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- 4 NOTIOR! Books, Periodicals, Ma&azlnes, &cV Are Not to bo Token From Tho Uhijiy vahgut permission. Any ooo iwjnil guilty of such Offense, will be liable to prosecution. if0fill VOL. Ltll ASTOKIA, OKBGOX, PKIDAY, MARCH 1, 1901. NO. 52 il 111, Mllllll 'lliy TO BE WITHOUT FAULT For Sale In Astoria Only by the ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. AHTOIilA, OKBOON Book Bargains r00 Cloth Hound IWIcn, (JimmI fVt Tillrs, lSimlinKuil Author . . . I v-Jl ipl Just the Kind for These Long Winter Evenings Five-Volume S'tn of Kipling, Uuwh'II, IIoliiKH, Hetity.Mcmlo ami other good authors .... GRIFFIN AMERICAN BISCUIT COMPANY'S Macaroons, Walnut Creams, Arrowroot, High Teas, And Many Others, Fresh and Crisp. RALSTON'S HEALTH FOODS, ALL VAK1ETICS . " FISHER'S BESI " CORVAUIS FLOUR CHASE 6 SANBORN'S FINE COFFEES ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. Fishing Supplies... Headquarters LOWEST A LONG RO W " 'O has moderated, consequently sales W J, SCUllV, stocked and must have the room. From now on these splendid heat 431 BOND STREET, ing stoves will be sold at a reduc Betwtei Nltth tnd Teith Streets tion of 20 per cent FOR CASH. c. Commission. Brokerage, Insurance and Shlcpln?. J. TRENCH AR The Superior Ranges ARE . . . ACKNOWLEDGED BY ALL WHO HAVE USED THEM Cl 7 FT Ppp pf V"l l I CI OCl & REED PRICES. Foard 8 Stokes Co. Of our new and up-to-date Air tight lien tors are still on hand. Wo figured on considerable cold weather and purchased an un usual quantity; but the weather Custom House Broker ASTORIA, ORE Aleut W. F. A Co and Pacllo Kxprceo Oo'l. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL PASSED Carries Appropriations of Over $50,000,000. YESTERDAY WAS QUIET DAY Coifcrtic Report on Wir ftrvcaae Redactloe Adopts -CHianlpa (Mr Bill to Promote Efficiency of Revcaue Cutter Scrvke. WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-Thc cren Ity of today' proceedings In the svn uhn In harn con tram with tlntin ii'.tuiun llm u.ici,i nf yi-HU-nluy. An lindif rix- amount of buHim-jiH wan dl-ii"-J of nri'l not a single point rained w nhai ply controvrted. The river mill harbor bill, arrylnic aooronrlu- th-n of inor than I'Aomn.M. nai JHMriJ without II Word f JlKCUWtlon anl the -mili adapted the conference report mi the hut rfVi'iiiK' reduction n.'-iifiir.. wlihiut disturbing In the hunt I'l- inlllpond Mii)Mihn.-H of the pro- C. dill". The Iliinl coiif.-n i)' e r-'t"itH were mud, an I UKn-'d t., on tin- diplomatic tnd coimular mid agricultural appro priation Mlbt itnd another conference oti the pont idln- bill -ua ordered. The onf.'iin- report on several other Mii-uure were ajtreel to. The rnai agreed f 'the house tiim-ndineiitd to the t.lli "tttr the relief of Kfttlern under the public lund luwe to hind within the Indemnity llntlls of the Krnnt to the Northern Pacific Huilruad inipany," thu i.alng the in nnur". Chandler Rave notice that on Satur day evrnlriK Hi 8 o'clock he would al dreiw the in nate on a resolution dvlar Inic that V. A. Clark, of Montana, wmji not duly anil legally eeted to the en ate. IN TIIU HOUSK. WASHINGTON. F.b. S.-The houo clean d the deck tmtay of a number of Impoit.'int c"iif'Tvnc rejiorts with out much dllhVulty. The conference report on the war revenue reduction bill proved generally acceptable to both ulil'-c and wua adopted without division. lililuudHon, the nilnority leader, ac iulece. In It a the bint that cctuld te done, nlthouKh he dated that the minority Mill believed that the war tax e hould be teduced $70,000,000. The final report on the diplomatic and couk ti la r and agricultural npro prlatlin MIIh were O'luiKed. The major part of the day was de voud to a bill to promote the efficient y of the revenue cutter service. The ft lend of the bill w'tre very persistent in the face of ninny difficulties, hung on to It with bulldog tenacity and fin ally forced the bill Into such a par Hum 'nt.iry situation that It w ill be vot id upen aftr five minutes' debate. T.UARDSMAN HEARD SIGNALS. Attached No Importance to Mo's Whistling So Failed to Arouse Life-Saving Station. SAN FRANISCO. Feb. 28. Ellington, the Rii.tr, Idiiwin connected with the Fort Point life-saving titlon. who. was on duty at the time of the wreck of the steamer Rio de Janeiro, February 22, hits made a confession, In which he sys that he heard the Klo s signals f distress but placed no Importance In thorn, and for that reason Tilled to arouse the life-saving station. Captain HoOsnn, In, charge of the sta tion, has suspended ElUngson and will make a thorough Investigation. It lin.i been claimed by people who w-ere on the w recked steamer andl by others that If the crew had been made aware of the disaster many lives could have been saved. SPEECH BY HOURKB COCHRAN. Maintained That Solution of Social Questions Law With the Church. NEW YORK. Feb. 28. Bourke Coch ran was the speaker last evening at a meeting of the United States Catholic Historical Society. His subject was: "The Church and Social Problems," In REMOVAL SALE Commencing Monday, February 4, We shall make the following pricos; Iron Beds with brass knobs $3.00 Iron Beds with full brass mil 6.00 Extension Tables $4.50 and up Our Combination Book Cases and Writing Desk we make a 20 per cent discount from regular prices. Par lor Chairs Reduced in price. On Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum, Window Shades, we giye 10 per cent from regular prices, which includes, Sewincr. Lavinc and Taner. CHARLES UEILB0RN & SONl hi remark Mr. 'Cochran maintained Hint the solution of the social (un tloru of tho pr'ent day lay with the church, declaring that whll? the remedy for economic evils must lay In econo mic laws there was no difference be tween the economic and moral law. The church, he asuerted, wan not mere ly the depository of the moral la; but the truest exponent of th'4 economic l.i w. lie diflned p"operliy a an abund ance of commodities equitably distrib uted among the people who could best ii them and held that the system under which the greatest abundance of commodities could bo drawn from the earth was the system toward which nil human energy am all human law should tend. All wealth, he said, must be pro luced by the hand of man find drawn from the earth, adding that all the power of law or man could not make two blades of grass grow where but one hoc" grown before, nor the greatest potentate create fertility on the battle field. Among thoe present on the stage was Archblwhop CVrrlgun. W A . 1 1 1 NCJTON LEG ISLATL'RE. House Passed Pill Making It Mlsde meanor for Boy to Smoke Cigarettes, OLYMPIA, Feb. 28. The first bill to be passed at this session over the veto of Governor Rogers Is that Introduced by Itroun, of Spokane, regulating the practice of medicine in this state. The hous paed Ulnes' bill which amends the present cigarette law so as to make It a misdetmanor to smoke as well as to sell cigarette!'. The law against smoking applies to persons un der 18 years of age. In the house tomorrow afternoon the Ruth bill, providing for the purchase of Thurston county court house for capitot purposes, la down for the spec ial order. It looks tonight as though the bill will pass. In the house this morning the capl tol removal bills were, uion the rec ommendation of the constitutional re vision committee, indefinitely postponed. Tire senate passed a bill providing for the submission of a constitutional amendment to the voters. The proposed amendment provides that no natural Isml alien shall vle at any election within sit months from the time of his nuturalUatloo. The measure Is aimed to shut off the practice adopted by campaign committee of paying for the naturalization of foreign-born per sons NEW WHATCOM BANK FAILURE. Receiver ApKinted for Scandlnavian Amerlcau Bank. NEW WHATCOM. Wash.. Feb. 28. On application of Parker Ellis, a re ceiver was appointed for the Scandinavian-American bank this afternoon. In October. 1W0. H. St. John bought a controlling lnterwt In the bank and Incorporated It at $23,000. It U thought that the liabilities will In time be paid but the funds are not at present available. M. G. Soouten was appointed receiver. RESIGNATION OF CABINET. Called for by President McKlnley Take Effect on Monday. to WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. President McKlnley has divided to request the resignation of all the members of his cabinet, to take effect March 4. On Tuesday he will re-nominate them all with the exception of Attorney-General Griggs, who thus far has resisted the president's requests to remain at the head of the department of Justice for another four years. It known that Griggs has finally decided that his business Interests are such that he cannot alTord to remain and has no Informed the president. He will remain !n office, however, until about April 1. WRONG NEOO CAUGHT. Alleged Assailant of Indianapolis Girl Was Released. INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 2S.-This af ternoon the negro, Doc Reid, was taken to the Darter home In Irvington and after carefully scrutinizing the pris oner Miss Darter declared that he was not her assailant. He was then released. BOTHA SAID TO HAVE SURRENDERED No Official Confirmation of the Report. DE WET AGAIN CORNERED Uaible to Advisee BccaUK of Swolle Streams Total Cost of the Boer Wsr .HsiBeea Tbsi Fir uiaw.n, j.ti. 28. The war secre tary, Mr. Broderick, announced In the house of commons this afternoon thaf he had no official information of the surrender of General Botha, NEWS CREDITED. LONDON, Feb. 28. The Pall Mall Ga iette credits the news of General Bo tha'a surrender, but a representative of the Associated Press learns that neith er the foreign -ifflee nor tiie colonial olflce has any Information confirming the report. TIME OF SURRENDER. MANCHESTER, England, Feb. 28. The Evening Mall says General Botha formally surrendered to General Kitch ener shortly before 10 o'clock this morn ing. DE WET HEMMED IN. DE AAR, Feb. 28. Latest advices In dicate that though a few of General De Wet's men have succeeded In cross ing the Orange river. General De Wet, former President Steyn and the bulk of their force, including Hertzog's com mand, are camped on the South Balk awaiting an opportunity to cross. Ac cording to inhabitants who reside alongside the river, this will be lm possible for at least four days. The Indications are that De Wet in tends moving eastward, with the object of crossing the line between Norvals pont and Naaupoort. ' Thoraeycrot is pushing from the west, while several columns are ready to meet the Boers In every direction. Last night there was a terrible storm, heavy rains tx tending over a wide area, and It is expected that the river will again rise. RUMORS OF SURRENDER? NEW YOKK, Feb. 2S.-Th London correspondent of the Tribune cables that, although no official information has been issued with regard to the matter, he learns from a good source thu General Louis Botha, the Boer commander-in-chief, has surrendered to the British, thus commemorating Ma luba day in the same manner as Gen eral Cronje did twelve months ago. If the war office authorities can see their way to confirm the news there will be great rejoicing throughout the British empire. Commandant De Wet must still be reckoned with, however, and until he can be persuaded to lay down his arms hostilities must proceed. The London Chronicle's report that Botha has surrendered Is considered significant because It will be remenv bered Botha declined to treat through an Intermediary and said he would ap ply direct to Lord Kitchener when he wished to surrender. The absence of new 9 about De Wet would seem to sug gest that he has again got away, and as the Orange river is falling he may be able to make good his escape out of Cape Colony. , - Lord Kitchener reports General French's successes with such coolness that only the British military experts comprehend the significance of the bul letins. The additional captures Include war material, horses and cattle. Wheth er these were made by Botha or Mey er, the Boers could not afford In their extremity to lose he ammunition or supplies. Military men in London now assume that the collapse of the Boer army cannot be deferred many weeks, stc.ee It will be Impracticable for the burghers to obtain a fresh supply of material. Steyn, De Wet and Hertzog are still aleld. but the remnants of their corn maniocs are without reserves of ammu nition and are heading for districts which have been emptied and rendered uninhabitable by Lord Kitchener's pol icy of corralling the farmers and their families in strongly garrisoned posts. Military experts consider the dispatch of further reinforcements unnecessary, except for the relief of the worn out army of occupation. The favorable news from the Trans vaal causes belief among the support ers of the government that the "khaki" election w-as held in good time, owing to the adroitness of Mr, Chamberlain, and that the party Is strongly in trenched In power. But It Is an awk ward thing for Sir Michael Hicks Beach to admit that a deficit of at least 50,00,000 must be provided for bv oarliament with the war still un finished. This is the estimate made on the Liberal side without official Infor mation, but unless the increases fromj the various sources of revenue, are larger than anybody has ventured to forecast, the figures are not likely to be reduced in the budget. The total cost of the Boer war has been concealed by various devices, bu it will exceed 130,000,000. A promt nent Liberal has aerted that the ag gregate would be over 140,000,000 If the account could be closed at once. For thU reason the supporters of the gov ernment art- now awaiting the budge speech In a spirit of optimism. Th effect of that soeech will, however, be lens discouraging If they can assert that the bottom ha been reached and tha the war has ended. The "Kaffir circus" shares are rls Ing day by day owing to Lord Kitchen er's success and there Is evidence 'of a marked revival of speculative actlv Ity. The operators are forecasting grejt boom in South African stocks as a sequel to the war, but they are as sumlng that the mine owners will not be heavily taxed for the benefit of British taxpayers. But Sir Mir ha Hicks-Beach has a sharp eye fixed on the only available assets of South Africa. The Kaffir circus may be In less festive mood after the budget speech That speech may- unmake the marke now under careful manipulation. OUTRAGE IN ATLANTA. Wife of Prominent Jeweler Maltreated by Negro. ATLANTA. Ga.. Feb. 28. Mrs. C. A Buchanan, wife of a well-known Jewel er Uving In the heart of a prominen residence section of the city and with In two blocks of the governor's mans ion, was the victim today of an outrage which has caused much excitement In Atlanta. Her condition tonight Is crit ical. A negro entered her house and com pel led Mrs. Buchanan to hand over what money she had. The negro then commanded Mrs. Buchanan to cook breakfast for him and while she wag engaged at this he stood with his pis tol pointed at her. After the food had been placed on the table the negro seized Mrs. Buchanan and bound her to a bedstead. He then ate the breakfast. When be had fin ished he set fire to Mrs. Buchanan's clothing. She finally freed herself and gave the alarm. Several policemen with blood hounds are loc king for the negro. Three negroes are already-under arrest as suspects. SUIT FOR A MILLION. Spokane Man Claims Interest in Crow's Nest Coal Mines. SPOKANE. Feb. 2S.-The Chronicle states today that Y W. Butler, of Spokane, is preparing to bring suit for $1,000,000 against Ellas Rodgers. the Toronto coal king, managing director of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Com pany. The suit arises from the com pany's recent sale of huge coal fields near Crow's Nest Pass to James J. Hill &ad his associate Butler asserts that he discovered these mines last summer, and that Rodeers a e reed to file upon the land fcr him as his agent. He heard noth ing more about It from the coal king until the sale of the fields by the Crow's Nest Company to Hill. ANOTHER RAILROAD DEAL. Consolidation of Kansas City. Fort Scott and Memphis With St. Lcuis and San Fianclsco Railroad. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 28. Announce ment was made today of the purchase of the control of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis railway system by nvestors who are Interested in the St. Lou's and San Francisco railway. The transaction, which will result in the consolidation of the Frisco and Mem phis systems, will make a system of 3002 miles of railroad. The Memphis Une extends from Kan sas City to Birmingham, Ala., with branches in Kansa? and Missouri. ThV tTlsco has lines from St. Louis and Kansas City and elsewhere In Kansas to Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indian Terri tory and Texas. NEBRASKA DEADLOCK. Believed That a New Caucus Will Be Called Under Changed Rules. LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. 2S.-The Re publican senatorial caucus met tonight but with only forty-five members pres ent, less than enough to nominate, and adjourned until next Tuesday. The ac tion tonight Is regarded as the fore runner of the abandonment of the pres ent caucus and the circulation of a new- all under changed rules. MONTANA DEADLOCK. Ballot for Senator Shows Verv Few Changes. HELENA. Mon., Feb. 28. The bal lot for senator today showed very few changes and they were unimportant. The session of the legislature will ex pire Friday night, March 8, and unless there Is an election before that time the state will have but one senator for the ensuing two years. It is Btill be lieved that the fusionlsts will get to gether. "- - PREPARATIONS FOR INAUGURATION DAY Will Be Many Spectacular Feat ures of Exercises. CAPITAL GAILY DECORATED Wuhlnilos Will Centals Mors Slno(eri Tbso (orMasr Ytsri-Vctcrsal Per tlit la Refusal la Tike Part la Certawnlc. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-Prepara-tions for the Inauguration of President McKlnley next Monday are rapidly nearlng completion and unless ail signs fail thre will be a larger crowd of strarg?ra present to witness the cere monies than Washington has een in many years. The general inaugural committee hae been hard at work for more than m'Jr.th perfecting the arrangements and upectacular features of the celebration, for the oc-wion will be on an excep tionally fine scal-. The general decora tions of the city, especially along tha line of the parade will be more lavish and artistic in character than former ly. The representatives of various veter an organizations who yesterday throueh General Daniel Sickles declln- td to participate in the Inaugural cere-- monies because they were dlsatlsfied. with the place assigned to them In tha parad today declined the offer of Grand Marshal General Francis V. Greene to send a guard of honor Of twenty men from each local post to act as an escort to represent them. Th veterans declined to have any part In the ceremonies unless this Invitation was extended to all the members of the veteran organizations, both local and visiting from other cities. DEMANDS DEPRECATED. President McKlnley Asks Foreign Min isters at Pelda Jor Cessation of Bloodshed. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. Special Commissioner Rockhill, at Pekln, has . been Instructed to :nake It known to the foreign ministers that the president strongly deprecates any action that will tend to delay or chx'k the present ne gotiations there and especially Is he de sirous that there shall be no further unnecessary bloodshed. It Is confident ly believed that our commissioner will be able to secure the support and co operation of a sufficient number of the other ministers to insure a cessation of punitive demands which it is believed by ofiiclals here are not only un worthy of civilized nations, but threat en to drive the Chinese to desperation and thereby cause a renewal of armed resistence on their part. NO. MORE BODIES. Searchers In Wyoming Mine Are Them selves In Peril. SALT I.AKE. Feb. 28.-A special to the rwertt News from Diamondvllle, Wyo., says: Contrary to expectations, no more bodies have been i-ecovered since the first eight were taken out yesterday. The various shifts are working; In the mine, and every foot of the seventh level has been searched for bodies. This afternoon an effort will be made to break through the stopping to the sixth entry, where eighteen bodies are en tombed. When this break Is made the hazardous work of the men will com mence, for there is always danger of explosion of generated gas. BAD TRAIN WRECK. Two Men Killed in Head-on Collision" in Pennsylvania. PITTSBURG, Feb. 28. Two' men wera killed, three badiy Injured and a pas senger train burned as the result of a head-on collision between passenger train No. 18, southbound' and a local freight, on the Pittsburg and Charles ton railroad tonight at Coal valley. Dead: Frank White, engineer; M. 8. Thompson, mall clerk. DECISION ON A FOUL. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 28. George McFadden. of New York, was given a decision over Dal Hawkins at the end of the seventh round tonight on ac count of Hawkins' foul fighting. ANOTHER MINE EXPLOSION. ' SOUTH M'ALISTER, I. T., Feb. 28. An explosion occurred tonight at No. mine, one mile southeast of tiii city, which resulted In the death of three. men and the probable Injury of many more. MURDERER ELECTROCUTED. COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 28. Ros!yn Ferrell was electrocuted tonight fir the murder of Express Messenger Chan. Lane. last August.