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Vol.. i. iv
ASTOUIA, OIU.fiON, llll KSDAV. Il la.MIH.K 5. I'M)!.
NO. 120
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t . V It I
a ill iriiiv
FREE
SuitS and
Overcoats
With ill IS I. 'I, . ll's Mill" "M l' . Ill'
( nr M.lll'- Suit ..r IVi'lv.iiil
Willi ii IV 1. h !.'. Suit- U i lMi.ll-
lo Ull nf TTi'i'llt
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ONB PKICB
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HAS Till: NELSON
TURNED TURTLE
(irnvc I cars lintcrlaincd (nr the
Safely of the liritisli
(irain Ship.
M WVSIIK PAR I 111) DL'KIMiriAI.I:
luppii'U Men He lie. a. the t--tl
ll.ii c.illu i til I lie Uliiu aiul
lli.it She ill Mihh
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I. . Ill It, III')' Klllta-ll Hull ll'l Ul"'k-IK"
II. lii ixa-li . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 K 'I"' IIIHI l.ll.K. I'"' Hi
III. I.- nil.' aatlur a vl'la-ll' ' of .ii-li.-"'r.
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i .ad. I' li. an lli.al tin- Nadav. li li.l" l.o-
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I,-, ,i, iii. a, .unit.- il..i I I,. , Sewriil ISill- rnjJiii fur Con.
NICARAGUA ROUTE
IS RECOMMENDED
Isthmian Canal Commission's Re
port Sent to Congress
Yesterday.
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il- UKra a iii-iiI nt ti.itti r'..ul.ll. n not to
liii riu" tli' ir iiHvla-ti A rifTi! In;i. a a
r"iill aif ('liili'H ai iion. tuii ..aila-. to
! .lra I, ;i l,liltla-l, a,f 1 (ft) x-mi
llill'l ll.lH llMtnj t-. oil" nf Ilia- llil.'iih
t. ix It, l-jii'i;..- I,, a-rila-r lino lii-lt;.,lia.
t.,nia f'T till' ptl'l li.-IHa- Of lta YV-1.
I- 1 t).-H.'.i--i that Hi- mIiij. Mill !
I- li ly f r n-r. . a- r,. xt May.
It In iiiiiiaaiiin ...1 that Ilia- ','lula-an mlti-
I- t.r io A r.-ri 1 1 ni hii-i at,iain- hln
Ii tTi!".) trl. to tha- ''hliaun ra.ltal to
...ti-'ill til Kova-rnn.a-nt In r'-ra-ra-n.-a- io
Iha- i -! 1 1 ri s? tr.aijlila-,
Th. ArK.-riilii" if,. a-rriun-nt li.ii r
. . n".J no ra-,!y from i'hl!l It N I"-La-va-.l
iha' -ha- f'hil'iin a In.lriiMtra'i'.n
will I'pa.io". an -v ,iaii,ii.,n of tha- aim.
,iji...l -a-rrlt .ry lay tha. f.,r. m of l.th
r'.;.ulili.n until a 'l.-i-mion on th taoiin
'l.ny .il--ii'i'.ri 1 anrioiiria a-'I t,y th
llrltiHh (roa-n,m'rit. to whi'h it ha
la-.-n r"fa-rr'-l for nrtjltratlon It in
uii'l ! ..too.l .hat. tha- I'hlh-an (rov.-rn-tii.
ti! wM,i to la-t riiatt'-m .Inf. aioi:
a j. I try to avoM an ii'tual ion:!iu
with Arir ini an 1 ya-t r-.'raln fr'.rn
tri.ikiiiir .-i frank a-x.lana'i'm. ArK'-n-tu.a-
hii. il." M.-.l to lr.l-it U.oii oVain
Ihk a ra-ii.ona-ii from I'hlll iliat i:i
I I- ar a- ay tli" unxaifaa t..r f--.it .
of th- i a,-.
PUQET SOUND IS
SWEPT BY STORM
Much Damage to Property and
Many Pet pic Injured
at Whatcom.
MILLS A.VDHOISLS WRECKED
llinliai anJ Kailroad.H Itlockcd
ii) I alien Tree -1 ele
Kraph CiMiitntiniea
lion llrnken.
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1 .. :
INGERSOL
WATCHES
$1.00
Remember ONLY ONE DOLLAR at
Pishcr Brothers'
I .1 hull-"! t.a
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II. An Ir-.is. of tha- l.,.ul:.! .na'.a- i..ni-ii.:'!-',
t..nil,t (.-.ne to thai jt-.-h a
a "y "f a la ry har. l-tt.-r wr-t'-n to
.' r.a- .r I tf.-M in r.-j.!y t., !l - ia--t"r
-ii.at!an that the com-
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;. 1. 1 li-h.m l ih tirieariiaz'.Wn. Th
i!;i:n:u'l :Viy r-fuiw-J t, c,jni!j.tr
!U.'h .1 ,.-' .O.a-Hl HII-I J'.-..lar'-'.S ht hai
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Steamfitters
SIPER10R
STEEL
RANGES
B27 BOND STRI3BT
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all , !,. !, ,, l.il. .1 . Ill" t !!!! "f till'
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II" la. lia-ia-1 sli" ii.K ii.,'. Ii akir.a.-,
IT. ship iil'li-i a , r.iv a.f tM.-r.'y-a
u'h: in :i. n!l l.al.l i if tins., a mini-
Arriving Every Day
Holiday Goods in End
less Variety.
GRIFFIN & RETO, W""S;W
Fancy and Staple Groceries
FLOUR. FEED, PROVISIONS.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
Su.lie8 of all kind.snt lowcat raU'H, for tislnrmon,
Fanners ami ligj;trH.
A V. AIwLBN, Tenth i nnil Commcrcliit Streets
iMtll th. NaT-. .ti, UK 111 llni nialllli r
Mia' I'll 111 IUII In-fain- 111'' K.lla-
I
M.'tT.aa 11 1 til 111' I'l'tlllltl-'ll il' 1 1 1
aihlji 111 ihH tllla allffa-r H''.H' ..'Un
lit a !. Ill III 1 III" I.l Iha- aft..! Ill, It Ml,-
I iiai. w.it. i -! :k-iI . Ilia! li' i .wu.l-a i.ill
Int.. Iha- ja.ii, that ln-r .iiiiiii-s ha,
j t-a a-ai t,i,,iii niiay ittn mi; i.ni..iis
JK. it' ll, lltl l tllllt ill.' Hall .ll. ll, alll
lla-'. Ll It l-a also .., thai ra-l.lltl
1 .-1 1 1 . 1 1 1 ra iaai ii',1 flit- n.ix li akitiK. ti n t
! Ilia. It aaf ll: Mlaa Hut 111 -alir'U'l It till
tllllt lllr I'llhllltkl Mali- Mil. nil. 1 III,
ll... i. r tli it may haia' la.a n, tin-
Til t all a-.ll fit I I I a vl flir tlla' S-allll ll-
Hi.- N'.-Non, Nt.'.um hili- tli,- m i la- In -
jitVilNi'.l lii fury l. mi, in Hi.- H". IS
iu. ii. iiituil'm ill .lllilaliis hlih. u il ,.
I .1.1V lion' I'll till' Ma alll.-r l.i a ani, 111,11,"
( vi. -I... mi I -li-- .., ,, ,, i u ,, , f,,i ,.,,,.,
ii.is ,in,. ,,f tin- worn that ha, in
N.illa J mi tin- North I'm HU- . , a-1 m
v. ai a. I'upiiiiii IluiU-y. of ih,. Tai.ia-li,
r."ti.fa.. t'iiiiiltl lViiTam to mali.a
nil mi I li. lp hliii. , m ih,, N. lia.n's
lllilit. ! llll not I'Oim.ly will, (.
Olla'St.
Tha' In lKht nf till- Kill'' WUS ll'lli ll. il
at 10 n rhii-k ut nlKlit, wlii'n tin- si,-,
llllMNfr Htl.l.l-l) flilHf ui tn th.- Nit
mm. Tlii' Iiik wtw runtitiiK vt-ry slow
ly lit tlif tlinc. With tho 1'iutliiK of
tlii- hiiMni-r iho Nt'lson m HkIuh huiI-
.il. tily illsni,-arftl. im If sin- ha. I lurn
iiil tuitli' mill soiii. to tlii- tinttotu. I'n-
ih r ntillii'irv iTiruiiiHtntii i'.i the slilji
wmil,! luivi- llnnhi-il n tiliu- IIkIiI tn m--iniiilnt
the Iuk with tin- (xui-t .sHim
lion nl.i'iuil, lmt ,h(H fiirninlly una not
nlisi'ivi',1 liy t'iiiiiln IVrrliim,
Mtii'iiKlhaiiiiiK iln- lilcli'f that tin- Ni'l
Hnti wnn loHt.
ITu- Tiitno.ih ni imcp iri'uirfil to
iniiki- H.'iin li for the llrlllMlicr ninl fol
l.iMi'il mi tin- loiiiNi-. For HiHiH- time
this seiiieli wiim eiiiitliiu,.,!, lull no
trnee nf the nhli roiil.l he foutnl. A
sliiii'li liiokout for the lights of the ve
si l or Home lliiHlillKht bIkjiiiI whs kept,
hill there im nothliiK to Iinllente that
Hie nhli hml not Kone ilowii. The Ta
toosh remaltieil oiitslile nil nielli nil, I
when ilnv broke continue! the Renivli.
The Nelson vnn nowhere to he Been,
however, aiul ut 1 o'doek In the nft
-. I :' -ti th" At:..:.:i ;.- Willi
.1 ! -,Ua'" f-ar. a all ! J ' ill', .T1.-- Ul -
: , t I all I .a- ,.:i.aa t. i tl ;x Wjr.-. 'X-
.,...-.i. of t.i, i ,-a:s f..r ii"p.im'!an.
"'I, I'lll'l l. a itiltlliti. ! t ' 1 a.-..:. te t'l--
1. it. mi. a .ana!.
I':." t.a'.il ! ni!th "f ;!. Ni.aniuua
oi:.- ii l.v" mi., s mil :!:. Tanama
I,.'!'.- 4'.' ' tilt:- 1 Til. a l l-:: l' ' ! a a.t a f
- , ' :..t .". aii.i in.iititaiii hi,- :i..- Nir.ira-.-i,a
i.ni.ii .iiiii.iaiiy is S ".....M (,-r--.it-ii
than ;ha! ,.f th,' !',.!; am. i .anal. The
i!e fli- "u. l i .u I.- at tli- l-.tt 'iii. . . -.in ..... l tiiia- f,,f a ..'.-a..'r.iui:ht ves-
s-! !" i im. t!iraa-.:i;h tii- !-..n i -ia ,i nut
is 1J ham., a-. 1 a.hr '.::?: !h Nnara
irw.i ..anal tiuiii. Th.- Nh.iraKUa
laiiita., :ha' ri-'-.'i-t says. :i in. -re aj-
j ti-i ii.- aw-i' - Hi,, i If the -i!.!. fn'li . .,;,:,.,, s for ...n n.-r, . -ai e that or-
t.' ii! In an u."'araii,v t.i lay. slia- 1 ir 1 rut 1 1 1 1 if on the west i'..ai: of South
i.an i..ii-..!i.il.'y In- ri'Kai'.la'T in 1.-st. , Ameriiii. K"i' iha Culf oris tin- al-
.. , , . , ., , , , Mint. me is two ilavs an 1 f. r most
. i t o i ll liiitli- lint nlKlit wlre.l f.'!' a
of th.- ports on -hi- A'.l.intr nn.l ra
in, to .r,vel from the Sot.n.l to meet ,. ajy N it,1, ll ruutu
th.. Nelson, in.ll alini.- that li.- ts sun- fliu t,, ) r f ,r failn-,a,- ,.sa.s
;iiiii a,f the m-ss.-I s saf. iy. The .Nil- "ii iiiiount of fai.'rii.k; i:i! llycenlc
lion Is an iron st,l. ami r.-Klster on- j '"H.ll!l..ns ills., favor Nio.iraua.
tia-orue S. M .rii.i 'n. nu-mln-r of the
l I.T7 tons She wns formerly In the .
eoiiitiiission. sul'tnits a minority reori
,1,.t -.rule mil is eoti.n.lere.l :i vary , fix ,.,,- . 1-a,,.,,, ro,Ul..
jit. in, li essel. Her n-.aster Ms one :
Vli'K A I'M Hi At. i;UAIK.
W'ASHlNilToN, le. 1- Senator
l'ale to.lav IntriHlu.e.l a 1 -. U which
km khwimi mum ZiT.ri
LTVt-t-W VVH llVlu IIIIIMIIL I
''.'SrlaV 'VlMSIalN.
I'AUIS. I 3. - William K. Van i-r-
!..!'. was t In y .."t .l-inn-1 In .i Kiv-m-h
--urt lo i-a;. 1 "" francs 'la:i;a---s as
th- r-st.'l! of a '-..aM.'n t."tw- n his
autaiir.a'lille ar, 1 a al.ag ( art last year.
NKW Wtr.T'-OM. Wash., Dec. 4.
Tin- liarl'-st storm In lj yam raK':i
.ovi-r lower I'u'-t riounal last night,
iira.itr.itiiii; teta-graph an.l telephone
;w:r-s In cva-ry alirea.tlon an'I doing
much alamaije to property and Injuring
l.-a-v-rul p-tjpi-i. At Mountain View,
( ;;.ls coun-y, John Marr an ! a compan
ilon were s;..-eping In a cahin. which
was Htru. k ty a falling tree, and Marr
ra-r.-i-. ,-,) inijjrli-s whl:h will be fatal.
His cornt anion's lei; Is broken.
At -Sili. r li-a -h a sani; of nine car-l-nters
ware raninir rafters on a new
shir.i;!e sh.'J wh-n th-.- storm strui k the
'. uii' lir u. i-au.stng it t'i ollaps-. St-ver-jil
of thein wer-.- aui:ht by the fall-
m? tin. b-rs anl r"."i.el Injun-s, on
iy one. T. J. Srni'h, l-lnir erl')Us!y
nur". IT., will rviuver.
Ali !ii.'h'.vas in th country are
i ! no i y faih-n tr-a.-s anl railroaJa
were con fronta-l with th- same comli
:: .n this nurnin?. In this city
era! mills were blown il.awn. as were
-lev - r.il b,iil lii.i,-s ..n-- brick yielding
t- th-i force cf the wind. Hoofs were.
nptae 1 off of several bull lins, tigna
bios', n down, sidewalks torn up,
havaie wro'.iu-ht fienerally.
and
AWAILDKD DAM.VII.
IMHTLAXn. ljec. 4 In the Tnitid
St.it'.-- district court today a jury
iwardai! ''.un l.-r Kelth s-n J'.","i dam
n;.'s in th-' suit airaimt Hunk-r Hill
and S'liliian Mining Oompaiues, the
plaintiff alla-sul that he ,ia- ltjur-.l
in th- W.irltier. Idaho, mine through
n-'irHiTence of the company.
THE COMBIVE IS OFF
M (it) I IATIONS IUK SIKH
PI-AiK IKl'S I l)K()l'l'H.
IMri'UT.VXT HL'UXO.
IJank'-rs Mu-t Pay Taxes on Undivided
loflts and Ii. irrowed M'iney.
WASHIN'lTi'X. Dec. 4 The com-mis.-ivin-.-r
of internal revenue has ren-d-r.-l
.'. d-ci.-iaan in which he holds
that l iink-rs must return (or taxation,
.apl-al. surplus undivided pro.lts anJ
b"rrow-'d money u.n-d In the business
of bar.kinir. The commissioner holds
that capital is taxable wTV ther invest
ed in United States bonis or bank
building.
HAI5VARD KXIi I.IJIENT.
I i'AMKIUIK'.K. Mass., Dec. 4. The
enroi:m--nt of Harvard University, an
Ohjcct Was to I'rcvcnt liisrurtion ,,Unce,i p.. lay. including students of
of the Stud I'iKil I hrotih ! classes, teachers and administra-
I tive umcers. is 61a, as against W.l
i last year.
I'riix- Cutting
aa( 111" alta.-t J - ( 1 1 1 1 1 I" SCl CllptalllS Wtl'l
i a-r c. iiii. to tins port.
jCoKN AM) H r V I .11 MP
! lilt. Ill l M KK
I O
(hie
ano anJ Vi'H York Ixpcri
uccJ WiKUst ?;cii-.r. since
P. i nf lliitchiiiniii
I'llI'VleV 1'cc, I. -Sp. Clililti.'ll on
the hoar. I of trade today was such as
t.i recall the ureal transactions of
I liitiTiinsa.n. I'u.lahy, Kent, lieatn and
oilier ulatus who ruled the pits and
swung prices for fortunes every ses
sion. Hull enthusiasm such as has not been
seen In the lust few years, hud pos
session of the murkets nud In spite of
he ivy sa iling for protlts every pit
closed Htivng.
Itri.laS CONTllOL nilOAOO.
XKW VOllK, IVc. 4.-Hul!s hnd full
swing 'n ull grain mnrkets today.
10111 passed nil prices In recent years,
selling up to 71S for Muy In New York,
nnd to 67V at ''hlcugo. Wheat got
within ii quarter of a cent of tho
highest point sin -e lust August, and
Ih- entire market situalnion was dom
Inutail by n volume of outside buy
ing such as has not been seen here tn
weeks.
"VINO" ia.iiiuiii;x.
WASHINGTON. IVc. 4-iliTgndier-
ilenenil Hell has Issued an order to
Hie soldia'rs In Northern I.tixon, for
blrlillng them utida-r pain of severe pun
ishment by court iimrtliil to drink na
tive vino" spirits which has been
found to produce Insanity nnd Incite
lo crime.
that rank.
'"IllXKSK l-lX.-I.t'SPiN.
WASHiN'iTMN. IVc. 1. In addition
it" S..i.it..r Iaadges bill f o' the cntln
1 ued ci lusinn o;' riiiuiM', .-mill. ir bills
I were pi', suited in the sctia'.e '.y Seiia
i tors Mitchell. Fairbanks. Stewart.
Quay an l l'ctirose. Senator Mitchell's
lull also applies to th-- i .Ti:si'ii of
I Japanese and Filipinos an: tha ir de
ls. en, hints us well as to ih-sc. n lams of
j I'hitii sc.
I Ti i FKivriVT FKKSUiFXT.
! WASF.IXiniX. lec. 4 -Senator
1 Hour today Introduced a bill for the.
protection of the president of the
United States, that pro ides that one
who kills the president or shall make
an ntiemut on the life of the presi
dent will be punished by diiith.
Any tH-rson who shall counsel or ad
vise the killing of the president shall
be imprisoned for twenty years.
KBPHAIi LIMITATION.
WASHINGTON, Pec. (.-Senator
Lodge toduy introduced a bill provid
ing for the removal of the ten-year
limitation of the Chinese exclusion act
thus leaving the provisions of the
ileary net In force.
INCntHASKS XAVT.
-.'hill rurchases Two Torpedo Roat
lVstroyers In Kngland.
NKW YOUK. IVc. 4. An ottlcial an
nouncement has been made that Chill
has purchased from the Lairds in
lCnglan 1. two torpedo boat destroyers
for vhich they paid .C 70 000, not in
'Tu.lltig artillery, siiys the ltuenos
yres, Argentina correspondent of the
Herald.
The purchase of these vessels Is
considered here as being a violation of
XKW YORK. Dec. 4. According to !
the Journal of t'ommerce it is authori- i
tively stated that the ne,'otiat:ons look
, ing to formation of a big steel plate
.combination have been declared off.
! It is alio stated that there is little .
I likelihood at present of the project be- :
ling reved. The proposed combine j
'was to have a capital of JUa.'V.o . pj
JX.Vh.i-W and It was generally suposi.) '
jilt the time teh negotiations were in
; progress that the combination was be
ling organized in the int. rest of the
j United States S:e. l Corporati an. This
I iew of the case was strengthen.-.! bv
.the fu, t that an announcement w.is
, made that President Schwab of that
; concern was giving his couns. 1 and
jguidaiue to the formation of the j
j tt us-t. The plants the were hooked j
I Pi enter the trust were the Ti, lev iter
Steel Company, the Lukens Iron ii- ',
! Steel Company, the Worth Pros., and 1
1 the Central Iron & Steel Company. I
W hen the combination was proposed '
it was said that the project was pri- j
mariiy tuken up so as to prevent a
disruption of the pool through price
cutting, which, It was argued, would j
result In a trade war which would I
affect the whole steel interest. In any
event, the fact should not be l.st i'ght
of that even If the plans of those I
interested In the steel pli:e combine j
hud been carried to a suee-nf,il Issue
It follows that the consolidated com
pany could not have be--n a ilose cor
poration. There are sevr.il Important
concerns outside of th.ise muppcd fi.r
membership In the org initiation i rd
also outside of the United stetl Ctr
poratlon. These include th" Phonix
Iron Company, Otis Steel Comiany,
Ltd., Glasgow Iron Compnny. Carbon
Steel Company ,ml one o- two plants
of the Crucible Steel Company, be
sides the Jones ,fc I.aughltns. Ltd.
Among the other Important (oncerns
which are members of the pool, but
which are conducted jn ind-o--!i iia-it
lines, are the Birmingham Rolling
Mill Company, Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company, Passaic Hulling Mill Com
pany, Republic Iron & Steel Company,
Cambria Steel Company and the Ten
nessee Coal & Iron Compony.
SNOW IX KAXSAai
TOPKKA. Kas.. Dec 4. Kansas Is
receiving a heavy snow storm tonight
which covers the entire eastern half
of the state.
WHH VT MARKET.
SAX F PvAXClSiX). IVc. 4, Wheat,
cash, ia:V'jl':'2':-
CHICAGO. Iec. 4 Wheat, Decem
ber, opening, 74tiiV closing. 75Vi8i.
IVr.TIANl. Dec. 4 Wheat. Walla
Walla. 60; bluestem, ttt.
TAi'i'MA. IVc. 4 Wheat, bluestem,
tU; club,
PurCK OF STLVER.
XKW YORK. D-c. 4. Silver. 314.
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