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1" Arc Hullo bs Taken Th?, ibrary without riei'ini irj&n. ?no lofd guilty oi Mich vfiy rvill Do lifiblo to pra" f i 1 r ' ii r ait i s. p- j r. . r . . a. . . ;i Jt w , i a. . . iiai'iiffist- . tiriiFitti ww itei e 2 i. v f j t i i i fix e i i a i i- j ; j if i ASTOKIA, OHCCO. SATIKUAT. JtMAKt 12, 1901. yo, M ii if vicnnmn? imrnw WE ARE SELLING AGENTS IN ASTORIA FOR BRIDGE, Superior Stool Ranges BEACH Sylph Heator & CQ.'h Olio Hoator COLE Hot Blast Hoator for Coal MFG. Dome Top Heator for Wood CO.'h Russia Iron Hoator tor Wood Wo ditto inanufucturo a Humid Iron Qucon Heator for Wood. Thcjto comprme tlio tent line oftitovt in the utato. We Bull no Becoml-daw Btoven. An in spection of our line of utovi will pay you. ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. Book Bargains 500 Cloth Bound iWb, Goo.1 E2L $r 4$Li Title, Binding and Authors lOaT pl Just the Kind (or These Long Winter Evenings Kive-Voluino St-U of Kipling, Itussdl, IIoimcH, Ilciity, Mt'iul aud other good authoro . . . Itu.ssoll, HolmcH, Henty.Mcndo GRIFFIN SOME SALT FISH SPECIALTIES fine Bloater Mackerel, Imported Holland Herring, Genlne Eastern Codfish, Salmon Bellies and Tips, Grimsby Bloater Herring, Etc. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. fen Per Cent S1LVERPLATED WARE, CWNAWARE GLASSWARE, CROCKERY AND LAMPS UNTIL FEBRUARY i, 1901. . . ON ALL Foard S Stokes Co. A LONG RO W has moderatod, consequently sales . have been slow. We aro ovcr- W J. SCUllVj stocked and must have the room. From now on these splendid heat 431 BOND STREET, ing stoves will bo sold at a reduc Bttkcti Moth aid Tenth Streets tion of 20 per cent FOR CASH. c. Commission. Brokerage, Insurance anl Shlttlr,?. 7 k Ppp PT REED 0ff for Cash Of our new and up-to-date 'Air tight Heaters are still on hand. We figurod on considerable cold weather and purchased an un usual quantity; but the weather , Custom House Broker. ASTORIA, ORE Aieot W. F. A Co., and Paelflo fcxprett Co t. , THIVKVIO All ALA ' ON THE ARMY BILL Belief That Too Much Power Is Vested in President. RE-APPORTIONMENT BILL Hat Now PaiatC Both HovKt Hoau Makti Record la Paula. I7 Private Peaaloa Bill at Oat Sit llflf. WASHINGTON. Jan. U.-TiMny a vlir- oroua attack waa made uMm that por- uu ri in army reorganlxalluir bill which confera upon the ureitldent din- crtloimry ihv.it to Increase the airvngih or the army to the maximum llnul flxrd by the blil. llacon begun thn -I Lurk ami 1'lnti of Connecticut, r'lylnar maintained that (iiacretiormry power iiuifhi t be ciifi-r-rt upon h Drt-alJ'-nt and rxnrM( aniuiimhiiiint time anybody rhoulil en tTlaln frar Uit ih pwr ever wimUl l a bun.-. I. liiu-cin dvlurtd he would rather hl party rondi'innvd to unl vcmol and nvvcr-Piullna; liaiiinhtiurnl from noil I Kill pow-r ihan to i auch auihorliy pincnj in the hundi of the prnli)'lit. 1 An aim mlim'til oix-iilnir the Vny to the npplntm.-nt of vlunt(ir oltlieia to Kitt'lf n hlKd a ( uptuln In the regu lar anny n ailcpt.-j, farlrr, of Montana, rftllt-d up the Ull aw. Intlng the r-prnh-ntatlvi'a of the I'nltiM Ktati atiiotiK the turvfritl atatifi. Wlthotil d'bate It wan ptN-d. pretlM--ly a It mine from the rumiie . It now giH-a to the pr.nldun; for hla aiKnature. The acnate omniltti on Judiciary today authorised a favorable rv port up on Senator lloar'a bill for the punlnh ment of train rubber. The bill pro vldea a priinlty of twenty yeaiV Im prhontnent or a fine of $.Woo or both for the offenae. IN THE HOUSB. WASHINGTON. Jan. ll.-ot lnc the < cotig-reaa baa the house puaivd aa many private peiialon bllla at a alnft-le alttlna; aa It did today. In all 170 penalon bllla were panned today. The mat Important waa one to In-rrt-a. the peimlon of Oeneml A. V. Ulc. from til to 1100. Geitenu Rice a wounded avral tlmM durlnf the civil war and loat a lee at Vlckehura:. lie w.ia formerly a member of conftrraa from Ohio, and waa the author of the arrearnaea of penalon act. The aen ate had panned a bill to Inoreaae hla penaion to and the houne rained the amount to tltt. FIGHT Wit L EE PULLED OFF. Dlrectoia of the Sttnirerft Athletic j Aeoclatlon Are Hopeful. CINCINNATI. Jan. ll.-The dlrectora of the 8aenKVTf't Athletic Aseoclatlon of Cincinnati cxpreaa the fullest deter mination tonight that the Jeffrie-Kuh-lln tlKhl will lie pulled off her Febru ary 15, but the preponderance of pub lic aentlment la to the contrary. The attorney of the Evangelical Aa aoclMlon of thla city have taken out a warrant for the arrest of Gua Ruh lln, who ha an engagement to appear at petformancea during; the week while he la In training here. The Ohio alatutea make It a felony to be In training In the atate for a prlcetlght and under thla section the opponenta of the fight propose to begin with the prorecutlon of Ruhlin. MAIL AND BAGGAOE LOST. Poaaengvr of Wrecked Steamer Ruasle Arrive at Marailllea. MARSKILLES. Jan. ll.-The paaaen- gem of the ateamcr HuhbIo arrive,) hla evening, having been reaeued thla morning. All the cargo wax lost and only a part of the mall and pnHsenKein' bag gage waa aaved. The accident waa due to mistaking the Furaman light for Plnnler light, a mistake which hna cauacd the l"fa and wreck of more than twenty ateamerg and given the coBt the name of ".Marlnem' Graveyard," PRESIDENT IMPROVING, Will De Able to Leave Hla Red n a Few Daya, WASHINGTON. Jan. ll.-At fi o'clock thla afternoon It waa atated at the White House that the president, con tinue to Improve. If the present rate of Improvement la continued, there la no doubt that he will be permitted to leave hla bed early in the coming week. , EUROPE IN DANGER. America Threatens to Gain Supremacy in the Industrial World. VIENNA. Jan. ll.-Vlenna papers comment extensively upon Senator ...STYLISH DINING Side Boards, Dining Room Tables, Buftets, China Closets and Chairs, all of which wa, are offering at a very low price. A new lot of Iron and Brass Bedsteads just received. CHARLES HEILBORN & SON Loilge'e dlwtooilon of Am'-rlca'a au preniacy In tin; tradw of the world dur- Inif the debate In the United Hlnle aenale Monday m the bill U liana llu; nillltury eatalilUhmenl. . Ilia ultvr aiuua are regarded ha a i rlw thHl-k-njco and the puper advocate a the ao efr..tlve mcana of (V f.'iiM- a Kuro-M-an cuatoina union, nidi a aa re cently ralaM by t. l-r..y Iteitullulu. The Werner Journiil, which t-oriNldeni the airuKHle Iciwen Kutope and Amer ica likely 10 conntltute the "leadlna i hanwterlatlc of th twnitleth cemury,'' aaya: "The only object of the immenae eco nomic cbaiiffea now occ-.irrliiK In the I'nlted Btatea la to flood Kuroie and the Kuropean marketa In Awla with Ameri can Industrial pioducta," it compialna that no ateu haa yet been taken to realize the propoaal put for ward by Count Golucnowakl. the Aua- tro-HuiiKurlan foreign mlnlatr. arl 'rta that continued Ivuropean Indif ference can only lead to dlaaater. The Neuite Welner Tatceblatt ob aervea: 'Onlnir to the burden of taxation upon each European nation by mliliar lam, America la gradually becoming the director of.th whole world. The ap proaching aupr-mary of the I'nlted Htatea cauiiot le averted by protec tlonlat turlfTa advocated by the Ger man and A mt rlii rv Arrnrlana. fount Von IiU"low, by aaaiatlns the Americana becomeg the ally of Konator Lodge! The mly rem "dy la the abolition of mllltnrlsm, which la a cancer upon Kuropean agriculture, trade and In duatry." DIG TIMBER DEAL. Iduho Will Sell Five miUtn Feet to a Syndicate for Half Mlllbn Dollar. riOISE. Ida., Jan. II One of th blg end timber deula In the hixtory of the North eet la about to he consummat ed. Tlie property, which la white pine, la In northern . Iduho In Latuh and Nea Perce countlea, and the .onaldera tlon, If the deal la coniiimmaled. will be more than half a million dolle.ra. The. prlndpala are the itate and the Pine , Lumber Company, of Chicago, one of the blggeet concerna of the kind In the I'nlted Htatea. The deal la be ing put through for the atate by the land board, which haa agreed to reap pralaement of Uie timber desired by the ayndlcate. The timber waa originally appraised at 11.75 per thousand. It la understood that an agreement haa been reached by the terma of which the syndicate will bid not leaa than It per thousand for more than 6.0M.CW0.00O feet of state timber. PRISONERS RELEASED. Hy Agreement Made Between Ecuador Uovrnment and Colombian Minister. NEW YORK, Jtin. 11. A dispatch to the Herald from Panama sayi: The Herald's correspondent In Gua yaquil, Ecuador, telegraph that In ac cordance with an agreement between the Ecuador government and the Co lombian minister, all Colombian prison ers detained In the Panapltco prison have been set free. President Alfero. of Ecuador, haa pro vided transportation for them to the frontier. Reciprocity action by Colom bia la expected. JEFFRIES-RUHLIN FIGHT. May De Fought at San Francisco If Prevented in Cincinnati. NEW YORK. Jan. lt.-The Journal and Advertiser. says: Manager Jim Kennedy, of the Twen tieth Century Athletic Club, of San Francisco, In an Interview said that If the opposition to the Jeffrtea-RuhUn fight In Cincinnati became too powerful to be overcome and if It waa found im possible to pull off the contest there, he stood ready to carry on the match at hla club. PASSENGERS ALL RESCUED. All on Board Stranded Steamer Russle Safely Landed. FA RAMAN. Bouchea Du Rhone, Jan. 11. All tf the passengers and crew of the French steamer Kusele (from Onyi, which stranded during a violent storm Monday near this place) have been landed. CANADIAN CENSUS. OTTAWA. Ont.. Jan. lt.-rThe taking of the Canadian census will begin Mon day, April 1. All persona living; at mid night Sunday,. March 31, will be counted. ARRIVED AT SAN SALVADOR. NEW YORK. Jaiv. ll.-The Herald'a correspondent at San Salvador reports the arrival of the United Stated battle ship Iowa and the cruiser Philadelphia. They are on their way south. SECOND TRIAL IN MARCH. TOPEKA. Kas.. Jan. 11. The second trial of Jessie Morrison for the mur der of Mm. Olln Castle will be held at the March term in Eldorado. ROOM fURNITlM... INVASION LOOKS MORE THREATENING Commandant Hciiog Found to Have Two Guns. ADMIRAL TO LAND 2900 MEN Small Botr Farce Rcpvlt4 With Unset - Gum Laoaca' Fro Wariblp -Wallet ted Boadtnci Prtpirlsf la Joli Botrf. LONDON. Jan. 12. It Is understood that Lord Kitchener r.'w hold secure ly all the railroad lines In South Afri ca, having rtcovered pons. union of the lMogoa i'ay line which had been cut January 7. Accoidlng to the Pretoria correspon dent of the Dlly Mall, Lord Kitch ener i now organizing a force of so. OW regular horst, which will occupy some weeks. Wne.i this force is rea ly be will resume offimslve operations. Meanwhile the Invasion of Cape Col ony looks more threatening. The news that Commandant Hcrtzog has two guns is rather startllr g. as it was defi nitely aiierttd that the Invaders had no guns. The defensea of Cape Town, includ ing two 4.J naval gun, are now com pleted anl recruiting of volunteers is active throughout the colony. Accord ing to dlspatt.hfg to the Daily Express, the admiral of the cape fleets is pre pared In an emergency to lend a naval brigade of TtO men with six Hotchklsa gunf. BOEK FORCE REPULSED. CAPE TOWN. Jan. 11. A small com mando, about two hundred strong, crossed the Orange rtver near Aliwal. It was met on the borders of live Ali wal. Wodehouse and Hurkle Eat dis trict by a body of police and mounted farmers and wan repulsed with some loss. It will probably attempt to cross the rivfr again. De Wet w" reprted in the neigh borhood of Bothavllle. All the towns In Orange colony on ithe main line of railway are strongly held by the Brit ish and the Boens show no disposition to approach them. BLUEJACX 1CTS LANDED. CAPE TOWN. Jan. ll.-The Br.tish warship Sybil has anchored in Lam bert'! bay and landed a force of blue Jacketa and a lumber of guns. This force haa constructed entrenchments. Hertsog'a main body, seven hundred strong, with two srune, haa crossed the P.oggeveld mountains and is now prob ably In ihe neighborhood of Elaand's drift, fifty miles east of Clan William. Hertfog'i Intention, apparently. Is to move toward Ceres and Worcester. Only a few passes are passable for the guns and the whole country Is ditlk-ult to traverse. The posses are narrow and easily defended. According to latest reliable report another party of five hundred Boers has reached the IXorn river, seventy miles south of Calvlnla. The British are do ing all In their power to meet the situ ation. Refugees from Cblvinta and Clan William are flocking to the Pic 0.uetbvrg road. They state that many poor w hites are certain to Join the Boers aa are also many bitter bondsmen in the neighborhood of Clan William and Malnsberg who opeiuy declare that they Intend to Join the Invaders. AID- FOR IRRIGATION.' Western Promoters Seek an Appropria tion From Congress. CHICAGO. Jan.lL -The Record says: Western Irrigation promoters, who are anxious to secure a governmental ap propriation for the Irrigation of the vast tracts of arid lands of the West, will make thalr headquarters In Chica go thla winter. Governor M. A. Otero, of New Mexico, and Governor N. O. Murphy, of Arl aona, conferred ith George H. Max well, chairman of the National Irri gation Association, here yesterday with reference to the work. After the con ference Mr. Murphy left for Arizona, while Mr, Otero went to Washington, where he will place the matter before congress. Governor Otero said: "There are a great many prominent Westerners Interested In the movement and through our association we hope to secure from congress an aproprla tlon of t250,oot lni8 winter." BROTHER OF EARL ROBERTS. Relationship Indicated by Letter Found , Arming Effects of Poor Man Lately Deceased. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. U. The con tents of a letter found among the ef fects of the late Abraham Roberts, who died on January 9 In a room on Howard atreet, have led the coroner to believe that the deceased man may have been a brother to Earl Roberts, the distinguished British general. The letter In question was written on November 2. 1SS4, by Harry Roberts, a brother of the deceased, who Is an accountant employed by the First Na tional Bank of Princeton, Ills. In this letter the passage occurs: "Our brother, General Roberts, Is now, I believe. In charge of the English forces In Ireland." Abraham Roberts was 70 years old at the time of hla death. He was poor and had no known relatives here. His body is still at the morgue. ASTOR GIVES A BALL. Noticeable for the Absence of the Great Leaders of Society. NEW YORK. Jan. 11. A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Lon don says: William Waldorf A.stor gave a bull last night at Cliveden, his mapnitiuent country place on the banks of the Thames, 25 miles frn London. There Wire 200 guests. This ball was the rorm.'U introduction into society of Miss Pauline Ator and Waldorf Amor, Jr., who recently burame of age. Mlaa Astor acted n hosteng. The euLertalnm.-nt waa noticeable for th absence of the great lea lTS of so ciety who In former years Hocked to Mr. Astorsmui'li-ttl.w in Carleton h"u8 terrace and to the summer house par ties at Cliveden. Most i,f the great l adera of aoclety rr at Chataworth. the Duk of Devonshire'a country house, thla week, where the Prince of Wales Is the guest of honor, and amateur theatrical, with society men and women !n the leading roles, will be given. One hundred and fifty of Mr. Astor's guests came from the country around Cliveden Marlowe anrl Maidenhcal. where manv ttf flu? o-enllel aristocratic country families, as distinguished from town families, live. Mr. Astoi a near est neighbor Is W. H. Grenf'il. whose family are warm personal friends of royalty. They were his leading guests. OREGON LEGISLATURE. Nanv-s of Candidates for V. S. Senator. Speaker of the Hou.ie and Presi dent of the Senate. PORTLAND. Jan. 11. The regular biennial session of the Or?sn legisla ture will convene at Salem on Monday next. The nvwt Importint work, to come before the session ts the elecvlon of a United States senator to succeed Senator George W. McBride. Ex-Sena tor H. W. Corbett and Senator Mc- Btlde are conducting an active canvass for the senanrshlp but neither claims enough vota to elect at present. The campaign for the speakership or the house Is being energetically pushed by various contestants for the honor. Keeder. of Umatilla. Smith, ot Marlon. and Story, of Multnomah, are the lead ing candidates. Reejer's geographical position Is no doubt an advantage to him and at i resent he arrears t0 be in the lead. The race for the presidency of the senate lies between Fulton, of Clatsop, and How, of Yamhill. It is probable that the Corbett men will on Sunday commence the circu lation of a call for a caucus on the senatorshfp. BAILEY IN TROUBLE. Committee Appointed to Investigate Charges Against Texas Con gressman. AUSTIN. Tex., Jan. ll.-The house of the Texas legislature today orlered the appointment of a commit:-- of seven to Investigate charges against Congress man J. W. Ballsy that he was inter ested in securing the re-issuance of a permit to the Waters-Pierce Oil Com pany to do business in this state after that company's charter had been an nuled. The legislature will vote for United States senator Thursday and Bailey is a candidate for that position, with enough votes instructed to elect him. NAVAL STATION SELECTED. Cablegram From Philippines Announces That Board Has Decided on Olangapo. WASHINGTON. Jan. 11 Secretary Long has received a cable dispatch from Admiral Remey announcing that the board of officers convened to lect the most suitable site in the Philip pines for a permanent naval station have fixed upon Otangapo, on Sublg bay. Long haa sent to congress a rec ommendation that $1,0)0,000 be appro priated for beginning work on the pro posed new naval station. RE-INSURANCE ON ANDRADA. Now Quoted at 55 Per Cent, an Increase of 20 Per Cent Since Wednesday, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11. Re-ln-s.irance on the British bark Andrada has advanced, now being quoted at 55 per cent, an Increase of 10 per cent since Thursday and of 20 per cent since Wednesday. Since December 11. when the Andrada was sighted oft the Co lumbia river bar, the Andrada has not oeen heard from and the belief Is gain ing currency :hat the vessel is lost. WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND. Jan. 11. Wheat, Walla Walla. 5556. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11. Wheat, May. 105; cash, 10114. CHICAGO. Jan. 11. Wheat, May. opening, iT7; closing, 77?. LIVERPOOL. Jan. ll.-Whetu. May. 6s. 2M. PRICE OF SILVER. NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Silver. . . . ASK "Cliarlos Ccrreil" "Genera! QzzT I S CIGARS ! TWO UN EQUALED S z 4- ALLEN & Distributors?, MAKING THOROUGH , INVESTIGATION Congressional Committee Probes Hazing Question to Bottom. MANY CASES ARE INEARTHED Oae Cadet Wai E:ld Four Mandrel Timta . lor No Offea- AaoUser Wai Drives lata CoavaUJaas aa Be came DeDritMii. WEST POINT. Jan. lL-The congrea kioual committee Investigating ihe causes of the death of Cadets Boot and Breth and making Inquiries regarding the practice of haaing at the military institution decided touay that every wltneas call! must answer all ques tions put t j him. Congressman Drlgg, of Brooklyn, said during the course of the hearing: "We are lure as representatives to get ail the facts, not only In the cases of Cadets Booi and Ereth, but In every particular regarding ha-sing In the mesa hall or any other place in this Insti tution. The academy is on trial and every one connected with It. We In tend to show the country the truth of the matter and hazmj mu.t go." These are the lines on which the com mittee Is grving to pursue its Investiga tion anil consequently today's aessions were more than usually Interesting. Cadet Jhn Cherry, of New Jerey, said he haxed whenever he got a chance. Cadet Grant was among his victims. Witness said he had been dismifaed from the academy about a year, but had gone to Washington and secured hla reinstatement. His d!s-mls-wl was connected with having of fenses of which the authorities had be come cognizant. Cadet O. N. Taylor, of Marylar.d, tea till?d he had been eagled four hundred times for no offense at all. made to hang from a stringer and made to do , other things. Wltns refused to tell at flret who hased him but the commander said he must answer and he did, say ing that Cadet Evans, ainee expelled, nd Cadet A. J. Barry, of the present first class, were the hazers. Taylor told of the hazing of Carpen ter, one of his cla.-s, when Cadet Myer. of the pre.Mit first class, interrupted the balers and made thern desist. Car penter was put to bed, suffering from muscular convulsions. He was also hysterical and delirious. "What about McArthur?" "He was the worst case here. He had convulsions and it took quite a while to bring him around." MONTANA SENATOR. Caucus Postponed and Candidate Will Not Be Named Till Monday. HELENA, Jan. 11. A caucus of the Democratic members of the legislature was called for tonight, but was post poned until Monday night, many of the members being out of the city, having gone home for Saturday adjournment. The call for a caucus was not signed by quite enough members to Insure the election of the nominee, but it Is be lieved It will be by Monday night. The Republicans held a caucus to nominate a candidate for the compli mentary vote of the minority. The re sult ts not known. TRADE OF NEW YORK. Increase Over Preceding Year of Over J7,000,000. NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Official statis tic!, of the foreign trade of the port of New York for the calendar year' of 1900 show an increase in the aggre gate movement of merchandise to the extent of over J67,)0.000. The Increase In 1XSW over 1S98 waa about $107,000,000. Imports of mer chandise were $519,459,301 and exports $102,943,801, the lattfr being a mater-, lal gain over last year. FAILURES FOR THE WEEK. Increase ot Fifty Over Corresponding Week of Last Year. NEW YORK. Jan. U.-Dun'g Review tomorrow will say: The failures for the week were J-'f m K& ITnl..-. Utato OCrlntt '?4 year, and 37 in Canada against 25 last year. FOR . MOKEG LEWIS, Portland, Oregon O it g