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NOTIOlii Books, Periodicals, Mgr&x!... AralJctfoba Taken FrcmL ASM PUBUCIJBMI ASSOCIATE Library w One .Iwund will be liab VOL. LIV ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1902. NO . C2 jo VI kW VI UOU Mi Ul 111 iifiii'ii ii ' ii ii ii ii ii ii ii Speaking "of the ne Price System It in tlio only Itoaest Bystcni. It put you on a level with every other man. If a merchant reduces the prico for you, Maybo he will reduce it still more For a cuHtomor who will ask it. Double Price means double dealing. Every merchant muxt make a profit, If he claims to Hell at coHt, look out ! Either the article i bad Or ho don't tell the truth. We buy as cIoho ns wo enn, Then add a reasonable profit; Then wo ibk ONE price from everyone. No deviation from tl.is rule. And we curry the largest atock Of Men's and Boy Clothing, llatH and l-'uriiinliingH. It is safe to trade with hC ffrr- MmtanWmt triune 7 Jf6wtanlll&t LATEST POPULAR SUCCESSES THE JUOHT OF WAT... Gilbert rarker TUB RULING PASSION Henry Van Dyke MAN FROM OLENQARltY Ralph Connor THH CRISIS . Winston Churchill TUB HATTLJ OF. TUB STRONG Gilbert Parker AND ! Batcheller THE CAVAUBR Cable Thi Hook Everybody IC-uIn. LBS Kaeli. . GRIFFIN & REED .' WHITE HOUSE M8t"a t Coffee ELEGANT "ard Wheat flour FISHER BROS. Spring Styles In Men and Boys' Hear The Yope Tba very latest in tie now on dis play in all stylos and varietis. Sterling Hats Panama Shape-The Latest The Celebrated Perfect Fitting Garments made by the well-known merchant tailors CrouSe & Brand eeee and Hart, Schaffner & Marx. You are cordially invited to in spoct a complete stock of the best value and at the most reasonable prices. P. A. STORES SON KILLS HIS FATHER Mat Jarvi Shot and Killed Qa briel Jarvi Early this Morning. SAYS FATHER WAS DRUNK And Came Home at 12tlA, and Kicked the Door tn-Mat .larvi Gave Himself up to Police. Mat Jarvi, a Russian Finn, shot and killed his father t 12:15 thin morn ing. The Jarvise, consisting of father, mother and two torn, resided at 121 Buome Avenue In Vnlonlown of thli city. Gabriel Jarvi, sometimes called "Gabriel Matson," came home drunk this morning at 12:15 and attempted to kick the door In, acordlng to the statement made to the chief of police. Mat Jarvi, the oldit ion, who Ii 51 yean of age. went to a trunk and took out a S2-calllbre revolver and ahot bl father, the ball penetrating the left eye. He ttien came to the tlty and found Chief of Police Hallock, told him what he had done and gave hlm elf up and waa Immediately placed In the city jail When aeen at the city Jail directly after ho had given hlmaelf up to the law. Mat Jarvi waa c ool and talked In a matter of fact way. He did not aeem to reallae that he had committed a aerloua crime. He aatd he waa R yeara old and a Inlander. He and hl father and hla mother and a younger brother, '(Stephen, who la U yeara old. came to thla country 11 yeara ago. Mat Raid that he fished for Sanborn laat season and baa pur chased a net from the Combine for the coming season. Since rhelr arriv al In thla country Mat made a trio to Colorado, from which place he return ed to Astoria about five month ago. A anon aa Chief Hallock took the murderer In charge he dlspatrhd Of ficer! Thompson and Stark to the scene of the crime, and sent out run ner to find the coroner and city physician. A the city physician' ad' dres was not known to the chief he called In Dr. Eaten to eanmlne the body a noon aa It could be brought from Unlontown up to the city. The deceased la about 50 year old. While waiting for the coroner the chief of police received a message at the station from the officer at the acene of the crime to the effect thai upon reaching the place they found that Jarvi wa not daad. Dr. Estea then hurried to the place and found the wounded man In a dying condition The ball from the revolver had fnter ed his left eye and penetrated hi brain, and it wa only a question of a short time until the end. At 2:15, Just two houra from the time the fatal shot waa fired, Gabriel Jarvi breathed hi laat. In company with the chief of police and Deputy Coroner Pohl, a Morning Astorlan reporter went to Unlontown to bring In the body of the tnurdered man. HI cap atll) ay on the little veranda In front of the houses but the body waa up stairs. The wife met the officer at the door with a lamp and led the way up the narrow atalrfray and pointed to the dead body ofher husband, which lay on a email bed In a aide room. 8he can not speak Eng lish but Officer Stark acted aa Inter preter, She aald that her husband came home drunk directly after mid night and began kicking at the door down stair and swore that he would kill them all. The family are mere tenanta In the house and live on the ecoml 'floor, while the owners live downstair. Upon being awakened, Mat, the son, got out of bed, took the revolver from an old trunk and went down atalrs, opened the door and shot his father down. He then returned, placed the revolver back In the trunk. dressed hlmaelf and came to town and gave himself up. In coming away ha had to walk over the body if hla dy Ing father. The verandah In front of the house is very small and the dying man lay stretched out In front of the door, .When the first officer nt out by the chief reached the place and found that Jarvi was still alive, they took him up Htalrs against the protect of bl wife. She did not want him In the house. When the chief and the coroner er lived ti was cool and apparently un affected. Rut when the body wa be ing placed In the box she gave vent to groans, and as they atarted down stair with the body In the box she took a last farewell look at It and then gave sign of real emotion. "Stephen, the younger son, had got ten out of bed and left the room. The wife had been left alone with her dead husband. From what could be ascertained It seem that Gabriel Jarvi has been In the habit of going home drunk nearly every night and that the family have (Continued on Page Four.) SALISBURY SATISFIED Itl'MOKH OF K ITCH EN KITS ItECALL A ICE FALSE. IUh't General Probably to lie Exchanged for Methti-ii. NEW YORK. Marca 14.-Rumor mongers are pwltlnr by the lack of detailed Informatloi respecting the military situation" in tte Transvaal, say the Tribune', London correspon dent. They are repeating Ully invrn tlona about the recall of Kitchener, the return of Lord Itoberts to South Africa and the pronation of French as commander In South Africa. These re port are dismissed with contempt by officials and mtltauy men aa even more preposterous thnn the a sump tion that Dels rev will re-esiabl!sh the siege of Mafeklng Dr make a dash for Johannesburg. Lord Salisbury has decisive Influence !n determining he forces In South Africa and the selection of the comainnder of the forces in South Africa, and Lord Kitch ener has been the favorite funeral from the outset. It nas Lor.i Calls bury who suggested the ippointment cf General Kitchener as I,nrd Roberts' chief of staff when Ceneral Buller's campaign went wrong after Colenso and there Is no evidence that the prime minister Is dissatisfied with the results of recent operations. Informa tion Is required respecting the column which Lord Methuen expected to Join when he set out from Vryburg, but otherwise there has been no apprehen sion on the part of the mlHrary au thorities of serious results from recent defeat which was mainly due to a panic among the unseasoned yeoman ry. It reems probable, however, that the number of Boers under De Wet who succeeding In breaking through the British blockhouse lines was consider ably larger than official reports Indi cated and that a Junction may have been effected with Delarey. The newspapers are puzzled to ac count for the release of General Methr uen, but they generally give crdelt to Delarey for acting with great moder ation, courtesy and tacti The Dally Ma41 expects to see either General CronJe or General VllJoen returned to the Boers In exchange for the British general. THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE The Post Office Bill, Subsidy Bill and Boer Question. WATTERSON AND BRYAN footer Was Never Sold ' at snob price before. My Spednl Sale is revelation. Every pair a bargain. Goods cannot be beaten tor qnality. KUBUEIt HOOTS ALWAYS IN STOCK. Sa Ai Gimrei FINE REPAIRING1 543 BOND ST Opposite Res. Hlglat ft Co- Government Bond Purchase In Discontinued and the Sen ate Ratifies the Hague Peace Agreement. WASHINGTON, March 14. The house today passed the postofflce ap propriation bill. The only amendment of Importance adopted was one to in corporate In the bill provisions of a bill to classify rural free delivery ser vice, passed a few da;'s ago. The Burleson resolution, calling on the sec retary of state for facts relating to the case of Dr. Thomas and wife, who desired to go to South Africa, to dis tribute relief funds was adopted after a short debate. In the course of which Hitt, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, introduced a letter from Secretary Hay, explaining what the department of state bad done In the premises. The house also passed a blU to In clude the ColvUle Indian reservation, In the State of Washington, ander the general free homestead act and for the relief of bona fide settlers in forest reservations. BRYAN IS WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, March 14. William J. Bryan today again visited the mem bera In the lobby of the house and met a large number of tbem While he waa the center of attraction In the corridor, Henry Watterson. of Ken tucky, was a notable figure on the floor of the chamber in conference With Representative Richardson, of Tennes see SHIP SUBSIDY BIU, IN 6BNATE. WASHINGTON, March 14,-Through the session of the senate today the ship subsidy bill was under considera tion. The measure was discussed by Foraker, McLaurln and Harris. -For-aker supported the bill, although he admitted that lie would have prefer red to build up the American mercant marine by the levying of discriminat ing duties. McLaurln and Harris opposed the measure on the ground that It was not constitutional. They maintained that it was clasa legisla tion, which amounted to little short of robbery of the people for the benefit of a few ship owners. TO CAUCUS ON BOER QUESTION. Republican Conference on Cuban Re ciprocity. WASHINGTON, March 14.-Repre- sentattve Randall, Texas, today cir culated among his colleagues of the house a pet It on for a caucus of the Democratic members to consider what course should be adopted In relation to the government's attitude toward the Boers. The petition was addressed to Rep resentative Hay, chairman of the Dem ocratic caucus, and named March 1), as the time tor gathering. Signatures were very general on the Democratic side of the house, and the caucus will probably be held, although no call yet has been Issued. The Republican conference on t?u ban reciprocity lasted from 1 until I p.m., and at Us conclusion chairman Payne said confereees had come to no conclusion and had adjourned un til tomorrow. Individual members said that prospects for agreement were good, but that the form of agreement was still In doubt. DISCONTINUES BOND PURCHASE. WASHINGTON, March 14.-Secre-tary of the treasury has announced that he w'lll discontinue for the pres ent the purchase of United States bonds of the 6 per cent loan of 1904, the 4 per cent funded loan of 1997; the S per cent loan of 1908-1918 ,and 4 per cent loan of 1923. The secretary believes the price of bonds Is unreasonably high, and that effect of government being permanent ly In the market stimulate and help to maintain this price to the prejudice of national bank circulation. i - SENATE RATIFIES TREATY. WASHINGTON, March 14.-The sen- Pte spent an hour in executive session today on the question growing out of The Hague peace conference relating to the conduct of war on land and sea, and finally ratified the agreement without division. The most Important feature of the treaty, the content of wljjch have been generally known, is that prohibiting the use of dum dum bullets. . ' PRICE OF SILVER. NEW YORK, March lL-fellvet, 5. LANDSLIDE 10!! GEER CAltlilES MARION COUNTY HY VOTE OF 14 to mt Senator Simou Will Hare Ma jurityin the Count j Convention. SALEM, March' 14. Marion county primaries today resulted In a landslide for Governor Geer. Frank T. Wright man, candidate for attorney, who led the opposlton to the governor, lost his own precinct to the governor by , a vote of 24to M. Governor Geer will control the coun ty convention, having 225 rotes out of 243 votes. United States Senator Simon will have a majority In the county con vention, '..;.;, ''-,,': "V FOREIGN RESIDENCE. r Does Not, Forfeit Cltisenship, Says Judge Coxe. NEW YORK, March It-Judge Coxe, of the United States circuit court, has handed down a decision overruling one given by the secretary of the treasury, relative to the number of years an American cltixen can live abroad with out forfeiting his citizenship. The plaintiffs in the case sued to recover duties paid on several paintings by a Philadelphia artist living at Foissy. France. The consul general In Paris refused to clear the paintings as works of an American artist, pointing out that the secretary of the treasury had decided that after an American citi zen had lived abroad for five years it could not longer be termed a tempor ary residence. Judge Coxe holds that the secre tary of the treasury had no authority to make such an arbitratary ruling and decided in favor of the Importers. WINNER AT POOL. BUTTE, Mont. March U Tn lisa- dicap pool game between W. W. King, of Chicago, and S1 Metzner, of Orr.a ha, was concluded at the Auditorium at 1:45 this mo-i ng. King won with a score of 750 agi'lit t.54. EDWARD AND Hold First Evening Court of New Reign at Buckingham ' Palace. QUEEN WORE DIAMOND CROWN Lady Arthur I Sutler Repreaeoted American Beauty Item) nded of Early Iteign of Queen Victoria. LONDON. March 14. King Edward and Queen Alexandria tonight held the first evening court of the tew Hlgtt' This, tunc .Ion replaced the drawing-room. Court was hvM In the ball room of Buckingham raise. Nothing so brilliant has leen teen since the early days of the reign of Queen. Victoria. Kins Edward appwrd to be In the tes of health and api.-its. Queen Alex andria wore a gold-m yell r dress, embroidered with Iris in. She. wore a diamond crown. Among the striking beauties present was Ladjr Arthur Bu.err daughter of Gentra! Anson Stag of the Unltid Stales. . EDWARD LIKES DISPLAY. NEW ' YORK, March M.-Tonighl's court - promises to be a most brilliant function, says the London correspond ent of the Herald. All fashionable London Is one the tip toe of expecta tion, aa it la the first evening court held for many years, owing to the late queen's distaste for functions of this character. . :Th dresses wttl be of - uncommon richness and bea"UtyT "Nearly all will be of the lightest tissue and most delicate tints, many of them coming from Paris dressmakers. STILL UNSOLVED. Outlook Over Strike in Boston Still Critical BOSTON, March, 14. The labor sit uation tonight is extremely perplexing. To give weight to statements of labor men who say that harmony is not re stored Is to make the outlook far more critical than at any time since the Allied Freight Transportation Council began its fight against the R. S. Brine Transportation Company. On the oth er hand Governor Crane and the ; tate board of arbitration believe that the problem is being solved quite rapidly considering the Immensity of the strike. As a matter of fact the strike was completely broken today, although troubles cropped out In many quarters. some of which were arranged without delay and others dragged along in uncertain state, so that they came In for consideration by labor bodies late tonight COMMISSIONER DIES. , BAKER CITY, March H.-Wllllam Brown, count ycommissloner of Baker county for the past eight years, died this afternoon at the age of (1, SOMETHING NEWI The Firefly Gas lighter No Tapers. No Matches Needed. 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