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V NO.TIOU! Are NoMo lieTaknftonTte Library without JcrmMn. Any ne .-j guilty :iUCh ,iJcn.w. ASTORIA PUBLIC IMAKY ASSOCIATION ' . t 48T0I1IA, OliKGON, WEDNESDAY MORNlSU 'ADGUST , HO.. 1899 Li , , ,,.V.rrl:;i rh fit) ' - V u . Vjr t I Ufti ! tit) 1 r . rlv r HEN'S CLOTHING Our nw lint, Crouss nrandegee'sj mak. hi been ioleot.d not only with t view la th deilrsblllty of th tyl and. pattern but also an account of superior wearing qujUltle. jitefr's slides Our rll tnil Winter stock of th very bout make and vry latest styllca have been received and for low price and ioi;nt values cannot be equaled. PHIL STOKES- Com.lt l2ib Streets. THE TRIAL WAS TAME rteltber SMe Pleased With Yet . .. ." terday s Proceeding. CONDEflN... AH itU-cl rangwi bfcauw you unfortuiiaUly bowght i chep one. Buy a . . , "SUPBRIOR" .They are warranted in every particular, ty a firm O'i yenra in the LusinvM EVIDENCE OF COL. CORDIER ,IPSE ...H&rtHvaro Co. -OB MONO STREET Much of th TcsKmoBy Wholly la Favor of Dreyfus-Mercler SubJe'ci o ArfVit. Books... RKNKEB, Aug. IV.-Nrlthor .Id. wat plrawl with the outcome of today'i prixtdln ' bffura tha courtmartlal that ta trying CiiIii Dreyfua. Th DrvyfuMirii HctcJ that Colonel Cor illcr. who waa deputy chief of th Intel ligence (Jrpartment under th late Lieutenant Colont-I Henry, would tr tlfy that the burdtfr.au waa received dlrrctly by th. late Colonel Bandherr. Had the rxpM'tatlon been rrallied, the teatlmony would be a elrutif point In favor of the accuaeed, becauaa It would have been a reply to the antl Dreyfuitarda who have all alone con tends! that Henry received the bor dereau and forwarded It to Bandherr, J a thlnf he would not have done had the bordereau been, a the Dreyfua an! I .rt, written by hla accomplice, Eiterhuy, for In that event Henry Mr- . : would nav re-oinlxe(l the hand wrlt- JNeW Crape and , Ini when he recelve.1 the bordereau TyD"Writin? ' frum ,h f!,rnuu1 emliiy and would " have auppre.aed It Instead of forward- ... ; , ..., ' ' Ina It to Bandherr. Colonel Cordler, Waterman Fountain Pens ouevr' ',m'1 WM abeent from the Intelllgenoa depart j ment when the bordereau Arrived, but -womwu Pr. that ha believed that It waa received Blank and Miscellaneous. a d piece of tactlca from the point of view of the antt-Dreyfualtef, be cauat all the point they eonteeted were not of the flrat Importance,' yet their very appearance on the etage and the contradiction of aome of , Cordlera' tal.tn.nl, left a dlareeabl lmprea- alon. -. - i i. . The appearance of General Herder to qu.-itlon Colonel Cordlvr came aa urprle to many In the audience who had auppoael that after laat Satur day' icene, when Uercter waa eon fronted with Captain Freyitmeeter, he would remain quiet But Hercler la tame to the death. HI action uday I Interpreted aa In tended to (how that ha la not going tp throw up the aponge. , The part be played In 18M lay blra open to arreat. and thl 1 a coaaunt toplo of dlacua Ion la the cafe and at other meeting plaeea In Rennea. There appear, however, to be good reaion why the. government will not take any auch aerloua atep until the trial I over.. . . Colonnl Jouanate, preildent of the court-martial, could adjourn the trial IndeAnltely If Merrier, who la an Im portant wltneaa, waa arretted. If the trial were adjourned for more than O hour It would lapee, and the proceed ing would have to be gone over again from the beginning. Paper... atnd Envflopeaxioo, GRIFFIN & RBBD Pacific Sheet Metal Work by Henry. Naturally thl atatement elated the ntl-Pre) f uaard. but they bad no good reaaon to congratulate themaelve upon the remainder of Cordler' teetl mony, aa It waa wholly ta favor of Dreyfut. . On th othor hand the pro ceeilon of general and offloer of the general ataff who denunded an oppor tunity to confront Colonel Cordler, wa MANUFACTURERS CF Salmon Vefetitle Fruit CANS spice 'Syrop Peaches... A aplendld lot of th celebrated Southern Oregon peichea Jut received. PLANS OT. THE DEWET RECEPJION COMMITTEE President McKinley Will Attend and Uun-ho Will 8 team Down th Bay to Meet the Admiral. NEW TORK. Aug. 21-When the committee of the Dewey reception com mittee waited on realdenta at Long Beach laat week, Preldent McKinley told them be would willingly do any thing In hi power to do honor to the admiral. He expreaaed hla fear, how ever, that hi preaence aa president of the United 8tatee might divert aome of th honors that ahould be wholly for Dewey. Acting Mayor Guggenhelmer said to day that the committee expect the president to com here on the Dolphin. If he does, the mayor of th city and the governor of lb state, will atearo down to an anchorage and Admiral Dewey will visit them. Then the may or will return to hi official boat. Ad miral Dewey will go on board of the Olympla and the mayor will visit the Olympla, Hi visit will be returned by the admiral, who will be presented to the visiting governors. In the mean lme th Dolphin, with the president on board, will steam away and Presi dent McKinley will take no further part In th orllclal proceedings. 1 U lAJIf III NEW FORGES Secretary ( Root Overwhelmed 1 Wltb Applications. TROOPS Will BE RUSHED Tnasporta Aoovt to Leave Froa Sib 1 FriaHx- of Afolaildooa Jply 22. Lithographing on Tin a Specialty. San Francisco. Cat. Astoria. Ore., " , ( 1 1 ( i i ' i Write Urn tor PrUa Falrbaven, Wash. 'i 1 Here Is a List Ot some High Grade Goods at moderate prices . RALSTON HEALTH POODS la great variety ! ' frcsfc from the mills. f ! . ; ',. ' AROMATIC Slices gaarantccd the rinest. TILLMANN S U1R8 EXTRACTS. CHASE SAXHORN'S COFPEES are an rlvallcd. Toncthcr with a host of other good things. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO flem Zealand pre losaraoee Go Of New Zealand. W. P. Thomas, Mgr., San Franclaco. UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS. Subscribed Capital Paid-Up Capital AsAots - . . , . Assots in United States Surplus to Policy Holders Has been Underwriting on the Pacific Const over Twenty-two yeair. SAHUEL ELMORE & CO., Resident Agents, Astoria, Oregon 15,000,000 1,000,000 2,545,114 300,000 1,718,792 Other Fruit... In abundance and of all varl- tle. Vegetables... tv The most complete selection In the city and all fresh and erlsp. Prompt delivery to all prtn of the city and mitidc points. Foard & Stokes Co. Your Wife Will like It; io will th cook. Star Estate Range Satisfy all who us thtm. If Tour better half doea the eooklna. that I an aildltlenal nuoo whv there should be a Btar Estate Range In your kitchen. The use of them Drev.nts worry and disappointment. W. J. SCULLY. Agent, 4a Bond Street IDAHO AND NORTH DAKOTA VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE. Transport Grant Arrived at San Fran cisco With tha Men Late Last Night. 8 AN FRANCISCO. .Augi " l.-The United 8tate transport Qrant, bearlnf the Idaho, North Dakota and Wyom ing volunteers, arrived here tonight ahortly before midnight. The Grant left Manila on Aug 1, touched at Nag aaakt and Yokohama and left the latter port for San Francisco. August 11 Ow ing to the lateness of the hour, the fed eral quarantine officers did not board the transport and pending thla Inves tigation she will lie In the stream. She will be boarded early tomorrow morn ing. The Idaho has the largest delegation here for the reception of the return ing soldiers, the welcome committee from that state being headed by Governor Frank Steunenberg and United States Senator Shoup. The reception plans Include a break fast for the boy upon the day of their debarkation and a banquet at the Pre- sldlo after they reach their tenting ground. CHOYNSKI DEFEATS RYAN. WASHINGTON. Aug. .-Wlth . bout 100 commissioned places yet to fill the, ten new regiments under or ganltatlon. Secretary. Root finds blm- If overwhelmed with applications. even greater In number that the sum total of those received at the beginning of the Spanish-American war. It 1 aid at the war department that large majority of the men who held commission In the volunteer army In that war are again applicants for serv ice In the Philippine .campaign, rein forced by nearly all of those who held non-commissioned places, i This same wllllngnesa to re-enter the service Is aid to be observable among enlisted men, and official cite as a case in point. Colonel Bell's regiment, the Twenty-seventh volunteer Infantry. made up of 41 per cent of the men who served as volunteers In the Spanish American war and nine per cent who were In the regular army In that war. or a total percentage of 57 In one regi ment. Secretary Root has resolved to en tertain no personal applications for commissions and insists upon aU being referred through regular channels. TROOPS WILL BE RUSHED. Transports to Lesve San Francisco For the Philippines. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. J9.-A11 haste Is being used to dispatch the troops now waiting here for Manila. It la expected that the entire casual de tachment now at the Presidio will set sail nlthin two weeks. The Puebla left today with 650 recruits, the Warren goe on the first and the Columbia on the fifth with as many recruits and casual as they can carry. If these assignments do not take up all the recruits now at the Presidio, the re malnder will be shipped on the Sher man, which win be ready In about 10. days. The Lelenaw will leave with her horses on the Jlst ot this month. DEATH OF AGUINALDO RUMORED Japanese Paper Prtnta the News That 'He Is Shot by General Pilar. HAMILTON, O., Aug S.-B. O. Maya and Z. Tang, Japanese tea merchants of ' this city,- today received a copy pt the Chu Klse . Shlnko, a ..newspaper printed In Nagoga, Japan, July 23, which contains a dispatch from Manila that, has not yet become public In America. Under the heading, "New rnmppine information," the paper prints the following: t "In the later part of June, near San Fernando, Agulnaldo was killed by General Plo del Pilar. Pilar visited him to Inquire about the death of Gen eral Luna and Auglnaldo answered that he never knew anything about this case, and told Pilar to mind his own business. Pilar then called Agu lnaldo a liar, and, pulling a pistol, shot Agulnaldo In the forehead, killing him Instantly." surrectlon has thus far been remark' ably free, .from bloodshed, although there are vague reports of severe fight ing In the Interrior. AD the telegraph lines to the Interior of the Island have been cut by the insurrectionists and communication by wire ha been Impossible for several days, but refugees nay the revolution Is spreading. ' : Govern Lionas, of the La Vega dis trict has gone over to th. revolutionists taking with him many soldiers. . 'Borne of tha Dominican gunboats have put Into the liver and It Is rumored that the president and cabinet, In case of emergency, will flee to Porto Rico.; If more serious trouble comes, the people ber. are looking to the United States for protection. Ia case of riot ing, the New Orleans and a French cruiser are prepared to land marine to protect th consulate. CONDITIONS BEFORE SURRENDER NEW YORK. Aug. 29. A despatch to the Herald from Santo Domingo, Fri day via Key West, says: The tide ot revolution Is rapidly nearing the capital. The revolutionists have crossed the mountains and are now only six hours distant by horse. The government Is tottering and ap parently unaole to check the lnsur- rection. Yeetorday It despatched a j commission to confer with the rebel strictly on points. Choy- ! Ieders for the purpose of trln t0 close to 158 pound while I ?ffect a P'3 Meanwhile there I is great suspense, rne capital may be j beslegsd in a few days if a compro mise fails. Among the people there 1 general alarm. The president never leaves home by night or day except with a double guard. The, city la virtually under military law. The soldiers are patrol ling the streets. The foreign consulates DUBUQUE, Iowa, Aug. 29.-Joe Choynski was given the decision over j Australian Jimmy Ryan at the end of ! a 20-round go here tonight for the light heavy weight championship of the world. Choynski demonstrated great cleverness throughout. Ryan stood Joe's continual left Jabbing In the face and showed little signs of pun ishment at the end of the bout. The decision was nskl weighed close to 158 pound his opponent was six pounds lighter. THE DENVER MAN WINS. DENVER, Aug. J9. Billy Otis, a clever lightweight from San Francisco, again met defeat at the hands of Kid Parker, of Denver, In the ninth round of what was to have been a W-round go, before the Olympls Athletic As- ! are crowded with aliens apprehensive AN UNDERSTANDING CREDITED. A Belief In Canada That Laurler and McKinley Have Already Reached a Secret Agreement CHICAGO, Aug. . A special to the Tribune from Ottawa, says: The Washington dispatches relating to an alleged secret understanding be tween the United States authorities and Premier Laurler are regarded here as having some foundation In fact. though they may be to some extent conjectural Any understanding is necessarily unwritten and private. It Is stated. It Is unofficial and tempo rary and disposes finally of none of the questions, but simply holds mat ters In statu quo. The secret understanding, according to ministerial circles here. Is merely to hold la eheu and to defer the poraibi? demonstrations brought out by the mention ot the president to cede to Canada tree port In the Lynn canal In return for Canada's relinquishing her claims to the entire headwaters of the Inlet, Including Dyea, Skagway and Pyramid Harbor. SAN DOMINGO REVOLUTION. Gaining Strength Daily and the Gov ernment Unable to Check It NEW YORK, Aug. . A dispatch to the Herald from Porto Rico, says: 1 An attack was made by the insur gents today on San Domingo. The revolutionists are gaining in strength dally. . 7 Another camp of the insurgents has been formed outside this city and res idents are leaving hourly to join it The government has sent a commit tee to the revolutionists with a propo- altton to suspend hostilities for M days and then proceed to elections. Owing to Its financial straits the government will not be able to sus tain long. Beside, American Interven tion Is feared in case there la much fighting. GOVERNMENT FORCES DEFEATED WAR MUST SURELY C0m H A. .-.tv.t Eflf lani Enlarf es Miln&ypfi, mtnis on Knitr.rz: - i .;:J30 t , 't - r;i ; ' ' sdT NATION WILL RESIST -TEESli 6oer PreiliJeat Will Oaly Cviitii'i'i forttais Already ReporteJ eJt,.,3 Leavlrif Traasvail. -i . a-1 LONDON, Aug. .-A Pretoria &r'- respondent of the Dally Chronicle? tMt egraphlng Tuesday, says: , ,,-. "Events (have taken an alanotor . turn. Great 'Britain, at tha' request of the Ultlander' council, has enlarged 1 the original demands of Sir Alfred' Mfl-:J ner, British high commissioner, aad-iar adopting the view of Cecil Rhodes th,ats President Kruger will never withstand , an ultimatum. ' "I have,- however," high authority for 1 asserting that President Kruger. Vol- ksraad and the nation will unitedly; resist an unconditional demand , fos, giving effect to the Mllner program. but will concede reforms on conditions already reportei" j-.i-j .. ' v,:'..i.-l LEAVING THE TRANSVAAUi nri LONDON, Aug. It- The Cape Tew correspondent of the Dally Mall, says j A pitiame scene was witnessed at the railway station today on the ar rival from Johannesburg of a I50x:nft-S dren. whose parents are too poor: to come themselves. It Is estimated tt 3 15.000 people have left the Transvaal since the crisis began. ,.. ... . os a .1 SB ine NEW YORK. Aug. .-A despatch to the Herald from Cape Haytlen, Haytl, says: . - There was A battle at Dajaboo sev ers days ago in which, . according te reports received here the government lost " men In killed and wounded and the Insurgents only five. " General 'Es- coboas was among those killed. By Instructions from General Jim! net, Ramon Pocheco has been made commander In chief In the northwest pending the arrival of General Toriblo Garcia. Private letters from Porto Rico quote the governor there as saying that he will surrender the town on the ap proach of the insurgents. He says that as It Is a national uprising he wfiuid avoid shedding blood. srruATiox is critical. JOHANNESBURG. ' Aug. Standard and Diggers" News credit"5 General Goubert, commander In chief of the Transvaal forces and vice-pres-a ident of the republic, with the state- ( ment.' that, although he Is personally desirous to do everything to preserve peace, the situation is-such thar11 republic must be prepared for wartna.tt . wl.--dT WILL PETITION THE QUEEN;,-, B CAPE TOWN, Aug. .-Dtspatch, received here from Pretoria and DjUr-j ban show that the Uitlonders are suf fering greatly from the strain Involved in the present crisis. Many ladies' aTrc -1 leaving Pietor-Marluburg, the captydo of Natal. . . , M c., Women are preparing a petltlqn to Queen Victoria In favor of peace whicn'1 win be sent to all parts of the colony- -1 for signal uresw , HW:i CRUISER NEWARK ARRIVES.-MH , .- - , - -rovi SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29. Th United States cruiser Newark arrived today from "the Atlantic seaboard after a long and hard voyage.' ,-ioT The Newark was delayed at Point" I Low on the west coast for three,.wtJts in consequence of ber supply of eosD running short The vessel bad to bunl wood and took In 500 cords to keep ta.; fires going. Whiie in this condition, ,,5 Chilean man-of-war arrived In port r and helped the Newark with sufflcjlPtWj T coal to reach Valpariaso. A countT..j martial has been ordered to fix the fo'.t sponsiblllty for this condition of affairs. The matter lies between Captain Gooj rich and Chief Engineer Morits. - S) RIOTS AGAIN BREAK OUT. Four Cars of Big Consolidated Railway Nearly Demolished at Cleveland. CLEVELAND. Aug. J9. Rioting and disorder broke out tonight in connec tion with the strike on the lines of the Big Consolidated Street Railway Com pany, and four cars were nearly demol ished while the crews were compelled to flee for their lives. It was only after determined efforts on the part of SO policemen that or der was finally restored. BRYAN GOING TO CALIFORNIA. WINNEMUCA. Nev.. Aug. !9 Hon. Wm. J. Bryan passed through Wlnne- muca this afternoon on his way to California, where he will visit the Yosemlte. CUBAN SOLDIERS PAID. : rfT HAVANA, Aug. 29. The commission ! which has been engaged In dlstribut in the J3.000.000, appropriated for the" purpos of paying off the Cuban sold--;i lers who surrendered their arms to s the American officials, has returned t' l Havana. It reports that 86.S59 person have received their share of gratuity,' I and that the total amount distributed H is 2,526,90O. ',, ... '..r.i" MRS.' BOTKINS LAST CHANCE. " SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. A fuN -i ther stay of 15 days In the case of Mrs:"'f' Cordelia Botktn was granted by Judire 1 Cook today, so as to permit the com- l'1 pletion of a bill of exceptions, on the :' appeal which is to be taken to the supreme court. iA. gnclatlon tonight. JEFFORDS WHIPS BURLEY. PORTLAND, Aug. 29. Jim Jeffords, the big heavy weight from California, tonight knocked out Nick Burley, of this city, In two minutes. Burley was no match for the big fellow. of disorder. The military commandent of San Cristobal was assassinated on Tuesday. Placards demanding the death of the cabinet ministers are posted nightly In prominent places. Military preparations are being ruahe-l by the government and the reserves are under arms, but the In- ?ovmm SClUIIJVaS gtatf a mm sovt ewo Powr. eo. . w vmw. j