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AHTOKIA. OHEGOX, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1898.
NO. 15
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iV.I J I 1 'A M 'Jf'ttV.'T i '
The Quick Heal Oil Stove.
Safc"0dorles3 Economical,
Jimt the thing for warm wontlicr. A juwcl at tho Scnuido.
Ono gallon of Oil will liwt 3G hour. Cull and sco tlicin
, at tlio
Eclipse Hardware Store,
BOND ST, :: SolcAjcent.
Formerly E. It.
..VIVhSS..
LEAD EVERYWHERE.
If you aro going on att outing this summer you will need a
..CAMERA..
Vlvcs 4 x 41
" 4x5
Tlio V&mvrM on tlio market today for tho money.
Cull or write fur cirvulnni.
Griffin & Reed, Agents.
Uau:nnHtHuutimunuutiimnHuuiuuijuinHuiJtiHijtutnmnutm'
i.j:
; )M'r P-rv.nt fruit
; fru,t -
I -. vj n ....
Post Yourself
on City Prices and compare with
what you havo been paying
It Mauds to reason that wc can give you
lietter Hilicfaction and letter jriee8 on
(ioods than dealers who carry variegated
Stocks, when ours it-a sjccialty.
CROCPHY and
GliflSSWARE
IS OUR PORTE ....
NOTE THESE PRICES
FRUIT JARS
Pint jars, nor dozen, .... 40 cents
Quart" " " C5 "
Half gal. u ' 85
BERRY DISHES
Largo 10 12 15 20 25 cents each
Small - 25c por dozen
ICE CREAM FREEZERS
Ono Quart $1.25
Two 1.45
Threo " .... 1.75
Four 2.00
Six " .... 2.75
Tin top jolly glasses, 1-3 pint 25o dozen
Tin top jolly glasses, J pint -30c dozen
Jolly tumblors 25c dozen
Whito Mason jar rubbers 3c dozon
Black Mason jur rubbors 2Jc dozen
Ice Cream Dishos, 25 35 and 50 cents per dozon.
TIN AND GRANITES WARE
0. SUMMERS
3d and Washington Portland, Oregon
5B 5.00
10.00
The Art of Preserving Fruit
prfM(la wkw you
prfct Jn nl Jtlly
ryihlnf icmm7 for
n4 Tthlf
lpprt, with til th S
toil Pirilln. 5:
Don't wait till th ru.b oomt. 1
o prrp.r.d la tiro.
SPANISH
GUANTANA110 TAKEN
Hearty 14,000 Apankh Troops Sur
render to Sbaftcr.
Ciitrtl Milt Did .Xoi C. to Cibt.t. Ttki
Coaniid. til Sinply 11 Vi
tltor 4 A4visor.
(Copyiihtil iw by ih AkUUx1 Fr
Bnlln', July K. Kvrrylhlng he li
fw.rrful. Thfl '.M Hinl.b nAditT .t
Uu.ntun.tn'i (avo up ihrlr irm tA
men from I'llmai, B'lrcno. flan Lull, .ltd
IoiMCi rjrren'lril yf.iriay to Llwten
nt Mltry, u tixjiy a fuck trila with
IiruvUion. .mt to (iirro. The only
uthrr. In'lul"l In ih-i rupUulatl'm aro
.uo at I1&rac4 anl )) m Sayua. Thry
hava nul a i l Urn turnJ vt, lut r
nuw In Urla'i vkiniiy. IK la at JHu
liny iinhy nl rra hnl ihrr wlilwut rn
rotinlrrlns any MfunlaM.
(i-nrrl tfhafi.T aulhui'.trj an Jt')liit
ciinlra.llrllon of thr rirt that OarrU
.ivNium.rrtl a forci of flpunlunln, who
rr rHurnirac ti Uuntlajfo to .urrrnder,
an. ili-fmlr. Iiy Ih. m. Culom'l Klr
I'. K-t-r, of (hu Ninth Infantry, actinic
(r t nrral 8lifirr, will p'o-lv dm furm
t urr. nlrr of H.uxUf ). yr.t.'rJay en
rriil Hlinft.r rrlrJ f rty Oulain. ho
hud (M-en r mrtne.1 lii a lx-al Jull on polltl-
ml ihurs-r.. Indeed. .im of th. m wer
i
.innnr.1 without ihura of any clmr-1
m t. r nli.-rn .in ni'm tr'v!:il j.r.n t. nnd '
..'lor. ...l.iv i..u., t,t . mil .a ihv
!fh ill" l'lll;ll!l rail..
ii.tnr.il Mr., Iri h. olTUi.J -.ipclly
hid n'tliiix to I i ullh !?! ti-rni of'
r n pt ! t! .1 : ll . the rtlilrn rr-.l!! fur llUll!
I.il.it,,;, i., ;. n.-r.il S!i:.f:. r. who on July 1
li rici.,l th.. f il'!ti; ft 'in V.i-hiiic-
ton ..f Hint .I n.-: (
il.n. t il J . f r. S.S.'n. y The wm
tary of war dlri--! in lo lnf Tin you Ih it
(lem-r.il Miles Ml here M U M Lift niKlit
f-r S.int:.it-o. hut with nirurtlo which ;
do not In any manner Miierv-I.' you as
i onim.inder of the I'lllted States troops
In the field at Santuiic i as long us you (ire
ahln for duty.
OOKIilX.
'Adlutflnt ('. n. ral."
CHINA'S (1UKAT PEVEtA"iP.MENT.
An Anglo-American AllUneti Will Control
Oriental Trade.
New York. July S.-The Tribune puh.
IUIh s the following from its correspond
ent at Peking:
Tho railroad sJ'uatlon in China Is rap-
Idly Improving. Conservatism has ap
parently been nt last thrown overboard
and tho government Is dealing out con-
traets nnd concessions with almost a
reckless hand. ,
Tho only completed line In tho empire
1 from Shanghal-kuan, a distance of
about t's) miles, but tho road from Peking
lo Hankow Is being pushed forward
rupUly ns tho rolls can be furnlshol by
the llang-Ynng Iron work nt Hankow.
The pilvnto lines so fur author lied are
tho Nan Yuang lino from Hankow to Can
ton, a vuluablo concession which has been
granted to Ihe American Washburn
Curey syndlcato of New York. Then
there Is a concession granted to Dr. Yung
Wing to procure foreign capital and butld
n lino from Tien Tsen to Shanghai.
This will ultimately be the beat buitneta
venture In China.
The latest road authorlied 1 that grant
ed to tho Russo-Chlnese bank. This road
run. from Tai Tuan Fu, the capital of th.
rich province of Shan SI, to Chang Ting
Ti, on the Lu Han line, a th. road from
Peking to Hankow la known, thus con
necting with tha trunk lino aouth.
Hut of far mora Importance than the
mere granting of railroad concession a
showing the spirit of progrea awakened
I tha recent Industrial concession to the
Anglo-Italian .yndlcato, represented at
Peking by ChcvnJlor Luzxati.
Thta, the first indu trial concern to be
sealed In the Tung-llYamen with the
great seal of the foreign office, grant, to
tho Anglo-Italian syndlcato exclusive
right to the Immense coal and Iron beds
that exist in southern and central Sang
SI, with the risht to build railway and
cut canal ty the navlgablo river, A
year ago a famous Russian traveler pub
lished hi. observations on till, particular
flold, whlcih he characterised a. being tha
richest in Iron and coal of all ipot. In the
world. Tho article wn published In the
Kobe Chronicle of January 8, 1S58.
Tha Paolflo will, In a few year, if prop
erty encouraged, b. the market for a va.t
trade with China, and with a hold upon
th. Eastern world audi aa Manila would
SOLDIERS
flv, Amarlci with Cnffland, could eom
mn4 tb. eommArctoil omtA of Chlnea.
port. !
If Ruaalc an1 Germany ara aJlow.d M
puru rha aidu)T tM aoUl.h policy of
pcraonaj axraadlarmnt, ao far Mt
forth In thalf oooupancjr of Port
Arthur vA Km Ctau with eontrot of
l4nr . poption. of ChlOA. torrttorr to th.
X(4uion of othar nattonJ, America a eom
moroe tnuat uffar. .
ZngUA Hntimwtl ao lon erltldlo
America haa t Uat been from their own
daiiirnr from laoUtlon turned in favor of
America, and one heart no thiol from En
(IMmen In ttva Cait but th. rraat a4
vuuff. Of an Anclo-Saxon alllanc, or
at Uaat an identical policy on commer
cial Hne. that would prev.nt Ruaala or
Ormany from ecludln any part of
Chin from th. rat of tb. world.
The Ano-Itsllan tyndlcat. haa atcurtd
th. Banner mlnlnr province of China and
It. working field and propoa. to uae ma
chinery and men from Amertoa and Znf
land. Other province, and other conce.
alona wlH follow.
ALL WILL BE NEEDED.
General King Thlnka a Larce Fore WU1
Ce Needed lo Manila.
8n Trandaco, July B. It 1. underirood
that One rat Charlc. Kin will b. In com
mand of th. next Minfla expedition. He
will r on either th. Arliona or Bcandla.
Ovnnral Miller, commander of the Preatdlo
will rrmaln for the preaent at the expren
deaire of Oeneral Merriam.
Rrferrlna: to the men to (o to Manila,
Genmil Klnx aald:
"It la my opinion that every man of the
expeditionary will be wanted In the PhU-
Ipplne. and will go there.
"Even ahould Manila be taken from the
fliwnlih and the war settled In the Ot1-nt
t 8plnt concerned, with the for-
f.M rviw lhi.r n r amI.pmI t I. 4.
' "
not doubted that Gmieral Merrltt will be
"'! w nve jti.'tv iM-rore ne u mrouitn
ullh Ainilniilil.v
"Th men at Camp M.-rrllt and tho redirection of arTairs since the great vlc-
wldlo may nul oiiitcnted that they will
h. e nil of tlio Philippine they dtslre.
INTi:i:ST.TK FISHK1UKS CONGnEHS. !
The K.imn-rs' t'onKr.Mi, lately held In
! th: city, wim a no:nlic gath-rlnB. nnd
.one that will ur(!y lu- productive of
nun h icood in (he future. The Inter. .t.
hown by our people In the work of the
coiigr.ws xiviiks volumes for th.-ir Intel-
I'.Kenee, ami seem to hold out tho hope
that Astoii.i nnd Cl.usop county at large
aro at last uwakenlng from their lethal
'"niber.
Now, Mr. Editor, wMi your kind per-'
minion, 1 would like to make a few sug-1
gi stions whh h I hope will meet with your
favor.
That a new era Is about to dawn uion
us rl;ht here In Astoria Is something that
the dullest can see and comprehend. Our
day of Isolation Is at an end.and If we are
to survive and retain tho place to which
our natural advantages o eminently en
title us It Is high time that wc, ns a com
munty, wore up and doing.
" -.. r Kieu lo our
agriculturalists tho practical way of el
veloplng the farm and field, and while 1
am not unmindful of tho magnitude of
that great Interest, yet our resources on
land, and our Income therefrom, have up
to tho present writing been altogether
overshadowed by our resources antl
our Income from our hitherto fruitful
waters.
For many years to come the river and
its products will still continue to be our
greate-st source of Income, and now, in
vow of the fact that contending and con
flicting Interests hav. well nigh exhausted
our fisheries, I think It would be a good
plan to try, If possible, to have an Inter
Mate congress of fisheries held here In
Astoria in order that some common plan
of action could be agreed upon, and with
the atAte of Washington represented at
such congress, soma sytcm of laws could
be framed and adopted, and submitted to
the legislature of the two dates at their
regular session, next winter, with a fair
chance of their being adopted.
Such a congress should and could be
an annual affair. Tha business of legis
lating for and protecting tha fisheries of
the two states would then be placed in the
proper hands and the conflicting taws of
tha state, of Oregon and Washington re
spectively, would be wiped out and har
mony would take tha place of the present
discord. There are many other things
that such a congress could deal with, but
I forbear to trespass on your patience
any longer, and hope that either tha
chamber of commerce or that live, enter
prising body of men, known as tho Pro-
gressrivo Commercial Association, will
take up tha matter herein suggested and
but roughly outlined, and try to bring
about such a congress, which will surely
be benaftclal to the city and all Interests
In tha fisheries.
GEORGE JOHNSON.
How many of us who call In physicians
know them to be all at sea In their diag
nosis because wa haven t been frank
enough to tell them that it 1. mental rath
er than bodily ills w. are combating.
THROW
PORTORICOINVESTED
1'ilted States Troops Arc landing
on the Island.
Ciptdiil.. li Btiij Birrltl ai4 II li Ex
ftclt tk Ttooa will Die
taikaried It Vtik.
'Waihlnfton, July 25. Tb. war depart
ment waa today hurrying th. diapatcb of
the remainder of General Miles' expedi
tion aralnat Porto Rico. Such procreaa
haa been mad. that It Is hoped all the
troop, wilt be on Porto Rico toll within
4 week. Oeneral Mile, la expected to
defer hi landing until then, but preaum
ably will pick out a aultaU. place for encamping-
bia troop, and eatbllih hlmaetf
abore, awaiting th. arrival of tb. other
detachments now on their w.7.
Th. .ecretary today ordered all of Gen
eral Grant', brigade, J, CM) men, from
Chlckaoiauga to Newport Newt.
Secretary ng today forwarded to Ad
miral Dewey the Joint reaolutln of con
Kreea extending the thanka of congreei
for the victory achieved at Cavlte. The
resolution waa beautifully engroased and
prefaced by a formal attestation of Its
authority by Secretary of Stat. Day.
1 n whol l enclosed in rich gilt and an
ornumented Russian leather cover. It I
remarked that Scrtar- Loag, In hi
1 .
l-tter or transmittal, make, raferenc. to
I the letter from the secretary of tate
oraiuiBif minK Aumirai LH-wey upon nia
lory. The Mate department Is thoroughly
, well a;ih!led w.ih the diplomatic qualities
I he ha exhibited.
APPEAL FOP. KOOD.
Vpyrigiud K'S by the Associated Pnssj
Guanianumo, July K.-The following j
pti'ul appeal has been addressed by the!
; tarvin people of Clenfu.goes to Rear
! Admiral Sampson:
-iioncnible Slr-The Cubans, old men.
womn and children resident of tho town
nf Cletifuegoes antl this neighborhood.
are all dying of hunger. The young men
j are all In the field with the Cubn troops
! and have no shoes nor food. All the vro-
yji , hu WWB aw ,n .
the Spaniard. Cubans cannot
i plice of bread, as it is necessar"
everything to tho Held. The V
:h sway. Tho 'c-n is
: m is in high
; .orrU)ic. if yu. honorable sir. do not
come pulckly with your squadron to our
help and take possession of this town we
ao leist. We beg to precliUtuto your oper-i
ations. About 5.0X old men, women nnd
children shall die of hunger In this town.
For God's sake come quick or we are
lost.
SOME CUBANS.
Nothing can be done for the people ot
Cienfuegoes until the place Is capitulated.
This will not be for some time.
DIXON PRAISES SHAFTER.
Ha Is Not Only a Great General, But a
Great Diplomat. ,
New York, July 25. Rev. Thoma. Dixon,
Jr., In his sermon tn the Grand Opera
House, said ha believed the stories of dts-
oredltabla actions, cowardice and prefer-
anc for eating rations to fighting regard
ing the Cuban troops, to be misrepresent
ations. The subject ot his sermon was
General Shafter'. Great Victory."
Ha contrasted Spafn's condition of the
fifteenth century with Spain of today and
sadd that a nation who can speak the
truth has no tear.
"In three month's of war we hava raised
an army of 300,000 men, sunk twenty-one
Spanish sailor, and captured two adml-
stroyed forty merchantmen, killed 1,000
Spanish Bailors and captured ewo admi
rals, 25,000 men and an Important city.
This Is a prophecy of future success.
"Shafter Is not only a general, but a
magnificent .diplomat," said Mr. Dixon.
"Wtth an actual force of 13,000 men in
three weeks we forced an entrenched
army of superior numbers to surrender,
not only the force Immediately in front of
him, but other force, further distant. It
requred a diplomat to do thia.
"I am sorry Garoia misunderstood us.
Some courtesy has "been neglected toward
the, poor, proud ragged men. It mat
DOWN THEIR
ha. gone to giv. Cuba freedom and re
port from unrallabl. source, cannot
chang. that purpose. That wa. th.
pledge of tb. UnUed State, and the na
tion that kenp. th. truth will enter Into
tJm city.
"Tb. Uttl. men of Amertoa cannot ftop
th. nation', march which bring, to Ufa a
land engulfed in th. tyrany of cent
lie..-
EX-BECRETART SHERMAN'S VIEWS.
II. Favor Rturr4og Porto Rloo, tut
Not tb. Philippine..
New York. July S.-A World tpaclal
from Waahtngton My: '
Former Secretary of StaU Sharmaa In
an mterrtew aald: I regrat to hear of th.
reported difference, between .General.
Bhafter and Oarcla In Cuba.
"If tb. Cuban, deaerv. enough respect
to b. reoognlsed by tb. UnHed State., It
SAeroa to me tbey ihould b repecud on
th. field of batUe. Tbey hav. battled for
liberty and freedom from Spain', tyrrany
for half a century or more, and now that
th. object for which they hav. o long
fought for 1 in atght, they should share
In th. fruK. of victory. Oeneral Garcia
should hs ve been Invited to the .urren
der of Santiago, and If h. wa. not a blun
der waa made.
"Congreea passed a resolution to expel
Spain from Cuba. In that resolution it
wa. dearly stipulated that w. should
leave the Inland to th. control of th. peo
ple thereof after a Arm and .table gov
ernment had been established. Therefore
we cannot with any atiow of consistency
lay claim to the Island after It ba been
taken from Spain.
"It 1. yet to be determined whether the
Cuban, are capable of self government.
If tbey are well and good; w. ahould turn
the Island over to them, but If the Cu
ban, become dissatisfied with thalr form
of government after we et t up and re
bel against it we would doubtless feel
called upon to step In and take the Island.
Thl. to my mind Is the only contingency
which could arlsa wherein the United
States would be Justified in taking Cuba.
"At this time it Is not possible to form
an approximate estimate of the in
demnity we should demand of Spain.
Much depends upon future events. It
seems to mo, however that the main Inci
dent should not be lost sight of when the
I'nited States begins to figure on an In
demnity. I have always believed that
the Maine was blown up by the Spaniards.
u ma" however, that the act was
dona surreptitiously and without the
knowledge of the Spanish government.
but the Maine went Into a friendly harbor
on a frlemQy mission and should have
been protected while in that harbor.
"This Is a fact which the American peo
ple cannot lose sight of.
"Of the Spanish, territory which may
accrue to us because of the war, there
is only one island when I would be In
favor of retaining, and that Is Porto
t i Rico. There are re
har .would be a valuabl
Y ' rTJ I believe, there Is
Rico. There are reasons why Porto Rico
luable acquisition, but, as
no reason for taking
the Philippines or Cuba. Annexation of
tho Philippines would be endless trouble
for our government. Already wa are
confronted with the Insurgent loader
Aguinaldo, who has bedecked himself
with Jewels, whistles and other trinkets
to dlstlngush himself from other mortals
anel if we attempt to lay claim to the
Philippine group we may have serious
trouble with the insurgents.
"Porto Rico Is needed as a coaling sta
tion for our warships In time of war and
for our merchantmen hi time of peace.
The day has como when we should have
coaling stations In all parts of the world.
The present war has forcibly demon
strated that coal is as valuable as gun
powder, and we should make every pro
vision for fuel hi the future.
"We have a navy of fair proportions,
but the future will require an nlarge-
ment of our present sea force. I am em
phatically in favor ot an increase In our
naval strength, but It is Just as well that
the increase Is coming gradually.
Our land forces also could be aug
mented. A standing army ot 50,000 would
not be too large tor our population. An
Interoceanic canal which I hope to see
constructed In the near future, would t
ot great advantage to us In defending our
western coast. It would do away with
the necessity ot mantainlng a large naval
department. A canal should be built by
the government."
NEW TUG FOOR ASTORIA.
Portland, Or., July 25. Astoria harbor
ocean towage will commence December 1.
be handled by a home company. A con
tract waa closed today by tha Oregon
Railroad and Navigation company with
the Union Iron Works for the building of
a powerful tug to be used at the mouth
of the Columbia river. The tug Relief will
be wthdrarwn from service.
MINERS WITH FORTUNES.
Seattle. July 23. The steamer Charles
Nelson arrived today from St. Michaels.
Sha brought 173 passenger, and about 31.
000,000 In gold.
r. . '1 ,
ARMS
JAPAN AND ENGLAND
Kill Aid Is If Complication Arise
la the Pbilipplies.
roir JipiiCM Virtilpi IiTt Be'ti OrdirU
U tit liUiis. Vltk Iistnciioii
to Uti Uj Tftdr 114.
London. July JV Runr of int.rftr
nc by tb. European power. In tb. FbU
Uppina. ar. rlf. here, and th. raport I
cut rent that Russia, Germany, and other
of th. power, ar. conttmp'atlng itch
aatlon. Indication, are, how. far, that,
should th. power mak. an attempt at
Interference, England and Japan will aid.
with th. United State..
A special dispatch from Shanghai re
ceived today ayi: it
Four Russian men-of-war hav. left
Port Arthur, and It I auppoaed they ara
destined for the Philippine Island
Arother dispatch from Shanghai aayC
th. Japanese warship. Woshlno, Chta
Yuen, luukushlman and Sayn Yen hava
been haatBy dispatched to Salsheo to re
in force the Japanese aquadron there,
making K th. strongeat In the, water.
It has been ordered to co-operat. wltli
th. British and American admirals la
event ot international complications.
While the dispatch doe not explain th.
matter, tt Is Inferred th. squadron Is ta
be In readiness for Philippine operations,
St. Thomas, D. W. I., July B. Th.
United States troops are landing today oa
the Island of Porto Rico, near Ponce, oa
the southern coast.
ATTEMPT FRUSTRATED.
Now York, July 23. Captain William
Brackley, of the refrigerating and sup
ply ship Port Victor, says an attempt
was made to blow up his ship when three
days out, by a box containing guncottoa
and dynamite. It was found on the main
deck' and the dastardly deed was frus
trated. Madrid, July 23.-A private dispatch
from San Juan de Porto says a strong
American squaihron has appeared before
Bahla Honda, but were repulsed with
considerable loes while attempting to dis
embark. A ROOSEVELT MAN.
"I was with Roosevelt," said the man.
"Enough," the mistress said;
"No man of that most gallant band
Shall pass my door unfed.
Come In, sit down, and eat your fill,
An honored guest you'll be,
And while you eat I prithee tell
Your tale of strife to me!"
"I was with Roosevelt," gasped the man.
As he masticated pie.
"Brave sir!" she cried, "eat on, I pray
Such men must never diet
If aught you'd wish not listed here
My provender la spare '
Proclaim your wants, nor atop at coat,
The trave deserve the fare." ,
"I was with Roosevelt," said the man,
As he swept that table clean.
"I was wrth Roosevelt," and he smiled
A smile that was serene.
'I was with Roosevelt; 'but, perhaps,
I should have said before 1
Twas in the bureau of police
Some years before the war!" '
GOOD CHEER.
Have you had a kindness shownf
Pas. It on.
'Twas not given for thee alone
Pas, it on.
Let It travel down the years, '
Let it wipe another's tear.,
Till In heaven th. deed appears '
Pas. it on. ' : -
Is there anything more trying than to
lose a train by the merest halrsbreadth?
To know that it left ten minutes before
Is sufficiently harrowing, but to be so near
and lose It Is the meanest sensation et all.
Ih. laral la ta. .leaeet r4 baleL.. wM
kaewa. Actaal taataaWw it
tklH fartkar taaa say itW area,
.. . .- ,i
T .''V-''.'e ...
mum
Abiolutely Pure)
om smcim mwot a to., m vena.