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ASTOKIA, OHEGON, FKIDAY MOUNINO, SKl'TEMHEIt 16, JK!)8.
NO. 63
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Machinists
Foundrymen
Logging Engines liullt nnd Rcpnlrod.
Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specialty
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youjsee the superior quel-1
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Metal Works
spice
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Write Vm tor Prlccw.
FRANCE AND ENGLAND MAY YET BECOME
Major Marshard's Troops Have Occupied Fashoda, in Egypt, and
the Result May Lead to War Between the Nations.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY THE FEARFUL HURRICANE IN THE BARBADOES
One Hundred and Fifty Persons Were Killed and Many Vessels Were Lost Mnch Damage Done to Property and
Thousands Are Homeless Insurgent Government Formed in the Philippines Revolutionists
Agree That the Island Must Be Freed from Spanish Rule-Cubans Favor
0
Absolute Independence, Fearing Reduction to Poverty.
LiiS'lMiN, H. IJ-Tlit f.n!.in.
Mull !: N h 'n
I'clvnl ln-ri- of (h iK- ui1loii of KhU
cm the Whlli- Nil', tit h of Khuriomn)
liy the Krrnrh ni"IHIon undr MJr
M.ir liml. nlH-l l W .') Alyinl.in.
uriilrr linn Muk'imi'll. (rmllal of Km-
lrr Mrnclik.
ITMo ixnumilnn of Khl y
Knmh (rt unurr Mnjor M.irrh.nl
i mit.' a m"t .crl'HK Kl(uu!nn, nml onr
hl1i la llkrly t Involve KntiUml an
Kr.ilirr III ir. Till" utatrmrnt fiV!i
nut from I-ori'loti oiii tlm ai (hut
"Krarxe niut t.nk tljwn, or hoilllll
will ih'kIii, If Krrm h (ur in-iupy
Kimhodii." nn.t the Inforni.illmi c.nl"t"
In 111.' nl" ilUjialih in iy Involve the two
rr.it iuill.ui. In war. Th Kniilirh govirn
tin lit r Kunl it"' o' iiutlon of K"h i.l:i
im an rntr.-iu hini'iii mi lu rlnht.
KKAItKt'l. HTDllM t'Al'HKH
MAVtK' AT THE HAKBADUKS
diif lluii.lrwl ami Fifty lVrun Arf
K:llnl. Vhll Many Vli Ar
Wrfi-knl-Oreat Damage.
THINIPAP. Ilrlll.h We.l ln.lleii. Sept.
15.-A temer hlrh () arrived here
from near the Ilarlwuloea reporta that
fearful havoc -aa rautetl there by a hur
ricane flnturday night. The detructlon or
iMMrty waa lmmne. It I believed
over l.V tieraona were killed throughout
the Inland and number were reniKred
homi'lrna und dem.tute. Shipping lUltrred
rrlnualy.
The ahlp Ionndo, a tmrk and two bar
kenilnra broke from thilr anrhoriigea and
were driven t . They hud not re-
lurncil when the ntenmrr left. Many local
veaarlg were wrecked or blown out to
rirlilgetown. capllnl of an Ixland of the
It.irbadoea, la a acene of demlaton ami
ruin, livmollahed houe are to be aeen
on every aide.
WIDK-Sl'HKAD UKVABTATIOS.
U'NDUN, Sept. i:..-lnpatchr received
at the colonial office from the ltrltlah
iiulhortllca In the West lmllea indicate, a
a whole, that the earlier reporta of the
havoc wrought by the hurricane were not
exaggerated. They ahuw a wldc-apread
ili'vaKtatlon.
Owing to a break down of the telegraph
nnd telephone ayatema the real extent of
the dtmiatcr la Mill unknown, but tliiunci.it
a l.l la needed. I'eople are flocking Into St.
Vincent from the country around for ahel
ter and food.
Sir Cornelius Mahoney. governor of the
Windward Inland, cable that two vea
mIh were aunk anil that the fate of many
others la unknown.
Th governor of the Harbadora, Sir J.
R. Hay. reports that the hurrlcnno waa
of ten houra" duration. Already he has
been notllled of 1 deaths und of 31 per
sons seriously wounileu.
INSURGENT GOVERNMENT
FORMED IN PHILIPPINES.
The Revolutionists Agree on One. Point,
That the Islands Must Be Freed
From Spanish Rule.
LONDON. Sept. 13.-The Manila corre
spondent of the Times, ti'li-gr't"?
Thursday, says:
THE LEADING DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING HOUSE OF ASTORIA
"I am the only for Ign joiirnul.ar prt enl
at the Insolvent congr.s at Main l".
which has been selected a the temporary
capital of the revolutionary government.
ICurly th:s forenoon Aguliiulilo, ac-om.
lanlrd by a large staff of general,, and
ministers, moved In state from the ton
veiitlon now occupied as his military
headquarters to a church half a mile dis
tant. 'Il.re lie w:ia received by the as-emtib d
deltg.iles and conducted to the platform
In the chancel, fnm wh ch he delivered
brief mensage. The substance of the me-
ige was congratulatory on the happy
termination of the revolution und com
plete conquest of territory. ..e made a
flowery apeal to the delegates. klnK
them, by the memory of the Illustrious
patriots of Philippine history, to follow
the mple of Kn'Witd, Kritice and
America In preparing n constitution and;
promulgating laws to secure the complete
and pennant nt lllerty of the people of the
riilllMUncs. The message exclte.1 but I
little enthusiasm, because II was absolute-1
ly non-coinmlital. j
"The asuemlily then proceeded lmmell-
alely to onganlae preparatory to the dis
cussion on the proposed constitution and
the rode of laws and the election of a
president. j
"A strong party. Intoxicated by the
present measure of success, favors oppo-'
slthm to any foreign protectorate, being
contldent that the people can govern
themselves. Wiser councillors strenuously
ors such a suicidal policy. AtnWently
unanimity now exists only In f determin
ation to free the Islands forever from
Spanish rule. This Is the universal feel
Ing and will probably prove the control
ling power In the determination of the
final action of the congress,"
CUBANS WANT ABSOLUTE
INDEPENDENCE OF ISLAND.
They Fear the Americans May Capture
Their Trade and Reduce Them to
Poverty Through Competition.
HAVANA. Sept. 15.-The prominent fea
ture of the situation Is the feverish and
wldc-sprcud agitation of the Cubans in
favor of the absolute Independence of the,
Island at all costs. I
This violent impetus given to the agltu- J
lion for Independence Is the result, nppar-i
ently of the arrival of Mr. Porter, and
the examination he Is making Into tariffs,;
municipal taxation and other matters of i
internal government, which Cubans had
expected to handle and administer them
selves. Porter's operations are viewed with sus
picion by an Important section of Cubans,
who keep on calling meeting against "the
usurptlon of privileges purchased at aucn
it sacrifice."
They Insist on "absolute freedom, unre.
strained, und liberty, or a light to the
death."
One reason why many Spaniards who at
first favored annexation have now
charmed their opinion Is that thoy fear
competition of American rivals us store
keepers, hotel managers, and restaurant
keepers. They are afraid that the Ameri
cans, instead of coming to buy out their
establishments und stocks at fabuluous
prices, based upon old Spanish duties, will
open shops next door. Import goods nt
duties under the new regime, ruin their
business and reduce them to poverty. Ex
actly the same, spirit prevails among
planters.
The. deduction seems to be this:
With Cuba independent, no foreign cap
ital and no competition: with Cuba under
American rule, compotltlon against which
Cuban would not have energy or powor
to succeed.
Thcso questions are uppermost In every
mind, making general uneasiness and d l-
id Winter
Goods Now Arriving Daily
H. COOPER'S
content, preventing the resumption of the
normal tone of the market, and blocking
irade and traffic.
T11K1II NEXT MEETINO PLACE.
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. U.-The Red
Men decided to hold the next great council
ut Washington, D. C.
HILL WILL HELP.
NEW YORK. Sept. C-Iiuslneaa assocl-
u'.es In Wall street of President J. J. hl.l. t
ut the Great Northern, today admitted ;
the truth of the rumor that he will prob-
ably be a factor In the reorganlxatlon of
the llultlmore& Ohio. He admitted that
he hud not acquired an Interest In the
proM-rty, but that he expected to. It was tn the great republican principles of bl
denfd lb.il It wua In contemplation to nuta!l!m, protection and reciprocity, and
Identify the Baltimore & Ohio In any way j i,. irrs as the republican party Is
with Hill's northwestern property. The pledged to bimetallism that the settlement
matter is purely Individual and not aa
representing his company.
EXPOSITION OCT OF DEBT.
OMA11A. Sept. li-Secretary Wakefield i
ofllclaily announced today that the entire
uebt of the exposition ha. been lifted and
there remains In the treasury about 15.0uu.
HIGHEST ON RECORD.
LONDON, Sept. li. Next to the highest
balloon ascension oc record waa made
here this afternoon from the Crystal Pal-
ace, Sydenham, by fitanley Spencer, the
well known aeronout, and Dr. Bersoa The
altitude attained waa n.500 feet. The
temperature at this helgnt waa (1 degrees
below the freexing point.
FATAL TRAIN WRECK.
DENVER, Sept. IS. A special to the
News from Gunnison. Col., says: A, seri
ous wreck occurred this afternoon on the
Rio Grande railway In the Black canyon,
six miles west of Sapinero, Col., tn which
three, and perhaps more. Uvea were lost.
An extra train cormlstlng of empty
coaches going to meet the National Edl-
toriul association, which Is coming from
the west, ran into a rock slide and It la
reported the whole train was thrown down
an embankment In to the Gunnison river.
The train crew, consisting of Conductor
D. M. Itelley, Engineer John Plttlnger and
Fireman Proctor, are ald to have been
kllled. There may be other.
DEMANDS MUST BE MET.
WASHINGTON, Sept. li-The state de
partment tonight gave out the following I
concerning the discussion today between
the members of the cabinet and the peace
commissioners:
"It Is possible to state authoritlvely that
the commission goes to Purls fully pre
pared to follow a course of action mapped
out for It a a result of the consultations
of the lust two days. !
"At the very outset It will he made j
clear to the Spanish commissioner that,
as in the cae ot the preliminary protocol,
there can be no deviation from or modi
fication of the demands made by the
United States.
"The decision arrived at by the presi
dent, after full consultation with the
members ot the commission, subsequently
received the cordial and unanimous ap
proval of the cabinet at the meeting this
afternoon.
"Aa previously announced the commis
sion sail from New York Baturday."
BITTER POLITICAL CONTEST.
NEW HAVEN. Sept 18. Never before
In the history of republican politic In
Connectlcutt has thore been eo bitter a
contest as that which was waged on the
anti-convention stages between the forces
, seeking the nomination for governor, with
George E. Lounsberry on tne one hand,
and John Addison Porter, the president'!
secretary, on the other. Porter forced the
fWihting on a platform avowedly con
structed as opposed to the state organiza
tion of the party. The surprise of the day
was the unexpectedlyjoverwhelmlng vic
tory of the Lounsberry forces. Louns
berry Is a wealthy shoe manufacturer ot
South Norwalk, ana a brother of ex-Governor
Lounsberry.
NEVADA REPUBLICANS.
j -
HE NO, Nev.. Sept. 13. The republicans
today nominated Wuilam McMillan for
governor. Trie platform reiterates faith
0f the finnnciul question may safely be
i it-ft to the national repubdean party.
VOLUNTEER OFFICERS WILL
SOON BE MUSTERED OUT.
. . vmK.
, ,s Belleved- "er. La Numbr
j of Officers Will Leave the Service
With the Close of the War.
( WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-The war de-
partment will soon take up the question ot
j mustering out a considerable number ot
( the general officers of the volunteer army,
. including major-generals and brigadiers,
now that the volunteer forces have be,
reduced ao largely. All the regimental
; officer have gone out . of the service
j with their respective regiments, but the
entire force Of the general officers will
still be on duty. The first attention of
the department will be to organize the
; several corps and division, on the basis
of the reduced number of regiments and
when this Is done general officer will be
named a corps commanders, etc. Reor
ganlxatlon can be affected with about
half the general officers now In the er-
i vice, so that when new assignments are
made, those officers remunilng unassigned
, will be mustered out.
It Is believed, however that with the
j close uf the war a considerable number
0f higher volunteer officers will signify
: their wish to leave the service and will
i resign so that the number which It will
I be necessary to muster out will be com-
paratively small.
MRS. BOTKIN WILL
MAKE A HARD FIGHT.
She Claims to Have No Fear of the Evi
dence Presented to the Governor
for Extradition.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 15-Chlef ot
Police Lees has carefully compiled the
evidence he will submit to Governor Budd
In the Botkln case. He has gathered be
tween this city and Dover, Del., neanj
forty affidavits bearing on the murder ot
Mrs. J. P. Dunning and her sister, Mrs.
Deane by means of poisoned candy sent
by mail.
The requisition from Governor Tunnell,
of Delaware, for the delivery of Mrs.
Botkln to Detective MeVey of that state
Is accompanied by a warrant sworn to by
John B. Pennington, father of the murd
ered women, charging Mr. Botkln with
the murder of Mrs. Deane. Besides the
warrant are numerous affidavits from
Kent county, Deleware, establishing the
murder of the two women.
Other affidavits give In detail the cir
cumstances ot the case, nearly all of
which have heretofore been published.
In a sworn statement Mr. Dunning eays
that be believes the handwriting on ths
envelope bf the anonymous letter wh:cn
INVOLVED
reached bi wife In July, ls9T, was that
of Mrs. Botkln. He could not Identify the
writing on the box which contained the
candy a he had not seen it. The only
new point Is contained In the affidavit
of Mark Green, a drug clerk, who declares
that In the latter part of May, or early in
June, while employed at luv2 Market
street, he sold 25 cents worth of arsenic
to a woman who said she wanted Jt for
the purpose of bleaching straw hats. Her
appearance, he said, resembled that of
Mrs. Botkln.
Mrs. Cordelia Botkln and the attorneys
for the defense claim to have no fear of
the evidence that will be presented to
Governor Budd by the prosecution. I'Bey
base their confidence on the alleged abil
ity of the accused woman to establieti
a complete allbL The alibi will cover
period dating from the day Clerk Frank
Green claims he sold Mrs. Botkln arsenic
In the Owl drug store to the day she was
arrested In Stockton.
COLORADO REPUBLICANS.
DENVER. Sept. lS.-The republican
state convention made the following nom
inations this afternoon. .
Governor, Henry R. Wolcott; lieutenant
governor. Charles W. Noble; secretary.
W. R. Brlsbln; treasurer, Fred O. Roor;
auditor. George F. Adam; attorney-gen.
eral, C. C. Goodall; superintendent of pub
lic instruction. George Humphrey.
The platform, after commending the ad
mlnietrotlon of President McKlnley, say:
The republican party 1, and always
ha been, a bimetallic party. The repub
lican of Colorado are earnestly devoted
to the cause of bimetallism. It bag n
sympathy with mono-metalllsm, and be
lieves that the final Imposition of a single
standard upon the people of this country
would work Irreparable Injury. It mem
bers believe that the proper place for the
republican bl-metallist Is in the ranks of
the party and not out of it. In the
future, as In the past, the republicans
who represent Colorado at the national
capital will be found working for the res
toration of silver. True blmetalllst are
necessarily believers In hard money gold
and silver as the basis ot our national
circulation."
WORK PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY.
SAN JUAN. Sept. 15,-The work of the
United States-Porto Rlcan evacuation
commission 1 progressing rapidly. Two
sessions were held yesterday. There ha
been no hitch as yet. Both sides profess
satisfaction, and by mutual agreement
no details of the deliberations are made
public.
Taw loyal i the kigtwst grato baking pewdar
aaowa. mum imu bhw n gaoa oaa
tHr4 farther tfcaa say etW braes.
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