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AST&rjA PilEUC IMAM ASSOCIATION WOTTOR 1 cb, Periodicals, MnazfrfeJ -iic Kctiab3j:iii fit: y without ir?!mi3iy. v tie liable to prosecwlm VOL. LIV ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 11,1902. , NOES. raw? Wife' Speaking of the ne Price System It In the only honest system. It puts you on a level with every other man. If a merchant reduoei the price for you, Maylo he will reduco it still more For a customer who will ask it. Doublo Trice means double dealing. Every merchant must make a profit, If he claims to sell at cost, look out ! Either the article is bad Or he don't toll the truth. We buy us close as we eiui, Then add a reuHouuble profit; Then wo auk ONE price from everyone. No deviation from tlis rule. And we carry tho largest stock Of Moil's and Hoys' Clothing, Hats and Furnishings. It is safe to trado with ittian Iff UlULUt 5 YOU WILL FIND ON OCR Nil ELVES t Alt the lateet book by prominent author. Every popular magaxiue on the market. All the local and lit great Eastern paper. Your every want in writing and artit' material. A larg line of up-to-date standard (porting goodi 10.000 Other Thing Griffin & Reed Fairbank's Mascot Soap 20 Bars-" 70 cents FISHER BROS. Soring Styles In Men and Coys' Wear The Vogue The very latest in ties now on de ploy in til stylos and varletis. Sterling Hats Panama Shape The Latest The Celebrated Perfect Fitting Garments made by the well-known merchant tailors Crouse & Brand egee and Hart, Schaffner & Marx. You are cordially invited to in spect a complete stock of the best value and at tho most 'reasonable prices. ' P. A. STOKES CRISIS IN SOUTH AFRICA News of Metheun's Capture Re ceived in London Amid ' Great Excitement. DEPRESSION IN MARKETS The Irish Cheer in the House of Common and the Kiiglili Cry "Shame! Shame!" LONIXJN. Mnrh lO.-When It wa announced that On era I lnrd Mcth uen and four glint had bwn captured by th3 IViem, commanded by General Ddarey, the new came like a thun dur bolt to London. V Iltttor remark were pawed on the subjrnt nt tho government's declara tion that the war In South Africa wa ovir. The tw wme too late to affwt buslnen on the etook exchange, but excited curb dealing which quickly followed by cloning, and In which Ruuth African slumped heavily. The news also caused great excite ment In the mine market. It wa received In the House of Com mon amid great excitement. The reading of Lord Kitchener' telegram wa listened to In deep silence, which waa broken by loud Irish cheert. In stantly there were crlea of "shame," "Shame." from the government bench. Then the Irish tnembera aeemed to think better of their outbreak and suddenly subsided. Feeling of depression In the lobbies of the House of Common over the news of the disaster waa very marked. The belief waa widely expressed that the Boer will not fall to take advantage of Methuen'a prominence to hold him as a hostage for the safety of Commandant Krltxainger and other Boer leaders who are now in the hands of the British. STRIKE IN BOSTON. It I Expected to Grow to Larger Pro portions Tomorrow. By the stopping of work because of the discharge of union men, various organisations made every effort today to extend their sphere of Influence to affiliate bodies, while the corporations energetically tried to fill the strikers' places. Both met with soma, measure of success. Tomorrow local employes of the great express companies, Adams and New York and Boston, which handle prac tically nil the fast freight In Southern New England, will refuse to work, while several smaller bodies of organ ised labor, such as the brewery teams ters and piano movers, as well as freight handlers In East Boston, will be Idle. The predictions are that the long shoremen, numbering 4000, will strike, together with 3000 Knight of Labor freight handlers employed by the Bos ton & Maine road, and 1000 men la other unions, when their assistance la needed. If all these laborers cease work the striking force wlH be over 1100 men. present baaobalf war is the cause of the Ohietgoan' visit. It I believed that paldlng will not make any definite move In his cause until the court have decided a to the legality of Ms presidency' Ac cording to report, Hart wa called here to give Spalding the exact situ ation In the East up to date, and aa soon aa the lawsuit In New York I settled Spalding will return to the Kant and renew hi fight In support of hi policy. If the courts declare In favor of Mr. Spalding he la expected to at once start a vigorous campaign unless some compromise agreement I reach ed in the meantime. If the war I continued and ftpaldlng I upheld In hi claims by the court Spalding may even accompany Hart on the latter'e return to the East It is believed that an effort I being made for some sort of a compromise before the season start. AGRICULTURAL REPORT. About 27 Per Cent of Last Year Crop Still in Farmer' Hand. WASHINGTON. March lO.-The ag ricultural department ha issued the following crop report: Report received from department correspondent indicate that about 23 per cent of last year wheat crop is still In farmer' hands. Corn In farmer' hand Is estimated at about 29 per cent of last year' crop. Of oat there 1 reported to be about JO per cent of last year crop still In farmers' hands. MAY FIGHT ON COAST RIDS WILL HE OPENED XEXT SATURDAY. PRINCE HENRY'S FAREWELL. , Gave Banquet Last Night and Sail for Europe Today. NEW YORK, March 10. Prince Henry and party arrived from Phila delphia this eveiilg and were taken on to Hoboken, whence tihey -were escort ed to the steamship Deutohland, on which Prince Henry 4 to sail for Eu rope tomorrow. On the steamship the prince gave a dinner to those who had been his hosts while in New York. There were no speeches, the prince Imply toasting the kaiser and Presi dent Roosevelt, and Assistant Secre tary. Hill toasted the prince. Forty six gueatts Were present HART AND SPALDING CONFER. Spalding (Will Not Act UnUl Court' Decision. SAN DIEOO, Cal,, March 10.-Pref- dent Hart, of the Chicago National League ball team, continued tils con ference with A. G. Spalding through Sunday at the latter' home nine mile from this city, at Point Loma. Both of the baseball men continued to refuse to'dlscuse their meeting to newspaper men, but it is now under-' stood hereabouts that a crUla in the Tho FitzNlmuion and Jrftrifg Mill May Come Oft' In Shu Fraiiclrtco In April. NEW VORK, March 10.-Bld for the championship battle between Rob ert Fitxslmmons and James J. Jeffrie will be opened in Sao Francisco next Saturday, and it will be decided where the battle shall take place. When article of agreement weru signed last month It was agreed upon to give all the clubs dealrlng the match until March 15th to put In bids, the contest to go to the club offering th best inducements. Jeffrie is now on his way to San Francisco end with his manager, will be on hand when the iblds ire opened. It la expected that the California clubs will be the successful bidders and the champion favors the coast, as he real ises that a big championship battle can be pulled off without any interfer ence by the authorities while Fitx slmmons would prefer an Eastern Club for the fight. Both fighters are anxious to have the club selection made as soon as possi ble, aa they wish to tiave at least a month's training near the ncene of the contest If the contest goes to 'Frisco, Jeffries will train at Harbin Springs, where he prepared for his bout with Gus Run tin, and Fitxslmmons will leave at once for the coast to complete hi preparations. . For several weeks the former cham pion has been working like a beaver with Ous Ruhlln at hie Bath Beach training quarters, and he Is well .at tsfied with his present condition. If the fight goes t the Pacific Coast, It likely will be put forward a month, and Instead of taking place In May, may be held the latter part of April. The racing season there close at that ttme and it la figured that Vhe turf crowd will be an Important factor in the gate receipt. Footwear Was Never Sold at snob, price before. My Special Sale is t revelation. Every pair a Durgaio. Good cannot be beaten for quality. RUBBER BOOTS ALWAYS i Ilf STOCK. 8. A. Gimre. FINE REPAIRING 543 BOND ST Opposite Rest, Hlli ft Co. FREE DELIVERY BILL PASSED But So Altered by its Opponents k 2 1 as to Change its Orig inal Purpose. SCALE OF SALARIES FIXED The Contract System Was Voted Down and Salaries of Car rier! Raised from $GOO to $000 a Year. WASHINGTON, March 10. The bill to classify the rural free delivery ser vice and place carrier under the con tract system, which ha been debated In the house for a week, was passed today, but, In a form that completely changed the purpose for which it was framed. Before it wa passed It waa altered radically by it opponent. All provision relating ' to the placing of carrier under the contract system were stricken out and the salary sys tem not only was continued, but the maximum salary of carriers was in creased from 1500 to 160 per annum. Motion offered toy William (Dem ), of Illinois, to recommit the bill with Instructions to report back the amend ment providing for the dismissal from sen-ice of carriers who should uae their Influence In favor of any party, for any particular candidate was vot ed down, S6 to 14L As passed, the bill classifies rural free delivery service and fixe com pensation of employes aa follows: Special agent in charge of the di vision not exceeding 134,000 per an num; special agents, four classes, graded from $1300 to $1600; route in spectors, four classes, from- 1900 to 1200. Compensation of carriers is not to exceed $60. Tomorrow the postoffice appropria tion bill will be considered. CUBAN RECIPROCITY. President Still Maintain Hi Former Position. WASHINGTON. March 10. Chair man Payne, of the way and means committee, and Representative Gro- venor were among the president' call ers today. Although they both main tained great reserve, It was known that the Cuban reciprocity situation was discussed. It waa stated that no special message wa at present In contemplation and that the president continued to maintain his position for reciprocity which he had taken In his annual message. Payne's associates In the contest expressed their belief that the reciprocity plan would prevail in some form. VEST OPPOSED SUBSIDY BILL, i Made Great Speech and Was Support ed by Tillman. WAHINGTON. March 10. For near ly two hours today Vest addressed the senate in opposition to the pend ing subsidy bill. No member of the body had been accorded euch flatter ingly close attention as he received. Despite his evident feebleness he spoke with force and fire and at time became brilliantly eloquent. . Tillman followed vtth a brief speech In opposition to the bill. The , senate Vassed a considerable number of unobjectionable bills on the calendar. WASHINGTON AND MONTANA. Land Office for Latter, Lighthouse for . Former. WASHINGTON, March 10. OBlMs were passed by the senate today to establish adltlonal land office in Mon tana, at Great Falls, and appropriating- 133.000 lor a lighthouse and fog signal station at Mukllteo Point, near Everett, Washington! ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES SUIT. Will Test the Railroad Merger In the United State Court WASHINGTON. March 10. By dl- recUon of the attorney-general, a bill was filed at St Paul today in the cir cuit court of (the Untied States for the District of Minnesota In the case of the United State, complainant against the Northern Securities Company, Great Northern Railway Company, Northern Paclflo Railway Company, and others, defendants, to test the le gality of the alleged combination .or merger of the two roads and others named In th bit!. The action i brought under the act of July 2,189, known as the Sherman an U -trust taw. AMERICAN CUP DEFENDER. J. Plerpont Morgan Will Race Her ' Against Anything: ifloat. NEW YORK. March 10. It I stated that J. Plerpont Morgan announced, at the receptton given to Prince Henry by tfhe .New York Yacht Club, that he will put Columbia, 'the America' cup defender of 1901, In commission and send her across the ocean to race against anything afloat boat for boat. Thi statement is reported to have been made by Mr. Morgan in conver sation with Admiral Von Baudissln and other, just after Prince Henry had taken hi departure from the club house. . Commoodre Led yard immediately re peated the announcement to club member preesnt and It wa received with hearty cheer. Under boat to boat condition all questions of clan i waived, so that Emperor William may have a chjince to race his new Yankee vchooner yacht Meteor against the America' cup bolder. : s NEBRASKA TORNADO. Damage to Telegraph Wire Confirm ' " - y - Story. " OMAHA, March 10. A tornado 1 reported to have swept the country north of here. Sudden damage to tele graph wires seems to give the report confirmation. HO NEWS FROM NOME STAMPEDE FR03I VALDES TO BRE.MMER. People Of Dan son Will Resist the Treadgold Cou , cession. SEATTLE, -March 10. The s steamer Nome City arrived from Valdes and Iliamna last night with, three sacks at Yukon mall, but none from Nome, She left Iliamna February 28. at which no signs had 'been seen of the long expected mail carriers from Nome, al though they were looked for almost daily. The steamer reports a stam pede from Valdes to the Bremmer placer diggings, 200 miners having left already. ' The city election at Valdes resulted In a victory for the prospectors and miners. Advices from Dawson, via Skagway, etate that the people of Dawson are preparing to make a strong fight against the Tread gold concession. Telegrams received at Skagway from the Klondike metropolis are to the ef fect that a committee o? prominent men of that place Is already on " its way out from the interior and will pre sent the people's case before the au thorities at Ottawa. Prior to the ap pointment of the committee telegrams were eent to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the premier, and the Earl of Mlnto, gov ernor general of Canada, asking for a delay In the confirmation of the grant. U. S. MINISTER GIVES BANQUET. PEKIN. March 10. United States Minister Conger gave a banquet to night to a Marge party of Chines princes and officials, including all the prominent members of the foreign office. PRICE OF SILVER. NEW YORK. March 10 Wheat, cash. 1UK. ' DESTRUCTIVE TIDAL VAVE On tne Central American Coast Causes Great Loss . of Life. WAVE WAS MOUNTAIN-HIGH Completely Inundated WIk1 Coast and Almost Wiped Oat Several Town. SAN FRANCISCO, March 10.-The steamer Newport, from Central Amer fcan and Mexican ports, brings few detail of the recent disaster between La Libertad and a point 30 mile north of AcajuUa. A terrific tidal wave fcurt over alt that length of coast and ft wa said 53 bodies had been recovered. The wave rolled In like a mountain and over the embankments, covering them to a height of four or five feet completely Inundating the whole coast and almost wiping out all small build ing in La Libertad and Acajutla. When the steamer left, iwork of rescu ing the remains had only Just begun. DEATH OF TWO BROTHERS. Die 1n Different Parts of the Stat Almost In Same Hour. PORT TOWN3END, Wash., March lt.-Charle Eicenbeis, pioneer of Pu get Sound, died today in his 70th year. Almost at the same hour F. E.Er(sen bei. his brother, died at Stetlacotn. While a member of the family of Charles Sisertbeia waa In the telegraph office sending new of the death of Charles, he received a message an nouncing the. deaths of F. E. Eisen bela''" " - ,"; V - V, Captain Moore received a letter today from his son in Nome under date of December 24. It is said that the sea son has been quite mild. There is plenty of provisions with the exception of eggs which sell at a dollar a dozen. DROWNED IN LAKE WASHINGTON Girl and Boy Supooeed to Have Had Boat Capsixed by Squall. SEATTLE, March 10. Roxy White, a 19-year-old girt and H. D. Tupper, a young draughtsman, have disappeared and their relatives believe they were drowned in a squall on Lake Wash ington Sunday morning. Their boat was found bottom up near the beach. M" KAY'S (REMAINS FOUND. Well-Known Contractor Who Disap peared Last Fall. PHOENIX, Aris.. March 10. The re mains of R. H. McKay have been found three miles north of Douglas near the Mexican line, bearing unmis takable evidence of murder. McKay disappeared last November. He had been a contractor on the Ne cosari railway. He formerly lived in Montana and had large acquaintances in Anaconda and Missoula. FARMER COMMITS SUICIDE. VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 10. George Alger, a well-known farmer of Proebstel, Clark - county, committed wtclde today by shooting himself in the mouth with a rifle. SOMETHING NEW! The Firefly Gas Lighter No Tapers. . No Matches Needed. 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