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KvKY o 4 Prog VOL. t ill ASTOKIA, OKKGOX, PKIDAY, .OK 14, 1001. NO. 141 if. K"v 1 '111 I A Jk '" ah r..n ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO, Plumbers and Stcamfittcrs HOLII ACJI2INTH I'OIf S27 BOND Diamond IN GREAT VARIETY Bats, Balls, Masks, Pads, Gloves And everything rLic in thut line to intiU the boys hnjy. If you do imt J'liij- lall we cnti show you an clegaut line of FISHING LINES. FLIES, REELS, BASKETS, ETC. GRIFFIN Granite Preserving Kettles AND ALL GRANITE WARE... Foard 8 Stokes Co. Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR, FEED, PROVISIONS. TOBACCO AND CICARS SupjdieMof nil kinds hI lowest rates, for fishermen, Funners and Ixggers. t A. V, ALLEN, Tenth and Commercial Streets 1 WM " iiO'iA. " " ii i i ii'rn liMni lit miss1' We Rent New c. Commission. Brokerage, Insurance anl Shipping. SUPERIOR STEEL RANGES STREET Outfits AND AT ALL PRICES & REED HIND OF REPUTATION REPRESENTS PUBLIC OPINION Reputation represents public opinion. How to get In your fnvor. Male a first-claM. r llable article Ilk the Char ter Oak Stove and Range. Every Charter Oak la guar anteed. For sate In Aatorla only by W. J. SCULLY, 431 Bond St.. Between Ninth and Tenth. Typewriters. Many new improvements added. See. our latest No. 2 Smith Premier Typewriter New Art Catalogim Free . . . L. M. ALEXANDER A CO. Kxolutiive 1'acitlc. Coast IValors 246 Stark St., I'ortlan.l, Ore, F W. M'K FC1I NIK. 1 or I A pen I . CHARD, Custom Houae Broker. ASTORIA, ORE uw W. t. AOo- and Faclao tCxpr Oe a. ARMED MEN AFTERJJ NEGRO MURDERER Burning or flanin Awaits Ed wards if Captured. SANTA Fli TRAINS COLLIDE T 1111(4 tat Fear lasrt Ii t Ess Colllelo Nrtr Wllllasas. Cel. - Sun Death From Heal la Cil cai. KIIUKViri'nliT, U. Jmxr 13- Thl, city an lie vicinity has b-en In state f feverish excitement an I unrest sine ycnttrilty whrn John Gray Yt-It-r, prominent planter, wn ho ami in mainly killed by I'fic Mwsrds. a ivgri i.iiii,.y-,j nn rVater's planlatl.m Armed p.w. of while m.-n have been miiurliiif the tiiuntry for mle around In an attempt t capture Edwards, a l"tcn or more negroes are und.-r sr mil In Krnnehrew's store, und what fa( :nlghl my have In more for th'tn la uncertain. Edwards If -uujrrit Hill be burned or hangd. Fatal train collision. 'tfift Run In'o Freight Neur Williams -Engine fully W'nvkrd UM ANiKI.Krf al. Juni. t1-To .li-jd and four Injur-J u th rnuli of a hra l rtul c.llll m on the Haiita, r thl, n'orntiiK. l ml In rajit of Wll- llama. Thf dad are: I.KK I'KltKINS. if Wllllani,. fire nun. JIM M-tNAHAN. fireman. Th InJurM 4re: M M MUhlia. of Wlnnlow, chair car j-ott.T. .irm bully bruld; J. W. I'ahiKl. I'ul'man ronduclor, Chl.-ao. wrlt liroki-a. .. H. Illudnall. fireman. i f Krl'.tfTiu-i. Aria., fracturt kull 'ha. Wh.nI, rnirtnrfr, ot Wlnl ahouldrr wrmi.-hrd. Tht i.i.-'ig.r train aa in a.t at a lively ran- h.'n It rrjxbi'd Into lii double ht-ad'T freight wi-a.biund Ttif ia,inir rninn of th freljht truln iia badly wrerkej. SKVI N DKATHS IN i lU'WHO CHICAf.n, Juno 11.Th- hi-ut and :itiinldl:y i n,.( evn d''atlu tidJy Th (bad ar. : I'ATCIi'K IIITKI.KY. JiIIX CAUI.SON. THOMAS C'.'KI.V. (TT( II l-2'K Kit. KltlTZ STAlll.KIt w. wiin i:. MltS J. Wnl.iK'nSKl. SAYS t ri" WIU. STAY NEW YollK. June 13 Arthur Pear n.in, ownor of about thlity ublL-atl-.m In Knulund, arnona; thim b.'!na; thf Pnllv Kxt're., of Ixndon, arrived h?rv today on the Ocoanle. When 0!k.l hla Idea of rhe probable aurc.' of Sir Thomas l.lpton'n new tup t-ltulleneyr he a'd he thought the cup woull Htay with u. DAVIS CASH DUOPPKD Ju'la-e Mamllto.i Invld.a Tht Ex Clerk's Cane Wa Outlawed. SAI.KM. Ore.. June 13.-Ju.1ge Ham llton. In the circuit court today, gave libla-mem on preaentment submitted by Hie grand Jury In the rase of George W. PavU, ex-el Tk of the school land c'imnilieilon who, It was alleged, was sh.irt Jtl.ooo In his accounts. The court l eld the case was outlawed and ns a result -f the opinion, the grand Jury dropped Investigation In the case. HAD SAN JOSK SOAIJv SALT I.AKR June IS.-Several hun dred cases of apricots, part of a car lo!n! received today from Marysville, Oil., were found by fruit Inspector to be ba lly Infected with Sun Jose scale. The fruit wns ordered Immediately ae. troved. The dreadiM pest ha already made lis pearatice In llox Rider county. RN noi'Tfi TO KN(lIi.NIl. SAN' FltANOISlXl. June 13- Sir Claude MacD.ioald. who was the Brit- Ish minister at Pekln during the Hoxer uprising, but whi was subsequently transferred to Japan, arrived here this evening from Japan on the steamer Hong Kong Maru, en route to Eng land. COMMANDO OUT OF KACE. Keene'a Crack Colt Injur;d While Ex ercising. NEW TORK, June 13. Commando. Jamca R. Keene'a great colt, atepped on a atone while galloping Monday and bruleed one ot hla heeli eo badly that In. w ill not mi art lii the llrKkya d-r-by today. While the accident In l.ot onlder..d serious at prm-nt, his ialro-r, Jaim'S How, la riot willing to tak- any rhanr'.ji of (fTiiun'-fitly Injuring him. The llr..kly:i ib-rSy Ik notih IIO.iksI and the race N.-eoi-d to be at 'ila trier. l y. Hut rathr than art hltn and a' aggravate bis Iroubl-s It has b'n de iidr4 to give hltn a rent and M th 110. 100 i to some ith-r (inner. The atone bruised Command'i'a b.l severely and ne was r.lurnil to hl stable. Thp usuitl remedlm were ap pllrd but without lllik results. A wei;k ago a similar accident curred to Conr.jy. (he Brooklyn bandl- rap winner. A compl-te Pal brought him around all right and hn Is now tak ing UTim- regjl.irly. Similar tatic will y pursued In rgird to (.'nitiman. do. When It wan learned that Comman do was Nufferlng from a bruised hl the trainer -4 Honnlbert hastened to seizure Hiienree to rble the colt. The o'her pnibable starters are All Oreen. lllu and KellaJro. KLECTKD THKIK cKn EU8. Indian War Veieruia Kl.vt Crnimander anl Native Sons a President. IfmTLANH. June 13. The sixteenth grand eni a,minient of Indian War Vet- erans today re-el"tced T. A. Wood grand commander. A resolution u pasted asking the legislature of Jn-gn to apiroprIatc tf.43.fKK) for veterans "f the Indian war of ls:-J who .ia'.n this amount still due. The Native sons of Oregon today elected A. E. lU-ani-s, of Jacksonville, president. The pr .position to consol idate the Native Daughters with the Native Hons waa voted down. MUS. MKINMCY HESTINO WELU Passed Anoth'r Comfortable Day, Says Dr. P.lxey Plans for Removal. WASHINGTON. June ll.-Dr. Rlxey remained at rhe White Hou more than two hours tonight. In the even ing, a few minutes after 11 o'clock, the t'byl-ian saJd: "Mrs. McKlnley Is ctea.Iily Improv. Ing. She passed a comfortable day and loight Is resting very well. She sat up awhile today In the ruling chair." PLANS FOR REMOVAL. WASHINGTON. June 13. Plans are being mail- for Mrs. McKlnley s remov al to Canton ns s.xin as she Is In a con dition that will safely warrant It. When that will be Is :tlll probablematlal. Ml'HDKH CASK FINISHED. KANSAS CITY. June 13 The case of Lulu Prince-Kennedy, who killed her husband In January last because he refused to live with her after a forced inarlage. will probably go to the Jury tomorriw evening. The tak ing of evidence was finished this af ternoon und arguments will begin to morrow. MAX REGIS WOUNDED. Mayor of Algeirs and Newspaper Man Fight Due! With Sworda PARIS. June 13. A duel with sworjs was fought today In Pare Des Princes between Oerault Richard, manager of the Petite Republlnue and Max Regis, antl-semlte mayor of Algiers. The lat ter was wounded In the wrist. The quarrel grew out of the recent duel of M. Regis with M. Laberdesque. TO TAKE ALL IN SIGHT. British Capi'alls:s Will Buy All Good Steel Companies Outside of Morgan's Trust. PHILADELPHIA. June 13.-The North American tomorrow will say: "British capitalists have come to America with a view of buying all the steel companies outside of Morgan's steel trust. PEACE RUMORS GROUNDLESS. LONDON, June 13. A. J. Balfour, government leader, said today there was no foundation for the rumors afloat of peace negotiations with the Boers. The strength of the Boers Is es timated at lfi.000 men. CHIEF OF ARAPAHOES DEAD. SALT LAKE. June 13.-A special to the Tribune from Olivine Wyti . saya: "Sharpners. chief of the Northern Arapahoes, of the wind river reserva tion!. Is dead. He was considered -one of the moat blood thirsty Indians wet. STATE FAIR ABANDONED. BOISE. Ida., June 13. The state fair has been abandoned for this year and the subscription of $5000, made up by the chamber of commence, will be turn ed over for use In the mining congress. SMELTER TO START UP. BUTTE. June 13. The Butte and Boston smelter Which has been closed for gome weeks on account of labor I trouble will begin operation tomorrow. TRIED TO KILL HIS SWEETHEART William Davis Shoots Effie Ha worth at Walla Walla. VICTIM MAY NOT RECOVER WeaM-Ba Mariner We, Crete by Jealeat aa4 Rcaalaf Seisalleaal Llteralar - Under Ourf la Jill l Pmetl Lyickli. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. June 13. Craxed by reading sensational litera ture and blind with Jealous paewlon: William Da.v!s. a bootblack, this if ternoon twice shot his former sweet hear;, lT-year-oll Effle Hawenh. and then turned the revolver upon Chas. Mi-i'onn-l. h successful rival. After the sho-e.lng .'Mvis ran toward the 'iusIii -ns portion of the city with a crowd of boys and women at hla heels. He flourished the revolver ani declared that he would not be taken alive. Policeman McAndrews and Mike Davis met tbe would-b murderer and c rvered hrrn vlth their pistols. JT surrendered without 4 murmur and was at once 'aken to he city Jal where a guard was placed to prevent the mob. who had congr-gatd. from forcing ihe doers and stringing the criminal up to a neighboring lamp post. Miss Haworth was shot once through the left br--ant and the second time in the back. She is lying at the point of dejth. an l the attending physicians declare there is little chance of her recovery- VALUABLE PRINTS DONATED. Rare Colbvtlon for New York Public Library. NEW YORK. June 13.-At a recent meeting of the New York public li brary a letter received from James D. Bmillle announcing the gift of a col lection of 923 prints, for the department of prints. Th-'se are from steel en gravings, and of them are by the donor's fa'h-T. the late James Smillle. extending frvn 125 down to the close of his life. In ISM. James Smilli was a famous engrav- J er in his day and his work Includes such subjects as Thomas Cole's "Voy age of Life." and A. Blerstadt s "Rocky Mountains." The prints In the col lection are especially valuable, being "Engraver's prvifs." of which only two or three ars truck off from the fin ished plate Just before It is turned over to the publisher. There are al so full sets of working uroofs. show Ing the ev-.ilutlon of an engraved plate. Resld the works of Smillie. the col. lection Includes engravings by about twenty of his contemporaries. NO INDIAN UPRISING. Armv Officer Says Wyoming Braves Are Peaceable. DENVER. June 13 Reports of trou bl with the Indians near Fort Wash akie. Wy., are unfounded. Even the report of the killltig of an Indian bv a while sheeo herder Is false. Colonel Jesse M. Lee. commander at Fort Iavenworth. who was sent by General Merriani two weeks ago to Fort Wash, akle to investigate the' alleged trou bles with the Indians, ha returned and made his report to General Merrlam. Colonel Lee In his report asserts that the Indians have made complaint that the agent has not given them sufficient seed grant to plant and thereby raise their crips, but this Is found to be simply a complaint and to carry with It no Indication whatever of hostility. The story of the killing of an Indian by a white sheep herder grew Out of a shooting affray between two sheep herders, both white In which neither was hurt. WILL SUPPOKT STRIKERS. NEW YORK. June 13. Samuel Com bers, president of he American Fed eration of Labor, has made this an nouncement to 'he Washlngion corres pendent of he Herald: "Th American Federation of Labor will aid the International Association of Machinists in every way within its power in the conies; for the nine hour day." FEARS EXPANSION. Brooklyn Journalist Believes Danger Impending. NEW YORK. June 13. In the course of the commencement exercises of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Colege, St. Clair McKelway. editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, called attention to dangers which he eees In the present American Indus Itral expansion. He said in part: "Because we are cltlxens of the Unit ed States, we are cltlsens of the world. These are days hen we axe told that our locomotive makers and our bridge makers ar Injuring England; that our manufacturers of machinery and of small wares are l urtlng Germany; that our ocean carriers and our bargain makers ari cr lliig Russia, Italy and France even out of their mrak"ji at rwme and out of nearly all of them abroad. "Why should we want to Injure any body. Superiority la den'.rable. But If even it Is to be jurchased at the price of lmpiv?rlhment or of distress. It will be too dearly bought. Life Is a com oetltion, but the earth la jot a slaughterhouse." RECORD CANOE JOURNEY. Two Adventurnis Youths Will Paddle 10,000 Miles. NEW YORK. June U.-Alvah D Jame and Barton H. Noland. two young men who left Irvlngton, Va,, a small town on the Rappahannock May 12. In a 100-pound, 18-foot paddling skiff, are exaected to reach, this city next Monday. Their friends believe they are now off Cape May. The young men intend to make a 10.000 mile Jour ney In the skiff and to be gone a year. They are not to use sails but ar to travel the whole distance by paddling. They plan to land every night on the coas; through the turf and to embark the next morning. From this city the men will paddle up the Hudson, through the Erie canal to Buffalo over the Great Lak. then down the St. Law. rence to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. From there they expect to paddle down the Atlantic coast to Key West, through the Gulf of Mexico to Texas, where the lourney will terminate. THE 'FRISCO ARMY SCANDAL. Police and Army Officials Differ as to the Extent of the Frauds. SAN FRANCISCO. July 13.-Appar- ently a deffrenc? of opinion txists be- tween army officials and police effl- tlals as to the extent of the alleged frauds said to have been perpetrated in the sale of quartermasters' supplies be long'.ng to ;ha government. Captain Kimball, post quartermaster at the Presidio, said ajl government things sold in the pawnshops had been disposed of by discharged soldiers from the returning volunteer regiments. Captain Seymour, of the local detec tive force, said today that Investiga tion showed extensive frauds had been going on. and claimed that the Abrams family, two of whom are under arrest apparently had an accomplice who had access to the quartermasters' depart ment. The anjuncement that a warehouse full of stolen goods had been found is erroneous. TO START A REVOLUTION. Chinese Reformer Intends to Overthrow Em press Dowager. HONOLULU. June :, Dr. San Yet Sen. the Chinese reformer, left the America Maru, June 5, for China, for the purpose of starting a revolution. His intention is to overthrow the em press dowager and Mandarins. His idea Is to have China ruled by presi dent on the lines of government of America. This is the third revolution he has at tempted In China. MARTIN DENNY LOSES. Toby Irwin Given the Decision in the Twentieth Round. POTRLAND. June 13. Toby Irwin, of San Francisco, was given the decis ion tonight in, the twn'tetb round over Martin Denny, of Australia, at the Pastime Club. For fifteen rounds both men did some fast fighting but during the last five rounds Denny clinched repeatedly to save a knockout. RAILROAD MAGNATES CONFER. OMAHA. June 13. President Charles M. Hays, of the Southern Pacific. Pres ident Marvin Hughitt, of the Chicago & North. ves'.ern, and President Horace G. Burt, of the Union Pacific, and the eeneral managers of these roads, held a conferen.-e this afternoon. It is learn ed that the conference had to do with traffic arrangements of the three sys tems. TACOMA AGAIN SELECTED. TACOMA. Wash., June 13. Taeoma was again selected as the place of the next annual meeting of the Masonic grand lodge. Henry L. Kenna, of Spj kane, was elected grand ma-ster. BASEBALL. SCORES. TACOMA. June 13. Taeoma, 4; Spo. kane, 3. SHATTLE, June 13. Por;land, 11; Se attle. 7. WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND. June U-Wheat, Walla Walla, 590. CHICAGO, June 13. Wheat, Septem ber, opening, 96tt; closing. 69K969H. LIVERPOOL, June IS. Wheat, July, 5s. Mid. DAY OF LIBERTY DRAWING CLOSER Cuban Independence Will Be Ac complished by Christmas. THE NEXT STEP IN ORDER Cotvestlaa Is Tike Us sat Past EieOcra Bill PravMlsf for Ekctisi ( Offi cers Necessary for Cabas Osvtrssjcst. WASHINGTON. June 13. It I ex pected at the war department that Cu ban Independence will be aa accom plished fact by next Christmas. The next step In order now that the Piatt amendment Is adopted by the constitutional convention, is for that body to take up nd pass an electoral bill which will provide for the election of all officers necessary to set up aa independent government In Cuba. It Is said here that such a bill Is already framed and Is -eady for submission to the convention at any moment. It is thought that the convention can dis pose of this measure in a week or two. and ttuit will complete the labors of that body. HOMESEEKERS' RATES. Southern Paciflo to Inaugurate Excur sion Rates From the East. SAN FRANCISCO. June 13.-Th Southern Pacific Company will make a homes eekers' round trip excursion rate of one first-class fare plus (3, effective on Tuesday, June IS. and tbe first and third Tuesdays of July, August and September, from eastern territory to California. The rates from Chicago are S64.M; St. Louis. New Orleans and Memphis. 33950: Omaha, Kansas City and Hous ton, 152- BIG CROWD AT RACE TRACK. Bonnibert Won Brooklyn Derby and Wh'.sky King Tremont Stakes. NEW TORK, June 13. The Brook lyn derby and Tremont stakes, each of 310,000. drew a big crowd to the Gravesend race track today. Bonnibert won the Brooklyn derby. Blues, second; The Parader. third; time. 2:33 4-5. A new track record. The Tremont stakes, six furlongs for 2-vear-oIds, was won by Whisky King. Blue Girl, second; Golden Cottage, third: time. 1:10 2-5. ARB PART OF AMERICA. WASHINGTON, June 13.-The sec retary of the treasury, acting under the recent decision of the United States supreme court. In the insular cases, has held that no dra-vbaclcs can be allowed on merchandise shipped to the Hawaii an Islands after July 7, 1SS8. these Isl ands having ceased to be foreign coun try within the meaning of the tniT laws, and under the Joint resolution of congress annexing the Islands to the I'nited States. STOCK BROKERS ACTIVE. NEW YORK. June 13. Gould-Harrl-man brokers were active in various stocks today, notably in the Union Pa cific. The buying in of this stock was on an enormous scale and was closelv followed by St. Paul throughout all its fluctuations. The street attributed the movement vaguely to the further work Ine out of northwestern railroad rela tions and to favorable crop news. The Union Pacific rose to an extreme of 61-S. WILL NOT PROTEST. WASHINGTON. June 13. The Unit ed States government has not protested and does not Intend to protest, undr present conditions, agains the mainten ance of a large German garrison at Shanghai. Baking Powder Makes the bread more healthful. Safeguards the food against alum. Alum balfflf, powders ars the greatest mcnaccfs to health of lbs present day. (Pf&IL