The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-07-02

EJcidtrd Press ht tue im'' lHIs' u Wv
most costly canoes vent 70 dealers, A
bead 0el0ed of Augustus sold for e2&9, |
n claudius Caesar. G3.I50, and pair of |
lmprrlai heads Eg.20. Mr. Talbot, vino u
understood 10 have becn Duyfng for me |
Boston museum, secured u number Of /
famous lnlagilos ana cameos, Including |
tho renowned cameo representing the
hymrnal procession on Eros and Psyche
for which he had to pay e21o. The sale
a. already cabled. realized G@IS'' or
within egls pounds Of what David Brom'
ilow paid for the entire collection
Senator Hanna Is attracting mucn ai'
IGNITION In the London papers Tho
American King maker" II wha, the
Daily chronicle styles him. In regard 70
pf.sldenrm prospects. ths senator said:
~ you wait year shall. perhaps. De
able 10 iell sou who will be- the next
president, That IL abou; all most any
bob could say. But IS 20 Admiral
Dewey Why do not suppose he :. likely
10 walk on the carpet"
The papers publish Win all 'eriousne's
story Of Senator Hannas visit to the
house Of commons Tuesday. lie was
taken TO iho house by Henry White Sec
r,,ary Of The Um,sd slater embassy
ana after listening to the open speeches
OF the debate, the senator u reported to
hay. said. "iiow much will vote on
his bli BE- WORTH
The NJ. James Gazette impertnenl'y
comments on this version Of IN senator's
Visit 10 the commons saying he was
merely applying the standard 4 WASH
ingt,n 10 westmlnacr." adding "li will
be understood by those familiar with the
scandals u congress. ;ha, he put The
question seriously"
The n,1ss from the Hague Is regarded
AS quite dlscJuraging. 6enator-eleei Dr.
chnuncey NJ. pepew. talking with a rep
res,uiatNc of ihe Associated Press.
voiced the general opinion Of observers.
saying:
Il am sorry to be obliged TO think what
mos, prac,lca. men told US would be the
ease. the peace conference will most
probably end in failure a, present
win the view probable. 1, Is said OF
reyiying the waning interest threatening
to bury him in oblivion, owing 10 th'
unsportsmanlke susp!ciousness with
which he holds even the simplest infor'
nation absut the Shamrock, Sir Thomas
Linton now announces he has assumed
a coat OF arms Of his own device, base'
, ON his business career For crest NJ
,.s adop,ed two horny hands OF labor
one graSping q tea plant nower and th'
|. other coiree blossom. The shield bear
shamrock. in memory OF his nauV
, land. and thistle in eommemora'ion o
the fact that he started in trade in Scot
land. His motto is labor conQuers al
things"
Emperor William OF Germany is IN
lIates, inquirer regarding the Shamrock
He has closely, though fully, oues''one
the prirish yachtmen at Kiel as TO ne
build and the likelihood OF her bringin
back the Americas cup.
While the newspapers are generally III
Z praise for Lady Randolph Churchill
AneI. saxon Review, the Daily Chrou
!,lc. eyes 1t askance and says;
"Noowithstanding the gorgeous binding
u is nothing hut a colored imitation
he yellow book, with the same writers
The same make up and the same kind
contents"
The Times says:
Lady Randolph has planned her qua
ierly with daring and originality, and ha
carried 1t out with remarkable success,
The birth OF third daughter 10 Il
ezar and czarlna IL regarded as an ever
OF great political Importance, because
strong party in Russia was only avail
ing the even, to resume its mischievo'
in,rigues against the hated princess
Anglc-German blood The influence of Il
amnress dowager. whose relations wit
her daughter-n-law are not on the mo
cordial description is expected to /
crease,
The book publishing season is now pra
ticallv over. No book Of importance W
he issued for another two months. t
successful writer's are already preparil
for the holidays
Mr.. Clemens Mark Twain and b
family so to Sweden. While In Lond
ne has been much benefited by the tres
q. ren, Of a Swedish doctor and he Is
ing to a remote town in Sweden to ia
the regularswedish cure
A limited edition OF Mark Twain's VT
ings. which Chatto and Wndus will p'
lsh, consists of % volumes, They v
be especially illustrated and will cont
matter not included in any previous
lection of his works,
Mr.. Anthony Drexel has taken Ia
Amp,hrrs seat, Norris Castle. Cow
Isle OF Wight, for the yachting seaso'
The clyde.shi2plhg returns for the ?
six months beat all records. One hpndd
. and twenty-five vessels, aggregatng
81. S7 tons. 4raSe been hunChed and
-' six months full works. still on haant
- An interesting order was issued