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ASTUIUA, OKEGON, Tl'KSDAY MORNING, Al'Ul'ST 22. ISM
NO. 72
GENTLEMEN,
You will want to mak a twill appearano during TUgatta, Week.
W at prepaid to furnish vry detail of your oulili at aston
ishingly low prloea.
Yu will And our stock m constituted to mt th dmand
of all tastea and pur.
Call on ua and ft n Idea of hnwfur dollar will to. V P-TO-IMTH
rUJTIIINO, rUItN18HI.NO QoODrS, MOOTa AND
BlIOtCA HATS KTC.
lis In th iwlra by wMrtnf on of our attractive Regatta IUIf
or Cap.
PHIL STOKES.
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MANUFACTURERS OF
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Salmon
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Lithographing on
Sao Francisco. Cal.
Astoria, Ore.
Wrl! Usj tor Prloon
Here Is
01 some High Grade Goods at moderate prices
KALSTON
good things.
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO
llem Zealand Fire Insaranee Go
Of New Zealand.
W. P. Tliomaa, Mgr., San Francisco.
UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS.
Subscribed Capital . . $5,000,000
Taid-Up Capital . . . 1,000,000
Assets ..... 2,545,114
Assets in United States . . 300,000
Surplus to Tolicy Holders . 1,718,792
Has beon Underwriting on the TadAc Coast over Twenty-two yearp.
SAHUEL ELMORE & CO., -
Resident Agents, Astoria, Oregon
J1TTEUTI0U!
ConU 12 th Streets.
rnnrrcn Libum von nnr..rtiinainvl
t'ouijlit cheap one. Itujr a . . . . '. .
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Books...
Blank and
Miscellaneous.
Paper...
Nous frnrui . 1 Saturday morning, when it wa eatl
PieW Crape anj mate that from a Ihjuaand to fifteen
TypeWrltlnCT. "Jrl vlaltora had arrived. Thla
' wa but a amall contingent of th army
1 of plcaaure accker who quickly fol-
Waterman Fountain Pens Py 6a,urJr h'"' crowd
: had awollen to aeveral thouMnd. and
.. ... . . all day Hpnday people cam pouring In
loxI)ecort.tedlHipr;wlth lh. lncom(nr (r.ln y.y
and Envelope.. .100. : ,n, A 4 c. railway found It carrying
capacity aerloualy taxed to accom-
& REED
.
Metal Work5
spice
and
Syrop
Tin a Specialty.
Falrbaven, Wash.
a List
HEALTH FOODS In grcnt variety
fresh from the mills.
AROMATIC SIMCES guaranted the finest.
TILLMAXNS fl'KB EXTRACTS.
CHASE & SAXHORN'S COFFEES are un
rlvullcd. Toncther with a host of other
FIRST DAY
OF REGATTA
Urgt Crowds In Attendance
Despite the Heavy Rain.
THE CORONATION AT NIGHT
Dlstlofultbtd Ctmfiiy tii Most
BrtllUstScete la Asiorla at tbe
Openlniof tbe Grsnd Ball
Ye-tenlay n.arked the owning day
i "f ,h "nU,l, n
brought Astoria Into pruy.lnenc a the
; leading uatio sporting' cnirr of th
Pacific coast. Th weather w any-
thing but pripitloua for the Initiatory
!erria. however, a early In th
! tn.rtilii4, black nwuri of humid
cloud came aweeplng In roin the
wean, and anon rea.ilved themaelvvt
Into
a drenching rain that continued
l,n 'Ut allicht Interruption until a
;late hour In the evening. Iloth, th.CumWllg wve, MUljj,n, ,L
cJtjr and the veMd. in the otllng had Tm, M 4 toon to the aalUng craft
, been elaborately de-orated In honor of j ,hll, glory , 4 wllfu, blow Th muit,c
; the event, but the hemLtent allowing j . of , M(M.,Kn, character and
, and bluaterliig wind played aad havoc j evok)Ml nny favor.,)t, cammpnl, on
with the ornamented f.-ature, and fav th(f pilr, of th, uy, The Pori.
: .me Mu.iuoa
ltedraggle.1 appranc that wa. any
thing but attractive,
Th crowd which u.unlly attend A
! toria'i land and water carnival began
' making their appearanr a early a
: mixlate the pnaaenger traftlc, both from
Portland and from the direction of th
beach. The first train to leave SeaalJe
ye.terday morning consisted of a coach d.,anti all(1 norlh of the ..j ,,,and
and a combination and a box cur. The . following are the competition, as er
three were packed literally to sufToca- rw.rted bv the ludjes:
tlon by the anxious throng who had
Peaches...
A splendid lot of the celebrated
Southern Oregon peaches Just
received.
Other Fruit...
In abundance and of all varl
tie.
Vegetables...
The most complete selection In
the city and all fresh and crisp.
Prompt delivery tt
till parts of the city
and outside points.
Foard & Stokes Co.
Your Wife
Will Ilk. It; so will th. cook.
Star Estate Range
Satisfy all who us th.m.
If your better hslf does the eooklnx,
that Is an adilltt.nal reason why there
should be a Stur Estate Range In your
klichen. The use or them prevent worry
ana disappointment.
W. J. BCULdVT. Agent,
tit Bond Street.
LiJ2a
thl city a their destination. Large
del-gallon r exported from f'allfor
nli. Washington and the leading cltle
of ttil state today. Governor T. T.
Out, Im!I, erwt and with th slouch
bat aff'tt.'J by many of th. clili f itate
Kcoutlvra of lha country, m anion a
the arrtvala yriterday.
Uin twfor th hour appointed for
the coronation ccrf monle, the grand
aland, adjoining ai-ata and all avail
alil aurroundlng apare were packed
with an mpectant crowd who had
aathrrvd to wllno thla unliju and
U-aullful feature which waa offlrlally
llatrd a tha Introductory number of
th program. Tber waa aom dlaap-
polntnient when tbe itatement waa
made that the funrtlona of royalty
would, of nm-faolty, be ohacrved under
cover, and at the arrne of the grand
ball to b hold In the evening. The
conventionality of a formal opening
waa enlruated to Mayor Bergman and
Oovitrnor Oeer, each of whom waa In
attendants and fellrltoualy primed for
I rtf.win of lh, . Ikl too. ' de.
' ferred until the coronation ezerclac at
n In lit.
The broad boaom of the Columbia
waa a dellgbt to the oaramen, whoa
campelltlona bad keen fixed for the
earlier part of th day. The water
preacnted an unruffled furfuoe and
afforded every opportunity for th ea-
Ubllulmunt of new record. Iu the
.n.rn.xm . .nrr m.
oul of , we, ..
; and orchestra oceunled the rrund
, ,,,, mMt (h. As,orUl M11Uttry band
boarded the Columbine. Iloth organU
aatlona plnyed the popular aelectlona
of the day.
Notwlthatandlng the Incessant .how
en. the grand atand waa well filled
during the continuation of the event.
There were time when the rain came
down with untliual velocity and auch
period would ee a general thinning Of
the gathering. Agnln, the rolling
cloud would be rifted and a ahaft of
un.hlne full with tantallilng bright
neaa through the fissure. The prospect
of a cleaning sky' would once more
bring the multitude- toc:her.
The scorers and timekeeper took
their poiltlon aboard the Columbine,
iie vessel Hnrnurmx m nunurvn rami
Indian canoe. rac Contestants. Dr.
Pete and Johnny John. Dr. Pete waa
declared the winner. Time, 17 mln. S7
sec.
Swimming race Exhibition contest.
Three enterics. Won by Howard Urew
er, long distance ch implon.
Tub race Distance, 100 yards. En
tries, Joo llobson and V. Sklbbe. Hob.
ion waa given the decision.
OutrlKger skiff race Hi m lie with a
turn, first heat bc'.weun 8. J. Pem
broke and C. C. Dennla of San Fran
cisco, and Joseph Patton of Portland.
Pembroke and Dennis finished a dead
heat. Time 14 mln. 9 aec.
Second heat outrigger skiff race, F.
Ay re of Alamedaa, and J. Foley of the
South Ends, San Francisco. Won by
Ayres. Time 11 mln. J7 1-5 ace.
Double pleasure bout race confined
to members of the Astoria Bout Club
Distance m miles, enterics, Parke Up-
shur and Paul Trulllnger npnlnst Jno.
Young and flios. Aberconible. Won
by t'pshur and Trulllnger. Time 14
mln. 49 sec.
Junior four oared barge race Dis
tance l' miles. The contesting crews
were picked men from Portlund and
California, nnd the University of Cul- j
liornin. The picked crew won oy a
close mnrgln. Time 10 mln. 45 sec.
Whitehall, snlllnu race Distance 3
miles. Knlrles. W. E. Tullant and Ted
Cherry. Tallnnt was declared the win
ner. Time 1 hour 27 mln. . First prise,
$25, second prize, 110,00.
Fish beats working sails Six entries,
twice around tho course. No. 6. 1, 14,
13, 16 and 7 came In in the order named:
Time of No. t, I hours 25 mln. 60 sec.
Time of No. 1, i hours 27 mln. 7 seo.
Time of No. U', S hours 31 mln. 6 sec.
Time of No. 12, 2 hours S4 mln. IS fee.
Time of number 7, 2 hours 37 mln. 37 seo
First piio, 175 lbs. Barbour's netting,
value, $175; second prle, $50; other
prises of fishermen's supplies, etc
Sloops, free for hll Twice around
the course. Entries, Dauntless, White
Wings and Blue Jacket. Won by the
Dauntless. Time 2 hours 10 mln. 12
aec. Whits Wings second. Time 2
hours 25 mln. 15 sec. First prise, $125;
second prize, $50.
Sloops, 20-footer Once around the
course. Entries, Nob. 2, 7, 5, and 4,
crossed the line In tho order mentioned.
Time of No. 2, 1 hour 24 mln. 67 seo.
Time of No. 7, 1 hour 31 niln. 42 seo.
Time of No. 5. 2 hours 1 mln. 63 see.
No. 4, failed to finish. First prize. $50;
second prize, $20
Cannery tenders Enterics. Alice,
Frank sanbnrn, Alice won. Time 1
hour 8 mln. 48 sec. Time of Frank
Sanborn, 1 hour 10 mln. 12 sec. First
prize, $25; second prlzo, $15.
Continued on page three.
WAR MUST
. SOON COME
England Sets Mo Other Way to
Settle Transvaal Difficulty.
BRITISH PUBLIC INTEREST
Tbe Country Dee; ly Interested It tbe
Dreyfus Case-Ministers Advo
cate Peaceful Solution-
London, Aug. zx There la no
longer any doubt that President Krug.
er has refused to submit to the de
mand of Mr. Chamberlain for the ap
pointment of a court of Inquiry. He
may have done so diplomatically or
hedgingly.
Hut, that his answer la regarded by
the British government as tantamount
to a positive refusal, la now an estab
lished fact. Tbe colonial offlto la non
committal, but tber are other evi
dences which amply austlfy the state
ment. The report that President Krug
er ha proposed new term la some
wat verified by the guarded comment
of colonial office officials and Irritability
displayed there. There 1 1 not tbe
lightest doubt that they now believe
war la the only way to aellla the con
troversy. They would far rather have had a
court and defiant answer that the
temporizing answer which the Boer
presld-nt has sent With the former,
Great Brittan would have plain
ground tor k quick commencement of
hostilities. Under the circumstances,
which It la believed now exist, an ag
gressive action needs considerable ex
planation to Justify It In the eyea of
the world and the English minority
who still declare war would be n out
rage. However, If Chamberlain has Ms
way. It Is believed President Kruger's
counter proposition will meet with
scant attention and unless the Boers
completely back down, which Is not
likely, the crisis will quickly develop
Into war. It has developed that the
war office has been aware af the nature
or the Transvaul government's answer
for several duys and that it was com
municated to the war office, hence it is
probable that Great Brltlan will delay
a denouncement as little as possible.
A high official expressed to a rep
resentative of the Associated Press his
disgust at what he termed "Kruger's
cupidity and bypocracy." Ho suld
"The kind of game which Kruger is
playing must be clear to -Americans.
The protestations of th Boers that
they wish to Uva a quiet, agricultural
life may be the tune of some veldet,
but the gang In Pretoria is simply
after money. Though President Krug'
er says many harsh things of the Ult
landers, he never hosltated to mak
money out them, either by fair or foul
means."
Though the official did not actually
say so, it was clear that he believed
war was the only method of settlement.
The government Is somewhat annoyed
at the publics slight Interest in the
Transvaal. The official above quoted,
said:
"Dreyfus seems the only thing that
our people think ab'iut, though Kng-
land Is In a most serious crisis."
A special dlspntch from Cape Town
savs there la great danger of an out
break of violence on the frontier, and
the scum of South Africa are enlisting
throughout tho colony and are being
sent to Plssania and Jameson, on the
border.
PRATEtt FOR PEACE. - v
Dutch Keform Minister Advocate a
Peaceful Solution of the Crisis.
CAPE TOWN, Aug. 21. Sunday was
observed throughout the Orange Free
State and Cape Colony with humilia
tion, prayer and sermons advocating a
peaceful solution of the crisis. Mr.
Snyttler, the leading Dutch reform
preacher here, referred to the close
ties uniting the Cape Dutch to those
of the Transvaal which, he added, were
members of the great Afrikander fam
ily. If war was declared, he said. Great
Brltlan would commit "a helnlous
crime before God and man, resulting
In civil war In Cape Colony."
There Is evidence of growing uneasi
ness at Johannesburg.
MALITOA CHIEFS MEET
ON CRUISER BADGER.
Agreement Signed to Obey Decision of
tha Commission With Respect to
Government of the Islands.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. A special to
the Herald from Washington, says:
Just before the departure of the aux
lllary cruises Badger from Samoa,
thirteen high chiefs, representing the
Mailtos faction, met on board the ves
sel and In the presence of the Joint
high commission signed an agreement
to obey the decision of th commission
with respect to tbe government of the
islands.
Thin statement Is made by Comman
derJas. M. Miller, commanding th
Badger, in an official report Just re'
celved at the navy department Com
mander Miller declares that the situ
ation was entirely peaceful and as
the Badger sailed out of the harbor of
Apia, .she was saluted by th natives
with cheers and by the German and
British men of war In regulation style.
Commander Miller's report has gone
far to dispel rumor which have been
current since th departure of th Bad
ger of a renewal of strife In the Isl
and. In any event the temporary
government which Is now In force and
ill continue to administer Samoan
afTalrs until the three power act upon
th recommendation of the commis
sion for the final government of the
Islands is believed by the authorities
to be sufficiently strong and harmon
ious to hold the natives In check. In
connection with the acceptance of the
commission's recommendation by the
natives. Commander Miller describes
fono" held at Mullnuu. in the pres
ence of the commissioner. Commander
Einsraan, of the German cruiser Kor-
morant; Captain Stewart,, command
ing the British ahlp Tauranga. and
himself, which was attended by 500
hlb and other chiefs of the two fac
tions. At this meeting Judge Tripp ex
plained tfce recommendations which
the commission would make and. the
representative men also expressed their
satisfaction with his suggestions.
Commader Miller speaks of the grat
ification expressed by the commission
ers in having had the Badger at their
lisposal, and there is reason to believe
that the commUsion refers to the splen
did service rendered It by Commander
Miller and the vessel, without whose
aid the commissioners say they could
not have accomplished all the results
desired.
It Is extremely doubtful If action wilt
be taken upon tbe commission's rec
ommedatlon before- the latter part of
next month. Ambassador Von Mumm
expects to leave Washington In the
middle of the week for the New Eng
land coast and will not return until
next month. President McKlnley and
Secretary May also expect to remain
away for several weeks. Baron Von
Sternberg has written that he pro
poses to remain with Judge Tripp,
traveling through the northwest. The
friendly relations between the Ger
man and American commissioners are
a matter of considerable gratification
to the German and American govern
ments.
THE PARIS SUXDAT RIOTS.
Believed that Faure Was Not 8espon
slble for the Disorder.
NEW YOiXK. Aug. il.-The Herald
ays of Sunday's riots in Paris:
Sebastian Faure, is a type of the
mild-mannered, theoretical anarchist
While be has countenanced such acts
as that of Valllont who threw a bomb
In the chamber of deputies, he has
kept himself very carefully hitherto
from active participation In the "pro
paganda by deed" and by such brief
terms of tmprisinment as he has suf
fered have been merely for anarchistic
speeches and writings.
.Sebnstlon Faure was one of the first
to rally to the side of revision. The
reports so far received are silent as to
the ex ict causes of the disturbance in
Paris, but It is probable that they arose
In this way:
Faure and other anarchists and so
cialist leaders called a meeting of their
followers as an offset to the Rue de
Chabrol siege: the public generally
must not be allowed to suppose that
the antl-semltes were moving, and the
advanced revisionists must give slsns
of life.
It Is more than likely that Sebastion
Faure had no idea of the meeting he
had called doing any more Hum pass
number of platonlc resolutions and
then disperse quietly or be dispersed
to the accompaniment of cuffs and
kicks by the police. However, some of
the bolder spirits among the demon
strators would appear to have gotten
the upiier hand.
The men whose names are given
with that of Sebastian Faure as head
ing the demonstration are nobodies. ,
V itssciuraYPiJBE
Makes the food more delicious find wholesome
hovh wkmo rrrvnfl co., new vowt,
GOES UP
INFLAMES
Business Portion of Town of
Victor a Mass of Ruins. -
THE LOSS TWO MILLION
Dynamite llstd to Ckcck tbe FUstcs
tut Efforts Were Useless-Business
Men's Hesvy Losses :
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo.. Au fl. ,
Fire has destroyed the business por
tion of the city of Victor, causing a
loss estimated at $2,000,000. Beginning
shortly after noon, the Are raged until
evening, consuming everything la It
It had It origin, it 1 thought, la tbe
Merchants cafe, adjoining Um Bank of
Victor,' on the corner of Third street
and Victor avenue. A strong wind
from the south fanned the ""?, and
in a few minutes all the urroundlng'
bouse were afire.
Help was summoned from Cripple
Creek, bnt the town had been built in
the early days of camp and was et
pine timber for the most part and
burned like paper. Efforts were made
to stop the flames by blowing up the
buildings in Its path by means of dy
namite, and all the afternoon the
streets have roared with explosion,
but the effort wras in vain.
The Are claimed the Bank of Victor,
the post office on the corner opposite,
crossed Third street and followed the
row of blocks between Third and
Fourth street to North, taking the
Victor Banking Company, the W, TJ.;
Telegraph company's office and the
office of the Colorado Telephone Com
pany, the Hotel Victor, on the oppo
site side of Fourth street and three '
great shaft houses, of the Gold Coin
Mining Company and .It ore bins,
amounting the largest in the Cripple
Creek district From there the flames
were swept northward by a half hur
ricane which was blowing, and never
stopped until they had taken the Flor
ence and Cripple Creek depot the fine
new depot of the Midland terminal
road at the head of Fourth street AH
the buildings between these are a total
loss, with practically all their content, .
for the flames were so rapid in their
success that no clothing could be
saved. ,
A special train placed at the enm-
mand of the city by the Florence and
Cripple creek railroad, and three com
panies of firemen with apparatus wire
rushed to the scene.
The residence portion of the city suf- :
fered comparatively little, bot th Inis-
Ines portion Is paralysed and ufi'e
lng la bound to follow. The first tens
wa built In Victor In October lslt In
July of the following year the city was '
Incorporated and six years later tt
contained 10.000 people. That Is about
the population now.
Y. M. L CONVENTION.
The Fourth Annual Convention la Ses
sion at Seattle.
SEATTLE. An?. 21.-The fourti an
nual convention of the Northwest
Grand Council of the Young Mens In
stitute met here today. Grand Presl-
dent Keany recommended In his ad
dress that Insurance be made a fea
ture of the order. The report of Grand '
Secretary Coffy shows the member
ship of the northwestern Jurisdiction
ts 1020, a net gain during the year of
317. Sick benefits amounting to over
$1,300 were paid to 3S members. The
treasurer's report shows a balance of
$.',000 on hand.
OUERIN'S HOUSE ATTACKRD,
LONDON. Aug. 21.-The, Daily Chron
icle publishes the following from its
Paris correspondent: A detachment
of Infantry has Just commenced an
attack upon M. Guerln's house, which
is likely to lead to bloodshed before
morning. Nobody Is allowed to ap
proach the scene and the cavalry
charges are needlessly brutal.
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