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&SI01UA PUBUC 11BR1AY ASSOCIATION. iff fift! fr, l, 7 ,1.... r - . '.tir.jul f : 1 1 1 1 ."'.' ' VvJTt ;0 l"l Kiilty 0 Such C!ff i'ablo to prosecution, v, .jiTITl .",",.,,. ... .. TO BE WITHOUT FAULT For Sale In Astoria Only by the ECLIPSE HARDWARE 0. AHTOKIA, OKBQON Book Bargains .r0() ("loth Ilotnnl Hookx, (iood Titl.-.M, lEiiKlin aiit Author. . . . Iv)" Just the Kind for These Kivc-VoluiiKf Scljj of Kipling, Kuswll, HoliiHM, Ihnty. Mat!e GRIFFIN DIDP Union, Globe Valves and Fittings. . . At Special PrlccH Foard 8 Stolics Co.. Hi 431 BOND STREET, Between Mnih and Teoth Streets Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR. FEED. PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS Supplies of all kinds at lowest rates, for fishermen, Fanners and Loggers. At V. ALLEN, Tenth nnd Commercial Streets We Rent New V L M. ALEXANDER A CO. I f '"ivJir-" I hxolunive l'aoirlc CoBt Dealers Cr:l 215 Stork St., Portland, Ore. ! zrj,- : F W.M'KECllNIE.I.o.hlAKeut. . C. J. TRENCHARD, Commission. Brokerage. CM,,om ho.c Broker. : . , ASTORIA, ORE Insurance ana Smcrlng., iA.ow.r.ooHMdp11,8KlproMo.., The Superior Ranges ARE ACKNOWLEDGED BY ALL WHO HAVE USED THEM 1 Long Winter Evenings C 7E Ppp Cpf & REED WHITE SEWING MACHINES Reduced in Price See Us TWOJTHINCS TO BE tElflEIBBEKEp NAPOLEON Was th eWorld's Lending General WE ARE Astoria's Leading House FOR Stoves-and Ratifies I W. J, Scully, Typewriters. Many new improvements added. Soo our latest No. 2 Smith Premier Typewriter New Art Catalogue Free ... EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON DEAD rasscd Away Quietly at 4:45 Yesterday Afternoon. HIS CHILDREN NOT PRESENT Prodamalloa Will B Inucd by Preildeat MiKlalejr Today aid Salutes Will Be Ordered Fired al Army Poita aid oa Shipboard. INDIANAPOLIS. March ll.-nra Benjamin Harnw.n died at 4 41 o'clock Itiln afternoon Miihui r'Hu'riliii( con M-.lln"M. J I If i.uth WUH lUK't Hfll loiiil-KK. iiit' Muic a Kfrti-rtl winking un:il ih -ij rain.-, whk li murk ly a hiiuI,; k f-ir lr.-aih A lift- u- 'trt" l from ih Uiiy of the latinnun Hi ')!Kllil'i nun (hltt morn l"K. nft.-r a r.tl'T.n nlht, th it at ! iiilin .iliynfiintiii in) li-ri'o.hl that the i "1 vui) n.it h- fur off Jin1 all the InillitiiiH K-nt out frn the nick punt) '-r.- thU ffT it. so (hit nil tho faiu liy nri. fil. p,N wit- ;r pa rtil wh.n tin- fl ii't I blow i ;it'ii-. Th.- i t u. i fall.nir of tiii.. mn.-irk hlil cir-tiKih nlion by the piili-nt be mill'- m.iri- n ill, i- ib. n 0,1' afii-rnoon u f- inoiiK-ntH b.-fof... the etui ther '.im an atnuir.-n: bn-akilow r, or. the i.nrl of th.. KtiiT riT an hi- uuMeni'"ril to !.' i..-.-iii.'- aviunHi viii-tt !mi iifi-n Irnvilv bHlilln; f,.r no ninny hour. Th- h -.iiK.- -.vim iv llc il by 'hf phy il.in, mi. r.-l.tlvi-H an-1 rni'int who In 'I r-ilr-1 frmn tn ah-k room 11 t;u. hliniry l-.iw w-r" iiulckly Htimmoncil .111.1 m hnl the b'-ilnlile of the jttMiTal iH-fi-r-- he p.iKni-,1 away. .Von., uf (ieenral Munlin' children were pr pent at hi ili-nth. Neither Hum II Ilnrrlmin nor Mm. Mi Ke hail r-iu-hel :h.' rlty. Mllh u(rh both were hurryltiK on tht-lr w.iy to the blttlo of their ilylng father a fint a gleam won hi bi-ur them. the tjr.'tip at thi- biMxhle lucluJed Mm. HanlMii. W. H. II. Miller. Summ-I Miller. It". M. H:ilnfs. pastor of the KliNt I'if-I.yterliin i-hurt h. whli-h (Sen 1111I HarrMon had attemlcil fr many ve;iri.. Sei-relary Tlhhett. Irn. Jamle oit and Ioroy. Co, Ian RauJtll. s.r V .tut- ii-ariim of the t'nlted State in-ri- ai' mid a clone pTKotial friend of th x-.r-M.hnt . Clifford Arrh-k and two innseH, who hud b.-eii lii cntant at li n.liim-i- at th hedhlile. ifi-m-ral Harrlnon'a two ulster anil aunt were also present. Mm. lt.11 rlPun kn-'h-d nt the rlRhthand side of the b'il, her hunhand'a rlfc'ht hand Krsjd In hern, while Dr. Jamb-son held the left haiu' of the dying num. counting the feeble pulse bents. In a few moment aftT the friends had been summoned to the room the 1 ud iime, Or. Jitn.l-non nntunincliiR the sad fact. The Krent stillness that fell m the s Trowing watchers by the bed side was broken by the voice of Pr. Haines raised In priyer. siiiili-t;lnK coiiMilation for the b-r av-.t wlfn -i-i.-' family, mlnk'lid with the sobs of the mourners'. . The funeral will take place next Sun lav afternoon at 2 o clock. Services will be held In the First Piesbyti 1 Ian church, of which Ottierai Il.1rris.u1 was a m-mb-r for nearly SO years. This afternoon It wis decided nt a meeting of Oovernor Purldn and a number of other state officers that the body of tSeneral Harrison Photild lie In state In the capital all day next Sat 11 ri lay. The highest honors which It Is In the power of the state of Indiana to bes tow will be rendered to the remains of Oenral Harrison. U his been decided that the honorary pallbearers will be the members of his cabinet. President McKlnley will also attend. Notwithstanding his large law prac tice, General Harrison had devoted much time since retiring from the pres idency to amusement. He attended the aters and receptions nnd was a great diner out. General Harrison's wealth Is variously estimated, public opinion ranging It Is as hluli us half a million dollars. Those best Informed say he was worth ain-ut J2.10.000 or 1300.000. Ills fee In the Ven ezuelan boundary dis-pute, In which he I ill" BOBB . HUmU) CUKTAIXS. cms, renresentoil the Bouth Arnerlcin repub lic, waa $100,000. WAH FltlBXP OF THK HOKHrf. IN DIANA POMH, March 13 -From on who waa present at the deathbed It was learned that th' allegation of cruelty arid Injustice dealt out by Kng- hind In the Hoera In their struggle for liberty had been the aubjert of thought in Hit mind of General Harrison. To hi friend he had often sjxiken of the Pity and aliuine, aa he viewed It, that the bra vi. and sturdy farmer of South Africa should be rbbd of th'-r coun try, of all they have In the world, und forced to aubuilt to terrible mlereg in resisting the npponltlon of a world power. General Harrison. It I stated, would have liked nothing; better than to come out frankly and strongly ind say to every one who would hear what he thought of Bngland's cru'lty It was on hi mlml constantly but he believ ed that an M-prewldt-rit should observe the sam" propriety of aMcch 'hl( h are observed by the president of the L'nlted State. Hi. was at All times careful to say nothing which could be miscon strued or twstel into seeming disre gard for the. dignity of the high ofllc? which he once held. In hi semi-conscious condition when the sentinel! of dl'i-tlon and propri ety hid gone from their pnts and th-? mind of the man was wandering, he began to pak of the Doers and th-lr hopi l.-M struggle for national life. m voice was weak and trembling, his thoughts wer not connoted, but the listener bi nding ovir him could h'-ar word of pity for the dying farmers i the fi,.er republics. Il:M'DAMATIfN To UK I:?Sl."KD. WASHINGTON. March 13.-A oHlce hour had clo'd for the day w hen news ime, tt,e flrst ofllelil action r-garding thi? dy-Uh of ex-President Harrison will te deferred until tomorrow when, fol lowing precedents. President McKlnley will Issue his proclamation to the peo- le notifying them of General Harri son's death. He also will order a salute to be fired at the varloxns army posta on the day of the funeral ami on shipboard when the newa la received. IJttl more ran he K ne oftlclally. aa the act of M-irch J, 1?'3. gp'clfially rblds the draping of public buildings Ih mourning or rloging the executive detriment on the oc- aslon of the deih of an ei-official. - It is a curious fact that two orders Issued by President Harrton hlmstlf probably brought about the enactmmt f this law. Januiry is, 1S93, the pres ident was obliged to tssiu. an nMer nnounclng ih.. death of x-In?sldent Hayes, closinjr the di'imrtmcnt on the lay of the funeral and entering a!I the pulillc buildings to be draped in'mourn- ng. Almost before this period of mourning had expired, ex-Secretary Hluliie dl-d and another funeral procla mation was issued from the White House. The long continuation of exhibitions f mourning wai too much for congress, which promptly passed an act prohib iting mourning; displays and closing of the department on account of the death f an ex-o(Mclal. Trunurrc from clkveland. PilINi-ETOX. N. J.. March 13. Ex- Prmldtmt Cleveland made the blowing tatement on th -death of former Pres- dent Harrlsi-n: "In high public otllces h? was guided by patriotism and devotion to duty, of- en at the sacrifice of temporary popu- arlty. and In private station his in- uence and example were always In the direction of decency and good citl- ns-hlp. Such a career and the Ind ents related t it should leave a deeD nd useful Impression upon every pee- on of our national life." ONK MILLION APPROPIUATRD. Woild Fair Hill Passed by Missouri legislature. JEFF1JRSON T1TV. Mo., March 13. A bill nppropriiUing Jl.000,000 for the Louisiana purchase world's fair at St. Louis passed tho house this afternoon. The bill now aroes to the governor. MOKK MONET FOR ATLANTA. ATLANTA, -Ga.. March 13. Mr. Car- negle has given an additional $20,000 to the Atlanta library' bearing hla name. This makes Carnegie's total appropria tion Jl 4.1.000.. PRICE OF SILVER. NEW YORK. March 13. Silver, lUSi. Jast Received. . . 100 Pairs Robinet Ruffled Curtains. The Swell Window Display, on which we are making a SPECIAL SALK. Also a new line of Ladles' Writing Desks In Flemish Golden Oak and Birds' Eye Maple & OTIS DID NOT WANT AGUINALDO Said It Was Better for Him to Be in the Bush. BANDITS ATTACK PAYMASTER Corporal Hooker Killed aod a Private Woiaded -CoibbImIob It Formlni Provlacc of Scvea Smalt liUadi Voluateeri Retcra. INDIAN U'OI.I?, Mar,.h l.l.-Krank V. Vallle. .who has Just returned from tne Philippine, where he was director- general of posts, in rpmkirig of Philip pine affairs here today said that Gen eral Ons had told him he did not want to caotuie Aaulnaldo. u is Diti-r r.r him to to- In the bush," Vallle quot-i General Otis as saying, "than for htm to be in the hands of the AmTican army posing .1 a martyr." AN INSt'LAR PROVINCE. IA1AIjA., houthern Luion. March 1,! The American Philippine commis sion will g., into Marlndunue Island und thence to Romblen Island on Saturday. Th-y win organize seven of the smiller adjacent Islands into a province after which a cMI government will be es tablish' d on the Island of Me-bato. PAYMASTER ATTACKED. MANILA, Mirth 13. Paymaster John A. Pickett, with $73,000 In gold and an escort of ten mounted men from Com pany D, Sixteenth regiment, was at tacked by a party of thirty bandits on the road between Bayombong and Ech ague, in the province of Nueva Viaca ya. A hard fight ensued and the rob bers were routed. The funds were sav ed. Corporal Hooker was killed and a prhate wounded. TWKNTY -SEVENTH RBTI'RNS. SAN FRANCISCO. March 13. The United Statt-f transport Buford arrived here today from the Philippines. She brought seventy-five discharged aoldiers and civil employes from Manila and S53 of the Twtnty-seventh volunteers. HELD PRISONER BY FILIPINOS. SAN FRANCISCO. March 13.-John L. Fox. a private of Company A. Thir tieth infantry, who returned with his regiment on the transport Hancock from Manila, spent half the time In the Philippines as a prisoner In the hands of the Filipinos. From January 18, 1S99. until the last of September in the same year, young Fox was held by the semi-barbarous natives in mountain fastnesses without knowledge of his whereabouts nor of the intentions of his captors concerning his own disposition. He escaped several times, only to be captured again and threatened with, summary punishment If he aguin attempted to get away. He had reason to believe that the threat might be carried out, for a fellow pris oner named John B. Kenney, from Il linois, also a private of the Thirtitth, was deliberately shot by the Filipinos for attempting to escape. Private Fox is from Woodlawn, III., and served in Cuba before going to the Philippines. On January IS, 1S99. fifty men, comprising a pony tr.iin, were suddenly surrounded by a laige number of Filipinos at the mouth of a ravm.. nenr Santiago hill In Soutlurn Luaon. Moat of the men fought then way out, but Fox, Fred Mason, of Co C. Corporal Bonham and Private Mil ler of the Thirty-seventh regiment; Pri vate Charles Worthington, of Co. C. and Private Edward Walsh, of Co. K. of the Thirtieth, were captured by the enemy. They were released by General Gaillus and turned over to the Ameri cans at Santa Crira, seven months af ter their capture. CHAPELLI3 WILL REMAIN. MANILA, March 13. Manager Chap elle. apostolic delegate to the Philip pines, stated to the Associated Press today that he will not leave the Phil iDDii.es until several important mat ters concerning the church and the American government shall have been settled satisfactorily. The time re quired for this is not known. Manager Chapelle thinks the rumors that he will be succeeded by Archbishop Riordan are unfounded. x JOY AT PRETORIA. Hope Felt That Last Gun In the War Has Been Fired. NEW YORK, March 13. A special dispatch from Pretoria to the Journal and Advertiser says: Pending the arrival of General De Wet, a general armistice has Deen de clared. General Botha has been In con ference with General Kitchener and Sir Alfred Milner for several days und all three desire to consult De Wet. De Wet Is hurrying north through Orange River Colony In obedience to General Botha's summons. He passed Brandfort last night. On his arrival a conference wlil be held near here. There la Joy today, caused by the hope that the last gun ha been fired in the Boer war. AH VIEWED IN CANADA. NEW YORK. March 13. A, special to the Timea from Ottawa aaya: In the house of commons today a res olution Introduced by Mr. Bourasa call ing for an honorable settlement of the South African war and the discontinu ance of recruiting for the Baden-Powe police force In Canada waa defeated by 3 for and 44 agulnst. Those who voted for the nvnlon were three French Ca nadian Messrs. Bouraga. Monett and Alfriers. Sir Wijfrld Laurier made a powerful rt)ech against the motion and declared that the only real settlement of the question would re a federation like Canada under the British flag. WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE. Bill for Re-organlzatlon of the Nation al Guard Has Passed Both Houses. OLYMPIA, March 13.-The house this afternoon paased the senate bill by Crow', of Spokane, providing for re-or- ganizatlon of the national guard of the slate In accordance with the Ideas of Adjutant-General Drain. The bill will undoubtedly be signed by the gover nor. The senate bill by Warburton, pro viding for licensing barbers and the appointment of a commission of three by the governor, passed the house. The Gunderson textbook bill, which had alrsady passed the house, passed the senate this afternoon. ANOTHER RAILROAD DEAL. Closer Relations Between Burlington and Union Pacific. NEW YORK, March 13. The Mail and Express says: The closer relations which are to fol low the Union raclftc and Buriing:on are onlv less Important than the pur chase of the Southern Pacific by the Union Pacifls in transcontinental ter ritory. The Union Pacific will not have a ontrolling interest In the Burlington but the holdings are to t2 . increased when it can be done at concessioi In prices. CROWE WANTED AS WITNESS. Callahan Says He Can Prove by Pat That He Is Innocent of Kid napping. OMAHA. March 13. In support of his motion for continuance, Jim Callahan, charged with being one of the kidnap oeis of Edward Cudahy, Jr.. filed an flidavit asking that Pat Crowe be brought Into the court to testify for the defense when the case is called. He wears that he can prove by Crowe that he was not Implicated in the kid napping. THREE TRAINMEN KILLED. Beiler of Locomotive on Lehigh Valley Railroad Exploded. TRENTON, N. J., March 13. The boiler of an engine pulling a train on the Lehigh Valley Railroad exploded this morning near Mud Run and three men were killed: They are: Engineer Wilton Alberts, Fireman Morris, Brakeman Reader McCullen. all of Pittsburg. The engine was blown into the Le high river and the men were Instant ly killed. WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND. March 13.-Wheat. Wal la Walla. 5G; bluestem, 58. SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-Wheat May. 99V4; cash, 96Vi. CHICAGO. March 13. Wheat, opening, "JMs: closing, iaig75. May. LIVERPOOL, ly. 5s. livid. March 13. Wheat, Ju- f f ASK "General Good" - - 5c TWO UN EQUAL, BD SMOKES ALLEN & $ Distributors, m CARNEGIE RETIRES FROM ACTIVE LIFE Gives $5,000,000 as Fund for Employes of Carnegie Co. GIFT WITHOUT COUNTERPART Wonderful Liberality ol Great Steel Klaf Alwaya Waited to Retire Before Old - -Are to Lead More L'aefal Life. PITTSBURG, March 13. Two com munications from Andrew Carnegie, which are officially made public tonight, tell of the steel king retirement from active business life and his donation of ; $1,000,000 for an endowment fund for superannuated and disabled employee of the Carnegie Company.' This benefaction is by far the largest of the many created by Carnegie and Is probably without a counterpart any-h.T-i In the world. This fund will In no wl-ie Interfere with the continuance of the savings fund established by tha company fifteen years ago for the bene fit of Its employes. In thla latter fund n:arly 2,000,000 of the employes' sav ings are on deposit, upon which the comD-mv bv contract pays six per cent and loar.g money to workmen to build their own homes Carne3i, In a letter to the people of Pittsburg, says: "The opportunity to retire from busi ness came to me unsought, which I considered It my duty to accept, resolve was made In youth to retire before old age. I have alwaya felt th.it old age should be spent In mak ing a good use of what has beep ac quired and I hope my friends of Pitts burg will approve of my action in re tiring while still In full health and vigor and I can reasonably expect many yeara for usefulness " in fields which have other than personal alms." GREAT BRITISH DEFICIT! Imperative That Revenue Be- In' Soma Way 'Increased. LONDON, March 13.-With the naval estimates presented In the house of commons yesterday evening the budget for the coming year shows an expen diture of upwards of 181,000, 000 against 110,000,000 for last year. Unless the revenue la la creased, the statement of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the exche quer, will show a deficit of nearly 54, 000,000, larger than was ever estimated. NEBRASKA DEADLOCK. Little Probability That a Senator Can Be Elected. LINCOLN, March 13,-Wtth but eight more days of legislative session remain ing, the Nebraska senatorial deadlock seems as far from settlement tonight aa when the balloting began two montha ago. The Republican caucus tonight took four more ballots without signifi cant changes. LIQUOR SALESMAN SENTENCED. Kansas Officials Showing Disposition t Enforce Prohibition Laws. FORT SCOTT, March 13. At Union town today, R. E. Eckert, a traveling salesman for a Louisville liquor com uanv. was arrested for soliciting orders for liquor. He was fined $100 and sen tenced to thirty days In Jail. BIG BLIZZARD RAGING. MILWAUKEE, March 13. Reports from points In eastern Wisconsin in dicate that the worst blizzard of the season Is prevailing. ttt4' FOR LEWIS, Portland, Oregon -