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. . ... . .. . . .. :.Jvv.. f litmnrruta i J.f. . ii. -J THE'ASTORIAN tilth UrfMt circulation of my piper on thi Columbia ftlvir TIE DAILY ASTORUN Is tti fclffiest ini test fsj;r , oa the CoIu-tU F FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. VOL. XUX. ASTOUM, ohegox, fhmmy mohninu, august 12, ibm. NO. . The Onl ' Stove Store ... IN ASTORIA ... . Our Mpoclolty: HTOVBM AND ItAINGBH Wo know tlto buniiuwH. Twenty ynro exoriciico. If you want a (!0OD Stove, hh) the utock at the Eclipse Hardwcire Co. 1 OMieOil EIPOIIREI TO SIG N THE PR0T0C1 iiiu!ttiiimiiiintifiMiiiiitiitininiimimiimnmumirimumimmminunii:::ni ..VIVES.. MCA!) KVEKYWHKltR. If you uro jjoinu on an outing tlm huidiikt you will rued u! ..CAMERA.. VIvcm 41 X4J M 4x5 & s.oo 10.00 Tho lxt ('aim nis (iii tin- market tlay fur the uioiiev. jj fall or write fur circular. " 3 Griffin & Reed, Agents, jj ;;;.-'.ii!inniniiiu;!iiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiinuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiitni!iiitiui:uuli i I im The Art of Preserving Frolt Preliminaries of Peace now Arranged and President Thinks Tin Is the last Day of the War. WHAT TO DO WITH CUBA AND PORTO RICO AFTER THE WAR HAS ENDED Porto Rico Will Be Ruled by a Military Governor Until Congress Decides on a Permanent form of Government Cuba Will Bo Under Military Rule Until Order Is Restored and the People Vote Upon the Question United States to Carry Out Their Wishes General Mer ritt Pushing His Campaign No Strings on Him He Will Soon Batter Down Manila. I. brought la perfect k. wfeaa you ti.t. uch perfect Jr tad JtHr nimii . keep. W htr. everything trwNrjf for preserving fruit tad .t.blr (Ir.nli. K.nl.a Innnera. wlik all lh. iIm lk V frull and .ut.r ana Prenr.llne Doi'l wall till th. mn com. B: prtpartd In tlm.. i FOARD I STOKES CO. va a- va'va; v. v. vv . v. : v. : n : : a s v vv; NRW GOODS JUST ARRIVED I Four Hundred Different Patterns Wall Sinj; t Co., Merchant Tailors, were never letter irejarcl to mrve the puhlie in their line, d'eiits' nirnishinj; (JimmIs of all kiiiils. Suitn made t onler quickly. Ijirjje Meek rea.ly-ina.le j;ooU. Clenninjj ami re lairing. Itomombvr, PrlccH Tnlk. VVAH SINO & CO 6j6 Com'rc'l St. COLUMBIA IRON WORKS Blacksmiths Boiler Makers Machinists Foundrymen Loggers' Supplies Kept in Stock .Ogglntf UnulncM llullt nncl Repaired. Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specialty Sole Manufacturers uf the Unsurpassed ... " Harrison Sectional" Propellor Wheel ... Pacific Sheet Metal Works .Salmon Vcgetatlc Fruit MANUFACTURERS OF ...CANS... spice and Syrop Lithographing on Tin a Specialty. San Francisco. Cal. Astoria, Ore. Write Um for Price. Fairhaven. Wash. MAMMP Auk II The rvrn. rnm him rwriVfd Hie prolo- ol n.l the cul'lii. t council ad Joiirnr.1 Hi p. m . hnvlnif approved It. Thw KnVrrnmrm lll wire M. C'amhnn tmiltflit rmiKiwehnic lim to nlxii the pre lliiilMnrlr. of pear. .!. SK Of TIIK WAH. Wn.hliiKtfin. Auk. II -1'p tu nildtild'lit le pre..-nt hwl r.ftved lio.ittl l.il inn). ni iin 1 ; 1 1 in (in lo '.he Action of the 8;.itl government, hut It ma. iii.it.M ty '.hoe who unw hlrn Mrilk'ht that he ity rJI'ei t.mt lh.it thi a the lilHt ll 'V of the war. Th.re I. Co i. (iiithnrliy for thf t.it' -j ni.tit tli.it SeiroMry l.iy will Wat the h'-.til i f the pe.ire i tmmliion nn.1 t I Hlte. St.iO' .eniitont b.' nirmoem of It. ( tutor Allen urxl Beimtor tSornmn hvo ti-n priimlnentiy nntill"nnl for pl.icen n the o.mntli'iiUm. binding- hlmnelf to vupport whatever form of government abould b. agreed upon, houJd have uti'iueatloiM d rtght to vote for w-hniiver he pleimed to repre.t-nt him. Thin woiiM. howtver. have to be aubmltited to the t'nltel 8tatr for up-1 hard aground and waa to damaged aa to and waj very low today, th. physician, be almoet UJ-le... Eiwug .hell, were having to rewrt to artificial re.plratlon to -nt Into her to flntnh her destruction. keop him alive. He hag ilnce rallied, tout Commander Clover warmly pralx-d the j, verT wea(. gaiinntry of the launch party, which did not falter under the heavy tire. MERRITT AT WORK. ST. L0UI8 PLATFORM ENDORSED Douglas, Wyo.. Aug:. LL The republican t-rovaJ or disapproval, it Is held that tm. will Soon Batter Down the Defenses of declarations made at St. Loul. In convention of the representatives of tne Manila. 1 1KA The financial plank Is as follow: , , , "The financial policy of the riit)llcan 1 1 1 ii t . . , u. Washington. Aug. U. General Merrltt party having brought prosperity to the choice might express a wish to lecome a Is undoubtedly pushing his campaign in entire country and given ua a place l.uion. It I. positively said that he la among the nations of the arth and en- i under no restraining order from the war abled ua to conduct successfully a foreign colonial dependency of the I'nlted States or might favor a republican form of gov-1 department, but that It la It-ft entirely war. we unhesitatingly reaffirm the flnan- to Ms own discretion whim and how to cial plank of the platform as expressed attuck Manila. by the national convention at St. LouU." Inasmuch as It has been reported from! Prank W. Mondell for congress and De- rntnetil, or posslhly a majority might aik to he ann xi'il to the l liltcd States. In any of the contingencies, It l be llevitl, that their wish would meet the ap proval of the president and his advisers. fONSlli:HlXtl LAWS KOU ITMA. Cubans Will lie Called on for Their Choice of Clovrrnment. CAl.l.ANT LAI NCH i'AIlTV. Ixstroy a Spanish Si hnuner While Under Heavy Fire. K-y West, Aug. ll.-Btnanue T. Kour lourle, etl passer on the gunbout Han croft waa shot and Instantly killed during a sharp engagement, with a Spanish title In Cordis ay, south of lliutr cM Rio. August 1 Toe Spanish loss wits undoubt edly severe. The ltancroft was cruising about Cohtls Itay on blockade duty when a sail was seen eloso to land, about ten miles to the northward. The gunboat's steam launch was armed with a one-pounder and Lieu tenant Henry U. Wilson, with H men. all carrying rlMe. was sent to Intercept tne stranger. She turned out to be a Spanish hi hootur. Wh n llrst observed the Spaniard lay near the wreck of the Santo Domingo. recently sunk by the Eagle. Hy the time Washington, Aug. Il.-ri.in for the temporary government of Cuba and the territory which will le iiciiulritl from Sxiln as the result of the war are now I the steam launch reached that point the under serlou. consideration by the prvsi-i ,",n' ,'a'1 work.-d Into rrt and a haul Iht aslioro. The launch ytooil In lVrto B.h,. , an actual nc.ulsltlo,, !.,,'"'"; ",,J u ""j "r 'J- potinibr scattered tlu crowd. The Spn- the territory of the Vnlted Stut.s. will be ar,s t,,k refuge In the hH;h grass on the Placed In charge of a military governor, right "'"-re. but In spite of the fact that the party In the launch was Ignorant ot the enemy's streisgth. the Americans went ahead with their work with admirable coolness. Cuvtte that he wag simply awaiting the arrival there of the double turrcted mon itor Monadnock, it Is presumed, this at tack will soon fellow If It has not been made already, for according to the cal culation of the navy department the Mo nadnock Is about due now at Cavlte. While not quite clear as to General Mer rltt' purpose In deferring the attack until the vessel arrives. It is the opinion of military officials that his plan is to plant the two monitors, Monterey and Monad nock. directly within range of the Manila batteries, and If the demand for surrender Is refused, o batter down these defenses. Only fully armored vessels can safely be employed on such work, hence the delay on account of the nonarrtval of the Mo nadnock. The ordnance department of the army has succeeded at last In securing smoke less powder adapted for use In the Bprtng fleld rifle, with which nearly all the vol unteer troops are armed. The powder used with the small bore and repeating rifles was too powerful and special pow der had to be secured. forest Richards for governor were named by acclamation. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. New York. Aug. 1L The New York Yacht club tonight unanimously voted to accept the challenge of the Royul Ulster Yacht club. London, to race for the Amer ican cup. GOLD AT ASSAY OFFICE. Seattle. Aug. 1L The total receipt, of Klondike gold at the government assay office In this city up to today aggregates C. 00,000. who will exercise siivrvlsory control ot all the functions of government tinder direction of the president, until congrcsa shall determine upon a permanent form ot government for the Island. I'"n the evacuation of Culu, It Is be lieved to be the Intention of the president to establish for the whole Island it tcititvir- ary military government similar to that now In operation at Santiago. When or- ler has been fully restored and the peo ple have settled down lo their peaceful cciipatlotis, It Is believed to be the view' of the president that a convention of rep resentatives of the people should be called to vole upon the question of form ot government for the IhIiiiiiI. The presence of an unity of the United James Monroe, a flrst-cl.iss apprentice, swam to the schooner and made a line fust lo her In order to pull her out. At the same time Yaldemar llohengren, an ordinary seaman, dropped over the si le ot the launch and mnde for the pier, where a oinall sloop rigged bout was moored. The launch then commenced to haul ott Hie schooner, but the line parted and while another was being run to her he Spaniards, who had sought shelter In the w oods,' Hured In a murderous rifle lire. Koulourle, who was leaning over the side of the launch, was shot through the brc-iist and fell dead. Fortunately no one else was even Injured. Instantly the men In the launch began a rapid lire with their rllles. while Lieutenant Wilson maneuver ed the launch so as to take a line from the steanilHiut, which had shoved off from the pier. Her bow was pulled out and the one-pounder was opened on the ambus cade with such well directed aim that the Spaniards! were routed without a chance to return the American fire. SOLDIERS GRANTED FURLOUGH. Washington. Aug. 11. A general order has been Issued at the adjutant general's office granting one month's furlough to tne sick and wounded soldiers and trans portation to their homes. STORES FOR MERRITT. San Francisco, Aug. U. Five thousand tons of commissary stores will be sent to General Merrltt by special steamer. DESECRATED SOLDIERS' GRAVES Washington, Aug. 11. A Star special from Thorough Gap says Judge Advocate Dllley. United States army, arrived In camp last night to try assistant surgeon and Captain Duncan of the Twenty-second Kansas, charged with desecrating the grave of a confederate officer at Bull Run. SHAFTER S SANITARY RETORT. Washington. Aug. 11. The following Is General Shnfter's sanitary report for Au gust 10. Totl number sick. 3.253. Total number of fever cases, S.Sol. Total number of new cases of fever. 30j. Total number of fever cases returned to duty, 2m. Deaths, August 10. 10. SUTRO'S MILLIONS. They Will Provide Liberally for His Chil dren, and Others Also Remembered. San Francisco, Aug. 1L The will of the late Adolph Sutro was read today. It Is an exceedingly long document and was executed In It provides liberally for, his children and near relatives, and close; friends are also remembered. Amons tnej latter are vho two congressmen who aided ', Sutro In having the Sutro tunnel bill j passed through congress. I The will sets aside for charitable and ; educational purposes 1,000 acres of valu able land south of Golden Gate park in this city. Mrs. Kluge, a widow who sometime ago made a public announcement of her mar-i riage to the deceased millionaire, by whom, she claims, she bore two children, ' says she knows of a later will and will . make a contest. I The estimated value of the estate Is! $4,000,000. task soon after without fettlng mar money. The safe was recovered two hour, at Mr the hold up, and had not been opened Engineer William Gardner obeyed tk. signal to .top, and on. of th. robbers cat loos. th. engine, running It down tb track 200 yards. Fifteen .hot were fired to terrorise th. passenger. No attempt wm mad. by th. robber to enter th. coach... Th. express messenger, Frank Hogaa, offered no resistance when th. ban ill U entered hi car. Th. robber, wer. but a few minute, in rolling; out the .mall Mia and quitting the scene of 'he rettery. It la reported considerable booty waa so-cured. JUSTICE BREWER S VIEWS. Believe, the Aftermath of the Contort Will Prove Troublesome. Burlington, Vt.. August 11. Jostle. David J. Brewer, of the supreme court, who has come from Washington, will spend the remainder of th. summer ml his cottage at Thomson'. Point. He said In regard to peace negotiation: "Peace 1 now certain. I don't know what the term, will be and I can only gueb. at what may be agreed noon by Um two nations. They will compel th. sur render of Porto Rico to the United States and evacuation by Spain. Evacuation of Cuba bring to u aa nation grave responsibility and the after math of the contest may prov. much more troublesome than th. war I'if'J. We proclaimed, when th. resolution. " passed congress, that w. would free Cuba and that we did not want It ourselves. Now, If we drive the Spaniards from Cub and leave her without any forcible Inter ference. It will be greater ruin than to have left the Spaniards there. W. owe to Cuba to preserve order by force wnetber it muy be one, two or Ave year until aba shall prove herself capable of self-government I believe that to leave Cuba with out an established government to hold her people in check would be to preclpltata horrors worse than those of the Frenc revolution. Our obligation to Cuba is not fulfilled until the complete establishment of .ell- ' (Continued on third page.) POLICEMAN'S TERRIBLE DEED. New York. Aug. 1L Policeman Henry M. Hawiey of the tenderloin district, while In a fit of drunken rage today snot his wife, his mother, Mary Hawiey, his son, 4 years old, and his daughter, 6 years old. Ho then shot himself in the head. All are dead. K1RKLAND VERY LOW. BANDITS RANSACK A TRAIN. j Southbound Burlington Held Up and Con- j siderable Booty Secured. j St. Joseph. Mo., Aug. It The south-1 bound Burlington Exposition flyer was held up two miles north of this city at 9 o'clock tonight by five men well armed, w ho rolled tho Adams Express Company's safe out of tho express car and attempted States would be a guarantee that every lllscii who would subscribe to tin oath The schooner had In the meantime gone YMlejo, Aug. ll.-Rear Admiral Kirk- to haul It away. They abandoned their Tb. Royal is the hlglmt grade beklag kaowa. 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