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' Macaroons, Walnut Creams,
Arrowroot, High Teas,
And Many Others Fresh and Crisp.
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Headquarters
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A LONG ROW
St
n i.t usuai
has
if 0 n 8 '' ftro ovcr
W Jt SCUlly, stocked and must have the room
From now on these splendid heat
431 BOND STREET, inc stoves will bo sold at a reduc
Between Ninth and Tenth Street tion
Commission, Brokerage,
Insurance jand Shlpclng.,,
The
Superior
Ranges
ARE
-ACKNOWLEDGED
BY ALL WHO HAYE
USED THEM
& REED
PRICES.
Foard 8 Stokes Co.
Of our new and up-to-date Air
tight Hcntors are still on hand.
Wo figured oil considerable cold
weather and purchased an un-
quantity; out mo wcainer
moderated, consequently sales
. - - w
of 20 per cent FOR CASH
ARD,
Custom House Broker.
. ASTORIA, ORE
AieatW. f. AOo and Ptclflo xprtii Ooe.
RUSSIA PROPOSES
TO RETALIATE
Will Impose Maximum Tariff
Rates on American Imports. .
OUR TRADE IS ENDANGERED
Suit Department Delated With Prolcili
Aiilnit Step Which Will Prevt Ru
liont lo Rapidly Orowlaf
Tndc WlihRiula.
WASHINGTON. Fb. 13. Th state
ill mrUmn ami treasury department
ar being deluged with telegrams from
vast business lnterNtii protesting
against th Imposition of thi; counter
vailing iluty on sugar lmrtctl from
Russia, Nearly all the correspondent
urge Hint such action on tin part of
th United States will prove ruinous tr
our "(port trade with Russia, which
alicndy Iiiih alliilric large proportion!)
wl'li promise of an Increase In future
im ill.- Siberian rallrosd anil m'w trims
I'lirlllo steamship lines an ontied up.
Th" n'vrctury t,f the treasury took
th t'p with iiri-Hi reluctance, but It
nppiirri that th'-rv wiim no way out
of It If the law wo to be Tifortdl.
Attorm-y-On.-rul '!i1kkh dTlil'd that
th- I'.iiHrliui ;ov-innii)t prurtlcally
pi lil a bounty on oxport Jiugar ami
Si cn-ttiry CJ !;. vii oiillg-d to ItiMtrut't
th' tri'HKury olTlclali, to coli-cl iin nd
(litlnnul duty mi Ituwilun nuRar amount
inic to th Itounty. which Ih calculated
at little Icm than on rent per pound.
Tin- Ituoflan K'-VTmin-nt has given
notice that If an attempt I made by
the I'nlied State t'i lay tiiln counter
valliiK duty It niuxt nd by Im
poKtnu maximum tariff ratea upon all
Amrrlcan exports to Ituiwla. We are
now enjoying the minimum rate and
in many cum-a the maximum would be
abnoluMy prohibitive on American -x-tiorta
to ItuiiHla.
Ffl.TOV not'NTY PIIX PAS P.D.
Or"n S'-nate Vtiea to Pay for De
muiitlve Ftnh-Destroying
Animal
(Spoclal Dlnpatch to The Ant'irlan.)
SALKM. Feb. 13 The Joint commit
tee conipom-d of lU-prvwntailve Him p
mm. Ui'Ikkk and ninmett, and 8'nators
1'roebntel and Williamaon. apxilnted
to InvcRtlKute the charge aK'nnt fu-(lerlnu-tident
liniter of the nchool for
the blind, lll comiilete their examina
tion tonlitht. At tiHlay'i OMlon Geo,
HuKan tehtllled that he had taken hl
chlld front the in-hool bciauoe he
thought 'he eourm- of Instruction. In
competent and that InxulTk'Icnt food
wa furnished the pupils. Ma Colby,
a f-irmer student, gave ulinllir teatl
mcny. The charged allege friction with
in the InNtitutlon among the faculty
and ofllcla!n, that' prevents cotnH'tent
instruction and cauoeff general mlsinan
agviru'iit. The comtnittee rcinirt will
not be nuule public for several days.
The senatorial vote waa a disappoint
ment to the Hermann managers, who
have' been predicting sufficient neecs
slons to irive them a majority. The
Democrat", followed TuesrtaySs plan to
vote for Senator H. D. Inman, of Port
land. The dog tox bill was killed In "the
senute. Fulton's bill to pay a linunty
on seiilx, sea lions and other llHh-d-truying
anlmalR pawed. Bills by Har
ris, of Lane, anil PoOrman, of Marloc,
defining the liability of railroad cor
porations for Injuries to employes, were
defeated.
The house fish committee has still
under consideration the various tmvas
ures proposed as laws bearing on the
salmon Industry. Two sessions of the
committee were held today and another
meeting Is In progress tonight. The
probability now seems that there will
be two reports from the committee, the
majority having what Is known as the
Hume bill, practically unamended, and
a minority report recommending cer
tain changes in Hume's bill and sub
mitting at least two other bills for
adoption in connection with the Hume
bill.
Owing to the strife which seems lla.
ble to arise both In the committee and
In the house when these bills come up
REMOVAL, SALE
Commencing Monday, Februtiry 4,
Wo shall make the following pricos;
Iron Beds with brass ktiobs $3.00
Iron Beds with full brass rail 6.00
Extension Tables $4.50 and up
Our Combination Book Cases and 'Writing Desk
" wo mnko a 20 per cent discount from regular prices. Par
' lor Chairs Reduced in price. On Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum,
Window Shades, we give 10 per cent from regular prices,
. which includes, Sewing, Laying and Taper.
CHARLES HEILBORN . & SON
for pOMKUKi.-, and owIpk to tho radical
nature of aomo of the Icgiitlitlon pro
p'omfd, It Ih not unlikely that no bill will
pnxa and the prewent law ho allowed
to Ktand unchoiiRtd.
ITAyUIH MA KING, THOUFJIjK.
Indians Cnder Arrest firok" Away
From Mexican Troops and F."
vastated IlancheK,
TITCBON, Arl Feb. J3.-Igna:lo
Oaxlulo, a prominent rancher, has been
ambushed and killed by Ya'iul IndUns
at 8IH, nesr HerrtKislllo. General Tor
res made an effort to secure a large
number of Yaul Indian to take them
to the Interior of the republic, the gov
ernment h'rplng to stop the Yoju war
fare by this plan. He brought the In
dians to Hermoslllo after the soldiers
had killed Verde, an old chief of the
Ya'juls at Hermoslllo,
The, Indiana broke away from 0oo
federal troops under General Torn a,
who guarded thetn. At Blrls they
ravuged ranch-s, stole horses and pro
visions and fled to the Yaqul river,
rVveral prominent jam hers wre killed
by the Yatul. Boldlers pursued the
Indians, but caught only a few. The
people are excited at Hermolllo and
advlcs received by Tucson merchants
want. Americans against going into the
mountain. It Is believed here that the
Yaiul warfare has Just begun In eirn
est, as a large numbfr of ' hitherto
penliful Yauls have Joined the war
riors. WKRCK OS NOrtTHKI'.N IA'JFI7.
Freight Train Han Away and One Man
Was Killed and Two Injured,
HUTTE, Mont., Feb. I3.-A Ncrth-m
Pacific freight train, while hauling sup
plies to the Alice mine, j.t beyun.1
control of th? bnkes today on a hill
and ran away. As & result one man
Is dead and two are Injured. The cas
ualties were:
Dead William Fldler. brakeman.
Injured John Hardeu, englnirer, may
die; John Cahill. brakeman, bruised.
The train started dwn the hill, gith
eiln,: momentum every minute. It had
gone about a mile when the engine left
the track and turned over. Engineer
Harden was n)'xed up In the wreck.
Fireman Joseph Smith Jumped and es
caped without njury. -The train con
tinued on Its wild flight for -rhaps
half a mile farther when it crashed In
to me cam on a switch. In making
a sharp curve Ilrakeman Fldler was
hurled from the train and Instantly
killed. Cahill Jump?d and escaped with
only a few bruises.
M KINI.EY NOT WANTED.
Confederates Decide That They Do Not
Wl-h His Presence at Their
Reunion,
MEMPHIS. Feb. 13.-The general ex
ecutive committee of the confederate
reunion has adopted resolutions with
regard" to the Invitation to President
McKlnluy to be present at the reunion
which will be held in Memphis In May.
In which they declare "This committee
reeognlies the unwritten law of the
United Confederate Veterans that neith
er the otllcers of said organisation nor
the host at a reunion has the author
ity to invite any other than confeder
ates to participate In such reunions."
FIRE CHIEF SUFFOCATED.
Hlg Conflagration Near Appleton. Wis
consin, With Fatal Result.
APPLETON. Wis., Feb. 13.- The
Kimberley Mills of Kimberley and the
Cl.irk Paper Company, located four
mill's from this city, were damaged by
tire .tonight to between J100.000 and
$500,000, fully covered by Insurance,
Chief K. L. Anderson, of the fire de
partment, was overcome by smoke and
suffocated before he could be reached.
F. Cowle, superintend, nt of the plant,
was seriously" Injured.
NOM I NATIONS CON FI RMED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The senate
today confirmed all the nominations of
brigHdler-generals made last week in
cluded those of Generals Wood, Grant
and Bell.
PACER ANACONDA SOLD
NEW YORK, Feb. 13. At the horse
sale today Anaconda, a pacer with a
record of 2:024. waa purchased by T.
R. Rice, of Boston, for $0500.
JOINT SMASHER
SHOT IN THE FACE
Kansas Preacher Knocked Saloon
Keeper Down With an Axe.
WINFIELD JOINT WRECKED
Mr i. Nslloa Return to Toptka for Trial
Will Rcviill Chkaio and -Make
Souvenirs" II Lat Are
Not Enforced.
WINFIELD, Kas Feb. 13.-A rnob
of 200 men and women raided Schmidt's
saloon, the finest In the city, early to
Jay. Bomrj of them flrvd haif a dozen
shots through the front door. That
staifd a general onslaught with rocks
and guns on the windows and doors.
Emma Denny received a pistol ball in
the face and wan sightly hurt. This
served to enrage the mob and the cru
saders swarmed Into the saloon. There
they fund Chart'- and H--nry Schmidt.
After driving them from the bull ling
the mob compl-tely demoralize.! the
saloon.
The Schmidts ran to the front door
and attempted to defend their prop
erty. IUv. Ch -tries Iwthr prevented
Charles Schmidt from entering the
place by striking him with an ax. The
blow mad" only a scalp wound. Aa
he fell to the ground Henry Schmidt
drew a revolver. One of the crufip-rs,
following up the preacher's at tick,
raised an ax to strike Henry Schmidt,
when a companion wrenched the wea
pon from his hands.
Tonight the mayor declared that all
the Joints niust close Immediately. Aa
attack on other Joints is existed be
fore morning. The Jointliits are defiant
and bloodshed Is feared.
SHE RETURNS HOME FOR TIHAL.
CHICAGO. Feb. 13.-Mrs. Carrie Na
tion left for Topeka tonight. She Is
under bonds to appear In the Kaosaa
capital tomorrow for trial In connection
lth the destruction of property in
that city.
Before leaving she announced that as
soon as she had "cleaned up things"
at home she would come back here,
aod If things were not properly taken
care of by the authorities she and her
! friends would take matters In their
own hands, and, to use her own ex
pression, "We will mke souvenirs,"
Her meeting with the saloon keepers,
which she lud announced, did not ma
terialize. During the day she made an
unsuccessful effort to have an inter
view with Mayor Harrison and Chief
of Police Klpley.
MAYOR REFUSED TO SEE HER.
CHICAGO. Feb. 13. Physical exhaus
tion and almost complete loss of her
voice, caused by her outdoor speaking
the past few days, and her tour of the
levee last night, confined Mrs. Carrie
Nation to her rooms today until the
hour set for her appearance at Wlllard
Hotel, shortly before noon today, com
pelled her to give up her plat's for fur
ther personal visits to the saloons.
Hundreds of letters, some threaten
ing, many commendatory and not a few
inclosing small amounts of money, arj
beir-g received by Mrs. Nation. Among
them was one from "Battle Axe Pad
dy" Gleason. former mayor of Long
Island City, in which the latter, after
congratulating Mrs. Nation on htr
work. Invited her to come to New York
and placed his buttleaxe at her dU
posal. When Informed of Mrs. Nation's In
tention of visiting him, Mayor Harri
son said:
"I will not see Mrs. Nation. Chicago
had a taste of anarchy In Haymarket
Square some years ago, and I believe
the city cares for no more of it in the
shape of Carrie Nation and her hatchet.
Meanwhile, the police, if they are obey
ing instructions, are enforcing the mid
night closing ordinance, and the best
thing Mrs. Nation can do Is to hurry
back to Kansas."
NEBRASKA DEADLOCK.
Republican Caucus Resulted in
Material Change in the Vote.
No
LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 13. Following
Is the vote for United States senator
today:
Allen, 51; W. H. Thompson, 51; Borge,
6; Crounx, 7; Currle, 20; D. E. Thomp
son, 33; Melklejohn, SI; Halne, 7; Hln
schaw, 14; Kincald, 4; Martin, 8; Rose
water, 15; scattering, 8.
The Republican caucus resulted In no
material change of vote.
D. E. Thompson made a gain of three
votes over last night.
PITTSBURG NOT IN DANGER.
Carnegie Steel Interests Will Not Be
Removed From That City.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The? Tribune
ays: . ' , ;
Andrew Carnegie, In an interview last
night, was asked If he could say
something which will allay the report
ed fear of Plttsburgera that when the
sale la consummated It will be fol
lowed by the removal of the steel works
from that city.
"The works," exclaimed Mr. Carne
gie; "how could that be? That Is fool-h-h.
I do not think Pittsburg feara
anything like that."
"Well, at least the head office of the
works and the little army of clerks
and accountants employed In It," said
the reporter. "PHtsburgers may rea
sonably fear removal of these may they
not?"
"I will never forget Pittsburg. No
Plttsburger ned ever fear that" waa
the only reply Mr. Carnegie would
make. ,
While this brief Interview Is not put
forth aa a direct confirmation by Mr.
Carnegie of the sale of hla vast steel
Interests. It la certainly a eonflrma
tlon by Inference, and la noteworthy a
being the first confirmation of any
kind, no matter how alight, which has
been given out by Mr. Carnegie.
DIVORCES WERE NOT BINDING.
Over Hundred Couples In Milwaukee
Failed to Have Decrees Docketed.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-A special to the
Tribune from Milwaukee aay:
Over two hundred people In thU city
who supposed themselvea divorced are
married. This discovery was m tde yes
terday when It was found that la over
one hundred casea where divorces have
been granted they have not been dock
eted. The four Judges of the circuit and
superior courts immediately met and
adopted a rule that no decrees of di
vorce will be made until one of the
parties deposits the fee for entering
he Judgment. The Judges blame the
lawyers and the lawyers blame their
clients for not paying. No decree of
divorce is valid until It is entered and
there have beeji over one hundred cases
In the last two years where the par
ties failed to have Judgments entered.
ALASKA LINES COMBINE.
Dominion Development Company Ab
sorbed by the White Paw and
Yukon Raiirad Company.
CHICACO. Feb. ll-An announce
ment of the absorption of the Domin
ion Development Company by the
White lass wvl Yukon Railroad Com
pany was male here today, the dtal
having been consummated In London,
England, yesterday. The consideration
paid the form-?r company w as not mado
known.
The White Pass and Yukon Company
operates a railway between Skagway
and Whit Horse while the purchased
company has a line of steamers in
operation on Lake Bennett and the Up
per Yukon river between White Horse
and Dawson City. By this combination
it is said that the territory will be
developed more fully and freight rates
reduced.
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE.
Senate Railroad Committee Reports Fa
vorably on Bill to Give Governor
Power to Appoint Com
mission. OLYMPIA, Feb. 13. The senate this
afternoon was requested to reconsider
the Preston railway commission bill.
The railroad committee reported favor
ably on Tolman'.t bill which gives the
governor appointive power.
Senator Crow, of Whitman county, on
behalf of the Democrats, Introduced a
bill this afternoon creating three con
gressional districts, one Including King
and the Northwest, another Pierce and
the Southwest and the other eastern
Washington.
SANDY OLDS IS DEAD.
PORTLAND. Feb. 13.-"Sandy" Olds,
the notorious gambler who killed Emil
Weber, another gambler, in 1SS9, died
yesterday at his home- on the east tide,
of paralysis.
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"General Good"
CIGARS
J TWO UNBQUALBD SMOKES
ALLEN &
$ Distributors,
tttntntmmn m??? t Wm i
MADRID POLICE
CHARGE ON CROWD
Many RiotersJInjured by Swords
of Civil Guard.
CENSORSHIP ON NEWSPAPERS
Ooperatc Efforts Bcls Made lo Quiet AfU
tatioo- Newspaper! Waraed to Ah
tula From Excltlve Newt
or Coamtatt.
MADRID, Feb. 13. The authorltlea
have warned the newspapers to ab
stain from the publication of newa or
comments calculated to fan the pres
ent agitation.
With nightfall every approach to
Puerta Del Sol was Jammed with Idle
people. Insulting remarks were hurled
at the police and civil guards. Tho
trumpeter sounded a charge, which
was made with swords drawn. Hcada
were not spared. Many' persons were
injured and there were numerous ar
rests. The scattering crowds sought the
shops and hotels. All the front doom
of the Hotel De Pari were smashed
in.
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT.
Established in the Philippine Province
of Pampanga.
SAN FERNANDO. Province of Pam
panga, Island of Luzon, Philippines.
Feb. 13. At Bacolor a bill applying the
provincial government act to the prov
ince of Pampanga was parsed In the
presence of a crowd which Included the
representatives of all the twenty towno
in the province.
The appointments of the officers of
the province were announced. The sal
aries were fixed as follows: Governor,
$1600; secretary, $1000, treasurer, $2400;
superior, $1SOO; fiscal, $1330.
DEAL TO BE CLOSED TOMORROW.
Carpegle Will Receive More Than Stat
ed in Any of the Estimates.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 13. The new "fea
tures in the Carnegie-Morgan negotia
tions, according to the Pittsburg Lead
er, are that the deal will be closed
Friday; that President Schwab will be
at the head of the new company and
that Andrew Carnegie Is to receive a
sum larger than has been given In any
of the estimates sent out from New
York. ' . . - " '
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Bith Iron Works and Newport News
Co. Will Each Build a Cruiser.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. The navy
department today decided to award the
Bith Iron Works and Newport News
Shipbuilding Company each a contract
for building a protected cruiser.
STEAMSHIP LUCERNE LOST. :
'
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Feb. 13. It Is al
most certain that the steamship Lu
cerne was the victim of a disaster near
Bacilleu. Her loss involves thirty
lives.
BOER LOSSES AT ERMELO.
DURBAN, Natal, Feb.. 13. The Boer
losses when they were attacked by
General French at Ermelo last week
are said to have been forty killed and
200 prisoners.
AGED PIONEER DEAD.
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PORTLAND, Feb. 13. Mrs. Rhoda
Henderson, aged 83, a pioneer of 1846,
is dead.
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