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ASTOKIA, OKEGOX, fKWKK, JANUARY '25. 1001.
NO. 22
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Book Bargains
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Kive-Volimirt Sets of Kipling,
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GRIFFIN
SOME SALT FISH SPECIALTIES
fine Bloater Mackerel,
Imported Holland Herring,
Genine Eastern Codfish,
Salmon Bellies and Tips,
Grimsby Bloater Herring, Etc.
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
Ten Per Cent Off for Cash
SILVERPLATED WARE, CHINAWARE
A GLASSWARE, CROCKERY AND LAMPS
UNTIL FEBRUARY i, 1901. . .
1.
Foard 6b Stokes Co.
A LONG RO
HI
Wl.1.
W. J. SCUliV, " stocked and must have the room.
From now on these splendid heat
431 BOND. STREET, ing stoves will bo sold at a reduc
Uetwcen Ninth md Teath Streets tion of 20 per cent FOR CASH.
C. J TRENCHARD,
Oommisslon. Brokerage,
Insurance and Shipping. Ataai
The
Superior
Ranges
ARE
ACKNOWLEDGED
BY ALL WHO HAVE
USED THEM
Cl 7 POV SPt
s)'' vf I vl OLl
& REED
W
Of our new and up-to-date Air
tight Heaters are still on hand.
Wo figured on considerable eold
weather and purchased an un
usual quantity; but the weather
has moderated, consequently sales
liitvn lmfln ulna- Wo am OVCr-
Custom House Broker.
- ASTORIA, ORE
W. F. AOo, and Facile fclipreii Oo i.
INDIAN UPRISING
BECOMES SERIOUS
Other Tribes Uniting With Creeks
to Expel Whites.
OKLAHOMA IS THREATENED
DcUchmcal ol Cavalry Ordered Out From
Fori Rcoo and the Oklahoma
Militia Will AIM B Called
Out.
SOUTH M'A LUSTER. I. T., Jan. 24.
yii-i'1ay reports of ilir Choctaw
uprUitig sre fully confirmed. They
h-ive Issued an order to all rltiK'-nii to
cease leasing or renting tn white. The
Dim offense they will punish with fifty
Unites, they say; the ears will b cut
iff fur the ecoriJ offense anil death for
tlx- thli'l. Tlx- leaders claim to have
it ni iiib'rhlp of 2600.
MILITIA asked for.
CIIAN'DM-Ut, Oklahoma. Jan. 24.
Sheriff Tllghuiian, of IJiu-Mii county,
ha requemi-d floviTrmr Unrigs to order
nut two I'lmpnii' of the territorial
mllitlu m protect riti. nn living hIoiik
lli- cam line of okliihomn.
cava i rv ordered .rr.
KANSAS CITY, J ul. if A spec al to
'.In- Star from Musk'we. 1. T., says:
'11-- fiu t that General Lee ha ordered
u detachment of cavalry from Fort
Reno o tin- turiu; of the uprising In
tin- Crr-k Nation, ha aroused the
cpH-ki, to a KP-ati-r d-tn-.- f dt-llani.
unt thi-y ur anditiK out Unlit liorci--inn
all over th- live clvlllxf-,1 trlhcn'
country, iiH'-ullnK tu thorn llK.Kntixt)J
to join th'-m ttKHlnel th- aoldli-ra.
Governor lirown, of th- S-ml!ioi-.
ha opihuIkI to th authoritli-H here for
aid, a a number of hl tritx- threat
en to Join the Creeka and It Ik ex
pected that within tweniy-f""r hour
they will number over l'w Hftned In
llantt, ull of whom will be compelled
to wcar alleBlance tj their auie and
Miuxl in ( fi'iiFie niralnut the olilert.
Marahul H-nni-tt and Indian Agent
Shoeiifelt have tnnrnhall-d their force
of iliputlea and Indian police together
und Imve ordered them to Ro to Itruch
Hill, Im-Uted ten mill a VXe.H of CllOf-
taw, where the Indian an- In i ounel,
und detimnd tlielr nurreiider. They al
io carry u nien-'UBe from I hew gov
ernnieiit oilh IuIh, kuhIiik 'hut If the
Indium will luy dvn ihelr arum and
Hubmlt to Hin-ct Uicy will bo treiited
to every courteny an 1 be cotiNiilted In
the Mtllim of thlr Rilevtinces. Some
fear thai thin move in not a wlno one,
while other are HiiyltiK It s what the
Snuke b.'ind hao een contending for.
atul thut the Indians are wllllnjr to
cumi'ronilse.
The eavalry ordenl from Fort R-io
will urrlve over th-; I'hoctaw at llol
denvllle and will make an overland
charice Into the Nation.
tfKATTLi: KKNNKL CLl'R.
Annual Heiuh Shw Will He Held in
April.
BKATTI.K. Jan. 21 -The annual
beih-h allow of the S-nttle Kennel Club
will be held iii this cliy on April 10
to 13. The date was urraiiK-d to (tlve
l'liriland unit Hrliish Colutnbiu oppor
tunity to Join with Seattle and form a
circuit. Thene two dlctrlcta Will ar
ranne their nhowa to come one before
and the other after Seattle. Tuconia
will not hold a bench show this year.
WASHINGTON, LBGISLATCKK.
Fumo.i OtV.claU Invited to (Vaie Their
Iobbylrfr Among ihe Liivlat.iix.
OLYMl'IA, Jan. In the houe
ihm morning Ho.enhaupt, of Spokane,
introduced a maximum rate bill fixing
the rate at $3.50 per ton from Spokane
to tidewater, a distance of nlout 330
miles. The present mavlmum rate In
$4.25.
Merrltt, for the minority of the house,
Introduced the Preston railroad bill so
amended ns to trive the governor powi-r
to apint th? comnvlsslon. Hoth went
to tlv; railroad committee.
In the houa? a resolution was a lopted
-SPECIAL SALE-
of Ladies' Dressing Tables, China Closets, Side
lionrds, Chairs, Pit-hires, Rugs, Parlor Tables,
' Bedroom Suites and Iron Beds. Call early
and avoid the rush.
CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON
to huva the ctiilv dertment of
the ntnW admlnltrll'n tindr Gover
nor ltK " Inveailitated by a com ml tie
to coiimIhI of .thrfe member -cf Hie
ImutH' und tw of th m-nate,
A bill rowlfiR- til diflcleney of JVw
of the board of audit and control wan
unfavorably rep rt-d by thi- appropria
tion fiHiimltl".'.
Tile Henaif? Joint nxolulloii fi- a
(oinmlt'cf to be appointed from the
hUMf and nenit" to confer with a
like committee from the Oregon UkI
laltire, to confir on leKlcluilon for the
two Mlatc relative to the flfh Induntry,
wuh ii -k (I and adopted.
Th n4-nHle and .1oue by a renolutlon
reiiucNted tli funlon ofllilaln to remain
at their work afld not lobby among
the l Klflat'ira In their own Interenta.
When Information waa wanted relative
to deti'rl-n'lea, et., th reaolmlon de
clureJ, the official Would rw aent foi.
OUKGON W-XJIHLATCItl-:.
i Republican f.'aucu l.lkely to I!e livid
In a Few Day.
HALKM, Jan. 24. The Itepubliean
cuucua thla afternoon wan att'.-:ijed tiy
thlrty-plne member. No A:tlon w;m
taken except to Biwur the minority of
the Itepubliean memVrn that the ma
jority la IIHrir that a viva voce vote
be taken In the caucux- A IIiIh 1h the
prlnciMU point the minority hai htood
out for it In (oilbl- that a caurun
of forty-lx Uepublieuun may h'-ld
in a fw daya. t
There it little of more than l-nal in
tereat traMnilrlng In either house. Im
IMirmnt bills are beltijf connld'-re,i In
committer mUngs and many report-
arc Vxpei teJ next wick.
Brtu ti'tie today paiw-d an appro
prlatl'm bill covering the exp-Tih of
this !KKtilc-li and the deflcicnclea of the
IiihI two yvara.
After a nharp debate today the Ken
ate dwlnivd almont nnanlmomly In fa
vor f the rc-enactnuMit of the Cbi-iioh.-
exclusion law with it.t proxbions
extended to alt Aalatlc people.
There wan no change In the vote for
Culled Stat-H (enator today.
MANILA KIJITOH DEI'OUTEn.
Former IUnid-nt of .MinncHota Made
Falie; Chuip- Aifa'tist OttlKaln
' of port.
J MANILA. Jan. 'Jf General MaeAr-
: thur hai ordetvd the oeHrt.ilon to the
ll'iiltut States of George T. Kice, editor
of the Daily Ilulletm. a mann-- J 'urral.
'The order characterUc! him aj "a
' ilanKfioux incendiary and menace i
the military altuatlon."
Hlce was formerly a renident cf llf d-
' tt'l'.K. Minnesota. Hiit 'offence pub
llahing the SUleni in thai Lieutenant
Braunetareuther. i a .aln of the port,
hud charged exceartve pilotage fee.t a
' micentage of which he k-pi for huu
ilf. Til-.- report of Major Mills, in-
' .-ector-generul, who Investigated the
ullfiiiLt leu. completely cxonentie.I '.he
' ca tali- of the nort.
; HicJ wa Kuimnoned to the otHce (,f
'lie governor-general's n-.Hitiy secre
tary and was called ux)li to promise
that he wxild jublih no more uch
' articles. Tie declined to give such a
pledge. Thi deportation order wast then
I issued
j IN THE NATIONAL HOl'Pi:.
' Hefloluliuw Introduced for Investigation
of Ilaiing at Naval Academy
! at Annapolis.-
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-The house
today IntrtKliiced R rsoluti;i which was
Hon bill till day and completed it with
the exception of one paragraph. The
item for the Increase of the tuivy will
remain as report'M, namely two Uit
tlethi and two crulners.
Kepnwntatlve Sherman of New York
today n'tci'duced a resolution which was
referred to the naval couimitttc, pro
viding for the appointment of a select
committee of five members of the house
to Investigate Iiuzihk at the naval aa
tlemy at Annapolis.
PORTLAND HAS HKFOIiMKli.
I'olice Will Cloe All Gambling Houses
, and Lottery Games.
i'OUTLANP. Jim. .'4. It Is under
stood that the pollee authorities will
take stepn Immediately to close ull the
gambling houses and lottery games in
this city. The public meeting culled
by ministers for Sunday at MiUMuiun
Grand theater has been postponed in
deflnltoly ns the result of the action
of the police authorities.
SALOON MEN
TERRORIZED
Mrs. Nation Making Triumphant
Tour Over Kansas.
SAYS WORK MUST fjO ON
Wai HorKwhlppcd-Recelvcd ai Offer ol 75
per Week la Play "Ten Nighti in
a Bar Room os Cbiujo
Slate.
TOI'EKA. Jan. 24. Mr. Carrie Na
tion left Enterprise tonight for Hop.?.
Kaunas, where she will hold a meeting
of temp' ranc? women tomorrow after
noon. From there she will go to Kan
a City Saturday and will begin op.-ra-lloim
tl:rt.
Ther; aie two Joints in Hope, which
is a xrnali village twenty miles south of
Krit'-rprisc, and the liquor people ther?
are terror-stricken at tlw knowl.dge of
her cornin?.
! I am corildent that we can do good In
j vlftt to-ris," xaid Mrs. Nation tonight.
irv 1 am much encouraged. Th"
! work must go on in every state and
' 1 im contl lent that v,'j sun ! goo.1 in
I tliat way.
i I iiave r-'.eivel an invitation to g
on th- sluts- in 'hi ag" in 'Ten Nights
in a Mar Loom.' at JT" per wek. I ut
will ti.it accept it."
TOl'LKA L"UKri UAilltlCALED.
TuI'EKA, Jan. Nil ii'-Toui-' saloon
k'-'-ptrs of Tctf-ka are nuc h trouble !
over the p iitiil:ty cf Mis. Naliou com
ing her-1 The (wn"r ef the Joints
have prepared elnhorwie Ifanlead-s for
their doors and have engag--d the ser-
Ivlcei- of wati-hineii io th.it il will be
a dittii ult matter f'-i Mr?. Nation to
pain ai. -ntrani . t the J- tnts.
Mlvv NATION. HyUtliWHIlTEU
KANSAS CITY, Jan. i'f A tptvial to
the Star from Enterprise. Kansas,
says:
A St!--I Utihl b l.Vi.tn Wi-llietl. led on
one .-M.I. bv Mr. Nation, the saloon-wr-i-ki
i, and nn'th- oth-r hf 'Mrs. John
Srhillliij;. wif- of the nian(?er of the
-al'ion wrecked yesterday, occurred
hfie iilny. As a result, Mrs. Nation
s on- out v. ai runts agairl Mrs. Scliil
lirg an J h, r htila-id and Mrs. William
Hitui r. tbargli'i; them with as.-ault.
and May oi H. ffPi.in t.wore out a war
rant a:t!n-t Mrs. Nation, charging her
with d'.slutl'ing H'.e peac-. All were
ai rested and takn befoiv Judi;- F. li.
Holt. They w. re released on bond.
At 10 o'clock thl morning Mrs. Na
tion, in company with Mrs. H. Hoff
man and soiii" ither YV. C. T. V. lead
ers, entered a store two d ors away
from William Schook's saloi-n. which is
still tmimdtsted. Mrs. Nation, aj.par
ently to give him warning that she
would atta. k his place, -cut for Schook.
He Minplied. hut b fore many words
were exchanged between th-m. Mrs.
Nation w:.s assaulted by a crowd of
women favoring th saloons, who had
organized list night a:ul had been
a .tailing today's thieat- ned ikstructiou
-.1 sulocv proH-rly.
A general h-ht betwe n the women
ensued, during which a woman, luav
lly vcii -d, lauieu blow after blow upon
Mrs. Nation with a horsewhip. Men
drawn to the seen-- b 'came interested
spectators, but offered no nil to either
side. Qui. t was -.vstored only when
the polic-.- int'ifer.-d. Mr-. Nation was
badly bruised.
The men niv taking no part In the
controversy astd.1 from encouraging the
worn, n oil their itsjKctive sides, and to
furnish bail when arrests are made.
A ltiitiist was made for a county
warrant 'for Mi's. Carrie Nation last
night, and. taking her at hi r word, the
chief of police today swore in a dozen
Mi. poilc .
At Abilene, where Mrs. Nation threat
ened to inuke her next onslaught, the
UalJon-k.p.jrs aave placed guards at
I their plaees,
i IDAHO APPOINTMENTS.
Silver TV-publicans Receive a Share of
' the Iiaveis and Fishes. .
! BOISi:, Ida., Jan. il. The state prls
jon board today appointed Charles E.
Arney tSH. Kep- ' l'"siiio of
warden. C. H. Harvey was given tne
position of land selector by the state
I land b iard. That board also made C.
R Suuiienbcrs. brother of the ex-gov-crnor,
chief clerk to succeed C. K. Ar
ney. VENEZl'ELAN TROOPS MUTINY.
Colonel, Lieuten.in'-C.iloncl and Several
Men Kill-d in Barracks at
Caracas.
FORT DE FRANCE. Island of Mart
inique. Jan. 24-The attitude of the
government of Venezuela, toward the
Bermud-oe Asphalt Company (Ameri
can) Is hostile for the reason that con
cessions recently accorded by the gov
ernment have been given to people In
touch ndth th fovernmint anil who
would like f re"ll them to the Her-mud-He
Company.
The government having refused to ac
cede to the revues! of the American
minister, who de-mand'-d the suspension
of action on the part of the r.cw cui
CtfttHlonarles In taking poaaesslnn of
their grantH, strained n-latlons between
Venezuela and the Fritted Statet. re
sulted and war vessels arc expected to
return to Ltt'fJuayra. If" the V'enezue.
posfesslof of th$ asphalt Jake to take
possession of the asphalt lake It !s be
lieved that the United State cruiser
Scorpion will land an armod force.
On the 15th of this month Venezue
lan troops In barracks at Caracas mu
tined and killed their colonel, lieuf n-ant-colonel
and several men.
WAR r.EVKNLE It EDUCTION.
Hill Agreed Upon by Senate Committee
Itepeal8$).000,000 In Taxes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-T1); war
revenue reduction bill, as agreed upon
by thi senate finance committee, pro
vides for the reduction of nearly $40.
OOO.Wsi. Taxes are repealed on the fol
lowing. .
rrorulssory r.ote.4, mortgage, bills of
lading for export, powers of atvmey,
protest charter party, certificates, of
all kinds, ctLses. warehouse receipts,
telegraphic dispatches, telephone mes
sages, passenger '.ickns costing less
than 130, express receipts, freight re
ceipt?, bonds except bonds of indemni
ty, legacies to religious, charitable, lit
erary and educational Institutions and
commercial brokers.
The amendments made by -he com
mute? o the house- bill fix the tax on
beer at tl.M per barrol and on to
bacco, ciirira and imuff at nine cents
per pound. The tax on bank checks is
r 'tiined.
SAN JUAN HEKO LEAD.
Was Flrt American Soldier to Ford
Sar. Juan Creek Under
Fierce Fire.
NEW YORK, 'Jan. 21. After suffering
for more than two years with Cuban
fever, Alfred RoseUsk'y. who Is said to
have been the first American soldier
to ford San Juan creek, where the
fiercest of the Spanish fire was directed
in the battle of San Juan hill, has Just
died in a Newark hospital. He con
tracted the fever In Santiago, and was
a mere skeleton when he got home.
At San Juan. Rosetsky fought in
troop C, Sixth cavalry. His clothes
were cut by bullets, and nhl! he was
ascending the hill with a number of
other soldiers, a shell exploded close
by them. A lump of earth struck the
young soldier in the side, knocking hint
senseless. Aft-r 'he b.tuk' h ivtts
personally complimented for his eour
t age by General Wheeler.
BIG IKON PURCHASE.
Carnegie Sled Company Buys lOO.OXi
Tons of Bessemer Tis-
NEW YORK, Jan. i4.-Th- Inn Age
today says of conditions i: ihe .ron
trade:
"The principal event of the week has
been the closing of contracts for the
sale of 100.D0O tons of b".-s"mer pig to
the Carnegie Steel Company at ?li.50.
to which a fuithtr lot of o".uw tons will
be added. Anotht r largo company has
purchased TiO.iWO tons but nanied a low
er price.
Whether there will be any labor trou
ble in the valleys, as threatened, is
doubtful. The Impression pr vails that
work will go -n iiuh-tly at thv reduction
offered by the furnace companies.
PORTO RICANS MUTINY.
j Narrow Escape of Captain of Su-a-incr
on Which They Were L-aving
Honolulu for Hawaii.
HONOLULU. Jan. 17. via Victoria. B.
C, Jan. 24. A mutiny of Porto Ricans
on board a steamer about to take tlum
to the Island of Hawaii startled Hono
lulu Wednesday night of this week.
The vessel was stopped just as she
was leaving Honolulu harbor by the
action of immigrants, one of who.n
drew a knife on the master of the ves
sel, CaDtnin Olsen. It is stat'd that
the cause of the trouble was failure
to feed the immigrants. The police
quelled the disturbance.
KINO OF OREGON TURF.
Died In a Suburb of Portland Y-str-day.
Aged 8 Years.
PORTLAND, Jan. 24-Jame F. By
bee, known on the Pacific coast as
"king of the Oregon turf," died today
at Sell wood, aged 83 years. Bybee cam
to Oregon In 1S47 anu for many years
was engaged i'i raising thoroughbred
stock.
WHEAT MARKET.
PORTLAND. Jan. 24. Wheat. Walla
Walla, 54.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 24. Wheat,
May, 104'i; cash. 97Vi
CHICAGO. Jan. ?4. Wheat, open
ing, 74M:; closing. 7JVi.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 21. Wheat, May,
6s.
PRIVATE SERVICE
NOT VET HELD
Body of Victoria Still Lies in
Room Where She Died.
DECORATIONS CAUSED DELAY
Hot Edward mi Emperor William Promli4
Dying Queen Thai They Would Do
All ii la Their Power to
Avoid War.
COWL'S. Isle of Wight, Jan. 25.-SO
hampered have been the arrangemneta
at Osborne that the body of Qu.-en
Victoria still Ilea In the: bedroow where
he died. The elaborate decoration
necssary in turning the dining room
!n Onbome House Into a chapel occu
pied so much time that although the
royal household waited hour after hour
I for the first private service. It was
found Impossible to hold this yester
day. Il is hoped, however, that the func
tion wiJl be perfected thla (Friday)
morning by the bishop of Winchester, In
the prcsen-.-e of King Edward, Emperor
William and almo-n every member of
the royal family.
The coffin, was brought to Osborne
last evening and the coffined body will
b-1 transferred this morning to the din-'
ing room, now hung with deep purple.
Lord Pelham Clinton authorizes the
statement that there will be no lying
in state. .
SWORE TO KEEP PEACE.'-
NEW 10RK. Jan. 24. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Lon
don says: 1 '
"In her last lucid rally before death,,
the tiueen summoned the Prince, of,
Wales and kaiser to her bedside ani
besought them, as they loved her, to
avoid war and maintain peace.
The prince and kaiser knelt and svore
to do all in thur power to reign la
peace, never to allow England and,
Germany to clash and to endeavor to
induce all ether nations to do like
wise. -
TITLE OF THE HEIR.
LONDON, Jan. -4. The announce
ment that the Duke of York is to be
named in the prayer hook "Duke of
Cornwall" se.-ms to throw light upon
the truch debated question of the heir
apparent' title. It was supposed that
j tiio title 'Prince of Wales," which be
longs only to a son born of the king,
would b' conferred upon the Duke of
York, but the Gazette announcement
seems ' to indicate that the Duke of
York will probably be known as the
Duke of Cornwall.
DATE OF FUNERAL
CO WES. Isle of Wight. Jan. 24. It
has been decided that the funeral of,
the queen will take place at Windsor
Castle, February 2. The body of the
late queen will lie removed from Os
borne Hiuse February 1. It was the
espresso4, desire of the uueen that the
funeral should be military in character.
Several officers arrived from Windsor
tnis mnning. bringing the state re
galia, it was carried in a ba'ze bag.
A naval .dilute of twen'.y-one guns was
fired at neon today In honor of King
Edward VII.
EDWARD PROCf AIMED KING.
I
LONf-ON. Jan. 24 The proclamation
announcing Kduard VII. as king of
Greut Britain and Ireland and emperor,
of Indu. was read in St. James palace,
at 9 o'clock this morning. The king
was not pr.'sent. There was a large'
assembly of o'liciala and college heralds.'
Among those in attendance were Gen
eral Robi i ts and numbers of his head
mianers siaiT and other army officers.
There was a great concourse .if p.-ople.
from the i-onim. ncemetit to the cloee.
The proclamation was greeted by a
faniar- of trumpet Al the conclu
sion f the c lvuioiiy the .band be
longing to the Foot Guards in the Fri
ary cou'-t playe 1 "God "ave the King."
The members of the king's household
witnessed tho cireuiony from-Marlborough
house.
HUNDRED FILIPINOS KILLED.
Fierce Battle IKtwe?n Small American
Force and Filipinos.
MANILA, Jan. 24. Lieutenant Steel,
with ten men of the Forty-third regi
ment and f-even native soldiers, fought
a fierce half-nour's engagement with a
large force of . Filipinos at Tenaguan,.
island of Leyte, January 9, which re
sulted in the killing of over 100 Insur
gents. Private Edward McGugle, Com-'
pany M, was killed.
INSURANCE AT MONTREAL.
MONTREAL. Jan. 24. The Insurance
on the property destroyed In last night's
fire amounts to $2,025,1)00, divided among
thirty-three companies. - - '