The daily morning Astorian. [volume], July 29, 1899, Image 1

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ASWKIA, OKBGON, 84Tl'EDA JMKNING. JULY !. i"8.
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Stoves
and
Are not mado from tho icrap-pile
or in a kindergarten school.
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GRIFFIN
RALSTON... ST
HEALTH CLUB S2.
Acme Gluten Farina, Arme T'beat Flakes and Standard Rolled Oats
AT A. V. ALLEN'S
ASTORIA CASH GROCERY
Tenth and Duane Streets.
Look in t tHo FolloltiB
Wcatcrn Refinery Sugwr, 18 pounJa for $1.00.
Ronat Ct.fTo 10 " 1.00.
(iim)J ytinllly Tcm I " ..
RollcUOitta 8 " 2.
Baiiiia 10 .25.
JapnnKkc " .2S.
GooJ Quality Flour 1 Suck . .75.
Oyxtsra , lJCn 1.00.
Tomatou I " 100.
Here Is a List
Ot some High Grade Goods at moderate prices
RALSTON HEALTH PCODS lo great variety
fresh from the mills.
AROMATIC SI'tCES guaranteed the finest.
TILLMASN'S t'UKB EXTKACTS.D
CHASE SANBORN'S ICOFFEES ore un
rivalled, Together with a host of other
good things.
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO
Jem Zealand Fife Insurance Go
Of New Zealand.
W. P. Thomaes, Mgr., San Francisco, j
UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS.
Subscribe! Capital - . $5,000,000
Paid-Up Capital 1,000,000 ;
Assota r, 2,545,114
Assets in United States . 300,000
Surplus to Polioy Holders . . 1,718,792
IIos been Underwriting on the Pacific Coast over Twenty-two year?.
SAHUEL ELMORE & CO.,
Reoldcnt Agents, Astoria, Oregon
Tinware
BOOKS...
Dlankand
Miscellaneous.
PAPER...
New Crape and
Type-wrltlnjj.
Waterman Fountain Pens
Box Oecornted Poper:
and Knvlpa"ioo. J
& REED
Prlcc-
.Country Produce BoMgHt,
Sunday Dinner
1 fur art I with piur
(ry th buny num. whoa mkjAf
mn.m ar awallimwj In rush, for
II J t9w on meal when ha hw full
louaur t nKy fh good things
flhooirV.ful hnuaawtf ha. pro.
vkW for hr !.
Foard & Stokes
WW have tfcls marninff a aahnllM
of freh fruits ami v-tabW, whui
run In by Uai nVM' train and
triia morning' ftmT, ruw m.
ure everything 6"or4rd by eh
Onv)n and California markets.
rHAOHI-nir- and oettclvus, freah
"run Sortharn Oregon,
WATRRM BLWS-fljg, r-rwJd M.
Iwa that would make a durk.y
0k b wti down Bouf."'
t'OAR CORN-Fully mature and Jtwt
u dm a thai raised In tfw tt.
Ninrtn otbr rv.tl of fruit and
vitaUi ovmpte b rt from whfc
a avlorttun can be mad today.
Foard & Stokes Co.Astorla
Your Wife
will ilk. it; o will in. coot
Star Estate Range
Satlsfy all who utt in.m.
Jf your better half doea the eooklnf.
that la aa addltlvnal riaton why there
hould be a Star Ettale Ranae In your
kitchen. The ui of them preveata worry
ana oiaappointment.
! W. J. SCUtiLT. Agent,
i tn Bond Street.
Andrew Lake
5a COMMERCIAL. 8T.
...Merchant Tailor...
Perfect Tit Gusrantecd. Low Prices.
Repairing and Cleaning Neatly Done.
THE PROOF
of the pudding la In the eating
and th. proof of liquor.
IS IN SAMPLING
That'., aa argument that' con.
alueivea drtttonatiatlon.
Oura will atand the tt,
HUGHES & CO.
ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF LONDON.
EettibMrfiM during th rWgn of Queen
Ann A. D. 1714.
FIRE AND LIFE.
MuoaonDea Capa'ai I mmmmu tn
Aaaata M.4U1.4M 00
Burplu. to policy holdora 4.0U.IS M
Hxolualve of paid up capital
Law Union and Crown
Fire and Life Insur
ance Co.
Bubeoribed or guaranteed cap
ital 7,500,000 00
Capital paid up l.SStMO N
Aaaata w
Catton, Bell & Co.
GeTMLl Aganta, San Fraaolaoo, OaL
Samuel Elmore & Co.
Heatdeat Ageatt, Aatorla, Oregon.
FATILITIES IN
PHILIPPINES
First Uocensored Lfst of the
Fallen la the Operations
About : Manila.
PREVALENCE OF OFFICERS
Otis Reports Ciptnreo! Cabmti
anl the Release of Spanish
Prisoners.
TACOMA WANTS THE UNION
Kortbtro Pacific OfftiiDf Tnfflc Ar
raflfenects to Vulerbllti Ovtr
Its Tracks to ttve SounJ-
bKATTLE, July M.-The Timea prinu
tlile afvrikyn aht (Mirvorta to be the
full aid unyaawed llel of fatallMea In
Dm- Anhrltan arm' In the Philippine
up lo June t Th, IMt a furnlihed by
Frrd J Ellel. mf-ltre of the Ma.
n!U Fr.-Mo,n. who rtalma hi have or.
talned It from rwrda In the aurgeon
s,mn ortlce at U.
TU toial nunb,., of faUHta U T3i
omcra. m iwlva. and l cMltan, at.
uvhnl to Die army. A ranarkabl tea.
t.r of the t"oord la found In the etatr.
tr-nt tht the number omoera kllll
tn batti la out of a proporttoo to tea
! number of private killed. On the other
Ihand. feaer orricrra dJtod from dtaeaa.
! pntK.rt. .u -ly. than private
Out of H cflcara dead. 16 were killed
. . . .... ...
SM died of
of dlneaae. Of S privates,
a-oumts rw?lvjd In action.
THE CAPTTOK OF OALAMBA.
WASHrxOTOK. July -The war d-
partnnt thla morning ircelvvd Ita flret
" . ..
oflMiil report of the capture of Calaniha
In ths following caiblitrram ftrom General
Otla:
"Hall, Willi 10M meti. oaptured Calam
tia. an lnrrtiiit atrateglc position, La.
tuna da Bay, yesterday, driving out KO0
lrurgta. The command waa exxnpoaed
of portiona of the Fourth cavalry.
Twem-nrt Infantry and the Washing.
Mi volumeersi who were transported In
launch and oae3. a gunboat accorm
ranjing theoi.
The caaualtlea wore: PrU-atea Cbaa.
OWaunp, ot Fourth and McDuffy,
company H, of the Twemy.flrat, were
killed.
"Corporal Thonaa Totten. company G,
of the Fiur'.h, aaa mortally wounded.
Prlvatva .Michael SherKlan, Herbert
Truvey and Xoli'on White, ctvmpany K,
of 'the Tvn'yirt, avre aerloualj-
wounded.
"Privates Hind, and Plummer, com.
I any O, and Sanson, company C. of the
Fourth; Phillip of the Fourth; Christ!.
and Holllxter, company G. and Ashland,
of tihe Twjwy.ftrst avre llghtly wound.
d.
The InsurKWM'a caaualtlea ar. un
kmwnk Forty Spanish prisoner, were
relivtl.
A 8va'.il gunboat, In povr oondl'Uon,
lorag aotarht for In the bay, waa captured.
This town mis the directed objective of
Lawlo-t when he captured Santa Cnii
In April, ibut we were unable to reach
th. town by tow tihen on aoooant of
shoal water." r
THE RAILROAD SITUATION.
The Northern and Union Paclflc o Us.
th Same Tra from Portland to
T&oonna.
TACMA. July 88.-aTesldeit a 8.
Mellen, of (he Northern Paclflo rati way.
In talking today of the railroad situation
cn the cotut aald:
"Wa have offered to let the O. R.
K., whlsh la the Union Faolflo ayatem,
run rtvto Ta?oma over our tracks from
Portland, and to give them terminal,
here, ao far a we have to aay In tihe mat.
ter, at very ronaonahh term.. They my
aoceipt our proposition. The terma are
entirely aatlafaotory. If they are not we
will make them aaitlsfaclory. It would
be to our Interest, aa well aa to theirs,
to let flh run ni owr otr Itmcks
lather than build an additional line. We
would rather divide the cost and expens
f malntilnlriK arm Una 4hao 4o pay af
U ecu ourMvt. Traflk botnrwo bera
and PorAxnt tat many yaars oao all b
don avr on Un and not b orowded.
A for ermi, ara will mak tensa that
ara aaflafaiitsarr.
"W'r betwn tti Northern and Union
la morly bi ffu new(T Muqr of
Che ato4tholler are ownrra In both
roail and wHwre can asve moner by
uch an afnmwit It wt'4 ba made. And
t have no dnubt thta armrajaaatat wlil
be nude, aa aoon aa the Union arrta
around lo take rhe matter up. They
arfll have thvir own terminah here, and
be entirety Independent of tit, both ro&da
ualnf (he tame tracks."
TO USE NA.T;iVB TIIOOP8.
Tle War Daoaryent Oorwlderln tbt
Prjloi'jo u Rvtao Aniican
Ctiba and Porto ittoo.
'n.l I'fitil' ...... HO . . -
Tlnvm from Waahltirton aayi: The atif.
"lon r rtment
lint N would be a DM fhing to raiae
tome troopa in Otba o relieve the Amer
ican tr mm now on duty there, and pro.
U thjnl IU Ameriian offl."er In part,
do nut mn with tfie mn cordial aup.
port from men Who are acquainted with
the oondlOona that would bave to be met.
Later, u la aald, 4en fewer of the Cu
bam aiitre to be at once cokmrta, aucb
a proKmrn may be advisable.
Aorordlns to all acvuunta the experi.
nurnt of tnana; native troopa In Porto
Rico haa been auccewul. Wttm Adjutant
Oeneral Cejln aiaa aked today what
lie bad b-rd atwut ahein. be anawered
at once "(Vwrat Pavle, you may have
jotred. haa not attracted much atyc
jlon noe he took command lo Porto
i Rlco- Th u h
nearnir a givux dtu. He haa a tatau.
Ion of Puerto Rteane In aervlre at Baa
Jun- inJ MaJor Clrt0" h" "lam. becauae tt rlvea ua ea3- and lner.
I . t A. m. .1. . . . MA .111 Mrt. IM RlU
w ' l" '
" udJ dl'- Pwl
- .overomenu
I nJ tenm
ra aw language are qe comentea
'and umu1.
' "' hip ht c,,' aiem',t 10 mak u
! at the natieia In Porto Rico may be ex.
endd and that In other ware they may
te enoJia-aged to protect and provide for
themHv. When Che thne (ome for
Cuba to follow tn the aune path, we
' , n
ha.l be glad to wtUidraw our troop, and
uford then unrtr to show their
caputy for prorvlng order."
SFTTtED AGAINST PORTLAND.
Oregon Troips ffa Be Mustered Out In
San Francaaco.
AN FRANCISCO. July S.-Efforts of
tl petple of Pordand o get toe Second
Oregon regiment back before they are
n watered out have been frulclosa. The
mustering out proiwea la going on here as
rapidly as po&tiMe. Offlcers and men
haw ea?l put In their appropriate share
for a special train to convey them toPoru
land. Tie contract Is Just about to be
closed and on the morning of August 8
the Orgnians, no longer a regiment In
Uiw, although still ao In feeling and or.
ganlsailo-i, wHl sfart for home. Tbrre
are no cases of serious tllnce in the
uginuMt.
WANT TO GO BACK.
Oregon VvlU'ito?ra Willing to Enlist for
AnotV.T Try at the Filipinos.
AVASHINOTON, July !8.-Lleutenant
CVlonel Plummer, who la organising the
ThlrtyWth Infantry, telesraphed the war
deparunt today ttvat a number of men
from the Seemd Oregon dsrred to enlist
In th resjl.nent and return to he Phllli.
pines If fhey can be granted SO days'
funUawh. The furlough hw been autfcbr.
laed by th war department to suoh men
as dslr to enilBt.
PINGREE AND ALGER.
DETROIT, July 2S.-Qovwnor Plngre
tl'le aft r noon Issued proclamation to
"the people of the ate of Michigan, "
Which says: ,
"On Wed.-vseday, August I, Hon. Rus
sell A. Alger will return to his nme in
Detroit from Washington. Upoo request
of tiii cltlaens and mayor and common
council of Do'iolt, I extend to you an
earnest Invitation to Join In giving htm
a hearty rapt ton and greeting. It is
fitting that, the state recognise the worth
ard value to tihe nattom of the sen-ices
uf General Alger as secretary of war.
"You are cordially tavtted to attend th
reception."
'All MWihlgitn railroads have decided to
make half fare rate, to Detroit for AV
gx r'a reoptbn.
CANADIAN
CONTENTION
Sir Cfcarlts fspper Bases Her
Da!m on aa Oil Fss
slaa Treaty.
WAR IS NOT WANTED
United Stitts Comnffltel to Ar
titration by Venezuelan
Dispute.
ENGLAND TOO LENIENT
Ant lo Sixoa Enteat CorJUl la tie
Way, sal Tbis Country Tsfclae
AlvtntJje of It.
NEW YORK. July J8.-The HeraJd'e
oorraawndeot at Ouawa baa inter,
viewed r Chart en Tupper. aeader of
ehe opposittn and Senator David Mii'.e,
mlnhrter of justice on the aa
boundary question Senator Ml! la went
lo great length to how that tfce Cam.
fian contention waa aupported not onlr
by American preoedenta but by the la-
uBe of the treaty.
The ae-.tfenent of the question," be
aald, "in acoordanoe wkh our intention.
la a matter i gran importance to Can.
penal ve Ingrcaa to our own terrKory,
taoM, tt the United Staiea win, k
atU je a rraat dotrtment to ua and of
itvake benAt to tbea. I recall a bouo.
j dary dldo ite between the United State.
I and Great Britain n which the American
authontiea contended their rlewa ought
to prevail because the coar.entlon waa
of grat advantage to them without
beirar ae.Hjualy Injurious to England."
Aftw detaiiing the Canadian Siea.
-
tbe aDd cross thi
j of lnleta .e, trom hui.
land to headland without following the
sinuovaUea of these arms of the sea,
Senator Mills mad ttita statement:
"Just why he Americans reruaed to
arbttmite or to compromise except on
ooradittons impossible to us i shown in
th traaRy of IKE. By tlh seventh ar.
j rule of that treaty, the veaales of Rus.
la and England or those belonging to
their subjects,' were to be ai llberty
wiLhout bindenuic whatever to enter
all the inlaid seas, gulfs, havens and
creeks for ttie purposes Of fr&ing and
trading wlrb tn naiilves. By article 10,
tie British and Russian vessels navigat.
ing the Pacific ocean. If compelled by
storm or accident, were allowed to take
snWler to the ports of the respective par
ties and were at liberty to refit there.
"Now Is tt not too dear to admit of
Question that dhe contracting parties
assured that under tib provision of this
treaty there were porta and estuarks
ailong the coast that were under the
sovereignty of each? Yt of the United
States contention te correct, there were
no ports and waters remaining to Great
Britain,
"As a matter of fact, if tfli treaty
Is toJoved. the Lynn canal wHl be
found to be entirely within Canadian
terrtto.-y. This point "Was made In the
commission. Of that Canada would
have won. Thait Is why there Is no ar.
bttraUon."
Sir Charles Tupper said:
The situation ts this; In a treaty
made between Great Britain and Rus
sia In 1N5. th boundary between the
Russian possessions and ithe British pos.
9tons -was defined. The United State.
Wave come rrrto possession of all She
rteht of Russia and k was proposed
some year, ago that that boundary
strauflit be octroi noted, Persons were ap
pointed att the request of Great Britain
fkll.a,a 4-t $n,rA fy
ami the Untted Staitif. to explore, starve?
end rrrt M order that the question
might be taken up and settled.
"Whsa Joseph Cbatnbrb. Lord Sack.
rUle and mysHf were appointed in V8I
tt oegodat. with Si United State, for
cha settlement of meter, affecting Can.
la we were oaargd wKb th etetmnt
th tAfeuka boundary tin in conjuoc.
tlon wlch a oommlnslon comisttnar of
Senator Bayard. Me Putnaua and
Professor Angetlo. itr. Bayard took aha
ground that we had not sufficient anfor.
mation and moat gat mor. aa to the to.
pography of h country before w could
submit ft to settlement, ao the qoestlon
was postponed and the discussion went
on.
"This subject has acquired additional
tropomaaoa owing U Ih dtaKOvery of
gold la th Canadian Yukon otrrltory.
All that Canada aslat-aU that ethv has
ever asked (a that tt the United 0ta
and Great Britain are not agreed upon
the amoing of the treaty providing for
oh del 1m ma; ion of th boundary, th
matter should be dealt wttb as all mat.
ters of a similar tmaraoter are dealt
with, by the anpotnttnem of an inter.
national commissi m to seule the question
Just as the boundary between Venex.
uuela, ant British Guiatsa la being se Ut-d
ui&iy la Parla
"Canada priposed in the commis.iloo
chat In reference to soch a board of '
experts, the reference sbouid be in such
express terms as oe Veneiuelan tnatur
as prjjnred and accepted by Great
Britain.
"Th United State refused the term
proposed by Canada and Great Britain
and defied Una It would agree to
coaunaoton of three on each aid, without
any umpire at aK. The United State
stipulated that tt would not have arbi.
tiation at all, unless it waa previously
agreed that in case the, arbitrators found
tlex tte existing settlement at Skagway
end Dye wer In British or Canadian
terrftovy. k sbouid b agreed tliat th
United StsAw sbouid retain them.
"I hive arrived at the conclusion that
as' under existing regulations these eve.
nues to the Canadian Yukon are in th
possesion ot th United States, and tba
as from the lt atap, ft is evident th
Urrf.tJ States has no confidenoe in the
r-suJt of an arbitrament, that country
baa deter nlned thai there stuU ba co
iKtHeinent of the question and ttu: it
hall enjoy tbe position fbat the absenc
at th demarki:ion of th boundary gives .
It to mouoAoiixa communication wttb tbe
Yukon, where at lar GU per cent of th
miner are American, and whtoh U is In
a position to secure for coast citlea. 1 .
"While tbe United States baa deter,
mined that itihere shall be no settlement '
uf the question until It cease to. ba ka.
x-rtant by the exbausUoo of the gold
fields' of the Canadian Yukon and recog.
nixing th difficulties that lay In the way
of an ultmuium on th part of Great
Britain audb as would undoubtedly ka
n sorted to in deaiUng with any other
country than the United States, and th
oonseq-jent difficulty of obaining a to.
lution by the demarkation of th boun
dary line, I have proposed a new remedy.
It la not that there shall not ba a
resort to war or any collision between
tbe United States and Great Britain,
but that Canada slu.1 protect her un.
doubted rta'KS and lnteres s by eon.
btrtatlng a railroad from Kitimat,
In British Columbia, to Dawson city. In
the same llre.'ttn I recommenxl that
snotiMr act shall be passeil adoptltig
il.o mining laws o! the United States to
suxth an extent as win prevent any but
British subjects procuring mining lease
or being able to carry on mining in the
Canadian Yukon. These laws should
contain a clause whereby they would
only oome Into operation by a British
lroo!anation by the governor general In
council. Of course all exnKbuj claim
of Americans would be respected and the
laws wjuli only taae effect in reference
to matters art-img after the proclama
tion." "You des'gn those aa coercive measure
to drive the United Statea to atrbltr.
Hon'' to correspondent asfced? . -
No. The Urrt'exl States could still do
s It pleased." replied Sir Charles, "but
the effect of these two laws would be
to dhow your country that, no advantage
could arise to them from refusftug to have
this bomdary line ascertained and
(Continued on Pag. Three.)
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