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ASTORIA PUBUC MARY ASSOCIATION. H it iir 11 1111 VOL. Ull ASTOKIA, OKEGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY '!), 101. XO. 127 The Cheapest Yet A SIX HOLE STEEL. RANGE FOR ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. Plumbers and Steamfltters Diamond IN GREAT VARIETY Bats, Balls, Masks, Pads, Gloves And everything else in that lino to make the boys huy. If you do not pluy Lull we can show yoa an elegant hue of FISHING LINES. FLIES. REELS, BASKETS. ETC. GRIFFIN BOILED Smoked EcIh All KltidH of CHccho Fresh Fruits Everything That's Good See what we have before purchasing It will pay you Foard & Stokes Co. Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR. FEED. PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS Supplies of all kinds at lowest rates, for fishermen, Fanners and Loggers. A. V. ALLEN, Tenth and Commercial Streets 1 pw pl J We Rent New C. J. TRENCHARD, Commission. Brokerage, Insurance snd Sblrpins:. 0.00 Outfits AND AT ALL PRICES & REED HAM REPUTATION REPRESENTS PUBLIC OPINION Reputation repreaenta public opinion. How to get In your favor. Make a flrat-claaa, r liable article like the Char terOalf Stove and Range. Every Charter Oak la guar anteed. For aale In Astoria only by W.J. SCULLY. 431 Ttond St.. Between Ninth and Tenth. Typewriters. Many new improvements added. See our latest No. 2 Smith Premier Typewriter New Art Catalogue Free . . . L. M. ALEXANDER 4 CO. Exclusive Pacific Coast Dealers 245 Stark St., Portland, Ore, F W. M'KECHNIE. local Apent. Custom Hours Broker. . ASTORIA, ORE Aceiit W. F. A Co. tad radio Exr-reu Oat. PORTO RICANS ARE NOT SATISFIED Dissatisfied at Supreme Court's Decision in De LimH Case. WILL PROCLAIM FREE TRADE Uovcraer Allts Will Cosvese (be Lc(ialsinr( li Extra Seiilos to Pin Rctolullei li Accerdaic With tit Forakcr Act. HAN JUAN, Porto ft , May 28.-YVh.-n the full rfxirt of the (Volition of the UnUM Htau-a nu(ir.-mi' court In the ! lima caw wti puhllnhrd there wan evi dence of u general feeling of dlaappoln tnent amoriK Porto Mean merchant. The roticcnau of opinion of the mat ter iem to be that the Porto rtlcan legislature ahould n convened in extra Reunion to declare Porto Itl aelf-aup- porting without the collection! of cua (inn on exports between I'ort Jllco and the United Statea. The general uplrli of complaint thai II the supreme ciMirfe declaim were agalnwt i'orto Hlco I noticeable by it provlahm of ectlon three of the Fora ker bill, that free trade become i.pera live whenever the Porto Rtcan Jegts luture paaxen a reaoltulon that An ade quate Ryttem of Inmilar taxation ha been put Into operation and Prelient McKlnley, upi notification of thl reio lutlon. In to proclaim free trade for I'orto Rico. If rhe plan nw In contomplalon la tarried out. Governor Allen will con vene the b-Rlelnture In extraordinary newlon olely fur the purpose of ia Inic thl reeilutl(m. . It l probable free trade will be declared In October. ItorCK tN LAltOR UNIONS. 8ay the Wentem Federation Now Ha to.000 Member. DHNVKi:. May :S.-In hi annual ad dre today PreMdent Uoyce, of the Wmtern Federation of Labor, called attention to rhe fact that twenty-aeven ww union hud bH?n adjed to the fed eration durlnx the year, embracing a totaJ of SOOO men. In all there were 50.000 member of the federation. In Maktnir of the Ooeur d'Alene mlnkiK tnmble, Iloyv said that the proprleur were blackllMlnic m?n, that the miner now had to gvt a permit In order to iro to work. He declared that thl ayatem ww an outrage on American lltwrty, and said that biack llatlng the men for labor trouble waa worse than a relic of the middle ag-. To meet thla method on t!he part of ome employer Boyce ad'ocated a more pro- greaalve policy In organtxlng different union of the body. CONFEDERATE VETERANS. Eleventh Annual Reunion Opened Memphla. Tenn. at MEMPHIS. Tenn.. May 28,-Nearly 2.".00 member of the UnJted Confederate Veteran, representing 1331 fampa of the oraranlaatlon, met In ConfiMerate hall thla morning for their eleventh an nual reunion. General Fttihugh Lee, General Joneph Wheeler and General John U. Gordon were among those pre, ent The exercises of today were almost entirely confined to welcoming ad dree ea. FIRST LIEN BONDS LISTED. NEW YORK. May 28. The governors of the stork exchange today Hated $100,000,000 firrt lien convertible 4 per cent gold bonds of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. The Income ac count and balance sheet for the prop erties comprising the Union Pacific sys tem, made up to the latest pra;tlcable date, accompanies the genral statement. The total assets amount to $461,568,014. READS INSULAR DECISION. President and Party Spends Much Time Discussing It The Dellma Ca.-e. CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia., May 2S.-Dur-Ing their Journey across Iowa, Presi dent McKlnley and members of his cabinet spent much time reading and discussing the published reports of the mmer Wash to 11 Wo can MAINTAIN our claim to having the best, newest and prettiest in the city at RIGHT PRICES SHANAHAN'B opinion nt the auprc-m court In the Inxular cne. The decision In the D" limn cae If followed In the Phlllpplri . and It In alao aHumd It will be, might reault In calling an extra elon of (-ungrea. in the m-uma rno. the court decided that Jutl'n collected on I'orto Rlean good, before congress en acted the Foruker law, were Illegal and mut be refurvdel. Hu-h d'flnlon would mean not oniv the refunding of duties heretofore col lected In the Willlpplne, but would open the port of the United State to merchandlae and good of every des cription from the Philippine until con grcne me! In December. PRESIDENT HI'BBDINO KABT. Trip Kntirely Without Incident Mr McKlnley Hlowly Improving. CKDKH RAPIDfl, la, May 21-The trip of the pred-tillal train from Oma ha eaxtward today arro the atate of Iowa waa practically without Incident Few atop were made, but the train waa alowed at Che principal town and cltle and the president appeared on the rear platform. Mr. McKlnley' condition ha con tlnued to hw at-ady but no rapid Im provement aln( ahe left Ban Franc-la- co. She I gulnlng ome atrength and the president la much encouraged. She haa not yet left her couch, however. Dr. Rlxey d'- not desire to have her tax her atrength but he permit her to ait up In bed roi of the day. The president alta by her aide much of the time. JUDICIARY REPORT ADOPTED. United Presbyterian Will Exclude Member of Secret 8cletiea. )E MOINKS. la.. May M By a vote of 90 to M thla afternoon, the gen eral aiwmbly of the United Preaby terlan church adopted the Judiciary commlttee'a report with regard to the InterpretatUai of article 15 of the creed. The action of the assembly 1 in effect to exclude member of aecret order from admllon into the church. It la also Interpreted by aome of the dele gate to mean expulalon of member of the church, who now belong to aecret aocietlea. PLEADS FOR HIS RACE. Booker T. Washington Appeal for Con ' servatlve Action Senator Mor gan's Plan. MONTGOMERY. Ala.. May 28.-Booker T. Washington. In behalf of his race, today presented to the conatitutlonai convention an appeal for conservative action. Senator Morgan has prepired for the consideration of the const! tj-lon-al convention an address designed to support his suffrage clause. Senator Morgan's plan provides that nobody but a white man shall hold office. BELIEVED TO BE RAMAGXOLI. BERLIN, May 28.-The Lokal Anxei ger report an the authority of the Budapest correspondent that there has Just been takn from the river Dan ube, near that city, a dead body heav ily loadid with chains which tbe Hun garian police firmly believe to be that of RAmagnolU the anarchist reported to have been sent from America to murder the German emperor. The po lice of every country in Europe and America have been notified of the dis covery. DIES IN POVERTY. Former Assistant Secretary of the Con federate Navy. CINCINNATI. May 2S.-Col. James G. Miner, assistant secretary of the Con federate navy during the civil war, died in poverty today at MUford, Ohio, aged 82 years. He was & graduate of Edin burgh University, a native of New Eng land. The civil war swept away his fortune, and since then he has battled unsuccessfully to build up a new for tune. PHILIPPINE LAWS NECESSARY. WASHINGTON, May 28. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, chairman of the Philippine committee in tha senate, expressed the opinion that the decis ions of the United States supreme court would make Philippine legislation ab solutely necessary in the coming session of congress. He also was clearly of the opinion that under the Spooner law, the presi dent had absolute power to provide for revenue, both customs and Internal for the Philippine Islands. FIERCE FIGHTING WITH BOXERS Battle Raging Between Them and Catholic Converts. FRENCH TAKE WALLED TOWN Artillery Optuti Fire Bclif RefflKtf M- Ittaect Oic lilaitryuki Waaaded -Cilu Will Pay CtrUii Aajooalal lideaalty. LONDON. May 28 The Boxer are again active In all tbe districts where there are no foreign troop,- say a dispatch to the Standard from Tien Tain. "Yesterday a missionary who waa g"- Ing to Taku on Che grand canal was forced to return to Tien Tain on ac count of the fierce fight raging between the Boxers and Catholic convert. There was heavy firing on both aides. WALLED TOWN TAKEN. French Artillery Enter Small Town Northeast of Ting Chu. PARIS, May 28. A dispatch from General Voyron, at Tien Tain, dated May 25, aaya t recQtujoitering party C4me upon a Walled town, fifteen kilo-1 metera northeast of Ting Chau. The town authorities refused to open the rates whereupon the French artillery opened fire. The wall was breached and the town taken. One French Infantryman was everey wounded. WILL PAY INDEMNITY. PEKIN, May 28.-The Chinese pleni potentiaries have informed ministers of the powers that the court haa notified them of Its willingness to pay Indem nity to the amount of 450,000,000 taela. but the court objeots to four per cent Interest BUBONIC PLAGUE. LONDON. May 28. The progress of the bubonic plague here, says the Hong Kong correspondent of the Times, Is becoming serious. The death rate is over thirty dally. WALDERSEE TO BE RECALLED. WASHINGTON. May 2S.-Tie state department today replied to the an nouncement of the German government that tbe emperor considered that the time had come for the recall from China of Field Marshal Count Von Waldersee. and expressing the satisfac tion of the government of - the United States at this announcement. VOTE ON PLATT AMENDMENT. Measure Expected to Come Before tbe Convention Yesterday. NEW YORK. Mav 28- A dispatch to the Tribune from Havana says: Courtesy to Gaulberto Gomex prevent ed a vote on the majority report, ac cepting the Piatt amendment at Mon day' session of the convention. He had gone to the country to make a poli tical speech and was detained, though he announced last week that he was through with speechmaldng in opposi tion. His associates declined to take advantage of his absence. The revised and modified report of the majority waa discussed and sup ported by Senor Berriel, rector of Ha vana University, and by Manuel San gullly.. The phraseology has been Im proved and appear satisfactory to the majority. Privately some delegates have Inquired whether it Is satisfactory to the Washington authorities. This is assumed to be the case. Portuon do, the radical from Santiago, has re affirmed his opposition but the radicals all concede a majority for the amend ment. The delegates are In good humor over the prospect of final action. If no one happens to be til or away, a vote may be had on Tuesday of this week. The main obstacle is In the municipal campaign, the desire of Candidate Fen ers' friends to enable him to avoid com mitting himself until after he is elected mayor. The National party In Havana has split on this subject. Some dele gates are also demanding open sessions, but the first vote will be taken In se cret. RUSSIAN EDUCATION. Changes in Universities Proposed the Minister of Education. by (Correspondence of Associated Press.) ST. PETERSBURG, May ll.-Gener-al Van Nof3ky, minister of education, has not yet announced his scheme of university reorganlxatioi. There hi an earnest discussion In the press and a doxen projects have been launched. A a rule they are modeled on the univer sity constitution adopted by Emperor Alexander I., which granted a fair de gree of autonomy. Thla wu complete lv abolished under the aevere reprea live regulations of 1884, under wicft the higher educi'.lonal system has ben shipwrecked. General Van Nofsky, before starting on hi Inapectlon of the universities. Is sued two circular regarding the in termediate ach Jb. In one he complains of Inefficient instruction in the ver nacular, In the other he recommend leas stringent examlnationa In the clas sical tongues. The xoobglcal section of the St. Petersburg; academy of science haa received Information of the discovery near Irkutsk of a mammoth m such nerft preaervatlon , that even eyes, abdomen and other oft tissue remained sound. LORD MILNER'S PURPOSE. Went to England to Exchange View With Chamberlain. NEW YORK. May 28. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: Lord Mllner ha endeavored to con vlnco his friend that he had come to Ens-land for rest, and that he la anx nu to escape public lionizing and private hospitality. In reality he has returnM with a view of exchanging tentlmenta with Mr. Chamberlain on many points connected with South Afrl can policy and he will remain In con atant communication with the colonial office. His mvment will be regulat ed by Mr. Chamberlain's convenience and every Important detail of the fu ture government of Je colonies will be discussed between them. H'i friend assert that while he show sign of the weight of responsibility which he has been carrying, his health Is not permanently Impaired. He will be en tertalnf l quietly by Lord Roberts, Ar. thur Balfour- ahd many publt men be fore he returns, but It la not likely that there will be any public banquet. ENDED FATALLY. Society Young Lady Accidentally Killed at Nardln. Ock. WICHITA. Kas., May 28,-At Nar dln, Oklahoma, a party of society young ladlea and gentleman went plcnlcing and when a picture waa being taken of a group Miss Nora Wolfrumt asked Mlsa Bishop to point a rifle at ter to add to the romance of the scene. The rifle was discharged accidentally and Miss Wolfram waa killed instantly. ARRESTED FOR BRXBERT. MOBILE. Ala. May 28. Ex-Captain and Quartermaster Cyril W. King. Ip charge of the construction work at Fort Morgan, Ala., ha been put on trial In the United States district court charged with receiving a bribe from Contractor J. H. Ilobsoo. Hobson tes tified that last summer he did $S00O worth of work at the fort and that King reiected a great deal of material. In October King offered to be easier on blm for a consIdntln. Hobson paid King $2000 in Installments, the last batch of money being marked and verified by a government defective. After these payments began King was less exacting upon Hobson's work. PROMINENT PEOPLE MARRIED. NEW YORK. May 28. Announcement has been made of the marriage on Sat urday evening or Prof. George D. Her ron and Miss Carrie Rand, the cere mony having been performed In the apartments of Dr. Charles Brodie Pat terson. of this city. Rev. William T. Brown, pastor of Plymouth church, Rochester. N. Y., performed the cere mony which was extremely simple, there being no vows taken by either party. Miss Rand, prior to her marriage, de voted much time and money to the cause of socialism, and it Is the inten tion of her husband and herself to de vote their llv to socialism. CROKER LEFT MYSTERIOUSLY. NEW YORK, May 28.-A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: A great mystery Is made at Moat House .of Mr. Croker's absence. He is reported to have left home on Saturday for a fortnight's enjoyment of the races, but the protestations were so emphatic that tha villagers suspected that he had sailed for America on the St. Louts, get ting off so quietly as to elude observa tion. He had several horses entered for the Hurst Park races, where two of them were in third place Monday, after being well backed. WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT. CHICAGO. May 28. Senator Fair banks, of Indiana, was formally an nounced today as a candidate fur presi dent before the Republican national convention of 1904. Harry S. New. Re publican national committeeman from Indiana, Who arrived in Chicago today, la authority for the statement that In diana will stand behind Fairbanks In his race for the honor. PLATT AMENDMENT ACCEPTED. HAVANA. May 28. The Piatt amend ment was accepted by the Cuban con stitutional convention today by a vote of IS to 14 The actual vote was on ac cepting the majority report of the Com mittee on relations which embodied the amendment with explanations on cer tain clauses. THEIR LABORS ARE FINISHED Presbyterian General Assembly Adjourns at Philadelphia. REVISION OF FAITH REFERRED Special Ceaalltee t Make RtcoaiateixU fleas Is Wales Crete: Sbeuls Be Re flats' as Pretest Suae at Next Meetlag. PHILADELPHIA, May 28.-Th on hundred and thirteenth Presbyterian general assembly waa dissolved at :1S o'clock tonight by Moderator Mlnton after having been in session nearly two weeks, during which time many matters of the utmost Importance to the church were considered. Chief among these was the queatloa regarding the revision of the confes sion of faith. After a discussion eon tlnulng nearly four days thla momen tous question was referred to a spec ial committee, who will make recom mendations as to tbe manner in which the creed should be revised and pre sent them to the next general assemoly, which will meet In New York- SENATOR TELLER TALKX Explains Statements Imputed to Hlni Regarding Negro Rights, . ; DENVER, May 21-Unlted Stats; Senator feller, who Is living this sum mer on his farm at Grand Junction, Col,, W niintoil hv th nnv TViat a m h .r-Wi of Ha 111 'n r?lv tn rh tt-rVntTM rJArii V upon him by Senator McLaurln of South Carolina In a public speech on Satur day last: "I never said that the negro was a stood as the white man, I have said, however, and say now that he sj entitl ed to rhe same political rights. 6o far as the Force bill la concerned. I opposed It along with Wolcott and other western senators." Senator Teller Is quoted as predicting an easy -victory for,- Senator - Till man and the elimination of McLaurln from National politics. He promised to issue a detailed statement In reply to Senator McLaurin soon. FOR LARGER MEMBERSHIP. CHICAGO. May 28. The National As sociation of Railroad commissioners la to be made an International organiza tion at the coming convention, which will be held In San Francisco beginning June 5. It Is proposed to change Che name tn the International Association of Railway Commissioners and to Invite Canada and Mexico to membership. The question was extensively dis cussed here among members of the com mlslon, representing thirty states, who had gathered here preparatory to start ing for California today. M'LAURIN-S INTENTIONS. COLUMBUS, S. C, May 28. Senator McLaurin. in an interview with a cor resDondent of tbe State, declares em phatically that he will not enter a sum mer campaign. His health, he says, will not permit it He wants to be in a race with Mr. Tillman alone and Is confident of success. WORLD'S FAIR COMMISSIONERS. DENVER, May 28. Governor Oman has appointed the following St. Louis World's Fair commissioners: Captain George W. Thatcher, of As pen. Pllkln county, commissioner in chief; Thomas J. O'Donnell, of Den ver; Hon. Van E. Rouse, of Colora do Springs; I. N. Stevens, of Colorado Springs. CUBAN MORTGAGE LAW. HAVANA, May 28. By a decree to be issued tomorrow, mortgages will be ten dered four years, debtors paying each year, respectively 10, 15, 15 and 40 pet cent of the principal and accrued inter est. THE TWO SHAMROCKS. GLASGOW, May 28. Sir Thomas Lip ton has decided to send Shamrxk I. to America with the challenger in order that he may continue the trial rtcea right up to the date of the cup races. DESTROYED BY FIRE. SPOKANE, May 2S.-The Grtt K-jt. them coal chutes and cages at HUHard. with five cars of coal, were destroyed, by fire this morning. Loss $125,000. E. W. WINTER ILL. ST. PAUL, May J8.-E. W. Winter, formerly president of he Northern Pa cific railroad, is dangerously ij U Chicago. . J ....-