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1 ,..-t'rr t.f .u. .-'...... . ..... rtiiLij ),!; .-.it ivAJ.iUta Y PS ASTORIA, OIIKGON. TIILK.SDAY. NOVEMBER 22, 1900. NO. 15T, VOL Lll. 0 i r i i it irii ii ii i WE ARE SELLING AGENTS IN ASTORIA FOR BRIDGE, Superior Stool Ranges BEACH Sylph Heater ' & CO.'h Olio Heater COLE Hot Blast Heater for Coal MFG. Dome Top Heater for Wood COh Russia Iron Heater tor Wood Wo nl ninmifucture a lluma Iron Qucon Houtt-r for WiKxl. Tlaso coinjiriHc the bot lino of utovcfj in the tttato. Wo wll no ws ond-iluMN glove. An in nj tion of our line of atovt will pay you. ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. School Books and School Supplies Tablets, Pencils, Pens, Slates, Composition Books, Note Books, Sponges and Inks Everything Necessary for S chcol Uie ...GRIFFIN & REED... A FEW SPECIALTIES Fancy Navel Oranges. Lemons, Apples, Bananas, Gordon Dil wortlTs New York Mince Meat, Chase & Sanborn's High Grade Tea and Coffee. Eastern Crab Apple Sweet Cider, New Nuts and Raisins of Every Variety. TRY MALTED MUSH FOR BREAKFAST- - - ROSS, HIGGIN5 & CO. THANKSGIVING TUFS FOARD & STOKES COMPANY "The World Owes Every Man a living" ltllt wluit sort of IWttiK in It yon Bt mfmr witli a pool Btore or ratine in your kitchen? liny a f Inn 3 Star Estate Range They iunure kmiiI living V. J. Scully, Agent je e9 V-v 431 UOND STREET C. J. TRENCH AR D, Commission, Brokerage, Insurance acf Shipping. Custom Homio Broker. ASTORIA, ORE Agent W. F. A Co and Paclflo Kxpreai Co . LORD ROBERTS SERIOUSLY HURT Thrown From His Horse and Badly Bruised. KRUGER FAILED TO APPEAR Qrtat Crodi Dlwppolaied at Ihi Noi-Ar- rival ( Ei-Prciltftil of lb Trail mI Cralur Otldtrlaed Very Stow. LONDON. Nov. 22.-A J apateh to the Standard aayi: 'Lor J Roberts today wa r moved l' the government house In Johannesburg. II was bally ahaken and bruised but It Ii expected he will b able to lake lli field ngaln In the coum of a few day." THROWN FROM HIS HORSE. LONDON. Nov. 21-Th Evening Si.iii.ird, In a mh'I.iI edition thla even ing, aayi: Juat a we are g'dng to pre the newa haa reached London that Lord Roberta baa been thrown from hla boriw anil r-r-lvi1 wr Injurli-a. tr:cial nf th war flli aay they ir not in a txMltlon to rvport ar.y- h'ns in niin-tln wlih th lili-nt I"rl ItutHTtK. Thla utt'Tanr la iMirirMi,'l hT' aa alvlnr lnlltvrt aii.ort to th- Kv-nlnic Htanlanl'a ulfiTW-nl that he wna thrown from hla Itni nr- miiI i-rl"uly hurt. MAn.RILUi9 EXI'rXTANT. MAltSKIU.M. N.v. 7I.-A blmil-r In th lime the O.-IJerland wou'd n1 (rilre tM-tWHcn Tort fl.ild nd Mamclll n rfnulti-d In the .laiilri out toilay of the Inti-ml'vl d.-m-imnratlnn t rr.-l-dii.t Kruger rfnl in)Tllled the aui (H'a of hla rcvptloii tofimw. Tlv; Fri-nh rerctitin commltt did not tak" Into conMrn.tln the Bale lli.t ' aa-.spltiK "Vr th Medllerranmn .mil the c- jwed of th? tieldi'riand. iut allnwed l' Ihilr urranjr-'nients to aliind. The Hm r drl. iiationa, vlrtlma of tne commute, wulir.l ep.-rtantly al tlulr hiitH f r m early morning until iifttinoon for the arrival of the crulaor. The fiaaeo wan unfortunnte bwua' Ibotsipili kinoti toilay'a coneourw will nliiitiK from the pH.'Hlhllity of loslim an- Khi'i' mornlrii: tmnorr '.v. Today' great now iK wi'tf fur ih" center ixirt ilnn- fi-i ra unu wnik'nk'nu'ii who lout inon- iy by a.ti'tiilliiK thf .itre-rlriB nn I who ure not likely to r'Pent trie (Xi.tI- wont. The Ttiei' romnililou hua laaunl a 1.1.11. nu n! thut the pronram liili-ml- .1 for t'liiy will be carrUiJ out tomorrow. The attitude of tojay a iitiieourm, while iinanlmoiiatv fnvorHbl( to Kru ger anJ the Hoer:. M nevrtheea (iulte freo from anythinc oltenalv to the llrltlfh. In (iplt of a h'-wvy rain whkh pre vailed all nlttht and during- the fore noon todoy. the atrseta were filled fmm an early hour by RTeat crowd. SALMON COMBINE COLLAPSKD. Fraxer Hiver ".'annera Refuse to Kenew Tlulr Agreement. VANCOUVER. II. C. Nov. 21.-The i.ilnmn combine which liiat a-aaon con trolled the output of forty-elnht can netlea on the Fraier river haa collapsed through the expiration of Ita time limit and the refusal of canners to renew the agreement. VOl'NG LADY MURDEHICn. Found Doad In a Vacant Lot at Rovh- e1er. New York. ROCHESTER.. N. Y.. Nov. UI. MIhw Theresa KeatlnB, a highly renpeilablo youiiK woman, was found murdetvd In a vitcar.t lot near the New York Cen tral track today. She hud bivn robbed of hT money. IAW WAS VNCONST1TUT10NAL. Nebraska Supreme Court Peeldea AKnlnst State Roard of Tranaportatlon. LINCOLN. Nib., Nov. ll.-The au- pr"m court of N'broaka, In an opin ion rendered today, declared th act calRbllhlnK a atate board of tranap-r-latlon unconatltutl nl and the board Inoperntlv. Th ca'" In t'lit waa that wli'ri-lil Att'rne-ineral Hmlth, on lhalf of Ihe Kittle board of tranaprwlion, brouubt ault aifalnat :hf Burlington unl Northwi-at'-rn railed uompariliM to nfoire a rvduetlm In live aiok rat. r;iK)I liOAi) ABWH'IATION. Klct-ted Officer and Chon Chicago aa Permanent Mead'iuartr. CHI.'AOf. Nov. 21 The following wi-rr named aa ofllcra of the National UMd Road Aianlatlon today: ! r-aldent. William H. Moore, of Mia- .url; accretary, R. Rlchardaon, of Ne braska. Among the vlce-pre dent are W. I.. Pierce, of Idaho; Prof. Samuel Flrlle. of M.m'ana; J. Jamr-a. of Waeh- lntrn. Chicago waa made permanent head quarter. CITY COt'.NCIL RitlHKD. Alleged That f'leveUnd Couiiellin. n Received l'0 for r'ntlng a Contract. CLEVELAND. Nov. 21.-harl-a W. Lapp, a member of th- city ;ouncli. made albdavlt fxlay that Councllinn Whl'e told him that "the gang" (mean ing certain member of the council) re ceiveJ f.VMjO for their vote on the po lice alarm contract and Intimated that fiOijfl.inore would be paid for the r vote on the cMitract for the new city flee alarm ayatem. laborers for Hawaii. Two Huii'lr.-d Maaaarhuaelt Yank'v Have Bi-en EngagM for Sugar Plantation Work. 1 HuNcLI'Ll'. Nov. 14 New ha bt-p received here thut about " labor er I.HVe been riKag"! In Maaww l.'i" U tor augar plamatt n work here. It 1 hoped by the HUgar men here that thl I the heklnnln of a movement of Im migration of white labor here which wlli put Bn end to the necel'y of ualng I Jnpanw. NEBRASKA OFFICIAL COCNT. ICciuibl'con CandltUtte for Governor and Mclvmley Elector Safely Elected. LINCOLN. Neb.. Nov 21. The oflic al count for Nebraka ehowa that the McKlnley plurality In the state la 7,822. For governor, IVItrlch, Republican, h i a plurality of S6I. LVltrlch haa the ani.itltat number of volt of any :niin on the Ii. publlcan Mate ticket. WHOLE COUNTRY SWEPT BY STORMS Probably a Hundred Lives Lost in Cyclones. MUCH DAMAGE TO SHIPPING Unprecea'eilt Cold, Heavier Soi Thai Em Xaowa al Tbli Seasoi aaa Ftarlal Wlaa Stormi Do Ibricim Daaure. MEMPHIS, Nov. 21.-Advlce receiv ed tonight from the atorm-awept aec- tlona of Miallppl,Arkanaa, Tenneaaee and Irdlana aay that the Irsa of life and dtimage to property la far greater than at flrat reported. LPS 3 OF LIFE HEAVY. NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Nov. 21.-Th dliipatche up to 9 p m. Indicate that laat night' aiorm which awept over nortteni Mlaelaaippl and central and weatvrn Tenniaee was one of grat a verity. Advkca -i the Aaaoclated Press and from Mpeclal cortspondent show the loaa of life In the territory vUited by the tore i J ) already amounts to 72 and the number of injured to over JO. Telegraphic communication to the re gions 'vlalted by the cyclone is eua fiendtrd and It is feared that when the full detaila are known the list of deal will be lengthened. The following Hat ahows the os of life together with th Injured, com piled from diapatchea forced through by wuricr and telephone from the de vaMatel territory. Tlac.'. Killed. Injun d. IVIun.bla. Tenn 40 26 La Rraoue 3 !t Verng 2 1 ThlHMI'BOn 1 NolanaMlle 2 8 lovo 5 Koxley'a 8t"re J Frani.lin 2 Lula. Mis? 4 Hernando 2 lUL'jKVillc . S Aiabucla .10 20 Total .. VOTE OF OHIO. By Remurkable Coincidence Bryan Re ceive Same Vote us In 1SW. COLUMBUS. O.. Nov. 21 The offi cial count of the vote of the late elec tion ahows that McKlnley received 54WIS vote; Bryan. 3T4.SS2. McKln ley' plurality. 6D.QM. By a colncld nee Bryan haa exactly the same vote he received in 1SK6. FATAL STAGE ACCIDENT. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 21. -A report from Santa Barbara saya five people were killed near there today by the upbettinc of a stage. FARMER MADE A MILLIONAIRE. GENEVA. O.. Nov. 21. A. H. Mc Gregor, a humble farmer near here, ha bien Informed that he has been made a millionaire by the will of his brother. A, R. McGregor, of Cleveland. SHOT ON HIS PORCH. LEXINGTON. Ky Nov. 21. chns. S. Milword. aged 35, a prominent, merchant of thla city, wac found dead on hla rear porch today. He had been shot. SENATOR DAVIS WILL DIE. ST. PAUL, Nov 21 Senator Davis' physicians have intimated that they entertain no hope of hla recivery. SHERMAN'S BROTHER DEAD. DES MOINES. In.. Nov. 21. Lampsou 1 Slicrmnn. brother of the late Sena tor John Sherman, died here tonight, aged "9. ..REMOVAL SALE.. For the next sixty days our entire stock of furniture and carpets will be closed out at less than cost. Gall early and avoid the rush. CHARLES HEILBORN & SOH TEN KILLED OUTRIGHT. MEMPHIS. Nov. 21 A special to the Commercial Appeal from Arabucla, Lak county. Miss., saya: "Yesterday afternoon a tornado des cended urn.n thl little town and aa a 1-et.ull of its tearful Intensity ten per sons were kilhd outright and twenty were injuied. FIFTEEN KILLED AT COLUMBIA. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Nov. 21. A ep-ial to the Age-Herald by long dis tance telephone from Columbia, Tenn.. says: A terrlrTic cyclone movtng in a west erly and northwesterly direction struck this place at 9:30 o'clock last night and left havoc In Its path. The northern and western streets of the city, which are populated principally by negroes, were almost entirely swept away. Fif teen persons are known to have been killed and it Is feared that thla num ber will be largely Increased by later reports. The. dead are: Misses Florence and Evelyn Farrell. Captain Aydolette, wife and son. Another son and daugh ter sre missing. Miss Kate Forsythe. James Cherry and six negroes, names unknown. The cyclone lasted for about five min utes and Its path extended about one thousand feet wide, which Is clearly marked by devastation. Many houses. Including a large number of negro cab ins, were blown down and others un roofed and otherwise damaged. The surrounding fences of the United States armmiU were blown away, but the building remains intact. ' A freight train on the Nashville, Flor-cn-.-" & Shelfield Railway waa lifted from the track, but as far as reported none of the passengers or mw were In jured. STARTED AT HAWAII. HONOLULU. Nov. 14. Honolulu and the Hawaiian islands have Just b-vn visited by one of the worst wlml storms that they have exiierienced for years. The weather bureau says that it was the end of a marine cyclone and that thy storm was making Its way to the Pacific coast. DAMAGE IN CALIFORNIA. SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. 21. For sev eral hours b day the city was entire ly cut off from telegraphic communica tion on account of the heavy wind and rain storm of last night. Reports from different sections of the state show that the storm center was between San Francisco and Sacramento thence a uth to Frewio. In the Sacramento valley the wind reached a velocity of 45 miles per hour. In this city the wind blew at the rate of 42 miles an hour but at Point Lobos the Instrument of th Merchants' Exchange waa blown down after recording 70 miles. Towards daylight the fury of the storm abated. The damage so far aa reported was of a minor rharavcter .and waa confined chiefly to the destruction of treea and fencea and small building. The Southern Pacific Company ha ordered out It nowplo on the Cen tral Pacific line. This I the flr't time In fn ytar that a November storm ha niade such an order necessary. Snow falling from Colfax to Reno, and at the summit It I revn feet In depth and mill filling heavl y. So far tratlic ha not been interrupted. The ateamer Dalay how which sail ed for Puget Sound yesterday waa driven on tht rmki near Point Botilta and waa wrecked. UNPRECEDENTED COLD. VANCOUVER. B. C. Nov. 21. An other anow storm is sweeping over British Columbia tonight. Intense cold la repotted from many towns. At Don ald it is 30 below, at Laggen the ther mometer regiMered 37 below. The Fra Ttr river I froien over, an unnrece dented condition o early In the feon. SNOW FALLING FOR TWO DAYS. BOISE. Ida.. Nov. 21. A snow storm of unusual sevrlty for this season has been racing throughout thl section for t day. INSTRUMENTS BLOWN AWAY. COIOKADO SPRINGS. Colo., Nov. 21. A wind atorm which was practi cally a cyclone vlaited thia dty tiday and up to thla hour. 9 p. m., has caus ed great damage to many building. As, far is known no lives have been lout but numbers were injured by fly ing wreckage while many persona have had narrow escapes. The roof of the Durke building, on of the largest In the city, was blown off. The storm began about 11 a. m. and haa continued all day. increasing In ir.ieiiMty at night. The government wind record Instru ment l.as been blown away. The last record was 85 miles an hour. People throughout the city are badiy frighten ed and are cowering with fear in their home. The cliy is In total darkness. WIND AND SNOW. DENVER. Nov. 21. A storm of wind, in some places accompanied by er.ow. has been raging today in various por tions of Colorado and so far as re ports ha v. been received it is atlll at its highest. STORMS IN COLORADO. DENVER. Nov. 21. A heavy snow and wind storm has been continuous on the wesUrn slope In Colorado for the past three days. The warm air melted the anow very fast and slides have oc curred, doing considerable damage. Railroad traffic is oelng Interrupted ami work In the mines In certain sec tions has stopped because of the Inabil ity to transport supplies. North of i; leu wood Springs very cold weather Is reported, which 's gradually extending Mii.lliard. Light falls of Mnow are re ported from several places on the east ern ante of the range. RED STAR STEAMER DISABLED. SOUTHAMPTON. Nov. 21.-The Red Star steamer Frieslaml. Captain Nick els, which sailed from New York. Nov ember J. for this port, passed Hurst castle this morning in tow of two tugs. The Friesland'8 rudder was disabled and she was taken in tow by the tugs In the vicinity of the Scllly islands on Monday last. Thu Frlesland's rudder stock broke November 15. The weather was stormy and she lay In the trough of the sea helpless for nearly twenty-four hours until the steam ?r Cluden took her in low and brought her to within ten mileB of the needles, whare she was taken in hand by two Southampton tugs. As the Cluden steamed off. her great ser vices were recognised by loud cheers from the passengers. Ex -Speaker Thomas B. Reed, of New York, and other passengers on the Frlesland who were interviewed highly praise the conduct of the officers of the ship. BELATED STEAMERS ARRIVE. NEW YORK. Nov. 21. The overdue Oceanic arrived from Liverpool this af ternoon and the steamer Boulogne, from Rotterdam, was. sighted off Sandy Hook Ui.lght. LINER MARQUETTE SAFE. NEW YORK. Nov. 21. The overdue Atlantic transport lir-er Marquette, from London, was sighted at 1 o'clock this morning. IRON MOUNTAIN TRAIN HELD UP Bandits Built Bonfire on Track to Stop Train. COULD NOT OPEN THE SAFE Sccared Box With About $.500 Dyaamlted Expreu Safe Till Their Dynamite Wai Eisiajttd ia4 Thea Th.-y Rode Aray. ST. LOUIS. Nor. 21. New haa been received here tonight of the holding up of the Iron Mountain cannon ball pas senger train, bound north, at Gifford. Ark., a few miles this aide of Malver ton Junction, at 7:30 o'clock by a half dozen men. The bandit had built a huge bonfire on the track but the engineer, scent ing an attempted robbery, opened the throttle and sought to push through the fiery obstruction. Several ties caught In the pilot and soon brought the train to a stop. Instantly thre masked men ordered the engineer and fireman to leave the engine. Another rubb;r ordered the conductor to remain inside. Each or der was obeyed. While four robber were standing guard and occaaicnally fir ng a shot to frighten the passenger, their two accomplices entered the expreu car and held up Messenger Samuel R. Av ery. The large aafe waa charged five ti'iiea with dynamite, each explosion tearing off portions of the car but an entrant-. could not be effected. Messenger Avery was severely injured. The robbers finally announced that they had no more dynamite and gave up the task of forcing the door open. Picking up the express box and aev- eral packages they ran to their hows and rode speedily away. The express box contained about J-"00. PERRY BELMONT INDIGNANT. His Name Was AUacbed". "Without His Consent, to a Bouquet Given Croker. NEW YORK. Nov. 21. The follow ing letter was today made public by its author: "New York. Nov. 21. John W. Kel ler. Ptvsilent of Democratic Club. Dear Sir: I find that during my ab sence and without authority from me. my nam" was Insmbed upon a ban ner or ribbon attached to a basket of towers sent by the board of governor or Democratic club to Richard Croker on hla departure for Eurofje. In act ing as a member of the board It was not my intention to place my name at the disposal of any one without my consent and I therefore tender my resignation aa a member of the board of governors of Democratic clubs. "PERRY BELMONT." MINE HAS GREAT FUTURE. Hammond Cables to London Advising Development of Independence Mine. VICTOR, Col.. Nov. 21. John Haya Hammond, after an examination of the Independence mine, cabled to London advising the reduction of dividends and extensive development. He Is. confi dent that the mine still has a great future. MARRIAGE OF MISS GARY. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. President and Mrs. McKlnley will go to Balti more Saturday to witness the marriage (f Miss Lillian Gary, daughter of ex-Postmaster-General Gary, pnd Rob.rt C. Taylor. ASK FOR 5c I "Charles Carroll" "General Good" CIGARS TWO UNBQUALBD SMOKES ALLEN & LEWIS, Distributors, Portland, Oregon 4