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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-30
WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND. Sept. 29.-Wheat. Walla
Walla, 551z956c; Valley. 6Oc; bluestem,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-30
BRITISH FLAG RAISED.
Head Of British Commission Takes Pos
session Of the Porcupine District,
Alaska.

CHICAGO, Sept. pa special to the
Record from Vancouver. B. c., says:
A dispatch received here last even
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-30
BIG STEAMSHIP AFIRE.
American Belonging TO West Indian
Line Burning at New
Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 90 Fire
broke out In the third hatch Of the big
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SAN JOSE, Cal. Sept. 29.--The Cali
fornia Cured Fruit Association has
made a dlfferential Of a quarter Of a
cent a pound on all prunes for Mexico
Canada. Central and South American
countries where markets for prunes
have not yet been fairly opened.
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SPECIAL RATES ON PRUNEs.

California Offers plfferentiai to Mar
kets Where Prunes Are Unknown.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19
MARTYRDOM OF THE sHlRTwAlsT

Nearly every radical reform in dress
meets with opposition and rdlcule
Women especially viii appreciate the
truth Of this statement. for their dress
being more subject to change from sea-
son to season and year to
year, il affords richer field
for the paragraphr cartoon
ist and funny man on the stage. But
this year the men came in for their
full share of attention, for the advent
OF the shirt waist for men caused the
batteries Of protest and ridicule to be
trained on them. But the shirt waist
survived It, In Chester. Pa. and Cam
den N. j., II became part of the po-
lice uniform in the hot days of Sum
mer One Of the judges Of the Supreme
Court Of New Jersey, dissenting from
the views Of manyof his felolwsin diff
ferent parts Of the country, came out
as an enthusiastic advocate of the new
garment. lt remained for the Ken
lucky Legislature, however, TO pass the
limit, by the adoption Of this resolu-
ton.
Whereas. The atmospheric ana
thermometric conditions existing in
the State Of Kentucky make it almost
intoloIable 10 exist clad in the convon-
tlonal amount o. clothes prescribed In
Kentucky society; and,
Whereas, The cool and convenient
style OF clothing or lack of clothing.
prevailing among our fellow-country-
men the Apaches, has not yet COM
mended itself to the people OF Ken
lucky; in lieu thereof. and until such
reform as the above reaches the rather
backward civilization Of our state, be
it
Resolved. by the House Of Repre-
sentatives of the Commonwealth OF
Kentucky, that each of it's members
be permitted to wear shirt waists. pro-
vlded they contain not more than six
colors Of the rainbow, without sus-
penders"
The martyrdom suffered by the shirt
waist men in 1900. will swell the ranks
IN 1901, and in q few years the gar
ment will be accepted as hot
weather essential, and found in the
wardrobe or on the back of every man
who loves as much cool comfort as is
obtainable when the temperature is
high
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

s34, 1929 for s3s, l9.417 for S4S, 1882
for SAC, 10 6S9 for $40 1g 982 lOr SIS.
20, ,226 for $40. 20,402 for So, a total Oh
1898 for work done for the county IN
the Fifth district, presumably as super
visor. Mr. Scott, the Commissioner,
also has a brother. j.. @. Scott, who,
in addition to being tax collector az q
salary of 1000, and allowance of
S4O4O6 for collecting the read tax OF
st. Georges hundred, received the fol-
lowing warrants for work done or ma
terial furnished In the Fifth district:
1873 for S36, 1892 for S34, l9,090 for
S34 1928 for $3S, 19,412 for S48, 49,
$50 for $50, 20 ,43G for S36, total Of
$3.50. An these figures are for the
single year ending December 81, 1853.
Ii is no wonder that a certain we'll
known Democrat of AppOquinimink
hundred said, when asked what he
thought of "antl-imperialism:" THAT
may be all right, but for me the plat
form and cry is 'anti-Scottism AS
we stated last week, Mr. Armstrong is
known to be entirely satisfactory to
Mr.. Scott. And we have no good
grounds for belief that four years Of
Mr. Armstrong would be any different
than four years of Mr.. Scott. except
that the former also has relatives to
look out for
His brother-in-law. j. A. Cleaver. is said
to be slated for collector of taxes We
don't think that would be a higher sat
isfactory appointment to the Demo
Gratis Of St. Georges hundred. one, and
the only, sure panacea for Scottish"
Is to elect Francis H. LattOmus as
commissioner from the district. Mr..
LattOmus is honest. straight and fair
in all his dealings with all men, and il
elected would serve all his constit-
uents with the same degree Of right
and justice. He is no mans mani"
has no prefix or affix to any relations
with other men. In fine he is just a
plain everyday citizen, who is interest
ed in good government. and who would
see that the government was coed.
There would be no giving out cf<prl-
vate jobs; no favorite lumber dealer:
no sinecures about the Court House;
no wasting of the county funds. on
the contrary, all work would be adver-
tised and the lowest and best bidder
would secure the contract, this apply
ing to lumber as well as to other sup
plies; and every man who worked for
the county would be expected and re-
quired to give an honest dollars worth
Of work for an honest dollar. We have
not yet exhausted this theme but next
week will have some more facts and
figures from the above quoted report.
But we want, in closing, TO repeat
what we said last week. that under the
present Constitution the Levy Court
has ceased to be a political issue, and
is now purely a business proposition.
10 is merely an instrument to take your
money and spend it in improving and
maintaining your property.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19
PUSHING CENSUS WORK

The enumeration work Of the
Twelfth Census is completed and the
onumerators are practically all paid
There were $4,000 enumerators and 297
supervisors. The cost Of the enumera-
ton win be about s4,2OO0OO The fac
tory work also is about finished. All
Of the special field agents in the man
ufacturlng and industrial lines will
complete their work and be paid off by
November /. The cost of this work
viii be about S25O,OO0
The whole force Of the Census Blu
reau is being concentrated on the work
Of tabulating the statistics already
gathered The report Of tho Census
Bureau when completed will occupy
eight volume Of 1000 pages each. The
work of the present census is heavier
by several million inhabitants thar
ever before, but Director Merriam
thinks it will be ready for the public
six weeks earlier than heretofore.
It Is believed that Wilmington viii
make bstter showing in the indus
trial tables than it has in those relat
ing to population.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19
NEWSPAPER OPINION
Scott and the Levy Court


From the Middletown Transcript
AS we promised in the last issue Of
the Transcript we propose TO deal this
week In some figures of local interest,
cleaned from the report of the Audit
ing Committee, as made to the asso-
ciate judge Of New Castle county. The
first item. under the head of Levy
Court is salaries Of commissioners fer
which we see that William A. Scott
received for salary $780, The law by
virtue OF which he holds this Office
positively prohibits any member Of the
Levy Court from furnishing any sup
plies or being interested in any con-
tracts for the county and yet we find
charged under "Ginn's bridge war
rant 19,49S favor W. A. Scott for
! Si375; and under Fifth district war
rants 1906 for S54, and 20,5lO for Sl4l,
a total of S2ii75 for labor performed
or material furnished. The law also
i provides that all work or supplies TO
Il the amount of $500 or over shall be ad-
i vertised and the contract awarded to
I the lowest and best bidder Neverthe-
less this very Ginn's bridge was bull
, by day labor, and the total cost was
l$1.O95.05, although a prominent loca
WNNN
5 low a fair margin Of profit on thl
- work done Mr. Scott, the commits
, sioner. has an uncle, Thomas L. Scott
+, who holds down the Cfice Of j3nito
7 az the Court House. and whose sa,ar.
$ is fixed at $780, and he got It an
more. too. For under repairs an
improvements we find warrant
y drawn I'm his favor. as follows: 1854
j. for 81, 1854 for S2S. 1880 for s2'
al 1881 for SIS. 1885 for $40. 1891 70
|. $40. 1902 for SS4 1850 for SO, 10
y 57S for $40, 2OI25 for Sli
e 20,253 for $40. S20612 for Sc a tC
=. tai of Sl69 which represents what
n technically known as the trimmings
ne Others participate ia these "trin
I, mings," as John F. Campbell. the fire
man at the Court House, found time
Us do s223.50 worth Of extra work. or
nj least to draw that much extra pay ov
1e his salary of $500 per year. Mr. Scot
e. the commissioner, has a father. Wa
n liam Scott, whose name is frequent
met in this report. as evidenced I
u the following list Of warrants draw
ed in his: 1892 for SIS, 1886 for s.
ng 1874 for S36, 1S.s04 for S84. l9.l0l
Evening journal., 1900-10-19
BRYAN MUST ANSWER

Our opinion is that Chairman Pat
rick Neary and his colleagues on the
Democratic County Executive Commit
tee, have placed William Jennings
Bryan in an awkward position, and
one from which he will experience
much difficulty in extricating himself,
skilled speaker and debater though he
is.
At a Republican meeting In the
Ninth ward on Wednesday evening,
John p. Nields. one Of the speakers,
expressed a desire that Mr.. Bryan
answer these questions.
Il. VIII he. il elected president as
eommander-in-chicf, Immediately Eith-
draw the American army from the Phil
ippine lslandsf
'2. How soon does he contemplate that
stable form of government can be given
10 the Philippine lslandsf
"3. How soon after a stable form OF
government is established does he pro-
pose that Congress shall declare the in-
dependence Of those islandsg
a. How long after a stable form Of
government is established and independ-
ence is declared does he propose that the
American protectorate over the Philip
pine Islands shall contnuel
"5. VIII he pay the obligations Of thil
government in silver or gold, il elected
PRESIDENT
Following the publication Of tha
fact, the members Of the Democrat
County Executive Committee OF thi
county got their heads together an
authorized Chairman Neary to motif
Mr. Nields to this effect: That Nj
Bryan viii address a meeting at Mint
and Lombard streets in this city, O
the evening Of Wednesday, October 2
mat if Mr.. Nields is sincere in d
string the questions answered by NJ
Bryan. the privilege Of submittir
them seriatum will be accorded hir
and for that purpose. if he desires,
seat upon the stage will be assign'
him. and he viii receive polite al
courteous attention.
Mr. Nields has accepted the invit
tion. and there the matter rests for I
time being.
When Mr.. Nields attends the me
ing he will be at a disadvantage. In
first place. he viii be before an
mense audience composed mainly
ardent admirers of Mr.. Bryan a
from it he Will receive little or
sympathy. In the second place,
will cross swords with one Of
greatest debaters and orators in
country. But that will be neither h
nor there. The thing is TO get from
Bryan plain and unequivocal ansv
10 a series OF questions, vital In n
Evening journal., 1900-10-19
JONI PROPOSAL FOE SETTLEMENT

According to a cablegram from Lon
don, Prince Ching and Iii Hung
Chang have formulated a joint pro-
posal at Pel1in for a settlement Of the
Chinese complications.
The allies military expedition to
Pao-Ting-Fu has found the heads of
fourteen Boxers on the walls at Chou
Choon, and the troops are meeting
with little opposition
A cablegram from Paris says: Rus
sia, Austria, Germany and Great Brit
ain having already replied affirma-
lively to NJ. Delcasse's note. he is noti-
flying the Powers Of the acceptance OF
the first note and is asking each OF
them to instruct their ministers at Pc
kin TO begin peace negotiations. Favor
able replies are expected from all.
The Manchester Chamber Of Com
merco has sent a letter to Lord Sails
bury urging that a special mission,
with a diplomat of the first rank, be
sent to China to deal with British in
terests there.
The Germans are Withdrawing theii
troops stationed at Shanghai, and q
transport is expected there to-day.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

import to the American people. Those
answers will so broadcast over the
country and havea decided effect upon
the vote. the people and the outcome Of
the election. Heretofore Mr. Bryan has
eyaded the questions or answered
them equivocally, and now he must
meet them fairly and souarely, with
out evasion or equivocalicn, a thing he
never has done before.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19
|. Lewis Row 6 Co.
HaViland
French China

Dinner Sets, just received, $22.
Haviland French China Dinner Sets,
s25.
Haviland French China Dinner Sets,
one or two pieces missing, S19-
DO not forget these are Theodore
Haviland's.
Toilet Chamber Sets, underglazad
decorations, 9 pieces, complete except
the slop Jar, very slightly imperfect.
s1S9.
Same sets, complete with Jar eleven
pieces, S29s
Table Tumblers. flowers deeply en-
graved, not the acid etched ware. worth
81 per dozen, two barrels at SO ca-.s
dozen.
Prices on these goods cannot be-
guaranteed but for a short time ahead
as the quantities are limited, and We
cannot purchase them again ourselve.
for less than the prices we quote above
In a few days we will show The
largest line Of LAMPS ever seen. De
signs the quaintest and handsomest th'
market offers, but not forgetting mod
Grafton in prices.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

When fraud is perpetrated at pri-
mary elections there Is this difference
between the Republican and the
Democratic party. The former re-
pudiates Sc, and deals with SC as an
organization and a court Of inquiry;
the latter endeavors TO hide and con-
done ii, thus making itself a party to
the fraud. The summary manner in
which the Republican Committee took
up the fraudulent work in South
Wilmington, plainly manifested it's
disposition in dealing with such mat
ters.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

We commend the Smyrna Call for its
mechanical get-up this week. While
we do not believe in it's politics, and
deprecate its unfair treatment Of men
and measures with which it does agree
still, If every paper down the state
were run with the same amount Of en-
terprise, the rural press would present
a different face to the reading pub
lie.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

"The Democratic Party is for the
free coinage Of silver at the ratio Of
l6 to / without waiting for the aid OF
consent OF any other nation. Will
liam Jean ngs Bryan, IN Ann Arbor,
Mich, October IL, 1907.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

We don't know what kind Of tale
Chairman Salisbury and other Demo-
cratic leaders here in Delaware poured
into the ear Of Adlai E. Stevenson, the
Democratic vice-presidential nominse,
but It could not have been a rosy one,
else he would not have made such a
uuhlihed assertion as this to re-
porter for the Philadelphia Tim is;
I'm my hasty trip through Delaware
and New Jersey 1 find that the Demo
cratic party has a better chance OF
success than in 1896" AS the Demo
cratic party had absolutely no chance
of success here in 1896, Mr.. steven
sons words do not contribute any.
thing to the limited stock Of Demo
cratic hope.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

In the matter Of street railway faclli-
ties Wilmington is entering upon a
new era. Chancellor Nicholson's deci
sicn has thrown the city wide open so
to speak, and with two belt lines al
ready in course Of construction, and
others in contemplation, it win be but
q short time before Wilmington will
be gridlroned with rails and cars
running in every direction. Another
gratifying thing in this connection /.
that the Levy Court has granted the
Wilmington City Railway Company
permission to lay tracks upon and run
ears over Washington street biidse
with a reservation that the use of such
bridge shall not be exclusive, but that
it may be used by any other company,
subject to certain reasonable condi-
tions and restrictions. This will give
the persons residing on the North
Side transportation facilities which
they long have needed.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

journal, which is making a steady
drive towards the 1000 mark. and very
largely az the expense Of the Every
Evening which comes down IN circu-
lation as the Evening Journal gees
up.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

The betting IN Wall street is to
that Mckinley viii be elected. One bet
Of $500 to $500 was recorded. The
brokers, who are in touch with all
sections Of the country, must have
heard things TO Mr.. Bryans detrlment
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

Rubber Combs Of all kinds.
Bristle Hair Brushes, only thd
best; Tooth Brushes from th1
best makers; American and
English Pins; black and whit
Nursery Pins ;Mourning Pins.
all sizes; Cubes of Pins, white
and black; Hooks and Eyes,
Dress Shields; Needles and
Thimbles; Tape Measures;
French and Domestic Darning
Cottons; French, Dutch and
Domestic Tapes; Letters for
Marking Clothing;Shell Goods
of all kinds; Carriers and Web
bing; Blanket Binding, Cotton
Linen and Silk Corset Laces;
Shoe Buttons; Kerr's and Ber-
tow's Thread.
The "et ceteras" cover all
else in little needed things
not hero mentioned. Prices in
every case will be found most
moderate.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

The utter unfairness of the Every
Evening in dealing with its contem-
poraries and the public is manifested
by its declaration that il is the only
daily newspaper in Wilmington givine
sworn statement Of circulation.
The Evening Journal has a sworn
circulation Of more than 5000. The
Every Evening bases its circulation on
an affidavit covering the six month.
\ ending June 30, and It is a significant
fact that that affidavit was not made
until September 4, and that the state
ment does not include July and Au
gust Since June many hundreds o
) Every Evening readers have droppe
E 1t and now are taking the Evenin
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

ward to New En-
gland. The tenn
perature has also
risen in the Mis-
souri,, the Missis-
sippi and the Ohio
valleys, and the
lower lake re-
gion. On the Pa
cihc coast rain
has fallen from
S a n Francisco
northward to Pu-
get sound. Fore
Evening journal., 1900-10-19
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
.s .tsE7r,- =zr-


For President,
WILLIAM m'KINLEY.
Of Ohio.
For Vice-President,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
OF New York.
For Presidential Electors:
CHARLES w. PUsHY,
OF New Castle County.
MANLOvE HAYES,
OF Kent County.
DANIEL J. LAYTON.
OF Sussex County.
For Member OK Congress-Short Term
WALTER o. HoFFECKER.
or Kent County.
For Member Of Congress-Long Term
LEWIS HEIsLER BALL,
OF New Castle County,
For Governor:
JOHN HUM,
OF Kent County.
For Lieutenant-Governor:
PHILIP l.. CANNON,
OF Sussex County.
For Attorney General:
HERBERT II. WARD,
OF New Castle County.
For State Treasurer:
MARTIN b. BURRIS,
OF New Castle County.
For State Auditor:
PURNAL b. NORMAN. JR.
OF Sussex County.
For Insurance Commissioner,
GEORGE W. MARSHALL,
OF Kent County.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19
Kid
Gloves.

The best Glove we know of
at 81 is here; Black, White,
Slate, Steel, Tan, Mode shade.
Also complete line of Fabric
Gloves.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

Republicans. register next Saturday,
October 90 1t will be your last
chance.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

Bryan says he will carry New York
and Chairman odell says it viii be
carried by Mckinley 1t is now a ques-
tlon Of veracity, which is up to the
voter.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

please say for me" said Admiral
Dewey. when asked If he intends to
vote at this election, that I have quit
talking" The Silent Man ffom Manila
evidently has learned something since
he came home.
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

Great is Tammany, and Croker is
it's prophet" exclaimed Mr.. Bryan af-
ter the big Madison Square Garden
meeting. We wonder how the Hill
Democrats like such sentiment as
that?
Evening journal., 1900-10-19
rhe Weather nna the AIInnnac.

The temperature has risen in the
South Atlantic states and thence north
Evening journal., 1900-10-19

cast: Fair today and tomorrow; cool
err fresh to brisk northwesterly winds
Sunrise. 6.l5; sunset, SIG; length Of
day. 1lh., In; moon rises, 1885 a H.;
moon sets 3: IL %. IN.
For a Cold in the Head, Laxative
Bromo-Quinine Tablets.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
WAY OF THE TRANSoRsSSoR.
Grant Gillette. IN" Erstwhiir Kansas Cattle
King. Comes to rInrhing Poverty at
Chihushns, ola Mexico.

chihuahua. Mes. May :. Grant
Gillette. fnrmrrl, of \hilrnr. Kan.
who. less than two wears agn c"n'd
borrow SlOu.OO0 nr more from almost
amy big lrink IN that section. whose
,aiil" and acres were counted 10y 'hr
thousands, whose liabilities. when he
huhhl" burst. ran up int" the mil
liCuS. is selling shirt waists aud mil
lncry to the ScunritaS here. Gillette
aud his Wife have u little shop aud the
husband sells the shirt waists the
loyal wife makes aud the hats she
trims. Within III" last few months
the former plungrr has learned what
biting poverty is. Last fall the til-
ritrS wrr" running ~ dairy. During
The winter Mrs. Gillette had smailpn>
ANA IL WAS difficult, that she was
nurscd through the disease. \n in'
iant child died and then t;illrt'" him
srli was accidentally poisoned.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
NO ONE TO TELL THE STORY.
what Caused the scot-id Explosion WIN
Nc,cr iic Known. ns Every Miner
Was killed.

Salt Lab" City. May $50 far al
most 20 bodies have been recovered
from the Scoiicld mine and IL Is
thought that sufficient bodirs Vet re-
main To bring the list of dead near
2i0. Nobody cni"riuims the fainicst
hope that there is u living man in
the mine. II j. NOW only ~ question
of recovering the bodies of the Vie.
Tins and that cannot br finished for
several days. The fact that the rush
Of air from the mouth nf the main
entry -! the mine was sufficient 10
blow u irau aud his team across the
gulch almost 200 yards, will serve
to Indicate what force was rNcrtrd
within the workings al the mime and
in III" immediate vicinity of the ~.
plnSiun. II any one man is 10 hlam"
for the accident IL will never he
known. for no man who can tell III"
story has come out of III" mines
alive.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
Allison VIII Oppose II

Washington: II now seems certain
that the free homes hill will pass the
house without serious objection, but IL
will meet with strong oh: tacles in the
senate. II is learned that Senator AL
lison is strongly opposed to the meas.
ure and will oppose il on the ground
that il will dissipatc So. 200, 900 OF pub.
lie money. The friends Of the bill. IN.
cluding Representative Lacy, chairman
of the house committee ON public lands
sny that the amount involved in the
proposition will not exceed geo, ,OO0. .OOC
II that much. They hope that Senator
Allison whose influence in the senate,
Is of course, tn be feared, will he made
To see the proposition in the same
light that they do, and they think tina,
the measure will yet become law al
this cssion.