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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1897)
1L "--.-J r v..f '" , Nl T I ( ) ; J i.j.M:. i ..... . :.;tul THE DAILY ASTORIAN Is the tlfrest and best piper on the Columbia River THE ASTORIAN has the largest circulation of aav tntr oa tlx Columbia River on :, 'on, ' FULL, ASSOCIATE!) PKESS REPORT. VOL. XIVH. A STOMA, OREGON, FRIDAY M0KN1NG, DKCKMBKR 2it 1807. N0, 1;gft Tnr. mr.niuTri " j ' , ' "Superior" Stoves and Ranges nT mr BUST J. N. LAWS, AT HA WES' OLD STAND Christmas Goods io .M ir i:vi kviwdv Ollllloiil NtiVfillcs l.rallicr floods Medallions Christmas Cards Riioklris Hi .1 . m Hooks In Vf mill lialiiljr ItiinUno I'lilhlrcn's Hooks Hililes Praur liooks Iloiiksoratl Kind? fo not mk your aolactlon until you hr fi our took. GRIFFIN & REED Christmas Next tifit btokr is full or the moot RURVIOKAIlLB AND ORNAMENTAL cuocKKiir. lamiij and olam. WARE, BIITA1ILB rOIt PRESENT. HOWDflY GliOVES and HJIWERGHIEFS at Dl) WS BLANCO EMPLOYS SOME STRATEGY Sends a Spy to New York to Ship is a I'illljustcrcr. I'I-aci: uv imi:i'I-:m)i:ncfom.y laili'jinttids (Iter Killifl'i nl Hint Iikiisc ia Ma dn Nil . t Kit () .lntd h Spiib. Unltol Btatm (uIkmA Aniiio, u on hlj' wrojyilnT tho harbor, A rumor afrru that an Amorleiin waratilp m coming In and th popU bwtnit (rot 14 whm tho atranr'a una n4 n aluto to Tha forta. many blev1nr th city u -tt bomarl1. It a soon cvhlrnt that tti v.w waj tha 0r.imn M'hrHiliililp Ji'dn, but avra houra h4 lapwil tcfijra iil"t vm rator4 to Oia Hly. All at nljrht rajrlna; flraa nav bwn vMtlli wiitihwitt of Mivvri. rnly 14 ii-wtih'tivk nf:. Iliiiana. T 23 Tti" nwnl tirvfrl un-j nl.- mllim nt Ciw-m-l nulx In th ramp of 'uloni Aran'i-Tn. In Ot1 provnr rni Kiinnilun hirplv m I lie rTmtkaV rnimiri.iiir Mki a 8.uilh lfl,ir n4 a ir-wnii.T from ;hc Am-rlran ronmilat r.mlfl rnuh th lonnrci run lamp In a f twrim nfi'T Iriivltiif ITnurm. nhn th trt lmvi tim'ir fuiiTl II. rfliiii iiharpl (iiinni m lhi tnlll:iry ofK-ratlnn. Th'l rnmp Ik a f"V mili from a Rp.nlii fort, j ANOTHER STEAMER ADDED TO LIST Caracoa Bouyht by I'acific Coast I'artics fur Alaska Trade. COMING 1KOM AUSTRALASIA To .loin the hloadikt Kirth Arny Tick Traia fina the Matte Will Joil the Etpeditioa. an4 Hi reindeer drlren can leava bar u aoon aa arrana-wnnt can b roada. AflTORfA PH3.TE33IVB COMMER CIAL AHBOCIATIOV. Allxa-t DunW. Pri4nL E. J. 'Smith, SacraUry. Among th voluntas for driven la a coiori-4 gcnllaman who ctaim to hara tian1d rnltr In SoutH AmTlca. CKubta ha xprlic woud tx worth a voo4 ileal to ona of the fuldei aa a va)t Home of the Norwrirlnna atata that In thrkr coitrrtry a man "ho rant fport S rHndoor to puft hla tMhn la not much account. Thny tine reindeer to take their KlrUi out rfttruc on winter evening. IS IT A TRIFLE? f.Mi nnd turn !.-n I.k-.ii.I for nine York, Ic. O Th Red D. Bt'-atn- iiKinih. Ttii' frl.ii H nmnnir the volun-1 ,p Curaca him been fld y lla owner. ifm ami nirnM flr.'wn of lUvnna cen-! M..r Houlton. BllKa Si Dallotte. to'go , nr.-e on ttie 1 1 .i .-n i . Krom thcir:are to be Pacini coast nald.-f.ia. ltil.ulU,lil, I 'iiv 11. -The IT. ,iib- ltir a a. nmii.il . ti.T wrtt!-n to a .t.leti' of th.a tity by a "4:ilt:irulhad ... i.t.. .. , . . ii ..... ..... ... . ... .. .i...e un i'!Mlr .wra) p.l mco and call for ven-; , ttie Alanka trade. The purchaaera " J j.-x .n y III pnrt: "Ynu know tSut lithe il.y ,f li.jcrnl l!nn.-,i ha l.iy Im.ti .-. riil!r.:irlnr f brthery juid un".i.l :i.it i. V..u I be lirirlMl, I l. r.-fnre. nl .vh.1t I. '!. Vtv Inf.riinM.ii! t,i, That Common Trouble Acid Dyapepela, or Sour Stomach. Now Recognized aa a Cause of Sertooa Dlaeaaa. Add dyapepala, commonly called heart burn or aour atomach, la a form of lod ceatAn reaultlnt; from lermenta.ton of the food. The atomach beine; too weak to promptly dlitent t, the food remains until fermentation begins, flUlna; the atomach wltib kkm, and a bitter, aour, bumnf tante In the mouth la often preaent. Thla condition aoon becomes) chronic and being ranifi t!ie hwtir..nta have ..nt deflant I 6nd the prle paid tlW.OOO. Ti Curacoa an every day occurrence Is given but little "ftiiminl'ntlim 1o 'imi aiwl nke I. waa btiUt ipeclally to trade between thla attention. Because dyspepsia s not im- H'atidlna: cnn on the lied'i and Po. ' prt and Curacoa. Maricabo. by the mer- -mediately fatal, many people do nothing t'i"-t' Ht:itlni4 hl'4i n-ns ntjont to shunts of Phlladi-lpbla. The Pwt ca-1 fr the trouble. A LONG CONTEST FINALLY ENDED Bthrlag Sta Seizures Commlssloa Piles Its Piadings. SOME OF THE CLAIMS MADE Sot Oily Vaated the Valve of the Ships. Bat rrospective Tfofit aad laternt. Washnrtoo, Ie. 23.-The llndlnga of the BrtUah-Amertean oolmlaaloo, chosen to aaaota damngesi for tha aelxurea of British ehlpa In Behrlnsr sea, have been received by the state department and the British embassy. The controvensy baa occupied the at tention of the authorities here and in landon tor the last eleven years. At r..i,ini.Mii-e fc-rlTliiicr, .. ft on Am by.ni;il required was a minimum draught; Within a recoct period a remedy has; the outset the tone of the controversy ""'th" ri-l nnd rmi.'ti4y 4'SHroy.l. Th on"rnatlon In Ha. Foard & Stokes Company The Tail Goes With the Hide i'. J. iiKiilinaii tV Co. will, until Jniiiinrv 1, 1 s:S. witliout rost rvc, n-II lln ir lar'p stK-k of Hoots ami Khoin Ladies', Missfs', Cliil.Irfii's and I toys' flioice footwt'ur at fost. Wlicn wo say cost, vt menu it. (live iih it all and wp will prove to you that you tun tnko hoiiit more fiHitwwir for tlu inonoy tlian you can from any slioo stoiv in Ore gon. KfiiU'iiiU'r, tho sign of' tho Big Itoot, .is I Cotiiniwvial street. liiiGoodmantSCo. Ross, Higglns & Co.. Grocers CHOICB.... PKP.SH AND SALT MEATS ANI- BOND STREET Butchers.... w w w cuici r w oniCLU w I BRAND w .WW w w w w w w . w w w UNION MEAT COMPANY AM, KINIW OKt ANNKI) MKATS Hams, Bacon and Strictly Pure Lard (iimrantred Tim llexl In the Mnrket Cor. fourth and Clisim Streets I'mtlnnil. 0rcinn. Mnnulncturer nnd Denier In--- W. F. SCHEIBE, FINE CIGARS! A lull line of Pines, Tobacco, and Smoker' Article. AT- Coinmerclnl Ht. ti Asturlu', Cnriicnns Entertainment Hull Th mmimrm jOierflf' lili;tf'K(-iil')ia;y Tliree Mnora-Pine tluale; names of All Kind: tJJ,afe?-l-J ( J Mnenlflcent llnrs; KvervtliliiK Klrt l lawi; ( te-.-r: ' it H lajiS imtto0i'' 0r,fer Kverybotly'a ItlgliU Wtrlctly Ob.er Two (llKMl served. i.ru u, mr oy a nn.kn rii. i.iai'u: tr autonomliM t-m-. hnd .1 iwiilon n the c.nin.11 of tl, rmpt-iin-K. nend The fr-n. t .-1 1 h me rhnt pr. iirig:o ho was the Mlchiavelll of ijftmi Iilan- lia wvrrit .-hemea In tore. but thr mt lniriiitit oitr-a. hov tha! will ve u rlmriT In.lvtit Into the n,H!l.oA. of paelflmtlon, thAt the Sniiri n. end are a follows: 'Ti flrt erheme mot I ii4irtunl nsunto has -nt ,,n mlwy to New lors. 1 u,, n.K know bis m. it. 1. 1 ""!. tack ee. ja Mar;,.-. ,u Hrtr. w-nously r.4 a mnrked P,.nil arrit. though I 1 1, , fln.lnnntl. run u, , rv. ,rf h ,nlry . He T,. .,,, orl:1 ro, ... , Ohio Has be. IwotwMv .tr, f.,r New York. en in ,,.,. rhnrl v. Kurn ha. d-op-he l,.,, , , , , nui.uMertn,:;,,.,! rrm. f ni ...ki.,g ,0 d-f.at expedmon. and rea.h the army und.-! s,.nt,.r lln.inn. Ootnea H.. y, , ,) , lh ,, ., , ,.wfTM,,.p .., yM n rf,rt;(lnfl tl- h,,fi,, ,i ,1IV.. f mrnm ,imlnry 7 h,tw..n .ho nrr-eo-, memWr ln mi .nl,Ki ir.wma n...if v. . . . ., 1 01 ini ii- ni'wr.mr. i"ni'i;ii nun iirinr. to murder Uni.Tnl (,.ms 111 rrrem ...nl... i tire fjtt;..d tfmat varia. RI.E'TI'IV IN AIN". Mndrld. Iec. 21 The rhamb'T will be dmnwd on .Iiiniwirv 21 nixt i,nd the elellneiB for the runv ho'n will be held February 3. Th d;ile for ri.nhtng 4 A rwll 10. roNT'Kvsnp TF.i.nrt vfii. pene for al thene ,ir -.-r -ni be mmr rhoiisnn.l of ..Ur. ry trvili.. f to urI.Tsn. Sow thv will get the money "Tlin m ,,, .. t,,,,, 1, ,n rnr,.r,.n.. tc ov..rlorr to he nuole to th- ftk-htlnK ror uhnn HUrty. You knew n w.l v I 'ilw ,.M man Jumi Ral.or., uud you rc ni.nlwT aa I do. thot n the form r up n.lnir he h.ied hlm.ejf W a Spun ail of the Siinl.,r.N. , hl en I.nls, In (he leitdir cimmariillnK the surgenis In .,.-.,. Kr ,nU frim father was expatriated an. I ent from Jagua to tlavann. where he now llm Congoto thinks that General Oomeg ra.- IwiiAl a proi'lumatltm ordering lea.ler 10 see lhat nl emlsvui.a aiv may ivent liintMr ih ttwn tlon-. of pen.e that nre not bawd iino ansoliite hulependenee of the tlan4 ahal k. . . - -enrence.1 to death. He further add that all Infractions of this shall be con m.-rii inason. Now. mniuam ... conoelved the Idea of sendlna- the frher o the sou with prroHtlorm looking to- warrt autonomy, thus Marine the) a, tn position of either shooting his fathm or being himself declared a tr.Utor. Th Por old man refused, but I know not nw long he may whhataiia the preamirt tnnt is herig brought to hear on. hm. TO aawt of the schemes l as follows "Congoato Is striving to secure the ser- vo.n of some prondnemt man of the tilted States. Th prominent peran lr o cme h-re and on his return to thr states to declare that autonomy la an ac eompllshe,! fn(-t, that peace la ftrmly e tatuished and other foolliwi thlnirs. A.. If this could niter the real rtatw of tf. fair, and If ConKu-0,n,eTaJ Lee were not here to tei the trttth. And. bve the bye, I fear that If this gwvt,-nnn (Le.) in not tnke his depart ure In goo.1 tme e Is running the risk of being blown plei-e." INDIOXATION EXPRESSKD. New York. T'oo. .-Tndlgintlvn ovet the killing cf Cilone) Rmi is lnf.na In Hnvnnn snys the Herald corrospondent. .Many mnme t.ener.il Blanco, alleging thai e rorced (oline Rula to go. In spite, f 'the lattrr's protestallomai that It vim erl.ii In J.-ath. All nocounta agree that Colonel Arnnguerln wm n.r!.onaly op poe.l to ,he Infliction of the extreme "unity ami would have fived Rula. but his own fe would h.ive been s.irrlfl'ed ad he done so. in ojmplianoo n-nh the orders of hi superiors. A rablegmni hns been rcvd stattnc that Oeriernl Lee has been Inalmctod to otlfy C.nrrnl nomeg r,nd rthor rebel .Milers that they need exneot Amer. in .ympHthy if tt).y continue to mlt .Irhwr en flags of !r.i. Oeneral I.ee says he hns received no nsiruiMloiw adding thft,t he knew of no ne'niuv of the dlnlnv nl . n,.. . urlng the war. It ,as never hn clnimed by the Spanish fctithorr.les that Coolne) Rula was under a flair of trim- that Institution being unknown to the Ppanlsh arny In Cuba, Us use being lr terdloted as Involving a recognition of the Inourgents aa 'bellgerents. Much excitement was caused on Sun- day morning when a anvil! whit warlP beamig a strong resomblance to the Th.' lnUrt I n - o the denth of Mr. Mary flute .u con-lulivl In San. Fran oe. yet!i'rday and the coroner' )rx found Alb-rt II off guilty of murder. A fire n the business eent.t of Ceve laml. Ohio, yesterday aft.'rnnm di- roy- cl pmiwrty .irth a million lolans. be side heavy lose to swrer and other tennnts In the way of valuahl libraries, book, eec. Tlie fire was started by the exploelou of a can 0' xnz:iie In the llthoKr.iirfilng erttallsvnenl of I hs ft Co.. n-ho almie lost $235."V A ml(l scene of riotous disorder ."inI In tcn. excitement, the Ifll'iots hous at Sprlngflild yesterday paed the republi can senatorial ip.iortlotiment bll) by a vote of 7 to 51. The vote was coe and r.itrlck Meany. of Ohlciiro. navel the bill for th republican. Yht hs vote was cast Siate Treasurer Henr' Herti. th republlran leader, a-ilio s(ool at hs aide tretnhllug with xclteme.t, (lungs hi arms about his neck as if the voter was a long lost son returned from th Klon dike. Th Vienna TVutsoha Zellung 4iy (he United fltat has more Interest In the opening up of Tnin .than all Huron combined, and that we caanot afford to negleot our Interest In the far cast, nnd that a partition of Oilna would be Im possible, without AmorloA's approval nnd parnk-ipaion. The European ;iowrs j do wll to give Immediate Mtuitlon to th assertions and Intereits of the Vnlted States. Fir broke out yesterd.iv afternotn In the building on Ma,lion street. Chicago. occupied by the Tssertl Cafe and Frank Mussey's billiard parlor. As a dozen poltoomtn were pustilng back thi crowds of people In the streert, a terrimc ex plosion of natural gas occurred. The building was 'badly wre.-kvl. windows. window grating, sidewalk Htrhts, and inan-hoe eovxers wore hurtsl amongst the people. Poaens were thrown from tlier foot ami 23 Injured. Polio Captain Thunvas O'Connor was the only one se riously Injured. Many were crushed n the frantk" rush for safety. Ti' Are sprend rapidly after the explosion and tho weather eatwd much of the water to freeae, so that the building sum resem bled an leet-erg with a furni?e In Its In terior. The loss was J125.000. with a maximum cargo capacity, owing been discovered prepare! solely to cure was belligerent, suggesting a noMhu n. to the faH that the vessel wa to nav-! dyspepsia and atomach troubles. It lsort to arm Thle waa following the gate th shallow waters of Ijike Mnra-knorsm aa Stuart's DyapepeU Tablet andjpeljure by the United States at earner rail. Cp to the expectation of her ' ' now becoming rapidly used as a radical 1 Corwln of the British aealers Carolina bulld.Ts and os-ners. she ran regularly 1 cur? for eyery form of dj-spepsa. I itiornton on August 1, im. The to MariM-albo. up to a cs errt period, when , Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have been j ftctm ,ne Mlxart) wfTf) ntft" knawn n. she was chartered. r'a- d before the punllc and are aold by( ul W)rn1 tlroe m aru , (h me,n,(n(. The Curaaoi Is a handsome vewl of drugg'sta everywhere at cenU per pack-. Corwln had taken the Onward and the American type. Her cabins and state e- 11 Prepared by the Stuart Co.. j Favorite. The same policy of selxnre rooms are beautlfJllv finished In whits Marshall, Mch., and whe It promptly j anil confiscation occurred during the enamel and gold; In fact ah Is an Ideal nl effectually roatorea a vlgorouj dlgea-jnxt wn(r aeason. despite the proteau ship for th troplc.il trade. Boiilton . Mon, at the same time la perfectly harm-! Great Britain, the fiUted States Bll Dalft'e recently sold the Va- ' and will not Injure the most delicate Mm Rush, taking the baywnrd lwla. alo for servl.-e in Aaskan trade ,',muu' but " the c(mtmrr rlTln,? Grace, Anna Pack. Dolphin Alfred The dira.-oa on account of her right ve" digestion strengthens the stomach. Adamn Jmtll Pfcthfliule, draugMt and large cargo capacity. Is a l"!-rove appetite and make. Hfejp,,, PHunond L,y Vaulnbl a.1,11-1 m to rhe floet now niying orth l'vlng. ! Kate and Minnie, and the outer Bear took bets San Pnucco. Seattle W. Send for free book on Stomach Disease. Mlohael and other points along th Alas, by addressing Stuart Co., Marshall. Mich., of ,heM iturt9 . kan coant. She has gone to Baltimore to I wide. rang, beginning with the value of prepare and outfit for the long voytg fO.VVKXT SCTKXiL BXTERTAIV- j rh vessels and ther outfits and Includ iroirr.d the horn. MBXT- j Inc not only, the value of the sea).klas) I confiscated, but also the value of the FROM AUSTRALIA. Excellent I'rtram Rendered at the SL-. skins which might have been takn If ten' School Last Night. j th ships had not been seized. This last Son Fr.uicls "j. De-. S Travel rrom feature of iwoepecflv damage caiawd Austrnln(a to the Klondike will be heavy The entertainment given last night by '. ,!w maln contention. In- the case of each next year and the Oceanic nmpary L tile inIs of the Convent of the Holy I British ship th largest item of claim preparing for It. All available space on Names was ery successful and largely ' "'a" ,or th'' estimate,! future catch. For the Mariposa, due heoe n Fronwry. nnd munded, the -.ooI room lelng crowded instance. In the case of the Carolina, the th Moana. due In March, has b-n en to Its utmost capacity, not a e-it being clairo for the Ship was only $4,0M. while gaged. In th case of the Moana the vacant. The room was tastefully deeo-, ,fl-,t for tn, kln whi might have been bulk of th psssengsrs will be from Nw mjted with Ivy, ferns and eve gi-eeoe, I i nat year If she had. not been Zealand and in!K.riptlons. aporopriate t the oc-' "' tl.e7. Each ship estimated rlon. were on the wall baok of the Prospective catch of from SW to MM ARMY PAOX th A IV -tag- . The audience was largely com-, aue m-j rrom ys.M per skin posed of the parents of the children who FOOD IX DAWSOX. Victoria, Deo. 13 A. P. Qulmlan who arrived here this nftrenoon on tlie City of Seattle brine late r.oy tm Paw son. He say there s enough food In Dawson to last the ft) men now there nl the winter, those without fiHxl. IW In numrier. having gone to Fort Yukon. Two hundred will come out over the 'trails. CHRISTMAS AT THE WH1TK HOUSE. Washington, Deo. 23. Christmas at the White House will ho a very -julet on. .Miss Rnrber and Miss Duncan, a mlece of tftio president, will be the o-ily guests Mrs. McKinley has ben busy prepar. Ing gifts for her fnimtly ami all her new friend am wig the children In Wash ington. Every attache of the mamston will be rsTVmbre)d by the wife of tha presdt by a token of tome kind. Cheyerme, Wyo.. De?. S. Orders were were alloted parts In the entertainment recHved aMt evening by th quarter- and they must have been well satisfied master of the Eighth Infantry to have with their training as the little ones ac- thf onuy pack train of th department quitted themselves with credit. of th Piatt. staMonM here, leave for '.The Lort Jewels." a drama In twe Alaska at the earllev.t nosslbf moment sets, was rendered by the following Th paok train Is n nhirge of the chief young ladles: The Misses Morgan, A packer. Tom Mooivy. H win b.e the Sovey, Kopp. Le,ihy. CahlU. Shlvely. enfir outftf eaurtsMnv nt in Tisrih r Sovev. Larson, Stras. packers and trained and drilled pack Smith CowgiU. Ohler. Day. Curtl. Wise, mule) on the cans today ready to start. Goodman, Carlson, and Pilcher. Each The destnatbn of the pick train la Dyea. one acted her part superbly, and showed , careful study, as well as intellectual Ue velopment of a high order considering ravtK .vewtj. (Mr and uncommon adaptation - ' , to theatrical dramas. San Francisco. Dec. &-E. J. Willis, a Tne children's Festival, an Inexru- mnbr of the party that sailed on tin menta mugloa number, was presented sehoonr La Nlnfa for Copper river In by the ,foHowlng chlldrm: W. Cook. H. October last, writes from Kodlak that on Wright H. Robb. N. Wllsoa. December 4 there were about ISO pr.- v.nll M Shanohat. G. Slnnott, I. peetors with their oirfl scattered along Parker A Kopp. The children ac a trail between Eyak lake over a level qulttej" themselves very nicely and re- "y " frra.ss Mvwl wf prttcd applause, flats and the IKtle Indian village of At- Happy ylonMi, a march, accompa- 'o Push on Into the n- n(f(1 by ,hft youw ,aj(,- orchestra, was ....... n tne ice on tne river jfj by ,he folovinr young la.lles: strong enough to pemnit travel. n Misses' E. Hare. C. Thiol. H. Torkel- son. L. Carlson. H. Sahlstrm. L. Fasta- Unlted States Marshtti Shoup. of Sitka, 'band, L. Grange, X. Wilson, M. Strache, AlasRa, arrived In San Francisco r.fer-1 M. Tierlrand, M. SovfT. M. Utalnger. T.. day wlh seven prisoners charged with Strauss. T- Barth O, Kearney. The ma varlntts crimes from niurlr to larceny, neuvena were nicely executed and pleased who were sentenvd to S,in Qnemin. Ho every one present. says he will bring down another hatch Gloria in Ex-elsus. Deo. (Glory to God of twenty next month, and that criminals High) a song and chorus, wns nd- give the authorities in Al.iska much mln.hlv rendere.1 by a class of children iTounie next sprint. in 187 to m.2S In lx. Th total of the clnlms without Iriterest amounted ttBJO and with Interest at g per cent and other charges th total reached I7S.1. PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION". Last Night's Meeting Not Largely tended on Account of Holiday. and flH- were heartily nrpiauaea " "e audience. The Hurdle Race. gnbHA acoompanied by an orchestra, was fa'itl-w and show ed careful training by the following AN young ladles taking part In It: The Misses J. Stanley. A. Leahy, G. Kear- ' ney, X. Ford. P. Heilbot'n, A. O'Connor, At the regular weekly meeting last M. Utxinger. M. Sovey, E. Straus, Mrs. night of th Astoria Progressive Commer O. Heilborn, cal Association, there was not n very Waiting for Santa Claus, a cantata, large attendance, owing it the pro of was given In a very excellent manner by work Incident to the holiday. a class of school children, and, when In In the absence of the president Mr. lie :iii.lt of their JolUftVatlon Santa Harrison Allen presided. and after the Clans himself appeared bearing all fie discussion of various matters before the evidences of winter, the frost Rllstenln-r association, the question of the Klondike on hs weather beaten countenance, and relief expedition was taken up and the t once mingled '.vlTh the little folks In following telegram was sent t Secretary their Jollity, hearty applause broke from A'per: ' the spectators. Astoria. Oreowi. Dec. It, IS.17. La Undine, caprice, nn Instrumental To the Honorable R. A. Alger, Secretary duet, was the last number on the pro of War, Washington, D. C: gram and was well rendered by the fol The AHtoria Progressive Commercial lowing younr ladles: The Misses T. Association has a list of KiO nsldenf A?- Bartih. M. Sovey. G. Kearney. E. Strauss, torlans. hsnly Amorlcans. natives of M. Uizinger. M. Bertrand. Nora-ay and Finland, who are experienced Tt must have been a happy evening for reindeer drivers, snl would b glad of '.r-s In charge of the school, ns an opportunity to accompany the govern- the children under their care acquitted meant relief expedition to Alaska Astoria fhetwlves most admirably and showed Is tha point of departure for a weekly .that each one had received careful train Una of steamers for all Alaska points, ing and Instruction at their hands. CHINA AND RUSSIA. Where Does Germany Stand In the Far East? (London. Dec 3. The Tint con pondont at Peking sayan The Ohlne are provisioning Port Ar- tfiur and will reconstruct there the fort; Russia furnishing the money. In the faea of this indication of permanent ocra- pancy. the necessity of safeguardlnc ear position n the far East Is increasing. The Ruao-"hlnee bank, which la the agent for the Ilussian government tkaa offered to China lO.OOO rifles, with pay. ment Ave years hence. China has ae- cepted the proposition. The Times Im ae editorial on the situation, sarcastically asks whether the German press in claim ing a Ruoso-Oerman entente. In China ami Emperor William In his speech at Graudes anticipated Russia's demand for the removal of the German drill sergeants from the Chinese army. It adds with reference to the demand for the dismissal of the English engin eers. "Our Peking .correspond emit says China. Is hesitating and possibly we may be able to appeal to motives at Peking which will strengthen China's disinclina tion to comply with the RitssUn request for the dismissal of the EtmgUs,h en- , glneerst" The Mutual Life Insurance Comparey, of New York, have gone out of ousfness In Kansas because of lega persecutions ! that state. Royal makes the food part, wholesome and delicious. fill Will5 Absolutely Pure aovM. aAKwo soweca CO., saw voaa.