V J ' r- JM OT f ( " i '"tK;!(.,-jl:-",, 171. THE DAILY ASTORIAN It the tt(f est an. best piptr oh the Columbia River THE ASTORIAN has the largest circulation of aov ca"er on the CotumblalRlver KULL ASSOCIATK1) PRESS REPORT. YOL. XLV1I. ASTORIA, OltWiON, SA'ITKDAY MOKNING, MiVKMBKIl SW, 1JW7. NO. 91. :;a.:iii. ; il'."; . art. a SWfeL it ANNOUNCEMENT SEASONABLE - In Order to Keep Mechanics Employed We will Make a Reduction of 15 per cent on all Air- Tight Stoves For One Week Only j. a N. UWH, Manager. J. T1USNC11AH.P, Assign. School Books AND. School Supplies liat tlir bett and rliri. 1 n i( fall tint I'ancU lahleitlu ilieeliy. GRIFFIN & REFD Thanks Givinff 0 TURKEYS Auil all other Goml Things requisite for Proper observance of the Do. Mm,' 'Ai...:1r .w-llW,JJSUS' Ross, Higgins & Company GROCERS and BUTCHERS Bond Street CHOICE FRESH AND SALT MEATS W. F. SCHEIBE, A full Una at Plnea, Tobacco, and Smukeri' Article!. 474 Commercial HI, T. A. FASTABEND General Contractor HOU8K, HWIUGB AND VVHAHK BUILI1KH -IIOUHIC UNION MEAT COMPANY Shield Brand Hams, Bacon, Strictly Pure Lard ALL KINDS OF CANNED MEATS Guarantied (ha Beat In tha Market CORNER FOURTH AND QLISAN STREETS - - PORTLAND, OREOON Havves' Old Stand Tablets Slates Pencils Sponges Composition Books Pens Blotters Inks CRANBERRIES AND MINCEMEAT the Foard & Stokes Company "The Louvre" ASTORIA'S GORCEOIS ENTERTAINMENT HALL S ri.OOKM Fine Muale. (ItniM of All Klnda. Two Magnificent Bar. CVERTTRING .IR3T-CIA33 Good Order and Everybody's Rights HTKICTLY OIIHKKVBU. Mnnufncturer and Uoaler In FINE CIGARS! MOVING TOOLa HENTKI) LONDON CITY I IS ON FIRE I 1 Worst Since the Great Fire of 1666. HUNDREDS OF HOUSES BURN Flames Fanned by Strong Wind. Fought by Many Engines. THE LOSS IS OVER 16.000.000 Historic Church o St Giles Bally DamifeJ Much Confusion and Danger ! I. mdon. Nov. IX (r of tlio mori ill, istrou fir. In London's history sine ! llio great lire 'f l'W. brokv out lit a ! large block nf bulldlnjr lying mat of ' AMtT-SAte utrwt, and between that ihor. I ouxhfnm lUi-l Itl Cross treot, Just nf- i tnr 1 o'clock tliU afternoon. The flanva Wore funned by a strong wind and fed i by highly Inflammable t, k of Chrbit I ma fin 'y goo.! and flimsy dress mi I trrl.tl of all ileaorlptlon that filled e-vrry ! floor of th .x story building In llio oi air.4. 1imphi!I) the oonll.ijrrrttoft guln.il headway with urpriliig niMlily f lllht -,( far lWl 111. kikhIIiIII.V of U'lnir I'lK k.tl ly Ihn few rniria ! nhiili nrrf . iirly mi ih- ni. ' Tor f uir hourn nml a haf the fl.imra ' Iwd tlirlr own may njid It i only ftr iii.ir.. itmn a limdr-d h.d work. .-! an limir tht lli. Wu. f of Itn- flrr ' brlKftdn 5.IU out t!i hIkii.iI Um: tlif Are wim uiiiU r contrid. ! At 11 o'clock lonlKlit llio flro Is UII tho of grral rx,-l!.'ml'ii!. Fifty iikIimi are !.-:nr iion rilrn: wnir- ona arc hurrylnit iii, rnl tonn of w.tU-r nro poiirliiir Into in flTy dctrln. ThounA.nl of people nrv tnlK to pen. ntrt iho conlon nmininlm-d ly a thou, mid pollivtiirn, roli)forcHHnt for whom wcro mnt up, tihvn u & o'clock tho In. enin In tlio outl.rviik Cuptnln V-IU to rmiko roiulsltlon for morv mulm-i upon the outlnylii tntloni. The rrni nuiit o.vupy ili. flro lrlR (iil.i for vrral duy. i il:i!ly In vi-w of tlio sraVK daiiKor of tlw coll.ipso of tho tii'II of InilldlngH which' f.ill now (ui.l Ajrnln. with a loud rep.irt. The Int. -t mh-lcr nrp that m.irty u hundred wnivhnui have Ivon dwtivyod, while tlio lo.ni will pii.luMy c.-l n.ftSi.ft.'V Tho hlHtorlr . liurch of St. fill.w lin Iwen much dmmiKcd, Hie principal daniauo be ing to tlw roof, tho old window, niul tho lNiiillmal fountain and MlltonV taliK Ilanmi'l ftnx't wa the fcenv of tho outbreak of the fire, which was duo to a.n explosion In ooiwi.vllon with km enulno on Ihe pronilw of Walter Tlrown & Co., manllo iiiajiufaclui'n, ,il No. 30 on I hot thoroiifrhfaro. Their third fac tory rrowiliil Willi Rlrls whu the tin1 broke out, and It wa Instantly the ncene of a Honii. panic, the operative rtihlnir to tho roof of tho IhiIMiuk .i't tlnmco pn.ln(f to other bulldliiK and so offpctlnjr their eca, while the- flame were pourlnp out of tho laemnt. In le tlwui an hour Ihe fiiinie had envii opel tho adjoining ImlldlnK mid ihenc tney leaped nn-ro the street to .in cnor mom paper warehoiMv which wa fully ullilht In lex than Ion minuter. I'.y this lime It wa evident lo the tlrcmcit that they were fnco to face with ,i sreat ll!! anter and n peneml ulami wa sent out, then from all the fire station, even tho.ie five milt from tho cere, engines wero huVrted to the ptt aad the tiollcv (fatherel In Rront force. Tha omfuxlon In (ho street IncnMMl n tho fire spread. Suddenly th. re was an explosion of en meter", nr.idlns like the report) of fired guns, followed by A momentary hush. After that the wild rushlnj here and llur wa r sumed with Incroosed energy. Men risked their Uvea In their effort to save book and valuable. A tli day wore on the Immense crowds were tlll further enlarged until It waa nlln ni'd thai linifiy lnifidre.1 of IM'iun. find nt pp!i ui rourd'-d ihr big flr. t-ATKIt HKI'OllTK. l,oii.ii, N,v. M.It l 'jIDHully r wrled tlwit l.V) waroliiun.i bav iK-eri cult-d A Ut-r Mtltiuii of tin- iimiif.' Iikic 'ho nmount at niarly L',,nf'ft). Neuiiy all tlw Jirliliii fin- Pwnniiw com. puttie urn !iivflviy1 ruid flr: pnoir.'iriw lixk wT pwtledlly tiniil'ihli on the MUj.'k exol.iiiK yMiti-rday (n-enlnf after III fir wti well utid.-r way. N'-nrly W t"Jrihun wlri viv 1ti eut, Inttr ruptltiK eininuinl'a.tlrm wlih many of the biK irovtnilal 1'iwn. Tim llri win tit" in of an mormon ndra'iee In the i)rl. . of iw!rlh fealh'T. willed roix: yi nr ei-ii'. last evening' (Krl- day), tws f!.t!ir firm uViiw have l"t IX. Ml. ANTlir:it IIATTI.K New Vork. Nov. 13 A -ll-;..it-h to the lleraJd frmn HavatiA y: A Hitll of .mi'lTHbl.. linport.ini e ha t .k':i plaee n-ir fl ianujay. The (ul,iui iM .oniniaiiib'd by f(iplrlt.'u-l and l'.-1r.i IH.-.i In l! flbt. Ttie Sin. Iarib hid Vi kill'd and 1.0 wjun'l'-l. Th firi !" w.i. at-i hmvy. I-OHTKH I1ANOK1' I'nlon, r.. Nov. 13. (H..-i;i u the Atirlafi.) Kelay 1'orter. the akiyer of tlio M liiio family, wa liamc-1 In thl elty this morninr IJERTHLOF SrEED IXG WESTWARD COMMANDER or Tfir. RCAK IttLICr t- rrnmov at cnictr.o. Me Has No Tear Cot That the Titty Vi I Itcarh tke la-Boa Vhilcr i Time. ChliviKo, Nov. 1'a Lieutenant Kils worth Price lleritilof, ,f the Vnit.d S:ite rev. einio eulter wrvb-e, who will command tho overland cxp. dltbm for the relu-f ot the whaler Imprisoned In Hi- mountains of lie in tha Arctic ixi, arnv-d in Chi- .IKO lol tlislit. He had re.'Chcd tile rdcr at Wa-ihliiirtoii to leave for the eo.u-t only t hoiiri before ih train on the IYnnsyh iuiI.i road Hleumrd Into the union station with tho lieutenant on Umnl. When the order c.imu IJetiten.,'nt Ilerthlof wired Lieutenant Jarvts at New I',ilforl, who will Iw one of the rell-'f lir'.y. to meet him In C hicatfO, wh-n they wero to leave for S-ttlo. The man whoo bravery and knowledge the starv Ins uliilers may have cause to thank for cMxinir their llv s when they had Riven up all hope, wns anxious to tv off for Seattle, where llio revenue cutler Hear awaits orders to ni't out. He has no fears but that the party will reach tho Icebound vessels In time to rescue a lnrs share of the men who waited Iiki lonjr in tho far north. Ho has never made the trip Ix'foro yet he wa or" of tho first men In the government service o riort for duty whoa volunteers were rtilled for. For 12 year he has done gal lant duty nil aloiiR the coast from Maine to the Gulf. Two month aso he was summoned to shot duty at Washington. Wednesday saw him nt the HfosavlnK department at Tho capital city. Tomor row he will leave for the Ta-jlrte coast and on tho 23d of the present month he expects to board 'the ship whli h will land him and hi party on tho coast of Alaska. Then he will hOKliv Ihe lone and perilous Journey with dop and slodKn overland to Point Harrow. IJeiitoTOUit Uefthlof w-.is in excellent spirits last night when ho Rave an antic. Ipnlory account of tho expedition he ha boeen nt lo command. "I left WaohltiRton," ho said, "on Wednesday nlpht. It was noon Tuesday when tho order came for mo to prepare for tho Journey and to ct out a soon an osiltlo. Hon- I preiarej you can ee," ho eontlnued, pointing to a small parcel of noi-essarles. "I shall hurry out to SiM.uk, where Captain Tuttlo and the rovouue cutter Hear have teen onlered to make remly to tuka tho rellof iurty to the farthest -pol.it along tho Alaskan coast she con possibly reach. We shall probably Icavo th.it Kirt on the 23d. Ueu. len.on V. H. Jarvla, who k now at New Hixlford, ha also leo.ii ordered to rexrt to SoMttle. Ho I experlK'Ml o far as Arctlo explorations go. Kight times he iioj. w niat region, reluming on tho last trip only a month ago. It lo possible that he will go no farther than goattlc, but the prolxibllltie are that (Continued on fourth page.) OVERDUE STATE i5 i The Staunch Ship Sttamcl Into the Harbor Yesterday. TWO DAYS IN HIE STORM r.irljr Vitditvliy Siuktcl Lightship. Vbkk Saiiilcnly Disappearca-Liijhtship Vita la fort. "And th tlfht wnt out." Th wre thn flmt wonla iKkn 1J' Captain Oren of the O. Ft. Ac N. tewmhlp Stat- of Cai ifoniltt, which arrived In the harbor at H o'eliH k yewter-lay morn Ins;, two day lati from Han Kranciaoo. Much uixlety ha been felt here. con. cnilng th nafmy of Captain Oreen anfl his rienj!er. The terrific hurricane which ha lx-n In fone here for the paat threw day, addcl to the fear of ill that tho Sta'e would either ha.xe lo pat to on a perilou trip or mt with dis aster. Her arrival today Is not or.ly a vindloaUon of Captain Grc-tn' aeamin lilp, but of the siaunchnei of the Amer ican bulll Ateainer in the O. R. N. line. To an Astonan r-iwrtr yesterday morning. In reiatlnif exrlence. Op tain Oreen said: "We left San Fr-incito Mon'lay mnrii Ing on time, and the ei was a smooth a Kl,i. WtJ hid said weatlur til the way. until off Cap? Mendocino. There we ntruek the gale or hurricane, and our good ship il')yl alon throngn the heavy ea until two o'clock Wednesday morning, when we cam? abreast of Hisht. ship No. T. II miles off the r.iouth of the Columbia liver. I signalled the lightship, ax.d shortly aft -rw irls he Mew three whist Ira. at regular Interval of the fog. hum prart!.."". About 3 o'slo It her1 Tights w.iit out. save a slight glimmer on one of them llko the .lickrini; of an ordinary elect rlo laiiir wYc'i w. burning out. Then all wa lark. The sea were run i hig mount tin high, ani th? wind wo a h'arnca le rtihtr thin a gal-.'. It was all on could da u si iv on the bridge. We tried our best to keep n-ir the light, hip boMng :o sight her Again, niul I hove io. under our malns iil, keeping our h. :id io tho sea. and remaining as near as iwssible to where I thought the light ship should be. When daylight came, theiv was no lightship In sight. We cruised about all day Wednesday aivj Thursday, hoping to get a sight of the lightship again, a I believe tit tlw time that she hod simply slipped her moorings and stood out to a. The weather was still something terrific and we had no opportt'i Ity of coming Into port, ur.tll o'clock this morning. We remained all the lime within a few miles ot where tho lightship wa. There Is but one of mo thlrgs that could have happened to tho lightship. Either from some unknown cause Mie foundered In the heavy s-ns ind went to tha bottom or else she got away from us in the darkness and stood out (o sea. I hopi the latter is the case. "No. we did not suffer particularly. It was rough, to be sure, but below decks all nun comfortable and nug. Nearly everyone' on board w;is slcK, nut non? of the pas,igers were frightened, though some wero unea-sy. One old lady said that dhe was too sick lo get frightened, and he did not believe the last day had come. The ship did not roll very much, as tho heavy wind kept her steady will! her wose to the seas." Lightship No. ST Is commanded by Cap- tain, H;istorff, who ha a crew of about H men. She was- built a short time ago In Portland, by Wolff & Zwicker. Captain Green was surprised thai Captain Ha. torft' did not tiro a gun or rocket, had ho b-.en In trouble, eo that assistance nilgit have been romdered. Tho bottom of the sea would have b en die, resting place of the new lightship tmd she not been equipped with steam pro. polling power. Iiuring tho tremendous ga'e Wetlnes. day morning she was sighted by th? steamer State of California at 2 o'clock. At 2:13 the big stevl cable on her mush, room anchor snapped In two, and the lightsljip was adrift In the storm headed for the beach. Captain Hastorff imme diately ordered his edgnal lights extin guished, put up sailing lights ami In less than twenty minutes bad the big engines running and the propellor working. He managed to get alout diiid put to sea. This accounts for the Slate not being able to find her again. No. C7 got as far as Gray's harbor and turned back to the Columbia river when the gale abated, ar riving off the mouth of 'the river early thU morning and started to steam Into tha biirbor. Caftnin Kl'iuir'Uson, of the I.'. H. ft. CVilumMiio atnrtK-1 down the rlvtr early thl morning to put suppll" J al.ard the Ugh:hlp, wh-n much to hi surprise h m-t her between the whis tling buoy and the M. H. buoy about 3 oYlwck. The current In the river wa ex- , tremeiy swirt and Ov lightship would Hi Messarje Will I'rgc the Acceptance probably have liul a hard time getting ir, r-.r. hd no, Ih. Columbln. .ur. cck-'l In pa ilng her a cabin to tow her In. At 12 M h tkd up to tlw buoy depot at Tongue Point and Captain Has. torff and his men Immediately went to bed, as himself, mate anl chief engineer had been on duty without siep since Wednday morning. Captain IIatorff' hrla are alt swoolen an. I puffe.l out from expiure to salt water and wiathr. The cutaln of the lightship reported j that th r-rni gale or hurricane was j one of the him vere he hnd ever seen In ih'ito wa:er. The -xp rtem-e o.' No. j ST In the last few: days have proved that j she U a magnlflcvr.t n. boat and al.o mai ugnonipa mini wnn steam power are doubly effective. Had she been de- pendent upon sails alone she never could have weathered the storm. A iet7 mushroom anchor and chain are now on board the Columbine and will lie transferred to the lightship today and fhe will be placed bock in her station a oon a possible. Much credit is due Captain Richardson for his prompt services1 in getting the lightship Into port anil enabling her to refit for duty at the earli-nt moment. THE.TRUCKEE A tat i i nee lUliAL LUoO rASSENGtRS AND CHEW RESCICD BY I tire SAVERS. Vcivl Sprisg Aleak, which .Made It Keces- sary ta Atteapt ts Ester ljpi is the Gile. Marhfie4d, Or., Nov. 19 The L'mpqua ; i lighthouse wagon arrived at Empire City j aboLt J o'clock this afternoon, bringing j Captain W. F. Daniels and th crew of the wrecked steamer Truckee. who were I rescued by the life-saving crew at four j o'clock yesterday afternoon. j Ctiptain Daniels reports that when out j itliout twelve hours from Tillamook a i leak w ua discovered, and when off Ump-1 qua river he became convinced that to save the lives of his puseengers and crew j he would have to attempt to take his I . . . . .,,' vessel over the Lmpo.ua bar. The wind him. l .o..thw.t c..le the i svu running mountains high. He could not keep a stitch of canvas up and con sequently his vessel was thrown upon the north spit. The Truckee has foroal ; her way over the spit and now lies in. i side. Site Will be a ut-il los. but Cap. ' tain Daniels thinks that her machinery j may be saved. There were eight pas-' sengers aboard one gentleman, two la. i dies, and five children under live years j of age. j A GOOD SHIP. ! Washington. Nov. 19 Commodore Duey, president of the naval trial board, has returned to Washington from the 9ea trkil trip of the Iow-a. which he declares ; to be the host ship of her class In the world. Royal Saves Doubly Do not be deluded by the deceptive claim of economy for the cheap baking powders. Instead of saving, their use results in a waste fulness of the most serious kind. First, there is the loss of an occasional baking. Flour, butter and eggs cost too much to risk spoiling them with an inferior baking powder. Royal's work is uniformly perfect, and materials are never wasted where it is used. In the second place, the adulterants which are used to cheapen the cost of the low-priced baking powders have a most harmful effect upon the health. No prudent person will risk an at tack of indigestion to save a few cents on baking powder. Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure and wholesome, and actually adds anti-dyspeptic qualities to the food. Thus the use of the Royal is doubly economical. aovu. sakimo sowoca CO., sew TOM. M'KISLEY FAVORS CUBAN AUTONOMY , t f P3'0 8 T""18' POLICY OF PEACE ADVISED fie Vtists No More War Scares or Cub Seisatitss u Interfere With Coed Times. N-,nr York, Nov. W.-The World this morning make the following- statement: j Th! WorU, , M Uf My on utnoriy that PresloVTit McKlnley will tacitly approve the pro. ( ffPnmm9 of utOT)omy or homfl rule for Cuba which Spain now promises. Bee. o.iil, tltat the preskltnt will express the hope that the Cuban J will not prolong the war for complete Independence, but will accept Instead a form of autonomy. Third, that if toe Cuban do not need his advice, Spain will be given more time without interference from the United States. Fourth, the president says that he ardently denires peace, both at horns and ahrotul "War earea" and belliger ency resolutions disturb bubsttvst. re. jtard prosperity and do no good. A new j everything depends on "good times.' A j season of peace from "Cuban sensations" I therefore now almost ceroaln. Fifth, j Spain has been Informed of McKlnley's hope nd plana and as the Brat evi dence of her own fond intentions and good wiH she pardoned ami released yes terday the American crew of the filibus tering schooner Competitor, caught under arms off the coast of Cuba April 15. IStt. j HAVE YOU TRIED ELECTRICITY T There is probably nothing as disgust ing a a sickly specimen of humanity. By this wea mean those people who suf fer from diseases which e&sfly yield to electrical treatment. They are miserable themselves and make others miserable. I Because some dostora Inform you that your case is hopeless It does not make It so. , Dr. Darrtn makes a speciality of all diseases of Irhe eye, ear, nose, throat, catarrh, de-afness, bronchitis, la grippe. : consumption, dyspepsia, constipation. heart, liver and kidney trouble. Most cases can be treated at home after one visit to the doctor's office. Ail business relations with Dr. Darrln are " ' OT strictly conndetlal. Inquiries answered. circulars and question blanks free. Office i hours from 9 a. m. till 8 p. m. ! Office at 491 Bond street, until Decern. ber L NEW WAY TO COLLECT WAGES. Butte, Mont., Nov. 19 A report come from Mammoth, that the nv-:m employed by the Mammoth Mining company, who had not been paid for some time, cap- tun?j rh;nll, gohuable. of Elisabeth. N. j president of the company, who wras there inspecting the property, and held ... i oaijn fr two davs. and threatened to hold him until be signed a check for their wagea. He es caped during1 the night, but ws over. taken by the miners. He then acceded i to their demands and wrote a check on the Koun1re nk of NewYork for several thousand dolters, after which he left for the East.