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" FISHER'S REST " CORVALLIS FLOUR
CHASE ft SANBORN'S FINE COFFEES
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Fishing Supplies...
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Between Ninth and Tenth Streets tion
C. J TRBNCHARD,
Commission, Brokerage,
Insurance and Shipping.
The
Superior
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ARE . . .
ACKNOWLEDGED
BY ALL WHO HAYE
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Long Winter Evenings
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& REED
PRICES.
Foard 8 Stokes Co.
Of our new and up-to-date Air
tight Ilentors aro still on hand.
Wo figured on considerable cold
weather and purchased an un
usual quantity; but the weather
stoves wil bo so d at a reduc-
of 20 per cent FOR CASH.
Custom House Broker.
ASTORIA, ORE
Aot W. F. A Oo and PMlflo Kxpreu Co .
CONGRESS READY
FOR ADJOURNMENT
Last of Dig Supply Hills Passed
by Senate.
CHANDLER ATTACKS CLARK
Public Bulldlni Dill Pitted -Bill Pitted lo
Permit Porlliod, Ntbilcm Tilla
mook Ry. lo Bridie Ne-
hilem Biy. ,
WAKIIINUTON. March 2.-The last
of the big supply IiIIIh ,f tlu- fivorn-rnent-the"
general deficiency blllwa.
piissel by the m-nait today, thus dear
Inn thr deck, fur the dual adjournment
of ooiiKrii. Imlii uiiorm are now that
tli; senate lll do little more thun con-nl'l.-t
tin- confiTi-nrv report. ilurliiK tin
remainder of ;hc s.w.l m. Under the
iuI'-h tbe leglslii'lve session ut Saturday
will I. held tomorrow beginning ut 3
. in.
In addition to the general deficiency
tiill n iiniintrc Iiii riutltiir th coft of
public IjuiMliiKH In 3 hI.ui-h, known
i th oinnlbux houw bill, hiih uhh
id. Tlw bill Im-r'-ilii.-it tin.1 UKRlrgatv
inotc thun 2.MMi,iO.
In tiii I'liir.- of ih day BfHxiun Clay
i in ) IIUi-i.-i ii on i.ircl Mrh In fa
vor of in.. iiiih:iu tlon by thin ijov-t-i
iiiiii nt of thr Nli ariiKua canal.
Tlii- Hi-union to.ilKlit wan devotod
UrK.ly l.i a hi-im-i by ChundltT urB
iiik lini-HilKiKlnn f tli fbrtluii of W.
A. I'iiiik an M'-nai-ir frmn M"iitnna.
t'liandlt-r d'ilai.I that ('lark had
M" ' t II.'mi.ikw In hb liutt i-liTtlon but
Mid h- hud folloMd tin- pliin of cor
ruptlriK i'tTH bt-f-re the November
rli'clliin mlhi-r than to wnlt tho nifot
liiK of the IiKiHluture to Mpi'tid III
liiom y. llf nald tl.- facta could be
Bin'Ttuliu-d If the Hi'iiat dcdliod to
niiiki an Invnctlgatlon.
( hui Ki d Kr. d"llbi rntv and wil
ful volution--f lh Mnnnn nintutc
pruvlilinit that riturtm houll b niniK"
of t hi' umipiilKii cxpi-ndlturi-g. To hU
mind til.' Infrri-nce wm cb-ar that Clark
had "i uti-d his ch'i tlon by corrupt
r.n-llci-K mid It would b hkIoiiIhIiIiik If
a iiui'i could be admitted to a m-at In
thi' ni'iiati.' when In? had once luin con
vli i d of bribery.
f handler iubmltt"d a utatenunt Klv
i n In detail, thin rnly of pxpcndlture.
made hy tlnrk !n bin v.trlmiM ram
paiitiiH. plucinK thi? aKRrvK'tte fl(turn
at t.'.tOj s.'.o.
IVtiui, of Alabama, brlelly replied to
Chandler. Hp-ech. raying that It wa
tiiitlmi'ly and was i-Hpirlally calculated
to tench a .ad lewmn. "If," he wild,
"a man Injure, another It causea him
to hate that man, for every t'lne he seen
that man he feci, mean and charges
the feellMK to the man he has
wronged."
KcHpondinir to thi. .ally. Chandler
.aid hi' had .Imply Joined with Pettus
that c'lfiik should not be given a .cat
In the .enate bccau.e he had been
guilty of brltery.
Jone. of Arknn.a., presented the
credential, of Senator V. A. Clark,
which were received and placed on
file.
IN TIIU HOrSK.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The house
reconvened at 9 o'clock thi. iin'rnlnK af
ter the recca taken last night. It had
been agreed that the two hour, from
9 to 11 .hould be devoted to unani
mous consent legiHlation. Owing to the
unu.u.-illy enily hour of the meeting
the hall waa nlmoitt empty when the
Hpeakcr dropped the gavel, but the fact
that members were to have an oppor
tunity to pna bills by consent was a
great Inducement, and within a few
minutes they began arriving, each with
a bill In his hand.
After bill, had been pissod to amend
the Chlne.e exclusion act, to authorise
the striking of mtdals for the Spanish
war heroes, to nutlionse the deposit of
moneys collected from customs In au
thorised government depositories, and
to authorize the appointment of Thom
as Luti Stltt. as an ofhYcr In the navy,
Halley, of Texas, objected to action
upon nil bills by unanimous consent,
lie was appealed to on all sides not
to block proceedings, but refused to
REMOVAL, SALE
Cottitttcncltig Motidny, Februory 4,
Wo shall make tho following pricas;
Iron Becls with brass knobs S3.00
Iron Beds with full brass roil 6.00
Extension Tables $4.50 and up
Our Combination Book Cases and Writing Desk
wo make a 20 per cent discount from regular prices. Par
lor Chairs Kcduced in price. On Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum,
Window Shades, we gie 10 per cent from regular prices,
which includes, Sewing, Laying and Taper.
CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON
yield. The peker had refused him
recognition and he was obdurate. The
speaker then re;0Knls''d Kperry, of
Connecticut, to move1 the paiwage un
der .ti.pcn.lon of the rub', of the en
atn bill to prohibit the .ale of fire
arm, opium and Intoxicating luor.
In certain Island, of the ruclflc.
Halley demanded a second and then
brought matters to a complete stand
still by making a point of no quo
rum. A call of the house was ordered and
tln..ergeant-at-arma 'wm Instructed to
bring In absentees. It was 10:20 o'clock
before enough member, were brought
In to make up the quorum, flperry
thi n proceeded to explain that the bill
was de.lKtie') to prevent the sale by
American, of firearm, and Intoxicants
to the aborigines of the New Hebrides,
Halley declared that the men behind
the pending bill were not entirely sin
cere In trying to protect savage, from
the biiHful Influences of Intoxicating
liquors.
"Why ar not the Philippines and the
Hawaiian Islands included?" he asked.
"I understand that since the American
regime began there over' 1000 saloon,
have sprung up In Munlla. In Hawaii,
where .aloisi. were unknown until we
'benevolently unMlmllnted' there are now
over 400 saloons."
Halley contended that offenders un
der the bill could not be punished. They
could not be tried In any federal court
In America, In .pile of the fiction in
the bill that such off'-nnn should be
considered to have been committed on
the high sea..
Cllllett, of Massachusetts, n reply to
Halley's suggestion regarding the legal
Phase of the bill, saM that the "fic
tion" was copied fiom law applying
to the guano Islands which had bten
sustained by the supreme court.
The bill was defeated, 117 to 79, two
thirds not having voted In the affirm
ative. It was 11:20 when the rollcail was
completed and the result wiw announc
ed. As the regulur hour for meeting
(11 o'clock) hid already passed, the
house could not adjourn, so the legis
lative day of Friday continu-d. As the
house will not adjourn again until the
lne die adjournment at noon Monday
there will be no Saturday in the house
proceedings.
The legislative appropriation bill was
almost finally disputed of and many
conference measure, were advanced to
a stage which gave promise that there
would be nu failure of Important legis
lation. A bill was passed to authorize the
Portland, Nehalem aid Tillamook
lUllroad Company to construct a bridge
across the Nehalem bay and river, and
a bill extending the act Mating to
prosecutions under the timber culture
act to California, Oregon and Wash
ington. KIVKU AND HARBOR CONFEREES.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The river
and harbor conferees have progressed
so that they could resrt within an
hour after the tw houses had sanc
tioned the conference. At the game
time there are several Important Items
.(ill In disagreement, Including the arid
land provisions.
Agreements have been reached on
most of the large Items, and In many
the senate reductions are accepted by
the house conferees with some shifting
of amounts from contracts to Immediate
appropriations.
Pl'BLIC Bl'ILDING INCREASES.
WASHINGTON. March 2. The omni
bus public building bill passed both
houses today. It carried the following
Increases among over thirty others:
Boise City. Ida., 1200.000 to $250,000;
Butte. Mont.. J200.000 to $225,000; Hele
na. Mont.. $i00.000 to $r0,000; Salt
Ijikc. $300,000 to $r00,000; Seattle, Wn
$:00.000 to $750,000.
AGREEMENT FINALLY REACHED.
WASHINGTON. March 2. The con
ferees on the legislative and judicial
appropriation btll have reached a com
plete agreement. An entirely new feat
ure agreed upon is a leorganization of
the offUlul stan of the house of rep
resentatives In order to overcome abuses
reported by a special committee of
investigation. It provides against divls
l.Mis of salaries and that each employe
shall perform the duty and receive the
salary of the place he occupies.
WHEAT MARKET.
PORTLAND. March 2, Wheat, Walla
Walla, 5555: milling, 664.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2. Wheat,
May, 98Ts: cash; 95.
CHICAGO. March 2. -Wheat. May.
opening "514(r75'H.; closing 75H(S,7alli.
BOER WAR ON EVE
OF TERMINATION
Newspapers Optimistic but Offic
ials Not So Confident.
DE WET REPORTED DEMENTED
II It Said That lit Flop Everybody -He
Ouxht to Have Beei Captured bat
A(ili Eluded British Par
tners. LONDON. March 2.-The war In
South Africa has again reached a stage
which the British newspaper critic,
arc pleased to call the eve of termi
nation. Rumors of the surrender of
General Botha and the collapse of all
Boer resistance flourish to the grtJt
benefit of South African stocks.
That those who are most responsible
for carrying on the war do not ahare
this optimism Is evident from Mr.
Hroderlck'.unofTlclal utterance., and the
conversation of his friends, Including
Lord RobTis. Their carefully prepared
campaign of thorough organ'zation,
which has been quietly maturing dur
ing the past six months. Is beginning
to have Its ilrst results and they are
perfectly satisfied that the new con
centration of troops referred to so enig
matically by the correspondent; at the
front is only one of many steps for
whl'h Generil Kitchener has so long
t een preparing.
That It will bad to the complete dis
integration of the more Important Boer
units and possloly to the personal sur
render of Generals Botha and De Wit.
the British war office earnestly hopes,
but It doe. not go so far as to ex
pect It.
General Kitchener is almost as reti
cent toward hi. chiefs In Pall Mall as
to the general public. When he has
taken General Botha Into his camp the
war office expects to hear of It, but
not before. .........
DE WET SAID TO BE INSANE.
LONDON. March 2. The Hopetown
correspondent of the Times, In a dis
patch of February 27 which describes
Colonel Plumer's pursuit of De Wet.
which has been continually hampered
by heavy rains, says:
"Since Colonel Plumer's attack at
Wolverkrult, February 15, the Invaders
ha-ve behaved like harried hares. The
report that De Wet has crossed the
river arose from some small parties
crossing in a boat at Marksdrift. where
Colonel Plumer prevented the crossing
of the main commando and took one
hundred prisoners.
"After the capture of De Wet's guns.
February 23, the enemy were In full re
treat and ought to have fallen Into the
hands of the column from Kimbeny,
but thev slipped past In the nbfht, re
crossed the railway and are now trying
with Hertzog to recross the Orange
river at Sandsdrlft, but Hertzog's com
mando has melted away, the majority
having been dispersed or having sur
rendered. "De Wet, In his fanaticism, is reported
as demented. It Is said 'hat he flogs
everybody and that Haasbroeck, who
has a commando, refuses to co-operate
with him.
WAR OFFICE SILENT.
NEW YORK. March 2.-Wlth regard
to Commandant-General Botha, the
cables keep singularly silent, says the
London correspondent of the Tribune.
It Is now rumored that In his nego
tiations with Kitchener he has been
anxious to know what would be his
status when the war was over and this
Is said to have caused some delay in
announcing the result of the conferenc
es. Mr. Kruger's petition is even said
to have been under discussion.
The war otBce, however, maintains sl-lenc-?
and nothing Is known positively,
although surrender rumors are again
nleinttful.
FOl'R EXPEDITIONS.
Many American Astronomers Will View
Eclipse of Sun In the East
Indies.
NEW YORK. March 2. Three expe
ditions from this country to the East
Indies to witness the total eclipse of
the sun on May 17 have already sailed
and the fourth will leave today on the
steamship Glengary. This Includes
Professor David P. Todd, of Amherst
College, his wife and daughter and
Percy Wilson, who represents the New
York botanical gardens.
COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN.
Antl-Vlce Crusaders Refuse to Divulge
Their Plans.
NEW YORK MarcTi 2.-Chalrman
Baldwin, of the committee of fifteen,
was much amus?j when told the report
that Police Commissioner Murphy said
he d'd not believe there was a single
poolroom open in the city.
"That Is something I would like to
believe, but I cannot believe It out of
re.pect to my common sense," Mr.
Baldwin said.
"Shall we make other raids? Well,
we are by no means through with our
work. We certainly cannot announce
our plan, to the gamblers, .o they
may know when to expect us.
"We have accomplished, however,
much more than the public has any
Idea of and this will all come out In
due t'me.
"As to the head of the gamb'lng
committee, we have a pretty well de
fined idea who he I., but until we g t
evidence agaln.t him that will hold In
court we cannot make a move."
When asked about the report that
the committee of fifteen Intends to re
vive the plan Inaugurated in the day.
of the Parkhurxt crusade, of opening
gambling house, and. pool rooms and
running them, In order to get evidence
of police corruption, Mr. Baldwin only
smiled and Mid:
"There are many report, concerning
our Interventions. To state our inten
tions would be to thwart our effort.."
The report was that the committee
would spend a million dollars. If nec
essary. In running gambling houses If
thereby It was thought possible to get
evidence against the police.
Ex-Chairman Nixon of the committee
of five .aid:
"The dlsbandment of the committee
of five was done without order, from
anybody and without consulting any
body. Our work was done."
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.
Appropriation for Buffalo Exposition
Reduced From $25,000 to $15,000.
BOISE, March 2. In committee of
the whole txlay the senate reduced the
appropriation for th2 Buffalo exposition
from $25,000 to $15,000.
A bill making a legislative reappoint
ment for the state was passed by the
senate by a party vote. Another bill
passed by the senate Is a house bill
aimed at a bureau maintained In the
Coeur de'Alines for the employment
of miners. It provides that no employ
ment bureau shall be maintained unless
the commissioners give their consent.
Members favoring the miners' union
side of the controversy lave control of
the board In Shoshone, hence this meas
ure will wipe out the employers' Joint
agency if It stands the test of the
courts.
KILLED AT A FIRE.
Falling Wails at Fire of Pottery Works
Killed One Man and Injured
Others.
GAS CITY. Ind., March 2. In a fire
early today that destroyed the pottery
works owned by D. C. Cox, one man
was killed and three others so badly
Injured that they probably will die.
The building was a brick structure,
and the walls fell in without a mo
ment's warning. John Gurran, a prom
inent resident, was killed by being
caught under the falling walls. Al.
Rothinghouse, a member of the fire de
partment and a druggist of Gas City,
had his head badly crushed. John Els-
roth, another fireman, was badly bruls
ed and mangled, and his death is ex
pected. D. C. Cox, the owner of the
factory. Is also In a serious condition.
It is feared that other men are burled
In the debris. The loss will not ex
ceed $10,000.
FOR MAYOR OF CHICAGO.
Judge Hanecy Nominated by Republi
can City Convention.
CHICAGO. March 2. Judge Eldridge
Hanecy, of the circuit court of Cook
county, was placed In nomination for
mayor of Chicago by the Republican
city convention today. The nomination
was not made until the eighth ballot
and followed one of the most stubborn
contests ever held in a local conven
tion. Although there were several other
candidates, the fight for the nomination
was practically a three-cornered one
between the machine Republicans, sup
porting Judge Hanecy, the anti-machine
and Independent" Republicans,
supporting John M. Harlan, and the
German Republicans whose candidate
was Wm. Boldenwreck.
WATER TUBE BOILERS.
British Committee Decides That Belle
ville Is Not Best Design.
LONDON, March 2. The Daily Tele
graph announces that the parliamen
tary committee on water tube boilers is
about to Issue an Important ad Interim
report declaring that the Belleville Is
not the best procurable design of water
tube and suggesting another as bet
ter adapted to the needs of the navy.
"The Belleville, however, will not
meet with wholesale condemnation."
says the Dally Telegraph, "and the re
port will enable Lord Selborne to dis
cuss the matter In presenting the na
val estimates."
FOR MAYOR OF TOLEDO.
TOLEDO. O., March 2. W. V. Mc-
Micken, brigadier-general of the second
brigade, O. V. I., was today nominat
ed for mayor by the Republicans
who oppose Mayor Samuel Jones, of
Golden Rule fame.
BATAAN PROVINCE
FOUND DISLOYAL
Natives Untrustworthy arid Not
Ready for Civil Government.
CARMAN RELEASED ON BAIL
Methodlit Cooiiruclinj First Proteitaot Cfesrcfc
Edifice Ii Philippines - Built u
Memorial to New York
Miaufactorer.
BALANGO, Province of Bataaa, Lu
zon, March -Notwithstanding tho
cordial reception It was the unanimous
testimony of officers of the Thirty-second
Infantry that the people of Bataaa
are backward, untrustworthy and not
ready for c'vil government It Is alsu
suspected that they are continuing to
contribute to the insurgents adjacent In
the mountains. General Grant, how
ever, Is confident that they will be pa
cified. He say. that scouts will shortly
disperse the Bataan rebels.
Today's session of the committee In
dicated that the Tagals of Bataan aro
not equal to those of Bulucan intellec
tually, otherwise they are a strong
race. Interest Is manifested In the ses
sion of the commission, delegations be-
Ing present from all towns excepting
two. The commissions anticipate the
establishment of a successful govern
ment. The Thirty-second infantry will
shortly sail for home, being replacea
by a portion of the Sixth artillery.
FIRST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
NEW YORK, March 2.-The Tlmeo
today says:
Ground Is now being broken for what,
it is said, will be the first Protestant
church to be built In the Philippines.
E. M. Knox, the manufacturer of this
cltv. and his sister, Mrs. Mary Knox"
Robinson, have given $30,000 for the
building, and a native of Manila, where
the church Is to be erected, ha given
the ground.
The church Is to erected as a mem
orial to Charles Knox, the father of
the American contributors to the fund.
The church will be called the First
Methodist Episcopal Church of Manila.
criVTnicTnn fi'Rw iv tt.t.
MANILA, March 2. By direction of
General MacArthur, D. M. Carman, the
American contractor who whs taken In
to custody, February 5th, charged with
aiding the Filipino Insurgents, has
been released on $10,000 cash ban.
Major Kulp. a medical officer, certi
fied that Carman was a sick man and
that further confinement was apt to
cause his death.
TRANSPORT ARRIVES.
Deported Editor Is Passenger From
Manila on the Pennsylvania.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2. The
transport Pennsylvania has . arrived
with the Thirty-sixth United States vol
unteers. Editor Rice, who wa de
ported from Manila by General MacAr
thur for criticising the government la
his paper, Is a passenger en the Penn
sylvania.
Rice will remain here about a week
when he expects to go to hip former
home at Redwing, Minn. There he will
lay his case before the state officials
and congressional delegation with a
view of bringing It up against the na
tional government for damages.
Rice claims that he was kept In close
confinement three days at Manila be
fore deportation. He was under guard
all the way across, being allowed the
freedom of the deck when outside of
port. Rice went to the Philippines as
a member of the Minnesota volunteer.
He is 19 years of age.
SHOT ON THE STREET.
Murder of Y'oung Missouri Girl
Her Rejected Sweetheart.
by
KANSAS CITY, March 2. RuthNoU
lard, IS years of age, a clerk In a
dry goods store, was shot and killed oo
the street this afternoon by Bud Tay
lor, 23 years old, a base ball player,
formerly her sweetheart, with whom
she had quarreled.
The girl and her sister were walking
along a street In a crowded business
district. Taylor, sitting In the window
of a second-story room opposite, fired
three shots from a repeating rifle. The
police arrested Taylor In a lodging
house and had difficulty In Protecting
him from a mob.
PRESIDENT SIGNED BILLS.
WASHINGTON, March 2. The pres
ident tonight signed the army appro
priation bills, which contain provis
ions relating to the relations of the
United States to Cuba and the govern
ment of the Philippine..
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK, March 2. Silver, 6L