, nu ''Ufa bj T-v-i ' " w. ; . ,, . k ,vv.v4. THE DAILY AS TO MAN li the blftest ml test paper on the Columbia River THEZASTORIAN has the larjest circulation of anv wer on the ColumblalRlver KUCL ASSOCIATKH PHKSS REPORT. VOL. XLVII. ANTOHIA, OREGON, FRIDAY MOHNLW, OCTOUER ft. 1!7. NO. 54. CREDITORS' SALE I S OSGOOD Until Satunlay night, October Oth, your tt M M M M M M uiioiuu u .myrrocK f.- or. ?r. li p iwi o.. iu ui but you can take Stiff Hats worth Still' Hats worth Stiff Hats worth Prices of other goods in proportion, tt One DieboM Safe worth $100, now $40. tt Showcase, counters, shelving, etc., at tt one - quarter value. Remember, we tt close lor good, Satunlay night, Oct.Dth. J. D. KENNEDY TWUMTIIll A School Books AMI School Supplies. W tic id. beil ml rh.x.i Mm of I'.n and Pencil lalilrl. lu III. any. GRIFFIN & REED THE MOST COMPLETE J N LINE OF Air-Tight Heaters... IN ASTOkU., Manufactured E. ifnl Tor "Sspf tinr" Stove anil Ka.iirt. Sole Agents for Knox and Waupurton Hats BUFFUM & PENDLET9IN Hatters and Furnishers 94 Third Street, PORTLAND, OR. ....ThcIOnly Exclusive Our Royal Gream Flour FOARD & STOKES CO. Sole Agents ASTORIA OREGON W. F. SCHEIBE, A lull line nl Pliwa, Tobacco, nil Smoker.' Article 47t Cottimcrclnl Ht. UNION MEAT COMPANY Shield Brand Hams, Bacon, Strictly Pure Lard ALL KINDS OF CANNED MEATS Ouarantnd th. But la th. Market CORINPIJPRTM AND GLISAN STREETS PORTLAND, OREQON tt tt STOCK tt own in mo iiouso ii ii. at n Lii(3iii won 1 Alt). your pick for $5.70 ; $2.00 2fc $2.50 50c $3.00 $1.00 ti Tatlcts Slates Pencils Sponges Composition Books Pens Blotters Inks -- -e.-.: AND FOR SALE AT R. Hawes' Store Men's Furnishers.... i NONE BETTER MnnulnclMrep and lealor In FINE CIGARS! TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE AND CROPS Drought, forest and Prairie Tires Devastate the East. SEASON WITHOUT A I'AKAM.IX 1aaitnla. Viacn.ais. Mkbin... Illinois .ad l.tfii.s Sal. a lnit.elv ,u Ham. 'V Nu V er. Hoc Weather . Winning, ruiuUr 7 -The forct nr. Dial have l-.-ii ruling In Manitoba Ii. Ki lo I ho houi.kry line fi ihe p.iat ten (lay. have broken out more furiouHy limn ever. Ten or twelve r..na arr reported to have been burned lu dentil ami tlm fire la rapidly , reading n ml c,roliig tlm boundary m Into North Dakota. hVujera have Ik. n fighting the ltutin fur over ti week trying to keep tlietn from getting mto the- morn thli kly popuUtxl ili.trl.-t. Tlio flamea nrc ilrlv. Hi ImticlriiU of olVf. uml coynt.-a iim, tb" ojiert uml riorka of eeaj ihmI ilm kii hnv tiertl aceii flying over tile litlrlilllK fwr.t. N.ur Whlu-mouth. II. U. Iiun dry. a tnier. wu Imnml in ileal Ii. A irrmn woman llvln in a mll houw nenr where tti. Ore wiia the m't furlou" ye.tepUy la rejKirteil lo have hiirtnl lo iVth un.l her rhlhlrrn are ml.ln. A d!Kit.'h from Whltehoune atulea the Dre I preii.llnif rnpMly. B-Veriil int. tU-ra had eloae calla for their Uvea. A hevy wlit.l ilrove u m.i.n of ainoke whl.'h hllnileil. anj B r. line of flame which con.umeil everything in it twth. Ku.t of Whltemou'h i!k- altuiitlon In very critical. The n-vtlon forenun of Imrwlii nr.. hit w:f- unl men were lcke.J tin hy a freight train ami hromrhi to Whlirmouth. H.MiJiiuu.ter Homer on a hntxl'iir uf.-mi.tr I to rnn from I ur In with hla met), hut marly muruniUJ thrtiuieh aufr.KUtlon -.ml w comx-ile.l to Hike rvfue in n iw..lnK frelsht tr.iln. All th teleRnirh p..e f.r aeven.l mile. eaat if the town are ilown -no t. 'n. ur.. lle. ui. . Ue 9 : Thp country la on fire here. On oo.h al.lea of llp.kcii lleml river much .l.im.iKe la 1k'II! ilnn. The anioke l a.) 1 1:1 k thut II la lm.lhle to aee twenty yiinla. tlioouh ther.. k no (Ire m ar.-r than n mile. Mr. anl Mra. Votinv. who lle elKht mlln awny. .t every thiiiK iiii.l only icivel their !lea ly atiihilliic In the river for twelve hotira, when they were oHe to com,, out tiin the hurn.-.l ItrounJ after the Hr h.ul ie.l. Neurly everyone In ih- pa:h of the tliimea l.t every thlnic. At Iveiiiirjmir. Miinltoliii. aeveti nriii have hem Imnie. 1 to il.lh. Mra. (i. W Willhinia, her jouiik aon nml a ihuinhter li.nl race wtlh tht ll'iniea for ncver.il mile. They hii.l ti t,.im of hora.H. which they kivl "li the run. SMirk from the hurnliiK tlmhcr wire Mown Into the ilry Kronn.l of ).rnlrle where they wen coniicl!.l to croea mi. I aooti they were anrroumleil hy llainea. The fnimlc hor-.. Hturte.l to run alrulchr nh.n.l Into the hurnln tlnilMT. Before they ha.l boii. far the cirrhiite wua overturnivl uml th. y wer thrown .loun .'in emhnnkineiit Int.. u anmll creek. Till prolMhly mive I their Uvea. They were Kully hiirnc.l. A rexirt from MorrlH, ManUoha m.vs i tire haa Ixen niRlim there ami th.it me family of fh pemona la known to have peilHhcl. IX WISCONSIN. Kcnoahii, VI., OvtolKT 7. (11.1 uetUcia Of KeliiKhii uy this Ki heeti the .liyest aenaon for yearn In thla part of th,. conn, i tT. evolution la iMrch.Hl nml cropa hlaateil. Well, an J aprlnsa lutve ilrhsl up. onJ n a result of acinvkty of WMtcr, mock ha a aufferej (rreatly. I'rHlrlo Urea In Sommcra nnvl Ilrlatol canned by tiparka from Iiib; entrlnea Jeatroywl conald. erahle roKTty belotiKliiK to the farmora. All kin. la of menu a have been a.lopic.l to stay the advance of the Manica. In ome csea where the fire wna apparently extliiKUlahexl, It Cflntlnutd to burn Iwlow th, aurface. IN ILLINOIS. MUaeoutiih, 111., October 7. In the ex perience of the oldest settler In St. Clair and adjoining counties tK r-resctit ''ecuth Is without parallel. For two mouths there has been prnctlvully no rainfall In ih! section nml the temperature has ranged nhovu SO degrees lamosl dally dur ing nil that time. The damage done by the drouth In southern Illinois cannot be estimated, but It hit lieei Kvat. The heaviest loss to the farmera la on the corn crop, which hna been out down 60 to fi5 per cent. ' It has also done great damage to all lute Vegetation and to the fruit crop generally. Hundred of wells, olstorn and creek have entirely failed and A water famine Is threatened over n COW BOY HATS Are all the rage. We have them In the following colors: Red. green, blue. gray, brown, and French blue; II each. fcMj, - ' i ' - IniK" area of country. Many farmer, real'lliiif at of MiiacBHIiih ore hauling water a dladuiio of all lull. a. Th wa. . r In the K;ikn.kl river hna reached I he oiat atnite in yfara. In aMIilxn lo th aevero Ion on ctihi of vurlo'ia klnda, the farmer, will have to provide (in uiiuaitully large quantity of f-ed for th.-lr acock, owing to tli parched condl. Hon of all the paaturca. The atoi k feed ing aenaon l-iflna fully two month, car. .. r than uauul, a. a rc.ult of the drouth. IN INDIANA. Valporalao, Ind., fji-lolxr ".The Kan. k.ik.-.. m.irah Area are .preadlng ' In thla county, although the farmer, have given up nil oil., r work and are lighting It in all hour of the day, Heveral houw. ..re deatroyed la.t night. The IIk mnrh mar Aaalnong c.niKht flio la.t night and the flame. awi-rt over acrea of land, ile- atroylng everything In their path. Ileal. . deiila of Hebron, Koii'.t and Klninun are Uidly fr.ghlnd, a. It l feared the fire ! ma)' .weep a. roa tip; heavy dltcht-a which Im vr u-en dug. t Ixeaiur, Ind, Octotrf" 7 Koreat flrti are raging over the entire norlhweaern part of thla county. Flclda of .hocked nwii have Im i-ii aept away hy the (tunica, Ii Grantre, Ind.. Ot-tolarr 7. Tlu- drouth which without precelcirt In northern In.haua.hua Ixen partially broken by u light ruin. The Urn In the Uunura. k awumpa h.ia Increaaed. tut the farmera are ao organlaed thai they anticipate no great damuge unhaa the wind audden. ly change. (Jreut Una are Imfnlni In the marahca nenr K'Mlieatvr, Ind. IN MICHIGAN. Nile. Mich., Octolx.f 7. Kat and north of thla city the nuirah Area continue. Farmer tuve fought the fla.met ntght and day for a week and an- utterly ex huuated. They have moved their houae. hold good to place of rafety and have aacrlfk'cd their home. Game which In. nuhlted the marahe hal leen driven to the chy. Near ncrrlen Bprlntr on what la known aa the Dig Meadow, the fire ha .Wept over like a prairie fire and hundred, of acre of potatoes have been ronfltol In the hills. The fire I the wort that hat occurred In rhl vicinity !nce 1671. ENGLISH FEAR OF RUSSIA AND JAPAN tltANON rillt hALIStM UT S wITRDKAwAL rKO.M THE StU CONCtKEXCC. Slirrm.in V ill I' rolialilv Aijicc tu a Separate lccti. Vitb the f cij I ih Kcp rttnt3ie. New York. Octolxx 7. -A diaputch to the Herald from Waahlngion saya: The ii.luiluli.rr.it ion prooe8 to make clear to llrciit llrltaln the emlnirrassmeni cauaed thla government by her refusal to partlclat' with ltuj-sla and JaKin In thc pr. pos.d confcri'in-e on the t.e:illni; (piesllon. A notes If now In course of ptc..ra;icii at the ai.itc .lcpartnu T'.t which will deprecate the with.lrav. al of the MrltMi .'oct'nincnl at such a l.ac hour, mil call attention lo the fact that the .oiiimuiilca:l.ii of May It', which Sec ret. iiy Shcnu.ui a l.lr. sscd to Lonl S.ilis hury. stated that Russia and Japan would he Invlicd to take part hi the conference. The Iirltlsh government ha no reason, ahle -rournl a: tills t:nie for refusliur t. KirtlclMtt', when she had already in cepted an Invitation to take part knoAitiK thal Japan and liussU would Ik- repre sented In the conference. It Is also un- dcrslood that tile administration lll i yield to the Inevitable and usk Great Itritaln to send representatives to meet those of the United States. There Is no Intention, however, to uandon the proposed conference with the representatives of Russia and Japan. These gentlemen will reach the United States In a few days. The hitter con ference will be held, it Is thought, after representatives of the United Stntes and Groat llrltaln have had meeting nnd reached a conclusion, and the delepites of Russia nnd Jujxitt will then be asked to ratify the action of the Anglo-Amer. lean conference. The determination to send the above referred delegates fol lowed the Issue of an official announce ment ."rem Ambassador Hny that Orent Frkaln hnd refused to take part In these conferences. In view of the representation therein which Russia nnd Japan would have. Tho real reason Ivehlml Great Rrllnln's withdrawal is traced by the offlctals to i The present situation In New tork city Canadian Interests hi the sealing Indus- 1. moat Interesting and of national Im try and the fear of fhe Rrltlsh and Ci- ; portance. The result will show whether nndliin authorities that the United States, there Is patriotism and manhood enough Russia nnd Japan being In the majority. I In Its people to give themselves honest will outvote her representatives on all j government and save themselves from Imp.vrtant matters which may be consld- erd. ROMAN STRIVE BELT This Is the very latest Paris style made of the best quality of leather and cornea In a pretty combination of colors; from 15c up. CEORCE IS THE TRUE CANDIDATE According to Members of the National Democratic Committee. I CHICAGO I'LATFOKM THE TEST Vaa Vyci Dcinaoccd as the Leiucr f Corrupt riijht fur Lo.vcs ai ri-ilie. ! I I NoW rrk- OcwUr 7.-Henry George, claim that he 1 the rogulur democratic , caiuHlatu for mayor of New York ha. ! called forth exprisloti from r..ci! er of the licirxxTutic national committee. W. H. White, memlwr for Wjufhtngion, telegraphed to Henry George: 'Tne d m ocrwtic party of the state of Washington ciida you greodng. In the mfjvtment you are the representative of JeTcrsonlan Jomocracy. Your seleetloa a mayor will bring atwurance to the democracy of the Weat and South. Mammon wor ' .hlpirt. have not throttled their love ; for free government In the East, and In lw, aa a reunited, purthVJ party, we will move forward In glorious 'ional victory." The Herald print dispatches from democratic national cemr.Ufecmen a follow: W. 8. Holiday, Indiana: Asa di mocrat I recognize but one authority in deter, mining democratic policies on question, that are national In scope the democratic national convention. If the democratic party Is to continue national In Its pol icies, and therefore national In It" char, actcr, all true democrats must accept , the platform adopted by the last national convention the Chicago platform until , the principles and policies set forth In i said plutform are settled. Democrats ' throughout the country, I believe regard the result of the pending campaign In Greater New York as being of such na. : tlnnual significance that It will affect . the democratic party fur good or ill In the campaign of lrV Hi. am !BiU4il, the opinion no democratic faction In any state In the United States will change , the purpose of the democratic party as set forth in the Chicago platform. That : party In New York which accepts the ' Chicago platform ought to have the sup. Krt of all democrats. Thoma McRae, Arkansas: The Chica go platform is the latest authentic dec- j laration of democratic fiiith. ami I be- I Hpvp It the duty of all democrats to supKrt candidates who stand upon if In ; preference to those who Ignore It. J. Jl. lUavl, Tennessee: I certainly believe that the compliance with the Chi. cago phut form should be Insisted upon. I Any orgunteatlon claiming to be demo, cratlc which refuse to Indorse the nation, nl platform, hns no claim upon thf up. krt of th,. democratic voters. I am not sutlielenry advised ns to the rules of istrty orpnnlzailon in your state to ven tnre an opinion as to who Is the regular nominee, but Mr. Van Wyck certainly cannot lay claims to It. John G.lbert. Shanklin. Indiana: Were I In New York I should siipin.rt Henry lieorve. txvause he Is the only exponent among th,' candidates for mayor of the principles decided on ut the Chicago con vention, absolute loyalty to which Is the test of true democracy. J. J. Dudley, Texas: The democrats . who fought the battle of lvaj should In ' slst that the support of the Chicago plat. ' form and Its nominees should be the test. I I cannot see how democrats who sup. ported the Chicago platform and Its nom- Inees can vote a ticket nominated on a platform which ignores the Chicago plan form and especially when there Is a ticket In the field reaffirming the Chicago platform. They cannot afford to com promise principle. George A. Inslee, Idaho: Every dem ocrat in New York should support Henry George. A candidate who does not stand up' for or Indorse the Chicago platform has no claim to democratic support. Such men elected McKlnley, and to be con sistent they should support Tracy. Their pretense of being democrats Is but a repetition of the ass masquerading In the fion's skin. J. H. Townsend, Oregon: I belleve the Chicago platform represents the prin. clplea of the democratic party end know of no reason why any organization other than a national convention should pre sume to ehumiafe the principles of the party,' Itcnjumln R. Tillman, South Carolina: slavery- to money. Van Wyck does not represent democracy, but was nominated Shanahan Bros. THE ONLY 8TORE THAT SELLS CHEAP. by corrupt organization, hungry for the loaves and ftahe. but too cosarlly to fight for principle. Henry George l the only democrat running for rrmynr In New Tork, and all true democrat will support him, whwttier he Is a victor or not. Aa a national committeeman, I will vote for the recognition of him anl his followers a the only representative, of democracy In New Tork city. True L. Norrls, New Hampshire; Frank Campbell. New Tork; John M. J. Ml- chatton, Montana; Bradley B, Bmallty, Vermont, and J. J. Dwyer, California, hcrf'l that th Tammany ticket Is regular, AFFLICTKD P TEARS. Mr. William A. Hall of Astoria. Tells How He Was Cured by Dr. Darrln. To whom It may concern: Twenty-seven year ao I had the m la fortune to have scarlet fever and from the effects hud dlacharglrur ears, and from that time to ls, I was troubled with a loathsome discharge from bo:h ear. In the year 1M I consulted tr. Darrln and u perfectly and permanent ly cured, so 1 have never had a return of the affliction. Seeing Dr. Darrln Is In Astoria, I thlnic It ju.tlc to the affliotod as well as to the doctor to write this card can be referred to at 422 Duaw street. Astoria. WM. A. HALL. Mr. Hall Is well known In this city and his word can be relied upon and the lasting cur. he received should give cour. age to others lo try Dr. Darrtn's new treatment by electricity. Th. doctor will remain In Astoria until November L at the Occident hotel, and will during the remainder of hi stay, treat all cases at tho rate of 3 per week or In that proportion of tlm. as case, may require. The poor treated free from to 10 a. m. dally except medicine.. Regular office hours from 10 a. m. to S p. m. and 7 to S in the evenings. He treat all chronic diseases, blood taints, loss of vital power and early Indiscretions permanently ruml though no reference, .r. ever made In the press concerning such cases, owing to the delicacy of the patien;. Examination free to all and circulars will be sent free to any address. All nrtvat disease, confidentially treated j and cure, guaranteed. Patient, at a dis tance can be cured by home treatment. Medicine, and letter, sent without the doctor's name appearing. UNITED STATES SHIPPING REPORT LARGEST DCCISEXTED ANNUL TON NAGE IN 21 TEARS. I. 1SOI Vas tte Largest Tot.age in 0r History - Mercka.t Marine Never So E (licit. t is Num. Washington. October 7. The annual report of Mr. Chamberlain, commissioner of navigation, which has Just been sub misted to the secretary of the treasury, shows thut the total documented ton nage of the Unltel Stntes on June 30, 1S97, was 4.7t.22 tons, and Is the largest Tor 21 years, except In ISC, when It was I.S'2.01i tons. Our largest documented tonnage was 5.5X.313 tons on July SO. W.I. Considering the speed and number of triiw of steam vessels, compared with sailing vessels, our merchant fleet has never been so efficient as It Is this year. Th total construction of the year S!l vowels of 132.3:13 gross tons Is the largest annual output since IX'1. HOPE FOR REFORMS. Havana. October 7 El Dtarlo Marina, organ of the reform .party, commenting on tho new Spanish cabinet In its leadlns editorial, says: "The fall of tho headless und discon certed conservative party means a trans ition from a dark night to a sunny day; It means a radical transformation ot methods. The list of minister. Is a clear indication thut the platform of the new cabinet Is pure and logical autonomy for Cuba. We have absolute confidence In a prompt re-establlshment of peace. The rise in Spanish securities In Europe shows that the public In Spain and abroad has great confidence In Senor Sagasta's cabinet." The Union Constitutional, organ, of the conservatlv. party, says: "The change in the Spanish cabinet Is of minor Importance, a. all true Span lards must have the same patriotism In defending the high Ideas of the .nation." JoTItNAL'S AND WORLD'S POLLS. New York. October 7. The Journal's poll of Greater New York votes now In cludes S7.I60 names. Of these Henry George, Jeffersonlan democrat, has 27, 127; Van Wyck, Tammany, 26,431; Seth Low, citizens' union, 20.002. Tracy, republican, -13,900. The World's poll of 75,506 voters is as follows: Van Wyck. 25,156. Low. 19,293. George, 13,873. Tracy. 12,503. Gleason, Independent, 4,229. A sweetheart will write two na:es a day to the object, of his admiration, even though he sees her every evening, but when he becomes her husband and Is separated from her for weeks ait a time a hastily scribbled Bne once a month is about all he feels able to write. ANOTHER DIG CUBAN BATTLE Conflictiacj Accounts as to Khick Side Was Victorious. CUBANS LAUGH AT AUTOSOMT Tkejr Claim Now to lie Better frtpared lor Active Campaiga Tin tut Before. New Tork, October 7. A dispatch to the Herald from Havana says: A big battle' occurred October J in Cam aronea hills, not far from Matanzat, be. tween th. Spanish urtder General Molina and the rebel, under command! of Betan court, Sangullly and Raoul Arango. Th. fight began at 9 o'clock In the morning and continued all day." The official re. port published her. state, that Molina attacked the rebel position and drove the rebel, out with great lo.. Th. report saya that General Molina, bad his hor. .hot under him. The Herald', correspondent at Ma tan to has obtained an account of th. fight from a Spanish officer who was present From this it appear, that the rebel In fantry were strongly Intrenched In an almost Inaccessible position In the hni. and all efforts to dislodge them were futile, resulting only In heavy losses tor the attacking force. The Insurgents had only a few men killed, and Jeered and taunted the Spanish during the whole engagement. General Molina narrowly escaped death. Enraged at his failure, he returned to the attack th. next day, but with no better succes. A large num ber of wounded Spanish aoldlers were brought Into Matansa. General Cas tillo left Puerto Principe September 2a with heavy reinforcements, for the pur pose of attacking the Cuban government headquarter. In Guayamarlllo, but heavy rains and bad road, prevented him from carrying out his plans, and after long marches he returned to Puerto Principe with 108 of his men 111. ' ... General Ruh. jtbile escorting' a eonvtry; from Puerto- Principe to San XlcboU,." was attacked by rebels September 3ft. The rebel leader, Juan Ducasse, ha. crossed the Marlel-Mbjana trocba with a large force and is now operating with General Castillo. El Pals publishes a statement to the effect that up to date 2.000 of the 6,000 reconcentrados In the town of Jaguey Grande have died of hunger. LAUGH AT AUTONOMY. New York, October 7. General Carto Roioff, secretary of war of the republic of Cuba, has sent the following letter to Gonzales de Quesada, Cuban charge d'affaires at Washington: "We are now better prepared for an active campaign than ait any time during either the present or the late war. We are Informed here that Spain will prob ably try to please the American govern ment by offering us autonomy more or less ample. I need not tell you. my friend, that we laugh at such offers, for already we are at the hour of our libera tion. "Should Spain seriously offer us auton omy, It would prove the full extent of her weakness, and we will fight with re newed ardor until she shall recognl our Independence. Imusr'.nt- our delight should Spain tiius confirm us In our be lief that the end Is fast approaching. "Tell the American government that to enter into diplomatic discussions with Spain In the hope that we will accept autonomy Is useless. We should simply thank tt for its trouble, hut manfully decline to end the war on such terms. We know that both Palma and you have often made this plalm to the American government and public, but we wish you to reaffirm ft." NO REPLT TET. Madrid, October 7. A cabinet council at which the queen regent presided was held today. When the ministers separated the premier, Senor Sagasta. announced to the newspaper man that no final de cision had been taken In regard to the reply which Spain will make to the note of the United State., handed to the Duke of Tetuan when he was"mlnister for for eign affairs by the United States min ister. Royal aake. th food pare, wboleMMn ad ..lidos. FOVREil Absolutely Pure bovu muim) om oo., ftiw roa. Vi 1L