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ASM FOBJJfl LIBSAfiY ASSOCIATION "orary without tfTT H7 VOL. LI II ASTOKIA, OKRfiOX. PKIOAY, rCISKl'ARY I, 1001. NO. 28 JH IH II The Superior Ranges ARE ACKNOWLEDGED BY ALL WHO HAYE USED THEM TO BE WITHOUT FAULT iPL - 1 ferTrTr j For Sale In Astoria Only by the ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. AHTOUIA, OIIROON Book Bargains fiOO Cloth Hound I:mU (J(h1 c f rr Tillw, Binding and Author. . . . lOT HPI Just the Kind lor These Lonjj Winter Evenings Five-Volutnu ft'ta of Kipling, . HuMMll.llolmcH.lImly.Mca.lo Cl 7C Pop Cpt ami other good authors .... Jjll J I vl Oll GRIFFIN & REED AMERICAN BISCUIT COMPANY'S Macaroons, Walnut Creams, Arrowroot, High Teas, And Klany Others, Fresh and Crisp. RALSTON'S HEALTH FOODS, -ALL VARIETIES 11 FISHER'S REST " CORYALLIS FLOUR CHASE 6 SANBORN'S FINE COFFEES ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. Ten Per Cent 0ff for Cash SILVERPLATED WARE, CHINAWARE AN, GLASSWARE, CROCKERY AND LAMPS UNTIL FEBRUARY i, 1901. . . Foard S Stokes Co. A LONG ROW QA.Q06Q ye WJ'Bija.u'Jirmni irzra Of our new and up-to-dnto Air tight Heaters arc still on hand. Wo figured on considerable cold weather and purchased an un usual quantity; but the weather lias moderated, consequently sales linvo hon ulnu' ' Wn nro nvor- W J. SCllIly, stocked -and must have tho room. From now on these splendid heat 431 BOND STREET, ing stoves will be sold at a reduc Detweei Moib nd Teoth Streets tion of 20 per cent FOR CASH. C. J TRENCHARD, Commission. Brokerage, Insurance and Shaping. Custom HoMtt Broker. ASTORIA, ORE Afoot W. t. aOo and PacUo Kxpreti Co t. ARMY BILL HAS FINALLY PASSED Now Goes to the President for His Signature. PETTKiREW DPOKE LOOSE Staled lie Hoped lh Filipino. Would Wlo Fortlflciiloa Dill PaiKd Homm Uthin Mad Plea lor tailed Dcnocricy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Aftr an eventful leulxlatlve experience begin ning with th i-fmrnt clon of con- Kr-n and covering about two month, the bill fur the reorganization of the United Htuti'M army b day pax d I x iuxt stag In congrex and now goes the president for hla signature, Tin flnul step wan taken In the senate where, by a vote of 33 to 2.V th" con- ln would bo moved tomorrow to ad vance the bill to Ita final Hiagv. Tli It'rnK'ratc t-enatoi and their co worker In t ft- senate who aru oppied to the ship subsidy bill have reached a di.'clalon to continue the debate up on tin bill at present with thu hope of being a bit; to keep It going until it will become necvxxary for th Republican majority to I ale up the appropriation bllla and other measure which ahould pax before the fourth of March. IN TUB HOUHK. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Tb- house loday pacd I Ik fortification appro priation bill ami mad fair progn-x with the poxtofflee appropriation bill. During general debate upon the form er bill. Lanhatn, of Tt-xaa, delivered a notable apeerh Upon tho Democratic tarty in which he mailt: a atroni; plea for the neteitally of a united Lx-moTi-y and I'ounm-lled the burial of the hatch et and the wtlt'omliiK back of :hoe uho In the at two presidential OHin palgna have d'-chtwd to UfOit the party. BUSINESS WILL BE SUSPENDED Even British Railways Stop at Hour of Queen's Funeral. TEN MILES OF WARSHIPS I'HI II 111 NIS COM M IHHIOX. I'lixwH Miinl' lpal Oovi rmnent 1'rovlnclul HIIIm. and MANILA. Jm. 31. The provincial f. n nce rep irt of the bill wa agn-ed ' bill paxtted today provided for a gov- The houxe of repn'xentatlvex had i ernor. xccretary, treaaurer and xup'r- t'i. already agreed to tho report of the . vlaor. All fixcal ofllcerx may be Amht confi reru-e. The report wax kept lx- 1 Icaiia or Filipino. The governor Ix to fore thi nat rontlnu'mxly tixlny, be dieted by a Joint ballot of the coun even the xhlpplng bill giving way. llora of the organized pueblo (town An ..la.riunilv dev. loood .t. ll... lie. ! "' hi" '"""t l.e con- puhllcan xl.le to crltlclxe the report ' nr""'d ,y th' riilllpplne comrnlx-lon ' t0 BUR,Mnd publication tomorrow. Pat- uiner provincial onicerx win VcikIi of Alt Natloai Will Salute Body ol Lamented Qaeea - McKiotey Scad Wreilk Eltht Feet ll Diameter. LONDON. Feb. 1. Tomorrow will be a day of complete national mourning, not only In London, but throughout the provlncea and colonic. There will be a general closing of ahopa and ux x nxlnn of buxlnexx ax well ax the hold ing of memorial services. The directors of the Northeastern liall way of Kngland have ordered that at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow, the hour ap pointed f.ir the funeral at Windsor, all tralnx shall be brought to a stand still and every servant of the company xhall remain motionless for t"n min ute. The manager of the London after noon paper have decided unanimously The vote on tho bill wa ax follows: Vert Aldrlch, Alllxon. Hard. Oapp, hnxed or, the aliened freedom uhlch ih.. .,n"',r 1'rov'ncai oi.icerx win i- ap- confer.nce had ukvn In Introducing "lnl' J 11 '"mlltee under the re new pr.lHlonx. On the n vote cv- 'rlrtlona of the civil service rue. era) ltepMl, xe.mtorx voted will.! The act organizing municipal gov the Deinocra.s .gainst the bill. ' ernment I.. ,he Philippine wa p.l uy tnc I nltetl Ktaie t'oininij-xi m 10 day, after the adoption of amendments, rullough. l b.-. Dillingham. U dliv.-r. . "H'uain(f pro won (i.x-ua...y.ng r.lktnx. Fallback., Foraker. Foster. ! fr",n V"'W an1 h"1Jl"K uffl an' ,, r Frye. Jlanna. lUajey. Kean. Kyle, j 1,0 April 1 I in arm against Lindsay. Lodg. McKnery, Morgan. "r "J1"f th"M "PI"'" Vni Nelxon. Perkins Piatt (Conn ). Proc- S,,,-M "Uihorlty. The iver to revlxe tor, guarle. 8ewe Shoup. Simon. I el.vtl.m Irregularlllen Is transferred Stewart, Thurston. Wettmre-33. ! fr,,m v K"vernor of the province to Nnys-AIlen. Hacon. Hate. Ib rry. , tne "r,l"n W- A provision I ad lluiler. Chandler. Chilton. Clay. Cock-1 lM f"r r,,,un"' nn, n?l"r'"' ,,f blrthH rill, culherann. Calllnger. Hale. Hoar. "'rrlagex an.l deaths. Jone. (Ark). Kenny. McCWnas. Mr- ' The l"-"'1"'-'11' 'rn,"'l f ' ( umbers. Mallory. Martin. Penrose. ! 'Jeslgunted a a go!d-he.,d tassel cane. Pettlgrew. Pettu". Raln. Teller. I I'rlor to th. aunge of the art. Judge Vest Vi Taft. president of the commission, said ' the greatest pain had been taken I'eltigrew maile one of hi character istic fiMe,-h'S during the consideration in of thf bill, referring to the fart that ; the senate had refused to pas his ro. luttotia rraklng Inquiry for the facts concerning the situation in the Philip- : pines. He asserted his belief that the offlclul record woutj show that th" ( battle of February 4th was ordered ; from Washington, and he charged that I only such facts were given to the pub- : lie as soil the party now In power. He charged that notwithstanding the in structions to the Paris commission hud I1KSCCKD FROM A WRKOK. Captain and Fourteen Seamen of Rus sian Hark Cuba Saved by Or man Steamer Itarcelona. urday. COWES. Jan. 31. A glltt ring cres cent of light stretches thli evening from t'oweb to Portsmouth. It consls s of ten miles of warships of the Brltlch, French and German navies. These lie at anchor ready to take part In to morrow's ceremonies1 when the navy w-ill pay the '.ast tribute to a sover eign whose reign was marked by the greatest naval progress in the history of the nall'.n. Apart from these spectacular rows and rows of twinkling port lights sep arated from each other by only one cable's length, one might fancy that the quiet town of Cowes and Ryde might be undergoing a blockade. At the head of the line are the old paddle wheel royal yachts. Then In single col umn come British battleships. Half way to Portsmouth the single line mer ges Into a stately double row of ves sels of foreign nations and the big gest of the Prltlsh craft lying there and waiting to salute the body of Eng land's lamented queen. to the sick-room of her son, the Duke of Cornwall and York. Although the duke has had a severe attack of Ger man measles and considerable fever at night. It I expected he will be con valescent In a week. The Duchess of Cornwall and York will return to nurse him Immediately afttr the funeral. ARRIVAL OF PRINCErf. LONDON, Jan. 31. A speclil train this morning brought a number of members of the royal families upon the continent here for the purpose of at tending the funeral of Queen Victoria. Among those who arrived were the crown prince, of Sweden, Prince John George of Saxony, the Prince of Saxe Altenburg, Prince Waldock-Pyrmor.t and the Prince and Prlncen of Schaun-burg-Lippe, and their respective suites. They were conducted In royal carriages to Buckingham Palace and the various hotel. The members of the German embas sy met the princes from Germany, but none of the member of the British royal family wa present at the sta tion. His majesty, King Edward VII., was representel at the station, how ever, by Colonel Campbell, one of his groom In waiting. j NEW YOltK. Jan. 31. The German steamer Barcelona, which arrived to t'ay from Hamburg, via Halifax, j brought Into port the captain and four j teen seanx-n of the Russian bark Cuba, which whm Rtuiniloiied at sen Jannnrv been bent to the senate In secret. theijsi, president had quoted oopiously from them In his letter of acceptance, omlt- I'apialn Bonn, of the Barcelona, re ports that at midnight, January 17. two huge glart's of light were s'en from a vessel In distress. The enpta'n nimle out that she was dismantled and wuterloKged and people on the wreck Arthur' report had been surpassed : y. At times hoarse shouts could be for partisan purposes and that the re- I m.aril arul nnally cries of "Help: We ports of the Taft commission were col-nri. inking!" were mad ut. Boats ored upon orders from Washington to w,,re ,nit out anJ tne crew rescued. (It the emergency. He assorted that the I W ..I .... Jlj I. ul. nu ll oili"im OJI ilio not mm ion purpose, "and yet," he said, "the sen ate refuse to make the document pub lic." He ulxo charged thnt General Mac- Kllltiinn are not cnemle of the I'nlted Ptntes and he hoped they would) be suc cessful In their contest for liberty. "I hope tl) day will never come." said he. ''when I shall cease to sympa thize with a people struggling for lib erty, no matter where they are." Pettlgrew took special excep'ton t i St. M.-UOK WILL NOT SIGN. Units May Not Be Able to Issue Bonds for World's Fair. ST. LOl'IS. Ian. 31. Mayor Zeigen helm today rt fused to sign the bill passed by the municipal assembly au the provision In the bill authorizing the ! thorlzlng the Issuance of $.",0O0.O0O of enllstmert of Filipinos. j bond.-, for the world's fair to be held In Pottlgrew Introduced and had read a j 1!Ka long letter from Tomos Mascardo, a The point which he raised most ur- mllltary governor of one of the Philip- gently against the mil was mat no pro pine provinces, In which It was charged ! i-lulon in nniitrt fop n.fim.llnir til the that more severe torments upon the Filipinos by the American troops had been Inflicted than the Spaniard had ever been guilty of. "Robbery, pillage, violation and mur der," the letter said, "are the first I proofs of protection we receive when the American soldiers enter a Filipino community." The letter-writer characterized Gen eral Otis as "the blind Instrument of the ambitious McKlnley." The shipping bill was discussed dur ing the latter r&rt of the day and some progress was made in the amendments. Chandler announced that a night ses- clty treasury any surplus over $3.000, 000 which might be realized from saVs of tho bonds. FLOWERS FROM M'KINLEY. LONDON. Jan. 31.-The Cnited States embassy will send to Windsor Cat-tie three magnificent floral wreaths from President McKlnley and Mrs. Garfield, and a cross from Ambassadir Choftte. The president's wreath is eight fe-1 In diameter. The members of King Edward'; .suite tell their friends that his majesty ap pears overwhelmed by the responsibil ities of kingship. He has worked many j hours daily since the queen s death, while disposing of two or three weeks' arrears of public business which she had not been able to attend to. The secretary expects that King Ed ward will make St. James the most brilliant court In Europe, holding night drawing rooms instead of the some what dreary afternoon functions of the past quarter of a century and provide refreshments instead of leaving the guests to eat sandwiches in their car riages under the eyes of the crowd. Whether he will adopt the prerogative of kissing the checks of the ladies pres ented, followed by the viceroys of In dia and Ireland, is one of the topics of society gossip. DE WET ADVANCING. British Force Engaged In Battle With Two Thousand Boers. LONDON, Jan. 31. General Kitchen er telegraphing from Pretoria today says: "De Wet'z forces crossed the Bloem- fontein-Ladybrand line near Iarael spoort during the night of January 30. Hamilton's men at the water work were unabU to get in touch with them. "French, with cavalry and mount ed Infantry, is sweeping the country east of the Pretoria-Johannesburg rail rad. between Deligoa bay and Natal as far as Erraolo. He engaged about 2000 of the enemy at Wilge valley. The enemy retired with four killed and nine wounded. Our casualties were one killed and seven wounded. Knox reports that he engaged De Wet's force south of Welcome January 29. There wa continuous flgnting ror five hours. The Boers were defeated. They removed many of their casualties in carts. Our casualties were one otn eer and one man kill.-d and thirteen wounded." DE WET COMMITS OUTRAGES. CAPE TOWN. Jan. 31.-The Boer at tack on the Boksburg mines resulted in damage amounting to 300.0oO. The commissioner at Kroonstadt re ports that Andries Wesls. one of the Peace envoys, was shot at Klipfonteln, I January 28, by order of Gneial De Wet. Lord Kitchener reported from Pre toria, January 13, that three agents of the Boer peace commission were taken prisoners to General De AVet's laager, near IJndley, January 10, and that one, who was a subject, was Hugged tnd then shot. The other two, burghers, were flogged by General De Wet's or ders. The identity of Andries Wessels, re ported to have been shot by General De Wet, at Klipfontein, January 28, (annot be definitely established. Lord Roberts, July 4. last, report-id that General Methuen had captured the commander of De Wet's scouts, two otheir prisoners and, according to the cable, Andries Wessels, the head of the Afrikander Bund. GERMAN PRINCE FAVORED. LONDON, Jan. 31. In all ceremonies connected with the funeral, the crown prince of Germany, Frederick William, i will take precedence next to and after J the crowned heads. STEVE BRODIE DEAD. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Jan. 31 Steve Rrodle, the bridge Jumper and sport Ing man of New York city, died here tonight of consumption. OPERA HOUSE BURNED. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 31 Fire late tonight destroyed Coates opera house, the principal theater of Kansas City. Loss about $l.i.0M. -SPECIAL, SALE- of Ladies' Dressing Tables, China Closets, Side boards, Chairs, Pictures, Rugs, Pallor Tables, Bedroom Suites and Iron Beds. Call early and avoid tho rush. CHARLES HEILB0RN & S0N PREPARATIONS FOR FUNERAL. COWES. Jan. 31. Prince Henry of Prussia and hi staff landed here at noon today. After an Inspection of the guard of honor, the prince proceeded to Osborne house. The squadron of Ger man warships commanded by Prince Henry of Prussia, comprising the flag ship Baden and the cruisers Victoria Lulse, Hagen and Nymph, reached Spithead this morning and took up position opposite Plymouth, at the ex treme eastward end of the line. The foreign warships and the British fleet are rapidly assuming the appearance of completeness. It Is expected that all of them will be assembled this even ing at their allotted moorings along the ten miles of the route from Cowes to Portsmouth. The Isle of Wight is fast filling with visitors. Steamboats arrive In quick succession, and excursions around the island and through the fleet are large ly patronized. The frequent arrivals and departures of royalties enliven Trinity pier and the quiet streets of this town. The coffin of Queen Victoria was fin ally soldered this morning and Inclosed in the outer casket. Que?n Alexandra payz Sequent visits IDAHO OPPOSED. State of Washington Will Be Unable to Annex the Panhandle. BOISE, Ida.. Jan. 31. In view of the agitation in the state of Washington in favor of annexing the ' Panhandle" of Idaho to the state and the Introduc tion of a resolution In the legislature at Olympla for the appointment of a committee to come to Boise to discuss the subject with members of thi Ida ho legislature, a canvass was today made of the legislature here on the matter. Thirty-two of the forty-nine members of the house, all who were present at the time, were seen and nineteen of the twenty-one members of the senate. All but one said they were unalterably op. posed to the proposal. One member, Representative Mounce, of Xez Perce county, said he was in doubt. Cott, of Kootenai county, said: "What do I think of It all? Wed. the ' matter Is not worth serious considera tion." JUIN1 bMAMIINU BEARING FRUIT Whisky Salesman Fined $200 and Sent to Jail for 60 Days. ECCLES WILL LEAVE. SALT LAKE, Jan. 31.-S. W. Eccles. traffic manager of the Oregon Short Line railroad, this afternoon received a telegram announcing his appointment as traffic manager for the American Smelting and Refining Company, with headquarters in New York, effective on February 15. MOB DEFENDS MRS. NATION Topeka Police Tried I Arret! Her Bui Crawl Interfered After She Wa Pit Oat of Saloon New York W.C. T. U. Ijnorei Her. TOPEKA, Jan. 31.-Today at Wav. erly, Kansas, a whiskey salesman rep resenting: the Merchants' Supply Com pany, of Kansas City, was arrested for taking orders for whiskey. He was convicted and fined $200 and sixty dayg In Jail. PUT OUT OF A SALOON. TOPEKA. Jan. ' 31. Mm. Carrie Na tion, the Joint smasher, armed with a brand new hatchet, started on a cru sade against the Topeka "Joints" at 8:30 this morning. She called on fiver of the best-known places. The Apex, the finest saloon in tho city, was first called on, but no dam ago was done. She was put out of tho place. She said she did not want to be destructive, but merely wanted to lec ture. However, should violence be shown on their part, she Intends get ting In her work. A crowd of everal hundred people followed her down the street, most of whom were sympathiz ers. The police tried to arrest her, but the crowd interfered, preventing it Mr. Nation said that the Lord's mission to "clear all Joints In Topeka out before leaving" will be fulfilled and if the authorities do not suppress the Joints, she will smash them using rocks and hatchets. NEW YORK UNSYMPATHETIC. NEW YORK. Jan. 31.-At the Wo man's Christian Temperance Unions of this city the crusade of Mrs. Nation has. as a nil-?, been Ignored, though at Ellen Miles an I the Rev. Phoebe Hana- ftrd. the president, had both come armed with resolutions, declaring Mrs. Nation's methods unfit for New York. Dr. Miles declared that Mrs. Nation had done infinite harm to the W. C. T. U. cause. Mrs. Mary E. Teats, of San Francisco, a national evangelist of the W. C. T. V.. declared on the other hand, that Mrs Nation has been a great mar'.yr, and compared her to the eartv abolitionists. The members as a whole, however, seemed terrified at the thought that Mrs. Naticn might descend on New York and demand their assistance Ira demolishing saloons. They declared . I. . I .!..- . .. 1 1 . ' H.AKV V. only ones to apply here, and Mrs. Mar tin excused the lack of active recog. nitlon of the "Nation" crusade by say. Ing that resolutions wjuld be passed! "next nnnth." Bill WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE, Presented In House for Preserva tion and Cultivation of Oyster Beds. TWO MINERS KILLED. Serious Explosion in a Mine at Frank lyn, Washington. TACOMA. Jan. 31. Information has been received here of an explosion in mine No. 7, at Franklyn, whereby two men were killed and several persons injured. State Mine Inspector Owen left for the scene tonight. OLYMPIA. Jan. 31. In the senate this morning President McBrlde named Smith and Garber as a committee to act with a committee of the house for the purpose of investigating the state offices. In the house it was decided that the two lnsanse hospitals of the state should be Investigated by a subcom mittee of three from the committee on insane asylums. Gunderson introduced a bill In the house providing for the preservation, cultivation and development of the oys ter beds of the state. A bill appropriating $125,000 for a new building at the state university was re ferred to the appropriations committee for its further consideration. BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK. Explosion Injuring Twenty Persons Followed by One of Fiercest Conflagrations for Many Years. NEW YORK, Jan. SI An explosion this afternoon In the cigar box label and ribbon factory of the A. L. Wycka Company, In Thirty-first street, by which over twenty persons were Injur ed, was followed at 7 o'clock tonight by one of the fiercest conflagration New York has witnessed in many years, causing an estimated loss of $1,000,000. The burned area in general extent took out one city block. The Wycke Com pany's building, the Jjulidlng abutting it from Thirty-first street and several tenement houses were among the des troyed buildings. Several lumber yard In the vicinity were considerably dam aged. PRICE OF SILVER. NEW YORK, JaXll-.Sllver W.i (