The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, February 08, 1902, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextBook, icais m:.w:. .... la, TO IE?JE! iCIATB?. MQMtoriTcioirr;n1fco Library w.ihoul j omj u .nil will be Hub 11 0 mm lit VOL. LIV ASTORIA OREGON, rMTI'IlIMY. FI'IIKUARY , 1902. ISO. r.) e" IKft-Titifit' 1 0 ' ' The SAitE GOI1TII10ED UNTIL ..28.. HOT A DAY LATER NOT NECESSARY TO TALK OUR PRICES DO THAT Blank nooks, Office end Pocket Dairies, Desk Pads, Meraorandoms, Calendar Pads, Tide Tables, Etc. GRIFFIN & REED, Storia."ore, nn f THE Finest Restaurant in the City PALACE Muunun Uneeda Biscuit Almond Bon-Bon - gtarman Twlobnflk J Menagerie oo ,l.u Lu Qlngr Snap .1. ....... Jo ' Vneeda Milk Biscuit i I Uneeda Oraham Wafer. 1 lmeU Jlnger Wafer. J60 ' Bcotoh CoffM ISO At FISHER BROTHERS sVNJ.S,'saSsS Office Furniture New line now in, including Roll and Flat Top Dealt, Bookkeepers' Standing Desk, Office Chairs of all kinds. . . Special Sale of framed pictures for this week only. We offer our entire lino of framed pic turea at greatly reducod prices. CALL AND GET PRICES Chas, Heilborn & Son, 190-19' COMMERCIAL ST. Buy Now Ml yoo Save Wait ind Ferret The Greatest Sale of Men's Goods Ever Seen la Astoria The Greatest Sale of Men's Ooods That Will be Seen for a Lone Time ! W. W. Whipple UNCLE SAM MADE A GOOD BARGAIN Secretary Seward Offered $57, 000,000 For Danish West ladies in 1867. DENMARK ASKED $157,000,000 Written Ktnteineiit or Commit' te on Foreign Itelallon. . on Trade With the Inland. ' WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-The teeent favorable report by the senate com mittee on fort-Inn relation on th. treaty for the cession of the Danish Went Indies vu acrompanld by written statement by the committee to th senate. Thlf report hold that (turlnir limo the Is lamia x'.a'lf to the United Stale sugar .mnUsses and distilled nptrita amounting to f. 1ft MS, and that during the same pi nod the Import sent from th United State, amounted to S02..&24. The annexation of the leland wa. .ought by the United State year, ago, and aa far hack an Iff, fu nmark declined to ell the Inland, for 157.000, ooo. but made a tirop;i'.lan o part with them for Ilil.OOOOoO. Pecretary Seward offered tS7.000.000, which wu det-Mned. He afterward, agreed to pay that amount for 'he l-landu of fit. Thomaa and fit. John, out the trade fell through because of complications whirh aroae. TO ilEKT ON FIELD OF HONOR. General Eagan and Colonel Willis May Fight DueL LOS ANQBIiRB. C&l.. Feb. T.-Ow. int to a ndaunderntandlne In Ouay mot, Mex, three Americana became Involved In a quarnrl that la aaM to have led to a challenge to meet upon the field of honor. One waa General Ohartra P. XMpan, of embalmed beet prominence, the other. Colonel Willi. P, Harlow, of Loa Angelea, an attor ney with a national reputation. Hasan, who haa been repreaentlng W. C. Oreen In hla legal eontest re garding the Cobre Qrande copper mlnea of Mexico, met Harlow at the hotel. The two. o the atory goee, had a warm diapute. Later, t la al leged, Harlow penned a rhalleruce that waa handed Bagan. Development, are awaited by the American colony upm the return of Harlow, who I. reported In conference with Greene at Cananea. BARBBU9 PEX-'l'LIAK AILMENT. Throat and Bronchial Tubea Found " Full of Short Halra. WABASH, Ind., Feb. 7.-Andrew Teeer, a barber at Waron. 20 miles northweat of thl. city, la at death', door from a peculiar cause. He haa followed his trade for years, and aom. time ago hia lung, became affected. A apeclall.t brought from Wisconsin made an examination and found the patlent'a throat and bronchial tube, full of short halra. Imbedded In the membrane. It la thought the halra were Inhaled while Teerer clipped hair, and the Ir ritation brought on tuberculoma. Hi. death I. a matter of only a few day.. EXTRACTING GOLD FROM ORE. Salem Man'. Procea. Extract. Three Time. Amount of SmeUer. SALEM, Ore., Feb. J.-Wm. U Long claim, he ha. discovered a new pro cea. for extracting gold from orea, cheaper than the old methods, and producing three time, the amount of gold that can be secured by & smelter. HI. claim I. similar to that of Pro fessor iWInn, who recently died . In Denver after making a similar dis covery. Long', last experiment waa made with tailing, from th Ashland smelter. Then he extracted 43 cents from 10 pound, of tailing, or at the rat. of $90 to the ton after the smel ter had secured $40 per ton from the Mm. ore. PRISONER'S BRIEF RKSPtrfl. NEW YORK, Feb. T.G. Arthur Hdll, a Washington clerk, pardoned by'. President Roosevelt from Wash ington priaon on the plea that he wa. dytng from consumption ard . after ward, brought to this city, charged with petty larceny ,wa today .en tenced to .lx month. In the penlten lary. BOYCOTTED THB MINISTER. Congregation Objected to Hi. Riding on Street Car During strike. BRAZIL), Ind., Feb. 7. A unique boycott la reported from Cleveland Just west of Iter. The minister, who boMlrtf revival meettags at I fee prtn Irpal chvrrto there, mad. a trip to this city on the atrw car end as a M,MNNuenr ihrrs has beva alight at tendanc at the revival and the meet ing wilt pmtably ckta. Ills congre gation I. principally laborer, and iholr families and thry are la sym pathy with the street car striker.. The striker bar Issued a call for a mass meeting to be held on t!w 12th, whrn, It Is expected, hy will organise a co-operative general merchandise store In retaliation for the action tak en by the Merchants' Association, whl h recently paaed resolutions offer ing boycott. ARRBSTED FOR OMI'OGLING. 8an Fraiusso Cujttnma Official Bcltt Trunk Full of Opium. AN FRANCI0, Feb 7,-The cus toms bouse officials her. bav arrested Frank D. Burton on a charge of smug gling. With him waa captured a trunk containing seventy-five pound of opi um, valued at 1304, which had been shipjid from Taroma to Oakland. The authorities believe that Burton t. con- nroUrd with a gang that for soma time has been surcesfully smuggling opium across the Canadian border, n Saturday Collector St ration re ceived a telegram from Collector Pat terson at Portland telling him that a trunk that had been checked at Ta- coma a ordinary baggage for Oak land had been seized there and In It were 150 tins of opium. Collector Path terson waa asked to take all the opium out of the trunk except one tin and forward the trunk aa though It had not been Intercepted. Thl. was done and Burton wa. caught in the act of opening the trunk. He claim, to have recently arrived from the Klondike and aays he got the trunk for a friend. The duty on the opium soiled would amount to S450. TURNED TO NEW USE. Madison Square Garden Leased Woman'. League. br .NEW YORK, f Feb. 7. Madison Square Garden ha been leased for the month of May by the Professional Wo man'. Leauge, Everything In which are professionally engaged or person ally Interested wilt be exhibited during that t'me. The exhiblU, It U prom ised, wilt range tHm the newest va rloty of baby Inculator to a steam yacht, designed and equipped by a woman, to suit 'the tastes of women. Department, will be devoted to woman designer. ; goldsmith! blacksmiths, barbers, trained nurse., school teach ers, dentists, doctors and to every other profession or business Into which the fair sex has entered. I The exposition will show . how to flnish, care for and grace a home, also how to earn one. ' WrLL HONOR LI?COLN'S MEMORY Pr'nce Henry to Place Wreath on Grave of Martyred President CHICAGO. Feb. 7.-Prlnce Henry, of; Prussia,, has expressed a desire to honor the memory of President Lin coln during . hi. stay In Chicago by formally placing a wreath on the monument of the martyred president. Plan, will be made to have the event take place amid Imposing ceremonies In Lincoln Park. . MINING MEN INTERESTED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Mining organisation, in the 'West are mani festing much Interest In the bill In troduced by Representative Wood, of California, creating a department of mining under a cabinet officer. Large gatherings of mining Interest held at Cripple Creek, Col., and Boise. 'Idaho, have urged the adoption of the meas ure. The California Mining Associa tion also I. Interested. MAIL CONTRACT AWARDED. SEATTLE, Feb. 7. A four years' contract for the transportation of the nfall. over, the Juneau-Unalaska route ha. been awarded to the Paclflo Pack ing & Navigation Company. In the notice of award, received today, It wa. .fated that the navigation com pany would receive )t0,SSS annually for the service. PHILIPPINE OFFICER RETIRED. WASHINGTON. Feb. 7.-JCaptaln Matthew A. Batson. One Hundred and efficient .ervle In the Philippine. In Flfty-.lxth cavalry, who performed command of the Macoabeebe scouts, haa been retired Mn consequence of wounds received in the abdomen. TO RESTRICT POLIGAMY. WASHINGTON, Fob. 7. A move ment for. strong federal restriction of poltgamy by mean, of an amendment to the constitution baa taken form In the nouse. The committee on Judi ciary today fixed .'JVbruary 25th for pairing on the subject. PRICE OF SILVER. NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-SUver, KM. JUDICIARY BILL PASSED IN HOUSE Tbc Measure Carries $503,731 In Excess of the Lest -Appropriation. QUIET DAY IN THE SENATE Turner, or Washington, Deliver. Prepared Hpeech on Philip pine Question Petition lllll Passed. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Tb boos today passed the legislative, execu tive and Judiciary bill, th. second of the regular supply bills. A. passed It carried I25,1T1.K. which Is S503.721 in excess of that of the current appro priation. Only two amendment of Importance were adopted. One provide for commission to redkttrtct the legisla tive district ot Oklahoma, and the other authorises the president In hi. discretion to convert Into the civil service temporarily the clerical force employed on account of the war with Spain. By the term of the amend ment, the president must place all or none of them under the civil ser vice. Q17IET DAY IN THB SENATE. WASHINGTON. Feb. 7.-Tbe Philip-, pine tariff Mil waa taken up early in the senate today. The session was notably quiet. Turner, of Washington, delivered a prepared speech on the general Philippine question, and had not concluded w the bill was laid aside for the day. After the adoption of only minor amendments Ihe' iU slon appropriation bill waa possed. STAND AGAINST BUNDEBBATH. German Central Bureau Favor. Ira . portatfonr of. Meats Preserved ;t In Borax. BERLIN. Feb! 7. The central bu reau for the preparation ot commer cial treaties have made a strong stand against the reported Intention of the bundesrath to exclude from Germany meats preserved In borax. "If American meats preserved In borax be prohibited," affirms the bu reau, "It will be a great hardship on the poor, because meats otherwise preserved are liable to ooll during custom house examination." NEEDS Of ARMY POSTS MANY FOKTS WILL BE EX LAGED. General Otis Submit Report to Army Board at Wash insrtoii. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. Major-General Otis, commander of the department of the lakes, has returned from Wash ington, where he was in attendance on the session, of the board called by the secretary of war to consider the needs of the different posts. Thl. was the second session of the board, the first In December having been ad journed In order to enable the depart ment commanders to report on the needs of their respective departments, particularly the department of Calif ornia. The second session lasted only fur days. A. to the recommendation, of the board. General Otis said tt would not be proper to apeak in advance af the report of the secretary of war. It la understood, however, say. the Chroni cle," "that the barracks at. Fort Sheri dan will be enlarged and made mod ern In every respect "Since the United States became a world power and troops are required for work abroad, the posts thoughont the country have been found too small for the accommodation of the regi ment, and batteries recruited to fight ing strength. In addition to Fort Shortdan many other army poets will be enlarged. "That the work at the fort will be undertaken at once 1. assured. Accord ing to orders from the headquarter. the troop, now quartered at the fort will leave shortly for the Philippine. Their places will not be taken until 'the aoldHers ordered rom tKte ar East have returned. In the interim the carpenters and masons will have almost undisputed possession of the place. ' "The movement of troop, i. at pree ent the business of most pressing im portance In thl. department," said the general. "All of the Twenty-ninth in fantry Is to be seat to the Ph'Uooine. very shortly. Part of the regiment is at Fort Sheridan, the remainder t Columbia Barracks, so that Fort Shrldaa will be denuded of troops. "Th placo of the present garrison Is to be filled by the Twentieth which Is now on It way home from th Philippine, on battalion having salted about th end of December and two other Jan nary 1- "Fb post must have accommdatlon for a larger number of men than It can now take care of properly, Whtn It wa built the companies had an average ot 6 men each. Now they are filled up to the full 104 Beside, w have two light batteries there. On a peace footing the battery has tS men. Now It haa ISO. It will be necessary to Increase th acommoda tkm at the fort and it must be done at once." . ' ... '.. PLAN'S NEARLY COMPLETED. New York Slants Zeltang to Din. Prince Henry and American Press. NEW YORK. Feb. 7. Plan, for the dinner In honor of Prince Henry to be tendered the Americao press by the New- Yo-k Siaats Zeltung, February 21 1400 Invitation, have been sent to rep resentatives of dally papers through out the country. . ' Work on the emperor's new yacht Metoer Is progressing rapidly at Shoot ers' Island. It wa stated today that the vessel would be ready for launch ing three days before the date set for the event TRAGEDY AT GREAT FALLS. Frank Fennell Shoots and Kills Annie 'Johnson and Then Sulcldea GREAT FALLS. Mont. Feb.. 7.- Fraak "Fennell. a hostler In the em ploy of Dr. E. J. Adams, shot and k'lled Annie Johnson, a domestic, and then sent a bullet in his own brain. from the effects of which be died. No cause is ascribed for the deed except that the parties ,xe said to have had a quarrel over some trifling affair. BLAME PLACED XX LOOKOUT. Investigation Into . the Walla Walla Disaster Made Public. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.-Captalns Bolles and Bulger. United State, lo cal inspectors of steam vessels. Sled their report today Jn the matter of the steamship Walla Walla- The blame Is placed on the faulty look out kept on the Walla Walla. The officers In charge of the bark and the men on the lookout and Cap tain Hall and Second Officer Lapp are exonerated. ITALIANS THREATEN VIOLENCE. CONNELLSVILLE. Pa., Feb. 7.-To-night on a special train Sheriff Frook, with fifteen heavily armed deputies, hurried to Brownsville, near which point 200 striking Italians threatened violence. Late tonight a message from Brownsville says there la no out break as yet, hut trouble 1 momentar ily expected. . SENATE'S STEERING COMMITTEE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Senator Al lison, chairman of the Republican caucus committee, today announced the personnel of the "steering" com mittee, which arranges the business of the senate, as follows: Allison, Al drtch, -Hale, Cullom, Lodge. Spooner, Perkins, Elklns, Clark (Wyo.), Hanna. RAILROAD 'FOR SALE. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 7. The Star says: The Mexican Central railway, extending from El Paso, Tex., to the City of Mexico, 1. reported to be in the market and the Santa Fe and Rock Island railroad, are .aid to be rivals tn the race for its possession. 5t. Louis, Feb. ist, 190a. Eclip?e Hardware Co., Astoria, Ors Owing: to advances In material and Increased cost of production we withdraw all previous quotations on Superior Stoves and Ranges. Prices will be quoted on application. . BRIDGE ANDBEACH MFG. CO. We Have a few Left at the old prices. You can Save by Buying Soon." PRESIDENT'S SCIi ILL OF PNEUHOIilA Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Re;cr ted Last Night as Post ing Comfortably. PRESIDENT'S PLANS CHANCED The Trip to Charleston to Vl-lt the Exposition May Have to Be Abandoned Altogether. GROTON, Mass., Feb. 7.-Th con dition of Tneodore Roosevelt, Jr., son of President Roosevelt and a student at Groton school, who is ill of pneu monia, waa reported tonight a. being aa comfortable aa could be expected. ' Those In attendance at the lad'. bedside refused to give any thing more definite, Mrs. Roosevelt will arrive here tomorrow morning. PRESIDENTS PLAN3 CHANGED. Trip to Charleston Exposition May Be . Abandoned. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Th illness of Theodore Roosevelt, jr., ha chang ed greatly the plan of the president tor hi. trip to Charleston, to visit the exposition there. The trip possibly may have to be abandoned altogether, but the present purpose 1. to make a flying trip to the exposition and to return immediately after th most im portant function. In which it ha. been arranged for the presidential party to participate. r MRS. DAVIS OLD HOME. JACKSON. Ml., Feb. l.lt la offi cially announced that Mrs. Jefferson Davis will come to Jackson to gteet the last legislature that will assemble In the history of the capital. Il is un derstood that "Beauvolr." her old home on ,theGulfcoatw!ll be pur chaded by the state and converted In to a home for indigent confederates. JESUITS FORBIDDEN TO PREACH. PARIS, Feb. 1. The cardinal arch bishop of Paris has decided that no Jesuit shall be permitted to preach during the Lenton season in any church in the capital. Th action is the result of measures taken by the government to prosecute members of the prescribed orders who violate the law of suppression of unauthorised members. ' DISCUSSING CREED REVISION. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7. The com mitted on creed revision of the Freer- bytertan church devoted both sessions today to the consideration of the state ment of doctrine. Quite an exhaustive discussion was had over points that should be Included in the statement. TWO CHILDREN CREMATED. PORTLAND. Me., Feb. 7. Thl. morning the farm house ot William Robertson was destroyed by fire and four of Robertson's children perished. Joseph .the oldest, aged 10, and the youngest, aged were cremated. ACQUITTED OF MURDER. . OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 7. Today Charley Tom and Mary Tom, his wife, were acquitted of the charge of mur dering George Williams. The parties are all Indians, and the killing occur red January U. during a drunken row.