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ASIOKlAFOliUCLIBRAFJASSOCiAllOfl. KOTIOBI -'ks, Periodicals, MaRarlr-w Not to be Taken r,:r.i i ,.: uuliafeloto prosecuu'o VOL. I.lll ASTOKIA, OKCGO.X. PKIDAY, AI'KIL 5, 1901. XO. 81 Ill fwfrow ECLIPSE HARDWARE GO. AHTOKIA, OREGON Wc Clinruo Nothing for Advice Book Bargains :()() Cli.tli Uoiiml lU.kn, (Jowl gj ! Sal Till, Itimlinguml Autliom. . . . lJ HP I Just the Kind (or These Long Winter Evenings Five Volume Seta of Kipling, Hull, Holme, Henl)', Meade and other good author .... qRIFFIN COFFEE NOB HILL ROAST Hulm the Mom Fnwtldloun DAISY UNROASTED Pronounced Perfect FOARD S STOKES CO iSmm mm, Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR. FEED, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS Supplies of till kinds at lowest rates, for fishermen, Farmers and loggers. A. V. ALLEN, Tenth and Commercial Streets We Rent New F W. M'KF.( 1 -C. J. TRENCHA -Ccaniisslon; Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping. PLUMBING UP TO DATE A god 'vorkmnn can d" morn work and do It battel In it ilny than a poor on. In onl-r to niaks plumbing rhe-iper fr our customers wo employ nono but klld mechanic. If you want first tin pin in bl ii it or stoam fit -ting ilun 'nquli at th . Cl 7fJ Pp pt vl.M Y r) VVr & REBD COFFEE REPUTATION REPRESENTS PUBLIC OPINION Reputation n'pr'H'iti public opinion. How to get In your favor. Make it first-cliiss, r -lliibl. article Ilk the Char-' tr tuk Stove and Range. Every Charter Oak Is guir nnt'pil. For unb- In Astoria only by W.J. SCULLY, 431 Bond St.. netween Ninth and Tenth. Typewriters. Many new improvements added. See our latest No. 2 Smith Premier Typewriter New Art Catalogue Fre ... L. M. ALEXANDER A CO. RvnlnuivA Van flc Coast Ueaiera 245 Stark St., Portland, Ore, 1IKIE. I ocpI Ajeot. Cufjtorri Houe Broker. r " ASTORIA) ORE ' Aut W. r. Oo and raoile Kxpreia Ca I. RD, MUST ANSWER FOR MISAPPROPRIATION Charges Against Lieut. Boyer of ThirtyNinth Volunteers. BIO COMMISSARY SHORTAGE Alleged io Amouit lo 1181,000 Bails I'poo Which Pcrwni Stall Be Disqualified From Voilof or Holding 0lflc Dtttrnlotd. MANILA. April 4-Lleutenant Fred ilrk Uoyer, of th' Thirty-ninth volun teer Infantry, chief commMary for the second district of th departmnt rf southern Luton, ha arrived In Culiun bu, province of Lag una, where i In b-i-n rhswd with misappropriating 50 vnmn of Imi'nii and with other Irn-gu-larltbs. It In all'if-d thut th shortage t th commissary department In Manila ag Kr.'KJten $iwj,0ftrt. PHILIPPINE CIVIL HERVIi'E. WASHINGTON, April 4. The first annuil r.-port of the Philippine civil o-i'vli'i- board wan rec-lved here ludny. Th 4i-1 unkeii dlHloyaJty to the f,'nlted Httn ni the supreme authority of the iflnndH (-inipi-te dlnquallflcfttlon for holding nfllce. Every one s.iml:i-d inut llnt take th (Kith "t loyilty. DISQCAUFII-D VOTERS. WAHHINtlTON. April 4.-Cople of two Important aeta of the Philippine ronimlMlpn providing for the onranlxu tlnn of municipal and provincial mv ernment In the archipelago have Ix-en received at the war lepartment. Those dlo,ualind from votlna; Include d-lln-quent taxpayer of taxea levied Ince AuKUit IS. 198; Inaane or foeble-mlnd-eJ per:md; thoe whj violated the onth of allegiance tc the I'nlted State; 'ii-m-who after April i were In arm ORiilnit the aoverelgnty of the t'nlted Htate and thM who In any way aid or pro mote Insurrection, i: REUIOCS UK ITS AT PARA. Fighting .n Str.-ts (V'mpelled Police to Ask for AM of Soldier, Who Flrod on Molii. NEW YOUK. April 4.-A diapatidi P the Hrall from Hio Janeiro aya: Serious riots are reported from Para as it result of friction between the poli tical partlM. Flgntlns in the. atresia be-me o -ever that the police were compelled t a"k for the aid of soldiers. The g.urlHon wfl ordered out and fin ally the soldl -rs were compelled to fire upo:i the m.ba in ihe strf-ets. Aa a rv suit live persons were k'lled and many wouil si. Admiral Pr-vn-a, xovernor t Coras Island, has remittal to Admiral Mello an irl r of the 'ninister of the navy declaring he was at liberty but at Ihe sam lime ordering him to present him self at '.he rsnal. Admiral Mello at the arsenal received ii ii ther ob y The irder to go to Ceara and await nw Instruction. He declined to on the 'ground that he was 111 m'tiN! -r of th navy thereupon ordered his re-arr'sl. PATK1CK M AUVEUH'SLY COOL. Justice Declares That Testimony of Jones Must lie Corroborated. NEW YORK. April 4. There were at l.ast twi Incident during today! cross examination of CharU F. Jones, the vnlet-aecrvtary of MilHvnalre Wm Marsh nice, which rose above the or dinary. Attorney Moore, for the defense, had asked that when the hearing clos ed for the day, it would not open until Tuesday. Justice Jerome 'eemed w ng and then added, "It la necessary that Jones' testimony as to this 'ourder should be corroborated. He being self-confessed accomplice hi testimony Is not enough upon which to hold Pat rick." Tonight those who are watching the case closely are wondering what corroborative testimony the state will Introduce to sustain the claims of Jones Another Incident brought out In the clearest light the Indomitable nerve of Patrick. At one point It oeoame nee essary that a statement made by Jones be read. This was the statement In which the valet claimed Patrick killed Rk and which he has since denied The reader hesitated and stumbled over the written words. Suddenly Patrick spoke up, excitedly. "Here, I gues can make it out. I can read it." This was agreed to and In a loud, clear voice he read; "Patrick got a towel and fponge and saturated the sponge with a colorless IlqulJ he had In a bottle. Then he went Into the roim where Rice lay In bed, I, Jones, was not In the room but open ed the door and peered In. ."Patrick was standing over Rice with a. cone-shaped towel in his hand, and he rrftsed It over Rice's face." At thit point In the proceedings Jus. lire J-rome gave hlM opinion of .lone with rbnrncterUtlc terHero-Mn. Att irncy Moore had been raklnif him with ju-n-(Ioiin, all temllna; to brlnx out the val. 'in IvIiik prop'-nxltlrn. Jutle Jerome ntnirk In with the remark; "Thin wit iifM la .i weak, wlrkml anl unfortu nate mun, He Id a r-lf-c nf na 1 rr.ur drer nnd d-H'-rvn contempt, but I won't allow you to Itmult him." KXITHCM ISN'T ON' TMAN'OK. lioldui-ao an(! Hi-rkleaanem of Manipu lation Never iJefore Fiualed. NHW VOIIK, April 4.-Twlay wa hii" of vlob'nt exdtem-nt an.I xtreme n'-rvoua tenxlon in the atock market. Prlcea fluctuated In an unprecedented, violent and erratic manner all day. The boldm-Ku and reckleitHnedM of the manipulation have probably newr le.-n ctl tied on the New York Mock ex eh'tnice and varinrlona of a point or more between nali-ti were viewed with a mucn eiiuanimity aa h fraction of In the ordinary market. IlliH-kti of thouxanda of hari- of Ntocka were loaned backward and for ward and mllllona of dollura were ven tured with no more concern than thouich te'imlea were belnic pitched. New ,,f actual condition of propertien played no part whatevr In the Mp-ula-(Ion. The method of operation waf largely to follow di-!na;'-l leaderKhlp. A nudden and violent advance In any tvck vrai aufflclent to ut tract an over whelmlng following In which th-' i-ramble to buy cuuw-J a volatile rlae with iul"k proflta for the leudt-r who hantened to unload. COAST Sl'HVKVS. Preaent Year Will Uf One of BuhIom In Hlatory of the Department. BAN FRANCISCO. April 4 -The Chronicle nay: Thl year promlae to be one of the buftleat !n the hltory of the coat and Rodetlc survey department and import- mt r-ult are expected from the work of partle engaged in surveying the Pa"'flc cat lln. The work of perfecting the aurveys around the Philippine ha been placed In the hand of G. R. Putnam, of the count aurv.-y, who, with F. W. Ed mumU, M. W. ybode. H. C. Delaon and two tudent of the University of 2lifornlaf sailed on he t ran snort h.-rl lari. On Tuesday H. P. Ultter; Kith o other offlcera of the department H"! seventeen men, sallej oil the aleneia or Prince William's sound, where they will .ron'.lmie the surveys commenced mt year, devoting especial attention to he Vjldin arm of the sound. The steuinrs MoArthur. fledney, Pathfinder nnd Patterson will all be ac- vely engiigeil in survey work In Arc- - iters this summer. CORN MARKET FIRMER. rhllllPH Had Little to no but Wutch the Favorable Turn of Affairs. 'HICAGO. April 4. Hands across the sea came to the aid of the holders of May corn and Phillips, the bull lead er, had littk' to lo save to witness the favorable turn of the market as a re compense for yesterday s setoieK. The Liverpool market rendered nota ble ,rvice In refusing to follow the ne line of this side yesterday. This at tltude frightened the shorts and for an hour at the opening trade was wild com pared with the previous close at ! The market opened with bids ranging from 42 to 43. Phillips took 200.000 bush'ls. About noon the commission offered W.OOO bushels of May at 42V Phillips took It nnd offered the same price for another similar lot.. He Jld not Cet it, but the affair created re newed alarm among '.he shorts, advanc ing the price to 43i. The close was at 4:t'i, 1S over yesterday. ANOTHER RAILROAD COMBINE. All Roads In Which J. J. Hill Is Inter ested to He Formed Into One Corporation. NEW YORK. April 4. The Express says; "It was reported in Wall street to day that papers are being prepared for a New jersey corporation io iuia iu controlling Interest In the stocks of the .1 . . L. 1 . . . Erie. Burlington, Northern Pacific and Gre.it Northern railroad, leading prop erties In which Jas. J. Hill Is interested It Is said that the same plan will be followed as was adopted In the steel combination, shares of the largjr com pany being exchanged for those of con stituent companies. The total capital of the eomnanles mentioned Is more than $.')50,000.000. SEALERS RETURN. Steamers Neptune and Vanguard Ar live at St. Johns With 55,000 Seals. ST. JOHNS, N. P.. April 4. The sell ing steamers Neptune and Vanguard, with eO.000 and 25,000 seals respective ly, returned today from the Ice fields They report stormy weather and ardu ous work. v Only four steamers now remain cruls lnir alon the Labrador coast. There are four others In the gulf of St. Law rence. STEAMER CLEARS WITH CARGO MULES Boers Unable to Preven ment to Cape Town. Ship KRUGLR HAS LOST HOPE Thinks Oavpatioi of Zoatpaa.barf Willi Break Dowi Boer Dcfettca Letter ol Oescral Botha to Lord Kitchener PablUhed. NEW ORLEANS, La., April 4. The steamer South Afrhin cleared today with 1000 mul for Cape Town. IJOERS' IJST STAND. NEW YORK. April 4. Says the Lon don correspondent of the Tribune: New comes from Brussels to the ef fect that Mr. Kruger thinks that Ihe occupation of Zoutpansburg will finally break down the Boer defenses. Zout- nansberg Is the Boers' at of govern ment and contains supplies of stores arn ammunition and It Is understood to be In imminent danger as a result of Lord Kitchener's northern campaign. Prisoners who have recently arrived at Pretoria are stated, however, to have expressed the opinion that the war -A'!II last for three years longer. BOTHA'S LETTER PUBLISHED. LONDON. April 4.-The letter of Gen eral Botha, the Boer commander-in-chief, to Lord Kitchener, commanding the British forces In South Africa, pre liminary to the peace neeting, casually referred to In Lleuten.nt-Oenera! Kit chener's report of the negotiations and from which the opponents of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain hopel to obtain some clew of the reason for the failure of the conferences, was published as a preliminary piper this morning. The letter Is dated at the' comman dant-general's camp. February 13, and commences with a reference to "the verbal message from your excellency. ftnllniilne thA tetter ! "i have the honor to inform your excellency that no one desires more than I to bring this bloody strife to an end. I would also very much like to meet your excellency for the purpose of mutuil discussion to see If it Is not possible to discover terms under which this can be done." The remainder of the letter is of no Importance. It merely suggests a place of meeting and arrangements for the guarantee of safe conduct. RUSSIAN MERCHANT MARINE. Rapid De'lopment Owing to Generous Government Aid. WASHINGTON. April 4. The recent rapid development in the Russian mer chant marine is recorded in a report received at ihe state department from Consul Kehle, at Stettin. Her mer chant flet. which a few years ago con sisted of a few steamers and about 200 Finnish sailing ships, now numbers more tnan tnree tnousanu sieamswps, including river steamers. An imperial ukase recently put In force limited the I Russian coast trade to her own steam ers. This covers tne iraue ueiween Euronean and Aslatb Russia but, ow ing to the heavy war demand In Asia tic Russia, this part of the empire Is temporarily exempt from the decree. However. Just as soon as this demand ceases. It is certain that the exemption will b? withdrawn and the coast trade law strictly enforced. For several years. It is said, Russia his paid all the Suez canal dues on her steamers bound from European to As iatic Russia and. on her steimers bound to any Asiatic foreign port, the em pire pays two-thirds of the canal dues. In many other ways government uld Is ext-nd.'d to the merchant marine. From the lirst of January. 1S99. for eign-built Iron vessels, Imported in the whole and intended for external navi gation, are duty free and likewise an vessels in service on the Danube under the Russian flag. ENTICED INTO DESERT. I Los Angies Man Frobably Killed by a Maniac. I.OS ANGELES. Cal.. April 4.Frank Galinno. twenty years old, was last Sat urday Induced by M. Aylward. of Sioux City, la., to accompany him on a min Ing expedition to the desert. Aylward returned to this city and was locked up In Jail charged with insanity. As Gali ano did not return it Is feared the man- inr made awav with him. The au thorities are Investigating. SENSATIONAL BANK ROBBERY. Desnerate Flcht Between Gang and Nightwatchman and a Doctor. . CHARDON. O., April 4. A gang of a half-dosjn robbers, early today blew open the safe of the Citizens' Savings Bank here, and after a desperate fight wUh Nlghtwa'chman Pomeroy and a eltUM, suce-ed''d In making their es cape. The rubbers secured less than t.'OO. Nightwaechm-in Pomeroy dlscjvrej the men at work In the bank. He was seised, bound and gagged, but not until he hud sh it on of the burglars. Dr. Hadson. who live near ihe bank, was aroused bv the noise and came to the scene. He wis also seized and tied hand and foot. It required three big charges of dy namite ti blow the afe door rff. Af ter completing their work the robliers left town on a handcar, hariy today two m?n w-r arrested at Will wghby uron the charge of being inem'i-g of the gang which robbed the Clurdon bank. The robbers succeeded in gaining en trance to only one compartment of the big safe. In another part, whL-h was n.t reached. It Is said nearly $30,000 was stored. Pomeroy Is bailly used up. After he shot one of '.he burglars he was un mercifully clubb-d over the heal. Af ter being bound and gagged, tlw watch man was dragged Into the bank. He lay there a witness to operations. At each explosion th robbers retired to places of safety. Pomeroy lay in .in exposed place, and no attention was paid to him, except that one of the rob bers, whose arm had evidently been broken by Pomeroy's revolver, occas ionally gave him a kick In the ribs as he passed. The robbers were a long time get ting into :he vault. They gathered up loose coins lying about, then went at the string box. They exploded sev eral charges, but could not force it. After an Investigation today. Cashier C. L. Smith, of the bank, said: 'The robbers got 1123 In gold; $20,000 In certificates held against the bank by Individuals, and $25,000 or $30,000 worth of mortgages and other securities be longing to Individuals. There was $30,. 000 In currency in an inner vault, which ihey did not get." A posse of cltiX'-ns Is scouring the surrounding country for the robbers. It Is believed that some coins found In possession of the two men arrested at Willoughby are part of those taken from the bank. The men also had sev eral sticks of dyiwmlte In their pock ets. . NEW TREATY WITH SPAIN. Commercial Friendship with America Is to Be Renewed. WASHINGTON. April 4.-Although so far without official confirmation, the renort that the Spanish council has approved the draft of a new treaty of commercial frl?ndshlp between the Uni ted States and Spain finds credence here. Minister Storer nas been at work nego tiating the whole fabric of the treUies to take the place of tnose wipea oui by the Spanish war. His first work was the preparation of an extradition treaty and this Is now practically complete NEW STEAMER LAUNCHED. White Doves R-.-leased at Christening of St;amer Denver. WILMINGTON. Del.. April 4.-The New York and Texas Steamship Com pany steamer Denver was launched to day from Hanlan and HolHngsworth Company's yard. An innovation in christening was the substitute of the imperial Japanese custom of releasing white doves from a box as the steamer started from the ways, instead or hreakimr a bottle of wine over the bows. PRICE OF SILVER. NEW YORK. April 4. Silver. 58H. ROYAL Baking ble to the preparation ot the iinest sa cake, hot-breads, rolls and muffins. .""- Housekeepers are sometimes importuned to buy other powders because they are cheap." Housekeepers should stop and think. If such powders are lower priced, are they not inferior ? Is it economy to spoil your digestion to save few pennies ? The "Royal Baker and Pastry cook " containing over 8oo most practical and valuable cooking re ceipts free to every patron. Send postal card with your full address. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., COUNTESS TO GET HER FELL INCOME Injunction Against Goulds Dis solved by Supreme Court. MILLIONS WERE INVOLVED Bosl de Caitellise May Now Have Mis 8pes ls( Mosey Retirdleis of Iho -Isiportaaltlei ot His Cred. . itor. NEW YORK, April 4.-The appellate division of the supreme court banded, down a leeislM today dissolving the m Junction in the case of Anton J. Ditmar, against George G. Gould, et al.. trus tees, under the will of Jay Gould. The case as before the court of appeals. Justice Beach continuing the Injunction granted by Justice Fitzgerald, who limited the amount to be paid to Coun tess de Castellane to $200,000 a year, pending the trial of the action. Under the decision of the appellate division, the trustees may pay the countess her full income. Chas. A. Gardiner, attorney for the Gould trustees, said of the decision: "The Ditmar case Involves nearly t0 million francs and Is In many respects a test case. On points of taw now de cided In our favsr additional claims ag gregating nearly eighteen million francs depend." ATTEMPT AT BLACKMAIL. Catholic Priest Accused of Exhuming Body of 8ulclde at Walla Walla. WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 4 Chris. Earns, of this city, yesterday re ceived an anwymous letter addressed to himself and to Rev. Father M. Flohr Jointly, directing that If - $2000, was not deposited at a spot In a field adjoining the penitentiary grounds by o'clock last night a story would be giv en circulation which would brand them The letter was at once placed In the hands of the police and at. the time stat ; J in the letter two llncers repaired to the plee wh?re the demand was made ;hat the money be placed, but no on appeared. The statement made in the letter Is that Ennis and Father Flohr exhumed the remains of George Thomas, who Is supposed to have committed suicide by drowning himself in the Spokane river, . and who had been Interred In the Cath olic cemetery, contrary to the creed of the Catholic church. Both Ennis and the priest deny that anything of the kind ever occurred. FAVORED INCOME TAX. , i Address by Congressman Grovesnor Be fore Cincinnati Economic League. CINCINNATI, April 4.-Congressnu nrovesnor addressed the Economic League of this city tonight. General Grovesnor spoke at length about the condition of national affairs and con cluded by suggesting an Income tax. He said: ...'..' ' I will venture the suggestion that, as a matter of equity as between a tax levying state and tax-paying people, there Is no fairer or more equitable. tax than that which Is levied upon the prof its and gains of business or Inherit ance." Powder is indispen- Alum is used in some baking pftw ders and in most of the so-called phosphate powders, because it is cheap, and makes a cheaper powder But alum isa corrosi ve poison w hich, taken in food, acts injuriously upon the stomach, liver and kidneys. 100 WILLIAM ST.. NEW YORK.