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WEST SIDE NOTES,

Mfr. Clark Hay, of Portland, was Wis
itlng his daughter Mrs. Clara Parker
OF skipanon.
Miss Eva Parker was visiting in As
torla during the week.
Mrs. A. C. Writ spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in town.
Andrew Hansen and family visited
Portland several days during the week
Hammond now has two restaurants
and one hotel
]. Craine OF Warrenton Is soon to
move his drugstore to Hammond "a
Saturday Willie Abbott was fortunate
enough to kill thirteen geese with four
shots.
Owing to the illness Of AIRS. Mason,
the school has been closed this week,
but will open again Monday.
Mr.. Leonard Harris spent Sunday at
home. He viii move his family to AS
toria on Monday, as he has been EN-
ployed in the Astoria Box Factory.
A very pleasant party was given at
the A. o. U. W. haI Friday evening.
by the members OF the order. Dancing
was indulged in till late hour.
Miss Daisy Dean returned to Gervais
with her friend Miss Emma vandebeck
and viii remain several weeks.
During the last week the tides have
been very high ON the ocean beach.
The waves have washed out sticks and
logs that have been covered in the
sand for many years.
The wedding Of Mr.. Luther Camp
bell and Miss Mamie Hamlin was the
occasion OF calling together all the
members Of the Morrison family. The
bride was the grand daughter Of the
late William and Nancy Morrison who
settled on Clatsop Plains in the early
days. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell have
gone to California on a wedding trip.
Mrs. Alfred Dawson is still very i'll.
The boys had their usual good time
playing tricks Halloween, but in one
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The body OF r. L. Christenberg, bat
terry NJ, has not yet been recovered,
The drowning occurred at Ilwaco
Mr.. Christenberg was an exemplary
young man. and is much missed by
his comrades.
Owing to the Thursdays session OF
the county institute at Astoria all
schools on this side win be closed on
those days, as the teachers are required
TO attend.
Miss Edna Dow has gone to Seattle
to attend school. she will make her
home with her sister. Mrs Ed Masney.
Miss Edna Morrison is attending
school In Portland.
F. S. Dow. Of Prospect Park, Is visit
ing at Seaside He will return to Bos-
ton next week.
c. c. March went to Portland Satur-
day to remain over Sunday.
Mrs. John Mlnto, of Salem, is spend
ing q few days at her old home on
Clatsop plains.
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said convention be held on the slst
day OF November 1899.
JoHAN r.. YOUNG,
Chairman Republican city Cent0
Committee,
+. p. LETNENwEBER. Secretary.
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Literal translation.)

Any hidden by who will hear the Panoa the
first time will surely think that great vruoo that plays but after
while he will perceive his because yo instrument plays false
notes." MAURICE MOSZK0WSKI
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BISHOP SCOTT ACADEMY
Founded 1870.
J. w. nm, N. d. Principal.
CAristmAs Term Opens sept. In. lsso.

A Boarding and pay school Under prsSsal
wAnAremAnt ance iefA
HtnSlpal J, w, HILL. n. d, p. o. drawer
H. Portland, Or.
Primary, Preparatory and AeadsmIo DEPART
msntal Collere PreparatiouL Military piaclplina
Manual TTAinins. Boys Il all AEss rsoslVSA
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London, Oct 11.-10:15 p. MP to
rived from the Cape timed since the ex-
piration of the ultimatum, so it is not
yet known whether the first shot has
been fired.
A telegram from Pretoria timed 7:30
yesterday evening, says:
'sThe situation is becoming more criti-
cal hourly. Numerous Americans, Ger
mans, Frenchmen, Swedes, Belgians,
Norwegians, Danes, Italians, Dutchmen,
Swiss and Cape Afrikanders have gone
to the border to fight for the Transyaal,
although they are not burghers, while
many British residents also have taken
the oath of allegiance. The hope is ex-
pressed by many that war will yet be
ayerted."
Nothing since this has been received
from Pretoria and doubtless telegraph
communication with the Transvaal is
now cut
The absence of news from the Cape
since early morning is not due to an in
terruption of the cable, but to the inn
mense pressure of, work the cables being
probably nearly monopolized by British
Government dispatches, which take pre-
cedence of all others. Only two cables
run to Cape Town from Europe, and the
one on the Eastern coast is very slow,
so that practically all the work is thrown
on one Atlantic cable, which means
that the present exasperating conditions
will occur repeatedly during the progress
of the war, and that the newspaper dis
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DERELICT NEAR LOOKOUT
A SCHOONER BELIEVED TO BE THE CAR.
RTE A. LANE.
Lost off Frying Pan Shoals During the Recent
Gale. If the Wind Shifts She Win
Drift to the Beach,

Beaufort, n. c.. Oct. 11.-(Special)- -
Capt. Sabiston, of the schooner Hettie
j. Dorman. lumber laden from Bogue
Inlet, bound north, passed ON October
9th, seventeen miles south of Cope Look
out light, bearing northeast by east, Il
large derelict, with nothing but stock of
foremast standing, flag pole aft,
but no flag attached, apparently aban-
doned. There We're no signs of life on
board.
Capt. Sabiston lay by her part of the
night. Then wind sprang up and be-
fore morning he lost sight of the schoon-
er.
The derelict is supposed to be the
schooner Carrie A. Lane, lumber laden,
which was lost off Frying Pan Shoals
during the recent gale.
The wind has been prevailing from the
northeast the past week. If it should
shift to the southwark the schooner
would drift to the beach.
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BETTING ON COLUMBIA
S"E IS YET THE FAvORlTE WITH AMERlCAN
SPORTING MEN.
Confidence of her Crew. The Outlook fo- a
Race Today Poor. Weather Bureau
VIII Promise no Breeze.

New York, October 11.-The outlook
for race between Shamrock and Co
lumbia tomorrow is none of the best.
Even the hitherto optimistic Weather
Bureau viii not promise a breeze. The
revised agreement calls for a start every
week day from this time on, so that
there is a possibility of the fate of the
cup being decided this week.
Looking as fine as two fiddles tuned
up to concert pitch, the Columbia and
the Shamrock lay quietly at their moor
ings all day with their tenders close at
hand, the tugs standing by for a call.
During the early morning hours the fog
was even thicker than on Tuesday, but
when the sun came up toward noon the
fog cleared away under the influence
of light breeze from the south south
west
The cover was taken off Columbia's s
mainsail just before noon and it was
given thorough 0verhauling and dry
ing. The new club topsail was also
looked after and the running gear in
spected fore and aft.
The utmost confidence in the Ameri-
can pacht prevails among her crew.
Many of them have wagered a months
wages on her. and all agree that she
cannot be beaten.
Captain Barr has little or nothing to
say, but he also, the sailors say, has no
thought of anything but making Column
bia cross the finish line first in every
race.
Sir Thomas Lipton was as cheerful as
usual, full of hope for breeze tomor-
row and full of confidence in the Sham
rocks ability to lift the cup
At the New York Stock Exchange to-
day offers of 10 to s on the Columbia
found no takers. There was no money
backing the Shamrock in the hands of
commission brokers'.
Money ut the New York Yacht Club
and, other clubs has found no Shamrock
takers and the Columbia seems To- be
the favorite yet with American betters.
Betting has been even, 10 to and 10
to 6 today, in Columbia circles, but no
money is ready from the opposition and
no betting of account has been done.
One to bet in hundreds was recorded
at the Hoffman House, but all the other
centers have no reports OF wagers.
In an interview with former Commo-
dore James ID. Smith, of the New York
Yacht Club he said:
There is little difference between the
boats, if there is any, and from what l
have seen of their sailing qualities thus
far, | should prefer Shamrock Il be-
lieve that Shamrock is the most danger
Gus challenger that the New York Yacht
Club has had for contestant since
the America brought the cup over to
lIS ,,
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MAP SHOWING SITUATION OF TRANsvAAL.

patches will ,S1obAbly be very meagre.
Further pa iculars regarding the cor
respondence between President Steyn,
of the Orange Free State and Sir Alfred
Miner, Governor of Cape Colony and
British High Commissioner in South
Africa, cabled from Bloemfontein, show
that Sir Alfred ON October 7th, stated
that the Imperial Government was re-
considering the situation in view of the
grave fact that both the republics were
on a war footing, and was even then
prepared to consider a definite sugges'
tion for the termination Of the crisis. In
another dispatch he says:
ssMy object in all communications
since October End has been to leave moth
ing qmdone to prevent such action ON the
part of the Transvaal as is calcn.aied
to make pacific solution finally impossi-
BILE. / cannot, however, ask the lmpe-
rial Government for a pledge either re-
garding the disposition of troops in Brit
ish territory in South Africa or their dis
patch from other parts of the empire"
President Steyn replied:
1.-The reasons for arming the Trans
yaal were the presence of an alien, hos
tile population in its midst which was
always stirring up hatred and endeayor
ing, for political or financial reasons, TO
undermine the independence of the State.
The Beers have never taken the often
siye. not even after the Jameson raid,
when the Transvaal was strongly armed
aud there were few British troops there.
Regarding the Free State army, it
will be remembered that the Free State
always lived at peace and in harmony
with its neighbors, and has everything
TO lose and nothing to gain by rupture.
The burghers will certainly not be called
ont unless the Government is thorough
" convinced that the British troops on
the borders of both States are a decid-
cd menace to the independence of the
.ransyaal which the Free State is bound
to assist"
Great preparations are being made at
Southampton for the departure ON Satur-
day of General Sir RWlvers Butler, and
a great demonstration is anticipated.
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The Duke of Connaught, the Duke of
York, Lord Lansdowne, General Lord
Wolseley and General Sir Evelyn Wood
are expected to accompany him to South
ampton from London.
1T is announced that the fleet Of trans
ports conveying General Sir Redvers
Buffers army corps will be escorted by
warships, while further despatch boats
and gunboats will be sent to South Afri-
can waters.
The Government has already expended
100000 pounds sterling i'm naval and
military preparations, the orders placed
with contractors this week alone amount
ing to 100000 pounds sterling. The all-
thorities, anticipating a serious reduction
.. in the output of the South African coal
mines, have ordered 5000 tons of Eng
Ish steam coal to be sent to the Cape
fer the use of the warships.
The outbreak of war has .ent up ne
price of English wheat on varioas ooun-
try markets, the farmers have refused
to sell wheat under 80 shlllings per
quarter, in soSne cases aven holding odt
for still higher price.
A dispatch from Kimberly says Cecil
Rhodes is expected there shortly.
A dispatch from Pietermaritzburg
saysOrange Free State troops have en-
tered Natal by the important Pass OF
Cundy Clough, thirty miles south
west of Newcastle
GUILTY OF HIGH TREASON.
Cape Town, October 11.Sir Alfred
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Milner, Governor of Cape Colony and
British High Commissioner in South
Africa, has issued a proclamation declar-
ing all persons abetting the enemy in a
state of war with Great Britain to be
guilty of high treason.
The Beers are expected TO occupy
Newcastle, Natal, tomorrow morning
tThursday).
GREENS RUMORED MURDER.
London, October lit is rumoren
that Conyngham Greene, the British
diplomatic agent at Pretoria, has been
assassinated there.
The report, however, is unconfirmed
and is discredited at the Colonial Of
fee.
The rumor that Mr.. Greene had been
murdered is of doubtful origin and is
considered extremely improbable, as it is
believed that in obedience to orders
from the Imperial Government, Mr..
Greene has already left Pretoria, con
fining the care Of British interests to
United States Consul Macrum.
BOERS SHIET BASE.
Vollsrust, Transvaal, October IL
The entire first draft Of the Tranyyaal
and Free State Beers is now mobilized.
the laager has been shifted to a bet
ter position for water and grazing.
The generals, c0mmandants and field
cornets have inspected the various strate-
gical position on the border.
BOERS CALLED HOME.
Pretoria, Oct. 1.-THE Official Ga
zette today contains proclamation call
ing upon the Burghers domiciled outside
the Republic without permission of the
Government to present themselves forth
with to their respective commandants
for service, failing which they will be
punished by fines varying from 100 to
800 pounds sterling, or by imprisonment
and confscation of property.
DUTCH RISE IN CAPE COLONY.
London, Oct 11.-An important South
African firm in London has just received
Il telegram from Cape Town stating that
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LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAlES I'M NEWS AND GRG A0M

revolution of the Dutch in Cane Colo.
ny is regarded as imminent.
ARE THE BOEI.,o IN NATAL?
Durham, October 11.-(Morning -
There are persistent rumors from Pie
termaritzburg that a large body of Free
State Beers have entered Natal. The
rumor, however, lacks confirmation.
MONTAGUE WHITE LEAVES.
London, Oct. 11.-Montague White.
Consul General of the South African
Republic in London closed the consul
late this afternoon and Immediately left
for the Continent.
Mr.. Whites departure was not at
tended by any excitement Before
shaking off the dust of England. he
said to a representative of the Associa-
ted Press
The expected has happened / only
hope the hellishness of this premedita-
ted crushing out of hardy republic is
now apparent. Let me remind America
that the onus of war lies not upon those
who fire the first shot but upon those
who compel it to be fred
WAR MORE REMOTE.
Cape Town, October 1.-THE corre-
spondent at Sandspruit of the South
African News telegraphs late Tuesday
evening as follows:
Owing to intelligence received during
the day, war appears to be more re-
mote"
No precise information is obtanable
here, but there is good reason to be-
lieve the correspondence statement
is correct.
KRUGER THANKS US.
Chicago, October 1.-THE following
cablegram was received tonight by the
Chicago Tribune from President Kruger
of the Transvaal Republic. The cable
gram was sent in answer TO message
from the Tribune requesting state
fment of the position of the Transvaal
in the present crisis.
Pretoria, October 11th.
Tribune, Chicago.
Through the Tribune we wish to
thank now many Americans friends
for sympathy in the present crisis of the
Continued on Second Page.)
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HE FORGOT AND TWO ARE DEAD
Passenger Train Collides With Special
Near Short Greek.

Wheeling, West Va, Oct. 11-Today
at Short Greek, nine miles above the
city, northbound passenger train col
lided with special from Pittsburg, the
latter bringing delegations from Western
Pennsylvania to the Tni-State Encamp-
ment of the Uniform Rank knights of
Pythias. Eight persons We're seriously
injured, two fatally The special had
orders to take the siding at Short Greek
but tie engineer of the special, it is said.
forgot, and minute later the two trains
came together, and were badly wrecked.
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DUELISTS REST EASILY.

New Orleans, La, Oct lid. G..
O'Malley and G. Harrison Parker, who
engaged in shooting affray here yes
terday are resting easily today Cover
nor Foster came from Baton Rouge to
pay Colonel Parker a visit during the
day.
The interest now centres in the discus
sion as to who fired first. O'Malley
claims that he was surprised by Parker's
attack, while Parker states that the first
he knew of the affair was bullet in
his shoulder. 81
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PROMOTION OF OFFICERS.
The Results of Rear Admiral Howisons
retirement.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE retirement
of Rear Admiral Henry Il. Howison has
resulted in the following promotions of
officers:
Captain A. S. Barker, comman 'ant OF
the Norfolk Navy Yard, to be Rear Ad-
miral; Commander Edward F. Strong,
to be Captain; Lieutenant Commander
j. Il. Briggs, to be Commander, Lieu
tenant r. T. Mulligan, to be Lieutenant
Commander, Lieutenant Gunior srade)
J. Fl. Rowen, to be Lieutenant
Admiral Howison stood number three
in the list of Rear Admirals His retire
ment advances Rear Admiral Schley
from number nine to number eight and
Rear Admiral Sampson from number
eleven to number ten, placing the latter
at the head of the list of Junior Rear
Admirals.
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DECISIVE BATTLE EXPECTED
All Hope. of Peaceful Settlement in
Venezuela Ended

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE Navy De-
partment today received a dispatch from
Commander Hemphill, of the Detroit,
at Puerto Cabello which confirmed the
report that all hope of an understanding
between the Government and the iRsur-
gents of Venezuela had been abandoned
iand that a decisive battle might be ex-
pected at any time.
THE PEACE PARTY GAINING.
Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 1.-THE
peace party is gaining ground The
government troops have been ordered
TO retreat on La Victoria
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HE ADVOCATES PUBLICITY.

Washington, Oct. 11.-President Spen-
Ger, of the Southern Railroad Company,
testified before the Industrial Commits
sion today. He announced himself as
opposed to discrimination on the part of
railroads to shippers, and said he be-
lieved the remedy was to be found in
the enforcement of the clause of the
Interstate Commerce law requiring the
publication of all rates. He also advo-
Gated the abolition of the pass system.
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there, and some pretty gooI shots but
the majority of Them are poor"
He added that while some Of the Fiji
pinos We're intelligent he did not think
they were capable of self government.
He declared that he was not candidate
for the Vice-Presidency and said that
he expected to be mustered ont soon.
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GOES AS A PEACE MAKER.
Archbishop Chappelle's Mission to the
Philippines.

New Orleans, La, Oct. 11.-Arch-
bishop Chappelle, Papal Delegate to the
Philippine Islands, tonight gave out his
first interview regarding his important
mission.
Il have talked over my mission thor
oughly with President Mckinley" he
said, land we understand each other.
My mission is one of pacification.
hope to accomplish what the army of
the United States has failed to do-to
bring peace to the Islands. | am hurry
ing the arrangements for my departure
regardless of all else, and will leave at
the earliest possible opportunity"
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EIGHTEEN NEW CASES.

Key West, Fla, Oct. 11-Eighteen
new cases of yellow fever were reported
during the past twenty-four hours. DR..
McAdams, of the Marine Hospital SER
vice, is critically ill, and his attending
physicians have little hope of his recov-
cry.
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CROKER TURNS DOWN HILL.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE State Dem
ocraticN committee meeting tonight was
controlled by Richard Croker and Ex-
Senator David B. Hill was turned down.
A Bryan resolution was adopted. second
ed by Croker and opposed by Hill.
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HOME FOR ADMIRAL sCHLEY

Woman's National Industrial League
Move in This Matter.
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE Woman's
National Industrial League tonight took
initial steps to raise a fund with which
to purchase a home in Washington for
Admiral Schley. An executive commit
tee, with Mrs. Charlotte Smith as chair
man, was appointed to push the move
ment, and the Citizens National bank of
Washington, was designated as the in
stitution to which subscribers should
send their subscriptions.
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DRIVEN OUT. BY SCHWAN
AND HURLED BACK TWO MILES
STILL FIGHTING.
SCHWAN REPORTS FOE DlsINTEGRATED
Captain Woodbridge Geary Dies of Wounds
All the Natives About San Francisco
de Malabon are Supporters
of AguinaIdo.

San Francisco de Malabon, p. L., Oct
l1.--General Schwan's column, APP
preaching this town, marched through a
country so muddy that the mules an col
lapsed. He occupied the town without
lighting, the insurgents retreating under
cover of the creek beds. Later recon
noitering in force southwark, General
'Schwan came upon trenches, where hid
den insurgents poured several yolleys
upon the general and his staff. The re-
bells resisted stubbornIy. The recon
nolterers consisting of Captain Gea1y :
battalion of the Thirteenth regiment and
two gums of Riley's battery, drove the
insurgents two miles, fighting all the
way. They found a field piece and sey-
eral wounded and sick Filipinos flying
red flags and captured twenty-five insur--
gents including three officers. Many
Filipino dead We're strewn along the
field.
General Schwan's main column started
at daylight this morning along fearful
road on the left bank of the river, flank
ers being thrown far out and Major
IBlrdd's battalion ON the right bank COW
ering the flank. rendering the fire from
the insurgent trenches Ineffective.
Major Budd returned to Santa Cruz
'Defore dark The natives seem to be
generally supporters Of the insllrrection
hut few have arms. There was much
firing at American soldiers from the
native huts. General Schwan speng the
night at Malabon.
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HAS THE SWORD YET FALLEN?
DISPATCHES FROM THE CAPE
SINCE THE EXPIRATION OF
THE ULTIMATUM,

Cabegram from Pretoria Says the Situation has Grown
More Critical HourIyForeigners are Rushing to the
Border to Fight for the Transvaal--Uncon-
irmed Rumor of the Assassination of
Mr.. Conyngham Greene--Report
that Natal has Been In
vaded by Beers.
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Otis CABLES GEARY's DEATH.

Washington, Oct 11.-General Otis
has cabled the War Department an
nouncing the death of Captain Wood
bridge Geary, Thirteenth infantry. He
died at three o'clock this morning at
Sam Francisco de Malabon, from gun
shot wounds received in a reconnais-
sance toward Buena Vista yesterday.
FUNSTON ON THE FILIPINOS.
San Francisco, CAL, Oct. 1l.-Genera!
Funston. when asked what he thought
OF the Filipinos said:
.They have some pretty good fighters
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sCHWAN's COLUMN RETURNS.

Manila, Oct. 11.-5:55 p. m.-Generai
Schwan's column, having accomplished
its purpose of furnishing the rebeIs, is
returning from Sam francisco de Mala-
bon, with artillery and the transporta-
ton service.
The naval expedition that recently
went to the mouth of the Pasig River
to raise the Spanish river guaDoat
Arayat, reports that no resistance has
been encountered from the Filipinos and
tnat the work of salvage is proceeding
slowly.
The Thirteenth infantry lost two ofii-
GERS, Captain Marion B. Saffold and Cap.
tain Woodbridge Geary both battalion
commanders.
10:1v p. m.-During the early morn
ing hours today there was some firing
near Angeles, with the result that eight
Americans were slightly wounded. Gen
eral Macarthur does not attach special
significance to the incident
A small party of Americans was fired
upon by the Filipinos near Miraguayan,
two of our men being wounded.