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ASTORIA POBUC UBRiBT lLStH
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rvnL f ASTOU1A. OKKGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST t7Z
Wei
elieve in
And have glvnn alrong evidence of our belief by tilt manner
In which our store and stork have t"n enlarged. Further
more, we are firm b-llevers In Astoria's future and have en
deavored to gtva the people store up o date ami moWn In
very essential. Our store la well ventilated an(J llnht4 (you
what you ouy,) and thera It plenir of room lo dlspiaj
""our" llna comprise everything requisite for mala tra
and tht amort mania art varied and attractive We will not
quota any Npeolaltles or prices In thla Issus. but ask that you
watch thla spaea In tha future for bargains In thlnir. ;
Mining Oooda. ltala. Boon and Ihoes. Trunks. Illankets, Ste.
In meanwhile you ara cordially Invited to call and Impact
' our new at ra and stock.
ftifattaHaM and Capita Great Variety
nONT CONDEHN
All atot-I
Eclipse
...Hardware Co.
HOH HO NO STREET
GRIFFIN
Pacific Sheet
MANUFACTURERS OF
Salmon
A
Lithographing on
Sao Francisco. Cal.
Here Is a List
01 some High Grade Goods at moderate prices
RALSTON HEALTH I' ODS In great variety
good things.
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO
feat Zealand pre Insar anee Go
Of New Zealand.
W. P. Thomas, Mgr., San Francisco.
UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS.
SubHcribetl Capital f 5,000,000
Puid-Up Capital 1,000,000
Assote . 2,545,114
Aasots in United Statos 300,000
Surplus to Tolicy Iloldora - 1,718,792
Has been Underwriting on the Pacific Coast over Twenty-two year
SAHUEL ELMORE & CO.,
Keeldent Agents,
II i I
. ri i I
Expansion
PHIL STOKES
aaa
range leciiusc you unfortunntfly
bought a clic one. Huy a ;
"SUPERIOR"
Tiny nre wflrnuitctl in every imrticular, ly n '
firm C- yours in tho hmiitft j
Books...
Blank and
Miscellaneous.
Paper...
New Crape and
Type-writing.
Waterman Fountain Pens
Hox Dacoroted Pa per
and Envlopioo.
6k REED
Metal Works
TVTiCI w .
Tin a Specialty.
Astoria. Ore. Falrhaven. Wasb. !
Write Uai for Prloai !
fresh from the milts.
AROMATIC SI'ICES gunrantecd the finest.
TILLMAXN'S I't'RE EXTRACTS.
CHASE & SAXHORN'S COFFEES are un
rivalled. Together with a host of other
Astoria, Oregon
YaKEN TO
THE SUBURBS
La tori Removed Yesterday to the
Residence of Bash.
EXPECT SPEEDY RECOVERY
Court Martial Will Be Asked to Ad-
Joura for Two Days-Transvaal
Situation at Washlnftoa.
liENNES. Aug. 15-At I o'clock thla
evening M. Laborl waa removed In
an ambulance to the residence of Prof.
Hash, In the lutturba of Itonnes. He
nix. 4 the Journey well, although natur
ally fntlgiird. he doctors tonight ar
extremely hix-fu uf hla speedy re
covery, but consider It would be un
wise fir him to return to court until
there le atmoluMy no danger of re
lapse. M. th'ttinnite hue decided to ask for
en adjournment, which haa neciMl
lnl". a written application by both M.
Ivtnaiige and Capluln lreyfu who
have already snt Ivttera to the presi
dent uf the court murllal. Colonel
Jiiueiktite will undoubtedly accede to
the miu.-.t, but he will not grant an
adjournment for more than two daya,
hrn the application muat be renewed.
CaiUnln Itreyfua wanta.the aeaalona
HtHinel until Mondav next, when It
la evpectpd M. I-aborl will be able to
be preeent.
8HOOTINQ WAR TIMELY,
Pkkneea of Labor I Terrible Loaa to
Dreyfua Cauaa,
LONTjON. Aug. .-Th correapond
ent of the Tlmea at rtennea, who com
menta uiwn the "prodlgloua drama be
ing enarted," and tha loaa to tha Drey
fua cauee through the dlaablement of
iJiborl, aaya:
"Then la a terribly euggeatlve time,
lines In the crlir.e. If the fatea had
been tninlilnlng again! Dreyfua, they
could not have armed a mora efficient
agent of their rtrelfn than the tin
known man who ahot Labort Just aa he
waa about to rid lie with ahot and
hotter with Invective, Irony and acorn
the Inst arxu nenta of the public a
cueer, Merrier.
"It wna a maaUr-atroka. The one
lmlleiN-nelble nan wna thrown hora de
combat Juet at the moment when moat
waa expectel of him. I do not exag.
gerate the genrl Impreaelon when 1
aftlrm that, with Ijiborl abaetit. the
bottom aeemi to nave dropped out of
the def nee. The examination of Mer-
Eocli
Purchoer
of.
TEA,
COFFEE,
SPICES,
EXTRACTS
At oar store It given a ticket
atllllug them to a selectloa
of any article In tha crockery
or hardware diareinent.....
Foard & Stokes Co.
Your Wife 4
Will Ilka It! to will tha cook.
Star Estate Range
Batl.fy all who uia th.m.
If your better halt doea tha cooking,
that la an addlttanal reaeon why there
hould be a Star Gatata Range In your
i.i,..i..n Th mm Af ihem nreventa worry
0EaIuIlO
and disappointment.
W. J. acVVUT. Agent,
4S1 Bond Btreat.
tier by M. Dctnnng? waa una of the
weakest exhibitions of forensic Ihgv
nuity and prewme of .nlnd which It
la possible to conceive. Mnrcler, Illllot
I'avalgnao, with the others, held the
door Just as tlmlr predecessors In the
trial of 18)4, while the prisoner waa
left altioxt without defense.
"Doubtless M. Demange Is a areat
lawyer, and he may well have been up
set by the terrible event; but hla for
mat and antl'iuate methods stood him
In sad atead today, and It waa today
that waa most dreaded by all the ad
versaries of Dreyfus.
"Then, to cap all, Merrier called up
on Madame Labor! to proffer his sym
pathy. It must be rem inhered rnat
Iabort had Just tecovered from ty
phoid fevur, and hla ardent, nervous
organism, overstrung by tha tension of
thla trial, la In a bad condition for
combating a fresh shock. The worse
news would surprise nobody.
"for reasons which I am bound not
to give the event Is a national calam
ity."
OIIKAT LOSS TO DEFENSE.
Laborl's Talents Were Fully Primed
For the Witnesses.
NrW TO UK, Aug. 15.-A dispatch
to the Tribune from rtennee, says:
Mcl-Mlrama strained to a pitch verg
ing upon hysterical prevails both at
lnni-e and Paris. The attempt to
murder Maltre Labor! saved witnesses
from the searching ordeal of Incisive
questioning which the attorney had In
tend! to submit to the court martial
In order thnl they might he put to
them, a method of procedure which Is
the neareet approach to an American
cross examination provided for by
the French Jurisprudence.
Thla waa lo have been "Laborl's day"
at the Dreyfus trial. The brilliant
Junior counsel had mastered hla facts
and primed his talents with tha ob-J-rts
of putting the screws upon Her
der and Cavalgnac with unrelenting
forces. From a purely technical point
of view, therefore, the e-mlnistera of
war who are now upon their defense
for Dreyfus Iniquities, have scored a
trick but thla Is much more than off
set by the normal effect of an attempt
at aasas'lpMlon, which, happening at
a critical phase of General Mercler'a
testimony, had dealt the proiteciAInn
such a telling blow that-In. order to
attenuate Its effect upon the public
mind, Mervler railed upon Madam. Lab
borl aa he left tha court room and as
sured her of hla "dcepst and heart
felt sympathy."
Tha testimony of five ex-mlnlitera.
Merrier. Billot, Cavalgnnr, Zurllnden
and ( hannlne, waa nothing else but an
elaborate pbadliig of Ihelr own de
fense; It ws lrrelevted to the Issue
before the conrt. The Ave x-mlnlfrs
were unnble to produce any substantial
tfTe?ta tending to Inerltnlime Dreyfus;
they related Tag i. refutnble hearsay,
atorlea -which no American court would
have admitted n evidence, they all
atood Arm together and stubbornly
affirmed that Dreyfaa, not Esterhaiy.
wrote the 'bordervaa. The testimony
of M. Manotaux Is regarded aa a skill
ful Ht of diplomatic hedging to -enable
him to re-enter poRtlcal life. He ad
mlta haying declared to General Merc
ler when Twrth were In office Chat the
vldenre of Dreyfua guilt did not Jus
tify court martial, but the -tx-mln-letcr
of foreign affairs abstained from
expressing his opinion as to the guilt
or Innocence, of the -prlsloner. M. Man
otanx. arter' giving his testimony,
shook hands with General Mercler In
the court room and conversed earnest
ly with him for ftv mlnutea. As gen
erfiTa wearing lunre silver Insignia of
the grand oflU-ers of the Legion of
Honor loft the Lyeec. they were ac
claimed In the .lnvt by crowds shout
InK 4 'ive Varmee.'" "Vivo Mercler."
Most pathetic of all '.he dramatic
eventa of the Dreyfus affair waa Lab
or! prostrate and bleeding on the
pavement with hla pale blende head
supported on his wife's knee. Ills ejes
were half closed and as he belbved
that he was dying, uttered the words:
"Notify the court to suspend the ses
sion." mmmmmmmmm
AID FOR PORTD IUCANS.
American Women Tendering Supplies
From All Sections of the Land.
PLATT3RURQ, N. T., Aug. 15.-Mra.
Ouy V. Honry, wife of the former gov
ernor general of Porto Rico, haa been
deluged with telegrams from promi
nent women, women aid societies, ttc,
in all parts of the United States, ask
ing her Just what artiol?s of wearing
apparel are most needed by the women
of Torto Rico. Mrs. Henry asks the
Associated Prjss to say to these In
quires ;
"T'le garments needed by the women
and children of Porto Rico are a
straight sack and pettycoat and one
under garment. The same pattern for
both women and children, except for
children under eight years, for them a
yoke and straight skirt. Use your own
Judgment as to difference in slae. Cal
icos, ginghams, percales, and white
cotton munltn are suitable for the sack
chemises.
"Address all packages to Colonel
Jones, dopjt -luartermaster, New York
olty, marked from colonial aid society
to relief committee, San Juan, Porto
Rico."
TROOPS WILL
BE MOVED
Extensive Operations Will Be
Carried 0a.
MULES FOR PACK ANIMALS
Pick Train to Bo OrftnUti and In
ferior of Ltzoi PcnetratcA-Eav
pcror Klctio!is' Order.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. The prob-
lem of transportation In the Philippines
haa been under consideration by the
war department for some time. It la
expected at the end of the rainy sea-
son It will be necessary to move the
troops some distance from the rail
road, and at the present time the
means of transportation are not suf
ficient for a large army and extensive
operations. The difficulty has been met
by sending mules to Manila In targe
numbers. The quartermasters depart
ment haa already ahlpped about 600 of
thse animula anl will send 800 more
wry soon. There are nearly 2.000 more
owned by the department which will
be sent if needed.
Those animals will not only be used
for t ran porting supplies In wagons,
but It la Intended to organise pack
train for carrying the runs and equJP
menta where the teams cannot be util
ized. The Indications ire that the cam
paign, after the rainy season. Is to be
conducted not only near the railroad
where General Otis haa confined most
of his operations, but the Interior of
Luxon will be penetrated.
SECRETARY WILSON'8 VIEWS
OF PACIFIC COASX.
Anxious to Have Desert Lands of Ore
gon and Washington Regrasaed
Culture of Tea Favored.
CHICAGO, Aug. IS. Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson waa at the
Auditorlnm for a few hours yesterday
on his way to Washington from his
western trip.
He has been In Iowa, his borne state,
and up and down the Pacific coast. He
reports great prosperity everywhere.
He la Impressed with the agricultural
sections of the west and those which
will require Irrigation to develop them.
One of his pet schemes has been tea
culture tn i he United States. The 3e
pvtmorft has been developing the
Plants at Washington city In great
auantitint and It Is proposed to distrib
ute to Tavorahle localities some tour
teen mTftton shrubs. Tt Is the bope of
the serrvtary that some soils and clim
ates will be found favorable to the
cnltnra.
Secretary Wllsn Inspected lands In
Washington and Oregon tbmt have
been frver grated by cattle and neglect
ed to such a degree that now they are
practically a desert It la his desire to
ee these re-grasa?J. The department
haa two experimental gardenspots In
Washington In which grasses both for
eign and domestic are beting propa
gated. Secretary Wilson learned something
of the agricultural conditions of the
Philippines while on the coast. He Is
an enthuxlnatlc expansionists. He
thinks the Islands will supply the
United States with Just the sort of
tropical area we need. The Islands he
considers Is the richest region in na
tural resources on the globe. What Is
required Is the energy and science of
an advanced race to develop them.
THK PLAGUE IN PORTUGAL.
Bubonic Disease Has Become Epidemic
and Is Sweeping the Country.
LONDON. Aug. 15.-The Dally Mall
Dubllshes the following dispatch from
Oporto, Portugual:
"The suspicious disease which broke
out here recently has become epidem
ic. Its symptoms are identical with
those of the bubonlo plague. The doc
tors disagree as to Its precise charac
ter, but admit that it must be allied
to the dreaded eastern malady. Sani
tation and the water supply here are
bad and the wildest rumors lire cur
rent. The authorities, however, are
taking energetlo measures."
TREASURY BUREAU STATISTICS.
WASHINGTON, August 15. The
monthly statement of the Imports and
exp rta of the United States Issued by
the treasury bureau of statistics,
shows that during the month of July
the Imports of merchandise amounted
to $59,925,173,' of which nearly 226,000,000
was free of duty. The Increase as coin
pared with July, 1898, was about 29.-
000,000. . Tha exports of domestlo mer-
chandlae during July amounted to
t'JZ.Ki.Ki, an Increase over 20.000,KJO.
During the seven months of the last
calendar year the dutiable Imports of
merchandise exceeded those of the cor
responding period of by nearly
1:3.000,040 and the domestic exports
were nearly IS.009,100 less than for the
corr-wpondlng months In IMS.
The gold Imports for July amounted
to S2,8'A49 and the exports to J2.5S7,-
4S7. For the seven months the exports
exceeded the Imports by nearly S4.000,
000. The silver Imports during July ag
gregated I2.711.7M and the exports 124.-
002,412. For the seven months the ex
ports exceeded the Imports by nearly
114.000,000.
THE TRIALS OF MINERS
IN THE FAR NORTH.
One Hundred People, Men and Women
Rescued by Cutter Bear and
Landvd at Kotxebue Beach.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IS. The
steamer Albion has arrived here IS
days from Cape Horn. She reports
that 100 people, men and women.
without food and means, kere picked
up on the Kotxebue beach by the rev
enue cutter Bear, and taken to St.
Michaels. On the Albion were eight
pasengers who had taaed most of tht
winter In Kotxebue. picked up enough
dust to pay them for their experience
In the far north and then made their
way to Cape Horn. They were very
glad to g'-t back to San Francisco.
The Albion left here nearly three
months ag i to gather up reindeer on
the Siberian roost and carry the ani
mals to St. Michael. The old revenue
cutter TheUa went on the same mis
sion, and the Bear, the whalers' savior.
had Instructions to do similar work
on hr way to the Arctic All three
vessels performed the work allotted to
them.
The Albion reports that all sorts of
criminals abound In Anvil City an3
robberies are of dally ocurrence. For
several nights be fore the Albion sallea
her crew guarded the bullion In the
company's house with shot guns.
The Albion left St. Lawrence bay
with 10 deer on July 2 for Cape
Prince of Wales. The deer, with their
leg Med, wre taken aboard the Al
bion In boMi. Of the 10 there were
lf4 landed at Cape Prince of "Wales,
In Alaska. The Thetla landede forty
animals, and returned to the Siberian
side for more. The Bear took 110 from
Bering Island and got 82 of them safe
ly axhore at the cape. The latter
point Is near the entrance to the Arc
tic ocean and Is about 100 miles north
of St. Lawrence bay. The animals
were not In good condition to be
hinnol at that time of the year, but
the expedition waa very successful aa
far aa transportation was concerned.
It mill be this government" care to
nourish the animate and if they can
thrive on Alaska's shore they will oe
brousht further down the coast and
used for meat supply, packing and
carrying mall The Bear went on
from the cape to the Arctic to look
after the whalers.
CARNIGIE STILL INTERESTED.
In Spite of His Removal to Great Brit-
Ian He Contributes to the
Bryan Cause.
BOSTON, Aug. 15. In transmitting
hta latest contribution of $1,000 to the
Anti-Imperialistic League. Andrew
Carnegie writing from Sklbo Sastle,
says:
"I have asked my cashier to send
you another $1000 to enable you to car
ry on the good work. I am greatly
pleased with your reply to those who
denounced true patriots and patriots.
It Is those who trample American prin
ciples under foot who are traitors, not
we who stand for the doctrine of the
fathers."
In support of the claim that Admiral
Dewey is an anti-imperialistic, the
league offers otlkial correspondence
between the various American con
suls and the admiral.
THE CLEVELAND STRIKE.
CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 15. A mass
meeting of striker sympathisers was
held At South Brooklyn and was at
tended by a turbulent crowd from the
city. Against protests of Bryan, the
strike leader crowdstoned a big con
solidated car. The conductor of the
car law down on his seat and fired
several shots at the crowd with a re
volver. Nobody was hit but the shoot
ing had the effect of dispersing the
mob in 9hort order.
uw t-iv itgwpkl;
Makes the food more
koy eKio
IS STUDYING
THE ARMY
Foot HcHs Long Consultations
Wltb Heads of Bureaus.
NO DECISION REACHED
Uncertainty at to Amount of Votsi
teer Fef Iments Required-Brooks
to Be Called to WasbinrtOA. '
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-4?ecretry
Root gave his attention largely to
army matters today. He bad a Ions;
consultation with Adjutant General
Corbin relative to the army, Its
strength, equipment and supplies;'
these being considered in connection
with statements that have been fur
nished by the heads of the dliTerent
bureaus. The question of enlisting and
the selection of officers and of addi
tional volunteer regiments also wag
under consideration, but It waa stated
that no decision to call for more troops
was reacehd.
While It Is said that five regiments
will be organized, the number has not
been definitely determined upon.
Neither is It settled whether all shall
be Infantry reglm-jnts. It haa been
suggested that another cavalry regi
ment or two may be of great advan
tage In the Philippines. The only ob
jection to organizing two cavalry regi
ments Is said to be the great difficulty
and cost of transporting horses to the
Philippines. The recruiting now going
on will continue.
TO CONSULT WITH ROOT.
Brooke Will be Called to Washington
on Questions Affecting Cuba.
WASHINGTON. -Aug. 15.-General
Brooke will be called to Washington
to consult with Secretary Root con-,
ceniing affairs In Cuba.
Colonel Kennon of the Thirty-fourth
infantry, recently appointed, but who
has been on duty at Havana as assist
ant adjutant general, had a long con
ference with Secretary Root today.
As to the elections In Cuba, Colonel
Kennon told the secretary that hS
thought the time was still somewhat
distant when they could be held to
advantage. By a provision In the
peace treaty the Spanish residents In
the Island were given one year from
the day of exchange of ratifications
in whl-h to declare their preference
as to citlienshlp.
The elections could not be held, fce
sald. until after a year had elapsed,
In Justice to this class.
The desirability of leaving the mat'
ter open was apparent, said Colonel
Kennon, because a large portion of
the proportion of the property was
owned by Spanish subjects, and If It
could be demonstrated to them that
their Interests would be served In be-
coming Cuban citizens. It would be
better for the future of the Island. r
The matter of suffrage Is one. the
Colonel said, ,hat muat be universally;
considered. The disadvantages which
the srreat portion of the people have
been und-?r and which have prevented
them from being educated, will make '
It extremely haxardous to grant uni
versal suffrage when the time comes
for holding the "lection.
AFFAIRS IN SAN DOMINGO.
American Warships on Guard to Pro
tect the Interests of American
Citizens,
NEW YOTtK, Aug. 15.-A special to
the Herald from Washington, says:
Official advices received from Capt.
Edwin Longnec'ier, commanding the
cruiser New Orleans, ehow that the
situation in Santo Domingo to be less
exciting than has been currently rep
resented. Capt. Longnecicer regards the con
dition of affairs such that the New
Orleans and Machlas may leave Sanlo
Domingo without danger to American
Interests for the purpose of obtaining
coal. If the situation were serious.
department officials say, he would
have sent the Machlas to coal and"
upon her return would have gone with
tho New Orleans.
delicious and wholesome
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