers " Free RctHnintf Ctalr Cars ! t'i - Astofla to San Frnelso. Columbia, Sunday, September S. State of California, Fi-lday.SepUmbar 10. Columbia, Wedneeday, September U Stat of California, Monday, SepUn ber . Columbia, Saturday, September & Stat of California. Thursday, BepUnk Ur 30. Columbia, Tuesday, October 6. State of California, Sunday, October 11 For rate aad general information n 00 r adilr O. W. LOUN8BERHT, Agent W. H. HURLBURT, Gen. Paa Agt, Port land. Or. THIS RAILWAY COMPANY Operate tl trains on th famou block ayatem. Llghu it train by electricity through out; Usee the celebrated electric berth read ing lamp; Run splendidly equipped paanger train every day and night between St. Paul and Chicago: tha CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE ST. PAUt Also operate stetxn-haeued vasdbuled train, carrytaa the l&ttwt ptirat com partment cars, library buffat smoking cars, and pajar drawing room aleepera. Parlor can, free reclining cheir car aad th very best dining oar service. For lowest rate to any point tn th United State or Canada, apply ta ticket agent, or addresa C J. EDDT, General Ageot, J. W. CASET, T. P. A. - Portland. Oregon. -ARE TOU GOING EAST? YOU GOING EAST? ARE TOU GOING EAST? Be sure ' and ee that your ticket read via THE NORTH-WESTERN LINE THE NORTH-WESTERN LINE 'HE NORTH t7BTERN LINE 1HK NOPTJI-WF STERN LINE ; .'. The CHICAGO. ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS AND OMAHA RAILWAYS This Is 'the GREAT SHORT LINE Between , .. DULUTH, SAINT PAUL, CHICAGO And all Point East and Sooth. Their Magnificent Track, Peerlee Vearti buled Dining and Sleeping Car Trains and Motto: ' c " ALWAYS ON TIME" Have given this road a national reputa tion. All classe of paaavnger carried on the restlbuled train without extra charge. Ship your freight and ' travel over this famous line. All agent have tickets. F. C. SAVAGE. T. F. and P. A. W. H. MEAD, General Agent, !48 Washington St., Portland. Or. GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS WANTED PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF AND Fresh Mutton: Office Chief Commissary, Vancouver Barracks, Wash., Oct, 5, 1S97, Sealed proposals, In triplicate, will be received here and at offices of Commis saries at following named posts, for fresh beef and freeh mutton to be deliv ered elt that poet only until 11 o'clock a. m., November 5, 1S9T, then opened, for furnishing and delivery t Subsistence Department, U. S. Army, the fresh beef and fresh mutton called for by th Com missary at post to be supplied during six month, commencing January 1, 1898; Boise Barracks aad Fort Sherman, Idaho; Forts Canby, Spokane, Walla Walla, and Vancouver Barracks, Wash. ' Fresh beef shall be good In quality and condition, fft for Immediate use, and from fore and hmd quarter meats proportionately. In cluding all beet cuts thereof; Fresh mutton shall be good, fat and market able quality, from wethers over one and under three year old. Beef and mutton to be dressed and trimmed and delivered In bulk, as prescribed tn circular of In structions. Proposals will be also received statirej price at which biikler will deliver fresh beef or mutton, of character above stated, and to be delivered of temperature not greater than 60 degrees FehrenheH. Government reserve right to reject the whole or any part of any or all bids. Information furnished here, or by Com missary at the several posts. Envelope containing proposal should be marked Proposals for Fresh Beef (or Mutton) at ," and addressed to undersigned or Commissary at p.,Rt to t aupr-IlcJ. N. Allison. Capt. C. S. ' t of tha com- I I'a Powdfs. I For Delicacy, for purity, and for Improvement fjlexlon cothlna; equals Potion MILWAUKEE