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ASTUHIA, OKM.ON, Wi:i)MS!)AY, JAM'AKV 22, VM)2.
NO. 156
The Eclipse
Gompany
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Blank Hooks, Office and Pocket Dairies,
Desk Pads, Memorandums,
Calendar Pads, Tide Tables, Etc.
(1RIITIN &
Fancy and Staple Groceries
FLOUR. FEED. PROVISIONS.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
SiiiliM of nil k i ti. In at liiwcdt raUw, for linhcniiMi,
Fiimier itiul lipim.
A. V. ALaLI3N( Tenth and CiHmncriiil Streets
aut uuwuvnnnnnniinfiiuuuuiruiiuHimuuuuuiiuuuuuumnnuuuuuinAf
THE Finest Restaurant in the City f
1 PALACS!
COMMt HCIAL S, V.S W. W. WlpIC
iiiuniiiniri iiuni'iuiir.rnninn'jnr n nnnnnivuninjv
Drop Head
Sewing Machines
,
FISHER
Mow to flake $1.00
! ii y Y ii ii r II u s c F
i s h i n " 1 M Hi
... .vi '
Chas. Heilborn & Son
New Lino of Chairs just reciivnil. 'I'Iichu goods were filnlnyeil in
transit. W'i' r" limv irri itn them ut gn-ully rc.lui'e.l i t i
IKON Bfi 1S. We still It.n. 1! Vi. mi just reoeive.l nix new patterns
which an' "teiu wimliTH.
DININi; KOOa FURNITURF.. HcoVlwin.low display. Wo leiul.
,,1 Iuth follow. Our lino (if Siiltiliourils lunlictiii 'greatly tMilnrgvil, likt'ie
our lino of liiix-Hi'iit dining chairs.
OFFICE FURNITURE At reilucoil prions. Hull top ile.ks, llul top
desks. Iwok keepers' sliiiidiinj dunk. OIHco olinirn of nil kimU.
Chas. Heilborn & Son
Hardware
A II IC I' It I. I' A II H i T (I
i I) A I. I K I S l K
I'l.UMIilNd AND
STIJAM PITTINO
in a ti r m t r I ii h in u n n r
n T K A M A V l i. A Mil.! N K
ii (i t v ii n k a r k i i a i. r v
N u ii t Ii ii t Ii r n t c I ii k h
w ur It in n in 1 n y il
rtVWA IMHh lWis4tfWlnsWMViWriMninAj
.v7 to n.i itnMi stueet
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Ki'ulur MimiN ''." rrlit.x
Suinluv Piiiiicr u Sm iulty
$17.50
T.
BROS.
A Hold Up
We hold up our linn of Stoves
nml Ranges Ki the publlo fur In
spectlon. Prices on sil Heating
Stove wo have iiliol to pieces.
W. J. Scully,
ji HON!) 5TKI-:i-T.
Between Ninth and Tenth
Work Like Sixty
n r n
....
CUSTOMS LAUNCH
IS NOW ASSURED
House l orci'xn Commerce Com
iniilec Mas Reported lav
orably on Ihe Hill.
$10,000 IS APPROPRIATED
I'lni'lnu I n Ixttiiat loll Cniiwted
In a 'IVIi'Kmiilili' Mi-unite IC-ii-hril
VeMi-nlii) from
('iiiiKri'HOMiiiii Mood),
At..rU' rum. mi liour launch I
now Auiiiii.). mill ill this es,on of
emigre I0. no will lie u .r. ).( I t 1 d
for I ht l ui Tln kh1 n. was t un
it-yt-.l ftfi.lay In Ihr f .ll mliiK prl
Milr in.- Bt.i K. fr..m Vni! .unman
Mo.ly
"WnxliliiKloii. J.in II - I it-fin .1 th!
n. r n I r K u fuv.imlil rl"'rl fi.'in tli
ititiTMiit.. fi.nlifn foniiii. rt iii it it ' t -
n At..rln culoin Umnoh Mil
MAI'nl.M A MiMiLV "
Tli.' Inf.. mum. in ronin n-.l In U..
.ili r ill.l. h liiiir.- (l.f R; r.ij rU
ii. m Kmly in ilif mh-I ti S. nut t
Xtil.lifll ..fr.-i.-l tin- hill In Ihe ii.p r
h. .ii.-. II" k..l a l"0) n.i-ini"ltt
11. . ti Tin- Ml'. Irt v -rn'.ly if,..r.
I hn.l .ii.-. mi l Ihfii w. ni m tl
lioiiH-. w Ii. r' !l wit r. f.-rr-.I ti Ih.
...Miimn I"-.' '.tnifri'mmii'i M-wnly' in h
'injf It l.i thf ,-ffv.i llini ih.- h u f
.in ti 1 1 1 will IIHlk.. .1 fn ..IBlllf ff
. . iiii tin Ml!. v Itf Ii in r.ill al.-ni
In 1 1 .imAii.
A rll'i.lli Inunrli lun ..ni; I 11
11 1.-1 nt At. ti Slili nrrlvlng al-
..-ni.im f.T tt 1 1 in, in 11. t low.T
h.iil nr mi.l th.. In-.f. turn mull'
tun. I uiMui i.h.iI l. ii l.i .Hiry thrm
l a. k jii.I f.'i h With a It .vrmnrnt
h. wl in Mill.-. Ih.- wink Mil 1 1
nr. .ii l miiii ll'l...! Tlio I10.i4 . iirrl, .
l.y Hi.- Mil will LtilM n rx.-.-K.-lit
i. ik At Hi.- l iM ii'l M . on(rr. -
in ii ir.i.i l.i!..ii ut $'.(0 w-nii iiK I.
hut 1 ..'.-1 II w.is .Iiti... to ll Ull'li- til
.iinoii nt.
K A I ji: 1 :S NKW Yt'lir
riah.il He I'lt-piini:! .i ll.-ltu . a if
f.i- I -ii M in h I li K oil K" h i
NI.W V i . K K J.in :l - W..l a.-.
I'.ntiirt. th.- ih'.. I.ull l.'r. tut if. tMiel
lr..in Wimhliiiitim. tth.-ie he h.m If. tl
ivi'iiiiKMi;; tin. .It'tallH f"r the I.UMH hitiK'
..I i;iiip.T..r Wlllliim' ii-w ya. lit.
1 i mII.. I on l'r. imleiil I!,m telt ''
i.ilil Mr 1m vui. ). "uml f.nin l Mm .ti
tllUNhiMli illty IntereHle I In .he pivpni -all.
m to n-.i-lve the kiiUt i'a r pn-Hn-tuthe.
The pn-aileiit wa. Itt flint In
fiivnr of Kehruiiry K for the hitini'h
liilf. hut nhi'ii I explitlned tu him that
the tide condition on Ihe Sr.th won d
he more fiivorahle to the pui0e. he
derided that he roiild arnitiK'' hi eti
KitKeinentri to null that date. At his
huuki ittlon went oyer to the Mute
deiartnient. where I i-onultid with
A.ilMtunl Secretary Hill, who ha the
lMKTHtu In rhitrge. While we were
titlklnK liear- Adtnlial Iuiih and
i"r.nt nlnnhleld ranie In. 1 explained to
them my reHKiina for iIi'miiIiir to Inunrh
Ihe ya. ht on I hruaiy ii. uu.l aft. r
eonxiiltli i; with (he ileniiuii anhassa
dor thill diite was llxed upati The
Hint.- department In nw i ousidi-ni'd
the piiu;r.iin.
"ihir eompany will ihmuo ahoiit 2 Out
Imltatl.itH f..r the latuirliliiK. and will
.MlaMv i tin a bout fiom the lt.it t.-ry
in Ih.- imiind t earry lis milled
i!U...HM We will ask the rlty to Kive.
in the neeesni-y poliee pioie.-lloil 10
HiHUie imalnst any objtvi i.iiiahle ehar
arlrm inteifei-lni; with Ihe olllelitl vis
it ora. and we will to arrate every
IblitK that all our (tueit will have
an minimi rin trd view of the reienioii
leu. We are oveiw lielme.l with offers
for hands and aingln sn. lrties to fur
nlfb nitisle for the oeensioii. hut I
ililnk the nillltary hands an I ihose
of the warshlii w ill be all that i nil
he ueeoininodrtted.
Ti'Lli'S I.N THL llOI'SK.
AVASHINiiTl.N. Jan. 21 In Ihe nh
srtire of other pressing buslncs. the
house uinniiKer me nllotvltiR the wid
est lattltude In the debate on their
deficiency bill now- bef.ue the house.
Irrigation of arid land In the West
and Ihe advisability of retaining con
trol of the l'hlllppln. were the iimln
topic under discussion today.
'WILL CALL AT ASTORIA.
Cruiser rimeton. Which Is Looking
for Missing "Warship Condor.
vrcTORIA, B. C, Jan. Il.-The crul-
.., I'liii-iiin Ik In mil at Anlorln Orf
Kin, for further nrlem from ih u'l
mliMlty ufl. r m-fir. IiIiik for Irun g i(
thf iiilmtliitt Ioii of wur, '..n.or, alonK
Viiinouvt-r laluii'l. Wmililim'on, an'l
'iii-Koii ruiints.
If thf uti-iuiifr Mom.a il.w 4u,
hrliiK" ii" n'lvltfu. thf l'hfton will
then .rtin. to Honolulu
rriMWNK AOAI.N'HT ASIATf'JH.
Honolulu l.nlior rnloim In iTwent
Tln lr liniloyim-nt on 'juv
frimifiil Work.
Hi i.S'i iM'I.r, Jun. Ii -Th- Ulior un
..im of iloiuilulu ii ro piit'-rltiK Into a
i oinhlimtloli HKiilnut AHlutli; l.il.'.r.
Tlirri- In t un-ul ii-U of work ttlxiut
to lw .loin- m l'.arl lliin.or ly Ihe
nnlloiml Kov-riiint-nt an.l It ia f.-ard
that If u iuIIiik .rcn-ntiii flo- piii-.oyini-nt
of Jaitni-iw or 'hm. 1
nt .-. uii.l, Aalatka will d a Kn-al
(arl of thf work. Thi-rf art- nail t'i
Im- junto of iht-ni In thr rlty of Hono
lulu, prat th ally all of th-m 1.,-lnK d
wrirra fiom plnntallona.
T II. KI.I1SHAW NAMi:r
At point. -I Klh i'otnnill n- r to Sue-r.-l
Mr. Utile
NKW WIIATi'i'M, Wimh , Jun U -ii.it
fiu.tr Mi'Hrhlf at his h une In
M .unt Win. in ha unii.in.-i that T.
It Kt-mhatr, of thl city, would be
ii.'olni-. ntiiti- nh roniiuiMl.jn.r to
mit . t-t-1 A i' Ultlf. k i. tt-rin el-
plies Mn. h 1, next.
GOVTOIENIDISINIUD
I.N4.I.IMI iiahk.m.s miti:
Ali Al VT AK I'lM.K V,
( tin mlM-rliki n Shti-Ii iiiiinir-(l
In Tiiih- ut' Lincoln in Hit
Sim-oihI Prrlilrnt .
I.nNIiiiN, Jan. 21. -The rathi-r dull ,
deh.ile in the Iwum- of common lut
nlk-ht had (o noth eahU points The
Ih at ttw the liopeesneH of the real j
'unity of the opposition a fhi.wn by
I the p.siilt of the vote eii the amend
ment pr..f..s.d by J .hn IMloii. on
I which it considerable b sly of the
.Uaduals voted with the Nationalist
l.inaiiist the policy of vipior'.ltnt the
I The aecniid point was the delivery
, l.y Mr 'li.uiit.crlaln of what was rall
,e. '.he tuitiltiK of the c.niier for peace
h. s. ' which .-v.-pt in theexu. ine
pfo-lloer nuarters rcprest-iucd by the
( I . i . I N. ns Menus to he upon nil side
:ap.r..v. d as a diunitled i"d ta:esnan
: like utterance.
I K-fei rliin to this si.ee, li the M irnlnic
I'.lSt MltS.
, It was the tone of Lincoln In his .see- .
,.nl pi.vi.letiry." I
The lMily I'lii on, ci,. cunmeiits upon .
Mhe ahs.-n, .- of the customary asperity
j.luilin; the debate, and declares that ,
!Mr. i 'haniN'rlain - went near to ac- :
e. ptliiB Lord liosebct-y's policy." j
Mr. I'hauil eiialn expr.s-sly d.siared j
that ihe not eminent was n-.l animated i
jhy any tindlclilve fe.-lltiK. nor deaf lo j
reasonable overture of principle, but j
Insisted that the latter must come i
fiom a responsible authority. i
The I 'inly New s at'KUes that It I a ;
pretext lo prevent any neK.Hiations
tt hatever. j
Mr. rhamberlaln's speech consldera- j
bly Impressed all members of the j
house. He himself was Imbued with
Its Impoi tatice for at one point he
lost his notes and look u deal of pain j
to find and rearrange them before
pi ,X-ee diti.
Winston t'htitvhill will resume :he j
debate today on Mi'. I'liwlet's amend- j
mem lo the nddtess In r. ply lo the
s c!i fiom ihe throne, an.l a division ;
w ill be taken tonight.
IN Kl'.ll A I.L i'K Si'HKKrKKS.
House of Kepie-entatitcs Will Ask
rirmeni y for ron.lctnned I'.oer
liciieral.
WASHIN.ii'i'N. Jin it. Kepresent
ailve William Allien Smith, of Minne
sota, member of ihe house committee
on foielun nffaiis. today introduced ti
resolution insti uciliii,' the stale depart
ment to rc.iuest the ltritish Kovern
incnt to withhold the death sentence
passed on romniand.int Scheiper. of
the lloer army, who is about to bo
shot.
The resolution recites that t'om
nuiiiilant Schcepeis. a subject of the
iiiranite Free Slate, was i-iiptur'd while
sick and wounded In a hospital, and.
therefore, entitled lo the prlvllette and
I exemptions of a prisoner of war. and
that hi execution may lend to acts of
retaliation and reprisal, and thus make
more dllllcull and distant the pros
pects of peace.
I'OST M A ST HI t A s A SS I N A T KD.
LITTLK RtX'K. Ark., Jan. 21.
Thomas B. Huoh. nephew' of John
cd States land oftlce here, was assas
sinated tonight. The assassin escaped.
CONDITIONS IN
THE PHILIPPINES
(iovcrnor Taft Says Insurrection
Is Confined to Balanzas
and Samar.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT SiaESS
Stroii", IVn 1'iirly In IsluniU
( lllllIOSIl Of llllllll lltllll Fil-
iIiioh-TIh' (iiiwrimr'
ll-allli I '"T,
SAN KHAN' TH-'O, .Jan. SI. 'ver-nor-'leneral
Taft, who arrived from
Manila last night, landed this af'er
noon. Covtrniir Taft extct to start
for Washington lomorro.
Ins-using conditions In lh- l'hillp
pine. fJovernor Taft said:
I lh the piths would correct th
linprelon that there la war on all
the Islands. The Insurrection 1 ron
flned lo tno localltles-the province of
Ilalanga and the Island of Samar.
Thl morning I received a most en
couraging cablegram from General
Wright, who is acting governor In
my absence. It said that owing to
i;.-ni ral Hell's strong repressive meas-ur,-s
that the trouble In Itatangss was
M ing quieted.
"I don't think O-nfral IWI will have
ne- to adopt the re. oncentrado prln
clple in Batangaji.
"I wish to linpres uiin everybody
that the civil government Is a suc
cess There js a strong p ace party
In- the Island and- it Is compoM of
the most Influential among the Fili
pino. They are working earnestly
and lealously toward bringing about
happy relations between their coun
trymen and the government.
TAFT IN POOR H E. L T 4.
'liniate and Arduous Putles Have Told
on His Constitution.
SAN FRANV1STO. Jan. II. W. II.
Taft. civil governor of the Philippine
Island who arrived here on the trans
port lirant i quite til, the Philippine
climate an I the arduous duties he has
pofitie.: having told on hl cnsiiti:
tion. He feels that after a few days
of rest in the city, he will b? strong
enough to undergo the trip last and
make his report to the fe, r tary of
war. i'. .v.rno:- Taft .ly that h
hopes to leave for the tat ..n Thurs
day. He siys 'he war is i,vi:in-d to
tw o pro inces It r.iii'as and Sa-im-
an I that the opeatl ns it, It-itangas
occasionally ranee into the 'i.i -!ib r
ing provinces of Tayab.is '. Lacuna.
The governor savs that il. n ral
Whcaton is doing splendid work in
the islands and ;h.it .hat office:- as-sm-isl
him shortly before le sai'.el,
that the natives of the pr.uine- of
H.'itangas and Its vicinity would all be
racilhd before the close of next
March. The province ut Cebu and
r.ohol. until recently distorted b In
surgents operation, have settt. d d nvn,
the fighting men having all surrend
ered. The Filipinos are very inxlous to
secure a legislature as a step toward
the permanent establisn.-n.-nt of a civil
government. The present civil gov
ernment has been working with great
seal and has far exceeded expectations,
the governor says: The chief difficulty
at present is the lack of police protec
tion in the provinces. Small bards of
robbers still Invest the back districts.
They terrorise the intlces snd until
the strong arm of the law is i.ble to
suppress th-m absolute p.ace in the
islands will not be obtained
The native Filipino police have
proved a success. They were appoint
ed by Americans they do go ul service,
cl by mei-'a-ans they do good service.
lo.vernor Taft says that he is much
improved by the sea voyage end w.ll
spend several days at his old home
in Cincinnati before going to Wash
ington. i Iovcrnor Taft Is accompanied by his
wife. I'tuing his ibience his plate on
the commission will be filled by Luke
K. W'rk'ht, one of the other memtxr.
I.A.-T HOPE SHATTERED.
Efforts to Find Missing Rout's Crew
of Steamer Hristol Prove Fruitless.
VICTORIA. IS. C. Jan. n.-The last
hope held out for the safety of the
missing boat's crew of the wrecked
steamer Hristol, was shattered this
morning on the arrival of the steam
er Amur from the north.
A starch was made, the sttnmer
cruising n mu ml both the Green and
dray Islands, in expectation of some
evidence of the lost ones being found,
but without avail.
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY.
Bl'TTE. Vlont.. Jan. 21.-A special
from Helena to the Miner says, Her
bert Matleeon. cashier of the First
National Bank of Great Falls, who has
confessed to the embewlement of funds
of lh.it Intltiitl.n. .n ry.Hfii to
rniflit from th- rounty Jail. A Ixind
i t furnlnht-d hy fira; Kail men.
porn coNvrcTs 'aitcrbp.
Offltla! Have Hard Tu-le With Da
vis. Who Knocks D nrn His
Captor.
TA 'OM A. Jan. 21. Four more fed
eral ronvhts, t'ampbell. Morton, Da
vis and Alnsttorth, were saptured on
Mr.e' Island today, leaving but
four now at large.
Dati. the convict supposed to have
been wounded last night, was caught
thl afrern.s.n by Rancher Hanson,
and while on the way to prison knock
ed Hanson down and tried to eelze
hi" gun. but was -ied by two other
guard and the three overpowered him
after a hard struggle. '
SEVEN BI'P.NED 70 DKATII.
HAMHI.KT. N V ,t .J,u L'l -This
morning ramp Flv-, . f the i-r.er Crrk
Room and Lumber Company, several
miles from h - -'ecr-n mm
r..leet in the t.uildlng were burned to
d'-ath.
WU A'KD 101.
HKLE.VA. Mont.. Jan 21-The old
est woman In Montana died here to
day, at the age of W. She was Mrs.
! Winnifred Carroll, who was born In
; Queens county, Ireland. September 5,
i 1TJ1.
TO SEI ASIDE THE WILL
ritr.Minc in nsmi ik si kd
IIV MISS WALLACE.
At tn- Seeks to Ill-cover Portion
nftlie INliitc ol' It-t--ascil
StffatlnT.
SEATTLE, an. 21.-The Times to-
i night says:
I A special to the Vancouver World
, from New York today fays Edna Wal
. lace Hopper, the actress. Is to bring
; suit against Jamea Dunsmulr, pre
I mier of British Columbia, in the su
; preme ;ourt at Victoria, to set aside
the will of her stepfather, the late
Alexander Punsmulr, a brother of
Premier Dunsrauir. by which her
mother received a gratuity of :'i.W,
for which she was to reiea.se all her
claims to the estate.
' It Is alleged in the suit that James
. Punsmuir use,) Improper and illegal
. Influence wi-h his late brother. A
Lunsmri'-. to th' disadvantage of the
.claimant. According to laws of Cali
fornia. M-s. Alexander Punsmuir was
entitled t half h.-r hushan 1 s -state.
in; K.ln.i Walla. Hopper is suing for
, the full interest in all the co.il mines,
i railway, etc., in which her mother's
ate husliand was jointly interested
with James Punsmuir.
SMlT.ni.ER IS CAPTl'RED.
Rrought Opium From Port Townsend
to Astoria, but Was Nailed
in Portland.
PORTLAND. Jan. 21. Larry Kelly,
one of the oldest and said to be one
of the most sucessful smugglers of
the Northwest, was "bagg d" this
morning by Deputy I'nited States In
spector of Customs M. J. Gallagher,
with a valise of opium, valued at JSOO.
Gallagher was detailed on the case
about a week ago. and this morning
arrested Kelly as he was leaving the
boat that came In from Astoria- As
he had the contraband article with
him. there was no escape. Kelly
broke down, admitted his guil; and
bemoaned his weakness in coming to
Portland. He said he would plead
guilty to smuggling opium, and an
i till tot in "i t was prepared this for- n.ton
by Tinted States District Attorney
Hall. Kelly was arraigned and will
b- semen,-, d tomorrow morning by
Judge Rol'iinger in the I'ni.ed Spites
court.
The officers acount for his reaching
Portland from Astoria by figuring out
that he went to Port Townsend then
to Ilwaco. across to Astoria, and then
to Portland by water. This is the
second time he has been mid r arrest
here. Some months ago he was ar
rested, found guilty and given a term
in the county Jail.
PRINCE HENRY'S SAFETY.
BERLIN. Jan. 21. A nes agency
here has received a dispa c i from
Chicago representing the chief of po
lice of that city as saying that he
could not be responsible for the safe
ty of Prince Henry of Prussia while
in Chicago without nil increase of the
detecelve force sufficient to stop any
anarchist movements. The cablegram
is regarded by some officials as an In
vention. ENTIRE COMMAND fa'RRENPERS.
MANILA. Jan. 21.-The Insurgent
leader Brloclo Laqtie and his entire
command surrendered unconditionally
to the American authorities January
20, In Batangas province.
LODGE LEADS .
IN THE DEBATE
Advises the Senate on Questions
Relating to the Philippine
Tariff Bill.
DEFICIENCY BILL IN HOUSE
Wlu Latitude Allowed In the
Dfbute CauriiN ot Uue
DrniocraU Stand by Na
tional Platform.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2L For near
ly three hours today the senate had
under consideration the Philippine
tariff bill.
The debate was t.penet by Lodge.
chairman of the committee rn the
Philippines.
He concluded with an appeal to the
senate and to eongres to deal with
the questions relating to the Philip
pines as they might arise, and t keep
clear of vague words and valuer
promises.
In an Impassioned peroration he be
sought congress not to give mortgagee
on an unknown futu-e.
Rawlins, o? ftah. delivered a vigor
ous jocecli in support of the minority
substitute. In which independence was
promised to the Filipinos oou as
a stable government could be establish-
In the Phllipplnes.
Bacon. of Georgia, sharply crltlclxed
the secretary of war for alleged viola
tion of the laws in Issuing an Order
permitting veseis flying a foreign fla;
to part.ripate In the commerce between
the I'nited States and the Philippine.
POLICY OF DEMOCR
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. A commit
tee of 12. appointed by a caucus of
house Democrats to consider a num
ber of resolutions outlining the policy
to be pursued by the minority during;
the present congress, have agreed to
recommend to the general Democratic
caucus the adoption of a resolution de
claring P to be the sense of the Demi
ocrats of the house that a caucus Is
not for the purpose of making plat
form declarations and has no power
to add to or subtract from the nation
al platform already adopted.
NEW POSTMASTERS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. The senate
male the following confirmations:
j i' .stmast-rs: Washington, Oliver Hln
Iman. Ellensburg: Idaho Ed. ,F. Winn.
I Idaho Falls: Alaska Frank W. Swan
! t-.n. Nome; Oregon David L. M.toma-
tta. Haker City; Thos. W. Riches, SI1-
verton.
OFFICIALS ARB CHAGRINED.
German Foreign Office Deny Govern
ment Interfered in SVanlsh
Amerlcan War.
BERLIN. Jan. 21. The foreign Of
fice denies that Germany associated,
itself with any other government to
bring about European intervention in
the Spanish-American war.
Seme annoyance ahs beee x rtwd
in official circles here that the Brit
ish under secretary of foreign affairs.
Lord Cranborne, and the British of
fice at this moment should . make
statements tending to discourage the
growing good feeling between Germany
and the I'nited States. Thev are
seemingly designed to spoil Ihe pleas
ant prospect of that tilt to the I'nit
ed States of Prince Tlenry of Prus
sia. OREGON WOMAN HONORED.
ST I.Ol'IS. Jan. 21. At a meeting
of the federal world's fair commis
sion today. Mrs. Phelp Montgomery,
of Portland. Oregon, was appointed
a member of the board of lady man
agers. FAMOl'S VIOLINIST DEAD.
NKW YORK. Jan. 2L-Camtlle Vrso,
who was famous for 50 years in Eu
rope and America as a violinist,
here yesterday.
died
SHOT FROM AMBCSH.
1 MANILA, Jan. 21. Captain J. jj.
Hartshorne, jr.. Seventh Infantry, was
shot from ambush and kill;! January
,2 in the eastern part of the Island of
Samar.
; ORGANIZATION EFFECTED.
PORTLAND. Jan. .-Organization
of the Lewis and Clark fair corpor
ation was effected today by the elec
tion or tne rouowing officers: . Presi
dent. H. TV. Corbett: vice-president.
H. W. Scott; secretary, Henry B. Ree
treasurer, First National Bank of
Portland.
A Ledger reporter who left McNeil's
Island at 10 o'clock tonight brings lit
tle additional news of the man hunt
No further captures hare been made!