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HOTIOR! Bookfi, PeriodicalsMagazine, &.C, Are, Net to be Taken From Tha Library without permission. Any jono l;,.-nd$uilty of 3uch offense, PUBUC LIBRARY AOCIAIWH. . i i' i . i : VOL. UII AST0K1A, OKCfiON, THURSDAY TCBRfARY 28, 190!. NO. 51 mm MM rnT i i it ml? 4si :-"T v. TO BB WITHOUT FAULT For Sale In Astoria Only by the ECLIPSE HARDWARE 0. AHTOKIA, Book Bargains 600 Cloth Huund ItuokH, GikmI CI frr9 5l1 TillwJHiKlinK una Authors Iv-ll ZfJl Just the Kind for These Long Winter Evenings Five-Volume Set of Kipling, UuHwII.Holmea.lIcnty.McHilo and other good uuthorn .... GRIFFIN AMERICAN BISCUIT COMPANY'S Macaroons, Walnut Creams, Arrowroot, High Teas, And Many Others, Fresh and Crisp. RALSTON'S HEALTH FOODS, ALL VAR1ETIES- " FISHER'S REST " CORYAILIS FLOUR CHASE G SANBORN'S FINE COFFEES ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. Fishing Supplies... Headquarters LOWBST A LONG RO J has moderatod, consequently saies have been slow. Wo aro ovcr W. J. SCtllly, stocked and must have the room. From now on these splendid heat 431 BOND STREET, ing stoves will be sold at a reduc Uetweei Niath .d Teath Streets tion of 20 per cent FOR CASH. C. J. TRENCHARD, Commission. Brokerage, The Superior Ranges ARE . . . ACKNOWLEDGED BY ALL WHO HAVE USED THEM OREGON . 7P Ppp Pt V J OLl & REED PRICBS. Foard 8 Stokes Co. W Of our new and up-to-date Air tight Heaters aro still on hand. Wo figured on considerable cold weather and purchased au un usual quantity; but the weather Custom House Broker. ASTORIA, ORE ANOTHER EXCITING DAY IN SENATE Army Appropriation Bill Passed Early This Morning. IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS Se.al. Lltleato' la Avilaache ol P.uioult Democratic Oralory Day ol Ro.tlae W.rk I. flo. - Sanpioi Eiplalsi HloKtf. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28,-The senate niH-i tho army appropriation bill at 12:45 o'clock thin morning, containing the proposition of the Republican ma jority for the temporary government of the Philippines anj for future rela tion bet ween the United State arid Cuba. Many amendment were offered tu both proposHlon but th'-y were vot ed dwn. The original Hpoorur amend ment was amended rgirdlng the fran elilh proposed by H'r, the buter prop ortion having b.-en accepted by the mitlorliv yesterday. Not Jne the enactment of the reso lutions .-i Iiirlnif a ftate f war In ex lt between the United Mtuf and Si'iiln hu there bi-wt such an avulunche f imtloiint- oratory hh the Hi-nute ll tened to today. Throughout the flun the army airorhitou bill nan under dUeuoilon. the i-ontroverted iuetiin being the Kpooinr IltlUiiplne um-ndmvnt -and the. 1'latl Culjan amendmrnt. C'uriounly enough, the delate wan eonriiwd mtlrely to the Detii'x-ratlc nlde of th chamber with one exception. Jtoih amendmeiita were denounced aa vlcloua ar.d mrnli'loui k'stnUtlon, ub- viruve of the prlnt'lplea of thla guv- i-rnnieiit und unaiulletf(j In the tilator)1 uf k(rila4lve enxctmentii. The mum notabl- upe-t-h f the day waa delivered by Itacun, of Georgia. He had been thoroughly aroused by report, that DenKvratlc member, had been Induced by queMtlonable mmnn to wtihdraw their opposition to the pro putied leglalatlon and he pas.slonately branded u a lir upon honorable men and e.-ator any and all such Ktate nient.i. Ilia arraignment of anumlinent. for "roerclng" coiigrejn Intii enm-tlng uch pruvlHlon. In the cloning hours of the m-hxion wua iteniutl(inal, ainl he declar ed that the only peible obji-ct of iuch action that plunderer, and vul tures might haw an opportunity to prey upon the prmtrate lund of the FIKpln. Early In the evening voting began on the minor amendments to the meas ure. All of them were offered by Dem ocratic senator and ail of them were voted down by heavy majorities. At last the de?Nve mtumut had arrived. It was now 10:30 p. m. and the sen ate had been In ses-ilon continuously .Inc. 11 o'clock this morning. A vote was taken on the amended Snooner res olution, which was adopted yea. 45. nay. 27, as follows: Yeas AldHch, Allison, Bard, Bever Idge, Burrows, Carter, Chandler, (lark, Cullom, Deboe, Depew, DHIIngham, Dnlllver, Elkins, Faarbanks. Foraker. Foster. (Salllnger, Hale, H.inna, Hna horough, Hawley, Kean, Kearns, Kyle, Lodge, McCotnas. McOumber, McLau tiii. McMillan. Nelson. Perkins. Tlatt (Conn.). Prltchard, Proctor. Quarles, Scott, Sew ell, Slipup, Simon, Spooner, Stewart, Thurston, Warren, Wetmori 45. Nays Allen, Bacon, Bates, Berry. Butler, ('affery, Chilton, Clay, Cockrell, Culberson, Hirrlf, Hoar, Jones (Ark.), Jones (Nov.), Kenny, Llndfmy. McEn ery, Mallory, Martin. Pettlgrew. Tettiss Rawlins, Taliaferro, Teller, Tillman, Turlty, Turner 27. Piatt, of Connecticut, then offered an amendment prepared by the committee on relations with Cuba, Thla passed by practically the s&me vote as the Spooner amendment. BUSY DAY IN THE HOUSE. WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. The house hnd a busy day of routine agreeing to the conference reports on the fortiflca' tion, District of Columbia and military academy bills. The laat named con tained the antl-liaiing legislation. The naval oppropriatlon bill was sent REMOVAL SALE Commencing Monday, February 4, We shall make the following pricos; Iron Beds wltH brass knobs $3.00 Iron Eeds with Iwllbross roll 6.00 Extension Tobies 4.50 end up Our ' Combination Book Cases and Writing Desk we make a 20 per cent discount from regular prices. Par lor Chairs Reduced inlrice. On Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum, Window Shades, we give 10 per cent from regular prices, which includes, Sewing, Laying and Paper. CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON back to the confererce after defctt of a motion to concur In the nate' pro vl.lon. for three more submarine tor pdf Ix'ut., The Louisiana purchase exposition bill, which ha b'-en In a precarious par liamentary slate, was finally sent to the conference for a!Juntmeiit of dif ferences. HAMlHON'H EXPLANATION, BOHTON. Feb! 27. Rear Admiral Hampson, referring to his letter to the navv department relating to the com missioning of warrant oflV-ers, sold that he had expr-iwed hi. view, solely In the Interest of the .ervlce, aa he had come to know It, especially Its require rmtitu, after a lifetime of duty aboard ship and ashore. ' The letter was an official communi cation," he said. "A. an officer of the navy I am forbidden by the regulation, to discus. It In any way for publication." VI8IT3D BJ'l DISTILLERY. After Iiisi tlng It Thoroughly Mrs. Nellon Begg'M Minager to man It. PEORIA, III., Feb. 27.-Mrs. Carrie Nation this afternoon started for To leka, Kan., where she will be surren dered to the sheriff to resume her Jail life. This morning she visited the Great Western distillery. Peter Casey, the tniKt manager, escorte,! her through the ieill.-r v and ahe begged him to hmash It. When neked what she thoup.lit of the largest distillery In the world she replied: "It is hell." MRS. NATION ENDORSED. DENVER. Feb. 27. At the 8t:tte con ference of the Prohibition party. p?o lutions endorsing the work of Mrs. Na tion were paed. GRAND A KM Y WELCOME. May Have Position In Inaugural Pa rade Reject -d by Third Ohio Regiment. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Word was received tonight, from the Third Ohio regiment, which the president com manded Jn the civil war, that the sur vivors are too old to take the long journey t Washingt w and endure the fatigue of the Inaugural. This left their post of honor in the parade va- ennt and the president and General Green are willing that It should be Piled by a repr.-ntallve body of veter ans from district poets of the G. A. R. CASE AGAINST DL'KE. Positioned Till Manchester's Return From America.- LONDON, Feb. 27. In the court of th- king's bench today, the case of Sangulnetto aguinst the Duke of Man chester was again postponed owing to th duke's absence in America. The pIsir'.ifT seek to recover 500 commis sion for procuring the duke a loan of 110.000. The defense pleads that the terms of the loan are unreasonable. The plaintiff's counsel opposed post ponement. Justice Bigham, remarking that the fact that there was a laxly in the case appealed to him very strongly, granted the postponement. KIDNAPPERS HEARD FROM. Cffer to Return 120,000 If Cudahy Will Drop the Matter. CHICAGO, Feb. 27. A special to the Post from Omaha, Nebraska, says: Ed war 1 A. Cudahy has received a letter from the men who kidnapped his win. offering to return J20.000 of the ransom n.cr.ty on condition that all de tectives be withdrawn and no attempt be made to prosecute the abductors. should Uit ir Identity be discovered. It Is understood that the letter was mailed at Council Bluffs. ANNUAL N. P. INSPECTION. Officials Now at Taconw Bound This Way. TACOMA. Feb. 27. President Charles S. Mellon, of the. Northern Pacific, Vice President Hannaford and Chief Engi neer McHenry arrived In Tacoma to day on their annual Inspection tour. The party will remain here until Fri day, then spend one day at Everett, go ing thence to Portland and returning East over Idaho lines. ENGLAND ELATED AT NEW VICTORIES General French Is Quite the Hero of the Hour. MADE EXTENSIVE CAPTURES Tare. Huadref Priio.eri as Haaorrii .1 Rjfkf, Honef, Cattle. Sheep tad W.(oi Report That Botha Hat Sirrta4cretf. LONDON, Feb. 27.-General French'. most recent ucceim combined w Ith oth er advantages gained by the British force. In South Africa have created, representative of the Associated Pres. learn., a most hopeful feeling In the war office her?. Lord Rqglan, under s?cretary for war, described It today a. being "the thin end of the wedge" and this also I. the opinion of military critic, who reiterate that while the war cannot be expected to end with a midden stroke. this constant capturing of men, guns supplies and hors-s means that opera tion will soon be reduced to the Da- coit stage. General French Is quite the hero of the hour on ' Pali Mall," though, of course. General Kitchener's controlling hand Is recognized under every circum stance It is felt by Mr. Broderlck and Lord -Roberts that so long as the Brit ish forces are doing something to di minish the Boers' supply of men, mounts and ammunition they are achieving the only poatfble objective at present in sight. It Is not believed to be at all likely that General Kitchener will grant any aimistice as a preliminary to peace or If he does he will not let the war office know of It until he learns the result. REPORT OF BOTHA'S SURRENDER. LONDON, Feb. 27. The Dally Chron icle, which ha. received a report It believe, to be trustworthy, though It ha. no means of verification, to the effect that General Botha has surren dered to Lord Kitchener, iajr: 'According to earlier Information. Gen. Botha was to have been received at Lord Kitchener's camp about the end of this we.Sc, but If the foregoing re port is correct events have ripened with unexpected rapidity." CAPTURES BY GENERAL FRENCH. LONDON. Feb. 27.-General Kltch ener, telegraphing from Middleburg (in the Transvaal, on the railroad between Pretoria and Portuguese East Africa), under date of February 27, says: "The following additional captures are reported by French up to February 25th: "Three hundred Boers, surrendered; a 19-pounder Krupp, one howitxer, a Maxim, 20,000 rounds of small arms ammunition. 153 Hlles, 388 horses, 834 trek oxen, 5600 cattle, 9S00 sheep and 287 wagons and carts. The Boers' cas ualties were four killed and five wounded." KITCHENER PREPARING COUP. NEW YORK, Feb. 27. In comment ing on the South African war the Lon don correspondent of the Tribune says that military men at the metropolis are inclhied to believe that Lord Kitch ener is preparing a coup with the ob ject of completely demolishing either De Wet or Botha, if not both, on the anniversary of Majuba today, Just as Lord Roberts crushed Cronje twelve months ago. STEAMER WILLAPA ON FIRE. Exciting Trip to Vancouver From the North. VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 27.-The steamer Willapa, which arrived today from the north, was on fire during her trip to thia port. An attempt was made to beach her but fortunately, as turned cut, she was four miles from shore and before she could be beached the fire was extinguished. KILLED BY TREATMENT. Seattle Fallen Woman Died From Strychnine Given tor Cure of Opium Habit. SEATTLE, Feb. 27. A coroner's jury today, after investigating the circum stances surrounding the death, return ed a verdict that Maggie Hunsucker, a fallen woman, died from the effects of strychnine administered to her by Arthur Ford, secretary of the Wash Ington Sanitarium for the cure of the opium habit, Burt Chapman, with whom the woman lived, and Charlotte Morgan. The testimony tended to show that the Hunsucker wwnan was undergo In treatment for the morphine habit under the direction of Ford, who Is physician, assisted by Chapman and crmlc injection and she shortly after ward, died. Two physicians testified the lii'iuest that an autopsy and nalysln of the contents of the stomach revealed that dea';H was caused by strychnine poisoning. RESPIX'TED CITIZEN ARRESTED. Had Threaten'-d Banker With Death Unk-s. Given HOfO. BONNER SPRINGS, Ka Feb. 27. . D. Beard'jn, a reopected citizen, is under arrest here for connection with an atterrpt to force 11000 from Frank Warner, caahler and principal own;r of a bank at thl. place, under pain f death to hlms'-lf and wife, or the kidnapping of hi. child. Bardrn was arrested while making off with a bag of slug, supposed to contain money and which wa left at the point des'gnated In a threatening letter received by the banker. YFRKES STEPS OUT. Transfer. His Interest hi Chicago Rail way, to Eastern Capitalists. CHICAGO, Feb. 27. Chas. T. Yerke. today stepped down and out of the controlling ownership and management of the Northwestern Elevated, Lake Street Elevated and Union Loop Com panies, transferring his Interest to East ern c-tpitallsts. At the same time step, were taken joking toward the consolidation un- Jer one management of all the elt-vated traction systems in Chicago. CONSL'MPTIVES' SANITARIUMS. Will Be Established In All the Large Cities of America. CLEVELAND. Feb. 27. It la stated that a company will be organlxed here within a few days, cipltallzed at 11,000,000, to erect a system of sanitar iums In the larger cities of the coun try fjr the cure of consumption by electricity. It le .aid that a positive cure of the disease has been found. UNKNOWN STEAMER SANK. Collision Near English Coast Resulted In Loss of One Vessel. LONDON. Feb. 27. Early this morn- lna- the British steamer Chamois col lided near Dewarp lightship, three miles east of Yarmouth, with an un known . steamer. The unidentified steamer sank and it is feared that 30 lives were lost. HANGING FOR KIDNAPPING. Stringent Measure Introduced In the Pennsylvania Senate. HARRISBURG. Penn.. Feb. 27. A bill was introduced In the senate today making kidnapping and abduction for the purpose of extorting money a fel ony, and fixing the penalty like that of murder In the first degree. BANKER ARRESTED. CHICAGO. Feb. 27. Edmund Palm er, whose banks in Des Plalnes and Ashly. 111., and EllettsvUle, Ind.. have closed with total liabilities estimated at $30,000, was arve&ted today. EDITOR OF PRESBYTERIAN DEAD. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27. Rev. Robert Alexander, D. D., a widely known Presbyterian clergyman and the editor of the "Presbyterian," died at his home here today. PRIZE-FIGHTING PROHIBITED. TOPEEA, Feb. 27. Acting upon a message from Governor Stanley yester day, a Wit was rushed tnrough tne legislature prohibiting prize fighting. CERVERA PROMOTED. MiiiRin Feh 17.--The aueen resrent has signed a deerje appointing Rear Ad ml raICerveravice-adinlral . . . ASK "Charles Carroll" - ICc I "Genera! Good" - - 5c! CIGARS TWO UN EQUALED SMOKE! ALLEN & LEWIS, Distributors, BOTH PILOT AND CAPTAIN BLAMED Vercict at Inquest Over Victims of Rio de Janeiro Wreck. PACIFIC MAIL CO. CENSURED Jury Blame. Then lor Employing a Chinese Crew-Pilot's Attempt to Shift Re ipoMlbllltr Captain Faltef. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27. The cor oner'. Jury which held an Inquest to day over the eleven bod'e. recovered from the wreck of the .learner Rio U Janeiro returned their verdict tonlght The Jury charge. Captain Ward, who wa. drowned, and Pilot Jordan, with criminal negligence.. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company Is censured ' for having a Chinese crew on board. Sec ond Officer Graham Coghlan Is com mended for his heroic conduct In sav ing lives. PILOT BLAMES CAPTAIN, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.-The cor oner'. Inquest In the matter of th wrecking of the steamship RJo wa. commenced today. Pilot Jordan again shifted the responsibility for th disas ter to Captain Ward, who wentldown with his vessel. Pilot Jordan Abated that It Is a rule of 'this port tha all captains have power supreme to that of the pilot and that Captain WA-d had ordered the vessel taken Into t,'0 harbor. . V- INDIANS DESTITUTE. - i tnr.nl Sent tn Washlnston for Aid for 1 r " r wasnington ior Aia tor ;ring Zunls. I Suffering Zunis. PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 27. An appeal has been sent to the department of the interior at Washington for aid for the suffering Zunl Indians In north eastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico. A report from Ajache county says a nortiorv of the tribe near Rohmah 1 In a fearful condition from lack cf food and clothing. Rations at the agency are totally inadequate to the relief of the Indians, and w hites have been con tributing supplies. So widespread, bow ever, la the trouble that the government Is the only source of substantial aid. ' ., Last summer's drought destroyed th Zunl crops and the Indians have traded nearly all their blankets and clothing for food. As a result the unusually se vere winter has caused much slcknes. and many deaths. IDAHO LEGISLATURE. Caucus of Fuslonlsts Ask. Governor to Abolish Martial Law In Coeur d'Alene. BOISE, Feb. 17. A resolution waf adopted at a caucus of twenty-four of the forty-three fusion members of ' the legislature this evening resolving that Governor Hunt abolish martial law in the Coeur d'Alene district. It is the understanding that the mat ter will not be brought up In each house again. PORTE HAS NOT PAID. Cramps Cor Elder Contract With Turkey for Cruiser Void. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 27. It I. stated that the Porte not having paid the Irstallnrents due on the cruiser for which a contract was signed recently with the Cramp Shipbuilding Company of Philadelphia, the latter considers the contract void, and repudiates all te apot slbility In the matter. FOR ... Portland, Oregon it t Mrs. Morgan. Insurance and Shipping. act W. r. A Co, Hd Pacific Kxpret. OO. On Monday Ford gave her a hypo-